Yellow Court Daoist

Envious in his heart.

Yet, unable to summon that envy.

Whether it was the Heavenly Dragon Goddess, Xunyangzi, or Guyue Zhenyi, their cultivation had reached the Unification Realm long ago. But each was trapped within that realm, barely able to make any progress.

Guyue Zhenyi was even planning to ascend to the Spirit Domain within the next twenty or thirty years, hoping to find a chance there to break through.

But whether it was Guyue Zhenyi himself, or his allies among the Primordial Spirit Characters of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters,

they all knew—

With nearly nine thousand years of age, the hope that Guyue Zhenyi could become a True Immortal within a millennium or two was faint.

Yet the breakthrough came so unexpectedly.

An opportunity arose today.

Not just for Guyue Zhenyi.

Initially at odds with Dutian Daoist, both the Heavenly Dragon Goddess and Xunyangzi managed to break through during this sermon, thus achieving True Immortal status, owing a huge debt of gratitude.

Wu Jiu's feelings were even more complicated in that moment.

And it wasn't just Wu Jiu.

The three thousand cultivators on Black Cloud Mountain were both shocked and envious as they set their eyes on Lu Qingfeng, the Heavenly Dragon Goddess, and the other four.

The tens of Primordial Spirit Practitioners at the venue had complex expressions.

"Why not me?"

"Why not me?!"

Especially a few of those who had reached the peaks of the Primordial Spirit and Unification Realms, their envy and jealousy were clearly written across their faces.

The Primordial Spirit Practitioners from the Three Mountains and Seven Gorges Immortal Sect were secretly annoyed—

"If only I knew!"

"If only I knew this was a True Immortal fortune!!!"

They regretted themselves and the missed opportunity.

The 'Dutian Demon' was to preach the Immortal Dao, and these sect's Primordial Spirit Characters were both believing and skeptical, thereby apart from the somewhat powerless duo from the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain—who had a past with 'Dutian Demon'—all headed there, including both Primordial Spirits from the Heavenly Star Sect, guarded by a True Immortal beyond the cosmos.

From other Immortal Sects,

Only one or two Primordial Spirits came, each wary in their hearts.

But who could have expected this event to be a grand opportunity in full, not only advancing the cultivation of each Primordial Spirit but even other cultivators, and even achieving a breakthrough for four Primordial Spirit Zhenyi.

Witnessing this scene.

Regret turned their insides green.

Contrasting this—

The wildly jubilant Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain!

The ecstatic Divine Maiden Peak!

The exultant Xuanjian Sect!

Bing Yi Zhenyi of Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain, Ice Pot Goddess of Divine Maiden Peak, and Zun Jizi of Xuanjian Sect, upon seeing the trio breaking through, felt shock followed swiftly with envy and wild joy, their heads buzzing, murmuring—

"True Immortal!"

"True Immortal!"

"True Immortal!"

…

Outside Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

A Divine Mountain and two War Cities suppressed the void, sealing the Mountain and Water Realm.

In the Divine Mountain and War Cities, various True Immortals cultivated.

This day.

Yet saw four True Immortals opening their eyes simultaneously, leaping to the outer realms of the Divine Mountain and War Cities, overlooking Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

With just one glance, all were taken aback—

"Four people advancing to True Immortal at the same time?"

Outside Han Ling City.

Han Ling'er and Meng Ba stood side by side, witnessing the commotion below, they exchanged a glance, surprise evident in their eyes.

"Is it so easy to become a True Immortal in Three Mountains and Nine Waters?"

Meng Ba opened his mouth, glanced at Three Mountains and Nine Waters, then looked back to Han Ling'er.

Recently,

Just less than twenty years ago, a True Immortal emerged from the Mountain and Water Realm.

Now, to suddenly have four True Immortals in succession?

Meng Ba skeptically wondered: Is it really that easy to cultivate True Immortality in the Lower Realm?!

"As I recall."

"Apart from that instance twenty years ago, only two True Immortals have ascended from Three Mountains and Nine Waters in recent years."

Han Ling'er's eyes shifted.

After all, Three Mountains and Nine Waters rarely allow True Immortals; promising talents expected to achieve True Immortality are chosen early on from newly advanced Primordial Spirits or even during the Core Formation Stage, and are sent to the Spirit Domain.

