Chapter 1183: The Number One Person Below the Tribulation Crossing Stage

Moving the Immortal Palace was no easy feat, a fact evident from the Central Heavenly Emperor not even taking it with him when he fled. Furthermore, the Immortal Palace was the Central Heavenly Emperor's magic treasure; without his consent, it couldn't even be placed into a spatial ring.

The Immortal Palace's dimensions were measured in 'li'. Lu Yang couldn't possibly carry it all the way from the Sun to the Immortal Gate; that would be far too ostentatious.

Soon, Lu Yang thought of a good idea: "Perhaps we could ask Siming to use the Enlightenment Dao Fruit to awaken the Immortal Palace, allowing it to move to our sect by itself?"

Yunzhi quietly watched her innocent junior brother, her tone a little strange: "Are you suggesting we ask Siming to grant the Immortal Palace life, then have it fly back to our sect on its own, only for us to dismember it, refine it into an immortal artifact, and then use that artifact on Siming, all in front of her?"

Lu Yang scratched his head awkwardly. That did sound a bit cruel.

"Then why don't we just invite Senior Ying Tianxian over?" Lu Yang suggested. "He's the one who will refine the immortal artifact in the end anyway."

Yunzhi nodded. That was indeed a feasible idea.

Although Lu Yang was currently protected by Yunzhi and the Immortal Fairy and thus had no fear of Ying Tianxian (who would even create a clone and appear if merely cursed at twice), since they were asking Ying Tianxian for a favor, calling him over in such a manner wasn't appropriate. Lu Yang, always respectful of worthy individuals, decided it would be best to personally visit the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace to invite him.

Upon arriving at the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, Lu Yang saw the twin girls joyfully running around and fell into thought.

"Fairy, why is it that when cultivators in the Immortal Palace drink from the Twin River, they only give birth to daughters?"

"Is that strange?" she replied. "Isn't it often said that dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes? If a man drinks the Twin River water, he gives birth to a boy, and if a woman drinks it, she gives birth to a girl."

Previously, Lu Yang had always wondered what would happen if a male drank from the Twin River, but he never dared to ask.

Now the answer was revealed; there was no need to ask.

He decided to stay far away from the Twin River in the future, lest its water splash on him.

Lu Yang found Ying Tianxian. As soon as Ying Tianxian heard that an entire Immortal Palace could be used for artifact refining, he immediately became interested and, without another word, headed straight for the Sun.

Upon first seeing the Immortal Palace, Ying Tianxian was stunned.

"To use so many excellent materials just to refine a mere palace like this is a waste of heavenly resources, truly squandering good things!"

"Look here, these two types of immortal gold have different properties, yet they were forcefully pieced together!"

"And over here, the impurities weren't even properly removed, and the hardness isn't up to standard! What kind of shoddy work is this?"

"Who refined this junk? If you don't know how to refine, don't do it!"

"The Central Heavenly Emperor, Mo Qingshui."

Ying Tianxian scoffed upon hearing this: "What emperor? Just a parvenu who thinks he's great just because he knows a Devouring Dao Fruit."

Lu Yang understood; this was professional rivalry. Although the Central Heavenly Emperor often appeared disheveled when facing his senior sister, he was usually very dignified at other times.

The same could be said for Ying Tianxian.

Furthermore, during the Great Qian period, the Central Heavenly Emperor held sway over the Central Continent, awe-inspiring in every direction, which Ying Tianxian must have found displeasing.

"Can you refine an immortal artifact that suppresses cultivation levels?" Yunzhi asked.

"With so much immortal gold, of course, it's no problem!" Ying Tianxian replied confidently.

Yunzhi nodded skeptically. She recalled that when she first met Ying Tianxian, he had also confidently claimed he could refine immortal artifacts, only to turn around and say he couldn't.

She decided to trust him just one more time.

In Ying Tianxian's eyes, the Immortal Palace was no longer a single entity, but rather neatly arranged blocks of immortal and spirit gold.

With a thought, he summoned rolling thunder. The thunder, like a knife, cut through the Immortal Palace. Soon, blocks of immortal and spirit gold, which Lu Yang didn't recognize, were peeled away, emitting a faint pressure and clearly not ordinary objects.

