Penglai Holy Realm

Atop the Purple Ganoderma Cliff, exotic flowers exude their fragrance, Yao Grass presents its auspiciousness.

Jade Star Essence Qi lingers, the auspicious light of the sun and moon blooms.

Inside the Biyou Palace, the Sect Hierarch Tongtian was sitting alone on a cloud bed when suddenly his eyebrows furrowed, his hands swiftly calculating, muttering to himself,

"Something's not right, why did that lad's Primordial Spirit suddenly dissipate?"

Ever since that day Yu Yuan entered Biyou Palace with the Luck God Dragon, he had secretly left a mark on this disciple.

Not for any other reason but to receive an alert when he faced danger.

Just now, he had received that alert.

However, upon calculating, he found that Yu Yuan was still in good condition, not seeming to be in danger.

After pondering for a moment, Sect Hierarch Tongtian still couldn't quite set his mind at ease.

An Immortal Sword manifested out of thin air, seemingly sensing his intent, circulating around him, continuously shuttling back and forth.

The sword was not long, only a bit over three feet at most.

The sword body was entirely jade-green, appearing to be carved from some kind of jade, radiating a pure and clear spiritual light.

The spiritual light formed layers of green lotus leaves, not fixed in number or shape.

They sometimes turned into illusions and sometimes from illusion to reality.

This sword was his personal sidearm.

Named: Qingping.

Sect Hierarch Tongtian looked at Qingping Sword, uttered a mild reprimand: "Go!"

A beam of sword light soared upward.

Then it vanished in an instant.

…

Moments earlier.

In the Western Continent, deep within Sumeru Pure Land.

A twelve-petaled Golden Lotus rose slowly from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

Sitting atop the Golden Lotus was a gaunt figure.

His face full of sorrow, eyes filled with compassion.

"Well done, well done."

"Did you pass on the Great Dream Heart Sutra to that Jie Sect disciple?"

"Hmm?"

An ancient Bodhi Tree, filled with the mysterious of the Great Tao, slowly manifested beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

Underneath the Bodhi Tree, sat a middle-aged Daoist with a yellow complexion and a thin body full of compassion, looking somewhat surprised towards Saint Zhunti, "Could it be that this junior, Yu Yuan, has already begun cultivating the Great Dream Heart Sutra?"

"Exactly."

Saint Zhunti spoke softly.

The Great Dream Heart Sutra was a supreme magic he had created; anyone practicing it would be sensed by him.

In his perception, Yu Yuan was like a firefly in the night, shining brightly and becoming increasingly luminous.

This was a sign that Yu Yuan was advancing delightfully in the practice of the Great Dream Heart Sutra.

At this moment, Yu Yuan should be immersed in the infinite dream world.

"I have misjudged this situation."

Saint Zhunti spoke with some astonishment, "I had thought he would start cultivating the Great Dream Heart Sutra after returning to Penglai, not expecting that he could not wait and began as soon as we parted..."

Remembering the scene where Yu Yuan "vehemently refused" previously, a smile emerged in his eyes.

"Such contradiction between words and heart, he even managed to deceive me, a Saint, thus this junior indeed is quite interesting."

Beside him, Saint Zhunti slightly furrowed his brows, "This Yu Yuan is a direct disciple of the Jie Sect Inner Sect, and from the state of the last Three Sects talks, he should be deeply trusted by Heavenly Master Tongtian.

Moreover, Yu Yuan had conflicts with those Chan Sect Golden Immortals at Wuyi Mountain, which tarnished their reputation, and Chan Sect has somewhat of an issue with him.

If you intend to convert him to our Western Sect, I fear both Chan and Jie Sects might be displeased."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

Saint Zhunti said with a smile: "Right now, as Chan and Jie are at loggerheads, our Western Sect can observe from the sidelines and also intervene at a critical moment.

"

"I believe the two senior brothers, even if they discovered this matter, would not make any rash actions."

"Indeed, indeed."

Saint Jie Sect sighed softly and did not say anything more.

