Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 306 Mysterious Heavenly Might and Spirit, Slaying the Dragon and Attaining the Dao

"What truly connects us to the heavens is not the road, but the person."

Lu Qian brandished his sword, pointing it diagonally, and rose into the air, stepping step by step into the void.

Despite the emptiness that seemed to offer no support, he walked on it as if it were solid ground, as if there was a path beneath his feet that belonged to him.

"The path is uncertain, and one must ferry oneself across; only those who have a connection to Heaven can find the path to Heaven."

"Dharma, wealth, companions, and environment are the four essential elements of spiritual practice, but these are merely external things. If one wishes to reach the highest level, one can only seek one's true self within."

"Based on my own individual efforts, and aided by the four external elements, I will forge a path to heaven!"

His words were few, but as Lü Qian spoke, more and more radiance was drawn to him and resonated with him, flowing down from the jade wheel and silver moon in the high sky and gradually converging on the peach wood sword in his hand.

"Clang!"

Amidst the shimmering light and dazzling colors, the three-foot peach wood sword in Lü Qian's hand radiated streaks of sword light under the aura of the vast silver radiance.

A gale emanated from the sword blade, stirring up the auspicious clouds surrounding Lü Qian. Amidst the interplay of cloud light, it seemed as if hundreds of sharp swords were swirling behind him.

These swords are all different in style, and the Daoist aura they exude is also different. The sword sounds compete with each other, as if different people are expounding different principles. These all belong to the Daoist methods of our predecessors and sages.

"Cultivation is for self-salvation; only oneself is truly authentic."

The sounds of swords clashing echoed around Lü Qian. He raised his peach wood sword and pointed it at the confused and chaotic body. The sword light flowed, and his own Daoist magic emanated from it.

"Clang!"

The peach wood sword followed its trajectory and struck the void, as if cloud-patterned talismans appeared, emitting a clear and high-pitched sword cry.

The sword's cry pierced through the thousands of sword techniques clashing behind Lü Qian, not drowning out the dazzling array of Dao techniques, but displaying its own unique rhythm amidst the chorus of sounds.

That was Lü Qian's Dao, and also Lü Qian's own Dao.

His path is to cultivate truth and seek the true self, to be an inner sage and an outer king, and to be the only one who is supreme!

Stepping into the void, Lü Qian and the husk stood at the same height, with the three flowers of auspicious radiance swaying above him, and the five-colored radiance that rotated and evolved intertwined on his body.

As he swung the wooden sword in his hand, creating his own Dao trace, the Three Flowers and Five Qi, which could gather and disperse at will, changed once again.

The two seemed to have finally found their own roots, no longer drifting aimlessly like rootless duckweed. The three flowers and five elements gathered and circulated, gradually manifesting another appearance, turning into a three-colored Taoist crown and a five-colored robe.

The Taoist crown was placed on Lü Qian's head and secured with the original wooden hairpin. The robe was draped over Lü Qian's body, but he wore shoes stained with worldly dust. All of this looked both magnificent and unconventional, yet simple and ordinary.

Three-thirds of it belongs to the ethereal and otherworldly realm of enlightened immortals, while the remaining seven-tenths is the real and clear reality of mortals in the mortal world.

"May the Heavenly Venerable bestow boundless blessings upon you! I, Xuan Yang, have attained enlightenment today and shall slay the demonic dragon!"

With all the miraculous signs bestowed upon him, Lü Qian smiled smugly and swung his peach wood sword at the dragon's body opposite him. The sword light flashed across the void, and the dazzling Dao traces radiated brilliant sword light.

"What's the point of talking about truth or falsehood? What's real and what's fake? Once I seize your cultivation, I can use the false to become real!"

The chaotic and bewildered body blinked its pupils, overflowing with obsession, and the sword light that came towards it was so dazzling.

Among them, the doctrine of self-righteousness and self-importance is something that this product, which combines the obsessions of thousands of people across thousands of lifetimes, finds very perplexing and is viewed with great apprehension.

