The moment enemy traces suddenly appeared above Path to Immortality Gate, Li Changshou’s dao heart skipped a beat.
Something was wrong.
When he directly dispersed his consciousness to mobilize dozens of paper avatars to meet the enemy, actively rushing out from their various hiding places, the opponent suddenly released such magical artifacts…
Li Changshou knew that today’s problem was severe.
Was their target Path to Immortality Gate?
What for? Another borrowed knife to kill someone scheme?
On the surface, it appeared to be a sneak attack on the Shang tribe of South Jambudvipa, but in reality, it was step by step luring him into an encirclement here, and then using some identity-sensitive cultivators to raid Path to Immortality Gate, overturning it to provoke him?
Though this routine was old, if the opponent was ruthless enough, creating a bloodbath at Path to Immortality Gate, then letting today’s raiders perish their primordial spirits, cutting off all clues, it would be enough to leave no small rift between him and the two sects of Enlightenment and Severance!
In an instant, Li Changshou thought of Western Teaching, possibly wanting to use this matter to force the Enlightenment Teaching to cooperate with them.
Darkness under the lamp!
The darkest place under the lamp!
What they wanted to scheme against today was his foothold as Grand White Star Li Changgeng!
Yet because he had buried enough paper avatars, he had developed a sense of security; and because the Sect Master had safely returned to the mountain gate, he had temporarily relaxed his vigilance!
If the friction between Three Immortal Gates and Carefree Immortal Sect was all within the schemer’s calculations, then…
With such thorough preparations, the opponent surely wouldn’t simply stop at breaking Path to Immortality Gate’s mountain-protecting formation.
In such circumstances, what was the most likely scheme?
Using the hand of Severance Teaching’s immortal sect to destroy Path to Immortality Gate, creates a rift between him and the Severance Teaching!
The schemer behind this could be the Enlightenment Teaching, the Western Teaching, or even the Heavenly Court – there were truly too many forces wanting him to break with the Severance Teaching!
This was because his relationship with Yunxiao was too close, while he held the position of major calamity’s director…
There was no time to think too much. These thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning. The Taiji Diagram behind Li Changshou suddenly solidified, his eyes lit up with blue and red light, his long hair floating loose behind him!
The Primordial Yellow Pagoda trembled, sprinkling down hundred-zhang primordial yellow qi, completely blocking the hundreds of flying lights coming from all around, the pagoda not moving an inch.
“Move aside!”
Li Changshou gave a low shout, his form stepping forward half a step, the shadow of yin-yang double fish appearing under his feet. As he planted his foot firmly, ripples appeared in heaven and earth, spreading out in all directions, directly sending numerous figures flying.
Seeing this, Wenjing Daoren slightly furrowed her brows. Having sensed that something seemed amiss, she had already inadvertently circled to Li Changshou’s side. Though still attacking with full force, though still unable to break through the Primordial Yellow Pagoda, she ensured that her expelled spiritual power would not become an obstacle to Li Changshou’s advance.
But she dared not directly issue such orders. The fierce beasts that had come with her were now using all their might to attack from afar, trying to block Li Changshou’s form.
Even if they could only delay for a few more breaths, it seemed worth sacrificing half their lives.
Wenjing Daoren suddenly felt some palpitations and unconsciously moved further from Li Changshou.
Li Changshou stepped forward again. This time, a water-blue ripple spread from under his feet, swallowing up all several dozen primordial fierce beasts.
All things in balance;
Extreme killing intent.
Wenjing Daoren’s dao heart trembled…
Could it be that Maitreya had gone to move against His Excellency’s original immortal sect?
…
Boom!
In an ear-splitting explosion, Path to Immortality Gate’s mountain-protecting formation was shattered by several palm shadows.
Ling’e rushed from under the trees into the sky, looking through Little Jade Peak’s layers of formations at the dozen or so black shadows directly assaulting various peaks.
Golden Immortal pressure!
In terms of experience, Ling’e was naturally far superior to ordinary Heavenly Immortals. At this moment, she had already determined that among the attacking immortals were six or seven rather troublesome Golden Immortal realm experts!
