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

Over thousands of years, the main hall of the Divine Fire Cult has been continuously repaired and gradually become more magnificent.

A dense, duck-like swarm of Divine Fire Cult members filled the entire main hall, side halls, and outbuildings of the Divine Fire Cult. Those who rarely stayed indoors had all rushed back from over a hundred miles away.

Jinlong would occasionally press his chest, then look at Zhang Zhengdao's chest, seemingly puzzled.

When they arrived at the main hall, Zhang Zhengdao stopped.

Hong Zhengtong, the leader of the Divine Fire Sect, quickly went over and carefully lagged half a step behind Zhang Zhengdao, saying, "Immortal, this is the main hall of the Divine Fire Sect. Inside is enshrined my family's ancestor, who was an immortal who suppressed demons in the mortal world after the great war between immortals and mortals. He lingered in the mortal world for hundreds of years before bidding farewell to his physical body and ascending to heaven."

Saying goodbye to the physical body?

They're probably dead!

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Since we're here, we should offer incense to the host."

Hong Zhengtong quickly instructed the elder beside him to fetch incense, lit it, and eagerly handed it to Zhang Zhengdao.

Zhang Zhengdao stepped into the main hall, then looked at the statue of the immortal reclining and reading a book, and said, "I'm sorry to bother you. Here's an incense stick for you, consider this our acquaintance."

He took the incense and simply bowed to the statue.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound rang out, loudly reaching everyone's ears.

Hong Zhengtong's heart skipped a beat.

Just as they were about to speak, they saw the enormous sculpture suddenly crack open from the top, all the way down to the lotus pedestal, and then, in full view of everyone, it collapsed on both sides with a deafening roar.

"Ahhh-"

The crowd retreated with a roar, like ants retreating from the tide, creating a large gap.

Hong Zhengtong yelled and rushed forward, groping around in the dust and smoke, finally picking up a cylindrical object. He stammered, "How...how did it fall over?!"

Zhang Zhengdao said apologetically, "Um... Leader Hong, I'm sorry."

Hong, the leader of the sect, immediately sprang to his feet, threw away the pillar-shaped object, and bowed to Zhang Zhengdao, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Immortal, you may follow me into the side hall, where I will prepare a grand feast."

The Divine Fire Cult has been operating on this island for thousands of years, and the population here has gradually grown. In addition to the Divine Fire Cult headquarters nestled among the mountains and valleys, there are also some villages and towns on the mountainside and by the sea.

Moreover, there were also disciples of the Divine Fire Sect carrying out missions in the palace, who would regularly transport supplies here. When the banquet was served, Zhang Zhengdao was quite surprised.

Seafood, meat, wine, and fruit dishes were served one after another.

Many elders were also present.

Master Hong said there was a special program, and clapped his hands. Suddenly, many beautiful women emerged from both sides of the side hall, dancing gracefully and singing lightly in the hall.

"Today we respectfully welcome the immortal back to the sect, let us all drink this cup to the brim!"

Leader Hong raised his wine glass and loudly invited them.

Everyone responded enthusiastically, raised their glasses together, and drank them down in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, Zhang Zhengdao asked in surprise, "Master Hong..."

Leader Hong immediately returned the greeting: "Call me Little Hong..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

I can picture it in my mind—I have a classmate named Xiaohong, and another classmate named Xiaoming…

"No, Master Hong..."

"It's Xiao Hong!"

Hong's tone was firm, even a bit stubborn.

Zhang Zhengdao took a deep breath; he had encountered a stubborn person.

"Hong... Little Hong, why do you say the immortals have returned to their religion?"

Zhang Zhengdao had wanted to ask this question for a long time, because the moment they met, Leader Hong had mentioned that an immortal had returned to the sect. "When did I found the Divine Fire Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Master Hong became excited, but then he restrained his emotions and slowly began to speak.

"After the great war between immortals and mortals, the immortals returned to the heavens and mortals returned to the human world. The distinction was clear. The founding of the Divine Fire Sect was because the founder was a page who followed the immortals. He was instructed by the immortals to suppress the extraordinary beings that had scattered among the human world after the great war and to protect the human emperors from being disturbed by these beings."

Zhang Zhengdao: "This has nothing to do with me!"

Leader Hong immediately said, "We're about to get to that."

So Zhang Zhengdao continued to listen to him.

Jinlong, standing next to him, was drinking one cup of wine after another. He had already drunk several jars of wine. His eyes were glazed over. He would occasionally press his chest and then glance at Zhang Zhengdao.

There seemed to be many questions in his eyes.

