Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

"Third place, My Flame-Suppressing Immortal Ancestor."

"Gu Xiaolou".

Inside the Inquiry Hall, a palace steward in charge of the literary competition had just finished reading aloud when a low murmur of discussion arose below.

Gu Xiaolou sat in the crowd, her eyes suddenly lighting up.

Third? Not bad!

How long has she been in the Celestial Palace?

I won third place in my first participation in the Wenxin Academy Immortal Literature Competition.

It seems I have a real talent for managing my mindset.

Gu Qingxiao, who was standing next to her, glanced at her, but hesitated to speak.

"Brother, what's with that expression?"

"It's nothing."

Do you think my third-place ranking is inflated?

"I didn't say that."

"But that's written all over your face!"

Gu Qingxiao silently turned his head back.

The Inquiry Academy is a place in the Immortal Palace specifically for training young cultivators.

Those who can come here naturally have no shortage of cultivation resources.

Immortal scriptures, elixirs, and Daoist temples—each of these far surpasses anything found in the outside world.

While cultivation can be built up with resources, mental state is not so easy to cultivate.

So, in addition to fighting, comprehending the Dao, and gaining experience, Wenxin Academy also has these young people write some immortal texts.

To put it simply, it's about writing down your feelings, experiences, and state of mind.

I don't expect an article to enlighten anyone, but I just want these geniuses who have risen through the ranks by relying on top-tier resources to use their brains a little more, so that they don't end up with nothing but magical power.

Those who can sit here have few simple backgrounds.

The descendants of the immortals are everywhere, and there are also quite a few descendants of the branch hall masters below.

There are also truly great holy sons and descendants of immortal families.

As for the descendants of the celestial officials... Gu Xiaolou is one of them.

The deacon continued reciting.

"Second place: Reflections on Three Hundred Years of Guarding the Border"

A young man nodded slightly.

The surrounding reactions were relatively normal.

Until the steward looked at the top of the jade slip.

"First place! 'The Lamp in the Father's Palace'."

"Chu Mingxuan".

The area below fell silent for a few moments.

Soon someone asked in a low voice:

Who is Chu Mingxuan?

"you do not know?"

"The biological son of Qing Li, the deputy palace master of Huode Immortal Palace."

"Oh……"

A meaningful voice rang out.

Gu Xiaolou immediately perked up.

No! The Vice Palace Master's son?

She immediately looked at Gu Qingxiao.

"Brother, I suddenly feel that my third place is quite fair."

Gu Qingxiao's lips twitched.

"Keep your voice down."

"What's wrong with that? Can't I even praise the fairness of the selection process?"

The deacon in front seemed not to have heard, his expression completely natural.

"The first-place winner's essay has some merits."

"Chu Mingxuan".

"You read it aloud to everyone so that we can all learn from it."

A young man in white stood up, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

But the results are already out, so I can't just not continue studying.

"When I was young, I often saw my father sitting in the palace late at night."

"There is an ever-burning celestial lamp in front of the desk."

"At that time, I thought that lamp was only meant to illuminate the magic book in my father's hand."

"I didn't understand until I grew up."

The young man in white paused.

Some people below have already started to show subtle expressions.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue.

"The lamp in Father's palace never illuminated just the documents on the desk."

"Even more so in countless nights..."

"To illuminate the path forward for all the realms of my human race."

Gu Xiaolou: "..."

Gu Qingxiao: "..."

Several young monks nearby silently lowered their heads.

I can't laugh, I really can't laugh.

The deputy palace master might not care about such a thing.

But who knows?

Gu Xiaolou hesitated for a long time, but still secretly sent a telepathic message to her brother.

"Brother, I give up."

"This first place is well-deserved."

Gu Qingxiao closed his eyes.

"Don't talk to me."

On the other side, the young man in white finally finished reading.

The applause from below was quite uniform.

Gu Xiaolou also took the photos very seriously.

Regardless of whether others agree or not.

Anyway, she's convinced now.

……

In the Zhenyan Hall, Gu Changjin was originally checking the changes in the Dao Fruit.

As my divine sense casually swept across the Inquiry Courtyard, I happened to hear this passage.

He was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"These younger generation writers these days... they're quite good at writing."

My father, the deputy palace master.

My ancestor, the Immortal Official of Suppressing Flames.

Excellent! The next generation of Asgard is full of talented people.

At least in terms of interpersonal relationships, they are not lacking.

Gu Changjin quickly withdrew his divine sense.

Because deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the Dao Fruit, which had been changing for a long time, had finally stabilized completely.

Crimson lines coiled around the surface of the Dao Fruit, intertwining with the existing Dao marks.

After absorbing the fire essence of the main world, the transformation of the Dao Fruit lasted for quite some time.

Now, the new changes have finally become fully apparent.

