The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 103 Peach Blossom Tribulation

Chu Yunfei returned to Luofu Mountain, keeping some of his questions to himself. He asked Master Zhu to divine the fate of a person, but Zhu only vaguely mentioned that the person was related to the intelligence about the destruction of Laoshan Mountain, and that the person's name was Guan Canghai.

Master Zhu calculated for a long time and concluded, "There is no such person in the world. Perhaps he has already passed away, and there is no trace of karmic entanglement between us."

Chu Yunfei dared not say that Guan Canghai was alive and well, and that the old man had miscalculated!

He was certain in his heart that Master Zhu really couldn't have predicted Guan Canghai's fate. Guan Canghai must have had the strength of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator or higher, and he was like a dragon whose head was seen but not its tail.

Chu Yunfei left with a heavy heart. Master Zhu found it strange, so he calculated Chu Yunfei's fortune again, wondering whether he should promote him to the position of sect leader of Luofu Mountain.

The result was a romantic entanglement, leaving his future uncertain, which greatly angered Master Zhu. "Has this kid become arrogant and dissolute after accomplishing just one thing?"
Jiang Yuan began to cultivate in seclusion again, mainly to build his spiritual space.

The fifty-mile-long spiritual space was surrounded by clouds and mist, concealing the illusion array within, while the core area inside was a spirit-gathering array.

In addition, the Lingtai possesses a magical artifact called Frost Jade Marrow, which allows it to absorb spiritual energy at a speed that far surpasses Cui Qinghe's Spirit Gathering Divine Power.

Before long, Jiang Yuan's cultivation level will surpass Cui Qinghe's, even though his actual combat ability has long surpassed hers.

Old Lu had previously returned to the Central Plains to purchase a batch of medicinal herbs, and Cui Qinghe had refined dozens of bottles of Spirit Feeding Pills, which would be enough to feed the little golden eagle for more than a year.

However, hunting is impossible in this cave, and there is a lack of demonic beast meat to fill their stomachs.

She can only go out occasionally to lure and capture monsters on the small islands in the nearby sea. She doesn't kill monsters below level four, and with the help of the flower fairy Qiongniang, she can easily take down monsters of level five or six on her own.

While Cui Qinghe was luring and capturing monsters, the little golden eagle could also play in the outer sea for a while.

Li Shouzhong would occasionally go out to gather intelligence, while the others were almost all in seclusion, cultivating diligently.

Since they had all moved into the spirit stone mine, they didn't lack those few spirit stones, so they naturally used the spirit gathering array.

Shen Wangzhi will soon advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, while Liu Caiwei is still working hard to open up the Ren Water Acupoints, totaling 134, and there's still plenty to do.

Jiang Yuan didn't use any of the level 5 and 6 water-type demon cores that Cui Qinghe brought back from hunting; he gave them all to Liu Caiwei.

Aside from studying alchemical formulas, Lao Lu spends most of his time in seclusion cultivating.

The apprentices were all very diligent, and Jingxuan was the only one in charge of the entire cave.

Jingxuan had spent most of her time in the herb garden on the Spirit Gathering Island. She knew that her aptitude was very average and that she was lucky to have reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Spending too much time cultivating would not help her, so she might as well do something practical for everyone.

Although Old Lu was a master in name only, he never asked about Jingxuan's cultivation level.

Qinghe would occasionally give Jingxuan some pointers, guiding her to open the two acupoints of Gathering Spirit and Absorbing Spirit, which would naturally speed up her cultivation. These things were not found in the cultivation manual jade slip, so Jingxuan naturally believed them without a doubt.

The path of cultivation is too complex, and it's not something that can be achieved by simply opening one or two acupoints.

For example, Jiang Yuan's Dinghuo acupoints were already fully opened, and the Shenmen acupoints, which are known as the gate of high-level alchemists, were also within them, but he had never refined a single batch of pills. Now, however, he deliberately guided and opened up the earth-type spiritual veins and several acupoints.

Jiang Yuan now possesses five spiritual veins. For most people, having too many spiritual veins would result in impure and chaotic spiritual energy, hindering their cultivation speed. However, this is not a problem for Jiang Yuan. He has almost fully opened his fire-type acupoints, yet his water-type remains the strongest. Completing his earth-type spiritual veins is naturally related to the construction of his divine sense space.

Most cultivators only begin to complete the Five Elements and construct their divine consciousness space when they reach the Nascent Soul stage. Jiang Yuan was forced to start earlier, but fortunately, he understood the implications and was not worried about any mishaps.

It took half a year of seclusion to set up a prototype of a spirit-gathering array in the spiritual space. With the support of the earth-type spiritual vein, the progress will naturally be faster.

