Chapter 178 The Invincible Great Dao
Afterward, Chen Chang'an slowly rose. After much deliberation, he finally pushed the door open and stepped out.
The night wind was cool, and starlight scattered down. The entire Immortal Spirit Valley was as tranquil as usual.
However, his gaze swept across the surroundings, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
In truth, he knew that the people watching him at this moment were far more than just Zhao Wuji and Ji Wangsheng.
There were several others, perhaps outside the valley, deep in the dense forest, or even above the clouds.
He could feel several obscure auras, now appearing, now disappearing.
These people were hidden extremely deep. Some had concealed their auras, while others hid in the void. Some even used magic treasures to obscure the secrets of heaven.
"Heh, they're quite good at posturing," Chen Chang'an laughed to himself.
These people did not dare to show themselves rashly, simply because they feared his strength, yet they still wanted to probe his foundations.
However, since they were unwilling to act, Chen Chang'an was happy to keep things relaxed. After all, if a fight really broke out, he had no confidence at all.
But when it came to "subduing the enemy without fighting," was this not a perfect match for that "Invincible Great Dao"?
So—since they had come, he had to leave them with a profound "impression," right?
Chen Chang'an took a deep breath, and that wisp of Primordial Chaos Qi within his body quietly circulated.
"Temporary Heavenly Venerable Realm, Invincible Great Dao, activate!"
In an instant, heaven and earth changed color!
A boundless, vast pressure erupted from Chen Chang'an's body, as if heaven and earth were overturning, sweeping across the eight desolations!
At this moment, Chen Chang'an actually gained a deeper understanding of the Invincible Great Dao.
When it came to fighting, cultivation, killing, and so on, this "Invincible Great Dao" was probably of very little practical use.
But when it came to posturing... I'm afraid other Great Daos were not even worthy to carry its shoes!
In the darkening sky, a strand of mysterious aura suddenly flowed.
It was neither a sunset cloud nor starlight, but a wisp of indescribable, ethereal Dao rhyme, floating over the firmament like a piece of light gauze.
At first glance, it seemed illusory. Upon closer inspection, its color was chaotic, neither green nor white, neither black nor purple, yet it seemed to contain the myriad colors of the universe within it.
As this Dao rhyme flowed, it made the entire sky seem somewhat illusory, as if ink on a painting had been smudged by clear water, blurring the boundaries between heaven and earth.
Wherever the Dao rhyme passed, the stars paled in comparison. They were not obscured, but rather made way on their own, not daring to compete with its brilliance.
When the night wind passed by this Dao rhyme, it actually circled around on its own, forming small vortexes. Even more mysterious, although the Dao rhyme was right before one's eyes, a sweep of divine sense found nothing there.
Only the naked eye could perceive its form.
Gradually, this Dao rhyme began to evolve. At times it transformed into a roaming dragon, shuttling through the clouds.
At other times it condensed into ancient seal script, writing a celestial book that no one could read. Finally, it scattered into countless points of light, drifting like fireflies.
Every falling point of light stirred up tiny ripples in the void, like pebbles tossed into a calm lake.
Mortals who looked up would only feel that the moonlight tonight was exceptionally hazy. Those with high cultivation, however, all showed shocked expressions.
Some tried to capture this Dao rhyme, only to find that no matter how they channeled their energy, they could not touch it in the slightest.
This Dao rhyme was like a flower in a mirror, the moon in the water—visible but intangible. It was seemingly close yet infinitely far away.
"This... this is?!"
"This is Dao rhyme?! How is this possible?!"
And the next moment, above the Immortal Spirit Valley, the originally clear night sky suddenly became filled with dark clouds, with thunder rolling as if the Heavenly Dao itself was enraged!
Within a thousand li radius, all cultivators' minds shook violently, and the True Yuan in their bodies boiled uncontrollably, as if suppressed by some supreme aura!
—It was a boundless, vast aura, like that of the ancient starry sky!
"Leave quickly!!"
The experts spying from the shadows instantly changed color, no longer bothering to hide. They one after another used escape arts, fleeing frantically!
Some transformed into sword light to break through the sky, while others tore apart the void to escape into another realm!
At this moment, both the Dao rhyme that had appeared from nowhere and that vast, terrifying aura all vaguely pointed to one thing—the Immortal Venerable Realm.
That was an existence standing at the very pinnacle of the entire world.
It should not even exist in the lower realm!
The Immortal Venerable Realm, only those in the Saint Realm know how terrifying it is.
Because it represents Dao Integration—that is, the cultivator completely fuses their own Great Dao with the laws of heaven and earth, reaching the realm of "I am the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao is me."
It has already surpassed the category of "cultivator" and entered the level of "rule-maker."
Even if only temporarily stepping into this realm, it's enough to crush all Saint Realm experts!
Chen Chang'an stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze indifferently sweeping the surroundings, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"They ran quite fast."
He timed it perfectly, and at the last moment before the "Temporary Heavenly Venerable Realm" was about to end, he retracted his aura, once again restoring the appearance of an ordinary scholar.
The night wind remained, the dark clouds dispersed, and starlight once again scattered down.
As if everything just now was merely an illusion.
But those experts who had fled did not dare to look back.
On this day, the impression that the Immortal Spirit Sacred Land was not to be provoked would be deeply imprinted in the minds of countless people!
Chen Chang'an nodded in satisfaction, turned and returned to the wooden cabin, gently closing the door.
"This should bring peace and quiet for a long while."
"As a master, this is probably all I can do," he muttered to himself, his voice quickly disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, in a cave dwelling on the other side of the valley, Ji Hongli suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of shock in them.
"Immortal Venerable Realm?!"
She clearly perceived a vast, unparalleled Immortal Venerable pressure sweeping from the direction of the Immortal Spirit Valley, as if the Heavenly Dao had descended and all Daos submitted.
She had only felt this kind of aura on one person!
"Chen Chang'an... actually achieved Dao Integration?"
Her mind was shaken, but in the next moment, her brow slightly furrowed.
Something's wrong.
Although that pressure was vast and boundless, there was vaguely a sense of disharmony, as if... it was not a true "Dao and self as one," but forcibly simulated.
"So that's how it is." Ji Hongli's lips curved slightly, a flash of understanding in her eyes.
Chen Chang'an had not truly achieved Dao Integration, but had used some means to temporarily step into the Immortal Venerable Realm!
She had heard from that person before that a true Dao Integration expert's aura is natural and harmonious, resonating with heaven and earth, and would never have any sense of obstruction.
And Chen Chang'an's pressure at this moment, although powerful, was like "borrowed" power, not something formed from the perfection of his own Great Dao.
"But... to be able to simulate it to this degree is already astonishing enough."
She knew very well that unless one was a peak Saint Realm existence, an ordinary Saint Realm cultivator would not be able to perceive this trace of disharmony at all.
Even those extremely sensitive to the Heavenly Dao, if they could sense a trace of abnormality, would at most think Chen Chang'an was a "Half-step Immortal Venerable" from such a distance, not a true Dao Integration expert.
"Interesting."
A flash of competitiveness appeared in Ji Hongli's eyes.
She had once thought that in this era, besides herself, no one else could touch that threshold.
But now, Chen Chang'an had actually, in this way, briefly stood at that height, and had even walked ahead of her!
"It seems I must also work harder..."
She gave a light smile and closed her eyes again.
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