Chương 76: The Divine Powers of a Sage

The ethereal sounds of the Dao condensed into countless golden lotuses of magical power, which drifted down into the void. These golden lotuses of magical power provided by the sage required no refining; they could be directly absorbed and transformed into one's own magical power.

Fang Yang entrusted the task of refining the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to the spirit of the Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder, while he himself focused intently on listening to the Tongtian Sect Master's sermon. His listening was not aimless; he had a specific purpose. This time, his main goal was to comprehend the Seven Swords of Heavenly Interception.

The core of the Jie Sect is the Dao of Intercepting Heaven. All the Daoist techniques of the Jie Sect are derived from the Dao of Intercepting Heaven. If Fang Yang wants to cultivate his own innate great formation, he must first master the Seven Swords of Intercepting Heaven.

Fang Yang has already conceived the prototype of his own natal grand formation. He needs the Seven Heaven-Slaying Swords as support to perfect the entire grand formation.

This formation is called the Heaven and Earth Harmony Formation.

In the beginning, Pangu separated heaven and earth, his body transformed into all things, his bones into mountains, his blood into rivers, his breath into wind, his veins into earth veins, and his tendons into great rivers. Pangu's true body became the entire world.

The Heaven and Earth Harmony Formation, however, does the opposite of what is expected.

This formation reverses the process by which Pangu transformed into all things, turning mountains, rivers, the sun, moon, and stars into bones, flesh, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and internal organs, thereby condensing and reshaping the universe into the physical body of Pangu.

Fang Yang possesses the Great Art of Manipulating Creation, giving him a high chance of successfully completing this formation.

Of course, this Pangu Dharma Body is far from the real Pangu Dharma Body, but even if it only condenses a trace of the Daoist essence of the Pangu Dharma Body, its power is still quite considerable.

To cultivate this formation, one must first gain Pangu's approval. This is something most people wouldn't even dare to dream of, but Fang Yang dared to.

The Tongtian Sect Leader is none other than Pangu. Once Fang Yang masters the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying passed down by the Tongtian Sect Leader, it will be equivalent to gaining Pangu's approval. At that time, the success rate of cultivating the Heaven and Earth Harmony Formation will greatly increase.

The Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying have specific cultivation methods, but Fang Yang does not intend to directly comprehend these methods. He wants to grasp the essence of the Heaven-Slaying Dao through listening to the teachings, thus achieving a shortcut to mastery.

What Fang Yang truly wants to cultivate is the Dao of Intercepting Heaven. The Great Dao should not be constrained by the types of magical treasures.

All things in the world, in form, are merely appearances; the Great Way is the fundamental principle.

Besides evolving into swordsmanship, the Dao of Intercepting Heaven can also evolve into fists, palms, legs, and so on. After Fang Yang mastered the Dao of Intercepting Heaven, he no longer needed to be bound by magical treasures. He could use whichever of the Seven Hammers of Intercepting Heaven, Seven Blades of Intercepting Heaven, Seven Fists of Intercepting Heaven, or Seven Gourds of Intercepting Heaven he wanted.

The Tongtian Sect Leader keenly sensed Fang Yang's purpose in listening to the Dao. He waved his hand, and large swaths of golden magical energy flowers fell from the sky, drifting around Fang Yang's body.

The Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying are divine powers of saints, incomparable to ordinary divine powers.

The more powerful the supernatural ability, the more mana it consumes during cultivation. With the mana converted from the World Tree, Fang Yang can master most of the supernatural abilities of the Jie Sect, but mastering the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying is somewhat difficult.

Therefore, the Tongtian Sect Leader personally intervened to fill this gap for Fang Yang.

Fang Yang's mind had already been immersed in the Daoist chants of the Tongtian Sect Master, eliminating all distracting thoughts, with only the mysteries of the Dao of Intercepting Heaven flowing through his mind.

"The so-called 'intercepting the heavens' means to seize a sliver of life from the way of heaven. The way of heaven is to take from the surplus and give to the deficiency. The life force of the way of heaven is infinite while ours is finite. We seize the mysteries of heaven and earth and make them our own."

