Chapter 742: Xiaoshuang, please pay attention to Taoist Xuanmu!

Although Lu Changsheng very much wanted to say he desired the Third Palace Master, the Great Palace Master clearly wasn’t one for jokes.

After a moment’s pause, he cupped his fist and bowed, saying, “Besides the Nascent Soul opportunity and the Nascent Soul Pill, I have no other desires.”

“So I hope the Great Palace Master can provide me with any news regarding the Nascent Soul Pill, giving me a chance.”

According to Shen Yiren’s words, even in the Star Constellation Sea, Nascent Soul Pills were rare and practically never appeared on the market.

Even if they did, they would only appear at gatherings and trade fairs for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Shen Jianjia, the current Palace Master of the Goddess Palace, might have channels for this kind of information.

Not to mention, the number one alchemist of the Pill Alliance was once an admirer of this Great Palace Master!

“Nascent Soul Pill.”

Shen Jianjia naturally knew that for someone like Lu Changsheng, nothing was more precious than the Nascent Soul Pill.

She nodded slightly and said, “If Fellow Daoist has accumulated enough and completed his term, preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, this palace can introduce Xuanmu Daoist to the Pill Alliance.”

“The Nascent Soul Pill might be a bit difficult, but the Nine Revolutions Spirit Pill should be no problem.”

Shen Jianjia’s breathtaking and graceful figure was made even more magnificent by the palace dress that flowed like a starry river, her fair skin radiating a holy glow, as if a celestial maiden had mistakenly entered the mortal world, her beauty unlike anything on earth.

“Damn it, more empty promises.”

Lu Changsheng was somewhat speechless towards this peerless Great Palace Master.

The first time they met, before he had officially joined the Goddess Palace, she was already dangling empty promises in front of him.

Now that he had shown his strength, she was using the Nine Revolutions Spirit Pill and news of the Nascent Soul Pill as bait to keep him hooked.

“Thank you, Great Palace Master!”

Lu Changsheng immediately cupped his fist, looking delighted.

“Elder is too polite.”

Shen Jianjia continued, “The Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea have close ties with certain forces in the Star Constellation Sea. Elder Xuanmu’s use of a fourth-order puppet to capture the Sand Sea Crocodile God may have drawn their attention, so please be careful in the coming days and avoid leaving Penglai Island to prevent being ambushed by them.”

“The Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea…”

Before, when he failed to stop the Ghost Ship Real Person and Shadow Phantom, he had guessed that it might provoke the Starsea Thieves’ revenge.

However, he wasn’t worried about this and even wanted to use it as bait to catch some fish and rob the rich to help the poor.

After all, at this level, they would all be preparing for Nascent Soul matters, collecting Nascent Soul materials.

If he could wipe out all Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea, even if it didn’t yield a Nascent Soul Pill, it would definitely drop a pile of Nascent Soul spiritual items and materials for refining Nascent Soul Pills.

Of course, Lu Changsheng was just thinking about it.

Shen Jianjia’s words had already made it clear that the Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea were connected to the top forces of the Star Constellation Sea.

If he tried to fish like that, he might provoke a Nascent Soul True Lord, so there was no need to risk his life.

“Great Palace Master, rest assured, I will definitely be careful and cautious. Moreover, I usually cultivate and study talisman secrets, so I don’t go out much.”

Lu Changsheng cupped his fist and said, not showing too much fear.

“Mm.”

Shen Jianjia knew that besides the fourth-order puppet and third-order talisman array, Lu Changsheng also had the skills of a third-order diviner.

It would be very difficult for anyone to ambush a diviner.

They would need to prepare many methods in advance!

Thinking that the latter possessed so many skills, yet didn’t come from a Nascent Soul-level force and needed to find Nascent Soul opportunities himself, she found it incredible.

But at the same time, she also felt that this was a talent, a top talent!

If he could be completely used by her Goddess Palace, then her Goddess Palace would also take another step forward, greatly increasing its strength!

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but glance at her younger sister.

Lu Changsheng’s performance just now clearly showed that he was interested in her younger sister.

However, as the Palace Master of the Goddess Palace, she wouldn’t use her sister to win people over.

And she was very clear that someone like Lu Changsheng couldn’t be easily influenced by female beauty.

His performance towards her sister might just be wanting to use her sister as a stepping stone to climb up the Goddess Palace and obtain Nascent Soul Pills and top-tier Nascent Soul resources!

Of course, if her sister was willing, she, as her older sister, wouldn’t stop her.

She also had the confidence to support her sister!

After Shen Jianjia gave a few instructions, she and Shen Yiren left.

Watching the two sisters, like a pair of beautiful flowers on the same stem, their figures graceful as they departed, Lu Changsheng let out a long breath.

Facing such a pair of beautiful sisters, he had to act like a gentleman, it really wasn’t easy.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was a little homesick.

“Forget it, let’s see what I’ve gained.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and broke the restrictions on the Sand Sea Crocodile God’s storage bag and storage ring.

With a sweep of his divine sense, the valuable items were instantly revealed.

