The Forbidden Path to Immortality - Chapter 61

Chapter 2: Two Beauties

The sudden appearance of the Demon Hou dealt a devastating blow to the coalition of righteous sects. Of the injured disciples receiving treatment alone, twenty-two perished at his hands!

Prior to this, as he infiltrated, he had also killed as many as he could, killing as many as he could, killing fifteen disciples of the City of Never-Sleeping along his path.

The actual casualties in the chaotic battle were only seven, a mere fraction of the bloodshed at the hands of the Demon Hou!

Since the Forty-Ninth Tribulation, and indeed for nearly a thousand years, the righteous sects had never lost more than forty disciples in a single day!

Most of these disciples were elites cultivated by the sects, making the actual loss utterly devastating.

Upon hearing the news, the Lord of Never-Sleeping City, Venerable Tianzhi, vomited blood, refusing to heal an old injury that would not heal within ten years.

But this, the only female leader of the ten righteous sects, was no ordinary person.

She dragged her sick body to personally participate in the aftermath of the deceased disciples. This was tantamount to a disguised apology to all the sects, and she took all the blame for the tragedy.

Of course, no one would think that this was the fault of Master Tianzhi, or the City That Never Sleeps.

Not to mention in that chaotic situation, even on ordinary days, could one guard against the most cunning and cruel of the Seven Monsters, Moruohou?

“But then again, even if Yu Sanren is amazing and can invite monsters such as Yaofeng, Qingluan, and Kunpeng, after all, they are rational and have ideas, and are driven by interests, emotions, etc.

“And this Moruohou is clearly an irrational beast, how did Yu Sanren do it? “Li Xun scratched his head with his left hand, the only one he could move, his eyes full of confusion.

In fact, he had heard of the vicious reputation of the Demon Luo Hou as early as when he was fetching water on Lianxia Mountain, but he really understood the details of this demon only during the two years he was in the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect.

Speaking of which, the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect and this demon have quite a history.

The first person in Tongxuan Realm to discover this demon was the first leader of the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect, the Nine Nether Ancestor, and that was 40,000 years ago.

For tens of thousands of years, countless Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect masters have intended to hunt down the Demon Luo Hou, but were killed instead; in comparison, the hatred between the Mingxin Sword Sect and the old demon Kunpeng is quite deep . Resentment was far from a big deal.

Precisely because of this mutual hatred, the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect was also the sect with the most comprehensive data on the Demonic Hou.

Li Xun probably understood better than anyone present how impossible it was to subdue the Demonic Hou!

After much thought, he couldn’t comprehend what had happened.

However, he was now the most seriously injured disciple in the entire Never-Sleeping City. After explaining the Demonic Hou’s actions to the several immortal masters, he was carried back to the quiet room for careful nursing.

Perhaps frightened by the Demonic Hou, the immortal masters dispatched Wu Lingquan, Lingmu Mingxin, and the Three Spirits to protect Li Xun, with Qi Bi also providing constant support. It was an astonishing display.

They had become familiar with each other over the past few days, and Li Xun had a rather likable personality. Seeing him injured, they were extremely attentive, even having the Three Spirits take turns regulating his Qi and meridians, protecting him like a precious treasure, which made Li Xun feel a little embarrassed.

Where there’s a spirit, there’s no quiet. Especially after a major battle, when everyone had gained something, and suffered some losses, both large and small, the topic naturally came up.

He was a candid person, openly admitting his own embarrassing moments. Speaking of his conversation with the demonic being named “Luo Wuchang,” he frankly admitted that he hadn’t seen the clues at the time.

This naturally led to Li Xun’s later feat of overwhelming the entire crowd and decapitating “Luo Wuchang” with a single sword strike.

“Junior Brother Xun, that move of yours was truly remarkable! You don’t know, when that glance of yours came over me, a Taoist priest from the Xu Miao Sect beside me was literally broken in half, his face pale… Junior Brother Xun, what exactly does your ‘Xingtian Magic Sword’ look like? Can you show it to me?”

