Chapter 1718
Clarification
Not only Li Zhirui, but the other disciples' cultivation levels are also gradually improving.
Even cultivators like Yunxiao and Zhao Gongming, who were at a bottleneck, gained a lot. Although their cultivation level could not be improved for the time being, they also had many insights and solidified their foundation.
All the disciples present were immersed in the Great Dao, overjoyed and forgetting the passage of time.
In a daze, hundreds of years have passed, and the Shangqing Daozun has also finished his sermon.
The disciples felt as if they had suddenly woken up from a beautiful dream, and for a moment they were all a little unaccustomed to it.
As they checked their own progress, an irrepressible smile appeared on their faces, showing that everyone was very satisfied with their results.
"After this sermon concludes, return home and calm your mind to contemplate it carefully. If there is anything you do not understand, you can also exchange ideas and discuss it with your fellow disciples," Shangqing Daozun reminded him.
His words were mainly directed at Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao, because he had high hopes for them and hoped that they could seize the opportunity to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and help Shangqing Dao share some of the pressure.
As for Liuguang, Bidu, and the other disciples in the late Taiyi stage, their chances of breaking through are lower, but it's not entirely impossible.
Even though Shangqing Daozun had already reached the Dao Fruit Great Luo level, he could not clearly know the fate and future of each disciple.
"Yes!"
Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao also sensed their teacher's gaze and the intense expectation he held for them.
"Let's go back."
"Thank you, teacher, for imparting the great Dao!"
Li Zhirui had just risen to pay his respects along with the others and was about to turn around when he suddenly heard Shangqing Daozun say, "Gongming, Zhirui, stay."
He was quite surprised when he heard his name called, and couldn't understand why he had to stay, but he still stood there obediently.
Many disciples glanced at him curiously as they passed by. They hadn't noticed him before, but now they suddenly realized that he was a complete stranger and they had no recollection of him.
If it weren't on Biyou Island, with the teacher in person, even if this person had cultivated the Shangqing Daojing, they would still doubt his identity and wouldn't immediately acknowledge him as a fellow disciple.
However, the disciples only glanced at him and did not waste any time, because their time was very tight.
In addition to consolidating the insights gained from this sermon, we must also try to discover more gains and go to the cave we opened up in the primordial world to collect those spiritual objects and formations.
For most disciples, once their master leaves the prehistoric world, given their level of cultivation and strength, they simply cannot protect such a blessed land.
Rather than being beaten out later, it's better to take the initiative and give up those cave dwellings while the teacher is still in the prehistoric world and can protect them. This way, they can save their own lives and maintain their dignity.
"Senior Sister Guiling, do you know who that junior brother is?" As soon as she stepped out of the main hall, Bixiao asked impatiently.
The other disciples also slowed their pace, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Gui Ling shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know either, but he is indeed a disciple of the master. He suddenly joined the sect when the master was giving lectures in the Chaos Heaven a few times before."
"By the way, do you all remember that once after the teacher finished his lecture, he kept us behind and asked a certain junior brother, a Xuanxian, for a secret technique? That person should be him."
When listening to the Dao in the Upper Clarity Chaos Heaven, people do not appear in their true forms, but rather in a special state of divine soul. Therefore, unless they are very familiar with each other, it is difficult to directly correspond their divine soul with their true forms.
This is also why many disciples are unfamiliar with Li Zhirui.
Moreover, among the many cultivators present, not every disciple had ever been to the Chaos Heaven to listen to the Dao. They had never actually met Li Zhirui before, so it was perfectly normal for them to feel unfamiliar with him.
"What?! It was him?!"
Many disciples gasped in surprise.
Even Yunxiao, who was usually calm and collected, showed a hint of surprise on his face at this moment.
The fact that the Shangqing Daoist Master asked a disciple for a secret technique is known to everyone in the Shangqing Daoist community. Unexpectedly, they met another protagonist today.
"If I remember correctly, he said he was a being from the outside world and had only recently arrived in the primordial world," Qiongxiao said slowly.
This was the answer Li Zhirui gave to Yunxiao on the way, and she had just remembered it.
"This kind of background..."
The crowd gasped again. Most of the disciples among them had never left the prehistoric world, and their understanding of other worlds was actually very simple and crude: the lower realms!
