Fu Buci
The man didn't even turn his head. The other Chao Du was slightly disappointed, but he didn't slow down his speed. When he flew to his side, he spoke eagerly again: "Husband, look! I've caught a spy sent by the Demon Lord!"
Fu Buci finally turned around, glanced at the "witnesses" and "evidence" she brought, frowned slightly, paused when his gaze swept over Su Rourui, and then said coldly, "This is not what I am looking for. Just hand it over to the Punishment Hall."
The other one remained where he was.
Fu Buci then looked at Su Rourui: "Ruirui, continue searching. The person who triggered this tribulation is of unpredictable cultivation and should not be underestimated. He is also very likely targeting the Qingyun Immortal Palace. We must find him as soon as possible!"
"Yes, I will obey the Immortal Lord's command." Su Rourui bowed gently, swaying her willow-like waist, and left with the "demon spy".
Asahi looked at his pale-faced counterpart with sympathy and patted her on the shoulder.
Another Chaodu said unwillingly, "We can't let her go! She's connected to that demon spy!"
"You should leave too." Fu Buci didn't even glance at the other Chao Du, and said coldly, "I've been busy lately, so don't come and cause trouble."
“Adding to the chaos…ha, adding to the chaos…” another murmured, the corners of his mouth turned up, but tears fell.
Fu Buci finally glanced at her, his brows furrowing slightly, his disdain evident. Then he turned and left, leaving only the words, "Take her back."
His two guards walked to another side of the river and bowed with clasped hands: "Madam, the Immortal Lord still needs to continue his research on heavenly lightning, please go back first."
The other Asakawa stared blankly, in a daze, and in despair at his retreating figure, motionless.
Chao Du couldn't bear it, so he placed his hand on her shoulder, sent in a wisp of spiritual energy to help her calm her mind, and said softly, "Go find the sword first."
“Okay…” The other woman’s sobs subsided. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve, but her gaze remained fixed on him. Suddenly, she murmured, “Do you think he’s too biased towards Su Rourui? Or does he know that Su Rourui did this?”
"We didn't know!" The two guards bowed their heads desperately, wishing they could cut off their own ears.
"It's hard to say." Chao Du glanced at the two guards and sighed softly, "Let's not talk here, let's go somewhere else."
“…Let’s go to the Immortal Tower.” The other Chao Du turned around dejectedly and rode away on the wind, leaving the two guards looking at each other in bewilderment.
They whispered among themselves:
Did she just say 'we'?
"Is it calling us two? It doesn't seem like it."
"But there's no one else here."
"...Is there something wrong with Madam Chao's mind...?"
"Probably so. She looks quite pitiful. Sigh, everyone says our Immortal Lord is devoted to love, but look at the life Lady Chao has lived all these years..."
"Shh, stop talking. Do you also want your cultivation abolished and you expelled from the Immortal Palace?"
...
The Waiting Immortal Tower, built atop Mingjian Peak in Wanjian Mountain, has nine stories. Constructed from black jade, its ancient and solemn form resembles a giant sword, standing proudly atop the clouds.
Standing before the tower, one can vaguely see the solitary shadow of an eagle chasing the clouds, hear the echo of a white crane's mournful cry, and feel the resentment of a divine weapon hidden in its sheath.
To the left and right of the tower stand two huge stone swords, one with its tip pointing to the sky and the other to the ground, implying the rotation of the Tai Chi symbol.
Another Chao Du glanced at the entrance, looking troubled. "It's been so long since I've been here, I forgot. Although there's no one guarding this place, there are two layers of formations at the entrance. I have a specially made 'Cloud Journey Token' for the outer formation, which can be used to go anywhere in the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace and the Immortal Alliance. I should be able to get in. This token was given to me by him back then. Only he and I in the whole world have it... Maybe it's because he loved me a lot back then, or maybe it's because he needed me to do things for him at that time..."
As the other Chaodu spoke, he became lost in memories, took out a jade token, stroked it, and tears streamed down his face.
Asaka sighed softly and patted her shoulder.
Another person murmured, "Why can people change so much?"
Chao Du pointed to the Immortal Tower: "You can also change a lot, starting with having your own sword."
Another man, Chao Du, gave a bitter laugh: "If I change and have a sword, will I be able to win back his heart?"
Asakawa: "...To be honest, not necessarily, but at least it will make him see you again and value you again. However, more than that, I hope you can see more of the world. The world is so vast and the scenery is so magnificent. Why focus your attention on just one person?"
“Seeing me, valuing me… that’s enough.” The other Asakawa wiped away her tears, looking somewhat cheered up.
Chao Du closed her eyes; she hadn't heard the second half of the sentence at all.
Another Chao Du looked up at the Waiting Immortal Tower again, frowning, "Then there's the inner formation, the one between those two giant stone swords. We have to break this formation to enter the Waiting Immortal Tower. And the number of floors we can break through determines how many floors the tower will open, and each floor's trials are quite difficult... Actually, it's not necessarily about coming here. Bu Ci has a private treasury that I can access. It's full of treasures he's collected over the years, and there should be some good swords inside. But right now, I'm a little reluctant to go to anything related to him..."
