Above the Great Dao-Chapter 1464 - 680: Heavenly Immortal Realm (2)

The Cabinet Scholar Hu Feifei said, "This matter is of great importance. It should be reported to the True King for a decision."

The crowd then offered incense, its smoke curling up, reaching beyond the heavens.

Penglai West, Demon Suppression Cave. Chen Shi crossed the underground lake, stepping out from the cave with the outside sun blazing fiercely, shining high above, and the sunlight extraordinarily bright.

Outside the Demon Suppression Cave, several immortals guarded the entrance. Seeing him emerge, they were both surprised and delighted, quickly stepping forward to greet him, and promptly contacted Golden Turtle Island to inform Jiao Quezi of Chen Shi's return.

As Chen Shi was heading towards Golden Turtle Island, halfway there, he encountered Jiao Quezi and others rushing to meet him.

"Junior Brother Chen, your cultivation!"

Senior Sister Jing Mei was greatly shocked to see that Chen Shi had already cultivated to the sixth Dao Realm, such a progression was truly frightening. She hurriedly asked, "What have you experienced in the cave during these months?"

Chen Shi dismissed the outer sect disciples and only then described in detail what he saw in the cave.

Everyone was shocked to learn that there was a dark sea water forming an underground lake beneath, harboring outsider paths, and were further astonished by the prehistoric Heavenly Dao recorded on the Green Palace walls, encompassing both Immortal Dao and outsider paths.

Although they were eager to see it for themselves, they knew the outsider path presence was too strong there, beyond their cultivation strength to venture.

"Could it be that the Underground Green Palace caused the outsider chaos sweeping through Penglai West?" Jiao Quezi asked.

Chen Shi shook his head, "I initially suspected the same, but after visiting, I found it wasn't the case. The outsider power in the Underground Green Palace is too weak to overwhelm Penglai West. There's another cause for the disaster in Penglai West."

He looked around; Penglai West, as one of the largest holy lands in the Earth Immortal Realm, was vast and boundless. The immortals once resided here were countless. Yet in a single night, most of the immortals perished, even several Great Luo Golden Immortals couldn't escape the calamity.

What scale of outsider influx could cause such devastating chaos?

"I comprehended the Heavenly Dao from the Dark Sea from the Underground Green Palace walls, which allowed me to quickly elevate my Dao Realm to the sixth layer."

Chen Shi exuded a peculiar aura, distinct from Immortal Dao and Heavenly Dao, giving an impression of an unfathomable darkness like the deep sea.

"The Heavenly Dao of the Dark Sea includes the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Immortal Realm; it's extremely complex. I even suspect that the Great Dao Phenomenon in our Dao Realm might be related to it."

As Chen Shi spoke, he paused slightly.

Why is it that when one cultivates to a certain realm, corresponding Great Dao Phenomenon emerges in the Dao Realm? Cultivators achieve immortality through harmonization, and all cultivation revolves around the Dao Realm.

The Heavenly Immortal Realm is about cultivating the Dao Realm, the True Immortal Realm involves refining the Dao Realm.

Golden Immortal ranges from the seventh to the twelfth Dao Realm, Taiyi Golden Immortal from the thirteenth to eighteenth, and Great Luo Golden Immortal from the nineteenth to twenty-fourth.

One could say the Dao Realm is the source of the Immortal Realm, and the Immortal Realm revolves around cultivating the Dao Realm.

Almost every immortal has pondered where the Dao Realm originates from; some speculate it's established by the Three Pure Ones, others believe it's naturally formed. Some think in ancient times, a divine entity left these realms.

After cultivating the Heavenly Dao of the Dark Sea, Chen Shi felt many Dao images emerging in his Dao Realm were shadows of the Dark Sea's Heavenly Dao.

"I even feel these Great Dao Phenomena in the Dao Realm might originate from the Dark Sea." Chen Shi said.

Such words were quite heretical, but Jiao Quezi and others found nothing wrong with them. Golden Turtle Island itself practiced outsider paths, thus even if Chen Shi spoke such controversial words, they only felt gratified, believing he verified the teacher's hypotheses.

Jiang Guo said, "Junior Brother Chen, can we also cultivate this Dark Sea Heavenly Dao?"

