From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 614 Purgatory Valley

Li Yang had experimented and found that because this world was incredibly rich in spiritual energy, some Daoist techniques were 10-20% more powerful than those on Earth.

However, in terms of escape speed, it is at least one-third slower than the same escape technique used on Blue Star.

Li Yang's understanding of this is that because the spiritual energy in this world is too abundant, the various spiritual forces in the air are also extremely complex, unlike the simpler spiritual energy on Earth. This increases the resistance during flight, which is why Fang's speed has slowed down.

Even so, Li Yang was still incredibly fast. Following the direction he had come from, he could already see the outline of Lanling Village before the sun had completely set behind the mountaintop.

At this moment, the entire Lanling Village was quickly shrouded in the evening mist and mountain haze, and the primordial energy between heaven and earth was slowly condensing, surging down from the mountain.

"I wonder what the scenery of Baiyun Mountain is like now, and whether Shiyang Village at the foot of the mountain has the same scenery?"

Moved by the scenery before him, Li Yang was reminded of Baiyun Mountain on Blue Star, and for a moment he was stunned.

Just as he landed, before he even reached the village entrance, a girl was running towards him in a panic, glancing back at the village every now and then, her expression extremely anxious.

"Immortal Baiyun, you're finally back! Something terrible has happened!!"

"The real Immortal Lord Luo has appeared! Please, immortal, save Sister Erniu and the others!"

The girl tumbled and crawled, and fell to the ground when she wasn't careful. The delicate skin on her hands was rubbed raw and bloody by the rough sand, but she still got up and ran towards Li Yang, then knelt down with a thud.

Seeing the girl weeping and kowtowing repeatedly, Li Yang stopped and stood silently in the setting sun, his expression slightly furrowed.

"So, cultivators have finally appeared in this world after all...?"

Li Yang muttered to himself, slightly caught off guard.
He admitted that he was not prepared to engage with the cultivation world of this world.

My primordial spirit has not yet been refined, and my cultivation level is still at the Human Immortal realm. It would be too risky to rashly make contact with the cultivation forces of this world. Once the origins of the Blue Star people are discovered, I will become an enemy of the whole world.

"You are Wang Yue, who was bitten by snakes and insects on the mountain half a month ago, right?"

The girl, who was still kowtowing on the ground, paused, somewhat surprised that the deity remembered her name, a mere mortal.
"Reporting to Immortal Baiyun, I am Wang Yue!"

"Please, Immortal Baiyun, have mercy and save Sister Erniu and the villagers!"

After saying that, Wang Yue bowed deeply again, her forehead hitting the rough gravel ground, and blood gushed out.

Wang Yue had no idea about realms or paths, or even immortals. In the minds of the villagers of Lanling Village, anyone who could fly was an immortal.
Those who are good to them are good gods, and those who are bad to them are bad gods.

Luo Wuji is clearly a bad god, and only gods can fight gods, so at this moment, he can only place all his hopes on Li Yang, this good god.

However, just as Wang Yue was about to continue kowtowing, a gentle force lifted her body off the ground.

"The situation may not be as bad as you think. Let's go, follow me into the village and meet this so-called Immortal Lord Luo Wuji."

"Thank you, Immortal Baiyun! Thank you, Immortal Baiyun!!!" Wang Yue's face lit up with joy, her eyes reddening as she shouted, bowing repeatedly.

"Is this secluded life of spiritual practice coming to an end?"

Li Yang looked up one last time at the surrounding mountains, sighed, and stepped into the village.

At this time, every household in Lanling Village should have been preparing dinner, but as Li Yang walked through the village, he didn't see any smoke rising from any of the houses. The entire village seemed empty, eerily silent.

"That Immortal Lord Luo had the village head summon everyone to the village ancestral hall. I was only able to escape to the outside of the village to seek divine help because of Sister Erniu and the others!"

Wang Yue's eyes were red, filled with anxiety and worry.

Li Yang nodded, then continued walking towards the ancestral hall in Lanling Village.

The rest of the village was completely dark, but only the direction of the ancestral hall was illuminated by a towering flame. From afar, Li Yang could see thousands of villagers kneeling on the ground like pigs in the square outside the ancestral hall, their bodies trembling.

At the center of the crowd, worshipped by the villagers, stood a refined-looking gentleman with a paper fan in his hand, dressed in a blue robe and with flowing long hair, resembling the otherworldly immortals from the legends Li Yang had read in his childhood.

However, in contrast to his refined and otherworldly demeanor were several women beside him, each dressed differently but all breathtakingly beautiful.

Two women in palace attire fanned him from behind, while a woman in feathered robes knelt on the ground to serve as a stool and a plump woman served as a footrest. The green-robed cultivator sat on the arched back of the woman in feathered robes.

Although these women were all incredibly beautiful, their faces were expressionless, their eyes were lifeless, and they resembled exquisite wooden puppets, carrying a desolate sense of brokenness.

