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Others do not have such means, which is why the number of inheritances within Tiancang Palace is less than that of Yunhua's own inheritances.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Yunhua quickly passed the entrance ceremony of Tiancang Palace.
The initiation ceremony was unprecedentedly grand.
Yunhua can be considered the first cultivator to join Tiancang Palace as a Dao Lord, because even in Tiancang Palace, the Dao Lords of each generation have basically emerged from within Tiancang Palace itself.
After the ceremony, Yunhua was finally considered a true member of the Tiancang Palace.
This scene also relieved Tianyi, Yudou, and Yucan, the three Dao Lords. They had only verbally expressed their willingness to join before, but only now that they had truly entered the sect could they be considered brothers of the Tiancang Palace.
Moreover, after joining the Tiancang Palace, Yunhua naturally became the fourth palace master of the Tiancang Palace!
According to the rules of Tiancang Palace, any Dao Lord is the Palace Master.
Upon entering, Yunhua was already one of the highest leaders of the Tiancang Palace.
After the ceremony, Tianyi led Yunhua to the Sutra Repository inside the Tiancang Palace.
"Brother Jiehuo, according to the rules, have you prepared a Dao Lord-level inheritance?" Tianyi Dao Lord asked.
Yunhua nodded slightly, then took out a jade slip and handed it to Tianyi Daojun, saying, "On my way to the Great Mo Domain, I killed a fourth-step Daojun who cultivated the Dao of Wood; I extracted all the Dao that enabled him to become a fourth-step Daojun from his soul, and it is right here."
"He killed a fourth-step Dao Lord!?" Heavenly Dao Lord was very curious and immediately probed into the depths with his divine sense.
Upon seeing this, he was immediately taken aback; the Dao of this Fourth Step Dao Lord was not to be underestimated!
"The Way of Wood, and the strongest defensive way at that. This kind of fourth-step Dao Lord could very well kill the weakest Eternal Emperor... How could he kill such a Dao Lord?" Tianyi was more and more shocked as he looked.
After a long while, he looked at Yunhua and asked, "Jiehuo, just how strong are you?"
"Below the level of an Eternal Emperor like the Lord of the Holy City, there should be few rivals," Yun Hua replied after careful consideration.
The Eternal Emperor also has levels and grades. Generally speaking, apart from the Ultimate Emperor and the Emperor who relies on external objects, there are four levels in total.
The worst kind of emperor is one who becomes an emperor through a very weak path. Such emperors generally don't dare to cause trouble because many more monstrous Dao Lords who want to become famous will seek out and kill such emperors.
Even stronger are the Eternal Emperors, whose strength is comparable to the most powerful Dao Lords; then come the Emperors at the level of Holy City Lords; and then the Sovereigns.
"The level of the Lord of the Holy City!?" Heavenly Dao Lord was shocked.
Historically, even the most monstrous Dao Lords, before achieving Dao Integration, could only be compared to powerful Emperors who frequently appeared in public. Even if they could defeat them, they might not be able to kill them.
Yunhua said nothing more. He entered the Scripture Pavilion of Tiancang Palace and began to quietly browse the heritage there.
However, the Heavenly Dao Lord was still in a state of astonishment, his mind filled with thoughts of, "Could it be that a ruler is about to emerge in my Heavenly Azure Palace?"
Meanwhile, Yunhua entered the Scripture Pavilion of Tiancang Palace and spent several days memorizing everything inside.
After that, he quickly left the Scripture Pavilion and went to his own palace in the Heavenly Palace.
Upon arriving outside the palace, he saw a blank plaque above the main gate, indicating that the palace was uninhabited.
Chapter 1086 Sermon
Yun Hua casually pointed and engraved the character "炎" (flame) on the palace. Instantly, the entire palace shone brightly, and countless array formations and restrictions appeared, signifying that the palace already had an owner.
At the same time, countless restrictions materialized out of thin air, eventually transforming into a token engraved with the character "炎" (flame), which appeared before Yun Hua.
"This method is quite simple!" Yunhua smiled, took the token, and stepped into the palace.
