In the year 1110 of the Lichuan Calendar, the Wendao Sect announced that Yu Qingtan had achieved Divinity Transformation and had beco the fifth Divine Transformation Venerable and Supre Elder of the Wendao Sect.
Although no grand ceremony was held, well-connected factions such as Cangqiong Sword Sect, Star Moon Sect, All-World Academy Southeast Branch, and the Great Mist Mountain Huang Family sent representatives to offer congratulations.
The people from Cangqiong Sword Sect were particularly enthusiastic because their Wu Di had beco a Divine Transformation Cultivator a few years earlier, and next year was when the ten-year agreent between the Invincible Venerable Wu Di and Yu Qingtan was due to be settled.
In the view of those from the Cangqiong Sword Sect, even though Yu Qingtan had achieved Divinity Transformation at a younger age than the Invincible Venerable and was very strong, she was certainly not a match for him. They believed that once the two beca Daoist companions, it would be a beautiful tale in the Cultivation World, and Cangqiong Sword Sect would grow stronger through this union.
Inside the Wendao Hall of the Wendao Sect, Supre Elders Venerable Shenfeng, Yulu Venerable, Houde Venerable, Zhi Qin Venerable, Qing Tan Venerable, and Sect Master True Lord Kongbei were all present.
The long-secluded Yulu, Houde, and Zhi Qin Venerable all had complex expressions upon hearing that Yu Qingtan had achieved Divinity Transformation in such a short span of ti, yet they shared in the glory.
"Fellow Supre Elders, Qing Tan Venerable has beco a Divine Transformation Venerable at such a young age, topped the Pride of the Heavens List and Hundred Flowers List, and has cultivated many outstanding disciples for our sect using the Five-Star Ascension Fruit. Our sect's investnt in Qing Tan Venerable is rather modest; I suggest allowing Qing Tan Venerable to enter the Wendao Secret Realm," True Lord Kongbei said.
The Wendao Secret Realm was the greatest foundation of the Wendao Sect. In fact, most Divine Transformation level forces had their own secret realms.
"Qing Tan Venerable, do you feel confident about the duel with Invincible Venerable next year?" asked Zhi Qin Venerable.
"Zhi Qin, are you still trying to prevent Qing Tan from entering the Wendao Secret Realm? Even if she becos the Daoist companion of the Invincible Venerable, she is still a mber of our Wendao Sect," said Venerable Shenfeng, frowning.
Venerable Shenfeng had previously suggested allowing Yu Qingtan to enter the Wendao Secret Realm when she was at the Nascent Soul Stage, but his proposal was blocked by Zhi Qin Venerable, and since Venerable Shenfeng had inquired privately with Yu Qingtan, who seed indifferent about entering the secret realm at the ti, the matter was temporarily shelved.
"Brother Zhi Qin, brother Wu Di may be strong, but Qing Tan is fully confident she can fight and triumph!" Yu Qingtan, dressed in a light blue dress, said confidently.
This statent plunged the entire Wendao Hall into brief silence. All the Venerables were aware that Yu Qingtan's confidence was not unfounded, as she had been dazzling the Cultivation World with her exceptional talent and strength since her debut.
However, faced with the Invincible Venerable Wu Di of the Cangqiong Sword Sect, was this confidence perhaps too much? After all, the Invincible Venerable was as his title suggested, undefeated.
"Qing Tan, are you aware of the strength of the Invincible Venerable? His Lifebound Artifact, the Four Seasons Thunder Sword, is already a dium Grade Dao Artifact and has rged the Origins of the Sword Dao, Thunder Path, and Path of Ti," said Houde Venerable gravely. He had personally gone to congratulate the Cangqiong Sword Sect when the Invincible Venerable achieved Divinity Transformation and had witnessed a glimpse of his formidable power.
"Brother Houde, I am well aware," Yu Qingtan said with a slight smile, a spark of determination in her eyes, "But I believe that I can defeat him."
The Venerables looked at each other, utterly shocked in their hearts, only Venerable Shenfeng, who had been closely observing Yu Qingtan, had so understanding of her true strength.
"Qing Tan, since you have such confidence, then we will say no more," nodded Venerable Shenfeng solemnly, "We agree to your entry into the Wendao Secret Realm and hope that you can harness its power to advance further."
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Three days later, atop Mount Wendao, inside an inconspicuous cave.
The five Venerables of the Wendao Sect, Sect Master True Lord Kongbei, and True Lords including Baili Ya of the Cangqiong Sword Sect, Tan Suqin, Duan Qingying, Feng Buji, Yincen, Yong Li, and Lin Roujia, all Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the new generation of the WenDao Sect, were all present.
These True Monarchs had managed to form their Nascent Souls so rapidly mainly thanks to the Five-Star Ascension Fruits provided by Yu Qingtan, and even Qingtan's ntor, True Lord Rou Jia, had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage after Qingtan secretly gave her an Immortal Crystal.
"Opening the Wendao Secret Realm requires a vast amount of resources, you must cherish this rare opportunity and strive to make a breakthrough!" Venerable Yulu said to Yu Qingtan and the assembly of True Monarchs who were about to enter the Wendao Secret Realm.
Inside the cave, the atmosphere was solemn and dignified. The voice of Venerable Yulu echoed through the air like a lody from the heavens, awakening the spirits of every cultivator present.
Yu Qingtan stood in front of the other True Monarchs, her face calm and composed. The general details of the Wendao Secret Realm had already been discussed by the Venerables.
"We will not disappoint the expectations of the Venerables and will spare no effort to seek a breakthrough," the True Monarchs responded loudly, filled with determination and resolve.
"Very well, I am about to open the secret realm, prepare yourselves!" Venerable Yulu said, retrieving the Ten Extres Disc, the inheritable Taoist Instrunt of the Wendao Sect. After injecting Spiritual Power and manipulating it, suddenly, a bright light burst forth from the depths of the cave, and a powerful suction force erged, instantly pulling everyone in.
Then, Yu Qingtan and the others found themselves in a pitch-black space, standing on a suspended stone platform with a radius of a hundred paces, emitting a faint light. Around the stone platform, there were several pathways extending outward into the unknown darkness.
"Qingtan, is this the Wendao Platform?" True Lord Rou Jia asked Qingtan softly.
"Master is right, each of these pathways represents a different Dao, and each person can only choose one path to move forward. How far one can go depends on their own comprehension abilities," Yu Qingtan replied.
The group carefully sensed the pathways and indeed felt different essences of the Dao, so as fiery as fire, others as gentle as water...
"Which path will you choose?" True Lord Canglei curiously asked.
"That's a secret, you all go ahead!" Yu Qingtan said with a smile.
"Haha, if that's the case, then I shall take the lead!" True Lord Canglei laughed heartily as he walked towards a path faintly flashing with thunder light. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the darkness, and even with Yu Qingtan's current Divine Sense, he could not locate him.
Seeing this, the other True Monarchs also began choosing their paths, moving forward. When Yu Qingtan was left alone on the stone platform, he chose a path imbued with the essence of the Path of Ti and confidently moved forward.
Her Path of Ti, with the system's aid, had understood the Second Level of Origin of Ti but had not progressed further since. Ti, Space, and Soul are all powerful paths, and Yu Qingtan aid to advance further in these three paths.
The Path of Space had already condensed its Origin True Body during a fortuity at Emperor Xuanyu's residence, and with the help of the Wisdom Dragon Pearl, the Soul Dao was also close to condensing an Origin True Body. The Wendao Secret Realm could at most help cultivators understand up to the Third Level Origin of a specific path, which is why Yu Qingtan chose the Path of Ti on the Wendao Platform.
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