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

"Oh!"

The ground was smashed and began to sink.

Immediately, an earthquake struck within a radius of a hundred miles, shaking the surrounding mountains and causing rocks to fall and cliffs to creak and thud for a long time.

The dust and smoke that rose up enveloped the surroundings and lingered for a long time.

Several days later, the dust in the air cleared up.

Zhang Zhengdao and the behemoth stood facing each other silently, staring at each other.

Judging from its size, this is a large tortoise.

Even after falling from a crack in the sky, it remained unharmed; creatures with shells certainly have strong protective abilities. This made Zhang Zhengdao really want to touch its shell.

However, this turtle was too big; even a dragon was only half its size.

"Can you speak?" Zhang Zhengdao asked.

The giant tortoise nodded quickly. This man was a villain; he had almost robbed Qixian Lake of everything before. So, the Qixian Lake that the fairy took away was like a rich young lady who had been robbed—besides her physical body, there was nothing else that could pique anyone's interest.

Zhang Zhengdao: "Want to chat?"

The turtle nodded quickly, not daring to move.

Zhang Zhengdao plopped down in front of the giant tortoise. He looked incredibly small, like a tiny insect next to the giant tortoise.

But the turtle dared not move. If it really treated him like a small insect, its fate would surely be the same as the fish in Qixian Lake before.

It was sandwiched on the barbecue grill and sprinkled with various spices and salt.

It exudes a pure meaty aroma.

Zhang Zhengdao took out a gourd, and the white dragon horse, standing far to the side, was ready to enter the gourd at any moment. But Zhang Zhengdao only took a sip of wine.

It was very disappointed, but at that moment it didn't dare to approach.

He just ran away from his wife, is he itching for a beating to go back to her?

He eagerly approached the black-armored horse and nudged Zhang Zhengdao with its head.

"Master, is this a large tortoise?"

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Yes."

The black-armored horse immediately said, "Could you bestow this giant tortoise upon me?"

Big Turtle: ...

White Dragon Horse: ...

Zhang Zhengdao: ? ? ?

"Tell me, what do you need a turtle for?"

The giant tortoise dared not utter a sound at this moment. Although the Taoist priest and the dark-skinned horse were discussing its fate, it simply dared not speak.

Just wait quietly for the results.

"I want to be the eldest brother too!"

When the black-armored horse uttered these words, time seemed to freeze for the white dragon horse.

Back when the pangolin first entered the world within the pot, it called him "Big Brother" the moment it saw him. Has it forgotten all that? Does it want to be the big brother now?

You were the one who called me "Big Brother" back then, and now you're the one who betrayed me and wants to be the Big Brother yourself.

What are you trying to do?!

The white dragon horse's eyes were cold, like it was firing arrows from the shadows, and with a "whoosh," it had already shot the black-armored horse until it was covered in thorns.

Heartbreak!

Let's hear what you have to say next, you bastard.

Black Armor Horse continued, "Now that I've become the eldest brother, then my eldest brother is our eldest brother..."

White Dragon Horse suddenly felt its eyes welling up with tears. It turned its head away, avoiding looking at Black Armor Horse and Zhang Zhengdao. It had just been harboring resentment towards Black Armor Horse.

What a loyal and righteous younger brother!

From now on, your older brother will spoil you!

Zhang Zhengdao waved his hand: "Why don't you ask for other people's opinions?"

The giant tortoise was immediately moved upon hearing this.

What a wonderful Taoist priest! He's become so reasonable, and he even knows to ask for my opinion. It seems... I'm destined to meet the right person in my life...

"Even your elder brother, Chilong, might not agree!"

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the giant tortoise's head slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust that nearly choked Zhang Zhengdao. Fortunately, he was protected by his Taoist magic.

Zhang Zhengdao couldn't help but laugh. Look at this coward, so frightened.

The black-armored horse smiled at Zhang Zhengdao: "Master, you're smiling."

Zhang Zhengdao patted its head: "Thank you, you know how to make me happy. But our happiness shouldn't be based on the big tortoise."

"We are both fellow sufferers in this world!"

This remark immediately brought the giant tortoise's emotions to their peak.

Unable to hold back her tears, she looked at Zhang Zhengdao with sorrow.

“My wife ran away, and you were abandoned by my wife, so we were both hurt by the same woman.” Zhang Zhengdao patted its head. “Why don’t you shrink a little, then it will be easier for us to chat.”

