Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 673: Grand Elder Meng Zhike

The gate of Qingque Sect is located on a lush mountainside and is surrounded by dense woods, like a secluded paradise far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

A tall and burly monk in black with a sword at his waist stood at the gate, examining the surrounding environment with an indifferent look.

A gatekeeper saw this person standing outside the gate and was reluctant to leave. He raised his voice and shouted, "Qingque Sect is a place where immortals practice in seclusion. What are you trying to do by standing here? If you disturb the immortals' practice, you will not be able to bear the consequences!"

Hearing his words, Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh:

The people of the Great Wilderness and the Lingxiao Realm are indeed from the same origin. Even though they have lived in two separate worlds for thousands of years, they still have a lot in common.

For example, although there are many arrogant and overbearing people among practitioners, the most arrogant ones are always those mortals who take advantage of the power of others.

"Ah, I didn't expect that after I left the sect for a few years and traveled down the mountain, the people here didn't recognize me."

Gu Xu sighed softly and looked at the quaint gate in front of him with a nostalgic look.

As he spoke, a majestic aura of true energy emanated from his body. To the servant's perception, it was as if a towering mountain stood before their eyes.

"you are……"

Before the servant could finish his words, Gu Xu had already walked into the sect.

The layers of restrictions of the Qingque Sect seemed to be non-existent to him and he completely ignored them.

Seeing his relaxed demeanor, as if he was walking into his own backyard, the servant gradually began to believe that this man might really be a senior from the sect who had returned from his travels.

Although he was just a mortal without any cultivation, last year, he had witnessed several flying sword cultivators trying to break into the sect without permission, but they were forcibly blocked by the sect protection formation and were seriously injured. That scene made him clearly understand how terrible the power of these restrictions was.

To be able to break through the restriction without any harm, one must have a higher level of cultivation than their sect leader.

…………

A moment later, inside the lobby of Qingque Sect.

Gu Xu's clone sat on the armchair at the top, with his left foot resting on his right knee, his body slightly leaning back, in an unruly posture that was completely different from his style in the Great Wilderness.

In front of him, the Qingque Sect's leader, elders, deacons and others stood respectfully in several rows and bowed to him.

"Meet the Supreme Elder!"

Gu Xu smiled faintly and responded, "No need to be polite, everyone."

With his profound attainments in the way of cause and effect, he was able to run rampant in this sect where the strongest cultivator was only at the sixth level. With just a thought, he could tamper with the cause and effect lines around him, making everyone worship him as an ancestor.

After a moment of silence, he continued to ask: "Is our sect short of food recently?"

"No," the leader of the Qingque Sect responded respectfully, "Why would the Grand Elder ask that?"

"I just came from a nearby village, and a family there told me that their stored grain was confiscated by our sect."

"Grand Elder, you are devoted to Taoism and do not care about worldly affairs. You may have forgotten that our Qingque Sect, as a subordinate sect of Mo Sect, shoulders the responsibility of governing an area on behalf of Mo Sect. Every year, we need to hand over a large amount of spiritual plants, elixirs, food, money and other resources to Mo Sect," the sect leader explained. "Especially recently, the battle between 'Xuandan Tianzun' and the Emperor in the void caused the world barrier to break, and a large amount of Hunyuan Qi poured in, destroying nearly half of the mountain gate of Mo Sect.

"In order to repair the mountain gate as quickly as possible, the Mo Sect has increased its efforts to collect resources from subordinate sects."

The master's words contained a lot of information, and seemed to explain why Gu Xu encountered a violent space storm when he arrived at Lingxiao Realm. But who exactly was this "Xuan Dan Tianzun"?

  He was able to fight Taishang Haotian to a draw and even break the solid barrier of the world?

"Tell me about this 'Xuan Dan Tian Zun'!" Gu Xu said.

Hearing his words, the sect master couldn't help but think to himself that this great elder who had been traveling for a long time was really obsessed with cultivation and completely ignored the affairs of the world. He didn't even know about "Xuan Dan Tianzun", an enemy who posed a huge threat to the Lingxiao Realm.

However, feeling the strong pressure of the true energy of the "Grand Elder", the sect leader had to suppress all distracting thoughts, lowered his head, and recounted in detail the entire process of the expeditionary army's mighty march to the "Chiyan Realm" but returning in defeat, and later how "Xuan Dan Tianzun" found the world coordinates of the Lingxiao Realm, and then how "Xuan Dan Tianzun" attacked the Lingxiao Realm.

"'Xuandan Tianzun', suspected to be a cultivator of the ninth realm..." Gu Xu frowned slightly and repeated these words silently in his heart.

He secretly speculated that the accident that the Dragon Clan's Night Emperor had encountered not long ago was most likely related to this "Xuan Dan Tianzun" of the ninth realm.

And according to his understanding of Taishang Haotian, the invasion of "Xuandan Tianzun" is by no means just an external crisis. Taishang Haotian will definitely take this opportunity to take action, such as consolidating his power and paving the way for a breakthrough to the ninth realm.

The dragon clan headed by Emperor Ye will definitely be regarded as a thorn in the side by Tai Shang Hao Tian.

"When do you plan to hand over these resources you have collected to Mo Men?" Gu Xu asked again.

"Tomorrow," the clan leader replied, "tomorrow the three elders will carry these resources to the mountain gate of Momen."

"I will go with him tomorrow!" Gu Xu said lightly.

As early as in the Great Wilderness, Gu Xu had already regarded Mo Men as an important destination on his journey to the Lingxiao Realm.

Because he knew that the mechanisms and puppetry of Mo Men were extremely sophisticated, and Tai Shang Hao Tian was able to create a creature like the "Hao Tian Ship", and the help of Mo Men was definitely indispensable.

Moreover, some of Mo Men's puppets do not require the true energy of the operator, and even mortals can control them.

Currently, the number of mid- and high-level practitioners in the Great Wilderness is far less than that in the Lingxiao Realm.

If we can secretly learn the puppetry technique of the Mo Sect, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the overall combat effectiveness of the Great Wilderness World.

"Grand Elder, you are of noble status, so I'd better not trouble you with such a small matter—" The sect leader was a little surprised when he heard his words and was about to say a few polite words to dissuade him.

"——I have several old friends in Mo Men. This trip is a good opportunity for me to visit them and reminisce about the past." Gu Xu interrupted him.

…………

a long distance away.

The Night Emperor's huge dragon body was still soaked in the pool of blood.

Several dragons of different colors were entrenched among the surrounding mountains, using the clouds and mist transformed from the "secret" authority to cover them, discussing the future direction of the dragon clan.

Just as they were discussing heatedly, a sudden gust of wind suddenly swept away the obstructing clouds, as if the curtain of the sky was suddenly pulled open, and an intense golden light poured down like a waterfall, instantly illuminating the entire valley.

There was an indescribable aura of majesty in the golden light, which made all the dragons raise their heads involuntarily and look nervously towards the source of the light.

(End of this chapter)