The Path to Immortality Begins with the Life-Extending Lamp

Chapter 117 Returning to Heaven
After offering sacrifices and ritual implements to the deity Yu Fazhou for a long time, when Li Qing emerged again, it was as if they were in a fairyland.

Stepping out of the cabin, Li Qing looked around and saw only cloud-shrouded peaks and misty buildings, with towering pavilions and flying eaves, truly like a dragon crouching on a mountain ridge, lined up one after another.

A gust of wind stirred in the sky, and a Taoist priest arrived on a sword. Looking around, one could see various Taoist priests riding green gourds, banana leaf fans, small boats, and magic shuttles, each transforming into a stream of light as they moved about beside the pavilions and palaces.

This immortal mountain and cloud city still has constraints. The escape light is contained, as fast as climbing clouds. Even if the escape light travels back and forth, with this restrained speed, there is little chance of mishap.

Li Qing slowly descended the steps and walked to the edge of the boat. At this moment, he saw many wandering knights looking at the horizon with amazement on their faces.

Following the gaze of the crowd, they saw a seven-colored phoenix soaring through the sky on the horizon, dominating the heavens. Its body seemed to be hundreds of feet in size, and its wingspan was like clouds hanging from the sky. On it was a pavilion, where eight or nine Taoist priests and nuns in blue robes chatted and laughed as they looked down on the entire branch of the immortal city.

This is the return of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect to the Mountain!
Below the clouds, in the towering Cloud Pavilion, which is more than ten stories high, one can still see Taoist priests and cultivators sitting in twos and threes by the window, enjoying delicacies and medicines. Their appetites are all contained within the Spirit Food Pavilion. After eating, they can savor the freshness of the food. The flower railings provide partial shade, and in the blink of an eye, they can take in the entire pavilion!
With the skill of puppetry, it has achieved the work of puppeteers. Human-shaped puppets, maids, traveling servants, and cleaning boys are all cast from puppets. Apart from having obvious joints and mechanisms, how are they different from ordinary people?
"hiss……"

Upon seeing the dazzling array of puppets scattered throughout the city, Li Qing gasped in shock.

The bastard who tricked him to the open sea was also a renowned puppeteer. Could he have come from here?

However, before Li Qing's hostility could be revealed, she dismissed this absurd idea herself.

The young puppeteer spoke with a strong northern accent; upon closer inspection, he was a practitioner of the mechanical manipulation school, specializing in the mechanical manipulation techniques of puppeteers.

And the maids and servants in the various cloud pavilions of this immortal city all seem to be part of the same system of mechanisms?
This sudden chill immediately startled Pei and Guan, who were having a deep conversation with the Immortal Sect's steward nearby.

"Haha, Brother Li, you've finally come out."

"Let me introduce you. This is Master Xu, the head of the Immortal City of the Immortal Sect."

"This is Lord Li, who requests a seat on the Cloud Ferry to the Southern Kingdom!"

The magic boat has been stationed in this immortal city for half a day. The Taoist priests have already gone out and returned. Li Qing has been unable to get out of the cabin for a long time. The two Taoist priests, Pei and Guan, have already arranged most of the general affairs.

When Master Xu heard that Li Qing had requested to come from Yun Du, his expression immediately softened.

“That’s wonderful! Our Immortal Sect’s Cloud Ferry is designed to greatly facilitate fellow Daoists from all directions. Ordinary half-magic ships take two years to travel 360,000 li, and even flying boats and treasure ships take two months to travel. But our Immortal Sect’s ferries can reach the East Sea in less than 30 days.”

"Xu is to be Li... Jun, find a good position!"

Master Xu subtly moved his sleeve and immediately agreed.

The Beast Taming Immortal Sect is located in the west of the Immortal Continent. Since the establishment of the Southern Kingdom of Tiandu, there have been frequent exchanges. Furthermore, due to the rise of trade in Xuangu Immortal City, which is the heart of all nations, the flow of Dao funds between domestic and foreign countries has become increasingly frequent. Sixty years ago, the Beast Taming Sect opened the Cloud Ferry route, with a Beast Ferry every half year, costing 100,000 to 180,000 Dao Zhu per seat...

To be honest, one or two hundred thousand Dao Zhu is not an insurmountable burden for a Purple Mansion cultivator, and the journey of more than three hundred thousand miles is worthwhile.

There are very few cultivators who can actually attain the Purple Mansion realm!
Each immortal sect only has two or three Yin Gods and a hundred or so Purple Mansion Daoists. There are even fewer Purple Mansion Daoists who frequently travel between China and overseas. This Cloud Crossing Treasure Ferry only has a dozen or so regular visitors throughout the year.

The immortal sects are all debating whether this cloud crossing route is even meaningful!
Another passenger has arrived, and another metric has been met.

Several Qi Refining cultivators in the distance immediately responded to the summons of the Venerable Master and slowly took off on a phoenix feather over ten feet in size. They arrived at the side of the magic boat, received the seal of Venerable Master Xu, and left the name of Li Qing before going to the Cloud Crossing Mansion in the Immortal City to carry out their duties.

However, when those Taoist priests asked for 180,000 Taoist coins, Li Qing couldn't help but twitch his brow.

"Ah, no, nearly two hundred thousand Dao Zhu? Just for one seat on the Beast-Ferrying Treasure Raft?"

You should know that Li Qing had the protection of the Ghost Mother and also benefited a lot from Pei Jiu's group, which is why her net worth barely exceeded one million. Now it's going to shrink by half.

For a moment, he almost had the idea of ​​taking a flying boat back to the Southern Kingdom with Pei Jiu and the others.

