Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit

"Whew!"

"I finally made it through!"

Chen Jichuan let out a breath, a wave of joy surging in his heart.

Everything went as he expected. The seemingly fierce miasma, though it had heavily injured him even through the Nine Peak Palace, ultimately couldn't break through its defenses, allowing him to successfully enter.

"The Nine Peak Palace is the foundation of the Nine Peak Daoist."

"The Nine Peak Daoist cultivated to the third realm of Divinity Transformation, spending nearly all his accumulated resources to build the Nine Peak Palace."

"Its defensive strength rivals that of a Divine Transformation powerhouse."

In other words,

if not for the Nine Peak Palace, only a Divine Transformation-level powerhouse or someone wielding an extraordinary treasure could force their way in.

In any case, it's no easy feat.

"It was difficult."

"But I did make it in."

Chen Jichuan was elated. As soon as he bypassed the miasma, he stored the Nine Peak Palace away, then manifested Wind Thunder Wings on his back. With a single flap of the wings, he rapidly descended toward the ground.

Upon landing,

he rotated his mana, switching from the Wind Thunder All Heavens Great Escape to the Earth Escape Technique, disappearing in an instant—

"The injuries aren't light; I need to recuperate for a few days."

...

This time, Chen Jichuan was indeed severely injured.

If it were an ordinary cultivator at the Initial Ascension to God, it would take at least seventy to eighty years to recover.

But Chen Jichuan had the pills left behind by the Nine Peak Daoist, and he practiced the "Heaven Mending Seal"—one seal of life, one seal of death.

His recovery was much faster.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, four years had passed.

On this day,

Chen Jichuan's injuries were finally healed, and he stepped out of the temporary cave dwelling where he had hidden for four years.

"To avoid unnecessary complications, I should take care of the Dual-element Immortal Spider sooner rather than later!"

Chen Jichuan acted decisively. As soon as his injuries were healed, he began exploring the Colorful Cloud Star, searching for the whereabouts of the Dual-element Immortal Spider.

The Divinity Transformation-level Dual-element Immortal Spider on the Colorful Cloud Star seemed unaware that someone had infiltrated its territory. It was likely too confident in the Dual-element Five-element Miasma, along with its long-standing complacency.

Everything seemed as usual.

Chen Jichuan concealed his presence as he moved through the star.

This time, he was even more meticulous, observing more than before.

The expansive Colorful Cloud Star had an unsettling air about it. From high above, one could see countless bottomless tunnels hidden amidst the mountain ranges and terrain.

Inside, they were intricately intertwined, a confusing labyrinth that bewildered anyone attempting to navigate them.

These weren't excavated by the Dual-element Immortal Spider but by its subspecies—

tens of thousands of "Five Elements Spirit Spiders!"

The "Five Elements Spirit Spiders" were categorized by the five elements. Some had single attributes, while others possessed multiple attributes, with varying levels of strength and potential.

The first generation was generally birthed by the "Dual-element Immortal Spider."

Their relationship resembled that of the "Immortal Vine" and the "Moyun Vine."

Each Five Elements Spirit Spider diligently burrowed through the star, leaving it full of gaping wounds, with countless winding and twisting mining tunnels leading who knew where.

Anyone entering would surely get lost after just a few turns.

These Five Elements Spirit Spiders excavated ores, consuming the inferior ones themselves and offering the superior ones to their king—

The Dual-element Immortal Spider.

There were no other living creatures present on the star. If any had existed before, they would have undoubtedly met their end with the arrival of the Dual-element Immortal Spider and the birth of the Five Elements Spirit Spiders.

The Dual-element Immortal Spider was domineering, while the Five Elements Spirit Spiders were ruthless.

Neither tolerated other living beings.

Following the trail of the Five Elements Spirit Spiders, Chen Jichuan soon discovered the whereabouts of the Dual-element Immortal Spider.

