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"I possess a scroll of the Supreme Dharma Treasury Scripture for Crossing Calamities, which can help you attain the wondrous realm of Golden Immortal, from which you will be free from all calamities and disasters!"

"I also possess a Great Luo Secret Technique that can help you observe the life and death of all beings and control the origin and annihilation of all things in heaven and earth!"

"I also possess a lineage of a judge from the underworld, which will allow you to communicate with the Thirty-Three Heavens above and the Nine Netherworlds below, commanding the entire universe."

The long-bearded judge spoke, promising great benefits and enticing him with the teachings of the Great Dao scriptures.

The scriptures and profound teachings He spoke of were all the supreme inheritance of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Way. Even a single word or phrase that was casually passed on was enough to establish a sect and attain immortality.

At this moment, however, He used all his energy to invite the junior human in front of him, wanting him to help deliver a message.

"Senior, you really think too highly of me. I know my own limitations. The Netherworld is not a place I can easily set foot in."

Luo Yan shook his head, remaining unmoved.

He is immune to all calamities, and commands the thirty-three heavens and the nine netherworlds.
It's all just empty talk!
Otherwise, how could the underworld have been destroyed?
How could the ancient god before us be so miserable that he only has a finger bone left?
They can't even protect their own lives, yet they're still spouting empty promises. What is this if not just making empty promises?
Of course, Luo Yan did not deny that the green-robed judge in front of him was an incomparably powerful deity with supreme power beyond his imagination.

But what does this have to do with Luo Yan?
He only saw a pitiful creature swallowed up by fate and abandoned by the river of time.

No matter how powerful the Green-Robed Judge once was, standing at the pinnacle of all the heavens and realms, now he has not even a complete body left.
What is this if not tragic?
Moreover, Luo Yan has cultivated for nearly two hundred years. Even if he has not fully comprehended the true meaning of the Great Dao, he still has some cultivation experience of his own, so it is not a big problem.

In Luo Yan's view, the Great Dao Scriptures and Laws are important, but at the same time, they are not so important.

In all things in the world, what matters is always people, not specific things!
Without exception!

Just like the mortal dynasties in the world, some govern the country with filial piety, some with laws, some with virtue, and some with Confucianism and Taoism, etc.

This universe is vast and boundless.

The number of mortal dynasties living under this starry sky is also particularly large, and their methods of governance are endless, bizarre, diverse, and countless!
But whether in the past life or in this life.

Every ruler of a secular dynasty desires for their dynasty to last for thousands of generations.

However, the reality is that there has never been a secular dynasty that lasts forever.

Even among cultivation sects, this is the same.

Over a longer period of time, various accidents will occur, eventually disappearing into the river of time.

This exposes a very real problem: is it that governing the country by law, Confucianism, Taoism, virtue, filial piety, and other methods is no longer feasible?
Have the once ignorant and foolish common people now become wise and uncontrollable?
The pioneers could have controlled a vast dynasty with just a rhetoric, a set of rules, or a single thought.

Why can't later generations follow in the footsteps of their ancestors and completely control everything? Instead, they can only watch the dynasty perish.
Is there not a single intelligent person within such a vast dynasty?

Or is there external interference?
Actually, none of those are true!
Luo Yan firmly believes that laws, filial piety, humanism, Confucianism and Taoism are all dead.

But people are alive!

There are only unchanging laws and various rules and regulations in the world, but there are no unchanging people!

Humans are subject to change!

Since change exists, it means all sorts of possibilities!
Similarly, the same applies to spiritual practitioners!
A scripture that points directly to the Great Way is indeed very important, as it can guide future practitioners and illuminate their path.

Over the years, the immortal traditions that have been passed down in the world, while not as vast as smoke, are certainly not uncommon.

At least the number of immortal scriptures that Luo Yan has personally come into contact with is already more than one hand's worth.

And yet, he has only been cultivating for a little over two hundred years!
If there are so many immortal scriptures in just one True Spirit Realm, how many people will have their successors?
Dozens or hundreds?

Thousands?

Or perhaps it is generation after generation, eternally uninterrupted?
Of all the many people who have passed down the scriptures of Taoism, how many have actually been able to attain immortality?

Less than one in a hundred, or less than one in a thousand?

