Chapter 89, 089 (Same style)
If the book's timeline is accurate, then the divine secrets of that ancient deity are about to be revealed. This time, the opportunity to be revealed belongs to the renowned immortal Qiongyu Immortal Lord, who ascended to heaven millions of years ago. Qiongyu City is named after the birthplace of the Qiongyu Immortal Lord!
Immortal Lord Qiongyu was the most powerful cultivator millions of years ago, born with all five elements fully developed. In that time when evil spirits roamed and the people suffered, once her five elemental roots were detected, she became the savior the people had longed for. Indeed, she led the people to successfully carve out a bloody path and suppress the evil spirits.
As prompted by the golden scroll, it was she who created the mission of unsealing the Flying Ascension Platform, which occurs only once every 100,000 years. Although evil spirits did indeed resurface from time to time over the next few hundred thousand years, compared to the era millions of years ago when they fed on humans, those later upheavals were insignificant.
It was this great being who created the prosperity and peace that has allowed humanity to live and work in peace for millions of years to come. Her achievements are recorded in history and still shine brightly throughout the cultivation world after millions of years.
This is also why Xie Lanqing's discovery of five spiritual roots, even though two of them were below their maximum value, still attracted the attention of the entire cultivation world. In fact, the unsealing of the Flying Immortal Platform, which occurs every 100,000 years, begins when outstanding five spiritual roots appear in the cultivation world.
When Xie Lanqing was born, he was like a rising star, illuminating the dreams of the entire cultivation world to ascend to immortality. Therefore, at a young age, even though he came from an ordinary background, he quickly rose to become one of the four beauties of the cultivation world, becoming a star surrounded by admirers.
Qiongyu Immortal Lord possesses all five elements of spiritual roots, allowing her to cultivate all kinds of techniques. However, her forte is said to be the Linglong Sect's technique of water and wood spiritual life. Of course, she is also an unparalleled swordsman who can defeat the Evil King with a single sword strike, and she was also the first great master to pioneer the field of sound cultivation.
Regarding the numerous achievements of Immortal Lord Qiongyu and her various deeds, Song Chi had read countless versions since childhood, many of which were wildly unreliable. But undoubtedly, even the most scandalous unofficial histories would mention in the first sentence that she was the greatest and most powerful cultivator. And no matter which book, including historical records, mentioned her, her appearance was described as otherworldly and unparalleled.
In short, after Song Chi transmigrated, if we were to say who he was most interested in, it would be this immortal lord.
Leaving those aside for now, the birth of this immortal lord is naturally mentioned in the book. However, because the Jade Snow Suppressing Evil Bell wasn't fully unsealed in the book, only half of the magnificent spring scene in the Northern Region was displayed. North of Ice Snow Lake, the area remained perpetually frozen and covered in snow. South of Ice Snow Lake did welcome the long-awaited spring, but it was merely a melting snowfall and a slight decrease in cold. A scene like this, with spring filling the world and spiritual energy surging forth from the earth, was simply unthinkable.
Thus, only half of the immortal lord's realm of opportunity appeared. Even so, Cui Xue Ruo, Su Yu, Ji Ming Huang, and Ye Qing Yu each obtained their own unique natal magic treasure from this realm of opportunity.
Now that the Jade Snow Evil-Suppressing Bell has been fully unleashed, the labyrinthine realm will naturally be fully opened. The number of magical artifacts will likely surge dramatically.
Anyway, on the third day after Song Chi returned from the secret realm, the golden scroll moved.
It is revealed that her main task this time is to use her musical skills to gain the Immortal Lord's approval for entry into the secret realm of opportunity within the Mortal Realm's Immortal Array. Then, she will obtain the Immortal Spirit Jade Lotus from the secret realm. This Immortal Spirit Jade Lotus is the key to unsealing the Wood Spirit Root.
That's fine.
There's also a side quest, which is displayed in a very small line of text below.
"It can seize the White Lotus of Love and form a twin blossom, helping those of the White Lotus Clan to obtain the Azure String Zither. This zither, when played, can move heaven and earth and suppress evil spirits. It is a celestial artifact, and only those of noble character and high moral character can be favored by it."
It is also noted that even a million years ago, no cultivator had ever been able to win the favor of this zither. Therefore, it was collected by Immortal Lord Qiongyu, waiting for a destined person to possess it.
Indeed, there are two lotus clans in the cultivation world. They are the Mo and Jiang clans, two of the eight great families. The Mo family uses the white lotus as their clan emblem, while the Jiang family uses the pink lotus.
