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

A chilling aura descended from the sky.

Lu Dongbin was taken aback. He drew his longsword and unleashed a streak of light. This streak of light collided with the descending sword, and both swords flew out of the sky.

A sword landed on a woman who leaped out of the cave.

The woman, dressed in white, had a pretty face and a long sword in her hand. She made a sword gesture and scolded Lü Dongbin, "Are you the Pure Yang Immortal? The one who wanted to use my sisters as a furnace?"

Golden Spider Queen is quite approachable. Her minions call her "Great Queen," and she calls them "sisters" or "brothers."

They just yelled randomly and incoherently, without really following any rules or trying to intimidate people.

Therefore, many lesser demons voluntarily served her.

The little demons don't ask for much; just being called "sister" as an equal is enough to bring tears to their eyes.

"I didn't expect you could actually block my flying sword!"

Lü Dongbin stroked his beard and nodded in affirmation.

Golden Spider Princess laughed, "What brings you here, Taoist priest?"

Lü Dongbin: "Naturally, it's about slaying demons and eliminating evil spirits."

Golden Spider Princess asked, "You didn't even bother to find out the truth before slaying demons? I thought I did a good job. Although I plundered some of them and absorbed their essence, I didn't kill them. I even gave some of the better-looking ones with more essence a proper amount of nourishment..."

Lü Dongbin: "A demon is a demon, and a virtuous person will surely kill it."

The old man stepped forward and interjected, "Then why don't you kill Sun Wukong?"

Lü Dongbin was overcome with anger.

"I'll kill you first!"

He was furious and drew his sword, ready to fight.

Golden Spider Princess immediately drew her sword and charged forward, the two exchanging blows once more. This time, they were evenly matched, each taking a step back.

Lu Dongbin was puzzled. Where did this demon come from? It was so inconspicuous and unknown, how could it be so powerful? He was confident in his own cultivation, and even in the Heavenly Court, he was considered one of the top figures.

"Lü Dongbin, aren't you immortals supposed to be the most reasonable? Why aren't you being reasonable?"

Jin Zhuji couldn't help but sneer, and this laugh provoked Lü Dongbin.

He knew that he might return empty-handed today, but when he got back to Jiangning, he would definitely come back with Tieguai Li and see how that demon could escape.

Lü Dongbin: "I only reason with people."

Listen, do people say it?

Golden Spider Princess was immediately enraged.

"Hahahaha, that's really funny. When you cultivate the Tao, you all say that all beings are equal, but when you're actually among them, you feel superior and want to kill those who are different, yet you still have to find reasons to make yourself seem righteous, is that it?"

Lü Dongbin angrily replied, "I did not come here to preach to you."

The old man interrupted again: "So you're neither fighting nor reasoning with us, are you here to... join us?"

"Puch!"

Even the Golden Spider Queen couldn't help but laugh, as could the gecko demon who had transformed into a woman. Then, dozens of other demons who rushed out upon hearing the news also burst into laughter.

Lü Dongbin, enraged and embarrassed, shouted: "Shut up! Shut up!"

The old man had a sharp tongue: "You can't beat us in a fight, you can't win an argument, and you won't join us. So what are you after, our outhouse?"

Then all the demons looked at him: "Why did you take a fancy to our outhouse?"

Old man: "The stones in the outhouse—they're smelly and hard!"

"Pfft!"

Golden Spider Princess couldn't resist again.

The little demons burst into laughter.

This little demon is having so much fun.

"You're that... Tiger-headed Little Demon, right?" said Golden Spider Princess.

The old man stamped his foot, transforming into a tiger-headed demon, and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty, it is indeed me. I just can't stand the hypocritical appearance of these immortals."

Lü Dongbin threatened him: "I'll remember you!"

The tiger-headed demon taunted, "Remember me? Then come on, come and kill me! Why don't you come and kill me!"

Lü Dongbin: "You just wait!"

The tiger-headed demon laughed loudly: "You think I'll wait just because you tell me to? Then I'll be completely at your mercy! You tell me to wait, but I won't! What can you do to me then?"

Lü Dongbin: "I've gone to find someone!"

This statement is both a threat and a compromise.

They temporarily compromised, and then sent people over to deal with this vixen.

Even if we can't defeat this powerful demon in the end, dealing with this lesser demon shouldn't be a problem. I need to get my revenge, otherwise I won't be able to face the gods anymore.

In a flash, the person disappeared.

All the little demons burst into laughter.

"I never thought that even though the gods seem so imposing, they would back down when they meet our king. Bah, how hypocritical!"

The little gecko demon cursed and spat.

"Snapped!"

Golden Spider Princess slapped the gecko demon on the back of the head.

"He's already called in reinforcements, so we'd better keep a low profile. You should all find somewhere to hide. If I'm lucky enough to win, we'll have to move. If we lose, you'd better run for your lives!"

