Shi Feiyang steadfastly refused to take the Princess of Stone God to meet Deng Yin, and there was nothing the princess could do.

In the end, she told Shi Feiyang, "In the future, you will surely need my help; if it's before the situation becomes irretrievable, I can agree to your request. But if you come to me after everything has become a mess, do not find me, as I will refuse to agree to anything."

After saying this, she sat cross-legged within the Green Lotus and vanished into thin air.

Shi Feiyang did not argue against her words. This witch's timeline spanned a thousand years over two lifetimes, having interacted with Master Changmei and Deng Yin in their previous lives.

She was also the only daughter of the former number one person of the Demon Path, the Palace Master of Stone God, who delayed his ascension for many years for her sake.

She must be aware of many things that others do not know.

However, at this moment, Shi Feiyang simply could not allow her to leave.

But then again, if it were so easy to win over Deng Yin, Master Changmei would have done it long ago by delivering the Blood God Scripture's Good Volume directly to Deng Yin, without needing to wait until now.

Shi Feiyang spent every day in the Tianxin Palace, diligently practicing cultivation on the one hand, while reorganizing and nurturing his magical treasures.

For example, the Hunyuan Umbrella needed to be repaired anew, Suiren's Drill also needed to be sacrificially refined and upgraded, and he had to preemptively eliminate several potential dangers.

The most powerful treasures he possessed now were the Heavenly Mirror and the Nine Suspicions Tripod, both of which still required further comprehension, with many mysteries yet to be uncovered.

He estimated that he had understood less than one-tenth of the Heavenly Mirror's marvelous uses, but this item required further understanding of the great Dao to be utilized, something that couldn't be rushed.

Shi Feiyang had realized quite a bit about the Nine Suspicions Tripod. He had an idea to merge his Chaos Dragon Ball with the Chaos Core inside the tripod.

The Dragon Ball was a condensation of the dragon species' mana from tens of thousands of years. His Dragon Ball was unique, a Chaos Dragon Ball, containing his comprehension and cognition of the universe's space-time and the world's origins.

The Daoist philosophy advocates the dual cultivation of life and nature; this Chaos Dragon Ball was the crystallization of his cultivation of both!

The Chaos Core inside the Nine Suspicions Tripod was a seed of the universe, capable of truly creating and growing a new world.

Ancient immortals had crafted the Nine Suspicions Tripod to refine this core, yet in the end, they could not fully sublimate it to grow a world. Shi Feiyang put his own Dragon Ball in with the Chaos Core to refine it together using the Pure Yang True Fire, the Five Elements Immortal Fire, and the Purple and Blue Divine Flames. After many trials and countless perils, he still fell a bit short.

In fact, he had already found a method, which was to melt the Dragon Ball and use it as the soil for the growth of the Chaos Core...

But doing so would be equivalent to self-sacrifice, as not just the Dragon Ball would meld into it, but also his Primordial Spirit, physical body, and all his mana would be absorbed; ultimately, creating a new world. What significance would that new world hold for him?

Aside from these two Cosmic Treasures, there was also the Purple and Blue Douluo Fire, which had already become one with Shi Feiyang's essence, energy, and spirit – inseparable from him and a part of his Primordial Spirit Incarnation. In the future, it would be his three flowers atop his head, which he could take along if he ascended.

Shi Feiyang also possessed a Heavenly Secret Demon God Lamp.

Within this lamp was also a world, but it hadn't yet materialized and still existed in a state of convergence of spiritual consciousness.

Nevertheless, these were all external objects. The most important task was for him to continue "Seeing Dao."

As the saying goes, increase learning for the sake of knowledge each day, but diminish it for the sake of the Dao.

When cultivating methods, one Dao gives rise to all techniques.

When cultivating the Dao, all thoughts disappear, limbs are shed, wit dimmed, the body unites with all things, and everything merges as one.

In the state of "Seeing Dao," there were no thoughts of time and space, no thoughts at all, just a pure and direct awareness...

