Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

"Sky-Covering Array, activate!" "Spirit Gathering Pearl, fuse!" "Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array, open!" With these three soft shouts, Kunlun Mountain suddenly trembled violently.

The rocks rolled, the trees swayed, and it seemed as if the entire mountain range was trembling.

"What's going on?" Lin Zhu was surprised to find that the ground beneath her feet was slowly rising.

Meanwhile, the people who remained on the mountaintop were also alarmed by this sudden turn of events.

"The earth shook?" Fairy Qiongxiao steadied herself and looked around nervously. Emperor Fengdu's expression was solemn.

"No, this is no ordinary earthquake. The fortune of the entire Kunlun Mountains is changing!" The Holy Mother of Wudang felt the flow of spiritual energy around her, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes.

"The concentration of spiritual energy is increasing rapidly! This... this is a powerful being transforming the mountain range!" Bixiao suddenly pointed into the distance.

"Look! Brother Lin is over there!" Everyone looked in the direction she pointed and saw Lin Zhu standing on the mountainside, looking up at the ever-rising peaks with a strange expression.

"Fellow Daoist Lin! What happened?" the Great Emperor of Fengdu asked loudly.

Lin Zhu scratched his head, revealing a look that was both funny and exasperated.

"You might not believe it, but it seems like the Kunlun Mountains are growing."

At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, clouds and mist swirl. Five Great Golden Immortals stand atop the clouds, their robes fluttering, surrounded by celestial aura.

The Emperor of Fengdu wore a black imperial robe and had a majestic face; the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao wore white clothes and were exceptionally beautiful; the Holy Mother of Wudang held a whisk and had eyes as sharp as lightning.

They had come at Lin Zhu's invitation to discuss the Dao, but unexpectedly witnessed a scene that shook their Dao hearts.

"Look, everyone," Lin Zhu, dressed in a green robe, stood on the edge of the cliff and pointed below, saying, "The Kunlun Mountains are growing."

"Absurd!" the Emperor of Fengdu sneered. "Mountains have remained unchanged since time immemorial, how could they grow? Fellow Daoist Lin, do not speak jokingly."

Lin Zhu smiled without saying a word, and simply raised her hand slightly.

In an instant, a rumbling sound came from the foot of the mountain. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the foot of Kunlun Mountain was slowly moving outward, as if the whole mountain had really grown legs and was stretching its body.

"This!" Fairy Yunxiao exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise, "The foot of the mountain is indeed moving away!"

Fairy Qiongxiao calculated with her fingers, and her expression changed drastically.

"It's not an illusion, they're really moving!"

Everyone used their supernatural abilities to investigate, and the results terrified them. Kunlun Mountain was indeed expanding outward at a visible rate, its height increasing as if it were growing with life.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

"boom"

A deafening roar came from the bottom of the mountain, and endless spiritual energy suddenly burst forth from the base of Kunlun Mountain, shooting into the sky like a volcanic eruption.

Immediately afterwards, spiritual energy burst forth from within the mountain, and countless rays of spiritual light shot out from the cracks in the rocks, illuminating the entire Kunlun Mountain like a glazed pagoda.

“The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is flowing backwards!” the Holy Mother of Wudang cried out.

All around, spiritual energy surged into Kunlun Mountain like a tidal wave, forming a visible vortex of spiritual energy.

The dense spiritual energy almost liquefied, immersing the entire mountain in it.

An ordinary blade of grass was enveloped in spiritual energy, instantly growing taller and transforming into a towering tree in the blink of an eye, its branches and leaves radiating spiritual light.

"This concentration of spiritual energy"

The Emperor of Fengdu's voice trembled.

"At least a hundred times that of the outside world!"

Lin Zhu stood with his hands behind his back, a smile playing on his lips.

He knew that this was an enhanced version of the Heaven-Covering Array taking effect, but this was only the beginning.

"A spiritual vein eruption? Or is it a spatial rupture causing a leak of spiritual energy?"

The Emperor of Fengdu stammered incoherently, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"No, that's not right. Even a ley line eruption couldn't possibly be this large."

The three fairies of the Three Immortal Realms exchanged glances, finally turning their gazes to Lin Zhu. Fairy Bixiao couldn't help but ask:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, is this what you did?"

The Holy Mother of Wudang also stared intently at Lin Zhu, her eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

"How did you manage to alter the Kunlun Mountains and attract such a massive amount of spiritual energy without our knowledge?"

As she spoke, the Holy Mother of Wudang secretly used her divination skills, only to be horrified to find that the place was already shrouded by a powerful array, and her divination was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, without any reaction.

What alarmed her even more was that when she tried to project her primordial spirit into her body, she discovered that her primordial spirit was firmly imprisoned within her body and could not leave it at all.

"This formation"

The Holy Mother of Wudang's voice tightened.

"If the primordial spirit of a Great Luo Golden Immortal were to be fully activated, even we would be in mortal danger!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

The Emperor of Fengdu turned deathly pale.

