Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1107 - 333: [Mountain Tomb]

"Tianxuan is indeed a great enemy of the Immortal Queen, and she would not hesitate to act. However, the Immortal Queen is a proud person and is unlikely to obey the Great Venerable's command."

Upon hearing the Great Venerable's order, Tianmei first nodded in agreement, then expressed some concerns.

Kunxu Immortal Palace is a place where women hold the highest respect, and the Immortal Queen is proud and lofty. Though there are previous ties of assistance, to manipulate the Immortal Queen might not be feasible.

"Why would I need to command her?"

The Great Venerable said indifferently, "You should inform the Immortal Queen about the 'Yin Image Winter' magic door and promise her that afterwards, I will teach her the method to resist True Spirit. With such benefits, and with Tianxuan as a formidable enemy, she would be willing to participate."

"To tell her this magic door?" Tianmei first showed a trace of surprise, then nodded, saying, "Yes."

Then she left Taihao Hall, departed from Wushan, and went to seek the current location of Kunxu Immortal Palace.

The Great Venerable, on the other hand, shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

"Yin Image Winter" is an exposition on the yin image of winter from "Mountain Tomb," which perfectly matches the Immortal Queen's cultivation. Although this part of the magic door is only a small portion of "Mountain Tomb," about one percent, it nonetheless divulges the supreme techniques of the Feng Family.

Do not be misled by Feng Ziyang's previous generosity towards Jiang Li, in directly revealing "Fu Shan Minister" to him. It was because Feng Ziyang knew that the Great Venerable would make arrangements for Jiang Li, knowing that sooner or later, Jiang Li would also possess the bloodline of the Feng family.

In fact, the Great Venerable regards "Mountain Tomb" with great importance, and would not let even a bit of its contents leak unless absolutely necessary.

This can be exemplified by Jiang Li. Even though he possesses the Feng family's bloodline, the Great Venerable has never imparted the rest of "Mountain Tomb" to him. Until now, Jiang Li only knows "Fu Shan Minister."

Jiang Li created the "Emperor's Pole Worldly Book," relying on the power of the heavens and Fuxi Daoist Body to compensate for the missing parts of "Mountain Tomb."

Now that the Great Venerable is willing to pass "Yin Image Winter" to the Immortal Queen, it's obviously out of necessity rather than true generosity.

Tianmei saw this point, which is why she showed a look of surprise.

"Who would have thought that I would have a day of the tiger falling in plain land."

The Great Venerable chuckled, thinking about the current situation, genuinely feeling increasingly annoyed the more he contemplated it.

The years he has experienced are countless even to him, capable of creating avatars in different timelines and living through the mortal world. Yet in this long stretch of time, this is the first significant setback he has encountered.

It has indeed given the Great Venerable a peculiar feeling.

Having a transcendent mental state doesn't mean not getting angry. Otherwise, how would one differ from a stone? The essence of mental state is to remain undisturbed by emotions and to be able to perceive the multitude of phenomena with clarity and grasp the changes among them. Of course, controlling emotions can be done, but usually, one doesn't intentionally restrain, lest they fall into a lower state.

For instance, a certain monkey, whenever hearing "Horses' Fortune," would burst into a fury, but in terms of mental state, he is very strong.

However, the Great Venerable, having gone through lengthy epochs, has become somewhat numb to emotions, his usual joviality and anger mere façades. This time, however, he rarely felt genuinely angered.

Unable to resist pacing back and forth, he eventually gave a light humph and also left Taihao Hall, heading towards the back of Wushan.

The other side of Wushan is mostly cliffs, with few structures. Members of the Devil God Sect who reside in Wushan wouldn't place their lodgings there. In fact, their residences are mostly below the mountainside, rarely having the authority to approach the vicinity of Taihao Hall.

The other side of Wushan is where the Great Venerable's avatar and the regular dwellings of Feng Ziyang, Tianmei, and others reside.

The Great Venerable walked straight to Feng Ziyang's residence.

This is a cliff adjacent to a waterfall, with a simple stone house standing on the cliff, next to the cascading waterfall, with its deafening sound of rushing water constantly echoing.

