My Senior Brother Is Too Steady

by Stayrr

After being reborn in the ancient times before the Great God-Conferment War, Li Changshou becomes a minor cultivator. He is neither destined for great things nor great woe. His only dream is to live a long life as a cultivator. In order to survive in the cruel Primordial Times, Li Changshou tries hard not to accumulate any karma—killing inevitably leads to feuds. Thus, he always p

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Chapter 47: The Rebellious Dragon Is Here…

"It's just growing a beard… You scared me."

Jiu Jiu picked up the wooden ladle and smelled the wine in the jar at the side. She said in lingering fear, "I thought my Yin and Yang would be out of balance, and I would turn into a manly woman."

Li Changshou laughed softly and shook his head. He had always respected his martial aunt's logical thinking.

"Martial Aunt, after I finish refining this furnace of pills, I will probably be in seclusion from half a year to one year and cultivate the True Samadhi Flames. I have prepared a year's worth of those few kinds of wine for you. However, it won't be good for you if you drink too much of these. You should drink in moderation. It's at the same old place on the shelf at the side of the medicinal wine jar."

"Half a year?"

Jiu Jiu took those few wine pots and replaced them with a few empty ones. She walked over with her hands at her back and warned him seriously, "Although the True Samadhi Flames can be cultivated at the Void Return Realm, what is needed in the beginning is to burn your essence, Qi, and spirit to condense the fire seedling! Don't rush! Don't cultivate the Dharma spell into deficit essence Qi, and end up losing your essence, Qi, and spirit! That would be horrible!"

Li Changshou nodded his head with a smile and continued to bury his head to separate the herbs.

Jiu Jiu yawned helplessly and mumbled, "I've been stuck in a bottleneck in the past few years. I have problems in breaking through my cultivation level.

"However, I have encountered such situations a few times in the past. After I was stuck at the bottleneck for a few years, I managed to break through for no reason.

"After I break through, I will be entering seclusion for a few years. It might be decades, so you might not see me for a very long time."

Li Changshou replied with a smile, "Martial Aunt, you've already mainly cultivated the Inaction Sutra, right?"

"Yes." Jiu Jiu took a bamboo chair over and sat at the side of the table. She rested her head on the table while being bored to death. "When you ascend to an immortal, you can also cultivate the Inaction Sutra. If you have good potential, you can also cultivate it at the Void Return Realm.

"Unfortunately…

"Oh, that's right. I heard Fifth Senior Brother say that your master seems to be starting to achieve enlightenment on the Inaction Sutra."

"Yes. Two months ago, my master obtained a sutra sent by the sectarian officer within the sect." Li Changshou casually said, "Actually, given your attitude, you're most suitable to cultivate the Inaction Sutra."

Jiu Jiu blinked her eyes. "Little Changshou, you're saying the same thing as my master."

Li Changshou replied, "Previously, Martial Uncle Jiu Wu had also given me Volume One of the Inaction Sutra. Aren't these words from the sutra?"

"I see," Jiu Jiu murmured to herself and quietly watched Li Changshou sort out the herbs at the side. Unconsciously, she got lost in thoughts…

A moment later.

"Little Shoushou… you're actually pretty good-looking… Hehehe… Why did I not realize that in the past?"

"Eh?"

Li Changshou, who had prepared for alchemy, turned his head. He found that his martial aunt had fallen asleep on the table and was mumbling in her sleep.

After Immortal Ascension, her immortal body was still pure. Although his martial aunt did not tidy up her mid-length hair all year round, it was still smooth and shiny black.

She had a phoenix tail braid without any head ornaments, and she did not put on any cosmetics. She gave people the feeling that she was simple and pure.

His martial aunt, who had fallen into a deep sleep, could be described as having good skin and a clear mind.

Unfortunately, she was too lively when asleep.

Li Changshou shook his head with a smile and walked out of the Pill Chamber quietly. He looked at the little spiritual fish he had raised in the pond, which was shaped like Yin-Yang fish, and waited for Jiu Jiu to take a breather and wake up.

After all, he had something to ask her. He could not be too harsh on his martial aunt, as he wanted to use her pure immortal powers for alchemy.

After two days, Li Changshou was done with refining pills and temporarily sealed up the Pill Chamber. Then, he activated the array formations within 1.5 kilometers of the Pill Chamber.

After he sent Jiu Jiu away, he went to find Lan Ling'e to tell her about his seclusion.

Li Changshou was going to condense the fire seedling of the True Samadhi Flames during his seclusion this time, which would take him around half a year.

Lan Ling'e, who was dressed in a loose training attire and analyzing the technique of spreading medicine, was suddenly somewhat bewildered.

"Senior Brother, are you not entering seclusion in the Pill Chamber?"

"It's easy to cause the place to explode while cultivating the True Samadhi Flames," Li Changshou replied with a smile. "I will do a wooden raft later on and enter seclusion in the middle of the lake. That would be better."

Lan Ling'e blinked and wanted to say something but hesitated.

Li Changshou put a few porcelain bottles in her hands and told her about the usage and dosage of those bottles of pills.

With her mind constantly pondering, Lan Ling'e still asked softly, "Senior Brother, you don't need to… hide the True Samadhi Flames?

"Isn't that Dharma spell very formidable?"

Li Changshou knocked on his junior sister's head, with naturally not much force.

Despite facing each other, Li Changshou still explained carefully to her by voice transmission, "You've not had my lessons in the past few years. Have you forgotten what I've taught you? The True Samadhi Flames were bestowed by the master of Jiu Wu and Jiu Jiu. If I hide it and don't use it, the others will have more doubts. It's considered a trump card if the others cannot imagine, guess, or think of any information exposed based on your daily life, rather than just talking about its power."

Lan Ling'e stuck her tongue out and learned obediently with her head lowered.

Li Changshou took another two porcelain bottles and sent a voice transmission. "Place these two bottles of pills in front of our master's house. These are the immortal pills for him to refine, and they have cleansing effects. Don't try them secretly. You will explode from the medicinal effect of the immortal pills."

Lan Ling'e was happy right away. "Then after Master eats them, wouldn't he…"

"It'll be hard." Li Changshou shook his head and sighed lightly. He wandered to the forest and was prepared to create the wooden rafts that he would be using later on.

Lan Ling'e opened the jade bottle to smell it, and pure essence Qi rushed forth.

She took a breath lightly and felt heavy in her head. She returned to her house while feeling dizzy and quickly mediated to dispel the medicinal effect.

Li Changshou laughed softly upon seeing that. He found an old forest, pulled up his sleeves, and started going all out.

Two days later…

"What's that sound?"

Lan Ling'e, who had just awakened from her meditation, got up to look outside the window. She opened her mouth and took a few breaths before she felt helpless…

'I will do a small wooden raft later on.'

When Lan Ling'e recalled what her senior brother had said and looked at the big, 'simple' 500-feet tower ship that had just been launched on the lake, she could not help slap her forehead.

What had her senior brother misunderstood regarding the size?

Lan Ling'e lowered her head to look at the curve on her training attire, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

'Stupid Senior Brother, he actually… lost the concept of size thanks to Martial Aunt Jiu Jiu!'

Actually, Li Changshou was not someone who emphasized pleasure. He put more importance on usability when he created some fun things.

The small wooden raft was just formed simply by wood, and there were no restrictions. In terms of the difficulty in making it, it was indeed just a gadget.

The place where he would enter seclusion had to have a simple warning array, isolation array, and anti-probe array. He needed some space to place and hide the base of these array formations.

Apart from that, he still had some plans up his sleeves.

The two-floor-high tower ship had a total of seven rooms of similar sizes, with each room interconnected and placed with a cushion.

After he later entered seclusion and activated the surrounding array formations, he would also place a few paper dolls in each room.

If someone came into contact with the array formations, the paper dolls' restrictions would be activated right away and transform into his own figure, which would be enough to pass off as genuine!

That was simply a necessity to avoid being plotted against!

Unfortunately, such a design was still not perfect. He would still have a one-seventh chance of being stabbed to death.

"Ling'e, I'm going to start seclusion now."

After receiving Li Changshou's voice transmission, Li Changshou quickly walked to the door and waved her hand at him, who was standing on the tower ship.

When Li Changshou conjured a seal with both hands, layers of array formations on the wooden raft were activated, covering a huge area of the lake below. The little wooden raft became fuzzier under the layers of light.

In a short while, a lot of white mists emerged on the surface of the water. Lan Ling'e could no longer see where her senior brother was.

Li Changshou put paper dolls in each room and secretly went to a cabin room. He fumbled to set up an array formation in the corner and opened a secret compartment, where the clear lake water was underneath…

After conjuring a seal, he used his Illusion Spell to transform into a spiritual fish, entered the water without a sound, and swam towards the bottom of the water that had been shrouded by layers of array formations, leaving only seven paper dolls in each cabin room.

He had made such a huge wooden raft because he wanted to let these few layers of array formations cover the underwater.

It was Li Changshou's third seclusion place at the bottom.

When his master had brought little Ling'e up the mountain in the past, he had also entered seclusion here and achieved initial success in condensing the Cold Nether Fire.

In the Five Elements, water was able to restrain fire. It was actually an exceptional technique to prevent self-explosion caused by the convergence of too much fire when cultivating a fire spell underwater.

However… a small part of the Little Qiong Peak, which used to be green and lush, was suddenly bare.

The East Ocean, Crystal Palace.

"How dare you, Ao Yi!

"How dare you spout nonsense and disrespect your elders! You have disgraced the prestige of the race, and defamed the honor of the race!

"Do… Do you know what kind of offense this is!"

In the spacious, empty palace of the second prince, the young Ao Yi from the dragon race had been tied to an iron pillar by chains. He closed his eyes tightly and vaguely heard the scoldings at the side of his ear.

He sneered and endured the pain on his back, still looking very firm.

Ao Yi now felt that this Crystal Palace was very absurd and incomparably ridiculous.

When he had stood at the celebration feast on the other day, he faced his father and said, "I want to become a disciple of the Immortal Du Sect and cultivate like the Saint of the Three Schools!"

That shock, disbelief, and change in expression of the dragon's head…

Those ridiculous scoldings due to his disgraceful behavior and disgrace brought upon the dragon race…

The aura rushing forth from those dragon experts crushed his 10-year-old body on the spot!

The ones who had scolded him on that day were either his father's brothers or the older dragons. They had the right to scold this nephew of theirs.

Those chancellors of those races of the ocean and those generals of the dragon race without the bloodline of the Dragon King had also not dared to utter a word. However, they shot him a contemptuous look.

When he had gone to pay respect to the Saints, he had been regarded as disgraceful.

When he had gone out to become a disciple and cultivate, he had been regarded as a rebel of the dragon race.

This was ridiculous, really ridiculous…

"This is extremely ridiculous!" Ao Yi could not help but berate with a painful look on his delicate face.

Ice-cold force appeared on the iron pillar behind his back, and icicles pierced through his fair, clear, and smooth back, causing Ao Yi to tremble from the pain.

However, he still had a sober gaze, and his determination did not vanish at all!

A few moments ago, his mother had just left and persuaded him to admit his mistakes early…

"My son, are the skills from our race not enough for you to learn? Are the treasures from our race not enough for you to play with?

"Why did you have to do such absurd things, and even say those absurd words before so many uncles of our race?

"You want to join the Saints, but did you know that they don't take in disciples from the dragon race except for the Jie School?

"That Chan School's master had taken in an illegitimate dragon as his disciple in the past. He had used his treasures to strip away the last destiny from the dragon race and placed them on his disciple.

"How can our race forget such a humiliation?

"My son, who has confused you?'

How could Ao Yi not understand these words from his mother and know the truth?

One of the 12 Golden Immortals of the Chan School, Perfected Yellow Dragon, was clearly a bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon. Back then, he had only been seriously injured and landed in the Kunlun Mountains. He had been cared for by the Three Pure Ones, who had yet to become Saints, and became an ornamental dragon of the Three Pure Ones.

Before the Ancient Saint had appeared, the dragon race had treated that as a disgrace. They had severed all ties with Perfected Yellow Dragon and even removed his name from the Dragon Registry.

Afterward, the Three Pure Ones had become Saints. The dragon race had not been able to put down their dignity to curry favor with Perfected Yellow Dragon. Instead, they had started to spread rumors within the race and called him an illegitimate dragon.

As for the so-called Saints did not take in disciples of the dragon race…

After the Three Pure Ones had become Saints, a group of experts from the dragon race had brought the young dragon forward to be a disciple at the Golden Turtle Island and were very respectful to the Saints.

However, they had heard that the Grandmaster of Heaven took in the least disciples. He had only allowed the most outstanding disciples of the dragon race to become disciples of the Saints. They had not become a disciple of the Saints directly. The experts of the dragon race had turned back and felt that the Saints were humiliating them…

What kind of absurdity was that?

This was absurd!

Ao Yi trembled lightly all over, and the light on the iron pillar on his back gradually weakened.

'I, Ao Yi, have to endure this.'

Only he, the Second Prince of the Dragon King, could completely become humble and a disciple of the Immortal Du Sect, which had a rank in the middle of the Immortal Sects of the Three Schools…

Even if he knelt before the Immortal Du Sect and became an in-name disciple… could he break through the pointless arrogance of the dragon race and tear apart their twisted self-esteem!

If these humiliations still could not awaken the dead-drunk dragon race, then he would stand on the peak of all spirits as a Saint!

At that time, he would ask these ancient elders… what was the way out for the dragon race!?

After taking a breath, Ao Yi opened his mouth and screamed, "Let me out! I want to see my father! I want to go to the Immortal Du Sect, and become a disciple and learn the Dao!"

A group of maidservants outside the hall felt sorry for him on their teary, delicate faces. However, they were stopped by the flood dragon troops and could not go near the Second Prince.

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Chapter 48: Gulp Gulp Gulp Gulp Gulp

Three months later, above the Crystal Palace deep in the East Ocean…

After a series of matters—the young dragon rebelling, his mother pleading for him, and his father ordering a thorough investigation—a fish spirit, who was a musician teaching the prince in the ocean, became a scapegoat. The fish spirit had been cut into pieces on the spot and put between scallions, ginger, vinegar, and garlic…

It was unfortunate and lamentable.

During the Primordial Times, there was no wasabi, and the way of sashimi had yet to be perfected.

Presently, the Second Prince of the Dragon Palace, Ao Yi, was tied to a huge immortal cowrie ship, which was speeding to the border between the South Ocean and the East Ocean.

Besides Ao Yi, there were only a few flood dragon troops and a Turtle Immortal with white eyebrows and beard on the ship.

This Turtle Immortal, who had retired a long time ago, sat beside Ao Yi and was trying to persuade him with deep sighs.

"Your Majesty, how did you get involved with the tiny Immortal Du Sect?

"What virtues and capabilities do they have? Even if His Majesty let you become a disciple there, he would not dare to take you in either.

"You have to think of His Majesty too. He is now holding his ground amid the opinions of the masses, and suppressing all the voices so that you can go and become a disciple of a Saint!

"This time, I will take you to become a disciple under the great immortal of the Three Saints of that Dao Sect, the Black Cloud Immortal.

"Although this great immortal does not have a high reputation, he is ranked first among the seven immortals in the Jie School and is thought highly of by the Three Saints of the Dao Sect. He only has one golden turtle, who comes from the same race as me, as his disciple. Back then, we had some friendly relations too.

"Your Majesty, this is going according to your wishes.

"Don't create any more big trouble!"

Ao Yi turned his head to look at one side, still looking unresigned.

However, he was only 10 years old, after all. Even though he had received many years of 'egg education', he had truly been born for 10 years.

The old turtle kept persuading him at the side, and Ao Yi gradually hesitated.

"Does this great immortal have any methods to become a Saint?"

"That is for sure!"

The Turtle Immortal seized the opportunity and started telling Ao Yi about how impressive this great immortal was, and how the Grandmaster of Heaven liked him. However, he was rather low-profile and did not reveal his talents outside.

Soon, the Turtle Immortal sighed and sent a voice transmission to Ao Yi.

"Your Majesty, I can see what you're trying to do. However, this isn't as simple as you think it is. You will not obtain a good outcome by just tormenting yourself.

"Flaunting is just like a dream. It becomes frozen after you wake up from the dream. Nobody is willing to wake up from it.

"You have to empathize with His Majesty. He is the person sitting at the highest seat in the dragon race, so he cannot do anything easily. Otherwise, the place will be in danger."

Ao Yi pondered and then gradually nodded his head.

'In short, I can now roam around the huge Primordial World at will outside the Dragon Palace.'

To become a disciple of the great immortal, he still had to rely on his status as the prince of the Dragon Palace. How could he get rid of the embarrassment of the Dragon Palace?

Which of the few other disciples of the Dragon Palace could become a disciple of a great immortal?

What he needed to search was the way out for the dragon race, and not the way out for himself, the Second Prince of the East Ocean's Dragon Palace!

He had to first secure this Turtle immortal. He would talk about any other things someday in the future.

In the roaring ocean breeze, Ao Yi gradually revealed a smile on his face, showing the 'innocence' that was just like his own age. That Turtle Immortal was gradually relieved.

Deep in the dense forest of the Heaven-Breaking Peak in the Immortal Du Sect at the Nine Jiu Immortals' cultivation ground.

Jiu Jiu's huge gourd drifted over from the Little Qiong Peak's direction. As if she had no energy, she walked back to her own house in a crestfallen manner. She slowly sat down on the wooden steps in front of the house and slowly leaned down.

She lay down softly, just like a melting clay figurine, hugging her gourd and lying there for a long while.

"I'm so bored. It has only been three months since Little Shoushou entered seclusion. Why do I feel that it seems more than three years? Nobody is playing with me…"

"Even Senior Sister is accompanied by Senior Brother, while he goes to accompany someone else.

"After Big Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Sister and Fifth Senior Brother, Sixth Senior Sister and Seventh Senior Brother, it should be time for Eighth Senior Brother to be with Ninth Junior Sister. I didn't expect Eighth Senior Brother to follow in Third Senior Sister's steps and go out of the Heaven-Breaking Peak…

"As the Ninth Junior Sister with a bitter fate, I have to be lonely without anyone accompanying me…

"I'm even Master's final disciple. Ugh…"

The windows of the house next door were pushed open, looking radiant. Jiu Shi, who had seemed to be hundreds of years younger recently, looked over at this side. After hearing Jiu Jiu harping on something, she could not help laughing.

Jiu Shi drifted out from the window, wearing a rainbow-colored dress like a fairy in a painting, and landed beside Jiu Jiu. She sat on the wooden steps and pinched Jiu Jiu's nose.

"Senior Sister." Jiu Jiu hugged Jiu Shi and closed her eyes before she howled in grief, "Accompany me to the Little Qiong Peak! I want to play Fight the Great God! I want to play Immortal Life Simulation!"

Jiu Shi suddenly laughed softly and patted her little junior sister's head. "Foolish Junior Sister, how can I go to the Little Qiong Peak?"

"Huh? Why not, Senior Sister?"

"Won't you feel embarrassed if I go there?"

"What should I be embarrassed about?"

Jiu Jiu cranked her head. "Fourth Senior Sister, did you misunderstand something? I'm just having an aunt-nephew relationship with Little Shoushou."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Jiu Shi smiled with her eyes full of aggression.

Jiu Jiu could not help but blink and shrink her neck. "Isn't… that so?"

"Right. A martial aunt and martial nephew perform alchemy and set up array formations every day, are with each other for the whole day, and are very intimate."

"What intimate! He is sick!"

Jiu Shi froze and quickly asked, "What illness does he have? Martial Nephew Changshou has an unmentionable disease? That is a huge problem."

"It's not an unmentionable disease. Little Shoushou cannot be touched by any woman besides his junior sister. Otherwise, he would twitch all over."

Jiu Jiu said with a smile, "He watched his junior sister grow up, so he is fine with her. He's also fine with me if it's just touching fists or high-five."

Jiu Shi hugged her arms and muttered to herself before suddenly saying, "How did this illness come about? Can you tell me in detail?"

"When I brought Little Shoushou to the North Continent the last time…"

A moment later, Jiu Shi hugged her Ninth Junior Sister and laughed. She said something to Jiu Jiu, which made the latter be at a loss. Then, she could not help but rest her forehead on her hand.

"This brat actually dared to deceive me!"

"Calm down, Little Jiu. Such a man who preserves his chastity is a treasure rarely seen in the world. Don't miss the opportunity."

Jiu Jiu was suddenly embarrassed and stamped her feet in anger. "Senior Sister, what are you talking about! How I can be with him!

"Oh my, I'm going back to seclusion!"

"Aren't you going to be a guard at the Priming Meet after a few days?"

"Oh, that's right… Can't I enter seclusion for a few days?"

Jiu Jiu got away and went to her house. Jiu Shi laughed softly and drifted after her.

"Little Jiu, you don't have to be shy in front of me. I'll teach you how to dress and apply makeup first…"

"Eh, I don't want to."

"Come on! Let me have a look at your current figure."

"Fourth Senior Sister, don't touch me anyhow… This is annoying! Aiya!"

As the sun set in the west, the laughter of the two fairies drifted here and there nearby.

In the house next door, a short Daoist, who looked deeply in trouble and haggard, shook his head and activated the array outside Jiu Jiu's house.

Then, he looked at the complete dine-and-dash meal on the table in front, and the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch.

Jiu Jiu was still going to be a guard at the Priming Meet in the North Continent this time because there had been a small problem the other time. This time, the sect had sent a Perfected Immortal to go with her.

Only two people were going to the North Continent.

On the day of the Priming Meet, the disciple representative Youqin Xuanya, whose reputation had recently surged more and more, carried her own huge sword on her back and was wearing a fiery-red dress. She appeared at the venue on time.

However, when everyone had split into teams, she did not join in the practice. Instead, she turned and went back to her cave abode for seclusion.

Thus, the two disciples heading to the North Continent received superb treatment of having secret guards exclusive for a Perfected Immortal.

Going to and from the North Continent took several months. In the few months after returning, Jiu Jiu had kept remembering what her Fourth Senior Sister had told her previously.

Gradually, Jiu Jiu, who had thought that she had no other feelings for Li Changshou besides being purely playmates, started to immerse in self-doubt.

Could it be that she had feelings for Little Changshou and she didn't know about that?

That was impossible. Although having a martial aunt-martial nephew relationship was a little exciting, she had always been taking care of Little Changshou as her junior. However, she had been careless and had been fed by him…

As Jiu Jiu thought more about this, she felt so confused that she could not concentrate while meditating.

Another few months had passed again. When the paper crane, which brought the message that Li Changshou wanted to invite her for alchemy, landed in her hand, Jiu Jiu jumped in joy.

Then, she froze.

"My heart couldn't have been really moved by a martial nephew, who is only around 100 years old, right?"

'There are some words that you will only know after asking.'

Fourth Senior Sister's laughter was still winding around her ear. Jiu Jiu sat on the bed and muttered to herself before she lifted her hand to smash the bed board.

'What are you afraid of? Just go ask him!'

Jiu Jiu changed into a clean hemp garment, sat on the huge gourd, and rushed to the Little Qiong Peak.

This time, Li Changshou wanted to refine poisonous pills so that he could be more prepared when he went out for the Tribulation Transcendence.

By the time Jiu Jiu rushed over, Li Changshou had prepared various kinds of poisonous herbs and put himself in layers of protective equipment.

After Jiu Jiu had worn such a cumbersome 'protective suit' for the first time, she had never heeded his advice to wear it for the second time.

This made Li Changshou extra careful in controlling the poisonous pills' toxin circulation when he was refining pills each time, lest he accidentally provided immortal powers for his martial aunt.

During alchemy, the two of them were talking endlessly just like before.

However, Jiu Jiu was still thinking about what her Fourth Senior Sister had said. Despite the 32-hours alchemy and her trying to ask dozens of times, she could not find the appropriate context.

'It's just one sentence. Why is it so hard to ask?

'I couldn't have…

'How is that possible? Am I someone who goes for someone younger? Ask him, and everything will be fine!'

Jiu Jiu took a deep breath and lifted her hand to tidy up her hair ends at the side of her ear while looking at Li Changshou, who was concentrating at the side.

With her utmost effort, she asked in the weakest tone, "How… did I… perform during the alchemy this time?"

"You're doing well as usual," Li Changshou answered with a laugh in his suit. "Martial Aunt, your immortal powers are indeed very helpful."

The poisonous pills trembled slightly, and Li Changshou immediately adjusted the pill effect.

Jiu Jiu blinked her eyes and continued to adjust her voice.

"Then Martial Nephew Changshou… what do you… think of me…"

During the crucial moment for the pill formation, Li Changshou, who was concentrating on controlling the properties of the poisonous pills, could not hear her properly since he was wearing too many anti-poison Dharma artifacts and Jiu Jiu had spoken too softly. He only heard 'Martial Nephew' and 'what'.

However, the topic they had always been discussing seemed to be…

Li Changshou nodded lightly and replied with a smile without turning back, "Very much and very stable. What is even rarer is that it is pure, without any impurities."

Li Changshou frowned and stared at the poisonous pills that were going to form soon in the furnace. He added, "If only I could also have[1] it."

Jiu Jiu opened her mouth slightly—she was petrified!

She pointed at Li Changshou with a trembling finger.

"Do… Do you know what you're saying?"

Li Changshou answered, "What's wrong? Did I say anything wrong?"

'Did I say anything wrong!

'Very strong, and what is even rarer is that it is pure, to the point without any impurities.

'If I could only have it…'

Who was so disgraceful like that?

Jiu Jiu's slightly round face instantly blushed red from her neck downward. Wisps of white smoke seeped through her forehead.

She took half a step back and wanted to say something, but her voice was trembling. She turned around and dashed to the distance. After two steps, she rushed into the air and flew toward the Heaven-Breaking Peak…

"Eh?"

Li Changshou was disturbed by the sound of the wind and turned around to look in confusion.

'She left? She's not going to take her wine reward today?'

Martial Aunt Jiu Jiu's immortal powers were indeed very stable, powerful, and pure. Otherwise, she could not have achieved pill formation in her first furnace of pills and saved his eight other materials!

He wished he could have such genuine immortal powers like Martial Aunt Jiu. However, he was going to go through the Tribulation Transcendence soon.

'Um, Martial Aunt wouldn't have misunderstood anything, right?' Li Changshou quickly reacted. 'Nevermind. Concentrate and prepare for pill formation!'

He could just explain these trivial matters later on.

In between the group of mountain peaks in the Immortal Du Sect…

Jiu Jiu, who sat and flew on the huge gourd, took the wine gourd on her waist and raised her head before making gulping sounds. Then, she hit the forest halfway up the mountains on the Heaven-Breaking Peak just like an arrow taking off, causing the entire forest to shake lightly and birds flying everywhere…

A little fairy in a hemp garment was lying on the fallen leaves of the thick growth of grass under the tree in the forest. She covered her face with her pair of delicate hands and breathed heavily.

But soon, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her delicate face was flushed red. One of her fair arms covered her forehead while the other was lifted to block the sunlight from the gaps in the treetop.

"Very pure…

"Pooh! What am I talking about? Seriously!"

She took out… those brightly-colored immortal dresses, which her Fifth Senior Brother had given and Fourth Senior Sister had made for her, from the storage sack.

"What am I thinking about again? He's my martial nephew!"

Jiu Jiu quickly threw the storage sack. Not long after that, she turned to look at it.

It was not that she could not give it a try. She just would not let anyone else see…

[1] It can also mean be pregnant in this context.

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Chapter 49: My Senior Brother Has A Troublesome Personality

"Huh~

"Why do I dislike this…

"Eh, it's very revealing… Isn't this just adding two pieces of cloth behind another piece of cloth? Wouldn't I corrupt someone's eyes if I wear this out?

"This is even more alluring. The most important place is not even covered well! Did Fourth Senior Sister wear this for Fifth Senior Brother to see?

"No, that's not right. I think I have to wear them all…

Hee hee, he he…

Since early morning, Jiu Jiu had been busy in her house until the afternoon. She had always been standing in front of her house with her delicate hands on the doorknob, unable to pull it open for the time being.

'I just have to go out for a stroll!

'Yes, I just have to go out for a stroll…'

After taking in a light breath, Jiu Jiu slowly pulled open the wooden door in front of her and stepped out with her blue embroidered flower cloth shoes.

In a split second, there was a rainbow in the mountain farmland shrouded by this large array formation.

A few gazes were seen, and voices were heard…

When they heard a few clanking sounds, the disciples going to draw water in the Pill Chamber had a slip on their carrying poles, the disciples clearing up the weeds in the flowerbed dropped their hoes, while the young ladies holding onto a few bottles of pills threw the trays in their hands.

"Ahem!"

Jiu Jiu cleared her throat and walked half a step forward with her hands behind her back. She subconsciously straightened her body with her head high, scanning every place calmly.

A few male disciples quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to see it, but they secretly looked up to take a few peeks. A young man, who had just gone up the mountains not long ago, flushed red.

'It's no big deal! Isn't wearing anything the same? I didn't offend public morals. I'm wearing more than my usual short dress and blouse.'

Jiu Jiu licked her lips, looking very hesitant. However, she quickly made up her mind. She had nearly forgotten to summon the huge gourd that she had brought out and turned it ten feet long.

She was supposed to get used to sitting up. However, it was awkward when she thought about her current dressing—she was in a light pink dress, which was made from unknown material but was still light.

Therefore, she gathered up her dress and gently crossed her leg over the other. She sat on the front of the huge gourd and rose to the sky.

Just when she flew out of the Heaven-Breaking Peak, she saw a short Daoist with dark circles on both eyes on the white clouds. He drifted over slowly while holding onto a scroll.

Jiu Jiu stopped her gourd, used her immortal power on it, and coughed deliberately.

"Cough! Cough, cough!"

Jiu Wu, who passed by, looked up at her and revealed a courteous smile to her. He cupped his fists while holding onto the scroll and landed halfway on the mountain.

Jiu Jiu froze and rolled her eyes before sitting on the gourd and continued her journey.

Jiu Wu, who had landed in a large array, looked down all of a sudden.

"I seem to have seen… Junior Sister just now?

"No, that's not right. She has always been wearing the same set of clothes for hundreds of years. How could she have dressed like that?

"I must have seen it wrongly.

"I'm at the losing end recently. Fortunately, Senior Sister is finally in seclusion. I can finally replenish my strength."

After sighing, Jiu Wu continued studying the '32 Methods of Cultivating Essence and Consolidating Qi' scroll in his hands while going towards his house.

Just when he walked into his house, the short Daoist smelled a lingering fragrance from a fairy and could not help but feel an inexplicable chill.

