Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 934 Re-establishing the Daoist Tradition

Seeing the three of them in their current state, Xiao Buyi felt a surge of killing intent, but he didn't show it on his face. He simply asked in a nonchalant tone:

"Are there only these three left?"

Emperor Ying shook his head: "Only these three remain. All the others have perished. If Fellow Daoist Xiao does not believe me, you are welcome to come to Divine Cauldron Star and search for them yourself. If you find one more living person, my Immortal Dynasty will compensate you with an ancient spiritual artifact."

Xiao Buyi remained silent, taking the three into his cave, his expression growing increasingly cold and stern.

Emperor Ying Taizu let out a soft breath and said slowly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, can you leave now?"

"Not urgent."

Xiao Buyi said slowly, "There is one more thing that I need Fellow Daoist Ying to agree to."

Emperor Ying Taizu was furious upon hearing this: "Xiao Buyi, my constant forbearance is not a reason for you to take advantage of me! Do you really think you can control me now?"

Xiao Buyi remained calm: "Fellow Daoist Ying, you might as well listen to what I have to say before making a decision. I just want to ask you for someone."

"Who?" Emperor Taizu of Qin gradually calmed down, his eyes showing a look of doubt.

Xiao Buyi said, enunciating each word clearly, "Li Huaiyou."

While he was traversing the void with Jing Yu and the others, he had already learned the cause and effect of the exposure of the place where he had previously secluded himself, and he knew of the existence of the reborn person [Li Huaiyou].

Speaking out now is both a test and an attempt to see if this person can be brought under control and all sorts of conspiracies and schemes nipped in the bud, in order to prevent similar situations from happening again in the future.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Ying Taizu remained expressionless and shook his head, saying, "There is no cultivator named Li Huaiyou in my Immortal Dynasty. Fellow Daoist Xiao, perhaps you have some misunderstanding."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Buyi's gaze sharpened: "It seems that Fellow Daoist Ying does not intend to hand this person over."

"It's not that I don't want to befriend him, but that such a person simply doesn't exist." Emperor Ying Taizu said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, please don't force me. Do you expect me to conjure up a Li Huaiyou for you?"

Xiao Buyi's gaze fell on the Divine Cauldron Star. His powerful divine sense at the Celestial Immortal level swept across the outer array. Under the cover of the array, the figures of the cultivators living on the surface of the star were indistinct and could not be clearly seen for a moment.

He remained silent for a long time, having already discerned Emperor Taizu's bottom line, and then said:

"Reborn individuals harm the world and hunt down geniuses. All the major celestial courts have issued arrest warrants for them... Harboring a reborn individual is a heinous crime punishable by all under heaven... Since Fellow Daoist Ying is determined to protect this person, the celestial court officials will come to investigate."

"Fellow Daoist, you should not invite trouble upon yourself."

Emperor Ying Taizu remained calm: "I do not know what you are talking about. The Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty has never harbored any reborn individuals."

Xiao Buyi gave him a deep look, then bowed to the other celestial beings present: "Thank you all for upholding justice for me today. I will hold my ascension ceremony another day, and I would like to invite you all to have a drink with me."

“Of course, of course…” Zen Master Wuyuan, Fairy Qingwu and the others all returned the greeting with clasped hands and beaming smiles.

Zhong Hedao then said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao has just entered the Celestial Immortal realm and probably doesn't have a place to stay yet. Why don't we hold the Ascension Ceremony on Hedao Star?"

Xiao Buyi revealed a slight smile: "Dare I disobey?"

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After leaving Shending Star and traversing the void, it took several hours for everyone to return to Hedao Star. Xiao Buyi and the others asked Zhong Hedao for a cave dwelling to stay in temporarily. Instead of attending the banquet hosted by Zhong Hedao, they released Kan Qingyin and the other two from the cave dwelling.

"Fellow Daoist Kan, you've suffered." Of the three, Jing Yu only recognized Kan Qingyin. Seeing Kan Qingyin's current miserable state, he couldn't help but sigh.