In fact, it is said that the eight great families were originally descendants of an immortal clan with immortal roots. Each of the eight families took a breath of immortal energy from plum blossoms, orchids, lotuses, and chrysanthemums to become mortals, and have multiplied and thrived to this day.
Song Chi speculated that they were probably actually a family formed from the union of a demon immortal and a human. However, demon immortals disappeared in ancient times, so this speculation remains just that—speculation.
In short, Song Chi couldn't think of anyone else besides his eldest brother, Mo Shubai, who belonged to the White Lotus clan. After all, the words "magnanimous" and "noble" were practically tailor-made for Mo Shubai.
After she asked for a kiss during that secret encounter and returned, she honestly saw the footage that someone had secretly filmed. She still couldn't figure out whether Mo Shubai had actually kissed her.
But when he saw her that night after recovering from his injuries, he was still the same aloof and ethereal gentleman, treating her as before. Song Chi thought, if this isn't magnanimity, then what is?
So when Jin Juan jumped out of this mission, she felt a slap in the face.
This isn't a side quest; it absolutely has to be completed as a main quest.
In the book, Mo Shubai's side doesn't have the same fate as the main characters; they don't get any opportunities.
She was determined to help Mo Shubai seize this opportunity, even though there was the risk of not being chosen by the zither. But what if she succeeded? The zither's power was immense; just those six words alone made it incredibly potent.
Now, just thinking about those ten million top-grade spirit stones and that spirit jade marrow, Song Chi couldn't wait to help Mo Shubai obtain this opportunity. It was also time to properly repay his kindness.
Sure enough, as soon as the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) arrived, the sound of waves crashing against the surface of the frozen lake could be heard, like the ocean waves washing the surface of the sea, the booming sound never ceasing.
Then a cool breeze swept in, carrying a faint and elegant lotus fragrance that was refreshing and invigorating, making one feel clean and refreshed as if washed by pure water.
They've arrived!
Master and the others had already heard the news and instantly appeared above the icy lake.
Song Chi simply used her divine sense to scan the area, confirming that countless lotus flowers stretched out from north to south along the icy lake, densely packed together, to this southernmost point. She was content!
That labyrinth has now been fully activated. The white lotus in the book only covered half the water!
She immediately took out the Ancient Immortal Music Technique scroll and reviewed the piece. After all, she needed to gain the approval of Immortal Lord Qiongyu in terms of musicality.
Moreover, it's estimated that the concept of "love-themed arrays" originated from Immortal Lord Qiongyu. The lantern festival tomorrow night will proceed as usual, but this time the venue will be set up using Immortal Lord Qiongyu's magic, and the challenge will be the "Love-the-Mortal Enchantment Maze."
Those who visit the lantern festival will be bestowed a white lotus by the immortal lord. Cultivators willing to participate in this mortal world immortal destiny maze will infuse their spiritual power into the white lotus and then throw it into the icy lake, where the white lotus will be collected by the mist.
When the crimson veil hangs gently over the lake, red plum blossoms bloom across the water for miles, and mist softly envelops everything, the enigmatic maze of mortal love will begin.
At this moment, the white lotuses that had been taken away, like tokens of personal identity, would flutter in the light mist of the plum grove, like a thin veil. Whoever was in love with whom could simply take the white lotus of their beloved.
Before it begins, a pair of fish-shaped jade pendants will be thrown out to divine the future. If the pendants face up, it means the woman is vying for the man's white lotus; if they face down, the opposite is true.
The book displays a Yin hexagram. This refers to the male cultivators vying for the white lotus token representing the female cultivator's identity. Naturally, the book depicts a fierce struggle, all for Cui Xue Ruo's white lotus.
Of course, it's Ye Qingyu and the other male supporting characters competing with Su Yu, the male lead.
The four handsome men, including Mo Shubai, were all lonely and had no future together.
However, not participating is not an option. The criteria for choosing those destined to be bestowed by the Immortal Lord Qiongyu are that they must be a loving and devoted couple to receive the ancient immortal treasure.
Therefore, if everything goes according to the book's plot, she will definitely make Mo Shubai step in and steal her love interest, Bai Lian, no matter what.
Although it might be shameless to say this, and it will probably cause a lot of gossip, compared to that, the Azure Stringed Zither that sounds incredibly powerful is of course more important.
Anyway, Mo Shubai's side... has already been embroiled in numerous scandals thanks to her, so a few more wouldn't really matter. Senior Brother is naturally magnanimous.
However, if the plot changes, the result might be a Yang hexagram. Although this possibility is very low, given the rather ambiguous plot, it's not impossible.
