His gaze immediately followed.
The Taoist priest was dressed in a slovenly manner, with a small mustache, and held a pentagonal palm-leaf fan with a Tai Chi Bagua diagram on it.
With such obvious attire, Li Yao quickly guessed the Taoist's identity.
He should be the Jade Cauldron Immortal of the Golden Cloud Cave on Jade Spring Mountain, who is Yang Jian's master in the original story.
The Jade Cauldron Immortal in this world is incredibly weak, yet he loves to swagger around and stir up trouble.
However, this guy is an excellent teacher.
First, he took Yang Jian as his disciple, and Yang Jian quickly became an invincible war god that even the Heavenly Court could not defeat.
Later, he transformed into the Bodhi Patriarch and took Sun Wukong as his master, and Sun Wukong became a peerless demon king who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.
Later, it was Buddha Tathagata from the Western Paradise who intervened and suppressed Sun Wukong.
Although Yu Ding Zhenren himself was not particularly capable, he managed to train two disciples, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Besides the fact that Yang Jian and Sun Wukong themselves had extremely high comprehension, Yu Ding Zhenren's contribution was also significant.
Of course, now that Li Yao has already poached Yang Jian, the disciple of Yu Ding Zhenren, there's nothing left for Yu Ding Zhenren to do.
"Um... how about we wait until Sun Wukong is born, then steal him away and become his master?"
This thought suddenly popped into Li Yao's head.
"That's a great idea!"
"I, Li Yao, am so clever! I could even come up with this. It's so brilliant!"
Li Yao mimicked Yu Ding Zhenren's catchphrase, shaking his head and saying it.
Xiao Bai, standing to the side, was completely bewildered by Li Yao's nonsensical and silly remark.
"Husband, what are you saying!"
Xiao Bai asked with a blank look on his face.
"Hehe, I just saw Master Yuding..."
Li Yao told Xiao Bai about the matter concerning Jade Cauldron Immortal.
Xiao Bai then suddenly realized.
At the same time, they were also amused by Yu Ding Zhenren's unreliable personality.
Since the Investiture of the Gods was about to begin, Yuanshi Tianzun ordered his disciples to go into seclusion to avoid any unexpected situations.
However, this Jade Cauldron Immortal was a restless fellow.
He actually sneaked out and wandered around aimlessly; he's really a handful!
When Yuanshi Tianzun was mentioned, Li Yao thought of the Investiture of the Gods world.
But this world is not as simple as the world of Investiture of the Gods.
This world encompasses the mythological worlds of Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and is a primordial world where "golden immortals roam the land and true immortals are as common as dogs."
Its strength level is exceptionally high.
Of course, the opportunities and magical treasures are also extraordinary!
Although Li Yao has reached the True Immortal realm, his strength is far greater than that of a normal True Immortal.
However, in this world full of powerful individuals, his current strength is clearly insufficient!
"Little White, this world is vast, and powerful beings are as numerous as hairs on a cow!"
"Therefore, we still need to improve our own strength."
Li Yao said with a solemn expression.
"You want to enter the ring space for secluded cultivation?"
Xiao Bai had known Li Yao for a long time and could be said to understand him very well, so he immediately guessed Li Yao's thoughts.
"good!"
Li Yao nodded and said, "Now, I can increase the time flow rate of the ring space by up to 360 times, which is equivalent to one day outside the space being one year inside. Let's enter the space for a period of seclusion to cultivate and improve our cultivation."
"Alright, I'll follow your arrangements, my husband!"
Little White nodded obediently.
Immediately, with a thought, Li Yao transformed the two into two golden rays, entered Li Yao's ring, and disappeared.
The next moment, they appeared in the celestial realm within space.
The Celestial Realm within the ring space is a new space that Li Yao created when he plotted to seize the Divine Tree of the Gods in the world of Immortal Sword.
This new space is not completely isolated from the space on the ground.
Therefore, the spiritual energy generated by the towering trees on the ground will also enter the celestial realm.
In addition, the Celestial Realm has the divine tree from the world of Sword and Fairy, which provides a continuous source of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy generated by the two divine trees merged together, making the spiritual energy in the celestial realm extremely rich, far exceeding that of the ground.