Show it to me? How should I show it to you?

Am I telling you that the ‘Xingtian Magic Sword’ is actually You Er’s meddling in other people’s business?

Li Xun’s face was a little grim, but he wasn’t afraid of anyone noticing. A thought flashed through his mind, and he came up with an explanation.

He smiled bitterly and said, “Brother, you should ask for the Heavenly Law Sword from my Sixth Great-Uncle. It’s a treasured self-defense weapon he gave me. Although it’s sharp, it can only be used once. After using it, it vanishes into thin air… If it could still be used, how could I have sustained such an injury!”

“That’s right!”

The three spirits nodded.

Speaking of Zhong Yin, Li Xun suddenly remembered that he had completely forgotten about that incident just now due to the unexpected circumstances and the life-or-death situation!

This was a serious matter!

In his excitement, he had forgotten about the dozens of broken bones on his body. He straightened his body and was about to sit up, but was suddenly hit by a sharp pain. He fell back to the ground with a cry of “Ah”, shocking Wu Lingquan and the others into a mess.

Li Xun could still endure this little pain. He waved his hand, hushing the noisy little ducks around him. Only then did he catch his breath and whisper, “I want to see the Sect Master!”

“Xun’er, what do you want to see me for?”

The response came so quickly that everyone in the room was startled!

Looking back, they saw Qingming, stripped of his Sect Master’s vestments, wearing only a plain Taoist robe, slowly entering, with Qi Bi following behind him.

Everyone hurriedly exchanged greetings, except for Li Xun, who was severely injured and therefore exempt from this visit.

Qi Bi smiled faintly, “The Sect Master wants to visit Junior Brother Xun. I forgot to inform him!”

Qingming’s expression was normal, not the look of someone who had just been through a battle.

His eyes flickered across the faces of the disciples in the room, and he let out a dumb smile, “Why, I’m here to see my grand-disciple? Isn’t that okay?”

Faced with Qingming’s rare joking, all the disciples, with the exception of Li Xun, smiled awkwardly.

Li Xun had been on the mountain for a short time, so he was not clear about it; but everyone else knew very well that Qingming’s move just showed the status of Li Xun in his heart.

Obviously, this little junior brother with great talent but extremely bad luck was in favor at the right time.

They had no objection to this.

Qingming saw that Li Xun’s injuries were stable and his face was getting calmer, so he sat down beside him and said with a smile: “Xun’er, do you have something to talk to me about?”

The disciples stood aside, listening attentively.

Li Xun’s eyes swept over their faces, and he hesitated again; however, it was too late to change his words when the words came to his lips.

He could only grit his teeth and said with a stiff upper lip: “I just heard a message from Daoist Yan Shuiyue of Shuijing Sect about Immortal Master Zhong Yin…”

After all, he still didn’t dare to say it directly. When he said this, he paused and blurred the key words vaguely.

“Disciple also felt that the appearance of that old monster Kunpeng was a bit weird. “

What’s going on?” This expression appeared on the faces of Wu Lingquan and other disciples.

But Qingming understood, and a look of realization appeared on his face, which was then replaced by solemnity.

“Go and find the immortal masters!” His expression was quite serious. This was clearly not the behavior of a master, but the style of a sect leader.

Wu Lingquan and others looked at each other, all frowned, and went out to call people.

Qingming closed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking about something. Li Xun did not dare to disturb him. The room soon became silent, which made him feel a little depressed.

Finally, it was Qingming who broke the atmosphere.

He lowered his eyes and said kindly: “You take a break. Wait until they arrive, then you can talk!”

It didn’t take too long. With Qingxu as the first, three elders and nine second-generation disciples filed in, filling the small quiet room.

The third-generation disciples could no longer get in, so they had to wait outside.

Li Xun took a breath and looked at everyone in the room.

