Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 750 The Three Sacred Records, the All-Encompassing Legal Net (Part Two)

Behind the solemn statue of the deity is a mural that has been in place for a long time and shows signs of age, inscribed with the diagram of the three religions and their respective roles.

At the highest position are three extremely ancient runes.

The intelligence gathered by Li Yuan contained corresponding records: the middle one was Hongmeng, the right one was Jieyun, and the left one was Suming.

This corresponds to the Three Sages of Xuanhuang.

The five runes below the Three Saints correspond to the Five Emperors of Xuanhuang.

"The Three Sages of Xuanhuang, Hongmeng, Calamity, and Destiny; the Five Emperors of Xuanhuang, Yonglie, Jinshi, Lushen, Chengjie, and Guizang; the Twelve Immortals of Xuanhuang, Yuyi Immortal, Jiexie Immortal, Zhiming Immortal, Jingming Immortal..."

Li Yuan memorized the map of his career, but outwardly he only glanced at it casually, making him inconspicuous among the believers.

The temple has nine stories and enshrines gods from the three religions, arranged in a manner that corresponds to the hierarchy of the three religions. However, the temple is rather small, with only a main deity and no secondary deities.

The only truly complete set consists of the main gods of the upper three ranks, namely the Three Saints, Five Emperors, and Twelve Immortals.

He also took a special look and found that Yanbo Fisherman was not among them, which meant that he was no longer among the Twelve Immortals after crossing the boundary.

【Incense burner in front of the Three Saints Temple (fourth tier)】

[The plaque of the Three Saints Temple (third tier)]

【Wooden Fish of the Three Saints Temple (Tier 3)】

Soon, Li Yuan had finished his tour and read all the information about the various objects he controlled.

Just before dusk, he left the temple and went straight to the largest restaurant in Black Mountain City. He asked for a window seat, listening to the discussions of the patrons on each floor while overlooking the ancient city outside the window.

"There was only that one cultivator..."

Li Yuan leaned against the window and looked out, but he felt a little surprised and doubtful.

Although he had suppressed his aura and divine sense, he had still walked all over the city in a day, but he hadn't seen a single other cultivator.

Neither the Black Mountain City Lord's Mansion nor the Three Saints Temple contained any trace of cultivation energy...

"Something's not right."

Li Yuan looked up at the sky. The three great suns had not yet set, but their light and heat changed, transforming from sun to moon, yet they still hung high in the sky, seemingly unchanged since time immemorial.

Information about the Xuanhuang Realm flowed through his mind.

The Xuanhuang World is one of the nine top-tier dimensional heavens, capable of supporting more than one supreme being of the Heavenly Lord level. The Xuanhuang World was one of the most active dimensional heavens during the Primordial Era and the Seventy-Two Origin Eras.

Among the information that Fufa Daoren passed on to him, there were many records that the Xuanhuang Realm was extremely keen on plundering living beings in the present world.

Before the Origin God Dynasty was established, there was even a giant who used his supreme divine power to drag countless stars from thirty-two star regions into the Xuanhuang World!
Therefore, in the nine wars of creation of the Divine Dynasty and the Dao Sect, the Xuanhuang World was always the first to bear the brunt. Not to mention the Dao Lord level, even the supreme giants at the Heavenly Lord level have all perished more than once.

Of the three sages of Xuanhuang, apart from the Hongmeng Sage, the other two attained enlightenment later.

"The Xuanhuang Great Realm is extremely warlike. This stems from the fact that the Xuanhuang World Tree also has the instinct to absorb and release external substances to nourish itself and maintain the heavens. Therefore, the cultivators in this realm are not only fearless of death, but also extremely numerous..."

As Li Yuan pondered the information about the Floating Dharma Daoist, he frowned inwardly. Was it because he was in a very remote place, or had there been some unusual changes after this world was sealed off?

"Don't be impatient..."

Letting his thoughts churn, Li Yuan sat down and began to savor the local delicacies of Black Mountain City.

