Dark Altar Sect
Although it was the beginning of winter, the mountain range stretched far and wide. There were pine trees that never lost their leaves, and the entire place was grey and gloomy. There were even streams of water flowing down from the peak of the mountain, forming clouds and mist. Occasionally, the clouds would disperse, revealing pavilions that allowed one to view the sea of clouds and admire the sunset. It was indeed a beautiful place to visit.
Between the mountain paths, there was a Daoist from Dark Altar Sect standing guard. Every Daoist who passed by had a talisman in their hands.
A middle aged man rushed towards the main hall, his steps were hurried. When he reached the main hall, someone stopped him, "Elder Li, please show me your talisman."
The Elder stretched out his hand, revealing a talisman. The guard then took out a pair of talismans and placed them together. A white light shone from the talisman as he spoke, "No problem. Please enter."
When he entered, he saw the Earth Immortal sitting on the bed, meditating. The Elder didn't dare to disturb him, and the entire hall fell silent. Only the sound of breathing could be heard.
After some time, the Earth Immortal's voice could be heard, "What's the matter?"
"It's Pei Zi Yun's report. You've instructed me to deliver it to you as soon as I have it." The Elder spoke carefully. The Earth Immortal had ruled Dark Altar Sect for over two hundred years, and his authority was deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts. Who would dare to defy him?
At this point, the Earth Immortal was reading the scroll. Elder Li stood there and watched. After some time, the Earth Immortal placed the scroll down emotionlessly and asked, "Does the new Emperor really not wish to kill Pei Zi Yun?"
Elder Li replied softly, "Yes, Patriarch. Previously, the Founding Emperor wanted to kill Pei Zi Yun. Hence, when we expressed our intentions, he accepted us and allowed us to cooperate. He even accepted a few of us to stay in his monastery."
"But now that the Founding Emperor has passed away, the new Emperor doesn't seem to wish to kill him. Our people have tried to persuade him several times, but to no avail."
"Damn it!" The Earth Immortal was enraged as he slapped the table in front of him, causing it to turn into ashes. Elder Li sighed to himself. When he was born, the Earth Immortal was around. When he became an Elder, the Earth Immortal was still around. He had always been fearful of the Earth Immortal, and had only ever seen him in a carefree manner. He had never seen the Earth Immortal so angry before. He then spoke softly, "True Sovereign, do not be angry. When the new Emperor was still of the Crown Prince, Pei Zi Yun was an old acquaintance of his.
"But the imperial power and the Taoists, especially the Earth Immortals, are always in conflict — there has never been a good ending in history."
"Emperor Qi Tai will eventually fall out with Pei Zi Yun. All we have to do is wait …"
The Earth Immortal's face turned gloomy. In the past, these words were pleasing to the ears. However, he had lost two incarnations, and his lifespan had been reduced. These ten years, he had been waiting anxiously. Just as he was thinking about this, a Daoist walked in and reported, "True Sovereign, King Lu has sent someone with news."
"What?" The Earth Immortal's eyes squinted as they gleamed. He retrieved the message and read it before his expression changed, "King Lu is looking for me to join forces to kill Pei Zi Yun?"
"Hehe, I really can't underestimate these secular kings. Each of them is cruel and ruthless. In the past, they worshipped Xie Chengdong as their military counselor and called him Mister. But now, they just pretend that nothing happened and turned around to ally with me. What a good plan, thinking that when tigers and wolves fight, one will definitely be injured, so they came to reap the benefits?"
"Get him out of here." The Earth Immortal said coldly. Elder Li's body trembled as he walked out of the room.
The living room
Within the hall, there was a painting of mountains and rivers hanging on the wall. The painting was of Dark Altar Mountain's spirit cave lake.
Within the painting, there was a fisherman fishing, and a woodcutter chopping wood. His beard and hair were all white, and his expression was one of Dao. It was as if the painter had already experienced life, and had seen through the ups and downs of life.
"Good painting!" The Envoy of King Lu looked like a scholar. He wasn't more than thirty years old, and was rather handsome. From time to time, he would look at the painting, as if he was enlightened. He ignored the Daoist who was staring at him and complimenting him.