In the battle just now, all the immortal masters were fighting with all their might, and they fought with great joy, with only minor injuries on their bodies, which showed the strong strength of the sect. With such strength, coupled with the unparalleled Zhong Yin, who would dare to say that this sect is the number one sect in the East, not to mention the number one sect in the world

? However, in the near future, this signboard may be in a precarious situation.

Thinking of this, Li Xun couldn’t describe the feeling in his heart.

Until Qingming signaled that he could speak, he took a deep breath, and under the gaze of the thirteen immortal masters, he told them the whole process of his conversation with Yan Shuiyue as calmly as possible, without missing a word.

“…Fellow Daoist Yan asked: “Then tell me quickly, when is the date for the ascension of Immortal Master Zhong Yin? Is it the seventh or the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month?” ‘”

When he said this, the whole room was silent. The fourteen people in the room didn’t even make a breathing sound. Each of them was like clay sculptures or wooden statues. Not even a hair was moved!

Li Xun’s eyes swept over their faces, paused, and then he continued clearly: “Fellow Daoist Yan also said that this was a matter of a bet between her and her master, Taoist Yu Lan. If this is true, ask Immortal Master Yu Lan, and you will know the truth.”

After he finished speaking, Li Xun suddenly felt his whole body soften, but he was suppressed by the atmosphere around him and couldn’t breathe smoothly.

The silence seemed to continue endlessly.

Until Qingming said faintly: “There is no need to ask, this matter is not false! “He said the last four words as lightly as possible, but with each word that fell, the hearts of everyone in the room sank.

Before the last word fell, Li Xun heard the sound of thirteen hearts bursting at the same time.

Qingxu’s face was calm, but his eyes were involuntarily looking at the roof, and he slowly said: “Ever since the old monster Kunpeng showed up, I have been thinking about this. Four hundred years ago, Sixth Junior Brother chased this old monster to the sky and into the earth, and finally he was able to escape by hiding in the deep sea.

“Logically speaking, as long as Sixth Junior Brother is alive, he will not come out to die. Who and what gave him such courage?

“And this loose cultivator alliance, Yu Sanren has been guarding it in Yemotian for thousands of years. Why is he thinking of making a move now? With the Demon Phoenix and Qingluan, he has the capital? I always thought this was far-fetched, but today I know that there is such a layer! “

Qingxu hesitated for a moment and whispered, “After all, there is something mysterious about this. Let’s not talk about the magic of the Shuijing Sect. Where did those demons and monsters know that the sixth junior brother would ascend to heaven today?”

When Li Xun heard this, his heart moved. He remembered the strange figure coming and going on the Zuowang Peak. That was Gu Yin!

Could it be…

This thought became more and more real, but Li Xun also remembered Zhong Yin’s strange expression at that time; so, he decided to shut up and swallow this secret back into his stomach.

Qingming had a different opinion: “Gu Zhixuan and the old demon Kunpeng are both masters of nature, so they should also have some strange feelings. Even I have been uneasy many times in the past few months. I thought it was a small calamity, but I didn’t expect…”

He shook his head and didn’t say anything else. The immortal masters all lowered their heads, their faces gloomy.

The next moment, Qingming slapped the ground hard, making a sound, which startled them so much that they raised their faces.

“What do you mean by that? As if you have lost your parents? “Qingming’s expression was still as calm as water, but his tone was completely opposite, clanging like the sound of metal clashing.

“Let’s not talk about whether this is true or not. Even if it is true, Sixth Junior Brother Xiaju has ascended to heaven and attained the Great Dao. This is a happy event that every sect must celebrate with their ancestors. What is your attitude? Are you reluctant to let him go? Or are you simply afraid, scared, and can’t leave him?”

Everyone was frightened by Qingming’s sudden temper. No one dared to speak, and only listened to Qingming’s cold rebuke.

“Good! It seems that for more than a thousand years, everyone has been spoiled by Sixth Junior Brother! Yes, with Sixth Junior Brother here, if you lose face outside, you can come back to complain, and he will stand up for you.

