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Chapter 1920 Ninety-nine Returns to One
On the edge of chaos, peace and tyranny coexist.

Huh, a faint sound was heard, chaotic like the tide, rising and falling from time to time, as if coordinating with the sound of breathing, evolving a mysterious Taoist rhyme.

And in the center of it all, Zhang Chunyi sat cross-legged on the green lotus. The five energies emerged in his chest, sometimes spinning, sometimes mixing, mysteriously. At a certain moment, the five energies came into being, and the fire in Zhang Chunyi's body became stronger. A palm-sized cloud fungus with brilliant glow quietly emerged.

The moment it was completely formed, the sky was filled with brilliant light and the faint aroma of medicine permeated the chaos, which could still be smelled a million miles away.

"Chaos has been sitting there for over a thousand years, and today, he has finally achieved something!"

Opening his eyes, he saw a depth inside that reflected the chaos, and Zhang Chunyi let out a soft sigh.

"The elixir of immortality - Wanhua Chidizhi."

Reflecting his own body and observing the shape and essence of the elixir, Zhang Chunyi felt a little joyful in his heart, and he gave a name to this elixir of longevity. It takes nature as its source, and performs the extreme of fire, with a myriad of auras. It is the most respected medicine, and deserves the word "Emperor" to show its dignity.

"At this point, my Taiyi path is truly on the right track."

As the thought came and went, a smile appeared on Zhang Chunyi's face.

He sat in chaos, refining the power of chaos, deriving the energy of creation, using creation to cleanse his body, and wanted to combine the five internal organs with the five elements to determine the root of creation. Today, he finally got the results. The so-called elixir of life is the embodiment of the power of creation. As it condenses into shape and takes root in the heart, the power of creation is no longer water without a source or a tree without roots. This is an essential difference.

At this point, although eternal transcendence is still elusive and hard to find, there is no longer a way out, which is truly cause for celebration.

"The elixir of immortality has taken root, and my body is already different. When the five elixir of immortality are formed, the human form of the refined one will be like the shape of the sky. Every drop of my blood and every piece of my flesh will probably be the top life-extending spiritual objects in the world. Eating one bite will make them immortal for ten thousand years. Of course, the premise of all this is that they can withstand the backlash of my refining way."

Thoughts arose and died, and as the Wanhua Red Emperor Zhi condensed into shape, the practice of the Five Qis Returning to Origin no longer remained a secret in Zhang Chunyi's eyes. Although he had only taken the first step, Zhang Chunyi had already seen the scene of the fifth step.

His previous speculation was not wrong. This path of the Five Qis Returning to the Origin can be traversed. It absorbs the power of nature, cleanses the body, performs the changes of the Five Elements, and gives birth to the roots of nature. When the skill is perfected, the Five Elements will give birth to each other, like the roots of heaven and earth. The form of a person who has been refined will be like the form of heaven. Nature will be natural, and there is no need to seek outside. At this point, the wonder of the body can be obtained.

“Although I have only condensed one elixir of immortality at this moment, my essence has changed. I can feel that my ability to carry out the Dao of Refining has become much stronger. Now I can start the things that I wanted to do but couldn’t do before.”

Thoughts arise and disappear, and Zhang Chunyi understands the Dao of cultivation.

The next moment, the Avenue roared, and a tree of the Avenue quietly grew behind it. Its trunk was peculiar, like twins, spiraling upward, and its crown was like a canopy, covering all directions. Every leaf flowed with the brilliance of the Avenue, expounding the Avenue and the Principle, and was extremely mysterious.

The tree of the Tao of Refining was reflected in his mind, and Zhang Chunyi's eyes moved slightly. This tree was the embodiment of his Tao of Refining.

"Compared to the beginning of the Dao, this Dao Refining Tree has become a little more majestic. This is mainly due to the spread of the Qi Refining Method. This is the feedback that all living beings have given me."

