Yinshan Record

Chapter 757 The Difficulties of Xuandu: Only the Individuals Know the Truth
Upon reaching the level of the Elixir of Immortality, one enters the Heavenly Court.

Su Che was also slightly shocked by this rule of the ancient Heavenly Court when he was in the Earthly Official Immortal Mansion.

Because this standard is simply too low.

Not to mention the chaotic era of ancient times, even in the Central Plains, which is now considered the dead end of cultivation, there are still quite a few elixirs in the imperial court.

As for the East Sea, cultivators who have attained the Core Formation stage are as numerous as cartloads and bushels.

This is truly an advanced version where everyone can practice and become an immortal.

However, if analyzed from the perspective of the stages of spiritual practice, it does indeed make some sense.

The leap from the realm of the divine soul to the realm of the elixir of immortality is indeed a perilous leap between the mortal and the transcendent.

Once one reaches the Rejuvenation Realm, the supernatural powers and magical abilities that a cultivator can use are completely different from before.

It can be said that a leap has occurred in the level of life.

Below the realm of the divine soul, the innate seed of spirit is not fixed; it is still in the stage of "borrowing the false to cultivate the true," that is, using the "false" physical body to cultivate one's true spiritual nature.

However, upon reaching the Rejuvenated Elixir realm, the innate spiritual seed completes the transformation "from nothing to something," forming the "Rejuvenated Elixir" together with the Dao Foundation. Regardless of how the external manifestation of this Rejuvenated Elixir differs due to variations in the Dao Foundation...

Fundamentally, life has transcended the mortal body.

In a sense, the ancient Heavenly Court was the place that governed cultivators.

Once your abilities reach a certain level, you will be recruited by the Heavenly Court, and you will have to work willingly or resentfully.

"The existence of the Heavenly Court is both a constraint and a protection for cultivators."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King said thoughtfully, "To prevent practitioners from going too far astray."

"Therefore, there must be natural laws and regulations, and morality must be used to regulate them."

"So your path is blocked."

Even now, he is a member representing the ancient Heavenly Court.

However, Su Che still stated his point of view directly.

"The existence of the ancient Heavenly Court was twofold: to change the heavens and the earth, and to regulate the immortals. The path of cultivation is a struggle between heaven and man, and the ancient Heavenly Court was a struggle between heaven and man. How could it last?"

"What you're saying is quite similar to what Xuandu Palace advocated back then."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King shook his head and sighed, "Whoever is in this position, can do pretty much the same things. Now that they're in the same boat, aren't they just doing the same things?"

"Same?"

"Do you know the True Spirit Rank Chart?" the Yin-Yang Dharma King said. "It was the most precious treasure in the Heavenly Court that held supreme power back then, and all the immortals were listed on it."

As a cultivator who had once ascended to the True Spirit Position Chart, Su Che was well aware of its power, even though the one in the Earth Official Immortal Mansion was merely a crude imitation.

It's a system that is both a shackle and a help.

The shackles are that once you are listed among them, you will be bound by the Heavenly Court system and connected to it.

On the other hand, as a member of the system, one can achieve a certain degree of improvement in cultivation and the use of supernatural powers.

It's a feeling of following in the footsteps of your ex and moving forward.

"When the ancient Heavenly Court was destroyed, several of its treasures went missing. The True Spirit Position Map and the True Meaning of the Supreme Dao Ancestor both fell into the hands of the Xuandu Palace. Through their skillful manipulation, they transformed them into something else entirely."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King kept everyone in suspense, then looked at Su Che.

"Young Su, guess what the origin of this True Spirit Position Karma Chart is?"

"Origin? I don't think any powerful being in this world could produce such a treasure that transcends heaven and earth."

"It can accept the immortal registers of all cultivators who have attained the Core Formation stage, combine them into a system, reach far and wide, and be high above. I'm afraid only those above the highest level have such an ability."

Su Che spoke frankly, and the Yin-Yang Dharma King chuckled in response. "You lad, your horizons have certainly broadened considerably. Indeed, this True Spirit Position and Karma Diagram is a remnant left behind by chance when the Supreme Dao Ancestor ascended to this world. It was developed from this foundation, and although it is not the Supreme Dao Ancestor's true intention, it shares a similar essence and originates from the same source, thus it can encompass and contain everything."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King said, glancing sideways.

"It is precisely because of this that the True Spirit Position Chart changed its appearance and took on a different function when it came into the hands of Xuandu Palace."

"Xuandu Palace has altered the hierarchy of the True Spirit Rank Chart. Now, only those who attain immortality and achieve Dao in our own realm can be listed on the chart."

"The Immortal of Immortality?"

"That's right. Compared to the ancient Heavenly Court, which controlled everything up to the Core Formation stage, hasn't it regressed quite a bit?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King gazed at the boundless universe before him.

"Without this shackle, our world would be nothing more than a broken ship, and how many people would want to abandon it? But it is precisely this shackle that has made Xuandu Palace more and more like the Heavenly Court. In the current situation, anyone in that position would make the same choice as back then."

"Then the reason you haven't broken through yet, senior, is because..."

"I am abandoned by heaven and earth and no longer have the ability to attain immortality. Doesn't your grandmaster not come back to visit you when he has nothing to do?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King laughed heartily as he spoke.

"It is precisely because of this barrier that some people want to leave. For example, aren't you three families—Huangtian, Tianshi, and Shenxiao—just waiting to pack up and leave?"

"There is no good or evil, right or wrong here, just different choices."

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King and said, "The Xuandu Palace has set restrictions to prevent the Longevity True Person from transcending, which is an evil against those who are extraordinary, but it is also an invisible protection for all living beings. I just don't understand, how many people can that True Spirit Karma Chart control?"

Upon hearing this, the Yin-Yang Dharma King stopped smiling and looked at Su Che seriously.

"You've got some talent, kid. What do you think?"

"The system represented by the True Spirit Rank Chart, no matter how the Xuandu Palace modifies it, will ultimately limit the Xuanmen lineage. Will the bald head from the west be on that list? Will those demons be on it? Will the sword immortals from the east be on it?"

“If so, then Xuandu Palace will become the target of everyone's criticism and will have to bear the same pressure as the ancient Heavenly Court back then. The ancient Heavenly Court could open its doors to do business and bring in all kinds of forces. Can Xuandu Palace do that? Moreover, this is a fundamental conflict. Even if Xuandu Palace is willing to bring in sword cultivators, would sword cultivators do such a thing?”

The debate among spiritual practitioners over the Great Path is itself a struggle over the choice and rejection of laws.

The Demonic Sect selects those who transcend, so they must corrupt others with their demonic influence.

Sword cultivators choose spiritual obscurity, therefore they must isolate themselves from all laws.

Even if Xuandu Palace wanted to open its doors to guests, it would depend on whether people were willing to come.

The dangers here are even greater than in ancient times.

After all, at that time, the Xuanmen sect was the only dominant force, and almost everyone was a Xuanmen cultivator.

Times have changed, and the situation is no longer what it used to be.

The fact that Xuandu Palace is holding the immortal cultivators of the Xuanmen hostage will inevitably cause problems sooner or later.

Thinking about this, Su Che probably understood why the ancient Heavenly Court met its demise.

How can it endure so much pressure?

Now that Xuandu Palace is dealing with this situation, it's the same as knowing whether the person is drinking water or not.

"That's why there have to be the same earth-shattering, grand plans, only the final outcome... Hmph, it has nothing to do with us."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che.

"One is a mortal, the other is an immortal, how do you choose?"

"What are you going to choose? Do you think you're God?"

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King and said, "It's generally not easy for the gods to live long."

(End of this chapter)