Primordial World, Skeleton Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, inside a hidden immortal cave.
Rumble--!
Endless heaven and earth spiritual qi gathered here, forming a terrifying spiritual qi vortex that poured in wildly and frantically!
All kinds of profound wondrous phenomena circulated above the immortal cave, presenting a magnificent and peerless sight.
In the center of the immortal cave, a handsome youth with sword-like eyebrows and starlike eyes sat cross-legged.
At this moment, a profound and peerless prompting sound suddenly exploded in Jiang Yun's mind!
[You recall a supreme cultivation method from the novels of your past life!]
[You condense apertures within your tiny particles! You perceive that all eight hundred and forty million tiny particles can open up apertures and condense boundless divine power!]
[Combining part of the essence of the Shangqing immortal art, you create your exclusive supreme cultivation method--"Grand Mystery Boundless Immortal Art"!]
Boom!
Along with the falling of the prompt, Jiang Yun abruptly opened his eyes!
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body, sweeping across the entire immortal cave!
Mysterious Immortal! Achieved!
Jiang Yun slowly clenched his fists, feeling the abyss-like, endlessly surging divine power within his body, and the corner of his mouth curved into a satisfied arc.
"It's done!"
This "Grand Mystery Boundless Immortal Art" opened up apertures with eight hundred and forty million tiny particles, and its foundation was so profound that it was simply shocking!
The thickness of the divine power at this moment was dozens of times that of an ordinary Mysterious Immortal in the same realm!
This kind of divine power was completely no less inferior to a Golden Immortal!
"The realm of the Mysterious Immortal can already rival a Golden Immortal! Is this the terror of Heaven-Defying Comprehension!"
Jiang Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart and began to sort out his situation.
Jiang Yun had time-traveled to this Primordial World a thousand years ago.
His origin foot-stone was the transformation of a piece of jade, possessing an extraordinary foundation.
By a stroke of good fortune, he entered this Bone Cave on Skeleton Mountain and became the sole disciple under Lady Shiji.
And Jiang Yun's greatest reliance was this awakened "Heaven-Defying Comprehension"!
No matter what cultivation method, divine ability, or even the supreme principles of heaven and earth, he could see through them at a glance, and furthermore improve and create upon them.
"After the Mysterious Immortal, the next step is to attain and prove the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit."
Jiang Yun pinched his fingers to calculate, but his expression gradually grew solemn.
"The Three Sovereigns clarified the Dao, the Five Emperors took their positions... The Shang Clan has already risen, and the 'plot' of the Primordial World has already reached the eve of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity!"
"At most, it is no more than a thousand years!"
"The Investiture of the Gods Calamity will completely erupt!"
Jiang Yun's gaze turned cold.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying the Investiture of the Gods Calamity was.
Beneath the saints, all were ants!
And his silly master, Lady Shiji, would at the very beginning of the calamity be killed along with her boy by Nezha, the third son of Li Jing the military commander of Chentang Pass. When she went to reason, she was instead manipulated and turned against by Taiyi Zhenren.
In the end, she was burned to death right on the spot by Taiyi Zhenren using the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, causing her body and soul to perish.
Countless years of bitter cultivation were ruined in a single day!
In the Primordial World, after the immortal realms, strength was categorized into: Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Quasi-Sage, and Saint!
He was currently only at the Mysterious Immortal realm.
Although relying on the "Grand Mystery Boundless Immortal Art" to have thick divine power capable of rivaling a Golden Immortal.
But... this was still far from enough!
Let alone facing an old-timer Grand Unity Golden Immortal like Taiyi Zhenren, even within the calamity, Golden Immortals were nothing more than cannon fodder!
"Time is tight; no matter what, I must defy the heavens and change fate!"
"Not just my fate, but also the silly master's fate!"
Jiang Yun calmed his emotions, tidied up his attire, and got up to leave seclusion.
Transforming into a streak of flowing light, he arrived at the Bone Cave on the waist of the mountain to pay respects to his master, Lady Shiji.
"Disciple Jiang Yun pays respects to Master!" Jiang Yun respectfully saluted outside the cave.