When Elder Li walked out, he said, "True Sovereign, he doesn't wish to see you. Go down the mountain. Men, send this guest out."
Elder Li's tone was cold. He knew that killing Xie Cheng Dong was because of King Lu's demonic Imperial Qi. Naturally, he wasn't in a good mood. Two disciples of Dark Altar Sect heard the commotion and walked in. Their faces were fierce as they chased the scholar out.
Seeing the Daoist's expression, the scholar laughed and said, "Can't I even solve the problem of your sect? Take this and ask around. I'm sure the Immortals will be willing to see me. If you chase me out, I'm afraid you'll be the one to suffer the consequences! "
"What? That's impossible. " Elder Li had already turned around. When he heard the scholar's words, he was taken aback. He then turned around and glared at the scholar. The scholar wasn't afraid at all. He revealed a mysterious smile, "Go and ask around. I'm already here with you, what's there to be afraid of? If you really offend me, won't you punish me as you wish?"
Elder Li paused for sometime before he understood. He then turned to his disciples, "Wait and see. I shall report this to the True Sovereign."
"Yes, Senior Uncle." The two of them acknowledged the order. Elder Li then hurriedly walked into the main hall and bowed, "True Sovereign, King Lu's Envoy has said that he can rid the sect of the demonic Imperial Qi. What do you think..."
The Earth Immortal cleared his throat and laughed before waving his hands, "I heard it earlier. It's indeed King Lu's ghost. Summon him in. I want his soul to be destroyed."
When Elder Li heard this, he immediately summoned the Earth Immortal. The scholar wasn't afraid as he followed the Earth Immortal into the main hall. Just as he entered, a transparent spell appeared. Killing intent emanated from the spell and trapped the scholar within the main hall.
When the scholar looked over, he was enveloped by a thick layer of light. There was also a thick killing intent that couldn't be dispelled. The scholar was prepared for this as he smiled, "Is this how a True Sovereign treats his guests?"
The Earth Immortal was enraged as he laughed evilly, "Even at this stage, you still dare to act calm. Who are you? I can sense that you're no longer in your original form. If you refuse to speak, I shall destroy your soul. "
"Haha!" Hearing the Earth Immortal's words, the scholar stood still and laughed out loud. His lips curled up, "Who I am isn't important. What matters is that I can help your sect solve this problem. You can call one of them over. I shall remove it immediately. I shall let you know that I'm sincere and capable."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Earth Immortal calmed down and glared at the scholar, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Since I've been chosen by his Majesty to be the Emissary, why would I be afraid?" The scholar spoke, his eyes gleamed brightly and his demeanor was calm. He was indeed not afraid. Although the Reincarnation Platform had just been constructed, it already had the ability to manipulate the imprints.
When the Earth Immortal heard these words, he thought of his own sect's disciples and Elders. It was as if he had become a completely different person. His eyes turned cold as he stared at the Earth Immortal. The scholar didn't seem to notice his killing intent as he laughed, "You can kill me. However, not only will you offend us, you'll also cause your sect's disciples to be unable to recover. You'll also lose the chance to kill Pei Zi Yun. This is the Son of Fate that replaced all of you. Dark Altar Sect's three hundred years of hard work shall end here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scholar laughed out loud. The entire hall was filled with a strange atmosphere as all the Elders looked at the Earth Immortal.
The Earth Immortal lowered his head as he thought for some time before closing his eyes. He then ordered, "Go and bring the disciples who have been corrupted by the evil spirits."
"Yes!" Immediately, an Elder turned around and left.
Before long, a loud roar could be heard. The disciple who had just arrived no longer looked like a human. His face was covered with long fur, and his fingernails had turned into sharp claws. He had just brought the disciple over when he screamed out in pain, before regaining consciousness.
"True Sovereign, kill me quickly." Under the suppression of the spiritual light, the disciple seemed to have regained consciousness. He then knelt down and screamed out in a shrill voice, "Kill me quickly, I don't want to become a monster."
