Back to the Imperial City Laojun Temple.
Chen Yun practiced the third stage of cultivation "Mr. Chen's Inner Dan Essence" every day, hoping to further enhance his strength.
He wanted to see if his willpower had improved slightly, and whether that would allow him to condense his Yuan Shen into an image.
At midnight of the hour of the Ox, Chen Yun washed his face and entered the clean room, sitting cross-legged, clapping his teeth six times, focusing his mind and willpower, and closed his mouth to take breaths. Six breaths were one stage.
After six rounds, he practiced the technique three more times. Then he used his left hand to rub the gate of the heavenly spirit, and his right hand rubbed the end of the spine bone at Weilizhi. He circulated for 49 turns as the moon revolved.
By the time the ordinary practice was over and the tight breathing reached its limit, Chen Yun took a brief rest to wait for his breath to stabilize.
After rubbing three more times in the same way, he felt the qi of his heart and kidney meet at the middle ribcage, gently moving the dan qi and plugging it into his five internal organs.
Chen Yun felt that the heat in his five internal organs was like fire, knowing that this was the sign of the fire practice.
As he continued to practice the technique, the heat within his body became scorching, as if it was on fire.
"Nourishing Yang has been completed. According to the set cultivation method, next I can Dan embrace Holy Fetus and use Dan qi to refine the Yuan Shen into an image."
Chen Yun wasn't in a hurry, so he began to practice the technique slowly and steadily. He wanted to practice the technique of "Dan embraces Holy Fetus."
The unfortunate thing is, no matter what he tried, he could not achieve this step.
It's not that the Yuan Shen cannot sink down, he has already achieved this step long ago.
The reason is that the "will" within the Yuan Shen was filled with resentment and anger, and could not be nourished by the Jin Dan.
Even Chen Yun could feel that if he forced the nourishment, it might be possible, but it would harm his Yuan Shen.
"No, indeed, it cannot be done like this."
He hurriedly stopped practicing the technique, "The Yuan Shen and the physical body are different. This is my root of life and fate. If there is irreversible damage, it is impossible to restore it to its original state. I'd better be cautious. When my Dao heart is completely replenished, I will refine the Yuan Shen into an image again."
Chen Yun felt a deep sense of regret.
Even though he couldn't nurture the Yuan Shen, he could still cultivate the Inner Dan.
He tried his best to strengthen the Jin Dan, hoping to further improve his power.
……
Time passed day by day.
Soon, summer passed and autumn came, and autumn passed and winter came.
Gradually, it was getting closer to the spring season of the second year.
Over the past half a year, Chen Yun had tried multiple times to nurture his Yuan Shen, but all attempts ended in failure.
It was precisely because he failed to nurture his Yuan Shen that he hadn't used the Jingyu Pearl he obtained from the underworld.
The only thing that made Chen Yun feel happy was that after half a year of cultivation, the Jin Dan had become much stronger.
That day, he calculated that it was about time.
It was time to go to the moon and sun lake and wait for the opening of the cave.
Chen Yun called Chang Wei and instructed, "Teacher is going out for a year and a half, but I can't help but worry about my student in the mortal world, so I entrust you to take care of him."
Chang Wei quickly said, "Student Chen Yun, I will follow my teacher's orders. May I ask who this senior brother is...?"
"Not a practitioner of cultivation." Chen Yun waved his hand, "I was a teacher in the mortal world, he was my student. Because of his good nature, I was very fond of him, so I treated him with special consideration. You only need to protect him secretly. Don't have too much contact with him. Of course, you have already become a god and don't interfere in the affairs of the mortal world. It will be handled by my avatar."
Chang Wei said, "Yes."
Chen Yun didn't say anything else and informed Chang Wei of Zhao Kuangyin's location.
Afterwards, he used his consciousness to pass on the same message to two or three avatars.
It was merely to ensure the safety of Wang Siyan, Zhao Kuangyin, and others.
Actually, with Chen Er's protection, there shouldn't be any problems with Zhao Kuangyin.
The saying is that you don't fear the worst of a thousand, but fear the worst in one hundred.
Chen Yun feared that there might be forces beyond the mortal realm causing trouble, so he specifically instructed Chang Wei to be a precautionary measure.
Once they are unable to withstand it, they can come back and ask the Immortals like Lu Taiye to help, which can ensure Zhao Kuangyin's life safety to the maximum extent.
After all, Zhao Kuangyin was his bet in the battle of gods. If he accidentally loses, he won't be able to cry even if he wants to.
After settling all the necessary matters, Chen Yun didn't waste any more words. With a swift movement, he directly arrived at the entrance of the Sun and Moon Lake's cave heaven.
……
In front of the weird and gigantic stone gate.
Chen Yun walked slowly through the gate.
In the next moment, the scenery before him changed.
Chen Yun, after taking a moment to focus, saw that he was now weaving through a vast and dense "Particle Stream," heading towards another "Dimension."
Last time he went through this stone door, he didn't notice these sights at all.
As Chen Yun is different from ordinary days, he naturally notices the oddity of the stone door.
He found that he wasn't just weaving through a "Particle Stream," but was also passing through one layer and then being influenced by a force so strong that it was irresistible, and then entering another "channel" constructed by another "Particle Stream."
