Patriarch Bodhi is Here Too? Double Saints Transmit Dharma, Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures Enter My Grasp!

The ring from the beginner's gift pack was actually the mouthpiece of Taishang Laojun's Purple Gold Red Gourd! And that divine pill was none other than the legendary Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill! Without even realizing it, he had obtained such a heaven-defying fortune!

Xiao Yao forcefully suppressed his shock, then bent down and kowtowed. His voice carried a tremble of hopeful anticipation. "It is only thanks to the Sage's grace that this junior has received such fortune today! This junior dares to beg to be accepted into the Sage's school and receive your teachings! I beg the Sage to grant my request!"

He knew this was the only—and greatest—opportunity of his life!

Upon hearing this, Laojun did not answer immediately. Those eyes that seemed to see through the ages quietly regarded him, as if examining his heart.

After a moment, Laojun slowly spoke, his voice ethereal yet solemn. "Little one, what do you cultivate for? The Great Dao is long, and the immortal path is boundless. Why do you seek the Dao?"

The voice seemed to possess a power that struck directly at the soul, instantly calming Xiao Yao's mind.

He raised his head and met Laojun's gaze. There was not the slightest hesitation or evasion in his eyes, only unprecedented resolve and clarity.

He remembered the unwillingness he had felt in his previous life on Blue Star, where he had struggled for a living only to die suddenly at his desk. He remembered the faint fear buried deep in his heart after transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent—despite his extraordinary talent—as he faced a world where the strong ruled and life and death could be decided at any moment. He remembered Xiao Yan's Three-Year Agreement, the future calamity of the Xiao Family, and the legends and oppressive might of this world's countless experts.

He no longer wanted to place his fate in someone else's hands. He no longer wanted to be at the mercy of others!

"Reporting to the Sage!" Xiao Yao's voice rang out powerfully, each word firm and resonant. "What this junior seeks is only the four words 'eternal life and everlasting sight.' I seek only to truly control my own destiny!"

His voice echoed through the great hall, lingering for a long while.

At last, a faint smile appeared on Laojun's otherwise impassive face.

"Good!"

He nodded lightly, uttering only one word, yet it seemed to stir a resonance with the Great Dao throughout the entire Tushita Palace. Immortal music rang out, and the purple qi grew even denser.

"Your heart is greatly aligned with the Dao! Very well, our meeting is also a matter of fate. From this day onward, you shall be a disciple of my Taishang lineage, a disciple of the Daoist school!"

"This disciple, Xiao Yao, greets Master!"

Xiao Yao was overjoyed and immediately performed the rites of apprenticeship in excitement.

However, at that very moment, a gentle voice containing equally boundless profundity suddenly drifted through the hall.

"Hehe, I happened to have the fortune to visit Fellow Daoist Laojun. I did not expect to hear such an interesting exchange here."

Before the voice had faded, a figure appeared at the entrance to the hall.

Xiao Yao was startled and hurriedly looked up.

An old immortal stood at the doorway, dressed in a loose Daoist robe. His face was kindly, his smile warm, and he held a whisk in his hand. His gaze was peaceful. His aura was likewise unfathomable. Unlike Taishang Laojun's detached inaction and transcendence, this old immortal's presence possessed an added sense of ease in following fate, as well as the harmonious grace of guiding all things.

When Taishang Laojun saw the newcomer, a smile also appeared on his face. He nodded and said, "So it is Fellow Daoist Bodhi. A rare guest indeed, a rare guest."

Bodhi?!

Xiao Yao's mind exploded with a boom!

Patriarch Bodhi?! The mysterious supreme being from Journey to the West who had taught Sun Wukong the Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud?!

Why was he here?!

Patriarch Bodhi smiled and gave Laojun a Daoist salute. Then his gaze shifted to Xiao Yao, who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with approval and a trace of reminiscence.

"This child's answer just now reminded me of a mischievous monkey disciple of mine. When I asked him what Dao he sought back then, he answered in the same way." Patriarch Bodhi chuckled. "This child's temperament is somewhat similar to his, and he also shares fate with Laojun. He truly is a person blessed with great fortune."

He looked at Taishang Laojun and suggested, "Laojun, seeing such talent has stirred my interest. Why not let me also pass on some arts to him and grant him a few methods of self-protection?"

Laojun flicked his whisk and replied calmly, "Do as you wish, Fellow Daoist. This child possesses deep fortune. To gain the favor of both you and me is also part of his destiny."

Xiao Yao was too stunned to speak. A sense of happiness washed over him like a tide. He had never imagined that a single heartfelt answer would simultaneously earn the favor of two supreme Sages from myth and legend!

Patriarch Bodhi walked before Xiao Yao and flicked a finger. A ray of golden light instantly entered Xiao Yao's brow.

"I see that your divine soul is resilient and your comprehension exceptional, so I shall pass on the Great Grade Heavenly Immortal Art to you. This method can refine the spirit and unite it with the Dao, pointing directly toward the path of Golden Immortals!"

Immediately afterward, an even more intricate and profound rune flew out and merged into Xiao Yao's limbs and bones.

"I shall also pass on the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. This art protects the body and contains seventy-two transformations. It can avert misfortune and seek fortune, subdue demons and vanquish devils, and has endless wondrous applications!"

"This junior... this disciple, Xiao Yao, kowtows in thanks to Patriarch Bodhi!" Xiao Yao came to his senses and hurriedly corrected himself, bowing heavily to Patriarch Bodhi.

