Great Peng Bird Runs Away From Home, Great Dao Incense Burner, Unlock New System Functions!!

"Do you think your Yin-Yang Dao is enough? If you want to cultivate to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, how can you break through without gathering enough Five Qi in the Chest? And if your comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao Law is shallow, how many years will it take you to gather enough?"

"Know this: Thirty Years East, Thirty Years West—do not bully a youth for being poor!"

"You became a Golden Immortal because you had a high birth, receiving part of Primordial Phoenix's origin and Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, a high starting point."

"Yet you're still a Golden Immortal. Have you ever considered your own reasons? After all these years, have you truly worked hard?"

Qingyuan's tone turned sharp as he berated: "Excellence comes from diligence; play wastes it, and carelessness ruins it!"

"How do you know I haven't worked hard all these years?"

The Great Peng Bird sounded like someone had stepped on his tail.

His voice was sharp!

"You worked hard? Then why is Kong Xuan, born not long before you, already a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal while you're still a Golden Immortal?"

"That's because he attained the Dao through his innate Five Elements Origin, making it easy to step into Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!"

"You also attained the Dao through your innate Yin-Yang Two Energies origin—why aren't you a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal?"

"If you don't want to learn, then get out of here. Why stay and fool around?"

Seeing Qingyuan's fury.

Everyone present trembled in fear, lowering their heads, not daring to look.

Since they'd met Qingyuan.

This Senior Disciple Brother of the Jie Sect had always been humble and generous. When had he ever erupted in such thunderous rage?

Being scolded in front of everyone.

The Great Peng Bird's face shifted between green and red. He never expected Qingyuan to reprimand him so openly.

In the Immortality Volcano.

Even those Quasi-Saint ancestors wouldn't humiliate him like this.

And now a mere Golden Immortal dared to show him such disrespect?

"Since I was born, no one has dared to shame me like this. If you mock me so, then the Jie Sect is not worth staying in!!!"

Leaving everyone exchanging bewildered glances.

Yun Zhongzi stepped forward and said, "Master, Junior Disciple Brother is young and proud. Should I go talk to him?"

"No need. If he doesn't want to return, it only means we have no fate. Continue the lecture, and listen well."

Qingyuan shook his head and gestured for everyone to sit.

But unexpectedly, the long-silent system suddenly chimed.

[Ding! Since ancient times, strict masters produce outstanding disciples!!]

[The host taught life lessons to disciples at the dojo, piercing the Golden-winged Great Peng's heart and shaking his spirit. Reward: Host gains 1,000,000 years of Daoxing, Five Elements Law Dao increased by 10%, all spells and divine abilities progress by 10%, and the host is granted the Great Dao Incense Burner. Keep up the good work!!]

[Great Dao Incense Burner: Celestial Dao rare treasure. When incense smoke fills the dojo, it will trigger the eruption of Heaven and Earth Dao resonance. Those listening to the teachings in the dojo will gain comprehension, cultivation speed, and a 5% chance of entering a state of unity between Heaven and man! Breathing the smoke calms the mind by 20%! Eliminates 35% of Qi deviation risk!]

"Such a supporting treasure exists?"

Qingyuan was inwardly surprised.

With this burner in hand, cultivation and enlightenment would be top-tier.

It could boost cultivation speed, comprehension, and the unity state, while quickly calming the mind and partially eliminating Qi deviation.

Wasn't this a cultivation artifact?

Qingyuan added the 1,000,000 years of Daoxing to the Nine Revolutions Primordial Art.

Rumble!!

His Primordial Spirit blazed with golden light, and his body radiated boundless pure energy.

He was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the mid-Golden Immortal stage.

Since he didn't break through directly and kept his movements hidden, no one noticed.

Then.

Qingyuan set out the burner and lit it with his dharma power.

Soon.

A wisp of clear smoke curled up, enveloping the entire Serene Peak.

Under the smoke's cover.

The whole world slowly sank into tranquility.

From all directions, vast and boundless Innate Spiritual Energy surged in. Strands of Dao laws manifested between Heaven and Earth. Heavenly light blazed, celestial music echoed faintly, and shadowy Gods and Devils sat atop the sky's peak, laughing and discussing the Dao. Five-colored light spread across the horizon, and the sound of the Great Dao loomed indistinctly.

In an instant.

Qingyuan's dojo was transformed into a sacred ground.

Such methods.

Made Yun Zhongzi and the others feel even more reverence, sitting upright and listening solemnly to Qingyuan's preaching.

"I see that among those present, the lowest realm is merely late-stage Celestial Immortal. I shall begin from the Celestial Immortal Path. Preaching is also discussing the Dao and elucidating the Dao. If anyone finds something amiss or wishes to add, you may step forward and speak. Here, there is no need to be restrained, nor fear that I will punish you."

Qingyuan withdrew his gaze from Gao Ming, Gao Jue, and the Willow Immortal, and said calmly, "When three walk together, there is always a teacher among them."

"This is merely a discussion at the dojo, not a life-or-death struggle on the battlefield."

