The Unruly Immortals

"Master, is my body to your liking?"

Gazing at the Li Huowang before him, Master Danyang's eyes filled with extreme hatred.

"It's you! You, the disciple who betrayed and destroyed his own ancestry! All of this was your doing!"

Master Danyang roared furiously, struggling to his feet and charging at Li Huowang, longsword in hand.

However, as the two passed by each other, they went right through each other's bodies.

When a stunned Master Danyang turned around, the smirking Li Huowang standing there said, "Please forgive me, Master. I forgot to tell you, I am now an illusion; you cannot kill me."

Li Huowang then pointed at the others around them and said, "That's right, you cannot kill me, nor can you kill them. They are illusions as well, and they will follow you always, forever and ever."

As the terrified Master Danyang slowly turned around to look at the illusions surrounding him, they gradually closed in.

At that moment, those grinning faces seemed to pile up into walls, trapping him tightly so he couldn't escape, tortured incessantly.

"What… what the hell is this?!" Master Danyang swung his sword wildly in all directions.

In the past, no matter what the problem, Master Danyang had always resorted to seizing, deceiving, or stealing to solve it.

This was very effective and could solve most problems, but now, the tactics he had used all his life were no longer effective.

"Master, this is Xinsu. Since you want this body, then you should thoroughly enjoy all this," Li Huowang said.

As he finished speaking, Li Huowang began to laugh along with the surrounding illusions, his laughter also filled with scorn and contempt.

"Oh, and remember, Master, make sure to share the fun with the original owner. It's better to enjoy fully in company, ha ha ha!"

Witnessing the gloating look on Li Huowang's face, the jealous Master Danyang ground his teeth loudly.

He fiercely threw his longsword to the ground, "You think you've succeeded? Don't dream! I will not slay these three corpses! Wait and see how the original owner will deal with you, kid!"

With a "whoosh," the laughter of all the illusions present abruptly ceased, and they simultaneously turned to look over.

Master Danyang raised his right hand and slapped himself across the face. "I am not Master Danyang! I am Li Huowang!"

The next moment, all the people around gradually disappeared and confusion began to surface on Master Danyang's face. "Who am I?"

"Am I Master Danyang? No, I am Li Huowang?"

"No, I am not Li Huowang, I am Master Danyang?"

"Get out! Don't think you can make me suffer here!! I am Master Danyang! I'm not Li Huowang!!"

"Get out! I am Li Huowang! I am certainly not Master Danyang!!"

Afterward, the one-armed youth's body began to struggle.

The crowd around him would sometimes appear and then disappear, with the Monk occasionally darting out, only to vanish just as quickly.

As the one-armed young man's body twisted on the ground like a maggot, a patch of dark clouds drifted across the sky. Above the clouds was Master Danyang, wrapped in an Immortal's Kerchief, his body covered with grotesque, deformed flesh.

Yet at that moment, he looked somewhat ragged, not only missing many deformed organs but also looking rather faded, as if he had gone to great lengths to break free from the God of Happiness.

Master Danyang slowly descended to the one-armed man and, with a hand full of tendrils, gestured lightly and the youth floated into the air.

"Who are you?" Master Danyang suddenly asked.

The one-armed young man struggled desperately for a long time until his struggle finally subsided.

Opening his eyes again and looking calmly at Master Danyang before him, he said, "I am Master Danyang, the three corpses have been vanquished."

Hearing this, a satisfied expression appeared on the face of the three-headed monster entwined in black clouds.

The ugly, disgusting body drew closer and forcefully sucked onto the one-armed young man's face.

Something floated out from the seven orifices of the one-armed young man, drifting onto Master Danyang's body.

The one-armed young man's body grew rigid, and gradually he died.

At this moment, Master Danyang suddenly burst into laughter, for he had finally felt the last bit of deficiency within his body replenished.

"I, the Taoist Master, can finally ascend to immortality! Hahaha!" Master Danyang laughed wildly, spreading his arms and diving towards a rolling black cloud in the sky.

The higher he flew through the clouds, the more excited Master Danyang became. In his seventy-four years of bitter wandering in the mortal world, he had never felt such exhilaration as he did today.

After passing through the clouds, Master Danyang did not stop, continuing to fly towards the realm beyond the twinkling stars.

When passing through these stars, Master Danyang saw some things, some deformed and terrifying, yet inexplicable and indescribable creatures.

Grayish-white, slick giant bodies, filled with perpetual incense sticks all over, their grotesque size freely expanding and contracting.

A golden Bodhisattva, nearly without eyes, constantly extended trembling pink tendrils from the blurred forefront of its body, seemingly absorbing something from the surroundings.

As he drew closer, he could even hear the wishes thought by some of the incense-burning pilgrims.

There was also a mass of undefined form, emitting a faint glimmer, with black cranes entwined within each other, their every struggle accompanied by a hoarse, agonizing scream.

Among these, Master Danyang saw the God of Happiness, as well as members of the Immortal Sects, along with the seniors who had taught him how to sever the Three Corpses, all wrapped in immortal qi, fluttering with Immortal Belts.

However, at this moment, looking at them, Master Danyang's eyes were filled with disdain. These were the ones who had no path to the search for immortality, doomed to wander aimlessly until the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

He was different from them; he was about to share longevity with heaven and earth, to become a True Immortal.

Master Danyang hastened his pace, moving past the twinkling stars, and at last arrived beside a chaos-colored Jade Token that hung suspended between heaven and earth.

This Jade Token seemed to be suspended by something in the extreme darkness, as the undefined shapes moved forward, creeping and flowing, the Jade Token also rose and fell.

There were three big characters written on this Jade Token. Master Danyang did not recognize the characters, but he guessed that they surely spelled out "Heaven's Gate."

He might not recognize the other characters, but he recognized the last character for "gate."

It was identical to an actual gate.

With just three characters, and the last one being the character for "gate," there was no need to guess; this was surely Heaven's Gate.

Around this Jade Token, numerous terrifying monsters lingered and howled as if wanting to enter.

"Scram! All of you, scram away! Don't delay my ascension to immortality!"

With revulsion, he blasted away other entities blocking his path, and Master Danyang beamed triumphantly as he exclusively occupied the front of the entire Jade Token.

Through the Jade Token, the eager Master Danyang once again saw some hazy "Immortals"

Those Immortals with their floating aura, as well as Bodhisattvas and Arhats.

Compared to the previous state of Immovable Zen Meditation, they seemed to be delightfully sharing something to eat, and they had almost finished.

Within the Jade Token, amidst the clouds and mist, it was too hazy to see clearly.

"What are they eating? Immortal Peaches, Immortal Pills?"

The thought that they were eating something he had not disturbed Master Danyang greatly, and he immediately rushed towards the middle of the Jade Token.

But just as he was about to break through, Master Danyang felt his body hit an invisible wall of hard glass, abruptly halting his advance.

"Let me pass! I, the Taoist Master, have ascended to immortality! I, the Taoist Master, want to go to the Immortal Realm!"

Master Danyang hovered there, yelling something into the darkness.

In the chaotic darkness, Master Danyang saw two headless, tailless giant snakes that were holding up Heaven's Gate glance at him once, then remained motionless.

"I have already severed the Three Corpses. I clearly have ascended to immortality! I am now a True Immortal! Why won't you let me in?"

Master Danyang's voice was full of frustration as he roared at the Jade Token.

Just then, Master Danyang suddenly realized he could understand those three characters.

"Mao's Gate"