Primordial Era: Starting Download of Saint Cultivation

Suddenly, Jiang Chen spoke again.

Although I won't take disciples, I can certainly use a mount. Not only can she be treated as a pet, but her status as a Dragon Princess will be incredibly impressive when revealed.

However, Jiang Chen's interest wasn't just in that; it was Ao Yu's cultivation!

Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

After taking her as a mount, he could directly download her cultivation through the system, making it his own!

This way, his own cultivation could directly break through!

This was practically cultivation delivered to his doorstep!

After all, while Saint-level cultivation was difficult to obtain, other realms were clearly much easier. As for why Jiang Chen didn't download Ao Guang's perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength, it was naturally because Ao Guang was leaving. Did he expect to accompany Ao Guang everywhere?

Setting aside whether Ao Guang would agree, Jiang Chen himself was unwilling.

Therefore, aside from the Three Pure Ones, Ao Yu was arguably the highest-cultivated individual he had encountered, perfect for a quick download!

Whether she would agree was not within Jiang Chen's scope of consideration. Even if she refused, so what? Let alone Grand Unity Golden Immortals, there were plenty of Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the Primordial Era. As long as he searched patiently, he could find one. Ao Yu's arrival at his doorstep had simply sparked this idea.

Hiss!

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, setting aside Ao Guang and the others' reactions, Sanxiao and the others were instead shocked. Looking at their senior brother, they all gasped as if they were meeting him for the first time.

They knew that was the Dragon Clan! Even if the Dragon Clan's prestige wasn't what it used to be in ancient times, they were still a renowned overlord. Furthermore, what did Innate Divine Spirits fear most? Being someone else's mount!

A mount, when put nicely, was a mount. When put crudely, it was a steed, a steed for others to tread upon!

Now, their senior brother actually wanted to take a Dragon Princess as a mount. This was simply audacious.

However, what shocked them even more was yet to come.

Just hearing Jiang Chen's words, Ao Guang's veins bulged, his aura leaking out. The power of a perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal momentarily caused the heavens and earth to change color!

But suddenly!

But suddenly.

The aura of a perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal stopped. Ao Guang's voice, filled with a bitter smile, rang out.

"Fine, fine, fine. This old man agrees. Little Yu, why aren't you quickly paying your respects to fellow Daoist!"

After speaking, Ao Guang instantly looked much older, appearing utterly dejected.

To have the Dragon Clan become someone's mount, and moreover, a Dragon Princess, was something that hadn't happened in billions of years. However, compared to the impending demise of the Dragon Clan, it was clearly insignificant.

Therefore, Ao Guang could only agree.

With this statement, everyone, including Jiang Chen, was stunned.

He agreed!

This meant that the Dragon Princess would henceforth be Jiang Chen's mount!

Jiang Chen was also somewhat surprised. This was the Dragon Clan! The Dragon Clan had bowed their heads to him. One could imagine how utterly desperate they were.

However, what he felt more was astonishment!

As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Even though the Dragon Clan had been defeated in the Dragon-Han Tribulation, they were still one of the top overlord forces. Yet now, they were being pushed to such a state. One could imagine how terrifying that other force was!

Was it the Demon Race, or perhaps the Witch Race?

No one was a fool, and Jiang Chen was no exception. To say that the Dragon Clan did this to curry favor with a Saint was debatable. All beings in the Primordial Era harbored such thoughts. But to sacrifice their Dragon Princess as his mount? That didn't make sense.

Then the only possibility was that the Dragon Clan was in imminent danger and could only seek external help!

He, no, the Master behind him, was the external help they had chosen. But since the Master had previously refused to see them, Ao Guang had resorted to this desperate measure to win him over.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen gave Ao Guang a deep look. After Ao Guang agreed, he himself didn't know how to respond.

If he agreed, not only would he have a Dragon Princess as a mount, but he would also gain a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal's cultivation to download, and the goodwill of the Dragon Clan!

But doing so would offend the Dragon Clan's opponents.

Instantly, Jiang Chen weighed the pros and cons. But soon, he made his decision.

"Good, I agree!"

Jiang Chen said.

There was no other way; there was no reason not to agree. He would seize the benefits right before him first.

As for anything else, even if it came to pass, what was there for him to fear?

If one feared mere danger on the path of cultivation, they might as well live as mortals and wait for death!

