Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

In the past, Taiyi Sect might have suppressed other members of the Hanhai Alliance and secretly sabotaged the formation of Gold Core by others. After all, Taiyi Sect itself is just a newly established Gold Core sect. If new Gold Core sects were to emerge under their control, it would certainly affect their grip on the Hanhai Alliance and even their rule.

Similar to how the Flying Swan Sect ruled over the Endless Sea of Sand in the past, they acted in the same manner. As rulers of the Endless Sea of Sand, they wouldn't tolerate any forces that could challenge their authority. Taiyi Sect should learn from their example.

Jin Qiao'er was accepted by Taiyi Sect not only because of her relationship with her master, Jin Li True Monarch, but also because she never sought power and never interfered with Taiyi Sect's rule.

As Taiyi Sect grew stronger and more powerful, the higher-ups in the sect seemed to become more magnanimous and accommodating, able to accept others. Meng Zhang's cultivation at the Gold Core stage was approaching completion, and it seemed that he was not far from breaking through to the Primordial Spirit stage. Moreover, Taiyi Sect had more than ten Gold Core Daoist Masters, ensuring their overwhelming advantage over all members of the Hanhai Alliance.

At this point, even if a few more Gold Core Daoist Masters emerged within the Hanhai Alliance, it wouldn't affect Taiyi Sect's rule; instead, it would enhance the overall strength of the alliance. Taiyi Sect showed great tolerance in this matter.

During Meng Zhang's seclusion, he maintained some contact with the outside world. Periodically, someone from the sect would summarize the latest news and inform him through a communication talisman. At such times, Meng Zhang would temporarily interrupt his cultivation to issue some instructions to the sect.

As the saying goes, there should be a balance between work and leisure, both in civil and martial ways.

Upon learning that Qiaoshou Sect had a new Gold Core Daoist Master, Meng Zhang considered the current state of their Dustfall Mound, which had a Third Rank spirit vein of low quality, providing limited spiritual energy. Long ago, Meng Zhang had planned to develop the Grand Lion Ridge into a major trading city in the Demon Wind Gobi.

After many years of development, the Grand Lion Ridge had grown substantially and become the foremost market for hundreds of miles around. However, there was still a long way to go before it could become a grand trading city like Great Wind City. Now, most of Taiyi Sect's Gold Core Daoist Masters were deployed outside, and Jin Qiao'er was also trustworthy.

Meng Zhang decided to appoint Jin Qiao'er as the city lord of Grand Lion Ridge, responsible for overseeing all related matters in that vast market. This decision would be beneficial for his future plans.

Even during his seclusion, Meng Zhang delegated some of his responsibilities to the sect's cultivators, instructing them to handle this matter and sending representatives to convey his appointment.

Jin Qiao'er did not refuse Meng Zhang's appointment and quickly took up her post in Grand Lion Ridge.

There were many things inside and outside Taiyi Sect that occupied Meng Zhang's mind, but most of them were handled well by the disciples. This allowed him to focus more of his time and energy on his cultivation.

His cultivation at the Gold Core late stage was progressing quite smoothly, especially with the help of two bottles of Nine Heavens Refined Essence provided by Xu Mengying, which greatly saved him time.

However, Meng Zhang's consumption of the Nine Heavens Refined Essence far exceeded his expectations. Even after thoroughly absorbing and refining the two bottles, he still hadn't completed the Gold Core stage of his cultivation. He had to interrupt his cultivation and venture to the Nine Heavens to personally obtain more Nine Heavens Refined Essence.

Fortunately, he was lucky enough to obtain enough usable Nine Heavens Refined Essence after three trips to the Nine Heavens. With that, he finally completed the remaining part of his cultivation.

The battle between Jiuqu League and extraterritorial Barbarian Clan was still ongoing, but Meng Zhang had hidden himself within the Taiyi Sect mountain gate and finally completed his cultivation at the Gold Core stage, entering the state of Gold Core completion.

At this stage, it seems that breaking through to the Primordial Spirit stage is just a step away, as if it could be achieved at any moment. However, Meng Zhang, who is in this state, knows that there is still a long way to go before he can enter the Primordial Spirit stage.

He has read many useful scriptures and absorbed the experiences of predecessors. However, their experiences can't directly help him enter the Primordial Spirit stage; they only provide a rough direction.

Transitioning from completing the Gold Core stage to breaking through to the Primordial Spirit stage requires more than just closed-door cultivation. There are many tricks and obstacles along the way.

A Primordial Spirit True Monarch can freely manipulate the power of the Grand Dao, which is the fundamental difference between a Primordial Spirit cultivator and other cultivators.

For Meng Zhang to enter the Primordial Spirit stage, besides nurturing the Gold Core and waiting for the critical moment of breaking through to the divine transformation, he also needs to attempt to comprehend the power of the Grand Dao and determine his future path.

Although Meng Zhang has top-grade spiritual roots, their role diminishes during the breakthrough to the Primordial Spirit stage. His spiritual roots possess both Yin and Yang attributes, and he practices the "Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra." While the Sun-Moon attributes can be seen as equivalent to Yin and Yang attributes, they are not entirely the same.

There are differences between the Sun-Moon Avenue and the Yin Yang Grand Dao. The Yin Yang Grand Dao encompasses a broader range and has greater adaptability. In the universe, there are many places without sun or moon, but places without Yin and Yang are rare.

Meng Zhang has many choices in selecting the Grand Dao. His body attributes make him inclined towards the Yin Yang Grand Dao, and the "Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra" primarily expounds on the Sun-Moon Avenue but extends to the Yin Yang Grand Dao.

Among the Primordial Spirit predecessors who practiced the "Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra" in the Taiyi Sect, some managed to master the power of the Yin Yang Grand Dao through it.

Besides the words "Sun" and "Moon," the sutra also contains the words "Wheel" and "Turning." The Sun-Moon Wheel Turning implies spatial changes and the alternation of time.

If he continues to study this technique in depth, he may even come into contact with the Space Grand Dao and the Time Grand Dao.

The criteria for judging the excellence of a technique are diverse, including ease of cultivation, the magnitude of its power, its associated Divine Abilities, and its upper limit.

In the eyes of the top sects in the Cultivation World, the more Grand Dao aspects a technique encompasses and the deeper it goes, the more potential it has.

From this perspective, the "Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra" being Taiyi Sect's core inheritance and highly valued even during its prime is well-deserved.

To comprehend the rules of the Grand Dao from one's main cultivation technique, it's not enough to merely immerse oneself in cultivation. Apart from a few exceptional geniuses, most Gold Core completion cultivators need to study scriptures and comprehend Daoist texts to sense the existence of the Grand Dao.

Meng Zhang already knew this and, since entering the Gold Core stage, he never neglected his contemplation of scriptures and Daoist texts, no matter how busy he was. Especially after discovering that this comprehension significantly enhanced his Heavenly Prediction Arts, he invested even more effort in it.

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