Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 485: Another Dao Venerable!

Inside the Miluo Heavenly Palace.

The three Dao Venerables—Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable, Dao Venerable Ji Ning, and Dao Venerable Niro—had not left. At the invitation of the Miluo Dao Lord, they waited within the great hall for the breakthrough results from the Heavenly Dao Platform.

Yin Xing’s breakthrough had somewhat surprised all three of them.

“He’s actually the first to break through already?” Dao Venerable Niro expressed his surprise.

“Merely the Stellar Trail Dao Principle, somewhat unremarkable!” Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable shook his head.

The Miluo Dao Lord said calmly, “All Dao Venerables are the core strength of the Dao Court; they cannot be ranked high or low based on the strength of their Dao Principles! Soul-Constraining, you are being superficial!”

Soul-Constraining Dao Venerable gave an awkward smile.

The appearance of the first Dao Venerable could not unsettle the few of them. In Soul-Constraining’s view, since that Seven Stars dared to request such a large number of promotion slots, he must have been confident in succeeding with two or three.

This first breakthrough should be of the type that was bound to succeed anyway.

Therefore, Soul-Constraining was not panicked.

However, Soul-Constraining did not know that this Yin Xing was actually not within Su Yuan’s initial considerations; he was merely a filler, a supporting character to make up the numbers.

Heavenly Dao Platform.

Yin Xing descended from the platform and looked back at the sky, discovering that he was actually the first one out; the others were still cultivating.

Regarding this, Yin Xing did not feel overly proud either. He also knew he had taken a shortcut; a mere Stellar Trail Dao Principle was nothing worth mentioning.

He did not linger either, directly walking out of the barrier range where the platform was located.

The next moment.

A flood of congratulatory words instantly rushed into Yin Xing’s ears.

“Congratulations, Dao Venerable Yin Xing, for mastering a Dao Principle and achieving venerable, ancestral status!”

“Congratulations, Uncle-Master Yin Xing…”

Each phrase made Yin Xing somewhat dazed. Sweeping his gaze across the scene, a group of Miluo Dao Court disciples were all looking at him with envy and jealousy.

Yin Xing glanced around; almost all were peak Dao Yan Realm existences, among them were even some genuine Dao Venerables.

Yin Xing looked towards a celestial tower, where several Dao Venerables were currently cupping their hands towards him in greeting.

Yin Xing addressed the assembled disciples, “Thank you all for your congratulations. I believe you will also have your breakthrough day!”

After finishing his polite remarks, he flew into the celestial tower.

“Yin Xing pays his respects to several Senior Brothers!” Yin Xing gave a slight bow.

“Haha, Junior Brother, no need for such courtesy! We should be congratulating you!” One burly man among them laughed heartily, “I am Dao Venerable Tuota, second-order realm.”

Yin Xing immediately smiled, “So it’s Dao Venerable Tuota. Allow this Junior Brother to ask out of curiosity, Senior Brother, how long did it take you to break through from first-order to second-order?”

Dao Venerable Tuota laughed, “That’s nothing. The average time for promotion to second-order in our Dao Court is roughly two thousand Kalpas.”

Hearing this, Yin Xing said in surprise, “That’s quite long!”

Another person then smiled, “Junior Brother Yin Xing, you’ve just broken through to Dao Venerable and have no concept of Dao Venerable cultivation. You’ll understand once you cultivate further; the difficulty of Dao Venerable cultivation is far greater than that of levels below Dao Venerable!”

“Might I ask, Senior Brother, how should I address you?” Yin Xing asked casually.

“I am Dao Venerable Ji Bai!”

“So it’s Senior Brother Ji Bai! Matters of the Dao Venerable level, I truly don’t understand very well.” Yin Xing nodded.

The final Dao Venerable who hadn’t spoken yet now asked curiously, “My Dao title is Tailao. Senior Brother asks curiously, among these eighteen people, are you ranked first? Are you a disciple of that Seven Stars Dao Venerable?”

