Chapter 514: Yu Zhen Six-Nine Combined Void

True Person Behind Shangyuan's steps were light and slow, but he gradually rose on the cloud-energy long steps. Every step he took, a burst of immortal music rose, the Dharma conch sounded loudly, and the cloud energy on both sides turned into immortal boys and girls, carrying baskets and holding flowers, scattering white jade flower snow petals, falling to the ground with white smoke. Each of the phantom women had different postures, very agile, and their costumes were matched just right, like real people. One or two even looked up, looking curiously at the Early Zifu cultivators in the sky.

The white energy in the sky spread wider and wider, with pavilions and towers scattered among them, surrounding True Person Behind Shangyuan. One or two Early Zifu cultivators looked puzzled and whispered:

"What is this... I don't see water, fire, or five elements, and I don't see the intersection of various energies, only this white energy appearance... how can there be such a breakthrough..."

"It is said to be virtual and real..."

These two whispered to each other. Yuansu beside Li Li Xuanfeng also frowned, his expression surprised, narrowing his eyes and staring at the white energy. White jade petals rolled past his side, emitting white energy and falling into the lake.

True Person Yuansu paused for a moment and muttered:

"It is truly 'Yu Zhen Six-Nine Combined Void'. Taiyue actually has such an immortal formula."

Everyone had different expressions. Behind Shangyuan still climbed into the clouds step by step. As he climbed higher and higher, everything beside him rolled violently, the white energy sometimes bright and sometimes dark, surging toward him.

True Person Behind Shangyuan opened his mouth lightly: "'Green Jade Cliff'"

As soon as his voice fell, the wind and snow in heaven and earth stopped instantly.

The wind and snow in the North Sea

These white beads rolled and leaped, emitting crisp, bright sounds, either shattering thin ice and sinking into the lake, rolling down the snowy peaks with a clatter, or piling up in the hollows.

The ice and snow beneath his feet also slowly transformed from bright white to a white interwoven with pale green, emitting a transparent luster in the moonlight. Behind Shangyuan let out a slight breath and chanted: "Brocade of the Intervening Path."

In an instant, the falling beads in the world stretched and changed, interweaving into a dense white brocade that drifted like catkins, obscuring the sky and sun. One could not even see three feet in front of them, feeling only a hazy, misty whiteness.

"The Jiang family lineage... the foundation of Fei Fei Wangbai."

Li Li Xuanfeng exerted his vision to the limit, pushing his ocular technique to the extreme, and only then could he barely make out a rough silhouette. Behind Behind Shangyuan, there seemed to be an additional fluttering long robe with silver-white patterns, swaying gently in the wind.

A soft voice rang in his ears, and Behind Shangyuan's tone was one of gratification, as if everything had fallen into place: "Bai Yu Plate."

Li Li Xuanfeng had also heard of this foundation; Yu Yu Yuxie of that year had cultivated this path. Because it required 【Taiyin Moon Essence】 and 【Gao Bai Yu Essence】, the inheritance had already been severed. As expected, it was also of the Yu Zhen lineage.

At this moment, the bright moon and stars in the sky dimmed to the extreme in an instant, almost merging with the night sky behind them, and in their place rose a dazzling, bright jade plate.

As soon as this jade plate rose, the jade beads and silky rain in the sky ceased. True Person Behind Shangyuan sat cross-legged in the air, with that white jade plate directly behind him, like a reincarnated immortal or Buddha, and the cloud Qi on his face finally dissipated.

His features were handsome with long, graceful eyebrows, but now his eyes were a bright white, staring straight at the void above.

He slowly turned his head, and white Qi could not stop drifting from between his lips and teeth. Like a waterfall, the white Qi flowed out from his hair tips with his movements, dissipating into the air.

Yuansu watched quietly, a look of sudden realization in his eyes. On the cloud bank beside him appeared a young man in blue and white robes—it was True Person Puyu, his face full of amazement:

"Good... so there is such a method of breaking through! Good! This immortal technique of True Person Behind Shangyuan can grant future generations an extra half-chance at breaking through!"

"Since the ancient methods are no longer useful, one should seek their own nature, without being constrained by water, fire, the five elements, or the twelve immortal Qi. Those seeking the void should seek the void... those seeking the clear and the turbid should seek the clear and the turbid..."

True Person Puyu's eyes flashed with brilliance, as if he had infinite thoughts. He looked at Li Li Xuanfeng beside him and praised in a low voice:

"His divine abilities are currently merging, which is why there is a sign of his immortal body crumbling. He is truly a genius. Could this immortal technique be tailor-made for Yu Zhen? It fits so perfectly!"

Behind Shangyuan, on this end, did not stop, saying word by word: "Path-Merging Truth!"

Instantly, dazzling white light flowed, and the cloud Qi in the air surged and gathered, centering on the bright, massive jade plate behind him, coalescing into a huge white lake, vaguely condensing a bright point of light.

