Chapter 205: Shamelessly Accepting the Fairy's Invitation, Meeting Yang Chan in the Hundred Flowers Valley [5k]

With Jingde taking the lead to offer his insights, Fang Longye, Long Xuan, and Peony Fairy naturally did not lag behind.

One after another, they spoke of the transformations of flying through the heavens, discussed the profound mysteries of the sun and moon, expounded on the essence of the Five Immortals, or imparted the Dao of alchemy and artifacts.

One spoke, another replied; some refuted, others agreed, suddenly frowning in confusion, then suddenly enlightened.

By verifying their understandings with one another, each gained something.

Under this discourse, among the few, it was Fang Longye who gained the most.

Excluding Long Xuan, both Jingde and Peony Fairy were top-tier existences among Golden Immortals.

Especially Jingde; he was truly worthy of his prestigious background, and his cultivation was so refined and his knowledge so profound that it was rare among the Golden Immortals Fang Longye had encountered.

Furthermore, during his previous travels, he had already debated and fought with countless Golden Immortals here in Dongsheng Shenzhou.

It could be said that a thick layer of realization had already been brewing in his heart.

And at this moment, perhaps due to the accumulation of knowledge finally bearing fruit, or perhaps because the opportunity had arrived.

He only felt as if time had frozen; only profound runes and sparks of wisdom were leaping, colliding, arising, and perishing in mid-air, combining into a magnificent chapter.

He had originally thought the Golden Immortal chapter of the "Yuanlong Scripture" was already perfect, but looking back now, all sorts of omissions were laid bare before his eyes.

Clearly, there was still great room for improvement.

This discourse provided rare gains for the four Golden Immortals themselves, let alone the listeners.

What the few spoke of, falling into the ears of the Laoshan Sect disciples and the listening Jiangxue Fairy, was truly pearls of wisdom, encompassing everything.

One by one, they cast aside all distracting thoughts and listened so intently that they were oblivious to the outside world.

For a time, the entire Laoshan Sect was shrouded in mist and clouds, with auspicious light and colorful rays rising.

Ding-dang~

After an unknown amount of time, another chime of a bell sounded, and all was silent.

The disciples awoke from their enlightenment, feeling a sense of loss.

"It's over."

"I just realized a method for nurturing and refining Dharma Treasures, but I haven't had time to perfect it. I wonder how long I'll have to wait for the next lecture like this."

"Me too. If there had been a few more hours, I feel I could have broken through to True Immortal!"

"..."

These Laoshan Sect disciples were annoyed, joyful, or regretful, each with their own feelings.

"Alright!"

As the senior brother, seeing that his master and the seniors were still sitting with eyes closed in silence, Duanhe waved his hand, causing the fellow disciples to stop speaking.

"Discuss it after you withdraw; do not disturb the master and the seniors~"

Thus, these Laoshan Sect disciples rose one by one, bowed, and carefully retreated together.

Divine Light lingered, and auspicious clouds gathered in layers.

Auspicious clouds stretched on, golden lamps and jade pendants circulated, and the treasure light flowed like water dripping from eaves, continuous and unending.

Looking closely, even space and time had become folded.

A long while later.

The few opened their eyes one after another and smiled at each other.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Wine Sword Immortal to have such attainments; Jingde is truly impressed. May I ask which sect the fellow daoist hails from?"

Jingde's eyes shone as he savored what he had just realized, looking at Fang Longye to ask.

He truly had not expected that this fellow daoist of unknown origin would have such profound insights into the Great Dao.

Throughout the discourse, this fellow daoist had provided him with the most surprises.

Moreover, the strength was quite extraordinary; despite not having passed the Three Calamities, there was a faint, dangerous Aura leaking from him.

"No sect, no faction; I am merely a wanderer of the mountains and wilds!" Fang Longye waved his hand.

A wanderer of the mountains and wilds? No sect, no faction? Jingde looked at Fang Longye, who was brimming with treasure light, and was speechless.

