Mysterious mirror hanging high

Half a year passed quickly. One day, Jing Yu received a photo stone from his disciple Guan Lingxiao. It was said to be obtained from the Holy Land of Penglai. It was said to be news from the fairyland, so he made a copy and sent it to him.

The image stone that Jing Yu received was a one-time image. It would be automatically destroyed after viewing it once, so he was not in a hurry to open it to view it. Instead, he gathered several immortal selectors to the [Youfang Immortal Mansion] at the same time.

But when Lu Yingzhao, Ye Xingyun, Yun Xuance, Li Jiangmei and others arrived, Jing Yu nodded and said:

"Now that everyone is here, let's open it and take a look."

After saying this, he used his magical power to transfer his true essence into the image stone. The image stone suddenly flickered slightly, revealing an image:

A thin middle-aged man in a green shirt stood with his hands behind his back. He had a thin brow and eyes like cold stars, and a faint aura of immortality lingered around him.

He was casually holding something in his right hand. It turned out to be a miniature white dragon. The dragon's body was only three feet long, its scales were dull, its whiskers were drooping, and its eyes were half-closed. It looked dejected, as if it had suffered a great blow.

"Then... the white dragon held in the male cultivator's hand is... the Lord Baiyuan Dragon?!" Yun Xuance's pupils suddenly shrank.

"This man in green clothes... I have seen his statue in Penglai Mountain before."

Jing Yu suddenly said, "[Penglai Heavenly Monarch] Xiao Buyi..."

But the middle-aged man in blue clothes in the image suddenly said:

"What happened in the Immortal Continent... I have learned from Bai Yuan."

"Currently, the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty hasn't made many moves, and no fellow Daoists who ascended from the Immortal Continent have mysteriously disappeared. I think the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty is still unaware of this matter."

The man in green robes said coldly, "There are two possibilities. First, the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty already knows about the situation in the lower realm, but is now keeping it secret. There is a deeper conspiracy."

"Secondly, the remaining soul of the Divine Cauldron that ascended to the Immortal Realm has not recovered from its injuries and has not yet found the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty."

"I tend to believe the second possibility... After all, even if one ascends to the immortal realm with a soul and cultivates the secret technique of the soul and has the appropriate tools to assist, it is impossible for him to be safe and sound. It is likely that he has consumed too much soul power and has now fallen into a deep sleep."

"If that's the case... Xiao will gather all the ascended Daoists from the Immortal Realm and search for this remnant soul with all our might. We'll strive to kill it before it reaches the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty! To prevent any future trouble!"

"If we can achieve this, the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty will continue to believe that the [Immortal Continent] is a dead world where all living things have been completely exterminated, and naturally they will no longer send people down to the lower realms to purge the current Taoist lineage."

"The danger of Xianzhou has naturally been resolved."

"But if we can't do it... and that remnant soul really finds a cultivator from the upper realm of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, then..."

"The Immortal Continent is in danger."

"It's not just the Immortal Continent. I'm afraid that even cultivators like us who ascended from the Immortal Continent will find it difficult to escape the Shending Immortal Dynasty's wanted list."

Xiao Buyi's expression was gloomy. "Among the ascended cultivators of our current sect, the highest level of cultivation is only the [Mahayana Realm]. There are no immortals."

"The Shending Immortal Dynasty, on the other hand, is a force at the level of [Heavenly Immortal], with several immortals in charge."

"The worst-case scenario... is that the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty will send cultivators down to the lower realms to sweep the area... but their cultivation level is only at the peak of the Spiritual Transformation stage. Even if this worst-case scenario occurs, the cultivators of the Immortal Continent still have a chance of victory."

"I can't afford to send cultivators to the lower realms, so I can only give you some powerful spiritual weapons for your own protection... Spiritual weapons of too high a grade wouldn't be usable by Divine Transformation cultivators, so at best they're mid-grade spiritual weapons."

"You hold these spiritual weapons. If there are a few cultivators with strong foundations and astonishing attainments in the laws who have reached the perfection of the Spiritual Transformation stage, perhaps they can resist a few of them."

"There's also a mid-grade cave-type spiritual artifact inside, powerful enough to withstand attacks from the Divine Transformation level... If it proves too difficult to resist... then have the elite disciples and Divine Transformation cultivators from the major sects take refuge in this cave, preserve the fire, and wait for the right time."

"If things really come to this, it will be nothing more than the return of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty to the world and continue their rule."

"And you are just like the Divine Cauldron cultivators of the past, hiding in your caves, spiritual artifacts, or large caves...waiting for changes in the immortal world."

Xiao Buyi spoke slowly, "This change is... perhaps tens of thousands of years from now, or perhaps hundreds of thousands of years from now, I will achieve the realm of a celestial immortal, or even a true immortal, and my cultivation level will completely surpass that of the Divine Cauldron Ancestor."

"By then... Xiao will send monks to the lower realms again to restore order and allow all the major sects to return to the world!"

"Of course, I might encounter an accident during this long period of cultivation, and perish... But there will always be ascended cultivators from other sects who can accomplish this and end the rule of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty."

Xiao Buyi lowered his eyes and whispered, "You guys...wait for me!"

At this moment, the miniature white dragon in the green-shirted man's hand suddenly shouted:

"Fellow Daoist Xiao! I, Old Dragon, am a pure-blooded true dragon, and the dragons of the Immortal Realm also recognize me! Why not let me return to the Dragon Clan? Then, you can easily get a small reward from an elder. Wouldn't that immediately lift the siege of the Immortal Continent?"

"The Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty is just a mere celestial power in the Immortal Realm. How can it compare with the True Dragon Clan that dominates the Immortal Realm? When I, the old dragon, return to the dragon clan, such ant-like existences will be destroyed with a single blow!"

"Be honest with me!"

Xiao Buyi pinched the scales on Bai Long's neck, causing Bai Yuan Longjun to grimace in pain. He said bluntly:

"How can you be considered a pure-blooded dragon? Your bloodline is considered pure in the lower realm, but among the dragons of the immortal realm, it wouldn't even be ranked! I see that the dragon blood in your body is half that of a true dragon, which is good enough!"

"Do you really think the Immortal Realm Dragon Clan will accept any and all bastards?"

Xiao Buyi whispered, "Considering your meritorious service in bringing the news of your ascension to the immortal realm, I will not hold you responsible for deserting the battlefield... Practice diligently. If you can transcend the mortal realm and achieve the realm of a celestial immortal, you might even have a slim chance of returning to your roots."

Finally, Xiao Buyi said:

"Penglai disciples, descendants of the Xiao family, listen up... Make a few copies of this image and send them to the various Taoist sects in Xianzhou to reassure people..."

"As for the [Immortal Eyes] and the quota for Divine Transformation... extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. There's no need to stick to old rules. With the great calamity approaching, having one more Divine Transformation cultivator would increase the power of the Immortal Continent. It would be a great blessing."

After saying this, Xiao Buyi sighed heavily:

"Luckily, the Tianfu True Immortal has already led the Yuwen family away from the Shending Immortal Dynasty and established their own faction. Otherwise, how could we have any room to struggle? You'd better take care of yourself!"

The image suddenly stopped, and Xiao Buyi's shadow turned into countless tiny points of light and gradually dissipated. With a "click" sound, the shadow stone in Jing Yu's hand cracked.