Chapter 191

Chapter 191: The First Heavenly Court Master!

On the way back to the Dao Alliance.

　　Yashi turned to look at Ye Tianming and smiled, “You gained quite a lot this time, didn’t you?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “A great deal, really.”

　　Yashi smiled, “Congratulations.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at Yashi seriously, “Thank you, senior, for your guidance and support.”

　　He knew that if it weren’t for this senior taking him to that small town, there was no way he could have established his Dao so quickly.

　　Yashi shook his head, “It has nothing to do with me. You’re talented on your own. Sometimes it’s just like that — if you’re not good enough, even if an opportunity is handed right to your mouth, you still can’t take it in.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Even the most hardworking and talented people often just need one chance. Without that chance, no matter how hard they work, it might all be for nothing.”

　　Yashi smiled slightly but said nothing.

　　Ye Tianming didn’t say anything more either.

　　Everything was understood without words.

　　That’s just how the adult world works — some things don’t need to be spelled out.

　　Soon, the two returned to the Dao Alliance.

　　The monk was still there in the hall.

　　When he saw Ye Tianming, the monk was immediately startled, “You… you’ve established your Dao?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “Yes.”

　　The monk immediately gave a thumbs up, “Impressive, truly impressive.”

　　Those words came straight from the heart.

　　He had thought Ye Tianming might comprehend a true intent or glimpse his true self, but he never expected Ye Tianming to directly “establish his Dao.”

　　Yashi looked at the monk and smiled, “Wuseng, it’s been a long time.”

　　The monk looked at Yashi and smiled, “Indeed, it’s been quite a while.”

　　Yashi turned to look at Ye Tianming and smiled, “There are still three meditation cushion inheritances left. Would you like to experience them?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “Of course.”

　　Since he was already here, he naturally had to see them all.

　　For him, opportunities like this were rare.

　　Yashi smiled, “Which one do you choose?”

　　Ye Tianming looked at the cushion belonging to the first-generation Heavenly Court Master, “This one.”

　　With that, he walked toward that cushion, and the moment he sat down on it, a beam of white light instantly enveloped him.

　　After the white light wrapped around Ye Tianming, Yashi suddenly said, “Wuseng, there’s something I want to say…”

　　Wuseng smiled, “Are you trying to get him to join Guzhe Sect?”

　　But Yashi shook his head.

　　Wuseng was stunned.

　　Yashi said softly, “At first, I did hope he would join Guzhe Sect, because no one is more suited for it than him, and I was confident that after joining, our Guzhe Sect could help him go even further. But…”

　　He suddenly looked at Wuseng and smiled, “Wuseng, do you really think Fomozone or Guzhe Sect is worthy of him?”

　　Worthy?

　　Wuseng fell silent.

　　Before, he still felt they were, but the more he interacted with Ye Tianming, the more he realized this guy was simply monstrous.

　　And after seeing Ye Tianming directly “establish his Dao,” he knew — Fomozone truly wasn’t worthy of asking someone like him to join.

　　A person like this was already capable of founding his own sect.

　　Thinking of this, Wuseng couldn’t help but let out a quiet sigh.

　　Yashi suddenly smiled, “Don’t sigh. Forming a good bond with someone like him is already a massive gain for us.”

　　Wuseng smiled, “Thinking of it that way, it does feel a lot better.”

　　Then he suddenly looked at Yashi, “Thank you.”

　　He knew that this one of the Three Sages of Guzhe was trying to enlighten him.

　　Yashi shook his head, “Wuseng, with your wisdom, you already understood this in your heart long ago. You just weren’t willing to accept it, so you were reluctant to let go. I understand you, because I’m not willing either. If he joined Guzhe Sect, he would surely breathe new life into it — not just revive it, but certainly elevate it to an entirely new height…”

　　At that, he suddenly let out a deep sigh.

　　He truly wasn’t willing to let go!

　　His reluctance wasn’t just because of Ye Tianming’s talent, but also because of his philosophy — Ye Tianming could be said to share the same ideals as Guzhe Sect.

　　But no matter how unwilling he was, he could only let go and choose to forge a good bond instead.

　　If the temple is too small, don’t invite a great deity.

　　Otherwise, it’s easy to suffer a backlash.

　　Wuseng suddenly said, “Do you think that hot-tempered first-generation Heavenly Court Master will actually talk to this Dao Friend Ye?”

　　Yashi smiled wryly, “They’re cut from the same cloth… what do you think?”

　　”The same cloth?”

　　Wuseng paused for a moment, then slapped his own bald head, “What was I thinking.”

　　After sitting on the cushion, Ye Tianming found himself in a place of primordial chaos and emptiness. He looked around — everything was shrouded in a misty haze, like the moment before creation.

　　Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao Seal between his brows appeared, and in the next instant —

　　Crack!

　　The world in the distance shattered apart, and then three thousand Great Daos flew out end to end. These Daos were no longer “conceptual” — they were “substantiated.”

　　Three thousand Great Daos spread across heaven and earth, a sight of breathtaking grandeur.

　　Ye Tianming stared unblinkingly at those three thousand Great Daos, while between his brows, the Heavenly Dao Seal had at some point begun radiating streams of divine light.

　　The three thousand Great Daos sensed the Heavenly Dao Seal, and in the next moment, they all transformed into beams of Dao light and poured into the space between Ye Tianming’s brows.

　　Boom!

　　In an instant, deep within Ye Tianming’s sea of consciousness, the origins of the three thousand Great Daos emerged.

