Mysterious mirror hanging high

The same fate as mine! Then could this Changsheng Palace be... Jing Yu almost immediately thought of a possibility.

"Just as you imagined, the Hall of Eternal Life was built by me and another cultivator with the destiny of [Eternal Life] after we achieved enlightenment. I'm a latecomer, born three epochs ago. Before me, there was a Daoist Sovereign named [Wanshou], but that one had already lived through at least five epochs..."

"Wanshou and I have already achieved enlightenment, and we have a vague sense of connection with those with the same fate. Tens of thousands of years ago, I predicted that a soul with the fate of an immortal would be captured by the Hall of Eternal Life, and I have been waiting here ever since."

The Nine-Life Daoist Lord said, "The immortals selected by the Immortal Selection Hall must undergo training in the lower realms. This rule was established by all the Daoists in the immortal realm, and no one can violate it. This is why I can't take you directly to the immortal realm to practice..."

"But rules are rules, and they don't mean there are no loopholes. Previously, I changed the system where the chosen immortals descended to the mortal world together to one after another, leaving you as the last one. This is a workaround within the rules."

"First, it's to give you an understanding of the small world of reincarnation, so you don't have to be completely in the dark. Second, your fate is favored by heaven and earth, but it also easily makes people jealous. Since this is your last reincarnation, they can't find any trace of you."

So I'm the one with connections... Jing Yu was stunned. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Master Dao, what about Lu Yingzhao..."

"I didn't anticipate this either. It's a big change."

The facial pattern of the puppet possessed by Jiu Ming Daojun changed slightly. "But that's good. With Lu Yingzhao on the stage to absorb the firepower, you can practice in peace."

"When you achieve enlightenment, you will be the third master of the Hall of Eternal Life."

"Uh, Daojun, should I go down to the mortal world?" Jing Yu asked tentatively.

"No rush." ​​Taoist Jiuming snapped his fingers, and a gray divine light penetrated into Jing Yu's soul.

"This is..." Jing Yu inexplicably had some extra information in his mind, and he couldn't react for a moment.

"[Bitter Crossing Sutra], Wanshou's method for achieving enlightenment, this crappy thing isn't very versatile. It's only suitable for cultivators with a long life span. You don't need to delve too deeply into it; just use it as a transition."

Jiu Ming Daojun said: "I have divided my Dao-enlightenment technique into several parts and hidden them in the Immortal Continent. If you enter the world, you will naturally find it."

"Join the world?"

"Yes, our Changsheng Palace is divided into two branches, one to avoid the world and the other to enter the world."

"Before you, in the past ten epochs, there were four cultivators with the destiny of [Longevity]. Of these four, only Wanshou and I achieved enlightenment; the other two have already passed away."

"Of the two who died, one never fought or competed, and any opportunities he encountered were like passing clouds. He simply retreated from the world and practiced cultivation. Ultimately, by the end of the era, he hadn't achieved enlightenment, and died along with all the creatures of that era in the great calamity."

"The other one is quite similar to me. We both chose the path of worldly struggle. However, he has a long lifespan, but a less cautious nature. He was killed in a fight."

Jiu Ming Daojun sighed, "It's really hard to say what each person's fate is. Is it better for a long life to stay away from the world, or to be involved in the world, or to balance the two? There's no definitive answer right now. It all depends on your choice."

"As people age, they inevitably become a bit long-winded. It's hard not to talk so much. Jing Yu, do you have anything else to ask?"

Jing Yu hesitated for a while before asking, "Daoist Lord, what level of cultivation is required to survive the epochal catastrophe?"

The Nine-Life Daoist Lord said softly, "The epochal catastrophe is divided into two parts. The first is the catastrophe faced by living beings themselves. This part is unavoidable and can only be endured through cultivation. One needs to cultivate to the realm of Daoist Lord to survive."

"Then, the heavens and the earth will be annihilated, all things will return to the abyss, and all the heavens and the myriad worlds will return to chaos. Chaos will once again evolve into the myriad worlds... Even a Dao Lord cannot handle this part, and needs the protection of a Dao Venerable. However, the number of places a Dao Venerable can protect is limited, so this depends on connections. If a Dao Lord has no background and no one to protect him, he will be in great danger."

"Wanshou Daojun has a close relationship with a certain master, and I have benefited from it. For the past few eras, it was that master who protected me and helped me through the great disasters."

"Daojun, how long is that era?"

"It's hard to say. It could be as short as 60 to 70 billion years, or as long as over 100 billion years. We're at the beginning of this era, and it's only been over 2 billion years since the creation of the Myriad Worlds."

Jing Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the slight sense of urgency in his heart disappeared without a trace.

Jiu Ming Daojun noticed something was amiss and snorted coldly, "If you can't become a Daojun, it will all be in vain. Don't be like Wanshou, who spent tens of millions of years fooling around in the lower realms... You better take care of yourself."

