Duosheng Danyuan

"What do you mean?" Realizing that his pressure had no effect on Jian Shan, Chi Song looked at him with his eyes, but his disdain was even greater. "Do you want Su Wanqing to be your true disciple? Don't make yourself a laughing stock. I don't want to talk about the difference between a Fusion Realm cultivator who was dragged up by the unorthodox method of Sheng Dan and one who has been cultivating for nearly a thousand years."

Although Chisong could no longer see through Jianshan's current cultivation level, he could roughly figure it out through simple deduction and calculation.

Without refining the essence of the Wind and Dust, he was at best a novice Immortal Venerable who had just entered the Integration Stage two hundred years ago. Possessing a first-grade earth spiritual root, and with his pure bloodline as a guiding light for cultivation, he was still just an ordinary genius. Such talent would be something to be proud of before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, but among Immortal Venerables, he was truly just another face in the crowd.

The world is full of extraordinary talents, like fish crossing a river. Over the years, Chishong has helped the sect leader kill far too many cultivators at the same level as Jianshan in the Integration Realm.

But Su Wanqing is different. If geniuses are merely a handful, then Su Wanqing is the only shining pearl in the world. The story of the Divine Heart Immortal Venerable Peng Qingyuan is too legendary, so legendary that even being a witness is just enough for Chishong. Now, a child with talent equal to that of a contemporary legend is right before his eyes. From the perspective of his own pride alone, Chishong has no reason not to strive for it.

He has been a witness to the legend enough; he is undoubtedly the creator of the legend.

"Find the gap yourself," this time, Jian Shan completely ignored Chi Song. He simply stared directly at Yue Hu, then smiled faintly and said, "I am the current Transmission Elder of the Sheng Dan Academy. Su Wanqing has been my disciple since she entered the inner sect yesterday. As for the matter of becoming a true disciple, it's too early for her to consider that now."

"Early? It's not early at all. Most of the true disciples of the five great immortal sects started cultivating under the elders from the Body Tempering stage before they even reached the Qi Refining stage. Now that Su Wanqing has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, it is extremely necessary to put the matter of true disciples on the agenda." Mu Yun looked at Jian Shan and said seriously.

"First, our Shengdan Academy practices unorthodox methods, so the examples of the five great immortal sects do not apply to us; second, the matter of the true disciples should indeed be put on the agenda, but the meeting cannot be attended by only the three of you, the Supreme Elders. Our current elders, the sect leader, the sect's chief disciple, and even other true disciples all have the right to be informed and participate."

"It's only natural that they know. Su Wanqing is far superior to the current sect leader's true disciple, so she will naturally become the new sect leader of the Shengdan Academy. As the sect leader, every disciple in the Shengdan Academy will know of Su Wanqing's existence."

As for participation... Heh, the sect leader is currently in seclusion in the Zhengxuan Hall all day long, and he can't even take care of his own true disciples. How could he possibly take care of Su Wanqing? Apart from the sect leader, the only ones qualified to teach Su Wanqing are the three of us, the Supreme Elders.

Of course, you don't need to worry about how to explain it to the sect leader. After Su Wanqing officially becomes the sect's chief disciple, according to the law, she will also become the sect leader's true disciple, not one of us old guys.

Or... do you think you're worthy?

After Mu Yun finished speaking, she unconsciously raised her head slightly, seemingly feeling great disdain for Jian Shan's overestimation of his abilities.

"That's right, I'm worthy. Moreover, as the current actual elder of the Shengdan Academy who transmits power, I can do everything that the three of you can do." As he spoke, Jian Shan took another step closer to the three elders, a step that put him within their attack range.

Within this range, the three Supreme Elders can launch their attacks at any time, starting with zero frames, and freely assault Jian Shan.

"..." Taken aback, Mu Yun and Chi Song exchanged a glance.

"When did he become so brave?" Mu Yun asked in confusion through telepathic communication.

"I don't know. I don't even know what he relies on." Even in the telepathic communication, Chishong spoke of Jianshan with an undisguised contempt.

