Lingshu Mountain is located hundreds of miles away from Tianyang Pass. It is densely populated and occupies hundreds of miles of mountain range. All the mountain gods and land gods within a thousand miles are disciples of Lingshu Mountain. Several peaks in the center of the entire Lingshu Mountain are covered by a large formation, which ordinary people cannot see or enter.
Within the formation there are villages and towns. These are the families and descendants of the disciples of Lingshu Mountain from generation to generation. Generation after generation, this place looks as lively as a town, with markets and taverns, but no officials. Instead, it is managed by the outer gate of Lingshu Mountain.
At this moment, the gate of Lingshu Mountain was opened, and the Taoist palace on the main peak was built to be comparable to the imperial palace of Dapan. It stretched from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, with forests, gardens and waterfalls integrated with each other, and spiritual beasts and exotic birds flying over the mountain streams.
Thousands of disciples were constantly flying in and out, and guests from afar were constantly arriving from the sky. The disciples waiting in front of the gate of Yunxiao Mountain were the true disciples of this generation, and the identities of these people had to be recognized one by one.
"The head of Tianjian Mountain has arrived at Lingshu Mountain!" An old man flew a sword and slashed it down from the sky. It crossed the sky and descended like thunder. He stood in front of the Taoist Palace and sat down at the immortal banquet.
"Lin Shu, the elder of Baidi Sword Sect, has arrived!" A group of sword cultivators flew down from the end of the sky on their swords. The sword lights were so sharp that their edge could be felt from dozens of miles away. They all turned into a beam of sword light and fell down.
"Tai Liang of the Yuanshen path has arrived!" An old man who was radiating a clear light and looked like he was made up of starlight came with a young girl. It was Tai Liang who had completely abandoned his physical body and walked the path of the Yuanshen.
"Zhang Shan, the head of Taishou Mountain, has arrived!"
"Welcome to Heavenly Master Zhang Yuzhen!"
"The High Priest of Xuanyuan Nation has arrived!"
Thousands of practitioners gathered on Lingshu Mountain, many of them were from small sects and immortal cultivation families in Dongzhou who came to celebrate the birthday of Jia Yi, the founder of Lingshu Mountain.
Ordinary cultivators were sitting in the spacious square garden outside the Taoist Palace, with tables placed everywhere. Inside the Taoist Palace, one could see cloud beds condensed from magical instruments floating on both sides of the palace, with jade tables and food and wine placed on them, waiting for the leaders of various sects and the giants of the cultivation world to arrive.
At this moment, seeing the big figures from Dongzhou's cultivation world arriving one after another, the practitioners all over the mountain were talking about it and were shocked.
Some young practitioners and disciples felt as if they had seen legendary gods when they saw these characters. After all, these people's names were even recorded in official history. Some were from the Warring States Period, and some were from the ancient Dahuan period. Some young people could not believe that these people really existed and could still live to this day.
“The current Heavenly Master and the High Priest of Xuanyuan Country are here? The birthday of our Lingshu Mountain founder has attracted so many big shots and seniors. Our Lingshu Mountain is worthy of being the largest sect in Dongzhou.” The disciples of Lingshu Mountain were full of pride and stood straight.
The true disciple standing in front of the gate of Yunxiao Mountain said immediately: "This? Although these people who came here can be called giants in the cultivation world and great powers, they are still a little inferior to our Lingshu Mountain's ancestors. The head of Taishou Mountain and this generation's Tianshi Zhang Yuzhen are only juniors of my ancestors."
Most of these newly-minted disciples were only in their teens or twenties, and had just stepped into the threshold of cultivation. They saw that the Dapan Dynasty had been founded for more than 300 years, and the history of the founding period was so far away that it was hard to imagine. How could they know about the famous figures in ancient times? They immediately asked, "Who are the figures who are as famous as the founder?"
Although this true disciple is also young, he knows the history of his sect and the history of Dongzhou's immortal cultivation world very well: "The founder was a figure who walked the mountains and seas in the ancient barbaric era. At that time, the human race was still in ignorance, and the entire mountains and seas were completely without any order. It was a world of wild beasts and monsters. In that era, demons were rampant and even cultivators had not yet been born."
Everyone was amazed: "The ancient barbaric era?"
"Our Lingshu Mountain has actually existed since that time?"
"No, the master was celebrating his 380th birthday in the ancient wilderness, so it must have been at least a thousand years ago!"
"The founder is a person from the heavens beyond heaven. One day in heaven is like one year on earth. He is totally different from the mundane world."
Another young disciple asked, "So, the inheritance of the current immortal cultivation was actually passed down by the ancestors at that time?"
"The founder of my sect opened up the lineage of Qi Refiners, which is considered the oldest lineage in the cultivation world. In addition, many ancient practitioners also left behind the lineage of immortal cultivation, which led to the prosperous cultivation world of Dongzhou today."
