Chapter 95: Tell You a Secret!

The Shengjian Sect held a grand banquet, and Luoxia Mountain was packed with guests; it was a sea of people, with even the surrounding hillsides crowded with onlookers.

As long as there was a place to stand, even the tree trunks were covered with the common folk of Luoyue City. They were all there to catch a glimpse of the Old Immortal, hoping to behold his immortal countenance.

"Brother, is it true that seeing the Old Immortal just once can make you live to be a hundred? I feel like it's too mystical." A girl of about 17 pulled on the boy beside her and asked, her eyes full of doubt. She was dressed in white, with delicate features, clearly a young lady of a prominent family from Luoyue City.

"That goes without saying. Even if we don't see the Old Immortal, being able to pay respects to Lord Yan Xiao in person would be a blessing cultivated over a hundred years. If we had the aptitude for cultivation and were taken in as disciples by Lord Yan Xiao, that would be even better." The boy looked on with longing, gazing from the mountaintop toward the main hall of the Shengjian Sect, his eyes filled with reverence.

"This little brother is right. Sect Master Yan Xiao is a young hero. If I could speak a few words to him in person and share a drink, I would have no regrets in this life," a large man carrying a broadsword on his back said with a sigh as he gazed at the Shengjian Sect's main hall.

"Young Master Yan Xiao is so handsome. If I could stay by his side as a maidservant, that would truly be..." a young girl giggled like a lovesick fan.

"Uh... is he really that great?" the girl in white muttered in a low voice.

"Of course! Young Master Yan Xiao is the great hero of our Luoyue City. If it weren't for him, Luoyue City would likely be gone, and we wouldn't have these peaceful days. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he halved our taxes makes him our good City Lord. We truly worship him in our hearts," an old man leaning on a cane said, panting for breath.

To climb the mountain to watch the ceremony, he had truly risked his old life.

Several members of the Chen Family, in order to scout the true strength of the Shengjian Sect, had mingled among the crowd, but all they heard were praises for Yan Xiao and his master; they failed to gather any useful information.

"This Yan Xiao is truly an extraordinary figure to be able to make the people of Luoyue City trust him so much." Chen Jing, disguised as a farmer, walked up slowly. Upon arriving before the Mountain Protection Array, he felt the powerful force within the formation. He could not help but confirm his suspicions: "With a Mountain Protection Array like this, even if a powerhouse at the 3rd level of the Nascent Soul Realm came to attack, they might not be able to break through. Yan Xiao's master is likely an immortal figure; I had better leave as soon as possible."

Chen Jing was naturally suspicious, and now that he had seen the extraordinary nature of the Mountain Protection Array, he already had plans to leave.

Just as he turned slowly, preparing to depart, a dashing young man came panting and, stumbling, bumped into him. He had intentionally hidden his cultivation, so he did not use True Qi, and this caught him off guard, nearly knocking him over.

"Ah, oh my... Old man, are you alright? Did you get hurt?" The youth hurriedly grabbed him and asked with concern.

"Haha... I'm fine. Are you here to attend the Old Immortal's birthday banquet?" Chen Jing laughed, stroked his beard, and asked.

"I'm just a wealthy landowner from Luoyue City. I usually just visit brothels and play with my birds; how would I have the chance to attend his birthday banquet!" The youth took a deep breath and waved his hand.

His tone was frivolous, looking exactly like a stubborn, spoiled brat.

Chen Jing shook his head, not wanting to waste any more breath on him, and was about to turn and leave. The youth, however, smiled with feigned mystery. "Hehe, I came here to watch the show. My older sister is a maid at the Shengjian Sect, and she accidentally overheard a big secret about the Shengjian Sect..."

Chen Jing's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Oh? What big secret is that?"

He feigned indifference, but in his heart, he thought: "It wouldn't hurt to listen to what he has to say; it might be a breakthrough."

"Let me tell you, my sister said that someone wants to come to the Shengjian Sect to cause trouble today. The Shengjian Sect has already known about it and deliberately held this grand banquet to lure the enemy into the trap, so that those who come will never return." The youth looked around and said cautiously.

Hearing this, Chen Jing's pupils constricted, his sphincter tightened, and he secretly thought: *How dangerous. *

"It seems my judgment was correct this time. 'Caution prevents great mistakes'—truly, my life motto has saved me," Chen Jing sighed.

