From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 665 No More Emperors in the Mortal World
The Zhou Dynasty was a discontinuous and dark era.

According to calculations by Taoists and historians in China, before the Zhou Dynasty, China and Earth were still a prosperous age for cultivation, with countless legends of gods and demons. There were wind gods, rain gods, drought demons, and Yinglong, who were very likely powerful beings at the level of human immortals or even earth immortals.

However, since the Zhou Dynasty, the cultivation world on Earth has fallen into a complete slump. The legendary gods and demons have vanished without a trace, spiritual energy has dwindled, and there has been a strange break in the lineage of cultivation masters.
It wasn't until figures like the Celestial Master Zhang Daoling emerged, carrying on the legacy and creating the Golden Elixir Method, the Inner Alchemy Method, the Sword Immortal Method, and the cultivation methods within the Pavilion, thus establishing various lineages of Taoism, that the cultivation world in China became active again.

However, this activity did not last long. After the Ming and Qing dynasties, cultivation became a legend, and various cultivation methods and immortals only existed in descriptions in ancient books. Only now has spiritual energy begun to recover.

The Zhou Dynasty was an extremely unfriendly dynasty to the cultivation world of Blue Star. According to Li Yang's calculations, the Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Shang Dynasty, the sovereign king, with the help of the power of the Extreme True Realm. The various legends left behind were imagined by later generations as the book "Investiture of the Gods". However, the price was the darkness and turmoil of the entire cultivation world of Blue Star.

It can be said that the reason why Blue Star is so weak compared to the Realm of Ultimate Truth, and why it is in its current predicament, is largely due to the Zhou Dynasty.

Looking at this thin and strange man, Li Yang's mind raced, and some guesses came to mind.

"boom!"

Qi reached out and the armor being forged in the sword furnace flew out, bringing with it a large burst of flames. It was burning red-hot, but he wore it without a care. His skin was directly exposed to the red-hot armor, without a single white mark.

Qi stood up, a look of struggling pain on his face. He slumped to the ground, his golden, majestic pupils dimming.

"Now, which emperor of the Zhou dynasty has it passed to?"

He looked up and asked a question that Li Yang found utterly baffling.

After pondering for a moment, Li Yang saw the dejection in the eyes of this celestial giant and tentatively said, "The Zhou dynasty is already dead. Two thousand five hundred years ago, the Quanrong broke into Haojing and killed King You. The Western Zhou dynasty ended after three hundred years."

Then King Ping of Zhou moved the capital east to Luoyi, beginning the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but it only lasted for five hundred years, ultimately paving the way for the unification of the Qin Dynasty.

"Eight hundred years, it really was only eight hundred years. That old man Lü Shang didn't lie to me."

Upon hearing Li Yang's description, Qi's expression was incredibly complex, carrying a hint of relief and reminiscence.

"Lü Shang?" Li Yang's pupils contracted slightly. In modern research on the history of the Zhou Dynasty, there weren't many people with this name...

Qi pondered for a moment, then asked again, "Then you must be from the Qin Dynasty. You are not the current emperor or a member of the royal family... How is the current Qin king? Can his governance compare to that of the previous dynasty?"

The true identity of this Qi was almost certain. A name that was practically a household name in China flooded his mind. Li Yang remained calm on the surface, but inwardly he was already terrified. He decided to tentatively recount some things about Earth.

"Qin Zulong built up the legacy of six generations and unified the world, but the Qin Dynasty only occupied a very small part of history. It only lasted for two generations before it perished. Then the Han Dynasty replaced the Qin Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms divided the Han Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty succeeded the Three Kingdoms, the Sui and Tang Dynasties destroyed the Jin Dynasty... The whole story is too much for me to describe in detail."

"By modern times, China no longer has emperors. About a hundred years ago, a great man ended the feudal dynasty. The country that inherited the five thousand years of history of ancient China is now called China."

"No more emperors?"

“There will be no more emperors.” Li Yang said calmly, “As for the destiny master of this world that you mentioned… he is now my disciple.”

Qi was stunned, and it took him a long time to recover. His golden eyes flickered with an unusual gleam.
"A world of great harmony, where everyone is like a dragon... No wonder, no wonder there is such immense fortune that someone like you could emerge." "I really want to go back and see the modern China you speak of..."

Qi raised his head, his eyes darting around.

"Senior is a celestial being of immense power. If you wish to return, I believe it should not be difficult."

"You don't understand, I can't go back anymore. I've made too many mistakes, and I'm too ashamed to go back."

Qi shook his head, his face dejected.
Noticing that Li Yang was staring at the red sun disc behind his head, Qi made no attempt to hide it and frankly said, "You guessed right. The Dharma I cultivate is called 'The Sun Treasure Mirror,' which is the Yang-based ancestral Dharma, one of the strongest Yin-Yang Dharmas in the world."

"But the Dharma I practice has been tampered with, so it often makes my mind confused and I fall into a state of rage."

That's why I came to the Realm of Ultimate Truth, hoping to find a solution, but I was severely injured by several old guys from the Xuanhuang Palace, and had to seal my physical body and true spirit in the Nanming Origin Crystal to recuperate.

Qi shook his head, then looked at Li Yang and smiled strangely: "The reason I was able to wake up is actually thanks to you."

"The solitary yang does not last long, but the most powerful yin-yang technique, the Taiyin Treasure Mirror, was burned in the Zhaixing Tower by the last human emperor, King Zhou of Shang. The most powerful yin technique after that is your Moon Technique."

"I only managed to regain my senses because of the stimulation from your lunar magic."

Qi spoke casually, but inadvertently revealed a secret: Li Yang had been searching for the whereabouts of the strongest Yin-Yang technique, but had no clue. Now Qi admitted that he cultivated the Yang technique, while the Yin technique, the "Taiyin Treasure Mirror," had been completely extinct and burned by King Zhou of Shang.

"I know who you are..."

Li Yang had just opened his mouth when Qi interrupted him.

"I don't want to mention my past titles anymore. I am now just a sinner, a fallen immortal. You can just call me 'Qi'."

Qi looked dejected and defeated, unwilling to mention his past identity, calling himself a sinner.

Now Li Yang was completely certain of the other party's identity, and his eyes instantly lit up.
King Wu, Ji Fa! The absolute protagonist of the Investiture of the Gods! The former ruler of the Blue Star! He never expected that this King Wu of Zhou was still alive, and that he possessed the strongest Yang magic, and was even a celestial being!

Blue Star is also a surviving Celestial Giant! Moreover, according to what Fu Tu said that day, this is an Extreme Celestial Immortal! His combat power is even more terrifying than that of ordinary Celestial Immortals!
"I know what you're thinking, but don't get your hopes up too high."

However, Qishan's next words poured cold water on Li Yang's enthusiastic and lively thoughts.

“In ancient times, I was tricked by the Xuanhuang Palace and made to repair this problematic ‘Sun Treasure Mirror’. I am now deeply mired in these issues and my mind is clouded.”

"Moreover, those old guys have a backup plan. If we were to face the people from the Xuanhuang Palace, my role would definitely not be as great as yours. In a state of mental instability, they would only go on a killing spree and might even turn on you."

Li Yang's pupils contracted sharply. Seeing Li Yang's expression, Qi calmly nodded.
"That's right, the complete and intact 'Sun Treasure Mirror' is in the hands of the Xuanhuang Palace. You should be careful, as it will become the strongest enemy of the ancestral star in the future."

(End of this chapter)