Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1283 603: Don't Panic, Folks_2

Chen Shi's Seal Technique, infused with the Dao Power of the Eastern Heavenly Azure Dragon, was far superior in strength. His hand bones were nearly shattered, and his arm bones almost broken. If he didn't dispel this force, he feared his seven orifices would bleed.

However, the moment their hand powers collided, Chen Shi saw blobs of mud infiltrating his Daoist Field, like flowers formed from mud.

These mud-like flowers seemed to sprout countless fine threads, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, seeping into his Yin Yang Dojo and corroding his Great Dao Texture.

Chen Shi was taken aback, encountering such a bizarre phenomenon for the first time.

He quickly noticed that some fine mud had appeared in his Great Dao Texture.

This discovery made his skin crawl.

Chu Xiangxiu halted her disadvantage, launching another attack. They exchanged dozens of Daoist Divine Powers in a short span, attacking with rapid precision.

Chu Xiangxiu's arms trembled from the impact, her fingers shaking, blood dripping from between her fingers and palms, and her internal organs slightly damaged. She hastily exclaimed, "I won't fight anymore! Can't you now feel the Outer Dao within you?"

Chen Shi stood there, feeling warmth from his nostrils. When he wiped it away, there was mud on his hand.

What flowed from his nose was mud!

He felt his vision blurring as mud also trickled from his eyes!

Engaging with Chu Xiangxiu was perilous; if he couldn't defeat her quickly, he risked invasion by her Outer Dao, soon becoming a mud person!

Chen Shi's spirits were in turmoil, but he quickly steadied himself, closed his eyes, and introspected his Daoist Field.

The mud that Chu Xiangxiu introduced into his Daoist Field had fine threads that had eroded most of Chen Shi's Great Dao Texture. This was why mud was seeping from his eyes and nose.

Upon careful examination, Chen Shi noticed something strange. Within the Daoist Field, the threads from the mud were not invincible. In some places, a mysterious force was contending with this Outer Dao!

Chen Shi was very surprised.

In his Daoist Field, every aspect of the Great Dao Texture was painstakingly cultivated and refined day and night to become so formidable.

He was unaware that his Daoist Field housed such unusual Dao Power!

Where did this Dao Power, capable of contending against the Muddy Outer Dao, originate?

As he pondered this, he noticed the strange Dao Power also unraveling into threads, battling the Muddy Outer Dao. Both forces strategized like renowned generals, balancing attack and defense with equal measures.

This extraordinary Dao Power within him was gaining the upper hand, gradually refining the Muddy Outer Dao's power!

This doesn't mean his unique Dao Power could entirely surpass the Muddy Outer Dao, considering this was his territory, and Chu Xiangxiu had paused her assault, granting him time to refine the Outer Dao.

After a moment, Chen Shi opened his eyes, with the mud in them gradually disappearing, and his eyes gradually clearing.

Chu Xiangxiu was quite pleased, laughing, "You noticed the Great Dao from the Dark Sea."

Chen Shi was still somewhat puzzled, muttering, "I don't even know where this Dao Power comes from. I don't recall ever cultivating such a Magic Skill."

Reflecting on his life, apart from that time he died and cultivated Demon Path in the underworld, he mostly honed Cultivation Techniques from the Huaxia Divine Continent and Magic Skills from the Great Shang Era.

His Daoist Skills primarily centered around Yin Yang Qi and Demon Path, without such an eerie power!

Chu Xiangxiu pondered and then said, "Maybe when you were Harmonized in the Dark Sea, the Heaven and Earth Great Dao from the Dark Sea invaded your body."

Chen Shi shook his head, "My harmonization method is different. I don't integrate with the Heaven and Earth Great Dao; instead, it harmonizes with me. It shouldn't be prone to invasion by foreign Great Dao."

Chu Xiangxiu shook her head, "When the Great Dao harmonizes with you, what if it includes Great Dao not encompassed by your Yin Yang Qi? Would you be able to transform it into the Yin Yang Great Dao?"

Chen Shi's heart trembled, murmuring, "My method of harmonization has a flaw. This is how the Outer Dao from the Dark Sea invaded me..."

He then suddenly thought, when he borrowed from the Outer Heaven True God as his Divine Embryo to harmonize with the West Bull New Continent, was that when the Outer Dao invaded?

