Chapter 697: The Dao Lord's Thought Moves, the Sea of Suffering Relocates the Temple (Combined Chapter)

【Control Requirement: Li Yuan】

【Control Effect:

Fifteenth Tier: Demon-Refining Transformation Pattern】

"Fifteenth Tier!"

Even though he had harbored immense expectations for this Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword, upon seeing this control effect, Li Yuan still sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, having underestimated his own master's methods.

【Demon-Refining Transformation Pattern: Chaos as the foundation, the void as the medium… the Demon-Refining Sword possesses the ability to slay evil spirits and demons to strengthen itself; refining it as a life-bound treasure can nourish the cultivator in return】

"Demon-Refining Transformation Pattern."

Li Yuan focused his spirit to perceive the Demon-Refining Sword embryo.

The essence of this sword embryo was exceedingly high; he only needed to refine demons and forge the sword, and his realm could grow in tandem—in theory, he could advance by leaps and bounds before the Fifteenth Tier!

And the Fifteenth Tier in the Soldier-Roster corresponded to a cultivator's Qi Jing, the Ying Dao Jing!

The Dharma Realm is exalted as the Dharma Heaven; the aura of the Dharma Heaven radiating across all realms is called Ying Dao—in other words, illuminating through all heavens, revered across all domains—the 'Shen Qi Jing'!

"The Great Dao leading straight to Qi Jing!"

Li Yuan's spirit swayed unceasingly.

Although he knew this was merely a theoretical limit—cultivators must undergo Tribulation Crossing starting from the Wu Jing—the value of this sword embryo was still beyond estimation.

"Demon-Refining Sword…"

Li Yuan's thoughts drifted for a moment, then he began to perceive the message transmitted from the sword body, left behind by Lord Lord Tianyu.

Nurture the sword, forge the sword, sacrifice the sword.

The growth of the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword required three paths to advance in parallel.

Nurturing the sword meant using one's own magic power to gently nourish the sword embryo; forging the sword meant slaying evil spirits and demons, drawing in all manner of divine patterns into it—only thus could the sword embryo's might be forged.

As for sacrificing the sword…

"Every time this sword transforms, it requires a blood sacrifice to open its edge…"

Li Yuan's eyelid twitched.

Sacrificing the sword to open its edge could not be done with just anyone's blood; the one sacrificed must satisfy two major conditions: first, they must be a practitioner of brutally fierce slaughter.

Second, their innate talent and nature must be top-tier within the same realm.

"No wonder when that big-bearded fellow slew that Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent, he shouted that his Dao was about to be achieved—that Nightmare Nine-Headed Serpent was unquestionably top-tier among the Wu Jing…"

Li Yuan's heart suddenly understood.

"In that case, the big-bearded fellow's Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword should now be at the Fourteenth Tier; thus, he should be forging the Dharma Heaven…"

"With his innate talent and foundation, wielding the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword, as long as his fortune isn't extremely poor when crossing the Dao Tribulation, he can sweep through it."

"In that case, what Senior Brother Master Fufa mentioned earlier about having matters to attend to—perhaps it's also about forging the sword?"

After obtaining the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword, many of Li Yuan's previous doubts were instantly cleared.

"This sword is indeed extremely fierce."

Li Yuan could feel his dantian trembling slightly; the Demon-Refining Sword embryo was drawing in magic power to nourish itself, the magic power consumed being nearly ten times that of the Nine-Smoke Luo.

He made an estimate.

With his current speed of practicing the Dharma through Xing Gong, this sword alone occupied nearly one three-hundredth—meaning every three hundred years, he would lose one year of cultivation.

One must understand, this was his speed of practicing the Dharma after he had forged the Five Extreme Temple and nurtured the Hun Dun Fa Body, and this sword was still merely an embryo!

"An ordinary cultivator simply cannot afford to nurture a spiritual treasure of this quality…"

Li Yuan's thoughts shifted slightly as he looked at that small banner; he possessed two spiritual treasures of this caliber.

