" Founder, what is our purpose in rushing to the Nine Mountains Sect?"
A purple glow stretched across the sky from the Supreme Dao. In the glow, Immortal Li was in front, followed by First Seat Mingde and others. There were seven people in total, including the old man who had transformed into a Nascent Spirit Transformation.
You don't know?
Immortal Li was taken aback, seemingly even more surprised than they were.
The six First Seat Mingde all shook their heads.
Immortal Li slapped his forehead and said quite skillfully, "I forgot to tell you again."
... I really forgot.
First Seat Mingde glanced at the old man who had reached the Spirit Transformation and thought to himself, "No wonder Patriarch Xuanding had so many people accompany Founder Li..."
This Founder Li has been in the sect for over ten years, and everyone has pretty much figured out his personality:
To put it nicely, it means having a pure and untainted mind.
To put it bluntly, it's called forgetfulness.
The Founder's flaw was that he wouldn't neglect important matters, but he was often forgetful about small things.
Because of this, Founder Li was originally unwilling to bring so many Spirit Transformation, and even only wanted to bring First Seat Mingde. However, Patriarch Xuanding seemed to be worried and arranged for him to have six Spirit Transformation as assistants, saying that they would assist Founder Li in negotiating with Zheng Fa.
This is mainly a reminder, so that the Founder won't forget something on that day.
They were almost at the Hundred Immortals Alliance, and they still didn't know what to talk about, let alone give any hints.
At first, they didn't dare to ask, but First Seat Mingde, seeing the Nine Mountains Realm in sight, finally couldn't suppress his doubts and asked.
After thinking for a moment, Immortal Li explained to them, "Our goal is to form an alliance with Zheng Fa, or at least have an unspoken understanding, to jointly deal with Vast Sun Mountain."
First Seat Mingde was taken aback, thinking to himself that this idea was a change from the sect's previous attitude towards the Nine Mountains Sect.
Previously, Supreme Dao had a positive view of Zheng Fa, but to be honest, he still considered himself an observer.
Especially after the Nine Mountains Sect and Vast Sun Mountain started fighting, although First Seat Mingde secretly provided some intelligence, judging from the Founder's intentions, he wished the two sides would fight even more fiercely, while the Supreme Dao only sought to remain unscathed.
We will never proactively seek to forge an alliance.
He was stunned for a long time before guessing, "Is it because of Vast Sun Mountain?"
Immortal Li nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "It's because of True Immortal Lu of Vast Sun Mountain."
"Because he wants to become Golden Immortal?"
"Not only that, but he achieved the Golden Immortal at Thunderclap Temple." Immortal Li shook his head and said, "Our Supreme Dao has been vying with Thunderclap Temple for several eras, but now we've been outmaneuvered, allowing them to exploit our weakness."
" True Immortal Lu Vast Sun Mountain..."
He paused mid-sentence, seemingly hesitant, and continued, "This matter concerns the outcome of this calamity for both Buddhism and Daoism. Compared to that, the Nine Nether Devil Ancestor of the Celestial River Sect is a minor matter."
Upon hearing this, First Seat Mingde and the others were all shocked, clearly unaware of such a hidden story.
" True Immortal Lu alone can actually sway the outcome of the battle between my Supreme Dao and Thunderclap Temple?"
Immortal Li glanced in the direction of Vast Sun Mountain and shook his head, saying, "This is a decree that Patriarch Xuanding received from the Dao Venerable; there is absolutely no mistake about it."
"Moreover... True Immortal Lu is definitely not a simple person."
"Um?"
After thinking for a moment, Immortal Li said to the other six people:
"In the previous two eras, the one with the greatest talent was Venerable Tianhe."
"But if we're talking about great perseverance... then this First Ancestor of Vast Sun Mountain is probably the one. In fact, his talent is probably no less than that of Venerable Tianhe."
Upon hearing Immortal Li's assessment, First Seat Mingde felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
The Nine Nether Devil Ancestor's deployment of the Four Immortal-Slayer Swords has already exhausted Patriarch Xuanding.
Unexpectedly, according to Immortal Li, this True Immortal Lu of Vast Sun Mountain was the real threat.
It was as if the Supreme Dao had to lower himself and take the initiative to form an alliance with Zheng Fa.
