“This is Ruan Qi the Fairy from Mysterious Lady Palace, who will be responsible for liaising with our Mount Taihua Sacred Land in the future. Longevity, you will lead the team from now on; if any issue arises, seek assistance from the Fairy.”
Lin Xuantong introduced the high expert of the Mysterious Lady Palace who would be stationed at Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
The Mysterious Lady Palace controls the northern part of the Immortal Realm, including the Cultivator Clans, Immortal Dynasty, and Sects, and has dispatched Ruan Qi the Fairy, who is in the Divine King Realm, along with several disciples from the Mysterious Lady Palace, to be stationed at Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
Lin Xuantong is grooming Lu Changsheng as his successor, gradually letting Lu Changsheng take over the affairs of Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
Although Ruan Qi the Fairy is not one of the twelve Sword Maidens, her cultivation level reaches the Divine King Realm, and her status in the Mysterious Lady Palace is not low.
This is a good opportunity for Lu Changsheng to meet more powerful figures in the Immortal Realm.
Managing a sacred land is not just about personal strength, but also strategy and connections.
“I am Lu Changsheng, and I have met Fairy Ruan Qi.”
Lu Changsheng holds great respect for his seniors in the Immortal Realm.
A high expert in the Divine King Realm would also have been a renowned genius in their youth.
“I was also present at the Heavenly Court’s grand meeting. You are impressive, even defeating the Emperor’s son. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future.”
Ruan Qi the Fairy does not underestimate this junior.
Lu Changsheng defeated the son of the Heavenly Emperor and even refused invitations from several dozen Divine Palaces of the Immortal Realm, making his name resound throughout the Heavenly Court.
Apart from the senior ranks of the eight Divine Palaces and some Palace Masters, no one dares to regard Lu Changsheng as just a junior.
“Sure.”
Lu Changsheng is already at the Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor level, just a step away from the Divine King Realm. With just one more step forward, his combat power could match that of Ruan Qi the Fairy.
After meeting with the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of Tai Hua, and savoring some fine tea, Ruan Qi the Fairy spoke to Lin Xuantong and the others, “The Heavenly Court has discovered that several major Demon Lords are secretly recruiting Heretic Cultivators in the Immortal Realm and forming the Blood Sea Palace and Evil Extreme Sect, intending to cooperate with the Demon Army from both inside and outside. Our eight Divine Palaces will join forces with major powers from the Lower Realm to eradicate the branches of Blood Sea Palace and Evil Extreme Sect located in various regions. Each major power must send personnel to search for these branches’ locations.”
Lin Xuantong replied, “We in the Lower Realm have noticed this situation earlier, but the Blood Sea Palace and Evil Extreme Sect operate covertly, making it hard to trace their movements. It will take a considerable amount of time, and we might lose a number of Elders or Disciples.”
“For the future of the Immortal Realm, some sacrifices are inevitable.”
“Yes, I will secretly send Elders and Disciples to search for the branches of Blood Sea Palace and Evil Extreme Sect, and once discovered, they will be immediately wiped out.”
“Our Mysterious Lady Palace will, if necessary, also send people to join you. Even the esteemed Sword Maidens might take action.”
All twelve Sword Maidens taking action?
Lu Changsheng was startled, realizing that the Heavenly Court was truly serious this time.
The positions of the twelve Sword Maidens are almost equivalent to that of the Demon Lords. If they personally intervene, the Demon Lords are very likely to join the battle as well.
If branches of the Blood Sea Palace or Evil Extreme Sect appear within the area of influence of Mount Taihua Sacred Land, Lu Changsheng might personally lead a team to eradicate these bases.
Now Lu Changsheng’s combat power is comparable to an ordinary ninth-grade Divine King, or even an eighth-grade Divine King. His leadership ranks second only to those led by Lin Xuantong, Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan, and Jiang Family Ancestor.
After explaining the mission of the Heavenly Court, Ruan Qi the Fairy returned to the palace prepared for them by Lin Xuantong for the disciples of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
Only Lin Xuantong, Lu Changsheng, and Lin Qinghan were left in the grand hall.
Lin Qinghan asked, “Dad, should we go down the mountain to search for the bases of the Blood Sea Palace?”
“There’s no need for you to take action, others will handle it,” Lin Xuantong replied with a deep look in his eyes, a look even Lin Qinghan seldom saw, “Both of you are now at the Immortal Emperor Realm, especially Longevity, who is just one step away from the Divine King Realm. I hope you two will jointly manage the sacred land in the future.”
As a descendant of the Taihua Sword Maiden, Lin Xuantong still hopes the Lin Family will control Mount Taihua Sacred Land, letting Lin Qinghan and Lu Changsheng jointly manage it.
“I will follow Master’s arrangement.”
Lu Changsheng had no objections; he didn’t want to spend time and energy on complex affairs of the sacred land and Sects. Even if he were to assume the position of the next Saint Lord of Tai Hua, Lu Changsheng would still delegate the real power to Lin Qinghan, a future descendant of the Lin Family, and just hold a nominal title.
His pursuit is to quickly cultivate to the Longevity Immortal Realm, to achieve eternal immortality.
“There are some things I can explain to you now. Our Mount Taihua Sacred Land, besides the visible forces, also has a secret power called ‘Shadowless.’ They are death soldiers specially trained since the founding of the sacred land, cultivating various tracking methods and Qimen tactics, collecting intelligence, eradicating traitors, and assassinating enemies for the sacred land. Except for a very few people, no one knows about this force. The task of searching for the Blood Sea Palace bases will be entrusted to them.”
Lin Xuantong clapped his hands, and a sinister figure appeared from the shadows behind him.
The person was masked, making it impossible to discern their true appearance and cultivation level.
But this person gave Lu Changsheng an extremely terrifying feeling.
Unexpectedly, there was such a person in the shadows.
“This is the Hall Master of Wuying Hall, Ye Wuxin, a former genius of the Ye Family, who voluntarily joined Wuying Hall 513 years ago.”
“Is it him?”
Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan were astonished.
They had seen records about him in the classics.
The Ye Family is the second largest branch in Mount Taihua Sacred Land, second only to the Jiang Family. More than fifty million years ago, a matchless genius named Ye Wuxin ranked fifth in the Qilin Ranking appeared, but during his prime, he suddenly disappeared without a trace, supposedly perishing by accident while venturing into a forbidden area.