Chapter 165: Seclusion and Dispersing the Mind

  Jiang Xiaoyu soon had a lead, recalling the time he rescued Fang Hen. He met disciples of the Liu Yun Sect then, and their sect's high-ranking members were preparing for the Tian Tang Mountain gathering, which was why they sent those people to rescue their sect's elder.

  It just so happens that this matter has fallen on my own head. As for the grand gathering at Tian Dang Mountain, it's probably a group of divine bridges gathered together, but what they're doing there is unknown. Now that Fang Cun Mountain's reputation is out in the world, since there's such a grand gathering, he naturally won't be left out.

  However, Jiang Xiaoyu did not hastily agree, but instead curiously asked: "To be honest, I've just started my journey and don't know what the significance of the Tianhang Mountain gathering is, what's it all about?"

  Zhao Wenshi smiled lightly, then his expression turned solemn, and he said: "Brother Bodhi should know about the catastrophe of heaven and earth? The Tianhang Mountain is just a temporary gathering, inviting the strong from various divine realms to discuss countermeasures for the catastrophe! At that time, Shi Huang, Yuan Zhang, and Shan Zhu will also attend!"

  It's indeed the case... Jiang Xiaoyu nodded secretly in his heart, but when he heard that Shi Huang and the other two would also be participating, his eyes lit up instantly! He had met the Mountain Master just a few days ago, and it was no wonder that he was one of the three great peaks of the Divine Realm, his reputation was well-deserved! And what's more, he was even more formidable than the legends said! Then, how about Shi Huang and the Dean, who were also among the three great peaks?

  This grand gathering will likely have even the people of Shen Shan participating! After all, Shen Shan is also part of the Divine Realm, and if the Great Calamity were to arrive, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophic disaster for them! For the sake of the Divine Realm, the strong individuals within it must unite. If they each act alone, they will surely be defeated one by one by external strong foes. Those who have reached the Shen Bridge boundary are no fools; naturally, they can see through this logic.

  "It's all right then. In this great calamity of heaven and earth, everyone in the divine realm has a responsibility." Jiang Xiaoyu smiled slightly and finally nodded in agreement.

  Zhao Wenshi was overjoyed and immediately took out the invitation. The red invitation floated gently into Jiang Xiaoyu's hands, who opened it to find that the name on it was indeed Fang Cunshan. There was also a date, which, after calculating, seemed to be about half a month later. It seemed that time was really tight, which is why everything felt so pressing.

  For cultivators, especially for Tianqiao, half a month is really not considered a long time. It seems that the catastrophe of heaven and earth is really not far away. Half a month later will be the discussion, and I don't know how much time it will take to settle down in the sect. Calculating the time, there is still plenty of time left. Thinking about it, Jiang Xiaoyu smiled and nodded slightly.

  Then he stood up and said with his hands clasped: "Half a month later, I will definitely attend on time!"

  Zhao Wenshi burst out laughing and said: "This is great! Then I'll wait for your esteemed arrival at Tiandang Mountain, Brother Puti!"

  "Brother Zhao isn't staying for a bit?" Jiang Xiaoyu was slightly surprised.

  "Alas! There are still a few households that haven't fled, I won't linger here any longer. Let's meet again at the grand gathering on Tianwang Mountain." Zhao Wenshi pretended to be helpless.

  "Since that's the case, I won't keep you any longer, Brother Zhao. I hope you'll accept this item as a token of my goodwill." Jiang Xiaoyu smiled faintly and then retrieved a spiritual herb from his spatial storage.

  Zhao Wenshi carefully accepted the elixir, his eyes suddenly shining brightly, "This is actually a thousand-year-old Ganoderma... Brother Bodhi really wants to give it to me?"

  He couldn't believe it, how could someone be so generous just after meeting? This is a rare and precious herb, worth an enormous amount. Even for the Divine Bridge Sect's disciples, it has great use! He had no idea that Jiang Xiaoyu didn't place much value on these things, and he had too many of them to begin with! Moreover, their sect currently has 300 acres of spiritual fields, which would yield a large quantity of spiritual herbs every now and then.

  Moreover, he himself doesn't need the spiritual medicine at all. If he had to rely on this, then he could only use it by exchanging it from the city. So for Jiang Xiaoyu, these are truly "things outside of his body!"