Who are you trying to fool!

Do you really think that by dressing up as a wandering Sword Immortal, you are a rogue cultivator?

That immortal sword on your back is at the level of a perfect Superior Spiritual Treasure, the Iron Pen in your hand has a deep Aura, and you are covered in Superior Spiritual Treasures from head to toe.

Is this what a wanderer of the mountains and wilds can possess?

Do you really think it's still the ancient era!

With this luxurious equipment, even if you skinned and boned the current rogue Golden Immortals, they couldn't trade for it~ However, since this fellow daoist intended to hide his origins, he could not say anything.

He couldn't exactly get to the bottom of it! Jingde stopped asking, and Fang Longye asked back instead.

"I remember that Laoshan seems to be far away in Nanzhan Buzhou! What is your sect doing here?"

"Haha! It is indeed as the fellow daoist guessed; the ancestral grounds of the Laoshan Sect are in Nanzhan Buzhou. I am merely following my master's orders to come here to Dongsheng Shenzhou to expand our influence."

"The fellow daoist might be very unfamiliar with our sect, but that is because our Laoshan Sect was newly founded by my master."

"However, I believe that one day, our Laoshan will surely be famous throughout the Three Realms, known to all living beings."

Jingde laughed loudly and provided the answer.

Yo~ I didn't expect this Jingde to be the second-generation founder of the future Laoshan Sect.

Fang Longye blinked and thought to himself.

However, seeing the confidence in Jingde's eyes regarding his own sect, Fang Longye was lost in thought.

It seems that those true disciples of the Shangqing lineage are providing quite a bit of support to this Laoshan Sect!

But this is also normal.

After all, it is a Daoist sect that was famous in his past life~

While Fang Longye was conversing with Jingde, Peony Fairy was also observing him with great interest, her eyes shimmering with brilliant colors.

Although her cultivation realm was somewhat inferior to Jingde's, she surpassed him significantly in terms of worldly experience.

After all, she was affiliated with the Heavenly Court.

Being a female immortal, she was also quite extensive in her social circles.

Although she could not see through Fang Longye, she recognized Long Xuan by his side.

This little Princess of the Dongting Longgong was sitting beside this fellow Daoist Wine Sword Immortal with a well-behaved expression, looking just like a sword attendant.

Interesting~ It seems there is quite a story here!

Peony Fairy looked back and forth between Fang Longye and Long Xuan, deep in thought.

Sensing Peony Fairy's gaze, Long Xuan glared at her with some impatience.

Clearly, she did not know that her identity had already been recognized by Peony Fairy; otherwise, she would have been too ashamed to act this way.

This was not strange.

Before this, she and Peony Fairy had never met and had absolutely no interaction. Peony Fairy was only able to know Long Xuan because she had learned of her from a Dragon Clan friend she knew.

Facing Long Xuan's glare, Peony Fairy merely responded with a smile.

Afterward, she joined the conversation between Fang Longye and Jingde.

……

After some conversation, the three of them were naturally much more familiar with each other and could be considered friends.

They drank a few more cups of tea.

Peony Fairy fiddled with the peony flower in her hand and rose to her feet, accompanied by Jiangxue Fairy.

She saluted Jingde and said, "True Man, I have been well taken care of in your precious land during this life!"

"I will surely repay this kindness in the future~"

"I have only just returned from my Calamity and still have many things to attend to. I shall not stay any longer!"

Then she turned her head and said to Fang Longye with a smile, "If you are free another day, you may come to Hundred Flower Valley for a visit~ That is a place where we flower immortals cultivate in quietude; the scenery is pleasant and worth seeing."

Regardless of what background this person before her had, being able to subdue the little Princess of the Dongting Longgong, who was rumored to be very proud, to such an extent,

showed that he was truly extraordinary.

He was naturally worth befriending.

Hundred Flower Valley? Fang Longye was stunned upon hearing this.

