A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

Cut a large piece diagonally from head to shoulder.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

In the black-clad woman's last, incredulous glance, she collapsed with a hint of resentment. Half of her body convulsed, and with each convulsion, blood gushed out as if being squeezed.

That's incredible!

As the woman in black fell, the nine swords that had been entangled with the Grand Preceptor in mid-air suddenly vanished. The Grand Preceptor stopped abruptly, realizing that just dealing with those nine swords had put him in grave danger.

Unexpectedly, the real person only used one talisman.

Instant kill!

Is this the difference between immortals and mortals?

The Imperial Advisor was lost in thought, speechless for a long time.

At this moment, as the woman fell to the ground, the sounds from outside could be heard inside. General Pei rushed in with his guards and, seeing the bloodied woman lying on the ground, hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I have arrived too late to save you!"

The emperor raised his hand.

"Get up. It's not your fault. Clean up this place. Imperial Advisor... come with me to my bedchamber!"

In a remote, inaccessible place in the west.

An underground palace beneath the mountains.

"Another one died!"

As one of the soul lamps suddenly went out, the person standing in front of the many soul tablets in the large inner room spoke in an old yet somewhat cold voice.

Voice has no emotion.

The person standing there also has no feelings.

The demon race has existed here for tens of thousands of years, but they can never live openly on land because all humans consider them taboo.

Another gray-robed man standing beside him said, "Chief, what should we do?"

The man in black robes said, "Let's hold back! Over the years, there have been very few people who could kill people of the level of Ji and Sang. Now that they are all dead, it means that there are still experts among those people in the martial arts world... perhaps experts who have obtained the power of heaven and earth."

The man in the gray robe bowed: "Yes!"

The Ghost Clan is forbidden to settle in the Central Plains; this was a prohibition sworn by the Ghost Clan's original chieftain. If they were to enter the Central Plains, the Ghost Clan would be annihilated. This doesn't quite sound like an oath, but rather a curse.

During the daytime, if the demons stay under the scorching sun for too long, they will become unbearably hot inside, eventually burning up and turning into charred remains.

Therefore, the demons either become night walkers or use secret techniques to appear in the day and night by wearing human skin. However, peeling and wearing human skin would also cause them great damage.

This is a curse!

The man in black robes sighed.

He wasn't fighting for the power to rule the Central Plains, but for the people of the Central Plains to pardon the Ghost Clan and grant them the right to move freely, thus securing more living space for the Ghost Clan.

However, it now appears that the plan has encountered another setback.

“Zhang Zhengdao… the abbot of Peach Blossom Temple… I must meet him.” As the man in black robes spoke, his fingers gradually tightened, and his eyes sharpened.

Rumors are circulating in the martial arts world that Ye Jianxian has been reborn.

Later, it was rumored that the Imperial Preceptor was the number one martial arts master in the world.

Therefore, the Sword God, once considered the number one master, has actually fallen from grace.

When these rumors reached the ears of the former Sword God, now known as Qin Shouzhong, he was on his way to the Qingcheng Sect.

He was accompanied by Hu Yunying, Guo Lanying, Qingxuzi, Liu Yunfei, and Abbess Jingxian.

The Black and White Duo are dead, and there's no bounty.

But life goes on, and there is still hope, namely the money Liu Yunfei promised.

The group went to Qingcheng Mountain, walking very quickly.

Are there any white snakes in Qingcheng Mountain?

Guo Lanying asked Liu Yunfei.

Liu Yunfei shook his head: "I've never seen a white snake."

Guo Lanying continued, "Have you ever seen a white snake that has become a spirit?"

Liu Yunfei shook his head again: "Never seen it before."

Hu Yunying was speechless. How could she have taught such a disciple? Since there wasn't even a White Snake, there naturally wouldn't be a White Snake Spirit.

So he scolded her: "Master said that the White Snake Spirit is just a story, which doesn't mean that there is a White Snake Spirit in the world. How could you be so stupid... You've seen the Green Snake, haven't you?"

This time, Liu Yunfei actually nodded very seriously: "Yes, I have seen it. The largest green snake was six or seven meters long. I found it when I was a child in the mountains."

Guo Lanying became excited: "Has it become a spirit?"

Liu Yunfei said, "I don't know, because I haven't seen it since. The day I saw it, my uncles all came to see it, and they even lit a fire on the mountain. It smelled really good!"

Qin Shouzhong asked, "What's the story behind the white snake spirit and the green snake spirit?"

Guo Lanying said, "The master said it, the white snake spirit under Qingcheng Mountain, ah—ah—"

Hu Yunying snapped, "Shut up!"

Guo Lanying continued without stopping: "Ah—ah—a thousand years of cultivation in the cave to this body..."

