Arhats Subduing Demons: Starting with The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang traveled by boat along the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and within a day, the boat approached Lanfeng.

As for why we're coming to Lanfeng, if you've been to Henan and are familiar with the terrain, you'll know that there's a place called Lankao to the east of Kaifeng. Lanfeng is located in Lankao County.

This place wasn't called Lankao in the past. It was called Lanfeng County, which was formed by the merger of Lanyang County and Yifeng County. It wasn't until modern times that Lanfeng County was merged with Kaocheng County, which is how Lankao County came to be today.

Why mention this place? Because Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang are going to Wubagang, which is located at the border of Shandong and Henan provinces, bordering Dingtao in Heze, Shandong to the east and Dongming in Henan to the west.

This Dongming in Henan, which is now Dongming County in Heze, Shandong, is connected to Dongming in the east by Lanfeng. In other words, it is a necessary place to go from Kaifeng to Wubagang, and it is not far from there.

Lan Fenghuang said, "If we rest tonight, we can reach Wubagang tomorrow. But since you didn't agree to Zuo Lengchan's suggestion, why are you so eager to go to Wubagang?"

Yun Changkong was studying Ping Yizhi's medical book when he heard this and smiled, saying, "I'm going to find the Holy Maiden."

In Yun Changkong's eyes, what are "grudges and bloodshed in the martial world" compared to watching Ren Yingying make a fool of herself?

Just because Zuo Lengchan is an ambitious man, doesn't mean Yue Buqun isn't?
Even if he killed Zuo Lengchan, Yue Buqun, and the Demonic Sect, this matter would never end.

Back then, Zhang Wuji went to great lengths to get the Demonic Sect and the righteous sects to coexist peacefully.

But even now, they're still killing each other until they're covered in blood.

As long as one is in the martial world, endless bloodshed is the only true path.

Therefore, even though he knew that Zuo Lengchan was most likely using this as a delaying tactic against him, he still agreed.

He didn't want to miss the good show at Wubagang either.

After thinking for a moment, Lan Fenghuang said, "So you still want to make a move on the Holy Maiden. When I see her in the future, I'll definitely give you a good scolding."

Yun Changkong sighed and said, "You, you're really like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart."

You seem to be the Holy Maiden's friend, but you are ultimately the weaker party in her relationship. I kindly wanted you to have leverage over her so that she would act subservient to you in the future, but unexpectedly you're in cahoots with her. It's really hard to be a good person! It's really hard to be a good person! After saying this, he shook his head and sighed, looking like a scholar encountering a troublesome student.

Yun Changkong thought of Ren Yingying's proud and composed demeanor in front of him, and he was determined to witness her extreme shame, anger, and resentment with his own eyes.

Lan Fenghuang chuckled and lightly slapped him, saying, "Don't think I don't understand how you Han people talk about your schoolbags. You called me a dog, do you think I can't tell?"

Then he chuckled and said, "But you're right, the Holy Maiden seems to treat me as a friend, but I'm also a little afraid of her."

At this point, she blushed slightly: "Actually, I'm quite curious too. I want to see if your guess is accurate!"

Just then, a commotion arose on the shore. Lan Fenghuang looked out the window and saw that it was already dark. She could see the shore in the distance and heard someone shout, "The Six Ghosts of Peach Valley, Grandpa Zhong Kui has arrived!"

Then, figures moved, and several people leaped onto the riverbank.

One of them ran quickly, shouting as he ran: "The Six Demons of Peach Valley, you are all cowards, you certainly won't dare to chase me."

Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang both recognized the voice; it was Ji Wushi, the "night owl."

Just then, Peach Root Immortal shouted, "Damn it, I dare not chase you. You see if I dare to chase you or not."

Except for Peach Fairy, who was still recovering from her injuries, the five monsters all rushed away.

These five people were incredibly agile; in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the darkness.

Just then, a clear voice said, "All of you come back here! This is a ploy by the enemy to lure us away from our base."

It turned out that the Huashan Sect had also moored their boat here. Seeing a man dressed as Bai Wuchang leading away the Five Immortals of Peach Valley, they wanted to get off the boat to watch the excitement, but Yue Buqun called them back.

Just as the Huashan disciples were about to board the boat, a ball of something suddenly rolled over and headed straight for Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong is unreasonably strong when he has a sword in his hand, but he is ridiculously weak when he doesn't have a sword in his hand.

