Inside the ocean of his mind, Chu Kuangren’s three great souls were analyzing and deducing the Immortal Scriptures. Countless mysterious runes hovered in the air and gradually turned into a new technique.

As the countless runes dissipated, a white bundle of light appeared in its place.

Chu Kuangren’s soul approached and touched that bundle of light.

However, all sorts of illusions appeared the next instant.

“Oh.”

“No wonder Master Daoist Qing Ling said many have gone mad in their attempts to combine the Immortal Scriptures. So this is why,” Chu Kuangren mumbled to himself.

That Immortal Scripture was just too profound and mysterious.

It was so profound that it could automatically conjure illusions to confuse anyone seeking to comprehend it. To succeed in combining the three Immortal Scriptures, they would have to pass that test of illusions.

Otherwise, they would go mad and be reduced to nothing upon death.

“Alas, these illusions are nothing to me.”

How sturdy was Chu Kuangren’s Daoist core?

It was impregnable. Nothing in the world could ever shake it.

The illusions produced by the Immortal Scriptures might be impressive, but they were not powerful enough to affect his Daoist core.

“Shatter!”

With a low grunt, Chu Kuangren forcefully dispersed the countless illusions before him.

In the next instant, an even brighter and more colorful light emerged from the bundle of light. Then, the light split into three and became three illusory figures.

One was a sharp-browed middle-aged man in a long black robe, who had a dignified demeanor. Another was an elderly man with white hair and eyebrows, possessing a fairy-like and extraordinary temperament. The third was an elderly man with a child-like appearance and crane-like hair. He was holding a scroll and looked benevolent, similar to a scholarly teacher.

“The Three Clarities…” Chu Kuangren mumbled, subconsciously saying the names of those three.

He had never met the Three Clarities before.

However, he knew that the three figures before him were the Three Clarities.

The three of them looked at Chu Kuangren impressively.

At that moment, Chu Kuangren suddenly had a strong feeling, as if these ancient individuals — the Three Clarities — were not dead yet.

They seemed like they were living somewhere in the corner of the universe, silently observing the changes happening and the vicissitudes of life.

They were even… observing him as well?!

He could not explain the feeling, but it was incredibly strong.

Before Chu Kuangren could think any more about it, the figures of the Three Clarities suddenly dispersed into countless mysterious runes that combined together.

Now, the new Immortal Scripture, combined from the previous three, was displayed before Chu Kuangren. Its name was… Single Qi Three Clarity Transformation!

As Chu Kuangren comprehended the new Immortal Scripture, he felt as if the boundless Dao Techniques of the world before him were endless.

The Immortal Scripture was seemingly the source of all Dao Techniques.

One gave rise to two, two gave rise to three, and three gave rise to the eventual existence of all beings…

That was the transformation of a single qi into the three clarities!

The three clarities were originally one!

A huge amount of profound knowledge flooded Chu Kuangren’s mind.

Inside the Three Clarity Daoist Sect, it was a peaceful day today.

Somewhere in the sect, Ye Zhu walked out of his room with his eyes still closed. Although he looked a little pale, he had already recovered from most of his injuries.

He recalled the battle he had at the Battle Peak that day.

With his Heavenly Immortal cultivation level and the Green Leaf Sword Vision, rarely could anyone among the younger generation be a match for him. However, he was still defeated in the end.

He lost very badly because he could not even injure Chu Kuangren, who was only an Earthen Immortal.

“Senior brother, you’re awake.”

Just then, a few other Heavenly Champions quickly came to greet him.

Ye Zhu nodded gently. “What about the Hundred Academy’s Chief?”

“He’s now in closed-door meditation.”

“Closed-door meditation? Where?”

“In our Daoist Sect,” Cheng Yun said while gritting his teeth. ‘How dare he go into closed-door meditation inside our sect after he has embarrassed us.’

He was just too arrogant.

“Oh, the Hundred Academy’s Chief is quite at ease it seems.”

Ye Zhu chuckled, not at all bothered about that.