　　And in that moment, a flood of information surged into Ye Tianming’s mind.

　　Three thousand Great Daos!

　　The three thousand Great Daos he was now witnessing were not actually the true three thousand Great Daos, but rather a recreation crafted by the first-generation Heavenly Court Master after studying the “Great Dao Stele.” In other words, these were not the genuine “three thousand Great Daos” — the real ones resided on the Great Dao Stele, and those Daos were known as “Dao Primes.”

　　What is a Dao Prime?

　　It is the first creator of that particular Dao!

　　Although these three thousand Great Daos were not the true “three thousand Great Daos,” their power was still utterly terrifying. Upon their appearance, they were immediately hailed as the number one “Dao Art” in the real world.

　　Known as the Three Thousand Great Dao Art!

　　When this art was unleashed, three thousand Great Daos descended, suppressing all things.

　　The three thousand Great Daos flashed through Ye Tianming’s sea of consciousness like lightning. At this moment, he was not merely learning the “Three Thousand Great Dao Art” — he was also using it as a lens to study the “Great Dao Stele.”

　　Unfortunately, due to his current level of strength, he could only catch a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the “Great Dao Stele” through the “Three Thousand Great Dao Art.”

　　Ye Tianming did not immediately set about learning the “Three Thousand Great Dao Art.” Instead, he used it as a medium to continuously observe and study — not just the “Great Dao Stele,” but also the Dao philosophy of the first-generation Heavenly Court Master.

　　After establishing his Dao, he understood that supreme powerhouses like this all had their own philosophy, their own Dao.

　　What was the first-generation Heavenly Court Master’s philosophy and Dao?

　　Someone capable of founding an entire school of thought would never merely imitate — there had to be deeper meaning behind it.

　　What he wanted to learn was the other’s philosophy, the other’s Dao!

　　As time passed little by little, about an hour later, Ye Tianming suddenly grew excited. He opened his eyes, “Though the three thousand Great Daos each differ, they all lead to the same destination…”

　　Then he suddenly looked up, “Form and spirit in perfect harmony, merging with the Dao into truth… Senior’s true Dao is ‘merging with the Dao into truth.’ The Three Thousand Great Dao Art was only an attempt by Senior, not Senior’s true Dao…”

　　A moment of silence.

　　Boom!

　　Suddenly, a terrifying Dao pressure spread out across heaven and earth.

　　Feeling this terrifying Dao pressure, Ye Tianming’s expression became more solemn than it had ever been. He had already “established his Dao,” yet even before this pressure, he still felt an immense weight bearing down on him — and that was only because this Dao pressure wasn’t even directed at him!

　　Just then, Ye Tianming suddenly spotted a pair of eyes deep in the sky above, but they vanished just as quickly. The Dao pressure in the space then receded like a tide and finally disappeared entirely.

　　The first-generation Heavenly Court Master did not appear in person — only cast a single glance at him — but a brand new Dao descended from the heavens above.

　　When he saw that Dao, Ye Tianming immediately broke into a smile. This brand new Dao was the one the first-generation Heavenly Court Master had merged with — the foremost among all three thousand Great Daos.

　　Ye Tianming opened his palm, and that brand new Dao settled into it. The moment it did, the three thousand Great Daos within him suddenly flew out and merged into this new Dao.

　　Unified as one.

　　With this Dao revealed, the three thousand Great Daos bowed in submission!

　　Yet Ye Tianming was not satisfied with this. He slowly closed his eyes, and in the next moment, a dharma form appeared behind him. As that dharma form appeared, another immediately followed, and before long, three thousand dharma forms stood overlapping behind him, each one a full ninety thousand zhang tall!

　　His current realm was not that of an Immortal — it was the Dao Establishment realm, so summoning a mere three thousand dharma forms posed no difficulty for him whatsoever.

　　Three Thousand Great Dao Dharma Forms!

　　Ye Tianming swept his sleeve, and in an instant, the three thousand Great Dao dharma forms merged into one. After merging, that single dharma form shot up to four hundred thousand zhang!

　　His aura surged more than tenfold!

　　Only at this moment did Ye Tianming feel the slightest bit of strain from the consumption.

　　A moment later, Ye Tianming gently waved his hand, and the enormous dharma form gradually began to dissipate, soon vanishing completely. Everything between heaven and earth returned to calm.

　　Ye Tianming looked up toward the depths of the sky and bowed deeply, “Thank you, Senior.”

　　He knew that the appearance of that final Dao had been intentional on the other’s part — clearly meant to help him advance once more.

　　This was a debt of gratitude!

　　He now owed the Heavenly Court two enormous favors.

　　Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile. It felt great to owe them now, but when it came time to repay… of course, no matter how difficult, it was only right that he should!

　　Ye Tianming looked up once more at the depths of the sky, then left the space.

　　Upon returning to the Dao Alliance, Wuseng and Yashi immediately exchanged a glance, both with a flash of shock in their eyes.

　　Because they could feel the Dao aura now emanating from Ye Tianming!

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “I’d like to meet this senior of the Martial Sect…”

　　Yashi smiled, “Go ahead.”

　　Ye Tianming nodded and walked to the cushion. The moment he stepped onto it, he vanished from where he stood.

　　When he reappeared, he was on a vast, boundless plaza, where a terrifying fist intent permeated the air.

　　At that moment, a middle-aged man walked out.

　　When Ye Tianming saw this man, his expression instantly changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, “It’s you…”