The Extraordinary Celestial Venerable

Inside the Jade Void Palace, the White Crane Boy was cautiously reporting the day's events to a Taoist priest atop the palace. The Heavenly Venerable was majestic and ever-changing, so the priest dared not look too closely.

Each time the White Crane Boy opened his eyes and saw the Primordial Celestial Venerable, the Venerable's face was different each time—sometimes compassionate, sometimes majestic, sometimes ferocious, and sometimes peaceful.

But regardless of its appearance, what remains unchanged is that supreme divine might, like the Great Dao itself. Even though the White Crane Boy has already obtained the Xuanxian Dao Fruit, he can only prostrate himself before this divine might.

"There's one more thing. The person Master asked me to fetch is currently outside the hall. I wonder if Master wishes to—"

Before the White Crane Boy could finish speaking, a series of great changes suddenly occurred in the Jade Void Palace. Thousands of celestial flowers fell from the sky, golden lotuses bloomed on the white jade bricks, and five-colored rays of light illuminated the universe, with tassels and necklaces hanging in an endless stream.

Within the flower, celestial beings preach the Dharma; within the lotus, divine beings expound scriptures. Radiant light reveals the myriad scenes of the universe, and dangling pearls signify the Great Dao. All are filled with great joy, praising the imminent return of the future Jade Void Palace Master.

The Celestial Venerable, sitting cross-legged on the cloud bed, also revealed a smile. His aura flowed, and in an instant, the Kunlun Mountains were filled with exotic fragrances, and the babbling of streams echoed everywhere.

Furthermore, mysterious Daoist voices emanated, some expounding the way of following Heaven and responding to the people, some expounding the method of tranquility and non-action, and some expounding the principle of forging ahead without hesitation. As a result, countless living beings took on human form and knelt down to worship the great grace of the Primordial Beginning's enlightenment.

"Good, good, good, my destined disciple has arrived. He is indeed destined to be with me. As soon as he arrived, he took off the Jade Void Treasure Box. Attendant, go quickly and bring my eldest disciple to the palace."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable smiled after a long time, and even the Celestial Venerables in the Eight Views Palace and Biyou Palace were moved, not knowing that their own brother could actually smile.

But upon seeing Guang Chengzi holding a treasure box and looking completely bewildered in front of the Jade Void Palace, the two Heavenly Venerables suddenly realized that their brother's destined person had come of his own accord.

Inside the Eight Views Palace, an old man with a white beard sat in front of a huge furnace, holding a small fan in his hand and waving it constantly, making the flames under the furnace fluctuate in size. One moment it was like a lotus blooming, the next it was like a crane spreading its wings, one moment it was like a phoenix singing, and the next moment it transformed into a real dragon soaring.

However, after strange phenomena began to occur frequently on Kunlun Mountain, the white-bearded old man took off his small fan, opened his magic eyes, looked into the distance, and when he saw Guang Chengzi, his eyebrows twitched, realizing that he and the other party also had some kind of fate.

Unfortunately, this connection couldn't compare to that of Yuanshi Tianzun, and Laozi also didn't want to compete with his own brothers for a disciple, so he gave up on the idea.

"Now that I have just finished refining this batch of Immortal Jade Pills, my second brother is about to take on a disciple. It is truly fate. Well then, since we cannot be master and disciple, being half a master is fine too."

A smile appeared on Laozi's face. With a casual gesture, a jade-colored pill the size of a thumb appeared in the Eight Trigrams Furnace. It was the Immortal Jade Pill that even the cultivators of Kunlun coveted.

As long as one consumes one, one can immediately condense an immortal true body, achieve the position of Golden Immortal, and live until the end of time without dying, as long as one is not killed by outsiders.

Ordinary people would have to endure countless tribulations and arduous cultivation to achieve the Golden Immortal cultivation level, with only a slight chance of success. But now, one can achieve this level in an instant simply by consuming a single pill, which is naturally something to be eagerly anticipating.

Even the Demon Emperor and Ancestral Witch wouldn't have the ability to steal things from the Eight Views Palace.

In Biyou Palace, Tongtian also picked up a Tai'a sword, wanting to congratulate his second brother on the birth of his disciple, and also to plead for his own disciple.