That seems to be the residence of the Hundred Flower Fairy, right! That makes sense—isn't the Hundred Flower Fairy the direct superior of these flower immortals and flower goddesses?

Good heavens~ I hadn't thought much about it before, but looking at it now, isn't that a place where female immortals gather? *Slurp*~

He immediately flicked his sleeves and said, "Why wait for another day! There is no time like the present, today shall be the day~"

"Fairy, when shall we leave?"

Uh~ Peony Fairy's brows furrowed slightly, and her smile became somewhat stiff and unnatural.

Her words were merely polite; Hundred Flower Valley was a place where they, the flower immortals, usually played, frolicked, and relaxed.

Although it was not strictly forbidden for male immortals to enter, most of the guests they received on a daily basis were female immortals.

Since the establishment of Hundred Flower Valley, there had truly been very few male immortals who had managed to enter.

It could be said that they were few and far between.

Yet she had not expected that this fellow Daoist before her would be so unceremonious, directly climbing up the pole as soon as it was offered.

He was quite proactive upon hearing her invitation.

Looking at Fang Longye's impatient expression, Peony Fairy felt she had spoken out of turn.

……

Above the firmament, layers of auspicious clouds and streaks of brilliant colors gathered, and a vast, surging force of water came rushing over, crashing against the cloud banks and stirring up a thousand layers of white foam, one upon another.

Within the cloud-water escape light were naturally the four of them: Fang Longye, Long Xuan, Peony Fairy, and Jiangxue Fairy.

It was very obvious.

Words spoken are like spilled water; they naturally cannot be taken back.

Even if it was just a polite remark, since Fang Longye had deliberately taken it seriously, Peony Fairy could only bite the bullet and intend to take him back to Hundred Flower Valley.

Three Golden Immortals, accompanied by one True Immortal, naturally traveled at a high speed.

After flying for an unknown number of billions of miles, the group had already approached the territory of Hundred Flower Valley.

"Fellow Daoist, we agreed beforehand. I am only taking you to try and enter, but if the Hundred Flower sister is not happy with you staying,"

"please do not be angry, fellow Daoist, and leave Hundred Flower Valley as soon as possible."

"After all, this Hundred Flower Valley is, at the end of the day, a place for us women to gather. It is indeed not very appropriate for male immortals to stay for long." Peony Fairy slowed down her cloud-riding speed and said to Fang Longye with a solemn expression.

Fang Longye patted his chest and guaranteed, "Fairy, rest assured! I have only heard that the scenery of Hundred Flower Valley is beautiful; I have no other intentions."

"I, Fang, am definitely not a lecherous person and will certainly not disturb you fairies."

Hearing Fang Longye's righteous response and seeing the rare divine sword behind him, Peony Fairy felt relieved.

At least she relaxed by eighty percent, leaving only twenty percent of necessary caution.

"This fellow Daoist calls himself the Wine Sword Immortal, and his entire body exudes sharp energy; he is clearly a Sword Immortal without a doubt. Looking at it this way, there should be no major issues~"

In her understanding, most Sword Immortals were bitter cultivators who cared for nothing but their swords. They were either uninterested in women or devoted to only one.

Taking him into Hundred Flower Valley was no big deal.

Of course, the most critical point was that the good sister in the hearts of these flower immortals—the Hundred Flower Fairy—was an expert of the Taiyi realm.

Even if Fang Longye had any malicious intent, in Peony Fairy's view, he would simply be suppressed with a wave of her hand.

The reason she was so attentive and confirmed so many times whether Fang Longye had malicious thoughts was purely because she was afraid that if she really invited a wolf into the house, she would be reprimanded by the Hundred Flower Fairy.

Beside them, Long Xuan saw Fang Longye's harmless demeanor and immediately curled her lips in secret.

It was just that he dared not ruin Fang Longye's plans.

He glanced at Peony Fairy, whose expression had clearly relaxed, and sneered coldly in his heart.