After all, she needs to demonstrate her musical skills and gain the approval of Immortal Lord Qiongyu to proceed with the main quest. Otherwise, are they going to drag her into the mist alone to play the zither for the old lady? Well… that's not impossible.
But in either case, a precise understanding of the Bewitching Demon Melody is essential. This melody involves the genuine transformation of the Five Elements spiritual roots, and its variations are extremely subtle. She had already gained some insights from dealing with evil spirits in the secret realm.
Over the past two weeks, I've been reflecting on this and have gained new insights.
Therefore, Song Chi did not go out to watch the excitement, but focused on studying diligently under the lamp.
On the frozen lake, the leaders of various sects gathered. Upon seeing the white lotuses that filled the entire lake, several elders nearly ripped their beards off. They then scooped up a lotus for a closer look and discovered that it wasn't a manifestation of spiritual energy, but rather a genuine manifestation of water and wood elemental magic.
The vast, boundless icy lake was instantly filled with so many white lotuses using the Water and Wood Life-Generating Technique. Such power is beyond the reach of anyone but immortals and gods.
And at this moment, it's not hard for everyone to imagine who this ancient being, capable of such earth-shattering power, is, is located in Qiongyu City.
At that moment, my hands were trembling, my heart was pounding, and my eyes were scanning everywhere.
Upon hearing the commotion from the north, Merlin was seen rushing at great speed from the ice field towards the icy lake.
Many of the Venerable Ones were immediately moved to tears, their emotions surging to the peak. They immediately used their supernatural powers to leap across hundreds of miles of icy lakes. When they crossed the icy plains, what they found was now a grassland full of blooming flowers and grasses, and a plum forest stretching for hundreds of miles with red plum blossoms in full bloom.
Upon reaching the summit of the snow-capped mountain extending from Merlin, Master Xueqiao and his disciple were already standing before a giant sword whose sword energy soared into the sky and whose massive blade pierced straight through the mountain peak.
The words "Slaying Heaven" were clearly written on the hilt of the giant sword!
Heavenly Lord.
Immediately, many venerable ones couldn't help but shed tears. Indeed, it was the great being who created the prosperity of heaven and earth who manifested—and the sword of Immortal Lord Qiongyu was named Heaven-Slaying.
Next, Venerable Xueqiao, a cultivator at the Immortal Ascension Realm, will lead the way, followed by Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation cultivators.
The crowd immediately straightened their clothes and bowed in unison, deeply grateful for the Immortal Lord's virtue in saving all living beings!
After they finished their prayers, a glint of spiritual light flashed across the great sword. Everyone understood the Immortal Lord's intention in manifesting his power, and the venerable elders couldn't help but blush with excitement.
The immortal lord wishes to select one or two destined individuals to pass on his legacy!
This is truly a blessing for the entire cultivation world.
However, judging from the maze of red plum blossoms stretching for hundreds of miles set up by the Immortal Lord, it is likely the Mortal World Romance Maze. This maze has long been lost, because it requires an immense amount of spiritual power from the Water and Wood Life-Giving Technique. Only a saint like the Immortal Lord Qiongyu can truly unleash its power.
The selection of those destined through the illusion of mortal love is mostly limited to one or two of those young geniuses.
In fact, the Venerables were guessing at this moment that it was most likely the destined person to open the seal of the Flying Immortal Platform, and their true love. It was almost certainly Cui Xue Ruo and Su Yu. This was because, regardless of the Cui family's divination or the Qingxiao Immortal Lord of the Azure Sword Sect's designation, Cui Xue Ruo's true love was none other than Su Yu, the Crown Prince of the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty.
As for others, if they are chosen by the Immortal Lord, it's just a side effect.
The more people and the more lively the gathering, the stronger the magical power they unleash.
After discussing it for a while, the Venerable Ones decided that in order to make the event a grand affair, they would even dedicate dozens of miles of plum groves for mortal disciples to come and see the lanterns. In this way, they could also use the power of the love between these young men and women to activate the celestial affinity array in the mortal world.
Therefore, everyone hurried off to make arrangements. After all, the Mortal World Immortal Fate Array was about to activate its power tonight, and such an important matter could not afford to have even the slightest mishap.
These major events were naturally assigned to the seven top powers, each with its own designated task area. As the host, the Xuan Tian Sword Sect was in charge of the Red Dust Immortal Fate Array.
Xueqiao Venerable did his best, but ultimately left the tasks assigned to the Qingjian Sect to Shubai and a few others. He returned to the guild hall at dawn.
