Chapter 1066: Polished it a Bit

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Yingtian." Lu Yang returned the dark ancient ring to the Immortal Palace of Sweet Osmanthus.

Immortal Yingtian looked at Lu Yang with a half-smile, patted the shoulder of this junior whom she highly esteemed, and, with a hearty laugh, encouraged him in his cultivation.

"Little friend Lu, your cultivation progress is remarkably fast; you've already reached the late-stage of Soul Transformation."

"Just focus on your cultivation, little friend. When you're ready to break through, I'll protect you; you'll be completely safe!"

Lu Yang forced a stiff smile, wincing from Immortal Yingtian's painful pats. "Senior Yingtian, you really don't need to give me special treatment," he said. "I was just thinking during my cultivation that there are no shortcuts on the path to cultivation."

Immortal Yingtian was extremely surprised, feeling that Lu Yang was being too distant. "What are you talking about?" she said. "Little friend, you are the Undying's savior; it's only right that I look after you."

"Let's not, though. I'm afraid others might see it and think you're being unfair, which could harm your reputation."

"For example, I have a very close friend named Meng Jingzhou. We're inseparable, always sharing good fortune and facing difficulties together."

"He greatly admires you after hearing about your deeds. Speaking of which, he also has a connection with you: when we found the 'Immortal's Sayings' in the Twin River Secret Realm, it wasn't just me who saw the sayings—Meng Jingzhou saw them too."

"However, those sayings contain profound truths and align with the Great Dao; they're incredibly deep. After Meng Jingzhou read them, he immediately declared he 'couldn't understand them.'"

"I'm worried that if he knew you were treating me differently, it would negatively affect your image in his mind."

Lu Yang spoke with conviction, his words subtly indicating his consideration for Immortal Yingtian.

"Oh, so that happened?" Immortal Yingtian's eyes flashed with a cold light, then she revealed a benevolent smile.

"Rest assured, little friend Lu. I've always been fair in my dealings, and I'll certainly treat both of you brothers equally."

"With your word, I'm relieved."

With Immortal Yingtian's connection, Lu Yang had certainly found success. In the future, he wouldn't have to worry about his tribulations being too easy. After achieving this success, Lu Yang didn't forget his promise to Meng Jingzhou: to put in a good word for him with Immortal Yingtian, helping wherever he could.

When Revered Yuan returned to the sect, Lu Yang immediately sought him out and was astonished by his injuries.

"Grand-master, your injuries..."

Revered Yuan's face was black and blue, clearly showing he had been in a one-sided, brutal fight.

Revered Yuan waved his hand. "Don't even mention it. That damn Young Master Meng really has some tricks up his sleeve after becoming an immortal. He's different from before, much harder to deal with. I truly couldn't beat him."

Lu Yang's lips twitched. It would be a ghost's chance to win. He had never heard of a Half-Immortal defeating an Immortal.

"Little Lu, did you just say you wanted me to tell you about the Dao Inquiry Sect from a hundred thousand years ago?"

"Yes, we now have a propaganda tool called a newspaper, and since you've emerged, Grand-master, we thought we could promote you and our Dao Inquiry Sect."

"Promoting our sect, that's a great idea!" Revered Yuan readily agreed upon hearing this. He had a very good impression of Lu Yang.

"When I was managing our sect, I wanted to promote it, but I was clumsy with words and couldn't explain it well. At that time, our sect also lacked talent like yours. Outsiders who heard about us always misunderstood, thinking we were some kind of demonic lair. So, I eventually just gave up on promoting it."

"A hundred thousand years ago, let me think. That story begins with the death of the last Emperor Yu and the collapse of the Great Yu Dynasty."

Previously, Revered Yuan had experienced a life review after being punched by Yun Zhi, and the memories of a hundred thousand years ago echoed in his mind. Now that Lu Yang asked, Revered Yuan could recount that history without much thought.

"Before the Great Yu collapsed, there was already a trend towards chaos in the world, and it became even more chaotic after its demise."

"When I saw the world in such disarray, I thought, 'Isn't this a great opportunity for me to show what I can do?' so I decided to go down the mountain and make a name for myself."

