39: Development of all parties
Time flies, and years pass by in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred thousand years had passed.
Qing Wu slowly opened his eyes and looked at Yuan Feng, who was still cultivating under the phantom of the Wutong Tree, nodding with satisfaction.
Although Yuan Feng did not embark on the path of establishing a clan and contending for hegemony, resulting in less Luck being added to her, her cultivation speed might have slowed down slightly.
Fortunately, under his guidance, she spent almost all of her time on cultivation.
Comparing the two, the gap was not that large.
On the contrary, her Dao Heart gradually became firm.
From then on, accompanying him, the Great Dao was within reach.
This was much more free and easy than taking the path of establishing a clan, being blessed by Luck yet also burdened by it, forced to contend for hegemony with the Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan, and eventually falling into the Calamity.
Withdrawing his gaze and not disturbing Yuan Feng's cultivation, Qing Wu activated the Restrictions and stepped out of the Dao Field.
Sensing his own perfected Daluo Dao Fruit:
"Daluo Perfection, I have finally felt a major shackle on the path of cultivation."
Since his Transformation, thanks to his roots as a Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root, which was no weaker than those Innate Sacred Beings, along with his own Legacy.
Qing Wu had rarely encountered such things as Bottlenecks on his path of cultivation.
Even when breaking through to Daluo and condensing the Three Flowers, the process could be said to have happened naturally.
This could all be considered a novice benefit period granted by the Great Dao.
The next step, breaking through Daluo to achieve the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, would be a relatively difficult process.
During the Dao Discussion with Yin and Yang and the others, Qing Wu had already discovered this.
These reincarnated Chaos Gods and Demons were born mastering a pure path.
What they pursued was the ultimate of the Dao, using their own ultimate path to reflect all other paths.
They followed a cultivation method of using their own Dao to suppress other paths, and subsequently breaking through them.
Whereas beings like him and Yuan Feng, born within the Primordial World, were tainted by multiple Laws from birth, requiring them to comprehend many more things.
Their path was to major in one Great Dao while practicing many other Dao methods simultaneously, using those various methods to support their own Dao and help it reach a higher level.
Neither of these two methods could be said to be superior to the other.
Although they seemed completely opposite, they were merely methods of Dao cultivation and refining Laws.
One must know that there are three thousand Great Daos, and all paths lead to the same destination.
Dao validation through Luck, through Law, through Karma... it was all the same.
The one that works is a good method.
Qing Wu thought of Hongjun again; the method of Beheading the Three Corpses to achieve the Quasi-Saint Realm that he created was completely different from their cultivation methods.
Using Innate Spirit Treasures as anchors to chop off one's own Three Corpses of Good, Evil, and Obsession.
The Three Corpses can each be seen as an Incarnation of oneself, usually restrained within one's own Dao Fruit.
In battle or when needed, the Three Corpses can be sent out.
Among them, the most famous is Taishang Laozi's Good Corpse—Taishang Laojun.
As the Lord of the Tushita Palace in the Heavenly Court, although he was always either performing Alchemy or refining artifacts.
But no one dared to underestimate him; he was regarded as the number one person beneath the Saints.
Shaking his head, Qing Wu refrained from making a final judgment on this method for now.
Although after the Heavenly Dao emerged, the three thousand Great Dao Laws were restrained within it.
And the method of Beheading the Three Corpses allowed a Cultivator to better align with the Heavenly Dao, enabling them to better comprehend the Heavenly Dao and its many Laws, making it a good cultivation method.
But after all, the only one who seemed to have successfully attained the Dao through the method of Beheading the Three Corpses was Hongjun.
Even Hongjun's personal disciples, the Sanqing and Nuwa, as well as the Two from the West who were Named Disciples, ultimately achieved the status of Saint through the method of Dao validation via Karma.
Logically speaking, given the Aptitude and Providence of these Innate Sacred Beings, Dao validation should not have been an issue.
Whether Hongjun's teaching was flawed or the merging of the Three Corpses was too difficult remained to be further verified.
However, this was not a problem he needed to worry about yet.
In any case, he would not follow the method of Beheading the Three Corpses, nor did he intend to become an enemy of Hongjun and bring trouble upon himself.
It was better to focus on himself; only by focusing on oneself could the Great Dao be expected.
After organizing his gains and completely stabilizing his current Realm, Qing Wu summoned Jin Feng and Qing Luan.
"Greetings, Daoist Venerable!"
At this moment, a streak of azure light came from afar, and Qing Luan's figure appeared alone before him, but Jin Feng was nowhere to be seen.
Just as Qing Wu was about to ask, another streak of reddish-gold light came from another direction, circled around Qing Wu several times, and finally landed.
"Jin Feng greets the Daoist Venerable. Congratulations on your exit from seclusion."
Jin Feng, in the form of a young girl, held some treasures and offered them with both hands.
Qing Wu's gaze fell upon her hands; although the spiritual items and fruits were not particularly precious, they represented her sincerity.
No wonder she was a bit late; it turned out she had gone treasure hunting.
Suddenly, he felt a daze, sensing that this little girl seemed to have inherited a certain hobby of Yuan Feng's...
This act made Qing Luan feel a bit at a loss; she fumbled around her person for a while but found nothing presentable.
In the end, she could only complain irritably, "Jin Feng, why didn't you tell me in advance? You've made me look so rude before the Daoist Venerable."
Jin Feng gave a playful smile, "Call me 'Big Sister,' and I'll share some with you."
"You..." A faint blush immediately appeared on Qing Luan's pretty face.
Watching Jin Feng tease Qing Luan until she was fuming, Qing Wu shook his head and chuckled.
The bond between the two girls was very much like his relationship with Yuan Feng.
"Alright, don't bully Qing Luan too much," Qing Wu interjected.
"Yes!" The two girls bowed in respect.
Afterward, Qing Wu checked the progress of the two girls' cultivation.
Both had reached the Late Stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, which was not considered slow.
Since their Transformation, they had always stayed within the Immortal Volcano and had never gone out to travel, so they lacked experience and their Heart-Natures were somewhat naive.
However, there was no rush for them to go out and travel.
Although the Primordial World had just passed through a Great Tribulation and was in a rare period of peace, various dangers were still hidden; with the girls' low cultivation, it was best for them to stay in the Immortal Volcano.
After some further inquiry, Qing Wu got a general idea of the situation outside.
In the current Primordial World, it was a time for the Dragon Clan, the Qilin Clan, and the Avian Race led by the Thunderbird to develop on a large scale.
These three clans had profited greatly during the Beast Calamity, and their Luck was at its peak.
Among them, the Dragon Clan took the Four Seas as their foundation, and all the thousands of aquatic races submitted to them.
The Qilin Clan took Qilin Cliff as their headquarters, and the Terrestrial Beasts looked to them as their sovereign.
The avians gathered at Hurricane Canyon and were also rapidly expanding their influence.
"Thunderbird Ling Ming!"
Qing Wu nodded, showing an expression that said "as expected."
In that great battle where ten thousand birds competed, Yuan Feng had subdued thousands of avians, and none could rival her.
She was the undisputed king.
If one had to find someone after her to lead these thousands of avian tribes...
It could only be this Thunderbird Ling Ming.
Although he was also crushed by Yuan Feng, he was still the best among the rest.
Moreover, under his leadership, the avian alliance was able to engage in great battles with the Vicious Beasts during the Calamity.
He could be considered a qualified leader.
Thinking of this, Qing Wu couldn't help but smile.
"I just wonder to what height he can lead the avians."
"We shall wait and see!"