Shangyuque

Chapter 364 Chu Ran Transforms into the Dao and Proves the Dao Fruit; Jade Palace Refines Heaven and Obtains the Thunder Pill!
Inside the Jade Palace, Qin Churan's transformation into a Daoist master had reached a crucial moment.

Outside the Jade Palace, Houpu relayed Julehu's suggestion to the Jade Palace Immortal.

"Did Julehu get kicked in the head by a donkey? Why did you send him to persuade me?"

It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him from head to toe; Houpu's heart clenched.

To gain more say in the world, we must take initiative.

But he never expected that he would encounter the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's most 'frank' response.

Dog-footed Houpu, you and your friends, all of that stuff, are just a bunch of idiots in my eyes. Stop thinking about things that aren't your business!

"Fellow Daoist Yuque, Mu Fan is powerful, while Gong Shande is relatively weaker. Even if you intend to join forces with Gong Shande to fight against Mu Fan, you must first suppress her to have an advantage in the future."

Lao Hou, under the pressure of the Immortal Venerable, has gradually lost his principles and persistence.

When Tong Jule was discussing how to win over the Jade Palace Immortal, he was full of ambition.

At this moment, having been doused with cold water, he dared not make a sound.

This native Golden Core cultivator from the Four Spirit Realms ultimately fell short of expectations.

It could understand the difficulties of Julehu, because it had also had its share of hardships—all monks had their difficult times.

But it couldn't comprehend the kind of victory that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was achieving—that was the problem.

It wasn't that Houpu was stupid, that he foolishly followed Julehu's lead. His idea wasn't wrong. The only problem was that he hadn't reached the level of a Celestial Venerable, nor could he understand the realm of a Celestial Venerable.

The Immortal Venerable's situation was so dire that he was practically rolling his eyes in defeat.

At this point, how could the Celestial Venerable possibly easily change the fundamental situation of the current order?

impossible.

'Alright, if there's nothing else, go back and cultivate properly.'

Julehu and Tianyin are under pressure; let them bear it themselves.

If they can't withstand it, it only means their abilities are insufficient.

While keeping an eye on Chu Ran's transformation into a Daoist, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also managed to deceive Houpu.

There is a degree of respect—being willing to deceive is also a form of respect—but it shouldn't be too much; too much of it will make it difficult for Houpu to control.

For the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, the difficulties of Julehu and Tianyin were actually the right thing to do.

Houpu deserves respect, but Gong Shande deserves even more respect. On this point, Mu Fan and Yuque Xianzun share a similar judgment.

Moreover, when Julehu and Tianyin could no longer hold on, and were even beaten in pieces by Gong Shande.

Perhaps, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can even ask for some compensation—those are all my close allies.

"But..." Houpu wanted to explain further.

However, all they got in return was more explicit suppression from Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

"Old Hou, look, even though Nian Wuyai has fallen, you've still benefited from his legacy."

By now, you should have seen enough of the path to becoming a Golden Immortal.

Just focus on your cultivation. The current situation in the Four Spirit Realms isn't bad for either of us.

Even the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has given such advice, so what else can Houpu say?
Cultivating to become a Golden Immortal is certainly important. I myself should cultivate to become a Golden Immortal, and fellow Daoist Yu Que should also cultivate to become a Golden Immortal. Yes, that is how it should be.

Houpu left with a heavy heart. The fact that the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable had openly disregarded him still had some impact on him.

In reality, the Immortal's advice was a lie.

Two points. First, Houpu was correct in judging that his influence within the Liezhou Dao Court was rapidly collapsing, and the reason for this collapse was the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's external expansion.

By interfering in the situation of the Four Spirit Realms and by further enhancing the internal order of the Water Replenishment Conference, the Immortal Venerable achieved an operational victory.

The external victory, in turn, strengthened the authority of the immortals within the Liezhou Dao Court, making Houpu's loss of power inevitable.

Secondly, through the massive distribution of benefits following Nian Wuyai's demise, Houpu may have seen what he believed to be the path to becoming a Golden Immortal, but it was most likely wrong.

The path to becoming a Golden Immortal is never something you can discover simply by sitting there and trying to comprehend the Dao. Countless celestial beings thought they had found their own path, only to realize they had gone astray once they actually started walking it.

