…
Many scattered cultivators from the Eastern Sea Islands discussed in turn, ultimately speculating the majority of the situation.
It wasn’t difficult to figure out, whether it was in the East Sea or the Central Divine Continent, strength decided everything.
That deities like Baigu Heaven Lord and others at the Divinity Transformation Stage retreated was hard to imagine at first, but upon careful thought, one could understand the reasoning behind it.
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Under the expanse of the sky,
Lin Yuan’s gaze fell upon the numerous scattered cultivators of the Eastern Sea Islands below.
“I am Yuanyang, the Master of Baiyu Island. Today, I establish the White Jade Pavilion to broadly recruit disciples. Anyone who passes the test and joins the White Jade Pavilion will qualify to enter the core area of Baiyu Island for cultivation.”
As Lin Yuan spoke, his voice was gentle yet reverberated in the ears of every cultivator.
Yuanyang was the name Lin Yuan gave to this Yang Spirit avatar, and the White Jade Pavilion was the force he planned to establish, in order to spread the Martial Path Evolutionary Path.
…
After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he vanished above Baiyu Island.
The numerous cultivators below exploded into discussion.
“Yuanyang, so this mysterious powerhouse is called Yuanyang?”
“Did you all hear that? As long as you pass the test and join the White Jade Pavilion, you can enter the internal regions of Baiyu Island for cultivation.”
“I want to apply to join the White Jade Pavilion. It’s good to enjoy the shade under a big tree—since Master Yuanyang overpowered several Heaven Lords, following him must be right.”
…
The multitude of scattered cultivators were quite tempted.
Of course, everyone knew very well that since Yuanyang mentioned ‘passing the test,’ it meant that not everyone could join the White Jade Pavilion.
But in any case, it was still worth a try, with no loss involved.
…
Lin Yuan’s occupation of Baiyu Island and the establishment of White Jade Pavilion to recruit a large number of disciples not only caused a stir among the Eastern Sea Islands.
It also caught the attention of the Daode Immortal Sect, situated in the Central Divine Continent.
Mount Morality Immortal.
At the highest summit, within the grand hall,
The high-level cultivators of the Immortal Sect gathered together.
Hum.
Above the main seat at the high end of the hall,
The Immortal Sect Leader Mu Qingliu appeared.
“Sect Master.”
All present stood and bowed in greeting.
“Speak directly.”
Sect Master Mu Qingliu commanded.
“That mysterious powerhouse who took action against the Black Gauze Archipelago has appeared again. He calls himself ‘Yuanyang,’ claiming Baiyu Island, establishing the force of White Jade Pavilion, and broadly recruiting disciples…”
Mu Mengting immediately reported.
He had paid close attention to this matter over the years, after all, the Black Gauze Archipelago was his many years of effort, and its overnight fall was a considerable blow.
“Oh?”
“Are the Divinity Transformation cultivators of the East Sea allowing him to do as he pleases?”
Immortal Sect Leader Mu Qingliu frowned.
“That’s not exactly the case.”
Mu Mengting hesitated before continuing, “When Baiyu Island emerged, the Heaven Lords of the eight hundred sects and three thousand Left Paths in the East Sea also harbored designs on Baiyu Island, but in the end, they all gave up voluntarily.”
“Sect Master, that Yuanyang’s strength must not be as simple as just Mahayana Perfection; it is estimated that he is at the Half-step Refine Void level.”
The elder with golden, curly, lion-like hair stood and spoke.
“Half-step Refinement Void?”
Immortal Sect Leader Mu Qingliu fell into contemplation.
“What are your thoughts?”
“How should we deal with this Yuanyang and the White Jade Pavilion?”
Mu Qingliu asked.
“Sect Master, such a powerhouse, unless an Ancient Saint of Refinement Void makes a move, it is very difficult to deal with him.”
Jun Dongjin stated.
A Half-step Refinement Void Ancient Saint’s power almost exceeds the Divinity Transformation Stage; without the Ancient Saints taking action, they stand unstoppable.
Even using the Sect’s Founding Artefact, the Taihao Immortal Mirror, to project an avatar millions of miles away, they couldn’t bother a Half-step Ancient Saint.
The power of an avatar of the mirror was far less than the true body, having at most a power that approached an Ancient Saint.
But since Master Yuanyang was a Half-step Ancient Saint, only a true Ancient Saint could pose a threat to him.
However, the Daode Immortal Sect had only one Refinement Void Ancient Saint, which was the Sect Master, and though they had many safeguarding foundations, they were all geared more towards defense and protection.
Unless Master Yuanyang personally set foot in the Central Divine Continent, the Daode Immortal Sect was rather powerless, given his location in the vast East Sea.
As for letting Sect Master Mu Qingliu take the Founding Artefact of the Sect and head to the East Sea to suppress the enemy… the Daode Immortal Sect is not without enemies.
