dì jiǔ bǎi sì shí yi
第九百四十yi
Chapter 941
rén miàn miàn xiāng qù ， mù xiān ！ zhōng ， jiē liú lù chū le hài rán diǎn yì ， jiāo fēng máo “ dà lì zhī qiáng ， shí yǒu ** hái zài tā men zhī shàng 。
人面面相觑，目先！中，皆流露出了骇然点意，交丰毛“大力之强，十有**还在他们之上。
The people present exchanged glances, eyes wide with shock. Master Great Strength was indeed even stronger than they had anticipated.
“ dà shī ， zhè ” hóng yī nǚ zǐ zhèng xiǎng shuō shén me ， tū rán biǎo qíng yī è de zhù kǒu le 。
“大师，这”红衣女子正想说什么，突然表情一愕的住口了。
"Master, this..." The red-robed woman hesitated to speak as her expression suddenly froze.
hé shàng yě zhuǎn guò tóu ， yǎn jīng wēi mī ， xiàng zuǒ cè de fāng xiàng wàng qù 。
和尚也转过头，眼睛微眯，像左侧的方向望去。
The monk also turned his head, narrowing his eyes and looking towards the left side.
shèn fēi tā men xiàn le zì jǐ ？” lín xuān xiān shì yī dāi ， dàn hěn kuài biǎo qíng yòu fàng sōng xià lái ， jiǔ tiān xuán gōng zhōng de liǎn qì shù xuán miào wú bǐ ， nǎ yǒu nà me róng yì bèi kàn pò dì 。
慎非他们现了自己？”林轩先是一呆，但很快表情又放松下来，九天玄功中的敛气术玄妙无比，哪有那么容易被看破地。
Could it be that they were being observed by someone? Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned but quickly relaxed. Theqi collection technique in Nine Heavens Profound Technique was incredibly subtle; how could it be easily discerned?
nà huì shì ……
那会是……
What if...
yóu yú méi yǒu jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， suǒ yǐ shēng le shén me lín xuān wú fǎ zhǎng wò ， zhǐ hǎo jìng guān qí biàn hǎo le 。
由于没有将神识放出，所以生了什么林轩无法掌握，只好静观其变好了。
Since he hadn't released his spirit consciousness, what had happened remained unknown to him. He could only wait and see.
yòu guò le yuē yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu 。
又过了约一盏茶的功夫。
Another few minutes passed.
yuǎn fāng de tiān jì shàng chū xiàn le yī dào jīng hóng 。
远方的天际上出现了一道惊虹。
A streak of startling light appeared on the horizon far away.
nà qì xī ， nà líng lì ， lín xuān gǎn jué yǒu xiē shú 。
那气息，那灵力，林轩感觉有些熟。
That aura, that essence energy—it felt familiar to Lin Xuan. It was another cultivator at the same level as himself—Immortal.
tóng yàng yě shì yuán yīng jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
同样也是元婴级别的修仙者。
The small stone wasteland, due to its sparse essence energy, rarely saw people. However, this time, it had gathered many powerful experts.
xiǎo xiǎo de suì shí huāng dì ， yóu yú líng qì xī bó ， píng rì lǐ rén jì hǎn zhì ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ xuán ， què jù jí le dà liàng de gāo shǒu 。
小小的碎石荒地，由于灵气稀薄，平日里人迹罕至，然而此时此玄，却聚集了大量的高手。
After the light subsided, a bald old man with a youthful face emerged. Wearing loose robes, he looked like a divine being. Even Lin Xuan, who was usually composed, almost popped out of his eyes in surprise.
nà guāng máng shōu liǎn yǐ hòu ， xiàn chū le yī tóng yán hè de lǎo zhě ， shēn chuān kuān dà de yī fú ， kàn shàng qù xiān fēng dào gǔ ， jí biàn yǐ lín xuān de chéng fǔ ， yě chà yì diǎn dèng chū le yǎn zhū 。
那光芒收敛以后，现出了一童颜鹤的老者，身穿宽大的衣服，看上去仙风道骨，即便以林轩的城府，也差一点瞪出了眼珠。
This face was all too familiar; they had just met earlier.
zhè róng yán zài shú xī bù guò 。 jiù zài gāng gāng cái jiàn guò 。
这容颜再熟悉不过。就在刚刚才见过。
His master, Immortal True Feather!
