Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 622 - 471: Boundless Cosmos; Fourth-Tier Well Dweller, True Immortal Gazes at the Heavens
Until now, with just a few words, the East River Palace Master unveiled the vastness of the universe before Chen Jichuan, filling his heart with boundless pride.
A single Shenzhou Heaven and Earth alone boasts over a thousand True Immortals.
What about the more than eight thousand medium-sized worlds?
And the twelve Grand Heavens and Earths that house Ancient Immortals?
What about the entire universe?
Too many! Too many!
"Things will be exciting from now on."
Chen Jichuan looked forward, eagerly anticipating the day he would officially step into the starry sky.
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The Dongqi Palace had just been established and was still quite desolate.
But on this day, laughter and cheer echoed from the ’Five Phases Hall’ atop the main peak.
In the hall, Chen Jichuan sat alongside the East River Palace Master, with Liu Hechuan, Bo Yin, Wuy Qi, Xuee Gu, Shi Ze, Jiang Qingxing, and other six True Immortal Inheritors seated below. Currently, only Shen Qingyi was present from Dongqi Palace.
This was Chen Jichuan’s eldest disciple in this life and the only disciple of Dongqi Palace at present.
"The Dongqi Palace is newly established and quite empty. You can look around the sect, and if you find someone you like, feel free to take them in."
The East River Palace Master spoke up.
The Dongqi Palace, with its three thousand mountains and seas, had only Chen Jichuan and his disciple Shen Qingyi, besides some warriors and servants, making it rather quiet.
"Understood, Master."
Chen Jichuan nodded.
He indeed intended to take in many disciples.
While he wouldn’t lightly accept Direct Disciples, there was no harm in taking Registered Disciples.
However, there was no rush.
As he conversed with the East River Palace Master, he looked down at Liu Hechuan and the others, and couldn’t help but sigh: "I have proved my Dao, but it’s a pity that Senior Brother left too soon to witness it."
Shen Mo passed away.
Zhou Yan proved Dao.
Only a brief hundred years separated these events.
Coming from the same sect, both were Peak Immortals; one surged forward, proving True Immortal in just over three thousand years, becoming eternally youthful, while the other struggled, passing away quietly after forty thousand years, leaving everything behind.
In a short span, two different fates.
Chen Jichuan felt quite affected.
The others below were also touched.
Shen Qingyi spoke up: "If my father had seen Teacher prove Dao, he would have been delighted."
"What a shame."
Chen Jichuan shook his head.
Everyone assumed he was lamenting Shen Mo’s early death and inability to share the joy of proving Dao. Little did they know, he was truly sighing over the mere hundred years; had Shen Mo waited just another hundred years, everything might have been different.
He once suggested Shen Mo freeze himself for ten thousand years, waiting for an opportunity, but Shen Mo was bent on dying, unwilling to linger and burden his wife and daughter.
At the time, Chen Jichuan was also unsure if he could prove Dao within ten thousand years or if he could prove Dao at all.
Unexpectedly, in just one hundred years, he had become a True Immortal.
Life’s unpredictability was lamentable.
Mentioning Shen Mo brought a moment of somberness.
Seeing this, Wuy Qi glanced around and exclaimed, "Such a joyous occasion of our junior brother proving Dao, yet Senior Brother Meng is nowhere to be seen!"
Some of their brotherhood, upon hearing of Zhou Yan proving Dao, hurried back to congratulate him, gathering today at Dongqi Palace.
But Meng Qing was still missing.
"Senior Brother Meng Qing."
"I proved True Immortal; he must come."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jichuan turned to the East River Palace Master: "Back when I was merely a Mighty Lifter in the Dongqi Daoist School, with bleak prospects, I was fortunate the school had the ’Immortals Rock Wall’. I comprehended the ’Ten Directions Water and Fire Sword Technique’ left by Senior Brother Meng Qing on it, and was just seen by Senior Brother Shi Ze, allowing me to leave the Mighty Lifter ranks and become a formal disciple, stepping onto the Immortal Path."
Saying this, he turned to Shi Ze below: "In truth, Senior Brother Shi Ze and Senior Brother Meng Qing have both been gracious to me."
"Junior Brother speaks too highly."
"I helped you back then because I, too, had comprehended the ’Ten Directions Water and Fire Sword Technique’ left by Senior Brother Meng on the ’Immortals Rock Wall’. After entering the Daoist sect, I received much guidance from Senior Brother Meng, and when I saw you comprehend the techniques that day, it seemed fateful, so I casually mentioned it to Dean Fengchang."
Shi Ze waved his hand, repeatedly declining the credit.
Recalling the past, one couldn’t help but sigh.
Even now, he felt a bit surreal, finding it hard to believe. Who could have imagined that the tall, silly Mighty Lifter under the ’Immortals Rock Wall’ back then would today become the True Immortal Great Power pursued by numerous Daoist talents?
Over three thousand years, truly unimaginable.
"So, there was such a profound bond."