His body had responded. It was purely a physical response.

He had always been deeply attracted to Fourth Senior Sister, with his love being more than gold. He definitely was not afraid at all!

Jiu Wu then recalled his heroic performance during this period and revealed a knowing smile…

Ever since he had drunk the Poisonous Dragon Wine concocted by Martial Nephew Changshou, even though his waist had become more flexible, he had much more confidence before his senior sister, and he was on better terms with his Dao companion. Cultivating the Dao to seek longevity became more pleasurable and interesting.

However, he was still unhappy about that brat playing tricks on him.

Jiu Wu muttered to himself and was lost in thoughts as he sat behind the desk.

'Pay someone back his own coins?

'Develop something similar to this pill to lure him to this array formation?

'This brat might really endure it and won't be embarrassed… Then I'll ask Little Jiu to help add fuel to the fire?

'Um, that will not work. Am I giving him benefits or playing a trick on him? If Junior Sister doesn't retaliate, wouldn't I be at the losing end!?

'I'm restricted by that oath to have a battle of wits and guts with this brat! I have lesser ways, but this is even more interesting.'

"Wait for it, little thief! I will eventually find your loophole!"

When Jiu Jiu flew to the sky above the Little Qiong Peak, she pursed her lips and could not help muttering to herself, "Seriously, how come these few people I met on the way sized me up with a strange gaze? Aren't they afraid of being beaten up?"

The huge gourd slowly landed. Her spiritual senses scanned the Little Ling Peak to find that Li Changshou was teaching Lan Ling'e.

Jiu Jiu blinked her eyes and deliberately concealed her aura fluctuation. She wanted to see how the two of them would react when she suddenly appeared.

She wouldn't scare them, right?

Jiu Jiu frowned and felt somewhat helpless.

As she sneakily approached the straw hut, she heard a clear voice from inside even from a distance.

"The state of mind is insignificant, and the Dao manifests in it; The Qi returns to the sea, and condenses in the primordial soul.

"In this sentence, the hardest thing to understand is 'the Qi returns to the sea'. The Qi here does not refer to one's cultivated Dharma powers, clear Qi, or turbid Qi. It refers to the little connate essence Qi in one's body.

"This is a treasure from the mother's womb, and is very important for cultivators…"

Li Changshou was sitting on a round-backed chair in the house, looking very relaxed. Lan Ling'e was listening carefully to him on the meditation cushion.

Jiu Jiu walked into the house quietly on tiptoes. Then, she turned around and lifted her arms to do a tiger claw posture while rushing inside and shouting, "Hurrah!"

Lan Ling'e, who sat sitting with her eyes closed, could not help but laugh. On the other hand, Li Changshou put the sutra from his hand down helplessly and looked at Jiu Jiu, who had changed her dressing, with a smile.

Jiu Jiu widened her eyes and said, "Why aren't you guys frightened?"

Lan Ling'e pretended to be flustered and slightly shouted, "Aiya! I've been scared by Martial Aunt!"

However, just when she turned her head, she could not help but exclaim, "Martial Aunt, why are you suddenly… suddenly wearing a dress?"

"What's wrong? Can't I wear it?"

Jiu Jiu secretly observed Li Changshou's reaction. When she turned in a circle in front of Lan Ling'e, her dress and beautiful hair floated lightly, causing the house to be filled with a faint fragrance.

At that moment, Lan Ling'e was also secretly watching her senior brother's reaction. When she found him nodding his head with a smile, she was slightly relieved.

'It's good that Senior Brother wasn't startled.'

Lan Ling'e said in a soft laugh, "Of course, you can. Martial Aunt is usually very pretty, but you're even more dazzling now. I wouldn't dare to drift on the white cloud with you!"

Jiu Jiu blinked her eyes at Li Changshou. "Changshou, what… do you think?"

"Very nice." Li Changshou nodded his head and praised her.

When a woman had a good relationship with himself, just like his junior sister and martial aunt in front of him, and they suddenly changed into a new dress or a new piece of head ornament, and sought praises, he should not be stingy with praises as an elegant man.

However, when he thought that there might have been misunderstandings the day before, Li Changshou added, "I might be a little not used to it after looking at it all of a sudden."

"I see."

Jiu Jiu looked down at what she had matched after carefully picking them for half a day, looking somewhat disappointed.

At the side, Lan Ling'e sighed in her heart.

'Senior Brother is still like this, as expected…

'It's really too hard to approach such a person like him who can't wait to refuse any karma.

'This is troublesome, indeed.'

Lan Ling'e very soon revealed a faint, slight smile and took the initiative to go over. She whispered at Jiu Jiu's ear, "Martial Aunt, is this your first time dressing up like this?"

Jiu Jiu quickly replied, "Yes, that's right. I wanted to change my dressing style all of a sudden."

"When you're dressed like this, having light makeup is more suitable." Lan Ling'e whispered something at Jiu Jiu's ear, and Jiu Jiu's eyes lit up before she pulled Lan Ling'e to behind the screen at the side.

Upon seeing that, Li Changshou shook his head slightly and continued to read with the slip held up. When he heard them chattering with a low voice, he thought a little in his heart without any change in his expression.

Not long after, amid Lan Ling'e's constant exclamation, Jiu Jiu came out from behind the screen and looked at Li Changshou while being pleased with herself.

"How's this?"

Li Changshou looked up and smiled even wider.

At that moment, it seemed that his martial aunt had become another person. She had put on face powder, drew the ends of her eyebrows thinly, put on some rouge, moistened her red lips, wore a thin silk skirt and a lined jacket, and had phoenix tail braids. She seemed more exquisite than before and had more feminine charms.

"Not bad." Li Changshou showed her a thumbs-up. "You are the top three most beautiful among the women I've seen!"

"Really?"

Jiu Jiu blinked her eyes. For some reason, the kind of strange, subtle feelings entangled in her heart over the past two days had dissipated. She felt happy and relieved as a result.

"Of course, it's true. Do you have a misunderstanding of your own charms?" Li Changshou replied with a smile, "Martial Aunt, you usually don't wear makeup, and you're already a person that many male disciples in the sect admire."

"Pooh, how can that be?" Jiu Jiu rolled her eyes, but her eyes were still smiling. She said indifferently, "I don't care much about these. After all, I cultivate the Dao to seek longevity.

"Let's not talk about this. Are you still giving a lesson?

"If you're not going to do so, let's play Fight the Great Gods!"

Li Changshou said, "Giving a lesson is something I need to do after all…"

"Martial Aunt, you rarely come here!" Lan Ling'e hugged Jiu Jiu's arm. "Fight the Great Gods!"

Li Changshou could not help but rest his forehead on his hand. How could it be 'rarely' when she came around seven to eight times a month?

Jiu Jiu firmly agreed. "Fight the Great Gods!"

"Alright. Since the two of you are so excited, we'll find a chance to give Ling'e another lesson later on."

Li Changshou shook his head. The two of them were already cheering at the side, and skillfully set up the short table and cushions.

When she sat down, Jiu Jiu felt somewhat awkward. She used Li Changshou's straw hut next door to change back into her most comfortable hemp garment, short blouse, and short skirt. She replaced the shoes with embroidered flowers into soft, comfortable, special straw shoes and removed the light makeup on her face.

This straw was not just ordinary straw. This was the immortal grass that Jiu Wu had meticulously nurtured…

This was indeed much more comfortable.

Before Jiu Jiu went out of the straw hut, she recalled Li Changshou's tone earlier on.

'Top three most beautiful!'

Jiu Jiu unconsciously smiled and mumbled, "This brat is really disgraceful. He even dared to say such things."

Jiu Jiu opened the door and rushed to the straw hut next door like the wind. Competing voices were heard after some time…

"Fight the Great Gods!"

"Double!"

"Extra double!"

"You're the great god this round. I'm a little immortal. Extra double. I have 12 Spirit Stones at the moment."

"Make your move, Ling'e!

"I have 17 cards. Can you defeat me today?"

When it was quiet in the middle of the night, Li Changshou left the straw hut.

His martial aunt and junior sister were a little drunk. At the moment, they were sound asleep on the bed. He was in charge of closing the door and opening the array, lest their pitiful look was seen by others the next morning.

When he returned to the Pill Chamber, he entered the secret underground room. Li Changshou sat on the meditation cushion at the corner, closed his eyes, and concealed his spirit and Qi.

A ball of orange-red flame slowly condensed between his palms and was later absorbed into his body. It started to slowly roam around and forge his primordial soul and Dao Body.

Nine-petaled lotus flowers slowly circulated him. At the moment, these lotus flowers were the size of a fist, and the veined patterns on them were incomparably clear. They had become more perfect and had indistinct, mysterious Dao runes.

However, Li Changshou still felt that it was lacking. Thus, he was hesitant to enter the Ninth Stage of the Dao Requital Realm.

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Chapter 50: Choosing the Place for Tribulation Transcendence

In the early morning, Lan Ling'e, who was sound asleep, was awakened by a huge force.

Before she could come back to her senses, she heard Jiu Jiu shout excitedly, "Ha, hehehe! I've broken through the bottleneck! Ling'e, remember to tell your senior brother. I'll go back first to seclusion!"

"Oh… huh? She broke through after waking up?" Lan Ling'e responded in a daze. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jiu Jiu finding her shoes on the floor.

At that moment, Martial Aunt Jiu was rather excited. Her cultivation level once again took another firm step towards the Heaven Immortal Realm. She rushed out of the straw hut and hopped onto the gourd before quickly going to the Heaven-Breaking Peak.

"Remember to let your senior brother know that I'll help him with alchemy once I come out of seclusion…"

Lan Ling'e was in a daze at the side of the bed for a while. After yawning twice, she walked to the dresser.

When she recalled the trivial matter that her martial aunt had done the day before, Lan Ling'e smiled and then sighed.

'It's really carefree after Immortal Ascension.'

"Junior Sister."

A voice transmission entered her ear, and she subconsciously responded, "Here!"

Li Changshou continued his voice transmission. "I've heard what Martial Aunt has said. I will roughly enter seclusion for three months. After that, I might go out. Do you need any pills? I will only return after three to five years this time."

'Senior Brother… is going out to go through his Tribulation Transcendence?'

Lan Ling'e was happy but then pouted unhappily.

She was naturally happy for her senior brother and was unhappy because he would only return after three to five years. He had not left her for that long ever since she had gone up the mountains.

"There's nothing I need. Senior Brother, you just have to take good care of yourself," Lan Ling'e mumbled softly.

Peals of laughter were heard in the voice transmission. Li Changshou warned her, "I will wake up Master before I leave and tell him not to enter seclusion in the next few years. Remember not to run all around the place. You have to always remember what I've previously told you at all times, and don't be carelessly bullied."

"I got it, Senior Brother. It isn't too late to say these after you come out of seclusion." Lan Ling'e turned her eyes. "Are you going to slip away?"

Li Changshou laughed in the Pill Chamber and did not send a voice transmission anymore.

He looked down at the wisp of blue light emerging in his palm.

He had not expected the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital to come much earlier.

Currently, his Dao Realm was like… having rapid growth. It had the urge to soar at any time. Thankfully, it could still be suppressed.

After attaining the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital, he would very likely face the Heavenly Tribulation.

The Tribulation Transcendence had to be also put in his itinerary.

Li Changshou had long decided to go out to face the Tribulation Transcendence. Firstly, he did not want to reveal his cultivation level. Secondly, he did not want others to watch his Heavenly Tribulation.

After all, the Tribulation Transcendence was his own matter, and the mountain-protecting array formation was not affected at all.

He would find a hidden place outside without any people to go through his Tribulation Transcendence, which was not much different from the sect's safety factor.

However, if he wanted to successfully slip away from the sect, he had to spend some effort.

Li Changshou sighed lightly.

"Fortunately, there are still fish."

The rules of the Immortal Du Sect were strict, but most were targeted at the disciples that had yet to achieve Immortal Ascension. They restricted the disciples' speech and actions, supervised their cultivation, and ensured their safety.

Among the Immortal Du Sect disciples, Li Changshou was an outstanding cultivator in the Second Stage of the Void Return Realm. Therefore, there were rather strict restrictions on him to go out.

This was one of the reasons he had chosen to go to the Priming Meet in the North Continent to search for herbs.

For the sake of going out of the sect to face Tribulation Transcendence, Li Changshou had already prepared to go to the Bai Fan Hall to apply for a reason to go out. The disciples had one chance to go back to their hometown and visit the grave.

Since he had joined the immortal sect, he was not linked to the mortal world anymore. Hence, he should completely sever ties with them.

However, a human heart was grown from the flesh, while the Dao Heart also had tribulation in the mortal world.

The forefathers of the human race thought highly of loyalty and filial piety. Although cultivators had broken free from the mortal world, they could not mourn in front of their parents who had raised them. They should visit their graveand worship them.

The Immortal Du Sect had done pretty well in this by learning from many major sects from the Middle Continent.

After new disciples, who came from the mortal world, entered the sect, an outer sect sectarian officer would be especially in charge of that. Every decade, they would look after the new disciples' parents and give them gold and silver for their livelihood. They would also tell them how the disciples were doing in the sect, and give them some pills to remove their illnesses and talismans to avoid a calamity. However, they would not extend their lifespan.

Life and death were destined, and fate was limited. The Immortal Du Sect did not want to attract too much unnecessary karma, either.

After the disciples' parents passed away, they would also let that disciple know and allow them to go back to their hometown for three years to pay respects to their parents so that they could completely break off any links with the mortal world.

Eighteen years ago, Li Changshou had been informed by the sect that his parents in the mortal world had both passed away.

Under the care of the Immortal Du Sect, his parents, who were ordinary herdsmen in the nomadic tribe in the South Continent, had lived over 100 years old without suffering any illnesses or calamity in their lifetime.

Li Changshou actually did not have much impression on his parents in this lifetime. After all, he had been brought to the mountains by his master very early on. He had exchanged a lifetime of clothing and food for them. They did not need to worry or suffer illnesses, and they had faced fewer calamities.

When he had received the notice from the sect, Li Changshou had wanted to visit their graveright away. However, since he was prepared to go through Tribulation Transcendence outside, it had been suppressed temporarily.

This was somewhat troublesome.

If the outer sectarian officer passed by the disciples' hometown while doing errands outside in the three years that the disciples visited their parents' graves, they would have to take a look at the disciples' current situation.

Li Changshou had made preparations regarding this point. He had long been on good terms with the 'elders' of the Bai Fan Hall, who were in charge of the disciples.

He truly had a good friendship with them.

This elder was not like the other elders.

Most of the elders in the Bai Fan Hall were old Perfected Immortals. For example, Elder Ge was in charge of matters inside and out of the sect.

The true elders of the Immortal Du Sect were cultivating in different peaks, and they did not ask about miscellaneous matters. They could not obtain this reputation unless they were at the Heaven Immortal Realm.

Three months later.

Li Changshou shouted to wake up his master, who was in seclusion, and told him that he had to go back to his hometown to visit the grave, and his master had to take care of his junior sister.

Old Daoist priest Qi Yuan naturally allowed him. He did not think much about it, and he even persuaded Li Changshou to put down the link he had with the mortal world early and concentrate on the Immortal Dao.

On the other hand, Lan Ling'e could not bear to part with him and asked softly, "Can I… accompany Senior Brother there…"

"Have a guess." Li Changshou smiled, and Lan Ling'e knew the answer right away. She responded while looking down.

She was still reluctant to part with him.

Li Changshou captured a few spiritual fish from the lake, put them into his sleeves, and flew to the Heaven-Breaking Peak on the white cloud.

Lan Ling'e stood quietly at the side of the lake and watched her senior brother's back view. She muttered in her heart, 'Have a safe Tribulation Transcendence', and returned to her straw hut for cultivation after staying there for half a day.

When he reached the Bai Fan Hall, Li Changshou found the elder that he was close with and told him that he wanted to visit the grave. Elder Wei, who was on duty that day, gladly allowed him to do so.

"Changshou, I remember that your family is in the north-east region of the South Continent. Coincidentally, an officer is going to the South Continent tomorrow for some matters. I'll let him take you along."

"This…" Li Changshou took out a few spiritual fish from his sleeve. "Elder, there is something I need to trouble you with."

"You little brat." Elder Wei beamed with joy immediately and took the spiritual fish, which had been wrapped with a ball of water. He took a porcelain jar out and put the spiritual fish inside to raise them temporarily.

"Some people are good, some love to drink, and some love delicacies. It's very hard to nurture them like this, and they can be said to be delicious snakeheads." Elder Wei said with a smile, "Tell me. What are you thinking about?"

"I want to seize this chance to put myself to the test for a few years in the South Continent," Li Changshou said in a low voice. "Can you tell the officers not to go to my hometown to take a look and not to let them bring me there…"

"Okay. You may leave." Elder Wei picked up the bamboo slip in front of him. "I'll be saving a piece of bamboo. You're a good seedling for immortal cultivation, and you have an endless future from today onward. Remember, you cannot create trouble, go against the sect's rules, or be reluctant to part with the flourishing mortal world and let the mortal world blind your Dao heart."

Li Changshou responded repeatedly and said with cupped fists, "Thank you, Elder!"

"This is just a trivial matter. Be on your way. Go early and come back early."

Elder Wei gestured with his hand and took out a jade token, which was used for a disciple to go out, before handing it to Li Changshou. He told Li Changshou a few things, telling him not to go everywhere in places with many people in the mortal world, lest the turbid Qi in the mortal world affected his Dao base.

This elder was not pretending to be deeply concerned about Li Changshou. After all, Li Changshou had given his over 100 spiritual fish all these years…

The disciples would often make an excuse of going back to their hometown and visiting the grave, but they would remain in the mortal world for several years and be caught by the sectarian officers. They would be reprimanded and have their monthly allowance deducted. Elder Wei did not find such things a surprise anymore.

Li Changshou had given a few spiritual fish so that this elder would not record him visiting his parents' gravein the book. Naturally, the sectarian officers would not check it.

In Elder Wei's opinion, it was not a huge matter unless the young disciples wanted to enjoy the mortal world.

However, this was very crucial in Li Changshou's Tribulation Transcendence plan, and it was a small step to make it a success.

After leaving the Heaven-Breaking Peak and flying southwards on the white cloud, Li Changshou very soon flew outside the mountains.

He took the jade token and said that he needed to return to his hometown to visit the grave. The immortal, who was in charge of guarding the gates, told Li Changshou to be careful outside the sect. Li Changshou thanked him and flew out on the white cloud.

500 kilometers around the sect was actually still considered the land of the Immortal Du Sect.

The spirit meridian ores, which were important in a few areas of the sect, were distributed in the southern area.

Li Changshou flew 1,000 kilometers on the white cloud and landed in a forest. After he observed in the hidden corners of the forest for two days and confirmed that nobody from the sect had followed him, he then executed the Earth Escape technique and went southwards.

On the way, he executed the Earth Escape when he met mountains, and the Water Escape when he met water.

He also encountered cultivators fighting, ran into mountain demons having an internal fight, bumped into people seeking pleasure, and witnessed thousands of mortals having hand-to-hand battles.

After he took a look around, he stopped in his tracks.

Just like an unnoticeable ghost, Li Changshou walked 5,000 kilometers and another 5,000 kilometers…

Half a month later, he reached a grassland in the northwest district of the South Continent, which was not far from the East Continent.

Based on the sect's information, Li Changshou successfully found his parent's graveon a hillside.

This grave was very exquisite. At one glance, he knew that a lot of money had been spent on it. The corner of the gravestone also had the symbol of the Immortal Du Sect, and an inscription was also written with 'Eldest Son Changshou'.

There were many weeds grown in front of the grave. Li Changshou took out a short knife and carefully cleared the surrounding of the grave.

Then, he knelt before the gravestone and offered fruits, meat, and fish that he had prepared on the way. He burned two stacks of joss paper, put three fragrant joss sticks, and kowtowed four times. He felt less restraint now.

Afterward, he found an ordinary corner near his parents' grave and meditated and cultivated there. This was also considered visiting the grave.

Seven days later, Li Changshou was once again prepared to set off on his journey and hurried to the preselected place for his Tribulation Transcendence.

Where was the place?

It was actually in the East Ocean. However, it was in the East Ocean of the South Continent.

Since it was a territory in the mortal world, few cultivators appeared there. The mortal world was filled with turbid Qi and disorder, and only a few demons were causing trouble.

Most of the human race was gathered in the mortal world of the South Continent. The Dragon Palace did not have any stationed troops there, as they were afraid of bumping into the human race.

At the mortal world's border, he found a hidden, ordinary island on the vast ocean. It was the best place for Tribulation Transcendence!

Li Changshou took out a storage sack from his sleeve and took out something from it. It was a bunch of eyebrow pencils, face powder, and makeup materials that he had ground and invented.

Then, he started to carefully disguise himself for the first time.

He had a few foundational principles when it came to figures and looks. It was not enough if he only simply used the illusion technique or the Illusion Spell.

He had to first use the makeup skills and physics to change his appearance. After that, he pasted a unique Ultra-Thin Hydrating Silk Mask and used the illusion technique to transform into an old Daoist priest before he executed the Illusion Spell.

This way, even if an expert saw through four layers of his spell, they could not see his true appearance.

Most of the cultivators who roamed outside would use the illusion technique, so it was not strange for him to use it.

After tidying up for half a day, Li Changshou turned in an old, cold-faced Daoist priest before he quietly used his Earth Escape and went to the East Ocean to search for a place for seclusion and Tribulation Transcendence.

At the same time…

At the common border of the South Ocean and East Ocean, an immortal glow was seen, which was similar to the immortal island of big turtles.

In a treasured pond in the corner of the immortal island, the Island Pet that had recently arrived, which was a small azure dragon that was 100 feet long, was slowly observing the surroundings with eyes that had just peeked out of the water!

The dragon spat out bubbles from its mouth with its eyes smiling.

'Very good.'

It was time for the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to talk about the Dao again. The nearby cultivating immortals had gone to listen to the Dao.

'I'm afraid you guys did not expect that when the prince was six years old, he had memorized the Four Seas' water routes by heart.

'Since then, he has headed to the South Continent and headed towards the East Continent along the coast of the South Continent to hide his tracks through the turbid Qi. Then, he reached the common border of the South and East Continents and hid his tracks as he headed to the East Continent.

'If the Immortal Du Sect did not have the guts to take in disciples, I can also go to the Immortal Sects of the Three Schools in the Middle Continent!'

The azure dragon laughed coldly and shrunk its body. Soon, it turned three feet long and swam toward the water seam at the bottom of the water.

When it left the scope of the immortal island and was at the end of the island, a pair of big, terrifying turtle eyes opened in the area that resembled a golden turtlehead.

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Chapter 51: Washing the Dragon

'This is strange. How come there are so many tyrannical immortal senses searching nearby all of a sudden?'

On the continuous coastline of the Coast of the East Ocean and the eastern area of the South Continent…

In the fishing village with dozens of simple stone houses, Li Changshou turned into a cold-looking old Daoist priest, who was holding onto a cup of hot water served by a few old women. He surveyed the surface of the ocean while drinking it.

He had just given out some talismans in the village and received a passionate wave of appreciation from the villagers. He also used this to conceal himself so that his movements at the East Ocean's side would become more reasonable.

Many human itinerant cultivators would use such a method to earn more luck and merit for themselves.

However, Li Changshou had understood one reason very early on—helping the good begot good karma, and helping the bad begot bad karma.

He could not be sure whether the talismans he had given out helped the good people or the bad people. Therefore, the most suitable method was to give out some Sleeping Aid Talismans, which had been drawn wrongly and did not have any effects, for free. This way, he would not get karma.

On the surface of the ocean in the distance, an azure dragon's figure quietly passed by and very soon disappeared into the clouds.

'It's indeed the dragon race. They seem to be searching for something.'

Presently, it was not suitable for him to go out of the ocean, lest he met these people from the dragon race.

Thus, Li Changshou went through the hardships of living in the wilderness. He walked along the side of the ocean and walked from north to south to see life in the mortal world so that he could obtain some enlightenment from it.

Half a month later, Li Changshou walked more than 500 kilometers southwards. He could finally be sure that those experts from the dragon race had left the ocean region, which they had repeatedly checked.

After carefully thinking, Li Changshou still decided not to change his original plan to go through Tribulation Transcendence on this ocean region.

Two months later, he finally decided to completely settle down in this place of dozens of kilometers in radius.

He secretly executed his illusion techniques one night and transformed into a fish, which was neither big nor small, and entered the somewhat warm ocean waters.

He executed the Water Escape and went towards the few islands that he had previously seen on the fishermen's nautical chart.

The place for Tribulation Transcendence could not be too far from the mortal world.

The human race's mortal world was an emergency refuge for him. If he met any sneak attacks before or after the Tribulation Transcendence, he could hide in the vast ocean.

The place for Tribulation Transcendence could not be too near to the mortal world either.

The mortal world was filled with turbid Qi and disorder, so the cultivators' Dao Body and Primordial Soul were easily contaminated. If he could go through Tribulation Transcendence successfully, he would absorb the world's spiritual energy when he ascended to an immortal.

Although it was not a big deal absorbing the turbid Qi in the mortal world, it was still somewhat unpleasant.

His master's Tribulation Transcendence had not been perfect, so he had absorbed the spiritual energy for a very short time.

Two months ago, what had the dragon race been searching for?

Li Changshou was somewhat curious at this point.

Who or what treasure could have attracted the other party to dispatch a great number of forces to search at the East Ocean border?

Even though he could not see the figures of the experts from the dragon race, their aura was not hidden, and he could sense them from a distance.

Nevermind. This was none of his business.

Li Changshou would secretly go through the Heavenly Tribulation and then find a place to cultivate for three years to stabilize his Dao, conceal his aura, and improve on this Turtle Breathing Mantra. After that, he would return to the sect and continue to lead a stable life of a younger generation disciple of the Immortal Du Sect.

He was now almost unable to suppress his cultivation realm, and he could reach the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital at any time.

In the ocean water, Li Changshou slowly touched the islands of several hectares nearby and carefully observed them, but could not find a place that satisfied him.

It was not that these small islands were not enough for him to conceal himself. Their structure was a little complicated, and there were too many hiding places, which made it easy for people to explore deeply.

This was not a good place for seclusion and Tribulation Transcendence.

Li Changshou thought about it and continued searching south because the dragon experts had moved from south to north two to three months ago.

He would swim faster and search for it more slowly. He calmed down and searched for a place of his own destiny.

In the middle of the night, Li Changshou's eyes suddenly lit up, and his spiritual senses found a pretty good island.

The island was generally circular, and in fact, a few hills protruded out of the sea. His spiritual senses scanned the place, and the structure of the place was clear at a glance. It would not attract anyone to examine it in detail.

After transforming into a fish and approaching this island, Li Changshou was increasingly pleased. He executed the Water Escape technique and hovered around the island for more than ten weeks from afar before deciding to approach and investigate.

There were still over 5 kilometers to go…

Eh? There seemed to be something amiss with the ocean current.

Li Changshou saw a small vortex in the ocean water and used his spiritual senses to inspect it inch by inch. Soon, he discovered that there was a very hidden rock cave underwater.

The cave was very narrow, with an overall structure sloping upward that connected to a small waterhole somewhere on the island.

'Not bad. This is a good place. There is even a natural emergency exit!'

The more Li Changshou looked at it, the more satisfied he was.

He had decided. It would be this place!

'You want to capture me back? Dream on!'

Ao Yi transformed into a human form. His body was stuck to the cold, hard rock wall, and he was carefully probing the situation 1.5 kilometers around the island while secretly circulating the mystic technique from the dragon race: Subterranean Dragon Mantra.

He knew that he could not probe too far with his spiritual senses. Otherwise, he would easily be exposed.

However, because of this, he could not determine if his people were still staying here.

It was fine. He had the patience to continue to wait even if he had already been hiding in this place for three months.

For the pursuit of being born as a dragon.

For the bloodline circulating in him.

For the responsibility as a prince of the dragon race!

As long as he climbed ashore and left the Dragon Palace's scope of power, the situation would be much more favorable to him.

Ao Yi was also somewhat helpless, as he hadn't expected that it wasn't those immortals on the island who were searching for him.

That Black Cloud Immortal had directly informed the Dragon Palace, which sent a large number of experts to intercept him from the north to the south!

On that day, if Ao Yi hadn't reacted in time and had been advancing stealthily through the water, he would have almost collided head-on with the people from his race!

He was considered pretty lucky. He quickly found this circular island while diving under the sea and followed the topography before discovering this hidden rock crevice.

Unexpectedly, he had really escaped the search by the experts of his race.

'Hmph, this is such a perfect hiding place that only I can find!'

When Ao Yi thought of this, he felt proud of himself.

Suddenly, Ao Yi sensed danger approaching.

It wasn't that he had detected something, but that his bloodline came with the ability to predict crises.

'Am I going to get discovered?'

Ao Yi got anxious. He didn't dare to move and stayed close to the rock wall while his Subterranean Dragon Mantra circulated wildly.

At the moment, he only hated the ancestors of the dragon race for being too proud and not studying a brilliant method of transforming and hiding!

Suddenly, an old Daoist priest showed up just outside the rock cave, burrowing into the rock crevice and approaching his place.

Ao Yi was relieved. He frowned and focused. He made a decision in his heart and quietly prepared his strongest attack.

This old Daoist priest's aura wasn't strong, and he hadn't discovered that he had executed the Subterranean Dragon Mantra, so Ao Yi could ambush him with one hand. If he went any further, he would be dead for sure!

'A immortal's kindness is bullied by an immortal; a dragon's kindness is ridden by an immortal!'

That was what a teacher had taught him during egg education!

That old Daoist priest quickly approached…

100 feet…

80 feet…

50 feet…

He was here!

Ao Yi's eyes narrowed. When the old Daoist priest was no more than 30 feet away from him, he stayed close to the rock wall and violently attacked while his figure stormed with a blue light!

An azure dragon head emerged from the cold ocean water and narrow crevices of the ocean suddenly and opened its big crocodile-like mouth to swallow the cold-faced old Daoist priest, Li Changshou!

That was his natural supernatural power: Devouring everything!

Li Changshou was clearly stunned…

However, his reaction was also incomparably swift. He subconsciously dodged towards the side, and his left hand quickly buckled the two porcelain bottles.

In a flash, the dragon head flickered with dazzling blue light in the ocean water, and the dragon's mouth directly bit off Li Changshou's left arm before swallowing it in one gulp!

Li Changshou muffled a snort and retreated sharply while his right hand quickly performed spells!

