Yellow Court Daoist

Watching Lu Qingfeng, both had an inexplicable look in their eyes.

Lu Changsheng, standing nearby, didn't notice. How could he know that the famous Old Demon from Three Mountains and Nine Waters was his very own amiable great-uncle!

But Lu Qingshan knew.

Xu Mi had her suspicions early on.

When they had first heard that the Old Demon had become a True Immortal, they were dumbstruck.

Before they could properly congratulate him, word came that the Old Demon was going to impart teachings on Black Cloud Island.

They were utterly baffled.

"True Immortal imparting teachings, what a great opportunity."

"Don't talk too much, focus your mind and adjust your state," Lu Qingfeng reminded them without further explanation, seeing the questions in their eyes.

The Great Method of imparting the 'Yellow Court Scripture' was of the greatest benefit to him, but each cultivator in attendance could also gain benefits to varying degrees.

It was a mutually beneficial affair.

The only difference was the extent of the benefits.

"Yes."

Seeing that his elder brother was not inclined to elaborate, neither Lu Qingshan nor Xu Mi dared to press further and simply nodded in agreement.

However, seeing Lu Changsheng succeeding in reaching the Core Formation Realm and becoming a True Man, the couple couldn't help expressing their joy, with Xu Mi particularly grateful that ten years ago she entrusted her son to Lu Qingfeng's tutelage.

After a bit of prattling, Lu and Xu reluctantly took their seats behind the two Primordial Spirit True Ones of Floating Mountain Sect.

They cleared their minds and closed their eyes to cultivate.

...

Days passed by.

The number of cultivators gathering on Black Cloud Island grew, and the three thousand meditation mats gradually filled up.

Lu Qingshan, Xu Mi, and Lu Changsheng were adjusting their minds and spirits while occasionally glancing down the mountain path, hoping to catch sight of Qingyu and Lu Jing.

But they never showed.

"If they don't arrive soon,"

"They'll miss it."

Lu Changsheng was anxious, feeling that it was a pity if his aunt and little sister missed such a rare opportunity. But being far away on Black Cloud Mountain, he could only pray.

Hundreds of miles away from Black Cloud Island.

"You're too late,"

"The way ahead is blocked," declared the boatman loudly.

The two women refused to listen and leaped off the deck, gazing into the fog-shrouded waters where the path ahead was obscured. The pretty-faced young girl in light goose yellow dress immediately showed a bitter expression: "We're in trouble! Black Cloud Island has closed off. We won't be able to hear the True Immortal lecture!"

Lu Jing stamped her feet in frustration, looking at her aunt with a pout, "It's all because my cultivation is too low, I've made my aunt miss out."

Ten years ago.

Her parents went to Floating Mountain Sect.

Her elder brother followed his uncle to Kongling Gorge.

And Lu Jing, with great enthusiasm, traveled the world with her aunt Qingyu, practicing swordplay in her free time, vanquishing demons on a whim, drinking fine wine and living a carefree life.

It all seemed whimsical, but with Qingyu's diligent teaching and supervision, Lu Jing's cultivation progressed steadily.

But time was still short.

Ten years ago, Lu Jing was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

And, she still was.

Not even close to touching the threshold of Spirit Void Realm, her speed of flight couldn't be fast. Although Qingyu was a Jiedan True Man, even rushing with Lu Jing at full speed without a break, it still took them over three months.

"My brother has really put me in a tough spot!"

Qingyu, dressed in white, took a swig from the green gourd at her waist, muttered a complaint about her brother, and seeing Lu Jing's drooping eyebrows and dispirited demeanor, chided, "If we don't try, how will we know we can't make it?"

Lu Jing looked up at her aunt and then back at the fog-enshrouded Black Cloud Island, momentarily dumbfounded, "Didn't the boatman say that the Immortal on the island started teaching yesterday?"

"Who can be sure?"

"No matter what, now that we've come, we must try."