The situation in the Xuanwei Realm is becoming increasingly complex.
Thinking of this, First Seat Mingde remembered something else and asked, "But what does this have to do with Zheng Fa?"
Immortal Li glanced at him, seemingly noticing his concern for Zheng Fa, and said frankly:
"Now that the Heaven-and-Earth Fetal Membrane has not yet dissipated, and Golden Immortal have not yet entered the Xuanwei, Zheng Fa's ability to kill Loose Immortal Luo, regardless of the means he used, demonstrates that he is currently among the strongest in this realm."
First Seat Mingde nodded slightly.
Results are everything.
At this particular juncture, Zheng Fa certainly has the qualifications to stand on equal footing with the Four Sects.
It's not beneath the Supreme Dao to want to form an alliance with them.
"But... can he really resolve True Immortal Lu's matter?"
"I don't know if he can, but in these two eras of my Supreme Dao, there have been no prodigies."
Upon hearing this, the old man laughed, " Founder is being too modest. Not to mention the Patriarch Xuanding and others who attained Dao in the previous era, you yourself attained Dao in this era, your talent surpassing even Xuanwei's, it's just that it's not known to outsiders."
Immortal Li glanced at him and sneered, "If someone like me can be used to show off, doesn't that prove that there's no one else in the Supreme Dao?"
"Our Supreme Dao and Thunderclap Temple are evenly matched. Now Thunderclap Temple has gained True Immortal Lu, but our Supreme Dao has no such figure. How can we possibly prevail in the future?"
"..."
This sounds like he's insulting himself, and no one dares to respond.
Seeing them hesitate, Immortal Li shook his head and said, "Most importantly, Zheng Fa seems to be able to truly prevent that True Immortal Lu from attaining enlightenment."
How so?
"At first, we didn't know this either. We were just wondering why Vast Sun Mountain was targeting the Nine Mountains Sect so much."
"Isn't it for the Fusang Wood?"
"It's for the Fusang Wood, but not only that; there seems to be another purpose." Immortal Li sighed again, saying softly, "This True Immortal Lu has grand ambitions, especially now that it's a crucial time for his enlightenment. Given his temperament, he shouldn't be so impatient, and we've even noticed something strange about him. There must be a reason for Vast Sun Mountain's actions."
His words were ambiguous, which puzzled First Seat Mingde even more, yet he understood a little:
The sect wanted to befriend Zheng Fa, but in reality, they wanted the Nine Mountains Sect to deal with Vast Sun Mountain, or more precisely, they wanted Zheng Fa to deal with that True Immortal Lu.
However, even the Supreme Dao are wary of this True Immortal Lu of Vast Sun Mountain... so he is naturally even more dangerous to Zheng Fa.
A hint of worry crept onto his brow, and Immortal Li seemed to see it, laughing, "This time I'm going to see Zheng Fa, the Divine Spirit Transformation, to see if he has the ability."
First Seat Mingde understood.
During tribulation, it is difficult for cultivators to conceal their strength. Founder Li wanted to go and see, naturally because he did not know whether Zheng Fa could help them deal with that True Immortal Lu, and wanted to find out.
If Founder Li believes that Zheng Fa can truly be of help, then the Supreme Dao will naturally spare no effort to win over the Nine Mountains Sect, and may even be willing to provide some support.
If one feels that Zheng Fa's future achievements will be limited, then it's hard to say.
As they talked, they arrived at the Nine Mountains Realm in less than half an incense stick's time.
Old Yuan, along with his two Uncle-Master Pang, Aunt-Master Huang, waited on a mountaintop.
As the sunset faded, all the members of the Nine Mountains Sect bowed respectfully.
"Greetings to the Supreme Daoist Immortal."
Immortal Li's attitude was quite gentle, without putting on airs of someone who Dao Fruit: "Greetings, True Person."
The Old Yuan explained, "My disciple has already gone into seclusion and is truly unable to greet you, High Immortal. I hope High Immortal."
"I was being presumptuous."
Uncle-Master Pang and Aunt-Master Huang exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, "So you know you've been presumptuous?"
They were indeed somewhat puzzled and even wary. Why did this Immortal Li still come to the Nine Mountains Realm, and with such a resolute attitude, when he clearly knew that Zheng Fa didn't have time?
After some discussion, the group agreed to the matter.