Li Shouzhong went out for a while and returned saying that the cultivation world in the Central Plains was in chaos again. Luofu Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain had started a full-scale war, and Emei and Kongtong also seemed uneasy, each taking sides. It could easily turn into a massive war in the cultivation world. Jiang Yuan had been in seclusion and hadn't come out yet, but Shen Wangzhi didn't care at all. He told Li Shouzhong not to go out for the time being to avoid getting into trouble, and that he should instead focus on his cultivation and try to reach the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible.

There's a saying in the cultivation world: those below the Nascent Soul stage are all ants.

After Shen Wangzhi received the mantle of the Nascent Soul cultivator, he felt that he would have no problem cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage. Liu Caiwei and Li Shouzhong were also quite talented.

Ultimately, Guan Canghai and his wife could not be kept. If Wanghailou were to develop in the future, it would need at least two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even a genius like Guan Canghai is working hard to cultivate, so how can anyone else have the right to slack off!
The war between Luofu Mountain and Qingcheng was not Chu Yunfei's idea, and he even strongly opposed it.

Luofu Mountain has just experienced a major battle and lost many elite troops. Now is the time to recuperate and cultivate outstanding talents.

This was the first time Master Zhu had ever lost his temper with Chu Yunfei. He had gained a small advantage and then began to live a life of extravagance and debauchery!
Chu Yunfei felt wronged, but dared not refute it, knowing that it must have been those three old bastards who were up to no good.

Master Zhu then instructed Chu Yunfei not to concern himself with the great battle with Qingcheng Mountain, and to let the chief Nascent Soul Grand Elder take charge of the overall situation.

The old man was naturally eager. His son, grandson, and great-grandson had all died at the hands of Qingcheng cultivators, a blood feud spanning generations. Having gotten this opportunity, he showed no mercy to Qingcheng.

The old sect leader of Taiyi Sect, Yin, scolded Qin Feihong, asking him to mediate, but instead he added fuel to the fire.

Qin Feihong was also full of grievances. He left before we could even discuss the important matters, and went back to attack Qingcheng. How could I be blamed for that?
The Taiyi Sect saw that Luofu Mountain was acting quite aggressively. After destroying Laoshan, they even wanted to destroy Qingcheng. Although the Nascent Soul Ancestor said not to touch Luofu Mountain, they couldn't really let them annex Qingcheng, could they?

If Luofu Mountain succeeds, it will likely have to relinquish its title as the number one sect of Taoism.

Chu Yunfei knew better than anyone that if that old man continued to cause trouble like this, Luofu Mountain would lose all its elite troops, and if they couldn't take Qingcheng, they might even collapse. Why bother with such a war of attrition?

Unexpectedly, Qin Feihong sent another talisman. Since Chu Yunfei had nothing better to do, he decided to go to Laoshan Mountain to avoid seeing it.

Qin Feihong was a little surprised. Wasn't the battle in full swing? Why did he abandon me? Does he still care about me?
This time, Qin Feihong didn't dare to bring up personal matters first. Instead, he probed Chu Yunfei to find out why he insisted on attacking Qingcheng.
Chu Yunfei's expression turned grim, and he suddenly said, "Does Fairy Qin have any fine wine? On such a beautiful day, why talk about such unromantic things!"

Qin Feihong was overjoyed. He even sent his apprentices away and personally set up a table of food and wine in the flower hall in front of the building. Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom, he was already drunk before he even started drinking.

The two began by reminiscing about their chance encounter while traveling in the mountains a century ago, evoking countless beautiful memories.

In the end, the conversation still turned to Guan Canghai and Cui Qinghe.

Qin Feihong was drunk and dared to say anything, "They not only saw through the secrets of your cultivation technique, but they also saw through the clues of my Taiyi Sect's thunder technique and the secret Su Nu Gong!"

"The Pure Maiden's Skill? No wonder Fairy Qin can maintain her youth forever!"

Since his face was already completely red, Qin Feihong decided to go all out and said, "Cui Qinghe said that the Su Nu Gong was originally a dual cultivation technique, which I find very puzzling."

Chu Yunfei truly didn't know how to respond. This was an attempt to defile his virginity!
"I searched back in the sect for a long time before finally finding the answer in the notes of a deceased senior. It turns out it's true. The Pure Maiden Technique was originally a dual cultivation method, but it was forcibly altered by later generations to keep practitioners virgins. For thousands of years, not a single female cultivator in the Taiyi Sect who practiced the Pure Maiden Technique has ever been able to condense a Nascent Soul..."

At this point, Qin Feihong's true feelings were revealed, and tears streamed down his face.

Chu Yunfei was extremely embarrassed, but he had to offer a few words of comfort: "There are always people who do things that destroy their own foundation. Luofu Mountain is already weak and exhausted, yet it still wants to forcibly conquer Qingcheng. Isn't that extremely foolish!"

Qin Feihong wiped away her tears and tried to get up to touch up her makeup, but she was unsteady on her feet and almost fell. Chu Yunfei quickly reached out and caught her.

Now, the heavenly thunder stirred up the earth's fire, and it ignited!
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