At the beginning, Hong Jun explained that he would give lectures three times.
Each lecture would last three thousand years, with a thousand years between them.
The first three thousand years would be devoted to the Dao of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
The second three thousand years would cover the Dao of the Quasi-Sage.
The third three thousand years would cover the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.
"Dao Ancestor, what is a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal?"
Someone asked.
"There are several cultivation realms: Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mystic Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
"Above those is the Quasi-Sage, also known as the Primordial Golden Immortal. Above the Primordial Golden Immortal is the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal, also known as a Sage. My cultivation is at the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."
Hong Jun stroked his beard as he spoke.
"What? The Dao Ancestor is actually a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal!?"
"Is this the so-called Primordial Dao Fruit? It's far more powerful than we are."
For a moment, the hall erupted into chatter.
The revelation left them deeply shocked.
[Sages must be the strongest kind of Sage, on the verge of entering the next realm, right?]
[How boring! How boring! You all can listen to the lecture. I'm going to sleep.]
Di Jun jolted. A Sage on the verge of entering the next realm? It seemed there were beings even stronger than Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals.
He looked back and saw that Li Mo had found a spot at the very back. He'd brought over a wooden bed, kicked off his shoes, and was shamelessly sleeping in the rear of the Purple Sky Palace.
Hong Jun had also noticed.
His eyes bulged. If he hadn't been trying to maintain the bearing of a great expert, he would have cursed aloud.
Naturally, quite a few others had also noticed Li Mo's behavior.
The gathered beings shook their heads one after another.
They had assumed that the Earth Immortal Di Jun brought along must have exceptional talent and an outstanding bloodline.
Instead, they found that he was incredibly lazy.
With such a great opportunity to hear the Dao Ancestor preach, he had simply gone to sleep.
"This sort of creature, born from dampness and eggs, at least has some self-awareness. He knows his talent and bloodline are lacking, so he's decided not to listen." Yuqing Yuanshi curled his lip and sneered.
His words grated on Di Jun and Tai Yi.
Tai Yi had been about to wake Li Mo, but Di Jun stopped him.
"Di Jun really has made himself look foolish this time, bringing such a junior along." Changxi, a woman of the Moon Star, shook her head.
"How amusing! With such a wonderful opportunity to hear the Dao Ancestor preach, he's sleeping instead?"
Someone muttered.
Even Bai Ze felt his face burning with embarrassment.
But he had received an order from Di Jun not to wake Li Mo.
"Good grief! What exactly about Li Mo caught Lord Di Jun's attention? He not only brought him along, but indulges him so shamelessly!"
Bai Ze was at a loss for words.
From the main seat, Hong Jun spoke.
"We'll begin with the Dao of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal. We'll discuss the Quasi-Sage and the Sage—the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal—in detail another time."
The lecture began in earnest. As Hong Jun spoke his pearls of wisdom, the Purple Sky Palace was suddenly filled with countless golden lamps and heavenly flowers raining down.
Golden lotuses sprang from the ground, while purple qi stretched three thousand li.
All those listening to the lecture were enveloped in it.
The better their innate gifts and bloodlines, the more they comprehended, and the faster their strength rose.
At that moment, Di Jun could no longer afford to be distracted.
He glanced back and saw that Li Mo was already deep in sleep.
Realizing he wouldn't get any useful information from him, Di Jun immersed himself in the heavenly music.
At the very front, the Three Pure Ones were surrounded by the densest purple qi.
Streams of purple qi poured into their crowns.
Daoist aura and golden lotuses surrounded them as well.
The circumstances of many beings with exceptional bloodlines were only slightly inferior to theirs.
Even Hong Jun couldn't help giving them a few extra looks.
Hong Jun nodded in satisfaction and thought to himself, After this, the Three Pure Ones and their like will surely become top-tier powerhouses in the Primordial World.
Yet while he was pondering this, Li Mo, who was lying low, was having the time of his life.
Though "lying low" didn't mean that he literally had to do nothing, he was really lying there and still reaping benefits.
The system's voice rang in his mind, filling him with joy.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. After lying low for five hundred years, your Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow Technique has reached the minor mastery stage."
"Ding! Congratulations, host. After lying low for one thousand years, your Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow Technique has reached the great mastery stage."
"Ding! Congratulations, host. After lying low for two thousand years, your Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow Technique has reached perfection."
Li Mo was thrilled. He had finally perfected it.
And there was even better stuff to come.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. After lying low for three thousand years, you have been rewarded with the Three-legged Golden Crow Bloodline. Would you like to absorb the Three-legged Golden Crow Bloodline?"
"Absorb it!"
As soon as he said this, the purple qi and golden lotuses in the Purple Sky Palace began flowing toward Li Mo.
A surge of energy rose, stirring up a vortex.
Li Mo's strength began increasing rapidly.
From the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, he leaped past the Heavenly Immortal realm and reached the early True Immortal realm!
Then the middle True Immortal realm!
His strength continued rising until he reached the late True Immortal realm, where it finally settled.
The sight left many of those present utterly dumbfounded.
"How could this be? That young fellow has broken through several minor realms in a row!"
"His strength may not be much, but he really does advance quickly!"
"Exactly! What just happened is exceedingly rare!"
"Looks like he really is extraordinary. Otherwise, Di Jun wouldn't have brought him here."
To be honest, even the weakest beings present had reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm as soon as they took human form.
The strongest had even been Grand Unity Golden Immortals from the moment they took human form. They had never seen anyone advance the way Li Mo had.
At the very least, none of their attendants had ever come close to such a thing.
Still, the speed of Li Mo's advancement was astonishing.
Even Hong Jun, standing nearby, was stunned.
He had assumed that these top-tier Primordial World beings would be the first to increase their strength.
He hadn't expected it to be Li Mo.
He clicked his tongue, surprised.
Seeing all the gazes turning their way, Bai Ze grinned so broadly his mouth nearly reached his ears.
He began introducing himself and Li Mo to the gathered beings.
"This is my disciple, and I'm his master!"
"He's naturally gifted and highly perceptive. He can even gain insight while sleeping. Grasping these basic principles from the Dao of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal is no challenge for him."
Hearing his usually aloof master, Bai Ze, shamelessly show off like this, Li Mo nearly gaped.
Before long, everyone's attention was drawn to the top-tier experts.
The Three Pure Ones, the two Golden Crows, Fu Xi, Nuwa, Kunpeng, Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, and the others had all advanced in their cultivation.
The commotion caused by their breakthroughs was far greater than Li Mo's.
Compared to them, Li Mo's breakthrough was like a small witch standing beside a great wizard.
Hong Jun stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction.
"All right, the three-thousand-year lecture period is over. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!"
As soon as he spoke, Houtu, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, stood up, her brow furrowed and her face delicate.
"Dao Ancestor, why was this lecture of no use to me at all?"
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