The Nine Mountains Sect is not strong enough, and having already offended Vast Sun Mountain, it is naturally not good to offend the Supreme Dao as well.
They even had a real need to befriend Supreme Dao, and when the other party made repeated requests, it was even more difficult to refuse them.
The fact that the First Seat Mingde was friendly towards the Nine Mountains Sect was naturally one of the reasons.
Of course, the biggest reason is that the Nine Mountains Sect now has a certain degree of confidence:
With his Loose Immortal level as a rogue immortal, Immortal Li is currently unable to cause any trouble in the Nine Mountains Realm.
Therefore, none of the Nine Mountains Patriarch, Senior Sister Zhang, and Xie Qingxue appeared to welcome the Supreme Dao Spirit Transformation. Instead, the Old Yuan was the leader.
Firstly, this old man was, after all, the previous Sect Leader, Master Zheng Fa, so in terms of status, he was quite sincere.
Secondly, the absence of the team that killed Loose Immortal Luo was intended to intimidate Immortal Li and prevent him from making any untoward moves.
Furthermore, since the Nine Mountains Realm is Zheng Fa's territory after all, it exerts some pressure on the other Loose Immortal, so there is indeed no need to worry too much.
The Old Yuan welcomed him to Myriad Immortals Island, apologized, and hurriedly left.
Currently, Zhang Wuyi and the other two are all protecting Zheng Fa, and he has many other matters to attend to, so he doesn't have time.
Aunt-Master Huang led his men to arrange meals and accommodations.
Only Uncle-Master Pang and the others remained to talk with these guests from the Supreme Dao.
Uncle-Master Pang was naturally adept at social maneuvering, and Immortal Li didn't seem like a difficult person to get along with either. He maintained a polite smile throughout, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
Uncle-Master Pang was still marveling at how pleasant the personality of this Loose Immortal immortal from the Supreme Dao.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Immortal Li suddenly asked:
" True Person Huang, how long has Zheng Fa been in seclusion?"
The room was completely silent.
"... High Immortal, Zheng Fa has been in seclusion for three days," Uncle-Master Pang said stiffly.
Who the hell has the surname Huang?
If it were anyone else, Uncle-Master Pang would naturally want to lash out, but the person in front of him was, after all, Loose Immortal, and he was really a little intimidated.
First Seat Mingde cleared his throat and said, " Founder, this True Person's surname is Pang."
After saying that, he apologized to Uncle-Master Pang and explained, " Founder Li's memory isn't very good."
"..." Seeing that Uncle-Master Pang Immortal Li was a little puzzled, but he could only say, "Important people often have bad memories, I understand."
Immortal Li then asked, "What kind of Cultivation Method does Zheng Fa practice?"
Uncle-Master Pang was taken aback, thinking to himself, "This person is really too forward; how can he ask about other people's Cultivation Method as soon as he arrives?"
First Seat Mingde slightly opened his mouth, looking at Founder Li, wondering: So this is how you, Founder, investigated Zheng Fa's strength?
No wonder Patriarch Xuanding insisted that we come!
After pondering for a long time, Uncle-Master Pang calmly explained, " Zheng Fa has reached the Spirit Transformation and cultivates the < Yellow Court Scripture >."
"The * Yellow Court Scripture *?" Immortal Li asked doubtfully. "Forgive my ignorance, but which school of thought teaches this?"
Uncle-Master Pang respectfully replied, "This is Cultivation Method created by our Nine Mountains Sect. It's perfectly normal that you haven't heard of it, High Immortal."
To Immortal Li's surprise, he was stunned. "Originally created?"
He looked at his honest Uncle-Master Pang, seemingly realizing he wasn't lying, and murmured, "I thought Zheng Fa had received some kind of inheritance from his predecessors."
Uncle-Master Pang smiled wryly, "Before Zheng Fa, our sect had never produced any Spirit Transformation True Person, so what kind of lineage did we have?"
Immortal Li looked at Venerable Tongming standing to the side, his eyes questioning.
Venerable Tongming was the founder of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, so he was naturally familiar with the previous situation of the Nine Mountains Sect. He nodded slightly, confirming that what Pang True Person of the Nine Mountains Sect said was true.
