Those who had the ability to set a trap twenty thousand years ago were certainly not simple characters.
“If we could find the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch, perhaps we would know who taught him the Summoning Demon Great Formation.”
Shangguan Zhao’er was skilled in deduction, strategy, and formation paths, and she quickly thought of an important figure.
Twenty thousand years ago, the founder of the Summoning Demon Palace, the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch, ascended to the Immortal Realm.
It was this individual who left behind the Summoning Demon Great Formation.
But with the cultivation level of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch at that time, it was impossible for him to predict events twenty thousand years into the future.
Therefore, there was only one possibility, that the person who wanted to kill Lu Changsheng gave the Summoning Demon Great Formation to the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch, leaving it in the Summoning Demon Palace to set up this trap in advance.
“The Immortal Realm is vast and boundless, and it will not be easy to find the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch. No matter what, you must be careful, the existence that wants to kill you is extremely powerful, I probably would not be its match either.”
After a series of analyses, Shangguan Zhao’er finally shook her head.
Her realm was not enough to deduce the mastermind behind it all.
Until he reached a sufficiently high realm, Lu Changsheng could only try to avoid some powerful beings.
“This is the thirteen-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure ‘Ice Lotus Immortal Dew,’ which can aid you in solidifying your true heart and avoid demonic deviation while cultivating in the Earth Immortal Realm.”
With an outstretched hand, Shangguan Zhao’er revealed a light blue treasure bottle that appeared, containing the extremely rare Ice Lotus Immortal Dew from the Immortal Realm.
Thirteen-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure…
Lu Changsheng was secretly astonished.
He hadn’t expected Shangguan Zhao’er to give him such a precious item.
Although Lu Changsheng possessed an Innate Taoist Body and wasn’t particularly worried about demonic deviation during cultivation, this was a kind gesture from Shangguan Zhao’er, and Lu Changsheng accepted it, feeling a sense of fondness towards her.
Every Temple Master of Hidden Dragon Temple was gentle and elegant, speaking in a calm manner that involuntarily won people’s favor.
After presenting the treasure, Shangguan Zhao’er, along with her disciples, rode their swords and departed.
A disciple from Jing Long Immortal Temple asked in bewilderment, “Master, why did you give such a precious Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to a mere beginner in the Earth Immortal Realm?”
Shangguan Zhao’er’s eyes were clear and bright. She had already secretly calculated Lu Changsheng’s future in her mind, but the result was a blank slate: “This person is extraordinary, and in the future, he may become a Daluo Golden Immortal, and even enter the Heavenly Court.”
“Master speaks so highly of him, yet it is you who are the most outstanding genius of our Jing Long Immortal Temple.”
The eyes of the Jing Long Immortal Temple disciple looking at Master Shangguan Zhao’er were filled with admiration.
Shangguan Zhao’er was not a native of the Immortal Realm but an unparalleled genius who ascended from the three thousand minor worlds.
The spiritual energy in the three thousand minor worlds was scarce, nowhere near that of the Immortal Realm. Anyone who ascended from such conditions was a genius amongst geniuses. For example, Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, established for twenty thousand years, had only two people ascend to the Immortal Realm.
Shangguan Zhao’er joined the Jing Long Immortal Temple forty thousand years ago and was taken as a direct disciple by the Temple Master of the Immortal Temple.
In forty thousand years, Shangguan Zhao’er had become a Supreme Elder of Jing Long Immortal Temple, with a strength surpassing most of the Supreme Elders, truly an unparalleled genius.
Shangguan Zhao’er was not moved by her disciple’s flattery.
Having the Body of the Literary Sage, her talents were indeed exceptional.
But she saw that Lu Changsheng’s constitution was even more domineering.
The two disciples of Lu Changsheng were also no ordinary mortals.
One could tell the future achievements of Lu Changsheng just by his insight into selecting disciples.
Of course, Shangguan Zhao’er’s gift of a thirteen-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to Lu Changsheng was not about leaving a favor, but rather because of the care for a junior from the same minor world.
Upon leaving Mount Shu, Elder Luo rubbed his hands together ingratiatingly and said to Lu Changsheng, “I hadn’t expected the Sect Leader to be acquainted with Shangguan Zhao’er from Jing Long Immortal Temple. Now that our Mount Shu is seeking the support of Jing Long Immortal Temple, Yellow Springs Sect, and even Divine Lightning Sect, should probably not dare to openly make a move against us.”
“Is Shangguan Zhao’er very famous in Cangyu?”
Lu Changsheng truly did not know of the reputation Shangguan Zhao’er had made for herself in the Immortal Realm.
“Of course. Shangguan Zhao’er is known as the most talented individual of Jing Long Immortal Temple. It’s said her cultivation has reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and over the past tens of thousands of years, more than a dozen elders and even two Supreme Elders of Yellow Springs Sect have fallen to Shangguan Zhao’er’s sword.