zì jǐ de shī zūn ， tōng yǔ zhēn rén ！
自己的师尊，通羽真人！
Moon's voice echoed in his mind. The girl obviously lacked the composure of her young lord, her expression filled with shock and doubt.
nǎo hǎi zhī zhōng ， chuán lái yuè ér de jīng hū ， yǔ shào yé xiāng bǐ ， zhè yā tou kě méi yǒu nà me hǎo de dìng lì ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì jīng yí 。
脑海之中，传来月儿的惊呼，与少爷相比，这丫头可没有那么好的定力，脸上满是惊疑。
The expressions of the red-robed woman and the monk were similar as well. They couldn't have imagined encountering the leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain here.
nà nǚ zǐ yǔ hé shàng de biǎo qíng yě chà bu duō ， dà gài liǎng rén zuò mèng yě méi xiǎng dào huì zài zhè lǐ yù jiàn líng yào shān zhǎng mén le 。
那女子与和尚的表情也差不多，大概两人做梦也没想到会在这里遇见灵药山掌门了。
"Master Wise and Scholarly, and Lady Ink, both of you are also present. Could it be that you were attracted by the unusual essence energy fluctuations just now?" Immortal True Feather smiled kindly and greeted them.
“ cōng huì dà shī ， hái yǒu mò xiān zi ， liǎng wèi dōu zài cǐ chù ， mò fēi yě shì bèi gāng cái yì yàng de líng lì bō dòng xī yǐn guò lái de 。” tōng yǔ zhēn rén cí méi shàn mù ， wēi xiào zhe xiàng liǎng rén dǎ qǐ le kòng hū 。
“聪慧大师，还有墨仙子，两位都在此处，莫非也是被刚才异样的灵力波动吸引过来的。”通羽真人慈眉善目，微笑着像两人打起了控呼。
"Lord Young Master, is this guy a fake?" Moon couldn't help but ask after her initial shock subsided.
“ shào yé ， zhè jiā huo shì bú shì yě shì mào pái huò ？” jīng yà guò hòu ， yuè ér rěn bú zhù kāi 。
“少爷，这家伙是不是也是冒牌货？”惊讶过后，月儿忍不住开。
Lin Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile: "I wish he was. But..."
lín xuān què kǔ xiào zhe yáo le yáo tóu ：“ wǒ dào xī wàng tā shì jiǎ de ， bù guò ”
林轩却苦笑着摇了摇头：“我倒希望他是假的，不过”
"What, Lord Young Master? You think he's really Master Wise and Scholarly?"
“ shén me ， shào yé ， nǐ shuō tā zhēn shì tōng yǔ zhēn rén me ？”
“什么，少爷，你说他真是通羽真人么？”
"Yeah, I'm not one hundred percent sure, but there's about seven or eight out of ten chances."
“ ń ， shí zú shí bù gǎn shuō ， dàn qī bā fēn de bǎ wò hái shì yǒu de 。”
“嗯，十足十不敢说，但七八分的把握还是有的。”
Although Lin Xuan had left Spirit Medicine Mountain over seventy years ago, his memory at this level allowed him to recall faces and mannerisms almost perfectly. The person before him matched the memories in every detail.
suī rán lín xuān lí kāi líng yào shān yǐ qī bā shí nián le ， dàn tā zhè zhǒng děng jiē de xiū xiān zhě ， jī hū shì kě yǐ zuò dào guò mù bù wàng de ， yǎn qián zhī rén ， bù jǐn wǔ guān xiàng mào yǔ jì yì zhōng xiāng tóng ， yán tán jǔ zhǐ yě méi yǒu fēn háo chā bié de 。
虽然林轩离开灵药山已七八十年了，但他这种等阶的修仙者，几乎是可以做到过目不忘的，眼前之人，不仅五官相貌与记忆中相同，言谈举止也没有分毫差别的。
It was very likely that it was his master, but why would he be here? Was it a coincidence or someone luring him?
dà yǒu kě néng shì shī zūn ， zhǐ shì tā zěn me huì lái dào cǐ chù ， jiū jìng shì qiǎo hé ， hái shì bèi rén yīn móu yǐn guò lái de 。
大有可能是师尊，只是他怎么会来到此处，究竟是巧合，还是被人阴谋引过来的。
Lin Xuan's mind raced with questions, but no answers came to him.
lín xuān xīn zhōng jīng yí ， nǎo hǎi zhuǎn dòng bù yǐ ， rán ér què méi yǒu sī háo tóu xù 。
林轩心中惊疑，脑海转动不已，然而却没有丝毫头绪。
"Something wrong?"