Having been cultivating under the trees, she had earlier been startled by the paper avatars flying out from Little Jade Peak’s dan room and had watched helplessly as the paper avatars reverted to their original form, powerlessly floating down.
Senior Brother’s paper avatar technique had been broken!
Then, no matter how many paper people Senior Brother had buried in the mountain, no matter how much immortal power he had stored, it had all lost meaning at this moment!
Yet Senior Brother’s true body wasn’t in the mountain!
A boom transmitted from the side as Xiong Lingli stood up, worriedly watching the battle situation outside the peak.
The various peak masters and elders of Path to Immortality Gate rose into the sky, joining forces to arrange simple formations, but were defeated by half in just one distant exchange.
A long roar transmitted from the Path to Immortality Hall as Sect Master Ji Wuyou emerged wielding his sword!
From the direction of Sky-breaking Peak’s dao collection hall, an ink qilin stepped on black flames rising into the sky, opening its mouth to spew endless black flames, immediately attracting three or four Golden Immortal realm experts.
But it wasn’t enough, far from enough.
The attacking black shadows could split mountain ridges with one sword, and shatter mountain peaks with one palm. Sword qi swept across, instantly killing over ten disciples. The peak of Dan Cauldron Peak was directly smashed!
Another black shadow waved its sleeve, rolling up endless black clouds which turned out to be countless poisonous insects, sweeping toward all places with living beings.
The various peaks’ disciples were at a loss, True Immortal realm cultivators had already risen to form arrays, and the hundred mundane hall’s various elders were calling for disciples from each peak to hide underground…
In just moments, over a hundred disciples had died tragically.
This, this was…
Ling’e froze, unconsciously clenching her small fists.
Due to Little Jade Peak’s inconspicuousness, it had temporarily not been targeted by the opponent.
At this moment, Ling’e suddenly thought of something and pulled out a palm-sized flag from her sleeve.
The Innate Spiritual Treasure Four Direction Flag’s Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag!
But just as she was about to throw the flag outward, Ling’e’s small hand trembled, as if losing strength.
Once the treasure flag emerged, Senior Brother’s background that he had hidden for so long would be exposed. The matter of Heavenly Court’s Grand White Star Li Changgeng being Path to Immortality Gate’s disciple Li Changshou would also be completely exposed to the entire primordial chaos.
With Senior Brother’s background exposed, so many years of disguise would…
Senior Brother…
What would Senior Brother do?
Ling’e’s dao heart trembled as she raised her head again to look at the tragic scenes all around!
What would Senior Brother do…
Ling’e’s lips quivered lightly. Though it was only an instant, the confusion in her eyes was still confusion, her trembling hand still trembled, but she tightly closed her eyes and with a shake of her delicate hand, directly threw out that fire-red small flag.
“Please, Senior!
I’ll take the blame on Senior Brother’s side, worst case we can’t be master and apprentice anymore, I’ll just go find Master!”
The Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag floated gently, its fire light suddenly flashed, and the flag directly disappeared.
Ling’e froze.
The flag ran away?
Just then, a fire light burst forth above Little Jade Peak, like the rewinding of a burning scene, a thousand-zhang-wide treasure flag appeared in the sky above Little Jade Peak!
The flag’s tail swayed gently, and a ten-thousand-zhang diameter treasure flag shadow arose across the sky, instantly covering several peaks closest to Little Jade Peak!
Large numbers of poisonous insects flew over but self-immolated a thousand zhang away from the flag’s body.
Flying lights struck, and sword qi flew chaotically but was easily blocked by the treasure flag, its surface not showing half a wrinkle.
The Innate Four Direction Flag, exorcising evil and repelling all, impervious to ten thousand methods!
The Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag, confusing yin and yang, reversing the five elements!
Path to Immortality Gate’s immortals were stunned, as were those dozen or so attacking immortals.
Firelight surged on the flag piece, actually condensing into a hundred-zhang tall graceful silhouette – it was Ling’e holding a treasure vase, with cold stern brows, lightly shouting at those figures charging and killing everywhere:
“Grand White Star’s cave dwelling is here, what night prowlers dare to come to make trouble!
