Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 617 - 469: True Immortal Transformation, Dao Palace Seats!
"Zhou Yan!"
"Zhou Yan proves the Dao!"
Far in the depths of the East Sea, in a place named ’Thousand Treasure River’, the East River Palace Master held a stream of water and fire in his hand, unable to help himself from laughing: "Great! Great! Today, my disciple has proven the Dao!"
He laughed heartily, reaching out to grasp a beam of golden light, then took a step forward and vanished.
In Shenzhou.
This era.
Since the Southern Continent Independent Cultivator Liangqiu proved the Dao at the ’Dayan Victory Conference’, another two thousand years have passed, and One Origin Dao Sect Chief ’Zhou Yan’ has proven to be a True Immortal.
Beyond Golden Wind Mountain, wind and fire calamities moved.
From the Eastern Continent, East Sea, from beyond the realm, and the starry skies, on this day, beams of golden light fell upon the mountain and sea.
Junior proving the Dao.
The True Immortal returns.
One after another, the Daoist True Immortal’s true forms returned to the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea, their auras powerful, the True Immortal energy permeating the mountain and sea, benefiting every Daoist disciple. Suddenly, enlightenment was like clouds, breakthroughs like rain, golden winds surged through the mountain and sea, and auspicious clouds gathered, bringing down showers.
The True Immortal proving the Dao.
Universal celebration.
In One Origin Dao Sect, in the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea, there was joy everywhere, cheers everywhere.
Auras gathering, True Immortals walking.
The East River Palace Master’s true form returned, standing above the mountain and sea.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother!"
"Congratulations, Junior Brother, for having a disciple prove the Dao!"
"East River Palace has two Immortals, congratulations, Junior Brother."
In the mountain and sea, familiar faces like Qianming Palace Master, Qu Shang Palace Master, Dongfan Palace Master, Red Snow Palace Master, and Qing Fan Fairy came forward, cupping their hands to offer congratulations.
"Haha!"
The East River Palace Master, usually stern, couldn’t contain his joy on this day due to such a happy event as his direct disciple proving the Dao, bursting into laughter, causing many True Immortals to glance over, followed by a surge of envy in their hearts.
Two Immortals in one line!
This is rare among the Daoist sects.
Proving the Dao as a True Immortal, the start is merely one step. Beyond that, it requires training and opportunity, almost impossible to achieve.
East River Palace has over twenty direct disciples, able to listen to True Immortals teaching the Dao, with resources not lacking, exceeding ordinary Daoist Upper Immortals. But the earliest disciples aged and died, none proving the Dao. A hundred years ago, Shen Mo also passed away.
It’s not just East River Palace; it’s the same under other True Immortal Palaces and True Immortal Sects.
To teach a True Immortal?
It’s too difficult!
Using the lifespan of a Fourth-order Upper Immortal as an era’s limit, counting through Shenzhou, in this era, until recently, there was only Liangqiu.
Today, there is another, Zhou Yan.
Even for the Four Great Daoist Sects, it takes three to five eras, with three to five generations of Upper Immortals evolving, before possibly having one disciple proving to be a True Immortal.
For example, One Origin Dao Sect, before Zhou Yan, the last one to prove the Dao was ’Dongyang Palace Master’, a figure from three eras ago, having proven the Dao fifteen thousand years ago.
But Dongyang Palace Master was not a True Immortal Inheritor.
In fact, most True Immortals of One Origin Dao Sect never apprenticed under a True Immortal. The more genius they are, the prouder they are. Their hearts are higher than the sky, aiming solely at proving the Dao, seeing True Immortals as targets to match and surpass, too proud to apprentice under them.
Most of them naturally turned to dust.
But some indeed proved the Dao.
Thus, the probability of a True Immortal Palace producing another True Immortal is not high.
Master and disciple.
This is the closest relationship.
Thus, Zhou Yan proving the Dao made many True Immortals envious of the East River Palace Master.
"Our Daoist sects now have one more True Immortal."
"Joy shared! Congratulations!"
The East River Palace Master smiled, conversing with fellow True Immortals while keeping an eye on Chen Jichuan under the wind and fire calamity beyond the mountain.
The most difficult part of proving to be a True Immortal is enlightenment.
After enlightenment, the wind and fire calamities seem more like a baptism, a ritual, posing no threat to newly ascended True Immortals with deep foundations like Liangqiu and Chen Jichuan.
Back then, Liangqiu passed through easily.
Today, Chen Jichuan is the same.
When the wind stopped and the fire ceased, and the calamities dispersed, Chen Jichuan stood in the center, his aura brilliant like the great sun, immortal light hovering behind him, dazzling and blinding.
"True Immortal!"
Chen Jichuan felt the many changes, greatly rejoicing for the moment.
"Zhou Yan."
"First, go stabilize your cultivation, then come to the ’One Origin Dao Palace’ to pay respects to the Sect Leader and meet your fellow True Immortal peers."
While Chen Jichuan was experiencing, he suddenly heard the voice of the East River Palace Master in his ear. He turned his gaze towards the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea, for a split second seeing dozens of great suns across the sky, each great sun representing a True Immortal.
Dozens of True Immortals!
Gathered because of him!
Some True Immortals smiled at him, some nodded to him, among them were several he had met a few times before, like Qianming Palace Master, Qu Shang Palace Master, Dongfan Palace Master, Red Snow Palace Master, and Qing Fan Fairy, who were familiar with his teacher, the East River Palace Master. Also among them were ’Zhengg Yuan Ancestor’, whom he had only heard preach once on Enlightenment Twelve Peaks, and ’Yuu Cheng Ancestor’, who presided over the Star Palace.
Each True Immortal: some he had met, some he had heard of, and some left no impression at all.
In the past, no matter how he was One Origin Dao Sect’s top talent in a million years, or became a True Inheritor and Chief, the Daoist True Immortals he had met were few.
True Immortals live too long.
They have seen too many Daoist talents, Divinity Transformation, Sovereign-reaching, lived and died, and do not pay them much attention.
Only True Immortals.
Only peers. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
They share the same eternal life, destined to cultivate together within and beyond Shenzhou, and are worth knowing and associating with.
Like this moment.
With Chen Jichuan proving the Dao, those unseen True Immortals came one by one.
"Apologies for Zhou Yan’s offense!"
Feeling emotional, Chen Jichuan slightly cupped his hands and headed towards his cave abode.
The True Immortals seeing this did not mind; they had all gone through this stage and knew that after ascending to True Immortal, countless changes rushed in, and the newly risen True Immortals needed time to carefully comprehend, there was no rush.