"It's a pity that this kind of change is superficial and only exists on the surface. If I really want to perfect my cultivation, in addition to physical change, qualitative change is the most important."

Understanding all the changes, Zhang Chunyi calculated various possibilities.

"Refining!"

With his supernatural powers running, all kinds of mysteries of the Dao flowed through his mind. Without any doubt or confusion, Zhang Chunyi took the initiative to promote the transformation of the Dao. This step was not difficult. Quantitative change could naturally lead to qualitative change, and Zhang Chunyi's accumulation was already sufficient. The reason why he had not taken this step yet was entirely because he had not yet achieved the wonders of form and spirit. Without a wonderful form and spirit, it would be difficult to carry the Dao. Forcing it would only put oneself in trouble.

Huh, the fire of the Tao is rising, the Tao tree is bathed in the divine fire and grows vigorously. The old tree sprouts new buds, showing its vigorous vitality. As time passes, a divine flower blooms on the branch.

It is the color of gold and jade, with nine petals, surrounded by the rhythm of Taoism, evolving into strange visions. There is a real dragon entrenched in it, spewing out clouds and mist, and refining dragon balls. Every move, every scale and every claw contains the power of refining Taoism, which is extremely mysterious.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Chunyi suddenly realized that his Tao had undergone a transformation.

“This is the flower of the avenue.”

With the birth and death of a thought, Zhang Chunyi fell into enlightenment. Various insights into the Dao naturally surged into his mind. He had already possessed these insights, but only today did he truly integrate them into the Dao, allowing it to grow further.

In the chaos without time, Zhang Chunyi was immersed in the mysteries of Taoism.

Time passed, and no one knew how long it had been before divine flowers quietly blossomed on the tree of refining Tao. They were all different, and evolved into many strange phenomena, including yin and yang as mothers, wind and fire all over the sky, immortals attaining enlightenment, and gods and demons destroying the world.

It had nine flowers in bloom, each with its own mystery. After the ninth magical flower bloomed, the Tree of Refining Dao continued to grow, as if it wanted to give birth to more magical flowers, but it ultimately failed.

It was at this moment that Zhang Chunyi quietly opened his eyes, and the nine magical flowers were reflected in his eyes, full of strange visions and depth.

"The Dao is vast, and it can only return to one after nine times. At this moment, nine flowers are blooming, which represents that my Dao has transformed nine times."

Joy and regret coexisted, and as he observed the wonder of the magical flower, Zhang Chunyi had an epiphany in his heart.

To return to the truth of the Great Dao, there must be the number of ninety-nine. Each magical flower on the Dao Refining Tree represents a transformation of the Dao Refining and is the embodiment of the wonder of the Dao Refining. One day, when eighty-one flowers bloom and the true meaning of the Great Dao is realized, the true Dao Fruit will be born. If one can pick the Dao Fruit, eternity will be before his eyes.

"I comprehended the heaven and earth, yin and yang, wind and thunder, and human fire, and used the power of the eight paths to nurture the Dao of Refining and lay the most perfect foundation. My own understanding of the Dao of Refining is extraordinary. Although I have not received much feedback from sentient beings because I have practiced for too short a time and have made too few arrangements, if all of it is transformed into resources, I should be able to complete more than nine changes in the Dao of Refining."

"Now that I have stopped at the Dao Refining Stage, what is restricting me is not my understanding of the Dao Refining Stage, but my physical form. With only one immortality elixir planted, I can only undertake the ninth transformation of the Dao at best. If I force myself to do so, I may be in danger of becoming a Daoist."

As he comprehended the mysteries of the Dao and reflected on himself, Zhang Chunyi became increasingly clear about his own future path of cultivation.

The five internal organs correspond to the five elements, and with five elixirs of immortality and a wonderful body shape, he should be able to carry forty-five changes of the Great Dao. At this point, his cultivation of the Dao can be considered to have made some achievements, and he is qualified to take root in the chaos, and his strength will naturally increase.

(End of this chapter)