Above the Great Dao

Moreover, she used the Original Star Map to open up the Void Great Realm, making her realm more perfect and her strength even more formidable than others.

Of course, Du Yiran, Azhuo, and others can also borrow the Original Star Map to correct and perfect the flaws in their own Void Great Realm, significantly enhancing their strength as well.

Du Yiran said: "We came here to transmit the Original Star Map to you."

Chen Shi was immensely touched, but immediately wondered: "My father also helped me with Demon Extraction, and he should have seen the star map too. Why didn't he personally pass it to me, but instead let Granny Sha and the others teach it?"

Du Yiran unfolded his own Void Great Realm, allowing Chen Shi to enter the realm, to comprehend the position of each star and constellation, and the principles of their operation and changes.

"The starry sky has the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang, Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend, the four Heavenly Palaces in the east, south, west, and north, Central Heaven, Beidou, and other stars and celestial phenomena. It took us ten days to finally match these stars and constellations one by one."

Du Yiran's Primordial Spirit presided within the Void Great Realm, gently raising his hand, causing Chen Shi to involuntarily fly up and land in his palm.

As Du Yiran moved his palm, Chen Shi saw the entire sky full of stars moving, changing, and the Star River flowing; it was indescribably wondrous.

"Why is the Original Star Map so important?"

Du Yiran's Primordial Spirit's voice thundered, "Because it involves Harmonization. Cultivators in the Returning Void Realm open up the void, build their own world, create heaven, earth, sun, moon, stars, constellations, rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, and hills. Ultimately, they must achieve harmony with themselves. This is the Mahayana Realm."

He moved his palm, and Chen Shi flew through the Star River, with stars quickly passing by at his side.

Du Yiran stopped his hand, and Chen Shi halted in front of the massive Eastern Heavenly Azure Dragon Palace, where countless stars together formed this palace.

"Achieving the Mahayana Realm places heaven and earth within oneself. But this heaven and earth must be harmonized with the external world to verify if one's dao aligns with the Heavenly Dao. This is Harmonization!"

Chen Shi was still shocked by the enormity of the Azure Dragon Palace when he suddenly flew to the Southern Heavenly Vermilion Bird Palace, with Du Yiran's voice echoing in his ears, "We, together with Chen Tang, studied this Original Starry Sky and concluded. Although the path of current cultivation differs from the True King Era, Harmonization and Immortality are still possible. The reason no one has achieved it is that the star map is wrong."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi's Heart Spirit was greatly shaken, and he immediately understood his words.

The Little Heavenly Realms were formed by the Void Great Realm of the two ancestors from the Li Family, where the sun and moon were evidently incorrect, for their sun and moon were actually two eyes!

It was clearly a mimicry of the Outer Heaven True God, so when they opened the Void Great Realm, they evolved sun and moon into eyes like the Outer Heaven True God!

And the starry sky was even more absurd!

The Star River was simply composed of stars, with countless stars piling together, colliding, and flowing in the sky.

The stars were even more grotesque!

"How can Harmonization occur with such a faulty starry sky? Without achieving Harmonization with the dao, naturally, one cannot become Immortal!"

His heart throbbed, contemplating that over the past six thousand years since the end of the True King Era, not a single person had become Immortal, clearly indicating a problem here!

Understanding and expressing the nature of heaven and earth in the Returning Void Realm do not line up with the genuine heavens and earth; hence, no one can achieve Harmonization and Immortality!

Suddenly, Du Yiran's Void Great Realm converged, merging with his Primordial Spirit.

Chen Shi involuntarily flew towards Du Yiran's Primordial Spirit, through the starry sky.

"Swish!"

He accompanied countless bright lights, arriving inside Du Yiran's Primordial Spirit, wandering within it.

Soon, multicolored lights shone from all directions, a phenomenon caused by the fusion of Du Yiran's physical body and Primordial Spirit!

He saw five magnificent mountains flying towards him, representing Du Yiran's five viscera, and when he looked up, he saw layers of heavens, with ethereal clouds, representing thirty-three pieces of vertebrae, then saw the twelve floors floating at the highest heavens, saw True Qi like the Heavenly River, flowing along the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Down below, he saw the Nine Curves Yellow Spring rushing down, passing through the underworld, reaching the bubbling spring at his feet.

