My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 193 The First Immortal is terrifyingly powerful; could he be a formidable foe?
As an ancient being of the Heavenly Realm of Knowledge, the first near-Dao Celestial Venerable in twelve eras, and even able to remain uninvolved in the Three Emperors' struggle that angered the heavens, the First Immortal was naturally extremely confident in his own strength.

Otherwise, how could he dare to claim first place as his title?

Such confidence naturally led this First Immortal to believe that his open scheme was infallible. After all, among all the near-Dao Immortals in the Heavenly Realm, he was the only one capable of comprehending the rules of creation!

With such high quality, if Banhu weren't already at a certain level, he could easily call himself a half-step Banhu.

But at this moment, this seemingly unsolvable scheme has failed so brazenly! Although there are no signs of failure yet, the First Immortal knows that this scheme has been utterly defeated.

"Heavens..."

The First Immortal couldn't help but murmur.

Only he, the first near-Dao Celestial Venerable of the Mysterious Heaven, could truly appreciate the profound significance of these two words.

"However, even the heavens are not invincible..."

The First Immortal's gaze returned to calm, and his expression became indifferent once more.

Heaven is the will of all living beings.

When the masses were dissatisfied with the Immortal Cave occupying 98% of the resources of the Immortal Path, a tribulation corresponding to the Near-Dao Celestial Venerable appeared in this world. However, a tribulation alone was not enough, so this Immortal Qi Cultivation Path system was created to restrain the Near-Dao Celestial Venerable and prevent such beings from acting arbitrarily again.

Therefore, the heavens have no self-awareness, yet they truly exist.

And the will of all living beings...

"All living beings can be fooled," the First Immortal said calmly, his tone unwavering. "The world is ignorant, living in a daze all day long. If one person speaks, no one believes him; if two people speak, a third believes him; if a hundred people speak, half believe him; if ten thousand people speak, they will take it as the truth and not allow the slightest rebuttal. When the will of the people changes, how can Heaven remain unchanged?"

The First Immortal seemed to be speaking to himself, and also to all living beings in the unseen realm.

As he spoke, invisible lightning bolts appeared, but in the next instant, they vanished completely.

These strange phenomena posed no threat to the First Immortal, who was completely unconcerned about them, and simply looked in the direction of the Immortal Extreme Cave.

At this moment, he already knew the root cause of the failure of his open scheme.

The greed of that Primordial Immortal exceeded the expectations of the group of near-Dao Heavenly Venerables of Zhixuan Heaven, including him. He also did not expect that Bai Chijing would dare to directly demand the Immortal Extreme Cave.

Furthermore, including him, everyone underestimated this Primordial Immortal.

"Is this one of the Five Great Immortals? No wonder he was born with supreme status!" The First Immortal felt a surge of intense emotions. The Five Great Immortals was an extremely ancient legend, but it also represented five beings who had reached the highest level of the Immortal Realm.

Although he had never met the other five immortals, he unexpectedly learned about the origins of Hongshi Tianzun during his discussion with him.

It turned out to be 60% of the Taiyi Immortal Power, transformed after seizing the Creation.

As for why it's 60%?

According to that Celestial Venerable Hongshi, the Taiyi Immortal Power went awry at the moment of its birth, causing it to fail at the last minute. Half of it dissipated, while the remaining half, under the influence of a series of events, gathered into 60% of the Taiyi Immortal Power and reincarnated into the world called Yuanshi Honghuang, where it ascended to a position close to the Dao.

It is worth mentioning that this Hongshi Tianzun was, like him, the first near-Dao Tianzun in the world.

Therefore, the First Immortal had always regarded that Celestial Venerable Hongshi as his closest friend. After all, he was the only one among so many Celestial Venerables who was close to the Dao who was truly qualified to address him as a fellow Daoist.

As for the group of near-Dao Heavenly Venerables from Zhixuan Heaven, in the eyes of the First Immortal, they were all just mediocre people.

These near-Dao Celestial Venerables were able to ascend to their positions not because they possessed exceptional talent or truly rendered meritorious service to Heaven and Earth, but rather due to a fortunate coincidence. At that particular moment, there was a need for a near-Dao Celestial Venerable to wield one-tenth of the extraordinary power, and thus, a near-Dao Celestial Venerable was created.

