Journey to the head

In the ethereal hall, amidst the profound silence of the highly skilled immortals, Lu Qian's voice rang out exceptionally loud.

"The Immortal Lord promised the Golden Spear Mystic Lord that he could choose any unclaimed state to move to, but Qingzhou... the Magnet Pole Sect still worships the Immortal Register, how can it be called unclaimed?"

Crane Cry True Monarch's eyes lit up, while Golden Spear Mystic Monarch retorted: "Not only has the Magnet Extreme Sect lost the South-compassing Mystic Monarch, but all of its Nascent Soul cultivators have also perished. The entire sect is left with only three Golden Core cultivators. What qualifications do they have to lead Qingzhou again?"

Lu Qian asked in a deep voice, "Then how will the Five Immortals Sect settle the Magnet Pole Sect after entering Qingzhou?"

Without hesitation, Jin Ge Xuanjun replied, "The primordial spirit governs the state, and the golden elixir governs the prefecture; this is an ancient principle. After my Five Weapons Immortal Sect takes over Qingzhou, I will make the Magnet Extreme Sect my subordinate and give them two prefectures to recuperate."

That’s what I’ve been waiting for!

This is the fixed mindset of you, and even of Immortal Peach Valley, and this is the reason why you are about to fail!

Lu Qian said angrily, "The Magnetism Sect not only worships the Immortal Register, but also directly governs five prefectures. In other words, the Five Weapons Immortal Sect is now demanding that the Taiyi Paradise not only reclaim the Magnetism Sect's Immortal Register, but also deprive them of their territory?"

Jin Ge Xuanjun was taken aback. Lu Qian had already bowed to Taogu Xianjun again and stood up.

"Esteemed Immortals, the Magnetic Extreme Sect has ruled Qingzhou for three thousand years. All industries are thriving and all prefectures are prosperous. There is nothing wrong with this."

"When the demons invaded, Si Nan Xuanjun led his troops in a resolute resistance, inflicting heavy casualties on the demons until they were defeated and surrounded. He also single-handedly restrained the demon king, Ban Shan General, creating a good opportunity for our Cangzhou Allied Army to penetrate deep into Qingzhou and exterminate the demons."

"Without the desperate resistance of Si Nan Xuan Jun, how could Qingzhou have been so quickly restored? Afterwards, when Si Nan Xuan Jun faced a sudden attack from a three-headed primordial spirit demon, he fought to the death and died in a bloodbath."

Lu Qian's voice grew louder and louder, echoing throughout the hall.

"The entire Magnet Extreme Sect followed Lord Si Nan in defending their homeland and fought to the death. All six Nascent Soul cultivators perished, and of the ninety Golden Core cultivators, only three remained!"

"How magnificent! It showcases the courage and spirit of our human race. How regrettable! It has caused us to lose a heroic figure."

"Qingzhou, and even the surrounding prefectures, all mourned the loss and were deeply inspired by the deeds of Si Nan Xuan Jun."

"Sinan Xuanjun and the Ciji Sect have made great contributions!"

Lu Qian turned to Peach Valley Immortal Lord again, his voice clear and resounding.

"To strip an innocent minister of his celestial rank would be unrighteous."

“It is unjust to deprive meritorious officials of their territory.”

"To fail to distinguish and reward the outstanding achievements of the Magnetism Sect and the Mysterious Lord of the South is to be ignorant."

"If we allow the Five Immortals to take over Qingzhou, it will chill the hearts of all the meritorious officials, greatly damage unity and cohesion, and cause the primordial spirits of the sects to be scattered and alienated. This would be unwise."

"Golden Spear Mystic Lord!" Lu Qian pointed at Golden Spear Mystic Lord, his voice fierce and his eyes wide with anger.

"Are you trying to plunge Taiyi Paradise into a place of inhumanity, injustice, ignorance, and folly for your own selfish gain?!"

