Hu Le unfurled his auspicious cloud, and the water-like cloud light washed back and forth in the sky above his head. In the center of the cloud light, a purple innate gourd spewed out streams of innate spiritual energy, and the Dragon and Tiger Ruyi Scissors transformed into the Dragon and Tiger, circling around the purple gourd.
The Tai Su Golden Pearl hung suspended in mid-air above the purple gourd, spinning wildly under the wash of the cloud light.
As the Shangqing Great Dao continued to flow into his ears, the contents of the Taiyi Initial Golden Chapter kept circulating in his sea of consciousness.
With both sides confirming the information, Hu Le's cultivation level began to rise rapidly like a rocket.
Listening to such a highly accomplished person preach for a day is far more rewarding than a thousand years of solitary cultivation.
As his cultivation level continued to increase, he seemed to have reached the threshold of the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.
Above his auspicious clouds, three hazy lotus flowers appeared, rising and falling under the wash of the cloud light.
Although the lotus flower's shape appears somewhat illusory, as if it would scatter with a gust of wind, it is actually formed from his entire cultivation and spiritual power. As long as he lives, this image will remain immortal and indestructible.
When these three lotus flowers finally take shape, that will be the day he completely achieves the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit...
To Hu Le's right, Duobao also revealed auspicious clouds above its head. A Duobao Pagoda rotated slightly within the auspicious clouds, radiating countless rays of light and thousands of feet of brilliance.
However, he didn't have as many concerns as Hu Le.
At first, he only used the Shangqing Dao Dao as a reference, but the more he listened, the more he felt that the Dao Dao was profound and perfectly matched him.
Deep down, he was certain that this was the greatest opportunity of his life, and if he failed to seize it, he would surely regret it later...
His later achievements demonstrate that he was not the kind of person who lacked decisiveness.
Having made up his mind, Duobao immediately began to disperse his own magical power and switch to cultivating the Shangqing Dao...
On the cloud platform, although the Taoist Shangqing was preaching, he was constantly keeping an eye on Duobao, his future eldest disciple.
He was greatly pleased when he saw the first wisp of Shangqing Xuanqi appear in Duobao Qingyun.
"This child is teachable!"
"Let me lend you a hand."
Thinking this, Daoist Shangqing raised his hand and countless golden celestial flowers appeared out of thin air, constantly falling on everyone and transforming into incomparably pure innate spiritual energy that seeped into everyone's pores.
The most golden flowers landed on Duobao, and the pure innate spiritual energy swirled around him, almost becoming tangible.
Of course, one cannot blame Shangqing Daoist for favoring one over the other.
He bestowed this great fortune solely to lay the foundation for Duobao's future.
And who is Duobao? He is his destined eldest disciple.
Even though he had little connection with others and no master-disciple relationship with them, he still bestowed blessings upon them, which already showed his compassion.
It was truly neither possible nor appropriate for anyone to insist on anything further…
Hu Le sensed the rich innate spiritual energy beside him and couldn't help but open his eyes to glance at it before closing them again.
The Shangqing Daoist is helping his disciples refine their foundations, but he doesn't want to steal the spiritual energy and ruin his brother's fortune...
To Hu Le's left, the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord looked distressed, his white eyebrows furrowed in worry.
Clearly, as the Taoist priest Shangqing went deeper into his sermons and they became increasingly profound, he began to find it difficult to understand.
Upon closer reflection, it's not surprising at all.
Although the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord was born a long time ago, his background is far too shallow compared to that of Duobao and Hule.
Hu Le was a primordial deity born from a top-tier primordial spiritual root, making him countless times more noble than ordinary primordial gods. He was born a darling of heaven and earth, favored by the Great Dao and the Heavenly Dao, and possessed an invincible destiny.
Otherwise, how could he have become the disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Taiyi right after being born?
As for Duobao, although he was born into the demon race, he was not an ordinary demon. He was the first Duobao Rat to take human form after the creation of the world.
Its own destiny is strong, and it has also been favored by the creation of heaven and earth. Although its origins cannot compare with those of innate deities, it is far more noble than those ordinary innate gods...
As for the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord, he was merely a creation of Taiyi, and even though he came from the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, he couldn't be considered particularly noble.
The reason he was granted the title of Heavenly Lord was merely because Taiyi gave him this honorary title in recognition of his years of diligent guarding of the treasury without making any mistakes.
The position of Heavenly Ruler holds neither power nor significant status within the Heavenly Court; its only advantage lies in receiving a slightly higher stipend than that of ordinary Heavenly deities.
Given his background, his natural talent and physical constitution couldn't possibly be that strong.
Therefore, despite his immense efforts in understanding the profound mysteries of the Shangqing Dao, he still struggled to grasp its subtleties.
One can only return empty-handed after entering the mountain gate.
This is also why the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord looked so distressed and was scratching his head in frustration...
Seeing the Heavenly Lord's eagerness to present the treasure, Hu Le shook his head. It involved his own destiny, and there was nothing he could do to help...
The crowd was so engrossed in the sermon that time slipped by unnoticed.
This day.
Hu Le suddenly felt a disturbance in his mind and woke up from his reverie. He checked his cultivation level and found that he was already within reach of the thirtieth level of Qi Refining.
The barrier that stood before the Golden Immortal seemed to have become a half-open door; with just a gentle push, the door could be fully opened, allowing one to step into the realm of the Golden Immortal.
"The Golden Immortal Dao Fruit has been achieved!"
Hu Le laughed inwardly, channeling all his magical power and focusing his mind. In the darkness, a thunderclap resounded in his Purple Mansion Divine Court.
The sky shone brightly in the void, and a wisp of azure energy descended from the sky, falling into his auspicious cloud and instantly merging into the Three Flowers.
This is Heaven's favor, helping him to attain enlightenment.
And Hu Le's three flowers were thus completely and successfully solidified.
The Golden Immortal Dao Fruit was achieved silently!
Just as he attained the Golden Immortal realm, Duobao burst into laughter: "Only today do I truly understand the wonders of the Great Dao!"
It turns out that he also completed his transformation at this moment, laying the foundation for the Shangqing lineage.
At this moment, the Taoist priest Shangqing stopped preaching, and the celestial flowers that surrounded everyone disappeared into the void. The world became clear, and all kinds of magical phenomena disappeared.
Everyone opened their eyes with considerable regret, all wearing expressions of unfulfilled desire.
"Alright! That concludes this sermon. You may all leave." The voice of the Shangqing Daoist rang out from the cloud platform.
Although everyone was reluctant to see him go, they dared not force the Taoist priest Shangqing to continue.
They all bowed to Shangqing Daoist in gratitude, and then turned and left in twos and threes.
However, a few shameless individuals still stepped forward, kowtowed, and requested to become disciples.
Although the Taoist Shangqing had a heart to help all living beings, he did not care much about people's backgrounds. However, these people's understanding of the Shangqing Great Dao was really shallow, which showed that they had no affinity with the Shangqing lineage and could not enter his school.
"You are not destined to be my disciples, so leave!"
The Taoist priest Shangqing waved his hand and dismissed them all...
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