The 119th Immortal: The Seductress Who Lures Souls

  The young Luó Yì's heart was warmed by Yòu Huáng's words, and he felt deeply moved. He too was a clever child, who had been carefully observing everyone for many days, and discovered that Yuè Qīng was not the kind of Jianghu master he had initially thought him to be. His every move was full of elegance, but it was hard to believe that he was an immortal. He also saw that Yòu Huáng was just a mortal who only knew martial arts, but his progress was rapid, and every day he would follow Yuè Qīng to practice his skills. Just the other day, he could only jump onto the roof, but today he could already tread on treetops and fly through the air! Moreover, he was also practicing a kind of sword technique that was extremely exquisite, and his sword energy was getting stronger by the day. Yesterday, when he saw it, he could already use his sword energy to cut off a candle flame from a distance of one zhang (about 3.3 meters)!

  As for Chen Tai Zhen, every day he just sat in his room practicing internal energy cultivation, and it was still impossible to tell how deep or shallow his skills were. The things he taught others were only ordinary martial arts from the secular world. In Luo Yi's heart, he was still just a top-notch martial artist. He didn't know that his "probationary period" hadn't passed yet, so he wasn't considered a Qingcheng Sect disciple, and naturally Chen Tai Zhen wouldn't pass on the sect's Taoist teachings to him.

  Luó Sùn secretly decided in his heart: If Shēn Wǔ Shī was really a demon disguised as a human, as Yuè Xiānzhǎng said, then Yuè Xiānzhǎng would have saved his life, which is like being reborn. Moreover, the immortal's swordsmanship was what he had been yearning for, so he must go and beg the immortal to accept him as an apprentice!

  Although he was young, he was a man of his word. Once he made up his mind, he wouldn't go back on it. He took the pearls outside and handed them over to the steward. Within three days, he bought the copper back and still had 37 taels left over. Luo Lian exchanged these for four silver ingots and returned them to Yue Qing.

  Shen Wu obtained the bronze and every night in his room, he would perform a ritual. He released thick black smoke to envelop the bedroom, preventing anyone from approaching. Then, he took the bronze into the house in batches, refining it with green fire into copper essence. Finally, he added some other materials and forged them into a sword blank. His flying sword was shattered by Master Baiyun, but this copper essence sword, although inferior, could still be used somehow.

  Luó Lù secretly went to visit at night, the room was completely dark and foggy, couldn't go in, and became even more suspicious. He thought that immortals should be surrounded by colorful clouds and misty aura, but this dark and eerie atmosphere didn't seem like a genuine immortal's doing. So he came to ask Yuè Qīng for advice again.

  Yue Qing listened and smiled to himself, it seemed that the likes of Yao Feng and Hei Wu were indeed unpopular. His own efforts over the years to transform the Five Elements Sect's Taoist teachings into magic was also for this reason. He said to Luo Luan: "Don't bother with anything else, just ask him to invite the immortal is the real deal."

  Luó Sù listened to Yuè Qīng's words and went to ask Shēn Wǔ every day, wanting to see the immortal as soon as possible.

  Shen Wu was annoyed by him: "You go back to take a bath and change your clothes, burn incense and pray quietly, tomorrow night I will invite the immortal."

  Luó Sùn took a day off with two masters, and Chen Tàizhēn was unhappy after hearing this. She scolded: "My Qīng Chéng Pài is the orthodox school of Xuanmen, the great way of immortals and heroes. This time I came down from the mountain, originally thinking you were a promising material, wanting to take you back to the mountain to ask Master to accept you as a disciple. But you are so ungrateful, going to find someone else to learn the 'True Immortal' method of a heterodox school? You truly have eyes but no pearls!"

  Luó Jiàn's face turned bright red from being scolded, he was only 16 years old this year. Since childhood, he had been pampered and waited on by servants, and since his parents passed away last year, no one had ever scolded him like that again. Even if he had some city manners, he couldn't bear it. If not for the comparison with Yuè Qīng's side, when he first heard that Chen Tài was a fairy from a mythical world, he might have been overjoyed and begged to be accepted as a disciple. As the saying goes, "I'm not afraid of not knowing goods, but I'm afraid of comparing goods." Compared to Yuè Qīng's side, this Chen Tài really didn't have any fairy-like demeanor. Besides, it wasn't explicitly stated beforehand, who knew you were an immortal? I've been studying martial arts and seeking enlightenment for so many years, what's wrong with wanting to see a real live god?

  He didn't think so in his heart, but he was used to respecting his teacher and being serious on the surface, so he still had to listen carefully. In the end, he didn't get anything from Chen Taizhen's visit, and was forced to sit dryly for half a day. In fact, his mind had already wandered off to evening.

  In the afternoon, it was Yu Heng's turn to give a lecture. Yu Heng immediately approved his leave and took out a talisman: "My master said that Shen Wu is an evil and unscrupulous demon, and the so-called immortal who came with him is probably also a demon. I'm afraid you might get hurt, this jade pendant was brought by my master personally, you wear it on your body, if something unexpected happens, it can also protect your life."

  Luó Sù personally went to the house to thank Yuè Qīng, with an even more respectful attitude, and in his heart, he had already begun to acknowledge this master.

  He spent an entire afternoon directing the servants to light up all the best sandalwood incense, bathe everyone, change into new clothes, and spend a lot of money searching everywhere for fashionable fruits and vegetables to offer in the backyard.