Upon entering the palace, Yunhua went directly to the quiet room, sat down cross-legged, and began to organize and study the ancient texts within the Heavenly Cang Palace.
The scriptures in Tiancang Palace contain about 30% of all the supernatural powers and techniques that Yunhua originally knew. Therefore, even with Yunhua's current spiritual sense, it would take him a hundred years to fully comprehend all of these things.
"A hundred years is fine, it's a good time to accumulate more foundation. Next, I need to advance to the fourth level of my ultimate fire path, which will be difficult."
"The foundation and principles I gained in other worlds are no longer of any use. At this level, it is the true, most core principle of this world." Yunhua thought to himself.
As time passed, Yunhua sat alone in her palace, quietly studying the scriptures within the Heavenly Cang Palace.
"Is this Tianyi's Dao? This defensive Dao is very strong. It can be considered the strongest defensive Dao. However, he follows the Water Dao, which is exactly the opposite of mine."
"And this is... the previous Palace Master of Tiancang Palace, who failed to achieve Dao? His Dao is not bad, it is also the Dao of Fire, and he follows the path of explosive power. Although his explosive power is not as good as mine, it still has its merits."
"Is this Yu Can's Dao? Hmm, his Dao is indeed much stronger than Tian Yi's, and can be considered the strongest among all the palace masters of Tian Cang Palace throughout history."
Unfortunately, he's only a second-step Dao Lord now, and his path isn't yet complete. Of course, even if it were complete, it wouldn't be of much use to me, since he's not following the path of fire..."
One after another, divine abilities and secret techniques passed down through Yun Hua's mind. Most of them only enhanced his foundation, while only a very small number could touch him and make his ultimate fire path stronger.
A century passed in the blink of an eye, and Yunhua finally opened her eyes.
"Unfortunately, there are too few methods here at Tiancang Palace, and too few things that can truly move me!" Yunhua felt a little regretful, as few inheritances could be of real use to him.
"The two hundred years I spent in the Dark Sea can be considered as meditation and enlightenment. Now that I have meditated for another hundred years, it is time to go out and travel for a while again. This time, I will go big. I, Yunhua, have been in this world for so many years, it is time to spread my name!" Yunhua thought to himself.
"But before that, let me do Tiancang Palace a small favor first!" Yunhua stepped out of his palace and spoke, his booming divine voice reverberating throughout the entire Tiancang Palace—
"Three days from now, I, Jiehuo, will be giving a lecture on the Way of Fire at the Flame Palace. All brothers are welcome to come and exchange ideas!"
This voice immediately startled many cultivators in the Heavenly Azure Palace.
The Flame Palace is Yunhua's own palace, and he will unlock the palace's restrictions at that time.
In the Heavenly Azure Palace, only the Dao Lord of Life and Death is qualified to "preach the Dao." However, over the years, the Heavenly Azure Palace has only had three Palace Masters. Moreover, these three Palace Masters themselves need to cultivate and venture out, so there are not many opportunities for them to preach the Dao. Yun Hua's speech immediately aroused the interest of the entire palace.
“When Brother Jiehuo first entered the sect, I was looking forward to when he could give a lecture to everyone. He is the only Dao Lord in our Tiancang Palace who cultivates the Dao of Fire. I also cultivate the Dao of Fire, so I’ll go and listen to him.”
"The Way of Fire... Although I cultivate the Way of Pure Yang, the Way of Fire and the Way of Pure Yang have many things in common. Listening to them more often should be beneficial."
"The Way of Fire, haha, the only Daoist Master of the Way of Fire in the palace is finally going to begin his lecture!"
Throughout the entire Heavenly Palace, countless cultivators at the World Realm were extremely excited, especially those who cultivated the Path of Mars or similar paths.
Previously, I suffered from the lack of a master to guide me, so my cultivation progressed very slowly. But now a Daoist master who practices the path of fire cultivation has come and is willing to preach. This is an opportunity I absolutely must seize.
"Jie Huo has finally begun his sermon. I wonder just how profound his own fire-based Dao is. I must go and see," Tianyi Daojun thought to himself.
