On the Avenue.

Chapter 756 One Force Breaks All Laws
Chen Shi felt a surge of vast and pure magical power coming from behind him, like an impenetrable wall of copper and iron, blocking the aftershocks of the divine powers of the two peerless masters coming from the front, giving him an indescribable sense of security.

Behind him, ancient beings such as Changchun Emperor, Niangpo Yuanjun, Yangshuo Mountain Man, Shantang Hermit, and Tianye Old Man appeared one after another, each using their magic to shield Chen Shi from the aftershocks, allowing his master to watch the battle in peace.

For them, witnessing the battle between the Heavenly Emperor Gouchen and the Sect Master of Shangqing Realm was a rare and precious opportunity.

Even if they don't need to protect their employer, they will still show up to witness this battle.

Having cultivated to their level, the experience of predecessors is no longer sufficient to guide them; they often explore on their own. Having like-minded people is helpful, as they can exchange ideas. But if they are too lazy to socialize, they can only study alone, with no one to verify their findings.

A battle between two supreme beings can allow them to verify many things.

Emperor Gouchen's aura surged, and in a short moment, he raised his immortal path to the second level of the Great Luo Dao Realm. His own Great Dao condensed, and a Luo Tian World appeared in the void above his head.

It was a world purely constructed by the Dao, like another Heavenly Market Enclosure.

The Great Luo is a world constructed from its own Great Dao Laws.

All the laws and principles of heaven and earth belong to me.

The Wind and Thunder Staff in his hand carries the power of the Great Dao of a world, requiring no Daoist magic.

He thrust out his staff, and the space around Yun Zhongzi trembled violently. Suddenly, it shattered like a calm lake, and the space-time where Yun Zhongzi stood collapsed. Chen Shi saw the layers of world space where Yun Zhongzi was located continuously collapsing!

Emperor Gouchen's strike had the potential to shatter all magic. No matter how well Yun Zhongzi concealed his figure, he could not escape the power of this blow!

The power of the Wind and Thunder Staff crushed all the space around Yun Zhongzi, leaving his figure standing in the void with nothing to rely on.

However, Yun Zhongzi's Taoist methods also greatly impressed Chen Shi.

Yun Zhongzi was clearly standing there, but his figure was like Mount Tai, existing simultaneously in countless worlds of the Xuanhuang Sea.

The Wind and Thunder Staff shattered the spacetime of one world, but his figure was already in the spacetime of another world.

He seems to be everywhere, yet he does not exist; he is mysterious and enigmatic.

However, when Emperor Gouchen unleashed his staff, it shattered his seemingly unbreakable magic, and the Wind and Thunder Staff arrived in front of Yun Zhongzi in an instant.

Yun Zhongzi raised his hand to take the blow head-on, his aura surged, his black hair suddenly stood up, and his jade crown was shattered.

Emperor Gouchen changed his move accordingly, unleashing boundless power with each sweep, filling the heavens and earth with destructive force. As the cover was lifted, golden stars swirled in the sky, crushing down upon them!

His moves were simple: thrusting, poking, flicking, clouding, collapsing, parrying, blocking, and deflecting, but their power surpassed any supernatural ability Chen Shi had ever seen before!
His techniques were refined to a state of simplicity, abandoning supernatural powers and Taoist methods. He did not use a Taoist temple or his primordial spirit, but simply utilized the weapon characteristics of the Wind and Thunder Staff, yet its power was unimaginable.

The Daoist temple and the primordial spirit have become insignificant in his achievements, not worth mentioning or using.

With each strike he made, all the magical techniques and supernatural abilities that Yun Zhongzi used were rendered useless, completely shattered by this simple move.

Chen Shi's eyes lit up; he saw another path of battle in the life of Emperor Gouchen.

Break all laws with one force!

When one has mastered enough power of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and even uses one's own Dao to construct a world, the spells comprehended through understanding the Dao of Nature, and the supernatural powers comprehended through understanding the Dao of the gods, are no longer sufficient to support the Dao power of a cultivator.

On the contrary, the simplest moves are easier to unleash one's own power of heaven and earth.

Therefore, to cultivate to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, one must follow the path of returning to simplicity and authenticity.