Chu Xiangxiu said, "Can this even be called an invasion? When we cultivators harmonize, don't we also extract nutrients from the Heaven and Earth Great Dao? You merely cultivated this Outer Dao unintentionally, not an invasion by the Great Dao. If that counts as an invasion, then all Immortals would have been invaded."

Chen Shi felt slightly relieved hearing this.

Meanwhile, the unusual Dao Power within his Daoist Field continued to drive out and refine the Muddy Dao Power, restoring his normal vision.

Chu Xiangxiu bid farewell to the Earthly Lord and waved to Chen Shi, following the few Divine towards Western Heaven Swing.

Some of the Divine stayed behind, escorting the Earthly Lord to Thunder Mystery Province.

Soon, only Chen Shi and Black Pot were left outside the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Shi slightly furrowed his brow, introspecting, noticing the cleanup in his Daoist Field was nearly complete, refining faster than anticipated.

"Though Chu Xiangxiu helped me perceive this Dao Power, she never explained how to cultivate or utilize this Outer Dao, leaving me to explore it myself."

Chen Shi sighed; although he discovered this Dao Power, he remained under pressure. He couldn't determine if this Outer Dao within him was beneficial or harmful.

In the Earth Immortal Realm, Outsider Dao was viewed as a monstrous flood, warranting extermination by all, except a few, like the East King, who saw it as an opportunity for advancing the Immortal Dao.

"The East King's insight surpasses mine a hundredfold! Since he also sees it as an opportunity, I need not trouble myself with worries."

Chen Shi, carrying Black Pot, excitedly returned to the Heavenly Dao Residence, taking out Fulu Village Spirit Pill, thinking, "These Spirit Pills can help me understand the Outer Dao of the West Bull New Continent! Speaking of which, when I was Harmonized in the West Bull New Continent, the Outer Dao invaded me. Black Pot was also harmonized in the West Bull New Continent, albeit in the underworld Demon Domain; could it have been invaded by an Outer Dao too?"

He intended to thoroughly examine Black Pot's Daoist Field but immediately dismissed the thought.

"Black Pot itself is like an Outer Dao."

Chen Shi consumed the Fulu Village Spirit Pill, feeling his wisdom soaring, and immediately focused on delving into the West Bull New Continent Outer Dao.

Nevertheless, even with significantly increased wisdom, the mysterious Dao Power within the Daoist Field remained complex and obscure. By the time the Spirit Pill's effect wore off, Chen Shi still hadn't made much progress.

He took another Spirit Pill and continued his contemplation.

After exhausting the Fulu Village Spirit Pills, four to five days had passed, and he finally gleaned some insight from the enigmatic Dao Power.

Chen Shi, rejuvenated, focused his mind and entered his own Dao Ruins Dao Realm.

He hadn't been here for days; the Dao Realm remained quiet and peaceful. Chen Shi approached the well and peered in; the Well World of Demon Path was still there, and the Demon Tree seemed to have sprouted some flower buds.

He ventured into the Well World, carefully observing the Demon Tree, affirming that they were indeed buds, albeit far from blooming.

Leaving the Well World, he exited the Dao Realm and arrived at Fuluo Village.

Villagers dropped their work one by one, turning to look.

"He's here again!"

"Wasn't it just the other day he came to bully us?"

"There's more room to bury in the back mountain!"

...

Chen Shi entered the village with a smile, nodding and greeting everyone.

"Quack!" A duck approached, stopping by his side, looking up askew at him.

Chen Shi sensed a certain hostility in the duck's gaze.

The villagers' glances were somewhat unfriendly as well.

Chen Shi reached out, grabbed the duck by the neck, hoisting it up, and slapped it twice on the beak.

The duck immediately became much more obedient, looking dejected, it laid an egg for him. Chen Shi took the duck egg, set the duck down, and looked around satisfied.

The villagers met his gaze, startled, and hurriedly averted their eyes.

The duck, too, slinked away, wagging its tail.

"No need to worry, everyone! I'm not here to collect rent!"

Chen Shi, smiling broadly, plucked a bright red peach from a roadside tree. The mischievous Bailu drooled at the sight of the peach. It was a peach he had been eyeing for a while, waiting for it to ripen before eating it, only for Chen Shi to snatch it first.

Chen Shi wiped the peach fuzz, took a bite with a crunch, and, smiling, made his way to the Green Stele.

"Still working on alchemy?"

Chen Shi, munching on the peach, asked the Alchemist from the Great Han with a smile, "Is it ready yet? I'd like to taste our elixirs again."