He was stunned for a moment, then felt a tightness in his chest as someone grabbed him and shouted, "Come with me!" as they hoisted Linghu Chong onto their shoulder.

Just then, a figure flashed out of the darkness and kicked the ball of flesh.

Others couldn't see clearly, but Yun Changkong and Linghu Chong, who were in the middle of the river and had focused their eyes, could see that the person was Taozhi Xian.

If the Five Immortals of Peach Valley had all vanished without a trace, how come the Peach Branch Immortal has reappeared?
After the five immortals of Peach Valley chased after him for several dozen feet, Peach Branch Immortal thought, "No, my sixth brother, Peach Fruit Immortal, is still on the boat. If I leave him alone on the boat, what if he gets harmed by that damned 'Grandpa Zhong Kui'? I have to go back to protect my sixth brother."

As it turned back, it saw the fleshy ball grab Linghu Chong, and then it kicked him over with a flying kick.

Upon seeing this, the large fleshy ball launched a flying kick straight at its own face. It recognized the man as one of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley. It put Linghu Chong on the ground, swayed its body, and entered the cabin. It then stomped on Peach Immortal, who was lying on the bed, and stepped on his chest.

Peach Blossom Fairy cried out in alarm, "Don't hurt my brother!"

The meatball-like man laughed loudly, "It's none of your business who I can hurt."

Tao Zhixian darted into the cabin like an arrow, came to her brother, and with one arm, hugged him and the bed board in her arms.

The old man, seeing this large, fleshy mass, thought, "Okay, my plan has succeeded."

He never intended to harm Peach Immortal; he merely wanted to lure Peach Branch Immortal away. Now that his plan had succeeded, he turned around and went ashore, grabbed Linghu Chong, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and ran away without looking back.

Peach Blossom Fairy saw this and thought, "Isn't this terrible?"
Ping Yizhi's wife asked us brothers to take care of Linghu Chong. Now that Linghu Chong has been captured, how are we going to explain this to him? But we are still holding Tao Shixian in our arms, and we can't just abandon our brother!

Thinking of this, well then, with a stomp of his foot, he grabbed Peach Fairy and flew off, heading straight to the shore to chase after the meatball man.

Although there were many words, it was all done in the blink of an eye. In just a few words, the disciples of the Huashan Sect saw it all, but they did not react at all.

This includes Yue Buqun and his wife.

Given the martial arts skills of this couple, they should have had time to react, so why did they remain unmoved?

This would mean reversing the order.

Since Pingyi treated Linghu Chong, Yue Buqun and his wife had been wondering who had such influence to invite this person. Later, when Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi were kidnapped, they also wondered who this person was. After Yue and Lin were sent back, they learned about the "Holy Maiden" and asked Linghu Chong for details.

But Linghu Chong had no idea.
Ever since he learned the "Nine Swords of Dugu," a rift had grown between him and his master. Furthermore, as they approached Lanfeng during the day, several people brought him fine wine, as well as precious tonics such as ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest, and white fungus.

Seeing that they all belonged to different martial arts sects, Yue Buqun asked Linghu Chong, "Do you have any friends in the martial arts world nearby?"

Linghu Chong said no, he himself was also puzzled.

This made Yue Buqun think, "Fine, you keep your mouth shut no matter what I ask, so I won't ask anymore."

Seeing Linghu Chong being captured by the fleshy man, Yue Buqun said to his wife, "You take care of the disciple, I'll go and see!" With that, he followed Taozhi Xian's retreating figure.

Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang saw all of this. Lan Fenghuang laughed and said, "Big brother, let's go and see what's going on."

Seeing that she was interested, Yun Changkong didn't want to go against her wishes and said, "Alright!"

They left the cabin hand in hand, flew towards the riverbank, and immediately gave chase.

At this moment, the ball of flesh was running in front, followed by Peach Blossom Fairy, and then Yue Buqun.

To be honest, the ball of flesh's lightness skill was far inferior to that of Peach Blossom Fairy. The ball of flesh was carrying Linghu Chong on its shoulder and running at full speed, while Peach Blossom Fairy was carrying Peach Blossom Fairy and was afraid that the bumps would reopen his brother's wounds, so she walked steadily. That's why she couldn't catch up with the ball of flesh.

As for Yue Buqun, he intentionally followed Linghu Chong to see if he could save him; he simply stayed behind.

As for Yun Changkong, although he started late and was pulling Lan Fenghuang along, he was as fast as lightning and caught up in the blink of an eye.

