Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Yan Clan's land.

"You foul beast!"

A powerful shout filled with force erupted, followed by a surge of tremendous mana along with streaks of white bone immortal light that burst forth, nearly dispersing the surrounding red strange smoke that enveloped them.

As if sensing the impending crisis.

The thousand-zhang demonic insect hovering in mid-air quickly retracted its body, and red eyes protruded from its back. As they rolled, their gaze firmly locked onto the middle-aged man rapidly approaching it, as well as the white nail floating and sinking above his head.

Hiss—

The demonic insect raised its head, continually emitting a sharp, piercing cry that echoed in all directions, filled with a chilling bloodthirst that seemed to freeze one's marrow.

Not far away.

A group of Yan Clan's strong figures gathered together, voicing their opinions.

"Such a ferocious beast."

"Where did it come from, and why is it targeting our Yan Clan like this?"

A man shouted in confusion.

"Hey, my clan brother just returned and is confused about the current situation. To tell you the truth, it's not just our Yan Clan, but the other noble families in the entire Immortal City of Lingshu Mountain have also been affected. There must be some conspiracy and scheme behind this, and it's likely targeting that—"

The person beside him explained to the man who had just spoken, but his voice suddenly stopped just as he got to the crucial part.

He subtly pointed his finger in the direction of the Shu Mountain Dojo, the unspoken meaning clear.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, the man frowned and seemed to think of something, a bitter smile unintentionally appearing on his face: "It's true what they say, when immortals battle, mortals suffer."

Back then, their Yan Clan had resolutely decided to relocate their entire clan to the newly established Immortal City of Lingshu Mountain. On one hand, they were certain that this place would become another key Immortal Way city, hence they bet on it to seize the opportunity. On the other hand, naturally, they wanted protection.

The rumors said that the Immortal City of Lingshu Mountain had the support of the Shu Mountain Dojo's master behind it, an immortal of the undying Dao lineage, also the Dominate of the vast and profound Qingxiao Xuanyue heavens—true teachings of the Taiyi Unlimited Tao Sect.

But now, before gaining many benefits, they were instead unwittingly swept up into a terrible struggle, a misstep away from catastrophic calamity.

No, at this point, it no longer mattered how careful they were.

After all, anyone daring to target the true teachings of the Taiyi Unlimited Tao Sect, the man knew without thinking that they must be terrifyingly formidable entities.

In front of such existences, their minor clan, whose strongest member was only half-step into the Unity Realm Stage, had no control over their own life or extinction.

Contemplating this, the man felt a deep sense of helplessness in his heart.

And behind the man.

Yan Zhan looked expressionlessly at the elder of the clan entangled in combat with the demonic insect, silently contemplating:

"It's clear that the Immortal City of Lingshu Mountain has now become a huge purgatory, unavoidable and inescapable. If we want to survive this disaster, there is only one way—the Yan Clan must produce a true Combining Dao immortal. Only then might we possess a sliver of power to defend ourselves."

"Huang Liang Village, the postnatal purple Qi, and that most mysterious and noble of prenatals, the purple Qi!"

Yan Zhan took out a Huang Liang Talisman, which could only be used once. Despite the agonizing pain in his heart and knowing full well it was a great opportunity for his future breakthrough into the Unity Realm Stage, he still made a decision.

Without skin, can hair adhere to anything?

This principle was all too clear to Yan Zhan.

Moreover—

"Let's hope that the shadow has managed to find the mysterious person who sold Zhi'er, a mere ten thousand units of luck movement."

He hoped.

...

...

Time passed, unknown how much.

Roar! Accompanied by a painful roar, the ferocious and bloodthirsty aura billowing from the demonic insect in mid-air dissipated suddenly, and its thousand-zhang corpulent body fell powerlessly, crashing down like a mountain of flesh and crushing a swath of buildings.

But none of that mattered.

The clan elder had succeeded!

Dozens of excited gazes, including Yan Zhan's, converged eagerly on the figure in the sky.

Time trickled by.

Finally, the figure diverted his attention away from the corpse of the demonic insect on the ground and heaved a long sigh of relief. Like a deflated ball, the fierce aura wrapped around him quickly receded, and his face gradually regained its former aged appearance.

The very next moment.

The elder's figure flashed, appearing not far in front of everyone.

"Elder of the Clan!" All shouted in unison, bowing in salute.

The elder nodded, then turned to look at Yan Zhan and praised, "Indeed a fine treasure, for today I credit you with the first merit."

"Elder flatters me, Yan Zhan has merely done what he ought to do," Yan Zhan humbly responded.

As the two spoke, the elder took out the White Bone Nail, gazed at it with reluctance for a while, then without any hesitation, returned it to Yan Zhan.

...

...

Shortly thereafter.

In a secret chamber emblazoned with many Formations.

"What? You say that with this thing, one can enter a wondrous Secret Realm called Huang Liang Village, and you purchased this White Bone Immortal Nail from inside?"

The elder's gaze slowly shifted to the ordinary-looking yellow talisman in Yan Zhan's hand, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Reporting back to Elder Yan Xi, it is indeed so," Yan Zhan said with a bow, asserting confidently: "Moreover, that place is abundant with treasures, but more importantly, one can exchange luck movement for Later Heaven Purple Qi, and even the legendary Innate Purple Qi!"

As if to reinforce the credibility.

While speaking, he took out several Huang Liang Coins he had exchanged before from his storage artifact and passed them along with the yellow talisman to the elder.

"What!"

Across from him, Yan Xi stood up abruptly, exclaiming out loud, an expression of disbelief appearing on his old face.

At this moment, his attention was entirely focused on the Innate Purple Qi that Yan Zhan had just mentioned.

Yan Xi became excited.

One must know that when he was dealing with that demonic insect earlier, in a moment of crisis, he used a life-threatening secret method, and even with the help of the Immortal Treasure White Bone Nail, he was nearly burnt out, on the brink of extinction.

But if assisted by Innate Purple Qi, or a large amount of Later Heaven Purple Qi, his own cultivation might well advance a step further.

Unity Realm Stage!

Woosh woosh—

In the chambers, suddenly, a dense and heavy panting filled the air.

"How much luck movement is needed to exchange for Innate Purple Qi?" Yan Xi asked, forcefully suppressing the excitement in his heart, staring intently at Yan Zhan, and carefully inquired.

"That...,"

Yan Zhan's face showed difficulty, looking as if he wanted to speak but dared not to.

...

...

That night.

"Eh!"

Seated deep within the world, Huang Liang suddenly opened his eyes, involuntarily uttering a sound of surprise.

Behind him.

A grand, almost inconceivable, scorching nucleus was rapidly solidifying from the void, stirring up endless storms while emitting a series of exciting tremors that penetrated the heavens and earth.

"What could it be that causes the normally tranquil Chaotic Origin Immortal Nucleus to have such a disturbance?" Huang Liang murmured, his tone filled with curiosity.

Wait, could it be—

He seemed to realize something; his gaze abruptly turned towards Huang Liang Village that he had personally established.

At that moment, there arrived a new visitor.

And the disturbance of the Chaotic Origin Immortal Nucleus was related to something this person carried.

"Interesting, indeed interesting," Huang Liang said with a slight smile as his body gradually disappeared from the spot.