Therefore, Li Yao had long ago sent Xiao Huo, Xiao Hui, and the others to the Heavenly Realm, where a magnificent Heavenly Palace was built.
The Heavenly Palace is truly magnificent.
Amidst swirling clouds and ethereal mist, a dozen towering pillars, each hundreds of feet tall, stand majestically. Golden dragon patterns are carved on the pillars, appearing as if they are about to leap out and roar to the heavens.
At the end of a dozen or so giant pillars stands a magnificent palace with carved beams and painted pillars.
The grand hall shimmered with golden light, exuding an awe-inspiring solemnity.
Everyone who stands before this magnificent hall feels an urge to prostrate themselves in worship.
Behind the main hall, there are many luxurious side halls and a back garden, where there are all kinds of mythical birds and beasts, and exotic flowers and plants.
"Master, Madam, you're back!"
Little Fire, Little Gray, and a group of other spirit beasts rushed over to greet Li Yao and Little White when they saw them return to the space.
Among them were quite a few new faces.
In the world of Jade Dynasty, mythical beasts such as the Yellow Bird, the Candle Dragon, the Taotie, the Kui Niu, and the Black Water Serpent have successfully transformed into human form under the nourishment of the spiritual energy of the two divine trees.
The Water Demon Beast and Yinglong from the Legend of Sword and Fairy world have also successfully transformed into human form.
The yellow bird transformed into a stunningly beautiful woman, possessing unparalleled beauty and grace.
Zhulong transformed into a melancholy, icy, and handsome man.
The Taotie transformed into a fat man with a large belly.
The Kui Niu transformed into a lovable, boorish man.
The Blackwater Serpent transformed into a bewitching and alluring demoness.
The water monster transformed into an extremely alluring little witch.
Yinglong then became a melancholy man who rarely showed his emotions.
Despite the different personalities of these spirit beasts, each of them was arrogant and unwilling to submit to the others.
However, in front of Li Yao, they were like docile little lambs, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
The spiritual energy within the ring's space is extremely rich.
Therefore, many flowers, trees, birds and beasts in the space, nourished by spiritual energy, have developed intelligence and cultivated into various spirits and monsters.
To prevent these spirits from fighting each other over territory and resources.
Li Yao then established heavenly rules to restrain these spirits and monsters.
At the same time, he also ordered spirit beasts such as Little Fire and Little Gray to manage these monsters.
The Heavenly Palace has many palaces and requires manpower to manage them.
Xiao Huo and his team are very busy and cannot do many things personally.
Therefore, they selected some loyal, reliable, and gentle spirits from among the spirits to serve as maids and abbots in the Heavenly Palace, doing chores such as serving tea and water.
"Little Fire and the others have managed this Heavenly Palace very well. Not bad, not bad!"
Looking at the well-organized Heavenly Palace, Li Yao was very satisfied.
"Yes, they have indeed grown a lot."
Xiao Bai nodded in agreement.
Just then, a wisp of green light flew out from her body and transformed into a beautiful and charming figure.
Chapter 662 Exquisite
Inside the main hall of the Heavenly Palace.
Li Yao and Xiao Bai sat on the throne, chatting idly.
Suddenly, a wisp of green light flew out from the Xuanhuo Mirror on Xiaobai's body.
The azure light danced in the air for a while before finally coalescing into a dreamlike, ethereal female silhouette.
This woman was stunningly beautiful, with delicate features, a resolute expression on her oval face, slightly pursed lips, and a dignified gaze.
But the expression on his face was indescribably gentle, and seemed to carry a hint of sadness.
The stunningly beautiful woman looked around in surprise, then looked at Li Yao and Xiao Bai, and asked in astonishment, "Who are you? Where is this place?"
"Heh heh, you've finally woken up!"
Li Yao smiled slightly.
"You...recognize me?"
The stunningly beautiful woman was even more astonished.
"If I'm not mistaken, you are the last witch of the Southern Frontier Witch Clan, Linglong!"
Li Yao smiled slightly.
Although it was the first time he had ever seen the woman in front of him.