【Great Luo Banner Embryo (Ninth Tier)】

【…The Great Luo Heaven, a spiritual treasure embryo forged by Lord Lord Tianyu through great Gu Gu Shentong, chaos as its foundation, the void as its material… a spiritual treasure for protecting the Dharma and the spirit…】

【This banner is extremely fierce, extremely evil】

【Control Requirement: Li Yuan】

【Control Effect:

Fifteenth Tier: Fortune-Suppressing Dharma-Ban】

【Fortune-Suppressing Dharma-Ban: Suppresses fortune, isolates curse-binding dharma; so long as the banner is not destroyed, all dharma in the divine realm cannot invade…】

A spirit-protecting spiritual treasure!

Li Yuan's eyes brightened slightly as he focused his spirit to perceive.

The quality of the Great Luo Banner was likewise exceedingly high, not only in no way inferior to the Demon-Refining Immortal-Slaying Sword, but even faintly surpassing it.

Lord Lord Tianyu left more messages on this banner; besides the methods of nurturing and forging the banner, there was also the direction for its cultivation.

"The ultimate in offense, creation and destruction as one!"

Sorting through the messages on the banner, Li Yuan was slightly startled; this Great Luo Banner was not only a treasure for protecting the spirit and body, but also an extremely terrifying slaughtering treasure.

Of course, this still depended on how the cultivator chose to sacrifice and refine it.

"This Great Luo Banner…"

Li Yuan's thoughts stirred slightly, and he made a trip to the Scripture Pavilion.

Upon learning that he wished to borrow books concerning the Demon-Refining Sword and the Great Luo Banner, Shu Shu Haoshou was first startled, then cried out in fright:

"You—the Dao Lord actually bestowed you the Great Luo Banner?!"

"What of it?"

Facing Li Yuan's inquiry, Shu Shu Haoshou didn't even dare to answer, merely looking at him with an expression as though he had seen a ghost, then went to fetch the various books he required.

Afterward, he vanished from the Scripture Pavilion without looking back, not even asking for Shan Gong.

"Five Demon-Refining Swords, Twelve Great Luo Banners!"

When Li Yuan's thoughts split and he flipped through the various books in his mind, he finally understood why Shu Shu Haoshou had been so shocked.

Lord Lord Tianyu has three Natal Spirit Treasures.

They are respectively the "Universal Celebration Cloud," the "Demon-Slaying Sword," and the "Great Luo Banner."

Among these three treasures, the Demon-Slaying Sword has been passed down through every generation — although each generation five people share five swords, it has still been inherited. The Universal Celebration Cloud has also been passed down over many generations.

Only the Great Luo Banner has never been passed down.

The reason is simple: the Great Luo Banner is also called the Twelve Great Luo Banners, corresponding to the Twelve Mountains of Great Luo Heaven!

"This is the mantle of succession…"

Li Yuan's heart trembled, and only now did he realize.

The greatest bestowal he received this time was not the Demon-Slaying Immortal-Slayer Sword, nor those two great scriptures, nor the Enlightenment Tea — but this Great Luo Banner!

"Apart from the True Lineage title, Master has passed down everything that can be passed down…"

With this thought, Li Yuan opened his eyes, drew a deep breath, and bowed deeply toward the direction of the Quiet Bamboo Grove.

……

Wooo~

In the Quiet Bamboo Cottage, the Sea of Stars began to ripple, with rivers of stars flowing one after another.

"Congratulations, Little Master, on finding an excellent disciple!"

Within the Sea of Stars, Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell swayed gently as he offered his loud congratulations.

He had followed Lord Lord Tianyu for far too long and knew that his Little Master was in an excellent mood at this moment.

"The Chaotic Body's path to Dao is not easy — I only hope he walks it steadily!"

Lord Lord Tianyu flicked a finger, and a river-of-stars-like stream of magic power descended.

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell bowed to receive it, smiling:

"Your disciple is a true seed of cultivation. Since entering the mountain, he has diligently cultivated every day. Even when he stirred up some trouble in the Tongshi Orb, he did so under an assumed name — you can see he is extremely steady."

"Tian Shi Yuan?"

Lord Lord Tianyu seemed to already know what Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell was referring to the moment he spoke, but was somewhat surprised:

"That is quite a coincidence…"

"Huh?"

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell was stunned, unable to keep up with the Dao Lord's train of thought: "What did you say?"

"With that big mouth of yours, it's better you don't know."

