Above the source of Tao

Yun Chang'an was not born with top-notch Yuan bones and outstanding talents. On the contrary, he was just a first-level mortal. He was very clear about this in his heart. When he met those noble cultivators who had better talents and prominent family backgrounds than him, he would inevitably feel some gap in his heart. However, these hidden deep in his heart would remind him from time to time to see things clearly.

Compared to all the people he met, he seemed to be the only mortal who had eaten an elixir. Others all opened their primordial bones at a young age and embarked on the path of cultivating primordial essence. To do this, they needed to practice harder than others so as not to fall behind and fall behind.

Unconsciously, Yun Changan, riding on the gourd, had seen the shadow of the town. Today, the sky was overcast, and there was some fog in the world. The traces of Wangliang Town were hidden in the fog. There was nothing good to see along the Cangtan Plain, except for some high mountains covered with trees. After crossing them, a high plain would come into view. Shuangfeng Mountain opened the way and was placed on both sides, as if there was a line of sky. After crossing this line of sky, it was Wangliang Town.

The closer we got, the more monks there were around. Compared to the deserted business road, this place was obviously more lively. The business road did not originally lead to this plain. Due to the appearance of the Yuanxu Secret Realm and the Hundred Sects Conference, Su Zhiyao of the Damin Dynasty ordered the Construction Supervision Department to send people to intercept a Feng Shui treasure land from the business post horse road leading to the Wuyuan Territory, and opened up along the mountains until Shuangfeng Mountain became a line of sky, and built an official road leading to the Cangtan Plain. Compared to the business road, this official road was obviously built wider, enough to accommodate several teams of people moving forward at the same time without appearing crowded.

The cultivators coming out of the big sects and big caves will choose some extremely fast Yuan Beasts as their mounts. Those cultivators who have no money or resources will also buy an adult river horse to use for traveling. These fast Yuan Beasts are obviously worth a lot more than the cultivators flying with swords. If they rely on their own foot power to cross mountains and jump over water and travel hundreds of thousands of miles, they will also consume a lot of Yuan Crystals to replenish their physical strength. It is obviously more cost-effective to buy a mount, and there is no need to worry about how much resources these Yuan Beasts can consume. Some simple low-level spiritual herbs are enough to allow them to travel thousands of miles a day.

The Damin Dynasty spent a lot of thought on this official road, paving it with Qingbanli stone, a specialty of the Xinyang Region. When the mounts walked on it, they made bursts of crisp sounds, like the cries of birds and beasts flying in the air and tearing through the wind.

Little Gourd gradually slowed down its pace, walked forward slowly, and let out a low roar, but did not speak. Before Yun Changan took him out, he had already told him that although his cultivation had greatly improved, there were still some old monks who were difficult for him to deal with. They recognized that Little Gourd was a Yuan Beast that could speak before it transformed. Such a strange Yuan Beast would make those monks jealous, so they set a rule for it, saying as little as possible in front of strangers. Anyway, Little Gourd didn't like to talk much, so he agreed to this rule directly.

Little Gourd thought he was very powerful, but in fact he was not. He had not originally planned to leave Siyang Gourd Lamp, but his eldest brother forced him to do so, so he had to obey unconditionally. He always followed his eldest brother's orders, so how could he dare to say no?

Yun Changan stroked his head gently, jumped down, and led him behind the crowd, preparing to slowly walk to the south gate of the town. The queue at the south gate was very long. These were all sect cultivators from the south. It was rare to see independent cultivators from the mountains queuing here.

The great monks of the sects came to the edge of the town and had to walk on the ground. There was a rule in the town that any monk entering the town was not allowed to fly in the air, and everyone had to obey it. There were also many guards wearing golden gong armor on the edge of the town, patrolling along the inner and outer four squares. Once they found a monk daring to do something out of line, they would suppress him immediately and hand him over to the mansion of the Construction Department. Those who violated the order would be warned and a black sign with their names written on it would be hung. Those who violated the order again would be immediately expelled from the town.

