Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 746 Daoist Master's First Subduing of the Heart Monkey, Martial Arts Demonstration in the Xuanhuang Realm (Part Two)

Able to bend and stretch, huh?
Looking at the natural smile on that hairy face, Li Yuan felt a deep sense of respect.

Over the years, he had also gathered a lot of information about the ape's immortality. Although he had lost contact with the spirit of the bronze coffin, he had made some gains in the underworld.

It was a mission issued decades ago, long since obsolete. The Shadow Demon found it while browsing through the notes of past missions. Although there were only a few words, it made him quite alarmed.

Yuan Changsheng wasn't exaggerating; this violent ape truly had the reputation of being the number one demon for ten eras!

This peerless demon king bowed down so easily...

"Thank you, senior."

Li Yuan's mind raced, but he bowed and thanked them before accepting the two immortal peaches.

The moment the two golden peaches were in hand, a unique fragrance permeated the soul, instantly dispelling the slight fatigue from the battle with the Five Dragon Immortals. The divine realm trembled slightly, and the magical power became lively and agile.

"What senior?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yuan Changsheng's eyes. Then, his tall body shrunk, transforming into a seven-foot-tall figure: "If you don't mind, young brother, just call me Brother Yuan!"

"Brother Ape!"

Li Yuan climbed any pole he saw.

'This little bastard is tough to deal with!'

A strange light flashed in Yuan Changsheng's eyes, but he flicked his sleeves and cupped his hands, saying, "I haven't seen anyone for a long time. I was a bit abrupt last time, so I hope you won't take offense, young brother."

'This old monkey is hard to tame!'

Li Yuan muttered to himself, quickly adjusted his mindset, cupped his hands in return, and repeatedly said that he dared not accept such a greeting.

He didn't take the monkey's words seriously. Putting everything else aside, the old monkey called him "brother" but didn't even ask his name. Clearly, he was only pretending to be humble, but in reality, he was still fierce and arrogant.

"This peach is called 'Dharma Peach'. It was a great medicinal root that my brother obtained many years ago. Later, he moved this tree here to provide me with food."

Yuan Changsheng sat down on the ground.

At this moment, he showed no trace of ferocity, and his hair was much smoother. Although his clothes were tattered, he had the air of a true cultivator of the Xuanmen sect.

"French peach?"

Li Yuan, naturally a composed man, also sat down on the ground, seemingly extremely curious about the tree.

"This peach has many wonderful uses. It is not only good for increasing magical power and strengthening one's origin, but most great medicines also have this ability. Its two greatest uses are: one is to avoid the world, and the other is to prolong life."

Yuan Changsheng casually picked a peach from the tree and slowly ate it.

"To escape the world and prolong life?"

Li Yuan didn't rush to taste the peaches, but instead followed his gaze to the peach tree.

This peach tree is not under the seal. It seems to be rooted in Yongzhen Star, but in fact its roots extend into the void. If you concentrate and sense it carefully, you can see that this tree is absorbing and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and even attracting divine patterns to strengthen itself.

"We cultivators, regardless of race or realm, have a lifespan of only 20,000 years. But these 20,000 years is the limit that can be reached after cultivating profound techniques and consuming great medicines."

Without the aid of powerful elixirs and profound techniques, even the Origin God Clan would only have a lifespan of 16,000 years.

As Yuan Changsheng spoke, he had eaten the two large peaches down to the pits, which he twirled in his hand: "As for retiring from the world..."

He paused slightly, and seeing that Li Yuan seemed quite interested, he then said:
“For example, young brother, if your cultivation is nearing a bottleneck and you do not wish to waste your lifespan, you only need to hold a peach in your mouth and pretend to be dead under the tree. You can then live off the tree and break through the bottleneck over many years without harming your own lifespan.”

"This peach is actually so precious?"

Li Yuan was shocked and hesitated to return the peach: "Brother Yuan, I cannot accept this peach..."

Although he was pretending, he was genuinely surprised.

If what Yuan Changsheng said is true, then the value of this Dharma Peach Tree is probably much higher than he expected.

“We brothers hit it off immediately, what are a few peaches compared to that?”

Yuan Changsheng waved his hand, quite magnanimously saying, "If you like it, young brother, you may take this tree of magic peaches!"

"This……"

Li Yuan was quite moved, seemingly hesitant and tempted, but then he gritted his teeth and stood up:
"I dare not refuse such a generous gift from an elder... In that case, I thank Brother Ape for the peach!"

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, intending to gather all the peaches from the tree into his sleeve.

"?!"

