The immortal is beside me

Chapter 54 Immortality Heaven

Three hours later, Qingcheng Mountain, Yulu Sect.

"Elder Zheng died in Tianjiyuan?!"

There was an uproar in the meeting hall. The leaders of the Yulu Sect looked at each other in shock.

"The reverse Tian Gang is really the reverse Tian Gang!"

Several elders at the banquet had gloomy faces. They were all born in an era when cultivators dominated the human world, and had long been accustomed to treating the mortal world as a breeding ground for incense. Now, the unruly people who had benefited from the monks actually dared to kill people directly by bypassing the sect. For them, it was not just shocking, but simply unbelievable.

Sect leader Qi Yu had a gloomy expression, but said nothing.

He had previously considered the possibility that this attempt would be discovered by the Tianji Academy and that obtaining intelligence would be unsuccessful. However, the news he received was truly unusual.

Although the Tianji Academy, as the official intelligence center, is usually protected by countless elite personnel, and its extraordinary military deployment is no less than that of the Environmental Sanitation Bureau, the presence of military force is one thing, and whether to use it is another.

In the past, most official units in China were cautious in their words and actions, especially when dealing with large groups with a long history.

Generally speaking, as long as there is no overt combat action, even if the two sides cannot reach an agreement, they will at most part ways unhappily, and it is rare for it to escalate into a physical fight, let alone directly killing a sect envoy.

Even if we put aside the attitude of Tianji Academy, Zheng Yiqiu's death alone is unbelievable.

Tianjiyuan is located in the suburbs of Yizhou City, just a few kilometers from the city center. According to official practice, even if a fight were to occur with a Nascent Soul cultivator, they would certainly find a way to drive them away from the crowd to avoid affecting the public.

But now Zheng Yi Qiu died silently, and he didn't even hear any noise related to the battle between monks from Yizhou.

Considering all the doubts, there is only one possibility that meets the above factors.

The Tianji Academy has already realized their true purpose, and they have the support of a powerful figure behind them who is enough to crush the entire sect. They are so powerful that they don't have to worry about any impact from the Yu Lu Sect.

Although Yuan Tiangang is a powerful god, the combat effectiveness of the Yishu practitioners can be ignored - then who is that person?
"Could it be that the Fire Saint from the capital has come to Yizhou? He's the closest to those government officials."

"It could also be that the Jiuli Qingluan sect and the other treacherous immortals are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to get involved in the incident."

"The real person who announced his retreat twenty years ago."

There was a flurry of discussion in the meeting hall. Qi Yu sat in the middle, listening to the discussions with a frown on his face.

Just when the discussion reached its climax, two knocking sounds were suddenly heard in the hall.

Clang.

A crisp sound interrupted the chaos in the hall. Everyone looked up and saw that the sound came from the sect leader's seat in the center, but it was not made by Qi Yu, but from the curtain behind him.

"There's no need to think about such useless words."

A deep, bell-like voice echoed from behind the curtains: "The Tianji Academy dares to act so radically because they are certain they can control the situation. In other words, aside from the powerful forces behind him, the demon Yuan Tiangang himself is very likely not yet dead."

The noisy meeting hall fell silent, with only one voice echoing. It was as if everyone in the Yulu Sect had lost the right to speak before this voice.

"I will discuss this matter with Sect Master Qi alone. Elders, please leave the hall first."

The hall was quiet for a moment. The elders exchanged glances in silence, and finally stood up with different expressions and went out.

When the last footsteps faded, only Sect Leader Qi Yu remained in the hall. He let out a long sigh and looked behind the curtain.

There sat a man in a cloth robe, with a cow bone mask on his face. His features could not be seen clearly, only two light brown pupils could be seen between the bones.

"Messenger, please be clear about this matter." Qi Yu said.

"The Tianji Academy dared to use such radical measures. They must have sensed our intentions and believed they had the ability to suppress them. Since they've already sensed our intentions, they must have already been preparing for relevant actions."

The ox bone messenger said, "All we can do is accelerate the formation of our faith and call upon the gods before they act. Once that's accomplished, no matter who they rely on, we won't have anything to fear."

Qi Yu nodded slightly. "The envoy is absolutely right. But according to what you said, Yuan Tiangang may not have died yet, and there are powerful forces hidden behind him. If we continue with the original plan to promote the belief in the Supreme God in the mortal world, I'm afraid it will be difficult to avoid their eyes and ears."

"That's right," the Ox Bone Messenger said, "So, we need to try another method."

