Chapter 556: The Third Place in the Primordial World to Protect One’s Shortcomings

　　Could it be that Maitreya is using my random nonsense…

　　“Have you gained enlightenment?”

　　On the Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou, who had just returned from the Three-Immortal Island, was muttering to himself by the lake.

　　He carefully thought about it. To an expert like Maitreya, his words were indeed a little “awakening”.

　　However, he was really just bluffing. He wanted to plant a crack in Maitreya’s Dao heart.

　　It was also because he had studied too much about the characteristics of the “Heavenly Demon” in the past thirty years. He subconsciously wanted to get the enemy’s mentality and create some gaps in their Dao hearts.

　　Well Maitreya has himself to blame for sending an incarnation. It was a rather crude incarnation of spiritual will. Even if he killed it, it would not affect Maitreya.

　　The problem was that his incarnation… might not be able to defeat him.

　　Back then, he had used the paper effigy to trick Jin Chanzi into finding the three moles.

　　Now, the paper effigy’s technique could no longer deceive others. However, he had barely mastered a technique of talking.

　　This could be considered a small improvement!

　　The rumor that most of Taibai Jinxing’s mystical abilities were in his eloquence was not fake.

　　Li Changshou looked at the lively chess room and sat back in front of the Pill Chamber. He closed his eyes and focused. He began to carefully comprehend the Great Dao of Equalization.

　　After the Purple Cloud Palace, until the Great Tribulation officially arrived, Li Changshou could only do a few things —

　　He would cultivate and comprehend the Great Dao to increase his strength as much as possible.

　　He wanted to protect the Shang Nation and prevent the Western Sect from taking drastic measures.

　　He had to control the situation of the trichiliocosm and prevent the Immortal Alliance from losing control in advance.

　　He accumulated more paper effigies and figured out stronger “anti-interference” restrictions.

　　Now, the paper effigy that had been modified by Chuan Xin had a more stable advantage that came at a low cost.

　　Li Changshou had three main ideas. The first was to strengthen the connection between his essence soul and his essence soul. That was mainly the enlightenment he had obtained from Du Shuren.

　　Essence Souls and Skyfiends were originally different forms produced by the True Spirit consciousness under the effects of different Dao laws. This “high-level Skyfiend” had indeed given Li Changshou a lot of help.

　　The other two ideas were mainly to simplify the paper effigy’s restrictions and increase the protection of the restrictions.

　　For that, Li Changshou had studied the High Clarity Talisman for more than ten years. It could be considered a small gift that he had “stolen” from Yun Xiao.

　　There was a saying. The teachings of the Saints of Ren School were relatively simple. They were particular about the “Dao Enlightenment Dharma Formation” and the “Nature Enlightenment Dharma”. That was to let the two disciples of Ren School comprehend the mystical abilities of fighting while they were comprehending the Dao.

　　It was not that the Saint had forgotten to teach or was too lazy to speak.

　　Now, Li Changshou had a rich amount of cultivation resources. The difficulty of cultivating the Dao was only in one’s comprehension of the realm.

　　He could easily refine Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines. He naturally did not lack treasures and numinous treasures.

　　Li Changshou did not idle about even though he had gained excess Spirit Stones and precious materials. He continued the construction of the “Little Qiong Peak’s Defense Satellite” and put the “Little Qiong Peak’s Heavenly Cycle Stars Cannon” on the agenda.

　　Li Changshou had also begun a long process of nurturing the Connate Earth essence that he had obtained from Kun Peng Residence in the Chaos Sea. It would take at least hundreds of years before he could integrate it into the overall array formation of the Little Qiong Peak and become the spirit of the main array formation.

　　At that time, if the Immortal Du Sect was attacked, Ling’e would be able to control 50% of the array formations on the Little Qiong Peak without any pressure.

　　At that time…

　　Is there some hindsight?

　　Li Changshou opened his eyes slightly and looked at the empty sky and the endless sea of clouds. He felt a little helpless.

　　In the end, he still chose to be controlled by the Heavenly Courts.

