Immortal Travel of Longevity

However, one name on the roster caught Yan Nantian's attention.

[Chen Changsheng, Mister Chen. Often without a fixed residence, his tracks are hard to find. However, he has frequently resided at Liuyun Temple in Qiuyue Ward of Yan County, and Boat Wind Alley in Qingshan City of Yuanchuan. Suspected to be an Immortal Practitioner descended to the mortal realm, an immortal of the Red Dust. He possesses heaven-reaching abilities, and his words become law as spoken. The cultivators of the Mortal World endlessly praise his Dao and yearn for it. When it comes to Dao Cultivation, he is second to none in this world.

The great upheaval at Quanshan seemed to be related to him.

The rising waters of the Sheng River and the descent of the Heavenly Tribulation seemed to be related to him.

The prosperity of the Demon Market seemed to be related to him.

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Yan Nantian was slightly dazed. There were many names in this roster, but not a single one had a record as long as Chen Changsheng's.

Furthermore, this was not the first time Yan Nantian had heard this name.

In his early years, Mister Zhu had also mentioned this Mister Chen to him. Just as the description stated, he possessed heaven-reaching abilities.

[In his early years, this person lived adjacent to the Wang Family in Qingshan City. The Wang Family's daughter, Wang Ruyi, later became a commandery princess, bestowed the title of Commandery Princess Ruyi. The Wang Family's son, Wang Ping'an, is now the tower master of the Jianghu South-North Tower, presiding over a region of the jianghu. Chen Changsheng is suspected to be the teacher of these two.]

It had to be said that Yan Nantian was somewhat tempted.

His curiosity regarding this man had existed since his early years, yet he had never actually met him.

Now that the name was brought up again, the desire to finally meet him burst forth.

He knew clearly that this person could not be compared to the ordinary capable individuals of the world. In his early years, he had also asked Daoist Sanyuan about him. Sanyuan had been full of respect whenever he spoke, proving that this man was a true Immortal Practitioner.

At this moment, he seemed to have settled on a candidate in his heart.

This Mister Chen was absolutely the finest choice!

Yan Nantian first sought out Wang Yingying to ask about this Mister Chen.

"From what I know, you are also a native of Qingshan City. Do you know of this Mister Chen?"

Wang Yingying froze for a moment upon hearing this. In a daze, a figure surfaced in her mind.

She opened her mouth and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I once crossed paths with Mister Chen. He had ties with my ancestors."

"Truly?"

"Yes."

"What is this person like?"

Wang Yingying shook her head. "I am not too sure. We only met once, and we parted in a hurry."

Yan Nantian asked, "Tell me, if we had this person's help with our matter, how would it turn out?"

Wang Yingying's heart trembled. "Ninety percent!"

She paused for a moment before correcting herself. "One hundred percent! It would absolutely succeed!"

"You hold this Mister Chen in such high regard?"

"Mister Chen is a true Immortal Practitioner!"

However, Wang Yingying changed her tone and added, "But this Mister Chen might not necessarily agree to Your Majesty's request. He has a free-spirited temperament and is very difficult to persuade."

Yan Nantian fell into thought, then spoke up. "I heard that Commandery Princess Ruyi is his niece..."

Wang Yingying hesitated briefly. "If it relies on their bond, it might just be feasible."

...

Palace attendants arrived, inviting Ruyi to enter the palace.

This was a rare occurrence. Although Ruyi frequently entered the palace over the years, Yan Nantian rarely sent people to summon her. Mostly, it was because he felt that ivory cannot come from a dog's mouth whenever Ruyi spoke; she was often irritating, so he chose not to provoke her.

Now that he had actually sent someone to invite her, it was as if the sun had risen from the west.

Seeing this, Ruyi declared, "I'm not going. I'm busy. This is just a weasel paying New Year's respects to a chicken; one look and you know there are no good intentions."

As she spoke, Dong Chiyu pinched her and scolded, "Don't spout nonsense."

Ruyi curled her lips. "You sure love sticking your nose in..."