This is why the immortals who are close to the Dao in the Heaven of Knowledge are all getting worse with each generation.

In the past, the near-Dao Celestial Venerables had all fully absorbed that one-tenth of the extraordinary power's destiny. But in the most recent era, several people actually ascended to the throne through their merits in teaching and guiding others. If they had simply carried forward and perfected this path after ascending to the throne, that would have been fine. But instead, they all rushed to cut off their own portions of the extraordinary power's destiny.

Such a person, who is afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, yet still occupies the position of a near-Dao Immortal Venerable, is not qualified to be his Daoist friend in the eyes of the First Immortal.

However, since they are all at the same level, these near-Dao Celestial Venerables are naturally not ants.

"The Primordial Immortal Bai Chijing, even before ascending to the throne, is already so extraordinary. If you hadn't happened to be blocking my path, I could have easily made you my fellow Daoist..."

The First Immortal couldn't help but say this.

Even he was amazed when he saw Bai Chijing abolish the past immortal path and establish a new one.

Such methods are truly extraordinary and transcendent, and naturally, one can become his fellow Daoist.

"I need to be careful in the future. If I encounter those Five Great Immortals again, I must take care of them." As the First Immortal thought this, his appearance began to change.

Because he's about to start using his backup plan.

In an instant, the First Immortal's appearance had completely changed. Although he still bore a 70% resemblance to the scholar he had been before, everything else about him was entirely different.

Yet he was the first immortal at that time, able to be seen by ordinary mortals.

Even if this mortal has never cultivated, he can still see the First Immortal and will not be affected by the near-Daoist position, thus losing his self-awareness.

Such methods, though seemingly ordinary, are in fact quite shocking.

This is something even the Celestial Venerable of the Near Way cannot accomplish.

“From this moment on, I am truly Scholar Jia,” he said, completely concealing his name as the First Immortal, along with traces of his fortune and destiny.

At this moment, it was as if the First Immortal had already perished, and all traces of his past existence had been erased from Zhixuan Heaven by an invisible hand.

These traces of existence can be found in the heavens and earth, or in the memories of other living beings. Even those who are close to the Dao are not exempt.

In the memories of the near-Dao Celestial Venerables of Zhixuan Heaven, all information and images related to the near-Dao Celestial Venerable named First Immortal have silently disappeared.

Even the name of Jia Shusheng suddenly lost its power to evoke any excitement.

This even concealed a sudden impulse.

Having cultivated for twelve epochs, this person's cultivation level had long since reached an unimaginable level. He was here at this moment, but his cultivation had already taken away everything about him from the long river of time, which is why all information about him had disappeared so inexplicably.

However, although this person has achieved this level, he has not yet reached perfection.

If one has already elevated oneself to the ultimate perfection, then the title one needs at this point is no longer "Scholar Jia," but rather Zhang San or Li Si—any name will suffice.

Jia Shusheng, a fake scholar.

This is a flaw he left behind, a flaw he had no choice but to leave behind.

Furthermore, the term "scholar" here refers to his actions, and the future changes in the minds of all beings will ultimately originate from him.

This person's actions, like Bai Chijing's "Condensing Fortune to Gaze at the Heavens," form a unique lineage of celestial destiny, and are actually quite similar in their essence. The only difference is that this person's approach is exactly the opposite of Bai Chijing's.

Bai Chijing's "Condensing Fortune and Peeping at the Heavens" is based on a core concept that allows him to become a lineage of celestial fortune.

This person's actions were a way of using a title and identity to articulate the ideas he wanted to express. During this period, he was in a state of pseudo-divine destiny.

Once Jia Shusheng entered the secular world, he truly became an ordinary person. In his current youthful appearance, he became a disciple of a famous scholar and began to distinguish himself within that lineage of thought, eventually becoming a well-known master of that doctrine.

The scholar was overjoyed and excited, believing that he had a worthy successor, so he personally took him to visit a number of famous scholars.

This is both showing off and wanting his disciple to surpass him.

Jia Shusheng's teacher was not chosen randomly. This scholar had long ago unexpectedly obtained the doctrines and concepts left unintentionally by the First Immortal.

That part originated from the teachings and ideas of the First Immortal, and even though this scholar reincarnated many times, he still did not forget them.

