In an instant, Lu Yang felt something was wrong.
However, he remained outwardly calm, reaching out to accept the [Great Dao Immortal Talisman] handed to him by Banshan. He then began to examine the talisman paper in his hand.
What the hell is this thing?
Lu Yang channeled his spiritual power and focused his gaze. Soon, he saw the true face of the so-called [Great Dao Immortal Talisman]. In his eyes, it looked more like a certificate or a credential.
In the next second, a large block of text appeared before his eyes:
[User Notice]
[Respected Cultivator: Welcome to the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, Dao-Seeking Treasure Platform (hereinafter referred to as "this Platform") to purchase goods and services from this Platform.]
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Densely packed words instantly occupied Lu Yang's entire field of vision, almost making him suspect it was a spiritual soul attack. Even more terrifying was the content of the text.
Boundless! There was no end in sight.
Not only that, but the content was extremely obscure and difficult to understand. Even with Lu Yang's current cultivation base as a Golden Core perfected lord, he couldn't understand it at a glance.
However, he patiently read through it carefully until the end.
[Do you agree?]
Lu Yang was stunned for a moment seeing this. However, as if his gaze possessed some kind of authentication function, the [Agree] button immediately flashed.
[Confirmed user has agreed.]
[Welcome, respected cultivator. We wish you a pleasant shopping experience on Dao-Seeking Treasure. Your usage permissions for the Great Dao Immortal Talisman have been officially activated.]
What the fuck! Lu Yang's mouth hung slightly open.
Just looking at this thing counts as confirmation?
I haven't even clicked it with my hand!
At this moment, Lu Yang couldn't help but frown tightly. Such shameless conduct, such domineering terms... he smelled a hint of the Primordial Saint Sect.
[Great Dao Immortal Talisman], a wondrous treasure refined by the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank. It is the life-bound true treasure of Immortal Venerable Taiyin, and also the only official currency circulating throughout the world, both inside and outside the [Celestial Court]. As long as you have it, dao comprehension, cultivation base, pills, artifacts, dao foundations, divine abilities... even dao fruits can be bought with it!
Simply incredible!
[Great Dao Immortal Talisman], the currency of the [Celestial Court]... The entire system was created by that Immortal Venerable Taiyin and spread throughout the entire world realm.
What was this?
A concept that encompassed heaven and earth!
Immortal Venerable Taiyin... conservatively estimating, his strength is at least equal to Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue before her breakthrough. A first-grade perfected lord... no, it's very likely he's already a Great Perfected Lord!
Considering that the Taiyin dao fruit in the [Celestial Court] very likely stood shoulder to shoulder with the supreme dao fruit, all things considered, this Immortal Venerable Taiyin probably rivaled [Sky-Shrouding]. Moreover, he was a greater threat than [Sky-Shrouding] because he wasn't trapped in the Netherworld and had the ability to interfere with the world!
No, wait...
Lu Yang recalled the knowledge he had just mastered through the [Great Dao Immortal Talisman] and relaxed slightly. This Immortal Venerable Taiyin also seems to have not appeared in the world for a long time.
At least the current me isn't enough to alarm him.
The key is still this Great Dao Immortal Talisman.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but lower his head and swallow. After the information infusion just now, he was already very clear on what this thing was.
This is a piece of waste paper.
That's right. Fundamentally, this thing had no value. But that Immortal Venerable Taiyin had turned it into his own concept, covering the entire world realm.
With his cultivation, dao comprehension, and realm as endorsement.
Thus, the [Great Dao Immortal Talisman], which was originally just waste paper, gained value. And as more and more people used it, its value became thoroughly anchored.
What can ten million buy? It can't buy anything. At most, a cave abode with abundant spiritual qi and meticulous construction, a flying vessel for travel, and then add a complete set of cave abode supporting services. For qi refining and foundation establishment cultivators, this might be very good, but for a perfected lord, it's not worth mentioning.
That was why Banshan lent the money so readily.
After all, a mere ten million was indeed nothing to him. As a perfected lord, even an unorthodox perfected lord, he also possessed the right to mint [Grand Dao Immortal Talismans].
