Chapter 86: High-Level Dao Discussion

Danchenzi returning to the mountain after a visit abroad was originally a great joyous occasion.

The two Elders and all the disciples were initially cheering to welcome him, but they were immediately shocked and their expressions changed drastically upon hearing the news that Xu Chen had been buried in Black Wind Ridge.

After hearing the brief report and explanation from Danchengzi, the group of disciples were all filled with righteous indignation; while rolling up their sleeves and cursing loudly, they all demanded to go to Yuqing Hall to demand an explanation.

Danchenzi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "What are you shouting about? This is nonsense. Although Chen'er's life or death is currently unknown, it does not necessarily mean he has perished. I have already sent a flying sword message to True Monarch Baiyun at Yuqing Hall. We will wait for his arrival and then join forces to go in and investigate to find out the truth. On the fifteenth of next month, all the Immortal Sects of the Song Kingdom will come to congratulate me on my Spirit Transformation Ceremony. Although this is just a matter of face, it concerns the future status of our Taiyuan Sect in the Great Song Immortal World and the distribution of resources such as Spirit Stones, so we cannot be careless. I ask the two Junior Brothers to urge and carefully arrange the preparations for the ceremony; do not slight the visiting Daoist Friends when the time comes."

"We obey the Master's decree!" Xuanhe Zhenren and the Third Elder bowed and accepted the order together.

The group of disciples naturally dared not cause any more trouble and could only disperse dejectedly, each going to prepare for the work of the Spirit Transformation Ceremony.

"Xuan'er, follow me to the quiet room in the back mountain!"

"This disciple obeys!"

Zhao Xuan followed Danchenzi with red-rimmed eyes and soon entered the stone cave in the back mountain for closed-door cultivation.

Looking at Zhao Xuan, who was still sobbing sadly, Danchenzi could not help but sigh again. With a face full of kindness and comfort, he said: "Disciple, you must not be too sad. We who cultivate immortality and seek the Dao should take life and death lightly. Chen'er has this tribulation in his fate; whether he lives or dies depends on his destiny. Last time, he mentioned that he had a fortuitous encounter in Black Wind Ridge. Not only did he kill a Third-Tier Demon Wolf inside, but he also gained a Divine Sense perception far stronger than his peers. Furthermore, he obtained a Soul magic spell capable of severely wounding Danyuan Realm cultivators. With these extraordinary abilities to protect him, even if he encounters danger for the time being, he has a certain ability to avoid danger and protect himself, so there is still much hope. Today, I called you here to repair and clear your injured meridians, so as not to ruin your Dao foundation if too much time passes and delay your future cultivation."

Zhao Xuan prostrated herself and wailed: "Master has just returned from outside, and perhaps you will go to Black Wind Ridge tomorrow to look for Junior Brother. This disciple wants to wait until Master returns before speaking, so as not to waste your energy and delay the search for Junior Brother's whereabouts!"

Danchenzi was silent for a moment, nodded, and said: "Very well, that is fine too. I am indeed a bit tired from this trip, you go first!"

"Yes, this disciple takes her leave!" Zhao Xuan kowtowed and left the cave crying.

After his Divine Sense confirmed that Zhao Xuan had left the back mountain, Danchenzi covered his brow, his face turning pale. He held his breath for a long time before exhaling, and finally cursed: "That dog Taiwuzi has such formidable strength; he almost broke my Nascent Soul. In this Spirit Transformation Ceremony, if I don't scrape a layer of grease off you, I will not give up!"

The two Elders and disciples under his sect did not know what Danchenzi had actually done during his half-month trip.

But Danchenzi himself was very clear about it.

He first went to Yuqing Hall to pay his respects; after all, Yuqing Hall is the leader of the Song Kingdom's Immortal World. He visited the three True Monarchs: Chixia, Baiyun, and Yuyang.

One reason was to thank Baiyunzi for his help at the end of the tribulation.

The second was to declare his status as a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator and boost his presence.

Another reason was to explain the trouble Xu Chen and the others caused in Jingshi and resolve the grievances between the two Immortal Sects.

The fact that Yulong Zhenren was seriously injured and unconscious indeed had a lot to do with Xu Chen.