Using supernatural powers and techniques is merely a way to display one's identity; returning to simplicity and authenticity is where true cultivation is revealed.

"With one force, all techniques can be broken. There is no need for complicated moves. Its power already fills all directions, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide or escape. This is an achievement that even supernatural powers cannot reach. In addition, the Wind and Thunder Staff has undergone 360,000 years of incense offerings and sacrifices. It is probably the most precious treasure after the most precious treasure. The two combined are mutually reinforcing."

Chen Shi's eyes flashed; even the Great Emperor Gouchen was not without a chance of victory!

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Yun Zhongzi produce a peach branch in his hand and meet the Wind and Thunder Cudgel.

He didn't reveal his Great Luo Heaven cultivation level, and the peach branch in his hand seemed ordinary, without any talismans or Dao patterns, as if it had just been picked from a peach tree. A few unopened peach buds were still hanging on it.

However, this peach branch was able to withstand the Wind and Thunder Cudgel, which had a history of 360,000 years of incense offerings. The moment the peach branch and the Wind and Thunder Cudgel touched, a loud and booming sound was produced, as if two great worlds collided and heavenly thunder and earthly fire erupted!
The sound reached Chen Shi's ears even after Changchun Emperor and others had resisted it, and it still made him dizzy and disoriented.

It is easy to imagine that if Chen Shi had been directly exposed to the sound, he would have been seriously injured if not killed!

Yun Zhongzi wielded the peach branch with a style that resembled both swordsmanship and a short stick.

When he uses the staff, it is like an old wolf; once it strikes, it is deadly and never misses. When he uses the sword, his body moves with the sword; the sword seems to become his mind, and his body is merely the instrument he controls.

His figure was graceful and agile, possessing the elegance of a scholar, the detachment of a Taoist, and the unrestrained spirit of a madman, making people marvel at the magnificence of his Taoist magic.

The two did not use any magical treasures, supernatural powers, or spells; they simply engaged in close combat with peach branches and wind and thunder staffs.

Chen Shi did not see Yun Zhongzi's Great Luo Heaven, but he saw that Emperor Gouchen was shaken by one of his peach branches, causing his Wind and Thunder Cudgel to bounce up repeatedly, his arm muscles to twitch wildly, and even the Heavenly Market Wall that Emperor Gouchen rebuilt with the Great Dao was shaking, with stars flying around and the constellations in chaos.

"Master, the Great Luo Heavenly Dao Realm of the Shangqing Sect Leader is within his body, and has merged with his physical body."

The voice of Yangshuo Shanren came from behind Chen Shi, pointing out, "He seems not to be using the Great Luo Heaven, but in fact he has reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, merging the Dao realm with himself. Every move he makes carries the power of the Dao realm. Master, don't use your own eyes to see. Take out the Dao Eye in the Dao realm, open the eye between your eyebrows, and you will be able to see some clues."

Chen Shi expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, Brother Yangshuo."

Yangshuo Shanren quickly said, "Master, please don't say that. I see that your Dao Realm is indeed profound and extensive, but you rarely use it. I suppose you are a genius who has cultivated to this level on your own without guidance. That's why I dared to speak out."

He speaks in a refined and scholarly manner, but when he speaks with the Emperor of Changchun, he is extremely fierce and foul-mouthed, often cursing the other's parents and ancestors.

Of course, Emperor Changchun also likes to greet his parents and ancestors.

There are indeed some strange eyes in Chen Shi's Dao Ruins Dao Realm, which are also Dao phenomena. However, these Dao phenomena are usually only seen when Changchun Emperor, Yangshuo Mountain Man and others gather together to study their Dao methods, but Chen Shi himself rarely uses them.

With a slight thought, Chen Shi discerned these strange eyes, sensing that each type of eye contained a different profound principle.

The white-haired old man, who looked like a farmer, laughed and said, "If you want to observe a giant like Yun Zhongzi, you should use this Dao Eye."

He pointed to one of the eyes and said, "This Dao Eye is called the Dao Eye of Investigating Things. It is about investigating things to gain knowledge, seeing through the smallest details, exploring the principles, and discerning the underlying truth beyond the surface."

Chen Shi was overjoyed: "Thank you, old man."