The taste was very ordinary, far inferior to the spiritual cuisine of Dongxuan Mountain. Its only advantage was its novelty, but he didn't pick and choose, eating his meal at a leisurely pace.

Li Yuan was prepared to completely integrate himself into the beings of this world. No matter what great things the Heavenly Lords wanted to do, all he, a mere fourth-realm cultivator, could do was to protect himself.

Then, we will adapt to the situation as it arises.

……

……

"Om~"

Inside the Great Luo Hall, light and shadow intertwine.

Within a screen of light, there seemed to be countless images shifting and changing, corresponding to all the cultivators who entered the Xuanhuang World through the Great Luo Diagram.

The Weitian Martial Arts Competition covers a wide range, including not only Daoist cultivators, but also disciples of various true masters, as well as cultivators ranked at the top of the battle rankings of various realms.

"They're all very cautious."

Daoist Tianyun was observing the light screen. Although he was seated at the end of the table, his cultivation level was not low. With a sweep of his divine sense, all kinds of light screens came into view.

"A total of 674,362 people participated in this military exercise..."

“In recent years, the number of disciples recruited by each family has increased significantly. The scale is several times larger than when we were young.”

"Although there are many people, their presence in the Xuanhuang World is like a drop of water falling into the ocean. They truly deserve to be called top-tier dimensional beings!"

"How strange! Why are there so few cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm?"

Inside the Great Luo Hall, nearly half of the prayer cushions were adorned with divine thought avatars. A group of Great Luo Heaven cultivators were watching the martial arts demonstration, discussing it animatedly, some with surprise, others with bewilderment and doubt.

"Something's not quite right."

Not only Daoist Tianyun, but many people in the hall frowned.

They were all great cultivators at the seventh realm or above, with a deep understanding of the Nine Realms of Guixu. Most of them had dealt with Xuanhuang cultivators, and many had even been to the Xuanhuang Realm themselves.

However, what was reflected in these thousands of light screens was vastly different from what they had come to know.

"The change must have originated from the Xuanhuang Sealing Boundary."

Someone spoke up, and Tianyun Daoist looked over. It was Xuanying Daoist sitting in the second row. In his lifetime, he had cultivated to the peak of the tenth realm and was only one step away from becoming a Dao Lord.

"The source, I reckon, is still the Xuanhuang teachings passed down by the Yuanming Emperor..."

The cultivators in the front row had a broader perspective, and even across countless miles of void, they could vaguely glimpse something extraordinary.

"The laws and principles of the Xuanhuang world, and even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, are all covered by a 'great net.' This must be to suppress the turmoil caused by the transmission of the Yuanming Heavenly Lord's teachings?"

The one who spoke was the White Bone Daoist.

This Daoist named after white bones looks like a refined scholar, with a pure aura and a gentle voice.

"It's not just about coverage..."

On the high platform, the purple-robed Taoist shook his head. He looked towards the Xuanhuang World deep within the Ruins of Return, as if he already knew about the changes in the Xuanhuang World:
"In the past, when the Lord of Yuanming transmitted the Dharma of Xuanhuang, it almost tore the celestial sphere apart. The Three Sages of Xuanhuang acted together, causing the Xuanhuang World Tree to fall into silence..."

"After the sealing of the realm, the Hongmeng Daoist who had fled to the Chaos Sea seemed to manifest his Dao form, joining forces with the two saints of Destiny and Calamity to forge the entire Xuanhuang World into a net of laws..."

The Taoist priest in purple robes spoke calmly.

"The law?"

One disciple asked in confusion, "Master, what are the abilities of that Dharma Net?"

“The source is spiritual energy, the foundation is the law, and the way of the Three Saints and Five Emperors is the medium… The Xuanhuang Realm, the Three Thousand Worlds, and even the countless smaller worlds within it are all integrated into one.”

The purple-robed Taoist priest expressed both admiration and regret: "Once this Dharma net is completed, no one will be able to transmit the Dharma to Xuanhuang anymore."

"This……"

The disciple who asked the question was completely bewildered.