Leader Hong continued, “For thousands of years, our Divine Fire Sect has carried out the missions of immortals in the mortal realm, taking this as our mission. We remain hidden in the shadows and act with utmost discretion. But no secret can stay hidden forever. There are always some people who think they know some kind of secret, believing that the Divine Fire Sect is a sacred mountain inhabited by immortals… Heh, these people are simply delusional…”

Zhang Zhengdao: "Xiao Hong, we've gone off-topic..."

Leader Hong nodded quickly: "Soon, soon we'll be talking about immortals..."

Zhang Zhengdao forked a piece of crane meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was very chewy. It should be cooked in a dry pot with some chili peppers and spices like Sichuan peppercorns to bring out the numbing, spicy, and savory flavor, which would be a good match for this kind of meat.

"Five hundred years after the war between immortals and mortals, our patriarch could no longer endure it and ascended to immortality... which means he died!" Master Hong added, feeling that it was better not to embellish the story in front of immortals.

Zhang Zhengdao: "What...what does this have to do with me?"

Leader Hong immediately perked up: "Our patriarch said that if one day an immortal comes to the island, all disciples of the Divine Fire Sect should worship the immortal as their main god and erect a statue of the immortal in the center of the main hall..."

……

Hong, the leader of the cult, said a lot that day, but Zhang Zhengdao doesn't remember much of it.

He didn't try to suppress his drunkenness, and his head was already feeling a little dizzy.

Because Zhang Zhengdao always believed that the meaning of drinking lay in pursuing that feeling of being neither drunk nor sober, in the end, all he could see were the white, white legs of dancing women...

The room prepared for Zhang Zhengdao was so large that when Zhang Zhengdao woke up, he thought he was sleeping in the main hall.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Jinlong standing in front of her, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Zhengdao sat up and asked.

Jinlong almost burst into tears.

"Master, I am suffering terribly!"

Zhang Zhengdao was surprised. This guy had shown off his divine power as a golden dragon in front of the Divine Fire Sect members, which really scared them. They even worshipped it and drank a lot of wine at the banquet.

Where does suffering come from?

Jinlong suddenly tore open his silk clothes, revealing his chest.

"After a night of careful exploration, I've discovered a tremendous secret. Abbot, take a look, it's different from yours..."

Zhang Zhengdao's eyes immediately widened.

No, this is...

Really different.

It's even surpassed Hu Yunying's...

Jinlong tried to lift the hem of his clothes, but Zhang Zhengdao, who had just reacted, grabbed one of his hands and wouldn't let him lift it up.

"I...I went to the outhouse yesterday...and I actually wet my pants...Waaaaah..."

Wow, Zhang Zhengdao was completely baffled. How could a grown man be making such a "whimpering" sound?

"No, how could you have wet yourself? How did you pee?"

Jinlong cried out, "I peed standing up!"

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

I understand! The truth is out!

"So... what do you mean by that?" Zhang Zhengdao asked tentatively.

"Wow wow-"

Jinlong suddenly burst into tears: "I thought I was like you..."

"It really is different!" Zhang Zhengdao realized.

He patted its shoulder and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a woman. Besides... you were originally female, and when you transformed into a human, you were naturally a woman!"

Jinlong: "So you have to squat to pee from now on?"

Zhang Zhengdao nodded: "Take your time to get used to it. You were originally a snake, lying down to pee. Then you became a dragon, able to pee in the air. Then you became a horse, standing up to pee... Now you've become a woman, squatting... There's nothing wrong with that."

The golden dragon burst into tears!

The sky has fallen. How can I change my habits of many years? The initial surprise of transforming into human form has instantly turned into shame.

"Why are you crying? Your Aunt Hu, Aunt Guo, Zhu Jingyan, the Seventh Princess, Su Tang...aren't they all just like you? When you get back, ask them and learn from them..."

Jinlong stopped crying.

It's my first time being human, and I feel a little lost and unaccustomed to it.

Being a woman for the first time, I felt a little ashamed and lost.

It suddenly remembered the pangolin still inside the gourd, which had always considered itself its elder brother. What if one day it learned the truth and its elder brother turned out to be its elder sister...?

The sky is falling again!

How am I supposed to face my former underlings?

"Master... if I were a woman, would my little brother, the pangolin, laugh at me?"

It still asked the question that was most worrying to people.

Zhang Zhengdao couldn't help but sneer.

"That? Heh..."

Jinlong was startled and stammered, "Don't laugh... what should we do?"

Zhang Zhengdao patted her shoulder and said, "Be confident. You're a golden dragon now. What is a golden dragon? It's a god among dragons. How can a little pangolin compare to you?"

It seems to make sense.

Zhang Zhengdao continued, "When the time comes, as long as you reveal your true form as a golden dragon, hehe, I guarantee that even if the pangolin stops calling you 'big brother,' it will have to call you 'grandma'..."

Jinlong's eyes lit up.

The seniority has been raised!