leonardwarren Chapter 48 Reporting to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable
Chapter 48 Reporting to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable
Qianyuan Mountain, Jinguang Cave.
A fierce wind howled through the heavens, and the Great Perfection Immortal transformed into a golden beam of light that pierced through layers of clouds and landed at his own Daoist temple.
They sped along at breakneck speed, not daring to take even the slightest rest.
As soon as his feet stepped onto the white jade steps of the Golden Light Cave, Master Taiyi waved his sleeves and activated the entire mountain-protecting formation.
Layer upon layer of Jade Purity Immortal Array lit up with array patterns, protecting the entire Qian Yuan Mountain within.
After doing all this, Taiyi Zhenren's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
He strode into the inner cave and came to the Bagua furnace that burned with Samadhi True Fire all year round, and spread out his palms.
In the palm of his hand, a ball of crimson-gold light floated silently.
It was the Spirit Pearl, which was a part of Nezha's true spirit.
Looking at this seemingly miraculous point, the True Man Taiyi's mood was unpredictable.
"What on earth is going on...?"
Taiyi Zhenren paced back and forth in front of the alchemy furnace, his hands clasped behind his back.
Everything that happened on the shores of the East China Sea weighed heavily on his mind, causing him, one of the twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, to feel a sense of unease and palpitations.
He stopped and stared at that point of true spirit.
The scene of his confrontation with the young man in black robes kept replaying in his mind.
The more I think about it, the more horrified I feel!
The more I think about it, the more eerie it seems!
"That person exuded pure and flawless Shangqing Immortal Light, and even deeply understood the true meaning of the Great Dao of 'seizing a sliver of life'."
"Such profound knowledge and skills cannot be faked by those charlatan cultivators!"
"When did such a hidden talent emerge from the Jie Sect?"
Taiyi Zhenren muttered to himself, the look of surprise and doubt in his eyes growing stronger.
What terrified him most was not the other person's identity.
Rather, it was the other party's method of forcefully snatching Nezha's true spirit from under the world-destroying divine thunder at Chentang Pass!
"Freezing time and space...it's absolutely freezing time and space."
Taiyi Zhenren's breathing suddenly became rapid, and a layer of cold sweat seeped out from his back again.
As a powerful being in the Golden Immortal realm, he was all too aware of the terror of top-level laws such as "time" and "space".
Let alone him.
Even his senior brother Guang Chengzi, who was known as the leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals, could not freeze the space-time within a radius of dozens of miles in an instant, even though he possessed the innate treasure Fan Tian Seal!
Those methods have already touched upon the very essence of the Dao.
It is a supreme power that only a Primordial Golden Immortal, that is, a saint who is high above, can unleash!
but!
That's where the contradiction lies.
If the other party is indeed a reclusive quasi-saint, or even an incarnation of Tongtian Shishu.
Why would he be interested in the Chan Sect's "Golden Light Across the Land"?
"Although this escape technique is exquisite and unparalleled in the primordial world, it's practically useless to powerful beings who can control the laws of space and time!"
"He asked me for the Golden Light that Leaps Across the Ground, and he even imitated it with great seriousness..."
Taiyi Zhenren slapped his thigh suddenly, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
"This shows that his cultivation level is definitely not ridiculously high!"
"His ability to freeze time and space is not because of his extraordinary cultivation, but because..."
Taiyi Zhenren swallowed hard.
A chilling guess suddenly exploded in his mind.
"Treasure!"
"In his hands, or rather, deep within his primordial spirit, there is definitely a supreme innate treasure capable of suppressing the primordial space and time."
Having figured this out, Master Taiyi could no longer sit still.
A disciple of the Jie Sect with low cultivation level.
He possesses a supreme innate treasure capable of freezing time and space.
They sneaked into Chentang Pass without anyone noticing, intercepted Lingzhuzi's true spirit, and even extorted a large sum of money from Taiyi Zhenren!
How could this be considered a mere accidental conflict?
This is clearly a premeditated scheme!
A shocking scheme targeting him, Taiyi Zhenren, and the entire Chan Sect's grand plan for the Investiture of the Gods!
"No, this matter is too important to be decided by me alone."
"If that supreme treasure capable of freezing time and space were to fall into the hands of those horned and furry creatures of the Jie Sect, wouldn't our Chan Sect suffer a great loss once the Investiture of the Gods calamity fully erupts?"
Taiyi Zhenren's expression was extremely solemn.
He sent Nezha's true spirit into the prepared Nine Heavens Breath Soil and the innate lotus, and then with a wave of his sleeve, the cave gate burst open.
"Whoosh!"
Taiyi Zhenren rode a golden beam of light across the land, without stopping, heading straight for the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, thirty-three heavens away.
This unprecedented upheaval must be reported to the Sect Leader immediately!
