Chapter 270: Chapter 269: Yunyang’s Breakthrough, Double Happiness
It was said that there were five people in total resisting the Netherfire Sect Leader in Shide Prefecture.
But after Taoist Yu Zhang killed one, Gu Zhao killed another, and the rest of the group teamed up to kill two more, the last one was still nowhere to be found.
However, the routed enemy forces from the west had been nearly wiped out by the old Daoists.
Not to mention Taoist Yu Zhang, Taoist Jing Hong, and Taoist Jing Fa, who hadn’t gone up the mountain, or Taoist Ming Chong, who was distracted with Alchemy. Even Taoist Qingwei, Taoist Yuan He, Taoist Jing Chun, and Taoist Yan Qi, who had only recently arrived, were on a killing spree.
Changyi and Yangshuo, traveling together, had unexpectedly earned the title "Daluo Dual Spirits, Starlight Sword Immortal" in Changping Prefecture.
"Hmm, one is Starlight and the other is Sword Immortal. Fitting," Gu Zhao nodded, clicking his tongue. "To think the first from Daluo Palace to earn a title would be two youngsters."
Yunyang retorted, "You’re young too, you know. You sound like an old man."
Gu Zhao shot Yunyang a sidelong glance. "Are you just jealous of them?"
"What’s there for me to be jealous of?" Yunyang denied.
"They have a title, and you don’t." Gu Zhao’s expression said, ’I’ve seen through it all.’
Yunyang rolled his eyes and sighed. "Kids these days... they just love to show off. Back when I was Exorcising Demons and Evil Spirits, I never disturbed the common folk. I always got the job done without them even knowing."
Gu Zhao nodded in agreement. "True, true. They have plenty of drive, but they’re too reckless."
Yunyang said with an air of great seriousness, "They still need more training."
Watching Yunyang and Gu Zhao, two young men themselves, sourly critiquing the now-famous Changyi and Yangshuo, the girls standing nearby couldn’t help but chuckle, finding the scene hilarious.
Hu Yufei put her hands on her hips and said to Yunyang, "If you want a title so bad, come down the mountain and be a hero with me. We can make a name for ourselves as the ’Daluo Twin Terrors’!"
Bi Yingying chuckled and shook her head. "Too crude, too crude. Something like ’Daluo Twin Heroes, the Golden Boy and Jade Maiden’ sounds much better."
Chen Zhi tapped her palm and said in a clear voice, "What about ’Daluo Dual Spirits, the Scholar and the Beauty’?"
As the girls giggled and bickered, Yunyang felt as if five hundred ducks were quacking in his ears. "I’m going into seclusion! Seclusion! I’m not coming out until I have a Realm Breakthrough!"
Yunyang’s Cultivation was already sufficient. To break through to five hundred years of Dao Practice, he was really just missing a single trigger.
But just as Yunyang’s voice fell, an aura surged up from behind Daluo Palace. It was a mixture of the essence of the Dao and Demon Power, yet it felt righteous and proper, with a profound and natural quality.
Sensing the power contained within that aura, Gu Zhao stood up and raised an eyebrow. "Huang Yuan?"
’Besides the old Daoists from Blue Star, Daluo Palace finally has a new expert. As expected of the first Guardian Star Official to join Daluo Palace.’
’The Golden Dog of Bond, Huang Yuan!’
The next moment, a golden light shot out from the back mountain, tracing an arc before landing gracefully in front of everyone. Huang Yuan knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully to Gu Zhao. "Thank you, Sect Leader, for granting me this technique. I, Huang Yuan, feel as if I’ve been reborn!"
Gu Zhao reached out and helped Huang Yuan up. "The one who primarily taught you the Dharma Gate was Martial Uncle Yan Song. But since he’s down the mountain, I’ll accept this gesture of respect on his behalf for now."
Huang Yuan shook his head. "Without the Sect Leader, there would be no Huang Yuan."
Back when he and the Black Bear King came to Daluo Palace seeking revenge, only Gu Zhao, Taoist Yan Song, and Taoist Yi Hong were here. Moreover, he was still tainted with Evil Qi. If not for Gu Zhao’s approval, he would not have survived.
