“Everything ultimately comes down to talent, to understanding.”
Ao Yuxue’s eyes revealed a hint of joy as she nodded her head, saying, “Thank you, senior, I understand now.”
Li Xuan had initially thought that this girl would take the opportunity to ask him about the cultivation methods for the Subduing Dragon Palm, but instead, she timidly retreated behind Xu Yan.
“Interesting!”
Li Xuan felt amused in his heart. After going through a dangerous beating once, this girl had clearly become much smarter.
Looking at her expression, she probably intended to ask Xu Yan about the cultivation methods for the Subduing Dragon Palm. As for whether Xu Yan would teach her or not, Li Xuan did not intervene.
The disciple was already strong and no longer new to martial arts; it was time for independence, and as a teacher, Li Xuan would not interfere.
Everyone looked at Ao Yuxue with puzzled eyes. Her question was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Old Man Xiao’s expression was odd; did this girl intend to become the chief of the True Dragon Clan?
Could it be she was planning to force her grandfather Ao Lie to step down?This was family business of the True Dragon Clan, and Old Man Xiao naturally didn’t want to meddle.
He respectfully and excitedly bowed, saying, “Daoist Ancestor, I, as a junior, have a martial arts question, and hope you can guide me!”
Li Xuan nodded and said, “Ask freely!”
Li Xuan had already guessed what question Old Man Xiao was going to ask.
Old Man Xiao was the Realm Master, extremely powerful, but ultimately not the Minor Domain Master, and his strength had reached its peak.
A Minor Domain Master was someone who achieved great creation from the purple light.
Old Man Xiao’s cultivation had reached this stage, theoretically, he had reached the limit, unless, like Taicang and others before, he could obtain the purple light to progress further, becoming the Master of Domain.
But evidently, that purple light seemed to be one and only; it appeared only once.
Throughout the long lives of the people of Taicang, they only experienced this once; they had only seen this one purple light.
“Senior, I have cultivated to this day, and I can no longer see the way forward. It’s not just me; other Realm Masters are the same. To break through the constraints, to reach the level of Teacher Taicang, seems to be impossible.
“Teacher Taicang and six others once, in the Land of Chaotic Imperishable, received the purple light and opened the domain, becoming Masters of Domain.
“If I want to go further, is my only chance to seek that mysterious purple light?”
Old Man Xiao inquired respectfully.
The rest of the people listened quietly, as this was a secret of the Way of Domain, involving the existence of this domain.
Xu Yan listened to Old Man Xiao’s question, falling into contemplation, somewhat understanding the fundamental difference between the martial arts his master imparted and the martial arts of Taicang’s domain.
Old Man Xiao had cultivated to the current realm, and it was difficult to progress further. More accurately, there was no way forward!
“My master repeatedly emphasized that the Martial Arts is an endless realm. Since it is endless, how could there be no way forward? So, Taicang’s martial arts is flawed, and when I once called it pseudo-martial arts, it was not without reason.
“According to Old Man Xiao, obtaining the purple light opens the domain; without the purple light, cultivation stagnates, and there is no way forward.
“But the martial arts my master passed on to me has no such limitations; the path is always there, related to talent and effort, and one can continue onward.”
Xu Yan thought of the Domain Realm; using one’s body as the domain, isn’t this opening the domain?
Thinking of this, Xu Yan realized that once he broke through to the Domain Realm, he would completely leave Taicang’s martial arts behind. This was also why a small realm breakthrough in the Domain Realm resulted in such a huge increase in strength.
The Domain Realm in its full achievement was already comparable to the Supreme Sovereign Realm of Taicang’s martial arts.
Starting from the Domain Realm, the two were no longer comparable; Taicang’s martial arts’ path was nearly at an end, whereas the Domain Realm was just truly beginning the martial path.
After all, only by reaching the Establishing Dao Realm does one qualify to establish a lineage, pass on a lineage; this is when one truly comprehends the martial path!
Thinking of this, Xu Yan became secretly excited within his heart, as he wasn’t far from the Domain Realm, and would likely break through in three to five years. Once he broke through the Domain Realm, he would finally have firm standing on the martial path.
Li Xuan’s Daoist Ancestor Halo flickered faintly on him, as if the great Dao emanated a harmony, his voice was calm, yet resounded like the voice of the great Dao.
Old Man Xiao’s question had long been anticipated by Li Xuan.
“The path of Taicang was groped from chaos, and with the great creation of purple light, hence opened the domain. You later generations consider Taicang as the peak; how then can you surpass Taicang?
“The Martial Arts is an endless realm; when was the path ever severed?
“You perceive the way forward as broken, merely because of a lack of talent and understanding, leading to this confusion.
