The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Only an Immortal Emperor can be an enemy of an Immortal Emperor.

If it's between the ninth and twelfth levels, the difference in rank should be minimal.

Cultivators, relying on their respective treasures, may even engage in combat.

Even if they are outmatched, there is still hope of escape.

After all, the laws within the Origin Realm's treasures can potentially offset some of the suppression of rank.

But what Feng Yantianjun is facing now is an immortal emperor.

Such strength exists within this Celestial Court Secret Realm.

Unless he can reach the Supreme Realm, there is no way he can fight against him.

Therefore, after realizing Li Yan's true strength, his heart was filled with despair, and he could only quietly await death.

With a single sword strike, Li Yan easily killed Feng Yantianjun.

Then, with a thought, he gently waved his hand, and a bronze bottle with mysterious patterns engraved on its surface appeared in front of him.

This was the Undying Soul Bottle he had just acquired.

Just a moment.

A red light emerged from the Undying Soul Bottle and suddenly swept towards the place where Feng Yan Tianjun had fallen.

It directly swept his soul and his mangled body into the bottle.

"Resurrection!"

With a thought, Li Yan activated the Undying Soul Bottle, and the rebirth law contained within it was immediately unleashed.

The mysterious patterns on the bottle suddenly flashed, and a large amount of chaotic essence surged into the Undying Soul Bottle.

Shortly afterward, the mouth of the Undying Soul Bottle suddenly spat out, and Feng Yantianjun flew out from the mouth of the bottle and landed next to Li Yan.

However, Feng Yantianjun was clearly acting strangely at this moment.

His eyes were filled with fervor. After appearing, he immediately knelt down in the chaotic void and bowed to Li Yan, saying, "Feng Yan greets the Venerable Lord!"

"I was blind and did not recognize your greatness before, and offended you. I hope you will forgive me!"

Li Yan looked at the reborn Feng Yan Tianjun before him, his eyes flashing slightly, and said softly, "It's alright."

His first activation of the Undying Soul Bottle seems to have yielded good results so far.

It's a pity that because the Immortal Soul Bottle was born too early, it still damaged some of its original essence.

Therefore, although Feng Yan Tianjun was successfully resurrected, he did not regain his original strength.

"Originally, Feng Yantianjun was already a powerful expert at the late stage of the twelfth rank, but after being revived by the Soul Bottle, he only recovered to the early stage of the twelfth rank."

Li Yan gazed at Feng Yantianjun, but gently shook his head.

However, he didn't have high hopes for Fengyan Tianjun's combat power, so he wasn't exactly disappointed.

"The power of this treasure is indeed mysterious and unpredictable."

Upon seeing this, the Jade Void Daoist of the world within his sleeve was filled with astonishment.

He has only reached the eleventh level at present, but has not yet broken through to the twelfth level.

However, Li Yan was able to use this treasure to resurrect the twelfth-tier Wind Annihilation Heavenly Monarch and control him. How could this not arouse his longing?

However, he also knew that the reason why the Undying Soul Bottle seemed so powerful was largely due to Li Yan's strength.

If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to kill a 12th-tier Heavenly Lord, let alone revive him using a soul bottle.

Li Yan commanded Feng Yan Tianjun, "Tell me everything you know about the inner domain."

"As ordered!"

After being resurrected by the Soul Bottle, Feng Yan Tianjun's true spirit had actually entered the bottle, and his life and death were entirely controlled by the Soul Bottle.

That's why they recognized Li Yan as their lord.

However, his memory was intact, and after Li Yan gave the order, he immediately recounted all the information he knew about the inner domain.

Li Yan then realized his current situation.

He is currently in the inner domain of the Origin Realm, in a place called the Immortal Court Secret Realm.

There are five immortals in the Celestial Court Secret Realm.

That is, heaven, earth, man, gods, and ghosts.

Ghost Immortals are of the lowest rank and cannot be compared to the other four immortals at all. Even if they enter the Celestial Court, they can only do menial and rough work.

