A Thousand Years of Immortal Dreams

This book was compiled at the end of the Tai Xuan era and records the lives of important figures from the four major immortal sects throughout history, totaling one hundred and twenty volumes.

Most of it was burned down after the barbarian invasion, and only a few fragments remained in the outer library.

Turn to the first page, and you'll find hints given by the later compilers.

"Damn barbarians!"

Cao Wang cursed angrily and continued to examine the document.

Biographies of the Former Sages of the Four Great Immortal Sects, Volume Thirteen: General Outline of the Primordial Daoist Court

The Taichu Daoist Temple was established in the first year of the Taixuan calendar. Its first Daoist master, Emperor Shiyuan, carved the two characters "Taichu" on the summit of Taixuan Mountain to open the mountain gate.

With a history of 13,000 years and seven generations of Dao masters, it is the head of the four great immortal sects.

At its peak, it had over 100,000 disciples, half of whom were cultivators in the Divine Continent who followed the Tai Chu sect.

……

The Primordial Dao Court has had seven Dao Masters.

The last Dao Lord: Shen Jingqiu, the Dao Lord of Startling Cold.

Upon seeing this, Cao Wang became extremely excited.

It's out! It's out!

They've latched onto a powerful figure.

This woman was actually the last Dao Master of one of the Four Great Immortal Sects a thousand years ago.

Biographies of the Former Sages of the Four Great Immortal Sects, Volume 19: Biography of Shen Jingqiu, the Last Daoist Master of the Taichu Daoist Court

In the spring of 12278 of the Tai Xuan calendar, the Tai Chu Dao Court opened its doors to new members. Shen Jingqiu, aged nineteen, was chosen as a personal disciple by the sixth Dao Master, Xuanjizi, due to his innate swordsmanship.

At the end of 12279 in the Tai Xuan calendar, Shen Jingqiu was wrongly accused of harming his fellow disciples, causing his senior brother to break off his engagement, and his master to cripple his sword bones and demote him to a menial servant.

……

"It matches up! It matches up!"

Seeing this, Cao Wang finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Between 12280 and 12350 of the Tai Xuan calendar, Shen Jingqiu served as a menial disciple for seventy years. During the day, he carried water and swept, and at night, he secretly practiced swordsmanship in secluded spots on the back mountain.

Legend has it that she stumbled upon the remnants of Yun Zhongzi's secluded cultivation in the back mountains, obtaining fragments of an ancient sword technique and a manual for cultivating spiritual consciousness. From that moment on, she underwent a complete transformation, breaking free from her previous state and rising again. Afterwards, she left her sect, hiding in the martial world, and traveling far and wide.

"So, this girl actually worked there as a handyman for seventy years?"

Cao Wang fell silent upon seeing this.

It is true that cultivating immortality can prolong life.

A Qi Refining cultivator can only live for a maximum of 150 years.

The foundation can be built up over a period of three hundred years.

But this girl's cultivation has been destroyed. Even if she obtains an opportunity in seventy years, she will probably be old and faded by then.

It is truly unbelievable that he could eventually become the last Dao Master, despite his tumultuous life.

Cao Wang continued to examine the area...

In the autumn of the 12480th year of the Tai Xuan calendar, during the Tai Chu Dao Court's centennial sword trial, she swept through the battlefield with unstoppable momentum, winning battle after battle. At this time, Su Wan'er, who had once wronged her, and Gu Changyuan had become Daoist partners. In the end, she was killed by Shen Jingqiu with a single blow...

"good!"

Upon seeing this, Cao Wang sincerely applauded Shen Jingqiu's methods.

What you owed me, I will take back tenfold or a hundredfold.

[After the century-long sword trial, Xuanjizi once again took Shen Jingqiu under his wing. In the centuries that followed, Shen Jingqiu slew the young barbarian leader with his sword, earning the title of Sword Immortal Jinghan.]

Around 12950 in the Tai Xuan Calendar, the sixth Dao Lord, Xuanjizi, abdicated, and Shen Jingqiu succeeded him, becoming the only female Dao Lord in the ten thousand years of the Tai Chu Dao Court.

Shen Jingqiu reigned for over three hundred years, during which he reformed the sect's rules, rebuilt the classics, expanded the library, and revitalized the system of training disciples.

