Chapter 38: Achieving Enlightenment While Awake, Achieving Enlightenment While Asleep

Time passed like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, another year passed.

Lin Yuan's life hardly changed at all.

Either he was comprehending the insights left behind by past Celestial Masters inside the Zhenwu Taoist Scripture Repository,

or he was ascending to the Peak of Longhu Mountain to watch the sea of clouds.

Except for occasionally communicating with Qing Ping, he hardly spoke a single word.

Immortal Master Cangqing, Head of the Celestial Masters Residence, upon learning that Qing Ping's entry into the upper three grades Realm stemmed from Lin Yuan's guidance,

had wanted to have a discussion with Lin Yuan, but was quickly distracted by external movements.

The Wanmo Sect was going to launch a decisive battle.

The Sect Master of the Myriad Demon Sect, carrying nine Deputy Sect Leaders, forty-three Protectors, one hundred twenty-six branch leaders, and thousands of members of the demonic crowd, marched mightily, intending to slaughter their way up Longhu Mountain.

Longhu Mountain was the ancestral court of the Daoist sect, and the Celestial Masters Residence was even more the leader of the world; the invincible Celestial Masters of past generations all stepped out from here.

As long as Longhu Mountain was leveled and the Celestial Masters Residence was destroyed, who else in the world could stop the steps of the Wanmo Sect?

Zhenwu Great Hall.

The atmosphere was heavy and solemn.

Led by Immortal Master Cangqing, various Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts gathered together.

Most of these Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts came from other powers in the world, having been summoned by the Celestial Masters Residence at this time.

Everyone understood the logic of the lips being gone and the teeth feeling cold; if the Wanmo Sect were really allowed to trample the Celestial Masters Residence flat,

then the next to be trampled and wiped out would be the other Righteous Path forces.

During times of peace, the Righteous Path forces had killed quite a few Devil Heads.

Once the Wanmo Sect gained power, their fate would not be much better than that of the Celestial Masters Residence.

"The nine Deputy Sect Leaders of the Wanmo Sect are all in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and the forty-three Protectors are even in the upper three grades Realm; this won't be easy to deal with."

A Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert in the appearance of a middle-aged woman slowly spoke.

Hearing this, the other Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts nodded slightly.

Adding up all their Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts, there were a total of eleven, which even surpassed the Wanmo Sect by two.

However, the Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts of the Demonic Path were not easy to deal with; the Cultivation Techniques of the Demonic Path were inherently adept at slaughter.

Even if two Righteous Path Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts besieged one Demonic Path Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert, it was still possible for the opponent to desperately take one down with them.

"All of this doesn't matter."

At this moment, Immortal Master Cangqing, Head of the Celestial Masters Residence, spoke.

In terms of combat power, the Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts of the Celestial Masters Residence who walked the path of Taiyin Infinite or Taiyang Infinite were obviously stronger than the Demonic Path Celestial Phenomenon Realm Experts.

This had already been verified from many past clashes.

Immortal Master Cangqing had made a move three times, easily repelling several Deputy Sect Leaders of the Wanmo Sect.

Even the Sect Leader of the Wanmo Sect chose to actively retreat when facing Immortal Master Cangqing.

However…

Under such circumstances,

the Wanmo Sect still dared to launch a decisive battle, intending to fight their way up Longhu Mountain?

This gave Immortal Master Cangqing a bad premonition.

There were two possibilities.

First, the Wanmo Sect had gone mad and intended to make a desperate gamble.

Second, the Wanmo Sect had sufficient certainty and felt they could trample Longhu Mountain flat.

Immortal Master Cangqing thought the former was unlikely. During his several contacts with the Sect Leader of the Wanmo Sect,

he knew the other party's personality was extremely steady, and they would absolutely never do things without certainty.

This was also the reason why the Sect Leader of the Wanmo Sect chose to retreat directly without even exchanging blows with Immortal Master Cangqing.

Outsiders would only think that the Sect Leader of the Wanmo Sect was scared, but Immortal Master Cangqing did not think so.

The retreat of the Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect was nothing more than not wanting to waste time.

On this day, Qing Ping ascended to the Peak of Longhu Mountain in a panic.

"Senior Brother Shanfeng, something is wrong, Junior Martial Uncle Changqing, he…"

Qing Ping's face was pale as he cautiously looked at Lin Yuan.

"Changqing… What happened to Uncle Changqing?"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Qing Ping.

