Chapter 996: The Five Realms of Mahayana

The profound yellow Universe Sea, its Dao Rhyme reverberations linger endlessly.

Chen Sheng has thoroughly consolidated his Mahayana Cultivation, with Taiyin moonlight and Void Sun faint golden glimmer subtly restraining around his body.

In the next moment, a shifting power envelops him out of thin air.

In an instant, he traverses boundless spacetime barriers, landing within a radiant and splendid world.

Here, immortal light sweeps across the skies, spiritual springs babble as they wash over strange stones, exotic flowers and rare herbs everywhere exude Spiritual Rhyme, auspicious qi in hundreds of streams, blessed light in thousands of ways, each place revealing the thriving and harmonious presence of the Immortal Family.

Chen Sheng’s gaze sweeps slightly, understanding in his heart:

“This is truly the core of the Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain!”

At this moment, misty immortal fog gently splits to either side, and a sacred and pure figure steps out leisurely, treading on immortal rhyme.

It is a mystical white deer, its body covered in velvet fur whiter than snow, always shrouded in a thin yet exceedingly pure innate immortal light.

A single horn stands straight atop its head, as transparent as jade condensed from eons of moonlight, containing threads of profound and indescribable Dao Patterns.

The white deer walks calmly and unhurriedly, with each gentle step upon the void, a pure white ninth-grade lotus blossoms at its feet.

The lotus petals unfold layer by layer, ethereal and long-lasting immortal sound billow gently from the heart of the lotus, cleansing the Heart Spirit, soothing all Dao Heart agitation.

The white deer lifts its gaze, its clear and gentle deer eyes looking at Chen Sheng:

“I am the spirit of the Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain, you may call me Deer Elder.”

“There is a rule of the Immortal Mountain, anyone who reaches the Mahayana Loose Immortal stage can directly enter the Inner Sect of the Immortal Mountain.”

Before the voice falls, the Void Spiritual Light above its head suddenly gathers, myriad immortal patterns intertwine and entwine, and a whole body of lustrous pale golden token slowly takes shape.

On the token is engraved with unchanging ancient immortal patterns, with the patterns circulating as the immortal light shines brightly.

“This is the exclusive token for Inner Sect Disciples. With this token, you can reside in a cultivation cave mansion, access the highest scripture—the Celestial Radiance Immortal Scripture… enjoy all the exclusive cultivation privileges of Inner Sect cultivators.”

As the voice falls, the golden token leisurely floats in front of Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng raises his hand, steadily catching it.

In an instant, a flood of information flows into his mind’s sea like a rushing river, without any obstruction, clearly listing the range of Inner Sect privileges.

A glimmer of light flashes lightly in his eyes, quickly sorting through all the information, understanding it all in his heart, he slightly bows and nods to the white deer, his tone calm and indifferent:

“Thank you, Elder Deer, for your guidance.”

The Deer Elder looks at this unparalleled genius before it, who reached Dao Perfection and ascended to Mahayana in less than two hundred Primordial Assemblies, with full expectation in its eyes:

“Your cultivation talent surpasses many dimensions, even within the Dao Court, you are a prodigy.”

“May you cultivate diligently, following your own Dao path steadily forward, and sooner break through the barrier between immortals and mortals to become a True Immortal.”

Catching the words “Dao Court” in his ears, Chen Sheng’s Heart Spirit slightly stirs unnoticed. The Dao Court, evidently the true root of the Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.

His expression unchanged, he nods lightly again:

“I will remember your teachings.”

The Deer Elder nods in satisfaction upon hearing this, gently waving its snow-white forehoof, causing spatial ripples to instantly envelop Chen Sheng:

“Go, your exclusive Inner Sect cave mansion is ready.”

In the next instant, Chen Sheng’s form suddenly dissipates on the spot, leaving no trace of breath.

In a short moment, his feet land steadily, placed before a serene and grand Immortal Palace among the mountains.

Above the palace gate hangs a black jade plaque, with dragon and snake-like strokes inscribed in three ancient and powerful characters—Jiuhua Palace.

This Jiuhua Palace is the cultivation dojo that belongs solely to Chen Sheng after his ascension to the Inner Sect of the Immortal Mountain.

He lifts his hand to reveal the Inner Sect Golden Order, the light of the immortal order resonates with the restriction of the palace gate, and the heavy gates silently open inward.

Stepping into the hall, Chen Sheng sits cross-legged on a central white jade meditation mat, beginning to comprehend a heritage volume—The Celestial Radiance Immortal Scripture—with privilege.

“The Celestial Radiance Immortal Scripture, the supreme core heritage of the entire Celestial Brilliance Immortal Mountain.”

“The Immortal Mountain preserves eighty-eight thousand volumes of loose immortal cultivation heritages, tracing back to the ultimate source, all originating from this volume of Immortal Scripture.”

“Past generations of Inner Sect disciples who comprehended the Immortal Scripture gained insights, thereby leaving behind countless branch heritages to be passed down through the ages.”

Chen Sheng nods:

“When my cultivation is accomplished, perhaps I can also leave behind a volume of Mahayana Loose Immortal heritage!!”

