Chapter 1001: Fortuitous Encounter
Chapter 1001: Fortuitous Encounter
“The Qing He Mountain Lord annihilated the Shushan School in a single battle and is now proclaimed the foremost Unorthodox Sword Immortal in the cosmos! He is truly the one most likely to achieve Dao through the unorthodox path! ”
“The Shushan School is an orthodox Daoist sect, and furthermore, they earned great merit by annihilating the demons of West Kunlun. Yet they were annihilated in a single battle? Truly inconceivable. ”
“Pah! That third-generation disciple of Shushan previously went to Guiyun Island to demand spirit medicine and inappropriately got into a conflict with the cultivators on Guiyun Island. He suffered a minor setback, then went back and called upon his sect elders, almost wiping out Guiyun Island! This matter is known to everyone in the East Sea. Now, they’ve finally met their match! It's truly the cycle of karma, reaping what they sow! Haha. . . ”
“I just want to know, does that Qing He Mountain Lord have any plans to establish a sect? Even if I can’t be officially listed as a disciple, being a mere handyman would be fine! ”
The gathered Sword Immortals and Sword Heroes were still hotly discussing the previous battle, even arguing until their faces turned red.
Cui Feiniang and Ah Niu were caught in the middle, like Huskies mixed into a pack of wolves, feeling completely out of place.
However, recalling the battle that day, their hearts still trembled, unable to contain themselves.
“I. . . I also want to ride a sword to ascend to immortality! Become an immortal! ”
That day, while on the sea vessel, they had also witnessed that world-shaking battle.
Although it was merely a fleeting glimpse, their hearts yearned for it, greatly igniting their desire for the Dao.
This time, they had heard that the "Treasure Distribution Feast" only welcomed the fated, and immediately decided to try their luck.
Along the way, both of them were extremely cautious.
After all, any Sword Immortal could easily take their lives!
When they had observed that great battle, if not for the various formations and barriers protecting them from beginning to end, they would have probably already been reduced to dust, or their eyes would have been blinded by the dazzling sword light. . .
“Isn’t this Ah Niu and Feiniang? What, are you two also here to seek immortal opportunities? ”
Suddenly, a sinister voice rang out.
“So it’s Manager Lan! ”
Cui Feiniang saw an old eunuch in blue robes approaching and couldn’t help but force a smile.
By the Carefree Prince’s side, there were two great managers, and this was one of them. It was said he was skilled in a technique called ‘Yin Bee Sting’, and his attacks were malicious and ruthless.
Since Manager Lan was here. . .
Cui Feiniang’s gaze shifted, and she spotted the Carefree Prince. She immediately went forward with Ah Niu to bow: “Greetings, Young Prince! ”
Upon closer inspection now, she noticed that the Young Prince’s eye bags drooped slightly, his glabella was dark, yet his temples bulged prominently, and his eyes gleamed with sharp light. This was a sign of both excessive indulgence and greatly advanced cultivation.
In the martial arts world, these two conditions could not possibly appear on the same person.
But the Immortal Dao was different.
‘I heard the Young Prince met an eccentric in the sea market, named ‘Peach Blossom Young Master Yao Bai’, and learned some sorcery from him. After ruining a few maidservants around him, he wasn’t satisfied. He wouldn’t be setting his sights on me, would he? ’
Cui Feiniang’s heart froze.
“Dispense with the formalities! ”
The Carefree Prince wore a golden crown and held an ivory folding fan, looking every bit the handsome scion of a turbid world.
He waved his hand, smiling: “We are outside, Sister Cui, there’s no need for such excessive courtesy. ”
He then exchanged a few polite words with Ah Niu, and asked: “Are you two planning to attend the Treasure Distribution Feast and seek a fortuitous encounter? Why not come along with us? ”
Cui Feiniang couldn’t refuse, so she and Ah Niu walked alongside the Carefree Prince.
The Yuan Magnet Great Mountain was located right in the center of Divine Wood Island. The closer they got, the lighter and more ethereal their bodies felt, as if they were about to float away.
This was the result of the constant weakening of the telluric yuan magnet force.