Path to Immortality Gate disciples hear Grand White Star’s order, immediately come under the treasure flag to take shelter!”
The first two sentences still had momentum. Those ten-plus people’s eyes all flashed with an eerie blue-green light. At this moment they paid no heed, actually starting to target disciples of weaker cultivation.
Ling’e’s voice weakened as she explained: “My cultivation is too low, I cannot use the treasure flag to protect the entire Path to Immortality Gate, please forgive me.”
“All go to Little Jade Peak!”
Ji Wuyou, wielding his sword in battle with two Golden Immortals, roared in a low voice, “Various peak masters and elders cover the disciples’ retreat!
You evil demons, if you have the ability come battle with this poor dao!”
As soon as the words fell, another four black shadows swiftly pounced from various directions, flowing lights flashing, immortal light swaying, magical techniques, and treasures blazing with light!
Ji Wuyou held his long sword across his chest, three broad swords appearing behind him, his forehead suddenly lighting up with green fire light, his entire person’s dao realm instantly rising a level!
Burning my primordial spirit!
Two qi hidden in the apertures, this qi eternal in its origin!
Divine technique!
Two qi in the apertures, the hmph character secret!
“Hmph!”
The hmph sound was like exploding thunder, a wisp of white smoke emerged from Ji Wuyou’s nose tip, and invisible impact ripples spread out!
The striking flowing lights rolled back flying chaotically, and those several figures charging toward Ji Wuyou’s surroundings instantly stagnated, shaken until their primordial spirits almost left their bodies, their qi and blood continuously surging!
Two attacking Golden Immortals of weaker cultivation lowered their heads and spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood with a “wa” sound.
“Hahaha!”
Ji Wuyou threw back his head and laughed heartily, forcefully suppressing the fresh blood that had surged to his throat tip, loudly saying: “What ability is it to bully disciples who have not yet become immortals?
This poor dao is Path to Immortality Gate’s Sect Master Ji Wuyou, a disciple of Mount Kunlun’s True Person Du’e, specially requesting various dao friends’ instruction!”
Clang, clang clang–
Behind Ji Wuyou, three sword boxes opened, and thin flying swords swiftly flew out one after another, surrounding Ji Wuyou’s body.
Behold this immortal.
Long hair dancing in the wind, blue robe nurturing the dao!
His gaze swept across several peaks far from Little Jade Peak, those figures hurriedly hiding underground and rushing through the mountain forests, his eyes growing increasingly resolute.
“Come battle!”
Thus, two more black shadows attacked Ji Wuyou, while those six immortals, even though struck by the ‘Hmph Character Secret’, still paid no heed at this moment, summoning magical treasures and unleashing divine abilities.
Ji Wuyou’s figure shot into the sky, leading half the strong enemies as far from the ground as possible, the flames on his forehead growing increasingly vigorous, sword after sword howling forth, barely managing to block seven or eight people’s attacks!
A qilin’s roar suddenly transmitted from the side as Elder Qiling released the origin power suppressing his injuries, his body suddenly expanding, barely holding back two or three Golden Immortals…
But at this time, there were still three or four attacking immortals frantically killing disciples in various places.
Several dozen stewards and elders had perished, and over two to three hundred disciples had been easily crushed to death.
Ji Wuyou saw it all and kept it in his heart, but on the surface still had to maintain a composed appearance, ‘calmly’ dealing with the surrounding attacks.
Two qi hidden in the apertures, this qi eternal in its origin!
“Hmph!”
The several Golden Immortals closest to Ji Wuyou lowered their heads and spat blood, their primordial spirits already severely damaged; while several Golden Immortals of slightly stronger power directly pounced toward Ji Wuyou at this moment.
They had already seen that Ji Wuyou was merely putting up a strong front while weak inside, at this moment using the method of burning his primordial spirit to gain the dao realm, willing to be heavily injured after the battle just to delay them here.
Though this ‘Hmph’ divine ability was strong, it injured oneself before injuring others!
Seeing the enemy’s ferocity, Ji Wuyou could no longer care about suppressing his injuries. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth as flying swords danced in all directions.