At this moment, the "firefly" that represented Yu Yuan in his perception suddenly dimmed without warning.

Following that, the "firefly" completely disappeared from his perception.

"Hmm?"

Saint Jie Sect slightly furrowed his brow, turned his head towards Saint Zhunti and asked, "Did junior brother miss something when passing on the Great Dream Heart Sutra to Yu Yuan?"

Saint Zhunti looked at him with some surprise and asked with a smile, "Senior brother, why do you say that?"

Saint Jie Sect did not beat around the bush and said directly: "When Yu Yuan was cultivating the Great Dream Heart Sutra, it seems he has deviated into madness."

"Hmm?"

Saint Zhunti raised his eyebrows, looking quite surprised.

"How is he now?"

"Silent, seemingly perished."

When Saint Jie Sect spoke these words, his face was full of sorrow as if he had already seen a lush and vibrant sword falling towards the Pure Land of Sumeru Mountain.

If it were someone else, it might not matter.

But Tongtian, the Sect Hierarch, is known for his straightforwardness and values loyalty greatly.

If he were to know that the disciple he values perished because of the Western Saints, how furious would he be?

Moreover, this Sect Hierarch has never been good at restraining himself.

If he were to get angry, a vast killing intent would surely arise, as overwhelming as an all-enveloping storm.

How would they of the Western Sect bear the wrath of this Upper Pure Saint then?

Upon hearing this, Saint Zhunti's eyes also twitched slightly.

He was well aware that Yu Yuan held a special place in the heart of the Sect Hierarch, even handling important treasures like the Investiture of the Gods.

If Yu Yuan indeed perished from deviating in the cultivation of the Great Dream Heart Sutra, this could truly be troublesome.

That shouldn't be… The Great Dream Heart Sutra he annotated was clear and even included solutions to various potential problems.

Yu Yuan should not have deviated into madness just by looking at it once.

"Wrong!"

Saint Zhunti shook his head, "With Yu Yuan's extraordinary talents, unless he sought his own death, there's no way he could have deviated into madness.

Brother, calm down for now, let me first visit the Northern Continent and see."

Having said this, his figure suddenly disappeared from sight.

...

Transformed into Golden Light Cloud, the Golden-eyed Five Clouds Camel sped towards the north, with Yu Yuan lying between the thick felt of two humps, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly asleep.

But in reality, he was more spirited than ever.

At this moment, the soul, spirit, intent, consciousness—all components of his Primordial Spirit—were entirely rejuvenated, breaking through the peak constraints, and the overall strength of his Primordial Spirit had risen entirely.

Feeling such direct enhancement, Yu Yuan couldn't help but regret.

Why didn't he think of this method earlier?

But upon further reflection, all the cultivation methods he had come across over the years were the most orthodox doctrines of Xuanmen.

Their biggest characteristic is their neutrality and directness, whether you refine correctly or inversely, it could only result in failure, but never cause issues.

Methods like the Great Dream Heart Sutra, which are unorthodox and clearly have side effects, could not be found in Xuanmen.

Xuanmen didn't have them, but perhaps the Demon Clan might?

Though the main cultivation methods in the world originate from Xuanmen, the Demon Clan's natural inheritance is still significant.

Many peculiar Divine Skills hailed from the Demon Clan.

Like the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book and the Heavenly Demon Forbidden God Curse, such Curse Killing Techniques were fundamentally derived from the Demon Clan.

This trip to the Northern Continent, if he gets a chance, might as well gather more cultivation methods from the Demon Clan.

With this thought, his heart suddenly stirred, and he abruptly opened his eyes and sat up, only to see an exuberant Immortal Sword suspended motionlessly in front of him, its blade emanating a clear and serene spirit light, forming layers of green lotus leaves, as if a pair of eyes were watching him.

The next instant, the voice of the Sect Hierarch sounded: "What exactly happened to you, young man?"

Yu Yuan felt a slight surprise in his heart, how did this even alarm his grandmaster?"

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