"It was just bad luck. A few days after I ventured down the mountain, my storage ring was stolen, leaving me without a single spirit stone. Then, by chance, I ran into two powerful cultivators battling, moving mountains and overturning seas, which completely disoriented me and made me lose my sense of direction."

"So I stopped a passerby, wanting to know where I was, and hoping they could give me a ride if they were going my way."

"Then I met Chasing Moon, Tian Kui, and the other two. My appearance was a bit rough, though, so they mistook me for a bandit and we started fighting."

"It was a case of 'no fight, no friendship.' After the fight, the misunderstanding was cleared, and Chasing Moon and the other three found me agreeable, so they agreed to let me join them to make a name for ourselves in this chaotic world."

"Later, we indeed made some waves and also befriended Young Master Meng and Jiang Ping'an."

"Although the five of us had the idea of ending the chaotic era, we knew we didn't have the ability to govern the entire continent. Only Young Master Meng and Jiang Ping'an could."

"As the conflicts on the Central Continent reached their climax, only the Meng family and the Jiang family remained as forces. And as you know the result, Jiang Ping'an established the Great Xia Dynasty."

As Revered Yuan spoke, Lu Yang diligently scribbled notes. By the time Revered Yuan finished, Lu Yang had also completed his transcription.

"At that time, the world was in great chaos, with endless conflicts. Though penniless, Revered Yuan harbored a desire to achieve great deeds. He sought like-minded fellow cultivators and, by chance, encountered True Human Chasing Moon and three others."

"At that time, martial arts were highly valued by the populace. True Human Chasing Moon and the other three befriended Revered Yuan through combat, understanding his aspirations. Thus, the five became sworn companions and embarked on their journey across the land."

"Revered Yuan and the other four became renowned in the chaotic era, forming a major power at the time. Although they harbored the ambition to end the chaos and unify the world, they declared their capabilities insufficient and withdrew from the contention, allowing the Jiang family and the Meng family to vie for supremacy, thereby bringing an earlier end to the tumultuous times."

"Grand-master, please take a look." Lu Yang handed the written draft to Revered Yuan. "This is roughly the idea; I've just polished it a bit, and I'll refine it further later."

Revered Yuan read through the draft, his mind filled with questions. He felt that what Lu Yang wrote was somewhat different from what he had said, yet upon closer inspection, it was all indeed his own words.

"Very good," he said. Professional matters should be handled by professionals, so he wouldn't interfere.

A month had passed since the battle at the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect. The news of Revered Yuan's reappearance in the cultivation world quickly spread. The Immortal Cultivation Monthly, penned by Lu Yang, produced a special edition, extensively publicizing Revered Yuan's glorious achievements.

High-level cultivators were the quickest to learn about Revered Yuan's emergence; ordinary cultivators and mortals did not know as quickly.

With the Immortal Cultivation Monthly, ordinary cultivators and mortals also came to understand the events.

Besides recounting events from a hundred thousand years ago, the monthly also detailed how Revered Yuan was inadvertently trapped in a time rift. After escaping, he disregarded his personal safety to bravely fight against the Thunder God Monarch, saving the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect. It was precisely due to Revered Yuan's intervention that the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect suffered no casualties, only minor property damage.

The world marveled at the strength of the Dao Inquiry Sect. With two patriarchs reunited and two Half-Immortals within one sect, their glory was unparalleled.

Other rumors about Revered Yuan also circulated among the populace, such as him stubbornly battling Young Master Meng and being defeated by him, and so on.

However, these were not recorded in the Immortal Cultivation Monthly, suggesting they were merely hearsay and not to be taken seriously.

Everyone was highly interested in this Half-Immortal. The monthly sold out upon publication, and Guan Shanhai worked overtime in prison to print more copies.

While Guan Shanhai was busy, the prisoners of Prisoner Peak dared not speak, fearing they might disturb this immortal, resulting in a temporary silence.

True Human Chasing Moon lay on a chair made of piled snow, reading this version of the newspaper three times, yet he couldn't reconcile it with his memories of a hundred thousand years ago.

"Why don't we just have Lu Yang marry into our Immortal Palace?" he mused. "Our Immortal Palace truly lacks this kind of talent."