98: Enlightenment in Longchang (Qingguang Zhaohanxiang Boss plus more)

“You… the Immortal who sealed the ancient god thirty thousand years ago, could it be you…?”

“Is it your Ancestral Master?”

Zhang Jiu looked at the surrounding Golden Body Avatar and then at Li Yan holding the treasure lotus lamp.

He suddenly remembered something and took out a yellowed ancient book from his Storage Ring.

The ancient book recorded the story of an Immortal who descended from White Jade Capital thirty thousand years ago, leading several Immortals from the Immortal Cultivation World to Seal the ancient god.

There was a painting in the book, clearly drawn by Dragon Tiger Immortal himself.

The painting depicted a handsome young Immortal holding the blood glass treasure lotus lantern, summoning the Golden Body Avatar.

Under the leadership of that Immortal, all the Immortals together suppressed the awakening of the ancient god and prevented the arrival of the Dharma-ending Age.

Immortal Master Zhang took out this ancient book and compared it.

He looked at the painting in the ancient book, then at the item in Li Yan’s hand.

“It’s similar, too similar! It’s practically identical!”

“Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps the descendant of that Immortal in the Lower Realm?”

“My Ancestral Master was saved by that Immortal thirty thousand years ago and has always instructed us, his future Disciples and grand-Disciples, that if we ever meet the Immortal again through an Opportunity, we must express our profound gratitude!”

Li Yan took the ancient book and looked at it. Dragon Tiger Immortal’s painting skills were excellent; with just a few strokes, he had outlined Li Yan’s demeanor.

Li Yan in the painting was so lifelike, as if he could leap off the paper at any moment.

Hiss.

Fortunately, Immortal Master Zhang didn't think in that direction.

He probably didn't expect that the person who saved their Ancestral Master back then was Li Yan himself.

Li Yan remained silent for a moment; naturally, he couldn't just say it directly.

He could only change his approach: “What Immortal? I don’t recognize him.”

“These things, I obtained them from a Secret Realm; it’s a Legacy, perhaps?”

Hearing Li Yan say this, Immortal Master Zhang slapped his thigh hard: “It’s you, no doubt!”

“Although you haven’t met that Immortal, everything is a series of coincidences converging like countless threads of Opportunity.”

“The Heavenly Dao is clear, and Reincarnation has its own course. Evil cannot triumph over good; it’s merely a matter of coming early or late.”

Watching Li Yan effortlessly block the attacks of these Yin Demon, Immortal Master Zhang looked up and burst into laughter.

“The Ancestral Master once prophesied that when the Immortal reappears, it will be the time of Spiritual Qi recovery!”

“Fellow Daoist, your obtaining this Opportunity, doesn’t this prove the words of Ancestral Master Dragon Tiger Immortal?”

Immortal Master Zhang kept laughing, but his laughter carried a hint of sorrow.

“To think I have cultivated diligently for many years, never drinking human blood, never consuming human pills.”

“It is because this humble Daoist firmly believes that the Dharma-ending Age will eventually end, and the next Immortal Law Age is about to begin!”

Immortal Master Zhang began cultivating the Dao at the age of three, and for over forty years, he adhered to pure cultivation, never touching Blood Law; this was an ancestral teaching of his sect.

Now, past fifty, he had originally thought that Immortal Ascension was hopeless, and after persisting for so many years, he hadn't even managed to take in a single Disciple.

Just as Dragon Tiger Mountain was on the verge of losing its Legacy, Li Yan's appearance injected a powerful stimulant into Immortal Master Zhang.

His sudden ‘Dragon Field Epiphany’ caused the Spirit Stone in Immortal Master Zhang’s pocket to float!

Absorbing a large amount of Spirit Stone, Immortal Master Zhang's Realm advanced rapidly due to years of accumulation.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment! First layer, second layer, third layer… Foundation Establishment Peak!

Only a sliver, just a sliver, and he could form a Golden Core.

Decades of cultivation were condensed into a single day, all for this moment.

Just a little more, and Immortal Master Zhang could Breakthrough Core Formation and condense a Golden Core.

The complete understanding of his Dao Heart brought Immortal Master Zhang just one step away from the Golden Core.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Li Yan.

