Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect-Chapter 42: Dragons Without a Leader, Myriads of Immortals Come to Court (Please Follow)

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Dragons Without a Leader, Myriads of Immortals Come to Court (Please Follow)

Above the East Sea, gigantic waves surged toward the sky with overwhelming momentum. The Tongtian Sect Master felt a clarity of thought and leap of joy in his Daoist heart; this was an energy completely different from that of Kunlun Mountain.

All things possess their own momentum!

While Kunlun Mountain is magnificent, it is too imposing and does not quite match his philosophy of "teaching without distinction". The converging waters of the East Sea, on the other hand, align more with the teachings of the Jie Sect!

"Let it be here!"

Moved by a sensation, the Tongtian Sect Master summoned the Green Duckweed Sword and with a single slash, an Immortal Island shaped like a Golden Turtle, encompassing a million miles in circumference, revealed itself before the many disciples of the Jie Sect.

Above the Immortal Island, celestial flowers and herbs carpeted the land, Spirit Roots and unusual trees were everywhere to be seen, the Innate Spiritual Energy was extremely dense, and clouds of immortal mist swirled around, rivaling Kunlun Mountain in its grandeur.

"Let’s call it Golden Turtle Island!"

With a casual decree from the Tongtian Sect Master, celestial phenomena changed instantly. When a Saint speaks, the law follows; it’s not just empty words. The Heavenly Dao immediately bestowed boundless auspicious energy upon them.

Seeing this, Xuanqing immediately bowed to congratulate the Tongtian Sect Master: "Congratulations, teacher, on finding an Immortal Island borne of destiny upon your arrival at the East Sea, most fitting to be the sacred ground of our Jie Sect!"

It has to be said that the fortune of a Saint truly is extraordinary. He had searched the East Sea for thousands of years without finding Golden Turtle Island, yet as soon as the Tongtian Sect Master arrived, the Immortal Island manifested in response, showing the profound favor of the Heavenly Dao.

"Let’s go!"

The Tongtian Sect Master felt greatly gratified and said with a smile, "From now on, this will be the mountain gate of our Jie Sect!"

As he spoke, he descended from the clouds, and with a wave of his hand, the Shangqing Palace, which he had previously retracted, turned into a streak of light that landed right at the center of Golden Turtle Island.

Such a great commotion naturally alerted many powers, with the Dragon Palace of the East Sea being the first to react.

The emergence of Golden Turtle Island in the East Sea could not be concealed from the Dragon Clan. Aoguang, who had just assumed the position of the East Sea Dragon King, immediately dispatched elite members of the Dragon Clan to investigate.

However, seeing that overwhelming presence, as radiant as the sun, filled with the Dao essence of a Saint, none dared to step forward. They could only hasten to send word back to the Dragon Palace.

"Saint Tongtian?"

Aoguang was greatly shocked upon hearing this: "He actually moved the sacred ground of the Jie Sect to the East Sea?"

He then inquired in detail and learned that neither the Taiching Saint nor Yuanshi Tianzun had accompanied them, and thus knew that The Three Pure Ones had chosen their separate paths!

"In the future Primordial, it will be the era of Saints. If the Dragon Clan wishes to coexist peacefully or even cleanse themselves of their Karma, then we must form good relations with the Saints!"

Aoguang’s thoughts stirred, but he couldn’t help thinking of the words said to him by the former East Sea Dragon King and his father, Ao Cang, before he perished.

"Prepare gifts!"

"We must prepare a grand gift!"

Aoguang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to select sufficiently valuable treasures from the treasury.

They had attempted to get on good terms with the Saints before; for instance, the Huanglong Zhenren, a member of the Dragon Clan who joined the Chan Sect after The Three Pure Ones became Saints, and the "Nine Dragon Incense Sedan" given to Yuanshi Tianzun, were all expressions of the Dragon Clan’s desire to cultivate good relationships with the Saints.

Unfortunately, although Huanglong Zhenren was nurtured by heaven and earth and transformed from the dragon line, he also carried the Karma of the Dragon Clan and was thus not highly regarded by Yuanshi Tianzun within the Chan Sect.

As for the Jie Sect, because of the Tongtian Sect Master’s principle of "teaching without distinction," a fair number of Dragons had joined, but none had the chance to become Direct Disciples.

Now that the Tongtian Sect Master had relocated his sacred ground to the East Sea, it was undoubtedly an opportunity for the Dragon Clan to form good relations.

Therefore, Aoguang did not hesitate one bit.

"I disagree!"

However, because Aoguang was relatively inexperienced, many old members of the Dragon Clan did not approve of him becoming the East Sea Dragon King and immediately objected to Aoguang’s decision.

"Our Dragon Clan dominates the Four Seas, holding the exclusive fortune of the world’s waters, why should we stoop to flattery and subservience?"

"Aoguang, you have greatly disappointed me!"

The speaker was Aoguang’s second uncle, one of the few conservatives in the Dragon Clan, as well as the blood brother of the previous East Sea Dragon King Ao Cang—Ao Hong!

Upon hearing this, Aoguang’s expression grew extremely unsightly: "Second Uncle, I am the East Sea Dragon King! Cultivating a good relationship with the Saints was also the decision of several elder dragons and my royal father!"

In this world, there are always some who fail to see the turning tides, immersed in past glory.

Ao Hong was one of them!

He had thought that with his peak Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation, upon Ao Cang’s demise, the elder dragons would elect him as the new East Sea Dragon King.

But he didn’t expect that the Candle Dragon, Ying Long and others didn’t consider him at all, but chose Aoguang, whom he had always looked down on and who had only barely broken through to the Daluo level!

As a result, he opposed Aoguang every step of the way.

Aoguang didn’t indulge him, and whenever there was an issue, he’d directly invoke the several ancestor dragons.

"Hmph!"

When Ao Hong heard Aoguang bringing up the several ancestors again to suppress him, he immediately felt an anger he could not vent, finding himself with nothing to say. He could only coldly scoff at Aoguang and then left dejectedly.

"You just wait!"

In his heart, Ao Hong still refused to accept this.

He believed that the Dragon Clan could only reach its former glory under his leadership.

"Without a leader, the dragons are in a sorry state!"

Seeing Ao Hong leave, Aoguang also couldn’t help but let out a sigh. Since the Ancestor Dragon fell, sacrificing himself to suppress the Returning Ruins, there hasn’t been another from the Dragon Clan who could command the entire clan!

Even the ancestor dragons like Candle Dragon, Ying Long, Mirage Dragon, Azure Dragon, and Red Dragon had differing opinions, which also caused multiple factions to emerge within the Dragon Clan.

Meanwhile, the Tongtian Sect Master, with a mere thought, renamed "Shangqing Hall" to "Biyou Palace."

"Intending to thwart the Heavenly Secrets, I ascend the twelve towers of Yuqing. With one sword thrust upon the sky, standing through eternity; with a mere thought, I move stars at will. Embracing the vast winds, I express my heart’s content; the azure sea and sky are mine to roam!" frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Indeed, ’Biyou Palace’ sounds better!"

Only by standing atop the mountain can one witness the vast and boundless winds; only by standing in the wilderness does one realize the vastness of heaven and earth; only by being in the vast sea can one feel the freedom of ’roaring with the wide sea and sky.’

Situated in the East Sea, the Tongtian Sect Master felt that his Dao heart had become much closer to perfection.

Watching his many disciples busily construct palaces and open up cave dwellings, he couldn’t help but laugh freely: "This is the place suitable for the growth of my Jie Sect!"

The East Sea area has the highest number of loose cultivators in the Primordial World, all thanks to Donghuang Taiyi, who had once established the "Immortal Court" on Purple Mansion Continent!

Although Donghuang Taiyi was later slain by Emperor Jun and the "Immortal Court" collapsed, with Purple Mansion Continent shattered into countless Immortal Islands by the Chaos Bell, the East Sea area became a gathering place for loose cultivators.

Many people have been searching the sea, hoping to find the treasury of the "Immortal Court."

Unfortunately, they’ve found nothing!

After an unknown period of time, once the Jie Sect’s grounds were established, the Tongtian Sect Master immediately announced aloud: "I, Tongtian, have reestablished the Jie Sect on Golden Turtle Island in the East Sea, welcoming all without discrimination. I intend to preach the Great Dao in three thousand years’ time; any predestined individual is welcome to come forth!"

His voice, empowered by the force of the Heavenly Dao, echoed throughout the Primordial World—countless loose cultivators were excited and transformed into rainbows of light, rushing towards the East Sea.

In a moment, thousands of immortals gathered!

As for Xuanqing, he once again took on the heavy responsibility of supervising the disciples of the Jie Sect. Without the suppression of Yuanshi Tianzun, some of the Jie Sect disciples could no longer contain their true natures!

While in Kunlun, most of the Jie Sect’s outer disciples knew Yuanshi Tianzun didn’t particularly like them. They acted cautiously and with great care on a daily basis, fearing they might offend the Saint.

But here, some felt they could behave recklessly!

Among them were Qiu Shouxian and other attendants of the Seven Immortals; Xuanqing immediately took thunderous measures, setting an example for the other disciples.

Qiu Shouxian’s mistake was not severe; he only received ten heavenly thunders and was ordered to face the cliff beneath the Purple Zhi Cliff for a thousand years.

As for the long-eared immortal, he was directly stripped of all his mana by Xuanqing and expelled from the Jie Sect—a day he had long awaited!

He naturally knew the long-eared immortal was deceitful, but the other usually acted cautiously and Xuanqing had never caught him violating the rules of the Jie Sect.

He couldn’t just accuse him without cause!

Now that the other had made an error of his own accord, Xuanqing certainly wouldn’t miss this godsend opportunity.

"Leave immediately!"

Xuanqing said coldly: "From now on, do not act in the name of a Jie Sect disciple! Otherwise, I will make you understand what it means to wish for death over life."

Of course, this was just a facade, a show for all the Jie Sect disciples.

Xuanqing, always cautious and unwilling to attract karma, how could he possibly leave himself any risks?

Shortly after the long-eared immortal left, he directly activated the secret technique from the Pan King’s legacy, cursing the other’s soul and spirit across a million miles of void!

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