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[Exotic Beast: Dual-element Immortal Spider]

[Level: Third-order]

[Description: A Star Sky Exotic Beast naturally adept at controlling the "Dual-element Five-element" power. It can consume Five Elements Ore, exhaling poisonous miasma that turns into "Dual-element Five-element Miasma," an immensely potent weapon. It can refine minerals into the Five Minerals Essence, used for crafting third-order magical treasures. The Dual-element Immortal Spider is proficient in Dual-walking, Five Elements Escape Technique, and manipulating Dual-element Five-element Miasma, making it exceptionally elusive and difficult to deal with.]

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"Dual-walking."

"Five Elements Escape Technique."

"Dual-element Five-element Miasma."

Chen Jichuan stared into the depths of the cave and the vividly colorful exotic spider within. Lying in wait nearby, he used the Insight Skill to observe it, obtaining even more detailed information.

Of these abilities, "Dual-walking" specialized in rapid travel. However, it was slow to activate and lacked precision, rendering it impractical in combat or during pursuits.

The "Five Elements Escape Technique," on the other hand, was far more formidable.

While within the confines of the star, the spider could escape through any of the five elemental terrains. To apprehend it would require someone equally adept in the Five Elements Escape Technique but with a higher mastery than the spider itself.

"Five Elements Escape Technique?"

"Now that, I've mastered!"

Chen Jichuan couldn't help but chuckle.

From what he could tell, the Dual-element Immortal Spider's strength was average, roughly equivalent to the fourth or fifth layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. However, its exceptional escape techniques, coupled with the devastating Dual-element Five-element Miasma, made it uniquely troublesome.

But against Chen Jichuan?

With no advantage in escape techniques, the spider would likely have no opportunity to leverage its miasma superiority either.

"Nothing special."

Having discerned its weaknesses, Chen Jichuan hesitated no further.

He stomped lightly on the ground and unleashed the Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method.

Golden light spread outward, engulfing the path around the Dual-element Immortal Spider, aiming to seal off its retreat.

"Chirp, chirp!"

"Clack, clack!"

Nevertheless, the spider was still a third-order beast with heightened instincts. It detected something amiss.

Its multifaceted eyes snapped open, scanning warily in all directions.

At the same time, its body shifted as if preparing to flee.

"Enough!"

Chen Jichuan realized there was no chance of subduing the spider without combat. He sprang forward, unleashing the Ten Thousand Leaf Sword River, followed by tens of thousands of Sword Qi streaking out—

Clang, clang, clang!

A metallic resonance rang out, rippling with the sound of swords clashing!

Immediately, the Seven-star Sword Diagram unfolded, encompassing an area of two hundred miles, trapping the Dual-element Immortal Spider within.

"Go!"

Pointing with his finger,

he summoned the Fire Phoenix Ring, coupling it with the Daluo Heavenly Fire. Instantly, flames spread across the field.

"Chirp, chirp!"

"Clack, clack!"

The Dual-element Immortal Spider was startled. It spat out massive clumps of miasma, detonating them mid-air. The explosions scattered countless Sword Qi and carved a blank circle within the fiery inferno.

Taking this opportunity, the spider burrowed downward—

It had escaped underground!

"You think you can run?!"

Chen Jichuan refused to let it flee. He transformed his footing, utilizing the Earth Escape Skill, and pursued it relentlessly.

The Dual-element Immortal Spider was notoriously cunning and always wary.

Like the miasma shrouding the perimeter of the star,

or the countless tunnels weaving across its surface.

While searching for the spider, Chen Jichuan had already seen these passageways and mining tunnels firsthand—

Ore-filled tunnels radiating metallic energy.

Tunnels steaming with magma.

Tunnels brimming with rushing river water.

Tunnels where vegetation grew lush.

The underground paths were structured according to the five elements, layered with obstruction. If one only excelled in a single Earth Escape technique, they'd find themselves stymied when confronted with magma, metallic formations, or subterranean rivers, effectively getting trapped.

But the Dual-element Immortal Spider could freely traverse its self-created domain with the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Its cleverness was undeniable.