Suddenly hearing sounds from below…
“Sect Master! Sect Master, we’re not worth it!”
An old True Immortal from within the sect knelt in front of the forest, “You have already cultivated the Golden Immortal’s long life dao, we are just some idle immortals with limited lifespans, please Sect Master quickly take shelter under the flag!”
Several elderly figures rushed out from the forest at the side, kneeling and calling out: “Please Sect Master quickly take shelter under the flag!”
Ji Wuyou slightly furrowed his brows, commanding his group of swords to dance chaotically in the air, a calm voice transmitting everywhere.
“There’s no question of worth.
Entering my sect, all are my disciples, quickly go now, don’t waste Changshou and Ling’e’s intentions.”
That Supreme Elder who had once wanted to take Ling’e as a disciple suddenly charged toward a Golden Immortal, her body wrapped in faint halo light, throwing out the spiritual treasure in her hand, which directly exploded before the opponent, catching them off guard!
This female elder turned her head and growled: “Those with little lifespan left stand forth!”
“This poor dao also has only a few hundred years to live! Everyone, please make way!”
“Thanks to Changshou and Ling’e, thanks to Grand White Star!”
“Changshou is Grand White Star… Hahaha! Our Path to Immortality Gate’s disciple Changshou is Heavenly Court’s Grand White Star!
This life is enough!”
Amidst the shouts and calls, figure after figure with white hair pounced toward those enemy Golden Immortals killing indiscriminately, pounced toward those enemy Golden Immortals surrounding Ji Wuyou and the ink qilin;
True Immortals unable to join the battle protected weak disciples under their bodies, rapidly fleeing toward Little Jade Peak.
Suddenly seeing a green light flash on Little Jade Peak, a hundred-zhang-long giant sword shadow slashed past extremely quickly, targeting one of the Golden Immortal experts surrounding Ji Wuyou!
The opponent reacted incredibly swiftly, instantly fleeing backward the moment they sensed danger.
Even so, this giant sword shadow barely grazed this Golden Immortal, still directly erasing one arm. This person screamed miserably, the black qi around their body unable to maintain, revealing an aged countenance, extremely pale.
In an instant, the gazes of all attacking Golden Immortals fell toward behind that Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag…
Above Spirit Lake on Little Jade Peak, Ling’e closed her eyes, her toes touching the lake surface, dense five elements power circling her body, her left hand holding a formation-guiding jade talisman, her right hand forming sword fingers, slowly guiding the power of the five elements formation.
Senior Brother’s formation was rooted in the two characters of balance – five elements balance, yin-yang balance, bursting forth with power capable of slaying Golden Immortals from a moment of imbalance.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, are the five elements to be used at will.
Immortal consciousness locked on, sword qi condensing… predicting Sect Master Wuyou’s position, trying to stay slightly further from the Sect Master, coordinating with the Sect Master’s hmph divine ability.
Suddenly hearing a cold hmph in the sky, the several figures surrounding Ji Wuyou stagnated again.
Ling’e’s dao heart trembled, but she forcefully stabilized it, comprehending heaven and earth’s infinity, experiencing the mysterious heart of nature, raising her sword fingers, lightly trembling!
Outside Little Jade Peak’s perimeter, hundred-zhang sword qi broke through the void, penetrating the Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag’s shadow without hindrance, directly erasing a Golden Immortal who had been subdued by the Hmph Character Secret!
Not enough, still not enough.
Ling’e lightly pressed her lips together, left hand gripping the jade talisman, shouting lowly: “Uncle Master Lingli, receive fellow disciples coming to Little Jade Peak well!”
Xiong Lingli, who was guarding at the side, using her enormous body as Little Jade Peak’s defensive formation, heard this and immediately agreed. At this time she had a body full of battle power but because she couldn’t fly up or rush out, was blocked within the Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag.
— To let people into Little Jade Peak, Ling’e could only close the outer isolation formation, relying on the treasure flag’s cover for defense.
At this moment, Ling’e felt her immortal power being rapidly drawn away by the jade talisman, and she bit through another spirit pill held in her mouth to maintain stable immortal power.
