Lu Tao, strolling leisurely, brought Lin Qianxuan and Jiang Mengli to the palace she resided in via the Immortal Light Rainbow Bridge.

As in the game, she gave Lin Qianxuan and Jiang Mengli only three days.

Then Lin Qianxuan, due to insufficient cultivation, was directly sent by her to a valley backed by the massive wooden structure.

This place was where the massive structure transformed spiritual energy; here, the spiritual energy was so abundant that it condensed into mountainous terrain and earth.

Moreover, Lin Qianxuan could clearly feel the presence of the Heaven and Earth Rules here.

If one could cultivate here for a long time, comprehending the Great Dao would not be difficult.

The function of the Hidden Heaven Divine Jade was evidently not irreplaceable.

However, those Immortal Monarchs dared not enter the Saint Realm.

They couldn't do it either.

Thus, possessing such treasures, more often than not, merely highlighted their lack of strength.

Sitting cross-legged, Lin Qianxuan began to absorb and refine the spiritual energy for cultivation.

...

...

While Lin Qianxuan was cultivating, Jiang Mengli was also conversing with Lu Tao.

"Senior, did the Dragon Head leave any message for me?" Jiang Mengli asked.

"No," Lu Tao replied.

Jiang Mengli asked again, "Did he leave anything for me?"

"He didn't leave anything for you, but he did leave two Guardian Immortal Artifacts for the Dragon Bloodline and instructed me to take care of a few things. If this time you cannot overcome this tribulation, I will protect his life, rest assured," Lu Tao said.

According to the simulation of the game plot by Lin Qianxuan, at this time Jiang Mengli, upon hearing that the Dragon Head left her neither mission nor word, was supposed to feel pained and saddened for not being needed, her mindset greatly changing.

However, she did not feel that hollow pain at this moment.

She merely smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, it's good that he's alive."

Lu Tao gave Jiang Mengli a slightly surprised glance, seemingly taken aback by her response.

In fact, she was indeed surprised.

With her cultivation, she actually had a certain degree of foresight regarding cause and effect and insight into the future.

The current future deviated from the result she had predicted.

Lu Tao tilted her head, attempting to peer further.

But an invisible force obstructed her gaze.

She once had a friend who attained enlightenment, granting her a blessing.

Theoretically, only such a thing could obstruct her gaze.....

"Dao Fruit?"

Lu Tao seemed to grasp something.

No wonder.

The great momentum is hard to change, and destiny is difficult to defy.

Under the entanglement of cause and effect, almost no one can escape destiny.

Except for the "Dao" itself.

It is an existence absolutely free from restrictions.

Though apparent in chaos, it is not under the control of chaos.

"Your tribulation is almost certainly lethal; the only path to survival lies with him," Lu Tao said to Jiang Mengli.

"Him?" Jiang Mengli asked, puzzled, "With his Dao practice, he seems incapable of overcoming tribulations for me."

"Dao practice?" Lu Tao shook her head slightly and said, "What he possesses is beyond the limits of Dao practice, beyond the confines of this land."

What Lu Tao referred to as "this land" wasn't even the Spirit Qi World, but rather the boundless Chaotic Void.

The power of the Dao Fruit, her friend once demonstrated a bit of it for her.

With a thought, boundless layers of Dao practice can be bestowed, open and close the palms, endless Spirit Qi Worlds rise and fall, stepping across the rivers of time and space, freely traversing and exploring, and even altering.

This is the ultimate wish of all cultivators, omnipotent.

Such power is called "attaining the Dao."

Which is what they seek—the "Dao" itself.

Jiang Mengli was about to ask more, but Lu Tao said no more, and with a moving thought, sent Jiang Mengli to a coastal area rich in spiritual energy, also healing her injuries completely.

...

In the valley, Lin Qianxuan's Dao practice rapidly advanced with the influx of spiritual energy.

This place was like an experience pool; even without cultivation, the spiritual energy pouring into the body was substantial.

Additionally, this place was aligned with the Heaven and Earth Rules, so he didn't need to concern himself with his own Dao Principles.

Naturally, he could achieve growth.