Chen Shi replied readily, "Why not?"

He immediately shared his insights on the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao Patterns, explaining to Jiao Quezi, Qiao Gu, and others. After a moment, everyone felt dizzy, sensing abnormalities in their physical bodies, as if something was stirring within, and their skin seemed to have something crawling beneath.

Chen Shi saw this and knew they were misguided in their comprehension. At once, he explained more thoroughly, detailing his reverse deduction from the Earth Immortal Realm's Heavenly Dao to the Dark Sea's Heavenly Dao.

Their absorption was enthusiastic.

Within moments, Jiao Quezi grew three heads, each with eyes, in each eye a hand was birthed.

Senior Sister Jing Mei's back emitted a sizzling sound, sprouting many robust legs resembling spider legs.

The others fared no better, suffering either physical or primordial spirit mutations.

Seeing this, Chen Shi swiftly helped them refine the outsider influences, and they finally regained clarity, filled with lingering fear.

They merely listened to Chen Shi's teachings, inadvertently attempting comprehension, almost transforming into demons!

"Perhaps I didn't explain deeply enough. Let me elaborate further... Brothers, don't leave! Master, why are you leaving too?"

Chen Shi hurriedly tried to retain Jiang Guo, Jing Mei, and others, but they dashed away in a heartbeat, vanishing from sight.

Chen Shi shook his head, "Learning without thinking is dangerous, thinking without learning is perilous. To learn the teacher's divine skills without the teacher's thoughts leads to confusion, to learn the teacher's thoughts without divine skills leads to death. Following the teacher's path, you should study earnestly!"

The group escaped Chen Shi's clutches, each breathing a sigh of relief. Bai Jingming said, "I'd rather test medicine for people than cultivate this sinister Heavenly Dao!"

The others nodded emphatically.

"Strange, why hasn't Junior Brother Chen mutated while cultivating the Dark Sea Heavenly Dao?" Bian Liu'er wondered.

Jiao Quezi speculated, "Maybe he is from the Dark Sea. I've sensed outsider presence in him before, and he has the unique ability to refine outsiders. These reasons probably shield him from outsider influence."

Senior Sister Jing Mei said, "I think Junior Brother Chen has understood the outsider paths deeply enough, thus avoiding their influence."

Qiao Gu smiled, "Outsider paths are also Great Dao, just like Immortal Dao. Concentrating on one path suffices to join the ranks of top experts in the Earth Immortal Realm. Overindulgence only slows cultivation progression, costing more than it yields. We shall continue on our path without envying others."

Chen Shi stood before Biyou Palace, gazing at the distant scene where Penglai West was bustling, twenty thousand immortals engaged in construction, having brought tremendous order in just eight months.

He also saw many immortals cultivating the teacher's cultivation techniques, though some divine avatars had returned to their main bodies, as they had likely imparted their teachings.

"Penglai West should preserve some outsider paths, not entirely refine them away. Keeping outsiders prevents Opening Tribulation."

Chen Shi's gaze twinkled, muttering, "Why has Penglai West become such a situation..."

He had just thought of this when he suddenly smelled a scent of incense fire, stirring his heart. Next moment, the smoke entered his nose, and Hu Feifei's voice echoed at his ear.

A trace of Chen Shi's thought, carried by the smoke, rested upon the incense flame, forming his visage, he asked solemnly, "Feifei, what's happening?"

Hu Feifei explained the situation of Jade Balance Gate's summon of the Dark Sea, Xuanhuang Sea, and Earth Immortal Realm's immortals, and detailed the causes of Demon Immortal Luo Yu's ascension, saying, "We have now calculated Guiyuan World's location. Should we send forces to Guiyuan to confront the Primordial Worm?"

Chen Shi's heart surged with newfound and old grudges. "The Primordial Worm poisoned the Dark Sea, devastated numerous worlds. Now we have found its trace, it's time to avenge these wrongs!"

He reached for the Fuluo Village Spirit Pill and paused; only one pill remained.

Chen Shi nevertheless consumed the Spirit Pill, harnessing its power to sense West Bull New Continent, then leapt into the halo behind his head, arriving at West Bull New Continent.