Hearing this, Jiang Hao felt a huge weight lift from his heart, and immense joy and excitement surged within him. He kowtowed deeply again, his voice trembling uncontrollably:
"Disciple Jiang Hao pays respects to Master! Thank you, Master, for making this possible!"
"Rise."
Han Xuanji gently flicked his sleeve, and a soft force lifted Jiang Hao up.
"Since you have entered my sect, you must diligently Cultivate the Great Dao and never slack off."
"Yes! This Disciple will strictly obey Master's command!"
Jiang Hao stood up, feeling much lighter, as if he had found his true belonging.
It turned out his benefactor had appeared long ago.
He only realized it today.
Han Xuanji looked at him and continued:
"Since you are already at the Peak of the Golden Immortal Realm, you are only one step away from the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm. Stabilize your Realm here, and later I will preach the Dao for you to help you achieve a Breakthrough."
"Thank you, Master!"
Jiang Hao was overjoyed... Ten years later, Spiritual Qi gathered above the Myriad Phenomena Garden, forming a massive vortex.
From Jiang Hao's retreat location, a pillar of light shot into the sky. The firmament manifested the phenomena of creation, with stars evolving and Immortal Palaces faintly appearing.
Inside the Immortal Cave, Jiang Hao's acupuncture points shone like stars, and the pressure of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm swept across the surroundings.
The phenomena startled everyone in the Garden.
When Jiang Hao walked out, he saw Su Ming standing with his arms crossed, a slight curve on his lips, saying softly:
"I didn't expect your Breakthrough speed to be even slightly faster than mine."
Although his tone still carried his usual teasing, the smile in his eyes was genuine, even tinged with envy.
"Hehe, won't I have to call you Junior Brother Jiang now?"
Lin Potian said playfully.
Although he was only a Golden Immortal, he already had a Junior Brother in the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
He could only say that it was fortunate they had been decisive back then.
"Greetings to all Senior Brothers."
Jiang Hao wasn't embarrassed at all.
In the Myriad Phenomena Garden, Li Taiqing was the Eldest Disciple, and Nangong Wenjian, Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Han You were the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Disciples, respectively.
As the last to become a Disciple, even though his cultivation had reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, he still had to address them as Senior Brother.
Having just achieved the Taiyi Golden Immortal Breakthrough, Jiang Hao began sparring with Han You to test his strength.
The result was unexpected: Jiang Hao actually lost.
That's right.
Once Han You mastered several Divine Abilities, his strength was absolutely on par with these peerless Prodigies.
Not to mention that he hadn't slacked off over the years; his cultivation had steadily improved, and he was no longer the same as when he was first born.
Jiang Hao was slightly disheartened, but considering Han You's Origin, it wasn't surprising.
This was a monstrous anomaly nurtured beside the Eye of the Nether Sea in the Guixu Land, far surpassing what ordinary people could achieve.
Jiang Hao quickly adjusted his mindset, planning to challenge him again once his cultivation caught up.
Jiang Hao becoming a Disciple and stepping into the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm also stimulated the others.
Especially Li Taiqing. He had always yearned to enter the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm to exact revenge, and furthermore, as the Eldest Disciple, he did not want to bring shame upon Han Xuanji.
Before long, the Myriad Phenomena Garden returned to its usual tranquility, with everyone Cultivating individually.
Han Xuanji was naturally focused on Cultivating, aiming to assault the Celestial Golden Immortal Realm!
... Inside the Quiet Room.
Han Xuanji sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura deep and profound like an abyss.
With a slight thought, the Power of the Nether Sea Origin, obtained from signing in at the Eye of the Nether Sea in the System space, slowly appeared before him. Within it, the two Qi of Yin and Yang circulated ceaselessly, emitting the Origin Dao Rhyme of life, death, and Reincarnation.
This object contained the Origin Power of the Nether Sea of the Immortal Realm, which was the fundamental source constituting this world.
Even for a Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal, it was an unsurpassed treasure.