"All laws return to one. That Hongmeng Daoist truly deserves to be called the first saint of Xuanhuang. His realm is probably no less than that of Di Tian of the Witch God Realm and the former Innate Demon Emperor."

Lord Yujing clapped his hands and sighed, seemingly having glimpsed the mystery of the net of laws.

The other Daoist masters also nodded, and several of them looked quite solemn.

"Three thousand six people have already died."

At this moment, the Great Luo Child suddenly poked his head out from the void, a hint of annoyance in his eyes:
"That old tree is too irresponsible; it has actually blocked the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Anyone who breathes in spiritual energy will immediately be hunted down by cultivators from the Three Saints Sect!"

"Forbidden spirit energy?"

Inside the Great Luo Hall, many cultivators gasped in shock.

How vast is the Xuanhuang world?

The number of the three thousand worlds is just a figure of speech; the actual number is far greater than three thousand. Even God himself might not be able to suppress the spiritual energy of so many multidimensional worlds.
"This is the power of the net of justice."

The purple-robed Taoist was not surprised; the fact that the Heavenly Lords agreed to the Martial Arts Xuanhuang Competition was naturally related to this Dharma Net.

There was much discussion in the Great Luo Hall.

The purple-robed Taoist glanced at Tianyu Daojun, who remained silent, merely gazing at the light and shadow flowing within the light screen.

"Tianyu, what do you think of this legal system?"

The Daoist Master spoke up to inquire.

"amazing."

A murderous glint flashed between Tianyu Daojun's brows: "With this net of laws, the threat to this realm is no less than that to the Heavenly Demon Realm. The next time it opens, Xuanhuang should be the first to be annihilated!"

In that instant, the entire Great Luo Palace fell silent, sensing a chilling killing intent.

"So also the gods think."

The purple-robed Taoist nodded slightly: "This network of laws has immense potential. If it can extend to other realms beyond the Void Realm, the Xuanhuang Realm might have the potential to surpass the Witch God Realm in the future!"

The main hall was even quieter.

The cultivators of the Great Luo Heaven naturally had no doubt about Dao Zun's words, and all focused their attention on the various images in the light screen, intending to glimpse the wonders of the Dharma Net.

Within the light screen, images would occasionally go out, at a speed far exceeding that of previous martial arts competitions. The earliest participant to enter Taihuangtian even lost a true disciple!
"It's only been a few days..."

Tianyun Daoist's heart pounded wildly as he watched.

It should be noted that the cultivators who can participate in the Heavenly Martial Arts Competition must at least be at the fifth or sixth level of talent, and be geniuses who are listed on the combat rankings of their respective realms.

But that net of laws is truly strange. Once it absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it will be immediately detected by Xuanhuang cultivators, followed by an overwhelming pursuit.

That true disciple was a Vajra who had cultivated eighteen Dao rings, and he was surrounded and killed.

The spiritual energy he inhaled and exhaled, in turn, affected his magical power, and even his spells and supernatural abilities…

Daoist Tianyun was shocked. He looked at the people from the Great Luo Heavenly Gate. Perhaps because they had only been there a short time, everyone was very cautious, and there had been no casualties yet.

But what cultivator doesn't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?
Once swallowed or spit out, it will inevitably be detected by the net of law...

"Is that kid so relaxed?"

Daoist Tianyun looked at Li Yuan.

The latter didn't move an inch after entering that small town, and even rented a house, looking like he was going to settle down in Black Mountain City.

"I didn't expect this Junior Nephew Li to be so cautious?"

It wasn't just Daoist Tianyun who was paying attention to Li Yuan; most of the cultivators in the hall couldn't help but glance at him a few times, including the Dao Lords in the front row.

The one speaking at this moment is the White Bone Dao Lord.

"One should be cautious when first entering another world."

Yuanhuang Daojun nodded slightly, expressing his approval: "When I watched my junior brother Li ascend to the top of the sword realm, I thought he was fierce and tough, but I didn't expect him to be gentle yet tough. That's rare."

