leonardwarren #421 - First Hearing of Immortal Forbidden
#421 - First Hearing of Immortal Forbidden
These four really stumped Wang Ji Xuan.
They appeared as formidable enemies;
Yet after showing up, they acted like gentlemen.
The spaceship was indeed hijacked by them, but aside from some resource damage, minor concussions for two female agents, and nightmares for the crew and captain for a few days, no other serious harm was done.
They even proactively offered some compensation.
Gao Hua Ting was unharmed; the icy prison turned out to be a protective spell.
Furthermore, when Wang Ji Xuan invited them to Cloud City as guests for further discussion, they agreed without hesitation.
Wang Ji Xuan naturally knew that these people were looking for his main body, hoping to quickly gain his trust.
But since they were being so open, he couldn't really be too underhanded.
The necessary preparations still had to be made.
Inside Cloud City;
The array formations in all the buildings were fully activated;
Thirty-plus bronze puppets, a dozen silver puppets, and two gold puppets had all taken up magical greatswords.
The 'laser cannons' hidden in the city walls and buildings were all activated.
With this setup, let alone four mysterious people;
Even if an entire battalion came, Daoist Wang was confident he could take them down!
The legacy of the Ena civilization was truly too rich.
Before long, Amy led a large group to the city gate, with Wang Ji Xuan's separated soul following closely, though he didn't say anything further.
Several bronze puppets controlled flying 'awning boats' that landed outside the city gate, bringing them into the city in batches.
The four of them clearly started to get nervous.
They sensed the combat power of the bronze puppets.
They also sensed the immense amount of spiritual energy within Cloud City.
The moment they entered the city, their spiritual senses were instantly suppressed.
The four of them exchanged glances and began to transmit their thoughts secretly:
"Be careful, it's not easy to make a move directly here."
"Negotiate if we can, but don't break ties if we can't. We can think of other ways."
"What a blessed place for cultivation!"
"Our team is a bit too small."
"The mission rating is only C-level; otherwise, would we have gotten it? Okay, let's not talk too much. Watch my eyes and act accordingly later."
"Aren't you cross-eyed? How are we supposed to read your eyes? Why not just smash a cup as a signal."
"Who brought a cup? Did you bring extras? Share one with this Daoist."
Wang Ji Xuan, who was eavesdropping on these four using spiritual secret techniques, frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Good heavens, these four middle-aged cultivators who looked like uncles and aunts still had a bit of mischief in their bones…
Why did they seem less and less like bad people the more he looked at them?
The Daoist thought for a moment and changed the meeting hall from the central hall where his main body had been secluded for a long time to a more luxurious front palace.
He summoned several fairy-like puppets, had them dance gracefully, and took out some instant food to serve as fine wine and delicacies.
A banquet was quickly arranged.
The four finally showed some smiles after arriving here.
"No wonder you're reluctant to leave."
The middle-aged woman's eyes were quite meaningful as she stared at the dancing fairies.
She frowned again and said, "Daoist, this is a bit too much self-entertainment."
"Self-entertainment? Not necessarily."
Wang Ji Xuan snapped his fingers, and Amy understood, walking to his side and sitting down gracefully, putting on a well-behaved and virtuous look.
Gao Hua Ting also had a moment of inspiration, raising her hand to simply comb her long hair into a ponytail, and sat intimately on Wang Ji Xuan's other side, bowing her head to pick food for Wang Ji Xuan.
This was with Mudan hiding in the dark, not showing herself.
—This was purely an act to save face for the Daoist.
The middle-aged female cultivator who tried to lecture Wang Ji Xuan immediately shut her mouth.
Daoist Wang raised his hand to invite, "Everyone, please take your seats. Wu Man and Red Serpent, you two are my disciples, interact more with the four seniors."
"Yes."
Wu Man and Red Serpent bowed in response, smiling as they walked to the sides of the four.
A middle-aged male cultivator stared at Red Serpent for a few moments and couldn't help but say, "Blade beast transformation? This Daoist almost missed it."
Wang Ji Xuan nodded with a smile.
Red Serpent said, "It's all thanks to the teacher for giving me the opportunity."
"You cultivators are also amazing,"
The middle-aged male cultivator picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank the beverage inside in one gulp, "Why is this wine so sweet?"
"Not wine, just some healthy drinks."
Wang Ji Xuan cleared his throat and said slowly:
"Seeing that the four of you don't seem like great villains, why don't we just be frank and speak our minds?"
The male cultivator couldn't help but laugh, "Wouldn't you know everything if you came with us?"