While he was immersed in cultivating in a clear and serene state at the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, the world elsewhere grew increasingly lively.

Shi Feiyang had said there would be no major events worth his attention in the coming decades, but in reality, as more and more people practiced cultivation and their mana grew stronger, incidents also escalated.

Thanks to the existence of the Mingyu Immortal Market, various resources from the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain were transported to Central Earth, and similar places began to appear on other foreign immortal mountains as well.

For instance, Bai Guanhong turned Divine Dragon Island into a Gu Worm breeding ground, cultivating and sacrificing a large number of Gu Worms for sale in Central Earth.

In the East Pole Great Wilderness Mountain, there was a Demon Kingdom, originally made up of outcasts who could not mingle elsewhere and sought to bask in Lu Yu's protection. Encouraged by the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, led by eleven Great Demons, they too formed a nation and learned to engage in trade with humans.

An abundance of cultivation resources gave rise to a large number of cultivators. The martial arts world flourished in the first two decades; when Shi Feiyang was still in Central Earth, martial arts were a hundred times more prosperous than before, both in terms of the number of people practicing martial arts and the height of martial skill which grew explosively.

The end goal of martial heroes is immortals; the ultimate destination for swordsmen is Sword Immortals.

With the establishment of lower courts by various sects such as Qingcheng, Snow Mountain, Emei, Wudang, Kunlun, and Wutai, they opened up a channel for mortals to ascend, leading to an increasing number of Sword Immortals.

Newly founded sects like the Huangshan Sect, Lushan Sect, Shaolin Sect, and Huashan Sect enabled more martial practitioners to become immortals capable of sword control and flying.

With more capable people, events became more frequent and more significant.

The number of Sword Immortals among the Righteous Sects increased, while the Evil Demons and Demon Path also flourished.

Due to Shi Feiyang's existence, he eliminated the Demon Cults from the east, south, and west, wiped out the four evils of the bordering mountains, eradicated the original Huashan Sect, and slew many Evil Demon Cultivators.

However, as long as human hearts harbored selfish desires, there would be fertile ground for Evil Demons to arise. Thus, new factions appeared, such as the Three Corpses Sect, White Lotus Sect, Red Lotus Sect, and Five Immortals Sect... sprouting up like bamboo shoots after the rain, they rapidly grew and strengthened over the decades!

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor never reappeared until several months before the appointed time of the swordfight with the Emei Sect, when he finally returned to Wutai Mountain.

By this time, the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor, wearing an ancient vine wood crown and a grey Daoist robe, epitomized simplicity and depth. Coupled with his immortal bearing, it was clear at a glance that he was a remarkable True Immortal who had attained the Dao.

Xu Feiniang was overjoyed and excitedly introduced to the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor the development of the Wutai Sect over the years, describing how she had painstakingly rebuilt it into a major sect with hundreds of Sword Immortals.

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor looked at her with complex eyes, "You've worked hard these years."

Xu Feiniang, whose Dao Level had greatly increased, had also deduced and sensed some things, her voice choked up as she spoke, "It wasn't hard. As long as we can defeat the Emei Sect this time, all will be well."

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor shook his head slowly after hearing this, "Win or lose, the outcome has already been determined."

Xu Feiniang responded with a trace of anger, "If the outcome is the same regardless, then what's the point of this swordfight?"

"Many things must be done even when the outcome is known, because if they're not done, the result could be even worse," the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor explained.

The two looked at each other silently, and after a moment, Xu Feiniang sighed and said, "I've also long since refined the Hundred Spirits Immortal-Slaying Sword. If we combine our swords, we should be able to avenge our past humiliations, and whatever happens after that, we needn't care."

Sikong Zhan, hearing that his senior brother had returned, also hurried over from Dongting Mountain.

While Xu Feiniang had been diligently running the sect on Wutai Mountain these years, he had been enjoying his time on Dongting Mountain with the sister pair, Fang Yuhuan and Fang Yurou, living a life of pleasure. Aside from cultivating himself, his days were spent in enjoyment...

