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

Chapter 446 You had no chance. Lü Dongbin's Taoist scriptures were ultimately given to Zhang Zhengdao.

The fault still lies with him. As compensation, giving him a Taoist scripture about ghost cultivation shouldn't be a problem. And incidentally, he took Lü Dongbin to the reed marshes on the other side of the Qinhuai River.

There also resides here a powerful woman, the Golden Spider Queen, whom even Lü Dongbin couldn't afford to offend.

However, near the reeds, there is a small hut that Zhang Zhengdao built when he transformed into the Tiger-Headed Demon.

Lü Dongbin sat dejectedly outside the small house on the threshing floor.

Zhang Zhengdao was sitting next to him, so he didn't dare to move.

"Still not giving up on the White Peony?"

Lü Dongbin glanced at Zhang Zhengdao, considering his words carefully, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

Back when he first became an immortal, he was so full of vigor and pride. Except when he saw people with higher cultivation or higher status than him, he was incredibly arrogant towards mortals and demons.

All you need to do is shout, "You little devil, I'll destroy you!"

The demons scattered and fled for their lives, panicked and at a loss.

Then look at those mortals. As long as they show a little skill, they kowtow like pounding garlic, calling themselves immortals, worshipping and offering sacrifices, and giving them whatever they want. It's as if it were just yesterday.

I have to be careful when I talk to Zhang Zhengdao now, for fear of saying the wrong thing.

"Well... after all, it's a predestined relationship from a past life, arranged by fate!"

Lü Dongbin said with a forced smile.

Zhang Zhengdao: "Arranged by Heaven? Heaven arranged your and Bai Mudan's past lives, not this one. What does it have to do with this one?"

Lü Dongbin said, "I don't know either. Anyway, it's arranged by Heaven. Heaven's arrangement is the most important, so of course I have to listen to it. I can't go against Heaven!"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Is Heaven the greatest?"

Lü Dongbin said, "Isn't that so?"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Even if it's arranged by fate, it can be changed."

Lü Dongbin said, "Are you out of your mind? You dare to do what Heaven has ordained..."

Zhang Zhengdao then took out a piece of yellow paper from his pocket and said to Lü Dongbin, "Now I want to go to heaven to turn day into night, and I also want the moon and all the stars to gather. Do you think heaven will agree?"

"Stop fooling around, Daoist Master, although you are very powerful..."

Lü Dongbin thought this was a bit of a fantasy. Although Zhang Zhengdao cultivated the Great Dao, there were still different levels of cultivation in the Great Dao.

Just as he was wondering, the yellow paper in Zhang Zhengdao's hand suddenly ignited without any wind. The ashes were blown into the sky by a gentle breeze, and the bright sun was about to set in the west. In the short time it took to catch his breath, the sky darkened.

Then a bright moon appeared in the sky.

Then, as the bright moon hung in the sky, the stars appeared one after another, twinkling and glittering.

"what--"

Lü Dongbin opened his mouth wide, wanting to speak, but only managed to utter a single syllable.

"Master, this goes against the will of Heaven and reverses the cycle of reincarnation... How did you manage to do it? No... How could Heaven allow this!"

This is completely outrageous.

It's so outrageous.

Lü Dongbin couldn't understand it, but it also seemed to make sense.

I can burn yellow paper myself, but it's usually burned for the Dao Ancestor, for the Heavenly Dao. I'm not qualified to do that. I can't connect with the will of the Heavenly Dao.

They're both burning paper money, but the difference is just too great.

"Taoist Master, just say what you have to say. I can handle it!"

Lü Dongbin puffed out his chest and said.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded: "Don't mess with Bai Mudan. She's someone you can't afford to offend, or you'll die."

Lü Dongbin nodded: "I understand. I have offended her, and the Taoist priest will take action."

Zhang Zhengdao said, "It's not me who will make a move, but Bai Mudan herself. Her cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds. Even now, you might not be her match."

Lü Dongbin remained silent, but he was indignant.

“I know you’re not convinced, so I brought you here so you could have a fight with Bai Mudan,” Zhang Zhengdao said, whistling towards the reeds.

Then suddenly a person flew out of the reeds.

Dressed in white, her clothes fluttering in the breeze.

Under the moonlight, she seemed like a fairy descending from the sky, gracefully arriving.

Lu Dongbin's mouth dropped open in astonishment. How beautiful! In the hazy moonlight, the woman looked even more beautiful and ethereal than during the day.

Wipe your drool!

"Ah? Okay!"

Lü Dongbin took the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and found that there was nothing there. He realized that he had just been slow to react and had done what was asked.

Then I smelled a odor.

What kind of handkerchief is this?

