This Disciple Finally Resembled His Former Self in His Approach to Cultivation

On Mount Sumeru.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on stepping into the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm. From now on, you have broken free of fate's shackles and may enjoy freedom and ease."

The Golden Boy and the White-Clothed Boy hurried forward to offer their congratulations as soon as they saw Zhu Yin return.

Zhu Yin was in excellent spirits. After chatting with them for a while, he entered Bodhi Hall.

On the seat of honor above, Daoist Zhunti sat upright. After watching him pay his respects, he burst into hearty laughter. "Hahaha! Good! A Great Principle Golden Immortal already stands at the pinnacle of the immortal path and can be called a mighty power of a region! For you to achieve this, I am deeply gratified as your master!"

But at this point, Zhunti paused slightly before offering another reminder.

"You possess exceptional talent, an extraordinary origin, and profound fortune. The Great Principle Golden Immortal realm is merely your starting point. Never become arrogant or complacent because of it. The true road of the Great Dao still lies ahead."

Zhu Yin answered respectfully, "Everything this disciple has achieved is due to Master's guidance. This disciple will certainly not grow arrogant or impatient. I will continue to make progress and pursue the pinnacle of the Great Dao!"

Zhunti nodded approvingly and continued, "I already know of your establishment of the Merit Pavilion on Spirit Platform Mountain. It was indeed a wise move to think of using this method to gather fortune and benefit all living beings."

Zhu Yin replied with a smile, "This disciple was born in the Western Lands, so naturally I must do my part. Besides, this method also benefits me. It is a win-win situation."

Zhunti's smile deepened, carrying the satisfaction of seeing his disciple finally grow up.

After a moment, he spoke solemnly. "Since you have already attained the Great Principle realm, I shall explain the path of the Great Principle to you once more and impart several secret methods of the Western Lands. How much you can comprehend will depend on your aptitude and fortune."

Within Bodhi Hall, gentle Daoist sounds rang out continuously, as though heaven and earth themselves were whispering in their ears, intoxicating the mind and soul.

Zhunti's teachings grew increasingly profound. For a time, heaven and earth responded to them, strange phenomena filling the sky. Spiritual energy gathered into golden lotuses, fragrance drifted through the air, and the entire hall seemed immersed in peaceful holiness.

It was not only Zhu Yin who was growing; Zhunti himself was continuously breaking through as well. His Dao extended farther and farther, and he stood ever higher.

As for Zhu Yin, he was completely immersed in it. The Supreme Bodhi Seed floated at his side, releasing strands of wisdom light. His expression was enraptured as his mana, cultivation, primordial spirit, and physical body all quietly strengthened.

Although, after becoming a Great Principle Golden Immortal, the effects of artifacts such as Enlightenment Tea, the Pure Meditation Cushion, and the Pure-Cleansing Bell had diminished greatly, Zhu Yin still insisted on using them. Even if they allowed him to comprehend only a little more, he would never let the opportunity pass. Little by little, it added up. That was his attitude toward seeking the Dao.

Seeing his disciple's earnestness, Zhunti's eyes flashed with satisfaction. This disciple finally had a little of his former self in the way he approached cultivation.

Time quietly passed in the mountains, with no sense of spring or autumn. Zhunti's lecture lasted a full three thousand years, and Zhu Yin listened for all three thousand years.

Zhunti taught the true essence of the Great Dao, the mysteries of various laws, as well as the fundamental principles behind divine abilities, secret arts, alchemy, formations, artifact refinement, and more. Zhu Yin memorized every word without omission, gradually integrating them into himself and making them his own.

After the three-thousand-year lecture ended, Zhu Yin rose and bowed to his master. Just as he was about to take his leave, he suddenly heard an earth-shattering boom.

Jieyin suddenly appeared, seated upon a golden lotus. With a casual sweep of his sleeve, he cast out a water mirror that projected a scene from somewhere else.

"This is Purple Abode Prefecture in the Eastern Sea!" Zhu Yin recognized it immediately. Though he had never been there personally, he had long heard of it.

Purple Abode Prefecture was the Eastern Sea's foremost Grotto-heaven Blessed Land. Its spiritual energy was immensely abundant, Heaven and Earth Treasures covered the land, and it was the core of the Immortal Court... Duke of the Eastern Seas' Dao Field!

