Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 370 Ascension
Jiangcheng Mountain is quite high, and it is difficult for ordinary people with weaker physiques to climb it.

As you pass through the clouds, verdant mountains stretch into the distance, enveloped in a light mist and vapor.

Many Taoist sects outside the state don't have this kind of grandeur.

It's a pity that there were two rows of disciples standing by the mountain gate receiving gifts, which somewhat spoiled the atmosphere.

Pei Xia, with her hood up, followed Feng Yao a step behind as they entered the mountain gate.

Feng Yao straightened his chest and, as prepared in advance, took out two jade ginseng roots as a congratulatory gift.

This item wouldn't be considered a priceless treasure, but even in other states, it would be difficult for ordinary cultivators to obtain without connections. Since there's no spiritual energy in Qin, it could still be considered a treasure.

The disciples of the mountain gate had never seen this thing before. They stared at it for a while, but its jade-green appearance made it seem like something other than ordinary. They frowned and muttered to themselves for a while, but still waved for Feng Yao and Pei Xia to go over.

It's so difficult for ordinary cultivators to establish connections with a major sect. They have to rush to give gifts and express their good intentions, but the sect may not even appreciate them.

In this respect, it's not much different from other states.

So what do all these people who shamelessly come to freeload get?

Feng Yao looked at the iron plaque in her hand, which had five characters engraved on it: "Jiangcheng Mountain Wedding Banquet".

There's only one brand.

She looked at Pei Xia with a puzzled expression.

Pei Xia smiled and said, "With this badge, if you encounter any trouble while traveling, you can say that you have a past relationship with Master Su of Jiangcheng Mountain."

Feng Yao blinked her peach blossom eyes in confusion and shook her head, saying, "Human relationships are more complicated than practical matters."

"Don't bother thinking about anything complicated, you're not human anyway."

"Too."

After putting away the sign, the two finally entered Jiangcheng Mountain.

Ever since Jiang Shu was abducted and Pei Xia rebuilt Feng Yao's spine, he has been searching for a way to infiltrate Jiangcheng Mountain.

Initially, he didn't want to involve the entire Jiangcheng Mountain; the commotion would be too great, making it difficult to escape unscathed.

However, because of Su Yan's marriage, everyone in Jiangcheng Mountain was busy, and Pei Xia searched for a long time but couldn't find any clues about Ma Shilin.

Helpless, they could only use the wedding banquet as a breakthrough.

The Jiangcheng Mountain sect is vast, no less impressive than the major sects Pei Xia has visited. Finding Jiang Shu amidst all the pavilions and halls covering the mountain will not be easy.

Although Feng Yao was outstanding in appearance, he was obviously a rogue cultivator, and no one greeted him when he brought Pei Xia into the sect.

The man and the insect sat under the eaves of a small house in the corner.

"It's definitely unrealistic to search the whole mountain for Jiang Shu."

"Then let's find that Ma Shilin?"

Pei Xia shook her head: "Ma Shilin's attendants are all at the high-grade copper level, so they should have a high status in the sect. If we go looking for her rashly, it will be easy to expose ourselves. Don't forget, we've met before."

"Then why don't we keep an eye on that mountain lord?" Feng Yao suggested.

Pei Xia stroked her chin.

Ma Shilin kidnapped Jiang Shu to offer him to Su Yan. They were like the upstream losing the downstream, and logically they should be able to wait for him.

Moreover, as the bride on her wedding day, it is only natural that she receives a lot of attention and it will not arouse suspicion.

"It seems I can't avoid snatching food from the tiger's mouth..." Pei Xia murmured.

Jiangcheng Mountain is no small sect. In the field of head refining, as long as the nutrition is sufficient, the cultivation level will not be low. Taking this into account, Su Yan is guaranteed to be at least at the Vajra Realm.

With Feng Yao holding him back, and himself on drugs, he was going all out, but he didn't know if he could subdue Su Yan in a short time.

The man and the insect sat side by side, and before they could reach a conclusion, a clear gong sounded from afar.

The scattered cultivators who had come to offer their congratulations all looked up toward the sound of the gong.

A woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, carrying a large golden gong, gracefully landed on the high platform.