"It's alright, this is fine, it's not troublesome." Chao Du shook off his earlier helplessness, looked up at the black jade tower, and said with a nostalgic look in his eyes, "This is my second time here. I still remember that the nine-layer formation corresponds to the nine-layer tower. If the tenth layer formation is broken, the power of hundreds of thousands of divine weapons hidden in the tower will be gathered to proclaim to heaven and earth: the sword immortal has been born, the sword shines like the sun and moon, all evils will be dispelled, and the world will be at peace."
"Have you ever broken through the tenth layer of the formation?" another Chao Du asked expectantly.
Chao Du shook his head regretfully: "No, the last time I came here I was just an ordinary disciple, and my cultivation level was not high enough, only reaching the seventh level. Later my cultivation level did improve, but I haven't come back since, after all, I don't plan to change to another sword."
Another person looked at the sword formation composed of three giant swords, with a hint of eagerness in their eyes: "How about we give it a try this time? I've never been here before."
“Let’s give it a try.” Chao Du nodded. “However, the Heavenly Dao has suppressed my power, so the outcome is uncertain. How about we guess which level I can reach?”
Another Chao Du pondered, "If there's the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, it's really hard to say... but I still want to guess the tenth level."
Asaka looked at her, and she heard another version of herself say in her heart: "I hope she can reach the heights I can never reach."
Chao Du remained silent for a moment, then opened her right hand, revealing a long, dark jade sword. She smiled and said, "Let's go check out the tenth floor together." She would think of a way to get to the tenth floor this time.
But she took a step and then suddenly stopped, looking at the Thousand-Pound Sword in her hand, and asked in a soft voice, "You seem a little nervous? What's wrong? Hmm? If there's a better sword on the tenth floor, will you be replaced? Oh, you need to have confidence, you are the best sword."
"Back then, when I got to the seventh floor, I almost replaced you with a new sword. But I felt like I couldn't go back empty-handed, so I just picked one randomly. And in the end, I didn't change it. I even found out that you are my favorite sword, the one that looks the best and is the one that feels most comfortable to use. In short, I won't change it!"
"Okay, okay, I promise you, I won't choose a new sword this time when I reach the tenth floor."
Another man watched her tease the sword in her hand, trying hard not to laugh out loud.
After Chaodu finally calmed the sword down, another Chaodu teased it, "You're a bit hard to coax."
The lightning on the sword suddenly surged, like a puppy with its fur standing on end.
Chao Du quickly said, "Hey, hey, don't say bad things about it, otherwise I'll have to coax it. Ah, I didn't mean to dislike you, you're not hard to coax, not hard to coax... really, really!"
The lightning on the sword finally subsided.
Another Asawamata couldn't help but laugh out loud: "With it by my side, it's definitely not boring."
Chao Du chuckled, "Right? Let's go, what tricks does this Immortal Tower have up its sleeve?"
The black jade longsword trembled slightly, lightning flashed within its blade, and a faint dragon's roar could be heard, as if it could not wait any longer.
Chao Du, sword in hand, stepped effortlessly into the outer formation.
Another person behind her asked in surprise, "You can get in without the Cloud Token?!"
Asakawa: "Hmm, this formation probably didn't think of blocking even a wisp of wind?"
The two walked together to the middle of the two giant stone swords, and the surrounding scenery instantly changed.
A huge red moon hung in the sky, seemingly very close to the ground, like a scarlet pupil watching the people on the ground.
Chao Du glanced at the sky: "Oh? Within this formation, the Heavenly Dao's suppression of me seems somewhat less. But this moon should be an eye, right?"
She suddenly unleashed a sword aura at the red moon, and a faint ripple appeared on the moon, as if something invisible had shattered.
Chao Du nodded in satisfaction: "That way, people outside the tower won't be able to see what's going on inside."
…………
At the same time, in the "Immortal Sea Hall" where the Immortal Alliance handles its internal affairs, a jade slip representing the Waiting Immortal Tower emerged from the wall, signifying that the Waiting Immortal Tower had been "opened".
The members of the Immortal Alliance on duty noticed something was amiss and quickly presented the jade slip, along with the Blood Moon Mirror, to You Cang, the vice leader in charge of all matters within the Immortal Alliance. You Cang was also one of Fu Buci's six immortal attendants.
"Someone has entered the Tower of Waiting for Immortals?" You Cang asked in surprise.
The person who brought the jade slip respectfully said, "Yes, but today is not the day the tower is to be opened, and we have not received any notification of the opening."
You Cang was not anxious and calmly arranged, "Activate the Blood Moon Mirror and see who has entered the tower."
The person who came to report then brought out the mirror, saying with concern, "For some reason, this mirror won't open today!"
"The Blood Moon Mirror is broken?!" You Cang frowned, his expression immediately becoming serious.
She pondered for a moment and said, "The one above is currently busy with the Heavenly Thunder and probably has no time to deal with this matter. However, it is really strange that the Waiting Immortal Tower suddenly opened at this critical juncture and the mirror was damaged. In that case, we should send someone to ask the Alliance Leader about this matter and see how he plans to handle it. At the same time, we should send a few people to the vicinity of the Waiting Immortal Tower. They cannot enter the Waiting Immortal Tower, but they must keep a close watch and see clearly who came out of the Waiting Immortal Tower."
"yes!"
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