Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 302 Meeting with the Sect Leader
"It's alright, let him be."

Jiang Chuan Zhenjun was somewhat surprised to hear his master's reply.

Within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, the Master is slightly inferior to the Sect Leader in terms of status, but in terms of cultivation level, the two are evenly matched, both having reached the Nascent Soul stage and only one step away from becoming a Void Refining Dao Venerable.

The matter of meeting the sect leader could be decided sooner or later; based on his understanding of his master's personality, he shouldn't have given up so easily.

But since the master had already given his word, True Lord Jiangchuan had no reason to object.

He said gently, "Since the sect leader has summoned you, junior brother, go and return as soon as possible."

Chen Beiwu nodded and looked at Yue Shan Zhenjun.

"Come with me."

With a flick of his sleeve, Yue Shan Zhenjun sent the prison turtle on his shoulder leaping down, carrying the two of them on its back as it transformed into a streak of brown rainbow light and swiftly soared into the sky.

As Chen Beiwu disappeared at the end of the cloud steps, the stagnant air outside the cave suddenly relaxed.

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared." Sword-Knocking True Monarch was the first to break the silence, his tone full of admiration: "I formed a first-grade golden core at the age of ninety, and I originally thought I was exceptionally talented."

At this point, True Monarch Knock Sword paused slightly: "However, compared to Junior Brother Chen's talent at the Nascent Soul stage, he is still inferior."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Jiangchuan slightly raised his eyes.

What a shameless guy.

Chen Beiwu became a disciple of his master, so it was only natural for him to address him as Junior Brother Chen.

The Sword-Knocking True Lord is not from the lineage of the Cave-Dark Evergreen True Venerable. According to the rules of the Immortal Sect, those who are not from the same lineage should perform the disciple's etiquette when a Golden Core cultivator meets a Nascent Soul cultivator, except in special circumstances.

Therefore, the Sword-Knocking True Lord should address Junior Brother Chen by his full name, rather than simply calling him Junior Brother.

However, none of the True Lords present felt anything was amiss; instead, they nodded slightly, agreeing with True Lord Koujian's words.

Those who can attain the position of True Lord are all peerless geniuses of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, but they still pale in comparison to the Primordial Golden Core that appears only once every ten thousand years.

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs present had all, to varying degrees, comprehended the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique.

Some people felt that the Primordial Way was difficult to achieve and decisively changed direction, while others felt that the Primordial Way was invincible and stubbornly persisted for a hundred years, but achieved very little.

Chen Beiwu's ability to successfully complete the Path to Core Formation, the path to the title of Primordial Golden Elixir, has exceeded the expectations of many Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

“Perhaps within two hundred years, this child will be able to stand alongside us,” said True Monarch Nixia.

Jiang Chuan Zhenjun remained silent, watching in the direction where Junior Brother Chen had left.

The Jade Purity Sect Leader holds a high position and wields great power. As the head of the sect, he is usually very busy with countless affairs, and even Nascent Soul True Monarchs rarely get to see him.

Now that such an important figure has issued a decree to summon Junior Brother Chen, I wonder what his true intentions are.
……

At the summit of Yuqing Peak.

A solitary peak stands above the sea of ​​clouds.

At the summit of the solitary peak stands a magnificent palace entirely constructed of white jade.

It floats in mid-air, with the palace doors tightly closed, and three thousand steps leading up to the palace on the left and right sides.

On the jade steps in front of the hall, a male and a female Taoist boy stood with their hands at their sides.

The boy was about eleven or twelve years old, with a cute appearance. He had a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows, wore a blue feather Taoist robe, and did not touch the steps. Under the hem of his robe, one could vaguely see rainbow light surging.

The girl was even younger, with clear eyes, delicate features, a purple-gold mark between her eyebrows, and a crystal-clear jade horn in her hair.

As Chen Beiwu and Yue Shan Zhenjun landed together, the two Daoist boys simultaneously looked up.

"Greetings to the two Xuandu Protectors." True Lord Yueshan bowed immediately.

Chen Beiwu's pupils contracted slightly, and his heart skipped a beat, gaining a deeper understanding of the terrifying power of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

The aura emanating from the two Taoist boys was truly extraordinary. Not only did they possess wisps of purple energy that were neither cloud nor rosy, and were indescribable, but this purple energy also intertwined and formed a cluster of auspicious purple clouds about the size of a palm above their heads.

