Longevity Chronicles

The call of the female fairy interrupted Yunhua Immortal's divination, and also made the middle-aged Daoist clad in a green and black Daoist robe, who brazenly exposed two sturdy and hairy legs, suddenly quicken his pace.

He moved to the front of the Ten Thousand Immortals and said directly, "Fellow Daoist brothers and sisters, I presume you have all seen this disciple of mine."

After speaking, he saw the assembled Devil Immortal Daoists all nodding with smiles.

The Daoist, anxious and impatient, pulled Tao Qian over and then addressed the several dozen more powerful Devil Immortal Daoists behind him:

"Fellow Daoist brothers and sisters, this child is called Tao Qian and is the first disciple I, Duobao, have taken under my wing."

"Properly, I should have arranged some sort of ceremony for accepting disciples, but as you all know, I Duobao have the least patience for such formalities; it is enough to just get acquainted."

"This disciple is rash in his cultivation, and now he urgently needs to establish his foundation."

"Your brother won't bother you with any further ado and will take his leave first."

Before anyone could offer congratulations, the moment the last word dropped, the Daoists present saw the front of Biyou Palace light up; the Daoist and the young Daoist who had come from afar vanished without a trace.

At the same moment, Yunhua Immortal had just finished reading a letter from a close friend.

A look of surprise immediately appeared on her beautiful face, and she then began to make calculations with her hands, quickly arriving at a conclusion.

Then the mature and enchanting Immortal, looking resplendent, stomped her foot in agitation, exclaiming:

"What a play Brother Duobao has made; this child received recommendation letters from two of my confidantes and even a personal token from Sister from the Xue family, which is ample proof of the strong Karmic ties between the child and our master-disciple relationship. When we came to Biyou Palace that day, Little Doggy should have first reported this child's presence to me."

"That sneaky old man relies on his superior Prediction Skill to mine; he arrived early that day and actually coerced the dog into covering up the Spirit Treasure Golden List."

"Furthermore, he took advantage of the child's need to Survive Three Calamities to send Heavenly Punishment, Taixuan, and Returning Immortal ahead of time to guide them. With one thing leading to another, he steered the Karmic master-disciple relationship away from me."

Upon saying these things, the Immortal saw her Daoist brothers and sisters around her, as well as a crowd of Devil Immortals, wearing looks of surprise.

Thinking back on the scene of Daoist Duobao fleeing in haste just moments ago, she grew even angrier.

"The die is cast and the roles have been determined; would I, Yunhua, really be so petty as to quarrel with him over a disciple?"

"It is no surprise he won that place at the head of our teacher's seat back then, becoming our eldest senior brother with his dark heart and hidden schemes."

"Such shamelessness, when I see our old master again, I will surely report Brother Duobao's actions to him."

Listening to Yunhua Immortal say this, the Devil Immortals all immediately understood why the eldest senior brother had been so hasty in leaving.

Amused by the situation, they also became curious.

Just now, all the Devil Immortals had seen that young Daoist, good-looking with an inner Immortal spirit, indeed a fine and elegant talent.

But this place is the Mountain Gate of the Spirit Treasure Sect.

There must be nearly a thousand young disciples like him here, if not eight hundred.

What could possibly make those two compete over him?

You should know, both Yunhua Immortal and Duobao Daoist,

One is currently the eldest senior brother within the Spirit Treasure Mountain Gate, who, because of his indolent and hermit-like nature, never got involved in affairs.

But now, with the departure of the Second Generation Ancestors to the Outer Realm, except for a few special existences, he is revered as the senior brother. The other one is currently the leader among the Spirit Treasure Female Immortals.

Even disciples endowed with talents such as Immortal Flesh and Bone, True Yang Body, and Qingwei Dao Body would not be enough to raise such a ruckus in these two.

Under such curiosity, one of the Devil Immortals, wearing a bright yellow Daoist robe, with a handsome appearance and holding a Jade Ruyi in one hand and a Qingning Fan in the other,

Suddenly looked towards the corner, where a young man with bean-shaped eyebrows named Gou Lv'er, a Dog Immortal, was attempting to sneak away.

With a smile in his eyes, he fixed Gou Lv'er in place and brought him over, then said:

"Little Doggy, why do you look so guilty? You were coerced by the senior brother that day, so Sister Yunhua certainly won't blame you."

