Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 612 - 467: Changshan Tower and Old Friends
Chen Jichuan suddenly had a feeling, a rather comical one. He felt that while Kuya Demon Lord traveled through the river of time with grace and utility, it seemed as if the river of time was a rope, a cable, and the Kuya Demon Lord, such a Great Mahayana True Immortal, was like a monkey relying on the rope to slide and leap.
"True Immortal?"
"Monkey?"
Chen Jichuan chuckled inwardly, suppressing this bizarre thought.
If True Immortals were monkeys, then he wasn’t even qualified to be called a monkey yet.
...
"We’ve arrived."
The Kuya Demon Lord put down Chen Jichuan and said in a sharp voice, "Achieve True Immortal status soon, and you too can command the river of time. No matter how much source jade you have or how strong your combat power is, without proving True Immortal, it’s all an illusion."
This Kuya Demon Lord is quite interesting, encouraging him to become a True Immortal. Was it to remind him to take the source jade to Kuya Island to exchange for ’Spider Heart Grass’ and gain the qualification for Enlightenment in the ’Ten Realms of Withered Cliff’?
No matter how much source jade there is, could it surpass Proving Dao?
Although Kuya Demon Lord had his own small calculations, what he said was not wrong.
"Thank you, Demon Lord, for the advice."
Chen Jichuan smiled and then looked around.
It was a desolate star here, nothing unusual. But as soon as he arrived, Chen Jichuan didn’t feel it. Now, all of a sudden, two energies swept across.
"Hmm?"
Chen Jichuan glanced over.
On the left came an elder in a Daoist robe, and on the right came a lady in palace attire.
They were two True Immortals.
"North Sea Ba Mountain Wanderer."
"South Sea Wandering Immortal."
Looking at the two of them, Chen Jichuan, with Insight, understood their identities, then looked at the Kuya Demon Lord before him, instantly realizing, "So this relic wasn’t discovered by the Kuya Old Demon alone, no wonder he was so anxious and desperate to tolerate me."
Chen Jichuan understood now.
Meanwhile.
Kuya Demon Lord looked at the two arriving True Immortals and was inwardly annoyed: "The more this relic is explored, the more the energies become exposed. I’ve been exploring here for over forty thousand years, sending in hundreds of Peak Fourth-order cultivators into the relic. Despite the vastness of the starry sky, it still attracted these two."
These two didn’t actually arrive together.
Originally, Ba Mountain Wanderer arrived first, and the Kuya Demon Lord considered this place his forbidden zone and fought fiercely with Ba Mountain Wanderer.
Then Zheyou Immortal was drawn in.
Afterwards, the three of them reached a tacit understanding not to fight, each seeking, enslaving, and cultivating Peak Immortals, competing quietly, all wanting to monopolize the treasures within the relic.
So, the Kuya Demon Lord paid a high price to invite Chen Jichuan, even using his Dharma Domain Avatar to personally bring Chen Jichuan here, all to race against time.
"Fellow Daoist Kuya."
"Where did you find this Fourth-order so special that your Dharma Domain Avatar came personally?"
Zheyou Immortal, with a purity tinged with a touch of allure and immortal energy, made anyone unaware of her background think she was a Daoist nun Saintess.
In fact.
This True Immortal cultivated the Joyful Method, walking the path of Yin Yang Replenishment. In her journey to True Immortal, countless cultivators’ lives and paths were ruined. In the South Sea, Zheyou Immortal’s fame was well-known. It’s said that even many True Immortals willingly spent a night with her, becoming her lovers.
Kuya Demon Lord looked at Zheyou Immortal, with desires rising in his heart. But he wasn’t interested in women, and he could suppress his desires.
Beside him.
Ba Mountain Wanderer’s gaze fell on Chen Jichuan, and in an instant, it felt as if billions of mountains were about to crush him.
"Scram!"
With a shout, the Kuya Demon Lord shattered the images of Ba Mountain Wanderer and Zheyou Immortal.
They were just two Magic Power Avatars.
Their Dharma Domain Avatars were still afar, guarding the entrance to the relic.
The Kuya Demon Lord, leading and shielding Chen Jichuan, remarked sharply, "The one who just acted is the Mountain Climber Old Ghost, and the latter is the Zheyou Witch. Neither are good people. Especially that witch, she’s the lewdest, be very careful."
This time, the Kuya Demon Lord couldn’t control the Fourth-order Immortal he brought. Carelessly, he was swayed by Ba Mountain Wanderer and seduced by the Zheyou Immortal, losing his two hundred and thirty pounds of source jade was second to none. He only worried Chen Jichuan would retrieve treasures for them, making a wedding dress for others.
"Just two ordinary True Immortals, they can do nothing to me."
Chen Jichuan said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, the Kuya Demon Lord didn’t say much. He protected Chen Jichuan and took him to the entrance of the relic. He waved his sleeve, Mana rippling, and billions of Arrays on the desolate star trembled.
"No wonder!"
Chen Jichuan glanced and understood.
