From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 600 The sun and moon never cease, the Great Dao never ends.

No one knows when this ancient lotus seed appeared on the mound of the lonely grave. Perhaps it was blown there by the wind, or perhaps a bird carried it there and threw it onto the grave.

At first, the tender shoots of the ancient lotus were inconspicuous, mixed among all kinds of weeds on the grave mound, with only a few delicate white and green shoots.

Tender shoots sprouted and slowly grew lush and green on the grave, while clusters of lotus leaves grew from the size of a palm to be enough to cover the entire lonely grave.

A month later, Song Ling and Li Mengyuan, who were guarding the mountain, came to sweep the tomb as usual. From a distance, they could see several lotus flowers blooming pink on the grave.

Compared to three years ago, the two seemed to have washed away all worldly cares. Apart from their dark blue Taoist robes, there was no other color on their clothes. They lived in seclusion in the mountains, eating the morning dew and drinking the evening mist. Their skin was fair, and their hair was simply tied up at the back of their heads with a wooden hairpin. They exuded an air of transcendence.

"What's going on? I feel that the spiritual energy in Baiyun Mountain has increased so much compared to before?"

Song Ling looked at the lotus leaves and flowers on the grave with surprise and some doubt.

Li Mengyuan tried to pull it off, but found that the lotus roots were very tough, reaching deep into the lonely grave.

This lotus is very special, unlike the previous ones. It lacks the misty light and the mystique of being rooted in the void, and it doesn't have the refreshing fragrance. Instead, it looks just like the ordinary blue lotus in the park.

Unlike other lotus plants, which usually take root in ponds, this lotus plant takes root in a grave mound.

More importantly, the ancient lotus seeds used to bloom for a maximum of three days, but the current green lotus has been growing for at least half a month, so neither Li Mengyuan nor Song Ling thought of the ancient lotus seeds.

Will these lotus flowers grow so fast that they damage the coffin of the True Lord below?
Song Ling looked worried. After thinking for a moment, Li Mengyuan's pupils flashed with a sharp light as he looked into the depths of the grave.

Three years ago, the two were already experts among the innate masters. After three years of secluded cultivation on the mountain, they made further progress and were almost at the threshold of the Dao of Seeds. However, when the two used their pupil techniques to observe the lonely grave, they found that the grave seemed to be shrouded in a layer of misty light, which enveloped the entire coffin, making everything unclear.

The strange phenomena under the grave were clearly beyond their comprehension.

The location where Li Zhenjun was buried was a top secret, and the two dared not reveal it. After careful consideration, they could only contact Qingcheng Mountain through Yang Xinwu and Yang Jiaqi's family.

However, Zhang Daoling had been in seclusion on Mount Qingcheng since the Arctic Ocean incident. Due to the influence of the previous Mohe incident, Song Ling and Li Mengyuan also harbored resentment towards Qi Qianshu and dared not go to Qi Qianshu. They could only wait anxiously for Zhang Daoling to emerge from seclusion.

And so another three months passed.

In the three months that followed, another major event occurred in the outside world.

The three true disciples of Baiyun Mountain have completely broken ties with Fangzhang Mountain and started a war!
During the Arctic Ocean Campaign, Jiang Huan launched a surprise attack on Wang Shuhuan and his two companions. They were chased and killed by the three of them, but unexpectedly, Jiang Huan summoned two more immortals from Fangzhang Mountain. The three immortals from Fangzhang Mountain joined forces to hunt down Wang Shuhuan, Liu Ming, and Li Ling'er all over the world.

After several direct confrontations, Wang Shuhuan and his two companions failed to gain the upper hand and news spread that they were seriously injured and being hunted down.

Even if they were incredibly powerful, the three of them were only at the level of cultivating the Dao. Ultimately, they were powerless to defeat a human immortal one-on-one.

