Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"You're actually still in the Immortal City of Bliss?"

"I've always been."

"But that place... this..."

Hei Jiao momentarily looked at Huan Meng before him and then upwards, his gaze seeming to penetrate the slowly descending Divine Mountain to land on the several figures even higher up.

He opened his mouth, but a thousand doubts surged into his mind all at once, rendering him momentarily at a loss for what to say, thus he could only stand there, dumbfounded.

The next moment, perhaps because he couldn't feel the terrifying pressure from the Divine Mountain above or maybe because Huan Meng was by his side, Hei Jiao's attention broke free from the looming great terror and turned curiously towards the Dream Illusion Dao Body, asking a question that had long been buried in his heart:

"My Lord, Hei Jiao is puzzled about something, may I ask if you could resolve my doubt?"

"Speak freely."

Dream Illusion Dao Body spoke in an unhurried tone, completely unruffled by the increasingly close vast Divine Mountain above.

Having received an affirmative response, Hei Jiao's eyes became focused, and he tentatively asked, "My Lord, the three of you seem to know that Zhang Jing?"

"So you were going to ask about this."

A faintly imperceptible smile flashed across the corner of Dream Illusion Dao Body's eyes.

Now that everything had settled, he naturally had no need to keep secrets anymore. Besides, the Hei Jiao before them was the Guardian Immortal General of Ling Shu Dao Field they had selected. Knowing the truth was sooner or later.

With this thought.

His eyes instantly grew serious, and an air of authority began to flow across his face: "Do you know of our origins?"

Hei Jiao's heart suddenly chilled, and his head instinctively fell, not daring to respond, only quietly listening.

"The Zhang Jing you mentioned is actually known as Qingyun. He and the three of us are all part of the same entity, all are Dao Bodies of Zhang Jing of the Human Race's Taiyi Infinite Tao Sect True Teaching."

As these words were spoken, the surrounding area suddenly fell silent.

Hei Jiao's pupils uncontrollably constricted into a pinpoint.

An expression of disbelief spread across his rugged face, as if he had misheard.

Before asking the question, he had thought of countless possibilities, such as good friends or sectmates, but he had never imagined that all four were actually Dao Bodies of a certain existence.

And from the implications in Huan Meng's words before him, these four weren't even all the Dao Bodies of that Taiyi Infinite Tao Sect True Teaching.

What did that imply?

"Hiss—, is this the True Teaching of the legendary immortal sect of the Human Race?"

From only a few words of his own lord, Hei Jiao faintly recognized the dreadfulness of the immortal sect of the Human Race.

It must be a colossal entity beyond his meager imagination, full of countless deities and demonic talents, towering over the skies, and overlooking the innumerable worlds and boundless beings.

"By following this lord, perhaps my vengeance—"

Seemingly realizing something, a trace of excitement flashed across Hei Jiao's honest face, but in a blink, it was gone.

In the future, he was to take the responsibility of a Guardian Immortal General, so he must maintain his composure and not show his feelings outwardly, otherwise, wouldn't he embarrass his superior?

Meanwhile.

For those who had entered the Feathering State, any slight movement on the entire battlefield could not escape their perception.

Therefore, as soon as Dream Illusion Dao Body appeared, the anomaly beside him was already sensed by many Feathering powerful beings.

"Life force!"

A creature let out a low growl and immediately turned into a beam of Escape Light, desperately weaving through one oblivious figure after another, rapidly closing in on the position where Dream Illusion Dao Body was.

This action was like a trigger.

In an instant, many fervent gazes came from all directions, converging within a hundred feet around Dream Illusion Dao Body.

The next moment, not waiting for the many Harmonized Dao True Immortals to react, a succession of Feathering beings rushed toward the same target with an unprecedented frenzy.

They had gone mad!

Zuo Qingtian, the Tragic Abyss Alliance Hierarch, Gong Yu, Wu Yusheng, as well as the Four-armed Rakshasa, Nightmare Corpse, Yingquan King, and many other powerful beings, no matter what grievances they had before, had to put aside their differences in the face of this massive life-and-death crisis and rushed together towards the vicinity of Dream Illusion Dao Body.

In less than half a moment.

Other Harmonized beings finally caught on, belatedly surging towards the ground held by Dream Illusion Dao Body.

However, many Feathering beings who were already prepared tacitly blocked the vanguard.

Without a word, they stood their ground.

Their intention was self-evident.

"Lords, please let us in as well, there's such a big empty space inside."

"Alliance Hierarch, Big Sister, please say something."

"..."

On the outskirts, there were those who wailed and those who roared angrily, as a feeling of despair quietly spread.

But the instigators, Zuo Qingtian and Gong Yu among others, seemed oblivious to these noises.

All they did was stare wide-eyed, their gaze fixed on the young figure in black immortal clothing.

There was an empty space around him, in stark contrast to their crowded condition, but even so, no one dared to take one step beyond the boundary.

It was as if there was a taboo in that area.

