Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"Activate the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool? Just for one person and a deer?"

A tall and a short man in white robes paused momentarily.

Then they realized.

The young man in a purple robe and the White Deer beside him were likely newcomers from the Lower Realm.

They exchanged glances, showing a flicker of resentment in their eyes.

This was their first time guarding the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool, only to encounter such an incident.

*They wanted to say something.*

But seeing this Senior Brother in front of them, his mere presence indicated a formidable background.

They dared not refuse rashly.

So, respectfully, they said in unison,

"Senior Brother, please wait a moment while we seek approval."

"Go ahead."

Feng Wuyu said expressionless.

As his voice fell.

The two men transformed into Escape Light and gradually disappeared into the horizon.

^Original spot.^

A strange look flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes as he curiously asked,

"Senior Brother Feng, I noticed those two seem a bit reluctant?"

"Naturally, they're from the Heavenly Realm and think we who ascend from the Lower Realm are seizing resources and Tao Sect spots that should belong to them, so it's not surprising they react like that."

"And I reckon these two little fellows just entered Taiyi Sect, knowing nothing, which is understandable."

Feng Wuyu explained with a smile.

"Are there mortals in the Heavenly Realm too? Besides recruiting disciples from the Lower Realm, Taiyi Sect also recruits from the Heavenly Realm?"

A trace of surprise was in Zhang Jing's voice.

He had always thought the Heavenly Realm was entirely composed of Immortals, and that new Tao Sect disciples came from the Lower Realm like himself.

"Naturally, that's the case."

Feng Wuyu's smile widened.

"In fact, Tao Sect recruits far more disciples from the Heavenly Realm than from the Lower Realm."

"After all, just the Qingxiao Xuanyuan Heaven where the Tao Sect stands has an area comparable to the Nine Domains of the Lower Realm, with countless mortals. Due to the complete Taoist principles here, monstrous talents abound."

"Then why does the Tao Sect recruit from the Lower Realm?"

Zhang Jing looked a bit puzzled.

"It's because the Nine Domains in the Lower Realm are the ancestral land of many immortal Daoist Monarchs of the Tao Sect. Upholding this legacy, the Tao Sect goes to great expense to recruit from the Lower Realm."

"This is something of a... compensation."

"It's not just our Taiyi Infinite Dao Sect; major legacies of the Human Race in other Heavenly Realms do likewise."

A complex light flickered in Feng Wuyu's eyes.

*Is that so?*

Zhang Jing pondered with a faint realization.

*Wait!*

He suddenly realized something and quickly asked,

"Senior Brother Feng, you... also come from the Nine Domains of the Lower Realm?"

"Yes."

Said Feng Wuyu.

He couldn't help but look at Zhang Jing, a hint of goodwill in his eyes.

"I also come from the Lower Realm. However, our domain was far from as stable as your Juntian Domain. The conflicts between the Human Race and the All Heavens Beasts there never ceased and even involved various Heavenly Realms."

Then.

Feng Wuyu seemed to remember something and reminded,

"Junior Brother, currently within the Tao Sect, the Heavenly Realm faction is strong, and the vast majority of the True Teaching are part of it. Our Nine Domains faction from the Lower Realm must unite and avoid conflicts with them unless necessary."

"Understood, Senior Brother."

Zhang Jing felt a tightening in his heart, then said seriously.

*Since Senior Brother Feng said so,*

*it naturally implies,*

*There's significant discord between the Heavenly Realm faction and the Nine Domains faction from the Lower Realm within the Tao Sect.*

"I only seek immortality, to cultivate quietly, so I'll stay away from all this chaotic nonsense as much as I can," Zhang Jing murmured to himself.

However, he also knew clearly,

sometimes one cannot escape from such factional disputes even if one wishes to.

After all, regardless of Zhang Jing's willingness,

he was already marked with the Nine Domains faction.

Meanwhile.

Seeing Zhang Jing's serious expression, Feng Wuyu chuckled and said,

"Of course, Junior Brother shouldn't worry too much. If necessary, we still have to compete. Although the Heavenly Realm faction is strong, it doesn't mean our Lower Realm Nine Domains faction can be easily squeezed."

"In the end, the victor is yet to be decided."

His voice brimming with confidence.

"Understood, Senior Brother, thank you for the guidance!"

At this moment.

Two Escape Lights gently landed.

Revealing the figures of a tall and a short man in white robes.

At this point.

Their faces showed fear, trembling voices saying,

"Junior Brothers couldn't recognize a True Teaching presence, we seek forgiveness."

"Junior Brothers, can you open the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool now?"

Feng Wuyu resumed his previous calm expression, not answering but directly asking.

"Yes, yes!"

They replied hurriedly.

Then the tall man suddenly took out a white Jade Talisman enveloped in celestial light, and quickly moved to another corner of the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool.

The shorter man approached Zhang Jing and softly said,

"This Junior Brother and the White Deer may enter the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool now."

Upon hearing this.

Zhang Jing glanced at Senior Brother Feng Wuyu across from him.

The latter nodded slightly.

His face broke into a smile, warmly saying,

"Thank you."

Then Zhang Jing waved his hand and entered the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool with Lu 38.

Within the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool, the milky-white celestial liquid began to boil.

The pure white divine light suddenly radiated brightly!

"Ow~ Master, it hurts so much!"

"It's over, I'm done for, I won't be able to serve the Master anymore."

Within the Metamorphosis Fairy Pool.

Lu 38 cried out in Zhang Jing's heart.

"Quiet, it doesn't hurt at all, you won't die! Such a big deer, yet you make a fuss over nothing, where's your dignity?"

Zhang Jing suppressed the intense pain, snapping.

*At this moment,*

*he resolved to remove the Spiritual Beast Ring from Lu 38 upon leaving.*

*Otherwise, he'd be driven insane.*

*Though speaking of which,*

*the process of replenishing the internal Taoist principles felt like a giant hand breaking consciousness and even blood and flesh into fragments, then reassembling bit by bit.*

*The pain was beyond words, beyond limits.*

*It even gradually blanked Zhang Jing's mind.*

*Who knows how much time passed.*

*The inexplicable pain permeating the entire body and even the depths of consciousness suddenly vanished without a trace.*

What followed was a sense of innate joy.

Gradually regaining clear thought.

Zhang Jing looked at his own hands; apart from slightly fairer skin, there seemed to be no other change.

No increase in strength at all.

The Mana in his Dantian seemed unchanged as well.

But at that moment—

A strange sensation lingered around Zhang Jing's heart.

Refusing to dissipate.

That was a sense of fulfillment, a miraculous feeling of all shackles gone and the path ahead unimpeded.