With this thought, Jiang Chen's heart suddenly became clear, as if a certain shackle had been broken. Even the world seemed different in his eyes.

His realm had broken through!

Mid-stage Golden Immortal!

Jiang Chen understood. He was all too familiar with this feeling; it was the sign of a breakthrough. However, this was merely a realm breakthrough for now. Only after cultivating his magic power would he truly break through to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.

"Ao Yu thanks Master for taking me in!"

At this moment, facing Ao Guang's expectant gaze, even though Ao Yu was somewhat proud, she could only agree for the sake of the entire Dragon Clan. She immediately bowed to Jiang Chen and thanked him.

From this point on, a Dragon Princess at the Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage became the mount of Jiang Chen, who was at the Mid-stage Golden Immortal stage!

Seeing this, Jiang Chen nodded slightly, acknowledging it. He then thought to himself, "Download Ao Yu's Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation."

Since he had already taken Ao Yu as his mount, he didn't hesitate any further.

"Ding-dong, commencing download of [Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivation]!"

.01%!

.04%!

.07%!

As a system notification fell, the download progress appeared before Jiang Chen's eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. This speed seemed quite fast. At this rate, it would likely be completed very soon!

As expected, his guess was correct!

He rejoiced inwardly. He had just broken through to the Mid-stage Golden Immortal realm and would soon be able to break through to the Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. This was truly wonderful.

Seeing that Jiang Chen had accepted Ao Yu, Ao Guang breathed a sigh of relief. He then bid farewell and left.

"There is still some time before Master's sermon. Master also told me to teach you all well. Since that's the case, I'll preach to you during this period."

After Ao Guang left, only Jiang Chen, his nine junior disciples, and Ao Yu remained on Golden Ao Island. Jiang Chen coughed lightly and spoke.

There was no other way. His Master was currently in seclusion, and he was the eldest disciple. He could only pick up the responsibility of teaching them, and also to make up for having teased them earlier.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother!"

Eldest Senior Brother is going to preach!

Although they had expected it, Duobao and the others were still somewhat surprised to hear it directly. They quickly expressed their thanks.

As early as when they took human form, they had learned of Jiang Chen's prowess from their Master, Tongtian. The fact that he, a mere Early-stage Golden Immortal, had displayed the aura of an Early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal had deeply shocked everyone. Their Eldest Senior Brother's divine abilities were now deeply etched in everyone's minds!

After thanking him, they suppressed their excitement and quickly found places to sit down cross-legged.

Soon, Jiang Chen's words spread in all directions.

"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things..."

Jiang Chen was not a Saint, and his current strength was only at the Mid-stage Golden Immortal realm. Therefore, his sermon did not produce any celestial phenomena.

However, even so, it not only benefited his junior disciples, who were at the Grand Unity Profound Immortal realm, immensely but even Ao Yu, who was at the Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, gained great enlightenment. The slight dissatisfaction in her heart gradually dissipated.

It was no joke. Although Jiang Chen was only a Golden Immortal, one had to consider who had taught him. It was the Three Pure Ones, Saints!

A Saint's words could benefit a person for a lifetime. Jiang Chen, who had been taught by the Three Pure Ones, was naturally not bad either.

Time always passed inadvertently.

As time flowed, news of Tongtian's sermon had already spread far and wide. More and more people came to Golden Ao Island. Upon arriving and seeing someone preaching, they were overjoyed and quickly found places to listen quietly, gathering around Golden Ao Island.

Thus, before Tongtian could even begin, Jiang Chen started preaching first, attracting thousands of immortals!

Spring turned to autumn, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.

"This unruly disciple!"

Tongtian, who had emerged from his seclusion, was first surprised by everything that had happened on Golden Ao Island. However, upon seeing Jiang Chen preaching, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Logically speaking, a disciple stealing their Master's thunder was a great disrespect. If it were Yuanshi, he would likely have already harbored dissatisfaction towards Jiang Chen or even punished him. Fortunately, Tongtian was not a petty person. Not only was he not angry, but he was also very pleased and did not step forward to disturb him.

As if sensing something in the void, Jiang Chen happened to finish his sermon at this moment and stopped preaching.

Although they had been preaching for this past year, Jiang Chen had not been idle. As a Top-tier Innate Divine Spirit, he was naturally favored by Heaven and Earth. Spiritual energy would come to him even without cultivation, so he quickly reached the true Mid-stage Golden Immortal realm.