Invincible Starts From Dao Fruit-Chapter 143 - 114 Uncle Master is Unaware [New Month, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]
Chapter 143: Chapter 114 Uncle Master is Unaware [New Month, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]
"So, it was you all along..."
"So, it was you all along..."
"So, it was you all along..."
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Chen Jichuan stood motionless, as Chen Yu’s words echoed in his mind.
In his head.
A vivid memory arose—a young boy waiting endlessly on Jade Spring Island for a dear friend who never returned, finally sneaking off the island, only to face despair amid raging storms.
By a stroke of fortune, he survived, only to face relentless blows: a shattered future, a crippled leg, a broken engagement.
Eventually, he became that solitary middle-aged man sweeping leaves outside Jade Spring Pill Pavilion.
"It was all because of me."
Chen Jichuan’s heart swirled with deep emotions, leaving him at a loss for words.
He had lived through multiple lifetimes, across centuries of shifting dynasties and changing eras, witnessing countless dear faces age and fade away.
His heart had long grown resilient.
Yet, in this life, for the sake of smoother and safer cultivation, he had traveled tens of thousands of miles back to the mainland, severing ties with all from the Mysterious Nether Sea.
Including Pei Ze.
But for Pei Ze, who nominally addressed Chen Jichuan as ’Junior Brother,’ he regarded him as a ’Brother’ in truth.
Witnessing Chen Jichuan’s departure, years passed without a trace or message.
Worried, Pei Ze ventured out to sea to search for him. Facing the boundless ocean, the courage required for such a decision and undertaking was unimaginable to ordinary people.
Even more unimaginable—
The enormity of calamities he suffered and the devastating blows he endured!
"Junior Master Pei was sixteen at the time, already at Postnatal Sixth Layer, and engaged to the granddaughter of Grandmaster Xu from the sect. After the incident, Junior Master Pei withdrew from the engagement of his own accord and remains unmarried to this day. His father fell ill from anger over the matter and has been bedridden ever since. His mother, who worried herself into sickness, cried herself blind years ago."
Chen Yu said this, sighing.
As far as he knew, Junior Master Pei had a remarkably high talent back in the day, reaching Postnatal Sixth Layer by the tender age of sixteen.
Had the incident never occurred, even if he weren’t one of the rare Innate Extreme cultivators in the mountain, he should at least have achieved Innate Second or Third Realm cultivation levels by now.
What a tragedy.
One moment of misstep, and his future was utterly destroyed.
Now, he can only perform mundane tasks like sweeping and cleaning at White Jade Island’s Jade Spring Pill Pavilion, earning some silver coins to support his family. He watches as his peers, and even juniors who lagged behind, surpass him one by one.
No one mocks or humiliates Pei Ze outright, yet one can only imagine the bitterness in his heart.
"By the way,"
"Uncle Master, you recently came from White Jade Island. Did you meet Junior Master Pei?"
Chen Yu suddenly asked.
"..."
Chen Jichuan’s thoughts were a tangled knot. Without answering the question, he responded to Chen Yu, "Take me to pay respects to the ancestral master first."
The topic of Pei Ze had already cast a shadow over Chen Jichuan’s heart.
Now, hearing about the details from Chen Yu, his mood sank further, mingled with guilt and regret.
Unable to sort through the emotions for a moment, he decided to first meet Wuk Yuan Immortal Master and inquire whether there was a method to restore Pei Ze’s damaged Dantian.
"Alright."
"Please follow me, Uncle Master."
Chen Yu complied promptly, leading Chen Jichuan in the direction of Jade Spring Mountain.
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Years had passed.
Jade Spring Mountain remained quiet and serene, accepting two or three disciples each year when the master felt inclined. At times of indifference, not a single disciple was recruited.
The number of people in the mountain was nearly the same as when Chen Jichuan had left.
But the second-generation disciples, such as Shen Jingyuan, Chu Jiangnan, Zhou Ye, and others, had all passed away.
Wuk Yuan Immortal Master had also refrained from taking in any additional disciples.
Now, Jade Spring Mountain was led by the third generation.
Someone Chen Jichuan had once crossed paths with, Xu Tianfang, was now one of Jade Spring Mountain’s stewards, having achieved Innate Extreme.
Xu Tianfang, at ninety-four years old, still had at least thirty years to try breaking through to Qi Refining Realm.
The prospects were promising.
