I have Immortality In The Cultivation World Chapter 497

Chapter 497: Chapter 369 Heaven Patching Sect Leader_2

Zhou Yi nodded slightly.

“Quickly rebuild the peaks and halls of the sect. In one year, hold the Sect Leader Ceremony!”

Having said that.

Zhou Yi transformed into a streak of escaping light, flying towards Mystic Iron Temple.

The firmament of the mortal practicing ground was as sturdy as a Supreme Treasure, undamaged even by the magic duels of True Gods. It was one of the few caves on the mountain that remained intact.

Sitting cross-legged, he resembled the Iron Crown Immortal from years past.

“In the blink of an eye, more than three thousand years have passed, and I have finally reached the pinnacle of the Mortal World from a humble Daoist Lord!”

Zhou Yi calmed his mind and thought carefully about his future path.

He had already learned that ascension was an illusion, and the status of the Immortal Realm had greatly diminished in his heart. Two paths lay before him.

The first was to bring Jing Wood to maturity to patch the Heavenly Leak, reducing the loss of this realm's essence.

This was an unspoken deal with the Lord of Heaven, who needed someone to patch the heavens. Without Zhou Yi, there would still be the Heavenly Court, the Witch Tribe, or other children of the Heavenly Mandate.

The Lord of Heaven couldn't forcibly demand it, but would subtly influence the greater trends until the sky was patched.

Once Zhou Yi agreed and took on the Heavenly Mandate, he would receive sufficient numbers of Innate Spiritual Objects to ensure a complete advancement to Celestial Immortal.

“This Lord of Heaven is really lacking, letting Jing Lingzi notice is bad enough, but he can't even exempt me from the lightning tribulation directly or immediately give me eight or ten Innate Spiritual Objects…”

As Zhou Yi spoke, a sudden rumble sounded above his head. He looked up to see that, without knowing when, dark clouds had densely gathered.

Calculating with his fingers, Zhou Yi instantly knew the origin of the Heavenly Tribulation. It was caused by the boundless karmic force above his head. In the Mortal World, it equated to suffering a lightning strike for committing too many misdeeds!

It seemed reasonable and legal, but in reality, it was retribution.

Zhou Yi was not afraid, though. Karma lightning tribulation could only kill mortals and was more of a warning for cultivators.

“Still so petty, even talking about it is not allowed!”

Continuing to consider his path, once the Heavenly Leak was patched, the barrier of this realm would be whole and flawless, cutting off all contact with the Immortal Realm, and no one in the world would ascend ever again.

According to what the Witch God had said, even Golden Immortals could do nothing against a complete worldly barrier.

A True Immortal might be able to break through and enter surreptitiously, but under the operation of the laws of Heaven, not a shred of the world's essence could be taken away. In fact, even their death would nourish the world in return.

“This world has become a prison for the Cultivation World…”

At this point, Zhou Yi faced two choices.

The first was naturally to ascend after patching the sky. In the Immortal Realm, with the protection of the Heaven-Patching Sect, he would not be a rootless Loose Cultivator.

The danger of this choice was the strength of the Immortal Realm. Perhaps someone might see through Zhou Yi. True Immortals couldn't fathom the Longevity Dao Fruit, but Golden Immortals might, or even more powerful beings.

Once the Longevity Dao Fruit was exposed, Zhou Yi would find it difficult to seek death!

“The second option is to stay in this realm and become an everlasting immortal…”

Zhou Yi was quite tempted by this. “Moreover, this realm has once produced a Golden Immortal. The limit lies there, and in the future, by devouring the essence of other worlds, I could continue to cultivate.”

The downside of the second choice was that it might involve endlessly long periods of time, forever trapped at the threshold of returning to the void or the True Immortal state.

Such a long time typically spans millions of years!

Zhou Yi could live forever and undyingly until the destruction of this world and even leave it aboard his heavenly domain.

“Better be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix! If worse comes to worst, I could travel the void in my heavenly domain, comfortably blending into any world. Why bother becoming a subordinate in the Immortal Realm?”

“I've been a subordinate for ten thousand years and finally became the top boss. I'd be crazy to ascend now!”

Zhou Yi pondered for a long time and finally abandoned the idea of ascension.

From the beginning of his martial cultivation, Zhou Yi's goal was not to break through realms or engage in battles, but to live more safely.

After patching the sky, he was already safe. Why then should he seek the company of True Immortals or Golden Immortals?

The so-called realms and mana are worthless in front of the Longevity Dao Fruit. If he could live peacefully forever, Zhou Yi would willingly disperse his mana and become a mortal!

“Of course, my principle of doing things is to never stick to principles!”

The path Zhou Yi set was only temporary; if a new situation arises one day, he would make new plans.

“Fortunately, it's me who gets to patch the sky. If it were someone else, I wouldn't trust them. They would surely choose to ascend to the Immortal Realm early to avoid being slaughtered one day by the Lord of Heaven!”

“Jing Wood, oh Jing Wood, I nurture you with my lifespan. This Heavenly Leak must be capable of both opening and blocking…”

One year later.

The Heaven Patching Sect held its Sect Leader Ceremony, and under Zhou Yi's direction, it was carried out with the utmost grandeur.