He smiles lightly, the profoundness of the Mahayana Realm clear in his mind:

“Mahayana cultivation, divided into five layers: Perception, Myriad Subtleties, Profound, Establishing the Dao, and Sole Truth.”

“First Layer Perception: Perfectly deducing one’s innate Great Dao to the utmost perfection, completely severing the bindings of Grand Thousand causality, transcending mundane worlds, perceiving the Eternal Immortal Realm, this is the realm I currently reside in.”

“Second Layer Myriad Subtleties: With one’s innate Great Dao as Dao Foundation’s core, externally evolving diversely, actively perceiving, touching, and accommodating all other innate Great Daos in the myriad heavens, comprehending the mystical principles of Mutual Generation and Mutual Destruction of myriad Daos, with infinite changes.”

“Third Layer Profound: Breaking down the barriers of all deduced Daos in oneself, interconnecting myriad innate Dao networks, head and tail connected, myriad Daos unified, networks sharing the same source, penetrating the underlying mysteries of the world’s rules.”

“Fourth Layer Establishing the Dao: Departing from established Dao templates in the myriad heavens, mastering the advantages of myriad Daos, creating an exclusive path for oneself, stepping out on a unique path of cultivation. This step is the rule embryo, the most crucial watershed in Mahayana cultivation.”

“Fifth Layer Sole Truth: Eliminating myriad Dao distractions, understanding one’s sole true self, refining one’s Dao path, patching all the loopholes in self-created rules, letting one’s Great Dao form a perfect closed loop, with no flaws in Dao, only then having the opportunity to evolve into rules!”

In Chen Sheng’s pupils, the micro glimmer of sun and moon rotate, instantly discerning his own advantages within:

“I command Taiyin, he I govern [Void Sun], the Yin and Yang paths are of the same root and origin, the Dao networks naturally interconnect.”

“Yin and Yang complement each other, dual dawn resonance, before reaching the Profound Realm where myriad Daos need to interconnect, my path forward has no obstacles, cultivation progresses smoothly.”

“Next, I can thoroughly leverage his my avatar, two bodies integrated, jointly participating in the Great Dao!”

…

At the same time, in another dimension.

Above a vast and boundless star, an ancient and majestic supreme Immortal Mansion floats in the center of the void.

On the mansion gate, golden large characters shine brightly—Beiji Si Xu.

Deep within the main hall of the Immortal Mansion.

Sitting cross-legged, Chen Sheng places two items in his arms: the Golden Scroll Celestial Book, and the Guiding Treasure Banner.

Under his guidance, endless authority power frantically flushes over the Golden Scroll in his arms, fully refining the residual Dao Embryo rhyme within the scroll.

At the same time, continually purifying the Great Dao’s purest source, slowly infusing it into the Guiding Treasure Banner, tempering the treasure’s foundation.

However, as the Golden Position authority pushes to full force, a source pollution originating from the Star Constellation Golden Position subtly retaliates against himself.

Chen Sheng’s initially pure and solemn Buddhist robe on his arm is visibly submerged by dark void, gradually turning into a deep ink black.

Countless distorted maniacal slaying visions and Heart Demon phantoms emerge in the surrounding void, with screeching sounds filling the entire hall, disturbing the Dao Heart.

After a long while, Chen Sheng slowly opens his eyes, his lips subtly moving, uttering the supreme six-word incantation of the Buddhist Sect.

“Om, Ma, Ni, Pad, Me, Hum—”

The sacred and stabilizing Buddhist sound sweeps through the hall, all twisted Heart Demon visions dissipate in an instant, returning the hall to tranquility.

Chen Sheng gently shakes his head, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes, he whispers in contemplation:

“The source pollution carried by the Star Constellation Golden Position is indeed extremely troublesome.”

“Fortunately, I have passed the Five Declines of Celestial Beings, my Mind and Dao Heart are unwaveringly firm, plus my true self has achieved the Mahayana Dao Fruit, with profound cultivation, only thus can I suppress such retaliation.”

“If it were any other True Monarch of Gold in this world, only possessing Three Declines path and forcibly ascending to the Golden Position with insufficient Dao Heart and shallow realm, facing such terrifying pollution head-on, their state would surely plummet, even risk falling into slumber.”

Thoughts shifted, he once again detected the shackles in his cultivation:

“Currently, under the continuous interference of Golden Position pollution, my attempt to divert focus to comprehend other Great Daos faces exponentially increased difficulty, making it nearly impossible to progress.”

“No wonder the True Monarch of Gold in this realm mostly forcibly captures or fraudulently borrows others’ complete Dao Fruits.”

With this in mind, he made a resolution.

“I am both established and constrained by the Golden Position, pollution hinders, cultivation is limited. For the path of the Great Dao, reliance must still be on my true self.”

“Next, fully dismantle all source mysteries of the Void Sun Golden Position, seamlessly melding them into my true self’s Taiyin Dao Seed.”

“Dual Dao thoroughly merged, propelling my true self forward in sweeping through all Mahayana realms!”