Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit

The Heaven Mending Sect, as one of the Seven Great Immortal Sects of the Central Continent, holds the banner of the Righteous Path, making both internal and external evil demons of the Slaughter Ring Sea tremble in fear.

These evil demons and heretical cultivators dread the sect for two reasons: first, the Heaven Mending Sect cultivators are firm in their methods and possess extraordinary combat power.

Second, they fear the Twelve Sect Treasures and Nine Great Skills.

Among these, the most legendary artifact that terrifies demons to their core is the 'Dragon-locking Well.'

"Master Dai."

"Greetings to Master Dai."

At the Law Enforcement Hall, in the Dragon-locking Abyss, the Law Enforcement cultivators responsible for guarding the 'Dragon-locking Well' bowed respectfully to Chen Jichuan.

Among these people,

some revealed expressions of respect, while others harbored mixed feelings.

The former need no explanation, most had experienced the events of the No.2 Cave.

As for the latter,

Chen Jichuan publicly defeated Zhang Wuya, stepping over this Law Enforcement Hall Master to ascend to the position of the Dharma Transmission Hall Master. As elders of the Law Enforcement Hall, their feelings towards Chen Jichuan were naturally complicated.

Some even nurtured hostility.

Chen Jichuan pretended not to notice and turned to the lead Law Enforcement Elder, Luo Xi, saying, "Elder Luo, I ask you to lead the way."

"I do not dare."

"Master Dai, this way."

Luo Xi had already been waiting here for a while, having been assigned to escort Chen Jichuan.

Due to the past contention between Chen Jichuan and Zhang Wuya, the relationship between the two halls—Law Enforcement Hall and Dharma Transmission Hall—had become awkward.

Logically speaking,

a hall master of Chen Jichuan's stature coming over would normally warrant a reception from the hall master himself, or at least several vice hall masters.

But due to strained relations, neither the hall master nor the vice hall masters showed up.

They arbitrarily sent an elder from the Law Enforcement Hall to fulfill the responsibility.

Luo Xi, having interacted slightly with Chen Jichuan during the No.2 Cave incident, was selected for the task.

Feeling a bit uneasy, Luo Xi began leading Chen Jichuan deeper into the Dragon-locking Abyss, explaining along the way, "The Dragon-locking Abyss is a massive prison. The outermost areas are of little significance, filled with ordinary cells where sect disciples who violate rules are detained. Each has their sentence, and upon completion, they are released."

The Law Enforcement Hall upholds the regulations of the Heaven Mending Sect.

Disciples who violate the rules are captured by the Law Enforcement Hall and detained in the Dragon-locking Abyss.

The abyss is deep and dark, perpetually shrouded in gloom and filled with ghostly wails and howls, compounded by layers of oppressive forces. It's an ideal place for instilling regret and reforming one's ways.

Once someone enters, they would never want to return for a second time.

However, the outer cells mostly house disciples in the Qi Refinement Realm. The truly dangerous individuals, such as second-order True Persons who broke sect rules or demon kings captured from outside, are all held in the depths of the Dragon-locking Abyss—in the 'Dragon-locking Well.'

"The 'Dragon-locking Well,' it's said, was originally used by an ancient Immortal Sect to imprison cursed dragons. It was later obtained by the sect's ancestors and placed within the Dragon-locking Abyss to detain lawbreakers and heretical demons."

"For tens of thousands of years,"

"the Dragon-locking Well has housed countless formidable individuals, demon kings, and devil heads."

"Some have been imprisoned until their death, dying of old age in the well, their final moments miserable. Others were fortunate enough to be cast into secret realms, serving as training fodder for sect disciples."

Luo Xi introduced as they walked.

Traveling through a long passageway, passing numerous ordinary cells, the surroundings suddenly dimmed slightly before a rustic-looking ancient well appeared abruptly before Chen Jichuan.

It resembled an ordinary household water well.

With stonework molded around its circumference, the mouth of the well was pitch black and unfathomably deep. Its only distinguishing feature was that it was a dry well.

It was none other than the 'Dragon-locking Well.'

"The 'Dragon-locking Well' consists of eighteen layers; the lower the layer, the more formidable the demons confined within it. The ones Master Dai intends to interrogate this time are all held below the tenth layer."

