Chapter 56: Chapter 55: Ancestor of Loose Cultivators - Liuli Immortal Venerable

[Jade Sky Immortal Island, only one palace - Three Immortals Palace.]

[The rich Spiritual Qi seems to solidify, within reach. Mist shrouds and drapes like silk, turning this place into a dreamy and illusionary celestial landscape.

The palace walls, like the purest jade meticulously carved by an immortal craftsman, are crystal clear, emitting a faint spiritual glow. In the heart of the main hall, an Immortal Pool coiled with wisps of mist.]

[A Yunling Child, donned in a Flowing Cloud Immortal Robe, gracefully approached to lead me to sit before a table.]

[The fruits displayed on the table were all extraordinary objects, each bite a rare Spiritual Object, even including precious Spirit Medicine. Around were groups of three or five True Cultivators, each exchanging Dao discussions with friends, sharing insights.]

[Over the years, I conversed with a Daoist by the name of "Yun Yan" beside me. Through casual chat, I learned that the Three Immortals are among the initial Innate Spirits of the Qingxu Realm, born from the nurturing of the Jade Sky Immortal Island’s Heaven and Earth Spirit Root into form: the Seven-Colored Immortal Petal Glaze, Nine Bends of the Flowing Clouds, Star River and Exquisite, and The First Streak of Colorful Clouds in the Universe. The three were born together, having cultivated for untold years.

Among them, Liuli Immortal Venerable truly deserves the title of "Great Divine Power User," yet with a detached demeanor, not fond of conflict, never establishing a Dao Lineage, nor vying for the Fortune of heaven and earth.

Nonetheless, every grand cycle, Liuli Immortal Venerable widely issues the Jade Sky Immortal Talisman, imparting the Great Dao to "predestined beings."]

[Teaching all without discrimination.]

[Whether human, ghost, demon, or alien, all may come to listen to the Dao. Thus, numerous aliens, previously unable to cultivate, seized this opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation.

For this reason, Liuli Immortal Venerable is honored as the "Ancestor of Loose Cultivators."

Daoist Yun Yan, being an alien himself, grateful for the kindhearted teachings, shared that ordinary cultivation methods were beyond reach for most aliens, like his "Seventh Brother Monkey," spending life aimlessly until fate’s end, transforming into a remnant.

Hearing titles like "Great Divine Power User" and "Ancestor of Loose Cultivators," I knew I had come to the right place.]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable is a strong backer. I must find a way to secure this connection.]

[I gazed toward Daoist Yun Yan with admiration and voiced my desire to become an apprentice to Liuli Immortal Venerable.]

[Daoist Yun Yan asked if I am an alien of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root with attainment. I replied no. Then, he asked if I possess Great Fortune or Great Merit. I said I did not.]

[However, I have a Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl, hoping to glimpse the Ancestral Dragon’s prowess through Liuli Immortal Venerable and the Sword of Chaos on this journey.]

[Daoist Yun Yan shook his head repeatedly, explaining that Liuli Immortal Venerable prefers peace. On Jade Sky Immortal Island, besides the seven attendant Yunling Children and one True Disciple, no others reside.]

[Curious, I asked about the identity of the True Disciple.]

[Daoist Yun Yan contemplated briefly and replied that it seems to be a lotus flower that attained Dao, named personally by Liuli Immortal Venerable three thousand years ago — Ye Qingyao.]

[Hearing this familiar name, my pupils quaked.]

[Star Sea Divine Palace - Ye Qingyao?!! The one standing guard beside the juvenile flood dragon three hundred years later, now a disciple of Liuli Immortal Venerable?]

[I realized the vast conspiracy within.]

[I couldn’t sit still, abruptly rising and from Cyan Mountain Heaven and Earth drew out the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root, the Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl, fervently calling out in the hall, "I, Loose Cultivator Qingyun, have urgent matters seeking Liuli Immortal Venerable."]

["Dao Rhyme of Heaven? It’s actually a Top-Grade Spirit Root?!

This young friend truly has profound fortune!

In the hall, upon hearing the commotion, many True Cultivators turned their eyes upon me. The extension of life, increase of magical power, and Dao Practice through a Low-Grade Spirit Root are the most basic.

The path of a Loose Cultivator, if by chance one survives the Three Calamities, to forge a Spirit Body and attain Dao, must use the Spirit Root’s "Fortune" as its foundation.]

[I didn’t worry about other cultivators trying to seize it. On Jade Sky Immortal Island, surely, Liuli Immortal Venerable oversees all.]

["Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl?" The hall fell into silence for a few breaths, then an ethereal voice echoed mysteriously, laced with astonishment.

"Immortal Venerable." The hall’s True Cultivators bowed toward the main hall.

"Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment." Another ethereal voice conveyed.]

[In an instant, my sight transformed as if traversing into a world shrouded in ethereal clouds.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyun, may I borrow your Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl for a look?"