Not far away, He Feng, Yang Chi, and Lu Yue also appeared. They looked at Huang Yuan with envy, but also with anticipation and fervor.
With Huang Yuan’s own innate talent, he could never have reached such a realm in his lifetime. His current breakthrough and realm were entirely because Daluo Palace’s Cultivation Techniques were a top-tier inheritance, and the Dharma Gates taught by the Daoists were all Supreme True Words.
And they, too, had every possibility of achieving such skills.
Just then, the group suddenly felt another aura surge forth. They all turned in unison to look at Yunyang.
The next moment, Yunyang’s eyes shone brightly as a Dharma Aspect suddenly materialized behind him.
First came Zhongli Quan, wearing an open robe, waving a palm leaf fan, and laughing at the sky. Then came Zhang Guolao with his white beard and white hair, riding a white donkey backward. He was followed by the dashing Han Xiangzi, holding his Jade Flute horizontally. Then came Tieguai Li, Lü Dongbin, He Xiangu, Lan Caihe, and Cao Guojiu.
The nearly ten-foot-tall Eight Immortals Dharma Aspects grew increasingly solid, flashing by one by one. Each was full of spirit and lifelike, far more vivid and realistic than the Dharma Aspects he had condensed and revealed before.
In the final moment, all Eight Immortals Dharma Aspects appeared at the same time.
Although it was only for an instant, the power that erupted in that moment made Huang Yuan, who had also just broken through, feel a terrifying pressure, as if he were being watched by Immortal Gods. He couldn’t help but feel the urge to fall to his knees.
This filled Huang Yuan’s eyes with terror as he looked at Yunyang. It meant that although their Dao Practice was now similar, the other could easily defeat him.
And this was the comparison after he had switched to practicing Taoist Skills, solidified his foundation, and purified his Demon Power. If he were to compare Yunyang to his former self, it would have been an absolute slaughter at the same level of Dao Practice.
The next instant, the Eight Immortals Dharma Aspects vanished. Yunyang’s eyes glowed as he exclaimed, "I broke through too!"
Hu Yufei clapped her hands and laughed. "No need to go into seclusion now!"
Hearing this, not only did Yunyang nearly stumble, but the girls beside him almost fainted from laughter.
"Excellent, excellent. Congratulations," Gu Zhao said with a smile, looking at the two of them. "A double blessing has come to our door."
Huang Yuan also stepped forward to offer his congratulations.
"Congratulations to you too," Yunyang laughed heartily, then sent a Divine Sense transmission to Gu Zhao. ’It’s a shame I didn’t make it in time for the rain. Wouldn’t it have been great to make a group of Eight Immortals?’
Gu Zhao shook his head. "The martial uncles all thought forming a group of Seven Perfected Ones was just fine. Adding another young person would have been a bit abrupt."
Yunyang: ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
Yunyang’s defenses were broken. The young ones didn’t include him, and now the old ones didn’t either. "I’m going to find my martial uncles!"
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Yunyang leaped into the air and rode the wind away. Hu Yufei followed, manipulating her Spirit Flying Jade Talisman. The many disciples of Daluo Palace watched with a mixture of delight and envy.
At the entrance to Daluo Palace, a young man being led through the mountain gate by an Inner Sect Disciple stared at the sky, terrified. ’How does Daluo Palace have so many experts?’
The next moment, an ancient voice spoke from within his body. "The first one just broke through. The second one’s Dao Practice only looks to be around two hundred years; he must have used some profound Magical Treasure."
The seemingly ordinary young man’s eyes lit up. "What kind of Magical Treasure allows someone to fly?"
He had relied on his Martial Arts to do a small favor for an Inner Sect Disciple and was brought into the sect to serve as a temporary Registered Disciple. Naturally, he wouldn’t have heard about the Spirit Flying Jade Talisman.
"Whatever Magical Treasure it is, it has nothing to do with you. Achieve Harmony with me, and you’ll be able to fly on your own in the future," the ancient voice continued. "What you need to do now is hide yourself well. Once I recover my strength, I can usurp the position of this Daluo Palace Master."
The young man glanced at two girls walking by in the distance and nodded with a smile.
