From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 651 Clash of Divine Senses
Li Yang stepped forward, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "This disciple is now unharmed."

"Excellent!" The illusory figure of the Grand Elder stroked his long beard, smiling with great satisfaction.

"Therefore, the Human Immortal representing our Purgatory Valley will be Yan Jin. Does anyone have any objections?"

The Grand Elder glanced at the Earth Immortals in the hall. Ling Guang frowned, but ultimately remained silent.

The feat of a Human Immortal slaying an Earth Immortal is nothing to boast about. Although most Earth Immortals from the Nine Sects look down on rogue Earth Immortals and hold them in a superior position, they are still Earth Immortals after all.

Moreover, if Yan Jin doesn't make a move, the originally planned participant, Immortal Fire Crow Daozi, is also Yan Jin's junior disciple. Since his master, Wu Qiye, has no objection, the others naturally won't either.

For them, the selection of cultivators and immortals is not very important; in their eyes, it's no different from fighting with children.

What they were really thinking about was the Immortal Peaches of Immortality from the competition between Earth Immortals and Immortals. Those peaches were truly spiritual roots of heaven and earth, top-grade immortal flowers. While consuming them could increase one's cultivation, their most important function was to reshape one's Dao foundation and extend one's lifespan.

Having cultivated to this level, those who have lingered as Earth Immortals for thousands of years without attaining Celestial Immortal status have all encountered some setbacks. Consuming the Celestial Peaches can help cleanse the body with the celestial energy of the Heaven and Earth's spiritual roots, repairing hidden injuries to the foundation of one's Dao, and perhaps even glimpsing a sliver of opportunity to become a Celestial Immortal.

"Alright, in that case, let's decide on Yan Jin as the Human Immortal to fight."

"Next up is the battle against the Earth Immortals. Does anyone volunteer?"

The elder abruptly changed the subject, his gaze becoming piercing.

As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire Golden Hall instantly turned cold, as if winter had suddenly arrived, filled with desolation and chill.

This cannot be won through competition; only hands-on experience will tell.

However, once they reach their level of cultivation, it's impossible for them to fight to the death like ordinary cultivators. Their way of competing for spots is very simple: a battle of divine senses.

In the following hours, Li Yang witnessed a unique spectacle, seeing a group of Earth Immortals taking turns on the stage, vying for power.
Even Wu Qiye participated in the competition. His cultivation level was surprisingly high among the Earth Immortals in Purgatory Valley. Li Yang sensed that he could be ranked among the top five.

“Simply practicing dual cultivation could never produce such a refined level of cultivation. It seems that my cheap Daoist partner is also practicing other orthodox methods…”

Li Yang pondered, and after looking through them one by one, he was truly amazed. Many of the methods of the Earth Immortals were eye-opening. Some transformed their divine sense into bells, drums, swords, halberds, and all sorts of weapons, while others mimicked ancient dragons and immortal phoenixes that circled and soared in the hall. Some of them were similar to the clear primordial spirit that he had just cultivated, which was extremely mysterious.

"In Jianruo City of Dali, if one were to face any of the Earth Immortals in the hall at this moment, it would be impossible to kill them one-on-one without revealing one's Clear Primordial Spirit and Law of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, even if one did reveal them, the outcome would only be fifty-fifty!"

Li Yang frowned; he had somewhat underestimated these ancient Earth Immortals from the Nine Sects.
No wonder Ling Guang looked down on Zhang Hengming and his fellow rogue cultivators earlier. These old monsters, who had been hoarding blessed lands for thousands of years, certainly had the right to be arrogant.

Li Yang watched intently as each Earth Immortal fought, his eyes fixed on them. He was on guard, knowing that once his identity was exposed, these would all be his greatest enemies, and there might even be a fight to the death.

He also realized that the sudden rush of these earth immortals back was not only because of the fire magic, but more likely for the selection of places for the Yaochi Dharma Assembly.

The dozen or so Earth Immortals competed for six or seven hours in total. In the end, as Li Yang had expected, it was Immortal Lord Lingguang who came out on top.

