Majestic Kunlun, ancestor of myriad mountains.

Kunlun Mountain is the Eastern Ancestor Vein, the current number one Divine Mountain of the Primordial.

In the Ancient Era, there were Buzhou Mountain and Sumeru Mountain standing alongside it.

But these two Divine Mountains have collapsed and been damaged during various Calamities, leaving only Kunlun Mountain standing tall and unyielding.

At this moment, an Auspicious Cloud drifts toward the main peak of Kunlun Mountain.

"No need to ride on clouds or steer the boat, roam the Five Lakes and Four Seas as I please."

"Arrive at the Great Thousand World in an instant, where stones decay and pines wither in a single autumn."

Atop the cloud stood a young Daoist clad in white robes, reciting aloud as he pleased.

He was wearing an Eight Diagrams cloud-patterned Daoist robe, with handsome and refined features, appearing distinguished and transcendent like an Immortal.

"Ah, it's Elder Brother Yun Zhongzi! Please wait, Elder Brother!"

Suddenly, a voice from behind him, full of surprise and delight, called out.

Yun Zhongzi turned to look and saw a speckled bird approaching him as fast as a shooting star.

Upon reaching him, the speckled bird transformed into a young Daoist wearing a dark Daoist robe.

His figure was thin, his complexion dark and ruddy, and his big eyes under thick brows shone with brilliance.

"Who are you?"

Yun Zhongzi looked at the newcomer, his expression somewhat puzzled.

The young Daoist was briefly startled, then hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Chan Sect Disciple Shengong Bao pays his respect to Elder Brother Yun Zhongzi. A thousand years ago when I joined the Sect, I had the fortune of meeting with Elder Brother once."

"So it's Shengong, my junior brother, look at my memory."

Yun Zhongzi suddenly realized.

Besides Saint's Disciples like him, Chan Sect also had other Disciples.

They resided in Kunlun Mountain, practiced the Yuqing Dao, but did not have the title of Disciple. They called themselves Disciples, and upon reaching a certain realm, they would be sent down the mountain to establish sects and spread the teachings of the Chan Sect.

Many of the cultivation sects in Dongsheng Divine Continent and the Southern Continent came into existence this way.

The status of these Chan Sect Disciples compared to the Twelve Golden Immortals and other Saint's Disciples was indeed as different as clouds and mud!

"Elder Brother has not returned to Kunlun for a thousand years; it's normal not to remember for a moment."

Shengong Bao smiled lightly, easing Yun Zhongzi's embarrassment, then with curiosity asked, "Just now I saw Elder Brothers Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi also hurriedly coming back, could it be there is some important matter?"

Yun Zhongzi shook his head, looking at Shengong Bao apologetically, "I only know the Sect Hierarch wants to summon us; I do not know the specifics."

"I was just curiously asking."

Shengong Bao smiled, bowed again, and said, "Elder Brother, please hurry to Qilin Cliff, lest the Sect Hierarch Saint waits."

"Mm, Junior Brother, please go ahead."

Yun Zhongzi returned the courtesy and rode the cloud away.

Shengong Bao watched the Golden Immortal departing, his gaze inevitably falling upon the Qilin Cliff at the summit of Kunlun Mountain's main peak, his expression becoming somewhat wistful.

According to legend, during the initial Dragon-Han Calamity, the first Qilin perished here, its body transformed into this Qilin Cliff.

Since joining the Chan Sect, Shengong Bao had never climbed it, but he sometimes approached it to observe the supreme scenery of the most blessed Primordial site.

Thousands of old pines and cypresses, tens of thousands of tall bamboo segments.

Exotic flowers exuding fragrance, Yao Grass presenting auspiciousness.

At times the Immortal Cranes cry out, at every sight the Phoenixes soar.

At that highest place.

Qingyun and purple mist condense into auspicious mists, the Heavenly Palace stands tall above it.

Yuqing Fortune Light hovers around, the auspicious light of the sun and moon shines forth.

Centuries-old cypresses, lush and green, fragrant peach and apricot trees, bloom throughout the palace.

The fragrance of Innate Spiritual Energy assails the nostrils.

Yuqing Fortune Light ascends to the heavens.

Yuxu Palace!

That is the Dao Field of the Chan Sect Hierarch Saint!

It inspires yearning and captures the soul!

...

Yun Zhongzi descended from the cloud and landed on Qilin Cliff, quickly entering the Yuxu Palace.

Saint's Dao Field is vast and boundless, like a world unto itself.

Auspicious clouds floated across the sky, a myriad of auspicious lights shimmered, and a thousand layers of felicity swirled; the ground was paved with white jade, free of dust, clean and flawless.

Everything was splendid and magnificent, even more of an Immortal Realm than that of legends.

