Young White Horse: I, Ye Dingzhi, offer sacrifice to the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

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Baili Dongjun nodded: "I understand."

At this moment, the old Taoist priest slowly said, "The person is still standing, and the meridians are not broken. Martial arts can be relearned, and internal energy can be retrained. It just takes some time."

“From a young age, you were forged into a body of medicinal cultivation by the Confucian immortal Gu Chen, and you were born with a martial vein, so your progress over the years has far surpassed that of others. Now that you have fallen from the mountaintop, it may not be such a bad thing.”

Baili Dongjun smiled wryly and said, "Sect Leader Qingfeng, please don't joke with me."

The old Taoist priest shook his head slightly and said, "This is no joke. There were nine volumes of the Heavenly Master Scroll of Huanglong Mountain, each representing a different realm. At that time, there were many disciples in my sect, but only Xiao Qi saw the eighth volume, which took him only three years."

“Some of the other disciples read six books in a year, but stopped at the seventh. Some never made any progress after reading two books. But he read eight books in two years. However, before reading the ninth book, he suddenly returned to the bottom floor of the library and reread the first book.”

The old Taoist priest paused.

Baili Dongjun readily agreed: "And then?"

"Then, one book per hour, one day and one night, I read through all the Celestial Master Scrolls and became the youngest Celestial Master since the founding of Huanglong Mountain." The old Taoist priest smiled slightly. "So, sometimes starting from scratch may be the fastest way."

"I would like to hear the details," Baili Dongjun said, bowing.

"I spent twelve years reading the Celestial Master's Scroll, and I can't give you the answer you're looking for." The old Taoist priest gently waved his long sleeves.

Just then, a gentle voice rang out: "It's just reading some books."

The old Taoist priest smiled, took a step back, waved his long sleeves, and suddenly disappeared into thin air.

Where the old Taoist priest had just stood, a young man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The young man wore a long white robe, which fluttered in the sea breeze. He turned to look at Li Changsheng and said with a smile:

"Mr. Li, it seems that the last time was not the last time we would meet."

Li Changsheng smiled and said, "I asked you to take good care of my little disciple before, but after thinking about it, I still think it would be better to bring him here personally."

Mo Yi walked to Baili Dongjun's side and pressed his head down: "Your martial arts have been crippled, this is a bit difficult."

"If even Mr. Li couldn't cure it, how could I?"

Li Changsheng shook his head slightly and said, "Losing all internal energy is like water flowing into the ocean; it cannot be recovered, but one can start cultivating again."

"The purpose of bringing him here is to ask you to help him with his cultivation again."

Mo Yi said helplessly, "You could have done it yourself, so why did you make a special trip to have me do it?"

Li Changsheng looked into the distance: "Didn't I say it last time? My whole life is dedicated to only one thing."

"Alright." Li Changsheng patted Baili Dongjun: "Master, I'll be leaving now. You don't need to worry about the Zhenxi Marquis's residence. Just focus on your cultivation here."

"Come back whenever you feel you are strong enough."

After saying that, Li Changsheng leisurely stepped into the air and disappeared in an instant.

Baili Dongjun said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Master!"

“This guy…” Mo Yi shook her head, looking at Baili Dongjun and asking, “What’s the name of the internal energy you practice?”

Baili Dongjun was taken aback, then replied, "The Autumn Water Technique."

"When autumn floods arrive, all rivers pour into the Yellow River; its flow is so great that one cannot distinguish cattle or horses between the banks. This is indeed a very powerful internal skill, but it is not enough." Mo Yi waved his long sleeves and continued:

"When the Autumn Waters arrived, the Confucian Immortal Gu Chen was inspired and created the Autumn Waters Technique, which is truly admirable. However, firstly, this is his enlightenment, and no matter how well you practice it or how skillfully you use it, you will ultimately be inferior to the Confucian Immortal. Secondly, when the Autumn Waters arrive, all rivers flow into the Yellow River, but that is not enough."

"Then what would be enough?" Baili Dongjun asked.

"Look at the water rushing down from a thousand feet high, the sound alone is like a million horses trampling the wasteland. Look at the boundless sea, even if you use the fastest ship, travel a thousand miles a day, for a year or ten years, you still cannot travel to every part of the sea."

"Look at the colorful waves in the water, there are scenes and things that have never been seen before in the world, is that enough?" Mo Yi asked.

Baili Dongjun thought for a moment: "You mean...this ocean?"

“Yes. The autumn waters arrive, and the River God is proud, but before this vast ocean, he can only sigh in despair. The sea is indeed magnificent with its thousands of tides, but do you think that's enough?” Mo Yi asked again.

Baili Dongjun thought for a moment and said, "Since you asked that, it's definitely not enough."