'Is this the fortune of a Nascent Soul True Venerable, or a Void Refining Dao Venerable?'

Chen Beiwu dared not think too much. His mind was focused on the mirror, which shone with a faint light, cleansing his mind and purifying his thoughts.

In front of such a powerful cultivator, he needed to keep his mind clear at all times, otherwise any thought that arose in his mind could be read.

"Greetings to the two Xuandu Protectors," Chen Beiwu said, mimicking their mannerisms.

Unexpectedly, the little girl blinked, then suddenly leaned closer to Chen Beiwu, sniffing lightly with her delicate nose: "You smell so good!"

Upon smelling the faint fragrance wafting towards him, Chen Beiwu's heart tightened, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The boy frowned, his voice cold: "Yu Yue, do not be rude. This is a prodigy of the Immortal Sect personally summoned by the Sect Master. How can you treat him so casually?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yue stuck out her tongue, took a step back rather unwillingly, and whispered, "Qing He, you should smell it too, it really smells good!"

Chen Beiwu: “…”

Do you really think that his Golden Core cultivation is fake and that he can't hear our whispers?

'So even Protector Jade Moon can laugh!'

Seeing this, True Lord Yue Shan was quite surprised.

Every time he met with the sect leader, the two protectors, Qinghe and Yuyue, had cold expressions and businesslike demeanor. He never expected that Protector Yuyue would have such a kind side.

It should be noted that the two guardians, Qinghe and Yuyue, have extraordinary origins. They are Dao beasts who have accompanied the first patriarch of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, Yuanshi Daozun, since childhood. Their cultivation is unfathomable, and they have served as the Xuandu Guardian of the Yuqing Hall for more than 20,000 years.

In name, they are the guardians of the Jade Purity Hall, obeying the orders of the Jade Purity Sect Leader. However, in reality, even the Sect Leader cannot arbitrarily command the two guardians to do things.

"Don't be naughty."

Qinghe Daotong's eyes narrowed, and Yuyue immediately shut her mouth.

"The sect leader has been waiting for some time, please!"

The young Daoist Qinghe and the young Daoist Yuyue stepped aside to make way for them, and the door of the Yuqing Palace at the end of the jade steps opened.

Yue Shan Zhenjun walked to the front and was the first to enter the Yuqing Hall, followed closely by Chen Beiwu.

"boom!"

Looking at the completely closed gates of the Jade Purity Palace, the young Daoist Yuyue yawned in boredom.

"It's boring. I finally found a cultivator I can stand."

After saying this, the Jade Moon Daoist stretched out his hands, lay down on the jade steps, and transformed into a Xuandu Jade Qilin that resembled white jade and had its four feet treading on purple clouds, where he rested.

"You, you."

Qinghe Daotong shook his head speechlessly, then closed his eyes slightly and followed Yuyue to openly eavesdrop on the conversation in the main hall.

……

the other side.

The moment Yue Shan Zhenjun stepped into the Yuqing Hall, Chen Beiwu noticed that the white jade floor tiles beneath his feet suddenly lit up with innate Bagua patterns, and a powerful and refreshing spiritual energy of heaven and earth permeated the entire hall.

'What terrifying spiritual energy!' Chen Beiwu's heart skipped a beat.

Compared to the spiritual vein of the Jade Purity Palace, the fourth-order spiritual vein of the Three Mountains Cave is simply insignificant.

Yue Shan Zhenjun stopped in the center of the main hall and bowed: "Reporting to the sect leader, Chen Beiwu has arrived."

The misty atmosphere inside the hall suddenly fell silent.

"Boom!"

A clear, resonant sound rang out, and the Primordial Golden Core within Chen Beiwu's dantian trembled violently.

The next second, the jade pillar reliefs inside the hall began to move, creating a series of golden lotus phenomena that were constantly being created and destroyed, and a figure suddenly appeared in the main seat of the hall.

"Greetings, Sect Leader." Chen Beiwu and Yue Shan Zhenjun bowed simultaneously.

"look up."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu looked up, his spiritual senses surging as if he had fallen into the void, and he felt that the spiritual energy of the entire Jade Purity Hall had suddenly changed.

