I became an immortal by synthesizing plants.

Within the palace, countless spiritual plants and treasures are stored.

Chen Huaiyi went in first to report on Chen Qingshan's awakened physique and the unusual phenomena.

Not long after, a voice came.

"Come in."

Chen Qingshan was immediately drawn in without being able to react at all.

However, a halo appeared around his body, as if he was resisting external forces.

"Wow, it can resist my pull even at the Qi Refining stage. This divine body is truly remarkable."

The voice wasn't loud, yet it seemed incredibly majestic, shaking one's very soul.

Chen Qingshan saw the face of the person inside the hall; it was an extremely handsome young man.

Chen Qingshan naturally knew that this boy could not possibly be his age.

Chen Huaiyi: "Qingshan, this is the Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers."

Chen Qingshan immediately bowed his head and prostrated himself, saying, "Greetings, Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers!"

The Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers smiled and spoke, his voice as youthful as his face, "Get up. I've heard you are the chosen one of the ancient giants, and you even chose the Purple Star Spirit Seed?"

Chen Qingshan nodded.

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers beckoned Chen Qingshan to come over.

"With the talent of divine eyes and the awakening of the Sun God Body, he is qualified to compete with the top geniuses of Quanbai Continent."

The words of the Mountain and River Ancestor left Chen Qingshan somewhat bewildered. What did he mean by being able to compete with the top geniuses of Quanbai Continent? Compete for what?

Chen Huaiyi spoke up, "Ancestor, isn't this a bit too presumptuous? Hasn't the clan already chosen someone?"

Chen Huaiyi didn't want Chen Qingshan to take this risk.

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers glanced at Chen Huaiyi but ignored him.

Instead, he spoke again: "Qingshan, are you willing to fight for it?"

Chen Qingshan, puzzled, asked, "Ancestor, what are we fighting for?"

"Strive for the smooth path of the Great Dao, strive for the opportunity to become an immortal, strive for the chance for our Chen clan to rise and establish a nation." The Mountain and River Ancestor's expression was serious, without any of his usual smiling and amiable demeanor.

Chen Qingshan was not very willing to take this risk. Clearly, what came before was just a prelude, and what followed was the result.

Chen Qingshan asked in confusion, "Ancestor, why does our Chen clan need to establish a kingdom? Taojin Niangzhou is already quite wealthy."

Shanhe Laozu understood Chen Qingshan's doubts, since everyone thought it was a waste of effort.

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers sighed and said, "Our Chen Clan has reached a bottleneck in its development. Moreover, if we don't act, other states will. Rather than being lambs to the slaughter, we should do our best to fight for a glimmer of hope for our people."

The Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers continued, "A thousand years ago, our Chen clan had a divine being, but he was murdered. Otherwise, our Taojin Chen clan could have established a nation a thousand years ago."

Chen Qingshan was very puzzled and asked, "Ancestor, I still wonder why we need to establish a kingdom. What are the benefits?"

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers: "We need the fortune from the founding of our nation to forge the Cauldron of Fortune and protect Taojin Niangzhou."

Chen Qingshan was still a little confused, but he didn't say anything.

Chen Qingshan also knew that the wealth was only for now, and the annual talent selection was to prevent the state from being devoured by other states when it was weak.

"The Golden Core Realm may be very difficult to reach, but strictly speaking, the Golden Core Realm is the starting point of cultivation," the Mountain and River Ancestor explained, word by word.

He had said these words to many of his people.

Unfortunately, those who were either not talented enough or failed halfway through their journey.

But with the great era approaching, Quanbai could no longer protect them for long.

The Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers lowered his eyes and said, "We need the Ascension Token from the Immortal River Road. As long as you agree, you can draw upon any resources within the clan and mobilize anything you need."

Chen Qingshan pondered for a long time, thinking of his generous clansmen and Uncle Huaiyi, as well as the Jintao Town clansmen who had always been incredibly tolerant of him since childhood.

He gritted his teeth and was given a second chance at life. He cherished the people around him and everything else, which stemmed from his appreciation for his own life.

It seems that the Togham Chin clan has already sacrificed too much to establish its kingdom. If the most gifted among them had retreated, the establishment of the Togham Chin clan might have been delayed for a thousand or even ten thousand years.