Then they heard Taozhixian running and shouting, "Hey, I said you put Linghu Chong down right now, or I won't let this go!"

Tao Shixian was held in her brother's arms and couldn't move, but she kept talking and said, "Third brother, the eldest brother and the others aren't here. Even if you catch up with this meatball, you can't do anything to him. If you ask me, you're just trying to scare people."

Tao Zhixian said, "Sixth Brother, shut your mouth. How come you've become stupid after spending some time with Yun Changkong? It's better for me to scare you than not to."

Peach Fairy said, "Oh dear, Third Brother, if you say that, you're implying that Yun Changkong is an idiot. If he heard that, he wouldn't let it go! Look how fast this meatball is running, it hasn't slowed down at all. Trying to scare it won't do any good!"

Tao Zhixian sighed, "Sixth Brother, why are you only looking at the present? You're boosting others' morale while diminishing your own. You should recover from your injuries quickly so we can fight Yun Changkong again. Look, this fleshy ball isn't slowing down now, but it will be later."

Peach Immortal said, "Should we slow him down, or should we get ahead of him?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said, "Don't worry about that. It's always good to scare him a little!"

Tao Zhixian carried her brother, talking but her feet never slowed down, demonstrating her profound internal strength and superb lightness skill.

Lan Fenghuang let Yun Changkong drag her along without expending any effort. She felt as if she were riding on clouds, extremely comfortable. Looking back at Yun Changkong, she felt as relaxed as if she were strolling across a plain, her breathing even. Suddenly, she leaned close to his ear and said, "Your internal strength is truly amazing. I heard from the Holy Maiden that it is Shaolin internal strength."

Yun Changkong hummed in agreement.

Lan Fenghuang said, "Shaolin Temple has always been the pinnacle of the martial arts world, known as the number one sect under heaven. It truly has something special about it!"

Yun Changkong said, "Yes, Shaolin martial arts are profound and extensive, and its martial arts collection is more abundant than any other martial arts sect. However, Shaolin martial arts are a slow and painstaking process that requires a lot of effort, especially the superior skills, which test one's character and are not something that ordinary people can master."

Lan Fenghuang said "Oh," and then asked, "How did you manage to practice so well?"

Yun Changkong laughed and said, "I have another reason for this."

Blue Phoenix: "You must have consumed some kind of nectar, a thousand-year-old lingzhi mushroom, or the inner core of some rare and exotic beast?"

Yun Changkong said in a serious tone, "That's about right. You'll improve if you eat more."

Blue Phoenix chuckled and said, "Those are treasures that are hard to come by, how could I possibly eat them?"

Yun Changkong got playful and whispered something in her ear.

Lan Fenghuang suddenly realized what he meant, her face instantly turning as red as fire. She reached out and pinched his waist, feigning anger, and said, "Nonsense, see if I'll talk to you anymore."

As they were talking and laughing, Yun Changkong suddenly pulled Lan Fenghuang up to the top of a tree.

It turned out that Yue Buqun, who was ahead, suddenly stopped.

As they entered a mountain path, Yue Buqun noticed the rugged terrain and thought, "I can't fall into an ambush! What if this fleshy ball has hidden experts in the mountains, waiting for me to enter so they can launch a full-scale attack? That would be terrible!" Only then did he stop.

By the moonlight, Yue Buqun looked into the distance and saw the meatball run to a tiled house on the hillside. Without saying a word, it simply jumped over the wall and entered.

Seeing that no one came out, Yue Buqun went back into the courtyard. The big meatball leaped into the courtyard, and Taozhixian did the same. But just as he jumped over the wall, Taozhixian shouted.

Yue Buqun thought to himself, "See? I guessed right. There really was an ambush here." He slowly walked to the wall and heard Tao Shixian speak: "Hey, Third Brother, I told you to be careful. Look, now they've caught us in a fishing net. We've become a big fish, what's so glorious about this!"

Peach Blossom Fairy sighed, "Alas, you're wrong. First, we've been caught; we're two fish, not one. Second, when did you tell me to be careful?"

Tao Shixian said, "Third Brother, when we were little, I used to go with you to steal pomegranates from other people's yards. I told you to be careful, be careful. Have you forgotten all of that?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said, "Sigh, I'm telling you, Sixth Brother, this happened thirty years ago. What does it have to do with the present?" Peach Fruit Fairy said, "Of course it has to do with the present. Every time, you were careless and got caught, and then you got a good beating. Later, your eldest brother, second brother, and fourth brother arrived and were able to kill the whole family. This time, you were careless again and got caught."

