Yellow Court Daoist

[Immortal Artifact: Little Shu Mountain Realm]

[Grade: Fourth Rank]

[Description: In the Great Wilderness Mountain South Star Plain, the old monster Lu Yu fortuitously obtained a divine rarity from heaven and earth, the 'Seven Treasures Gourd Vine.' To hasten the growth of the treasure 'Seven Treasures Gourd,' he gathered numerous otherworldly treasures. Along with Elder Kuzhu, the other of the Great Wilderness Two Elders, using a dilapidated Grotto Heaven as a foundation and imitating the 'Shu Mountain World,' he refined the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm.' Within it, the realm has its own unique rules where the life and death of beings, disasters of sword and spear, and achievements of Earth Immortals all transform into nourishment to promote the growth of the 'Seven Treasures Gourd.' Once the gourd consumes seven Earth Immortals, it achieves Great Success, and with the sacrifice of millions of life spirits, great accomplishments can be achieved and the supreme treasure anticipated!]

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"Seven Treasures Gourd."

"Devour Seven Immortals, sacrifice ten thousand spirits!"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes widened with fury, "Such a vicious scheme!"

He originally thought this 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' was refined by one of the Great Wilderness Two Elders, Lu Yu, for his disciples to cultivate into Earth Immortals and had ended up in the Little Ruoshui Realm, obtained by the Taoshan Four Sects due to fate.

But he had not expected.

That inside there would be such a treacherous plan.

If it weren't for his intention to take away the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' and unravel its refining method, the day Zhang Yang achieves Earth Immortal might well have been the day his life ends in the Netherworld.

All with good intentions.

Bestowing transformation.

In the end, it would have harmed his disciple!

Lu Qingfeng was shocked, furious, annoyed, and embarrassed, losing the curiosity to investigate the divine rarity 'Seven Treasures Gourd' before him.

He only gazed at the scrolls of this river and mountain.

He saw the treasure within the scroll obscure itself, bobbing in the Little Ruoshui like a speck of dust in water, imperceptible even to Earth Immortals or Heavenly Immortals.

It must have been intentional.

Not only hiding the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm,' but using the thickness of the Weak Water to conceal the heavenly mechanism of the 'Seven Treasures Gourd' was the real purpose.

It was meant to be foolproof.

But it was Lu Qingfeng.

With his Great Divine Power Level's 'Daluo Cave Temple' cultivation reaching the Fifth Realm, his insight surpasses even that of a Heavenly Immortal, enabling him to see this treasure and trace its origin, revealing Lu Yu's malicious intentions.

"Since it has come to my attention, I will not let you succeed!"

Lu Qingfeng had already intended to take away the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm,' and now he was relentless.

Without much further ado.

He took action immediately.

"Five-Colored Divine Light!"

Above his head, the shimmering Five-colored light surged, harshly sweeping down towards the scroll in the Little Ruoshui.

One sweep made the scroll shake.

Two sweeps made it glow.

After the third sweep, the scroll landed in his hands.

"Done!"

Lu Qingfeng held the scroll, the Five-Colored Divine Light continuously flowing in his palm, fully erasing all traces within it. Opening his mouth, he blew at the scroll and uttered, "Change."

In that instant.

The scroll split into six identical pieces.

"Go!"

Lu Qingfeng threw one scroll into the Little Ruoshui, and tossed the other four outside the Little Ruoshui.

His figure then flickered and vanished.

Vanishing from sight in the Little Ruoshui, while his fingers drew circles, the Ninety-Nine Layers of the Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall enshrouded the scroll.

With the Great Divine Power aiding,

He finally leapt out of the Little Ruoshui, quickly checked the direction, and disappeared in haste.

…

In the vast universe, many peculiar people dwell in wondrous places.

In this vast universe.

A mountain peak floated mysteriously back and forth.

This mountain spanned a vast area, over a hundred thousand miles wide.

It's called 'Great Wilderness Mountain.'

Great Wilderness Mountain might not be well-known, but those who traverse the universe with informed sources are aware—

This 'Great Wilderness Mountain' is not an ordinary place.

