Chapter Eighty-two: Advancing to Quasi-Sainthood

  Yun Zhongzi flew swiftly through the clouds, silent all the way, lost in thought.

  Suddenly, Yun Zhongzi's expression turned serious as he spoke to Yang Jiao, "Yang Jiao, your body is now entirely composed of the essence of the stars, with a higher degree of fusion than mine. It's also easier for you to control. You've seen the array I set up earlier, and once I perfect it, I'll teach it to you. By then, the safety of Wuxing Island will be in your hands, along with those of our fellow disciples."

  Yang Jiao was shocked and hastily asked, "Master, what about you? With you on Wuxing Island, who dares to be reckless?"

  In Yang Jiao's heart, Master had always been a powerful existence, an existence he looked up to and chased after. As long as Master was around, the Five Elements Island would be absolutely safe. But now, his own Master was going to hand over the Five Elements Island to him, making Yang Jiao feel somewhat flustered.

  Yun Zhongzi looked up at the sky, shook his head and sighed, but didn't speak. He knew the cruelty of the Great Calamity of the Sealing Gods, but he didn't know what would happen during it. The Five Elements Island was his foundation, and he wouldn't allow anything to happen to it.

  What's more, he had no idea what would happen after the Great Tribulation of Sealing Gods. He only hoped that everything on Wuxing Island could be safe.

  Jianyun's son didn't say a word, Yang Jiao hastily spoke up, "Master...?"

  "Alright, don't ask any questions, just do as Master says and you'll be fine. Do you trust Master?" Yun Zhongzi waved his hand and asked.

  Yang Jiao nodded heavily, "Yes, Master saved the lives of his disciples and their families. If it weren't for Master, they might have died long ago. Now, Master is even opposing the Heavenly Court for the sake of his disciple. The life of this disciple belongs to Master. Who else can he believe in if not Master?"

  Yun Zhongzi nodded with a smile of relief, "Alright, from now on, practice diligently and catch up with me as soon as possible."

  "Ah, the disciple won't let Master down." Yang Jiao closely followed Yun Zhongzi's back, rapidly flying towards Wuxing Island.

  ……

  Yun Zhongzi brought Yang Jiao back to Wuxing Island, and the family was reunited, which can be said to be a joyful occasion. The whole Wuxing Island was also filled with laughter.

  "Alas, Master punished me like this, it should have nothing to do with the recall of the Purple Wei Palace. I reckon it's because of the mobilization of the essence of billions of starry skies. Maybe it's really because of the commotion this time was too big, but how come I didn't feel anything?"

  Yun Zhongzi returned to Wuxing Island and couldn't help but think about the punishment he received from Tongtian Sect Master, stroking his chin as he thought.

  However, Yun Zhongzi did not know that this time his conflict with Haotian made Haotian have a big opinion on the Taoist school, and he went to Daozu to report it. Coincidentally, this was also known by Tongtian Jiao, so he was punished by Tongtian Jiao.

  For his disciples Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong, as well as his mount Zhong Ling, Yun Zhongzi finished speaking, but then suddenly felt a pang, smiled slightly to himself, and went into seclusion.

  Yun Zhongzi suddenly closed the door, and everyone on Wuxing Island knew that Yun Zhongzi's sudden closure was extremely important, so no one disturbed him during this period.

  "The opportunity has arrived."

  Yun Zhongzi sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his mind completely relaxed, empty and still. At the same time, his body naturally absorbed the primordial energy and stellar essence to cultivate itself.

  The entire Five Elements Island's yuanqi and stellar essence, like streams flowing into the sea, all converged towards Yun Zhongzi's dwelling place. Those strips of colored light formed by the convergence of yuanqi and stellar essence all connected to Yun Zhongzi's body.

  It's hard to imagine such a vast amount of yuanqi, the essence of the stars, being absorbed by such a small body.

  After a hundred years, Yun Zhongzi felt that it was almost done. With a movement of his heart, a piece of green auspicious cloud appeared above his head, with three lotus flowers suspended on it: one white lotus, one green lotus and one black lotus. The green auspicious cloud enveloped Yun Zhongzi's whole body, and the three lotus flowers also emitted rays of light.

  At this time, the Yipin lotus platform moved slowly and floated onto three lotus flowers, touching and entwining with a white lotus, as if wanting to merge.

