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Chapter 655: The Wealthy and Powerful Taozhou Conspiracy
Whoosh, strands of dragon energy spread through the void at a speed that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Many huge beings who were in retreat or sleeping received the decrees issued by the Immortal Court one after another. They moved and their consciousness slowly awakened.

"What? Another first-grade golden elixir! How many years have passed?"

"Double Celestial Seeds! Is this generation of the Mountain and Sea Realm so powerful?"

There were also huge beings with gloomy eyes, sighing softly: "As expected of the native land of the mountains and seas, the fortune is prosperous, and it cannot be compared with the wild land."

Among these huge beings, the reaction of one being was particularly strange.

It was very close to the Mountain and Sea Realm, lying in the void, shaped like a big toad, with a round belly, as if it was full.

In the center of its forehead, there was a human face with a look of doubt. It suddenly opened its eyes and said in disbelief:
"Please invite all the immortals to descend to the mortal world and rush to Qianzhou Daocheng to attend the ceremony? What's going on? Did the girl Zizhuzi become an immortal before me?"

This guy is none other than Qianzhou's great elder, the Toad Taoist Master.

Because it has not yet completely entered the immortal realm, although it has received the decree from the Immortal Court, it is not well-informed. Therefore, it does not know what happened to Yu Lie in the Disaster Realm and has no way of guessing.

The Toad Taoist muttered, "This shouldn't happen. Even if Zizhu Girl ascended to True Immortal, there wouldn't be a need for the Immortal Court to issue an order for the entire Immortal Path to celebrate this kind of commotion."

After thinking about it, an idea suddenly occurred to him and he quickly thought of Yu Lie, Heishuizi and other Taoists who had entered the Disaster Realm.

The Toad Taoist Master secretly thought: "Could it be that among this group of Taoists, someone has made great contributions, or has been accepted as a disciple by a great immortal?"

Even though he had a vague guess, Taoist Toad still didn't dare to think that there was someone in Qianzhou lineage who had achieved the first-grade elixir.

It was not until it spread its spiritual consciousness down to the mortal world and landed in the Qianzhou Taoist Palace, wanting to ask Zi Zhuzi about it, and saw the commotion, that it had to believe it.

"What? The immortals from the Immortal Court are about to descend to the mortal world?"

Zi Zhuzi was originally perched high above Daocheng, gathering clouds and breathing in spiritual energy day and night, dismissing all trivial matters. But a spirit came across the city through the dragon energy and personally delivered a letter to her, which woke her up all of a sudden.

The messenger spirit saw the look of doubt on Zi Zhuzi's face and quickly explained with a smile:

"Don't worry, Daoist Zizhu. This is not a disaster, but a happy event that will bring honor to our clan!"

These words softened the expression on Zi Zhuzi's face. After thinking about it, she quickly stood up and saluted the god who had come to deliver the letter. She moved her sleeves slightly, and pieces of spiritual stones gathered together and flew towards the god's sleeves.

The result was beyond Zizhuzi's expectation. The spirit that delivered the letter did not accept the spirit stone at all. Instead, it smiled timidly and said:
"Fellow Daoist Zizhu, you are too kind to me. I came here today just to congratulate you and make myself known. I dare not be so rude."

The other party's behavior made Zi Zhuzi even more unsure about what exactly happened in Qianzhou.

Just as she was about to ask in detail, there was a buzzing sound, and dragon energy surged outside the cave. Another god came across the city, and as soon as he appeared, he shouted loudly:

"Congratulations to Qian Gong, congratulations to Qian Gong! Who is Daoist Fellow Zi Zhuzi? Good things are coming."

The second deity appeared, and Zizhu's cave seemed to be surrounded. Several other gods, or Taoist spirits, appeared, and their auras looked unusual.

Such a scene made Zi Zhuzi, whose shock had faded a little, startled again. She began to wonder if the Dao Court was plotting against her:

"Good fellow, are you going to stabilize me first before you attack me?"

Fortunately, this worry only appeared in her mind for a moment.

Because among the many people who came to congratulate, someone directly shouted: "The Heavenly Lord has spoken, Qian Gong Lie Zi is invaluable, we should celebrate with the Heaven!"

"Fellow Daoist Zizhu, you are blessed. Your disciple has achieved the first-grade elixir!"

Boom!

These words entered Zi Zhuzi's mind, making her stunned for a moment, and also made the Toad Taoist Master, who had just sent his spiritual consciousness into the Qian Palace, look dazed.

"First-grade elixir!?"

These four words were murmured out from the two of them, with disbelief on their faces, and they suspected that the people around them were making fun of them.

