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Chapter 1550 - Chapter 1550 Chapter 661 Three Steps of Tao Realm Restarting

Chapter 1550: Chapter 661: Three Steps of Tao Realm, Restarting the Expedition_2 Chapter 1550: Chapter 661: Three Steps of Tao Realm, Restarting the Expedition_2 “`

The difficulty lies in the cultivation after ascending to the Tao Realm.

As of today, he had come to understand that the Tao Realm is divided into three steps, and in the Extreme Ancient World, even in Chaos, ninety percent of the Tao Ancestors reside at the first step.

The first step of the Tao Realm is where the Tao Boundary is already formed, and the most crucial aspect is Law Creation, creating one’s own ‘Tao and Law’, then refining it into a Tao Fruit. The Tao Fruit is the core of the first step’s cultivation; when the Tao Fruit takes shape, one can step into the second step.

The Calamity Tao Ancestor was at this step.

The main objective of the second step in the Tao Realm is to integrate the Tao Fruit with the Tao Boundary into unity.

Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor was in the process of integrating the Tao Fruit with the Tao Boundary, at the second step of the Tao Realm. His Thirty-Three Heavens Colossal Tower had thirty heavens solidified, meaning the integration of the Tao Fruit and the Tao Boundary was nearly complete, just short of the last three heavens. Should they fully integrate, he could step into the third step.

Once integrated, the Tao Boundary and the Tao Fruit are also called the Outer Path, and upon its completion, one can step into the third step of the Tao Realm.

The third step involves incorporating the Outer Path into one’s body, merging it with the Tao Body and the Tao Soul, uniting a lifetime of cultivation to reach the grand perfection of One Realm.

As for what comes after perfection and how to breakthrough to Heavenly Sovereign, Han Yi had no knowledge.

In the Yuandao World, Han Yi received the final gift from Huangting Tao Ancestor, the “Huangting Scripture”, and it was precisely because he had an understanding of the three steps of the Tao Realm that he wished to observe the scriptures left by the Extreme Ancient Great World Master.

But as soon as he stepped onto the ninety-third floor of the Xuancang Palace, the voice of Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor echoed in his mind.

“Han Yi, come to the ninety-ninth floor.”

Han Yi paused in his steps, walking past the inscribed scriptures on an ancient stone stele, and ascended to higher levels. Moments later, he entered the ninety-ninth floor.

This place was the personal cultivation retreat of Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor.

This floor was quite spacious and devoid of any items. At its central position, a young man was sitting cross-legged on a meditation mat, with the top of Xuancang Palace directly above him, which was open to the void.

“I pay my respects to the Tao Ancestor,” Han Yi bowed deeply in salutation.

During these hundred years, Han Yi had met Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor several times, asking about breakthroughs in the Tao Realm. In this aspect, Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor was a wealth of knowledge, holding nothing back.

Seeing the aura on Han Yi, which was much denser than when they met thirty years ago, a profound light flickered in the Tao Ancestor’s eyes as he spoke with joy,

“Judging by your aura, you should not be far from the pinnacle of Immortal Venerate.”

“That is to say, the Immortal Court will soon see the rise of a third Tao Ancestor.”

“Good, very good.”

Han Yi shook his head slightly, “Although I am not far from the pinnacle Immortal Venerate, ascending to Tao Ancestor is still a long way off.”

“By the way, Tao Ancestor, did you summon me here for a task?”

Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor nodded, “Indeed, there is one thing I need you to do.”

“Speaking of which, you have also taken part in the first portion of this matter.”

“Three thousand years ago, the Wisdom Realm retreated, and Daluo launched an expedition, chasing after the Wisdom Clan and the nine affiliated races. However, the battle did not go as hoped–though there were achievements, the outcome was far from the original aim.”

“Four hundred years ago, before Tao Brother and the Eastern Emperor Demon Venerable departed, they fixed a time, instructing us to restart the Wisdom Realm expedition five hundred years later.”

“However, you’ve seen how the strife for the Primordial Dao’s unique object has unsettled the Ancient Nine Realms for a hundred years. During this century, the Immortal Court had the Tao Array, and with the reinforcement from the Tao Brother, feared no Tao Ancestor’s assault, preserving its strength without loss. Other forces of Daluo were not so fortunate.”

“I need you to secretly make contact and prepare for the second Wisdom Realm expedition in advance.”

“The forces to be contacted include Lingxiao Immortal Court and the Daluo Dao Court.”

“As for Donghuang Evil Court, I will visit it myself.”

“With your strength, even if facing a Tao Ancestor, as long as it’s not a second-step Tao Ancestor, you possess the power for a direct confrontation.”

Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor had great confidence in Han Yi’s strength.

Seventy years ago, during Han Yi’s second visit to meet Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor, he had intentionally invited the Tao Ancestor to make a move, to gauge his own combat power.

