Fate of the Immortals and Demons

"Master, this... this... this fairy lady... is... is... is suddenly here..."

One of the middle-aged Taoist priests who was sitting cross-legged on the cushion answered with his eyes wide open.

"Master, what the eldest brother said is true. I saw with my own eyes that this fairy suddenly appeared in the hall like a fairy descending to earth."

"Indeed it is……"

The remaining six Taoists sitting in two rows nodded in agreement, staring at the fairy-like colorful butterfly with incredible eyes, almost in a trance.

The old Taoist then re-examined the colorful butterfly and said respectfully, "I wonder why the fairy has suddenly visited us?"

"Looking for medicine."

The colorful butterfly proverb reveals the meaning.

The old Taoist was startled and then asked, "What medicine are you looking for, Fairy?"

Caidie replied calmly, "Any medicinal herb that has grown for more than a thousand years will do."

"This……"

The old Taoist looked around at the disciples in the hall, then shook his head and said:

"I hope you will be magnanimous, Fairy, as I do not have any precious medicinal herbs over a thousand years old. If you have any, I will offer them to you. However, I do have a snow lotus in my pharmacy that is over 800 years old. I wonder if you would be willing to accept it?"

"If it's not a medicinal herb that has grown for more than a thousand years, I have no use for it."

Caidie shook her head decisively, feeling helpless.

The medicinal ingredients needed for this insect-controlling pill must be at least a thousand years old to be spiritual. Only with spirituality can it control insects to gather intelligence for itself.

The middle-aged Taoist priest who was dumbfounded at the sudden appearance of the colorful butterfly suddenly said, "The thin line of sky may have the medicinal herbs that the fairy needs."

"A Thread of Sky?" Caidie turned and asked, "Where is that place?"

Upon seeing his face, the middle-aged Taoist priest, who had devoted most of his life to spiritual practice, suddenly understood the profound meaning of "astonished by heaven" and stammered again, "That...that is..."

Another relatively younger Taoist priest blurted out:

"Ordinary people call it the Death Valley, but in fact, in the eyes of cultivators like me, it is a forbidden place for cultivation. And the reason it is called the Line of Sky is because that place is separated from another world by only a thin line, even though it is under the same sky."

"Yes Yes."

The middle-aged Taoist priest, known as the eldest brother, nodded repeatedly and then volunteered:

"That place is very dangerous and strange, but I have been there before, so I can take the fairy there."

"The place you're talking about, called Yixiantian, is actually a valley in the mountains. There's a military camp at the foot of the mountain."

Caidie quickly thought of a place that her spiritual sense could not explore, and pointed it out.

The eldest Taoist priest quickly stood up and replied, "Yes, yes, but that's just the entrance to the narrow passage. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes."

"So, that place might really have the thousand-year-old medicinal herbs I need."

The colorful butterfly was thinking to itself and was about to turn around and disappear.

"Fairy, please stay."

As if sensing that this angel-like beauty was about to leave on the wind, the eldest Taoist brother hurriedly spoke out to stop her, saying:

"Fairy, there is no need to risk your life. Wuji Temple must have the medicinal herbs you need, grown for over a thousand years. I, a humble person, have just come from Wuji Temple. I would like to ask for one for you, as a token of my admiration for you."

"Oh?" Caidie was slightly surprised and paused to ask, "Where is Wuji Temple? There doesn't seem to be a Wuji Temple near Kunlun Mountain."

The eldest brother breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained, "Fairy, you don't know that Wuji Temple belongs to the inner hidden sect and will not easily appear in the world. And most of the inner hidden sects have formations to protect the mountain gates to prevent ordinary people from accidentally trespassing."

Caidie frowned slightly and said unhappily, "You just need to tell me the specific location of Wuji Temple."

Seeing the fairy frowning in dissatisfaction, the eldest brother felt as if the sky had fallen. He quickly apologized, sweat on his forehead and said anxiously: "Please calm down, fairy. It's three thousand miles to the northwest..."

Before he could finish his words, the colorful butterfly disappeared in the blink of an eye, just like when it came.

On the other hand, the middle-aged Taoist master stopped talking abruptly and stared blankly at the place where the colorful butterfly had stood a second ago. At this moment, the place was empty, as if it was a dream.

"Big Brother, are you tempted by the fairy?"

But seeing that the middle-aged Taoist priest could hardly hide his distraught expression, the younger Taoist priest urged:

"Perhaps if you rush to Wuji Temple now, you can still see the fairy before she gets the herbs and leaves."

"Ziheng, you are right."

The eldest Taoist brother was like a dying man who was suddenly reborn, his eyes shining, and then he left.

The old Taoist who had been sitting still all this time shouted at the right moment, "Zi Yan, have you forgotten why you left Wuji Temple and came to our Kunxu Sect in the first place?"

"Master, please forgive me for only now realizing the true meaning of envying the mandarin ducks rather than the immortals. I also understand that the Young Abbey Master's original decision was not a result of youthful frivolity. If I could always serve and accompany that immortal, Zi Yan would also die without regrets, and why would he care about the innate realm?"

