On the Avenue.

Chapter 628 I am the True Successor

Xi Muran's heart skipped a beat. There were indeed some rumors in the Immortal Court that their master had held back when passing on the Great Wilderness Dao Collection to them, and that what he had taught was not the complete technique.

Xi Muran had some suspicions at first, but he couldn't see any shortcomings in the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection, so he dispelled his doubts.

As his cultivation level increased, his horizons and knowledge also broadened day by day. However, the higher his cultivation level, the less he could see any shortcomings in the Great Wilderness Dao Collection. He admired his master's talent more and more and had no doubts in his heart.

But Chen Shi's words rekindled his suspicions.

"Is the Great Wilderness Dao Collection that my master taught me the real Great Wilderness Dao Collection?" he wondered to himself.

Although Xi Muran had doubts, he remained calm and smiled, "You mean you want to compare with me and see which of our Great Wilderness Dao Collections is superior?"

Chen Shi said solemnly, "Senior Brother Xi is suspicious of me, and no matter what I say, I cannot dispel that suspicion. Since that's the case, why not use the simplest method? If the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection that I learned is better, then naturally what I learned is the authentic one. Since I am the authentic one, then I can naturally dispel Senior Brother's doubts."

Xi Muran said "Oh," and asked with interest, "So, what is the simplest method?"

Chen Shi laughed and said, "If you and I have the same level of cultivation, and each of us uses the supernatural powers from the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection to counter other supernatural powers, whoever is more skillful will naturally be the authentic one."

Xi Muran praised, "Indeed, it is the simplest method. Good! Junior Brother's cultivation is very strange. He is already at the Heavenly Immortal Realm without using the Dao Realm, and if he uses the Dao Realm, he may very well advance to the Golden Immortal Realm. Since that is the case, then we will not use the Dao Realm. I will only use my Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivation to exchange a few moves with you."

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Muran had hit the nail on the head, pointing directly to his problem. His cultivation level did indeed fluctuate. If he didn't use the Dao Realm, he would be a Celestial Immortal, stronger than other immortals, but only slightly stronger.

If he were to use the Dao Realm, his cultivation would increase dramatically, and he might even be able to compete with a slightly weaker Golden Immortal.

Chen Shi raised his hand and walked away into the distance, saying, "Senior brother, please."

"please."

Xi Muran accompanied him.

Several maids filed out of the Qilin carriage, some standing by the carriage shaft, some leaning against the carriage, and some sitting on the Qilin, watching the two people walk further and further away with smiles.

"This young master Chen is quite bold."

A young girl playing the zither couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "He actually came up with this idea; he's just asking for trouble. Although your cultivation level in the Celestial Court isn't very high, you're exceptionally intelligent. You can learn anything quickly and master it in no time. How could someone like him, who's a self-taught amateur, possibly compare?"

The girl holding the jade flute smiled and said, "Although you are young, you are the most favored, so the techniques you have learned must be authentic. This young master Chen said that the Great Wilderness Dao Collection he obtained was given by an immortal. Perhaps the master happened to pass by a small world and found that his aptitude was not bad, so he casually taught him a few techniques."

They chatted and laughed as a young girl serving tea and water said, "Sisters, we're running low on tea in the car. I'll go to the nearby Tianjie Street to buy some more and I'll be back soon."

The women all laughed and said, "Go quickly, go quickly."

"Little Red Show is out of luck; she won't get to see the young master's dashing figure."

The tea-serving girl, Xiao Hongxiu, didn't say a word and hurriedly left, thinking to herself, "These sisters are beautiful women by the young master's side, but they are unaware of the dangers. If the young master wins against Chen Shi, it will be fine, but if the young master loses, then it will be dangerous."

She walked faster and faster, getting far away from this place of trouble, thinking to herself, "If the young master loses, it means that the Great Wilderness Daoist Manual that the master passed on to him is not authentic, which also means that the Great Wilderness Daoist Manual that the other young masters learned is not authentic either!"

She couldn't help but shudder.

At that time, Xi Muran's concern was no longer whether the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection was authentic, but how to keep the master from knowing that he already knew the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection was not authentic.

"It's impossible for the young master to lose, but what if he does?" she thought to herself.

Chen Shi and Xi Muran walked further and further away, their robes flowing gracefully, each possessing a unique air. Xi Muran had the air of a noble young master among immortals, ethereal and otherworldly, as if untouched by the vicissitudes of life. Chen Shi, on the other hand, wore a purple-gold crown, thick as the back of a knife and sharp as a sword, giving off an impression of outward brilliance.

"Whether we can defeat Xi Muran depends on whether the Rootless Method passed down by Master Zhang can surpass Xi Muran's true teachings."

Chen Shi sensed the ancient star field deep in space and used the Rootless Method to rediscover the supernatural powers of the Great Wilderness Dao Collection.

The supernatural powers of the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection originate from the Primordial Star Domain.

In ancient times, people worshipped the stars in the ancient star field, divided different stars into constellations, gave them divine status, and worshipped and offered incense.