The upper ten layers of the Dragon-locking Well detain early-stage second-order entities.

The bottom eight layers hold mid- and late-stage second-order entities.

"Master Dai, please follow me."

With a brief introduction, Luo Xi jumped straight into the well.

Chen Jichuan followed suit, and only then discovered that the interior of the well was unlike any ordinary structure.

At the center, surrounded in all directions by intertwining chains, the atmosphere felt eerie and frightening. The chains formed imprisoning cages, extending outwards to confine each prisoner, binding their wrists, feet, and even heads tightly, restricting them to small spaces and making resistance impossible.

As the demons and prisoners struggled, the chains rattled noisily, accompanied by howls and furious curses, adding to the bizarre and ghastly aura.

"Suppressed by a fourth-order Magical Treasure, escape is nearly impossible."

Looking at this scene, even Chen Jichuan couldn't help but shake his head.

Had he been suppressed here, he too wouldn't have the capability to break out—reduced to a lamb awaiting slaughter.

He surveyed his surroundings.

The prisoners confined within the Dragon-locking Well were mostly demons, with few sect True Persons among them, most having committed heinous and unforgivable crimes.

Take Luo Pu, for instance.

As the elder of the Five Directions Hall, he abused his position to embezzle, steal, and fraudulently acquire public assets, thus committing the crime of corruption.

With amounts involved being astronomical and the circumstances exceptionally grave, he deserved a lifelong sentence alongside the confiscation of all his belongings.

If apprehended and convicted, the lifelong confinement location would be the 'Dragon-locking Well.'

Fortunate for him, Chen Jichuan protected him, sparing him from such dire straits.

Luo Pu knew this well. Familiar with the horrors of the Dragon-locking Well, he was filled with deep fear and alarm during the trouble.

His dread wasn't unjustified;

the notorious terror of the Dragon-locking Well could chill even sixth-layer True Persons to the bone.

"The sect disciples ought to visit the Dragon-locking Well to witness its nature—serve well to teach them the gravity of sect rules and the impossibility of defiance."

Chen Jichuan mused aloud.

Knowing the law doesn't necessarily mean fearing it.

But if they experienced the Dragon-locking Well firsthand, they'd undoubtedly gain restraint and avoid breaking the rules lightly.

"Master Dai speaks wisely."

Luo Xi responded in agreement but couldn't help finding it amusing: "To think the venerable True Person Dai should have such a humorous side."

He, being a corruption perpetrator himself!!!

To pose such remarks in the Dragon-locking Well was truly comical.

Chen Jichuan remained oblivious, continuing his enthusiastic commentary on various aspects of the Dragon-locking Well.

Luo Xi dared not engage too much, worried his amusement might spill audibly. Keeping his head lowered, he focused on leading Chen Jichuan further downward.

Soon enough, the eleventh layer of the Dragon-locking Well came into view.

"Master Dai,"

"Luo can only guide you this far. Here lies the register of all prisoners within the Dragon-locking Well. Should there be any needs, Master Dai can summon at any time."

Luo Xi handed over a scroll before stepping back with a bow.

Chen Jichuan only began flipping through the register after Luo Xi departed and disappeared from sight. Not lingering at the eleventh layer at all, he continued descending deeper into the well.

"Over the years—particularly the past two—every exotic bloodline entity held within the Dragon-locking Well has been concentrated by Zhang Wuya at the eighteenth layer."

Flipping through the prisoner register, Chen Jichuan made his way straight to the eighteenth layer.

"In the Dragon-locking Well, there was once an 'Fire Flamingo,' possessing the ancient bloodline of the 'Fire Phoenix,' and its Absolute Skill 'Divine Fury Fire Lotus,' comparable in power to the 'Daluo Heavenly Fire.'"

"In the recent years, sect powerhouses have taken turns investigating, capturing every traceable exotic demon king within Slaughter Ring Sea and beyond."

"Currently, the eighteenth layer of the Dragon-locking Well confines a total of eight demon kings."

Chen Jichuan made his way rapidly toward the eighteenth layer, his heart tinged with anticipation.

"I possess extraordinary talent,"

"having progressed step by step through the Nine Refinements Immortal Mansion and the Heaven Mending True Inheritance, earning my reputation as one with 'pure roots and lineage.'"

