Chapter 891 - 618: Ascending the Immortal Mountain Again

The news of Chen Sheng breaking through the Ninth Layer of the Immortal Path and ascending to the realm of a Dharma Master, quickly swept through the entire Three Extremes Domain.

Zhang Clan’s Ancestral Land of Tianxin.

The ancestral hall was filled with swirling cloud patterns as all the elders of the clan gathered. The moment the Communication Jade Talisman shattered, the hall fell into an abrupt silence.

In the next moment, joy erupted like a volcanic eruption, causing the beams and pillars of the hall to tremble with a buzzing sound.

"A Dharma Master! A true power of a Dharma Master!"

"Our Tianxin Zhang Clan has been dormant for ten thousand years, and finally, another Dharma Master has emerged!"

Zhang Qingxu sat at the main position, his old eyes welling with burning hot tears. He looked up towards the vast sky outside the hall, full of lament for the years gone by:

"Patriarch Danqing, you passed with regrets back then, unable to see the great prosperity of our Zhang Clan..."

"Today, with another Dharma Master emerging from our clan, you can finally rest in peace knowing this."

In the hall, thousands of clansmen knelt in unison, shouting for the eternal enjoyment of immortal blessings, with celestial sounds resounding loudly, reaching beyond the clouds of Jiuxiao.

...

In a certain palace, many great powers of Dharma Masters were gathered, all showing expressions of surprise, engaged in continuous discussions.

Dharma Master Qingxuan lightly stroked his long beard:

"On the day of the Three Extremes Dao Assembly, this child subdued the sun with Taiyin and easily defeated Liu Chengyu. I knew then he was extraordinary, destined to one day transform into a dragon and soar into the sky."

"Now, he has taken nine steps on the Immortal Path, ascending to Dharma Master in one step. Though shocking to the world, upon careful thought, it is also within reason."

The other Dharma Masters nodded, full of sighs and admiration.

"In our cultivation, every step is a buildup, going through countless tribulations and polishing our Dao heart to dare to impact the Dharma Master realm."

"Yet, like him, directly breaking through limits and ascending to the pinnacle in one step is extremely rare throughout ancient and modern times!"

The ordinary path for a Dharma Master is to follow the likes of Liu Chengyu: tread the Immortal Path, ascend the Immortal Mountain, and go through a thousand tribulations, layer upon layer of accumulation, to finally bear fruit.

...

On the peak of Beiji Immortal Mansion.

Dharma Master Yanxuan, having listened to the communication, was filled with surprise in his eyes:

"I had long determined that this child would sooner or later enter the ranks of Dharma Masters, mastering the laws."

"But I never expected it to happen so quickly, having skipped the necessity of foundation-solidifying efforts altogether."

...

At the Antarctic Immortal Mansion, the cloud sea was rolling, with immortal mist steaming out a myriad of rays of sunlight.

Chen Sheng slowly walked out of Qingxuan Hall, his sleeves fluttering lightly, surrounded by a Taiyin Dao Rhyme that was ethereal like smoke, embodying a kind of transcendental composure with ease.

He opened his palm lightly, and a jade scroll as white as jade floated quietly. Within the jade scroll, the sounds of the Dao hummed lowly, like a river of stars flowing by, it was the insights into the Great Dao of Taiyin personally given by Qin Jihai.

Chen Sheng lowered his eyes, smiling silently to himself.

"In my previous life, I held the highest position in the South Pole, meeting Qin Jihai. Now, it’s reversed."

"For him, a Daoist Monarch, to meet me, a newly risen Dharma Master, and gift me his insights."

Qin Jihai ascended to Daoist Monarch through the Path of Yin Yang, and his dissection of the Taiyin laws was like a high-level strategy, each word invaluable for an ordinary Dharma Master for a lifetime of benefit.

Chen Sheng looked up towards the boundless sky, with a gaze that reached far:

"In the realm of Taihuang, I wasted too much time."

"Next, I shall enter the Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain to cultivate and must quickly secure the rights of a Named Disciple of the Immortal Mountain."

A Named Disciple means an early favor of the Immortal Mountain Spirit and preferential resource allocation.

"In my previous life, I, a fallen genius, fell too early, unable to gain enough opportunities from the Immortal Mountain."

"In this life, I must reach at least the late-stage of Daoist Monarch before becoming a fallen genius!"

