From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 643 Stepping into Purgatory Valley

As the sun set over Jianruo City, Li Yang gracefully descended, riding on the afterglow of the sunset.

The surrounding city residents scattered and fled, hurriedly hiding in houses and shops. Hundreds of round, complex, and fearful eyes fell on Li Yang.

The battle between Li Yang and Zhang Hengming turned half of Jianruo City into ruins, and tens of thousands of people lost their lives.

However, they dared not vent their anger on Li Yang. The survivors were thankful that the meteor from hell had not affected them, because not a single intact corpse could be found in the half of the destroyed city. So even the burial process was skipped. In just half a week, the heavily damaged capital city of Dali began to recover its former prosperity and flourish.

Humans are like blades of grass, insignificant and insignificant as dust, yet after the fires of calamity, they are reborn.

The city residents who had been watching backed out of the circle several hundred meters away, leaving the spotlight to Li Yang.

Only two people remained in the crowd: Princess Bai Yingluo of Dali and Li Qing, who had just been rescued.

The two girls felt goosebumps rise on their fair skin as Li Yang's gaze swept over them, but they still looked at Li Yang despite the pressure.

"It's inconvenient here, let's talk somewhere else."

"it is good."

The two women nodded, and Li Yang flicked his sleeve, taking them gracefully into the air.

Finding a deserted spot on the city wall, Li Yang looked at Li Qing first: "You hate me. Don't you?"

Li Qing's eyes darkened, she lowered her head, her eyes red, and turned her face away: "Er Niu wouldn't dare."

Li Yang smiled, said nothing, and just looked at her.

Despite his respectful and trembling demeanor in front of Li Yang these past few days, Wu Nanfeng remains the capricious and ruthless Fire Crow Daozi to the outside world.

It is an indisputable fact that Huoya Daozi slaughtered the entire Lanling Village, but in the past few days, Huoya Daozi has been respectfully addressing Li Yang as his senior uncle and serving him at his side. This is something that Li Qing finds hard to accept, and he is unsure how to face Li Yang.

"Things are complicated, but I can't explain them to you in detail right now. You'll understand everything by this time next year."

Li Yang sighed softly, then pointed a finger at Li Qing's brow, who was unable to dodge in time.

“Your talent and background are exceptional, even I cannot see through them. If you have the opportunity in the future, you may very well soar to great heights. However, you already have alchemy techniques, but you lack combat skills. I will now pass on the Bai family’s Zhu Rong technique to you.”

Bai Yingluo was standing nearby. When she heard Li Yang say that he wanted to pass on the Bai family's ancestral methods to Li Qing, she frowned, but ultimately said nothing.

As a mortal royal family, none of the Bai family members possessed cultivation, and none of them could inherit this great art of killing.

"This is what I passed down to you on behalf of the Bai family. If the Bai family has a disciple with the right aptitude and talent in the future, you can return this Zhu Rong technique to the Bai family."

Li Yang withdrew his right hand and said, word by word.

He obtained the Bai family's fire-based root technique and the Zhu Rong technique, which is also a cause and effect, so Li Yang wanted to use this method to settle things.

The "Yinghuo Food Qi Method" cannot be passed on. If this ancestral fire-based method is leaked, it will bring immense disaster to Li Qing and the Bai family. Therefore, the only option is to pass on the Zhurong Technique to Li Qing, who will then return it to the Bai family.

Li Qing remained silent, her eyes red-rimmed, and nodded vigorously at Li Yang.

“I know what you’re thinking. Keep up your training, and one day the matter of Fire Raven Daoist will be settled in your hands.”

"From now on, you can go wherever you want; no one will restrict you anymore."

"I understand... Thank you, Fairy Baiyun."

Li Qing bowed, then slowly walked down the city wall, looking back frequently. Finally, he took a deep breath and walked alone out of the city.

Li Yang and Bai Yingluo stood atop the city wall, watching Li Qing's slender figure gradually disappear into the swirling yellow sand and the night, remaining silent for a long time.
"How's the investigation into Lanling Village going?"

Li Yang watched as Li Qing became a tiny dot in his vision and softly asked Bai Yingluo beside him.

Li Qing, also known as Er Niu, definitely died in that massacre. Li Yang has confirmed this with Wu Nanfeng multiple times in the past few days.

However, Li Qing was still alive and had arrived in Jianruo City full of energy, which was very abnormal. Even Li Yang couldn't figure out the reason for this bizarre resurrection, and could only conclude that it was related to Li Qing's monstrous cultivation speed.

Bai Yingluo nodded gently: "I have checked Lanling Village and also checked the genealogy of this Erniu in the county. Erniu has a clean record and her family lineage is very complete. For more than ten generations, they were all very ordinary farmers."

“I checked the geographical location of Lanling Village again, but the village’s history is quite extraordinary and there’s something special about it.”

"Everyone knows that my Great Li was established three thousand years ago after the Liang Kingdom was destroyed by the Xuanhuang Palace Immortal Venerable. The territory we currently control is mostly inherited from the previous dynasty, except for a piece in the north that was occupied by the barbarian tribes."

