Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology-Chapter 326 - 291: Peach Festival, Mingxing Peak Presents Elixirs

The person ahead suddenly turned around, revealing a familiar face.

"Long time no see, Zhengyang!"

Song Lin said with a smile.

Zhengyang had an impressive appearance, with a Cicada Sword strapped at his waist just like before. Dressed in a purple robe and golden crown, his face was like white jade, and his pupils occasionally flickered with a trace of purple qi.

"Grandmaster?"

Zhengyang exclaimed in surprise.

This person was actually Song Lin, the Grandmaster!

"Disciple greets the Grandmaster!"

Zhengyang performed a solemn salute.

It was too overwhelming!

A thousand years of time had nearly made him forget the days of old.

Zhengyang had ascended twice before arriving at this Heavenly Court.

"Come, let’s sit inside first."

Song Lin gestured toward a cave mansion not far away.

The two flew toward the Pure Yang Venerable Mansion, one after the other.

Seeing the cave mansion, Zhengyang was astonished and said, "Grandmaster, this is...?"

Pure Yang Venerate—what an illustrious title!

The two entered the reception hall, where Song Lin had an Earth Immortal serve tea as they recounted what had happened since their departure.

Zhengyang’s first ascension was an accidental entry into another world during Taiyin Divine Travel.

That place was full of demons and ghosts, so Zhengyang dared not venture out recklessly and remained in a cave mansion to cultivate.

His second ascension led him to this place.

"Grandmaster, the Jade Emperor harbors suspicions toward us Acquired Immortals."

"I am aware. Though the title of Pure Yang Venerate is grand, it is but an empty name with no real power."

Song Lin also shared his own experiences.

However, he did not mention what had occurred prior to his ascension, and Zhengyang refrained from asking.

When Zhengyang learned that Song Lin had established the Pure Yang Dao in this world, he was utterly shocked. Did this not mean that the Taoist orthodoxy in the Mortal World was under the Grandmaster’s control?

At this moment, someone outside requested an audience.

"Someone’s here!"

Zhengyang rose to greet them at the door.

The visitor was a scruffy old man with graying hair and clouded eyes, leading a donkey.

"Zhang Guolao greets the Grandmaster!"

"You are...? Ann Qi?"

Song Lin recognized the person before him, though his appearance had changed.

However, his gestures and tone were no different from the Ann Qi of old.

"Indeed, but now I am in a demon form."

Zhang Guolao explained calmly.

Back then, he practiced cultivation techniques, but since he started too late, his progress halted at the Core Formation Realm.

He then used the Taiyin Refining Technique to exchange his body, this time adopting the form of a thousand-year-old bat.

Like Zhengyang, after exchanging bodies, he had abandoned his former name and taken on the alias of Zhang Guolao.

"Zhang Guolao..." Song Lin murmured. Could they be part of the Eight Immortals?

Now that he thought about it, it was indeed possible. The Eight Immortals did include Zhengyang and Zhang Guolao.

Back in the Nuogao Record World, it was eight individuals who made the pact.

They agreed to stand together against the Four Sea Dragon Kings in the future.

Plus, most of them cultivated the Taiyin Refining Technique, which required them to undergo transformations at later stages.

Wasn’t this exactly the origin story of the Eight Immortals?

Moreover, was Song Lin himself also one of the Eight Immortals, the Pure Yang Ancestor?

It seemed so.

"By the way, do you know Ye Fashan and Luo Gongyuan?"

Song Lin thought of Zhang Guolao in the Upper Immortal World. Back then, a Divine Servant informed him that Zhang Guolao was waiting for him, so it seemed this truly was Ann Qi.

"Yes, Grandmaster, have you also ascended to that world?"

"Indeed."

Regarding ascension, Song Lin did not want to elaborate too much.

For most, ascension meant progressing through a series of worlds step by step.

For instance, several initial worlds were likely interconnected, governed by larger True Realms above.

Ascension was akin to climbing higher and higher steps on a ladder.

Unlike the mortal misconception that ascension granted eternal life, true experts often needed to traverse several such steps to achieve genuine immortality.

"Now that I have the two of you, our Donghua Pure Yang lineage has finally gained a foothold in the Heavenly Court."

"I fear the Jade Emperor will suppress us," Zhang Guolao observed the Jade Emperor’s nature clearly.

"There’s no need to fear—he’s already begun his suppression."

Song Lin sneered, then recounted how the disciples of the Pure Yang Sect, including its three Heavenly Masters and most Earth Immortals, had been scattered across various regions.

"Despicable! Why is there no place for us?!" Zhengyang gnashed his teeth in anger.

"Don’t rush. Wait for the right moment. To be honest, aside from the three Heavenly Masters and the two of you, there’s also Erlang God; the Four Marshals may also have opportunities to cooperate with us."

The Four Marshals were Marshal Ma, Marshal Wen, Marshal Guan, and Marshal Zhao.

Their leader was Marshal Ma, also known as Lord Ma, the Huaguang Heavenly King.

The Four Marshals were notoriously unruly.

Leading the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, they were generals who had ascended from the Mortal World.

Due to their large numbers and the fact that the Four Marshals were Independent Immortals, they were deeply feared by the Jade Emperor.

The leader, Marshal Ma, like Song Lin, was a master of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stage.

"Can the Four Marshals truly join our ranks?"

Zhengyang was somewhat skeptical.

Huaguang Heavenly King’s arrogance was well known in the Heavenly Court. At any banquet, he was bound to arrive late, and without a decree from the Jade Emperor, he wouldn’t show up at all. Everyone knew his temperament.

How could such a powerful figure possibly submit to others?

"Wait for the opportunity; you will understand in time."

Song Lin smiled.

It wasn’t the right moment to disclose everything. There was no need to mention that there would eventually be a "Big Mess in Heaven" arc.

After the Big Mess in Heaven, that would be the time for the Pure Yang Venerate to truly make their move.

"By the way, don’t visit me here anymore. Keep your distance, or else the Jade Emperor might have you watching over doors and gates."

Song Lin couldn’t help but sigh. The Jade Emperor of this world truly made no effort to conceal his actions.

As long as someone posed a threat, they would be eliminated without any excuse.

Then again, it made sense. In other worlds, the Jade Emperor was incredibly powerful, able to suppress the Three Realms by himself.

In this world, however, the Jade Emperor had limited combat ability and was merely an immortal overseer of the world.

The Innate Gods were his staunch allies.

Their powers largely stemmed from the Great Dao, and with a single decree, the Jade Emperor could seal them away.

Compared to Acquired Immortals, who relied solely on their own cultivation, the Jade Emperor was clearly more dependent on the Innate Gods and far more wary of the Acquired Immortals.