Tao Zhixian said, "What's the big deal? At most, my eldest and second brothers will arrive together and then wipe out this family completely."

The two were bickering when Yun Changkong led Lan Fenghuang around to the back of the house from the side. Yun Changkong lightly climbed onto the wall, and Lan Fenghuang followed, but felt her wrist tighten as Yun Changkong grabbed her.

Lan Fenghuang was puzzled, but then she saw Yun Changkong hook his right hand on the wall and flip down, like a gecko clinging to the outer wall. She also heard heavy footsteps and suddenly realized what was going on. She then did the same.

After all, the two immortals of Peach Valley were subdued as soon as they entered the courtyard, which must mean there were some kind of traps or mechanisms. It would be pointless for them to come and watch the excitement if they were seen by others.

The two stood outside the wall, peering inside. In the moonlight, they saw Peach Blossom Fairy and Peach Fruit Fairy lying on the ground, their bodies wrapped in a large, tightly closed net, preventing them from getting up.

Just then, a fleshy, ball-like figure walked with heavy steps toward the Two Immortals of Peach Valley.

Yun Changkong's eyes narrowed, quite surprised.

Only then did I see clearly that this fleshy ball-like person was a bit of a stretch to call him human.

Why do I say that? It's because this person is short and fat, which is not surprising, since Ping Yizhi looks like that. But this person doesn't even have a neck; his round head is just sticking out of his shoulder.

From top to bottom, this person has become round and chubby. Those with short arms and legs are even more so, it seems they only have forearms and no upper arms, and their stomachs completely cover their lower bodies.

Look at these facial features again. What are eyes, nose, and mouth? They're all squeezed into the gaps between the flesh.

Simply put, if this person appeared in front of a timid person in the middle of the night, he could absolutely scare them to death.

The fleshy figure walked up to the two immortals of Peach Valley and said coldly, "You two ghosts of Peach Valley will die here soon. You still want to kill people? I'm telling you, no one is allowed to speak. Let me have some peace and quiet."

As he spoke, he raised his short, thick palm and slapped Erguai across the face several times.

These two men were considered heroes, even considering themselves paragons. They both thought, "Aren't we forbidden to speak? Then let's just stay silent. A wise man knows when to yield. One thinks a hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, because if he does, he's not a hero!" Naturally, they both kept their mouths tightly shut, afraid of letting out a single fart.

After finishing his cigarette, the fleshy man went inside.

Linghu Chong, who had been jostled and passed out long ago, slowly awoke. Opening his eyes, he saw only a dim light and the fleshy ball slowly entered, shouting, "What is your relationship with that old man Zu Qianqiu!"

Linghu Chong shook his head and said, "I've never met Zu Qianqiu before, so what does it matter!"

It turns out that during the day, Zu Qianqiu was discussing wine with Linghu Chong and gave him "Life-Sustaining Eight Pills". Linghu Chong was unaware that there was medicine in the wine, but this fleshy man had already snatched it from Linghu Chong once, but unfortunately he was defeated by the Six Immortals of Peach Valley.

Linghu Chong said, "It's true that you're angry after I took your elixir, but it's useless. I still feel weak after taking it!"

The fleshy man sneered and said, "Illness comes like a landslide, but recovery is like pulling silk from a cocoon. Do you know that? This medicine takes ten days to half a month to take effect."

Linghu Chong coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Then let's wait ten days or half a month and see!"

The fleshy man cursed angrily, "Shut your mother's ass! You ate my life-extending pills, and this old man will kill you right now!"

That's what they said, but they hesitated in their hearts, because this old man and Zu Qianqiu were collectively known as the "Ancestor of the Yellow River".

The two were very close friends, and he couldn't understand why Zu Qianqiu would steal the Eight Life-Sustaining Pills that he had used to save his daughter's life, so he hesitated and couldn't make a decision.

Linghu Chong sighed, "Kill me if you want, I have no chance to fight back anyway!"

The old man glanced at him and said, "That bastard Zu Qianqiu has been my friend for decades. This time he actually betrayed his friend. Let me tell you the truth, your Huashan Sect is worthless in the eyes of our Yellow River Ancestor. Moreover, you are just a disciple. Why is that?"

Linghu Chong said, "So your name is Yellow River Ancestor? I'm truly sorry for my disrespect."