Jing Yu felt that every immortal in the sky seemed to have the ability to read minds. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes... I will follow the Taoist's instructions."

"Oh, by the way, I'll give you this [Fate-Knowing Mirror] when the time comes. If you ever meet someone, you can use the mirror to look at them and immediately know their fate."

The Taoist Nine Lives weighed the bronze mirror in his hand. "Anyone who activates their destiny with this mirror will have their fate connected to this object. You can use it to monitor these people. However, activating destiny doesn't cost much, but monitoring requires immortal energy. Where can you find immortal energy in the lower realms? You can only let the mirror accumulate slowly. After using it once, it will probably take decades before it can be used again. You don't need to rely on this mirror too much. Just think of it as a toy I gave you to relieve your boredom."

Jing Yu thought that Jiu Ming Daojun was going to hand the bronze mirror to him, and subconsciously reached out to take it, but when he saw that the white jade puppet in front of him had no intention of handing over the bronze mirror, he awkwardly withdrew his hand mid-air.

"You are a spirit now, and this mirror is a physical object. Can you still carry it with you into your mother's womb? Don't worry, I will naturally find a way to deliver it to you when the time comes."

The white jade puppet in front of him raised an arm, and the arm suddenly exploded and turned into countless jade components with intricate patterns on the surface. It instantly reorganized into a small sky gate and sucked Jing Yu's soul in.

Now, only a solitary one-armed puppet remained in the Hall of Eternal Life. The puppet inexplicably turned its head and looked towards a void in the hall. Its voice was flat: "Wanshou, how long are you going to hide?"

Suddenly, there was a faint fluctuation in the void, and a boy in a bright yellow short robe jumped out from it. The boy looked to be about ten years old, and a string of silver longevity locks jingled around his neck.

"Jiu Ming, you are plotting against me behind my back again." The boy joked with a smile.

"I knew you were hiding away, so how could you be considered behind the scenes orchestrating this?" The white jade puppet's cold, mechanical voice remained unchanged. "Why don't you come out and see me?"

"What are you meeting? To avoid falling in love and then dying in the underworld."

The boy waved his hands and said, "When Chengxu and Zhaoli died, I was sad for a long time."

"I think this person is more like you. I'm afraid he's just lazy. How can one achieve enlightenment without fighting?"

Jiu Ming Daojun sighed, "It's not like everyone is like you, the biological son of the Dao Master, with the opportunity to achieve enlightenment right at your fingertips. The Dao Master even personally created a small realm for you to reincarnate and cultivate again... How can others get such treatment?"

"Everyone has their own way of living. You spend every day calculating this and that, setting up a game here and there, hammering here and there, making a fuss. I haven't seen you calculate your way to the realm of Dao Zun."

The boy said mercilessly, "I think this kid is just going with the flow. Who knows, he might even achieve something unexpected. His future achievements may not be worse than yours."

"I have no background. If I hadn't schemed my way through this, how would I have the chance to eat at the table? Am I supposed to follow your example and sleep in the Daozun Temple every day?"

Jiu Ming Daojun changed the subject and asked with a hint of worry, "No news yet from Daozun?"

"No! Not only my father, but also the other adults are still missing!"

The boy said angrily, "The Immortal Realm is in chaos right now. You Daojuns, the masters of calculation, have to spend every moment they take a shit calculating. Have you figured anything out? Every few hundred years, there are those who are so persistent that they try to find out information in roundabout ways. This Daojun hasn't had a good night's sleep in days!"

"It's a matter of life and death, how can I not take it seriously?"

Daoist Lord Jiu Ming was helpless: "Those adults were the life-saving talismans that Daoist Lord used to overcome tribulations. Now that there's no news about the life-saving talismans, they're all naturally panicking. No wonder this era has just begun, and the major Immortal Selection Halls are already going all out to fight for more places. They're afraid that the Daoist Lord they know will never come back, so they're all trying to find a new backer!"

"That's why you say they are a bunch of losers. They haven't retained any of the ambition to achieve enlightenment back then! If you have the ability, just become an enlightened being yourself. Why should you keep relying on others?" the boy snorted.

"You have potential. Can you become a master in this era?" Jiuming Daojun stared at the boy and sneered.

"I think I can."

The boy straightened his chest and touched the longevity lock around his neck: "Jiu Ming, just wait and see, maybe it will happen in the next few years..."

"Go back to Daozun Temple and sleep!"

Jiu Ming Daojun shook his head and said, "Ten thousand years ago, I picked up a few idle people in a few small worlds. Now I have to go and see if there are any that have become powerful... If there is any news about the Daozun, please inform me immediately."

Then the sky was illuminated by light, and as the light gradually faded, the white jade puppet disappeared.

"You lousy chess player..."

The boy stretched himself and simply lay on the floor of the Hall of Eternal Life, muttering to himself:

"I dreamed last night that I achieved Dao Zun. What method did I use at that time..."