Chapter 1068 - 730: A Sudden Calamity

Chapter 1068: Chapter 730: A Sudden Calamity

"It’s time to let you know. Senior Brother Taihe is old and has asked the Celestial Monarch to resign; he wishes to return to the Daoist Palace for quiet recuperation."

"What?"

Immortal Jing Lian suddenly looked up, her eyes full of shock.

"That Immortal City..."

"That’s correct."

True Monarch Wu Wei nodded: "The Immortal City will have a new master."

He paused, his tone remaining calm: "The Celestial Monarch is still contemplating, there is some time yet."

With that said, he spoke no more.

Immortal Jing Lian held her breath, not daring to ask further.

Myriad Phenomena Immortal City is the barrier to the Myriad Phenomena Daoist Palace, where three thousand Spirit Veins converge, an economic lifeline of the region.

Its importance is self-evident.

Her own master has served as the Deputy City Lord for more than a hundred years.

In terms of qualifications and cultivation, taking over the Immortal City is not without hope.

It’s just not highly likely.

Only now did Immortal Jing Lian realize.

No wonder Master collaborated with Shen the Pill Master in alchemy!

Buying hearts and smoothing paths, the most convenient method is still through inducement.

Immortal Jing Lian held that medicine bottle with seven patterns even tighter.

After a silence lasting over a hundred breaths.

Immortal Jing Lian bowed respectfully: "If Master has nothing else, your disciple will take her leave."

True Monarch Wu Wei nodded: "Go. Rest well."

Immortal Jing Lian activated her Escape Light and flew directly towards Fright Sword Island.

Gang Winds brushed her face, offering no comfort.

Rest?

How to rest!

She still has to return to Fright Sword Island to use every skill she has to entertain Shen Lang thoroughly!

Thinking of Shen Lang’s various incredible tricks, Immortal Jing Lian couldn’t help but blush!

This Shen Lang, like some Evil Cultivator, those strange tricks tortured her to death!

...

In the Inner City of Myriad Phenomena Immortal City, Profound Light Hall.

Jade columns carved with dragons, gold bricks paved on the ground.

The hall was filled with Spiritual Qi dense as mist, breathing in a mouthful was like drinking nectar.

True Master Ming Zhen and Fairy Yuzhen entered the hall side by side.

A strong Spiritual Pressure spread towards them.

Their figures paused slightly and then bowed deeply.

"Disciple pays respects to Master!"

Their voices filled with reverence.

On the cloud platform within the hall, Spiritual Mist gradually dispersed.

A young Daoist was seated inside.

Handsome in appearance, his eyes like stars, wearing a Profound Cyan Daoist Robe that moved without wind.

He was precisely True Monarch Xuan Guang.

"How goes it?"

A voice like a clear spring hitting jade.

Fairy Yuzhen stepped forward with half a pace, reporting loudly: "As Master predicted, Senior Uncle Wu Wei sent Jing Lian to travel between Phoenix Perch Mountain and Fright Sword Island. That Pill Master Shen Xingchen is undoubtedly the one refining the Longevity Pill."

True Monarch Xuan Guang lightly flicked his sleeve robe.

A medicine bottle made of green jade appeared out of thin air, suspended between the three.

The bottle cap was slightly open, and the fragrance of the pill wafted out in strands.

This was the Longevity Pill refined by Shen Xuan.

"What are the roots of Shen Xingchen?"

Fairy Yuzhen looked at True Master Ming Zhen.

The latter pondered for several breaths, his brow slightly furrowed: "Disciple investigated from various sources. This person claims to be a Loose Cultivator from the borders of Qin Country, relocated to Phoenix Perch Mountain due to war. However..."

"Better let Junior Sister speak."

"But it’s very strange."

Fairy Yuzhen continued: "The Zhang Family of Phoenix Perch Mountain and the Ren Family of Yulong Mountain clearly have dealings with him, but speak in vague terms and avoid direct answers. Even people from the Commerce Alliances of Fuhai and Wuhu remain tight-lipped."

True Monarch Xuan Guang chuckled softly.

The laughter echoed within the spacious hall, carrying a hint of mockery.

"No surprise. With Senior Brother Wu Wei’s protection, who would dare to gossip?"

The hall fell silent.

Fairy Yuzhen lowered her head for a moment, then suddenly lifted her gaze, a gleam flashing in her eyes.

"Master, your disciple observes that Jing Lian and Shen Xingchen have frequent dealings, their relationship seems out of the ordinary."

She paused, her lip corners curling into a slight smile: "Why not let your disciple try?"

Fairy Yuzhen was quite confident in her appearance.

Skin as fair as snow, eyebrows and eyes drawn like a painting, with a graceful figure.

Compared to the cold, lotus-like Jing Lian, she was more like a blooming peony.

If Shen Xingchen was infatuated with female beauty.

She was confident she could win him over.

"You may try."

True Monarch Xuan Guang’s voice suddenly turned cold: "But it cannot be you."

Fairy Yuzhen was startled.

"What kind of status does my direct disciple hold?"

True Monarch Xuan Guang’s gaze shot like a sword across the two.

"How can they act recklessly?"

Fairy Yuzhen hurriedly bowed: "Your disciple understands."

She understood her master’s meaning.

The attempt at seduction could be made, but it should not be done by Fairy Yuzhen herself.

Otherwise, if she failed, it would damage her master’s reputation.

"Off you go."

The two bowed again and quietly left the hall.

True Monarch Xuan Guang sat alone on the cloud platform.

After the light sound of the hall door closing faded away, he withdrew his pressure, focusing on the Spirit Pill before him.

The Longevity Pill, a six-pattern fine grade.

Senior Brother Wu Wei, with the Dao name "Wu Wei", wants accomplishment more than anyone.

True Monarch Xuan Guang closed his eyes.

The four cardinal principles of Daoism: wealth, partner, law, land.

Wealth comes first.

Without the resources and corresponding spiritual materials, even for him, breaking through the Nascent Soul Late Stage bottleneck is challenging.

Among the Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Daoist Palace, he is considered young.

At 618 years old, his lifespan still has over four hundred years remaining.

But if a century is delayed?

With decline in blood vitality, inability to breach the Nascent Soul Late Stage, the Divinity Transformation Path would remain a mirage.

"Huh!"

True Monarch Xuan Guang expelled a long breath of turbid air.

His breath like a white ribbon, condensed in the air without dispersing, slowly fading only after a long time.

He opened his eyes, his gaze clear.

Lord of Myriad Phenomena Immortal City.

This position he must strive for.

Not only for wealth, but for power too.

The Immortal City is the barrier to the Daoist Palace, also the hub of three thousand Spirit Veins.

Attaining this position, he would step into the core decision-making circle of the Daoist Palace.

A word could dictate resource allocation, a move could mobilize various forces.

With power, connections and support surely follow.

Without power, no one follows with zeal.

This is the most common principle in the Cultivation Realm.

Rival competitors are certainly not limited to Wu Wei alone.

Numerous Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Daoist Palace are watching this position, not fewer than the number of fingers on a hand.

But he has an advantage.

Sitting as Deputy City Lord for over a century, he knows the affairs of the Immortal City better than anyone.

In every corner lie hidden enablers.

If he can’t face off against Senior Brother Wu Wei, then what could be said!

True Monarch Xuan Guang slowly stood up and walked to the hall window.