If successful, it would allow Jade Spring Mountain to extend its lineage by another two hundred years. Should he fail, and if no one else in Jade Spring Mountain achieved a breakthrough, this branch might not endure for long.
Chen Yu led Chen Jichuan into Jade Spring Mountain.
At the mountain’s foot.
Chen Jichuan noticed the medicine garden where he had stayed for three years. It hadn’t gone desolate; someone was clearly tending to it now.
Returning to such familiar sights, yet finding the people changed.
Chen Jichuan felt little inclination to linger.
He followed the mountain’s paths upwards until they arrived at a cave dwelling.
"Grandmaster Xu oversees the sect’s major and minor affairs now. To meet the ancestral master, you’ll need Grandmaster Xu to guide you," Chen Yu explained to Chen Jichuan.
"Understood."
Chen Jichuan nodded.
By reckoning, he was only a fourth-generation registered disciple of Jade Spring Mountain, having been away for over thirty years. Indeed, he couldn’t expect to see Wuk Yuan Immortal Master straightaway.
It was entirely reasonable to meet Xu Tianfang first.
At least he wasn’t a stranger here.
After explaining, Chen Yu stood outside the dwelling and raised his voice, "Grandmaster Xu, Junior Master Chen Jichuan has returned from his travels and requests an audience."
His voice echoed into the cave dwelling.
Soon.
The array protecting the dwelling opened, and a child attendant emerged, addressing Chen Yu, "Brother Chen, the master invites Junior Master Jichuan inside."
Chen Yu turned around and looked at Chen Jichuan.
"Lead me inside,"
Chen Jichuan stepped forward and said to the attendant.
"Please follow me."
The child attendant led the way, guiding them into the cave dwelling.
The dwelling was expansive, beginning with an outer stone chamber resembling a courtyard, with additional stone chambers carved deeper inside. The attendant took Chen Jichuan to one of the inner chambers, where an elderly man, appearing fifty or sixty years old, dressed in a long robe, studied a book.
Time had passed.
Although his appearance had changed slightly, Chen Jichuan recognized him, stepping forward to bow respectfully, "Esteemed greetings, Master Xu."
"Hmm."
"Ah, it’s you, lad."
Xu Tianfang set down his scroll, looking up at Chen Jichuan with a chuckle.
Years ago, Xu Tianfang and Chen Jichuan had traveled together to White Jade Island’s Jade Spring Pill Pavilion.
Xu had served as the shopkeeper, while Chen Jichuan had worked as an assistant.
They weren’t particularly close, but they weren’t strangers either; there was some shared history.
"Indeed, it is I."
"It has been ages, yet Master Xu’s vitality remains unchanged."
Chen Jichuan smiled, offering polite praise.
Name: Xu Tianfang
Age: 94
Level: 10
Cultivation Technique: "Changchun Skill," "Herb and Tree Formulas"
Magic Techniques: "Great Cloud Rain Technique," "Small Cloud Rain Technique," "Leaf Picking and Flower Flying," "Flower Mirror," etc.
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Back when they had gone to White Jade Island together, Master Xu had already reached Innate Second Realm. Now, he had broken through to the third and fourth realms, cultivating "Herb and Tree Formulas" to its tenth layer, achieving Innate Extreme.
Transitioning to "Changchun Skill," he was now aiming to break into Qi Refining Realm.
His cultivation had progressed.
And his status had elevated. Being one of the few Innate Extreme cultivators in Jade Spring Mountain, he wielded considerable authority.
Looking at Chen Jichuan, Xu Tianfang shook his head and said, "You once had decent talent back in the day, and Brother Yus held you in high regard. But after returning to the mainland, you vanished without a trace. Pei Ze, spirited in his youth, went out searching for you, only to destroy his future and nearly lose his life. Your master’s anger was no light matter."
Mentioning Yus Chengbo and Pei Ze, Xu Tianfang couldn’t help but sigh, expressing his pity for Pei Ze.
Pei Ze’s exceptional talent had impressed not only Yus Chengbo but also Xu Tianfang himself.
He had even arranged for his own granddaughter to marry Pei Ze, solidifying their bond.
After Pei Ze’s accident, Xu Tianfang had refrained from adding insult to injury by retracting the engagement, but Pei Ze, aware of the disparity, voluntarily annulled it himself.