　　As he sighed, a jade token flew over from outside his vision. Behind it was a group of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals.

　　Senior Brother’s Dao runes?

　　Li Changshou waved his sleeve and pulled the jade token over. The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals who were chasing after the jade token were also persuaded by Li Changshou.

　　Li Changshou placed the jade talisman dozens of feet away and used his immortal senses to look at the simple content inside. He was speechless.

　　The otherworldly demons went crazy and shouted that they wanted to attack the Primordial World and kill Tai Bai and destroy Venus?

　　What?

　　What is going on?

　　Is it because I had ordered the Golden Roc and Truth Listener to wipe out the otherworldly demons and made the other party angry, or is it because I had made my stand clear and firmly rejected Kun Peng’s attempts to hook up?

　　He had launched several major attacks in a month. If not for the help of the Taiji Painting, the Xuandu City would probably have collapsed…

　　Li Changshou could not help but groan. He raised his hand to support his forehead.

　　How could he make enemies like that?

　　He analyzed carefully for a while and concluded that the otherworldly demons had little effect on him. However, his senior brother mentioned the word ‘Saint’.

　　The Heavenly Fiend Supremacy and the “mother” of the otherworldly demons expressed their extreme resentment towards Li Changshou for insulting their Saint.

　　Could it be that a Connate Godfiend like the Heavenly Fiend Supremacy had… formed some kind of long-term cooperation strategy with Kun Peng?

　　With that doubt, Li Changshou deliberated carefully and quickly took out two expensive transcendent-grade communication jade talismans. He sent one to his senior brother and the other to the Golden-Winged Roc.

　　The last jade token stated:

　　“Eliminate the fiend and benefit all living beings. Eliminate all evil and don’t leave any future troubles.”

　　Li Changshou did not dare to make it too obvious. He could only encourage the Golden Roc according to his personality.

　　Otherwise, he would really be worried that the Golden Roc would be excited and give the order to kill all the wrong people and cause unnecessary killing.

　　In the jade token given to the Great Daoist Master, Li Changshou briefly explained the entire situation and reminded his senior brother to be careful of the “Saint” who was most likely Kun Peng. He did not know how powerful the other party was.

　　After doing that, Li Changshou split his attention and circled the trichiliocosm and the five continents of the Primordial World.

　　The Immortal Alliance was stable and the Heaven Ascension Hall was fine. After the black leopard visited his friends, he continued to cultivate in seclusion as if nothing had happened.

　　In the Netherworld, Sect Leader Ji Wuyou’s soul was about to be repaired and he would walk the path of reincarnation again. Later, he would have to go over and send the Sect Leader off.

　　Let’s continue cultivating.

　　Before he became an immortal, he could almost break through a small realm with one epiphany. If he did not suppress it with all his might, it would not be difficult for him to become an immortal.

　　At this point, dozens of epiphanies might not be able to break through the maze in front of him. He had to spend a certain amount of time comprehending the Dao.

　　Without giving, how could he gain anything?

　　Li Changshou sighed softly. A gentle breeze blew around him, and a golden light appeared behind him. The portrait formed by the Great Dao of Equalization fluttered in the wind.

　　Ahem, I accidentally broke it again.

　　That made Li Changshou recall that the joys and sorrows of the human world were not the same.

　　He only felt that his Dao base was unstable because his breakthrough was too fast.

　　Just as he was about to enter seclusion to stabilize his realm, Ling Zhuzi rushed over from outside the White House. He seemed to have something urgent.

　　Li Changshou closed his eyes and arranged for the newly modified ‘main body’ paper effigy to go out. He transformed into a fixed Taibai Jinxing and floated forward with his horsetail whisk.

　　Ling Zhuzi bowed and explained what had happened.

　　In the past few years, Yang Jian, who was cultivating on the Jade Spring Mountain, had reached a bottleneck and could not break through for a long time. This was rather unusual for Qi Refinement cultivators who mainly cultivated their bodies.

