Chapter 446

On the contrary, Duan Yu ladled himself a bowl of silver fish soup and ate with great gusto, crying out how satisfying it was.

"Two elder sisters, is this the silver fish, one of the three treasures of Taihu? I never imagined that the moment I arrived in Jiangnan I'd have such good fortune with food."

"If you like it, eat more," Abi snorted lightly. "This was caught by Sister Ah Zhu. From now on, if you want to eat it again, that won't be easy. These silver fish — fishermen catching them depends entirely on luck. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them."

"Then I must thank the two elder sisters."

Jiumozhi heard this, and his heart itched as if a cat were scratching it.

As a Tibetan monk, his precepts differed from those of the Central Plains, and he could eat meat.

However, when he had come to the Central Plains, he had thought to make a name for himself, to become a great virtuous Gao Seng, and traveling abroad he naturally could not bring the Tibetan ways over to the Central Plains.

Eating meat in big mouthfuls and drinking wine in big bowls was nothing in the Tibetan monkhood, but in the Central Plains it made one a wine-and-meat Monk.

Now, seeing Duan Yu eating with such gusto, his cravings stirred up at once.

Ah Zhu found it amusing to watch, but did not try to dissuade him, only enjoying the fine food herself.

After the meal.

Duan Yu cupped his hands respectfully and said: "This young man is Duan Yu. Many thanks to the two elder sisters for your care. In the future, if fate brings you to Dali, please give me a word, and this young man will surely serve you attentively, to the best of his ability."

"Hehe, you certainly know how to talk!" Abi giggled. "It's just that I, well, may never go to Dali in my whole life. Sigh, Sister Ah Zhu is leaving too — won't I be even more lonely from now on?"

Duan Yu heard this and said forthrightly: "If Sister Abi has any matter, just send word, and this young man will surely travel a thousand miles to keep the appointment."

"Enough." Ah Zhu gave everyone a look. "Stop teasing Abi. Abi's heart was given to her family's Young Master long ago — you won't be able to budge it."

"Enough of this. Seeing you dawdle like this, I don't know when we'll ever leave."

"Follow me."

Leading everyone outside, with a wave of her hand, Duan Yu and Jiumozhi flew straight toward the middle of the lake.

"Ah…"

The two cried out, thinking Ah Zhu meant to throw them into the lake, but never expected that the next moment, the lake water began to boil, and a long dragon formed of water burst from the surface, landing beneath their feet and catching them both steadily.

Duan Yu and Jiumozhi landed on the water dragon's head, exchanged a glance, their eyes full of disbelief.

This must be immortal arts, right?

The Central Plains actually has immortal arts!!

A mere martial arts practitioner like me has actually met a cultivator of immortality — this is simply too wondrous!

"Sister Ah Zhu, have you become an immortal?" Abi gaped. "This absolutely isn't Wu Gong, is it?"

"To say I've become an immortal isn't far off," Ah Zhu said with a light laugh. "Right now, our world has already connected with the Taixuan Realm. Reaching the fifth level of true qi, one can ascend to the Lesser Immortal Realm."

Jiumozhi heard this, and a thunderous boom rang in his mind, like a bolt of Lei Ting exploding, and he lost his composure, his body trembling.

"Ascend?"

"Lesser Immortal Realm?"

"May I ask Miss Ah Zhu, this ascending…?"

Ah Zhu cast a casual glance and said: "Your strength is far too weak. If you want to ascend, it's still far too early!"

"The fifth level of true qi — you need at least that much strength!"

With a wave of her hand, several li of lake water churned at once, like boiling water in a pot, bubbling and gurgling.

"This…" Jiumozhi saw it and was at once speechless.

Although he was the foremost martial expert of Tibet, he too was only a practitioner of Wu Gong.

How could human power shake heaven and earth across several li? That was absolutely impossible — no martial artist of the Central Plains could possibly have such strength either.

Ah Zhu lightly landed on the dragon's head, about to leave, when Abi suddenly called out: "Sister Abi, I want to ride the flood dragon too!"

"You," Ah Zhu said with a light laugh, "I knew you couldn't sit still."

With a grab of her hand, Abi was instantly pulled up onto the dragon's head as well.

Abi landed, immediately stomped her feet a few times on top, feeling only as if she were treading on a soft, fluffy quilt, and could not help exclaiming in wonder: "Sister Ah Zhu, why hasn't this water wet my shoes? Is this immortal arts?"

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"It's not immortal arts," Ah Zhu said with a smile. "It's merely the application of true qi in Wu Dao. At the pinnacle of Wu Dao, true qi can shake the mountains and rivers. With one strike now, I could wipe out cities like Wuxi and Bianliang. By the old realm classifications, that would be roughly equivalent to the realm of a Land Immortal. Ascending, however, is the Heavenly Being realm."

Ah Zhu's expression was calm. The water dragon flew very slowly, circling once around Taihu to take in the splendid scenery, and only then arrived at the edge of Wuxi city.

Along the way.

Jiumozhi and Duan Yu listened with hearts afire.

Heavenly Being, Land Immortal, becoming an immortal…

These things were far too tempting for ordinary people!

At the docks of Wuxi city, people of all sorts had gathered, the flow of humanity like a weaving of cloth.

Suddenly, someone looked up at the sky and cried out in alarm: "Oh my, a dragon is coming!"

The crowd had not believed it at first, but turning to look, they saw a water dragon arrive in an instant, reaching the edge of the docks.

"It really is a dragon!"

"No, wait — there are four people on the dragon's head!"

Just as they spoke, they saw a woman descend from the air carrying three others, landing on the docks, and then walking toward the city.

"It's an immortal! I, Old Wang, never thought I'd get the chance to see an immortal!"

"A miracle! Taihu is the dwelling place of immortals!"

Compared with ordinary folk, the martial artists among the crowd were even more astonished.

"Practicing Wu Gong can reach this level too?"

They exchanged a glance, then ran off toward the branch lodge within the city.