The cold-faced old Daoist priest had dodged Ao Yi's fierce attack, so Li Changshou's quick reflexes surprised Ao Yi.

He immediately chased downward but had not expected the other party to execute a Water Escape Spell. His body whooshed out of the rock cave!

Ao Yi could not let him escape like that!

Ao Yi felt very anxious, and he immediately chased after him, but he suddenly felt dizzy…

What had he swallowed just now?

Ao Yi quickly checked, but he saw an extra tiny 'white paper' arm in his stomach, two porcelain bottles that were going to be melted away by his mystical abilities, and two clumps of medicine that had quietly dissolved…

In a split second, his head was heavy, his tail was light, and he felt drowsy!

An incapacitating agent?

What a powerful incapacitating agent!

Ao Yi understood that someone had schemed him. The bloodline power within his dragon body erupted, and his forehead flashed with blue light.

In such a dangerous situation, Ao Yi would surely die if he fell unconscious. He could only kill the old Daoist priest with a broken arm before these two medicinal powers took complete effect!

Charge!

Crash…

The ocean water opened up ahead, and the azure dragon broke through the rock crevice.

In order to fight against the spread of the medicinal effects, Ao Yi instantly bulged his body. However, in that instant, he saw the cold-faced old Daoist priest standing quietly in the dark waters ahead…

He opened his dragon mouth and lunged forward!

Mysterious prismatic ice appeared in the surrounding ocean water with flames burning within it. It was being shot at the old Daoist priest at the same time!

'His arm is fine? That's not right. This is not the same person!'

Ao Yi's increasingly huge dragon head sank. His dizziness became even more intense, and his thinking became very sluggish, which made him anxious in his heart.

At the same time, Ao Yi also felt similar medicinal effects gathering from the ocean water in all directions, drilling into all parts of his body and directly eroding his dragon soul!

Several identical figures suddenly emerged behind that old Daoist priest, with each of them holding an opened porcelain bottle in their hands!

They used the Water Escape at the same time, and their six figures scattered in the ocean, easily dodging Ao Yi's dragon body that was rushing in by inertia.

Six bottles of Soft Immortal Disperser at the front and back, and one bottle of transcendent-grade Soft Immortal Disperser…

Ao Yi had stabilized his figure in the ocean waters, and his dragon eyes were turbid. His 100-feet-long dragon body was swaying but was immediately about to rush to the surface…

As if they could read Ao Yi's thoughts, the six figures reunited above again.

The twelve robe sleeves of these paper doll clones drummed in the ocean water, and the storage sack that they carried within them opened, causing talismans to quickly fly out and weave a huge net in the ocean water!

108 talismans were like 108 small array bases, on which Dharma powers circulated. The water-element aura in the ocean water was being induced rapidly.

Talismanic Array·Water-Element Earth-Shaking Seal!

In the blink of an eye, a 1,000-feet diameter four-directional seal condensed and smashed down on the head of the azure dragon approaching from below!

The radiance around the huge seal shone with the force of a landslide, for it was condensed by spiritual energy. It directly ignored the resistance of the ocean.

The azure dragon below roared with his head held high. Its pale mane exploded, and its dragon claws stuck straight. With an indomitable momentum, it charged straight at the huge seal!

At this point, Ao Yi had no more energy to think, as the intense dizziness made it impossible for him to continue judging. He had a strong intent to fight, and his dragon heart refused to give in!

'I, Ao Yi, am the Second Prince of the East Ocean Dragon Palace!'

"Ang…"

The azure dragon roared, and the huge seal landed on him!

Visible shock waves burst through the ocean!

Tremendous waves surged under 5 kilometers within the ocean, and the side islands were constantly shaking!

At another glance!

The huge seal shattered, and the azure dragon was actually unscathed!

However, the big eyes of the dragon's head slowly closed, and the huge body seemed to have lost all its strength. It fell 1,000 feet towards the bottom of the ocean…

'Are all the dragons, which have yet to become immortals, so resistant? It seems that the formula of the Soft Immortal Disperser needs some improvements.'

In the rocky crevice of the ocean floor that was 3,000 feet away, Li Changshou frowned for a while, and his spiritual senses monitored the surrounding 15 kilometers of land.

Fighting in the water was naturally different from fighting on the land. It had forced him to use some 'tactics' of his Dharma powers.

It was time to validate the effects of the True Samadhi Flames.

The talismanic array just now had been powerful.

Li Changshou's eyes narrowed as he casually took six compact silver flying swords from his sleeve and threw them at the paper doll clones.

These six flying swords brought out rays of white light. In the blink of an eye, they turned into three-feet-long swords that were steadily caught by the six paper doll clones.

Li Changshou spread his left hand, and the six paper doll clones danced with their swords. Their bodies intertwined, and they set up a hexagram sword array formation.

As he pressed with his left hand, the six paper dolls had their heads faced head down and feet up. They circulated the sword array formation towards the azure dragon below, strangling it. Above the six immortal swords, streams of True Samadhi Flames simultaneously ignited.

As if there was nothing in the surrounding ocean water, the power of the True Samadhi Flames was not affected at all!

All of a sudden, Li Changshou felt helpless for a while, and the six immortal swords that were about to pierce the azure dragon's skin stopped.

This was not because Li Changshou's benevolent heart felt moved.

This dragon had attacked viciously just now and wanted to kill him. It was reasonable for him to kill it as a counterattack.

He would end the karma on the spot, retreat, and go to the South Ocean for Tribulation Transcendence and successfully return to the mountains… This was the plan that Li Changshou had made the moment he was attacked by the dragon.

However, a shimmering purple triangular scale appeared behind the azure dragon. The mystic techniques of the talismanic pattern engraved on it was something Li Changshou had seen in ancient books.

If he killed this dragon, his Primordial Spirit would immediately be locked by the mystic techniques of the dragon race, and he would be hunted down by the dragon race endlessly.

According to the rules of the dragon race, if he saw this purple scale flashing and stopped, not only would the person who had made the move not be hunted down and killed, but he would also receive a thank-you gift from the Dragon Palace…

The information recorded in that ancient book had been released by the Dragon Palace itself, which was equivalent to giving its own important young dragon another way out. It had been verified several times since ancient times and was not fake.

Who was this young dragon? He definitely had a noble status.

He was the target that the dragon experts were searching for with a probability of 80%.

Li Changshou shook his head as the six paper doll clones swiftly returned and began searching various places for traces they might have left.

However, just as Li Changshou packed up from the battlefield and was about to leave, he looked again at the Second Prince of the East Ocean Dragon Palace, who had somehow transformed into a human form and was sleeping heavily below.

It was actually him?

Why was he there?

Those dragon experts were searching from south to north…

Li Changshou then recalled that this little dragon had deliberately lost to himself previously…

Could it be that his deduction that day had been correct, and this second prince was indeed trying to go against and humiliate the dragon race during the Demon-Sweeping Meet? But he ended up 'winning' and his scheme failed?

After that, could it be that he had used another excuse to become a disciple of the Saints and continued to provoke the dragon race?

In the end, this fellow had been sent to the land of the Jie School to become a disciple… and escaped to this place?

This really could be a drama series!

If Ao Yi had escaped from the south and appeared here, looking at this guy's course of action, he obviously wanted to go to the Middle Continent or the East Continent. It was even possible that his goal was to escape to the Immortal Du Sect…

Li Changshou's eyes narrowed.

If this little thing really reached the Immortal Du Sect, the sect would most likely first stabilize this dragon and then find the Dragon Palace to inquire about the matter. It might end up making quite a mess.

Forget it. After all, the Immortal Du Sect was his sect. This little dragon had the mystic techniques of the dragon race to protect himself and couldn't be killed directly…

This was truly troublesome.

This time, he was on the losing end. He had used so many incapacitating agents and could not even collect the dragon's blood.

Li Changshou released a few more paper dolls and took out the Beauty's Charm Concentrate that he had concocted for his martial aunt in advance.

A moment later, a bamboo raft was floating gently on the ocean surface.

Ao Yi, who reeked of alcohol, lay on the bamboo raft while his body shone with a faint purple light.

Ao Yi's mouth smiled serenely, while he was holding a 'wine pot' made of seashells in his hand and drifted to the deep northern ocean on the ocean current.

Having drunk more than twenty bottles of the Beauty's Charm Concentrate, he was expected to sleep for tens of days.

Ao Yi's entire body had been thoroughly washed dozens of times, and no more half of his aura outside of himself remained…

Even that little bit of paper that had been swallowed by Ao Yi that couldn't be digested by the dragon stomach was also removed by Li Changshou using the paper dolls.

As for the Dragon Palace's thank-you gift, Li Changshou was not the least bit interested and had already disappeared towards the south.

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Chapter 52: Thank You, Sir Heavenly Tribulation, for Taking Time off Your Busy Schedule to Come Here

The Primordial World was indeed very frightening…

Amid the constant 'ding-ding' sound, Ao Yi sat at the bedside of the 100-feet-long extravagant bed. Both his hands were trembling, and the warm, nourishing tea in his hands continuously spilled outwards. The actual amount of tea he drank was minimal.

He was trembling—his whole body was trembling.

The reason he was trembling was not that he was afraid of his mother, a Turtle Immortal, and a few uncles from the dragon race, who sat before him. He was similarly not concerned about his punishment.

Although he had just hatched from the dragon egg around 11 to 12 years ago, he believed that his mind was quite strong.

Before he had been sent to the North Ocean Golden Turtle Island to find the Jie School, he had suffered the torture of being pierced by an ice pillar for three months. Even then, he had not conceded defeat.

Now, however, the trembling occurred naturally and was not something he could control.

Ao Yi sensed that there was completely no strength in his body, and he developed a phobia. This phobia… was the reason he was trembling!

This phobia came in the shape of a face belonging to an expressionless old human Daoist priest.

'How could the human race be so cunning?'

Ao Yi trembled even more vigorously when he recalled that hasty battle.

His mother hastily urged a few old dragons to check on him. Yet, the only conclusion they gave was—alcohol overconsumption.

Ao Yi's developing Adam apple quivered, and he gulped down one mouthful of the nourishing tea made from dozens of valuable spirit herbs. Suddenly, he spat that mouthful out and hacked violently.

A few maidservants rushed over, but Ao Yi howled abruptly, his eyes filled with terror.

"Don't come closer! What are you guys trying to do?"

The beautiful, dainty maidservants hastily bowed and begged for forgiveness before quickly retreating.

Breathing heavily, Ao Yi rested his forehead on his palm as the trembles in his body slowly ceased. "Leave me alone. Don't come any closer…"

"My son." His elegant and gracious mother shouted in concern, "What is going on with you?"

Ao Yi slowly placed the empty white-jade-glazed cup beside him. His hand trembled, accidentally smashing the expensive cup onto the jade-stone floor.

He clutched his forehead with both hands and attempted to unravel the phobia he had.

The way to combat fear was to face it directly!

'Incapacitating agent… A powerful incapacitating agent…'

Ao Yi recalled the four-directional seal coming down on his head, making him feel dizzy, and then he completely lost consciousness…

However, his body and bloodline retained many memories and sensations.

When he was unconscious, he was like a dried fish with its innards removed, all parts of his body inside and out being repeatedly washed with seawater…

Then, he was being coated with a layer of soap powder before being washed thoroughly again…

During this process, seven to eight palms slapped him continuously, and numerous techniques landed on him. It was a process that was exceedingly similar to when a master chef of the Dragon Palace was slapping the meat of the supreme-grade Snowflake Horned Divine Cow to make the meat quality become even more perfect…

When he was unconscious, Ao Yi had the feeling that he was about to be eaten by the demon-like human!

Additionally, every piece of flesh on him was being pan-fried, sliced thinly, deep-fried, and stewed—using all sorts of methods to cook, so that the flavor of the dragon meat would flourish!

This food preparation segment was repeated several dozen times and more!

Several dozen times!

That old Daoist priest was not a human, but a terrifying dragon-eating ferocious beast!

No, that was the true side of the human race!

Over the two weeks he was in a coma, Ao Yi repeatedly recalled that experience. When he woke up and saw his mother, he thought that he was still dreaming, and what he had experienced was merely a nightmare he made before he hatched from the dragon egg…

However, this was not a nightmare.

'Was this how the human race battled with the dragon race?

'Could this be the reason why the dragon race does not dare to openly engage in a war with the human race?

'There's no way the dragon race could win, no way.'

The aura of the old Daoist priest was clearly not strong and should be weaker than Ao Yi. Yet the priest could do this to him…

To him?

Then, he heard two uncles murmuring beside him, "The protection dragon scale was activated. That evil-doer did not kill Nephew Ao Yi but forced him to drink lots of alcohol. Why didn't that person come to the Dragon Palace to receive a token of gratitude?"

"Perhaps they were afraid that we would go back on our promise. Sigh, but according to the rules, we need to thank them."

'Wha… what? The Dragon Palace needs to thank that dragon-eating ferocious human?'

Ao Yi stood up unsteadily. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw the image of that old Daoist priest pressing him down onto the seabed, forcing him to be repeatedly washed and cleansed by the ocean water…

Yet, the dragon race, his own family, wanted to express their gratitude to that demonic human?

Was this part of the plan of that old human Daoist priest as well?

Any human cultivator could easily deal with him, a dragon with the Dragon King's bloodline flowing in his veins?

Ao Yi's legs weakened. He sat back on the edge of the bed and took a deep breath.

'The Primordial World is truly… frightening.'

At the same time, at the South Ocean, on a coral island near the South Continent.

The expressionless old Daoist priest Li Changshou had transformed into was currently sitting on an indent at the reef. His aura was slightly fluctuating as spiritual energy rose from the ocean water and gathered near him.

His breathing was natural, while the Heaven and Earth were clear and bright, making one forget themselves.

Occasionally, a blue light flickered on Li Changshou's forehead. A few nine-petal lotus flowers floated beside, circling around him.

The blue light was experiencing its first bloom. Nature sounds and ocean waves emitted from Li Changshou's body, merging with the sound of the ocean water washing up the small island.

Suddenly, thunder rumbled. Blue light radiated from his body, head to toe, countless nine-petal lotus flowers bloomed, and he started to give off a light fragrance.

The sea creatures within a one-kilometer radius were attracted by the fragrance and swam over. The lotus flowers flew towards some living organisms that possessed intelligence.

However, Li Changshou opened his eyes without warning, his eyes filled with blue light. The lotus flowers started to crumble. The sea organisms also sensed danger, and they instantly turned tails and escaped afar…

Humanizing living organisms was considered a benevolent act. One could receive merits as a reward from the Heavenly Dao.

On the other hand, if these organisms transformed into demons and wreaked havoc on the human race, one would have to suffer from negative karma. The merits received might not even be enough to offset the negative karma…

The breakthrough was a success.

Li Changshou breathed in deeply and repeatedly inspected his insides. Even if one was nitpicking, his Dao base was still considered very sturdy.

Was it time for him to face his Immortal Ascension Tribulation?

Li Changshou looked up at the sky, which was cloudless and blue. It seemed that he was still lacking, for this situation differed from the scenario he imagined where he needed to face off a Heavenly Tribulation upon attaining the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital.

After all, he always prepared himself for the worst-case scenarios.

Closing his eyes and focusing, Li Changshou continued to meditate and cultivate. The Qi-Gathering Minor Array created using Spirit Stones gave out regular bursts of spiritual energy that was all absorbed by him.

At various locations in the one-kilometer radius, a few paper dolls hid at the sea bed to survey the area, ready to attract any people trying to sneak an attack on him.

There were not many apparatuses set up on the reef, for they would all be destroyed when the Heavenly Tribulation struck.

Hence, he had set up various arrays at a place further away, all being used for escaping and not for defense.

Those arrays would allow him to swiftly teleport away after completing the Heavenly Tribulation.

This place was the ideal place he had found to complete the Tribulation Transcendence. There were no cultivators around in the 100-kilometer radius. Even if some cultivators happened to fly by, they would be at least 10 kilometers away.

This situation had something to do with how the major mortal cities on land were distributed.

After meditating and cultivating for two weeks, Li Changshou suddenly felt uneasy. A strange abstruse Dao rune appeared beside him.

The Heavenly Tribulation was about to arrive.

Grandmaster Heavenly Dao was very 'magnanimous' to appear long after he attained the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital, two weeks after he stabilized his cultivation realm, and right after he solidified his Dao base.

Li Changshou transformed into a fish and utilized the Water Escape's benefits to circle around and check the 10-kilometer radius, before swimming back to the reef.

'Come!' He was prepared.

This feeling was actually quite mysterious.

It felt as though he was about to face the biggest test of his entire life the sleepless night before the day of the test after studying for 12 long bitter years…

"Don't be impatient. Stay calm and focus."

Li Changshou silently chanted the Mind Calming-and-Clearing Chant, occasionally taking out the Inaction Sutra, which he held in his hands to closely gain insight from.

The more insights he had, the more ready he would be, and the greater the chance of him surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.

Three days passed, and the premonition that the Heavenly Tribulation was about to arrive grew stronger.

The Mind Clearing Chant lost its effectiveness, and he could no longer calm his mind to gain further insights. The air within a 300-meters radius became oppressed, making the other living organisms to subconsciously avoid the area.

His master's Heavenly Tribulation that arrived last time was bashful and slow to come. Thus, Li Changshou wondered if his Heavenly Tribulation would be gentle, wild, or ferocious.

Li Changshou guessed that his Heavenly Tribulation would have seven or eight Heavenly Lightnings.

Therefore, he relaxed and did not force himself to calm down. Rather, he attempted to thoroughly experience the uneasiness and anxiety he was feeling.

This was a reaction all living organisms would feel when sensing Heaven's power—it had nothing to do with how high or low one's Dao Realm was.

The Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation was also known as the Dao Completion Tribulation. Since a long time ago, Li Changshou had been contemplating why it involved 'Dao Completion'.

Today, he obtained his answer.

Qi Refinement, Soul Formation, Void Return, and Dao Requital were all part of the process in the learning and imitation of nature for cultivators. Through this process, they could realize their Dao, which would become the foundation of their path to becoming immortals.

The Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation was the test implemented by the Heavenly Dao to the cultivators' Dao. It was to see if their Dao was qualified to become immortal.

At the same time, the Heavenly Tribulation was a tribulation to help cultivators leave their mortality so that they could attain greater heights using their own Dao.

Born as humans, ascended to become immortals.

The terms 'Dao' and 'Dao Realm' should not be lumped together. Li Changshou felt that one should not give their own Dao a name of its own.

It was just like how human nature could be sturdy, anxious, bashful, or panicky.

The Dao was natural.

"I am natural."

Li Changshou closed his eyes and smiled. There was a sudden gust of wind that whirled towards the sky.

Thunder rumbled and the wind and clouds transformed suddenly. Several thousand feet above in the sky, gray Tribulation Clouds swarmed over, covering the nearby area of around a one-kilometer radius.

Sometimes mountain ranges seemed to appear above the clouds. Other times they looked like pagodas, an army troop, or a cluster of drums and gongs.

Many strange images appeared by the Tribulation Cloud. Below the Tribulation Cloud, however, the air started to churn. From afar, it looked as though a waterspout was forming.

Halfway through the formation of this waterspout, lightning flashed within, and thunder rumbled!

Li Changshou slowly stood up from the reef and patted his clothes. He pointed the air casually, and 12 Faraday Cages surrounded him. Various pills hidden in his sleeves were ready for consumption.

His Dao Body shone with blue light. His essence soul had completed its condensation.

After breathing out a mouthful of impure gas, Li Changshou looked up, and then he respectfully did a Dao salute, choosing to do the most proper ancient salute.

Then he announced, "Dao Sect's disciple wishes to inform the Heaven today: I sincerely accept the Dao Completion Tribulation that the Heaven is about to gift me. I wish to establish my own Dao and become a worry-free immortal.

"Should the Heavenly Tribulation come and I cannot withstand it, resulting in my death, it is because my Dao is not qualified to share its lifespan with the Heaven and Earth. I will have no grievances if this occurs.

"The Heavenly Dao is righteous.

"Thank you, Heavenly Dao, for the concern and gifting me the Immortal Ascension opportunity!"

Boom—

The Tribulation Cloud seemed to reply and not have heard him at the same time, for the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation remained the same.

A number of large lightning spots flickered within the Tribulation Cloud vortex. Some electric arcs appeared around Li Changshou.

Slowly, he levitated from the ground. The 12 Faraday Cages split up equidistant on the ocean surface, in preparation for later.

When he flew to 90 feet above the ground, three silvery-white lightning spots flared, and silver electric snakes burst forth!

These thunder and lightning spots gathered and formed numerous thunders the size of a bowl, striking at Li Changshou. He did not sense any danger, but he still activated his Dharma powers and spread them over his body.

His Dao Body emitted faint light before the lightning completely engulfed him!

'The power of the first lightning bolt is equivalent to the third thunder of Master's Tribulation Transcendence?'

His Heavenly Tribulation should, indeed, not be underestimated.

Li Changshou blocked all lightning that fell on him. He looked up at the sky and waited calmly.

The aftereffects of being 'struck' by the lightning… were itchy and numbing. Some Immortal Qi was condensing in his body, and even his essence soul was submerged in the lightning.

Unexpectedly, it was quite comfortable.

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Chapter 53: Please Shower Me with Love once more, Heavenly Tribulation!

'Why was Master having such a hard time trying to survive his tribulation? Was it because he failed to thank the Heavenly Dao?'

Li Changshou was puzzled. He recalled the sensation of the second Heavenly Tribulation he experienced and analyzed the impact the power of the Heavenly Dao had on him.

It should not be because he thanked the Heavenly Dao before the Tribulation Transcendence occurred. The Heavenly Dao was fair. He did that with the mentality of giving it a try, so that should not actually have any effects whatsoever.

He felt that the earlier two bolts of lightning were quite comfortable because they could not cause him any real harm.

This logic was actually quite easy to understand.

For example, many types of customers. who visited a brothel to play, would be flirtatiously hit by a woman who shouted, "Aiya, why did you come only now?"

Due to her professional ethics, she would have placed the same amount of strength behind each hit. However, based upon the strength in their bodies, each customer would feel differently about that hit…

The situation was something like that.

The third Lightning Tribulation was churning above Li Changshou, but he had gained many insights.

The previous two Heavenly Lightnings seemed to have opened a door before him by just a crack, allowing him to take a peek of a mysterious yet profound world.

'This should be the result of the Great Dao, or the Heavenly Dao, coming into contact with my own Dao.

'Could this be the key to completing ascension?'

Boom!

The ocean surface rippled as a result of the rumbling thunder's shockwaves.

Amid the rumbling thunder, several lightning spots flickered. Another coarse bolt of lightning struck!

After being struck by the bolt of lightning, Li Changshou, who was hovering mid-air, dropped by 30 feet before he managed to stabilize his body and block most of the lightning that struck him. Several bolts of lightning cracked and split above his head, striking everywhere on the ocean surface.

Fortunately, the 12 Faraday Cages were some distance away, or else some might have been destroyed as a result.

This time, he sustained some injuries because of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Li Changshou stared at the handful of long hair he was holding. Thankfully, it was still the long white hair he had dyed for completing the disguise.

His Heavenly Tribulation was not any different from that of the other cultivators.

The Dao robe he was wearing became slightly charred.

Before the Tribulation Transcendence arrived, he had removed all metal items he had on him. The charred area on his robe was caused by the explosion of a jade pearl accessory.

Li Changshou's body was currently covered with small flashing electric arcs.

Immortal aura gathered around his arms and shoulders. A fingernail-sized portion at the top of his head was starting to convert to an immortal body.

He flew back up to 90 feet above the ground. As he called upon all his Dharma powers and the converted Immortal Qi in him, he waited for the fourth Heavenly Tribulation to arrive.

Roars could be heard from the vortex above him, and the Tribulation Cloud was churning continuously.

Various strange phenomena appeared at the Tribulation Cloud once more, as though there were several dozens of ferocious beasts confined within the cloud itself, which were trying to escape their bindings, charge below, and swallow Li Changshou whole.

"Things happen in threes; the Heavenly Tribulation is about to undergo a change."

A simple, rusty carving knife appeared in Li Changshou's right hand. However, he hesitated slightly and put it away again, choosing to continue using his flesh body, Primordial Spirit, and Dharma powers to resist against the Heavenly Tribulation. This way, the Great Dao and his own Dao would continue to clash together.

This was the feeling he was seeking!

The door that had just been cracked open was pushed open half-way. He could already see the various beautiful sceneries in front of him, calling for him.

His Primordial Spirit was engulfed in the lightning, entering a mysterious state. It even started to absorb the small electric arcs to promote the transformation of his body.

These situations showed that Li Changshou would definitely be able to 'ascend' once he survived the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, the probability of him ascending now was not big. It would all depend on the subsequent Lightning Tribulations to see if he would be able to obtain a greater opportunity.

Sizzle—

Six large lightning spots arranged in a hexagonal shape appeared inside the vortex overhead. An indistinct face of a white tiger could be seen.

In the very next moment, the white tiger roared. Lightning surged violently, condensing to form a lightning pillar that shot down.

The fourth Heavenly Tribulation rained down!

The abundant power of the Great Dao charged below, following the lead of the lightning. Li Changshou grunted as his hovering body was forced down several dozen feet once more.

On a beach several hundred kilometers away, a group of fishermen looked over. Some of them started to prostrate themselves in that direction.

A few immortals and cultivators would occasionally pass by in the 150-kilometer radius. They would also glance over and sense the violent power of the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Who would come to a place like this to undergo their Tribulation Transcendence?"

"Such frightening Tribulation Cloud, to be able to cover such a large area. Could that be the legendary Eight Lightnings?"

One would naturally avoid the area where a Tribulation Transcendence was occurring to prevent themselves from suffering from accidental injuries.

The lightning dispersed. Li Changshou flew back up again.

'The fourth Lightning Tribulation is not bad. It is powerful and accurate enough, enabling me to gain many insights without causing any injuries to my Primordial Spirit.'

This was quite a wonderful Lightning Tribulation. If the fifth and sixth bolts of lightning remained this way, it would be good.

However, Li Changshou secretly felt disappointed.

After calculating the intensity, the speed at which the Tribulation Cloud was being depleted, and the pattern he derived previously, his Heavenly Tribulation should be the Eight Lightnings Tribulation without a doubt.

He had known that his advantage laid in his understanding capabilities, his provocative thinking, and his flexible learning methods. His own aptitude did not provide him with much of an advantage.

The rule of the Heavenly Dao stated that the aptitude one had upon first starting to cultivate would determine the Heavenly Tribulation they would have to transcend.

Indeed, his Heavenly Tribulation was impressive.

Yet, when the Heavenly Tribulation arrived, he discovered that it was different from the 'Nine Extremities Lightning Tribulation' he had been worried about for the past 60 years.

Therefore, he felt slightly disappointed.

Nonetheless, there were also two sides to a coin for everything. Li Changshou should be able to successfully transcend the Eight Lightnings Heavenly Tribulation without any problem, and without revealing too many trump cards.

More importantly, the clash between the Great Dao and his Dao would allow him to gain many benefits, expand his horizons, and obtain a large number of insights.

'Being able to become closer to attaining ascension is a good thing.'

Boom—

The fifth Lightning Tribulation landed. Li Changshou put in his all to resist it, the amount of immortal energy in his body increasing.

Seven-colored light shone from his forehead. This was the sign that his body was starting to transform faster to become an immortal body!

Then, the sixth…

The seventh…

When looking at this from a distance away, one could see the Tribulation Cloud churning. Numerous ancient ferocious beasts appeared above the cloud.

Such as the Qiongqi, with its wings spread out in preparation for flight, the Qilin covered in a gray layer of flame, the Taotie, which had a huge mouth growing on its belly, and the Taowu, which was covered in long spikes.[1]

There were 32 ferocious beasts in total, which took turns appearing on the Tribulation Cloud.

A huge lightning pillar would appear each time these ferocious beasts clashed, attacking the person hovering mid-air below.

Several kilometers away, an old Daoist priest was heading towards the South Ocean Immortal Island with his disciple to visit a good friend. He looked curiously at where Li Changshou was transcending the tribulation.

The old Daoist priest squeezed his fingers together to make a prediction. With sparkling eyes, he blurted out, "That is… the legendary Heavenly Tribulation, ranked in the fourth place! The 32-Beasts 8-Extremes 8-Desolate Immortal Tribulation!"

The intelligent young lady beside him complained, "Is there something wrong, Master?"

"It is nothing." The old Daoist priest shook his head and sighed before saying, "A cultivating genius is about to meet their demise because of their Heavenly Tribulation. Han Zhi, let's go.

"This kind of Heavenly Tribulation… is something impossible to survive!

"Sometimes, it's not a good thing to possess exceptional aptitude!

"With a superior-class immortal cultivation aptitude like yours, Han Zhi, you will also need to be extra meticulous when dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation you will be facing."

After he said that, the old Daoist priest continued on his way with Han Zhi.

This was the only immortal who was able to threaten Li Changshou's Tribulation Transcendence in this whole process.

However, this immortal did not take a second glance and left with his disciple, along with the pity he felt for the cultivator about to die from the Tribulation Transcendence…

He left quietly, having passed by the area coincidentally.

This was, in fact, an affirmation of the preparation work Li Changshou had done before his Tribulation Transcendence. All his efforts put into finding this place was not for naught.

Back at where Li Changshou was, seven lightning pillars fell together. The sound of rumbling thunder echoed, and the living organisms in the nearby area, spanning for several kilometers, became uneasy.

Only five minutes had passed since the Heavenly Tribulation started.

The Tribulation Cloud above had shrunk to half its size, with the feral roaring of the ferocious beasts reverberating in the air. 32 lighting spots flashed continuously in the cloud, in preparation of the last Tribulation Lightning of this Heavenly Tribulation!

Li Changshou, who was situated below the cloud, frowned and took a deep breath to suppress the tremor in his body caused by the clash between his Dharma powers and the immortal power.

Just now, the seventh Dao lightning pillar was already 10 feet wide.

This time, it should be bigger and stronger!

Li Changshou's Dao robe was already ridden with a dozen holes. However, from his forehead to his neck, he was radiating with seven-colored immortal light spots.

When his immortal base stabilized, this immortal light quickly disappeared.

However…

'My Heavenly Tribulation is unexpectedly… disappointing.'

This was exactly the way an exceptional Heavenly Tribulation should be, to provide the cultivators with sufficient benefits and a powerful tribulation experience. Thus, it would promote the sublimation of the cultivator, allowing them to become a true immortal.

Li Changshou's Heavenly Tribulation, however, seemed to be quite weak in strength.

