Chapter 498: Understanding First
The crazy Taoist explained, "Of course you don't understand, you little rascal. This person's sword intent appears ordinary on the surface, but in fact it contains eternal immortality. No matter how many sword intents you have, I will remain unmoved. This is the principle of seeing the great truth from the ordinary. Every blade of grass, every mountain and every stone in the world contains the truth, but no one can understand it. This person is obviously seeing the great truth from the tiny and ordinary things, and entering the Tao from every blade of grass, every mountain and every stone. Without the great enlightenment that has shocked the world and the courage to put life and death aside, it is impossible for him to do this."

The mad Taoist's voice was heard by all the immortals and gods around him, and they were all shocked.

These immortals and gods were all knowledgeable people. Some of them understood the meaning of the crazy Taoist's words. They understood it, but after thinking about it, everyone was shocked.

It is easy to say that one can see the truth in every blade of grass and every tree, but when it comes to actually doing it, these immortals and gods ask themselves if they can do it.

However, Zhang Qian had an epiphany. It was not that he had realized something, but he thought of a legend he knew, in which there was a person who possessed such a terrifying level of enlightenment.

That was a legend from when he was still on Earth, and the protagonist of the legend was Sakyamuni!
When it comes to great enlightenment, Zhang Qian believes that the legendary Sakyamuni is the best.

Without mentioning his doctrines that were denounced and rejected by later generations, as well as his controversial opinions in later generations, if we put all that aside and just look at the person of Sakyamuni, the three words "great enlightenment" were simply designed for him.

The legend that Sakyamuni attained enlightenment by looking at the starry sky is widely circulated.

According to legend, the reason why he was able to attain enlightenment was obviously due to his great enlightenment and courage.

He sat cross-legged under the Bodhi tree, with firm belief and would not get up from the seat until he attained enlightenment. He put his own life and death aside and left no way of retreat. In the cycle of day and night, he attained enlightenment through great enlightenment.

Sudden enlightenment may seem magical, but to really do it, you have to put life and death aside and use a little faith and supreme enlightenment to achieve enlightenment.

If you understand, you are a god or Buddha; if you don’t, your body and soul will disappear.

The genius of the Tianjian Sect should have gained enlightenment from the inconspicuous stone. He started from the inconspicuous stone and used his supreme enlightenment to comprehend the eternal and immortal sword intent. One is the stone that can be found everywhere, and the other is the supreme and eternal immortality.

The two seem to have no connection, but this person used his own understanding to forcibly connect the two and even comprehended them. This is terrifying.

Just when Zhang Qian and others were shocked, Gai Xianfan, who was evolving from the sword world behind them, suddenly spoke.

"You and I have roughly the same level of cultivation, and our sword skills are equally matched. I have been practicing sword skills all the way, and you have only been watching from the dark. What is your intention?"

Gai Xianfan's voice was cold.

The man smiled dully, "Let me introduce myself. I am Pan Daoyu from the Heavenly Sword Sect. Do you know that the Jian Hulu Palace you came from has a deep connection with my Heavenly Sword Sect? At the beginning, an inner sect disciple of my Heavenly Sword Sect was expelled from the sect. Unexpectedly, that person ran to Xingyun Province and founded another Heavenly Sword Sect. He is really ignorant and fearless. The name of the Heavenly Sword Sect is not something that anyone can call themselves. When the sect he founded developed, he actually called himself the Heavenly Sword Sect, which is very disrespectful. Who would have thought that after the predecessors of my faction destroyed that sect, four sword sects actually developed, and the Jian Hulu Palace you came from was one of them. Counting it, you and I are of the same lineage."

Facing Pan Daoyu's words, Gai Xianfan was not moved at all, and just said coldly: "So what? I only have the sword in my heart. What does the Heavenly Sword Sect or the Sword Gourd Palace have to do with me? You followed me all the way and spied on my swordsmanship. If you don't give me an explanation, then let's see who is better!"

