“Grandmaster Taixu?!”
Fairy Qingxia first expressed immense surprise, then joy spread across her face.
Finally, she laid eyes upon the man who had haunted her dreams for a hundred thousand years.
“Qingxia!”
Grandmaster Taixu was equally overwhelmed with emotion and quickly stepped forward.
He had lived as a mortal in the Mortal Realm for a hundred thousand years, all for that last glimmer of hope.
Now, at long last, he saw again the graceful figure from his dreams.
“A match of talent and beauty, both possessing the Spirit Sword Physique, truly the peerless pair from a hundred thousand years ago.”
Shangguan Zhao’er and Lu Changsheng, watching on the side, began to ship the couple, unconsciously revealing an auntie’s smile.
Helping Grandmaster Taixu and Fairy Qingxia reunite was also a great merit.
“Elder ones, you catch up, we’ll take a walk outside.”
Lu Changsheng knew his place and understood the two needed time to catch up, so he and Shangguan Zhao’er temporarily left.
Lu Changsheng released a strand of True Qi, discretely observing the strengths and weaknesses of Liuyun Pavilion.
Liuyun Pavilion was stronger than Jing Long Immortal Temple, with auras of Daluo Golden Immortals, at least five or six of them, and even some at the Half-Step Great Luo level.
The most fearsome aura came from the largest palace among the nine thousand stacked pavilions of Liuyun Pavilion.
With his own strength, the Sect Leader of Liuyun Pavilion revitalized the sect, his power not to be underestimated.
Suddenly, a wave of Divine Sense emanated from the largest palace, directed toward the palace where Fairy Qingxia was located, seemingly probing the origins of Lu Changsheng and the others.
A black light radiated from the Soul-Collecting Ring in Lu Changsheng’s hand, blocking this Divine Sense.
Lu Changsheng’s intuition told him that the owner of this Divine Sense meant no good.
“Huh?”
The entity within the nine thousand pavilions appeared surprised that Lu Changsheng possessed a soul artifact capable of interfering with her Divine Sense probing.
The Soul-Collecting Ring was an upper-tier Ultimate Treasure, impervious to the Divine Sense of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Although Liuyun Pavilion was overall more powerful than Jing Long Immortal Temple, Lu Changsheng always felt that Qingyue Fairy’s realm was very high and she likely would not be afraid of a few Daluo Golden Immortals from Liuyun Pavilion.
Qingyue Fairy had consumed the Wuji True Fire and was able to refine Holy Artifacts herself; these abilities had already surpassed many Daluo Golden Immortals.
It was unlikely that Liuyun Pavilion would easily provoke Jing Long Immortal Temple.
“Could it be that the young man has appeared?”
The old crone in the nine thousand pavilions leaned on her cane. Though her aura had been shielded by the Soul-Collecting Ring, she still guessed something.
“You few, come over.”
The old crone silently transmitted a message, summoning several Elders of Liuyun Pavilion.
After a while, Grandmaster Taixu came out with a heavy furrow on his brow.
“Elder, what’s wrong?”
“Qingxia’s master is arranging her marriage to the Demon King of Accumulated Thunder Mountain, King of Chaos. She owes her life to her master, and offending the King of Chaos would doom the entire Liuyun Pavilion. She’s caught between a rock and a hard place… It’s all my fault. If I had been able to ascend to the Immortal Realm with her back then, this never would have happened…”
Grandmaster Taixu’s complexion turned pale.
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Forced marriage?
Lu Changsheng and Shangguan Zhao’er exchanged glances. They had not expected that the preoccupation Fairy Qingxia displayed in the depths of the Nine Nether Abyss was about this issue.
Shangguan Zhao’er’s eyes gleamed as she deduced, “The King of Chaos is a well-known Daluo Golden Immortal in the vicinity, his true form being a huge white ox.
He has sworn brothers among the Demon Kings such as the Nine Spirits King of Nine Holy Mountains and the Golden Feather King of Jueyun Ridge, wield formidable power, and thus, human Sects like Divine Lightning Sect and Lingtian Sect dare not move against them.
Could it be Liuyun Pavilion wants to form an alliance through a marital tie between Fairy Qingxia and the King of Chaos by joining the Demon Race union?”
Lu Changsheng understood Shangguan Zhao’er’s reasoning, “Given the Sect Leader of Liuyun Pavilion’s ambition to revitalize the sect, it’s indeed possible that Fairy Qingxia is being sacrificed. Some would sacrifice their own kin for power, let alone a disciple.”
“Yet, I am powerless to stop it…”
Grandmaster Taixu clenched his fists until his fingernails dug into his palms.
The one coercing Fairy Qingxia into marriage was of the Daluo Golden Immortal level. The fact that he, an Earth Immortal, was helpless was one thing, but even Lu Changsheng and Shangguan Zhao’er, at the Heavenly Immortal level, could not contend with the King of Chaos.
If Liuyun Pavilion was indeed intent on promoting this marriage, there was another obstacle, the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm Sect Leader of Liuyun Pavilion.
This was a difficult situation.
That was Lu Changsheng’s first thought.
The matter of Fairy Qingxia’s forced marriage involved several major Sects and several Daluo Golden Immortal powerhouses, leaving Lu Changsheng powerless for the time being.
Even if one were to resort to schemes, sufficient power was necessary to execute them.
In the face of several Daluo Golden Immortals, the schemes of a Loose Immortal seemed somewhat laughable.
At that moment, several Supreme Elders of Liuyun Pavilion arrived at Fairy Qingxia’s palace.
“Oh? Someone has come to see Fairy Qingxia?”
“A mere Earth Immortal, trying to curry favor with Fairy Qingxia?”
“An Earth Immortal aiming to cling to Fairy Qingxia, who is but a step away from being a Great Luo Golden Immortal? It’s like a toad lusting after a swan’s meat.”
“Fairy Qingxia is about to marry the King of Chaos from Accumulated Thunder Mountain. He is a peak Daluo Golden Immortal. Some trash should not harbor foolish desires.”
These Supreme Elders of Liuyun Pavilion looked down on Grandmaster Taixu disdainfully.
Lu Changsheng and Shangguan Zhao’er frowned. These Supreme Elders of Liuyun Pavilion clearly came to mock Grandmaster Taixu, hoping to induce him to know his place and back down.
Any hot-blooded man would likely find such mockery hard to bear.
Grandmaster Taixu trembled with humiliation, gripping his fists even tighter.
Had he not been delayed in the Mortal Realm for a hundred thousand years, with his talent, Grandmaster Taixu would also likely have reached the Half-Step Great Luo level by now, and he wouldn’t have been mocked by these Heavenly Immortal Realm Supreme Elders of Liuyun Pavilion.
However, Taixu still managed to stay rational. He knew he was outmatched, and acting impulsively would not help; at this moment, he could only endure.
