The Way of The Dao

Swish

A comforting and inexplicable sensation filled the being of each one. The feeling that something was rising within their hearts was gently felt as they were covered by a sense of peace and well-being.

Each one of them felt different, like a feeling of relaxation and contentment.

Crack

The faint sound of an object breaking was clearly heard, making the women's eyes open with surprise and looking at Ling Tian.

Swoosh

A relieved and euphoric feeling covered Ling Tian's being, feeling that an explosion of powerful force and power started running through his body.

Yun Mengxin smiled happily at what was happening to Ling Tian. She gave a quiet gesture to the other girls so that they would not move and thus avoid interrupting him. Lan Yin did not move either while she was still sitting on Ling Tian's lap.

The Heavenly Seal shook when a layer of it was removed, letting out a part of the Immortal Essence contained within and refilling the Dantian, circulating freely through all the meridians of Ling Tian's body. His body felt more relieved and free in some way, bringing a feeling of total exhilaration as each time cultivation is increased.

After a few seconds of feeling another part of his power return to his body, Ling Tian sighed contentedly and opened his eyes happily.

"Part of my strength returned." Ling Tian smiled satisfied as he watched the girls looking at him and wondering what was going on.

- Golden Core Peak Stage -

A layer of the Heavenly Seal was lifted and increased his cultivation from the Peak Stage of the Foundation Establishment to the Peak Stage of the Golden Core.

Upon hearing this, the women smiled happily. They now knew a little about his past and understood that before he was much stronger, but now his strength had been reduced or was lost.

"It seems that with certain understandings of something specific a layer of the Heavenly Seal I have will be removed." Ling Tian said as he thought about the times his cultivation returned.

The first time was after he made his determination to start cultivating again, resulting in removing a layer of restriction. The second time was due to two events: overcoming the demon in his heart that affected him by remembering his past, especially his adoptive family, and finally accepting and forming a relationship with Yun Mengxin.

And the third time was now: when he decided to trust wholeheartedly and be completely honest with his women.

It seems that Great Dao itself wanted him to understand many things.

Ling Tian also frowned as he thought about that mysterious feeling before a layer of the Heavenly Seal was removed. He could feel that the women also felt that inexplicable sensation, as if something in them had been lifted and shackles had been removed from them.

It seemed that it might be related to the <Yin-Yang of the Heart> Immortal Secret Art that they shared...

"We can't see your level, so your cultivation must be higher than ours." Long Yuyin was surprised when she scanned Ling Tian and could not see the level of his cultivation. The other girls were also surprised and realized this.

"Right now my cultivation has increased to the Golden Core Peak Stage, I am on par with Mengxin." Ling Tian explained to them as he tenderly patted the head of Lan Yi, who had not moved an inch in his lap and kept a happy smile on her face.

"How does that seal function that you have? Is that what takes away your strength?" Mu Shuiruo looked at Ling Tian with some sadness, understanding in some way what was happening to him.

Ling Tian softly caressed Mu Shuiruo's cheek so she wouldn't worry, and said, "This is a Heavenly Seal imposed by Heavenly Law itself, which is restricting almost all of my cultivation. It seems that I have to remove several layers to make my previous strength come back..."

Ling Tian explained to them what he knew about the Heavenly Seal and its function. He also told them that he could break the entire seal so that his power would return, but he would have to face a 'punishment' for doing so.

"So all your power is being blocked and in the worst case you could remove the seal so that your strength would return temporarily?" Zhang Xinya asked after hearing the explanation.

Ling Tian nodded correctly.

Tang Wanying tilted her head before asking, "Is that punishment you mention something horrible?"

"Do you remember that long ago there was a phenomenon in the sky? When lightning fell far from the city, more or less in the enormous mountains that have no vegetation." Ling Tian smiled bitterly as he remembered that day: "It was the same day that I saved Yuyin and Uncle Cheng... mmm and it was also when Brother Shen found me unconscious soon after and took me to the house. It was precisely because those lightnings fell on me as a punishment." He kept patting Lan Yin's head, not letting her worry about this.

Long Yuyin and Mu Shuiruo quickly remembered that day that Ling Tian referred to. Zhang Xinya and Tang Wanying also remembered this phenomenon that had happened. Yun Mengxin remembered that day and then understood that this was the punishment that Ling Tian faced.

That horrible phenomenon was even felt in the city, completely scaring everyone as they watched 3 giant lightning bolts fall from the sky.

A chill ran through the women's bodies.

Was that really divine punishment for having removed the Heavenly Seal?

How could he have endured that?

Mu Shuiruo was pained to recall the miserable and tragic state Ling Tian was in when he was brought by her brother. His body was totally wounded and bloody, with no part that was healthy.

Ling Tian watched the girls' worried and terrified expressions as they remembered that fateful day.

"But now my power is slowly returning, so I have no need to break the Heavenly Seal... unless I am up against someone who is in the Great Ascension realm or is definitely an Immortal." Ling Tian tried to calm the worried hearts of the women, calculating that with his current strength he could face even experts in the Stage of Separation and Reunion.

Having entered the Golden Core Stage allowed him to gain great strength in his Immortal Essence, being able to fight more or less against cultivators who are in the Early Stages of Separation and Reunion if not for the 'Potential' that is learned at that stage. Ling Tian could fight those experts for a while.

He also had the confidence to escape from an expert in the realm of the Great Ascension who had not completely transformed their Potential into a 'Domain' if he exploded all his power to escape.

Somehow the Heavenly Seal let go of a limited amount just to increase his level of cultivation.

It seems that he would have to enter the Body Condensation Stage in order to fight the experts of the Great Ascension Stage without much trouble.

"So you really are already an Immortal, aren't you?" Zhang Xinya asked as she marveled at the fact that Ling Tian was really an Immortal like the one in the legends mentioned.

Not only her, all the girls were amazed at Ling Tian's past.

"How high did your cultivation go before?" Long Yuyin asked enthusiastically as she fervently looked at Ling Tian.

The other women nodded to Long Yuyin's question. They all understood that Ling Tian had become very strong before, so they did not know how powerful he was.

Ling Tian could not help but smile when he saw Long Yuyin's reaction.

"Do you remember I told you about those powerful existences in my world that are the famous Supremes?" He asked them calmly.

The women nodded correctly recalling those powerful experts on top of the world, when they quickly began to open their eyes in shock and surprise at the premonition of what Ling Tian was going to tell them.

Ling Tian grinned mischievously and told them.

"I am one of them... a Supreme."