Lord Lord Tianyu glanced at him, well aware of this bell's temperament, and said no more — but a faint ripple stirred in his heart-sea.

In years past, before the Ancestral Master entered samadhi, he discussed with the Lords of the Heavens the matter of re-establishing a Divine Dynasty. The Twelve Great Luo Dao Lords each accepted the decree and plotted this great undertaking.

And the realm he had chosen was the nine great realms, including the San Yuan Fa Jie realm and the Bei Dou Fa Jie realm…

"Little Master, you can't do this to me."

Seeing the Dao Lord stop mid-sentence, Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

"You go down the mountain for a trip."

Lord Lord Tianyu spoke.

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell dared not say more, and hurriedly bowed to receive the Dao Lord's decree.

"In years past, when the Eight Directions Loose Man perished, he used a great Gu Gu Shentong to refine a Dao-Treasure-grade inheritance ground called the Eight Directions Temple. This temple split into eight and drifted among the various realms — one of them is in Tian Shi Yuan…"

Lord Lord Tianyu paused slightly and said:

"Go and move it away!"

"Huh?"

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell was startled: "This, but when the Eight Directions Loose Man perished there was tremendous karmic cause, said to involve a Lord of the Heavens — you, you…"

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell had always enjoyed prying into all manner of secrets, so naturally he knew some of the secrets of the Eight Directions Temple.

The reason that Dao Treasure had been able to drift through the various realms for so many years was partly due to its Dao-Treasure essence, but the greatest reason was the karmic cause left behind by the Eight Directions Loose Man.

That was karmic cause involving a Lord Who Maintains the Heavens!

"What is improper about it?"

Lord Lord Tianyu glanced at him, his voice calm and indifferent:

"For the Chaotic Body to achieve the Dao, he must take one Maintain-Heaven. Although my heart is set on 'Immortal Yang Great Realm,' if He bears resentment in His heart, choosing 'Boundless Heaven' is also acceptable!"

"Boom—!"

The words fell, and the Sea of Stars churned, as if murderous intent suddenly descended upon the world, chilling and grim like a cold current filling every corner of heaven and earth.

"Hiss~"

At this moment, sword-light surged up within the Sea of Stars, rising only to be extinguished at once, and the waves subsided.

Heaven help me!

Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's bell fell silent as a cicada in winter.

He faintly sensed an extremely terrifying aura, but could only pretend not to know, and trembling accepted the order and departed.

Once out of the bamboo door, his emotions were still unsettled. Seeing Fayin Fayin Tongzi humming a little tune while playing with the Tongshi Orb, he gave a cold snort and grabbed the little monkey:

"By the Dao Lord's decree, you are to go down the mountain with me!"

……

Down the mountain!

On a magic boat woven from nine colors, Fayin Fayin Tongzi's heart leaped with joy. He stood on the deck, looking down at the Opening Gui Xu, deep as an abyss.

Even though there was no scenery to speak of, he watched with great interest.

Since being enlightened by the Dao Lord and entering the Dao, he had left Mount Mount Dongxuan no more than ten or so times, so every time he went down the mountain he was overjoyed.

"Bitter, bitter!"

Unlike Fayin Fayin Tongzi, Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai's mood was quite poor. Seeing him grinning foolishly, he couldn't help but stretch a dark, swarthy arm out from the bell and give him a hard thump.

"Ouch!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi fell on his backside onto the ground, nearly sitting a great hole into the Nine-Smoke Gauze. Stars swam before his eyes:

"Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai, why did you hit me?"

"Hmph~"

The Grandfather Kuhai Bell hung at his waist, and upon hearing this, gave a cold snort:

"What are you grinning about? Have you figured out how to handle this errand yet?"

"What's so hard about it?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi rubbed his head: "I've already notified the Martial Immortal Sect. They should be waiting for us outside the Eight Directions Temple by now."

The Grandfather Kuhai Bell said nothing.

Fayin Fayin Tongzi, however, hummed softly.

At Mount Mount Dongxuan, he was but a little boy, but here in Tian Shi Yuan, even the masters of the Five Great Grotto-Heavens had to address him as Immortal Boy, my lord!

