Chapter 384 Current Status of the Dojo
After more than a hundred years of separation, Li Zhi has returned from crossing the boundless universe with experience, his heart is surging with emotions and a myriad of thoughts.

The ancient Big Dipper seems to be one of Li Zhi's hometowns, and his homesickness was revealed at this moment.

Here he officially started his journey of seeking the truth, here he truly embarked on the path of evolution, here he understood the true meaning of life, here he saw the hope of transcendence, here he planted the seeds of the great way, and here he reaped many rewards.

He thought his heart was as hard as iron, his mind was clear, and his emotions had faded, but now that he has returned to Beidou, he finds that this is not the case.

Perhaps having worries in one's heart is the true nature of human beings.

Returning from his experience abroad not only allowed him to evolve from a small saint to a great saint with a certain ability to protect himself, but also marked the key transformation for him from a chess piece to a chess player.

In this vast universe, only those who have reached the level of Great Sage can decide the direction of some important things and be the real helmsman.

For example, the rules on the ancient trial roads of each race are almost all formulated by great sage-level strongmen, who have the right of interpretation and judgment.

In this chess game covering the entire universe, before having the ability to overturn the chessboard, if those supreme beings lurking in the restricted area were professional 1th-dan chess players who could look at the entire chess game, then Li Zhi is now an amateur st-dan player who can influence the direction of an area on the chessboard.

A great sage-level strong man, no matter where he is or which tribe of cultivators he faces, is no longer a minions who can be ignored.

Li Zhi stepped on the land of East Wilderness, feeling the tremendous changes in the ancient star of Big Dipper. The Dao was above heaven and earth, vital energy was gushing out, and the ground veins were like dragons. It was countless times more prosperous than before, several times more prosperous than the most prosperous ancient star in the depths of the universe.

Various Taoist principles are like a sea of ​​clouds, spreading everywhere in heaven and earth, making it easy for people to attain enlightenment. Practicing in such an environment can speed up cultivation by at least several times that of before heaven and earth revived.

All the depressions of the post-ancient times have completely disappeared, and an ancient star, the origin of the universe, which is vigorous, full of vitality, and in harmony with the Tao, has been completely resurrected.

If you practice in this kind of environment, as long as you have decent talent, there will be no problem in breaking through to the Xiantai Secret Realm.

The era when cultivators at the second level of the Immortal Realm could be honored as almighty will be gone forever.

It is a joke to claim to be powerful without having the qualities of a saint.

If someone does not have the qualities of a saint or a king, but dares to call himself a king, then that person is definitely a clown.

Compared to the period of depression, the upper limit of ordinary cultivators has almost been raised by two or three major realms.

In the past, those geniuses in various sects who were trapped in the 29th level of the Immortal Realm and unable to achieve enlightenment would have no problem practicing in this kind of environment, achieving enlightenment and becoming a king, and overcoming the tribulation and becoming a saint.

During the hundred years since the recovery of heaven and earth, a large number of saint-level strongmen have been born on the ancient star Beidou. It is destined to be an era of strong people booming.

If the road to becoming an immortal had not been opened and dark turmoil had not descended on the earth, interrupting the evolution of the great era, perhaps this surge in powerful people would have continued for hundreds of years.

Among all religions, the outstanding people who are suppressed by heaven and earth will definitely make continuous breakthroughs and surpass themselves, and finally show their extraordinary charisma in this era.

Li Zhi felt all the changes in the world of Beidou, as if he had become one with the laws of heaven and earth.

Suddenly, he felt a special breath of immortality flashing in the distance, and Li Zhi opened his heavenly eyes to look over there.

Then, he saw a towering Jianmu tree growing vigorously on the land of Eastern Wilderness, and endless Taoist rhyme was converging towards Jianmu.

Jianmu is tall, like a world tree that can connect to the fairyland, reaching the sky above and exploring the underworld below.

"This is the aura of Taoism of the great human being Nangong Zheng. He is almost reaching the level of a great sage." Li Zhi recognized the origin of the Taoism at a glance.

