Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit

Chen Jichuan's body radiated golden light as he unleashed the 'Three-in-One Indestructible Golden Light Body Protection Technique' to its peak, shielding himself entirely, especially his Primordial Spirit Origin.

Lightning spread.

Engulfing external demons.

The golden light around Chen Jichuan flickered unsteadily, as though about to be torn apart.

But ultimately, it held firm.

"Ten Tribulations Independent Immortal."

"It's done!"

Chen Jichuan's skin was torn and flesh mangled; he was in a state of disarray.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

He spat large mouthfuls of golden blood.

But his face and eyes were overflowing with joy and elation.

The eighty-first bolt.

The Ninth Tribulation Lightning.

At last, everything descended.

The Tenth Independent Immortal Tribulation was successfully overcome.

The achievement of a Ten Tribulations Independent Immortal.

From this point on.

Chen Jichuan advanced freely, secured in the Fourth-order, with no more hidden worries.

...

In Wuhe Calendar, the year 23333.

Chen Jichuan successfully overcame the Tenth Independent Immortal Tribulation, achieving Ten Tribulations Independent Immortal status, at the age of 22,463 in this life, though his actual lifetime spanned 13,982 years.

In Wuhe Calendar, the year 24333.

The Eleventh Independent Immortal Tribulation descended, and Chen Jichuan narrowly overcame it, becoming an Eleven Tribulations Independent Immortal.

In the starry skies, he became even harder to match.

This tribulation.

The three top factions of the starry skies—

The Immortal Palace.

The Four Directions Sect.

The Circulation Immortal Sect.

Collaborated with internal informants within Wuhe Immortal Sect, and using Circulation Immortal Sect's treasure 'Circulation Origin Sphere,' calculated Xu Ancestor's tribulation timing and location.

The three factions secretly allied with major powers and Independent Immortals across the starry skies.

Altogether, five Eleven Tribulations Independent Immortals, twenty-four Ten Tribulations Independent Immortals, and over a hundred high-level Independent Immortals converged at Xu Ancestor's tribulation site.

After Xu Ancestor's tribulation, they launched a sudden attack.

Little did they know.

Though heavily injured after his tribulation, Xu Ancestor's strength remained celestial and unmatched.

In this battle.

Xu Ancestor unfurled the Sword Map, wielding an invincible stance, slaughtering over a hundred Independent Immortals.

Including five Eleven Tribulations Independent Immortals and twenty-four Ten Tribulations Independent Immortals.

The starry skies bled, and the stars dimmed.

For the next thousand years.

Chen Jichuan roamed the starry skies, hunting remnants of the major factions.

Over a millennium.

He personally killed more than two hundred Independent Immortals and Fourth Realm Divinity Transformation cultivators.

He earned the title 'God of Slaughter.'

Xu Ancestor, with a single sword, led Wuhe Immortal Sect to dominate the Jiulong River System, and later to reign over the Golden River Domain.

He became the unrivaled ruler of the starry skies.

A thousand years later, Xu Ancestor disappeared without a trace.

Some claimed Xu Ancestor perished beneath the Independent Immortal Tribulation.

Others said Xu Ancestor was undefeated beneath the stars, lonely as snow, and had secluded himself for cultivation.

Still others believed Xu Ancestor had undergone the Twelfth Independent Immortal Tribulation and, after a thousand years, returned from the brink of death, ascended to the Upper Realm.

Rumors abounded, but no definitive answer emerged.

...

Beyond Wuhe Star.

Within Fire Dragon Star.

The Fire Dragon Immortal Banner stood tall, illuminating the entire star like a scorching sun.

Fire dragons swam across its expanse.

Blazes surged in clusters.

Within the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner, Gan Chen sat cross-legged, refining pills.

It had been over twenty thousand years since her fall.

It had been over twenty thousand years since she was refined into the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner and became its Artifact Spirit.

All these years.

Gan Chen once refined pills for Chen Jichuan to earn money; later, she refined them for Wuhe Immortal Sect, cultivating Pill Masters in the process.

She could be described as diligent and earnest.

Her sole hope was that Chen Jichuan could reach the Fourth-order, ascend to the Upper Realm, gain Divine Skills, and grant her freedom, perhaps even help her rebuild her physical body and return to the Immortal Path.

"Help me today, and I'll help you tomorrow. Mutual aid, mutual benefit—is that not perfect for both sides?"

Chen Jichuan's earnest words from the past still echoed in her ears.

Gan Chen held onto hope.

Day after day, she stayed within the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner, listening to news of Xu Ning Ancestor from Wuhe Immortal Sect's disciples, almost like a housewife tending to her home, constantly thinking about her husband struggling in the outside world.

Sixteen thousand years ago.

The Fire Dragon Immortal Banner was sealed, and the Primordial Spirit Imprints within were completely shattered, plunging Gan Chen into despair.

But unexpectedly.

A few hundred years later.

Chen Jichuan returned with great force, re-refining the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner, and was more formidable than ever, invincible beneath the stars, unrivaled in Divinity Transformation.

Gan Chen's once dead heart revived.

She quietly calculated time, longing for Chen Jichuan to reach the Fourth-order and ascend to the Upper Realm.

Five thousand years passed.

Nothing.

Year after year went by.

"By my calculations, he should be overcoming the Twelfth Independent Immortal Tribulation around now."

"As long as he succeeds, I'll have hope!"