Yuan Changsheng's eyelids twitched, and he slapped out, but he quickly realized what he was doing and changed his slapping motion to pressing down on Li Yuan's sleeve:

"There's a proper way to pick these peaches, young brother. Don't be impatient. I'll pick them for you myself later..."

That little bastard really wants my whole tree of French peaches?!
Even his forced smile looked unnatural. Yuan Changsheng almost couldn't suppress his fangs, realizing that he had underestimated the kid in front of him, who was clearly trying to bargain with him.

"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Ape."

Li Yuan reluctantly sat down and then took a bite of the peach.

The peaches were sweet and juicy, with an intensely fragrant aroma that filled his senses, making him feel slightly tipsy, as if he were drinking fine wine.

"Om~"

The divine realm trembled slightly.

Distracted by his inner senses, Li Yuan felt his magical power surge dramatically, at a speed more than ten times faster than that of the Enlightenment Tea. In just a few breaths, he felt a significant increase in his magical power.

However, compared to the surge in magical power, the peach's nourishment for magic was negligible. On the contrary, the three Xuan Teng trees stretched their branches and leaves, receiving immense benefits.

The smallest one, in particular, has grown to a height of nearly a thousand feet!

'That's only one bite!'

Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he stuffed the whole peach into his mouth in a few bites. Then, with a 'thud,' the branches and leaves of the Xuan Teng mother tree swayed, and the third seed ripened and fell to the ground.

"How does it taste?"

Yuan Changsheng maintained a calm expression, concealing his heartache.

Apart from the old man and the old ox, he had never let anyone eat his peaches, not even those great demon kings who called him brother.

"Truly a powerful medicine!"

Li Yuan praised it highly and ate the remaining one.

'Splash~'

Within the divine realm, magical power surged and turbulent. The Xuan Teng Mother Tree swayed, and two more tree seeds fell.

With a thought, Li Yuan threw the three tree seeds into the ocean according to their positions. After a few booming sounds, three saplings of Xuan Teng rose from the ground.

Nourished by the Immortal Peach Tree, it grew rapidly, reaching over three thousand feet in the blink of an eye, while the other two saplings were already as tall as the mother tree!
The mother tree of the Xuan Teng tree did not break through the limit of ten thousand feet, but its branches and leaves became more and more lush, and the Xuan Teng Island expanded several times in size at a visible speed!

The Azure Dragon and Sun Nest, which were entwined around the mother tree, also benefited greatly. The Azure Dragon, in particular, sometimes expanded and sometimes contracted, as if it were undergoing a metamorphosis.

"..."

Seeing him swallow two peaches whole, Yuan Changsheng's face twitched. Even though he was eight feet tall, he had to eat peaches in small bites.

Seeing Li Yuan look back at the immortal peach tree behind him, Yuan Changsheng forced a smile:

"Have you finished eating, young man?"

"This peach is extremely sweet and delicious, it's a pity I ate it too quickly and didn't get to fully appreciate its flavor..."

Li Yuanzhen said with lingering relish, "Brother Yuan, you flatter me. I have truly never tasted such fine food before."

"Haha~"

Yuan Changsheng couldn't help but scratch his cheek, gritted his teeth, and picked two more immortal peaches to hand over.

Li Yuan accepted everything offered, but instead of swallowing it whole, he savored it in small bites.

The power of this magic peach is astonishing; his divine realm is in turmoil and he finds it difficult to digest.

"Even the best peaches will lose their flavor if you eat too many."

Yuan Changsheng sighed deeply, "Time stands still on Yongzhen Star, and I have forgotten what the spiritual food of the outside world tastes like..."

His sigh was filled with intense emotion.

Despite his wariness, Li Yuan was still moved by emotions, a mix of bitterness, grievance, and melancholy welling up inside him, almost bringing tears to his eyes.

'...'

Cursing inwardly, Li Yuan decisively switched control, using the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture's impact on his mind to break free. Then, to Yuan Changsheng's astonishment, he stood up.

"Brother Ape, please wait a moment. I'll go outside to buy some spiritual food..."

"?!"

Do I want to eat?!
A surge of evil fire rose in Yuan Changsheng's heart, his fangs instantly bared, and his extremely ferocious aura shook the entire starry sky.

"You dare to play tricks on me?"

Yuan Changsheng's eyes blazed as he looked at Li Yuan, speaking slowly and deliberately, as if he were about to unleash a thunderous rage.

"Brother Ape, what makes you say that?"

Li Yuan was startled but remained calm, feigning surprise while inwardly sneering.