Dong Chiyu shot her a look.

Ruyi immediately turned her head away, not daring to meet her gaze.

The eunuch from the palace was stunned for a moment before he immediately began begging bitterly.

"Oh my, Commandery Princess, please have mercy. If this servant fails to invite you into the palace and His Majesty's wrath descends, I fear my little life will be forfeit."

"It's not my head getting chopped off."

"Commandery Princess..."

The eunuch was frantic inside.

Of course he knew that this commandery princess was hard to deal with. This was a master who dared to yell at the emperor. How could he not be afraid?

"I'm not going."

Ruyi refused to go no matter what. She had a persistent feeling that nothing good would come of it.

Helpless, the eunuch could only return to report his failure.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Yan Nantian actually left the palace himself and came to the Commandery Princess Manor.

This gave Ruyi a terrible fright.

"This is bad!"

"Now it's really nothing good!"

Ruyi had half a mind to run away.

But Yan Nantian had already arrived at her door.

His guards practically filled the entire courtyard.

Seeing this, Ruyi asked, "What is it? What are you doing? Raiding the manor?"

Yan Nantian stepped forward, rubbed his temples, and said calmly, "Let's go inside to talk."

"I'm not going. You rushing over in such a panic definitely means nothing good!"

"I do indeed have a favor to ask."

"Say it right here. There are a lot of people here. I've been timid since I was young, and I don't dare go inside to talk. It's dark in the house."

"..."

Who would believe that?

Yan Nantian felt extremely helpless. He said, "I want to ask for news about your uncle. I have a request for him."

Ruyi was stunned upon hearing this.

"You..."

She suddenly snapped back to reality. In a flash of thought, she recalled the matter Nianyi had mentioned to her two years ago.

"Let's go inside to talk."

Ruyi frowned and pulled him into the house.

After tossing Yan Nantian into a seat in the room, she asked, "What do you want with Uncle Chen?"

Yan Nantian answered, "A small matter."

Ruyi crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes. "Whenever someone comes looking for my Uncle Chen, it is never a small matter."

She kept her gaze fixed on Yan Nantian and said, "Don't tell me you're like Emperor Tianshun from the past, seeking some illusory immortality."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Nantian's heart skipped a beat.

But on the surface, he appeared especially calm as he said, "The path of immortality is nothing but wishful thinking for an emperor. How could I not understand that? I am looking for your uncle for another matter."

"Is that so?"

"Naturally."

Under Ruyi's scrutiny, Yan Nantian didn't give anything away.

"I'll believe you for now."

Ruyi then shifted her tone, a hint of worry lacing her voice. "However, Uncle Chen is sick. I haven't seen him in many years either..."

"Sick?"

"Yes..."

Ruyi wasn't in the mood to explain, simply stating, "Times aren't like they used to be. There are quite a few capable individuals in the world now. You don't necessarily have to find Uncle Chen."

Yan Nantian frowned upon hearing this and sighed, "What a pity..."

"Is Mister Chen truly sick?"

Ruyi blinked and said, "I told you, but you don't believe me."

"Mister Chen possesses such vast Divine Abilities, yet he can still fall ill?"

"It's a sickness of the heart. Stop thinking about it."

"Hmm..."

Yan Nantian stood up, feeling nothing but endless regret in his heart.

He had always felt that only an Immortal Practitioner like Mister Chen had the qualifications to conspire with him.

Ruyi blinked and asked, "Don't I remember you knowing Mister Zhu? Wouldn't finding him be the same?"

Yan Nantian shook his head. "Mister Zhu is, after all, not a Human Dao cultivator. There are some matters he simply cannot help with."

Yan Nantian naturally knew he could ask Mister Zhu.

But he didn't dare.

In his early years, Mister Zhu had repeatedly warned him not to pursue that illusory immortality, for to an emperor, it was a meaningless endeavor.

Yan Nantian particularly respected Mister Zhu, and even more so, he did not want Mister Zhu to find out about this matter.

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