The two sides deceived Houpu, actually using non-violent means to make him give up his right to claim the right to be an ally of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The superimposed Daoist courts are bound together, their territories are closely adjacent, and their cultivation speed is far slower than that of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

If he operates for a few more years, Houpu the old thief will become a general under the Jade Emperor!
Houpu's journey was like a fish on a chopping board suddenly waking up, jumping around a couple of times, only to be knocked unconscious by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.
Of course, did he also manage to evade the little scheme of the Wuji Dao Master?
That's the Lord of the Limitless Dao.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable thought that if Yiju Lehu and Tianyin were to perish, he could ask Gong Shande for compensation.

The existence of this direction of thought is exactly what the Lord of Limitless Dao had planned.

With so many changes and variables in the Four Spirit Realms, Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, as a half-step supreme being, is very busy.

The Dao Lord of Wuji pointed out this change and handed this crucial variable over to the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.
The immortal's clever mind began to work.
Gong Shande is neither a good ally nor a particularly feared opponent, but if handled properly, she could be made a decent cost-bearer.

With such a large size and physique, even when slaughtering pigs, they could slaughter a large batch, leaving everyone with their mouths greasy.

Time and time again, even the most extraordinary seekers of the Way tend to clash in their convergence of practical actions.

Simply put, both Jade Palace Immortal and Mu Fan, without any prior communication, shared the same expectation regarding Gong Shande's fate.

Just as the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable was pondering how to turn this expectation into reality.

Qin Churan moved.

She successfully comprehended the form of the formless Dao, but the Dao was so different from the Dao essence that her current cultivation system was experiencing a kind of rejection reaction.

The Dao essence she controlled was boiling within her body, instantly transforming from a breakthrough into a life-or-death crisis.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable frowned, raised his hand, and gently stroked her forehead. Immediately, the boiling Dao energy and the formless Great Dao all quieted down.

It turns out that, as the Daoist partner of the Immortal Venerable, Qin Churan's Daoist cultivation was personally passed down by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable has already mastered the Great Dao corresponding to those Dao essences, thus enabling him to control the situation relatively well at the first moment of a crisis.

"Are you still confident in making further breakthroughs?" Jade Palace Immortal Venerable asked.

Suppressing her pain, Qin Churan answered resolutely.

"Have!"

I can't back down now. If I back down now, I'll truly become useless.

Even among the most talented individuals, there were few seats available beside the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable. If Qin Churan were to truly become a cripple, what would become of her future?
"Alright, let's give it a try." Jade Palace Immortal Venerable shook his head.

He knew what Qin Churan was thinking, but there was nothing he could do.

It's not that the Immortal Venerable is an incompetent husband. The key issue is that Qin Churan is not alone, and the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's goal has never been to make his Dao partner suffer—the self-interest of those who pursue the Dao is not even worth criticizing, and those who do not pursue the Dao cannot do so.

With the help of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Qin Churan gradually absorbed the essence of the Formless Great Dao—the form, the substance, and the wonder of the Great Dao.
Cultivating immortality is never about cultivating the unknowable, but about cultivating the knowable. Whether it's cultivating truth or wandering in the wilderness of ignorance, it's all a process of cultivating the knowable.

The mystery of the Great Way is by no means something that is mysterious, unobservable, or incomprehensible.

The process by which cultivators attain the Golden Elixir and achieve the Dao Fruit is, in fact, a process of seizing the fundamental laws of heaven and earth.

If it cannot be achieved, then it cannot be considered a Golden Elixir.

This is also why there is no higher realm above the Golden Core stage, and whether one is supreme depends solely on the control over changes and possibilities.

The names of realms can be infinitely divided and defined, but the ultimate level of power must be the ultimate level of change and possibility.

Clearly, the changes and possibilities that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable possesses can well cover the changes and possibilities that Qin Churan faces.

In just a few days, with the help of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, Qin Churan gradually gained a basic understanding of the Formless Great Dao.

Jade Palace Immortal Venerable silently calculated the changes in the tribulation clouds and the heavens and earth. Finally, when the changes were sufficient, the Immortal Venerable's expression changed slightly.

"The tribulation is about to begin, Chu Ran. If you pass this test, you will become an immortal. Now, accept the tribulation!"

Once you pass this test, you will become an immortal.

From the trembling boy on Mangxiang Mountain illuminated by the red lantern, to the Eastern Jade Palace's wondrous method of transforming into water immortality, he had walked for a very, very long time.

But Wang Yulou knew that the end was still far off.

"boom!"

The tribulation lightning has arrived.

The power of heaven and earth pressed down so heavily that even the Dao Court of Liezhou trembled. Qin Churan, riding on the Two-Element Cauldron of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, stood tall in the sky.

