Chapter 1836: 1168 Carrying the Sword

Jade Void Palace, including the Twelve Golden Immortals and all the disciples of Chan Teaching, were gathered here, practicing formations.

Kunlun Mountain was no more, leaving only the Jade Void Palace, suspended in mid-air. Therefore, when the disciples of Chan Teaching convened, they had to choose Jade Void Palace, rather than Kunlun Mountain.

Now, Kunlun Mountain was under the jurisdiction of Jiang Chen, and even if Jiang Chen allowed them to enter, the disciples of Chan Teaching probably wouldn’t dare go there.

After the birth of the Buddha Realm, the four defectors among the Golden Immortals had returned, restoring Chan Teaching, which was down to eight Golden Immortals, back to twelve.

Twelve is a perfect number, so Primordial Heavenly Sovereign only took twelve disciples.

The others, no matter how superior in foundation like Immortal Nanji, or fortunate like Yun Zhongzi, or talented like Jiang Ziya, were only listed as disciples, not true inheritors.

At this time, with the return of the Twelve Golden Immortals, except for Immortal Nanji who was sealed at the sea eye of the Eastern Sea by the Upper Qing Saints, all the disciples of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign gathered at the Jade Void Palace to practice in seclusion.

They were deeply affected!

Not only the disciples of Chan Teaching were affected, but even Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was affected. All are third-generation disciples of the Mystic Sect, why is there such a big gap?

Previously unable to compare with Duobao could be explained by Duobao’s seniority and the meticulous guidance from the three Saints, it was normal for them to not measure up.

But now, another Jiang Chen has appeared, and they feel completely inferior in every way. They are comprehensively crushed.

Even Primordial Heavenly Sovereign suffered several losses at the hands of Jiang Chen.

His own younger brother taught such an excellent disciple, yet his own disciples were not even comparable to dog feces in comparison.

Realizing this, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was greatly agitated. So, as soon as the house arrest was lifted, he summoned all his disciples to the Jade Void Palace to supervise their cultivation personally.

Even if they can’t compare with Jiang Chen, they must at least surpass the inheritors of three thousand doctrines. Only then would Primordial Heavenly Sovereign feel proud to take these disciples out.

Otherwise, taking these disciples out to meet friends and being outshined here and there wouldn’t suit the face-saving nature of Primordial Heavenly Sovereign, causing him discomfort.

Therefore, special training is necessary, absolutely necessary.

The cultivation of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching was actually without any problems, after all, they had faced numerous tribulations, even having their cultivation abolished once.

Yet, even so, they all came through, even stepping into the Innate Dao Sovereign realm. Those returning from Buddhism even reached the Quasi-Saint realm.

Such performance already proved their excellence. Even if temporarily inferior, given time, they would catch up sooner or later.

Primordial Heavenly Sovereign knew all this and was very satisfied with his disciples’ performance over the years before.

But every comparison is feared; with the gems like Jiang Chen and Duobao ahead, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign looked at his disciples and truly found a bunch of bad traits, nothing was right.

Anyway, with idle time, it was better to teach the disciples. Speaking of which, since being confined outside into chaos, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign hasn’t taught the disciples for a long time.

So, taking advantage of the free time now, with the battle with Jiang Chen yet to erupt, Primordial Heavenly Sovereign specially lectured to resolve their doubts.

How could the disciples of Chan Teaching refuse when their master suddenly gave a lecture? They hurriedly came to Jade Void Palace joyfully to listen to the saint’s teachings.

And with a saint personally instructing, the effects were indeed extraordinary. Their accumulation over the years, under the saint’s guidance, was fully transformed into cultivation, making their strength advance by leaps and bounds.

The few who had just broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm immediately stabilized their realm.

And those disciples of Chan Teaching who were still stuck in the Innate Dao Sovereign realm broke through to the perfect Daluo realm, with three flowers gathered above their head, five energies converging. They were just a chance away from breaking through to the Quasi-Saint.

This opportunity was not difficult to find, now lying with them and related to the celestial relics, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian from the Jiejiao Sect.

The first time the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching left Kunlun Mountain to journey to the Prehistoric World was to assist Emperor Xuanyuan in defeating Chiyou.

In this battle, the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching underestimated Chiyou’s strength, not only failing to capture Chiyou but also making a mess of themselves.

If heavenly experts hadn’t come to aid in time, they would have been slain by Chiyou. This very event caused the disciples of Chan Teaching to fall into a killing tribulation.

During the Enshrinement Calamity, this killing tribulation erupted, and the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching had to die once to pass through. Primordial Heavenly Sovereign couldn’t bear to see his disciples suffer, so he specially devised a method for them to pass through, which was to take an apprentice to substitute in the tribulation.

The method was very successful, but taking shortcut measures certainly required a price to be paid.

Thus, although the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Teaching did not die in the Enshrinement Calamity, they were destroyed in the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation by Yun Xiao, with their Three Flowers above and Five Energies within cut off, their cultivation abolished, becoming waste.

Later, the Saint of Taiqing bestowed the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill to help them restore their cultivation. But after all, they didn’t die, so the killing tribulation wasn’t considered over.

Now, they are unable to step into the Quasi-Saint realm because their own killing tribulation hasn’t been overcome yet. But the Enshrinement Calamity is long past, how can they pass the killing tribulation again?

This relates to the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!

The Four Swords of Zhu Xian, as the strongest killing instruments in the Prehistoric World, originated in the Innate Calamity, failed in the Enshrinement Calamity, and also went through the Wu-Luo Calamity, accumulating boundless tribulation energy and killing intent.