Chapter 960: Exalted Linglong! Exalted Linglong

When the sound of the Heavenly Law Gong rang out, it meant that Exalted Linglong, the number-one figure of the Dao of Immortals in the Xuanhuang Great World, was about to descend upon Mount Sumeru Jin Shan, so Fang Yu and Elder Tianfa could no longer remain in the Hall of Heavenly Punishment; one by one they stepped out of the Hall of Heavenly Punishment,

and at once Fang Yu saw, at the peak of Mount Sumeru, a ceremonial canopy wreathed in countless rays of sharp, radiant light, and upon the canopy were written three great characters: Radiance Peak.

Beneath this canopy sat a human figure upon a crystal throne; this figure seemed to be only a shadow, its specific form impossible to make out, yet its entire body radiated a dazzling, piercing brilliance, as glaring as billions of blazing suns.

Of course, with Fang Yu's present gaze, he could still see that there were endless rings of light there, layer upon layer, seeping deep into the distant reaches of time and space, and at the very deepest point of that time and space there was a feminine shadow, as if it were a deity evolved from the boundless laws between heaven and earth.

All around this feminine deity, laws of every kind were densely concentrated; some were laws of space, so that although Fang Yu could dimly sense this Exalted Immortal, the distance between them might be separated by billions upon billions of layers of parallel space and other-dimensional space.

Some were laws of time, vast and unfathomable, transformed into laws of time and space utterly unlike those of the outside world.

In the depths of that time and space, the passage of time differed vastly from the outside; if anyone at this moment wished to make a move against this Exalted Immortal, they would not even need to approach her true body—the sudden surge of the power of passing years alone would be enough to drain that person's lifespan to nothing.

This involved exceedingly profound laws of spatial transformation and laws of time's passage; it was entirely possible that in the space of a single instant, ten thousand years might flow by, and of course it was also possible that time itself would freeze there, so that anyone who entered would be frozen within the static time, every movement appearing as if slowed by billions upon billions of times, making it utterly impossible to make a move against this Exalted Immortal.

And beneath this Exalted Immortal's crystal throne coiled a Celestial Dragon a full thousand zhang in length.

Not a flood dragon, not a horned dragon, nor yet a coiled dragon—but a true Celestial Dragon.

This Celestial Dragon's eyes were the size of water vats, its pupils filled entirely with a color of ancient simplicity; with the slightest movement of its body, it radiated a powerful dragon's majesty that brooked no desecration.

Such a proud race could never have submitted to anyone, yet now it crouched beneath the crystal throne, guarding Exalted Linglong.

The majesty of this Exalted Immortal was thereby increased severalfold.

"So this is Exalted Linglong."

This was Fang Yu's first time seeing Exalted Linglong; in his years past he had had dealings with the Linglong Blessed Land several times, and had even received a congratulatory gift from Exalted Linglong at his grand celebration ceremony as an Eternal Giant, but this was still truly his first time meeting her in person.

That Exalted Immortal sat high above, shrouded by endless laws; every lift of her hand, every turn of her body radiated an aura that shook all the heavens; with a snap of her fingers she could cause the stars of myriad heavens to be born or destroyed, and with a casual movement she could create cosmic stars—such might Fang Yu had not seen in a long time.

Even though he had been to the Kanli Great World and seen many old antiques and ancestors, the moment Exalted Linglong appeared, her bearing still surpassed those ancestors.

Longevity Tenth Stage, the True Immortal Realm!

And just at this moment, the divine sense of that Exalted Immortal seemed to notice Fang Yu, and she looked over in his direction.

This was an ineffably mysterious occurrence; no one else perceived it at all, and only within Fang Yu's heart did this notion truly arise.

Within his mind, the endless time and space surrounding this Exalted Immortal shifted; hundreds of billions of other-dimensional spaces and parallel planes contracted, becoming a single, real and unfeigned time and space, and within this real and unfeigned time and space the Exalted Immortal revealed her physical form.

She was a beautiful young girl, dressed in brocade and splendid garments, possessing a natural charm—handsome, dashing, free and easy, with even a touch of liveliness about her.

Yes, a touch of liveliness.

This young girl's gaze swept over Fang Yu once, and she gave a slight smile.

Then, with the myriad transformations of time and space, everything seemed to return once more to primordial chaos; the beautiful young girl vanished, and what appeared before Fang Yu was still that Exalted Immortal who sat high above, enthroned upon the ninefold clouds, looking down upon all living beings.

"Was that an illusion? It was not."

Fang Yu, feeling that momentary meeting just now, perceived with perfect clarity that it had truly happened; in that instant many things occurred, and he had seen another Exalted Linglong—though of course the one now before him was also Exalted Linglong.

"The Exalted Immortal is only four thousand years old this year, yet her seniority is already among the very greatest in the Xuanhuang Great World."

Fang Yu reflected that he himself was now only around twenty years old, yet in the Shrouding Heaven Realm he was already an existence like an old antique, unable to speak with the young at all; wherever he went, he would be accompanied by the Holy Lords of the various great Holy Lands, or the Family Heads of the Desolate Ancient Families, and when discussing the Dao he would do so with elders like Jiang Shenwang who had lived four thousand years, making him seem as if he were also very old.

Yet in truth he was only in his twenties, belonging to the younger generation.

Exalted Linglong was perhaps the same.

"Truly magnificent—this is Exalted Linglong! The legends say she is on the verge of cultivating to the point of attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal; her realm is simply beyond our imagination—when will we ever be able to break through to an Undying Body?"

Just at this moment, some murmuring discussion arose.

Fang Yu's divine sense flowed over, and he discovered that the one speaking was a wooden-looking Daoist—Wood Daoist; beside him was another Eternal Giant, Dragon Daoist.

