Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit

"Granny, you've seen it yourself. My talents are truly exceptional, and I am destined to achieve greatness in the future."

"Why keep dwelling on what happened back then? Why not dedicate yourself to helping me? Once I ascend to Divinity Transformation and have the ability to protect myself, I'll set you free. Wouldn't that be a win-win?"

Chen Jichuan spoke to Granny Gan.

This old undying spirit comes from outside Wuhe Star, and her knowledge must be vast. Chen Jichuan is about to achieve Divinity Transformation, and in the future, he too will explore the stars. If he has Granny Gan's assistance, he wouldn't be blindly groping in the dark.

"Ha!"

"You ruin my plans, and now you want my help?"

"Achieving Divinity Transformation is extraordinarily difficult. Frogs at the bottom of a well dare to boast grandly?!"

Granny Gan sneered coldly, full of ridicule.

"Alas!"

"Why make things so hard?"

Chen Jichuan sighed upon hearing this, observing her stubbornness.

Without wasting further words or holding out hope, at this moment, a thought flashed in his mind, and suddenly Granny Gan's body became illuminated by dazzling points of light. Upon closer inspection, one could see these were needles of unknown material.

Of these, nine needles pierced into her nine acupoints.

Another needle stabbed into the center of her forehead.

Primordial Yang Qi surged throughout her body, burning intensely. Granny Gan felt as if tens of thousands of "Great Sun Fire Ants" were gnawing at her Primordial Spirit, each bite bringing heart-wrenching pain.

Moreover, the sound of their relentless gnawing echoed in her mind, shredding her spiritual wisdom, making it even more excruciating.

The pain was horrifying beyond the bounds of endurance.

"What have you done to me?!"

Granny Gan was struck with terror.

Chen Jichuan paid her no heed, continuing to activate the technique.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Granny Gan howled in agony, her face twisted in feral despair, wishing to scream to alleviate the pain, but to no avail.

The physical pain was secondary and barely bearable.

Yet the gnawing torment on her Primordial Spirit, akin to ants devouring delicate threads, was intolerable beyond imagination.

"No!"

"Stop!"

"Sto—Stop!"

"Stop it! Enough!"

But not even the time to finish a cup of tea had passed, before Granny Gan, who was once so formidable, found herself unable to bear it anymore. Her Primordial Spirit distorted as she begged Chen Jichuan for mercy.

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had surrendered earlier?"

Chen Jichuan smirked and ceased the activation of the "Mother-child Primordial Yang Divine Needle" method.

[Magic Skill: Mother-child Primordial Yang Divine Needle]

[Level: Super-level]

[Description: Condensed from Primordial Yang Qi into nine child needles and one mother needle, these Divine Needles can attack the Primordial Spirit, embed deeply within, and survive by siphoning the Primordial Spirit's energy, growing further. Like maggots clinging to the bone, they are exceedingly difficult to refine. Although the inflicted is spared from death, they must endure endless torment—waves of Primordial Yang Qi searing their soul day and night, a suffering beyond endurance.]

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"Mother-child Primordial Yang Divine Needle."

This was a torturous technique, specifically cultivated by Chen Jichuan for Granny Gan over two hundred painstaking years, through countless enhancements and refinements.

Pushed to super-level and cultivated to the Fourth Realm, wielded with Chen Jichuan's current cultivation, it could render even a true Divinity Transformation Venerable suicidal if they were affected by this skill.

"Serve me obediently, and don't play any tricks."

"Should you dare deceive me, I'll make sure you wish for death over life."

Chen Jichuan commanded Granny Gan to swear an oath on the Fire Phoenix Ring: she must speak truthfully to his inquiries, without concealment or falsity, without intentional omission.

Otherwise, she would suffer the agonizing punishment of the Primordial Yang Divine Needle.

Having tasted the torment herself, Granny Gan knew better than to resist and quickly made her oath.

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"I must apologize for earlier. Granny, I hope you'll forgive me."

"Actually, I'm not a heartless person. In time, Granny will come to know that I am easy to get along with."

Seeing her yield, Chen Jichuan's demeanor shifted as well. Since she was now willing to cooperate, he didn't mind extending some superficial respect.

"Ha!"

"Ask whatever you want. Luck has led me into your hands; call it my misfortune."

Granny Gan's attitude remained sour, clearly harboring resentment.

Chen Jichuan, however, cared only for her actions, not her tone. Benevolent and magnanimous as always, he ignored her words and smiled, saying, "I've never stepped outside Wuhe Star, so I don't even know what questions to ask. Granny, why don't you start by recounting your experiences—from your time on Medicine King Star to your ventures into the cosmos, and finally, your arrival at Wuhe Star."

