Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 422 Master Tong’s face to face

On the day Tong Jiesheng arrived at Funiu Mountain, he went straight to the dojo of the old thief Chun Yuan.

Every word and action of the two within the dojo was observed by the little fire spirit hidden within the dantian of the old thief Chun Yuan, and promptly relayed to Li Ji'an.

"Hmph! You don't trust me that much?" Chun Yuan, the old thief, turned his back to Tong Jiesheng and snorted coldly.

Tong Jiesheng smiled faintly: "It's not that I don't trust you, but nineteen years have passed, and you have remained here, yet there has been no news of that little thief. This makes me worried."

Furthermore, having resolved the conflict with Sect Leader Huang and strengthened their ties through marriage, and having been invited to the Holy Maiden Ceremony, I happened to be passing through this place and decided to take a look around.

"Heh, what a convenient way to go!" Chun Yuan, the old thief, sneered.

"How can your Tong family possibly resolve the conflict with Sect Master Huang of the Hehuan Sect? That conflict is one that will extinguish all hope for your Tong family!"

Tong Jiesheng remained unfazed and smiled faintly: "Heh, if I could reach the Nascent Soul realm, how could I possibly sever the family's hopes?"

"Hmm? You old scoundrel, how could you be so vicious? Could it be that you gave your Tong family's prodigy daughter to Huang Qiyu?" Chun Yuan frowned.

"You're exaggerating! Yaoyao is Sect Leader Huang's own daughter, how can you say she's vicious?" Tong Jiesheng said dismissively.

Chun Yuan, that old scoundrel, looked at him with disdain: "Heh, I don't believe you don't know Huang Qiyu's plans."

"Fellow Daoist Chun Yuan, be careful what you say!" Tong Jiesheng immediately changed his expression and warned him with a displeased look.

"Let's talk about our Nascent Soul plan. After twenty years, you still haven't been able to confirm whether that Evergreen Talisman Master is that little thief?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Chun Yuan sighed softly and shook his head, saying, "It's basically confirmed that it wasn't that little thief."

"What's the basis for this?" Tong Jiesheng asked skeptically.

“The Changqing Talisman Master is just like you and me, at the Superior Realm. That little thief hasn’t even reached the Core Formation stage in sixty years. How could he possibly be there?” Master Chunyuan said naturally.

When he first entered Funiu Mountain, he kept in touch with Tong Jiesheng, keeping him informed of what was happening there. After he found out that the time when Changqing Talisman Master arrived in this place matched that of the little thief, he told him the truth.

“Heh, fellow Daoist, have you forgotten that little thief managed to slip through our noses back in the Myriad Merchants Domain? Who knows if he possesses some extraordinary treasure that can disguise the aura of a superior being?” Tong Jiesheng immediately pointed this out.

Master Chun Yuan's eyelids trembled slightly, which was consistent with his thoughts back then, which is why he used the bronze mirror to verify it.

At this moment, however, it is difficult to justify one's own explanation.

"What? Fellow Daoist didn't verify it with the Immortal Mirror given to you by True Lord Beixuan?" Tong Jiesheng pressed.

"Hmph! What if the Evergreen Talisman Master is actually a true master? Offending a master of the same realm for no reason, who knows if he will retaliate against me?" Master Chun Yuan immediately snorted coldly, looking rather embarrassed and angry.

Tong Jiesheng stared intently at Master Chunyuan, but remained silent.

"Hahaha." After a moment, he suddenly burst into laughter.

"It is I who have forgotten your character, fellow Daoist. Given your character, this action is perfectly justifiable."

Master Chun Yuan's face instantly turned red.

He naturally understood the mockery in Tong Jiesheng's voice.

"Hmph, our strengths are evenly matched. If it were you, would you dare to test me so easily? What if the Evergreen Talisman Master really is a powerful figure from the Central Region who came here to escape the war? What would you do then?"

Tong Jiesheng didn't take it seriously, pacing back and forth with his head held high: "Even if it really is a misunderstanding, he's just a senior who escaped from the chaos in the central region, what's there to fear?"

"Hmm?" Master Chun Yuan was slightly taken aback by this confident demeanor.

Then it occurred to me: "Did you perhaps inform the Hehuan Sect about this?"

"How could that be? How could this old man dare to reveal the secrets of the Northern Mystic True Lord?" Tong Jiesheng immediately denied it.

"It's just a deal between the Hehuan Sect and me."