The various Early Zifu cultivators stared at that spiritual light in wonder, but True Person Puyu looked past the light, carefully observing True Person Behind Shangyuan, secretly calculating, while blood appeared on his hands.

Behind Shangyuan lightly formed a seal, and the divine white light surged over, crashing into the spiritual light.

Above the spiritual light, a point of illusory white jade slowly emerged, gradually gathering, becoming more solid as it condensed, then gradually turning into a delusion.

Behind Shangyuan's pale complexion quickly returned to normal. His eyes were tightly closed, revealing a jade-like color. His left and right hands were at times illusory and at times solid, and the white light behind him also flickered, as if struggling constantly.

Jade rain began to fall from the sky again. The group of Early Zifu cultivators all fell silent, staring at him with envy, jealousy, or unease.

Li Li Xuanfeng turned to the side. Yuansu's expression was one of both amazement and envy; he stood stunned for a full ten breaths without speaking. Beside him, True Person Puyu lowered his head and eyes, saying nothing.

Li Li Xuanfeng waited for a breath, and True Person Puyu looked over, pointing gently at the ground beneath their feet.

Li Li Xuanfeng looked down and saw a expanse of blue and white. The ice and stone had turned to jade, and the falling snow had become brocade. This North Sea ice peak had been thoroughly transformed from head to toe into a cliff of blue jade.

The group of Early Zifu cultivators maintained an eerie silence until all the radiance on Behind Shangyuan disappeared, and he returned to his ordinary appearance as a fluttering man in white, his sword also reverting to wood.

He opened his eyes, which were pure white, and his figure emitted white light.

The stars and moon dimmed. Behind Shangyuan's lips moved slightly, and his voice emerged from the Great Void into the present world, continuously transmitting. He said:

"I am Behind Shangyuan. Today, I verify the Path in the North Sea, achieving the 'Yu Zhen Six-Nine Void-Merging Nature,' and ascend to the rank of True Monarch. The foundation of all jade in the world is now set; it can be used for arrays, for elixirs, for supreme immortal techniques, for talismans, for registers, and for the Yu Zhen lineage..."

"The earth veins shall produce jade... Yu Zhen can be spiritual objects, spiritual plants, spiritual beasts... My path shall flourish. I leave behind the Sword Mansion and Jade Cliff for the world, to aid future generations."

His voice echoed, mixed with the sound of fine, dense jade fragments. The surrounding Early Zifu cultivators, regardless of their previous relationship with him—whether they loved or hated him, were unrelated, or were jealous and envious—all bowed: "Congratulations to True Monarch Behind Shangyuan!"

"Greetings to the Yu Zhen Six-Nine Void-Merging True Monarch."

True Person Puyu listened with emotion, turning to Yuansu beside him: "True Monarch Behind Shangyuan is using the ancient immortal method of proclaiming the achievement of immortal karma..."

Yuansu nodded low, not knowing what he was thinking. True Person Puyu sighed and muttered: "It is time to leave. His successful breakthrough has confirmed many things. I wonder how many fellows inside and outside the sea will be unable to resist following suit!"

Yuansu remained silent throughout, only bowing low to Behind Shangyuan, staring blankly at that patch of white Qi.

Behind Shangyuan tilted his head to listen, vaguely seeing a blurry object appear before him.

This object was neither real nor illusory; it looked like a robe draped over his body, yet also like a stone held in his hand, and like a void. Behind Shangyuan raised his eyes, looking into the void ahead.

The cloud Qi beside him drifted away, and two blurry figures gradually materialized. One spoke:

"Congratulations, Immortal."

The other was equally formal, bowing respectfully before taking a golden scroll from their sleeve, shaking their arm gently to unfurl it.

The two held one end each, presenting it before True Monarch Behind Shangyuan. The person on the left took a brush from their sleeve and said respectfully: "The Immortal has transcended the mundane; please personally erase your immortal name. We two are lowly and dare not commit such an act of disrespect."

True Monarch Behind Shangyuan shook his head slightly, remaining motionless. The two were somewhat timid, exchanging glances, not knowing what to do, when Behind Shangyuan said: "I am not on the list; no need to look."

The two underworld officials looked at each other and had no choice but to put away the brush and secure the golden scroll. Only then did Behind Shangyuan wave his hand: "Leave quickly, lest a fight breaks out and injures you both."

"Thank you for your consideration, True Monarch. We take our leave."

The two nodded repeatedly, as if granted a reprieve, bowed respectfully, and in an instant transformed into a gust of ghostly wind, quickly dissipating into the world.

Behind Shangyuan slowly stood up, the white light behind him gradually receding into his body. He pressed his hand to the blue blade at his waist and said coldly: "Fellow Daoist Du Qing, no need to wait any longer!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Early Zifu cultivators in the air all lowered their heads, none daring to move or speak, standing in silence. Li Li Xuanfeng felt only a blue-green expanse in his field of vision; everything before him had changed.

"The sky is gone..."