In an instant, Jin Ge Xuanjun was speechless, and all the cultivators and primordial spirits were greatly shocked.

Inside the grotto-heaven, in the main hall, all the immortals gathered and the celestial lords were present. The little Nascent Soul spoke out impartially and angrily rebuked, "The Primordial Spirit is number one!"
Those present had thought that after a thousand years of hardship, they had long lost their youthful impulsiveness. But today, hearing Lu Qian's angry rebuttal, they were surprised to find that their emotions were still running high and their passion had not cooled.

In this world, besides strength, there is also the concept of "morality"!
The Taoist priest Caiji of Shuyu Temple in Luzhou was the first to leave his seat and bow down.

“What Tian Yuanzi said is absolutely right. I beg the Immortal Lord to make a fair judgment and not to discourage the meritorious officials.”

Then it was Wuliang Xuanjun of the Xinghai Sect in Ningzhou who stepped forward as well: "Imperial Lord, please make a fair judgment and do not discourage the meritorious officials!"

The primordial spirits of all the states bowed their heads and lined up behind Lu Qian, their voices merging into one, creating the strongest sound of this grand event.

"Please, Immortal Lord, make a fair judgment and do not discourage the meritorious officials!"

The situation reversed in an instant!

Ziwu Zhenjun's face looked as if he had swallowed a fly. He clenched his fist tightly, wanting to say something, but no matter what he did, he couldn't open his mouth. At this moment, he felt powerless to deal with the situation.

Xuan You Zhenjun sat silently, a smile on his face, like a wooden or clay sculpture.

Yan Yi Zhenjun gazed at Lu Qian and smiled slightly: "Not bad."

If it weren't for his status, True Lord Heming would have jumped for joy. Lu Qian's rebuttal was so brilliant that it directly thwarted the Five Weapons Immortal Sect's plans!
Since the request of the Golden Spear Mystic Lord is something that the Peach Valley Immortal Lord cannot refuse, then let's just define this request as a fallacy!

At the same time, it also saved itself, the master's messenger.

If it weren't for Lu Qian, Immortal Lord Peach Valley would have had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Lord Golden Spear's request. He didn't know how things would be handled afterward, but since such a huge mess had occurred at the conference he was presiding over, he was certainly to blame.

This will embarrass Peach Valley Immortal Lord in front of the various sects of Jade Balance. In the future, let alone entering the Elders Council, he may not even be able to keep his position as the Patrol Envoy!

Lu Qian, thank goodness for you!
Of course, True Monarch Crane Cry also understood that Lu Qian blocked Golden Spear Mystic Monarch in order to protect the spiritual veins and the cave heaven, but no matter what his motives were, he greatly protected the Taiyi Paradise and Peach Valley Immortal Monarch.

Moreover, after Lu Qian's rebuttal, the rewards originally intended for the Yunshan Sect, including the immortal talisman for guarding Qingzhou, could not be issued, and the Yunshan Sect's plan to take over Qingzhou could not be realized in the short term.

Yunshan made great sacrifices to stop the Five Immortals Sect.

Immortal Lord Peach Valley naturally understood. He smiled, stroked his silver beard, nodded to Lu Qian, and then reached out to help him.

"Gentlemen, please rise. I certainly cannot grant such an unreasonable request."

"For sects like the Magnetism Sect, which have made great contributions but suffered heavy losses and are unable to come to pay homage, the Taiyi Paradise will surely reward them handsomely to help them recover their strength."

"At the same time, for those minor sects that have also made gains in the great battle but are not yet qualified to enter the cave heaven this time, our sect will send envoys later to exchange points for them and reward them separately according to their performance."

Then he looked at Jin Ge Xuanjun, whose eyes were lifeless and whose face was ashen.

"Jin Ge, is there anything else you want to say?"

Jin Ge Xuanjun gritted his teeth and kowtowed heavily.

"I... was careless and spoke inappropriately. Please punish me, Immortal Lord!"