You should know that back then, that puppeteer demanded 30,000 Daozhu in the outer sea, but Li Qing angrily rebuked him and summoned the Ghost Mother to dismantle his Thousand Machine Puppet.

After all this back and forth, it seems the puppeteer has turned out to be a conscientious boatman.

After struggling for a long time, Li Qing sighed inwardly and took out 180,000 Dao Zhu from his storage gourd, giving them to the Daoists...

As soon as this coin was presented, Master Xu's expression softened, and he became even more polite to Li Qing.

He took out one or two hundred thousand Dao Zhu with just a little hesitation, and he probably has even more Dao Zhu on him!
"Fellow Daoist Li, since you are returning to the Southern Kingdom, would you like to select some spiritual materials and ornamental plants from the Immortal Continent to bring back? Spiritual stones from the Immortal Continent can be used to make Primordial Chaos Pills, instantly restoring magical power. Overseas dragons are also renowned throughout the Heavenly Capital; would you like to choose one or two to guard your home?" "Fellow Daoist Pei, you now travel between the worlds in a mid-grade magic boat, you must have become quite successful. Would you like to purchase some cloud beasts and sea beasts for escort? Perhaps…"

Four Daoist priests from the Purple Mansion disembarked from the Dharma Boat, chatting all the way. They also waited for the junior Daoist priests to process the Cloud Crossing Contracts. However, Master Xu acted as if he had met a wealthy man, insisting on squeezing some Daoist coins from the three of them.

"Hahaha, Master Xu, you're still as clever as ever. Without you, Fangxian City would lose countless years of its harvest!"

Pei Jiu and the other two followed the person in charge down the cloud ladder and entered the immortal city to register their comings and goings. The information had to be accurate down to the sect lineage column. Hearing that the Taoist was clever, they teased him repeatedly.

"However, Brother Guan already went to Fengyuanfang this morning and prepared everything."

Pei Jiu stood at the front, smiling as he and Master Xu entered the pavilion to register; they must have known each other well.

Meanwhile, the pipeline workers, walking side by side with Li Qing, had unknowingly fallen far behind.

Sudden.

The pipe-man flipped his sleeve and suddenly presented a treasure that looked like a hexagonal pagoda to Li Qing.

"The hexagonal dragon pillar is a superior-grade fire-path beast-taming cage. It contains various sizes of the divine power of wish-fulfillment, allowing you to take your beasts inside. It can accommodate approximately eight hundred feet in all directions, and it is even more beneficial to fire-path beast taming and dragon species!"

"Young friend Li has been of great help to us both along the way. After much thought, I, Guan, have come to the Immortal City early to select this item for you. Please do not refuse!"

This object is about the thickness of a baby's forearm and five inches long. It resembles a scroll painting and can be hung at the waist at will.

It can also be placed in a storage container, similar to a mustard seed-like magical artifact, such as Li Qing's Hundred-Dimensional Space Mustard Seed Pouch, which can be placed inside a three-zhang-sized yellow-skinned gourd...

Upon seeing this item, Li Qing was initially surprised, but seeing the Daoist's determined expression, he knew he couldn't refuse. He immediately thanked his fellow Daoist and put it into the gourd at his waist.

They then registered again in the hall for those traveling to and from the Immortal Continent.

When the three of them came out again, several Qi Refining disciples of the Beast Taming Sect had already returned the Cloud Crossing Pass.

"Greetings, Venerable One!"

"Your arrival is perfectly timed. The Cloud Crossing Beast Raft will depart in half a month, heading straight for Jiangnan Road and stopping at Chaojiang Prefecture - Sanwu Immortal City. You only need to wait a few days."

Among the Qi Refining disciples, the young Taoist leading the group looked at Master Li with curiosity, respect, and friendliness.

Just now, Li Qing had purchased the Cloud Crossing Beast Raft for them and registered it under the name Tiannan Temple - Li Qing!

The twelve lineages of the Five Immortal Sects of the Southern Kingdom were also a source of curiosity for overseas cultivators like him. Hundreds of years ago, the legend of True Person Yin of the Southern Kingdom defeating three of his peers from the Immortal Sects and capturing the Dragon Palace with the Great Hand of the Pot Heaven was still talked about. The Great Divine Power of the Earthly Fiends - the Pot Heaven Technique! This was a hope that all Taoists could not avoid.

The Taiyue Shangxing Sect's Heavenly Talisman Returning Elixir Grand Master, who is known as a half-step Yang God, is the most accomplished person in the two thousand years since the rise of the Immortal Dao...

These legends all originated from the Southern Kingdom of Tiandu.

"Understood, thank you all."

Li Qing bowed and, without lingering, put away the scroll of contract and returned to the Dharma boat with Pei and Guan.

He was getting impatient with half a month's time!

"Lord Li, would you like to take a good look around Immortal Continent? The scenery here is completely different from that of my Southern Kingdom. Immortal Continent is said to have hundreds of thousands of cultivators, and everywhere there is a model of the immortal path..."

The two Taoist priests turned to look at Li Qing, wanting to show him around this immortal continent.

"No need. A glimpse is enough to know the whole leopard. This place truly lives up to the name of Immortal State."

"However, I wish to return to the Southern Kingdom and have some preparations to make. I'm afraid I'll need to occupy the upper cabin of your two fellow Daoists' magic boat for a few more days!"

Li Qing shook his head, having no desire to go out. He had just completed his Purple Mansion, and the Mountain and River Talisman Map from Penghai Yin Mansion had not yet been copied, nor had the Twelve Rampaging Gods of the Royal Carriage been refined. Time was still pressing...

(End of this chapter)