Chapter 2427: Years Flow Like Water, Youth Remains

Just as the Huanghe Gathering in Dao Calendar 33919 profoundly influenced the current world, the opening of the Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace in Dao Calendar 33930 also fundamentally shaped the present world's pattern. The next twenty-five years on the world stage will inevitably see these individuals shine.

While they may not be the sole shining stars for these entire twenty-five years, their brilliance will certainly be a significant part of the magnificent starry river.

The gate of the Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, with Luo Yuan taking his seat, closed. This personal disciple of Great General Wu Xun, a genius nurtured by the flourishing martial arts of Wei Country, is born very gentle and refined. Unlike Lu Ye, the wild and fierce one from Wei Country, they represent two completely different styles of warriors.

Jiang Wang saw them and it was almost like seeing two clear paths. To be able to embody such a strong self at such a young age, one can completely foresee an extraordinary life. It truly makes people envious. To be able to know one's Dao and act according to one's Dao is a joy. How many people live their entire lives and die in confusion?

In this Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, Jiang Wang wants to transmit Dao to the world, and also wants to see the Dao of the world. Today the Lun Dao Hall is already full. Perhaps there are still young geniuses comparable to Bao Xuanjing and Gong Weizhang, or other powerful individuals who want to come and knock on the door, but this Lun Dao Hall will not allow anyone else in.

Jiang Wang's closest friends, such as Chong Xuan Sheng and Zuo Guangshu, basically did not come to the Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace. This is because if they want to ask Jiang Wang questions, there is fundamentally no need to pick a specific time.

Today, Zhenjun Jiang, who once changed his appearance to ask Chong Xuan Sheng, and to Yan Fu and the others, never picked a time. If they had questions, they would just ask immediately.

Drunk? Wake up from the wine and hurry to answer the doubts. If this cultivation problem isn't clear, everyone won't sleep.

What? Going to die? Before dying, can't you talk a little first? What does the phrase "Dao Yuan near nature," which Qi Country cultivators often say, mean? How can one control Dao Yuan more precisely?

Even Zuo Guangshu's younger brother was not spared by Zhenjun Jiang. He would often send a flying crane letter asking, "Are you there? Come?"

Zuo Guangshu had to come when invited. A series of hearty and thorough beatings in exchange for the complete and unreserved knowledge of Young Master Zuo.

Along his journey, Jiang Wang learned from the world. Drop by drop of intention finally converged into a sea, resulting in only the Changhe of Tianhai Town.

At this moment, he sits alone at the head, facing these thirty-six top figures alone. For a time, he feels quite a lot of emotions. The last time he sought Dao in a similar environment was in Jixia Academy. Further back, it was the Dao Academy in Fenglin City. Life is a constant process of gathering and separating.

The ten young prodigies in attendance today, each with a different temperament and style, make him particularly sentimental. He was once young and famous, rushing to the peak and then to the bottom of the valley. At nineteen, he ascended to the top of the Huanghe. At nineteen, he was a notorious demon in the world.

In a blink of an eye, he is now at the age when children will call him "uncle" instead of "brother." The waves of the Changhe chase eastward, and years flow like water, with not many years left. Perhaps one day, he, Jiang Wang, will also be just dust in history!

How to face that day? A person in this life doesn't necessarily have to leave something behind, but if one day they have to leave, at least looking back at the past, they won't have too many regrets? Wish for no more regrets. Wish for fewer regrets in the world.

The Tianren Fa Xiang slightly raised its head, and the golden and silver double pupils instantly rippled like sky light. The Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace immediately quieted down. No matter if someone was speaking softly, exchanging sound transmissions, or exchanging divine thoughts, everything stopped.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the person at the front—whether you admit it or not, that is the highest peak of this era. Whether you want to see him or not, you must see him. Especially these young geniuses, perhaps they still cannot fully understand the weight of the name Jiang Wang. They know it's heavy but don't know why it's heavy.

But the further they go, the more they will understand why top real persons like Lu Shuanghe and individuals like Jian Chi, who have nothing outside of the sword, all came to this Heavenly Palace. In the extraordinarily long journey forward, they will see one by one that all the markers along the road are Jiang Wang's boundary markers.

