Chapter 263: Chapter 263: An Uninvited Guest

At the entrance to Mount Shu, two streaks of light descended, and a man and a woman, each carrying a longsword, appeared. On the chest of their Daoist robes, there was a pattern of an Immortal Mountain.

The elders and disciples guarding the gate of Mount Shu saw that the couple’s Daoist robes were vastly different from those of the five great Sects of Xia State and hurriedly came forward to interrogate them, “Who are you? And what brings you to our Mount Shu?”

Upon hearing the words ‘Mount Shu,’ the woman’s furrowed brows finally relaxed slightly, “Fellow Daoist, we are elders from the Penglai Sword Sect, specifically here to visit a Mount Shu elder named Lin Qingzhi. Please convey our arrival.”

“Penglai Sword Sect? Could it be the Penglai Sword Sect from Luzhou, one of the seven great Sects?”

The Dao Palace Realm elder guarding the gate was greatly surprised.

After the calamity at Mount Shu, the disciples thought everything had settled down. Unexpectedly, clouds of change gathered again. First the envoys from the Zhong Zhou’s number one great Sect, Star Pavilion, visited, and now elders from the Penglai Sword Sect were at their doorstep.

The Penglai Sword Sect, like Mount Shu, was also a Sect that primarily focused on sword cultivation. Several years ago, the Sect Leader of Mount Shu and the Sect Leader of the Penglai Sword Sect had engaged in a sword duel, forming a kind of kinship. However, times change, and now there was not much interaction between the Penglai Sword Sect and Mount Shu.

“Please wait here at the gate, while I send a disciple to Qingyun Peak to inform Elder Lin,” said the Dao Palace Realm elder guarding the gate.

The Dao Palace Realm elder of Mount Shu asked the two visitors to wait at the gate and then dispatched a Golden Core Realm disciple of Mount Shu to Qingyun Peak.

Now, Lin Qingzhi, the chief disciple of Qingyun Peak, had reached the Void Refinement Realm and become a Supreme Elder of Mount Shu, possessing a status that even many Dao Palace Realm elders could not match. Even the Dao Palace Realm elder guarding the gate held Lin Qingzhi in extremely high esteem.

Lin Qingzhi became a Supreme Elder of Mount Shu in less than a century, a feat demonstrating an extraordinary speed of cultivation.

While waiting for a response from Lin Qingzhi, the two from the Penglai Sword Sect stood at the entrance. Meanwhile, the elders and disciples guarding the gate communicated secretly with each other through voice transmission.

“Elder, what is the background of the Penglai Sword Sect? Why have I never heard of this Sect before?”

“The Penglai Sword Sect is one of the seven great Sects in the eastern Luzhou. At its peak, although not as powerful as our Mount Shu, it was a strong Sect with several individuals ascending to the Immortal Realm. The Penglai Sword Sect values swordsmanship and once did not acknowledge our superiority. It is said that, a hundred thousand years ago, Grandmaster Taixu, the then Sect Leader of Mount Shu, stumbled into a chance to spar with their Sect Leader, and he defeated the Sect Leader of the Penglai Sword Sect. Although the Penglai Sword Sect was defeated, it nevertheless formed a connection with our Mount Shu. It’s just that in the hundred thousand years since, the friendship between our two great Sects has significantly waned.”

The Dao Palace Realm elder guarding the gate, well-versed in various Mount Shu classics, recounted the history of the Penglai Sword Sect.

However, he did not know what business the Penglai Sword Sect had with Qingyun Peak’s chief disciple Lin Qingzhi that compelled them to make a special visit to Mount Shu.

He could sense that the aura of these two Penglai Sword Sect elders visiting was above the Dao Palace Realm.

In other words, these two were Void Refinement Realm sword Dao experts.

The power of the Penglai Sword Sect was now probably on par with the current Mount Shu, and sword Dao experts of the Void Refinement Realm were definitely on the level of Supreme Elders within the Penglai Sword Sect.

Yet, that two Void Refinement Realm sword Dao experts came to Mount Shu seeking Lin Qingzhi by name.

Could it be that Elder Lin had provoked the Penglai Sword Sect?

However, among the elders of Mount Shu, Lin Qingzhi was unusually low-profile and reticent, not the kind to stir up trouble.

Taking a deep breath, the Dao Palace Realm elder of Mount Shu voiced his curiosity, “May I ask why you are seeking Elder Lin?”

