I can't keep a low profile when cultivating immortality; the sixth one is actually myself.

Toyokawa has now read through all the sword techniques below the Xuan rank, as well as various sword manuals.

Thanks to this, he also unexpectedly comprehended the supreme sword intent, which was a pleasant surprise.

At this point, he had temporarily completed the consolidation and supplementation of his basic swordsmanship skills.

Next, it's time to look at other books.

As a disciple of the Sword Sect, it is perfectly reasonable to prioritize swordsmanship.

However, learning only swordsmanship would be too superficial.

Some may disagree, but none of that affects Toyokawa's self-positioning.

There are three thousand great paths, and every one of them leads to heaven.

Focusing on one thing may not be wrong, after all, human energy is limited.

Since it's about laying a foundation, the more solid the better.

The broader your basic knowledge, the better you can find your own path.

Only by forging our own path can we more likely surpass our predecessors.

If you blindly follow the path of others, you may have a smooth journey in the early stages, but you will inevitably be constrained in the end.

A fetter is a fetter because it is difficult to break.

By then, starting over will be extremely difficult.

Therefore, when building a foundation, one should try to explore as much knowledge as possible to enrich one's understanding.

We can regard the wisdom of our predecessors as giants, and simply stand on their shoulders to forge our own path.

So, Toyokawa plans to read the Daoist canon next.

Because cultivating immortality is the same as cultivating the Tao, the Taoist canon is of particular importance.

The Daoist Canon is all-encompassing and can be considered the most challenging classic to test one's comprehension.

Is Toyokawa someone who lacks that bit of insight? Of course not, his insight has long surpassed that of ordinary people.

Reading the Daoist Canon, while not exactly a matter of mastery, is certainly easy to grasp.

Upon arriving at the Taoist Canon section, I followed the same routine, taking out ten books at a time and spreading them out in front of me.

Use your hands to turn the pages, and your spiritual sense to scan. When your spiritual sense is insufficient, use your eyes to look.

"First, hold a bamboo slip outdoors, close your eyes and knock your teeth three times. Imagine that the purple cloud qi fills the room and then gently enters your body."

Jade boys and jade maidens attend to the scriptures on either side, and the Three Lights and Precious Mushroom Cave illuminates the room.

After contemplating, knock your teeth three times and recite the incantation entering the room:

The sky is clear and the Qi is pure, the three lights shine brightly, golden chambers and jade rooms, five precious mushrooms grow, dark clouds and purple canopies illuminate my body, celestial boys and jade maidens bring me spiritual energy, the nine Qi are in harmony, the three lights are in sync, riding on the purple canopy, I ascend into the imperial court.

Afterwards, first step into the house with your right foot, light incense three times, knock your teeth three times, and say the following prayer:

Jade flowers scatter their light, nine energies contain smoke, fragrant clouds densely drape, soaring straight to the nine heavens. Golden boys attending incense convey the words of the Jade Maiden, who hears the Emperor's words, granting the subject immortality, making him a celestial being in every generation, and fulfilling all his desires.

......"

One article after another, one book after another.

As you watch, you learn and comprehend, transforming it into your own knowledge base in real time.

He read the Taoist canon very carefully.

As his reading deepened and his understanding broadened, he also discovered the profound depth of the Taoist canon!

It encompasses everything from astronomy and geography to strange tales and anecdotes, from sacred scriptures and biographies to medical texts and techniques.

Gradually, he began to understand what the Dao truly was.

Heaven and earth are born from the Dao, and all things begin with the Dao.

The Tao is every little thing in the world and every aspect of life.

Eating and drinking are the way; working and sleeping are the way.

Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation are the principles; so are firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

The Tao is a grain of sand, a mountain; the Tao is a drop of water, an ocean.

The Tao is the sun, moon, and stars; the Tao is the past and the present.

The Tao is everything, and everything is the Tao.

After gaining this understanding, Toyokawa began to observe and comprehend everything around him.

While reading the Taoist canon, one can also immerse oneself in nature.