They invited the gods of the Heavenly Court, cultivators from great sects and royal dynasties, and even well-known Loose Cultivators sent invitations one after another.

The immortals converged, both the young and the old gathered.

Zhou Yi delivered an important speech centered around “rekindling the glory of the three teachings, a duty we must embrace.”

He asserted that regardless of whether they were True Gods or mortal immortals, all disciples of the three teachings had a responsibility, an obligation, to join forces and restore the influence of the three teachings!

The speech received enthusiastic applause, and both the Heaven-Severing Sect Leader and the Spirit Mountain Buddha Ancestor expressed their support.

Rumor had it that after the contents of the speech reached the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor smashed several of his beloved colored glaze cups in frustration.

The Cultivation World was abuzz with excitement, treating the Heaven Patching Sect Leader's words as a manifesto for rebelling against the Heavenly Court, analyzing and interpreting each word and phrase!

As the seventh-generation Heavenly Master, it was natural for Qingyun Temple to join in on the excitement.

The “Heavenly Master's Legend,” written by the second generation Heavenly Master, began to be printed on a large scale and circulated throughout the Cultivation World.

After reading it, cultivators learned that the first-generation Heavenly Master had enacted the Divine Enthronement three thousand years prior and had willingly ceded his position to the Heavenly Emperor, with the audacious ones exclaiming.

“This is the reincarnation of the first-generation Heavenly Master returning!”

Heavenly Mountain.

Cultivators were incredibly quick at constructing buildings, and within a mere year, the palace halls and pavilions stretching for thousands of miles had been restored to their original state.

The main hall.

Zhou Yi sat cross-legged, pondering over the scriptures of the Heaven Patching teachings.

“This method to summon True Immortals actually requires one's Primordial Spirit as a guide, to attract a senior from the Immortal Realm to possess one's body, resulting in mutual destruction!”

“However, there is some mystery to a cross-realm summoning.”

Zhou Yi had no interest in summoning ancestors, but he pondered on how to achieve cross-realm possession, a subject involving penetration of the barriers between worlds, a highly confidential secret technique rarely seen even in the Immortal Realm.

In the center of the hall.

A blue lotus flower stood suspended in the air, its roots piercing through the void, making a humming sound when the wind blew.

“Alright, alright, I will recite the scriptures for you.”

Zhou Yi put away the summoning technique and took out a wooden element Cultivation Technique to recite, explaining it word for word.

To review the old and to know the new!

Even though it was the Qi Refining Period Yimu Jue, Zhou Yi could still gain new insights from reading and reciting it now, such as deducing subsequent techniques and optimizing the circulation pathways of the Cultivation Technique.

The Qing Lian swayed and bobbed its head as it heard the recitations, intoxicated as if entranced.

Seeing it in this state, Zhou Yi knew that once it took form, it was bound to be a restless character.

“The Heavenly Court has already been trampled twice, I'm accustomed to it now, so trampling it a third time… shouldn't be an issue, right?”

This was also a deal with Heaven!

Perhaps to prevent Zhou Yi from taking the benefits and running, or perhaps karma had another use, such as offsetting the future merit of patching the heavens, but in any case, Zhou Yi was now at odds with the Heavenly Court!

Overhanging Firmament Hall.

Immortal mist swirled around, auspicious vapors tumbled and roiled.

The Heavenly Emperor sat at the top, his gaze towards the assembly of deities in the hall, anger flashing in the depths of his eyes.

To the left stood not the Minister from the Ministry of Personnel but the Spirit Mountain True God, in charge of the household department.

To the right, as expected, was the War God Yang Xuan, with the Minister from the Ministry of Personnel, Lu Xin, trailing behind him, cowering and lacking the demeanor of a True God, followed by other True Gods of the Heaven Patching Sect.

Such an obvious alliance was just short of pointing fingers at the Heavenly Emperor's nose, defying him outright!

The Heavenly Emperor felt melancholy; ten years prior, True Immortals had descended, seemingly not targeting the Heavenly Court directly, yet the situation in Dongsheng Divine Continent had significantly changed.

After three thousand years, the Heavenly Master had finally assumed the position of the Heaven Patching Sect Leader, as if it were karma's inevitable design.

In the Mortal World, there were three brothers who were mortal immortals and Demon Saints. In the heavens, there were many True Immortal ancestors, and now the title of reincarnation of the first-generation Heavenly Master was added. The combination of these three elements was only missing the final step of donning the Emperor's yellow robe!

The Heavenly Emperor could see it, and the other True Gods were not blind either, overtly and covertly supporting the Heaven Patching Sect.

Those loose cultivators who became True Gods were personally promoted and ennobled by the Heavenly Emperor but showed no true loyalty. Flirting with the Heaven Patching Sect, who knew when they would betray him for their own gain!

Three thousand years of scheming, and in one fell swoop, most were lost!

“In the Cultivation World, in the end, strength speaks the loudest, everything else is an illusion…”

A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the Heavenly Monarch; indeed, when pushed to the limit, there would be no choice but to upend the table, putting an end to everyone's game.

At this moment.

Yu Zichan stepped forward, bowing as he spoke.

“Your Majesty, the Heavenly Court cannot be without an heir, I request to discuss the Crown Prince!”

Chapter end

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