The two Penglai Sword Sect elders looked at each other, and the male elder shook his head, “The matter is of great importance.”

…

Seeing that the other party was reluctant to divulge information, the Dao Palace Realm elder of Mount Shu refrained from asking further.

Given that they were figures on the level of Supreme Elders from the Penglai Sword Sect, seeking to discuss matters with a Supreme Elder of Mount Shu, a regular Dao Palace Realm elder truly couldn’t be of much assistance.

Soon, Lin Qingzhi arrived at the gate following the Golden Core Realm disciple of Mount Shu, and upon seeing the two visitors, his face lit up with joy, “Is it really you?”

Lin Qing had previously gone to Luzhou to probe the remnants of Summoning Demon Palace, and while there, he was jointly pursued and nearly killed by the Palace Master of the Summoning Demon Palace and the Pavilion Master of Wind Thunder Pavilion. On one occasion, if it hadn’t been for the timely rescue of the Penglai Sword Sect, Lin Qing would have already perished under the Pavilion Master’s Wind Thunder Palm.

Lin Qingzhi thus got to meet the people from the Penglai Sword Sect.

When two elders from the Penglai Sword Sect saw Lin Qingzhi, they couldn’t help but rejoice, “Fellow Daoist Lin, we meet again.”

“What brings you to Mount Shu this time?”

“It’s a long story. After you left Luzhou, some changes occurred… We two would like to meet with your Sect Leader of Mount Shu.”

“You want to see my master?”

“Your master is the Sect Leader of Mount Shu? That couldn’t be better.”

The two elders from the Penglai Sword Sect were overjoyed.

Since they had once saved Lin Qingzhi’s life, they held some goodwill towards him, and even if they needed to ask for a favor, it wouldn’t seem too awkward.

They followed Lin Qingzhi to Qingyun Peak.

On Qingyun Peak, Lu Changsheng was teaching Mo Huazhi cultivation techniques and magical treasures.

The Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator returned two low-grade Immortal Artifacts, the “Saint King Brush” and the “Holy Light Moonlight Skirt.”

These two low-grade Immortal Artifacts were of no use to Lu Changsheng.

So, Lu Changsheng bestowed the two low-grade Immortal Artifacts upon Mo Huazhi.

“Two Immortal Artifacts…!”

Mo Huazhi incredulously accepted the two treasures of Immortal Artifact grade.

Having just stepped into the Void Refinement Realm, she had received two Immortal Artifacts.

Just how many varieties of Immortal Artifacts did her master have? Why did it feel like her master was an Immortal Artifact wholesaler?

[Ding, you have gifted your disciple Mo Huazhi with a low-grade Immortal Artifact “Saint King Brush,” and received a hundredfold return reward: a mid-grade Immortal Artifact “Heavenly Earth Mystical Spirit Brush.”]

[Ding, you have gifted your disciple Mo Huazhi with a low-grade Immortal Artifact “Holy Light Moonlight Skirt,” and received a three-hundredfold return reward: a mid-grade Immortal Artifact “Zodiac Stars Moon Radiance Skirt.”]

[Ding, the number of times Immortal Artifacts can be returned this month -2, remaining return chances for Immortal Artifacts this month is 0.]

After Lu Changsheng gifted two low-grade Immortal Artifacts, he received two mid-grade Immortal Artifacts in return.

Lu Changsheng silently lamented that the probability of returning high-grade Immortal Artifacts was not high.

Not to mention returning a human race Ultimate Treasure.

[Ding, your disciple Mo Huazhi has advanced from the Dao Palace Realm to the Void Refinement Realm, and you have received a reward for your disciple’s advancement in realm: a fragment of a human race Ultimate Treasure ×1.]

Suddenly, the system tallied the reward for the disciple’s realm advancement, and Lu Changsheng received the third fragment of a human race Ultimate Treasure.

Inside Lu Changsheng, a third piece of crimson unknown metal appeared, which attracted the previous fragments of the human race Ultimate Treasure, merging into a larger fragment.

Despite obtaining three fragments of the Ultimate Treasure, Lu Changsheng still couldn’t tell what type of treasure the human race Ultimate Treasure was.

“How many fragments are needed to forge a complete human race Ultimate Treasure?”

Lu Changsheng knew that until all the fragments were gathered, there would be no answer to this question.