The Growth of a God

Chapter 876 - 10: Banished Immortal

[Taiqing Celestial Venerable of Tao and Virtue?]

The fact that Kangtao, Yao Guang, and Fu Yi left Profound Realm Heaven one after another naturally didn’t escape Li Hao’s notice as the Creator.

In truth, everything happening in Profound Realm Heaven was within Li Hao’s expectations, even directly orchestrated by him behind the scenes.

After all, what could be more effective in finding clues about Bai Yu City and that Tao Ancestor than diving directly into Bai Yu City?

The only surprise for Li Hao was that Fu Yi encountered Li Bai.

If this Li Bai was indeed the Li Bai that Li Hao knew...

Then he thought he should place more emphasis on the connection between Bai Yu City and the Tao Ancestor.

Maybe on today’s Earth, aside from the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda, there are other means to travel from the Fallen Area to the Ascension Area?

Of course, through the conversation between Li Bai and Fu Yi, Li Hao managed to piece together Fu Yi’s experiences by both guessing and inferring.

The Li Bai in Bai Yu City was indeed the Great Tang Poet Immortal that Li Hao knew.

According to Li Bai himself, he only coincidentally acquired three moves during a chance left by Shangqing Lingbao Celestial Venerable in his world.

By virtue of these three moves, Li Bai not only earned the title "Sword Immortal Qinglian" but eventually ascended successfully to the Upper Realm.

To Fu Yi, Li Bai’s statements seemed truthful and without discrepancies.

Because similar events were occurring in Profound Realm Heaven, it was also Fu Yi’s reason for coming.

However, knowing more internal details, Li Hao clearly understood how much truth was in Li Bai’s words.

The Fallen Area is not the Ascension Area, nor those independent worlds in All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Bai Yu City attempting to open a time-space channel connecting to Earth within the Ascension Area is essentially impossible.

This wasn’t a baseless speculation from Li Hao but a proven fact.

Across All Heavens and Myriad Realms, only Supreme Treasures like the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda can allow an ordinary member of the Earth race to ascend to the Ascension Area.

Besides, Li Hao personally witnessed the insanity exhibited by the immortals when the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda opened the path to Bai Yu City.

Even further guessing...

Why didn’t the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda directly allow the holder to go to Bai Yu City?

Instead, it required the holder to grow in another world to a certain level before opening the road to Bai Yu City?

Since the Tao Ancestor initially set it up this way, it can only mean there was a reason behind it.

Comparatively, hasn’t Li Bai, who also ascended from Earth, gone through a similar trial?

[At the very least, Li Bai possesses a Magical Treasure on the same level as the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda.]

[And unlike that Emperor, Li Bai successfully passed through trials and only then proceeded from the world he ascended to, towards Bai Yu City.]

Upon such thoughts, Li Hao had essentially deduced Li Bai’s life’s deeds before reaching Bai Yu City.

Thus, the question now arises.

What is the Magical Treasure that Li Bai wields, equivalent to the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda?

Could that Magical Treasure also be from the hand of the Tao Ancestor?

Poetry Immortal, Banished Immortal, Immortal Jiu, Sword Immortal Qinglian...

As Great Tang’s most renowned poet, Li Bai has numerous titles on Earth.

Even Li Hao couldn’t quickly pin down which might be the Tao Forming Treasure among them.

The only certainty is that Li Bai didn’t intentionally deceive Fu Yi; he merely withheld some details about himself.

[The lineage of Shangqing Lingbao Celestial Venerable?]

Thinking thus, Li Hao focused on Kangtao and Yao Guang, who also entered Bai Yu City.

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Bai Yu City, Xuanming City.

"Is this the city created by Emperor Hei?"

Looking up at the Cloud City cobbled together by steel and machinery, Yao Guang’s eyes brimmed with fascination.

The Five Directions and Five Emperors each created cities with unique styles and characteristics.

And the Xuanming City crafted by Emperor Hei was dominated by black steel and cold-colored machinery.

Similarly, without specific walls or functions to demarcate, these steel machineries are actually Magical Artifacts made by each immortal personally.

Either Flying Shuttles traversing the cosmos or Treasure Halls rising from the ground...

From what Yao Guang could see, was initially dazzled by these sights.

Because those Flying Shuttles and Treasure Halls aren’t purely technological creations but Magical Treasures made with mechanical techniques and artifact refining techniques.

Unconstrained by the world’s rules, able to perform the same functions in any world or civilization.

This is the difference between purely technological creations and the Magical Treasures of Qi Refiners, distinctly marking the highlight of Xuanming City.

Within this city, those machines appearing to converge with technology are, in essence, supernatural items embodying a world or rule.

No need to fret over physical rules like gravity, magnetic fields, or energy conservation.

When Qi Refiners craft these Magical Treasures, they’re essentially mimicking the Creator in creating independent small worlds.

"Means extraordinary, techniques top-notch, but still mere craftsmen."

After accompanying Kangtao on a roundabout tour of the city, Yao Guang eventually concluded as such.

Yao Guang initially believed that those Qi Refiners capable of crafting these Magical Treasures would be gifted and brilliant geniuses.

But having explored, Yao Guang found her assumptions mistaken.

Most of the city’s Magical Treasures were simply assembled by Qi Refiners following a blueprint.

Except for a few Qi Refiners steeped in this path.

Most didn’t even realize their artifact refining techniques essentially imitate the Creator’s creation of all things.

Lacking a touch of spirituality, these Qi Refiners are akin to engineers in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Only those who mimic and apply elements, regardless of the grandeur of their creations, remain mere engineers.

As rule-breaking, innovative scientists are the true leaders of eras, creating newfound matters.

In Yao Guang’s view, the majority of Qi Refiners here are a bunch clutching tools to build nuclear reactors but researching how to boil water, "fools".

"Your standards are too harsh."

"If judged by your standards, the Mountain and Sea Civilization would hardly have any real scientists."

Sighing somewhat helplessly, Kangtao realized sometimes Yao Guang barely notices the height of her standards.

"Our purpose here is to investigate why Bai Yu City and Profound Realm Heaven have established connections."

"Put everything else aside for now! Don’t muddle up priorities."

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