“Indeed, someone was scheming behind the scenes.

When I discovered this strand of dao rhythm earlier, I followed its trail.

But with Sage’s intervention shielding this person’s heavenly fate, I could only rely on the Taiji Diagram’s power to give them a slight scare…”

On the cloud, Xuandu briefly explained, causing the old Daoist beside him to immediately frown and sigh lightly.

Compared to Xuandu’s somewhat casual attire and peaceful demeanor;

This old Daoist’s robes, crown, boots, and the whisk he held were all extremely particular, giving him more of an otherworldly master’s bearing.

However, this old Daoist was incredibly courteous toward Xuandu, speaking with a smile at the corners of his mouth, his body slightly leaning forward.

The old Daoist asked again: “Senior Brother, in your view, how should we proceed next?”

“Brother, go to Degree Immortal Gate first to quell the disaster!”

Xuandu smiled: “If you arrive any later, they might have already defeated the external enemies, leaving nothing for you as their founding patriarch to do.

After you’ve arranged matters at Degree Immortal Gate, remember to bring back the corpses of those Golden Ao Island Qi practitioners.

Later, we’ll need to make another trip to Golden Ao Island.”

Corpses…

“Ah,” the old Daoist understood immediately, showing shame on his face, “to trouble Senior Brother with such labor again, it’s truly because this poor Daoist was too careless.”

Xuandu waved his hand and urged:

“Ah, it’s a small matter, small matter.

Brother, hurry over!

Since you’ve established this sect, there are karmic ties, and you’ll need to pay more attention in the future.”

“I respectfully follow Senior Brother’s teachings.”

This old Daoist, who was True Person Du’e of Mount Kunlun, bowed again to Xuandu;

Not daring to delay further, he immediately activated his Heaven and Earth arts, his form quickly disappearing.

Ten thousand li passed in mere moments, clouds rising and falling, as True Person Du’e arrived above Degree Immortal Gate.

Looking down, he saw flowing lights constantly moving around the main peak of the mountain gate below, with blood light spreading in various places.

The true person immediately flew into a great rage!

The auspicious Qilin beast he had rescued and settled here in ancient times was now nearly suffering a relapse of old injuries;

Among his registered disciples, one had finally reached the Golden Immortal realm, something he could show off to other Kunlun Mountain friends, yet now this ‘beloved disciple’ was being attacked by two people and had suffered injuries!

True Person Du’e swung his whisk, his pressure bearing down on Degree Immortal Gate;

Then he took a light breath, activating his divine ability [Two Qi Within Apertures], his nostrils trembling as he released a cold snort like muffled thunder!

Below, the three false Golden Immortals who had invaded, under this single ‘hmph’, simultaneously spat blood, their primordial spirits nearly scattered…

An old Golden Immortal of the Primordial World, his divine abilities are naturally extraordinary!

Ten thousand li away, Li Changshou, who was secretly observing the situation inside Degree Immortal Gate through paper warriors while cleaning up the battlefield, immediately brightened.

The ultimate backer had arrived!

His mind stirred, and he closed the inner formation of Little Jade Peak, keeping only the outer formation around the pill room activated;

The Number Two and Eight Shen paper warriors inside the mountain gate quickly reverted to paper figures, their immortal power dispersing as spiritual energy;

After completing these tasks, Li Changshou immediately concealed his divine sense, as if nothing had ever happened.

At the landing point of the earth vein movement formation, in the cave where Degree Immortal Gate’s disciples were hiding, on the gentle slope beside the valley…

The five people who had been knocked unconscious were lying scattered on the ground;

The bewitched Peng demon was lying there snoring heavily, everything seemingly frozen at the moment when You Qin Xuanya had thrown the poison pill.

You Qin Xuanya lay on the ground, surrounded by fallen flying swords, while Ling’e lay beside her as if she had fallen face-first into the dirt…

Truly, face-planted in the grass.

There was no choice, Li Changshou had perfectly restored the ‘crime scene.’

The unconscious ‘Li Changshou’ by Ling’e’s feet slowly sank into the ground, turning into a paper person;

Silently, the jade hairpin above Ling’e’s head gently shattered, Li Changshou’s form appeared beside Ling’e, quickly collecting the paper warrior from the earth, then lying down again, pretending to be unconscious.

He was reviewing the entire process, checking if he had missed anything.

After this battle, if he wasn’t mistaken, Degree Immortal Gate would be left with a pile of mysteries.

