Senior Brother, Senior Sister, Little Junior Brother

Beyond the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers.

In a desolate and barren land, there lies Black Cloud Mountain, teeming with poisonous insects and overgrown with poisonous plants.

It is called Seven Severances Mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, there is a cave abode, which is the place where the master of this mountain, 'Violet Spirit Fairy', cultivates.

Looking from the outside in.

It was pitch black, with only the hissing of poisonous insects and the rustling of grass and trees in the breeze.

Ordinary people.

Even among Mahayana True Immortal, very few are able to enter and take a look.

Little did they know that a whole different world lay within—

Beyond the darkness were two enormous stone chambers, their walls smooth as jade. Inside, the stone beds, tables, stools, and other furnishings were as fine and smooth as mutton fat jade.

Many exotic and highly poisonous flowers and plants from outside Seven Severances Mountain have been transplanted here, making the serene place even more charming.

Beside the stone table, a young woman, ethereal and otherworldly, seemed to be weaving something, needle and thread in her hand. Upon closer inspection, her right hand held a jade-green needle, radiating a chilling and eerie aura. Her right fingers flicked lightly in the air, and strands of transparent, luminous silk flowed through them.

As weaving.

Gradually, it formed a sheet of paper shimmering with Golden Light in the air.

I don't know how much time passed.

The paper, gleaming with golden Golden Light, took shape. With a flick of the woman's hand, a copper coin fell into the air, shining upon the Golden Light paper, causing the Golden Light to shine even brighter. In the void, another Golden Light book appeared. The paper fluttered, merging with the book and instantly disappearing.

Take a closer look.

The Golden Light book, which originally had only eighteen pages, seems to have a nineteenth page.

Splash!

A slight ripple appeared in the void, and Qingfeng stirred.

The pages were turned, and the first eleven pages contained hazy text, its colors a Golden Light tinged with a glaring crimson. They appeared to be personal names, and above the text, figures flickered and swayed.

Examine it carefully.

At the end of page eleven, there are distorted characters. They are not any modern script, but seem to have been passed down from High Antiquity. They appear to be two characters, yet also three, and vaguely seem to be four or five.

In conclusion.

At first glance, names like "Evergreen," "Daoist Evergreen," and "Changqing Demon" immediately came to mind.

Different names.

But it was just one person.

However, there was no human presence on these words.

The page pauses here for a moment.

The woman lightly tapped her slender finger on the ground, her face cool and aloof, and slowly said, "In exchange for Xun Zhenbei's life and an Immortal Artifact, I would like to borrow Junior Brother's 'Star Stele of the Celestial Constellations'."

The void ripples.

The woman spoke in a clear, melodious voice to the empty cave abode.

There seemed to be a response from the other end of the void.

After a while.

"Seven Severances Mountain only does business, and doesn't care about grudges."

"Our master's Immortal Mansion is coveted by many. My junior brother ascended to heaven with the ' Star Stele of the Celestial Constellations), which will bring great trouble."

"Junior brother—"

The woman frowned slightly.

Silence.

After a long while.

Then she spoke again, "In that case, junior brother, take care of yourself. If you encounter danger in the future, visualize Seven Severances Mountain in your mind and silently recite 'Purple Spirit,' and your senior sister will come to your aid."

The words fell.

The void fell silent.

Outside the Seven Severances Mountain.

I wonder if it is ninety thousand feet high in the sky, or ten thousand feet heavy on the ground.

Suddenly, the sound of the spring was deafening, like thunder.

But there was a cliff face.

Below the cliff is a long ravine, several meters wide. Suddenly, a stone peak rises abruptly in the middle of the stream, covered with countless green pines and cypresses, and surrounded by holes of all sizes.

Looking around, there was a stone cave.

The cave was spacious and open, facing the pillar in the middle of the stream. Vines draped the cave entrance, and many Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs and plants grew there, with plum blossoms being the most abundant. Above the entrance were the three large characters "Plum Blossom Grotto".

The cave contains hundreds of stone chambers, each with its own entrance. Everywhere there are golden pillars and jade columns, grand and solemn, shining brightly, ancient and clear, truly deserving of the name "Cave Heaven and Immortal Abode".

In the very center, there was a plum blossom courtyard.