Pei Xia recognized the man and squinted to examine him closely: "Ma Shilin!"

Elder Ma was all smiles today, arrogantly sweeping his gaze over the many cultivators in the square as usual. Pei Xia, wearing a hood, was alright, but Feng Yao quickly lowered his head, afraid of being seen by her.

However, Elder Ma seemed not to have noticed them at all.

That's normal, actually. It was dark that night, and apart from Jiang Shu, Ma Shilin barely recognized the other two people.

She didn't personally go to the ship's crew to forcibly abduct Jiang Shu.

Ma Shilin picked up the gong and struck it loudly: "Gentlemen! Take your seats!"

Then she saw two rows of burly men with iron-tower-like heads walk out from behind her, carrying a black wooden table that was dozens of feet long on their shoulders.

Amidst the unified shouts, they leaped up together, carrying the table, and landed steadily on the square with a loud thud.

A long table was set up, on which were drinks and food that had been prepared in advance.

Many cultivators immediately widened their eyes.

Think about Feng Laoqi, he is an elder of Tianbao Mountain, and every day in order to satisfy his nutritional needs, he can only ask Jiang Shu to cut some sausages for him to steam.

Then look at Jiangcheng Mountain, this table is full of whole lamb, whole pig, whole beef...

……vomit.

Pei Xia's eyes twitched: "Does it really have to be moved to the table?"

Ma Shilin shouted, "The mountain lord has ordered that since they have come to offer congratulations, even if they are lowly dogs, they are still guests of Jiangcheng Mountain. There will be plenty of food and drink for them today!"

Pei Xia looked up and saw that the steps leading up to the square on both sides were now being guarded.

This is bad. If these individual tourists are restricted to this area, then Jiang Shu is doomed.
Fortunately, before Pei Xia could come up with a solution, someone else suggested, "Elder Ma, if we eat here, won't we miss the entire wedding of Lord Su?"

It is only because of this joyous occasion that these lowly people dare to speak like this.

Ma Shilin laughed and said, "That's easy, just go up to the platform."

A commotion arose below, and soon someone asked, "What does it mean to raise the platform?"

Ma Shilin turned around and pointed to the huge building built against the mountain in the distance behind him: "The mountain lord's wedding is held in the building. Distinguished guests from all sides, including the envoys of the Eastern Marquis and the Tiger Marquis, are all there. This is the third stage."

After saying that, she pointed to the ground beneath her feet: "This is the second platform. Those seated here are all top experts from the sects of Dongqin. If you want to raise your status, you must first demonstrate your skills. If your skills are high enough, you will naturally be worth befriending and will be able to get on my second platform."

Tsk, it has to be Qin Prefecture.

People everywhere value decorum, especially in public; there's no need to embarrass others.

But Ma Shilin put it very clearly: if you have no power and no status, then you are a low-class person, only fit to eat at banquets in the underground and attend weddings, and you can't even see the people there.

Seeing that the surrounding crowd had turned to whispering, Pei Xia shrank her neck and asked in a high-pitched voice, "What if we want to go up to the third stage?"

"Three platforms?"

Ma Shilin laughed: "You lot probably don't have any noteworthy identities. If you want to get on the third stage, you'll have to bring out some decent treasures."

It's real, it's all about buying.

Pei Xia didn't say anything, and pulled Feng Yao back a little.

Getting onto the second stage isn't difficult, but to get close to Su Yan, you at least need to get inside the building. To get onto the third stage, you need a sufficiently substantial congratulatory gift.

Upon careful consideration, Pei Xia possessed quite a few treasures, but regardless of their rarity, there were some things he simply couldn't part with.

If he dares to flaunt his wealth, such as the Glazed Immortal Elixir and the Pure Blood of Returning to Emptiness, even the General of Qinzhou would probably chase after him and try to kill him.

Pei Xia lowered her head in thought, while Feng Yao, standing beside her, naturally offered a perfect solution.

“Me.” She pointed to herself.

Pei Xia was stunned for a moment.

It must be admitted that he, being from out of town, sometimes couldn't keep up with the thinking of the people from Qinzhou.

He had to take a step back to realize that "a person can be not a person".

(End of this chapter)