A road with clear footprints, step by step engraved records, until the true absolute peak. The road they must climb, someone has left the true limit. Some names are simply the limit itself.

"Each of you has walked your own path, and you are all proud talents of humanity." Jiang Wang said plainly, "Although I sit here to discuss Dao, there is actually no Dao I can transmit to you. It is nothing more than dissecting my heart here, praying for you to understand. Let's discuss and state our views to verify this word. If any of you have any questions, I, Jiang, will speak without reservation."

The Heavenly Palace Lun Dao began just like this. Historical moments often begin in a calm instant.

"I have a question!" The armored person sitting in the first position had been waiting for a long time, already impatient, and immediately raised his hand to speak.

The Tianren Fa Xiang looked at him: "Dao friend, please speak."

"My question is more profound and complex, not easy to ask. Let me raise a specific scenario as an example, for everyone's convenience in understanding. The benevolent can see its wisdom, and the wise can see its Dao."

The armored strange person padded for himself a few sentences, then said: "As we all know, Dou Zhao of Chu Country is still quite capable of fighting. If you want to defeat him, where should you start?"

As Jiang Wang said earlier, his question was possibly the answer many people wanted. After all, Dou Zhao had been arrogant for not just a day or two.

The armored person probably felt it wasn't specific enough and added: "Let me give another example. For instance, if you use a heavy sword, how do you break his Tianxiao? Of course, I have my own ideas, but I want to hear your opinion."

The expressions of the crowd below were varied. The Tianren Fa Xiang remained unperturbed and simply said: "Dou Geyuan is unparalleled in combat. Under the same level of strength, no one can steadily defeat him."

"Is that certain?" The armored strange person didn't believe it: "Truly no one?" The Tianren Fa Xiang said: "Neither can I."

These words were spoken plainly, but with true confidence. If I cannot, then no one in the world can.

The armored strange person said: "Perhaps it's just because I haven't truly made my move yet."

The Tianren Fa Xiang ignored his self-inflation and simply said: "To defeat Dou Zhao, there is only one method: be stronger than him. If you want to defeat the current him, you can do so by blasting through the twenty-seventh layer of heaven."

"Twenty-seventh layer of heaven?" The armored person seemed not to understand fully: "Oh! You mean deriving Dao? I'm almost there too!"

The martial arts have opened up, greatly prospering their Dao. Now is the best time for martial artists. A new road has been blasted open, allowing them to gallop. Within the martial world, there is a large blank space, allowing people to paint.

Wang Xiao's scattering of his merits has benefited martial artists in the world, and its achievements are clearly visible. Just like the ten young prodigies who came to the Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace today, among them are two martial arts cultivators, Lu Ye and Luo Yuan. It is important to note that in the Huanghe Gathering of Dao Calendar 33919, not a single martial artist made it into the final round.

It is not impossible for this person to ride the momentum and ascend to the top of martial arts, but it won't be as fast as he boasts.

The Tianren Fa Xiang said: "But I feel you won't be faster than him."

The armored person angrily stood up! The Tianren Fa Xiang casually flipped its palm, and he immediately sat down. He sat straight and proper. The armored person was not convinced by his previous defeat and was still angry, wanting to speak.

"If you've already asked, wait for the next round." The Tiandao Fa Xiang was not as gentle as the main body. It forbade his voice and said indifferently: "Next one."

"I came to the palace today to seek Dao, bringing questions with me." Wang Yiwu, sitting in the last row, directly stood up. His body was extremely tall. When he stood up, it was like a spear stabbing there, with sharp intent rushing to the sky!

And his words were also very direct: "In Linzi City in the past, I was defeated twice by Zhenjun Jiang, shattering my invincible dream. These years, not a day has passed without me thinking and asking myself where I lost. It's a pity that Zhenjun Jiang's progress has been so rapid that Yiwu ultimately could not catch up. Now I only want to know, how far am I, the current me, from the limit realm of Shenlin that Zhenjun Jiang was in at that time?"