  "Brother Zhao, don't worry about it, just accept it. We're old friends, and this is just a small gift, please don't be polite." Jiang Xiaoyu laughed.

  After a few more polite remarks, Zhao Wenshi finally left Fangcun Mountain and looked at the increasingly distant Lingshan. He took a deep breath. This Bodhi old ancestor was not only kind and gentle, but also so generous, indeed a friend worth befriending! Turning his head, the next stop would naturally be the Dao Gate. Who knows, this time he came to Ximeng, the first one he visited was Fangcun Mountain.

  After Zhao Wenshi left, a small gathering was also held inside Fangcun Mountain.

  "After being a teacher for half a month, I will be attending a grand gathering. You all should stay home and cultivate diligently. Wen Xue, during my absence, everyone is temporarily entrusted to you. The method of using the Guardian Mountain Array has also been passed on to you. If an unforeseen situation arises that you cannot predict, then open it up. Even if a powerful cultivator wants to force their way in, they will have to pay a certain price!" Jiang Xiao Yu said seriously.

  Through the last Cloud Sect incident, Jiang Xiao Yu made ample preparations to prevent it from happening again. After all, the Divine Realm still has external cultivators lurking around, and no one knows where they are hiding. At least none have appeared in this vicinity yet, as the system hasn't given any hints either.

  "Master, rest assured, I will definitely protect our Fangcun Mountain!" Ai Wenshu nodded.

  "You few must listen to Big Brother and Second Sister, if there's anything that happens, you have to notify them at the first time, did you hear?!" Jiang Xiaoyu said seriously. These disciples are the future of Fangcun Mountain, and also his most emotionally attached disciples, if anything unexpected were to happen to them, he would be extremely unhappy!

  "Yes, Master!"

  Then Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Xu Rou again, and at this time, Ai Wenshuo and others took the hint and walked out. Now is the time for the master and the mistress to be alone, they also don't want to be a light bulb.

  "Before I leave, I need to go into seclusion for a while and won't be able to accompany you." Jiang Xiao Yu grasped the other person's hand, feeling extremely helpless.

  "You focus on your own things, I won't be a burden to you. Besides, I also need to cultivate! Entering the Divine Bridge Realm as soon as possible is the only way I can help you." Xǔ Róu smiled warmly. She hoped that Jiāng Xiǎo Yuè could accompany her more often, but she also knew that he had his own things to attend to.

  Moreover, she is indeed diligently cultivating, and her talent is excellent! It's just that now, behind Jiang Xiaoyu, she rarely shows her face. Moreover, the brilliance of Fang Hen and others has completely overshadowed her. However, she is indeed a genius! And about her mother's matter... She wants to hurry up and go to Shenluo Palace. Can't put such a heavy burden on Jiang Xiaoyu alone, she also needs to work hard.

  "My wife, you're really understanding." Jiang Xiaoyu hugged her tightly, feeling very satisfied. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for? After speaking some gentle words to Xu Rou, Jiang Xiaoyu returned to his own secluded place.

  He really needs to retreat and reflect! The grand assembly at TianDang Mountain is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface. United together to defend against external strong enemies is one thing, but don't forget that everyone has their own private motives! At that time, some plans, some distributions, still need to rely on strength to speak! And if you calculate carefully, there are also some personal vendettas.

  For example, the great elder of the Xuanming Prefecture, the old tiger on the Divine Mountain... The former is not afraid, but the latter is very frightening! After that battle, the other party has made another cut, and now their strength is definitely superior! In recent days, the number of promotions and cultivation have been increasing continuously. Many disciples have already begun to practice their skills or learn divine abilities.

  The first layer is relatively simple, and anyone with a bit of brains can almost understand it. One or two people may not have much to gain from the expansion of points and cultivation growth. But now Fangcun Mountain has more than 3,000 disciples! Think about it, if more than 3,000 people reach the first layer, what kind of harvest will Jiang Xiaoyu have?

  His current promotion points have already been pushed to over 900, and they haven't been used up yet. The three Flame Lamp Sarira have been handed over to Ai Wenshuo, if the other party wants to break through, it's naturally waiting for her return. Otherwise, if she goes into seclusion, Fangcun Mountain will definitely not have a strong master in charge! It will be very dangerous at that time.

