Fu Shengyuan arrived outside the hall and muttered something after seeing the person who came.
"Why are people from the Kaga faction of the East Wave here so late at night?"
Yang Chen approached Fu Shengyuan, looked at the newcomer, and said, "Judging from the appearance, it seems to be the head of the Kaga school who has come in person!"
Fu Shengyuan asked curiously, "You came at this hour, could it be because of something involving evil spirits?"
In the distance, several figures flew towards Shuangsheng Mountain, their weapons drawing two meteor-like trajectories in the darkness.
A moment later, the person arrived at the gate of the Immortal Talisman Sect, and Fu Shengyuan and the others also arrived at that time.
The newcomer was dressed in samurai attire, with a small tuft of mustache below his nose—a typical East Asian ronin.
The leader was about fifty years old.
His eyes held a restrained glint, giving him a cunning and shrewd appearance that was not very likable.
This man was Hattori Nobuo, the leader of the Kaga faction.
An old man stood half a step to his side.
The old man's round head seemed disproportionate to his thin frame; he was Saito Mitsuishi, an elder of the Kaga school.
Fu Shengyuan clasped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "It is an honor to have the Lord of the Rivers here in person!"
Hattori Nobuo smiled and said, "Sect Leader Fu, please forgive my uninvited visit!"
Behind him stood two young men.
One of them was in his thirties, with a heroic appearance, and his left hand was always on his sword. He was none other than Matsushita Rikatsu, Hattori Nobuo's first disciple.
The other person had a cold expression, seemingly not taking anyone seriously.
If Lan Hua were here, she would definitely recognize this person as Liu Shengying.
Inside the Immortal Talisman Hall.
Fu Shengyuan sat upright on his throne and smiled, "I wonder what brings the Lord of the Rivers here so late at night?"
Hattori Nobuo said, "A few days ago, several powerful evil spirits crossed the East Wave and entered the Eastern Region!"
"There's an extremely cunning evil spirit, and I was worried about it, so I came here to provide support!"
Fu Shengyuan smiled and said, "Master Liu, your arrival is perfectly timed!"
"Today, a Danxia Realm evil spirit invaded my Immortal Talisman Sect, causing our sect to lose many disciples!"
Upon hearing this, Hattori Nobuo immediately stood up and said sincerely:
"Since the leader of this sect has come here, let us join forces with your sect to eliminate that evil spirit. After all, that evil spirit escaped from my Donglang!"
Fu Shengyuan nodded, "In that case, thank you very much for your help, Master Liu!"
At this time, Lan Hua was unaware that a distinguished guest had arrived from the Immortal Talisman Sect. She was resting her soul alone in the small, dilapidated house.
Lan Hua didn't wake up until early the next morning.
With the Consciousness Bead by her side, Lan Hua's soul quickly returned to normal.
He felt that his mental energy was exceptionally abundant, no less than that of a fourth-grade talisman master.
Moreover, in just one night, Lan Hua's cultivation level rose to the fourth level of the Transformation Realm.
"Could it be that my mental strength has improved and complemented my cultivation level?" Lan Hua guessed wildly.
Ten days have passed, and Lan Hua has to return to the kitchen to report for duty. If she doesn't go back soon, Old Li and his gang will become suspicious.
Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, he suddenly remembered something about the Burial God Alliance.
He quickly took out the communication jade talisman and found several messages inside, all about assassination missions.
"Damn it, I've ruined two jobs! Now my reputation as an assassin is going to be affected!"
As expected, Lan Hua's ranking on the newcomer list plummeted, dropping to eighth place.
"Damn it, that was a huge mistake!"
The Burial God Alliance has a rule that if an order is refused without a reason for three consecutive orders, then future orders will not be given priority.
"Luckily it wasn't a third single order, there's still hope!"
Lan Hua put her thoughts aside and went to report to the kitchen.
When Old Li saw Lan Hua return, he said happily, "Little Hua, you're finally back! Hurry up and get some lamb skewers!"
Lan Hua asked in surprise, "Old Li, what day is it today? You've prepared so many exquisite dishes!"
"Who eats barbecue so early in the morning?"
Old Li said, "These dishes aren't for the sect disciples, they're for our distinguished guests!"
"Distinguished guest? Where are you from?"
"I heard they're from the Kaga faction in Donglang. Speaking of which, the Kaga faction is a regular at the Immortal Talisman Sect!"
"The Kaga faction?" Lan Hua muttered to herself.
"Hmm? Isn't this the sect of that Eastern Ronin, Yagyu Kage?"
Lan Hua asked, puzzled, "Old Li, when did this Kaga sect become a regular visitor to the Immortal Talisman Sect?"
Old Li shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. All I know is that the head of the Kaga faction is here in person this time!"
"Don't ask any other questions. Hurry up and make the lamb skewers, then come with me to deliver the food!"
Lan Hua followed Lao Li and delivered breakfast to the guest room of the Immortal Talisman Sect.
Inside the guest room, the four members of the Kaga faction sat around the table, remaining silent as Lan Hua and the others entered.
Upon seeing Liu Shengying, Lan Hua thought to herself, "It really is him! His cultivation has increased quite a bit; he's now at the ninth level of the Pure Yuan Realm!"
However, Lan Hua dared not linger in the guest room, after all, the head of the Kaga school was highly skilled.
The longer he stays, the greater the risk of being seen through by the stream master.
After breakfast, Lan Hua had nothing to do, so she strolled around the outer gate of the sect.
Just then, a whistling sound came from down the mountain.
The sect suddenly became lively as many experts soared into the sky and flew down the mountain.
"Strange, why are these protectors and elders in such a hurry? What is it about?"
Many disciples rushed toward the gate, their faces contorted with rage, as if seeking revenge.
Lan Hua saw Zhao Xing'er and quickly followed.
"Senior Sister Zhao, what happened?"
As Zhao Xing'er walked, she said, "The evil spirit that appeared in the consciousness space has been found by the experts of the Kaga Sect. The elders of the sect have all gone to kill the evil spirit!"
How did they discover the evil spirit?
After Zhao Xing'er explained, Lan Hua finally understood that the Kaga sect had brought a magical artifact with them.
With the help of the blood of evil spirits, this magical artifact can find the hiding places of evil spirits, leaving them nowhere to hide.
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Why has this sect leader only arrived now?"
Zhao Xing'er frowned slightly. "You mean, there's a conspiracy involved?"
Lan Hua laughed and said, "Whether it's a conspiracy or not, I don't know!"
"I just feel that Hattori Nobuo has some ill intentions!"
When Zhao Xing'er and Lan Hua arrived at the foot of the mountain, they discovered that the evil spirit was hiding in a river.
This river flows directly to the East China Sea, and the evil spirits hide near the estuary.
Lan Hua thought to herself, "This evil spirit is indeed not simple; it has chosen its hiding place very well!"
The Immortal Talisman Sect dispatched all its experts, and the five elders guarded the lower reaches of the river, preventing the evil spirits from having a chance to enter the East Sea.
After all, the evil spirits that have appeared these days are all water-based evil spirits.
However, to Lan Hua and the others' surprise, the evil spirit transformed into human form.
Although it has taken human form, it is still incredibly ugly and disgusting to look at.
The evil spirit spoke: "Damn humans, you've finally found us!"
"The head of the Hattori school? Even you've come!"
Hattori Nobuo snorted, "You killed dozens of my Kaga clan members in the East Wave. This grudge, I, the leader of this sect, will naturally avenge!"
"You?"
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