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Chapter 332 Refining the Celestial Immortal, Two Immortals Seize the Treasure
Upon hearing the roar of the possessing old Taoist priest, Yu Que was momentarily stunned: "The Demonic Taoist Priest of the Mountains and Seas!?"

A chill ran down his spine as he thought to himself, "Could it be that ruthless person from the outer void who killed this old man's celestial body?"

Soon, even more dramatic changes emerged within the landscape painting.

Suddenly, the map of the land and grain spit out his true form directly from the map.

Yu Que swayed, steadied himself, and finally regained his footing in mid-air.

He was filled with fear and couldn't understand why this unclaimed map of mountains and rivers would suddenly change like this, as if it had been refined by someone long ago, or as if it had developed sentience.

If that were the case, then this diagram shouldn't have been so easily devised by him, allowing the old Taoist priest to break through it.

While he was still in surprise and doubt, Yu Que looked at the scroll of the map of mountains and rivers that was so close to him and could be held in one hand.

An impulse arose in his heart, and he boldly reached out and grabbed the scroll.

Without any trouble, he easily grabbed the scroll in his hand, and the scroll did not resist at all.

For a moment, Yu Que even wondered if he had already refined the item in that short time, which was why the other party did not reject it.

However, when he extended his divine sense to explore the Mountain and River Map, he still couldn't penetrate it even slightly.

Furthermore, the hole that the old Taoist priest who possessed my body had drilled through earlier has long since disappeared, perhaps it has already been repaired.

This object still refuses entry to anyone, and also prevents anyone from refining it.

But then something even more unusual happened.

Yu Que observed:
"This picture seems to be refining the old Taoist who entered it. It seems to be specifically targeting this fiend."

For a moment, his expression was incredibly complex.

He felt that the Mountain and River Map was filled with an overwhelming sense of joy and excitement at the old Taoist's possession of his body.

It's as if this thing was specifically designed to subdue this old Taoist priest. But now, Yu Que has inadvertently led the old Taoist priest into his trap.

"You brat! I hate it, I hate it so much!"

The possessed Taoist priest, still inside the scroll, roared madly, "None of you surnamed Yu are any good!"

These words reached Yu Que's ears, causing him to look surprised:
"Could it be that the celestial being from beyond the heavens also has the surname Yu?"

He muttered a few words to himself and carefully examined the map of mountains and rivers in his hand.

The situation surprised and delighted him.

The "Map of Mountains and Rivers" seemed to be truly refining the old Taoist priest, and with considerable success.

This map was originally only a quasi-blessed land. The gap between it and the remaining Jade Capital was close to a major realm, but still not quite a major realm, and it was very superficial.

However, after refining the old Taoist for just over an hour, the aura of the blessed land within the scroll had already increased significantly and showed signs of solidifying from the ethereal.

"I'm afraid that once this thing is used to refine the old Taoist's soul, a blessed land will be formed inside."

Yu Que thought to himself, "Perhaps it is even possible that, unaware of this, it could become an extremely rare and unique cave heaven, even forming a true cave heaven?"

Thinking of this, his breathing became erratic for a moment.

Those who dwell in grotto-heavens are equivalent to celestial beings and are also known as genuine world seeds.

Any grotto-heaven can detach itself from the world, form its own cycle, exist independently in the void, and slowly grow and evolve into a real and brand-new world.

And now, Yu Que is very likely to witness a world seed being born right before his eyes!

In particular, this world seed is ownerless.

If Yu Que were to refine this object and absorb its essence into his immortal garden, he would not only be able to become an Earth Immortal, but could also advance further and become a Celestial Immortal!

"Is this the celestial opportunity in the Dao Secret Realm?" Yu Que's breathing was heavy.

At this moment, his heart was filled with nothing but anticipation, and he no longer blamed the map of mountains and rivers for competing with him for "resources".

On the contrary, they were extremely relieved.

The old Taoist who had possessed the body fell into his hands; that would be a waste of a precious gem. But now, having fallen into this Mountain and River Map, if it can help the other party achieve a celestial realm, even if it's only a quasi-celestial realm, it would be making the best use of him, a stroke of luck for him and even the entire Daoist Secret Realm!

whoosh!
Holding the Mountain and River Map, Yu Que drew upon the immortal energy from all directions, attempting to infuse it into the map to help it quickly refine the old Taoist within.

