Immortals of the End Times

Chapter 26: Guarding the Cave Heaven, the Turn of a Bad Friend
"Who is this venerable elder? Why don't you extend your doorstep, and my daughter will invite the Holy Mother to visit us in the future to thank you for returning the sacred artifacts of our religion!"

Nan Zhixia understood the principle that a wise woman doesn't suffer losses in front of her.

Realizing he had encountered a true immortal senior, he immediately straightened his posture and began to probe the other party's origins.

Although she still has several magical artifacts that can be activated by source crystals to protect her, she has not yet embarked on the path of immortality and is no match for immortals who can cast spells.

Deep in the forest, Zhao Wuji was on guard, his hands forming hand seals, ready to use a qi-sealing technique to create a qi armor to protect his body at any time. Hearing Nan Zhixia's tone, which was clearly still tinged with resentment, he found it amusing.

It's not shameful for this good wife to be beaten by her future husband; consider it punishment for hiding her identity all this time.

He was unwilling to be an enemy of the Supreme Sect, and he would not expose his secrets at this time, since his ability to step onto the path of immortality was related to the Nine Yin Nine Yang Pearl.

He immediately composed a pretentious and awkward poem, feigning profound knowledge and leisurely verses.

"Like a drifting duckweed on green hills, a crane's shadow disappears into the clouds. Fleeting fame can be discarded; I'll simply keep this small title within the cave, best left unmentioned."

The sound of vicissitudes slowly spread, carrying a sense of carefree detachment and elegance, gradually fading into the distance.

As Nan Zhixia sensed the spiritual energy within the deep forest gradually fading, Zhao Wuji's figure within the forest had already disappeared into the distance.

She looked into the distance with surprise, pondering, "Fame and fortune can all be discarded, to remain forever in this celestial realm... Is he implying that he is a senior from some celestial realm, not a rogue cultivator?"

With this thought in mind, Nan Zhixia also abandoned the idea of ​​contacting him to avoid danger.

Since the other party was willing to give away the sacred artifact of their sect, they obviously did not intend to offend the Supreme Sect. It would be better to keep to themselves and not interfere with each other.

She quickly gathered her energy and leaped back to the riverbank, carefully picking up the sacred artifact, the Mystic Star Cloud Pattern Bowl, from the ground.

Suddenly, he pulled out a source crystal the size of a soybean from a hidden compartment in his waist and placed it in the bowl.

The small bowl instantly shone with spiritual light. As it rotated, red and blue patterns appeared on its bottom, and a faint fluctuation of divine thought reappeared through this bowl.

"Holy Mother!"

Nan Zhixia sensed the suppressed divine energy emanating from the bowl and immediately bowed down.

"Zhixia, is that you? You've already obtained the Xuanxing Cloud Pattern Bowl?"

"Reporting to the Holy Mother..."

Nan Zhixia quickly lowered her head and recounted what had just happened.

The divine thought emanating from the bowl said, "The truly great hermit lives in the city. I never expected that there would be a fellow practitioner from some unknown celestial realm in the imperial city of Xuan Kingdom."

He previously clashed with my thoughts, which I had placed within the bowl, from a distance. Caught off guard, one of my thoughts was shattered by him. This person is no ordinary individual; his magic is very powerful.

"Holy Mother, can you discern his origins?"

"I didn't realize! I've never fought anyone who knows such techniques before. It seems he's not a cultivator from Tiannan. How strange."

However, since he returned the Xuanxing Cloud Pattern Bowl, he must be aware of my reputation and does not wish to be my enemy.

The divine thought within the bowl paused for a moment, then continued, "You no longer need to pursue it. Now that you have obtained the Xuanxing Cloud Pattern Bowl, you should immediately use the resources within the stronghold to begin your cultivation breakthrough and embark on the path to immortality."

"Of the three candidates, whoever is the first to reach the Qi Refining stage and bring back our sect's sacred artifact will become our sect's new Holy Maiden, and in the future, she can enter the Supreme Grotto Heaven that protects our sect for cultivation."

"Yes!"

Nan Zhixia was also filled with excitement. Embarking on the path to immortality was something she had dreamed of since childhood.

At the same time, it is also the key to whether she can break free from constraints in the future.

She suddenly pricked her fingertip and dripped a drop of blood into the bowl with the star-patterned cloud design.

The bowl immediately released a rainbow of colors, which eventually settled into purple over the blood.

This clearly represents exceptional spiritual aptitude.

"Wuji has always wanted to seek immortality and enlightenment; I wonder if he has the aptitude?"

Looking at the gleam in the bowl, Nan Zhixia thought of Zhao Wuji.

Without a spiritual aptitude of the highest grade (gold) or even the highest grade (purple), one cannot be accepted into any sect or grotto-heaven in this degenerate age.

