I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 418 Returning to the Taoist Temple, Guangming proposes marriage?
Jiuyi Mountain, branch courtyard of Qingfeng Taoist Temple.

The light of escape is everywhere, full of vitality.

Since acquiring Mount Jiuyi as its base, the number of disciples in the Taoist temple has been increasing day by day.

With a large base, more talented people will naturally emerge. In addition, the Taoist academy's "foundation-building method" is unique. For a time, foundation-building cultivators swarmed out of the Taoist academy in large numbers, and most of them were in the late stage of foundation-building.

As a result, all the monsters and strange beasts within an unknown radius of tens of thousands of miles were slaughtered, so that the Bingdou Palace had to join forces with the Lingshou Palace to start raising a large number of spiritual peaks and breeding various types of strange beasts themselves.

In addition, the deeper the exchanges with the Dongshan region, the more talented people who practiced various arts there were. There were even some frustrated independent practitioners who, after rigorous assessment, began to join the Taoist academy.

There was even an amazing genius in formation, who combined the grand scene of the Taoist temple's foundation-building and created a second-order formation called the "Ten Thousand Spirits Killing Heaven Formation."

This formation is centered around cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage. The more cultivators there are in the late Foundation Establishment stage, the stronger the power of this formation will be. If there are hundreds or thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators standing in the formation at the same time, let alone killing one Jindan cultivator, even ten Jindan cultivators would find it difficult to escape from this formation.

Although this formation still needs to be improved, and there are not as many cultivators in the late stage of foundation building in the Taoist temple as imagined, this formation still received praise from Master Tiandou, who issued a large amount of rewards.

In short, as time went by, the foundation of the Taoist temple became more and more solid and it continued to prosper.

However, the general situation is turbulent, and the external environment is also complicated and undercurrents are surging.

In the western border of Dongshan Region, the demonic calamity broke out and the battle was fierce and dark. Fourth-level sects continued to join the battle. Although the war did not affect Mount Jiuyi, the influence of the demonic calamity had gradually spread.

There were constantly monks coming here to escape the disaster, and some scattered monsters appeared at the border of the Taoist temple's sphere of influence.

Our next-door neighbor, Qianjing Pavilion, has monks constantly heading to the land of demonic calamity. No one knows what they are planning.

There are even new Taoist monks who appear on the edge of the Taoist temple's sphere of influence and begin to take root.

This incident caused quite a stir in the Taoist temple.

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"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The sound of golden bells and jade chimes rang out, and an old man in a green robe led a team of golden-armored warriors walking on the jade path leading to Qingyu Peak.

In the hands of each golden-armored warrior were a bunch of gifts, including thousand-year-old precious ginseng, third-level red fruit, magic weapons and beautiful jade. The dazzling array of gifts dazzled the onlookers.

There was a lot of joyous sounds, like a wedding procession.

Soon, under the leadership of the old man, the team arrived at the foot of Qingyu Peak.

In the distance, there is thick fog and full of spiritual energy, like thousands of troops galloping. In the distance, you can vaguely see three quaint and quiet caves hidden on both sides of the sacred peak.

These are the three fourth-tier caves on Qingyu Peak, and also the place where the three chief and deputy chiefs of Qingfeng Taoist Academy and Jiuyi Mountain Branch Academy practice.

There is a magic array in this mountain that covers the entire sky. Ordinary disciples dare not even take a look at it, let alone break in without permission. Therefore, from the beginning of its establishment, no disciples have been arranged to guard this mountain.

But today, on the jade path of Qingyu Peak, there was a young man in a purple robe who was at the peak of foundation building and had a slightly old face. He was leading two disciples and guarding the jade path.

At this moment, the old man in green robe led a team of strong men in golden armor and encountered the group of people guarding the mountain.

"Disciple Ma Wu, I pay my respects to Master Lang Ling!"

The young man in purple robe is only at the peak of foundation building, but the old man in green robe is already at the late stage of golden elixir. Their status are incomparable, so naturally he would be the first to salute.

"So it's Palace Master Ma. You're not in the Bingdou Palace today, so why are you here at Qingyu Peak?"

Seeing this, the old man in green robe nodded slightly, then asked with a smile. At the same time, he shifted his gaze slightly and looked quietly towards the top of Qingyu Peak, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Your Excellency, our Master Jianhu wants to practice in seclusion, and Master Tiandou also wants to comprehend supernatural powers. I am following the order of the Taoist Academy to guard Qingyu Peak from today onwards and not let anyone interfere with the two masters' practice!"

After saying that, Ma Wu stood up slightly, with countless spiritual energy surging behind him. Thunder could be vaguely seen surging, sword shadows floating, and a surging formation moved quietly.

"I see!"

The old man in green robe nodded slightly, then smiled and said: "Master Jianhu wants to practice in seclusion, we will naturally not disturb him, but I am not a bad guest, I am here on the order of the real master to bring gifts, please accept it on my behalf, Palace Master Ma!"

As he spoke, the old man in the late Jindan stage actually bowed slightly to the foundation-building disciple.