But to everyone's surprise, the map of the land remained unmoved, refusing to absorb even the divine fortune.

After several attempts, Yu Que discovered that the other party did not accept incense, spiritual energy, or elixirs.

Then, a thought struck him, and he suddenly drew upon something called "Dragon Qi" from the dragon vein of the capital and injected it into the map of the land and state.

As a result, the Sheji Tu finally reacted, swallowing up the dragon energy surging from all sides.

After several attempts, Yu Que discovered that this creature didn't refuse to consume external fortune; rather, it seemed to only consume things that already had an owner.

For example, among the seven temples' fortunes, it doesn't touch the fortunes of the six temples, including the Heaven and Earth Temple. However, it has a large fortune in the Tai Sui lineage because it has less karma, so it will take a portion of it.

As for why it just swallowed the dragon's energy...

This is because, although the dragon's energy covers the entire dynasty and involves many relationships, it is governed by the dynasty and is only responsible to the emperor. In other words, it belongs to the emperor alone.

Now that the current emperor has been executed, even if Yu Que has refined the imperial seal, as long as he does not perform the Heaven-worshiping ceremony, nor announce it to the world, he is not the emperor, nor the rightful master of the dragon's aura.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Mountain and River Map, the current incense offerings and the dragon's aura are ownerless.

Yu Que smiled inwardly: "He's actually quite the gentleman who knows the rules."

This situation also stirred something within him, making him ponder:

"How about... instead of waiting until after the war, we simply let that incense burn out today, so as to release the imperial dragon energy to nourish this landscape painting?"

This thought was stirring in Yu Que's mind.

As for the fate of the world after the demise of incense offerings, who will be in charge of managing all the fortune and incense offerings in the world?

This is perfect opportunity to recruit the entire Huangshan Taoist Temple; he can easily use them as laborers.

It's nothing more than some changes happening in various places, other Daoist temples might revolt, and overseas cultivators might take the opportunity to launch a large-scale invasion. But these are all minor matters.

In the path of immortal cultivation, how can one concern oneself with such bottles and jars? Since great power belongs to oneself, then great power is only responsible to oneself.

If the dragon's energy from the incense offerings is insufficient, the remaining energy may even temporarily destroy Huangshan Mountain, seizing its mountain's fortune and infusing it into the landscape painting.

Of course, before taking this step, he must have already incorporated the fortune of all the other Daoist palaces into the Mountain and River Map.

Just as Yu Que's mind was racing, on the verge of defying the world, two shooting stars streaked across the dense, lingering aura above the capital, appearing brightly overhead. One was black, the other white, both dazzling and blinding. The black shooting star, in particular, though pitch black, somehow emitted a glow, giving off a rather strange feeling.

As for the white meteor, it exudes a sense of vastness and nobility at first glance, clearly not an ordinary thing.

"Who is this old immortal who has come here again?"

In the capital, people were talking about it.

But some people murmured, "This is probably not a celestial being... their arrival is ill-intentioned!"

Yu Que stood in mid-air, his eyes suddenly opening, a cold smile appearing in them:

"Good gait! They arrived in about half a day!"

It seems I underestimated you all.

The two meteors that flew in almost simultaneously were none other than two True Immortals among the overseas cultivators.

Buzz!

Two flying stars hung in the sky above the capital, one in the south and one in the north. At the same time, enormous divine senses emerged from both stars, sweeping across the area and causing all the immortals and mortals in the capital to feel a chill run down their spines and tremble with fear.

In particular, these divine senses were unabashedly releasing greed and killing intent!
In just a breath or two, two divine senses were focused on Yu Que, who was sitting amidst the surging fortune, and the scroll in his hand.

Two exclamations rang out: "Indeed, the Map of Mountains and Rivers has appeared in the world!"

"Wasn't it said that when this map appeared in the world, it would stretch for thousands of miles, and nothing in the world could rival its brilliance? How come it has now been put away on its own and turned into a scroll?"

In an instant, the two True Immortals looked at Yu Que with extremely unfriendly eyes, and with a look of surprise and suspicion.

The two of them suspected that Yu Que had already refined the Mountain and River Map, which was why he rolled it up.

Yu Que also stared coldly at the two unexpected figures.

He then shook the Jade Palace, attempting to first take the Map of Mountains and Rivers into the Jade Palace. However, this object was, after all, a treasure containing a blessed land. Although it looked like just a treasure, it was actually a world within itself.