Faced with such a multitude of inquiries, he decided to let Granny Gan narrate her history. He would stop and delve deeper should anything intrigue him.

Her account would provide an overarching understanding of her experiences and the situations outside Wuhe Star.

Minor details that escape attention wouldn't be a concern. With Granny Gan at hand, he could always ask whenever necessary.

"My name is 'Gan Chen,' born to the Starfall Pavilion of Medicine King Star, into a family specializing in alchemy, and learned Alchemy Dao since childhood."

"Medicine King Star is far larger than Wuhe Star, housing over ten Divinity Transformation cultivators during low periods and up to several dozen during peaks. I ascended to Divinity Transformation at age seven hundred and was stuck in the Heavenly Human Realm Sixth Layer by age one thousand three hundred. That's when I ventured out of Medicine King Star and into the cosmos."

"Both Medicine King Star and Wuhe Star are located within the Jiulong River System, named so due to an ancient phenomenon of 'Nine Dragons Dragging a Coffin.'"

"Over a thousand years ago, during my cosmic journey, I stumbled upon an ancient cultivator's cave. Battling for treasures with 'Nine Peak Daoist,' both sides suffered heavy injuries. Unexpectedly, we were ambushed, my body destroyed, leaving only my Primordial Spirit. It merged with the 'Fire Phoenix Ring,' floating adrift, and eventually landed on Wuhe Star."

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Gan Chen's history could indeed be called legendary.

Then again, every Divinity Transformation Venerable's story was worthy of awe.

Gan Chen lived over four thousand years—

From her youthful days on Medicine King Star, to her ventures through the Jiulong River System.

From the budding alchemist of her family, to the grandmaster of Alchemy Dao.

Her life was a constant battle, a ceaseless adventure, spanning nearly the entire Jiulong River System. She gained knowledge of countless life-bearing planets scattered throughout the system, each with its unique characteristics.

Chen Jichuan listened, enthralled by the sheer magnificence of the vast cosmos and Jiulong River System.

"So Wuhe Star and its surroundings hold such wonders!"

"And the count of Divinity Transformation cultivators alone is astounding!"

Chen Jichuan felt a rush of excitement.

Listening to Gan Chen's narrative, he gained a rough understanding of the Jiulong River System—

Tens of thousands of planets like Wuhe Star or Medicine King Star, brimming with life, giving rise to countless Divinity Transformation cultivators, who flowed into the cosmos to weave grand stories together.

Ancient legacies.

Cosmic ruins.

The mysteries of creation.

Opportunities and miracles—all waiting to be discovered in the infinite expanse.

Divinity Transformation is arduous—

Heavenly Human.

Primordial Unity.

Divine Separation.

Divine Transformation.

Each of the Four Realms is fraught with challenges, risks, and tribulations.

The lifespan of a Divinity Transformation cultivator is five thousand years.

By the time Gan Chen encountered her misfortune, she was over three thousand years old, barely reaching Divinity Transformation Third Realm—'Divine Separation Realm.'

Thus, simply remaining on a single planet to cultivate yields limited progress. Only by venturing into the cosmos, competing and fighting for resources and opportunities, might cultivators reach Divine Transformation Perfection, or the ultimate pinnacle of Divinity Transformation, breaking through and ascending to the Upper Realm.

At the very least, one must achieve Divine Transformation—should the lifespan expire before this, one could dissolve their form and live as an Independent Immortal.

Independent Immortals face tribulations every millennium, twelve in total. Those who persevere through the trials can ascend to the Upper Realm.

"Four Realms."

"Independent Immortals."

"The cosmos is teeming with mighty entities."

Chen Jichuan's blood surged with passion. As he heard about Gan Chen's cosmic misfortunes and her arrival on Wuhe Star, his curiosity grew. He was about to ask about the ancient cave she ventured into, the identity of the Nine Peak Daoist, and the forces that ambushed them—

"Ahhhhh!"

Gan Chen's face abruptly twisted in pain, her body trembling under the activation of the Primordial Yang Divine Needle. This wasn't caused by Chen Jichuan—it was triggered by her oath.

"Is Granny Gan purposefully hiding important information?"

Chen Jichuan watched the suffering old spirit with amusement.

After the torment passed, he turned to her and said, "Granny, honesty would be wise—you'll avoid the trouble."

Finally driven to this corner, Gan Chen displayed signs of hesitating no longer. Chen Jichuan was eager to see exactly what she had tried to conceal.