These talents are from Three Mountains and Nine Waters, but even if they attain True Immortal status, it's within the Spirit Domain.

Like her impressively talented junior brother 'Lu Qingfeng'.

With his exceptional natural talent in cultivation and Arrays, earning a spot in the eyes of the Earth Immortal Ancestor Masters, Han Ling'er had often advised Lu Qingfeng to cultivate in the Spirit Domain earlier.

That was the logic.

The remainder, mostly mediocre—hopes of becoming True Immortals thinly scattered, hence True Immortals from Three Mountains and Nine Waters are scarce.

To suddenly witness four, simultaneously breaking through.

Even Han Ling'er couldn't help but be slightly dazed.

Not just Han Ling'er.

Not just Meng Ba.

Far above on the Divine Mountain, both Hu Feng Daoist from the Black Cloud Islands and the Fire God Palace's True Immortal Zheng Tu furrowed their brows.

Although tasked to seal off Three Mountains and Nine Waters and barricade 'Dutian Demon', they were True Immortals who needed to cultivate—such vast Three Mountains and Nine Waters weren't under constant tight surveillance, not every minute detail observed.

Lu Qingfeng preached.

Before and after, it was just nine years.

To True Immortals, merely the time of opening and closing their eyes. Who could have anticipated that in such a short time, anomalies would emerge from Three Mountains and Nine Waters!

Both felt a headache in that moment.

They looked towards the location where four True Immortals broke through, precisely the cultivation place of Dutian Daoist, their frowns deepening.

"Let's go check!"

Both True Immortals, without coordinating, each sent a Divine Separation, swiftly entering Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

While Han Ling'er and Meng Ba had already reached the Black Cloud Islands before them.

…

Black Cloud Mountain.

A thousand people, a thousand faces.

Lu Qingshan, Xu Mi, and Lu Changsheng stood stunned in place.

The first two merely confused.

After all, knowing 'Dutian Daoist' had become an Immortal, the current shock was still manageable.

But Lu Changsheng, seeing his uncle becoming a True Immortal right before his eyes, was utterly astounded—

"This—"

"This is becoming an Immortal?"

"This is becoming an Immortal?!"

He had never felt it as deeply as he did now; achieving immortality truly was not difficult.

Observing his uncle, it seemed effortless, without hardships, he had become a True Immortal.

But reflecting on himself, after over four hundred years of arduous cultivation, he had barely managed Core Formation and become a True Man, all thanks to his uncle's guidance.

The disparity was simply too vast.

At the mountainside.

"Someone has attained immortality!"

"Wow! It's the Heavenly Dragon Goddess from Divine Maiden Peak, she has become a True Immortal."

Some people, limited by their vision, couldn't see the situation at the peak, but faint voices carried from ahead, gradually converging to inform them that it seemed a Primordial Spirit Practitioner had broken through to become a True Immortal.

Momentary surprise.

Momentary envy.

Everyone wanted to get closer to see.

"A True Immortal?"

Lu Jing's eyes widened as she listened. Unable to fly on Black Cloud Mountain, she jumped high, trying to catch a glimpse of the True Immortal's elegance, straining her neck and tilting her head back, but she couldn't see.

She sweated with anxiety.

She could only faintly hear mentions of 'Heavenly Dragon Goddess' and 'Ancestor Master Guyue', and occasionally it seemed she also heard 'Heavenly Star Sect's Lu Zhenyi'.

"Lu Zhenyi?"

"Uncle?!"

Lu Jing gaped, no longer hopping, she perked up her ears to listen closely. The discussions grew louder, not just Lu Jing, others were astonished too—

It made sense for the Heavenly Dragon Goddess, Ancestor Master Guyue, and Xunyangzi to ascend to True Immortality, they were of Primordial Spirit Peak after all.

But what about Heavenly Star Sect's Lu Qingyu?

A newbie Primordial Spirit of just over four hundred years, who was merely in the Soul Emergence Realm when he ascended the mountain nine years ago. Was he cracking his skull to break through to True Immortality?

How could this be? How?!

Lu Jing also found it hard to believe, "Could there be some mistake?"

She thought.

Yet, deep down, she hoped her uncle truly had ascended to True Immortality.

