Chapter 839 - 781: Xingyun’s Aspiration (Seeking Yue Tickets)

Chapter 839: Chapter 781: Xingyun’s Aspiration (Seeking Yue Tickets)

Jiang Yuebai was taken by Wuwei Mountain Man, leaving the deep sea where the Observatory was located and arriving at an unknown high mountain in the Taibai Realm.

The night was deep, the moonlight flowed like water, the galaxy scattered across the mountains, behind the distant mountain, starlight dotted the sea, grand and magnificent.

"How truly beautiful."

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but exclaim; perhaps due to Daoist Erosion’s influence, standing beside Lin Jingyue, Jiang Yuebai inexplicably slowed down.

Her body felt like cloud drifting and water flowing, her heart like the clear moon and gentle breeze, wanting only to sit at the mountaintop, quietly watching the clouds rise and fall, far away from worldly conflicts.

Lin Jingyue signaled Jiang Yuebai to sit down, the mountain wind blowing the hem of her clothes, lifting the veil on Jiang Yuebai’s face revealing the ink marks of a little turtle underneath, Jiang Yuebai quickly pressed down the veil, giving two embarrassed laughs as she sat next to Lin Jingyue, also pressing down the ink marks on her clothes.

Lin Jingyue didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, "I have a theory about Lu Xingyun’s situation."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuebai tensed up all over, quickly scanning the surroundings, fearing that a lightning bolt might suddenly strike.

Lin Jingyue laughed, "Don’t worry, under the Heavenly Dao, what secrets could all living beings possibly have? Just speak freely, and let destiny take care of the rest."

Jiang Yuebai was amazed by Lin Jingyue’s carefree attitude and thought carefully about what she said, realizing it made sense. If the Heavenly Dao truly had consciousness, no matter how much she guarded, no secret could be kept.

Jiang Yuebai relaxed slightly, "But last time we just mentioned that, and then your Outer Body Incarnation..."

Lin Jingyue smiled helplessly, "Last time was a warning. Now we both already understand each other’s secrets; mentioning it again is harmless, but you’re still shallow in cultivation, it’s better not to speak too openly."

Jiang Yuebai nodded, waiting for Lin Jingyue to continue.

Lin Jingyue looked toward the mountaintop and spoke gently, "I can view the library in the Observatory at will as an Integration Dao Lord, but can’t take anything out, so I’ll keep it concise."

"Lu Xingyun might truly, as she claims, not be of this realm, but from another unimaginable world. Everything she has done has been to return to her original world, and the only method she found was to break the Heavenly Dao of this world."

Jiang Yuebai didn’t know what to say, just remained silent, continuing to listen.

"The book I read, ’Cloud Drifting Legend,’ I don’t know who wrote it, but it records some fragmented things about Lu Xingyun. Her life can be described as a legend of unprecedented change, bringing unprecedented transformation to all aspects of the Cultivation Realm."

"For example, the current Zhuge Family’s incomparable Armor manufacturing level, and the Array Dao master from the Heavenly Spear Realm who ascended in those years, Daoist Taixuan, was also guided by her, and traces of Lu Xingyun’s involvement can be found in the Taiwei Star Alliance’s unparalleled artifact refining Wu Family, among countless other examples."

Jiang Yuebai exclaimed in shock, "Lu... Is she really that powerful? Where did she learn so many things?"

Jiang Yuebai didn’t dare call out Lu Xingyun’s name, fearing she might dig a hole in the sky and poke her head in to eavesdrop.

Lin Jingyue shook her head, "Aside from herself, no one knows this."

"But, considering her tremendous contribution to the entire Cultivation Realm, why are there hardly any records of her in the Upper Realm? It seems like only places like the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs and the Zhuge Family, who received her favor, know of her existence."

Jiang Yuebai was filled with questions; logically, a sect like the Heavenly Interence Sect shouldn’t be confined to the Earth Spiritual Realm if they had such a founder. They should have become the First Immortal Sect in the Upper Realm long ago, right?

Lin Jingyue sighed and continued, "But she created the method of Stealing Dao!"

Jiang Yuebai’s pupils contracted, staring fiercely at Lin Jingyue.

In the Cultivation Realm, everyone knows Stealing Dao is a method of achieving one’s Dao Fruit by seizing others’, but no one knows the specifics of how it’s done.

