Three Pure Ones Break Through

Looking at the three Spiritual Treasures in his hand, which originated from the same source, and hearing his disciple's (Martial Nephew's) heartfelt (not!) summary, an indescribable warmth and emotion surged in his heart.

All born from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, their brotherhood of countless eons was ignited at this moment by this incredibly coincidental event and sentence.

Laozi nodded, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes. He felt that although this disciple was a bit mischievous, his integrity was sound. Yuanshi's face showed emotion. It seemed he had wrongly accused Chen Song just now. Tongtian patted Chen Song's shoulder forcefully, "Well said! Senior Disciple Nephew! Extremely well said! That's exactly the principle!"

Jieyin and Zhunti finally understood. We were talking to your master and martial uncle, why are you jumping in?

Zhunti stepped forward and rebuked angrily, "You young whelp! I was speaking with your masters and uncles, when is it your turn, a mere junior, to interrupt? Is this the rule of your Three Pure Ones sect?!"

Hearing this, Tongtian immediately exploded. He raised the Qingping Sword, "Hmph, my Senior Disciple Nephew respects his elders and is a well-behaved and adorable junior. You two are slandering him here, do you wish to test if my newly acquired Qingping Sword is sharp?"

Chen Song was about to retort when Laozi reached out and stopped him, then reprimanded Tongtian, "Retreat!"

He then turned to face Jieyin and Zhunti, "You two Fellow Daoists speak the truth. My disciple offended you just now. Disciple, why don't you apologize to your two Martial Uncles?"

Chen Song pouted, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your two Martial Uncles, I was indiscreet just now. I apologize to you both."

His words were full of perfunctory politeness.

I was wrong, I admit it, I apologized to you, but I won't change, hehe! But Master's move is brilliant! Not only did he remove the 'disrespectful' label they pinned on him, but he also turned the tables.

As expected, Zhunti was completely flustered by this move and didn't know how to respond. It was Jieyin who spoke to ease the situation, "Martial Nephew, you take it too seriously. It was my brother and I who were rash and hasty earlier. How can we blame Martial Nephew? No blame, no blame."

"Do you two Fellow Daoists have anything else?" Yuanshi's icy voice rang out, his equally icy gaze fixed on Jieyin and Zhunti. Laozi and Tongtian also fixed their gazes on the two.

Jieyin and Zhunti immediately cowered.

"N-nothing... it's nothing..."

"A misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding... Farewell!"

Two streams of golden light fled again in a sorry state, with faint cries of "Alas, my West is too bitter," and "When will the Heavenly Dao favor my West?" echoing.

The Three Pure Ones exchanged smiles, holding their Spiritual Treasures. They ignored the other powerful beings watching from afar and, with Chen Song in tow, flew towards Kunlun Mountain in high spirits.

Chen Song secretly rubbed his hands like a fly, "Done! The Three Pure Ones shouldn't split up now, right? The matter of fighting landlords and playing mahjong with the Ancestral Witches should be completely in the past, right?"

The Three Pure Ones brought Chen Song back to their Thatched Hut Dojo on Kunlun Mountain. They then hurried off into seclusion. After all, they had just heard the Dao Ancestor's Sermon and had many insights. They had also each obtained treasures, so they would go into seclusion to break through to Quasi-Saint first.

Before leaving, Laozi tossed Chen Song a book on Alchemy Techniques, instructing him to study it diligently. He also ordered that Chen Song was not allowed to leave seclusion and run around until he broke through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Oh, and also, ten thousand recitations of the Taiqing Heart Calming Incantation.

Chen Song pouted, but he didn't object. After all, he was his own master. Moreover, he had boasted that he would make the Three Pure Ones lineage flourish, and his cultivation as a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was not enough.

Chen Song, who was familiar with the Great Wilderness, knew that the Three Pure Ones would not only have him as a disciple. His master would later accept Grand Master Xuandu, Yuanshi would have the Twelve Golden Immortals, and Tongtian's disciples would be even more numerous.