Finally, with a light leap, they soared a hundred zhang, easily surpassing the limits of the martial world’s jianghu, and entered the Yuan Magnet Great Mountain, which floated in mid-air.
“This. . . ”
Cui Feiniang, having arrived on the Yuan Magnet Great Mountain, only felt multicolored auroras surrounding her, the entire person as if lost in a thick fog, completely unaware of her whereabouts.
Even the Carefree Prince, Manager Lan, and Ah Niu had vanished.
“A fortuitous encounter. . . ”
Cui Feiniang murmured, and walked into the mist.
After an unknown amount of time, her eyes suddenly lit up, as she saw a stretch of azure cliff face.
On the cliff face, Fire Crows circled one by one, cawing loudly.
A scorching heat washed over her, making her face flush crimson, and her delicate body break into a light sweat.
Cui Feiniang gazed at the sky full of Fire Crows, and couldn’t help but grit her teeth, taking a step forward.
As she took this step, all the crows in the sky seemed to turn and look at her.
A feather drifted down, on which was inscribed a line of small golden characters, detailing the karmic implications of this place.
“Here lies a fire-element treasure. If one obtains this item, one must swear to slay the great enemy of the ‘Fire Crow Daoist’. If the great enemy is no longer alive, then one must instead care for his descendants, or accumulate thirty thousand good deeds for him? ”
Cui Feiniang read it, and couldn’t help but be taken aback.
Although she didn’t know what ‘good deeds’ were, it was clearly something extremely important to cultivators.
The Old Man of Divine Wood was an honest person; even when bestowing treasures, he explained the karmic implications beforehand. Even if a rogue cultivator who obtained a treasure were to face a tribulation because of it in the future, he couldn’t be blamed.
“Feiniang is willing to agree to this matter. ”
Cui Feiniang gritted her teeth, and immediately agreed.
After all, she was just a mortal. If she missed this opportunity, she might not have any other chances.
Caw!
The moment the words left her mouth, the sky full of Fire Crows suddenly flew towards her!
In an instant, tens of thousands of Fire Crows all flew into a black gourd. This gourd was palm-sized, warm to the touch, and fell from mid-air into Cui Feiniang’s embrace.
The surrounding mist dispersed.
Cui Feiniang’s face showed a mix of sadness and joy, as she found herself standing outside the Yuan Magnet Great Mountain.
Clearly, her fortuitous encounter at this Treasure Distribution Feast had ended.
As for this gourd, three small characters were engraved on its bottom: it was the ‘Ten Thousand Crows Gourd’!
Cui Feiniang had no magic power, so she could only try to inject her internal true qi into the Ten Thousand Crows Gourd.
Boom!
From within the Ten Thousand Crows Gourd, a streak of light flew out, and landed on Cui Feiniang’s forehead.
It was indeed a cultivation technique for immortals, named—‘Heavenly Crow Great Law’!
According to its description, it was a top-tier method among unorthodox paths, sufficient to cultivate to the Loose Immortal realm.
At the end, there was also an autobiography from the ‘Fire Crow Daoist’, explaining the origins of his great enemy, clues about his descendants, and information about several disciples. . .
At the very end of this cultivation method inscribed in the gourd, there was another newly added line of text, seemingly added by a Shushan disciple who had obtained a treasure—‘Fire Crow Daoist’s third disciple, ‘Nether Crow Child’, once left behind a Daoist scripture. Its latter half was obtained by an itinerant Daoist, who founded the Old Crow Monastery lineage on Withered Mountain. . . and became the founding patriarch of the Old Crow Monastery. Furthermore, Withered Mountain is ‘Qinghe Mountain’! ’
“It’s actually something greatly related to the previous master of Qinghe Mountain? ”
Cui Feiniang’s heart jolted with surprise, followed by a surge of joy.
She scanned her surroundings, and saw a layer of mist disperse, revealing Ah Niu’s figure.
However, at this moment, this farm boy was carrying a massive cauldron on his shoulder. This cauldron had three legs and two handles, and seemed to be cast entirely from bronze. Innumerable inscriptions covered its body.
“It’s actually the Golden Emperor Cauldron? ! ”
Not far away, a gasp of surprise rang out.
