From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 650 Transcending the Celestial Realm
Celestial Immortals are those who, tired of living in the mortal world, diligently cultivate themselves and thus attain transcendence.

Li Yang estimated that the Taoist patriarchs only imagined this realm. From the Han Dynasty to the present, even the Celestial Master Zhang Daoling did not attain the status of a Celestial Immortal. According to the clues of the Immortal Lord Changyin, the Celestial Master Sa and the Old Ancestor Chen Tuan were only Earth Immortals.

They were all ancient people from thousands of years ago, Taoist patriarchs, with exceptional talent and great achievements, but they had not yet attained the status of celestial immortals. The extraordinary nature of this realm is unimaginable.

Although the ancient Chinese never actually saw celestial beings, based on their imagination and historical records, they depicted them as almost omnipotent, saying they could extract lead and add mercury to refine the essence of gold at the top of their heads. They could also refine the elixir of immortality, transforming it into physical form, achieving the convergence of the five elements, the gathering of the three yang at the top, the exhaustion of yin and the purity of yang, possessing a body outside the body, and thus being worthy of being conferred the title of celestial official. They had made great contributions to heaven and earth, performed great deeds throughout history, and could return to the realm of the Three Pure Ones, the void and natural.

Li Yang also had a lot of imagination about this realm.

"If one day I can cultivate to this level, perhaps then I can truly live a carefree life and have the confidence to appear in the Realm of Ultimate Truth as True Lord White Cloud, instead of being in this state now."

Li Yang murmured to himself, and in a short while, he had arrived with Immortal Lord Changyin at the palace floating above the Flame Domain.

This is the Golden Hall for Council Meetings, a place accessible only to experts above the Immortal level within the valley. It is primarily used for high-level discussions within the valley.

Although Li Yang is currently only a Human Immortal, his former identity as the Flame Ash Immortal Lord still exists, and the news of his killing of the rogue Earth Immortal Zhang Hengming has already spread. Therefore, the Earth Immortals in the Golden Hall were not surprised by Li Yang's arrival, and some greeted him in a friendly manner.

When Li Yang and Immortal Lord Changyin arrived, there were already four Earth Immortals in the Golden Hall of Council. Besides Wu Qiye, whom they knew, there were two men and one woman. Only after Immortal Lord Changyin went up to greet them did they learn that among them were Ling Guang and Wu De, the two Immortal Lords who had been in seclusion the earliest.

These two are clearly veterans among the Earth Immortals, and they have a high reputation.

"Yan Jin, it's been ten years. You've changed so much I almost don't recognize you! How come you're getting older and older? You've even fallen to the level of a Human Immortal?"

As they went to pay their respects, a white-haired but youthful-looking immortal sensed Li Yang's aura and teased him.

This person is none other than Immortal Lord Lingguang, an Earth Immortal who has been cultivating for over two thousand years. Among all the Earth Immortals in Purgatory Valley, he is the most senior and his strength is also among the top tier.

Hearing this seemingly gentle but actually sarcastic greeting, Li Yang smiled faintly: "Unlike Immortal Lord Lingguang, who lives a life of luxury in the valley and is offered sacrifices by the valley every day, I am of shallow foundation. If I want the valley to pay attention to me, I will naturally have to take risks. It is already a great fortune that I was able to return alive from the ancestral star this time."

"Are you mocking me as a parasite in the valley, someone who only knows how to take the valley's offerings empty-handed?"

"Yan Jin dares not."

Li Yang remained composed, neither arrogant nor humble.

Ling Guang, with his white hair, turned cold and sighed, "You've become quite eloquent. I originally intended to reward you on behalf of the sect for your meritorious service in presenting your teachings, but it seems you still need some polishing."

"Whether I give a reward or not will be judged by the Grand Elder, and I will only accept the Elder's reward, so there is no need for Immortal Lord Lingguang to worry about it."

Li Yang was very annoyed by this guy who suddenly appeared and started picking on him. A 2,500-year-old Earth Immortal, to put it nicely, has a profound foundation, but in reality, he just has poor aptitude and hasn't been able to prove himself as a Primordial Immortal for 2,500 years.

Once this old thing reshapes his Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, I'll just stab him to death with a single sword strike.

Seeing the subtle tension escalating between the two, the onlookers, the Earth Immortals, merely watched the spectacle with admiration for Li Yang.

