Within the Jade Void Palace, lotuses sat in bud. Meng Qi had been seated in silence for a long while when his figure suddenly vanished, breaking through the barrier and descending into the Investiture of the Gods World, where he arrived at the royal palace of Qi State.
He had barely approached the main gate when Duke Huan of Qi's familiar voice reached his ears. "It's been more than two years, and you've already entered the Earth Immortal realm. Even the ancient immortals can hardly match your progress."
The restrictive spell silently fell away. Meng Qi strolled into the quiet chamber and saw Martial Uncle Xiao Bai, his hair and brows white but his spirit still vigorous. He chuckled. "Haven't you also made up for your weak foundation, perfected your Jade Purity Yuan Shi Body, broken through the limits of Heaven and Earth, and achieved the Earth Immortal realm?"
"You little rascal. It's not as if you don't know how many years the old Daoist spent breaking through," Duke Huan of Qi said, his tone half chiding, half wistful.
Without the Dharma Body Chapter's general principles from the Yuanshi Golden Chapter, or the corresponding Nine Seals, he had been the oldest of the Six Overlords. His cultivation after attaining the Dharma Body had lagged far behind the other five. With his lifespan nearly spent and the Earth Immortal realm seeming utterly out of reach, he had been pacing in anxious frustration when he met Meng Qi. Fortune had finally turned in his favor: not only had his lifespan been extended, he had also obtained the general principles and learned the Open Heaven Seal, Four Symbols Seal, and Heart of Origin Seal. His cultivation arts were now no weaker than those of several of the Twelve Immortals of Kunlun.
He had