Master Chun Yuan nodded secretly, then retorted sarcastically, "Hmph, what kind of support can be gained by betraying the clan's prodigies? I'm afraid they'll just sit back and watch the tigers fight."

"Heh, didn't you see that the Hehuan Sect has already sent three Venerables to guard this place?" Tong Jiesheng chuckled.

He then reached out and said, "Give me the Immortal Mirror, and I will go and investigate."

Chun Yuan Shangren's heart sank, but he had no choice but to hand over the bronze mirror. Not long after, Tong Jiesheng led Chun Yuan Shangren to the outside of Li Ji'an's dojo.

Meanwhile, Venerable Fuxiang was also invited by Tong Jiesheng to come and lend his support.

In addition, two masters from the Hehuan Sect were wielding magical artifacts in the sky above Mount Funiu, making a total of five masters present.

Tong Jiesheng was full of confidence. Even if the other party was truly a genuine master, he was not afraid at all.

After knocking on the door with his magic, Tong Jiesheng said loudly, "I have come to pay a visit and would like to invite Fellow Daoist Changqing to meet and chat."

"What brings you here, fellow Daoist? I do not recall ever having any dealings with you." Li Ji'an's indifferent voice came from inside.

Seeing that he was unwilling to open the formation, Tong Jiesheng chuckled inwardly, which further confirmed his guess: "Hehe, Fellow Daoist Changqing, please don't misunderstand. I have only come here to find an old friend. I have no ill intentions towards you. Please let's meet and have a chat."

"Isn't your action too presumptuous, fellow Daoist?" Li Ji'an's voice already carried a hint of displeasure.

"Am I being presumptuous?" Tong Jiesheng raised his hands slightly, smiled as he looked at the two senior monks behind him, then looked up at the two senior monks in the sky, and for a moment he was quite spirited.

The intention is quite clear: if you don't take the initiative to open it, then we'll really have to be presumptuous.

"My husband and I are the only ones in this old monastery. I don't know who the old friend you are looking for is?" Li Ji'an seemed to have yielded to the power of the five masters.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, fellow Daoist. Just meet and talk, and I will find a way to do it." Tong Jiesheng remained assertive.

With a creak, the grand formation activated and the gate opened.

"Hahaha, thank you, fellow Daoist." Tong Jiesheng laughed as he entered the Daoist temple.

Upon arriving at the front courtyard of the temple, Tong Jiesheng saw Li Ji'an and Ning Sujin sitting under the pavilion, and quickened his pace.

The gaze he gave Li Ji'an was exceptionally fervent, as if the opportunity to transform into a Nascent Soul lay right before him.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

"please!"

As Tong Jiesheng took his seat, Master Chunyuan glanced at Li Ji'an with a worried expression, looking very anxious.

The usually frivolous and alluring Venerable Fuxiang now looked at Li Ji'an with a gentle and peaceful gaze, no longer displaying his licentious nature.

"My wife and I are right here. Whom are you looking for, fellow Daoist?" Li Ji'an asked coldly, his expression indifferent, without even looking at Tong Jiesheng.

“Master Changqing need not trouble himself; I will know as soon as I look into this mirror.” Tong Jiesheng took out the bronze mirror without any hesitation.

"Hmm?" Li Ji'an suddenly turned his head, his eyes sharp as he looked at Tong Jiesheng.

"Hahaha, fellow Daoist, why bother?"

"Why bother? Don't you know what this means? Since I was promoted to the rank of Superior, I have never been humiliated like this. Do you really think I am easy to bully?" Li Ji'an's imposing aura erupted, as if he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

“Fellow Daoist, please calm down. My old friend is skilled at concealing his identity and even disguising his aura. This mirror of mine is merely to probe his dantian power; I have no other intentions,” Tong Jiesheng explained with a smile.

"Hmph, what if it isn't?" Li Ji'an sneered.

“No…if not, I will apologize to you in public, how about that?” Tong Jiesheng said confidently.

"How will you apologize?" Li Ji'an's gaze was like a knife.

"I will accept whatever apology you wish to make, fellow Daoist," Tong Jiesheng said nonchalantly.

“Then I’ll pay with your life, how about that?” Li Ji’an said resolutely.

Tong Jiesheng was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that even with the absolute advantage of having five superiors, the other party would still dare to act so arrogantly.

"Hehe, if you can take it, I'll give you my life, what's wrong with that?" Tong Jiesheng chuckled, then stopped talking and immediately activated the bronze mirror in his hand.

shuh~
A flash of light landed on Li Ji'an...

(End of this chapter)