Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Penglai Fairy (3K Additional Update)
Nine Heavens True Sovereign Palace, Lu Changsheng and his entourage entered this palace, where all the Supreme Elders of the Penglai Sword Sect made their appearance.
Among them, two Supreme Elders surveyed the cultivators from Xia State who had arrived.
Previously, Lu Changsheng had used Soul Searching Skills to detect three Unity Realm experts, two of whom were these two Supreme Elders.
“Our Penglai Sword Sect collaborated with Mount Shu last time, which was tens of thousands of years ago, I never expected that there would come a day when our two great Sects could join hands again.”
A gentle voice arose, and a graceful figure appeared, draped in purple gauze, and dressed in a deep purple skirt, enchanting in looks, captivating the soul with every move, and her bright eyes curiously sizing up the cultivators from Xia State who had come.
The Penglai Sword Sect had not been in contact with the major Sects of Xia State for a long time and was not very clear about the other party’s strength.
“Is this the Sect Leader of the Penglai Sword Sect, the fabled number one beauty of Luzhou—Penglai Fairy?”
Zhao Wuyan, upon laying eyes on Penglai Fairy, seemed as if he had sunk into a trance and stood there stupefied.
Not only Zhao Wuyan but even some Void Refinement Realm Elders were captivated by Penglai Fairy, unable to take their eyes off her.
Lu Changsheng alone remained indifferent.
His Innate Taoist Body could suppress emotions.
Moreover, Lu Changsheng did not think that Penglai Fairy’s beauty could compare to Xia Ningxue.
Lu Changsheng could sense that Penglai Fairy had cultivated a special Cultivation Technique that could bewitch people’s minds, causing them to indulge and fall into it, unable to extricate themselves.
Xia Ningxue, on the other hand, possessed a natural beauty. She was usually cold to others, only softening a bit when conversing with Lu Changsheng.
One was innate, the other achieved through effort.
Although Penglai Fairy was also extremely beautiful, in Lu Changsheng’s view, she still fell a little short compared to Xia Ningxue.
With such thoughts, Lu Changsheng was even more unmoved.
“Hmm?”
A hint of surprise flashed in Penglai Fairy’s beautiful eyes.
The Cultivation Technique she practiced could shake one’s Dao heart, causing them to indulge in music and luxury, and the moment their Dao heart wavered, they fell for Penglai Fairy’s sword moves.
Unexpectedly, Lu Changsheng was completely unaffected by Penglai Fairy’s charms, showing not the slightest hint of perturbation.
Penglai Fairy suddenly discovered that Lu Changsheng’s gaze was comparing her and Xia Ningxue, and seeing as Xia Ningxue was incredibly elegant and beautiful, Penglai Fairy couldn’t help but feel a secret sense of competition.
This was the first time she felt challenged in terms of beauty.
“Ahem, Elder Zhao!”
Among those from Hidden Dragon Temple, Fairy Chunhua of the Dao Palace Realm secretly pinched Zhao Wuyan.
She had been pursued by Zhao Wuyan amidst the calamity of the Huang State Demon Race, but now she watched as Zhao Wuyan, upon seeing Penglai Fairy, who was known as the number one beauty of Luzhou, couldn’t take his eyes off her and it made Fairy Chunhua irritated.
“Ow!”
Zhao Wuyan, caught off guard by Fairy Chunhua’s pinch, winced in pain, letting out a loud yelp, snapping the others, who were also charmed by Penglai Fairy, back to reality.
“Embarrassing…”
Zhao Wuyan and a group of Elders who had been beguiled felt their faces flush with shame at their loss of composure.
“…”
Lu Changsheng was speechless.
It had to be you, Brother Zhao, who single-handedly broke the enchantment of Penglai Fairy’s allure.
Xia Ningxue observed everyone’s reactions in secret.
Among the male cultivators present, apart from Master Wuxiang, who had seen through the illusions of life, even Grandmaster Chen of the Unity Realm momentarily wavered.
Only Lu Changsheng stood unshaken, as steadfast as a mountain.
Xia Ningxue felt a warmth in her heart and somewhat relieved.
Even in Xia Ningxue’s view, Penglai Fairy was indeed a beauty, having cultivated a technique that could enchant one’s heart. If not virtuous, it would be easy to fall under Penglai Fairy’s spell.