"Just wait for you, old sir, to move that temple aside, and they'll naturally find a way to shift the stars and record them into the Star Atlas…"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi gave the Nine-Smoke Gauze a pat, and nine-colored radiance flowed and circulated, the speed suddenly surging by a thousand- or hundredfold.

Though his Nine-Smoke Gauze had not yet reached the full array of prohibitions, a single shift still covered nearly two hundred and seventy thousand li. In the present star sea, this speed was nothing remarkable, but within You Jing—

Half a month was enough to cross half a realm-domain.

……

Boom!

In the surface layer of You Jing, a giant warship swept across the sky. Wherever it passed, the occasional eerie beast that pounced in was blasted into fine powder.

Above the giant warship, banners snapped in the wind, bearing the two characters 'Martial Immortal.'

The occasional You Jing explorer who passed by saw it and retreated from afar, not daring to approach even a fraction.

"Elder Zhong, where are we headed?"

A youth of burly build asked curiously. His name was 'Zhao Zhao Tianxing,' a true-disciple of the Martial Immortal Sect. He had originally been searching for a strange land when he was suddenly conscripted by the elder and had been heading all along toward the edge of Shi Yuan You Jing.

"The Sect Master didn't say much, only told us to obey orders."

Elder Zhong shook his head. He too didn't know the specifics, only that the Sect Master was paying this matter considerable attention. Had it not been for needing to prepare to undergo the Dao Tribulation once more, he would likely have come in person.

"I see…"

Zhao Zhao Tianxing fell into thought, but asked no further. Instead, he sat cross-legged, took out a Cognition Sphere, and no one knew whether he was searching for intelligence or what.

"We've arrived!"

After a long while, Elder Zhong suddenly spoke. The many Martial Immortal Sect disciples on the warship rose one after another, only to see the surroundings dim and deep, even the reflected light of the divine realm appearing faint.

Clearly, they had reached the border between Tian Shi Yuan and the other realm-domains.

"This place…"

A cultivator of aged appearance glanced at it, as if recalling something:

"This place seems to be where Feng Huang'er and the others first discovered the traces of that evil god. Someone discovered that in the present world here there is a life-bearing star not recorded in the Star Atlas…"

Zhao Zhao Tianxing glanced at him.

This old man was one of the principals of the Star Atlas Pavilion, in charge of the various stars under the Martial Immortal Sect's jurisdiction, a veteran 'Shepherd of the People,' of quite high standing.

"And then?"

That Elder Zhong halted the warship and looked toward the old man.

The old man's name was Huang Ying. Hearing this, he shook his head: "Quite a few people went to seek that life-bearing star, but none found anything…"

"It seems this matter is related to that."

Elder Zhong had his guesses. This was probably why the Sect Master had told him to bring this man along.

But he said no more, only waiting quietly.

About half a day later, the Martial Immortal Sect cultivators seemed to sense something and looked up in unison, only to see a streak of nine-colored radiance sweeping across at extreme speed. In an instant, it had already reached above the warship.

Zhao Zhao Tianxing followed the sound with his gaze and saw it was a nine-colored cloud-mist, upon which stood an immortal boy in a ritual robe, his aura solemn and dignified.

"This is a cultivator at the peak of the Five Realms!"

Elder Zhong and the others felt a chill in their hearts and hastened to bow, saying in unison, "We pay respects to the Immortal Boy!"

"Follow me."

Fayin Fayin Tongzi cast a casual glance at the Martial Immortal Sect cultivators, gave his sleeve a light flick, and had already walked into the gloom.

The cultivators followed one after another, only to feel an invisible barrier before their eyes. Stepping within, the reflected light of the divine realm vanished instantly, and the surroundings were utterly dark.

"This is…"

That Elder Zhong started in fright and looked up.

Only to see, within the boundless darkness, light suddenly surged forth, and an ancient, unadorned temple slowly emerged, an endless aura of bleak desolation rushing toward them in its wake.

"The Eight Directions Temple!"

The cultivators all cried out in astonishment.

Among the Five Great Grotto-Heavens of Tian Shi Yuan, the Martial Immortal Sect was most familiar with the Eight Directions Temple. Their current Sect Master, Feng Feng Qingcang, had obtained a tremendous fortune right here in this great temple.

