From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 621 The Mortal Realm, the Human Realm, the Immortal Realm
Li Yang looked bitter. He had only asked about the teleportation platform to find out its location and, with the help of the Great Li Dynasty, get a closer look at it and see if he could confirm the old Celestial Master's guess that Yan Hong's soul might have been sucked into this realm by the boundary gate. However, he did not expect to learn of such a change.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yang forced himself to calm down and think of a solution.

"The three of them, Ancestral Master Qi Qianshu, Liu Ming, and Wang Shuhuan, all knew that I had crossed over from another realm. Although they didn't know that I had borrowed half of Moro's essence blood and used Soul Search before I left, if it really was them, my current state is extremely dangerous!!"

Li Yang pondered to himself. He believed that the Celestial Master Qi Qianshu and the three little ones would not betray him, but if they fell into the hands of an incredible old monster like the Celestial Immortal Giant, there would naturally be a thousand ways to search their souls and seize their spirits.

"With my current strength, even if I were to unify my spirit and body and activate the Dharma of Heaven and Earth, I could only rival an ordinary Earth Immortal. To rashly go to the teleportation platform to investigate would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock!"

"Given my current state, my only chance of survival is to quickly obtain the massive resources promised by Bai Yan and rapidly rise and evolve!"

Li Yang's heart was bleeding, he was extremely frustrated. His close friend and disciple were likely to fall into the hands of the enemy, but he could only endure it.

This was a feeling he had never experienced on Earth before!
On Earth, he was undoubtedly at the pinnacle of the cultivation world. Even if he couldn't defeat the invading Earth Immortals from the Realm of Ultimate Truth, he could still manage to hold his own.

However, the Realm of Ultimate Truth is different. It is an unfamiliar, dark forest, hiding many beings who could crush Li Yang with a single finger, forcing Li Yang to hide in frustration.

The place where the evil dragon lies dormant can only yield something when the dragon is completely unaware. Once the dragon becomes aware of it, everything will end in destruction!
"The situation shouldn't be as bad as I imagined. If the Nine Sects... especially the Xuanhuang Palace, know of my existence, they can't possibly remain inactive. At this point, I can only wait and see!"

"However, the teleportation platform is currently crowded with experts from the Nine Sects, so Yan Hong's Soul Gathering Array will have to be delayed for a while."

Thinking of this, a dark cloud settled over Li Yang's heart.
Now that the teleportation channel has gathered so many experts, including celestial immortals, even if Yan Hong's soul was indeed pulled over by the boundary gate in the Xiong Zhanli Strait back then, could a human immortal's soul really escape the perception of so many top cultivators?

Just as I was feeling troubled, a slightly concerned, cool female voice suddenly rang out from behind me:

"Brother, what's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with Father's arrangements?"

Bai Yingluo ran up in small, quick steps, wearing silk cloud-patterned shoes, and asked Li Yang with a question in her eyes.

"No...it's okay..."

Li Yang responded, forcing a smile:
"Sister Wang, don't worry. It's just that I had a slight lapse in breathing during my cultivation, and I feel a bit tight in my chest and short of breath. I'll be fine after I go back and meditate for a few days."

"OK."

Bai Yingluo nodded slightly. She didn't know how to cultivate, and only had a vague understanding of some of the terms Li Yang used.

"By the way, Sister Wang, where did you get the Spirit-Binding Array that you led the Chongxuan Army to set up in Lanling Village? It seems to have some connection with the Xuanhuang Palace?"

"How did you know?" Bai Yingluo looked at Li Yang with a surprised and doubtful expression.

Li Yang said calmly, "When I was on the ancestral star, I saw the cultivators of the ancestral star and Fu Tu of the Xuanhuang Palace fighting. At that time, the supernatural power used by Fu Tu was called 'Destroying Law,' which seems to have something in common with Sister Wang's Spirit Binding Array."