Ying Tianxian handled the immortal gold with ease, becoming happier the more he cut into the Immortal Palace. "Just leave this matter to me," he declared.

Seeing Ying Tianxian's proficiency, Yunzhi temporarily ceased doubting his artifact refining skills. She took Lu Yang back to the Dao-Seeking Sect, leaving Ying Tianxian alone there.

"Refining something similar to the Prison Peak..."

Ying Tianxian murmured to himself. It had been a long time since he had refined a space-type magic treasure, and he had forgotten the most crucial item needed for such creations.

"I don't have the blueprint."

If anyone was best at designing blueprints, it was Zhu Tian.

Ying Tianxian felt some regret. He had spoken too soon; he should have had Lu Yang find Zhu Tian before they left.

"Never mind, I'll go find Zhu Tian myself."

Soon after, Ying Tianxian led Zhu Tian to the Sun. Zhu Tian was utterly terrified, not daring to look left or right, focusing solely on designing the blueprint for the new Prison Peak.

Then Ying Tianxian remembered that immortal fire was best for refining immortal artifacts, so he sought out Jiuzhongxian.

Ying Tianxian and Jiuzhongxian stood beside Zhu Tian, one on his left and one on his right, both waiting for Zhu Tian's blueprint.

The two ancient immortals standing before him like bodyguards scared Zhu Tian quite a bit. Fortunately, he had good psychological fortitude and wouldn't let nervousness affect his design process.

"Indeed, I am the one who initiates the Great Era's conflict. Now, more and more immortals are gathering around me," Zhu Tian thought to himself. This thought spurred him to work even harder.

With the release of the latest Immortal Cultivation Monthly, news of Lu Yang, a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator, forcefully slaying a Half-Immortal spread rapidly.

Ordinary people didn't find anything particularly remarkable about it, viewing it as just another instance of an overpowered challenge, as it wasn't the first time Lu Tianjiao had accomplished such a feat.

However, to experienced cultivators, it was an entirely different matter.

A Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator slaying a Half-Immortal—no one throughout history had ever been heard to achieve such a feat. This was a historic event. Even hundreds of thousands of years later, when future generations recounted the prodigies of each era, Lu Yang's name would become an insurmountable mountain that no one could bypass.

Most crucially, Lu Yang wasn't just an ordinary Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator; he had ascended from the Void Refinement stage. His ability to defeat Yang Kongtong meant he was exceptionally familiar with the power of the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

The person with the most complex feelings was undoubtedly Lu Baqian, the Sect Master of the Corpse Driving Sect.

Lu Baqian put down the newspaper and let out a heavy sigh.

"I never expected Daoist Buyu's young disciple to grow so quickly."

Zhao Po, a disciple of the Corpse Driving Sect, had once traveled with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou in Barren State, making him an old acquaintance of Lu Yang.

He didn't understand why his Sect Master was expressing such sentiments.

"Sect Master, isn't it a good thing that Senior Brother Lu is growing so quickly?"

"Of course it's a good thing, but for me, it's not entirely good."

"Why?" Zhao Po still didn't understand.

Lu Baqian glanced at Zhao Po. This child had good cultivation talent, but his mind wasn't very quick; he was far inferior to Lu Yang.

Although his mind wasn't quick, he was still the next Sect Master, so Lu Baqian decided to explain a bit more.

"Many years ago, I was possessed by a Great Yu cultivator who helped me cultivate to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. I gained a blessing in disguise, acquiring a Tribulation Transcendence stage body, but my soul realm remained at the Body Integration stage. Therefore, strictly speaking, I am a Body Integration stage cultivator."

"It is precisely because of this that I earned the reputation as the foremost individual below the Tribulation Transcendence stage."

"If this child, Lu Yang, ever enters the Body Integration stage, my title as the foremost individual below the Tribulation Transcendence stage will be lost."

Zhao Po was speechless.

"Wasn't that title, 'the foremost individual below the Tribulation Transcendence stage,' one that you claimed for yourself?"