Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

The arrogant words spoken by the blond man at the head of the group naturally aroused the long-suppressed dissatisfaction of the Qin Sect members present.

An elderly elder of the Qin Sect stepped forward and stood at the mountain gate, looking down.

"Today is Grandma Nine Fingers' birthday banquet. Is it not somewhat impolite for the host to come and greet this distinguished guest from the Immortal Capital?"

"Oh~" Upon hearing this, the man pretended to suddenly realize something and laughed, "I almost forgot that your Nine-Fingered Grandma is still alive? I guess I've been cultivating immortal arts so much that I've forgotten about this mortal world. I only knew that the Qin Sect had a birthday celebration, but I never thought it was your Nine-Fingered Grandma's birthday."

"How rude of me!"

……

He said "I'm sorry" but neither clasped his hands in greeting nor bowed; instead, he wore a smug smile.

Adding to that the line, "Grandma Nine Fingers is still alive," it was a complete slap in the face to everyone in the Qin Sect.

The expressions of everyone in the Qin Sect, including Qin Shishi, changed dramatically. What was originally just a slight gloomy cloud had now become as dark as a black cloud pressing down on them, so dark it was almost dripping with black water!

The atmosphere between the two sides was extremely tense; if it weren't for the constraints, the two sides would probably have already started fighting here.

Seeing Qin Shishi's gloomy expression, which seemed about to explode, Lin Yuan gently tugged at Qin Shishi's sleeve and whispered, "Sister Shishi...you two have a grudge against this immortal, don't you?"

"A holiday?" Qin Shishi frowned upon hearing this. "No, there aren't any major holidays."

"Then why... do you guys seem to get into conflicts so easily?"

When faced with this question, Qin Shishi gave a very simple answer.

"Because we belong to the Qin sect, while they are from the Immortal Capital."

……

A strange answer.

Lin Yuan didn't quite understand Qin Shishi's words—"Yes, you are from the Qin Sect, and they are from the Immortal Capital... What's wrong?"

Is it really because their names both have two characters that they dislike each other?

Perhaps it's because times have changed.

The one who answered Lin Yuan's question was the little queen, who was much more experienced in personnel matters.

"What do you mean?"

The Qin School is a product of the old era, a trend initiated during the reign of Emperor Wen (Xuan Lei). You must have been one of its influences, right? Because Emperor Wen achieved immortality through mastering the four arts of qin (a stringed instrument), chess, calligraphy, and painting, and you chose to embark on the path of cultivating the qin out of admiration for him.

"That's right...that's correct."

But... as I said, times have changed.

[This is the age of immortals and demons. The one whom the Immortal Capital reveres and follows is a living true immortal—the Lord of the Immortal Capital, who is crowned with the title of Emperor Immortal. This era is no longer the Lingze era of Emperor Wen Xuan Lei.]

[In that case, for the Immortal Capital, the Qin Sect is merely a product of the old era, something born because of Emperor Wen, and therefore meaningless to them.]

Moreover, the war between immortals and demons in the Extreme Heaven Domain is currently at its most intense, and it's likely that the Immortal Capital is also trying to annex the Qin Sect.

It's just that I simply don't like the other person.

People with different beliefs and followers have different stances.

"It sounds like something about religion that the teacher talked about..."

It's pretty much the same; they're somewhat similar in form.

……

Our gaze returns to the foot of Wufeng Mountain.

The man at the head of the group stood in front of the string staircase, slightly raising his head, the brilliant golden sunlight shining obliquely on his profile.

However, his face was covered with a sinister smile that was completely opposite to the sunlight: "Now that we have exchanged pleasantries, would you all from the Qin Sect be willing to come down and greet me?"

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Qin Sect exchanged glances, then looked back at the blond man with icy expressions.

One of them said calmly, “Distinguished guests from the Immortal Capital, this is merely a mountain gate. Why not step forward and enter this gate, and we will then take you to see Grandma Nine Fingers.”

These words were spoken.

The members of the Qin Sect, however, showed a hint of amusement on their faces.

As everyone knows, this Tongxian Staircase was erected by the first sect leader of the Qin Sect. If one is not proficient in the art of playing the qin and walks around aimlessly, one will only be blown away by this Tongxian Staircase.

Among the people of Xiandu, there may be a few who have some understanding of the art of playing the zither, but that number is certainly very small.

Right now, there are hundreds of people at the foot of Wufeng Mountain! Of these hundreds of people, how many will be able to safely cross this string ladder and reach the mountain gate?

less.

Very few.

The blond man could easily see the unusual nature of the stringed staircase. His smile faded, and his tone turned icy: "You won't even come out of the mountain gate to greet us? Is this the etiquette of your Qin Sect?!"