It turned out that Song Chi didn't go to watch the excitement like everyone else; instead, he quietly stayed in his own courtyard, earnestly playing the zither and contemplating the Dao.
To be honest… Venerable Xueqiao was prepared to come back so angry he'd choke on his own blood. He just assumed that Song Chi would immediately go and provoke some male disciple the moment he left.
And now that the disciples have all gathered on the frozen lake to watch the excitement, if she were to join in, he really wouldn't know how to stop her.
Who would have thought that her dedication to playing the piano was no less than when she went to the secret realm to compete for opportunities back then.
That was fine, but when he returned, she asked why her senior brother hadn't come back. After learning that he was helping to handle the matters related to the Mortal World Immortal Fate Array, she nodded.
For the rest of the morning, she spent it plucking the strings of her instrument with a delicate, melodious rhythm. To be honest, it was quite rare to see her playing with such skill. It seemed she was genuinely trying to comprehend the Dao.
Venerable Xueqiao almost went to check again to see if the sun had indeed risen in the west that morning.
Then, in the afternoon, Song Chi called someone to ask. Surprisingly, the question was still about when his senior brother would return!
That was bad enough, but he also sent someone to deliver a message, instructing Shu Bai to return before 5 PM. Indeed, the celestial affinity array in the mortal world was activated at 7 PM.
Venerable Xueqiao couldn't help but chuckle. This brat, it seems she's truly fallen for her senior brother this time. It seems that once her fickle nature is settled, she's finally changed.
It's good that it's been changed. These two are so compatible and loving; that's better than anything else.
When Song Chi sent the messenger to leave, Venerable Xueqiao couldn't help but secretly follow him with a wisp of his divine sense.
Shu Bai was in charge of setting up the defenses of the plum grove that stretched for dozens of miles for the ordinary people in the city. He was a meticulous person. After the magic array was set up, he checked it over and over again.
By the time the inspection was almost finished, it was getting dark.
Just as he was about to return, he encountered Xue Rongzhan and Cui Luoying. The two of them happened to be setting up the viewing platforms and magic arrays for the various sects by the lake.
As the three were exchanging pleasantries, the little boy skipped over, his smile as radiant as spring flowers, and naturally, he raised his jade mirror as well. These days, the sect's little boys are always catching every little thing Song Chi does and snapping photos. It's said they can fetch a high price… Although it's outrageous, Venerable Xueqiao remained silent at this moment.
"Young Master Shubai, Senior Sister Song asked me to bring you a message, urging you to return home immediately."
Upon hearing the boy's words, two of the three who were exchanging pleasantries immediately froze.
In fact, Shu Bai also looked somewhat incredulous.
The young boy immediately redoubled his efforts. "Senior Sister Song asked you three times this morning why you hadn't gone back."
She also said that if she didn't go back by 5 pm, she would get angry.
The last sentence was clearly added by the gossipy little boy. Song Chi only said things like, "Remember to come back at 5 PM!" and that he was annoyed. The girl was still waiting in the courtyard with a leisurely look on her face, and there was no sign of annoyance at all.
At that moment, Venerable Xueqiao felt that the smiles on the faces of Xue Rongzhan and Cui Luoying were colder than frost. Although they maintained their elegant appearance for only a moment, he guessed that they must be feeling bad inside.
As for Shu Bai, despite his usual nonchalant and ethereal demeanor, even the breeze that stirred his sleeves was softer than usual, and the aura he exuded was practically glowing.
This kid must be overflowing with tenderness right now.
However, he still politely bid farewell to Xue Rongzhan and Cui Luoying. He then went to check the defensive formations, but this time his steps were unusually hurried.
After strolling around, he stopped briefly at the edge of the plum grove. He then climbed down a plum branch, picked a gracefully curved, budding red plum, held it in his hand, and then stored it in his storage ring.
Then, gazing at the distant, mist-shrouded plum grove, she smiled faintly, a smile tinged with shyness.
On the way back, she felt as if she were enveloped in a spring breeze, her eyes and brows radiating a gentle tenderness.
Upon arriving at the guild hall, he reverted to his usual aloof demeanor. Venerable Xueqiao couldn't help but think to himself, "Why are you being so aloof right now? How is that dim-witted girl supposed to see through your feelings?"
The Venerable Xueqiao felt that the sparse white was too restrained and needed criticism.
After a while, Shu Bai finally arrived outside Fangchen Pavilion. After a slight hesitation, he ultimately did not take out the plum branch. Instead, he knocked on the door.
"The door wasn't locked. Oh, it's Senior Brother!"