...

Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.

The eighty-eight layers of Immortal Peaks pierced through chaos, with intertwined laws evolving into sun, moon, stars, rivers, and lands.

Chen Sheng stood before the mountain gate, gazing at the continuous Immortal Peaks, with a slight curve on his lips:

"Here I come again."

Before he could finish the words, his aura as a Dharma Master quietly bloomed.

No need for action or force, the trial barrier of the First Layer Immortal Peak shattered bit by bit under the pressure of his laws, breaking without a single fight.

Then, in his breakthrough journey, his steps were calm, yet unstoppable, without anyone capable of hindering him.

The second peak, the third peak...

The barriers of law shattered like paper, and the great obstacles were swept away like a breeze.

Reaching the Tenth Peak, the void between peaks suddenly twisted.

An imprint of an ancient prodigy emerged, with a blade intent that pierced the heavens, a sword shadow that ripped through the void, and Dao Rhythms surging like rivers and seas, intending to crush all approaching challengers.

Chen Sheng lightly waved his hand, and millions of Taiyin lotus petals emerged out of nothing, freezing time and space while suppressing the laws.

In just a few exchanges, the prodigy’s imprint was overwhelmed by absolute power, collapsing with a bang.

He continued forward without a moment’s halt.

In less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, he had reached the peak of the thirteenth layer of Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.

...

Thirteenth Peak.

A white-clad cultivator stood with arms folded, surrounded by cold air as harsh as Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, locking eyes with Chen Sheng like a hawk:

"A newly risen Dharma Master? To reach the thirteenth layer, you must have some skills."

"But unfortunately, the trial of this Thirteenth Peak is not something a young novice who has just broken through can easily overcome."

Chen Sheng paused slightly, surrounded by moonlight flowing like water, his expression calm and unaffected.

For an ordinary newly risen Dharma Master, this level of trial is a difficult hurdle — having just broken through, and the cultivation is unstable, with unfamiliar law control, it’s fundamentally challenging to contend with this trial shadow.

But for him, even utilizing only the Taiyin laws of this life, without borrowing any enlightenment from his previous life, he could easily crush it.

"Please."

A single word, casually spoken, yet carrying undeniable confidence.

"Good!"

The white-clad cultivator shouted lowly, his figure suddenly merging into the void, cold air permeating, freezing the surrounding thousands of miles of space, leaving only a faint killing intent.

Chen Sheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, the moonlight around him suddenly brightened, and his aura perfectly merged with the entire space.

The Taiyin laws resonated, instantly locking onto the opponent’s concealed position.

Zeng——

The piercing sound of space being torn apart shattered chaos!

An icy long blade suddenly slashed out from the void, where the light of the blade passed, a hundred layers of space annihilated layer by layer, leaving only primordial chaos, as if seeking to create a new world!

Chen Sheng remained calm.

His hands swiftly forming seals, a vast Taiyin illusion slowly rose behind him.

At the moment the illusion descended, a surging pressure swept across heaven and earth, forcibly suppressing all of space, solidifying the void, and halting the laws.

The white-clad cultivator was forced to reveal himself, showing a solemn expression for the first time.

Chen Sheng gave him no time to breathe, the moonlight around him surged layer upon layer, transforming into a Taiyin sky net, sealing all the opponent’s escape routes.

Zeng! Zeng! Zeng!

Three crisp sounds echoed through the Immortal Mountain.

The white-clad cultivator hastily swung the blade to block, but the icy long blade shattered in response, and cracks spread across his entire body.

He was filled with disbelief, shouting hoarsely:

"You... you just broke through to a Dharma Master, how can you have such power!"

Chen Sheng gently shook his head, his sleeve whisked aside.

The Taiyin laws exploded, completely annihilating that trial shadow, leaving no trace of Dao Rhyme.

Settling his breath, he thought to himself:

"Let it end here, and first exchange contributions for the Taiyin Loose Immortal Inheritance."

"`Taiyin Chonghua Record`, this is just right for me."

Soon, the inheritance mark of the `Taiyin Chonghua Record` transformed into a shimmering icy stream, darting straight into Chen Sheng’s forehead.

The stream entered his body, countless cultivation techniques, and true meanings of the Great Dao flooded into his sea of consciousness, vividly imprinted in the depths of his divine soul.