"Haha, you have great talent in swordsmanship, and you are also a descendant of my Tianjian Sect. The reason why I followed you secretly was because I received orders from my master. A swordsmanship genius like you shouldn't be wandering outside. Why don't you come back with me to Tianjian Sect, join my Tianjian Sect, and experience the true supreme swordsmanship?"

When these words were spoken, the immortals were shocked. Who could have thought that Pan Dao Yu would actually invite Gai Xianfan to join the Tianjian Sect in public.

Tianjian Sect!
One of the Nine Heavenly Sects, a terrifying force that dominates the world, no one can remain calm in the face of such an invitation. But Gai Xianfan's expression remained unchanged. He said indifferently: "Forget it. From the moment I left the Sword Gourd Palace, I swore that I would never join any force again. Although the Heavenly Sword Sect is good, it is not my home."

"Sure enough, it's just as I thought. That's fine. I was just following Master's orders to pass on the message. Since you don't want to, forget it. I know that sword cultivators like you and me will be determined and will not be shaken by any external factors."

"Since you know, why don't you leave?"

"Haha, Brother Gai, don't you want to try your swordsmanship with me? I am very interested in your swordsmanship of heaven and earth. Your swordsmanship embraces everything, transforming everything into swordsmanship, encompassing everything. When you practice to the end, everything in the world can be transformed into your swordsmanship. When all the ways become one, you will be the master of the source of swordsmanship!"

Pan Dao Yu could see Gai Xianfan's swordsmanship clearly, as if in his eyes there was nothing concealed about Gai Xianfan's swordsmanship.

"Good vision. Your sword path should be like a stubborn stone, with great skill yet seemingly clumsy, great fullness yet seemingly incomplete, and contain eternal and immortal sword intent. When your sword path is cultivated to the pinnacle, the sword light will imprint itself on the void, forever and ever. You will become one with the sword path, and seek eternity for yourself and immortality of your nature! Am I right?"

Gai Xianfan also saw Pan Dao Yu's swordsmanship clearly without any doubt. One of these two people was a rare swordsman prodigy in the ages, with unparalleled talent, and he had realized the swordsmanship of heaven and earth by himself. The other was the one with the most comprehension in the ages as described by Feng Dao. He realized the truth of eternal immortality by using the stubborn stone. Both of them were figures that appeared only once in several eras.

Now, not only are their cultivation bases similar, their sword-fighting realms are also similar, and they even live in the same era. They are simply destined to be sword-fighting rivals!
"I'm very curious, how many people like you are there in the Tianjian Sect?"

Gai Xianfan asked the question that everyone present was asking.

The Jiutian Sect is too mysterious. It has not appeared in the world for a very long time and has even gradually become a legend.

Now, the appearance of Pan Dao Yu from Tianjian Sect, one of the Nine Heavens Sects, has caused all the immortals and gods as well as countless major forces to speculate whether the Nine Heavens Sect is about to make a major appearance. In this era, there is no emperor in the world, and no one can suppress the Nine Heavens Sect anymore.

Moreover, Pan Dao Yu is too terrifying. What is terrifying about him is not his cultivation level, but his swordsmanship. Even with Pan Dao Yu's current cultivation level and swordsmanship, he can kill many immortals and gods.

If there are many people like Pan Dao Yu in the Tianjian Sect, this would be really despairing news.

At this moment, everyone was waiting for Pan Daoyu's answer.

Pan Daoyu suddenly swept his eyes around, taking in everyone's expressions. He smiled softly, "I am a humble person, honored to be the master of the Rock Peak of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Pan Dao Yu did not directly answer Gai Xianfan's question, but it was equivalent to an answer.

The meaning of his words was very clear. He was the master of the Rock Peak of the Tianjian Sect and held a very high status in the Tianjian Sect. There were not many terrifying figures like him in the Tianjian Sect. However, the immortals and gods present thought again that since there was the Rock Peak, there must be other peaks, and there might even be many of them. The masters of those peaks must be terrifying figures like Pan Dao Yu.

Thinking of this, the faces of these immortals and gods turned ugly.

(End of this chapter)