Chapter 413 - 188: A Dream of Nanke, a New Heaven and Earth, True Inheritance of the Righteous Dharma Heaven’s Daoist Lineage, Condensing the ’Daoist Seed

Chapter 413: Chapter 188: A Dream of Nanke, a New Heaven and Earth, True Inheritance of the Righteous Dharma Heaven’s Daoist Lineage, Condensing the ’Daoist Seed

In a daze, Ji Xiu’s Divine Soul seemed to inhabit that one Yellow Butterfly. With a flutter of its wings, the world was changed in an instant.

By the time his consciousness returned, he had awoken once more.

He found that the scene before his eyes, the entire atmosphere, was completely different from when he had been standing in the Divine Soul Quiet Chamber of Jiangyin Prefecture!

In that instant, his heart seized.

At the same time, a teasing laugh rang out by Ji Xiu’s ear.

"Junior Brother Zhang, what’s gotten into you? Has practicing your Daoist Technique scrambled your brain? Don’t you even recognize me, your senior brother, or this important site of our Master’s Sect, the Lihuo Cave?"

It snapped his Divine Soul to attention, and he looked over abruptly.

There, he saw a Daoist looking at him with a smile. The man wore a Red Essence Daoist Robe, had coarse features, and his eyes were bright and piercing. A Divine Palace seemed to be coalescing between his brows, and his every breath felt in harmony with Heaven and Earth.

And just from a single glance at the Daoist...

Ji Xiu’s pupils contracted involuntarily as he discerned some of the man’s true nature.

His Qi rushed to his Celestial Spirit, where a divine residence was established—a sign of one who had opened their Purple Mansion and achieved the rank of High Merit!

The man before him was a genuine Daoist High Merit!

’He just called me Junior Brother Zhang?’

’Who is Junior Brother Zhang...?’

"I..."

Ji Xiu’s expression barely changed, but in his mind, a titanic wave had already been stirred.

At the same time, he sensed a foreign set of memories in his mind. Without hesitation, Ji Xiu immediately began to rummage through and perceive them.

RUSH!

Instantly, just as it had been when he first awakened his Innate Wisdom from two lifetimes, countless fragmented images and bits of information began surging into Ji Xiu’s mind like a tidal wave, forcing him to frown and press a hand to his forehead.

Fortunately, he was no longer the man he once was. He had genuinely refined a Divine Thought, possessed a Dao Chapter’s True Skill, and was a cultivator of Daoist Techniques.

Thus, his mind only felt like it would burst for a moment. Within a few breaths, he had completely digested the fragmented and jumbled memories.

"Righteous Dharma Heaven, of the Nanming Mountain lineage, a Dao Hall disciple, Zhang Xuanye..."

As he sorted out his current identity, ripples spread across the lake of his mind. He was utterly aghast.

Righteous Dharma Heaven!

Although Ji Xiu had never heard of it, he figured it must be like Chixiao Heaven—a Celestial Universe outside the Great Xuan.

’This Yellow Millet Dream of mine... it used the Divine Talisman Fire as an anchor, and a single activation actually brought me outside the Great Xuan!?’

’Is this a Yellow Millet Dream, or is it Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly?’

[Zhang Xuanye]

[Identity: Disciple of the Red Essence Hall, one of the four great Divine Technique Dao Halls of the ’Nanming Mountain’ Daoist Lineage in Righteous Dharma Heaven, which passes down the ’Nanming Li Fire’.]

[Current Event: In Lihuo Cave, a secret grotto of the Red Essence Dao Hall, comprehend the Divine Talisman Fire and study the ’Daoist Seed.’ Imprint it upon the Mud Ball Palace before your Purple Mansion has formed to earn the right to be considered for the True Inheritance!]

[Completion Condition: Cultivate ’Divine Talisman Fire’ to its peak in advance and condense the ’Divine Talisman Fire Seed’!]

[Divine Talisman Fire: (488/800)!]

As the Primordial Daoist Talisman trembled slightly, revealing a portion of its text, a scalding, scorching sensation immediately flooded Ji Xiu’s senses.

He looked around and saw that this so-called Lihuo Cave contained a collection of forty-eight different True Fire Technique Flames, all gathered in one place, resembling a great Furnace.

It would be no exaggeration to say that if an ordinary mortal were placed inside, they would be burned to ash.

Only beings who cultivated a True Flame and had implanted it in their Mud Ball Palace or Purple Mansion could withstand it to some degree. Even so, resisting the heat was still a struggle—a true torment and a test for the physical body.

However, circulating a Daoist Level True Fire Technique Flame in this place was far, far more effective than in any ordinary Spirit Lineage.

And this coarse, tall Daoist before him was none other than the Chief disciple of the Red Essence Hall. He was the chosen prospect to inherit the Nanming Li Fire, one of the four Great Divine Techniques of Nanming Mountain!

At the same time, he was also the blood brother of Ji Xiu’s current identity, Zhang Xuanye.

His name was...

Zhang Chunyang.

Seeing Ji Xiu’s expression return to normal, Zhang Chunyang let out a sigh of relief. He clapped him on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"I was starting to think you couldn’t handle the pressure of this Lihuo Cave. If you’d failed before you even condensed your Daoist Technique, it would have been a huge loss for us."

"You see, I’m about to take part in the ’Teaching Mission,’ heading through a Realm Gate with our masters to a Celestial Universe of the Human Immortal Martial Dao to teach our techniques and spread the Dao."

"It was hard enough getting you into the Lihuo Cave to cultivate before I leave. If you couldn’t even handle the very beginning, all that effort would have been for nothing."

At this, Zhang Chunyang shot Ji Xiu an approving glance.

"But thankfully, you’ve got some grit, kid. You can withstand the Quenching from the forty-eight wondrous True Flames in this Lihuo Cave."

"This way, as long as you manifest your Divine Talisman Fire and temper it day after day, it won’t be long before you achieve complete mastery. Your Merit will reach Perfection, and you’ll condense a Daoist Seed!"

"To imprint a Daoist Seed and completely master a Daoist Technique before even opening your Purple Mansion..."

"That means you’ll have the basic qualifications to inherit the Nanming Li Fire, the Divine Technique wielded by our Red Essence Hall, one of the four great True Halls of Nanming Mountain!"

"Once you advance to Daoist High Merit, wait for me to return from the other Celestial Universe. I will then petition the True Hall on your behalf to open the Divine Technique trial for you, get you on the official roster, and give you a chance to become a True Inheritance of Nanming Mountain!"

Zhang Chunyang spoke at length, and Ji Xiu listened with rapt attention.

When the coarse-featured Daoist before him finished speaking.

Ji Xiu’s expression grew focused. He lowered his eyes and bowed.

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Combining what he’d heard with the memories in his mind, he was beginning to understand the true function of his Daoist Talisman’s Yellow Millet Dream.

To transform into a Yellow Millet Butterfly, to become a body within a dream, to project himself into others across myriad heavens, and to condense Daoist Techniques!