Only then was he able, in just over a thousand years, to cultivate to the peak of the Five Realms and become the publicly acknowledged number-one person of the Five Realms in Tian Shi Yuan!

"The Three Yang Dao-Nurturing Array?"

The Grandfather Kuhai Bell gave a cold laugh and transformed into human form—a tall, powerfully built great fellow. He glanced at Fayin Fayin Tongzi:

"This array is no easy thing to break, and the commotion would be great. You go to the present world to safeguard that great star, while I go take a look inside this temple!"

"Yes!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi had only just assented when the Grandfather Kuhai Bell was already gone from sight before him.

"Follow me!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi's mind stirred; the black fog before his eyes suddenly tore apart, revealing a corner of a life star. Yu Yu Xuanji, the group hurried after him and entered it.

……

Hum~

The Grandfather Kuhai Bell transformed into the appearance of a burly man.

In a single step, he broke through the invisible barrier outside the Eight Directions Temple and arrived before its gate. Raising his eyes, he saw a Daoist in a tall crown and wide sash.

"And you are?"

Dong Dong Ershisan's gaze grew solemn. Behind him, the Eight Directions Temple trembled violently, as if pressed by an immense weight.

Unlike the Eight Directions Temple—split into eight and adrift for so many years that its essence had been damaged—the burly man before him was a Dao treasure at the peak of its grade, of extraordinarily high quality.

"Gu Gu Shentong, a cosmic marvel enlightened by the Eight Directions Wanderer. In life, his cultivation reached the peak of Reflecting the Dao, yet when the Eight Directions Wanderer perished, his Dao scattered and he died, later becoming a doorkeeper puppet…"

The Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai burly man counted on his fingers, somewhat surprised: "With your roots and cultivation, you would willingly become a doorkeeper puppet?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Dong Dong Ershisan's pupils contracted. He secretly counted the lines as well, yet felt only chaos—even standing right before him, he could divine nothing at all.

But he had a vague guess.

The burly man before him was not only a Dao treasure of extremely high quality, but behind him stood an even more terrifying master…

"Won't you invite this one in for a seat?"

The Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai burly man was in no rush to act; he was genuinely curious about the Dao treasure left behind by the Eight Directions Wanderer.

"……"

Dong Dong Ershisan was as if facing a great enemy. His thoughts raced, and after much hesitation, he still stepped back:

"Please!"

……

In the bamboo tower, Li Yuan sat in stillness for a day and a night before finally sorting through all his gains.

The benefits of entering the inner chamber to pay respects to his Master were truly immense.

The Dao-Comprehension Tea, two great scriptures, two natal spirit treasures, and the Dao Lord's answers to his doubts… after sorting through all these gains, he felt his very foundation had been considerably solidified.

"Not a true disciple, yet better than a true disciple!"

A breath of turbid air expelled, Li Yuan could not help but rise, and bowed once more toward the direction of the Secluded Bamboo Grove. He felt his Master's grace was too great; not bowing would leave him feeling unworthy.

"Hum~"

Li Yuan took out his Communication Sphere and found the Friends-Visiting interface had vibrated hundreds, even thousands of times.

He tapped it open and saw over a hundred friend requests. In addition, a small interface labeled "Mount Mount Dongxuan Inner Chamber" had appeared on the Friends-Visiting screen.

He tapped it lightly, and the light screen in his eyes wove into images; various divine-sense messages fluttered by—hundreds upon thousands of them.

"A group chat."

Li Yuan browsed through the divine-sense messages here.

At a single glance, congratulations poured in without end. Most inner-chamber disciples were congratulating him on his entry—Gu Shan Xuan Sheng, Yuan Han, and Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen in particular were very active.

After some thought, Li Yuan carefully chose his words, thanked each one in turn, and accepted the requests of all his senior brothers.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Li, on entering the inner chamber."

Yu Yu Wangxian also sent congratulations, and Li Yuan naturally offered his thanks without further mention.

After handling all the messages, he found many invitations to banquets—besides Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen and Qi Yun, there were also Huang Yuan and Yun Yun Heguang.

To these, he turned no one away, accepting them all in turn.

"Second on the True Disciple Sequence!"

