Chapter 2127

Daoist Tianlei chuckled, "Since your master is giving it to you, take it. Cultivate well and don't be lazy."

Xiaoyue nodded her head like a chick pecking at grain. "Don't worry, Master, Xiaoyue won't be lazy."

Daoist Tianlei nodded, "Then we shall leave first. Cultivate well."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left together with Lin Moyu.

It took Xiaoyue a long while to snap out of it, after which she composed herself and began to cultivate.

Her fist techniques whistled through the air, full of momentum and extraordinary power.

Within the sea of thunder, Lin Moyu came to his senses and looked at Daoist Tianlei beside him. "Senior, aren't you being a bit too good to Xiaoyue?"

Daoist Tianlei snorted softly. "This Venerable's disciple naturally cannot be looked down upon by others. A mere few magic treasures are nothing."

"Once this trip to Thunder Mountain is over, you must pass down the Dao on my behalf. In a hundred years, this Venerable will check on her progress."

"If you do a poor job, this Venerable might just leave Thunder Mountain to find you!"

Chapter 2577: Thick-skinned Enough to Acknowledge a Big Brother

Lin Moyu had absolutely no doubt that Daoist Tianlei had the ability to find him.

Even if he stayed far away from Thunder Mountain or even left Nanzhou, it might not be enough to hide.

The power of the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable was not something he could imagine.

It was clear that Daoist Tianlei highly valued this disciple he had just taken in, and he valued his own inheritance just as much.

Lin Moyu immediately agreed readily, "Rest assured, Senior, this junior will do his best to teach her."

Daoist Tianlei nodded. "You don't need to call me senior over and over. We are both Xiaoyue's masters now, so we can be considered peers. Just call me big brother."

Lin Moyu didn't stand on ceremony either and immediately changed his form of address. "Big Brother Tianlei, then this little brother is punching above his weight."

Lin Moyu's skin had long been incredibly thick; otherwise, he wouldn't have called Antares his brother back then, let alone become friends with Tianlong and Heavenly Venerable Shuizhi later on.

It was the same now. Since Daoist Tianlei had spoken up himself, Lin Moyu would not be polite and directly addressed him as big brother.

If Daoist Tianlei really managed to break through the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable and undergo nirvana rebirth one day, he would hit the jackpot.

Lin Moyu had already seen that Daoist Tianlei was actually very simple-minded, just like his Dao—simple and direct.

There was no harm in getting along with him.

Daoist Tianlei shook his head. "Don't talk about punching above your weight. Your providence is profound and your blessings are boundless; your future achievements are limitless."

"Perhaps in the future, this old Daoist will even have to rely on you."

"This old Daoist is not speaking nonsense. This possibility is highly likely. The path of cultivation is long and boundless; who can reach the end first is truly hard to say."

"After wasting hundreds of thousands of years, who can calculate what will happen next?"

Lin Moyu listened to Daoist Tianlei's words. "Big Brother makes sense. This little brother has learned a lot."

Daoist Tianlei continued, "Now that Thunder Mountain has opened, the tier-seven origin spirit vein outside Thunder Mountain has been activated. It's not convenient for you to leave for now. During this time, you can cultivate here. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask."

"Although our Daos are different, this old Daoist's cultivation experience can still serve as a reference."

"However, over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the landscape of the Origin Continent has changed. This old Daoist is already outdated, so let's not mention it."

Daoist Tianlei's thinking was very simple, direct, and straightforward.

With such a senior of the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable by his side, Lin Moyu naturally did not stand on ceremony and asked many questions.

Most of the questions were related to the cultivation of the Great Dao.

After entering the Heavenly Venerable Realm, although Lin Moyu had his own ideas about the path of cultivation, he did not know if his ideas were correct.

He was still adapting to the Origin Continent, and his cultivation had remained stagnant for a long time, always staying at the level of just having stepped into the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

He had tried to comprehend the Great Dao, but the Dao of the Origin Continent was not that easy to comprehend.

Whether it was the Undying Great Dao, the Great Dao of Space, or the Great Dao of Time, he had tried them all, but the results were minimal.

Cultivating at this speed, going from a low-stage Heavenly Venerate to a Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate would take at least several thousand years.

For Lin Moyu, who was used to rapid progress, this speed of cultivation was unbearable.

