Chapter 33: You Chan Sect want to do it? I'll just oppose it

Looking at the two majestic Qilin before him, Gu Xiu was very satisfied.

"Raise an army for a thousand days to use it for a moment."

The Water-Fire Qilin were born within the Water-Fire Gourd and had stayed there for endless years.

Tong Tian had rarely used them, leaving them to gather dust in the treasury.

Now that they were in his hands, he had to make good use of them.

After the Water-Fire Qilin emerged, they stared at Gu Xiu.

Looking at the two Qilin, one bone-chillingly cold and the other burning with intense flames, it was truly not suitable to sit directly on them.

If there were a royal carriage, it would be so cool to have the two Qilin pull it.

But without the conditions, Gu Xiu had to go to the ground, use materials at hand, and transform some wood into a wooden palanquin to serve as a temporary carriage.

After a friendly exchange with the two Qilin,

they pulled the palanquin and flew away.

In Tong Tian's hands, they were rarely let out.

Now that they could see the light of day, they pulled with great effort, flying through the sky at extreme speed.

They stepped out auspicious clouds in the void, eventually turning into a small dot and disappearing at the end of the horizon.

Sitting in the palanquin pulled by Qilin, Gu Xiu was very satisfied.

"The speed is beyond my imagination."

Both Qilin had the cultivation of a Golden Immortal; perhaps this was why Tong Tian never brought them out for battle.

But for Gu Xiu, they were definitely a pair of great bodyguards.

If he could raise their cultivation to Taiyi Golden Immortal, then Da Luo Golden Immortal, and even Quasi-Saint in the future, they would certainly be a great help.

Soon, the two Qilin pulled Gu Xiu to where Yun Zhongzi was located.

It was near a large mountain.

Gu Xiu sat in the palanquin, parted the clouds and mist, and looked down.

His gaze quickly locked onto a valley where a group of mountain spirits and wild monsters were gathered.

Inside the valley.

A white-haired, kind-faced Crane Immortal sat cross-legged on a huge blue stone.

His face was weathered, but his eyes revealed wisdom.

A group of mountain spirits and wild monsters of various shapes were gathered around.

The Crane Immortal coughed lightly and spoke slowly: "Children, today I will tell you about seeking immortality and asking for the Way on Jinao Island."

The mountain spirits and wild monsters immediately quieted down, their gazes focused on the Crane Immortal, pricking up their ears to listen.

"Back in the day, I was just like you, my intelligence had just awakened, I didn't know where the path of cultivation lay, and I was bullied by great demons daily. Later, I heard that the Shangqing Ancestor taught without discrimination and was willing to give all living beings a chance to cultivate and find the right fruit."

"Anyone with a heart toward the Way could come to Jinao Island to listen when the Shangqing Ancestor preached, giving them a chance to cultivate. After experiencing thousands of hardships and difficulties, I never retreated by even half a step. Hundreds of years later, I finally reached the East Sea and boarded the legendary Jinao Island..."

"Grandpa Crane, what happened?" a ginseng spirit asked curiously.

The Crane Immortal said leisurely: "That Jinao Island is truly a holy land for immortals, shrouded in clouds and mist, filled with immortal energy. Rare flowers and strange grasses were everywhere, countless precious birds and beasts, palaces and pavilions towering into the clouds, magnificent and golden."

"Immortals were either sitting and discussing the Dao or flying through the air. That scene was truly rare in the world, especially where the Shangqing Ancestor lived, with countless strange phenomena and the power of a Saint surging..."

The mountain spirits and wild monsters listened intently, as if they were in that fairyland.

"Grandpa Crane, can we also go to Jinao Island to seek immortality and ask for the Way in the future?" a stone spirit asked naively.

The Crane Immortal looked down with a gentle gaze, revealing a meaningful smile.

"As long as you have a pious heart and a firm heart to seek the Dao, perhaps one day you too can embark on that path of seeking immortality."

Hearing this, the mountain spirits and wild monsters' eyes ignited with longing and anticipation.

The Crane Immortal smiled and sighed: "The path to immortality is rugged and difficult to walk, requiring great courage, great wisdom, and great perseverance. Those with weak minds cannot reach it. Some immortal friends, because of momentary greed, ended up with a tragic end."

The mountain spirits and wild monsters immediately looked solemn, none of them expecting the path to immortality to be so terrifying.

After a pause, the Crane Immortal said earnestly: "So, children, on the path of seeking immortality and asking for the Dao, do not be deceived by external things. You must be single-minded toward the Dao and firm in your beliefs to pursue the supreme immortal Dao."

At this moment, a mocking laugh rang out.

"Haha, ridiculous, ridiculous. A Crane Immortal in the True Immortal realm dares to talk about the supreme immortal Dao? A group of mountain spirits and monsters are also worthy of seeking immortality and asking for the Dao? Should I say it's because of your Uncle-Master that you have such unrealistic dreams?"

Yun Zhongzi, in a white robe, with the demeanor of an immortal, elegant and refined, landed in front of the mountain spirits and wild monsters.

Sensing Yun Zhongzi's ill intentions, the Crane Immortal blocked the mountain spirits and monsters behind him.

"Fellow Daoist, I don't remember offending you, do I?"

