The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 208 Return to the Distant Mountains
"It seems the changes are quite significant!"

After traveling south for several months, when the group returned, the Sun God Sect had already changed its name to the "Five Spirits Sect".

Are you asking if there are people within the cult who want to retaliate against the Heavenly Palace and reclaim the Nine-Headed Immortal Bird? Of course there are, and there are quite a few of them.

Totem worship has been deeply ingrained in the human race since the primitive and wild era. After the nine-headed phoenix was born in the Baqiu Flame Valley, the entire Baqiu land underwent earth-shaking changes!

In the past, Mount Qi fell, the Phoenix Dynasty collapsed, the Shang River dried up, and the ancestral temples crumbled. The people of Tiandu were exposed to the claws of those hundred demons and monsters. The darkest era in three hundred years had arrived. But at this very moment, a divine bird descended upon Baqiu, bathed in the true essence of the sun. It was nine-headed and immortal, and built its nest at the pulse point of the earth's lungs...

The divine fire is extremely yang, and all spirits and demons are instantly burned upon encountering it, trembling with fear. Thus, the people worship it, and on foot, they traveled 18,000 li east of Baqiu, prostrating themselves with each step, to enter the fiery valley and obtain the divine feathers...

Why would no one want to welcome the divine bird back?
At least, the Bachous people, who were worshippers of the sun god, were only willing to bow to the nine-headed divine bird and would never again worship the so-called "Yellow Dragon"!
"Why hasn't the Ancestor shown up yet? I remember he didn't participate in the Divine Cult's mobilization, but was confronting those two Ghost Kings."

“Our Si clan was bestowed the surname ‘Si’ because we served the God. A subject will not serve two masters.”

Si Chen's face stiffened, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Perhaps Old Zhu-Huang Longzun had a deeper consideration. For the stability of Ba Kingdom and for the survival of millions of people, they had no choice but to quickly switch to the Five Spirits.

He could understand, but he would never want to serve the Five Spirits again.

"Go and summon the priests and priests of the capital. Remember, keep it a secret and don't let anyone else know."

The oracle priest, with a solemn expression, grabbed a treasury priest by the collar with his right hand and gave a command with an extremely authoritative tone.

The gilded key to the Banan Prefecture Treasury had slipped from his sleeve into his palm, and he had already made a plan for the nearly two hundred million taels of treasury's resources.

Turning to look at Li Qing, who had her arms crossed, and then at Mo Ling, whose face was clearly not looking good, the priest of Banan sighed bitterly.

"The Banan Treasury is the foundation accumulated by our Divine Sect over three hundred years. Today, all the prefectures and counties have turned to worship the Five Spirit Gods. It's only a matter of time before Banan Prefecture falls. But our Divine Sect should never perish."

"The deity has suffered a calamity; it is our time to help him overcome his troubles."

"Our company will take 50% of it, leaving it for those who still care about the God and want to rebel against the Heavenly Palace. You can take 30% yourself, and leave the remaining 20% ​​for the Five Spirits Gods to receive next!"

The priest of the Banan Prefecture cult, with a flick of his wrist, pushed open the storeroom door and, ignoring the reactions of the crowd, strode into the storeroom.

This treasury, accumulated over three hundred years, had been mobilized by successive divine priests, yet its size remained immeasurably vast. With favorable weather and fertile fields stretching for miles, it was the land of abundance, an era blessed by the sun bird, and of course, it would end with its demise.

The Divine Blessing of the Dawn first placed half of the resources into a mustard seed pearl. Then, with hands that fluttered like butterflies, he summoned a barrier on the high platform in the treasury and sent out the pearl, which was worth hundreds of millions of Dao Zhu.

He definitely couldn't take these supplies with him; carrying them would only lead to a violent death, and even his own ancestor wouldn't show any mercy. Fortunately, there were still other methods...

