CHAPTER 992: CHAPTER 982: THE END

The years flow by, time passes silently, and in the blink of an eye, fifty years have gone by.

At the peak of the Black Water Immortal Mountain, immersed in the world of the Dao, Chen Hai, who had been lecturing on the Dao to numerous disciples, emerged from that enigmatic state.

At the beginning of the lectures, almost every moment, a multitude of the Great Path Sound would spill from his lips.

Later on, it would take ten days to half a month before he would utter a word or two.

However, the words that came from his mouth were not ordinary words, but vehicles of the Dao, representing the true essence of the Great Path.

The reason he spoke quickly before was simply because he began by addressing the fundamentals, which were relatively straightforward and easy to understand, making it naturally easy to explain.

The Great Path Sounds that required him ten days to half a month of brewing to utter involved concepts that those of a lower realm might not be able to fully comprehend even if they pondered for a lifetime.

Breaking out of the mystical state of lecturing, the Great Path Sounds from Chen Hai’s mouth naturally came to a halt.

In the fifty years of lecturing, no one had become a Quasi-Saint through enlightenment from what he lectured.

Among the tens of thousands of disciples listening to the Dao here, there were more than twenty to thirty new Daluo Golden Immortals who had achieved this realm through Dao Enlightenment.

Of course, other disciples from the Black Water Lineage who were listening to the Dao, more or less certainly had some gains, but compared to those newly promoted Daluo Golden Immortals, they were not as conspicuous.

Looking around, apart from these newly promoted Daluo, Chen Hai also saw several disciples who were still immersed in the state of Dao Enlightenment, with their auras surging as if they could break through at any moment.

To achieve such results in fifty years, Chen Hai was already very satisfied.

After all, under normal circumstances, for those of the Heavenly Immortal and Golden Immortal streams to break through their realms and increase strength, it usually takes hundreds or even thousands of years.

In just fifty years, achieving Daluo Golden Immortal status seems unlikely, let alone moving up a small realm at the True Immortal level.

Of course, it was because of Chen Hai’s lecture before, Black Water Lineage had experienced thousands of years of accumulation.

Many disciples who were already at the brink of a breakthrough were able to gain enlightenment from Chen Hai’s lecture, and the imminent breakthrough was a natural outcome for them.

"This lecture ends here."

"What I have taught this time, just understanding ten percent of it, should be enough for you to step into the Daluo Realm."

"I hope you work hard and progress soon to contribute to the greater glory of our Black Water Lineage!"

...

With a wave of his sleeve, having completed his lecture, Chen Hai’s departure did not leave behind a single cloud.

The lingering sound, as his warm and kind voice entered the ears of those present, he, who was originally on the high platform at the front of the open ground, vanished like a dream or illusion.

"The ancestor is truly powerful; originally, I had just stepped into the Heavenly Immortal Realm. After listening to the ancestor’s lecture this time, I can definitely achieve Golden Immortal status in at most a hundred years."

"What the ancestor taught, I didn’t comprehend much; after fully digesting what I gained this time, at most I will only be aware of the path ahead, the journey to advance is still long and arduous!"

"You are already a Daluo Golden Immortal; realizing your own path is already a huge gain. Wanting to directly advance to Quasi-Saint, is that possible?"

"In life, there are no absolutes. After entering the Daluo Realm, the cultivation speed of us in Black Water Lineage indeed slows down, but as long as our strength slowly improves, advancing to achieve Quasi-Saint is not entirely impossible."

"Merely listening to the Dao for fifty years seems insufficient; if the ancestor’s lectures could be extended to five hundred years, and the topics covered deepen further, then perhaps we Daluo Golden Immortals might truly find that one opportunity to advance to Quasi-Saint!"

...

After a brief silence, the people on the mountaintop finally responded to Chen Hai’s departure.

Some people were elated by their great gains, sharing their heartfelt joy with familiar ones nearby.

Others were still unsatisfied, scanning all directions to confirm Chen Hai’s departure, pounding their chest with regret as they voiced their discontent to those around them.

Some people still sat quietly in meditation, their fierce True Form of Divine Soul floating in the nearby void.

With the lecture over and Chen Hai gone, although those various strange phenomena that filled the mountaintop all faded away, quite a few people still remained immersed in their own realizations, not waking up immediately.

The veteran ones who had attended Chen Hai’s previous lectures were already accustomed to this situation.

Seeing the lecture had ended, some people left immediately, while others gathered in groups of three or five, discussing fervently.

No one noticed that amidst the crowd, the unremarkable Shi Qingying and Lady Yuji both vanished quietly when Chen Hai left.

Near the Cultivation Hall, in a side hall.

"Ying, Yu Ji, how do you feel?"

"From you, I sense the presence of emotions and desires, it seems you both should have gained some insights from my lecture."

"I wonder if now, your original Tao Path has been completely covered by my Seven Emotions and Six Desires Path?"

Inviting the two to find a place to sit in the side hall, Chen Hai brewed a pot of hot tea, smiling as he inquired of the two women.

"Chen Hai, the path you are on is indeed very mysterious."

"When I first listened to your lecture, I held resistance in my heart and couldn’t fully immerse in it."

"It wasn’t until later when one of the various visions on the mountaintop resonated with me, drawing me in, that I realized the various Laws evolved from emotions and desires are so powerful!"

"After fifty years of listening to you, although I haven’t grasped much, I have gained some insights."

"How about I demonstrate now and let you see if there are areas in this Dharma Method needing improvement!"

...

Looking at each other, the two women nodded, then Yu Ji spoke, smiling bewitchingly.

As she spoke, she cast an alluring and seductive glance at Chen Hai.

And beside her, Shi Qingying got up as if cooperating, and slowly closed the door of the side hall.