The reason was twofold: on one hand, the safe zone was likely there because of him, and on the other—

"Taiyi Infinite Tao Sect! The four of them are actually incarnations of a True Teaching within?"

Gong Yu's beautiful eyes widened, her delicate hand suddenly covering her red lips, her face showing a trace of disbelief.

"The same person?"

Zuo Qingtian's pupils shook violently, his body stiffening in place.

The reactions of the others were no better, and in fact, were even worse.

The Immortal Fish Alliance Hierarch, Wu Yusheng, Nightmare Corpse... All the Feathering beings who heard this news unconsciously slipped into a daze.

But at this moment.

Boom! Rumble!

The Divine Mountain, as if about to crush everything, descended quietly. The surging turbid yellow Immortal light flooded over like a torrential river, obscuring the sun and the sky. Each strand was as heavy as a mountain, indiscriminately pressing down on every being inside the vast Immortal City of Bliss, and on every building.

The tyranny of the Pure Yang True Immortal was fully displayed in this moment.

On the battlefield, all beings uncontrollably looked up, their eyes revealing visible horror and despair.

There was nowhere to hide, no escape!

"It's here!"

Dream Illusion softly sighed, an invisible fluctuation suddenly bursting out from under his feet, rapidly expanding until it just enveloped Hei Jiao's entire body.

The figures of the two slowly became illusory.

At the same time, as if recognizing the two figures of Dream Illusion down below, the turbid yellow Immortal light gushing from the Divine Mountain barely avoided the pair, wrapping up even more terrifying forces of slaughter and cruelly lashing out at other beings.

The 'area of vital energy' that many Feathering beings had been vying for was the first to be cleansed by the turbid yellow Immortal light.

Heaven and earth seemed to be frozen, everything coming to a halt.

"Dao brother, save me!"

Gong Yu ran toward Dream Illusion, standing directly in front of him. Her beautiful eyes stared deathly at him, her pretty face full of pleading:

"Please save me, Dao brother! Have you forgotten the millions of Copper Coins that the Immortal Fish Alliance has provided before? As an immortal of the true teachings who will never die, haven't the elders in your sect taught you the principles of cause and effect?!"

Hearing this plea, Dream Illusion remained unmoved.

He spoke expressionlessly:

"You are mistaken in your words. If we speak of cause and effect, you are not yet qualified to discuss such matters with me. Moreover, the things that we three have given to the Alliance are certainly not inferior to those millions of Copper Coins."

After a pause, Dream Illusion continued:

"Of course, this action isn't my true intention."

His voice sounded gentle, but at its depth, it pulsed with a distant and indifferent will, as if a heaven-sent being, overseeing the mortal realm.

"Hei Jiao Dao friend, please say something. I've never treated you poorly in the past, have I?"

Seeing that pleading with Dream Illusion bore no fruit, Gong Yu turned to Hei Jiao, placing all her hopes on him.

However, deep within her glance at Hei Jiao, uncontrollable envy, jealousy, and a tinge of regret surged forth.

"Forgive me, Dao friend!"

Upon hearing this, Hei Jiao glanced at the figure standing quietly beside him and, steeling his heart, chose to ignore the Alliance Hierarch in front of him, who was struggling and begging desperately.

A beautiful figure was perishing before his eyes, yet he remained completely still.

One after another, dreadful roars sounded like needles swarming into Hei Jiao's ears.

He lifted his head to find the space before him wrapped in a thick fog of blood.

Wherever his gaze fell, Zuo Qingtian, Four-armed Rakshasa, Immortal Fish Alliance Hierarch, Wu Yusheng... the prominent beings of the Feathering State, were one after another falling before his eyes.

Some with unwillingness, some with regret, some struggling, some cursing. All these varied reactions inevitably led to the same extinguished fate.

"Pure Yang, Pure Yang!"

Hei Jiao's mind repetitively recalled this term, while his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the Pure Yang beings who had perished at the hands of the great ones before.

The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became!

...

...

After a long while.

All Daoist fluctuations disappeared without a trace.

The once magnificent Immortal City of Bliss had turned into a silent pile of ruins. Beneath the bricks and stones lay countless corpses of Immortals, from which a cloud of malevolent thoughts rose up to the sky.

At a certain moment.

Several intertwining lights of cyan and white quietly emerged from the rubble, transforming into pieces of white and Copper Coins, gently falling onto the uneven ground and then slowly rolling away.

Before long.

A plump hand suddenly appeared, picking up a rolling Copper Coin, wiping it on the sleeve, and then closely examining it before his eyes.

This person was none other than the rotund Shopkeeper who had sold the innate divine objects of the Qingyun identity.

"This little treasure is truly loveable."

The rotund Shopkeeper chuckled to himself, his eyes shining alarmingly as the corners of his mouth uncontrollably curled up.

As his voice fell.

Countless lights suddenly burst forth from the ruins, condensing into ten billion, a hundred billion green and white Copper Coins, covering the entire land.