　　Cultivating the body was different from cultivating the essence soul. If the latter was done in a calm state, it would not be surprising for one to not break through for hundreds of thousands of years.

　　However, cultivating his body could at the very least increase his strength. Yang Jian had not improved in the past few years.

　　Ling Zhuzi said, “Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master Yu Ding said that your comprehension of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art is extremely deep. I’m afraid only you can guide Junior Brother Yang Jian in the world. Uncle-Master Yu Ding wants you to send a paper effigy over. My master is already at Jade Spring Mountain.”

　　“Yes.” Li Changshou’s expression was solemn. He asked Ling Zhuzi to wait.

　　He immediately prepared a few paper effigies. He changed the Dao runes of their aura and hid their faces. They entered Ling Zhuzi’s sleeve and he asked Ling Zhuzi to bring him to Jade Spring Mountain.

　　What happened to Yang Jian?

　　As one of the sons of the Great Tribulation, his potential was quite extraordinary. He cultivated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, a perfect cultivation technique that did not have many bottlenecks…

　　“Uncle-Master,” Ling Zhuzi asked via voice transmission. “Junior Brother Yang Jian seems to hate the Heavenly Courts. In the long run, will it affect his Dao heart?”

　　Li Changshou smiled and said, “It’s fine. Senior Brother Yu Ding’s Dao can protect Yang Jian’s Dao heart.”

　　“But why… did Lingzhu know that Aunt-Master would definitely not be the evil person who harmed Junior Brother Yang Jian’s family? Why didn’t she tell him the truth earlier?”

　　Ling Zhuzi’s delicate face was filled with confusion.

　　Li Changshou smiled and asked, “What do you think of Yang Jian’s previous cultivation progress?”

　　“It’s really scary.”

　　“A large portion of it comes from the obsession in his heart,” Li Changshou said. “Actually, even if I explain to him, I can’t eliminate the demons in his heart. That year, he was still a young child. Fairy Yun Hua’s family had been schemed against. No matter how he tried to explain who had controlled the Heavenly Soldiers’ minds, the person who had killed Yang Jian’s father and eldest brother was the Heavenly Courts’ Heavenly Soldiers. Instead of me explaining to him and letting him temporarily hide the demons in his heart, it’s better to turn these demons into his obsession and let the emotions in his heart be released. The human race is weak. They don’t have a powerful Dao Body or a naturally formed essence soul. It’s not easy for them to quickly become immortals and gods.”

　　Ling Zhuzi immediately fell into deep thought. After flying out of the Heavenly Courts, his body turned into a stream of light and landed on the imperial divine continent.

　　“But Uncle-Master, he went out to train twice. I don’t know where he heard the rumors that Uncle-Master and the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Courts killed his father. He asked me a few times what kind of person my Aunt-Master is because you had previously reminded me. Every time, I don’t know how to answer.”

　　“It’s fine. Don’t let it slip. Otherwise, all my and Senior Brother Yu Ding’s efforts will go to waste.” Li Changshou smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I have my own arrangements.”

　　Ling Zhuzi wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he pursed his lips and nodded. He flew even faster.

　　…

　　Four hours later, in the Jade Spring Mountain.

　　Li Changshou, who had transformed into a beardless Zhao Gongming, hid in the clouds with Yu Ding and Perfected Taiyi. They looked at the young Daoist who was meditating in the forest and discussed Yang Jian’s “illness” in a less intense manner.

　　Li Changshou quickly concluded that Yang Jian’s bottleneck was not because of the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, but because his Dao heart was confused.

　　Perfected Taiyi said, “I think you guys are too doting on him. He has only been stuck at a bottleneck for a few years. With our current Dao Attainment, which of us have not encountered difficulties that spanned hundreds or thousands of years?”

　　Perfected Yu Ding and Li Changshou looked at each other and shook their heads.

　　Li Changshou said, “My cultivation time is short.”

　　Perfected Yu Ding said, “The bottleneck… is not much.”

　　The corners of Perfected Taiyi’s mouth twitched. He held himself back from being beaten up.

