Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 514

Chapter 514: Chapter 227 Netherworld Entry_1
 

“Superintendent, Teacher Shen does not wish to see you, please go back,”

the gatekeeper deftly replied with respect to the superintendent of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau at the entrance of the Xue family’s manor.

Inside the antique carriage, the superintendent of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau let out a long sigh, then slowly departed.

Within the Xue family’s manor, the many disciples of the Xue family had long become accustomed to this sight.

Since Shen Yuan had arrived at Xue family’s manor, the superintendent visited daily on time to request an audience with Shen Yuan, but without exception, each visit ended with Shen Yuan’s refusal.

During the first two days, the Xue family had respectfully waited at the manor’s entrance to show goodwill to the superintendent.

However, as time passed, the Xue family realized that the superintendent only had eyes for Teacher Shen and did not give a second thought to Uncle Changyuan’s Xue Family, no matter how much they tried to ingratiate themselves, they received no response.

Eventually, the Xue family no longer came out to greet him, leaving the daily task of replying to the gatekeeper.

As the superintendent left the Xue family’s manor, all the various parties who were secretly watching along the street also cautiously withdrew their gazes.

As word about the superintendent’s and regional governors’ visits spread, practically the entire Imperial Capital knew about the arrival of Supreme Taoist.

Among them were people trying to establish connections, even claiming ancestors knew the Supreme Taoist based on alleged records from ten thousand years ago, but without exception, they were all met with rejection.

Besides Xue Mingzhi, no one else could see the Supreme Taoist.

Amidst the widespread speculation and confusion about why the Supreme Taoist had not made a public appearance, a series of invisible spatial fluctuations quietly started spreading from where Shen Yuan resided in the Lang Huan Garden.

The ripples of spatial fluctuation spread silently, and violent spatial distortions looked as if they wanted to destroy everything in the mortal world.

The Xue family’s protective family array sensed the danger; the formation symbols buried deep beneath the ground suddenly lit up, ready to activate barriers to lock down the interior completely.

But in the next moment, a pale hand slowly reached out from the void, its open fingers closing into a grip, instantly absorbing all the spatial ripples into its palm.

The ripples that had affected the entire manor vanished into silence.

Such a dramatic change occurred too fast for the protective array to react, and the lit-up formation symbols paused in place, seemingly unsure about whether the barrier should be activated.

In the courtyard of Lang Huan Garden, Shen Yuan slowly walked out from the void, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Ever since his return from the Enlightenment Pavilion, Shen Yuan had remained indoors, engrossed in perfecting every detail of the Secret Realm Square-Inch.

From the workings of the realm to the trials within it, Shen Yuan’s design gradually approached perfection.

And today, he completed the final part of the design.

Everything about the Secret Realm Square-Inch was flawless; only the opportunity for the realm’s opening remained.

With a light wave of his robe, Shen Yuan closed the entrance to the secret realm that had been opened in the courtyard, then turned his gaze toward the direction of the Imperial Capital Marketplace.

During this time, most of Shen Yuan’s energy was spent perfecting the Secret Realm Square-Inch, but that wasn’t the only thing he did.

Shen Yuan maintained high attention on Xia Yunqiu, a specially placed piece.

As the impact of Gong Buyu’s deterrence of the various forces began to ferment, all sides became deadlocked.

Neither Emperor Xia, the Crown Prince, nor the sects dared to make a move against Xia Yunqiu during this time; in this delicate balance, the opportunity for Xia Yunqiu to catch a breath was not only seized, but the influence of Enlightenment Pavilion began to grow.

As all the Great Grotto Heavens Blessed Land convened in the Imperial Capital, many cultivators heard about the Enlightenment Pavilion. Cultivators from all over Great Xia gathered at the pavilion to visit and comprehend magical arts and Divine Skills, leading to the Enlightenment Pavilion being packed every day.

Perhaps it was because Xia Yunqiu successfully lit the Fire of Humanity, gaining favor with humanity’s fate, or maybe the throngs of people were simply too vast and finally hit the extremely low probability.

In any case, on the third day of the reopening of the Enlightenment Pavilion, a cultivator with an innate Dark Thunder True Body successfully comprehended the “True Understanding of Profound Thunder,” a sect’s core skill that led directly to the Refining Spirit to Return-to-Void Stage, causing an uproar as various forces scrambled to recruit them.

It’s known that nowadays, many grotto heavens blessed lands that have declined in their traditions seem impressive but lack a complete lineage of teaching, essentially adrift without roots.

Under such circumstances, a Loose Cultivist who obtained a path leading directly to the Return-to-Void Realm, coupled with an innate affinity between physique and skills, almost assured that barring accidents, they would inevitably reach the Spirit Refining True Being Stage in the future.

Such talent, even within the Grotto Heavens Sacred Land, would have been considered outstanding, let alone for a mere Loose Cultivator.

With the precedent of a successful cultivator, the Cultivation World’s attention to the Enlightenment Pavilion exploded.

Swarms of cultivators eager for success surrounded the Enlightenment Pavilion, hoping to find the methods suitable for their own practice.

Not that no one thought of copying the methods within the Enlightenment Pavilion, but the copying of major sect skills required a master of Formation to inscribe according to the scriptures to fully record the essence of the teachings.

Mere transcription of parts of the text was of no use for manuals of this level.

In the days that followed, several lucky individuals successfully practiced incomplete Divine Skills. Although not as profound as “True Understanding of Profound Thunder,” these skills were still invaluable to Loose Cultivators.

Under this tide, Xia Yunqiu’s humanity fate grew at a visibly insane rate.