Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1252: Chapter 680: Wanxing Immortal Venerable

Soon after, the expressions of Qian Qianyi and the three Shaved Monks changed dramatically, as they felt an unimaginable invisible will pressing down on them, rendering them completely immobilized, unable to move even a finger.

It must be said that Gao Jianli’s Qi fortune is deep, truly an indication of divine blessing!

Zhao Sheng had just emerged from seclusion for less than half a day when he received a mysterious divine warning, prompting him to arrive in time to save Gao Jianli’s life.

Zhao Sheng glanced at Gao Jianli and asked indifferently, “Young man, with three Great Cultivators colluding to take your life, it seems your identity is quite unusual!”

Having narrowly escaped death, Gao Jianli was overwhelmed with excitement. He struggled to get up from the ground and prostrated deeply, expressing his immense gratitude, “I am Gao Jianli, my royal father is the current Divine Emperor of the Gao Cang Divine Dynasty. I will never forget your life-saving grace, elder. May I ask your esteemed name, that I may repay you a hundredfold in the future.”

Ah, so you are a prince, no wonder…”

Without finishing his sentence, Zhao Sheng turned to look at Qian Qianyi and the three others, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes, and said coldly, “You dare to make trouble in Beihai Daoist School, truly fed up with living, die!”

Before the words finished, the heads of Qian Qianyi and the three exploded instantly, their headless bodies twitching a few times before collapsing on the ground.

“Wait…” Gao Jianli only managed to utter two words before the rest choked in his throat.

Zhao Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, reached out, and three Nascent Soul figures flew out from the corpses, falling involuntarily into his hands.

After completing this, he looked back at the young man, smiled slightly, and said, “Do you want them?”

Upon hearing this, Gao Jianli’s eyes lit up like stars, and he immediately nodded repeatedly…

“If you want them, you must exchange treasures. I have long known of the Gao family’s tens of thousands of years of territory and the countless treasures they hold in their treasury. I am missing a few treasures here and need you to find them for me…”

Moments later, Gao Jianli happily accepted the three Sealing Jade Boxes and respectfully saw Master Zhao off.

Although the treasures required by the Master are extraordinarily rare, Gao Jianli will spare no effort to find them, even doubling the quantity if needed.

After all, a life-saving grace is greater than the heavens, and Master Zhao, being a direct disciple of a Great Ability, holds a status and position nearly equal to that of his royal father.

This top-tier personal connection must be maintained with full effort, ensuring endless benefits in the future.

Ten days later, holding a treasure pouch and accompanied by an exceptionally elegant middle-aged man, Gao Jianli eagerly headed to North Sea Peak. The two successfully entered the back mountain and met the “long-desired” Master.

After spending most of the day on the mountain, the middle-aged man floated away, while Gao Jianli stayed on North Sea Peak.

Several days later, a piece of news quickly spread throughout the Taoist Academy, that the Master, who had been in seclusion for many years, not only reappeared but also accepted a new registered disciple.

Rumors say that this registered disciple is extraordinarily distinguished, seemingly from the Imperial Family of the Gao Cang Divine Dynasty, and has achieved Foundation Establishment Success at the age of only fifteen!

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This was an endless ancient ruin, the deeper into the ruin, the more complete and magnificent the buildings became.

Around the ruin stood towering gigantic bone pillars, entirely gray-white. These pillars converged inward like the ribs of an enormous beast, their tops already submerged in gray-white clouds, obscuring their exact appearance.

In the central area surrounded by bone pillars stood dilapidated and ancient palaces and pavilions, forming a workshop made up of three long streets, crowded with people, each one stranger in appearance than the last.

At street corners stood round or square red crystal pillars, engraved with layers of Immortal Seal Characters and countless intricate patterns. Beneath these pillars, many people had set up stalls to sell treasures, displaying countless strange treasures and even large quantities of unknown rare items.

At this moment, at the end of the workshop, a “crack” suddenly opened, reaching from sky to earth, vaguely revealing a corner of a dark red lava hell.

Zhao Sheng crossed through the space-time “crack” and returned again to this Gui Xu Square Market.

Soon, he blended quietly into the crowd, casually “wandering” inside the workshop.

Before long, a man in a yellow robe wearing a Cursed Dipper Treasure directly approached him.

