“So that’s how it is.” Once again, Lu Yang learned another bit of knowledge that was currently useless to him.

He mused, “There’s only one Dao Fruit given a set of similar rules. That is to say that with you around, Immortal Fairy, things like the Undying Dao Fruit, the Imperishable Dao Fruit, or the Eternity Dao Fruit can only remain in their incipient states, never maturing into a true Dao Fruit?

“And with the Epoch Immortal’s existence, does that mean there’s only one mature Dao Fruit related to time as well?”

“That’s the principle,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy affirmed.

Only then did Lu Yang understand. No wonder immortal ascension was a competition. It’s akin to one Dao Fruit occupying the position at the finish line. Everyone wants to race toward it—first come, first served. Latecomers who wish to become an immortal will have to find another endpoint.

Given...