Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 783 -490: Entering the Calamity_2

But this is just the preliminary utilization of “Three Flowers and Five Qi”, where a cultivator initially develops their essence, Qi, and spirit, along with the internal organs, which is incomplete and not thorough.

Only when one reaches the Mahayana Realm and transforms mana into the higher-level Immortal Spiritual Power can one further develop the power of “Three Flowers and Five Qi”, merging it with the “Power of the Great Dao”. When combined, they create something magical and condense into the Calamity Realm Immortal Fruit.

This is the method for Mysterious Gate cultivators to ascend to the Tribulation Realm, requiring two critical conditions.

First is to develop the power of the human body to its utmost, condense the Three Flowers on the crown, and cultivate the Five Qi in the chest, unlocking the “potential of the human body” to the extreme.

Second is to fuse with the Dao, integrating the “Power of the Great Dao” within oneself to achieve the fruits of the Immortal Path.

Mysterious Gate Immortal Law is thus, and so are other systems and cultivation methods—they all converge from different paths to the same destination.

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For example, the chakra cultivation practiced by the members of the Brahman Sect essentially seeks to unlock the ultimate potential of the human body, and then combine it with the “Power of Wisdom” to achieve the Wheel of Wisdom. This wisdom is the principle of heaven and earth, another way of expressing and formulating the Dao.

There’s also the Western Divine System, which involves igniting the Divine Fire, condensing the Divinity; their “Divine Fire” corresponds to the Three Flowers and Five Qi, and Divinity is akin to the Immortal Fruit. By igniting the Divine Fire, they bring forth their human potential to its pinnacle and then merge it with the laws of the world to condense “Divinity” and become a Divine Spirit.

Be it chakras and Divinity, or the fruits of the Immortal Path, their forms may differ, but their essence is no different.

Indeed, the Great Dao is three thousandfold, and all paths lead to the same truth!

Though Xu Yang embraces the Ten Thousand Dao, at his core, he remains a bona fide Mysterious Gate cultivator.

The Wheel of Wisdom of the Brahman Sect and the Law of Divinity from the West can only serve as references, not rules to be followed rigidly.

To ascend to the Tribulation Realm, he must use the Mysterious Gate Law, condense the Three Flowers, gather the Five Qi, and then combine them with the heavenly Dao to create the Immortal Fruit.

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So, how does one condense these Three Flowers, gather the Five Qi, and combine them with the Dao of Heaven and Earth?

It all depends on one’s foundation!

With a solid base, everything will naturally come into place.

As long as your foundation is solid enough, your Immortal Spiritual Power pure enough, and your understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth profound enough, there is nothing that can hinder your advancement into the Calamity Realm.

This “as long as” has baffled countless individuals throughout history.

Xu Yang is now facing this very threshold.

Fortunately…

“To step into the Tribulation Realm, one requires a solid foundation and pure Immortal Power, and secondly, a high realm of cultivation and mystical insight into Enlightenment.”

“The latter poses no obstacle for me. Having incarnated in various realms and cultivated simultaneously across numerous lifetimes, and then coming to this world to be favored by the Heavenly Dao—incurring multiple enlightenments from merits, my understanding of the Dao is profound. While not quite comparable to a True Immortal, it certainly suffices to ascend to the Tribulation Realm.”

“What is lacking is only the foundation. This body’s cultivation time is too short, its accumulation too little. A mere eight hundred years, no matter the myriad righteous laws and special traits, the foundation of Immortal Spirit cannot meet the standard for ascension to the Tribulation Realm.”

“Thus, I must supplement it with merits to achieve this Immortal Fruit!”

“The so-called merits are, in essence, the power of the Heavenly Dao, the power of the world, the power of the laws.”

“Therefore, being endowed with merits can aid in cultivation, and there exists the notion that ‘becoming sanctified through merits’.”

“The Power of Merit, founded on the Great Dao, is not only of immense use to Human Immortals in the Tribulation Realm, but also to Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals.”

“And as for my merits…”

Xu Yang mused aloud, analyzing his own situation.

In over eight hundred years, achieving Great Vehicle Perfection is indeed the current limit.

To advance into the Tribulation Realm, one must rely on merits to compensate for the inadequacies of the foundation.

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Merits are precious, needless to say.

But even the most valuable things must be used when necessary.

Xu Yang does not begrudge using them, for over the years, he has acquired quite a few merits.

There are three ways to obtain merits.

The first is through the Wandao School’s contribution to governing the world; in these times of the Demon Catastrophe, at critical moments, as long as the Wandao School exists, its fortunes will thrive another day, with the Heavenly Dao continuously bestowing merits. To date, it has cultivated a momentum akin to a “dynastic rise.”

This has brought many benefits to the Academy Monks, with the most direct being the improvement of cultivation. Many monks from the Academy have subsequently surpassed those from the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and the Ancient Sect Immortal Gates.

As the master of the Academy, Xu Yang benefits greatly. His cultivation has always led the way far ahead, leaving the successors of the Great Cavern Heavens and disciples of the Immortal Sect far behind.

This is the first aspect, and there’s a second—earning merits through slaying demons and eradicating evil.

