Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

The main tent of the rebel army.

The surrounding furnishings were simple, except for a huge map hanging in the center, which depicted the geography of Bavaria.

Li Rulong, dressed in a general's robe and holding a vermilion pen, is reviewing military documents.

suddenly!

A commotion came from outside the tent, causing him to frown.

Before he could speak, the tent was flung open, and several cultivators barged in.

"Big brother..."

Guo Tianhong's face flushed red, and her voice even trembled with a hint of tears, sounding extremely aggrieved: "That Luo family member is here again, I'm powerless... I couldn't stop him!"

In the military, orders are paramount. Trespassing into the commander's tent is a serious crime, which in theory can result in immediate execution and public display of one's head!

But the cultivators who barged in showed no fear, glancing left and right with mocking smiles on their faces: "Greetings, Commander!"

"No need..."

Li Rulong put down his vermilion brush and sighed, "So it's Fellow Daoist Luo Dacheng, and Fellow Daoist Luo, Fellow Daoist He..."

These people's cultivation level isn't anything special, but the key thing is their surname!

The Luo family of Tianshui, the Luo clan of Kuian, the He family of Yunyanmen... are all well-known Daoist foundations in Ba County!

Although constrained by the agreement between the Purple Mansions, these Foundation Establishment cultivators did not take action.

However, Li Rulong, being merely a Qi-conquering cultivator, could only bypass these families with his army, wasting a lot of time and effort.

Not only that! These families also sent cultivators, ostensibly to "assist the righteous army," but what was their true intention?

"General... the clan has ordered that you attack 'Sanmu City' tomorrow, and preferably slaughter 100,000 of its inhabitants..."

Luo Dacheng of the Luo family spoke first: "The clan is currently refining a batch of pills and urgently needs blood essence."

"One hundred thousand? Isn't that too many? In the past, when we fought each other, the casualties were so great that we could cover it up to some extent. But this many can't be covered up at all."

Li Rulong didn't say anything, but Guo Tianhong next to him got anxious.

"If it can't be concealed, it can't be concealed... What can the grievances of the common people do to us cultivators?"

Luo Dacheng disagreed.

"The people are like leeks; cut them, and they will grow back..."

Li Rulong murmured softly.

"Haha, that's exactly right."

Luo Dacheng laughed loudly, then looked at Guo Tianhong with undisguised lewdness in his eyes: "General... your sister is truly beautiful."

Clang!

Inside the tent, a flash of sword light appeared!

Amidst the deafening roar of countless swords and blades, the Dingjun Sword had somehow found its way to Luo Dacheng's neck.

"The army will begin its assault on the city tomorrow... Now, get out!"

Li Rulong's voice was like falling into an ice cave.

"Haha...just kidding."

Luo Dacheng chuckled dryly twice, practically wetting himself as he fled the command tent. Once he was quite a distance away, he spat fiercely behind him, "Pah... those bootlickers who fawn over the Pu family, do they really think they're some kind of hidden dragon?"

The Luo family cultivator and the He family cultivator next to him exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.

Although they came together to coerce him, they were also somewhat ashamed to associate with this person.

"So Li Rulong actually accepted the offer and achieved perfection?"

After a long while, the cultivator surnamed Luo spoke up: "I have cultivated diligently for thirty years, and I am only at the sixth level... It is truly enviable."

"Envious? I'm not envious at all. He cultivates the Lesser Geng Golden Sword Technique?"

The He family cultivator from Yunyan Sect shook his head: "I've heard that there's a Dao Foundation Establishment family in Yulin County who uses the [Kangjin] technique as their family name, and they seem to cultivate the 'Gengjin Sword Art'? Recently, it seems a Qilin prodigy has emerged, also reaching the ninth level of Qi Consuming? I suppose soon we'll have another Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

"How do you know so much, Brother He?"

The cultivator surnamed Luo was taken aback.

"After all, we've pledged allegiance to the Pu family, and we'll be colleagues with the aristocratic families of Yulin County in the future. We need to make some arrangements in advance so we won't be caught off guard."

The cultivator surnamed He said frankly.

"Yes... After all, that patriarch of the Pu family has refined the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, and his combat power is considered formidable even among those in the Purple Mansion... Just by looking at the wins and losses of the mortal army on the battlefield, it is clear that the Black Gu Sect is already at a disadvantage... We aristocratic families should naturally stand on the side of the winner."

The Luo surname cultivator acted naturally and authentically.

……

Something's not right about this atmosphere.

When Fang Qing was invited into the rebel army's tent, he sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

He looked at Li Rulong again and found that this man's magical power had reached a certain peak. His [Kangjin] energy was extremely sharp, and even just looking at him caused a stinging sensation. However, his figure had inexplicably become hunched over, as if he had aged and become haggard.

Guo Tianhong, standing next to her, had slightly red eyes, as if she had just been crying.

Could it be...?

His mind was racing, but his expression turned serious: "Fang Shui... greets the Commander-in-Chief."

"It's you..."

Li Rulong seemed to have just come to his senses, and smiled apologetically: "My apologies... I wonder what brings you here, my friend? If it's for a transaction, you can go find the quartermaster."

"General... looks quite haggard."

Fang Qing exchanged a few casual words when Li Rulong sighed, "Alas... when I think about it carefully, the happiest time of my life was when I first entered the martial arts world and formed the sworn brotherhood of the Seven Swords of Shu Mountain."