Yellow Springs Sect grits its teeth in hatred towards her, but with the backing of the Temple Master of Jing Long Immortal Temple, they can do nothing to her. A person of Shangguan Zhao’er’s caliber, if not for your relationship, I, a weak Earth Immortal like me, would have had no chance to behold such an immortal presence.”
Elder Luo mentioned Shangguan Zhao’er, looking up to her with genuine admiration.
Even though he had been an Elder of the Demon Sects, and Shangguan Zhao’er from the Orthodox Sects, it was precisely the Demon Sects that revered the strong.
Shangguan Zhao’er was, after all, a Heavenly Immortal, while Elder Luo was merely in the Earth Immortal Realm. The gap between them was as vast as the heavens and the earth.
Lu Changsheng probably understood the power hierarchy among the strong in the Immortal Realm. Above the Earth Immortal Realm was the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and even higher than that was the Daluo Golden Immortal.
Daluo Golden Immortals were nearly immortal and undying.
It seemed he still needed to continue his secluded cultivation.
With Shangguan Zhao’er as his backing, no one should dare trouble him in the short run.
Through his conversation with Shangguan Zhao’er, aside from the recently ascended Xia Ningxue, Lu Changsheng now had another target to seek out—the Demon Sect Master from twenty thousand years ago, the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch.
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch had countless connections with the mastermind behind the scenes.
But if the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Patriarch was still alive, then he was a Great Demon Head who had been cultivating for two hundred thousand years. With Lu Changsheng’s current level of cultivation, even if he found the other party, it could be like walking into a trap.
In short, improving his own cultivation was always correct.
Because he had practiced the Yin Yang Dual Cultivation Skills, Lu Changsheng could feel that Xia Ningxue was still alive, but finding her in the vast Immortal Realm was easier said than done.
Lu Changsheng continued his cultivation at Mount Shu, while also performing the Power-infusing Initiation for his two disciples.
The Yellow Spring Abyss was the forbidden land of the Yellow Springs Sect, shrouded in black mist. The terrifying Qi Gathering Formation trapped all the nature’s spiritual energy from a million miles around, not even allowing nature’s spiritual energy to escape the abyss.
The Yellow Springs Sect stood on equal footing with the Jing Long Immortal Temple, an imposing Demon Sect. The Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect was a notorious Great Demon Head in Cangyu, ruthless and boundless in magical power.
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“Worthless bunch, how can you fail to find the culprit who killed two Elders?”
Clad in a black cloak, the eyes of the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect were pitch black, like endless voids.
His fury made the underworld boil, throwing the entire Yellow Springs Sect into panic and unrest.
Several Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect trembled incessantly.
With their level of cultivation, the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect could snuff them out as easily as pinching an ant, with just a thought.
“Sect Master, the last sect visited by the two Elders before their death was Mount Shu, so they are the prime suspects. Mount Shu used to be Xuan Sha Sect, which didn’t have the power to kill our two Elders. However, Mount Shu recently sought refuge with Jing Long Immortal Temple, and it is said that the Sect Leader of Mount Shu is acquainted with Shangguan Zhao’er from Jing Long Immortal Temple.”
“Therefore, we suspect that, before pledging allegiance to Jing Long Immortal Temple, Mount Shu, with the help of Shangguan Zhao’er, killed our two Elders.”
A few Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect pieced together a narrative of Shangguan Zhao’er instructing Lu Changsheng to kill the two Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect who had gone to Mount Shu to collect protection fees, and they spoke with utter conviction.
This line of reasoning was simply impeccable.
“Shangguan Zhao’er…”
Upon hearing this name, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect.
Among the more than a dozen Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect who died at Shangguan Zhao’er’s hands, one was the youngest son of the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect.
The Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect harbored a deep-seated hatred for Shangguan Zhao’er.
Sitting upon the Skull Throne, the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect tapped the armrest with his fingers, seemingly lost in thought.
The sweat from the several Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect dropped to the ground, their hearts filled with trepidation, uncertain if the Sect Master believed the process and conclusion they had speculated.
“The death of two ordinary Elders is no longer important. We can utilize the connection between the Sect Leader of Mount Shu and Shangguan Zhao’er to scheme against Shangguan Zhao’er.”
As a Great Demon Head, the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect was not only of extremely high realm, but his strategic cunning was also terrifying.
He had found Shangguan Zhao’er’s weakness.
“The Sect Master is wise!”
“Truly a venerable schemer with unparalleled strategies!”
The several Elders of the Yellow Springs Sect also lit up at the proclamation.
Finally, there was a chance to eliminate Shangguan Zhao’er, an exceptional genius posing a great threat to the Yellow Springs Sect.