Chapter 1 Breakthrough

After breaking through to the Heavenly Venerate realm, the world in Jiang Xuan's eyes was completely different from before. Now, he had a thorough and clear understanding of everything in this world, truly seeing through falsehood and illuminating reality.

Below the Heavenly Venerate level, martial artists were suppressed by the Heavenly Dao laws. But after reaching Heavenly Venerate, the martial artist's Heavenly Dao laws reached the same height as the Heavenly Dao itself. There were no secrets in this world before him; all he saw was reality!

At this moment, he quietly experienced the various insights after becoming a Heavenly Venerate. This feeling intoxicated and fascinated him. He could see every law in the surrounding void, and he could easily control them with a mere thought.

Now, when he deduced the laws and principles of other worlds, he would achieve twice the results with half the effort. This was because he was now standing at the pinnacle of a universe, and he could quickly comprehend the myriad rules within it.

"Congratulations, Heavenly Venerate!"

"Congratulations, Heavenly Venerate!"

At this moment, congratulatory voices came from all directions, and one strong individual after another bowed towards Jiang Xuan. Jiang Xuan was no longer in the realm of the Great World Realm King; he was a true Heavenly Venerate, the most powerful expert of the human race.

In the distance, Heavenly Venerates were also approaching Jiang Xuan. Only existences of the same level could stand alongside the current Jiang Xuan and communicate with him on equal terms.

"Congratulations, Jiang Xuan."

The speaker was wearing a yellow robe with a square face and resolute features, as if his features were cast in metal. He was very tall, like a giant standing in front of ordinary people.

This person was Heavenly Venerate Haoyu, also considered an old acquaintance of Jiang Xuan. Of course, previously, Jiang Xuan could only be regarded as a junior in front of Heavenly Venerate Haoyu. It was only because of his astonishing talent, reaching the Realm King level in less than ten thousand years, that he caught Heavenly Venerate Haoyu's eye.

However, even Heavenly Venerate Haoyu didn't expect that Jiang Xuan would not only become a Realm King within ten thousand years but also become a Great World Realm King, and even become a Heavenly Venerate today!

"Just a lucky breakthrough." Jiang Xuan said with a smile. Heavenly Venerate Haoyu was a man of boldness and unrestraint. Among the many Heavenly Venerates, he was considered widely connected. Although Jiang Xuan was a junior before, he had received many benefits from him, making him one of the Heavenly Venerates with the best relationship with Jiang Xuan.

"Hahaha, you fellow, if breaking through to Heavenly Venerate was just luck, wouldn't my human race be full of Heavenly Venerates already?" Heavenly Venerate Haoyu retorted bluntly. He knew that Jiang Xuan was being modest, but why be modest when breaking through to Heavenly Venerate?

"Come, come, let me introduce you." Before Jiang Xuan could say anything, Heavenly Venerate Haoyu couldn't wait to introduce him, even more eager than the protagonist himself.

"This is the Great Freewill Buddha, a Heavenly Venerate from Mount Putuo." Heavenly Venerate Haoyu introduced a white-browed Buddha with golden light all around him. Even though he looked very old, it was undeniable that he was a top Heavenly Venerate.

"So it's the Great Freewill Buddha." Jiang Xuan cupped his hands in greeting. This was a legendary figure who had lived for countless years and was one of the oldest among the current Heavenly Venerates, with extremely broad knowledge.

"Amitabha, Friend Jiang Xuan is too polite. Cultivating to become a Heavenly Venerate in less than ten thousand years, such talent is rare since ancient times. This old monk is far from comparable." The Great Freewill Buddha said with a smile. It wasn't that there weren't any who had cultivated to become Heavenly Venerates within ten thousand years. Jiang Xuan couldn't be considered unique, or even the fastest.

However, he didn't say some things. As soon as Jiang Xuan broke through, he possessed at least the strength of a top Heavenly Venerate. This had never happened before. Such talent was indeed astonishing and even envious.

"Senior is too kind." Jiang Xuan said with a smile.

Then, he looked at another Heavenly Venerate. Heavenly Venerate Haoyu understood and continued to introduce him. Five Heavenly Venerates had come, including the Great Freewill Buddha from Mount Putuo and Heavenly Venerate Haoyu, as well as Heavenly Venerate Wuhen and Heavenly Venerate Cangyue.

Among these four Heavenly Venerates, only the Great Freewill Buddha was a top Heavenly Venerate, but he was too ancient, with little lifespan left, and his combat power was no longer comparable to a true top Heavenly Venerate. As for the other four, they could only be considered in the middle to lower ranks among Heavenly Venerates and were not too strong.

However, the last one surprised Jiang Xuan.

"This is Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng." Heavenly Venerate Haoyu introduced with a smile. It was a woman wearing an ice-blue robe, like a goddess descending from the nine heavens, very detached.

"So it's Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng!"

Jiang Xuan naturally knew her. Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng was currently the number one Heavenly Venerate of the human race and the first human race Heavenly Venerate to break through to True God besides Lin Ming in the future, with extremely strong strength and amazing potential.

"Fellow Daoist is too polite." Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng seemed very indifferent. Although Jiang Xuan had just entered the Heavenly Venerate level, all the Heavenly Venerates present could see that his strength was not inferior to any top Heavenly Venerate and was one of the top experts of the human race.

"Jiang Xuan, a month from now, we will hold a Feng Chan Grand Ceremony for you. What do you think?" After introducing the Heavenly Venerates, Heavenly Venerate Haoyu also asked for Jiang Xuan's opinion.

They had already discussed it briefly, but in the end, they still had to wait for Jiang Xuan to agree. After all, this was Jiang Xuan's Feng Chan Grand Ceremony.

"Feng Chan Grand Ceremony? Very well."

Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and agreed. This was considered a consensus among the human race in the God Realm. Reaching the Heavenly Venerate level, a title was necessary. Every human Heavenly Venerate had their own title, and this title would later replace their original name.

For example, Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng and Heavenly Venerate Haoyu were the same. Few knew their real names anymore. What circulated in this world were their titles. This title was actually a way for the younger generations of the human race to address the Heavenly Venerates, since they couldn't directly call out the Heavenly Venerates' names, which was a great act of disrespect.

Moreover, as peerless heroes of the human race, their titles needed to represent the majesty of the strong, but their original names might not have this majesty and might even sound extremely ordinary.

Thus, over the long years, the human race used titles to replace names when addressing the Heavenly Venerates. Precisely because of this, titles were very important to the Heavenly Venerates.

Moreover, Jiang Xuan didn't have anything urgent to do right now. He could spare time to attend a Feng Chan Grand Ceremony.

"Since that's the case, we'll hold the Feng Chan ceremony for you in your Tai Xuan Realm a month from now!" Heavenly Venerate Haoyu said with a smile. He seemed very interested in this kind of thing. He had been conferred a title in the past, and now it was finally his turn to prepare a Feng Chan Grand Ceremony for someone else.

"By the way, there's one more thing I want to ask you!"

After exchanging pleasantries with the Heavenly Venerates for a moment, they were originally preparing to leave, but Heavenly Venerate Haoyu suddenly spoke again: "A hundred years from now, Shenmeng and I are preparing to jointly hold the God Realm's Three Thousand Worlds First Martial Gathering. Are you interested? You might be able to find a good disciple by then."

"A hundred years from now, the First Martial Gathering?"

Jiang Xuan was stunned. Now he understood the timeline he was in. The God Realm First Martial Gathering was held by the Heavenly Venerate forces each time, and each time might be thousands of years apart.

However, the one jointly held by Heavenly Venerate Shenmeng and Heavenly Venerate Haoyu only happened once, which was when Lin Ming appeared. Now it seemed that he wasn't too far from the timeline when the protagonist appeared.

"I know that you're new to the Heavenly Venerate level, and your foundation definitely can't compare to those of us who have been established for countless years. This time, you can take the opportunity to select disciples at the First Martial Gathering."

Heavenly Venerate Haoyu explained. Although his words were direct, it was also for Jiang Xuan's benefit. After all, although Jiang Xuan previously had the Tai Xuan Holy Land, it was indeed far inferior to the Heavenly Venerate forces. Naturally, there was no need to mention the foundation. Now, Jiang Xuan only had two direct disciples.

Like him, Heavenly Venerate Haoyu, had hundreds of direct disciples, and countless ordinary disciples. As for the foundation, it was even more immeasurable. Now, every Heavenly Venerate might be weaker than Jiang Xuan, but in terms of foundation, Jiang Xuan was definitely at the bottom.

"...Well, since Haoyu, you've said so, then I'm naturally willing to participate."

Jiang Xuan had previously addressed Heavenly Venerate Haoyu as Senior, but Heavenly Venerate Haoyu's personality made him directly tell Jiang Xuan to just call him by his name. Jiang Xuan didn't care too much about it. After all, reaching their level, the order of becoming Dao wasn't important. They all addressed each other as Fellow Daoist, and it wasn't strange for those with better relationships to directly call each other by their names.

Moreover, although Jiang Xuan wouldn't recruit hundreds of disciples like Heavenly Venerate Haoyu, he did want to participate in this First Martial Gathering. Firstly, he wanted to see Lin Ming, and secondly, he wanted to use Lin Ming's hand to see if he could find any traces of the Three Great Divine Artifacts.

As for accepting disciples, he would just let fate decide.

"Since I'm participating, I should always offer something. I can't compare to the two of you in terms of foundation. How about this, for the top ten in the competition a hundred years from now, I can bestow them with a Great Divine Ability. As for the top three or the first, I'll decide based on the situation at the time."

The Great Divine Ability that Jiang Xuan spoke of naturally referred to the Ten Evils' Scattered Hand Techniques, or other world's divine ability secrets.

Moreover, a hundred years from now, he would definitely obtain more divine ability secrets. He wouldn't care too much about incomplete techniques like the Ten Evils' Scattered Hands. Appropriately passing some of them down might even attract some talents.

"Great Divine Ability? That's not bad."

Heavenly Venerate Haoyu said with a smile. He originally just wanted to borrow Jiang Xuan's name, but since Jiang Xuan had already said so, he couldn't refuse.

After this, Heavenly Venerate Haoyu and the others truly left, but those beings above the Realm King level weren't preparing to leave. They were even calling their friends and inviting them to come to the Tai Xuan Realm.

After all, Jiang Xuan and the others didn't hide anything during their exchange, and Jiang Xuan's Feng Chan ceremony a month later was naturally heard.

As for Jiang Xuan, he also returned to the Tai Xuan Realm. This was where his foundation lay. It was originally a great holy land, and there were many strong individuals within it.

As for his two disciples, the second disciple was currently traveling outside. As for the eldest disciple, he was accepted by Jiang Xuan when he was still a Holy Master. Now that he had become a Heavenly Venerate, his eldest disciple was already a Holy Master.

"A month should be enough for me to deduce one of the physiques in the 'Yang' character secret to the Small Success stage."

The *Body Book* was one of the Nine Great Heavenly Books of the Emperor Overlooking the Heavens world. It was a technique spontaneously evolved from the Heavenly Dao in the dark. It could be said to be the most fundamental technique, and as one of the top mystical worlds, the intensity of the Heavenly Dao was definitely the best. So even if the 'Yang' character secret was only one-sixth of the *Body Book*, it would be of great use to Jiang Xuan.