Zhen Yuanzi of Five Villages Temple

Gathering this Merit was far from enough to forge a Merit Golden Body; it could not even create a single Merit Golden Wheel.

He still needed to keep up the good work!

As for the danger posed by the Demon King Feilian, Jing Chu had never taken it to heart from beginning to end.

Although Demon Sage Feilian was one of the great powers of the Primordial World, and his cultivation might even have reached the Quasi-Sage realm, he was at most an early-stage Quasi-Sage.

Jing Chu believed that if Demon Sage Feilian truly dared attack him, then a Green Duckweed Sword would likely tear through the air in the next instant.

Besides, would Demon Sage Feilian truly care about the life or death of a mere junior at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm?

Jing Chu remained skeptical, but no matter what, he only needed to be cautious. There was no need for excessive worry.

After killing more than a dozen Demon Kings, the surrounding land was shrouded in resentment and ferocious baleful qi.

Naturally, he would not stand idly by. He immediately used his innate divine ability to purify the area.

After finishing all this, he immediately headed once more toward Five Villages Temple.

After flying continuously for several hundred years, an incomparably lofty mountain suddenly appeared before him.

This mountain was the legendary Longevity Mountain!

And atop Longevity Mountain stood Jing Chu's destination on this journey: Five Villages Temple, where Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of Earth Immortals, lived in seclusion and cultivated.

As one of the renowned divine mountains of the Primordial World, Longevity Mountain might not compare to Kunlun Mountain or Mount Buzhou, but it was still a first-rate innate blessed land.

Longevity Mountain was immensely tall and perilously steep, with dragons roaring and tigers howling, immortal cranes crying out, spiritual roots carpeting the earth, and dense immortal spiritual aura. At a glance, it was clearly a place where a blessed and virtuous true immortal resided.

"Truly worthy of Senior Zhen Yuanzi's secluded abode. It can indeed be called extraordinary."

Among the countless great powers of the Primordial World, Zhen Yuanzi was unquestionably among the foremost.

He wielded the Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Earth Book, linked to the earth veins of the Primordial World, and was a true man of virtue!

It was said that the Earth Book was one of the Three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Primordial World. Though it was a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it possessed the might of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

The Earth Book not only recorded every mountain and river pattern across the Primordial Land, but also served to dredge its earth veins and spiritual veins. It could be said that the Earth Book was the legendary Earth Fetal Membrane.

There were no few Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Primordial World whose defenses surpassed the Earth Book. Even the Five Direction Lotus Thrones might far exceed it in defensive power.

Yet no one truly dared breach the defense of those earth veins, solely because of its ability to link with them.

Once the Earth Book was damaged and the earth veins of the Primordial World suffered harm, boundless karmic sin would descend in an instant. Even a Sage would likely be affected.

Relying on this legendary Moral Coercion Formation, no matter which great power of the Primordial World encountered Zhen Yuanzi, they had to address him as Fellow Daoist and then courteously receive this future ancestor of Earth Immortals.

"Jing Chu of Shangqing's lineage has come to pay a visit to Senior Zhen Yuanzi."

"I ask that Senior grant me an audience!"

Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation might not match that of his own teacher and senior uncles, but since Jing Chu had arrived at the other's daoist abode, it was impossible for him not to sense Jing Chu's presence.

Since that was the case, Jing Chu merely needed to observe proper etiquette. If Zhen Yuanzi wished to see him, he would come; if not, Jing Chu would simply leave.

As Jing Chu's voice fell, immortal light immediately suffused Longevity Mountain, radiating for ten thousand zhang.

An immortal crane carrying a Daoist boy of thirteen or fourteen flew down from the mountain and landed before Jing Chu.

"Senior Brother, my master said long ago that an honored guest would visit today."

"He instructed us to receive you well!"

"Please mount the crane, Senior Brother, and come with me to meet my master."

The Daoist boy atop the immortal crane was as delicately carved as jade and as finely sculpted as powder. He was exceedingly courteous, and his bearing was remarkably extraordinary.