"The Seven Swords of Heaven's Severance are not swords, but seven stages for seizing life force."

"The first sword, severing the Dao to reveal myself, is to understand one's true nature and comprehend the Dao heart. Using the Dao heart as an anchor, one can overcome one tribulation after another and reach the other shore of the Great Dao."

"The second sword technique is 'The Dao Cannot Be Discussed.' The so-called 'The Dao Cannot Be Discussed' means to abandon stereotypes about the Great Dao, not to be bound by the principles of the Great Dao, and to directly address the cause and effect of things."

Fang Yang was not fixated on the sword. He combined the principles taught by the Tongtian Sect Master with his own understanding, re-examined and summarized them, and organized the essence of the Dao of Intercepting Heaven.

"So, what Master taught us was only the general outline of the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying. The true Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying must be created by ourselves."

Through contemplation, he truly grasped the profound mystery of the Dao of Intercepting Heaven.

As the Tongtian Sect Leader said, the Dao of Intercepting Heaven has no fixed master. The Tongtian Sect Leader was the founder of the Dao of Intercepting Heaven, but he did not restrict its development; instead, he allowed it to develop autonomously.

Anyone who cultivates the Dao of Intercepting Heaven will not be confined by its principles. They can comprehend their own Dao of Intercepting Heaven according to their own thoughts.

This is why Daoist Duobao was unable to cultivate the seventh sword.

Duobao Daoren was too impatient. After obtaining the cultivation method of the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying, he began to cultivate according to the method before comprehending the Dao of Heaven-Slaying.

As a result, he was trapped in the sixth sword.

He trapped himself, refusing to turn back. Therefore, no matter how powerful his magic or how deep his wisdom, he could not break free of the shackles and cultivate to the seventh sword.

boom!

Above Fang Yang's head, a phantom image of a giant hammer appeared. This hammer was not a physical object, but rather a product of Fang Yang's Dao heart and his understanding of the Dao of Intercepting Heaven.

The hammer struck the void with lightning speed, and in the reflection of the lightning, Fang Yang's true spirit was revealed.

The first of the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying—Slay the Dao and See Me, Success!

Of course, Fang Yang didn't like using swords; he preferred to use powerful magical weapons. Therefore, he unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Hammer.

Even though he had only mastered the first sword technique, Fang Yang's magical power seemed to have been baptized. The fusion between the Zhou Tian Divine Qi and his magical power deepened, and the quality of his magical power reached a new level.

His magical aura erupted, causing the surrounding space to shatter and turn into countless fragments.

"How is this possible? His magical power is so refined, its level of refinement is almost on par with our senior brother's. What kind of fortuitous encounter did he obtain? With this level of cultivation, which Taiyi Golden Immortal could possibly contend with him?"

The Immortal with Long Ears and Fixed Light was preoccupied with other things and could not concentrate on listening to the teachings.

After the Tongtian Sect Leader descended, he made no mention of Duobao Daoren, a phenomenon that greatly worried Chang'er Dingguang Xian. Just as Chang'er Dingguang Xian was feeling uneasy, he sensed the fluctuations of magical power emanating from Fang Yang.

Long-eared Dingguangxian instantly sensed something was wrong.

If Fang Yang were a rogue cultivator, he could nip the threat in the bud. If Fang Yang were merely an outer disciple, he would also have ways to eliminate him. But Fang Yang is a direct disciple, so he can only watch helplessly as Fang Yang grows stronger.

Even if a disciple is killed, the Tongtian Sect Leader can retrieve them from the river of time.

It's impossible to erase the past of a direct disciple; to erase their past, one would have to erase the sage's memories of the direct disciples as well. Even Hongjun, the Ancestor, couldn't do this, provided the Three Pure Ones didn't fall out.

"Senior Brother, please come back soon! If you don't come back, there will be no place for us in the Jie Sect."

Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal groaned inwardly, for he could only place his hopes on Duobao Daoist.