In a daze, he felt as if he no longer existed in the palace, but was in the boundless starry river.

Fortunately, this illusion came and went quickly.

When Chen Beiwu came to his senses, he found a handsome young man in a plain white Taoist robe standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his lips.

Chen Beiwu met his gaze, maintaining a respectful expression.

Without a doubt, this person is the Jade Purity Sect Master who has been in charge of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect for two thousand years, and whose honorific title is Xuandu Zixiao True Venerable.

"The completion of the primordial elixir is the late stage of the Golden Core realm. You truly deserve to be the next generation's chief disciple of our Jade Purity Immortal Sect."

The voice of the Purple Cloud True Venerable was deep and slow, yet it sounded like the divine decree of Heaven, causing Chen Beiwu's mind to tremble.

"You flatter me, Master."

Chen Beiwu's gaze remained unwavering, showing no arrogance despite the sect leader's praise; on the contrary, his expression became even more respectful.

"Excessive humility is hypocrisy."

True Venerable Zixiao chuckled and shook his head slightly, "To form the Primordial Golden Core at the age of thirty-something, such talent should give one the sharpness to look down on the many geniuses of the Immortal Alliance."

When ordinary geniuses successfully form their Golden Core, they are usually at the early stage. They need to use the True Qi of Earthly Fiends to refine and nurture the core day and night in order to thoroughly lay the foundation and enter the middle stage of the Golden Core.

However, those who form the Golden Elixir will have their golden nature spontaneously generated upon completion of the elixir, achieving a state of perfect harmony and flawlessness, and can immediately enter the middle stage of the Golden Elixir realm.

Such peerless geniuses are extremely rare in the history of the Immortal Alliance.

Chen Beiwu forged the Primordial Golden Elixir, which transformed into a dragon with its elixir patterns and contained immortal essence within its elixir aperture, saving him hundreds of years of arduous cultivation and allowing him to directly enter the late stage of the Golden Elixir realm.

Such talent and aptitude are almost unprecedented. Even Zixiao Zhen, the current head of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, is somewhat inferior to him.

Back then, he had also cultivated the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique and successfully comprehended it to the Great Perfection level.

Unfortunately, he was not destined to obtain the Primordial Ancestral Qi contained within the Jade Purity Mountain Gate, and what he ultimately forged was another titled Golden Elixir, named the Purple Cloud Golden Elixir, rather than the Primordial Golden Elixir.

What Zixiao Zhenzun found even more remarkable was that Chen Beiwu, who came from a humble background, was able to stand before him today not because of his family's status or the resources of the Immortal Alliance, but because of his undeniable talent and ability.

"What the sect leader says is true."

Chen Beiwu used the Mirror of Guardian Light to cleanse his mind and prevent the sect leader from sensing his thoughts.

In order to conceal the secret about the Nine Breaths Chaos, he didn't even glance at the misty purple aura surrounding True Venerable Zixiao.

Yue Shan Zhenjun remained silent, standing aside as a listener.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and getting a general understanding of Chen Beiwu's situation, True Venerable Zixiao stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the man before him.

"When the elixir is completed, the path to immortality is within reach."

"I ask you—what do you intend to use all this cultivation for?"

Upon hearing Zixiao Zhenzun's words, Yueshan Zhenjun immediately held his breath, and his gaze towards Chen Beiwu changed.

Every move the sect leader makes has a profound meaning. His questioning and testing of Chen Beiwu must mean that he is about to entrust him with a great task.

Now it remains to be seen whether Chen Beiwu's answer will satisfy the sect leader.

"To live a long and carefree life, to attain enlightenment and become an immortal."

As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, the hall fell silent, and even the Purple Cloud True Venerable paused slightly.

Such an answer is too old-fashioned. If it were given to an ordinary disciple of a celestial sect, it would be an understatement to call it a perfunctory response.

However, the Purple Cloud True Venerable had keen spiritual senses and could clearly perceive that Chen Beiwu's words came from the bottom of his heart and were not empty words.

This means that Chen Beiwu's ambitions are even greater than Zixiao Zhenzun had anticipated.

His ambition was not only to rule the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, but to soar above the nine heavens, master the Dao, prove immortality, and become an immeasurable immortal.