Li Qing and the others waited outside for a long time. Finally, the God of the Morning opened the door from inside the storehouse. In the storehouse, treasures were displayed in abundance, and ancient medicines were arranged in rows. How could a storehouse be so large?
The priests and priests, their breathing quickened, pushed forward rapidly, their eyes fixed on the abundant treasury before them.

Having received the permission of the sage who crowing at dawn, these sages and priests were immediately blinded by greed. They took a few steps to cross the distance of several dozen feet and pushed open the storeroom one by one, stuffing the treasures and spiritual materials inside into their mustard seed bags. The more they rushed to get in, the more greedy they became. Where was the agreed-upon rule of each taking a certain percentage?
On the contrary, Li Qing stood with her arms crossed, looking at the priest with a half-smile.

The female Taoist priest beside her wavered for a moment, but when she saw Li Qing's meaningful smile, she calmed down.

"The Divine Master is indeed adept at using his methods, but unfortunately, neither I, Li, nor Fellow Daoist Mo, wish to be entangled in the karma of your Ba Kingdom's Divine Sect!"

Si Chen devoured all the precious materials worth hundreds of millions. He had just dealt with the ghost problem and was a senior priest in Banan. He also had a powerful Yin God priest behind him. He only took half of it, so even the people from the Five Spirits Sect had no choice but to accept it.

On the surface, he made a pact with the priests of Banan, but in reality, these priests and shamans were greedy and unscrupulous. If the people of the Five Spirits Cult had any grievances and investigated, these eight or nine priests and shamans of Banan would probably all be killed. They would likely all be scapegoats for the Baqiu-Si clan...

Li Qing was originally a scholar from the South, and he had seen too many such things when he was young.

Si Chen? That guy is really dishonest!
"After returning the rewards to this humble Taoist and Immortal Mo Ling, we will set off now. I imagine that if the two of us don't leave, the priests of Banan will be unable to sleep, right?" After all, even the priest himself was filled with apprehension, fearing that Li Qing and that Immortal Mo Ling might be tempted by greed and directly plunder the treasury to leave.

At that time, if the two of them joined forces, it would be possible for them to wipe out the entire Banan branch!
Upon hearing that Li Qing was leaving and did not want the rich resources in the treasury of the Divine Sect, Si Chen was immediately surprised and uncertain. After looking Li Qing over several times, he realized that this person really did not care about material possessions.

Indeed, as a Daoist disciple of one of the Five Immortal Sects, if the Ba Kingdom were to petition Jinling and other major Daoist sects, Li Qing would not be able to hold onto any amount of resources, and it would be a loss for him.

After letting out a long sigh, the Divine Blessing of the Morning bowed to Li Qing, then took two steps to stand before Fairy Mo Ling and bowed deeply!

"People say that Si is greedy for merit and profit, and that he is good at monopolizing resources, but these resources are not for the private benefit of any one person or family."

"Our divine religion has a holy son. On the day of his birth, heavenly fire came to pay homage, earthly fire came to worship, and the hearth fire on earth burned for seven days without ceasing. He drew mulberry juice from the fire and consumed the true essence of the Great Sun. When he reached adulthood, he became a disciple of the Hundred Rivers and Oceans Taiyi Great Dao Sect of your country. Now he is the Great Sun True Lord Chiming Zhenren of the Taiyi Dao Sect..."

"I, Si, sent out that Mustard Seed Chaos Pearl in the hope of leaving some resources for Holy Son Lu Yun's future, so that I can attack the Heavenly Palace, save the world, and rebuild the altar of my sect!"

At this moment, Si Chen no longer concealed his feelings. His eyes were no longer filled with dejection. Suddenly, he was beaming with pride, full of admiration for the "Lu Yun" holy son who possessed the Heavenly Fire Immortal Body and the Earthly Fire Dao Body.

