The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 14: Ten Thousand Immortals Pay Homage, My Mentality Is a Little Collapsed
Then there were Zhao Gongming, Lü Yue, Luo Xuan, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, and many inner disciples including Zhou Chen.

Finally, there were the many registered disciples outside Biyou Palace who had heard the sage preach, but they were not included in the distribution of treasures.

"Zhao Gongming, from now on, you are the senior disciple of the outer sect, in charge of managing the affairs of the outer sect disciples. I bestow upon you the Dragon Binding Rope and twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls. I hope you will cultivate diligently in the future and not tarnish the prestige of our Jie Sect."

With a wave of his sleeve, the Tongtian Sect Leader sent twenty-four beads and a rope flying to Zhao Gongming.

"Thank you teacher."

Zhao Gongming excitedly put away the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and the Dragon-Binding Rope.

"Yunxiao, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, I bestow upon you three the Primordial Golden Bucket, the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Diagram, and the Golden Dragon Scissors."

With a wave of his sleeve, Tongtian sent a golden goblet, a formation diagram, and a pair of scissors flying to Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao.

"Thank you teacher."

Yunxiao and the other two reached out and accepted the spiritual treasure and the array diagram, and together bowed to the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"Lü Yue."

"Luo Xuan."

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The Tongtian Sect Leader took out treasures and bestowed them upon the inner disciples, and everyone hoped that their name would be called next.

"Zhou Chen, since you are skilled in thunder magic, I will temporarily lend you this Purple Lightning Hammer and the twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls for your protection!"

Zhou Chen was taken aback, then realized that these were treasures bestowed upon him by the Tongtian Sect Master. However, the wording was different from others; for others, it was a gift, but for him, it was merely a temporary loan. Zhou Chen instantly understood. He was just an insignificant inner disciple; if these treasures were truly bestowed upon him, it would be too conspicuous. Moreover, he outwardly displayed himself as a Celestial Immortal; if others knew he possessed such spiritual treasures, many would likely covet them. While he wasn't afraid, it would be troublesome. But a temporary loan perfectly avoided this problem. These spiritual treasures were merely lent to Zhou Chen by the Tongtian Sect Master; who would dare to steal a saint's possessions? That would be like lighting a lamp in a latrine—asking for trouble!
Before Zhou Chen could even express his gratitude, the Tongtian Sect Leader tore through space and left Biyou Palace after saying those words.

When the disciples of the Jie Sect saw Tongtian Jiaozhu leave, they all stood up and bowed to the seat where Tongtian Jiaozhu had been sitting.

After the ceremony, they all turned and walked out of Biyou Palace. Zhou Chen also followed the crowd out of Biyou Palace.

On Jin'ao Island, the beings who had come to listen to the sermon knew that the sermon was over, and they all used their escape techniques and supernatural abilities to head out of Jin'ao Island. In an instant, all kinds of escape techniques and flying skills appeared one after another in the sky above Jin'ao Island, so numerous that they covered the sky and flew out of Jin'ao Island.

After Zhou Chen emerged and witnessed this scene, he couldn't help but exclaim, "When a sage preaches, ten thousand immortals come to pay homage."

A sweet laugh rang out behind him, breaking Zhou Chen's reverie.

“Junior Brother Zhou Chen, our Master is a sage of heaven and earth. He established the Jie Sect to secure a glimmer of hope for all living beings. That is why he opened his gates to explain the Great Dao. This scene of ten thousand immortals coming to the sect is only natural. After all, this is an immense blessing. Who would be willing to miss it!”

Zhou Chen nodded in agreement upon hearing this and looked at the person who had come.

"What you say is very true, Senior Sister. May I ask what brings you here?"