A month later, he had read more than half of the Daoist Canon.

At dawn, before the sky was bright, Toyokawa arrived at Kanko-tei.

I had planned to feed Xiao Cai and then go to the library, but after feeding Xiao Cai, I inexplicably rested in the pavilion for a while.

On the horizon, the red sun had just risen, and a purple aura suddenly appeared.

The sight of lotus flowers covering the lake under the morning glow is particularly captivating.

Before I knew it, I was completely absorbed!

At this moment, the image of the five-colored lotus was reflected in his eyes, and the misty light was like colorful clouds, shimmering in Toyokawa's eyes.

He seemed to see five lotus flowers between heaven and earth.

Then, insights from the Daoist canon blossomed in my heart.

From chaos a blue lotus was born, and from the lotus came heaven and earth.

Those who benefit the world gain merit, and the golden lotus shines brightly upon them.

The red lotus burns away karma, leaving no place for evil deeds to hide.

The world is in chaos and filth, but the white lotus brings peace and clarity.

The cycle of Heaven is real; the emergence of the black lotus marks the beginning of death.

Instantly, five lotus flower phantoms materialized in the sky above the core disciples' training ground area.

As it slowly blooms, it also grows rapidly.

A blue lotus flower sits in the center, surrounded by four other lotus flowers: a golden one, a red one, a white one, and a black one.

At this moment, all the core disciples who were still cultivating in the core area of ​​the dojo felt something, walked out of their caves, and looked up at the sky.

'What's going on? How did five phantom lotus flowers suddenly appear out of nowhere, and with such peculiar colors!'

Many disciples were filled with curiosity as they gazed at the enormous lotus phantom in the sky.

The longer one observes, the more one seems to understand something, yet it remains uncertain; one wants to grasp it, but it remains out of reach.

They were all so anxious they were scratching their heads!

This is a heaven-sent opportunity; if one can seize it, one will surely attain enlightenment in one fell swoop.

But I just can't catch it!

At this moment, the Cloud Ancestor, who was thousands of miles away, finally sensed something.

Someone else has attained enlightenment? I was extremely shocked and filled with doubt.

'What's going on? How can there be successive cases of enlightenment? And who is it this time?'

I feel that the true meaning of this sword intent is no less than the sword intent that Toyokawa comprehended before! It may even be better!

When did the Qingyun Sword Sect produce so many extraordinary geniuses?

How come I didn't know that, sir?

Ancestor Xingyun had a series of questions, but he dared not delay.

Although that's what I was thinking, my body was already elsewhere.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Baili Xingyun had arrived at his destination.

Carefully disperse your divine sense and sense it carefully for a moment.

Then, a look of utter disbelief appeared on the face of the Cloud Ancestor.

It's that kid again! Is he really that incredible?

In just one month, he first grasped the essence of swordsmanship, and now he has grasped it again?

Moreover, the true meaning of this is something I have never heard of or seen before.

The true meaning of the lotus? It doesn't seem so simple!

Even Master Xingyun couldn't quite grasp the true meaning of it.

Looking at the illusory image of true meaning in the sky, Ancestor Xingyun seemed to have an epiphany, and his Dao intent was restless.

What is this true meaning that can actually trigger the true meaning of one's own Great Dao!

While amazed, Baili Xingyun did not act rashly.

As before, they stood guard not far away.

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the five lotus flowers have grown large enough to cover the entire core disciples' training area, and they are still spreading outwards.

At this moment, a veteran disciple finally seized an opportunity, and a fiery sword light shot into the sky.

However, it stopped after going only about ten zhang.

Compared to the true meaning of the lotus at the higher level, the fiery sword intent is like a candle next to a raging wildfire, inconspicuous.

But for this disciple, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It is important to know that comprehending sword intent is extremely difficult, one in ten thousand.

But he realized by chance that the future was promising!

Baili Xingyun naturally sensed the disciple as well, and stroked his beard with satisfaction. "Not bad, young man!"