This was far too gentle—only his body from the neck up had become an immortal body.

This was the result of Li Changshou only using his Dharma powers, flesh body, and Primordial Spirit to resist the Lightning Tribulation. He had yet to use the other methods he had prepared beforehand in this process.

'It's alright. There is still the eighth Heavenly Lighting.' Li Changshou consoled himself, but he was starting to have a foreboding feeling.

Lightning spots flashed continuously above as lightning coagulated. The power of the Heavenly Tribulation churned viciously, as though it wanted to tear Li Changshou apart with this very last bolt of lightning.

Various scenes appeared before Li Changshou's eyes.

The various occasions he had frantically suppressed his cultivation realm, repeatedly accumulated his understanding, and treated every little breakthrough as a huge accomplishment in his life… All the hardships he had endured, all the years he had bitterly cultivated, all the fears he had faced and all the caution he had to practice…

His Dao Body was sturdy like a Dharma treasure, and his essence soul was complete and flawless.

Finally, all his efforts, struggles, and risks he had accomplished would come to fruition today.

The 32 lightning spots flared at the same time. Countless silver snakes and electric serpents danced madly in the sky, condensing into three huge horizontal lightning pillars in the vortex. In a bright flash, they ferociously dropped down toward Li Changshou!

There was only a sea of lightning in the space between Heaven and the Earth.

At the border of the mortal world, above the South Ocean, divine lightning purified the world!

Li Changshou was finally moved. He raised both his hands to welcome the sublimation of his life!

His heart was racing!

It was all because he could already sense that his own Dao would find its place in this world from today onwards!

Today marked the beginning of his immortal path, and tomorrow would bring the adventure of his lifetime!

Crash…

The Lightning Tribulation engulfed Li Changshou completely. The corals below immediately melted, and electric sparks danced on the ocean surface!

A short moment later, when lightning sparks started falling, angelic music could be heard. A small ganoderma-shaped celebratory cloud rose from the ocean surface and stuck itself to Li Changshou's feet.

A ray of immortal light shone from the Tribulation Cloud, engulfing Li Changshou. He was beside himself.

Immortal, ascended!

Dao, completed!

This was the path for immortals!

This!

Wait, something was not right!

Li Changshou looked down, and his expression immediately turned to that of astonishment!

Only his body from the head to his chest was transformed into an immortal body and emitted seven-colored immortal light. On the other hand, his hands, arms, and the rest of his body below his chest remained the same.

He had gained some immortal energy in addition to his original Dao Body…

In other words, he was just like an incomplete statue, half of him made from supreme-grade rainbow jade while the other half from soil and dirt!

His Primordial Spirit occasionally flowed with seven-colored immortal power, and occasionally… looked the same!

As though it sensed that Li Changshou discovered that something was amiss, the angelic music from above ceased, and the congratulatory clouds dissipated. All strange phenomena disappeared as well.

The Tribulation Cloud, which had turned white, was still in the process of dispersing…

Li Changshou quickly came back to his senses.

'What's going on?'

Such a situation was not recorded in the ancient books he had read!

The Heavenly Tribulation was over, but its power was insufficient?

Could it be that his foundation was far too solid, to the extent that the Eight Lightnings Heavenly Tribulation could not affect it, and thus his Dao Body could not be transformed into an immortal body?

'Sh*t…'

What was he supposed to do now?

Cut off his own limbs and let his upper body ascend?

His lower body was very important, as well!

Moreover, his Primordial Spirit was currently in a half-baked immortal nascent state. There was no way he could slaughter his own Primordial Spirit!

Was it even possible to do that? This was not some form of sword technique that could be removed as one wished!

Li Changshou lifted his head and looked at the Tribulation Cloud that had almost completely dispersed. His mind raced frantically, and he looked anxious.

At that moment, he cared for nothing but to resolve this awkward situation immediately.

He did not wish to become an incomplete immortal!

The door toward the immortal realm was already open. He had successfully transcended the tribulation, but his Dao base was stuck!

Lifting his hand, Li Changshou took two hasty steps forward and quickly hollered at the last bit of the Tribulation Cloud still remaining in the sky,

"Hold on!"

The huge Heavenly Tribulation Cloud paused before speeding up and dissipated.

Li Changshou was rendered speechless.

'Ran… ran away?'

Before he could curse, he suddenly heard a low 'dong' sound, which made his essence soul and Dao Body tremble.

An indescribable oppressive might from the Heaven locked onto him!

[1] Qiongqi, Taotie and Taowu are all famous ferocious beasts of the Chinese mythology.

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Chapter 54: Ninth Heaven Godfiend Tribulation!

The words 'hold on' determined life and death!

This time, the judgment's subject seemed to be himself…

The moment Li Changshou shouted, and when he felt the oppression descending from the skies, a realization dawned on him.

Li Changshou, along with the omniscient Grandmaster Heavenly Dao, might be responsible for his current predicament.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Suddenly, ripples mysteriously appeared in the sky, accompanied by rumbling sounds.

This alarming oppression covered a 50-kilometer radius, making the living organisms in the area to quiver and remain motionless in fear.

Boom!

Li Changshou looked up again. A 10-feet-wide gray cloud had unknowingly appeared in the sky.

Two crevices suddenly and slowly split open in the gray cloud, as though two huge eyes were gradually opening. The entire gray cloud condensed to form the expressionless face of an old Daoist priest, his empty eyes staring down at Li Changshou.

'Heavenly Dao? Dao Ancestor?'

In that instant, Li Changshou felt that he was completely exposed, and he sensed a strong feeling of danger.

His instincts were no longer probing him, but were hollering like a metal kettle filled with boiling water!

Even the immortal light emitting from his upper body retreated forcibly into his body!

What should he do?

His current situation was one where the Heavenly Dao would certainly kill him if he was perceived to be an abnormality in the Primordial World!

That was even if he did nothing, and if he was not involved in any karma!

Li Changshou did not want to care so much anymore.

Bearing down on the oppression, he yelled, "I have no intention to challenge Heaven's authority! This is truly accidental! Grandmaster Heavenly Dao, please hold on a moment!"

'What am I talking about, making the Heavenly Dao wait for me?'

What the hell, it was the Violet Clouds Divine Lightning Alarm!

Li Changshou hastily opened his Dao robe, removed the 60-pockets Dharma treasure shorts he was wearing inside, and put it away inside his bangle.

He did not expect that he would need to reveal some of his trump cards in such a situation.

This was something completely unexpected, given how much preparation he had made for the Heavenly Tribulation.

Initially, the Heavenly Dao was not that vigilant toward him.

A cloth rope with a jade fragment was wrapped around his left shoulder. That jade fragment shone with faint esoteric Dao runes.

It was the Nameless Jade Fragment. When Li Changshou was five, a group of tomb raiders had come by with some ancient wares to trade with the tribe for livestock and money. This jade fragment was treated as an ordinary jade. After Li Changshou had discovered that an ancient character, translated as the word 'fire', was inscribed on it, he obtained it through wheedling.

Its function was unknown.

However, ten years after Li Changshou had joined the sect, he had secretly placed the jade fragment beside his Master. Upon using the predictive technique he had just learned, he discovered that he could no longer predict his Master's future moves, which was something he could do previously.

The jade fragment's function was to avoid being found through prediction, and it was something he always carried along with him.

The cloth rope was originally a piece of linen splattered with blood. It was found in-between an ancient animal-skin scroll that held historical records of the human race. This linen cloth should belong to a piece of clothing some human expert wore after getting injured.

According to the records written on the animal skin, any human wearing it would gain the protection of the Saints of the human race. However, it had to be used with pure intentions.

After taking off the cloth rope and Nameless Jade Fragment and stuffing them back into his bangle, Li Changshou took out a dagger from it before looking behind him.

The oppression falling on him from the sky had reduced slightly.

Li Changshou was delighted, but he quickly calmed down again. He twisted his head and looked at a spot on the back of his left shoulder. There was an ancient talisman directly tattooed onto his skin, which was currently emitting faint flashes of light.

Li Changshou slid his dagger through the talisman, breaking it instantly…

Fortunately, when the wound healed, later on, the talisman would repair itself as well.

That was the Ancient Secret Talisman of the Mage Race. It was used to evade and provide protection from disasters, trouble, and predictions. It was made by the Mage Ancestor to defend against the demon race.

Its effect would be activated after being carved on animal skin, but carving on flesh and blood would procure greater effects.

There was a similar secret talisman carved at the side of his torso, which Li Changshou cut through as well…

The oppression falling on him from the sky, immediately, reduced once more.

That was not all…

Li Changshou grasped hold of the keyword "protection against prediction", so he instantly put away all the other items he usually carried with him.

For example, the two old coins sewn into a pocket in his underwear.

They were claimed to be the first version of coins used by humans from the ancient times, thus containing some merits within, combined with the ability to protect against prediction and evade disasters.

A demon bone fragment was tied to his ankle, and a rainbow fish scale was pasted on his thigh…

In total, there were about seven miscellaneous 'strange' trinkets Li Changshou had used on his Master—as his test subject—to see if one could use them to evade from prediction techniques…

As these items were not Dharma treasures, they were hard to be discovered but easy to obtain.

Speaking of the Primordial Times, other than the various Dharma treasures, mystical abilities, and experts, the most memorable thing was the mysterious prediction technique.

Experts with high cultivation levels and proficient in prediction would borrow the power from the Heavenly Dao, pinch their fingers together and instantly know what was going on at places far away.

Li Changshou himself could be considered a 'small secret', having reincarnated to this Primordial World while retaining his memories from his past life. Thus, he had to keep his guard up at all times. He had obtained these trinkets through hard work and luck.

However, he would never expect that even the Heavenly Dao would be affected!

The oppression was slowly disappearing by this point, along with the old Daoist priest's face on the gray cloud. However, the gray cloud was still floating above his head.

Li Changshou broke out into cold sweat. He might have collapsed onto the ocean surface if his psychological capability was not strong enough.

He had obtained these items purely to prevent others from using the prediction technique on him, and not to use against the Heavenly Dao.

'Any intentional disguise when one was at a very low cultivation level would instead attract attention from experts, drawing trouble to oneself.'

As he understood this logic early on, Li Changshou had always been using a common disguise when he was in the sect.

Why would he purposely go against the Heavenly Dao?

Maybe…

Probably…

Could it be that there were different forms of the Heavenly Dao?

Opportunistic, energy-saving, fully-operational, high-performing?

Cough. That was a joke.

The Heavenly Dao monitored all living organisms but did not pay special attention to any, especially those who had yet to become an immortal and were not destructive.

The Eight Lightnings Tribulation Li Changshou just experienced was based on how the Heavenly Dao calculated his potential. The strength was already configured.

It was only when something wrong occurred after he transcended the tribulation that the Heavenly Dao paid attention to him.

Originally, the Heavenly Dao would adjust the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation for other cultivators like Li Changshou, whose cultivation exceeded expectations. This way, the cultivator would undergo a trial hard enough. If the cultivator could not withstand it fully, they would die, and their Dao would disappear.

However, it was unexpected that Li Changshou possessed so many strange trinkets that provided protection against prediction. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao misjudged while it was in the 'energy-saving mode'.

Also, the Heavenly Dao scrutinized him, a 'half-immortal', exposing all his secrets.

The oppression he felt served as a warning and not as a way to investigate the matter.

It was the Violet Clouds Divine Lightning Alarm.

'It is still okay. Might be because I was polite earlier.'

Li Changshou regulated his breathing and wore on his short-sleeved shirt and Dao robe, as he contemplated how he should thank Grandmaster Heavenly Dao.

An explosive rumble suddenly reverberated in the air, and the surrounding scenery changed!

Li Changshou cupped his fists together and did a Dao salute.

Then he shouted once more, "Dao Sect's disciple wishes to inform the Heaven today!

"What happened with the Tribulation Transcendence is unintentional on my part! Those were just methods I used to avoid man-made incidents or disasters!

"The Dao base I possess currently is built on the Dao Sect manuals I obtained, based on the teachings of the Dao Sect's founder, and through the hard work, I had put into cultivating!

"Please rain down another Lighting Tribulation, looking at how hard I had worked to attain my cultivation level!

"Also, please allow me to change the location to avoid any accidental death!"

The gray cloud above started to gradually expand. A strong gust of wind blew from all directions, and numerous gray clouds rose from the ocean surface within the radius of thousands of kilometers as they gathered above Li Changshou's head.

Li Changshou seemed to immediately come to a realization, for he turned heads and dashed toward the ocean.

Previously, in order to prevent people from causing trouble before the Tribulation Transcendence occurred, he had especially sought out several potential locations and set up an array at the ocean bed used to speed up movement in the water.

No one would have predicted that he would head over to the second location, not because of people interrupting, but because he needed to transcend his second Heavenly Tribulation!

Two times of the Immortal Ascension Tribulation? Such a thing was unheard of…

Evidently, it was not too over-the-board for him to make so many precautions to face the Heavenly Tribulation!

This time, the Tribulation Cloud hovered over the ocean in a 1,000-kilometer radius. The thickness of the Tribulation Cloud was ten times more than before.

Li Changshou swiftly moved across the ocean surface, the huge Tribulation Cloud floating at the same speed above him towards the East.

Above the Tribulation Cloud, there was a majestic heaven palace with countless gray human figures loitered around it. In addition, a dignified emperor was seated inside the palace.

These human figures were made from the Tribulation Cloud, and they had indistinguishable facial features.

Underneath the heaven palace were two huge statues of a dragon waving its claws, and a phoenix with wings expanded. They seemed to be about to come to life in the next instant and fight each other.

Below the two statues was a war between a hoard of ferocious beasts and a crowd of towering human figures, as though they were reenacting the Demon-Mage War.

Lastly, furthest below were a number of silvery-white lightning spots with a tinge of purple, scattered around the Tribulation Cloud, but were swiftly congealing. This was the formation of a 10-feet-diameter lightning pond!

The lightning inside this pond was like liquid, as the pond was slowly being filled.

The second location Li Changshou picked was 150 kilometers away. The arrays he had set up in advance helped Li Changshou to move swiftly over water.

In the very instant he arrived at the second island, a rumbling sound could be heard.

Without much care about anything else, Li Changshou grabbed hold of a sack and threw it hard. Six folded Faraday Cages were flung in all directions, for he did not have the time to open them…

Before the sack could fall onto the ground, Li Changshou was already clutching a carving knife in his left hand and a wooden sword in his right hand! Several talismans flew out of his sleeve opening!

Upon sensing something, Li Changshou stumbled when he lifted his head.

What was this?

The lightning pond in the sky tilted slightly, and a 'lightning waterfall' poured toward him…

Countless bolts of lightning lit up the sky in an instant!

Li Changshou waved his carving knife swiftly and carved several ancient characters in the air. The Dharma powers in his body were activated. His upper body started to emit seven-colored immortal light as he accumulated his immortal energy aura at the top of his body.

Boom!

Li Changshou was completely submerged in the lightning waterfall. The ancient characters were almost immediately crushed, and he was also pressed to the melted ground…

Some time later, the lightning waterfall dissipated. Li Changshou jumped out of the deep square pit, his Dao robe tattered and aura unstable. After bending his head, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Was this his real Heavenly Tribulation?

'Strong… Strong enough.'

Li Changshou waved his carving knife and wrote a few ancient characters in the air. The content of these words was from the manual Cultivation Composition, which was written by the ancient human ancestors.

These words seemed to assemble into some kind of array, lined up according to the original text before they gradually rose up to hover above Li Changshou's head.

At the same time, a ball of True Samadhi Flame appeared beside him and engulfed his body.

Numerous nine-petaled lotus flowers, the size of a basin, slowly bloomed around him.

This was the strange phenomenon that appeared when he exerted his full strength to stimulate his Dharma powers!

'Come, Heavenly Tribulation!'

Li Changshou looked up, his long hair and Dao robe fluttering in the wind. The lightning pond tilted once more, and another lightning waterfall fell!

This time, however, Li Changshou bent his knees and pushed himself into the sky. With bright eyes, he actively sought to welcome the lightning waterfall head-on!

'Nine Lightnings Heavenly Tribulation! I have been waiting for you for a very long time.'

"Master, why are we stopping again?"

A white cloud had stopped above the South Ocean. A young girl being pulled along by an old Daoist priest asked the question.

The old Daoist priest stared at Li Changshou's second location for Tribulation Transcendence and could not help but gasp.

"What… What kind of Heavenly Tribulation is this?

There is a heaven palace above, a dragon and a phoenix in the middle, and Godfiends below. Can this be the Ninth Heaven Godfiend Tribulation, which is ranked second place?"

Then, the old Daoist priest shook his head and sighed. "What's up with the South Ocean today? Did these cultivation geniuses meet up to transcend their tribulations?

Unfortunately, another fella is about to die because of their Heavenly Tribulation.

Let's go, let's go. It's useless to watch this anymore."

The young girl asked softly, "Master, is that person unable to survive a Heavenly Tribulation like this?"

The old Daoist priest questioned, "Did you sense the surrounding spiritual energy surging toward the Tribulation Transcendence location when that Eight Lightnings Tribulation was happening?"

The young girl shook her head.

"Exactly. It is extremely difficult to survive the Eight Lightnings Tribulation, and the 32 Violent Tribulations are even more so the case. The cultivator we encountered just now had died, and yet, another one came."

With a bitter smile, the old Daoist priest added, "Heaven will become jealous if one's aptitude is exceptional. There were too many experts in the Primordial Times. If the Heavenly Tribulation failed to suppress the cultivator, a Great Tribulation might arrive soon after.

"Let's go. There is no need to watch people die."

As soon as he said that, the white cloud continued on its trajectory toward the south. Nonetheless, the young girl took a few extra curious glances at the ocean thousands of miles away.

The extremely large Tribulation Cloud was almost covering the entire ocean.

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Chapter 55: Diary of Senior Brother Wandering the South Ocean

The sound of rumbling thunder echoed as bolts of lightning lit up the entire sky.

The wind blew, and rain poured over the ocean in a 500-kilometer radius. Within the 50-kilometer radius of the Tribulation Transcendence location, the waves rose to frightening heights.

The Heaven Earth spiritual energy from the surroundings convened over as well. The lightning liquid from the lightning pond in the Tribulation Cloud cascaded down multiple times.

Half of the island below was already destroyed. Fortunately, Li Changshou had chosen desolate locations where there were no living organisms around. As for the organisms living in the ocean, they had already fled.

The lightning waterfall repeatedly descended, and the wind and rain became increasingly violent.

What was originally a cultivator's Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation, which should not affect a large area, had unexpectedly become a situation where Heaven was punishing a tyrant.

The Immortal Ascension Tribulation was one of the many types of Heavenly Tribulation. Its ferocity was considered quite weak, for, during the Primordial Times, Immortal Ascension was nothing significant.

The true, formidable tribulation should occur when a peak Heaven Immortal attained a breakthrough to become a Golden Immortal. If their negative karma was far greater than their merits, the Heavenly Dao would not allow them to gain immortality, and the Immortal Tribulation would descend.

It was a Heavenly Tribulation that could kill Golden Immortals. The Tribulation Cloud would cover thousands of kilometers, and there were different types, unlike the Lightning Tribulation.

Boom!

Rumble—

At the same time, at a place 515 kilometers south-east from the Tribulation Transcendence location.

The young girl called Han Zhi, who was still on the cloud, inquired softly, "Why are we stopping again, Master?"

The old Daoist priest frowned slightly as he used his powerful immortal sense to scrutinize the ocean thousands of kilometers away.

Despite having the strength of a half-step Golden Immortal, he still could not see through that area heavily concealed by the Tribulation Cloud.

The density of the Heavenly Tribulation power there seemed to be a little overabundant.

However, based on how the Tribulation Cloud trembled and shuddered, he could still deduce if Lightning Tribulations were descending.

"There is something amiss about that Heavenly Tribulation. It is already the seventh bolt, and it has yet to disperse!"

The old Daoist priest pinched his fingers together to make a prediction. Then, he suddenly turned his body as he stared at the Tribulation Transcendence location, which was currently further away.

"There seems to be something else other than the Heavenly Tribulation…"

The young girl, Han Zhi, complained, "Master, why are we not heading over to take a look?"

"If we are too close to it and manage to witness an Immortal Ascension Tribulation of this caliber, I am afraid that you might develop a phobia of Heavenly Tribulation." The old Daoist priest frowned and added, "Let us wait a while more here and see if he can survive the eighth bolt. Logically, he should not be able to…"

Boom! Boom!

The world shook again. The eighth Heavenly Tribulation fell, and one could see the lightning waterfall from thousands of kilometers away!

The Tribulation Cloud was still not dissipating?

"The cultivator was able to survive the eighth bolt? Could he be a reincarnated mighty figure?

"Let's go, Han Zhi. Let's head over to take a look!"

The old Daoist priest did not know how many gasps he made. He flew in the direction of where Li Changshou was transcending the tribulation, pulling his disciple along and with the white cloud underneath his feet to provide him with speed.

However, they had just started moving when they saw a silvery-white giant lightning ball tinged in purple forming inside the Tribulation Cloud!

It was as though a mythical lightning bird rose from the ocean, thus becoming the second sun in the sky!

The lightning ball landed with a boom. The Heavenly Tribulation power had reached its maximal, causing the waves to rise like great mountains!

The old Daoist priest continued to advance. Even at the cultivation realm he was in, more than 1,000 kilometers was still considered quite a significant distance for him.

Hu…

Gusts of strong wind suddenly blew over the ocean. They were generated by the spiritual energy around rushing toward the island Li Changshou was on.

The spiritual energy was gathering so quickly that seven-colored rays of lights were formed.

"A storm is brewing, Master!" Han Zhi shouted in shock, "That person survived the tribulation!"

"That's right! This is a sign of a successful Immortal Ascension when the immortal is absorbing the spiritual energy!" The old Daoist priest looked excited. "Let's go! This person must be a reincarnation of some mighty figure. Look at the amount of spiritual energy. The man, no, the immortal, will directly ascend to become a Heaven Immortal!

Quickly! Let's head over and befriend him! If we convince him to join our sect, it will be wonderful!"

Then, following his speech, a violet bolt of lightning flashed in the sky above the Ninth Heaven. It pierced through the Tribulation Cloud and landed on that island!

The old Daoist priest's eyes widened. His flushed face turned beetroot under the illumination of the divine violet lightning…

What was going on with him today?

When he had thought that the person would fail, the latter had succeeded.

He had just said that the person had managed to survive the tribulation, and another divine bolt of lightning suddenly struck…

He swore that his words did not cause this!

Han Zhi grumbled, "Master, what is that?"

"Heavenly punishment! A true heavenly punishment." The old Daoist priest replied solemnly, "The Heavenly Dao felt that he was an abnormality. Even if he transcended the tribulation, he would still be subjected to the heavenly punishment.

"It is over. This person is dead for sure. There is nothing good about the arrival of the heavenly punishment…"

This time, before he could finish speaking, the wind howled violently around them the moment he said that the person was dead for sure. Boundless spiritual energy once again congealed toward the island.

"Eh? This mouth of mine!"

Crack!

The young girl beside extended her hand and covered her master's mouth. "Stop speaking, Master. Let's quickly head over to take a look."

The old Daoist priest shook his head with a smile. He pointed ahead, and the white cloud sped up.

They were 400 kilometers away from the island, which was surrounded by a sea of ganoderma-shaped auspicious clouds.

The Tribulation Cloud in the sky split into various white clouds before swiftly congregating into a funnel shape, in which the tip of the funnel was pointed at the person undergoing the Tribulation Transcendence.

Pure spiritual energy flowed down from the white cloud, concentrating on the human figure, which could be vaguely seen.

A beam of golden light shone from the Ninth Heaven and enveloped that person.

There were many shadows of fairies dancing to the encompassing immortal music inside the light pillar. As they danced, they scattered flower petals around.

A white-haired old man riding a crane even flew over and executed multiple Dao salutes at the human figure below.

These were all Heaven Earth phenomena.

The current Heavenly Tribulation power was already very scant.

By the time the old Daoist priest and his disciple were around 300 kilometers away, the phenomena were still present in the sky. The human figure, which had already completely absorbed the Tribulation Cloud, suddenly turned around and jumped into the ocean…

The old Daoist priest was momentarily stunned. He hastily used his immortal power to send a voice transmission,

"Dao friend!

"We are cultivators from the Golden Turtle Island, and we came specifically to congratulate you!"

Yet, there was a burst of immortal light in the ocean, and the person disappeared.

"Why did he escape, Master?" asked Han Zhi while frowning. "Acting as though we are bad people."

"Sigh. How would he know if we were good or bad people?"

The old Daoist priest lamented and pinched his fingers together to make a prediction. However, he failed.

'He evaded the divine prediction?

'That person should be a reincarnation of some mighty figure without a doubt. Otherwise, they would not have been so cautious.

'I am quite proficient in the skill of prediction, and yet I failed to find any traces of him.

'He clearly cultivated in the ancient times and knew the dangers of the cultivation world.'

"Han Zhi, do you still want to head over and take a look? That person had already left."

"Yes, Master. I want to know just how powerful this Heavenly Tribulation was."

"Alright." The old Daoist priest looked at her lovingly, controlled the cloud underneath their feet, and led his disciple.

A moment later, they finally landed on the island. However, the young girl's face had on a look of… disappointment.

Half of the small island was gone. A square deep hole underneath the ocean water replaced the destroyed side of the island.

"Master, is this how all Immortal Ascension Tribulations are like?"

"Don't worry," the old Daoist priest replied with a smile as he stared at the tattered, blood-stained shirt floating on the ocean water. "Your Heavenly Tribulation will certainly not be as powerful, and will at most be 10% of this strength."

Han Zhi's mouth twitched. This statement sounded so…

The old Daoist priest pointed at the tattered shirt below, causing it to be engulfed in flames and quickly turned into dust.

"The person was in a hurry to leave and left this item behind." The old Daoist priest explained with a smile, "It can be considered developing virtuous karma with him, by helping him remove any latent danger. Let's go, or else another expert will come over to check this place. It would be troublesome to attempt explaining this situation."

Han Zhi nodded her head slightly. As her master was dragging her towards the south-east, she looked down and stared at the pitch-dark pit at the bottom of the ocean.

'Was the bloodied shirt discovered by someone?'

Li Changshou silently calculated. He used his immortal power, executed the Water Escape with his full strength, and anxiously hurried toward the west.

He had sensed the old Daoist priest and young girl approaching, which was why he had given up on recuperating on the spot, absorbed the last breath of spiritual energy and fled.

That bloodied shirt had been taken from a mortal soldier's dead body when he had been in the mortal world. Li Chngshou had soaked it with spiritual energy, so it should be able to interfere with those who wanted to pursue him.

He had personally chanted the Expiation Sutra for that soldier, helping the latter swiftly head to the underworld and reincarnate.

"Ahem!"

The water torrent formed using the Water Escape technique vibrated slightly as blood trickled into it. The blood had yet to disperse before it was washed away by the torrent.

At that moment, Li Changshou's entire body was shining with seven-colored immortal light. However, spiderweb-like cracks covered his body from his chest to his waist.

In truth, his immortal body was not that bad. Worse still was his immortal nascent, which was collapsed unmoving by the dantian…

Everyone would understand that logic, but why… would there be a tenth lightning bolt for a nine-lightning tribulation?

"Cough! Cough!"

Li Changshou could not help but cough twice. Feeling pain all over his body was nothing, but it was difficult to deal with having to repeatedly vomit blood.

Since the ancient times, how many cultivators, who had passed their Tribulation Transcendence successfully, would end up in such a wretched state?

He stopped inside the water and checked his jade fragment and the trinkets he had previously removed from his body.

He started to become dizzy, and his body began to sway in the water.

Li Changshou naturally knew that the last violet divine lightning was actually the heavenly punishment for obscuring the divine prediction…

That heavenly punishment had caused the severe injuries he sustained.

Fortunately, Li Changshou had reacted swiftly. In the instant he had sensed that the heavenly punishment was about to arrive, he had taken out the few defense Dharma treasures he owned…

One could not block the Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation using Dharma treasures, but it was possible for heavenly punishments to a small extent.

These Dharma treasures were not of extremely good quality, so they had helped Li Changshou to dampen some power from the heavenly punishment. This had allowed him to escape.

When the violet divine bolt of lightning had landed, Li Changshou had felt relieved.

He did not owe the Heavenly Dao any karma.

"Pew!"

Blood spurted, but Li Changshou used his hand to stop the blood flow.

His Primordial Spirit and immortal nascent were too severely injured, and he would need to find a place to silently recuperate. If he did not do so, the cultivation realm he had attained after frantically absorbing spiritual energy from the Tribulation Transcendence would drop…

He had gained countless insights when he had been transcending the tribulation. These would form the foundation of his continual ascension and would need to be absorbed quickly.

Li Changshou extended his immortal sense and madly searched the ocean. After a short while, he smiled and dashed southwards toward the recesses of the ocean.

Moments later, deep roars could be heard. A 200-feet-long monster fish left the domain it had lived in for the past hundreds of years, and swiftly swam westwards.

There was a lump on its back, flashing with immortal light, and one white jade lotus flower would occasionally appear.

Li Changshou, who was hidden inside the monster fish, completely concealed his aura.

Despite having severe injuries, he did not forget to circulate the Turtle Breathing Mantra.

The monster fish did not know what was wrong with itself, to continuously want to swim toward the west while remaining hundreds of kilometers away from the coast…

Li Changshou originally planned to recuperate inside the monster fish. However, a few days later, his injuries were almost healed. Both his immortal body and nascent could gradually self-heal.

He relaxed, and the insights flowed to him, forcibly pulling Li Changshou's consciousness into the abstruse immortal realm…

This was known as the door of perception, and it was a mysterious realm.

Li Changshou was lost inside a strange realm. He could sense the changes in his environment and control the rough direction of where the monster fish was swimming. Yet, he could not wake up.

He did not sense the passing of time while he was lost in this esoteric Dao Realm.

However, a bit of his immortal sense continued to drift around the monster fish, so as to provide him with timely warnings.

The monster fish continued to swim westwards, and five months passed. One day, two huge metal spikes reached into the ocean and pierced through the fish.

Li Changshou was alarmed. However, as he did not sense any danger, he did not leave that abstruse Dao Realm. He waited quietly at the back of the fish and continued to experience and understand that Dao Realm.

In actual fact, he was unable to leave even if he wanted to…

The monster fish, with Li Changshou inside, was dragged by two boats onto the coast and then into a relatively large village by a group of strong and fit young people who wore primitive clothes.

