Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 887 - 27 Luo Yan, You Must Carry on the Taoist Tradition of Penglai
Chapter 887 -27 Luo Yan, You Must Carry on the Taoist Tradition of Penglai
Heavenly Dome, or rather, the Heavenly Sphere Barrier, was the most complex thing Luo Yan had ever seen.
The Bamboo Slip given by the Wan Xiang Immortal contained the “Heavenly Dome Mending Method”, which at its core was Nuwa’s analysis and understanding of the Heavenly Sphere Barrier.
According to the records in the Bamboo Slip, the Heavenly Dome seemed to be some kind of Dao derivative, so using the Heaven-Mending Stone to mimic the Heavenly Sphere Barrier was absolutely impossible to replicate exactly; achieving one percent similarity would be considered very good.
But even one percent was already more complex than any other Formation Luo Yan had encountered—the grand array in the Gui Xu Palace of the past seemed very similar to the records on the Bamboo Slip, both of that multi-dimensional compressed type.
After reading carefully for a moment, Luo Yan understood why the Wan Xiang Immortal had given him the Bamboo Slip.
Because the comprehension required to study this method was exceedingly high, only he, with his trait of gaining wisdom upon hearing, was the best candidate to create a small Heavenly Dome protective shield for Penglai on behalf of Wan Xiang Immortal.
Of course, Wan Xiang Immortal’s idea was too miserly, merely protecting a single Penglai Immortal Island—how could that showcase my capabilities?
Would it not be wonderful to take away this fragment of Heaven-Mending Stone, collect the other fragments, eventually piece together a complete Heaven-Mending Stone, and then mend the Heavenly Dome?
Luo Yan made up his mind in secret, but did not plan to tell Wan Xiang Immortal; instead, he prepared to give him a surprise in the future.
The reason was simple: if you talk about mending the sky, would others simply believe it?
The Heaven-Mending Stone was divided into six, with the Orthodox Sect only obtaining half, and Luo Yan currently knew of only five parts, still missing one.
In other words, even if Luo Yan could sweet-talk everyone into genuine cooperation, there was no way to mend the gap in the sky—why would the immortals trust you are mending the sky, and not planning for other reasons, coveting the Heaven-Mending Stone fragments in everyone’s hands?
What’s more problematic is that Luo Yan couldn’t possibly persuade everyone to cooperate sincerely, because he couldn’t explain how he knew of the origins of the other Heaven-Mending Stone fragments.
How do you know that Chi Song Immortal also has a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone? Oh, you are Elder Changgeng from the Kunlun Sect, deeply trusted by Chi Song Immortal, so you know Kunlun has a fragment… What, you are Qiu Changtian?
One could only say, from the moment he infiltrated into the great Sects, there was no chance for a lenient confession.
Luo Yan silently finished the Bamboo Slip, rolled it up solemnly, and returned it to Wan Xiang Immortal, saying:
“The junior will study it in detail when he returns… By the way, what kind of strange object is this fragment of Heaven-Mending Stone? The junior dares to ask if he could have the honor to take a look?”
“Naturally, there’s no harm,” said Wan Xiang Immortal with a smile. “If the Sect’s Heavenly Dome is compared to a Formation, then the fragment of Heaven-Mending Stone is the Formation-Stabilizing Artifact. There is no reason to ask someone to study the formation without showing them the Formation-Stabilizing Artifact.”
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He spread his sleeve and opened a portal in the secret chamber, then led Luo Yan through it.
“So it is.” The Kunlun Mirror pondered thoughtfully, “There actually exists such a small Dwelling Cave Heaven… the design is truly intricate, quite intriguing.”
“What do you mean?” Luo Yan hurriedly asked.
“You know the ‘Sleeve Divine Power’ skill, right.” The Kunlun Mirror said slowly, “To practice Sleeve Divine Power, you must start with the transportation of a Cave Heaven. Only when you can control spatial fluctuations with the wave of a hand, is it considered barely Entry Level.”
