Old Fool

In the celestial empire, during the ninth year of the Mandate of Heaven,
Chaos reigns across the land, and the people suffer.
The royal governance collapses, and western barbarians with their pantheon of gods invade.
New warlords arise, claiming territories; the Taiping rebels wreak havoc, leading to widespread misery.
Calamities like floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, and meteor falls occur in succession.
Countless demons roam, strange beings thrive, spirits mingle with the inexplicable, and mysterious phenomena arise.
In these dark and tumultuous times, Tao Qian opens his eyes to find himself about to be beheaded at the vegetable market...

Longevity Chronicles

"The Nine Cultivation Realms, the higher one goes, the more tribulations there are."


"And the Daoist Transformation is itself a major checkpoint, with numerous tribulations and great terror. Not a single cultivator from the Ultimate Happiness Realm under the heavens dares to claim they can certainly make it through, not even your master," 


"However, if one chooses the Third Method, it will be much easier to endure through the Daoist Transformation Tribulation."


While Daoist Duobao was speaking, Tao Qian suddenly recalled a senior uncle's life that he had witnessed not long ago on Spiritual Tablet Island.


This senior uncle had achieved great feats and even supported the rise of a Founding Emperor.


He too had chosen the Third Method to refine his Dao Foundation, and had succeeded.


Yet in the end, he never ascended to the Daoist Transformation Realm and met his end in the Ultimate Happiness.


Chapter 198: Dao Heart Perfection, The Secret of Absolute Tranquility