"We shall bear this in mind!"

The crowd quickly bowed.

"Good. Then let us begin the preaching."

Qingyuan nodded.

And started from the Celestial Immortal Path.

The Great Dao Incense Burner drifted ethereally, divine light emerged on Serene Peak, and Dao Sounds resounded in waves.

With the blessing of the Great Dao Incense Burner, everyone entered meditative listening faster than usual. Both their minds and bodies adapted quickly, sinking into a state of comprehension.

Qingyuan preached.

And in his heart, he too gained something.

Preaching the Dao meant organizing the experiences gained from one's own cultivation journey, comprehending what was learned, and then connecting and arranging it from the current height.

Then expounding it outward.

This act also served to sort out one's own Dao.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the Preaching Function!]

[Preaching Function: When the host gathers disciples at the dojo to preach, they will receive a wisp of the Chaos Great Dao's origin blessing. This will enhance the disciples listening to the Dao in varying degrees—improving comprehension, cultivation speed, Dao enlightenment, bloodline refinement, and physical body and Primordial Spirit by 5% to 25%, with a 10% chance of breaking through bottlenecks. For non-disciples listening to the Dao, the effect is reduced by 60%!]

[After the preaching ends, the host will receive 10% of the gains from all listeners!!]

[Note: The more disciples and listeners, the stronger the effect!!!]

"Preaching Function?"

Qingyuan was slightly stunned.

He had only felt guilty for not teaching his disciples, so he thought to preach a bit.

But he hadn't expected to unlock a new system function?

"System? Do you have any other new functions?"

"For example, achieving the Hunyuan Great Dao Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal in one step? Forcibly designating disciples? Becoming a Hunyuan Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal after death? If that's too much, even a Fifty-Fifty Formation would do!!"

Qingyuan quickly began conversing with the system in his mind.

Unfortunately, the system had always been taciturn.

There was no response at all.

Helpless, Qingyuan had no choice but to continue preaching, and during this time, the Preaching Function was triggered.

In an instant.

All those listening were jolted awake.

They stared at the figure enveloped in the divine light of the Chaos Great Dao, spitting golden lotuses, with a majestic Dharma appearance and behind him the countless worlds and universes of the Ganges River sands appearing, all somewhat dazed.

How... how did Master/Senior Disciple Brother seem even more majestic and handsome?

What was going on?

On the other side.

The Great Peng Bird, driven away in anger, flew wildly across the sky with a flushed face and burning shame, wanting nothing more than to return directly to the Immortality Volcano in the south.

But as he flew.

He gradually fell silent.

He landed on a mountain peak.

The anger on his face faded considerably, replaced by deep contemplation.

He had tried many times to escape the Southern Immortality Volcano, all to learn true skills and defeat Kong Xuan, to make those phoenixes who looked down on them bow their heads and realize they were out of reach!!

Did he... really want to slink back like this?

"Come to think of it, Master hasn't treated me badly at all. As soon as he took me as a disciple, he passed down the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to me, and also taught me the Extreme Sword Dao from the Sword Great Dao Law, telling me to find him after refining the Three Thousand Six Hundred Sword Feathers, and then he would teach me a sword formation. On the way back to Kunlun Mountains, he was also good to me—never lacking in pills or spiritual fruits."

"He also told me so many inspirational sayings to lift my spirits."

"I spent so many years in the Phoenix Clan, enduring scorn and cold treatment. Only Master treated me sincerely. Am I going to fall out with him over such a small matter?"

"When the sun set in the west, only Master accompanied me. Am I just going to abandon him like this??"

"Forget it. I'll go back and apologize to Master..."

The Great Peng Bird's mind churned with countless thoughts.

In the end, he still decided to return to Serene Peak.

But unable to swallow his pride, he forced himself to wander aimlessly for two years, scouring the Kunlun Mountains for many Spiritual Fruits to assemble a massive fruit basket.

Only then did he reluctantly head back to Serene Peak.

Flying to the outskirts of Serene Peak, the Great Peng Bird took one look and turned to leave.

That mountain peak echoed with the Dao Sound of the Great Way, reverberating between heaven and earth, with endless Dao resonance swirling through the cosmos.

Innate Spiritual Energy had condensed into mist, shrouding the mountain range. Celestial music rang out in waves, treasures' light shot into the sky, and all kinds of laws and Dao resonance manifested in a riot of five colors and ten lights, rippling across the firmament. Four directional sacred beasts stood guard, while ten directions of Gods and Devils encircled the area—clearly a sacred Dojo.

This was definitely not the Serene Peak of before.

He must have taken the wrong path.

Turning away, the Great Peng Bird circled the area dozens of times, only to end up back where he started.

Completely dumbfounded.

"Could it be that Master got so angry at me he moved?"

"Maybe I should go down and ask that senior where my Master has relocated."

Anxious, the Great Peng Bird plunged into the mist-wrapped Serene Peak. The moment he looked, he was stunned.

Holy shit, why are there so many people?