Of course, Danchenzi would not explain the inside story in detail to the people of Yuqing Hall. He only stated that in order to increase the safety of his three disciples' training, he had given them a Soul Magic Treasure for protection. Yulong Zhenren was injured by the Spirit Crane that had become agitated because of this Magic Treasure, and later, out of bullying the weak, he tried to force the three disciples to admit their mistakes, which led to them injuring him with the Magic Treasure.

To appease Yuqing Hall, Danchenzi offered apologies and stated he would do his best to help find Spirit Pills and medicines to aid in recovery.

Thus, this grudge with Yuqing Hall was considered settled at the high level.

Then, he invited the three True Monarchs to go to Longmen Mountain together to drink tea and discuss the Dao with Taiwu Zhenjun.

Of course, this tea-drinking process had some twists and turns; the two actually had a fight. Danchenzi had just reached the Spirit Transformation stage, and in terms of realm, strength, and Magic Spells, he was far inferior to Taiwuzi. A major purpose of seeking out Taiwuzi was to practice.

Taiwuzi's strength at the Spirit Transformation Mid-Stage was not to be underestimated. Although the difference in cultivation between the two was no longer large, he had been immersed in the Spirit Transformation Realm for hundreds of years. Therefore, after this fight, Danchenzi naturally did not win, and his Nascent Soul was struck by Taiwuzi's natal Magic Treasure. However, Taiwuzi did not have it easy either; his Magic Treasure was damaged by Danchenzi's counterattack, and it would likely not recover without years of nourishment.

After this fight, Danchenzi's status in the Great Song Immortal World was naturally established.

Additionally, he was also seeking retribution for the time Qingyunzi came to cause trouble at the Taiyuan Sect.

Qingyunzi injured the Second Elder, Xuanhe Zhenren, causing him to lose the opportunity to break through to the Danyuan Realm; the loss to the Taiyuan Sect was not insignificant.

But Qingyunzi was also injured in the soul by Xu Chen and fell into a coma. Now, like Yulong Zhenren, he was lying in bed, and it was unknown when he would wake up.

Calculating it this way, Longmen Mountain suffered a greater loss.

After the fight, Taiwuzi could only swallow his pride and accept it.

After all, they were the ones who were rude first, and now the "soft persimmon" of the Taiyuan Sect had turned into a foul and hard stone. Since they couldn't win and couldn't humiliate them, they could only resign themselves to licking their wounds.

The unlucky one was naturally Qingyunzi himself.

Although Taiwuzi felt some regret, he absolutely had no intention of risking his life to avenge his disciple. After all, he still wanted to live another five hundred years, or even reach a higher level of Spirit Transformation, and one day be able to break the void and become a True Immortal.

When the two were fighting, the three True Monarchs of Yuqing Hall were also watching from the side as witnesses.

After the two finished fighting, the five True Monarchs sat down harmoniously to drink immortal tea and chat. Then, they jointly wrote a letter to the leader of the Ming Kingdom's Immortal Sects, the Supreme Great Elder of Lingyun Hall and True Spirit Realm Great Cultivator, Mingyi Zhenjun, questioning the Ziyang Sect for plotting to seize the Great Song's Immortal Treasure, arranging for Zhenyuan Realm disciples to enter the Great Song territory to kill and seize treasures, and secretly supporting Zhao Wuji's rebellion.

Danchenzi had already relayed the process of the deaths of Liang Feng and Guo Ming to the four True Monarchs of Yuqing Hall and Longmen Mountain. The four True Monarchs believed the news coming from a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator without doubt, because at their realm and status, there was no need to lie.

Therefore, the truth of this grudge was that Liang Feng pursued and killed Xu Chen and the others, was injured by a Second-Tier Spirit Talisman used by the Ninth Senior Brother Lu Yuan, and was then killed by Guo Ming. Guo Ming was injured by a Soul Magic Treasure during his battle with Xu Chen, and while fleeing, he was killed by two Ziyang Sect disciples who were lying in ambush. Finally, the two Ziyang Sect disciples were burned to ashes by Xu Chen using a Third-Tier Lie Yan Talisman purchased from the Treasure Pavilion.

In this way, the thread of this matter was finally brought to light.

Moreover, Danchenzi also personally stated that the reason he was able to reach the Spirit Transformation stage was that his three disciples obtained a Blood God Grass from the Princess of Xiyun Prefecture.

At that time, as soon as the words "Blood God Grass" were spoken, the whole audience was shocked. Even the Dao heart of Chixia Zhenjun, who was already in the True Spirit Realm and had lived for over seven hundred years, almost wavered, and he exclaimed, nearly spilling a cup of hot immortal tea on his face.

