Above the Great Dao-Chapter 1390 - 650: Aren’t You the Same?

Chen Shi inquired and found out that the Redwoods Valley was a sanctuary established by a group of immortals to study the Immortal Dao. The immortals there were very similar to his grandfather Chen Yindou, as they loved to delve into various difficult issues. They did not place much emphasis on cultivation, yet anyone who came out of Redwoods Valley had considerable cultivation.

Among them, pollution from the Outer Path was their primary focus.

Bai Jingming, due to the Harmonization in Penglai West, had a Dao Realm filled with various kinds of Outer Paths, making him an ideal research subject for the immortals of Redwoods Valley.

Moreover, Bai Jingming had already reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal Realm, perfected the Dao Realm of Twelve Layer Heaven, with robust life force, making it hard for him to die, hence suitable for their research.

"Redwoods Valley seems suited for Grandfather and his group; I wonder if Grandfather is indeed among them?" Chen Shi wondered.

After helping Brother Bai to purge the Outer Path, Chen Shi stayed on Golden Turtle Island for several days before considering returning to the Heavenly Court.

Jiao Quezi immediately said, "This time you are traveling far; you mustn't neglect your cultivation. Bring plenty from the Yuqing Dao Spring."

Chen Shi shook his head, "I don't need to bring any. I have Immortal Spirit Qi myself."

Jiao Quezi remarked, "The Immortal Spirit Qi outside won't suffice. From Yuqing Dao Spring, it's Yuqing Spiritual Energy, far superior to other energies by countless times. Bringing some will greatly benefit your cultivation."

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, "I have a Purple Heaven Vine that turns spiritual energy into Taiqing Spiritual Energy; how does it compare to Yuqing Spiritual Energy?"

Jiao Quezi was stunned, stammering, "You possess Taiqing Spiritual Energy?"

Chen Shi nodded, "The Purple Qi produced by the Purple Heaven Vine was praised by Lady Houtu. I plant it in the Dao Realm and use it for daily cultivation."

Jiao Quezi, wooden-faced, "Daily use of Taiqing Purple Qi for cultivation?"

"Indeed."

"Well, this isn't good. Too extravagant; you are young, you should go through some hardship."

Jiao Quezi pondered and advised earnestly, "You should practice with ordinary spiritual energy; then your understanding will decrease, prompting you to use your intelligence more adeptly to solve problems. Back in my days, without spiritual energy, I worked for others, guarding their spirit fields, setting a solid foundation. We all endured hardship; look at Brother Jiang Guo, Senior Sister Jing Mei, and Qiao Gu; their foundations are sturdy."

Chen Shi showed admiration but quickly dismissed the notion of enduring hardship.

Their foundations were not as strong as his, so he felt there was no need to suffer needlessly.

Unable to sway him, Jiao Quezi said, "Though Taiqing Spiritual Energy isn't bad, among the three top-tier spiritual energies, it ranks third. There's another called Upper Pure Spiritual Energy, which ranks second. Yuqing Spiritual Energy ranks first. You may have Taiqing Spiritual Energy, but it's produced by the Purple Heaven Vine, not naturally formed. Take some Yuqing Spring Water; it might assist you critically at some point."

Thus, Chen Shi took some Yuqing Spring Water, saying, "In my absence, ensure that no one takes the Yuqing Dao Spring away."

Jiao Quezi, agitated by his words, rebuked, "Without you, we can't safeguard the Yuqing Dao Spring?"

Chen Shi nodded, "If someone truly formidable comes, with exceptional skills, humble yourselves, offer them some Yuqing Spring Water, and as long as no one dies, I'll regain control upon return."

Jiao Quezi, trembling with anger, drove him away.

Shortly after Chen Shi left, a weary-looking young man in white appeared on Golden Turtle Island, with a rather poor complexion.

Senior Sister Jing Mei was surprised and delighted upon seeing him, "Brother Bai, you're back?"

The visitor was Bai Jingming, equally surprised, "Junior Sister Jing Mei, your leg is healed?"

Senior Sister Jing Mei beamed, walking back and forth in front of him, "The new junior disciple healed my path injury! Weren't you at Redwoods Valley for research? Why did you return?"

Bai Jingming sighed, explaining, "I wasn't fully right in the head from being hit, so I went to Redwoods Valley to see if the seniors there could cure my path injury, and maybe earn some money. All was well initially, but for some unknown reason, just recently, my path injury healed unexpectedly, and my mind was restored. The seniors at Redwoods Valley originally saw me as a great asset, but once I recovered, they deemed me useless and sent me back."

He lamented, "They didn't even settle my wages."

Senior Sister Jing Mei laughed, "It was the junior disciple who refined the Outer Path in your Dao Realm, hence your path injury healed."

"Consequently, the Outer Path within me vanished, turning me into what the seniors at Redwoods Valley called useless…"

"Weren't you at Redwoods Valley to cure the path injury?"

"True enough."

Bai Jingming brightened, dispelling his former gloom, now full of vigor.

Seeing this, Senior Sister Jing Mei mused, "Brother Bai's mind still seems imperfect; perhaps Junior Brother Chen didn't completely clear it. But Bai appeared this way before."

Chen Shi left Penglai West with Black Pot, traversing various places, eventually reaching the Heavenly Court, returning to the Heavenly Soldier Camp.

Black Pot, adept at gathering news, immediately upon returning to the Heavenly Soldier Camp, called friends and celestial soldiers, sharing drinks and discussing significant events in the Earth Immortal Realm that happened during the period.

Chen Shi waited at the Heavenly Dao Residence until Dog returned, sharing the news he gathered with Chen Shi.

Chen Shi was taken aback, exclaiming, "All Heavenly Dao Treasures were destroyed in a single night?"

Black Pot nodded.

Chen Shi's expression fluctuated; he had initially returned to the Heavenly Court primarily to investigate the injury suffered by Chi Jing Immortal but unexpectedly uncovered even more shocking news!

"With the Heavenly Mechanism Strategy destroyed, shouldn't the remaining Heavenly Dao Treasures be more heavily guarded? How could they be wiped out in one go? These are the Thirty-three Heavenly Dao Treasures, crafted by The Three Pure Ones; how could they be destroyed just like that?"