The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 752 - 338: Pure Yang Dao Sect

And the True Monarch Yuyang happens to be the one who handles the allocation of talismans, so the matter of the Pure Yang Talisman also falls under his authority.

Among the Seven Immortals of Pure Yang, undoubtedly, the first in rank is the True Monarch Changchun. This old Taoist has deeply inherited the legacy of the Pure Yang Patriarch and in terms of combat power, he can rival an ordinary Da Luo.

While Yu Yangzi ranks third.

In the Taixu Universe, he is also renowned as the Barefoot Immortal.

In the Jiuli World, only the Barbarian King who has cultivated Chiyou’s True Body can suppress him.

Upon seeing the Chaotian Temple Master manifested by Xu Qing, True Monarch Yuyang couldn’t help but sigh, "I didn’t expect our sect’s lineage within the Pure Yang Realm to decline to such a state today."

Xu Qing: "Junior’s cultivation is shallow, disappointing the senior."

True Monarch Yuyang stroked his beard and said, "It’s not your fault. A long time ago, this humble Taoist also went through tribulations in the Pure Yang Realm with an avatar following Patriarch Chongyang. The situation there is indeed not very conducive to cultivation. Moreover, my avatar’s cultivation was actually similar to yours."

Xu Qing: "I wonder if that avatar has returned, senior?"

True Monarch Yuyang’s mouth twitched at these words, and he replied, "Mundane affairs are most disruptive to clear cultivation. I have already severed the karma with it."

In truth, he didn’t know what had happened; that avatar had been tainted with tribulation aura, and True Monarch Yuyang feared that retrieving the avatar would trigger his Heavenly Person Five Decays, so he decisively severed the karma with the avatar.

This is also the basic method they use to resolve tribulations with avatars.

The greatest purpose of avatars is to ward off disasters.

And for some immortals, if they don’t handle it well, the avatar can become an independent new immortal. Because such things are quite embarrassing, some seniors euphemistically call it the Cutting of Three Corpses. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Compared to Yin and Zhao, True Monarch Yuyang is evidently much more agreeable.

Probably also because he recognized the junior identity of Xu Qing.

True Monarch Yuyang talked with Xu Qing for a while, then said, "I heard that the two youngsters, Yin and Zhao, encountered the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation in the Pure Yang Realm and their realm dropped. This tribulation in the Pure Yang Realm also started because of you. However, it is their lack of Daoist virtue, so they deserve this tribulation. You need not worry about being blamed by the Changchun Master. Just cultivate with me from now on, and when the Dao Discussion and God Destruction Conference convenes, you will join me in attending."

"Senior, with my cultivation, attending the conference might be..."

True Monarch Yuyang smiled, "By then, this humble Taoist will have arrangements, so you just go ahead."

Seeing the Taoist say no more, Xu Qing had to take his leave.

After leaving, a Daoist child arranged accommodations for him. However, his activity range was limited to Yuyang Cave Heaven.

Seeing things had blown over, Xu Qing let his avatar stay within the Pure Yang Dao Sect.

The worst result at present would be losing three avatars of the Demon King Protector.

And now it seems he has managed to get by.

But Xu Qing knew deep down it might not be that simple.

For now, he temporarily used this opportunity to see what was really happening with the Pure Yang Dao Sect.

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"Senior brother, that little Taoist, I have already ordered someone to settle him down."

In a grand hall, the silhouette of True Monarch Yuyang appeared out of thin air.

On the other side was an old Taoist with hair and beard all white, none other than the True Monarch Changchun.

He said, "Before the Patriarch went missing, he specifically instructed to bring someone out from the Pure Yang Realm to participate in this Dao Discussion and God Destruction Conference. Now that the person is here, let’s see what happens next. However, how come Yin Zheng and Zhao Jing both got tainted with demonic qi after entering the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation?"

"That Pure Yang Realm was originally carved from a demon cave, later the True Martial Avatar manifested there. Even the Demon Cleansing Ten Directions couldn’t cleanse it. It’s no wonder they got tainted with demonic qi after their tribulation." True Monarch Yuyang said.

True Monarch Changchun nodded lightly, "The True Martial has now achieved Da Luo, and the True Martial Daoist lineage is a branch of the Taixu Dao Sect. His words carry weight in the Taixu Dao Sect. Fortunately, I have some friendship with him, and True Martial has already agreed to support us at the Dao Discussion and God Destruction Conference."

True Monarch Yuyang said joyfully, "If we have the support of this generation’s True Martial, we have hope for our great endeavors."

