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Chapter 130 The True Man of Xikunlundu'e

The Cangmang Mountains stretch for 30,000 li, with ancient trees reaching the sky and shrouded in mist.

It was early morning, before the sun had risen, but auspicious rays of light and purple mist were already visible in the east, stretching from the horizon and reaching the summit of the vast mountains.

Song Yi was meditating and regulating his breathing in the True Lord's Mansion when he sensed this aura. He immediately opened his eyes and used his ability to see through walls, and then understood.

He immediately got up, straightened his robes, and quickly left the cave, arriving at the mountain gate.

Within the auspicious light, a figure gracefully descended.

The newcomer had a handsome face, half-white hair and beard, wore a headscarf, a purple robe with a trigram pattern, and cloud-patterned shoes. He held a white jade whisk in his hand, and his whole body was surrounded by a pure aura. He truly had the air of an immortal.

Song Yi quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "So it is the Venerable Du'e who has descended. This humble god has failed to greet you properly, and hopes the Venerable will forgive him!"

Du'e Zhenren was a famous wandering immortal on Mount Kunlun in the west. Although he was not a formal disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, he was often allowed to go to Yuxu Palace to listen to lectures on the Great Dao. He could be considered a member of a side branch of the Chan Sect.

As Master Du'e spoke, he waved his sleeve, and a stream of light flew out from his sleeve and landed on the blue stone platform in front of the mountain gate.

Seven-colored rays of light shot into the sky, and auspicious energy flowed out like water, illuminating the entire mountain with a bizarre and dazzling light.

Song Yi took a closer look and was secretly astonished. These treasures were all innate items, their spiritual energy contained within, truly extraordinary. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Great Immortal Guangcheng!"

After Song Yi annexed most of Cihang Jingzhai, he wrote two letters, one to Yuxu Kunlun and the other to Da Chitian, explaining the matter in detail.

The reaction of the Chan Sect was not much different from what he had expected. After all, the defection of a group of Jade Void Golden Immortals had severely damaged the Chan Sect's vitality and caused it to lose face.

Now that Song Yi has led Cihang Jingzhai to abandon darkness and embrace light, it is tantamount to slapping the face of the traitor Cihang Daoren, and can be considered as saving some dignity for the Chan Sect.

Song Yi never expected that the Jade Void Palace would bestow so many treasures upon him.

A few days later, another strange phenomenon appeared in the sky above Cangmang Mountain: purple clouds stretched 30,000 li from the east.

This time, the person did not ride on auspicious clouds, but instead rode on a blue ox.

The ox was entirely dark blue, its four hooves treading on clouds, with faint golden runes flowing on its horns. Its pace was neither fast nor slow, yet each step covered a distance of a hundred feet.

A Taoist priest sat atop the ox's back, wearing a nine-beam crown and a black Taoist robe. His face was gaunt, his eyes were half-closed, and his aura was completely contained. If one did not look closely, he would appear to be an ordinary old Taoist priest.

However, Song Yi recognized the man's identity at a glance, and was greatly shocked. He quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "I was unaware of the arrival of Grand Master Xuandu. I have failed to greet you properly!"

The Taoist slowly opened his eyes, which reflected a chaotic light, as if encompassing all the scenes from the beginning of time.

He gently descended from the back of the blue ox, his feet treading on the void as if walking on flat ground. He smiled slightly and said, "True Lord, there is no need for such formalities. I descend to the mortal realm every few hundred years to guide those who are destined to become immortals or mortals. I just happened to be passing through Cangmang Mountain this time, so I came to pay my respects."

Grand Master Xuandu, the only direct disciple of Laozi, the first disciple of the Human Sect, holds an extremely high position in the Three Realms. Even the Golden Immortals of Jade Void Palace address him respectfully as "Senior Brother Xuandu".

Song Yi never expected that submitting his memorial would attract such a person.

"Grand Master, please come into the mansion for tea." Song Yi stepped aside to make way.

