Although in recent years Chen Changâan had been rarely showing himself in front of the beings of other realms, since the integration of the three thousand realms, his name, Supreme Saint Chen Changâan, had already spread throughout the entire three thousand realms.
As one of the three thousand realms, Tianyuan World was naturally among the first to be affected.
Even before the integration process had begun, they had heard about the great name of Supreme Saint Chen Changâan!
Moreover, after the integration of the three thousand realms, when Chen Changâan revealed his Dharma Body above the Holy Palace, suppressing the four Great Heavenly Venerates with the technique encompassing the Ten Thousand Laws.
The name of Supreme Saint Chen Changâan was engraved onto the hearts of every disciple!
A single man who slaughtered four great Semi-Saints! Who in the world could possibly do such a thing?
None!
Except for this man, there is none other!
Oh, wait, thereâs also that one from the Demon Path, Emperor Song!
But itâs not the same, heâs from the underworld, unsuitable to worship.
People tend to worship the strong, and these female disciples were no exception.
Therefore, in their hearts, Chen Changâan morphed into the perfect subject of pursuit for their entire lives, a male god in its entirety!
Originally, they thought they would never have the chance to meet such a great figure in this life. But unexpectedly, one day they heard that the old ancestor of their sect had suddenly awakened and confirmed that Tianshui Sect, where the Supreme Saint Chen Changâan was located, turned out to be from the same source as Taiyi Sect.
Two sects from the same origin!
And Supreme Saint Chen Changâan, being their Uncle Master in both name and reality, made everyone go crazy.
Even those who opposed him went crazy!
Think about it. Supreme Saint Chen Changâan is my dear Uncle Master! My God, what kind of words can describe my emotions at this moment?
Surprise?
Elation?
Or an uncontrollable jubilation?
Either way, everyone was able to keep their composure!
"Good morning, junior fellow disciples," said Chen Changâan. Chen Changâan hadnât expected his arrival to create such a high tide of emotions among these disciples. Rather than avoiding this, he stepped forward and greeted the disciples.
He was refined and approachable. My god, we truly have a treasure as our Uncle Master!
And Chen Changâanâs approach gained him the hearts of these disciples in an instant.
Because of his constant reading and the added high-quality Literary Qi, Chen Changâanâs every move was surrounded by a refined and scholarly aura.
This air of refinement, coupled with the support from his attainment of Supreme Saint status, had formed a unique aura of Heaven and Earth.
Under this aura, even if Chen Changâan did nothing, he seemed to be out of the ordinary at all times!
Just standing there casually, he acted as a beacon for the righteous energy of Heaven and Earth; anyone who so much as glanced at him would feel a sense of serenity.
Naturally, these female disciples were no exception.
Thus, upon seeing Chen Changâan, they fell into a silly daze.
"Good morning... Uncle Master."
Finally, after a long spell of being in a daze, one or two of the disciples finally came back to their senses and hastily greeted Chen Changâan, their blushing.
"Mm, good morning." In response to these disciplesâ greetings, Chen Changâan responded with a slight smile, and then continued on his way into the Taiyi Sect without change in his aim.
Who knows how long he walked, when Chen Changâan looked up, he found himself at the Taiyi Sectâs scripture repository.
"Might as well take a look since Iâm here."
Perhaps it was a whimsical decision, or perhaps it was fate.
Chen Changâanself-confessed that over these ten plus years he had read nearly all the miscellaneous books in the world, but he had always held onto one ritual.
That was whenever he encountered a scripture repository, he must go in and take a look, and this time was no exception.
"Greetings, Uncle Master Chen." The moment Chen Changâan stepped forward, the disciple on duty at the scripture repository immediately gave him a respectful salute.
"May I go in and take a look?" Chen Changâan asked.
The scripture repository is the most important part of every sect. Even though they are now merged, Chen Changâan was not sure if they would let him enter.
"Uncle Master, you may," replied the disciple with a slight bow.
"The Ancestor has stated that if Uncle Master was to come to the scripture repository, he can freely move about all floors and take away any books until he is satisfied and ready to leave."
"Thatâs good then. Iâll be heading in," Chen Changâan said, nodding his head. He never expected the old ancestor to have everything arranged already.
"Take your time, Uncle Master." The disciple gave another respectful salute.
Hum, hum, hum~!
Soon after bidding farewell to this disciple, Chen Changâan took a step and headed straight into the scripture repository.
Upon entering, Chen Changâan found that the number of books in the Taiyi Sect was much more than he had anticipated.
However, this wasnât entirely unexpected.
After all, Taiyi Sectâs predecessor was a daoist sect that once dominated a great era; even though its former lineage isnât around anymore.
But as the sect with the highest level of restoration after the fall of Taiyi Immortal Sect, naturally, the depth of Taiyi Sectâs heritage should not be underestimated.
The number of scriptures is an important measure of a sectâs lineage; thus, obviously, there wouldnât be too few scriptures in the Taiyi Sect.
The vast number of books immediately aroused Chen Changâanâs interest, and he quickly started searching through the bookshelves, hoping to find something interesting.
However, Chen Changâan was quickly disappointed.
While the Taiyi Sect and the Tianshui Sect were undoubtedly from the same source, the types of books stored in both were almost identical.
Even the more obscure tales that Chen Changâan found here were generally also in the Tianshui sectâs scripture repository atop Daozang Mountain.
The difference was only that one was a reprinted edition and the other was the original.
This was somewhat unexpected.
However, Chen Changâan was not too disheartened.
There werenât many books in the world to begin with. Apart from useful technical scriptures, other books like tales or secret stories were basically reprinted and kept in every scripture repository. For cultivators, reprinting books was not a big project.
So, itâs not unusual that he couldnât find a new book here. Instead, if he could find a new one, that would indeed be strange.
Of course, Chen Changâan did not feel that his visit was wasted. After all, didnât he still collect a few originals? Even if he couldnât find anything new, collecting some originals wouldnât be too bad.
Strangely enough, ever since he had become addicted to reading, Chen Changâan had developed a certain fondness for collecting those original editions.
It was probably part of his hobbies.
So, Chen Changâanâs goal changed from finding new books to collecting original editions.
"Huh? Whatâs this?"
However, just as Chen Changâan was about to finish his collection, he spotted a book in the corner of a bookshelf on the second floor.
"Things about the Immortal Realm!"
"Things about the Immortal Realm?"
Upon seeing the title, Chen Changâan was unexpectedly taken aback.
The title was casual, so was the book itself. It was placed in unseen corner acting as doorstop, with only the corner of the book exposed.
The location was secret, and if Chen Changâanâs eyes had not passed by accidentally, it would likely go unnoticed.
The term âImmortal Realmâ was not new to Chen Changâan. He had often heard this term from the old fellow Shen Xuzi.
Here, the âimmortal realmâ referred to is not any one of the three thousand Wuxiang realms, but one of the highest upper realms that were rumored to exist.
It was said that there were supreme Immortals who could open Heaven and Earth with a blink and create the Daoist Realm with a single thought.
Naturally, Chen Changâan was curious about such a world.
So, without much thought, he picked up the book to read.
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