  Of course, Jiang Xiaoyu also hoped that he was just overthinking and there was no danger, which would be the best. As for his cultivation, he had always been storing it up. After entering a new realm, he could freely store and use his cultivation.

  At present, the closed-door period is over, and naturally, he wants to further improve his own realm, thereby achieving rapid growth in strength! However, at this moment, Jiang Xiaoyu did not rush to upgrade his realm, but instead opened up the commercial city. He exchanged the third form of Shen Di Fist from it and learned it. The current Shen Di Fist can no longer satisfy Jiang Xiaoyu, and he must continue to exchange for more.

  A golden light spread from his body, emitting a faint sense of majesty! This is the further advanced Divine Emperor Fist, although its momentum has weakened somewhat compared to before, but in terms of power, Jiang Xiaoyu can clearly feel that there is a flavor of simplicity and returning to the truth!

  "The third layer is temporarily sufficient for my use, if I continue to exchange, it has exceeded my boundary, and it's not as strong as my current combat power!" Jiang Xiaoyu thought to himself. A divine ability is not necessarily better the stronger it is, what suits oneself is the best!

  Regarding the divine communication, it has been exchanged completely. Jiang Xiao Yu then started searching for some miscellaneous items to see if they could be used during the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth. After a while, he finally exited the Promotional City. He had roughly looked through everything and already made his own decision in his heart.

  Then next, let's start trying to sublimate the boundary and make one hundred and eight volcanoes even more!

  Boom!

  One hundred and eight volcanoes floated behind him, Jiang Xiaoyu's body was suddenly illuminated to a bright red! At this moment, the surrounding volcanoes were constantly flowing with molten lava! It made people feel shocked and amazed at first sight!

  As his cultivation continued to rise, the magma flowing around the volcano also became increasingly dense! Jiang Xiaoyu sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, constantly sensing the changes in the volcano. At first, he had observed the volcano and comprehended its secrets, merging the orifices into himself, and then using himself as the origin point to support the eighteen volcanoes! If it weren't for his freakish physical body, anyone else would have been crushed by the volcano into a meat paste, unable to withstand this realm!

  So, for now, only Jiang Xiaoyu can cultivate this realm. This realm is not perfect yet, but after I thoroughly complete this path in the future, maybe I can promote it!

  But it's not possible yet, because I haven't finished myself, how can I let others cultivate? Suddenly, the second master appeared in front of Jiang Xiaoyu. This was a dark and robust man, who also sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

  The second true body is simply unstoppable, after Jiang Xiaoyu condensed it, it's like another Hao Tian! There are eighty-one acupoints in the body, currently still in the initial realm. Unlike the true body, the second true body can be cultivated and is not dependent on the system like Jiang Xiaoyu.

  A large pile of spiritual medicine appeared in front of him, and he ate it down without hesitation! In an instant, he had already broken through to the Qihai realm! After breaking through to the Qihai realm, he advanced all the way with high spirits, and then reached the level of ten waves, forming a sea-sky line! At this point, Jiang Xiaoyu did not rush to let the second Benzun break through again.

  Every boundary broken has its own profound meaning. That's why the second master walked this world's original cultivation route, to let himself deeply understand these boundaries and gain inspiration from them.

  After a while, Jiang Xiaoyu had fully digested the Qi Sea Realm and finally broke through to the Cloud Ascension Realm! Just like before, there was no bottleneck, and he stepped into the tenth layer of the Cloud Ascension Realm. The ten layers of cloud mist! At this point, his advancement speed slowed down. Jiang Xiaoyu could clearly feel that each layer of cloud mist had some strange cloud patterns carved on it, which seemed to contain infinite mysteries.

  He immediately became immersed in it. Because he had never entered this realm before, he didn't know the power of this realm! This study lasted for three days and three nights! On the fourth day, Jiang Xiaoyu's tightly furrowed brow finally relaxed.

  Later, the second true self broke through the limit once again, and the ten clouds and mist merged into one body. Finally, it merged with the second true self to become one! He had thoroughly grasped the subtlety of Yun Tian's cloud-stepping technique, so he didn't need to stay any longer. At this point, he could even go further and reach the level of Murong Yue! But he didn't do that.