He would definitely be the Senior Disciple of the Three Pure Ones in the future, so he needed to have cultivation that could hold his own.

Chen Song took out a Bodhi Seed, examined it for a moment, and swallowed it in one gulp. Hmm, it doesn't taste like anything... After that, Chen Song entered meditation.

Hey! I need you to help me cultivate!

The Great Wilderness Calendar, a thousand years passed in a flash.

A thousand years later, Chen Song slowly woke up.

As Chen Song opened his eyes, two condensed, tangible streams of Five-Colored Divine Light flashed and disappeared from his pupils. He slowly exhaled a turbid breath, which surprisingly carried the Dao Charm of the Five Elements' cycle, lingering for a long time.

"Mmm... Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal. This Grand Unity Golden Immortal is so hard to break through!" Can one Bodhi Seed not allow me to break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal? Is it because my Origin/Foundation is too good, making the breakthrough harder? Or is Zhunti too weak, so the Bodhi Seed's effect isn't that good?

That's true. Jieyin and Zhunti weren't even at the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal before, far from his masters and martial uncles.

Otherwise, why wouldn't they dare to fight Tongtian Martial Uncle?

Zhunti: Can you stop bringing me up?

Forget it, forget it. Let it be. Let's check the Alchemy Techniques book Master gave me first.

The ten thousand recitations of the Taiqing Heart Calming Incantation did have some effect, after all, he didn't get stuck trying to force a breakthrough to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Then, he wanted to dedicate a song, Can't Learn, to his cheap master.

"What is this?" Chen Song's brows were furrowed. He couldn't understand it at all!

He stood up, stretched his muscles, and his joints popped. Majestic magical power surged. He hadn't moved for a thousand years.

"Whatever, I'm going out to stretch my muscles!" Chen Song put down the Alchemy Techniques book, humming a tune, and walked out of the Thatched Hut.

"Always can't learn~"

"Be a little smarter~"

Chen Song stretched, preparing to breathe in the fresh air on the peak of Kunlun Mountain, which he hadn't smelled in a thousand years, and ponder the Taiqing Alchemy: Introduction to Giving Up that was as inscrutable as a heavenly book...

Suddenly!

Three different pressures descended.

One flowed with Yin-Yang, profound and unfathomable. This was Master!

One seemed to expound on the Heavenly Dao, orderly and structured. This was Second Martial Uncle!

One was incomparably sharp and aggressive, brimming with edge. This was Third Martial Uncle!

Three auras surged upwards, instantly breaking through a certain threshold and reaching a new, awe-inspiring level!

This is... breaking through to Quasi-Saint!

Chen Song watched, his heart surging with excitement, "Awesome! — As expected of my Martial Uncle and Master!"

The Three Pure Ones emerged from the thatched hut and walked into the courtyard almost simultaneously.

"Hahahaha, Senior Disciple Nephew, what were you singing just now about not being able to learn? Have you hit a bottleneck in your cultivation?" Tongtian sized up Chen Song. Grand Unity Golden Immortal pinnacle, not bad, I guess.

Yuanshi and Laozi didn't say anything, just smiling at Chen Song.

"Ah, Martial Uncle Tongtian, you could say I've hit a bottleneck! But I'm already at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal pinnacle, so maybe I'll break through with a whoosh one day. The main thing is I can't learn the alchemy techniques my Master gave me." Chen Song scratched his head.

"What's so difficult about that? Your Master is right here, just ask him directly if there's anything you don't understand," Yuanshi said dismissively.

Laozi stroked his beard and smiled, "If there's anything you don't understand, just point it out, and I, your Master, will explain it to you."

"I don't understand any of it."

Laozi: ???

"I understand the words, and I can understand the alchemy ingredients, but I don't understand anything related to alchemy itself."

Laozi: This disciple is truly hopeless.

Closing his eyes, Laozi lay back.

"Forget it, I won't force you anymore."