Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Inside the Crimson Brightness Grand Brightness Cave Heaven.

A beam of bronze divine light sparkles across the sky, silently descending on the edge of an Immortal Island overhead.

The Immortal Light gradually dissipates.

Revealing the figures of Zhang Jing and Feng Wuyu.

Standing on the spot.

Unwittingly their gazes sweep over a small peach tree in the distance, enshrouded in a three-colored spiritual light, exuding vitality.

"Tsk, a Three-Light Coiling Peach Tree, you've got a good chance there, Junior Brother. Seems like your white deer has inherited quite a bit from the Nine-colored Deer. Otherwise, considering the harsh growth conditions required by this type of Immortal Root, it couldn't possibly thrive so well on the Immortal Island."

Feng Wuyu said with interest.

"I should thank you, Senior Brother, for bringing Thirty-Eight all the way here. Otherwise, even with the Nine-colored Deer's bloodline, it would have lived in vain in the Lower Realm."

Zhang Jing's words carried genuine gratitude.

If it hadn't been for his Senior Brother's suggestion, he wouldn't have considered taking Lu 38 to the Upper Realm.

Other reasons are secondary.

The main reason is he didn't have the ability.

"Haha, it was just a slight effort."

Feng Wuyu waved his hand dismissively.

Suddenly, his expression became serious, as if he remembered something.

"Oh right, almost forgot to remind you, Junior Brother."

"The master will return to the Taoist Gate soon, so spend the time meditating on the Cave Heaven's Immortal Island, don't wander off. If you have any issues, just send a message to me."

"I understand, Senior Brother."

Zhang Jing replied respectfully.

Wait! A message?

It seems that one only uses this method when they are far away from each other, right?

He inadvertently looked directly at Feng Wuyu:

"Senior Brother, you've finally come back, won't you stay in the Cave Heaven for a while longer?"

Upon hearing this.

Feng Wuyu paused, seemingly unprepared for Zhang Jing's sudden question.

He remained silent for a moment, as if organizing his thoughts.

Next.

Feng Wuyu explained softly:

"Junior Brother, it's like this. The Crimson Brightness Grand Brightness Cave Heaven is after all the master's Daoist platform, filled with his Dao everywhere. You may not sense it, but for Unity Realm Cultivators like me, it's glaringly obvious."

"And due to the uniqueness of the Unity Realm, unless necessary, we rarely cultivate in the Cave Heaven."

"So, where do you-" Zhang Jing hesitated.

"Haha, I have my own Daoist platform at the Golden Cock Mountain in Qing Shen Palace on the Dong Ji Immortal Continent in Clear Void's Mysterious Sky."

"Once everything is settled here, you can visit. I can help you select a High-Quality Blessed Land to prepare for establishing your own Daoist platform."

Feng Wuyu said casually:

"Anyway, Clear Void's Mysterious Sky has five continents, four seas, and two marshes, vast and boundless, rich in spirit and beautiful land, there should be a place that satisfies Junior Brother."

"This is also us..."

...

Time slowly passes.

Feng Wuyu's figure has long vanished.

Only Zhang Jing was left.

He walks slowly, lost in thought.

Tai Yi's Ancestral Mansion! Steward of the Ancestral Master!

Guarding the True Monarch!

"So it turns out that after Taoist disciples advance to Unity Realm, they can select a Blessed Land in Clear Void's Mysterious Sky and establish their own Daoist platform?"

"And the Daoist platforms of all the powerful figures of the Taoist Gate are located throughout the unfathomable Clear Void's Mysterious Sky. That's where all of the Dharma Worlds and Blessed Lands come from."

Zhang Jing recalled Senior Brother's introduction.

Everything suddenly became clear.

He had always found it strange that, after over thirty years in the Boundless Tai Yi Taoist Gate, he had never seen the actual location of the Taoist Gate.

Turns out aside from an ancestral mansion, the Boundless Tai Yi Taoist Gate has nothing else.

Or perhaps.

The entire Clear Void's Mysterious Sky, perhaps even adding the Immortal Realm, is the headquarters of the Boundless Tai Yi Taoist Gate.

Zhang Jing's eyes flashed.

