“Before parting from me, both my father and Big Brother Xiaoyao told me to seek out Daoist Lu, as perhaps only you can help our Star Pavilion,”
Tang Ling’er knew that Lu Changsheng was protective of his own. If Shen Xiaoyao ran into trouble, Lu Changsheng would definitely not sit idly by.
It seems Tang Wansan holds me in high regard indeed.
Lu Changsheng gave a wry smile, feeling somewhat helpless.
It looked as if Tang Wansan had vivid memories of the Zhong Zhou gathering and was convinced that Lu Changsheng was on par with the Star Immortal Emperor.
With the Star Pavilion in the Immortal Realm, a sect with an Immortal Emperor, destroyed by the Demon Sects, Lu Changsheng couldn’t really do much at the moment but take Tang Ling’er in and lay low to grow stronger.
Perhaps once Lu Changsheng became an Immortal Emperor, he might have a chance to avenge the Star Pavilion.
“Which Demon Sect has the Star Pavilion offended? What’s their background? How strong are they?”
“The name of that Demon Sect is the Evil Extreme Sect, a sect consisting of Demon Chiefs who cultivate Demonic Cultivation Skills, not for the purpose of improving their realm, but purely for evil deeds—they do everything bad, except good.”
The Evil Extreme Sect?
Lu Changsheng had encountered brief mentions of them in the annals of the Holy Land of Tai Hua.
Just as Tang Ling’er had said, even among the Demon Sects, the Evil Extreme Sect was a particularly bizarre sect.
Normal Demon Sects, although they do evil deeds too, mainly aim to collect resources for cultivating Demonic Arts and increase their cultivation level to achieve immortality.
There are those who, due to significant traumas, fell into the Demonic Dao, such as the elder brother of True Person Taiyuan and the master of the Reincarnation Hall, Wan Chengdao.
There are also people like Dugu Aotian who, despite having kind hearts, due to possessing a special constitution suitable for cultivating Demonic Arts, have no choice but to cultivate Demonic Arts to prove the Dao.
But the Evil Extreme Sect is different.
All of the Demon Chiefs of the Evil Extreme Sect are downright evil; they cultivate Demonic Arts to further their capability for wrongdoing.
The Demon Chiefs of the Evil Extreme Sect forbid having Dao companions or family, devoid of affection, without a soft spot.
Once you join the Evil Extreme Sect, if you dare to do a good deed, even as small as helping an old lady cross the road, you would be judged by the other Demon Chiefs and ultimately face the penalty of soul dispersion.
In short, this is a bunch of pure evildoers; purely evil to the core, those who would kick a stray dog in the way and slice an earthworm in half, or snatch away a child’s candied haw stick.
No wonder the Star Pavilion had trouble with the Evil Extreme Sect. It’s no surprise that even countless years after the fall of the Star Immortal Emperor, the Evil Extreme Sect came back for revenge.
This bunch of madmen probably turned the hunt for the escaped Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er into a game, which is why they managed to escape the pursuit of the Evil Extreme Sect.
By now, Lu Changsheng had roughly clarified the cause and effect.
But there were still a few puzzles left.
“Do you know the background of the Star Immortal Emperor? And how did the Star Immortal Emperor offend the Evil Extreme Sect?”
“According to the records of the Star Pavilion in the Immortal Realm, the Star Immortal Emperor was a Loose Cultivator who cultivated for tens of millions of years and established the Star Pavilion in the Immortal Realm eight million years ago. We do not know how the Star Immortal Emperor offended the Evil Extreme Sect. Approximately four million years ago, the Evil Extreme Sect ambushed the Star Immortal Emperor, who, before his demise, killed most of their top experts. As a result, the Evil Extreme Sect lay dormant for a while, until recently when they started to re-emerge.”
“That’s not right; the Star Pavilion of the Mortal Realm has only existed for a million years. How can the Immortal Realm’s Star Pavilion be older than the Mortal Realm’s Star Pavilion?”
Lu Changsheng was extremely alarmed as he pondered.
If the Star Immortal Emperor was a genius ascended from a minor world, it would make sense to establish the Star Pavilion in the Mortal Realm first, not the other way around, establishing it in the Immortal Realm!
Tang Ling’er explained, “After Brother Xiaoyao and I ascended to the Immortal Realm, we too were surprised to discover this. There is an explanation within our sect that suggests that the Star Immortal Emperor, gravely injured in the battle against the Evil Extreme Sect, didn’t die immediately but used a secret technique to hide in one of the three thousand minor worlds to heal. However, due to the scarce spiritual energy in the minor worlds, the Star Immortal Emperor couldn’t recover from his wounds due to the lack of sufficient nature’s spiritual energy and eventually perished. But before he passed away, the Star Immortal Emperor established the Star Pavilion—the one in the Mortal Realm—and I am a descendant of the Star Immortal Emperor.”
“That explanation does make sense,”
Lu Changsheng had straightened out the events somewhat, and despite some doubts, the general course of events seemed correct.
