NOVEL WEB Chapter 279: Dao Fruit
Li Qian returned to Luoyuan Taoist School.
He didn't go directly to find Master Hall Master Tianlan, but went to the cave of third Senior Brother Chang Yu first.
"Refinement Returners from other worlds?"
After listening to what Li Qian said, Chang Yu shook his head and replied, "Master probably won't agree. All the servant disciples of Luoyuan Taoist School are either Refinement Returners who have ascended from the Longevity Realm or their descendants..."
"Junior Brother, are you in such a hurry because there's something between you and that female Refinement Returner?"
He suddenly gossiped.
"Senior Brother, what are you talking about? I have nothing to do with her, it's just that I thought of her as a Refinement Returner."
Li Qian chuckled.
"Let's not talk about that. Junior Brother, are you interested in going to Enlightenment Valley?"
Chang Yu asked.
"Is Dao Rhythm going to break through, Senior Brother Chang?"
Li Qian asked.
Yuhua Immortal Sect has a dedicated place for comprehending Dao Rhythm — Enlightenment Valley. In there, comprehending Dao Rhythm can allow one to enter an Enlightenment State, thus increasing the efficiency of understanding Dao Rhythm.
However, to enter Enlightenment Valley, servant disciples must spend Immortal Crystals.
If they are Immortal Register Disciples, it's said there is one free trial every ten years.
Though there is the Enlightenment Pill... in reality, the effect of the Enlightenment Pill is not as great as imagined, and if used too often, the effectiveness will dramatically decrease.
"Of course not, Enlightenment Valley costs too many Immortal Crystals, I probably can't afford it. I've heard that Master Sister Wu Shuang from Tianshu Palace is about to undergo Transformation and Infant Formation, once the Infant Formation succeeds, there will be natural phenomena and Dao Fruit will form, if we can seize a Dao Fruit, the benefits will be vast."
Chang Yu said with some excitement.
"Senior Brother Chang, if it really succeeds, surely a lot of people would go, our chances of grabbing one are probably very slim."
Li Qian said.
Concerning Transformation and Infant Formation, it's considered the highest level in the Transformation tier.
Transformation is divided into three levels: Solidifying Pill, Fetal Transformation, and Infant Formation.
Once Transformation and Infant Formation are successfully achieved, preparations for Dao Integration can be made.
At that time, when the Dao Infant merges with Heaven and Earth, completing the integration with the Dao, one can achieve Immortal Golden Immortal status.
What makes Golden Immortals immortal is that the Dao Infant relies on the Heavenly Dao.
Even if one's physical self is destroyed, and consciousness extinguished, they can rely on the Dao Infant to resurge again, truly unending and immortal, even circumventing the reincarnation cycle, forgoing the path of re-cultivation in a new life.
"What if we're lucky and manage to get a Dao Fruit?"
Chang Yu smiled, "It's said that Dao Fruit is extremely peculiar, even better than comprehending once in Enlightenment Valley."
His Dao Rhythm has always been stuck at the Entering Dao level, unable to step into Understand Dao... Although he hopes to visit Enlightenment Valley, the cost is too high and success is not guaranteed.
If it fails, it'll be a waste.
Hence, he plans to wait.
This time, as Master Sister Wu Shuang undergoes Transformation and Infant Formation... if he can seize a Dao Fruit, perhaps he can step into the Understand Dao domain.
"True, then let's try our luck."
Li Qian nodded and said.
Actually, he doesn't care much about Dao Fruit or the Enlightenment Valley.
After all, his Dao Artifact Chen Bell consistently keeps him in an Enlightenment State.
Because of this, he transitioned from Entering Dao to Understand Dao without any obstacles, achieving it with ease.
If not for his inadequate cultivation, he could become an Earth Immortal in no time.
However, he is quite interested in Transformation and Infant Formation, so he thinks it's rather worthwhile to observe it firsthand.
After agreeing on a time, Li Qian left Senior Brother Chang Yu's cave and directly went to Master's place of cultivation, stating his intention.
Just as Senior Brother Chang had anticipated, Master refused, saying that it was the rule set by Ancestor Luo Yuan, only servant disciples related to the Longevity Realm are eligible to join the Daoist School.
Because of this rule, since Luoyuan Taoist School's establishment, there hasn't been any local servant disciple or those from other worlds joining.
In some sense, this can be considered a form of school protectionism.
Once this gap is opened, Luoyuan Taoist School will become like other branches, and can no longer shelter cultivators of the Longevity Realm.
Because of this, Hall Master Tianlan, every few decades or hundred years, prefers to spend a large amount of Immortal Crystals each time to select disciples from the Longevity Realm, just for the better development of the Longevity Realm cultivators.
Once the Luoyuan Taoist school declines, the Longevity Realm cultivators will also lose the channel to ascend, finally having only one path, which is to survive through Refinement Realization and struggle at the lower levels of the Upper Realm generation after generation...
Therefore, Li Qian understands Master's difficulty.
He then went to Chores Island No.49 to explain the situation to Nan Xi.
Nan Xi showed disappointment but had already prepared mentally for it.
"Daoist Nancy, in a few days, Master Sister Wu Shuang from Tianshu Palace will undergo Transformation and Infant Formation and might condense Dao Fruit, you might want to try your luck."
Li Qian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and immediately reminded.
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for the reminder."
Nan Xi quickly replied.
Since such news is hard to come by on Chores Island.
....
Several days later.
Outside Enlightenment Valley.
A large number of disciples from Yuhua Immortal Sect gathered, some were Immortal Register Disciples, while most were servant disciples.
These servant disciples came from various Dao Palaces, Dao Residences, Dao Gardens, Dao Schools.... their purpose for coming here was naturally to try their luck.
If they can acquire Dao Fruit, they've hit the jackpot.
Li Qian and many senior brothers from Luoyuan Taoist School also arrived here.
Even the rarely seen eldest Senior Brother Xiao He was present.
"So many people."
Chang Yu looked around at the sky and earth filled with people, marveling.