"Xuanhuang Daozi, invincible among his peers, once single-handedly defeated the Floating Pagoda Immortal Lord, who commanded 100,000 sword immortals from the Sword Tomb... It's unbelievable that such a renowned figure would fall at the hands of the Ancestral Star. The Ancestral Star truly produced an extraordinary individual..."

Bai Yinglu sighed sincerely, her thoughts drifting, her eyes glancing at Li Yang intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Yang was lost in thought when he heard this and casually replied, "Indeed remarkable. He is exceptionally talented and has extraordinary potential. I have never seen such a person with such an otherworldly demeanor and extraordinary talent."

Bai Yingluo: "..."

"This Spirit-Binding Array was collected from the treasury of the former Liang Kingdom when the Great Li Kingdom was founded. It has a history of at least several hundred years. Legend has it that when the Liang Kingdom Emperor watched a Celestial Immortal giant fighting with someone in the Xuanhuang Palace, he was inspired and created the Zhou Tian Spirit-Binding Array with 1,080 Spirit-Severing Nails after returning to the country. It once used a mortal army to wipe out a large immortal cultivation sect that had been entrenched in the country. It was extremely powerful and was used to fight immortals with mortals!"
Unfortunately, after hundreds of years of twists and turns, less than three hundred of the original 1,080 Spirit-Slaying Nails have been passed down to our Great Li Dynasty, and their power has been greatly reduced..."

Bai Yingluo's voice was dejected, her eyes filled with resentment.

Following Bai Yingluo's lead, Li Yang asked, "Are there still three hundred left? That means only one-third of the array was deployed in Lanling Village? What would happen if all of them were deployed at once?"

"Locking down the spiritual energy of a Celestial Lord within this area for the duration of half an incense stick's burning is no problem!!"

"Can it only trap Earth Immortals?" Li Yang frowned slightly.

"It is rumored that if one could collect all 1,080 Spirit-Slaying Nails, one could lock up the spiritual energy around a Celestial Immortal! But this is impossible. According to historical records, when the Xuanhuang Palace destroyed the Liang Kingdom, it obliterated most of the Spirit-Slaying Nails with a single finger from afar!"

"Can it no longer be forged?"

"The method of forging the Spirit-Slaying Nail has disappeared into the annals of history with the fall of the Liang Kingdom."

Li Yang frowned and pondered for a moment: "Sister Wang, could you give me a few Spirit-Slaying Nails for me to study?"

Bai Yingluo was taken aback upon hearing this, and after a moment's hesitation, she quickly nodded: "Moro, if you are interested, of course you can."

After speaking, Bai Yingluo sighed again, her face full of desolation: "Now I realize how naive and laughable it was that I thought I could kill an immortal with just a few hundred Spirit-Slaying Nails... Back then, the Liang Kingdom was so powerful, possessing the complete version of the 1080 Spirit-Slaying Nails, and had even nurtured a national treasure, yet it was still annihilated by the Xuanhuang Palace with a single finger from countless distances..."

With Bai Yingluo's heavy sigh, Li Yang fell silent, and the two, each lost in their own thoughts, slowed their pace.

"By the way, Sister Wang, I've been away from the Realm of Ultimate Truth for too long, and I don't know anything about the recent movements of the Nine Supreme Sect or the specific experts involved. I wonder if you have any general information about the latest developments of the Nine Supreme Sect?"

This request is extremely dangerous and blatant. The Nine Heavens Sect is like a banished immortal from beyond the heavens, observing the world and its people with detachment. Yet you, a mere ant, dare to try to spy on the movements of this banished immortal. What are you trying to do?

However, faced with this audacious request, Bai Yingluo nodded slightly: "Okay!"

Without another word, the two walked out of the palace side by side. Bai Yingluo reverted to her dignified and graceful princess persona, while Li Yang turned to face the street and headed towards his residence. In the time that followed, Emperor Bai Yan of Dali truly kept his promise, secretly sending Li Yang several times more precious medicinal herbs and elixirs each day, and the number was increasing alarmingly.