The man in the yellow robe held a special status here. At his appearance, the noise in the marketplace lowered by thirty percent as the long-term old demons hurried to clear a wide path wherever he went.

The man in the yellow robe strode up to Zhao Sheng, blocking his path.

“Sir, why do you block my way?” Zhao Sheng’s eyes flashed as he feigned ignorance.

“Hehe! I am Huo Dou, a pleasure to meet this fellow apprentice. As disciples under the same Immortal Venerable, we should get to know each other better. Why not follow me to Immortal Feast Heaven, where the cuisine rivals immortal delicates, surely it won’t disappoint you.” the yellow-robed man’s voice was deep, with a meaning clear beyond doubt.

“Sir, impressive eye power, to deduce my true identity from a mere fluctuation. Admirable. I am Kui Niu, at your service, Fellow Daoist Huo Dou” Zhao Sheng scrutinized the yellow-robed man, suddenly clapping and laughing.

As he spoke, a Kui Niu mask slowly appeared on his face, emitting a faint law fluctuation.

The crowd in the marketplace, witnessing another Immortal Venerable “disciple”, burst into astonished whispers, casting envious and jealous eyes towards the two.

Of course, this did not include the high-level Puppets among them, who remained unaffected.

Upon seeing the Kui Niu Treasure appear, the yellow-robed man visibly brightened and quickly said, “So it’s you, the Thunder Beast Kui Niu. You haven’t appeared for years, making us fellow Taoists wait anxiously!”

Zhao Sheng, hearing this, displayed no visible emotion and replied, “Oh, what do you mean by that?”

The yellow-robed man glanced around, gestured invitingly, and said, “This isn’t the place for discussions. Brother Kui Niu, quickly come with me to Immortal Feast Heaven. Once there, I will explain everything thoroughly to you.”

Zhao Sheng, without much hesitation, nodded cheerfully, “If it’s so, Fellow Daoist Huo Dou, please lead the way!”

“Haha, my brother, you are truly straightforward, just as I like!”

With that, the yellow-robed man attempted to grab Zhao Sheng’s hand, but Zhao Sheng sidestepped, avoiding the grasp.

The yellow-robed man withdrew his hand, nonchalantly dusting off nonexistent dust from his robes.

He then turned and led the way toward a nearby three-story wooden building, with a sign inscribed with the Immortal Seal Characters “Immortal Feast Heaven” at the center of its archway.

Zhao Sheng followed suit.

Upon a scenic mountain forest and lake, Zhao Sheng and the yellow-robed man sat a few hundred feet apart, hovering mid-air.

Between them in the void were clusters of dazzling light clouds carrying various exotic delicacies, flying back and forth with their will.

Neither had their mind on the food, hastily sampling a few signature dishes before the yellow-robed man Huo Dou first demonstrated sincerity.

The Cursed Dipper Treasure gradually retracted into his flesh, revealing a fair and rosy egg-shaped face beneath. Surprisingly, the facial features were delicate, the demeanor was pure, and it was an exceptionally beautiful woman.

However, when she spoke, her voice was deep and husky, clearly a rough male tone, creating an eerie blend neither male nor female.

“Huo Dou, you…” Zhao Sheng felt suspicion arise, as if guessing the truth, and couldn’t help but ask.

“Ah, even if you didn’t ask, I would have explained the reason thoroughly. You guessed right; this body is not my original flesh. It’s a body-seized shell,” Huo Dou sighed long and deep, speaking meaningfully.

“So…you…are you perhaps…” Zhao Sheng’s gaze turned cold, his words filled with inquiry.

At this moment, Huo Dou suddenly spoke with an amused tone, “Indeed, my wise brother guessed correctly! Yes! My Primordial Spirit has long been entrusted to the Cursed Dipper Treasure, the flesh merely a shell for body seizing. This is all thanks to the ‘blessing’ of Immortal Venerable.”

Zhao Sheng felt a heavy shock in his heart, as these words confirmed his ominous suspicion.

“May I ask how Immortal Venerable is addressed…”

Huo Dou said, “No need to be so oblique! The Immortal Venerable refers to himself as ‘Wanxing Immortal Venerable’. He has hundreds to thousands of beast disciples like you and me under his command, nothing out of the ordinary.”

“Wanxing Immortal Venerable?”