Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 313 Meeting an old friend

After several days of travel, Zhu and Ju arrived at the Immortal Alliance's headquarters.

This is a settlement built among the mountains, covering a vast area and containing a bustling city.

Besides those who cultivate, there are hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, immortals, and humans living together in this place.

“Mingxuzong Zhu Ju, Baihuamen Dong Yuelan.”

Huang Yunze, a Dao Foundation cultivator of the Xuanqing Sect, soared into the air to greet them:

"With your help, we will surely be able to halt the advance of the demonic cultivators. Please come inside quickly!"

"Fellow Daoist Huang." Dong Yuelan bowed, her voice tinged with surprise.
"It must have been five years since we last met. I didn't expect you to have already advanced to the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm."

"As expected of the Xuanqing Sect..."

"congratulations!"

Huang Yunze was an elder in charge of the Xuanqing Sect. Although his status in the sect was not high, his cultivation was not bad.

Given the other party's age and cultivation level, they have every opportunity to break through to the Golden Core realm.

It can only be said that the Xuanqing Sect, a top-tier righteous immortal sect, is indeed so capable.

"Haha..." Huang Yunze laughed loudly:

"Miss Dong, you are too kind. I was able to advance my cultivation level thanks to a broken demon core bestowed upon me by an elder of my sect."

Demon elixir?

Zhu Ju's eyes moved slightly.

He and Pei Jingque also had the opportunity to obtain the demon core, but unfortunately, they were not strong enough at the time and failed to do so.

If possible.

Pei Jingque must have already reached the late stage of Dao Foundation, or even the perfect stage of Dao Foundation.

The Xuanqing Sect has experts at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, and there is more than one Golden Core cultivator. Hunting down third-tier demonic beasts and seizing their demon cores is not difficult.

Other cultivators from other immortal sects may never know what a third-tier demon core looks like in their entire lives.

This is the gap.

As time goes on, this gap will only widen.

"Please, both of you!"

After confirming his identity and verifying that everything was correct, Huang Yunze gestured towards the inside:
"The situation at the front is unfavorable, and Xuanqing Sect is also preoccupied with its own problems. Disciples from various sects are retreating."

"There are four Dao Foundation cultivators guarding the area from the Mingxu Sect and the Hundred Flowers Sect, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Fellow Daoist," Zhu Ju asked.
What is the current situation?

"The situation..." Huang Yunze stroked his beard and sighed softly:
"This invasion by the demonic path is mainly led by the Heavenly Corpse Sect. Current information indicates that all four flying zombies of the Heavenly Corpse Sect have been mobilized, while the Netherworld Sect, Blood Demon Sect, and Joyful Union Sect each have two Golden Core cultivators appearing..."

"Currently, there are twelve Golden Core cultivators of the Demonic Path appearing on the front lines. Each of them possesses extraordinary strength. Furthermore, the whereabouts of the Six Demon Lords are unknown, causing the righteous path elders to hesitate to make a move..."

"The situation is difficult!"

Twelve Golden Core cultivators!
Zhu Ju's eyes showed shock.

The strength of the demonic path has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, with more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators appearing whenever they are deployed.

There are definitely more or less Golden Core Grandmasters stationed within the Great Zhou territory.

Indeed, the Tao diminishes while the demons increase!
"what?"

Dong Yuelan seemed to have noticed something, and with a slight raise of her eyebrows, she pointed to the long queue below:
"What do they do?"

“They…” Huang Yunze’s eyes flickered:

"They are from the Star-Picking Tower."

"This area is rich in Fire Phoenix Gold and Earth Flame Iron, producing nearly 10,000 tons annually, which are purchased by the people from Zhaixinglou."

Dong Yuelan understood and slowly withdrew her gaze.

Aside from the Xuanqing Sect and the Tianyu Sect, the Zhaixing Tower is the strongest among the righteous immortal sects, so it's normal for it to have some privileges.

after all.

The master of Zhaixing Tower, Venerable Zhaixing, is one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the righteous path, and also the only one in nearly three hundred years to successfully break through to the Golden Core stage.

"Both of you."

Huang Yunze led the two to land in a courtyard:
"You can rest here for the next few days. There are many fellow cultivators nearby who can exchange cultivation experiences with each other."

"The base has a third-order formation. Even if a demonic Golden Core cultivator comes in person, we have the ability to trap and kill him. We will definitely be fine."