"The Fire Path of Calamity... By analogy, perhaps I too will have a chance to touch upon the Dao Integration?" Lord Yudou was also very curious.
On the other side, Yu Can Daojun's eyes also lit up: "A path stronger than mine, I really want to see it."
Three days passed by in a flash.
Yunhua arrived at a platform inside her palace.
He swept his divine sense across the area and immediately revealed a satisfied smile. All the people who had stayed in the Heavenly Cang Palace had come, including the three Dao Lords, Tianyi, Yucan, and Yudou.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this sermon will last for six months, with the first five months dedicated to sermons and the last month to Q&A sessions."
"Let's begin! Fire is the energy of the sun. Human fire is called 'fire,' while heavenly fire is called 'disaster'..."
As Yunhua began to speak, he eloquently explained the essence of the Fire Path, and the group of cultivators below, whether they practiced the Fire Path or other paths, were all completely absorbed in it.
Yunhua's voice also contains a mysterious artistic conception, which contains the artistic conception of various flames, as well as the characteristics of various flames.
Those who listened, even the Heavenly Dao Lord who was already on the verge of achieving Dao Integration, couldn't help but follow Yun Hua's words and enter into the mysterious and unpredictable, yet intensely hot, Dao of Fire.
He gradually became immersed in it, his heart burning with passion. Yunhua's sermons came and went quickly.
After six months of lectures, the lectures ended, and almost everyone went into seclusion to digest the content of Yunhua's lectures. Even Yu Dou Daojun was no exception. For a time, Tiancang Palace fell into an unprecedented silence.
However, Yunhua did not stop, but left her palace alone.
He left the Heavenly Azure Palace and the Eternal Heavenly Azure Realm.
Then, in the void, he casually flicked his hand, and a large area of spatial rules in front of him instantly vanished, revealing a black hole-like passage. Yun Hua took a step out and directly entered this black hole.
Back when he was at the World Realm, he was already able to use similar methods that transcended space. Now that he has reached the Three-Step Dao Lord level, he is naturally even stronger and has even reached the point of transcending time.
On his way to Tiancang Palace, he didn't use any special techniques to speed up his journey because he wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way and see if there were any opportunities.
But now, there's no need, because he had already decided where he was going next: the Blue and White Cave of Supreme Qi, the creator of the Ninefold Chaos Restriction.
After cultivating to the third step of Dao Lord in the ultimate path, the experience and Dao of other worlds in previous lives become useless. To move on to the fourth step, one must rely entirely on oneself. According to Yunhua's own estimation, if he cultivates step by step, this step may take hundreds of thousands of years.
For most monstrous Dao Lords in the universe, the speed of going from a third-step Dao Lord to a fourth-step Dao Lord in hundreds of thousands of years is an unimaginable speed, because their own breakthrough time may take dozens of Chaos Eras.
But Yunhua didn't want to waste so much time here, so she had to find a faster shortcut.
"Boom!" Inside the black hole, time seemed to freeze, and the void connected all directions of the universe, as if he could easily cross it in a single step.
Chapter 1087 Blue Flower Cave
Yunhua took a step alone, then flicked his finger, shattering the void, and reappeared in the chaotic universe.
This time, however, what appeared before him was a vast world—the Great Mo Eternal Realm.
"I've come here again! But this time I won't greet Daoist Da Mo. I'm going to the Three Realms via another path!" As Yun Hua spoke, he once again transcended time and space, instantly traversing to the edge of the Da Mo Domain.
The only point of communication between the Three Realms and the Great Mo Domain is that spatial vortex. This is because the Three Realms are surrounded by extremely dangerous areas on all sides—unexplored lands teeming with endless peril. The safest path, ironically, lies within that unstable spatial vortex.
But now, Yunhua is preparing to explore a new area, traveling through the edge of the Great Mo Domain to the Three Realms, because he knows that the Azure Flower Cave of Supreme Qi is located in that area.
"The Three Realms are roughly in this direction, let's move forward!" Yunhua directly entered his flying boat and continued onward.