When he said this, he tilted his head slightly, but his eyes under the cow bones did not waver.

"I've already said that we need to speed up our efforts to gather souls and shape our faith." "And from a faith perspective, using mortals as a source of souls is still a bit too slow."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he understood what he meant in an instant.

"This is absolutely not feasible!" Qi Yu said decisively.

"Sect Master Qi, this is not a request for your opinion, but a notice."

The Ox Bone Emissary said calmly, "Twenty foundation building efforts are a token of the Yulu Sect's loyalty to the Supreme God. Now, please pass on the order."

A gust of wind blew in the hall, and Qi Yu's clothes were fluttered by the surge of spiritual power, and it was clear that he was about to explode.

But in just a moment, the surging breath weakened again.

He stood there, silent for a moment like a clay sculpture, then pulled out a piece of flying letter from his sleeve. After a long silence, he wrote a list on it, and with a flick of his hand, the flying letter turned into yellow light and scattered everywhere.

Another sound of footsteps was heard outside the hall, and 20 disciples walked into the inner hall and saluted together.

"I have met the Sect Master, and would like to know what the Sect Master wants from us."

The last part of his sentence was filled with hesitation. In front of them, the Ox Bone Emissary stood up and walked behind the curtain, standing beside Qi Yu. His eyes beneath the mask held an inexplicable meaning.

He suddenly raised his hand and the spiritual power in his palm transformed into countless peach petals and sprayed out, covering the disciples who were caught off guard.

The petals touched their foreheads, causing their pupils to dilate immediately, and then their eyes turned gray and white, and they fell to the ground one after another.

As they stopped moving, the peach petals on their foreheads rose again and flew back into the hands of the Ox Bone Messenger, forming palm-sized peach blossoms that circled his palm.

"Don't be so excited, Sect Master Qi."

The Ox Bone Envoy stroked the illusory peach blossom and said, "Ever since I obtained this Soul Devouring Technique from the Peach Blossom Spring's legacy, I have collected souls from more than a dozen sects, including some at the Golden Core and even Nascent Soul stages."

"Considering the long-standing bond between Yu Lu Sect and my tribe, I will only accept the souls of 20 foundation-building disciples this time. This is already a preferential treatment for Yu Lu Sect."

He turned to look at Qi Yu's expression, and his eyes behind the mask narrowed slightly, as if a smile appeared on his face.

"Sect Master Qi seems to be dissatisfied with my actions. But don't forget what kind of power the Yulu Sect relies on to survive until now."

He spoke eloquently, "Over eight hundred years ago, we rose from the grasslands, swept across the nations, and conquered the Central Plains. Back then, we destroyed more immortal sects than we could count on our hands."

"Isn't it because of this man who knows the times that a man of great ability is the reason why the Yulu Sect has been able to preserve its flame and develop all the way to the present day?"

Qi Yu remained silent.

As the messenger said, this is exactly the history of the Yu Lu Sect.

More than 800 years ago, a barbarian god named Mongolia and his people swept across the Eurasian continent with unstoppable force. After destroying several countries, they entered the Central Plains and became the ruler of the entire Central Plains cultivation world. His reputation was feared by everyone, and all those who resisted were crushed under his iron hoof.

At that time, the Yu Lu Sect was still a newly born sect. Faced with the flood from the grassland, it wisely chose to submit. This is how it was able to preserve its fire under the flood, and even developed rapidly while other sects in the Central Plains were trampled.

Later, with the birth of a powerful man from the Central Plains, the Mongolian people stationed in the Central Plains were wiped out, and the Central Plains once again returned to the hands of the immortal sects.

Seeing the situation reversed again, the Yu Lu Sect, as always, demonstrated its ability to understand the times and quickly wiped out all traces of the grassland, returned to the embrace of the Central Plains, and has continued to this day.

The powerful man from that time has been dead for many years. The highest level of cultivators in the Central Plains today is only the Spirit Transformation Realm. The legendary upper three realms have not appeared for hundreds of years.

Just as the messenger said, once the iron hoofs of the past come back, then nothing will be to be feared, and they will be able to truly turn society back to the era when immortals and mortals were distinguished.

That can only be the case.

"Change is always forged in blood. The Yu Lu Sect wants to promote change and return the world to what it was hundreds of years ago. They probably don't care about these small costs."

The ox bone messenger clenched his palm and placed the peach blossom in his palm into his spiritual platform.

"Don't grieve for these disciples. We will make full use of them and guide their souls back to the Supreme Being."

"Eternal Heaven."

(End of this chapter)