In the battle at Degree Immortal Gate’s entrance, several unknown ‘heroes’ had sacrificed themselves to protect the Human Dao…

In the battle here protecting Degree Immortal Gate’s disciples, there was also a ‘passing by’ old Daoist who directly struck to kill that Heavenly Immortal elder, then left with composure.

The only hidden concern was that Elder Wan Linyun might have guessed something;

Additionally, You Qin Xuanya knew a bit too much.

Later he would need to take the initiative to talk with Elder Wan Linyun, and also discuss life and philosophy with his poisonous junior sister.

Li Changshou was quite delighted at the moment.

Not because he had killed that Heavenly Immortal elder and obtained a posterior-heaven grade treasure sword, as well as that precious poison-avoiding pearl;

Nor because he had supported Degree Immortal Gate when it was about to fall, he had merely done what he could.

It was only because Degree Immortal Gate truly had a living founding patriarch behind it.

That thunderous cold snort, wasn’t it the divine ability used by the Ha and Hong generals during the Investiture of the Gods tribulation?

True Person Du’e seemed to be the master of Hong, that whoever.

After experiencing such a tribulation, Degree Immortal Gate solidified its position as an inheritor of the Human Dao. In the future, even if their disciples were incompetent or weak in cultivation, they would still be genuine inheritors of the Human Dao.

His background had instantly become much more substantial.

Unfortunately, this time he hadn’t managed to cry out Great Dharma Master Xuandu of legend. If this chief disciple of the Human Dao had personally appeared, the effect would certainly have been even better.

Perhaps Degree Immortal Gate could have even moved from East Victory Divine Continent to Central Divine Continent…

However, this time, he might have caught Mosquito Daoist’s attention.

Inexplicably, Li Changshou’s joy retreated, replaced by a strong sense of crisis.

How could he avoid being targeted by the Western Doctrine?

Thinking of this question, Li Changshou couldn’t help but recall that village by the South Sea shore that made his heart jump with fear.

He had been busy dealing with enemies lately and hadn’t checked on the situation in the South Sea;

Calculating secretly, Li Changshou, lying there pretending to be unconscious, had his cheeks twitch.

His current incense and merit…

Had doubled compared to two years ago!

What the hell?

Had Bear Village gotten carried away with spreading the South Sea Teaching to gather wealth?

Li Changshou quietly sensed in his heart and almost really fainted.

One thousand six hundred and twenty-one…

And more than ten of his statues were being erected…

Moreover, he vaguely sensed that because the South Sea Teaching had conflicted with some small teaching that was gathering merit, they had begun large-scale armed conflicts.

What kind of rhythm was this…

Li Changshou’s mouth twitched repeatedly, and for a moment he didn’t know what to say, could only lie there playing dead.

Speaking of which, would his followers engaging in violence and fighting until bloodied cause him to lose merit or fortune?

Uh…

What followers!

From now on, he didn’t know any South Sea Sea God!

Better find a way to get plastic surgery;

After returning to the mountain, get more tribal secret curse tattoos;

Although he had managed to grab onto True Person Du’e’s heel, his background was still too shallow.

Now he could only hope his master would enter the True Immortal realm soon, get a position in the Heavenly Court, then persuade his master to pay respects to Supreme Lord Lao in the Tushita Palace and build more connections.

Mosquito Daoist;

South Sea Teaching;

Li Changshou lay there, feeling somewhat powerless to complain, the fatigue from previously controlling the paper warriors slowly creeping up, but he quietly dispersed it.

Now was not the time to rest;

At this moment, it was easiest to relax and become careless, and thus most likely to encounter unexpected mishaps.

Li Changshou quietly observed everywhere, waiting for half an hour before streams of figures flew out from the cave, hurrying toward this location.

He had been secretly observing these disciples, as three outer affairs elders of the Hundred Mortal Hall quickly rushed to surround the Peng demon, directly killing it while it was still in deep sleep.

A group of disciples surrounded them, with a Yuanding Peak Element Immortal checking the five people in detail, only saying they had been knocked out by drugs but were not seriously injured.

The shattered porcelain bottle and exploded pill remnants were quickly discovered by them.

Without the five people waking up to explain, everyone had already deduced what had probably happened here earlier…

Li Changshou, Lan Ling’e, and You Qin Xuanya, these three disciples, were carefully lifted by an elder’s immortal power and placed in a shaded area of the nearby forest to rest.