Gu Changjin closed his eyes to sense for a moment, then suddenly opened them.

"Um?"

This transformation brought about something even greater than he had anticipated.

The past when I was awakened by others.

Only that one consciousness of another will enter the corresponding world.

The original body remains in the main world.

But now it's different, as long as the Dao Fruit locks onto my world.

He can choose to have his main body go with him.

The true essence, including the physical body, magical artifacts, and everything else, transcends all heavens and descends directly to the place where I am.

Gu Changjin's first reaction was not to be happy, but to shake his head.

"Who would bother going on an adventure with their main body for no reason?"

If he or I die, we can just take them back.

The id is dead; it's truly dead.

He's worked so hard to survive until now; only a lunatic would stuff his true self into an unknown world.

But the thought had barely crossed my mind.

Gu Changjin suddenly stopped.

Wait, who said this thing is necessarily for going on adventures in other worlds?

What if... we use it to run away with the money?

He sat up straight, his mind instantly becoming active.

What if one day I really encounter someone I can't beat at all?

The main body is blocked, so it can't even stay in the main world anymore.

What else could we do before?

Run, but no matter how fast you run, you're still in the same world.

If the opponent is strong enough to pursue and kill across multiple realms, it will still be troublesome.

What now?

The Dao Fruit is opened.

Once the world of "himself" is locked, the original body simply disappears.

They fled from this world to another world, separated by countless other realms.

Go ahead and chase after me! If you're so capable, try chasing me all over the myriad realms.

The more Gu Changjin thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

"This is the real trump card for survival."

If we can win, we fight; if we can't, we simply move on to another world.

When my cultivation level has improved, I'll come back and settle scores.

Moreover, this ability also means that if one encounters a lower-level, more manageable world, the original body can even directly descend into that world.

No longer trapped in the main world forever.

The heavens were to him.

For the first time, it truly transformed from "I can go there" to "My own self can also go there".

"Not bad! This time, the Fire Essence wasn't wasted."

Gu Changjin was in a great mood.

More importantly, besides this change...

Dao Guo has gained another ability.

Peeking into the world ahead of time.

Previously, only after he was truly chosen and began to descend could he gradually receive information from that world.

Now, however, we can see the world level, the general era, the level of danger, and even capture some world scenes in advance.

Read it before you decide.

Gu Changjin's smile deepened.

That makes sense.

It used to be like opening a blind box.

At least now we can open the packaging and take a look.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

"Let's see who's next."

The Dao Fruit trembled slightly, and countless Dao traces flowed slowly.

The next moment, the Zhenyan Palace in front of Gu Changjin disappeared.

Instead, there is a vast, endless dark universe.

That dark universe was not quiet, but bloody.

Ancient stars burned, and unimaginably large beings traversed the starry sea, swallowing a great sun whole.

Some ancient human emperors walked on mountains of corpses, leaving behind an imperial road stained with the blood of various races.

This was an extremely barbaric era.

The powerful rulers of the imperial path stand side by side, and all races vie for the mandate of heaven.

The rise and fall of ancient life-bearing stars can be determined by the mere thought of a supreme being.

Until later, someone pierced through the starry sky, suppressed all races, and swept away that long period of darkness.

He established a celestial court and ruled over all the star regions.

He called himself the Heavenly Emperor.

Thus began the Heavenly Court Era.

But that Heavenly Emperor did not sit at the highest point of the Heavenly Court forever.

Many years later, the Heavenly Emperor mysteriously disappeared.

No one knows where he went.

The Heavenly Court subsequently collapsed.

All paths rise again.

Nine Celestial Venerables, who dominated an era, successively ascended into the starry sky, ushering in the Celestial Venerable Era.

The names of the nine Celestial Venerables have all caused the entire universe to bow down.

As time went by, the Celestial Venerable departed, and the era of the Great Emperor arrived.

Humans, demons, ancient races... among the myriad spirits of the starry sky, one great emperor after another has attained enlightenment in different eras.

Some suppressed forbidden zones, some conquered the stars, and some disappeared in their later years, never to appear in the human world again.

Generation after generation, emperors rise and fall, stars are born and die, and countless ancient traditions rise and fall over time, only to turn into cosmic dust.

Gu Changjin watched all this quietly, his smile gradually fading.

This world... seems a bit intense.

At the end of the scene, the vast starry sea gradually dimmed, and an ancient imperial road that had been silent for countless millennia suddenly lit up with its first ray of light.

It's as if it's announcing that another truly magnificent era is about to begin.

And in some unnoticed corner of that vast universe.

The light spot belongs to the Dao Fruit.

It fell silently.

P.S.: I'll be updating at least ten chapters tomorrow. The platform has already paid for the rest for you guys. I never thought I could adapt a motion comic. Thank you all for your support! I'll definitely be updating like crazy! ٩(♡ε♡ )۶