"How does it feel to become Human Immortal?"
Faced with Yuanjun's question, Li Xingkong did not answer immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes and sensed his current cultivation level before slowly speaking.
"It feels... stronger than ever before, but also like being trapped in a spider web..."
Li Xingkong found it difficult to describe his current state. Firstly, achieving the status of Human Immortal had brought him all sorts of mysterious abilities, and Li Xingkong himself had also felt the extremely powerful survival ability that came with the Immortal Seat.
He was so powerful that even ending his own life was a challenge for him.
But the feeling of constraint that followed made Li Xingkong feel extremely uncomfortable.
Immortals should be completely free and at ease, so how could they be like this?
Yuanjun looked Li Xingkong up and down and smiled slightly.
"As expected, I wasn't wrong about you. You've only just achieved the status of Human Immortal, yet you've already grasped the key to it."
"The sense of constraint you feel is genuine; it's real."
"But where do these constraints come from?"
Li Xingkong only had a vague feeling, but he hadn't been able to see it clearly yet.
Do you think the only difference between the three paths to immortality is the difficulty of achieving immortality?
Yuanjun smiled. Now that Li Xingkong had become an immortal, it was time for him to know these things.
"All things in the world are composed of rules; the crisscrossing of the Dao constitutes everything in the world. And Dao Immortal, after achieving immortality through the Dao, can master one of those Daos. You should understand this, right?"
Li Xingkong nodded. He had already heard about the power of Dao Immortal when he was learning about Dao Immortal before.
"This Dao Immortal's control over the path to immortality far exceeds your imagination. For example, your movements: if the immortal in charge of walking doesn't allow it, then no matter how strong you are, you won't be able to perform the action of walking."
"If walking, running, jumping, breathing, eating... every movement is governed by a celestial being, then simply living in this world would already be subject to human control in every aspect."
"Those below the level of immortals are also cultivators, but they haven't reached the Immortal Seat. There's a difference between immortals and mortals, and no one can gain any benefit from them. Naturally, no immortal is willing to put in the effort for them."
"But since they are both immortals, it's a completely different story."
"Hiss..."
Li Xingkong felt that his image of immortals had collapsed. It seemed that the newly promoted immortals were like newly sprouted leeks, just waiting to be harvested.
"What, do you think the realm of immortals is different from what you imagined?"
"Indeed, it's different. I thought immortals sought ultimate freedom, but they ended up in a state of mutual restraint."
"For cultivators without background, support, or connections, hastily achieving the status of Human Immortal is tantamount to being harvested."
Yuanjun offered a few explanations.
"From the moment one becomes an immortal, everything from clothing, food, shelter, and transportation to free movement, and even the circulation of Immortal Power and the casting of spells, requires the permission of the corresponding immortal. The way to obtain permission is to offer up the fruits of one's cultivation."
"For every wisp of Immortal Power cultivated, perhaps 80% or even more will be drained away."
"Although there are many immortals, and some of them are benevolent, and they wield their power at will, such immortals are one in a million, truly a matter of luck."
"This..."
Li Xingkong even began to waver. Becoming an immortal was worse than not being one; how could he possibly accept that?
Think about yourself. If you need someone's permission every time you want to use the skills you've learned, you simply can't accept that.
"You just said there was no foot support..."
Li Xingkong pondered that he was now a member of the Jade Void Palace, so he couldn't be considered to have no background.
"That's true. If it were some rogue immortal without any real background, that would be true. But our Jade Void Palace is different. Why should the disciples of the Jade Void Sect need anyone else's permission to act?"
Li Xingkong listened to Yuanjun's words with arrogance.
"Is it because Jade Void Palace is so powerful that no immortal dares to give Jade Void Palace face?"
Li Xingkong thought about it and realized that this was the only way he could think of. After all, no matter how strong the Jade Void Palace was, if that Dao Immortal controlled his own Dao, the Jade Void Palace couldn't stop him.
"Wrong, completely wrong."
Yuanjun laughed.
"Why don't you think about it? Why are the three masters of the Jade Void Palace considered to be of equal renown?"
Li Xingkong was naturally familiar with the three people from the Jade Void Palace.
How could he not know about the Three Pure Ones from the Myth?
Taishang Laojun) is in charge of the Humanity Sect, and all sentient beings who have awakened their wisdom belong to the Humanity Sect.
The Yuanshi Tianzun Venerable governs cultivation and opens the path for cultivators.
Meanwhile, the Tongtian Jiaozhu Leader took charge of the Jie Sect, preserving a sliver of hope.
The first two, for living beings and cultivators, are the origin of all things and the founders of the Jade Void Palace.
The Tongtian Jiaozhu, who is often portrayed as a villain, is somewhat embarrassing, especially when Li Xingkong first started cultivating, there are even absurd stories about him having his Magic Power drained.
But since Yuanjun said so, it means that Tongtian Jiaozhu must also have extraordinary abilities. Considering the current situation, Li Xingkong's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
"Um, could it be because of the Third Master's Dao..."
Li Xingkong thought of the Chinese character for Jie Jiao.
"Hmm, that's exactly right."
Yuanjun nodded.
"All members of my Jade Void Sect are free from all taboos and can freely utilize any of the myriad Great Daos, all because of the Third Master's Dao of Interception."
"That's why the Third Master's reputation is mixed. Within our sect, he's an exceptionally good person, but to outsiders, he's an unreasonable villain."
"The information refracted in the small world is a mixture of truth and falsehood, and it often maliciously slanders the relationship between the three masters. But this is obviously nonsense. The three masters have cultivated together for so long. If there were any grudges between them, the name of the Jade Void Palace would have been abolished long ago."
Li Xingkong was stunned for a moment.
So it's not because Jade Void Palace is powerful that the immortals outside have to give it face. It's because Jade Void Palace is unreasonable; they use your Dao as they please, and what can you do about it?
They've taken back my authority, preventing me from using it?
I'll just take a screenshot!
It's no wonder they acted so shamelessly...
If Li Xingkong weren't a member of the Jade Void Palace, he could only grit his teeth in anger, because the Jade Void Palace was powerful, and even if he were intercepted, he could only feel humiliated.
But yes, he is a true member of the Jade Void Sect, so all he can say is, Third Master did a great job!
It should be understood that although Jade Void Palace is very powerful, it is not the only place in this Primordial World. Not to mention the many neutral rogue cultivators, there is also the Demon Clan race in power, and all races are in flux.
Although these races are weak, over the years, there are always one or two True Immortal who attain enlightenment.
If one is trapped by the Dao controlled by these True Immortal, wouldn't one's path of cultivation be directly cut short?
"Of course, as members of the Jade Void Sect, it's only natural for fellow disciples to share the Dao. However, since you are Human Immortal, this step can be skipped."
"As expected, from the very first step of his cultivation, this Human Immortal was already inferior to the other two."