Before this group of disciples rushed out from the cave, news had already come from within the gate.

Patriarch True Person Du’e had appeared, directly killing three invading Golden Immortals, while the Sect Master and Elder Qiling immediately moved to sweep away the invading enemies.

After a bloody battle at Degree Immortal Gate, the mountain gate was secure, with elders and disciples of various peaks suffering various injuries…

For most of them, this tribulation had come without warning and ended very quickly.

For a certain handsome fellow who completely understood the entire plot…

This matter was very complicated and exhausting.

Several hours later, Void Emotion Senior and Elder Wan Linyun led over a hundred True Immortals from the gate to this location.

Li Changshou, pretending to be unconscious, suddenly heard a familiar cry:

“Little Changshou! Little Ling’e!

Don’t scare me, why are you lying down!”

Above in the clouds, Aunt Master Jiu Jiu, sitting on a large gourd, jumped directly down and rushed anxiously to the forest edge. A Hundred Mortal Hall elder beside her quickly explained they had only been knocked out by drugs and weren’t seriously injured.

Only then did Jiu Jiu let out a breath of relief, sitting directly beside Ling’e, her hemp clothing and short garments swaying slightly.

Her immortal power was nearly depleted now, with wounds on her left shoulder and waist, her primordial spirit also somewhat weak;

In the previous battle defending the immortal gate, she had also fought with all her might, and after the great battle, without taking time to rest, had rushed here to find the disciples she cared about.

Soon, Jiang Jingshan, Jiu Wu, and Jiu Shi also arrived;

They lifted the unconscious Li Changshou and the others with immortal power, following the large group back inside the gate.

…

The two True Immortal realm elders woke up after being unconscious for an entire day;

While You Qin Xuanya slept for a full seven days before awakening.

To make his behavior more reasonable, Li Changshou forcibly lay in bed with his eyes closed, not moving for seven and a half days, before slowly opening his eyes, his gaze full of confusion…

Opening his eyes to unfamiliar bed curtains;

Li Changshou naturally knew that he and his junior sister had been brought to Breaking Heaven Peak, and he was now lying in Aunt Master Jiu Jiu’s bed.

Ling’e had been arranged by Jiu Shi in Jiu Shi’s tower, sleeping peacefully without disturbance.

During these seven days, Aunt Master Jiu Jiu was often instigated by Uncle Master Jiu Shi, constantly poking and prodding him here and there;

But each time it wasn’t in problematic areas, so Li Changshou didn’t pay much attention.

Turning his head to look, Aunt Master Jiu Jiu was sitting on the ground, leaning against the bed, with two empty wine gourds beside her hand, letting out light snores…

‘Is this how you take care of a patient?’

Li Changshou was somewhat between laughter and tears, slowly sitting up and looking around.

He figured he would always remember the first glimpse he caught with his divine sense when Uncle Master Jiu Wu had carried him rushing to this tower.

It was beyond what could be described as ‘messy’…

Just as he was about to stand up, a silver command arrow flew in from outside the window. Li Changshou immediately raised his hand, stopping the message arrow at the window.

A somewhat unfamiliar voice rang out:

“Little Jade Peak disciple Li Changshou!”

Li Changshou stood up and cupped his hands, responding: “Disciple present.”

“Come quickly to the Crossing Immortal Hall, the Sect Master has been waiting for you for some time.”

Li Changshou unconsciously frowned slightly, saying softly: “Disciple accepts the command.”

Sect Master?

Could it be that his previous cleanup and disguise had been seen through by the Sect Master?

That shouldn’t be right. Since returning, his divine sense had been watching Elder Wan Linyun, and he had also noticed the gate’s ‘nameless hero memorial and worship’ activity…

All signs indicated that no one should be able to suspect him.

Regardless, with the Sect Master’s summons, he couldn’t avoid going.

Standing up, Li Changshou arranged his Daoist robes, placed two bottles of ‘good taste’ spirit pills he hadn’t given her before beside his little aunt master’s hand, looked again at the sleeping Ling’e, and hurried off to the Crossing Immortal Hall.

Just as Li Changshou rushed to the Crossing Immortal Hall, the beast skin pouch hanging at Lan Ling’e’s waist began to gently twist.

But Lan Ling’e’s cultivation was too shallow, and she was still unconscious at this time, completely unaware of the strange movement of the beast skin pouch…