But Ma Wu just bent his waist even lower, pursed his lips, and said word by word: "Master Jianhu has already made it clear that he is devoted to the pursuit of the Tao and has no intention of finding a Taoist companion for the time being. Please ask Master Langling to take back the gifts and report to Master Guangming. Do not send any more gifts into the mountain, so as not to ruin the harmony between the two families."

"Before I came here, the Immortal Master also made it clear that even if Master Jianhu doesn't accept the gift, you can't take it back. Even if it's a reward for the disciples of Qingfeng Taoist Academy to practice!"

After saying that, the old man in green robe waved his sleeves, and all the gifts in the golden-armored warrior's hands flew up and piled up on the jade path like a small mountain.

Not only that, there were also wisps of green light flickering on these gifts, making these gifts heavier than Mount Tai. Even if Ma Wu wanted to return them, he couldn't do it.

His face suddenly looked embarrassed.

The old man in green robe chuckled.

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This scene was seen clearly by the three people on the top of Qingyu Peak.

"Junior sister, this Master Guangming is a little too overbearing. You have already made it clear that you have no intention of becoming a Taoist partner, but he still keeps pestering you. Does he really think that our Taoist temple is a vegetarian?"

"How about I mobilize the Purple Heavenly Dao soldiers to go to Yongquan Mountain and teach him a lesson so that he will retreat?"

Master Tiandou looked at Master Jianhu, who was standing beside him with his brows slightly furrowed, and suggested softly.

Cen Qingqing also looked at her with concern.

But Master Jianhu's pink eyes flickered, and he gently shook his head: "The Purple Heavenly Daoist Soldiers are the most precious treasures of my Jiuyi Mountain Villa. How can we use them so easily for such trivial matters? What if a powerful enemy takes the opportunity to attack my mountain gate? What should we do?"

"Then I'll send a letter to Qingfeng Mountain and ask the dean to come forward?"

Master Tiandou said thoughtfully.

"Absolutely not!"

"The dean is in seclusion, which is a critical time. The dean ignored the four immortals who passed by that day. How can we disturb his meditation because of this matter?"

Master Jianhu shook his head again.

Seeing that Master Tiandou wanted to say something, Master Jianhu said again: "Don't worry about him, just let him go."

"I'll leave this gift in this mountain. Don't worry about it. I'll personally return it to you when I break through to the Dao Fetal Stage one day!"

After she finished speaking, a cold light seemed to emerge in her pink eyes.

"Okay, then I will issue an order that from today onwards, this Wolf Spirit Master will no longer be allowed to enter the mountain to save trouble."

Upon hearing this, Master Tiandou nodded slightly, and then made another suggestion.

"This Master Wolf Spirit is a great cultivator in the late Jindan stage. He saved the lives of hundreds of my disciples in the border areas. He has done a favor to my Taoist temple. It is not in line with my Taoist philosophy to refuse him entry. Let him go into the mountains and don't see him anymore."

Master Jianhu sighed, but still made a rational decision.

"Junior sister, you have a big heart!"

Seeing this, Master Tiandou couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Then he sighed and said, "In the final analysis, it is because Junior Sister is too charming. With just a glance, a Taoist master fell in love with you and was even willing to join my Taoist temple and serve as an elder."

Master Jianhu did not answer, but just looked up at the sky and sighed softly.

"Um?!"

Just as Master Jianhu looked up at the sky, a huge divine thought suddenly surged from the far distance beyond the horizon, covering the sky and the sun.

"Are you Gu Yuan?!"

The divine thought was extremely shocked and seemed a little unbelievable, and a thunderous sound came out above the sky.

"It turns out to be Master Menghua!"

A hearty laugh sounded, greeting the divine thought.

"How can it be so fast..."

The divine mind was extremely shocked and its speech seemed incoherent.

"It's just a coincidence. A real person suddenly appeared above the sky of my Taoist temple. Could he have some plan?"

That hearty voice sounded, questioning. In an instant, lightning and thunder roared above the sky, as if the end of the world was coming. "Daoyou, you misunderstood. I just took a shortcut back from the southwest. How could I have any ulterior motives?"

"You and I have already established a ban. We will help each other. This will never happen."

The divine thought hurriedly explained.

"It's good that you have no plans, but the territory of Jiuyi Mountain has been owned by our Taoist temple, and the same is true for the Sky Cloud Road. I hope you won't do it again!"

After he finished speaking, thunder roared and the heaven and earth shook, as if it was going to shatter everything within a vast area, filled with endless tyranny.

"You, my fellow Taoist, have become a real person and are sitting in the mountains. This is what you should do!"

"I don't know when the Daotai Festival will be held. My Qianjing Pavilion will definitely present a great gift!"

The voice of Master Menghua sounded again.

"When the time comes, I will inform my friends!"

After he finished speaking, the thunder dissipated, leaving only a ray of light that came from the sky and went straight into Mount Jiuyi.

On the top of Jiuyi Mountain, Master Jianhu and Master Tiandou looked at each other, both of them showing shock.

If a low-level cultivator could only see the sudden thunder in the sky, he would not know what happened.

However, with their level of cultivation, they could clearly hear what was said in this open communication of divine thoughts.