Dragon Daoist and Wood Daoist, the masters of Dragon-Wood Star, who had founded their own sect; though not on par with the Xiandaoshi Sect, they still dominated their own domain.

As if sensing Fang Yu's divine sense, both Dragon Daoist and Wood Daoist immediately smiled and performed a salute from afar: "Masters of Dragon-Wood Star, Dragon Daoist and Wood Daoist, pay our respects to the Exalted Immortal."

"Mm."

Fang Yu nodded, a faint smile also appearing on his face.

These two Eternal Giants were quite courteous, still knowing to bow to him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

And just at this moment, from the very peak of Mount Sumeru Jin Shan, three thunderous peals of heaven-shaking thunder suddenly rang out, shaking even space itself until it trembled, and everyone fell silent.

At the top of Mount Sumeru Jin Shan, everywhere stretched an endless expanse of gold; within the gold, chairs materialized one after another out of thin air, and many female disciples of Exalted Linglong flitted back and forth among the seats, carrying immortal peaches and fruits, like the flying celestial maidens of myth and legend, guiding each of the guests who had come to offer birthday congratulations to their proper seats.

"Exalted Immortal, that is your seat; in a moment, you may go and present your birthday offering."

Several true-transmission female disciples of the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities, Golden Core Realm, each wore a garment resembling a chessboard, alternating black and white, twinkling with specks of starlight, seemingly capable of encompassing the stars of heaven and earth and all the boundless starlight within them.

These several Golden Core Realm female disciples were actually wearing Top-Grade treasure artifacts, and at a glance one could see they had been refined using the Linglong Blessed Land's trump-card supreme divine ability, the Linglong Great Luo Heaven, possessing wondrous effects.

Each Golden Core female disciple of the Linglong Blessed Land circled around Fang Yu, acting as guides, extremely courteous, giving Fang Yu a feeling of being the moon surrounded by stars.

"Several junior sisters have worked hard; take these little trinkets."

Fang Yu smiled, flicked his finger, and a stream of treasure-light flew out—several Top-Grade treasure artifacts.

Each Top-Grade treasure artifact gleamed with radiant treasure-light, containing extremely powerful force within; although no artifact spirit had yet formed, the spirituality within was gathering, as if only one step away from being crafted as Low Grade Dao artifacts.

The Top-Grade among supreme-grade treasure artifacts—treasures only one step away from becoming Low Grade Dao artifacts!

Seeing this scene, many of those who had come to offer birthday congratulations were stunned.

Those who had come to offer birthday congratulations were, more or less, people of status and position; when received by the female disciples of the Linglong Blessed Land, they would also give some gifts—this was an unwritten rule, and a matter of face.

However, whether they were Thousand-Year Golden Core Lesser Giants or Eternal Giants, none would give anything too precious; a Golden Core Lesser Giant might bestow some spirit artifacts, while an Eternal Giant would only give some Low Grade treasure artifacts—never, ever would anyone bestow Top-Grade treasure artifacts as casually as Fang Yu did.

A treasure like a Top-Grade treasure artifact was simply too precious; for an ordinary Eternal Giant to refine even one would require several hundred years, and just gathering the materials might take over a hundred years, along with untold painstaking effort.

Moreover, once one's cultivation base reached the level of an Eternal Giant, most Eternal Giants would naturally want to refine Low Grade Dao artifacts, so their stockpiles of Top-Grade treasure artifacts were not large; even if they had some, they would bestow them upon their own disciples—who would give them away so casually?

Unless one truly had wealth to spare.

All the onlookers present—whether the guests who had come from various places to offer birthday congratulations, or the female disciples of the Linglong Blessed Land attending to other guests—showed expressions of envy on their faces.

Some female disciples even wanted to come over and attend to Fang Yu, hoping Fang Yu would bestow a Top-Grade treasure artifact upon them.

"Many thanks, Exalted Immortal!"

The several 7th Stage of Divine Abilities, Golden Core Realm female disciples were all overjoyed, each having received a Top-Grade treasure artifact; the excitement on their faces was plain for anyone to see.

"This Xianzun is really filthy rich. That's a Supreme-Grade treasure!"

"Fang Yu Xianzun is a myth, a legend. For him to have cultivated to such a stage after all these years of cultivation, he must have had far, far too many fortuitous encounters!"

"We absolutely cannot compare ourselves to Fang Yu Xianzun. Even I feel a great pang of heartache when I bestow a single top-grade spirit artifact…"

"I, a Golden Core master, once thought that founding a sect with several dozen Divine Ability Secret Realm disciples within it and occupying a mortal dynasty was already remarkable. But now it seems established cultivation sects truly have deep foundations. I want to take my entire sect to join the Yuhua Sect — perhaps we too might receive a tremendous reward."

"Indeed, we rogue cultivators laboriously obtain a single High-Grade treasure and already consider it hard-won. But by following this Xianzun, whatever he casually bestows in a good mood is something we'd have to strive a whole lifetime for. I really want to go to the Yuhua Sect and see if they'd be willing to take in a rogue cultivator like me. My cultivation base is, after all, at the Golden Core Realm — contributing to the Yuhua Sect wouldn't be any difficulty."

Another rogue cultivator who had cultivated to the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities of the Golden Core Realm spoke up.

Today's scene once again shook the hearts and minds of those present. The impact on some rogue cultivators was enormous, and even some titans who had cultivated to the Longevity Secret Realm sighed with emotion again and again.

A man in a crystalline scholar's robe, folding fan in hand, clicked his tongue in wonder. His body was tightly fused with the surrounding void, indistinguishable from it, as if at any moment he might slip into space and teleport.

"Mr. Shuijing, your divine calculations are unrivaled within our Xiandao Sect Sect. I wager even you never foresaw that a being like Fang Yu would appear within the Xiandao Sect Sect."