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

"Let's train it first!"

Gu Changjin placed his five fingers on the Earth Immortal Fruit position.

boom!

Nine streams of the origin of heaven and earth simultaneously poured into it.

Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth govern all things, while east, west, south, and north divide heaven and earth.

The Earth Immortal status, which was originally deeply rooted in the Heavenly Dao of this world, finally showed a slight loosening.

However, Gu Changjin did not directly incorporate it into his Dao Fruit. The more readily available something is, the less careless one should be.

With a thought, the Dao Fruit slowly rotated, and one after another pure white Dao Principle flew out from it, flowing along Gu Changjin's arm and continuously into the colorless fruit.

Initially, the Earth Immortal Fruit position showed no reaction.

It was as if it were truly just an ownerless object waiting for a new owner.

But when the tenth path returned to the first path and entered it, a thin gray line, as thin as a hair, suddenly appeared in the deepest part of the fruit position.

That gray line is hidden among the illusory worlds.

If it weren't for the fact that returning to the Dao would eliminate all external rules and reveal its original essence, even Gu Changjin might not be able to discover it.

The gray line twisted violently the moment it was touched by the pure white law.

A blurry figure flashed past.

That wasn't the remnant soul of a living Earth Immortal, but rather a mark of return left by that Earth Immortal in the deepest part of their realm before their demise.

Once someone has completely refined their fruit position and stepped into the Earth Immortal realm, this mark will enter the immortal soul of the new master.

It may revive when its new owner is at their weakest.

"There really is something there."

Gu Changjin showed no surprise whatsoever.

Those who returned to the Dao continued to pour in.

The mark of the Earth Immortal only lasted for a few breaths before gradually dissolving in the pure white light.

But this is just the beginning.

As the illusory world within the fruition site was continuously illuminated, another golden life seed emerged.

It still retains the aura of the first immortal of the human race.

Clearly, that guy didn't truly accept his fate before he died.

He hid his last bit of life force within the fruition, intending to return by borrowing the body of the person who would refine it later.

He never would have imagined it.

The person he was waiting for was not an ordinary immortal.

It was Gu Changjin.

They would never have imagined that Gu Changjin possessed something like the Dao of Returning to One.

As the pure white light swept across, the golden life seed didn't even have a chance to struggle before it was restored to its purest source of fortune, which then merged into the Earth Immortal's position.

Immediately afterwards, a third hidden move appeared.

That was a chain of celestial laws that permeated the entirety of the fruition.

Whoever refines their fruit position will automatically become the new core of the central heaven of this realm upon entering the Earth Immortal realm.

From that moment on, they were bound to the entire world and could no longer leave easily.

This is not a method left behind by a single person, but a rule that naturally formed after a Celestial Immortal absorbed the origin of the Heavenly Dao of this world.

Gu Changjin went to such great lengths not to succeed the number one immortal of the human race and continue to work for heaven and earth.

"Disperse."

The Dao Fruit trembled slightly, and more Dao principles surged into the Fruit Position, completely enveloping the Heavenly Dao chains.

The chains did not break directly, but gradually melted under the pure white laws, transforming into purer streams of world origin, returning to the Earth Immortal realm.

All three hidden attacks disappeared, and the Earth Immortal status not only remained undamaged but became even more solidified.

The originally colorless surface of the fruit gradually developed a layer of almost transparent, crystalline luster.

The inner realms, both large and small, became increasingly clear, giving weight to the mountains and rivers, and revealing the trajectories of the sun and moon.

Even those creatures that were originally just phantoms seemed to have a real destiny at this moment.

Gu Changjin smiled slightly.

Now it's clean!

Without further hesitation, he began to truly refine this Earth Immortal Fruit.

At the same time, the immortal being who was traveling far away in the human territory suddenly stopped.

The figure in white took a step out into the void.

The next moment, following the connection between the real world and the Dao Fruit, it appeared directly in the Zhongtian Immortal Palace.

It lacks independent consciousness.

After appearing, she simply stood quietly beside Gu Changjin.

Gu Changjin's mind stirred again.

The darkness that had enveloped the entire hall suddenly contracted.

Dozens of imperial stars went out one after another, only to re-shine behind the immortal outside the body.

