Bestowing the Name Chang Geng, Stepping into the Middle Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin

Taichu raised his brows at this, thinking, Could this really be that Taibai from later generations?

But Taichu quickly thought to himself.

"Why should I care so much? So what if he is, and so what if he isn't? Why trouble myself over it!"

Thus, Taichu looked at the old man and spoke with a solemn expression.

"Since so many Star Gods have recommended you, I cannot be bothered to deliberate further. I shall let you consume the Star Fruit and show everyone what you can do. And since you are fated with me, I shall bestow upon you the name Chang Geng. How does that sound?"

As Taichu's words fell, an immense Fortune seemed to pour directly into him. His cultivation realm, which had remained unmoved all this time, actually showed signs of loosening at this moment!

Naturally, his changes could not escape Taichu's notice, as Taichu had long since reached the Third Layer of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

The silver-haired old man—no, he should now be called Chang Geng—immediately knelt respectfully before Taichu.

"Thank you, Dao Venerable, for granting this old man such an Opportunity. From now on, this old man shall follow the Dao Venerable's lead in all things!"

As Chang Geng accepted the name bestowed by Taichu, several strands of Power of Heavenly Dao descended directly from the Void!

Combined with Chang Geng's earlier words, this moved Doumu Yuanjun and the many Star Gods.

Doumu did not blame Chang Geng for wishing to regard Taichu as his superior. She even welcomed it.

What shocked her was that Chang Geng had obtained such an Opportunity. At her level, she could naturally see that Chang Geng had received the blessing of Heavenly Dao.

This meant that even Heavenly Dao acknowledged the name Taichu had bestowed upon him.

Taichu was rather vexed by this as well.

He thought that it had merely been a casual gesture, but judging from Heavenly Dao's reaction, Chang Geng likely possessed something special.

It further confirmed his earlier speculation.

At this moment, Doumu suddenly rose to her feet and sternly addressed Chang Geng.

"Chang Geng, since the Dao Venerable has granted you this Opportunity, you must cherish it well. From now on, you must strive to serve the Dao Venerable!"

Hearing this, Chang Geng immediately looked at Doumu Yuanjun uneasily and hesitantly said,

"Star Mother, this old man, I..."

Before he could continue, Doumu Yuanjun swiftly interrupted him.

"Enough. Being valued by the Dao Venerable is your Fortune. This is a good thing! We should all be happy for you!"

Only after hearing Doumu's words did Chang Geng finally relax slightly.

Taichu merely raised a brow. He naturally understood what Doumu Yuanjun meant, but he had no intention of exposing it. On the contrary, this benefited everyone.

Then, the Power of Heavenly Dao dissipated from the Void of the Primordial Starry Sky, while Chang Geng's aura below underwent an instant change.

Only then did the many Star Gods notice his transformation, and they all rejoiced for him.

Before long, Chang Geng's transformation came to an end.

At this moment, his aura had already reached the Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Moreover, three golden flowers floated above his Primordial Spirit, each blooming with eight petals.

Taichu revealed an approving expression at the sight.

Although most of this was due to him.

After all, although Chang Geng had previously had a chance of breaking through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, at most his flowers would have bloomed with five petals, and he would still have needed time to accumulate his foundation.

Yet now, due to Taichu, he had received an infusion of unknown Fortune and the blessing of Heavenly Dao, giving him hope of becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal.

"Not bad. You broke through directly to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and your flowers bloomed with eight petals. You have hope of becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal!"

Then Taichu looked solemnly at Chang Geng and slowly spoke.

"Chang Geng, I now give you two choices. First, you can use the Star Fruit to break through and directly advance toward Primordial Golden Immortal. However, if you wish to continue improving afterward, you will need to keep accumulating Merit and earning Fortune to gradually advance!"

"The second choice is that now that you have achieved Great Luo and your flowers have bloomed with eight petals, as long as you proceed steadily step by step, you can slowly break through to Primordial Golden Immortal. Though it will take a long time, your future will hold many more possibilities!"

"What is your choice? I will give you time to consider it!"