Another incense stick's time passed, and from another direction, a large, illusory tree rose from the ground. Its branches and leaves grew rapidly, spreading out a canopy dozens of feet wide.

Hmm, the little girl is not bad either, Baili Xingyun thought to himself!

At this time, many people were watching from the periphery of the core area, as they were blocked by the ancestor's divine sense and could not enter.

Watching the three strands of true intent ascend into the sky in succession, his eyes were filled with envy.

Bai Linglong arrived late.

She went straight into the core area, and after discovering Baili Xingyun, she came to the old ancestor's side.

"Linglong greets the Ancestor!" Bai Linglong bowed.

"No need for formalities! There's no need to ask any more questions. It was your disciple who attained enlightenment, and he even inspired the other two veteran core disciples to follow suit!" said Ancestor Xingyun.

Bai Linglong was startled. It was Feng Chuan again?

What's wrong with him? He gets enlightenment every few days, how can anyone stand it?

For most people, grasping even one profound truth in their lifetime is enough to benefit them.

He comprehended two Daos in a row? The key point is that he's not even at the Foundation Establishment stage yet!

"My disciple, don't do this! You're putting so much pressure on your master!"

Generally speaking, it is relatively easy to grasp the true meaning only when one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.

Because the Foundation Establishment stage mainly involves cultivating true meaning, it is also a stage where one must comprehend true meaning.

Because the basic training for Foundation Building is to first build its form, and then comprehend its meaning.

When you first enter the Foundation Establishment stage, you only need to use your divine sense to build a rudimentary form of true meaning before you can comprehend it.

The cultivation of the nine stages of Foundation Establishment is about perfecting its true meaning step by step.

With each level of understanding gained and integrated into the initial form, the Foundation Establishment realm advances by one stage.

Only when one comprehends the ninth level and attains complete understanding of the true meaning can one be considered to have completed the foundation building process.

This also signifies that one can break through to the next major realm—the Condensation Realm.

However, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the true meaning. If one's comprehension is poor, one will be stuck at the foundation building stage for one's entire life and will not make any progress.

This also means that while the number of cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage is quite large in the cultivation world, only one or two out of a hundred can break through to the Condensation Stage.

Therefore, in most sects, Foundation Establishment cultivators are considered the backbone of the sect, and the Azure Cloud Sword Sect is no exception.

The Qingyun Sword Sect recruits over ten thousand disciples each time. Several thousand can enter the Spirit Gathering stage, several hundred can enter the Foundation Establishment stage, and at most a dozen or even a dozen can enter the Condensation Stage.

At this time, Toyokawa was still in a state of enlightenment.

He seemed to transform into a five-colored lotus, ruling the world.

A single, primordial blue lotus, of 48 qualities, born from chaos, transforming itself into the Dao to create heaven and earth, and taking charge of creation.

One, the Golden Lotus of Merit, of the 12th grade, born from a blue lotus, absorbs merit and uses golden light to help people attain enlightenment, and holds the power of merit.

One, a red lotus of karmic fire, grade 12, born from a blue lotus, drawing upon cause and effect to burn all things with karmic fire, and wielding the power of cause and effect.

A single white lotus, of the 12th grade, born from a blue lotus, drawing upon the purest yang light to purify impurities, and taking charge of purification.

A single, world-destroying black lotus, grade 12, born from a blue lotus, drawing upon the ultimate yin to destroy everything with darkness, wielding the power of destruction.

Just as the five lotus flowers were about to grow even larger, a bolt from the blue struck.

Five bolts of lightning, each a different color, struck down, and the five-colored lotus flower vanished instantly.

However, no one noticed that the moment the lotus shattered, it transformed into five beams of spiritual light, which instantly entered Fengchuan's brow.

Then, Toyokawa woke up.

Meanwhile, Xingyun Patriarch and Bai Linglong were still feeling terrified and trembling.

That thunder was truly terrifying! Its majestic power shook the world.

Before that thunder, they were like ants, feeling powerless to shake the heavens.