Indeed, the newcomer was none other than the Golden Spirit Mother. Moreover, behind her were the Turtle Spirit, Wudang's two direct disciples, and the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, three powerful female cultivators from the inner sect. As expected of the head of the female immortals of the Jie Sect and the senior sister of the Jie Sect, she had already subdued these female immortals of the Jie Sect, which basically meant that she had unified the female immortals of the Jie Sect. No wonder she could become the Doumu Yuanjun even after losing the Investiture of the Gods War. Putting aside her combat power, her methods and spirit were not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Doumu Yuanjun's divine position is extremely special. According to the normal order, she should be below the Four Emperors and belong to the Five Elders. However, she is also the mother of all stars, so the Great Emperor of the North Pole Ziwei should theoretically be called Doumu Yuanjun's mother, which is somewhat awkward.

Moreover, in the Investiture of the Gods, the Golden Spirit Mother was the only disciple to hold a high position. Even the usually arrogant Yuanshi Tianzun praised the Golden Spirit Mother for her perfect morality, which shows that the Golden Spirit Mother was extraordinary, not just in terms of strength.

The Three Immortals of Sanxiao are powerful, aren't they? They wiped out the Twelve Golden Immortals in one fell swoop, and it took the intervention of a sage to subdue them. But what were they appointed as deities during the Investiture of the Gods? They were appointed as the Immortal Goddesses of Sensing and Following the World! This divine position is not that of a toilet god, but rather a divine position responsible for birth. They have power, but it is truly not commensurate with the strength of the Three Immortals of Sanxiao.

Of course, this is not to say that the Chan Sect did something wrong in this regard. It's just a matter of the winner taking all. If the Jie Sect had won, the people of the Chan Sect wouldn't have fared much better in terms of their divine positions. This would only highlight the extraordinary nature of the Golden Spirit Mother.

"Junior brother, don't you have a Daoist temple? It just so happens that my junior sisters and I are planning to find a sacred island in the East Sea to establish a Daoist temple. Jin'ao Island is our master's Daoist temple. In the future, it will be inconvenient for us to spread the teachings of the Jie Sect and develop our lineage on Jin'ao Island. Junior brother, would you like to come along?"

Golden Spirit Mother explained, then stared intently at Zhou Chen. She always felt that Zhou Chen and her master were hiding something from her, especially since her master lent the Purple Lightning Hammer to Zhou Chen and mentioned "cultivating lightning techniques." This made Golden Spirit Mother suspect that the person who saved her was Zhou Chen. However, seeing Zhou Chen's Celestial Immortal realm, she suppressed this thought. But she still felt that something was wrong, which is why she invited Zhou Chen to accompany her after meeting him.

The Guiling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, and the Sanxiao sisters behind Jinling Shengmu, although they did not know why Jinling Shijie was so kind to this junior brother, did not say much.

Seeing Jinling Shengmu's reaction, Zhou Chen knew that Jinling had probably guessed something, but wasn't certain yet. Her invitation to him was likely a test. But Zhou Chen didn't care. He was strong enough to protect himself. If they really pushed him to the limit, he would simply go against the current and hide in the past. He didn't believe anyone would dare to rush into the past timeline to capture him.

Zhou Chen had a good plan. He was strong enough to protect himself, and he had even gained some of the characteristics of the River of Time, giving him the ability to attack the past, present, and future. He wouldn't be able to dominate the primordial world, but he could at least be considered to have entered the advanced level, right? But before he could even imagine the future, the Tongtian Sect Leader poured cold water on him. The ability was good, quite powerful, but he couldn't use it. A group of powerful figures were hiding in the past timeline. If Zhou Chen dared to misuse this ability, the creator of the primordial world, the controller of the Great Dao of Power, Pangu Heavenly King, would dare to bring his gang of followers and rush over from the past to kill him.

Zhou Chen did not believe that his limited magical power, immortal body, and indestructible primordial spirit could withstand Pangu Heavenly King's axe.

Although Zhou Chen appeared calm and collected on the surface, he was actually somewhat on the verge of a breakdown, as the situation was rather unacceptable to many.
(End of this chapter)