From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 597: Worldwide Cohesion

"I can't escape death after all. God has mercy on me and allowed me to keep my body for a few days so that I can finish the worldly affairs," Li Yang said to himself.

He was very clear about his physical condition. He knew that he would not live long. If it were not for the essence of the ancient lotus and the five-colored spiritual energy, he would not be still alive in this world.

There was blood oozing from the corners of his mouth as he stood up in the snow and ice. Just after he took a few steps, many cracks appeared on his body and blood immediately flowed out. His injuries were terribly serious.

This was a collapse from the inside out, his physical body, Yang Shen, and Tao foundation! It was hard to imagine that it was with such a weak body that he killed the nine earthly immortals of the Extreme True Realm a year ago!

Zhang Daoling's eyes were sore from watching this, but Li Yang's injuries had left him helpless.

As if thinking of something, Li Yang suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Daoling with excitement: "Master Zhang, Chi Yanhong is also seriously injured now, and I have hidden her body in the snowy mountains of the Western Desert! I would like to ask you to go over and check on her condition."

Zhang Daoling was about to speak when he heard the three words "Chi Yanhong" suddenly, but seeing the eager expression on Li Yang's face, he nodded reluctantly: "Okay!"

The grasslands of western Sichuan are not far from the Mount Kailash in the western desert.

Both of them were earth immortals. Although they were in very bad conditions, ten minutes later, they had already seen Mount Kailash in the night sky.

Standing on the snow-capped mountain with Zhang Daoling, Li Yang's mind moved, and a glowing mysterious portal slowly condensed above the snow-capped mountain.

Logically speaking, the mark that Ming Zun had given to Li Yang before has been completely erased, and Li Yang should have lost the qualifications to open the Shangri-La Secret Realm. However, judging from the current situation, Li Yang has already obtained some authority over the Shangri-La Secret Realm.

Li Yang had some speculation about this. When Mingzun was seriously injured and dying, he said that he would go to Mount Kailash to recuperate. Perhaps it was little Zhuoma and Zen Master Gao Miao who helped him in the snow mountains.

Thinking of little Zhuoma, whose life or death and condition were unknown, Li Yang's eyes reddened again, and he rushed into the glowing portal with Zhang Daoling.

There is a secret realm inside the portal. The five-colored spirit stones originally scattered on the ground were piled up by Li Yang into a five-colored coffin at the original location of the blood tree. A cold female Taoist in a white robe was lying quietly inside.

"Please ask Master Zhang to display his magical powers!"

Li Yang saluted Zhang Daoling again, like a drowning man grabbing at a straw on the shore.

"I will do my best!"

Zhang Daoling nodded, and before he could be surprised by the mysteriousness of this place, he flew above the five-colored coffin.

After removing the lid, Chi Yanhong, who was lying inside, looked the same as before, with red lips, white teeth and fair skin, like a resting fairy from Guanghan.

In addition to the five-colored spirit stones, there were also two pieces of wooden sword fragments placed beside Chi Yanhong, emitting a rich vitality that was guided and injected into Chi Yanhong's mouth and nose.

"This is... a branch of Jianmu?!"

Zhang Daoling instantly recognized the wood chip's origins and looked at Li Yang beside him in shock: "So, you showed up in the Western Desert three days ago not for the Nanming Sword, but for these two salvaged Buddha swords?"

Li Yang nodded to indicate his agreement.

These two pieces of wooden sword fragments were the Buddha magic sword that was cut off by Li Yang before. They were the most vital things Li Yang had ever seen in his life, and their effect was immediate. According to the speed of time flow in the Shangri-La Secret Realm, Chi Yanhong's body was nourished to such a state in just one hour.

As Li Yang looked anxiously, Zhang Daoling first took out seven silver needles from his sleeve and inserted them into the seven major acupoints of Chi Yanhong, Yuquan, Tianchi and Lingzhong.

When the last silver needle was inserted, Chi Yanhong's body trembled slightly, and then there was no movement.

Li Yang's eyes lit up, but Zhang Daoling's expression became more solemn.

After taking out the silver needle, Zhang Daoling took out another copper lamp from his sleeve. The style of the lamp was similar to the soul-capturing lamp above the western Sichuan Plateau.

He placed the copper lamp steadily on Chi Yanhong's forehead and forced a drop of blood from his fingertips onto the wick of the copper lamp.

The blood was bright red, and it emitted a fragrance like red jade. Zhang Daoling's expression became more and more solemn. He could hardly imagine how many rare treasures Li Yang had spent on Chi Yanhong and how many magical powers he had used during this period of time.

The wick was immediately stained with blood after being stained with the bright red blood. Then Zhang Daoling pinched his fingers and ignited the Samadhi Fire at his fingertips, burning towards the wick.

