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

The sword in his hand trembled slightly.

A joyful sound seemed to emanate from the sword.

This is the unique sword sound of a Grandmaster.

A resonance is created between the sword and its wielder, achieving a state of perfect harmony between man and sword. This can only be accomplished by a grandmaster.

Hai Tianfu planned to launch a full-scale attack, and everyone, human or ghost, would have to bow down to him.

Shu Baimei also felt that hiding in the peach grove wasn't safe enough, and she anxiously darted back and forth through the woods. That damned eunuch, he's really going for it!

Hai Tianfu slowly raised the sword in his hand.

Heaven and Earth grieve together—this is Hai Tianfu's ultimate move. Whether a third-rate martial artist or a grandmaster, every martial artist has their own unique skill.

Hai Tianfu's signature move is the sword technique "Heaven and Earth Sorrow Together," which is said to change the color of the sky and earth, and cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack when used. It is faster than lightning, and the sword energy is like a rainbow. There are even rumors that it can tear apart space and time and kill the heavens and earth, hence the name "Heaven and Earth Sorrow Together."

Rumors are like rumors, and everyone believes them anyway.

Shu Baimei believed it too.

So when the sky suddenly darkened and the peach blossom forest became shrouded in dark clouds, she was truly startled, and several thoughts raced through her mind.

Even being a ghost can't bring peace, so I might as well run away.

But where can they escape to? They won't get very far before being brought back to the peach blossom grove.

"Old eunuch, are you really not going to let me go?"

"What do you think?"

"I will fight with you!"

Shu Baimei suddenly spread her arms, her whole body slowly rising. This is usually the preliminary preparation for transformation. Her entire body exuded a powerful aura.

This aura startled Hai Tianfu.

It was as if a storm of energy had suddenly poured into her entire body.

"Puff puff"

With a few muffled, faint sounds, numerous blood-stained vines suddenly sprouted from Shu Baimei's blood-red dress. Her hair was disheveled, making her look like a demon from hell…

Shu Baimei's ghostly demeanor.

This is Shu Baimei in her full state.

"You damned eunuch, go to hell!"

Before Hai Tianfu could make a move, Shu Baimei struck first. A cold glint suddenly flew out from her waving sleeve. Under the moonlight, a streak of light shone into Hai Tianfu's eyes, causing him to squint.

Danger!

He hadn't been this wary even when he killed Ye Tian, ​​the leader of the Kongtong Sect.

Sword energy!

"Oh!"

Shu Baimei's hidden sword clashed with Hai Tianfu's sword energy, unleashing a tremendous roar. A shockwave sent Hai Tianfu flying, forcing him to stagger back several steps.

The sword energy dissolved the hidden sword and dissipated as it reached the edge of the peach grove. It was as if a gust of wind suddenly blew out of the peach grove, scattering the sword energy completely.

"There's a ghost!"

Hai Tianfu suddenly took two steps back, staring warily at Shu Baimei.

This woman's current state is very strange.

She said she was a ghost.

Perhaps... it really is a ghost; it's really hard to explain those bloody vines sticking out of her body. Having lived in the martial world for decades, he'd seen many strange things.

The current Shu Baimei is very strange.

This state of being covered in vines is very strange.

Shu Baimei's hidden sword is incredibly powerful. It's far stronger than the other three monsters.

Furthermore, this peach grove is quite strange. Despite the power of my sword energy, it crumbled upon contact with the peach grove.

The answer is actually quite obvious: it's the owner of the Taoist temple.

The sword energy dissipated upon encountering the peach blossom forest.

Shu Baimei was smug.

With her mind relaxed and back to normal, she looked charming and beautiful in her red dress, smiling at Hai Tianfu while biting her finger.

"Eunuch Hai, why are you doing this? Whether the Five Monsters live or die is not important to your master. Whether Guo Lanying is killed or not is also not important. Why do you have to hit a brick wall? Listen to your sister, it's not too late to go back now. Otherwise, if you run into my husband, you won't even be worthy of being buried in this peach grove as fertilizer."

With the peach grove forming a Bagua formation, Shu Baimei felt very confident, and her speech became frivolous.

"Your husband is Zhang Zhengdao?"

"Wow, you're amazing! You guessed that. It must have taken you a lot of time!"

Shu Baimei's speech has become increasingly seductive.

Hai Tianfu took a breath. He wasn't an impulsive person. Since everything here was strange, he could deduce that many things were related to the owner of this Taoist temple.

