Chapter 169 - 169
Chapter 169: Breakthrough to the Dao Practitioner Realm
Violent power surged from Lu Xunxian's body.
The power of the Three Thousand Laws he had cultivated condensed into a single mass--something utterly pure and primordial--and wrapped around Lu Xunxian entirely.
The terrifying disturbance reverberated across every Heaven of the Immortal Realm.
At that moment, whether they were Immortal Emperors or mere Spirit Entry cultivators who had just set foot on the path of cultivation, every single one of them felt it. Their expressions grave, they turned toward Lu Xunxian's location.
Atop Heavenly Dao Mountain.
Gu Daoshi, who had been in Seclusion refining the insights gained from his Discourse on the Dao with Lu Xunxian, snapped his eyes open and stared toward Lu Xunxian's position, his face filled with shock.
"Is that... someone breaking through to the Dao Practitioner Realm? And it's Senior Xuan Xian!"
Because he was somewhat familiar with Lu Xunxian's aura, Gu Daoshi quickly identified it.
His heart was flooded with astonishment.
It hadn't been long at all since they parted ways, and Senior Xuan Xian had already broken through to the Dao Practitioner Realm.
Fellow Daoist Xuan Xian's talent truly was terrifying beyond belief.
Still, Xuan Xian's breakthrough to the Dao Practitioner Realm wasn't necessarily bad news for him.
Given his relationship with Xuan Xian, if he sought guidance, Xuan Xian would likely share the secrets of breaking through to the Dao Practitioner Realm.
Likely... right?
And Gu Daoshi was far from the only one watching. The clan leaders of the four great races had all been drawn to the disturbance.
Of course, the most important among them was the Vermilion Bird Race's clan leader.
The moment the Vermilion Bird Immortal Emperor detected Lu Xunxian's aura, she raced toward the source without a moment's hesitation.
After all, her Vermilion Bird Race's clan territory couldn't hold out much longer.
If the problem wasn't resolved soon, the entire Immortal Realm could be destroyed.
"Interesting. Someone managed to break through to the Dao Practitioner Realm within the Immortal Realm, under these conditions. The Immortal Realm has produced quite the prodigy."
Lu Xuanyuan, still searching for Lu Xunxian, also sensed the disturbance. He was genuinely awed by Lu Xunxian's talent.
After all, the Immortal Realm had been cursed by the Wang Family of the Dao Realm. No one was supposed to be able to break through to the Dao realms anymore.
Yet under those very conditions, someone had broken through to the Dao Practitioner Realm. The Wang Family would never simply stand by and watch that person live. When that person eventually traveled to the Dao Realm, the Wang Family would undoubtedly hunt them down.
And the Wang Family was somewhat stronger than the Lu Family.
So the Lu Family would not risk offending the Wang Family to save that person. All he could do was wish them luck.
Without dwelling on the newly minted Dao Practitioner, Lu Xuanyuan returned his focus to searching for the Lu Family's lost kinsmen.
Though the Immortal Realm had been sealed off by the Wang Family, preventing further advancement to the Dao Practitioner Realm, it didn't stop the great families of the Dao Realm from sending their younger members to the Immortal Realm for training. Once those descendants broke through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, the Bloodline Stone would react.
At that point, the Dao Realm families would dispatch someone to retrieve their members.
However, cases like the Lu Family's--where a clan member was stranded and lost--were exceedingly rare. So Lu Xuanyuan simply had to put in the extra effort and search for a while longer.
Meanwhile, news spread across the entire Immortal Realm, and cultivators everywhere set out to find Lu Xunxian.
After all, this was a Dao Practitioner. If they could find him and obtain even a hint of how to advance to the Dao Practitioner Realm, it would be an enormous opportunity.
On Lu Xunxian's end.
The pure, primordial power enveloped him, forming a chrysalis.
But in an instant, the chrysalis shattered and was absorbed by Lu Xunxian.
With that, Lu Xunxian had successfully stepped into the Dao Practitioner Realm.
"So that's how it is. Condensing the power of the Three Thousand Laws into a unified Dao--that's what it takes to break through to the Dao Practitioner Realm."
Lu Xunxian murmured.
After breaking through, he naturally came to understand the mechanics of the advancement.
The so-called Three Thousand Laws were all powers dispersed from the Dao itself.
And the true Dao was the grand unification of all Three Thousand Laws, possessing incomparable might.
Even now, Lu Xunxian had only just barely stepped into the Early Dao Practitioner Realm. True mastery of the Dao was still a long way off.
[Ding. The System has detected that the Host is eligible to ascend to the Dao Realm. Would you like to ascend?]
At that moment, the System's voice chimed in.
"No."
Lu Xunxian refused without a shred of hesitation.
Was it a joke? Going to the Dao Realm at a mere Dao Practitioner level? That was asking to die.
He didn't know exactly where the Dao Practitioner Realm stood in the Dao Realm's hierarchy.
But since it was the first realm, it was presumably comparable to the Immortal Stage in the Immortal Realm.
Moreover, if he went to the Dao Realm, he had no idea how long he would need to cultivate before he could return.
So the best course of action was to continue lying low in the Immortal Realm, growing a bit stronger before heading to the Dao Realm.
As Lu Xunxian declined the ascension, his cultivation was forcibly suppressed back down to the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
"So I can't wield the power of the Dao unless I go to the Dao Realm?"
Lu Xunxian murmured to himself.
But he wasn't particularly bothered.
For him, even the Early Immortal Emperor Realm was more than sufficient.
In a flash, Lu Xunxian returned to the Tiansheng Continent, leaving every Immortal Emperor who had rushed to find him grasping at empty air.
"Find him! Search everywhere! He is the only one who can solve the problem with my Vermilion Bird Race's clan territory!"
Having failed to locate Lu Xunxian, the Vermilion Bird Immortal Emperor immediately gave the order, mobilizing the entire Vermilion Bird Race. Their sole objective: find Lu Xunxian.
Sensing that Lu Xunxian had successfully broken through, Gu Daoshi also withdrew his probing.
He would ask about it the next time they met.
Tiansheng Continent.
Luo Qianxue had also seen the information on her next opponent.
"Feng Qingyu, is it? You again. In that case, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Because she loved Lu Xunxian, she despised the Qingfeng Sacred Land.
And because Feng Qingyu was a disciple of the Qingfeng Sacred Land, she had even less reason to hold back.
So she resolved to defeat Feng Qingyu using the power of the Saint Monarch Realm.
"Achoo! Who's talking about me?"
Feng Qingyu, having just broken through to the Saint King Realm, sensed something and furrowed her brow.
But before she could think on it further, Lin Changkong stepped forward to congratulate her.
"Congratulations on breaking through to Saint King."
"It's all thanks to Master's guidance."
Feng Qingyu was suitably humble.
But Lin Changkong waved his hand. "This was the result of your own effort. Since you've broken through to Saint King, go prepare yourself. It's time to take the stage."
"Yes, Master!"
Feng Qingyu's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
This time, she too had broken through to the Saint King Realm. She refused to believe she couldn't even last a few exchanges against Luo Qianxue.