“ liǎng wèi zěn me le ？”
“两位怎么了？”
Immortal True Feather didn't know what had happened. It was indeed coincidental; after moving Spirit Medicine Mountain to Cloud Province, despite the presence of many major sects, they quickly established themselves due to their excellent alchemy skills.
tōng yǔ zhēn rén bìng bù zhī dào shēng le shén me ， shuō qǐ lái ， shì qíng yě zhēn shì qiǎo hé ， líng yào shān bān qiān dào yún zhōu yǐ hòu ， zhè lǐ suī dà pài lín lì ， dàn píng jiè zhe jīng zhàn de liàn dān jì yì ， xùn zhàn wěn le jiǎo gēn 。
通羽真人并不知道生了什么，说起来，事情也真是巧合，灵药山搬迁到云州以后，这里虽大派林立，但凭借着精湛的炼丹技艺，迅站稳了脚跟。
Although there were conflicts with Spirit Medicine Palace, it wasn't significant. With his abilities, resolving minor crises wouldn't be difficult.
suī rán yǔ lí yào gōng bù hé ， dàn bìng méi yǒu tài dà de chōng tū ， hé kuàng yǐ zì jǐ de shǒu wàn ， yào xiǎng huà jiě xiē xǔ wēi jī bìng bù nán 。
虽然与离药宫不和，但并没有太大的冲突，何况以自己的手腕，要想化解些许危机并不难。
Thus, in this narrow space, Spirit Medicine Mountain gradually grew stronger.
jiù zhè yàng ， zài jiā fèng zhī zhōng ， líng yào shān què zhú jiàn zhuàng dà le qǐ lái 。
就这样，在夹缝之中，灵药山却逐渐壮大了起来。
Everything was moving towards a positive direction.
yī qiè dōu zài xiàng zhe hǎo de zhǎn 。
一切都在向着好的展。
A few days ago, he had come here for something and only just finished today. He needed a certain spirit herb to refine a new type of pill recently.
shù rì yǐ qián ， tā yīn wèi yǒu shì 。 lái dào le zhè lǐ ， jīn tiān cái gāng gāng bàn wán ， qià hǎo zuì jìn liàn zhì de yī zhǒng dān yào ， xū yào mǒu wèi líng cǎo 。
数日以前，他因为有事。来到了这里，今天才刚刚办完，恰好最近炼制的一种丹药，需要某味灵草。
Although the herb wasn't a rare treasure, its growth conditions were extremely strict, found in only a few places, including some small mountains around this wasteland.
ér nà cǎo suī fēi tiān cái dì bǎo 。 shēng zhǎng de tiáo jiàn què pǒ wèi kē kè ， zhǐ yǒu liáo liáo jǐ chù dì fāng cái yǒu ， qí zhōng jiù bāo kuò le suì shí huāng yuán zhōu wéi de jǐ zuò xiǎo shān 。
而那草虽非天材地宝。生长的条件却颇为苛刻，只有寥寥几处地方才有，其中就包括了碎石荒原周围的几座小山。
Immortal True Feather came to gather it but felt an intense essence energy fluctuation as he searched. It was clearly two cultivators at the same level—both at the Immortal stage—clashing.
tōng yǔ zhēn rén qián lái zhāi cǎi 。 nǎ zhī dào zhèng zài xún zhǎo zhī zhōng ， què gǎn jué dào le kě pà de líng lì bō dòng ， nà líng yā míng xiǎn shì liǎng míng yuán yīng jí de cún zài zài jiāo shǒu 。
通羽真人前来摘采。哪知道正在寻找之中，却感觉到了可怕的灵力波动，那灵压明显是两名元婴级的存在在交手。
Immortal True Feather couldn't help feeling suspicious; after all, at their level, they often used their power in the cultivation world to bully lower-stage cultivators but rarely fought each other.