In every aspect, it is far inferior to the primitive, lower world!
Of course, their perception is not wrong, because the Primordial World is indeed the most powerful and highest-ranking world in this universe, and no other world can compare to it.
Yet, in such a lowly world, there were beings who were valued by the teacher and taken in as disciples.
"He must have some extraordinary talent to be accepted as a disciple by his teacher."
This statement was met with approval from everyone.
If it weren't for this, how could Li Zhirui possibly catch the eye of a Daoist master?
At the same time, Gui Ling recalled the time when his eldest brother, Duo Bao, asked their teacher why he valued this being from the outside world. The teacher's answer was: "This child's aptitude, temperament, and comprehension are all quite good, and he also possesses extraordinary fortune."
'A stroke of luck...'
At the time, the only one who noticed this subtle difference, besides her, was her eldest brother Duobao. If it weren't for the fact that all the junior brothers and sisters were discussing it so much, she probably wouldn't have remembered it either.
Now it seems that this child's fortune is indeed extraordinary, and cannot be described simply as having abundant fortune.
The great calamity that swept through the primordial world and caused the deaths of countless beings had just ended; the sages, including the teacher, were about to leave the primordial world and remain high in the heavens, where they were no longer allowed to interfere.
And look at the timing of his arrival in the prehistoric world, it was just right!
They not only avoided a terrible calamity, but also enjoyed the teacher's well-intentioned sermons.
'So, the teacher discovered this and that's why he took him as a disciple?' Gui Ling's mind was churning with thoughts, but these questions were probably difficult to answer.
However, she always felt that it wasn't that simple, and there must be something she hadn't thought of.
But she didn't delve any further into it. After all, from now on, the other party would be her fellow disciple, and there would be plenty of opportunities to get to know him.
"Alright, hurry up and finish what you need to do, don't waste any more time." Seeing that his junior brothers and sisters were still discussing, Gui Ling quickly interrupted them, reminding them that time was tight and they shouldn't waste any more time.
"Yes!"
Everyone felt a chill and quickly dispersed.
……
Talking two ends.
Inside the Hall of Hearing. "Please sit down."
Shangqing Daozun glanced at Li Zhirui, who was tense and somewhat nervous, and smiled, "I didn't expect to see you in person before leaving the Primordial World."
"It's because I'm late," he quickly replied.
Shangqing Daozun didn't take it to heart and instead said, "Gongming, as the senior disciple of the inner sect, you should take some time to teach him properly."
"Yes, teacher." A hint of surprise and curiosity flashed in Zhao Gongming's eyes. What was so special about this fellow disciple that made the teacher so attentive?
In his memory, apart from his senior brothers and sisters Duobao and Guiling, the only people who received preferential treatment were himself, Yunxiao, Yashan, and a few others. He never expected that there would be another one today.
Unfortunately, the teacher is leaving the prehistoric world and will not be able to personally teach this junior brother.
"I imagine you have many questions in your mind, don't you? While we still have some time, let's see if I can help you answer them," said Shangqing Daozun.
Li Zhirui knew these words were directed at him, and he didn't stand on ceremony, since he did indeed have many questions that needed answers.
He said respectfully, "Master, you must already know my origins. I have risen step by step from the Heavenly Immortal level in the void. Why would the Primordial World appear in the Golden Immortal level void?"
"Because the primordial world is not simply located in a certain layer of void, it spans the three great voids of Golden Immortal, Taiyi, and Daluo, so you can come directly from the Golden Immortal level void."
Li Zhirui was quite surprised by the answer, as it was a perspective he had never considered. "Thank you for your explanation, teacher."
He then asked, "Why didn't the Heavenly Dao of this world reject me after I entered the Primordial World?"
"Because you have cultivated the Shangqing Dao Scripture, in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, you are a being of this world."
The Supreme Daoist Master Shangqing smiled faintly and said, "Why is the Dao Fruit Grand Luo so noble? Why are all those below the Dao Fruit ants? It is not only because our realm is higher, nor because we have mastered a complete Great Dao Law, but also because after achieving the Dao Fruit, we can integrate our own Dao path into a Heavenly Dao."
"As long as the Way of Heaven endures, we shall never die!"