His words caused many cultivators in the hall to look rather strange.

Li Yuan's reputation was already quite high in the Great Luo Heaven. Most of the cultivators present had also ventured into the Sword Realm in their youth and knew how difficult it was to reach the top.

Many people still vividly remember the scene when the former reached the summit, carrying a heavy hammer on his shoulder.

"Indeed rare."

Lord Yujing expressed his agreement.

He has very few disciples, and he only accepts those with exceptional talent. Li Yuan is certainly qualified. If Li Yuan were not a disciple of Dongxuan Mountain, he would have even tried to snatch him as a disciple.

Tianyu Daojun did not answer, but merely glanced at the Martial Arts Ranking.

This ranking comes from the Great Luo Record, and its ranking rules are derived from the War of Opening Up, which only considers the influence of the martial arts disciples on the world that has been opened up.

Among more than 600,000 names, Li Yuan was completely inconspicuous.

……

……

In a secluded corner of Fenshui Street in Black Mountain City, a new clinic opened. For the first two days after its opening, some people came to take a look, but as time went on, apart from a few neighboring clinics that paid a little attention, no one else did.

Inside the clinic's courtyard, Li Yuan lay lazily in a grand chair, basking in the sun.

Winter was approaching, and the weather in Black Mountain City was getting colder. There were few pedestrians on the streets, and many shops closed early. Naturally, the newly opened clinic had even less business.

"The Xuanhuang Realm truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier dimensional realm; it is indeed extremely dangerous."

Li Yuan squinted, seemingly basking in the sun, but in reality, he was listening intently.

Upon first entering this other world, the most important thing is naturally information.

However, gathering intelligence is also easy to expose, making it far less convenient than listening.

"Om~"

On the gray stone platform, incense smoke curled and various sounds mingled together, creating a rather chaotic scene.

"...The Heavenly Martial Arts Competition has only been open for a little over a month, yet tens of thousands have already died or been injured, causing many Daoist Grand Masters watching from the outside to be secretly alarmed, feeling that the 'Net of Laws' was truly terrifying..."

"...Incense is the crystallization of the beliefs of all living beings. Holding it allows one to endure in the Void. It also has many wonderful uses for cultivators in the Void. However, the beings in the Void cannot produce incense, so the various realms of the Void often plunder the beings of the mortal world..."

"If living beings in this world fall into the Void, they will surely perish without the protection of incense offerings. However, if they can survive in the Void, they may be able to nurture a small number of incense offerings..."

……

Thousands of sounds echoed across the stone platform.

Since entering the Xuanhuang Realm, Li Yuan has increased the proportion of listening materials, and after more than a month, he has accumulated a large number of listening materials.

He sorted and categorized them one by one, and his understanding of the Xuanhuang Great World gradually deepened.

His primary concerns were the Three Saints Sect and the 'Law Net'.

“In the past, when the Lord of Yuanming transmitted the Dharma to Xuanhuang, countless dimensional worlds, large and small, collapsed into nothingness. The Xuanhuang Great World was almost split apart. Later, Xuanhuang sealed the boundary.”

"The French Open is born!"

Li Yuan extracted intelligence from numerous listening recordings.

He dared not extend his divine sense to know what this net of laws was, and had not yet glimpsed even a fraction of it. Yet, the mere glimpse revealed in the sound of his voice had already made him extremely wary.

"The law monitors the entire world; even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy will attract the siege of the Three Saints Sect cultivators, and very few can escape..."

Li Yuan looked at the wooden talisman, where he had marked several listening notes.

In just over a month, three true disciples of the Dao Sect have perished. Two of them absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while one used magic.

"This martial arts exercise is much more difficult than the previous ones."

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Because he was unable to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he was unable to practice his cultivation techniques for a full month, which was simply unbearable for him.

He once wanted to stop the martial arts practice and retreat to Dongxuan Mountain.

Can……

"Our master is very likely watching, so we're leaving like this..."

Li Yuan abandoned the idea.

