Deep within Lin Shan, a mountain peak soared into the clouds, from within which came the cries of birds and beasts.
Hu Yang's enormous serpent body shot inside, coiling around the mountain as he followed the prompts in his mind toward its summit.
Along the way, many birds and beasts attacked him, but Hu Yang swallowed them all, gaining several million levels.
After an unknown amount of time, he reached the mountaintop.
The summit presented an entirely different scene. Grand halls rose one after another, while countless powers of Natural Law flowed and coiled through the air.
"Who dares trespass into the forbidden grounds of the Heavenly Palace?"
At that moment, a majestic voice rang out, and a god clad in green armor with skin as dark as ink descended.
Hu Yang's golden eyes fixed on the green-armored god.
"Strange. Wasn't it said that no one in this world could take Dao Body Form?"
Seeing that Hu Yang ignored him, the god grew furious and summoned several dark green vines to bind Hu Yang.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Hu Yang failed to dodge in time and was wrapped tightly in the vines. He tried to use his magic to break free, only to find that he could not move at all.
The green-armored god sneered. "Hmph! Stop wasting your effort. This is the Wood Binding Spell. How could a mortal spirit like you possibly break free? Come with this god obediently!"
With a wave of his hand, Hu Yang, tightly bound by vines, vanished. He reappeared inside a grand hall.
"What kind of monster stands below?"
A majestic yet ethereal voice sounded.
Following the voice, Hu Yang saw a middle-aged man with a long beard seated upon a throne atop the hall's high platform.
He wore a green Daoist robe covered