"What kind of formation could possibly escape our senses? Lin Zhu, you..."

Faced with the shocked or questioning gazes of the crowd, Lin Zhu simply scratched his head and gave a shy smile.

"Please forgive me, everyone. It was just a few petty tricks."

"A little trick?!"

The Emperor of Fengdu almost jumped up.

"You call this a minor trick—using a hundredfold increase in spiritual energy, altering the mountain's structure, and setting up an array capable of trapping and killing a Grand Luo Golden Immortal?"

Lin Zhu smiled but did not answer. Just then, Kunlun Mountain shook violently again.

"here we go again!"

Fairy Qiongxiao exclaimed in surprise.

The entire Kunlun Mountains emitted a deep rumble, the mountain slowly rose, and the concentration of spiritual energy surged once again.

From the outside, the pure spiritual energy from all directions seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, surging wildly towards Kunlun Mountain, like a giant whale sucking water, with a terrifying momentum.

"The spiritual energy concentration has increased again!"

The fairy's voice trembled.

"It's now at least a thousand times larger than the outside world!"

Lin Zhu understood; this was the Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array beginning to take effect.

The Heavenly Court's Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array can only increase the concentration of spiritual energy by a few times, but the version he set up has a tenfold increase in the spirit gathering effect alone. Combined with the Heaven-Covering Array, the total concentration reaches a thousand times that of the outside world.

The five Great Luo Golden Immortals were completely stunned.

The Emperor of Fengdu's lips trembled, and his Daoist resolve nearly crumbled.

"The concentration of spiritual energy in my Fengdu City is more than a hundred times lower than here."

The emperor who ruled the underworld was now like a frightened mortal, his self-esteem having suffered an unprecedented blow.

His temple, which he had painstakingly cultivated for thousands of years, was like a thatched hut compared to a magnificent palace in the face of the array that Lin Zhu had casually set up.

The three fairies of the Three Immortal Realms huddled together, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Bixiao whispered, "Elder sister, did he steal the Chaos Treasure? Otherwise, how could he possess such power?"

Yunxiao shook his head.

"While Chaos Treasures are powerful, they cannot transform the world in this way."

The Holy Mother of Wudang stared intently at Lin Zhu, trying to discern something from his calm expression.

Suddenly, her pupils contracted.

"The way this spiritual energy flows seems familiar."

Just then, the Great Emperor of Fengdu suddenly jumped up, pointed at the sky and exclaimed, "Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array! This is the aura of the Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array!"

Upon hearing this, everyone sensed it and indeed found that the way spiritual energy was gathered was exactly the same as the legendary Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array.

But then, even greater doubts arose in my mind.

"its not right."

"The Emperor of Fengdu grabbed his hair."

How could the Heavenly Court's Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array possess such power? And when did Kunlun Mountain acquire such an array?

The Holy Mother of Wudang's voice tightened.

"More importantly, who set up this formation?"

Five pairs of eyes shot towards Lin Zhu, their eyes filled with surprise, shock, and even fear.

They suddenly realized that this young man, who always had a smile on his face, was probably a thousand times more unfathomable than they had imagined.

At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, clouds and mist swirl around.

Five figures arrived through the air. The leader, dressed in black robes, had a dignified yet sinister expression. He was none other than the Lord of the Underworld, the Great Emperor of Fengdu.

The four figures behind him, all renowned Grand Luo Golden Immortals, now concealed their auras and displayed respectful expressions. "Is this Lin Zhu's Daoist temple?"

The Emperor of Fengdu narrowed his eyes, his divine sense sweeping across the entire mountain range, when suddenly his expression changed.

"This concentration of spiritual energy"

Before the words were finished, a vast, ocean-like surge of spiritual energy emanated from the mountainside, causing the five powerful figures to change color simultaneously.

"Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array?!"

The Emperor of Fengdu cried out in alarm, his voice trembling.

"How can this be!"

The four Grand Luo Golden Immortals behind him exchanged bewildered glances. One of them, an old man with a white beard, said in a trembling voice, "Great Emperor, are you sure you're not mistaken? Wasn't that formation long lost?"

The Emperor of Fengdu's expression shifted between light and dark, his fingers trembling slightly within his sleeve.

"I would never mistake it! I have seen the dilapidated Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array of the Heavenly Court no less than ten times!"

Just then, a clear laugh came from the mountains.

"The Emperor of Fengdu has come from afar, and I, Lin, have failed to greet you properly."

The clouds dispersed, and a man in a blue robe descended from the sky.

He had an ordinary face, yet he gave off an unfathomable feeling; he was none other than Lin Zhu, the master of Kunlun Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Linlin."

The Emperor of Fengdu suppressed his shock and forced a smile.

"I heard that the spiritual energy of Kunlun Mountain has recently undergone strange changes, so I came to pay a visit. I never expected this."

His gaze involuntarily drifted to the faint array patterns on the mountainside, and his throat bobbed.

"I never expected that the Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array would reappear in the mortal world!"

Lin Zhu smiled calmly.

"This small formation is not worth mentioning."

