Chapter 38: line with translation of chapter title

You brought that broken mirror—are you trying to look at me?

Li Zhangsheng spoke very casually; that Extreme Dao Imperial Armament Void Mirror seemed utterly worthless in his eyes!

Don't dare, I just play with this mirror occasionally, just to see what I look like; how could I dare to embarrass myself before a senior!

Jiang Yuanqing's face broke into a smile as he spoke very humbly, yet his spine felt a chill.

I never expected this immortal to still be alive!

Jiang Yuanqing felt moved.

Although Li Zhangsheng had slept for over twenty thousand years, most of those who knew him had exhausted their lifespans and ascended.

But there were still some who hadn't died!

And Jiang Yuanqing is that veteran Emperor Realm who has seen Li Zhangsheng and is still alive.

Over twenty thousand years ago, Jiang Yuanqing and Li Zhangsheng's seven disciples were peerless geniuses of their era!

At that time, it was a golden age, all kinds of talents emerged, vying for supremacy against Li Zhangsheng's seven disciples!

But no matter how talented, they were firmly overwhelmed by Li Zhangsheng's seven disciples!

The formidable strength of Li Zhangsheng's seven disciples almost made all heavenly prodigies feel despair!

Jiang Yuanqing was no different; he was practically suffocated by the pressure of Li Zhangsheng's seven disciples!

When Jiang Yuanqing was very young, he followed his Elder Ancestor on a visit to the Longevity Gate.

He had already seen Li Zhangsheng when he was very young!

At that time, the ancient Jiang family actually had a decent relationship with the Longevity Gate!

At that time, the Jiang family's Elder Ancestor told Jiang Yuanqing to never provoke anyone, especially not the Longevity Gate.

Back then he couldn't understand why his own Elder Ancestor, already an Emperor Realm, would fear Li Zhangsheng so much!

Later he finally understood.

Simply because he was also one of the witnesses to Li Zhangsheng slaying five Emperor Realm with a single sword!

That scene also left him with a deep psychological shadow; he had originally thought that Emperor Realm beings were already invincible under heaven.

Little did he know, before certain mighty beings, an Emperor Realm was no different from an ant!

At that time Jiang Yuanqing finally understood Li Zhangsheng's might, and he could finally keep his Elder Ancestor's admonition firmly in mind.

Yes, don't provoke anyone, especially not the Longevity Gate!

Therefore, even though the Longevity Gate later declined, Jiang Yuanqing repeatedly urged the Jiang family not to have any designs on the Longevity Gate!

The Jiang family members also firmly remembered his words, never seeking trouble with the Longevity Gate…

After so many years, the Longevity Gate fell repeatedly, and Jiang Yuanqing originally thought Li Zhangsheng had either ascended or entered meditation unto death.

Unexpectedly, today he actually saw again that face which he could hardly forget!

Still as handsome, still with that demeanor, his qi and blood still as vast as the sea!

But at this moment his heart was extremely uneasy!!

This immortal actually personally struck down the Jiang family's young master of this generation, Jiang Yichen!

Who knows what foolish deed that brat committed to actually offend this immortal!

The brat's death is no big deal.

Just a young master; if he's gone, we can just cultivate another!

But if this implicates the Jiang family, then it's troublesome.

If this immortal really takes it to heart, the whole Jiang family is merely a matter of one sword strike from him!

Beside him, the Jiang family's quasi-Emperor Realm elder saw his own Elder Ancestor kneeling before Li Zhangsheng and was utterly dumbfounded!

It's not the Elder Ancestor; he killed our Jiang family's young master! I summoned you here to seek justice for our Jiang family, so why are you kneeling before him and calling him senior?

The Jiang family's quasi-Emperor Realm elder's heart was already overturned by tumultuous waves.

In his heart, Jiang Yuanqing is an exalted existence, the second‑ranked veteran Emperor Realm among all Emperor Realm of the Nine Provinces Continent, yet now he behaves so humbly before the white‑clad youth!

The Jiang family's quasi-Emperor Realm elder also instantly realized something was wrong; having just risen, he immediately knelt again before Li Zhangsheng!

Wu Cheng and Yan Biao both stared, dumbfounded!

How does this story's development differ so much from what they imagined?

Well, it seems the Longevity Gate's Emperor Realm is even fiercer than the Jiang family's Elder Ancestor!

Instantly, some families rejoiced while others worried!

The one who was happy was Wu Cheng!

The one who was worried was Yan Biao!

Li Zhangsheng took a sip of wine, looked at Jiang Yuanqing and said: "I just killed your Jiang family's young master!"

"It doesn't matter; that brat dared to offend a senior, his death is more than deserved." Jiang Yuanqing smiled without a trace of anger: "That brat being able to die at a senior's hand is actually his honor!"

"Come on, speak up." Li Zhangsheng also had no intention of bearing a grudge: "Has your Elder Ancestor already passed?"

The "your Elder Ancestor" that Li Zhangsheng referred to naturally means the previous Elder Ancestor of the Jiang family!

Seeing that Li Zhangsheng seemed not to hold a grudge, Jiang Yuanqing also breathed a sigh of relief as if a weight had been lifted.

