Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 649 - 484: Meng Qing Proves Dao, One Line Three Immortals, The Restlessness of the Withered and Flourishing Elders!
Outside the Daoist Chief, of course, there are also Peak Fourth-order cultivators who have not become chiefs or even been True Inheritors, who, relying on the Daoist’s foundation and their personal fortunes, hope to surpass others and achieve enlightenment, their hopes not less than the older generation of chiefs.
But whether it’s the Daoist Chief or those promising Peak Fourth-order cultivators, there is no place for Meng Qing among them.
Fortunately, the Immortal Dao is unpredictable.
The older generation of chiefs in the One Origin Dao Sect, True Immortal Seeds, are still floundering in the sea of suffering, while the previously unnoticed Meng Qing has already achieved enlightenment and reached the other side.
Amidst the admiration from all immortals, there grew more envy and respect for East River Palace Master, and for Chen Jichuan.
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All immortals exchanged greetings.
The number of Daoist True Immortals gathered in Dongqi Palace continued to grow, and by this time, Meng Qing’s Enlightenment also approached its end.
Clatter!
With the vibration and sudden contraction of the great mill of water and fire, a light emerged from the Five Phases Hall, falling in front of Chen Jichuan and the East River Palace Master.
A Daoist robe, it was Meng Qing.
"Teacher."
"Junior Brother."
Meng Qing first bowed deeply to the East River Palace Master, then to Chen Jichuan, his face filled with excitement and gratitude.
Meng Qing knew very well that achieving enlightenment this time was inseparable from his over 40,000 years of painstaking cultivation. More importantly, it was his junior brother’s help in all aspects over the past 5,000 years.
Sufficient source jade.
Enlightenment treasures.
Preaching and dispelling doubts.
Dharma Domain tempering.
All these, Meng Qing knew this junior brother was doing his utmost to assist him in his cultivation, genuinely hoping he would achieve enlightenment.
"Without my junior brother, I would never have had the day to become a True Immortal!"
Meng Qing’s heart was filled with immense gratitude.
With the teacher in front and many Daoist True Immortals nearby, Meng Qing held back from saying too much. However, his demeanor and expression already showed that his gratitude and respect for Chen Jichuan were no less than for the East River Palace Master, perhaps even more so.
But the East River Palace Master did not mind.
He smiled, nodded at Meng Qing, "Cross the tribulation first, we’ll talk afterward."
"Senior Brother has a strong foundation, crossing the tribulation is not difficult."
Chen Jichuan also smiled and nodded at Meng Qing.
Meng Qing, having a good relationship with him, was a joy for Chen Jichuan to assist him in achieving enlightenment.
"Yes."
Meng Qing responded, then bowed to the East River Palace Master and Chen Jichuan again, before flying afar, leaving the mountain and sea, going to face the wind and fire tribulation.
Wind, wind, wind! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Fire, fire, fire!
Fourth-order True Immortal of Enlightenment.
The tribulation is also a song of praise.
When the wind and fire dissipated, in the Daoist, after ’Dongqi Palace Master’ Zhou Yan, another True Immortal achieved enlightenment.
His name: Meng Qing!
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Five thousand three hundred years later.
The Golden Wind Mountain and Sea revealed a miraculous scene again, with True Immortals gathering one by one.
Earth Bursting Golden Lotus.
Heavenly sweet dew descended.
Disciples in the Third-order God Transformation Stage had a lifespan of only 5,000 years, and among the Third-order, except for Independent Immortals, all were under 5,000 years old, unable to have experienced the previous grand scene. But many Fourth-order Upper Immortals and tribulation-crossing Independent Immortals in the Daoist who were there five thousand years ago, still remain now, witnessing the rise of two True Immortals.
"True Immortal!"
"Another one!"
"In five thousand years, our Daoist actually produced two True Immortals achieving enlightenment in succession!"
"Good! Good indeed! In this life, to personally witness two True Immortals attaining enlightenment is not in vain!"
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A group of Fourth-order cultivators chatted in groups of three or five, shocked and delighted, with also envy in the mix.
Gazing towards the sky, seeing a bright sun over the mountain and sea, fills the heart with longing.
Those with high ambitions and hope for enlightenment, like several Daoist Chiefs, resolved to become the third True Immortal of this era in the One Origin Dao Sect!
"If Meng Qing and Zhou Yan can achieve enlightenment, so can I!"
Zhou Yan and Meng Qing achieving enlightenment in succession stirred the entire One Origin Dao Sect, igniting the passion of thousands of Daoist Disciples.
For a time.
The disciples cultivated even more diligently, with increased determination.
If this trend continues, it might truly be possible to witness another True Immortal in a short period.
Daoist Disciples’ passion burns like fire.
Daoist True Immortals gathered in the mountain and sea, stirring activity in the mountain gate once more.
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The excitement belongs to the Daoist.
The solitude belongs to Ku and Rong.