"Longevity and freedom, attaining immortality—do you know the weight of these eight words?" True Venerable Zixiao's voice deepened.

"I know, but what does success or failure matter? How can I know if I can do it if I don't try?" Chen Beiwu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"What a fine saying, 'Success or failure is not worth mentioning'!"

True Venerable Zixiao nodded slightly, somewhat satisfied with Chen Beiwu's answer.

"Do you know why I summoned you here?" True Venerable Zixiao said, getting down to business.

"Forgive my ignorance, Master, but I humbly request your guidance."

Chen Beiwu spoke with curiosity, also wanting to know the answer to this question.

Unexpectedly, the True Venerable Zixiao changed the subject and raised another fatal question:
In your opinion, which is stronger, the Five Great Grotto-Heavens or the Thirteen Immortal Sects?

Chen Beiwu paused slightly, carefully choosing his words, and said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, this disciple believes that the Five Great Grotto-Heavens are like ancient pine trees, rooted for ten thousand years, with lush branches and leaves, and are the leaders among the many sects of the Immortal Alliance."

The thirteen immortal sects are like new bamboo shoots, breaking through the soil and soaring into the clouds, rising steadily step by step; they may very well one day surpass even the grotto-heavens.

'Little rascal,' Zixiao Zhenzun thought to himself.

Chen Beiwu's meaning was simple: in terms of accumulated foundation, the Five Great Grotto Heavens were number one in the world, but in terms of ambition and drive, the Thirteen Immortal Sects were superior.

But the truth is quite the opposite. In terms of accumulated foundation, the three immortal sects of Shangqing, Taiqing and Yuqing are the best in the world. The five great grotto heavens are just latecomers who have surpassed them, but True Venerable Zixiao did not expose this fact.

The reason is simple: although the five great grotto heavens lack sufficient resources, they possess the strongest power in the world within the Immortal Alliance.

Judging by strength, the Five Great Grotto Heavens are indeed qualified to rank above the Three Immortal Sects.

Of course, if the three immortal sects joined forces, they could try to challenge a single grotto-heaven, but there was no need for that.

"In that case, are you confident that you can become the chief disciple of Yuqing Sect, retain the honor of being the number one immortal sect, and lead the disciples of the immortal sect to defeat the five great prodigies of the cave heavens in the cave heaven competition?" True Venerable Zixiao asked bluntly.

Chen Beiwu did not make a grand promise, but calmly said, "This disciple comes from a poor family and dares not presume to say that victory is certain."

Zixiao Zhenzun narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing that Chen Beiwu was using a feigned retreat to gain the full support of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, and nodded inwardly.

He wasn't afraid of the immortal sect's prodigies demanding support; he was afraid that Chen Beiwu's ambitions were too low and his vision too limited.

Now it seems that Chen Beiwu is indeed qualified to inherit the supreme divine power created by his master, Guanyin, regarding "the beginning of chaos and the birth and death of the five elements".

Of course, supernatural powers should not be easily passed on, nor can they be comprehended by Golden Core cultivators.

Even if Chen Beiwu forges the Primordial Golden Elixir, he can only comprehend the simplified profound mystery of this supreme divine power.

"I possess an unparalleled profound power called the Primordial Five Tribulations Seal. Those who forge the Primordial Golden Core can learn it and, upon reaching mastery, find it difficult to find an opponent of the same realm. Would you like to learn it?" The voice of the Purple Cloud True Venerable became extremely ethereal.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, this disciple is willing." Chen Beiwu's eyes brightened slightly.

There are many skills but not too much!

With his current level of comprehension, it would be a waste of his talent if he didn't learn more supreme and profound techniques.

"This method is difficult to comprehend; one must hold one's breath and concentrate one's mind at all times."

Zixiao Zhenzun extended his right hand and pointed forward. A stream of light immediately entered Chen Beiwu's sea of ​​consciousness, transmitting power through Daoist principles.

"boom!"

As the Daoist energy washed over him, the general outline of the Primordial Five Tribulations Seal appeared in Chen Beiwu's mind, and he gradually entered a state of enlightenment.

'You've figured it out already?'

Even the well-informed Zixiao Zhenzun was somewhat surprised to see this.

(End of this chapter)