"What's this? Is the big shot in Versailles?"

He asked a few more questions and learned that Li Rulong's two sworn brothers, both ordinary men, had also died on the battlefield. He then understood the situation.

"So it was just some sentimental lament? Oh well, I'd better finish this act and run!"

Fang Qing made up his mind and took out a letter: "Does the General still remember that slovenly Taoist priest?"

"Is that the old Taoist priest we saw outside Floating Boat Workshop when we were seeking immortality? I vaguely remember him..."

Li Rulong thought for a moment and recalled.

"That Taoist priest has connections to all corners of the world and has gathered many like-minded people to hold an exchange meeting... He admires the General's demeanor and has written here."

Fang Qing handed the letter to Guo Tianhong, who then passed it on to Li Rulong.

He watched as Li Rulong opened the letter and glanced at it.

"I see……"

Li Rulong's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly pressed down on his hair bun.

A flying sword that had been stuck in his hair immediately flew out, emitting a clear and melodious sword cry.

Fang Qing's pupils contracted, almost thinking that Li Rulong was about to make a move.

"I am fully aware of everything stated in the letter, and I thank you for your help."

Li Rulong stood up, thanked him solemnly, and then glanced at Guo Tianhong beside him: "Fellow Daoist Fang... if something happens to me in the future, and you happen to meet my sworn sister, please take care of her."

"That tone...it sounds so much like entrusting someone's child to someone else? Could the truth be written in the letter?"

Fang Qing certainly wouldn't dare to peek at a letter left by someone who was suspected to be a Purple Mansion cultivator, so he could only guess.

"Of course, of course. Now that the matter is settled, I'll take my leave."

Fang Qing just wanted to get rid of the trouble, so he gave up his business and left.

After he left, Guo Tianhong looked at Li Rulong, whose face was pale and ashen, and asked, "Brother... what happened?"

"I originally thought... if I became their dog, at least I could protect you, we could both survive, and maybe even achieve immortality in the future..."

Li Rulong stared blankly: "But now..."

……

Whizzing!

Fang Qing rode on the Xuanbing Wheel and flew hundreds of miles in one breath.

Looking down at the scenery, he dispelled his escape light and sat cross-legged on a green rock.

Splash!

Beside the green cliff, there is a stream that flows gently, like a jade belt.

He stopped, seemingly sitting cross-legged to recover his depleted magical power, but in reality, he was secretly circulating the "Plum Blossom Divination" to divine the fortune of his current transmigration.

吉！

With the blessing of the Dao Sheng Pearl, the plum blossom in the sea of ​​consciousness gave a divination.

"call……"

Fang Qing breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that after he had finished his "role," that deadly gaze had finally left him.

Even so, he dared not immediately initiate the time travel, but instead traveled to many places, seemingly to purchase spiritual materials, but in reality, he still cast a divination every day to inquire about the well-being of others.

Several months later.

Somewhere on Jade Island.

"Damn... I'm finally back!"

Having experienced being blasted by cultivators from the Purple Mansion, Fang Qing returned to his loyal Jade Island.

Ever since his last experience, he's been overly suspicious of everything.

Even now, back on the war-torn Jade Island, he still felt that even though the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle, the only one who had attacked and killed his own people last time was Zhong Lingxiu, who was at the Qi Refining Perfection stage! How precious was that?

In comparison, even though people die on Jade Island every day, it can still be described as having "simple and honest folk customs".

"I guess I'm really better suited to cultivating immortality in a place with such simple and honest customs..."

Fang Qing nodded in satisfaction and then habitually began to calculate and greet him.

"If we return to the sect now, is it a case of good fortune hidden within misfortune?"

"It seems that in the end, the Azure Sea Sect won't suffer too many serious losses in this great battle?"

Previously, even in the clear and tranquil environment of Jade Island, Fang Qing would certainly have been unable to predict the outcome of a major battle involving several Core Formation Ancestors and dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But at this moment, with the blessing of the Dao-Born Pearl, the divination technique, which is not found in this world, is simply a dimensional reduction attack!

"So much for cultivators of the Purple Mansion realm investigating cause and effect—they're really nothing special, aren't they?"

Fang Qing's mind was elevated to a higher level through the Plum Blossom Divination, and he saw more hexagrams beyond good and bad fortune.

He saw Hua Lian, he saw the Sea Dragon King Festival he had once participated in... and a huge, serpentine monster with a bulge on its head!

They also saw Zhong Lingxiu, as well as several Foundation Establishment cultivators, and three somewhat blurry figures...

"I see……"

"Is it a peak second-tier serpent raised by the sect, about to advance to the third tier?"

Fang Qing suddenly realized: "This is the real cause of this war! Once the serpent advances to the third rank, it's equivalent to gaining another Core Formation cultivator... How could the Zhong family and Tianxin Linked Island possibly tolerate this?"

In this great battle, countless cultivators died, yet they did not know why they died!

But now, Fang Qing already knows.

"And this news was definitely covered up by the Azure Sea Sect, so much so that even Foundation Establishment cultivators might not know about it... yet it leaked!"

"Because of Hua Lian! Even Flying Fish Island, where he resides, is a traitor!"

"Even... Cha Zhu is a bit off. Her constitution is special. In addition to her superior water spiritual root, she has also awakened some kind of spiritual body... If she devours that second-tier serpent when it breaks through, it can increase her chances of successfully transcending the tribulation..."