These words had a huge impact on Li Zhirui and Zhao Gongming. They knew that the Dao Fruit Grand Luo stood at the highest point in the universe, but they never expected that it could actually influence the highest-ranking prehistoric world.
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, teacher!"
Actually, he had another question in his mind: what exactly happened in Shangqingdao that caused such heavy casualties?
However, after thinking about it, he felt that this question was not appropriate and might upset the teacher. He decided it would be better to find out about it later, so he kept it to himself.
"Thank you for bestowing this treasure upon me, Master. Now that I have arrived in the Primordial World, I beg you to take it back."
Li Zhirui thought for a moment, then took out the guiding Luo Pa and presented it with both hands. This spiritual item was of a very high grade, but it was of no use to him.
Shangqing Daozun did not refuse, because this item had another very important use for him.
However, he was not the kind of person to take advantage of his disciples, so he took out another Taiyi-level purification spiritual item and handed it to Li Zhirui.
"Go back and cultivate diligently. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask your senior brothers and sisters. The prehistoric world is far from peaceful, and it will only become more and more turbulent."
After saying this, Shangqing Daozun waved his hand and disappeared.
"Yes!"
Although the person had already left, Zhao Gongming and Li Zhirui still bowed respectfully before turning to leave.
Along the way, Zhao Gongming looked at him curiously, wanting to say something several times, but in the end he didn't ask anything.
"Brother Zhao, may I ask if I can open a cave dwelling on Biyou Island?" He had no choice but to ask, otherwise he would feel really uncomfortable.
"Of course you can. Don't underestimate Biyou Island just because it's only a few thousand miles in circumference. Its interior has been expanded spatially. The main problem is that there's no place to set up formations, so you can create your own cave dwelling, Junior Brother."
After saying that, Zhao Gongming asked with some curiosity, "Junior Brother, did you really come to the Primordial World from the Celestial Immortal Realm void?"
"Well, actually I was originally born in a small world, and later ascended to a large world, and then began to train in the void."
"A miniature world?!"
Upon hearing this almost unheard-of term, his reaction was somewhat exaggerated. He exclaimed with amazement, "Junior brother, you are truly amazing! You were able to cultivate step by step from such a barren world to the Golden Immortal realm!"
"Senior brother is too kind."
Li Zhirui smiled modestly and asked, "May I ask, senior brother, if I want to understand the prehistoric world as soon as possible, which jade slips should I consult? And where is the scripture repository inside the mountain gate?"
"The Primordial Era, the Great Compendium of Spiritual Objects..." Zhao Gongming rattled off more than a dozen titles.
"As for the Sutra Repository? Look, it's right here."
As he spoke, he pointed forward.
Not far in front of the two, a very simple and ancient-style pavilion with nine stories stood quietly.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. I will not disturb your cultivation any longer. I wish you continued success and that you will soon achieve the Great Luo realm!"
With that, Li Zhirui bowed and hurriedly left.
He planned to first find a suitable place to build a simple cave dwelling to consolidate the insights he had gained from listening to the teachings not long ago, and then seriously develop the cave dwelling.
After settling into his lodgings, he planned to devote himself to the Scripture Pavilion and learn about the prehistoric world as quickly as possible.
"Tsk, I didn't expect someone so quiet and reserved to be so decisive and efficient." Zhao Gongming shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
For him, the most important thing now is to seize the opportunity bestowed by Heaven and break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!
……
Meanwhile, Li Zhirui has already embarked on a journey to find a sacred mountain and blessed land.
"I didn't expect Biyou Island to be so big."
After searching for a while, they had used up a lot of their magic power but still couldn't find a suitable place. However, they gained a completely new understanding of Biyou Island.
He even wondered if the island's area was comparable to a small world, because he had been flying at high speed for several hours but still hadn't seen the island's boundary.
Left with no other option, Li Zhirui could only try to use the Law Sensing to see where the Purification Law would react more noticeably.
However, this method is not perfect, because in addition to places with a strong purifying aura, places where evil spirits gather are also attracted by the purification law.
On his first attempt, he encountered a sinister place. He went there with great enthusiasm, but left dejectedly.
Li Zhirui did not attempt to purify that sinister place, because he discovered that it was actually the cave dwelling of one of his fellow disciples. (End of Chapter)