Even if there were initial mysteries surrounding the conception of the fetus, this theoretical idea would gradually come to mind. However, the theoretical idea that emerged in this way naturally became the creation of this scholar.

This is why, even though this scholar finally created that part of his doctrine and ideas, for hundreds of years no disciple has been able to learn it.

After all, this is the doctrine of a near-Dao Celestial Venerable. Without the tacit approval of this near-Dao Celestial Venerable, how could others learn it in its entirety?

That's what makes the near-immortal so terrifying.

Moreover, even if this First Immortal fails in this attempt to control the heavens, or even has his soul scattered, as long as this part of his doctrines and ideas exist in the world, this First Immortal can, in the darkness, follow the path he has walked and, in a very short time, regain his position as a near-immortal.

Even amidst the chaos of the world, the master who perfected the "Puppet Show Scripture" back then actually possessed this ability. Even if he were easily killed by the First Ling Jia, as long as the "Puppet Show Scripture" still circulated in the world, he could reappear as a near-Daoist Venerable by following the aura that had been scattered throughout the world.

The master of the "Puppet Show Classic" was actually quite powerful; he just happened to encounter a Banhu. If Banhu had been another creator of the world, the master of the "Puppet Show Classic" wouldn't have been in such a miserable state, without even the slightest power to resist. But unfortunately, both the Imprisoned World and the Immortal Realm were created by that little girl.

A single Banhu is truly invincible within the world he created. However, if he goes to other worlds, although he can still easily kill near-Dao immortals, if he encounters a near-Dao immortal like the First Immortal, he can only defeat him, but cannot kill him.

Within the realm of near-immortal cultivation, the difference between cultivators of different levels can be as vast as heaven and earth.

Therefore, the path of cultivating immortal energy is a bottomless pit.

Starting with the easy parts and then moving on to the difficult ones is terrifying!
True Immortals have only one realm. After forming their own lineage of destiny, they can certainly contend with Immortals who are close to the Dao. However, the path to becoming completely comparable to, or even surpassing, Immortals who are close to the Dao is incredibly long and daunting.

However, the difficulty of attaining immortality through this path of cultivation is actually quite low.

As long as one can accumulate the spiritual energy of the first nine levels, complete self-transformation, and successfully leap to the final stage, one can succeed. Unlike the Dao Integration Immortal Path system, which requires condensing Qi and overcoming three external and five internal tribulations before opening a grotto-heaven, one does not need to earn a chance to knock on the gate to immortality.

……

The doctrines began to circulate in Zhixuan Heaven. At first, they were only among the group of practitioners who enjoyed studying, but gradually they went beyond their circle and became widely known.

Then the speed of spread was even faster. In just six months, it became known to everyone, from royalty and nobles to commoners.

A wave of new ideas seemed to be sweeping across the four continents at this time.

Within this wave of academic discourse, there were theories from Jia Shusheng, as well as those of others, all embroiled in heated debates. Thus, within this broad context, one particular idea began to gain acceptance among a considerable number of people.

This idea is a rebuttal to a claim that previously appeared in Zhixuantian!

The other argument is that high positions in this world should be given to people of noble birth, because people of noble birth have many things from birth, so they don't need to plunder from those below them. Moreover, even if such things happen, they will be extra careful about how they behave, so as not to create any wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice.

This statement naturally catered to the vested interests of the four continents of Zhixuantian, so it was widely promoted and discussed, leading many people to agree with it.

Even among these people who have given their approval, a significant proportion come from ordinary backgrounds.

The counter-argument to this idea is that being of noble birth does not necessarily equate to being a noble person. Because a person is still a person, and possesses selfish desires, this cannot be changed by their background. Therefore, whether a high position in this world is given to someone of noble birth or someone of ordinary birth, the outcome is essentially the same.

Therefore, to change this, we should not focus on background or origin, but rather suppress selfishness through honest supervision, while genuinely cultivating noble character and sentiments.

This idea is so impartial and fair that as it began to spread, the number of people who agreed with it grew day by day.

In just half a month, not even enough time for Bai Chijing to become an immortal, the people of the four continents of Zhixuantian recognized this concept.

Humans are the most intelligent of all beings, so when everyone thought this way, the will of Heaven in the mysterious realm of Zhi Xuantian naturally began to change!

(End of this chapter)