A Daoist priest sat cross-legged, letting the plum blossoms fall, and only fiddled with a few copper coins on the ground.

Suddenly.

The Daoist priest looked up, a slight smile playing on his lips. "My junior brother seems to be quite remarkable."

The Daoist priest reached out and caught the plum blossoms falling from the air, then gently tossed them out of the courtyard.

Plum blossoms flutter in the wind.

I don't know where I'm going.

Three Mountains and Nine Rivers.

The East Sea End Mountain.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Ziling."

Lu Qingfeng cupped his hands towards the void, the void's energy dissipated, and his clear, cold voice disappeared.

"Seven Severances Mountain".

"Violet Spirit Fairy".

The mountains returned to silence.

Lu Qingfeng's brows furrowed and relaxed intermittently, as if he were pondering something. He then looked towards the sky with some apprehension, "Even Xun Zhenbei had to go to Seven Severances Mountain to obtain a 'God-Burning Tome' to deal with me. It seems this cheap senior sister is quite formidable."

Thinking to myself.

Suddenly, I had another feeling.

A guest has arrived.

With one step, he landed beyond the End Mountain. Looking up at the sky, he saw a plum blossom petal fall, swaying in the air and transforming into a Daoist priest dressed in a plum blossom robe.

The Daoist priest appeared to be middle-aged.

Looking towards Lu Qingfeng outside the mountain, he smiled kindly and said loudly, "Our teacher's last disciple has finally appeared. I, Xie Zongyuan, have come to congratulate my junior brother on receiving our teacher's inheritance."

The Daoist priest was cheerful and forthright.

Looking at him, Lu Qingfeng recalled what the 'Violet Spirit Fairy' had said earlier and immediately knew who this person was. He said repeatedly, "So it is Senior Brother Plum Blossom from Jade-Congealing Cliff. Senior Brother has come from afar, and Junior Brother Du Tian has failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me."

Thinking of the information about this Daoist that I heard with both ears.

Lu Qingfeng used a powerful technique to conceal his aura and secrets of heaven to the deepest extent, not revealing a trace of them to the outside world.

"Junior brother, you're too polite."

"Our teacher has passed away long ago, leaving behind only three inheritances. There are only three successors: you, me, and Violet Spirit Fairy of Seven Severances Mountain. We should cherish our relationship, help each other, and support one another."

The Daoist priest spoke.

Seeing Lu Qingfeng outside the mountains, it seemed as if he were not even in this world. If one did not look with their own eyes, relying solely on their senses, one could only perceive a void ahead, with absolutely no trace of human presence.

"What a brilliant way to cover it up."

The Daoist knew he had been caught off guard.

But he wasn't annoyed.

He probably just came to meet Lu Qingfeng, offer his congratulations, and then take his leave.

During their conversation, they only talked about their friendship and never mentioned the "Star Stele of the Celestial Constellations). Before leaving, he told Lu Qingfeng to be careful and that if he encountered danger after ascending, he could hold a plum blossom and visualize the " Plum Blossom Cave of Jade-Congealing Cliff ".

A thought came to mind.

He came to help immediately.

That is exactly what the Violet Spirit Fairy of Seven Severances Mountain said.

"I wonder what kind of crazy idea they're up to."

Seeing the plum blossoms fade away, Lu Qingfeng shook his head and turned back to End Mountain.

He had long known that obtaining the Heaven Stele Secret Realm's inheritance and the Nine Universes Immortal's inheritance would bring trouble. But he never expected that before he even ascended, two powerful figures from the Spirit Domain would come looking for him.

"That Violet Spirit Fairy of Seven Severances Mountain is proficient in incantations. She should be inheriting the incantation lineage of the Nine Universes Immortal. The 'Seven Extinctions Curse-Suppressing Copper Coin' must be in her possession."

"As for the Plum Blossom Wanderer Plum Blossom Cave of Jade-Congealing Cliff, he must be practicing 'Plum Blossom Numerology,' a divination art, and is in charge of the 'Plum Blossom Heaven-Escaping Treasure Mirror.'"

Only by collecting all three supreme treasures can the Nine Universes Immortal Mansion be opened.

The 'Star Stele of the Celestial Constellations' in Lu Qingfeng's hands naturally captivated people's attention, especially for Violet Spirit Fairy and Plum Blossom Wanderer, both successors of the Nine Universes Immortal.