The sun, moon, stars, and night sky had all disappeared, leaving only a vast, boundless expanse of blue water stretching from the distant east to the west. Endless blue water surged, suspended above, and looking up, one could still see scattered islands and reefs.

"This is... this is..."

The sea in the sky reflected the snowy peaks and jade mountains beneath his feet and the North Sea at the very bottom. Above and below were both water; it was almost impossible to distinguish up from down.

The endless blue water in the sky adhered silently. Li Li Xuanfeng felt his eyes ache, golden stars dancing before them, and he dared not look further. Beside him, Yuansu had already grabbed his armor, forcibly turning his head away, directly facing Yuansu's face.

Ning Ning Tiaoxiao's right eyeball was empty, with blue seawater flowing down. The other side was also soft and collapsed in the socket, turning into a lump. His face looked as if it had been splashed with water, with blue liquid flowing down.

His vision went black, and he vaguely saw a glittering, shining comet falling from the seawater. A huge, boundless creature was shuttling from the sea in the sky to the sea beneath the earth, its ink-black scales shimmering.

His ears were silent; he heard nothing. The world seemed to have lost all sound, everything frozen as if time had stopped. He only saw Ning Ning Tiaoxiao's lips and tongue move: "Lushui."

Calcination Mountain of the East Sea.

Calcination Mountain is a great mountain in the sea north of the He-Water Sea, a place where the rosy clouds of the East Sea stop to rest. The rosy clouds rising from the northwest and northeast directions would stop at this high mountain to rest before continuing their journey across the firmament.

This time could be long or short, sometimes resting for a few breaths, sometimes stopping for several hours. Those coming from the northwest generally go toward the Qunyi, while those from the northeast fall back onto the Great West Plain of the Wu State.

Located in the He-Water Sea, this place is naturally the territory of the Dragon-kind. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators coming here are naturally courting death, but the Dragon-kind treats the various Early Zifu cultivators with kindness, allowing them to land here to gather rosy clouds for cultivation, and the Dragon-kind will host them well.

Amidst the rising rosy clouds, a young man flew in on the clouds, handsome and elegant, holding a gourd in his hand.

He stopped lightly on the peak, frowned in confusion as he calculated the time, and a woman flew in on the wind beside him, holding colorful clouds in her hands, her brows curved:

"Husband, how is it?"

This couple was naturally Li Li Xizhi and his wife. Li Li Xizhi was here to heal his wounds and gather rosy clouds, and Yang Yang Xiaoer had come to find him, crossing the East Sea alone. She had only arrived last night; were it not for her being a member of the Yang family, protected by family members, the risks along the way would have been great.

Li Li Xizhi was observing the rosy clouds. Nominally, he was gathering clouds for True Person Senior Changxi, so he naturally had to do the job well. He calculated with his fingers and said suspiciously: "Strange... what happened in the North Sea that not a single rosy cloud has come over... Could it be that a Early Zifu cultivator has fallen, disrupting the celestial phenomena?"

He calculated for a moment: "But there is clearly no celestial phenomenon in the northwest direction, yet no rosy clouds are flowing over..."

Yang Yang Xiaoer immediately understood and said in a low voice: "Husband is isolated here and does not know. These past few days should be the days of True Monarch Behind Shangyuan's breakthrough in the North Sea. It must have been inadvertently blocked by him."

Li Li Xizhi became worried. Since no rosy clouds were coming, he took the opportunity to fly down with his wife to the cave dwelling.

This cave dwelling was prepared by the Dragon-kind and was quite spacious. He closed the stone door tightly and asked softly:

"You came in a hurry yesterday; I didn't have time to ask you... It is safe here, and we have the time."

Li Li Xizhi took the feathered robes from his storage bag; they were already tattered, with a deep blue palm print on the back. Seeing this, Yang Yang Xiaoer's expression became panicked, and she asked: "How did it become like this!"

Yang Yang Xiaoer had heard that her husband was at Calcination Mountain and missed him dearly, so she hurried over on the wind. Seeing that her husband was not wearing the feathered robes she had given him, she had some doubts. Thinking about it, she quickly realized something was wrong:

"What happened!"

Li Li Xizhi explained roughly and asked softly: "These feathered robes of yours, clearly at the Qi Refining level, actually hid this golden light trump card..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yang Xiaoer first carefully confirmed that his injuries were not serious, then pursed her lips and snorted: "I thought it was something else."

She smiled: "These two sets of feathered robes—one was obtained by the direct line of the Yang family, and one was part of my dowry... I was just worried that you were running around outside and had so many enemies, so I kept an eye on it."

Li Li Xizhi, quick-witted, immediately understood and said softly:

"So you swapped the feathered robes."

"Naturally I swapped them. I don't need to fight for my life outside, and no one can bully me."

Yang Yang Xiaoer smiled:

"So the one you are wearing is the feathered robe of the Yang family's direct line, and the one I am wearing is the one from my dowry!"

Thanks to the Alliance Leader: Cangyue Support Group.

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