CHAPTER 652: CHAPTER 486: LYING LOW! KEEP LYING LOW! DILIGENT CULTIVATION! KEEP CULTIVATING!

After the mentor and disciples dispersed.

In the days that followed, Chen Jichuan continued to guide Liu Hechuan, Xuee Gu, and others, helping them in their enlightenment and accumulation.

East River Palace Master also put in effort.

Having proven his Dao long ago with broad paths, he now set aside his pride to seek various enlightenment treasures for all the disciples, assisting them with utmost effort.

Likewise with Meng Qing.

The source jade bestowed by the Daoist sect during his time proving the True Immortal, and the congratulatory gifts from other Daoist True Immortals, he brought them out, bestowing them to Liu Hechuan and others, hoping they could prove their Dao.

With the combined efforts of the three True Immortals, Liu Hechuan and others recognized this as a once-in-a-lifetime grand opportunity, each dedicating themselves wholeheartedly, striving towards the True Immortal with all their might, and their Daoist cultivation soared upward.

Among the remaining people, Shi Ze and Jiang Qingxing were still young, far from proving their Dao. Liu Hechuan, Bo Yin, Wuy Qi, and Xuee Gu had all reached the enlightenment stage of the Fourth-order Fourth Realm, ready to prove their Dao at any time.

However, not long after Chen Jichuan proved his Dao, Wuy Qi left the mountain gate, venturing outside and had not returned for a long time, seemingly imitating Meng Qing’s past actions.

It is unknown where he is now.

As for Liu Hechuan, Bo Yin, and Xuee Gu, they mostly remained within the mountain gate, devotedly practicing, diligently seeking enlightenment, and often consulted Chen Jichuan.

Now, they had more True Immortals to consult with the East River Palace Master and Meng Qing.

Everyone’s Daoist cultivation advanced rapidly, their accumulation grew more and more profound.

However, proving the Dao is not achieved overnight; accumulation and opportunities are both essential.

Chen Jichuan did not oversee them constantly.

Besides guiding Liu Hechuan and others in their practice, he did not neglect his cultivation.

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In Dongqi Palace.

Chen Jichuan sat cross-legged in the hall.

"Over at the ’Ancient Immortal Battlefield,’ the source jade is being continuously extracted, and besides supplying my daily cultivation, there’s quite a surplus."

"Accumulating more source jade in hand is useless; using it to enhance cultivation and Mana, and elevate Divine Skills and Daoist cultivation is the right path."

The enhancement of Daoist cultivation proceeds methodically, and with ample ’source jade’ assistance, progress can at least be seen. Achieving the First Realm Third Step afterward is not difficult, only a matter of time. However, at the First Realm Fourth Step, at this stage, it becomes necessary to forge the ’Immortal Body,’ which is a significant hurdle that many True Immortals stumble upon.

Such as the Qianming Palace Master.

Such as the East River Palace Master.

The Immortal Body is difficult to forge, and many Daoist True Immortals are stuck at this hurdle.

"To forge the ’Immortal Body’, the prerequisite is the ability to leverage the river of time, thereby extracting the ’Immortal Material’, refining the entire body, rendering the flesh indestructible and immortal, which marks success."

The critical points in this process are, one, the extraction of ’Immortal Material’, a part not easy to achieve, which is an ’external skill’. The other is the further elevation and transcendence of one’s life level, which is ’Inner Strength.’

Attending to both internal and external aspects, the Immortal Body is thus formed.

Chen Jichuan’s vision was far-reaching. Given the ample source jade, starting now, he could accumulate ’Immortal Material’, searching for various strange treasures that help shape the ’Immortal Body.’

The more thorough the preparation, the smoother and swifter the future shaping of the ’Immortal Body’ would be.

Perhaps by the time he could barely nudge the river of time, he could succeed in forging the ’Immortal Body,’ stepping into the Fifth Step in one stroke, significantly shortening the cultivation timeframe and enhancing cultivation efficiency.

However, whether ’Immortal Material’ or various strange treasures aiding self-evolution and the forging of the ’Immortal Body,’ they are extremely rare.

If encountered, they must naturally be claimed, sparing no source jade.

But if not encountered, the numerous source jade should not be left to rot; other ways to spend wealth must be found.

Fortunately.

Chen Jichuan had the ’Gold Swallowing Giant’!

Dayan Divination Method, Wind Thunder Walking, Five Elements Escape technique, Five Thunders True Skill, Guiyuan Cangtian Technique, Vajra Mantra, Daluo Heavenly Sleeve, Seven Stars Eight Dragons Sword Formation, Daluo Heavenly Fire, Ruyi Mountain Opening Method, Heavenly True Water, Qinglian Eight Techniques, Heaven Mending Seal, Seven Emotions Magic Sword, Pure Heart Mantra, All Heavens Desire Demon Five Lustful Fat Magic, Avatar Technique, Pagoda Heart Holding, Transformation Technique, Heart Lamp, One Origin to the End, Ice Soul Divine Needle.

"Divine Skills!"

"Twenty-two Divine Skills!"

Chen Jichuan slightly organized the Divine Skills he currently practiced, totaling twenty-two Divine Skills.

This does not include the incomplete ’Tribulation Armor’ Divine Skill.

The ’Tribulation Armor’ was obtained from the ’Changshan Tower,’ with the scheming of the ’Emperor Changshan’ behind it, harboring hidden dangers. At the time, Chen Jichuan, in pursuit of the enlightenment treasures in the ’Changshan Tower’ and to prove the Dao quickly, had no choice but to cultivate it. Now that the ’Soldier Armor’ is complete, it cannot simply be ignored. It urgently needs further development, reinforcement, and avoidance from its original framework to eliminate future potential troubles and eradicate hidden hazards.

Fortunately, this Divine Skill focuses on overcoming tribulations, which he could also utilize now. Possessing multiple skills is advantageous; once fully developed, it can continue to be practiced, not a wasted effort.

In fact!

"I have ’Enlightenment,’ with time on my side, gathering billions of Soldier Armor and millions of General Armor is very easy."

"Only the hundred thousand King Armors pose some difficulty, but with ’Enlightenment’ around, the hope of gathering them is still much greater than the ’Emperor Changshan’s.’

If he cannot transcend the True Immortal on his own in the future, this ’Tribulation Armor’ is indeed a path worth treading; having another means of preparation is also not a bad idea.

Twenty-two Divine Skills.

Adding the ’Tribulation Armor.’

That makes a total of twenty-three.

Chen Jichuan, having proven his Dao for over five thousand years, had much interaction with other True Immortals and roughly understood the specific costs of cultivating a Divine Skill.

According to other True Immortals, to cultivate a Divine Skill to the Fourth Realm, the resources required are, at the very least, worth over a hundred thousand jin of source jade, and at most, worth two to three hundred thousand jin of source jade. And even with ample resources, it takes millions, even tens of millions of years to accomplish.