Only by reaching the realm of immortals can one possess strength comparable to a ninth-tier emperor.

Only then can one enter the Celestial Court and become a Celestial Official.

Then came the human immortals, earth immortals, and celestial immortals.

These correspond to the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth orders respectively.

Human immortals are called superior immortals, earth immortals are called star lords, and celestial immortals are called celestial lords.

Feng Yan Tianjun is a living celestial being from the Celestial Court's secret realm, a high and mighty existence within the Celestial Court.

There are very few celestial rulers in the celestial court who can rival him.

The so-called Celestial Court is a special existence within the Celestial Court Secret Realm.

According to Fengyan Tianjun, the Celestial Court Secret Realm is able to maintain peace and tranquility precisely because of the existence of the Celestial Court.

If it weren't for the Celestial Court, the entire Celestial Court Secret Realm would probably have to be renamed the Abyss Secret Realm.

This is because there is a passage between the Celestial Court Secret Realm within the Fangyuan Realm and the Abyss Realm.

The Celestial Court exists to suppress the passage to the Abyss Realm.

This would prevent the strange and malevolent creatures in the Abyss from entering the Celestial Court's secret realm.

In addition, due to the influence of the Abyss Realm, all immortals in the Celestial Court Secret Realm, unless they enter the Celestial Court, must go through a tribulation called the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.

Even the supreme Heavenly Emperor is no exception.

If one fails to overcome this obstacle, one will die and perish.

However, if one joins the Celestial Court and takes up a Celestial post, one can avoid the five signs of decay in the celestial realm.

Therefore, many immortals aim to join the Celestial Court to escape calamities.

"Within the inner realm, there are very few places as peaceful as the Celestial Court Secret Realm."

"I have ventured into other inner realms before, but none of them can compare to the Celestial Court's secret realm."

"Moreover, holding a celestial position in the Celestial Court Secret Realm can earn merit."

"If one accumulates enough merit, one can be promoted to a higher celestial rank, and one's own cultivation level can also be improved accordingly."

"Furthermore, if your subordinates can reach the pinnacle of the Heavenly Monarch realm, they can participate in the Celestial Court's assessment and compete for the Supreme position. Once successful, they can directly become the next Celestial Court Supreme!"

The Celestial Court Supreme is a thirteenth-tier powerhouse, comparable to an Immortal Emperor.

Although the Celestial Sovereign position in the Celestial Court Secret Realm is not a permanent one.

He might even fall from grace if he fails to win re-election.

However, being able to access the thirteenth level in advance will undoubtedly greatly increase the chances of breaking through to the thirteenth level.

Not everyone can break through the bottleneck and enter the thirteenth level as easily as Li Yan.

For most emperors who have already reached the pinnacle of the twelfth rank, the bottleneck of the thirteenth rank is enough to trap them for hundreds of millions of years.

He even lost the will to break through and chose to stay at the Great Emperor realm.

After all, if one fails to break through, at best one's cultivation level will plummet, and at worst one's life will be lost.

This is not a joke.

"This Celestial Court Secret Realm is quite interesting."

Li Yan clicked his tongue in amazement.

This secret realm is a gathering place for many powerful emperors, and even allows for the rise and fall of thirteenth-tier emperors.

It can only be said that it is truly extraordinary.

But he did not forget his original purpose.

After Feng Yantianjun introduced the several inner domain secret realms he had explored.

He asked the Jade Void Daoist in the world within his sleeve, "Having heard this, does Fellow Daoist Jade Void recognize any of the secret realms?"

Because this avatar of Daoist Yuxu was located in the inner region and had been placed in a secret realm within the Flying Star Islands for a long time, it was difficult to detect.

The causal connection between the avatar and the original body has become extremely weak. Although the avatar can sense the location of the original body, even this avatar doesn't know its exact location.

"I am ashamed to say that I have not experienced any of the secret realms that Lord Fengyan has mentioned."