The old man in the field repeatedly said, "I dare not, I dare not." Chen Shi summoned the Eye of Investigation, but the moment the Eye of Investigation flew out of the Dao Ruins Dao Realm, it suddenly disappeared. The next moment, Chen Shi's brow gradually bulged, and something seemed to be rolling under his skin. Then, the skin between his brows split open to the left and right.

As the skin opened, the Eye of Exploration was revealed, and Chen Shi immediately felt that he had gained a strange new perspective.

In this field of vision, the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers are merely hazy outlines, including the Changchun Emperor and others, who are also shrouded in mist, their forms vaguely discernible but appearing almost transparent.

What is truly clear is the image of the Great Dao between heaven and earth, which becomes exceptionally clear, with its structure clearly visible.

Chen Shi didn't know how other people's Dao Eyes were, but his Dao Eyes could even see the structure of external paths!

"Is the third eye of Erlang Zhenjun of Guanjiangkou also the Dao Eye he cultivated?"

Chen Shi used this Dao Eye to observe Yun Zhongzi and immediately noticed the difference.

Yun Zhongzi's physical outline was very blurry, but within Yun Zhongzi's body was a vast and boundless world of the Great Dao!

This Great Dao World is even more magnificent than the Heavenly Market Enclosure, filled with starlight and presenting layers upon layers of wondrous caves and heavens, totaling as many as twenty-four heavens!
This scene was extremely peculiar, as if there was another Yun Zhongzi inside Yun Zhongzi's body, and within that Yun Zhongzi's body was another grotto-heaven. And within this Yun Zhongzi's body, there was also a Yun Zhongzi, and also a grotto-heaven.

This process is layered and progressive, like peeling asparagus. You peel one layer and there's another layer inside. You can peel up to twenty-four layers!
"His method is the method of mending the heavens."

Chen Shi observed carefully and saw the profound mystery of Yun Zhongzi's Taoist methods.

Yun Zhongzi, as expected of the leader of the Shangqing lineage, had long realized the inadequacy of the immortal path, unable to fully explain the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and to truly unite with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, thus he had the ambition to mend the heavens.

He used external methods to supplement the path to immortality. Each level of the Dao realm is a different heaven. When he was in the first level of the True Immortal realm, he used a small amount of external methods to make up for the deficiencies and achieve harmony with the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

In the second level, more external paths are used to supplement the Dao of Heaven and Earth.

The third layer is used more often.

And so on.

Once one cultivates to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the required external paths surpass the immortal paths, becoming primarily external paths with the immortal paths as secondary. However, these external paths are all presented using immortal path patterns, so from the outside, they still appear to be immortal paths and have nothing to do with external paths.

Chen Shi observed their method of mending the sky, and that is exactly what happened.

Although Chen Shi could see the profound mystery of its Taoist methods, deciphering them was extremely difficult. Seeing it was one thing, doing it was another.

Chen Shi then went to see Emperor Gouchen and clearly saw Emperor Gouchen's Luotian. There were also heretical paths within Emperor Gouchen's Luotian, but the source of these heretical paths was the two red apricots on Tiger Cliff. Emperor Gouchen had studied them deeply and had already achieved extraordinary success.

"But comparatively speaking, Emperor Gouchen's achievements in heterodox practices are still far inferior to those of Yun Zhongzi."

Chen Shi observed and analyzed the situation before drawing a conclusion.

"Emperor Gouchen did not receive the true teachings of Yun Zhongzi!"

His eyes flashed. Yun Zhongzi's Heaven-Mending Technique must have appeared very early, perhaps even before he took Gou Chen as his disciple, it already had a rudimentary form. This conjecture was not unfounded, but rather derived from the red apricots found on Tiger Cliff in Zhongnan Mountain by Yun Zhongzi.

Such a rare spiritual root, capable of enabling one to comprehend heterodox teachings, is extremely rare. It is not even found in Chen Shi's Qianyang Mountain, but it exists in Yun Zhongzi's Daoist temple.

Moreover, the Taoist methods that Yun Zhongzi taught Gouchen were also the methods to activate the heretical sect of Hongxing, indicating that at that time, Yun Zhongzi had already come into contact with heretical sects and had achieved considerable success.