“Sure enough, after these strong men of the older generation have broken through, they are no weaker than most of the geniuses of the younger generation. Except for a few peerless geniuses at the level of emperor’s sons, they are probably the only ones who can dominate the situation in Beidou.” Li Zhi sighed in his heart.

However, he had no intention of discussing Taoism with Nangong Zheng. After comprehending the various changes on the ancient Beidou star, he walked towards his own dojo.

He took a step forward, and in a moment, the stars moved. He crossed the endless mountains and rivers and came to the Seven Star Dojo not far from the ancient restricted area.

However, as soon as he arrived at the mountain range where the Seven Star Dojo was located, Li Zhi noticed that there was a group of strong men scattered and lurking in the branches outside the dojo, and they seemed to be surrounding the dojo.

Among them there are many powerful people at the saint level.

They are on a completely different level from those independent cultivators who originally opened up caves around the Taoist temple.

Seeing this, Li Zhi frowned immediately, but he did not show up directly, but observed secretly.

Soon, he heard the following conversation.

"Those two little girls closed the mountain gate five years ago. How long do we have to wait here?"

"It will probably be within this year. The two girls in the Seven Star Dojo are very talented. If we continue to delay, I'm afraid they will break through to the Saint level. The last time they showed up, they were able to kill a Half Saint. If we really wait until they break through to the Saint level, it will not be so easy to capture this Dojo."

"I wonder if those people from the Seven Killings Sect have figured out how to deal with the two sacred beasts that protect the mountain? If we don't lure the two sacred beasts away, it will be extremely difficult for us to capture this temple."

"Why do you worry so much? We are paid to do the work, so just stay here. We will do our part when the time comes. If things go wrong, we will just retreat."

“I wonder if the interior of the Seven Star Dojo is really as magical as the people of the Seven Killing Sect say?”

"No matter if it's magical or not, this temple won't fall into our hands in the end."

"I am worried that if that Taoist priest returns and finds out that we participated in the siege of his temple, things will be bad. That Taoist priest is a real killer. He became a saint before leaving Beidou, and he killed dozens of ancient clan kings in one battle."

"It is not easy for people who have set foot on the strongest ancient trial road to come back. Most of them have died outside the domain. Otherwise, the Seven Killings Sect would not have invaded this dojo so blatantly."

"All those formation masters who understand the power of heaven have come here to see it. The location of the Seven Star Dojo has seized the fortune of heaven and earth and invaded the mysteries of the sun and the moon. It is even more mysterious than the pure lands of the major holy places. It is said that practicing in it for one day can be equivalent to a hundred days of practice in the outside world."

"I have also heard about this. A master of celestial secrets from outside the domain has calculated the celestial secrets of the Seven Star Dojo, and it seems to be related to the road to immortality that is about to be opened. The Seven Killing Sect is probably not the first force that wants to occupy this dojo. I dare to conclude that behind the Seven Killing Sect, there are countless forces secretly paying attention to this battle."

"The Seven Killings Sect comes from outside the region. It is said that there are seven holy envoys, namely Tan Lang, Ju Men, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, and Po Jun. Their cultivation is all above that of saints. There is also the leader of the Seven Killings Sect who has never been seen. His strength is even more unfathomable. It is rumored that he is already a great saint. Except for those top holy land families, no one in the Eastern Wasteland dares to mess with the Seven Killings Sect."

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After hearing the discussions of many cultivators, Li Zhi's heart was slightly moved, and he thought to himself: "Has the secret of my Taoist temple been discovered? It seems that the revival of Beidou has affected all aspects."

Li Zhi was not worried that anyone would covet his Taoist temple. Now that his cultivation had broken through to the Great Sage level, he was not afraid of anyone or any force in the world unless a Quasi-Emperor attacked him.

Even a great sage who possesses ultimate weapons would not scare him.

However, someone was planning to attack his temple, and Li Zhi wanted to see who had such courage.

Furthermore, we can see whether Li Xianer and Jin Ming can handle this matter after their growth over the years.

