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

"Oh!"

The inn's courtyard gate was kicked open.

The heavenly general cast a spell, putting everyone in the inn to sleep. Then, with a fierce kick, he opened the gate to the inn's courtyard.

Sure enough, they saw Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy.

"The time has come, why hasn't the Seventh Princess returned to her position?" the heavenly general rebuked.

Dong Yong cried out, "Taoist Master, save me!"

Zhang Zhengdao was lying down, not wanting to get involved. That fool Dong Yong, scheming against me! I'll make sure you're forever separated by the Milky Way, never to see each other again.

Anger arises from the heart, evil comes from the courage.

"Oh!"

He flung open the door to his room, number one in the "Heavenly" category, and stood at the window, saying to the generals below, "Don't worry about me. I don't know him. If you kill him, I'll pay for his burial."

The heavenly general didn't care; he was just a mortal Taoist priest.

"Taoist priest, you said you would kill these heavenly soldiers to save my wife..."

With a "choking" sound.

The heavenly general drew his sword without saying a word, and the sword transformed into a beam of light that hurtled towards Zhang Zhengdao.

Killing someone over a mere disagreement?

Zhang Zhengdao was furious.

I am also somewhat skilled in martial arts.

There was a muffled sound of "bang".

The heavenly general's body suddenly shot upwards like a cannonball and disappeared. The remaining heavenly soldiers were stunned and looked at Zhang Zhengdao.

"Whoosh!" A sound rang out.

They all pointed their weapons at Zhang Zhengdao.

The seven fairies pulled Dong Yong along, trying to take advantage of the standoff to quietly escape.

Zhang Zhengdao uttered only one word softly.

"Certainly!"

The Seven Fairies and Dong Yong suddenly felt as if they couldn't move. Dong Yong was utterly horrified. This Taoist priest was no ordinary person; had he mistaken him for someone else in trying to trick him?

The seven fairies were even more horrified; the single word "freeze" had actually frozen their celestial bodies.

This Taoist priest... could he be some powerful being playing around in the mortal world?

This move might backfire and get me killed.

I wanted to explain, but I couldn't bring myself to say it. I was incredibly anxious.

The soldiers were dumbfounded. They thought he was a Taoist priest from the mortal realm, which wouldn't be a big deal, but now it seemed they were doomed. The heavenly general had been punched into the sky and hadn't fallen back down yet.

Zhang Zhengdao pointed at the heavenly soldiers.

The heavenly soldiers instinctively put away their weapons and stood ramrod straight.

The lives of heavenly soldiers are also lives; they cannot be sacrificed here in vain. They should be preserved for future use so that when major events occur in the Heavenly Court, they can contribute their strength and cheer from the sidelines.

"Oh!"

The courtyard of the inn was smashed into a huge crater, and dust billowed everywhere. After half a day, only one hand was managed to climb out from the edge of the crater, and Tianjiang slowly crawled out.

"Taoist priest, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Zhengdao grabbed him by the collar, instantly immobilizing him. Then he felt a lightness in his body, and he was back in the sky.

The heavenly soldiers were dumbfounded. How could a fight be fought like this? Usually, when the two sides are evenly matched, they exchange threats, call for reinforcements, or one side wins and the other is defeated, and the defeated one dies and vanishes into thin air, right?

"You can handle this woman and man. Take them back. I didn't agree to anything with them; they just wanted to scheme against me and drag me into their trap."

The heavenly soldiers said in unison, "What the Taoist priest says makes perfect sense. It must be their fault. The Taoist priest has never been involved in this matter."

Zhang Zhengdao: "You promise you won't tell anyone?"

The heavenly soldiers said in unison, "We promise not to tell anyone. If we do, may we be struck by lightning."

They felt no guilt about making such an oath, since the people of Lei's Department were all on their own, and they wouldn't fight each other.

"That's good that you've made a vow!"

As soon as Zhang Zhengdao finished speaking, dark clouds immediately filled the sky, and the oppressive force of the falling lightning was already eager to strike.

The heavenly soldiers were dumbfounded. Wait, weren't the Thunder Department members their own people?

What happened to the agreement that we wouldn't fight among ourselves?

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Always keep one central principle in mind: never make oaths lightly. Once you make an oath, you must abide by it, otherwise the heavenly thunder has eyes."

The heavenly soldier nodded vigorously.

Then with a loud "bang," the same celestial being fell from the sky again, landing in the same large crater. This time, it took even longer to climb out.

"No fight, I admit defeat."

As soon as one hand touched the edge of the pit, Tianjiang immediately said something, afraid that if he spoke too late, he would be thrown out again.

