Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Lingshu Mountain, Qingjing Palace.

Zhang Jing's eyes were tightly closed, his face exuding a trace of solemnity. At his forehead, a Primordial Chaos Dao Seal with a faint purple hue emitted divine light.

A vast aura was hidden and not displayed, all concentrated within the palace interior.

"The Dharma Phase is the law manifestation, the heart manifestation, and the self-manifestation. Everything is inconstant: the Dao, the heart, the Human Race, thus the Taiyi Origin Egg of the Derivative world can also give birth to different Dharma Phases."

"Concentrating the Dharma Phase is at this very moment!"

A smile of serendipity crept onto Zhang Jing's face.

His effort to solidify the Dharma Phase had now come naturally, not by forced achievement. In fact, had he wished to break through, he would have been capable of entering the Dharma Phase Realm right when he firstly grasped the nine Great Divine Powers.

Instead of waiting bitterly until now.

His mind stirred slightly.

Within the Mud Pill Palace, the nine Immortal Seeds surrounding the Jade Talisman quivered in unison, then, as if drawn by some mystical force, turned into rays of rainbow light and entered directly into the Primordial Golden Elixir.

In an instant, all became silent.

In a trance.

From nothing, a true meaning of the world's preliminary division and the derivation of all paths began to spread little by little.

The previously tranquil Primordial Golden Elixir began to collapse inward, shrinking from the size of an egg to that of a dust particle in a moment.

Then, time seemed to pass by unnoticed.

Boom!

A sudden loud noise erupted beside his ear.

The Primordial Golden Elixir, now reduced to something billions of times smaller than a speck of dust, began to expand violently again.

In the endless darkness, a ray of light suddenly emerged.

This was the first light, the first birth, the primal beginning! From here, everything commenced, and all paths arose.

Dao and principle evolved and transformed within it!

An unbelievably grand and divine presence, like a flood, spread incessantly around, submerging the whole domain of Lingshu Mountain in no time.

"Is the master… about to make a breakthrough in his cultivation?"

Within a valley covered in ice crystals.

Han Sheng ceased his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes, casting his gaze toward Qingjing Palace.

A look of surprise inadvertently flashed across his face.

Is this really what a Cultivator's advancement to the Dharma Phase looks like? Even when he had stepped from the Dharma Phase into Combining Dao, it seemed not to have caused such a terrifying commotion.

"Perhaps only the Human Race, with its endless resources and legacy, could bring forth an existence like the master," Han Sheng thought to himself with a flicker of amazement.

He then rose from his spot, stepping out in one stride to arrive at the main peak where Qingjing Palace was located, and began to quietly stand guard.

His eyes constantly swept over every movement in the surroundings.

Now that the master's presence filled the entire dojo, he was unable to cultivate anyway, so he might as well be here to protect the master.

Although Han Sheng knew that the master, being in the dojo, didn't actually need this,

it was about the attitude!

The heavy responsibility of his clan rested on his shoulders, as if walking on thin ice, not allowing for any negligence. What if he upset the master and brought trouble to his kin?

Time continued to pass inexorably.

At a certain moment.

As if sensing something, Han Sheng abruptly looked up, staring straight at Qingjing Palace behind him.

A look of disbelief crept onto his face.

In his line of sight.

A thousand-zhang blurry silhouette stood tall, its body seemingly composed of layers upon layers of world illusions. At the heart of each world illusion, a boundlessly enormous divine spirit could be faintly seen sitting cross-legged, with grand Dao songs and Dharma conches and drums resounding to the heavens.

It was merely a silhouette, but it gave Han Sheng a terrifying sensation as if a vast world had arrived.

Threads of unimaginably oppressive presence fell, visibly collapsing the void, as if it could not bear the existence of this silhouette.

However.

Before Han Sheng could get a clear look, the thousand-zhang silhouette suddenly scattered.

Everything calmed down once again.

All that remained were thousands of Immortal Spirits with varying strength, and Lu 38 and Lord Ying, who still stood dumbfounded in every corner of the dojo, unable to snap back to reality for a long time.

Was this truly the power of their master?!

And at this moment.

Inside Qingjing Palace.

As the silhouette vanished, Zhang Jing's aura began to plummet rapidly.

An unfamiliar title suddenly came to mind.

The instant the Dharma Phase was condensed, it reflected the mysterious Dao, upon which the heavens and earth resonated, bestowing upon him a divine title.

"Taiyi Supreme Immortal Demon Sword Dharma Phase!"

Zhang Jing murmured.

His current state was somewhat strange.

Though he had integrated all his Divine Skills and Immortal Seeds, except for the Supreme Immortal Demon Sword and a few others, into the Taiyi Supreme Immortal Demon Sword Dharma Phase, transforming his Mana and significantly boosting his strength,

he wasn't truly a Dharma Phase Realm Cultivator in every sense, but rather was precisely stuck between the Dharma Phase and the Golden Core Realm.

The reason was that the Dharma Phase was too grand, and the Original Realm of Taiyi's heavenly essence could not bear it for the time being.

"What is this? A Dharma Phase has been condensed, yet I haven't fully stepped into the Dharma Phase Realm… A half-step Dharma Phase?"

Zhang Jing thought with a wry smile.

But then.

A yellow light suddenly leaped out from behind him and rolled to the ground, transforming into a Daoist wearing a dark dragon robe and a black emperor's crown, identical to Zhang Jing.

The Daoist's face was lifeless, as if it were a block of eternal ice that couldn't melt.

"Daoist brother, it seems to me that we will have to foster another Original Realm before we can truly present the Taiyi Supreme Immortal Demon Sword Dharma Phase to the world. Only then will you truly step into the Dharma Phase Realm," the crowned Daoist said as soon as he spoke, involuntarily spreading an icy and quiet feeling.