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Lu Changsheng stayed in Jinglong Mountain for a while, then returned to Mount Taihua with his newly accepted disciple, Xu Jing.
Qingyue Fairy did not say much, but continued to guard Jinglong Mountain.
“Welcome back, Holy Son.”
Upon seeing Lu Changsheng, who had been gone for quite some time, finally return to the Holy Land, Wu De, the guardian of the mountain gate of Taihua Divine Mountain, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
“Hmm.”
Lu Changsheng, upon his return to Mount Taihua, immediately went straight to Lin Xuantong’s cave dwelling.
Lu Changsheng needed to clarify the origins of his twelfth disciple, Xu Jing.
If he couldn’t even figure out Xu Jing’s background, Lu Changsheng would be unable to guide him in cultivation.
After all, Lin Xuantong was the Saint Lord of Taihua, widely versed and knowledgeable. He might have had access to ancient tomes not found in the Scripture Pavilion, and perhaps, he could shed some light on Xu Jing’s origins.
“Father has encountered a bottleneck recently and is currently at the cliff on the back mountain, seeking guidance from the Ancestor. I will take you there,” said Lin Qinghan as she greeted Lu Changsheng’s visit and led him to Lin Xuantong.
Lin Xuantong has hit a cultivation bottleneck?
Lu Changsheng knew that Lin Xuantong had surpassed the Immortal Emperor Realm. Now encountering a bottleneck meant that Lin Xuantong was about to advance another minor realm soon.
Lin Xuantong was truly a cultivation prodigy; after all, in his era, he was ranked second on the Qilin Ranking, a monstrous talent exceeded only by the current Sect Leader of the Purple Void Palace at Kunlun Mountains.
At the cliff on the back mountain, Lin Xuantong was discussing the Dao with the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan.
Lu Changsheng, along with Lin Qinghan and Xu Jing, arrived and patiently waited for three days until Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan finally took a break.
“Where have you been during this time?”
Lin Xuantong, upon noticing Lu Changsheng’s quiet return, inquired.
“Disciples went to the Nine Nether forbidden lands to collect needed cultivation resources and inadvertently caused a little trouble,” Lu Changsheng replied.
“What happened?”
“That…”
Lu Changsheng briefly explained the situation.
Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan exchanged looks, seeing shock in each other’s eyes.
A little trouble?
That was clearly an enormous amount!
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Several of Taihua Holy Land’s elders would be no match for him!
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Yet, Lu Changsheng intended to abduct his daughter, Dantai Meng, back to Taihua Holy Land?
To say nothing of whether Lu Changsheng could bring Dantai Meng back, even if he did manage to do so, the Taihua Holy Land dare not accept her.
If Dantai Meng were imprisoned in Mount Taihua, wouldn’t the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable lead a vast array of the Demon Realm’s mightiest to fight to the death?
One Holy Land like Mount Taihua couldn’t withstand the Demon Army of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.
Moreover, this small incident could even trigger a large-scale war between the Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm.
Fortunately, the Dark AnChen Demon Monarch saved Dantai Meng. Otherwise, Mount Taihua would also have been in a difficult position, and the various Ancestors might have suffered from high blood pressure.
The Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan even secretly broke into a cold sweat.
He himself was no match for the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable.
Lin Xuantong solemnly patted Lu Changsheng on the shoulder, speaking earnestly, “Longevity, your desire to obtain information about Blood Sea Palace from Dantai Meng is commendable. However, the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable is not someone Taihua Mountain can confront head-on. In the future, do your best to avoid facing the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable directly. Nonetheless, you needn’t worry about him seeking revenge. Starting today, I will strengthen Mount Taihua’s protective barrier. Should the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable wish to breach it, he will surely have to pay a steep price. As long as we at Mount Taihua can hold on, Kunlun Mountains, Yaochi, Changliu Mountain, Guanghan Palace, and other Holy Lands will not sit idly by. Even the Heavenly Court might send reinforcements.”
“Thank you, Master,” Lu Changsheng acknowledged, aware of how well Lin Xuantong had treated him.
Even though Lu Changsheng had offended the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, Lin Xuantong was still willing to protect him.
“This is the disciple I have recently accepted. I ask that Master and Ancestor assess his talents to see what kind of Cultivation Technique he is suited for,” Lu Changsheng introduced as he motioned for Xu Jing to step forward for talent assessment by Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan.
Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan checked the bones, took pulses, and their expressions grew increasingly grave.
They then began to calculate Xu Jing’s Qi Destiny, their expressions becoming even more somber.
In the meantime, Lin Qinghan said to Lu Changsheng, “Strange, I rarely see Father and the Ancestor wearing such expressions.”
“It seems my disciple is extraordinary,” Lu Changsheng remarked, already aware that Xu Jing was no ordinary being.
Xu Jing might not even be considered a member of the human cultivators.
“How long has your Lin Family’s Elder Ancestor been cultivating?” Lu Changsheng had seen the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan more than once.
There were several Ancestor-level beings in the Taihua Holy Land.
These Ancestors came from different factions within the Holy Land.
The Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan belonged to the main family faction. Apart from him, there were other Ancestors like the Jiang Family Ancestor, Patriarch Ye of the Ye Family, among other branch family Ancestors.
Shaking her head, Lin Qinghan replied, “I am not sure. It is said that this Ancestor has been cultivating for hundreds of millions of years.”
Cultivators from the human race who had been practicing for hundreds of millions of years had unfathomable strength.
Lu Changsheng had no clue about the true might of the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan. Judging from Lin Xuantong seeking guidance despite his breakthrough, it seemed that the Elder Ancestor’s cultivation was still far above Lin Xuantong’s.
This Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan had once served as the Saint Lord of Taihua, his cultivation reaching the heavens.
After some discussion, Lin Xuantong conveyed a secret message to Lu Changsheng, “Longevity, are you aware that beyond the Three Realms, there are other places like the Netherworld, Western Paradise, and thousands of minor worlds?”
“Yes,” he acknowledged.
“The Netherworld is where the souls of the Three Realms’ beings return after death. Like the Three Realms, the Netherworld has also given birth to a host of beings. For example, the Mountain Demon and Yaksha that you saw in Nine Nether are beings from the Netherworld and are also referred to as ghostly beings by cultivators of the Immortal Realm.”
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