“When you practice cultivation outside, no matter if it’s from a big sect or a lone cultivator or a demon, anyone who wants to cause trouble must think twice. For Sixth Junior Brother’s sake, I’ll give you some ground. In the future, Sixth Junior Brother is gone

, and you can’t find anyone to rely on. Do you feel guilty? Mingde, tell me!” Mingde, known as Tianyi Sword, is the one with the hottest temper among the Seven Swords of Lianxia. He is usually straightforward and very rough. When he heard Qingming calling his name, his bronze face immediately turned purple-red, and the blood rushed to his head, and he didn’t care about superiors and subordinates anymore.

“Are you saying I’m relying on Sixth-Master’s favor? I’ve been cultivating in the mountains for hundreds of years, relying solely on the sword in my hand and the spirit in my heart! Even if a powerful demon is outmatched, I’ll return to the mountains to cultivate diligently, and then fight back! I’m also a man of honor. When did I become so spineless as to ask Sixth-Master for help?”

Qingming smiled faintly, ignoring him. Turning to Mingji, he asked, “What about you?”

Mingji’s expression had returned to its former state. Upon hearing this, he smiled brightly, “Mingji has cultivated for nearly seven hundred years, slain thousands of demons and monsters, and escaped death several times, yet I’ve never once bothered Sixth-Master to lift a finger!”

Qingming then asked Mingru, and so on, one after another, until all nine second-generation disciples in the room had been reviewed. Although the stories they recounted were fleeting, the combination of every little detail was enough to make one’s blood boil, making it difficult to control oneself.

“So that’s how it is!” Li Xun understood Qingming’s method after reading only half of it, and couldn’t help but admire him.

With just this one move, the scattered morale of the disciples was completely lifted, which was truly brilliant.

However, after all, Zhong Yin’s ascension seemed to be a foregone conclusion. How to deal with the rise and fall of various forces in the sect and even the Tongxuan Realm after Zhong Yin’s ascension is the most important thing to do now, right?

Li Xun looked at the dozen or so slightly flushed faces around him. Besides being amused, he suddenly felt inexplicably that, in fact, this kind of atmosphere was not bad.

At this moment, Wen Hai said respectfully outside: “Master Tianzhi invites the sect master to Guangji Hall to discuss matters…”

After a pause, his voice lowered by two decibels: “Sect Master Gu Yin of Miaohua Sect is here to pay a visit!”

The voice entered, and the room was silent again.

The room was crowded just now, but now it was empty again. Li Xun was quite uncomfortable.

However, in comparison, the enemy who had just fought to the death came to visit in the blink of an eye. This strange behavior was even more of a torture to Li Xun’s curiosity.

Wu Lingquan and others went to Guangji Palace for this matter, and only Qi Bi stayed to take care of it.

This gave Li Xun a headache. If possible, he would rather be alone and think carefully about Gu Yin’s purpose of coming this time and the impact that Zhong Yin’s ascension would have.

To be honest, Qi Bi is not a talkative person. When the two of them are together, they are more silent.

However, Qi Bi is also a very attractive beauty, especially when she has no grudges and is doing something wholeheartedly. That gentle and focused expression can make any man stare at her.

Li Xun’s breathing was a little heavier, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

He was not a man who was particularly interested in women. Although he had done some things under Madam Yan’s deliberate connivance during his two years in the Ghost Devouring Shadow Sect, he believed that his control over his sexual desires was quite good, and that he had done those things mostly for the purpose of improving his cultivation.

Could it be that he had not tasted meat for a few months and was missing it?

His eyes were fixed on the white skin exposed at the back of Qi Bi’s neck, and he was a little distracted.

He found that when facing Qi Bi, he was particularly likely to think of Shan Zhi, and then of the “scenery” that night.

Suddenly, he felt that Qi Bi’s expression had changed.

He was startled, thinking that… His gaffe was discovered, but he soon realized that something was wrong. Qi Bi’s attention had obviously shifted to the outside of the door.