Upon hearing the voice, I turned, spotting a fairy-like figure materializing amid the swirling Immortal Qi, like descending from beyond the Nine Heavens, Immortal Qi coiled around, her flowing robes dancing with the wind.

Her cascading long hair tied gracefully by a Jade Hairpin, with a few strands fluttering gently with the breeze, exuding even more immortal elegance.

I was spellbound for a moment, realizing my discourtesy, and gently bowed, "Greetings to Liuli Immortal Venerable."

"This Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl, Immortal Venerable, please feel free."

Liuli Immortal Venerable beckoned, the Spirit Pearl in my hand resonating with a hum, her face reflecting a nostalgic expression, "Truly is the wind... "

"Daoist friend, what urgent matter do you have?"

"Immortal Venerable, the Dragon Race’s twelve True Immortals are conspiring, intending to lay the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Array, aiming to refine Jade Sky Immortal Island, even you." I declared shockingly.

Yet, Liuli Immortal Venerable merely smiled indifferently, "Did the Daoist friend notice the ’Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy’ coiling outside the island, which is the foundation of enlightenment for my two sisters and me at Jade Sky Island?"

"Not to mention those juniors of the Dragon Race, even if Fellow Daoist Ancestral Dragon descended personally, the three of us joined forces, he cannot prevail."

In her words, Liuli Immortal Venerable admits she cannot overpower Ancestral Dragon but is not without resistance neither.

Ancestral Dragon is Sovereign of the Four Seas; how could others slumber beside his domain? Yet, face the "Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy", even Ancestral Dragon is powerless to expel.]

[So powerful?!]

[Hearing Liuli Immortal Venerable’s words, I was overjoyed, "If the ’Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy’ were breached, I wonder if Liuli Immortal Venerable could oppose Ancestral Dragon?"]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable was taken aback, then fell silent, apparently unable.

Ancestral Dragon, as the "Sovereign of the Four Seas," the whole sea realm is his Dao field. Beyond Jade Sky Island, she would be under Ancestral Dragon’s jurisdiction, needless to say, no Qi Cultivator in Qingxu Realm can face Ancestral Dragon in the Four Seas.]

[Seizing the moment, I spoke of once experiencing a "Great Dream Divine Techniques," dreaming of cultivating devotedly on Purple Bamboo Mountain for only three hundred years, the three Jade Sky Immortals were refined, and the Dragon Race slaughtered the Four Seas, submerging more than half of the Nineteen Continents.]

[Meticulously, I divulged everything to Liuli Immortal Venerable, mentioning the encounter with "Ye Qingyao" incidentally.]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable glanced at the Splendid Celestial Wind Spirit Pearl, half believing in her heart.]

[She sighed, waving the "Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy," preparing to unfurl.]

["Fellow Daoist, it’s too late." Out of nowhere, immense eyes opened suddenly.

Soon after, Jade Sky Island trembled violently, nine colossal "Panlong Pillars" surged from the island’s depths, severing the encircling "Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy."]

[Divine Dragons coiled around them, connecting head to tail, forming a nebulous cosmos, splitting the resplendent galaxy into halves.]

[Two streams of glow shot from Jade Sky Island, revealed to be Linglong Fairy and Fairy Caiyun. Surveying their surroundings, their expressions darkened intensely.]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable bore an apologetic look, turning her gaze toward me, slowly stating:

"Involving our fellow Daoist in this matter, Fellow Daoist Ancestral Dragon actually refined the ’Clan True Dragon’ into nine Magical Treasures, with a treacherous disciple aiding the tyrant, forming a grand array at nine nodes of Jade Sky Immortal Island."

"Looks like this calamity is unavoidable."]

[I didn’t know how long the Dragon Race planned this... or was it simply because I arrived too late.]

[Yet, it’s not a dead end now.]

[From within Cyan Mountain Heaven and Earth, I drew out the Sword of Chaos, "Immortal Venerable, I have a sword. I wonder if it can break this situation?"]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable received the Sword of Chaos, feeling its will, she shook her head: "This Supreme Treasure contains boundless power, truly providing an opportunity to counter Ancestral Dragon. Alas, I cannot wield it."]

[Hearing her words, my heart sank deeply in despair.]

[Suddenly, Liuli Immortal Venerable noticed the aura upon the Sword of Chaos, mirroring my own, and shifted her tone: "However, this is your Companion Treasure, there is indeed a way to achieve it."]

[Me?]

[Liuli Immortal Venerable slightly nodded: "If you can initially refine this Supreme Treasure, perhaps a sliver of hope remains."

Then, she gazed at me for a long moment, frowning lightly, "Your magical power seems rather chaotic, and your Dao Practice is only a century? Come, follow me...]

[My eyes lit up, and I knelt to the ground, "Qingyun pays respects to Master."]

[Bowed with my entire being, Liuli Immortal Venerable paused, taken aback.]

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