True Monarch Changchun: "Being born in Taixu is indeed most unfortunate. If we can’t get our sect into the Four Great Daoist Sects, we will not fare well in the forthcoming great tribulation. This Dao Discussion and World Destruction Conference is our opportunity. However, Daoists from the Bodhi Dao Sect are well aware of our intentions, so they have long colluded with the Jiuli Barbarian King. In this Dao Discussion and God Destruction Conference, our situation is still not a sure bet."

True Monarch Yuyang: "I really didn’t expect the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill of the Bodhi Dao Sect to actually help the Jiuli Barbarian King cultivate Chiyou’s True Body, causing our plans in the Jiuli World to fail."

True Monarch Changchun: "That Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill is also a derivative cultivation technique of the Innate God Demon Transformation, which the Supreme Dao is always eyeing."

"Senior brother, is it possible for the Bodhi Dao Sect to use the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill to negotiate cooperation with the Supreme Dao?"

True Monarch Changchun shook his head, "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill is the foundation of the Bodhi Dao Sect, if they give it away, how would they have any secrets left in front of the Supreme Dao Sect? However, the Bodhi Dao Sect also didn’t expect that the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill would be restrained by Shakyamuni’s Eighteen-foot Golden Body."

Mentioning Shakyamuni, True Monarch Yuyang couldn’t help but change his expression.

He said, "This person is unfathomable. I heard from my uncle that Shakyamuni is even the undisputed number one in the Taixu Universe today, surpassing the existence that almost broke through to the Haotian Realm back then."

True Monarch Changchun: "It is said that this person saw the Taixu Mirror and left no shadow, transcending beyond the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements. Truly of unknown origin."

True Monarch Yuyang: "The Taixu Mirror imprisons destiny, and all sentient beings are under the control of destiny. If this person could face the Taixu Mirror and leave no shadow, wouldn’t it mean he has escaped destiny?"

True Monarch Changchun: "That is indeed the case."

True Monarch Yuyang couldn’t help but show a look of envy, "If one can transcend the Three Realms and the Five Elements, and not be within destiny, even being Taiyi or Da Luo wouldn’t matter."

True Monarch Changchun shook his head, "The Patriarch said that if one sees one’s own nature, one’s destiny is self-made. At this point, whether one can escape destiny is fundamentally unimportant."

True Monarch Yuyang: "Back then, the Master said dual cultivation of life and spirit could achieve eternal longevity. I followed along, and the result? Achieving the path of the Heavenly Immortal, yet we had to comprehend the Great Dao and integrate it into our nature..."

True Monarch Changchun chuckled, "Cultivation is essentially one trial after another, endless. No matter how impatient you get, what use is it?"

True Monarch Yuyang: "Sigh, living too long with endless tribulations, it’s truly exhausting."

True Monarch Changchun did not refute True Monarch Yuyang.

At first, when they attained the Dao, it was truly a time of great joy, feeling the world was turbid while they remained clear-headed, everyone else was drunk while they were sober.

However, over time, the loneliness and emptiness brought by longevity could not be dispelled, and in the long life, tribulations were endless, the imagined carefree longevity simply did not exist.

To them, longevity became an unseen prison, sometimes not knowing the meaning of living.

True Master Changchun occasionally remembered the words of the Master.

"Although you may loathe the tribulations, one day, when there are no tribulations, you will miss them immensely."

Even though he understood the Master’s intent, being in the current situation, he still felt weary and helpless toward the tribulations.

Cultivation is truly like an illusory ocean moon, seeming beautiful, but only looks good.

Just like drinking water, only the one drinking knows if it’s cold or warm.

But if anyone were to knock him back into the mortal world, he’d certainly swing a sword mercilessly.

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Xu Qing’s avatar remained in the Pure Yang Dao Sect, while his true self took two Taoists to lecture the Supreme Emperor.

Xu Qing had a thorough understanding of the cultivation experiences of Yin Zheng and Zhao Jing through the Demon King Protectors, though a bit of ceremony was always needed for the Supreme Emperor.

And the Supreme Emperor was quite interested in the affairs of the Pure Yang Dao Sect.

Yin and Zhao, bowing their heads under the roof, had no choice but to give in and lecture the Supreme Emperor. They thereby realized that the situation in this Pure Yang Realm was not what they had anticipated at all.

Here, unexpectedly, they found an Immortal Dynasty had developed.

What were they plotting?

Could it be they wanted to establish a new Heavenly Court?

The Heavenly Court was an existence more terrifying than the Four Great Daoist Sects.

And the one who created the Heavenly Court before had already fallen!