Although the Taichu Dao Court under its rule no longer enjoyed the prosperity of its heyday with its myriad sects paying homage, its internal atmosphere was renewed, and the people were united in purpose, making it arguably the last revival in the ten-thousand-year history of the Taichu Dao Court.

until……

In the year 13280 of the Tai Xuan calendar, the barbarian tribes launched a large-scale invasion.

Shen Jingqiu, alone with his sword, died from exhaustion.

After this battle, the barbarians invaded and ruled the Central Divine Continent. The gates of the Primordial Daoist Temple were burned down, and the 30,000 volumes of scriptures in the Sutra Repository were reduced to ashes.

……

……

After watching it.

Cao Wang's heart remained unsettled for a long time.

It was already midnight when Cao Wang walked out of the library.

"I need to hurry back and see if I can get in with her tonight!"

Cao Wang quickened his pace, and after returning to his residence, he fell asleep immediately.

That night!

Cao Wang opened his eyes and it was already dawn.

really.

Cao Wang opened his eyes, sat up, and sighed.

"It still doesn't work. It seems this jade pendant is indeed related to the excessive energy consumption during item transfer!"

Cao Wang secretly speculated.

"Last time, one spirit-gathering talisman took one night to prepare; this time, with four talismans, it'll probably take four or five days!"

Having thought this through, Cao Wang stopped considering the matter.

Then he immediately took out the basic spell he had selected from the library yesterday: Lightning Strike.

"Drawing lightning into the veins, transforming thunderbolts into blades, with a mere thought, the heavens obey..."

Following the incantation and the method of circulating spiritual energy, Cao Wang immediately began to cultivate.

But after a moment, Cao Wang gave up.

With the sun just rising and the summer sun blazing, under the clear blue sky, there was absolutely no opportune time or place to practice the lightning strike technique.

The Lightning Strike Technique clearly states that if one can practice it during a thunderstorm, the results will be twice as good, and the power it unleashes will be several times greater than usual.

Thunder magic is the strongest of all magics.

It is the most powerful spell in terms of attack power.

His cultivation was naturally difficult.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Cao Wang, come out here for a moment!"

It's Zhao Dezhu.

"Elder Zhao, please come in quickly!"

Cao Wang quickly stepped aside.

"It's not time to offer sacrifices yet, Elder Zhao. Is there anything I can do for you today?"

"You've got a good idea, buddy. Not bad!"

Seeing that Cao Wang still remembered the matter of the spirit stone, Zhao Dezhu smiled with satisfaction.

"It's not about spirit stones, it's that the Grand Elder wants you to go there."

"hiss!"

Cao Wang gasped in shock.

"I heard you're already the Grand Elder's private disciple. Work hard! The Grand Elder is a kind person who won't treat you unfairly. As long as you're willing to put in the effort, know the techniques, and are quick-witted, your future is very bright!"

Cao Wang patted Cao Wang's shoulder meaningfully.

"Go ahead, and if anything happens, have Hua An let me know!"

"Yes, Elder Zhao!"

Cao Wang walked out dejectedly and closed the door behind him.

Cao Wang continued to urge, "Don't be dejected. The Grand Elder likes people who are positive and optimistic. Do your best when you get there."

"Thank you, Elder Zhao!"

Cao Wang took a deep breath, his gaze hardening.

What is meant to be will be; what is meant to be will be.

Life boils down to two words: fuck her!

……

……

The outer sect elders have a special status, and each of them has their own mountain peak.

Jiao San Niang's mountain peaks are different from those elsewhere.

The hillsides were covered with roses, their petals thick and red, as if they had drunk blood.

Just like Jiao San Niang herself.

A gust of wind carries a sweet, slightly fishy floral scent mingled with the mist, making one's mouth water.

Occasionally, a few low, guttural calls could be heard from the woods. A male and a female were entangled together, it was hard to tell whether they were fighting or breeding, their sounds so intense that one wanted to investigate.

"You're here?"

Cao Wang came into the courtyard.

The languid and alluring voice of Jiao San Niang drifted from inside the room.

The door was half open, and through the thin gauze screen inside, one could vaguely see that Jiao San Niang was bathing in a wooden tub.

"Splash!"

Jiao San Niang stood up abruptly, her graceful figure partially visible through the screen, displayed before Cao Wang.

"Come in!"