The old ape that could be imprisoned by the Grandmaster must be an extremely dangerous demon king. For such a ferocious creature, there is no use in befriending or flattering him.

His purpose in coming here was to provoke the old monkey's anger, and then crush it with overwhelming force!

Otherwise, this peerless demon king wouldn't even give him a second glance.

"Have a fight!"

Yuan Changsheng's voice was hoarse and deep: "Defeat me, and I'll give you the entire tree of magic peaches!"

He was trying his best to suppress his killing intent, because it would do nothing but force the kid back.

"it is good!"

Knowing that the time was right, Li Yuan said "good" and stepped towards the stone tablet engraved with the Daoist character "three".

"Ok?"

He responded quickly, which made Yuan Changsheng feel inexplicably tense, but he felt that he was being too suspicious, so he put aside his thoughts and followed.

……

"Om~"

The bronze coffin was silent. As the bronze coffin spirit was carefully choosing its words to advise its master, it suddenly heard a strange noise. Looking in the direction of the sound, it saw water ripples flowing in the light screen.

The next instant, Li Yuan's figure appeared.

"He's gone again... wait a minute!"

The spirit of the bronze coffin was startled, then immediately awakened the Five Dragon Immortals who were still awake: "My Lord Immortal, Li Yuan is about to fight that monkey!"

"Ok?"

Wulongxian looked at the light screen and saw a ferocious ape with menacing fangs. His heart tightened for no reason.

She felt vaguely uneasy.

The bronze coffin spirit had tried many times before but failed to glimpse the second level of the secret realm, but now it suddenly appeared...

"Yuan Changsheng, that monkey!"

The black cat bristled at the mere sight of the monkey in front of the light screen.

This is an extraordinary monster that has attained enlightenment in an unusual way and seems to have lived a second life. Once it is freed, it doesn't even know if it can escape.

"Little black."

Wu Longxian offered a reassuring remark, then focused intently on the battle.

Compared to the monotonous silence of the bronze coffin, even the fighting and killing she once disliked gave her a sense that she was still alive.

……

"Om~"

The moment Li Yuan touched the stone tablet, he felt as if the void before him was a sheet of paper with many folds, which was stretched flat by a tremendous force and spread infinitely in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, it has transformed into a vast starry sky, where countless meteors intertwine and circulate, like a dream.

At the same time, he felt an indescribable aura descend upon him. In an instant, he felt a weakness from the inside out, from his soul and spirit to his magical powers and physical body.

They were all forced back to the Third Realm!

"Roar!"

The next instant, a violent and ferocious ape roar exploded directly in his mind.

Li Yuan suddenly turned around and felt the starry sky brighten, as if two great suns had suddenly risen, and an extremely fierce aura reached his brow.

That peerless demon king, originating from the tenth era, launched its first attack, which was surprisingly a sneak attack!
Its speed was extremely fast. Li Yuan was only momentarily dazed due to the drop in his cultivation level. The giant ape had already traversed tens of thousands of miles of void and arrived, its five fingers spread wide, as if it wanted to crush his head along with the tens of thousands of miles of starry sky!
Fierce, cruel, and filled with murderous intent!
“His aura is even greater than that of the old swordsman…” Li Yuan thought to himself, but remained calm and composed, letting the violent ape traverse tens of thousands of miles to arrive, before five divine lights rose up behind him.

"boom!"

The five divine lights intertwined and pressed down like a curtain from the sky.

"Um?!"

Yuan Changsheng's eyelids twitched.

As these five divine lights intertwined, countless spells were created and circulated within them, which actually made him sense a crisis.

"Boom!"

In the next instant, the sea of ​​stars surged, and dazzling five-colored divine light traversed the vast starry sky. Countless meteors were annihilated in the divine light and disappeared without a trace.

"what?"

As the attack landed, Li Yuan raised an eyebrow. Although his realm had been suppressed back to the third realm, and he could no longer mobilize the power of the divine realm with the Five Extremes Divine Light, the flow of the Five Extremes still had the ability to stabilize the void.

But the ape Changsheng managed to dodge it.

"It's not the ability to escape illusions, but rather, extreme speed!"

As soon as the thought arose in Li Yuan's mind, his figure disappeared from the spot, and almost simultaneously, the starry sky where he was located exploded.

A beam of black light shot out at a speed exceeding the limits of the third realm, piercing through everything in its path, from meteorites and void to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"Bah!"

A violent ape howl resounded in his heart, and even with the Five Extremes Divine Light protecting him, Li Yuan's body still stiffened.

This ape's howl was actually a supernatural power!
"Bah!"