"I only have one life,"
Daoist Wang shook his head with emotion, "I was able to get to where I am today after experiencing many setbacks. I have been tormented in three lifetimes, and I have beautiful dreams that I am reluctant to wake up from."
A middle-aged female cultivator laughed, "Beautiful dreams? Daoist, the two women on your left and right, judging by their actions and expressions, are still virgins, their pure yin not yet tainted by yang. Could it be that Daoist has some ailment?"
Amy and Gao Hua Ting, who were cooperating with Wang Daochang's performance, were a little embarrassed at the moment.
Wang Ji Xuan said with a cold face, "It's impolite of you to pry like that."
"Daoist, don't be offended,"
The female cultivator said, "My sect is all women, and we cultivate the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, so we are more sensitive to these things."
The leading middle-aged female cultivator said, "Don't chat idly. They may come looking for you at any time."
She said seriously, "Daoist, this place is indeed not suitable for staying for long. Even if you can persist for a while with the puppets here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persist for a lifetime."
The other three each spoke to persuade him:
"Daoist, come back with us. Even if you face temporary punishment, we will never harm your life. At most, you will suffer some hardships."
"But Daoist can broaden your horizons and even apply to join us."
"Daoist has interfered too deeply in this realm. The direct and indirect karma generated here is probably already incredibly alarming. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive the Heavenly Tribulation."
Wang Ji Xuan's mind raced, deliberately revealing a bit of disdain.
"Heavenly Tribulation? I've actually already passed it."
The four mysterious guests were obviously stunned.
"Passed it?"
"Then you Daoist…"
"That's impossible! The Heavenly Tribulation in this realm is 60% more difficult than in the Heavenly Round Earth Realm!"
"Shut up! I don't want to be struck by lightning!"
Wang Ji Xuan immediately noted this information.
See, there are always gains from chatting.
The Daoist looked at the four of them with a smile, and only after confirming that the four of them would not reveal more did he slowly say:
"Actually, you came late. It was my second life that caused the spiritual energy and created so much karma.
"My second life has been sleeping here for 600,000 years, and I didn't see any trace of you back then.
"In my second life, I prepared for 6,000 years, everything was ready, I comprehended the secrets of the Great Dao, withstood the nine layers of Heavenly Tribulation, endured a Heavenly Punishment, and saw that Immortal Gate."
The four of them listened attentively.
Wang Ji Xuan deliberately paused, "As a result, I still fell."
The leading female cultivator was immediately uneasy, frowning and asking, "Are you sure you passed the tribulation in this realm?"
"That's right."
"This, it shouldn't be…"
The female cultivator lowered her head and thought, constantly sensing, and suddenly her face showed realization.
"Daoist probably has other secret treasures hidden on your body, using secret treasures to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation?"
Wang Ji Xuan did not deny it.
He wanted to increase his bargaining chips now.
Daoist Wang said, "There is indeed a secret treasure, but I withstood the Heavenly Tribulation myself, and the pills I used were also refined by myself. The secret treasure only protected a wisp of my remnant soul, allowing me to walk out of this third life."
The four fell silent again.
The middle-aged male cultivator couldn't help but mutter, "Daoist, you… are so brave?"
Wang Ji Xuan picked up the beautiful wine glass.
"Come, I'll toast everyone."
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But he refused to say another word.
… …
Half an hour later.
The banquet broke up unhappily.
Wang Ji Xuan said that he wanted to discuss it with his relatives and disciples, and sent the four mysterious cultivators to rest in the side hall.
As soon as the four left, the others couldn't hold back their words.
In Wang Ji Xuan's memory, Little Hua Ting, who had never liked to talk, was also very interested today, not at all like she had been frozen for most of the day.
Zheng Shi muttered, "Brother Wang, do you think these might be plane enforcers? I've seen this setting in many movies."
"Plane enforcers are Integration Stage cultivators?"
Wang Ji Xuan shook his head:
"The four of them may be considered experts in the cultivation world, but the situation you mentioned is not very realistic.
"What I'm struggling with now is why they only came after 600,000 years. My second life messed around here for 6,000 years, and I didn't see any reaction from them.
"That's the biggest flaw."
Amy asked, "Are you worried that Hei Yao set it up?"
"Hei Yao setting it up is not likely either,"
Wang Ji Xuan said, "Can Hei Yao create Integration Realm experts? Even if they reverse-engineered the external pill Dao I gave them, it would take at least one or two hundred years to cultivate a group of Integration Realm experts, unless they were geniuses."
Wu Man said, "They should be hostile to another group, or at least in competition. Can we take advantage of this?"
"Pretend to be the other group and attack them?"
Zheng Shi wondered, "How do we get our own core circuit?"