“Therefore, one needs a small Dwelling Cave Heaven for practicing the transportation method—if one has not practiced the art of Sleeve Divine Power, it is absolutely impossible to open this Dwelling Cave Heaven from the outside world, no wonder Wan Xiang Immortal hid things here.”
Luo Yan followed Wan Xiang Immortal through the portal and saw what seemed to be the inside of a tent.
Surrounding fabric curtains were everywhere, and the ground was strewn with a myriad of items: Flying Swords, Magical Treasures, Elixirs, and various materials, a feast for the eyes.
Luo Yan ignored all these and only watched Wan Xiang Immortal rummaging through the pile of junk.
“Ah Jing, scan the way he’s rummaging through things for me!”
“No need,” said the Kunlun Mirror. “There are no traps set up in this pile of garbage. He’s just purely looking for something… just like an old man from the countryside rummaging through a heap of trash.”
“Still, scan and record it,” Luo Yan firmly believed that the Wan Xiang Immortal would not be without defenses. There must be traps here!
“Here you go,” the Wan Xiang Immortal finally took out a small wooden box and handed it to Luo Yan, “This is the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone.”
Luo Yan received the wooden box with a calm expression, opened it, and saw that inside was a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone, roughly the size of the pendant hanging around Long Hu’s neck, but it was sharper and more elongated.
In an instant, Luo Yan felt the urge to have Ah Jing teleport him away immediately, but in the end, reason prevailed—did he not want the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone from Penglai, the Orthodox Sects, Kunlun, and Shushan after having alarmed the others?
He calmly handed the wooden box back to the Wan Xiang Immortal and asked doubtfully:
“Is this really not just an ordinary piece of stone?”
“Of course not,” said the Wan Xiang Immortal with a smile. “In its unstimulated state, if you scan it directly with your Divine Sense, it does indeed appear no different from an ordinary stone.”
He stretched out two fingers and pinched the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone, drawing a circle in the air.
Luo Yan immediately sensed keenly that the space inside the circle seemed to have undergone some kind of change, as if it had become isolated and cut off from the outside world.
“The Dao is profoundly simple; this is what it means,” the Wan Xiang Immortal put the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone back into the box and said, “It is the condensation of a certain Dao, its Divine Light is hidden within, simple yet profound.”
“Such a Strange Object, and yet it cannot fully mend the Heavenly Dome, it truly is lamentable,” Luo Yan sighed.
“All things have their lifespans, just as the sunrise inevitably leads to sunset,” the Wan Xiang Immortal chuckled, stroking his beard. “What exists that is immortal and indestructible? Such is the case for Cultivators, and so it is for the world.”
“As long as I can protect the Dao of the Yuqing View of Penglai for as long as I remain in this world, I am already content.”
“I will not fail the trust of the immortal,” Luo Yan said earnestly.
The Wan Xiang Immortal casually placed the wooden box containing the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone on a shelf nearby, and then led Luo Yan out of the Dwelling Cave Heaven.
“The Heavenly Dome Mending Method I passed on to you earlier, although you cannot take it with you, your comprehension is such that you likely have remembered it all,” the Wan Xiang Immortal instructed, “Aside from your daily required practice, spend more time contemplating its principles, which will be of great benefit to your understanding of the Dao.”
“I will remember this,” said Luo Yan respectfully.
Leaving the secret chamber where the Wan Xiang Immortal resided, Luo Yan quickly asked the Kunlun Mirror:
“Did you get the spatial coordinates all set up?”
“I can’t set them up,” the Kunlun Mirror replied. “That Dwelling Cave Heaven is a folded space; you cannot enter it through teleportation. It has to be opened up with the Sleeve Divine Power spell.”
“What is folded space?”
“Folded space is…”
“Forget it, forget it,” Luo Yan said impatiently. “So, if I want to seize the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone from Penglai, I still have to learn the Sleeve Divine Power spell?”