"Tsk, could it be that he and Jianfeng have... all those scum from the outer sect..."

"Elder Muyun, you're thinking way too much about the bloodshed at Jianshan, aren't you?"

"What!?" Upon hearing Jian Shan's voice in her primordial spirit, Mu Yun immediately exclaimed in reality.

"Get out!" In reality, Chishong roared angrily and immediately sprang up. The immortal sword under his robe was instantly unleashed, and with a wave of his hand, the cold light went straight for Jianshan's neck.

But this attack, which started at zero frames, completely missed its target.

"Elder Chishong, I will still call you Elder. Do you truly intend to wage war against us in this place?"

"Ha!" With great effort, Elder Chishong suddenly pulled back the immortal sword that Jianshan was holding in his bare hand.

When his gaze fell upon Jianshan again, Akamatsu was filled with shock.

"Who exactly are you...?"

"It's just Jianshan, nothing more." Jianshan waved his right hand, forcefully splashing the blood from his palm onto the ground, and coldly replied to Chishong.

"How did you do that?" Elder Muyun frowned, and the magical artifact on his chest began to emit an unusual light.

The spiritual communication between the three Supreme Elders was facilitated by Yue Hu's spiritual essence. In other words, if Jian Shan wanted to intrude into their conversation within their spiritual realm, he would have to get past Yue Hu. And even Mu Yun, without any external assistance, had no chance of forcibly breaking into the spiritual communication guarded by Yue Hu.

Chishong might be able to do it, but firstly, he would have to pay a price, and secondly, his spiritual power, having entered Yuehu's primordial spirit, could not possibly remain stable as if nothing had happened.

As for Jian Shan... no matter how you look at it, he entered Yue Hu's primordial spirit with an air of nonchalance...

"It's a secret," Jianshan said, making a shushing gesture.

"Heh." Chishong twitched his lips, put the immortal sword in his hand back into his robe, and began to look at this being he had always looked down on.

Meanwhile, the five elders behind Elder Jianshan were in an uproar via telepathic communication.

"What the hell?! Dude, you just said you're going to war against 'us,' who does 'us' include?" Elder Huaizhen was the first to shout and curse in the telepathic communication.

"‘We’ naturally refers to those of us present here," came the light, airy voice of Miyama.

"Get out!" Huaizhen cursed.

"Does anyone know why he's so awesome?" Qingfeng asked.

"I don't know," Jian Chen said blankly.

"I've never heard of such a thing, but I like it," Jianfeng said with a smile.

"I don't know either. But Brother Jianshan, let me make this clear beforehand: if you really fight with the three Supreme Elders, I'm ready to run away at any time," Qingyue teased.

"Mm," Jianshan replied.

Outside the primordial spirit, inside the Xuan Palace, the aura emanating from the mountain had already subtly overshadowed that of the three Supreme Elders.

Meanwhile, the other Supreme Elders, who had witnessed all of this, were also discussing Jian Shan's current strength within the black mist of the Old Xuan Hall.

"To think that he could so easily parry Brother Akamatsu's decapitation strike, and with his bare hands at that! It seems that Kenzan is no longer the same person he used to be."

"Not entirely. Chishong's sword strike was fast but lacked killing intent. He probably didn't intend to kill Jianshan; he just wanted to draw blood from Jianshan's neck to make him behave. But unexpectedly, Jianshan actually managed to block the sword."

"The Immortal Technique: Returning Elixir Sword is no ordinary sword technique. Even without using killing intent, Chishong's sword intent, elixir intent, and spiritual power alone can unleash a force powerful enough to split mountains and open seas. Moreover, Chishong is using the Immortal Sword: Defeating Clouds."

"So, Jian Shan's true strength has already surpassed Chi Song's? That can't be right. If that's the case, why hasn't Jian Shan entered the Old Profound Palace yet?"