"When Daoist Changqing was pursuing a Devil Head, he was ambushed. By the time we rushed over, he was already heavily injured and unconscious. The Sect Leader and the others have all examined him, saying that Devilish Qi has entered his visceral organs and it will be very difficult for him to wake up."

Qing Ping blurted out the whole story in one breath.

"Take me to see him."

Lin Yuan said directly.

No matter what, if it weren't for Daoist Changqing back then, he wouldn't have lived until now.

Although, for Lin Yuan, death was not the end; it would merely be wasting a transiting opportunity.

Inside the Dao courtyard.

Lin Yuan looked at the unconscious Daoist Changqing.

Qing Ping stood beside him, a look of sorrow on his face.

Daoist Changqing had a very good reputation in the Celestial Masters Residence, and Qing Ping had received countless amounts of help from him.

In Qing Ping's heart, Daoist Changqing was more like an elder rather than just a Junior Martial Uncle.

"It's nothing major."

Lin Yuan carefully checked him over and reached a conclusion.

Daoist Changqing fought fiercely with a Devil Head and was infused with Devilish Qi by the opponent.

This caused his consciousness to fall into a coma, making him unable to wake up.

It was very difficult for outsiders to intervene in this kind of infusion. Even someone as strong as the Peak of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm could not do anything.

But as long as Lin Yuan took the power of Taiyin and Taiyang as his Foundation, made a Breakthrough into the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, solving this kind of Devilish Qi infusion would merely be a matter of lifting a hand.

"Take good care of Uncle Changqing. After a while, I will come to save him."

Lin Yuan instructed Qing Ping.

Now, he was only a hair's breadth away from completely fusing Taiyin and Taiyang. The insights from his Heaven-Defying Comprehension every single moment made Lin Yuan increasingly close to the level of a Celestial Master.

"Okay."

Qing Ping was stunned for a moment before acknowledging.

The matter of Daoist Changqing falling into a coma did not cause any impact on Lin Yuan.

He was still in a state of enlightenment at all times.

With the help of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan achieved enlightenment while awake, and achieved enlightenment while asleep.

[ Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension is deepening your understanding of the Dao of Yin and Yang. ]

[ Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension is deepening your understanding of the Dao of Yin and Yang. ]

[ Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension is deepening your understanding of the Dao of Yin and Yang. ]

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on a giant rock with no distracting thoughts in his mind, continuing to comprehend the power of Yin and Yang.

It had to be said that the power of Yin and Yang was definitely the highest-level force Lin Yuan had ever come into contact with.

Just comprehending this force alone cost Lin Yuan nearly ten years of time.

And this was still with the help of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension ability.

Of course, compared to other Experts in this world, or even past Celestial Masters,

Lin Yuan's speed of comprehension and Cultivation was simply unreasonable; no Prodigy or freak could describe it.

Hundreds of miles away from Longhu Mountain.

Inside a dim grand hall,

a tall man dressed in a black robe sat atop the main seat.

This tall man's eyes were pitch-black; an ordinary person would give birth to Heart Demons and have all kinds of desires surge forth just by taking a single glance.

"Sect Leader."

"To have a decisive battle with the Celestial Masters Residence so early, is it…"

On the lower right side, a wrinkled-skinned elder tentatively asked.

The Foundation of the Celestial Masters Residence was unfathomable, having after all produced thirty-six invincible Celestial Masters in the world.

Coupled with the fact that other Righteous Path forces would not just sit by and watch, they would certainly provide full support.

Although their Wanmo Sect was powerful, it was still not appropriate to collide head-on with the Celestial Masters Residence.

"A bunch of trash."

"If I didn't have certainty…"

"how would I make such a decision?"

The Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect sitting on the main seat let out a cold snort.

The various members of the demonic crowd below immediately broke out in cold sweat.

Even the nine Deputy Sect Leaders whose strength reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm felt a chill running down their spines.

They knew their own people best; the nine Deputy Sect Leaders clearly knew that with their potential, there was simply no possibility of stepping into the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

It was the Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect who, using some unknown method, forcibly elevated them to this Realm.

Although the sacrifice for this was huge, paying at least twenty or thirty years of Lifespan, the nine Deputy Sect Leaders did not regret it at all.

This was the Celestial Phenomenon Realm after all; no one would despise the feeling of standing at the Peak of the current era, a Realm countless people dreamed of.

"I know what you are worried about."

The Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect slowly stood up from the main seat.

"However, this throne has already stepped half a step out of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. As long as the Celestial Masters Residence does not produce a Celestial Master, with my strength, it is enough to sweep across them."

The eyes of the Sect Leader of the Myriad Demons Sect were deep and murky.