Truly blind and as stupid as an ox—you believe whatever others say.

If he weren't lecherous, why would he bring me, this old lady, along? If he weren't lecherous, would his eyes have gone straight the moment he heard you mention Hundred Flower Valley? Just as the three of them were lost in their own thoughts.

Suddenly, a sword hum was heard by their ears, long and lingering, clear and cold.

There was no need to look; the moment Fang Longye heard that sword hum, he knew who had come.

He immediately rolled his eyes, clutched his forehead, and sighed: "This madman, we ran into him again!"

Meanwhile, Long Xuan's eyes brightened, a flash of schadenfreude crossing her gaze.

This was a sword madman Fang Longye had encountered while traveling through Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Damn it—he had simply been using the 'Cai Xian Sword' to slice meat for a barbecue while resting in the mountains, only to be seen by this sword madman.

First came the words "Your heart is insincere," and then he had swung his sword directly at his neck.

What a lunatic!

Fang Longye was simply speechless.

That wasn't enough; after that incident, this sword madman had been chasing him, shouting and killing, ever since.

Just because he, Fang Longye, used his own sword to slice meat for a barbecue! If you say he isn't a lunatic, then who is?

The key was that this sword madman had both strength and a background. He was extremely troublesome—you ask how he knew? That was naturally from personal experience.

Previously, he had calculated carefully and forced this sword madman into a desperate situation, only for him to summon a projection of the Execution Immortal Sword!

He immediately turned the tables.

This hadn't happened just once or twice, but time and time again.

After all this, it was clear that Fang Longye could beat him, but couldn't kill him. Like a hedgehog, he was incredibly annoying.

In any case, Fang Longye had no way to deal with him, so he had been avoiding him ever since.

If I can't afford to provoke him, can't I at least hide from him?

As it turned out, he was feeling happy today, and he ran into him again!

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

Just as Fang Longye clutched his forehead and sighed, the sword hum gradually grew clear and high-pitched.

Cold light flashed before their eyes, and thousands of sword lights descended, crisscrossing, with rising chill that sliced through space and time.

Within the vicinity, sword Qi raged everywhere.

Sealing everything, annihilating all vitality.

Then, the clouds parted, and a Sword Immortal of the Profound Gate stepped out, wearing wide sleeves and robes, with a broad forehead and deep eyes, a majestic figure, his Dharma sword clanging in his hand, his sword Qi soaring to the heavens.

Above his crown, auspicious clouds swirled, clear as water, and wherever the rainbow light reached, thousands of lotus flowers bloomed, with falling petals scattering in a free and easy manner.

"Xiaoyunzi! Is this necessary? I use my own sword to do whatever I want! Is that any of your business?"

Fang Longye stretched his body and instantly left his spot, facing this Sword Immortal of the Profound Gate from across the air.

Xiaoyunzi's eyes looked calm, unstained by any impurities; facing Fang Longye's words, he only said: "Blasphemer, die!"

He directly slashed out a streak of sword light, heading straight for Fang Longye.

"That trick doesn't work anymore!"

Seeing this sword light, Fang Longye smiled slightly, curled his fingers like a bow, and flicked them, colliding with the sword light and producing a metallic sound that echoed all around.

The lingering sound spread far away, reverberating in the surroundings.

Wherever it reached, the sea of clouds rippled, and lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.

"Begone."

Xiaoyunzi's strike failed, but he remained calm; he continued to brandish his Dharma sword, and the sword light divided.

One became two, two became four, four became eight, and then, thousands upon thousands, crisscrossing.

The sky was filled with sword light, like dancing phoenixes, rising cranes, and soaring dragons, colliding and intersecting in countless scenes.

Seemingly illusory yet not, seemingly real yet not, overlapping above and below, permeating left and right.

The sword light wove a diagram, changing unpredictably.

Seeing the sword diagram, Fang Longye felt as if his spirit had been sucked into it in an instant.