Daoist Wang stroked his chin and kept thinking.
The four of them were unwilling to reveal too much information, and it seemed like they would be punished if they said too much.
Who exactly is the culprit behind this;
Why is the Heavenly Tribulation in this realm so much more difficult?
Isn't the civilization here taking the path of technology changing fate? Before the Ena civilization met him, all the civilizations were working hard towards the path of collective ascension.
Wang Ji Xuan believed that he had changed the course of this world and triggered a great karma.
He deliberately concealed the Immortal's Finger, wanting to test them, but he didn't expect the four to be so shocked that he could withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.
From this, it seems that for these four, becoming an immortal is also extremely difficult.
Today is not without its gains.
And the subsequent gains may be even greater.
Wang Ji Xuan suddenly thought of something and frowned, "Amina, send a message and have Peony take Ling Tong away from the surface temporarily, preferably back to the front line for a few days, it's relatively safer there."
Wu Man was puzzled: "Teacher, why is that?"
"Suppose these four people are hostile to another group, and these four people have previously revealed that they usually observe the movements of the other group to collect information."
Wang Ji Xuan's mouth twitched a few times:
"Now that these four have come, the other group is probably not far from showing up."
"Okay," Amina hurriedly got up, "I will notify Peony, and Earth will also strengthen its defenses."
Daoist Wang said, "Try to make a few road signs for them, indicating the path to the City Above the Clouds. If the other group really shows up, then let's play a game of inviting the tiger into the mountain."
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
Wang Ji Xuan signaled the others to rest for the time being.
He closed his eyes and meditated, rapidly forming hand seals, and began to eavesdrop on the four's voice transmissions.
The gains just now were not great, but next, that might not be the case.
… …
"This appearance is really strange."
A middle-aged female cultivator stood in front of the mirror, looking at herself, frowning and shaking her head, with a look of disgust.
"Bear with it," a middle-aged male cultivator muttered, "This mission is a bit tricky… We won't gain any advantage by making a move here. This is a strong person who has survived the Heavenly Tribulation."
To facilitate observation, Wang Ji Xuan secretly numbered them, divided according to the level of cultivation, namely:
Female A, Male B, Male C, Female D.
Female D snorted, "He said he survived the Heavenly Tribulation in his second life, does that count as surviving? He's just fooling people."
Female A shook her head: "No, he does have a wisp of immortal energy on him. If my Sky Gazing Divine Eye is not mistaken, he is cultivating the perfect Dao Foundation in this life, with the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and the Five Qi Revolving to their Origin. Moreover, he has the fortune of the Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Auspiciousness, his path to immortality is already smooth."
"Having survived the Heavenly Tribulation, why didn't he become an immortal?"
"Is he attached to the prosperity of the mortal world? Isn't it said that the immortal world is even more worldly than the mortal world?"
"Are you stupid? Think about what kind of place this is?"
"Oh right, the Immortal Forbidden Zone."
Male C exclaimed:
"This guy is a ruthless person. The spiritual energy in the Immortal Forbidden Land is broken, with only residual spiritual energy gathering on the stars. I never thought he could create something like spiritual energy."
"Have you checked the core circuits of those spiritual cultivators?"
"Alas… Even if you give me and my sect ten thousand years, we might not be able to create this level of precise restriction."
"How did they do it, engraving nine layers and tens of thousands of restriction circuits on an area the size of a fingernail?"
Female A said: "If the information we collected is correct, the core circuits of the spiritual cultivators all came from his hands. He is indeed a talent."
The taciturn Male B asked: "Do you want to send a message back to ask for instructions? Perhaps, we can offer him great benefits and help him avoid punishment."
"He's having a good time here," Female D said sarcastically, "Look at those two women, they are so pitiful, they are top-notch beauties no matter where you put them. He hasn't plucked those immortal fruits yet, would he be willing to leave?"
"Hey, Spiritual Flower, don't say such things. I don't think this person is acting in a demonic or heretical way."
Female D snorted and said nothing more.
Wang Ji Xuan continued to listen from the side, but there was not much effective information afterwards.
However, the leading female cultivator took out a jade talisman and seemed to write something in it, and then gently crushed it.
Wang Ji Xuan carefully sensed it, but did not detect any fluctuations.
But he was sure that the other party had already sent some kind of message out.
'Immortal Forbidden Land,' Wang Ji Xuan stroked his chin and fell into contemplation.
That finger, it is possible that it was not aimed at him personally, but… at this world…
While Wang Ji Xuan was engaged in eavesdropping;
A civilian passenger spaceship was slowly leaving the Earth's outer space stargate.