After learning the origin of this Blood God Grass, the three True Monarchs of Yuqing Hall all secretly regretted it.

The Song Kingdom was originally within the sphere of influence of Yuqing Hall, and the struggles of the imperial court naturally belonged to the internal affairs of Yuqing Hall. But unfortunately, whether it was the news of the Immortal Tomb or the Blood God Grass, Yuqing Hall had been kept in the dark from beginning to end, and for as long as three years. It was only when the three disciples of the Taiyuan Sect went to Jingshi to celebrate the Emperor's birthday that this matter was finally cleared of the fog and revealed to the world.

Initially, after receiving the report from the Treasure Pavilion, Yuqing Hall did not have many thoughts about the Immortal Treasure.

After all, the Ziyang Sect's strength was not weak; they had a Spirit Transformation True Monarch sitting in charge, and there were four Danyuan Realm Elders under their sect. No matter which country they were in, they were a first-class large Immortal Sect force. How could they spit out something they had already swallowed?

However, since it concerned the face of Yuqing Hall, after the Elder Council discussed it, they still sent a letter to the Ziyang Sect expressing their dissatisfaction with the matter and demanding that they hand over the Immortal Treasure and stop interfering in Zhao Wuji's rebellion.

But this was just an attitude; the Ziyang Sect did not even reply.

To stabilize the mortal court, Yuqing Hall specially arranged for the lowest-cultivation Danyuan Realm Elder, Yulong Zhenren, to go to Jingshi to sit in charge, so as to avoid the Ziyang Sect succeeding in their schemes and causing turmoil between the immortal and mortal worlds.

However, upon this trip, Yulong Zhenren was severely injured the moment he landed; he went standing and came back lying down, which finally alarmed the three Supreme Elders.

Originally, the three True Monarchs did not care much about the Immortal Treasure.

But now, hearing that the Immortal Tomb had actually unearthed a Blood God Grass, they were all moved, and they suddenly had a strong desire for the other Immortal Treasures as well.

The Blood God Grass had not appeared in the Song Kingdom for a thousand years. Even in the entire Shenzhou, with its hundreds of mortal kingdoms and vast territory of hundreds of millions of miles, it was extremely rare to hear of such a Spirit Medicine appearing in the world.

Every time one appeared, it would inevitably cause a long period of shock and heated discussion in the Immortal World.

After all, the appearance of a Blood God Grass was almost equivalent to the appearance of a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator. No matter which country or Immortal Sect it appeared in, their strength would greatly increase.

An Immortal Tomb that could produce Blood God Grass was certainly not an ordinary Immortal's grave; it might even contain the natal Magic Treasure of a Shenling Realm Great Cultivator or even the legacy treasures of a True Immortal who had reached the Lianxu Huashen stage.

Obtaining such an Immortal Treasure and carefully comprehending even a trace of the rules within would inevitably be of great help to one's future Dao path.

But now that the treasure had fallen into the hands of the Ziyang Sect, it was impossible to go to their door and snatch it by force, because the strength of the Ming Kingdom's Immortal Sects was not weak. The top three Immortal Sects combined had four True Monarchs, and the number of Danyuan Realm experts was seven or eight more than in the Great Song. To start an Immortal World war between the two countries for a few Ancient Immortal Treasures of unknown origin would be extremely unwise.

However, now that the Great Song had added another Spirit Transformation True Monarch, their confidence had also suddenly grown much stronger.

Therefore, the tone of this letter of inquiry was very stern, demanding that the Ming Kingdom Immortal Alliance and the Ziyang Sect must provide a definitive explanation to the Great Song Immortal World and return the Ancient Tomb Immortal Treasure.

Because of this matter, Danchenzi stayed at Longmen for nearly half a month, waiting for the reply from the Ming Kingdom Immortal World while exchanging cultivation insights after Spirit Transformation with the four veteran True Monarchs, verifying them with each other to stabilize and improve his cultivation as quickly as possible.

After waiting for ten days, True Monarch Mingyi of the Lingyun Hall in the Ming Kingdom replied, stating that the Ziyang Sect had indeed acted incorrectly and had already withdrawn its support for Zhao Wuji's rebellion, but regarding the matter of the Ancient Tomb Immortal Treasure, he was evasive and gave no answer at all.

(End of this chapter)