"Small formation?!"

The Emperor of Fengdu nearly bit his tongue, his voice suddenly rising eight octaves.

"This is an ancient and wondrous formation that only a sage could set up! The two Western Sages back then..."

Lin Zhu waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Your Majesty is too kind. It was just something I arranged casually in my spare time, nothing serious."

The Emperor of Fengdu's face flushed red. Just as he was about to speak again, his divine sense swept over another place, and he was struck as if by lightning, staggering back two steps.

"This is this"

Not far from the Taiyi Gathering Spirit Array, an even larger and more complex array was in operation, emitting spiritual energy fluctuations that were more than ten times stronger than the former!
"Fellow Daoist Lin, what kind of formation is that?"

The Emperor of Fengdu's voice trembled, and he no longer possessed the majesty of the Lord of the Underworld.

Lin Zhu followed his gaze and said casually, "Oh, that's my improved version of the Spirit Gathering Array. It is indeed more effective than the Taiyi Spirit Gathering Array."

"Stronger?"

The Emperor of Fengdu felt dizzy and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ten times stronger is called 'somewhat stronger'?"

The four Grand Luo Golden Immortals behind him turned ashen-faced. One of them collapsed to the ground, muttering, "It's all over. All these tens of thousands of years of cultivation have been for nothing."

The Emperor of Fengdu tried to calm himself down, only to find that his usually strong willpower had vanished.

He had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and considered himself to be knowledgeable and experienced, but the scene before him completely overturned his understanding.

"Friend Lin"

The Emperor of Fengdu's voice was hoarse.

"May I ask who you are?"

Lin Zhu smiled but did not answer, only making a gesture of invitation.

"Since you have come from afar, why don't you come inside for a chat?"

Just as the five were about to breathe a sigh of relief, a sudden change occurred!

At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, a new "sun" rises slowly, its golden light illuminating the entire mountain range.

The sheer density of spiritual energy contained within that light distorted the surrounding space.

"What is this?"

The Emperor of Fengdu looked up at the sky, his expression almost blank.

It's clearly noon now.

In the sky, a golden orb the size of a fist floated, continuously pouring out abundant spiritual power.

The spiritual energy surged down like the Yellow River bursting its banks, instantly pushing the concentration of spiritual energy in Kunlun Mountain to an unbelievable level.

"Ten thousand times more spiritual energy?!"

The Emperor of Fengdu swept his divine sense over the body and immediately suffered a heart attack, clutching his chest and staggering backward.

"Even the Lingxiao Palace is not one percent as good as this place!"

The Holy Mother of Wudang finally caught her breath, her voice trembling.

"Senior Linlin, the concentration of spiritual energy here is probably even greater than half that of a sage's sacred ground."

The forest and bamboo groves remain serene and tranquil.

"There's no need for you all to be alarmed. This place is just a simple arrangement by me, barely usable."

"Simple setup?!"

The Emperor of Fengdu finally broke down. He pointed at the golden pearl, his fingers trembling like a leaf.

"Could this be the legendary 'Primordial Qi Pearl'? But that treasure existed back in the primordial era!"

Lin Zhu nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty has excellent eyesight."

Once confirmed, the Fengdu Emperor's defenses were completely breached.

He, the dignified ruler of the underworld, was now squatting on the ground like a wronged child, making "abba aba" sounds, unable to speak at all.

"Your Majesty, mind your image."

Lin Zhu kindly offered a reminder.

The Emperor of Fengdu suddenly looked up, tears welling in his eyes.

"Image? What do I care about image! Hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation are nothing but a joke in front of you!"

As he spoke, this powerful ruler of the underworld suddenly burst into tears, squatted on the ground, and buryed his face in his hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Waaaaah, this is so unfair!"

The four Great Immortals looked at each other, wanting to offer advice but not daring to, creating an extremely awkward situation.

At this moment, a beautiful little girl peeked out from behind Lin Zhu, looking curiously at the Emperor of Fengdu.

"Master, why is this uncle crying so hard?"

It was Lin Zhu's apprentice, Xiao Qiong.

Lin Zhu patted Xiao Qiong's head.

"Maybe it's because I was so moved."

Xiao Qiong tilted her head, puzzled.

"But this place isn't even as good as the Star Palace, so what's there to cry about?"

This sentence became the final straw that broke the back of the Fengdu Emperor.

He suddenly looked up, his face covered in snot and tears.

"Isn't it as good as the Star Palace yet?"

"The spiritual energy here is clearly very ordinary."

Xiao Qiong sat on a blue stone, swinging her legs, looking around at the surrounding mountains and forests with a bored expression.

"It's far inferior to the Star Palace."

The Emperor of Fengdu was in a daze when he heard this and suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide open.

"W-what did you say?"

Xiao Qiong tilted her head, looking completely innocent.

"I said the spiritual energy in the Star Palace is much denser than here. I often stay in Lin Zhu's room to sleep; the spiritual energy there is practically condensed into water droplets!" (End of Chapter)