"I heard that two months ago, there was lightning and thunder in the mountains around here, as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking, accompanied by strange lights. Have any of you living in these mountains noticed anything unusual in the mountains recently?"

"If anyone can provide a valid clue, I will reward them with a Rejuvenation Pill."

The monk in the green robe smiled elegantly as he surveyed the villagers kneeling in front of him.

"Reporting to Lord Luo Xian, we haven't...we haven't found anything unusual. The hunters from the village are all doing normally when they go up the mountain..."

The white-haired pavilion chief shakily straightened up, but before he could finish speaking, he was sent flying by a palm strike, like a withered tree branch, turning into a bloody mist in mid-air.

"I am asking this because I need to know useful clues, not to hear you say you don't know."

The green-robed cultivator extended his right hand and wiped it on the woman in the feathered robe, his face still bearing a gentle and refined smile.

Such a bloody scene immediately caused the kneeling villagers to become agitated. Some of the younger children couldn't help but cry out, but the adults next to them covered their mouths tightly, their faces turning blue and purple, almost suffocating.

"Ordinary immortals have a weak foundation in cultivation, but they should possess deadly weapons and life-saving trump cards bestowed upon them by their sects."

Li Yang sensed Luo Wuji's cultivation level and made a plan in his mind.

This was the first time Li Yang had encountered a native cultivator in the Realm of Ultimate Truth, so he was particularly cautious.

At that moment, Luo Wuji also glanced in Li Yang's direction, sizing him up.

Seeing this, Li Yang calmly walked out, and the villagers kneeling on the ground automatically made way for him.

"Fellow Daoist, which sect do you belong to? My name is Luo Wuji, and I am a disciple of Immortal Lord Nanyan of Purgatory Valley!"

Sensing Li Yang's cultivation level as a Human Immortal, Luo Wuji's face showed a hint of surprise. Seeing that Li Yang was a stranger, she immediately got up from the woman in the feathered robe and solemnly cupped her hands to Li Yang.

"Purgatory Valley? Is that the first sect of Yan Jin, an Earth Immortal from the Ultimate Realm, that I killed?"

Thinking to himself, Li Yang returned the gesture with a cupped-hand salute in accordance with the etiquette of the Ultimate Realm.

"My name is Baiyun, and I have no master or sect." Upon hearing Li Yang say that he had no master or sect, Luo Wuji's originally solemn expression immediately disappeared, and he sat back on the back of the woman in feathered robes.

"So you're a mixed cultivator? It's quite remarkable that you could cultivate to the Human Immortal realm without being part of one of the Nine Great Sects."

Luo Wuji pulled the woman in palace attire behind him and played with her hands, his words tinged with contempt.

After scrutinizing Li Yang again, he noticed that Li Yang didn't possess a single decent magical artifact, except for a clearly old storage ring on his right hand. His gaze grew even more mocking.

"I see that your cultivation is quite good. Would you be willing to join my Purgatory Valley as a guest elder?"

Luo Wuji sensed Li Yang's cultivation level and spoke directly.

Li Yang was also surprised that Luo Wuji would directly offer to recruit him. He frowned, as if he was really thinking about Luo Wuji's offer.

Seeing that the other party did not suspect him, Li Yang's murderous intent gradually subsided.
"The Purgatory Valley is full of experts, including more than one Immortal Lord. Why would they take a fancy to an unknown rogue cultivator like me?"

Li Yang spoke up, tentatively asking.

Upon hearing Li Yang's question, Luo Wuji's expression immediately darkened, his handsome features contorting in pain.
"Hmph! It's all because of the conquest of the ancestral star! The nine sects were supposed to join forces, but not only did my Purgatory Valley produce a Celestial Lord, they also took away a large number of human immortal experts from the valley. Otherwise, would a mixed cultivator like you be able to enter so easily under normal circumstances?"

Having been subjected to another wave of contempt for no reason, Li Yang's expression became slightly awkward and restrained, as if he were truly a rogue cultivator with shallow roots.

"With the combined forces of the nine sects, they must have completely captured the ancestral star by now, right?"

"Who knows? Since Immortal Lord Yan Jin went there, he hasn't sent any messages, and the other sects haven't received any news either. Who knows if it's because Immortal Lord Fu Tu and Immortal Lord Xue He have completely conquered the ancestral star and are acting like tyrants there, not wanting to come back..."

"However, those old guys in the Xuanhuang Palace seem to be getting restless. They've been recruiting experts from other sects recently, apparently planning to use a second blood sacrifice to activate the teleportation platform!"

Luo Wuji answered nonchalantly, as he considered these things not to be top secrets, and thus casually told Li Yang without reservation.

Li Yang's heart tightened.
When you have very little information, you can even glean useful knowledge from the enemy's conversations.