The old man nodded and said, "We call ourselves the Yellow River Ancestor. Let me tell you, 'Lao' means 'old man,' and 'Zu' means 'ancestor Qianqiu.' We've always lived along the Yellow River, so we're called the Yellow River Ancestor. You're such a fool."

Linghu Chong nodded and said, "So that's how it is!"

The old man said, "What do you mean? All you know is that his surname is Zu and mine is Lao. Do you even know what we're called?"

Linghu Chong said, "He said Zu Qianqiu!"

"What?!" The old man waved his hand: "My surname is Lao, my given name is Ye, and his name is Zu, his given name is Zong. If you ask me, you are ignorant and don't even know me or Zu."

Linghu Chong said, "Are there really people in this world with the surname 'Master'?"

The old man said, "What's wrong with that? My surname is Lao, my given name is Ye, and my courtesy name is Touzi, so people call me Laoye or Laotouzi!"

Linghu Chong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then Zu Qianqiu's surname will be Zu and his given name will be Zong."

“That’s right!” the old man said. “Isn’t his surname Zu, given name Zong, courtesy name Qianqiu?” At this point, the old man said with great surprise, “You don’t know his name? So, you really have no relation to him?” He then looked at Linghu Chong and asked in surprise, “Eh, you wouldn’t happen to be Zu Qianqiu’s son, would you?”

Upon hearing this, Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang, who were watching the opera outside, couldn't help but chuckle. Yun Changkong looked at Linghu Chong, who had a long face, sword-like eyebrows, and thin lips, and thought he really looked a lot like Zu Qianqiu.

Linghu Chong chuckled and said, "How could that be? His surname is Zu, and mine is Linghu. How can they be related?"

"This isn't right!" The old man paced around the room. "These Life-Sustaining Pills were made with countless efforts of stealing, robbing, kidnapping, and deception, all to cure my precious daughter's illness. Since you're not his son, why did that old bastard Zu Qianqiu steal the medicine and give it to you?"

Linghu Chong only then learned the truth and said, "Old sir, I'm truly sorry. I didn't know this medicine was for your daughter. I wonder what illness your daughter has? Have you consulted the infamous but ruthless doctor, Physician Ping?"

The old man glared and said, "There are people in the world who have incurable diseases and need to consult Ping Yizhi. Do you need to teach me this? I was just afraid that he would not treat my daughter's illness and would kill his mother-in-law and her family of five, so he prescribed me the Eight Life-Extending Pills."

Linghu Chong was very surprised and said, "You killed his mother-in-law's entire family, and he was willing to treat her?"

The old man pointed at Linghu Chong with his finger: "So you really are a fool. Ping Yizhi doesn't have many enemies, and he killed them all by his patients long ago. But he hates his mother-in-law the most, yet he's really afraid of his wife and can't bring himself to do it. I killed his mother-in-law for him, shouldn't Ping Yizhi thank me? How can he not treat my daughter?"

Linghu Chong said, "So that's how it is!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Changkong thought to himself, "It's quite reasonable to call this group of people heretics. They're not normal people at all."

The old man said, "Since you took my medicine, you can't blame me." He tied Linghu Chong to a chair and carried him, chair and all, into an inner room.

Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang had already sneaked in, but there wasn't a single crack in the room.

Then the old man said softly, "My immortal child, how are you feeling today?"

When Yun Changkong, Lan Fenghuang, and Linghu Chong heard the name, they all felt it was strange. His surname was Lao (老), and his daughter was named Bu Si (不死), which would mean "old but never dies." But they also felt that it was a way of saying he was afraid his daughter would die, and he had chosen an auspicious name for her.

Linghu Chong felt that this was the same as his master's "Bu" generation, and he almost burst out laughing when he thought of this.

Then a slightly hoarse female voice called out, "Father!"

Linghu Chong initially felt the room was unusually stuffy and hot. Upon closer inspection, he found that the window cracks were all covered with cotton paper, and there were two large basins of charcoal burning inside.

The old man lifted the curtain of the bed curtains, and Linghu Chong saw a woman lying on the bed. Her hair, which was about three feet long, was loose and looked yellow and sparse. Looking at her face, she looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and had a pretty face, but her face was bloodless and her eyes were closed.

The old man said, "The life-extending pills that your father specially prepared for you are now complete. After taking the medicine, you will recover soon."

The girl just gave a weak "hmm".

The old man helped his daughter up: "Sit up and take your medicine."

