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For nearly a Yuan Hui.

The One Origin Dao Sect, starting with Dongqi Palace Master Zhou Yan, has consecutively proven the Dao with twelve people.

For a time.

The entire Eastern Continent, the entire Shenzhou, was shaken.

The One Origin Dao Sect, which was already vaguely the number one Daoist sect and the foremost power in Shenzhou, has thoroughly solidified this position over the years.

The addition of twelve new True Immortals has significantly boosted the One Origin Dao Sect.

But on the lower levels.

The stimulus from one True Immortal after another proving the Dao has led countless talents from the Five Continents and Five Seas to aspire to join the One Origin Dao Sect within this Yuan Hui.

The Dao Sect selects the best of the best, yet the disciples within the sect, especially the Fourth-order Immortals, have surged in waves.

Over twelve thousand years.

The number of Fourth-order cultivators has skyrocketed.

Originally, it wasn’t difficult for the entire One Origin Dao Sect to find three thousand Fourth-order Peaks.

But now.

The number of Fourth-order peak cultivators in the entire Dao Sect has exceeded ten thousand.

The number is huge.

And among these over ten thousand Fourth-order Peaks, there isn’t one who doesn’t wish to join Dongqi Palace.

At the very least.

The East River Palace would suffice.

But unfortunately, ever since the East River Palace Master’s disciple Shi Ze proved the Dao as a True Immortal, they haven’t taken in any disciples.

And those True Immortal senior brothers and sisters who, like Dongqi Palace Master Zhou Yan, were also from the East River Palace Master’s lineage—Meng Qing, Liu Hechuan, Bo Yin, Xuee Gu, Shi Ze, Jiang Qingxing, including those who were disciples of Zhou Yan proving the Dao—all have been arduously cultivating over the years and have not taken any disciples in the sect.

But Zhou Yan.

He, at the initial proving of the Dao, had already accepted Shen Qingyi and Meng Yan as his Direct Transmissions.

And these two disciples had long proven the Dao as True Immortals.

After that.

Over twelve thousand years.

Zhou Yan only accepted two more disciples.

Both successfully proved the Dao as well.

This has made numerous Fourth-order cultivators in the sect, especially those over ten thousand at the Fourth-order Peak, all yearn to apprentice under Dongqi Palace.

Unfortunately.

Zhou Yan has always accepted disciples based on fate and rarely took any in. Over the years, generation after generation of Fourth-order Peaks have eagerly waited, only to age with regret.

But Zhou Yan not accepting disciples left them with no way.

Even quite a number of True Immortals within and outside the Dao Sect have turned to Dongqi Palace, requesting Zhou Yan to assist their disciples who have hopes of proving the Dao.

Yet Zhou Yan refused them all.

Some understood, knowing proving the Dao isn’t easy.

Some bore a grudge, though they wouldn’t show it.

But Zhou Yan wouldn’t relent, and they had no choice.

On this day.

A piece of news spread from Shangshan Dao Palace, instantly shocking the Dao Sect. In merely half a day, it was already a sensational topic both inside and outside the Dao Sect, shaking the entire Shenzhou!

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Dongqi Immortal Palace.

Within the Five Phases Hall.

The East River Palace Master was the first to arrive.

Soon after, the six True Immortals hailing from the East River Palace, Meng Qing, Liu Hechuan, Bo Yin, Xuee Gu, Shi Ze, and Jiang Qingxing, and those from Dongqi Palace, Shen Qingyi, Meng Yan, including the later Hua Feixiong and Li Yuandong True Immortal disciples, all showed up in succession.

The two palaces held a total of twelve True Immortals.

No wonder both inside and outside the Dao Sect, everyone is scrambling to apprentice under the masters of the two palaces.

In the Five Phases Hall, it was a full house.

The East River Palace Master arrived first, being of the highest seniority, he looked at Chen Jichuan, and was the first to speak, "Shangshan Dao Palace has just issued a decree to summon the majority of Fourth-order Peaks back, are you aware of this matter?"

Within the Dao Sect, many Fourth-order Peaks are often training outside or guarding various regions for the sect.

This time.

Calling back over half, summoning over six thousand Fourth-order Peaks at once, the commotion is indeed too large, and calling solely Fourth-order Peaks inevitably leads to speculation.

The first thing the East River Palace Master thought of was his beloved disciple, Zhou Yan.

Liu Hechuan, Shen Qingyi, and other True Immortals also looked at Chen Jichuan.

"I am aware."

Chen Jichuan did not hide it, in fact, after making a deal with Sect Leader Fu Danzi, he never intended to hide this matter. Since the intention is to mass-produce True Immortals, the commotion of one after another proving the Dao would be hard to conceal, and sooner or later everyone would know. It would be better to be open and not conceal it.

However.

This time, the scale indeed was too large.

Recalling over six thousand Fourth-order Peaks at once is just too extravagant.

Hearing it was indeed related to Chen Jichuan, the East River Palace Master felt uneasy.

"It’s nothing."

"It’s just that the Sect Leader thinks I’m good at teaching, so he asked me to take some time to guide some Fourth-order Peaks in the sect, hoping to produce a few more True Immortals for our Dao Sect."

Chen Jichuan said with a smile.

"Isn’t that putting Junior Brother on the hot seat?"

Shi Ze, hearing this, couldn’t help but frown.

By now.

These True Immortals from the two palaces who were ’Enlightened’ by Chen Jichuan know very well on whom their proving of the Dao depended.

They sensibly refrained.

Ever since proving the Dao as True Immortals, like Meng Qing, Xuee Gu, and Shi Ze, none have accepted disciples.

They worry that if they took on disciples, they might develop attachments, putting themselves in a difficult position if their disciples struggled to prove the Dao. After all, with someone like Zhou Yan around, if you asked him, there might be a significant chance for the disciple to prove the Dao. But over the years, they’ve also observed, noticing that Chen Jichuan himself only took on two additional disciples. Besides helping these two prove the Dao, he hasn’t assisted anyone else.

Shi Ze and the others speculate that there must be hardships involved.

So they choose to abstain from accepting disciples.

Not to put Chen Jichuan in a difficult position, nor themselves.

The True Immortals from the two palaces have this understanding.

From the East River Palace Master, down to Meng Qing, and even Shen Qingyi, no one has taken on any disciples in all these years.

This time.

Upon hearing that Chen Jichuan is to lecture to over ten thousand Fourth-order Peaks, Shi Ze immediately guessed the intentions of the Dao Sect.