This process repeated for a long time.
About an incense stick time later, the "transference" finally stopped.
When his eyesight returned to normal, Chen Yun saw a palace ahead.
This palace was so high that it stretched for countless miles and was boundless in scope.
Even though Chen Yun was at the later stage of the immortal realm, he still couldn't see through the palace's range.
This wasn't because his "eyesight" was poor, but rather the palace seemed to be layered across different dimensions.
Chen Yun could only see the scenery of the current dimension and couldn't see beyond it.
He looked at the gate in the middle of the palace, which was made of gold and sparkled brilliantly. There was a "plaque" carved from jade.
It was inscribed with the five strange patterns that were not words but could be clearly understood to mean "Sun and Moon Lake Cave Heaven."
This strange "plaque" he had seen before, but he couldn't figure out what it meant.
Now, as Chen Yun looked at it again, he could vaguely see a trace of "Law" operating power from it. It was as if this "plaque" itself was a treasure.
"Interesting."
Chen Yun looked at it with interest, secretly thinking if he could take this plaque down.
In the end, he concluded that he still lacked the strength to do so.
The reason was almost the same as that of the palace.
This plaque that seems to be in front of him, is actually not in this world's dimension.
Just as he was observing, a familiar voice rang out in his ear, "Ah, Young Chen, have you achieved Dao and become an immortal?"
Chen Yun turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, and it was the beast clan grand master Niudali who had a brief encounter with him inside the Sun and Moon Lake Cave Heaven.
He bowed, "Greetings, Great Saint Niudali. I have fortunate enough to achieve Dao and become an immortal in recent years."
Wearing armor and holding a three-pronged spear, Niudali's expression became much more respectful.
He quickly returned the greeting, "How dare I, how dare I! Master Chen, you are a genuine immortal of the Xuanmen School. The little demon dare not accept such a grand honor."
Niudali's respectful attitude was heartfelt, not just surface-level politeness.
The main reason was that his ancestors were the immortal king and had the Qingniu steed.
The immortal king, as a cultivator who has achieved the Dao of the Xuanmen School, is only at the level of the Earth Immortal Realm.
Chen Yun, who has achieved the Dao and become an immortal at such a young age, if he doesn't encounter any obstacles, his achievements will definitely be higher than the immortal king, Feng Junda. Niudali wouldn't dare to be impolite.
"Great Saint, you don't need to be so polite." Chen Yun's attitude was very humble. He casually started a conversation with Niudali, "The visitors who have come to the Sun and Moon Lake Cave Heaven this time seem to be significantly more numerous than the last time."
"Yes," Niudali said, looking at the densely packed crowd, "There might be nearly twenty thousand people, but the vast majority are those who haven't achieved the Dao or become immortals. They are not to be feared."
Chen Yun looked at the blonde and blue-eyed foreigners and the black people who looked like Kunsu slaves, and detected that their number was about 2,000, which was significantly more than the 1,000 people last time.
Moreover, various self-cultivators, demons and devils, as well as ghosts and monsters, were significantly more numerous than last time, amounting to 17,800.
As Niudali said, these people are not to be feared.
What Chen Yun finds particularly noteworthy are about a dozen people who have reached the level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
Several of them had been seen before.
For example, the one-eyed black-robed cultivator from the heterodox path.
The old white-bearded Westerner wearing a magic robe.
The young woman dressed in seductive and revealing clothes.
And the second-generation master of the Zen School of the Little Japanese Buddhism, Daoyuan.
There are about four or five people who haven't been seen before.
Among these four or five people, there are about four or five who haven't been seen before. They are the hulking men who are bare-chested.
The gnarled and withered spirit of the banyan tree.
The beautiful young nun dressed in monk's robes.
The young man dressed in a white dress as white as snow, appearing like a woman.
A woman with a human head and a snake body.
Chen Yun could sense that most of these people's cultivation levels were not as high as his, including Niudali.
Only the black-robed cultivator from the heterodox path, the young nun in monk's robes, and the woman with a human head and snake body had cultivation levels that were equal to or above his own.
"Although their cultivation levels are similar to mine, as long as they don't have powerful magic treasures, I should be able to handle them."
Chen Yun thought that with his Lightning Fire Dao Body and Golden Demon God Dao Body, as well as the Seven Treasures of Wonder and Wind God Flag, he should have no problem dealing with these people.
Of course, while confident, he did not become overconfident to the point of believing that he could definitely defeat these individuals.
Because no one knows whether these people who have reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm have experienced anything unusual or possess powerful magic treasures like oneself.
As he was just about to engage in a brief conversation.
The second-generation master of the Zen School of the Little Japanese Buddhism, Daoyuan, seemed to have noticed Chen Yun, a familiar face.
Daoyuan was surprised and doubtful, looking at Chen Yun as if he couldn't believe that the scene before him was actually true.
He had once met Chen Yun.
At that time, Chen Yun had only the cultivation level of an upper-grade sorcerer.
And after decades, he had actually achieved the Dao and become an immortal?
Daoyuan was really unable to believe it. He thought he might have mistaken the person, standing there and not being sure.