There was no sound in the hall. This was not Wang Yiwu's question alone. The extraordinary world is vast and boundless, but the path of cultivation is sometimes narrow. For example, Jiang Wang walked the invincible path, proving his Dao with strength. After him, Lou Yue had to change his path.

The most extreme thing is that he ultimately did not achieve Dao with this. With his comprehensive surpassment of Xiang Fengqi, his crushing of Lou Yue in the high sky of Jing Country, and his posture of taking Li's sword head-on, who else can walk this path?

Wang Yiwu calculated well and knew in the Inner Mansion realm that this path was impassable. Lou Yue tried all methods to elevate himself, grinding for many years at the peak of Dongzhen, only to see a strange peak suddenly rise and realize that the mountain under his feet was not the highest! But with his eyes fixed on that mountain, he couldn't step over it...

He even privately told people that in this current era, it is impossible for anyone to step over. Given Lou Yue's identity and position, saying such words carries extraordinary weight. Among contemporary Shenlin cultivators, the one who is called the first in Shenlin is He Tian Qu Shunhua, but she does not possess an overwhelming advantage compared to other competitors.

Wang Yiwu is also a strong contender for the first in Shenlin. After fighting tens of thousands in the demon world, he is especially fierce. His coming today to ask about the former first in Shenlin is also a manifestation of his own ambition. This closed-door disciple of the Qi Country military god, with a cavalry battle that could serve as a military textbook, has made a name for himself. Yet, he is still like he was when he first lost to Jiang Wang, not rushing for rapid advancement, but still wanting to proceed step by step.

Everyone says that Jiang Mengxiong's military strategy was only passed on to Chen Zeqing. At least Wang Yiwu's determination for life can be fully considered the performance of a famous general on the battlefield. He temporarily hopes to catch up to Zhenjun Jiang and also challenge Jiang Wang's place in the history of cultivation. This is why he is already capable of Dongzhen, yet still remains.

He lost, and he wants to win back. Perhaps that path is already very distant, even unattainable. The Tianren Fa Xiang looked at such a Wang Yiwu and simply said: "How far the road is cannot be asked, it can only be walked. If you want to know the answer, you might as well receive one of my swords."

Wang Yiwu slowly clenched his fist, confirming his spirit, intent, and momentum, elevating them step by step to the peak, then said: "Exactly what I wish!"

Jiang Wang, sitting with his Fa Xiang in the Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace, was originally prepared to welcome sparring from all sides. How could discussing swords not also be discussing Dao? At this moment, a finger was pointed in front of his body, and he said plainly: "I am for Dongzhen." This sword finger moved upward from the tip of his nose, lightly wiping, pointing at the sun and moon Heavenly Seal on his brow, obscuring its light: "I am for Shenlin."

As is well known, Dongzhen cultivators refine small worlds after their Nascent Soul leaves their body, thus achieving the Dharma Body. This is the most crucial step in the process of ascending to the top. Jiang Wang has three small worlds in the Dongzhen realm, all full of vitality and endless potential. They are not as numerous as Lou Yue's thirty-three heavens, but the spirituality of these three small worlds is absolutely not inferior to Lou Yue's accumulation over many years.

However, his first Dharma Body was not achieved by refining any of the True Source Fire Realm, See Hear Immortal Domain, or Yanfu Sword Prison. Jiang Wang's final step in proving Dao was to refine his true self-phase with "Ten Thousand Realms Return True, All Phases Prove Me," using the power of the present world's Heavenly Dao, Yao Tian, Mo Tian, Xiu Luo Tian, Cang Hai Tian, You Ming Tian, and various other realms. This resulted in his first Dharma Body, which is the True Self Body. This Dharma Body can replace him in the world and embody his authority as a Zhenjun.

Not long ago, with the help of the Supreme Spell Red Dust Tribulation, he again refined the Magic Ape Body, which had the most abundant accumulation. This also possesses Zhenjun power. Other Fa Xiangs are still just Fa Xiangs. But the difference between Jiang Wang's Fa Xiangs and other people's Fa Xiangs lies in this: each of his Fa Xiangs is a struggle free after proving Tianren. They possess both the emotionlessness of the Heavenly Dao and the extreme emotions and desires, forged together by the power of the Heavenly Dao and the fire of the Red Dust Tribulation.