Immortal Li's expression grew increasingly astonished. Seeing this, Uncle-Master Pang explained, "Later, we did obtain several Spirit Transformation Legacy, but Zheng Fa was too arrogant..."
Hearing this, Immortal Li truly understood and murmured, "Indeed, who would be willing to accept that?"
He thought for a moment, then sighed, "It's not easy. You said the * Yellow Court Scripture * was created by the Nine Mountains Sect, shouldn't it have been created by Zheng Fa?"
"To be honest, High Immortal, in truth, he created most of it."
Immortal Li pressed further. "Most of them?"
Uncle-Master Pang smiled sheepishly, " Zheng Fa has always said that this < Yellow Court Scripture > was perfected by the Nascent Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul of our sect together."
Upon hearing this, the entire room was filled with astonishment. Even the First Seat Mingde couldn't help but ask, " The Spirit Transformation is one thing, but the Nascent Soul?"
Uncle-Master Pang's smile grew even more shy, "I have indeed perfected one or two chapters, but they are insignificant."
He said this, but how could he hide the smugness and pride on his face?
Immortal Li's expression, however, became much calmer, and he stopped asking questions, as if he had lost interest in the * Yellow Court Scripture *.
First Seat Mingde, and the others exchanged glances with their fellow disciples, thinking that Pang True Person's pride was shallow and pathetic.
Even the Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique requires so many people to study it together, including those at the Divine Transformation stage.
What kind of amazing technique can a Cultivation Method that even Nascent Soul can perfect?
The group simply changed the subject, and as they talked, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly emanated from the depths of Myriad Immortals Island.
Immortal Li's brow twitched, and he narrowed his eyes, saying:
"So this is the beginning of the breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation?"
Uncle-Master Pang stood up and looked towards Zheng Fa with a worried expression in his eyes.
Immortal Li comforted him, saying, " Zheng Fa's strength is astonishing; how could he possibly fall victim to the Spirit Transformation Tribulation? True Person needn't worry too much..."
He suddenly stopped mid-sentence, abruptly looked up, and stared at Zheng Fa: "Failed?"
Not to mention him, even First Seat Mingde and the others stood there in shock, their faces filled with astonishment.
They were all Spirit Transformation, and each of them had passed the Spirit Transformation Tribulation. How could they not sense that the aura that was about to break through to the Spirit Transformation had been aborted halfway and had disappeared?
Even Immortal Li was dumbfounded:
He never expected that Zheng Fa's attempt to break through to the Spirit Transformation Tribulation would have any problems.
But when he looked at Pang True Person beside him, he saw that his expression had calmed down, and he sat back in his chair, seemingly not worried at all.
Seeing the strange look in his eyes, Uncle-Master Pang laughed, "Didn't I just say that Zheng Fa is practicing a newly created Cultivation Method? This < Yellow Court Scripture > is not yet truly complete. Zheng Fa is currently in seclusion to experiment with the Spirit Transformation stage. I apologize for making you all laugh."
The * Yellow Court Scripture * was developed based on the concepts proposed by Zheng Fa, perfected by the major Spirit Transformation Nascent Soul of the Nine Mountains Realm, and then revised by modern scholars.
In theory, there are no problems anymore.
There's only one point: the Cultivation Method vary greatly from person to person, and for a theory to be transformed into a practice, it still needs to undergo human trials.
The reason Zheng Fa didn't even have time to meet with Immortal Li was because he himself wasn't sure how many times the Spirit Transformation experiment would take or how long it would last, so he didn't want to delay it too much.
After hearing Uncle-Master Pang's explanation, Immortal Li looked deeply at Zheng Fa and said:
"A Nascent Spirit Transformation experiment? I've never seen one before."
As he said this, his expression turned much colder.
First Seat Mingde glanced at his expression, then at the few Spirit Transformation whispering amongst themselves, and sighed inwardly:
Although they had never heard of any experiments on Spirit Transformation, Zheng Fa's ability to create a " Yellow Court Scripture " was indeed worthy of respect.
However, this also reveals a major weakness of the Nine Mountains Sect —its foundation is truly shallow.
It wasn't that he was complacent; rather, in the Supreme Dao, one is merely at the Spirit Transformation stage—why would it be so complicated?
This time, even the Founder probably looks down on Zheng Fa and the Nine Mountains Sect a little.
The fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from Zheng Fa's courtyard occur almost every three to five days.