The stars in the ancient star field have long been blessed with extraordinary power, naturally giving birth to divine figures. As these divine figures grew stronger, they transformed into gods and demons guarding these star fields.

Their history is much older than the current Heavenly Court, and they possess immense spiritual power, hence they are called Star Lords.

The Great Wilderness Dao Collection is based on these constellations, combining the Dao power of different constellations to create supernatural abilities. For example, the Seven Stars in Disarray, the Division of Constellations, the Ten Suns in the Dipper, and other supernatural abilities all require an understanding of the Dao power of the corresponding stars in order to cultivate them.

Chen Shi sensed the aura of these star lords in the ancient star field, guessed the Great Dao they controlled, and thus comprehended the corresponding supernatural powers.

But Xi Muran was different.

Xi Muran's status was extremely high, allowing him to personally come before those star lords, observe their divine essence, and ponder their Daoist methods. Seeing and touching them with his own eyes and hands, he was naturally far superior to Chen Shi, who relied solely on intuition.

Chen Shi had no idea whether he could defeat Xi Muran.

He had never fought against an immortal who had inherited the lineage of a renowned Taoist master.

Those who fought him in the past were mostly immortals who had ascended from the mortal realm to the Immortal Realm. Their lineages were not as strong, and although each of them was a genius, their cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities were inferior to his, so he easily defeated them. Even those whose cultivation level was higher than his were not necessarily his match.

But Xi Muran was different.

Xi Muran came from the Celestial Venerable's sect. The Celestial Venerable's power was deeply imprinted in Chen Shi's mind, almost becoming an obsession.

He still remembered the time when he deduced the technique of the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection and gathered all the geniuses of Xiniu New Continent to work together to crack it. So many people, yet no one could find the flaw in the Great Wilderness Mingdao Collection!

Chen Shi defeated the Celestial Venerable by the combined efforts of everyone and by mobilizing the power of the entire Xiniu New Continent to suppress him with force, rather than by using supernatural powers.

Now, he couldn't help but feel uneasy about using his supernatural powers to defeat Xi Muran, who was from the same school as the Celestial Venerable.

He sensed the ancient star field with the Rootless Method, forgetting himself and the world, without any attachment to self. The ancient star field seemed to be projected into his Dao heart, not reflecting the form of the star lord, but reflecting the fundamental Dao contained in these ancient stars.

The Rootless Method transmitted by Master Zhang was meant to enhance one's understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao, but now he is using it on the Great Wilderness Dao Collection!

Just as he was engrossed in his work, Xi Muran stopped and smiled, "Here, we don't have to worry about affecting others." Chen Shi also stopped and continued to immerse himself in the wondrous state of the Rootless Technique.

Xi Muran suddenly realized that Chen Shi's aura had changed. Although he was right there, she couldn't sense his presence, as if he had become one with the world.

"Little tricks!"

He stepped forward and unleashed the Seven Stars Assault technique, attacking Chen Shi.

The seven stars in the scattered arrangement are the Seven Luminaries: the Sun Star Lord, the Moon Star Lord, the Venus Star Lord, the Mars Star Lord, the Mercury Star Lord, the Saturn Star Lord, and the Jupiter Star Lord.

These seven star lords held extraordinary positions and possessed extremely formidable strength. In order to comprehend this move, he personally went to the residences of each star lord for decades, eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping in their residences. Only then did he comprehend the Great Dao contained within the Seven Luminaries. The expressions and appearances of the Seven Luminaries star lords also became imprints of the Great Dao, deeply imprinted in his mind.

When he used the Seven Stars Ascending technique, it was as if the Seven Luminaries were floating behind him, with huge suns, moons, and stars behind him, providing him with boundless power!
He was confident that he had no rival in this move!

His attack almost shook Chen Shi out of his rootless state. Chen Shi's vision trembled violently, as if towering gods were about to enter his field of vision, destroy his foundation of Daoist magic, crush his Daoist heart, and trample on his personality!
Without hesitation, Chen Shi activated the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection, which also featured the Seven Stars in a staggered arrangement, to meet Xi Muran's attack.

Xi Muran's Seven Stars Scattered is even more perfect than that of the Heavenly Venerable, with no flaws to be found. Although he is using this move at the level of a Heavenly Immortal, it is still so powerful that it is despair-inducing!
His "Collection of Great Wilderness and Enlightenment" is indeed more perfect than Chen Shi's "Collection of Great Wilderness and Enlightenment"!
Chen Shi only deduced the Great Wilderness Dao Collection from several immortal techniques at Despair Slope using his own intelligence; he had never actually learned the Great Wilderness Dao Collection.

He could win against others with his skills, but against Xi Muran, his skills became his biggest weakness!

However, at the instant their supernatural powers clashed, Chen Shi's fear of the Sun, Moon and Star Lord crushing into his field of vision suddenly vanished, replaced by Zhang Zhenren's rootlessness and detachment, a state of complete forgetting of self and things.

In his view, Xi Muran's techniques and supernatural abilities still showed no flaws.

But he no longer needed to find any flaws.

The two supernatural powers collided at that moment. Xi Muran realized that Chen Shi's cultivation was not as profound as her own, and felt ashamed: "The power I used was slightly better than his."