The most intense battle between the two sides took place over the Indian Ocean. Liu Ming managed to summon a true dragon to fight against the three immortals from Fangzhang Mountain. The terrifying surge of spiritual energy during the battle caused a hundred-meter tsunami to rise along the coast of the Indian Ocean!
However, Wang Shuhuan, Liu Ming and the other two still suffered a crushing defeat in this battle, because among the three human immortals on the other side, there was one extreme human immortal!
This is the second force on Blue Star, besides White Cloud Mountain, to possess the inheritance of the Root Law!
After the battle, some fishermen found a dragon scale the size of a table in the Indian Ocean, and others found two torn flags.

The world was in turmoil. Although most people condemned Fangzhang Mountain's bad behavior, few cultivation organizations dared to offer any real help under the pressure of the three immortals.

Because currently, there are no more than five human immortals on Earth, at most.

The three immortals, including one of the ultimate immortals, were beyond the control of even the Chinese nation while Zhang Daoling was in seclusion. Qi Qianshu, Zheng Zhaoyuan, and Chen Xiyan went to sea to mediate, while Fangzhang Mountain remained closed to all, clearly determined to fight Wang Shuhuan and the other two to the end and seize the cultivation techniques and supernatural powers of Baiyun Mountain.

That night, Qi Qianshu returned to Qingcheng Mountain with a livid face. The three true disciples of Baiyun also disappeared again. There were even rumors that Wang Shuhuan and the other two had been captured by Fangzhang Mountain and were being tortured on the island to extract the root method of their inheritance.

During these three months, the solitary graves on the back of Baiyun Mountain have changed again.

Strange patterns gradually appeared on the surface of all the lotus leaves, in blue and gold, moving like jade toads and golden crows. As the sun rose and set, the patterns became clearer and emitted mysterious fluctuations.

In the third month, Zhang Daoling finally emerged from seclusion and secretly went to Baiyun Mountain to check on the situation.

Standing before the solitary grave on the back hill, Zhang Daoling's eyes flashed with golden light, piercing sharply into the depths of the grave.

The roots of these lotus flowers were densely entwined around a piece of broken wood inside the coffin. Bathed in the soft glow of the setting sun, the blooming lotuses and leaves, when illuminated by sunlight or moonlight, emitted glimmers of light that flowed through the roots into the coffin.
Even Zhang Daoling couldn't clearly see what was happening inside the coffin.

"The sun and moon never cease, the Great Dao never ends! I never imagined such a thing could exist in the world?"

Zhang Daoling looked shocked, his mind reeling for a long time.

Realizing something unbelievable, Zhang Daoling never left Baiyun Mountain again. Instead, he built a simple wooden hut on the mountaintop and observed the condition of the lonely grave every day.

The transformation continued. Whenever moonlight or sunlight shone on the lotus leaves, the blue-gold patterns deepened, especially in the morning when the sun and moon shone on Huang Huan. The change was even more obvious and astonishing. The blue-gold patterns on the lotus leaves seemed to come alive, dynamically flowing on the leaves, like a jade toad and golden crow embracing a circle in the shape of a yin-yang symbol.

The blue lotus already holds an extremely lofty symbolism in Taoism, as do the golden crow, jade toad, and Taiji. They are mysterious and profound. Song Ling and Li Mengyuan, who were guarding the tomb with Zhang Daoling, did not even dare to stare at these lotus leaves for too long, as they would feel dizzy and become dazed for a long time.

"This is Fellow Daoist Li's fundamental method manifesting in all things in heaven and earth. The sun and moon are yin and yang, the green lotus is the carrier, and the fragments of Jianmu are the nourishment, undergoing rebirth and reconstruction."

Zhang Daoling spoke lightly, hoping for a miracle.

"So, according to you, Master Zhang, you mean that the True Lord..."

Song Ling and Li Mengyuan were overjoyed. They grabbed Zhang Daoling's robe from either side, feeling anxious and eager to get to the bottom of things.

"It cannot be spoken of, it cannot be spoken of. I have never heard of anything like it in thousands of years. Perhaps it is possible, perhaps it is not."

Zhang Daoling shook his head, feeling equally confused and helpless.

Three years ago, Li Yang had almost completely dissipated his Dao, leaving only a broken physical body buried in a grave. His Yang spirit and Dao foundation had almost completely collapsed. The conditions for resurrection were too harsh, making it completely impossible.