If fate had been kinder—
Xu Tianfang would now have an exceptional grandson-in-law, an Innate Extreme cultivator, further strengthening his influence within Jade Spring Mountain.
"Fate truly plays its hand."
The sight of Chen Jichuan stirred Xu Tianfang’s emotions.
"I am unworthy as a disciple, causing my master’s distress."
"I also learned about Senior Brother Pei Ze’s situation."
Chen Jichuan sighed and asked Xu Tianfang, "Master, might you know where one could find spiritual pills to repair Dantian damage?"
Pei Ze had been close to him.
Now struck by misfortune, he could not turn a blind eye.
Especially since Pei Ze’s plight stemmed from him.
"Repairing a Dantian?"
"How difficult that is."
Xu Tianfang bitterly laughed and explained, "Unless you have an ’Immortal Ganoderma Fruit’ or a ’Core Formation Pill,’ or someone like the ancestral master willing to expend their mana to gradually mend and reshape, otherwise—"
Xu Tianfang shook his head.
"Immortal Ganoderma Fruit" was extremely rare, flowering and fruiting only once every five hundred years. Even Qi Refining Immortal Masters craved its value. Not only was it hard to find, but any appearance of such an artifact typically drew Immortal Masters to compete for it.
For an Innate cultivator to obtain one, and a Postnatal cultivator even less likely—such odds were near impossible.
As for the "Core Formation Pill."
This was a Qi Refining Grade item. Consuming it allowed for the elimination of inner distractions, maintaining clarity of mind, preserving inner vitality, mana, and spirit while preventing their depletion or leakage—fostering a harmonious bond between body and mind.
It was of tremendous aid to Qi Refining Immortal Masters in nurturing their Immortal Bodies and stabilizing spirit and mind.
If Pei Ze could consume it, he might be able to self-regulate his body and repair his own Dantian.
But likewise, the "Core Formation Pill" was rare and precious—something beyond the reach of even Xu Tianfang’s cultivation and status, let alone Chen Jichuan and Pei Ze.
As for asking Wuk Yuan Immortal Master himself for help—
That option was even more unattainable.
A mere fourth-generation Postnatal disciple wouldn’t warrant such favor.
Moreover—
Wuk Yuan Immortal Master’s lifespan was running short, and it was impossible for him to expend his remaining energies for the sake of Pei Ze.
Comparatively, the chances of finding the elusive "Immortal Ganoderma Fruit" and "Core Formation Pill" were almost more practical.
"Immortal Ganoderma Fruit."
"Core Formation Pill."
Realizing that asking Wuk Yuan Immortal Master for assistance was not realistic, Chen Jichuan focused on the other two options. After hearing Xu Tianfang, he immediately asked, "Are there places where ’Immortal Ganoderma Fruit’ might be found? Does Jade Spring Mountain hold any ’Core Formation Pill’ in its reserves?"
Jade Spring Mountain was renowned for its alchemy, and with Wuk Yuan Immortal Master being a Qi Refining Master himself, perhaps some reserves of "Core Formation Pill" or "Immortal Ganoderma Fruit" might exist.
"The ’Immortal Ganoderma Fruit’ grows in glacier snowfields, vast expanses of white, nearly impossible to locate."
"The ’Core Formation Pill’ benefits Qi Refining Immortal Masters—there wouldn’t be any reserves here."
As he spoke.
Xu Tianfang waved his hand dismissively, cutting Chen Jichuan off before further inquiries could be made, "Let’s not delve further into this."
He then shifted the topic, asking, "Why vanish without a trace for all these years?"
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"Master Xu may not yet know, but I plan to ask the ancestral master later myself,"
Chen Jichuan momentarily set the matters of the "Immortal Ganoderma Fruit" and "Core Formation Pill" aside, gathering his thoughts before responding to Xu Tianfang, "To clarify, Master, I returned home years ago intending merely to leave some silver coins behind and stay for a few months. Yet, before I even arrived, my elder brother passed away due to illness, leaving behind my aged mother, widowed sister-in-law, and a young nephew—alone, vulnerable, and subject to bullying. Ashamed of the situation, I decided to stay to care for my mother and raise my nephew properly. Four years ago, my mother passed away, and as soon as the mourning period ended, I set off immediately to return to Mysterious Nether Sea. But despite rushing, I still failed to see my master’s final moments, and worse—Senior Brother Pei Ze suffered due to my absence..."
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