A group of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's nominal disciples had already set up an array beneath him.

If you can resist, then resist; if you can't resist, then use methods to avoid the calamity.

Although the world has changed, the accumulated methods for dealing with calamities are still meaningful, even if they are slightly modified based on the characteristics of the Four Spirit Realms.

For the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, who has cultivated immortality for a thousand years, such a matter of improving methods is nothing more than a trivial matter.

"Look, that's the legendary celestial artifact, Master's Yin-Yang Cauldron! It truly lives up to its name as a celestial artifact!"

Han Zhan was already somewhat overwhelmed just from seeing the shape of the Two Elements Cauldron from afar.

The Dao of the Four Spirit Realms lacked the Artifact Spirit Technique. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable brought the Artifact Spirit Technique, and also arranged for direct lineage Dao Ancestors such as Chongliu, Heimaosun, and Yanmingyue to possess magical treasures at the Spirit Treasure level.

The Immortal's kindness spreads across the Four Spirit Realms from multiple angles and dimensions.

Following the Immortal Venerable, one meal after another was provided.

The Immortal Venerable is never stingy when it comes to cultivation methods and such.

When magical treasures and elixirs are sent down, it is always done fairly.

Every direct descendant of a Celestial Venerable, even those who consider themselves direct descendants and are merely nominal disciples, actually has unlimited potential for future development.

In particular, the Immortal Venerable is skilled in refining the Dao, and among his disciples, those with good talent in refining the Dao always receive extra attention from the Immortal Venerable.

This fostered a custom of valuing the cultivation of the Dao within the former Pure Water Dao Court, and now the Liezhou Dao Court. Therefore, all Dao Court cultivators who saw the Two Elements Immortal Cauldron were extremely excited.

"Legend has it that Master's treasure cauldron is one of the most powerful magic treasures in the world, possessing the creative power of the Five Elements in a grand primordial chaos. It can be used for combat, alchemy, treasure crafting, and to assist in cultivation."

Unexpectedly, Master would actually take out this cauldron to protect Fairy Chu Ran.

It seems that Fairy Chu Ran's transformation into a Daoist being will likely proceed without incident.

The eyes of the red-spotted deer also burned with an extraordinary intensity.

It knew that the Two Elements Cauldron was not only a magical treasure, but also represented the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

When that precious cauldron appeared, the cultivators of the Daoist court were as excited as if they had seen a sacred object.

It is a symbol of victory, a symbol of the cohesion of power.

Master, how could we possibly allow it to appear so easily?
Therefore, it is certain that it will succeed; Master's judgment will never be wrong.

Considering that Fairy Chu Ran is actually a good-for-nothing!
If she can succeed, then I, the Red-spotted Deer, will surely be able to smoothly transform into the Dao and attain the Golden Core in the future!
"Of course there will be no surprises, but you are unaware of something."

A voice rang out, and the crowd standing on the pavilion watching the fairy demonstrate her Dao immediately turned their attention to her.

It turned out that it was Dao Ancestor Chongliu who had come in person.

"The wondrous uses of the Two Elements Cauldron in assisting cultivation are not simply about increasing the speed of cultivation. It can help cultivators comprehend the principles of heaven and earth and the wonders of the primordial unity of the five elements."

For cultivators who have just entered the Dao Ancestor realm, it is an excellent aid to their cultivation.

As your master's disciples, you can all request to borrow the precious cauldron to assist your cultivation as long as you achieve merit.

Dao Ancestor Chongliu explained with a smile.

The Immortal's favor is never given for free, but as long as you have the ability, you can receive it based on your ability.

"Senior Brother Chongliu, that immortal cauldron is Master's natal magic weapon. Can we really use it to aid our cultivation?"

A True Person, chosen by the Daoist Ancestors of the Daoist Court, asked the question.

It belongs to the kind of being that is not very willing to befriend the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable; it is just here to hitch a free ride on the Daoist bus.

But faced with the Immortal Venerable's kindness, it suddenly felt that it could also be loyal and could also truly become a disciple.

Compared to those shallow celestial beings who take more than their share and are willing to sacrifice everyone, the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's approach of being willing to negotiate anything as long as he can still make a profit seems exceptionally human.

"Haha, of course, Master likes disciples who dare to ask for a price the most, provided that you are valuable."

Chongliu offered an explanation, then looked at Qin Churan, who was currently proving his Dao.

However, its words planted a seed in the hearts of many people.

