Chapter 867: Tao Yi Comes Out of Seclusion
Zuo Cong is the son of Zuo Le, Qin Ziling's martial arts enlightenment teacher, and also Qin Ziling's eldest disciple. He has a single spiritual root of the gold element and is extremely talented.
Zuo Cong once became a disciple of Feng Ziluo and could be considered his disciple.
More than two hundred years ago, Jian Bailou, Lai Yinuan, Feng Ziluo and others decided to go to the wilderness to train and set up a government office. Zuo Cong once wanted to go with them.
However, his parents, Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang, are still alive. The reason why Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang are still alive is not because of their profound cultivation, but because of some elixirs that can prolong their life. If there are no more opportunities in the future, they will probably pass away in a few years.
Zuo Cong is now a Taoist immortal with a lifespan of 120,000 years. He wants to spend more time with his parents while they are still alive.
Therefore, Zuo Cong finally stayed in the Great Barbarian South Sea, and after some operations, he took over the Tianbao Gate.
"Greetings, Master!" When Zuo Cong saw Qin Ziling coming to Tianbao Gate, even though he was a Taoist immortal, he still knelt down respectfully to greet him.
Qin Ziling smiled and helped Zuo Cong up, then asked, "Where are your parents?"
"The two elders knew that they didn't have much time left, so they often traveled around and lived a life like a free and easy cloud and wild crane. No one knows where they went today. Let me investigate." Zuo Cong said with mixed feelings.
I am happy for my parents' current living conditions, but at the same time I remember that this life will not last forever, and I can't help feeling regretful.
"Let me be your master!" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
Then, without any movement on his part, a picture soon appeared in the air in front of Zuo Cong and Qin Ziling.
In the picture, Zuo Le is fishing by a beautiful valley stream, while his wife Xu Jingfang is making tea and drinking it nearby.
"Now, the teacher and his wife are living the life of a fairy couple, more free and comfortable than you and me!" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
After that, a passage appeared in the void, leading directly to the valley.
"Let's go join in the fun!" Qin Ziling smiled slightly, then took the stunned Zuo Cong into the passage, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the valley.
In the valley, Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang stared in amazement at their son and beloved disciple who suddenly appeared.
"Master, you have become a Taoist immortal!"
"Why are you here?"
Zuo Le and Zuo Cong blurted out the words almost at the same time.
"Am I disturbing the teacher and his wife's fun?" Qin Ziling did not answer Zuo Cong, but bowed to Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang with a smile.
"Haha, no way, no way, I'm too happy to admit it. Over the years, you've often been in seclusion, and sometimes for dozens or even hundreds of years. We were really worried that one day you'd pass away and we wouldn't be able to see you for the last time. But now it's good, we don't have to worry about that." Zuo Le was slightly stunned, then laughed heartily, looking open-minded, not at all averse to life and death.
"These good days have just begun. It's so unlucky to talk about the last time we see each other." Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"Haha, there's nothing unlucky about it. Based on the situation of your master and your mistress, if we were still in Fangqiao County, it would be amazing if we could live to be a hundred years old! Now, thanks to you, your master and your mistress are hundreds of years old. If we are lucky, we may be able to live to a thousand years old. So what's there to be dissatisfied or unlucky about?" Zuo Le smiled and waved his hand.
Qin Ziling has had many opportunities in recent years, and even obtained some inheritance and foundation from Emperor Zhu Chi. Just a little bit of it from his fingers could help Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang and prolong their lives.
But Chitose is the limit!
Unless they can change their innate talents and enter the Cave Heaven Realm and True Immortal Realm.
But it is difficult.
After Zuo Cong broke through to become a Taoist immortal, he spent a lot of effort on his parents' affairs, but all in vain.
For countless immortals, the Taoist immortal is the spokesperson of God, someone who can mobilize the power of the Tao, someone who can turn stone into gold, and someone who can move mountains and seas.
Even the Taoist immortal was powerless, so Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang naturally gave up and lived the next few hundred years peacefully.
"In fact, if you are lucky, you can live for thousands of years." Qin Ziling said with a smile.
"Master!" Zuo Cong's whole body trembled violently when he heard that, and he immediately knelt on the ground.
"Good iron should be used on the blade. Your master's wife and I have only limited talents. You don't have to do that for us..." Zuo Le glanced at his son kneeling on the ground. A complex look flashed in his eyes, and then he waved to Qin Ziling without hesitation.
"It's not wrong to use good iron on the blade, but the teacher missed the most important point. What is the purpose of our pursuit of strength? If one day, I stand at the top, but there is no family around to share my joy and happiness, then what is the meaning of immortality and invincibility to me?
We both come from the same place. I learned martial arts from you very early on, and Zuo Cong has been following me like a follower since he was very young. He is also my first disciple, so how can our relationship be ordinary? I didn't have the ability before and couldn't help you, but now that I have the ability, it's a different story!
Besides, my immortal is different from Zuo Cong, so it is very easy for me to help the teacher and his wife live for thousands of years." Qin Ziling interrupted Zuo Le, and after talking for a while, he smiled and helped Zuo Cong up.
Then he thought about it and moved all three of them into the Qiankun world.
