Chapter 585: I will block Yili Shenjun Fuchi

On the cliffs of Mount Feng, amidst the pavilions of clouds and mist, two Daoists sat cross-legged, receiving guests. Jian Zhu, who possessed quite a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, was currently adjusting the positions of the fruit platters and snacks on several tables. He truly leaned in to look again and again, shifting them back and forth.

Outside the window, a literary horse came stepping through the air, leading a fat crane and a wisp of white cloud.

"Master! Perfected One Xuanming has arrived!"

Xu Yi reined in his horse and stopped outside the pavilion balcony, speaking to Lin Jue inside, then bowed to the person behind him:

"Perfected One, please enter! My master has been waiting for a long time!"

"Good, good, good..."

Perfected One Xuanming descended from the back of the fat crane, bringing his own young attendant, and walked into the pavilion.

Following closely behind, Pu Mei also arrived riding a literary horse.

"Master, Daoist Bai Luan has arrived."

Daoist Bai Luan was riding a white cloud; he looked up and saw a gigantic snake head protruding from the mountain peak above. He was somewhat startled and regained his senses, only to find that Pu Mei had already invited him inside.

"Master, Perfected One Moyu has arrived."

Wang Ran also rode a literary horse, flying in from the distant sky.

Following behind him was, impressively, Perfected One Moyu.

At this moment, inside the pavilion, Jian Zhu had already stood behind his master. Every meditation cushion and table in the hall was aligned perfectly; the distance and angles between the tables and cushions were strictly maintained. The fruit platters and snacks on the tables were also placed with extreme precision, the distance to the corners of the tables being identical. It looked very orderly, to the point that even these few immortals, who were accustomed to leisure, felt a bit embarrassed to take their seats.

"Three seniors, please sit."

"Hehehe..."

Perfected One Xuanming sat down first, his young attendant standing behind him. He couldn't help but look back: "It has been many years since I have seen a literary horse with such pure bloodlines. Daoist friend, where did you find this?"

"From a hidden immortal realm."

"Daoist friend Xuanming saw the literary horse, but did not see the imperial snake on the mountaintop," Daoist Bai Luan said. "I am afraid I can guess where this hidden immortal realm is."

"Imperial snake..."

The three immortals looked at each other.

Literary horse, imperial snake, Yuanqiu immortal tree.

Where else could it be?

Lin Jue was neither surprised nor evasive.

These three immortals all had their ways of avoiding calamities, were of great age, and were fond of watching the excitement and chatting; they could be said to be well-informed, so this could not be hidden from them.

During the idle chatter, Jian Zhu had already walked over carrying a wine pot and cups, pouring wine for the three immortals one by one.

"It has been a long time since we gathered. It is rare for the three seniors to gather here again; I toast the three of you."

As the host, Lin Jue raised his cup first.

This time there were two cups on his table, one for him and one for the fox, to prevent the fox from stealing his.

The junior sister and the three immortals raised their cups simultaneously.

Taking a small sip, they all found the aftertaste endless.

"It is the Thousand-Day Wine with immortal fruit added again. Hahaha, I will not hide it from you, Daoist friend; ever since I returned from your place that day, I have missed this taste very much," Perfected One Xuanming said. "Once, Daoist friend, you asked me if I had ever drunk wine better than this Thousand-Day Wine. Haha, if it were the original Thousand-Day Wine, I have indeed drunk it, but if it is this cup of Thousand-Day Wine, then it is undoubtedly the best."

"Daoist friend Xuanming is right," Daoist Bai Luan also said. "If there is an opportunity, I would really like to meet that Mountain Lord who can brew such fine wine; I wonder what kind of elegant person they are."

He did not know that it was a rugged pig demon.

Lin Jue did not say so either, only saying:

"If the few seniors like it, please drink more today. I do not know if, after drinking this time, there will be any opportunity to drink it again in the future."

Hearing this, the expressions of the few all froze.

They all knew what Lin Jue had specifically invited them over to say, but they did not expect him to skip the small talk and get straight to the point.

"That..."

Perfected One Xuanming said tentatively, somewhat cautiously: "Was that Mountain Lord also... executed?"

"Seniors, rest assured. Although my place here is not yet an immortal cave independent of heaven and earth, it is half-isolated from the outside world. You can speak freely here."

