Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

"..."

Lin Lang stared in shock, gazing at Xu Yang in disbelief.

No way, you’re just at the Early Stage of True Immortal, where do you find such confidence?

The Yang Family has Golden Immortals and Yang Yuan, after all.

Lin Lang snapped back to his senses, shot Xu Yang a deep look, and quickly said, "Town Guardian, do you really mean to do this?"

Xu Yang replied coolly, "If you’re not willing, I’ll find someone else to notify them."

Lin Lang’s heart immediately skipped a beat, and he said at once, "Rest assured, Town Guardian, I will handle this matter."

No matter what Xu Yang’s real background is, to dare take such actions knowing the Yang Family’s power, he must have something to rely on.

Say no more, at the very least, he can certainly bring misfortune upon him.

No matter how tricky this is, he has to obey.

"Go have a look at the Profound Pure Jade Bamboo."

"This way, Town Guardian."

He followed Lin Lang into a room.

Xu Yang saw several Storage Rings.

Inside were long, slender jade boxes; in each box lay a segment of Profound Pure Jade Bamboo.

The jade bamboo was entirely crystal clear, like flawless jade, with a faint azure glow inside. Exposed to the air, it seemed as if pure energy undulated within, ready to burst forth.

"As expected, it’s extraordinary."

Xu Yang sensed slightly, detecting within a wisp of Immortal Marrow Essence. It was undoubtedly very feeble to him, but that Immortal Marrow Essence was nearly on par with the Purest Essence Qi.

Extremely pure, carrying the utterly pristine breath of Heaven and Earth.

To strengthen one’s foundation, this was no empty boast.

If a cultivator of average aptitude could obtain a few segments of this Profound Pure Jade Bamboo, it would be an exaggeration to say it could change their fate—but improving themselves a little was certainly possible.

For example, if one could only forge a first-grade immortal foundation, with this it was highly possible to reach second grade.

Of course, there were limits.

For cultivators who could already forge third grade or above immortal foundations, this item would have marginal effect—only barely augmenting their reserves. To think it could boost the grade of their immortal foundation after breakthrough was sheer fantasy.

Just like the Immortal Dragon Marrow he acquired at the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace—such a rare and wondrous treasure hadn’t been found by the palace in countless years. It merely offered a chance for Liou Xueyan’s grade-seven foundation to evolve into grade eight, and even then, only a chance.

Once your immortal foundation is forged, it’s pretty much set for life.

Wanting to increase its grade is extremely, extremely hard.

And even then, not just anyone could obtain such treasures.

"There are just over thirteen hundred segments of Profound Pure Jade Bamboo, of which six hundred must be submitted to the sect; the remaining, by past custom, six hundred will be sold to others, with the six great forces vying for them. Each side gets around a hundred segments."

"The six hundred bamboo segments to be sold also bring considerable resources, almost equivalent in value to several top-tier first-grade Immortal Elixirs."

Hearing Lin Lang’s explanation, Xu Yang nodded slightly. The value of several top-tier first-grade Immortal Elixirs was already startling.

After all, the Profound Pure Jade Bamboo is only useful below the level of True Immortal.

"Go notify them. Begin in three days."

Xu Yang ordered in a deep voice. The situation here was actually rather simple, and it wouldn’t take long to familiarize himself. For now, he’d deal with the distribution of the Profound Pure Jade Bamboo in three days, and afterwards, he could quietly sort out the gains from this recent breakthrough.

"Yes, Town Guardian."

Lin Lang responded respectfully and left quickly.

Originally, he’d thought that if Xu Yang’s cultivation was weak, he could play some small tricks, but Xu Yang’s earlier "bold claim" truly left him uneasy, and now, it was best to be obedient.

Leaving Four Spirits Immortal Mountain, Lin Lang hurried toward the town, pulling out a Communication Talisman to ask someone in the sect he was on good terms with for information.

"What did you say? Xu Yang is now the guardian of Four Spirits Immortal Mountain?"

"That’s right."

"And not a single word about it leaked out."

"What’s this guy’s background?"

"It’s huge. You know Dan Qi? He’s Dan Qi’s direct disciple, has two slots as a core disciple, and his combat ability is astounding. Lately, even Yang Yuan has been overshadowed by him."

"On top of that, he has some bad blood with the Yang Family!"

...

"Hiss!"