This is where the problem lies!
It is not that simply receiving the Great Dao scriptures and methods will enable one to attain immortality and transcend the mortal realm.

At least in the current cultivation world, this is a fact.

An undeniable fact!

Therefore, the immortal inheritance above the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm is a very tempting pie for someone like Luo Yan who hasn't even touched the threshold of the True Immortal realm, but it's something he can never reach.

Who doesn't want a promising future and to walk the path of righteousness alone?

But a promising future depends on having a present!

"Aren't you tempted at all?"

The long-bearded judge frowned, and even his tone became colder. There really were mortal humans whose minds were not affected by the wondrous magic of the immortal realm?
Or is it that in the current cultivation world, the number of Great Dao scriptures and methods has become so great that even ants who have not yet become immortals can turn a blind eye to them?

"If you are willing to help, I can also pass on the core inheritance of the Underworld, the method of refining the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen."

"Once you possess these two treasures, you will be able to decide life and death at will, and command all the heavens and myriad realms, none of whom will dare not obey!"

The long-bearded judge continued to promise that the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen were supreme treasures of the Great Dao, and only one could exist in the entire universe!
It is easy to imagine how precious the method for refining this treasure is.

But the long-bearded judge didn't care, as long as his wish could be fulfilled.

A human cultivator who can enter the Netherworld and return unharmed is His greatest hope for breaking free from the Immortal Dao seal and reshaping His body to the Great Dao.

The long-bearded judge naturally didn't want to let it go.

He had been sealed away long enough and was already impatient with this monotonous life.

If He hadn't worried that directly escaping in His true form would attract the attention of the Celestial Court above the Nine Heavens, thus alerting the enemy.

The long-bearded judge had left this place a year ago.
But now, this is the only way He can convey the news of His sealing in the myriad realms to His former powers and wait for the aid of His friends.

The problem is, the young cultivator in blue robes in front of me doesn't respond at all!

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I am not fortunate enough to accept it."

Luo Yan's eyes were clear as she calmly refused once again.

He knew little about the feud between the Underworld and the Celestial Court, but he was also quite familiar with it, and he didn't intend to get involved.

He was neither interested in nor could he be interested in the conflicts and grudges between these two forces.

Because Luo Yan isn't qualified!

So-called justice and order often stem from the true nature of those who have already benefited.

There is no such thing as black and white in this world; it's just the rhetoric of those who have already benefited.

Just as wolves eat sheep and tigers hunt other beasts, this is a matter of course and in accordance with the laws of nature.

Does a strong person kill a weak person make him a bad person?
In the worldview of a previous life, this statement would be perfectly valid, because that is the way things are.

But in this world where immense power is at play, those who hold such thoughts are almost all dead.

The kind that's completely dead!

Because in this world's worldview, within the closed loop of the big fish eat the little fish logic, life is merely the most ordinary bargaining chip. Luo Yan's idea is simple and direct: if one day in the future he were to attain immortality, he would need to join the Celestial Court and become a member in order to truly transcend.

For the sake of his future career, he will most likely choose to obediently comply.

After all, when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

The reason Luo Yan doesn't bow down now is because she has other options and is unwilling to be subservient and waste her life for others.

Luo Yan was unwilling to get involved with the remnants of the underworld.

They couldn't even dodge it!
No matter how glorious and powerful the underworld may have been in the past.

But now, the power that rules this universe is the Celestial Court!
The most violent institution in this universe is the Celestial Court, not the Underworld!

Given this, how could Luo Yan dare to provoke the Celestial Court forces that had a grudge against the Underworld?
Therefore, Luo Yan would never get deeply involved in a major karmic conflict without sufficient benefits.

That's no different from courting death.

While the supreme and wondrous scriptures are indeed precious, they are rare scriptures that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought after.

But it's clearly impossible for Luo Yan to risk his life for a Daoist scripture that can only be used after becoming an immortal.

not worth it!

"You, a descendant of the human race, are so resolute. Aren't you afraid that I will annihilate you?"

The long-bearded judge gave the young cultivator in blue a deep look, then spoke in a low voice, his words filled with threat.

"It's not that I'm not afraid!"

"It's simply that I, the younger generation, am well aware of my own limitations and am unwilling to get involved in the feud between you, senior, and the Celestial Court."