"These two hold extraordinary positions in the Spirit Domain and possess considerable strength."

Perhaps—

Lu Qingfeng pondered.

He carefully planned it out in his mind.

However, being from Three Mountains and Nine Rivers, he had only a superficial understanding of the upper realm and Spirit Domain, so his thoughts and ideas were inevitably flawed. Having exhausted all his ideas, he couldn't help but smile. "My ascension is still a long way off. Whatever these two are up to, let them wait and see."

"But."

"My senior brother and sister are both experts in Plum Blossom Divination and Curse Spells; neither of them are easy to deal with."

We must be careful.

Lu Qingfeng's smile vanished, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes. "We mustn't let things slip by unexpectedly."

Thinking about it that way...

I wonder if the thirty-six layers of the Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall are enough.

He only possesses one 'Demonic Baleful Entangling Silk Divine Curse' and seems to be unfamiliar with and lacks understanding of various other spells.

"The Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall will be raised several more levels."

"And there are spells."

"It's always good to know more."

Thinking to myself.

While refining the 'Star Stele of the Celestial Constellations', Lu Qingfeng devoted most of his energy to the 'Primordial World', cultivating the 'Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall', and also skimmed through the various incantations he had previously collected. He didn't seek to master them, but only to understand them.

Time passes.

In the game.

Since its birth, another hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Yellow Wind Ridge.

Green Bamboo Cave.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, his small body fluttering in Pure Heavenly Fire wind before him, seemingly about to be extinguished at any moment. Within the flames, a Green Bamboo spun, and twelve Ironback Centipede, like celestial dragons, burned in the flames, forging an indestructible body.

Open your mouth and swallow.

All the myriad Spiritual Qi and boundless demonic clamor fell into the giant maw.

Transformed into nourishment.

Sometimes it plunges deep into the earth, swallowing the poisonous miasma to temper its body and unleash its ferocity.

"Duh!"

Lu Qingfeng formed hand seals, and three dazzling and terrifying flames fell into the Green Bamboo in succession. The Green Bamboo crackled and popped as it burned. The flames took the shape of red lotuses, and as Lu Qingfeng continued to integrate them with the Green Bamboo through his hand seals, they eventually merged into one, manifesting a lotus flower pattern at one end of the Green Bamboo.

It seemed a bit eerie.

As the design was completed.

"Boom!"

Thousands of flames erupted inside and outside the Green Bamboo Staff, flashing wildly. Then, as if heaven and earth were responding, they seemed poised to manifest a strange phenomenon. Lu Qingfeng saw this—

"Disperse!"

With a wave of her small hand, she instantly dispersed all the strange phenomena that had not yet truly manifested.

The flames inside and outside the Green Bamboo Staff also subsided.

All the mystical phenomena vanished.

Eventually, things settle into a routine.

"It's done!"

Lu Qingfeng's face lit up with joy.

He reached out and grasped the Green Bamboo Staff, holding the end with the lotus pattern. With a gentle swing, it was as if he held a world in his hand, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. Twelve Ironback Centipede, like celestial dragons, bared their fangs and claws, ready to fly out, seemingly capable of tearing apart even True Immortal. The flames burst forth erratically, sometimes as bewitching and eerie Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, sometimes as transparent and pure white 'Pure Heavenly Fire,' threatening to scorch the heavens and the earth.

There is an even deeper layer of mystery.

With a single stroke of the staff, all senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought—seemed to be sealed off between heaven and earth.

In a short time.

"Six Roots Purified!"

"My darling!"

Lu Qingfeng was overjoyed. He stood up from his seated position in the Green Bamboo Cave, holding the Green Bamboo Staff, and said with a cheerful laugh, "Legend has it that Zhou Qing, the leader of the Way of Heaven Sect, once used an ordinary Green Bamboo from Black Wind Mountain in the Earth Immortal Realm to melt and absorb the Great Sun True Fire of the Sun Star, the Golden Body Primordial Spirit of the Peacock Great Wisdom King, twelve Ironback Centipede, the black relic condensed from his own Karmic Power, and the Asura Naihe Jade Tablet (one of the Seven Treasures of Asura), and finally refined it into the supreme treasure - the 'Heaven Centipede Bamboo Staff'."

Returning to Hefei on the 8th