After finding out, Lin Lang drew in a sharp breath. "Sure enough, it’s a battle between gods."

Dan Qi’s disciple, with two shares of core disciple resources.

Stunning combat talent, and a Pill Master, too.

This kind of identity—he didn’t even know how to describe it.

No wonder he dares to offend the Yang Family.

Xu Yang has the confidence for this.

At this moment, Lin Lang gave up any thought of scheming.

Doing his job honestly for Xu Yang, following orders—even the Yang Family couldn’t blame him.

And, he won’t side with the Yang Family.

If gods fight, mortals suffer—he didn’t want to get involved.

Lin Lang rushed toward Four Spirits Town.

Within the town, there was a manor—the resting place of the town’s guards and under Black Fire Immortal Mountain’s jurisdiction.

After arriving, Lin Lang immediately sent people to notify the representatives of the six great forces.

In just a short while, all six great forces had sent their representatives in a hurry.

They’d already been waiting a long time—finally, news came, and all breathed a sigh of relief, worried that something unexpected had happened.

After all, not every younger member of one’s family is a prodigy for generations.

The Yang Family, the Ming Family, the Ye Family, the Jiang Family, Flame Dragon Mountain, the Lingxi Sect.

Six cultivators—four at the Late Stage of True Immortal, two at the Early Stage of Celestial Immortal.

"Mr. Lin, has the new Town Guardian arrived?"

"We’ve waited so long; it’s about time."

"By the way, who’s the new Town Guardian? There’s been no news at all."

...

All six had interacted with Lin Lang before and were quite familiar with him. Upon seeing him, they immediately asked before even sitting down.

Lin Lang smiled slightly, ignored their many questions, and said, "Town Guardian Xu said that in three days, the allocation of the six hundred segments of Profound Pure Jade Bamboo will begin here. Please make preparations in advance."

"Also, this time, the Yang Family is excluded."

"What?"

The Yang Family’s Celestial Immortal was stunned, asking in surprise, "Mr. Lin, what do you mean by this?"

Lin Lang replied, "This is Town Guardian Xu’s decision. The Yang Family is not eligible to participate in the Jade Bamboo distribution."

Yang Jie’s expression darkened. He stared fiercely at Lin Yue, seeing this was no joke, and couldn’t help but shout, "On what grounds?"

"Where is your Town Guardian? I want to see for myself why he disqualified the Yang Family."

The others looked at each other in astonishment.

The news was simply too shocking.

The Yang Family was at the height of their power right now.

To cancel their eligibility for the Jade Bamboo distribution was simply unreasonable.

Still, with the Yang Family out, their own shares increased. That was a good thing.

The remaining five traded glances, staying silent as they decided to watch the situation unfold.

Lin Lang had known the Yang Family would never accept such a result.

He sighed helplessly, "This is the Town Guardian’s decision. If the Yang Family is displeased, you can speak with him in three days, or bring it to the sect."

Yang Jie suppressed his rage, knowing that Lin Yue was only following orders. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Mr. Lin, who is this new Town Guardian?"

He felt certain they were targeting the Yang Family.

There was actually someone who dared to target the Yang Family like this?

Utterly outrageous!

Lin Lang hesitated, then said, "The new Town Guardian is Xu Yang!"

"Xu Yang?"

"I’ve never heard that name."

"Aren’t the Town Guardians of Four Spirits Immortal Mountain all seed disciples of the sect? Is he a new one?"

Everyone felt unfamiliar with the name.

Even Yang Jie had never heard of Xu Yang before.

Yang Yuan and Yang Xiao had had conflicts with Xu Yang, but all within the sect itself, and nothing major, so the Yang Family at large wasn’t aware.

"Mr. Lin, what’s this Xu Yang’s background?"

Yang Jie’s brows furrowed as he asked.

Lin Lang replied cryptically, "All I can say is, Mr. Xu does indeed have some resentments with your Yang Family. I suggest you ask Yang Yuan."

"The eldest young master?"

Yang Jie was startled, then immediately realized, "So he’s at odds with the eldest young master?"

"Interesting. Even so—how dare he provoke the Yang Family and cancel our right to the Jade Bamboo? Hmph! This new Town Guardian really looks down on our family!"

Yang Jie let out a cold snort, his eyes frosty, and said chillingly, "This is something our Yang Family will never let slide!"