Bai Yan was eager to bet on his son Bai Moro, wishing he could instantly transfer all the cultivation treasures of the Great Li Dynasty to Bai Moro. For a moment, Li Yang was sweating profusely and speaking, with divine light gushing out of his mouth, nose and seven orifices, creating an extremely exaggerated scene.

Li Yang had never eaten such a full meal before! It was even more abundant than what he had gained from his trip to Fangzhang Mountain. With his natural talent, physique, and physical condition, his entire body felt swollen every day, almost dominated by the abundant spiritual energy and pill power.

"It's a pity that the system hasn't been activated since the last crash. Otherwise, with the power of the system, these medicinal effects should have been converted into combat power much faster!"

He drank another drop of Flame Marrow, a treasure that Luo Wuji had promised to use to win over Li Yang. Now, the Great Li King Bai Yan promised to provide Li Yang with one drop every month to help him break through his cultivation level.

During this period, Li Yang also received information from Bai Yingluo about the movements of the nine major sects.

"The most significant event affecting the Nine Upper Sect right now is the anomaly at the teleportation platform. The Xuanhuang Palace seems to have rushed into launching the second invasion of the ancestral star, and it's confirmed that a Celestial Immortal giant will personally intervene!"

"And the second one is the Ten Thousand Immortals Dharma Assembly!"

Seeing Li Yang's confused expression, Bai Yingluo quickly explained in the courtyard, "The so-called Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering only happens once every hundred years. Legend has it that it is a heaven-defying spiritual root transplanted from the ancestral star countless years ago by Yaochi! It is called the Peach of Immortality, and it bears fruit once every hundred years. It is said that hearing about it can increase one's lifespan by sixty years, and eating it can increase one's magical power by one twelve-year cycle!"

"Every year at this time, Yaochi would invite cultivators from all over the world to appreciate the fruits and discuss the Dao, with the newly ripened peaches as the prize. There would be competitions for mortal, human, and immortal levels, which have gradually evolved from sitting and discussing the Dao to the fierce battles to the death! Those who reach the human and immortal levels often become famous throughout the world because of this!"

"For example, the Floating Pagoda Immortal Lord you just mentioned, Brother Wang, is the Immortal Supreme who has won the title for three consecutive terms!"

"What, Futu?" Li Yang was somewhat shocked: "The so-called Immortal Supreme must mean the number one among immortals? Futu is just an Earth Immortal, aren't there Heavenly Immortal giants above him?"

Bai Yingluo chuckled lightly: "Celestial Immortal? Such beings live as long as heaven and earth, existing since time immemorial. How could they possibly value the mere hundred years of magical power of the Peach of Immortality?"

"Legend has it that a hundred years ago, Fu Tu killed the current Sword Master of the Sword Tomb and defeated all the Earth Immortals of the Nine Great Sects by himself. Therefore, he was granted the title of Immortal Supreme and was known as the number one person below the Heavenly Immortal. One day, he may be able to touch the pinnacle of Immortal!"

Li Yang stroked his chin and nodded slightly, then asked, "Does Fanji mean to let mortals compete in martial arts?"

"It is said that in ancient times, yes."

"However, the current rules of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly state that one is considered a mortal if one does not reach the level of Human Immortal. Generally, it is the experts in the Dao of Cultivation who compete and vie for supremacy, while we true mortals can only stand by and pay our respects! Therefore, the so-called 'extreme mortal,' 'extreme human,' and 'extreme immortal' are all about competing for the top spot in the three realms of Dao Cultivation, Human Immortal, and Earth Immortal!"

"However, Brother Wang, you don't need to have any illusions anymore. This Ten Thousand Immortals Dharma Assembly has now completely degenerated into an internal power struggle among the Nine Sects. The monopoly of cultivation resources means that those rogue cultivators or the Human Immortals and Earth Immortals of small sects are no match for these Nine Sects' experts. The Ten Thousand Immortals Invitation has not been sent to cultivators outside the Nine Sects for thousands of years."

