Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1154 Life and death are called Yin and Yang, and so are illusion and reality!
“His Majesty is in seclusion, and I cannot make a decision. I can only wait until His Majesty emerges from seclusion before reporting to him!” Lin Qihe said.

His meaning was clear: Yang Zhengshan was in seclusion, and he could not report this matter to Yang Zhengshan now. He would have to wait until Yang Zhengshan came out of seclusion before he could report it.

As for whether Yang Zhengshan will go, or whether he can go, that depends on whether Yang Zhengshan has come out of seclusion. If Yang Zhengshan has not come out of seclusion, then he definitely cannot go.

Zhongli Xiayi gave Lin Qihe a deep look and said calmly, "I understand!"

After saying that, she transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds.

Lin Qihe looked in the direction she disappeared, stroking his beard and frowning slightly.

"Her cultivation level seems to be not much lower than the Venerable One's. I wonder if doing this will make her hold a grudge!"

He didn't understand the levels of entering the Dao, but he could sense that Zhongli Xiayi's aura was not much weaker than Yang Zhengshan's, so he thought that Zhongli Xiayi's cultivation level had probably reached the level of half-entering the Dao.

As for Zhongli Xiayi's resentment, it's quite simple: his words were tantamount to indicating that Bai Yujing would not participate in the alliance against evil spirits.

Judging from the current situation, the targets of those evil forces are very clear: the four major sects and the three major demon courts.

Therefore, the sects that most want to eliminate evil spirits are the Wanbao Sect and the South Sea Demon Court.

As for other people and forces, it is currently impossible to determine whether they are the targets of evil.

Therefore, the most anxious parties right now are Wanbao Sect and the South Sea Demon Court.

Lin Qihe represents Bai Yujing, but Bai Yujing is not well-known outside, so he thinks that those evil spirits shouldn't target Bai Yujing so quickly.

Since Wanbao Sect and the South Sea Demon Court are going to deal with demons and evil spirits, Lin Qihe is also willing to see them eliminate those demons and evil spirits.

If they succeed, all the better; if they fail, Bai Yujing will still have time to make other preparations.

Lin Qihe pondered for a moment, then shook his head, got up, and left.

He couldn't control what Wanbaozong wanted to do, nor could he decide whether Bai Yujing should get involved.

This decision needs to be made by Yang Zhengshan, but Yang Zhengshan is still in seclusion, so even if he wanted to report to Yang Zhengshan, he couldn't. Therefore, this matter can only be left as it is, and everything depends on when Yang Zhengshan comes out of seclusion.

……

The Wanbao Sect acted much faster than expected. To be precise, everyone felt the threat of evil spirits, whether it was the Wanbao Sect and the South Sea Demon Court that were at the forefront, or the Wanshou Sect and Cangjian Mountain that had just begun to emerge.

When the envoy from Wanbao Sect expressed his intention to form an alliance, both Wuwei Zheng and Tianjian Zhenjun agreed without any hesitation.

As for the South Sea Demon Court, the Dragon Maiden is still transforming into a dragon in the Jinchuan Mountains, but the several demon lords of the South Sea Demon Court still agree with the Wanbao Sect's proposal. However, they still need to wait for the Dragon Maiden to complete her transformation into a dragon.

Two years later, thousands of golden rays suddenly burst forth from the Jinchuan Mountains, their brilliant light illuminating thousands of miles and adorning the entire Jinchuan Mountains with a golden halo.

The mountains, rocks, grass, trees, and long river were all dyed gold.

roar~
A dragon's roar echoed from the mountains, booming like thunder and resounding like war drums, reverberating between heaven and earth.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of golden rays gathered in the sky above the Jinchuan Mountains, transforming into a golden dragon.

The dragon's body is a thousand feet long, its head resembles a camel's, its horns a deer's, its eyes a rabbit's, its ears a cow's, its neck a snake's, its belly a clam's, its scales a carp's, its claws an eagle's, and its paws a tiger's. Its back has eighty-one scales, representing the yang number nine. Its voice is like the clanging of a bronze plate. It has whiskers beside its mouth, a bright pearl under its chin, and reversed scales under its throat.

The pearls shone brightly, like stars and the moon, clear as water.

Amidst the surging winds and clouds, the golden light receded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a magnificent woman.

"Welcome the Dragon Emperor to the world!" Ao Xuan and his dragon subjects knelt on the ground, bowing with great excitement.

The reappearance of the true dragon is a blessing for all dragons.

After 100,000 years, the true dragon has reappeared, which is nothing short of a miracle.

True dragons have long become legends in the Wanhua Domain. Even among the dragon race, the last dragon recorded was the Dragon Emperor from 100,000 years ago.

There are many reasons why the true dragon can no longer appear.

One reason is the issue of spiritual energy. True dragons are transformed from beasts. Before transforming into dragons, a dragon is merely a beast, not a true dragon. Only after successfully transforming into a dragon does it become a true dragon.

The process of transforming into a dragon requires not only a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but also the earth's veins and dragon veins.