Yun Zhongzi looked up slightly, revealing a look of contempt.

"You haven't offended me, but I came out looking for something to snack on, and you happen to have gone to Jinao Island to seek the Way, counting as a nameless disciple of the Jie Sect, which fits my requirements perfectly. For the sake of my path to immortality, you should sacrifice yourself."

"As for these mountain spirits and monsters, to prevent them from going out and harming the innocent, I will take them all away and hand them to the boy Jinxia; they are most suitable for refining medicine."

Hearing this, the mountain spirits and monsters turned pale.

The Crane Immortal's expression was stern.

"You all run, I'll deal with him."

Hearing this, the corners of Yun Zhongzi's mouth rose slightly: "Fireflies dare to compete with the bright moon? You're courting death!"

With a wave of the whisk in his hand, the old Crane Immortal was knocked flying and fell to the ground, spitting blood.

Above the clouds, Gu Xiu had been watching the situation below.

The system suddenly sounded.

"Ding!"

"Host witnessed Yun Zhongzi hunting nameless Jie Sect disciples for a snack. Task completed; obtained Glazed Purifying Fire!"

Receiving the reward, Gu Xiu raised his hand and summoned the Glazed Purifying Fire.

Looking at the pure white, flawless flame in his hand, which could burn and purify all filth and sin in the world, he was very satisfied.

He currently mastered the Southern Bright Li Fire, the Glazed Purifying Fire, and the Nine Heavens Profound Fire from the Water-Fire Gourd, a total of three exotic fires in the Primordial world.

His means of attack were already very rich.

He watched the situation below again and frowned slightly.

"Just as I thought, Yun Zhongzi wants to eat the meat of those immortal birds and strange beasts that have cultivated, after all, their whole bodies are treasures."

Seeing Yun Zhongzi looking smug, Gu Xiu felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Forget it, as long as it's something the Chan Sect disciples want to do, stopping them when I encounter them is the right thing to do."

Opening his Heavenly Eye and Double Pupils, two divine rays containing terrifying power shot out from his eyes toward Yun Zhongzi.

Yun Zhongzi had intended to beat the Crane Immortal back to his original form to roast and eat later.

He dared not touch the cranes of Mount Kunlun, but cranes outside were not protected.

Suddenly feeling danger, a heart-palpitating force shot toward him. He instinctively dodged, and the place where he had just been standing was instantly blown apart and pierced through.

Yun Zhongzi was still shaken; someone had actually launched a sneak attack on him.

He looked up at the sky.

Seeing the other party had Water-Fire Qilin pulling their carriage, he really couldn't gauge their background.

He had no choice but to declare his identity, wanting to use his status as a Saint's disciple to pressure Gu Xiu.

"I am a disciple under the seat of Yuanshi Tianzun, the True Immortal of Fortune, Yun Zhongzi. I don't know who you are, but I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Above the clouds, Gu Xiu said indifferently: "I am a mere loose cultivator. Fellow Daoist, it is better to be forgiving when you can. If you leave now, this matter will be dropped. If you continue to commit evil deeds here, I will definitely intervene in this matter today!"

Yun Zhongzi frowned.

The Qilin clan is naturally arrogant; how could they pull a carriage for a loose cultivator? Even making up an excuse, he should have made it more plausible.

But this also made Yun Zhongzi unable to gauge Gu Xiu's background.

"Fellow Practitioner, where does your so-called 'committing evil deeds' come from?" Yun Zhongzi was unwilling to let the duck in his hand fly away and said.

"Demons eat people, people eat demons; this is the law of survival in this world. Moreover, we are cultivators. Mountain spirits, wild monsters, immortal birds, and strange beasts are treasures to us. Even if I take their lives, there is nothing wrong with it. The fate of the weak is just like that."

Chan Sect disciples are all eloquent.

Every time they kill, they have to find a legitimate reason for themselves. Gu Xiu, who was familiar with the Investiture of the Gods, naturally knew this and said indifferently.

"The fate of the weak is indeed like that, but I don't like you and want to beat you up. That's also reasonable, right?"

Yun Zhongzi only had deep fortune and only had the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal; he was not confident in facing two Qilin and Gu Xiu.

Thinking that he could find immortal birds and strange beasts elsewhere, there was no need to fight to the death.

He smiled and said.

"Fellow Daoist is joking. Since Fellow Daoist insists on protecting these mountain spirits and monsters, I will give Fellow Daoist this face."

Gu Xiu smiled indifferently: "Since you are so sensible, I can naturally pretend that today's events never happened."

The early stage was a battle of words between the two sides. Gu Xiu didn't want to push the progress of the Investiture of the Gods too fast; he needed time to become stronger.

Seeing Yun Zhongzi leave, Gu Xiu thought in the palanquin.

"Yun Zhongzi is secretly taking action in Zhaoge, constantly disrupting the Zhaoge court. I can't let him be so smooth."

Thinking this, Gu Xiu planned to bring Wen Zhong back, let Wen Zhong return first to stabilize Zhaoge, and leave other matters until Jiang Ziya descended the mountain. Thus, he had the two Qilin turn around and head toward the North Sea. ===== CHAPTER 34 =====