Lin Jue said, and only then answered:

"That is not the case. Although that Mountain Lord was deposed, he was after all a divine being and had entered the Nine Heavens divine register. The Purple Emperor still has to consider the face of the Nine Heavens divine beings, so he will not easily kill him."

"That is good, that is good..."

Perfected One Xuanming nodded repeatedly, and the young attendant behind him breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Daoist Bai Luan and Perfected One Moyu opposite also breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were trying to glimpse their own endings through that Mountain Lord.

"However, the Purple Emperor's wanton elimination of demons is now undisguised. The divine beings on Tianshan in the Western Regions have never done evil, and have not even descended from Tianshan for hundreds of years. Yet, Yili Shenjun Long She and the celestial soldiers and generals actually arrived at her doorstep, descending with celestial soldiers to wantonly slaughter her guards and descendants, pouring down celestial fire to burn her dojo and Tianshan. If it were not for my senior brother arriving in time, she would surely have been dragged back to the Nine Heavens."

"Besides her, the Black Mountain Yili Shenjun is also benevolent and generous. Heh, my junior sister and I practiced in the mountains in our early years and were taken care of by him many times. I never expected that he would also be targeted by the Purple Emperor."

"Just because someone entered to pick herbs and fell off a cliff, someone entered to seek immortality and got lost, or someone was injured by wild beasts in the mountains, it actually became..."

"... a reason for them to attack the Yishan Mountain Yili Shenjun. And because evil ghosts once appeared in the mountains, and they feared the Mountain Yili Shenjun's majesty and fled, the mountain's chaos also became the Mountain Yili Shenjun's crime."

"Hehehe..."

Lin Jue laughed once, raised his cup, and drank:

"My Fuyao is a demon, my disciples are demons, seniors Bai Luan and Moyu are demons, and senior Xuanming's attendant is also not human. Who knows when the Purple Emperor will come knocking? Or when that wine-brewing Mountain Lord will also be taken into custody? Neither you nor I know if we can survive this calamity. In the future, of course, there may not be another chance to drink this wine."

After hearing this, the few were silent for a moment.

They were all people who liked to watch the excitement; how could they not know what the Purple Emperor had done in these decades?

Perhaps one day, others would be watching their excitement.

Feeling heavy in their hearts and not knowing what to say, they could only drink wine.

Jian Zhu's face was calm, even calmer than Perfected One Xuanming's attendant, only holding the wine pot and pouring wine for them one by one.

"Master, if the Heavenly Emperor investigates, you can hand me over," the attendant behind Perfected One Xuanming suddenly spoke up. "There is no need to implicate Master."

"What nonsense are you speaking?" Perfected One Xuanming said. "This is a great calamity for us."

"Does Daoist friend Lin know of a Daoist friend named Meng Hua?" Perfected One Moyu said.

"The name sounds familiar."

"Daoist friend Meng Hua was also a person who achieved truth and Dao. After becoming an immortal, he lived in seclusion in the northern mountains and often watched the excitement with us in the past. When Yili Shenjun Fuchi fought alone against three True Lords and several divine beings, he originally wanted to go with us, but he was skilled in divination and calculated that he might have a calamity of blades, so he did not go."

Perfected One Moyu paused as he spoke:

"After he became an immortal and avoided the world, he practiced in the mountains. Since he was far from the mortal world, it was inevitable that he would live and associate with the wild beasts, birds, and demons in the mountains, just as an ordinary person living alone in a remote place would want to keep a cat or dog for company."

"However, more than a hundred years ago, a donkey he raised became a demon. The donkey was stubborn and stupid, not knowing the weight of things, and went out to hurt people, doing some wrong things, and was eliminated by a Daoist."

"I did not expect that after more than a hundred years, the Nine Heavens divine beings would actually dig it out and send Yili Shenjun Long She to find him, intending to wipe out all the demon disciples and attendants around him."

"Daoist friend Meng Hua tried to stop them... but he was not skilled in fighting, so how could he be a match for Yili Shenjun Long She? He was beheaded with one sword."

"I do not know if he calculated this calamity of his own."

Lin Jue listened in silence.

No wonder these three immortals came over today; they already saw the Purple Emperor's actions so clearly.

It turned out there was a previous warning.

What a pity...