A loud explosion erupted from Gan Chen's pill furnace, and the pill within shattered—a batch ruined.

At this critical moment, her concentration clearly faltered, let alone her ability to refine pills.

She decided to stop.

Waiting quietly.

Who knows how much time had passed when Gan Chen's expression suddenly changed: "Died again?!"

Sixteen thousand years had passed.

She sensed that the Primordial Spirit Imprint Chen Jichuan left in the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner had once again dissipated.

Clearly.

Chen Jichuan failed to overcome the Twelfth Independent Immortal Tribulation and perished beneath it.

A dead man leaves behind ownerless treasures.

"Useless!"

"Useless!"

Gan Chen flew into a rage, feeling as though her sanity would soon unravel!

Heaven knows how long she had waited!

From the moment she became an Artifact Spirit, she had prayed for Chen Jichuan to make progress quickly.

She cared for him like a wife and a mother.

Hoping for her husband's grand aspirations.

Hoping for her son to become a dragon.

She simply wished for Chen Jichuan to succeed faster.

The time when Chen Jichuan obtained the Qilin Treasure Medicine had once injected her with hope.

But in the end, following Chen Jichuan's death, her hopes evaporated in an instant, falling into despair.

When Chen Jichuan returned once more, hope reignited.

Yet, despite becoming a Peak Divinity Transformation cultivator, he couldn't break through, undergoing Soldier Dissolution and becoming an Independent Immortal.

He somehow managed to overcome the Ten Tribulations, the Eleven Tribulations, just one step away—

Only to! Only to! Only to die under the Twelfth Independent Immortal Tribulation!!!

Up and down.

Twists and turns.

How could Gan Chen not be enraged?!

"Useless!"

"What 'God of Slaughter,' what 'Grandmaster of Tribulation Observation'—if you can't ascend, you're nothing but complete trash!"

Gan Chen cursed furiously, venting her emotions.

But she ultimately retained her reason.

"Xu Ning may be trash, but he clearly has his fortunes."

"He died once before and returned anew."

"Perhaps this time, too, he can come back."

"I'll wait a little longer."

"At most a few hundred years!"

Gan Chen silently hoped, suppressing her fury, sitting cross-legged to attempt calming herself.

At this moment.

Outside Fire Dragon Star.

A streak of light flew in and landed on the star.

"Zhang Zheng?"

Gan Chen recognized the man.

He was one of Wuhe Immortal Sect's Independent Immortals, named 'Zhang Zheng,' now a Four Tribulations Independent Immortal, ranking not among the highest in Wuhe Immortal Sect, but somewhere around thirty to forty.

He was also an Alchemy Grandmaster.

His accomplishments in the Alchemy Dao were no less than Xu Ning Ancestor's.

In the past, he had once studied Alchemy skills on Fire Dragon Star, within the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner, under Gan Chen's guidance.

But Gan Chen was temperamental, prone to abusing and berating others, naturally cruel at heart, teaching Wuhe Immortal Sect disciples reluctantly and only because she was under Chen Jichuan's orders.

She often vented her resentment and anger on these disciples.

Thus, although many Wuhe Immortal Sect alchemists had been guided by Gan Chen, there were no deep bonds of gratitude among them, only mutual hostility.

"Why are you here?"

Gan Chen's tone was hostile upon seeing Zhang Zheng.

"Granny Gan."

"Zhang has come on the orders of the Ancestor to refine the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner. I humbly ask Granny for her cooperation moving forward."

Zhang Zheng smiled at Gan Chen.

There was only one individual in the entirety of Wuhe Immortal Sect and the starry skies who Zhang Zheng would call 'Ancestor'—

Xu Ning Xu Ancestor!

"Xu Ning is letting you refine the Fire Dragon Immortal Banner?!"

"Spouting nonsense!"

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

Gan Chen's face darkened, summoning flames to lash out and drive Zhang Zheng away.

"I would scarcely dare to falsely claim the Ancestor's orders."

Thinking of the Ancestor's instructions from a few days ago, Zhang Zheng said boldly, "Our Wuhe Immortal Sect now boasts seventy-two Independent Immortals and more than a thousand Divinity Transformation cultivators. Following the annihilation of the Immortal Palace, Four Directions Sect, and Circulation Immortal Sect, the Ancestor has cemented our status as the foremost Immortal Sect beneath the stars. In the Golden River Domain, the next to ascend to the Fourth-Order will undoubtedly be one of Wuhe Immortal Sect's cultivators. Granny Gan's presence in our sect is truly heaven-sent. If Granny is willing to continue assisting us, then when any of our Fourth-Order cultivators ascend to the Immortal Realm and gain Divine Skills, they will surely grant Granny freedom, perhaps help Granny rebuild her physical body and return to the Immortal Path. Help today, and receive aid tomorrow—mutual benefit for the good of all, is it not a perfect arrangement?"

These words sounded eerily familiar.

Almost as though they had been perpetually whispering in her ears.

"Heaven-sent fortune?"

"Granting freedom?"

"Rebuilding my body?"

"Mutual benefit?"

"Perfect arrangement?"

Gan Chen exploded with rage, finally losing her temper, roaring: "Xu Ning! Xu Ning! You **** dared to toy with me?! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"

Her angered roar reverberated throughout Fire Dragon Star, echoing across the starry skies.

For a long time, it lingered.

...

End of the Starry Skies Chapter!