Breakthrough: Grand Yi Golden Immortal, First Comprehension of a Tiangang Divine Power!

Tongtian Sect Leader and Yuanshi Tianzun traveled through the Primordial Wilderness, seeking those of outstanding aptitude to take as disciples.

Meanwhile, Taishang Laojun remained on Kunlun Mountain, teaching Xuan Du while inviting Lin Zhu and Guang Chengzi to observe.

Taishang Laojun began by carefully teaching them how to select medicinal ingredients, refine them, control the fire, and more.

Whenever Lin Zhu had questions, he voiced them. Taishang Laojun answered each one without reservation, never showing the slightest impatience.

At last, the first batch of pills was complete.

Taishang Laojun immediately gave pills to all three of them and tested them with questions as well.

In the blink of an eye, five hundred years passed.

Lin Zhu had also gained a profound understanding of pill refinement. With his heaven-defying comprehension, his attainments had actually surpassed those of Xuan Du, a disciple of the Human Sect.

This made Taishang Laojun sigh.

"Tongtian's disciple truly possesses heaven-defying comprehension!"

"What a pity..."

Taishang Laojun shook his head. What a pity that Tongtian Sect Leader had claimed him first.

Otherwise, he would certainly have taken him as a Personal Disciple.

Not only had Lin Zhu gained a deep understanding of pill refinement, but he and Guang Chengzi had also benefited greatly and received many pills.

Moreover, with the aid of these pills, both of their cultivations advanced rapidly.

Lin Zhu's cultivation had stabilized at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, and he had even sensed the threshold of the Grand Yi Realm.

Once he reached the stage of Five Energies Merge to the Origin, entering the Grand Yi Realm would merely be a matter of time.

Seeing that Taishang Laojun treated Lin Zhu and Guang Chengzi no worse than him, his own Personal Disciple, Xuan Du could not help but joke, "When I learn the Dao of pill refinement and open an altar to refine pills someday, I will invite Senior Brother and Junior Brother to observe as well. There will certainly be no shortage of pills for you then."

Lin Zhu smiled as well. "I will definitely come when the time arrives."

After spending several hundred years together, the three had formed a deep bond, and there was no longer any estrangement between them.

Guang Chengzi and Xuan Du were also utterly convinced by Lin Zhu, faintly regarding him as their leader.

Afterward, Taishang Laojun taught Xuan Du the Way of Non-Action without concealing anything from Guang Chengzi and Lin Zhu.

The two also observed from the side, quietly listening to Taishang Laojun's Dao Lecture.

This Dao Lecture lasted several hundred more years.

The teachings of Taishang Laojun were exceedingly profound. The Great Dao was non-action, and the essence of the Dao, all grounded in the orthodox methods of the Three Pure Ones, was Taishang Laojun's Dao, with its focus on the essential meanings.

Taishang Laojun held nothing back, explaining everything to the three of them one by one.

Lin Zhu listened attentively and pondered without pause. As though he had gained some insight, he gradually began to deduce its principles.

Suddenly, a notification sounded beside his ear.

You pondered the profundities of Taishang's Dao teachings and gained an insight, comprehending the method of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.

One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!

Lin Zhu's eyelids twitched wildly.

This was Taishang Laojun's famed Divine Power!

He then absorbed that piece of information, and stormy waves rose in his heart.

It truly was One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!

It was merely a version of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities weakened by countless times!

That was only natural. Taishang Laojun was a Saint, while he was merely a Golden Immortal. Even with the same Divine Power, the might they could unleash was worlds apart.

Even so, this Divine Power was still immensely powerful.

With his discerning eye, Taishang Laojun could tell from Lin Zhu's aura that he had already comprehended some of the mysteries of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.

"This child's foundation is not bad, but his comprehension is even more astonishing!"

"His future achievements will be limitless!"

"Junior Brother Tongtian truly picked up a treasure of a disciple this time!"

Taishang Laojun nodded inwardly, then continued explaining the Way of Non-Action.

Another hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Taishang Laojun's Dao Lecture finally came to an end.

Both Xuan Du and Guang Chengzi had gained something from it. Though far inferior to Lin Zhu's gains, they were still quite substantial.

After the lecture, Taishang Laojun instructed the three to enter seclusion and contemplate their insights.

Lin Zhu promptly returned to his Cave Mansion and carefully reflected upon what he had gained from the lecture. At the same time, he also contemplated the Dao of pill refinement, reaping tremendous rewards.

