I became an immortal by synthesizing plants.

After bringing Chen Qingshan to the library, Dean Qizhi immediately left.

However, two lecturers were left behind to help Chen Qingshan find classical texts.

Even after leaving the library, the lecturer kept turning back to look.

"Dean, didn't our clan's Daoist disciple go on a journey ten years ago? How come a new Daoist disciple has appeared?" the vice dean asked from the side.

The moment the dean saw Chen Qingshan, the answer came to him: the previous Daozi had fallen, and a new Daozi was chosen from among the most gifted members of the clan.

The newly appointed Daoist is only at the Purple Mansion Realm; it's obvious at a glance that he's a member of the clan who was selected as a Spirit Seed just a few months ago.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't know. The newly appointed Daoist has recently experienced some unusual changes in his Dao heart and is here to recuperate. Don't disturb him unless it's absolutely necessary," said Dean Qizhi.

Chen Qingshan casually flipped through a few books in the library but couldn't find what he was looking for, so he called over a lecturer from the library.

"Why don't these ancient texts record anything about the outside world? Tell me how many states there are on the Quanbai Continent now, and how many factions it's divided into," Chen Qingshan asked with a dark face.

The lecturer wiped his sweat and then, based on the information he knew, began to talk about the forces distributed across the Quanbai Continent.

According to Chen Qingshan's understanding, the Quanbai Continent is divided into 24 tribes, 36 states, and 5 countries.

Among them, the five kingdoms are the most powerful entities on the Quanbai Continent, namely Qi, Zhou, Shang, Qin, and Tang.

Of the 36 states, five kingdoms dominated 12 states, while the rest were controlled by a single ethnic group in each state.

Even a powerful clan like the Taojin Chen family was only considered to be of lower-middle rank.

The 24 tribes occupied the richest land in the south and once united to resist the states of Qi and Qin, which wanted to expand southward.

Taojin Niangzhou is not located by the sea and is inland, but it is easy to go out to sea, as you can cross the prefecture to reach the sea.

Beyond the Quanbai Continent, there are seven other continents, one each occupied by humans, demons, spirits, and immortals.

The remaining continents are inhabited by four races: humans, demons, immortals, and spirits.

The sea area is incredibly vast, divided into four major sea areas: east, west, south, and north. The Golden Crow clan occupies the East Sea, the Dragon clan occupies the North Sea, the Phoenix clan occupies the South Sea, and the Black Tortoise clan occupies the West Sea.

However, they all share one common characteristic: they harbor an intense hatred for the cultivators of Quanbai Continent.

What puzzled Chen Qingshan the most was that since both the Human Continent and the Quanbai Continent were under the control of the Human Race, why would they harbor hatred towards the Quanbai Continent?

"It seems that the people of our Quanbai Continent are different from the people of the Human Continent. They are born without an inner world and rely on plundering heaven and earth to cultivate; in addition, their continent does not have special spiritual plants such as spiritual seeds."

We, the people of Quanbai Continent, are also called "newcomers."

Chen Qingshan understood. Their side was a gangster-style cultivation world, while their side was a wealthy cultivation world, which was why it aroused the other side's hatred.

Chen Qingshan believed that their mentality stemmed from resentment towards the wealthy.

This intelligence should be true, after all, the ancestor also said that the outside world is full of enemies.

The lecturer continued tirelessly explaining the advantages of Quanbai Continent.

"The spiritual energy of our Quanbai Continent is almost the sum of all their continents, and our Quanbai Continent is favored by the Heavenly Dao, with more than double the number of blessed lands and grotto-heavens as they have combined."

Chen Qingshan was speechless. He now understood why the outside world hated Quanbai Continent—its resources were too abundant.

Chen Qingshan asked in confusion, "Then why don't they come to Quanbai Continent to seize the grotto-heavens and blessed lands? Surely the seven continents can't be defeated by Quanbai Continent, can they?"