Though his cultivation was only at the Profound Immortal realm, he remained neither servile nor overbearing before Jing Chu, a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

"So he knew long ago that I would arrive today. Truly worthy of Senior Zhen Yuanzi."

Jing Chu gave a slight leap and landed lightly upon the immortal crane's back.

As the immortal crane spread its wings and soared high, the sights of Longevity Mountain unfolded one by one before Jing Chu's eyes.

At the summit of Longevity Mountain stood a Daoist temple, neither large nor small.

Its name was Five Villages Temple!

The curtain above Five Villages Temple's entrance was also most extraordinary. Upon it were written...

The Mansion of Everlasting Life, Where Heaven and Earth Never Age; the Daoist Household, Living as Long as Heaven!

What magnificent bearing. He was truly worthy of being among the most outstanding and supreme great powers of the Primordial World.

The immortal crane did not descend. Instead, it spread its wings again, carrying Jing Chu directly into Five Villages Temple.

Upon entering Five Villages Temple, the innate spiritual qi between heaven and earth rose by more than a level.

At that moment, a Daoist stood quietly there, a smile at the corners of his lips, wearing an unfathomably profound expression.

The Daoist wore a purple-gold crown, an untroubled crane-feather robe, shoes upon his feet, and a silk sash around his waist.

His body had the appearance of a child, his face the beauty of a maiden; three strands of beard drifted beneath his chin, while raven-feather locks layered beside his temples.

At a single glance, Jing Chu instantly recognized him as the legendary Zhen Yuanzi.

There were rumors in the Primordial World that he had transformed from the Ginseng Fruit Tree, one of the ten top-grade innate spiritual roots.

Jing Chu did not know whether that was true or not.

"Fellow Daoist Tongtian is truly blessed by fate, to have been fortunate enough to accept a disciple with such foundations."

"This poor Daoist is truly green with envy!"

"May I ask whether Little Friend has come this time at Fellow Daoist Shangqing's behest?"

Jing Chu had only just leapt down from the crane's back when Zhen Yuanzi spoke naturally, before he could say anything.

His expression was kindly, and he was every inch the image of a benevolent elder.

"Senior Zhen Yuanzi, this junior has not come at my master's request."

Zhen Yuanzi froze slightly. Hearing Jing Chu's words, several traces of confusion immediately appeared on his face.

If it was not at Fellow Daoist Shangqing's request, he truly could not imagine why Jing Chu, a mere Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, would travel across such an immeasurable distance to meet him.

Yet he and the Three Pure Ones were friends, so he naturally would not show the slightest disdain toward their disciple.

Instead, he looked at Jing Chu with great seriousness, wishing to see what this martial nephew might say.

"This junior has come this time at Senior Houtu's request."

"Senior Houtu said that the seniors of the Demon Court have already set their sights on the Primordial Purple Qi upon Senior Hongyun. They may even act today."

"Senior, please be careful!"

The instant his words fell, a terrifying pressure erupted!

Even the kindest of men could be angered, much less someone as renowned throughout the Primordial World as Zhen Yuanzi!

With Zhen Yuanzi's towering fury, even the earth seemed to fall into wrath alongside him.

Boundless spiritual qi gathered and churned madly, its might blanketing hundreds of millions, even billions upon billions, of miles!

"Kunpeng, Dijun, Taiyi! If you dare touch Hongyun, I will fight you to the death!"

Zhen Yuanzi had countless friends in the Primordial World, but his closest confidant was Daoist Hongyun.

Now that he learned his dear friend was about to suffer an attack, he could no longer remain seated. He wished to go seek out his old friend.

"Little Friend, if you have leisure, you may as well remain at Five Villages Temple. I will return shortly."

After saying this, Zhen Yuanzi directly prepared to search for his close friend Hongyun!

As his close friend, he naturally had a way to lock onto Hongyun's location.