With a rough scan of the outside with his immortal sense, Li Changshou discovered that the majority of the people there were mortals, with only a few of them capable of completing Qi Refinement and Soul Formation.

He sensed his body sliding out of the fish the moment it was sliced open.

Then, a dramatic scene played out.

These fishermen treated Li Changshou as the Sea God and started prostrating and dancing in celebration around him. They even started a celebration banquet that lasted for several days, while putting him on a pedestal…

After all, when he slid out from the fish, his body shone with immortal light and was completely dirt-free. He looked very heroic.

Li Changshou remained in this state for the next two months, while these fishermen treated him as their god.

A young girl around 13 years old was selected to be the maidservant to guard by Li Changshou's side day and night.

Another two weeks passed before Li Changshou finally managed to absorb all insights and break free from that abstruse realm. While he closed his eyes and checked his insides for a while, morning arrived. The young girl in the adjacent room woke up.

Upon hearing the light footsteps, Li Changshou opened his eyes and stood up, prepared to thank the young girl before quickly leaving this place.

Li Changshou spoke the moment the young girl lifted her leg and was about to cross the threshold.

"Thank you, mi—"

The door curtain opened, and an arm as thick as Li Changshou's thigh reached inside.

Li Changshou blinked.

Did he sense wrongly? It was a young man and not a young lady?

He immediately changed the address. "Thank you, mister, for saving me!"

"Eh?"

A figure entered the room. First was a beautiful face, then a short fit body and 3,000 flowy black hair strands…

The young girl spoke in a hoarse voice. "Hey! Why did you wake up, Sir Immortal?"

'Immortal?'

Li Changshou took note of this detail and started to feel wary.

According to how the fishermen before that had been addressing him, shouldn't he be called Sea God instead?

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hapter 56: Xiong Clan's Xiong Village

To avoid too much trouble, after Li Changshou thanked her, he left a pile of gold and silver before he secretly left without saying goodbye while that young lady went to shout for someone.

He didn't go far and executed the Earth Escape over 50 kilometers. He hid in the trunk of a large tree in the oceanside forest and used his immortal senses to scan all over this village.

As the saying went, "Each place has its own way of supporting its own inhabitants."

'Could this village's water and soil have been mixed with strong medicine?'

As far as his immortal sense could see, a group of strong men and women were busy everywhere, and they weren't just ordinary strong men and women. They had a kind of… indescribable, aristocratic strength.

As far as his immortal sense could see, there were men and women with prominent muscles all over their bodies. Each of them had arms nearly as thick as his junior sister's waist, and dozens of kilograms of millstones were rolled around by a few children as toys.

Other than a small number of old people and children, most of the people in this village were about the same size as the young lady he had seen earlier.

'I might be overthinking. This village probably pursues the beauty of muscles.'

Li Changshou smiled in his heart. When he was observing this village, he vaguely felt his immortal body and Primordial Spirit that had yet to fully recover.

The immortal sense was much better than the spiritual sense. Not only did it have a further detection range, but the images 'seen' were also clearer and more vivid.

Before the Tribulation Transcendence, Li Changshou's spiritual sense could at most detect a range within a few dozens of kilometers. However, all he saw were blurred images, and he could only see clear images within 15 kilometers.

Now, it was different, as he could casually release his immortal sense and observe up to 1,000 kilometers away.

Just at that moment, even from 500 kilometers away, he could roughly distinguish the two figures wrestling on the forest meadow and their approximate fighting movements…

It seemed that they were not fighting there…

'I don't need to care about these details. Anyway, my detection skills have been greatly enhanced!'

Li Changshou returned his attention to the village 50 kilometers away.

The young lady, who had taken care of him for some time, hurriedly rushed into the wooden house, where he had been staying earlier, with a group of people and found a pile of gold and silver that he had left on his bed.

It had been more than nine months since he had left the Immortal Du Sect, and he could still stay outside for at most three or four years. After that, his master and the sectarian officers would go looking for him.

'During this period, I should find an island and enter seclusion.'

There were still many things to do, and he must now think clearly and arrange his schedule one thing at a time.

Naturally, there was no need to mention about recuperating and stabilizing his cultivation realm.

He had to find a way to conceal his immortal power and immortal body, and simulate his original mortal Dao body.

Since he had chosen to conceal his cultivation level as a trump card in the beginning, he had to stick to that path to the end. If he was suddenly exposed, he would definitely be suspected by the Immortal Du Sect's higher-ups.

The development of the third version of the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra had to be on his schedule.

In addition, Li Changshou had to face an awkward fact.

Because after he had passed the Heavenly Tribulation, his strength had taken a big step forward, and he had gained the rumored 'ascension'.

This was naturally a good thing, but one-third of the defensive methods he relied on before were completely meaningless, and one-third of them had their effectiveness greatly diminished.

For example, the Soft Immortal Disperser and many poisonous pills had already been a bit useless.

When he wasn't powerful enough, the incapacitating agents and poisonous pills were powerful weapons to protect himself.

Right now, the poisonous pills were no longer as effective as him making a move on his own.

Many poisonous pills, which he had refined to deal with Perfected Immortals, could only be stored for future uses. Otherwise, he could go to the border of the Middle Continent and trade them for treasured herbs in the marketplace.

The power of that bronze crossbow could be increased according to the user's Dharma powers and immortal power.

This offensive weapon that consumed very little immortal power could be kept. Later on, he would use his immortal power to brandish it and develop its potential. Then, he could let the paper dolls use it.

The same went for the True Samadhi Flames. Their power increased with his strength, and he only needed to replenish his cultivation and condense the immortal fire.

The paper dolls' mystical abilities needed to be comprehended again, and future paper dolls would have more wonderful uses and power than before.

The Five-Element Escape technique could also be used to enter a whole new realm.

The sword array Dharma treasure needed to be brandished again as well.

Some powerful talismans that had previously been impossible to draw could now be made.

The Heavenly Precious Umbrella could create some more powerful arrays.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait…"

After taking a closer look, Li Changshou had many things to do, and three or four years might not be enough.

It was a good idea to first pick the most important ones and upgrade the most commonly used escape techniques.

There were priorities, and his life came first.

So what even if he had ascended? What could he do after ascending to an immortal?

Through Immortal Ascension, he had become a stronger ant.

Ascension had given wings to this ant to fly to the sky. However, he was still a flying ant, only with clearer goals.

Age wasn't counted in the Primordial World, and it had been countless years since then. Even though the Great Tribulation continued to descend, there were still too many surviving experts.

There were the Heavenly Dao, Dao Ancestors, and Six Saints above.

There were mighty ancient figures, the Three Schools' elders, remnants of mages and demons, experts of the human race, and all kinds of superior beings reincarnating below.

Right now, he was not even a third-rate expert and was not even close to achieving that.

The important point was that he was especially poor.

His immortal sense captured noises in the distant village, and the sturdy young lady crouched there bawling as she hugged the pile of gold and silver that Li Changshou had left behind.

"I wasn't the one who lost the immortal! I didn't sell the immortal either!"

Upon seeing her squat on the ground and crying like a child, the group of 'iron towers' and 'King Kongs' around her were still ruthlessly blaming her.

"I told you to take care of the Sea God. How can you lose sight of such a big one?"

"Oh, did you have to run out and yell for someone? Couldn't you just stand at the window and shout 'the Sea God is awake, the Sea God is awake'? Why did you have to run around!"

"I told you that the Sea God is not an immortal!

"Xiong Lingli! Don't listen to your father! You can't offend the Sea God!

"Hurry. Take these gold and silver to the village chief's house! Lest these things provoke the Sea God!"

Xiong…

The surname suited them—the posture of a true bear[1].

The group of adults scolded the young girl for a while before they then dispersed. They did not punish the young girl and began to search for their 'Sea God' inside and outside the village.

Li Changshou continued to observe in secret.

This village was somewhat strange, which was also the only reason why Li Changshou would stay 50 kilometers away and didn't leave.

There were always demons when things were abnormal, and it was also possible that there was a hidden treasure.

Thousands of people in the village relied on fishing and hunting to make a living and lived a full life. The place was in good weather with no natural disasters.

As for man-made disasters, a few thousand regular troops from the mortal kingdom tribe would not be able to take down this village, let alone those small gangs of bandits and sea pirates.

However, the vast majority of the people in this village did not cultivate and were all mortals, yet they were all as sturdy as young girls, which was somewhat unjustifiable.

First of all, their nutrition was definitely not up to par.

The people didn't train their muscles deliberately either.

Of the several possibilities Li Changshou could think of, the most probable one was that there were special water veins or ingredients, and they were large in quantity.

Often, the kind of magical objects that mortals didn't care about would be a treasure for alchemy, blacksmithing, array formation set-up, and cultivation.

Together with the fact that there were no traces of any foreign cultivators in this place, the few cultivators, who were at the Soul Formation Stage, in the village should be cultivating some sort of defective techniques, which were not uncommon within the human race in the mortal world.

Only then did Li Changshou become slightly more interested and decided to stay 50 kilometers away to do some observation.

The group of strong people searched the village to no avail.

After searching with their utmost best for half a day, an old man cried out in desperation, "The Sea God has returned to the big sea!"

Therefore, this group of villagers, most of whom had the surname Xiong, returned to the village and began a lively bonfire assembly to celebrate the Sea God's return to the sea.

After Li Changshou observed for three days, he went to secretly check the water source of the place, investigated the food commonly eaten in this village, and searched the nearby 50 kilometers, but did not find any abnormalities.

Could it be that they really had an inherited body type?

Li Changshou didn't want to spend too much time here and decided to leave since he couldn't find the reason for the abnormality of this place.

In the middle of the night, Li Changshou squeezed out from the trunk of the large tree, transformed into a medium-sized fish, and plunged into the warm seawater to find the next place for seclusion.

This place was in the southwestern part of the South Continent and the scope under the influence of the Southern Ocean Dragon Palace.

Because the Southern Ocean Dragon Palace was too far from land and not as active as the Eastern Ocean Dragon Palace, this sea was unusually quiet and peaceful. Li Changshou soon found a small deserted island where he entered seclusion.

Three months later, Li Changshou's Dao injuries had completely healed, and his Water Escape and Earth Escape had also greatly improved. He had cultivated the True Samadhi Flames once again and condensed the immortal fire.

Five months later, the immortal light around Li Changshou, who was sitting in a lotus position in the reef cave, had completely dwindled. His breathing was no longer clear, he had no threatening gaze, and his body's faint fragrance had disappeared.

Standing up, he lowered his head and sized up for a while, and his own aura no longer fluctuated in the slightest bit.

Walking to the reef's side, Li Changshou stood quietly and observed the creatures' reactions in the seawater.

Previously, because of the immortals' existence, the fish and shrimps in the sea would dodge.

Now that he was standing here, the fish and shrimps in the sea were only alarmed for a little while before they played as usual.

After thinking about it, Li Changshou first simulated the aura of the Seventh Stage of the Void Return Realm. He hid part of it before revealing the aura of the Third Stage of the Void Return Realm.

The Third Version of the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra was a phenomenal success.

'I'll pass the second version to Ling'e when I go back.'

Exhaling lightly, Li Changshou was in quite a good mood and did not want to waste any more time. He was about to return to the rock cave where he was hiding before to continue his cultivation.

He was just about to turn around when a ray of seven-colored precious light suddenly appeared in the northern sky.

Li Changshou's immortal sense immediately scanned and discovered that the source of that precious light was the village that the young lady, Xiong Lingli, was from.

There was indeed good stuff in that village!

However, making such a big commotion would most likely attract the attention of other cultivators, and he might easily fall into danger if he rashly went over there.

After some deliberation, Li Changshou took out a paper doll from his sleeve and blew at it.

The paper doll shook a few times and slowly came to life. It stretched its small arms and legs and jumped up in Li Changshou's hands before landing on the sea surface.

The little paper doll took two steps on the seawater and transformed into the figure of a middle-aged Daoist. It caught the three storage sacks thrown by Li Changshou, turned around, and disappeared into the seawater.

Li Changshou returned to the rock cave and closed his eyes while he put his mind on the paper doll.

He put his mind in a very relaxed state.

He would pick up treasures if he could. If he had to do more than a 'pick up', then he would let the paper doll do it.

After all, as his cultivation realm rose, the more advanced the paper doll was, the more laborious it would be to produce it.

Since this was the mortal world, it was unlikely that there would be any powerful Dharma treasures.

At the border of the South Ocean and the East Ocean, the corner of the island that resembled a large turtle.

"Fellow Daoists, I'm speaking the truth.

"On the way back last time, I came across a man who had survived the Nine Heavens Godfiend Tribulation. I said that he couldn't go through it, but he did!

"The Heavenly Punishment even struck this man after his Tribulation Transcendence, and I felt again that he definitely would not make it, but…

"Fellow Daoists, guess what happened next."

Next to the precious pond, an old Daoist priest was chatting with more than a dozen cultivators of similar Dao cultivations in a lively manner.

In the corner under the pond, Ao Yi regained his original azure dragon form and entrenched at the bottom of the pond without moving.

The Primordial World was truly terrifying.

The nightmare still hadn't subsided, but Ao Yi took the initiative to request his mother this time to send himself back to the territory of the immortals from the Jie School.

That was because Ao Yi knew that there were some human tribes among the Jie School, so he could observe them and learn from them what the dragon race lacked, especially their craftiness and schemes.

The topic of the cultivators at the side of the pond was unwittingly changed to the little dragon at the bottom of the pond.

One of them said with a sigh, "The gap at the bottom of the pond has been set up with a restriction. I don't know what exactly this Dragon Prince finds so bad about our Golden Turtle Island that he actually escaped."

"It's not unusual for a child not to want to listen to an old man."

The old Daoist priest, who was telling the story of encountering the Tribulation Transcendence just now, laughed and stroked his beard as he said, "Don't worry. As long as we treat this Dragon Palace's prince well, he will appreciate our kindness and cultivate at ease here."

The cultivators nodded their heads in unison.

Ao Yi, who was in the pond, moved his dragon head but ignored them.

[1] Xiong can also mean bear.

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Chapter 57: Merit

What was going on?

As his immortal sense was disturbed by the precious light from the north, Li Changshou and other paper doll clones approached the village and hid in the treetop of a large tree. Only then could they see the situation inside the village.

Hundreds of villagers were gathered around the village gate, where a stage had been set up with several figures dressed in Daoist robes jumping on it. Someone was preaching there.

He saw that the source of the precious light was actually a clay statue behind those 'preachers'.

Li Changshou smiled in his heart, and the paper dolls transformed into middle-aged men before they jumped off the treetop and left right away.

He thought that some kind of treasure was born and thought of going over and picking it up.

Nowadays, where could there be so many treasures for him to pick up?

If such preaching happened outside the South Continent, it was 80% a propaganda activity conducted by some great sects to recruit disciples.

However, if something happened within the South Continent, it would either be money swindling or collecting incense offerings and merit.

This was commonly seen.

The cultivation level displayed by those preachers were all at the Third or Fourth Stages of the Soul Formation Realm.

The old Daoist, who was guarding that three-foot-tall clay statue, displayed a cultivation level at the peak of the Void Return Realm and was close to the Dao Requital Realm.

In short, it was something that had nothing to do with Li Changshou.

The paper dolls conjured hand seals, hid behind a tree, and began to execute the Earth Escape.

The sound of a chanting sutra came with the wind and reached the paper dolls' ears and Li Changshou's heart. He heard the sutra being chanted.

"With great aspirations to validate the supreme Dao, it is the enlightenment of the West…"

'The Western school?'

The paper dolls conjured hand seals a little faster. As soon as a few ripples appeared on the ground in front of them, the paper dolls couldn't wait to get into it.

They ran even faster than before.

At the same time, Li Changshou's original body on the deserted island also stood up and cast an Illusion Spell to transform into a fish, which headed straight towards the east.

The Western school caused great karma, so what was he waiting for if he wasn't going to leave this place?

Unexpectedly, this was still the southwestern part of the South Continent, which was very far away from the Aparagodānīya Continent. Yet, the Western school had already come here to collect incense offerings.

However, as Li Changshou was about to retreat, his immortal sense suddenly captured something strange in the seawater in the southeast direction.

About 80 kilometers away, there was a dense cloud of demonic aura that was now swimming in the direction of the precious shining light.

Li Changshou immediately stopped and fell into the bottom of the sea, doing his best to conceal his tracks.

He stopped the paper dolls, which were still traveling underground as well, and they stayed still.

'Was a sea demon attracted to the precious light of the village? This is not a good thing.'

After carefully observing it, the cultivation level of the great demon in the sea was equivalent to a cultivator at the early-stage Perfected Immortal Realm. The body wrapped in the demonic aura was a big, odd-looking fish, which was somewhat similar to a manta ray. However, its body was larger and more than 1,000 feet in length and width.

If he considered that the other party was concealing its cultivation level, it was probably around the late-stage Perfected Immortal Realm.

Under the rich demonic aura, this demon's body was also wrapped around a wisp of sanguine glow, which was like flames.

This was a sign that this creature was vicious, and its karmic hindrance had taken shape due to its sins.

Li Changshou's heart was pounding.

Of course, it wasn't that he had any special preference for such a strange, bizarre object. It was purely because he was attracted to the power of the negative karma on this great demon.

Removing such a thick negative karma would earn him a lot of merits!

'Should I kill this great demon at the same time?'

Li Changshou's heart was racing with thoughts.

After Immortal Ascension, his foundation was too weak, and he didn't have many treasures.

Merits were a good thing, and quite rare.

If he locked himself in the sect to cultivate and did not do good deeds that contributed to Heaven and Earth's stability, he would not get a single one for hundreds of years.

If he was a ruthless person who was dedicated to validating the Dao with power, he would have to avoid being blessed with merit, thus ensuring that the later stages would not be influenced by the Heavenly Dao.

However, Li Changshou didn't have such lofty aspirations, and the problem he was considering was practical.

If there were more merits to protect him, he would be safer as well.

If he could obtain great merits in the future, he wouldn't follow the elders' example of cultivating Dharma treasures. Instead, he would first create a Golden Body of Merit!

A Golden Body of Merit was equivalent to having a gold token for a death penalty exemption. There was no need to be too afraid no matter what calamities he would encounter.

At that time, even if a Saint were to forcefully hit him, he would have to hesitate whether to lose several times the merit power of the Golden Body of Merit.

Of course, the Golden Body of Merit was extremely difficult to obtain, and it required a massive amount of merit power.

To this day, the Heavenly Dao was becoming more perfect. There weren't many chances for him to obtain great merits.

Going to the Heavenly Courts would be a better chance to earn merits. Li Changshou had also previously considered related matters.

Let's talk about matters on hand first.

Killing this great demon would certainly give a huge amount of merits.

As the saying went, "Sand accumulates into mountains, and water drips into oceans." Everything had to have a beginning.

It went as far as to get karma from the demon race.

The human race and the demon race were archenemies. Even if Li Changshou was polite to the demon race, if he fell into the hands of a demon race expert one day, he would only be thrown into the deep-fryer.

He did not need to be polite towards the demon race.

However, if he considered that the other party might have hidden their cultivation level, Li Changshou would also have to take a slight risk.

This was the South Ocean and not a place for demons to gather. There was only this great demon's demonic aura within a radius of 1,000 kilometers, and there was an island with just random little demons.

Now that Li Changshou had succeeded in evolving the Water Escape and Earth Escape, it was no problem traveling 50,000 kilometers in a day. After he killed that thing, Li Changshou would immediately run away and hide in the mortal world. He did not need to be afraid of other demons taking revenge on him.

Moreover, he had the ability to stop it while ensuring his own safety. However, watching this big fish demon kill the people from his fellow race was a bit unreasonable.

After all, he had gone through two lifetimes.

Despite Li Changshou wondering whether the people from the Xiong Village were from the same race as him, he held reservations.

With the mindset of giving it a try, Li Changshou cast the Water Escape and was ten times faster than that great demon. He quietly rushed to a sea region 50 kilometers from the shore.

Except for the Three Schools' Immortal Sects, most of the escape techniques in the Primordial World were quite hard to find.

Nowadays, valuing treasures over spells was prevalent in the cultivator community, causing many to belittle the escape technique's role.

After predicting the great demon's route, Li Changshou's robe sleeves shook, and six paper dolls flew out from his sleeves, transforming into men and women with different looks, figures, and aura.

The six paper dolls immediately got busy at the bottom of the sea and began to quietly set up a trapping array suitable for casting in the water.

The Precious Umbrella was useless for the time being and hadn't been upgraded yet.

Li Changshou retreated towards the shore, met up with the paper dolls hidden underground, put the paper dolls away, and then found a forest by the sea to hide.

He closed his eyes and put his heart into the rustling of leaves in the wind within a radius of 50 kilometers.

A moment later, huge waves surged on the sea 50 kilometers away!

A circular array appeared on the surface of the sea, trapping this giant wave directly!

The hundred-meter-long demon didn't notice the ambush and crashed into the temporary trapping array. Then, it noticed that something was wrong and immediately started jerking!

The six paper dolls had appeared from all over and rushed to the demon's surroundings, each sprinkling several bottles of poisonous powder and using their immortal powers to adhere to the great demon's body.

In a split second, the seawater around the demon became turbid. The demon's body was corroded, and its soul was severely damaged!

"Who! are… you guys…"

This time, Li Changshou had sacrificed the last two bottles of transcendent-grade Soft Immortal Disperser.

Although this great demon had a higher Dao cultivation realm, it was significantly less resistant to medicine than the Second Prince of the Eastern Ocean Dragon Palace that he had encountered previously, and his actions immediately became incomparably slower.

Li Changshou was highly tense.

After the six paper dolls had finished scattering the poisonous powder in their hands, each of them held a sword and charged forward in a criss-cross manner. A talisman, which was established by the immortal light, also appeared in the sea.

The sword array and the True Samadhi Flames had shown their power at the same time!

The talismanic array was like chains, locking this great demon in all directions. The talismanic power erupted, sealed, electrocuted, froze, roasted, and so on.

The demon body, which had been mostly corroded by the poisonous powder, had lost much of its defensive power.

Six strokes of the immortal sword wrapped in True Samadhi Flames sliced through, and the great demon's body immediately had six more intersecting cracks!

Wisps of True Samadhi Flames penetrated the cracks everywhere and ignited using this demon's essence, Qi, and spirit as fuel.

The huge fire wrapped around this great demon in the sea in the blink of an eye, but the latter couldn't utter any screams.

Among the trees on the shore, Li Changshou clenched his left fist while the six paper dolls each held fire swords and rushed into each part of this demon's body.

Within the array wall, the flame burst forth in the seawater!

The surface of the sea exploded into columns of water, and several pieces of the wrecked body wrapped in the True Samadhi Flames rose into the sky. The demon's soul was locked in midair by long chains of talismanic arrays and was directly engulfed by the True Samadhi Flames!

Li Changshou cast the Five-Element escape technique—from Wood Escape to Earth Escape and Water Escape. His figure rushed towards the place where the trapping array was.

When he arrived in the array, three paper dolls were sitting in a lotus position on the sea's surface and chanting the Salvation Sutra, the Rebirth Mantra, and the Blessing Mantra.

The three paper dolls disposed of the poisonous powder remaining in the seawater and opened their mouths to suck the polluted seawater and indestructible flames into their stomach for recycling later on.

The True Samadhi Flames were really fierce. In ten minutes, the great demon's huge body was already nothing more than a puddle of ashes on the surface of the sea.

Li Changshou got out of the water, and a question suddenly popped in his mind.

The power of True Samadhi Flames was too strong. If he needed to use it for alchemy within the sect and a bystander suddenly asked him how his True Samadhi Flames cultivation was coming along, wouldn't that be…

It was time to figure out how to reduce the power of this True Flame. It would be best if the power was controllable and could be adjusted at will.

Li Changshou threw out the Soul-Bewitching Pearl. As his sleeve robe lifted, the pile of ashes and seawater was taken into his palm, clumped into a ball of water, and thrown into the air before exploding apart lightly.

It was unexpectedly somewhat relieving…

As the chanting continued, Li Changshou gripped the Soul-Bewitching Pearl and checked the remnant memories inside.

Well, this great demon really wasn't from the South Ocean. It originally lived in the West Ocean.

There weren't many powerful people among their ancestors. The demon race deep in the ocean had been unable to help themselves up due to the lack of luck.

This fish demon had killed countless people, and countless fishermen had been buried in their hands. He was killing it on behalf of the heavens.

A ray of golden light suddenly flew up on the sea's surface and entered Li Changshou's arm.

Li Changshou was suddenly flooded with a small amount of enlightenment, feeling that his own Dao had additional protection, and his quest for longevity seemed to have become slightly smoother.

This was merit.

By rough estimation, probably by killing a few millions of these murderous demons, he would be able to condense the Golden Body of Merit. Or he should forget it. It was nice to stay in the mountains without going out.

"Eh?"

Li Changshou furrowed his brows as he saw something strange in the thing's memory fragments.

It had snuck an attack on the village, pretended to be repulsed by a clay statue, and returned to the sea to lurk…

Then, it had snuck an attack on other villages, pretended to be repulsed by clay statues, and returned to the sea to lurk…

The corner of Li Changshou's mouth couldn't help but twitch. The chanting had just ended, and he immediately packed up his paper dolls, Dharma treasures, and storage sacks.

He did not recycle the array base. He hastily destroyed the array, cast illusion techniques, and Illusion Spells, and madly executed the Water Escape towards the east.

This great demon was from the Western school!

It was with those preachers in Xiong Village!

They first propagated the essence of the Western school there, waited for the demon to sneak an attack, used the clay statue to pretend to repel the demon, and revealed the 'miracle'. Thus, they reaped a harvest of a group of die-hard believers to provide incense offerings for the Western school!

This scheme was certainly contemptible. However, Li Changshou was not so righteous to debunk this matter and did not want to have anything to do with the Western school.

The Two Saints of the West, who loved to send people westward, were also plotting to confer the gods.

Many of the unnecessary conflicts between the Dao Sects before and after the God-Conferment Tribulation had been plotted by these two Saints!

After the god conferment, Laozi had turned the barbarians into Buddhas with one hand and forced the Western school to become a Mahayana Buddhist Sect.

It was a matter of propaganda. The Five Saints had been involved!

The Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal had only been a pawn in this game of chess that the Saints were casually playing with, let alone a small immortal like him, who had just passed through Tribulation Transcendence.

'I can't afford to provoke them. I should quickly slip away.'

Li Changshou used the Water Escape and Earth Escape alternatively to the east as fast as lightning.

He originally thought that he was already at the limit of 50,000 kilometers per day, but he didn't expect that he had exceeded that in half a day.

He still had the potential after being frightened.

After Li Changshou went ashore, he found a place to do a touch-up on his makeup and got all the physical disguises and magical disguises ready.

This time, Li Changshou transformed into a weak scholar and rushed towards the northeast.

His right hand hiding in his sleeve grasped onto the Soul-Bewitching Pearl as he scrutinized this large demon's fragmented memories.

Not long after, he actually found some more useful information.

Li Changshou even heard of the Three Schools' Immortal Sects right in the middle of a conversation about them, which was spoken by someone else to this great demon.

When Li Changshou fled 25,000 to 30,000 kilometers…

Outside the Xiong Village, a group of strong men and women were bored and yawned while watching these people on the platform jumping around.

These cultivators were also a bit puzzled and constantly communicated with their eyes.

Theoretically, their boss should have appeared. Why was there no sight of him?

Had their boss overslept? Had he gotten the place wrong?

This prayer dance had been danced three times, and the simple villagers below had grown tired of watching it.

"Ahem!"

The old Daoist priest coughed and stopped the chanting. He first shook his head and then shouted in an odd tone, "If you believe in God, you can be protected by them! You are invulnerable!

"Wang Cai, come demonstrate for everyone."

The young man who had been chosen agreed to it. Immediately, he secretly was able to put a talisman on himself and knelt in front of the clay statue to offer incense. A golden light then appeared in front of his chest and on his back.

This talisman was called the Vajra Talisman, which was considered a relatively early-stage talisman. It naturally had no problem resisting the weapons in the mortal world.

However, the young disciple took half a step forward and was just about to follow the 'process' of calling out for one or two people to come up and slash him with the blade.

As far as his eye could see, his thoughts gathered, and his heart pounded wildly, signaling madly.

When looking at the field, the humanoid creatures seemed so strong that it was unbelievable. Wang Cai's entire body was gradually engulfed by shadows, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Suddenly, he found a young lady with swollen eyes and looked rather cute behind the group of people. He pointed at the young girl with a happy heart and said, "Young lady, can you come up here and try to slash me?"

"Huh? Oh."

Xiong Lingli looked up and wiped her tears. Her little face looked very pitiful.

The moment she squeezed out of the crowd, Wang Cai's legs couldn't help but shiver.

This was a personal habit, which was understandable.

Xiong Lingli asked softly, "Do I really have to hit you?"

"Yes, yes."

Wang Cai turned his head to look at the second person on the team, and that old Daoist priest glared at him. Wang Cai could only agree while his mind was constantly telling him, 'This young lady is just a little stronger. She's just a mortal. Right, she's just a mortal. We are cultivators. We… will not be scared.'

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Chapter 58: The Mortal World Is Full of… Attacks

In the afterglow of the sunset, five cultivators were drifting on the cloud in panic outside the village gate, flying swiftly towards the sea.

The two in front of them carried the covered-up clay statue with precious light.

The old Daoist priest and a young cultivator at the back supported Wang Cai, whose legs were trembling.

Wang Cai's chest had an obvious fist mark and caved in by three inches. His own Dharma powers rushed like tidal waves, unable to calm down for a long time. As they flew, he would spray a mouthful of blood at the side.

Fortunately, he had reached the Soul Formation Realm. With such injuries, he…

Pfft!

Maybe, he would really die.

The old Daoist priest quickly shouted, "Wang Cai! Wang Cai!"

Wang Cai, whose mouth was covered in blood, turned his head and forced a smile at his master. He said in a trembling voice, "Master, I'm fine. We're cultivators…

"Master, let's not… come to this village anymore, okay?"

"We won't. We won't come anymore." The old Daoist priest felt quite moved. "Hurry. We will find a stable place. You should meditate quickly.

"Also, vomit blood towards your senior brother next time. I've just gotten my Daoist robe not long ago."

Wang Cai replied weakly, "Yes. Master… can you give me one pill?"

The old Daoist priest said with a sigh, "I only have a healing pill. I don't have a Qi-Regulating pill. Bear with it for a while. You'll be fine after you go back and meditate."

At the village gate, that group of villagers rushed out.

They were all full of disgust a moment ago, but now, they were watching the backs of the five people in the air with eyes wide open.