Qingyu didn't care about Lu Jing's daze, grabbed her, and plunged into the fog.

Once inside the thick fog where visibility was near zero, Qingyu felt disoriented.

"Ah!"

"I can't see anything!"

With only Foundation Establishment Cultivation, Lu Jing fared even worse, her senses and spiritual sense obscured, allowing her aunt to lead her by the wrist.

Qingyu, within the fog, looked around sneakily and, seeing that Lu Jing could neither see nor hear, softly called out, "Brother, brother, let us in. Brother, brother, brother, brother..."

Growing more urgent.

Suddenly, the fog ahead parted, revealing a path. Overjoyed, Qingyu yanked Lu Jing along, and they dashed through.

In less than thirty minutes,

Lu Jing felt the ground beneath her feet solidify and her vision clear, as colors of the world returned.

"Are we in?!" Lu Jing's eyes widened.

Still in shock, she saw her aunt already running ahead. Without a moment's joy, she hurriedly followed Qingyu, rushing toward the mountain ahead.

"Quick, quick, quick! Hahaha! We actually made it."

Running and laughing,

The aunt and niece duo jogged up the mountain.

They saw two empty meditation mats at the very back of the mountainside. They didn't bother to push forward or seek others, Qingyu and Lu Jing simply sat down at the end.

The count of three thousand was now Perfection.

The heavens and earth trembled.

Outside Black Cloud Island, the fog thickened, sealing it completely.

...

The Great Dao is profound and elusive.

On Black Cloud Mountain, the Heavenly Dragon Goddess sat on her meditation mat, her heart complicated as she looked at the Old Demon descending from the sky sitting upon an auspicious cloud.

She had once vehemently hated the Old Demon for stealing a Supreme Treasure and nearly banishing her to the Netherworld forever.

But over four hundred years ago, during the calamity wrought by demons, the Old Demon had turned the tide and saved the world from collapse, leading her to reassess her view of him.

And then, ten years prior, the Old Demon's achievement of True Immortal status had startled the world.

Her past resentments seemed petty now.

That former was now a True Immortal, destined to enjoy 129,600 years of life, transcending Three Mountains and Nine Waters, and roaming the Spirit Domain beyond reach.

While she remained treading water in her Primordial Spirit state.

Although she had reached the Fourth Realm, becoming a True Immortal was anything but easy.

Before her, Divine Maiden Peak had produced countless Second Stage Primordial Spirits, yet only a precious few ever attained True Immortal status.

The Heavenly Dragon Goddess felt her prospects were bleak.

Thus.

The opportunity for a True Immortal to deliver a divine lecture had arrived, and even past enemies like the Heavenly Dragon Goddess couldn't miss it despite the potential awkwardness. However, upon encountering the Dutian Demon, she realized she needn't have worried—

Because Dutian Daoist didn't so much as glance her way.

Upon appearing, he delved straight into the Immortal Dao.

No time to ponder.

Overwhelmed with joy, the Heavenly Dragon Goddess immersed herself in his teachings, unable to pull herself away.

She wasn't the only one.

From the Primordial Spirit Fourth Realm Unification Realm cultivators to the mere Foundation Establishment practitioner Lu Jing—after Lu Qingfeng spoke, one by one, they were all enveloped in the profound mysteries of the Dao.

Including Lu Qingfeng himself.

The whole of Black Cloud Mountain seemed infused with endless mystical rhymes, enveloping the three thousand cultivators within the mountain. As their energies ebbed and flowed, Lu Qingfeng continued his lecture, his heart bursting with spirit light that enhanced his Dao ability.

Marvelous transformations blessed the body—

Mana surged.

Primordial Spirit strengthened.

Physical forms tempered.

Originally at the Soul Emergence Realm of the Third Realm of Primordial Spirit, his power began to soar at a visibly rapid pace.

Late Soul Emergence Realm.

Peak of Soul Emergence Realm.

Breaking through the Soul Emergence Realm.

