Chapter 433
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Chapter 433: Green Lotus Flying Fish
Qiao Mu held more than ten followers with both hands, walking through the air, his figure moving like a swift wind that cleared the faint clouds.
Among the swirling clouds, the appearance of Green Lotus Immortal City finally revealed itself before their eyes.
This Immortal City truly looked magnificent, with countless grand buildings and various Spiritual Herbs blooming by the roadside, a gentle light shimmering softly.
Divine cranes flapped their wings among the clouds, and armored Taoist soldiers floated silently in the streets.
Compared to the cities where mortals live, this Green Lotus Immortal City appeared neat and grand, with an enchanting celestial aura.
It indeed resembled the Immortal City imagined by ascetics; even though Qiao Mu, the Human Demon, was holding them in his grasp, they momentarily forgot, their eyes wide with wonder.
"We have arrived at the Immortal City."
Qiao Mu avoided the sensing of patrolling Taoist soldiers, moving like the wind, and finally landed in a small alley, releasing his grip, allowing the more than ten ascetics to touch the ground.
"You are free."
After Qiao Mu finished speaking, he turned to leave, leaving the old man and others standing there, looking at Qiao Mu, wanting to say something but stopping short.
"Just tell them, our envoy from the Heavenly Kingdom, did he not bring you to Immortal City?"
"If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have gotten in so easily, right?" Qiao Mu said casually.
"Thank you! Thank you, envoy of the Heavenly Kingdom!" The fifteen-year-old man, Da Hu, bent down to thank him, reacting faster than the others.
"Then let it be this way," Qiao Mu said calmly.
"Traveling with a demon might bring disaster; we can stop here."
While speaking, he had already vanished with the wind, like a wisp of smoke disappearing before everyone.
"This Human Demon…" The old man was stunned for a long time, then carefully moved to the entrance of the alley and peeked out onto the street.
Before, they could only admire the grandeur of the Immortal City.
Now, looking closely again, they felt something strange… this Immortal City was too tidy, lacking the warmth of human life.
Upon careful examination, there weren’t too many ordinary people walking in the streets and alleys.
However, from time to time, a Paper Man Taoist Soldier, controlled by magical powers, floated in the air, as if on patrol.
This made the old man and others instinctively feel that something was not right.
This group of people were actually like hidden residents, not coming through the proper channels.
If they were in other cities in Jiu Province, they would definitely be considered hidden residents and refugees.
But since they had arrived at the Immortal City…
At that moment, a gentle breeze blew up, and a Paper Man Taoist Soldier seemed to notice the commotion at the alley entrance, floating down from a foot above the ground.
As they watched the Paper Man Taoist Soldier slowly come closer, the old man and the others suddenly felt a wave of nervousness…
"Behind these paper men are the great immortals of the Blood Lotus Sect, right?" After thinking for a moment, a bearded ascetic stepped out from the alley and knelt at the feet of the Paper Man Taoist Soldier.
"Great immortal, please show mercy—"
Before he could finish, the Paper Man Taoist Soldier suddenly sped up, and a faint spark of electricity shot from his hand.
The bearded ascetic instantly became stiff and fainted, being grabbed by the Paper Man Taoist Soldier, who continued to fly away slowly.
"This—" the remaining old man and others froze in shock.
Suddenly, a creaking sound came from behind them. A door in the alley swung open, and a thin man rushed out, seriously pulling them inside the house.
The thin man moved very quickly, appearing in an instant. He was clearly a skilled martial artist.
"Are they refugees from outside?"
"Who are the wanderers?" the old man in front called out, lifting his chin.
"We come from the south, seeking the Immortal City as pilgrims…"
"What are you pretending for…" the thin man scoffed.
"Making such a noise going into the city, and with the Blood Lotus Sect’s Immortal Master dead, you are involved in this matter and will soon be caught by the Paper Man Taoist Soldiers. Do you really think you can stay out of it?"
The old man and his companions felt a wave of unease in their hearts; they did not shout loudly but followed the thin man into the house.
As they entered, several Paper Man Taoist Soldiers floated by, but they did not notice anything unusual…
"It’s fine, once we are inside, we’re safe." After the thin man entered the house, he visibly relaxed.
"Even for wanderers like you, I have ways for you to find a place in this city," the thin man said.
"In this city, besides the faithful, there are still some odd jobs that Taoist soldiers don’t handle well."
"Tomorrow, I will have you do some chores. After this quiet period passes, whether you want to join the Blood Lotus Sect or have other plans, it is up to you."
"If you go out now, you might end up like that person before."