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor asked him, "The last time, You Tan the old nun took away your Twelve Heavenly Secret Demon Yin Thunder. Have you thought of how you will seek revenge and wash away this shame?"

"Ah, I've already refined them again and restored the small and large Twelve Heavenly Thunder Beads," he replied.

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor frowned, "Your Thunder Beads were no match for her sixty years ago; she took them with a Divine Talisman from afar. What good is simply refining them again? If you encounter her once more, won't she just snatch them away with a mere gesture?"

"Uh... I've also refined a few new Magical Treasures over the years..."

"I know about your Magical Treasures, and they're not even as effective as the Secret Demon Yin Thunder. They might work against ordinary Sword Immortals, but can you use them against You Tan the old nun?" the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor asked.

Sikong Zhan argued, "How do you know?"

The Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor shook his head and sighed, no longer wishing to argue.

In the following days, he stayed on Wutai Mountain, guiding the Disciples in their Cultivation.

Aside from Fang Ying and Yuan Hao, none of the Disciples of the Wutai Sect had ever seen the Ancestor. For decades, they had heard only his name, never seeing the person. Now they finally met this revered Ancestor, so kind and affable. They were all thrilled, eagerly going forward to greet him, seek advice on cultivation methods, and the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor patiently explained to them.

His Daoist power now far surpassed Xu Feiniang and Sikong Zhan, often enlightening others with a single phrase, imparting revelations that felt like a vitalizing elixir.

When word spread that the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor had returned to Wutai Mountain, those with a significant Dao Level knew this signaled the eve of a coming storm, and they began to grow anxious.

All sects ordered their Disciples to suspend various activities temporarily...

The Emei Sect, on the other hand, made significant moves, opening their Mountain Gate wide, allowing their Disciples to begin venturing outside.

After sixty years of seclusion and closed-door Cultivation, these Emei Disciples had all significantly advanced in their Dao Level. Former juniors had all grown up, like Li Yingqiong, Zhou Qingyun, Qi Lingyun, Yu Yingnan, and Yan Renying – the five most distinguished among them. With sixty years of Dao Level, they would have already attained Ascension in the original works...

Their Mana had reached the Earth Immortal level, yet they had not accumulated enough meritorious deeds.

Others like Golden Cicada, Ruan Zheng, Yi Ding, Yi Zhen, the laughing Monk, Yi Jing, Shen Ruolan, Ling Yunfeng, and so on, had also transformed significantly.

The mental method of the Mysterious Sect only demands the establishment of a solid foundation at the beginning but offers a swift cultivation pace once truly engaged.

Yan Yingmu spoke highly of the Emei Sect's Cultivation Technique, calling it "Both Stable and Fast," even surpassing her own "Tai Xuan Golden Chapter." Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent Yan Renying to the Emei Sect.

With their high Mana and possession of various Cosmic Treasures, they went out to accumulate Outer Skills. When they encountered enemies, they were overwhelmingly powerful, cutting them down as easily as slicing through melons and vegetables!

At this time, Deng Yin was still in seclusion. Sensing the urgent approach of a destined calamity, he had been in closed-door Cultivation for many years, no longer venturing outside.

Xiao Yue, the Zen Master who had been energetically building up the Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions, had Human Sword Immortals, cultivated Divine Demons in his Asura, and various Demons like Dragons and Mohulujia among his followers.

He had grown stronger over the years and was prepared to attack Emei Mountain during this third swordfight opportunity...

However, when his Disciples met those of the Emei Sect, they were almost instantly routed. Despite their small numbers, the Emei Sect's members were exceptionally powerful. Even those at the level of Sun Nan had reached Earth Immortal status, wielding their Xuan Ying swords to slay his Disciples as if slaughtering chickens...

Xiao Yue, the Zen Master, was furious and personally took action, determined to kill a few Emei Disciples to vent his anger.

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