Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred, and with a movement of his spiritual sense, he summoned his Flying Sword for Sword Flight, heading towards the Main Peak Great Hall.
In the Main Peak Great Hall, his master Lin Xuantong, his master’s wife Liu Yue’er, along with Supreme Elders like Jiang Sheng, and young geniuses such as Lin Qinghan, Jiang Yu, and Ye Feng were all present.
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Lin Xuantong personally led the group to the square in front of the great hall, as if waiting for guests to arrive.
Besides the last time when they welcomed the Saintess of Yaochi, it was rare for Taihua Holy Land to mobilize on such a large scale.
Could it be that the Saintess of Yaochi was returning?
Or was it perhaps some other esteemed guest?
Lin Qinghan secretly transmitted a message to Lu Changsheng, “An envoy from the Heavenly Court is coming.”
Heavenly Court!
Lu Changsheng was naturally aware of this powerful existence.
The Heavenly Court was the strongest force in the Immortal Realm, ruling over the realm, its strength a hundredfold greater than that of Taihua Holy Land.
It was because of the Heavenly Court’s existence that the Demon Realm and the Demon Realm dared not act rashly.
However, the relationship between Heavenly Court and many Holy Lands and Prestigious Families was quite complex.
The Great Experts who founded the Holy Lands and Prestigious Families were once members of the Ancient Celestial Court.
Later, when the Ancient Celestial Court waged war against the Demon Lord, the Ancient Celestial Court crumbled after the Demon Lord’s fall. A part of those strong entities descended to the Mortal Realm, established various Holy Lands and Prestigious Families, and maintained stability in the Immortal Realm together with the Heavenly Court.
On the surface, all the great Holy Lands and Prestigious Families had to obey the orders of the Heavenly Court.
In reality, the great Holy Lands and Prestigious Families all had autonomy and could act according to their own will, sometimes even following the orders of the Purple Void Palace in the Kunlun Mountains.
Normally, the great Holy Lands and Prestigious Families wouldn’t pay attention to the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court couldn’t completely make all the Holy Lands and Prestigious Families obedient, only when the Immortal Realm faced danger would they heed the Heavenly Court’s summons.
The visit from the Heavenly Court was most likely concerning the Qianyuan Cave Heaven matter.
Demonic beings from the Demon Realm and heretic cultivators in the Immortal Realm had joined forces to set up a trap in the Qianyuan Cave Heaven, leading to the fall of several hundred peerless geniuses from the Immortal Realm. Even the son of the Heavenly Emperor had been brutally beaten by the Impermanence Demon Monarch, leaving him with no face to save.
The Heavenly Court was furious and sent messengers to all the major Holy Lands and Prestigious Families.
Lu Changsheng roughly knew the reason for the matter.
Lu Changsheng himself had almost died in the Qianyuan Cave Heaven, so he did not oppose retaliation.
Above Mount Taihua, clouds parted with a brilliance of golden light, as Celestial Maidens scattered flowers. A team of Sword Cultivators descended on their swords.
This team of Sword Cultivators, consisting of more than a dozen people, were all Female Sword Immortals, dressed in fluttering white, transcending the ordinary.
“These are people from the Mysterious Lady Palace,” Lin Xuantong recognized the origins of this group of Female Sword Immortals in a glance. Being in charge of Taihua Holy Land, Lin Xuantong had seen much of the world and had not entirely avoided dealings with the Heavenly Court.
The Mysterious Lady Palace, one of the many palaces within the Heavenly Court, only accepted female disciples, and only those who were Sword Dao geniuses.
The strength of the Mysterious Lady Palace ranked among the top few within the many palaces of the Heavenly Court, with a foundation comparable to that of a powerful Holy Land such as Kunlun.
The weakest among this group of Female Sword Immortals was also a Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor.
From this, one could see the terrifying strength of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
The leading Female Sword Immortal was a devastatingly beautiful woman whose solitary temperament was striking.
Her aura was extremely fearsome.
She was even stronger than the Impermanence Demon Monarch.
In her presence, Lu Changsheng himself felt as if he were suffocating.
“Lin Xuantong, it’s been a long time since I last saw you. Back then, you were but a youth,” the Female Sword Immortal said coolly to Lin Xuantong.
In front of her, Lin Xuantong was like a junior.
By that logic, was she not an old entity who had cultivated for tens of millions of years?
Of course, she could never hear such thoughts, for if she did, Lu Changsheng feared she might chase him with her Immortal Sword, and even Lin Xuantong would not be able to protect him.
“As a young man, I was fortunate enough to witness Fairy Mengchen’s elegance, which is a great honor for Xuantong. Today, Fairy Mengchen has made further progress in her cultivation, which is a joyous and congratulatory occasion,” Lin Xuantong, as the Saint Lord of Taihua, was well-versed in social etiquette and lavished praise onto the Mysterious Lady Palace’s expert.
But Fairy Mengchen’s tone remained unflappable, “I am here this time by the Heavenly Emperor’s orders to invite Taihua Holy Land to the Heavenly Court to discuss matters.”
“What matters are these?”