But at this moment, the decree of the Immortal Court was also transmitted to the sky above Qianzhou, turning into a few words as big as mountains:
"Celebrate with Heaven"!
As these four huge words appeared, gushes of dragon energy and spiritual energy gushed out from underground or descended from the sky like a tsunami, instantly alarming the entire Qianzhou Taoist City and all the living beings in Qianzhou.

The people of Qianzhou unexpectedly discovered that the spiritual energy in the state had suddenly reached a higher level.

The sight of such changes in heaven and earth forced Zizhuzi and Taoist Toad to believe what the messengers around them said, even though they felt it was incredible.

Then, looks of ecstasy appeared on both of their faces.

"Hahaha! Quack, quack!"

The Toad Taoist was perched in the void, his eyes wide open, laughing loudly:
“The elixir has become first-class, the elixir has become first-class!
Great, great, I didn't expect that my Qianzhou lineage would have such great fortune!"

The laughter was so wild that it attracted the attention and glances of many immortals in the nearby void.

However, when the immortals heard what the "little toad" said, they suddenly remembered that this guy was the Taoist from Qianzhou, so instead of blaming him or being unhappy with him, they all shouted in a voice message:
"Ah! Toad Dao is so kind and blessed!"

"With the birth of such a child in your palace, I believe that his path to immortality will be vast and limitless. Fellow Daoist Chan is also blessed."

The Toad Taoist saw that the immortals who used to treat him as nothing and look down on him suddenly changed their attitude 180 degrees, so the smile on his face became even more intense, and he laughed non-stop.

"No, no, it's all thanks to the kid's own efforts. I didn't help him much."

This guy was being polite, and suddenly he felt lucky.

"Damn it, luckily I didn't attack Zizhu girl and that kid directly, and I even sent him to the Disaster Realm myself. Otherwise, if these two got the upper hand, I'm afraid I would be the first one to be killed.

It was a close call! "

But while feeling thankful, the Toad Taoist Master looked worriedly at the Dragon Court World that he had swallowed into his stomach.

It is just one last step away from completely digesting this world, but it is precisely this one step that has prevented it from doing anything and has made no progress in the past few decades.

Now that the Purple Candle Pill is ready, I am ranked first grade. If they join forces, it is very likely that they can snatch the Dragon Court World from its mouth again.

By then, the old toad will have nowhere to cry.

One must know that this world is the foundation that Qianzhou's ancestors spent thousands of years to build. It does not belong to it alone. Zi Zhuzi and Yu Lie should also have a share.

Unlike the Toad Taoist who was happy first and then sad, Zizhuzi only had joy in his heart.

She immediately opened the door and sent people to settle the ghosts, gods and Taoist priests who came to congratulate her. Then she issued a decree to all disciples in the palace to cancel their outings and those who had already gone out should choose a day to return as no one later would be waited for.

After making preparations in a hurry, Zi Zhuzi realized that the person who was coming was not an ordinary Taoist priest, but an immortal. She suddenly felt troubled and didn't know how to arrange this grand ceremony.

The woman immediately summoned the Taoists in the palace, and wrote letters to the Toad Taoist Master in the Void and several friendly Taoist forces nearby, asking for advice.

"It's a pity that there are few Taoist masters in Qianzhou now. Even if several nearby states and counties are willing to help, it may be difficult to set up the ceremony venue." Zizhuzi worried.

But soon, when the four words "Celebrate with Heaven" in the sky above Qianzhou slowly dissipated, bursts of immortal music sounded, and rows of maids in palace dresses and burly strong men appeared in the clouds.

They did not come from other states and counties, but descended from the immortals' paradise in the void, and each of them was radiant and dazzling.

"Your servants greet Taoist Master Zizhu!"

The maids and strong men appeared, talking and laughing, and bowed to Zizhuzi:
"I have received the decree from the Supreme Immortal and have come here to serve the Taoist priest in opening the ceremony. If you need anything, the Taoist priest can just ask for it."

"Golden and jade articles, melons, fruits, wine and water, we have already picked them from the Upper Fairy Garden, and they are available for all four seasons."

"The immortals are also preparing dragon liver and phoenix marrow, delicacies for longevity, and other things."

Faced with this group of "fairy warriors" who descended from the sky, even though Zi Zhuzi had been in a high position in the Qian Palace for decades and was also a person with top-grade golden elixir, for a moment she was like a country woman, not knowing how to deal with it.

At this time, the group of gods and Taoist masters who came from thousands or even hundreds of thousands of miles away also shouted:
"The grand ceremony is approaching. If your palace needs anything, Daoist Zizhu can use us as much as you want!"

"Yes, you're welcome."

Zi Zhuzi looked up, and everywhere she looked were smiling faces.

And she could imagine that in the entire mountain and sea world, there should be an endless stream of congratulatory teams, who were preparing, or had already set out, rushing towards Qianzhou.

All these scenes made Zi Zhuzi quite dazed.

