Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"No wonder it's called the Demonic Path. The New Immortal Path needs to feed on humans to increase its cultivation speed."

"Truly barbaric and wicked," Shen Moyan mocked.

Shen Moyan overheard their conversation and refined him into a human ginseng for the wondrous essence of heaven and earth beyond the world within him.

There are no records of the wondrous sounds of heaven and earth in the Qi Gathering Realm and the Mortal Transformation Realm. It seems that these so-called wondrous sounds are required for cultivation in later realms.

"It's alright, I have plenty of time, to cultivate myself life after life, I don't need to treat people as food."

Perhaps it was the influence of the twelve characters that existed there, but Shen Moyan despised this despicable act of cannibalism from the bottom of his heart.

Once a person crosses that line, how is he any different from an animal?

Cultivation of truth, cultivation of truth, what is truth?

What I think and what I do is the truth. In Shen Moyan's view, cannibalism is not cultivation of truth, but cultivation of demons.

Shen Moyan despised this behavior and refused to associate with these demons.

"Alright, let's gather energy again tomorrow when the sun rises."

Shen Moyan now circulates the wisp of solar energy within his body through his meridians.

His body was undergoing a dramatic transformation. The yang energy was subtly permeating his skin, making his already youthful and delicate skin even more vibrant. This was a qualitative change.

His original peak strength was equivalent to the ninth level of Qi Gathering; the next step would be Transcendent.

But that one step felt like an insurmountable chasm; they just couldn't take it.

Perhaps this is the difference between the true qi of martial arts in the human body and the essence of heaven and earth.

"The Azure Sun Rising Technique gathers the essence of the rising sun and absorbs it into one's own body. The cultivator is like the rising sun in the east, and his cultivation gradually overflows as the sun rises."

Shen Moyan pondered for a moment, realizing that there was no rush to cultivate.

"Why is there a great sun in this plane?" This question arose in his mind.

If a plane is not a planet, and the sky and earth are vast, then why would a sun exist?

This seems to be a specially designed underlying logic. This conflicts somewhat with Shen Moyan's previous understanding.

"Also, even though it's a different dimension, why is there spiritual energy here?"

In the martial arts world of Daqi Kingdom, there is a thin layer of spiritual energy in the air, which is why martial arts masters can cultivate true qi.

"It's alright. Once I've mastered my cultivation, I'll re-enter the Great World of Mountains and Seas, and everything will become clear."

…………

Three years later, the sun slowly rose over Ziyang Mountain.

Eighty-one strands of solar essence lingered in Shen Moyan's Niwan Palace, emitting muffled sounds.

[Real name: Shen Moyan]

Race: Human

[Realm: Ninth Level of Qi Gathering (Xian Dao)]

Current remaining lifespan: 250

"Phew—, that's it."

Shen Moyan spread his divine sense, enveloping the entire Ziyang Mountain.

The sage is divinely enlightened and has no thoughts or desires. This is because the mind is detached from worldly things, and only the divine exists.

Divine consciousness is the manifestation of spiritual power, derived from the soul, and strengthened as one's realm increases.

"His mind is sharp and clear, and his spirit is unrestrained."

Shen Moyan closed his eyes. At this moment, he could clearly see every blade of grass and every tree on Ziyang Mountain, even the slightest movements of earthworms turning over the soil.

In addition, he transformed all his martial arts true energy into solar essence. Only in this way could he have the possibility of moving on to the next stage of transcendence.

The Biyang Spiritual Vein has been opened. From now on, after Shen Moyan absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he will automatically transform the spiritual energy into the essence of the sun, and convert it into unique Biyang spiritual power.

Shen Moyan had a strange feeling; he always felt that the spiritual veins he had opened were like a filter.

It is constructed from the primordial essence of the sun, specifically designed to filter out impurities such as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, leaving only what it needs for its own cultivation.

"And my current lifespan, although it's not as exaggerated as the human ginseng form, is still really long."

The "Azure Sun Rising Technique" mentions that the lifespan of cultivators using the new method far exceeds that of cultivators of the old immortal path, and is even comparable to that of monsters and beasts from mountains and seas.

Cultivators at the Qi Gathering Realm can live at least two hundred years, but no more than three hundred years.

