From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 655 Nanming Crystal Mine

"Freeze! Freeze!"

As his body plummeted downwards, Li Yang was terrified. He quickly made a hand gesture and chanted an incantation, using one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Divine Powers, namely, [Immobilization].

【Immobilization】: Fixes a person's body and soul, or even divine birds and beasts or all objects, so that they cannot move.

Li Yang's immobilization technique was not applied to an external object, but rather to himself, in an attempt to stop his falling body.

At the same time, the "Ultimate Path Treasure Mirror" and the Five Thunder Dharma Body within Li Yang's body were rapidly operating, resisting the enormous force pulling him down.

Through this struggle, Li Yang was able to slow his descent.

"what?"

A slightly surprised, subtle voice rose from below. Li Yang heard it clearly and was wondering who was on the other side when the Nanming Sword was poised to strike. Suddenly, the immense and terrifying force vanished.

The immense force vanished, and Li Yang's figure instantly stopped in mid-air, as if nothing had ever happened.

Just as Li Yang was filled with doubt and uncertainty, several cultivators who had sensed the commotion below flew up on fiery clouds and surrounded him.

"I am Gu Yunzi, the person in charge of the Nanming Li Crystal Mine under the jurisdiction of Purgatory Valley. Who are you, fellow Daoist, daring to flaunt your supernatural powers in my Purgatory Valley territory? Please leave immediately!"

The immortal named Gu Yunzi looked at Li Yang with arrogance, stroking his goatee. His face was thin, and his magic sword was already unsheathed. He had the air of a cold and otherworldly sword immortal. He looked at Li Yang as if he were an ant on the roadside.

To Li Yang's utter surprise, Gu Yunzi and the others seemed completely unaffected by the overwhelming and terrifying pressure they had just witnessed, focusing solely on him and even believing that their use of supernatural powers was a provocation.
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"So it is the Immortal Lord Gu Ren who has come to visit. I was blind to his greatness and should punish myself with a cup of wine. I hope the Immortal Lord will forgive me."

In the main hall of the base, the once aloof and arrogant Gu Yunzi was now flushed, and he obsequiously picked up a bowl of murky red wine and drank it all in one gulp.

“I am not a Celestial Lord yet. I am a Human Immortal just like you. There is no need to address me that way. Besides, I still prefer your unruly self from before.”

Li Yang spoke calmly, sitting in the main seat and swirling the wine in his glass.

Gu Yunzi immediately looked embarrassed, put down his wine cup, bowed and explained: "To be honest, the strange things have been happening in the mine recently, which has made me a bit paranoid, and that's why I accidentally offended you."

"So, none of you noticed anything unusual just now?" Li Yang put down his wine glass and questioned coldly.

Below, Gu Yunzi and the other immortals exchanged glances, then bowed in unison.

"As for the terrifying pressure in the mine that the celestial envoy mentioned, none of us knew anything about it, nor had we ever sensed it..."

Even now, Li Yang still feels a sense of unease. The "Ultimate Path Treasure Mirror" is still running at full speed, and a wisp of divine consciousness is stirring the Nanming Sword in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows. If anything goes wrong, he will fly away.

The oppressive force just now was truly terrifying.
Remembering the words the Grand Elder had said before his departure—that it was easily resolved, only caused by cultivators with low cultivation levels causing trouble—Li Yang felt a wave of exasperation.

That kind of oppressive aura suggests a low cultivation level?

Let alone immortals, even if Ling Guang from that valley were here, he wouldn't be able to pull himself down from the sky!

If it weren't for Yan Jin's identity and the upcoming Yaochi Dharma Assembly and the peaches, Li Yang would have already absconded with the money.

"Enough with the small talk, just tell me what problems this mine has."

Li Yang spoke calmly, not wanting to waste any more time with these guys.

"Well..." Gu Yunzi and the other immortals exchanged glances, finally steeling themselves to say, "The situation in the mine is truly bizarre. We are afraid of harming the immortal envoy's body. Perhaps it would be safer for the immortal envoy to discuss with the valley and send another immortal lord over..."

Gu Yunzi's words were already extremely tactful, questioning Li Yang's insufficient cultivation level.

In truth, the immortals were already cursing Li Yang and the other immortals in the valley to the core. They had all said they wanted earth immortals, so what use were human immortals?

Looking again at Li Yang's youthful appearance with his rosy lips and white teeth, Gu Yunzi felt even more contemptuous.
This must be another connection between some immortal lord or even immortal venerable from the valley, trying to gain seniority here. But this is no place to gain seniority in a mine now! Several immortal beings have already died here!

"Are you questioning me?"

Li Yang's eyes turned cold as he glanced at the several immortals guarding the mine.
"No, I'm just worried... Ah!"

Gu Yunzi was speaking when suddenly an immense pressure emanated from Li Yang's direction, as powerful as mountains and stars. Li Yang's knees buckled, and he screamed as he knelt on the ground.

Gu Yunzi was considered to have performed relatively well. Looking around, several immortals were already kneeling neatly, all looking equally disheveled and with flushed faces.

Gu Yunzi exerted all his strength to circulate his cultivation, trying to break through Li Yang's restraints, but he only felt that Li Yang's direction was like an unfathomable deep sea, with endless, towering waves pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe. The more he tried to resist, the more disheveled he became.

"This...this is actually a human immortal?"

Gu Yunzi's face was filled with utter horror.

"What a mortal immortal can do, I can do too. Stop wasting my time with your nonsense!"

Li Yang stood up coldly, looking at the group of immortals kneeling on the ground: "I don't want to say it a second time, take me to the mine!"

Anyway, I only mentioned things that Earth Immortals can do. As for things beyond the cultivation level of an Earth Immortal, well, don't blame me...

Li Yang added in his mind that all he wanted to do now was pursue efficiency, devoting all his time to cultivation, and he had no intention of being hypocritical with them. He directly adopted the most brutal method.

Although it was crude, it was very effective.

He stood up in a disheveled state, and Gu Yunzi's attitude towards Li Yang had completely changed. If his previous fawning had some insincerity, now it was a completely genuine sycophantic expression.

Connections? Screw your connections!

To have such terrifying combat power at the level of a Human Immortal, what is this? This is an incredible strength!
"Alright, Immortal Lord, please follow me!"

Gu Yunzi took the lead and hurriedly led Li Yang out of the main hall.

The entrance to the mine was inside the base. A group of immortals surrounded Li Yang, and they arrived at the entrance shortly afterward.

The entrance had been sealed off by an array, and hundreds of people wearing shackles were guarding outside the mine, their expressions miserable, their feet and hands covered in blisters.

These people include both men and women, most of whom are at the innate level of the Dao Seed Realm, and there are even a few ordinary people who are probably miners from the mine who were punished for an accident and are guarding the formation here.

Gu Yunzi and the other immortals bypassed the miners and immediately dispelled the formation.

A damp, scorching, and earthy smell instantly hit him, causing even the immortal Gu Yunzi to take two steps back.

Gu Yunzi seemed extremely wary of the mine. After opening the sealing formation, he slowly retreated, not daring to approach.

(End of this chapter)