Taichu then sat cross-legged upon the cloud platform and waited for Chang Geng to think.

Upon hearing the choices Taichu had given Chang Geng, many Star Gods hoped that he would choose the second. It was not because they coveted the Star Fruit Taichu had produced, but because they all hoped Chang Geng would have a better future. After all, with flowers blooming at eight petals, although Dao Attainment would be difficult, there was still some possibility.

Besides, he had received a name from the Dao Venerable, which was equivalent to having Taichu as his backing. His future was promising.

Yet to their disbelief, Chang Geng looked resolutely at Taichu on the cloud platform above and said without hesitation,

"Dao Venerable, Chang Geng is willing to choose the first!"

Hearing this, even Taichu could not help revealing a look of surprise.

He looked at Chang Geng with a grave gaze.

Even Doumu Yuanjun was so shocked by his words that she rose to her feet. "Ah, Chang Geng, you are being foolish!"

However, Chang Geng smiled, his gaze firm as he looked at Taichu.

"Dao Venerable, this Opportunity of mine came from you to begin with. If not for this, I might never have had the chance to break through to Primordial Golden Immortal in the future. I might not even have been able to achieve Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"

"Therefore, this old man chooses the simplest path. No matter what becomes of Chang Geng in the future, I will harbor no resentment!"

Seeing Chang Geng's determined expression, Taichu did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, the Star Fruit in his palm floated directly before Chang Geng.

"Since that is the case, consume this Star Fruit. I will refine the Star Origin within it for you!"

Taichu waved his hand again, and a small cloud platform appeared beneath Chang Geng's feet, flying to a spot not far from Taichu.

He then began refining the Star Fruit for him. Pure Star Origin continuously flowed into Chang Geng's body.

It merged with his original Geng Metal Star Origin and gradually grew stronger.

At the same time, all the Star Gods watched as his aura rapidly rose.

Peak Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Middle-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

By the time less than one-third of the Original Source had been absorbed, Chang Geng's strength was already only a hair's breadth away from Primordial Golden Immortal.

Seeing this, Taichu opened his mouth, and the Star Dao emerged. "Very well. Since you share such fate with me, why not lend you a hand? I hope you will not disappoint my good intentions!"

It continuously entered Chang Geng's ears, where he swiftly accepted and absorbed it.

At the same time, both the many Star Gods and Doumu Yuanjun immersed themselves in Taichu's Great Dao Sound.

They all knew that this was an unimaginable Opportunity. One after another, they comprehended the Dao and cultivated, grasping this immense chance.

As Taichu preached the Dao for Chang Geng, though it was not Chang Geng's primary Dao, Taichu possessed the Primordial World Pearl and could comprehend the Three Thousand Great Daos. Though incomplete, it was still a rare method for aiding Dao comprehension.

Furthermore, since the beginning of Chaos, Taichu had cultivated many Great Daos concurrently.

The Taichu Realm also possessed the Original Source of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods, and Great Dao Power was abundant there.

After emerging into the world for so long, he had comprehended many Great Daos to the First Layer of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

After learning the secret of the Primordial Starry Sky from the Demon Realm and realizing the importance of stars, Taichu had focused on comprehending Stellar Law.

In less than a thousand years, under Taichu's preaching, Chang Geng absorbed the Star Origin and broke through to the Early Golden Immortal of the Origin.

At this point, the Star Origin within the Star Fruit had only just exceeded one-third.

"It seems that once you fully absorb this Original Source, you will at least reach the peak of the Middle Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin!"

Taichu's satisfied gaze fell upon Chang Geng as he continued explaining Stellar Law to him and refining the Star Origin.

By the time all the Original Source had been refined and absorbed, several thousand years had passed.

Taichu's preaching abruptly came to an end as well.

At the same time, Chang Geng's cultivation stopped at the peak of the Middle Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin.

As for the other Star Gods, many with deep accumulations broke through one or two minor realms, while a few even broke through major realms.

Every one of them had advanced by at least one minor realm, and all were deeply grateful to Taichu.