"Hahaha. Whether it's enough or not, see for yourself." Mo Yi laughed, "The overseas fairy mountains and Penglai Island, you saw far too little when you came last time. I'll let you see the most beautiful scenery in the world, and you'll understand what enough and not enough means."

"If you lose your internal energy, just start training again. It's not a big deal."

"If you're going to practice, you should practice faster and better."

Mo Yi didn't wait for Baili Dongjun to speak. She grabbed his shoulder and flew towards the immortal mountain on the island with him.

Mo Yi led Baili Dongjun upwards, his breathing as steady as if he were taking a stroll on the plains.

"Your master is indeed very good to you."

Baili Dongjun was taken aback, then nodded.

"Your master originally went to the north." Mo Yi landed on the cliff with Baili Dongjun, "to the far north."

"Your master was halfway there when he turned back for you and brought you here with him."

"The Outer Heavens?" Baili Dongjun was taken aback.

"What is the Outer Heaven?" Mo Yi asked in return.

"It's a vast, icy plain, located further north than the former Northern Kingdom," Baili Dongjun explained.

Mo Yi shook his head: "No, the far north I'm talking about is the area that requires you to go through the Northern Barbarians and keep going north until you see a mountain range that stretches endlessly. That mountain range is called the Tianjue Mountain Range. Beyond the Tianjue Mountain Range is an ice field."

"There is a thousand-mile-long ice plain in the Outer Heavens, but beyond the Tianjue Mountains, it is not just a thousand miles, ten thousand miles, or even a hundred thousand miles? Nobody knows what lies beyond the ice plain; that is the northernmost point."

Baili Dongjun asked in confusion, "What is Master going there for?"

Mo Yi countered, "Then what am I doing here?"

"Senior Mo, I have lost all my martial arts skills now, so please don't talk to me with such profound and mysterious words." Baili Dongjun scratched his head.

"Unfathomable? I just feel that one day you will also be guarding a region." Mo Yi smiled faintly, with a hint of loneliness in his eyes. "The icy plains to the north, the desert to the west, the boundless sea to the east, and the towering mountains to the south. A desolate place on earth, with sages from all directions. You will become a very strong person, but the stronger you are, the greater your responsibilities will be."

Baili Dongjun asked in confusion, "Senior Mo, you mean..."

“That’s all for later.” Mo Yi pulled Baili Dongjun up again, leaped up, and landed directly on the mountain peak. There was a huge stone tablet there. He pointed to the stone tablet and said, “Beyond the stone tablet, you will see the true dead end.”

Baili Dongjun looked up and saw four characters written on the stone tablet: "The sky has no end." Baili Dongjun walked forward, reached out and touched the stone tablet, only to find that the characters on it seemed to have been altered.

“The person who left behind the words ‘the end of the sky’,” Mo Yi said with a smile. “But I don’t think that’s right. Saying ‘end’ only means that our vision has an end, so I changed it to ‘the sky has no end’.”

"What's that over there?" Baili Dongjun faintly heard some sounds.

"There's another world beyond the stone tablet. This island is magical; just one step outside changes everything." Mo Yi gently nudged Baili Dongjun. "Go."

Baili Dongjun swallowed hard. He had seen his master move with divine grace, suppressing a group of Heavenly Realm experts within the Tang Sect, leaving them unable to raise their heads. He had also seen Mo Yi arrive on the wind, his every move as elegant as an immortal descending to earth. But facing this peerless expert, he had never felt any pressure. Yet, the faint voice emanating from behind the stone tablet gave him a strong sense of oppression. He sighed, "I hope it's not too frightening." He took a deep breath and then stepped forward.

The first sound was an overwhelming roar.

"Is this... a dragon's roar?" Baili Dongjun covered his ears.

Then came a wave of intense heat.

Then I saw the most spectacular scenery in the world.

A huge cliff.

All the seawater cascaded down that cliff, its rapid flow igniting flames that turned the sky crimson. The dragon's roar he heard was the sound of the surging seawater, and the heat he felt was the flames generated by that rapid flow.

He could no longer see where the surging seawater flowed after it arrived, and the flames created a mist that shrouded the distant scene, leaving only faint shadows that he could vaguely make out.

Some of them look like dragons swimming.

Some of them look like Buddhas sitting in meditation.

Some of them look like fairies dancing.

Chapter 55 The Chaos of Tianqi! Ye Dingzhi: Emperor Tai'an, I've come to avenge this blood feud!

"The ancient book 'Illustrated Treatise on Mountains and Seas' says that when you go deep into the sea, there is a bottomless cliff where the seawater gathers and rushes down. The rapid flow ignites flames, turning the entire sky red."

"No one can cross this sea; this is the end of the sky. Another ancient book, Tianfeng Yelu, says that there is Penglai Island at the end of the sky. Whenever a grand event occurs, immortals come to pay homage and ten thousand Buddhas worship. It is the abode of peerless immortals."

