Chapter 261: Chapter 165: The Dharma Assembly Begins_3
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Such a grand Daoist gathering was truly a heaven-sent opportunity for this cultivator.
Even the Shangguan siblings who had been clinging to Lu Yuan, after listening to a few discussions on Dao Law, began to look for their favorite Lecture Platforms and listen to various Dao masters and Grandmasters’ lectures.
As talents from various Daoist Paths appeared one after another, the Divine Officer Path Qingying Master, who had previously defeated the martial artists from various countries, finally met his match.
The Taoist Immortal Path Master from a foreign land fought three rounds with him, from dawn to dusk, finally winning two rounds and driving him down from the platform.
This event was widely regarded by many cultivators attending as one of the most outstanding among the hundreds of lectures, even rivaling the formal lectures in past years.
The high quality of this debate could be seen from this.
As for Lu Yuan, who had listened to the entire debate, he gained a lot and felt it was well worth the trip.
Both the Green Shadow Master and Master Taoxian Dao were not only experts in Dao Law but had also reached the Innate Realm in martial arts.
Their debates were not only about Dao Law but also about martial arts cultivation methods.
Unconsciously, some ideas about martial arts cultivation were revealed in their debate, and the insights of the Inborn Grandmasters were invaluable for those like Lu Yuan who had reached the peak of martial arts and were approaching the Innate Realm.
After the debate, Lu Yuan didn’t dare to claim a direct breakthrough, but he already had a vague concept and direction on how to break through the Innate Realm.
In the future, given some time to consolidate, it would certainly yield some results.
With these gains in martial arts, Lu Yuan became more enthusiastic about attending other gatherings.
However, unfortunately, the quality and realm of the other gatherings were far below that of the debate between Master Taoxian Dao and Green Shadow Master.
Not to mention the lack of martial arts ideas, even the Dao Law Realm was far behind.
Nevertheless, there were still some gains for Lu Yuan.
Thus, he continued to attend the lectures while looking forward to the official opening of the Inescapable Meeting.
The prelude to the event had already yielded such good results and gains.
When the event finally began, Lu Yuan believed that his gains would be at least double what they were now.
While he anticipated the opening, time soon came to the 15th of August.
On this day, the bells rang continuously on Tianluo Mountain, and the drums and firecrackers resounded.
A faint mist drifted down from the mountain, gathering between the small paths leading up the mountain, obscuring the layered steps like the celestial ladder of the Immortal Realm.
“Open the Inescapable Meeting!”
At the end of the steps at the foot of the mountain, a purple-robed Daoist from Tianluo Mountain shouted loudly.
The Daoists from various sects who had been waiting for a long time had already lined up in two rows according to their status, all heading up the mountain.
This scene truly resembled the gathering of ten thousand immortals, with an extraordinary momentum.
The prestige of Ziyun Dao and the status of the Daoist factions were clearly displayed here.
Halfway up the mountain, Lu Yuan, who was in the middle and rear of the line, blended into the crowd.
He glanced at the front, where among the mist, the clear figures of many cultivators were barely visible. Then he looked back at the long line which seemed to have no end, feeling a little moved.
“I can roughly understand why Ziyun Dao wants to hold such a grand gathering every ten years.”
The gathering of the ten thousand immortals was merely a scene of hundreds of Daoist Paths paying respects to Ziyun Dao, which was enough to absorb the Qi Fate of the entire Daoist world.
While this act of mountain Dilzrimaze acknowledged that thev were lower in
status than Ziyun Dao, it also established their place in the hierarchy.
Which of them, encountering a Ziyun Dao cultivator in the future, could stand up to them?
“I heard that Feishuang Tao (Flying Frost way), Liang Kingdom’s Cang Long Way (Azure Dragon Way), Zhou Country’s Yuchan Tao (Jade Toad Way), and the overseas Juling Tao (Giant Spirit Way), which all possess Immortal Techniques, also organize their own Daoist gatherings every ten years, inviting various Daoist Paths from all over the world to participate.
When these six Dao gatherings take place, they don’t have to wait at the foot of the mountain like us. Instead, they can go directly up the mountain and avoid the queue.
Whether they possess Immortal Techniques or not truly determines the status between the various Daoist Paths.
Among the Nine Provinces and ten domains, the Daoist Paths of Ziyun and the six others reign supreme, while the other Daoist Paths can only meekly submit to the arrangements.
Although masking it as a gathering for learning, the reality of the strong preying on the weak and the hierarchy between monarchs and ministers were already established.”
As Lu Yuan walked, his understanding of the true meaning of the Inescapable Meeting deepened.
Although it was a grand Daoist debate, it was also a summit between Daoist factions, an acknowledgment of the Ziyun Dao’s supremacy.
Turns out, Ziyun Dao had its own motives for holding such a grand gathering.
“I wonder what the participating Daoist Paths think about this?”
Lu Yuan looked around and saw in those within thirty feet of him, no resentment on the faces of the many cultivators in line.
What they often saw was delight.
Among the lower-ranking Daoist Paths, it seemed that many had already accepted the disparity in status and acknowledged Ziyun Dao as their master.
He couldn’t help but wonder what Daoist Paths slightly below the six others, such as the Divine Official Way and Taoxian Dao, were thinking.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Yuan finally reached the clouds after walking on the Cloud Ladder for half a day.
He saw a splendid palace on a vast platform near the top of the mountain, a square in front of him with ten high platforms and rows of neatly arranged meditation cushions in front of them.
By now, the many Daoists who had already lined up had entered the venue under the arrangement of Ziyun Dao’s cultivators, taking their seats one by one.
Close to a thousand meditation cushions had been set out, with more than half already occupied.
“Fellow Daoist, please take a seat here.”
As Lu Yuan followed the crowd to the back row of meditation cushions, a Ziyun Dao cultivator pointed to a spot in the distance and said with a smile.
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist.”
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and walked straight to his designated spot without further ado..