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The ethereal qi spread vast and dense, coalescing into shapes, creating the semblance of heaven and earth with a mysterious, translucent hue.

This was Tan Shuchang's Star Fate Heaven and Earth.

However, although he had cultivated it, Tan Shuchang was unclear about the defensive power of this Star Fate. After all, no one had attacked him at this moment yet.

The power of the Primordial Qi Star Thunder, thus, remained unseen.

"Speaking of which, this Demon Luo Heavenly Authority might have been suppressed by the righteous path, right? Otherwise, how could this esteemed Sacred Gate, a leader among the demonic paths, have its legacy reduced to only the 'Shadow Retaining Immortal Secret Tome'?" Tan Shuchang retracted his own miraculous phenomenon, astonished that the demonic path had declined to such a state!

This had even implicated the Sacred Gate!

At this thought, Tan Shuchang couldn't help but think of the former master of the demonic sect. One must admit, he truly was an old sage—considering the enlightenment of this predecessor.

During his previous sermon, he had seen this predecessor blending among the people of Luoja Mountain.

It was uncertain if this was because the Son of the Heavenly Mandate, Long Zhangyuan, had performed poorly, or because of the appearance of that Headmaster Qian, causing this Sacred Gate elder to then ally with other righteous forces.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Afterward, Tan Shuchang sat cross-legged inside the simple hut he built in his early years, starting to draw insights from the "Twenty-Four Seasons."

The "Twenty-Four Seasons" granted the qualifications for enlightenment, so once Tan Shuchang meditated upon it, he felt as if he became one with this realm.

He seemed shapeless and immaterial, although it was after the spring equinox and before Qingming, this qualification of enlightenment still brought Tan Shuchang into the climate of the spring equinox.

Spring did not dispel the cold; summer did not relieve the heat.

Though it was only one season, it sparked two kinds of enlightenment. When Tan Shuchang emerged from the state of enlightenment in the "Twenty-Four Seasons," he indeed found that it was the time of the October frost.

This surprised Tan Shuchang and he was also relieved that he had started this enlightenment only after achieving immortality.

Otherwise, one day after fully meditating on the twenty-four solar terms, he would have found himself aged.

Fortunately, he had a lifespan of six hundred years to sustain himself.

If other cultivators were to attempt this enlightenment, they might have had to disengage midway through it and then ended up in the Land of Yin and Darkness.

However, this enlightenment greatly enhanced Tan Shuchang; his Dao originally spanned a hundred years, but now it had reached one hundred and one years.

Although it was only a year's increase, the improvement in his Dao meant that Tan Shuchang's Divine Skills and mana limitations had also increased. The direct execution of Divine Skills was already intensified, whereas mana required further refinement.

However, this type of mana refinement wasn't about cultivation; rather, it was more akin to mana recovery, so it didn't take much time.

"If one could meditate on all twenty-four solar terms, it could probably raise one's Dao by a thousand years, but the time required might be four to five hundred years."

Tan Shuchang slightly shook his head; such advancement was quite remarkable, but it was not quite suitable for him at the moment.

After all, he had better ways to improve.

However, in the future when he had no usable Yin spirits, and had nothing else to do but meditate on the "Twenty-Four Seasons," he could use this method to enhance his Dao.

Then, Tan Shuchang left Black Heart Mountain, and upon exiting, he noticed some changes in the Jiawu Realm.

He couldn't help but carefully sense it.

"The primordial qi of heaven and earth has become much more active than before. The suppression on a certified one by this heaven and earth has also lessened a bit. However, the heavenly wrath is still present, so to welcome the heavenly will, one must first undergo trial by fire..."

Tan Shuchang immediately realized that the countdown to the return of those ancestors had begun.

Within three years, all the ancestors who ascended three hundred years ago would return to the Jiawu Realm!

"However, being able to return is one thing; whether they can exhibit strength beyond a certified one is another matter."

The suppression of the Immortal Realm by this world was clearly not an instantaneous one.

From the current situation, these ancestors wishing to return would necessarily have to first seal themselves, much like Headmaster Qian of Retainer Sword Mountain did.

But they wouldn't seal their true selves into their shadows like Headmaster Qian.

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After all, Headmaster Qian had arrived too early.

With this thought, Tan Shuchang couldn't help but think of that Sword Temple.

Because the one who had come earlier was a bit odd.

After he unfolded his Heavenless Dharma Realm, one remark, "One should have a god; without a god, there's a ghost," although it was adapted from the Chaotic Life Dharma Bead, it only possessed the power to instantly turn inanimate objects eerie.

It absolutely couldn't turn a living person eerie!

Even if he used it on a mortal, it would only kill the mortal, not turn them into a ghostly creature.

"I was originally going to visit the Sword Temple after some time, but with the changes in the cosmic energy, it seems I need to move up my plans," Tan Shuchang thought and made his decision.

Moreover, since they had once come to threaten him, as the saying goes, 'It is only right to reciprocate.' If he didn't make a trip to the Sword Temple, it wouldn't be justifiable in terms of emotions or logic.

Fittingly, Tan Shuchang had already found the whereabouts of the Sword Temple in some residual memories of that Corpse Ghost.

The memories of the Corpse Ghost were few, but fortunately, they were all related to the Sword Temple, as if this Corpse Ghost had once stayed in the Sword Temple for centuries.