Gan Chen gasped, her old face shadowed in indignation, learning her lesson well this time. She dared not challenge the oath further and said in a sullen tone: "I fought with Nine Peak Daoist over the cave of a Fourth Realm expert of the Immortal Vine Clan named 'Morlo.' The Immortal Vine Clan is born with nine acupoints and starts at the Divinity Transformation First Realm 'Heavenly Human Realm.' When an Immortal Vine enters the final stage of its lifespan, its vine produces fruits that encapsulate the mysteries of the nine acupoints. Newly sprouted young Immortal Vines consuming these fruits undergo metamorphosis to become true Immortal Vines. If a Second-order Peak cultivator eats one, they may directly reach Divinity Transformation."

"Immortal Vine."

"Fruits."

"Divinity Transformation."

Chen Jichuan's eyes sparkled with wonder.

The cosmos was truly full of incomprehensible marvels—beings like Immortal Vines born of unique fabrications, and the fruits formed upon death capable of elevating cultivators to Divinity Transformation, were astonishing beyond belief.

Gan Chen continued without interruption: "In those days, I was outmatched in technique, failed to acquire the treasures, and Morlo's remnants—including their corpse, fruits, and young vine—all fell into Nine Peak Daoist's possession. During our contest, both sides suffered wounds and were subsequently ambushed in secret."

"The assailant was formidable. My body shattered, my Primordial Spirit damaged. Nine Peak Daoist bore even graver injuries, fleeing with part of the treasures and falling alongside me to Wuhe Star. Over a millennium ago, Wuhe Star underwent cataclysmic changes—likely caused by Morlo's divine corpse. A Fourth Realm Immortal Vine expert's entire being serves as treasure. Landing on Wuhe Star equates to an unparalleled surge of fortune—every being undergoing transformation and receiving benefits. The vines flourish endlessly, ordinary humans and beasts consuming them reap unintended profits. Trees, flowers, and vegetation can even be bestowed spiritual wisdom nearby."

"The Moyun Demon Emperor, who now rules Qing State, is likely the young Immortal Vine introduced by Nine Peak Daoist—but lacking fruit consumption required for refinement, its foundation remains tenuous, preventing it from becoming a genuine Immortal Vine. Thus, it exists merely as an Immortal Vine subspecies—the 'Moyun Vine.' Still, it boasts Divinity Transformation vitality and possesses its comparable strength."

"Immortal Vine fruits falling onto Wuhe Star could create a 'Immortal Vine Fruit Tree,' its fruits carrying miraculous efficacy for the acupoint-activations sought by even Second-order cultivators."

"Nine Peak Daoist suffered humiliating defeat and narrowly clings onto life. If they remain desperate to settle accounts for their bereavement, they would undoubtedly establish legacies somewhere on Wuhe Star to ensure vengeance against those who wronged them."

Granny Gan concluded prudently this time, divulging everything at once and holding nothing back.

She had withheld prior information due to its incredible importance.

Morlo's remnants.

Nine Peak Daoist's remnants.

These included the legacies of two Divinity Transformation powerhouses.

The Immortal Vine Fruit, on top of everything—capable of instantaneously promoting Chen Jichuan to Divinity Transformation upon consumption.

Gan Chen loathed him with every fiber of her being; why would she yield willingly?

Yet forced into submission under the oath, she ultimately revealed the truth.

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"Nine Peak Daoist."

"Morlo Venerable."

"Immortal Vine Fruits."

"Moyun Demon Emperor."

Chen Jichuan's expression flared with solemnity.

The details presented were staggering in scope.

According to Granny Gan's assertions, that battle resulted in her merging into the Fire Phoenix Ring and descending on Wuhe Star.

Meanwhile, Nine Peak Daoist, Morlo's corpse, Immortal Vine young sprouts, Immortal Vine Fruits—all also found themselves strewn across Wuhe Star.

The thousand-year upheaval on Wuhe Star originated from the residual divine entity of the Immortal Vine cultivator.

One of Wuhe Star's six dominant demon race factions—the Demon Palace—was founded by Moyun Demon Emperor, derived from the Immortal Vine young sprout.

The possibility exists for Nine Peak Daoist to still possess preserved accomplishments.

The array of possibilities was daunting.

Chen Jichuan found himself momentarily at a loss as to where he should begin his pursuit.

The mention of the "Immortal Vine Fruit Tree," however, struck a chord: "In the southernmost region of Ming State, near the edge of the continent, there is an island called 'Yan Mountain.' It bears a unique tree termed the 'True Person Tree.' Not only does this tree resemble a standing human, the fruits it produces mimic newborn infants. Eating the fruit helps Qi Refining cultivators break into Second-order cultivation, and assists True Persons in overcoming acupoint obstacles."

Chen Jichuan gazed directly at Granny Gan and asked: "Is this 'True Person Tree' truly the 'Immortal Vine Fruit Tree'?"

"Trees resembling humans with fruits shaped like infants—"

"It is indeed the 'Immortal Vine Fruit Tree.'"

Granny Gan confirmed.

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