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Chapter 311 The tree desires stillness, but the wind will not cease (Thanks to the Alliance Leader of This World's Hunger)

What Senior Brother Liu said is true.

Liu Shuyue gazed at the sky, lost in thought.

After the Immortal Master's death, something will truly return to the Lotus Cloud Sect...

What exactly does that faint wisp of spiritual energy represent? Could it be their souls?

"Immortal Master...are you alright?" Seeing that the battle was over, Fu Jiaolu rushed to the edge of the pit and asked worriedly, "What exactly happened...was the Immortal Master of Xia Kingdom an assassin in disguise?"

Liu Shuyue withdrew her gaze. "No, he is indeed a disciple of the Lotus Cloud Sect."

Affected by the explosion, many villagers also gathered around.

"Quickly protect the Immortal Master!"

"Spicy Village has been attacked!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Liu Shuyue grabbed Song Wei's body and jumped out of the pit, throwing him and the other two empty-shell cultivators together. "Everyone, go back and don't come near here for now."

Her words are law.

The hunting party members immediately evacuated the arriving villagers and, imitating the practices of the immortals, strung up hemp ropes along the lake as a warning line.

"Take these people to the outskirts and bury them. Just inscribe the two characters 'Song Wei' on the tombstone," Liu Shuyue instructed. "However, don't reveal that he is a Celestial Master. He was just an unfortunate visitor caught in the crossfire of the assassination attempt."

"Yes." Fu Jiaolu nodded first, then murmured with a puzzled look, "Why?"

Seeing Liu Shuyue remain silent, he realized his mistake and quickly bowed his head to apologize, "Your subordinate misspoke, actually inquiring about the Immortal Master's secrets—"

“You’re not wrong.” Liu Shuyue interrupted him. “I didn’t answer you because this matter was too absurd, and I was just a little distracted. His reason for attacking me… and his reason for wanting to cooperate with me are exactly the same: because he is a celestial master from the Xia Kingdom.”

The horned deer seemed somewhat bewildered.

In his eyes, the immortal masters were all great figures worthy of respect; they were gods descended to earth to relieve the suffering of the world and dispel their doubts.

"Tragedyically, he only cared about Xia Kingdom, and his fate was inextricably linked with it." Liu Shuyue sighed. "In order for a small country to survive, he had no choice but to take a risky approach."

Just like the Ningguo Immortal Master a hundred years ago, who plotted to ambush Liu Zhidong in the Qi palace... After his failure, this small country sandwiched between Qi and Luo completely disappeared from history.

“I…I think I understand.” Fu Jiaolu stared at the empty shell cultivator, and suddenly a realization dawned on him. “If this person succeeds, he can greatly enhance his strength and then contend with other great powers?”

"good."

Liu Shuyue thought to herself, "He has indeed been to different worlds, and his horizons have broadened considerably."

“But I still don’t understand. Isn’t the risk of doing this too high? Does he really have to become the Immortal Master of Xia Kingdom?” Fu Jiaolu scratched his head. “Although you say that you are no longer the Immortal Master of Qi Kingdom, everyone recognizes that you are the true Immortal Master… I… I think this is quite good.”

Yes, it's really good.

However, this path has never been taught by the Lotus Cloud Sect.

The responsibility of assisting the immortal master is of paramount importance, concerning the future of the kingdom and its people, and must not be abandoned. In other words, from the moment the disciples of the Lotus Cloud Sect left the mountain, they were trapped in an inescapable chain of suspicion, and all these incomprehensible actions stemmed from that most sublime ideal.

If she hadn't met Chen Xuan and hadn't gained the ability to read widely throughout history, she probably would have been deeply entangled in it as well.

Ironically, this suspicion did not end with his appointment as the Grand Master of the Great Nation.

Because size is a relative concept.

For example, both Qi and Luo were considered large states, but what would happen after Luo annexed Xia and Yue? In that case, Qi would become a new small state.

This competition will not stop until the sole immortal master emerges victorious.

And this "only one"... even includes the immortal masters of the previous and next generations.