　　Perfected Yu Ding asked, “Do you need to come into contact with Jian’er directly?”

　　“His cultivation level is not low now. I’m afraid that he can see through my paper effigy technique.” Li Changshou pondered for a while and rejected Perfected Yu Ding’s suggestion.

　　Although he knew that this situation was unlikely to happen, he still decided to play it safe.

　　Li Changshou said, “Have you talked to Yang Jian in the past few years?”

　　Perfected Taiyi folded his arms and continued, “How many times do you want to ask? Ever since he discovered that Yang Jian had reached a bottleneck, a certain master had been extremely worried about him. However, he had to put on some air. Whenever he was free, he would pass by and recite a sutra or say some specious words to try and give his disciple some inspiration. Why didn’t I receive such treatment when I was cultivating back then?”

　　Perfected Yu Ding coughed. “After all, I only have one disciple.”

　　Li Changshou smiled and pondered carefully for a while. He gave her a simple solution.

　　Let Ling Zhuzi go out and get drunk with Yang Jian first to see if it would be effective.

　　Perfected Taiyi frowned and said, “I thought that Junior Brother Changgeng would have a good reason for attacking. Why… is that it?”

　　“The Great Dao is simple.” Li Changshou smiled and said, “No matter what the method is, as long as it’s useful, it’s fine. Ling Zhuzi and Yang Jian are from the same generation and have a deep relationship.

　　The younger generation is too embarrassed to tell us some things. Perhaps they will tell their peers after drinking.

　　Since we are going to attack, we should make more preparations…

　　In that case, he would first let Ling Zhuzi try to open Yang Jian’s heart to confirm why Yang Jian’s Dao heart was unwell.

　　We will attack after that. Junior Brother Yu Ding will use his mystical abilities to protect Yang Jian’s Dao heart. Senior Brother Taiyi will use his spiritual will to invade his Dao heart and treat the problem.”

　　“Okay.”

　　“Alright, let’s try.”

　　The three experts of the Dao Sect discussed various details and instructed Ling Zhuzi via voice transmission for a long time. Finally, they began to carry out their plan.

　　However, at the beginning of the plan… he suffered a huge setback.

　　In the rear mountain of the Jade Spring Mountain, Ling Zhuzi smiled at Yang Jian and said, “Junior Brother, you look gloomy. You seem to be in low spirits recently. Why don’t I accompany you outside the mountain and help you relax?”

　　Yang Jian sighed softly and sat up cross-legged. He smiled and said, “Is it that obvious?”

　　“Of course.” Ling Zhuzi said seriously, “Uncle-Master Yu Ding is quite worried about your situation. He specially called me over to talk to you.”

　　Yang Jian looked at the cave abode in front of him. There was a hint of apology on his handsome face.

　　“I’ve made Master worry. Let’s go. It’s good to go out and relax.”

　　Ling Zhuzi turned around and invited him. Yang Jian cupped his hands and thanked him. Just as he was about to take a step forward…

　　“Brother!”

　　Yang Jian paused and slowly turned to look at the source of the voice.

　　Just as Yang Jian was about to explain, Ling Zhuzi’s figure flashed and used the Magi battle technique to appear behind Yang Chan’s weak figure. He pointed at her back.

　　Yang Chan rolled her eyes. Her spiritual pearl immortal power turned into a hammock and “hung” her in the forest.

　　“Done.” Ling Zhuzi clapped his hands and gave Yang Jian a straightforward look. The corners of Yang Jian’s mouth twitched.

　　He was really decisive.

　　Hence, the two of them rode a cloud and flew out of the Jade Spring Mountain Array. They found a mountain forest hundreds of kilometers away and set up some array formations. They lay on two tree branches and drank and chatted.

　　However, no matter how Ling Zhuzi asked, Yang Jian did not say anything. He only said that he was fine. However, some thoughts were not smooth. It was fine as long as he figured it out.

　　After leaving the Jade Spring Mountain, Yang Jian indeed felt much more relaxed.

　　After a while, the two of them chatted about other topics. Unknowingly, they were a little drunk.