An auntie said in a low voice, "They can fly?"

"Could it be that they really are the messengers sent by God to help us?"

"Hey, God's messenger, don't go!"

"Go after them, go after them!"

A hunting uncle roared, and a group of people at the village gate instantly surged out, causing it to shake and collapse.

The five people in the air turned their heads, and their expressions changed uniformly.

They saw a big group of strong men and women speeding along at the back, causing a thick cloud of smoke and dust on the ground to drift up.

It was like a magnificent army of 1,000 men and horses galloping, and each of them was shouting something.

"Don't go!"

"Stop!"

Their voices were too strong, and their yells were too noisy!

This old Daoist's face changed drastically. He took out two talismans and flung them out. The air suddenly broke out in a gale, and two white clouds rose towards the sky, quickly dumping behind the group of villagers chasing after them below.

"Master, why are they chasing us? We didn't sell them any talismans!"

The old Daoist cursed angrily, "Did you guys cheat the young lady in the village again?"

"Master, we've been dancing all day, and the boss never came. Therefore, we didn't have a chance to cheat her even if we wanted to…"

"Cough! Cough, cough!"

Wang Cai said in a trembling voice, "We absolutely cannot afford to cheat anyone! We would really die… Pfft!"

"Vomit over there!"

"I swallowed it back, Master."

"Good disciple."

"Let's go. I'll cast some more Dharma powers." The old Daoist cast his power again. "This remote place is really full of strange things. Let's quickly meet up with the boss before we do anything else!"

Not long after, these two white clouds flew farther and farther up in the sky.

The villagers of the Xiong Village, who were chasing below, retreated without success. One by one, they hung their heads and felt dejected.

First, they had allowed a Sea God to run away. Then, an Earth God left as well. When all the people of the village gathered for a meeting in the evening, they were all a bit downhearted.

Was their village so unpromising to the gods?

They were all fragile mortals, and they all need protection as well.

Xiong Lingli, who was the main person involved in both incidents, was not scolded. Instead, she was only punished to serve tea to the old people of the village.

The village chief saw that everyone was in low spirits. The old man, who was wearing a large gold chain left behind by Li Changshou, gradually got an idea in his heart.

"Let's all cheer up! Don't we still have the Sea God?

"All these years, some natural disasters have been happening during fishing on the sea. There were generally no accidents during hunting.

"In my opinion, let's make a statue for the Sea God and worship him on time. We will definitely be blessed!"

A few cultivators in the village and Xiong Lingli's father were about to speak. However, the graceful woman at the side with a rarely seen figure in the village gently pressed on his stout arm, indicating that he should not speak.

Soon, the Xiong Village villagers began to discuss how they should worship and give offerings to the Sea God.

When Xiong Lingli's mother, who was that graceful woman, took out the portrait she had painted on the beast's hide while Sea God had been sleeping, this group of villagers got excited. In the night, they began to search for the stones to create the god statue and carried a pile of large stones back to the village.

During the late night, Xiong Lingli was sound asleep on the bed where Li Changshou had lain.

In the next room, the couple was snuggling on the edge of the bed.

Xiong Laosan said in a deep voice, "Dear, why didn't you let me remind everyone previously that it was an immortal, not some Sea God?"

"The matter of offering sacrifices is nothing more than giving everyone a little comfort in their hearts. Would an immortal care about us?" The woman sighed softly. "I originally thought that Lingli would be able to become this immortal's disciple and learn the brilliant methods of immortal cultivation. But I never expected that the immortal would leave after waking up."

"Didn't you teach me the cultivation method, dear?" Xiong Laosan said with a laugh. "Wouldn't it be fine to pass it on to Lingli?"

"That's just a superficial Qi Refinement technique. How could it be compared to those of the immortals?" The woman thought for a while. "I've always wanted to send Lingli to become a disciple at an immortal sect, but the road to the Middle Continent is too far, and I can't bear to give her a bumpy ride."

"In that case, shall we have another child?" Xiong Laosan chuckled. "With another child, how about letting this older child just leave home and wander around?"

"You're so annoying. Our child is sleeping next door…"

"I'm going to knock her out!"

"Don't do that. Just be careful."

"Heh, heh."

Not long after, Xiong Lingli, who was sound asleep, heard some familiar noises. She rolled over and continued to sleep.

Seemingly dreaming of how she had been accused during the day, this young girl sobbed a few times softly and fell into a deep sleep.

A few months later, on the grassland, Li Changshou, who had been hurrying on his journey, found that the Western school did not pursue him. He had gone around the mortal world once and had finally returned to this place.

Having made a simple earth cave next to his parents' grave, Li Changshou stayed there temporarily.

Although the mortal world had rich turbid Qi, he had no plans to improve his cultivation, so there was no harm in staying there temporarily.

He shouldn't have been in a rush walking in the mortal world with a magnificent landscape. Since he was afraid that the Western school would find him, he hadn't taken it easy.

The mountains in the vast South Continent were beautiful with rushing rivers. However, there was no beautiful scenery that would make him stop his escape technique.

Tribes from countless cities had expedited countless humanistic landscapes over the years, but none of them could make him look back for a while.

'I seek longevity, and I am not envious of the mortal world.'

While sitting in the earth cave in a lotus position, Li Changshou's mind was blank. He comprehended his own Dao and pondered on the method to control the power of the True Samadhi Flames.

The fire seedling of the True Samadhi Flames was ignited by the essence, Qi, and spirit. It was theoretically unlikely for him to reduce the power of the True Samadhi Flames.

However, he could change his way of thinking.

For example, after returning to the mountain, he could ask Lan Ling'e for help, so that she could get a few strands of essence, Qi, and spirit out. He would then condense them into a fire seedling by himself and store them in his body.

It was just that Lan Ling'e's cultivation was still shallow and she had yet to reach the Void Return Realm. Hence, the kind of fire seedling condensed would be too weak.

Being too strong or too weak were both unattractive.

Also, it was easy to deteriorate Lan Ling'e's health.

With a twirl of his fingertips, Li Changshou had an extra wisp of True Samadhi Flames in his palm, and he began to think of other solutions.

There was a solution to every problem. Li Changshou took a few days to figure out the solution.

He just wouldn't use it.

'Ahem, I'll just use the Qi flame.'

He would use the power of the Primordial Spirit within the Qi flame to simulate his spirit flame's fluctuations and the essence flame. The power of his own Qi flame alone at this time was quite strong, but it was not too outstanding.

Life was probably like this—It was hard to be perfect.

The method of increasing his strength, concealing his aura, and simulating his aura could deceive the seniors of higher cultivation. However, it also left a small flaw to the True Samadhi Flames.

After going back, he should always pay attention to this matter.

When a Perfected Immortal grasped his wrist, it would be difficult for the other party to see his true cultivation level even if they deliberately probed.

This illness that caused him to twitch when a woman touched him could also be healed.

Having made this journey in the mortal world, Li Changshou had reaped some benefits.

'Speaking of earning merits, engaging in some inventions for the human race seems to give merits as well.'

After stroking his chin for a while to ponder, he quickly dismissed such thoughts.

There were still relatively many opportunities to earn merits among the human race, such as medicine and production tools.

However, the prerequisite for doing so was that he had to be strong enough.

By relying on his own accumulation at this point, as soon as great merits or abnormal phenomena were granted by the Heavenly Dao, it would definitely be known by the Six Saints.

The most likely outcome for himself was that the old Saints would see through him. Then, they would extract his soul and dissect it…

'I should just cultivate honestly."

Li Changshou laughed softly in his heart, dispelling these vivid thoughts.

While sitting steadily, he could be carefree…

'I'll go?'

What did that mean?

Without warning, some fine fuzzy images and a wisp of fuzzy sensation appeared in Li Changshou's heart.

In that image, a group of strong men and women were… kneeling and praying for blessings at his feet?

He quickly predicted with his fingers and was soon caught between laughter and tears.

What was going on?

Had the Xiong Village really made a statue of him and worshiped him as a Sea God?

The Heavenly Dao was self-perpetuating. Was he also receiving incense offerings now?

Didn't this seem like coercion?

Li Changshou shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was not too worried about the matter at first.

After all, it was only a village with 1,000 people. After they made up an inaccurate Sea God and found that it didn't work after a few months, they would naturally stop worshipping.

He would not get too much karma from this.

But soon, Li Changshou realized that things weren't that simple.

Wasn't he now equivalent to competing with the Western school for incense offerings alone?

If the Western school's Saints sensed this and they predicted with their fingers…

'No, I have to rush back to the Immortal Du Sect and return to the Grand Pure One's territory!'

With the old ones up there, he did not need to fear those two in-name disciples, who brainwashed and undermined people!

Among the Six Saints, only the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa were considered to be the progenitors of the Dao.

Of course, it was unlikely that the Grand Pure One came from the Immortal Du Sect.

As long as the Western school had fears, that would be enough.

Li Changshou was immediately alert, and his figure disappeared in the earth cave, heading towards the East Continent.

The journey was much faster than when he came, and there was much less excitement on the way.

Occasionally, he would skim onto spiritual beasts, hear children's pastoral songs, and also get to see a couple pack up their valuables to elope and get chased by a group of villagers. That uninterrupted expedition was still bloodshed.

Li Changshou left the South Continent and entered the East Continent. While he explored, he rushed to the Immortal Du Sect.

After two days, when there were still 10,000 kilometers away from the Immortal Du Sect, he deliberately slowed down the speed of his Earth Escape to meet the limit of a disciple at the Third Stage or Fourth Stage of the Void Return Realm and slowly approached his own sect.

After entering the 1,000 kilometers range, Li Changshou finally heaved a sigh of relief.

It was truly a great blessing in life to have the protection of an immortal sect!

However, Li Changshou had said that he was returning home to guard his parents' grave. If he couldn't last three years, he was afraid that he would become the topic and attract bystanders' attention when he returned to the mountain.

It was not good to be abnormal. Most of the disciples would stay in the mortal world and enjoy for two more years.

It was finally peaceful in this place.

Li Changshou found a mountain hideout near the Immortal Du Sect's spiritual mine and was prepared to cultivate there for two years before returning to the mountain.

The Primordial World was truly dangerous!

The human heart was too complicated!

He had clearly done nothing to the Xiong Village, and yet, they were worshipping him, forcing him to compete with the Western school for incense offerings!

Now that he had survived the Tribulation Transcendence, he had to implement the idea of staying in the mountain and never going out!

The mortal world was a dangerous place. There was no peace on earth!

If he wandered around again, he would just… just…

Well, the oath of the Primordial World was very accurate, and he couldn't speak the words from his heart at will.

"Senior Brother!"

Under the willow tree by the lake, Lan Ling'er, who was meditating in her loose training attire, suddenly opened her eyes and breathed more heavily.

"It's a dream."

Lan Ling'e exhaled softly. She had fallen asleep accidentally while meditating just now and dreamt that her senior brother was trapped by a group of strong, strange people. The scene was very chaotic, and her senior brother was about to be pinned down on the ground.

Fortunately, she sensed someone coming outside and woke up from her dream.

'Oh?'

Lan Ling'e looked up at the figure she had sensed. That was a somewhat familiar senior sister, who she didn't quite know and was drifting on the cloud and wandering around the Little Qiong Peak surroundings, seemingly hesitant to enter the isolation array.

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Chapter 59: The Secret of the Xiong Village's Strength—Fake

The one who came to the Little Qiong Peak was Liu Yan'er, Li Changshou's companion when he went to the North Continent.

Shortly after Liu Yan'er's arrival, two more senior brothers came after her.

Under the willow tree, Lan Ling'e purposely showed an embarrassed look, thinking that these three had left earlier.

However, at this moment, the two senior brothers were neither giving way to the other. There was a scorching smell in the air.

What should she do?

She really didn't want to meddle in other people's business, especially those that had nothing to do with her senior brother.

Three of them, who were strangers to her, were sitting on each side of the short table that she had moved over.

The one sitting across from Lan Ling'e was the first to arrive, a Senior Sister of the Du Lin Peak, Liu Yan'er.

Lan Ling'e had thought that this new senior sister, who had come to find Li Changshou, was a 'dangerous person' just like Senior Sister Youqin. However, after they had chatted for a while, Lan Ling'e realized that she had misunderstood her.

This senior sister was obviously looking for Li Changshou for some serious business.

It all started seven years ago at the Priming Meet when Senior Sister Liu Yan'er had fallen in love with Senior Brother Wang Qi, who had gone to the North Continent with her.

After returning to the mountain, the two of them used cranes to send letters and exchanged glances, and their affection gradually grew stronger.

Recently, Senior Sister Yan'er and Senior Brother Qi had a plan to cultivate together. They decided to go to the Bai Fan Hall to officially register themselves as Dao companions, and they cultivated together on the Du Lin Peak or Little Ling Peak.

However, nobody had expected that Liu Yan'er's junior brother, someone from the Du Lin Peak, on Lan Ling'e's left side, Liu Sizhe, would suddenly step out.

He was against this marriage!

He had been secretly in love with her for 100 years.

Ever since Liu Sizhe had entered the sect from a young age, he had always been following behind his gentle senior sister, who had the same surname with him, and called her 'Senior Sister', 'Senior Sister'.

Gradually, the young man had worries. He had a pretty girl in his heart.

However, Liu Sizhe felt that his cultivation level was not as good as his senior sister, so he couldn't protect her. He kept this thought in his heart, cultivated hard, tried to get enlightened, and gradually stood out in the sect.

Liu Sizhe was now the disciple who ranked sixth in the sect. He had already reached the Sixth Stage of the Void Return Realm, had received a treasure bestowed by the sect, and had teachings handed down from the Peak Leader of the Du Lin Peak.

Surprisingly, when he wanted to express his feelings to his senior sister, he saw his beloved senior sister was about to be led away by a fellow disciple from the Little Ling Peak!

When Liu Sizhe immediately stepped forward to express his feelings to his senior sister, Liu Yan'er was shocked at the time but rejected Liu Sizhe right away.

"Junior Brother, I have always treated you as my closest junior brother."

Liu Sizhe was unhappy with that. He kept questioning Liu Yan'er about her affair with Wang Qi and even invited the latter to a private fight.

Junior Brother Qi Qi…

Wang Qi, who was from the Little Ling Peak, was not weak either. Ever since his return from the North Continent, his cultivation level had broken through successively, and he had restrained his wanderlust a lot. Now, he had just cultivated to the Sixth Stage of the Void Return Realm, and his ranking had been raised to the eighth.

After Wang Qi asked Liu Yan'er about it, he fully respected her opinion and did not agree to the fight.

As a result, things became more and more deadlocked, and Liu Sizhe and Wang Qi did not give way to the other at all.

These days, it even caused a confrontation between the Du Lin Peak and Little Ling Peak disciples, provoking a reprimand from the sects' elders.

This matter had to be resolved as soon as possible.

On this day, Liu Yan'er came to the Little Qiong Peak with no other reason than to find Li Changshou, who had traveled with them at that time and ask him to testify about it.

This way, he could explain to Liu Sizhe how Senior Sister Yan'er and Junior Brother Qi Qi had fallen in love at first sight.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Yan'er arrived, Wang Qi and Liu Sizhe caught up with her from behind, resulting in such an awkward situation.

Lan Ling'er also felt slightly distressed as she looked at the short table that was almost about to be blown apart by the anger of the two.

It was made by Senior Brother himself.

"Senior Brothers?"

"Eh?"

Two serious, dignified faces looked over at the same time, and Lan Ling'e drew her neck back.

Lan Ling'e said with a smile, "Can the both of you wait aside? We ladies have some words that are inconvenient to be overheard by you guys."

Liu Sizhe and Wang Qi both looked towards Liu Yan'er, who had a helpless and urging gaze.

Suddenly, these two stood up and walked towards the side of the lake.

Wang Qi, however, was very considerate and made a Dharma boundary under the tree.

Upon seeing that, Liu Sizhe also walked back and made another thicker, stronger layer on the periphery of the boundary.

Their eyes met, and they turned hostile.

Inside the boundary, Liu Yan'er felt overwrought.

"Senior Sister Yan'er, my senior brother has gone to break off his ties with the mortal world. He won't be back for at least another year." Lan Ling'e paused and reminded her, "You can find Senior Sister Youqin to discuss this matter."

"I went there earlier." Liu Yan'er sighed lightly. "Junior Sister Youqin is in seclusion, and I don't dare to disturb her. Only Junior Brother Li Changshou would have a say in this."

Lan Ling'e was a bit puzzled. "But what if my senior brother proves that you have fallen in love at first sight?"

"This junior brother of mine is very inflexible," said Liu Yan'er with a bitter smile. "He now thinks that I'm using Junior Brother Qi Qi as a shield to not delay his quest for immortality.

"But I really…

"What should I do? I went to Martial Aunt Jiu's side and asked her too. She's also in seclusion.

"Junior Brother Changshou is not here either."

Lan Ling'er was just about to tactfully express that this had nothing to do with the Little Qiong Peak.

Before she could compose her language, she suddenly felt that the earth seemed to have trembled.

When she looked up, she saw that the two senior brothers were already 'wrestling' with each other's legs in the open space in front of the straw hut!

Because the sect forbade disciples to fight privately, one needed to report to the Bai Fan Hall in advance in the case of any enmity, and the sect would arrange a method to break the enmity.

As immortal seedlings, Wang Qi, and Liu Sizhe were very restrained at this time.

They just put their respective left feet forward and touched with it their knees. Their eyes were as if they were trying to devour someone!

Liu Yan'er raised her hand to cover her forehead for a moment, not knowing how to express goodwill.

Lan Ling'e blinked. This situation… was similar to the way the spiritual beasts in the beast pen at the back of the mountain competed for a mate!

Lan Ling'e laughed softly in her heart and made up her mind.

She got up and walked out of the boundary, shouting to the two, "Stop fighting! You guys can't kill the other by fighting like that!

"Um, no.

"Please note, Senior Brothers. Disciples are forbidden to fight in private in the sect, and this is also the Little Qiong Peak.

"Since the two of you are here, why don't you follow the Little Qiong Peak rules? No matter who Senior Sister Yan'er chooses in the end, you guys have a competition here first to see who is better.

"What do you think?"

The two of them jumped away from each other. Although their knees were in severe pain, they both acted as normal and nodded their heads.

Liu Sizhe asked, "What rules?"

"My senior brother loves to brew wine." Lan Ling'e smiled slightly. "I will invite the two of you to taste it."

A few moments later…

With two clanging sounds, Wang Qi and Liu Sizhe lay on the short table. The wine jar in their hands dropped, even though they had only drunk one-third of the contents.

After all, it was the diluted Beauty's Charm that Jiu Jiu used.

Liu Yan'er gently exhaled and smiled gratefully at Lan Ling'e.

However, she had no intention to leave right away.

"Senior Sister Yan'er, I have a method that might help you make a decision."

Lan Ling'e felt helpless and motioned for Liu Yan'er to lean forward a little before she whispered something in her ear.

Liu Yan'er said with a frown, "Will that be okay?"

"It's just to make Senior Brother Liu back out of an awkward situation. If he can even accept someone else's children, we can think of other ways." Lan Ling'e winked. "But remember to tell Senior Brother Wang Qi and find someone to witness it in advance, lest your reputation is tarnished, Senior Sister."

"I understand! If this matter can be accomplished, it'll be all thanks to you!"

Liu Yan'er got up excitedly and made a Dao salute. Lan Ling'e waved her hand at once.

Soon, this senior sister used two clouds to take the two drunken junior brothers into the air and drove the clouds towards the direction of the Du Lin Peak.

"Seriously. They have to find my senior brother for everything. Is he that free?"

Not knowing what trouble she had caused, Lan Ling'e snorted softly. She took a handkerchief, took this short table to the side of the lake, and carefully cleaned it.

'Should I tell Master to go to the Du Lin Peak to watch the fun? Forget it. It's better not to cause any trouble, or else Senior Brother will definitely scold me again when he comes back.'

"Stupid Senior Brother! What's wrong with bringing your junior sister with you to sever ties with the mortal world? I'll even kowtow on behalf of you!

"Seriously…

"When I do that In the future, I'll drag you there even if you don't want to go! Hmph!"

In a valley near the Heaven Number Six Spiritual Meridian 1,000 kilometers southwest of the gate of Immortal Du Sect.

Li Changshou woke up from his meditation and murmured with his eyes at ease, "I wonder if Ling'e is in trouble."

His cultivation realm was strengthening. Although his cultivation level hadn't improved, his strength was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

After checking the spider webs put around him, as well as the small warning arrays everywhere, Li Changshou changed to another rock cave and continued in seclusion.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since he had arrived at the surroundings of the Immortal Du Sect.

Although he was just outside the sect, he did not want to go back too early. In addition to the three years of visiting his parents' grave, he also had to consider the time spent on the journey back so that he could do something that a disciple at the Fourth Stage of the Void Return Realm should.

During the three years that they did not return to their sects, the immortal seedlings from various peaks should improve a stage or two in their cultivation realm, right?

He could just keep up with the mainstream disciples while showing himself at the Fourth Stage of the Void Return Realm. He could enjoy most of the treatments as a disciple and not receive too much attention from the sect.

The closer it got to the day of returning to the mountain, the more troubled Li Changshou felt.

As the saying went, "A man without money is no man at all."

His current assets were seriously incomparable to his own cultivation realm.

He had been in a similar situation when he played games in his previous life and got a huge gift pack but didn't get any good equipment that he could use.

Where could he get some precious materials?

Little Qiong Peak's complex array formation would require many precious materials if he wanted to modify and improve it.

To improve his own means of defending against an enemy, he also needed many precious materials.

It would be nice if he had an endless supply of Spirit Stones to spend.

Li Changshou quietly pondered with his chin on his hand.

He had actually had a devious idea to open a small branch at the side of the Immortal Du Sect's spiritual mine, and the problem of the Spirit Stones would be directly solved.

However, Li Changshou felt that this was truly improper.

After all, the Immortal Du Sect had been grooming him for so many years. Now that he was a bit stronger, he was going to dig into the spiritual mine of his own sect?

He was no longer taking the wool from the sect, but directly digging for mutton.

"Take a walk at the nearest marketplace? Sell some of the poisonous immortal pills?"

Li Changshou gave it some thought but then felt that going out like that was unnecessary.

He was now a little suspicious that he might have a constitution to cause trouble.

During the Tribulation Transcendence, he had miscalculated that the Heavenly Dao would miscalculate. He had gone through the Heavenly Tribulation twice and incurred Heavenly Punishment.

He had been seriously injured by the Heavenly Punishment and fled towards the west by getting inside a fish's body.

Because at that time, the shadow of a man, who he discovered had come to his place of Tribulation Transcendence, had come from the east.

In the end, a huge fish like that could even be fished to shore by a mortal!

He had come across the Xiong Village and ended up with the Sea God's name.

He had his original face at that time, and all his own disguises had been destroyed in the Heavenly Tribulation. The god statue that had been built by the Xiong Village a year ago was his original face.

If he took the initiative to go to the marketplace, which was mixed with bad elements, wouldn't that cause more trouble?

Oh, that was right. His god statue should have collapsed, right?

Since he did not manifest it, it would definitely have collapsed.

Li Changshou predicted with his fingers, and he froze. Then, he felt helpless.

'Damn it! Ahem. An immortal shouldn't swear.'

What was going on?

How had there been more than 100 of his god statues?

His incense merit had unconsciously gotten so much?! It was much more than killing one great demon!

What was going on?

Because he carried some objects that blocked the divine prediction, he had to take the initiative to predict for him to sense where the 'believers' were worshiping him.

'It couldn't have…

'Could it be…

'Is it possible that…

'Village Chief!

'I know the secrets of those groups of strong people in the Xiong Village! They have been praying to a Sea God every day!

'After praying to this Sea God, not only would their bodies become stronger, but they would also reap double the harvest when fishing out in the sea! There were no illnesses or disasters, so it was accurate!'

"Hurry! Let's do one too!"

The corners of Li Changshou's mouth twitched madly as he mentally recreated this image.

What… What should he do?

If he said that he really didn't want to rob the Western school of its incense merit, would they believe him?

What kind of poison could get rid of a Saint?

Was he being downhearted now?!

Li Changshou tilted his head, and a small shadow flew out of his opened mouth, but he was shocked to the point that his Primordial Spirit went out of his body. However, then he sucked it back hard.

'Think of a way! I have to think of a way!'

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Chapter 60: Steadiness Sutra

'What other ways can I think of?'

While bathing in the morning light, Li Changshou rode the clouds and drifted slowly towards the Immortal Du Sect.

On this day, the weather was fine. It was indeed a good day to return to the sect.

He couldn't wait to fly back on the second day of the 'reasonable period to return to the sect'.

It was just too dangerous out there.

It was better to be put under the protection of the Ren School's glory so that he could have a peace of mind.

After taking out his jade token, which allowed him to go out of the sect, and arriving at the sect, Li Changshou made a Dao salute to the immortal guarding the gate. Then he said, "Little Qiong Peak's disciple, Li Changshou, has returned after breaking all ties with the mortal world."

The immortal took the jade token from Li Changshou's hand with a smile and asked, "Did you gain anything this time?"

Li Changshou replied, "Actually, I did not gain anything, but I feel less worried. Henceforth, I can pursue the path of immortality with all my heart."

"Good." The immortal smiled and waved his hand. "Cultivate well."

"Yes, I still have to report to the Bai Fan Hall."

Li Changshou made another Dao salute and rode the clouds at the right altitude, heading towards the Bai Fan Hall of the Heaven-Breaking Peak.

The immortal guarding the gate nodded with a smile, feeling that this was a good disciple of the younger generation.

After reaching the Bai Fan Hall and finding the elder on duty that day, Li Changshou finally brought his journey of going back home to a close.

The journey out for Tribulation Transcendence had come to a successful end.

As if… it was successful…

Li Changshou secretly predicted with his fingers and couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

There had already been 132 god statues. Another two villages had started to worship the Sea God overnight…

He clearly didn't do anything at all.

With a sigh in his heart, Li Changshou asked the elder on duty at the Bai Fan Hall, "May I pay homage to the ancestor statue in the hall?"

"Definitely," the elder said with a smile. "The ancestor statue there is for disciples to pay homage to. You may do so.

"The Immortal Du Sect is a line of succession of the Ren School. Although there are many rules for disciples to follow, what you actually seek is to be free from restraint. You have to be mindful of your manners and must not offend your ancestors."

"Thank you, Elder. I understand," Li Changshou replied with a rather solemn face. He carefully tidied up his robe and inner shirt, walked to the circular platform in the middle of the main hall, and looked up at the portrait above.

In the portrait, an old Daoist with a blurred face, which couldn't be seen clearly, was sitting on top of a blue ox with precious light shining behind him.

It was the portrait that had been painted during the Grand Pure One's theophany.

His face was blurred because no one dared to draw the Saint's real face, as it would be known to the Saint, and the person might be punished.

Li Changshou first cupped his fists in front and slowly did a Dao salute. He took two steps forward, lit incense, and made offerings. Then, he took three steps back, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt on a meditation cushion.

Two sectarian officers and an elder at the Immortal Du Sect happened to see the scene, and they all nodded slightly.

It was rare to see a disciple like that who would come to worship their ancestor on a normal day.

A few moments later…

"Why is this disciple still kneeling there?"

"Focusing his mind would make it more accurate. He probably wants to be blessed by the ancestors and always have peace on his immortal path."

More than ten elders and stewards came from the various 'compartments' of the main hall after a few more moments, looking curiously at that direction.

"This disciple couldn't have encountered some problems, right?"

"We have eaten a lot of his spiritual fish. Why don't we ask and help him?"

"If he doesn't ask us for help first, we cannot find out anything. Who doesn't have any worries?"

An hour later…

"Everyone, please return. You can stop looking. This disciple has just returned from the mortal world. His state of mind should be unstable, so he wants to calm his mind."

The surrounding people gradually dispersed.

A few elders secretly thought that Li Changshou would later come over to get his monthly allowance and ask about cultivation so that he could secretly obtain some benefits.

This disciple should be in trouble, but the ancestor was 'that one'. So how could he meddle in such an insignificant disciple's affairs?

At last, Li Changshou paid homage for two hours and slowly got up, feeling much more at ease.

The only way to confront the Saints was to cozy up to them!

This was the only way he could think of.

Even if he was thus given little attention within the sect, after weighing the pros and cons, he had to come here to pay homage to the Ren School's sect master, so that he could be less existent there.

The sect's rules restricted anyone from hanging one's ancestor's portrait for paying homage. Therefore, only one ancestor portrait was found there.

After leaving the Bai Fan Hall, Li Changshou rode the clouds towards the Little Qiong Peak.

Actually, on second thought, he could have been overthinking.

How could a Saint really put himself down to target him, who was a small immortal of the Ren School?

After becoming a Saint, the great calamity would not be destroyed, and the fight would be for dignity and propaganda.

However, what if something happened?

Wouldn't the Saint also have 'humanity' since they were 'saint people'?

Of course, the Saints weren't human beings born only in the ancient past. The three Dao sect masters had been transformed by Pangu's Primordial Spirit, and the other three were all connate beings with unknown followings.

If those two elders of the Western school suddenly got angry over something, they would really get even with someone insignificant like him.

Heh, you even dare to cause trouble?

The corner of Li Changshou's mouth twitched a few times.

It seemed that the Little Qiong Peak's complex array needed to be some array that covered the secrets of Heaven!

However, these types of array formation diagrams were not even necessarily available to the Sect Leader of the Immortal Du Sect, let alone the precious treasures needed to set them up.

The Dao of the world was difficult.

While still immersed in his thoughts, Li Changshou had floated above the Little Qiong Peak. When he looked down, he saw Lan Ling'e meditating under the tree.

'Actually, it's also a matter of probability. Cultivate in peace.'

Li Changshou breathed and exhaled for a while. After adjusting his state of mind, he slowly fell towards the isolation array below.

Soon, Lan Ling'e, who was under the tree, cheered and rushed up with a few steps forward.

However, Li Changshou made a gesture to her to be silent and stand still. Then, he walked over to his master's straw hut and bowed, saying that he had returned from the mortal world.

A few peals of laughter could be heard from inside the house. Old Daoist priest Qi Yuan encouraged Li Changshou before going back to his seclusion and activating several arrays outside the house again.

It was a crucial moment for his master to comprehend the Inaction Sutra.

As he scanned with his immortal sense, the scenery from all over the Little Qiong Peak was imprinted into his heart. Some of Li Changshou's uneasiness faded away.

No matter what, cultivation was still a necessity, and so was life.

