Chapter 1134

Chapter 1134: Scorpion Four Thieves

"Why does Elder Qianling look so haggard?" Xu Gang asked with concern.

When the Hidden Spirit Sect was in the lower realm, they received many favors from Master Qianling.

Back then, more than half of the spirit stones earned during the sect’s early days came from the Qianling Sect.

"It’s a long story. Not long after I ascended, the Immortal Realm I was in was invaded by the beast race."

"The sect fell apart, and I have no idea where the eldest brother and third brother went. I was severely injured by a true immortal from the beast race, and my source was damaged, costing me half my life."

"Eventually, I heard that your sect was in the Star Yuexian Domain, so I thought I could seek refuge with you and recover."

"But just when I struggled through countless hardships to reach the Star Yuexian Domain, you all had already left," Qianling True Immortal said, his voice trembling as if he were on the verge of tears.

At that moment, Spirit Cut heard that the Second Grand Elder from the Qianling Sect had arrived and hurried to the guest hall.

He joined Xu Gang in listening to Qianling True Immortal’s tragic story.

"Later, I found out that your sect had relocated to the Dragon Immortal Palace. I barely survived the journey across the endless sea to get here."

"Though the journey was grueling, as long as I could find you, it was all worth it," Qianling True Immortal said, looking like someone who had just survived a disaster.

"You traveled from the Eastern Border Immortal Realm to here, crossing nearly the entire human territory. You’ve endured so much," Spirit Cut said with a sigh. Given that the human territory was still at war with other races, it was far from peaceful.

For a true immortal to cross most of the human territory and make it here alive was no small feat.

"Grapes, quickly gather a batch of Healing and spirit-nourishing pills from the sect, and prepare a cave residence for Second Grand Elder Qianling within the sect," Xu Gang said, eyeing the injuries on Qianling True Immortal.

"Understood."

Just then, the previously agitated Qianling True Immortal calmed down.

"By the way, is the Grand Elder not in the sect?" Qianling True Immortal asked, glancing at Xu Gang.

At that moment, he realized he could no longer gauge Xu Gang’s cultivation level.

"Master has gone to other Immortal Realms. He’ll be back in a few years," Xu Gang replied.

"Have you reached the Golden Immortal realm?" Qianling True Immortal asked.

"I just broke through recently, and my cultivation has only stabilized for a short time," Xu Gang said modestly.

"Have you reached the peak of true immortal cultivation?" Qianling True Immortal then turned to Spirit Cut.

"My talent is lacking. If I had been a bit more driven, perhaps I’d be a Golden Immortal by now," Spirit Cut sighed.

He had been feeling down lately; many first and second-generation disciples had already become Golden Immortals, while he, as an elder, was still stuck in the true immortal realm, unable to even touch the Golden Immortal realm.

"Remarkable, truly remarkable," Qianling True Immortal exclaimed.

Over the years, he had trained diligently and thought he would have reached the true immortal realm much sooner.

"Elder Qianling, please stay in our sect for now and serve as a temporary elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect. When Master returns, we’ll make it official," Xu Gang said.

"That’s fine. Actually, I had wanted to join the Hidden Spirit Sect back in the lower realm, but I missed the chance," Qianling True Immortal said, a hint of regret in his voice. He truly wished he had listened to the eldest brother and joined the Hidden Spirit Sect back then.

"Elder Qianling, you’ve been kind to our sect. The doors of the Hidden Spirit Sect will always be open to you," Xu Gang said sincerely.

"Wonderful, truly wonderful! All those hardships weren’t in vain," Qianling said, as if he had finally found a place to belong.

"Let’s go. It’s almost mealtime. We’ll first welcome Elder Qianling and clean up after his journey. Once he’s fully recovered, we’ll prepare the Grand Dragon Feast for him," Xu Gang said.

"I’ve heard about the Grand Elder’s feats. With the Golden Immortal Realm, he single-handedly suppressed five Great Luo true dragons and hosted the Grand Dragon Feast, shaking the entire Wood Origin Immortal Realm. It’s truly extraordinary."

He never doubted that the Grand Elder he knew would rise in the Immortal Realm, but to suppress Great Luo Sages in just a few years was beyond his imagination.

"Honestly, it’s a bit embarrassing. All the enemies of our sect are being handled by our Master, while we, as disciples, are practically useless," Xu Gang sighed lightly.

"Well, at least you’ve advanced to Golden Immortal, while I’m still a true immortal. If I don’t work harder, I’ll really be too ashamed to stay in the sect," Spirit Cut chimed in.

Then the three of them headed to the sect’s cafeteria and invited those who were familiar with Qianling True Immortal to welcome him back.

……

In the Shuiyun Immortal Realm, Xu Fan had planned to buy some local specialties to bring back to the sect but ended up encountering a small team of murderous aliens along the way.

Xu Fan’s expression was serious, but he couldn’t help wanting to laugh inside.

Seeing the four Scorpion true immortals forming a Four Symbols celestial formation to surround him, Xu Fan pretended to panic and said, "Four friends, we have no past grudges or recent enmity. Why are you trapping me with this formation?"

"Hand over all your valuable treasures, swear a heavenly oath, and promise never to pursue this matter again, and we’ll let you go."

"We four brothers have been robbing around the nearby Immortal Realm, and our reputation relies on two words: credibility."

"As long as you hand over the treasures, we’ll let you go safely," one of the Scorpion tribe’s Golden Immortals said with a grin.

"Master, they are the Scorpion Four Thieves from the nearby Immortal Realm. They specialize in robbing seemingly weaker Golden Immortals and rarely harm their lives," Grape’s voice echoed in Xu Fan’s mind.

"Interesting, I seem to meet all kinds of people in the various Immortal Realms."

As Xu Fan said this, he glanced at the Scorpion Four Thieves.

"Alright, from today onward, you’ll be external members of the Hidden Spirit Sect."

Before the four Scorpion tribe Golden Immortals could react, Xu Fan had already taken control of them.

Then, Xu Fan naturally acquired the fruits of their labor over millions of years.

In a secret base of the Scorpion Four Thieves, Xu Fan looked at the mountains of treasures and piles of Immortal Jade, then glanced at the obedient Scorpion Golden Immortal standing behind him.

"You’ve been robbing for so many years and accumulated all this, yet you’re still so incompetent?" Xu Fan laughed.

"Our boss never expected to one day rob a formations master," said the second of the Scorpion Four Thieves.

"That’s right, you’re the first Golden Immortal to crack the Four Symbols grand formation set by our boss," the third added.

At that moment, Xu Fan, somewhat surprised, said, "You’re the formations master?"

When he was trapped by the grand formation earlier, he hadn’t thought much of it, not realizing it was set by the boss standing before him.

"With modest talent, I advanced to formations master a million years ago," the boss replied, appearing somewhat refined.

"Not bad. Being able to advance to formations master means you’re among the top-tier formation masters," Xu Fan’s gaze softened as he looked at the boss.

"Since you’re already a formations master, why do you still rob others?" Xu Fan asked, puzzled.

"Because the boss wants to set up a divine formation to Reverse Fate and become a Great Luo Sage. This formation requires an enormous amount of resources, which is why we need so many treasures," he explained.