Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 449 Tianxing Patriarch
Tianxing Mountain is known as "the steps to immortals and the road to heaven."

From afar, Tianxing Mountain rises tall from the sky and earth, reaching into the clouds like a majestic pillar piercing the sky.

On the top of the peak, there is a Taoist temple hundreds of miles wide, like a mirror in the heavenly palace, with dew scattered and clouds and mist swirling. It is indeed a rare paradise in the northern plains.

Chen Mu followed Zhuang Yan up the Tianxing Mountain and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

The rich spiritual energy that lingers for a long time, the rare and precious fruits that can be seen everywhere, the flowing water under the small bridges and the vast sea of ​​smoke that are of extraordinary artistic conception. If he could practice in such an environment since he entered the Tao, he would have entered the Golden Elixir realm long ago.

Tianxingdao Palace covers a vast area, with three floors of palaces, stretching endlessly and exquisitely decorated. Each floor is connected by jade corridors and stairs.

In addition, there were many Taoist children and maids coming and going, so Chen Mu probably guessed that Patriarch Tianxing must be a person who likes the occasion very much.

"Master Zhuang, the ancestor predicted that you would come today, so he sent me here to greet you early..."

As Chen Mu and his companions approached the palace, a handsome Taoist boy came forward to greet them. He kept bowing while recounting the old ancestor's instructions, looking extremely respectful.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Could this be the Nascent Soul cultivator who had seized the fortune of heaven and earth? How could he have predicted their arrival without leaving his house?
Zhuang Yan laughed and scolded, then sent the Taoist boy to lead the way.

Then, without turning around, he transmitted his message, "The ancestor's personality is rather... erratic. It doesn't matter what happens. It's just that his spirit sensed our presence..."

Chen Mu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh secretly. He really thought that only a Nascent Soul cultivator could comprehend the secrets of heaven and predict fate.

The three of them walked for nearly a quarter of an hour before they finally finished walking through the long palace corridor and entered the reception area of ​​​​Ancestor Tianxing.

Although they were said to be entertaining guests, in fact, given their status, they could not be considered as guests of the ancestor. They were just borrowing the palace for entertaining guests.

Under the guidance of the Taoist boy, Chen Mu and the other man sat down, and a maid brought spiritual tea and placed it on the table.

After all this back and forth, Chen Mu felt that the ancestor knew how to enjoy himself.

"Ancestor Tianxing and the Sect Leader have similar personalities. They both don't value superficial courtesy. You just need to be respectful in your heart..."

Zhuang Yan tilted his head and made a few suggestions, and Chen Mu nodded to indicate that he had taken note of them.

He had experienced the similar temperament to the Sect Leader...

"Hahaha... Zhuang boy, it was hard to see you in the past, why did you rush over here today?"

Before the people arrive, the sound comes first.

Chen Mu looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old Taoist with white hair and beard in a cloud robe slowly walking towards the palace gate. He was tall and straight, with his robes gathered together and his hands behind his back. His movements were smooth and graceful. He did not look like an old man, but rather a young and talented man with high spirits.

Perhaps because the gap in their realms was still too great, he didn't even notice anything special about the old Taoist.

“Greetings to Uncle Master Tianxing…Greetings to Grand Uncle Master Tianxing.

When Chen Mu and the others saw the main person coming, they immediately stood up and saluted.

Seeing this, the old Taoist priest in cloud robes waved his hand impatiently and said, "Sit down, sit down, why are you going through so much formality?"

Zhuang Yan smiled slightly and said, "I haven't seen my uncle for several years. I really miss him."

The old Taoist in cloud robe snorted and said, "Alright, Zhuang boy, I still don't understand you?"

With a solemn expression unchanged, he suddenly turned to Chen Mu and introduced him, "My disciple, Chen Mu..."

"Well, I know... the new method of spiritual cultivation that the mountain sect acquired some time ago was created by your disciple, wasn't it?" The old Taoist in cloud robes took a sip of tea and said casually.

Zhuang Yan nodded and continued, "Speaking of which, Uncle Master has also been practicing for a while. Has there been any progress?"

The old Taoist in a cloud robe shook his head and laughed, then stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhuang Yan in the air, saying, "I know you are reminding me, reminding me that I have owed you a favor..."

Zhuang Yan smiled slightly, bowed and said nothing.

"Well, Chen...boy, come up here."

Chen Mu's heart moved quietly, and he hurried forward at the solemn gesture.