Li Yang shook his head, his face bitter.

He didn't even dare to dream about it. Who knew how many celestial and earthly immortal experts would be at this grand gathering of nine sects? They might not be able to see through his background. At that time, he might even be able to make the prize money of this grand gathering of ten thousand immortals even more abundant, and the fertilizer for the peach tree even more fertile.

However, Li Yang was also deeply moved by Bai Yingluo's description of the scene of ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage and fighting among those of the same realm.

"As for the third matter, it's still related to this Jade Pool Immortal Fortress!" Bai Yingluo took a sip of the tea Li Yang had brewed himself and continued,
"I believe you, my brother, have heard about this recently. The fairy Luo Qiushui, who has been sleeping in Yaochi Immortal Fortress for nearly a thousand years, has recently awakened. Moreover, her cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds since then. If it weren't for the Yaochi Immortal Venerable personally suppressing her, she would have already broken through to the Earth Immortal realm!"

"Before she fell into slumber, this Yaochi Saintess Luo Qiushui had consistently held the title of 'Human Supreme,' possessing terrifying talent. It is speculated that after attaining the Earth Immortal realm, she will become the next Floating Pagoda!"

Li Yang wasn't particularly interested in this so-called Luo Qiushui.

He was concerned about something else of paramount importance at that moment!

"Is there still no news from the teleportation platform?"
Bai Yingluo sighed deeply upon hearing this: "Brother, don't think about the situation there anymore. Our spies can't even get close; they'll be wiped out on the spot by the cultivators of the Nine Sects! I've heard that at least three Immortal Venerables have emerged at the teleportation platform in the past month."

"No fewer than three Celestial Immortals?" Upon hearing this, Li Yang gasped in astonishment.

"Yes, I heard that the visitor from the ancestral star revealed some very important information about two techniques that have long been lost in the Realm of Ultimate Truth, which even prompted the Celestial Venerable of the Xuanhuang Palace to come out of seclusion and rush to the teleportation platform to inquire."

Li Yang remained outwardly calm, but his mind was in turmoil: "Two lost techniques... could they be my Sun and Moon Eclipse Technique? Could someone from another realm really know such a secret thing? Could they be an old friend of mine?"

"Why is the Celestial Venerable of the Xuanhuang Palace so covetous of these two techniques? When Futu fought me on Blue Star, he used the Five Elements Wood-based Food Qi Technique, which means that the Xuanhuang Palace has at least one root technique lineage! If they are not root techniques of the same system, it is impossible to cultivate them simultaneously, so why would he pay so much attention to them?"

Li Yang recalled that on the day he left for Qingcheng Mountain, someone who practiced the Five Elements Earth Root Method had told him about the origin of the Root Method, which Li Yang deeply agreed with.

"By the way, I heard that the Holy Maiden of Yaochi also rushed to the teleportation platform. On the way, she encountered the demoness of the Charming Maiden Sect and fought a battle with her. She dominated the demoness Xi Yao the whole time!"

Bai Yingluo, like a tabloid reporter, tirelessly told Li Yang about the many miscellaneous stories about the nine major sects recently.

Li Yang mixed and integrated the information, but he was still completely clueless about the identity of the cross-world person from the ancestral star, and could only shake his head.

Bai Yingluo and Li Yang chatted from morning until evening. When Bai Yingluo left, Li Yang looked exhausted.

"Regardless of the reason, none of the Nine Sects have launched any major attacks on the Ultimate Realm so far, which means that I am still safe and have some time to use the rare and precious materials of the Great Li Dynasty to rapidly rise and evolve!"

It was sunset, the sun shining brightly over the imperial city. Just as Li Yang was slowly planning his future, a fat Taoist priest in a Taoist robe hid in the darkness outside the courtyard, coldly watching Bai Yingluo leave the courtyard.

"Fellow Daoist, I've finally found you! This Immortal Lord has been searching for you...it's been quite a long and arduous journey!"

(End of this chapter)