She frowned slightly and turned her head to the side, as if listening to something. Li Xun saw that her fingers had touched the hilt of the sword on the side.

The door of the quiet room opened silently, and Qi Bi’s sword was half unsheathed with a silent sound.

Li Xun couldn’t see the situation outside the door. He wanted to raise half of his body, but gave up because of the pain. However, he also calmed his mind and secretly activated the protective function of the jade evil-repelling sword.

There was a brief silence in the room, even the breathing stopped.

But then, Qi Bi called out in surprise: “Junior Sister Yan? Why are you here?” “

There’s someone!” With a familiar voice, a pretty and lively face appeared in front of Li Xun’s eyes, and even he was surprised.

This face was not unfamiliar, or it could be said that it was quite impressive!

“Junior Sister Yan?”

Li Xun was a little surprised. The beautiful woman before him was none other than Yan Shuiyue, the senior disciple of the Shuijing Sect who had revealed Zhong Yin’s ascension to him.

Still dressed in men’s clothing, clutching a gilded folding fan, she acted like a worldly dandy, completely oblivious to the biting polar chill. She flaunted her romantic charm, a fact that made her all the more intriguing within this community of cultivators.

“Have you ever seen someone call her Senior Sister?” Qi Bi was even more surprised.

Her gaze flicked between the two men, then at Yan Shuiyue’s feigned arrogance, she couldn’t help but chuckle, “Junior Brother Xun, you’re usually quite astute. How did you get so carried away by this?”

“Huh?”

“Senior Sister Qi!”

Yan Shuiyue grumbled, interrupting Qi Bi, but she couldn’t hide it any longer.

She opened and closed her folding fan, a hint of shyness unconsciously appearing on her pretty face. “He called me that himself, I didn’t scare him!”

Seeing Li Xun’s eyes gradually widening, Qi Bi covered her mouth and chuckled softly: “Junior Brother Xun, compared to this Junior Sister Yan, you are a rare senior brother! Although you are only twenty years old, Junior Sister Yan is exactly twenty-eight years old, there is a difference of three or four years between the two!”

“How could it be?” Li Xun was really a little dizzy.

It’s not that he didn’t believe that there were disciples younger than him in the Tongxuan Realm, but he couldn’t imagine that a sixteen-year-old kid from the Shuijing Sect could actually calculate the time of Zhong Yin’s ascension!

Compared to her, the ages of the immortal masters in the sect were like dogs?

Qi Bi, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. She simply smiled and introduced him, “You don’t know yet, do you? Junior Sister Yan is a rare prodigy in the Shuijing Sect. At the age of twelve, she had already mastered the Water Mirror Divine Art…”

Yan Shuiyue interrupted Qi Bi’s praise by clapping her folding fan against her palms.

She chuckled and said, “Senior Sister Qi, please don’t say such things. It seems like you’re showing off your skills in front of someone else, right, Junior Brother Xun?”

Li Xun burst out laughing. How could he be afraid of such a little girl?

Hearing this, he said, “Actually, I can see the tricks without Senior Sister Qi’s introduction. You’re truly a rising star in the Shuijing Sect. Your basic algorithms are very different from those of ordinary people, right, Senior Sister Yan?”

His words trailed off with a strange melody that made Yan Shuiyue grit her teeth, but she quickly recovered and sat down beside him with a smile.

Li Xun looked at her curiously and asked, “Why aren’t you going to Guangji Palace? What are you doing here?”

Yan Shuiyue unfurled her fan with a swish, shaking her head with a pedantic air. “The ancient music is interesting, but at this moment, I’m more interested in you!”

She clearly didn’t notice her slip of the tongue.

Li Xun was amused and blurted out, “You should paint a peony on your fan!”

“Huh?”

“If you paint a peony, you’ll be a fresh-faced thief, even with your hair still on!

Oh, and you’re still a thief!”

Yan Shuiyue’s grip on the fan handle was so tight that it was about to break, but in the end, she just glared at him and couldn’t help laughing.