"Who knows? Maybe he just had some kind of fortuitous encounter? These days, the sect leader is going into seclusion more and more frequently, and for longer periods of time. Perhaps that's why the schedule for Jian Shan to enter the Old Xuan Palace has been delayed."

The elders in the black mist chatted amongst themselves, and without exception, they were quite interested in the strength that Jian Shan had displayed.

"Interesting," Yue Hu finally spoke after a long silence, nodding sincerely to Jian Shan and saying, "Although I became much weaker because I forcibly used the Immortal Treasure Faceless, my primordial spirit being able to break into this state shows that you have some skill."

"No, in front of the teacher, these are not even minor skills. At best, they are just showing off our limited abilities."

"Showing off your skills before an expert? That's too modest. If it weren't for the help of the Immortal Treasure Faceless, I wouldn't have been able to see through your methods. Where did you get this? After a hundred years, you've actually signed a master-servant contract with an ancient parasitic gu."

"What!?" Before Elder Yuehu could finish speaking, the first to react was Jianfeng, who was standing next to Jianshan. "Is what Teacher Yuehu said true?"

"Hehe... When has our teacher ever been wrong? Why do you still question him?" Shaking his head, Jianshan raised his right hand, which had just received Chishong's sword, revealing the truth beneath the wound.

The palm that had been pierced by the Immortal Sword: Defeat Cloud had now completely healed.

"Impossible. The Immortal Sword: Destroyer of Clouds is best at damaging the physical body. Even with the physical strength of an Immortal Venerable, it is absolutely impossible for the wound to heal so quickly." The Supreme Elder's surprised voice came again from the black mist above the Old Xuan Palace.

"Why bother showing off your magical powers? Now that I've seen through you, why try to deceive your elders?" Yue Hu said in a deep voice.

"hehe."

"Hmph." Understanding that Jian Shan had no intention of confessing honestly, Elder Yue Hu could only drag his still not fully recovered body and summon the Immortal Treasure, Faceless, once again.

A bright blue light flashed at the tip of Yue Hu's right index finger, and soon after, the same radiance began to shimmer on the surface of the Immortal Treasure, Faceless Glass Mirror.

"It's the art of dispelling illusions," Mu Yun murmured.

Under the radiant light of the Immortal Treasure Faceless, Jian Shan's right hand appeared completely transformed in everyone's eyes.

The once normal right arm was now covered by a worm nearly two meters long! This worm had nearly a hundred legs, but no head. Its body was twisted and coiled like a snake on Jian Shan's right arm, spreading from the shoulder to the entire palm of his right hand. It looked like it was about to completely envelop the palm.

Behind Jian Shan, several elders of the same generation carefully examined the strange creature. Upon closer inspection, each of them felt a surge of shock and horror. It turned out that this worm did not lack a head; rather, each of its feet had several tiny heads growing from it. Like an earthworm, it treated Jian Shan's right arm as soil, burrowing straight into his flesh and biting him.

Moreover, when Qingyue and Qingfeng, the two elders who had refined their divine eyes, looked deeper into Jianshan's arm, they couldn't help but feel nauseous. What they initially thought were long worms attached to Jianshan's right arm gradually revealed the truth under the probing of their divine eyes—the worms weren't attached to Jianshan's body, but rather parasitized him, using his right arm as a nest to lay their eggs. Every second, new, tiny worms would emerge and seep out from under Jianshan's skin and flesh.

In an instant, everyone who saw Jianshan's current appearance was enveloped by a chilling coldness that ran from head to toe.

Silence reigned, a chilling silence settling over them. Even the proudest Akamatsu was now experiencing the impact of the unknown creature on the right arm of the mountain.

The ancient parasitic gu—just hearing this name makes it impossible to imagine the weight behind those five words. After witnessing this bizarre creature, which was no different from the monsters in ancient legends, a dark cloud was cast over everyone's hearts.

Except for Su Wanqing. She looked at the elders with confusion, her heart filled with many questions, but she dared not speak at the moment. She could only write down all her observations and experiences, waiting to tell Gu and Lin about them when she returned to Jingxi Lodge.