He slightly withdrew some of his magical power, and suddenly heard countless sounds of sacrifices and prayers in his ears, accompanied by the pungent smell of incense, noisy and unrestrained.

In that instant, he felt as if he had returned to the primordial era, when the land of Shenzhou was still a desolate wilderness, teeming with countless powerful creatures. People, dressed in rags, struggled to survive amidst floods and ferocious beasts. They prayed to the heavens and offered sacrifices to the sun and moon, and the immense aura of incense formed an extraordinary power that soared into the sky.

The Seven Luminaries were formed in this state, and the power of these seven deities arose from this!

Xi Muran was greatly shocked, realizing that this was the oppressive phenomenon caused by Chen Shi's Seven Stars Strange Arrangement move.

In terms of technique, his Seven Stars Arrangement was more exquisite than Chen Shi's, but in terms of artistic conception, he had already lost!

As their supernatural powers clashed, Xi Muran, unable to retract her excess magical power, immediately sensed a surge in the Dao power unleashed by her opponent's supernatural power!

"A cut above me!"

Just as he thought of this, Chen Shi had already transformed his supernatural powers, becoming the constellation division!

Without giving it much thought, Xi Muran immediately used the Star Division Technique.

In the desolate night sky, the stars shone brightly. Xi Muran displayed the divine power of the constellations symbolized by the many star lords, while Chen Shi displayed the prayers of all living beings behind the star lords and constellations, the source of divine power!
Before either of them could determine a winner, they each changed their tactics.

Ten days of fighting!

Xi Muran's expression changed slightly. He sensed that Chen Shi's divine power was growing stronger with each move, gradually overwhelming him. He immediately switched to the Emperor Chariot!
Chen Shi also unleashed this move. The two supernatural powers clashed, and the imperial chariot spun in the deep sky, carrying the dragon horn and the king of the ginseng!
Various stellar energies erupted, turning the area within a hundred miles around them into a world of colliding giant stars!

The power of the stars surged and radiated in all directions, obliterating the clear sky and sweeping away all the clouds!

Realizing he was outmatched, Xi Muran immediately changed his technique.

Manipulating fate!

Sheti Big Angle!

A myriad of things in full bloom!

There were some supernatural abilities that Chen Shi had never comprehended before, and this was the first time he had seen them. But when he saw Xi Muran use them, he immediately understood the principles behind the supernatural abilities and naturally used them as well.

The two possessed ever-changing supernatural abilities, and the celestial energy around them surged and collided, growing ever more intense, making them feel as if they were in a vast ocean of stars!

One of them seemed like a god-king who ruled over the Zhou Tian Star Lords, and the other seemed like a ruler who controlled the star domain and the Dao Sea!

Xi Muran continued to roar and unleash various supernatural powers, his speed increasing rapidly. When the battle reached its most intense moment, he activated the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Array, mobilizing the star power of the Primordial Star Domain to bring down the tribulation!
Chen Shi also activated the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Array. The two tribulation arrays collided and their respective powers erupted. Star power surged from the sky, and the almost violent star power engulfed the two of them!
Suddenly, Xi Muran laughed and said, "Junior brother, that's enough. I lost."

He slowly withdrew his strength, and Chen Shi hesitated for a moment before also slowly withdrew his strength.

The two dispersed from the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Formation.

Xi Muran stood there, a half-smile on his face, his voice low and hoarse: "Junior Brother's Great Wilderness Dao Collection is indeed authentic. I have lost."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "After the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Formation, there is one more move."

Xi Muran's body trembled slightly, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Is there one more move?"

Chen Shi nodded. When he fought with Xi Muran just now, he sensed an even more terrifying change after the Lesser Heavenly Tribulation Formation. However, Xi Muran conceded defeat at that time, and he was unable to continue developing this move.

"This move mobilizes the power of the Great Circulation, and once it is used, it has the power to destroy the universe."

Chen Shi speculated, "However, this move requires a deeper understanding of the stars and cannot be easily executed."

Xi Muran's face turned ashen. He waved his hand and chuckled, "You don't need to use your skills. What I received wasn't the true teaching. Heh, I didn't expect that none of us fellow disciples received the true teaching..."

He laughed heartily, his laughter barely concealing his disappointment. He turned and walked towards the Qilin Chariot, then stopped and turned back, saying, "Junior Brother Chen, do you think what you received was Master's true teaching? Not necessarily! Master didn't teach us fellow disciples the true teachings. How can we know that what he passed on to you didn't leave behind any hidden tricks?"

Chen Shi watched him return to the Qilin chariot. Just then, Xi Muran suddenly struck a ruthless blow, killing all the women on the chariot. Even the green Qilins did not escape his clutches and died one after another!
Xi Muran wiped the blood from her hands and said indifferently, "Our master doesn't want us to know that the techniques he taught have flaws or loopholes, so we won't know. If you know, you must die."

He turned back, his gaze chilling: "Junior Brother, you are very lucky. But if you want to gain a foothold in the Celestial Court, you must forget about the true teachings! This is for your own life!"

(End of this chapter)