  At midnight, the bright moon was in the sky, and sure enough, a female fairy descended from heaven, with a tall figure, flying cloud skirt, charming and captivating.

  "As soon as he landed, he said: 'Who lit the incense and invited this immortal down to the mortal world?'"

  Shen Wu stepped forward, bowed his head and said: "It's a humble person's incense stick."

  The fairy maiden looked him up and down carefully, then said: "Your younger brother is a close friend of mine, I suppose it was he who gave you the letter?"

  "It is." Shen Wu introduced Luo Zhen: "This is a famous female immortal in Kunlun Mountain, with the same surname as Lao Jun, named Ling Yu."

  That fairy maiden looked at Luo Lü's handsome and elegant appearance, his vigorous and spirited demeanor, and couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart. She smiled and said: "You can just call me Fourth Aunt."

  Luó Sù saw that the woman was indeed flying on clouds and had a good deed, so he hurriedly knelt down: "The little man pays homage to the immortal maiden."

  Li Si's aunt walked up, helped Luo Hua up, and took a closer look at the young man's face. She couldn't help but feel a strong attraction to him, "I'm close friends with his younger brother, let's not stand on ceremony, just call me Fourth Aunt."

  Luò Lù only felt that this immortal's gaze was shining brightly, making it impossible to look directly at her, and lowered his head to call out: "Fourth Aunt."

  "Good boy!" Li Si Gu smiled with a radiant face, took Luo Yi's hand and gently squeezed it, "Let's go inside to talk."

  Shen Wu smiled secretly on one side: "Yes, yes, my disciple has prepared the best melons and pastries, please come in and taste them, Fairy!"

  Just as the three were about to enter the house, a loud shout came from the southern eaves: "What kind of evil spirit are you, daring to pretend to be a god here!" It was Chen Taizhen. He had heard that Luo Yi wanted to invite an immortal to descend to the mortal world and knew it was a scam. Some days ago, when he saw Shen Wu practicing swordplay, he felt that he was not a serious person. At the time, he wanted to make a move to get rid of him, but he thought that since he had argued with Yue Qing at the entrance of the Luo family's house earlier, it would be self-defeating now. Moreover, Shen Wu's evil deeds had not yet been exposed, and it was not good to take action, so he decided to wait until the night of the immortal invitation to see what kind of "true immortal" they would invite.

  But it turned out that the female immortal Li Si Gu, whom Shen Wu had invited today, was actually familiar to Chen Taizhen. She was a well-known figure in the demonic sect, with the nickname "Soul-Stealing Seductress". Her skills in bed were unparalleled. Originally, she had learned from a side branch of the Northern Demonic Sect's legacy. Twenty years ago, she had caused quite a stir, stirring up trouble and earning the wrath of heaven and men. The Kunlun Sect's Zen Master Zhi Fei had even declared that he would eliminate her, which had frightened her into hiding for a long time. Unexpectedly, today she had re-emerged in the world, coming to this place to pretend to be an immortal and deceive ordinary people.

  Chen Tai Zhen floated in mid-air from the rooftop, flew down and landed. Shen Wu dodged to block her way: "Little one, who are you?"

  "I am Chen Taizhen, a disciple of Jiang Shouzuo, the Fumo True Man of the Qingcheng Sect's Jiufeng Mountain, Shen Yin Cave. I am also known as Wuyue Xingzhe!"

  Shen Wu laughed after hearing this: "What's this about the Qingcheng Sect? I've never even heard of it! I can see that you have some skills, and I pity your many years of hard work. I advise you not to interfere in other people's business, otherwise, I'm afraid your life will be in danger!"

  Li Si Gu had heard of Jiang Shu's reputation and knew he was the junior brother of Zhu Mei, one of the two old men of Songshan. She was slightly surprised in her heart. If it were in the past when she was alone, she would not have dared to harm Jiang Shu's disciple. However, a year ago, she had joined the Wàn Mó Shén Gōng (Ten Thousand Devil God Palace) at Qīng Luó Yù through the introduction of her former friend, Zhao Qingwa, and was now under the command of Fei Long Shi Tai of the Yin Demon Department. Now, not only was her magical power stronger than before, but she also had a powerful backer, so she didn't need to fear Jiang Shu anymore. She stopped Shen Wu from continuing his rudeness and smiled sweetly at Chen Taizhen: "Good brother, don't be rough." Her eyes stared straight at Chen Taizhen as she used the Yin Demon's secret method.

  Chen Tai Zhen locked eyes with her, and his heart was immediately shaken to the core. His primordial spirit almost escaped from his body. Fortunately, he had an extraordinary talent and cultivated the orthodox Xuanmen sect, so his foundation was stable. He quickly stabilized his soul, pinched his sword fingers, and shouted loudly: "Witch, you will die!" With a flick of his hand, two beams of light, one blue and one red, each about ten feet long, shot out from his sword and slashed towards Shen Wu and Li Si Gu.

  Shen Wuna's copper sword was forged in haste, and Chen Taijian saw that the sword light was not ordinary. He thought it would be hard to resist, so he used his most skilled earth escape technique, and with a flash of his body, he disappeared into thin air. Chen Taijian was slightly surprised in his heart, and his fiery eyes shot out red sparks. Seeing Shen Wuna approaching, he manipulated his twin swords to slash at Li Sigu, while using the Jia Mu escape technique, releasing a vast green escape light that filled the entire courtyard.