The answer is not important; what matters is Zhang Zhengdao, the owner of the Taoist temple.

“You’re right. Whether you five monsters live or die is not important. Whether Guo Lanying is killed or not is also not important. But if you can persuade Zhang Zhengdao to work for the young master, that would be a win-win situation.”

"Hehe, you've really got a good plan."

Shu Baimei sneered.

“My husband has never bothered with such trivial matters. How dare you ask him to work for your young master? Bah, you dead eunuch, always dreaming of baseless fantasies.”

I will endure!

Hai Tianfu considered himself to be quite well-mannered. Ever since his martial arts skills were promoted to Grandmaster, even princes had to show him respect, and people in the martial arts world fawned over him. He had never been treated like this before.

“My young master values ​​extraordinary people the most. It’s much better than staying in this little Taoist temple, where there’s power, money, and beautiful women…”

"Bah! My husband regards money as dirt..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ? ? ?

Did you ask me?

"He regards power as fleeting clouds, and beautiful women as mere skeletons..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

I cultivate the Tao, not chant scriptures like a monk. When did I ever say that I regard beautiful women as mere skeletons?

Shu Baimei continued passionately, "My husband..."

"Shu Baimei, when did I ever say such things? You bastard, aren't you ruining my reputation? Shut up, or I'll beat the shit out of you!"

Suddenly a sound descended from the sky, landing right in the courtyard, and was heard by both Shu Baimei and Hai Tianfu.

Shu Baimei looked up at the sky.

She let out a shy "Ah!"

The phrase "beat me until I shit myself" made her blush. She's a girl, how could he talk to her like that? He really doesn't treat me like family!

Hai Tianfu looked up at the sky.

He could hear every word clearly; every word seemed to penetrate his ears and explode within his body, causing his blood to surge. When the last word fell, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Scattered in the air, they resembled peach blossoms blooming in disarray.

Before I could even see him, I was already injured.

Since reaching the Grandmaster level, he felt that there were few people who could hurt him, except for the other three masters. But that would only be after both sides fought fiercely, with a determination to die in mutual destruction.

But with just a casual remark from this Taoist priest, he broke down.

The person's whereabouts are still unknown!

Despite the shock, he was able to quickly adjust his mindset, cupped his hands, and bowed to the air in front of him: "This old man, Hai Tianfu, greets the Daoist Master. I wonder if the Daoist Master would be so kind as to appear before me so that I may apologize in person."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sound came from outside the Taoist temple.

Fortunately, the sound was clear, but it didn't seem to be meant to hurt anyone.

"In Peach Blossom Valley dwells a Peach Blossom Hermitage, and in the hermitage dwells a Peach Blossom Immortal. The Peach Blossom Immortal plants peach trees, and picks peach blossoms to exchange for wine..."

Hai Tianfu flashed and arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

However, there was only a peach grove in front of the Taoist temple.

But the sound echoed clearly at the entrance of the Taoist temple.

"Sober, I sit before the flowers; drunk, I sleep beneath them. Half-awake, half-drunk, day after day; flowers bloom and fall, year after year. I wish to grow old and die amidst flowers and wine, rather than bowing before carriages and horses..."

Hai Tianfu immediately bowed in respect.

"This old man understands the Daoist's intentions!"

The sound of reciting poetry never ceased.

"The rich revel in the dust of carriages and the hooves of horses, while the poor find solace in wine cups and flowering branches. If you compare the rich and the poor, one is on the ground, the other in the sky. If you compare the poor and the noble to carriages and horses, they must toil while I am at leisure..."

"What a fine poem! My lord, what a fine poem!"

Shu Baimei also floated out from the peach grove in the backyard. Her husband had returned, so she figured the old eunuch wouldn't dare do anything to her. She wondered why he hadn't died from that mouthful of blood earlier.

Others laugh at my eccentricities, but I laugh at their blindness. The tombs of heroes in Wuling are nowhere to be seen; now, without flowers or wine, they are fields tilled by farmers.

As the last line of the poem fell, a Taoist priest appeared, his face calm, looking at Hai Tianfu. That single glance felt as if a mountain were pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe and rendering his entire body stiff and immobile.

Hai Tianfu was deeply shocked.

It arrived silently and without warning, before you even had time to see clearly.

this person……

I just recited the poem about the Peach Blossom Fairy at Peach Blossom Hermitage...

Is it a fairy or something?

His composure, honed over decades of navigating the martial world, crumbled at this moment.

With a forced bow, he said, "Greetings, Immortal Master!"