But rather, an Immortal Dao expert utilized great magical power to physically move a heavenly pillar from the human realm into the Void Realm Sea, to establish a foothold for cultivation.

Upon entering the mountain.

Following the mountain's contours upward, the scenery became increasingly bleak, with vegetation and wildlife long gone, no stones or soil on the ground, only ancient Mystic Ice and snow accumulated from thousands of years ago, the climate extremely cold, the breeze barely stirring. Looking up at the ravine, majestic and solemn. Looking back down the path, the frost was dense and cold mists permeated.

On the mountain wall.

The ancient characters "South Star Plain" hung like a draped curtain of pearls.

On this day.

In the middle of South Star Plain.

An old Daoist woman with a graceful appearance, silver hair, and sitting in meditation, cultivating the Xuan Technique, her breath long and steady.

It was none other.

Than one of the Great Wilderness Two Elders, the 'old monster Lu Yu!'

She was cultivating Qi when suddenly her face changed drastically, and a whirl of cold air abruptly formed beside her—

"Who dares to touch my treasure?!"

The old Daoist woman's eyebrows shot up, and she bellowed.

Without gesturing, her entire figure instantly vanished from Great Wilderness Mountain.

…

In the Nanhua Realm.

In the Beihan Snow Fields.

The Taoshan Immortal lay high upon the clouds, alone, no longer concealing the sorrow on his face.

Two Immortal Artifacts.

Twenty Eighth Rank Magical Artifacts.

Over two hundred Mahayana True Immortals.

Whenever he thought of these numbers, the Taoshan Immortal's heart ached.

In just a short time, an incident in the 'Little Ruoshui Realm' had emptied Taoshan's foundation.

Even the Taoshan Immortal himself had paid out of his own pocket, the losses immense—

The two Immortal Artifacts and most of the Eighth Rank Magical Artifacts were accumulations over countless years after achieving Earth Immortal.

Valued immensely.

As for the two Immortal Artifacts, they even cost the Taoshan Immortal a great deal of effort; their loss also severely weakened his combat strength.

For a while, he would have to be cautious and restrained.

Not to mention.

The tens of thousands of Immortal Crystals invested in the Little Shu Mountain Realm over the years.

"Such torment!"

"Such torment!"

The Taoshan Immortal secretly lamented as he gazed down from the clouds, sweeping his eyes over the eighteen Ascension Pools controlled by Taoshan, feeling relieved, "Fortunately, there is still a Heavenly Gate in the hands of Taoshan True Immortal—there might still be a chance for resurgence."

Upon further reflection—

Originally, each of the Four Sects controlled a Heavenly Gate. Now, with the Heavenly Gate of Snow Ridge Great Xumi Mountain and North Sea Langhuan Heavenly Mansion lost, only Heavenly Mountain Jade Dragon Sect and Taoshan still possessed a Heavenly Gate.

If Zhang Yang failed to overcome the Heavenly Person Five Decays, it might even be a boon for Taoshan.

"Little Ruoshui contains opportunities for enlightenment, and with the mindset of a mortal overlord, he probably wouldn't fear the 'Heavenly Person Five Decays.'"

"As long as Zhang Yang doesn't show up—"

The thought brought a bit of relief to the Taoshan Immortal.

But just then.

He saw below, all eighteen Ascension Pools exploding simultaneously.

"Damn demon!"

The Taoshan Immortal's face changed dramatically, anger burgeoning within him.

Realizing that the Heavenly Gate of Taoshan also fell into others' hands, rendering the previously arranged Ascension Pools useless.

Now.

Unless Taoshan could seal off both realms of Little Ruoshui, it would be almost impossible to recover the Realm of Little Shu Mountain, and the Immortal Artifact would never be seen again.

Enraged, the Taoshan Immortal then noticed a flicker of spirit light below.

"Eh?"

He suppressed his anger.

His form flickered towards one of the ruptured Ascension Pools, from which a scroll fell out. Unraveled, it was a map scroll imbued with Pure Yang Qi Mechanism.

It was an Immortal Artifact.

"And an unclaimed Immortal Artifact at that!"

