Time flies. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed since Chen Changāan and the others returned from the Great Wilderness.
In this month, Chen Changāan did not go anywhere and stayed on the mountain to instruct Mao Ruxue and the others. He also occasionally went to the Rebirth Hall to teach Gu Yueāer a thing or two.
He had no choice. You know, palm and back of the hand are all flesh, so it would be unfair to favor one over another.
Amidst the tug of war between these two identities, Chen Changāan spent a challenging yet joyful month.
Then, one day, Chen Changāan suddenly announced that he was going into seclusion.
He locked himself in the Scripture Repository, refusing meetings with anyone, and even set up a tremendous Formation outside the Repository so that even Li Daoran could not enter.
However, Mao Ruxue was not surprised by Chen Changāanās seclusion.
Since the time she came to the mountain, her senior brother had announced his seclusion countless times, for seemingly no reason.
And each time he decided to seclude himself, he would most likely sneak off the mountain for some fun.
Did Mao Ruxue have a way to deal with this?
No, she did not.
Considering the elder brother as her father, and as Chen Changāan was the senior brother and she the junior sister, even if she knew it wasnāt right, she had no authority to control Chen Changāan.
So, she got used to it.
Anyway, as long as the time was right, her senior brother would come back straight away, so there was no need to worry.
However, this time Mao Ruxue guessed wrong.
Chen Changāan did indeed leave the mountain, but not for funāhe journeyed into the Great Wilderness.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~!
Once again, Chen Changāan came to the foot of the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree. When he failed to advance to the next stage last time, he knew where the problem lay. This time, he aimed to resolve his regrets.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~!
The next moment, Chen Changāan sat down directly before the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree.
Just like last time, as soon as he sat down, Chen Changāan released all of the Ten Thousand Laws from his body.
Next, through some strange connection, countless strands of glowing energy fell from the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree and connected with Chen Changāanās Laws.
At the moment the connection was established, Chen Changāan once again entered that peculiar state.
Unlike last time, this time the state seemed more clear and vivid. With this stateās support, he felt like a fish swimming upstream.
He started to swim from a small stream, followed that stream to a big river, and then kept swimming, eventually reaching the sea...
During these processes, he witnessed the origin of when Heaven and Earth first separated, witnessed the rise and fall of various eras...
He saw the birth of the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree, witnessed the birth of the worldās first Immortal, watched the Immortal Dao go from its inception to its peak and from its peak to its decline.
All these scenes, acting after acting, filled Chen Changāanās mind.
These scenes were something Chen Changāan had never experienced before. And at this moment, he took in every detail.
Hmm?
What is this?
Suddenly, among these scenes, Chen Changāan noticed one particular area.
It was the bright Point of Origin where Immortal Dao first emerged.
For some reason, when his state of mind was brought to this point, Chen Changāan felt a strong desire stirring in his heart.
It was as if there was something very important there.
Should he take a look?
Such an idea suddenly sprung up in Chen Changāanās mind.
The next moment, without hesitation, he dug deeper into that area.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~!
As Chen Changāan dug deeper, the scene in front of him became clearer.
He saw the sparkling Immortal Dao, the various Dao Paths standing between Heaven and Earth, and in the void, countless unrivaled Immortal Emperors and Immortal Monarchs looking over the ages.
This was a world exclusive to the splendid Age of Immortal Dao; it existed before all other eras.
Chen Changāan could clearly feel that what attracted him was located at the center of this spectacular Immortal Dao world.
Right there seemed to hold all the answers.
Without any hesitation, Chen Changāan continued to control his body. He swam against the current of the river of time, moving closer and closer to that center.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~!
Meanwhile, on the outside, as Chen Changāan explored, his aura suddenly became more eerie.
His body began to alternate between being solid and transparent, as if it were about to disappear entirely!
"Damn it, kid, have you gone mad? You are playing with fire!"
"Youāre playing with fire, do you understand? Stop it, stop now!"
Inside his Inner World, Shen Xuzi was scared out of his wits by this scene. He immediately shouted, trying to stop Chen Changāan.
But it seemed to be of no use.
At this moment, Chen Changāan was immersed in that world. He couldnāt hear what Shen Xuzi was shouting at all.
Right now, he was near the center of that world, and he already understood what the silhouette at the core of that world was.
It was a tree!
An enormous ancient tree with vibrant rainbow colors!
It had dense, seven-colored leaves, its trunk as thick as ten Ancient God Mountains combined, and its tree crown covered the sky!
"This...?"
"Is this the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree?!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Changāan was overjoyed.
Without a doubt, this must be the Holy Spirit Ancient Tree that existed during the Ancient Era.
And if Chen Changāan guessed correctly, if he could establish a connection with this Ancient Tree, he could certainly cultivate into the Ninth Stage Immortal Dao.
Perhaps, he could even leap over the Heavenly Venerate Realm and directly achieve the status of Great Heavenly Venerate!