He no longer seeks to win the martial arts competition and surpass Wang Xian, but as the dignified Chaos Saint Body, the number one person in the sword world, he can't be at the bottom, can he?

As his thoughts raced through his mind, he heard a new voice:
"...Lin Yanlong, the head of the Poison Dragon Academy, fell into the Xuanhuang Great World after the martial arts competition began. He was very wary and dared not absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He concealed his aura, pretended to be an ordinary person, and intended to join the Three Saints Sect..."

"Ok?"

Li Yuan's heart stirred, and he listened carefully.

"There's something wrong with Lin Yanlong..."

After listening to the audio, Li Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

He couldn't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; this was crucial information he extracted from numerous listening voices. So, where did Lin Yanlong find out about it?

I made a mental note of this person, but I suppressed it for the time being, and analyzed the situation rationally:
"Regardless of where this person learned that spiritual energy cannot be absorbed or exhaled, and that magic cannot be used... he intends to join the Three Saints Sect, and by joining the Three Saints Sect, he can absorb and exhale spiritual energy?"

While pondering Lin Yanlong's information, Li Yuan continued to listen to the sound and used incense of level seven or higher.

High-grade incense is very useful. In less than half a day, he heard another message about the Three Saints Sect.

"...Qin Qian, a disciple of Dongxuan Mountain, after many twists and turns, became a disciple of the Three Saints Sect. He received the ordination from the Three Saints, witnessed the Dharma Net, and was deeply moved and filled with awe..."

Qin Qian?

Conferring of ordination!

Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat. If he hadn't been so calm, he probably wouldn't have been able to control the situation.

"Ordination..."

Li Yuan forced himself to calm down, and listened to the sound several times, but he still couldn't help but feel surprised and doubtful.

There are accounts of the Three Saints bestowing ordination certificates, and also accounts of Qin Qian.

"The conferment of a register... perhaps it's within the authority of the legal system? The character 'register' isn't uncommon; perhaps it's just a coincidence..."

"But Qin Qian..."

Li Yuan still has a deep impression of this junior brother.

In decades, he was the only person to fight his way through the eleventh level of the Sword Realm and stand before him. Moreover, he was at the peak of his luck, and could even pick up Shi Li on the road.

"The Three Saints Sect, the Three Saints Register, the Dharma Net..."

Li Yuan's heart stirred, his interest in the legal net surged, and he increased the amount of time he spent listening to the audio.

……

Perhaps it was because the secrets of heaven were in disarray, or perhaps it was because the Xuanhuang Heavenly Net itself had the ability to obscure the secrets of heaven.

Li Yuan's listening progress is slow.

It wasn't until three months after he entered the Xuanhuang Realm that he learned how to join the Three Saints Sect.

"...Legend has it that when the Dharma Net was formed, all the myriad realms of Xuanhuang trembled. On that day, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth also flowed into the Dharma Net. Cultivators from all the realms of Xuanhuang either relied on the Dharma Net to rebuild their cultivation realms, or left this realm and infiltrated the mortal world..."

"Once the Dharma Net is forged, all Xuanhuang cultivators cannot refine magic without the talisman, cannot perform magic without the talisman, and cannot transmit magic without the talisman..."

"Those who disobey will be executed!"

On the gray stone platform, Li Yuan sat quietly fishing, while sorting through the intelligence he had gathered from various sources.

The formidable and imposing net of laws and regulations terrified him.

Anyone who, without the permission of the law, ingests the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, will either die from the pursuit of the Three Saints Sect cultivators or from going mad with evil spirits.

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Xuanhuang Realm already has an owner, and it is very likely that it is those three saints!"

Li Yuan frowned deeply; the more information he knew, the more horrified he felt.

This Xuanhuang Great World is already an impenetrable wall, and for outside cultivators to come here, it is more than just a matter of moving forward with difficulty.

"To open up the Xuanhuang Great World, we can only break through from the outside..."

Li Yuan raised his pole, and a stolen item came into view.