Immortal Master Zhang also transformed from his middle-aged appearance back to his youthful looks.

Decades of arduous cultivation, a single Epiphany, returning still a youth.

Immortal Master Zhang, with his sudden change in demeanor, cupped his hands towards Li Yan.

“Fellow Daoist, the Ancestral Master has a command!”

“He commands the Disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain to assist the Immortal’s successor at all costs!”

“You hold the treasure lotus lamp, identical to the White Jade Capital Immortal who sealed the ancient god thirty thousand years ago.”

“I can affirm that you have obtained the Immortal’s Legacy and are indeed the successor of that Immortal!”

“And I, Zhang Jiu, am commanded by the Ancestral Master to assist Fellow Daoist with all my might!”

Seeing that Immortal Master Zhang was just one step away from the Golden Core, Li Yan naturally wouldn't refuse such a helper.

Currently, the entire Immortal Cultivation World is filled with blood magic cultivators.

Li Yan suspected that these blood magic cultivators were all part of a scheme by the ancient god.

That ancient god was named Bloodline Emperor Lord, and now Blood Law cultivation is prevalent.

A careful thought reveals how terrifying it is.

If one were to Seal the ancient god, it would mean being an enemy of the entire world, because everyone cultivates Blood Law, drinking human blood and consuming human pills.

Cultivators, in this world, are anomalies, like rats scurrying across the street.

One more ally also means one more point of strength.

Moreover, Immortal Master Zhang is the grand-Disciple of his old friend, Dragon Tiger Immortal, so his character can be trusted.

Of course, some things should be said, and some things should not be said. Li Yan also understood the proper measure, and he himself was a Great Master at feigning ignorance.

Li Yan feigned a confused expression: “Although I don’t understand what you are saying, the most urgent matter is for us to get out first.”

“Seal this demonic den, and then go find Zhao Sizheng to report the evidence of his collusion with the Yin Demon.”

“Right!”

Immortal Master Zhang nodded repeatedly: “Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I am a Personal Disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain, and even the Sacred Hall must show me some respect.”

“Your matter, I will help you keep it a secret! Remember, do not tell others the secret that you are the Immortal’s successor.”

Immortal Master Zhang was even more concerned about secrecy than Li Yan. Li Yan nodded, pretending to be half-understanding.

Relying on the Golden Body Avatar, the Yin Demon in the cave were quickly purified.

Li Yan also took the Opportunity to collect Fairy Fuling's fragmented Soul, but unfortunately, Fairy Fuling's Soul was shattered into pieces, and her Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits were divided into an unknown number of portions.

The cruelty of the method was comparable to the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty.

Spiritual dismemberment is thousands of times more painful than cutting flesh with a dull knife.

To divide a person's Soul into such fine threads, Li Yan could only describe the method as insane.

It's hard to imagine how painful the entire process was when Fairy Fuling's Soul was cut off piece by piece.

Just thinking about it makes one's hair stand on end and goosebumps appear.

And although this cave was winding and twisting, like a labyrinth.

But Li Yan's sixty-four Shadow Clone could easily find the way out.

The three of them only took the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn to exit the demonic den.

And Zhang Jiu, whose strength had soared, immediately used Dragon Tiger Mountain's unique skill, Talisman, to Seal the demonic den.

Just then, Li Yan saw bloodstains on the ground.

He snorted coldly: “That Zhao Sizheng, who sold us out, is up ahead!”

Zhang Jiu also had a fiery temper: “That scoundrel Old Zhao, I’ve known him for many years. When he was starving to death back then, I even gave him a pancake.”

“Never thought, never thought, that I saved him back then, and now he sells me out to the Yin Demon!”

Li Yan, with his sharp eyes, saw Zhao Sizheng crawling in the snow.

He had been injured by Li Yan earlier and was now crawling away.

Li Yan and Zhang Jiu chased after him with their swords. Hearing footsteps, Zhao Sizheng quickly begged for mercy.

“Wait!”

“Wait!!!”

“You have already sealed the demonic den. When I report this to the Supervising Envoy, you can be summoned by Zenmatsu Immortal Venerable!”

Seeing that he still wanted to play tricks, Li Yan’s sword flashed and cut off the villain’s head.

“Heh, do I still need your recommendation?”