Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 601 - 462: Finally Becoming Chief! Yuu Cheng Ancestor! Daoist Divine Skills!
But just as Chen Jichuan became the chief, he was summoned by Yuu Cheng Ancestor, which seemed somewhat special.
"I wonder what it’s about?"
Chen Jichuan was full of anticipation.
On the other hand, Yuu Cheng Ancestor didn’t keep him in suspense, saying, "With your talent and combat strength, you should be able to hold this chief position steadily. You’ve always been brave and diligent, with the potential to become a True Immortal. I can make an exception for you to enter Enlightenment Peak for cultivation."
Became Four Realms at 2,320 years old.
Became chief at 2,420 years old.
Zhou Yan’s cultivation progress was too fast, and with such momentum, he had a great chance to become a True Immortal in one go. Yuu Cheng Ancestor cared for the younger generation and cherished this disciple’s talent, unwilling to make him wait another hundred years. This time he summoned him to make an exception for him.
Let Zhou Yan become the chief without establishing a Daoist School, enjoying the chief’s treatment?
This would not work.
Yuu Cheng Ancestor also couldn’t do so, unable to set a precedent.
But merely letting him enjoy chief treatment a hundred years earlier, the other True Immortals in the sect couldn’t object.
"Entering Enlightenment Peak for cultivation a hundred years early?"
"Thank you, Ancestor!"
Chen Jichuan was overjoyed upon hearing this.
In the climb of Immortal Dao, for an Upper Immortal, a hundred years might seem like a blink of an eye. But whether or not one attains enlightenment, sometimes it could make the difference.
Being able to enter Enlightenment Peak a hundred years early, Chen Jichuan couldn’t help but feel happy.
He had plenty of time but also cherished every moment.
The journey of Immortal Dao, racing against time, allowed no slack.
"Your timing is perfect."
"In forty years, Junior Brother Zhengyuan will give a lecture at Enlightenment Peak to you and the other eleven chiefs. Make sure not to miss it."
Yuu Cheng Ancestor hinted.
"Zhengyuan Ancestor!"
Chen Jichuan’s expression became solemn.
This person was also an old True Immortal of the Daoist sect, having attained enlightenment six million years ago. In that era, ’Li Zhengyuan’ and ’Yuu Chengzi’ were known as ’One Yuan’s Double Heroes’, unrivaled among their peers.
Having such a True Immortal Ancestor give a lecture was indeed a rare opportunity.
Yuu Cheng Ancestor seemed intent on impressing Chen Jichuan today, continuing, "After becoming chief, you may choose one of the seven Divine Skills of our Daoist sect to learn and two of the forty-one Small Divine Powers created by the True Immortals."
Yuu Cheng Ancestor waved his sleeve, and a curtain of light appeared in front of them.
It displayed a list of forty-eight Divine Power Techniques, each with detailed descriptions.
Of these, the forty-one so-called ’Small Divine Powers’ were all techniques created by True Immortals. Each of these ’Small Divine Powers’ has commendable aspects, and their power exceeds that of ordinary Super-level Techniques, even surpassing top-tier Absolute Skills like ’Sky Splitting Skill’ and ’Shocking God Skill’.
However, they are still considerably less than true Divine Skills.
Hence, they are called ’Small Divine Powers.’
Outside the Daoist sect, many fringe True Immortals without foundation or inheritance lack Divine Skills and can only arduously create their own, the most powerful among them being halfway between Divine Skills and Magical Techniques; these are ’Small Divine Powers.’
Take the Black Vulture Emperor, for example.
He cultivates the "Heavenly Filth Technique," and his ’Heavenly Filth Qi’ has several degrees of Divine Skill power, barely qualifying as a ’Small Divine Power.’ Combined with the Immortal Artifact ’Heavenly Filth Gourd,’ its power rivals any normal Divine Skill.
In a word.
"Although ’Small Divine Powers’ are not as mighty as regular Divine Skills, they are also less challenging to learn and quite powerful for Fourth-order cultivators."
Yuu Cheng Ancestor said on the side.
Chen Jichuan also acknowledged that for Fourth-order Immortals, having an Absolute Skill would suffice for Fourth-order dominance, while a ’Small Divine Power’ could potentially allow them to reach the pinnacle at Fourth-order.
He possessed many Divine Skills and wasn’t highly interested in ’Small Divine Powers,’ whose power was much lesser.
Yet he earnestly reviewed each one.
"Even though these ’Small Divine Powers’ aren’t as powerful as normal Divine Skills, some of them have remarkable potential. If I learn them and further develop them into real Divine Skills, they may be of great use."
Chen Jichuan had ’Derivation,’ which allowed him to evolve techniques into Divine Skills.
But derivation must be well-planned.
Sometimes techniques derived and fused aren’t pleasing, squandering time.
