Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

"Alright, Chi Yilan, I’ve remembered—"

After speaking, Qianmiao Master directly left the Stele Forest.

Li An watched as Qianmiao Master left, feeling slightly relieved, but still extremely worried. Xiang Yuntian and the others are all people who would rather die than yield. Facing such a perilous situation, they would probably choose to fight.

However, since Double-Headed Mountain has already broken the Array of Dao Mountain, they are evidently well-prepared. In terms of sheer strength, they’re likely on a path to death...

Li An furrowed his brow, but after a brief thought, he already decided that if a war truly breaks out, he absolutely cannot participate.

At most, he’ll look for opportunities from the side to save a few, if he can.

He turned back, glanced at the numerous destroyed graves in the field, and simply said, "Today’s enmity— if there’s ever a chance, I’ll surely help fellow Daoists eliminate Double-Headed Mountain—"

After saying this, he fell to the ground, pretending to be unconscious.

...

At the same time.

Inside the Celestial Dao Hall, a middle-aged man in a white robe was calmly drinking tea, saying, "We’ve sincerely come to your mountain to discuss business, which I believe benefits you as well."

"Killed hundreds of our Dao Sect, insulted their corpses, and now you even come knocking at our door. Is there such business to be discussed in this world?"

Xiang Yuntian coldly confronted the middle-aged man in the white robe.

"The disparity between strength is inherently part of business." The middle-aged man set down his teacup. "I’ll provide you with Immortal Crystals, Immortal Elixirs, and don’t forget, we, Double-Headed Mountain, helped you reclaim Purple Fairy’s Jade Bone, which is also a favor."

"If you don’t agree, then we’ll have to sell Purple Fairy’s Jade Bone to someone else... Haha, your Dao Sect thrives because of Purple Fairy’s blessing. Can you really watch her Jade Bone being abandoned?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuntian’s brow jumped, his eyes showing a hint of murderous intent, while beside him Gu Canye already reached out to stop him, calmly facing the middle-aged man in the white robe, "Those twenty slots were painstakingly obtained by Purple Fairy from Biluo Palace and Treasure Cauldron Palace."

"Now, Purple Fairy is seriously injured, and only the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill can save her. Yet to master the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, one must enter the Space-Time Secret Realm to seek its aid... Therefore, just to save Purple Fairy, we cannot give up those slots."

"As for the matter of Jade Bone, compared to Purple Fairy’s life, it’s merely trivial... Thus, within your sect, there are quite a few geniuses who’ve mastered the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill. Send a batch over, let us concentrate our strength to save Purple Fairy, and then, those twenty slots will be fully offered. How about this?"

The middle-aged man in the white robe smiled and said, "You really know how to plan. You keep saying you want to save her, but if you can’t even protect yourselves, what talk is there of saving her?"

"Besides, I might as well tell you two, I’ve come today with the utmost sincerity, and it’s the last time. If you all don’t agree, then the opportunity for negotiation really won’t come again."

Still a threat!

Xiang Yuntian, unable to bear it, stood up and said, "Bai Jingxian, do you think my Dao Sect is without people? If you intend to use force to oppress us, then go ahead and try— today, I’ll let your blood spill right here!"

Bai Jingxian smiled faintly, "Don’t be impatient, Peak Master Xiang, you haven’t fully seen my sincerity yet..."

Before he finished speaking, outside, Qianmiao Master’s voice was already heard, "Qianmiao from Double-Headed Mountain brings a gift for fellow Daoists of Dao Sect."

Qianmiao Master entered the hall, waved his hand, and immediately two broken fragments of steles fell to the ground.

"Haha, I’ve long reached the back mountain Stele Forest, but looking for these two stone steles delayed me a bit. That stubborn boy guarding the forest was too obstinate, took some tactics, wasted some time, I hope you all do not mind—"

Xiang Yuntian and others’ faces changed drastically.

They had been controlling Dao Sect’s Mountain Protection Array, clearly letting through only one Bai Jingxian. This was within their control, after all, relying on the Golden Immortal Level array, plus Xiang Yuntian, Gu Canye, and others, subduing one Golden Immortal wasn’t difficult.

But now, how did another Golden Immortal appear?

How did he get in here?

Moreover, he went to the Stele Forest without anyone noticing and destroyed Withered Fate and Taiqingzi’s stele?

Everyone couldn’t help but feel afraid. This was a blatant threat— Dao Sect’s Golden Immortal Grand Array couldn’t shield against Double-Headed Mountain anymore!

Once they lose the protection of the array, when Dao Sect faces Double-Headed Mountain... the outcome is already determined.

