Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds

"Since you want to protect the Qiming Sect, why not show yourself?"

"This Sect Leader Hua is also an immortal with an ice and jade-like body. If you saved her life, she would repay you with her body... Then, Sir, you could not only win the beauty but also inherit the vast foundation of the Qiming Sect."

Once she drove Hua Shu and others to Xu Xing's hiding place, Nangong Ancestor gazed over the peaks with her almond eyes, a corner of her mouth curling up, her cherry lips moving slightly.

She wasn't sure whether Xu Xing was a friend or foe. But he probably didn't have any profound relationship with their Fragrant Fox Sect. Otherwise, he would not have remained hidden this time. Just now, Xu Xing's aura had leaked when the Qiming Sect began to waver. Then, after three Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals from the Qiming Sect emerged, his presence was hidden again. Such a coincidence. Nangong Ancestor refused to believe there wasn't something fishy about it.

"What? There is another powerful person in this mountain forest?"

"A powerful person even Nangong Ancestor has to fear?"

Hua Shu was startled. A powerful person whom Nangong Ancestor feared would surely be an Approaching Yang Realm Ghost Immortal of the same stage as her. At this moment, she didn't even think about escaping. With her beautiful eyes wide open, she began to search the mountain peak for traces of this expert.

"Senior, if you save my life, aside from what the Qiming Sect itself can offer, this humble one is willing to serve by your side," Hua Shu said anxiously.

Compared to chastity, the friendship of a powerful person was paramount. Moreover, she would be willing to marry such an expert. The elders of the Qiming Sect would not blame her for this. On the contrary, they would consider her a good Sect Master.

"I've long heard that Lady Nangong has countless fox slaves under her pomegranate skirt. Compared to this naive young lady, I am rather more inclined towards Lady Nangong..."

Shaoqing, an old man emerged from the dense forest. He was hunched over, his face covered in age spots. When he spoke, his voice was hoarse. He looked as though he were on his last legs.

"Is this the powerful person Nangong Ancestor was talking about?" Hua Shu was stunned.

Although she wasn't one to judge people by appearances, this old man was far too ancient. Ghost Immortals' Yin Souls also aged like mortals. At the Approaching Yang Realm, although they could control their bodies after Returning to Yang and maintain a youthful appearance, this control often consumed power, making it an effort that wasn't worth the cost. Therefore, with the exception of a few who cherished beauty, most powerful individuals generally did not intentionally maintain an appearance of agelessness.

"Senior, if you drive away Nangong Ancestor and save my Qiming Sect from this dire situation," Hua Shu quickly recovered, making no mention of her previous offer to serve him. She changed her tune and offered a different benefit instead. "I am willing to honor you as the Supreme Elder of the Qiming Sect."

Certainly, she was willing to serve a powerful person. But this old man looked as though his "days were numbered," tending towards decay. He probably didn't care much for carnal pleasures. Tangible benefits would be more appealing. As for the old man's origin, she guessed he might be an old monster hiding in the Wu Yi Mountain Range. The old man was covered with the marks of time. According to the Qiming Sect's classics, although the ancient catastrophe was nearly world-ending, some powerful individuals still managed to survive and hide in various places. Some died quietly in meditation, while others chose to seal themselves, hoping for the secret of the Heavenly Abyss to be unraveled so they could return to the great cultivation era of The Other Shore.

"Daoist friend, if you truly adore me, I wouldn't mind spending a night of passion with you. However... perhaps it's best if you first step out of the array," Nangong Ancestor said with a smile. "It's inconvenient to undress in there."

She had experienced many storms and many men; how could she be "clever" like that young lady Hua Shu and offend this old monster? Even if this old monster didn't care for trivial carnal pleasures, being looked down upon for no reason would definitely make him uncomfortable.

With the cover of the array, I can't perceive his aura clearly. Could he be not just of the Approaching Yang Realm, but even stronger? Nangong Ancestor couldn't accurately gauge Xu Xing's cultivation. Previously, although she had sensed Xu Xing's aura was near the Approaching Yang Realm, it had only been exposed for a moment before being withdrawn.

"Although I do wish to spend a night of passion with Lady Nangong," Xu Xing mused for a moment before speaking, "but... I had some dealings with the former Supreme Elder of the Qiming Sect, so I can't just stand idly by today..."

"Can't just stand idly by..." Yet he chatted so amiably with Nangong Ancestor. This old monster is waiting for me to make an offer, to ask him to intervene! Hua Shu's mind raced as she understood the implication in Xu Xing's words. If he truly had deep ties with the Supreme Elder, why would this old monster have bantered with Nangong Ancestor for so long, only appearing now?

But what kind of offer should I make? Hua Shu was in a predicament. Fleeing to Dayue Mountain was indeed a pre-planned strategy of the sect. But a plan was just a plan; escaping from Nangong Ancestor would not be easy. Even if they fled into Dayue Mountain, it didn't mean they could rest easy. If the Fragrant Fox Sect could break the Qiming Sect's protective array once, they could do it a second time. Ultimately, the Qiming Sect lacked a truly powerful expert to support it.

"If Senior drives away Nangong Ancestor, saves our lives, and is willing to protect our Sect's heritage for 300 years," Hua Shu gritted her teeth and made her promise, "I am willing to present Senior with a stalk of Undying Medicine, and also a Dao Sutra that our Sect's founder retrieved from the Netherworld Wasteland."

Preserve the people even if the land is lost, and both people and land can be recovered. Preserve the land but lose the people, and both people and land will be lost. It wasn't terrifying if the Qiming Sect's foundations were depleted. What was terrifying was if, after their annihilation, their legacy was used to benefit their mortal enemy, the Fragrant Fox Sect.

"Undying Medicine? A Dao Sutra?" Xu Xing's eyes flickered slightly, and then his gaze shifted towards where Nangong Ancestor stood.