Unfortunately, it had encountered its nemesis this time.

With Chen Jichuan's mastery of the Five Elements Escape Technique far surpassing that of the spider, he stayed close behind, constantly draining its reserves of miasma using the Seven-star Sword Diagram, Daluo Heavenly Sleeve, and other methods.

Finally, at a convergence of mountain ranges, the spider's remaining miasma was entirely depleted—

"Open!"

Chen Jichuan shouted and unleashed the Six Ding Mountain Opening Skill, commanding the mountain to split open. A massive peak abruptly cracked, shaking the earth, exposing the spider to the sky.

"Seal!"

Without pausing, Chen Jichuan stomped lightly again, deploying the Innate One Qi Demon-locking Bone-shrinking Great Method. Golden light spread, sealing off all retreat paths for the spider.

"Suppress!"

Finally, he flicked the Daluo Heavenly Sleeve.

The spider could no longer resist, and it was slammed into the heart of the mountain, completely subdued.

...

"Still trying to run?"

Chen Jichuan shifted, arriving inside the mountain. Staring at the terrified spider, he couldn't help but laugh.

This spider devoured ores indiscriminately, consuming humans just as easily.

If it had been allowed to enter Wuhe Star, millions of lives would have perished, and the planet would have turned into a domain of death.

Now, with its skills inferior to his, the spider presented a pitiful front.

"Release your Divine Soul and let me brand it, or I'll make you wish for death over survival!"

Chen Jichuan barked at the spider.

Though it was an exotic beast and didn't cultivate normally, it possessed some spiritual wisdom. It understood that allowing its Divine Soul to be branded meant eternal servitude and vulnerability.

It wouldn't acquiesce easily.

Instead, it adopted a pleading posture, conveying its intent to surrender—but without releasing its Divine Soul.

"What a cunning beast!"

Chen Jichuan wouldn't risk driving an uncontrollable creature. Seeing the spider's stubbornness, he wasted no words, summoning mana. Ten "Mother-child Primordial Yang Divine Needles" appeared before him, sharp as blades, piercing into the spider's body, straight into its Divine Soul.

This was a super-level technique.

Chen Jichuan had purposefully fused and developed it for Granny Gan.

He had further cultivated it to the fourth realm.

Already a vicious spell by nature, when refined to such complexity, the stabbing resulted in spiritual needles vibrating, waves of pain striking repeatedly, each wave more intense than the last.

The spider had never experienced such torment before.

Pain.

Surrender.

The spider's spirit struggled.

Three hours later.

The spider could no longer endure, its consciousness faltering. With a final breath, it relaxed, giving up all resistance, relinquishing control of its Divine Soul for Chen Jichuan to brand it with a fire seed.

This seed, forged from Daluo Heavenly Fire, allowed Chen Jichuan to detonate it at will, scorching the spider's soul and rendering it powerless to resist.

However, creating a seed potent enough to control a third-order beast came at a great expense of energy.

Though Chen Jichuan was at the Divinity Transformation Level and had refined the fourth realm of the Daluo Heavenly Fire, even he could manage only one such spider at a time. The fire seed wasn't permanent—it required regular refinement and reinforcement to ensure the spider remained under control.

Any negligence in cultivation would result in dire consequences, as a third-order exotic beast could wreak unimaginable havoc.

"The Beast Spirit Palace offers various taming techniques and beast control methods, including magical treasures like the Beast Taming Ring and Beast Taming Seal."

"There's a specialization in every field."

"For a self-taught rogue like me, the disparity is vast."

Chen Jichuan considered obtaining one or two Beast Taming Rings from the Beast Spirit Palace after arriving at Magic Sound Mountain.

The treasure would not only help restrain the spider and conserve energy but also provide insights into crafting methods for future independent refinement—a dual gain.

These plans, however, were for the future.

For now,

with the spider's surrender, Chen Jichuan's dangerous endeavor had finally yielded fruitful rewards!

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