The Xuan Sha Sect left behind plenty of Spirit Stones, Immortal Stones, magical artifacts, Talismans, Elixir Pills, and various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, all of which fell into the lap of Lu Changsheng.
Of course, Lu Changsheng discarded all of the Xuan Sha Sect’s demonic cultivation techniques.
Although the Demon Sects’ techniques allowed rapid progress, they were more likely to lead to practitioners losing control and becoming possessed, they also reduced merits, thus precluding the use of Merit Treasures.
Lu Changsheng’s Merit Treasure, the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, had accumulated merits because of the execution of the heretic Luo Feng and the dissolution of the Xuan Sha Sect, growing into a twelve-story Treasure Pagoda.
However, there was still a long way to go before it reached forty-nine stories.
The twelve-story Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda could already block most attacks from early-stage Earth Immortal Realm cultivators.
Under the arrangement of Elder Luo, the new Mount Shu was well-organized and had begun operating smoothly.
Elder Luo, aware that continuing to cultivate demonic arts could easily lead him to become possessed, gladly started afresh with the Taiqing Wuji Technique imparted by Lu Changsheng.
Being at the first layer of the Earth Immortal Realm, Elder Luo made rapid progress in cultivating the Taiqing Wuji Technique.
Unfortunately, Elder Luo’s natural talent was not monstrous enough to be recognized by the system, and he could not become a Direct Disciple; otherwise, Lu Changsheng might have imparted him a middle-ranked Sacred Tier Cultivation Technique from the Taiqing Heavenly Scripture, allowing Luo to learn an even more advanced technique.
With Elder Luo taking care of the Sect’s affairs, Lu Changsheng could peacefully cultivate within the Qi Gathering Formation at Tianxuan Mountain.
The Taiqing Heavenly Scripture, the Three Thousand Demon Gods Visualization, and the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Sword Technique were all yet to reach the Great Perfection.
If he could manage to stay in Tianxuan Mountain until he achieved sanctification, it would be the best outcome.
Lu Changsheng circulated the Three Thousand Demon Gods Visualization, and in his Sea of Consciousness, countless ancient demon gods appeared.
With an Innate Taoist Body that assimilated the medicinal powers of various Immortal Pills, he set his sights on the three thousand ancient demon gods as he tempered his physique.
In Cangyu, the news that the Xuan Sha Sect had been disbanded and Mount Shu had been established spread far and wide.
However, not many Sects cared about it.
As a minor sect, the Xuan Sha Sect was replaceable, and Mount Shu—with only two Earth Immortal Realm experts—was still a bottom-tier sect in Cangyu.
An endless range of mountains stretched before her eyes, with countless Daoist Temples standing erect, amounting to thousands upon thousands of Temples, with red bricks and green tiles against the dancing shadows of the trees.
At the mountain gate, a hundred-foot-high rock was inscribed with the words “Jing Long Immortal Temple” in a bold and powerful script.
In one of the Temples near the main peak, an extremely beautiful woman was immersed in transcribing scriptures, her slender fingers dancing like clouds with the brush.
As the transcription neared completion, the space around the Temple suddenly entered the depth of winter, with heavy snowfall, and the courtyard’s plum blossoms bloomed profusely, filling the garden with their fragrance.
A female Disciple flew in on a sword, secretly astonished to see that the Temple had its own separate space.
Her master was a prodigy of the Jing Long Immortal Temple; having cultivated for tens of thousands of years, she had become one of the Supreme Elders, shining brightly like the Temple’s very own star.
She landed within the Temple and performed a respectful bow, “Master, there’s moderately significant news from our Cangyu. The Xuan Sha Sect has been disbanded by someone, who, on their foundation, has established a new sect.”
The beautiful woman remained unmoved, continuing her transcription.
The abundance of Sects in Cangyu made the rise and fall of Sects rather commonplace.
Considering the Xuan Sha Sect was among the lowest-ranking Sects in Cangyu, its dissolution wouldn’t matter much to a powerful sect like the Jing Long Immortal Temple—if it was gone, it was gone.
“What is this newly established sect called?”
“It seems to be called Mount Shu.”
“Mount Shu…”
The brush in the beautiful woman’s hand paused, and she showed a look of surprise.
Her gaze became profound as if she was recalling some piece of the past.
“Master, what’s wrong? Do you know the person who established Mount Shu?”
“I shouldn’t know them.”
“Then Master, do you plan to visit Tianxuan Mountain? Mount Shu seems to be not of the Demon Sects but an Orthodox Sect like our Jing Long Immortal Temple. If we could incorporate Mount Shu into our sphere of influence, our Jing Long Immortal Temple would have a greater advantage in the struggle against the Yellow Springs Sect.
And if the incorporation of Mount Shu is credited to you, Master, your say in our Jing Long Immortal Temple will carry more weight, and those Supreme Elders of higher seniority will not dare to criticize openly.”
“How many Loose Immortals does Mount Shu have?”