Earlier, he was curious why the Kuya Demon Lord, Ba Mountain Wanderer, and Zheyou Immortal occupied this place yet didn’t set up any Arrays. He thought they weren’t good at it or didn’t want to overdo it. But now it seemed that this piece of the starry sky, centered around this star, was already covered entirely by Arrays.
An array linked to another.
Layer upon layer.
Even Chen Jichuan didn’t spot the oddity of it until the Kuya Demon Lord’s Mana stirred, setting off the Array reaction, that he discerned the depth of the Arrays.
"What an exquisite formation."
"The cultivator who set up this array must have a mastery not below the fifth order."
The formation here, in terms of its power and profoundness, even surpasses the complete version of the ’Small Sumeru Right and Left Nine Palace Immortal Formation’. In such an environment, how could figures like the Demon Lord of the Withered Cliff possibly have the ability to set up another array?
Moreover, each time someone is sent into the relic, the formation must be stirred. Over time, with repeated occurrences, it’s inevitable that the aura leaks outside.
The Mountain Climber and the Wandering Immortal sensed it and came.
The formation revealed itself in an instant, and Chen Jichuan could see no more.
The next moment.
A portal appeared ahead. Chen Jichuan gazed intently, and behind this portal, he seemed to see a stone tower of unknown height.
"This tower is called ’Changshan’, and its specific number of layers is unknown. True Immortals are not permitted entry. So far, the highest a Peak Immortal has reached is the Tenth Layer."
"The treasures bestowed by ’Changshan Tower’ upon passing the Tenth Layer are already considerable."
"With your strength, passing the Twelfth Layer is not a problem at all."
"I discovered the ’Changshan Tower’ forty-four thousand years ago and have sent hundreds of Peak Fourth-order cultivators inside. The number of Enlightenment Treasures obtained is extremely high. Should you obtain any substantial treasures or Divine Skills in there, feel free to bring them out, and I will not hesitate to reward you generously."
"Once you prove your Dao and become a True Immortal, you will also be qualified to have a share in this ’Changshan Tower’."
"True Immortal."
"True Immortal boundless!"
"Don’t let the small gains before your eyes blind you."
The Demon Lord of the Withered Cliff spoke earnestly.
The message was consistent——
Proving your Dao and becoming a True Immortal is more important than any treasure!
So if you acquire any great treasures or Divine Skills inside, bring them out and exchange them with him for Enlightenment Treasures.
They each get what they need.
"I understand."
Chen Jichuan nodded.
He was naturally aware that proving the Dao was important.
If he could exchange Divine Skills for proving the Dao, he would gladly give up ten or so at once.
But proving the Dao is not that simple.
"Changshan Tower."
"This is my place of proving the Dao!"
After hearing the introduction of the ’Changshan Tower’ by the Demon Lord of the Withered Cliff, Chen Jichuan suppressed his excitement and stepped boldly into the portal.
...
Inside and outside the portal, it seemed to be two different worlds.
Outside, the stars were barren, the starry sky vast.
Inside, it was desolate and solemn, with battle cries echoing and resounding in all directions, shaking the Divine Soul. There was no sky, no earth, and the Dao was isolated, making it practically a desert of cultivation.
In such an environment, even regular cultivation was impossible, let alone enlightenment. The Demon Lord of the Withered Cliff wasn’t worried about Chen Jichuan proving the Dao inside, indicating his understanding of the situation here.
"But I have the ’Avatar Technique’, the ’Vajra Mantra’, along with the ’Pure Heart Mantra’ and ’Pagoda Heart Holding’, so these battle cries and shouts do not affect me."
Chen Jichuan was full of anticipation.
He lifted his head and saw in this desolate and solemn space, there was neither sky nor ground, only a magnificent and ancient stone tower standing before him.
Its portal was wide open, as if allowing anyone to come and go.
Chen Jichuan stared at the portal, and just then, a man in a pink robe stumbled out. His form and spirit were dispersed, his Immortal Light unstable, clearly gravely wounded and near death.
Yet his face was full of joy, and he stepped briskly outside, delighting, "Zheyou! Immortal lady! I have passed the Eleventh Layer! I have passed the Eleventh Layer!"
He was like a child seeking praise from his parents, or a husband sharing success with his wife.
The joy from the bottom of his heart.
Made him ignore his injuries, and he did not even notice Chen Jichuan standing before the stone tower, but continued to stride out of the portal.
This person didn’t see Chen Jichuan, but Chen Jichuan saw him, and immediately recognized him. His face changed, anger surged within him, disregarding everything else, he waved his sleeve to stop this person.
But this wave found nothing.
"Huh?"
It was then he realized that although they seemed to be in the same place, they were actually in different spaces and could see but not interact with each other.
He could only watch helplessly as that person ran out.
In another glance, a flash of pink appeared, and the Wandering Immortal carried the person away, vanishing on the spot.
"Damn Witch!"
Chen Jichuan’s eyes turned cold, but without another glance, he turned around and stepped boldly into the ’Changshan Tower’!
...
