The Mental Journey of the Mountain Stronghold Immortals

"They're all dead, and not a trace of their Immortal Qi remains; they've practically become mortals!"

The thirty-three corpses were examined one by one, and the conclusions drawn made the already pale-faced group even more distressed.

"The Village Chief is not in Seclusion Chamber!" Wen Xu, who had been searching for the Village Chief, also returned. At this moment, her face was pale and her eyes were filled with panic, as she thought of her own and everyone else's tragic future.

Upon hearing this, not only her, but everyone present turned pale.

He promised to go into seclusion for a day, but after more than ten Heavenly Queen, he was found to be missing.

Then they encountered the assassination attempt on a terrestrial immortal cultivator.

Where did Lin Qing go? Do you even need to guess?

He's definitely dead!

Lin Qing is not just a True Immortal Realm cultivator; he is also the military protector of this Mountain Stronghold.

Don't underestimate this desolate mountain. Although the immortal realm is vast, there is no place that no one wants. There are even more desolate mountains than this one!

Since humans have built houses here, there are bound to be Demon Beast that covet them. It is precisely because of Lin Qing's protection that they are able to live here peacefully.

But if news of Lin Qing's death gets out, this mountain will surely be lost.

If it were just the loss of a mountain, that would be one thing, but without the protection of a true immortal, all three hundred-plus people in this Mountain Stronghold would perish at the hands of Demon Beast!

"So what should we do now?" someone asked.

"First, we must block the news; no force can know of Lin Qing's death!" Wen Xu said. "Then, Old Sun, go to the Jietian Sect and request the sect leader to send an elder to support us!"

"I don't think this is a good idea!" someone else said. "If we don't leak the news, won't the people who assassinated the Village Chief also leak it? The attackers are probably already on their way. What we need to do now is move out quickly!"

"Relocate? Where to?" Wen Xu asked. "Without the protection of a true immortal, where can we survive?"

The person who had spoken fell silent.

"Speaking of which!" someone suddenly asked, "If that person could assassinate even the Village Chief, how could he leave one alive?"

"Hmm?" Everyone had thought of that.

That's right, this person can even successfully assassinate True Immortal Realm cultivator, so how come he can't kill a cultivator who has just ascended to immortality?

Could there be some problems here, or is that monk an undercover agent?

"Perhaps it's not an assassin, or someone from another faction?" someone else asked.

For example, one group assassinated Lin Qing, while another group assassinated the Earth Immortal.

"Why think so much? Just grab the one who's still alive and ask him!" Wen Xu said, then looked at the only doctor in the Mountain Stronghold: "Fairy Susu, how is Yuan Jian's injury? Can you wake him up soon?"

"Okay!" Su Su nodded. Immortals recover faster when they are awake, even for injuries to the soul, which are best treated with meditation while fully conscious.

The reason Yuan Jian was still asleep was simply because no one had woken him up.

Before long, Old Zhao carried Yuan Jian to the venue and put Yuan Jian down directly.

Su Su approached Yuan Jian, first probing the Sword Qi within his body, then softly murmured, "Eh?"

"What's wrong?" Wen Xu asked hurriedly.

"The Sword Qi within him seems to have diminished considerably!" Su Su said.

"How is this possible?" Old Zhao exclaimed in surprise, "That Sword Qi was at the True Immortal level!"

As he spoke, he reached out and checked himself. He was the first person to hear Yuan Jian's cry for help, and he had also examined Yuan Jian's injuries before. Now, comparing the two, he found that the Sword Qi in Yuan Jian's body had indeed diminished considerably!

"The Immortal Power within him is continuously dissipating the Sword Qi, but how is that possible?"

This Gold Element Sword Qi is at the level of a true Sword Qi!

How could a mere Earth Immortal possibly contend with this?

Unless

Su Su probed the Immortal Power within Yuan Jian's body, her expression constantly changing. After a short while, she exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? True Sword Qi?"

"What did you say?" Wen Xu asked, "At this point, stop making a fuss. Didn't we already know he had True Sword Qi within him?"

"No, I'm not talking about that path, I'm talking about himself!" Su Su exclaimed, "True Sword Qi is continuously being generated within his body!"

"Huh?" Everyone was surprised.

The body continuously generates Sword Qi energy—what does that even mean!

This means that Yuan Jian is a true immortal!

But how could that be!

"Impossible!" someone immediately exclaimed. "He only ascended less than three months ago. I had to carry him back. He hasn't even finished transforming his immortal body yet. How could he possibly be a true immortal?"

"The person is right here, you can check it yourself!" Su Su shrugged. "Why would I lie to anyone?"

That's true; there's really no need for us to lie.

Immediately, someone nearby probed with their Immortal Power, but a moment later, they withdrew it with a blank expression, muttering, "How is this possible?"

Next came the second, and then the third.

Yuan Jian was unconscious at this time and had no ability to resist, so he could only let the streams of Immortal Power probe into him.

What followed was a series of bewildered faces.

"How is this possible?" Wen Xu was also completely bewildered. A cultivator who had just ascended to immortality actually possessed the cultivation level of the True Immortal Realm. This was a complete challenge to her understanding of cultivation!

But the power of a true immortal cannot be faked; who could forge such a thing!

While it's possible for cultivators at the True Immortal Realm or higher to fake it, this situation is far more terrifying than if the cultivator were actually at the True Immortal Realm!

However, Wen Xu quickly came to his senses and then remembered something.

"If Yuan Jian is True Immortal Realm, doesn't that mean we have a True Immortal cultivator protecting us again?"

Huh?

Everyone in the Mountain Stronghold suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes, all the difficulties the Mountain Stronghold is currently facing boil down to the fact that Lin Qing is dead, and there is no one to protect the Mountain Stronghold anymore.