Jiang Yuebai had asked Immortal Monarch Chongmin many things about ’Stealing Dao,’ but Immortal Monarch Chongmin always kept silent. She had read numerous books in Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s Library, only finding a slight bit about Stealing Dao.

A Dao Fruit has both innate and acquired types, as well as varying sizes. Within the same category, a Great Dao Fruit can devour a Minor Dao Fruit.

For example, the Minor Dao Fruits of spring, summer, autumn, and winter can all integrate into the Great Dao Fruit of four seasons’ reincarnation.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s cultivated Water Path, which is one of the Five Elements Great Dao Fruits, can be devoured by a higher tier Yin Yang Dao Fruit, aiding in its growth.

However, Stealing Dao is taboo in the Cultivation Realm, even more so than possession. Once discovered, the Immortal Alliance will spare no effort to exterminate the practitioner of Stealing Dao, and Mahayana Immortal Monarchs will not allow Stealing Dao incidents to happen freely.

But in the vast Cultivation Realm, although few cultivators above Refining Void level can cultivate Dao Fruits, no one can assure that there isn’t someone in a dark, solitary corner holding the method of Stealing Dao and seizing others’ Dao Fruits.

Especially in the Demon Realm, a place devoid of morality and entirely reliant on devouring for advancement.

Jiang Yuebai’s pupils shook intensely; suddenly, she understood everything.

"So, Lu Xingyun has been constantly using Stealing Dao to make her Dao Fruit more akin to the Heavenly Dao, to resist it?"

Lin Jingyue’s gaze dimmed, "That’s my speculation. What Lu Xingyun wants is the Primordial Chaos Great Dao that can contend against the Heavenly Dao. It’s likely that to this day, she still hasn’t obtained the Primordial Chaos Great Dao capable of breaking the Heavenly Dao, so she’s continuing to set up plans."

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but grab Lin Jingyue’s arm, her body uncontrollably trembling.

"Could it be that Stealing Dao requires the same innate qualities and self-correspondence to proceed? Is that why she chose... us, the Five Spirit Roots?"

Lin Jingyue neither nodded nor shook her head, "The specific method of Stealing Dao is taboo in the Cultivation Realm; I don’t know the details, but I think it’s more or less like this. Consequently, everyone who knows about her in the Cultivation Realm talks of her with hushed tones."

"For the past hundred thousand years, although the successive Mahayana Immortal Monarchs would not deliberately suppress those who revere her and their forces, they also wouldn’t strongly support them, only allowing them to take their own path of slow development, which conforms to the Heavenly Dao’s will."

"I have searched through many historical records in the Observatory. In these hundred thousand years, of those Five Spirit Root cultivators recorded, seven have reached Mahayana. Their cultivated Dao Fruits are unknown, but all seven perished under the ninth Immortal Tribulation, failing to ascend."

Lin Jingyue paused, thinking that what she will face in the future is likely similar.

Jiang Yuebai continued to pursue, "Did these seven people have any interaction with her?"

Lin Jingyue shook her head, "There’s no way to verify!"

"Did anything unusual happen during the ninth Immortal Tribulation of these seven people?"

Lin Jingyue continued shaking her head, "There’s no way to verify either."

Jiang Yuebai clenched her fists; could this mean that before the arrival of the Mahayana Immortal Tribulation, neither the Heavenly Dao nor Lu Xingyun would take action against the chosen Five Spirit Roots?

If that’s the case, she might be able to temporarily set her mind at ease, not needing to worry about the sword hanging overhead striking without warning.

From another angle, if Lu Xingyun truly has the ability to resist the Heavenly Dao, then as long as she remains valuable, Lu Xingyun wouldn’t let her easily die under the Heavenly Dao?

It’s both usage and protection!

Jiang Yuebai’s heart steadied, slowly she stopped trembling. She’s still far from Mahayana, as long as the Heavenly Dao and Lu Xingyun provide her with a way to survive, she will find a way to solve everything.

She won’t concede until the last moment, no—she won’t concede even at the very last moment!

Having roughly figured out Lu Xingyun’s intentions, Jiang Yuebai suddenly thought of another person trying to control her destiny, Zhufeng!

Jiang Yuebai looked up at Lin Jingyue and asked, "Have you heard of Sword Lord Zhufeng?"