Feng Ziyang sat cross-legged before the cliff, sword light revolving around him, forming layer upon layer of sword wheels. Each sword wheel contained eight rays of sword light, matching the number of the Eight Trigrams, rotating at varying speeds, causing the surrounding currents, the waterfall in the front, and the rocky mountain below to fall into disarray with the movement of the sword wheels.

Light and shadow twisted with the movement of the sword wheels; the waterfall would sometimes fall, sometimes ascend, the flowing wind crashing left and right, plunging the scene into chaos, forming a bizarre and fantastic tableau.

The arrival of the Great Venerable was akin to a boulder dropping into the sea currents, instantly stirring the "waters," unaffected by them, making Feng Ziyang instantly aware.

"Retract."

He uttered a rare single word, withdrawing the sword wheel, restoring the surrounding scene to normal, then rose and turned towards the Great Venerable, speaking in a modulated tone, "Is there something you wish to instruct by coming here?"

"Simply wandering around, and dropping by to see how your progress is."

The Great Venerable strode, observing the surrounding traces, "You've reached Perfect Fifth Rank long ago, yet you delay your advancement to perfectly combine Dao Fruit Divine Power with your Sword Dao. Now I see your progress is about complete; it's time for your promotion. Your Sixth Junior Brother has become a supreme, and your Junior Sister has reached fourth rank."

"This matter is simple; tomorrow, I shall advance." Feng Ziyang said.

He honestly had long been confident in his advancement; the reason he hadn't was not due to inability, but unwillingness.

"Moreover, I also intend to impart the complete 'Mountain Tomb' to you." The Great Venerable continued.

Upon hearing this, Feng Ziyang looked at the Great Venerable with a strange expression and then asked, "Are there concerns?"

"Ha," the Great Venerable chuckled lightly, "The complete 'Mountain Tomb' was originally meant to be taught to you after your advancement. Teaching it now or later makes no difference, also allowing you an earlier familiarization for smooth advancement."

Saying this, the Great Venerable had already walked to the edge of the cliff, casually dropping down.

"The Three Tombs originate from the Eight Trigrams, and the outline also relates to the Eight Trigrams. You are aware of the outline of 'Mountain Tomb,' which involves the eight words: sovereign, minister, citizen, thing, yin, yang, soldier, and image. You previously selected suitable ones to cultivate 'Fu Shan Minister,' 'Hidden Mountain Soldiers,' and 'Stacked Mountain Image. Now, I will teach you the remaining five requirements."

"Firstly is Chongshan Jun, grand and lofty, the image of the sovereign. It is also the image of Heaven, and Chongshan Jun is the head, with below having Sovereign's Counsel, The Social Order, Junwu Dragon, King Yin Queen, Lord Yang Master, King Soldiers General, King's Image Head..."

While the Great Venerable expounded, he gestured through the air, qi veins running through, evolving various profound intricacies. In the movements of his hands, diverse anomalies emerged, elucidating the truths.

For such a cultivation technique, mere words are insufficient to fully encompass its subtleties. It requires divine intent evolution for the receiver of the Dharma transmission to comprehend.

Of course, if one's realm is sufficiently high, they could perceive with a broad and comprehensive perspective just by the textual content of the cultivation technique, making it possible to study.

Yet, this so-called sufficiently high realm...

Feng Ziyang is still lacking several levels.

In fact, were it not for the Great Venerable's profound understanding of 'Mountain Tomb,' making its profound mysteries accessible, Feng Ziyang might not have comprehended. The reason he previously cultivated only three of the Eight Requirements was due to inadequate personal realm and insufficient power, making cultivation unbeneficial.

'Mountain Tomb' was created by Emperor Xi to develop his innate Dao body. Among the Three Tombs, this cultivation technique has the highest threshold, impossible to be cultivated when one is weak.

The Great Venerable had long been prepared for Dharma transmission. His explanation, progressing layer by layer, made the intricate essentials readily accessible, causing Feng Ziyang to become momentarily entranced, immersed in the grand and minute marvels of the Dao.

However, just as the Great Venerable finished explaining the fourth requirement, his expression suddenly changed, and a profound sense of inner alarm arose.

"Not good!"