Time flew by.

Lin Zhu's cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm grew even more solid.

Though he had not yet broken through to the Grand Yi Realm, his mana was several times stronger than before. He was only one final step away from achieving Five Energies Merge to the Origin and entering the Grand Yi Realm.

Not only that, Lin Zhu refined his treasures once more and practiced the Divine Powers he had comprehended countless times, becoming increasingly proficient in them.

One day!

While Lin Zhu was in seclusion, he received a message from Taishang Laojun and made his way to Taishang Laojun Daoist Temple.

Seeing Taishang Laojun seated cross-legged upon a Prayer Mat, he hurried forward and bowed. "Greetings, Eldest Martial Uncle."

Taishang Laojun looked at Lin Zhu, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Lin Zhu, I noticed last time that you had already reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. After these days of seclusion, I believe you have comprehended the threshold of the Grand Yi Realm."

Lin Zhu hurriedly nodded.

"Yes, Eldest Martial Uncle. This disciple has already comprehended the threshold of the Grand Yi Realm, but the time is not yet ripe, so I dare not attempt a breakthrough rashly."

"Mm..."

Taishang Laojun nodded slightly. "I summoned you this time to explain the mysteries of the Grand Yi Realm to you—how to achieve Five Energies Merge to the Origin, as well as some of the problems you may encounter when breaking through to the Grand Yi Realm. You must listen carefully."

Lin Zhu could not help but feel overjoyed.

Breaking through to the Grand Yi Realm naturally allowed no carelessness whatsoever. Should anything go wrong and his mana lose control, at best his realm would fall; at worst, his foundation would be damaged. The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle!"

At once, Taishang Laojun began explaining the mysteries of the Golden Immortal realm to Lin Zhu.

Lin Zhu listened carefully and contemplated every word.

This explanation took several hundred more years.

Taishang Laojun explained the many mysteries of the Grand Yi Realm one by one, and Lin Zhu committed all of them to heart.

Once the explanation was complete, Lin Zhu bade Taishang Laojun farewell before returning to his Cave Mansion.

By now, the Five-Needle Pine had grown into a towering tree, and many of its pinecones had ripened.

Once all the pinecones ripened, they could be harvested and refined, bringing boundless benefits.

Lin Zhu sat beneath the Five-Needle Pine and carefully considered Taishang Laojun's teachings before beginning his contemplation.

He sat there for a hundred years.

Lin Zhu had fully grasped all the mysteries of the Grand Yi Realm.

After confirming that nothing had been overlooked, Lin Zhu began condensing the Five Qi in the Chest, preparing to break through to the Grand Yi Realm.

The Five Qi were the five breaths of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Drawing the Five Qi in the Chest upward and into the mind, reaching a state free of desire and worldly dust, allowed one to achieve the Grand Yi Realm and become a Grand Yi Golden Immortal.

Now, not only was Lin Zhu's cultivation stable, but he had also thoroughly understood the mysteries of the breakthrough.

Thus, no mishaps occurred during his breakthrough.

After a full hundred years, Lin Zhu drew all Five Qi in the Chest into his sea of consciousness. The five breaths gathered within his mind and began circulating without end.

As the breaths circulated, endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged toward Lin Zhu and merged into his body.

Lin Zhu's mana began to soar wildly, endless mana continuously circulating within his body.

Rumble!

The formidable aura of the Golden Immortal realm burst forth from Lin Zhu's body. Auspicious light shone through the void, and Auspicious Clouds gathered.

Lin Zhu's entire body became incomparably clear and pure.

He had truly reached a state free of desire and worldly dust, the realm of Five Energies Merge to the Origin.

From time to time, Lin Zhu sensed the endless wonders of the Grand Yi Realm.

At the same time, a notification sounded within Lin Zhu's sea of consciousness:

You entered the Grand Yi Realm, comprehended the mysteries of Grand Yi, absorbed Heaven and Earth essence energy, gained an insight, and comprehended the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Method.

As the notification sounded, a vast amount of information appeared within Lin Zhu's sea of consciousness.

It was the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Method.

The Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Method used nine breaths of inhalation and exhalation to transform Heaven and Earth essence energy into mana. It could be used for meditation, regulating one's breath, and restoring one's qi and mana. Within nine circulating breaths, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would gather into the body, its uses boundless.

This was one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, an unparalleled method for cultivation and survival.

No matter how much mana one had expended, it could be fully restored within nine breaths, its uses boundless.