Chapter 690: See the Shadow Sect again, whale hunting feast!

The Three Treasures Avatar went to visit his daughter, Lu Wangshu, while the main body continued to chat with Honglian and Ling Zixiao.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered that when he was breaking through to Fourth-tier Body Refinement, his ten descendants at home had broken through to Foundation Establishment, granting him a lucky draw opportunity. He silently thought, “System, lucky draw.”

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the magic treasure: Azure Silk Profound Light Fan!】

【Reward has been issued to the system space, host can view it at any time】

A fan pattern with vibrant colors, emitting a deep blue luster, resembling a peacock fanning its tail, emerged from the lucky draw盘 (plate/盘).

Lu Changsheng glanced at it.

Mid-grade magic treasure.

When activated, it can form Azure Silk Profound Light to dizzy others’ souls, or transform into Azure Silk Heavenly Wind to scrape off flesh and blood, or be used for Wind Escape to flee.

Undeniably, this was a fine, high-quality magic treasure.

But for Lu Changsheng, that was all there was to it.

Now, with ordinary lucky draws, unless he was incredibly lucky and got a decent exotic treasure or heavenly materials and earthly treasures, other than immortal cultivation skills, other cultivation techniques, magic treasures, and pills were useless to him.

“Time flies so fast.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the 【Azure Silk Profound Light Fan】 in the system space, feeling quite emotional.

He still remembered when he first embarked on cultivation, the magic treasures he drew could only be left to gather dust, used for cultivating the 《Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art》.

Now, nearly a hundred years later, such magic treasures were no longer worth a glance, he could shatter them with a single punch, and they could only serve as resources for his wives, concubines, and children.

Meanwhile, the Three Treasures Avatar arrived at his daughter Lu Wangshu’s small courtyard.

He saw a girl in a pink and white dress, with exquisite, picturesque features, leaning her face absentmindedly, playing with a talisman brush in one hand.

The platinum Third-tier talisman brush spun nimbly between her slender fingers, like a dancing colorful butterfly.

When she saw the Three Treasures Avatar in a green robe, her spirits instantly lifted, her eyes sparkled with crystalline light, and she joyfully called out, “Dad, you’re done!”

“Yes.”

The Great Dream Immortal City was within Lu Changsheng’s divine sense range, so the Three Treasures Avatar was no different from his main body, merely working on two things at once.

He reached out and lightly tapped his daughter’s smooth, jade-like forehead, saying, “I told you to practice talisman spirit patterns at home, why are you so absentminded all day?”

“Hmph, isn’t it because I was worried about you!”

Lu Wangshu wrinkled her nose, looking at her father crossly, then seriously asked, “Dad, did you really kill a Nascent Soul True Lord?”

“What killing a Nascent Soul True Lord?”

Lu Changsheng said, pretending not to know.

“Still trying to fool me, I already heard, not long ago, the Vast Sand Illusion Realm opened…”

Lu Wangshu stood tall and graceful, her small and delicate chin was like a bright moon, slightly raised, like a noble swan or peacock.

“What does True Lord Yangming killing a Nascent Soul True Lord have to do with me? Practice your talismans properly.”

Lu Changsheng said directly, preparing to check his daughter’s understanding of the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》 and Third-tier talismans.

But seeing his daughter still looking curious and asking, Lu Changsheng indicated that she had passed the test and talked to her about it.

He had to admit, Lu Wangshu’s talent in the Dao of Talismans had never disappointed him.

If not for insufficient cultivation, she could definitely consistently draw Mid-grade Third-tier talismans.

And her comprehension of the eighty-one special spirit patterns in the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》 had already reached the Core Formation level.

What she needed to do next was to raise her cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment as quickly as possible, preparing for the Immortal Golden Core.

Under normal circumstances, with Lu Wangshu’s spirit root talent, even with the Blood Talisman Spirit Body and the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》, achieving the Immortal Golden Core would be very difficult.

However, with the Crystal Condensing Pills, Five Elements Spirit Fruits, and many other heavenly materials and earthly treasures prepared by Lu Changsheng, as long as she was willing to spend more time, it would not be a big problem.

“Dad, how was it?”

Seeing that she had passed, Lu Wangshu’s exquisite face showed a few bright and moving proud smiles, and a few strands of casually falling hair in front of her forehead added a touch of playfulness and liveliness.

“Good, good, my Wangshu Fairy is the smartest.”

Lu Changsheng said with a chuckle.

“Dad, you still treat me like a child.”

Lu Wangshu said crossly, then asked about the Vast Sand Illusion Realm.

Although as children, they shouldn’t ask too much about their father’s affairs.

But thinking that her father risked his own safety for an outside woman, she felt depressed and dissatisfied, and couldn’t help but show concern.

“The secret realm itself was nothing. At that time, I sensed that your eldest brother was in danger and accidentally entered the Vast Sand Illusion Realm, so I had to go in.”

Lu Changsheng naturally knew what his daughter wanted to know and said in a gentle voice.

“Big brother?”

Lu Wangshu suddenly understood, only then realizing there was such a thing.

Understanding the situation and knowing that her father was not seriously injured as the rumors said, she felt relieved, and then asked, “Then, what about that True Lord Qingluan?”

“In the secret realm, she helped me, and I had grudges with True Lord Mingsha and True Lord Tiancan, so I naturally chose to help.”

Lu Changsheng flicked his daughter’s smooth forehead again, indicating that a child shouldn’t worry about these things.

“I told you, don’t hit my head.”

Lu Wangshu said coquettishly, then asked her father if he had obtained any treasures suitable for her on this trip, and what about the Fourth-tier talismans he had promised her before.

Lu Lingxiao had been cultivating in the immortal city these years, not lacking resources, and with Honglian’s guidance, he had made rapid progress and was almost at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Even if he needed a few years to accumulate and settle before preparing for Core Formation, he would at most break through to Core Formation within ten years.

As for her, she had focused on the Dao of Talismans in recent years, and was only at the peak of the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, with Core Formation still far off.

“Isn’t this busy? I obtained quite a few Fourth-tier materials on this trip, which I can use to refine compatible Fourth-tier spirit talismans for you, so you’ll have to wait a bit.”

Although Lu Changsheng had obtained several Fourth-tier talismans from True Lord Loushan and the other two.

But not all talismans could be used to nourish Lu Wangshu’s natal divine talisman.

He needed to convert his Yin-Yang magic power into the magic power of the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》, and then draw and condense specific talismans from the cultivation technique based on her situation.

As for other heavenly materials and earthly treasures, he had many in his hands, but he didn’t think there were any particularly suitable for his daughter.

However, seeing his daughter’s pitiful expression of complaining about poverty, he still flipped his hand, and ten high-grade spirit stones appeared.

The abundant harvest from this secret realm trip made Lu Changsheng much more generous than usual.

Mainly because the storage bag of the Three Treasures Avatar didn’t have many heavenly materials and earthly treasures, only some basic supplies.

“Thank you, Daddy!”

Seeing this, Lu Wangshu’s eyes immediately curved into crescents, and a bright smile like a spring flower bloomed on her face, with two shallow dimples appearing on her cheeks, like a carefree and playful young girl, without any of the pitiful, unhappy look from before.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The Whale Hunting Feast began.

Although Lu Changsheng’s original intention was just to hold a small banquet to show his attitude and then have a trade fair.

But considering that this was the first time Lu Changsheng officially appeared in others’ sight as the City Lord of Great Dream City and held a banquet, Ling Zixiao prepared it very grandly.

A year and a half ago, several spirit chefs were hired to cook the flesh and blood of Third-tier Demon Kings and Fourth-tier Void Kun as the main dishes of the banquet.

And the wine also came from the quasi-Fourth-tier spirit wine that Lu Changsheng obtained from True Lord Tianyuan.

Fortunately, not many high-level cultivators came, so not too much fine wine and delicious food were needed, otherwise it would be difficult to arrange this level of specifications.

As the Deputy City Lord of the Immortal City, Lu Changsheng entered the banquet early and actively received guests, seeing many familiar Core Formation cultivators.

As for the Qingyun Sect, their Sect Master, True Lord Liuyun, came in person.

Lu Changsheng exchanged pleasantries with this Qingyun Sect Master.

In the back hall, Lu Changsheng’s main body chatted with Honglian, the 【Sun-Moon Two-Phase Profound Light Mirror】 in his hand flowing with radiance, observing the Core Formation True Lords who had come.

Under normal circumstances, using divine sense, spirit eye pupil technique, etc., to spy on others is a taboo.

But if your strength far exceeds the other party and you can make them completely unaware, then it’s another matter.

“Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that everyone is concealing their cultivation and strength to some extent.”

Through the 【Sun-Moon Two-Phase Profound Light Mirror】, Lu Changsheng saw that the Qingyun Sect Master, rumored to be at the sixth level of Core Formation, had long since broken through to the late stage and should be at the peak of the seventh level of Core Formation.

Before, when he went to the Qingyun Sect, because he sealed his vital energy and magic power, he couldn’t see through the other party’s cultivation.

“Is this the number one beauty of Jiang Country…”

Lu Changsheng then looked at a woman with a graceful and beautiful figure, charming and captivating, her cloud-like hair styled into a flying immortal bun, her eyes and eyebrows like a painting, a plum blossom veil covering her face, revealing a bit of fairness, and an ethereal and otherworldly temperament.

This woman was the new Sect Master of the Illusion Sound Sect, Fairy Qin Qing, who had the good name of ‘Fairy Qin’ in her early years.

After breaking through to Core Formation, she was even called the number one beauty of Jiang Country by busybodies.

However, using the 【Sun-Moon Two-Phase Profound Light Mirror】, after seeing the true face of this Fairy Qin Qing, Lu Changsheng felt that she was beautiful, but calling her the number one beauty of Jiang Country was not living up to the name.

Whether it was Yun Wanshang or Xiao Xiyue after Core Formation, neither was inferior to this Immortal Qin Qing.

But thinking about the cultivation world, at the Core Formation level, most cultivators focused on cultivation. Only the Illusionary Sound Sect cultivated sound techniques, excelling in song, dance, and charm techniques, serving others with their beauty, and placing great importance on the superficial fame of appearance and beauty.

“In situations like Sister Miaoge’s and Xiyue’s, competing with her for the title of Jiang Country’s foremost beauty would simply be beneath them.”

Although he couldn’t directly see the Core Formation quality of this Immortal Qin Qing.

But through her mana aura, Lu Changsheng judged that this Immortal Qin Qing’s Core Formation was likely only fifth-grade, or even sixth-grade.

“I wonder how skilled the Illusionary Sound Sect is in musical performance and dance?”

Lu Changsheng inwardly mused as he looked at Immortal Qin Qing, whose posture was elegant and noble, like a goddess from the nine heavens, whose aura was ethereal and otherworldly, full of classical beauty, yet also charming and captivating, with graceful bearing.

Having cultivated for so long, he hadn’t really seen top-tier sound techniques, song, dance, or charm techniques.

He had some interest in this and wanted to experience it firsthand to see if he could teach his daughter, Lu Baixi.

After all, the cultivation technique inheritance his daughter obtained through the Bai Xi bloodline was in the path of sound.

Lu Changsheng continued to observe the guests through the [Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror].

Just then, Lu Changsheng saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with a majestic appearance and slightly furrowed his brow.

The Whale Hunt Banquet could be attended by anyone with Core Formation cultivation, so there were also a few rogue cultivators.

This person was a rogue cultivator named [Hermit of Star Concealment], with early-stage Core Formation cultivation.

However, through the [Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror], Lu Changsheng instantly noticed something wasn’t right.

Or rather, under the preliminary scrutiny of the Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror, Lu Changsheng couldn’t see through this person’s depth.

This was very unusual!

With the Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror, Lu Changsheng could see through the cultivation and mana aura of even late-stage Core Formation cultivators at a glance.

“Is this person a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly. He communicated with the artifact spirit, Awu, asking if it could discern the truth.

“Buzz!”

The Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light trembled gently, and the radiance of the sun and moon flowed. Within the mirror surface, it was as if the sun and moon moved together, swallowing the past and present, reflecting the universe.

“No.”

Awu’s emotionless voice sounded, and then its aura connected with Lu Changsheng, sharing the black-robed man’s situation with him.

“Peak Core Formation!”

Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the black-robed man’s cultivation, feeling very surprised.

One must know that in the entire Jiang Country cultivation world, peak Core Formation cultivators were few and far between.

Apart from himself, almost all of them had names and origins, coming from the Four Great Immortal Sects.

This person’s appearance was definitely not that of any of the Core Formation Grandmasters from the Four Great Immortal Sects.

“Wait… this mana aura…”

Lu Changsheng looked at the black-robed man and suddenly felt that the other party’s mana aura was somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t recall where he had encountered it.

“What’s wrong, husband?”

Seeing Lu Changsheng’s solemn expression and the use of the [Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror], Hong Lian couldn’t help but ask.

“I saw someone who seems a bit off…”

Lu Changsheng said, stroking his chin, still pondering where he might have encountered this mana aura before.

“Off?”

Hong Lian had already guessed that the Great Dream Immortal City’s act of slaying a Fourth-order demon king had caused too much of a stir and might attract attention from forces in other cultivation countries besides Jiang Country.

Hearing Lu Changsheng say this now, she immediately suspected this possibility.

“Shadow Sect!”

After thinking for a long time, Lu Changsheng finally remembered why this mana aura felt somewhat familiar.

Twenty-one years ago, using the identity of [Master of Jade Lake Mountain], he broke through to Core Formation in Great Dream Immortal City.

Then, when he returned to Jade Lake Mountain with his wife Lu Miaoge and daughter Lu Wangshu, he noticed a spiritual sense mark on his daughter’s body and then lured out a Core Formation cultivator to ambush.

Afterwards, through the Six Desires Demonic Heart Art, Lu Changsheng learned that this person was named [Partridge] and was from the Shadow Sect in Yan Country.

His purpose in coming to Jiang Country was mainly to gather intelligence, infiltrate and instigate defections, and assassinate cultivators.

In these years, Lu Changsheng hadn’t heard any more information about the Shadow Sect and thought the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, another cultivator from the Shadow Sect had come to Jiang Country, to Great Dream Immortal City.

“Did this person come because of Partridge, or because I slew the Fourth-order demon king?”

Through the Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror, Lu Changsheng saw that this Shadow Sect cultivator’s disguise methods were very clever.

Not only did the cultivation technique he practiced have divine abilities to lie dormant and conceal his aura, but he also likely had magic treasures for this purpose.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to see through his situation.

“I just want to live a peaceful life and develop my family, why do people always have to disturb me?”

Lu Changsheng sighed softly, feeling like a tree wanting to be still but the wind refusing to stop.

“However, since you’re here to seek death, don’t blame this City Lord!”

Lu Changsheng observed the guests in the main hall through the [Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror] precisely because he wanted to see if there were any individuals with malicious intentions among them.

He had already slain a Fourth-order demon king, so he didn’t mind killing another chicken to warn the monkeys!

Another half an hour passed. Seeing that the main hall was nearly full and sensing a Nascent Soul aura, Lu Changsheng smiled indifferently, looked at Hong Lian beside him, and said, “The main guest has arrived, let’s go.”

This Nascent Soul aura was not fully released, but it wasn’t concealed either.

Through the faint sword qi, one knew it came from the Heavenly Sword Sect!

“Okay.”

Hong Lian and Lu Changsheng interlocked their fingers and walked towards the main hall side by side.

The moment the two stepped into the main hall, the hall, which had been filled with chatter and discussion, instantly fell silent.

Everyone’s gaze turned towards Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian.

“Greetings, City Lord and City Lord’s wife!”

The cultivators in the hall cupped their hands and bowed towards Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian.

Although they were all Core Formation cultivators.

But the two before them were beings who had hunted and killed a Fourth-order transformed demon king!

Several male cultivators cast admiring glances at Hong Lian but dared not stare for too long.

“Is this person the City Lord of Great Dream?”

True Monarch Peerless Sword looked at Lu Changsheng, who was walking towards him, wearing a black wide-sleeved robe and cloak, with a handsome and refined face.

Like a mortal, without the slightest trace of mana aura.

But upon closer inspection, his tall and upright figure seemed to be draped in a seamless heavenly garment, making it impossible to see through even a bit.

“Has this City Lord of Great Dream already broken through to Nascent Soul?”

Although True Monarch Peerless Sword did not use his spiritual eye technique, as a sword cultivator, his eyesight and spiritual sense far surpassed cultivators of the same level.

But he couldn’t see through the City Lord of Great Dream before him in the slightest.

Not just this City Lord.

The City Lord’s wife beside him, although only at the sixth layer of Core Formation cultivation.

But her figure was graceful and elegant, her body flowed with a hazy radiance, as if immortal charm circulated, and her calm and otherworldly demeanor from long years of cultivation, along with her transcendent nobility, all gave him a sense of her being extraordinary.

“Greetings, fellow Daoists.”

Although True Monarch Peerless Sword was a sword cultivator, he was not ignorant of worldly affairs. He slightly cupped his hands towards Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian and presented a prepared generous gift.

After all, with Great Dream Immortal City having hunted a Fourth-order demon king, even if the two were only Core Formation cultivators, they had the qualifications to speak with him and be called fellow Daoists.

“True Monarch Peerless Sword’s personal visit brings glory to this humble city; it is this City Lord’s honor…”

Lu Changsheng returned the greeting very politely by cupping his hands, then looked at the other cultivators in the hall and said, “I also welcome all fellow Daoists to my Great Dream Immortal City…”

As he spoke, he and Hong Lian took their seats at the main seats at the very top, signaling the official start of the banquet.

“As for holding this banquet, I believe all fellow Daoists are aware.”

“My wife and I have just arrived in Jiang Country and have caused quite a stir, so I thought I would take this opportunity to get acquainted with all fellow Daoists, exchange cultivation insights, and also hold a trade fair.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile, holding his wine cup.

“Naturally, naturally.”

“Most willingly.”

Some cultivators remained silent, while others immediately echoed in agreement.

“Fellow Daoists, having just arrived in Jiang Country, why is it that you are in charge of Great Dream Immortal City?”

At this moment, True Monarch Peerless Sword, wearing a black sword-style robe, with an ordinary but sharply defined face, and a body that seemed to contain a peerless divine sword, inquired.

As these words fell, the cultivators in the hall all paused, falling silent, or looking towards the two.

They knew that the Heavenly Sword Sect harbored apprehension towards the current Great Dream Immortal City.

After all, thirty years ago, True Monarch Azure Phoenix, who was in charge of Azure Phoenix Immortal City, suddenly returned as a Nascent Soul cultivator, affecting the situation in Jiang Country.

Now, the couple Meng Wuchen, who were in charge of Great Dream Immortal City, had quietly disappeared, and a new pair of City Lords capable of hunting Fourth-order demon kings had appeared. As the overlord of Jiang Country, how could the Heavenly Sword Sect possibly sit still?

It was just that the cultivators present hadn’t expected this True Monarch Peerless Sword to be so direct, getting straight to the point right from the start.