Yellow Court Daoist

"Escape!"

The other three Immortals did the same.

Although Lu Yu, the old monster, possessed the power to crush them, she was after all merely manifesting an Earth Immortal Dharma Body. Unless she could kill the four Immortals instantly, it was nearly impossible with Earth Immortal Divine Power to strike them down and capture them.

Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their Divine Skills.

In a flash.

All four Immortals vanished.

"Escape?"

"Where can you escape to!"

Lu Yu's face was frosty, showing no mercy. While pursuing, she unfolded the four Scrolls of Rivers and Mountains she held, using her palm as a saber, and fiercely chopped down—

Indeed.

Four more dry branches.

"Seeking death!"

Lu Yu took a step out, leaving Little Ruoshui, and arrived outside Taoshan.

"Ha!"

She threw the Star Absorption Divine Hairpin, smashing it down directly onto the Taoshan Formation—

Boom!

The sound thundered, alarming the universe.

The Taoshan Formation broke instantly.

"Where did this old monster come from!"

The Taoshan Immortal lamented in his heart, disregarding the sect's gate and quickly scooped up thousands of disciples with his sleeves, fleeing into the Blessed Land. The True Immortals within the gate were almost entirely dead or injured; if even this little foundation were to be taken by that mad Daoist woman outside, Taoshan would truly be left with him as a solitary General.

An Earth Immortal sitting tight in the Blessed Land.

Even Heavenly Immortals dared not rashly enter.

Acting like a turtle hiding its head, Lu Yu, the old monster, truly had no other means.

"Very well, very well!"

"Let's see how long you can hide!"

Lu Yu laughed furiously.

The Star Absorption Divine Hairpin hovered in the air, spewing out thousands of Poison Fires.

Bang!

The Poison Fire swept through, turning the entire Taoshan into scorched earth in an instant, all the efforts of tens and hundreds of thousands of years vanished in a moment. All those Taoshan disciples who hadn't managed to be transported away were burned to ashes.

Like bone-gnawing maggots, persistently plaguing the land.

Even if Taoshan were to be retaken, this place would become a deathland, a forbidden zone, impossible to tread upon.

"Wicked old woman!"

"Wicked old woman!"

The Taoshan Immortal, hiding within the Blessed Land and watching in a frenzy of rage, almost spat out a mouthful of blood in anger, yet felt fortunate for having brought the disciples into the Blessed Land.

Seeing Poison Fire heavily besieging the Blessed Land and preventing escape.

Gong Han simply stayed inside, waiting only for the Ancestor Master to descend and slay the old Daoist woman, "I'll make sure you have a bad end!"

Outside.

Not content with just burning Taoshan, Lu Yu still felt unsatisfied.

"Go!"

She threw the Star Absorption Divine Hairpin into the sky, which immediately split into three and swept in three different directions.

Whoosh!

The Gale abruptly arose, and Poison Fire ravaged wildly.

Heaven Mountain, Snow Ridge, and the hinterlands of the North Sea, immediately too had Fire Clouds filling the sky, thousands of miles turned into scorched earth, the efforts of a hundred thousand years washed away like flowing water.

"The Four Sects borrowed my Supreme Treasure for Cultivation."

"The old lady wasn't fussy; they should've been grateful."

"Now that the Supreme Treasure is lost, the Four Sects are definitely involved. A little Blinding Technique, mixing the real with the fake, and you think you can deceive this old woman?!"

The importance of the 'Little Shushan Realm' to Lu Yu goes without saying.

Even the Four Sects, and previously Lu Qingfeng, thought the Supreme Treasure had accidentally fallen into Little Ruoshui, but Lu Yu placed the Great Wilderness Mountain not far from the Nanhua Realm and always kept an eye on it.

Any slight disturbance, and she could arrive immediately.

Over the years.

Lu Yu saw clearly—

Apart from the Four Sects, no other forces or Immortals took notice or touched the 'Little Shushan Realm'.

Just a brief moment.

Such a short time.

Besides the Taoshan Four Sects, who else could have stolen the Supreme Treasure?!

"The thief is among the Four Sects!"

Lu Yu was certain in her heart.