"Hmm." Dong Yuelan looked around and nodded slowly.
"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

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After giving a few instructions, Huang Yunze took his leave. Before the two could discuss what to do next, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

"squeak……"

Upon opening the courtyard gate, a man and a woman came into view.

The middle-aged scholar, dressed with a jade pendant at his waist and a folding fan in his hand, bowed deeply to the two men.

"Zheng Xian, the Marquis of the Mountain, greets the two immortal masters."

He extended his hand and beckoned:
"This is my younger sister, Zheng He."

The woman was only sixteen years old, with outstanding looks. Her beautiful eyes held a hint of trepidation, and upon hearing this, she hurriedly curtsied.

mortal?

Zhu Ju looked surprised.

The two people in front of me still had stagnant qi in their bodies; they were mortals who weren't even innate qi cultivators.

"The Marquis of the Mountain?" Dong Yuelan frowned and rebuked him sternly:
"What nonsense is this? What are mortals doing here?"

"This..." Zheng Xian chuckled awkwardly.
"Immortal Masters may not know that this place was originally a mountain kingdom, where people lived a peaceful life until it was requisitioned by the Immortal Alliance twenty years ago. We, as the kings and nobles of the mountain kingdom, assisted you immortal masters in recruiting people to mine mineral veins and set up formations."

"At the same time, I was given a method of cultivation, but my sister and I are of average talent and have gained very little."

"Oh!" Dong Yuelan raised an eyebrow:

"This place was originally the territory of mortals, which is normal."

The Ten Thousand Mountains are a vast area, inhabited by many barbarian tribes, as well as ordinary people who have built cities to protect themselves.

Mountain Kingdom.

This should be the place.

"My two young friends."

Zhu Ju stepped forward and spoke slowly:
"What's wrong with you?"

Compared to Dong Yuelan's cold and stern demeanor, his tone was calm and his attitude was gentler, which made the Zheng siblings breathe a sigh of relief.

"Immortal chief."

Zheng Xian pulled his younger sister Zheng He to kneel down on the ground and said:
"My sister and I are devoted to seeking the Dao and wish to become disciples of the immortal. We beg the immortal to lead us away from this place."

"To show our sincerity, we are willing to present this treasure!"

As he spoke, he raised his hands high, holding up a golden stone.

"Please rise, both of you."

Zhu Ju shook his head, lightly waved his sleeve, and an invisible force lifted the two of them up. He shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you two. I have other important matters to attend to on this trip, so it's inconvenient for me to bring anyone with me, nor do I have any intention of taking on disciples."

"Fire Phoenix Gold!" Dong Yuelan's expression shifted slightly as she reached out and grabbed the glittering golden stone.

"And it's top-grade Fire Phoenix Gold!"

Fire Phoenix Gold is a rare and precious natural treasure, and top-grade Fire Phoenix Gold is even used as a material for refining magical artifacts.

Its value is considerable.

"Good stuff, but there's not enough of it. It would be more useful if we had ten or eight more."

After tossing the Fire Phoenix Gold in her hand, Dong Yuelan asked:
Do you have any more on you?

"..." Zheng Xian's eyes flickered slightly, and he shook his head, saying:
"Immortal Master, this is the only piece I have. If you need more, I will continue to collect. I wonder if you would be willing to accept my brother and me?"

He lied.

Such lies could not escape the keen senses of a Dao Foundation cultivator.

"Hmph!" Dong Yuelan snorted lightly, her eyes filled with disdain.
"ignorance!"

"Fine, this item is useful to me, but it's impossible for me to take you as my disciples. I'll exchange it for this bottle of pills."

She casually tossed out a bottle of tonifying and nourishing pills:

"Don't bother me unless it's important!"

"Peng!"

The gate to the courtyard was closed.

Looking at the tightly closed courtyard gate, the Zheng siblings looked helpless.

"It didn't work again."

Zheng He clutched the hem of her clothes, looking dejected.
"Brother, can we really find a renowned master, learn immortal techniques, and leave this place?"

"Yes, yes," Zheng Xian comforted softly.
"The immortals living here are all senior Dao Foundation cultivators. If we can become their disciples, we will surely be able to receive their immortal teachings."

"If you're lucky, you might be taken away like my uncle and taken to that legendary fairyland."

“My uncle is born with a Daoist physique; he's a seed for cultivation.” Zheng He shook her head and sighed.