The old Taoist in the cloud robe looked serious and first sent out a stream of energy flying towards Chen Mu.

Chen Mu suddenly felt that the hidden injuries in the hidden parts of his body melted away like snow, and in the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal.

"Such means..."

He smacked his lips in surprise, but before he could utter a single word, he saw the old Taoist making another move. The next instant, a gust of wind suddenly blew through the hall, sending a surge of spiritual energy surging in like a boiling tide. From within the old Taoist's towering form, a foot-tall Nascent Soul, possessing the entire hall's spiritual energy, leaped forth.

The Nascent Soul's entire body was cyan, and in its right hand, it held a whisk. If one ignored the earth-shaking aura it exuded, it would appear rather strange and adorable...

"Nascent Soul!"

Chen Mu's pupils shrank. This unexpected scene was the first time he saw the true form of the Nascent Soul with his own eyes.

"Is the ancestor so decisive? He does what he says..."

"Relax your mind."

The Nascent Soul muttered something, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a ray of green light and flew into the depths of Chen Mu's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Shhhhh..."

Perhaps sensing the approaching threat, two killing talismans suddenly flashed, and countless murderous intentions once again overwhelmed them.

All these changes were seen by the Nascent Soul. The old Taoist in cloud robe frowned and gradually became serious.

He originally thought that it was an evil spirit that had invaded his sea of ​​consciousness and was bewitching his mind with murderous intent, but he never expected that it was actually the true manifestation of the Way of Killing.

"The killing talisman is already formed. This is difficult to deal with..."

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly jumped up, picked up the whisk in his hand and waved it lightly.

Suddenly, a shadow of a green dragon appeared on the horizon. When the dragon roared, it flew into the murderous intent in the blink of an eye and went straight to the location of the killing talisman!
"Bang bang bang..."

All the murderous intent along the way was torn apart by the strong wind. Qinglong was like entering an empty space. He had no match for the murderous intent and was defeated step by step.

Chen Mu's mind was like an eye, silently watching the battle taking place deep in his sea of ​​consciousness.

But before he could feel happy, he found that the killing talisman flashed and easily escaped from the attack range of the Azure Dragon.

The sea of ​​consciousness is endless, and the killing talisman is like the spirit of the sea of ​​consciousness. It can change its form with just a thought.

If we continue to use this method to eliminate it, I'm afraid it will take thousands of years to successfully block it...

The old Taoist in cloud robe persisted in casting the spell for a while, but seeing no progress, he thought for a moment and waved his hand to disperse the green dragon shadow, then waved his whisk again.

But this time it was swung towards the spiritual platform.

"call!"

Suddenly, a strong wind appeared, and the sky was filled with green. The rising shield blocked the murderous intent firmly outside the spiritual platform.

Seeing this, the old Taoist in cloud robe nodded, turned around and escaped from the sea of ​​consciousness, and Chen Mu followed closely behind.

"Ancestor, how is it? Is there a solution?"

Seeing the two of them come to their senses, Zhuang Yan asked.

The Taoist priest in cloud robes did not respond immediately. Instead, he took a sip from his teacup and pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "Your disciple is quite good. He is only in the early stage of the Golden Core stage, but he has already been influenced by the Dao..."

The killing talisman is so domineering that even though one can see that it was obtained through trickery, it has already been achieved and is deeply ingrained. Trying to expel or destroy it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Chen Mu's heart sank, and he said with a bow, "It's as difficult as ascending to heaven, but there is a solution. I hope my uncle-master can tell me."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist in cloud robes brushed his beard and smiled, saying, "You are quite confident... But in my opinion, why bother trying so hard to expel it? You should know that the path of killing is so difficult for others to even enter..."

Chen Mu frowned and replied, "This disciple also knows this. It's a pity that the killing talisman is corroding my mind. If I don't pay attention to it, I can't guarantee that I won't become a killing puppet one day."

"So your focus is to control the killing talisman, not to expel it..." The old Taoist in cloud robe responded quickly, but his speech was very slow.

Chen Mu's eyes flickered, and he was obviously lost in thought.

Yes, those involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. He had always been worried about the Killing Talisman corroding his mind, so he thought hard about how to expel the Killing Talisman, but he didn't realize that he had chosen an extremely difficult path...

Seeing this, the Taoist priest in cloud robe did not urge him, but drank the spiritual tea with Zhuang Yan beside him.

After a moment, he made up his mind and immediately bowed, "Please teach me, ancestor!"

(End of this chapter)