Kan Qingyin looked ashamed, lowered her head, and said in a low voice, "I really have no face to see Fellow Daoist Xuanjing again... The punishments of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty are severe, and I couldn't bear them, so I revealed your identity and whereabouts."

To everyone's surprise, Jing Yu simply shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Kan need not feel any burden. The Celestial Immortal forces have a profound foundation, and even their methods of punishment are a hundred times more varied than those of ordinary forces. Compared to them, the various cruel punishments of the mortal world are nothing but child's play."

"Let alone Fellow Daoist Kan, Xuanjing believes his Dao heart is quite resolute. If he were subjected to the torture methods of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, he would probably confess everything. If you feel ashamed because of this, there is no need for that."

Xiao Buyi nodded and said, "What my friend Xuanjing said is absolutely right. My friend Kan, apart from the three of you... have all the other fellow Daoists from the Immortal Continent really perished?"

Kan Qingyin's face showed fear: "They're all dead... That day, the jailers in the prison used all sorts of methods, such as the Heart-Piercing Nail, the Brain Marrow Worm, and the Boiling Blood Gu... Apart from the three of us, the other fellow Daoists couldn't withstand the torture and their souls were destroyed!"

Xiao Buyi gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait, I will avenge this grudge sooner or later! Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty? The balance of power has shifted now. Once I advance to the mid-stage or late-stage Heavenly Immortal realm... I will find a pretext to wipe them out."

“I’m afraid it’s not that simple.” Jing Yu said with a worried expression, “If the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty and the Yuwen Heavenly Mansion still have some ties, then it’s hard to say… After all, if the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty suffers some losses in silence, the Yuwen Heavenly Mansion may not care. But if the entire force is destroyed, then it’s hard to say.”

"It's alright...time is on our side!"

Xiao Buyi confidently said, "Now that I have transformed from a mortal to an immortal, I have finally made it onto the stage. Next, there will surely be true immortal forces coming to recruit me. At that time, we will find a star in the Second Heaven to settle down, and develop our power with the ascended cultivators of the Immortal Continent as the backbone... The Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty? In the end, it is nothing but a clay chicken and a tile dog."

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Just as Xiao Buyi had imagined, a month later, at the Ascension Ceremony held on Hedao Star, not only did hundreds of Celestial Immortals come to offer their congratulations, but more than ten True Immortals even sent their subordinates to recruit Xiao Buyi.

The Nine Chapters True Immortal and the Long Yang True Immortal were among them.

In the end, Xiao Buyi still chose to join the ranks of [Changyang True Immortal].

After personally paying homage to the true immortal, Xiao Buyi was rewarded with a star rich in spiritual energy, which he named [Xianzhou Star].

Now, all the remaining ascended cultivators from the Immortal Continents have gathered on this star, establishing their own lineages. In an instant, lineages from the Immortal Continents, such as the Penglai Holy Land, Songfeng Pavilion, Sword Pavilion, Dragon Palace, Celestial Phenomenon Sect, and Destiny Tower, have appeared in the Immortal Realm, beginning to recruit disciples and cultivate their power.

Jing Yu did not linger on Xianzhou Star. He originally intended to travel, but the Xiao Buyi incident delayed him for a considerable period of time. Now that everything has settled down, he has resumed his journey across the starry sky.

The cultivation method of the Cave Heaven of the 【Inquiry Mirror Observation Method】 was still without any clues. Jing Yu could only let nature take its course and sense the changes in the fate of each person in order to gain some inspiration. He first returned to the Immortal Realm 【First Heaven】 for a revisit, and also visited his old friends from the 【Myriad Realms Chamber of Commerce】, such as 【Gu Ming】 and 【Jian Suyun】.

Then they left the first heaven and fled towards the second heaven, or even the third heaven.

During this time, he passed many special stars and witnessed countless celestial wonders, which broadened his horizons considerably. In this way, a hundred years passed in a flash, and Jing Yu successfully traveled to the star field in the middle of the Second Heaven...