"Disciple? You have come out of seclusion! Quickly come in and let Master have a look!"
A lazy yet pleasantly surprised voice came from inside the cave.
Jiang Yun walked into the cave dwelling and saw an peerlessly beautiful female immortal in palace attire behind the bead curtain, looking at him with eyes full of joy.
"Not bad, not bad, my disciple, you've broken through again!" Shi Ji walked around Jiang Yun once, nodded in satisfaction, and then suddenly leaned closer, blinking her large eyes as she asked:
"Quickly look, has your teacher's appearance become even more enchanting lately?"
Hearing this, the corners of Jiang Yun's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.
Who would have thought!
In the eyes of outsiders, the cold, proud, and aloof Lady Shiji who cared nothing for worldly affairs was actually such a... silly and goofy character in private!
She was a living homebody whose greatest hobbies were dressing up and "teasing" her own disciple.
"Ahem... Master's elegance remains the same, surpassing even days of old."
Jiang Yun was helpless and could only praise her against his conscience.
"Hahaha, as expected, you have an eye for it, disciple!" Shi Ji instantly blossomed with joy.
"Master, this disciple has come out of seclusion this time to travel outside and seek the opportunity to break through to the Golden Immortal realm." Jiang Yun stated his purpose.
The smile on Shi Ji's face instantly collapsed.
Shi Ji herself was the transformation of a stubborn rock, while Jiang Yun was the transformation of jade, making their origins very close.
Jiang Yun was the only disciple under her seat, and the affection between the two was already profound.
Coupled with Shi Ji's goofy personality, she practically treated Jiang Yun like her own younger brother on ordinary days.
Named as master and disciple, they were actually like sister and brother.
"Things are going well, why go out? Is this Skeleton Mountain no good?"
Shi Ji showed much reluctance, pulling on Jiang Yun's sleeve.
"If you lack anything, just tell your teacher, and I'll go to Golden Turtle Island to trade for it for you!"
Jiang Yun shook his head and said solemnly:
"Master, if I do not go out to gain experience and witness the vastness of the Primordial World, even if I cultivate in Skeleton Mountain for a lifetime, I can only cower under Master's protective wings."
Shi Ji said as a matter of course: "Isn't it good for Master to protect you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun felt a warmth in his heart, but his attitude became even more resolute.
Looking straight at Shi Ji, he said earnestly: "It is not good."
"This disciple wants to become stronger and protect Master instead!"
Shi Ji was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Looking into her disciple's firm and earnest eyes, her heart was moved and gratified all at once.
She knew that her disciple's heart of Dao had become firm.
"So be it, so be it... A grown man cannot be kept by his master..."
Shi Ji sighed softly, no longer stopping him.
"Just wait a moment."
Shi Ji turned and went inside, and a moment later, she brought out a precious handkerchief radiating myriad strands of rosy light and wreathed in clouds and mist.
"Disciple, this treasure is called the Eight Trigrams Cloudlight Handkerchief, and it is your master's protective treasure. Take it and refine it to protect yourself!"
Jiang Yun did not expect that Shi Ji would actually gift this treasure to him!
The Eight Trigrams Cloudlight Handkerchief.
An upper-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure! Once unleashed, it could protect the body and trap people, and with the transformation of clouds and mist, it could even kill enemies!
It was a spiritual treasure of extremely formidable power, integrating both offense and defense!
Perhaps in the eyes of the saints' personal disciples—who frequently possessed upper-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures—this was nothing.
Yet this was already the strongest treasure in Shi Ji's hands!
And she had given it to him just like that, without the slightest hesitation!
"Master... this is too precious!"
"Take it!" Shi Ji said, putting on a feigned look of anger.
"If anything were to happen to you out there, what would your teacher do!"
"Rest assured, Master. This time when disciple goes out, short of a century, long of three to five centuries, I will surely return."
Seeing this, Jiang Yun nodded and accepted the precious handkerchief.
He secretly swore in his heart that during the Investiture of the Gods Calamity, he would definitely do his utmost to protect the life of this silly master!
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