Eternal Heaven

The question of who is stronger between Jiang Buwen, a grandmaster of martial arts in the mortal realm, and Tao Yaoyao, the master of Dushuo Mountain in the Eternal Heaven, is probably something only the two sisters, Qingling and Jinyu, would care about.

After all, one is their current protector, while the other is an ancient god who once protected their family. It's a difficult choice between the two.

When Jiang Chao said he wanted to learn their skills, he naturally meant he wanted to learn their incredible methods. Although Jiang Chao didn't know exactly what kind of methods they used, based on what he had seen today, their methods must be extremely powerful.

That eight-foot-tall lady... that woman in red robes, even he couldn't resist when he activated his trump card, the Qilin bloodline, yet the two of them were able to drive him away. This shows how high their skills were.

You absolutely must learn this!

This time, Jiang Chao secretly made up his mind that no matter what, he never wanted to experience that feeling of powerlessness again.

"If the young master wants to learn, it's not impossible, but..."

Jin Yu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"But what?" Jiang Chao asked quickly.

Jin Yu sighed and said, "However, young master, your current cultivation level is far from sufficient. Even if we were willing to teach you, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to comprehend it."

Jiang Chao raised an eyebrow. "Is what you've learned really so profound and unfathomable?"

He was quite confident in his comprehension, after all, there was nothing he couldn't learn so far that he wanted to learn.

Jin Yu shook her head. "It's not that it's unfathomable, but... how about this, I'll teach you a mantra first, young master. Try it and see if you can use this mantra to immerse your divine sense in it."

After saying that, Jin Yu recited an extremely convoluted and obscure mnemonic.

After listening, Jiang Chao silently repeated it once.

Two times, three times, four times...

Jiang Chao finally couldn't help but frown when he recited it for the fifth time.

This is a mnemonic... is this a mnemonic?

After reciting the incantation dictated by Jin Yu, Jiang Chao did not feel any change. This might be because he did not understand the meaning of the incantation, or it might be for other reasons.

In short, Jiang Chao didn't sense anything.

Jin Yu and Qing Ling exchanged a glance, also puzzled.

Logically speaking, since the young master possesses the bloodline of the Xuanyuan clan, this incantation, though the most widely circulated basic longevity cultivation method in the Longevity Heaven, should still have some effect, right?

Why is the young master reacting this way?

Jiang Chao refused to believe it and continued to chant it several more times.

Try to deepen your understanding and knowledge of this mnemonic by repeatedly reciting it silently.

But it still didn't work.

"When reciting the mantra, do we need to use any actions or gestures?"

Finally, Jiang Chao, who had been struggling to find a solution, couldn't help but ask.

"what?"

Jin Yu was slightly startled. "Young Master, I had almost forgotten. This incantation does indeed require a specific training movement to be performed!"

The two of them are from the Azure Phoenix Clan. From the moment they were born, they had already mastered the innate divine abilities of their race. Their divine power would continue to increase with age, and they did not need to rely on any cultivation techniques.

Therefore, although Jin Yu had heard of the basic cultivation techniques and formulas of the Longevity Heaven cultivators, he did not know that they had to be combined with specific cultivation methods.

Hearing Jiang Chao's question, she suddenly remembered that she had indeed seen people practicing in a specific posture.

Jin Yu didn't remember much about the Eternal Heaven. Fortunately, Mount Dushuo was one of the many sacred realms of the Eternal Heaven, and many cultivators living there would go to Mount Dushuo for pilgrimage and worship.

Someone built a thatched hut at the foot of Mount Dushuo and practiced cultivation year-round. Once, she went out to play with the Flower Goddess and curiously watched her from the shadows for a while.

I still remember the posture that person used.

So Jin Yu described to Jiang Chao in detail the posture he had seen before.

After listening, Jiang Chao seemed to be deep in thought.

He then released the power of his bloodline, his body returned to normal, and then checked on the three women's condition again.

Seeing that although they were injured, they were not seriously hurt and had only fainted, he was relieved.

Arriving at the open space in the courtyard, Jiang Chao sat cross-legged, palms facing the sky, focused his mind and silently recited the incantation called "The Myriad Spirits Technique" to begin his cultivation.

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, all things are the charcoal, yin and yang are the fuel, and the Great Dao is the fire, refining my body and forging my soul..."

The mnemonic was initially obscure and difficult to understand, even quite tongue-twisting, but as you recited it, for some reason, that feeling of not being able to understand it turned into simple and easy-to-understand four-character phrases, clear and concise.

Jiang Chao felt a warm current rising from his dantian. That power, different from martial arts true qi, circulated in his body. Wherever it passed, his meridians relaxed, as if an invisible hand was helping him to regulate his meridians.

This feeling was wonderful, just like when Jiang Chao first cultivated his inner strength, but it was different. Compared to the power formed by the condensation of essence, qi and blood in martial arts true qi, the energy that was born out of thin air from his dantian was purer and gentler, making his soul feel a sense of pleasure.

This was a very special experience for Jiang Chao, who felt his body undergoing tremendous changes.

The mantra transforms into a pathway for the circulation of energy, flowing continuously within the body for about two or three cycles before naturally stopping.

Jiang Chao opened his eyes and felt that the world had become different in his eyes.

If the feeling this world gave him before was one of vibrant life, then now, the feeling this world gives him is one of... decay.

dilapidated?

Jiang Chao was startled.

Why do I feel this way?

Jiang Chao expressed his feelings to the two beautiful maids who were staring at him intently.

It wasn't until he repeated it three times that Jin Yu and Qing Ling snapped out of their shock.

Jin Yu asked incredulously, "Young Master, you've... connected to the Bridge of Immortality?"

"The Bridge of Immortality? What is the Bridge of Immortality?"

Jiang Chao was completely bewildered upon hearing this, as he had never heard of this term before.

"The so-called Bridge of Immortality is a bridge built between cultivators and heaven and earth. Once this bridge is built, cultivators can use it to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and gather the brilliance of the sun and moon for their own use, thereby changing their physique and potential."

"Once you have fully comprehended the rules of heaven and earth, you can open the gate to immortality and go to another world through this gate."

"That place is—the Eternal Heaven!"

After hearing Jin Yu's explanation, Jiang Chao was first stunned, then his eyes widened, and he said incredulously:

"You two aren't some celestial beings descended to earth, are you?!"

Jiang Chao thought of a possibility and couldn't help but blurt it out.

The Bridge of Immortality, a bridge built between heaven and earth, leading to the Heaven of Immortality...

Isn't this the realm that those Taoist practitioners describe as only accessible to the legendary immortals who ascend to heaven?

Is this world not a place where martial arts are revered?

Even external evils can be killed or suppressed and sealed by martial arts grandmasters who stand at the pinnacle.

Why is another "Eternal Heaven" suddenly appearing while I'm standing here?