Chapter 61 Becoming a Disciple of Shangqing
Within the Thunder Cauldron, Feng Zichen could no longer concern himself with honing his skills. He immediately threw out the Primordial Dao Bell and sat down cross-legged.
The Primordial Dao Bell grew rapidly in the wind, transforming into a size several zhang in the air. Hanging above Feng Zichen's head, wisps of primordial energy descended, protecting him and blocking the surging lightning.
At the same time, Xuan Qing also abandoned manipulating the formation and sat down cross-legged, aligning himself with Feng Zichen.
In the Heavenly Dao Space, Feng Zichen's true spirit erupted with brilliant light, echoing Xuan Qing's true spirit far away in the East Sea.
Then, the two true spirits trembled at the same frequency, Xuan Qing's sea of consciousness churned, and the Heavenly Dao Space descended.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xuan Qing's true spirit rushed out from his primordial spirit and fell into the Heavenly Dao Space, merging with Feng Zichen's true spirit.
"Boom!"
The two true spirits merged instantly, and a more brilliant ray of immortal Dao light was born, illuminating the Heavenly Dao Space and reflecting the myriad Daos of heaven and earth.
Suppressing his desire for his true spirit to advance, Feng Zichen focused his attention on Xuan Qing.
When refining his clone, Feng Zichen understood that this true spirit would eventually return to his original body. Therefore, Xuan Qing was following the path of the primordial spirit, not the path of the true spirit, as a preparation for the future. He just hadn't expected this day to come so soon.
Injecting a wisp of thought into Xuan Qing's primordial spirit, Xuan Qing, who had been somewhat dazed due to the loss of his true spirit, regained his radiance.
With a thought, the Twelve-Petaled Pure World White Lotus flew into his brow, appearing beneath his primordial spirit, releasing rays of white light that enveloped it, concealing its secrets.
Now, with the Heavenly Dao's backing, the Twelve-Petaled Pure World White Lotus concealing its secrets, and the fact that the Shangqing Daoist hadn't yet become a saint, he would certainly not notice Xuan Qing's abnormality.
The Shangqing Daoist's sudden visit disrupted many of Feng Zichen's plans. He had originally intended to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Golden Immortal realm before reclaiming his true spirit, using this as a springboard to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
Unfortunately, with His arrival, all plans changed. If this true spirit were to meet with Daoist Shangqing, and if Daoist Shangqing couldn't detect anything amiss after the true spirit left his body, then he would truly be unworthy of being a saint.
Rumble!
Not long after Feng Zichen withdrew his true spirit, under Daoist Shangqing's fierce attack, a crack was torn open in the Innate Three Talents Formation, reaching directly to the Three Immortal Islands.
"I never imagined there would be such a blessed place in the East Sea, second only to Kunlun Mountain! This must be the legendary Three.
Immortal Islands!" Stepping into Penglai Immortal Island, Daoist Shangqing looked around before speaking with emotion.
"This humble Daoist Xuanqing greets Senior! May I ask why Senior has come here?" Taking a deep breath, Xuanqing stepped forward to Daoist Shangqing, first bowing respectfully, and then cautiously spoke.
Xuanqing, in his current identity, had never left the Three Immortal Islands; how could he recognize Daoist Shangqing? Therefore, Xuanqing's face was filled with unease, trepidation, and a hint of restraint. He looked exactly like a novice meeting a powerful figure for the first time.
"This place already has an owner? What a pity!" Shaking his head, Daoist Shangqing sighed regretfully.
Who was he, Shangqing? A true descendant of Pangu, a true successor of the Xuanmen, and a future sage of the primordial world. This place was good, but it wasn't enough for him to lose face and seize someone else's Daoist temple!
"Don't worry! This humble Daoist merely sensed something unusual about this place, thinking a treasure might have appeared, so I came to investigate. I didn't expect it already had an owner. Rest assured, this humble Daoist would never forcibly seize someone else's Daoist temple!"
Hearing the unease in Xuanqing's words, Daoist Shangqing smiled slightly, turned around, and reassured him.