"The former Emperor Longqiu, Heavenly Master Zhang Heming, Judge Changde of the Soul-Catching Department, the founder of Taishou Mountain Qingyang Sanren, the Dragon Mother Qingli of the East China Sea Dragon Palace, etc., these people are the same generation as our founder. Unfortunately, most of them have either entered the underworld and become important gods, or have already passed away. You can't see them!"
"Is there no one still alive?" When many disciples heard these names, it was as if they had witnessed scenes from ancient myths and legends. Just hearing these names made them feel an inexplicable sense of heaviness and vicissitudes.
The true disciple named Lu Hun sighed and said, "There is another one! But this mighty dragon is hard to find. I have never seen him before. I only heard about him from my senior brother..."
"What's his name?"
"In the legend, he is called Fengdu Taoist!"
"Cry!"
At this time, a crane cry was heard from the distant sky.
At the end of the distant sky, a white crane came flying across the sea of clouds, and with it, dozens of miles of sea of clouds were dispersed. When its wings were spread, the sky turned white, and sunlight fell directly from the sky.
Everyone on Lingshu Mountain raised their heads and looked into the distance. A white crane could affect the weather of such a large sea of clouds. It was definitely not an ordinary spirit beast, but a true divine bird.
What is even more eye-catching is that on top of the white crane, a Taoist is sitting cross-legged on it. The divine bird spreads its wings and soars, following the wind, clouds and sunlight, spanning thousands of miles.
As the sea of clouds dispersed, the sunlight fell on the white crane and the Taoist priest, making them look like immortals descending to earth.
At this moment, not only the cultivators in the Taoist Palace Spirit Garden moved, but also the mighty men and disciples who were sitting on the cloud beds on both sides of the Taoist Palace and sitting cross-legged beside the spiritual jade tables, also looked outside the palace.
"Heavenly Demon! That is a divine bird in the Heavenly Demon realm." Someone shouted immediately. The Heavenly Demon realm is equal to the fourth level, which is enough to make it an ancestor in Dongzhou, but at this moment it has become a Taoist's mount.
"Fengdu!" Lin Shu, holding the Dongyuan Sword, sat in front of the Lingyu table, stood up, and looked outside at the gate of the Taoist palace. Many disciples of the Baidi Sword Sect followed him.
"Fengdu Taoist!"
"The Fengdu Master who has been in seclusion for many years has appeared in the world!"
"It's been so many years! I heard that he has been staying in Youdu Fairy Island. I didn't expect that he would cross the sea this time!"
Many people immediately recognized the Taoist priest who came on a crane, and many younger disciples also looked into the distance: "Is this the Taoist priest from Fengdu?"
"The elders in my sect all thought that he might have passed away a long time ago, but I didn't expect that he is still alive."
The white crane circled down in the sunlight and landed in front of the Taoist palace. Then everyone could see the Taoist's appearance clearly. He was a tall and handsome young man who seemed to be just over 20 years old.
It came riding on a white crane and attracted everyone's attention, as if the name Fengdu itself carried a different meaning.
A practitioner who was sitting outside and attending the Lingshu Mountain Patriarch’s birthday banquet suddenly whispered, “Why does this Fengdu Taoist look so similar to the saint in the Confucian Temple?”
Another person sitting at the table shook his head: "Just similar!"
The clay statue has changed a lot over the years and its appearance has changed a lot. Most people would not have thought that Feng Sheng from the academy and the Taoist priest of Fengdu are the same person. Most of those who knew this have already passed away.
Fengdu sat on the white crane and opened his eyes: "It's just a birthday, but you let the whole world know about it. You have been a fake Qigong practitioner for many years, and have lived several lives of ordinary people, but your style has never changed."
A hearty laugh came from the depths of the Taoist Palace: "Hahaha! You've been in Fengdu for hundreds of years, but you still appear in such a dashing and elegant manner, as if you wouldn't be you if you didn't look like an immortal!"
Fengdu followed the white crane down and turned into a colorful cloud and fell into the Taoist palace, landing on the first seat on the cloud bed on the left. The fellow practitioners beside him also looked up and saluted him.
The white crane also transformed into a boy, and followed Fengdu into the Taoist palace, standing beside Fengdu. Many cultivators were amazed. This huge demon in the form of a celestial demon could only be seen in the millions of mountains and overseas. Such a creature was willing to be someone else's mount, which further highlighted the Taoist's extraordinaryness.
This spiritual crane, which was originally stuck at the fourth level, was enlightened by Fang Xiu on the way. It broke through the fourth level and successfully transformed into an ordinary boy.
This time, many cultivators came to attend Jia Yi's birthday celebration, not only because of Jia Yi's identity, but also because Jia Yi deduced the fifth-level path of the Qi Refiner lineage and was about to try to break into the fifth level through seclusion.
