"Since that's the case, then it's settled. Should your Divine Feather Dynasty ever face a crisis, burn this incense, and I'll sense it."
Li Zhōujūn said this as he took out a section of incense and handed it to Yuhua Ji.
"Thank you, Esteemed Immortal!"
The old face of Yuhua Ji could not hide his delight as he carefully accepted the incense from Li Zhōujūn.
With this true immortal's promise, the Great Ling Dynasty, which had recently been stirring restlessly, probably wouldn't be able to stir up much trouble.
The Great Ling Dynasty bordered the Divine Feather Dynasty. It had countless experts, and it was rumored that its ancestor had already broken through to the Integration Stage and intended to sweep away the surrounding dynasties and expand its territory.
That was why Yuhua Ji cared so much about the Sky Feather Pill. He feared that his cherished junior might one day fall victim to the treachery of the Great Ling Dynasty.
At the same time, Yu Ziyue and Lu Wuhen couldn't help feeling envious as they witnessed this scene.
Good heavens! A promise from a true immortal—the Divine Feather Dynasty had really struck the jackpot!
"If you have nothing else to do, then leave," Li Zhōujūn said with a smile.
"All right, all right. Esteemed Immortal, if you ever come to the Divine Feather Dynasty for a visit, you must inform this old man so I can make preparations and welcome you!" Yuhua Ji hurriedly said.
"Mm." Li Zhōujūn nodded.
"Then this old man will take his leave first." After bidding farewell, Yuhua Ji carefully put away the incense before rushing back to the Divine Feather Dynasty with a triumphant look on his face.
He had obtained a true immortal's promise on this trip. He had struck it rich.
At that moment, the system's voice rang out as well.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: Repaying a Favor!] [Ding! The system is issuing the reward: 'Early Soul Transformation Cultivation!'] [Ding! The system is issuing the reward: 'Void Returning Pill!'] [Void Returning Pill]: When consumed by a cultivator at Peak Soul Transformation, it can allow them to break through to the Void Return Stage!
Looking at the two rewards issued by the system, Li Zhōujūn's heart remained calm. After all, with his Fifty-Fifty ability, he was practically invincible. As long as he cultivated step by step, he would ascend to the immortal realm sooner or later.
However, he couldn't use the Void Returning Pill yet. After all, he had only just reached Early Soul Transformation Cultivation.
"Esteemed Immortal."
Yu Ziyue and Lu Wuhen respectfully addressed Li Zhōujūn as well.
Li Zhōujūn looked at Yu Ziyue and smiled. "Old Master Yu risked everything for his friend. Li Mou admires you."
Yu Ziyue smiled bitterly upon hearing this. "In front of an Esteemed Immortal, I wouldn't dare call myself Old Master. Aren't you making fun of this old man?"
To be honest, Yu Ziyue still couldn't believe that he had encountered a living Mahayana true immortal in his lifetime.
Moreover, this true immortal had saved him.
"There's no need to fuss over such details. Li Mou has repaid the favor of receiving the umbrella, so it's time for me to leave. There are still many sights in this world waiting for Li Mou to see." Li Zhōujūn smiled.
"Esteemed Immortal, you truly have a fine temperament. This old man envies you," Yu Ziyue said with a smile.
"Thank you for helping me this time. If you don't mind, would you be willing to visit the Lu Family residence for a cup of tea? It would give this old man a chance to properly thank you," Lu Wuhen hurriedly said to Li Zhōujūn.
Seeing his old friend's manner, Yu Ziyue immediately guessed what he was plotting.
The Lu Family's little girl, Lu Zhining, possessed only a superior-grade water spirit root, but she had awakened a physique known as the Taiyin Body. Cultivators with this physique possessed astonishing talent. It was said that the ancient Taiyin Fairy had awakened the same physique.
His old friend had invited this true immortal to his home as a guest because he wanted the true immortal to accept his granddaughter as a disciple, didn't he?
Of course, Lu Wuhen had only told him about Lu Zhining's Taiyin Body.