Rumble–
Little Jade Peak was trembling lightly, fish-scale-like ripples appeared on Spirit Lake, and at the foot of the entire small mountain, a ring of cracks actually appeared.
The mountain!
Seemingly effortlessly, it floated up!
And within Little Jade Peak’s body, formation base after formation base burst forth with brilliant light, the entire formation instantly wrapped in spiritual qi, various secret places such as the dan room, bean planting courtyard, spirit beast garden, and card room were all protected by small defensive formations.
In Spirit Lake’s reflection, Ling’e now had immortal light coiling around her body, though her small face was somewhat pale, she gritted her teeth and endured.
Little Jade Peak floated up a hundred zhang, the Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag drifting along with it, dissolving the endless poisonous insects in the sky, also able to protect more Path to Immortality Gate disciples.
Ling’e rode Little Jade Peak slowly approaching Sky-breaking Peak, streams of light flew from various places, protected by the Ground-Leaving Flame Light Flag, preserving their lives.
The opponent seemed to have come just for killing, now raising their butcher’s knife even more madly, some even directly destroying mountains, not leaving half a living soul!
…
‘Sect Master!’
In a forest on Sky-breaking Peak, Li Jing held a treasure sword, frowning as he watched the great battle in the sky. He had originally wanted to risk fleeing, but turning his head to look at the several dozen figures hiding in the formation behind him, he very rationally chose to wait on Sky-breaking Peak.
First, Sky-breaking Peak itself had a protective formation, second, the opponent temporarily hadn’t raised their butcher’s knife toward here.
At this moment, still only at the True Immortal realm, he could only grip his sword hilt, could only be filled with righteous indignation, wishing to rush up and self-detonate his primordial spirit, yet knew his bit of power couldn’t hurt the opponent even with self-detonation.
Li Jing now already felt it…
Felt in the high sky, the Sect Master’s difficulty in occupying six or seven strong enemies alone;
Felt the Sect Master’s true spirit seemingly rapidly burning, receding;
Felt, felt that he was so useless, merely a True Immortal, nothing in the primordial chaos, neither able to protect his hometown, nor protect his sect.
Dao realm, cultivation, divine abilities!
Li Jing secretly resolved, must think of every possible way to take a famous teacher, and break through the dao realm, so that at such moments, he wouldn’t be like a coward…
Whoosh–
A stream of light shot over, Li Jing couldn’t react in time and was hit by the dagger contained in that flowing light onto the light screen behind.
The formation light screen broke with a ping sound, that flowing light was also deflected, but then attacked again.
Li Jing didn’t even think, held his sword, and jumped in front of those more than ten young disciples behind him, the spiritual treasure-long sword in his hand bursting forth with brilliant light, illuminating his proper countenance full of dignity.
The spiritual treasure dagger attacked again, this time seemingly wanting to pierce through those more than ten small disciples’ primordial spirits, but sword light flashed from the side, that long sword precisely knocked the dagger away.
Li Jing’s form was blasted away by the immortal light bursting after the collision, while the Golden Immortal who was merely diverting attention to control this dagger from afar, now frowned and looked over.
Those cold eyes held slight mockery.
Whoosh!
The dagger attacked Li Jing’s neck, Li Jing’s eyes contracted, and that Golden Immortal’s strong pressure pressed down, making his primordial spirit tremble, body freeze, dao body almost instantly giving up resistance!
But his peripheral vision suddenly saw in the sky…
Ji Wuyou’s hands formed sword fingers, his flowing form wrapped in a strand of grey qi, sword shadows circling his body, strenuously dealing with many strong enemies.
With the Sect Master thus, how could disciples fear?
With Senior Brother thus, how could Junior Brother not fight?
I, Li Jing!
The treasured sword rang out, immortal power surging, Li Jing’s countenance almost twisted, regardless of dao body damage, completely mobilizing and bursting forth immortal power.
Forward bow stance, both hands gripping sword, already insufficient cultivation, must not have any hesitation!
Slash!
Ding–Boom!
First, a crisp collision, then immortal power exploding, Li Jing’s form was directly sent flying, the treasure sword in his hand appearing with spiderweb-like cracks, but that dagger was again knocked away.