"Song!" A divine sense transformed into an ancient sword trembled, unleashing countless sword energies like rain, finally shattering the Five Virtues Immortal Lord's bell and cauldron. The Five Virtues Immortal Lord's face immediately flushed an unnatural red. As Ling Guang bowed in acknowledgment, he then dejectedly stepped down from the stage.

"Fellow Daoist Wude, please forgive me. I only won by a narrow margin. I will temporarily take your place in the battle this time." Immortal Lord Lingguang bowed to Wude as he left the stage with a gentle and refined manner, and then asked, "I wonder if any fellow Daoists below have any objections?"

The immortals below the stage looked at each other, and finally gave up in despair.

Among all the Earth Immortals in Purgatory Valley, only Ling Guang and Wu De were the most senior. Now that even Wu De had been defeated so easily, they knew that if they went any further now, they might offend this Immortal Lord Ling Guang.

Ling Guang looked over, and despite being an ancient monster of thousands of years, he appeared as a young man with white hair and red lips, which made Li Yang extremely disgusted.

As if sensing Li Yang's gaze, Immortal Lord Lingguang on the stage looked coldly in their direction, then smiled and said, "I see Fellow Daoist Yan Jin seems to have some objections? Perhaps you also have a brilliant plan?"

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Yan Jin not only obtained fire magic in that mortal realm, but also a powerful killing technique that comes with it. It must be extraordinary. With this, he managed to kill Zhang Hengming, who was of a higher level. I wonder if I, the Immortal Lord, will have the honor of meeting him today?"

Li Yang was somewhat baffled by the malice of this Immortal Lord Lingguang. Ever since he arrived at the Golden Hall today, this man had been targeting him.

This statement is a direct attack on his conscience; it means he has been hiding something from the sect and has instilled greed in other Earth Immortals towards him.

"It's just a trivial skill, nothing to brag about. It's just an ordinary supernatural ability left behind by the Bai family's ancestors. It's not a fire magic ability. If I were to use it, I'm afraid it would make the fellow Daoists in the hall laugh at me, so I won't embarrass myself."

Li Yang frowned slightly and took a step back to explain.

"To be able to defeat an Earth Immortal while being a Human Immortal, how could that be a trivial skill? Fellow Daoist, you are too modest!"

"Let me see your amazing abilities!" Ling Guang said with a gentle smile, then his expression suddenly turned cold. He launched an attack, and the ancient sword formed from his divine consciousness, which was hovering in the air, hummed and slashed towards Li Yang like a meteor.

Li Yang had been keeping a close eye on this old monster; how could he be ambushed? He quickly activated his divine sense, about to summon the Southern Sea Sword...
The Southern Sea Sword would expose many things about him, but he couldn't care less at the moment. This Ling Guang was clearly going to make things difficult for him, and his cultivation was terrifying. If he didn't make a move, he might be seriously injured here today!

To Li Yang's surprise, a firebird and a warm-colored long ribbon intercepted the Divine Sense Ancient Sword a hundred meters away, ahead of him. After a loud explosion, the firebird, the long ribbon, and the Divine Sense Ancient Sword all exploded, their red and gold colors shining brightly in the Golden Hall.

"If Your Excellency is itching to spar, I will leave after our duel. My husband has suffered a severe blow to his cultivation and needs time to recover."

It was Wu Qiye and Changyin Immortal Lord who made the move. Wu Qiye stood in front of Li Yang, smiling as he looked at Ling Guang on the stage.

"Ling Guang, you've gone too far!"

"This is it," the Grand Elder's illusory figure said coldly, speaking in a low voice.
When a celestial being speaks, who dares to disobey?
Ling Guang's originally ashen face immediately broke into a smile as he cupped his hands to the illusory figure of the Grand Elder: "It was my recklessness. I was itching to show off my skills and almost forgot that Yan Jin is only a Human Immortal at this moment. Please punish me, Grand Elder."

Li Yang frowned slightly, his expression complex. After a moment's thought, he suppressed the restless Nanming Sword.

(End of this chapter)