  Just because you've walked a lot doesn't mean you're stronger. It's still the same old saying, what suits you is the best. Two cultivation systems are already enough for Jiang Xiaoyu to comprehend, and there's no need to go through more experiences to create another cultivation system! Maybe it sounds very impressive, but in reality, it's extremely difficult!

  Dragon Realm Boundary!

  The clouds and fog in the body churned, various cloud patterns emerged! The clouds and fog continued to rise. Finally, they converged into a golden dragon, coiled in the dantian of the second original self! At this stage, the cultivation speed of the second original self became slower and slower, because Jiang Xiaoyu had to carefully study each layer of heaven! Every time he entered a new layer of heaven, the divine dragon would undergo some changes.

  So Jiang Xiaoyu's speed had to slow down! Based on the second Ben Zun, the potential is too strong, breaking through to the Hu Long boundary, and there has been no bottleneck so far, which is already enough to defy the heavens!

  After finally comprehending the Nine Heavens of Dragon Transformation, Jiang Xiaoyu began to attempt to break through the limits of Dragon Transformation! Each realm has its own limit, and the existence of the limit of Dragon Transformation has not yet appeared. Jiang Xiaoyu's heart also had no bottom line, and he could only try it out.

  ……

  ……

  In the Taoist temple.

  Li Er and Zhuangzi were together, sitting in a pavilion, watching the fish swim in the water.

  Looking at the fish in the water, Li Er couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy and said: "These fish are trapped in the water by us, do you think they will feel anxious?"

  Zhuangzi couldn't help but laugh, he knew that Laozi was in a bad mood and was venting his frustrations with the fish. It had been several days since then, and Laozi's state of mind had improved somewhat, no longer as dispirited as before. However, it wasn't much better either, this deadpan expression, Zhuangzi found it really annoying!

  He slowly got up and walked to Li's side, thought for a moment, and finally said: "You're not a fish, how do you know the joys and sorrows of fish? Maybe they're having the time of their lives right now!"

  "That makes sense!" Li Er couldn't help but nod his head. Afterwards, he put down the fishing bait in his hand and sat down, saying: "I'm not a fish, how can I know about fish? I'm not Sakyamuni, how can I know about Sakyamuni? Ridiculous, truly ridiculous!"

  "Take it easy!" Zhuangzi shook his head helplessly, this guy was dragging Sakyamuni into the conversation again. He then changed the subject and asked: "Are you going to the Tianhang Mountain gathering or not?"

  "The Dao Gate needs someone to preside over it, so you go instead! I don't want to see him." Li Er said calmly.

  Although he was not in a good mood, this does not mean that he is stupid and cannot see some things. The Divine Domain is now full of holes, and the external cultivators are hiding in the dark. If he and Zhuangzi both went, what if the Dao Gate is in danger? As for this point, Laozi still saw through it clearly, as for his mouth, he naturally referred to Sakyamuni.

  The grand gathering at Tianwang Mountain, the other party will definitely be there. He really doesn't want to see the other person now, and he will get very angry when he sees him! But after all, they used to be friends, if he strikes out, he will feel even more uncomfortable.

  "Alright! I'll go if I must. It's probably for the best anyway, leaving you to clear your mind alone at the Taoist temple." Zhuangzi also sat down.

  He suddenly seemed to have thought of something, so he took out a piece of paper and said: "This was left by Bodhi when he first came to the Dao Gate. At first, both you and I neglected it. A few days ago, I flipped through it and it's really extraordinary!"

  Li Er's expression didn't change, he took the paper over and looked at it. As his gaze moved down, his face changed too. At first, he furrowed his brow, completely puzzled. After a while, he relaxed his brow again, with an epiphanic look on his face. This cycle of expressions continued until sunset.

  "The first sentence of the Tao Te Ching, it's truly perfect!" Li Er took a deep breath and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. He had thoroughly grasped the meaning of this first sentence, making his own thoughts even more complete!

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  This is over 5,000 words! I'll keep writing, if it's not updated by midnight, then I'll update a bit more tomorrow!