God-Striking Whip

Ling Ruoshui felt discouraged when she saw that even her Master didn't know Zhou Qing's background. But then she thought, My brother is the leader of the Dragon Group. I'll just ask him to investigate. I don't believe they can't find someone if the Dragon Group gets involved. Hmph! With her mind made up, Ling Ruoshui turned her attention back to extorting treasures from her Master.

"Master, do you have any protective magical treasures at all? Without a treasure to protect me, even the highest Daoist magic is useless! You don't want anything to happen to me in the future, do you? It would be bad if Kunlun's reputation was ruined. I heard that Shu Mountain is getting more and more famous, and it's starting to overshadow Kunlun. Especially their sect's ultimate treasure, the Purple and Azure Twin Swords, are top-tier immortal artifacts in the world. All their disciples have powerful flying swords and magical treasures. I'm afraid that in a few years, people will only know Shu Mountain and not Kunlun?"

As the saying goes, it's better to provoke than to invite. Ling Ruoshui's cultivation had greatly increased, and she had also learned secret immortal mansion techniques. However, thinking about Zhou Qing's demeanor made her feel that going to cause trouble was still not safe enough. She needed a powerful magical treasure to be sure. But this Old Daoist Ganji, who was usually so compliant in other matters, became hesitant when it came to magical treasures. Did the sect leader of Kunlun, the world-famous grandmaster, turn out to be a miser? Seeing Old Daoist Ganji pondering in silence, Ling Ruoshui had no thought of respecting her master and was thinking wildly.

"What you said makes sense. It's not that I don't want to give you a magical treasure, but our Kunlun's magical treasures are too powerful, and one needs profound cultivation to wield them freely. For your current cultivation, Master is considering giving you a suitable magical treasure." This Old Daoist Ganji, whose cultivation had reached the pinnacle of creation, had traveled extensively in his early years, throughout the Central Plains, overseas countries, the South Pole, and the North Pole. It could be said that he had traversed the entire Earth and met countless people. How could he not understand Ling Ruoshui's thoughts? It was just that he truly liked this girl and usually doted on her, so he wouldn't blame her. He explained in a deep voice.

Upon hearing Old Daoist Ganji's explanation, Ling Ruoshui was overjoyed. She grabbed his hand and shook it, saying sweetly, "Okay! Master, I'm sorry! I misunderstood you. Master is so good. I heard that Kunlun has a powerful magical treasure called the God-Striking Whip. I want that one. I'm sure Master won't be stingy!"

Old Daoist Ganji had been listening with a smile and nodding, but when Ling Ruoshui uttered the words "God-Striking Whip", his expression changed drastically, faster than flipping a book.

"Ah!" Old Daoist Ganji shrieked and leaped three zhang into the air. Fortunately, the Jade Void Palace was incredibly spacious, and even the secret chambers were ten zhang high. Otherwise, even with his profound cultivation, he would have hit his head and bled.

He quickly landed on the ground, spittle flying, and pointed at Ling Ruoshui, yelling, "You... how do you know about the God-Striking Whip? Who told you? You didn't tell anyone else, did you!"

Seeing Old Daoist Ganji's unseemly behavior, Ling Ruoshui was also greatly surprised and quickly asked, "Master, what's wrong? It's just a magical treasure. Why are you like this? Uncle Master told me. Last time, I brought him a few jars of hundred-year-old Maotai, and he got dizzy from drinking and told me. It's not a strange thing, why would I tell anyone else?" Ling Ruoshui found it utterly unbelievable that her usually dignified Master was now acting like a shrew cursing in the street.

At this moment, in a cave within a mountain peak standing below the Jade Void Palace, which floated among white clouds, a Daoist with snow-white hair and beard and a large, red, wine-stained nose suddenly opened his eyes and gave a wry smile. "This is bad. I've been sold out by that little girl again. I don't know how my senior brother will deal with me. I need to go into seclusion, quickly!" With a wave of his hand, thirty-six apricot-yellow banners appeared out of thin air, and a mysterious light flickered, with dense, clear light completely covering the cave entrance. Patting his chest, the Daoist with the wine-stained nose sighed, "Who told me to be greedy for that girl's wine and let it slip? I can't blame anyone else! However, I won't go out now. I'll wait until my senior brother's anger subsides. I'm sure my senior brother can't break my Thirty-Six Great Evolution Divine Formation! My senior brother has profound cultivation, but he's not as skilled in formations as I am. This is my trump card!" The Daoist with the wine-stained nose muttered to himself, then with a suction, a jar of Maotai was in his hand. He opened the lid and took a big gulp. A flush spread across his face.

Hearing that Ling Ruoshui hadn't told anyone else, Old Daoist Ganji breathed a sigh of relief, then started cursing again, "It was that old ox-nose Qian Yuan who told you, wasn't it? Just you wait until I deal with him!" Ling Ruoshui chuckled at him cursing his fellow Daoist, "Master! Why are you scolding Uncle Master like that? What exactly is the God-Striking Whip? Why are you so flustered? If people saw the dignified sect leader of Kunlun, the number one expert in the world, acting like this, wouldn't Kunlun lose all face?" Ling Ruoshui was being quite impudent and spoke without any reservations.

Old Daoist Ganji was not offended and said in a deep voice, "The God-Striking Whip is our Kunlun's sect-protecting treasure. Its power is boundless. When used to strike someone, even an immortal cannot escape its blow. It was left behind by Jiang Ziya during the Investiture of the Gods. It is said to contain a great secret of the world. Everyone thought that after the Investiture of the Gods battle, the God-Striking Whip went to the Heavenly Realm with Jiang Ziya. They never imagined that the God-Striking Whip actually remained in our Kunlun. If people found out, I'm afraid..."

Hearing Old Daoist Ganji say this, Ling Ruoshui exclaimed in surprise, "Master, does that mean there really are immortals in this world?"

Old Daoist Ganji shook his head, "Master doesn't know either. Legend has it that one can attain the Dao and ascend to the Heavenly Realm by cultivating to the realm of Refining Void United Dao. But for hundreds of years, no one has broken through to the realm of Refining Spirit Returning to Void, let alone Refining Void United Dao. So the saying about immortals is ethereal and illusory. Master can't say for sure. However, the existence of Kunlun and Jade Void Palace itself is a miracle."

Ling Ruoshui was not stupid. She was considered intelligent and quick-witted. So she asked Old Daoist Ganji again, "Master! Since Kunlun has such a powerful magical treasure, why can't we talk about it? Shu Mountain became famous with the Purple and Azure Twin Swords, didn't they? The Tianshi Dao also has the Dragon Tiger Treasure Seal! Mao Mountain has the Jade Talisman Purple Record. Only Kunlun, apart from its profound cultivation techniques, has no renowned treasure to protect the sect. This has led to many sects looking down on Kunlun's position as the leader of the Daoist sects."

"Girl, a tall tree catches the wind! The God-Striking Whip is not like those other magical treasures. As long as something has existed for a long time, people will basically know about it and come to snatch it. Especially during the Investiture of the Gods battle, I've read our Kunlun's records. It was a decisive battle between humans and monsters. This God-Striking Whip probably contains some secret. When the time comes, all sorts of demons and monsters will come to Kunlun Mountain. What will we do then?" Old Daoist Ganji said worriedly.

"Monsters! What's there to be afraid of about monsters! It seems the most powerful now is the Tianxuan Blood Demon of the Monster Alliance. It's only at the early stage of Spirit Transmutation. Although it's a master, it would take a thousand of them to threaten Kunlun, right?" Ling Ruoshui asked strangely.