Chapter 1 "Yo, My Good Apprentice Is Here."

Sun Wukong greeted him with a smile. The Nine Nether Sparrow, perched in front of him, also turned to look. In that instant, Mu Chen seemed to see curiosity, resentment, and anger in the Nine Nether Sparrow's eyes...

But she didn't dare show it at all.

"Good apprentice, see that? This is that little spirit sparrow. Her strength isn't bad, she might be able to help you," Sun Wukong said with a smile, completely disregarding the Nine Nether Sparrow's feelings.

"Master, what exactly is going on?" Mu Chen was very puzzled. Didn't the Nine Nether Sparrow self-destruct? How did she reappear in his body?

"Bah, this is just a little talent of the Nine Nether Sparrow clan. They have the bloodline of the Undying Bird clan, and they can be reborn from the ashes. This little spirit sparrow's talent isn't bad, she has a good chance of evolving," Sun Wukong said dismissively, waving his hand.

Then, he looked at the Nine Nether Sparrow again, "How's your consideration? If you agree, I'll bestow upon you an unparalleled divine ability that will greatly benefit you, and will surely allow you to completely evolve."

"...I agree."

A clear and ethereal voice rang out, full of helplessness, but also seemed to carry a hint of anticipation, wanting to see what Sun Wukong would impart to her.

"Good."

Sun Wukong pointed out a finger, with a hint of immortal demeanor. A dazzling golden light condensed at his fingertip, and then merged into the Nine Nether Sparrow's soul.

"True Phoenix Undying Art?!"

After receiving this memory inheritance, the Nine Nether Sparrow's eyes widened. The unparalleled divine ability in her mind was truly amazing, as if it contained all the mysteries of the Phoenix clan.

"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing this technique," the Nine Nether Sparrow said, bowing in submission.

Previously, she had barged into Mu Chen's Qi Sea, intending to devour Mu Chen and use his power to heal her injuries. Who would have thought that she would see Sun Wukong as soon as she arrived? Before she could go mad, she was suppressed by a single glance from Sun Wukong.

However, as a super spirit beast, she also had her own pride. Although she had been suppressed before, she was not convinced in her heart, let alone the fact that Sun Wukong actually wanted her to help a human.

In her opinion, Sun Wukong should also be a demon, or even an unknown super divine beast, at least at the Heavenly Sovereign level. But why did he want to help a human, and even take him as a disciple? She couldn't understand this at all.

However, now she was too lazy to think about it. She was not qualified to interfere in the affairs of such a super existence.

Moreover, having obtained the True Phoenix Undying Art, it was not difficult to help this human kid a little.

After all, although her realm was not high, she could still see how heaven-defying the True Phoenix Undying Art was. At the very least, when it came to tribulation and evolution, as long as she cultivated the True Phoenix Undying Art, she would definitely be able to handle it easily.

"Just do what you promised me." Sun Wukong waved his hand, then glanced at Mu Chen, "Good apprentice, this little spirit sparrow will be your partner from now on. You guys get to know each other first, and your teacher will leave first."

After saying that, before Mu Chen could ask anything else, he disappeared directly into the Qi Sea.

...

"Sigh... Showing off in front of others is really comfortable, but unfortunately, my strength is still too weak. I have to be invincible in this world before I can go out and try it out properly."

After returning to Mu Chen's Sea of Consciousness, Sun Wukong sighed. After all, it was his first time showing off in front of others, and he was really rusty, but it was indeed a bit addictive, especially when he saw the Nine Nether Sparrow respectfully kowtowing, there was an unspeakable feeling of joy in his heart.

"Next, it's time to let Mu boy go to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. His little wife is still waiting for him there, don't let someone else snatch her away," Sun Wukong said with a smile, looking forward to it.

After that, Mu Chen, like in the original story, passed the assessment and successfully obtained a place to enter the Five Great Spiritual Academies.

Of course, the process was not at all difficult.

Although Mu Chen hid his strength as Sun Wukong instructed, only showing the strength of the Spiritual Rotation stage, he was still completely sweeping through the Northern Heavens Academy, where the disciples generally did not exceed the Spiritual Rotation stage.

After a period of time, the Five Great Academies officially received new disciples, and Mu Chen went to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

The Northern Heavens World. This was a vast and boundless world. The sky was azure blue, with white clouds floating, and in the distance, one could see the endless ancient forest.

In the forest, thousand-zhang giant trees stood tall, their height comparable to mountains. Above the forest, flocks of spirit beasts flew past, their sharp howls echoing between heaven and earth.

This world was like an ancient primordial land, untouched by humans.

However, this situation was soon broken. In mid-air, a huge blue stone platform of about a thousand zhang floated in the air. Around the platform, clouds and mist swirled, making it look like a fairyland.

At this time, on this cloud-shrouded blue stone platform, beams of light emerged from thin air, and with each beam of light that appeared, a figure appeared on the platform.