The deaths of the thirty-three Earth Immortals are nothing to worry about. Humanity doesn't lack Earth Immortals; what it lacks are true Immortal masters!

Although Yuan Jian's Immortal Power and he hasn't completed the transformation into an immortal body, he is still a true immortal at this level.

The most difficult thing in cultivating immortality is breaking through realms. As for transforming into an immortal body and accumulating Immortal Power, there are plenty of ways to do so!

At worst, we can just give him all the Immortal Stone and the entire stockpile from the Mountain Stronghold!

And

Many people also considered a wonderful possibility.

To break through to the True Immortal Realm just three months after ascending to immortality—what an monstrous genius that must be!

With such a prodigy leading the way, the future of our Mountain Stronghold seems very bright!

Seeing that Su Su was about to wake Yuan Jian, Wen Xu quickly reached out and said, "No!"

"Huh?" Su Su asked, bewildered. "Weren't we supposed to wake him up?"

"What's there to wake up? Perhaps Yuan Jian just needs sleep to repair his body. Can't you see he's repairing very well? Let's not disturb him!" Wen Xu said.

Different people cultivate different Divine Ability Cultivation Method. Perhaps Yuan Jian cultivated Cultivation Method that required sleep.

Disturbing someone isn't necessarily the right thing to do, but not disturbing them is definitely the right thing to do.

Wen Xu had already regarded Yuan Jian as the future of the Mountain Stronghold and his own reliance, and he absolutely could not allow anything to happen to Yuan Jian.

"Two people per group, go and guard the four sides of the Mountain Stronghold!" Wen Xu selected eight people and then called out sixty more, forming three concentric circles to surround Yuan Jian, and together they cast a spell.

The Immortal Qi from the mountain suddenly flowed towards the meeting place, then from the meeting place towards the center of the sixty people, and finally converged near Yuan Jian.

Creating a rich, Immortal Qi environment for Yuan Jian is definitely the right thing to do!

Seeing the Immortal Qi rapidly flowing into Yuan Jian's body, and the Gold Element Sword Qi within him being quickly dissipated, Wen Xu breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed effective.

She smiled at the immortals and said, "I see that Yuan Jian's speed in digesting immortal Immortal Qi is extraordinary. Perhaps he has Divine Ability to accelerate his cultivation. Judging from this speed, he should be able to eliminate the foreign Sword Qi in his body within two hours and then wake up!"

The words were referring to the speed at which Yuan Jian woke up, but in reality, they highlighted the extraordinary nature of Yuan Jian's Divine Ability.

The meaning is simple: the man will wake up in two hours. Should we control him and interrogate him to find out his Divine Ability, or should we respect him as our master and let him lead this Mountain Stronghold? We need to make a decision as soon as possible.

Time is running out, only two hours!

Su Su glanced at him, remaining silent. She was a technical official and didn't concern herself with such political matters.

The other immortals exchanged bewildered glances.

Lin Qing not only possessed high cultivation levels but also a strong desire for control. He managed all affairs of the Mountain Stronghold single-handedly, to the point that no one below Lin Qing could speak to him.

Faced with this situation, everyone looked at each other, unable to come up with a decision, and could only turn their attention back to Wen Xu.

Lin Qing's many decrees were issued through Wen Xu, which is why Wen Xu, despite his low cultivation level, held an extraordinary position in the Mountain Stronghold and possessed a certain degree of decisiveness.

"Why don't we settle the affairs of the Mountain Stronghold now?" Sensing the gazes of the crowd, Wen Xu was secretly pleased and said calmly, "Now that Lin Qing is dead, our Mountain Stronghold is leaderless. If things continue like this, destruction will be our only fate!"

"Since Yuan Jian possesses the cultivation of a True Immortal, even if he has only recently arrived at the mountain, he is still a member of our Mountain Stronghold. We cultivators respect strength above all else. Since he is a member of our Mountain Stronghold and the strongest among us, let us hand over the position of leader of the Mountain Stronghold to him! From now on, he will lead us forward!"

Normally, Wen Xu's words would have drawn a lot of opposition. Yuan Jian had only reached the True Immortal realm, but his Immortal Power was not much, and there might be some cultivators present who could defeat him.

But what's going on now? Unidentified cultivators are assassinating members of the Mountain Stronghold, and even the Village Chief, Lin Qing, died under mysterious circumstances.

At a time like this, who would dare accept the position of Village Chief? Would they have a death wish?

Seeing that no one objected, Wen Xu knew that many people were still hesitant, so he continued, "I must also remind you that while Divine Ability are good, they are not without ways to obtain them. However, a cultivator who can reach the True Immortal realm in just three months after ascension is a rare find in my lifetime!"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately stood up. "Then let's do as Fairy Wen says. From now on, our Mountain Stronghold will serve Yuan Jian as our master!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the others echoed.

Yes, even if you extract a Divine Ability from someone, it won't significantly boost your combat strength in the short term, unless someone uses that Divine Ability to break through to the True Immortal realm!

But this is impossible, because the requirement of a true immortal is to condense the Immortal Method, which must be their own fundamental Principle.

Newly acquired Divine Ability are not unusable, but that would be equivalent to starting from scratch. Unless one has no other Peerless Divine Abilities at all, no one would do that.

But if a prodigy who can break through to True Immortal in just three months were to become the leader, their future would be truly limitless!

If one can break through to True Immortal in three months, what about three years, or even thirty years?

Who knows, he might even become a Xuanxian (a high-level immortal) or a Daluo (a powerful immortal)!

We'll all be heroes who helped the emperor rise to power!