The Carefree Prince and Mister Lan appeared simultaneously, their hands empty.
Aside from them, there was also a cultivator with peach blossom eyes, none other than Peach Blossom Young Master Yao Bai. He stared at the massive cauldron Ah Niu was carrying, his face filled with shock, envy, and greed. . .
Even for cultivators, when faced with unimaginable temptation, they still lost all semblance of composure!
“It’s actually the Golden Emperor Cauldron? ”
“I heard this cauldron was cast by the previous head of the Shushan School, True Monarch, by gathering the essence of five metals, blending Yuan Tian Bronze, Star River True Sand, and Taiyi Platinum. . . It is a sword-refining cauldron. Many of Shushan’s renowned flying swords were forged from this very Golden Emperor Cauldron. It also possesses many wonderful uses for offense and defense. . . ”
A Divine Wood Island disciple nearby, with empty hands, seeing this scene, a hint of envy appeared on his face: “Fellow Daoist, what great fortune! ”
“I. . . I just have a bit more strength. ”
Ah Niu gave a simple-hearted laugh: “I got up this mountain, and all sides were fog, and suddenly it was like a ghost had built a wall around me. . . Then many things came rushing at me, so I hoisted the giant cauldron and ran. . . ”
As these words left his mouth, Cui Feiniang’s heart formed a judgment: ‘This Ah Niu seems to be a person of great destiny. ’
“Haha. . . this young brother’s luck is truly excellent. I am Yao Bai. ”
The young master with peach blossom eyes immediately stepped forward, greeted Ah Niu warmly, even leaving the Carefree Prince aside.
Seeing this scene, the Carefree Prince’s eyes couldn’t help but lower, his face as cold as ice.
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Several days later.
As the last treasure was claimed by a fated person, the massive Yuan Magnet Mountain suddenly transformed into a beam of yuan magnet divine light, and abruptly vanished without a trace.
All the cultivators who witnessed this scene couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss and melancholy.
They knew that this fortuitous encounter had finally come to an end.
Subsequently, they began to excitedly tally the treasures generously distributed by the Old Man of Divine Wood.
Among them, several Pure Yang-grade flying swords made everyone’s eyes red with envy.
Amidst such a fervent atmosphere, the Carefree Prince’s treasure ship quietly departed from the dock.
The ship, which had originally been slow, suddenly accelerated, leaving the vicinity of Divine Wood Island.
Inside the quiet chamber.
Cui Feiniang held the Ten Thousand Crows Gourd in her hands, silently studying the cultivation technique, a hint of worry appearing between her brows: ‘To cultivate magic power, I must first forge a cauldron, and then open the light of the heart; it’s quite troublesome. . . ’
Ah Niu was very simple-minded and honest, and didn’t believe the Carefree Prince and Yao Bai would lay a hand on him.
Moreover, having been at sea for a long time, he was already eager to return home.
The Carefree Prince hadn’t said anything, yet he had voluntarily returned to the treasure ship.
To repay the life-saving kindness, Cui Feiniang could only grit her teeth and stay with Ah Niu.
As she carefully pondered the technique now, she realized that her hope of quickly refining magic power was dashed.
If she couldn’t even cultivate magic power, there was no need to mention activating a magic treasure.
No matter how good these two treasures were, they were merely inanimate objects.
‘What’s more, even if I could kill him, would I kill the Carefree Prince and become a fugitive of Great Zhou from then on? ’
Even though Cui Feiniang was a martial artist, she still lived in the mortal world, and harbored a slight reverence for the laws of the kingdom.
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“Alright, this place is already far from Divine Wood Island. Even if there are any more fights, their sect will definitely not interfere. ”
On the deck, Peach Blossom Young Master Yao Bai patted the Carefree Prince’s shoulder, smiling: “You did a good job with this. Let’s first go to ‘Five Colors Island’. That’s the headquarters of our Peach Blossom Sect. If the Sect Master sees us present two magic treasures, the rewards will surely be generous. . . Haha. . . ”
His laughter had not yet faded when a sword light descended from the sky, shattering the faint peach blossom fiend qi, and beheading the Peach Blossom Young Master with a single strike!
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