Intuitively manifested in... this Tianren Fa Xiang standing here, even without borrowing the power of the main body, relying only on the Fa Xiang itself, can still claim to be the first in contemporary Dongzhen! So it is a matter of course for the Tianren Fa Xiang to say "I am for Dongzhen." Claiming Dongzhen with the means of a Zhenjun is indeed nothing to be proud of.

The Tianren Fa Xiang suppressed its cultivation like this, allowing itself to fall to Shenlin, the same realm as Wang Yiwu, giving Wang Yiwu the opportunity to make a frontal charge and fully expound his Dao path. Then its eyes lifted, confronting Wang Yiwu in the air. The line of sight thus became truly sharp, as if cutting open the gloomy time—those unknown days, how silently the seeker of Dao trekked, cultivating diligently.

This instant was a flash of lightning, within the divine intent there was an infinite surge of confrontation. Everyone was silent, unable to see the fighting process, only able to wait for the result—finally. The Tianren Fa Xiang lowered its eyes and said plainly: "Not too far."

Not too far? A faint doubt leaped in Zhuge Zuo's heart. He was young and clever, walking on Zhanghua Terrace, knowing the great situation of the world, and deeply understanding those famous figures. So he was very clear about the weight of this sentence. And he turned his head to look—boom!

Wang Yiwu fell backward. Before his back spine truly touched the ground, a hand blocked horizontally—Chong Xuan Zun supported him. This former champion Marquis's expression was very plain, probably knowing the result long ago. But until the last moment of Wang Yiwu's fall, he did not admit defeat for him. Just as he knew the result, yet he also waited here.

This time he slightly probed, confirmed that Wang Yiwu had no serious harm, then lifted him up, conveniently carried him on his shoulder, and walked away lightly. A good Chaowen Dao Heavenly Palace. Wang Yiwu "settled old see seek dao already," and he was always in the Dao.

Ji Zhaonan wanted to speak but stopped. The Heavenly Palace gate closed again. Thirty-six people became thirty-four. Just as in the long journey of seeking Dao, someone always comes and goes.

Jiang Wang saying "not too far" was not just saying something to save Wang Yiwu face. He did not originally establish an overwhelming advantage in the Shenlin realm. The border wild stele record he created at that time was also not unbreakable. If Dou Zhao had a bit more luck initially, perhaps he would have also surpassed it. Just as he took first place in the Inner Mansion initially, Qin Zhizhen actually had a very high chance of winning against him.

Currently, only in the Dongzhen realm, he has drawn a chasm with his sword. Through one crazy breakthrough after another, chopping down his own limits, he has opened up an unbreakable gap with all contemporary real persons. Wang Yiwu is indeed already very close to the record he created in the Shenlin realm.

Jiang Wang completely believes that if Wang Yiwu is given some more time, that person will definitely be able to reach the extreme realm and break the Shenlin record of that time. But if Wang Yiwu still takes him as a must-defeat target after Dongzhen, that will be a long and arduous journey. It may not be just this one distance now.

Of course, with Chong Xuan Zun there, it is likely it won't come to this. Ji Zhaonan, Chen Zeqing, and even the military god are not idly sitting by—the advantage of having a master's inheritance is precisely this. They can avoid many detours.

"Next one." The Tianren Fa Xiang remained unperturbed.

Original Field stood up at this moment. His sacrificial robe lightly rolled, and he said leisurely: "Zhenjun Jiang, I am fortunate to see you here! Years have passed since we parted. I am still in my original place, and you have already ascended to the absolute peak. The fine rain in He Country in the past has dripped down to now. Long years, a truly big dream. I have come to the Heavenly Palace today to seek Dao, specifically to see the thirteen who proved Tianren, crossing the absolute peak of Tianhai. I want to ask you—"

He lifted his eyes, looking at Jiang Wang. Does he have immortality? Please: