In Guanghan Palace, Ye Changqing held a wine jar and drank, while the others sat around him, slightly tipsy.
"Senior Disciple Brother, tell us about your past again."
Bixiao's small face was flushed red, and she burped and suggested.
"Yeah, Senior Disciple Brother, tell us!"
"We want to hear too."
The other Jie Cult disciples also craned their necks in anticipation.
Their Senior Disciple Brother was too mysterious, and over the years, they had only gradually heard some rumors about him.
His origins were all astonishing, far beyond their imagination.
"Alright!"
Ye Changqing smiled slightly. Since he was bored anyway, he might as well tell them a story.
"Have you ever seen the end of Chaos?"
He suddenly asked them.
The Myriad Immortals of the Jie Cult fell into thought. The Chaos beyond the heavens was boundless, and even Saints could not explore where its end lay.
"A flower is a world, a leaf is a Bodhi."
"Have you ever thought that our vast Primordial World is merely a leaf or a grain of dust from another world?"
Ye Changqing asked again.
This was originally a theory of the Western Sect, which he happened to use to broaden their horizons.
Their perspective was too narrow, only focusing on the present.
"Hiss~"
"This..."
The Jie Cult disciples were greatly alarmed by his words. If it were truly as their Senior Disciple Brother said, that world must be astonishingly powerful.
"Compared to Senior Disciple Brother's Primordial World?"
Zhao Gongming posed such a question.
The Primordial World was already unimaginably powerful to him. Ordinary beings there had the realm of Primordial Unity Golden Immortals.
Even powerful existences like Great God Pangu were only in the middle tier.
"The Primordial World is indeed the pinnacle of all worlds."
Ye Changqing nodded and said.
"But do you know the origin of the Primordial World?"
He asked again.
He picked up a handful of dust from the ground and let it trickle through his fingers.
"Just as I said, perhaps this handful of dust contains countless worlds."
"These worlds inferior to the Primordial World are collectively called the myriad heavens and myriad realms."
The Myriad Immortals of the Jie Cult also imitated Ye Changqing, picking up a handful of dust. They earnestly released their divine senses to examine it carefully, but found nothing.
Seeing them staring at the dust and smiling foolishly, Ye Changqing decided to tell them an inspirational story.
The story was called "Stellar Transformation." (The first novel I read, forever a god!)
A mortal who refused to be ordinary, step by step towards power, constantly ascending, and finally establishing a foothold in the myriad heavens and myriad realms.
Of course, the protagonist of this story was changed to his name.
"I once taught three thousand Immortal Kings in a small world called 'Shading the Heavens,' leading them to quell the dark turmoil."
"When I slew the Dark Immortal King and stepped onto the Ninth Heaven, there was no one there..."
"In the end, I severed the River of Time and chose to stand alone for eternity."
San Xiao, Holy Mother Wudang, Holy Mother Guiling, and a group of female immortals gazed at him dazedly, feeling a strange sense of heartache.
Wasn't the Senior Disciple Brother now also standing alone for eternity for the sake of the Jie Cult?
"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully creating the mysterious past of 'Teacher of Three Thousand Immortal Kings, Standing Alone for Eternity,' and all is realized after death."
"Reward: 3 Primordial Unity Tribulation-Crossing Pills, 5 Spirit Ascension Treasure Vouchers."
No one doubted Ye Changqing's words, and he once again achieved a reward.
In the final battle of the future Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the Myriad Immortals Formation was broken, and the Jie Cult disciples suffered countless casualties. The heartbroken Sect Master Tongtian attempted to destroy the Primordial World and recreate Chaos.
Old Ancestor Hongjun personally intervened to subdue Sect Master Tongtian, forced him to consume a Saint-Slaying Pill, and then confined him in Purple Heaven Palace.
His life and death were controlled by the Heavenly Dao.
If such a day were to come, these Primordial Unity Tribulation-Crossing Pills would be the best antidote to the Saint-Slaying Pill.
And the Spirit Ascension Treasure Vouchers would also have great use, able to upgrade magical treasures, and even elevate Innate Spiritual Treasures to Chaos Spiritual Treasures.
Ye Changqing inexplicably thought of the Four Immortal Slaying Swords. After upgrading them to Chaos Spiritual Treasures, paired with the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram improved by the Chaos Formation Compendium, how many Saints could break them?
He smiled and drained the rest of the osmanthus wine from the jar.
He wished he could see the future powerful Jie Cult, but alas, he could not.
His remaining lifespan was only a little over twenty years, and his body grew weaker.
He spent a sleepless night. As the Sun Star rose, the story was about to end.
"I swallowed the sun and moon, absorbed the universe, nurtured the cosmos, and evolved worlds, ultimately becoming the Hongmeng Controller."
San Xiao listened with rapt attention. They had never heard of such a cultivation method centered around the Dantian, finding it incredibly novel.
Some disciples of the Jie Cult were even contemplating breaking and then rebuilding, planning to cripple their own cultivation to try it out.
But they quickly realized that there was only one Ye Changqing in this world.
Seeing their disappointed and regretful expressions, Ye Changqing generously imparted the Primordial Unity Immortal Method.
On the Taiyin Star, powerful auras broke through one after another.
Some even seized this opportunity to successfully slay the corpse.
It was known that the cultivation methods passed down in the Purple Heaven Palace required the aid of Innate Spiritual Treasures to slay the three corpses.
Yet, there were only a little over a thousand Innate Spiritual Treasures in the entire Primordial World.
Many of them possessed only one or two Postnatal Spiritual Treasures, and some were so poor they only had their cultivation left.
This set of cultivation methods subverted their imaginations; one could slay the corpse without spiritual treasures.
The Myriad Immortals of the Jie Cult watched their steadily increasing strength in astonishment, unable to speak.
This cultivation method was simply too miraculous!
"Many thanks, Senior Disciple Brother!"
The disciples of the Jie Cult prostrated themselves before Ye Changqing to express their gratitude.
Although Ye Changqing had purged some traitors within the Jie Cult, he had still held something back.
The cultivation method he taught had a restriction; cultivators could only comprehend it themselves and could not pass it on to others.
Even if a Saint captured their Primordial Spirit and performed a soul-searching, they would find nothing.
"Alright, alright."
"We should continue our journey."
Ye Changqing stood up from the ground, brushing the dust off himself.
As he was about to leave the Taiyin Star, Ye Changqing decided to offer some compensation to Chang'e, whom he had disturbed.
"I drank so much of your osmanthus wine, I should give you a fortune."
"Do you wish to leave here and return to the Primordial World?"
Chang'e's eyes widened instantly, filled with disbelief.
She had not spoken a word all night, merely listening quietly.
She had always thought his words were lies and even felt a sense of disdain.
But when he asked this question, she could no longer hold back.
Large teardrops slid down her cheeks. She had waited for this opportunity for so, so long.
"Are you... telling the truth?"
Ye Changqing sighed. She was also an unfortunate soul.
It was just a pity that by the time future generations landed on the moon, Chang'e would no longer be there.
However, they might take the name he left behind as a trace of Chang'e's existence.
Perhaps someone would even argue that it wasn't Chang'e who flew to the moon, but a fellow named Ye Changqing.
They might even produce evidence proving that Chang'e's real name was Ye Changqing.
Ye Changqing cast aside the bizarre thoughts in his mind and handed Chang'e a Primordial Unity Tribulation-Crossing Pill.
She was stunned!
It all started with a pill, and now it ended with a pill.
It seemed like a cycle of cause and effect, with destiny at play in the unseen.
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