Penglai Fairy used her technique to test Lu Changsheng but without any effect, so she ceased operating the technique, “I’m deeply grateful that you have come from afar. Our Penglai Sword Sect has no grudge with the Wind Thunder Pavilion, it’s only that after rescuing your disciple from the hands of the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master, the Wind Thunder Pavilion crazily blood-washed the cities that paid tribute to our Penglai Sword Sect, resulting in the loss of innocent lives. That’s why I sent out Elders to seek help from Mount Shu.”
“I understand the situation here. I’ve brought along cultivators from Xia State exactly to eliminate the Summoning Demon Palace and to help your Penglai Sword Sect defeat the Wind Thunder Pavilion.”
“Oh? May I ask the realm of cultivation that Mount Shu’s Sect Leader has reached?”
Penglai Fairy’s eyes gleamed with expectancy.
Lu Changsheng seemed confident in defeating the Summoning Demon Palace and the Wind Thunder Pavilion. Could it be that Lu Changsheng was a powerhouse above the fifth layer of the Unity Realm?
“I am at the second layer of the Unity Realm.”
“Only the second layer…”
Penglai Fairy’s originally bright eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment.
The realm of this Sect Leader from Mount Shu was too low.
Penglai Fairy herself was at the third layer of the Unity Realm. Initially, her cultivation level was on par with Lei Tiannan, the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master. Because Penglai Sword Sect and Wind Thunder Pavilion were equally matched, the two Sects had maintained a peace, neither encroaching on the other’s territory.
In recent years, the cultivation level of the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master has soared, reaching the fourth level of Unity Realm, breaking the balance between the Penglai Sword Sect and the Wind Thunder Pavilion, with the Penglai Sword Sect being forced into continuous retreat.
Lu Changsheng was only at the second level of the Unity Realm, how was he supposed to defeat Lei Tiannan?
“The Sect Leader of Mount Shu is merely at the second level of the Unity Realm, even if he joins forces with our Sect Leader, they might not be a match for the Wind Thunder Pavilion.”
“According to the ancient records of our Penglai Sword Sect, ten thousand years ago, our Sect Leader at the time was defeated by Grandmaster Taixu of Mount Shu, who perfected his Unity Realm. I thought even if the Mount Shu Sect Leader wasn’t a great master of the perfected Unity Realm, he would at least possess the fifth or sixth level of Unity Realm cultivation. I did not expect Mount Shu to have fallen so far, that their Sect Leader is only at the second level of the Unity Realm.”
“Xia State seems to be in a transition period, its overall strength not even comparable to our Luzhou’s seven major sects. This is troublesome.”
“Sigh.”
The disappointed expressions of the Penglai Sword Sect Elders in the Nine Heavens True Sovereign Palace were even more evident.
They had originally hoped that with the arrival of Mount Shu, they could turn the tide, but the highest cultivation level among the practitioners from Xia State was only at the second level of the Unity Realm, unlike the Mount Shu they had imagined, which had once oppressed the Penglai Sword Sect.
Practitioners from Xia State like Yu Xuanji, Grandmaster Chen, and Master Wuxiang could feel the disappointment permeating the air among the people of the Penglai Sword Sect.
However, they were privately musing that Lu Changsheng, at the second level of the Unity Realm, was not an ordinary practitioner at that level.
Lu Changsheng was the one who, at the pinnacle of the Void Refinement Realm, was able to take on a third-level Unity Realm Demon Lord alone, and when combined with Xia Ningxue, he could even kill a Demon Lord that had burnt Phoenix Blood and raised their cultivation to the fourth level of Unity Realm.
Now that Lu Changsheng reached the second level of the Unity Realm, nobody knew the limits of his combat power.
Lu Changsheng’s realm was indeed misleading; even Penglai Fairy was deceived by the superficial level of his realm.
Realm is one thing, but combat power is another.
“You all have come from afar, please stay temporarily on our Penglai Immortal Island. Once I think of a plan to deal with the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master, we shall take action,” said the Penglai Fairy.
