Chapter 39: The True Appearance of the Immortal Lord, Recruiting Willow God, and The Child of Destiny Shi Hao!
Creak—
The ancient doors slowly opened.
However, the scene that appeared was completely different from what the people of the Douluo plane had imagined.
After the doors opened, there was no overwhelming aura erupting into the sky, nor any auspicious vision accompanied by celestial music.
Everything appeared calm and natural.
Then a figure slowly walked out, strolling leisurely.
He was tall and slender. Unlike other Immortal Kings, he did not wear dazzling golden battle armor, nor any magnificent imperial robes.
He wore only a simple white robe, pure as snow, untouched by dust.
Though he appeared ordinary, every movement seemed to contain the ultimate principles of the Great Dao.
Simply standing there made him seem like the center of heaven and earth itself, with countless laws revolving around him in submission.
This was the master of the Primordial Immortal Court.
Jiang Chen.
Yet, to the countless beings of the Douluo Continent watching behind the sky screen, Jiang Chen's face remained completely invisible.
A faint layer of chaotic aura shrouded his features, hazy and mysterious.
It seemed like a forbidden existence that could not be directly gazed upon, yet also like it contained the supreme mysteries of the past, the present, and the future.
Even though his true appearance could not be seen, the transcendent aura that surpassed all mortal existence still poured through the sky screen.
He was like an immortal banished from a painting, untouched by worldly dust and mortal smoke.
Simply standing there made others feel ashamed of themselves and unable to resist the urge to bow in worship.
"Master."
Sensing Jiang Chen's appearance, Ye Qingyu immediately bowed deeply, showing extreme respect.
Jiang Chen said nothing, merely nodding slightly.
Then, in the moment Ye Qingyu raised his head, Jiang Chen lifted one foot and stepped forward.
Golden lotuses bloomed beneath his steps.
In a single instant, he had already arrived before Ye Qingyu.
He then extended a slender finger like jade and gently pressed it against Ye Qingyu's forehead.
Buzz!
At the same time, the True Dragon Immortal Medicine that had been floating in the air suddenly split into two.
One half turned into a streak of light and entered Ye Qingyu's body.
In an instant, a vast yet gentle Immortal King power, guided by Jiang Chen, began repairing the terrifying wound in Ye Qingyu's chest.
At the same time, it began reconstructing his Dao foundation.
Visible to the naked eye, Ye Qingyu's pale face rapidly regained its color.
His previously weakened aura began rising steadily.
More than that, under the blessing of the Immortal King's power, the half portion of the True Dragon Immortal Medicine instantly transformed into surging medicinal essence that flowed through Ye Qingyu's limbs and bones.
Within only a few breaths, Ye Qingyu's injuries were completely healed.
He had even broken through destruction to achieve rebirth, turning disaster into fortune.
"Thank you, Master, for granting me a second life!"
Feeling the surging power within his body, Ye Qingyu was so moved that tears filled his eyes as he kowtowed heavily once again.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen withdrew his finger and stood with his hands behind his back.
Turning around, his white robes fluttered lightly, transcendent and otherworldly.
"Qingyu, do you know what an immortal is?"
Jiang Chen's voice sounded calm.
Yet it struck the soul like the ringing of a great bell.
Hearing this, Ye Qingyu immediately realized that his master was intentionally guiding him.
"Your disciple is dull. Please enlighten me."
"Today you severed your Dao weapon."
"Though it appears you destroyed your own future, in truth, you cut away the shackles within your heart."
Jiang Chen's voice continued, carrying the tone of guidance.
"A sword is a weapon. The heart is also a weapon."
"With a sword but no heart, one remains inferior. With heart but no sword, all things become weapons."
"The six thousand years you spent nurturing your sword did not truly nurture the blade in your hand."
"You nurtured the fearless Dao heart that dares to use the human path to challenge the immortal path."
"Since your road has been cut, then forge a new and stronger one."
Jiang Chen's words were like enlightenment poured directly into the mind, instantly dispersing the fog within Ye Qingyu's heart.