Chen Qingshan sighed and said, "Ancestor, Qingshan is willing to fight!"

Hearing Chen Qingshan's words, the Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers was not very happy.

Over the millennia, countless members of his clan perished or disappeared because of his words.

More than anything, it stemmed from a deep sense of compassion. For the sake of the family's rise, generations of the most gifted members of the clan were sacrificed, leading to the Chen family's current prosperity.

He was not the most outstanding among his generation; countless brothers, sisters, elders, and juniors with the potential to become immortals perished before him.

Chen Huaiyi went from being happy and excited at the beginning to being silent, disappointed and sad.

A junior he admired was about to sacrifice his life to fulfill the clan's mission of transcending social classes, because of his own talent.

Moreover, it was he who suggested that Chen Qingshan come over.

Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers: "Huaiyi, go and upgrade Qingshan's authority to the Dao Child level. Also, let me know what Qingshan needs, and I will try my best to arrange it for him."

Perhaps foreseeing Chen Qingshan's future, the Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers sighed inwardly.

But for the sake of hundreds of millions of his people, he had no choice but to do it.

However, we can improve Chen Qingshan's treatment. Whatever Chen Qingshan wants, we will give him whatever we can.

No matter how precious the treasure or how valuable the item.

"Qingshan, once you reach the Golden Core Realm, go and explore the Immortal River Road. The future belongs to you."

Chen Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. The Golden Core Realm was still a long way off for him, so there was no need to venture out now.

Chen Qingshan: "Ancestor, what realm are you at now?"

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers sighed: "I wasted my youth and am only now barely at the Spirit Immortal Realm. The geniuses of my generation have long since reached the Celestial Immortal Realm."

Chen Qingshan was shocked and said, "Ancestor, you've become an immortal?"

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers looked at Chen Huaiyi with a puzzled expression, wondering why Chen Qingshan didn't even know this.

"You know that Qingshan is a junior who was only selected this year, how would he know so much?" Chen Huaiyi said.

The Mountain and River Ancestor nodded and said, "Above the Golden Core is the Transformation Immortal, and above that are the Spirit Immortal, Celestial Immortal, True Immortal, and Golden Immortal."

What shocked Chen Qingshan was that the Celestial Immortals and Golden Immortals, who were above the Spirit Immortals, were so similar to the cultivation system in his previous life.

Could it be that this world is connected to the primordial world?

Chen Qingshan tentatively asked, "Ancestor, is there another Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

The Mountain and River Ancestor nodded solemnly and said, "Although I don't know how you know this, the Great Luo Golden Immortal has been gone for millions of years, and no one has reached this realm since."

Chen Qingshan asked in confusion, "Why? Has the path to immortality been severed?"

The Mountain and River Ancestor thought for a moment and said, "The Great Luo Golden Immortal is too far away from us, unimaginably far away. We don't know if the path to immortality is cut off, but in any case, no one can become a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers, Chen Qingshan had no choice but to give up.

Chen Qingshan: "Does the Chen family have any enemies?"

To Chen Qingshan's naive question, the Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers smiled and said, "As long as we live, we will always have countless enemies."

Chen Qingshan was speechless; of course he knew that.

"What is our greatest enemy?" Chen Qingshan succinctly asked.

"Outside of Quanbai Continent, all we face are our enemies, our blood feuds," the Mountain and River Ancestor said nonchalantly.

Chen Qingshan: "???"

What do you mean by saying that the entire Quanbai Continent is our enemy, and a mortal enemy at that? What exactly did you do?

Chen Qingshan: "Are we Chen family members so hated? What did our ancestors do?"

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers looked at Chen Qingshan strangely and said, "Our Chen Clan doesn't have such great abilities. We are the enemy of the entire Quanbai Continent."

Chen Qingshan had even more doubts: why was the entire Quanbai Continent so hated?

Besides, wasn't the Fusang Immortal Qi traded from the East China Sea? There shouldn't be any problem with that, right?

Seeing Chen Qingshan's confusion, the Mountain and River Ancestor smiled and said, "When you're out in the world, you'll only encounter enemies, not friends. Of course, self-interest comes first."

Chen Qingshan was speechless. Wasn't this saying about having teachers everywhere you go and no enemies everywhere you go?