"That's fine." Seeing that Lu Wuhen wanted to invite him for tea, Li Zhōujūn thought about it and agreed with a smile.
Seeing Li Zhōujūn agree, delight appeared on Lu Wuhen's face. After all, with a true immortal descending upon the Lu Family, the family residence would be filled with glory.
Moreover, if this true immortal took a liking to his granddaughter and accepted her as a disciple, then the entire Lu Family could walk sideways throughout Azure Continent and even the other continents.
Then he could leave this world without worry.
"Esteemed Immortal, please follow me!"
Lu Wuhen made an inviting gesture before bringing Li Zhōujūn and Yu Ziyue back to the Lu Family.
"Master, are you all right?!"
As soon as everyone landed, Xiao Shi hurriedly rushed over.
When he saw Li Zhōujūn, Xiao Shi froze. "Mr. Li?!"
"Sto—"
Yu Ziyue was just about to rebuke Xiao Shi and tell him to address Li Zhōujūn as Esteemed Immortal.
However, Li Zhōujūn waved a hand to stop him, then smiled at Xiao Shi. "Little friend, we meet again."
Seeing this, Yu Ziyue breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, the worldly-wise old man understood that Li Zhōujūn did not want his identity as a true immortal to become common knowledge.
"Indeed." Xiao Shi smiled sheepishly.
"Your disciple really is lucky. It looks like this true immortal has a favorable impression of him. This is a heaven-defying opportunity," Lu Wuhen transmitted to Yu Ziyue.
Yu Ziyue smiled faintly.
Suddenly, Li Zhōujūn seemed to sense something and paused slightly. "There seems to be some kind of formation here?"
"Mr. Li has a sharp eye. It's the formation this old man set up earlier," Yu Ziyue said with a smile.
"It's because my granddaughter's three souls were left inside a Void Immortal Cave Mansion, so Old Man Lu asked Ziyue to help," Lu Wuhen explained.
"I see. How is Old Master Lu's granddaughter now?" Li Zhōujūn asked.
"We had only the final step left, but then the Supreme Emperor of the Divine Feather Dynasty arrived," Yu Ziyue said.
"I see. Then my arrival must have disturbed the two of you," Li Zhōujūn said.
"Esteemed—Mr. Li, what are you saying? It is our good fortune that Mr. Li has come to visit the Lu Family!" Lu Wuhen hurriedly said.
At this moment, Xiao Shi saw how respectfully his master and Uncle Lu, both Spirit Transformation cultivators, treated Mr. Li. Could it be that Mr. Li's cultivation had already reached the Virtual Immortal Stage?
At that thought, Xiao Shi was utterly shocked. His master had once told him that although there was only a single realm between Spirit Transformation cultivators and Virtual Immortals, the difference between them was like that between clouds and mud.
On Azure Continent, a Virtual Immortal could already be called an earthly immortal. Such figures existed only in legends.
"You two go on ahead. Li Mou can look around here on his own," Li Zhōujūn said with a smile.
"Ah?" Lu Wuhen was stunned.
If Li Zhōujūn didn't go, how could he display his granddaughter's talent for this true immortal to see?
And how could this true immortal accept her as a disciple?
Seeing his old friend's embarrassment, Yu Ziyue thought for a moment before respectfully saying to Li Zhōujūn, "I hope Mr. Li will forgive this old man's presumptuousness. This old man isn't entirely confident about this matter, so I hope Mr. Li might offer some guidance from the side."
[Ding! The system has issued a mission: Observe Yu Ziyue's move. The host will receive Spirit Formation cultivation: 'Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations!']
"Then Li Mou will witness Old Master Yu's methods."
Li Zhōujūn had originally wanted to refuse. After all, he knew nothing about formations and had only recently learned the Spirit Gathering Array.
However, the system had said that merely watching Yu Ziyue make a move would allow him to become a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations. How could he refuse?
After all, a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations was equivalent to a true immortal!
At the same time, when Lu Wuhen saw Li Zhōujūn agree, he cast a grateful look at Yu Ziyue.
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