"The host has his own etiquette, and the guest has his own etiquette."

Qin Shishi stepped forward, her cool voice echoing throughout the mountain gate: "If you are not even willing to enter the mountain gate, it seems that the distinguished guests of Xiandu have not done their etiquette properly."

"That's right, that's right!"

Huang Luo then jumped out from the side and stood next to Qin Shishi, saying with a righteous expression, "In any case, please come up from the foot of the mountain first, and we will naturally take you to the banquet after that."

……

"Good! Good! Good!"

Seeing the Qin Sect members above echoing each other, the blond man at the head of the group said "good" three times in a row.

He glanced at the gleaming silver staircase in front of him. He had heard about the restrictions on the entrance to the Qin Sect a long time ago.

"Then today, let me test the power of your Qin Sect's String Ladder."

After speaking.

He sneered, and his spiritual energy circulated in a strange way.

It was a method Lin Yuan had never seen before, completely different from any form of spiritual energy circulation she was familiar with!

But a wisp of green smoke emanated from the orifices within the blond man's body. He took a step forward, his movements as swift as lightning, as if shrinking the distance between people, and in an instant, he arrived at the middle of the Tongxian Staircase.

However, his steps were completely contrary to the rhythm and melody of the music, so all the spiritual energy contained in the string ladder surged out, generating a violent shockwave that tried to blast the blond man away.

however.

The blond man turned around and kicked hard on the string-like staircase!

boom!

Suddenly, the Five Peaks Mountain began to shake violently. Accompanied by a surge of rich spiritual energy, the light on the entire Tongxian Staircase dimmed by more than half!

This isn't the end of the story.

Upon seeing this, the blond man sneered disdainfully, then his figure flashed, and he swiftly stepped onto the Tongxian Staircase, rushing towards the mountain gate where the Qin Sect members were located.

Each step he took was extremely forceful, each step a booming sound, each step a tremor. The spiritual energy hidden within the string ladder had just erupted when he kicked it away and reduced it to ashes!

In just five or six seconds, the once dazzling silver staircase had become completely dim.

In the end, it seemed that the spiritual energy within it was completely exhausted, and it lost its original luster, turning into nothing more than ordinary strings.

The blond man, however, nonchalantly stepped onto the gate of the Qin Sect.

"No wonder it's a product of the last era."

He tossed his hair aside, grinned, and stood before the horrified and dumbfounded members of the Qin Sect.

The blond man dusted off his Taoist robe, glanced around, and after seeing the astonished faces of the Qin Sect members, nodded in satisfaction. He then turned back to look at his masterpiece—

The restrictions on the Qin Sect's mountain gate... the Tongxian Ladder, has now been transformed into a staircase made of ordinary Qin strings and threads, losing its original inviolable majesty.

Anyone with eyes can see that this string ladder is... no longer useful.

"I thought it was something special, but it seems... even someone who doesn't understand music can come to your Qin Sect."

He turned around with a faint smile, his eyes full of sarcasm.

insult.

It is clear.

He is insulting the Qin master's skills.

Qin Shishi was so angry that she almost lashed out, but Huang Luo quickly grabbed her and waved his hands in a panic.

Seeing Huang Luo's appearance, Qin Shishi was even more furious, but Huang Luo's words calmed her down.

"Senior Sister Qin, don't get agitated... That person is the Golden-Eyed Tiger Immortal, one of the Eighteen Holy Immortals... He's a saint, you can't touch him, you can't touch him!"

"saint……"

Qin Shishi clenched her fists, pouted, and glared angrily at the blond man. After thinking it over again and again, she still did not step forward to make a move.

Not only him, but the other elders of the Qin Sect were both angry and intimidated, and were so angered by the Golden-Eyed Tiger Immortal that they were speechless.

Seeing that the Qin Sect members remained silent, the blond man chuckled, turned around, and waved to the people of Xiandu at the foot of the mountain, indicating that they could ignore the string ladder and go straight up to the mountain gate.

After that, he feigned humility, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and said with a smile, "Now, may I go see Grandma Nine Fingers? Fellow members of the Qin Sect~"

The elders of the Qin Sect were speechless for a moment, but after a while, they could no longer make things difficult for him.

"Walk."

He could only snort coldly, turn around, flick his sleeves, and walk angrily toward the main hall.

—I feel like things are going to get really bad if this continues.

Lin Yuan, who was walking at the very back, already had a bad feeling.

She had a feeling that something really troublesome might happen at this birthday banquet.

Just as he thought of this, the little queen in his mind suddenly spoke up.

【etc!】

Lin Yuan subconsciously stopped in her tracks, a look of confusion on her face.

"what happened?"

【Just now……】

The little queen sounded somewhat uncertain.