"True Disciples naturally have the qualification to establish their Doaist platform... Should I consider moving out of the master's Cave Heaven then?"

He seemed a bit ambivalent.

...

While he was contemplating.

Zhang Jing had unwittingly walked to the outskirts of the palace.

Close to the Spiritual Spring in front of him.

The Three-Light Coiling Peach Tree shimmered with vitality, while further away in the Revitalization Spring, there were clearly five more droplets of Revitalization Spirit Liquid like white jade pearls.

"Who could have guessed that my departure would last five years?"

A sigh flitted across Zhang Jing's face.

Wait a minute! Where is Lu Thirty-Eight?

He noticed that the grounds around him were devoid of the distinctive enormous hoof prints that were a hallmark of Lu Thirty-Eight.

Not a single one was in sight!

As he puzzled over this.

A good-natured, silver-haired teenager with a kind face peered out from the palace's interior, his eyes unblinkingly fixed on Zhang Jing, full of anticipation.

He took a step forward.

But as if realizing something, he quickly retreated back.

"Lu Thirty-Eight?"

Staring at the silver-haired teenager, Zhang Jing softly called, uncertainty creeping into his voice.

Behind the door.

Upon hearing that familiar voice.

Lu Thirty-Eight couldn't help but shiver.

Following that.

Without a moment's hesitation.

He scurried towards Zhang Jing on his stubby legs.

...

"Mas…Master, you're finally back."

In front of Zhang Jing.

Lu Thirty-Eight tilted up his head, speaking in a childish tone.

His eyes shone with a palpable excitement, paired with a barely detectable trace of nervousness.

"Your cultivation?" Zhang Jing asked in surprise.

Only now.

Did he realise that Lu Thirty-Eight before him had astonishingly broken through to the Golden Core Realm. It seemed that Lu Thirty-Eight's transformation was due to his cultivation breakthrough.

At this moment.

Embarrassment flickered in Zhang Jing's eyes.

Embarrassed that his mount had surpassed him in cultivation…

Even though it was his own choice.

After all, if he had neglected all other things and solely focused on increasing his realm, he could have broken through to the Golden Core Realm long ago.

And he wouldn't have been merely in Foundation Establishment Stage now.

Of course.

Lu Thirty-Eight's rapid cultivation progress to the Golden Core Realm was undoubtedly due to the Spiritual Spring on the Immortal Island.

And from the other side.

Thump!

Suddenly Lu Thirty-Eight fell to his knees in front of Zhang Jing, embracing his leg as he sobbed aloud:

"Master, I didn't mean to advance to the Golden Core Realm before you, honestly... I just couldn't suppress my cultivation any longer. I beg for your punishment, I won't complain."

"So that was your worry just now?"

"Do you really think that's the kind of person I am?"

Zhang Jing asked, incredulous yet laughing.

"By the way, Lu Thirty-Eight, after advancing to the Golden Core Realm, you should have awakened a Divine Skill related to your bloodline, right?"

Realising something, he curiously asked.

Upon hearing that.

Zhang Jing bent over.

With a single pull, he brought up the diminutive Lu Thirty-Eight, who only came up to his chest.

"Who would have thought that Lu Thirty-Eight, after transforming into human form, would be so different from his original form?"

A smile tugged at Zhang Jing's mouth.

"You mean you're not going to punish me, Master? If it's any consolation, you could just scold me a bit?"

Lu Thirty-Eight, who was being helped up, cried out in disbelief.

"Why must I punish you? Are you itching for it?"

"Or do you think I'm the type of person who cares so much about such things?"

Meeting Lu Thirty-Eight's hopeful eyes, Zhang Jing confirmed his statement whilst rebuking him.

"Hehe~"

Lu Thirty-Eight scratched his big head and chuckled, aiming to brush the matter off.

Watching this.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but shake his head.

And at that moment.

Lu Thirty-Eight, who was playing dumb, suddenly remembered the question Zhang Jing had just asked, and responded with no hesitation:

"To answer you, Master, when I advanced to the Golden Core Realm, I did awaken a bloodline Divine Skill. It's called the Natural Miracle Utero-Store World!"