So in a sense, it will continue forever—Liu Zhidong, Lan Qin, and Song Wei all proved this to her: the battle of immortal masters is ultimately unavoidable. "Which country's immortal master is surnamed Li?" Liu Shuyue asked.

"I remember it was... Lan Kingdom."

The Kingdom of Lan, a kingdom further north than the Kingdom of Xia, had its immortal master, Li Taoyao, secretly killed by Song Wei, who himself perished in the vast wilderness of Wanshan.

Two of the six disciples have already left.

But are the other four really still alive? In places unseen by us, have they already begun a life-or-death struggle?

In the past few years, Liu Shuyue had never paid attention to the situation of other kingdoms, and she didn't even know which disciple had become the immortal master of which kingdom. Now it seems that she needs to collect more information in this regard.

Whether she is a Great Qi Immortal Master or not, or whether she stays in the Great Wilderness of Ten Thousand Mountains, it seems that she cannot avoid this battle of immortal masters at present.

Even if she were willing to hand over the Great Qi to others, the other disciples would not let her go.

"The tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease," Liu Shuyue murmured.

"What did you say?" Fu Jiaolu didn't hear clearly.

"It's alright, I'll leave this to you." She patted the dust off her pants. "I need to go to the store."

……

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"Don't be too reserved, you can treat this place as your new home." Chen Xuan led Xu Xuanling into the store and introduced the place. "The first floor is where everyone usually hangs out, and the main activity area is also here. Your room is on the second floor. Once I've assigned you a room number, you can come and go as you please."

Xu Xuanling cautiously looked around, her steps as light as a cat's. Of all the disciples of the Sovereign Sect, only Ahua and Ajiu had been to the Immortal Realm. They said that the lamps there were brighter than luminous pearls and maintained a constant temperature, neither too cold nor too hot... After passing through a door, one could reach an extremely vast world, with lush green fields in front and thousands of towering mountains behind. Immortal Master Liu lived in this Immortal Realm.

But here...

The lighting was indeed very soft, and the room temperature was quite pleasant, but what lay outside the main entrance was a brick ground and a row of obviously old flower beds, which did not match descriptions such as magnificent or vast at all.

On the shelves in the room were many colorful fruits, which looked so tempting that they made one's mouth water.

The problem is that this is not some kind of magical fruit.

Xu Xuanling also saw the price list—these fruits were available for people to choose and buy at will.

Why is this immortal realm so different from the immortal realm described by the Wei siblings?

Could it be that I'm being treated differently by my master?
"Master...did you take Ji Yun and the others to...another immortal realm?" Xu Xuanling couldn't help but ask. If she didn't get a definite answer, she wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight!
"Huh?" Chen Xuan blinked, then realized, "Oh...you mean the Great Wilderness of Ten Thousand Mountains, right? That's not the Immortal Realm, but another world. The Immortal Realm isn't about size, but about exquisite detail. It refers to this small area, but it can actually connect to countless worlds. If you want to visit Immortal Master Liu, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Is the Immortal Realm a fruit shop?" Xu Xuanling was greatly shocked.

"This is just one aspect; as the saying goes, different people will have different opinions," Chen Xuan said, trying to deceive the customer. This wasn't entirely a lie; the store did indeed offer many different skins to choose from.

"I see!" she exclaimed in realization. "No wonder I suddenly craved peaches before I came here."

"Uh... take whatever you want to eat. Oh, by the way... let me introduce you to the shop assistant from the Immortal Realm, Liuli, Liuli?" Chen Xuan called out.

Lin Qing hasn't returned yet; Liu Li should be minding the shop.

He called out a few times before he saw the other person stand up from behind the bar.

"You're back! I'm sorry, I didn't notice you just now..."

Liuli's cheeks flushed slightly as she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh, you even brought a girl back. Let me see... Not bad, quite pretty..."

Chen Xuan frowned. Liu Li usually had the air of a mysterious master, so why did she suddenly become a socialite today? Moreover, her familiar, almost frivolous tone sounded quite familiar to him.

Right… this is what Ruri looked like when she first entered Elori's dream. Could it be that she—

Chen Xuan strode to the bar, peered inside, and found several empty bottles on the floor!
(End of this chapter)