Song Ling and Li Mengyuan were both nervous and excited, and they built a wooden house next to the grave, just like Zhang Tianshi.

Zhao Ziyao was also called over and stood guard beside the lonely grave.

However, because Zhang Daoling and others were hoping for a miracle, the outside world was once again in an uproar.

As the only Earth Immortal master on Blue Star at present, Zhang Daoling's emergence from seclusion made the three Human Immortals of Fangzhang Mountain noticeably more cautious. They stopped their worldwide pursuit of Wang Shuhuan and his companions, showing their wariness of Zhang Daoling's strength. However, what they didn't expect was that Zhang Daoling disappeared after emerging from seclusion, completely ignoring their pursuit of the three disciples of Baiyun Mountain. After observing for a few days, Jiang Huan and the other two Human Immortals resumed their high-profile pursuit of clues about Wang Shuhuan and his companions, even publicly offering an exorbitant reward.

Some believe that Zhang Daoling was also wary of Fangzhang Mountain, after all, as a fairy mountain in the sea that originally only existed in ancient books, its origin was too frightening, and there was even an extreme immortal on it!
It should be noted that Li Yang was also a Supreme Immortal back then, with a glorious record of slaying Earth Immortals.

No one believed that the Supreme Immortal of Fangzhang Mountain could be compared to Li Zhenjun, but judging from Zhang Daoling's performance, the Supreme Immortal did indeed have the strength to challenge the Earth Immortal!
In this light, it is already a miracle that Wang Shuhuan and his two companions were able to escape death and even fight against three human immortals with the help of the true dragon!
Under this public opinion, Fangzhang Mountain became increasingly arrogant and domineering, and even began to target the Baiyun disciples scattered among the people, causing multiple frictions with the Dao Alliance.

On Baiyun Mountain, Zhao Ziyao was browsing the major events happening outside on her phone. When she saw Jiang Huanwei suppressing Tang Zhan, Zhang Qingmiao, and others, she angrily threw her phone to the ground.

"True Lord, please wake up! You have no idea how many people have been bullying us while you were gone!"

Zhao Ziyao's eyes were red and swollen as she knelt before the grave, sobbing and choking back tears.

"Fangzhang Mountain has indeed gone too far!"

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Daoling's face also turned ashen.

"Originally, it was a contingency plan left by ancient cultivators to protect Blue Star, but who would have thought that it would evolve into such a malignant tumor after thousands of years!"

Zhang Daoling frowned, but he also felt apprehensive.

He crossed over to the other world with serious injuries, and half of his original Dragon Tiger Dao Fruit was given to Li Yang. He finally managed to cultivate back to the Earth Immortal realm, but suffered a backlash for helping Yu Bao become a god through incense offerings and Zhu Ling's Seven Stars Gathering Soul. He was also severely injured again in the Arctic Ocean battle while sealing the boundary gate.

In his current state, he might not be a match for a Supreme Immortal plus two Inner Core Immortals.
"You don't need to worry. Wang Shuhuan and the other two are safe now. They are in a place that can't be found in Fangzhang Mountain."

Zhang Daoling spoke, which reassured Zhao Ziyao and the other two, and then he began to meditate to recover.

He needed to recover quickly, and he was also prepared for the worst. If Fangzhang Mountain really went his own way and harbored ill intentions, he, the Ancestral Celestial Master, would have no choice but to fight them.

And so, another week passed in the blink of an eye.

On the seventh day, as dawn was still breaking, the stagnant air that had accumulated in the mountains overnight was dissipating, and dewdrops clung to the branches and leaves.

When Zhao Ziyao emerged from the wooden house, still half-asleep, she seemed shocked by the sight before her. She rubbed her eyes again, then excitedly shouted towards Zhang Daoling, Song Ling, and Li Mengyuan's wooden house.
"Master Zhang, Song Ling, come out quickly! Qinglian, Qinglian is missing!"

Zhao Ziyao was even somewhat incoherent. When Zhang Daoling and Song Ling came out, sure enough, the lotus leaves and lotus flowers that had covered the entire grave had all disappeared overnight, as if they had never appeared at all.