Afterwards, Li Zhi entered the dojo without disturbing anyone.

Be it the powerful men outside the dojo or the cultivators inside the dojo, none of them noticed Li Zhi's return.

Li Zhi went straight back to Changshou Peak and sat on his Taoist platform.

The divine mind merged with the heaven and earth in the dojo, and instantly captured all the changes in the dojo.

There are a lot more people than when he left. The Taoist children he recruited back then have grown up, and their number has expanded to about two hundred. Many of them have already reached the Xiantai secret realm, and some have even reached the second ninth level of the Xiantai realm.

None of the four maids died, and their cultivation bases all reached the king level. None of them was stuck on the threshold of the way of beheading, nor did they die because of the way of beheading, which surprised Li Zhi. Among them, Meng Zhang and Dong Qing's cultivation bases even reached the great king level, and Hong Ye and Xia Li also reached the late king level.

However, the four maids were all in seclusion on their respective mountains.

The various chores within the dojo are handled by the disciples, and they are managed in an orderly manner.

The two ancient mountain-guarding beasts brought back from the Yuhua Ancestral Temple world surprised Li Zhi. They had both become holy beasts, and their cultivation had even reached the peak level of saints. They were only one step away from becoming powerful holy beast kings at the level of saint kings.

This speed of progress was somewhat beyond Li Zhi's expectations, but when he thought about it again, it seemed reasonable.

Before the changes in heaven and earth, they had already cultivated to the king realm in the small world of Yuhua Ancestral Temple. Now, with the changes in heaven and earth, coupled with the special environment in the Taoist temple, it is very reasonable that their cultivation has skyrocketed.

At this time, in Li Zhi's Taoist temple, the laws of all Dao were like the sea, and the essence of heaven and earth was like fog, gathering into a flowing spiritual stream. In some places, there were even pure sources condensing among the mountains and forests.

The environment of heaven and earth is better than the small world in the fairy world where the ancient coffin of the god that contained the skin of the Immortal Emperor was stored, and all kinds of exotic flowers and plants are blooming.

As for the divine deer Xiaobai, his cultivation was only at the great king level, and he still had a long way to go before he could transform into a sacred beast.

His progress in cultivation was in line with Li Zhi's expectations.

To Li Zhi's surprise, the little Qilin beast had transformed into a Qilin Dao cocoon and was sleeping in the Qilin Cave under the Changshou Peak, as if it was in a deep transformation.

As for its cultivation, it is not even as high as the divine deer Xiaobai.

However, Li Zhi discovered that it was a transformation unique to the Holy Spirit bloodline, which seemed to allow it to be nurtured by the power of heaven and earth like a real Holy Spirit, thus gaining the world's top cultivation talent.

It can be seen that during the years when he was away, the little Qilin had gained a lot of fortune.

Afterwards, Li Zhi's spiritual consciousness came to the residence of his disciple Jin Ming - Qingyuanju, and saw Jin Ming who was practicing in seclusion in the clean room.

Over a hundred years had passed, and although Jin Ming had grown up a bit, she had not grown much. She looked like a little girl of only 11 or 12 years old, but her blood had undergone a complete transformation.

Li Zhi could sense that the sky-horned ant bloodline in Jin Ming's body had been refined by her to nearly 60%.

In terms of bloodline power alone, it is probably no weaker than the bloodline power of the great emperor in the body of Yuangu, the eighth-generation grandson of Emperor Yuan of the Original Lake.

Moreover, Jin Ming did not seem to be in a hurry to improve his cultivation. He was still constantly tempering his own bloodline power. Now the aura of the Tao emanating from his body was still at the semi-saint level.

But Li Zhi could feel a terrifying energy and blood force from her that was no weaker than that of the Saint King.

I'm afraid that in terms of physical strength alone, among all the races in the universe, there are few creatures below the Great Sage who can match her.

Looking at the tremendous energy and blood emanating from Jin Ming, Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that she had done a good job in consolidating her foundation over the years and was not in a hurry to break through.