Yin Xing was taken aback, immediately waving his hand, “How could I be ranked first? I’m ranked dead last among the eighteen. You could say I’m the worst among them! Talent, comprehension, ability, temperament—all the worst!”

“I’m also not qualified to become Seven Stars Patriarch’s disciple. I’ve merely received some pointers from the Patriarch. Of course, my entire cultivation base was only achieved thanks to the Patriarch’s help, so in my heart, I still consider myself the Patriarch’s disciple.”

He paused, then added, “Your words remind me. Today, I am fortunate to have broken through to the Dao Venerable level, which can also be considered gaining some strength. Afterwards, I will request to formally acknowledge Seven Stars Patriarch as my master. Even being a Nominal Disciple would be fine!”

Upon hearing this, Tuota and the other two were all stunned.

“You’ve already broken through to Dao Venerable, and you still want to acknowledge Seven Stars as your master?” Tuota couldn’t help but ask in amazement.

Yin Xing smiled, “You don’t understand. The Patriarch’s strength is unfathomable. Everyone can only see the tip of the iceberg of his power. To have the fortune of entering the Patriarch’s school would absolutely bring immense benefits and the best guidance. Of course, I don’t value these things primarily; it’s mainly because I’m grateful for the Patriarch’s help and want an official status, that’s all!”

In their view, a Dao Venerable was already the most respected existence in the world; there was simply no need to acknowledge a master anymore.

Tailao asked curiously, “Then, in your estimation, among your eighteen this time, how many will ultimately be able to break through to Dao Venerable?”

Yin Xing pondered for a moment, then said, “Six or seven!”

The three immediately shook their heads.

“Impossible! That’s far too many!” Dao Venerable Tuota was the first to disbelieve.

“Hehe, although it’s a guess, one shouldn’t overestimate too much!” Dao Venerable Ji Bai also shook his head.

Yin Xing shrugged, “I am the weakest among the eighteen. Since even I could break through to Dao Venerable, they naturally have an even greater possibility!”

Dao Venerable Tuota immediately waved his hand, “Yin Xing, don’t belittle yourself! Being able to break through to Dao Venerable proves that all your abilities have reached the pinnacle of the world! Your talent, comprehension, temperament, and ability have all reached the most monstrous level!”

“Right! No matter how outstanding others may seem, that doesn’t count. Without breaking through to Dao Venerable, they are not worthy of praise!” Dao Venerable Ji Bai also said.

Yin Xing was speechless.

He didn’t know how to explain to these three people, because it was hard for outsiders to imagine that he, this being who broke through to Dao Venerable, truly was the most slacking one. Before this, he hadn’t even made any preparations to break through to Dao Venerable. When he heard the Patriarch say he had obtained a promotion slot, he himself had been utterly bewildered.

Within the Heavenly Dao Platform.

Lan Si was comprehending the Great Dao of Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment Dao Principle seemed to have stirred the power of the Causality Dao Principle. On his body, strands of enlightenment threads connected to other living beings!

He was currently in the Taihao Chaos, not connected to the original Chaos, but within the Taihao Chaos, there were also his “students”!

Among them, Yin Xing was even included!

Before Yin Xing’s breakthrough, Lan Si’s Enlightenment Dao Principle had already connected to many people around him, including Huang Gu, Duan Gu, and others.

His Enlightenment Dao Principle had even connected towards the Seven Stars Dao Palace over there. The Seven Stars Patriarch did not block his enlightenment connections.

Thus, with Su Yuan’s achievements aiding him, his Enlightenment Dao Principle was already infinitely close to the edge of mastery.

And at the moment Yin Xing broke through to Dao Venerable, Lan Si felt his mastery of the Enlightenment Dao Principle advance by leaps and bounds.

Even because Yin Xing was too close to him, the feedback he received was extremely intense!

The Enlightenment Dao Principle also heavily emphasized feedback, sharing a wonderful similarity with the Causality Dao Principle!

The improvement of a “student” was the best interpretation of enlightenment.