　　Ling Zhuzi said, “Why is the wine so strong…”

　　Yang Jian could not help but yawn. He wanted to lie down and sleep, but he thought of something and stood up to meditate.

　　Just as he was about to resolve the wine’s power, exhaustion surged over like a tide and drowned his Dao heart.

　　In the array formation, snores sounded everywhere…

　　In a hidden corner at the side, Li Changshou, Yu Ding, and Perfected Taiyi, who were using the power of the Taiji Painting to conceal themselves, could not help but look at each other and smile.

　　Perfected Taiyi sent a voice transmission. “You really deserve to be Taibai Jinxing. You drugged your own disciple.”

　　Li Changshou smiled nonchalantly and reminded, “Senior Brother, don’t make any mistakes later.”

　　“I’m just memorizing a few lines.” Perfected Taiyi smiled calmly. “I have never thought of pretending to be the disciple of the Saint of the Western Sect to bewitch Yang Jian’s Dao heart and strengthen his obsession.”

　　He had specially asked Ling Zhuzi to invite Yang Jian to leave the Jade Spring Mountain because it was convenient. Otherwise, it would not explain how the people of the Western Sect had silently bypassed Perfected Yu Ding’s vision and broken through the Jade Spring Mountain array formation.

　　“Yang Jian is just confused because he can’t see the path ahead.” Li Changshou looked at Perfected Yu Ding. “Senior Brother, please protect Yang Jian’s Dao heart.”

　　Perfected Yu Ding smiled and did not say anything. He waved his left hand and a colorful cauldron appeared in front of the three of them. A blurry image appeared in the cauldron. Yang Jian seemed to be meditating in the middle of a square platform.

　　This is… Yang Jian’s spiritual platform!

　　Li Changshou and Perfected Taiyi looked at each other and felt helpless.

　　What do you mean by doting on your disciple?

　　This is called doting on a disciple!

　　He paid attention to the changes in his disciple’s essence soul at all times and used his unique mystical abilities to monitor his disciple’s spirit platform. He was also afraid that his disciple would suffer a mental demon and his Dao heart would be unstable.

　　He even used the power of his intrinsic essence soul to transform into a small green cauldron that floated above his disciple’s essence soul. If he did not have the strength to destroy the jade cauldron’s essence soul, he would not be able to injure Yang Jian’s essence soul…

　　No way? No way!

　　Could there really be a master who did not use the power of his essence soul to protect his disciple’s essence soul?

　　Anyway, Li Changshou felt that he could not do that to Long Ji.

　　Perfected Taiyi wanted to care about Ling Zhuzi but was limited by his own strength.

　　Perfected Yu Ding said calmly, “Let’s begin.”

　　Perfected Taiyi sat cross-legged and meditated. His face was solemn. A red light flew out from his forehead and condensed into a shadow.

　　Under the concealment of the power of the Taiji Painting, everything was completed silently.

　　Just as the phantom was about to fly out of the place enveloped by the Taiji Painting, a breeze suddenly blew from the forest.

　　Li Changshou reacted the fastest. He immediately raised his hand to signal Perfected Taiyi to stop. The three of them looked over and saw a shadow floating through the forest.

　　“Whose spiritual will?” Perfected Taiyi frowned and asked.

　　Perfected Yu Ding’s expression instantly turned gloomy. His left hand brushed past the image of the huge cauldron in front of the three of them and the image in the cauldron became extremely clear.

　　A gray-haired old Daoist priest appeared around Yang Jian’s spiritual platform and essence soul. He slowly floated around Yang Jian’s essence soul and was blocked by the green tripod above Yang Jian’s essence soul.

　　Li Changshou quickly identified the source of the spiritual will…

　　Western Sect, Void Bodhi!

　　Perfected Yu Ding raised his hand and tapped lightly. The sounds of Yang Jian’s spiritual platform sounded in the hearts of the three Dao Sect immortals.

　　“Yang Jian, have you considered what I told you previously?”

　　Yang Jian’s essence soul slowly opened his eyes.