"Who is spying in secret?"

But at this moment, perhaps catching the fleeting emotional fluctuation in Li Zhi's mind, Jin Ming, who was practicing, immediately burst into a terrifying golden light.

That was the light of Tao derived from the golden energy, blood and divine power within her. It could almost wipe out everything around it and even make all the laws of heaven and earth temporarily retreat.

Once that terrifying divine power erupted, it seemed that it could blow up an ordinary saint with one punch. The golden blood power in her body was even more terrifying than the golden blood of the human race's holy body, and it was filled with a domineering state of mind with extreme power.

The golden divine light directly destroyed all the decorations in the clean room, except for the stone couch where she sat.

The stone couch was something Li Zhi had obtained from the study of Emperor Yuhua. Because of its solid and immortal qualities, he gave it to Jin Ming to use as a Taoist priest.

"Is it my illusion?" Jin Ming naturally could not detect Li Zhi's thoughts, and in the end he could only frown and mutter to himself.

"The innate spiritual perception has evolved to this level. Not bad, really not bad." After seeing Jin Ming's reaction, Li Zhi showed a satisfied smile.

Afterwards, he watched Jin Ming leave Qingyuanju and go to Zixiao Palace where Li Xianer lived.

The gate of Zixiao Palace was closed tightly, and all the barriers were open. Even Li Zhi could not see what was really going on inside.

It seems that Li Xian'er is in seclusion and will not allow any external force to disturb her.

When Jin Ming arrived outside Li Xianer's Zixiao Palace, two disciples on guard immediately came forward to greet him.

"Huang Yu, Zeng Mo, is there any movement in Zixiao Palace?" Jin Ming asked directly.

"In reply to Young Master Ming, the Palace Master has not come out of retreat, and there is nothing unusual in Zixiao Palace." said Huang Yu who was on guard.

"I understand. You guys continue to stay here." Jin Ming nodded, then flew towards the peak of Mengzhang.

"Young Master, didn't you say that you would go into seclusion for ten years to make final preparations for becoming a saint? Why did you suddenly come out?" Meng Zhang asked hurriedly after seeing Jin Ming.

"Sister Meng Zhang, is there anything unusual in the dojo?" Jin Ming asked directly.

"I didn't find anything unusual. Young master, what did you find?" Meng Zhang said.

"When I was in seclusion, I suddenly felt like I was being spied on, so I came out to see what was going on in the dojo." Jin Ming said with a hint of worry between his brows.

"With the guardian beasts guarding the temple, which blind creature dares to spy on our Seven Star Temple?" Meng Zhang said puzzledly.

Then, she asked, "Is your sister Xian'er out of confinement?"

"It's not Sister Xian'er. I've asked her just now, and Sister Xian'er is still in seclusion." Jin Ming shook his head.

"If it wasn't Young Master Xian, then we would be in trouble." Meng Zhang said after thinking for a moment.

She highly recognized Jin Ming's innate spiritual perception. Only cultivators with a certain level of talent would have an innate spiritual perception that gives them a special sense of danger. They could sense things that ordinary cultivators could not.

Afterwards, Jin Ming and Meng Zhang went to the meeting hall in the Taoist temple and rang the golden bell to summon the disciples.

Then, all the disciples who were scattered around the Taoist temple, unless they were in seclusion, gathered in the square in front of the main hall.

Even the two holy beasts at the peak saint level shrunk in size and came to the square in front of the hall.

Seeing this, Li Zhi nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied with their ability to respond to the crisis.

There are so many powerful monks lurking outside. If they don’t notice it in advance, they will definitely suffer a great loss.

In these troubled times, you can't just close your doors to visitors and guard your own mountains and sit back and relax.

Before one has absolute power to overwhelm the world, it is normal that "disaster may come from the sky while one is at home."

It seemed that because Jin Ming and Li Xian'er had both been in seclusion, the monks in the Taoist temple had relaxed their vigilance against various changes in the outside world.

(End of this chapter)