Luo Yan responded respectfully, even though he knew very well that the green-robed judge formed from the finger bone was probably less than one ten-thousandth as strong as the original.

It's unlikely that the other party could unleash their full power and destroy Luo Yan.

After all, this ancient powerhouse was sealed away for countless years. If he truly possessed such immense power, wouldn't he have already contacted the remaining forces of the underworld?
Why would Luo Yan need to trouble himself?

However, there are some things that Luo Yan should keep to herself. If she says them out loud, it will turn into a quarrel and easily arouse the resentment of others.

It would be more appropriate to be straightforward and make things clear.

"Young friend, I believe you have also seen my current predicament. I am sealed here and cannot break free."

"If you can lend a helping hand, I will fulfill any condition you set!"

"Once I am freed, I can directly help you achieve enlightenment and become a true immortal!"

The long-bearded judge remained silent for a moment, but still refused to give up and offered a tempting offer.

This time, He even offered the price of attaining immortality to get this human cultivator to help deliver a message.

Unfortunately, He was disappointed once again.

Luo Yan shook his head, still not intending to get involved.

Because he knew very well that once he risked his life to deliver the message, it would be disastrous.

The day this green-robed judge is freed will be the day he dies in the True Spirit Realm!
After all, releasing the Celestial Court's former enemy is a huge karmic debt, and the Celestial Court will naturally find out the whole story.

At that time, Luo Yan will be hunted down by the entire Celestial Court!

Think about it, even if a mere cultivator at the Refinement Void Realm is exceptionally talented and has a promising future, it's still a very difficult path.

But those who were hunting him down were all old monsters at least at the Mahayana realm.
How desperate must one be?

What Luo Yan received was nothing more than a few scriptures and teachings, which he wouldn't need at all before he could attain immortality.

Or perhaps it's a delicious gimmick that seems to offer the chance to become an immortal.

Luo Yan is not a complete novice who knows nothing; he has his own insights into the essence of cultivation.

Power does not arise from nothing, unless it does not belong to itself.

Therefore, the method the green-robed judge mentioned for helping Luo Yan achieve enlightenment most likely involved refining him into an immortal body.
Isn't this the same as attaining immortality?

The two ultimately failed to reach an agreement.

A brief silence fell over the scene.

The long-bearded judge was helpless; it was the first time he had ever felt powerless, unsure of what to offer as a generous reward.

The long-bearded judge underestimated the determination of the human cultivator before him. The other party simply wouldn't listen to his tricks; neither supreme methods nor magical treasures would work.
'Om! '

Nearby, the void shimmered brightly, and a humanoid figure was slowly coalescing.

"Senior, please find another way. This junior is truly powerless and does not wish to get involved in your feud with the Celestial Court."

"Please rest assured, senior, that I will keep quiet about what happened today."

Luo Yan glanced at the Dao body of the White Bone Venerable, spoke indifferently, still unmoved.

"Young friend, I'll say it again: as long as you're willing to pass on my message, I can fulfill any of your conditions!"

The long-bearded judge also noticed the coalescing of this Dao body. His eyes flickered twice, but he still did not disperse it.

‘Wow! ’

Before long, the figure of the White Bone Venerable reappeared in the starry sky above the White Bone Purgatory Realm, and the green-robed judge from before had long since disappeared.

The gray skeletal giant's will-o'-the-wisps vanished from its eyes, turning into dust that scattered across outer space.

"Now that Senior White Bone has reconstructed his Dao body, this junior will not linger here any longer; it is time for me to leave."

The moment the White Bone Venerable appeared, Luo Yan took his leave.

"and many more!"

"Don't you, little fellow, want to cast a divination for this cultivation world?" Venerable White Bone asked in surprise.

He immediately looked toward the Bone Purgatory Realm and saw that the immortal patterned cage was intact, with the finger bones still inside. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He did not neglect his duty and reinforced the seal again.

Luo Yan slowly shook his head, his body transforming into a shower of light that gradually dissipated.

"This disciple has settled his grievances. The remaining karma is too great for this disciple to deduce, so I will not invite trouble upon myself."

After Luo Yan finished speaking, his Dao body suddenly vanished, leaving only the astonished White Bone Venerable staring blankly into the empty void. (End of Chapter)