Chapter 17 It's Coming Up Again

Yan Jingzhu looked at the Celestial Worthy's form that had risen up from the next day, blocking Ji Xiang's path and even trying to vie for his position, her tone somewhat hurried:

"It... it's coming up again."

"Retreat quickly, do not compete with this Celestial Worthy for position!"

Although she had been dissatisfied with Ji Xiang's casual actions before, if he were to clash with the Lingbao Celestial Worthy at this moment, different consequences might occur. The Yuanshi Celestial Worthy was formed from the core of the Immortal Scripture and only possessed the instinct to expound the Dao. She had used the Western Ying Bell to reduce his hostility, but the situation with the Lingbao Celestial Worthy was different from that of the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy!

Fortunately, Ji Xiang did not attack, but he did not retreat either.

He was now deadlocked with the Lingbao Celestial Worthy, and the Celestial Worthy did not take the initiative to attack, seemingly waiting politely for Ji Xiang to "make a move"!

"The True Spirit Rank Chart has strict hierarchical divisions. This is a demarcation made by the Shangqing Sect, and not the consensus of all Daoist schools."

Yan Jingzhu had already raised the Green Bell again, sternly warning Ji Xiang:

"I can also see that you are not a cultivator of the Shangqing or Yuqing, but a cultivator of the Taiqing Heaven...."

"Absolutely do not act rashly! Be careful that the Celestial Worthy obliterates you!"

Ji Xiang also felt that the Lingbao Celestial Worthy's form before him was slightly different from that of the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy.

As for Yan Jingzhu's appellation....

In fact, all Daoist schools derived from the Tianshi Dao, regardless of who they were, regarded the Taishang Laojun, or the Taiqing Daode Celestial Worthy, as their highest main deity. In the mortal world, such people were also referred to as "Taiqing Heaven cultivators."

And even the Quanzhen Dao was the same, saying that Taishang Laojun transmitted to Shaoyang Dijun, Shaoyang Dijun transmitted to Zhengyang Dijun, Zhengyang Dijun transmitted to Chunyang Dijun, Chunyang Dijun transmitted to Chunyou Dijun, and Chunyou Dijun transmitted to Chongyang Dijun.

Their incarnations in the mortal world were the Five Patriarchs of Quanzhen Dao.

The Shangqing Sect, however, was different!

The Yuanshi Celestial Worthy was the First Heavenly Lord, and the Lingbao Celestial Worthy was called the Taishang Great Dao Lord, often listening to the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy expounding the Dao. This was why many scriptures were named after Lingbao but mainly narrated the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy speaking the scriptures, because among the three mountains of Daoism, both the Lingbao Sect of Mount Gezao and the Shangqing Sect of Mount Mao, their main deities were not the Lingbao Celestial Worthy, but the "Yuanshi Celestial Worthy!"

The Lingbao Celestial Worthy was only in the secondary seat!

As for the Daode Celestial Worthy, he had already become the Taiqing Dao Lord descending upon all people, not only not in the third heavenly position, but only ranking fourth!

So strictly speaking, there were no Yuqing Heaven cultivators at all. According to the sayings of Mount Mao and Mount Gezao, all their mortal world spells originated from the Yuqing Heaven transmitting to the Shangqing Heaven, and then from the Shangqing Heaven transmitting to the various sects in the lower realm. Therefore, in the mortal world, Shangqing was Yuqing!

Unlike the Taiqing Heaven cultivators, in the scriptures and classics of the Taiqing Heaven cultivators, Laojun often ran errands himself, descending to the lower realm to chase after people and transmit scriptures.

Ji Xiang keenly noticed that Yan Jingzhu had just mentioned the Yuqing cultivators.

Then, it could only refer to the twelve people who had once received the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy's divine tablets. Only they could be called "Yuqing cultivators."

"Could this form be left behind by a Yuqing Heaven cultivator?"

There was no way to confirm it. The only thing he knew was that the other party was very dangerous.

Yan Jingzhu came over in a panic, pulling Ji Xiang: "Don't compete with the Celestial Worthy for position. Go sit in the back, the third and fourth positions are empty. The Third Heavenly Lord and the Fourth Heavenly Lord won't come up. You sit over there."