Therefore, Chen Shi guessed that the method of mending the sky had already taken shape at that time.

At that time, the Three Pure Ones and Tongtian had fallen out. The reason for attacking Tongtian's lineage was that Tongtian's lineage was studying heretical doctrines, deviating from the orthodox path, teaching indiscriminately, and teaching inhumane people, so everyone had the right to kill them.

"But ironically, there are also people in the Three Pure Ones lineage who study heretical doctrines." Chen Shi said with a half-smile, but also with some anger in his heart.

This matter had nothing to do with him, but now he has become a contemporary master!

"Yun Zhongzi's method of mending the heavens requires one to start from the True Immortal realm. He was already a Golden Immortal when he attacked Shang, so he had to abandon his cultivation and start over. He is indeed a person with great perseverance."

Chen Shi felt a surge of respect.

At this moment, the voice of the Goddess Yuanjun came: "When watching the battle of the Great Luo Golden Immortals, the master should observe the movement of their inner Dao phenomena to discern their Daoist methods."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi immediately focused his attention on the Luo Tian of Emperor Gouchen and Yun Zhongzi. He saw that when the two made their move, various magnificent Dao images shone brightly within the Luo Tian, ​​dazzlingly brilliant!
At the same time, various Dao phenomena are constantly being refined and transformed, from rivers changing their course to the transformation of the sea into mulberry fields, to the changing winds and clouds, or the birth and death of all things, or the shifting of stars and constellations, truly ever-changing.

Even ordinary Golden Immortals would be dazzled and dizzy just by seeing these changes in the Daoist phenomena, and would be completely unable to discern the mysteries within them.

Although Chen Shi was extremely skilled in Taoism and only half a step away from becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he was still overwhelmed by the changes in just a short time. He felt as if all sorts of principles were rushing into his mind, filling his head with knowledge to the brim, making it impossible for him to function.

His head was throbbing with pain, so he immediately used Chen Yindu's method to connect with the brains of his nine defiled bodies, stuffing excess knowledge and humanity into their minds. As a result, his mind became much clearer.

He then observed the changes in the Daoist manifestations of the two individuals, and it became less difficult for him.

However, his nine defiled bodies felt the burden growing heavier and heavier, and one by one they fainted.

“I still need a creation like Uncle Xiao Wu to share my humanity and excess knowledge,” Chen Shixin said.

But the thought only lingered for a moment before being extinguished by his divinity: "I am more wicked than my grandfather. If I were to follow in his footsteps, no one could restrain me. This is absolutely unacceptable."

Emperor Gouchen's attacks were fierce and domineering, befitting his status as the number one deity of the Great Zhou. However, Yun Zhongzi was too powerful. With twenty-four levels of Dao Realm running through his body, his Dao power was almost inexhaustible. With just a peach branch, Emperor Gouchen was forced to retreat step by step and was constantly injured!
That peach branch wasn't particularly powerful; it was probably a twig he'd plucked from a peach tree in Luo Tianzhong. But in his hands, its power surpassed that of the Wind and Thunder Cudgel, far exceeding what Gouchen could match.

He unleashed a barrage of deadly moves, displaying murderous intent and willingness to kill, but he always preserved some of his strength. It wasn't that he didn't want to eliminate the Great Emperor Gouchen, but rather that he was wary of the Jade Emperor.

Just as it seemed that Emperor Gouchen was about to be defeated and would surely die in a few moves, suddenly a purple aura surged forth, turning the heavens and earth of Tian Shi Yuan purple. Beneath the purple aura, an imperial chariot drove in from afar.

Seeing this, Yun Zhongzi sighed, put away the peach branch, and turned to leave.

"Emperor Ziwei need not intervene, lest it damage our harmony. The Great Celestial Venerable is indeed more skilled; I admire him greatly."

He vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.

The imperial chariot arrived, and sitting in it was none other than the Great Emperor of the North Pole, named Boyi Kao, the elder brother of the Great Emperor Gouchen.

When Chen Shi saw the Ziwei Emperor's carriage, his expression changed slightly, and he even felt a chill run down his spine.

The Jade Emperor did not make a move, but it was even more terrifying to him than if he had actually attacked and injured Yun Zhongzi.

(End of this chapter)