Yun Changan was very confused, but he didn't think too much about it. He followed the long team and walked forward. Many monks from the southern sect came one after another. They looked like a sect with deep roots. They kept talking behind him. Yun Changan ignored them. There was a girl who was obviously more excited than the monks around her. She looked around and soon saw Yun Changan in front of her, leading a Yuan beast alone. She was probably a mountain cultivator. There was no invitation letter, but it said that the South Gate was the entrance and exit for the monks who participated in the Hundred Sects Conference. The mountain cultivators and those small sects who were not qualified to participate had to enter from the North Gate of the town.

The girl's name was Qiuyue, and she was from Liulizhou in Xinyang. She found that Yun Chang'an was practicing Qi-inducing techniques even when he was walking on the road, as if he was practicing. She immediately became puzzled. How could someone practice while walking? Except for those crazy practitioners who practiced very hard and wished that they could spend the whole day practicing, it was obvious that he was not such a person.

Qiuyue's sister was also like this. In the carriage behind her, her sister was still immersed in seclusion. A person as weird as her sister made Qiuyue interested. She came behind Yun Changan and wanted to pat his shoulder and have a conversation. But then she thought that the boy in front of her was about the same age as her. If she interrupted him rashly, she might offend him.

Qiuyue walked quickly forward, looked at his handsome profile, said nothing, and deliberately slowed down her pace to walk side by side with him. Disturbing a cultivator who was cultivating his vital energy was a big taboo. If one was not careful, the vital energy would flow backwards and damage the meridians.

Yun Chang'an followed the Yuan Yin method and circulated the Qi continuously, transforming his Yuan Qi into liquid. During the few months in Tingfeng Tower, most of the time, apart from practicing boxing, he was cultivating his Yuan. After all, he had just broken through to the Condensation Realm and had not had time to consolidate his Yuan Mansion. Now that he had some free time, he naturally had to consolidate it. On the way here, he was not just rushing. On the contrary, ever since he entered the Condensation Realm, he always felt that the Yuan Qi between heaven and earth was still before his eyes, and he couldn't help but want to practice in seclusion. Bi Sinan also told him that every cultivator, from the moment he entered the Condensation Realm, must completely cut off contact with the mortal world. The distracting thoughts in their minds will gradually decrease, and their state of mind will be pure, and they will no longer think about those mortal worries. If they think too much, their cultivation will stagnate, and it is even possible that their realm will regress.

Yun Changan suddenly recalled Chu Xiaoxiao. She seemed to be like this too. Xiyao had mentioned to him that Chu Xiaoxiao had concerns in her heart. She had already entered the Condensed Realm, but her cultivation had not improved. Her ties to the mortal world had not been severed, and her state of mind could not keep up with her cultivation, so she naturally fell behind. That was why she agreed to take on that mission and go to the Chu Zhao Dynasty. Yun Changan could see clearly that it was Chu Xiaoxiao's miserable childhood, the place where she lived in the past, and the place where she could not sever her ties to the mortal world.

Then when Yun Chang'an left Shangyang Sect, he heard that Chu Xiaoxiao had been practicing in seclusion, as if she had some insights. Now that he thinks so, practice is naturally no problem. After several years of Tangxi period in the Condensation Realm, she will cut off worldly ties. One day, she will see the world clearly, and her practice will come naturally, breaking through the realm and making great progress.

Yun Changan was still practicing the Yuan Yin Fa, but the small gourd beside him started to roar, interrupting his practice. He looked up and a delicate floral scent rushed into his nose. A young girl stood beside him. Yun Changan hurriedly distanced himself from her, looking alert. He frowned slightly and asked bluntly, "What are you doing?"

Qiuyue stared, startled, and hurriedly explained: "Sorry to disturb your practice."

Yun Changan, who had distanced himself from her, looked into the eyes of the girl in front of him, and then looked at the sects behind her. They all fell silent at the same time. Qiuyue was even more embarrassed and at a loss for what to do. She waved her hands and said again: "I am from Liulizhou in Xinyang Domain. My name is Qiuyue. I followed behind you. Your vitality was flowing. I wanted to see what you were doing. I'm sorry to bother you."

Yun Chang'an dispersed the Yin Yuan Fa, holding the small gourd, with a slightly unhappy look on his face. He looked around and found that he was not far from the town, only a few feet away. He didn't say anything, but just moved his feet and walked slowly forward.

