The Way of The Dao

The Little Cloud of the Cheerful Candid, is a middle grade heavenly treasure formed by heaven and earth. It is formed after a chaotic storm and rain in which the heaven and earth looked as if they would be destroyed, wiping out and washing away all life in the place and leaving just a hint of vitality, and then that tiny hint forms into what appears to be a small bright white cloud moving to the rhythm of the wind, floating almost touching the ground, exuding peace and tranquility, but especially conveying joy and happiness to one's heart.

Its main function is stability for the Dao Heart itself, calming fears and anxieties deep down that will affect current or future cultivation. Much more so if one wanted to build one's foundation or Golden Core.

Ling Tian had taken it from one of the various treasures that were hidden in a hidden formation within the place, again surprising the old man even to the point of making him beg to return it, as he had a special plan for this treasure. Ling Tian was unfazed and took more things before throwing an indifferent glance at the old man who was helpless and spiteful.

Lang Qingzu took it with a grateful smile not before giving Ling Tian a hug and looking for a place somewhat away from Xuan Li so as not to distract her in her cultivation, knowing that she needed to concentrate as well as herself. She calmly refined the little cloud of the cheerful candid, absorbing its aura into her body.

Ling Tian waved his hands and the distant formations soon began to move again, attracting more aura and gathering them in two specific places, where Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu were. He also added a few more formation flags to increase the coercion again so that both girls had to constantly consolidate and stabilize their bases so that it would not affect their future cultivation.

An isolation barrier was also raised, protecting both girls and preventing spirit senses of some brainless types from daring to disturb them.

Time passed slowly, with some cultivators leaving the old building, surprised to see the changes outside before finding their fellow cultivators and going with them. Some of their expressions were joyful as they felt they had gained a lot, others sad and annoyed at not getting any real resources before reluctantly leaving the place once they understood what was going on.

However, Ling Tian still did not find the 16-year-old boy even though everyone had apparently left. His gaze wandered to the center of the place in the old building and he smiled slightly before withdrawing his gaze. He didn't need to use his spirit sense to know what was going on; knowing the kind of origin and destiny of these guys, he wouldn't be surprised if the old man was teaching or passing on some kind of unusual knowledge or powerful technique to him.

Ling Tian did not meddle in this sort of thing and continued to observe Xuan Li and Lang Qingzu. The information he had obtained from the old man about some things about the first sect of the south state in ancient times, as well as their leader and the constant fights against the demonic beasts, especially the identity of that man who built the barrier in the void, made Ling Tian think many things, realizing that there seemed to be many more things hidden behind the truth of the world that went back from ancient times.

"Primordial Warrior Princess, huh?" Ling Tian whispered with a faint smile and looked at Xuan Li.

From this moment on, Xuan Li's fate had been changed, and she would have a future far superior to others, but she would also have to face tribulations and horrors more than others. Xuan Li at this moment maintained a calm and self-confident expression, her cultivation base was gradually consolidating, it had even become more stable post-battle, surprising her inwardly when she realized that her strength had multiplied after recovering a little, much more than before fighting those Nascent Soul realm old men.

Xuan Li felt that at this moment it would be easier for her to defeat those old men, knocking them out in the shortest amount of time.

Ling Tian's gaze then rested on Lang Qingzu, who's determination was beginning to show in her actions as her cultivation increased to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage quickly but without disregarding her base.

Ling Tian added all the low quality spiritual crystals he had in his storage ring to the formation after searching through all the cultivation resources of the other space rings he took. Lang Qingzu's base remained powerfully stable when she finally reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment state, allowing the aura to be steady and beneficial for Xuan Li to consolidate her cultivation as well.

The little cloud of cheerful candid was of great complement to Lang Qingzu when no expression of despair or fear appeared on her, but its true function will be clearly seen in her first heavenly tribulation.

Ling Tian lifted his gaze, piercing through the beautiful white clouds, seeming to see beyond the sky. His eyes remained calm as a calm lake, watching the small cloud from before slowly becoming larger and grayer, almost dark, which was still unnoticed by the naked eye, but hiding in the distance.

"This feeling... I don't like it." Ling Tian lowered his eyelids slightly and then looked at his hand, gently opening and closing it.

Ling Tian took a slow deep breath as the next moment he opened his eyes and waved his arm without any hint of power or spiritual force.

However, the next moment, a blast of air was created on the horizon that seemed to split the sky in half, blotting out the clouds and briefly shaking the ripples of space in the trajectory as if a giant but invisible sword had slashed across the sky and covered much of the world. A terrifying aura no less than that of a powerful Great Ascension realm expert could be felt in the sky if one approached.

The strength and power in his body gradually increased over time, even if he did not cultivate or perform any technique, neither was it because of his level of physical refinement. The coercion and all suppression of the past that was aimed at him by the heavens was decreasing, lifting that restriction on him, as if he had many chains on both his soul and body restricting him all the time, which kept slowly unraveling and with him becoming stronger with each second.bender

But Ling Tian felt that a catastrophe was coming, and not just one, but several that would push him to the limit of his capabilities; his strong instincts that always warned him in the past about danger were slowly beginning to manifest once again, this time warning him to be prepared for these catastrophes and that his future would depend a lot on what was to come. And the only thing Ling Tian would have worries about would be against those supreme beings beyond the Supreme realm he once attained, those divine existences belonging to the territory of the gods that can alter the heavens with a single thought.

"This feeling only the heavens... the spirit of the Great Dao has conveyed it to me, but I sense that this is not the case... it feels slightly different." Ling Tian frowned, feeling that this feeling clearly was something that could only belong to the heavens, not wanting him to regain his strength as he would become stronger than before, especially when he had to have died and entered the cycle of samsara: life, death and reincarnation.

Having awakened parts and memories of his previous life could also be probable cause for the heavens not tolerating his existence.

Ling Tian immersed himself in his thoughts once again, still keeping an eye on both girls and surveying the place. Most of the contestants who were trapped in the illusion test had already left and reunited with those teammates; not a soul was left in the place once they learned of Ling Tian's terrifying strength, quietly escaping.

Time passed without a hitch.

* Swoosh~ *

Suddenly, the aura began to flow a little faster towards the formation.

Ling Tian looked up and smiled as he saw Lang Qingzu gather more spiritual energy, soon signifying her breakthrough to enter the Golden Core realm.

Lang Qingzu opened her eyes as she felt a bit of impediment as she cultivated, encountering a barrier in her meridians that made it difficult for her to continue to fully flow all her power into them.

Quickly taking out a jade bottle from her storage ring, Lang Qingzu opened the container and took out a faintly glowing pill of a pale golden color from inside before immediately swallowing it and closing her eyes again, concentrating on forming her own golden core.

Of course, Ling Tian had given her the Extreme Grade Core Formation Pill so that she could break through and form her Golden Core, officially entering the Golden Core realm.

Xuan Li noticed this anomaly and opened her eyes, finding Lang Qingzu who was about to form her golden core and she smiled in joy to see this little sister increase her cultivation as well. Her cultivation had also largely stabilized, recovering almost all of her current strength and even managing to increase it a little more along the way.

lightsΝοvel Ling Tian raised his hand and waved it, changing some formations as the coercion on Lang Qingzu increased by far, making it difficult for her to cultivate and get her energy flowing.

In the same way, Ling Tian would create the opportunity for Lang Qingzu to create a strong and powerful base just like what Xuan Li experienced when she broke through in the midst of the trial and under the suppression of the formation, gaining a strength superior to other ordinary and common cultivators.

Lang Qingzu would be no exception and Ling Tian would make her a strong cultivator as well!