After bidding farewell to Nethernight Yin Lord, Chen Nianzhi soon returned to Qingyuan Island.
Now that he had an immortal mountain dojo and had sent Emperor Jiang into reincarnation, the miscellaneous matters had temporarily come to an end.
In the days that followed, there was no longer the suffocating pressure of the demon gods of the mortal realm bearing down upon him, nor the urgency of attaining immortality and the Dao. At last, life settled into rare tranquility.
Thus, Chen Nianzhi finally found the time to calm his heart and explore the path ahead.
Since becoming an immortal, Chen Nianzhi had never given the path of cultivation sufficiently clear thought.
Now that peace was rare, he cultivated quietly in the mountains. In his leisure time, he either played the qin by the island's inner lake or comprehended the Dao upon Canghai's shores, as though he had rediscovered the state of mind he possessed in his youth.
Back when he had cultivated quietly in Spirit Lake Isle, he often drifted across the lake in a boat while playing the qin. That leisurely elegance had not been seen for many years.
What surprised Chen Nianzhi was that, after setting aside the burdens weighing on his heart and cultivating in seclusion, he seemed to have unlocked some unseen shackle in the depths of his being, making his heart even purer.
Instead, his cultivation speed increased considerably. Before he knew it, he had deduced his Primordial Unity Immortal Scripture to the mid-stage of the Immortal Ascension Realm.
"It seems that calming one's heart and cultivating quietly is more suited to comprehending cultivation methods."
Having deduced the Primordial Unity Immortal Scripture to the sixth level, Chen Nianzhi set down the book in his hand, and his heart grew increasingly tranquil.
Before attaining immortality, Chen Nianzhi