Furthermore, Lin Moyu wanted to establish his own force in the Origin Continent, so that when the people from the Great World entered the Origin Continent, they would not be like rootless duckweed.

In addition, Lin Moyu felt that establishing a force would also be useful for his own cultivation.

Daoist Tianlei answered Lin Moyu's questions one by one.

"Cultivating in the Origin Continent inevitably involves comprehending the Great Dao, which is a slow process. No matter how good your comprehension is, it still takes time."

"If you want to speed up your cultivation, the simplest way is to make use of origin spirit veins."

"However, origin spirit veins are scarce, and most of them are controlled by various forces, especially the higher-tier ones."

"Besides origin spirit veins, providence is also related to cultivation."

Through Daoist Tianlei's explanation, Lin Moyu gradually understood the various key points of cultivation.

His ideas were not wrong; Origin was the key to cultivation, and if he wanted to speed up his cultivation, he had to rely on a large amount of Origin.

The best choice among them was to utilize origin spirit veins, followed by relying on origin crystals, and the higher the tier of the origin crystals, the better.

Apart from the Power of Origin, the strength of one's providence was also closely related to cultivation.

Lin Moyu's personal luck was very good, almost at the peak.

At the same time, his providence was also very strong. A strong providence could keep his luck at the peak with very little fluctuation.

A strong providence could also allow Lin Moyu to turn danger into safety, making his cultivation smooth sailing with few bottlenecks.

But an individual's providence always had its limits. By establishing a sect or force, one could gather the providence of the entire sect onto oneself, making one's own providence even stronger.

A strong providence could ensure that Lin Moyu had smooth sailing in his cultivation.

Daoist Tianlei sighed as he answered. Back then, he went about alone, and his biggest mistake was not establishing a sect.

If he had established a sect and had the blessing of the sect's providence, perhaps his outcome would have been different.

According to him, he did not lose in terms of cultivation, but in terms of providence.

Providence was something illusory yet very real.

Daoist Tianlei explained the key points to watch out for in each realm to Lin Moyu. Although their Daos were different, many of their experiences were shared.

Lin Moyu also finally understood the difference between the Heavenly Venerable Realm and the Dao Venerable Realm.

In the Heavenly Venerable Realm, one could initially mobilize the power of the Great Dao, utilizing it for oneself.

In the Dao Venerable Realm, however, one could control the power of the Great Dao. Within a certain range, he was the master of the Great Dao, which was why it was called the Dao Venerable Realm.

Depending on how much of the Great Dao one could control, it was divided into the First to Ninth Realms.

A Dao Venerable at the Ninth Realm like Daoist Tianlei had already mastered an entire Great Dao in his hands, allowing him to unleash the full power of that Dao.

His Thunder Dao belonged to the Yang attribute, possessing world-destroying power.

Utilizing and controlling were two completely different concepts, which was why the gap between a Heavenly Venerate and a Dao Venerable was extremely vast.

If one encountered someone cultivating the same Great Dao, a Dao Venerable could even strip a Heavenly Venerate of their connection to the Dao, greatly weakening the Heavenly Venerate's power, leaving no room for a fight at all.

At the same time, by utilizing the power of the Great Dao, Dao Venerables would possess some miraculous abilities that Heavenly Venerates simply could not compare to.

After gaining some understanding of the Dao Venerable Realm, Lin Moyu asked, "Then what realm lies above the Dao Venerable Realm?"

A look of yearning appeared in Daoist Tianlei's eyes. "That is a mysterious and profound realm. Only by truly stepping into it can one know."

Lin Moyu asked curiously, "Even you don't know?"

Daoist Tianlei sighed. "I touched upon it once and could feel the wondrous nature of that realm, but unfortunately, I did not step into it."

Lin Moyu comforted him, "Surviving a disaster brings future blessings, and Heaven always leaves a path. Big Brother will surely have another chance in the future."

Daoist Tianlei chuckled, "Then I shall take Little Brother Lin's auspicious words."

Lin Moyu suddenly thought of something. "Big Brother, do you know what the essence of ancestral water is?"

Daoist Tianlei was startled. "You have seen the essence of ancestral water?"

Seeing Daoist Tianlei's reaction, Lin Moyu knew that the essence of ancestral water was bound to be extraordinary.

Daoist Tianlei muttered to himself, "The essence of ancestral water… that is a legendary item."

Chapter 2578: Take a Gamble!