"Shh!"

Before they could communicate, a ray of light suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain and fell beside the three of them.

The glow dissipated, revealing a young man wearing a green Taoist robe, a jade hairpin on his head, with a tall stature and an unparalleled handsome face.

His eyes were deep, and just standing quietly on the top of the mountain, he exuded majesty and had an otherworldly aura that was difficult for mortals to approach.

"Lang Jun!"

Seeing this figure, Cen Qingqing, who had the lowest cultivation level, was the most excited. Her skirt flew up like a young girl, and she rushed over directly.

"you lost weight!"

Gu Yuan opened his arms, without any hesitation, and directly hugged Cen Qingqing, saying something with a smile.

With his level of cultivation, he could indeed easily tell that the woman had lost 1.2 jin (55 kg) compared to before he left.

But for Jindan cultivators, their weight is whatever they want, this is just a personal statement.

"You've been gone for so long, and there's been no news from you. How can I not lose weight?!"

Cen Qingqing raised her head and looked at Gu Yuan's angular profile, her tone coquettish.

The two of them were intimate, but only briefly. They each said a word, and then immediately stood up. Then Gu Yuan raised his head, bowed slightly to Master Jianhu and Master Tiandou, and said with a smile: "Senior sister! Senior brother!"

If it were in the past, Master Tiandou would naturally return the gift immediately and address him as the head of the academy, completing the formalities.

But today, he stared at Gu Yuan intently and asked directly: "Daotai?"

Master Jianhu also looked at Gu Yuan without blinking.

Facing these three people, Gu Yuan naturally did not hide anything and nodded with a smile: "I was lucky enough to get an opportunity and walk ahead of my senior sisters and brothers."

"Two hundred years old Dao fetus..."

"call!"

After getting a positive answer, Master Tiandou let out a long sigh, wanting to spit out the countless complicated emotions, but he couldn't do it. The state of mind that he thought he was indifferent to fame and fortune could not calm down for a long time.

Although I knew that Gu Yuan might break through to the Daotai stage first, this step came too quickly.

"The early stage of the Dao fetus?"

Master Jianhu's eyes were even brighter. He stared at Gu Yuan for a long time and asked uncertainly.

She had a sharp sense of consciousness and possessed the magical powers of the fox clan. She was extremely sensitive to cultivation. Combined with the words of Master Menghua, who was in the middle stage of the Taoist fetus at Qianjing Pavilion, an unbelievable guess emerged in her mind.

Gu Yuan was calm and just chuckled: "I was lucky enough to make one more step forward and break through 20,000 strands of mana."

Twenty thousand strands of magic power, middle stage of Tao fetus!

"what?!"

Master Tiandou was even more shocked and spoke, looking at Gu Yuan like a sculpture.

It’s not even the early stage of Dao fetus, but the middle stage?

What kind of monstrous cultivation speed is this? !
"No wonder, no wonder!"

He suddenly understood why Master Menghua was shocked.

It was not that they were shocked that Gu Yuan had broken through to the Dao Tai stage, but that they were shocked that Gu Yuan had actually broken through to the middle stage of the Dao Tai stage.

This speed of cultivation is truly too terrifying.

"Your opportunity and talent..."

Master Jianhu also sighed, with a complicated expression.

Although she already knew that her junior fellow apprentice was extremely gifted and blessed, his progress in cultivation every once in a while still exceeded her imagination.

Before he knew it, this junior fellow apprentice had surpassed him by so much in the path of cultivation.

"Who is the golden elixir under this mountain?"

But Gu Yuan changed the subject.

Human nature has evil thoughts that cannot be tempted.

Gu Yuan was well aware of the impact of his breakthrough, so he didn't want to discuss it too much for the time being. He happened to see a strange late Jindan cultivator appear at the foot of his Qingyu Peak, with a slightly obscure aura, so he took the opportunity to ask.

"This……"

"This person is a Jindan cultivator under the tutelage of Master Guangming from Yongquan Mountain. He came here today to give a gift to Junior Sister Jianhu."

Master Tiandou glanced at Master Jianhu, pondered for a moment, but still spoke softly.

"Gift? Why a gift?"

Gu Yuan took a quick look with his mind and knew that the atmosphere below was not right, so he frowned and asked.

"This Master Guangming has been thinking about Junior Sister Jianhu all the time and wants to make her his Taoist partner, so he has given her many gifts."

Master Tiandou sighed slightly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

There was clearly no spiritual energy flowing, but the temperature in the void seemed to have dropped a few degrees.

"What do you think, Senior Sister?"

After a while, Gu Yuan asked quietly.

"I have never let him set foot in Qingyu Peak, so what else do you think?"

Master Jianhu also sighed quietly.

"That's him pestering Senior Sister?!"

Gu Yuan smiled suddenly, and the atmosphere in the mountains became bright again, like spring with blooming flowers.

"It's difficult anyway."

Master Jianhu shook his head slightly.

"Shh!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan simply waved his sleeves, and the green-robed old man named Master Wolf Spirit at the foot of the peak was lifted up into the air by a powerful force and knelt on the top of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)