"Your Majesty, I'll stay and collect your corpse!"

Golden Spider Princess: ...

Wotma, do you want to die right now?

He almost choked on his breath; he wasn't beaten to death, but he was driven mad by his own little demon.

The little gecko demon said, "We swear to live and die with the King!"

The little tiger-headed demon scorned him: "The king's cultivation is profound, and who knows how many thousands or tens of thousands of years he will live. You want to live and die with the king? Your cultivation is so weak, I don't even want to talk to you."

The gecko demon retorted angrily, "Hmph, don't even think about me talking to you again. From now on, you won't get to eat a single mosquito I catch."

Tiger-Headed Little Demon: ...

When did I eat mosquitoes? Seriously, only a lunatic would eat mosquitoes.

Golden Spider Princess raised her hand and shouted, "Shut up! Remember what I just said. No matter what your opinions are, do as I say without fail."

The lesser demons had no choice but to agree in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The little tiger-headed demon said, "How about... I go and bring the golden toad and the white peony back? More people mean more strength."

Jin Zhuji said, "No, go and tell them that the pleasure boat business is off. If I fail, tell them to leave immediately and don't come back. Stay with them and you'll still have food to eat."

The little tiger-headed demon clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Take care, Your Majesty!"

Golden Spider Princess turned around and entered the cave.

After entering the cave, he dismissed all the lesser demons and sat alone in the stone chamber. With a wave of his hand, the sword appeared in his grasp.

She calmed down and then circulated the "Jade Maiden Yin-Yang Heart Sutra" technique once more.

If there were a man with plenty of energy at this time, it would probably take another round of training.

That way, you'll have more confidence when you fight.

At night, the Qinhuai River flows through the city of Jiangning, and the banks of the river are bustling with activity.

The pleasure boat business didn't stop after Lü Dongbin's interference, after all, there was still the amazing Mr. Fire Dragon protecting it.

Back then, Mr. Xiyi once told Mr. Huolong that the white peony was a peony fairy from heaven who had descended to earth. He had once troubled the peony fairy to guide him in the heavenly court, and they had a little interaction. So, it was only natural for him to take care of her after she descended to earth.

When the tiger-headed demon left its cave and emerged from the reeds, it had already become a Taoist priest.

You must hang a gourd on your arm and call out at the ferry crossing, "Boatman!"

Then a boat came along.

The old boatman looked at the Taoist priest and said, "Taoist priest, how did you know I was nearby?"

The Taoist priest said, "There's a ferry crossing here, so I'll just try my luck."

The old boatman laughed and said, "You're really lucky."

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "If someone were to be waiting here in a boat, even if I didn't call the boatman, I'm afraid I would still be very lucky."

The boatman laughed loudly: "An interesting Taoist priest."

Taoist priest: "An interesting beggar!"

The boatman said, "Wrong, wrong, Taoist priest, I am the boatman."

The Taoist laughed loudly: "That's right, that's right. If you don't show your true form, I'm going to steal your wine gourd. Then you won't even have any wine to drink."

The boatman stubbornly insisted, "I was wrong, I was wrong... Oh dear, my gourd..."

The gourd is my most precious possession, and in theory, it cannot be stolen.

But it really was stolen.

Immediately, the boatman on the boat revealed his true form, and indeed he was Tieguai Li. He looked at Zhang Zhengdao and laughed, "As expected, I couldn't hide anything from your eyes."

Zhang Zhengdao said, "What Heaven can't hide, I can see. What Heaven can hide, I can also see."

As he spoke, he poured some of the wine from the gourd into his own gourd before throwing it back to Tieguai Li.

Tieguai Li said with a bitter face, "I've encountered robbers."

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Your apprentice went looking for you, it seems you're going to be disappointed this time!"

Tieguai Li said, "I want to make sure he can't find me."

"Aren't you afraid he'll be killed by this spider demon?"

Tieguai Li: "The spider demon can't kill him, but he'll also be in need of the spider demon."

Zhang Zhengdao looked at Tieguai Li with a mysterious smile and said, "Really?"

Tieguai Li was taken aback. He knew Zhang Zhengdao wouldn't speak without reason, and he asked doubtfully, "You... you tampered with it? You and this spider... no way?"

Tieguai Li's eyes widened.

Zhang Zhengdao sighed and said, "This spider demon accidentally learned a cultivation technique that I had improved, so... I think it's fate. I just made some improvements to that technique, and I estimate it will be effective in the next couple of days."

Tieguai Li slapped his thigh: "Alright, I'll go catch up with him. Hopefully I'll make it in time."

The small boat sped through the reeds, then flew across the lake like an arrow, heading towards the towering Jiang Ningcheng in the distance.