There wasn't even a single withered lotus leaf or remnant on the grave.

Zhao Ziyao was very nervous and uneasy, worried that things were developing in a very bad direction.

Zhang Daoling stared intently into the depths of the grave, his tone solemn: "The final transformation has begun. The fragments of the Jianmu tree have decayed, exhausting all spiritual energy and vitality. Now, all the spiritual energy and a massive amount of mysterious substances are gathered inside the coffin, like a giant cocoon!"

"So, is it possible for Li Zhenjun to come back to life?"

Zhao Ziyao looked at Zhang Tianshi, her fists clenched so tightly they turned white, a look of anxiety and uncertainty on her face.

Zhang Daoling shook his head: "It cannot be spoken of, it cannot be explained!"

In the following days, Zhao Ziyao, Song Ling, and Li Mengyuan took turns standing guard, staying close to the lonely grave, afraid that any accident might disturb the transformation within it.

This wait lasted for more than a month.

The emotions of Zhao Ziyao and the other two went from joyful anticipation to nervousness and trepidation, and finally to panic.

They feared their waiting would be in vain, that the lonely grave would remain in this state forever, and that the person they longed for would never appear in this world again.
In contrast, Zhang Daoling remained remarkably calm, behaving like an ordinary old Taoist priest. He chanted scriptures and burned incense daily, only showing signs of surprise and uncertainty when observing the situation in the tomb.

At this point, three years and six months had passed since Li Yang was buried.

Finally, another morning arrived. Before Zhao Ziyao's very eyes, the entire lonely grave suddenly cracked open, and a vast and terrifying sword aura shot out from the grave, soaring into the sky.

If Zhang Daoling hadn't intervened in time to suppress it, that sword energy alone would have brought about a remarkable celestial phenomenon.

"It's the Southern Sea Sword! The Southern Sea Sword has been revived!"

Zhao Ziyao was overjoyed; her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest.

Through this opening, the group could see the contents of the grave.

The Nanming Sword is glowing. It has been buried underground for three years and six months, but the entire sword is not covered in dust or rust. It is now reviving, its sword aura ringing out.

The coffin lid had been torn to pieces by the sword energy, and a young Taoist priest was lying quietly underneath, his appearance unchanged, just like three years ago. Seeing this, the three girls, Zhao Ziyao, Song Ling, and Li Mengyuan, had tears in their eyes.

"Li Zhenjun, Li Zhenjun is breathing!"

With her sharp eyes, Song Ling pointed to the faint white vortex at the tip of Li Yang's nose in the grave, and her whole body trembled with excitement.

Zhang Daoling was stroking his beard when, without careful attention, he pulled out a tuft of hair from his chin, causing blood to gush out.

However, Zhang Daoling remained completely oblivious, his thoughts solely focused on Li Yang's current state.

"The sun and moon never cease, and the Great Dao never ends! This is the reshaping of the Dao foundation! With the abundant vitality of the lotus seed and the Jianmu tree, it has been continuously absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for three years, breaking down and rebuilding, just like a phoenix rising from the ashes!"

Zhang Daoling murmured to himself, wishing he could get closer and take a closer look.

At this moment, Li Yang's state was quite peculiar. He could feel that many things within Li Yang's physical body were being reshaped, which was mysterious and profound.

"Not only the fragments of the Jianmu tree, but also the ancient lotus, the Philosopher's Stone sent by the Magic Alliance three years ago, the Kunlun fetal blood essence, and countless rare and precious materials are also playing a role!"

It's as if ice melts into water, water turns into mist, mist rises into clouds, and clouds fall and condense into ice.
Li Yang has been experiencing this state for the past three years. His shattered Yang God and Dao Foundation have not completely disappeared. Seeds remain and grow in the previously collapsed Yang God and Dao Foundation. The Philosopher's Stone, Kunlun Fetal Essence Blood, Jianmu Tree, and Ancient Lotus are providing energy for this process!
As dusk fell, on another twilight day when the sun and moon shone together, Li Yang, inside the coffin, fluttered his eyelashes and slowly opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)