This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Li Daoxuan stood at the window, watching Wang Yangming working at his desk. At that moment, in his eyes, Wang Yangming was like a rising moon.

Its entire body radiated a dazzling light, like the full moon in the sky, bright and dazzling, yet not blinding.

He sensed a completely different power within Wang Yangming's spiritual sea of ​​consciousness; it was neither true qi, nor magical power, nor so-called divine power.

That is the power of the spirit, a power completely different from that of ordinary practitioners.

This power is pure, noble, and radiant, without a trace of evil or impurity.

Li Daoxuan was momentarily lost in thought, recalling a line he had read in his previous life: "I am skilled at cultivating my vast and righteous spirit; this spirit is supremely great and unyielding, nourished by uprightness without harm, thus filling the space between heaven and earth. This spirit is in harmony with righteousness and the Way; without it, one is weak."

"Is this... the noble spirit of a scholar?"

In his previous life, when Li Daoxuan was studying, he felt that this so-called righteous spirit was more of a state of mind and attitude towards life.

But unexpectedly, in this fantasy world, this power actually materialized.

It truly manifested itself in his disciples.

Li Daoxuan could even sense that although Wang Yangming was still just a martial artist with a true qi strength of only the fourth level, with his righteous qi, it would be no easy task for even experts at the fifth or sixth level to harm him.

Especially those strange beasts, demons, or ghosts, they cannot get close.

Although Wang Yangming had never entered the Daoist path of cultivation, his primordial spirit was extremely refined at this moment.

They were almost as strong as Qingfeng and his group.

"Good, good... He really did forge his own path..."

Li Daoxuan clapped his hands and laughed, feeling especially gratified.

Nothing is more gratifying for a teacher than seeing a student achieve great success in their field of study.

He is now incredibly excited to see what Wang Yangming will be like in the future, and he really wants to know how high Wang Yangming will go.

Could he also become a patriarch of a sect, just like his master?

Li Daoxuan was hesitating whether he should step forward and give Wang Yangming some pointers, so that he could understand the heights he might reach in the future.

However, just as he was rising, a strange sense of unease arose in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, Li Daoxuan noticed a change in the Xuanhuang Great World.

His primordial spirit returned to his body in an instant. Li Daoxuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked south, clearly sensing something unusual.

"This is... Xiao Jiu?"

Li Daoxuan lightly stomped his foot, the magic array appeared, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

Meanwhile, in the far south, a terrifying beast, entirely black with a row of golden dorsal fins on its back, flew out from the ascension platform on the central island of Tianshui Marsh.

It hovered over Tianshui Marsh, causing a tremendous change in the world, with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning surging endlessly, as if it were the end of the world.

This is Zhu Jiu, who ascended from the Jingming Cave Heaven.

Although he had not fully recovered, his physique remained weak.

But when he arrived in the Xuanhuang Great World, he finally understood what it meant for a dragon to enter the sea and what it meant to have unlimited freedom.

For beings of his level, the Netherworld Cave was like a cage with impenetrable walls, making them feel cramped and uncomfortable, even turning over felt crowded.

Only when he arrives in this vast and mysterious world can he soar freely and devour the essence of heaven and earth, and the spiritual energy of mountains and rivers without reservation.

Under the influence of the abundant spiritual energy and perfect rules of heaven and earth in the Xuanhuang Great World, the ancestral dragon fortune on his body directly transformed into a phantom of a ten-thousand-foot-tall dragon, which hovered in the nine heavens, and its roars shook the heavens and the earth.

Zhu Jiu was completely unaware of the extent of the impact his actions had.

They were also unaware of the consequences of this strange phenomenon.

The spiritual energy from all directions surged towards him like rivers flowing into the sea, only to be completely devoured by Zhu Jiu.

At this moment, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning all became nutrients for his recovery.

However, this also attracted the attention of many powerful forces.

Not only the three major holy sects of Nanli Prefecture, but also the holy land forces in other prefectures adjacent to Nanli Prefecture have sensed it.

They all dispatched experts from the Earthly Immortal Realm to investigate.

If discovered, Zhu Jiu, who has not yet fully recovered, will surely be taken away and tamed as a guardian spirit beast, just like an ancient beast cub.

Fortunately, Li Daoxuan sensed Zhu Jiu's movements immediately through the connection between master and disciple, and then used the void array to directly travel back to the Ascension Platform.

At this moment, Zhu Jiu still did not realize that danger was approaching.

Li Daoxuan leaped into the air and landed on top of Zhu Jiu's enormous head.

Zhu Jiu's heart trembled, unaware that the person standing on top of him was his master, Li Daoxuan.

Enraged, terrifying lightning power erupted from its two dragon horns.

Controlling thunder and all the waters under heaven is Zhu Jiu's innate divine power, which he can wield freely without any cultivation.

However, his current strength is at most only above the Jingming Cave Heaven Grandmaster realm. In the Xuanhuang Great World, he is only barely equivalent to a martial arts cultivator at the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm. How could his power possibly harm Li Daoxuan?

The lightning flashed, but it was all blocked three feet away from Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan rebuked him sternly:

"Xiao Jiu, stop, it's me..."

Upon hearing that incredibly familiar voice from his memory, and sensing that aura more closely, Zhu Jiu's body stiffened, and his expression changed drastically.

He then immediately reverted to human form and turned to look at the young Taoist standing behind him.

Zhu Jiu stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Master...Master?"

"It really is you... Master..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Jiu suddenly lost his footing, let out a scream, and fell straight down.

With a splash, it fell into the Tianshui Marsh.

Li Daoxuan ignored him, but looked up at the distance with a slight frown.

Just as Zhu Jiu was about to surface, he was slapped back down.

Zhu Jiu was confused and was about to get up when he heard Li Daoxuan transmit his voice to him:

"Stay in the water, don't move, and don't try to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth..."

Zhu Jiu was puzzled, but he still obediently followed orders, sinking into the depths of Tianshui Marsh, lying on a rock, concealing all his aura, and remaining motionless.

"What a grand display..."

Li Daoxuan murmured as he looked at the streaks of light flying in from all directions.

All those who came were Earth Immortals. If these Earth Immortals saw Zhu Jiu, they might be able to see through his true nature, which could cause quite a bit of trouble.

Just as Li Daoxuan was pondering how to deal with it, the ascension platform in the center of the island reacted again.

A beam of sword light shot straight into the sky, emitting a loud sword cry that resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Then a figure flew out from it; it was Wang Jingshu who had ascended to heaven.

Her appearance caused quite a stir.

This clearly attracted the attention of those earth immortals once again.

Li Daoxuan sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile:

"Why are the ascensions of these disciples all making such a big fuss?"

He ascended to heaven so quietly that he didn't attract anyone's attention.

It wasn't until he secluded himself on the island for half a year and successfully formed his core that some news of his arrival was heard.

However, this was limited to the 800-mile-long Tianshui Marsh; the neighboring Qingyun Sword Sect and the even more distant Beast Taming Sect were completely unaware of it.