Having communicated with the Grand Luo Records, Li Yuan felt joy in his heart, and at the same time a great stone seemed to have settled to the ground.

"It's time to deal with that Day-Sun Calamity!"

Li Yuan's expression eased. He felt the moment was now ripe, and considered which senior brother to ask for help.

"The best choice is still Senior Brother Qi Yun. He's going to establish a sect in the San Yuan Fa Jie domain, so he surely won't refuse a life star—and it would be a good thing for the Great Fortune Star as well."

"Mm… I'll rest up a bit or two, and go to the banquet tomorrow!"

With a plan in mind, Li Yuan suddenly felt his magic power circulate more briskly, as if a great weight had been lifted from his heart.

"Hum~"

At that moment, the Communication Sphere buzzed again.

Li Yuan tapped it open casually.

"Li Yuan, guess where I am?"

The message was from Fayin Fayin Tongzi.

Has he come down the mountain?

Li Yuan reacted quickly, but played along cooperatively: "Not in the Secluded Bamboo Grove? Or at the gate of my cave abode?"

"Haha!"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi let out a great laugh.

"Hum~"

A ball of Bai Guang suddenly burst open, weaving into a light-shadow figure as tall as a person.

In the light-shadow, Fayin Fayin Tongzi seemed to be riding the clouds; beneath him, winds swirled and clouds rolled, and through the haze one could faintly see ranges of mountains stretching on, with Dajiang rivers crisscrossing.

"You…"

Li Yuan cast a casual glance, then suddenly stood up:

"Mount Hengshan City?!"

With just one glance, Li Yuan saw the giant city standing among the mountains.

"Didn't expect it, did you?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi was quite pleased with his shock, and cheerfully raised his hand and pinched; the faintly visible great city between the mountains instantly became clearly visible.

Through the light and shadow, Li Yuan even saw the pedestrians in the city, shoulder to shoulder, and even the mountain gate of Dragon Tiger Temple.

"That's your former sect? How shabby…"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi commented bluntly.

He chatted with Li Yuan almost every day, and knew a great deal about the Great Fortune Star, Mount Hengshan City, and Dragon Tiger Temple.

Of course, he didn't know that the latter had been laying groundwork before asking him to help shift stars.

"You—how could you…"

Li Yuan was a bit dumbfounded: "You, you went to the Great Fortune Star? No, how could your Tongshi Orb work?"

"A mere Three Yang Dao-Nurturing Array."

Fayin Fayin Tongzi gave a disdainful laugh: "The instant Grandfather Grandfather Kuhai entered, the array was already incomplete—how could it still sever inside from outside?"

"You, you're really on the Great Fortune Star?"

Li Yuan's heart surged with emotion; he couldn't help pulling the light and shadow closer. His eyesight was extremely sharp—he even saw the small temple atop Dragon Mountain, and across from it, the little courtyard he had personally built back then.

Nowadays, his second brother's family lived there.

"What else?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi let out a strange laugh: "Want me to toss down a spell?"

"…"

At this, Li Yuan truly believed: "Was it Master?"

"Naturally it was the little lord—otherwise why would I leave the mountain?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi felt sour inside. The little lord only needed to cultivate in his cave abode, while the poor boy had to run about outside, doing all the hard and menial tasks.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help wanting to scoop up a handful of bitter tears for himself.

"Many thanks, Master!"

Li Yuan bowed deeply toward the quiet bamboo grove, his gratitude truly beyond words.

"Won't you thank me?"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi glared.

"Many thanks, Immortal Boy! Li Yuan will bear this in mind!"

Li Yuan's expression turned solemn, and he rose to bow at full length.

"Breaking this Three Yang Dao-Nurturing Array will cause a huge commotion—I have to find a way to protect this life star…"

Fayin Fayin Tongzi muttered, tucked away the Tongshi Orb, and without any visible movement, vanished from the cloud tops.

"Immortal Boy?"

The Martial Immortal Sect cultivators watched from afar; without orders, they didn't dare follow.

"Wait!"

An instruction came from within the sea of clouds.

Fayin Fayin Tongzi flashed once and was already inside Mount Hengshan City. Raising his eyes, he at once spotted the Dragon Tiger Temple mountain gate Li Yuan had mentioned to him before.

(End of chapter)