"If one person fails, hundreds or thousands will; if one year fails, hundreds or thousands will; if one path differs, hundreds or thousands will follow... We will eventually become immortals!"

As the sword light drew closer, the body also raised its sword to block, the dazzling sword light slashing at the constantly shattering but ever-reconstructing sword due to its obsession.

Endless sword energy erupted from the sword light, tearing apart the sword and the body that bore a striking resemblance to Lü Qian.

Its expression had lost its initial ease and comfort. Those obsessions had been constantly consumed and worn down. Although they became purer due to the boiling, they also became thinner.

"We have done nothing wrong; we only wish for enlightenment!"

"But your pursuit of enlightenment is a wicked path, stirring up chaos and scheming against the people!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Lü Qian lightly touched the air with his feet and thrust his body straight towards the body in front of him, followed by the hundreds of swords of predecessors and sages behind him.

"In seeking the Way and cultivating oneself, one should reflect on oneself and be self-aware, without any deficiency or debt. However, you people owe too much in the Way and have lost too much."

The surging demonic intent was shattered by the endless sword light. In the blink of an eye, Lü Qian reversed his sword and slashed straight down, his Dao traces descending from the top of the body's head.

"The path of the victor is history, the loser is villain; it's too narrow to accommodate many."

Swords flashed, and the body channeled its will into a sword, wielding its broken form to attack Lü Qian.

"Profound and mysterious, the gateway to all wonders, all beings have their own path, only man can save himself."

As light and shadow intertwined, Lü Qian spun around and waved his whisk, sending three thousand strands of dust flying, as if three thousand sharp swords were being drawn from their sheaths. Each strand of dust carried Lü Qian's Daoist magic, resembling a blooming Daoist flower, revealing the brilliance of Lü Qian's Daoist magic.

"Over the past century, the Jia Shen year (1644) brought turmoil and upheaval to the mortal world. This was not a matter of inheriting a debt, but rather a karmic debt!"

The Dao flower bloomed, its three thousand petals slicing across the body. Boundless obsession erupted from the sword marks, only to be cleaved apart by the peach wood sword in Lü Qian's hand.

"You spread the Eight Extraordinary Techniques and destroyed my Complete Perfection Scriptures; this too is your sin."

The dazzling peach wood sword slashed again, striking the opponent's spiritual center. Lü Qian twisted his wrist, and cloud-patterned Dao talismans spread from the sword wound, dispelling the endless obsession within the body.

"what!"

Amidst the heavy wails, Lü Qian drew his sword, spun around, and unleashed his Tai Chi Ruyi Force, a torrent of energy surging forth, constantly washing away the vengeful obsession.

"You wicked creature, submit to death!"

With a thunderous shout, Lü Qian unleashed a palm strike, followed closely by his wooden sword whisk. He leaped up and hurled the shattered body into Nathan Island below.

"boom!"

"Originally, it was formless and without intention; therefore, it should naturally disperse into formlessness."

Lu Qian sheathed his sword and stood in the void, looking down at Nasen Island, which had been transformed into a demonic realm. With a flick of his sword, the wooden sword plummeted down with the jade wheel and silver moon in the sky, carrying the radiance of those who had attained enlightenment throughout history as it fell into Nasen Island.

"Boom boom boom..."

The deep, dark obsession was constantly dispelled in the vast radiance, yet it kept gathering and scattering, trying to escape the illumination of the jade wheel and silver moon.

But under this glorious legacy passed down from ancient times, it cannot hide now, and can only face the reckoning of those who have attained enlightenment.

As the boundless demonic intent was dispelled, a vast expanse of pure energy arose, nourishing Lü Qian in mid-air and adding a touch of auspicious radiance to his flawless Dao fruit.

"Is this what merit is?"

Looking down at the ever-purifying Nathan Island, Lü Qian felt his increasingly light body and seemed to gain some insight as he observed the pure energy.

"A few more earthly matters are needed to prove it."