The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 210 The True Immortal of Many Treasures
As soon as Daoist Sanshou appeared, he couldn't help but rush over and frown at Shi Mo and Patriarch Bodhi:

"The Three Realms are in complete chaos now, with fighting and killing everywhere, and major worlds clashing and clashing at the drop of a hat, resulting in the deaths of countless immortals and demons. And you still have the leisure to sit here and drink tea?"

"Come, sit down, have a cup of tea before we talk," Shi Mo invited. "You're already at the World Realm, yet you still have such a fiery temper."

"No, the Six Paths of Reincarnation were destroyed before, how come you're acting like nothing happened? Shi Mo, what are you and Goddess Nuwa thinking?" San Shou couldn't help but frown and ask hurriedly.

"Goddess Nuwa is out there venturing out, preparing for her Dao Integration. She doesn't have the mind to worry about these things right now," Shi Mo said casually. "Didn't you always want to go out and explore? What, are you not in a hurry anymore?"

The impatient San Shou was rendered speechless by Shi Mo's words and could only gulp down some tea before saying, "So, you still don't intend to get involved in the affairs of the Three Realms, right?"

"Sanshou, I remember you specially crafted a primordial spiritual treasure, the Star-Picking Palace, as a legacy, right? And you even had Nuwa help you create a great world within it?" Shi Mo countered.

Seeing Shi Mo's curious expression, Daoist Sanshou frowned and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Have you found a suitable disciple yet?" Shi Mo then asked.

"Not yet. No, what exactly are you trying to say? When did you start caring about other people taking on disciples?" Daoist Sanshou became increasingly puzzled.

"In the Great Xia World," Shi Mo chuckled to himself, "Then I must congratulate you. You will soon have a disciple of extraordinary talent."

“However, you can’t teach this disciple yourself. The inheritance opportunity you left for him in the Star-Picking Palace is enough. Let Bodhi teach him later! He is more skilled at teaching disciples,” Shi Mo continued.

"No. How do you know? Has your understanding of cause and effect and destiny allowed you to predict the future?" The bewildered Daoist Sanshou asked in astonishment, "My disciple, can he really become a monstrous genius that you value so highly?"

“Yes, but he needs this turmoil and conflict in the Three Realms to hone his skills,” Shi Mo said, which surprised even the Bodhi Patriarch on the other side.

"Are you saying that you allowed this conflict in the Three Realms to continue for the sake of my disciple?" Daoist Sanshou asked in disbelief.

Shi Mo remained noncommittal, saying, "A Three Realms that are too peaceful cannot hone true prodigies and powerful figures. From ancient times to the present, think about it, how many juniors have we even considered worthy of our attention?"

"Since the conflict in the Three Realms has continued, has the rate of birth of powerful immortals and demons in the Three Realms accelerated?" Shi Mo's words left Bodhi Patriarch and Sanshou Daoist speechless as they looked at each other.

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see. It won't be long," Shi Mo said with a slightly mysterious confidence.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Mo hurriedly reminded them, "However, you shouldn't interfere too much; just let things take their natural course."

"Alright, I still have to go preach to my disciples, so I won't keep you company any longer. You two can do as you please!" Shi Mo said, getting up and leaving.

Seeing Shi Mo leave in what seemed like a good mood, Daoist Sanshou frowned, somewhat helplessly: "This guy..."

In a secluded valley in Jiuding Iron Fork Mountain, on a huge plaza in front of a celestial palace, hundreds of immortals and demons sat cross-legged, including dozens of powerful beings.

Shi Mo quietly appeared on a futon in the corner, smiling as he looked at a Daoist disciple who was preaching above.

This has now become a habit, and Shi Mo rarely preaches himself anymore.

Because his level of understanding is too high, he might accidentally speak in a way that is too obscure and profound, making it incomprehensible to his disciples.

Therefore, most of the time he would gather his disciples and powerful subordinates and let them preach and discuss the Dao among themselves, and he would only occasionally offer some guidance.

This kind of cultivation atmosphere also allows the immortals and demons of Shi Mo's lineage to get along well with each other, and even the celestial gods and true immortals appear more relaxed and at ease when facing true gods and Dao ancestors.

Compared to other powerful figures who have a large number of celestial gods and immortals as disciples, and only occasionally teach one or two true god ancestor disciples, Shi Mo's lineage has produced quite a few true god ancestor disciples, some of whom have been passed down for many generations, and many of his younger generation have also cultivated to become true god ancestor disciples.

Time passed quietly. As powerful figures and even a few celestial beings and immortals preached and discussed the Dao, several years passed in the blink of an eye.

As the sermon drew to a close, everyone bowed respectfully to Shi Mo and took their leave. When a plump, golden-robed, and smiling celestial being stepped forward to pay his respects to Shi Mo, Shi Mo called out to him, "Duobao, wait a moment!"

