Purple-gold light shimmered as countless divine patterns converged.
Looking at the system panel, Dong Wanggong's lips curved into a gentle smile.
"Before I knew it, I had seventy or eighty Dao Companions."
"This extravagant life of cultivation really is intoxicating!"
With a long sigh, Dong Wanggong put away the system panel.
It was his habit to open it from time to time and take stock of his gains.
"Below are Zhuangzi and Li Bai..."
"Tempering his body with the Laws of Immortality and honing his primordial spirit with demonic laws... Li Bai's Dao heart seems fairly resolute. I may as well go take a look!"
Soon.
Dong Wanggong arrived before Zhuangzi and Li Bai, seated atop the Chaos Green Lotus.
"This humble Daoist pays his respects to the Immortal Emperor!"
Zhuangzi first bowed, then slapped Li Bai awake.
"Ah... the Immortal Emperor!"
"This disciple pays his respects to the Immortal Emperor!"
Li Bai dropped to his knees, his boundless reverence plain to see.
The Immortal Emperor was the Holy Father of the Human Race and was revered by the beings of the Ten Thousand Races.
"There's no need for formalities!"
Dong Wanggong said with refined gentleness.
"To have comprehended the Green Lotus Sword Dao on your own, and to be able to bolster it with poems of the Literary Dao—your aptitude far surpasses that of ordinary members of the Human Race. Becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is a given; even forging a Hunyuan Dao Fruit is within reach."
"Guard against arrogance and impatience, and only then can you achieve the Dao of your true self!"
"I grant you this Sword Green Lotus!"
Dong Wanggong was quite pleased with Li Bai's cultivation method and comprehension.
The Sword Green Lotus had sprouted from a seed of the Chaos Green Lotus and