Yes, [Grand Dao Immortal Talismans] also had different grades.
The lowest grade was naturally the Unorthodox Immortal Talisman issued by Unorthodox perfected lords like Banshan. The medium grade was the Orthodox Immortal Talisman issued by the Orthodox immortal lords of the [Celestial Court].
And the top grade was naturally the Taiyin Immortal Talisman issued by Immortal Venerable Taiyin.
At the same time, this was the most valuable one. The exchange rate with the Unorthodox Immortal Talisman issued by Lu Yang (hypothetically) was 1:1000, and even then, one might not necessarily be able to exchange for it.
Lu Yang followed behind Banshan, pondering in his heart.
Soon, as they completely entered the [Celestial Court], a vast scene fell into his vision, and then he froze because the [Celestial Court] looked very strange.
It was a mountain.
A towering divine mountain stood in the center of heaven and earth like an axis. Surrounding the mountain were layers upon layers of continents spreading out and stacking upwards.
There were a total of nine layers. The first layer had the widest range, almost similar to the Five Regions of the World in Lu Yang's cognition. The second layer shrank by nearly half, and it continued upwards like this. When it reached the top layer, it seemed to be only the size of an island, but it was shrouded in mist, and even Lu Yang couldn't see it clearly.
This was the [Celestial Court]?
Lu Yang looked at Banshan, who also anticipated his confusion and explained with a smile, "Fellow Daoist is new here, so you must have many doubts in your heart."
"No matter, I will explain them to you one by one."
"It also saves Fellow Daoist from breaking the rules. That would be bad; there would be fines."
"However, Fellow Daoist can rest assured. After all, we are perfected lords. Most of the rules of the [Celestial Court] have nothing to do with us; just a little understanding is enough."
"Take this first layer, for example. It is specifically for mortals to live in. The Immortal Venerable is benevolent and felt that battles between cultivators could easily cause casualties among mortals. So he specially separated the first layer, which has the largest scale and the most resources, allowing these mortals to mine to their heart's content and contribute to the cultivators on the upper layers."
"Only mortals?"
Lu Yang frowned slightly. "Immortal dao resources are extremely precious, and most possess divine wonders and are difficult to approach. Mortals have difficulty even discovering them, so how can they mine them?"
Banshan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then came to a sudden realization.
Oh, oh, Fellow Daoist misunderstood. The mortals I spoke of also include those qi refining cultivators... Sigh, I'm used to it; I didn't treat them as cultivators.
Lu Yang: "..."
The feeling of this [Celestial Court] was getting increasingly wrong!
Lu Yang's thoughts shifted, while Banshan continued, "Layers two to five are where the sects of various perfected lords are located, mainly used for recruiting disciples."
"In addition, every year there will be a batch of mortals who pass the Immortal Examination and ascend from the first layer to the second layer. Those with better talent can join various sects, while those with poorer talent integrate into the society of the second layer and become local cultivators, which can be considered achieving a leap in social class."
"As for layers six to eight, that is the territory of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank."
"As far as I know, only the immortal lords of the Taiyin and Taiyang lineages, as well as their descendants, are permitted to enter the sixth layer and become true people on the mountain."
The entire [Celestial Court] great world.
Below the sixth layer, they were the mountainside and the foot of the mountain; they were ants, bugs, and expendable materials... Only above the sixth layer could one be considered on the mountain, worthy of being called a person.
And people on the mountain were naturally immortals.
"As for the ninth layer at the very top, that is the dao domain of Immortal Venerable Taiyin. It hasn't been open for many years, so it's not for us to worry about."
Speaking to this point, Banshan paused his steps.
Lu Yang fixed his gaze and saw a magnificent giant city located among the mountains, hanging high between the sun and moon. Its scale could almost rival a continent.
"This place is named [Mengwei]..."
Banshan smiled slightly. "This place is the headquarters of my Unorthodox Alliance. Fellow Daoist is also an Unorthodox perfected lord, so from now on, you are a member of my Unorthodox Alliance."