Immortal Lord Peach Valley hummed in agreement, but shook his head.

"It's good that you know you were wrong. You made great contributions in the war, but you became arrogant and greedy, and almost harmed other meritorious officials. It was really wrong of you."

"However, considering that you have performed a great service and this is your first offense, which did not cause any consequences, you will not be punished. If there is a next time, you will be held accountable without mercy. In the future, you must also cultivate your mind and morality and reflect on your mistakes."

Jin Ge Xuanjun retreated in a daze.

Everyone understood that the reason Peach Valley Immortal Lord didn't punish them was simply because he had just awarded the "Number One in Primordial Spirit" gold medal and couldn't afford to lose face. However, from now on, the Five Immortal Soldiers Sect would definitely be classified as untrustworthy by Taiyi Paradise, and their days would certainly be extremely difficult.

Didn't Peach Valley Immortal Lord mention which state he was going to relocate the Five Weapon Immortals Sect to?
The gold medal that awarded "Number One in Primordial Spirit" dimmed as soon as it was awarded, turning into a great irony.

All eyes turned to Lu Qian again. The scene that had just unfolded would surely be spread and become another legendary tale for Tian Yuanzi, the head of Yunshan Sect.

Crane Cry True Lord cleared his throat, just as he was about to continue discussing merits and rewards, Peach Valley Immortal Lord reached out and pointed, causing the reward list to tremble slightly.

Crane Cry True Lord couldn't help but glance at Lu Qian and laugh.

"The second-ranked Yufeng Sect, with its five Nascent Soul Mystic Monarchs leading their disciples into battle, fearlessly slaying demons and monsters..."

The Yufeng Sect received a generous reward, which not only made up for the losses caused by the war, but also further consolidated its position.

However, after what just happened, everyone's attention is now focused on Lu Qian and the Yunshan Sect, and the third place is attracting much more attention than the second place.

So Crane Cry True Lord quickly finished reading the rewards for the Wind Control Sect, and it was finally the Cloud Mountain Sect's turn.

"The third-ranked Yunshan Sect led the righteous army northward to eliminate demons and evil, restore Qingzhou, and save the nation from imminent collapse! They fought more than twenty battles, slaying six powerful demons at the Nascent Soul stage... and earned a total of over 91,000 points!"

"The Elders Council has decided to bestow the following rewards upon the Yunshan Sect."

"Twenty kinds of innate spiritual herbs."

"There are four kinds of longevity-enhancing treasures, which can extend one's life by a total of four hundred years."

"Ten Dragon Gate Golden Pills." "Three Nine-Turn Divine Pills."

"Four top-grade spiritual treasure embryos."

"A thousand spirit marrows and one spirit core."

Zhu Yuanshen was secretly calculating in his mind, extremely envious. This list of rewards was actually slightly more than the spiritual treasures that Yunshan Sect could exchange for with 90,000 points.

In other words, Taiyi Paradise rewarded Yunshan with over 90,000 more points.

But then Heming Zhenjun paused for a moment before continuing.

"Three bottles of the Three Lights Divine Water!"

Everyone was shocked. The Three Lights Divine Water? Was it really the Three Lights Divine Water that could protect the Nascent Soul and increase the success rate of the "Life and Death Refinement" tribulation?!

The process of refining one's body through life and death is so difficult and terrifying that the nascent soul must break through the body amidst the fire of the heart and the calm of the wind, transforming into a primordial spirit when one is on the verge of death.

Even among ten or so Nascent Soul cultivators, perhaps only one will succeed; those who fail will have their souls scattered.

There are very few spiritual treasures that can help one overcome tribulation, and the Three Lights Divine Water is one of them, a spiritual object coveted by all Nascent Soul cultivators.

It is said that with the Three Lights Divine Water, the chance of successfully transcending tribulation can be increased to one in five.

