Chapter 12: Bold Idea, Opportunity Comes Knocking!

According to his knowledge.

The Five Direction Flag is formed from the Thirty-six Grade Chaos Green Lotus Leaf, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and its owner is also a top-level existence in the Primordial.

The Apricot Yellow Flag was obtained by Yuanshi Tianzun, one of the Three Pure Ones.

The Cloud Realm Plain-Colored Flag belongs to the Heavenly Court's master, the Queen Mother of the West.

The Leaving Earth Flame Flag was obtained by the Old Ancestor of the River of the Underworld from the Netherworld Sea of Blood.

The Mysterious Origin Controlling Water Flag belongs to the Dragon Clan.

As for the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag, it has no rightful owner.

Looking at it this way, besides the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag, the others are very difficult to obtain.

Although these treasures may not necessarily be obtained by these powerful beings now, they remain elusive.

This also makes him very hesitant; the main reason is that he dare not rashly merge the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag.

「Forget it, for now we should not merge; wait until we obtain the other Five Direction Flags, then merging will not be late! 」

Duobao quickly made a decision.

Immediately, he dove into that Innate Grand Formation.

Duobao sat cross-legged, cultivating his body and nature, holding his breath and focusing his mind.

He first adjusted his condition to the best.

Soon, above his head three feet, the Five-Colored Glazed Pagoda appeared.

The pagoda draped five-colored radiance, enveloping Duobao within.

The origin of the Dingguang Immortal that he had refined poured down like water, flowing into Duobao's body.

In an instant.

His whole body burst with five-colored immortal light, blazing with brilliant radiance; flesh, blood, bones, viscera... his origin power surged visibly.

As his origin power surged, his aura also began to rise.

Even while absorbing the Five Phases' origin, Duobao's understanding of the Five Phases' Dao grew significantly.

His entire being instantly immersed in the profound mystery.

In the mountains, there is no sense of time; already a thousand years have passed in the world.

In Zixiao Palace's first lecture, amidst a wave of excitement and gratitude, three thousand years passed.

The lecture in Zixiao concluded.

All beings reaped abundantly.

「In the following time, fellow Daoists may raise questions from their hearts, but only five hundred years are available. 」

Hongjun Sage's indifferent voice, looking down at the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao below, echoed throughout Zixiao Palace.

「May I ask the Sage, is the realm above the Daluo Golden Immortal the Sage's realm? 」

Seated in the second position of the front row, Yuanshi Daoist was the first to speak.

His question also voiced the inner feelings of all the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao.

All perked up their ears, listening to the Sage's answer.

「Above the Daluo Golden Immortal is not the Sage's realm; the Sage is the supreme realm of the Primordial, and between the Daluo Golden Immortal and the Sage there is yet another realm, the Quasi-Saint! 」

「Quasi-Saint — forging the foundation of the Sage, inheriting the fruition of the Daluo Golden Immortal, linking above and below! 」

Boom! Upon these words being spoken.

The entire Zixiao Palace fell into solemn silence.

But soon it was filled with endless excitement.

Heavy breaths rose and fell.

In other words, as long as one achieves Quasi-Saint status, they will possess the qualification to become a Sage.

The Sage is right before us! Infinitely powerful.

This is something all the gods have witnessed with their own eyes.

This cannot be feigned.

The gods eagerly await.

「May I ask the Sage, what is the path to Quasi-Saint? 」

At this moment, Taiqing Daoist posed the crucial question, instantly causing all the mighty ones to widen their eyes.

「The path to Quasi-Saint, fellow Daoists can know it in the second lecture! 」

Upon hearing this, all the mighty ones showed expressions of anticipation.

Thereafter, they all voiced their doubts about the Daluo Golden Immortal that lay in their hearts.

And Hongjun, truly the first Sage of heaven and earth, has a profound understanding of the Dao; often a few words can enlighten the masses.

The atmosphere of Zixiao Palace also reached its peak.