[Item Stolen: Flowing Cloud Robe (Rank 9)]

[...The standard robes of the Destiny Sect, which can be worn by cultivators who have been granted the Destiny Talisman and whose magic network is at the first level...]

[Control Requirements: Destiny Talisman, Level 1 of the Magic Net]

[Control Effect: Flowing Cloud Technique (Ninth Rank)]

"The net of justice is truly vast, yet nothing escapes its reach..."

Li Yuan's teeth ached from looking at it.

This wasn't the first thing he had caught that he could control, but it was almost impossible to control. The Xuanhuang Heavenly Net had a far-reaching influence, eliminating the possibility of any non-Three Saints Sect cultivators practicing magic.

After setting down the robbery pole, Li Yuan pondered how to join the Three Saints Sect:

"To join the Three Saints Sect, one must either worship a deity's statue day and night to gain the statue's approval, or one must be introduced by a cultivator of the Three Saints Sect..."

Worshiping day and night is impossible, but the second one...

"The cultivators of the Three Saints Sect are scattered throughout the three thousand worlds of Xuanhuang, suppressing those who cannot cultivate the Dharma through proper rites. At the same time, they are also recruiting followers. These people are called Inspectors, and they are under the jurisdiction of the Twelve Golden Immortals..."

Li Yuan recalled the horse-faced monk he had seen in the Three Saints Temple more than three months ago, who was very likely the inspector of the Three Saints Sect.

"But you can't go to him on your own initiative..."

After analyzing the various pieces of information heard, Li Yuan pondered for a long time and gradually came up with a plan.

He silently communicated with the Great Luo Diagram and learned that incarnations could also merge into this world. With a thought, he entered the Niwan Divine Realm.

"Woo~"

Beneath the mystical vine, a sword lotus stretches its branches and leaves, its lotus seeds plump and full.

"We can now create a second avatar."

Li Yuan reached out and plucked a lotus seed, pondering to himself.

He already had a plan for creating this second incarnation, and what he was thinking about now was how to give this second incarnation an identity that would allow it to join the Three Saints Sect.

……

……

Whoosh!

Eight hundred miles east of Black Mountain City, on a desolate mountain, winds and clouds gather, and countless spiritual energies converge, forming a funnel-shaped area about an acre in size.

It flowed back into the body of the cultivator sitting in meditation on the mountaintop.

The cultivator was twelve feet tall, with a long face like a horse. He held a large sword horizontally in front of his knees. He was practicing his cultivation techniques and communicating with the net of laws in the dark.

"Om~"

In a daze, he saw a golden net covering the entire sky and encompassing all directions.

It is omnipresent and all-encompassing, containing endless mysteries.

"The French Open!"

The horse-faced monk glanced at it with utmost reverence, then silently recited in his mind:

"Yang Zhengsi, a third-tier cultivator of the Dharma Net, respectfully requests the Dharma Net's assistance in my cultivation!"

"Sixth level of the Demon-Splitting Blade Technique!"

"Om~"

With a thought, he suddenly felt a void within his body. The magical power he had cultivated for over a decade vanished instantly. Then, a cool aura entered his brow.

"boom!"

In an instant, his mind was shaken, and countless insights into cultivation techniques flooded into his mind.

When he opened his eyes again, he felt as if he had been practicing the Demon-Splitting Blade Technique for hundreds of years, and the bottleneck that had troubled him for more than a hundred years had been broken!
"In this way, the chances of successfully surviving the tribulation are three times greater!"

Yang Zhengsi was overjoyed. He pressed down on his broadsword, intending to sense the surroundings more closely, when he sensed something and saw dozens of figures leaping through the mountains.

However, it was the servant he sent to gather intelligence.

"Greetings, Immortal Master!"

Before long, dozens of people were kneeling before Yang Zhengsi. He responded and said:
"Have you found anything?"

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, no suspicious persons have been found..."

The leading man bowed and said:

"However, in the 'Cold Water Lake,' a large lotus flower bloomed mysteriously, and actually gave birth to a baby..."

(End of this chapter)