Revisiting an Old Haunt

"Young people are just different!"

"The Immortality Elixir is wonderful, but without it, we'll struggle to move around while barely clinging to life!"

"The elixir of youth cannot reverse our aging; it can only maintain our youthfulness based on our current physical condition. Our era has indeed passed!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Divine Lord Zhenyuan, holding their Law Treasure, stepped into the air and soared into the sky like dragons.

Emperor Gouchen raised his eyelids and muttered a couple of words. Emperor Ziwei chimed in, which made Antarctica, who was in the same row, feel a mix of unease and a bit of luck.

Very few cultivators in the Immortal Court can maintain their physical youth. This is due to various reasons, such as extraordinary fortuitous opportunity in their early years, high status and top-notch treatment, which lead to differences over the years, or special physical structures. However, most cultivators cannot escape decay, even those in the Immortal Court who are second only to the Three Pure Ones and the Jade Emperor.

For cultivators like Emperor Gouchen, they were bound to envy the youthful vitality.

The hushed conversation shifted to the "Five Signs of Decay of Celestial Person." Instead of rushing to Mount Ling, the two emperors began discussing how to maintain health and avoid disaster.

Antarctica stroked his white beard, pondering what he might do, but then remembered the Longevity Fruit, and his heart quickly settled.

No health regimen can compare to a single Longevity Fruit. Antarctica is willing to assist Emperor Gouchen and other cultivators, but he cannot control how many fruits the Longevity Fruit tree will bear, nor can he control the quality of the Longevity Fruit.

If he were to cause any trouble, Antarctica felt that it would jeopardize his path to immortality.

He pondered for a long time, but ultimately said nothing.

But when he looked up into the sky, he couldn't help but worry that the two cultivators associated with the Longevity Fruit Tree would be trapped in Mount Ling.

This stirred something within him, and he jogged over to the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable.

"Master, the Empress's itinerary is unknown. We have been waiting here for many days, and with each day we wait, our fighting spirit diminishes. As the old saying goes, one must act with one burst of energy. I'm afraid it would be unwise for us to continue waiting!"

"Um!"

The Yuanshi Celestial Venerable responded in a low voice.

The Empress's strength is among the top in the Three Realms, but more importantly, she has a group of cultivators under her command, including the Mystic Maiden.

Xuan Nu and Bi Xia are skilled in combat; one is a fierce swordswoman, while the other excels in close combat with a knife. Meanwhile, female cultivators like Du Jiang and Shang Yuan are skilled in seductive arts. These female cultivators are extremely effective against cultivators, especially male cultivators.

Yuanshi Tianzun was not only waiting for an empress, but also for this group of female cultivators to carry out a coordinated attack.

There's no use in worrying about Divine Lord Zhenyuan and the others in Antarctica; this is something that must be waited for, and it's impossible to rush into Mount Ling without proper preparation.

"Zhenyuan and Shuo Xian are skilled in flight; both of them are exceptionally capable and agile, so they won't get stuck on Mount Ling!"

Seeing that Nanji was still standing beside him, Yuanshi Tianzun had no choice but to remind Nanji not to treat the two as cultivators who cultivated fruit trees.

Zhang Xuezhou's forte is leaping, which is a solid skill, while Divine Lord Zhenyuan's leaping can interfere with his opponents. The only one in the Western Sect who can rival the leaping abilities of the two is the Peacock Great Wisdom King, but the Peacock Great Wisdom King is not as strong as Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

If they hadn't been surrounded and attacked by cultivators, Yuanshi Tianzun didn't think the two of them were in any danger.

"I've never seen them fly before," Antarctica said dejectedly.

"Leaving aside the top-tier flying Demon Race and the cloud-flying techniques in Laojun's philosophy, their ability to fly is unmatched in the Three Realms," said Yuanshi Tianzun.

"That strong?"

Antarctica exclaimed in surprise.