In just under half a day, he reached the Upper Dao Realm of the Profound Longevity stage; the efficiency of refining spiritual energy increased, and the cultivation level rose by three points. It was estimated that he would be able to leave here in just one day.

While cultivating, Lin Qianxuan did not waste today's use time of [Spiritual Enlightenment].

Currently, Jiang Mengli's favorability towards him had almost reached halfway.

That meant he could use about seven and a half minutes of [Spiritual Enlightenment] time, though it still felt insufficient for comprehending the Great Dao.

But it was still extremely easy to comprehend the divine powers of the Upper Dao Realm.

All the divine powers acquired from Jiang Mengli, Lin Qianxuan took them out for study.

Even the superior divine powers, Lin Qianxuan could master them in just five seconds.

Five seconds was the time it took for his current mind to recollect those Divine Power Atlas records.

Throughout the usage process, Lin Qianxuan's understanding of [Spiritual Enlightenment] deepened greatly.

This talent's application scenarios were numerous.

It was definitely not limited to comprehending the Great Dao.

It actually had the ability to expand information.

For example, with a single glance at a drawing, he could remember it.

Then, based on his understanding and perception, he could know how the drawing was created.

The paints used, the pressure of the strokes, the surrounding environmental information, and even the thoughts of the artist while painting.

According to his own understanding and Dao practice, this expansion was almost limitless.

Lin Qianxuan could even look at a grain of sand from Earth and instantly obtain the state of Earth at that time in his mind.

From this point of view, [Spiritual Enlightenment] even surpassed the [Eyes of the Muddled Heaven] in terms of information exploration capability.

However, the true function of the [Eyes of the Muddled Heaven] was to probe possibilities; anything with cause and effect weight not exceeding Lin Qianxuan was an open book to him, and he could even plan its future, finding and realizing infinite possibilities.

In this aspect, [Spiritual Enlightenment] was inferior.

As massive amounts of spiritual energy were absorbed, Lin Qianxuan's cultivation reached a critical point.

It's not that he can't continue to elevate, but he felt a thread of attention from the heavens and earth.

Having absorbed this vast amount of Spiritual Energy, he also established a significant connection with the Spirit Qi World.

Next, he faced two choices.

The first was to slowly temper himself, merging the Great Dao Rules with his body.

This process could take thousands to tens of thousands of years at the least, or millions of years at the most.

The other choice was to link with the Power of Heaven and Earth, using the Thunder Tribulation as a chisel to thoroughly engrave the Dao he comprehended onto himself.

Lin Qianxuan, of course, chose the second option.

He stood up, ended his cultivation, moved a thought in his mind, and transformed into a red Escape Light shooting towards the sky.

With a break through in cultivation, his Escape Speed was faster than ever before.

Before long, Lin Qianxuan arrived at Lu Tao's palace.

Just like in his simulated future, Lu Tao was reading a novel called "Legend of Cultivation."

"This is more like it, but if you want to make a breakthrough, you still need to go outside, here you cannot trigger the Celestial Tribulation." Lu Tao nodded and said.

"Thank you, senior, for your assistance. May I ask, senior, where is my Sister Jiang now?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"I've sent her off to cultivate, do you want to find her?" Lu Tao asked.

"Yes." Lin Qianxuan nodded.

"Then I'll send you there, it's quite far, even with your current cultivation, it might take a day or two of flying to reach it." Lu Tao said.

"I trouble you, senior!" Lin Qianxuan bowed courteously.

Lu Tao nodded slightly, and in the next moment, Lin Qianxuan felt the surrounding space change, and suddenly, he was standing by the shimmering edge of a lake seen in the game.

No, strictly speaking, it should be called a sea!

It was vast beyond measure.

In the game, he only saw a part of the scene and thought it was just that piece, but now it was clear that what he had seen back then was less than a ten thousandth of it.

This sea was created from Spiritual Energy transformed into Spiritual Liquid. Indeed, this was truly a Holy Land for cultivation.

Lin Qianxuan easily found Jiang Mengli sitting cross-legged on the root of the sacred wood, cultivating.

She emanated a faint Spiritual Light and some resonance of the Great Dao, making Lin Qianxuan feel a sense of sanctity.