The thin man looked like a trusted leader. He quickly explained the situation to the ascetics and arranged their future paths.
But just as he turned around, his expression suddenly froze.
Besides the ten or so ascetics he had just brought in, two more people had appeared in the room without him noticing.
Qiao Mu sat calmly in the rattan chair, resting his chin on his hand and looking at him.
"Who are you?" Qiao Mu asked directly.
This question surprised the thin man a bit, as it was rare for someone to question him so boldly while sitting in his own chair.
Seeing that the thin man did not answer, Qiao Mu continued:
"A martial artist of the 1st rank of the Spiritual Refining Period is rare in any part of Jiu Province."
"If they appear in this Green Lotus Immortal City, there must be a reason."
The superb martial artist Qiao Mu said this.
In the era before the Inhuman War, there were just a little over ten superb martial artists in the entire Jiu Province.
Even top skills like the Wudang Pure Yang Wuji Skill could only be cultivated to the 1st rank.
So, after sensing this person’s presence, Qiao Mu deliberately stayed outside the alley.
The thin man was initially a bit nervous.
But after carefully studying Qiao Mu and Wu Qizheng, he relaxed slightly.
He asked:
"May I ask if this gentleman’s surname is Qiao and if he comes from the famous Qiao family of Long Life in Jiu Province?"
As a master of the Shape Changing Skill, Qiao Mu slightly adjusted his facial features each time he recreated his appearance after dying.
To the outside world, they naturally appeared as relatives of the Qiao family, looking similar yet different.
Qiao Mu nodded and introduced himself, "Qiao Qijin."
When he announced his name, the thin man visibly relaxed.
"Since it is Senior Qiao in front of me, I have no need to hide anything."
The fame that the generations of the Qiao family have built up has become a mountain that is hard for ordinary people to reach.
Upon recognizing Qiao Mu’s identity, the thin man felt a sense of relief.
He took a golden waist token out of his pocket:
"Junior Chen Feng is a 1st rank Flying Fish Guard of the court."
"Six months ago, I was ordered to enter the Western Province to investigate the truth of this place, which is why I managed to sneak into the Green Lotus Immortal City…"
"Flying Fish Guard? That makes sense." Qiao Mu had traveled through Zhong Province and had spoken with Founding Emperor Yan, who indeed mentioned this.
"1st rank of the Spiritual Refining Period, I suppose there are not many like you in the Flying Fish Guard… How many others entered this place with you?" Qiao Mu asked again.
"It seems I am the only one left." The lean man Chen Feng said:
"Perhaps one other person survived, but he is still young and has not yet reached the 3rd rank of the Spiritual Refining Period… Even if he learned the Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique, he would not be able to communicate with me…"
The lean man Chen Feng sighed.
He was a rare 1st ranked martial artist of spiritual refining in the Great Yan Imperial Court, but now he was almost alone.
After the Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique became popular, Founding Emperor Yan sent the Flying Fish Guard to spread out across Jiu Province, using each spiritual refining expert to create a network for communication, step by step.
But even a master like Chen Feng, who is at the 1st rank of the Spiritual Refining Period, cannot send a message from Kuafu Mountain to Zhong Province without help from someone in between.
"After all, this place is under the Blood Lotus Sect’s influence, and I am isolated and unsupported here…"
"With Senior Qiao’s abilities, I imagine he would not be trapped like me in this Green Lotus Immortal City, finding it hard to come and go."
"I do not ask for Senior’s rescue, but if Senior Qiao leaves the Western Province one day, would it be possible for him to inform my colleagues about the matters in the Western Province?" Chen Feng requested.
"Do you want me to send a message for you?" Qiao Mu replied.
Chen Feng felt a bit anxious at this question.
Considering the abilities and status of a Qiao family member, asking him to send a message for a 1st rank spiritual refining martial artist seemed a bit outrageous…
Then, Qiao Mu shook his head:
"I am not very good at solving problems, but I am good at dealing with the people who cause problems."
"As for messages… you can go yourself one day; why should I do it for you?"
Chen Feng felt a sudden jolt from the meaning of this.
Did a member of the Qiao family come to the Western Province to deal with the Blood Lotus Sect?
As long as the Blood Lotus Sect no longer exists, or if the Qiao family member can defeat the Blood Lotus Sect, making this troublesome place no longer an obstacle, then he, as a Flying Fish Guard, can leave freely.
This truly startled Chen Feng.
"Let’s not talk about such small matters as messages for now," Qiao Mu continued.