While keeping an eye on the four Earth Immortals in the Beihan Snowfield, her true body outside sealed off the Nanhua Realm and simultaneously communicated with 'Elder Bitter Bamboo' in the Great Wilderness Mountain—

"Kuzhu Old Monster has the 'Crystal Ball' obtained from the Poison Dragon. As long as the thief is still nearby in Nanhua, their situation can be clearly seen in the crystal ball. Although it only shows the past and not the future, observing the past and present is like witnessing it firsthand."

"When I catch you red-handed, let's see what you have to say!"

...

Beihan Snowfield.

Moving stealthily, without leaving a trace.

Lu Qingfeng left Little Ruoshui, far from Taoshan.

Just as he traveled tens of thousands of miles away, he suddenly sensed fluctuations in the energy of Little Ruoshui, a battle unleashing.

He immediately smiled.

Continuing southeast.

Shortly after, another blaze shot up to the sky, a powerful aura like the sun and moon.

Lu Qingfeng did not stop, but performed the 'Heavenly Listening and Earthly Viewing Great Method'—

He immediately saw the Four Sects turned into scorched earth, Immortals trapped in the Blessed Land, and an old Daoist woman with a frosty face blocking the Four Sects' Immortals.

He laughed even more joyously.

"What a pity."

"Nanhua Realm does not allow Heavenly Immortals; Lu Yu, the old monster, could only send a Dharma Body, and its strength is significantly limited, unable to slay the Four Immortals."

Lu Qingfeng smiled, though regretful, his face still brimming with smiles.

Should he make a move, with the power of the 'Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Sword', although there was a great chance of slaying the Four Sects' Immortals, the trouble afterwards would not be minor, and he might indeed need his elder brother to stand up for him.

And he would still have to constantly worry about Lu Yu, the malevolent Daoist woman, seeking revenge.

It was hard to keep one's heart from racing.

But now,

the situation was muddled, the disaster diverted eastward.

Though the Earth Immortals of the Four Sects had narrowly escaped death, their losses were not insignificant.

And they had made mortal enemies with the likes of Old Monster Lu Yu.

Not to mention whether the misunderstanding could be resolved.

Even if it was later known to be a misunderstanding, the way Lu Yu, the old monster, had humiliated the Four Sects and turned their roots into scorched earth, it seemed unlikely the Four Sects would reconcile, considering their dignity.

A two-sided enmity.

This outcome really couldn't be better.

Joy filled his heart.

From the tips of his hair, a golden silkworm the size of a soybean, clutching a strand of hair, swung in front of Lu Qingfeng and stopped, hopping excitedly.

"Ha ha!"

"With the matters here concluded, just waiting to destroy the Shenxiao Sect, then I can return to Yellow Wind Ridge."

"I won't come out of the mountains unless I become an Earth Immortal!"

Carrying heavy treasures out in the open is like a child holding gold, ultimately unsafe.

Additionally, having practiced in the Nine Nether and Little Shu Mountain Realm, his cultivation had reached its peak, it was time for him to pursue the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit.

And the 'Seven Treasures Gourd' in the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' greatly excited Lu Qingfeng.

Hearing this,

the golden silkworm swinging from the hair grew even more joyful.

...

Beyond the Star Sky.

Old Monster Lu Yu stood expressionless in the void. A tunneling light arrived, revealing an old man, short in stature, skeleton-like, skinny, and dry.

It was none other than Elder Kuzhu of the Great Wilderness Two Elders.

"The 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' may also be a Fourth-rank Immortal Device, but its utility is limited after all. It's not been seen to produce an Earth Immortal Dao Fruit in tens of thousands of years. Is it worth such a great fuss by the Immortal Woman?"

Elder Kuzhu spoke, his voice hoarse like an old tree.

This treasure was something Old Monster Lu Yu asked him to refine together, so he clearly understood the specifics.

But what he didn't know—

Was that 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' hid the 'Seven Treasures Gourd', a magical rarity of heaven and earth.

Supreme Treasures tempt the heart.

Although Old Monster Lu Yu and Elder Kuzhu were called the 'Great Wilderness Two Elders', they didn't get along in the distant past. Although they had cooperated several times over the years, it was merely transactional.

Thus, it wasn't easy to speak plainly.

