Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

Outside the residence of Beiming, there are cultivators guarding the gate.

Seeing the flowers swaying in the distance and hearing the faint sounds of stringed instruments, they instantly perked up: "Something important has arrived!"

"Quickly, straighten your chest, smile, and lift your buttocks."

"Say after me—Greetings, senior!"

When the king arrived, a group of monks bowed in unison.

Wang Quan smiled, lounging on the soft couch, and said, "There will be rewards, everyone will be rewarded!"

Whoosh!

The maids, all smiles, showered them with flowers.

This left the group of cultivators completely bewildered, to the point that they even forgot what Wang Quan looked like.

When they came to their senses, they found themselves holding a pile of coins, while the guest from before was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh no, we didn't even have time to ask the guests' names!"

"How do we register?" A group of greeters scratched their heads in confusion.

After a short while, Da Congming laughed: "Everyone, the number of cultivators who have come here to attend the banquet these days is countless. The list is already filled with several books."

"The names on it are so densely packed, just looking at them gives me a headache."

"It doesn't matter if we forget one."

The other cultivators suddenly realized what was going on and nodded in agreement: "Put the money away and pretend nothing happened."

"Ugh!"

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Inside the courtyard:

Wang Quan accepted the paper figure and moved through the banquet.

At this banquet, he magically transformed a wine cup into a beautiful woman the size of a palm. Many new cultivators had never seen such a skill before and were immediately astonished.

They carefully held the wine glass, took a big sip, and the taste... was sweet.

By the time they came to their senses and wanted Wang Quan to inscribe some more wine cups or even wine jars, Wang Quan had already gone to the next banquet.

He cast a series of minor spells, stirring up the emotions of many guests.

Soon, the atmosphere at the banquet became several times more lively.

Some people were drinking heavily, while others were dancing wildly.

The atmosphere was lively, and the Beiming family members also became happy.

Wang Quan used some subtle tactics to quietly stir up the emotions and even the thoughts of the crowd.

A moment later, a cultivator smashed a wine jar and shouted, "Everyone, I've heard that powerful families and clans have all opened up safe zones in their respective second-layer worlds."

"I wonder if we might have the honor of taking a look at the second-floor safe zone of the [Bei Ming] family?"

Upon hearing this, the vast majority of cultivators were bewildered and confused.

Second-level security zone?

What is that?

The expressions of orthodox cultivators and a small number of new cultivators changed slightly.

Some clear-headed individuals tried to stop them, but many more cultivators were swayed by Wang Quan's petty tricks and started making a fuss, saying they wanted to go to the second layer of the world, see the safe zone, and appreciate the strength of the [Beiming] family.

The Beiming family had someone in charge of the situation, so he didn't dare to make a decision on his own and quickly asked a higher-ups.

Upon hearing this, the head of the Beiming family immediately smiled and said, "Since they want to see, then let them go and take a look."

"Moreover, not only should they see it, but future cultivators should also be able to see it."

"Let them know just how powerful my [Beiming] family has become, accumulated over thousands of generations."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter: "That's right, these bumpkins have probably never seen anything like it."

Soon, everyone was given permission to go to the second level of the world.

Then, everyone eagerly released their Yang God, Yin God, and other spirits, which roared into the second layer of the world.

Wang Quan also released his concealed Yang God and followed the crowd into the second layer of the world.

After stepping into the second layer of the world, Wang Quan fell silent.

Because the second-level safe zone of the [Beiming] family far exceeded his expectations.

Here, dozens of buildings of all sizes emitted a hazy white light.

The rays of light intertwined, forming a larger safe zone.

Moreover, next to a building on the edge of the safe zone, he saw many Yang God and Yin God cultivators carrying large gourds, releasing beams of sunlight to impact that building.

A Yang deity from the Beiming family received the news and led them on a tour; "My Beiming family has been working hard here for generations."

"My ancestors made many sacrifices to open up these safe zones."

"In the end, forty-two buildings were constructed."

"A few years ago, a method of warding off evil spirits by sunlight came to us. We used this method to build five buildings in one go."

"The sixth one is currently under construction."

"If our ancestors had used the sun to ward off evil back then, my [Beiming] family would probably have already opened up the entire city's safe zone by now."

Many cultivators praised, "Even without the Sun-warding Evil-repelling Technique, it's quite remarkable that your ancestors were able to create such a large safe zone!"

"The lower monastery where I practice has been around for thousands of years, but it hasn't even developed a safe area the size of a single room."

"Even such a large sect is not as powerful as the Beiming family."

A group of people flattered them, making the cultivators of the [Beiming] family feel quite smug.

Wang Quan used his power to transform into a gentle breeze, moving among the many buildings.

Originally, he just wanted to see what special abilities these buildings had, so that they could be put into operation immediately after the Lower House took over.

He never expected to discover a large hall inside a very unassuming building.

In the hall, a group of powerful cultivators, whose true forms had descended to earth, were holding sticks of sandalwood and worshipping a statue.

The statue, resembling white jade with a blurred face, strangely swallowed all the incense offerings.

Wang Quan also saw two large characters on the plaque behind the statue: "Taiyi".

Upon seeing the two large characters "Taiyi", Wang Quan was initially bewildered, but his expression changed slightly the next moment.

"The Beiming family sends its members to the Five Primordial Immortals and the Five Primordial Immortals sects."

"And none of these ten sects have the name 'Taiyi'."

"Neither the orthodox Xuanmen nor the unorthodox Xuanmen has the name 'Taiyi'."

"And they worship [Taiyi]?"

"Is this to recreate the 'Taiyi' by leveraging the destiny of the 'Five Primordial Elements' and the 'Five Acquired Elements'?"

In an instant, Wang Quan's heart raced, and a thousand thoughts raced through his mind:

"In Taoist scriptures, Taiyi is identified as the Heavenly Emperor Star, the lord of all stars."

"However, strangely enough, no sect has ever used the name 'Taiyi'."

"Among the many sacrifices, there was never a ceremony to worship [Taiyi]."

"Although Taiyi holds a high position, it has been blurred, marginalized, and subconsciously ignored."

"Normally, no one would worship [Taiyi]."

"The Beiming family, yet they wish to worship Taiyi?"

Why is it that the deity being worshipped is Taiyi?

He pondered for a moment, then laughed nonchalantly: "Heh, why should I think so much?"

"I'm just here to settle scores with some people and some things."

"Whether they worship [Taiyi] or [Tai'er] is none of my business!"

With this in mind, he continued to observe other buildings, while simultaneously deducing the second layer of world beacons and collecting the fluctuations of the Yang spirit, the magnetic field of the Yin spirit, and the scent of the original body cultivators.

Once he had observed everything, he gracefully returned to the real world.

At this moment, the [Beiming] mansion in the present world is brightly lit and bustling with activity.

However, all this excitement is about to vanish into thin air.