"Adding unparalleled combat power and the contribution of two Super-level Techniques, I was fully acknowledged, enabling me to assume the position of Dharma Transmission Hall Master and gain command over the 'Sixfold Golden Lotus.'"

Walking forward, Chen Jichuan began to reflect.

He knew full well the difficulty involved in claiming the hall master position.

Six hundred years of effort,

three hundred years of cultivation,

and the offering of two Super-level Techniques to finally advance naturally to become a master of one Heaven Mending Sect hall.

However, when he originally submitted the two Super-Level Techniques, 'All Heavens Walking' and 'Illusion Realm,' it was purely out of guilt for colluding with Luo Pu in betrayal and resisting laws. Out of remorse, he sought to relieve his troubled conscience by offering these techniques.

Unexpectedly, it inadvertently led to his rise.

"Offering two Super-level Techniques in exchange for a hall master title."

"As a hall master, especially a Dharma Transmission Hall Master, one has limitless access to the Scripture Pavilion's collections—vast techniques, limitless magic skills."

"Even the Five Great Profound Skills and Nine Great Skills are at my disposal."

Cultivable treasures visible within the Dao Fruit World, such as pills, Magical Treasures, and Spirit Crystals, held minimal interest for Chen Jichuan.

After all, they can neither be brought into this life nor taken into the next.

But the troves of techniques and skills were treasures he could never have enough of.

Having dedicated hundreds of years to the Heaven Mending Sect, his recent success had now allowed him to collect the sect's tens of thousands of years' worth of accumulated knowledge, bringing countless techniques into his grasp.

This wealth of knowledge would profoundly enhance his foundation, paving the way for a smooth path both in real life and in future Dao Fruit World experiences.

For now, however...

"Other hall masters and Supreme Elders may enjoy the privilege of learning the Nine Great Skills but are limited by finite energy, managing to master only one or two at most."

"Take Zhang Wuya, for example."

"He specializes in only the 'Five Directions Five Elements Great Yan True Light' and the 'Cangqing Seal.' His involvement with the 'Five Directions Five Elements Flying Dragon Escape Technique' is shallow, likely due to the limited time he's spent cultivating it."

But Chen Jichuan, armed with the 'Enlightenment' Great Method and four hundred times the time flow, didn't have to choose—he could master them all.

"I could master them all."

"But there's truly no need."

"Currently, I've accumulated numerous Super-level Techniques, all of significant proficiency. For instance, in movement techniques, I have the 'All Heavens Wind and Thunder Great Escape,' making further cultivation of the 'Five Directions Five Elements Flying Dragon Escape Technique' or the 'Pipa Walk' redundant."

"In terms of defense, I've mastered the 'Three-in-One Indestructible Golden Light Body Protection Technique,' negating the need to delve into the 'Cangqing Seal.'"

"Among the Nine Great Skills of the Heaven Mending Sect, excluding three techniques like the 'Daluo Heavenly Sleeve,' only six remaining Super-level Techniques warrant consideration, and of those, only the 'Pill Dragon Map' deserves exploration."

"Yet cultivating this requires expertise in arrays, which I currently lack. So, it's best to set it aside and revisit it once I've ventured into learning arrays."

Chen Jichuan planned meticulously, refusing to scatter his focus on excessive techniques within the same categories, which would dilute his efforts and produce diminishing returns.

The Heaven Mending Sect offered only nine ultimate techniques, leaving him with limited options.

However, the fabricated reasoning behind his offering of 'All Heavens Walking' and 'Illusion Realm' two Super-level Techniques had granted him notable rewards.

One being the appointment as hall master.

The second being the opportunity to access the demon kings within the eighteenth layer of the Dragon-locking Well.

"Offense, defense, speed, control, detection,"

"I lack nothing among these categories."

"The only gap remaining is a backing curse technique for covert attacks."

"Previously, various spells either lacked sophistication or relied on Xing Dao cultivation, rendering them impractical in significant scenarios."

Entering the eighteenth layer of the Dragon-locking Well, Chen Jichuan held firm calculations in his mind.

He bypassed two cages and finally stopped before the third one.

Peering forward, he saw that within this cell was confined—

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