These Small Divine Powers were already well-designed, each one the lifetime effort of a True Immortal.
By choosing the most promising ones, Chen Jichuan could save significant effort.
He reviewed each.
Ultimately selected two.
"Primordial Magnetic Chain."
"Five Elements Mountain."
"These two Small Divine Powers, the former was created by ’Dongfan Palace Master’ to harness the power of primordial magnetism to bind enemies. The latter was created by ’Luo Shan Palace Master,’ turning a palm into a mountain with rotating Five Elements, acting as a suppression method."
"During the Dayan Victory Conference, you were strong in defense, speed, and offense, so learning two Small Divine Powers focused on binding and suppressing is a good complement."
Yuu Cheng Ancestor nodded slightly; this choice was fair. He understood Zhou Yan’s talent in techniques. With such aptitude, choosing different types of Small Divine Powers to enrich his methods wouldn’t go amiss.
Chen Jichuan, too, had his own considerations.
"I might try to incorporate the ’Primordial Magnetic Chain’ into the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ to make this Divine Skill even more adept at capturing people and treasures."
"And then pair it with ’Five Elements Mountain.’
"The former to capture, the latter to suppress. After I prove my True Immortal path, maybe I can capture and suppress even True Immortals."
Chen Jichuan had fought with the Black Vulture Emperor and knew it was just a Dharma Domain Avatar. Even if it died in battle, the Black Vulture Emperor could refine another one. It would just take time, effort, and resources.
Dying would cause heartache, but not harm the core.
Once he became a True Immortal, he would face many similar situations. But if he had the ’Daluo Heavenly Sleeve’ to capture individuals and the ’Five Elements Mountain’ to suppress, he could seal their ’Dharma Domain Avatars’ without killing them, making others suffer enough.
Consider the Black Vulture Emperor.
His true self hides in the Black Vulture Palace. If his Dharma Domain Avatar got captured, he would surely be in a predicament.
"Once I further develop the ’Seven Saints Calling Name Divine Spell’ to the Divine Skill level, I might curse-kill even beings like the Black Vulture Emperor through a Dharma Domain Avatar, even if his true self is hiding in its lair."
"At least, I could make it unpleasant for him."
Although Chen Jichuan had not yet proven his True Immortal path, he was already pondering ways to deal with True Immortals.
He was always decisive in battle, determined to root out threats; thus, he was very concerned with True Immortals’ life-saving means and began considering responses now.
However, these plans were a little early. He was merely preparing ahead of time.
After choosing two Small Divine Powers.
Chen Jichuan turned his gaze towards the real Daoist Divine Skills.
"Our Daoist sect has seven true Divine Skills, each accumulated over long years."
One Origin to the End!
Madness Step!
Xuantian Water Control True Method!
White Bone Life Killing Sword! 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Wind Fire Furnace!
Dark Universe!
Ice Soul Divine Needle!
One Origin Dao Sect, seven Divine Skills, each with tremendous power, serves as the Daoist True Immortals’ support to dominate the Eastern Continent.
’One Origin to the End’ is a Divine Skill solidifying foundation and protecting oneself.
The contemporary senior disciple of East River Palace, Shen Mo, chose to learn this Divine Skill after becoming chief.
He shone at the Dayan Victory Conference.
This Divine Skill is akin to the ’Nine Yang Divine Skill’ from martial arts novels, providing life-saving and solidifying one’s foundation, enhancing the power of other Absolute Skills and Small Divine Powers.
A lot of chiefs in the Daoist sect choose this Divine Skill as their first choice.
The East River Palace Master also derived one of the East River Palace’s forty-four Absolute Skills, the ’Reincarnation Skill,’ from this Divine Skill.
’One Origin to the End’ focuses on foundation, primarily defense.
’White Bone Life Killing Sword’ is the most lethal among the seven Divine Skills.
Liu Hechuan cultivated this Divine Skill; his sword’s coming and going fortified his combat strength greatly.
For the other Divine Skills.
’Madness Step’ is speed foremost, unpredictable and erratic.
’Xuantian Water Control True Method’ is premier in Water Skills.
’Wind Fire Furnace’ masters wind and fire, renowned for its momentum. Qianming Palace Master focused on this Divine Skill, battling the Black Vulture Emperor in the Barbaric land, where wind and fire swept through refining tens of thousands of mountains and demons.
’Dark Universe’ is mystically foremost, containing the Great Dao of Destruction, with a dark void that can isolate cause and effect.
’Ice Soul Divine Needle’ is most insidious, striking subtly. Once hit, the Ice Soul penetrates, breaking the balance of Mana, body, and Primordial Spirit — the Three Treasures — with utmost difficulty.
Each of these seven Divine Skills is remarkable, enough for any True Immortal with Great Power to study for a lifetime.
Chen Jichuan now could choose one.
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