Even though he had previously thought of making a trip to the South Ocean to smash all of his god statues, he let them be at the thought that he could easily cause more unknown events by showing up.

"Senior Brother!"

Lan Ling'e blinked her bright eyes and raised her hands at her sides, fluttering a few times like a young bird. "Senior Brother?"

Li Changshou, however, had a serious expression. "Come in with me."

Lan Ling'e shivered and put on a bitter face. After she followed behind her senior brother with her head lowered, she entered her straw hut while feeling grieved.

She moved the meditation cushion, put her legs together, knelt on it, lowered her head, and put on an expression.

She was very proficient in this.

Li Changshou sat in the round-backed chair and activated the arrays around the straw hut.

While looking at his junior sister in front of him who had put on a certain expression and adopted a posture, he sighed in a low voice.

"I only left for three years. You!"

Lan Ling'e closed her eyes instantly and raised her hands to grab her earlobes before she quickly shouted, "Senior Brother, I know I was wrong!

"There's a reason for the duel between Senior Brother Liu Sizhe and Senior Brother Wang Qi!

"I didn't expect this to happen! It was just a random idea the other day. I really just wanted to get rid of them. I didn't put in much thought and allowed things to get worse!"

"Huh?" Li Changshou was startled. "I'm asking you… about one-third of the spiritual fish that are missing in the lake."

Lan Ling'e froze. Then, her body bent and twisted, and she sat still there.

She brought this upon herself. She had confessed to everything.

More than a year ago, after Liu Yan'er had left with her two junior brothers, something happened the next day.

Liu Yan'er informed Wang Qi that she would report to her master and the Peak Leader beforehand. Then, she would use a trick and tell Liu Sizhe that she was pregnant, hoping that Liu Sizhe would stop bothering her. She did not want Liu Sizhe to have a duel with Wang Qi.

The two of them had not been seriously injured from the duel and were considered on par with each other. However, they had been punished by the sect because of having a private duel.

Liu Sizhe had been punished with 20 years of seclusion and could not set foot outside of the Du Lin Peak.

Wang Qi had also been punished by having his monthly allowance suspended for three years. He then became Dao companions with Liu Yan'er and cultivated at the Little Ling Peak.

"Senior Brother… I was wrong…"

"How were you wrong?"

"I shouldn't have… given Senior Sister Yan'er this bad idea without considering their reactions." Lan Ling'e responded with her head down. "As a result, it caused all three of them to be punished by the sect rules."

Li Changshou pursed his lips and scolded her, "It really took you just a few years to spit out everything I've taught you over the years.

"Forget it!

"That's the way you are. I shouldn't expect so much from you. Forget it."

"Don't… don't just forget about it! Senior Brother, just request anything from me!"

Lan Ling'e panicked. "I'll never get into trouble again!

"Don't give up on me, Senior Brother!

"I'll cultivate quietly by your side from now on, and I won't say a word to any stranger!"

"So tell me again, where have you gone wrong?"

Lan Ling'e's eyes were red, and she was at a loss for words. "I.. I…"

"You shouldn't have bothered with other people's issues!"

Li Changshou poked his finger on the table and said with a sigh, "Do you know whether Liu Yan'er's marriage destiny is to marry Liu Sizhe or Wang Qi?

"One has been secretly in love with her for 100 years, while the other has known her for a few years. Why would Liu Yan'er hesitate? Why couldn't she reject Liu Sizhe harshly? It's because she's hesitant.

"Liu Yan'er is already 156 years old. Could she still not think of any other ways?

"It's not that she cannot, but she doesn't want to!

"This is equivalent to directly extinguishing someone's path, making her originally undecided marriage destiny a fait accompli.

"It doesn't matter if you were to follow others' fate, but if you were to change the fate of others, you would have to bear the karma from the three of them.

"How much of your own luck have you destroyed!

"Don't always think you're the smartest and have the best ideas. No one is much dumber than someone else. Only humans like to pretend to be smart!

"This matter is the best portrayal of your unstable mind."

Lan Ling'e pursed her lips and said with a trembling voice, "Senior brother, what should I do to remedy this?"

"You've done too much wrong. Later on, go and apologize to Senior Sister Liu Yan'er and beg for her forgiveness." Li Changshou leaned back on the round-backed chair and rubbed his eyebrows. "It seems you still don't quite understand.

"I'll give you the simplest example.

"If Senior Sister Liu Yan'er and Junior Brother Wang Qi fall out in the future, who will she blame first?"

Lan Ling'e furrowed her brows and replied in a low voice, "Me, the outsider… who came up with the idea to help her reject another person."

Li Changshou said with a bitter laugh, "So why interfere in someone else's private affairs?

"Who could explain the word 'love' even since ancient times?

"This isn't a necessity for cultivating the Dao to seek longevity. What you think about most every day is also this matter. In the long run, you will only waste your qualification and comprehension.

"After you've offered an apology to Senior Sister Yan'er, you should also reflect well. When Liu Sizhe comes out of seclusion, so will you."

Li Changshou stood up and said again, "This time, you will not be punished much. Take a slate and copy the Steadiness Sutra 300 times.

"When you really understand your mistakes, find Liu Yan'er, and apologize to her."

With that, Li Changshou's expression darkened, and he was about to leave with his hands behind him.

Lan Ling'e shouted again, "Senior Brother, there's one more thing."

Li Changshou couldn't help but walk back. He raised his hand to press down on her head, rubbing her head a few times. While expecting better from her, he messed up her hair that she had carefully combed up.

"What other troubles have you gotten into? Can you tell me everything at one go? I'm easily frightened out of mind by you!"

"I didn't cause any trouble. This is sort of an unexpected benefit. I really only got into this trouble…"

Lan Ling'e whispered, "It's about Master's injury back then. Because of Senior Sister Yan'er, I heard a rumor…

"Senior Brother, come closer."

She mumbled everything to him.

Li Changshou leaned over to listen for a while before he had a slight frown. He soon returned to normal.

"Don't bother about this matter. Copy the Steadiness Sutra first. Apologize and find me at the Pill Chamber."

"Okay," replied Lan Ling'e, watching her senior brother drift off to the Pill Chamber.

She was done for. Her senior brother's impression on her had regressed at least ten years…

Then, she sighed faintly and carried the meditation cushion to the willow tree.

She took out a slate and a Dharmic carving knife. She rubbed away the tears at the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand and lay down with her messy hair before silently copying a certain sutra written by her senior brother more than ten years ago.

After writing it once, she wiped her tears again. She erased the mark on the slate and continued writing a second time.

The willow branches dangled, caressing her hair that was swept by the wind as if they were supervising her homework.

Steadiness Sutra.

Primordial Times—Anonymous

Mind your own business; immortals are already established, and it is hard to compete.

In the face of injustice, ponder your own strength; in times of trouble, reflect on yourself.

If you have many friends, you will face many issues; if you have a few friends, you will avoid calamity.

Do not make an enemy, for it will be dangerous to do so; strike first, and you will perish next.

Do not restrain yourself, do not be afraid of yourself; you will be peaceful when everything is steady.

When one diverts in cultivation, one retreats and advances; one gains opportunity and plans accordingly.

How tragic that a former good old man was plotted against.

With demon powers, there are many schemes. After being knocked unconscious, one would be thrown into the iron pot.

The old tribe was imprudent but has a heaven-defying power. Nothing can be done about it.

The ancient tribes forcefully fought over luck, but eventually grew lonely.

Both were divided into Heaven and Earth and fell after being provoked.

New men arise and wish for rituals and music. They become sages, and there will be many wise men.

My generation has escaped bad luck, has a complete path to immortality, and obtained the Dao Fruits.

Be steady in all things and reject karma. Avoid forcibly taking over something, and one can be happy.

Avoiding natural disasters requires change, and avoiding man-made disasters is trouble-free.

Approach the Dao and brighten the path of immortality. The Steadiness Sutra will accompany you.

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Chapter 61: Little Poor Peak

The trouble that Ling'e has caused this time will definitely cause her to lose a lot of her luck. She should be able to make up for it after being grounded for twenty years without any further incidents.

In the Pill Chamber, Li Changshou sat on the rocking chair. His eyes narrowed slightly as thoughts ran through his mind.

This matter had nothing to do with him being her senior brother, there was no need for him to do anything about the aftermath.

Only, with Ling'e's personality…

Perhaps he and Master had pampered her too much. It was time for her to be trained.

The world is dangerous. As a senior brother, he could say this countless times, but it would never come close to having her experience it personally.

As he thought about this, Li Changshou gently tapped the armrest of the rocking chair.

He could hear the rustling of leaves around him.

Feeling a little poetic all of a sudden, he said, "How poor."

"How about I nurture my Junior Sister's intelligence, beauty, poetry, and create a 'coincidence' for her to run into a wealthy family. I'll marry her off, give her some gifts and then steal the sect's dowry?"

Just kidding. Just kidding. He was only angered by little Junior Sister, but it wasn't as though he'd throw her out.

Now that he had become an immortal and ascended for a period of time, it was time for him to lower his Junior Sister's access to the information.

In the eyes of others, he was now an outstanding Fourth Stage Void Return disciple.

In Jiu Wu's eyes, he should be an immortal seedling of level seven or eight Void Return.

In Junior Sister's eyes, he should be an Essence Immortal Immortal…

That was adequate.

The secret was known only to himself and hence, a secret. If someone else knew about it, it would be called "News".

After sitting idle for half a day, his immortal senses captured that Ling'e had been copying sutras under the tree. Li Changshou's anger subsided greatly.

Ling'e told him about the rumors regarding Master…

If it were true, then the incident this time round concerning the three – Wang, Liu and Liu – would be very similar to what his master had experienced eight or nine hundred years ago. However, the outcome was completely different.

Back then, Master's lover… had been snatched away by someone.

His master's love rival had shattered his master's Dao base and attempted to cripple him. However, the punishment from the sect only required that person to reflect upon himself for a hundred years.

Moreover, the other party had transcended the tribulation to become an immortal in the course of that hundred years.

So far, these were the only things he knew.

This matter had been suppressed because it was inglorious. It had been nearly 900 years since then, and no one had mentioned it again…

There were actually two disciples from the Little Qiong Peak among her Master's generation. Her Master also had a Senior Sister. Li Changshou and Lan Ling'e should have had an Uncle-Master.

Qi Yuan and his Senior Sister, Li Changshou's Uncle-Master, were childhood friends.

However, before his Master was ambushed, this Uncle-Master left the sect. He said that he went to look for Grandmaster, but just like Grandmaster, he never returned…

He did not know what had happened.

Come to think of it, was it really okay for a disciple of the Ren School to be so unruly?

Had the Immortal Du Sect been set up?

Could it be that someone had gotten the Moon Elder[1, who was not regarded highly by anyone in the Heavenly Courts, to give their disciples a random bunch of red threads?

The three schools of the Dao Sect analyzed the situation carefully. In fact, each of them had their own shortcomings.

Most of the Immortals of the Chan School were scheming and they made people feel that they were calculative.

Jie School had a mixture of good and bad people; their rules were not strict. It gave people a sense of disharmony.

On the other hand, the Ren School, supposedly free from karma and that had few Dao regulations, started behaving as if they had fallen under a spell. They began a trend of finding themselves a Dao companion, among themselves!

If within the Sect there were things like 'Yin Yang Sky-Refining Mantra', 'Gathering Heart Technique', 'Wolf Like Tiger Chant', and 'Too Difficult to be Single Curse', that would have been reasonable.

However, given this atmosphere in the Immortal Du Sect, which had adopted the Inaction Sutra as their core path…

Shouldn't the normal way of life involve cultivating peacefully on one's own peak and to avoid all karma, and finding something like managing the sect a very troublesome chore?

"If ever given a chance, we should investigate Ren School's religious teachings in the Central Deity Continent and see if they share similarities."

Li Changshou mumbled to himself and took note of this matter.

Of course, he could not care too much about others. It was good enough that he could take care of himself and not stir these troubles.

It was necessary to take a long term view on his Master's matter. However, now that he had a clue, there was no need for him to rely on blind guesses.

If his master really had such a deadly enemy, he, as a disciple, would have to plan well.

Avoiding karma is not fear of karma;

Li Changshou had been plotting this for many years.

The other party's cultivation level was about the same as his Master's a thousand years ago.

He had heard that the person with the best potential in his Master's generation was Martial Aunt Jiu Jiu…

For now, he would treat his Master's enemy as a late-stage Perfected Immortal. If he hid his cultivation base, he would be a Heavenly Immortal.

Now, as long as he could obtain powerful poisonous herbs, he could refine some pills that could kill Heavenly Immortals…

In the future, he would prepare hundreds of millions of these pills and poisonous powders for his Master to protect himself. When the time was right, he would let his master deliberately act more lively. If the other party could not help but attack his master again, he would let his master retaliate. That way, he would be able to account to the sect…

The other party could very well have the backing of another peak in the sect. He still had to consider what to do next.

His advantage lay in being in the 'shadow'. Also, the other party probably looked down on their Little Qiong Peak.

As for the level he wanted to achieve, it was all his Master's wish.

If Master wanted to take revenge for what happened back then, as the eldest disciple, he would secretly help.

If his Master was unwilling to take revenge, then he would do his small part as a disciple and destroy the other party's cultivation base.

The other party had already become a Heaven Immortal, while his Master could only be a Turbid Immortal in the future.

After careful assessment, he realized that his Master had suffered a loss.

After all, he had lost his Uncle-Master…

Li Changshou did not want to avoid this karma and was willing to reveal part of his trump card.

If he did not move, it would be fine; but if he did, he would make it impossible for the opponent to retaliate.

He closed his eyes and continued to ponder.

Gradually, the array formations outside the Pill Chamber were activated.

Little Qiong Peak, which had been silent for more than three years, began to gather Primordial Energy once again…

After Ling'e copied the 'Steadiness Sutra' three hundred times, she went to Little Spirit Peak to apologize to Liu Yan'er and asked for forgiveness.

When Ling'e arrived at the Pill Chamber, Li Changshou reprimanded her a few more times. He gave her the second version of the Qi-Calming Turtle Breathing Mantra and taught her two days of cultivation homework. The punishment for her not leaving the Little Qiong Peak for twenty years had officially begun.

"I hope you have taken heed, where this matter is concerned."

"I understand, Senior Brother." Ling'e bit her lips. "From now on, I'll copy the scriptures every day."

Li Changshou handed over a treasure pouch and sighed. "It's not that I'm strict with you. But you grew up in the sect, and also in an aristocratic family of the mortal world. You do not understand the difficulties of the world.

"Let me tell you about this trip. I… Forget it."

"Huh?" Ling'e blinked, her eyes filled with curiosity. "Senior Brother, what's the matter?"

Li Changshou stood with his hands behind his back. He looked up slightly and smiled bitterly. "Go back and cultivate… Ling'e?"

"Here!"

"Hurry up and cultivate. Don't think about other things.

"You must strive to reach the fifth-stage of the Dao Requital Realm before the next grand ceremony, so that you'll be valued by the sect."

Li Changshou rubbed his eyebrows and sighed softly. "This way, even if I were to disappear on that day, you will still be taken care of by the sect to cultivate."

Ling'e asked softly, "Senior Brother, are you… running away?"

"Why should I run away? Go back and rest. I'm going to start refining pills."

Li Changshou chuckled. Ling'e was puzzled.

When she came out of the Pill Chamber, Ling'e tilted her head and thought for a while. Then, she turned to look at the Pill Chamber…

Why did it feel like her Senior Brother was a little strange?

In the Pill Chamber, Li Changshou started refining pills skillfully. He refined the "clarifying" immortal pill for his Master. The materials he used were not poisonous, so he did not need to wear a safety suit.

Once the fire in the furnace stabilized, Li Changshou started to think about another important matter.

Money.

"Little Qiong Peak, Little Qiong Peak. I am truly crazy poor."

He needed a large amount of precious materials and spirit stones. Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything.

He wasn't looking to make a fortune. He only wanted to have a stable source of income outside the monthly allowance of a disciple.

In the mountains…

Cough. In the mountains, safety is one of the great benefits. But one of the disadvantages is that I can't get any precious materials or spirit stones.

Could those idols at the South Sea be disguised as offerings harvesting machinery and sold to the Western School?

Forget it. It would be akin to seeking death if he did this, and he'd have to avoid the South Sea for the rest of his life.

How was he going to make money?

The most beneficial thing to me now is, one, to access the Dao Repository accessible only to the Sect's Immortals.

Secondly, I need to do some subcontract work, making pills for the sect, so that I can earn some extra money and use the pill-concocting as an excuse to obtain some herbs. This also brings a considerable amount of benefits.

He did not need to spend too much time in isolation for the next few decades. Although he had accepted the enlightenment of his ascension, he had yet to fully digest it. It would not be a problem for him to take out a few hours to refine pills every day.

There were also people from the various peaks who could carry out tasks such as contract pill refining. They only needed to register at Bai Fan Hall, which would then assign the jobs.

However, he had to plan this properly with his master. He could not take on the Immortal Pill assignment on his own.

Why not choose Martial-Uncle Jiu Jiu to collaborate?

It was not that he could not trust Uncle-Master Jiu Jiu. She was currently in seclusion, and she did not know much about pills. Furthermore, she was too high-profiled in the sect, so it was easier for people to suspect her.

Moreover, if Master were to become active, he could also lure his past enemy to surface, killing many birds with one stone.

Li Changshou rubbed his chin and pondered for a while. When he saw that the fire in the cauldron was unstable, he casually threw a wisp of True Flames over.

Then he suddenly froze.

Did I… use my true strength, the True Samadhi Flames just now?

Crack, crack…

Boom!

The Pill Chamber trembled violently, and the roof was instantly sent flying!

After a while, Li Changshou, whose face was charred black, opened his mouth. He was speechless. He felt bitter in his heart.

Looking at the pile of metal lumps that looked like blooming lotus flowers, he thought about himself, the intense effort that he had put in to repair the Elixir Furnace…

Ha, hehe…

Indeed, it was faster to earn money by trading joss sticks and incense oil with the Western School…

"We solemnly promise that we will not produce incense. We are just porters for incense offerings…

"It's really the Little Poor Peak. I'm even poorer now."

Li Changshou was amused by himself. He smiled and shook his head. Then, he got up and started to pack up the ruined cauldron.

Fortunately, it was just a wisp of True Samadhi Flames. If he had thrown a mass of it, the Pill Chamber could have been razed to the ground and would have had to be rebuilt tomorrow.

At the place where the clouds in the sky disappeared, and the Immortal Island connected to the Cloud Galaxy Ring.

The Heavenly Courts, which had been established not long ago, were floating in the middle of the Central Deity Continent, suppressing the Primordial Destiny.

At present, the Heavenly Courts were somewhat deserted. The five Heavenly Gates that led to the five continents each had their own soldiers. However, the well-situated grounds of the Heavenly Courts and the NIne-layered Celestial Palace were barren.

If not for the fact that the Grand Pure One had created an incarnation to become the Grand Supreme Elder when the Heavenly Courts had just been established, and used this to protect the Heavenly Courts and the Jade Emperor…

Perhaps the huge Heavenly Court would have been captured by those ambitious old demons by now.

The Ninth-Heaven of the Heavenly Court's Honorable Dao Sect was a Dao Cultivation Ground reserved for the Three Pure Ones. Immortal light could be seen in it, but there was only a small Dao Temple. It was the place where the Grand Pure One's father cultivated daily.

The Lingxiao Treasure Hall was located on the 8th Heaven. It was magnificent and glorious, but it did not have much of a presence in the primordial times.

In the surroundings of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, there were many garrisons. As the Jade Emperor's Dao Ancestor, Hong Jun, who had been serving Lord of August Heaven Hao Tian for tens of thousands of years, he was obviously worried about his own safety.

Within the Seventh Heaven, there were many "departments of Foreign Affairs" of the Heavenly Courts, as well as the immortals' residences. This was also the seat of the Tushita Palace.

On the 7th Heaven, in an inconspicuous corner, an elegant immortal palace was built on an immortal island. The immortal island floated in a sea of clouds…

The most eye-catching thing about this immortal palace was not its architectural style, but the red silks hanging everywhere.

Could it be, there was a marriage of immortals in the Heavenly Courts?

However, that was not the case. This was the place where the Heavenly Courts oversaw all weddings in the Three Realms. There was a plaque with gold and jade embedded on it.

[Marriages of Heaven and Earth]

Moon Elder's palace.

[1] In Chinese mythology, the god of marriage and love is Yue Lao, or the "Moon Elder". A divine matchmaker, he pairs up couples using a read thread.

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Chapter 62: Difficulties of Being The Head Disciple of Ren Sect

"Sigh, being on duty in the Heavenly Courts is really too difficult."

In Elder Moon's palace, a thin elder dressed in a bright red wedding robe sat on his chair. He drank the tea that the young boy had brought over and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

He had just dealt with a Heavenly General who had insisted on being match-made with a fairy from the Jade Pool with his help.

Can this match be made so casually?

Even though he was the Moon Elder, he was not to manipulate the fate of others.

Although there were in fact, many ways to do it in secret, it still depended on who the person being match-made was!

Elder Yue had spent a lot of effort to deceive and lure away the Heavenly General. He was so tired that he was sweating profusely.

He wished to reject her without making her unhappy. Furthermore, he could not afford to offend the person he liked…

Elder Yue's task was really too difficult.

Most marriages were formed naturally, while a small number was bestowed by the heavens.

As a Moon Elder, he indeed had some rights to make changes. However, the pair of golden scissors and the red string were treasures of the Heavenly merit. They could not be used recklessly!

Even if it was just a marriage between a pair of mortals, mishandling would not only damage the merit that he had worked hard to accumulate, also cause him to be punished by the Jade Emperor, who was serious, responsible, and hardworking…

What were naturally-formed marriages?

In the apse, there was a mysterious universe that was almost endless and contained countless tiny clay figurines. It was mandatory for all living beings in the world to be married. There were respective clay figurines for each of the three marriages of the Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Marriage was a mandatory rite of passage.

The clay figurines mostly corresponded to humans and only a small number corresponded to demons and witches.

When they interact in the mortal world, the clay figurines in the apse would approach each other. Then, there would be a red string emerging from each of them. After the two red strings intertwined, a marriage would be formed.

Love develops over time as red strings move and intertwine gradually.

It was love at first sight. He only touched it lightly and wrapped it around the red string.

Occasionally, some clay figurines would drift in the wrong direction, and the red strings would get entangled with that of other marriages. There would naturally be an intervention in the affected marriage…

What was a marriage bestowed by the heavens?

When a living being was born and detected, clay figurines would form and be bound by the red string of fate. That was the marriage bestowed by the heavens.

Other than that, there were also some people who were naturally "rebellious". They would break free from the red string of their marriage and drag half of it around.

Occasionally, they would encounter clay figurines that were in the same situation. When the red strings were tied together, there would be burning passion, and when they were broken, all fate would be severed.

The Heavenly General's request was not difficult for the Moon Elder.

All he had to do was tie the Heavenly General's red string to that fairy. Even if it resulted in a marriage, there would not be any negative karma.

However, the Moon Elder had to consider the Jade Pool fairy's background.

Hundreds of years ago, the Queen Mother had already sent people to reprimand him. Now, he dared not do anything to the Jade Pool fairy that would violate the rules.

Elder Yue was originally just a Heaven Immortal cultivator. However, he was amongst the first batch of Immortals to join the newly formed Heavenly Courts. He was upright and serious when it came to working. Ten thousand years ago, the Jade Emperor bestowed him the position of the Moon Elder.

After assuming the position of the Moon Elder for ten thousand years, he experienced many benefits from it. For that, he had been conscientious and did not dare to slack off.

However, the problem was that more and more Immortals of the Heavenly Courts had learned about the secret of the red string of Fate. They also knew that the Moon Elder could change it.

There were people sneaking into the tiny Hall of Marriage every few days…

Some of them were officials from the same Hall and it was indeed inexorable.

Some of them wanted to try and get his help by sending him gifts, but the Moon Elder did not accept any of them… What kind of gift would be more valuable than the rewards given by the Heavenly Courts?

However, there was another situation where the Moon Elder could not and did not dare to reject the powerful old Daoist priests who had strong backgrounds. In front of big shots like them, he was just an insignificant immortal. For example…

"Master!"

Outside the hall, two young boys with braids scurried in gleefully and yelled,

"The Great Daoist Master is here! He's almost reaching the front of the hall!"

The Moon Elder shocked. He quickly got up and strode towards the front of the hall.

The Great Daoist Master was an impressive figure. He was the only personal disciple of the Grand Pure One, the master of the Ren Sect. His Dao was unfathomable, and his backer was the Grand Pure One!

Due to the fact that he was the senior of the Three Pure Ones, the first disciple of Chan Sect, Guang Chengzi of the Yuxu Palace, and the eldest disciple of Jie Sect, all addressed the Great Daoist Master as their senior even though he had entered the small courtyard of Kunlun Mountain a little later.

He was the eldest Senior Apprentice of the True Dao Sect.

The Great Daoist Master did not have a clear Dao name because the Grand Pure One had not given him one, lest he accumulated any bad karma.

Due to the fact that he was known as the Great Daoist Master in Xuandu Temple that was led by the Grand Pure One, he gradually assumed that name over time…

Great Daoist Master Xuan Du of Xuandu Temple!

Since then, the word Xuandu could be used to refer to him, the first disciple of the Ren Sect, or the location.

Moon Elder knew clearly that the first disciple of Ren Sect was completely different from the few registered disciples of the Grand Pure One!

Due to the fact that the Heavenly Courts had just risen and were still rather weak, the Venerable One of Xuandu Temple had been temporarily staying in Tushita…

After all, if any troublemakers from Zenith Heaven or Golden Immortals were to create trouble in the Heavenly Courts, it would not be appropriate for the Saints to personally deal with them. Xuan Du would just have to destroy them.

That Venerable One had visited the Moon Elder several times and the latter naturally understood what he wanted.

The Moon Elder quickly walked out of the hall and raised his head, only to see a young Daoist who drifted over from the clouds that were not too far away.

He was dressed in a black Daoist robe and although his features were unclear, he seemed rather decent.

He was standing tall and upright, while his robe swayed gently. There was not a single piece of jade accessory on his body. However, he gave off a genuine vibe that was like a piece of unpolished jade. It was an aura that could only be possessed by someone with extremely profound Dao.

It was said that the Great Daoist Master Xuan Du was the first batch of humans in the world. He had no parents and was created by Lady Nuwa. He had some merits that were gained from creating humans, and the luck of joining Ren Sect.

Before he reached the hall, the Great Daoist Master cupped his hands and bowed to the Moon Elder. He smiled and asked, "How have you been?"

"Good, I've been well."

The Moon Elder nodded repeatedly. If others did not know, they would have thought that the Heavenly Courts' immortal was a hunchback.

"Great Daoist Master, please come in… or would you like to repeat the previous practice?"

"Thank you, Moon Elder." The Great Daoist Master Xuan Du smiled warmly and entered the Moon Elder's hall, after which he followed the Moon Elder to the apse.

Once they entered the apse, they saw a mysterious starry sky ahead.

The Moon Elder held onto a basin and swirled it gently, after which a ray of starlight flew across the starry sky and stopped, hovering in front of the two of them.

That scene was actually a Postnatal Merit Numinous Treasure—the Acacia Tree.

As the starlight faded, five heaps of clay figurines were formed. The clay figurines of each heap were of different sizes, and on each of them were several words condensed from starlight. They were divided into different categories.

For example, the ones from the leftmost heap had the words "Immortal Du Sect" written on them.

The other piles had the words 'Unfettered Immortals' and 'Unfettered Sect' written on them. In fact, they were the Dao bearings of the Ren Sect.

Xuan Du sighed softly and smiled. "How many couples have you brought together in the last thousand years?"

The Moon Elder lowered his head and said, "According to your instructions, I matchmake every couple that I discover share some affinity with each other."

"Over the past thousand years, a total of 362 pairs of clay figurines have been made."

The Great Daoist Master Xuan Du nodded and said warmly, "Well, not bad. How many newlyweds have given birth to offspring?"

"Well… You have to go to Hell to check on that from the register. We only deal with matters regarding marriage here."

Xuan Du could not help but laugh. He liked to squint his eyes when he smiled, and his smile was rather warm.

"I forgot about this matter. Moon Elder, don't blame me."

He continued with a sigh, "Teacher has really given me a difficult task. He wants the Ren Sect to flourish, but he wouldn't let me accept any disciples…"

Xuan Du placed his hands behind his back and sighed. He scanned the surroundings and said, "We can only resort to this. Moon Elder, could you show me the number of marriages that have been sealed recently?"

"Yes, Great Daoist Master, please wait a moment."

The basin in Elder Yue's hand was swirled once again. Soon, dozens of clay figurines flew forward. The distance between the clay figurines varied according to the closeness of their respective relationships and the possibility of a marriage between them.

Every clay figurine had one or two red strings while some had three or four, but there wouldn't be too many.

Those who were more sentimental and had longer relationships would have long red strings.

Those who had shorter relationships would have shorter red strings.

Soon, Xuan Du's attention was caught by the four clay figurines that were leaning against each other. He took two steps forward and looked at the four clay figurines that were below "Immortal Du Sect".

The Moon Elder smiled and said, "This is the power of the Three Stars surrounding the moon. They are very blessed."

Great Daoist Master Xuan Du nodded his head gently and stared at them for a while.

"Great Daoist Master, look, there are fine red threads on his wrist and ankles. However, there is a thread emerging from the red string…"

"Some people are like this. This person must have been dedicated to cultivating his Dao and did not want to interfere with the matters of the world."

"What a waste." Xuan Du looked at the three red strings hovering around the clay figurines and smiled. "Moon Elder, can you help him lengthen the red string so that it can be connected with the three other red strings on him?"

"Of course I can. However, Great Mage, we can only help. It's not easy to change it…"

"I'll let nature take its course. At the same time, I'll give some help."

"Ah, I'll do it right now."

At that moment, the Moon Elder immediately raised the potted Acacia Tree and tipped it towards the clay figurine gently.

At the same time, in the Pill Chamber of the Little Qiong Peak of the Immortal Du Sect of Dongsheng Immortal Region, Li Changshou, who had just taken a shower and was worrying about the new Pill Furnace, suddenly developed inappropriate thoughts.

"Eh?"

Li Changshou chuckled and dispelled the image in his heart.

In the apse of the Moon Elder Hall, the Acacia Tree was slowly tapped against the clay figurine which then took a step back out of nowhere…

He took a step back.

"Huh?"