"Bah!"

The ape's howl exploded three times, shaking the starry sky, and the omnipresent spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be ignited by this violent roar.

Li Yuan sensed an incredibly powerful surge of blood energy.

Violent, yet masculine!

In the starry sky, Yuan Changsheng was nowhere to be seen. Only a ray of pure black light could be seen breaking through layers of void, carrying countless stars with a roar like a cannon exploding.

Without uttering a word, Li Yuan naturally sensed Yuan Changsheng's pure and intense killing intent.

"A physique of utmost yang and strength, speed surpassing three realms, and supernatural powers capable of calming the mind..."

Li Yuan could sense Yuan Changsheng's killing intent and couldn't help but admire him.

Body-refining cultivators are always the most troublesome, let alone this Yuan Changsheng, who is clearly extremely proficient in the ways of magic and martial arts. To him, he is an even more troublesome opponent than the old sword master.

However, there is still a huge gap between them and the Five Dragon Immortals at the peak of the Third Realm.

Whether he uses the Five Extremes Divine Light or the Prison Suppression Divine Power, he is confident that he can defeat this monkey, but it will inevitably be a fierce battle.

What he wanted was a swift and overwhelming victory!

"so……"

In a fraction of a second, Li Yuan made his decision:

"The Register of Military Command!"

Even before entering this place, he had already prepared to control it. At this moment, he was empowered by twelve killing spiritual treasures, including the 'Tai Xuan Sword Scripture' and the 'Escape Sky Boat'!
The power that controls all these things is the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Divine Power, which combines the transformations of water and fire, and the Five Extremes Divine Light.

"Boom!"

Yuan Changsheng heard a tremendous roar.

The sound did not come from the starry sky, but from his bloodline supernatural power, 'Avoiding Evil'.

In the past, it was precisely by relying on this supernatural power that he was able to glimpse the chance of survival in countless life-and-death battles, and even stain his hands with the blood of the Dao Lord.

only……

"A mere junior from the fourth realm..."

Yuan Changsheng's eyes were bloodshot. When he looked up, he saw the Taoist standing there indifferently, his five fingers clenched together, and he threw out a punch.

"Om~"

Yuan Changsheng was momentarily dazed.

Behind the Taoist priest, an extremely pure masculine will rose up, and amidst the flowing and intermingling of five colors, it seemed to reflect the image of a majestic deity standing outside the nine heavens.

At the same time, the divine being also threw a punch.

This is……

"Origin God Fist?!"

With a strange cry, Yuan Changsheng turned and left. In just a moment, he had moved dozens of times across the vast starry sky. This was the 'Boundless Divine Power' passed down by the Great Luo Dao Venerable in the past.

But in the next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted.

The Taoist priest appeared before him as if he were a shadow, seemingly activating a teleportation technique.

'not good! '

Ape Changsheng was startled, and his ferocity immediately erupted. He urged Wujian forward again, instead of retreating, and charged straight at the attacker.

Even though he was forced back to the third realm, he absolutely refused to believe that this kid's physique could compare to his own!

"boom!"

The fist imprint landed in the next instant.

Then, the entire starry sky trembled, and a deafening roar, like the stars exploding, even penetrated the light screen and resounded inside the bronze coffin.

"Boom!"

Yuan Changsheng heard a low, muffled sound.

He felt as if he had crashed into a primordial treasure, and a force far stronger than he had anticipated, like a torrent, engulfed and shattered him.

"boom!"

Staggering off the stone tablet, Yuan Changsheng's body trembled, and Yongzhen Star trembled violently under his foot, with countless divine runes flowing as he barely managed to withstand it.

"This is the Third Realm?!"

Yuan Changsheng's already bloodshot eyes looked like they were about to bleed, and he even suspected that the old man had secretly done something to it.

That was a power that a cultivator at the third realm could not possibly unleash...

He wanted to roar and question, but he suppressed the impulse, gritting his teeth as he looked at the junior who had emerged from the stone tablet:
"you……"

"Still fighting?"

Li Yuan felt refreshed and invigorated, the gloom from his defeat at the hands of the Five Dragon Immortals completely gone.

He really enjoyed sparring with body-refining cultivators; no one else, not even the elderly Sword Master, could match his skill.

"..."

Yuan Changsheng's chest heaved as he forcefully suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.

He needed to win two out of three battles to escape his predicament, and having already lost one, he would certainly not fight again at this time.

"Having not fought anyone for many years, my supernatural abilities have become rusty..."

Let out a long breath, Yuan Changsheng suppressed his fierce aura, but his eyes were still cold: "I accept this battle."

