Ling Ruoshui saw that Master didn't know Zhou Qing's background, and suddenly felt frustrated. But after thinking about it, she thought: My brother is the leader of the Dragon Group, let him investigate, I don't believe the Dragon Group can't find a person even if they take action! Humph! With her mind made up, Ling Ruoshui again turned to the idea of extorting treasure from Master.
"Master, what kind of protective treasure do you have? Without a treasure to protect yourself, no matter how high your Taoist skills are, it's useless! Master, you don't want me to get into trouble again, do you? If I mess up and tarnish the reputation of Kunlun, that would be bad. I heard that Mount Shu is getting more and more famous, and they're secretly surpassing us in influence. Especially their top treasure, the Purple and Green Double Swords, are one of a kind in the world, and all their disciples have powerful flying sword treasures. I'm afraid that after a few years, people will only know about Mount Shu and forget about us Kunlun!"
As the saying goes, it's better to ask for more than less. With Ling Ruoshui's skills greatly improved and having learned the secret method of Xianfu, thinking about Zhou Qing's attitude makes me feel that going to find trouble is not safe enough. I need to get a powerful treasure to be sure. However, this Qianji Old Dao usually agrees with himself on everything else, but when it comes to treasures, he hesitates. It seems that the leader of Kunlun, the famous Grandmaster, is a miser. Seeing Qianji Old Dao being silent and deep in thought, Ling Ruoshui had no respect for his master in her heart, only strange and disorderly thoughts.
"What you said makes sense, it's not that I don't want to give you a treasure, but the treasures of our Kunlun are too powerful and require high cultivation to use freely. As for your cultivation, Master is considering giving you a suitable treasure." This Qianji Old Dao had traveled extensively in his youth, visiting all corners of the world, from the Central Plains to foreign lands, the South Pole to the North Pole, and could be said to have turned the entire earth upside down, having met countless people. He knew Ling Ruoshui's thoughts like the back of his hand. However, he genuinely liked this little girl and was usually very fond of her, so he wouldn't scold her, instead explaining in a deep voice.
Ling Ruoshui was overjoyed when he heard Qianji Laodao's explanation, and shook his hand enthusiastically, saying in a spoiled tone: "Alright! Master, I'm sorry for misunderstanding you. You're really great! I've heard that our Kunlun has a powerful treasure called the 'Divine Whip'. I want it now. I'm sure Master won't be stingy about it!"
Qianji Old Dao initially listened with a smile, nodding his head straight, but as soon as he heard the three words "Ling Ruoshui's Divine Whip", Qianji Old Dao's face suddenly changed, faster than flipping through a book.
"Ah!" The old Daoist let out a sharp cry, leaping three zhang high into the air. Fortunately, the Jade Void Palace was extremely spacious, even the secret chambers were over ten zhang high; otherwise, even with his profound cultivation, he would have cracked his head open and spilled blood.
Falling to the ground quickly, the old man's mouth was full of saliva as he pointed at Ling Ruoshui and shouted loudly: "You... how did you know about 'Dashi Bian', who told you, have you spoken out?!"
Seeing the usually composed and dignified Master Qi in such a state, Ling Ruoshui was also shocked. She quickly asked: "Master, what's wrong with you? It's just one magical artifact, isn't it? Why are you like this? I was told by Master Shu that time when I brought him several jars of hundred-year-old Maotai wine, and he got drunk and told me. This is not something strange, why would I tell others?" Ling Ruoshui found it unbelievable to see her normally elegant master now acting like a shrew scolding on the street.
At this time, under the Jade Void Palace floating among the white clouds, in a cave within a towering mountain peak, a Taoist with snow-white hair and beard, and a big red nose, suddenly opened his eyes, let out a bitter laugh: "This is terrible, that little girl has sold me out again. My master brother will not know how to deal with me this time. I'd better hurry up and close my doors." With a wave of his hand, thirty-six yellow flags appeared in mid-air, a piece of mysterious light flashed, and a thick layer of pure light covered the entrance of the cave. Patting his chest, the Taoist with the red nose let out a sigh: "Who told me to be greedy for that little girl's two cups of wine and reveal my secret? I shouldn't blame others! However, I won't go out now, I'll wait until my master brother has calmed down. I'm sure he can't break through my Thirty-six Great Evolution Divine Array! My master brother's cultivation is deep, but his array skills are not as good as mine. This is my trump card!" The Taoist with the red nose muttered to himself, then sucked in a breath and grabbed a jar of Maotai wine. He opened the lid and took a big gulp. A flush of red appeared on his face.
When Ling Ruoshui didn't say anything, Qianji Laodao finally let out a sigh of relief and immediately started scolding again: "Is it that old cow nose Qianyuan who said that? Just you wait and see how I'll deal with him!" In front of the monk, he cursed at the bald donkey. Ling Ruoshui couldn't help but laugh: "Master! How can you scold Master Shu like this? What is this 'Dag Shen Bian' anyway? Why are you being so unseemly? If others see it, won't the reputation of our Kunlun sect be ruined? The great master of Kunlun, the number one expert in the world, acting like this?" This Ling Ruoshui was also quite reckless and spoke without any restraint.
The old man's voice was low and solemn as he said, "This 'Divine Whip' is our Kunlun's mountain-securing treasure, its power boundless. Used to strike a person, even an immortal would find it hard to escape a single blow. It was left behind by Jiang Ziya after the war of sealing the gods, and it's said that it still contains a great secret of heaven and earth. People all thought that after the war, the Divine Whip went with Jiang Ziya to the heavenly realm, but they never expected that it would remain here in our Kunlun. If people were to find out...
Upon hearing Qianji Laodao say this, Ling Ruoshui exclaimed in surprise: "Master, does that mean there really are immortals in this world?"
"Master doesn't know either," said the old Daoist, shaking his head. "Legend has it that when one reaches the realm of Practicing Emptiness and Merging with the Tao, they will attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven. However, in hundreds of years, no one has ever broken through to the realm of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, let alone Practicing Emptiness and Merging with the Tao. So, the talk of immortals is vague and elusive, and Master can't explain it well either. Nevertheless, the existence of our Kunlun and Yu Xuan Palace itself is a miracle."
Ling Ruoshui was not a foolish person to begin with, and it could be said that she was clever and quick-witted. So she asked Qianji Laodao again: "Master! Since our Kunlun has such a powerful treasure, why can't we say it out loud? Doesn't Shu Mountain have the Purple and Green Double Swords? It's famous throughout the land! The Tian Shi Dao also has the Dragon Tiger Treasure Seal! The Mao Shan has the Jade Symbol Purple Record. Only our Kunlun, apart from its exquisite skills, hasn't been known to have any treasure that guards the mountain. As a result, many sects now look down on us Kunlun as the leader of the Taoist school."
"Girl, a big tree attracts wind! The 'Demon-Beating Whip' is not comparable to those other treasures. Anyone who has lived for a while basically knows about this treasure. Where else would they not come to fight for it? Especially during the Battle of Sealing the Gods back then, I flipped through our Kunlun's records, and it was essentially a decisive battle between humans and demons. This 'Demon-Beating Whip' probably contains some secrets within. Later on, all sorts of evil spirits and monsters will rush to our Kunlun Mountain. What can we do then?" Dry Machine Old Dao worriedly said.
"Monster! What's there to be afraid of monsters?! It seems that the most powerful one now is the Tianxuan Blood Demon of the Monster Alliance, but it's just in its initial stage of transformation into a god. Although it's a master, it would take a thousand of them to threaten us Kunlun, I suppose?" Ling Ruoshui said strangely.