Moon Elder frowned and changed the direction. He carried the small potted Acacia Tree and continued to poke the clay figurine.

In the Pill Chamber of Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou's mind was filled with images, which were all a combination of the past and the present. For example, there were images of his Uncle-Master in a sailor suit, his female junior in a student attire, and…

Uh, why would I fantasize about being poisoned while wearing a Mecha?

"The Dao Heart is solid, and illusions cannot destroy it!"

Li Changshou shook his head and continued thinking about the new Pill Furnace.

In the Moon Elder Hall, the Acacia Tree caused the clay figurine to tilt towards the left.

"Hey! I will!"

Moon Elder's eyes widened and he grabbed the Acacia Tree before changing directions again. He pointed it at the clay figurine and this time, the clay figurine… did a backflip and dodged nimbly.

"Hahaha!"

The Grandmaster Xuan Du could not help but laugh out loud.

Moon Elder's expression immediately grew sullen. He had actually made a fool of himself in front of the Great Daoist Master over a trivial matter!

"Big!"

The Moon Elder touched the Acacia Tree which expanded instantly, while its branches and leaves rushed towards the clay figurine.

Li Changshou, who was on the ground, frowned. A beautiful Pill Furnace appeared in his mind. When the Pill Furnace opened, a few figures flew out…

Li Changshou sat down cross-legged and began to chant the Qi Condensation Curse.

What a joke. He had never seen anything as such in his previous life.

Perhaps, his mental state became unstable after he became an immortal, so much so that he kept thinking about random things.

What was the point of a fleeting moment of pleasure?

At the very least, he had to obtain immortality before thinking about such things! That would be being eternally shameless!

No, being immortal might not be able to allow him to protect himself… He could not afford to offend the affinity of marriage, which was dispensable.

Li Changshou hollered, "Quiet!"

The clay figurine in the Moon Elder Hall immediately sensed something and reacted.

It retreated…

Dodged…

Leaped…

It jumped left and right…

Revolved…

It allowed the leaves of the Acacia Tree to sweep over freely, for they would not touch it.

The Moon Elder was so anxious that his forehead was full of sweat. He was almost infuriated to the point that his aura surged.

The Great Daoist Master who was standing at the side smiled and said, "I'm here to help you, Moon Elder."

At that moment, his left hand glowed with starlight while Yin and Yang appeared in his palm. He then grabbed at the clay figurine that was far away.

Elder Yue's eyes widened. Just as he was about to shout 'No', the Great Mage grabbed the clay figurine's left arm.

However…

Crack!

The clay figurine's left arm was broken in an instant, and its body jumped out nimbly. After it stopped, it even posed provocatively, seemingly taunting them to come forward.

The entire scene was dead silent.

"Great Daoist Master… you can't, you can't force yourself…"

"Ahem, can I make up for this?"

"Yes, you can. However, it will take a lot of time. Fortunately, he doesn't have any red string on his left arm. It will be easier to repair it…"

"I'll have to trouble you then, Moon Elder."

"Go ahead and get busy, Moon Elder. I'll come back later and bring you some pills that have been formulated… Please take care of this kid, thank you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Great Daoist Master Xuan Du hurriedly bowed and left. He disappeared quickly, leaving the Moon Elder to deal with the mess.

A moment ago, in the Pill Room of the Immortal Du Sect.

Li Changshou frowned as his heart was in chaos.

He shook his head helplessly and reached into his breast pocket, and into the No. 6 Earth Treasure Bag, after which he took out one of his trump cards that would calm his mind.

A scroll was slowly unrolled, revealing the painting of a row of exquisitely drawn… old women who were wearing thick makeup, and fairy clothing…

Li Changshou looked at it carefully and mumbled, "If your feelings are genuine, you won't just lust over the beauty that she had when she was young, but also accept her nagging when she gets old. "

Instantly, the images in his mind were shattered one by one, and he felt at ease.

"However, why would immortals grow old?"

He smiled conceitedly and put away the precious painting of "Aged Beauties". He was instantly much more at ease.

Men should be more ruthless to themselves.

It was one thing for him to think of his female junior and Uncle-Master by chance at times, but why did he think of poison?

Tsk, it's toxic.

Chapter 63: Fewer Tricks And More Sincerity

Why is my left armpit so itchy recently?

While refining pills, Li Changshou stretched his left arm and frowned slightly.

He now had an immortal body. He was as pure as jade from the inside out.

How could someone as pure as him suddenly… feel an itch in his armpit?

It was not a trivial matter, but Li Changshou did not find anything wrong with himself after checking for half a month.

Could it be the after-effects of Heaven's Punishment? That shouldn't be the case.

After thinking about it, he could only boil it down to his immortal body still being imperfect. He had to slowly consolidate his cultivation level.

After he ascended, Li Changshou felt that his mentality had changed slightly. Although the change was not obvious, he was still a little more confident.

As a result… he even dared to gain enlightenment of the Dao in the Pill Chamber!

Sigh, I should be more careful.

Let's follow the old rules and strengthen a small realm before going on to the next realm.

At present, he still had a very long lifespan and the Great God-Conferment Tribulation was also very far away. There was no need to be too anxious.

Only by stabilizing his foundations and strengthening his immortal foundation would he be able to learn about the path towards immortality. Only then would he be strong enough to protect his own life in the future.

His immortal sense allowed him to sense that Fairy had flown over from the straw hut. Li Changshou closed some of the array formations and allowed her to reach the Pill Chamber without any obstructions.

Soon, Fairy jumped from the cloud to the Pill Chamber.

"Senior! Are you… roasting your hand?"

"Roasting my hand? This is alchemy."

In the Pill Chamber, Li Changshou turned around and moved away to reveal the three-foot-tall pocket-sized pill furnace.

The blue fairy blinked as she held onto the food container. She looked at the Pill Chamber that had become much more spacious and the small three-foot-tall Pill Furnace on the ground. She then drew the outline of a larger Pill Furnace with her finger…

"What about the bigger one?"

"It blew up half a month ago." Li Changshou lowered his head and sighed. He carefully controlled the fire of the small Pill Furnace.

There were no restrictions or array formations for the Pill Furnace, nor were there any methods for the flames in the Pill Furnace to be stabilized. It had become as troublesome as it used to many years ago, and he needed to constantly control the fire. Some elixirs could not be refined either.

"Senior Brother, you have to be careful when refining pills. Is this also that dangerous?"

The blue fairy was a little worried as she gave him a reminder. She carried the dark purple, hollowed-out phoenix food container and placed it on a short table beside her.

She looked up and saw that the roof seemed to have been replaced too

She got busy at the side and put the two tables together, before activating simple restrictions on the table. Then, she took out the delicacies she had just prepared and slowly laid them on the table.

When Li Changshou was not in the mountains, the blue fairy would be wearing her same few loose-fit training suits most of the time.

When he was around, she would definitely change into beautiful fairy dresses even if she wouldn't be seeing him for a few days. Occasionally, she would fill her eyebrows in and put on some lipstick…

"Senior, are you still going to invite Uncle-Master Jiu Wu this time?"

"Yes, Uncle-Master Jiu Wu sent me a letter via a paper crane yesterday. He said that he wanted to come and talk to me about something today."

Li Changshou took a deep breath. The flames in the Pill Furnace gradually subsided, and the medicinal pills began to emit a medicinal fragrance.

Thinking about how he had fooled Jiu Wu a few years ago and made him take those oaths, Li Changshou smiled.

He thought I shall treat this banquet as an apology to Uncle-Master Jiu Wu.

After laying out the dishes and warming the wine, the blue fairy looked at the pouch hanging on her waist and giggled.

"What's the matter?" While waiting for the pill to be ready, Li Changshou asked casually, "You've recovered so quickly? It seems that you have forgotten the lesson from last time."

"I didn't! I definitely didn't!"

The blue fairy quickly frowned and put on a look of distress. She lamented, "Senior Brother, it was my fault for making you angry previously…"

"Alright." Li Changshou smiled and said, "What did you make for me? Take it out."

Fairy's eyes lit up, and she said gleefully, "Hehe, Senior, you've indeed peeked at me!"

Li Changshou said helplessly, "There's no need to peek. I can easily guess what you're thinking."

"What?" Fairy was a little disappointed. She tossed the pouch at him and walked out of the door with pursed lips.

"Stinky Senior, here's the robe I made for you!"

"I'm going back to cultivate. I'll come back later to clean up the dishes!"

Li Changshou caught the pouch and looked inside. When he saw that it was an ordinary, dark-green-colored robe, he put on a satisfied smile.

Indeed, nurturing and grooming his female junior was not a waste of effort…

He was very satisfied with the robe.

Sitting on the rocking chair outside the Pill Chamber, Li Changshou waited quietly for Jiu Wu to arrive. He closed his eyes and pondered over the divine powers and mystical abilities.

Soon, a short Daoist appeared outside the Little Qiong Peak.

Li Changshou stood up and welcomed him. He closed the array formation around him and bowed to his Uncle-Master. Everything was the same as before.

However, this time, the short Daoist walked a few rounds around the place and finally landed far away from him. He looked around while keeping his hands behind his back.

His gaze was filled with vigilance.

Li Changshou smiled without saying a word. He stood quietly by the door and waited. When he saw his Uncle-Master walking over, he did not say anything.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled when they were 30 feet away.

"Ahem!"

Jiu Wu coughed lightly and said indifferently, "Why? Do you not need me to guide you in setting up array formations this time?"

Li Changshou smiled and said, "I didn't prepare in advance. Uncle-Master, when you said that you would be coming, I asked Junior Sister to make some dishes and wine. Uncle-Master, if you'd like to guide me in array formation cultivation, I do have some doubts."

"No, no." Jiu Wu immediately shook his head and declined, "I'm old and I can't guide you, I can't anymore."

"Uncle-Master, your attainment in array formations is far beyond what I can achieve."

Li Changshou continued with a serious expression, "I've only developed some new ideas in some insignificant aspects. If I really want to set up a powerful array, I will need an immortal like you, who is truly good at array formations and has a high cultivation level, as well as sufficient materials."

Jiu Wu raised his thick eyebrows and smiled.

"Are you not going to leave a Shadow Sphere for me this time?"

Li Changshou shook his head with a smile. Just as he was about to turn around and invite his Uncle-Master into the room, Jiu Wu smiled smugly and took out from his Daoist robe…

two fist-sized glass spheres.

"Heh-heh, I brought some!"

Li Changshou was rendered speechless.

"As long as you're happy, Uncle-Master." Li Changshou made an inviting gesture and said, "I have nothing to ask of you this time. I just want to listen to your teachings. Please come in."

Thus, he took his time to inspect and scrutinize.

Jiu Wu noticed the changes in the Pill Furnace. He could not help but analyze in his head and speculate what kind of arrangement a small Pill Furnace would create.

Finally, after much effort, Jiu Wu and Li Changshou sat down.

Looking at the banquet in front of him…

Jiu Wu squinted and took out a rabbit, which was a spiritual beast, from his sleeve. Then, he started to feed the food to the rabbit.

Li Changshou was also happy as he watched and waited quietly for Jiu Wu to finish.

Finally, when Jiu Wu confirmed that Li Changshou did not spike the food today, he picked up a pair of jade chopsticks and cleared his throat. With a troubled expression, he said,

"Your Uncle-Master Jiu Shi has been in seclusion recently, in a bid to seek a breakthrough. Apprentice-Nephew… please don't say the same thing as you did previously."

Li Changshou said, "I can swear that at this moment, I sincerely want to invite you to drink and chat!"

"In that case, take an oath." Jiu Wu nodded. "Come, hurry, and do it."

"I'm just making a casual remark. If you really swear, wouldn't that mean that you really have a guilty conscience?"

Li Changshou smiled and said, "Uncle-Master, I would like to toast you."

Jiu Wu laughed. He raised his wine glass and tipped it towards Li Changshou from afar, but only took a sip.

"Let's talk about business before we drink." Jiu Wu said, "This time, according to the promise I made last time, I will discuss it with you in advance. If you agree to this, the sect will definitely reward you handsomely."

"If you don't agree, I'll pretend that I didn't mention it."

"Oh?" Li Changshou pondered for a moment and understood what was going on. He continued, "If you want to promote the Chain Array in the sect, you don't have to ask me."

Jiu Wu frowned. "How did you know? I didn't mention this to anyone!"

"I guessed it." Li Changshou picked up a mouthful of the spiritual fish that his junior sister had cooked. The white and tender fish melted in his mouth, and it was sweet and fragrant. The aftertaste lingered on his lips and teeth.

"So you agree?" Jiu Wu smiled. "Come, tell me. How did you set up the Chain Array?"

So he did not understand…

Li Changshou said, "Actually, I've read about it briefly in the ancient books and made a summary."

Li Changshou took out a sheepskin scroll immediately.

Of course, he would not reveal his trump card so easily.

What he was revealing now was actually just a theoretical plan that was used to solve the key difficulty in forming the Chain Array formation—the adaptability of different array formations.

It was a solution that he developed in the earlier stage.

There were also reference materials included, which were all ancient books that no one cared about and were hidden in the outer hall of the Dao Repository.

The plan was completely different from the idea of the 'formation base unit' that he was currently using. The disadvantage was that it was a waste of materials, but it could also achieve the effect of setting up a Chain Array.

On the first day that the array formations around the Pill Chamber had been set up, he had been waiting to reveal the sheepskin scroll. Today, he had finally 'got what he wanted'.

Jiu Wu grabbed it and read it carefully.

After a while, the short Daoist could not help but slap his thigh and praise Li Changshou.

"I thought I would have to spend some effort to persuade you, but I didn't expect you to take it out so readily! I haven't thought so highly of you for nothing. I haven't thought so highly of you for nothing!"

"Can you really offer this to the sect?"

Li Changshou smiled and nodded. He agreed, "Of course."

"Ah, I never thought you would! I used my own standards to judge and misunderstood you. I even thought that you were the type to keep the good stuff to yourself!"

Jiu Wu sighed with emotion. He picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp. "I deserve punishment, I deserve punishment!"

Li Changshou said seriously, "The sect is my home, and its prosperity depends on everyone. Uncle-Master, um… what rewards can the sect give?"

Jiu Wu smiled and said, "We will definitely not miss your portion out! What do you want?"

"If possible," Li Changshou said as he pointed at the Pill Furnace beside him.

Jiu Wu was stunned at first, after which he nodded and agreed.

He even said, "If you can't find the pill furnace that you like in the sect, I will ask your Uncle-Master Jiu Shi to make one for you when he comes out of seclusion!"

"His weapon refinement techniques are not comparable to the Heaven Immortal Elders in the sect but she is quite skilled!"

Li Changshou immediately smiled and toasted Jiu Wu.

All of a sudden, everyone toasted. The two got along very well…

When they drank till they were slightly tipsy, Li Changshou suggested that they roast the rabbit that was used for taste-picking in the Pill Furnace, and they really proceeded to do so.

It tasted pretty good.

After drinking the wine, Jiu Wu returned and came to look for Li Changshou three days later. He then brought him to Pill Tripod Peak to select a new Pill Furnace.

Pill Tripod Peak was a branch of the Immortal Du Sect that specialized in alchemy and weapon refinement. Although there were not many pills and Dharma treasures produced, they had quite a good reputation in the East Continent of Purvavideha, and were considered a rare highlight of the Immortal Du Sect.

Li Changshou and Jiu Wu had just left the Little Qiong Peak when a beautiful figure flew over from the Heaven-Breaking Peak.

Li Changshou frowned slightly when his immortal senses captured this beautiful figure.

There was no need to take a closer look at her face. Just by looking at her slim and perfect figure, as well as the familiar red dress, he could tell who she was.

Youqin Xuanya!

On the Little Qiong Peak, Fairy was cultivating under a tree…

Li Changshou thought about it for a while and decided not to interfere. He continued to chat with his Uncle-Master Jiu Wu.

The two shared similar interests when they were not plotting against each other.

Under the willow tree, Youqin Xuanya stood quietly and explained her intentions.

Although she wanted to go to the Little Qiong Peak to meet that Senior she could not show up there for no reason. After coming out of seclusion this time, she thought about it for a few days and nights before finally coming up with a solution.

She decided to use the excuse of asking for some insights about Earth Escape cultivation.

After saying this, Youqin Xuanya lowered her head and waited quietly. Deep down, she felt that her excuse was too far-fetched. She did not know if she could deceive him…

She heard some rustling sounds, but he did not hear Fairy's reply.

Youqin Xuanya looked up and saw a stone slate with a few lines engraved on it:

"Senior has just gone out."

"I was punished by Senior so I cannot speak."

"Senior Sister, please go inside and wait for a while."

The fairy laughed in her head. She had promised her senior not to talk to strangers and she felt that Senior Sister Youqin could be considered a stranger even though they had slept together.

She thought that if she said that, Senior Sister Youqin would definitely leave.

"Gone out" was actually a little vague. It was very easy for people to think that he had left the sect.

"That's good too."

Also?

"Sorry to disturb you, Junior Sister."

Youqin Xuanya cupped her hands and bowed to Fairy before walking to the straw hut at the side.

Fairy tilted her head. Just as she was about to speak, she could not help but smack her forehead…

This senior sister…

isn't toxic, is she?

Don't you understand the ways of the world?

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Chapter 64: Walking on The Poisonous Path

At the mention of Pill Tripod Peak, Li Changshou was most interested in the new Pill Furnace that he was about to obtain. Secondly, he was interested in Wan Linyun, a master of concocting poisons.

Most of the knowledge that Li Changshou had now about poison-refining theories and nearly half of his poison formulas were obtained from Wan Linyun.

Wan Linyun was an Elder of the sect and a Heaven Immortal of Pill Tripod Peak who liked to refine and concoct poison. His competency could not be judged by his cultivation level or his Dharma treasures.

When Li Changshou's Little Junior Sister went to the East Ocean to kill the prawn demons, Li Changshou considered using her poisonous powder to attract the attention of this elder

After all, he was an expert in the sect. Although he had taken away the poisonous powder that Li Changshou had refined, he didn't do much afterward…

Li Changshou did not dare to take the initiative.

As a disciple of the sect, he would definitely seem like a malicious person who was planning to murder his enemy, if he were to take the initiative to seek guidance from the elder who had the best poison-refining techniques in the sect.

However, if an elder in the sect, who liked to refine poison, insisted on teaching his disciple how to refine poison, others would have a better impression of Li Changshou…

The slight difference between taking the initiative and being passive was obvious.

When rushing to Pill Tripod Peak on a cloud with Jiu Wuyun, Li Changshou was deep in thought. It was not easy for him to get a chance to go to Pill Tripod Peak. He wondered if he should arrange for an "encounter" with that poison-refining master.

He could not be too deliberate or too casual about it.

It would be great if he could obtain some poisonous pills and Poison Sutra from Elder Wan Linyun. Even if he could only get some attention, it would be worth it.

The white clouds passed through two mountains and Jiu Wu said smilingly with his hands behind his back, "Look, that's Pill Tripod Peak."

Li Changshou smiled and nodded. He looked at the wine pot-shaped mountain peak in front of him, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Let's see if I can meet Senior Wan Linyun this time. Some things will be ruined if they're forced.

There was a caster and an alchemist on Pill Tripod Peak.

There were not many people who refined Qi on this peak— There were only a hundred-odd of them.

There were three Immortal Elders, thirty-odd Perfected Immortals, Essence Immortals, and more than ten disciples. The rest were all disciples who performed miscellaneous chores.

Li Changshou and Jiu Wu landed in the small courtyard on the mountainside of Pill Tripod Peak, where a handyman disciple led the way and served tea.

Soon, a male Perfected Immortal dressed in a blue robe and a crown with an Eight Trigram arrived. He was slightly chubby and looked rather well-supplemented.

He seemed to have… suffered the side effects of consuming too many pills.

"Junior Jiu Wu, why haven't you been visiting frequently in the past few years?"

Jiu Wu sighed and said, "Sigh, I'm always sent to travel around and I don't have time to rest at all."

"That's because the people in the sect find you trustworthy, Junior!" the round-faced Immortal said with a smile. He looked at Li Changshou and gestured for him to enter. "The Hundred Mortal Hall has already given me the order. There are a few Pill Furnaces that are free for use. I'll take you guys there to pick one out."

Li Changshou stood behind Jiu Wu. Although he was much taller than his Uncle-Master Jiu Wu, he still looked rather insignificant.

Jiu Wu also made an introduction for Li Changshou. The round-faced Immortal was called Liu Feixian. He was also an executive of the sect, just like Jiu Wu, and was usually in charge of handling the miscellaneous affairs of Pill Tripod Peak.

Li Changshou bowed and addressed him as 'Uncle-Master'. Liu Feixian smiled and gave Li Changshou some words of encouragement, after which he stopped talking.

The three of them rode away from the small courtyard on the clouds and drifted towards a secluded valley.

Liu Feixian and Jiu Wu chatted along the way. Li Changshou stood behind them and observed them instead of looking at the surrounding scenery.

There was a huge array outside the secluded valley. It blocked the detection of immortal senses and had a certain protective effect.

Inside the array formation, the fragrance of flowers wafted up into their noses and the sounds of birds drifted into their ears, while immortal light was emitted in all directions.

There were dozens of houses that seemed to have decorated the forest. At that moment, most of them had activated the array formation outside the house. The immortals and disciples inside were probably cultivating.

Laughter could be heard in the forest, along the path leading to the ethereal area.

Compared to his Little Qiong Peak, the place was indeed… much more ostentatious.

After following the two Perfected Immortals, they arrived at a large house that was covered by an array formation.

Liu Feixian quickly closed the array formation and opened the door. There were thick layers of dust all over the place and a few ten-feet-tall Pill Furnaces were placed in a corner. There were also some other miscellaneous items.

Li Changshou immediately selected one of the Pill Furnaces.

The material of the Pill Furnace was not as good as that of the violet-gold one that he had repaired. However, it was a brand-new treasure which did not lack any of the necessary restrictions. The overall power of the Pill Furnace was slightly higher than the one in the blast furnace.

This was not bad. After all, he was a disciple on Void Return, on the surface, and did not need an excellent Pill Furnace…

At the side, Jiu Wu smiled and chided, "Senior Liu, aren't you being a little too stingy by giving me these Pill Furnaces? Apprentice-Nephew Changshou had contributed greatly this time. The sect has also decided to reward him by letting him come to Pill Tripod Peak to select a furnace. On the way here, I've already gone all out and decided to be thick-skinned, so don't think of getting rid of him so easily!"

Liu Feixian's expression was slightly awkward. He quickly said, "Junior, you should have said so earlier. Come, let's go to another place."

Li Changshou thanked Jiu Wu from the bottom of his heart. Just as he was about to say that the furnaces there were good enough, he suddenly heard a soft gasp from outside.

"Changshou? Are you the disciple of Little Qiong Peak?"

Jiu Wu was stunned and so was Liu Feixian but Li Changshou was delighted.

A gust of breeze blew past, and a thin old man appeared outside the door with a walking stick.

The walking stick was wrapped in a layer of bronze. The old man's wrinkled face was a little cold and austere, but his eyes were bright and energetic. His grayish-white hair fluttered in the wind, and the Daoist robe that he was wearing gave off a pungent smell…

Elder Wan Linyun!

Liu Feixian and Jiu Wu hurriedly bowed.

Jiu Wu quickly sent a voice transmission to Li Changshou. "This is the elder of Pill Tripod Peak! You can just call him Granduncle-Master."

"I'm Li Changshou, a disciple of the Little Qiong Peak. I hereby pay my respects to you, Granduncle-Master."

The old man nodded in response. The corners of his mouth quivered as he tried to put on… a sinister smile.

Liu Feixian and Jiu Wu shuddered and subconsciously took two steps back.

They wondered How did we offend this Poison Immortal who rarely goes out?

Wan Linyun did not make any small talk. He pointed at Li Changshou and asked, "How do you refine the Fox Heart Pill?"

The event that I foreshadowed years ago has finally happened!

Li Changshou remained silent and thought about it for a while. He hung his head low and maintained his posture. His speech was clear but he was slightly nervous.

He said, "In terms of the ratio of herbs, three portions of blood from the heart of the Spirit Fox, one portion of muddy grass, two portions of the honey-black Soul-Breaking Herb, one portion of Hongyu grass, a small portion of water, and a small amount of non-sooting powder… The Fox Heart Pill will be obtained after 12 hours of condensation with cold fire."

Elder Wan Linyun nodded slowly while the smile on his lips turned even more… frightening!

"If I add two portions of withered orchid powder and refine it for 12 hours, what would I get?"

Li Changshou answered, "The Dark Fox Heart Pill."

"If I remove the honey-black Soul-Breaking Herb, add three portions of Danyang Lotus Powder, two portions of Snow Sand, refine it for 24 hours with White Fire, what do I get?"

Li Changshou pondered for a while. This time, he took a little longer.

Jiu Wu, who was standing at the side, immediately became anxious. He shot Liu Fei a look.

However, Liu Feixian kept shaking her head, hinting for Jiu Wu to not speak…

This elder could kill two Perfected Immortals effortlessly!

Standing outside the door, Elder Wan Linyun's smile turned colder. He squinted slightly as his eyes glistened.

Jiu Wu pondered over his words. He was not familiar with Wan Linyun, but judging from his expression…

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like he was going to melt Li Changshou!

However, Li Changshou replied, "A useless pill."

The corners of Jiu Wu's mouth twitched, and he was about to beg for mercy.

However, Elder Wan Linyun's smile disappeared at that moment. He looked serious and asked, "Why is it useless?"

"The medicinal properties have been neutralized." Li Changshou frowned and continued, "The White Fire was originally a gentle, and neutral fire. Now, the temperature in the pill is neutral, and the medicinal properties of the herbs are offset…

"Although a pill can be formed, it will be useless."

"Oh?" Wan Linyun took half a step forward with his walking stick.

Jiu Wu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed. "Elder, this young junior is highly regarded by my master. If I offend you, please forgive me on account of my master!"

Wan Linyun glanced at the short Daoist Jiu Wu and remained silent. He continued looking at Li Changshou and asked, "You said medicinal properties, but these are obviously poisonous."

Li Changshou had a slightly nervous expression. However, he lowered his head and bent down to say the words that he had been waiting to say for decades. Given the things that the Elder Wan Linyun had done in his life, he felt that the words he was going to say would most likely pierce Wan Linyun's heart.

"Poison is a type of medicine, just like how culinary dishes can be sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. It's the same for herbs."

Everyone in the house fell silent. Liu Feixian turned to glare at Li Changshou, his eyes filled with anxiety.

What kind of nonsense was that?

How can he classify poison and medicine as the same thing!?!

The short Daoist, Jiu Wu, sensed that a pair of eyes was staring at him from above. He looked up and happened to see Wan Linyun's narrow eyes and… Wan Linyun sneered coldly.

The elder said, "Can I borrow him for a few days?"

"Please, go ahead."

"Okay." Wan Linyun nodded and said to Li Changshou, "You, follow me."

Li Changshou lowered his head and acknowledged. After bowing to Jiu Wu and Liu Feixian, he slowly left the place and followed behind the elder.

Before he could take more than ten steps, Elder Wan Linyun turned his head and asked, "How do you refine the Dark Jade Pill?"

"I only know the remnant formula. The main ingredients are three portions of Nether Water and two Eagle Orchids that are between a thousand and three thousand years old…"

"Why do the Eagle Orchids have to be between a thousand to three thousand years old?"

"Even if the medicinal properties don't clash with each other, they can't help but affect each other. If it's too old, the medicinal properties will be too strong. That would easily break the balance of the pills. I read a sutra that says that it's not true that the older the pill, the better. It's most important for it to be of an appropriate age."

"Where did you see that sutra?"

"In the outer hall of the Dao Repository. There are a few bookshelves there that contain a lot of sutras regarding alchemy. I have read them carefully and pondered over many things… Could it be that you have written those sutras about poison?"

"Hehe, not bad."

While they were chatting amidst the breeze, the two of them disappeared on a narrow road.

"Phew…"

Jiu Wu heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

The Heaven Immortal Elder did not show any signs of being a Heaven Immortal just now. However, the fact that he had poisoned a Heaven Immortal was really hair-raising…

The slightly chubby immortal came over and asked, "Where… is this junior from? I've never seen such an amiable Uncle-Master before!"

"You call that amiable?"

Jiu Wu glared at Liu Feixian and was about to reply when he suddenly thought of something and shook his head. "Don't ask me. I can't say anything."

Liu Feixian tilted his head and frowned.

Half a month later…

In the evening, Li Changshou rode on a white cloud and left Pill Tripod Peak calmly to head towards Little Qiong Peak.

There were no hiccups along the way. When he returned to the Little Qiong Peak, Youqin Xuanya was already gone.

Upon returning to the Pill Chamber, he took out a twenty-feet-tall black Pill Chamber from his Dharma treasure that doubled as a storage space. His expression did not change much.

After he activated the various array formations around him, he switched the beams and used paper effigies to guard the place. He then entered the secret underground chamber and sat behind the desk with a stern expression.

He brushed his left hand across the table and placed some jade pendants and jade bottles all over the table…

Li Changshou smiled and felt emotional.

Finally, he had squeezed everything out of the Elder's… Poison Sutra!

He even obtained a large number of poisonous pills from the elder!

However, he also owed him a huge favor because of that. In the future, he had to find an opportunity to return the favor and sever the karma.

Those poisonous scriptures were very important to Li Changshou.

The poisonous pills that the Elder Wan Linyun had asked him to bring back as samples were even more important!

That could solve a huge problem for Li Changshou— giving an explanation to the sect about where the poisonous pills that he might use, and could kill Heaven Immortals had come from!

He could just say that they were given by Elder Wan Linyun.

There was no such thing as a free-for-all opportunity in this world. It was nothing more than a plan that would span across years and decades.

This toxic Immortal Elder…

The elder's signature cold smile appeared in Li Changshou's mind, and Li Changshou grinned widely.

Actually, his personality was quite cute. He was focused on refining poisonous pills and wasn't too scheming.

Suddenly, Li Changshou felt something… itching between his legs.

It was similar to the itchiness that would often appear in his armpit lately.

Hiss…

What the hell?

Li Changshou tilted his head and quickly stopped thinking about the poison-refining elder. He carefully observed his condition and confirmed that there was no problem with his sexual orientation.

He was shocked. He thought that he had suddenly developed some strange fetish after looking at the "Aged Beauties" painting.

Li Changshou frowned.

What's wrong with me? My body has been behaving strangely lately.

He felt that he had to strengthen his immortal foundation after becoming an immortal.

A moment ago…

In the Moon Elder Hall of the Heavenly Courts.

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