"We don't have his talent, so I'm afraid we won't succeed."

Whenever people come here, they come to pay their respects, hoping to become disciples of the immortal master.

pity.

It has never succeeded.

If you're lucky, you can exchange the Fire Phoenix Gold for pills and innate martial arts techniques. If you're unlucky, you can have the Fire Phoenix Gold you worked so hard to obtain taken away. Suffering some humiliation is nothing.

"Seeking the Way is difficult! Cultivating oneself is difficult!"

"We are kings and nobles in this mortal kingdom, yet we are arbitrarily reprimanded in front of Daoji Immortal. Little do we know that being able to come into contact with Daoji Immortal is something that many ordinary people can only dream of."

Zheng Xiandao:
"We must seize this opportunity and do everything we can to join the immortal sect, just like ordinary people try every means to become kings and generals."

"correct."

He asked:
"What are my third brother and the others doing? I haven't seen them for a while."

"Third Brother?" Zheng He frowned.
"He seems to have given up on currying favor with the immortals and has been spending this time in the mortal realm with some people of unknown origin."

"Oh!" Zheng Xian looked puzzled.
“My third brother’s desire to seek the Dao is as sincere as yours and mine, how could he give up?”

"That's it!"

"Ignore him. Let's go find some spiritual materials to give to Master Qian and ask him what this elixir is."

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"Magic artifacts on clearance sale!"

"Pills, all kinds of pills..."

"First-tier spirit talismans, seventeen kinds of first-tier spirit talismans! Fellow Daoists, come and see, come and buy!"

"..."

The market was bustling with people and filled with shouts and calls.

Zhu Juxing, while staying in the market town, suppressed his aura to the level of Qi Refining, and stopped at each stall from time to time.

This place is close to the front line, and many cultivators gather here, making it well-informed.

He and Dong Yuelan agreed to go out separately to gather information and find out the situation at the front first.

However, the prices in the market did attract his attention.

How much is this flying sword?

"Three hundred low-grade spirit stones." The stall owner, who had been pretending to doze off with his eyes closed, straightened up and smiled.
"If you really want to buy, I can offer you a discount."

"Three hundred spirit stones? Can it be any cheaper?" Zhu Ju looked surprised.
"This is much cheaper than the rear."

"Hey!" The stall owner shook his head:
"That's just how it is at the front lines. Except for certain special items, all kinds of spiritual items are cheaper than in the rear."

"pity!"

"Small-scale buying and selling is fine, but large-scale acquisition and sale can only be done by Xuanqing Sect and Zhaixing Tower."

"Well……"

"Look at my slap, you deserve it, you deserve it."

The stall owner saw a disciple dressed in the robes of the Xuanqing Sect. His expression immediately changed, and he slapped himself across the face, leaving him bruised and swollen in just a few blows. He only stopped when the other person had walked away.

"Heh..." Zhu Ju chuckled upon seeing this, and tossed out three mid-grade spirit stones:
"I bought it."

"Alright!" The stall owner was overjoyed and hurriedly took out a jade box to put the flying sword in, and also gave away a low-grade magic weapon as a gift.

Zhu Ju sheathed his flying sword and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.

His physical body, refined to the fourth level, and the unique methods of the Immortal Martial Path, gave him a perception far beyond that of ordinary people.

Even among Dao Foundation cultivators, this is rare.

Just now, a familiar fragrance wafted past him, causing a moment of disorientation to cross his eyes.

This smell...

impossible!
She's a demonic sorcerer, how did she end up here?

After a moment of contemplation with his head bowed, Zhu Ju strolled out of the market.

Immortals and humans live together in the mountains, yet they are clearly separated. Mortals do not easily set foot in the markets of cultivators, and cultivators also dislike mortals whose bodies are still filled with impurities, and they will never come into contact with them unless absolutely necessary.

A restaurant in a certain ordinary area.

Zhu Ju looked up at a figure on the second floor, his expression complex.

"It's really you..."

"Qi Yao!"

Qi Yao is a cultivator of the Hehuan Sect.

Back then, Zhu Ju was trapped in the Hehuan Sect's Fengyue Valley, where he served as Zhou Yuantong's furnace cauldron. At that time, Qi Yao was responsible for supervising the two of them.

or……

She can be referred to as Zhou Yuantong's maid.

(End of this chapter)