The East River Palace Master nodded.
Such gratitude varies with individuals; those with gratitude find it as heavy as a mountain, while those with a cold heart can find countless reasons to overlook such past circumstances.
But the East River Palace Master knew that his disciple was evidently a person of character.
"Meng Qing."
"He visited me at the Thousand Treasure River in the East Sea some days ago, and afterwards, he went from the East Sea to the South Sea to continue his cultivation."
As the East River Palace Master spoke, he calculated with his fingers.
Although he wasn’t proficient in the Heavenly Mechanism Skill, since Meng Qing was his disciple and merely a Fourth-order Immortal, it wasn’t difficult to calculate a rough estimate. However, this calculation was vague, even the approximate location was hard to discern.
"It either involves a True Immortal."
"Or he has gone out of the domain."
The East River Palace Master furrowed his brow slightly.
He generally adopted a hands-off approach with his disciples, refraining from interfering with their external experiences. Among his more than twenty direct disciples, Meng Qing wasn’t particularly outstanding, especially when Zhou Yan shone so brightly in this era, making it easy to overlook him.
The East River Palace Master had met Meng Qing once in the East Sea Dojo, and there was nothing unusual then. Later, he only knew Meng Qing had gone to the South Sea and hadn’t paid much attention. Today, upon calculation, he discovered his disciple’s heavenly fate was vague.
Perhaps it was danger.
Perhaps it was an opportunity.
In general, he was unwilling to interfere in such situations.
Given Meng Qing’s cultivation and lifespan, encountering such an unknown variable is naturally excellent, and he might have the chance to prove the Dao as a True Immortal. If he were merely a stagnant pond, there would be no point in venturing out when staying in the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea would be the same.
Even if he were indeed facing danger and perished outside, it would only be a matter of a few thousand years sooner or later.
It made no difference.
After all, Meng Qing was not young anymore either.
But today, since Chen Jichuan was there, and he had ties of gratitude and destiny with Meng Qing, it wasn’t proper to leave it unattended. Hence, the East River Palace Master said to Chen Jichuan, "Please wait a moment, I’ll go to Qianshan Palace and ask the Qianshan Palace Master to calculate it for him."
"Thank you, teacher."
Chen Jichuan promptly said.
He was well aware of Meng Qing’s situation, and he knew that if neither he nor the East River Palace Master intervened this time, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that Meng Qing, after exhausting his potential, would be exploited by the Zheyou Witch. But there was also a glimmer of hope that he would retain a moment of clarity in the enchantment and then take the opportunity during dual cultivation with the Zheyou Witch to prove the Dao in one stroke.
Danger.
Opportunity.
The two often coexisted, intertwined with each other.
This was also why the East River Palace Master was usually reluctant to intervene.
However.
"Instead of letting Meng Qing Senior Brother risk his life with the Zheyou Witch, it would be better for him to return to the mountain gate and let me lend him a hand!"
Chen Jichuan was confident that his ’Enlightenment’ was more reliable than the Zheyou Witch’s ’Dual Cultivation.’
With this in mind.
In the hall.
The East River Palace Master closed his eyes, leaving behind just a Magic Power Avatar, while his true self left the Dongqi Palace and went to Qianshan Palace.
The Qianshan Palace Master had been proving the Dao for a million years and was relatively adept at the Heavenly Mechanism Skill among the True Immortal Palace Masters, and had a good relationship with the East River Palace Master.
After the East River Palace Master left, the hall fell silent.
Everyone waited in silence.
About two quarters of an hour later.
Whoosh!
The East River Palace Master returned in his true form, opened his eyes, and a flash of murderous intent appeared, "Evil Witch!"
"What happened?"
Chen Jichuan saw this and knew the Qianshan Palace Master had calculated something meaningful.
"The Qianshan Palace Master calculated that Meng Qing is entangled with the South Sea Zheyou Witch, likely enchanted by her."
The East River Palace Master said.
"Ah!"
"Zheyou Witch?"
Chen Jichuan’s expression changed: "I’ve seen the True Immortal ranking list, this witch isn’t considered powerful among True Immortals, but her means are extremely despicable, she delights in siphoning the foundation of deep Fourth-order cultivators. Senior Brother Meng being entangled with her, this——"
Below.
Xue Gu, Liu Hechuan, and others could only see their teacher and fellow disciple looking upset, but couldn’t hear a single word, knowing that the two True Immortals didn’t want them to overhear.
Everyone couldn’t help but feel worried.
On this side.
The East River Palace Master looked solemn: "Daring to siphon the Mana of my Daoist Immortal, daring to enchant my East River disciple! How bold!"
He turned his head to look at Chen Jichuan: "You are newly advanced to True Immortal, and before your Dharma Domain Avatar is refined, you shouldn’t rush into action, lest your circumstances be found out and targeted. I’ll head to the South Sea myself to meet this Evil Witch!"
"Thank you, teacher!"
Chen Jichuan quickly rose to bid farewell.
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