From the supreme existence in the Cultivation World to a mere mining slave in the Immortal World, Daoist Shangqing's state of mind remained entirely calm. In his view, all encounters on the path to immortality were rightful trials. Temporary setbacks meant nothing. Even as a mining slave, even with his cultivation, immortal power, and Immortal Fruit sealed, nothing could stop him from observing the heavens and the earth, from perceiving the Path of Immortality.
Occasionally, Daoist Shangqing would also wonder about the status of those old guys like Emperor Zhenwu, Phoenix Emperor, and the newly rising young Su Yu.
One day, feeling something within, Daoist Shangqing stood motionless for half a day. When he came to his senses, he began lecturing the surrounding Immortals or Immortal Beasts, who were also mining slaves.
From that point on, these Immortals and Immortal Beasts became his disciples.