Here, the competition is fierce, with the disciples of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land constantly “snatching monsters” from the Wandao School, attempting to undermine it and halt its development and Xu Yang’s progress.

Unfortunately for them, they only had a small advantage in the early stages. As time went on and the strength of the Academy Monks gradually increased, they started to fall behind in the competition.

Nowadays, with the Academy governing the world, almost all the minions and underlings of the Heretic God Sect and the Heavenly Demon have been routed by the Academy Monks, leaving the disciples of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and Sects to settle for scraps and leftovers.

This is an inevitable situation. How can the power of sects compare to that of a national apparatus, especially one like the Wandao School? Unless guarding a narrow passage, those disciples of the sects simply cannot compete with the Academy Monks.

This also explains why a certain cohort of “broadcasters” have halted their streams lately—not because they don’t want to air content, but rather, they lack material.

As the master of the Academy, a portion of the merits earned by the Academy Monks from Slaughtering Demon is transferred to Xu Yang; after all, the Heavenly Dao is just and clear in its rewards and punishments.

Thus, although Xu Yang hasn’t streamed much in recent years, the merits he has accumulated are substantial—he earns even while resting.

When combined, both sources of merits are quite significant.

This is but one of the reasons, and a third, regarding the opening and solution of Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

To this day, all the Blessed Lands under the heavens have been opened, and those Immortal Gods Cave Heavens have also entered the world under his coercion.

Although many Great Cavern Heavens had once tried to pull the rug from under him by sending their Taoist disciples to compete with him in the world, using various means to open quite a few Blessed Lands, and even allowing some Cave Heavens to resolve themselves into the world without his intervention.

But this was still not enough to stop him from acquiring merit.

After all, the Heavenly Dao is impartial, with clear rewards and punishments!

It was he who drove all this, it was he who created this situation, without him these Cave Heaven Blessed Lands would never have resolved themselves into the world.

Therefore, no matter how those people maneuver, even if they resolve into the world without going through him, a portion of the merit still has to be shared with him, akin to a form of alternative taxation, unavoidable by any means.

Combining these three aspects, it’s not hard to imagine the amount of merit Xu Yang has accumulated.

The Tribulation Realm?

That’s more than sufficient!

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“You motherfucker!”

“Indeed harboring ill intentions!”

“Senior Xuanyuan is too kind-hearted.”

“Should have cleaved you, you bastard, with one sword from the very start!”

Inside the live broadcast, a wave of curses ensues, yet Shenxiao ignores them all, his Sword Light plunging straight into the Wandao School.

In just a moment, he arrives at the palace gates, a no-fly zone, but Shenxiao does not descend, standing firm in the air, his voice booming like thunder, “Where is Li Xuanyuan!”

In response to these words, there was little reaction from within the Scholar’s Palace, save for one person who walked out unhurriedly.

“Hmm!”

Looking at the person who had come out, Shenxiao frowns and asks coldly, “Is it you?”

“Who else would it be?”

The Demon Enchantress rolls her eyes, “Who else has this kind of free time but me?”

“Humph!”

Shenxiao lets out a cold hum, arrogantly saying, “I come on behalf of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect, where is Li Xuanyuan?”

“I am now also representing Wandao School to welcome you,” responds the Demon Enchantress, spreading her hands, not buying his pretense at all, “What, you think I’m not qualified enough?”

“You…!”

With these words, Shenxiao is left speechless.

Although both are disciples of Immortal Sects, his master, the Mystic Heaven Sword Master, has attained the status of a True Immortal, while the master behind the Demon Enchantress is just at the Seven Calamity, theoretically placing him a notch higher in rank. But that was only in theory.

Having labored for Wandao School for hundreds of years, he now possesses only a Return to Void Cultivation, an entire Great Realm behind the Demon Enchantress, hence lacking confidence when speaking.

But unwilling to lose face, Shenxiao still clenches his teeth and says, “Where is Li Xuanyuan?”

Instead of answering, the Demon Enchantress glances at him and asks, “Where is Ren Baimei?”

“How dare you!”

Shenxiao’s eyes narrow, and he shouts sharply, “You dare to call my master by name?”

“I’d dare even more!”

Unapologetic, the Demon Enchantress stands with hands on hips, retorting, “You also call the Sword Master by name directly. If you have something to say, say it, if not, get lost. Keep blabbering, and I swear I’ll slap you to death, believe it or not?”

“You…!”

Shenxiao’s face turns iron blue, but he doesn’t dare to erupt, only clenching his teeth tightly, he produces an item: “One hundred years from now, the E’mei Sword Duel. Do you dare to accept the challenge or not?”

With that, he throws the Sword Invitation he holds in his hand.

The Demon Enchantress catches the Sword Invitation, now showing a hint of seriousness, “Whether to accept or not is for the Sword Master to decide. At that time, a reply will naturally be delivered, straight to the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect!”

“Humph!”

Shenxiao snorts coldly and without another word, turns around to leave.

Just at that moment…

“Boom!”

The winds and clouds suddenly change, startling heaven and earth.

Shenxiao’s steps falter, and he finds himself frozen in place.

Even the Demon Enchantress turns back to look at the looming and accumulating clouds of tribulation approaching, showing no surprise, and simply spreads her hands, “I told you he was busy, didn’t I?”