Longzang

Chapter 693 Orderly Inheritance
Spring has come again, and flowers are in bloom.

Several months had passed since Immortal Lord Yanshi ascended to immortality. The northern gate of Taichu Palace was stable, the Little National Preceptor returned to the depths of the Great Grassland, and the Silver Moon Khan also withdrew his troops and returned to the Tianhan Sea. The crisis in the north was thus resolved.

The Azure Netherworld is hot all year round and has no distinct seasons. However, at Wei Yuan's current level, he can already sense the life cycle of the entire universe and is no longer bound by the constraints of the smaller world.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was standing in the western sky above Qingming, looking at the construction site at the foot of the mountain. The time had come, so Wei Yuan landed on the high platform, forcefully struck the giant bell, and then trucks carrying huge wooden crates arrived at the feed inlet, pushed the crates into the entrance, and slid into the depths of the huge building in front of him.

The fourth recycling furnace was finally completed.

As more materials were added, melodious sounds, like celestial music, faintly appeared in the surroundings. Ordinary people could not see anything unusual, but in Wei Yuan's eyes, he could see a large amount of Yin and Yang energy being drawn into the Reincarnation Furnace, and then the Chaos Fire ignited in the furnace.

The Yin and Yang energies were extremely thin, and the Chaos Fire was so faint as to be almost nonexistent. Even if a mortal stood in the fire, he would not be able to feel it at all, but would only feel a little restless.

Yet this sparse chaotic fire can dissolve all things in heaven and earth, transforming them into fundamental spiritual energy—truly a marvel of nature. The Reincarnation Furnace can generate chaotic fire and possesses the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth; Feng Chutang, who designed it, already possesses astonishing abilities.

If the Reincarnation Furnace is already this powerful, one can only imagine how terrifying the Transformation Pool must be. If we continue thinking along these lines, then the Heaven-Refining Array of the Heaven-Refining Demon Immortal back then could probably truly melt the heavens and earth.

As the Chaos Flame burned, the four jade toads at the four corners of the Reincarnation Furnace began to slowly exhale spiritual energy, returning to the world. These four jade toads were carefully chosen; even when Wei Yuan replaced them with jade dragons, jade phoenixes, and jade unicorns, they were not as effective as the jade toads.

As the Reincarnation Furnace began to operate, wisps of chaotic energy appeared around the human world, clinging to this place.

With the completion of the fourth Reincarnation Furnace, the cultivation speed of the mortal realm increased once again. At this time, Wei Yuan only needed a thousand years to reach the Mind Aspect Realm of the late Dharma Aspect stage.

Wei Yuan, who is only 221 years old at the moment, feels that he will not live for a thousand years. However, he previously needed more than 6,000 years to cultivate, so shortening it to a thousand years is already quite an achievement.

With the four Reincarnation Furnaces completed, Wei Yuan has no plans to build any more for the time being. These four furnaces have already used up almost all of the fuel Wei Yuan had previously stored up, and since the Reincarnation Furnaces themselves do not produce spiritual energy, building more would be useless without fuel.

At this moment, Wei Yuan truly understood why those who made armor and swords were so eager for war.

The reminders from his daily routine told Wei Yuan it was time to return to his alma mater.

At this time, the Azure Sky Palace of Ancestor Xuan Yue was completed, and he summoned the Azure Sky Palace disciples and followers scattered in various places back to the mountain to participate in the completion ceremony.

This was a major event, so Wei Yuan specially prepared a small flying boat to carry all the Tianqing Palace disciples in Qingming back to the mountain gate to witness the grand occasion together.

The journey was relatively smooth, except for a few checkpoints encountered while passing through various countries. Later, Wei Yuan found the flying boat too slow, so he added more than a dozen spray nozzles, which greatly increased its speed, but also made some of his fellow disciples with lower cultivation levels dizzy and disoriented.

Several days later, the flying boat arrived at the main mountain. Many disciples of the Azure Heaven Palace had not returned to the mountain for two or three years, and they were particularly excited at this moment.

The flying boat arrived, and with only one day left before the inauguration ceremony, everyone returned to their residences to rest. The next morning, they gathered again in the square in front of the Azure Palace.

On the other side of the square, thick fog obscured the view, making it difficult even for a True Person of the Dharma Aspect to penetrate. The Azure Sky Main Hall was hidden within the fog.

At noon, True Lord Xuan Yue descended from the sky and stood in the center of the square.

He looked at the hundreds of disciples from the two halls before him, nodding repeatedly, his face beaming with joy, and exclaimed, "Good, good, good! There are successors! There are truly successors!"

The plaza was filled not only with disciples of the Azure Sky Palace but also with disciples of the Water Moon Palace. Wei Yuan looked at the dozens of children with innocent faces behind him and suddenly felt a pang of emotion. Fifteen years ago, wasn't he just this age? Among the new disciples, there were two who were clearly much younger, looking no more than six or seven years old.

However, among everyone present, the youngest was not one of the two children, but Wei Ying, who was being led by Master Lan Hua. Wei Ying looked to be about six or seven years old, but in reality, she was not even two years old.

Yesterday, as soon as Wei Yuan arrived at Tai Chu Palace, True Person Lan Hua spotted Wei Ying at a glance. In her words, he looked exactly like Fei Yutong when she was a child, only even prettier.

Upon learning that this was Fei Yutong's reincarnation, and after witnessing her talent, Master Lanhua refused to return her to Wei Yuan no matter what. She carried her everywhere, never holding her hand or in her arms, treating her like her own daughter.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was naturally ranked alongside the True Men. The young disciples behind him all focused their attention on Wei Yuan, whispering among themselves and telling him some of Wei Yuan's legendary stories from back then.