"But what the world doesn't know is that the predecessor of the Liang Dynasty can actually be traced back to the 'Su' Dynasty, one of the three great dynasties of the ancient human race."

"According to my research, the geographical location of Lanling Village seems to be similar to that of the capital of the Su Dynasty tens of thousands of years ago."

After Bai Yingluo finished speaking, she looked at Li Qing, who was disappearing into the night outside the city, and everything was understood without her saying a word.

Even if that powerful and mysterious ancient dynasty had fallen, it must have left behind many things.

Li Qing was perhaps a lucky man who, by chance, obtained the relic of that ancient dynasty.

Li Yang nodded and said nothing more.

He knew that Li Qing had a great secret, but he had no time to worry about it now. He needed to do his best to improve his cultivation level within this year.

Li Yang looked at the sunset, and Bai Yingluo seemed to have been put on pause as well. The man and woman stood alone on the city wall, bathed in the setting sun, exuding an indescribable loneliness and vicissitude.

"I have discussed with Wu Nanfeng the quota for boys and girls of the Great Li Dynasty. In view of the Great Li's merit in presenting the Dharma, the quota will be waived."

"Yes, thank you, Immortal."

Bai Yingluo nodded gently and gave a graceful bow.

This is feasible. Ten years ago, Dali was exempted from handing over the life master Bai Moluo, and the number of boys and girls that should have been handed over was also exempted. Anyway, there are many mortal dynasties in the Jizhen Realm, and the vacant spots in Dali can be distributed to other dynasties.

This was a tremendous favor, undoubtedly saving millions of torn families for the entire Dali Kingdom. However, Bai Yingluo seemed somewhat distracted at the moment.

After a long silence, Bai Yingluo seemed to have mustered up her courage and turned to look at Li Yang's sharply defined features.

"Immortal, I want to ask, is my younger brother, Bai Moro, still alive?"

Bai Yingluo's face showed a mixture of loneliness and hope as she gazed intently at Li Yang.

Li Yang sighed softly. He knew that with Bai Yingluo's insight, she probably knew long ago that she was not Bai Moluo.

To Li Yang's surprise, Bai Yingluo had waited until now to ask this question.

"Alive, on the ancestral star, I joined the strongest lineage and became a teacher. When I came to this world, my cultivation had already broken through to the Innate Realm." Bai Yingluo's face lit up with joy, and her eyes brightened.

Despite having suspected it beforehand, Bai Yingluo felt a bit relieved when Ceke heard Li Yang admit it himself.

"Thank you, God!"

"My current identity is the Flame Ember Immortal Lord of Purgatory Valley. Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"

"Not afraid."

"Why?"

"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid."

Bai Yingluo remained silent, gazing at Li Yang with her eyes crinkled in a smile, everything understood without words.

After a moment, Bai Yingluo looked at Li Yang again and asked somewhat cautiously, "Immortal, can you tell me your true identity?"

This time, Li Yang remained silent, looking at Bai Yingluo with a smile but saying nothing.

The sun had completely set, night had fallen, and the foul air from the ground began to rise. The two of them gazed at the yellow sand swirling in the sky outside, then at the slowly brightening lights of the city.
For a moment, a myriad of thoughts raced through their minds.

Do you think the world will change?

"Will do……"

"Most definitely!"

……

Seven days later, Li Yang received a reply from Wu Nanfeng in Jianruo City, informing him that the fire-based root technique had been safely delivered to Purgatory Valley.

Panic gripped the valley. The Grand Elder ordered that no word be leaked, decided to reward Li Yang and Wu Nanfeng, and then quickly went into seclusion to study the fire magic.

Following them into seclusion were the two immortal lords, Ling Guang and Wu De.

On the afternoon of the seventh day, Li Yang bid farewell to Bai Yingluo and officially set off towards Purgatory Valley.
-
Purgatory Valley is almost half of the Extreme True Realm away from Dali, so Li Yang didn't dare to be too ostentatious. He didn't dare to use his Golden Light of the Earth or the Man-Sword Unity technique. He only used a few Earthly Fiend Divine Powers. He traveled day and night without stopping and still took four days and nights.

Although Purgatory Valley is called a valley, it is located in the far west of the Realm of Ultimate Truth, in a continuous volcanic area called the Fire Domain. From a distance, the red rocks are thousands of feet high and the fire vapor is rising. There are countless fiery peaks rising nine thousand feet from the ground, with dark gold patterns on their bodies.

When Li Yang arrived, it was late at night. From afar, countless volcanoes appeared to be bursting with golden patterns in the darkness, spewing out hundreds of streams of molten lava, illuminating the surrounding area as if it were daytime.

"Such dense fire-elemental spiritual energy! Even the most spiritually rich places on Blue Star can't compare to this place!"

Li Yang landed on the ground and looked at the endless expanse of crimson gold before him, feeling a sense of awe.

As one of the nine great immortal sects of the Realm of Truth, the high sky above the Fire Domain has always been off-limits to flying, and there is no need to set up any formations. However, anyone who dares to fly over the Fire Domain is considered to be provoking Purgatory Valley, and will be slapped down by a master from Purgatory Valley halfway through their flight.

