Planting an immortal tree in the wizarding world

Chapter 21 Innate Martial Artist!
Ronan used the Lightness Charm to travel, and after five days, he finally arrived at the town closest to his destination—Lianshan Town.

My gaze went beyond the outline of Lianshan Town and into the distance.

Then I saw the outline of a mountain range shrouded in thick fog.

The glowing spot on the jade pendant left by the Liu family ancestors is located here.

Let's find an inn to stay in first.

To avoid drawing attention, Ronan wore a simple linen robe and carried a linen bundle on his back.

Looking travel-worn and weary, he headed towards Lianshan Town.

Upon arriving in Lianshan Town, Luo Nan clearly sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was a bit richer than in other places.

Perhaps deep within these mountains lies a gathering place for cultivators.

Ronan gazed at the distant, faint silhouettes of the mountains and thought to himself.

He found an inn in town and booked a room.

Once on the first floor, I called over a waiter, ordered drinks and food, and then inquired about:

"Brother, has anyone ever been inside that mountain?"

The shopkeeper said, "Of course, there are woodcutters and hunters in town who go into the mountains to cut firewood and hunt."

"However, the depths of that mountain are extremely dangerous."

"I heard that some tourists went into the mountains and went deep into the mountains, but never came out."

Ronan listened without any expression on his face, simply nodding and instructing the waiter to bring out the food and drinks.

After we finished eating and drinking, when it came time to pay the bill, the waiter casually asked:
"Young master, you look unfamiliar and your accent isn't from around town. You must be a stranger here. What brings you here?"

"Let me add one more thing, those deep mountains are extremely dangerous and eerie, young master, you must not go in."

"I was just wandering around to dispel my worries," Ronan said. "Those deep mountains are dangerous, so I certainly won't go in."

After paying the bill, Ronan went upstairs and returned to his room.

……

To the east of Lianshan Town.

A young man in his early twenties ran quickly into a mansion.

After entering the mansion, they went straight to a room.

Outside the tightly closed door, he knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist, and panted, saying:

"Leader... a traveler came to the inn today."

"He inquired of our people about things deep in the mountains."

A moment later, a voice came from inside the room:
"I understand, you may leave."

"Yes!" the young man replied, and then respectfully withdrew.

The room was dark, with a futon in the middle, on which a person sat cross-legged, breathing deeply.

After the young man outside left, the man slowly finished his practice and opened his eyes.

The man looked to be in his forties, with jet-black hair that flowed back, a thick mustache, and a long beard that reached his neck.

His eyebrows were like knives, slanting upwards into his temples, and his eyes were like those of an eagle, with a sharp gaze.

He is Qin Zhangtian, the number one martial artist in the Zhao Kingdom today and the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

Several years ago, his internal and external martial arts skills reached their peak, becoming the pinnacle of the Innate Martial Artist realm, and he was able to begin to sense a mysterious, wandering energy in the world.

He felt that perhaps this was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth mentioned in the legends of cultivating immortality.

However, despite years of diligent study, he still did not know how to utilize this energy.

Therefore, he mobilized all branches of the Zhao Kingdom's Heaven and Earth Alliance to collect anecdotes and stories about cultivating immortality in various places.

After searching for some time, his men gathered a piece of information.

—Some people claim that their ancestors left behind a token, and as long as they hold the token and come to the depths of these mountains, they can enter the place where cultivators gather.

The token was taken by that person's great-grandfather, who said he wanted to come to these mountains to visit the monks.

That man's great-grandfather left home and never returned, disappearing without a trace.

They believed that their ancestor had gone to a fairyland and lingered there, unwilling to leave. This legend has since been passed down through generations in their family.

When Qin Zhangtian first arrived outside the mountains, he indeed felt that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was actually richer than that of the Central Plains.

Therefore, he felt that there might really be immortals deep in the mountains.

However, he ventured deep into the mountains and into the mist several times, but not only did he not see the immortals, he also lost his way.

After walking for most of the day, we finally returned to the original route.

He pondered the man's words and realized that perhaps only by possessing the token could a celestial being appear to guide him.

From then on, Qin Zhangtian sent his subordinates to continue collecting information on cultivation while also sending people to build a town here.

Lianshan Town was built by him.

The entire permanent population of Lianshan Town are his people.

He guards this place to monitor those who wish to enter this mountain in search of immortality, so as to seize the tokens and cut off their chance to become immortals.

To avoid arousing suspicion, none of the people stationed in Lianshan Town, except for him and three trusted confidants, had practiced any martial arts.

'Will this be my destiny with the immortals?'

Qin Zhangtian narrowed his eyes slightly, and his chest and abdomen rose and fell slightly.

He suddenly stood up, intending to grab the tourist and interrogate him under torture to find out what he knew about cultivating immortality.

Actually, there is no danger in venturing deep into the mountains.

No matter which way you go, you'll eventually find your way back to the same path and out of the mountains.

The innkeeper's words about the person who disappeared after entering the mountains were not actually trapped in the mountains, but were killed by him.

In the past, those who wanted to enter the mountains were all captured by him and tortured and interrogated.

However, they couldn't get any information about cultivating immortality from him.

To prevent these people from telling anyone about this, he ruthlessly silenced them.

These people's relatives and friends came here to search for their whereabouts.

He then instructed his men in the town to tell them that these people had disappeared after entering the depths of the mountains.

If these people's relatives and friends still need to enter the mountains to search.

He then proceeded to silence them, in order to confirm the rumors of danger deep in the mountains.

……

In the inn, Ronan sipped his tea while pondering the waiter's words.

According to the man, none of those who went deep into the mountains ever came out again.

One possibility is that those people have all gone to the places where cultivators gather and are unwilling to come out.

Secondly, it is possible that those people encountered danger deep in the mountains.

Sensing the potential danger, Ronan hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should go in and investigate.

'The jade pendant of the Liu family ancestor marked all the points of light; surely they wouldn't send their own descendants to a dangerous place, would they?'

Having considered this, Ronan felt that the possibility of encountering danger was not high, so he decided to go and investigate.

With this thought in mind, he finished his tea and abruptly stood up.

But suddenly, he raised an eyebrow.

To be on the safe side, he has been releasing his divine sense ever since he arrived in the world of cultivation.

At this moment, he discovered that a powerful being had entered the range of his divine sense.

Immediately, he took out twenty protective talismans and twenty lightness talismans from his storage ring, infused them with magic power, and used them on himself.

Instantly, the protective membrane he already possessed was layered twenty more times.

And the body also became lighter.

Then, he took out the elven dagger from the ring, held it in his hand, and focused his attention on sensing the uninvited guest approaching him.

(End of this chapter)