Although pioneering is an extremely dangerous task, it is nothing to Yunhua, a third-step Dao Lord of the ultimate path.
Yunhua sat quietly on the deck of his flying boat, using his ultimate fire technique to sense everything in front of him.
The master of any ultimate path can be considered the corresponding "Dao Lord". Wherever the origin of the Dao in the universe goes, it is the eye of the "Dao Lord".
The stronger the soul and the higher the realm, the farther the "Dao Lord" can sense it.
Although Yunhua is only a third-step Dao Lord, his soul is only slightly inferior to that of a Sovereign; in addition, he has mastered the ultimate Dao and is the "Lord of the Fire Dao", so his range of perception is no less than that of a Sovereign.
Time flies, and fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye. Yunhua feels that he is about to reach the Three Realms.
However, at that moment, Yunhua suddenly showed joy and looked in a certain direction.
"Finally, I sensed it! Blue and white porcelain resonance!!" Yunhua did not stop him. A blue and white porcelain mark appeared directly between his eyebrows, and this mark was resonating with a certain place in the distance.
"That's the direction!" Yunhua retrieved his flying boat, took a step, and charged straight through the desolate chaos, instantly arriving at a strange area.
It was a pure void without any chaos, without any energy, and even without the origin of the chaotic universe's fire path.
It was like a pure land, a pure land that isolated everything in the universe.
Beyond this void, there was a golden mist.
"Finally found it! I wonder if my strength as a Three-Step Dao Lord is enough!" Yun Hua's eyes also carried a hint of excitement and a sense of challenge.
In the original novel, Ji Ning, a fourth-step Dao Lord, easily crushed all opponents and passed the trials. However, Yun Hua is only a third-step Dao Lord now. The first two trials are manageable, but the third trial is not so certain.
This feeling of facing challenges gave him a long-lost excitement.
Yunhua entered that pure void directly, and instantly—"Buzz!!"
An invisible force swept over in an instant. It passed through Yunhua's body with difficulty and then landed on Yunhua's soul. This feeling made Yunhua feel as if a gentle breeze was blowing on his soul.
"This should be the threshold to enter the mansion. An ordinary Dao Lord should not be able to withstand something like this, but this level of attack can't do anything to me!" Yun Hua looked around.
All around, an endless force was sweeping across the void. This force seemed ethereal, and it was difficult for anything tangible to stop it.
Yun Hua paused for a moment, observed and studied those powers for a while, and after gaining a fairly clear understanding, continued forward, heading towards the golden mist.
The moment he entered this fog, he saw strange, golden life forms.
"These strange life forms, with the power of metal as their core, are quite strong, but in the Five Elements theory, fire overcomes metal!" Yunhua glanced at these life forms briefly, studied them casually, and then ignored them.
He walked openly through the golden mist, while a strange flame appeared around him.
This flame appears ethereal, yet it carries a mysterious and enigmatic aura.
"Phantom Flame!" Yunhua smiled.
He was enveloped in this hallucinogenic flame, and walked directly through the golden mist.
Those strange golden creatures seemed completely oblivious to him, continuing to act quietly according to their own rules.
Even if Yunhua walked right in front of them, they would completely ignore him and not notice his presence at all.
Yunhua continued forward through the golden mist and soon arrived at the center of the mist, where twenty-three golden beasts of varying sizes were densely gathered.
These golden beasts scattered and formed a circle, and in the center of them was a golden bead with a slowly flowing surface.
All twenty-three strange beasts circled the golden bead, crawling around to absorb its power.
“The Myriad Treasures Golden Fiend… can be made into the core of a Four-Step Dao Lord puppet…” Yunhua said softly.
In this vast and chaotic universe, puppets comparable to a third-step Dao Lord are relatively easy to craft, but those comparable to a fourth-step Dao Lord are much more difficult. This difficulty mainly lies in the core materials.
This Myriad Treasures Golden Fiend is the main material for refining the Four-Step Dao Lord puppet. As long as one can obtain this Myriad Treasures Golden Fiend, one can easily refine a puppet comparable to a Four-Step Dao Lord.