Unless Yu Que's Jade Capital has already formed a grotto-heaven, there is absolutely no way he could safely store it in his inner world without consuming it.

His heart skipped a beat, but Yu Que remained calm and composed. He did not try to put the scroll back into the Immortal Garden, but instead put it into his sleeve pocket, concealing it with his sleeve, and then stood with his hands behind his back.

He smiled and said, "What a coincidence! Are you two overseas immortals here today to celebrate my ascension to the position of immortal?"

The two True Immortals from overseas looked at Yu Que with suspicion and uncertainty in their eyes.

If Yu Que has indeed refined the Mountain and River Map, although they do not know its specific function, they know that the gains from obtaining it will be substantial.

Even if Yu Que cannot use the full power of the treasure map, he can still easily fight two opponents at once, or even crush them, with the help of the treasure map.

After all, Yu Que himself was already at the True Immortal realm, and it seemed that he had already suppressed another True Immortal who had appeared in the Central Plains!
In an instant, the two True Immortals felt the urge to leave.

Although the desire to leave arose, the greed in their hearts grew even stronger!

So what if it's refined?

Even if we kill this bastard, we can still snatch the treasure back. If they were to be easily intimidated, then all their True Immortal cultivation would have been for nothing.

"Indeed! We two have come to offer our congratulations on your True Immortal Ceremony."

The two True Immortals, one black and one white, each uttered a soft incantation:
"I wonder if Immortal Yu will accept our congratulatory gifts?!"

As soon as they finished speaking, they all activated the spiritual energy in their hands, and two beams of light, one black and one white, flew straight toward Yu Que.

After the two beams of light reached mid-air, they split into two, then into three, and finally into countless beams, which densely attacked Yu Que.

In an instant, the dense aura in mid-air was dispelled, creating a huge void.

Yu Que was surrounded by dense spiritual light, feeling as if he were about to be poked into a hornet's nest.

However, he merely smiled, and with a flick of his sleeve, he stored the spells of the two True Immortals into his Immortal Garden.

Yu Que spoke up: "There's no need to embarrass ourselves by using such a tentative measure."

"You two are also true immortals, so show us your true abilities."

His smile widened even further:

“Perfect, let’s use your two immortal bodies as a congratulatory gift for my advancement to immortality.”

What do you two think?

Although the two True Immortals, Black and White, had long anticipated that Yu Que would stop them, Yu Que's calm and collected demeanor was truly beyond their expectations.

In particular, Yu Que's confident demeanor and arrogant words startled the two of them, making them suspect that Yu Que had an even more formidable trump card up his sleeve.

However, they still scoffed, "Pretentious!"

Whoosh!

The next moment, the two True Immortals stopped probing and released their own magical treasures and dharma forms.

In an instant, the scene was filled with golden light, and the fortune within a radius of a thousand miles was dispelled to prevent Yu Que from absorbing this fortune during the battle.

Above the capital, the sounds of bells tolling, phoenixes crying, and ghosts and gods wailing could be heard, all of which rang out loudly.

Two towering giants, surrounded by auspicious clouds and golden flowers, raised their hands or feet to strike and stomp at the gap in mid-air.

Yu Que looked up at the scene, his expression darkening. He understood that he couldn't reason with them, so he temporarily drove the two away.

"It seems these two guys won't give up until they've hit rock bottom," he thought to himself.

Although Yu Que's heart sank, he was not afraid of these two guys.

Furthermore, although the current battle with the two is somewhat rushed, we are currently above the capital, in the heart of the Central Plains Immortal Realm. The two opponents have come from afar, and overseas cultivators have not yet invaded too much of the Central Plains.

This situation might be the best time to deal with these two guys.

Then, a murderous aura suddenly erupted from Yu Que's face.

He roared, "Today I will slay these two and offer them as a sacrifice to the immortal path of the Central Plains!"

Zheng!
The White Ridge Sword flew out of the Horse King Temple with a whoosh, circling around him, trembling and emitting sharp sword energy.

And it's not just that one.

The Yama's soldiers, the three-legged golden crows and heavenly fire, the Emperor's seal, and other treasures of the highest rank, all appeared in formation, swirling around Yu Que, radiating divine light, making him seem as if he were born a saint.

(End of this chapter)