After all, that is True Immortality.

To live for 120,000 years with vast Divine Skills was almost unimaginable. If this were true, with a True Immortal uncle covering for her, wouldn't there be endless divine wines for her to enjoy at will?!

"Uncle."

"Uncle, you must become an immortal!"

Lu Jing followed the crowd towards the mountaintop platform, all the while tilting her head and listening intently. She ignored everything else and only paid attention to mentions of 'Kongling Gorge', 'Heavenly Star Sect', or anything that included 'Lu', 'Qing', or 'Peak'.

The more she heard, the happier she became.

When she finally made her way to the mountaintop platform.

"Hey!"

Lu Jing leaped up and saw—

A large area in the center cleared out, with four people sitting cross-legged. Among them, seated in the southeast corner was the handsome young man - if it wasn't her uncle Lu Qingyu, then who else could it be!

"Ha!"

"It really is Uncle!"

Lu Jing was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear.

"Aunt!"

"Aunt!"

"Uncle has become an immortal!"

She hurriedly turned to look for her aunt, only to see Lu Qingyu also looking around, her face full of joy, struggling to push forward. Lu Jing quickly followed.

Below Black Cloud Mountain.

Four figures arrived one after another. The entire Black Cloud Island was enveloped by a Great Array that forbade flying, even Primordial Spirit Practitioners had to be restrained to the ground.

Four True Immortals from beyond had descended their Mana avatars with limited power, and could only honestly walk up the mountain.

Upon reaching the summit.

They saw four bursts of Immortal Light dazzle—

"True Immortality achieved!"

…

Atop Black Cloud Mountain.

"It's finally done."

Lu Qingyu was the first to achieve it.

His aura settled, a ball of golden light faintly visible behind his head, marking the emergence of a True Immortal from the mortal realm, a phenomenon manifested by heaven and earth. Even coming from the same root, after becoming a True Immortal, one could no longer linger long among mortals.

Lu Qingyu was unconcerned.

He stood up.

Feeling exhilarated.

'Preaching' for nine years, merging three paths into one.

A cultivation like a dream.

Now having become a True Immortal, his ability to protect himself had greatly increased.

As long as he avoided provoking those Great Powers, there was no need to fear the likes of Fire God Palace's Three Mountains True Monarch or Chi Lianshan Black Dragon True Monarch.

Having been uneasy in reality for over a thousand years, he finally had the confidence to assert himself.

Lu Qingyu composed himself, only to see Wu Jiu approaching with a delighted face, loudly saying, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on your affirmation as a True Immortal, from now on you shall wander beyond the world!"

"Congratulations to Lu Zhenyi for achieving the Immortal Dao!"

Fellow cultivators from all directions also came to congratulate, their voices echoing through Black Cloud Mountain.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"Thanks to all Fellow Daoists."

Lu Qingyu was not pretentious, he bowed to Wu Jiu and the crowd, his face also showing joy.

"Uncle."

"Big brother."

Following Wu Jiu, three more people approached, it was the couple Lu Qingshan and Xu Mi, and Lu Changsheng. Their expressions were even more excited than Lu Qingyu's.

"Big brother."

"Uncle."

From a distance, two crisp voices rang out.

Lu Qingyu looked up, unable to help but laugh.

There were Lu Qingyu and Lu Jing, the aunt and niece pair, squeezing through the crowd, running over in a blur. Lu Qingyu smiled, her eyes curving like crescent moons, while Lu Jing was so excited she couldn't speak, continually muttering 'Uncle' and 'True Immortal', her eyes wide fixed on Lu Qingyu unblinkingly.

"Very good, very good."

Newly ascended True Immortal.

Family gathered around.

Lu Qingyu's heart overflowed with joy, unable to hold back, he burst into hearty laughter.

During the laughter.

He saw the three nearby True Immortals also rising to their feet.

Lu Qingyu stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Congratulations to the three Fellow Daoists on attaining True Immortality!"

Heavenly Dragon Goddess, Ancestor Master Guyue, and Xunyangzi, these three newly ascended True Immortals, with faces full of joy, looked at each other and immediately returned the salute to Lu Qingyu: "Mutual joy, mutual joy!"

Upon saying this.

The four stood facing each other, all bursting into laughter!

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