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“A small sect with just two Loose Immortals is inconsequential to our Jing Long Immortal Temple, and it will not affect our contest with the Yellow Springs Sect.”
“So Master means we should disregard this sect named Mount Shu?”
“Send two Disciples to discreetly monitor the situation in Mount Shu. If anything out of the ordinary happens, come and inform your master.”
“Understood.”
The female Disciple left.
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“Mount Shu, it’s been tens of thousands of years since I last heard that name. It truly evokes nostalgia. I wonder if it’s a descendant of Mount Shu who has ascended, or is it just a coincidence of the same name?”
The beautiful woman fell into deep thought.
She started a divine calculation by counting on her fingers.
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“Sect Master, what’s the result of your divination?”
Atop a ten thousand zhang peak of the Divine Lightning Sect, the Sect Master himself attempted to divine the future and unexpectedly caused a temporal turbulence.
A fragment of time appeared.
Within the time fragment, the figures of Lu Changsheng, Ning Qianqian, and Xiao Fan emerged.
Several Earth Immortal Realm elders of the Divine Lightning Sect looked on with immense respect.
The cultivation of the Divine Lightning Sect’s Sect Master was unfathomable and beyond comprehension, and he wielded extremely terrifying powers over the Time Law.
“He is not from the Lingtian Sect. He’s just a loose cultivator. You’ve scared yourselves.”
The Divine Lightning Sect’s Sect Master was dissatisfied, his intimidating presence like an overwhelming tidal wave, causing sweat to drench the backs of several Earth Immortal Realm elders.
They had thought Lu Changsheng was a lunatic from the Lingtian Sect who had abducted the descendant of the Dragon Emperor.
But it turned out that Lu Changsheng was just a loose immortal with no background at all.
“He is with the Dragon Emperor’s descendant in Cangyu. There are a few old experts in Cangyu who shouldn’t be provoked. They’ve muddled the divine calculations, creating chaos there, and it’s difficult to pinpoint their exact location. Search for these three in secret and bring the Dragon Emperor’s descendant back to me,” the Sect Master instructed.
After much hesitation, the Divine Lightning Sect’s Sect Master decided not to personally visit Cangyu.
With his supreme status, his presence in Cangyu would undoubtedly displease those old experts.
The reason why Cangyu was in chaos and remained unconquered by super sects like Divine Lightning Sect or Lingtian Sect was precisely due to those meddling old experts.
“Yes.”
The Divine Lightning Sect elders immediately accepted the command.
“This time, Elder Xu, who is at the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm, will lead the team. If you encounter this person, show no mercy. You must bring back the Dragon Emperor’s descendant. Otherwise, if the Sect Master is angered, neither you nor I can bear the consequences.”
“Understood.”
The Divine Lightning Sect’s elders discussed and decided that Elder Xu, the one with the highest cultivation, would lead the team to search for Lu Changsheng’s whereabouts in Cangyu.
Murong Lan, who was cultivating in the Divine Lightning Palace, saw several streaks of light leaving and felt slightly puzzled.
What mission could these Divine Lightning Sect elders have received from the Sect Master?
However, this was not something that she, as a direct disciple, needed to be concerned about, and so she continued her cultivation.
Time passed day by day.
In the Mortal Realm, at Misty Peak’s Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, Xia Ningxue with the Immortal Slaying Sword on her back, bade farewell to her master Su Qian’er and many of her junior martial sisters.
After three hundred years of arduous cultivation, Xia Ningxue finally reached the peak of the Unity Realm, unable to progress any further.
“Xue’er, once you’re in the Immortal Realm, take good care of yourself. Your master has long run out of things to teach you. If you encounter Fairy Qingxia or the first Pavilion Master of our Inquiry Immortal Pavilion in the Immortal Realm, they should be able to help you,” Su Qian’er advised.
Su Qian’er currently had the cultivation of the second layer of the Unity Realm and it would take her a few thousand years more to ascend to the Immortal Realm.
Zeng Yeqiu, Xiao Meng’er, and other senior martial sisters teased, “Junior martial sister, when you’ve made your place in the Immortal Realm, we’ll rely on you to take care of us when we ascend.”
“Certainly.”
Xia Ningxue promised.
“Alright, let Xue’er begin her tribulation.”
The people of Inquiry Immortal Pavilion left, leaving enough space for Xia Ningxue to face her tribulation.
Xia Ningxue drew out the Immortal Slaying Sword, ready to face the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation.
“Lu Changsheng, I will finally be able to see you again.”
Xia Ningxue’s bright eyes reflected the dazzling lightning, the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation descending from the heavens, illuminating the entire Misty Mountain Range as well as her beautiful visage.
“I wonder how the former elders are faring in the Immortal Realm?”
The former Pavilion Master Su Qian looked on with her hands behind her back at the endless lightning.
To date, Inquiry Immortal Pavilion had only two peerless geniuses ascend to the Immortal Realm; one had been cultivating there for two hundred thousand years and the other for one hundred thousand years.
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