"Since you’ve spent quite a bit of time in this Green Lotus Immortal City, I have a few questions to ask you."
The questions Qiao Mu had were, of course, about his purpose in going to the Western Province.
One was Martial Saint, and the second was the Human Demon disaster in the Western Province.
"I really don’t know much about Martial Saint," Chen Feng said as he quietly glanced at Wu Qizheng, who was silent beside him, and continued,
"But there might be more than one Human Demon. In fact, the disaster of the Human Demons has already spread in several Immortal Cities."
"Recently, lost inhumans and the Blood Lotus Sect’s incense mines have also been troubled by the Human Demon disaster."
At this point, Chen Feng looked at the old ascetic man and others beside him and continued,
"There are a total of nine important incense places in Green Lotus Immortal City."
"Half of them have suffered from the Human Demon disaster and have been destroyed in an instant; the remaining four might not be safe for long."
"If Senior Qiao has no objections, I can arrange for you to enter those important incense places in the city with the refugees tomorrow."
"Perhaps you will have the chance to see the Human Demon with your own eyes."
"Are the important incense places referring to the temples?" Wu Qizheng asked.
He had more and more questions in his heart.
The person who swallowed the green-clad Taoist in front of them before should be Martial Saint, but why, according to his words, are there more than one Human Demon?
Chen Feng glanced at him and said:
"If it were the other eight states’ Immortal Gate’s sacred places, it would certainly belong to the Taoist temple."
"But the Blood Lotus Sect… their way of doing things is often more direct."
"What do you mean by that?" Wu Qizheng became interested and asked.
The Flying Fish Guard Chen Feng hesitated for a moment but finally shook his head:
"Hearing is not believing, seeing is believing. You two might as well join me tomorrow to see for yourselves."
"As for today, let’s not rush into doing something risky…"
Chen Feng stood at the door, listening closely to the sounds outside.
Today a golden core cultivator was tragically killed under Immortal City, and outsiders have entered. The Blood Lotus Sect surely will not let this go easily…
Chen Feng and the ascetics rested in the room, while Wu Qizheng quietly approached Qiao Mu and whispered:
"Does Senior Qiao think that the fame of the Qiao family will make the Flying Fish Guard of the Great Yan Imperial Court forget the past and willingly reveal everything?"
Qiao Mu squinted, "What do you mean?"
"I still believe we should be more cautious," Wu Qizheng continued to whisper:
"The Flying Fish Guard is the eyes and ears of the Great Yan Emperor, especially the 1st rank Flying Fish Guard."
"If such a person is truly a Flying Fish Guard, even if they are not the leader, they must be a powerful official."
"Such a person would not simply reveal their identity in the dangerous depths of the Immortal Gate based only on their face and status."
"That makes sense." Qiao Mu nodded, but he did not care much.
No reason.
Chen Feng’s martial arts level is indeed 1st rank of the Spiritual Refining Period.
With his strength, it is basically impossible for him to do anything under Qiao Mu’s watch.
Even if there were some small schemes, Qiao Mu is not afraid now.
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"Dear friend Green Lotus, since your sect is unwilling to cooperate, I won’t bother you any longer. Goodbye."
Immortal Changqing from Long Life Gate cupped his hands in respect and prepared to leave.
"It is not that we do not wish to cooperate and expand our influence in Nan Province and the southeast, but there are indeed many internal affairs in our sect recently, and we are stretched thin," explained Immortal Green Lotus.
There was a sense of helplessness in these words.
She could not speak of the sect’s internal affairs with outsiders.
However, this Human Demon chaos has indeed left the entire Blood Lotus Sect in a bit of a mess.
The saying goes, "To ward off external threats, one must first settle internal issues." If the Blood Lotus Sect wants to get involved in the troubles of Nan Province and the Southwest, then their opponents will not be just the Qiao family members.
After winning, how to divide the benefits will naturally need to be discussed with the other six Immortal Gates.
Given the current situation of the Blood Lotus Sect, it is indeed not a good time to be distracted.
"I will report to the sect leader," Immortal Green Lotus repeated, looking at the retreating light of Immortal Changqing.
What she did not know was that after Immortal Changqing traveled hundreds of miles, she immediately took out an ancient bronze mirror from her sleeve.
The mirror’s surface rippled like water, revealing the face of the Long Life Gate sect leader.
"You did well in this matter," praised the leader of the Long Life Gate.
Immortal Changqing was slightly surprised.
He did not successfully persuade anyone on this trip to the Blood Lotus Sect, but the sect leader praised him, so surely he achieved success in another matter?