At this moment, he was truly like a fanatic. He had even betrayed the ancestor of his own Si family. Without consent, he used the Ba family of Banan as his backer and handed over that enormous benefit to others. He didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive, but he was not afraid!
Taiyi Dao, the most influential sect among the Five Immortal Sects in the Heavenly Capital Realm, deeply understands the intricacies of the palaces of various countries through the "Huangting Jing" and has countless believers. It has five or six Yin Shen Zhenren, and if you add the White Bone Lady, the Holy Son of the Sun Sect, the South Sea Mermaid, the East Sea Dragon Prince, and so on, the number exceeds two dozen. It is a rare force that can rival the Heavenly Palace.

The Shangqing Huangting Three or Two Scrolls inherited by the Taiyi Sect are too classic. They have enlightened all paths, benefited countless lineages, and created too many good causes. When they raise their arms to call, the number of responders is as numerous as clouds in the sky and rain in the air. However, the Yin spirits that can be mobilized are far more numerous than those in the Heavenly Palace.

Moreover, the Taiyi Refining God Path is an extremely ancient and powerful lineage that is still thriving today. Its primordial spirit can manifest as 365 deities, which is extremely terrifying.

"Oh?" Li Qing raised an eyebrow, secretly surprised.

Taiyi Dao, is it Taiyi Dao again?
Bu Lingxu, the "abandoned disciple of Taiyi" overseas, is the senior brother Bu whose oppressive aura is almost comparable to that of the Yin Shen Zhenren. He is Bu Lingxu who brought the declining Yinghai Daofu back to the present world.

The Daoist bodies of the Ding family in Chenxiang Prefecture were also sent to the Taiyi Dao through the head of the Lin Yuan Law Academy, as was the case with the Holy Son of the Sun God Sect. Could it be that the Taiyi Dao only accepts the most top-tier immortal bodies and Daoist physiques from the Heavenly Capital Great Realm?
Does the Taiyi Dao, which embraces all rivers and seas, truly intend to rule over the five immortal sects?
Apart from lacking a Grand Master, the Taiyi School can truly be said to have reached the pinnacle of the Taoist lineage!
While Li Qing's brows were still furrowed in doubt, Si Chen apologized bitterly to the nun Mo Ling.

"Although I am ambitious, I am not shameless. If it weren't for the appearance of this Fellow Immortal Li, I would never have encouraged the fairy to step into danger with me. You should know that my Si clan also has an ancestor of Yin God. I would never harm the fairy and ruin my own reputation within the Divine Sect for this reason."

"I apologize for causing the fairy to have a falling out with the ghost king in the ghost city."

The oracle bowed deeply and apologized profusely; he certainly wouldn't have done something so despicable.

Empty words are meaningless; repeating something a thousand times still fails to demonstrate sincerity.

So the diviner turned and went into the storeroom, ignoring the fools who were fighting over it, and took two full brocade sleeve pouches from each of them. He then went out of the storeroom to meet Li Qing and the other person.

“Your blessing me to quell the demonic scourge is not only a meritorious act for my religion, but also for all people.”

"These two mustard seed pouches contain my reward and gifts to you two. They are not much and have no karmic connection to you, but they are enough for you two to use!"

The oracle of dawn sighed, pushed away the two mustard seed pouches, waved his hand, and then sincerely advised:
"You two should not linger any longer. Things have changed in Baqiu. The two branches of the Divine Sect have been replaced, there is internal strife in Ghost City, and the ancient demon spirit has been born. The imperial dynasty to the north will not let this opportunity pass..."

"Go, go quickly!"

These words truly came from the bottom of his heart. The three hundred years of prosperity of the Ba Kingdom were over, and such a golden age of unity and harmony would never return.

With the birth of the ancient demon spirit, the accompanying demons will likely appear frequently. Leaving aside the ghost city for now, the flames of war between the Northern Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty are already foreseeable. The Northern Dynasty's "Emperor" has a lifelong ambition to possess a million divine soldiers, rule over the six regions, have the four seas submit, and unify the capital. He will never give up this opportunity!
This once prosperous and fertile land will soon be turned into a sunken ship...

(End of this chapter)