Meanwhile, Qi Bi tapped him on the forehead and said angrily, “Junior Brother Xun, why do you talk like that? It’s rare to meet a junior sister of the same age, why are you so cunning?”

Li Xun obeyed, raising his only intact left hand and arching it in the air as an apology.

Yan Shuiyue couldn’t help laughing. She opened her fan as usual, but suddenly felt something was wrong. With a snarl, she swung it out, hitting Li Xun in the face.

Li Xun cried out in pain, but his face was clearly covered by a mask, so it was obviously another act.

Qi Bi couldn’t help but smile as she watched the two children act out.

After a moment’s thought, she smiled and said, “You guys chat, I’ll go get some water outside. It’s said that the spring water in the center of the city that never sleeps is icy and refreshing, a unique treasure in the Tongxuan Realm!”

With that, she stood up and walked out. This move was obviously to give the two people room to talk. Both of them were very smart, so how could they not see it?

However, they did have other things to say, and it might be better if Qi Bi wasn’t here.

Watching Qi Bi leave, Yan Shuiyue took back the fan in a bad mood, but just played with it between her fingers without saying a word. The room was silent for a while.

Li Xun took this opportunity to take a closer look at this very strange girl.

It seems that this girl is not very scheming, but she is very smart. More importantly, her attitude towards people and things is very different from that of ordinary people.

At least Li Xun had never seen a girl like her, who, for the sake of someone she had just met, would not hesitate to barge into someone else’s house.

It was Li Xun who broke the silence. He said with a smile, “Junior Sister Yan, please don’t be angry at me for offending you just now! Besides, I want to thank you!”

His tone was quite serious with the last sentence.

Yan Shuiyue was very smart and naturally knew what Li Xun meant. She accepted it with a smile without hesitation.

It was obvious that Li Xun’s humble attitude had put the girl in a good mood.

Li Xun took the opportunity to turn the situation around and said with a smile, “I am also very grateful that Junior Sister Yan can come here to visit. Junior Sister, you don’t know how lively the Guangji Palace is. I really want to join in the fun.

” “Speaking of which, I have heard a lot about the name of Gu Yin, the ‘Seven Killings Lute’, but I have never seen him in person. I

‘ve been hiding here, very curious and very depressed. Having Junior Sister to chat with me is the best!” “

Yan Shuiyue said softly, her eyes rolled, and she said with a smile: “Just based on what you said, I should help you. Of course, going to Guangji Palace is not very likely, but I can let you see the situation inside the palace!”

Li Xun’s eyes lit up: “Junior Sister Yan, are you talking about your sect’s unique Water Mirror Method?”

Yan Shuiyue tapped her palm with a fan and said proudly: “Indeed, the Water Mirror Method can see through thousands of miles. It is a piece of cake to turn the situation in Guangji Palace around. However…”

She giggled, obviously having bad intentions: “I’m still young, and it’s very strenuous for me to perform it, and the loss is also great. You can’t let me work for nothing, right?”

Li Xun knew what she was thinking, and smiled when he heard it: “Junior Sister Yan’s words are very fair. If you have any requests, you might as well tell me. As long as it is within my ability, I will not refuse!” “

Yan Shuiyue’s eyes moved, sweeping over the mask covering his face.

Then she knocked on it with her folding fan, and then said with a smile: “You are really interesting!

I have never seen a guy whose expression changes so quickly like you, but you just wear this thing. Let me see it, and I will show it to you!”

Li Xun was stunned, and then laughed.

He wore this mask just as a precaution, and to do Qin Wanru a favor! It’s no big deal to take it off.

He said yes very straightforwardly, and was about to take off the mask when there was a knock on the door outside.

“Sister Qi?”

Yan Shuiyue asked. Li Xun shook his head almost imperceptibly and said in a loud voice: “Come in!”

When the door opened, a cool breeze brought in wisps of fragrance.

Smelling this familiar breath and looking at Yan Shuiyue’s surprised face, Li Xun knew the identity of the visitor without seeing him in person.