In just half an hour, the platform, which was originally sparsely populated, became extremely popular, and the noisy voices of confusion gradually spread.

Mu Chen looked at this world, his heart filled with great ambition. From here on, he would truly begin to compete with the strong!

"Brother Mu, is this the trial ground of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy?" At this moment, a weak voice came from behind Mu Chen. A companion looked around cautiously, his voice a little soft.

"Yeah..." Mu Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry, although the people here are all considered powerful, there's nothing to be afraid of. If you lose the courage to fight, you've really lost."

"Okay." The disciple nodded.

Mu Chen's words reassured him a lot. Moreover, when he thought of Mu Chen's performance at the previous Nine Territories Tournament, where he had even killed a Heaven Fusion stage powerhouse with a palm strike, could this trial really stop him?

Just as they were looking around, a soft sound suddenly rang out in the center of the platform. Everyone quickly looked over and saw that a stone tablet in the center of the platform suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

The light gathered on the stone tablet and then turned into an old light figure. "Little ones, I am one of the monitors of the trial ground of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy..."

The old light figure looked at the many new disciples on the platform with a smile and said, "Next, I will tell you the rules here..."

After introducing the rules of the trial, Mu Chen set off directly, but his eyes were still constantly looking around.

"Stop looking, your little lover isn't in this direction," Sun Wukong complained in Mu Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

"Not in this direction?" Mu Chen was stunned, "Master, do you mean that Luo Li is also in this Northern Heavens World?"

"Maybe," Sun Wukong said in his heart.

But Mu Chen took Sun Wukong's answer as a default, and began to search for Luo Li's figure with joy.

Sun Wukong shook his head helplessly in his Sea of Consciousness. Young people...

In a certain direction in the Northern Heavens World, Mu Chen finally saw the person he had been thinking about day and night. It was a girl in a black dress, with delicate and beautiful features, and a pair of clear and translucent glass eyes that gave people a sense of tranquility. Her smooth long hair fell like a waterfall, falling to her slender waist. A gentle breeze blew, causing it to sway slightly.

"Luo Li—"

Mu Chen called out affectionately, the surprise in his eyes could no longer be concealed. Immediately, he laughed loudly and stretched out his arms directly towards the girl in front of him.

The girl seemed to be startled by his actions. She tapped Mu Chen's chest with her scabbard, trying to stop him, but when she saw the joy in the boy's eyes, her eyes suddenly softened. She held the hilt of her sword in front of her chest, and then let him hug her.

Mu Chen wrapped his arms around her slender waist. He buried his face in her smooth long hair, took a deep breath, and murmured, "Luo Li, I've finally seen you again."

"Eww—"

Sun Wukong shuddered in Mu Chen's Sea of Consciousness. He was not an ignorant monkey anymore, but at this time, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

"Forget it, forget it, I won't watch anymore. I'll continue to cultivate and break through to Grand Luo as soon as possible." Sun Wukong shielded his divine sense and began to cultivate.

...

While Sun Wukong was hiding in the Supreme World, on Mount Fangcun, a sword-carrying youth walked up the mountain.

Outside the private school, a student saw the youth carrying a sword and quickly stepped forward. "Are you from Jin'ao Island, sir?"

The youth smiled upon hearing this, "That's right."

"My teacher has been waiting inside for a long time. Please come in with me, sir," the student said respectfully.

"Alright."

The two figures, one in front and one behind, entered the school.

In the main hall, Jiang Xuan had already brewed spiritual tea. Just smelling it could make one feel refreshed, as if one were about to ascend to immortality.

"The tea fragrance is pleasant, it must be good tea," the sword-carrying youth said with a faint smile.

"Please, Daoist friend."

Jiang Xuan reached out and invited him in, while signaling the student to leave.

"Please." The sword-carrying youth was very free and easy, sitting down on the side and taking a sip of the fragrant tea.

"Truly good tea. If mortals were to drink a sip, they would surely ascend to immortality!" the youth praised.

"Oh? I wonder, is it an immortal of the upper realm, or an immortal of this realm?"

Jiang Xuan said calmly.

The sword-carrying youth paused for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Haha, as expected, I can't hide it from your discerning eyes, Daoist friend."

After saying that, he said to Jiang Xuan, "Tongtian greets Dao brother."

"Taixuan, greetings to the Sage Tongtian," Jiang Xuan said indifferently.

This person was none other than Tongtian, one of the Three Pure Ones. His physical body was that of Tongtian in this Quantifiable Tribulation World, but it had been temporarily taken over by Tongtian from the Primordial Origin World.

"Daoist friend, what brings you to this Quantifiable Tribulation World?" Jiang Xuan asked. In the Primordial Origin World, the only one who could discover him should be the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

The Heavenly Dao Sages of this world were equal to the heavens, only Hongjun was a being who truly transcended the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, he was also the source of the system, a being who could be called eternally invincible.