The first time, it didn't ignite.

The second time, the wick barely lit up with a tiny spark, then went out in an instant.

Under Li Yang's breathless gaze, Zhang Daoling tried dozens of times but all failed. Zhang Daoling turned pale and covered in cold sweat, and the wick no longer ignited a spark.

Zhang Daoling shook his head and looked at Li Yang who was staring at him.

"Although the body is still intact, there is not a single soul left in it. Fellow Daoist Li, this is already a corpse."

"Impossible, impossible!" Li Yang was struck by lightning, and his body stumbled and almost fell down. He was in a trance. After a moment, he looked at Zhang Daoling excitedly: "It shouldn't be like this. Incense becomes a god, and seven stars form souls. Zhang Tianshi, you are as powerful as nature. Since you can save Yubao and Zhu Ling, why can't you save Chi Yanhong!"

"Daoyou Li, it's different." Zhang Daoling shook his head palely. The old Taoist priest was exhausted from using the Three Flavors of True Fire.
"The reason why Yubao can become a god through incense is because there is still a trace of true spirit left in his body, just like a seed, which still has the potential to grow into a towering tree."

"But there is no real spirit in Chi Yanhong's body. If he deliberately built a temple to absorb incense, even if he could nurture a soul, it would be a completely new soul, and it would have nothing to do with the previous Chi Yanhong."

Zhang Daoling spoke at an incredibly fast speed. Although he couldn't bear it, he continued, "As for the Seven Star Soul Condensation... Fellow Daoist Li, since I can think of using this method to condense the Zhu Ling Remnant Soul, how could I not have thought of this?"

"The Sun Essence Wheel is my life-long magical weapon. It is inevitable that the weapon will be destroyed and the person will die. I once set up a formation for seven consecutive days in the Xiongzhanli Strait, but I didn't collect any soul particles..."

"Friend Li, accept the reality. Taoist Chi Yanhong has passed away..."

Zhang Daoling raised his head and looked at Li Yang, whose spirit was completely broken, with pity.

'Puch! '

A mouthful of blood spurted out with pieces of internal organs, and Li Yang's aura declined to the lowest point, and he fell headfirst into the secret realm.

He had been trying hard to find various ways to prolong Chi Yanhong's life over the past half month. Now Zhang Daoling's decisive judgment shattered his last glimmer of hope, and his body, which was already on the verge of collapse, could no longer hold on.

"Fellow Daoist Li!" Zhang Daoling was shocked and helped Li Yang, who had fainted on the ground, up. He tried to transfer his spiritual power to him several times, but it was like a drop in the ocean.

After all, he was an old Taoist priest who had lived for thousands of years. Zhang Daoling made up his mind quickly, grabbed a piece of Jianmu fragment from Chi Yanhong's coffin, and then turned into a beam of light and flew out of the secret realm before the portal was completely closed.

Holding Li Yang, whose breath was still fading, Zhang Daoling tried to identify the direction and headed straight towards Mount Qingcheng...
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When Zhang Daoling, covered in frost and snow, brought the dying and unconscious Li Yang to Qingcheng Mountain, the people of Qingcheng Mountain, which had just recovered, immediately fell into unprecedented panic. Qi Qianshu, Chen Xiyan, Zheng Zhaoyuan and others rushed back to Qingcheng Mountain overnight to save Li Yang together with Zhang Daoling.

But no matter how hard they tried, they were still unable to stop Li Yang's rapidly declining breath.

"This is what our world owes him, and this world should pay it back!"

Zhang Daoling spoke up and persuaded Qi Qiansu to mobilize the Taoist Alliance and all the forces of China to collect all the natural treasures and treatment methods that could cure Li Yang from the folk lineages and countries around the world, and he was willing to pay any price.

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was talking about it.

The official Dao League released the news at four in the morning. By the time many people got up at six in the morning, the whole world seemed to be discussing this topic.

Li Zhenjun killed several earthly immortals in the Jizhen Realm and almost single-handedly saved the collapsing empire and turned the tide. His reputation reached an unimaginable high point, and even countries have developed derivative religions that believe in Li Zhenjun.

After the shocking battle in the Xiong Zhanli Strait, Li Yang disappeared from the public eye for a year. Although some people had guessed Li Zhenjun's dire situation, when Li Yang's true situation was revealed, the whole world fell into excitement and panic.

"What? Li Zhenjun has appeared? And he is seriously injured and about to die?"

"He only has a few days left to live. Even Zhang Daoling, who is already an earthly immortal, is helpless. Do we need to gather all the power in the world to save Li Zhenjun?!"

When this news came out, the whole world was shocked, tens of millions of people cried, and the heads of the monastic alliances of various countries were speechless and stood there in a daze.

"Li Zhenjun once tried his best to save this world from the devil! He shouldn't have died so young!"

