"Oh! Now that you mention it, I really am getting a little hungry!" Only then did Li Xiaoya remember. He had often gone bare-chested when he lived in his cave and had grown used to it. Yesterday, Heavenly Venerable Daoling had tossed him into the secluded chamber and left, so he had not felt anything was amiss. Only now, with someone reminding him, did he realize.
"Oh! What's that? It smells so good!" Li Xiaoya suddenly pointed out the remaining cup of Azure Jade Dew in a purple cup on the table. He had noticed it long ago and wondered whether it was the immortal wine of legend. If he could get a taste, this trip would not have been in vain. But Buddha Xuanmen had been questioning him about the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma, leaving him no chance to ask. Now that an opportunity had finally appeared, he pretended to ask casually.
"This is Azure Jade Dew that I brewed myself. It isn't something a mortal like you can drink!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling said with a smile. As he spoke, he picked up the cup and actually drained it in one gulp.
"Ugh! Stingy!" Li Xiaoya pursed his lips and spoke with apparent disdain.
"Hehe! You haven't begun cultivating immortal arts yet, so your body is still that of a mortal. You couldn't withstand the Spirit Power and potency of this Azure Jade Dew!" Fairy Qingxia explained with a smile.
"Surely you could let me taste just a little!" Li Xiaoya said, still unwilling to give up.
"You couldn't withstand even a single drop. Drink one drop, and you'd be drunk for at least ten days to half a month-and even then, you might not wake up!" Fairy Qingxia said.
"It's that strong? I can drink half a catty of the strongest liquor in Treasure Immortal Town. Surely this stuff can't be a hundred times stronger?" Li Xiaoya curled his lips in disbelief. As for his claim that he had drunk half a catty of strong liquor, well, boasting was not taxed, was it?
"Senior Brother Daoling makes this Azure Jade Dew from dew gathered atop Divine Path Mountain just before the first light of morning, combined with water spirit fruit from the summit of Jade Spring Mountain and over a hundred kinds of rare spiritual herbs, each a hundred years old. He only produces a few catties every fifty years. To high-level Immortal Cultivators like us, this wine is a rare tonic, but to mortals and low-level Immortal Cultivators, it does harm rather than good," Fairy Qingxia said with a smile.
While Li Xiaoya was talking to Fairy Qingxia, a young man standing on a huge sword glowing Blue Light arrived outside Heavenly Venerable Daoling's cave abode. He stopped and said, "Disciple Lin Xuandao pays his respects to the Grand Supreme Ancestor!" This was none other than Lin Xuandao, who had already visited that morning.
"Come in!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling instructed.
"Yes!" Lin Xuandao flew into the cave abode with an uneasy heart. I only just delivered a chamber pot this morning. Who knows what troublesome task awaits me this time?
The moment Lin Xuandao landed, the Blue Light-glowing flying sword rapidly shrank and vanished in a flash.
"Is-is that the legendary flying sword?" Li Xiaoya exclaimed in astonishment. Although he had already had more than enough surprises, the sight of a flying sword from folk legends still made his eyes light up.
None of the Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao paid any attention to his fuss, however. Heavenly Venerable Daoling pointed to Buddha Xuanmen and Fairy Qingxia and said, "Xuandao! These are Fairy Qingxia and Buddha Xuanmen, two of our Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao!"
Lin Xuandao's expression immediately grew solemn. He stepped forward and bowed deeply with his hands clasped. "Disciple Lin Xuandao pays his respects to the two Grand Supreme Ancestors!" He had never imagined that, besides meeting the legendary Grand Supreme Ancestor Daoling today, he would also meet the other two of the Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao. These three rarely received visitors; they were always either cultivating in seclusion or traveling abroad. Even some elders of the sect had never met all three. At the thought, delight could not help showing on Lin Xuandao's face.
"Your surname is Lin? Hehe, your aptitude is quite good. Junior Brother Daoling's lineage has produced another remarkable talent!" Fairy Qingxia looked Lin Xuandao over and spoke with a beaming smile.
"Junior Sister Qingxia, you flatter him. How could he compare to Liu Xian'er of your Liu Family, with her heavenly spiritual root? It seems another Nascent Soul Realm cultivator will emerge in a few hundred years. That truly leaves everyone else green with envy!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling sounded both modest and somewhat sour.
"Hehe! Senior Brother Daoling, you flatter us, you flatter us. It's simply good fortune for our Liu Family. It's still too early to say whether she can advance to the Nascent Soul Realm. You and I are both Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and we know the opportunities and hardships involved in reaching it. That Liu girl will still need plenty of guidance and support from you, Senior Brother Daoling!" Speaking of Liu Xian'er, Fairy Qingxia could not suppress her joy as she addressed Heavenly Venerable Daoling ingratiatingly.
"We're all disciples of the same sect. Of course, of course!" Heavenly Venerable Daoling said with a chuckle.
"I have a bottle of pills here that are quite effective at increasing the magical power of True Cultivation Stage cultivators. Xuandao, take them and use them!" Fairy Qingxia paused thoughtfully, then yellow light flashed in her hand, and a small bottle appeared. She handed it to Lin Xuandao.
"This..." Delight filled Lin Xuandao's eyes, but he looked hesitantly at Heavenly Venerable Daoling.
"Hehe! Junior Sister Qingxia, you're too kind! Xuandao, aren't you going to thank Grand Supreme Ancestor Qingxia for her gift?" Heavenly Venerable Daoling said with a faint smile. Although he could also produce plenty of pills for True Cultivation Stage cultivators, Fairy Qingxia's clear gesture of goodwill still left him feeling quite pleased.
"Ah! Thank you for your gift, Supreme Patriarch Qingxia!" Overjoyed, Lin Xuandao accepted the little bottle and clutched it tightly. Pills given by a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator were, without question, treasures one could only encounter by chance, not seek at will. They were bound to be extraordinary pills.
"Hehe! Since Junior Sister Qingxia has been so generous, I, as her senior brother, can hardly be too stingy. Take this Buddhist Bead. Wear it while meditating and cultivating; it can keep Heart Demons from invading and improve your absorption of Spirit Power." Seeing this, Buddha Xuanmen took a glossy black bead from inside his robes and handed it to Lin Xuandao.
Keep Heart Demons from invading and improve Spirit Power absorption? Lin Xuandao was delighted. He hurriedly accepted it and said, "Thank you for your gift, Supreme Patriarch Buddha!" Then he happily tucked it into his robes. This was one of the finest things a low-level cultivator could possess. Because low-level cultivators had cultivated for only a short time, their attainment was shallow, and their hearts in pursuit of the Dao were inevitably unsteady. They were among those most vulnerable to invasions by Heart Demons. With this Buddhist Bead, that danger would be greatly reduced, and it would also improve his absorption of Spirit Power as he cultivated. He could not ask for a better treasure.
"Xuandao! Take Junior Brother Li Xiaoya here to the Dining Hall at the foot of the mountain for lunch, then take him to collect a set of clothes. Afterward, ask Sect Leader Xuandaozi to come here with you," Heavenly Venerable Daoling instructed Lin Xuandao.
"Yes! Your disciple obeys!" Lin Xuandao put away his delighted expression and answered respectfully.
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