tōng yǔ zhēn rén bù yóu de yǒu xiē jīng yí ， xū zhī ， xiū wèi dào le tā men zhè zhǒng děng jí ， píng rì lǐ ， zài xiū xiān jiè xíng wēi zuò fú ， qī fù dī jiē xiū shì shì cháng yǒu ， dàn tóng wèi yuán yīng gāo shǒu ， xiāng hù jiān què hěn shǎo zhēng dòu 。
通羽真人不由得有些惊疑，须知，修为到了他们这种等级，平日里，在修仙界行威作福，欺负低阶修士是常有，但同为元婴高手，相互间却很少争斗。
The path of Dao was difficult, and condensing an immortal body even more so. Although few could advance beyond this stage, even those stuck in the Immortal stage lived for a thousand years.
yáng jìng xiān dào jiān nán ， níng jié yuán yīng gèng wéi bù yì ， suī rán jí shǎo jí shǎo yǒu rén néng gòu zài jìn jí ， dàn jiù suàn kùn yú yuán yīng qī ， shòu yuán yě zhǎng dá qiān nián 。
羊竟仙道艰难，凝结元婴更为不易，虽然极少极少有人能够再晋级，但就算困于元婴期，寿元也长达千年。
So much time allowed them enough leisure; Immortal cultivators often feared death more than their juniors, and within the human world, there were almost no threats to them except from peers.
zhè me duō shí guāng ， zú kě xiāo yáo ， yuán yīng xiū shì ， wǎng wǎng bǐ tā men de hòu bèi gèng pà sǐ ， ér zài rén jiè zhī zhōng ， chú le tóng jiē de cún zài ， yòu jī hū méi yǒu shén me kě yǐ wēi xié dào tā men de 。
这么多时光，足可逍遥，元婴修士，往往比他们的后辈更怕死，而在人界之中，除了同阶的存在，又几乎没有什么可以威胁到他们的。
Thus, although there were no rules or regulations, an unspoken understanding had formed among Immortal cultivators: unless for a special reason, they rarely fought.
suǒ yǐ ， suī rán méi yǒu shén me guī jǔ fǎ zé ， dàn yuán yīng xiū shì jiān ， què zǎo yǐ xíng chéng le yī zhǒng mò qì ， rú wú tè bié de lǐ yóu ， hěn shǎo zhēng dòu 。
所以，虽然没有什么规矩法则，但元婴修士间，却早已形成了一种默契，如无特别的理由，很少争斗。
Of course, if it involved something like a heavenly treasure or divine pill, they would fight to the death.
dāng rán ， rú guǒ zhēn shè jí dào shén me nì tiān jí de fǎ bǎo ， dān yào ， yě huì dǎ gè nǐ sǐ wǒ 。
当然，如果真涉及到什么逆天级的法宝，丹药，也会打个你死我。
Immortal True Feather understood this situation well. So when he felt that massive essence energy fluctuation, he immediately thought of taking advantage of the chaos.
duì yú zhè zhǒng qíng xíng ， tōng yǔ zhēn rén xīn zhī dù míng ， suǒ yǐ gǎn jué dào nà jù dà de líng lì bō dòng ， lì kè yǒu le hún shuǐ mō yú de niàn tou 。
对于这种情形，通羽真人心知肚明，所以感觉到那巨大的灵力波动，立刻有了浑水摸鱼的念头。
Could there be any precious treasures in the stone wasteland?
mò fēi suì shí huāng dì xiàn le shén me bǎo wù ？
莫非碎石荒地现了什么宝物？
If so, naturally, he couldn't miss out on such an opportunity.
nà zì jǐ dāng rán bù kě yǐ cuò guò le 。
那自己当然不可以错过了。
When both old monsters were exhausted, he would step in as a beneficiary.
děng liǎng gè 。 lǎo guài wù liǎng bài jù shāng de shí hòu ， zì jǐ lái zuò nà dé lì de yú rén hǎo le 。
等两个。老怪物两败俱伤的时候，自己来做那得利的渔人好了。
To be honest, Immortal True Feather's plan wasn't wrong. His cunning was evident; even Lin Xuan admired his ingenuity. However, this time, the luck of the leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain was truly
píng xīn lái shuō ， tōng yǔ zhēn rén zhè fān dǎ suàn bìng méi yǒu cuò ， tā de xīn jī yě yǒu mù gòng dǔ ， biàn shì lín xuān yě pǒ wèi pèi fú ， zhǐ bù guò 。 zhè yī cì ， líng yào shān zhǎng mén de yùn qì shí zài shì ”
平心来说，通羽真人这番打算并没有错，他的心机也有目共睹，便是林轩也颇为佩服，只不过。这一次，灵药山掌门的运气实在是”
He had no idea what had happened throughout, but the expressions of the two old monsters had already alerted Immortal True Feather.
