“So the Sect Leader has such a formidable backer, now we can turn danger into safety.”
Elder Luo looked up at Sect Leader Lu Changsheng with admiration.
No wonder the Sect Leader dared to clash with the elders of the Divine Lightning Sect, it turns out it’s because he knew a Supreme Elder from the Jing Long Immortal Temple.
With this development, the Divine Lightning Sect’s elders were not in a good position to continue their assault.
Shangguan Zhao’er insisted on protecting Lu Changsheng, not even giving face to the Divine Lightning Sect.
They were no match for Shangguan Zhao’er.
Besides, Shangguan Zhao’er had the Jing Long Immortal Temple backing her.
The Jing Long Immortal Temple is one of the few formidable sects in Cangyu that are not to be trifled with.
Shangguan Zhao’er said coldly, “Aren’t you leaving yet, or shall I escort you out?”
The Divine Lightning Sect’s elders broke out in cold sweats.
Shangguan Zhao’er’s level was above all of them; if she made a move, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
“Enough, let’s return to the Sect and report to the Sect Master. Don’t be rash.”
The leading elder from the Divine Lightning Sect warned the other elders, and the group left dejectedly.
Lu Changsheng had not expected that the former Temple Master of the Hidden Dragon Temple would come to his rescue: “Thank you for your help, Fairy Shangguan.”
Shangguan Zhao’er eyed Lu Changsheng up and down, the curiosity in her bright eyes apparent: “Do you know Daoist Taiqing?”
Lu Changsheng’s pupils contracted.
Indeed, this Shangguan Zhao’er was the peerless genius who ascended to the Immortal Realm from Hidden Dragon Temple forty thousand years ago. Find new chapters on m-vl-em-pyr
Like Yu Xuanji, Shangguan Zhao’er also possessed the Body of the Literary Sage.
However, Shangguan Zhao’er had been cultivating for fifty thousand years, her Body of the Literary Sage had reached Great Accomplishment, and her cultivation was unfathomable.
The nature’s spiritual energy in the Immortal Realm is several times that of the Mortal World, and in some Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, even ten to a hundred times greater.
Having cultivated in the Immortal Realm for forty thousand years and joined Jing Long Immortal Temple, becoming a Supreme Elder, the resources Shangguan Zhao’er acquired for cultivation these forty thousand years were surely no meager amount.
“Daoist Taiqing was the first Sect Leader of Mount Shu in the Mortal World. I am the twenty-eighth Sect Leader of Mount Shu.”
Lu Changsheng knew why Shangguan Zhao’er would ask him this question.
Shangguan Zhao’er was signaling with a secret code.
If Lu Changsheng and she were geniuses who ascended from the same minor world, then Lu Changsheng would definitely know Daoist Taiqing.
Shangguan Zhao’er’s beautiful eyes gleamed with expectation; Lu Changsheng was indeed the peerless genius who ascended from the Mortal World’s Mount Shu.
“How is Hidden Dragon Temple in the Mortal Realm doing?”
“The current Temple Master of Hidden Dragon Temple is Yu Xuanji, also with the Body of the Literary Sage. Hidden Dragon Temple has another disciple named Wu Wan’er, whose aptitude is also quite good.”
“That’s good to hear. Wait, could it be that you are the predestined person foretold by Daoist Taiqing?”
All of a sudden, Shangguan Zhao’er recalled an event from forty thousand years ago, when the then Sect Leader of Mount Shu had her cast a divination.
“Perhaps. Fairy Shangguan, could it be that you have met Daoist Taiqing?”
For Lu Changsheng, who was meeting a cultivator from the same minor world for the first time in the Immortal Realm, he was curious about the whereabouts of Daoist Taiqing, the first Sect Leader of Mount Shu.
If Daoist Taiqing was still alive, then he would have been cultivating in the Immortal Realm for five hundred thousand years.
If he could have such a powerful figure as his backer, even the Divine Lightning Sect would have to think twice, right?
Before Lu Changsheng’s appearance, Daoist Taiqing was the most talented individual in Mount Shu. With his aptitude, after cultivating in the Immortal Realm for five hundred thousand years, nobody knew how far his cultivation level had reached.
Shangguan Zhao’er shook her head gently: “I have never met Daoist Taiqing.”
“I am in debt to you for your assistance this time, Fairy Shangguan; I will surely repay it in the future.”
Lu Changsheng had always believed in repaying kindness and avenging wrongs.
Since Shangguan Zhao’er had saved him, he would definitely return the favor.
However, Shangguan Zhao’er was indifferent, how could Lu Changsheng, a junior who had just ascended to the Immortal Realm, be of help to her?
“Since we both ascended from the same minor world, it is natural to help each other in times of trouble; it’s nothing noteworthy. As for repaying me, there is no need. The Immortal Realm is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and sects are in abundance.
Your establishment of Mount Shu, a small sect, is akin to throwing an egg against a rock in front of a powerful Immortal Sect like the Divine Lightning Sect. Let’s do this, have your Mount Shu align with our Jing Long Immortal Temple. In doing so, if the Divine Lightning Sect moves against you, they will be moving against Jing Long Immortal Temple.
Although we are not as powerful as Divine Lightning Sect, we are not to be trifled with.”
“That would be ideal,” agreed Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng was aware that the newly established Mount Shu did not yet have the strength to contend with an Immortal Sect.
Aligning with Jing Long Immortal Temple might just be the best option.
As for the tribute required periodically, with the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, the protection fee was not much of a concern for Lu Changsheng.
“Good.”
Shangguan Zhao’er nodded.
“Would you like to know more about the Mortal World?”
“Sure.”
Shangguan Zhao’er, staying as a guest at Mount Shu, also wanted to learn about the situation in the Mortal Realm.
With Shangguan Zhao’er as a guest in Mount Shu, the elders and disciples held their Sect Leader in even higher regard.
It was none other than the Sect Leader who was acquainted with a Supreme Elder of Jing Long Immortal Temple.
That was a position of Supreme Elder from the Jing Long Immortal Temple, after all.
Shangguan Zhao’er, having cultivated in the Immortal Realm for forty thousand years, surely had a better understanding of the Immortal Realm than him.
“So that’s what happened. I’m also unaware of who sent disciples to the Mortal World to kill you. I spend most of my time cultivating in Cangyu and did not know someone descended to the Lower Realm. The higher the cultivation, the harder it is to descend; whoever has the ability to send an Earth Immortal to the Mortal World must be profoundly cultivated and well-versed in some secret techniques.”
“According to what you said, they used the Summoning Demon Great Formation of the Demon Palace to summon the souls of Earth Immortals to descend into the Mortal World. To my knowledge, the Demon Palace was established two hundred thousand years ago; could it be that someone has been plotting this for two hundred thousand years?”
Shangguan Zhao’er, a cultivation genius from Hidden Dragon Temple, drew a terrifying conclusion from Lu Changsheng’s description—a premeditated scheme was in play to equip the Demon Palace with the unique Great Formation for summoning Earth Immortals from the Immortal Realm to the Mortal World. Then, with power that surpassed the Mortal Realm, they aimed to kill Lu Changsheng.