  The twelve products of the Destroying World Black Lotus and the White Lotus on the Celebrating Clouds were entangled with each other, as if a loving couple was quarreling, but there was no sign of fusion. Yun Zhongzi didn't rush either, he knew that advancing to Quasi-Saint wasn't something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.

  "Hum!"

  After such cultivation, his mental state was clear and empty. Hundreds of years later, a strange fluctuation spread out, and Yun Zhongzi smiled, opened his eyes, and with a movement of his heart, he let out a loud shout, "If not now, when?"

  Only in the clouds, on top of that auspicious cloud, only one green lotus and one black lotus were left, while another white lotus had merged with the twelve-product world-destroying black lotus.

  Yun Zhongzi let out a loud shout, and the Twelve Tribulations' Black Lotus quivered. Then, with a "whooshing" sound, it instantly appeared in front of Yun Zhongzi, its speed leaving people amazed.

  The Twelve Products of the Apocalypse Black Lotus appeared in front of Yun Zhongzi, transforming into a hazy mass of light, and as one looked around, a figure was gradually taking shape within that hazy mass of light.

  On the blurry face of the figure, the outline of Yun Zhongzi can be vaguely seen. After a moment, the dim light disappears, and the figure also appears in front of Yun Zhongzi. Looking closely at his face, it is indeed 70 or 80% similar to Yun Zhongzi.

  "I have seen fellow Taoists."

  The figure at this moment is a bit illusory, but it can be seen that his face is smiling, and at this time, the aura, stardust, and essence are constantly pouring towards the figure.

  Yun Zhongzi was overjoyed. This figure in the cloud was his advanced Sacred Severing Corpse, Shanzhan. He had finally advanced to the quasi-Saint realm! "Fellow Daoist, do you have a name?"

  The figure thought for a moment and finally said, "Call me Heibai Daoist."

  "Hei Bai Dao Ren? Haha, I, Yun Zhong Zi, am now also a quasi-sage strongman. I wonder when you will be able to complete your body refinement?" Yun Zhong Zi laughed loudly, his heart extremely excited.

  The black and white Taoist always wore a hint of a smile, saying lightly, "In nine days."

  Yun Zhongzi nodded, thought for a moment, took out all the star essence from his gourd and let Hei Bai Dao Ren absorb it to condense his physique.

  In the blink of an eye, nine days passed. At this time, the black and white Taoist wore a white robe, with long hair casually draped over his shoulders, emitting a strong and upright aura from his body. At first glance, he was indeed a high-ranking Taoist who had attained enlightenment.

  "Haha, congratulations on completing the Body Tempering stage." Yun Zhongzi was overjoyed. Advancing to the Quasi-Saint stage meant a huge increase in power, no wonder Yun Zhongzi was so excited.

  The black and white Taoist nodded in agreement, "Likewise."

  Yun Zhongzi nodded and said, "Alright, fellow Taoist, you can return now."

  "Yes."

  The Hei Bai Dao Ren transformed into the Twelve Products of Destruction Black Lotus, and in an instant, it entered the body of Yun Zhong Zi.

  Yun Zhongzi stood up, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and a refreshing feeling suddenly struck his heart. His primordial spirit felt as if it was bathing in divine light, and with his mental state clear, many great ways were instantly transparent. Silently comprehending, it seemed that the traces of the Way could be sought everywhere around him.

  Yun Zhongzi clenched his fists, feeling as if he had control over all things in the world. He sensed the surge of power within him, "It has increased by more than double, this feeling is truly exhilarating."

  Yun Zhongzi's promotion to Quasi-Saint is not a coincidence, but rather the result of his good deeds and thoughts. It may seem simple, but it is actually the culmination of a long period of accumulation and effort that has led to his success.

  Yun Zhongzi went through the Great War of Witchcraft and the Three Emperors' reign, and later experienced a life-and-death separation with Yang Jiao, highlighting Yun Zhongzi's kind intentions. It was only then that Yun Zhongzi beheaded him, achieving quasi-sainthood.

  "Haha."

  A loud laughter echoed throughout the Five Elements Island, and Yun Zhongzi appeared above the grand hall. At this moment, Yun Zhongzi's body was even more ethereal, looking mysterious and profound. Although he was clearly in front of them, a sweep of their divine sense couldn't detect Yun Zhongzi's physical body.