“Brother Ye Zhu, are you alright?” one of the Heavenly Champions asked worriedly.

Although Ye Zhu’s eyes were closed, he was mobilizing Immortal Consciousness, so he could “see” everyone’s worried expressions.

He knew everyone was afraid that his spirit would falter.

“Oh, you guys don’t have to worry. I’m not that weak.”

“Although I’ve lost terribly this time, it has taught me a lesson that there’s always someone better than you out there. I still have a long way to go from being a prideful person.”

After Ye Zhu spoke, he remembered what Chu Kuangren told him before he blacked out.

‘You can only chase after me today…’

‘I’ll allow you to hold on to this hope…’

“Hundred Academy’s Chief, Chu Kuangren, I will surely catch up and defeat you one day. Just you wait.”

“My Green Leaf Sword Vision will surely stand on the peak of Sword Dao!” Ye Zhu thought.

However, at that moment, a white pillar of light suddenly rose into the sky from a distance!

That pillar of light was seemingly created by countless mysterious runes, and it was gleaming with Immortal Sparks. Then, an incredibly powerful Immortal’s Core energy fluctuation began to spread everywhere.

Boom, boom!

The void trembled as the surrounding area quaked.

“This aura… It’s a Heavenly Immortal?! Someone has broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. B-But… this is just too much for that! Even Ye Zhu’s breakthrough wasn’t as terrifying!”

“Also, what are those runes? W-Why do I feel like the Immortal Scripture inside me is going out of control?”

Ye Zhu took a deep breath and gasped. “It’s the Hundred Academy’s Chief!”

He was sure that only Chu Kuangren becoming a Heavenly Immortal could cause such a ruckus.

‘What is this? I just said I’d surpass him, and he immediately became a Heavenly Immortal!’

That slap to his face came too quick.

Besides…

“If he can already defeat me as an Earthen Immortal, how terrifying will his combat strength be now that he has become a Heavenly Immortal?!” Ye Zhu mumbled.

However, he would not give up that easily.

“Come, let’s go check it out.”

Everyone’s figure flashed as they dashed toward Chu Kuangren’s location.

At the same time, all the elders of the Three Clarity Daoist Sect did the same.

Besides Chu Kuangren’s Heavenly Immortal cultivation level, they also sensed an incredibly mysterious fluctuation.

That fluctuation was triggering a reaction from the Immortal Scriptures inside their body!

“What the hell is going on?”

“Chu Kuangren. What has he done?”

Everyone was puzzled.

When they arrived at his location and saw the countless runes in the pillar of light, they were baffled.

“These runes… They’re like a certain sort of Immortal Scripture…”

“Hold on a second. Why does it seem so familiar to the Primeval Jade Clarity Scripture?”

“No, it’s the Supreme Clarity Moral Scripture.”

“You guys are wrong. It’s the Prime Clarity Spiritual Scripture.”

Cultivators who specialized in one of the three Immortal Scriptures could sense that particular Immortal Scripture, which shocked everyone.

‘What kind of Immortal Scripture is this?’

Some also attempted to comprehend the contents of that Immortal Scripture.

Those included the Gilded Immortal elites. Although they recognized every single word written in the Immortal Scripture, they could not understand it at all once the words were arranged together.

That Immortal Scripture was just too mysterious.

“Has he successfully combined the three great Immortal Scriptures?!” Master Daoist Qing Ling gasped with disbelief.

When the elders around him heard that, they were stunned and in disbelief.

Ye Zhu and the other Heavenly Champions had also arrived and overheard what Master Daoist Qing Ling said.

They immediately became dumbfounded.

‘Combining the three great Immortal Scriptures? Is that even possible?!’

“There are rumors in the sect that the three great Immortal Scriptures can be combined, but even the Sect Founder couldn’t achieve it. I can’t believe the Hundred Academy’s Chief has succeeded in doing it!”

“Could it be that his talents have surpassed even the Sect Founder?!”

“By the heavens…”

Ye Zhu was a little dazed.

Was he actually aiming to surpass such an existence?

Could he really surpass someone like him?