Before transforming into a dragon, it is merely a dragon beast; after transforming into a dragon, it becomes a divine beast born of heaven and earth, like a strange fire or wondrous water, a manifestation of the great Dao of heaven and earth.

Therefore, a true dragon is not a demon, but a dragon, an existence that transcends demons and beasts.

The Wanhua Domain has existed for millions of years, but the concentration of spiritual energy is no longer what it used to be, making it difficult to find a suitable place for dragon transformation.

The reason why the Dragon Girl was able to transform into a dragon by relying on the Jinchuan Mountains was not only because the Jinchuan Mountains contained spiritual veins, earth veins and water veins, but also because the South Sea Demon Court had been secretly cultivating the spiritual veins of the Jinchuan Mountains for thousands of years.

It only took the Dragon Girl a few years to transform into a dragon, but in order to use the Jinchuan Mountains to transform into a dragon, the entire South Sea Demon Court had been preparing for a thousand years. The South Sea Demon Court began preparations a thousand years ago.

The second reason is bloodline. The fewer true dragons there are, the fewer bloodlines remain. Nowadays, it is almost impossible to conceive a dragon with pure dragon blood.

The Dragon Girl is an exception. The reason she has this pure bloodline is because she was not born from a dragon, but from a dragon pearl.

That's right, it's the dragon pearl in her hand. She is the last bloodline left by the Dragon Emperor 100,000 years ago, and the last true dragon that was successfully conceived after 100,000 years of gestation.

The Wanhua Domain has lost the conditions for nurturing true dragons. The existence of the Dragon Girl is a miracle and the last hope for the dragon race.

The Dragon Girl stood suspended atop the mountain peak, gazing up at the clouds and winds in the sky.

"Unfortunately, I am not yet a true dragon!"

Her voice was incredibly distant, as if it came from the heavens above.

Ao Xuan suddenly raised his head, not understanding.

Even though he has successfully transformed into a dragon, why does the Dragon Emperor still say that he is not a true dragon?
"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor!"

He wanted to ask for clarification, but the Dragon Girl waved her hand and said, "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is insufficient. Although I successfully transformed into a dragon, I did not become a true dragon."

A true dragon is a being akin to a Dao Lord, but at this moment, the Dragon Girl has not yet surpassed the level of a Dao Lord, because the Myriad Flower Domain can no longer nurture a true dragon.

Limited by the laws of heaven and earth, no matter how capable she is, she cannot break through this boundary.

"Well, although it wasn't a complete success, at least I've found a way forward!" The Dragon Girl wasn't disappointed, or rather, she was mentally prepared for this outcome.

The Wanhua Domain is an ancient realm, but this antiquity also means that the Wanhua Domain has entered its old age, with spiritual energy becoming increasingly scarce and Daoist charm becoming increasingly faint.

Perhaps in tens of thousands of years, the Wanhua Domain will become a realm devoid of spiritual energy and Daoist charm, a realm utterly devoid of any value.

At that time, not only will true dragons disappear, but even mythical beasts will vanish completely.

However, that's all tens of thousands of years from now, and it's not up to the Dragon Girl to worry about it.

Gathering her thoughts, the Dragon Girl approached Ao Xuan and his dragon subordinates, saying, "You may dispense with the formalities!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor!"

Has anything happened recently?

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor..."

The Dragon Girl was unaware of the current situation, so Ao Xuan briefly recounted the events that had occurred in the Wanhua Domain over the years.

After hearing his words, the Dragon Goddess's expression became extremely solemn. "You mean the demons and monsters from the Land of Reincarnation have escaped?"

“That’s right! Those demons destroyed the North Sea Demon Court, the Impermanent Ghost Sect, and the Hengshan Sect. Now only we and the Wanbao Sect are left!” Ao Xuan said.

The dragon girl suddenly raised her head, her golden pupils shooting out a sharp light that pierced through the void, entered the Great Void, and landed on a phantom.

"Evil!"

In the void, a dragon claw appeared out of thin air and grabbed directly at the illusory figure.

"Hehe~~ A true dragon! I never expected to see a true dragon reappear! How amazing!" "Unfortunately, you haven't become a true dragon yet!"

The sharp sound from the jade crown pierced the void and echoed among the mountains.

The dragon's claws descended, but missed.

"Alas! The spiritual energy is scarce, and the Dao's essence is not evident. We are all beings abandoned by the Great Dao!"

Suddenly, Yu Guan's tone became desolate, as if filled with endless sorrow.

The land of reincarnation is not static.

The Land of Reincarnation has existed for millions of years, as have the White Bones and the Jade Crown. They have seen quite a few true dragons, and there were even demons transformed from true dragons in the Land of Reincarnation in the past.

Time will erase everything, including the evil spirits of the cycle of reincarnation.

Therefore, the idea that entering the cycle of reincarnation grants immortality is inaccurate.

There is no such thing as immortality in this world. Even realms are subject to birth and death, and even the void is subject to annihilation, let alone other existences.

Immortality is a relative concept. For ants, a hundred years is immortality; for birds and beasts, a thousand years is immortality; for immortal cultivators, ten thousand years is immortality; and for heaven and earth, the Great Void is eternal and indestructible.