The scene of the bubbling spring looked like the scene of the Yin Spring Sea!

This was the visualization inside Du Yiran's physical body, and when merged with the Void Great Realm, it immediately produced sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, truly vast and magnificent!

Chen Shi was so excited that his vision nearly went black; Du Yiran was showing him a different possibility for cultivation!

Even without the Tribulation Crossing Realm, or Ascension Realm, there's still the possibility of Harmonization and becoming Immortal!

The path True King wanted to implement for becoming Immortal, the path generations of talented minds sought for, the path his grandfather tirelessly explored, finally saw hope for completion!

Harmonization with heaven and earth became possible!

"Little Ten, remember the star map and changes!"

Du Yiran's voice came, "You follow the old path of the True King Era, while we follow the new path. If in the future we fail at Harmonization, you attempt the old path! Do you understand?"

Chen Shi felt a heavy weight: "I understand!"

From the True King Era to now, Harmonization has sacrificed countless talented individuals, and in the future, it may require sacrificing many more to undertake this path.

Du Yiran, Azhuo, and the others were already prepared for sacrificing themselves if Harmonization failed!

If they sacrifice themselves, then Chen Shi must take the old path and use the Original Star Map for cultivation, undergoing Tribulation Crossing, Ascension, Harmonization, to verify success!

If unsuccessful, then he must also sacrifice, becoming a trailblazer!

Chen Tang and Wu Qingyu stood quietly not far away, as the couple looked at this scene.

Wu Qingyu said: "A Tang, you sensed the Original Star Map, and you also opened the Void Great Realm, why don't you personally teach Little Ten?"

She was quite puzzled.

Granny Sha, Du Yiran, and these people were invited by Chen Tang to teach Chen Shi personally, but Chen Tang clearly often found Granny Sha and others odd, yet he himself understood, which made it strange for him to ask others to teach.

"Parents find it difficult to be strict with their children; I fear I might not be strict enough with Little Ten, causing him to be lax in his studies."

Chen Tang said, "But entrusting them to Uncle Du to teach, they won't be soft-hearted, hitting when needed, criticizing when needed. Moreover, Little Ten finds it easier to accept their teachings, far surpassing mine."

Wu Qingyu laughed: "Who would have thought you, so taciturn, think about these things behind the scenes."

Chen Tang was silent, then said after a moment: "I always feel like I owe Little Ten, ashamed to be his father..."

Wu Qingyu firmly held his arm, gently said: "You've done well enough; there's no need to blame yourself."

She thought of something and smiled: "By the way, I found you'd developed a habit you didn't have before at some point. You often turn your head, seemingly looking at something."

Chen Tang's heart was slightly shocked, shaking his head he said: "Not looking at anything."

Wu Qingyu looked up at him seriously: "I'm your wife, Little Ten's mother, I want to see what you've seen, to share some of your burden. Share your vision with me, A Tang, don't endure it alone."

Chen Tang hesitated for a moment, then brought her Nascent Soul into his Divine Shrine.

Wu Qingyu stood beside the Divine Embryo, and at this moment, Chen Tang turned his head, and an endless divine light entered Wu Qingyu's gaze, with majestic forms like Heavenly Gods appearing in the sky, watching Chen Tang, watching them.

Chen Tang didn't continue to watch.

Wu Qingyu floated down from his Divine Shrine, tightly embracing him.

"A Tang, it's hard for you. Don't look back at them! They can't threaten us, don't look back!"

Chen Tang's body trembled slightly, then returned to calm: "I'm not afraid of them. But, I have a weakness now."

Wu Qingyu tightly embraced her husband.

His weakness is them.

The Thirteen Families wield this weakness, like trapping the Dragon, confining Chen Tang within the shallows of Xinxiang, not allowing him to showcase his talents, unable to fulfill his aspirations.

Wu Qingyu hesitated slightly, whispered: "A Tang, you don't have to carry so much. I've been keeping a secret from you; your son did many things while in the underworld, stirred up a big reputation, some terrifying existences are following him..."

Chen Tang said: "I know, are they masters from the Heavenly Pond Ghost Country?"

Wu Qingyu gently shook her head.

Chen Tang raised his head, surprised, looking at her.

"It's about what happened during those eight years." Wu Qingyu breathed smoothly, speaking softly.