"Sword Immortal"
"Just as you predicted, I deliberately acted depressed, which attracted that person."
"He stirred up my anger with some unknown demonic Secret Method, so I pretended to fall for his trick and talked to him for a while... Afterwards, he gave me this item, saying it was a token."
"He only said that once I've fully thought things through, I'll activate this item, and then I'll be able to meet the person behind it all and obtain..."
Valley.
Hong Qing paused here, somewhat hesitant to continue.
Chen Shuangbai chuckled softly, continuing the conversation, and said, "You've obtained the power to punish me... right?"
Hong Qing nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on the face of the Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal, afraid that the other party might get angry and take it out on his own sect.
But Chen Shuangbai showed no sign of anger, instead chuckled softly, "You've really been hiding for too long, all you know are these Evil Dao."
Sword Lord Yuan Jun stepped forward, looked at the jade cicada carefully, and then said, "So, what's next... to directly confront them?"
Chen Shuangbai shook her head.
This guy has never shown his true face.
He was already very mysterious, and few people knew the origin of his Divine Ability. Later, he stole the book [Golden Chapter of the Transformation of the Desire Celestial Person ] from the Jade Spring Sect. After cultivating this strange and Devil Cultivation Method, he became even more unfathomable.
His ability to hide is first-rate; if we rashly follow the clues, we might only alert him.
It will probably be even harder to catch him again in the future.
He paused, his gaze falling on the jade cicada. Grand Yin and Moon Comet light flashed in his hand as he handed it back to Hong Qing, saying only, "Fellow Daoist Hong Qing, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again."
Hong Qing took a deep breath, nodded, held the jade cicada in his palm, and infused it with a wisp of Law Power.
The jade cicada emitted a mesmerizing rainbow of colors, its wings vibrating with a soft buzzing sound.
A moment later.
A muffled voice came from within, asking, "Fellow Daoist Zunquan, have you made up your mind?"
Hong Qing hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a deep voice, "What you said makes some sense. I can exchange it with you."
"However, we cannot casually entrust the direct lineage of our Heavenly Star Mystic Sect to someone whose background we do not know."
"Whoever wants it, let them come and trade with me personally."
There was a moment of silence before a voice slowly spoke, "Who's offering you advice?"
Hong Qing merely chuckled coldly twice, "I am angry, but I am not stupid."
"You covet my family's heritage, and I covet the Secret Method you possess... If you continue to hide like this, then this matter will end here!"
There was another moment of silence on the other end.
Then he slowly said, "How about this, on the next full moon night, find a quiet place and bring me what I need, and we will meet again."
"Good."
After putting away the jade cicada, Hong Qing looked at Chen Shuangbai again and said, "Sword Immortal?"
Chen Shuangbai's right hand, which had been holding the jade cicada, now radiated colorful light, as if sensing something... He said softly, "Very good. There are still five days until the next full moon. That's enough time for me to make some arrangements."
Five days later, that night.
A round jade disc hangs high in the sky, scattering its clear light to nourish all things.
Yong Kingdom, Canyuan Mountain.
This place is located in the southwestern part of the Yong Kingdom, and was originally a sacred mountain in the territory of Parting Hate Gate.
After the destruction of the Parting Hate Gate, this area was incorporated into the territory of the Vast Waves Alliance.
However, the Vast Waves Alliance is currently busy reorganizing its own territory, so this place is temporarily left unattended. There are no Rogue Cultivator around on weekdays, so it can be considered sparsely populated.
Hong Qing's place is indeed a peaceful place.
In a pavilion somewhere in the mountains.
Hong Qing activated the jade cicada with his Law Power. The jade cicada transformed into a beam of jade light, entered the void before him, created overlapping ripples, and emerged the middle-aged man in dark green robes.
"Fellow Daoist Zunquan, how have you been?"
The middle-aged man greeted him with a smile.
Hong Qing sneered, "I brought the things, but where are the things I asked for?"
The man smiled slightly and said, "Of course I brought it."
A jade talisman appeared in Hong Qing's hand, its surface shimmering with starlight, its five colors swirling, clearly part of the direct lineage of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect Profound Sect.
The man now held a roll of animal hide, upon which numerous talismans and shadows appeared, seemingly expounding some profound truth.
Upon seeing this, Hong Qing's eyes revealed a hint of greed.
The man's eyes were deep and mysterious, and the smile within them deepened.
"If that's the case... then let's exchange?"
Hong Qing simply took the jade talisman back, and sneered, "The item is genuine, but now... does Your Excellency still not intend to reveal your true form?"
The man paused slightly, then said, "Fellow Daoist Hong Qing..."
Hong Qing abruptly interrupted him, his eyes gleaming with the light of the five elements, and said, "You think I can't see... that you're merely an avatar?"
The smile on the man in the dark green robe froze slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
But just then, a gentle voice suddenly came from the night sky—
"Young man, why are you so hot-tempered?"
Ripples spread across the void once more.
A tall, slender figure emerged from among them, dressed in white, with a handsome face, appearing to be around forty years old, and with a touch of scholarly air between his brows.
It was Yan Nanlai himself.
Hong Qing's pupils contracted slightly.
In his eyes, the Divine Ability light flowing around the other party had reached an unprecedented level of immense power... even more so than the Divine Ability light emanating from his own master, True Lord Baishi.
Nascent Soul Late Stage!
But he was, after all, a Dao Child of a sect, and quickly regained his composure, saying in a deep voice, "It seems you are the master of this transaction!"
Yan Nanlai smiled slightly, his gaze falling on the jade talisman in the man's hand, and said with a soft laugh, "Indeed."
"In that case, Fellow Zunquan Quan, can you proceed with this transaction with peace of mind?"
In his deep, dark eyes, a mesmerizing light swirled, and the supreme mysteries of the demonic path silently stirred Hong Qing's soul, guiding his thoughts to turn, all without a sound.
The wariness in Hong Qing's eyes unconsciously began to ease, and his voice lowered as he slowly said, "Okay..."
Yan Nanlai's smile deepened.
But the next moment!
The Daoist Dao Child of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a sharp light, and roared furiously, "You son of a bitch!"
Yan Nanlai taken aback for a moment, then turned around and was about to disappear into the void.
But it was already too late!
Endless purple-gold light spread out and fell from the sky, completely separating this place from the outside world in just an instant.
The void is sealed! The earth's veins are severed!
Yan Nanlai suddenly looked up at the sky and saw a majestic Purple-Gold Heavenly Gate hanging high in the sky. The intricate patterns on the heavenly gate shone with colorful light, and below it were four figures radiating Divine Ability light, hanging high in the sky, looking down at him.
The person at the head was dressed in a pine-frost-colored robe, with an ethereal and jade-like appearance, like a fairy from the moon.
He looked at me with a half-smile, spoke softly, yet his words shook the heavens and earth.
"Uncle Yan."
"My junior disciple wants to see you... what a hassle!"
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