Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Half a day later.

Three figures suddenly appeared in a secluded corner of the Inner City of the Immortal City, and in front of them were two tightly shut doors.

It was silent all around.

But after a moment, a flash of light glowed from the gates of the mansion, and a bronze beast-head drilled straight out from inside.

The beast-head opened its eyes, gave the three figures a brief glance, and said,

"The three masters please enter, my old master has been waiting for a long time."

As the voice echoed, the doors opened to both sides, revealing a mansion with continuous mountains and waters inside and an aura of celestial scenery.

"Thank you."

The figure from the Causal World at the forefront smiled and nodded, then strode in with big steps.

Several breaths later.

The doors slowly closed.

"This is so strange and curious, why is it that every time I see these three people, I get the illusion that I'm looking at the old master?"

The bronze beast-head murmured to itself in a voice only it could hear.

This doubt had arisen the first time it saw the three people, and as time passed, instead of fading, it grew more intense.

In its long life, it had never heard of, let alone seen, such a bizarre situation.

"Should I ask the other gate spirits within the city?"

The bronze beast-head's eyes lit up, and it quickly retracted into the door. Its mind, however, instantly entered a huge, complicated, and bustling world of consciousness.

It was filled with the consciousnesses of many ancient spirits within the city.

"Alas, how unlucky I am! My current master is so poor he can't even afford the copper coin to rent a house..."

"Haha, my master has gained a great fortune from his recent outing, and in his happiness, he directly rewarded me with three copper coins!"

"Envious!"

"Jealous!"

...

In a corner, a pair of eyes silently observed the vast amount of information, and when it saw its kin receiving rewards one after another, a strong sense of injustice emerged from deep within its consciousness.

It secretly cursed, "Why, when I've put so much effort into speaking kindly, does that Human Race keep delaying rewards? He clearly doesn't lack copper coins!"

It was at this moment.

"Fellow spirits, have any of you ever seen those beings who appear to be several individuals but always give off the strange impression of being one?"

"Isn't that your current master? If I remember correctly, he's called Qingyun, right?"

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Meanwhile.

Inside a room.

The projection of the Qingyun Realm covered every corner, constantly blocking the terrifying high temperature from the divine furnace at the center, as well as the spread of the fearsome Daoist divine intents.

At a certain moment.

The light dimmed, and suddenly, three figures appeared around the Three-Eared Bronze Divine Furnace.

One of them was dressed in a cloud-patterned robe, which seemed pure white but also as if it contained every color in the world; the other two, one wore an ordinary dark robe shining like water, and the other was wearing the Dream Illusion robes that the Qingyun figure was very familiar with, also in dark black.

The newcomers were the three figures from the Causal World.

"Daoist friend, what has happened here?"

As soon as his form appeared, he saw the expression of the Dream Illusion figure change. He quickly scanned the surroundings and then asked, puzzled.

It was no wonder the other reacted like that.

In Dream Illusion's view, the projection of the Qingyun Realm had grown dim to the point of exhaustion, seemingly on the verge of depletion.

It must be known that the current Qingyun Realm is the most vast and expansive of all primordial worlds, spanning thirteen thousand li, with only the Causal World as its match. The amount of Origin Power contained within it was terrifying; how had it suddenly become like this?

"The three of you have finally arrived,"

Upon hearing this, Qingyun figure slowly opened his eyes, his voice weak but mixed with a trace of excitement.

Obviously, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

After a pause, the Qingyun figure explained in a soft voice,

"There has been some miscalculation. Although the treasure furnace and the Immortal Seed were aiding me, I never expected the final leap for a half-step postnatal Spiritual Treasure to require such a horrifying consumption."

Of course, should it really come to a critical point, the Qingyun figure would certainly abort the refining process.

While such an action would cause the Five-Color Cloud Flag to lose its chance of advancing to a postnatal Spiritual Treasure, compared to the Qingyun Realm, he could clearly differentiate which was more important.

After all, the Qingyun Realm concerned his own Dao, and not even the slightest risk could be taken.

"So that's how it is."

Casual World figure, upon hearing this explanation, understood the cause and effect, and also understood the purpose of Qingyun calling them back.

He immediately sat down cross-legged, and a vast world projection, entirely different from Qingyun but equally vast, emerged behind him.

Perhaps due to their common origin, the projection of the Causal World seamlessly integrated into the Qingyun Realm, allowing the boundless world force to pour into the divine furnace without any hindrance.

Hum!

With this new force joining, the originally dim light within the furnace suddenly surged, and the Five-Color Cloud Flag, bobbing in the divine fire, let out an excited tremble.

The other two figures also assumed the lotus position, with their world projections rising above them one after another.

And so it went on.

One month, two months, one year, three years…

Day after day passed.

On this day.

The divine yellow flames in the furnace weakened, and the Five-Color Cloud Flag quietly took shape.

The flag body was shrouded in five-colored celestial light, bursting forth with ripples of powerful Daoist fluctuations, and an unconstrained atmosphere surged and spread, seeking to break through all barriers.

But with the world projections blocking layer by layer, not a single bit of these Daoist ripples leaked out.

Time passed, unknowingly long.