Even though Dao Sect’s cultivators train with extreme diligence, Xiang Yuntian and others are already near the Celestial Immortal Realm, while the core like Li Nianxue, An Li, are around the Immortal level, but that’s all. Without a single Golden Immortal, how can they fight against Double-Headed Mountain?

Seeing the expressions of Dao Sect’s people, Qianmiao Master understood that their intention had been achieved.

Going to the Stele Forest was just to crush the spirit of resistance against Dao Mountain.

"Peak Master Xiang, Peak Master Gu, are you satisfied with my sincerity? This business, are you doing it or not?"

Bai Jingxian smiled lightly, leisurely asking, and added, "Also, there’s some news I forgot to tell you. Hongbo Fairy left the Saint Realm and now seems to have encountered some trouble. Whether she can return is still unknown, so you don’t need to rely on her anymore."

Xiang Yuntian stared at the broken steles of Taiqingzi and Withered Fate, lifted his eyes, and word by word said, "Very well, very well—"

"Since this is the case, then let us go to war!"

In his hand, an Immortal Sword had already appeared, its Sword Intent surging, the killing intent almost materialized.

Bai Jingxian slightly furrowed his brow, this Xiang Yuntian with a character as stubborn as a stone in a latrine, couldn’t help but look at Gu Canye, "Gu Daoist, you are a smart person..."

Gu Canye spat out the grass root in his mouth and said, "Everything you say is correct. Dao Sect’s array is broken, and we are absolutely no match for Double-Headed Mountain. It seems there’s only one choice left: give up the slots to exchange for temporary peace."

"But this way, it means losing hope to save Purple Fairy and losing any future hope of restoring Dao Sect... It’s just prolonging survival, nothing more than slow death."

He smiled slightly, "Since it’s all about dying, why not choose a more dignified way to die, right?"

In his hand, an Immortal Sword had already appeared too.

At this moment, inside the Celestial Dao Hall, An Li, Li Nianxue and other core elders, along with Li Qingran, Fen Yuan outside the hall, had all gathered, the endless intent of the Great Dao converging, forming an indestructible resolve.

To die in battle!

Fearless to die in battle!

Bai Jingxian’s brow furrowed deeper, "If all die, Dao Sect will vanish from this world. You must think clearly—"

Gu Canye laughed, "Do you not know that our Dao Sect’s Supreme, Purple Fairy’s only true successor, Li An is still in this world? As long as he is here, our Dao Sect still exists! He will not die, our Dao Sect will not be extinguished. Whether we die today or not, it doesn’t really matter!"

He raised his sword, pointing at Bai Jingxian, his smile suddenly gone, speaking word by word, "Leave, or fight!"

Bai Jingxian and Qianmiao Master exchanged a glance, a hint of hesitation appeared in his eyes at that moment.

Those twenty slots were given to Dao Mountain by Biluo Palace and Treasure Cauldron Palace. Anyone else wanting to obtain them must have Dao Mountain personally endorse it for Biluo Palace and Treasure Cauldron Palace to agree; otherwise, even if they kill all Dao Mountain people, what’s the use?

Dao Sect had always hoped to protect itself with the Golden Immortal Array. But now they’re pressed to the very edge, these people remain so unyielding, willing to bear the cost of entire sect annihilation!

"Kill the stubborn ones, and the remaining weak ones will rise to obediently give us the slots."

Qianmiao Master coldly transmitted his voice.

Bai Jingxian also nodded. At this point, it has come to this: those twenty slots, Double-Headed Mountain is set on them... He stood up immediately, saying, "Those who put down their weapons may avoid death!"

His Golden Immortal level strength was already being released.

From top to bottom of Dao Sect, no one responded. Everyone faced them with cold indifference, scattered killing intent.

A great battle was imminent!

But at this moment, outside Dao Mountain, suddenly a voice traversed the vast sky, directly entering the hall:

"Celestial Pearl Sacred Land’s Vermilion Bird Protector arrives— Double-Headed Mountain shall not act rashly!"

Suddenly, outside the Celestial Dao Hall, everyone’s expression changed in shock. The tense atmosphere unwound slightly, leaving Dao Sect’s people bewildered and doubtful, while Bai Jingxian, Qianmiao Master, and the hidden masters from Double-Headed Mountain all frowned deeply.

Celestial Pearl Sacred Land, one of the three Source Lands, why appeared suddenly?

Bai Jingxian and others pondered, perhaps they came to snatch the slots, to share the spoils?

"Peak Master Xiang, please open the Dao Mountain Protection Array."

Soon after, a clear voice resonated, penetrating the Array’s light shield, as Xiang Yuntian and others scanned with their Divine Sense, they glimpsed the mountain gate, where a white-clothed woman and several Celestial Pearl Sacred Land experts stood firm in the sky.

That white-clothed woman...

Was none other than Tan Qingxue!

...

Good night.