It turns out there was a white snake spirit who had cultivated for a thousand years at the foot of Mount Qingcheng.

Liu Yunfei was still puzzled: "I've never heard of the White Snake Spirit and the Green Snake Spirit before. Is the Taoist priest mistaken?"

Qingxuzi, standing to the side, said, "Amitabha, Master can't be wrong. Perhaps he is!"

However, Li Yunfei didn't believe it. Although it was the Taoist priest who said it, he had lived here since he was a child and had never seen the so-called snake spirit.

Guo Lanying then said, "Young Master Liu, when you were a child, were there any beautiful girls calling your name from the top of the wall?"

Liu Yunfei said, puzzled, "No."

Guo Lanying said, "What a pity!"

Qin Shouzhong asked, "What story is it?"

Guo Lanying said, "The Taoist priest said that if a beautiful woman's head calls your name from the top of the wall, you must not answer. Because that is a beautiful snake with a human head and a snake body. If you answer, she will come looking for you that night."

Liu Yunfei was puzzled: "How can a human and a snake coexist?"

Everyone looked at Liu Yunfei in surprise.

What a genius! He thinks differently from everyone else.

We arrived at the foot of Mount Qingcheng.

I found a guesthouse to stay in.

The innkeeper recognized Liu Yunfei; he was the young master of the former sect leader's family. He greeted him from afar. But today, the innkeeper only asked, "Stay for a night or have a meal?"

Liu Yunfei didn't think there was any problem and said, "Old Liu, we're looking for a room at the inn. Could you please prepare a few rooms for us?"

Master Jingxian said, "We can't let Benefactor Liu go to too much trouble. This humble nun can stay in a small single room by herself."

Liu Yunfei: ...

Did I just say I was going to treat everyone?

Then, Master Jingxian, with an air of utter indifference, sat down on a chair to the side, closed her eyes to rest, and twirled the beads of her Buddhist prayer beads between her fingers, giving off an impression of "I've made my decision, do as you please."

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yunfei decided to go all the way and be a good Samaritan.

"Then let's have one room each!"

As someone who was once the son of a sect leader, he has a magnanimous character.

The innkeeper said, "Our shop is a small business; you pay first, then check in."

Can you even tolerate this?

Hu Yunying, a seasoned veteran, stepped forward and said, "He was, after all, a former young gang leader..."

"You said it yourself, that was before!"

The shopkeeper remained calm; he had seen many such people. After their downfall, they relied on their former reputation to still act arrogantly, demanding food and drink. He couldn't be fooled.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll pay!"

Liu Yunfei reached into his pocket, rummaged around for a while, and finally pulled out a silver ingot, which he placed on the counter.

The innkeeper gritted his teeth and said gleefully, "Wang Mazi, where the hell have you been? Hurry up and take some men to check the room. Don't you have any sense? Hurry up..."

Guo Lanying stared wide-eyed at Liu Yunfei: "You still have money?"

Liu Yunfei nodded: "Of course I have money. I've saved a lot of money before, and I don't spend money often."

He seems to be a pretty good second-generation martial arts student!

He doesn't indulge in debauchery or seduce his fellow disciples; he diligently practices his martial arts, possesses considerable skill, and remains determined to avenge his parents' death. Such second-generation heirs are becoming increasingly rare.

Guo Lanying looked on with envy at the silver and sighed.

Hu Yunying said, "How about... you go to the capital? The emperor said he'll make you a princess."

Guo Lanying looked at Hu Yunying in surprise: "Master, I thought you understood me very well, but now it seems that you don't understand me at all. I'm going to rest."

After saying that, he went upstairs.

Hu Yunying smiled awkwardly at everyone and said, "She's just a child, she likes to throw tantrums. Let her be, the world will teach her a lesson in the future."

Seeing that the money had been paid, Abbess Jingxian came to her senses and shook her head, saying, "We can't spoil you too much. Your Lingying Sect is just too undisciplined. Although you and our Emei Sect are both on Mount Emei and the two sects are on good terms, why can't you become a major sect like Emei?"

Hu Yunying: "Because they're too undisciplined?"

Master Jingxian smiled inexplicably: "Because there is no grandmaster like me to oversee things."

After saying that, he instructed Wang Mazi to lead him to a room.

Hu Yunying looked at the rest of the group with a puzzled expression: "Old Qin, don't you think I'm a Grandmaster?"

Qin Shouzhong was somewhat speechless. So what if you beat me? Why are you asking me this question? Is it funny?

"You are no longer an elder of the Lingying Sect. You are a member of the Peach Blossom Temple's inner circle, understand?" Qin Shouzhong looked at her, emphasizing the words "inner circle."

Hu Yunying was speechless.