Grand Master Xuandu waved his hand: "No need, I will just stand in front of the mountain gate for a while, say a few words and then leave."

His gaze swept across the Cangmang Mountain, where he saw the mountain mists rising and the vegetation lush. In the distance, he saw disciples from Cihang Jingzhai practicing Taiqing Daoist arts among several newly built palaces and pavilions. He nodded and said, "The True Lord has accumulated merit and is favored by the Earth Emperor. He is indeed destined to join the Human Sect."

"I have only done what I was supposed to do, and I dare not claim any merit," Song Yi said.

Grand Master Xuandu smiled slightly, said nothing more, and simply reached into his sleeve and took out a jade slip.

The jade slip was pure white, emanating a faint aura of primordial purity. There were no words on the surface, but countless tiny golden specks of light flowed slowly, as if they contained all the stars in the heavens within this scroll.

"This is a scroll of the Taiqing Scripture, encompassing everything, containing methods for refining qi, alchemy, array formation, and object manipulation, which can serve as a legacy for the Ascension Sect!"

Song Yi accepted the scripture with both hands and bowed solemnly: "This humble deity will certainly do his utmost to educate and enlighten the human race, and live up to the high expectations of the Master!"

Grand Master Xuandu nodded and said, "If you have any questions in the future, True Lord, you may come to Xuandu Palace in the Great Crimson Heaven to find me."

After speaking, without waiting for Song Yi's reply, he turned around and stepped onto the back of the blue ox.

The blue ox let out a low sigh, its four hooves creating clouds as it slowly rose into the air, finally transforming into a point of blue light and disappearing into the southern horizon.

On this day, Song Yu entered the True Lord's mansion and returned the Immortal Tree.

Song Yi took the Immortal Tree and casually made a gesture in front of him. The small tree took root in the void on its own, its roots swaying gently and breathing in the spiritual mist of the mountains.

"Grandpa, all the demons within a radius of 100,000 li of Cangmang Mountain have now been eliminated. Demon soldiers have been stationed at various mountain strongholds and fortresses. Nearly a hundred mines have been opened up, and the daily output of spirit stones and refining materials is considerable."

Song Yu paused here, a serious expression on his face: "However, there's some trouble on the Huai River. In the last hundred years, a great demon has suddenly appeared in that waterway. Its origins are unknown, and its methods are extremely ferocious. A few days ago, it swallowed hundreds of our demon soldiers in one gulp. If it weren't for Elder Huang Feng and Elder Tian Yun's valiant efforts, we would probably have been wiped out."

"It took Huang Feng and Tian Yun working together to force it back?" Song Yi raised an eyebrow.

Both of these are powerful demons in the middle and late stages of the Xuanxian realm. They are both rare species from the primordial era, with unfathomable strength, far surpassing ordinary demons.

"Exactly," Song Yu said in a deep voice. "According to the two elders' judgment, that great demon is at least at the Golden Immortal realm, and it has an extremely ancient demonic aura on its body, seemingly an ancient great demon."

"Ancient Golden Immortal Demon—" Song Yi's gaze gradually darkened.

The Huai River is one of the top five river systems in Jambudvipa, stretching for millions of miles. Its waterways are deep and vast, with countless undercurrents at the bottom, where countless ancient demons are hidden.

Within the vast expanse of the Cangmang Mountains, spanning 100,000 li, lies a section of the Huai River, 80,000 li to the east, which falls within the territory where that great demon roams.

Song Yi suddenly remembered that when Yu the Great was controlling the floods, he traveled all over the world's waterways. In the Huai River, there was a water god named Wuzhiqi who led 108,000 water demons to cause trouble, stir up storms, and hinder the great cause of flood control.

Emperor Yu personally intervened to suppress and seal Wuzhiqi and the 108,000 water demons.

This ancient golden immortal demon that suddenly appeared might be one of the water demons that escaped after the seal was broken back then.