At that moment, dark clouds churned overhead and thunder roared. Hundreds of millions of heavenly soldiers and generals surrounded Purple Abode Prefecture, their armor gleaming with cold light and their killing intent piercing the skies.

The Heavenly Court had finally moved against the Immortal Court!

True Immortals served as the vanguard, Mysterious Immortals as officers, Golden Immortals as deputy generals, Taiyi Golden Immortals as the main assault force, Great Principle Golden Immortals as commanders, while Quasi-Sages directly served as the army's commanding marshals!

Although the Demon Clan had yet to reach its peak, its overwhelming strength was already apparent. Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had personally led the army here, and the two great figures had joined forces to attack the formation!

"Dijun, Taiyi!" Duke of the Eastern Seas roared from within Purple Abode Prefecture.

"I established the Immortal Court by the Dao Ancestor's command and rule over the immortals. How dare you defy the Dao Ancestor's decree?"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi only responded with a cold sneer, smashing the Eastern Sovereign Bell down even more fiercely. Dijun's voice rang throughout heaven and earth.

"I established the Heavenly Court with the Dao Ancestor's personal recognition. I am favored by destiny and hold authority over the Nine Heavens. You, Duke of the Eastern Seas, have already lost the Heavenly Dao's favor. You should know enough to step down, like the Queen Mother of the West did after accomplishing her task."

"You refuse to recognize the times and have rejected surrender time and again. Then I will show you no more courtesy. Today, I shall destroy the Immortal Court and restore clarity to this world!"

The instant his words fell, Dijun gave the order, and the Primordial River-Luo Grand Formation fully activated.

Above the heavens, stars shone as a river of starlight poured down. The Heavenly Stellar Grand Formation thunderously took shape!

This was the Demon Clan's most powerful grand formation... the Heavenly Stellar Grand Formation, capable of suppressing heaven and earth!

Its appearance was meant to announce their first great battle and establish their prestige with the Immortal Court!

"This formation truly is formidable." Within Bodhi Hall, Zhunti sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Yin watched the great battle in the water mirror, his heart surging. Although he had known in his previous life that the Immortal Court would fall, that had only been words in a novel. It was nowhere near as shocking as witnessing it with his own eyes.

The formation before him possessed an unimaginably tyrannical might. Even Quasi-Sages could not withstand it!

Although the Immortal Court's formation was powerful, it was simply no match for it.

Remembering that the Immortal Court also had branches in the other three seas, Zhu Yin's heart stirred. He raised his eyes to meet Zhunti's gaze, and the two exchanged smiles. A mutual understanding had already formed between them.

The next moment, they left Bodhi Hall together and quietly departed.

Jieyin watched their retreating figures, his gaze deep and unfathomable, as though contemplating something.

The Western Sea connected to the Western Continent.

The region was vast and rich in resources. Though spiritual energy was abundant here, almost none of it flowed into the Western Continent.

A flash of azure light appeared, and Zhu Yin emerged above the Western Sea.

He did not hurry onward immediately. Instead, he traveled while comprehending the Dao of Water, occasionally landing on barren islands to gather immortal herbs and spiritual roots, and occasionally diving deep into the sea to collect rare treasures.

At the same time, he secretly scattered spiritual seeds of the Western Lands, sowing life and reducing karmic debts.

Three hundred years later, when Zhu Yin arrived at the Immortal Court's Western Sea branch, the battle had already reached its fiercest point.

He did not rashly approach. Instead, he kept his distance, observing the battle to learn the combat laws of Great Principle experts while roaming the surrounding immortal islands and taking the opportunity to plunder opportunities.

There were forty-eight immortal islands in total, divided into thirty-six small islands and twelve medium islands.

The small islands were battlefields for Golden Immortals and ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals. Zhu Yin blended into them, and whenever the Demon Clan breached an island, he was the first to rush inside, swiftly emptying its treasure vault before taking away some immortal medicines and spiritual roots.

To avoid karmic retribution, he would also secretly save several Demon Clan soldiers to offset the karma.

A hundred years later, all thirty-six small islands had been breached, and Zhu Yin turned his attention to the medium islands.

However, after making a move against only six of them, he sensed that something was wrong. Those Demon Clan Great Principle experts were repeatedly sweeping the area with their divine senses. They had clearly begun to suspect something.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Zhu Yin immediately stopped. He quietly slipped into the depths of the sea, where he continued gathering spiritual treasures, silently tending the earth veins and spiritual currents as he continued his cultivation and preparations.