He recalled the resolve he had felt when facing a True Immortal in the foreign battlefield.
He recalled the moment when an Immortal King pressed his head down, and his long sword broke.
At that moment, a sense of relief filled him.
At this moment—
He understood.
"I understand."
Ye Qingyu suddenly opened his eyes.
Within his originally clear black-and-white pupils, a faint golden brilliance now appeared.
His snow-white hair danced in the wind, and his aura no longer appeared weakened.
Instead, it began rising steadily.
"Thank you, Master, for your guidance!"
After speaking, Ye Qingyu heavily kowtowed three more times, his forehead touching the ground as he remained there for a long time.
"Your disciple will not disappoint the Master's expectations."
"Today I have broken and rebuilt myself. If I do not become immortal, I will never leave seclusion!"
With those words spoken,
Ye Qingyu stood up.
He bowed deeply once more toward Jiang Chen, then transformed into a streak of light and flew straight toward the secluded cultivation grounds deep within the Immortal Court.
...
After sensing that his disciple had departed, Jiang Chen slowly turned around and nodded slightly in satisfaction.
Although Ye Qingyu possessed only an ordinary mortal body and seemed less extraordinary compared to other disciples of the Ten Sequences who had special physiques, his Dao heart was not inferior to anyone.
When he emerged from seclusion again, the ranking of the Ten Sequences would likely change once more.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head slightly.
Then, as if recalling something, his gaze slowly turned beyond the Primordial Immortal Court.
This time, his seclusion had ended not only to reconstruct Ye Qingyu's Dao foundation.
More importantly, after completing the cross-world destiny mission, the system had issued another new task.
He was required to recruit an unparalleled Immortal King and a child of destiny from the lower realms.
However, the karmic implications involved were enormous.
Even Jiang Chen could not remain uninvolved.
Therefore, he decided to send out one of his Dao incarnations to handle the matter.
And while doing so, he could also meet an old acquaintance.
"The Eight Regions of the Lower Realm, huh? Interesting."
"How many years has it been since I last walked there?"
After saying this, Jiang Chen waved his sleeve.
"Child, come with me."
"Yes, Master!"
The Taoist child at the gate, the same one who had casually slapped the God of Destruction to death earlier, immediately ran over enthusiastically and stood respectfully at his side.
Then Jiang Chen took another step forward.
As light flowed around him, the chaotic aura surrounding his body gradually dispersed.
His transcendent Immortal King aura also completely faded.
In its place appeared the image of a young man wearing a green robe, a bamboo hat, and a white veil over his face.
His temperament appeared refined and gentle.
Although his face was still hidden, whenever the wind lifted the veil slightly, the brief glimpse of his features and the innate nobility and detachment within him were impossible to ignore.
"No rush. Let's go."
"Let us take a look at this mortal world."
With that, Jiang Chen chuckled softly.
His figure and the Taoist child beside him gradually disappeared from where they stood.
...
At the same time, with the appearance of the Immortal Lord Jiang Chen, the Douluo Continent fell into an uproar.
Both the soul master world and the soul beast world instantly erupted in excitement.
"My heavens! That Immortal Lord is so handsome!"
In the Extreme North, the Ice Empress held her face with both hands, her eyes filled with pink bubbles.
"Even though I can't see his face clearly, that figure and that aura are simply perfect!"
"And he's so gentle too. Ye Qingyu was injured so badly, yet he not only healed him but even reconstructed his Dao foundation!"
"And that medicine that looked like a little golden dragon. Why do I feel like its lifespan and vitality are even greater than mine?"
After saying that, the Ice Empress held her cheeks again.
"Waaa… I want to become his disciple too. Even becoming that Taoist child would be fine!"
The Snow Empress beside her did not speak.
But a dazzling brilliance flickered in her beautiful eyes.
Because that man truly was too perfect.
Powerful.
Mysterious.
Protective of his own.
He almost perfectly embodied every fantasy women had about a powerful man.
"If I could follow him…"
"How wonderful that would be."
—
Meanwhile, in the God Realm.
Forest of Life.
End of Chapter