The next moment, Zuo Le’s family of three sat under the Five Elements Fruit Tree.
Rays of five-colored auspicious light hung down and brushed over Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang's bodies. Another drop of Taoist thunder liquid transformed into wisps of incomparably pure and vigorous vitality and poured into the sky above the couple's heads.
Soon, mysterious changes occurred in Zuo Le and Xu Jingfang's bones, and they exuded a surging and rich vitality.
Zuo Cong sat cross-legged under the Five Elements Fruit Tree, listening to the rumbling Taoist sounds, looking at the vision in the sky that Qin Ziling specially showed him, and comprehending the Gengjin Avenue.
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Great wasteland.
The Palace of Immortal Lord Yuansui.
Immortal Lord Yuan Sui was meditating in a cave, comprehending the great truth, when suddenly his heart was moved. He opened his eyes with a look of joy on his face, then walked out of the cave and came to the main hall.
Soon, a man with a big mouth but a skinny body, as if he had been hungry for many days and could swallow a calf alive, walked into the hall.
"Disciple Taoyi greets Master!" As the man entered the hall, he bowed to Yuansui. A huge mouth of an abyss was faintly visible behind his head, emitting an extremely ferocious and greedy aura , as if it was the mouth of a giant beast that was choosing its prey.
"Okay, okay, you finally came out. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Sit down!" Yuan Sui said happily, pointing to the seat on his left.
"Thank you for your concern, Master!" Taoyi bowed again, then walked to the seat on Yuan Sui's left and sat down.
"What is your current level of cultivation?" Yuan Sui asked.
It is difficult to judge the cultivation level of a Taoist immortal if he does not fight.
“When I came out of retreat, I had a sparring match with the guardians under the command of Immortal Bian Min, and I have already become a top-grade Taoist immortal.” Tao Yi replied with a hint of pride on his face. The abyss behind him emitted an increasingly ferocious and greedy aura, constantly sucking in the energy of heaven and earth.
"Good! Good!" Yuan Sui clapped and cheered.
"Master, is there anything I can do for you?" Tao Yi asked, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"There is something that I, the master, cannot do, and I need you to do it." Yuan Sui said.
"Oh, what's the matter ?" Taoyi asked.
"Qilin, come and talk to your senior brother!" Yuan Sui pointed at Luan Qilin who was coming in from the door.
"Yes, Master!" Luan Qilin bowed to Yuan Sui and then turned to Tao Yi and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother. Congratulations, Senior Brother!"
"Tell me, what exactly requires my help?" Tao Yi did not exchange pleasantries with Luan Qilin, but waved his hand and asked.
There was a slight flash of shame and annoyance in the depths of Luan Qilin's eyes, but on the surface he bowed respectfully again and said, "Yes, Senior Brother."
Then Luan Qilin roughly recounted the events of the Jiuxuan Sect.
"How ridiculous! How dare the mere Jiuxuan Sect challenge our Immortal Lord Palace!" Tao Yi slammed the table and stood up upon hearing this, then bowed to Immortal Lord Yuan Sui and said, "Master, I will go to Jiuxuan Sect right now, tear off the heads of all the people in Jiuxuan Sect, and then bring them to you for your inspection!"
"Big Brother, don't be so careless and anxious. Jin Peng, Yin Ranyue, Lan Ran and even Yue Huai from Jiuxuan Sect are all powerful people. Especially Jin Peng and Yin Ranyue are really powerful. Even I, your junior brother, am no match for them." Luan Qilin reminded when he saw this.
"Hmph, that's all because of your lack of progress, otherwise Master wouldn't have been so angry about this for hundreds of years!" Tao Yi scolded unceremoniously.
He was born proud, cruel and greedy. In this huge Immortal King's Palace, only Yuan Sui could control him, and he never took other people seriously.
This time, he escorted the Immortal Bian Min into the Chaos Realm to comprehend the Great Dao. He survived the calamity and instead gained some opportunities, becoming a high-level Taoist immortal. He then looked down upon his fellow disciples and acted like a senior elder brother.
"You can't say that. Your master has also seen Jin Peng and Yin Ranyue. They do have some skills." Yuan Sui frowned slightly and spoke, but did not scold Tao Yi for his arrogance.
Taoyi is now a high-ranking Taoist immortal, and has also established a good relationship with the immortal Bian Min. Even though he is his master, he should not put on airs.
"Since Master also said so, then they should indeed have some abilities. But no matter how capable they are, as long as they are not top-grade Taoist immortals, I can always suppress them." Tao Yi said.
“You are extremely talented, and you have the blood of Taotie. You also received many opportunities and practiced hard for tens of thousands of years before you were able to break through from a mid-level Taoist immortal to a high-level Taoist immortal.
Even though Jin Peng was gifted and had a powerful bloodline, it was still impossible for him to join the ranks of upper-grade Taoist immortals in just a few hundred years.
But now that you are a high-ranking Taoist immortal, you should not be shabby when you go to conquer the Jiuxuan Sect. You should have some pomp and circumstance to show the majesty of a high-ranking Taoist immortal, and also to enhance your prestige as a teacher, and to suppress the arrogance of old man Yuanyou." Yuan Sui said.