Wang Yuque may be a worthless person, but his vision was indeed grand.

The Heavenly Emperor replenishes water and the Ten Provinces Dao Court, granting great power to those below. Anyone who can keep up with the pace of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable can win, win, win with the Immortal Venerable.

Putting aside the differences in stance, if one could be a dog to the Immortal Venerable.
"Wait, Master, are you going to use the Yin-Yang Immortal Cauldron to refine the Heavenly Tribulation?" Chongliu asked with some doubt, his eyes filled with shock.

It turned out that after the tribulation began, the Yin-Yang Cauldron abandoned Qin Churan and rushed into the tribulation clouds.

The Jade Palace Immortal Venerable, sitting in the Jade Palace, could control these insignificant changes simply by closing his eyes.

It's time to open the eyes of those bumpkins from Liezhou Daoting.

Qin Churan's tribulation of transformation into a Dao could be overcome with a method to deal with it, but the Immortal Venerable's plan was actually to refine the entire tribulation.

The tribulation lightning, at least Qin Churan's tribulation lightning, was not that terrifying to Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Under the watchful eyes of numerous Daoist ancestors and celestial beings supporting the Golden Core, the Yin-Yang Cauldron within the tribulation clouds transformed into a colossal mountain stretching across the sky.

Inside the lid, it was as if a huge, unfillable stomach was hidden inside. The cauldron god breathed deeply, and the hazy tribulation clouds were absorbed into the cauldron's belly like cotton candy.

The lightning bolts no longer struck Qin Churan, but instead focused their full power on attacking the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

However, it was no use.

The Two Elements Cauldron was a mid-grade immortal artifact, or a second-grade immortal artifact, personally refined by the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable.

Its transformative power is beyond what a mere Golden Core cultivator could withstand during a tribulation.

"Terrible. Has Wang Yuque's accumulation become so terrifying?" Tiger-faced Dharma King's tone was solemn.

To the untrained eye, it's just a spectacle; to the expert, it's clear that Jade Palace Immortal Venerable's cultivation has, in fact, broken through the upper limit of the ordinary Heavenly Immortal Realm's peak.

Being able to swallow or refine lightning tribulations is not scary.

But the process of Jade Palace Immortal Venerable controlling the Yin-Yang Cauldron to refine the lightning tribulation was far too easy.

It was as easy as a child pouring hot water on an ant nest.

But the tribulation of lightning is not an anthill; it is the embodiment of the great power of heaven and earth!

At this moment, the Immortal Venerable sitting in the Jade Palace is using his long-accumulated cultivation to directly refine the power of the lightning tribulation and the power of heaven and earth into his own 'spoils of war' through the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

"What's going on? The tribulation clouds have all been absorbed by the Yin-Yang Immortal Cauldron?"

"Nonsense, what's going on?"

Our path to enlightenment is stable!

Han Zhan answered with his eyes shining.

The wonders of the Great Dao, the so-called Golden Elixir Dao Fruit, can be achieved in such a way. Many True Persons of the Four Spirit Realms finally understand the profound meaning of the Jade Palace Immortal Venerable—they thought they understood.

The process of transforming into a Dao is aided by supernatural powers and magical treasures, enabling buses to transform into Dao or to transform into Dao quickly.

The tribulation of the Dao Transformation Realm is protected by the Immortal Cauldron, which will directly refine the tribulation clouds, so there is absolutely no danger.

In just over half an hour, the Two Elements Immortal Cauldron transformed the sky full of tribulation clouds into a pool of thunder.

At this moment, Qin Churan finally attained the Golden Core stage!

With a radiant smile, Qin Churan bowed to the Dao Ancestors of the Liezhou Dao Court who were observing the ceremony. Jade Palace Immortal Venerable also finally raised his hand and summoned back the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

After a brief examination, he decided on a method to deal with these rare heavenly tribulation lightning bolts—to refine them into Immortal Lightning Pills.

The newly formed Golden Core has weak lightning tribulation power, but its fundamental nature is quite special, and it is the same as the lightning tribulation of a Golden Core that is tens of thousands of years old.

It contains many threads of the great principles of heaven and earth.

If real people ate that, they would only die from overeating.

However, if the Dao Ancestor were to consume it, his speed and efficiency in comprehending the Dao would be greatly increased.

This is: Chu Ran transforms into the Dao and attains the Dao Fruit, and refines the Heavenly Jade Palace to obtain the Thunder Pill!

(End of this chapter)