The Yuanshi Celestial Venerable spoke very seriously, even adding hypothetical conditions.

Without top-tier Demon Race like the Peacock Great Wisdom King who are naturally skilled at flying, and without the theoretical flying techniques that might be practiced in the future, Zhang Xuezhou and Divine Lord Zhenyuan almost represent the pinnacle of flying skills among human cultivators in the Three Realms at present.

Normal cultivators can't go to Mount Ling to join the fun, but this doesn't include top-tier cultivators who are skilled in flying.

These two were powerless against the Western Sect, but the Western Sect was powerless against them as well.

Yuanshi Tianzun knew the outcome without even going to the Lingshan Secret Realm. He also knew that the two would most likely return empty-handed. At most, they would stand outside the Lingshan Secret Realm and spout some empty talk, or find an opening to break through the Bifeng Layer and wreak havoc in Lingshan, before Jieyin away before the cultivators like Zhunti could react.

Besides this, Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't think of any other possibility.

He indicated that Antarctica should wait patiently for its return to normalcy, and there was no need to be impatient; everything would naturally come to an answer.

High in the heavens, Zhang Xuezhou and Divine Lord Zhenyuan followed the location of the star officials and searched repeatedly before finally finding Mount Ling.

The location was not much different from what the star officials had predicted, only differing by several tens of miles.

On the ground, the error over tens of miles is unacceptable, but it is considered very precise in the air, since they can see directly over tens of miles when they have an unobstructed view.

Should we attack the mountain gate or force our way through the wind-blown layer?

Divine Lord Zhenyuan, his sleeves fluttering, treads on a white cloud, then looks towards the Bifeng Layer on the outer edge of the Lingshan Secret Land.

This layer of wind is like the atmosphere of a planet. Meteorites the size of small mountains fall down and are ground down to the size of a fist. In fact, the wind layer in the secret realm operates even faster, with a denser aura and greater power, almost becoming a natural protective shell for the secret realm.

If it were about sabotage, Divine Lord Zhenyuan really had the idea of dismantling the Lingshan Shuttle Array. The cultivators below wouldn't be able to come up, and the cultivators inside Lingshan wouldn't be able to get out either. The few powerful cultivators who could traverse the Bifeng Layer couldn't sustain the needs of a large number of cultivators, ultimately leading to their trapping and killing.

However, since he wasn't the one initiating the trouble, Divine Lord Zhenyuan still had to show some respect to Yuanshi Tianzun and the others.

He looked at Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou, who pointed in a direction, clearly intending to sneak into the secret realm of Ling Mountain through a side entrance.

Both of them possessed high-level Wind Avoidance Instruction, making it easy for them to traverse into such high-altitude, secret realms; they had done the same thing on Mount Milu.

Zhang Xuezhou circled around in the distance before choosing a desolate spot in the Lingshan Secret Realm to log in.

The barren mountains here are constantly eroded by the wind, making it difficult for vegetation to grow. Only some extremely resilient weeds grow here. Few cultivators live in this area, and the Centennial Gathering was once held here.

Zhang Xuezhou landed here not because he was afraid of people, but because the entrance to the spiritual spring in the Lingshan Secret Land was right here.

If they could dig a tunnel along the Lingquan spring, Zhang Xuezhou felt that finding the Babao Merit Pool from the rear wouldn't be a problem.

If this spiritual spring water really has something special, he will cut it off directly, so as not to benefit the demon body that Houtu Niangniang was tempering in the mortal realm.

"I know a great place in Lingshan. Let's go see if we can find any bargains!"

I like nice places!

Zhang Xuezhou patted his chest and led the way, while Divine Lord Zhenyuan was in high spirits.

The two of them were somewhat different from ordinary cultivators in character, and they were kindred spirits, always willing to take advantage of any opportunity to gain something.

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou take the lead in clearing the wind and entering through the Bifeng layer, Divine Lord Zhenyuan followed closely behind.