The lecturer smiled mysteriously and said, "Because they can't find the Quanbai Continent, even a thorough search will be punished by the Heavenly Dao, causing them to lose their way."

Chen Qingshan was speechless. So that was the reason. No wonder the atmosphere in the clan was so relaxed.

Then, Chen Qingshan asked in confusion, "Why was the ancestor able to go out and come back?"

The lecturer replied, "We are beings from the Quanbai Continent, and when we travel, the spirits of Quanbai guide us home."

"Then why don't the beings from the outside world allow the beings of Quanbai Continent to guide the direction of Quanbai Continent?" Chen Qingshan asked again, his face full of confusion.

"Heaven will punish them. This has happened countless times over thousands of years, and every single one of them has ended in failure," the lecturer explained patiently.

Chen Qingshan now understood the current world situation: Quanbai Continent was a small world rich in resources, while the outside world was the dark cultivation world.

Chen Qingshan asked the lecturer to leave first; his restless mood had already subsided considerably.

In fact, Chen Qingshan felt that it was just bad luck at work, but he didn't know why.

With a bitter face, the Mountain and River Ancestor listened to the reprimands from the other ancestors in the Thundercloud Palace.

"The news of Jin Feng's demise has not yet been confirmed, and you have so hastily appointed a new Daoist?" Quan Lei, the direct ancestor of Jin Feng Daoist, said angrily.

However, the other elders had no objections to this new Dao Child. He had awakened a divine body, possessed innate supernatural powers, and was the chosen one of both clans. It was already a waste of his talent for him to be the Dao Child of their Chen clan.

"Just the fact that he has awakened a divine body is enough to rival Jin Feng. There is no rule in the clan that there can only be one Dao Child." Ancestor Gemu said expressionlessly, as he was quite satisfied with the current Dao Child.

Seeing that he had no one to support him, Ancestor Quan Lei could only sigh:

"Don't forget, Jin Feng is also our junior, and he just went out to travel, even though the spirit medium has disappeared."

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers explained, "I have only established the new Dao Child, without stripping Jin Feng of his identity as the Dao Child."

Ancestor Quan Lei remained silent. Indeed, that was the truth. All of them had gone out to search for Jin Feng when his spiritual medium disappeared, but even the heavenly secrets showed that Jin Feng's life force had dissipated and that he would never be seen again in this world.

This is the most gifted Daoist in a thousand years before Chen Qingshan was born.

"Once Qingshan advances to the Golden Core Realm, shouldn't we stop him from traveling?" Elder Qu Zhang suggested.

"No!" the other six elders said at the same time.

"How can Qingshan determine his path if he doesn't travel around? He might not even be able to cultivate to the Spirit Immortal level." The Mountain and River Ancestor retorted. Anyway, he now believed that Chen Qingshan's lower limit would be the Spirit Immortal level, and he could very well reach the True Immortal or Golden Immortal levels.

Living in a small state, or even the entire Quanbai Continent, might bring temporary peace.

But it would also waste a talent that was considered top-tier in the entire Quanbai Continent and even the whole world.

In all these years, the Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers has only seen one or two people with such top-notch talent and fortune.

After the other patriarchs left, Patriarch Shanhe began to make things easy for Chen Qingshan.

He retrieved the essence of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Fire from the treasure vault, transforming it into the Dragon Pearl of the Immortal Realm.

The Dragon Pearl of the Immortal Realm was obtained by the Mountain and River Ancestor in his battle against a true dragon in his early years.

The Heavenly Thunder Divine Fire originates from a divine fire born amidst raging storms and is also a supreme offensive treasure.

As for the Myriad Spirit Fire Stone, he is still searching for it. His clan doesn't have a vast collection of treasures, nor does it possess many rare and unusual items.

The Old Ancestor of Mountains and Rivers planned to send the items over after Chen Qingshan's Dao heart had recovered sufficiently.