Song Chi was playing the zither by the window when his divine sense swept across the door, and he immediately went to open it with joy.
And the girl held onto the door, preventing her senior brother from entering the room.
"Senior Brother, you're going to the Immortal Lord's Mortal World Lantern Festival tonight, aren't you?" she asked.
Shu Bai nodded with a faint smile. "Of course I'll go."
"Alright, senior brother, go take a bath and change your clothes first. I've already had someone prepare water."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Xueqiao felt a little embarrassed. "You silly girl, aren't you being a bit too enthusiastic? That's something a wife should do! You two are barely even close, and you're already so intimate..."
Look, Shu Bai's face is slightly flushed. But the tenderness in her eyes is almost overflowing.
"Thank you for your trouble, Third Junior Sister." As he said this, his left hand stirred with spiritual energy.
But the plum branch still couldn't be removed.
Because what Song Chi said next was truly...
"Senior Brother, remember to wear white. I'll wear white tonight too, because white is our lucky color tonight!"
Well, well… never mind, even Venerable Xueqiao doesn't know what to say. Only lovers who truly understand each other would agree to wear matching clothes to the lantern festival. This brat… is really blunt. As for the lucky color thing, well, at least she knows how to come up with an excuse.
If it weren't for the darkness of night, Shu Bai's gradually blushing cheeks would have been clearly visible.
"Okay." He said in a low voice, which was already somewhat intoxicating.
Then he must have completely forgotten about the plum branch. Venerable Xueqiao thought that when the boy went to the next courtyard, he probably hadn't even come to his senses yet.
Sure enough, the two of them went to bathe and change clothes.
Once we've almost finished tidying up, we'll go to his main hall.
Song Chi was indeed dressed in soft white robes, which was fine in itself as she always wore white. However, the white robes she wore today, as white as morning mist, were made of lotus-patterned jade immortal satin, woven using the unique weaving techniques of the Mo family. The silkworms used in this immortal satin naturally possessed a wisp of divine energy, giving the fabric an extra layer of spiritual suppression. Moreover, the Mo family never sold lotus-patterned jade immortal satin to outsiders; even the family's disciples only wore it on grand occasions, such as family memorial days.
Venerable Xueqiao could never have imagined that Shu Bai would actually make a shirt out of the lotus-patterned jade immortal satin and give it to Song Chi.
Judging from this girl's ignorant appearance, she probably doesn't understand the value of these clothes or the significance they represent.
Moreover, Shu Bai… what can one say about him? Even the pale yellow jade hairpin, the gold hair ornament, and the jade pendant are all lotus-patterned, a complete set. These may look simple in design, but they are actually exquisitely crafted artifacts with defensive features.
However, at this moment, the defensive immortal power was not fully activated. Venerable Xueqiao guessed that Song Chi had no idea how precious these ornaments were.
That was fine. Shu Bai slowly entered the room, and he was wearing the same lotus-patterned jade brocade. However, he originally had a white jade pendant, but after seeing Song Chi's yellow jade pendant, he probably changed it to the same yellow jade lotus-patterned pendant before entering.
The act of removing and replacing the item was done with some concealment magic, so that naive girl probably didn't notice.
Then, he entered, clad in a golden crown and white robes. To be honest, Venerable Xueqiao was somewhat dazed. In truth, when he was young, Shu Bai did indeed prefer white robes. When he amazed the entire cultivation world with his performance at the Immortal Alliance Grand Competition, he was indeed a noble young master in white robes, as pure as snow.
It's just that as I matured, I started wearing more blue and cyan colors.
Things are different now. Even though she is still dressed in white, the cold and ruthless aura between her brows has dissipated considerably. Now she is as beautiful as jade, calm and gentle, appearing even more delicate and refined.
However, when Shu Bai entered, there was a hint of embarrassment in her eyes, as if she was afraid he would expose her burning passion.
Well, he naturally wouldn't expose her. Since Shu Bai had chosen to approach Song Chi in such a gentle and subtle way, he would simply follow her lead.
"The auspicious time has arrived, let's go."
Hearing the sounds of fireworks lighting up the streets, Venerable Xueqiao got up and led his two disciples outside.
Upon reaching the winding corridor, they happened to encounter Venerable Yuheng leading several disciples out at the same time. These were Mo Feiyun, Ye Qingyu, and their companions.
When those guys glanced over, two of them immediately turned red in the eyes. Ye Qingyu and Jiang Linyue, those two boys, were stubborn and their eyes were bloodshot like wolves'.
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Author's Note: [doge][doge] Here comes today's update!
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