Then it instantly shattered into thousands of pieces, each piece experiencing a different life. That chaos, that complexity, that conflict, was enough to make one collapse.

"Reincarnation Sword Dao? You certainly have learned a messy variety of things."

In just an instant, Fang Longye broke free from the sword diagram's attack.

Then, he tore through space and instantly teleported behind him. Without the slightest courtesy, he kicked him in the backside, sending him flying to an unknown place tens of thousands of miles away.

If it were before, he wouldn't have been so relaxed and easy. But having grown during this period, it was naturally different.

Dusting off his hands, Fang Longye turned to Peony Fairy and gestured: "Fairy, why are you stunned? Let's continue on our way!"

It was as if the previous scene had never happened.

Of course, he didn't not care; he was just somewhat numb to it.

To be honest, if not for the fear of the Execution Immortal Sword projection that Xiaoyunzi could summon, Fang Longye would have killed him long ago.

He was too annoying! He even suspected that the great power behind Xiaoyunzi was using him, Fang Longye, as a tool to temper his disciples...

After this interlude, the rest of the journey was smooth and without further twists.

Soon, they arrived at the location of Hundred Flower Valley.

"Is this the place?"

Fang Longye looked at the empty, desolate valley before him and asked.

"That's right."

Peony Fairy nodded to confirm. Then, with a flip of her palm, a jade bead appeared from her palm.

With a thought, the lustrous white jade bead suddenly shone with great brilliance.

It was as if an invisible giant hand had gently wiped away the illusion before them, or as if a beaded curtain had been hung on a hook and slowly lifted.

The originally empty and desolate mountain valley transformed into a Blessed Land of a fairy valley, rich in spiritual essence and filled with the songs of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

A rich, fragrant scent, accompanied by dense spiritual energy, rushed toward them.

"Hundred Flower Valley..." Fang Longye murmured.

Without hesitation, he and Long Xuan immediately followed Peony Fairy and escaped into it.

Fang Longye strolled through Hundred Flower Valley, following a special intuition as he wound his way forward.

Along the way, the winding corridors, pavilions, flowers, willows, ponds, and terraces were all breathtakingly beautiful. Yet, he did not take any of this to heart.

And the reason was—

Just after entering Hundred Flower Valley, Fang Longye had felt a restlessness originating from his Bloodline.

It was an indescribable, indefinable feeling.

Thus, after Peony Fairy arranged for him to rest in a courtyard, he followed this special intuition and headed all the way into the depths of Hundred Flower Valley.

Strictly speaking, this was not permitted.

Although he had entered Hundred Flower Valley, the courtyard Peony Fairy had arranged for him belonged to the outer perimeter.

Moreover, before Peony Fairy left, she had repeatedly urged him to stay in the courtyard and not walk about.

He was to wait until she reported to Hundred Flower Fairy and received permission.

However, it was obvious that even if this special intuition had not arisen, Fang Longye likely would not have listened to Peony Fairy's words.

At a corner of the corridor, where pines and cypresses intertwined, one or two orioles were hidden; hearing footsteps, they could not help but shake their feathers.

With a melodious cry, the sound was crisp, reverberating among the branches and leaves and stirring up echoes.

The rustling wind came and went, weaving through them.

Fang Longye's footsteps were light, a smile on his lips.

Because it seemed he already knew where this special intuition originated from.

The laughter of many female immortals reached his ears, a scene of playful frolicking.

"Little beauty, don't run."

"Sister Yang Chan, I'm here, come and catch me!"

"Catch me~"

"I'm here~"

The voices were low or high, with different timbres, but all sounded melodious and pleasant; gathered together, one after another, they laughed aloud.

"Little beauty, hehehe~"

"Caught you!"

A beautiful female immortal dressed in men's clothing, wearing a cyan gauze blindfold, feigned an evil laugh as she groped her way around.

Then, she grabbed the appearing Fang Longye and pulled him into her embrace.

(End of this chapter)