In less than a year, he had reached the Unification Realm of the Fourth Realm of Primordial Spirit, saving himself well over a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

And the lecture went on.

So did the advancement.

Early-stage Unification Realm.

Mid-stage Unification Realm.

Late-stage Unification Realm.

Time passed as well.

One month.

Two months.

Three months.

By the end of the first year, Lu Qingfeng had broken into the Unification Realm.

In the second year, the early-stage Unification Realm.

In the third year, the mid-stage Unification Realm.

By the fifth year, the late-stage Unification Realm.

In the seventh year, the peak of the Unification Realm.

A union of Primordial Spirit and flesh, and the body with the Dharma Image, he completely forged his Dharma Body.

Reaching Perfection within the Unification Realm.

Continuing the lecture.

Continuing the ascension.

The eighth year.

The ninth year.

Upon reaching the ninth year, his mana peaked, and with a spark of spirit light in his heart, free from any impediment, divine inspiration descended.

Lu Qingfeng, blessed with sudden enlightenment, opened his eyes—

"A True Immortal is born!"

With a Blinding Technique, he switched places undetected, returning to the side of Wu Jiu Zhenyi.

...

Wu Jiu had been engrossed, but when he abruptly noticed the celestial chant had ceased, he awoke in shock.

On looking around, the previously seated Dutian Daoist atop the cloud was nowhere to be seen.

"Is it over?"

Wu Jiu momentarily felt a sense of loss, a hollowness in his heart. But then, his expression turned to joy: "Peak of God Transformation!"

Nine years of listening to the lecture.

In a fleeting moment.

His original mid-stage Divinity Transformation within the Second Realm of Primordial Spirit had leapt forward to the Peak of God Transformation, advancing by two whole minor levels.

A true cause for celebration.

Upon self-inspection, the joy was uncontainable. He felt truly fortunate to have come to Black Cloud Island. As he thought to stand and express his gratitude to the Dutian Daoist, he sensed a vibrant energy stir beside him.

Powerful and mystical.

"What is this—"

Wu Jiu turned and saw Lu Qingfeng sitting calmly, still in meditation, his mana tumultuous, sword light external, yet locking his energy within, climbing ever higher.

Seeing his state.

"Breaking through to become an Immortal?!"

He had broken through Primordial Spirit and ascended to a True Immortal!

Wu Jiu was astounded, eyes wide in disbelief.

This junior brother of his was a cultivation genius, achieving Primordial Spirit True One in a mere eight hundred years and braving through the twenty-seven levels of Array Mountain in Heavenly Star Sect, predestined to be a direct disciple of an Upper Realm Earth Immortal Ancestor.

Moreover, after achieving Primordial Spirit status in four hundred years, he frequently isolated himself for cultivation.

His cultivation and Dao ability soared, breaking through the two realms of nurturing the spirit and Divinity Transformation, reaching the late stage of Soul Emergence.

But the realm of True Immortal was still one Unification Realm away.

Even at Lu Qingfeng's rate of cultivation, it would take at least a thousand years.

"Just by listening to a newly risen True Immortal's lecture, he has become a True Immortal?!" Wu Jiu swallowed hard, overwhelmed with shock.

But just then.

Three more surges of energy shone around them.

"Are there others becoming True Immortals?"

Wu Jiu hastily stood up.

Following the energies, he saw nearby the Heavenly Dragon Goddess from Divine Maiden Peak, a bit further the True One Guyue from Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain, and even further was Xunyangzi from Xuanjian Sect, all with taut expressions, yet each with an aura growing stronger than the last.

Indeed, they were all ascending to True Immortals.

"Four True Immortals?"

Wu Jiu felt a bitter taste at the back of his throat, shocked and envious.

The joy from advancing to the Peak of God Transformation Realm was instantly and utterly dispersed.

Compared to becoming a True Immortal.

What was a small advance to the Peak of God Transformation Realm worth?

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