Everyone wanted to listen to the Five Elements Earth Vein Spirit Refining Technique created by Jia Yi, and Jia Yi also wanted to gather ideas, to find out if there were any flaws in the path he had created.
After the grand banquet, the maids removed the banquet one by one, and the palace became quiet. Everyone knew that an important stage was about to begin.
After all, they came from far away, not just to attend this banquet.
Jia Yi, who was sitting on the cloud bed in the main seat of the Taoist Palace, waved his sleeves and saw the sound spreading from inside and outside the palace gate. In this way, many practitioners outside could also hear the discussions in the Taoist Palace.
These older generation practitioners, apart from some core unique Taoist methods and cultivation techniques, will not keep all other techniques to themselves. They have all learned their way up step by step from low-level cultivation, and they understand the importance of brainstorming.
If everyone was too proud of what they had, they probably wouldn't have reached the fourth level of cultivation at this moment. It would be hard to say how long it would take for the cultivation world to produce a true immortal.
Jia Yi got straight to the point, starting with the meeting at Nanhua Fairy Island, and talked about the origin of his magic: "The last time I talked with Nanhua Zhenjun at Nanhua Fairy Island overseas, I learned that the fifth realm of the immortal way is dependence. The so-called dependence is the dependence of the immortal way and the foundation for advancement to immortality."
"Nanhua Zhenjun inherited the ancient earth immortal heritage and built the foundation of earth immortals with the overseas blessed land as his support. If we find an ordinary magic weapon or spiritual object, we may be able to break through to the fifth level. However, let alone the fact that our magic power is far inferior to that of Nanhua Zhenjun, we may even lose the chance to become immortals."
"I don't want to, so my Five Elements Earth Vein Spirit Refining Technique naturally has the possibility of achieving immortal status."
"I used the power of the five elements of earth veins and the Yin and evil spirits of heaven and earth, and relied on the heavenly and earthly evil spirits to evolve the five elements and the two yin and yang, just like recreating the universe, and finally trained a five-element immortal body..."
Jia Yi narrated one by one, gradually explaining the origin and ideas of this magic. Although he did not explain the specific method of practice, this idea made people suddenly enlightened and applauded.
Even Fang Xiu was fascinated by what he heard. Fang Xiu wanted to rely on physical objects, but Jia Yi's reliance came from the heaven and earth. In the end, he was born from the enlightenment of the great way of heaven and earth. If he could really cultivate it, he might not be inferior to Fang Xiu, a cultivator who relied on the magic weapon of the cave sky.
Afterwards, many fourth-level masters and independent cultivators also shared their ideas about the fifth-level path. Although they were not perfect, everyone had different ideas.
Among them there is a sword immortal who wants to use the sword spirit to forge an immortal sword to prove his truth.
There is a Yuanshen Dao who wants to gather ten Yuanshen people to jointly refine a picture of the true shape of the mountain, and finally transform it into an immortal weapon to ascend to heaven together to prove the truth.
Finally, Jia Yi looked at Fengdu who was sitting on the cloud bed on the left, and suddenly asked: "Fengdu! Have you broken into the fifth level?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. Some people got some information, but most people had no idea that this Fengdu Taoist had already broken into the fifth level.
"Fengdu, could you tell us the difference between the fifth level realm?"
"Master Fengdu! Please give me your guidance!"
"The overseas Nanhua Zhenjun relied on the blessed island and ancient spiritual roots to break through the realm. I wonder what kind of Taoism the Fengdu Zhenjun practiced."
Everyone spoke up and extended a warm invitation. Before, everyone had explained their own Taoist teachings to Fang Xiu, so it was difficult for Fang Xiu to refuse.
Fengdu Zhenjun thought for a while and said, "I got the Taoist method of breaking through the fifth level from the ancient immortals in Youdu Xian Palace. I am not allowed to pass it on without permission. However, it is basically similar to the Yuanshen Dao Tailiang Zhenjun. It is to find a valuable treasure to rely on the Dharma. The most difficult part of this method is to find a valuable treasure. As long as you can find a valuable treasure and rely on the Yuanshen Dharma, there is nothing worth learning from the method. I will not describe it in detail this time."
"However, Fengdu is good at ghost magic, and he has previously deduced a method that he believes can lead directly to the great way. Today, he can demonstrate it to everyone!"
"I call it the Way of the Ghost Immortal!"
"This path of ghost immortals is a minor path, and I don't think it will enter your eyes. But the rare thing is that as long as you have the fourth-level cultivation, you can practice it, and everyone has the opportunity to become an immortal and achieve immortality. You don't need the talent of a celestial being, nor do you need precious treasures to rely on."
As Fengdu Zhenjun said this, there was an uproar at the scene. The groups of cultivators outside also stood up in an instant, with looks of disbelief on their faces.