"Sigh..." Daoist Bai Luan could not help but sigh. "Actually, demons and wild monsters are to immortals and divine beings just as ordinary birds, beasts, fish, insects, plants, and stones are to ordinary mortals. As long as birds, beasts, fish, insects, plants, and stones do not cease, demons and wild monsters will also emerge endlessly. To completely wipe out demons and wild monsters is like people wanting to eliminate all birds, beasts, fish, insects, plants, and stones in the world. How can it be done? Why would the Purple Emperor go to such lengths?"

"Why not face this calamity together?"

Lin Jue suddenly spoke, his gaze sharp, staring at them.

"I am naturally willing, but it is easier said than done," Daoist Bai Luan said. "The Purple Emperor is honored as the Heavenly Emperor. Even though Yili Shenjun Fuchi has resigned, under his command there are still the two famous Divine Lords, Long She and Ju Fang. Later, two more Divine Lords, Feiyi and Zhuming, were added, who are also the Four Saints of Protecting the Dao! If it were not for the struggle for divine incense, but for the elimination of demons in the mortal realm, he could mobilize the Eight Departments of Orthodox Gods and the Nine Heavens Great Immortals and Gods. Even other Emperors would have to obey his orders. How can we resist the power of the entire Nine Heavens?"

"The Purple Emperor's elimination of demons is indeed justified, but he has fallen into paranoia. Among the Nine Heavens Great Immortals and Gods, many also have demon mounts, pets, disciples, and friends. The Purple Emperor has already lost their hearts," Lin Jue said calmly. "Besides, we are also prepared."

"It is you, Daoist friend Fuyao, and your senior and junior brothers and the Mountain Yili Shenjun, right?" Perfected One Bai Luan said. "Even so, if we count more, with your abilities, Daoist friend, and making arrangements, using the Qianshan where the Mountain Yili Shenjun is located as a battlefield, we might be able to resist the True Lords and Nine Heavens Orthodox Gods under the Purple Emperor. But Yili Shenjun Fuchi is half a disciple of the Purple Emperor. Although he has resigned, a single letter from the Purple Emperor would surely invite him to come out and take action again. With Yili Shenjun Fuchi's abilities, how can we resist?"

Hearing the four words "Yili Shenjun Fuchi," the expressions of the few changed slightly.

That day they went to watch the excitement, and Yili Shenjun Fuchi's invincible posture left an incredibly deep impression on them.

And Yili Shenjun Fuchi's immortality and fleshly sanctification were also true, and his divine power was inexhaustible and endless; it was unimaginable who could oppose him.

Beside him, Perfected One Moyu gripped his cup tightly:

"I am willing to face this calamity with Daoist friend Lin. Otherwise, after Daoist friend Lin is defeated, the next one will be me."

"I am also willing," Daoist Bai Luan said. "But we must discuss the method, and Yili Shenjun Fuchi must be guarded against. Moreover, the Purple Emperor himself is a great Emperor, and he is famous for eliminating demons to prove his Dao. If he personally takes action to punish us, I am afraid the Yishan Mountain Yili Shenjun would not be able to resist even with the help of the great mountain, and none of us are immortals skilled in fighting."

"Daoist friend Bai Luan is right," Perfected One Xuanming shook his head helplessly. "If we wait a few more decades, and the Nine Heavens and the human world stir up trouble again, perhaps the Eastern Qing Hua Emperor will stand out again to contend with the Purple Emperor. At that time, we can not only protect ourselves but also likely take advantage of the situation to overthrow the Purple Emperor. Unfortunately, the time is not yet ripe. If the Purple Emperor uses the excuse of eliminating demons to command the Nine Heavens, the Eastern Qing Hua Emperor will at most not send troops to help."

"The Purple Emperor will definitely not give us this opportunity," Daoist Bai Luan said. "Not to mention that in the last few decades, the Eastern Qing Hua Emperor has been severely suppressed and cannot even take care of himself. Even if he had the spare power, he would likely sit by and watch us wear down the Purple Emperor's strength, waiting for his own opportunity."

"Better to fight and lose than to sit and wait for death!" Perfected One Moyu said, turning his head. "What strategy does Daoist friend Lin have?"

Hearing this, the other two also looked at Lin Jue.

Even the attendant behind Perfected One Xuanming, who had always been calm, turned his head to look at Lin Jue, as it concerned their life and death.

"Soldiers come, block with generals; water comes, cover with earth."

The Daoist's expression was calm as he said:

"I will block Yili Shenjun Fuchi."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three immortals were all stunned. ===== CHAPTER 586 =====