Her expression was nervous, as if something terrible would happen if this form made a move. She hadn't been so afraid when Ji Xiang had clashed with the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy just now.

Ji Xiang pondered slightly. If he sat in that secondary seat, he would definitely be obliterated by the other party. This made Ji Xiang very unhappy, and when he was unhappy, faint white smoke appeared on his body.

The form of the White-Faced Zhenwu appeared.

"Although Zhenwu the Great is far below your level, the White-Faced Zhenwu is also the patron deity of the nation worshipped during the founding of the Great Ming Dynasty. Let me retreat... I can retreat at most one position."

Ji Xiang admitted that he was indeed a little unsure of himself. Besides, it wasn't as if he had to snatch the second position.

Please go ahead, alright?

Ji Xiang sat down and then observed this form. The Lingbao Celestial Worthy's form, seeing Ji Xiang leave, immediately flew to the second seat and sat down.

At this time, all the gods were settled, and the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy began to expound the scriptures. This just now gave Ji Xiang a sense of being in the Zixiao Palace, vying for the position of a sage.

Layers of strange phenomena appeared, two suns shone together, a moon emitted white light, and the stars and fireflies revolved in the sky. Divine lights and radiant glows reflected back and forth, all original qi arose, large patches of light mist and smoke floated, and purple qi and fire clouds lingered around the bodies of the gods, flying over this Miro World.

And that Lingbao Celestial Worthy form, with his back to Ji Xiang, had no abnormalities appearing on his body. This was even more bizarre. Legend had it that when the Lingbao Celestial Worthy appeared, nine celebrations of purple smoke would soar into the sky, but all the gods around him had various strange phenomena, only the Lingbao Celestial Worthy was alone, like a clear stream.

But his body, seemingly unremarkable, in fact contained a terrifying Dao rhythm. He seemed to be using this Dao rhythm to condense into substance, and the forms of the surrounding gods seemed to be becoming illusory.

"What is it doing?"

Ji Xiang turned his head and saw Yan Jingzhu sitting in the fourth position, her expression solemn at this time:

"Don't worry about its situation, just feel your own way, and listen carefully to the Celestial Worthy's exposition of the scriptures."

Although this situation was very strange, Ji Xiang did not intend to provoke that Celestial Worthy, so he began to comprehend the classics spoken by the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy, and from those Dao sounds, golden lights gradually emerged.

There were six in total.

But at this moment, as a heavenly melody sounded, the Lingbao Celestial Worthy also began to comprehend the scriptures, and immediately obtained nine golden lights. The golden lights Ji Xiang comprehended were affected and gradually dissipated, leaving only three to fall.

"This?"

Ji Xiang was really surprised. Could his own comprehension be affected by the comprehension of others?

Seeing that the three golden lights were about to disappear, white smoke rushed out of Ji Xiang's body, capturing the golden lights. At this time, the Lingbao Celestial Worthy's form turned his head, glanced at Ji Xiang, and then turned back again.

Yan Jingzhu whispered: "The Lingbao Celestial Worthy often listens to the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy expounding the scriptures. It often flies up by itself. It's already good enough if the comprehension of the other gods isn't plundered by it. You still want to compete with it?"

Ji Xiang: "This was originally transformed from my own comprehension, so how can it be called snatching? And I feel that your world is becoming more and more strange and bizarre. The Lingbao Celestial Worthy will plunder the comprehension of other gods, and these comprehensions are derived from the many scriptures in the Donghua Immortal Scripture, so what exactly is the Lingbao Celestial Worthy taking?"

Yan Jingzhu didn't say anything. She seemed to have some concerns, or perhaps she had her own little thoughts. Ji Xiang shook his head and didn't press her. At least for now, some words couldn't be believed from this Donghua Immortal Maiden's one-sided account.

Since he was going to compete with the Lingbao Celestial Worthy for comprehension, then he had to go all out.

Ji Xiang closed his eyes, and golden lights reappeared from the void. At the same time, the Lingbao Celestial Worthy was also comprehending the Dao. This time, eleven golden lights appeared, while Ji Xiang had ten.