“They all swore they wouldn’t tell anyone about what happened today, especially about my experience. Do you understand what I mean?”

The heavenly general nodded vigorously: "Understood. May you be struck by lightning."

When they were thrown into the sky, the oppressive force of the heavenly thunder had almost terrified the heavenly generals.

"Good. Fill in this hole later, then take these two away. Don't disturb the neighbors' sleep. We're leaving!"

Zhang Zhengdao disappeared and went back to his room to sleep.

The heavenly general dared not delay and immediately ordered his heavenly soldiers to take the two away.

One of the heavenly soldiers said, "Boss, these two are still immobilized."

The heavenly general said, "It's alright. This Taoist priest is capricious. Let's not bother with him. We'll go to the Heavenly Court. There are plenty of immortals who can undo this spell. Let's go, let's go. What bad luck!"

These people vanished in a flash, disappearing from the courtyard.

Heavenly Court, South Heavenly Gate.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

When the Heavenly King Zengguang of the Southern Heavenly Gate saw a bruised and swollen-faced heavenly general carrying two people over with several heavenly soldiers, he came over and asked.

That day, he shook his head and sighed, "I've taken on a terrible assignment. Look... these are the Seven Fairies and Dong Yong. They're prisoners handpicked by the Queen Mother of the West... Heavenly King, you have great magical powers, why don't you help me remove their immobilization spell, so I won't have to trouble others?"

The Heavenly King Zengguang laughed and said, "It's nothing, just treat me to drinks next time."

Having said that, he muttered some incantations, then drew two sword-like fingers together and said to the two men, "Release—"

Everyone looked over, and the two people remained motionless in that position.

So they turned their attention to the Heavenly King Zengguang.

The Heavenly King Zengguang was puzzled. He then channeled all his magical power, chanted a spell, and pointed two fingers at the Seventh Princess and Dong Yong, shouting, "Release! Release! Release!"

The two remained as still as mountains.

"His-"

The Heavenly King Zengguang, disbelieving in superstition, did it once again...

"untie--"

"untie--"

"I, XXX, solve—"

……

That day, with a bitter face, he said, "Heavenly King, how about... I try someone else?"

The Heavenly King Zengguang smiled somewhat awkwardly: "I drank too much wine today and got a stomachache. My magical power might be a little weak. Don't worry, if no one else can cure it, come back to me."

Those are just polite words, typical of a person who likes to please others!

That day, Jiang had no choice but to lead his men into the South Heavenly Gate. After wandering around the side hall for a while, he happened to see a great immortal hurrying over from the Jade Pool. He was overjoyed.

This person looks familiar; he's the Barefoot Immortal.

She stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, pleading, "Great Immortal, save me!"

The Barefoot Immortal recognized him as a favorite general of the Queen Mother of the West and laughed, "What troubles you? Tell me." He looked quite pleased with himself.

That day, he said, "The Seventh Princess and Dong Yong from the mortal realm have been immobilized by a magic spell. We would be grateful if the Great Immortal could release them."

Upon hearing this, the Barefoot Immortal laughed heartily: "I thought it was something difficult. It's a piece of cake. Just stand aside and watch my skills." As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves.

He muttered something to himself, fanned the two of them with his palm leaf fan, and said, "Wake up!"

I still can't move.

The Seven Fairies are about to explode! Why are you showing off for no reason?

The Barefoot Immortal, refusing to believe it, fanned the air several more times. Still, it remained motionless.

The heavenly general quickly stopped him; if he continued fanning, the seven fairies wouldn't be cold, but the mortal Dong Yong would be.

"Strange, strange!" The Barefoot Immortal scratched his head and said, "Come with me, I'm going to find someone..."

So the group carried the strangely positioned Seventh Princess and Dong Yong through the covered corridors of the Heavenly Court for a while, until they came to a palace with the words "Miaohua Palace" written on it. It was the residence of the Immortal Taiyi in the Heavenly Court.

Upon seeing this, one of the gatekeepers hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects, while the other ran inside the palace to report the news.

A short while later, they welcomed everyone inside.

Just then, the Grand Master Taiyi rushed out of the main hall to greet him, saying, "Forgive me, forgive me, I have failed to greet you properly, this is..."

That day, the general said, "The Seventh Princess has been struck by a spell. We beg the Immortal's help to break the spell, and we will surely repay this great kindness..."

Master Taiyi laughed and said, "Easy, easy. Since it is the Seventh Princess, I will surely save her. Why talk about repaying her?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the two men and frowned.

I've figured out some of the tricks of the trade.

Then, he mobilized his magic power, mustered his strength, chanted a spell, and waved his whisk at the two of them.

He shouted, "Release—"