The man in the golden robe, nicknamed "Teacher," was somewhat surprised, but he still obediently stayed.

Looking at him, Shi Mo couldn't help but smile. He was quite satisfied with this disciple who was of demon race origin and had been a disciple of his since ancient times.

Duobao is an ancient mythical beast, a treasure-hunting rat. Shi Mo named it Duobao because he was thinking of his disciple Duobao from the prehistoric era.

Although in terms of talent, True Immortal Duobao is not as outstanding as Duobao, Shi Mo's disciple in the prehistoric world, he is still quite good.

Duobao Zhenxian was skilled at treasure hunting and was curious about everything. After becoming a disciple of Shi Mo, he learned almost everything, including alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and talismans. He was proficient in all of these.

Because he studied too many things in a very diverse way, the True Immortal Duobao was never able to comprehend the Dao and become the Dao Ancestor.

However, True Immortal Duobao is quite famous in the Three Realms. He is now in charge of the Eight Treasures Cloud Light Pavilion, which is spread throughout the Three Realms. True Immortal Duobao is quite good at management.

But what truly made Duobao Zhenxian famous throughout the Three Realms was the large number of disciples he took in, and the many celestial immortals and divine immortals he cultivated.

In terms of the number of celestial and immortal disciples under his tutelage, many powerful figures cannot compare to True Immortal Duobao.

He had even more celestial disciples, rivaling the grandeur of the Intercepting Sect's ten thousand immortals paying homage in the primordial world.

Duobao Zhenxian is somewhat similar to Lü Dongbin; both are unrestrained and free-spirited. However, he is more fond of taking on disciples than Lü Dongbin, to the point that he has so many disciples that he can't even count them all.

The fact that True Immortal Duobao was recruiting disciples extensively throughout the Three Realms made the lineage of Shi Mo increasingly prosperous.

As for why he took in so many disciples, it was purely due to the personal preference of True Immortal Duobao.

He was fond of business and believed in the principle of casting a wide net to reap a great harvest when teaching his disciples. He even taught a true god-like ancestor.

Therefore, all the immortals and demons in the Three Realms were astonished when they mentioned the True Immortal Duobao.

"Duobao, you've taken in so many disciples in the Three Realms, you must have some disciples and grand-disciples in the Great Xia World too, right?" Shi Mo asked with a smile.

Duobao Zhenxian smiled and nodded, saying, "Teacher, yes, there is. I have taught another Zhenxian disciple, and he is from the Great Xia World." "Teacher, why are you asking about this?" Duobao Zhenxian asked, a hint of doubt and curiosity in his voice.

Shi Mo is a leader of the Three Realms on par with Nuwa. He doesn't pay much attention to the many conflicts in the Three Realms, or even the disputes between powerful beings. Why would he suddenly pay attention to a great world?

"It's nothing, just asking casually. Tell me about the lineage of ours in the Great Xia world," Shi Mo said with a smile.

Although with his current level of cultivation and abilities, he could grasp the general idea in a single thought, he still couldn't understand it as thoroughly as True Immortal Duobao.

Duobao Zhenxian is in charge of the Babao Yunguang Pavilion, and his intelligence network is so extensive that many powerful beings in the Three Realms need to be well-informed about it.

Upon hearing Shi Mo's request to learn about the Nine Cauldrons lineage in the Great Xia world, the True Immortal Duobao grew increasingly curious and puzzled, but dared not ask further questions. He quickly began to explain to Shi Mo.
Meanwhile, one of Shi Mo's avatars disguised himself as an ordinary cultivator and traveled around the Great Xia world.

The world is vast. The Great Xia world is ruled by Xia Mangyun, a descendant of the human emperor Yu the Great and a prominent member of the human royal family. He established the Great Xia Dynasty, divided the entire world into 3,600 prefectures, and enfeoffed many vassal lords.

Therefore, the entire Great Xia world is filled with many tribes, various sects, immortals and demons, and many celestial beings.

The Great Xia world today is more prosperous and has a deeper foundation than the Great Xia world in the original work.

However, fate is a strange thing. The various forces in the Great Xia world are quite similar to those when Ji Ning first rose to power in the original story.

There was Anchan Commandery, and the Anchan Beishan clan. Within the territory of Anchan Commandery, there was also Yanshan, and a small indigenous tribe called the Ji clan.

The Ji family had a genius boy who became a Purple Mansion cultivator. After resolving the tribal crisis, he went to Anchan City and joined the Black and White Academy, the most powerful sect in Anchan County.

Under the tutelage of the Black and White Academy, Ji Ning truly began to shine, his talent becoming increasingly astonishing, and his growth rate rapidly increasing.

Just in time for the once-every-three-hundred-years Immortal Destiny Conference, Ji Ning, who had killed Shao Yan Nong, the young master of the Shao Yan clan and caused a great deal of trouble, went to the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom to participate in this Immortal Destiny Conference and strive for the opportunity to become a disciple of some powerful figures in the Three Realms.