He picked it up with a puzzled look, then smelled it again. It had a fishy, ​​foul odor, so he threw it on the ground with disgust and spat on it several times.

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Last night you were with the toad spirit, and afterwards she used it to wipe her mouth. Doesn't that have a familiar feel to it?"

"vomit--"

Lü Dongbin vomited. He vomited violently, his insides were churning, and all he could vomit was clear water.

The white peony landed and stood beside Zhang Zhengdao. A beautiful woman and a handsome Taoist priest, they looked like a perfect couple.

After Lü Dongbin finished vomiting, he noticed the sour taste and thought to himself, "I'm a handsome immortal myself!"

It's just a pity that they cultivated the Great Way.

"Come, come, White Peony, have a contest with Lü Dongbin."

Zhang Zhengdao decided to persuade people to fight.

Lu Dongbin was still somewhat uncertain. Last time he fought Bai Mudan on the boat, she had greatly improved her cultivation, but he didn't think he couldn't defeat her.

I was just a little careless last time.

This time he decided to go all out, and in this open field, he would not harm innocent people.

He mentally prepared himself and then drew his sword.

"Please advise!"

He now has to give Bai Mudan the respect she deserves.

After all, this is a world where strength reigns supreme; underestimating your opponent can mean the difference between life and death.

Bai Mudan twirled her sword and said, "Please!"

The competition didn't last very long.

Lü Dongbin drew his sword and slashed at Bai Mudan, but Bai Mudan's supernatural powers and transformations made it impossible for him to distinguish between the real and the fake, leaving him unable to grasp her essence.

However, Bai Mudan was able to accurately discern the changes in rhythm, always able to see through illusions and strike at Lü Dongbin's true form, leaving him struggling and in grave danger.

Lu Dongbin grew anxious, his sword flashing out a streak of light, as fast as if it could cleave a sliver of moonlight, when suddenly a blue mist rose from the reeds. His pure yang sword energy, which could melt gold and sever jade, now seemed to cleave into a pool of spring water.

The white peony's skirt swept past the tips of the reeds, her toes touching the stalks of grass that were about to be broken, and the tassels of her swords drew firefly-like arcs in the twilight.

As she spun around, peony petals fluttered down from her hair, and those crimson flower shadows suddenly condensed into sword intent, colliding head-on with Lü Dongbin's sweeping sword.

"You stinky Taoist priest, your sword is too heavy." Before her laughter had even faded, the tip of her sword had already lifted a clump of reeds.

The reed catkins, like snowflakes, clung to Lü Dongbin's Taoist robe, instantly revealing cracked patterns—frost flowers formed from sword energy were eroding his protective true energy.

Lu Dongbin was shocked and took a half step back, breaking the surface of the water. Before the startled heron could even flap its wings, half of its tail feather was cut off by the clashing sword energies of the two.

"How amazing!" Lü Dongbin held his breath, no longer daring to be careless.

Why has Bai Mudan's cultivation level improved so quickly?

"Again!" With her improved cultivation, Bai Mudan's confidence also increased.

The reeds suddenly began to move without any wind.

With a single swing of her sword, Bai Mudan stirred up the spiritual energy of the entire marshland. The fallen grass stems billowed as her sleeves billowed, and every reed leaf...

The spine of Lü Dongbin's longsword reflected his suddenly contracting pupils. In that instant of confusion, the sword tassel had already wrapped around his wrist, and the fragrant breeze stirred up by the white peony's swirling movement.

The longsword fell.

Her sword tip hovered three inches in front of Lü Dongbin's throat. The thousands of petals that had just been shredded by the sword energy were now gathering into a string of beads, shimmering with a crystal-clear light under the moonlight.

"I lost!"

Lü Dongbin decisively admitted defeat.

It's not shameful to admit defeat; it's shameful to be killed.

But... why is this happening? In such a short time, Bai Mudan's cultivation has become so powerful. This has dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.

Bai Mudan sheathed her sword, skipped happily to Zhang Zhengdao's side, took his arm, and rested her head on his shoulder, looking very obedient.

Lü Dongbin asked, "Daoist Master, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it?"

Zhang Zhengdao asked, "Speak!"

Lü Dongbin: "When I first met Bai Mudan, her cultivation was only that of a minor demon, not even a major demon, let alone a demon king. But in such a short time, not only has her demonic aura completely disappeared, but her cultivation has also advanced by leaps and bounds. I wonder what the reason is?"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "First of all, you have to be a beautiful woman."

Lü Dongbin was speechless. It was that simple?

Zhang Zhengdao continued, "You also need to be chosen by me, and then you need to unite yin and yang, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon... You know what I mean, so... you have no chance."

Lü Dongbin: ...