zì shǐ zhì zhōng ， tā hái bù zhī dào shēng le shén me ， bù guò liǎng gè lǎo guài wù de biǎo qíng 。 yǐ lóu ràng tōng yǔ zhēn rén jǐng jué le 。
自始至终，他还不知道生了什么，不过两个老怪物的表情。已髅让通羽真人警觉了。
After all, this leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain was a versatile figure who knew how to make friends. Although he hadn't been in Cloud Province for long, he had already made many connections, especially with Elder Red Stone and Master Wise. They had met several times before, but why were they acting so suspiciously now?
bì jìng ， zhè wèi líng yào shān zhī zhǔ 。 shì yī wèi bā miàn líng lóng de rén wù ， cháng xiù shàn wǔ ， lái dào yún zhōu de shí jiān suī rán bù jiǔ ， què yǐ jié jiāo le bù shǎo péng yǒu ， hào shí chéng chí wèi tè shū ， zhū wèi zhǎng lǎo tā gèng yǒu yì lā lǒng ， yǔ yǎn qián zhè wèi huì cóng dà shī ， hái yǒu mò xiān zi dōu yǒu jǐ fēn jiāo qíng de 。
毕竟，这位灵药山之主。是一位八面玲珑的人物，长袖善舞，来到云州的时间虽然不久，却已结交了不少朋友，皓石城池位特殊，诸位长老他更有意拉拢，与眼前这位会从大师，还有墨仙子都有几分交情的。
The two elders exchanged glances. The red-robed woman moved swiftly and stood behind Immortal True Feather.
yǐ qián shuāng fāng jiàn miàn ， dū huì hù xiāng hán xuān wèn hǎo ， wèi hé zhè yī cì ”
以前双方见面，都会互相寒暄问好，为何这一次”
"Two fellow daoists, what is your intention?" Immortal True Feather narrowed his eyes as his sleeves billowed with essence energy.
liǎng rén de rì guāng jiē hěn yīn chén 。 suī rán méi yǒu shā qì ， dàn dí yì què yǐ xiǎn lù wú yí 。
两人的日光皆很阴沉。虽然没有杀气，但敌意却已显露无疑。
"There's nothing; just come back to Red Stone City if you're willing to surrender," the red-robed woman said coldly.
yǔ tōng yǔ zhēn rén mǎn tóu wù shuǐ xiāng bǐ ， wù shí chéng de liǎng wèi zhǎng lǎo tóng yàng xīn zhōng jīng yí 。 zài hào yān gé de shí hòu ， tā liǎ dōu cāi cè zhè jiàn shì qíng yǔ líng yào shān yīng gāi méi yǒu guān xì ， ér shì yǒu qí rén tiǎo bō ， yóu qí shì cōng huì dà shī ， fēn xī dé jí yǒu tiáo lì ， kě yǎn qián yòu gāi zěn me jiě shì ”
与通羽真人满头雾水相比，晤石城的两位长老同样心中惊疑。在浩烟阁的时候，他俩都猜测这件事情与灵药山应该没有关系，而是有其人挑拨，尤其是聪慧大师，分析得极有条例，可眼前又该怎么解释”
"Why go back to Red Stone City?" Immortal True Feather looked displeased. His mind raced, trying to figure out why they were targeting him. The situation was clearly dire—facing two Immortal cultivators, and Master Wise had already advanced to mid-stage a century ago. The black silkworm cultivation of the ink-robed woman was also formidable; he might not be able to defeat her in single combat. What should he do?
tōng yǔ zhēn rén zhēn zài zhè lǐ 。 liǎng rén yǔ tā jiē chù guò shù cì ， shì bú shì mào pái huò zì xìn hái fēn biàn dé chū 。
通羽真人真在这里。两人与他接触过数次，是不是冒牌货自信还分辨得出。
Meanwhile, Elder Red Stone and the other elders were equally puzzled. In Hoshan Pavilion, they had guessed that this matter wasn't related to Spirit Medicine Mountain but someone stirring up trouble. Master Wise's analysis was thorough, but how could they explain it now?
ruò shì shuō yì wài yě wèi miǎn tài qiǎo le 。
若是说意外也未免太巧了。
Immortal True Feather was indeed here; they had interacted with him several times, so they could easily distinguish between a real and fake.
bù guǎn rú hé ， jì rán zài zhè lǐ yù jiàn zhèng zhǔ ér ， zǒng bù néng qīng sōng fàng guò 。
不管如何，既然在这里遇见正主儿，总不能轻松放过。
It couldn't be a coincidence.
liǎng wèi zhǎng lǎo duì shì yī yǎn ， hóng yī měi fù shēn xíng yī shǎn ， yǐ lái dào le tōng yǔ zhēn rén de hòu miàn 。
两位长老对视一眼，红衣美妇身形一闪，已来到了通羽真人的后面。
Regardless, since they encountered the main person here, they wouldn't let them go lightly.