Suddenly, she ceased her introspection, opened her eyes, and looked toward Lin Qianxuan.

Lin Qianxuan stepped forward and sat beside her.

"Finished cultivating?" Jiang Mengli asked.

"Yes." Lin Qianxuan replied.

He could have spoken with silky eloquence and sweet talk galore, but now he found himself unable to utter a word.

He didn't even know what to say, so he could only stare blankly at the sacred wood.

"This sacred wood was left by the Azure Dragon, it has the function of transforming Chaos Qi into Spiritual Qi, nearly one-tenth of the spiritual energy in the Spirit Qi World is transformed by it." Jiang Mengli said, assuming Lin Qianxuan was curious.

"Does it have spirituality?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"It does, and it doesn't." Jiang Mengli said, "Its will is grand, coexisting with this world, but it certainly doesn't possess the same thought patterns as ours. The life form is different; what it seeks might be grander and more peculiar."

"And what about Senior Lu Tao? What is her origin?"

"She was said to be one of the divine beasts of the original creation of the world, has been cultivating for countless years, and later encountered an Enlightened one, gaining their blessing. In the end, she did not walk the path of Harmonization. Aside from her, the other nine divine beasts have all united with the heavens and the earth, supplementing the rules of heaven and earth."

"What are the other nine divine beasts?"

"Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Qilin....."

The two chatted away casually, east and west.

Both were relaxed; there was no pressure as if avoiding a tribulation.

"Sister Jiang, the Dragon's Head left a message for you." Lin Qianxuan suddenly said.

"Oh." Jiang Mengli smiled slightly and asked Lin Qianxuan, "What did he say?"

Lin Qianxuan was slightly surprised by Jiang Mengli's attitude.

In the game, when she learned of this, she was very anxious, and upon seeing that scene later, she was angry, feeling that the Dragon's Head never acknowledged her feelings seriously.

But now it seemed she was different.

"See for yourself."

Lin Qianxuan moved his mind, performed a Spirit Art, and projected in the distant void the scene he had seen at Human Dao.

....

It was still within that universe, projecting outward from the perspective of Human Dao.

"She seems to have developed some feelings towards you, and you seemed not to have guided her in time. Will this cause any hidden danger?" Human Dao said.

"Hahahahah..... This is something she must experience as a human." the Dragon's Head laughed heartily.

"Human?" Human Dao asked in confusion.

"Yes, human! An Earth human!" The Dragon's Head turned back, confidently smiling, "Once I return, I will personally tell her."

...

Jiang Mengli watched silently until the scene ended.

Originally, she should have felt loneliness and anger.

Because the Dragon's Head never truly faced her emotions, even ignoring and rejecting them.

But now she didn't have those thoughts.

Instead, she found it somewhat speechless.

She was already looking to cut ties with her past self!

So awkward...

How could she have been so foolish back then?

The Dragon's Head was probably a bit troubled as well, right?

Many people, after becoming adults, look back on their naive aspirations and silly actions during their adolescence and feel incredibly embarrassed.

Too simple and ignorant, thus never acted comprehensively, nor could think too much ahead.

At the slightest emotional turbulence, one rushed to express it, inevitably casting a long-lasting shadow over one's future.

Whenever they recall it, they can't help but want to roll around on the ground, hitting their head hard, to erase that memory.

Lin Qianxuan saw Jiang Mengli in a daze, thinking she was reminiscing about the Dragon's Head, so he said, "Sister Jiang, the Dragon's Head is only temporarily away, with his strength, I'm sure he'll return all safe and sound."

Jiang Mengli turned and looked at Lin Qianxuan with slightly softened eyes, "Thank you."

No matter where his intentions stemmed from, his actions were enough to prove the sincerity of his feelings.

Jiang Mengli originally hated deceit and hypocrisy, but this time, she was willing to accept it.

As Jiang Mengli finished saying that 'thank you', the Misty Qi on her interlaced with Lin Qianxuan, deepening once more.

A mysterious Sound Talisman condensed, enhancing the speed of Lin Qianxuan's Divine Power application, while a scene of memories appeared alongside it.

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