The Embryonic Form of the Golden Coin Dao Appears

Yun Ting chuckled. "Dad, where did your mind wander off to? Junior Brother Zhao reminded me that there's a very fun path I can take. Since I can trade merit with him for twenty-four Sea Calming Pearls, doesn't that mean I can also trade merit for other things?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Tian pondered for a moment. "Ting'er, you mean... achieving Sagehood through merit? But where are we supposed to get that much merit?"

Yun Ting was speechless for a moment. Taking out the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, he said, "Dad, what do you think of this thing? Condense merit, then make it into the form of coins. Merit and spirit treasures can both be quantified. What do you think?"

Tong Tian burst into laughter. "If it's pure merit, there's another advantage—no one can counterfeit it, right? But have you considered that if you use only merit, your coins can only circulate among Great Powers..."

Yun Ting thought for a moment. "Uh... for now, let's leave it at that. I don't need to personally handle business below the Golden Immortal level anyway, do I?"

Tong Tian snorted with laughter, thinking, The boy does have a point there. Golden Immortal-level cultivators can't produce treasures that catch his eye... No, Golden Immortals can't even be called experts. If my son personally handles every bit of business, it could easily affect his cultivation.

Seeing Tong Tian smile, Yun Ting grinned. "All right, Dad, I'll go make some arrangements first. You should go preach the Dao to the Personal Disciples. If Junior Brother Zhao overtakes a few of them in the next few days, Jin Ling and those girls will be embarrassed."

Tong Tian asked in confusion, "Duo Bao is also a Personal Disciple. Why didn't you mention him?"

Yun Ting stroked his chin. "Hmm, although Junior Brother Zhao isn't weak, if they truly fought, he wouldn't be Senior Brother Duo Bao's match. Though they're both at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, Senior Brother Duo Bao's Great Dao of Sole Supremacy isn't something Junior Brother Zhao's Dao of Clear Wind can compare to."

Tong Tian nodded. "Then why did I hear that you want to be Senior Brother... 'Your master took form too late and failed to become Senior Brother. You must become the Senior Brother and strongest among the third-generation disciples, and bring honor to your master.' You said that to Golden Peng, didn't you?"

Yun Ting nodded. "I did. So what? I took form late, so I won't compete with Senior Brother Duo Bao. But I accepted a disciple early. That kid Golden Peng cultivates the Great Dao of Yin Yang as his primary path, and his cultivation isn't bad either. There's no problem with him being the third-generation Senior Brother, right?"

Tong Tian laughed heartily. "Duo Bao also accepted a disciple, named Fire Spirit Holy Mother. Who will lead the third-generation disciples will have to be decided by a battle between her and Golden Peng someday."

Yun Ting chuckled. "Uh... I think Golden Peng is guaranteed to win. I have faith in my disciple. All right, Dad, I'm leaving first. I still need to make a trip to the Azure Dragon Secret Realm. I have something to take care of." With that, he transformed directly into a streak of light and vanished.

Watching Yun Ting's disappearing back, Tong Tian muttered, "Should I... think of a way to make Ting'er the Senior Brother? But Duo Bao entered the sect first. Hmm, let's leave it as it is. It wouldn't be fair otherwise."

Meanwhile, Yun Ting had already arrived at the Azure Dragon Secret Realm. "Great Crown Prince Ao Yue, the twenty-four Sea Calming Pearls are already in hand. Open your heart and mind; I'll take you somewhere."

Ao Yue immediately opened his heart and mind, suppressing his cultivation to the utmost limit. Seeing this, Yun Ting raised a finger and brought Ao Yue into the Chaos Bead's inner space. "This is my spirit treasure's inner space. It is beyond the jurisdiction and suppression of the Heavenly Dao. Breaking through to the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal here won't bring you harm."

Ao Yue laughed heartily. "Many thanks. But how am I supposed to break through?"

Yun Ting said, "All I know is that thirty-six Sea Calming Pearls can evolve into Vast Sea of Stars. As for exactly how to do it, you'll have to study it yourself. There is a Chaos Star Sea within this chaotic space, so go make a circuit around it and give it a try." Then he asked the system, "System Sister, this method you taught me will really work, right? What if he can't comprehend it?"

Within the system space, A Certain Lady coughed. "Well... if he can't comprehend it, there's nothing I can do either. That just means his comprehension isn't good enough. In any case, this is the simplest way to break through to the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal." Hearing this, Yun Ting could only leave Ao Yue to his own fate.

Ao Yue stood at the center of the Chaos Bead's inner space. All around him was chaos; the stars had yet to shine, and everything remained in the hazy obscurity of its beginning. He held the twenty-four Sea Calming Pearls in his hand, feeling the mysterious power they gave off. He knew that to break through to the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, he had to comprehend the secrets of the stars, and these thirty-six Sea Calming Pearls were the key to reaching that realm.

Outside the Chaos Bead, Yun Ting watched quietly. He knew outsiders could not interfere in this process. Everything depended on Ao Yue's own comprehension and fortune. All he could provide was an environment free from the Heavenly Dao's suppression; the rest was entirely up to Ao Yue himself.

Ao Yue took a deep breath and began circulating the magical power within his body. Under his control, the twenty-four Sea Calming Pearls slowly rose into the air, hovering within the chaotic space. He closed his eyes, linking his mind to the Sea Calming Pearls as he began sensing the Power of Stars contained within them.

As time passed, the Sea Calming Pearls began to emit a faint glow. Their connections grew increasingly close, as though they were constructing some mysterious formation. Beads of sweat formed on Ao Yue's forehead. His expression shifted between grave concentration and delight; clearly, he was undergoing a fierce battle of the mind.

Suddenly, Ao Yue opened his eyes, starlike radiance flashing within them. With a great shout, he formed seals with both hands. The twenty-four Sea Calming Pearls erupted with dazzling light and began spinning along some profound, mysterious trajectory. As their rotation accelerated, the connections between the Sea Calming Pearls grew ever stronger, and a powerful Power of Stars began gathering between them.

Ao Yue laughed heartily. "I understand now. The Sea of Stars is also a sea. Thirty-six Sea Calming Pearls—evolve into Thirty-Six Stars. With the Power of the Starry Vast Sea, enter my body—condense!"

With a rumble of thunder, a lightning tribulation arose. The lightning tribulation within the Chaos Bead was far less powerful than that of the true Void of Chaos, so Ao Yue passed through it with ease. The Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal—achieved.

Within the system space, A Certain Lady frowned and muttered, "A Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal like this is a bit weak. If he were outside, gathering the power of endless stars, he should have been able to enter the Third Heaven directly. Now he'll have to start from the First Heaven and cultivate slowly... Still, with a dragon body like Ao Yue's, he might not have survived the lightning tribulation of ascending straight to the Third Heaven. Hmm, there are gains and losses."