"They say that even heroes are tempted by beauty. I never thought that Senior Brother Ziyan, a genius who had already reached the rank of Heavenly Rank Warrior at the age of forty, would be willing to give up the higher realm that all warriors pursue their whole lives just because he saw a woman as beautiful as an angel."

"What do you mean by 'as beautiful as a fairy'? This is simply a fairy descending to earth, okay? I've traveled the secular world and seen what people call celebrity beauties, but no celebrity beauty can compare to this fairy."

"It's no wonder Senior Brother Ziyan was so willing to give up martial arts. Even I was quite moved by this fairy who came and went without a trace. She is simply stunningly beautiful."

"........."

Listening to the whispers and discussions, the Taoist named Ziheng sneered inwardly, saying:

"Zi Yan, Zi Yan, you've lived to be forty-two, yet you're so foolish as to want to eat swan flesh. You think you can even dream of marrying this celestial being? You have absolutely no self-awareness. It's a good thing this way, as I have one less competitor for the mantle in the future."

On the other hand, the middle-aged Taoist Zi Yan seemed to be possessed by a demon. He rushed out of the hall like flying and walked on the cliffs as if it were flat ground. If viewed from the perspective of ordinary people, wouldn’t this be pure martial arts?

However, truly being able to fly is not impossible. As long as one reaches the innate realm, walking in the air will no longer be a dream...

As a heavenly-level warrior, Zi Yan could only use his internal energy to leap and dive, but this leap was even more powerful than the legendary Bodhidharma's leap across the river on a reed.

After all, a leap is nearly ten thousand meters, and a mountain several thousand meters high can be climbed over with just a few jumps. In the eyes of ordinary people, what else can such a feat be but light work?

However, compared to the speed of the colorful butterfly, which could be called teleportation, it was a world of difference. When Zi Yan had just stepped out of the Kunlun Mountains at a high speed, the colorful butterfly had already arrived three thousand miles away, and this was already outside the borders of China...

"This Wuji Temple is very hidden and has a lot of secrets."

When the colorful butterfly came to the sky above the Gobi Desert, it could not help but be moved. Little did they know that the Karagan Desert is the largest undeveloped area in the country of Khaza.

It now seems that the reason why it has not been developed is definitely related to the existence of Wuji Temple.

"Well, this wind and sand formation does look quite impressive. It has some similarities to the Immortal Realm's Floating Sand Formation and Wind Howling Formation, but it's only superficially similar. I'd like to see how powerful it is."

As the colorful butterfly strolled in like a leisurely stroll in the garden, it inevitably triggered the protective formation.

Of course, with Caidie's cultivation and supernatural powers, it would be easy for her to enter quietly without disturbing the formation.

However, this time, the colorful butterfly came only to look for medicine, so naturally it had to appear in a grand manner.

With such power, it will definitely be easier to obtain the medicinal materials you want.

Everything depends on strength. As long as you are strong enough, there is nothing you can't get. This is an iron law.

The reason why I didn't go to Yixiantian to find the medicine by myself was mainly because I needed it urgently. Since it was already available, why bother to spend time looking for it?

What's more, that place is definitely not a good place in Caidie's subconscious mind. She is afraid that once she goes deep into it, she will not be able to escape easily.

"Lord God! Has the Holy Land been offended by those foolish and ignorant people again? Please forgive these ignorant people!"

Faced with such a devastating sound like a sandstorm, some residents living nearby, especially the elderly, could not help but prostrate themselves on the ground and pray to the Lord God to be magnanimous and spare these people.

Similarly, the overwhelming yellow sand also shocked the people who were practicing in Wuji Temple.

They all looked at the sandstorm that covered the sky and the earth, which looked like nine naturally formed storm walls.

Looking at the Wuji Temple, which is based on the Bagua diagram, its diameter is about 100 miles, and a crystal clear stream winds through its middle.

On one side of the stream there are green trees and colorful flowers; on the other side there are rugged rocks and desolate scenery. The contrast between the withered and flourishing areas complements each other.

"This is truly rare! It's not uncommon for ordinary people to intrude, but as soon as they see a sandstorm, they'll flee, desperate to avoid it. But why is it that today's protective formation seems to be doing its utmost to resist an intruder?"

Some Taoists who had been practicing in the temple for a long time were obviously seeing this kind of situation for the first time.

"Look, who is that? Is it a fairy?"

"Oh my god! Her clothes are fluttering, without a trace of dust. She really is a fairy."

"Fairy, why did you suddenly come to my Wuji Temple? Are you here for some purpose?"

"........."

As the colorful butterflies seemed to fall from the sky, they appeared in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The nine sandstorms formed by the formation, which were like tornadoes, also died down and dissipated.

"Fairy, you have come from afar. Please come to the main hall and serve tea."

Just as everyone in Wuji Temple looked up and talked about it, an old voice with dignity echoed.

“Yes… yes… Ancestor!”

"Oh my god! The ancestor has come out of seclusion..."

"It is said that the ancestor had reached the peak of the Xiantian realm during his retreat, and was only one step away from the legendary realm above the Xiantian."

"As expected of you, Old Ancestor! Could it be that you had already predicted that a fairy would descend upon my Wuji Temple today?"

"..."