Even if we take into account that her elixir was of top grade, there has never been such a big commotion in Qianzhou when the ten elixirs of Daoting appeared in the air.

"Bring honor to my family and ancestors. I have never been so rich and powerful in the palace."

The woman couldn't help but murmur in her heart.

………………

It was indeed as Zi Zhuzi had expected. In the Shanhai Realm, all the Taoist sects that considered themselves to have some background and status were rushing to prepare gifts and rush to Qianzhou to attend the ceremony.

Even those who had little background all wanted to see the world and worship the immortals, and they sent their disciples to join in the fun.

Although these Taoist sects were jealous of the Qianzhou Taoist sect's "shitty luck", even the Taoists in the Daoting sect, which had lost the limelight, were mostly happy.

"In front there was Shen Linzi, and in the back there was Qianzhouzi. Both of them had first-grade golden elixirs. This is the first time in history that this has ever happened!"

"A good sign! From today on, our Shanhai Realm will be completely revived. When the time comes, everyone will rise to prosper, and we may have a good life again."

As for the matter of Yu Lie's elixir becoming the first grade, any Taoist who has some knowledge will understand what significance this matter represents to the current mountain and sea immortal way.

It should be noted that the Shanhai Xiandao has been claiming to "surpass the past and the present" since its inception. However, even though the Shanhai world has been promoted back to the ranks of the universe and has become famous in the surrounding worlds, it is still far from the Shanhai of ancient times, especially during the era of Qi Refiners.

But now that Yu Lie and Shen Linzi appeared together, this alone proved that the Shanhai Xiandao had unparalleled fortune, far surpassing the ancient times. It also greatly proved the value of the Sijiu Xuan Gong method!
This caused some of the old stubborn Taoist sects in the Mountain and Sea Realm to begin to waver in their determination, wondering whether they should continue to stick to the ancient traditions instead of learning modern methods.

However, they have to wait until they meet Yu Lie and confirm that he has truly achieved first-grade elixir before they can make any plans.

All of the above is exactly why the Immortal-Slaying Sword did not mention it, but the Great Celestial Venerable insisted that Yu Lie hold the elixir-making ceremony in the native land of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

However, when all the Taoist sects were happy, there was one Taoist sect that was not happy when it learned that Yu Lie's elixir had become the first grade.

Moreover, this vein is extremely close to Qianzhou, just around the corner from Qianzhou. The ancestors of the two states were once friendly friends, and their current relationship is also harmonious.

This Taoist vein is exactly the Taozhou Taoist Palace.

In Taozhou Daocheng, there is a huge deep pit formed after the Taozhou immortal left. After decades, it still looks like newly turned, with moist soil and no weeds.

According to the Taoist priests in Taozhou, this scene is meant to remind the people of Taozhou to always remember the past and not forget the kindness of the Taoist priests.

At this moment, under the deep pit, the remaining roots formed a secret room that could block out prying eyes.

There were several figures in the secret room, sitting around a ball of light the size of an egg in the center.

The faces of these figures were blurry, but the aura on their bodies showed that they were all Taoist masters and priests who held great power in Taozhou. Among them, there were two who Yu Lie had met from afar before.

Everyone looked at the ball of light in the center, and they all looked depressed. Some even had tense faces, revealing a look of panic.

But they all hesitated to speak and dared not make a sound.

After a long time, the ball of light that everyone was watching moved slightly, and an ancient and cold snort came out from inside:
"Why are you panicking? Aren't they just the immortals coming? They are not coming to your Taozhou, so why are you worried?"

The voice was extremely cold and had a hint of evil charm, making it difficult to tell whether it was a man or a woman, but he was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

After the light ball spoke, a Taoist priest from Taozhou immediately bowed and said, "Your Excellency, although the grand ceremony is not held in Taozhou, it is only 100,000 miles away from our state. For the immortals, this is almost instantaneous, and by then, it is very likely that even the Great Celestial Venerable will split his energy to come... This, this."

The man spoke for a while, hesitated, and then gritted his teeth and said, "I think this matter is probably just a cover. It's called a grand ceremony, but it's actually for us!"

When the ball of light heard this, it couldn't help but jump a few times and sneered:
"For you? You think too highly of yourselves. Even if I am included, I'm afraid it's not worth the Immortal Court to make such a big fuss. In my opinion, your neighbor is really lucky that a disciple of his has achieved the first-grade elixir."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the secret room became agitated and kept whispering.

The light group did not scold the crowd, but said to itself:
"In my opinion, this is actually an opportunity. If I can take advantage of the immortals' descent to the mortal world and gather their golden elixirs, record their images, and send them back, I may be able to finish this labor early, and you can also be credited with a great achievement."

A conspiracy unfolded in Taozhou.

(End of this chapter)