Chapter 400 - 183: Sumeru Cave, ’Great Celestial Immortal’ Purple Mansion Fruit, Gaining the 3-Limit Secret Scroll, and Embarking on the Journey to Grandmaster

Chapter 400: Chapter 183: Sumeru Cave, ’Great Celestial Immortal’ Purple Mansion Fruit, Gaining the 3-Limit Secret Scroll, and Embarking on the Journey to Grandmaster

"You’re here?"

"Come inside."

He was no stranger to this voice. It belonged to the current resident and master of the Xie Residence, the Female Monarch, Xie Fuyao!

The reason for the title ’Female Monarch’ was that according to the Xie Clan’s records in Cangdu, anyone who could be entered into the ’Ancestral Land Register’—whether from a branch or side lineage—was to be addressed with a title of respect.

In other words, if she so wished, she had the authority to establish a new ’Xie Branch’ in any prefecture at any time, allowing it to prosper and multiply!

For this young man to be so highly regarded by the Female Monarch...

It was truly enviable.

Meeting Tian Chuan’s envious gaze, Ji Xiu followed Xie Zhinan, striding straight into the inner courtyard.

The moment he stepped inside,

he saw two figures seated peacefully on two couches behind a screen.

One was a woman. Even as a blurry silhouette, she exuded an air of grace and nobility, her posture elegant and poised. She was almost identical to the Xie Fuyao he had seen at the Beicang Marquis’s Mansion; it had to be her.

The other figure had broad shoulders and a wide back, appearing to be male in shape. However, their loose, wide-sleeved robes obscured any clear details, yet Ji Xiu felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.

After bringing him before Xie Fuyao,

Xie Zhinan tactfully said,

"Aunt, I’ll take my leave now."

"Previously, a descendant from the ancestral line of the Qishan Jiang Clan, who is temporarily staying at the Jiangyin Medicine Shop, submitted a formal request for an audience with you."

"His father also awakened his Jiang’s Ancestral Blood and was entered into the Clan Register. I heard he even received the True Inheritance from the Mahayana Infinite Temple, part of the Pure Land Secret Sect, one of the All Dao Celestial Universe. I just don’t know why he has come to Jiangyin Prefecture."

"If he comes to pay his respects, should I meet him on your behalf, or..."

From behind the screen, Xie Fuyao replied with a calm expression,

"The Jiang Family’s schemes have nothing to do with me."

"I am merely passing through Jiangyin Prefecture. In two days, I will take you back to Cangdu. Whatever the scion of the Qishan Jiang Clan is doing here has no connection to my Jade Universe Xie Clan."

"However, since we are both among the Nine Great Families with a thousand-year heritage, and he submitted a formal request, a meeting is still in order."

"If he arrives, you may meet him on my behalf. Just reveal a few pertinent details."

Hearing this, Xie Zhinan bowed his head in acknowledgment and withdrew.

As for Ji Xiu, listening to their unguarded conversation, he caught the words ’Luotuo Medicine Shop’ and his heart skipped a beat.

’When did that old bastard Huang Ai, the Medicine Shop Master, get such a powerful backer?’

No wonder these Thirty-Six Professions could control the lifeblood of a prefecture. The off-shore Schools rarely got involved, with both sides mostly keeping to themselves.

’So they all have someone backing them!’

’The Qishan Jiang Clan...’

’I just wonder how deep their connection with that Medicine Shop really is.’

As these thoughts raced through Ji Xiu’s mind,

Xie Fuyao’s sharp senses were fixed on him.

"What sort of fortuitous encounter have you had recently? Your Divine Thought has nearly doubled in size."

"This kind of thought... if you cultivate a Daoist Seed and use it as the foundation for your Daoist Skill to open a Purple Mansion..."

"Your Purple Mansion’s grade would likely not be low. You could at least reach the level of a First-Grade Peak among Qi Cultivation Grandmasters!"

"The Dragon Elephant True Sect may have split from True Martial Mountain, but they shouldn’t possess such a Secret Skill..."

"Could it be that your returned Ancestral Master, Wang Xuanyang, passed it to you? Has he regained his sanity?"

Hearing Xie Fuyao’s speculation, Ji Xiu was filled with emotion. ’Master Xie truly has a discerning eye.’

He had just received an advance on the first part of the Immortal Chapter—said to be a Dao Chapter Level technique—from Lady Jiang at the Black Market. He was planning to use it to forge his Purple Mansion and achieve High Merit, then come to Xie Fuyao to find a way to break the Three Limits, allowing his Daoist and Martial Dual Cultivation to advance in tandem. And she had noticed immediately.

[Six Chapters of the Profound Monarch’s Secret Record — Immortal Chapter (Part 1)]

[The Six Chapters of the Profound Monarch are the result of the Profound Monarch’s painstaking study of the Six Heavens, from which he gleaned the Secret Skills of the Outer Dao of ’Immortals, Buddhas, Gods, Saints, Fiends, and Devils’ and poured his heart and soul into creating these Chapters!]

[Among them, the List of Immortals Scroll is a method for ’Divine Soul Ascension’. By studying this art, one can forge a ’Great Dao Purple Mansion’ to carry the Core and house the Divine Soul!]

[This ’Immortal Chapter’ was created by the Great Xuan Venerable of old. During the era when the various Daoist Lineages established themselves in the Great Xuan Territory, Dividing the Land and Granting Titles to create their own lineages, he heard Ancestor Sumeru preach the Dao in the Great Daoist Lineage of ’Sumeru Cave’ and was thus inspired to create it.]

[Ancestor Sumeru commented on this scroll, claiming that after mastering it, one could attain the fruit of a ’Great Celestial Immortal’.]

[Therefore, before forging the Purple Mansion, one must maintain a steadfast heart. One must spend three years chopping wood, three years carrying water, and three years sweeping steps within the Spirit Mountain of the mind. Through summers and winters, with nine as the ultimate number, only then can the Divine Soul reach Perfection, allowing one to open the Purple Mansion, advance to High Merit, and use Daoist Skills!]

[After the Tutor receives this as an advance, they must use great perseverance to perform daily Visualization, evolving the Divine Soul Core into a ’Spirit Mountain’ and tempering the Divine Soul within. When success comes naturally, the Spirit Mountain will become the Purple Mansion, and the Dao Chapter will be complete!]

[Six Chapters of the Profound Monarch’s Secret Record — Immortal Chapter ’Part 1’: (1/900)!]

This was the final gift Jiang Li had left for him before she departed.

She had gone to search for her three treasures of ’Essence, Qi, and Spirit’, and she had also passed on to him a supreme Dao Skill for Divine Soul Cultivation.

Unlike all the previous advances, Ji Xiu found grinding the progress for this one to be extremely difficult. ’Evolving a Spirit Mountain in the mind, Visualizing the Truth, tempering one’s nature... ’

Even when he tried his utmost, the results were minimal.

According to his calculations,

it would take him at least three days to grind a single point of progress.

With a total of nine hundred points of progress required, it would take him three or four years to break this ’shackle’ and advance to Daoist High Merit!

Frankly, this pace wasn’t bad. Besides, it was a Dao Chapter Level technique. After he finished grinding it and advanced to Daoist High Merit—a realm comparable to a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster...