Immortal Travel of Longevity

Tianxin, the disguised cicada demon, scrambled to leave in a panic.

"Tianxin Martial Master, what happened? Why the panic?"

Tianxin opened her mouth to speak, but shook her head instead. "Fend for yourselves."

Her only thought was to get away as fast as possible.

The Nanyan Mountain disciple in charge of the event spoke up. "Tianxin Martial Master, the martial lectures still have several days left. You cannot leave yet."

"Get lost!"

At her shout, the disciple's soul trembled. He froze in place, utterly dazed.

Tianxin strode past him, immediately heading down the mountain.

She had seen the situation clearly: an extraordinary figure had definitely arrived at the venue. The unseen threat made her incredibly uneasy, and regardless of whether she could win a fight, fleeing immediately was the smartest choice.

Just as she was about to leave, a voice suddenly drifted over.

"Where might Tianxin Martial Master be going?"

Tianxin froze and whipped around.

A Mister dressed in a green scholar's robe stood right before her. Beside him was the martial artist who had resisted her bewitchment during the lecture.

"It was you?"

The voice was identical to the one that had echoed in her ears back at the venue.

Chen Changsheng nodded. "It is This Chen."

Tianxin frowned. She had planned to just walk away; who would have expected this man to catch up so quickly?

A fight was probably unavoidable now.

Fang Miao stared blankly at Tianxin before turning to look at Mister Chen.

Just a few breaths ago, she had been on the mountain. A few breaths later, she was at the foot of the mountain—and the Tianxin Martial Master who had just been lecturing was here too.

Tianxin knitted her brows. "Sir, there is no enmity between us. Why meddle in this?"

Chen Changsheng said, "The Buddhist Faction focuses on the spirit. Yet you do not use what you have learned as intended. The mortal world has its own rules. Even if This Chen does not eliminate you, you will not escape the heavenly lightning tribulation when it falls."

"What a joke!"

Tianxin scoffed. "What crime have I committed to warrant a lightning strike?"

"Do you even know who you are helping?" Chen Changsheng asked.

Tianxin paused. She shot him a look and frowned. "I am assisting a celestial official. It is a deed of merit. What do you mean by that?"

Chen Changsheng was taken aback. "A celestial official? If you truly believe your actions earn merit, then why did you run?"

Tianxin stiffened slightly, suddenly unable to find an answer.

Chen Changsheng looked at her and said, "When even you yourself are uncertain, how can you falsely claim it is a deed of merit?"

Tianxin lowered her head, her gaze shifting rapidly before she suddenly looked back up. "Enough talk! If you have some guidance to offer, bring it on!"

Chen Changsheng said, "This Chen merely wants to clarify a few things. I have no intention of taking your life."

Tianxin sized him up. Staring at this utterly unremarkable Mister, a deep sense of dread welled up in her heart. For a moment, she did not dare make a reckless move.

After a moment of thought, Tianxin said, "Ask, then."

Chen Changsheng asked, "Your so-called celestial official, which is that Evil Phoenix—where is it now?"

Tianxin shook her head and replied, "It isn't on this mountain. It only told me to coordinate with the people of Nanyan Mountain to handle a few tasks, saying it would return once everything was done."

"What did it promise you?"

"..."

Seeing that she wouldn't answer, Chen Changsheng said, "It does not matter if you won't say. This Chen will ask the next question. What is its purpose in having you do this?"

Tianxin shook her head. "It never told me. However, according to the records of the Buddhist Faction, this visualization method harnesses the power of faith and can solidify one's divine sense and soul. Perhaps its soul has suffered a grave injury."

"Is that so..."

Chen Changsheng nodded, then continued, "Now, tell me about Nanyan Mountain."

"They're just a bunch of mortals. What's there to ask?" Tianxin asked, bewildered.

"Who is the one in power on this Nanyan Mountain?" Chen Changsheng asked.

Tianxin recalled the man's appearance. "A eunuch. He should be from the palace. I've only met him once."

Chen Changsheng nodded and asked, "Do you know his name?"

Tianxin shook her head. She had only seen him; she didn't know his name.

Chen Changsheng asked, "Is there anything special about this Southern Yan Sect?"

"What exactly are you trying to ask?"

"Is This Chen not asking right now?"

Tianxin thought for a moment and said, "Nothing special. It's just a slightly larger martial arts sect. Whatever else you have to ask, ask it quickly so I can leave."

"No need to panic."

Chen Changsheng said, "You just said it asked you to coordinate with the Southern Yan Sect. Does that mean the person currently in charge of the Southern Yan Sect was already bewitched? Or rather, that this person answers directly to the Evil Phoenix?"

Tianxin replied, "I really don't know much about the Southern Yan Sect's affairs. If you want to know, you'd be better off going and asking them yourself."

Chen Changsheng realized that this Tianxin was likely just being used as a tool. She probably didn't know a single thing about the true inside story.

Tianxin asked, "Can I go now?"

Chen Changsheng shook his head again.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Chen Changsheng said, "This Chen only said he wouldn't kill you. I never said you were completely off the hook."

Tianxin sensed that things were taking a turn for the worse.

She instantly tried to flee.

"Trying to leave?"

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Chen Changsheng released his divine sense.

An overwhelming sense of mortal danger exploded in Tianxin's heart.

She cursed inwardly.

Activating one of the Buddhist Faction's Divine Abilities, she flashed with golden light.

The moment that divine sense poured down over her, she broke free and escaped from her spot.

"Golden Cicada Sheds its Shell?"

Chen Changsheng shook his head and took a step forward.

He raised his hand and grabbed at the air once more.

"Ah!"

A miserable shriek tore from Tianxin's throat.

With her soul violently shaken, absolute terror flooded her eyes.

Even during her years of Cultivation in the temple, she had never witnessed such colossal, crushing pressure from a divine sense.

Compared to this, her own power was nothing but a drop of water, while this man was a boundless ocean.

Only now did Tianxin realize just how disastrously she had underestimated him.

She had guessed she couldn't beat him in a fight, but she never imagined she wouldn't even be able to run. To be crushed so effortlessly... even after deploying a Divine Ability like the Golden Cicada Sheds its Shell, she still couldn't escape a calamity.

As the divine sense that had formed into a giant hand tightened, Tianxin slowly revealed her true form.

Chen Changsheng beckoned gently, and the green cicada floated over, landing in the palm of his hand.

"So it is a cicada demon."

Chen Changsheng shook his head with a sigh. "What a pity. If you had devoted yourself entirely to studying the Buddhist dharma, you might have achieved something great in the future. Yet after so much Cultivation, you only learned methods for bewitching the hearts of men. Heart-Bewitching Cicada, Heart-Bewitching Cicada... truly a pity."

Fang Miao stared blankly at the scene, utterly unable to speak a single word.

For her, this was not something she could process in just a few moments.

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