But most of the time, it subsides within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
The Supreme Dao group stayed in the Nine Mountains Realm for almost three months, and gradually became numb to and even accustomed to the fluctuations of spiritual energy.
" Founder, shall we continue to wait here?"
The old man Spirit Transformation growing impatient, boldly asked.
Immortal Li, holding a cup of Fairy Drunk, seemed quite at ease, saying, "Here? What's wrong with this place? I think it's nice here."
"This..." The old man's voice lowered as he entered the Nascent Soul stage, "Ancestor, although Zheng Fa is now strong, even acquiring a Nascent Soul cultivation technique is so difficult for him. How can he possibly deal with that True Immortal Lu..."
Immortal Li narrowed his eyes slightly. "This is the decree of Patriarch Xuanding."
"Yes!"
First Seat Mingde remained silent.
Founder Li did not refute this, which seems to indicate that he did not value Zheng Fa that much, but was simply unwilling to give up halfway.
Footsteps were heard coming from outside the courtyard, and there was a gentle knock on the gate. It was Uncle-Master Pang who had come.
"So that you may all know, Zheng Fa will officially Spirit Transformation today."
He brought big news as soon as he arrived.
First Seat Mingde knew that the reason he came to inform them was not for anything else, but because it was a tribulation for cultivators, and they could not be influenced by others.
Although affecting the Human Tribulation would also attract the wrath of heaven and earth, most cultivators would never be willing to risk mutual destruction.
But they are, after all, outsiders.
Moreover, Zheng Fa had conducted so many experiments before, and they didn't even know if they were truly undergoing the Spirit Transformation. If they made a mistake while being careful, it would be even more troublesome.
Therefore, Pang True Person deliberately came to inform him.
Even the First Seat Mingde could be certain that their group had probably been watched by True Person Nine Mountains Sect True Person Zhang and others.
Immortal Li, however, became interested. He took his wine cup, walked to the courtyard, and looked towards Zheng Fa.
The others followed behind him, also waiting for Zheng Fa's Spirit Transformation Tribulation.
Where they looked, the wind swirled with Spiritual Qi, and the clouds carried precious light—truly a scene of a cultivator breaking through to the next level.
Immortal Li took another sip of wine and slowly commented, " Zheng Fa's accumulation of spiritual power is indeed profound."
As soon as he finished speaking, the spiritual energy in the courtyard soared into the sky, and a peculiar aura of the Spirit Transformation enveloped the entire Myriad Immortals Island.
Immortal Li's expression stiffened, as if he sensed something was amiss with the aura of the Spirit Transformation.
"Who is that!"
The old man, now Spirit Transformation, couldn't help but shout.
In the sky, a purple glow that they knew all too well emerged.
A young Daoist priest slowly emerged from the purple clouds and walked towards Zheng Fa's courtyard.
The Daoist priest's features were indistinct, but the Taiji Diagram above his head looked extremely familiar to them.
No wonder the old man couldn't help but lose his composure. The wine cup in Immortal Li's hand clattered to the ground, spilling wine onto his Daoist robe, but he No-Mind heed, merely muttering to himself:
" Dao Venerable!"
The members of the Supreme Dao had already guessed, and upon hearing those two words, they were even more certain of who this person was.
" Founder, how could the Dao Venerable...?"
Immortal Li seemed to be explaining something to them, or perhaps recalling something:
"The sect records that when the Great Dao emerges, the Dao Venerable appears... Once a new Dao Path Xuanwei, the Dao Venerable will manifest in the world. The last time the Dao Venerable manifested was... when Venerable Tianhe Spirit Transformation."
No one knew what to say, but Immortal Li seemed to have thought of something and asked Uncle-Master Pang, "You said you perfected this < Yellow Court Scripture >?"
Uncle-Master Pang was still staring blankly at the Daoist priest in the sky when he casually replied, "Hmm."
Immortal Li took a deep breath, then suddenly cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask your name, True Person?"
Uncle-Master Pang snapped out of his daze and looked at Immortal Li, his heart breaking—"I've been entertaining you every day for almost three months now, and you still don't remember who I am?"
Immortal Li bowed to Uncle-Master Pang, his expression conveying only one message:
I didn't remember it before, but now I really want to.
(End of this chapter)