"However, you lazy dog deserve a punishment; if you want to avoid suffering, just tell us why the senior brother wanted to take this first disciple."

"It appears that the child has some talent, but it shouldn't make both the senior brother and Sister Yunhua so anxious."

The exposed young demon immortal, the Dog Immortal Gou Lv'er, immediately showed a bitter face, his bean-like eyebrows looking rather comical.

While he did not wish to speak, seeing the True Masters all looking towards him,

The pressure became overwhelming, and the small Dog Immortal Gou Lv'er had no choice but to mutter in a small voice:

"It's not that the dog neglected his duty; I dare not disobey the words of True Master."

"That day, while I was on duty, I saw the Spirit Treasure Golden List acting strangely, reflecting a Loose Cultivator with outstanding talent."

"It turns out to be that young master."

"At that time, the young master was far away in Southern Yue, bearing an Innate Dao Seed, and had even refined nine hundred and ninety-nine Immortal Spirit Qi, and when building the No-leak Body, he unexpectedly eradicated Three Corpses and Nine Worms, succeeding in cultivating the Taishang Spiritual Treasure No-leak Body."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals visiting Biyou Palace showed looks of astonishment.

They had previously only known of Tao Qian's ability to "Resist Three Calamities," but they were unaware of the specifics of the child's talent.

Now, hearing this information, it became clear to them.

Such a talent, even amidst the crowded and Talented Spirit Treasure Mountain Gate, would absolutely rank at the forefront, and could even possibly hold the top position.

Indeed, it is no wonder that Duobao True Monarch, usually so lazy, would employ schemes to hijack Yunhua Immortal's disciple.

"Not to speak of the senior brother, but if I had known, I too would have spared no effort to covertly pull strings."

The thoughts had just crossed the minds of all the Devil Immortal Daoists.

Suddenly, the remaining words of Gou Lv'er spilled out, completely shocking the dozens of Devil Immortals and Daoists who were the last to know the answer.

"The young master must have come across the Basic Method of our Spirit Treasure Sect by a stroke of fate, thus stepping onto the Dao Path."

"Afterward, in a short period of time, he reached the Perfect Realm of Qi Refinement."

"However, Doggy guesses that the young master caught the attention of the True Monarch because of his way of surviving the Spirit Treasure Three Calamities."

"Most of the Spirit Treasure Disciples use avoidance or transformation methods to deal with the calamities, only this young master, he actively faced the Spirit Treasure Three Calamities and shattered them with brute force."

"Although the Golden List did not reveal much more of the process, the Doggy also had a rough idea. In the first calamity, with the Cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm, he first killed a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon, then proceeded to slaughter all the Evil Cultivators and Demons in a Demon Market. In the following days, he killed even more, until he forced a Transcend Mortality Demon to mutate and completely broke through the first calamity."

"In the second calamity, the young master faced the great array of Evil Demons, the "Xuanpin Heavenly Gate Ten Absolute Array." After ingeniously destroying this array, he successfully escaped from the chase of a Cavernous Mystery Realm Cultivator."

"It was also because he forcefully survived these two calamities that his third calamity got entangled with the great catastrophe of the Human Dao in Southern Yue."

"By all conventional wisdom, the young master was facing a certain death situation, with no chance of survival."

"But in the end, the young master won, again by brute force shattering the third calamity."

"However, the process in between Doggy does not know, as the Heavenly Mechanism was obscured at that time; it must have been interfered with by the True Monarch's casting."

"I suppose it was then that the True Monarch sent three Immortal Treasure Lords to fetch the young master."

When these words were finished, all the details were supplemented.

Suddenly, in front of Biyou Palace, the powerful Daoists and Devil Immortals all showed looks of surprise and admiration.

Among them, a Daoist clad in a purple-red Daoist robe, with a ferocious face, a bare chest, and carrying a huge Yellow Gourd on his back and a bronze ancient sword at his waist, smacked his lips twice and then displayed envy in his eyes as he said:

"Innate Dao Seed, Nine Extremes Immortal Spirit Qi, Taishang Treasure No-leak Body, surviving the Three Calamities with strength...such talent is seen only once in a hundred years even in our Spirit Treasure Sect."