Outside the Eastern Continent.
East Coast.
Shitong Venerable waved to collect the demon head, lifting an eyebrow as he looked in the direction of the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea in the Eastern Continent: "The One Origin Dao Sect has yet another person achieving enlightenment?!"
The commotion of Meng Qing achieving enlightenment and crossing tribulation was significant, occurring abruptly, hard to conceal.
The demon factions in Shenzhou paid close attention to the Daoist, and such a big commotion naturally did not go unnoticed. Shortly after Meng Qing crossed the tribulation, the news reached Shitong Venerable.
"Meng Qing!"
"So it’s this one!"
"This person is a disciple under Duann Donghe, a direct senior brother of Zhou Yan. It is said that Zhou Yan has secluded himself in the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea for many years, partly to assist these senior brothers and sisters in their cultivation."
"I just didn’t expect he actually helped produce a True Immortal!"
Dongjun Venerable’s face also reflected surprise.
How extremely difficult it is for a True Immortal to achieve enlightenment.
He had already heard thousands of years ago about Zhou Yan guiding fellow sect members in cultivation, intending to help them achieve enlightenment.
But like many Daoist True Immortals, Dongjun Venerable didn’t take it seriously.
Every newly advanced True Immortal, especially at the initial stage, carries a heart as high as heaven, thinking that if they can achieve enlightenment, they can help friends and family do the same.
Ultimately, reality delivers a heavy blow to them.
Once, twice.
Three times, five times.
After numerous, years-long attempts, witnessing friends grow old, one by one passing away, they realize that even as True Immortals, they can save themselves, but find it hard to save others.
Reality is cruel.
Thus, most True Immortals appear indifferent, treating disciples with a hands-off approach, offering only necessary help without much interference.
Dongjun Venerable thought Zhou Yan would undergo the same process.
Yet he succeeded.
"This person achieved True Immortal enlightenment at just over three thousand years old, truly favored by fortune. Now not only has he achieved enlightenment, but his fortune extends to bless his peers."
Dongjun Venerable couldn’t help but lament.
He and Shitong Venerable jointly oversee the ’Immortal Slaying Department’, creating the ’Immortal Slaying List’, and have in-depth knowledge of Daoist Fourth-order Peak Immortals like Meng Qing.
Precisely because of this understanding, he marveled at Zhou Yan’s incredible fortune.
"With Meng Qing’s aptitude and fortune, without Zhou Yan, where would he have even had a chance of enlightenment."
Dongjun Venerable shook his head.
Beside him.
Shitong Venerable’s face briefly clouded: "I’m just afraid Meng Qing’s enlightenment will give Zhou Yan hope, deluding him into thinking becoming a True Immortal is easy, leading him into trying to help other fellow sect members achieve enlightenment. That Duann Donghe still has quite a few Fourth-order Peaks!"
This concern is not unfounded.
Dongjun Venerable’s heart also sank: "Liu Hechuan! Bo Yin! Wuy Qi! Xuee Gu!"
Ku and Rong oversee the ’Immortal Slaying Department’, creating the ’Immortal Slaying List’, and know the Fourth-order Peak Daoist Immortals by heart. Dongjun Venerable recalls clearly that, besides the newly enlightened Meng Qing, there were still four who were Fourth-order Peak in the East River Palace. Among them, Xuee Gu is the youngest, only over 27,000 years old.
"If Zhou Yan becomes emboldened, increasingly determined to help his peers achieve enlightenment, it’s likely he won’t leave the mountain gate for the next ten or twenty thousand years."
Dongjun Venerable understood Shitong Venerable’s concerns.
A newly advanced True Immortal managing to nurture a True Immortal in a short time is already a major stroke of luck and fortune. They are not worried, nor do they believe, that Chen Jichuan can continue to nurture a second or third True Immortal.
What they worry about is Chen Jichuan being emboldened by Meng Qing’s enlightenment, becoming more reluctant to leave the mountain gate.
"This Zhou Yan!"
The two exchanged a glance, feeling frustrated. Facing such a newly advanced True Immortal, even with a hundred tactics, they found nowhere to apply them.
To deal with a Daoist True Immortal like Zhou Yan, one must strike with absolute precision.
But Zhou Yan remained hidden in the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea, impossible to target. The Golden Wind Mountain and Sea, serving as the mountain gate of the One Origin Dao Sect, has extremely high-level defenses; even their Vermilion Blood Palace Master, the ’Vermilion Blood Ancestor’, dare not intrude, let alone the two of them.
He must be lured out.
Or——
"Find a way to lure him out!"
Shitong Venerable’s expression shifted, glancing towards the East Sea with a fierce look: "That Zhou Yan lingers in the Golden Wind Mountain and Sea to assist peers in achieving enlightenment. In that case, you and I will deploy the ’Immortal Slaying Department’, sequentially eliminate Liu Hechuan and others. After all his peers die, he will eventually have to come out."
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