Chapter 350 — All Three Dantians Break Through Together
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He took ten days to pass through them, and by the sound of it there was nothing in that worth Grandpa Li Zheng's thanks. . . " He had always believed the two halls, Three Primes and Five Qi, to be trials aimed at him, conducted by these immortals of Little Jade Capital in person; now he dared not be so sure. Li Zheng drifted over and said with a smile, "Since the Hall of the Three Primes and the Hall of the Five Qi have both allowed Shen'er in, why not press on in one breath and open the Hall of the Six Harmonies as well?
" The Hermit of Qingyou sneered, "Daoist Brother, give you an inch and you take a mile! " Li Zheng sneered in return, "You permitted Xu Shenghua, who came from Heaven Above, to enter the two halls of the Three Primes and the Five Qi; is the Human Sovereign to rank below Xu Shenghua?
" The Hermit of Qingyou shook his head. "Heaven Above is exceedingly powerful, in no way inferior to the Human Sovereign Hall—indeed, stronger by a good deal.
I must hold the bowl of water level, leaning to neither side, lest I give people grounds to talk.
" Li Zheng tried to provoke him: "So much for the First Holy Land—are you not simply afraid Heaven Above will make things hard for you?
" The Hermit of Qingyou said calmly, "You cannot provoke me. That Little Jade Capital is honored as the First Holy Land is a name outsiders forced upon us; the thought has never once crossed our minds.
Daoist Brother, you had best not set your mind on such things.
" As they spoke, they came to an immortal isle; climbing the immortal mountain, the Hall of the Three Primes appeared before their eyes. Outside the hall, three aged immortals of Little Jade Capital had long been waiting. The three looked far older even than Li Zheng, the Dao Lord and the rest; their eye sockets were sunken deep, their eyes round and very small, their white hair and long brows trailing upon the ground; though they stood there, they seemed very short of stature.
These three aged immortals were about the height of Xiong Qi'er. "Three senior brothers, I have put you to trouble," the Hermit of Qingyou said, saluting. The three aged immortals returned the salute. "The Human Sovereign comes to visit; naturally we must play the host with some warmth.
" Li Zheng's eyes flickered.
"The Three Primes of Little Jade Capital?
How are you three still alive?
You are far older than I am!
" The three aged immortals glanced at him; one of them, an old woman whose mouth had lost its teeth, said with her lips pursed, "The Earth Lord must have forgotten us, and so has never come to take our lives. " Li Zheng was astonished and uncertain.
Dragging their long brows and white hair, the three aged immortals walked into the hall.
"Human Sovereign, please follow us.
" Shen Mu followed them, afraid they would tread upon their own hair or brows, but happily no such sight occurred. Their white brows and white hair were like living things, ever able to avoid their footsteps of themselves.
"Can it be that, having lived so very long, their hair has taken on spirit?
" Shen Mu secretly wondered. Suddenly the ground gave way beneath his feet; he hastily launched himself upward, and as his vital qi surged, a pair of wings appeared behind him.
Shen Mu beat his wings and hung in the air, his body rising and falling. Before him, boundless firelight came surging in, blinding beyond measure; layer upon layer of array patterns surfaced in Shen Mu's eyes as he worked the Nine Heavens Far-Seeing Art and opened the Azure Heaven Eye, and only thus could he look upon that blazing firelight. Before him the great fire shrouded the whole sky; then the fire fled at flying speed, and a scorching sun drew farther and farther from him, then halted in the air.