The Lingbao Celestial Worthy's Dao rhythm began to affect the surrounding golden lights. Seeing this, Ji Xiang didn't hesitate, and with a turn of white smoke, three of the Lingbao Celestial Worthy's eleven golden lights were seized by Ji Xiang!

"I won't take too much, I'll just teach you to return what you just took away!"

The Lingbao Celestial Worthy turned his head and glanced at Ji Xiang again, still without any expression.

At the same time, Ji Xiang accumulated seventeen golden lights, and a faint Dao rhythm began to condense in his body, as if there was an extreme upper limit. Ji Xiang could feel that upper limit. This feeling was like holding an empty bottle, with only a little bit of water dripped inside. The remaining space was still very empty, and the overall feeling was not heavy, but very light.

It seemed that after reaching the upper limit, something incredible would happen. Obviously, the Lingbao Celestial Worthy's rich Dao rhythm came from this. He also seemed to be accumulating this upper limit, but this made Ji Xiang feel even more terrible.

This upper limit existed, but it was almost impossible to see the end. No matter what changes the Lingbao Celestial Worthy's form underwent, at least the Yuanshi Celestial Worthy's exposition of the scriptures seemed to have never been absent. Until now, the accumulation of Dao rhythm should not have reached the upper limit.

These seventeen golden lights were just the starting point.

Ji Xiang continued to comprehend, and the next moment, eight golden lights flew out, while the Lingbao Celestial Worthy had ten.

At this time, purple clouds appeared around the Lingbao Celestial Worthy, and a vermilion treasure scroll unfolded in the void. Yan Jingzhu immediately looked over there, her gaze sweeping across the vermilion treasure scroll, exclaiming:

"As expected of this one... it's actually the Lingdu Zhuwen (Lingdu Vermilion Script), a Fifth-Rank Immortal Scripture that can derive the wonders of creation."

After looking at it, she also tried to comprehend it herself. The Dao rhythm on her body was also exceptionally powerful, but of course, compared to the Lingbao Celestial Worthy, it was like a stream compared to a river.

Golden lights fell, and in her eyes, a piece of pale white text emerged.

"It's still the *Ling Xian Tian Shu* (Celestial Leading Heavenly Book)... If the Immortal Scriptures are divided into seven ranks, the *Ling Xian Jing* is ranked in the lower sixth rank... I still haven't been able to break through the bottleneck of past comprehensions. A Sixth-Rank Immortal Scripture is already the limit."

"Did I misunderstand something, or am I too distracted to comprehend the essence of it? I haven't been able to understand the Donghua Jade Scripture for so many years. I wonder when I will be able to shed my remnant soul and return to the mortal world."

As these eight golden lights fell, Ji Xiang felt a sense of inspiration, and his heart resonated with comprehension.

The twenty-five golden lights appeared in a row, followed by a piece of text reflecting the heaven and earth. The five elements qi floated out, transforming from the golden light, and then fell around Ji Xiang, transforming into a treasure scroll text reflected in the void!

This commotion even made the Lingbao Celestial Worthy turn his head to look at him once again.

Yan Jingzhu was also staring blankly, and then reacted, her gaze sweeping over it, her tone exclaiming:

"This is... this is the *Wu Ya Tian Shu* (Five Teeth Heavenly Book), a high-ranking Sixth-Rank Immortal Scripture, a part of the *Wu Fu Xian Jing* (Five Talisman Immortal Scripture). Its essence is to describe the use of the nascent qi of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It is the foundation of the myriad laws of the five elements, and it can store the five qi to nourish the shape of the human body's heaven and earth. It is exceptionally difficult to obtain. After all, it is impossible for anyone in this world to have all five elements complete. How could you possibly comprehend this treasure upon your first comprehension!"

All five elements complete?

Ji Xiang thought to himself, needless to say, this was the effect of the Human Body Heavenly Root, from the Jiajing Emperor's powder. Not to mention all five elements complete, even the Three Treasures, Three Talents, Yin and Yang, were all complete.