Atop the Eight Diagram Platform in the center, a figure was sitting cross-legged on a cloud bed, radiating boundless light obscured by surging Chaotic Qi.

At this moment, inside the great hall, more than a dozen transcendent figures with an air of Immortals and Daoist bones were sitting in two rows on meditation cushions.

On the left row, at the foremost position, sat an unassuming old Daoist with twin bun hairstyles, wearing a dark-colored Daoist robe, surrounded by a halo of light, with immortal aura wafting around him, and above his head spurted vibrant rainbow spirit light.

On the right row, at the foremost position, was a bald, white-bearded, rosy-cheeked old Immortal holding a cane, who looked kind and amiable.

Behind these two figures were Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi, dressed in Eight Diagrams Purple Immortal Robes, followed by the tall and burly Yellow Dragon True Person and the slight-figured Ju Liu Sun...

Hmm?

Why aren't Yu Ding and Dao Xing, the two elder brothers, present?

Yun Zhongzi suppressed his curiosity and bowed respectfully to the Saint: "Disciple pays respect to Master!"

"Rise."

The seated figure on the cloud bed, Yuanshi Tianzun, spoke with an even and calm voice.

"Thank you, Master!"

Yun Zhongzi stood up and walked to sit down on a meditation cushion at the far left side.

After he sat down, Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the disciples gathered in the hall and slowly said: "Today, I have summoned you here to see if anyone other than Randeng and Nanji has eliminated the Three Corpse Worm and attained the Dao Fruit of Daluo."

"This..."

When Yuanshi Tianzun brought this up, everyone's face, except for those in the first positions, Randeng and Nanji, tightened, showing an embarrassed and difficult expression.

Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head and sighed: "If you keep dragging this on, your Calamity will be upon you..."

When the word "Calamity" was uttered, all the Immortals, including Yun Zhongzi, had a stern look on their faces.

On the path of Cultivation, every three steps lie a Calamity, every five steps a tribulation, and the deeper the Dao practice, the more ferocious the perils.

Guang Chengzi, wearing the Eight Diagrams Purple Immortal Robe, stood up and bowed respectfully: "May I ask Master, from whence does this Calamity arise?"

Yuanshi Tianzun said: "You all walked the world during the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, accumulating substantial merit, thus gaining widespread fame and earning the esteemed title of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Yet, you did not realize that this very act has incurred the tribulation of the Red Dust.

Some time ago, Haotian came to visit and precisely demanded that the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect bow down and submit to the Heavenly Court..."

"That Emperor of Heaven declined the offered allegiance of the Jie Sect Immortal, yet explicitly demands our submission?"

Guang Chengzi and the others didn't know whether to feel proud or dispirited.

Chi Jingzi said with a smile: "Since Master has already denied it, I suppose that Emperor of Heaven wouldn't persist, right?"

Yuanshi Tianzun neither agreed nor disagreed, saying indifferently: "This Calamity is not as simple as you think it is."

With that, he looked towards the two empty meditation cushions at the back.

"Yesterday, Dao Xing acted rashly in the Returning Ruins, harboring a killing intent due to his conflict with a disciple of Jie Sect, which is but a result of his Three Corpse Worms stirring trouble... If you have not disposed of the Three Corpse Worms and have not realized the Dao Fruit of Daluo, soon you will be facing the Calamity of death."

Upon hearing these words, Guang Chengzi and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

The Calamity of death!

One of the most dangerous tribulations on the path of Immortal cultivation.

A slight misstep could result in perishing both in body and Dao.

"How may we surpass this Calamity, Master?" Guang Chengzi asked gravely.

The other Golden Immortals also looked at Yuanshi Tianzun expectantly.

While the Calamity of death was dangerous, if a Saint lent a hand, then passing the tribulation would become much easier.

Yuanshi Tianzun said indifferently: "It is hopeless for you to wish to attain the Dao Fruit of Daluo in a short time.

However, a treasure beneath the Returning Ruins is about to emerge, and if you can obtain it, this bout of Calamity will resolve itself. If you cannot obtain the treasure, then you must confront the death Calamity head-on.

You must each take care, now go."

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance."

All the Golden Immortals stood up and bowed in unison, then respectfully took their leave.

After they had left, Yuanshi Tianzun let out a light sigh and looked at the remaining three: Randeng, Nanji, and Yun Zhongzi, and said: "Though you do not face the immediate threat of a death Calamity, the Measure Calamity is approaching, so you must also be cautious in your actions.

Furthermore... Duobao and Golden Spirit of Jie Sect have already arrived at the Returning Ruins, Guang Chengzi and the others might have a hard time making a difference, so you should go as well."

The three rose and bowed together.

"We shall heed the decree, Master."

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