And Golden Turtle Island.

It still brims with spiritual energy, and the Dao's resonance flows freely.

Within the Innate Grand Formation.

Innate spiritual energy and the Five Phases' origin intertwine, pouring into Duobao's body like a whale sucking water.

A mighty pressure emanated from Duobao, instantly covering a radius of a million li.

Although it was only a fleeting flash, it still startled some low-grade demon beasts, causing spiritual energy to surge.

After several decades, Duobao slowly opened his eyes.

【You have devoured the origin power of the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal, sensed the innate divine ability within its origin, you have obtained a supreme treasure, pay close attention, you have comprehended the Heavenly Dao-level divine ability: Listening to Heavenly Sound!】

【Listening to Heavenly Sound — above can reach the Chaos Zixiao Palace, below can enter the Netherworld Underworld; all matters under heaven can be fully heard!】

With a piece of information appearing in his mind, Duo Bao was stunned; then his eyebrows relaxed and his eyes smiled, and he was extremely happy.

Originally, he only wanted to advance his origin, taking the opportunity to comprehend the Five Elements Dao and nurture a Dao seed.

But he didn't expect that, incidentally, his cultivation would also increase.

While his understanding of the Five Elements Dao deepened, in his divine sea the Dao seed was further nurtured.

Moreover, he was the sole Golden Immortal on Golden Ao Island, blessed by fortune, which allowed him to break through the bottleneck at the critical moment.

His cultivation reached the mid-stage Golden Immortal.

His cultivation advanced further, and he obtained a strange treasure, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and the innate divine ability of Long-Eared Defining Light Immortal; Duo Bao's heart was extremely refreshed.

Especially, the Heavenly Sound Listening became even stronger.

With his current cultivation, he could only hear sounds from hundreds of millions of miles away, but as his cultivation advances, he will one day be able to hear the clamor of the entire Primordial.

His gains were abundant, Duo Bao was in high spirits! Afterwards, he successfully found the island's base, spending a hundred years to refine it.

Thus, he successfully gained control of Golden Ao Island.

As long as he wishes, in an instant he can appear anywhere on Golden Ao Island.

The entire panoramic map of Golden Ao Island appears in his mind, flashing one by one.

He even discovered several mysterious places.

Especially, one of those mysterious places made his eyes widen instantly and his breathing become hurried.

But just as he was about to go inspect it,

Suddenly.

In his divine sea, a treasure trembled violently, instantly releasing brilliant spiritual light.

An endless longing was released, causing Duo Bao to immediately halt his movement.

He abruptly turned around.

Looking toward the azure firmament behind him, he revealed a look of astonishment and uncertainty.

"Mount Buzhou? I, Duo Bao, actually have an opportunity there!"

"Even if that place is filled with myriad dangers, even a dragon's pool and tiger's den, I should still make a trip!"

A tremendous opportunity lies right before him.

He cannot give it up.

After all, it concerns his Dao path; he cannot be careless.

As for the opportunity on Jin Ao Island, he can get it later; it's not too late.

Duo Bao hesitated slightly, then resolutely decided to go to Mount Buzhou.

The reason he hesitated was that

The reason is that, at this moment, Mount Buzhou will immediately become a dragon's pool and tiger's den.

After the lecture at Purple Cloud Palace, it so happened that one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, the Innate Gourd, was born.

At that time, the Three Pure Ones, the Demon Race Di Jun, Taiyi, the Primordial Divine Abode Nüwa, Fuxi, Zhenyuanzi of Mount Wanshou, Hongyuan Laozu of Fire Cloud Cave, and other renowned beings of the Primordial world will all be present.

These are all major powers; as a mere minor Golden Immortal, being among them is very dangerous.

But compared to that opportunity, this danger is worth taking.

Afterwards, he activated the Golden Ao Island Grand Formation, then unfolded the Golden Light Traversing the Earth; in a few leaps, he disappeared above the East Sea.

(End of chapter)