The jade crown departed, leaving behind only the dragon girl with a furrowed brow.

The Dragon Girl didn't know what the Jade Crown was, but she knew that something like it must be extremely difficult to deal with.

"Join forces with the Myriad Treasures Sect to wipe out these evil spirits?"

Suddenly, the Dragon Girl felt somewhat unsure about the alliance with the Myriad Treasures Sect.

However, she quickly put that thought aside, because she had no other choice at the moment.

……

The Celestial Palace of the Living Realm, the Hall of Longevity.

Yang Zhengshan continued to stare intently at the stone gate in front of him, like a statue, his eyes not even blinking.

What he was looking at was not the stone gate, but the eternal and unchanging void.

To be precise, what he was looking at was the Immortal Palace of Life, the Great Void, the Dao of the Great Void, and the omnipresent Daoist charm.

Does the void exist in the real world?

The answer is yes.

The real world and the void are not opposites; they are compatible. The real world exists within the void, and the void also exists within the real world.

Yang Zhengshan had always believed that the Great Void existed outside the real world, but now he realized that the Great Void was in the real world, or rather, that the Great Void was also a part of the real world, only it seemed to be outside of the real world.

"One body, two sides; the real and the illusory are the two sides of the boundary; the Great Void is within, not without!"

"I am here, yet I am not here!"

Yang Zhengshan's thoughts, like rays of light, pierced through layer after layer of mist, transcending the real and the illusory, and he saw that endless void.

Is the vast emptiness boundless and endless?

No, even the vast emptiness has its limits!

The so-called infinite is merely a matter of perception.

It will eventually come to an end.

And its end lies in the realm.

The realm is the starting point of the Great Void, and also its ending point.

The void is part of the Great Void, but it is not!
The void is the boundary of a realm, but what lies beyond that boundary?
It's not the void, it's another realm!
Yang Zhengshan's eyes moved, becoming focused instead of empty.

The next instant, his figure vanished, and when he reappeared, he was already in the Wanhua Mountains.

Ignoring his surroundings, he reached out and, as if pulling back a curtain, created a gap in the spatial barrier of the realm.

He poked his head into the gap.

It was a desert, a seemingly endless desert, with nothing but sand and soil.

He smiled, a particularly radiant smile.

The Great Void is vast, yet it is also very small.

The vastness of the universe lies in cognition, in the perception and understanding of the universe.

The reason why Golden Core cultivators can travel through the Great Void is not only because they can achieve perfection, but also because they have their own understanding and knowledge of the Great Void.

Why is the Great Void seemingly endless? It's not because the Great Void is truly endless, but because people have too little understanding and knowledge of it.

"So that's how it is! Taixu, hehe~~ Life and death are called Yin and Yang, and emptiness and fullness are also Yin and Yang!"

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, his smile both innocent and radiant.

At this moment, he felt as if he had found the true meaning of the universe, and he was filled with satisfaction and joy.

As you hear the news, you can die in the evening.

Although Yang Zhengshan doesn't want to die yet, he feels he has no regrets.

……

The East Sea, beyond the land of reincarnation.

On a verdant island, the Heavenly Sword True Lord emerged from the void, carrying the Sparrow Feather.

Tianjian Zhenjun, holding his sword with both hands, walked through the air as if strolling in a garden, and after a moment, stopped on an open space in the center of the island.

This open space was cleared by man, all the grass and trees were pulled out, and neat bluestones were laid out. It is surrounded by lush vegetation, and in the middle are rows of stone benches.

At this moment, many people were already sitting on those stone chairs. Tianjian Zhenjun's gaze swept over them, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

People from the Wanbao Sect, the Wanshou Sect, and the South Sea Demon Court have all come, and there are quite a few of them.

The Wanbao Sect has a sect leader named Wan Hong, and more than ten Golden Core cultivators including Duobao Zhenjun, Shangbao Zhenjun, and Yuanbao Zhenjun.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has seven demon kings, including the Five-Tailed Ferocious, Xiaoshan, and Xuanling.

The South China Sea Demon Court has more than a dozen dragon-related demon kings, including Dragon Girl, Ao Xuan, Ao Zhan, Jiao Han, Jin Lin Che, and Jin Lin Huai.

From this perspective, Hidden Sword Mountain appears somewhat weak and isolated, with only Heavenly Sword True Monarch and Sparrow Feather as its only allies.

"Hello fellow Taoists!"

Tianjian Zhenjun chuckled and then sat down on a blue chair. He looked around at everyone and found that there were only four people sitting there: Wan Hong, Long Nu, Wuwei Zheng, and Zhongli Xiayi.

There are also three empty chairs.

"Welcome, Venerable Heavenly Sword!" All the Golden Core cultivators and the Demon King bowed in unison.

Being halfway to the Dao gives one this confidence, allowing other Golden Core cultivators and demon kings to treat them with utmost respect.

Even though it was the first time that Heavenly Sword True Monarch had appeared before the world, they still dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

(End of this chapter)