Old Monster Lu Yu merely said, "Although the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' is currently unremarkable, if it can quickly produce an Earth Immortal, and after some refining, transform it into a Spiritual Treasure, it might not be impossible to quickly reach Heavenly Immortal, and even help us break through realms."

This statement made sense.

For individuals like them, who had cultivated for countless years, despite enjoying immortality and freedom, they knew all too well the agony of being stuck at a bottleneck.

Therefore, countless trials over the expansive years.

Like the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm'.

It was one of Old Monster Lu Yu's trials.

Whether it succeeded or not, it was at least a path.

As Old Monster Lu Yu brought up this point, Elder Kuzhu knew the temperament of the Immortal Woman, he had no doubts for a moment. He took out a crystal ball as big as a bushel without Lu Yu prompting him and immediately proceeded—

Standing on Xuan Gang, chanting a magic spell, he bit his middle finger, took a mouthful of magic water, and sprayed it on the crystal ball. Immediately, a cloud of smoke arose, and the crystal...

The smoke dissipated after a while.

Old Monster Lu Yu and Elder Kuzhu looked together, but saw that the crystal ball was distorted and hazy, completely invisible.

"What's going on?!" Old Monster Lu Yu's eyes widened, turning her head toward Elder Kuzhu.

The latter shook his head, "Perhaps a powerful figure has interfered with the heavenly mechanisms, or whoever stole the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' has a Dao ability or Divine Power that conceals the heavenly mechanisms."

"Interfering with heavenly mechanisms?"

"Concealing heavenly mechanisms?"

Old Monster Lu Yu furrowed her eyebrows and pressed, "Your crystal ball is unparalleled in its mystery, able to detect even Heavenly Immortal beings. Could it be that a mighty Golden Immortal would covet my Fourth-rank Immortal Device?!"

As she spoke,

her heart suddenly sank.

Indeed!

A Golden Immortal wouldn't care about 'Little Shu Mountain Realm', but the 'Seven Treasures Gourd' within it, a rarity second only to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots, could tempt the hearts of famous figures in the Primordial realms, not just Golden Immortals.

If indeed a Golden Immortal had intervened, there might be no hope of retrieving it.

"It would be unnecessary for a Golden Immortal,"

Elder Kuzhu laughed.

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Lu Yu was momentarily puzzled, then she understood.

She was simply flustered, muddled by her concerns.

What Elder Kuzhu meant was clear:

If a Golden Immortal saw the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm', taking it effortlessly, who could snatch it back from him?

Considering a Fourth-rank Immortal Device, which was rather simplistic, this reasoning wasn't wrong.

But—

"No, that's not it!"

Old Monster Lu Yu's heart was bitter, "A Golden Immortal might not care about 'Little Shu Mountain Realm', but if impatient, casually stirring the heavenly secrets and erasing traces is indeed possible."

This was information asymmetry.

Elder Kuzhu, looking solely from the perspective of 'Little Shu Mountain Realm', wasn't wrong.

But Old Monster Lu Yu knew the truth.

Unable to rule out the possibility of a Golden Immortal intervening, she was suffering from fear of loss, and her demeanor unavoidably faltered.

"It might just be some mortal cultivator, and at most an Earth Immortal character, with a treasure concealing heavenly secrets, eluding the crystal ball's detection," Elder Kuzhu continued, not noticing any odd expressions on his face.

But as his eyes glimpsed Old Monster Lu Yu, a cold laugh surfaced in his heart: "Although 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' has its peculiarities and offers a chance to cultivate an Earth Immortal, so far, it has not produced an Earth Immortal. For Old Monster Lu Yu, it's not crucial; her stirring up such a fuss and disordering her own ranks indicates there must be a significant secret."

Thinking this,

Elder Kuzhu also felt some regrets.

When Old Monster Lu Yu initially asked him to refine 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' together, it was nothing special, and her reasons were sufficient; he had truly believed her. Over the years, seeing Old Monster Lu Yu keeping 'Little Shu Mountain Realm' in Little Ruoshui, allowing the Four Sects to use it at will, he thought she was observing and trying.

As a result,

he had never thought to thoroughly inspect 'Little Shu Mountain Realm.'

Now, he felt there was trickery at every turn.

"I wonder what kind of treasure it is?"

Elder Kuzhu, holding the crystal ball, felt a profound itch in his heart.

...