Tongtian being able to find this place must have been told by Hongjun.

"I heard from my teacher that a being comparable to him has appeared in the Primordial World. I was drawn to him, so I came to pay my respects," Tongtian said. He was now communicating with Jiang Xuan through the body of Tongtian in this world.

"Then what do you think?" Jiang Xuan asked with a smile.

Tongtian was silent for a while, then said, "Dao brother shouldn't be your true body, right? It should be a secondary body or a clone?"

Jiang Xuan did not deny it, and nodded, "My main body is currently in seclusion."

"As expected," Tongtian said, "Dao brother, may I ask, how can we Heavenly Dao Sages go further?"

Heavenly Dao Sages, nicely said, are equal to the heavens, but in reality, they are only so within the scope of the Primordial Origin Heavenly Dao.

According to their teacher's deduction, there should be infinite worlds outside the Primordial World, with countless powerful beings. Although they are Heavenly Dao Sages, they cannot possibly be invincible in the myriad realms.

Especially if they are outside the scope of the Primordial Origin Heavenly Dao, their strength will be greatly reduced.

"Go further?" In Jiang Xuan's eyes, traces of Dao patterns appeared. He seemed to see a being in the infinite chaos looking at him, and after a long time, he nodded slightly.

"Want to use my hand to make the Primordial Origin stronger?" Jiang Xuan looked at Tongtian in front of him, and then at the ancient being in the infinite chaos, and finally revealed a smile.

"If you want to transcend the Heavenly Dao, there are many ways."

Jiang Xuan said slowly. Tongtian's eyes flashed with joy upon hearing this, and then he heard Jiang Xuan continue, "You can use supreme luck to forge a supreme divine kingdom. When the divine kingdom is comparable to the Primordial Origin World, you can naturally transcend it."

"Or you can unify the myriad Daos, using one Dao to govern the myriad Daos, pushing all the Daos to the limit level below the Saint, and then integrating the myriad Daos into the core Saint Dao, using the pure Dao to break the shackles and restraints."

"Or you can create a new system, pushing it to a level that surpasses the Heavenly Dao, becoming the source of the system, the cause of all laws. Even if the realm remains unchanged, your strength can surpass the Heavenly Dao level."

"Or..."

Jiang Xuan said several methods in a row. These were all methods that he, in various worlds, or the protagonists, had used to transcend the Heavenly Dao level.

However, it was easier said than done. Even if Tongtian was a Heavenly Dao Sage of the Primordial Origin World, it would not be so easy to achieve any of them. After all, in the Primordial Origin World, to become a Saint, one must first have the Hongmeng Purple Qi. In addition, either he could achieve it through merit, or the Western Two Sages could achieve it through great aspirations.

Nicely said, they were Saints, but to put it bluntly, the Saint position was borrowed from the Heavenly Dao. Although it was almost impossible to be abolished, it was still far inferior to beings who truly reached the Heavenly Dao Saint level on their own.

"Phew..." Tongtian exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. He knew that he was impatient. He could not achieve any of these methods now. After all, in the Primordial Origin World, to become a Saint, one must first have the Primordial Purple Qi. In addition, either he could achieve it through merit, or the Western Two Sages could achieve it through great aspirations.

Nicely said, they were Saints, but to put it bluntly, the Saint position was borrowed from the Heavenly Dao. Although it was almost impossible to be abolished, it was still far inferior to beings who truly reached the Heavenly Dao Saint level on their own.

"Dao brother, I wonder if you can tell me, which method did you and my teacher use to transcend the Heavenly Dao?" Tongtian asked for guidance.

Jiang Xuan did not hide anything, so he said, "I transcended the Heavenly Dao using the method of unifying the myriad Daos. Your teacher combined with the Heavenly Dao, and then transcended it."

As for the matter of him and Hongjun being in a state of eternal invincibility, he naturally did not tell him.

"Unifying the myriad Daos... Combining the Dao..."

Tongtian seemed to be considering.

Combining the Dao was already impossible. Although Hongjun himself had already transcended the Heavenly Dao, he was still the agent of the Heavenly Dao. No one could combine the Dao in this state.

After thinking about it, unifying the myriad Daos was more reliable.

As for creating a system, he knew that he could not do it now. After all, if he could create a system that surpassed the Heavenly Dao level, why would he need to worry about transcending the Heavenly Dao?

"I don't know which Dao brother uses as the core of the myriad Daos?" Tongtian asked again. Many people could achieve the Dao on this path, but he could also deduce that each core Dao could only allow one being to transcend the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, before that, he naturally had to ask clearly which Dao Jiang Xuan used as the core.

"Time and Space," Jiang Xuan said lightly.

At the same time, he was also thinking that when he discussed the Dao later, he would ask Hongjun for some benefits. After all, he had not concealed anything and had indeed provided him with a way to strengthen the Primordial Origin World.