Su Xiaoqi’s bright eyes looked at Lu Changsheng with anticipation, patiently waiting for Lu Changsheng to bestow upon her the next treasure.
Sure enough, Lu Changsheng awarded her a few more immortal pills.
The treasures Lu Changsheng bestowed upon her in just one day were worth several hundred million immortal stones.
“His treasures are more than all the Daluo Golden Immortals I have seen combined, and even comparable to an Immortal Emperor. He might be from a Holy Land—following him is much better than being an assassin.”
Su Xiaoqi decided to follow Lu Changsheng for a while longer to learn about his origins.
The number of treasures Lu Changsheng possessed was truly astonishing, almost like a walking human-shaped Treasure Pavilion.
After exhausting his ten disciple-teaching opportunities for the day, Lu Changsheng had Su Xiaoqi leave to refine the second Holy Artifact she had obtained, the “Primordial Vajra Bracelet.”
The Primordial Vajra Bracelet, unified in offense and defense, impervious to water and fire, capable of striking all things, and able to collect various magical treasures, was truly all-purpose.
Lu Changsheng dared not perform a Power-infusing Initiation on Su Xiaoqi.
That’s right, he did not dare.
Su Xiaoqi’s realm was even higher than his, and the spiritual energy returned by the system would be terrifyingly immense.
If a thousand-fold or ten-thousand-fold return was triggered, Lu Changsheng would certainly burst and die.
Lu Changsheng himself had abundant true qi—should he return millions of years of heavenly cultivation, not even a Daluo Golden Immortal could endure it.
“The Seven Great Demon Kings are all searching for me, and King of Chaos might hire a heavenly-level assassin to pursue me. I have to be cautious. It would be better to find a secluded and powerful Immortal Sect to hide my identity and blend in for some discreet cultivation until I reach the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.”
Very cautious, Lu Changsheng was concerned about being pursued by an assassin and decided to find an Immortal Sect to blend into and serve as an elder, holding out until he reached the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
With the cultivation level of Lu Changsheng and his disciples, changing their names and joining an Immortal Sect was not difficult.
A Heavenly Immortal realm Loose Cultivator, once joining an Immortal Sect, at least started off as an ordinary elder.
“In the east, there is a human race Immortal Sect called Zhengsheng Sect. This sect has had conflicts with the Seven Great Demon Kings, who are helpless against Zhengsheng Sect. Perhaps I can join it, cultivate inconspicuously and when my realm is sufficient, return to confront King of Chaos.”
Lu Changsheng decided to take his disciples and seek refuge in a powerful Immortal Sect.
Zhengsheng Sect, from time to time, had Loose Immortals coming to join.
Zhengsheng Sect was a powerful Immortal Sect spanning a million miles, rumored to have over a dozen Daluo Golden Immortals and Half-Step Great Luos. It was not on good terms with Accumulated Thunder Mountain, Jueyun Ridge, or Nine Holy Mountains.
In addition to its disciple-recruitment ceremony every five hundred years, Zhengsheng Sect also regularly took in Loose Cultivators to expand the sect.
The pretenders in Zhengsheng Sect numbered in the millions—this place was one of the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands of the Immortal Realm.
The Palace of Seeking Talents—this was where Zhengsheng Sect accommodated Loose Cultivators.
“Disciple pays respect to Elder Qian.”
“Have there been any Loose Immortals joining our Zhengsheng Sect recently?”
“To answer the elder, in the last thousand years, only one Heavenly Immortal and nine Earth Immortals have joined our Zhengsheng Sect. The rest are mostly Loose Cultivators from the Unity Realm and Void Refinement Realm.”
“That’s a bit less than ideal, but it’s passable.”
After coming out of seclusion, Elder Qian visited the Palace of Seeking Talents and was met with solemn respect from the disciples.
Elder Qian, who managed the Palace of Seeking Talents and was responsible for recruiting Loose Cultivators, commanded great respect with his eighth-layer Heavenly Immortal cultivation level.
In the Immortal Realm, most cultivators were at least nominally affiliated with various Immortal Sects, Demon Sects, Prestigious Families, and Holy Lands. True Loose Immortals were few.
A disciple came to report, “Elder Qian, a Loose Cultivator and his disciple wish to join our Zhengsheng Sect.”
“What is his cultivation level? He even wants to bring along his family to join our Zhengsheng Sect? Our Zhengsheng Sect isn’t just open to anyone.”
Elder Qian comfortably sat in a Taishi Chair, leisurely sipping fragrant tea, his expression at ease.
Zhengsheng Sect was a powerful Immortal Sect of a million miles with significant influence. Even the Seven Great Demon Kings did not dare to offend Zhengsheng Sect.
If one wanted to bring a disciple into Zhengsheng Sect, the minimum requirement was the Earth Immortal Realm.
The disciple from Zhengsheng Sect wiped the sweat from his brow, “They are all at the Heavenly Immortal level.”
“Oh, all Heavenly Immortals… Pfft!”
Elder Qian spat out his tea in shock, his eyes widening.
This group of master and disciples who aimed to join Zhengsheng Sect were all at the Heavenly Immortal level?!
Although Zhengsheng Sect had Daluo Golden Immortals and Half-Step Great Luos, below them were Heavenly Immortals, who still could possibly cultivate to become Daluo Golden Immortals.
“How many Heavenly Immortals?”
“Six.”
“Hiss… Bring me to meet them quickly.”
Discarding decorum in front of his disciples, Elder Qian, accompanied by a group of disciples, personally went to meet this group of master and disciples.
This was a solid group of six high-level Heavenly Immortals!
Elder Qian, responsible for recruiting Loose Cultivators for the sect, could earn significant sect contributions if he managed to bring in six high-level Heavenly Immortals.
In the front hall of the Palace of Seeking Talents, Lu Changsheng and his five disciples were waiting.
With Lu Changsheng and his disciples’ abilities, they could already rule a sect on the level of Unparalleled City. Joining Zhengsheng Sect as Loose Cultivators was not a challenge.
The disciple from Zhengsheng Sect who greeted Lu Changsheng’s group was still very courteous.
“It’s said that behind Zhengsheng Sect is an Ancient Holy Land…”
Su Xiaoqi, as an assassin from the Eternal Night Sect with a non-negligible status, knew quite a bit about the support behind various Immortal Sects.
“You mean Zhengsheng Sect is an Immortal Sect that collects cultivation resources on behalf of an Ancient Holy Land, while the Ancient Holy Land provides it with protection?”
“Exactly.”
“As expected, the world of cultivation is filled with interpersonal intricacies.”
Lu Changsheng reflected and knew that these Immortal Sects, amidst the teeming strong of the Immortal Realm, could stand for years uncollapsed mostly due to some backing or another.