'It seems the news of the Nine Sects' annihilation hasn't reached the Ultimate Realm yet; they haven't reacted quickly enough. Blue Star still has time to adjust!'

"A teleportation platform? Does it correspond to the entrance to the gate to Penglai Island? Yan Hong's soul is very likely near this so-called teleportation platform..."

After quickly analyzing the current situation, Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ponder:
"From this perspective, joining Purgatory Valley now seems like a good choice. We can use Purgatory Valley to get near the teleportation platform, gather Yan Hong's soul back, and also make contact with the current cultivation forces of the Ultimate Realm to know ourselves and our enemy."

Li Yang quickly calculated in his mind. Looking at Luo Wuji, who was still playing with the palace-dressed woman in his arms, he made up his mind and began to show the fear and trepidation of a rogue cultivator.

Seeing that Li Yang had been thinking for so long without saying a word, Luo Wuji assumed that Li Yang still had doubts about joining Purgatory Valley, and immediately frowned slightly.

But when he noticed that Li Yang's gaze seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally glancing at the furnace beside him, a meaningful smile immediately appeared on his face.

"What, have you taken a fancy to these furnace cauldrons?"

"Join Purgatory Valley, and if you like, these are all yours."

With that, Luo Wuji generously tossed the woman in palace attire he was holding to Li Yang.

Li Yang caught it, looking somewhat surprised.

"This is a fine furnace I found three months ago in Linjiang County of the Great Li Dynasty. It has only been used a few times and is quite good."

"And this, this is the daughter of that prefect, a beautiful mother and daughter pair. If you like, you can take them both."

Luo Wuji revealed an extremely generous smile, and then tossed another young woman in palace attire, no more than sixteen years old, to Li Yang as if giving away a simple piece of merchandise.

A rogue cultivator who is a master of the Human Immortal realm is a rare sight in the Realm of Ultimate Truth, so Luo Wuji felt it was worthwhile to spend some resources to win him over.

"As for the one beneath me, it's a pity you're too late. This is the daughter of the Grand Preceptor of the Great Li Dynasty. Her cultivation is quite good, and she has pure Yin Qi in her body, but I have already used up most of it. If you like this style, I can still give it to you."

Luo Wuji patted the stool beneath him and said to Li Yang with a smile,
Li Yang remained silent, sensing the pair of mother and daughter in palace attire that Luo Wuji had thrown at him. At this close range, Li Yang noticed something unusual.
Humans have three souls and seven spirits. Through cultivation, these three souls and seven spirits can be purified and refined, eventually condensing into one, which is the Yin spirit.

Within the bodies of this mother and daughter, their three souls and seven spirits were also fused together, but they were imprisoned by external forces and forcibly bound together.

In the medical field of Earth, this is called a vegetative state.

In other words, the mother and daughter are still alive; they can still sense everything happening in their bodies, but they cannot speak or move.

As Luo Wuji spoke, a single tear rolled down the corner of their lifeless, empty eyes.

"Join Purgatory Valley, and you can find a portal through Purgatory Valley to save Yan Hong. You can also strengthen yourself through the power of this sect!"

"I need Purgatory Valley's identity and information channels now. Blue Star in the other world is still waiting for me, and Yan Hong in the Shangri-La Secret Realm is also waiting for me."

"With my cultivation foundation and the two great root techniques, I will quickly grow stronger and go back to save my world."

Looking at this tear, Li Yang forced himself to think about these thoughts, not daring to stop for a moment.

Li Yang desperately tried to suppress the Nanming Sword that was about to leap out of his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, and to suppress the restless spiritual energy in his body.
"These are all mortals from the Realm of Ultimate Truth, they have nothing to do with me. What I need to protect and save are White Cloud Mountain and Blue Star."

Li Yang chanted and pondered over and over again until the Nanming Sword between his brows stopped trembling and until the restless spiritual energy in his body returned to calm.

Pretending to be unintentional, Li Yang covered the eyes of the mother and daughter, who were dressed in palace attire and were weeping, and coldly turned his head to the side.

Seeing that Luo Wuji had begun to win over Li Yang, and that Li Yang had not made any response to refuse, the thousands of villagers kneeling below were filled with utter despair, their heads bowed, almost buried in the dust.

Wang Yue, who had brought Li Yang with her, stared in fear and shock, her face ashen white.
'So, the White Cloud Immortal is the same as all the other immortals?'

"Yes, they're gods. How could they possibly show mercy to a few mortals, or make an enemy of another god for the sake of a few mortals?"

As Wang Yue thought this, her body swayed.

"Of course, if that's not enough, I have other good stuff on hand!"

Luo Wuji jumped off the woman in the feathered robe, smiled, and walked towards Li Yang, looking as if he had everything under control.

With a flick of his folding fan, a vast space slowly unfolded before Li Yang.

(End of this chapter)