……
Kunlun Mountain, Yuxu Palace.
This is the sacred site of the Chan Sect and the Daoist temple of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.
It is shrouded in celestial clouds and auspicious clouds all year round.
White cranes dance among the green pines, and deer perch beside the jade steps.
The air was filled with solemnity and majesty.
No overstepping of authority will be tolerated.
This is the Dao of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.
To elucidate the principles of Heaven and to follow the will of Heaven.
Taiyi Zhenren landed outside Yuxu Palace, tidied his appearance, suppressed the panic in his heart, and walked respectfully to the front of the main hall.
"Disciple Taiyi has an extremely urgent matter to report to Master!"
Taiyi Zhenren knelt on both knees, his forehead pressed against the white jade floor tile.
"Come in."
A faint, ethereal voice drifted from the depths of the main hall.
Taiyi Zhenren stood up, bowed his head, and strode into the main hall.
Deep within the main hall, on an eight-treasure cloud-shaped throne radiating endless chaotic energy.
The Primordial Celestial Venerable sat upright upon it.
His face was ancient and his age was hard to tell; there was no trace of magical power emanating from him.
But simply sitting here makes one feel as if they are at the center of this world, representing the supreme will of Heaven.
"What's the matter?"
Yuanshi Tianzun lowered his eyes slightly, his tone indifferent.
Taiyi Zhenren took a deep breath, daring not to conceal anything.
He immediately reported everything that had happened at Chentang Pass in detail.
From Nezha returning his bones to his father to the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas unleashing world-destroying divine thunder.
Then the mysterious "Lin Yuan" appeared out of nowhere, freezing time and space to intercept the true spirit, and finally even extorted the "Golden Light Across the Land".
Every single thing, big or small!
Taiyi Zhenren lay prostrate on the ground, his voice trembling slightly.
"Master, I failed in my duty and almost missed the opportunity for Lingzhu to enter the tribulation."
"But that treacherous Jie Sect member is truly extremely cunning!"
Taiyi Zhenren raised his head and emphasized his guess.
"This disciple dares to guarantee with his life that what flows through that person's body is absolutely the purest 'Shangqing Immortal Light' of the Tongtian lineage!"
"Moreover, his own cultivation level is definitely not high, otherwise he would never have coveted the escape techniques of my Chan Sect."
"His ability to freeze time and space must be due to some innate treasure of immense power!"
boom!
The once calm and still Jade Void Palace suddenly felt heavy.
A terrifying aura of a saint, powerful enough to crush the heavens, vanished in a flash.
A slight ripple finally appeared in the eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.
"Shangqing Immortal Light... his cultivation level is not high..."
"But it can freeze time and space?"
The brows of the Primordial Celestial Venerable furrowed slightly.
At his level, there are few things in the world that can amaze him anymore.
But the phrase "freezing time and space" touched a nerve with him.
In this vast and boundless world of the primordial era, there are countless magical treasures.
The ultimate weapons for killing include the Four Swords of Zhuxian, while the ultimate defensive weapons include the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner.
But when it comes to a treasure capable of completely freezing time and space, and utterly separating a world from the primordial era...
In the mind of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, an image instantly appeared of an ancient and vast bell, its body engraved with the sun, moon, stars, earth, water, fire, and wind—a supreme divine artifact.
"Could it be... the Eastern Emperor Bell?!"
The Primordial Celestial Venerable was suddenly jolted.
Since the Lich War and the fall of Donghuang Taiyi, this supreme innate defensive treasure that suppressed the primordial chaos has mysteriously disappeared and vanished into the depths of chaos.
Even when these high-ranking sages joined forces to deduce it, they still couldn't find a trace of it.
Now, the primordial chaos has reappeared?!
Moreover, it fell into the hands of a mediocre disciple of the Jie Sect.
Upon hearing the words "Donghuang Zhong," Taiyi Zhenren turned ashen-faced with fear and prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to even breathe.
"snort."
Yuanshi Tianzun snorted coldly.
"What a heaven-reaching feat!"
"You keep saying that you are following the will of Heaven and that your disciples should keep their caves closed and not get involved in the mortal world's killing calamities."
"Behind the scenes, however deep the scheme is!"
In the eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, there was no such coincidence in the world.
How could a disciple of the Jie Sect with low cultivation level possibly find the Eastern Emperor Bell, a treasure that even saints covet?
The only explanation is that the Tongtian Sect Leader had secretly found the Eastern Emperor Bell long ago!
In order to sabotage the grand plan of the Investiture of the Gods, which was jointly signed by the three religions.
In order to protect his outer disciples who were "born from wet eggs" in the Jie Sect.
The Tongtian Sect Leader went so far as to bestow such a heaven-defying treasure upon an inconspicuous spy, allowing him to infiltrate the mortal realm and specifically sabotage the Chan Sect's plans!