The Devouring Immortal Deed, which was formed from the Great Universe and contained the Devouring Great Dao of the entire Great Universe, slowly flew out from beside Gu Changjin's Dao Fruit and landed on the immortal outside his body.

The Devouring Immortal Realm was not something that the main world itself personally condensed.

Only by relying on the Dao Fruit can he freely utilize its power.

Now that his true form is about to truly step into the realm of the Mystic Immortal, he naturally needs to cultivate an immortal legacy that is entirely his own.

As for devouring immortal achievements, that's perfectly suited for an external immortal.

The immortal being outside the body is a Dao body formed from the rules of the real world. It does not have an independent immortal soul and will not compete with the immortal profession.

As darkness fell, it instantly enveloped the figure in white.

The immortal outside the body sat cross-legged on the other side of the main hall and began to refine and devour the immortal karma.

The aura that was originally stuck at the peak of the True Immortal realm is gradually crossing the boundary.

Meanwhile, Gu Changjin's own body underwent even more astonishing changes.

Zhongtian Immortal Palace is the core of the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

Now that the nine origins have gathered and the Earth Immortal status is in hand, the completeness of the rules here far surpasses that of any other place outside.

The realm limits that originally existed in the main world have temporarily lost their effect here.

One after another, pure world essence surged into Gu Changjin's body from his Earth Immortal status.

The True Immortal Minor Realm began to shrink, and the Great Dao, rules, authority, bloodline, and all traces brought back from various other worlds were constantly converging towards the center under the pull of the Dao Fruit.

boom!

At a certain moment, the barrier between True Immortals and Profound Immortals shattered!

Early stage of Xuanxian!

Behind Gu Changjin, a blurry illusory image of immortality began to slowly condense.

Initially, the Fire Path, Thunder Path, Blood Path, Devouring, Destiny, and countless other Great Daos brought back from different worlds all wanted to leave their mark on this Immortal Path.

But with just a slight turn of the Dao Fruit, all the traces converged towards the center, and all the colors blended together, ultimately transforming into the purest white.

A pure white Dao wheel, with no beginning and no end in sight, appeared behind Gu Changjin.

There are no runes on the Dao Wheel, nor does it belong to any of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Devouring, or Destiny Dao.

However, all the surrounding rules, once they get close, will naturally flow into it and become a part of it.

All paths lead to one, all to the immortal path!

Gu Changjin could sense that the rank of this immortal career far exceeded that of ordinary immortal careers.

As for exactly how much higher it is, and what quality it belongs to, he doesn't yet have enough common sense from the upper realm to make a judgment.

It doesn't matter, as long as it's strong enough.

The Earth Immortal's position continues to release its power.

The initial stage of the Mystic Immortal realm was quickly stabilized.

Immediately afterwards, he reached the mid-stage of the Mystic Immortal realm!

Late stage of Xuanxian!

Gu Changjin held the crystal-clear fruit in both hands, and his aura rose higher and higher.

The pure white Dao wheel behind him gradually solidified from its initial blurry appearance.

When the last trace of illusion disappeared, all the myriad paths of the entire Zhongtian Immortal Palace fell silent at the same time.

The Ultimate Realm of Mystic Immortals!

The journey from the True Immortal Realm to the Profound Immortal Realm didn't even take long.

This round of refining consumed a total of 648 Dao of Returning to One.

Of the original 1,360 questions, 712 remain.

Gu Changjin sensed the information emanating from the Earth Immortal's position.

Even in the upper realm, a terrestrial immortal would be considered a powerful figure, certainly not some insignificant nobody.

After all, that upper realm is called the Realm of True Immortals. Between True Immortals and Earth Immortals, there is a complete Realm of Profound Immortals.

"It seems that it is indeed necessary to go and take a look at the Upper Realm."

Gu Changjin turned his head to look in the other direction.

The immortal outside the body remained seated cross-legged, refining and devouring immortal energy.

They were left in this realm to continue controlling the celestial palace and the human territory.

Through the Dao Fruit, one can switch consciousness between one's physical body and the immortal being outside the body at any time.

In this way, even if the upper realm encounters real danger, it will not be without a way out.

Gu Changjin lowered his head again, looking at the Earth Immortal Fruit in his hand that was not yet fully refined.

Just one more step forward.

He is an Earth Immortal!

He suddenly laughed.

As the ancients said, "One can ascend to heaven in a single step!"