Such a precious treasure was not only bestowed upon us by the Land of the Great Unity, but three bottles at once!
This provides a guarantee for the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Yunshan Sect to overcome their tribulations!

The primordial spirits recalled the agony of their own tribulations, especially those in the sect who were eager to undergo the tribulation and were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred; their eyes were almost red with envy.

With the addition of three bottles of Three Lights Divine Water, the reward received by the Yunshan Sect, which ranked third, has already surpassed that of the first and second place winners. Is this the reward for helping Taiyi Paradise out of the predicament, or is Taiyi Paradise showing such favoritism towards their family?
Only Lu Qian himself knew that this was Taiyi Paradise's compensation for failing to grant him the Immortal Talisman as planned.

Just as Lu Qian was about to express his gratitude, Peach Valley Immortal Lord suddenly tapped his finger lightly, and a golden light flowed out, hovering above Lu Qian's head.

There's even a reward?!
After that flash of golden light, a golden plaque appeared, with four ancient seal characters in the shape of fish and insects, shimmering and shining, the golden light floating and filling the hall.

The True Lord Ziwu's face was gloomy as he read out each word carefully.

"The spirit of Yuheng".

The spirit of Yuheng!

Integrity refers to upright character and integrity.

This honor was bestowed upon Lu Qian by Immortal Lord Peach Valley through the power of the Dao, which condensed an incorruptible golden essence. It is an annotation and affirmation of Lu Qian's adherence to benevolence and righteousness and his refuting of fallacies and heresies.

One of the primordial spirits, not quite understanding, hesitated and asked the Boundless Mystic Lord beside him, "What does 'Jade Balance Spirit' mean?"

Wuliang Xuanjun gazed at Lu Qian with deep emotion and responded in a low voice.

"It probably means that Tian Yuanzi is a model gentleman in our Yuheng."

The assembled immortals in the hall silently recited these four large characters, watching the golden light flow, and a thought simultaneously arose in their minds.

From this day forward, Lu Qian, the head of Yunshan Sect and Tianyuanzi, will surely become famous throughout the world.

With your noble character, who in the world does not know you?

"Lu Qian, is there anything else you need?" Immortal Lord Peach Valley asked with a smile.

The Immortal Lord's polite remark just now provoked Jin Ge Xuanjun's rebellious words, and now, Lu Qian certainly wouldn't—

"Young man, you dare to ask? There really is something." Lu Qian spoke, his jaw dropping in astonishment.

He asked the Peach Valley Immortal Lord, who seemed to have paused for a moment, "Immortal Lord, does the Taiyi Paradise have any innate spiritual pills that dragons can consume to directly increase their cultivation?"

……

In July of the 520th year of Jia Shen, Lu Qian, the head of Yunshan Sect, received a generous reward at the Taiyi Paradise Immortal Spirit Cave. He returned home laden with rewards and was personally bestowed the title "Yuheng Fenggu" by Taogu Immortal Lord, which made him famous throughout the world.

With the moon high in the sky, Lu Qian stood atop the majestic walls of Baiyujing, gazing silently at the endless lights on Biluo Peak.

Gu Nishang, her skirt like fire, leaned against the eaves of the corner tower of the city wall, kneading a ball of purple flame in her hand into various shapes.

Jiang Qingfeng sat in the corner tower, taking stock of the various rare treasures that had recently entered the treasury, and then put away his paper and pen with satisfaction.

“Junior brother, there was already one Dragon Gate Golden Pill left in the treasury. This time, you exchanged another Dragon Gate Golden Pill that you bestowed for a spirit pill that the Jade Dragon could take. Now that the two are balanced, we now have ten Dragon Gate Golden Pills and twenty Yuan Pure Qi Pills, for a total of thirty spirit pills that can directly increase cultivation!”

"Based on this calculation, all fifteen Golden Core cultivators in the entire sect, except for Senior Brother Wang, can advance to the Golden Core Perfection stage within a few decades!"

"As for the treasures that help Golden Core cultivators achieve Nascent Soul, we have four Innate Breathing Pills, six drops of Soul Cleansing and Spirit-Sweeping Essence, and a Heart-Breaking Demon Elixir, 'Delusion-Seeking Truth Pill,' which was bestowed upon us by Taiyi Paradise during the Rebellion of the Forbidden Sect and has not yet been used."

"Furthermore, among the twenty innate spiritual herbs bestowed by Taiyi Paradise this time, there are four innate crimson herbs. If Ni Chang were to refine them, there would be several more innate embryonic breathing pills!"

"In this way, all of our Golden Core cultivators will have the potential to become Nascent Soul cultivators. Within a hundred years, our Yunshan Sect will have more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators!"

Jiang Qingfeng was stunned by the calculations. She was overwhelmed with excitement and couldn't wait to see that magnificent scene.

Lu Qian turned his head and chuckled, "I hope that fate will protect us and everything will go as smoothly as Senior Sister imagines."

That face, which looked far too mature, or rather, far too old, made Jiang Qingfeng's heart tighten.

She strode forward and took her lover's left arm tightly.

“Junior brother, Taiyi Paradise has already bestowed so many longevity-enhancing treasures, as well as three bottles of Three Lights Divine Water. You should first digest that innate spiritual energy, and then grind for a few more years to raise your cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage. Then you can prepare to break through to the Primordial Spirit Tribulation.”

"As long as we take the Longevity-Extending Treasure, we'll definitely have enough time. Let's not bother with that damn Ascension Dragon Palace thing, shall we?"

With a flash of light, Gu Nishang landed and stood to Lu Qian's right.

“Lu Qian, since we have enough spiritual treasures, it would be better to play it safe. The Dragon Palace is bound to be extremely dangerous, so we should avoid going if possible.”

Lu Qian smiled and shook his head: "The map of the Dragon Palace is in my mind. It would be a sin not to take what Heaven has given me. The Three Lights Divine Water alone is not enough. If I can enter the Dragon Palace, not only will my own primordial spirit be more secure, but I will also have the treasures needed to advance to the Void Refinement stage. Moreover, with so many rare treasures, the entire Yunshan Sect can also achieve another leap forward in development."

"Tomorrow, a grand ceremony will be held in the sect to worship the ancestor and announce that the first batch of seventh-generation disciples of the Yunshan Sect have officially entered the sect. As our sect prospers day by day, I, as the sect leader, should naturally consider the long-term plan for the future."

At this point, Lu Qian laughed heartily, wrapped his left arm tightly around his senior sister's soft waist, and grasped Gu Nishang's fiery hand with his right.

"It's a pity that we practice different cultivation methods. Otherwise, it would be wonderful if we could practice the 'Heaven and Earth Harmony and Intercourse Divine Skill' together like Lin Le and Xiao Yan, which would speed up our cultivation."

"Don't worry, I will be careful and cautious. After all, I still need to preserve my health so that I can come back and marry you."

"Wouldn't it be doubly joyous to hold this grand ceremony for achieving one's primordial spirit together with the wedding?"

Jiang Qingfeng blushed and spat.

Gu Nishang raised her hand: "You old man, are you itching for a beating? Take this!"

……

Volume VI, "Storms Rage and Hardship," concludes.

Volume Seven: The Grand Gathering at the Dragon Palace, Volume Begins.

As time flies by, the human race has ruled the Yuanchen Realm for over 20,000 years, but it seems that everything is about to change.

The probing of the underground races has set the stage for the erosion of hegemony, and the era of great strife is already in sight. Does the opening of the Dragon Palace signify the beginning of a new chapter?

What secrets does the vast Starry Sea hold?
Dragon princes, geniuses from the outer seas, and elites from all races have all gathered here!

Who is the true genius? Let's wait and see! (End of Chapter)