She wanted to test Zhao Wuji's aptitude, but she was afraid of giving him hope, and in the end she would extinguish that hope with her own hands.

"Let's wait until we leave to secretly perform one more test for him. The path to immortality is not the path of ordinary people. If one is born ordinary, then it's better to remain ordinary."

"If we part ways in the future, and he finds out that I am the Holy Maiden of the Supreme Sect... will he fear or hate me?"

She lowered her eyes and sighed, her figure disappearing silently from the riverbank. Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji used his movement technique to circle around the city several times, and only after confirming that no one was following him did he quietly return to his bedroom in his official residence.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after sitting on the bed, his heart still pounding.

That experience was indeed quite shocking.

It's so exciting to never expect that my fiancée is actually a candidate saintess of the Supreme Cult.

And they were attracted so quickly, even possessing magical artifacts.

Under the control of the Qi Restriction Technique, the opponent clearly still had the power to resist. The magic weapon had not been truly used, and the surging and powerful internal energy within the body was like a raging dragon. He used the Qi Restriction Technique to forcefully control it, and even lost two strands of spiritual energy.

"If we really fight to the death, I might be able to put up a fight with Zhixia using my magic weapon. I could even catch her off guard and seriously injure her. But I don't know how powerful her magic weapon is; it's still quite dangerous."

"This fiancée is amazing. She usually acts like a delicate young lady from a wealthy family. Luckily, I've never bullied her."

Zhao Wuji felt a chill run down his spine.

As I got up and took off my clothes, I saw that they were covered in a layer of frost.

This was caused by the energy emanating from Nan Zhixia's casual palm strike; she was unharmed.

Even though it only hit the tree, it was still a bit like hitting a cow from across a mountain. Fortunately, he had a Qi-blocking technique to form a Qi armor to protect his body, otherwise he would have to have surgery on his back by now.

"The fiancée of the Grandmaster of Returning to Truth"

Zhao Wuji shook his head.

Fortunately, he pretended to be a senior expert and fooled Nan Zhixia. Otherwise, if they had really fought, he would most likely have exposed his identity, which would have been very troublesome.

He was unsure how loyal Nan Zhixia was to the Supreme Cult as a candidate saintess, or whether she carried any mission.

We'll observe him further in the future; Nan Zhixia hasn't done anything to hurt him.

He tidied his clothes, calmed his breathing, and began to perform the guiding technique as usual, using hand seals to condense spiritual energy from the yin and yang energies.

This time it was a close call, but he not only learned his fiancée's secret, but also successfully deciphered the Qi-sealing technique, gaining a great deal.

With this technique, he will not be afraid even if he faces a Grandmaster of the Returning to Truth Realm in the future, as long as the opponent does not have a powerful magic weapon that he can activate.

The night's meditation session has ended.

Zhao Wuji condensed his thirty-second spiritual power, and also nurtured and strengthened two of his twelve meridians.

At this rate, he will be able to break through to the Transformation Master realm in five days.

However, with only 360 strands of yang energy remaining, it is imperative to find a way to quickly accumulate and replenish it.

We must find a way to get some of the so-called "Four Treasures of Divine Wine" from Mo Quancai's side, which includes the names of Heaven, Earth, Man, and Golden Goblet.

"In addition, we need to try to get close to the dragon energy area in the palace and secretly absorb some dragon energy to convert it into yang energy. Tsk, this is a bit risky."

As Zhao Wuji pondered this, he got up, put on his medical officer's robes, and walked out of the room. It was already broad daylight outside.

Xiao Lin, the shop assistant, was drawing water from the well in the yard, and the wooden bucket made a 'huffing' sound.

Seeing him leave, the maid Chunhua immediately brought him hot water to wash up.

"grown ups."

Xiaoyue jogged over from the opposite corridor, her two pigtails swinging back and forth, making her look very lively.

"It's another letter from Lord Tao."

She took out a letter from behind her back, bowed slightly, and handed it to Zhao Wuji, her rosy lips exhaling white mist in the cold winter wind.

"Oh?"

Zhao Wuji smiled as he took the letter, glanced at Xiaoyue's satin-lined paddy-patterned jacket, and said, "Xiaoyue, since you haven't practiced martial arts to strengthen your body, you should wear more clothes to prepare for winter."

"Yes! Thank you for your concern, sir."

Xiao Yue smiled shyly as she watched Zhao Wuji read the letter. Seeing his handsome, prominent eyebrows, she couldn't help but feel a pang of worry for him.

"This Tao Fei."

Zhao Wuji clicked his tongue, surprised that Tao Fei had failed in his search for Li Shaojun's elixir cauldron.

The busty female knight who had been so devoted to him had transformed into a vile woman in the letter. Tao Fei mentioned in the letter that the location of the treasure he had finally found had been stolen by that vile woman and her accomplices.
There's still one chapter left at 11:30.
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