  The several young boys on the grand hall were greatly shocked and immediately kowtowed, saying "Young ones pay respects to elder."

  "Haha, get up."

  Yun Zhongzi advanced to the quasi-sage level, and for a moment, he was so excited that several of his disciples thought he was a bit abnormal. They exchanged glances, and several of them almost thought Yun Zhongzi had gone mad.

  After a moment, Yang Jiao, Yuan Hong and San Xiao, who heard the loud laughter of Yun Zhongzi, all came to the main hall with strange expressions. As soon as they saw Yun Zhongzi, Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong had no reaction at first, but San Xiao stared at Yun Zhongzi with wide eyes, his mouth agape, unable to speak for a long time.

  "Disciples pay respects to their master." Although they felt that the reactions of their three masters were somewhat strange, Yang Jiao and the others still paid homage to Yun Zhongzi.

  "Hmm, not bad, these years of cultivation haven't gone to waste, get up."

  Looking at the two disciples in front of him, Yun Zhongzi was still relatively satisfied. After hundreds of years of cultivation, Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong's cultivation had risen sharply to the Golden Immortal stage, showing that they hadn't been lazy during this period.

  Of course, this also shows that the two of them are exceptionally talented, which is why they were able to advance to the Golden Immortal stage in such a short period of time. During this time, San Xiao also lectured on the Great Dao several times for the two of them, and the other two fellow disciples often went to Jin Ao Island to listen to the teachings. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for them to advance to the Golden Immortal stage, and they all reached the middle stage of the Golden Immortal.

  "Master Brother, you...you...you're almost a saint?"

  Bixiao was the first to react, staring at Yun Zhongzi in shock and asking tremulously.

  "Almost holy?"

  Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong were both shocked, they looked at each other in unison, their eyes widening in astonishment. Quasi-Saint? Their own master had become a Quasi-Saint after just one secluded cultivation? This was simply too unbelievable!

  Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao also reacted, both of them staring at Yun Zhongzi with hopeful expressions. The two of them still had some distance from Yun Xiao, although they sensed that Yun Zhongzi had become stronger, but did not clearly sense the aura of a quasi-sage.

  "Haha, brother was lucky to have just advanced to quasi-saint." Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but laugh with joy, now that he had advanced to quasi-saint, his grasp on the Heavenly Tribulation was even greater. The people on Wuxing Island could all hear the delight in Yun Zhongzi's laughter.

  "Haha, that's great! Congratulations to Master Brother for advancing to Quasi-Saint!" Bi Xiao suddenly jumped up and down, holding Yun Zhongzi's arm and shaking it.

  "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on advancing to Quasi-Saint." Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao were more reserved, offering their congratulations from the side.

  "Congratulations, Master, on your promotion to quasi-sainthood." Yang Jiao and Yuan Hong were also overjoyed, their faces filled with smiles.

  It wasn't long before the entire Five Elements Island knew that Yun Zhongzi had advanced to Quasi-Saint, including the Hua Xian Clan and Yang Tianyou's family. The whole island was filled with a festive atmosphere.

  "Oh, right! Eldest Senior Brother, Master told you to go to Biyou Palace after leaving the sect." Just as everyone was basking in the joyous atmosphere, Yun Xiao suddenly remembered something and hastily spoke to Yun Zhongzi.

  Yun Zhongzi was taken aback, how could he be summoned so quickly? Isn't this punishment equivalent to none at all?

  Xiang Gui thought for a moment, and soon Yun Zhongzi spoke up again, "Master, can you tell us what's going on?"

  "The matter of sealing a god." Yun Xiao's face looked somewhat unpleasant, his tone somewhat heavy.

  "What?" Yun Zhongzi, who was still smiling, suddenly stiffened his body and had a look of shock in his eyes.

  Seal God? Yun Zhongzi's head was a bit dizzy, and he immediately sighed with a bitter smile. He had just advanced to the quasi-saint stage, and the Seal God calamity had arrived.

  Afterwards, Yun Zhongzi calculated with his fingers and found that after hundreds of years, the human tribe had already entered the Shang Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the Great Calamity of Sealing the Gods was not far away. In this case, the Three Pure Ones should have signed the Sealing Gods List.

  Yun Zhongzi let out a long sigh, and immediately a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. His face turned resolute, and then he flew towards Jin Ao Island.