Li Jing spat a mouthful of blood while still in mid-air, skin cracking all over his body, blood seeping everywhere when he landed, dyeing red his casually tied-up hair.
At the same instant, in the high sky.
“Don’t you fear being punished by my Human Teaching!”
Ji Wuyou shouted angrily, wiping blood from his mouth corner, the flames on his forehead growing several degrees more intense.
But he was constantly in a surrounding situation, completely unable to do anything more.
Regrettably, the Hmph Character Secret had not been cultivated to great completion.
Regrettably, he had always not been any figure who could leave his name in the primordial chaos and was always being compared to other Golden Immortals.
Alas, Path to Immortality Gate had him as this not-very-useful Sect Master, truly unfortunate.
“Hahaha!”
Ji Wuyou threw back his head and laughed heartily, a hundred-zhang sword qi slashed past a hundred zhang from his side, forcing back a Golden Immortal.
Another several dozen zhang diameter green rock, wrapped in raging flames, flew over from Little Jade Peak, forcing back several figures wanting to finish off Ji Wuyou!
‘Most of the disciples have been protected by the treasure flag…
Changshou will probably feel guilty too.’
Ji Wuyou sighed lightly, looking at his already trembling hands, his vision somewhat blurred, but forcefully steadied.
Could still delay a while longer… even if this while was only an instant.
Spirit sense was jumping, immortal consciousness captured that one of the opponent’s strongest few had thrown a blood-colored short blade at him, that short blade rapidly breaking through the void, he couldn’t dodge it now.
But he didn’t think much about it.
The wind rises in heaven’s darkness, a spirit born from the origin.
Actionless tranquility, roaming the vast sky.
Path to Immortality Gate’s secret method, three flowers returning to origin, primordial spirit leaving the body!
Ji Wuyou formed sword fingers and raised his hand to point at his forehead, a shadow appeared above his head, making the posture of lightly inhaling, gaze locking onto the three immortals closest to him.
The master, disciple has failed your divine ability.
“Hmph!”
Heaven and earth trembled, five elements disordered, waves of rosy light flashing, those two strong enemies locked onto by Ji Wuyou, one’s chest suddenly burst open, the other’s body trembled chaotically, falling straight downward.
Ji Wuyou’s primordial spirit was already extremely faint, faint to only shallow outlines remaining.
It only showed for an instant, having unleashed the divine ability, then again returned to the dao body, watching that blood-colored divine blade now only tens of zhang away, slowly closing his eyes.
Flying swords fell like rain…
In Sky-breaking Peak’s forest, covered in blood, Li Jing slowly stood up, gripping the almost-shattered long sword, his qi mixed but eyes still resolute.
That Golden Immortal who had originally only glanced here, now slightly furrowed his brows, the dagger in his hand glowing brighter than before, shooting toward Li Jing!
Li Jing took a deep breath, both hands gripping the sword hilt.
The sword Father taught!
Bow stance, forward swing, condensing immortal power into one sword!
Slash!
Ping–
The blade precisely hit its mark, but the treasure sword’s body instantly shattered, that dagger directly piercing Li Jing’s brow!
Just then!
In the high sky, that blood-colored divine blade only ten zhang away, heaven and earth suddenly split open a pitch-black crack, directly swallowing the divine blade!
Just then!
In the forest, that dagger that had been flying over suddenly stopped before Li Jing’s forehead, Li Jing only felt a somewhat cold hand covering his forehead!
His immortal consciousness couldn’t capture at all this hand’s owner’s figure that was fast beyond some limit, only felt heaven and earth seemingly being torn, a figure flashing, distorting, appearing at his side.
An unfamiliar young Daoist, that hawk nose so striking.
While Li Jing was stunned, this young Daoist reversed his hand to grip that spiritual treasure dagger, its treasure light suddenly extinguished.
This young Daoist said nothing, face stern, gripping that dagger, his form disappeared with a ‘whoosh’, next instant appearing in the distant sky, before that stunned Golden Immortal, pressing the dagger into the opponent’s brow.
Then spreading his arms, his form transformed into a zhang-long Golden Peng, shooting toward the sky.