“ liǎng wèi dào yǒu zhè shì hé yì ？” tōng yǔ zhēn rén yǎn jīng yī mī ， yī xiù suí fēng gǔ qǐ 。 hún shēn shàng xià ， yǐ jīng bù mǎn le chōng pèi de líng lì 。
“两位道友这是何意？”通羽真人眼睛一眯，衣袖随风鼓起。浑身上下，已经布满了充沛的灵力。
The two elders exchanged glances. The red-robed woman moved swiftly and stood behind Immortal True Feather.
“ méi shén me ， zhǐ yào zhǎng mén zhēn rén yuàn yì shù shǒu jiù fù ， suí wǒ men huí yī tàng wù shí chéng jí kě 。” hóng yī měi fù lěng lěng de kāi kǒu le 。
“没什么，只要掌门真人愿意束手就缚，随我们回一趟晤石城即可。”红衣美妇冷冷的开口了。
"Two fellow daoists, what is your intention?" Immortal True Feather's eyes narrowed as his sleeves billowed with essence energy.
“ huí hào shí chéng wèi shén me ？” tōng yǔ zhēn rén de biǎo qíng shí fēn nán kàn ， nǎo hǎi zhōng gèng shì niàn tou jí zhuǎn ， suī rán bù zhī dào duì fāng wèi hé yǔ zì jǐ wéi nán ， dàn rú jīn de xíng shì 。 zì rán shì bù miào dào le jí diǎn ， zì jǐ jǐn jǐn shì chū qī ， què miàn duì liǎng míng yuán yīng xiū shì ， ér qiě cōng huì nà tū lǘ ， hái zǎo zài bǎi nián qián ， jiù jìn jiē dào le zhōng qī 。
“回浩石城为什么？”通羽真人的表情十分难看，脑海中更是念头急转，虽然不知道对方为何与自己为难，但如今的形势。自然是不妙到了极点，自己仅仅是初期，却面对两名元婴修士，而且聪慧那秃驴，还早在百年前，就进阶到了中期。
"There’s nothing; just come back to Red Stone City if you're willing to surrender," the red-robed woman said coldly.
Chapter 941
The people present exchanged glances, eyes wide with shock. Master Great Strength was indeed even stronger than they had anticipated.
"Master, this..." The red-robed woman hesitated to speak as her expression suddenly froze.
The monk also turned his head, narrowing his eyes and looking towards the left side.
Could it be that they were being observed by someone? Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned but quickly relaxed. Theqi collection technique in Nine Heavens Profound Technique was incredibly subtle; how could it be easily discerned?
What if...
Since he hadn't released his spirit consciousness, what had happened remained unknown to him. He could only wait and see.
Another few minutes passed.
A streak of startling light appeared on the horizon far away.
That aura, that essence energy—it felt familiar to Lin Xuan. It was another cultivator at the same level as himself—Immortal.
The small stone wasteland, due to its sparse essence energy, rarely saw people. However, this time, it had gathered many powerful experts.
After the light subsided, a bald old man with a youthful face emerged. Wearing loose robes, he looked like a divine being. Even Lin Xuan, who was usually composed, almost popped out of his eyes in surprise.
This face was all too familiar; they had just met earlier.
His master, Immortal True Feather!
Moon's voice echoed in his mind. The girl obviously lacked the composure of her young lord, her expression filled with shock and doubt.
The expressions of the red-robed woman and the monk were similar as well. They couldn't have imagined encountering the leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain here.
"Master Wise and Scholarly, and Lady Ink, both of you are also present. Could it be that you were attracted by the unusual essence energy fluctuations just now?" Immortal True Feather smiled kindly and greeted them.
"Lord Young Master, is this guy a fake?" Moon couldn't help but ask after her initial shock subsided.