North of the Divine Continent lies the Blood Demon Sea, south of it is the Ghost Palace of Netherworld, and west of it the Barbaric Demon Saint Nest… as long as Sect Master Mu Qingliu dares to leave the Immortal Sect with the Founding Artefact,
Mount Morality Immortal faces the risk of being attacked.
To put one’s own Immortal Mountain in jeopardy for a mere Half-step Refinement Void Ancient Saint, regardless of how low the possibility, is simply not worth it.
“Let’s just wait and see for now.”
The Immortal Sect Leader Mu Qingliu spoke.
In fact, with the foundation of the Daode Immortal Sect, even if Mu Qingliu left with the Founding Artefact,
the Ghost Palace of Netherworld, Blood Demon Sea, and Barbaric Demon Saint Nest could not breach Mount Morality Immortal in a short period, yet there was no necessity.
To withstand the siege of three Ancient Saints of Refinement Void without having a Saint of the same tier defending, the Daode Immortal Sect would also have to pay a significant price.
The Master Yuanyang was merely a Half-step Refinement Void Ancient Saint, and not worth the Daode Immortal Sect paying a price to deal with.
For hundreds of thousands of years, Central Divine Continent had seen such figures come and go, not requiring the hand of the Immortal Sect for them to disappear from history.
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Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, another ten years went by.
On Baiyu Island in the East Sea.
Within the core cave dwelling.
Lin Yuanyang sat cross-legged, his Yang Spirit.
Upon reaching the Sixth Rank, Lin Yuan’s Yang God and Yin God were almost solidified into substance. Unless he went all out, one would never be able to tell they were but avatars of the Primordial Spirit.
After half a day.
Lin Yuan finished his cultivation.
Stepping out of the cave dwelling, he looked over the entire Baiyu Island.
In ten years, the White Jade Pavilion had significantly expanded. With a powerful figure like Lin Yuan as its anchor, many scattered cultivators from the East Sea were extremely eager to join the White Jade Pavilion.
Of course, the requirement to join the White Jade Pavilion was that regardless of what cultivation methods one practiced before joining, after joining, one must abandon them and convert to Martial Tao.
This requirement deterred many scatter-cultivators, but still, many were willing to willingly convert to Martial Tao.
As of today, the number of Martial Dao Cultivators in the White Jade Capital has surpassed one hundred thousand.
Among them, twelve are at the Third Rank of Martial Tao, five thousand seven hundred and thirty at the Second Layer, and over ninety thousand at the First Rank.
The Spiritual Energy on Baiyu Island is abundant, comparable to the blessed lands and caves of heaven in the Central Divine Continent. Although Martial Tao does not depend on nature’s spiritual energy, having it is better than not.
“Master.”
Just as Lin Yuan stepped out of the cave dwelling, a girl with delicate features approached and respectfully greeted him.
This girl, named Li Qing, was a disciple taken by Lin Yuan during the past ten years. She possessed quite impressive Martial Talent and had already stepped into the Third Rank of Martial Tao.
“How’s the spread of the Martial Tao cultivation methods going?” Lin Yuan asked.
Li Qing was not just talented; she was reliable and adept at handling affairs. Most of the White Jade Pavilion’s matters were entrusted to her while Lin Yuan was in seclusion.
“Master, the initial chapter of the Martial Tao cultivation methods has been spread across the Eastern Sea Islands. Parts of it have even reached the Central Divine Continent, the Blood Demon Sea, and Ghost Palace of Netherworld have also seen distribution.”
Li Qing replied.
“Good.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
To spread the Martial Path Evolutionary Path, relying solely on the White Jade Island and White Jade Pavilion was clearly insufficient.
Instead, it was necessary to let the Martial Arts System’s methods disseminate in this world, so that even if the White Jade Island and White Jade Pavilion were to vanish, the Martial Arts System would continue to exist.
This was Lin Yuan’s goal.
The World Consciousness of this land was different from that of the Five Regions World and did not target a specific cultivation system.
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Cloud Mist Blessed Land.
Inside the cultivation secret chamber.
Lin Yuan sat quietly, the breath within his body circulating.
Suddenly.
The aura released by Lin Yuan surged sharply.
“Sixth Rank, Stage Five…”
Lin Yuan opened his eyes as the aura he emitted rapidly receded, making him seem like an ordinary person.
After ten years of cultivation, Lin Yuan had opened the Sixth Rank Chapter of the Martial Arts Evolution System to its fifth stage.
However, Lin Yuan felt that the further he went, the greater the difficulty in advancing, for the paths he opened for the Martial Path Evolutionary Path were as perfect as possible.
If he had only intended to create an ordinary Sixth Rank Evolution Path, there was no need for Lin Yuan to expend so much effort.
“However…”
“It seems I can now break through to the Refine Void stage in Body Cultivation.”
A smile spread across Lin Yuan’s face. Over the past ten years, alongside the development of the Martial Path Evolutionary Path, he had not ceased his research into the path of Body Cultivation.
Now Lin Yuan’s proficiency in Body Cultivation had reached its pinnacle, lacking only the final step.