"Eh!!!"
Upon seeing Xuanqing for the first time, Daoist Shangqing felt an immediate sense of closeness and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, quickly using his divine eye to look.
What he saw was a cluster of bright, clear light, with Daoist runes dancing within, and a constant flow of pure spiritual energy—it was the primordial source of pure energy.
Daoist Shangqing was startled and immediately began to calculate in his mind. What he saw was a vast expanse of celestial secrets, only revealing that at the beginning of the world, a cluster of primordial pure energy fell into the island and transformed into the Daoist before him.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! I never imagined that, besides the three of us, there would be a primordial god or demon born from the primordial source of pure energy in the primordial world. Truly a delightful surprise!"
Having calculated Xuanqing's origin, Daoist Shangqing could not hide his excitement, exclaiming "Excellent!" three times in a row, his joy overflowing.
"This humble Daoist is Tongtian, the Daoist Shangqing of Kunlun Mountain," Daoist Shangqing introduced himself with a smile, sheathing his Qingping Sword.
"Xuanqing of Penglai Island greets the Supreme Pure Daoist!" Although he had guessed the identity of the Daoist before him, Xuanqing was still somewhat shocked to hear Him admit it personally.
The Three Pure Ones! The pinnacle that no one could surpass in later generations, great beings who watched the rise and fall of the primordial world. Now they appeared before him like this. If his cultivation hadn't been growing deeper day by day, Xuanqing probably would have already shouted loudly.
Calling Him the Daoist? That's because: Daluo is the supreme being of the Dao. When you see a Daluo Golden Immortal or a Quasi-Saint, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to address them. Calling them Daoist is always the right thing to do.
Although Quasi-Saints are strong, their essence is still that of a Daluo Golden Immortal. This is the realm that the Dao Ancestor divided after attaining the Dao. Before the ancient times, and even in the chaotic era, after the Daluo Golden Immortal came the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.
Therefore, in the ancient times, even among the Daluo Golden Immortals, their strength could be vastly different.
After scrutinizing Xuanqing for a while, Shangqing Daoist became increasingly satisfied, nodding to himself and saying solemnly, "Would you be willing to become my disciple?"
Born from the primordial pure energy, this innate deity was practically related to the Three Pure Ones, practically a disciple tailor-made for them. Shangqing Daoist was naturally increasingly pleased.
As for Xuanqing's secrets, the Shangqing Daoist didn't care much! Innate deities, born of the creation of heaven and earth, naturally possessed secrets. On the contrary, if he easily uncovered everything, that would truly be a problem.
Having already planned to become a Shangqing Daoist disciple, Xuanqing wouldn't refuse without hesitation, immediately bowing and saying, "Disciple Xuanqing greets Master."
As Xuanqing bowed, his fortune trembled in the River of Destiny, connecting with the fortunes of the Three Pure Ones. Simultaneously, a stream of pure energy appeared in the heavens, falling into the Three Pure Ones and their pure fortunes, strengthening their own.
This was the inherent fortune of the innate pure energy. Now that the source of the innate pure energy was complete, it naturally attracted the favor of the innate pure energy, bestowing its fortune upon them.
In the primordial world, Taiqing and Yuqing, who were traveling, noticed the change in their own fortune and quickly began to calculate.
After a moment, Daoist Taiqing smiled, said nothing, and hurried towards Kunlun Mountain.
"Third brother has gained a fine disciple, truly a joyous occasion for Kunlun; we must celebrate properly!" Daoist Yuqing laughed loudly and also returned to Kunlun.
On Penglai Island, Daoist Shangqing, having taken on a disciple, had no mood to continue traveling on the East Sea and immediately pulled Xuanqing to Kunlun Mountain.
"Master, wait! I haven't set up the formation to hide the Three Immortal Islands yet!" Xuanqing said anxiously.
This trip to Kunlun, who knows when they will return. If Penglai Island is occupied during this time, Xuanqing will have nowhere to cry.
(End of this chapter)