Li Yang was seriously injured while fighting against the earth immortals from the Extreme Realm. He directly protected the civilization of this planet. The cultivation organizations of various countries are full of respect for him.

"The news cannot be wrong. Many masters from many countries have rushed to China overnight to see this legendary figure for the last time!"

"They brought a lot of natural treasures with them. Perhaps they can extend Li Zhenjun's life span?"

There are also many countries that want to stand by and watch, such as the White Elephant Country and the Sam Country. After the war, they are jealous of the extraordinary strength of the Chinese Country and do not want Li Zhenjun to recover and put pressure on them again.

"If Li Yang dies, who will be able to resist the invasion of the Extreme Realm in the future?!"

At the top secret meeting of the United States White House, a congressman suddenly spoke.

There was silence at the scene, and then the original strategy was changed by a slight margin in a show of hands vote. The current president of the Sam Country Alchemy Association quickly rushed to China with a medical team.

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The Chinese government set up a special channel for Qingcheng Mountain. In just one day, the heads of spiritual practice organizations from all over the world gathered in Qingcheng Mountain.

Maurice from the European Alliance brought a purple crystal, which is the Philosopher's Stone made by the great wizard Nicolas Flamel in European legend. It was once thought to be fictitious, but unexpectedly it actually exists.

The Alchemy Society of Sam Country brought their new product, a liquid medicine that can quickly repair damaged organs in the human body.

The Australian wizard group chanted witchcraft beside the unconscious Li Yang, blessing Li Yang's soul and body.

Although countries around the world suffered heavy casualties in the fight against the invasion of the Kyokushin Realm, most of them tightened their belts and offered Li Yang their most precious treasures.

Everyone has different thoughts, but at this moment the whole world has only one goal, and that is to save their Li Zhenjun!
Li Yang was placed in the Laojun Pavilion. On the top of the Laojun Pavilion, Zhang Daoling and Qi Qiansu watched the endless stream of monks from various countries coming in and out of the Laojun Pavilion, screening out those with bad intentions.

"Master Zhang, if we gather the whole world's strength, can Li Zhenjun really wake up?"

Qi Qiansu turned around and looked at Zhang Daoling beside him with a tired face.

"No, the world's strength was not gathered. At least, the strongest person in this world did not take action."

Zhang Daoling shook his head, his words had a deeper meaning.

"The strongest person in this world...what does Zhang Tianshi mean?" Qi Qiansu reacted and looked towards Laojun Pavilion.

Qi Qiansu had almost no hesitation. Even though Li Yang was now lying unconscious in Laojun Pavilion and his body was close to collapse, he was still the strongest man in the world!
"That's right, we need to find a reason for this Li Zhenjun to persist in living. Only if he himself does not want to die, he will have a chance of not dying!"

Zhang Daoling spoke each word slowly, looking at the hustle and bustle of traffic below, and finally made up his mind and turned away.

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Two days and three nights later, Li Yang woke up from his coma. The various chaotic auras on his body and the noisy voices at the door instantly made him realize his situation. It was China that summoned the power of the cultivation world over, which allowed him to stay alive temporarily, but he would die soon.

Li Yang shook his head and sensed many familiar auras outside Laojun Pavilion.

Among the various forces that are now holding on to his life, the two most prominent ones are the Philosopher's Stone brought by the Magic Alliance, and the other is the essence of his own disciple, Li Linger's blood.

Li Linger was born with the Kunlun fetus, which means he was the most precious treasure in the world. He and Wang Shuhuan came to Qingcheng Mountain overnight and donated nearly half of his flesh and blood despite opposition.

This almost made Li Linger fall down from the realm of Tao.

"Fool, since ancient times, only masters have saved their disciples. How can a disciple risk his life to save his master?"

Li Yang smiled weakly, and when he thought of Zhu Ling who died after losing all his blood, his smile became more painful.

The news that Li Zhenjun had awakened spread throughout Qingcheng Mountain and the world immediately. The envoys from various countries who had been waiting in Laojun Pavilion Square for a long time all breathed a sigh of relief. Morris from the Magic Alliance and Adul from the Middle East Knights even hugged each other and cried.

During the past three days, countless masters from various countries came here, including folk practitioners from China. Some of them were invited by the Chinese government, but many more came to Qingcheng Mountain out of respect and gratitude for what Li Zhenjun had done, hoping to do their part.

Even now, there are still countless masters rushing towards Qingcheng Mountain.

"Don't waste your efforts on a mortal like me. Birth, aging, sickness and death are destiny, and I cannot avoid it either. Use these resources to strengthen yourselves!"

Li Yang, with a pale face, stood on the top of Laojun Pavilion, facing the whole world, speaking word by word.

(End of this chapter)