The mysteries lay in how the Star Immortal Emperor had offended the Evil Extreme Sect, and how exactly he had fled to the three thousand minor worlds.
Among the powers of the Immortal Realm, the higher one’s level of cultivation, the stronger the rejection by the laws of the world when descending to the Lower Realm. Even using a formation and expending countless resources, at most, a few Earth Immortals could be sent down.
For the Star Immortal Emperor, who had cultivated for tens of millions of years, escaping to a minor world would be extraordinarily difficult.
But those puzzling aspects of the story could only be clarified by attacking the Evil Extreme Sect and finding the Great Demons chiefs who had fought with the Star Immortal Emperor. After all, even the Star Pavilion was vague about those past events.
“Before my strength is comparable to the Star Immortal Emperor’s, it is best not to provoke the Evil Extreme Sect. Otherwise, with their relentless nature, they will surely disturb my cultivation. You should also stay and cultivate in the Holy Land of Tai Hua. I will provide you with a Power-infusing Initiation, helping you to quickly become a Daluo Golden Immortal, and even an Immortal Emperor.”
“Perhaps in the future, I can help you take your revenge, but I still hope that you and Xiaoyao can avenge yourselves.”
Lu Changsheng had no doubts about Shen Xiaoyao’s or Tang Ling’er’s talents.
Both of them would inevitably be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Star Immortal Emperor, and given that Shen Xiaoyao was the Son of Fortune with luck maxed out and able to Turn Misfortune into Fortune, it wasn’t unlikely that he could surpass the Star Immortal Emperor.
“Mm.”
Tang Ling’er, sharp and clever, knew she couldn’t forcefully ask Lu Changsheng, who had only cultivated for tens of thousands of years, to confront the madmen of the Evil Extreme Sect who committed all kinds of evil.
Tang Wansan sent her to find Lu Changsheng because he saw the potential in Lu Changsheng. As long as Lu continued to grow, he would be able to defeat the Evil Extreme Sect one day.
Tang Ling’er was concerned about Shen Xiaoyao’s safety, “Xiaoyao is certainly still being hunted by the Demon Chiefs of the Evil Extreme Sect. Could Daoist Lu possibly send someone to find Xiaoyao’s whereabouts? After all, he is your Direct Disciple…”
“Let me do a calculation.”
Lu Changsheng pretended to divine the future by counting on his fingers, though, in fact, he was secretly using the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator.
Even though Lu Changsheng could calculate fate with the Time Law, the effect was still far inferior to that of the system.
[Ding, you have started simulating your disciple “Shen Xiaoyao’s” life.]
[Simulation begins:]
[Shen Xiaoyao is cultivating.]
[Five hundred years later, Shen Xiaoyao comes down from the mountain to carry out a mission with the woman who saved him.]
[Nine hundred years later, Shen Xiaoyao becomes a Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal.]
[A thousand years later, Shen Xiaoyao gets married to the woman who saved him.]
[…]
[Simulation ends.]
Sweat.
Lu Changsheng discovered that Shen Xiaoyao actually got married to another woman.
This isn’t right.
Xiaoyao didn’t seem like someone who would let Tang Ling’er down.
Could it be that Shen Xiaoyao, out of gratitude to the other woman, ended up marrying her?
Or could it be that Shen Xiaoyao, while being pursued by the Evil Extreme Sect, suffered an injury to his Divine Sense and lost his memory?
This possibility was not small.
Daoist Yuxuan had suffered a Divine Sense injury when he was an Earth Immortal which caused him to forget even what his own master looked like, let alone some matters concerning Mount Shu. empire
Not wanting to worry Tang Ling’er, Lu Changsheng could only say, “My disciple possesses Great Fortune and is currently safe and sound, but I also cannot pinpoint his exact location. You should focus on your cultivation with peace of mind. Your connection is not severed; you are bound to reunite sooner or later.”
“Xiaoyao is alright? That’s really great.”
Upon hearing that Shen Xiaoyao was safe, Tang Ling’er breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s better to leave young people’s matters to the young to handle.
Lu Changsheng merely provided them with cultivation resources and didn’t intervene in their personal affairs.
Shen Xiaoyao truly deserved to be the Son of Fortune, destined not to die prematurely, and even his romantic fortune wasn’t bad, although he probably couldn’t escape the upcoming trials of love in the future.
“Fortunately, I don’t have to worry about such trials.”
Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.
At this moment, Lin Qinghan sent him a message, “Junior brother, why haven’t you come to the morning class? Father is going to be angry.”
“I’m on my way.”
“Xiaoqi, I’ll go to the main peak to cultivate. First, arrange an unoccupied cave dwelling for Tang Ling’er.”
Because of Tang Ling’er’s situation, Lu Changsheng almost forgot that he still had to attend the morning class with Lin Xuantong today.
As Lu Changsheng passed by, Shangguan Zhao’er and Su Xiaoqi stealthily glanced at him.