The turn was so fast that the giant tortoise raised its head and looked at Zhang Zhengdao.

"I cannot become smaller. In this world, I have no way to control my body."

Zhang Zhengdao said, "I can sense the spiritual energy within your body, so I will teach you a set of techniques so that you can freely control your body. How about it?"

The giant tortoise hesitated: "What do I have to give in return?"

Zhang Zhengdao: "Chat with me!"

The giant tortoise finally nodded.

When Zhang Zhengdao pointed at his head, a mysterious and profound incantation appeared in his mind, and his mind immediately began to work in accordance with the incantation.

The body keeps getting smaller.

When it grew to the size of a human, its body was already standing in a huge crater that it had smashed into itself.

After struggling to climb up, he looked at Zhang Zhengdao and asked, "Does the Immortal Master have many questions in his mind?"

Zhang Zhengdao nodded; Lu Xiaohua hadn't explained it clearly to him either. Since it was ambiguous, he naturally decided to ask the tortoise for clarification.

"My wife...who exactly is Lu Xiaohua?"

The tortoise immediately said, "The Nine Heavens Fairy is in charge of all herbs and establishes the connection between heaven and earth. After a battle, she fell to the mortal realm, and Qixian Lake only came into being after she fell to the mortal realm."

Zhang Zhengdao was about to speak again.

The tortoise immediately said, "No need for me, I'll tell you everything I know."

He cleared his throat crisply and said, "As for the fighting, I really don't know. As for the affairs between the immortals of the Nine Heavens, I was originally living a very happy life in the lake above the Nine Heavens, but when the fairy fell, I fell here with her. Then the fairy said she wanted to go out and see the mortal world, so she left Qixian Lake. Later, many mortals came to Qixian Lake. They all possessed mortal martial arts skills and mistakenly entered Qixian Lake. They obtained some lotus seeds from Qixian Lake, discovered the miraculous effects of the lotus seeds, and thus began to fight each other for them."

This seems to be linked to some legends in this world.

The tortoise continued, "As long as they don't go too far, I don't care about them. But the fairy got angry after she returned. She banished all of them from Qixian Lake and used all her magic power to build a protective array using the Kunlun Mountains. Since then, almost no one has been able to enter Qixian Lake."

"It's not that there aren't any, but only a very few people who are favored by Heaven will accidentally break in."

The turtle was somewhat sentimental.

"Those who entered Qixian Lake earlier received immense benefits, leading to the spread of legends of immortals and the birth of so-called immortals. But those were not immortals; they were merely the limits of mortals. Immortals? There can be no immortals in this world... Of course, except for celestial masters... Even the Heavenly Dao can't do anything about it..."

As if a secret of the heavens had been revealed, a thick layer of dark clouds suddenly enveloped the sky, and an irresistible majesty seemed to press down, causing even the tortoise to shrink its neck and try to hide its head inside.

That's a bit scary. It seems that the Heavenly Dao is unhappy that it has revealed its secrets.

Zhang Zhengdao looked at the sky and was also dissatisfied.

"Disperse!"

With just a soft rebuke, the dark clouds that had just gathered vanished without a trace.

The turtle was surprised!

He truly is an immortal whose words become law.

"Old Turtle admires Immortal Master!" the tortoise quickly flattered, then continued, "After the fairy exhausted her magic power, her body transformed into the divine tree, while her soul dispersed into the mortal world. No one knows where she fell, but now she has regained her physical body and followed the Daoist Master to Qixian Lake."

Zhang Zhengdao already knew what happened next.

The process was so complicated!

He accidentally married a fairy? Then the fairy became a mortal, obtained his essence, awakened her memories of her past life, and then became a fairy again. In the end, the fairy abandoned him and went to roam the heavens?

Zhang Zhengdao was somewhat bewildered.

The fairy exhausted her magic and reincarnated as a mortal. Then she married herself and obtained her own essence, becoming a fairy again. Finally, the fairy ascended back to her own heavens to continue being a fairy.

What role did I play in this process?

Passing on scriptures and treasures?

Should I go to the heavens above to find Lu Xiaohua?

What world lies above the Nine Heavens? Is it a celestial palace? Are there many powerful gods and immortals there?

Zhang Zhengdao stared at the sky, stunned. He remained motionless for a long time.

The white dragon horse, the black armored horse, and the tortoise all looked at Zhang Zhengdao with concern.

One was worried that he might suddenly ascend to heaven without taking them with him, and the other was worried that his wife would run away and take her anger out on them.