Lin Moyu had once asked Tianlong. Tianlong knew of the existence of the essence of ancestral water but did not know what it was used for.

According to Tianlong, the Dragon God of the Dragon Race had once obtained a drop of the essence of ancestral water and treated it as a precious treasure.

Even back then, Lin Moyu knew that the essence of ancestral water was incomparably precious.

He had once obtained as many as ten thousand drops of ancestral water. After using a portion, he still had over nine thousand drops in his possession.

However, he had only one drop of the essence of ancestral water. The difference in value between the two was tens of thousands of times.

Seeing Daoist Tianlei's reaction now, Lin Moyu found it quite normal.

Daoist Tianlei's eyes held a hint of envy. "The essence of ancestral water… that is a legendary item."

"Only the ancestors of some sacred lands and great sects have the opportunity to obtain it."

"As for how it is obtained and where the essence of ancestral water comes from, this old Daoist is not very clear either. In short, this old Daoist was not qualified."

Lin Moyu was shocked in his heart. Even Daoist Tianlei, who had reached the Ninth Realm of Dao Venerable and had even touched upon that mysterious realm, was not qualified to obtain the essence of ancestral water.

Lin Moyu believed that even the ancestors of those sacred lands might not be higher than Daoist Tianlei in terms of cultivation realm.

Daoist Tianlei said, "Do you find it strange? Because obtaining the essence of ancestral water does not rely on cultivation, but on providence."

"Of course, cultivation realm is also required—it just needs to be decent—but the most important thing is still providence."

"Only when one's providence reaches a certain level does one have the chance to obtain a drop of the essence of ancestral water."

Lin Moyu was stunned. He could never have imagined that obtaining the essence of ancestral water would primarily depend on something as illusory as providence.

Daoist Tianlei said, "This old Daoist only realized later that one of the reasons I failed to charge into that realm was also due to insufficient providence."

"If my providence had been sufficient to obtain a drop of the essence of ancestral water, perhaps I wouldn't have failed."

Lin Moyu asked in surprise, "Can the essence of ancestral water help in charging into that realm?"

Daoist Tianlei nodded. "To charge into that realm, the essence of ancestral water is not a necessity. Not having it doesn't mean failure, and having it doesn't guarantee success."

"Otherwise, those sacred lands and great sects would have had people step into that realm long ago."

"However, if one can possess the essence of ancestral water, it can significantly increase the success rate."

"Therefore, you should establish a sect, gather a massive amount of providence, and eventually obtain the essence of ancestral water to strive for that realm."

"This old Daoist has nothing else to help you with here. Here are some origin crystals. Keep them safe; perhaps they will be useful in the future."

Daoist Tianlei took out several origin crystals and placed them before Lin Moyu.

These origin crystals all carried the thunder attribute.

Attributed origin crystals were sometimes of higher value than ordinary ones, or at the very least, equal to them.

Daoist Tianlei took out a total of ten origin crystals, each of which was a premium-grade tier-eight origin crystal, of inestimable value.

Lin Moyu showed a look of surprise and quickly declined, "No, Big Brother, you should keep these origin crystals for your own use."

Daoist Tianlei waved his hand. "No matter. It's just a small token of my appreciation. Little Brother Lin, do not decline."

Lin Moyu looked at the ten premium-grade tier-eight origin crystals right before his eyes, feeling somewhat touched.

He knew that these tier-eight origin crystals held an unusual significance for Daoist Tianlei.

origin spirit veins could produce origin crystals, and a large portion of the origin crystals in the Origin Continent came from origin spirit veins.

But normally, the origin crystals naturally produced by an origin spirit vein would be lower than its own tier.

A tier-eight origin spirit vein would basically produce tier-six or tier-five origin crystals.

It would rarely even produce tier-seven ones, let alone origin crystals equivalent to the tier of the origin spirit vein itself.

The origin spirit vein in Thunder Mountain was tier-eight, so the naturally produced origin crystals should be tier-five or tier-six, mostly of ordinary grade, with premium-grade ones making up only a small portion.

Only under manual control would an origin spirit vein condense and produce origin crystals of the same tier as the spirit vein itself.

This method of production actually caused some damage to the spirit vein, so under normal circumstances, it would not be done.

Daoist Tianlei could easily take out many tier-five and tier-six origin crystals, and even taking out a small amount of tier-seven origin crystals was no trouble at all.