"If it weren't for the fact that each of our reincarnated ancestors already had their whereabouts known, I would have suspected that one of them had gone missing in the Mortal World. No wonder the eldest brother resorted to tricks."

"If I had known beforehand, I couldn't help but secretly use some Divine Skills to snatch this child for myself."

"In another few decades, that child is bound to accomplish great things."

"Sister Yunhua, don't be angry anymore, with this past event, if you need anything in the future, you can ask the eldest brother to lend his disciple to you, and he surely can't refuse."

With these words spoken, instead of consoling her, they made Yunhua Immortal, who stood nearby, even more annoyed.

Fortunately, at this time, a female fairy with delicate eyebrows, robed in rosy clouds and large sleeves, wearing a phoenix crown and holding a white lotus, sighed softly and then advised her:

"Brother Jin's words may be a bit rough, but there is some sense in them, sister, do not be angry."

"Moreover, the eldest brother is now at that critical stage. If he can survive it well and good, but if he fails to survive, while it's not to say that he would vanish from Dao, he would have to start over again, and it is unknown how many years it will take."

"I suppose it's because of this that the eldest brother, who normally prefers solitude, hastily found a disciple to continue the Duobao Lineage."

"It's just that the eldest brother has high standards, and just happened to snatch the good disciple that should have belonged to you."

Having said that, the countenance of Yunhua Immortal softened a bit.

Then the Daoist who had earlier silenced Gou Lv'er, the one holding the Jade Ruyi and Qingning Fan, opened his mouth to comfort her:

"It has to be this way, the eldest brother is not far from the "Daoist Transformation Realm."

"That realm's peril is not ordinary, and if the Breakthrough fails, being able to be reincarnated and resume Cultivation is already fortunate."

"Seeking that child must be to continue the legacy of the Duobao Lineage; it's not possible that he wanted the child to help Protect Dao, right..."

At this point in the Daoist's words,

Yunhua Immortal no longer had the look of anger on her face, and instead helplessly said:

"How did it all come around to me? I was just spouting off a couple of sentences in anger earlier. The teacher told me long ago to diligently practice the 'Spirit Treasure Sky Displaying Skill', saying that I was too absorbed in array and Forbidden Technique and unable to see the full prediction of Heavenly Mechanism, and I would suffer for it someday. It seems the teacher's words were meant for this occasion."

"Besides practicing the Ten Thousand Treasure Secret well, the eldest brother is good at Divination."

"No wonder there has been some fuss on the Spirit Treasure Golden List multiple times, and we haven't seen the eldest brother show up; it turns out he had already calculated that all the past talents were not worth his attention, only waiting for that child to appear before making his move to snatch him."

"Well then, I'm going to return to my Cave Mansion and diligently practice Divination."

"You all scatter as well, don't think about going to see that child who has survived Three Calamities."

"That child was already blessed with great fortune after surviving Three Calamities and had also received Human Dao Fortune. Without that little Crystal Demon's Nourishing Spirit Technique, the Immortal Spiritual Qi inside him would have erupted long ago, forcing him into the Foundation Establishment. The eldest brother did not deceive us, and now the time should be to send that child to establish his Foundation."

"After he comes out of seclusion, we will all go together to marvel at him and present him with our gifts."

"Although I missed the destiny to be his master, the child has had interactions with two of my close friends, and even saved Miss Xiao's life. Being so close to him, I should at least hear him call me 'Aunt Yunhua'."

After saying these things, the beautiful female immortal at the lead conjured auspicious clouds and mist under her feet, carrying her into the sky and disappearing without a trace.

And in front of Biyou Palace, the remaining Devil Immortals and Daoists chewed on those words, especially the phrase "all the past talents were not worth his attention," which made them all come to a realization.

What a move by Sister Yunhua!

She had been angered and had conveniently dragged all her fellow disciples into it as well.

Followed by the departure of the Daoists and Devil Immortals, they couldn't help but think, "When we were fighting over talented disciples, red in the face and furious, was the eldest brother hiding in his Cave Mansion, secretly laughing and watching?"

"He definitely would have, given the shortest brother's disposition, he could absolutely do that."

After such thoughts, the immortals had to acknowledge Yunhua Immortal's assessment of the eldest brother: Sly and cunning, competing to be the teacher's first disciple.