Because of the constant conflicts and undercurrents in the Three Realms, Emperor Xia attaches great importance to this Immortal Destiny Assembly and has personally presided over it, which is quite rare.

Some well-informed celestial beings also flocked to the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, and in the end, there were more than three thousand celestial beings who came to join in the fun.

Such a grand event has excited and eagerly anticipated the immortals and junior cultivators from various lords and sects who have come to watch the battle.

After the Immortal Affinity Assembly began, Emperor Xia hosted a banquet in the Heavenly Mang Palace. The celestial immortals, who were enjoying a rare gathering and chatting happily, were surprised when more than ten true immortals arrived. Emperor Xia was astonished and hurriedly got up to greet them.

These celestial gods and immortals, the others are one thing, but the Treasure-Treasure Immortal and the Withered Grass Fairy are both disciples of Shi Mo.

In particular, the True Immortal Duobao has taught a large number of disciples of the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals, and even taught a powerful True God Dao Ancestor. His influence in the Three Realms is not much less than that of a true great power.

Under the warm welcome of Emperor Xia, the True Immortal Duobao, after taking his seat, looked intently at the many talented junior immortals of the Myriad Manifestations Realm who were fighting in the Pure Yang Cave Heaven's magical treasure, Bright Moon Landscape Painting.

"If a powerful figure who will one day be renowned throughout the Three Realms and be valued by our teacher is to emerge in the Great Xia World, it is probably among these people," said True Immortal Duobao, who had come to see this Immortal Destiny Assembly in the Great Xia World specifically because of Shi Mo's attention.

Seeing that True Immortal Duobao was watching so intently, Emperor Xia couldn't help but feel a little helpless. Everyone knew that True Immortal Duobao liked to take on disciples, and if he took a liking to one, he might take on dozens at once.

However, Emperor Xia naturally wanted to select promising talents for himself and his teacher, Dao Ancestor Chi Ming, at the Immortal Destiny Conference in the Great Xia World, and could not easily let other powerful figures snatch them away.

Over the long years, although the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor was somewhat lacking in talent, he had already become an Ancestral God, and was only one step away from the World Realm.

However, this step was not so easy to cross, and it also trapped many veteran powerful beings who were already true gods and ancestral masters in the ancient Pangu world.

Let alone the World Realm, from ancient times to the present, the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor has taken in many Heavenly Gods and True Immortals as his disciples, but only a handful have broken through to become True Gods and Dao Ancestors.

Even the Xia Emperor, whose talent and foundation were not weak, is now stuck at a bottleneck and has not been able to comprehend the Dao of Heaven and become a Dao Ancestor.

Therefore, even if there was an element of luck involved in the fact that the True Immortal Duobao was able to teach a disciple of a True God Dao Ancestor, it is still enough to make people admire, respect, sigh and be jealous.

"There are quite a few promising talents indeed!" Fairy Kucao looked on with interest, then turned to True Immortal Duobao and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother, how many disciples are you planning to take on this time?"

“Hehe, of course the more the better,” said True Immortal Duobao, making the other gods and immortals around him laugh. Emperor Xia’s lips twitched slightly.

The withered grass fairy, who had also chuckled, suddenly brightened up and said, "That slovenly girl has actually comprehended the Great Dao of Life and Death, not bad!"

"Hmm, Junior Sister Kucao, this little girl is quite suitable to be your disciple," True Immortal Duobao nodded slightly.

"Ahem," Emperor Xia couldn't help but cough lightly and said, "In this Immortal Fate Gathering, my master will choose one first. In the end, the top three will also be chosen by my master and my fellow disciples first."

"That little girl is quite good, but it doesn't seem so easy for her to get into the top three," the withered grass fairy smiled noncommittally.

Duobao Zhenxian glanced at Emperor Xia, his brows furrowing slightly as his thoughts raced: "If the person my teacher cares about is chosen by Dao Ancestor Chiming..."

The other gods and immortals chatted and laughed among themselves, each having their own favorite geniuses.

The trials in the Bright Moon Landscape Painting lasted for a full year, and there were many twists and turns. Some geniuses encountered formidable opponents or were unlucky enough to be besieged and perish, while others broke through in life-and-death battles and greatly increased their strength.

Ji Ning was a genius who made significant progress, which attracted the attention of many gods and immortals.

"Among these younger generation, there isn't anyone who's exceptionally talented, but in terms of potential, Ji Ning is definitely among the top."

Duobao Zhenxian's insight was quite sharp, and he keenly noticed Ji Ning's excellence: "Would he be someone the teacher cares about?"

Next, the ninety-six finalists began a one-on-one battle.

In round after round of selection, Ji Ning performed better and better, and finally won first place in this Immortal Fate Tournament.

Surprisingly, in the end, Dao Ancestor Chiming did not choose to accept Ji Ning as his disciple.

(End of this chapter)