He rose and said: "The Grand Purity Elder Ancestor already entered meditation unto death ten thousand years ago."

Jiang Taiching is the Jiang family's previous Guardian Elder Ancestor!

"Ah!" Li Zhangsheng let out a soft sigh: "Back then, your Elder Ancestor even sent me several jugs of fine wine; I never thought he'd also pass away."

Old friends withered away one after another like leaves in the wind; the long‑lived merely watch generation after generation die and then new ones rise!

This Jiang Taiching was also one of the few friends Li Zhangsheng previously got along with well!

Upon hearing that his old friend had entered meditation unto death, Li Zhangsheng inevitably felt some emotion!

It was also because of this Jiang Taiching that Li Zhangsheng refrained from turning Jiang Yuanqing into a blood mist!

"Senior, do you still remember Elder Ancestor Taiqing? Elder Ancestor, beneath the Nine Springs, must surely be pleased as well." Jiang Yuanqing also said rather emotionally:

"Back when Elder Ancestor was about to leave, he still wanted to find you, senior, for a drink, but somehow he just couldn't find you."

"Hehe, this brat!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head with a sigh, then looked at Jiang Yuanqing and curiously asked: "Your Jiang family, after all, is a prominent force—how could you meddle in the affairs of such a backwater place as Ze Yun Immortal City?"

"Aren't you yourself an old immortal? How could you be in a place like Ze Yun Immortal City?"

"Alright, I've heard that the founder of Changsheng Sect always likes to wander the mortal world; today I've finally seen it."

Jiang Yuanqing muttered a few things to himself, then said: "I also heard this from the younger generation."

"I heard that just three days ago, not far from Ze Yun Immortal City, the Wanhe Mountain Range suddenly revealed a miraculous secret realm."

"Only those at the Saint Realm or below can enter to seek opportunity!"

"It's said that quite a few people have gained considerable opportunity inside, so many of the Jiang family's juniors have come to join the fun!"

"As for why that brat Jiang Yichen came to Ze Yun Immortal City, I'm not entirely sure either..."

Saying that, Jiang Yuanqing glanced at the Jiang family's quasi-emperor elder beside him.

That elder hurriedly explained: "Two days ago, a person from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce obtained a Myriad Dao Holy Fruit inside that secret realm."

"Coincidentally, at that time the young master was passing by a market of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce on his way to that secret realm."

"Upon learning that the young master had graced their market, the president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce presented that Myriad Dao Holy Fruit to the young master."

"They only hope the young master will make an appearance during today's negotiations between them and the Lingyun Chamber of Commerce."

"After that..."

The Jiang family quasi-emperor elder stopped speaking here, his expression turning unnatural.

What happened afterward, everyone knows!

The "Myriad Dao Holy Fruit" mentioned by the Jiang family quasi-emperor elder is a rare heavenly-earthly spirit object!

This spirit object can increase the success rate by thirty percent when breaking through from the peak of the Saint Realm to the quasi-emperor realm, making it extremely attractive to Saint Realm cultivators!

"I never expected that secret realm to actually contain a Myriad Dao Holy Fruit—quite interesting." Jiang Yuanqing muttered.

"Of course, such a secret realm holds no attraction at all for us Emperor Realm powerhouses!"

"These little opportunities are left for the juniors to fight over—this is practically an unspoken understanding among all Emperor Realm experts of the Nine Provinces Continent."

"Such sesame‑sized opportunities are utterly useless to Emperor Realm powerhouses!!"

"I never expected that Wanhe Mountain would actually have a secret realm appear—why have we never heard any news about it?" Liu Yiming wondered curiously.

Wu Cheng was also completely baffled.

"Secret realms keep appearing in Ze Yun Immortal City, yet this person who is often there hasn't even heard a whisper of news!!"

"That secret realm only appeared two or three days ago and hasn't spread yet." The Jiang family quasi-emperor elder said: "After all, there are plenty of spirit objects inside; everyone wants to grab them first, so naturally they won't spread the news and draw others to compete."

"Even those cultivators who know the news pass it on by selling the information, thereby earning a tidy sum of spirit stones!"

"No wonder!" Liu Yiming stroked his chin, looked at Xiao Jue, and said: "Brother Xiao, why don't we two go join the fun?"

Xiao Jue laughed: "Hehe, I was just thinking the same—I've been so bored lately my balls ache!!"

"Sect Master?"

The two looked at Li Zhangsheng; naturally, if they wanted to go, they needed his approval!

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and said: "Go, go!"

Li Zhangsheng would naturally not stop them, after all, to grow into a true powerhouse one needs constant tempering!

Keeping them sheltered in a greenhouse is not Li Zhangsheng's way of raising disciples!

Moreover, these two carry many talismans refined by Li Zhangsheng for them.

Especially Liu Yiming, he has talismans of all kinds.

Fully equipped with talismans, below the quasi-emperor realm no one should be able to do anything to these two!

As for Li Zhangsheng, he naturally wouldn't personally go to those secret realms to squabble over such meager resources with the juniors.

"Hehe, Sect Master, we're off then." Liu Yiming eagerly grabbed Xiao Jue and shot away……