The girl Qiuyue followed him, intent on continuing to apologize, chattering in Yun Changan's ear, especially when talking about the Hundred Sects Conference, she became even more interested. As for whether Yun Changan was disgusted or not, she didn't care, as if she was familiar with him and treated him as a good friend with whom she could talk.

Yun Changan frowned slightly and interrupted her story, "Are we familiar with each other?"

Qiuyue also realized that she was a bit talkative, so she quickly shut up and stopped talking about those anecdotes. After a moment, she asked carefully, "Where are you from? Are you also going to participate in the Hundred Sects Conference? We are all escorted by some elders sent by the sects. Why are you alone?"

Yun Changan remained indifferent, and just said, "I came here alone to take a look."

Looking at Yun Chang'an, who was about the same age as him and a little difficult to approach, he finally spoke to him and became talkative again, continuing: "I see, this Hundred Sects Conference is the most popular, and it is hosted by the Damin Dynasty itself. Have you heard about it? The purpose of this Hundred Sects Conference is to select some disciples with good talents to enter the palace in the royal city to practice. There are not only endless resources there, but also many great monks in the Divine Realm who will teach them the difficulties they encounter when practicing."

Yun Changan bowed his head. He had heard that the Damin Dynasty would try to recruit the potential monks from the small sects at this Hundred Sects Conference, but he had never expected that there would be a Divine Realm monk teaching in person. When he was in Shangyang Sect, he had heard that there would be a Return to One Realm monk to preach and answer questions. Now Yun Changan naturally did not believe that there were still Return to One Realm monks in this world. Would they dare to show up in the world? Even after Xiao Xuan Rong had absorbed the drop of Bixu Water and officially entered the Dao Instrument, he did not dare to come out casually. What's more, how could the Heavenly Dao tolerate those Return to One Realm monks coming to the world to compete for luck?

It seems unrealistic to think about it. The idea of ​​entering the divine realm is more reliable. Although there is no state of unity in the world, cultivators who enter the divine realm are not monitored by the heaven. There are many cultivators who enter the divine realm in the world, but some of them always stay in the deep mountains and old forests, or find a blessed land, and stay away from the world for a hundred years. They want to make further progress in their cultivation and choose to go into indefinite seclusion. Or some people feel that there is no hope of breaking through the realm and returning to unity in the world today, so they wander around the world, looking for a chance to break through.

It is difficult to enter the state of unity. It is not a bottleneck in the ordinary sense of practice. You can just find a cave, seclude yourself for hundreds of years, and constantly inhale and exhale vital energy. Then you will be able to break through the state by force and enter the state of spirit to cultivate the Yuanhun. Using the soul to concentrate the mind, the cultivation of the Yuanhun is endless. The longer you stay in the state of spirit, the more opportunities you will find to break through the state, and the more powerful you will be when you enter the state of unity.

Yun Chang'an just couldn't expect that what the Duke of Damin Dynasty told him was the truth. He originally thought that the Xinyang Region would not do this. After all, if those small sects found a talented disciple, they would spare no effort to cultivate him even if it cost them everything. It was not easy to produce such a disciple. How could they watch the disciple they had cultivated just give up like that?

However, nothing is absolute. Xinyang Region is rich in resources and more suitable for cultivators all over the world to practice. Those cultivators who heard the news have been ready to move, but because they already have a sect, if they forcibly leave, they are afraid that the sect master and elders will be angry and give them the reputation of traitors. After all, their own reputation is also important, so they will stay in the sect honestly. The opening of the Hundred Sects Conference is just an excuse for them, and their minds are gradually becoming active.

Yun Changan asked back, "Are you from the Damin Dynasty?"

Qiuyue was all smiles. This cold guy finally heard something interesting. He looked proud, as if he was saying that there was nothing in Xinyang Domain that he didn't know. "Yes, Liuli Continent is the largest continent in Xinyang Domain. The capital of the Damin Dynasty is located in Liuli Continent. There are six other continents around it, all of which border Liuli Continent. We started from Liuli, passed Dingfeng Continent, and came to Guitian Domain."