Yu Xu Daojun shook his head and said, "The inner domain secret realm where I and the other four Daojuns are located is called the Xuan Tian Secret Realm."

"I stumbled into it by accident and got trapped inside."

"However, the Xuan Tian Secret Realm has an extremely strong ability to isolate cause and effect, so we have never actually thought about leaving."

"After all, the Xuan Tian Secret Realm is rich in Heavenly Dao, which happens to be a supreme treasure that can enhance the grade of laws!"

Li Yan nodded.

He had heard it from Daoist Yuxu.

The rules within the Mysterious Heaven Realm are extremely strange.

It gave birth to many Heavenly Daos, large and small, but these Heavenly Daos were not like the Heavenly Daos in the Boundary Sea; they were more like incomplete forms.

However, if one refines this Heavenly Dao, one can greatly accelerate the progress of cultivating the laws.

It is precisely because of this that they were able to make great progress in strength when they entered the Mysterious Heaven Realm.

However, there are also disadvantages as well as advantages.

Cultivators can hunt the Heavenly Dao, but some powerful Heavenly Dao can also hunt cultivators in return.

Lord Yuxu had personally witnessed many Great Emperors being captured and refined in an instant by the powerful Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Tian Secret Realm.

Opportunities and risks coexist; this is the chaotic state of the inner realm of the Origin Realm.

Li Yan had a sudden thought and said, "Since Feng Yantianjun doesn't know about the Xuan Tian Secret Realm, why not ask the current Celestial Court Supreme?"

Although the Celestial Sovereign possesses thirteenth-tier combat power, he also holds a celestial position.

Even if the main body leaves the Celestial Court's secret realm, at least an avatar will remain to guard the Celestial Court.

Therefore, Li Yan only needs to go to the Celestial Court to meet the current Celestial Court Supreme.

A thirteenth-tier expert's understanding of the inner domain is certainly much greater than that of Fengyan Tianjun.

Since we can't get anything out of Fengyan Tianjun, we might as well ask the Celestial Court Supreme.

Moreover, Li Yan was filled with curiosity about the Celestial Court within the Celestial Court Secret Realm.

The Celestial Court's ability to suppress the Abyss Realm passage and nurture thirteenth-tier powerhouses is anything but simple.

Li Yan even suspected that this might be a supreme treasure from the Origin Realm.

"Even if it's not a supreme treasure of the Origin Realm, it could still be a top-tier treasure of the Origin Realm!"

Li Yan was filled with anticipation for this.

At that very moment, dozens of Earthly Immortal Star Lords and several Heavenly Immortal Heavenly Lords appeared.

They rushed towards Li Yan from afar.

"Wind Annihilation Heavenly Lord!"

As members of the Celestial Court, those Celestial Lords could not possibly be unaware of Celestial Lord Fengyan.

But when they discovered that Feng Yan Tianjun was bowing and scraping before Li Yan, who was dressed in a blue robe, they immediately understood what made Li Yan extraordinary.

"Has Feng Yantianjun been seriously injured? How did his aura drop to such a low level?"

A celestial ruler transmitted the message.

"And who exactly is that person? How could he have made Fengyan Tianjun submit? Could he be a powerful Tianjun from the outside world who has just arrived at the Celestial Court's secret realm?"

"If that's the case, then the position of Supreme Being might be taken by someone else in that Celestial Court assessment!"

The Heavenly Lords exchanged telepathic messages, still believing that Li Yan was a Great Emperor who had reached the pinnacle of the twelfth rank.

In the Celestial Court's secret realm, there are the most powerful Heavenly Lords who can vie for the supreme position.

Moreover, the fact that Li Yan was able to subdue Feng Yantianjun is enough to prove how profound his foundation is, and his chances of winning the next supreme position are extremely high.

They never imagined that Li Yan was a thirteenth-tier immortal emperor.

Due to the unique nature of the Celestial Court Secret Realm, it offers virtually no benefit to Immortal Emperors.

After all, even if one becomes the Supreme Being of the Celestial Court, one is only comparable to an Immortal Emperor.