"Hehe, rise." Patriarch Bodhi chuckled softly.

Seeing this, Laojun also slowly spoke. "Since Fellow Daoist Bodhi has already bestowed the great Daoist arts, then I shall grant true teachings to establish your Dao foundation."

He pointed with a finger as well, and a strand of clear light shot into Xiao Yao's Sea of Consciousness.

"This is the Ming Xin Jian Xing Jue. It can help you constantly cleanse your divine sense, never allowing it to gather dust, so that amid the worldly mire, you may preserve a point of clarity upon your spiritual platform."

"This is the true interpretation of the Dao De Jing. Study it carefully in the future. It can strengthen your Daoist foundation and clarify the source of the Great Dao."

As soon as he finished speaking, Laojun swept his sleeve, and three treasures appeared before Xiao Yao out of thin air.

A palm-sized Eight Trigrams Furnace, ancient and exquisitely crafted; a jade slip radiating an aura of primordial chaos; and a flickering Golden Flame that seemed capable of burning all things to ash!

"This is an Eight Trigrams Furnace. Though it is not the original, it contains a trace of its source power and can assist you in refining pills and crafting artifacts."

"This is the true interpretation of the Dan Dao Origin Book, containing the general principles of alchemy throughout the Three Realms."

"This is a seed of Samadhi True Fire. Refine it well. It will prove useful when you face enemies in the future."

Looking at the Three Supreme Treasures before him, Xiao Yao trembled from head to toe in excitement. Deeply moved by his masters' grace, his eyes reddened as he bowed once more. "Master, Patriarch, this disciple will never forget your immense kindness for all eternity!"

At that moment, Taishang Laojun's gaze seemed to casually sweep across the depths of Xiao Yao's Sea of Consciousness, where the system was located.

"Oh? There is even a trace of Heavenly Dao power residing within you. How interesting."

Laojun lightly flicked a finger, and a strand of profoundly mysterious purple qi entered Xiao Yao's mind.

[Ding! The system has detected an irresistible power of supreme laws... The system is beginning reorganization...]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! The Heaven-Defying Fate System has successfully upgraded into the 'Daoist Immortal System'! The shop function has been retained, and a new 'Merit' exchange module has been added!]

The system panel in Xiao Yao's mind instantly took on an entirely new appearance, brimming with Daoist charm and immortal aura.

Laojun's calm voice rang out once more. "You were chosen by the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star and sent to this other world. It hopes that you will become the ruler of this world. This will benefit both you and it. Cultivate diligently, and strive to shatter the void and ascend as an immortal as soon as possible. When that day comes, master and disciple shall meet again."

These words dispelled the last of Xiao Yao's doubts.

So his transmigration had not been an accident!

"This disciple will heed Master's teachings!" Xiao Yao kowtowed heavily.

"Go."

Laojun and Patriarch Bodhi exchanged smiles, then simultaneously swept their horsetail whisks.

Xiao Yao's vision blurred. An irresistible force enveloped his consciousness, and in an instant, the stars shifted and the world turned.

"Phew!"

Inside a bedroom of the Xiao Family, Xiao Yao abruptly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.

Outside the window, moonlight flowed like silk, and the night remained unchanged.

His encounter in Tushita Palace felt like a fantastical dream.

Yet when Xiao Yao examined himself inwardly, he truly felt that everything had been real!

His body brimmed with explosive power. Every inch of flesh and every cell seemed to be cheering with joy. He could refine spiritual qi and cultivate even on the Dou Qi Continent—this was the 'Innate Dao Body'!

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the true interpretations of Great Grade Heavenly Immortal Art, Ming Xin Jian Xing Jue, and Dao De Jing had transformed into three dazzling stars that slowly revolved, constantly enhancing his soul and Dao attainment. The endless transformations of the 'Eight-Nine Arcane Arts' had also been completely imprinted in the depths of his memory.

What delighted him even more was that within his Dantian Vortex, his original dou qi had vanished completely. In its place was a golden energy incomparably purer and countless times more advanced than dou qi, endlessly circulating on its own according to the path of the Great Grade Heavenly Immortal Art!

"So this is... Immortal Family Mana?"

Xiao Yao muttered to himself. With a thought, a wisp of mana emerged from his fingertip.

He could sense that his current realm was precisely the perfected stage of Refining Essence into Qi in the immortal cultivation system!

Yet both the quality and quantity of this power far surpassed his previous seven-star Dou Zhe realm!

"I wonder what level I'm equivalent to on the Dou Qi Continent now?"

On the path of immortal cultivation: Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Void, Refining Void into Dao. When Dao and body became one, one became a True Immortal!

With a thought, Xiao Yao rose to his feet. Following the method in his memories used by Dou Wang experts to activate their dou qi wings, he mobilized the mana within his body and sensed the void.

The next moment, his body felt light, and his feet slowly left the ground as he floated gently in midair!

There was no need for Dou Qi Transformation Wings at all!

Imperial Sky Flight—this was the hallmark of a Dou Zong expert!

"The perfected stage of Refining Essence into Qi is already equivalent to a Dou Zong?!"

An unprecedentedly brilliant light burst from Xiao Yao's eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably into a wild grin.

"Misty Cloud Sect... Queen Medusa... Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan..."

"From today onward, this world will be different because of me!"