“The matter concerning Qianyuan Cave Heaven was secretly orchestrated by Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and Cold Bone Demon Venerable, aiming to trap and kill the geniuses of several generations in the Immortal Realm, severing the foundation of our realm. Enraged, the Heavenly Emperor wishes to rally the forces of the Immortal Realm to resist the Demon Realm.”
“Is Demon Marshal Dugu Mietian aware of this matter?”
“Behind this incident, it’s very likely that there is encouragement from Dugu Mietian; otherwise, the several Demon Lords would not act so unitedly. If possible, we must eliminate Dugu Mietian to prevent future troubles.”
“…”
Fairy Mengchen and Lin Xuantong communicated secretly through voice transmission, and while everyone could see them facing each other, it was difficult to hear exactly what the two were saying.
Lu Changsheng could roughly guess that Fairy Mengchen of the Mysterious Lady Palace was discussing with Lin Xuantong the matter of dealing with the Demon Realm.
This was not something Lu Changsheng needed to get involved in.
If the sky were to fall, there were still the Ancestors from the Heavenly Court and the various Holy Lands to uphold it.
Lu Changsheng’s attention was on the people of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
Of course, Lu Changsheng’s interest wasn’t due to the beauty of the women of the Mysterious Lady Palace; in terms of beauty, Xia Ningxue and Lin Qinghan were even superior to them.
The reason Lu Changsheng was paying attention to the women of the Mysterious Lady Palace was because he sensed a trace of his sixth disciple, Chen Yao’s, aura on them.
Chen Yao possessed the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique.
Could it be that this Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Physique had some intricate connection with the Mysterious Lady Palace?
Lu Changsheng made a judgment that Chen Yao was very likely to be in the Mysterious Lady Palace of the Heavenly Court.
Lu Changsheng had been active in the Immortal Realm, yet he could not find any news of Chen Yao’s whereabouts.
If Chen Yao was in the Heavenly Court, then everything made sense.
People from the Heavenly Court seldom ventured into the Mortal Realm.
Someone like Lin Xuantong, who had cultivated for over ten million years, had only seen Fairy Mengchen of the Mysterious Lady Palace twice.
Lin Qinghan continued to transmit her voice secretly to Lu Changsheng: “I’ve heard my father say that the Mysterious Lady Palace has twelve Sword Maidens with profound cultivation and stunning talents. Any one of them is the freakish genius first in the Qilin Ranking of their era. Fairy Mengchen is one of those twelve Sword Maidens.”
“Twelve Sword Maidens?”
Lu Changsheng was actually hearing about the experts of the Mysterious Lady Palace for the first time.
To think that there were eleven others like Fairy Mengchen, a strong individual, revealed the might of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
If Chen Yao was indeed in the Mysterious Lady Palace, she would certainly not lack cultivation resources and techniques.
Her cultivation progress would not have fallen behind too much.
“However, I have heard that the Mysterious Lady Palace has many rules and strictly disciplines all its disciples, to the point that they aren’t even allowed to seek out companions.”
Lin Qinghan often heard stories from her father Lin Xuantong, so she knew many anecdotes not recorded in books.
The annals of the various Holy Lands tried to avoid mentioning matters concerning the Heavenly Court so as not to offend the Great Experts of the Heavenly Court.
Any Holy Land could not stand up to the Heavenly Court on its own.
Thus, some secrets were passed down only through word of mouth.
This was not good.
Upon hearing about the strict discipline of the Mysterious Lady Palace, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile wryly.
With many strong individuals in the Mysterious Lady Palace, along with numerous rules, if Chen Yao had joined the Mysterious Lady Palace, it wouldn’t be so simple for Lin Qing to take her away.
“If the Mysterious Lady Palace won’t let her go, when I and a group of disciples have cultivated to the realm of everlasting life, then I’ll challenge the Mysterious Lady Palace.”
With the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator in hand, Lu Changsheng theoretically had endless potential. Given enough cultivation time, the Mysterious Lady Palace might not even be his match.
Around Lu Changsheng were disciples including the son of a Demon Marshal, as well as descendants of an Ancient Buddha and the Dragon Emperor. Their origins could be considered no weaker than those of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
Dugu Aotian’s father was Demon Marshal Dugu Mietian, who dared to confront the Heavenly Emperor and might even have planned the Qianyuan Cave Heaven trap behind the scenes.
At this moment, Lin Xuantong was still conversing with Fairy Mengchen.
“As long as the Purple Void Palace of Kunlun Mountains gives the nod, our Mount Taihua can send people to the Heavenly Court.”
“People from the Heavenly Court have already gone to the Purple Void Palace, and I’m sure they will agree. Furthermore, the Heavenly Emperor wishes to witness the talents of the younger generation from each Holy Land—it’s a great opportunity for the geniuses of the various Holy Lands to compete with each other. At that time, bring your disciples.”
“I understand.”
Lin Xuantong frowned slightly.
For the Heavenly Court to summon the Saint Lords from the various Holy Lands to discuss matters and confront the Demon Realm was a matter of course.
Once the Purple Void Palace of Kunlun Mountains made its stance known, basically all Holy Lands and Prestigious Families would partake in the grand assembly of the Heavenly Court.
But to specifically summon the young geniuses from the various Holy Lands, it was likely meant to be an opportunity for the Heavenly Emperor’s son to establish his prestige.