Even the Lord of the Underworld in the Immortal Realm, who possesses the authority over life and death, is not qualified to extract the Origin Power of the Nether Sea.
The Nine Nether Devouring Phoenix had once attempted this, and its fate was obvious.
Even an existence in the Celestial Golden Immortal Realm was beaten severely and suppressed for countless years. If not for Han Xuanji, it was unknown when a person of great Luck would come to rescue it.
"Refine."
Han Xuanji operated his Cultivation Technique and began drawing upon this Origin Power.
The Nether Sea Origin trembled slightly, then transformed into countless beams of light as fine as hair, continuously merging into his body.
Clear Yin and Yang Dao patterns began appearing on the surface of Han Xuanji's Grand Unity Primal Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.
Within the Xuantian Great Dao, the creation phenomena of the universe's beginning achieved an endless cycle of balance, governed by a higher level of Dao Rhyme.
Because Han Xuanji's Divine Soul was powerful, having already reached the Celestial Golden Immortal Realm level, this process was very smooth.
As time passed, the changes within Han Xuanji's body became increasingly intense.
One hundred years later.
Han Xuanji's cultivation reached the Perfection of the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal Realm.
Achieving a Breakthrough to the Celestial Golden Immortal Realm was not so easy.
Even Han Xuanji felt the existence of that Bottleneck in the ethereal void.
However, he was not anxious; instead, he continued to stabilize his Realm.
He possessed the limitless jade disc, allowing him to comprehend the Great Dao within it constantly, perfecting his own Xuantian Great Dao.
In the blink of an eye, three hundred years passed.
During this period, Han Xuanji consumed a significant amount of demon god origin and integrated the life source core into the Chaos World he had created, giving birth to boundless vitality.
On this day.
"One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things... Yin and Yang circulate, Celestial Golden Immortal Realm!"
A sudden realization dawned in Han Xuanji's heart; he knew the time had come.
He fully operated his Cultivation Technique and launched an assault toward the Bottleneck existing in the ethereal void.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
"Boom!"
Like the first roar at the beginning of creation, Han Xuanji felt his entire being enter a profound and mysterious state, his Physical Body and consciousness simultaneously plunging into a marvelous Dao Realm without beginning or end.
In an instant, various phenomena manifested around Han Xuanji.
The Void Realm above his head automatically evolved into endless scenes.
Chaos parted, clear Qi ascended to become the Heavens, turbid Qi sank to become the Earth, and the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, insects, fish, gods, and sentient beings appeared in sequence, vibrant with life, demonstrating the profound mystery of creation.
Not long after, stars fell like rain, the earth returned to dust, all things withered, time and space collapsed, and finally, everything reverted to Chaos and the Void Realm, becoming eternally silent.
These two completely opposite phenomena then perfectly integrated, forming a massive Taiji Dao Diagram.
This Diagram was not illusory; it was condensed from the most fundamental Primordial Chaos Taiji Law, emitting a supreme aura that transcended all Daos.
The aura around Han Xuanji began transforming at an incredible speed.
His already boundless Hongyuan magical power fundamentally changed its nature again, carrying a trace of the "Celestial Golden Immortal Realm" true meaning.
At this instant, Han Xuanji's Divine Soul thoughts became crystal clear, illuminating countless space-time fragments of the past and future, and his perception and control over the Laws of Heaven and Earth ascended to an entirely new level.
He didn't know how long passed, perhaps an instant, perhaps ten thousand years.
All the phenomena in the Quiet Room suddenly retracted, sinking entirely into Han Xuanji's body.
He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze containing only tranquility.
Celestial Golden Immortal, achieved!
With his current strength, as long as he didn't encounter beings like the Demon Ancestor or the Heavenly Emperor, his life should be safe.
At the same time, Han Xuanji was pondering how to step into the even more mysterious and unpredictable Limitless Primordial Realm.
Just as he was pondering, his eyes quietly began to change; the Eyes of Destiny manifested, seemingly guiding him.