Although disappointed with the arrival of Lu Changsheng and his group, as the Sect Leader of the Penglai Sword Sect, she still extended the hospitality of a good host and arranged accommodation for the practitioners from Xia State who had come to support Penglai Immortal Island.
Lu Changsheng’s cultivation was too low, she was uncertain of defeating Lei Tiannan alongside him and needed a foolproof strategy.
“Master, that Penglai Fairy seems really disappointed in us,” said Shen Xiaoyao, noticing the disappointment in the eyes of the Penglai Fairy after leaving the Nine Heavens True Sovereign Palace and speaking candidly with his hands clasped behind his neck.
“With the life and death of the Penglai Sword Sect at stake, it’s unsurprising that she doubts me since my realm is lower than the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master,” replied Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng calmly continued his cultivation on Penglai Immortal Island.
He still had many cultivation techniques to practice and could not stop.
The twelfth layer of the Taiqing Wuji Technique, Immortal Divine Art, Golden Bell Shield, Drunken Fairy Gazing Moon Step, Seven Star Sword Formation, Heaven Escape Sword Skills…
It was these heaven-defying techniques that allowed Lu Changsheng to battle across realms.
Lu Changsheng did not forget to continue mentoring his disciples.
[Ding, you have bestowed your disciple Chen Yao with an innate top-grade treasure, “Thunder Kirin Sword,” earning a ten-thousand-fold return reward: a mid-grade Immortal Sword, “Jade Balance Sword.”]
[Ding, your monthly limit for returning Immortal Swords has decreased by 1, the remaining count for this month is 1.]
An Immortal Sword crackling with thunder appeared within Lu Changsheng; inside his Inner World, thunder roared and fierce winds howled.
Engraved clearly on the body of this sword were the words “Yu Heng.”
[Jade Balance Sword: A mid-grade Immortal Sword, one of the seven swords perfectly fitting the Seven Star Sword Formation, it can channel the Starforce of the Yu Heng Star.]
“The second of the Seven-Star Swords.”
Lu Changsheng had previously obtained the Shaking Light Sword, and now he had acquired the Jade Balance Sword.
With two of the Seven Star Swords that composed the Sword Formation in his possession, he now held two of them.
[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciple Lu Qinglian an eighth-grade Elixir Pill, the “Red Emperor Dragon Strength Pill,” earning an eight-thousand-fold return reward: a tenth-grade Immortal Pill, “Nine Dragons Empowerment Pill.”]
[Nine Dragons Empowerment Pill: A tenth-grade Immortal Pill, refined with the blood of nine different dragons, it provides a vast amount of True Qi and can be used for a temporary increase in cultivation.]
Another tenth-grade Immortal Pill!
Lu Changsheng acquired a Purple Gold Bagua Gourd sealed with talismans, inside of which was a tenth-grade Immortal Pill with astonishing medicinal power.
The Red Emperor Dragon Strength Pill could be used in the Void Refinement Realm for a temporary boost in cultivation, while the Nine Dragons Empowerment Pill had the same effect but could be used in the Unity Realm. If word got out, it would undoubtedly drive Unity Realm practitioners into a frenzy.
Lu Changsheng tucked away the Nine Dragons Empowerment Pill as a life-saving measure.
Inside the Nine Heavens True Sovereign Palace, the Penglai Sword Sect’s high-ranking members held a private discussion filled with worry.
“Xia State has four Unity Realm experts, but only one at the second level of Unity Realm, while the other three have just entered the Unity Realm. Even counting them, we may not be a match for the Wind Thunder Pavilion.”
“Sect Leader, what should we do now?”
“Sigh, I too am at a loss.”
The Penglai Fairy had hoped that the Sect Leader of Mount Shu would surpass the Wind Thunder Pavilion Master, but contrary to her wishes, the Sect Leader’s cultivation was even lower than hers. How could she possibly rely on him?
“Penglai Fairy, I have come to take control of Penglai Immortal Island! If you lead the Penglai Sword Sect to submit to me and become my Dao companion, I would be willing to spare your life,” suddenly, a loud voice echoed over Penglai Immortal Island, causing numerous palaces to tremble, Immortal Cranes to take flight in alarm, and spiritual turtles to dive deep into the sea.
Penglai Fairy’s face paled: “This is bad, the Wind Thunder Pavilion has arrived.”