Having said that, without waiting for Li Yuan's response, he turned and walked towards the peach tree.

"What about peaches?"

Li Yuan's voice came from behind, and Yuan Changsheng's face twitched, his voice becoming even hoarseer:

"Two wins out of three, you still haven't defeated me!"

That monkey!
Li Yuan was speechless. This monkey really had no magnanimity. Just as he was about to retreat, he heard a whooshing sound. He raised his hand and grabbed two magic peaches.

"Ok?"

He looked at the peach tree.

Beneath the tree, Yuan Changsheng sat cross-legged in meditation.

"Brother Ape, I'll bring you some spiritual food next time."

Li Yuan put away the two immortal peaches, bowed, and left the Divine Burial Coffin Secret Realm.

"call!"

Yuan Changsheng opened his eyes, but his brows were furrowed.

He possesses the Eye of Truth, and even though he is confined here, he is not so blind as to fail to see through the origins of a mere fourth-realm cultivator.

While the Chaos Divine Body is certainly not bad, even the Innate Chaos Saint Body could never have unleashed that attack just now...

Under the peach tree, the old ape sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"why?"

……

"call!"

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan closed his eyes and meditated, reviewing the two battles that had just taken place.

He fought the Five Dragon Immortals first, and then the Ape Longevity. In these two battles, he held nothing back, using all his skills and techniques without any mistakes.

"If it weren't for that Imperial Millstone Stele, I could at least fight the Five Dragon Immortals to a draw. As for Yuan Changsheng, even without using the Weapon Master's Talisman, my chances of winning would be over 60%."

After a long while, Li Yuan opened his eyes, having already digested everything he had learned.

His evaluation of Yuan Changsheng was much higher. Although Yuan Changsheng had not attained enlightenment, his mastery of martial arts was probably superior to that of Tai Xuan Sword Lord.

"Win one game first, then there's no rush."

Recalling his conversation with Yuan Changsheng, Li Yuan pondered that there was no need to rush the second battle.

Defeating Yuan Changsheng is not the goal; the real goal is to fulfill the entrustment of the master.

"This monkey was probably raised by our grandmaster. The reason for suppressing him was to release him; otherwise, there would have been no need to suppress him at all."

Yuan Changsheng would inevitably be released, and Li Yuan was well aware of this.

"Let's talk about the second battle after the martial arts competition is over."

Having made up his mind, Li Yuan returned to Niwan.

The divine realm continued to tremble.

Nourished by the four immortal peaches, the divine realm has undergone great changes. All six Xuan Teng trees are full of vitality, and even the three youngest saplings have now reached 5,600 zhang in length.

"Six lives."

Li Yuan was satisfied.

The lingering fragrance of the peach tree had not yet fully dissipated, but the remaining flowers on the branches of the mother vine had already bloomed brightly, showing faint signs of bearing fruit.

"With these two immortal peaches, perhaps we can condense all the remaining tree seeds!"

"In this way, the martial arts practice will be even more secure."

Gently patting the mother tree of the Mystic Vine and instructing it to absorb the lingering flavor of the Immortal Peach, Li Yuan arrived at Yangbing Island and immediately saw a dense white mist.

The Demon Mountain was trembling violently, its interior resembling a battlefield where countless skeletal demons were fighting each other.

"The advancement of a spiritual treasure is truly difficult. If it relies solely on its own nurturing, it would probably take another hundred years before the Human Demon Mountain could possibly advance to the level of a divine treasure..."

Li Yuan paused to watch for a moment, then instructed the Burning Heart Ape and Nine-Headed Serpent to look after the Human Demon Mountain before leaving the Divine Realm.

……

With the upcoming Martial Arts Competition, Dongxuan Mountain has become bustling with activity.

Aside from those who ventured into other realms or went into seclusion, the vast majority of Dongxuan Mountain disciples returned to the mountain, and some even held a small gathering.

Li Yuan also participated, purchasing some spiritual items and control objects, and having several small gatherings with his familiar senior brothers, mainly to inquire about information regarding the martial arts competition, but he didn't gain much.

Apart from Daojun and Tianzhu, almost no one knows which other dimension the Weitian Martial Arts Tournament is anchored to.

Ling Shu Tong Zi seemed to know something, but hesitated and didn't dare to reveal it.

It wasn't until six months later, when Daoist Fufa emerged from seclusion, that Li Yuan learned that this Martial Arts Competition of the Heavenly Realm was not anchored in a small dimensional world, but in the Xuanhuang Great World!

(End of this chapter)