This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

"Hello there."

Wang Jingshu smiled.

Nangong Yue snapped out of her daze and quickly replied:

"Hello, Master Jinghong, my name is Nangong Yue, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

Wang Jingshu smiled and nodded.

"Nice to meet you..."

After exchanging greetings, Nangong Yue said somewhat nervously:

"Well... I'll go make some tea, please have a seat..."

After she left, Wang Jingshu's smile vanished, replaced by a thoughtful expression.

"You figured it out?"

Li Daoxuan asked with a smile.

Wang Jingshu frowned, her tone uncertain.

"There seems to be an extremely unusual bloodline power within her."

Li Daoxuan nodded, his tone tinged with a touch of emotion.

"That's right. According to the Xuanhuang Great World, the bloodline in her body should belong to the Great Emperor."

"That means Nangong Yue is a descendant of a great emperor."

"I think this emperor probably had more than one descendant, but Nangong Yue's situation is clearly different. Her bloodline has been stimulated and activated in some way, and it is growing stronger day by day. To put it simply, it's called atavism..."

Wang Jingshu glanced at the door and sighed.

"Atavism... that's really a... rare term. No wonder she has such cultivation at such a young age; her foundation is simply unimaginable."

Li Daoxuan shook his head and said:

"This may not necessarily be a good thing."

Wang Jingshu was puzzled.

"Why? With this girl's bloodline power, she could cultivate to the level of a martial arts immortal even if she just lay there every day, a height that many people can only dream of in their entire lives."

Li Daoxuan didn't elaborate, but simply said:

"On our way here, we accidentally entered a forbidden area. I suspect... she possesses something else besides this bloodline power..."

Wang Jingshu was taken aback and said in surprise:

"Something else? Even you, Master, can't see it?"

Li Daoxuan nodded slightly.

Wang Jingshu exclaimed in shock:

"Even you, Master, can't tell what it is?"

Li Daoxuan sighed.

"Alas, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have stayed in Celestial City..."

Wang Jingshu suddenly realized, thinking, "So that's how it is."

After all, although Nangong Yue is beautiful and has high talent, she is obviously still a child.

How could Master possibly be tempted by such a woman...?

"By the way, Master, is the rumor about guiding the prodigies to the Heavenly Realm about to begin?"

"Is that heavenly realm... truly as wondrous as the world has described?"

Li Daoxuan smiled gently and replied:

"I've never been to the Heavenly Realm, so how would I know what it looks like?"

"What? You want to go?"

Wang Jingshu smiled and said bluntly:

"I really want to go and see it, but I'm too old to compete for the last three spots, so I can't go."

After saying that, Wang Jingshu raised her eyes and secretly glanced at Li Daoxuan.

Li Daoxuan snorted lightly and laughed as he scolded:

"You silly girl, if you want your master's help, just say so. You've learned to beat around the bush..."

Wang Jingshu grinned, plopped down next to Li Daoxuan, and tugged at his sleeve shyly, saying:

"I knew Master would have a way... By the way, Master, aren't you going?"

Wang Jingshu directly asked Li Daoxuan if he was going, without ever considering whether Li Daoxuan was even capable of going.

In her view, there was no place in the world that Li Daoxuan could not go, no matter where he wanted to go.

This blind confidence in his master stems from being influenced by his upbringing.

Not only her, but also Qingfeng, Mingyue and many other disciples were the same.

Li Daoxuan looked up at the towering heavenly gate in the distance and shook his head.

"Master's path is not in the Heavenly Realm. If Master wishes to go there someday, he will naturally go."

At this moment, Nangong Yue walked in carrying two cups of tea and silently placed them in front of the two of them.

Wang Jingshu nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."

Nangong Yue smiled, got up and left.

For some reason, Nangong Yue felt even more pressured when facing Wang Jingshu, a woman whose strength was clearly inferior to Li Daoxuan's.

She didn't want to stay there, so she left after serving the tea.

Wang Jingshu didn't mind, and while drinking tea, she told Li Daoxuan about what she had seen and heard along the way.

When talking about encountering the ancient beast Zhu Yan in the Desolate Ancient Mountains, Wang Jingshu's eyes were inscrutable, carrying a hint of probing.

After so much time has passed, with her intelligence, she would naturally guess why Zhu Yan had given her special guidance.

In this world, probably only my master could make a strange beast show me mercy...

Moreover, Wang Jingshu knew that Li Daoxuan possessed the ability to predict events that had not yet occurred, so she must have known long ago that she would pass through the Desolate Ancient Mountains.

After noticing Wang Jingshu's gaze, Li Daoxuan did not hide it and nodded in response:

"It was quite a coincidence. About a year ago, I happened to be passing through the Desolate Ancient Mountains and decided to explore them. I happened to encounter Zhu Yan, who was being suppressed by a large mountain..."

Li Daoxuan began to recount his experiences in the desolate ancient mountains.

Listening to Li Daoxuan describe in a relaxed tone how he went deep into the earth's veins to seize the immortal gold ore from the mouths of terrifying beasts, how he went deep into the beast's nest to deal with beasts comparable to the Martial God Realm and snatch the immortal medicine from their hands.

The adoration in Wang Jingshu's eyes almost overflowed.

She and Cang Que faced countless dangers on their journey through the ancient beasts, and their lives were hanging by a thread several times.

Li Daoxuan, on the other hand, was practically sightseeing, casually collecting some spiritual herbs and divine medicines, and mining some immortal gold and divine ore.

This is the difference.

After mentioning Zhu Yan, the conversation between the two finally shifted to cultivation.

Wang Jingshu summoned a sword and used her divine sense to demonstrate to Li Daoxuan the ultimate swordsmanship she had comprehended in the spiritual world.

Li Daoxuan greatly appreciated it, and even he could only offer some minor suggestions.

"Your swordsmanship has progressed from technique to the way; if you persevere, you will surely achieve great things."

Li Daoxuan sincerely praised it.

Wang Jingshu smiled confidently and nodded:

"Leaving aside the level of skill, I'm confident that my swordsmanship is second to none in terms of purity..."

Li Daoxuan nodded slightly.

A sword immortal should have this kind of confidence.

"By the way, I once heard that there was a great emperor in the ancient world of Xuanhuang who also majored in swordsmanship."

"His swordsmanship must have some aspects that you can learn from or refer to; perhaps you could go and take a look when you have time."

Wang Jingshu's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked:

"Does Master know where he is?"

Li Daoxuan laughed and said:

"This great emperor has long since disappeared into the annals of history, but he left behind a sword mound, which is said to contain his sword and the remnants of his sword intent."

"However, the location of the Sword Tomb is extremely dangerous, situated in a forbidden area in the desolate state where all life is cut off."

Wang Jingshu's expression shifted.

"The Desolate State? One of the three states of the Desolate Region?"

Li Daoxuan nodded slightly.

"That's right. The Xuanhuang Great World has three domains and nine provinces. The Heavenly Domain is far beyond our reach, while the six provinces of the Xuan Domain nurture billions of living beings. But this Desolate Domain is the legendary Forgotten Land, and also the most dangerous place."