Without the laws of fusion and without the characteristics of immortality, the Celestial Court Supreme can only be considered to be at the bottom of all immortal emperors.

Moreover, this Celestial Court Secret Realm has a passage leading to the Abyss Realm, and even an Immortal Emperor would not want to have any contact with the strange things in the Abyss Realm.

"In my opinion, we should first think about who will be squeezed out of the ranks of the Ten Heavenly Lords."

"This has nothing to do with us. With Fengyan Tianjun beaten to this state, he is naturally no longer able to serve as Tianjun!"

The Heavenly Lords are celestial officials, but there are only ten of them.

If the Heavenly Lord positions are full, then any extra Heavenly Immortals, even if they are twelfth-rank Great Emperors, can only become Star Lords with Heavenly Immortal status.

"That Origin Realm treasure should already be in the hands of this Heavenly Monarch."

"It seems we've made a wasted trip."

Seeing that even Feng Yan Heavenly Lord had been taught such a miserable lesson, the Heavenly Lords naturally had no intention of doing anything more to Li Yan.

Among them, a Celestial Lord stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yan, and asked, "May I ask if you, fellow Daoist, wish to enter the Celestial Court?"

"good."

Li Yan raised an eyebrow and nodded slightly.

He was currently planning to go to the Celestial Court to inquire of the Celestial Court's Supreme Being.

"In that case, please come with us, fellow Daoist."

The Heavenly Lord smiled slightly and immediately flew away into the distance to guide Li Yan.

He believed that Li Yan possessed extraordinary strength and was highly likely to ascend to the position of Supreme Being in the Celestial Court.

Therefore, they wanted to establish a good relationship with Li Yan before he entered the Celestial Court.

"Thank you."

Seeing this, Li Yan did not hesitate. He stood with his hands behind his back and followed the Heavenly Lord at a leisurely pace.

He originally intended to have Fengyan Tianjun lead the way, but since this Tianjun was so enthusiastic, he decided to save himself the trouble.

In a flash, Feng Yantianjun disappeared into Li Yan's Undying Soul Bottle.

There is a world within the bottle, large enough to house the Wind Annihilation Heavenly Lord.

Soon after.

Li Yan followed the Heavenly Lord to a magnificent Heavenly Gate.

Inside the gate, clouds and mist swirled, creating an ethereal atmosphere.

This is the Celestial Court.

The core of the entire Celestial Court Secret Realm.

In the secret realm of the Celestial Court, only those who hold a celestial position can reside in the Celestial Court, avoid the five signs of decay between heaven and man, and attain longevity.

Li Yan's gaze passed through the Heavenly Gate and saw a talisman-like void rune flashing with golden light in the sky above the Celestial Court, seemingly containing boundless power.

"This is the Celestial Court. If you wish to enter the Celestial Court, you will need to undergo its examinations. After that, you can assume a celestial position and possess..."

The celestial being explained to Li Yan.

But before he could finish speaking...

Suddenly, they felt a powerful pressure descending directly from the Celestial Court.

"Supreme!"

The Heavenly Lord's expression suddenly changed.

He never expected that the Celestial Sovereign, who had not appeared in the world for a long time, would suddenly appear at this moment.

Could it be that he sees Li Yan as a threat and therefore wants to eliminate Li Yan in advance?

But upon careful consideration, he realized that if he, as a supreme being, were to kill a Heavenly Lord who intended to join the Celestial Court, he would suffer a backlash from the Celestial Court and fall from his supreme position.

The Supreme One should not be so unwise!

Li Yan was unaware of the Heavenly Emperor's thoughts, yet he showed no fear in the face of the descending pressure.

His eyes flashed, and he bowed slightly to a mysterious entity in the void above, saying in a calm tone, "This True Mantra greets fellow Daoist!"

Upon hearing Li Yan's words, the mysterious entity in the void above replied humbly, "Supreme Lord Zhenyu of the Celestial Court greets fellow Daoist!" (End of Chapter)