In that battle, to fully unleash his power without being spied upon, Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor led Han Yi into Chaos, to a region far away from the Ancient Great World, where the two began to fight.

Of course, it was mostly Han Yi who launched the attacks, while Xuan Zang was testing him.

In that battle, Han Yi deployed the Sword Controlling Immortal Skill, the Three Thousand Sword Realm, approaches like the Tao Sword Radiance and Tao Thought Trace, the Four Origins Tao Skills, and he applied the ‘attained Tao’ Sword Skill he had comprehended. In the end, he even brought out the Infinite Realm artifact, the Gluttonous Sacrifice Divine Axe, and in a state of burning Divine Force, even Xuan Zang Tao Ancestor had to get serious to counter Han Yi’s assault.

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After that incident, based on his attitude, Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor regarded Han Yi as if he were of the Tao Ancestor Realm.

He even said that if it had not been himself, but Myriad Calamities who had taken action, it would have been difficult to suppress Han Yi. The outcome might have been that they were evenly matched, splitting the victory evenly. One can imagine how terrifying his assessment of Han Yi’s combat power was.

Upon hearing Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor’s words, a flicker of light flashed in Han Yi’s eyes.

Wisdom Realm.

This name was not something that Immortals of the Daluo Immortal Realm could easily forget.

His bond with the Wisdom Realm was indeed deep.

The aspect that concerned him the most was that Han Zhi, who had awakened to intelligence by always following him, had once said there was an aura of ‘wisdom’ about him.

Now, he was no longer the ordinary low-level cultivator, or even low-level Immortal, but a powerful Immortal whose combat power rivaled that of a Tao Ancestor and whose realm was about to break through to the pinnacle of Immortal Venerate.

His understanding of ‘wisdom’ had grown increasingly profound, and he had learned that ‘wisdom’ was the master of the Eternal Wisdom Great World, a powerful existence akin to the Extreme Ancient Great World Lord.

And.

‘Wisdom’ did not descend from Chaos but was born from the Eternal Wisdom Great World, inheriting the fate of the Eternal Wisdom Great World as the true Great World Lord.

His cultivation had also surpassed that of a Heavenly Sovereign and reached half a step into Transcendence.

According to the information left by Sui Zhu Heavenly Venerate, at the end of the Extreme Ancient Era, when the two worlds met, the two Great World Lords initially engaged in friendly exchanges of the Tao. Their relationship was extremely harmonious.

It was precisely because of this that the two Great World Lords expended great magical power to bind the two worlds together in a special way. Even as they floated in Chaos, they wouldn’t drift apart but instead revolved around each other.

This association could not be undone even by the power of Hongjun Great Heavenly Venerate, because it involved the power of the Transcendence Realm.

At the end of the Extreme Ancient Era, a conflict erupted between the two Great World Lords, leading to a great battle, after which both disappeared into Chaos. Since then, neither of the Great World Lords has appeared again, nor has anyone seen them.

Consequently, the split of Extreme Ancient and the wars between the two worlds began to happen in succession.

This was the origin of the grudge between the two worlds.

And to this day, Han Yi still did not understand the origin of his own panel; he still could not explore how the panel attached itself to him and how it functioned.

This indicates that his realm is still far from sufficient.

According to Han Zhi, there was an aura of ‘wisdom’ in his panel. Could it be that the panel was what remained after ‘wisdom’ perished, or even something the two Great World Lords had fought over?

Han Yi did not let his thoughts diverge but quickly reined them in, pressing them to the back of his mind.

Next.

At the highest level of Xuancang Palace, he cupped his hands towards Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor and said, “Rest assured, Taoist Ancestor, I will make every effort to complete the matter you have entrusted to me, and do it with all my strength.”

After leaving the highest level, he returned to the ninety-third floor and began his second observation of the ancient stele’s inscriptions.

These inscriptions were marked with the language of Chaos, a language with a profound Taoism.

However.

The might inscribed in these scriptures was too mysterious and vast.

Each time he glanced at it, Han Yi could only maintain focus for ten moments. After ten moments, he had to close his eyes and digest, waiting a full quarter of an hour before he could continue to open his eyes and look again.

Three days later.

He left Xuancang Palace with an embryonic idea forming in his heart about ‘Law Creation.’ This idea was still too naive and too preliminary; it needed to undergo tens of thousands of iterations and sublimations to form the origin of ‘law.’

Only when he possessed the origin of ‘law’ would he be able to start creating laws.

It was difficult to achieve Tao, even more so to create law. Han Yi decided to take one step at a time.

After leaving Xuancang Palace, he headed south, following the decree of Xuan Zang Taoist Ancestor, he was preparing to visit the Daluo Dao Court first.

The Daluo Dao Court had been established for less than a millennium but had already undergone several tribulations.

Crossing the boundary of Purgatory Island without incident, he smoothly stepped into the territory of the Daluo Dao Court.