Meanwhile, Wu Qiye, who had been relentlessly pursuing Li Yang for the past few weeks, merely observed from the sidelines, her alluring gaze unreadable, seemingly fixed on someone else more.

"What courage!"

"How dare a mere immortal speak to me like this? If it weren't for your contributions to the valley and the respect due to Qi Ye, you wouldn't be leaving the Golden Hall of Council today."

Ling Guang said "good" three times in a row, then leaned close to Li Yang's ear.
"Don't think that just because you killed a rogue cultivator like Zhang Hengming, you can challenge a Human Immortal. No matter how strong a Human Immortal is, he is still just a Human Immortal!"

Ling Guang gave Li Yang a cold look, then smiled cruelly and turned away. He then began chatting and laughing with Wu Qiye right in front of Li Yang, eliciting seductive laughter from Wu Qiye. Li Yang was also pulled aside by Changyin Immortal Lord.

"Hey, fellow Daoist, please don't mind. Fellow Daoist Ling Guang has always acted eccentrically, otherwise he wouldn't have been confined to the mountain by the Grand Elder and forbidden from going out to cause trouble."

Changyin smoothed her hair at her temples and looked at Li Yang with an expression that seemed to hold an inexplicable pity.

"Fellow Daoist, now that you've fallen to the Human Immortal realm, it's best to keep a low profile. For us cultivators, once we reach this level, there are some things we don't need to take too seriously."

"When you and I reach a certain level of spiritual cultivation, we should know that eight or nine out of ten things in this world are not as we wish."

Li Yang was completely baffled by this Immortal Lord Changyin. He simply assumed that this was an old friend of Yan Jin, so he responded without giving it much thought.

The eleven Earth Immortals who had been in seclusion arrived one after another, leaving Li Yang speechless with astonishment.

This does not include those still outside or those taken to the teleportation platform by the Valley Master, which shows how profound its foundation is.

After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, just as Li Yang was starting to lose his composure while talking to the unfamiliar Earth Immortals, a blazing cloud of fire suddenly ignited above the golden council hall, spun rapidly within the hall, and then abruptly landed on the hall floor.
The fiery clouds dissipated, revealing the phantom of a middle-aged man with a square face, dressed in a red robe.

His eyes swept around, and the dozen or so Earth Immortals fell silent, their expressions suddenly turning serious.

"Disciple Wu Qiye greets the Grand Elder!"

"Disciple Changyin greets the Grand Elder!"

"Disciple Ling Guang greets the Grand Elder!"

"disciple……"

In an instant, all eleven Earth Immortals bowed in unison to pay their respects. Li Yang followed suit and bowed as well, but his eyes were secretly glancing at them.

This is not the true celestial being, but only a wisp of divine consciousness manifested; the true body should still be in seclusion.

Li Yang's mood immediately calmed down a lot.

Even though it was just a wisp of divine consciousness, it exerted a great sense of pressure on Li Yang, and he only glanced at it before looking away.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Please take your seats. The main reason I have summoned you here today is that my Purgatory Valley is about to undergo several important events. The Valley Master is currently at the teleportation platform discussing matters with the Nine Sects, so he sent me a message to convey his message!"

The middle-aged man exuded an imposing aura without anger; his every word and action was like a resounding bell, making people's eardrums ache. Moreover, fiery clouds rose from beneath his feet, causing Li Yang's scalp to tingle.

He couldn't believe what kind of extraordinary phenomenon would occur if a celestial being were to arrive in person.
"The first thing is the Yaochi Dharma Assembly in six months. Our Purgatory Valley has already made no progress several times, and the Valley Master and I are both very unhappy about it."

"This year's Yaochi Dharma Assembly will be extremely special. The Xuanhuang Palace will be bringing out many valuable items for the upcoming Nine Sects Alliance's attack on the Ancestral Star. You must do your best to prepare!"

"The three realms of law, but fortunately, Yan Jin returned from the ancestral star this time. Although he has fallen to the Human Immortal realm, he still possesses unparalleled combat power against Human Immortals! This has just solved our immediate crisis!"

The square-faced man smiled and stroked his beard, then looked down at Li Yang with great satisfaction.
"Yan Jin, how is your recovery in the valley going?"

(End of this chapter)