Guang Chengzi was unaware that he had gained the favor of Yuanshi Tianzun. Although strange phenomena were occurring frequently on Kunlun Mountain, he always thought it was due to the sacredness of Kunlun Mountain and did not think anything of it.

Looking at the jade box in his arms, which was like a brother to him, Guang Chengzi was more and more pleased. It was just a pity that this was a treasure box that had been transformed in front of the Jade Void Palace, and naturally belonged to the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

No matter how much he likes it, he could never possess it.

However, Guang Chengzi was determined that if possible, even if he couldn't become an apprentice, he would ask Yuanshi Tianzun to exchange this box with him, even if it meant giving up the Doushuai Lamp and several other spiritual treasures he possessed.

"What a pity, what a pity." Guang Chengzi stroked the treasure box with a hint of regret, and the treasure box seemed to notice his feelings, immediately transforming into a ray of light and merging into his body, clearly not wanting to be separated.

Guang Chengzi was even more reluctant to part with it, wishing that time could just stop.

But not long after, the White Crane Boy came out of the palace with a happy face. Upon seeing him, he immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother! Congratulations, Senior Brother! I am here to greet you."

After speaking, the White Crane Boy actually performed a grand salute, as if he were greeting a senior.

Guang Chengzi was startled by this and immediately hid to the side, not daring to accept such courtesy, but he was also puzzled by what Baihe Tongzi said.

"Please rise quickly, fellow Daoist. I dare not accept such courtesy. But I am not pleased. When did I become your senior brother? Are you perhaps joking with me?"

Upon hearing this, Baihe Tongzi also stood up, but his smile remained unchanged as he said, "Senior Brother, you may not know this, but when Master picked up the two characters 'Yu Xu' (Jade Void) from his brush, he said that only his disciple could remove these two characters."

"I have stood before the Jade Void Palace for millions of years, but have never received the favor of the name 'Jade Void,' which shows that we have no affinity. But now, as soon as my senior brother arrives, these two words fall automatically, which shows that my senior brother and the master are destined to be together!"

Guang Chengzi was unaware that he had become a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun in such a daze, but he was still happy, feeling that he had protected the treasure box.

"Is it fate?" Guang Chengzi felt the spiritual light filling his body and indeed felt that their flesh and blood were united without any sense of stagnation.

Back when he obtained the Tushita Lamp, he suffered countless hardships. He didn't want the lamp to be refined by him, and even now, he still doesn't feel that sense of flesh and blood merging with it; they can only barely become one.

The White Crane Boy repeatedly said, "Senior Brother has many questions, but Master can answer them all. However, before that, please go in quickly and don't keep Master waiting!"

Without waiting for anything else, Baihe Tongzi quickly pulled Guangchengzi into the Jade Void Palace to pay homage to Yuanshi Tianzun.

Guang Chengzi also tidied his clothes during this time, entered the palace with a solemn expression, and dared not overstep the bounds in the slightest.

As soon as he stepped inside, Guang Chengzi saw a middle-aged Taoist priest with a slight smile sitting on the nine-colored cloud bed in front of him.

Above the Taoist's head was a vast auspicious cloud, within which ten thousand golden flowers bloomed in an endless stream, and golden lamps and glass beads dripped down like water dripping from the eaves, flowing continuously and endlessly.

But apart from that, there was nothing.

"Is this the Primordial Celestial Venerable?" Guang Chengzi was somewhat incredulous.

After all, in his mind, Yuanshi Tianzun should be a great figure who could create and destroy all worlds with the blink of an eye, and whose every move was blessed with the power to create the world. How could he be so ordinary?

"To be able to create and destroy countless worlds with the blink of an eye? That's somewhat similar to Zhulong's divine power of seeing the sun and moon."

Above the clouds, the Primordial Celestial Venerable smiled and said, "As for creating heaven and earth, I can do that. Would you like to see it?"

Guang Chengzi was startled when he heard this. He never expected that Yuanshi Tianzun would actually capture his thoughts. Fortunately, he didn't think about anything inappropriate, otherwise he would have really lost face.