“I think the author of the book must have been here,” Mo Yi said quietly as she walked over from the other side of the stone tablet. “Because what they saw was all true.”

Baili Dongjun was still in shock at seeing this extraordinary sight. It took him a long time to come to his senses. He pointed at the clouds and asked, "What was that in the past?"

“I don’t know what it is either. Perhaps it really is an immortal or a Buddha, perhaps it’s just an illusion, or perhaps it has truly reached its end.” Mo Yi waved his palm towards the distance, but the cloud of mist only moved slightly. “We don’t need to think so much.”

Baili Dongjun hesitated for a moment: "Then what should I do next?"

"Your master, Ru Xian, was able to create the profound Autumn Water Technique when he saw the autumn water flowing into the river. Now that you see the surging sea, presenting a wondrous scene of seawater and flames, shouldn't you also create an even more advanced internal skill?" Mo Yi replied.

"This..." Baili Dongjun was stunned. "You think you can create a set of internal skills just by looking at a strange sight? Do you think I'm Baili Xiake?"

"What you're seeing isn't a wondrous sight, it's the way of Heaven." Mo Yi patted Baili Dongjun on the shoulder. "Think it over carefully. The old ape will bring food over daily for the next few days. Stay behind this stone tablet and think carefully about your internal energy cultivation."

"Wait, Senior Mo, are you serious?" Baili Dongjun was still puzzled.

“Of course I’m serious. Everything has its own way, and what you’re seeing now is the way of Heaven.” Mo Yi smiled. “Not everyone has this opportunity.”

...

Afterwards, Baili Dongjun meditated and contemplated amidst this wondrous scenery.

Mo Yi would occasionally come here to chat with Baili Dongjun.

"Senior, how do you know Brother Yun?!" Baili Dongjun was somewhat shocked when he heard the name Ye Dingzhi from Mo Yi.

Mo Yi smiled and said, "What? Do you take me for someone who is deaf and mute?"

"Such a great change has occurred in this world, and even my senior brother came here for help. Why can't I know about it?"

Baili Dongjun looked even more shocked, but then he understood.

Qi Tianchen, the National Preceptor of Northern Qi, is a disciple of Daoist Qingfeng and also Mo Yi's senior brother.

If a peerless expert like Brother Yun were to appear in the world, he would utterly defeat the Northern Li royal family.

The first thing a normal person would think of is to ask a more powerful expert for help.

Qi Tianchen was no exception.

However, Baili Dongjun did not expect Qi Tianchen to be so efficient.

He asked somewhat nervously, "I wonder what Senior Mo Yi's opinion is on this matter?"

Mo Yi countered with a question: "What is your relationship with Ye Dingzhi?"

After hesitating for a moment, Baili Dongjun recounted everything about Ye Dingzhi from childhood to adulthood.

After listening, Mo Yi remained silent for a moment, and then sighed.

"The world is in chaos; fate is truly playing tricks on us."

Master Qingfeng also arrived at this moment, but stopped in front of the stone tablet and did not take another step forward.

"It's just the law of cause and effect in this world. The Northern Li royal family has committed many evils, and now it's time for them to suffer the consequences."

“My disciple aided and abetted the wicked, and he certainly deserves to suffer.”

Master Qingfeng said calmly.

Baili Dongjun continued, "Seniors, if Brother Yun were to reappear, would you stop him?"

Master Qingfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Of course I will stop him."

"Although Ye Dingzhi suffered a tragic fate and was forced into demonic possession, too many innocent people were also implicated."

"If Ye Dingzhi were to be reborn, the world would surely be plunged into chaos and suffering."

Baili Dongjun turned his head and silently looked at the earth-shattering scene in front of him.

Mo Yi's eyes flickered, as if she was pondering something.

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"Old ape, come in." Baili Dongjun called out to the ape on the other side of the stone tablet.

But the monkey waved its hand, seemingly terrified of the other side of the stone tablet.

"That's strange. Could it be that, as Senior Mo Yi said, not everyone can come here?" Baili Dongjun walked over, took the plate of wild fruit left by the old ape, and ate it while silently watching the earth-shattering scene in front of him.

If a poet were to come here, he would surely pick up his pen and write a poem about a waterfall plunging nine thousand miles.

If a painter were to come here, he would surely unfurl a long scroll, leaving behind a magnificent picture of human beauty for future generations to admire.

If a swordsman or knight-errant were to come here, he would certainly use his sword energy to cleave the long fog in two.

But Baili Dongjun had no interest. He ate wild fruit and looked at the sea that was burning with flames. Suddenly, he had an idea. He shouted, "Old ape, bring me a big wooden bucket and the most delicious grapes on the island. Bring them all here."

The old ape let out a howl, which was its response.