Li Jing’s legs went soft, dazedly falling sitting on the ground, surviving the catastrophe.
But he hadn’t had time to think much, hurriedly raised his head to search for where that Golden Peng went, to see the Sect Master’s situation, but was stunned again.
In the sky, at some unknown time, a white-haired elder had appeared, standing before the Sect Master, stuffing a pill into the Sect Master’s mouth.
Gr-Grand White Star!
Vision going black, Li Jing lowered his head and slowly collapsed, falling into the pool of blood, wearing a peaceful smile.
Golden Immortals, nothing more than this.
Before losing consciousness, Li Jing heard that somewhat cold voice suppressing fury, echoing between heaven and earth.
“Golden Peng, leave two remnant souls.”
…
Half an hour later, by Spirit Lake on Little Jade Peak floating above Path to Immortality Gate’s various peaks.
Figure after figure crowded over, surrounding an empty ground until water couldn’t pass through, yet all maintained silence.
At the very center of the crowd, Li Changshou restored his true appearance, face ashen as he sat cross-legged there, lowering his head to look at Ji Wuyou lying on the grass.
Ling’e knelt sitting at Li Changshou’s side, raising her hand to hold Li Changshou’s arm, though now immortal power exhausted and somewhat weak, but overall no major issues.
Ji Wuyou’s breath was like floating silk, that Nine Revolutions Golden Pill within his body, yet still unable to spread its medicinal power.
Three hun souls completely burned, seven po souls already lost, besides the true spirit still having slight remnants, even though the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill could revive the dead and regrow bones, it couldn’t ‘cook without rice’.
There had to be something for the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill to preserve.
But Ji Wuyou now had nothing left…
“Don’t waste the effort…”
Ji Wuyou said softly, voice barely audible.
He looked at Li Changshou, struggling to try to raise his hand, Li Changshou actively reached over, being weakly gripped by Ji Wuyou.
“My master’s divine ability was still very formidable.”
“Yes, Two Qi in the Apertures, truly a rare primordial spirit secret method in the world.”
Ji Wuyou revealed a smile, his pale lips lightly trembling a few times.
“Choose a good sect master for Path to Immortality Gate…”
“Sect Master rest assured,” Li Changshou’s throat bobbed slightly, yet revealed a gentle smile, “I will certainly pick a good seedling, teach him Supreme Clarity’s marvelous methods, and cultivate him to Golden Immortal, Great Luo.”
“Thank you.”
“What disciple should do.”
Ji Wuyou slowly sighed, hand powerlessly falling on the grass, watching white clouds floating past in the sky, watching that huge figure outside his vision, humming a few sounds, murmuring several sentences.
One life seeking free-roaming, one name called Wuyou.
One person without regretful matters, one immortal once came touring.
Ling’e couldn’t help turning around, raising her hand to cover her nose and mouth; sobbing sounds transmitted from around, figure after figure lowering heads and kneeling.
Li Changshou asked in a low voice: “Does Sect Master have any other wishes?”
Ji Wuyou’s mouth corner revealed a faint smile, suddenly like the final radiance before death, that faint primordial spirit fiercely sat up from the body, pulling Li Changshou’s robe.
“If can arrange reincarnation must arrange this poor dao into a dao-cultivating family and must let this poor dao take master as teacher this poor dao just doesn’t believe can’t cultivate Two Qi in the Apertures to perfection!”
All immortals: …
Li Changshou: …
Silence.
“Ah, comfortable now.”
Ji Wuyou smiled, that shadow slowly lying down, exhaling a final breath.
“Going now.”
The spirit sense receded, immortal power dispersing, Li Changshou acted timely, pointing one finger at Ji Wuyou’s forehead, using merit to protect his remnant soul and true spirit, receiving them into the primordial spirit nurturing treasure Dao Person Duobao had once given.
Afterward, Li Changshou slowly closed his eyes.
Maitreya.
“Golden Peng, go once to Golden Ao Island, bring the remnant souls, and get an explanation.”
“Yes!”
Outside the crowd, the Great Peng Bird cupped his fists in salute, turning to charge toward the horizon.