Wei Yuan felt the many gazes falling on his back, and his heart was filled with indescribable joy, even more so than successfully surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a strange gaze, a light sting on his back. Wei Yuan turned around and his eyes met Zhang Sheng's, who was standing in the back row.

Zhang Sheng's ambiguous smile clearly revealed that he had seen through Wei Yuan's secret delight.

She stood at the head of the group of Dao Foundation Establishments, not far from Wei Yuan, and many disciples were secretly watching her. Zhang Sheng wore a plain white robe, as clean and clear as frost-covered pine and cypress, like half-swirled smoke and clouds. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes like bright mirrors, yet her every glance exuded a chilling aura, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, its tip gleaming with sharpness, yet concealing a gentleness. If one disregarded her aura, which resembled a peerless immortal sword, Zhang Sheng was undoubtedly stunningly beautiful, a beauty that young cultivators wouldn't even dare to dream of. However, Zhang Sheng was consistent inside and out, almost like a peerless immortal sword, making her impossible to ignore. No matter how beautiful she was, the young disciples, let alone harboring any improper thoughts, even had to muster up courage to look at her from afar.

With everyone watching, Wei Yuan didn't dare to look any longer. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly saw Zhang Sheng pout and give him a little nudge.

Wei Yuan's mind went blank, as if struck by lightning! What does it mean to be in public, what does it mean to be in the public eye!

Although Zhang Sheng was positioned so that the disciples behind him couldn't see him, and the immortals in front didn't turn around either, but...

Wei Yuan cried out in his heart: "The patriarch is watching!"
Zhang Sheng's eyes shone like stars, and he pouted slightly, the meaning of which was very clear: it was for the patriarch to see.

For a moment, Wei Yuan was in a state of utter confusion, with endless panic and uncontrollable joy surging in and out of control, like a storm raging in the midst of everyday life, followed by lightning and thunder.

The mortals were all shocked, and a small number of them were especially terrified. Could it be that the rhymes they had just taught to a few children had already been discovered by the Creator Immortal?

Xuan Yue Zhenjun's face was flushed, as if he had drunk three large jars of fine wine, and he repeatedly said, "Good, good, good!"

Most of the disciples were completely bewildered, not understanding where the last few "good" characters came from.

Even in this joyous moment, there was a touch of sadness. Xuan Yue Zhenjun looked around and saw that the number of young disciples at the Foundation Establishment and Body Forging stages had increased considerably, but in the True Person category, after Wei Yuan was added, there were only five.

The Heavenly Azure Palace and the Water Moon Palace are each missing one person, and they will never be able to come again.

Xuan Yue Zhenjun dispelled the gloom in his heart and said, "Today, the Tianqing Hall has been rebuilt. If not for ten thousand generations, then at least for the next hundred years, we have a foundation. I hope that a hundred years from now, one of you will be able to take over from this old Daoist and add a few more stories to the hall! Alright, this old Daoist has finished speaking."

With a wave of his sleeve, True Lord Xuan Yue dispersed the clouds and mist, revealing the brand-new Azure Palace, which stood 180 feet tall!

In front of such a magnificent and extravagant hall, the hundreds of disciples were nothing more than ants, utterly insignificant.

Wei Yuan was also shocked. He remembered that when True Lord Xuan Yue took him around to borrow money, he said that it was to be built at 110 or 120 zhang, but after it was built, it became 180 zhang!

This grand hall has a gate that is a hundred feet high, and inside there are enough cultivation positions for nine hundred and ninety-nine young disciples to cultivate at the same time.

The completion of the Azure Sky Main Hall has elevated the status of the entire mountain gate. It now surpasses all other halls and is on par with the Three Realms Hall.

The disciples of the Water Moon Palace had much more complicated expressions. Although the two palaces shared the same ancestor, the Water Moon Palace, which was only sixty feet tall, clearly showed who was the biological child and who was the adopted one.

Afterwards, the disciples took a stroll around the Azure Sky Hall, experiencing the incredibly rich spiritual energy.

Within this hall, the cultivation speed of ordinary cultivators is approaching that of those in top-grade cultivation caves. From this point forward, the cultivation speed of all disciples of the Azure Sky Hall will at least double; this is the foundation for eternal life.

After visiting the main hall, Wei Yuan was filled with emotion. True Lord Xuan Yue, disliking elaborate rituals, then announced the end of the ceremony, and the disciples dispersed.

Xuan Yue Zhenjun then summoned Fen Hai, Zhang Sheng, and Wei Yuan to the back hall, and instructed them to bring out his treasured tea leaves, brewing four cups, one for each person.

Xuan Yue Zhenjun looked at the three men one by one. When he saw Wei Yuan and Zhang Sheng, he couldn't stop smiling. However, when his gaze fell on Fen Hai, his smile faded, and he said with a gloomy face:

"Fenhai, you should really work harder! Your cultivation has been overtaken by your grand-disciple, what kind of nonsense is this? You're just wasting your time, not cultivating diligently, not studying the Dao, all you do is boil bathwater for others?"

Master Fenhai's expression was quite interesting, but he dared not contradict him, so he could only say, "I haven't finished paying off the debts from before, and I'm afraid I'll have to burn for another ten years."

Xuan Yue Zhenjun frowned and said, "Then just don't delay your cultivation. In a few more years, Zhang Sheng will also achieve the Dharma Form. If you, as his master, can't make further progress, where will I put my old face?"

Master Fenhai nodded meekly, not daring to retort. He could only lament how quickly time had passed, and how he could never return to the days when he first entered the sect. Back then, although True Monarch Xuanyue was strict, the affection in his eyes when he looked at him was undeniable.

The current patriarchs are now completely preoccupied with other people.

Fen Hai sighed inwardly, but when he glanced at Zhang Sheng and Wei Yuan, a smile appeared on his lips.

(End of this chapter)