Lin Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile: "I wish he was. But..."
"What, Lord Young Master? You think he's really Master Wise and Scholarly?"
"Yeah, I'm not one hundred percent sure, but there's about seven or eight out of ten chances."
Although Lin Xuan had left Spirit Medicine Mountain over seventy years ago, his memory at this level allowed him to recall faces and mannerisms almost perfectly. The person before him matched the memories in every detail.
It was very likely that it was his master, but why would he be here? Was it a coincidence or someone luring him?
Lin Xuan's mind raced with questions, but no answers came to him.
"Something wrong?"
Immortal True Feather didn't know what had happened. It was indeed coincidental; after moving Spirit Medicine Mountain to Cloud Province, despite the presence of many major sects, they quickly established themselves due to their excellent alchemy skills.
Although there were conflicts with Spirit Medicine Palace, it wasn't significant. With his abilities, resolving minor crises wouldn't be difficult.
Thus, in this narrow space, Spirit Medicine Mountain gradually grew stronger.
Everything was moving towards a positive direction.
A few days ago, he had come here for something and only just finished today. He needed a certain spirit herb to refine a new type of pill recently.
Although the herb wasn't a rare treasure, its growth conditions were extremely strict, found in only a few places, including some small mountains around this wasteland.
Immortal True Feather came to gather it but felt an intense essence energy fluctuation as he searched. It was clearly two cultivators at the same level—both at the Immortal stage—clashing.
Immortal True Feather couldn't help feeling suspicious; after all, at their level, they often used their power in the cultivation world to bully lower-stage cultivators but rarely fought each other.
The path of Dao was difficult, and condensing an immortal body even more so. Although few could advance beyond this stage, even those stuck in the Immortal stage lived for a thousand years.
So much time allowed them enough leisure; Immortal cultivators often feared death more than their juniors, and within the human world, there were almost no threats to them except from peers.
Thus, although there were no rules or regulations, an unspoken understanding had formed among Immortal cultivators: unless for a special reason, they rarely fought.
Of course, if it involved something like a heavenly treasure or divine pill, they would fight to the death.
Immortal True Feather understood this situation well. So when he felt that massive essence energy fluctuation, he immediately thought of taking advantage of the chaos.
Could there be any precious treasures in the stone wasteland?
If so, naturally, he couldn't miss out on such an opportunity.
When both old monsters were exhausted, he would step in as a beneficiary.
To be honest, Immortal True Feather's plan wasn't wrong. His cunning was evident; even Lin Xuan admired his ingenuity. However, this time, the luck of the leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain was truly
He had no idea what had happened throughout, but the expressions of the two old monsters had already alerted Immortal True Feather.
After all, this leader of Spirit Medicine Mountain was a versatile figure who knew how to make friends. Although he hadn't been in Cloud Province for long, he had already made many connections, especially with Elder Red Stone and Master Wise. They had met several times before, but why were they acting so suspiciously now?
The two elders exchanged glances. The red-robed woman moved swiftly and stood behind Immortal True Feather.
"Two fellow daoists, what is your intention?" Immortal True Feather narrowed his eyes as his sleeves billowed with essence energy.
"There's nothing; just come back to Red Stone City if you're willing to surrender," the red-robed woman said coldly.
"Why go back to Red Stone City?" Immortal True Feather looked displeased. His mind raced, trying to figure out why they were targeting him. The situation was clearly dire—facing two Immortal cultivators, and Master Wise had already advanced to mid-stage a century ago. The black silkworm cultivation of the ink-robed woman was also formidable; he might not be able to defeat her in single combat. What should he do?
Meanwhile, Elder Red Stone and the other elders were equally puzzled. In Hoshan Pavilion, they had guessed that this matter wasn't related to Spirit Medicine Mountain but someone stirring up trouble. Master Wise's analysis was thorough, but how could they explain it now?
Immortal True Feather was indeed here; they had interacted with him several times, so they could easily distinguish between a real and fake.
It couldn't be a coincidence.
Regardless, since they encountered the main person here, they wouldn't let them go lightly.
The two elders exchanged glances. The red-robed woman moved swiftly and stood behind Immortal True Feather.
"Two fellow daoists, what is your intention?" Immortal True Feather's eyes narrowed as his sleeves billowed with essence energy.
"There’s nothing; just come back to Red Stone City if you're willing to surrender," the red-robed woman said coldly.