Elated yet puzzled, the Taoshan Immortal grabbed the scroll, his Divine Thought activating to refine it.

...

Great Wilderness Mountain was not far from Nanhua Realm.

Upon leaving the mountain.

It was but a moment to Nanhua.

Lu Yu, the old monster, stood outside the Void, a flash of light parting from her, developing a Dharma Body that dived headfirst into the snowy domains of Beihan.

Heading straight for Little Ruoshui.

"Eh?"

Inside Little Ruoshui, Lu Yu, the old monster, was taken aback.

Reaching out, she grabbed a scroll deep in Little Ruoshui that felt strikingly familiar, unmistakably the same material.

"Who's playing tricks on me?"

Lu Yu, the old monster, scrutinized the scroll in her hands, finding no discrepancies.

Yet, the seal inside was ultimately erased, obscuring the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' within. A thought swept through, with Divine Thought settling in, refining it momentarily.

Her thoughts swept across, firstly observing the human realm then tracing back to the origin.

Fixing her gaze, her expression abruptly changed: "Damn thief, how dare you deceive me?!"

Fury overwhelmed!

Directly stirring the waters of Little Ruoshui.

Looking at her hands, where was the map scroll? It was clearly just a mundane dead branch.

Lu Yu, the old monster, infuriated.

Pulling a hairpin from her head, she slashed it towards Little Ruoshui, immediately parting the waters to reveal a path. Observing, the area was cleared and figures emerged from all directions.

Looking at her hands again, each held a map scroll.

"Dare I ask which Fellow Daoist stands before me?"

Taoshan Immortal 'Gong Han' holding the scroll, dumbfounded by suddenly obtaining the Immortal Artifact, came to inspect Little Ruoshui.

Seeing the old Daoist woman parting the waters, he could not take it lightly and raised his voice.

As he spoke,

He saw, in the distance, ancestors from Heavenly Mountain Jade Dragon Sect, North Sea Langhuan Heavenly Mansion, and Snow Ridge Great Sumeru Mountain, each holding a scroll.

The four exchanged glances,

Suddenly realizing something.

"Very well, very well!"

"Old hag will discern the true from the false!"

Lu Yu, the old monster, seeing the scrolls in everyone's hands, was already beyond enraged and refused to speak further.

Wielding the 'Star Absorption Divine Hairpin,' she waved it towards Taoshan Immortal, the foremost voice—

"How dare you?!"

Taoshan Immortal's eyes widened.

With two Immortal Artifacts lost and unarmed, he could only grasp the void to conjure a Magic Sword for defense.

However,

This casual flick of the hairpin proved truly unmatched.

"Puff!"

Without a sound,

Taoshan Immortal was split in two from head to toe, his physical body collapsing. Regathering himself, he spat out a mouthful of reverse blood, his complexion ghastly pale and severely weakened, clearly having suffered unimaginable damage.

The scroll in his hands had already fallen, seized by Lu Yu, the old monster.

This old Daoist woman, notoriously erratic and unsympathetic, now struck with fury, showed absolutely no mercy.

Unleashing the power of the Star Absorption Divine Hairpin, she manipulated Little Ruoshui to encircle the entire area.

Gong Han and the others paled;

"No good!"

Together they reacted, not daring to confront directly, only striving to break out in all directions.

But how profound was Lu Yu, the old monster's cultivation?

Even if only a Dharma Body descended, refined over many years, it possessed the strength of an Earth Immortal Peak, equipped with a Supreme Treasure; against merely four Lower Realm Earth Immortals without Immortal Artifacts, it was an absolute crushing defeat.

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

The four immortals vomited blood in succession, powerless to retaliate, their foundations damaged in just a brief moment.

No longer hesitating, they each deployed their methods.

"Fleeing in panic!"

As Taoshan Immortal scattered petals of peach blossoms, activating Taoshan Divine Power.

He swiftly escaped Little Ruoshui, plunging into the activated Great Array of Taoshan. While invoking his escape technique, the Taoshan Immortal also constantly chanted, shouting towards the heavens:

"Ancestor Master, save me!"