"With the Shengjian Sect being such a large power, who would dare to come and cause trouble? Could it be that they are also practitioners?" Chen Jing was curious about the strength of Yan Xiao and his master, so he couldn't help but ask.

"I heard from my sister that it's some big shot from Liuyun. They say there is a great immortal master of the... the... Nascent Soul Realm, but Lord Yan Xiao has long been prepared, waiting for the Nascent... Nascent... him to come and die," the youth said proudly, as if he were the expert capable of defeating a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse.

"Is that so? Then why are you going up there, little brother? Aren't you afraid that when immortals fight, the bystanders will suffer?" Chen Jing felt his palms sweating and thought to himself, "This Shengjian Sect is truly formidable. It's a good thing I didn't just attack."

"Hehe, I heard that Sect Master Yan Xiao is taking this opportunity to cultivate talent and test the courage and spirit of his sect disciples. Any disciple who dares to fight against a strong enemy, regardless of their cultivation or strength, will be accepted as a core disciple and become a key object of cultivation," the youth said with a wink.

Chen Jing nodded. "Little brother, are you planning to go up and show your loyalty so that Yan Xiao will look at you with new eyes and you can become a core disciple of the Shengjian Sect?"

"That is exactly the idea! I almost bumped into you and felt bad about it, so I specifically told you the secret. As long as those dog bastards from Liuyun arrive, you just curse them out loud, greet their ancestors of eighteen generations, and say they were all raised on shit—anyway, curse them as viciously as you can. If Lord Yan Xiao is happy, he might reward you with half an immortal pill or a spirit fruit, and then living another few hundred years won't be a problem." The youth spat as he spoke, seemingly thinking for the old man and sharing a great opportunity with him.

Chen Jing's face grew darker the more he listened.

He wished he could draw his sword and stab the hateful youth before him to death.

To actually make him curse his own ancestors of eighteen generations, using such foul language, and cursing as viciously as possible?

Chen Jing was nearly bursting with rage and several times could barely refrain from attacking, but he was afraid of alerting Yan Xiao and the others, so he had to console himself: "Small patience avoids great disaster. This youth before me is like dog shit; no need to pay him any mind."

"Many thanks for your kindness, young hero. I shall be going now." Chen Jing suppressed his anger and walked away slowly.

"Old man, you're really not going? I see you don't have many years left to live; why not go and try your luck?" The youth kindly invited him.

"I... many thanks for your kindness, young hero, but I won't go." Chen Jing didn't even look back and walked away quickly. The youth before him was just too infuriating; if he didn't leave now, he would surely be driven to illness.

"Haha... you old scoundrel, I almost scared you to death." Once Chen Jing was far away, the youth gave a playful smile. He was very happy to have led a great Nascent Soul Realm cultivator around by the nose.

This youth was none other than the Great Sect Master of the Shengjian Sect, Lord Yan Xiao.

He had kept the system locked onto Chen Jing's location information, just waiting for him to take the bait. He hadn't expected this old man to be so timid; he was scared into trembling after just a little bit of bluffing.

"Owner, you are truly wicked, deceiving an old man like that," the system remarked.

"Pfft, he's the one who wanted to plot against me, isn't he? Let's go, back to wish 'Master' a happy birthday." Yan Xiao laughed and, using the Earth Escape Technique, returned to the main hall of the Shengjian Sect.

At the mountain gate, in a pavilion, Tingxue had been hiding in the shadows.

She wanted to leave, but in her heart, she felt some worry for Yan Xiao, thinking she would watch a little longer; if Yan Xiao were truly in danger, she would risk saving him once.

She was conflicted, inwardly calling herself an idiot for developing feelings for him. But that time she had intentionally made a mistake, Yan Xiao's partiality had made her cold heart feel very warm; she wanted to be favored by him forever—that was a tenderness she had never felt before.

She did not want Yan Xiao to lose his life because of this. But the opponent was a peerless powerhouse of the Nascent Soul Realm...

Thus, she kept pacing at the mountain gate, telling herself to wait a little longer, just a little longer...

And so.

She witnessed the entire process of Yan Xiao toying with Chen Jing. Although she did not know Chen Jing's true identity, judging by her assassin's intuition, this person was very likely the number one expert of Liuyun—Chen Jing.

Seeing Yan Xiao tease Chen Jing like this, she couldn't help but giggle, "This bad guy is truly rotten to the core, but he is also far too bold."

She herself did not understand why she was always worrying about him.