As a terrestrial immortal from Purgatory Valley, Yan Jin was naturally qualified to fly across the Fire Domain, but being a newcomer, Li Yang felt it was best to be cautious.

The entrance to Purgatory Valley is a pair of fiery peaks that rise a thousand meters from the ground, guarded by many experts. As Li Yang climbed step by step, he soon felt a thin membrane blocking his way.

"Your Grandpa Yan Jin is back! Who's on duty today, junior? Open the door for your grandpa right now!"

Li Yang roared and unleashed the power of the Flame Ember Dao Fruit within his soul to its fullest extent. In an instant, the flames roared, and thousands of purple and white lightning bolts flew up from the entire Flame Peak.

He was trying his best to recreate Yan Jin's way of doing things from his memory.

This commotion immediately attracted a group of exhausted disciples from the Purgatory Valley, most of whom were at the Innate Realm of the Dao Seed. Upon seeing Li Yang, who resembled a god of fire outside the barrier, and hearing his name, they dared not be careless and quickly reported it to him.

This made Li Yang sigh. On Blue Star, those who cultivate the Dao can be considered experts of a nation. All the experts who cultivate the Dao on Blue Star are famous and are important national treasures. But in this Purgatory Valley, they can only be gatekeepers.

The celestial immortal and the two earth immortals in the valley were all in seclusion. As Li Yang expected, the news was reported up the chain of command, and the person who finally came to greet him was Wu Nanfeng, whom he had not seen for more than ten days.

"Disciple Wu Nanfeng greets Senior Uncle!"

Upon seeing Li Yang from afar, Wu Nanfeng immediately bowed respectfully. The guards inside Yanfeng, of course, understood the situation and hurriedly took out their tokens to open the barrier.

Li Yang took a step forward and finally stepped onto the sacred ground of Purgatory Valley, in the guise of Yan Jin.

"I wonder when my name, Li Yang, will be known throughout the Nine Sects of Ultimate Truth, instead of being hidden and using someone else's name."

With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Li Yang composed himself and his mind returned to the bitter and resentful face of Yan Jin that he remembered.

It's clear that Wu Nanfeng enjoys considerable prestige among the disciples of Purgatory Valley. Of the dozen or so cultivators who have reached the Human Immortal realm, Wu Nanfeng is implicitly considered the leader.

Little did he know that it was because Wu Nanfeng had rendered meritorious service by presenting his teachings that the Immortal Venerable of Purgatory Valley rewarded him greatly before going into seclusion, which led to Wu Nanfeng's status rising all the way to the top of the fourth and fifth generation disciples in the valley.

"Disciple Yang Xinrui pays respects to Immortal Lord Yan Jin!"

"Disciple Ma Hui greets Senior Uncle Yan Jin!"

"Disciple Beichen greets Martial Uncle Yan Jin!"

"disciple……"

A dozen or so immortals came forward to pay their respects. Li Yang didn't recognize them at all, so he could only nod with a cold face, and smile in response to those who addressed him as "Master Uncle" or "Master Master Master."

Anyway, those who call him "Immortal Lord Yan Jin" are probably not related, just distant acquaintances. Those who call him "Uncle" or "Master" are just related by blood or kinship. Relying on this, Li Yang managed to get by without leaving any loopholes.

"Nanfeng, where are the Grand Elder, and Senior Brothers Lingguang and Wude? It's been ten years since I last saw them. I'd like to visit them today as I return to the valley."

"Reporting to Senior Uncle, the Grand Elder and two other Immortal Lords have been in seclusion for many days. Before their seclusion, they instructed the valley that Senior Uncle Yan Jin had made great contributions to the valley, and that after returning to the valley, we should listen to Senior Uncle Yan Jin in everything."

Upon hearing this, Li Yang was overjoyed, but his face remained calm, showing only regret.

"I see. Well, that's fine. I was seriously injured when I fought Zhang Hengming in Dali and haven't recovered yet. Plus, my trip to Zuxing caused my cultivation to drop to the Human Immortal realm. I'm really unwilling to accept this. Please lead me to the treasure vault and medicine room in the valley. I want to pick out some precious medicines to nourish my body and restore my cultivation!"

"Since the Grand Elder has granted me permission to participate in the upcoming Jade Pool Dharma Assembly, I will certainly do my utmost to uphold the prestige of Purgatory Valley!"

Li Yang appeared righteous and awe-inspiring, but just as Wu Nanfeng was about to speak, a very charming female voice suddenly rang out from a great distance.
"Yan Jin, you heartless bastard, you still know how to come back? You secretly returned to Purgatory Valley without even coming to find me!!"

"You have no idea how much I've been waiting for you. I've lost my appetite, and I don't even have a taste for the few pretty boys who have been sent to me."

A fiery cloud, several times larger than the one Wu Nanfeng had created that day, came from the west and rapidly approached Li Yang's direction.

Li Yang's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the complex and unreadable expressions of the immortals and Wu Nanfeng around him, a name seemed to spring to mind.

May the Heavenly Venerable grant boundless blessings! Why is that womanizing Immortal Lord Danyu still in the valley?!
(End of this chapter)