Monster Chronicles: My Daoist Skill Comes from Mythology-Chapter 332 - 293: First Display of Splendor, Grandmaster of the Three Realms_2
"Sharp-beaked bird-feathered freak, listen well! Since the beginning of time, when heaven and earth split apart, the two forms have always contained my existence. At my joy, I scale the heavens and grasp the moon; at my wrath, I overturn rivers and seas. I take the women of Jinding Country as my wives, drink the Jade Liquid from the Jade Emperor’s Palace! I stole Lord Lao Zi’s Golden Core, refined it through nine transformations to form copper skin and iron bones, Eyes of Golden Flame, and brass stone veins, flaunting and roaring all the way."
"I am none other than the Ten Thousand Demon Lord, the Heavenly Great Saint!"
"Such brazen boasting!"
The four clashed once more.
From within the Heavenly Court to outside the Heavenly Palace.
The entire Heavenly Court was thrown into chaos.
The Jade Emperor, under the protection of the Beidou Star Lord, retreated into the inner chambers. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Song Lin and others wandered around the battlefield or pretended to fight enemies.
No one noticed that Lord Lao Zi’s Eight Trigram Furnace had been overturned and descended to the mortal world.
The moment it landed, a tunneling light swept it away.
As the fallen flames hit the mountain, they burned unquenchably for thousands and tens of thousands of years, creating the Flame Mountain.
Soon after, Sun Wukong and the Golden Cauldron True Man successfully escaped, leaving behind nothing but a palace in ruins.
"It’s completed. The revival of the Three Pure Dao is at hand!"
The Golden Cauldron True Man thought to himself.
Once Sun Wukong enters the realm of immortals, he would be invincible under the Taiyi Immortal.
At that time, the siblings would strike as a united force, establish their Daoist lineage, and rival the Heavenly Court.
Heavenly Court.
Song Lin and his companions gathered in the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion.
The Three Great Heavenly Masters, Erlang God, Zhang Guolao, Zhengyang, the Four Marshals, and the Four Value Staff.
A total of fourteen Independent Immortals.
Thirty-Six Earth Immortals, Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang, and Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Divine Generals.
Altogether, they numbered one hundred forty-four Earth Immortals.
Everyone convened in the World in the Pot.
They gazed at the three Divine Dragons soaring in the sky, along with the Yin Yang Flying Knife shaped like Yin Yang Tai Chi.
Huaguang restrained his arrogance.
How formidable!
No wonder the Pure Yang Sect Leader bears such a name.
"Fellow Daoists, our chance has come!"
Song Lin surveyed the gathered crowd, observing their expressions.
"Acquired Immortals have always held the lowest status; the Jade Emperor frequently oppresses us. All the toil and hardship fall on our shoulders. Now is the time to change our fate."
"I propose that all of you follow my lead in establishing the Pure Yang Alliance, raising the status of Acquired Immortals. What does everyone think?"
The Pure Yang faction naturally agreed.
On the Four Marshals’ side, everyone turned to Huaguang.
Huaguang, without hesitation, nodded and agreed: "We are willing to join! The position of the Alliance Hierarch is none other than yours!"
Though Huaguang was proud, he was also one to adapt to circumstances.
Song Lin’s alliance would progress regardless of their participation, allowing them to join seamlessly.
Even without Huaguang and the others joining, the grand scheme would remain unaffected.
After all, the Pure Yang Sect is Song Lin’s liturgical system; the Immortals ascending over hundreds or thousands of years would mostly be Song Lin’s disciples.
Thus, for the Pure Yang faction, their involvement ultimately didn’t matter much.
"Greetings, Alliance Hierarch!"
Everyone stood in unison and saluted.
The formation of today’s alliance was as natural as the flow of water, as nearly everyone present had suffered unfair treatment.
They were tasked with patrolling, defeating demons, and handling all manner of hardships and labors.
Meanwhile, the Star Lords in heaven lived a life of idle indulgence, while they toiled away.
"If we form an alliance like this, won’t the Jade Emperor seize this excuse to accuse us?"
Marshal Wen asked worriedly.
"No matter, if we lack status, we will claim a status ourselves."
Song Lin replied confidently.
Three Realms Great Master!
The title must be secured.
Eventually, he would become the patriarch of all Daoists, and every ascending Taoist would be connected to him by blood or lineage.
Innate Gods are nothing more than decayed skeletons in graveyards—the future belongs to the Human Clan.
"The Heavenly Court truly gained a treasure by bringing you up here."
Huaguang thought silently.
Palace of the Polestar.
The immortals had tidied up the aftermath.
The Jade Emperor sat on his Dragon Chair, his hair disheveled, the Divine Light behind his head chaotic, his breath uneven, and his fury reaching the skies.
Beside him stood a female cultivator with kindly features, holding a Jade Purifying Bottle.
Judging by her aura and the Buddha Light behind her, the female cultivator must be Guanyin Bodhisattva!
The World Venerable, who had attained nirvana, seldom appeared to manage affairs.
Now, Guanyin served as the visible leader of the Buddhist Sect.
The so-called nirvana is not death in the mortal sense.
Instead, it is the perfection of all virtues and the extinction of all evils.
A return to the pure essence following true enlightenment.
They almost never appeared and refrained from interfering in other matters.
No matter how significant the event, the nirvana-attained Buddhas would not intervene. They would leave the process to the newer Buddhas.
Thus, for common people, nirvana appeared equivalent to death.
"I must apologize for letting the Bodhisattva witness such discord." Queen Mother said awkwardly.
Guanyin Bodhisattva chanted a Buddha mantra.
The Jade Emperor summoned his ministers; almost all had appeared.
"Gold Star Taibai!"
"Take attendance and see who is absent!"
The Jade Emperor ordered.
He felt the grand hall was sparse, as if several were missing.
"Report: The Pure Yang Venerate, Three Great Heavenly Masters... and others have not come."
"The Pure Yang Venerate?"
The Jade Emperor slightly furrowed his brow, only then remembering who the person was.
Goodness, among the masters of Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, the Heavenly Court did not have many; why hadn’t this person acted earlier?
It wasn’t surprising the Jade Emperor hadn’t realized earlier—Song Lin was far too low-profile.
And now, where is he?
Erlang God and Huaguang’s group also couldn’t be seen.
No, it wasn’t just them—all Acquired Immortals were missing.
"Go to the Pure Yang Immortal Mansion and investigate."
The Jade Emperor frowned; could it be that they had all perished?
Gold Star Taibai, an elderly man with snowy-white hair, eyebrows hanging down to his chin, holding a horsetail whisk, had a dignified appearance.
As the Jade Emperor’s trusted aide managing internal affairs, Gold Star Taibai had both formidable strength and adept political skills.
Gold Star Taibai flew away and soon returned.
"Erlang God and others are with the Pure Yang Venerate; they’re saying they’ll only come to court upon his consent."
"Audacious!"
"The nerve—what does the Pure Yang Venerate think he is?!"
"Execute him!"
"Rebellion!"
Before the Jade Emperor could speak, the ministers roared furiously.
"When the sovereign is humiliated, loyal ministers die in service!" Horn Wood Jiao stepped forward, kneeling with conviction.
"Your Majesty, grant me the permission to claim his head!"