Having a sparring partner truly boosted efficiency.

Especially in the dreamscape of a Martial Saint.

Martial Saints naturally possess strong combat intuition and talent; with King Lin sparring beside him, Xu Qing identified small details he tended to overlook.

Moreover, two heads are better than one.

The brothers combined forces to make the Five Elements Divine Light flow more smoothly.

After repeatedly honing their skills over time.

Xu Qing felt he had benefited greatly.

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"Shakyamuni, here I come!" Xu Qing stopped pretending; after all, Shakyamuni preached equality among all beings. Whether he felt disdain or reverence made no difference.

Especially since it was just a shadow.

Still the golden Buddha light, still the Tathagata Divine Palm.

Boom!

This time, Xu Qing's Five Elements Divine Light didn't disperse immediately.

It was after two touches!

Outside the Great Leiyin Temple, Xu Qing dusted himself off, his spirit much more invigorated than in previous attempts.

"I see, the Five Elements endlessly regenerate, which is the foundation of the Five Elements Divine Light." He realized where his improvement lay.

When facing the Buddha light, the regenerating nature of the Five Elements caused new Five Elements Divine Light to be born at the moment the Buddha light was destroying it, though too little was born.

Endlessly regenerating!

"If the regeneration of the Five Elements symbolizes life, then the extinction represented by Buddha light symbolizes death. Life and death are as inseparable as Yin and Yang; if one can instantly convert between the two, then the Five Elements extinction brought by Buddha light can instantly transform into Five Elements Power. One life, one death; one death, one life; this is the true meaning of endless regeneration." Xu Qing recalled the thunder skill insight concerning life and death integration from the old Heavenly Master.

His thunder skill was no worse than the old Heavenly Master's.

Xu Qing pondered further.

This time, he didn't drain King Lin alone and instead entered the old Heavenly Master's dream.

Six months later, the youthful physical form of the old Heavenly Master looked utterly exhausted.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep in six whole months!

Meanwhile, Xu Qing, far on Ying Huo Star, felt in top condition.

Once more entering the Great Leiyin Temple!

Once more getting blasted out.

Again and again...

Xu Qing persisted tirelessly.

Counting all his attempts to enter the Great Leiyin Temple, he finally succeeded on the eighty-first try.

Xu Qing's Five Elements Divine Light finally withstood the Buddha palm from the lotus platform's shadow.

This time, he did not get blasted out.

He waited until the Buddha light faded.

"Birth, suppression, transformation, and mastery—you have grasped the realm of birth earlier than I anticipated. It seems your talent isn't all that lacking. Within Taixu Three Thousand Realms, you are now a figure of note." Shakyamuni's shadow smiled slightly.

"Daoist friend, what is Taixu Three Thousand Realms?" Xu Qing felt he had surpassed the realm of Little Friend and intuitively addressed Shakyamuni's shadow as a friend.

"The world you inhabit is branched from Taixu, which evolves into Three Thousand Great Dao, one Dao one realm. Thus, there are Taixu Three Thousand Realms," Shakyamuni's shadow continued, "This realm is the Pure Yang Realm, a place where Pure Yang Daoists prove their path. I incarnate here to fulfill a promise. Since you have passed the test, I shall depart."

On the lotus platform, Shakyamuni Daoist showed a smile of release and waved his hand.

Across Ying Huo Star, countless dormant demons surged from the ground, transforming into three thousand Arhats, entering the Great Leiyin Temple and following Shakyamuni's shadow into the void.

Finally, even the Great Leiyin Temple vanished.

Fortunately, Xu Qing was quick to seize the Morning Bell and Evening Drum using Five Elements Divine Light, thus avoiding losing both treasures.

Xu Qing gazed at the empty ruins, once the site of the Great Leiyin Temple.

Where the lotus platform had been stood a Five-Colored Altar, bearing scars of bygone ages.

Even now, few demons remained within Ying Huo Star, paled in comparison to those Shakyamuni had taken.

If these demons were a pot of stew, it was clear Shakyamuni had left Xu Qing only scraps.

Yet Xu Qing's focus was now on the Five-Colored Altar.

He thought for a moment, then infused the altar with Five Elements Divine Light, causing a miraculous event.

To be precise, the bronze mirror emitted a message.

This Five-Colored Altar serves as a portal to a segment of the ancient cosmic path, and this cosmic path corresponds to a world marker known as "Jiuli World."

"Jiuli World, could it be one of Shakyamuni's so-called Taixu Three Thousand Realms?"

Xu Qing pondered continuously, realizing that even if one could enter Taixu, traveling to other worlds required having the corresponding ancient cosmic path and world marker.

Was this the world that the old demon from Black Mountain and Lü Zu ventured to?

Could the Pure Yang Daoist mentioned by Shakyamuni be none other than Lü Zu's true form?

Xu Qing considered the cultivation inheritance he received, largely connected to Quanzhen Dao, which pointed directly to Lü Zu.

It could be said that the source of current cultivation within the Great Yu Dynasty intertwined closely with Quanzhen Dao.

Xuantian Visualization Method, Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, Beidou Sealing God, Xuantian Dragon Ascension Path—all closely related to Quanzhen Dao.

Xu Qing even thought about the possibility that the altar leading to Jiuli World might be where Xuanhu currently resides.

Should he try it?

Xu Qing's Tai Chu Demon Qi surged wildly, soon conjuring a young Daoist.

This was the Demon King Protector, transformed through Heavenly Demon Transformation of the old Heavenly Master's reincarnated form.

Though appearing as a Demon King Protector, the young Daoist exuded pure righteous energy, carrying the ethereal grace of a Daoist Feathered Warrior—even in Jiuli World, he wouldn't be mistaken for an evil demon and attacked.

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