“Of course, this isn’t the most crucial. The most crucial is that Taicang’s martial arts did not continue, naturally leading you to have no path forward.”
Old Man Xiao’s expression was desolate; he understood what the predecessor Daoist Ancestor meant. Taicang’s path did not become increasingly powerful because Taicang had died, so they naturally could not break through their constraints.
Taicang was the pinnacle of this martial path; later generations who wished to surpass the peak must possess talents and wit surpassing Taicang.
But who could do that?
Li Xuan continued, “The purple light is not the only path, nor is being the Master of Domain the sole means of elevation. Certainly the Master of Domain holds great power, but is also bound by the domain.
“By considering oneself as the domain, by using one’s heart as the domain, by being oneself as the domain, you can transcend the world’s domain and become oneself, unfettered and unbound…”
Li Xuan elaborated with profundity and mystery, then continued, “Of course, for you, attempting this path is nearly impossible now, with your foundations set and too deeply influenced by Taicang.
“However, it is not that you cannot continue to break through; it is not without a path forward!”
Upon hearing this, Old Man Xiao was immediately excited, sincerely and respectfully saying, “Please, Daoist Ancestor, guide us!”
Li Xuan twirled the Jade Ruyi in his hand, looking up towards the firmament, “Whether it is the domain or the Land of Chaotic Imperishable, all of existence operates beneath the great Dao, yet the domain should have the Heavenly Dao to be complete; an unestablished Daoist domain is ultimately rootless and weak, ultimately an illusion.
“Your path forward lies in perceiving the way of the domain, lies in cultivating the Heavenly Dao!”
Old Man Xiao was shaken, yet confused again, the perception of the way of the domain and cultivation of the Heavenly Dao?
“Predecessor, we cultivate Taicang’s martial arts, and Taicang’s domain was created by Teacher Taicang. By the time we’ve reached our realm, we’ve long since comprehended the way of the domain; how then to perceive the way of the domain further?”
Li Xuan smiled slightly, saying, “The way of the domain I speak is not the way of the domain you understand. The way of the domain you comprehend is illusory, nothing but phantom.
“You see this tree, born of the domain, what is its way? Given you comprehend the way of the domain, this tree, born of the domain, should allow you to control it through your comprehension of the domain.
“Can you turn this tree into a sword, a knife, or a spear?”
Old Man Xiao furrowed his brow in thought, hesitantly saying, “This does not seem difficult?”
“Then try it.”
Li Xuan said with a smile.
“Very well!”
Old Man Xiao, not knowing what profound meaning the Daoist Ancestor had, took a deep breath and with a lift of his hand, the tree rose from the ground in an instant, becoming a sword in the blink of an eye.
“Predecessor, how about this?”
Li Xuan shook his head, saying, “The sword in your hand only has form but no way.”
Saying this, he glanced at his eldest disciple, Xu Yan, saying, “Discip
le, turn that tree into a sword.”
“Yes, Master!”
Xu Yan nodded, and with a single thought, another tree instantly transformed into a sharp precious sword, exuding a cutting edge, and on this sword, one could sense the vitality and characteristics of the tree itself.
Old Man Xiao remained stupefied where he stood; he knew the mysteriousness of Xu Yan’s sword path, yet at this moment realized the terrifying nature of this mysterious sword path.
Gazing at the sword in his hand, and then at Xu Yan’s sword, he became disheartened, casting the sword aside, bowing deeply and saying, “Please, Daoist Ancestor, guide us!”
Li Xuan’s smile was gentle, with the Daoist Ancestor Halo exuding the resonance of the great Dao, his voice like the voice of the great Dao, leisurely sounding.
“This domain is incomplete; how can you perceive the true way of the domain? And losing oneself in the Land of Imperishable, you cannot find the path forward.
“Only by comprehending the Heavenly Dao, by cultivating the Heavenly Dao, can there be a path forward.”
Old Man Xiao trembled inwardly; the words of the Daoist Ancestor were clear: Taicang’s domain lacks the Heavenly Dao, and without the Heavenly Dao, it is naturally an incomplete domain!
In order to advance further, he could only perceive the Heavenly Dao, cultivate the Heavenly Dao, and this requires Taicang’s domain to have the Heavenly Dao.
“Predecessor, where is the Heavenly Dao, and how does one perceive it?”
Old Man Xiao asked sincerely and respectfully.
The smiling Li Xuan behind the Daoist Ancestor Halo was radiant, the time was ripe, and it was about time to have Old Man Xiao, this Realm Master, assist Tian Zi in more rapidly operating this entire domain, allowing all Martial Artists to perceive and cultivate the Heavenly Dao.
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