Only then did the woman realize there was another person in front of her, and she asked, "Father, who is he?"

The old man said, "He's not a person, he's medicine."

The woman asked, looking bewildered, "Is it medicine?"

The old man smiled and said, "Yes, the Life-Sustaining Eight Pills are very potent. I'll have him take them first, then I'll give you his blood to drink. That will do."

"Take his blood?" The girl shook her head and said, "That will hurt him, that's not good, Father, no."

Only then did Yun Changkong hear the presence of normal people.

The old man looked at Linghu Chong angrily: "He's not even human, how could he know pain?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong finally understood. So, they wanted to give his blood to his daughter to drink? He opened his mouth to curse, but then he thought, "Why should I curse? If I drink the medicine meant to cure my daughter, it won't do me any good, but it will be a matter of life and death for her. Besides, I don't want to live anymore. With my blood, I can save her life and atone for my sins. What's wrong with that?" Thinking this, he smiled sadly and remained silent.

The old man, seeing Linghu Chong's angry expression, assumed he was about to curse and was about to silence him by striking his acupoint. Unexpectedly, Linghu Chong's expression changed, and he became calm and unconcerned.

The old man was greatly surprised; he had no idea what Linghu Chong was thinking.

At this point, Linghu Chong was heartbroken and disillusioned ever since Yue Lingshan fell in love with him again. Seeing Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi secretly meeting under a tree on the shore, and overhearing people talking badly about him, he felt even more despondent and wished he could die sooner!

Therefore, the old man greatly admired Linghu Chong's nonchalant attitude towards life and death. He tore open Linghu Chong's clothes, held the knife to his chest, and said, "I'm going to stab you in the heart to cure my daughter's illness. Are you afraid?"

Linghu Chong said calmly, "What's so scary about that?"

Seeing that he was indeed fearless, the old man said, "You really are a tough guy. If I stab you with this knife, your life will be in danger. Do you have any last words? Say them quickly."

Linghu Chong smiled slightly: "Old sir, everyone will eventually die. It's just a matter of a few years earlier or later, it doesn't make much difference. If my blood can save your daughter's life, that's a thousand times better than me dying in vain, doing nothing. Do it!" He closed his eyes, thinking, "What last words do I have? I'm afraid my junior sister Yue Lingshan, upon learning of my death, will not only feel no sorrow, but will also curse me, 'Serves you right!'"

Thinking of this, Linghu Chong felt sorry for himself again.

The old man gave a thumbs-up and praised, "You're a fearless man, truly rare! It's just a pity my daughter won't drink your blood and can't survive, otherwise I would have spared you!" With that, he went to the stove to fetch some hot water.

Yun Changkong finally understood that this was a scene where the old man wanted to bleed Linghu Chong, but seeing his fearlessness, learning his identity, and being moved by his willingness to save lives with his own blood, he was about to pull Lan Fenghuang away.

Lan Fenghuang whispered, "We need to save Linghu Chong."

Just as Yun Changkong was about to tell her that this was a test for Linghu Chong, a cheerful voice suddenly called out, "Old man, I have brought you a great gift. Your immortal girl can be saved!" This person was none other than Zu Qianqiu.

Upon hearing this, the old man stuffed a towel into Linghu Chong's mouth and asked, "What good stuff is it!" He then put down the knife, went out of the inner room, opened the door to the outer room, and let Zu Qianqiu in.

Zu Qianqiu laughed and said, "Old man, how are you going to thank me?"

The old man retorted angrily, "What should I thank you for?"

Zu Qianqiu whispered a few words to the old man, who opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "Is that so? You're not lying to me?"

Zu Qianqiu said urgently, "I've checked everything clearly, it's absolutely true! We've known each other for decades, would I lie to you?"

The old man's eyes flashed, scanning the surroundings with a sharp, piercing light. He laughed loudly and suddenly said, "Since you have come all this way, friend, please grant me this audience. This old man greets you with courtesy!" He then clasped his hands in a salute.

His words caused the treetops to rustle and the valley to echo, demonstrating his profound skill.

Yun Changkong and Lan Fenghuang exchanged a glance, both thinking, "He knew an uninvited guest had arrived, which is why he displayed his inner strength to invite him. But to whom is he inviting us? Us or Yue Buqun?"

Yue Buqun was also startled: "He discovered me? This is incredibly embarrassing! I'm the leader of the Huashan Sect!" (End of Chapter)