Those cultivators in the Transcendent Realm, comparable to those in the Foundation Establishment Realm of the ancient Immortal Path, can enjoy six hundred years of life. If they consume the Fruit of Longevity, their lifespan can be extended to eight hundred years.

"This world has its limitations; if one wishes to completely transcend the mortal realm, resources are still required."

[Dimensional Martial Emperor: When you are in a smaller plane, the constraints imposed on you by the Heavenly Dao of that plane are greatly reduced, making it difficult to limit your cognition and strength with local laws]

[Furthermore, with power that transcends dimensional limitations, they can forcibly remain in a lower-level dimension.]

"My achievement cannot provide any help in terms of spiritual resources."

"It can only help me preserve my realm so that I won't be rejected by heaven and earth when I reopen it in the future, and allow me to remain in this lower-level plane."

Shen Moyan let his thoughts wander, imagining the situation he might face in the future, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Life is unpredictable. The world he desperately wanted to leave later became his safe haven to save his life.

"Ah, the suffering in this world is nothing more than autumn leaves falling in the wind, which eventually return to dust."

Shen Moyan was not afraid at all. He could reopen his cultivation and his cultivation level was getting higher and higher. Any hardship was nothing but a passing cloud.

With his mind at peace, Shen Moyan got up and descended the mountain.

"Alright, there's no way to advance further in cultivation in this plane. Let's ascend."

One week later, at Blackwood Cliff.

"Where did this little baby come from?"

"Noisy."

Shen Moyan slapped Ren Wuchang to death and took the Heavenly Demon Sword from his hand.

"The Heavenly Demon Sword, I wonder which dimension this extraterrestrial artifact can lead to."

Shen Moyan used the ascension ceremony of the Demonic Sect and held the Heavenly Demon Sword in his hand.

Then Biyang's spiritual power erupted, shattering the void directly!

Across dimensions, in the darkness, he heard that clear yet sorrowful male voice again:

Demonic practices are rampant! The path of immortality is dead! Cultivation is extinct!

Sweeping away the sorrow in his heart, Shen Moyan focused his attention on the new world that had arrived.

He thought he would repeat the fate of falling from the sky after the void shattered in his previous life, but the expected sense of spatial tearing did not come. Instead, he felt the soft touch of his feet on the decaying leaves and the fresh scent of grass and trees with a damp, earthy smell lingering around his nose.

Unlike his previous life, Shen Moyan did not fall off a cliff. He shattered the void and is now in a mountain forest.

"Is this the world the Heavenly Demon Sword points to?"

The towering ancient trees all around block out the sun, and sunlight filters through the layers of branches and leaves, casting dappled spots of light on the ground.

Vines as thick as bowls were wrapped around the tree trunk, and glistening dewdrops hung from the drooping aerial roots. In the distance, the cries of unknown birds and beasts pierced the tranquility of the mountain forest.

"There is spiritual energy in this air, extremely concentrated, enough for cultivation." Shen Moyan was pleasantly surprised; he had never experienced such a vibrant and stable start.

"Let's try out the new flight spell."

Shen Moyan used the aerial magic from the "Azure Sun Rising Technique" to lift his feet off the ground and soar into the air.

The sun rises in the blue sky.

A phantom of a great sun rose behind Shen Moyan, blessing him.

Doing so will deplete one's own Azure Sun spiritual power. However, the spiritual energy in this world is abundant, and the energy absorbed through breathing alone can offset the depletion.

"Azure Eye Technique".

Shen Moyan gathered the yang energy in his body into his eyes, and a wisp of blue light flashed in his eyes, taking in all the details within a ten-mile radius.

"There really is someone."

Ahead lay a sprawling city, with tall, blue-brick walls built against the mountainside, and apricot-yellow flags embroidered with the character "Dong" fluttering atop the walls.

A long, winding river flows beneath the city, protecting the entire city.

Below the city gate, the Dajiang Bridge was teeming with people. Vendors carrying their goods walked by, calling out their wares. Young men dressed in silk rode tall horses, while women with headscarves held children's hands and stopped to admire the sugar figurines on the street.

The houses inside the city walls stood side by side, and the lanterns hanging between the upturned eaves swayed in the wind. From a distance, it looked even more prosperous than the largest Jianghu city he had ever seen.

Above the city gate, three powerful characters on the plaque come into view.

Dongshan City.