"No …." As soon as the disciple finished speaking, the demonic Qi around his body started to swirl as he lost his consciousness once more. He then summoned a huge amount of energy and struggled, "Roar!"
Seeing the disciple in such a state, the Elder couldn't help but sigh. He then pointed a finger at the disciple, causing a ray of light to emit from his weapon, suppressing the half-demon disciple.
The scholar then laughed, "This is just a temporary solution. It won't do anything."
As soon as he spoke, the demonic Qi which had been suppressing the disciple exploded out even more violently. The disciple struggled in pain as the veins on his body bulged out.
The Earth Immortal's eyes gleamed as he ordered, "You still dare to cause trouble? Take him down."
"BOOM!" The surrounding magical energy surged forth as the spell formation became several times stronger. It was about to take down the scholar who was covered in demonic Qi. However, the scholar wasn't afraid at all. He took a step forward and pointed at the disciple. Instantly, the demonic Qi around the disciple disappeared.
“？？？”
The Earth Immortal paused in shock as the spell formation slowed down. Without the demonic Qi, the disciple's hair started to recede, and his claws turned back into fingernails.
"I've recovered?" As the demonic Qi dissipated, the disciple regained his original appearance and his consciousness. He reached out and touched his face, "I've actually recovered. I've actually recovered."
As he spoke, he ignored the elders present and began to cry out loud.
"Impossible." The Elder watched on in shock as his body trembled. The spell formation had locked down everything. How could he suddenly regain his human form?
"It's really possible." One of the Elders looked on and ordered, "Hurry, hurry, check if there's any evil energy left."
Several disciples stepped forward and examined the disciple. After a long time, they realized that there was no demonic Qi left.
"Haha!" The scholar who was trapped by the spell formation laughed out loud, "How about it? We have a way to cure your illness. "
As he spoke, he swept his gaze across the room and laughed, "Did you see the Qi just now? I know that your spell formation can even seal souls. Do you think you can seal that Qi? "
"If you kill me, my soul will be able to leave just like this Qi. However, I'm your mortal enemy. Do you really want to continue?"
Within the hall, the scholar's voice reverberated as the Elder looked at the Earth Immortal.
"I'll check it myself." The Earth Immortal didn't reply. He then took a step forward and stood in front of the disciple. He then stretched out his hand and scanned the disciple's body and soul.
Before long, the disciple's face changed. There was no problem. In fact, the disciple's body was even stronger than before.
"King Lu is indeed the source of the evil energy." The Earth Immortal thought to himself as he turned around and looked at the scholar who was trapped by the spell formation. He then asked, "Since you can cure the evil energy, what do you intend to do?"
The Earth Immortal wanted to say that he was an evil energy, but changed his words halfway and said that he was sick. The scholar didn't care about the details and laughed, "What we intend to do is to join forces and kill Pei Zi Yun. As a reward, not only can we cure the illness of your sect, we can also provide you with things that you can't even imagine. For example, extending your lifespan."
"What?" The Earth Immortal trembled. Now that his lifespan was almost up, this was the most important thing to him. He then gritted his teeth and asked coldly, "No matter how strange King Lu is, he can't defy the heavens and extend his lifespan. Who are you people?"
Facing this question, the scholar smiled and didn't reply. The Earth Immortal looked at him and felt that this smile was extremely disgusting. A wave of anger rose up within him and he wanted to reach out and kill the scholar.
However, he thought about how his Qi had suddenly disappeared and how he didn't even know where it had gone. He then thought about what the scholar had said about extending his lifespan. He paced several steps before he calmed down and asked, "Can it really extend one's lifespan?"
In this world, there wasn't anything that could extend one's lifespan. Strength could be obtained, but it was hard to extend one's lifespan. Now that there was such a thing, it was unbelievable.
"Of course it's true. You can try it." The scholar spoke as he stretched out his hand and a crystal appeared in his palm, "This crystal, you can try it. You will know that I'm not lying."
Looking at the crystal, the Earth Immortal looked at it deeply and ordered, "Release the spell formation. Throw the crystal over."
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