“Sure enough, cultivators of this level will more or less have Nascent Soul resources on them…”

Lu Changsheng saw a Nascent Soul spiritual item and auxiliary medicine that could be used to refine Nascent Soul Pills.

Although it was only auxiliary medicine, it was still very valuable.

Besides that, there was a high-grade magic treasure, two middle-grade magic treasures, a third-order low-grade puppet, and some pills, talismans, etc. There weren’t too many miscellaneous spiritual materials.

Lu Changsheng suspected that this person still had a lot of resources that he didn’t carry with him, otherwise this amount of wealth wouldn’t be worthy of the name of the Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea.

But thinking that cultivators of this level were all cunning rabbits with three burrows, having this much was already very good.

After cleaning up his gains, Lu Changsheng put some suspicious tokens and sundries into a storage bag, planning to give it to Shen Yiren later.

He would also ask her if these magic treasures could be recycled.

After all, he had too many stolen goods on him, making it difficult to handle.

It would be better to exchange them for corresponding natural treasures to subsidize the family.

Lu Changsheng stayed in Penglai Immortal City for another half month, and after the auction and the rogue cultivators’ disturbances subsided, he returned to Rongyue Island to cultivate in seclusion.

As for why the Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea came to Penglai Island to cause trouble, it wasn’t something he could know.

This kind of thing involved the core information of Penglai Island’s high-level officials. He was just a guest elder, so unless he was needed to take action, it was none of his business.

However, the tree desires calm, but the wind doesn’t stop.

Before long, news gradually spread throughout the Star Constellation Sea and Penglai Immortal City that the Goddess Palace’s guest elder, Xuanmu Daoist, had captured the Sand Sea Crocodile God.

It was said that this new guest elder of the Goddess Palace possessed a fourth-order puppet.

There were even rumors that this Xuanmu Daoist was a spy from the Six Paths Palace, deliberately using this kind of thing to gain the trust of the Goddess Palace.

“A fourth-order puppet! ?”

“A Core Formation cultivator can actually possess a fourth-order puppet?”

“Xuanmu Daoist, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, how come I’ve never heard of this person?”

“I didn’t expect the Sand Sea Crocodile God to be captured by this person. With a fourth-order puppet, isn’t this person invincible below the Nascent Soul stage?”

Many cultivators in Penglai Immortal City were instantly discussing it, especially the other forces on Penglai Island.

Although a fourth-order puppet couldn’t be compared to a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Below the Nascent Soul stage, unless many cultivators ambushed and forcibly activated a spiritual treasure, few could contend against it.

“The Sand Sea Crocodile God was actually captured by Elder Xuanmu! ?”

Qin Yuning was shocked when she heard this news, never expecting that Elder Xuanmu, who had saved her, was so extraordinary.

“This Xuanmu Daoist seems to cultivate life-nurturing techniques and isn’t good at attacking and fighting…”

Some people inquired and learned some information, and their hearts were filled with envy for Lu Changsheng’s fourth-order puppet.

After all, puppets weren’t like spirit pets.

Spirit pets had a deep master-servant relationship with cultivators, or possessed a soul contract, sharing life and death, making them difficult to seize.

But puppets were different!

Except for a very small number of rare puppets that developed puppet spirits, most didn’t have thoughts or consciousness.

As long as they could seize it, they could refine the puppet core and control the puppet.

Moreover, puppets needed to be controlled by someone!

If the master was suddenly attacked, unlike magic treasures or spirit pets, they wouldn’t automatically protect the master.

“I heard that Xuanmu Daoist fell in love with the Third Palace Master at first sight, so he chose to become a guest elder of the Goddess Palace.”

“As expected of the Third Palace Master, her charm is extraordinary.”

“I’ve never heard of such a person before. Could this person be a spy sent by the Six Paths Palace, or the Star Moon Hall, or the demon race?”

Penglai Island wasn’t just the Goddess Palace’s territory, there were also many large and small islands or affiliated forces.

Among these family forces, there were quite a few who harbored admiration for Shen Yiren.

Even if they didn’t have much admiration, just the identity of the Goddess Palace’s Third Palace Master was enough for countless cultivators to be willing to lower their status and serve her, hoping to win the beauty’s favor.

So in this situation, many people inquired about Xuanmu Daoist’s situation, regarded him as a strong enemy, and released some scandalous news, wanting to interfere with his relationship with the Third Palace Master.

Of course, once the news spread that Lu Changsheng possessed a fourth-order puppet, captured the Sand Sea Crocodile God, and defeated the Ghost Ship Real Person and the Deadly Thief among the Forty Great Thieves of the Starsea, more people chose to come to Rongyue Island to pay their respects.

It was just that Lu Changsheng said he was cultivating in seclusion after returning.

However, most of the visiting cultivators from the Divine Maiden Palace were not worthy of Grand Elder Lu Changsheng’s attention.

Therefore, Song Yudie, as the manager of Rongyue Island, had been extremely busy these days, meeting many Fake Core and True Core cultivators who she usually had to respectfully greet, and even Core Formation cultivators.

“Nephew Song, I heard that Elder Xuanmu of your island captured the Sand Sea Crocodile God with extraordinary grace. When Elder Xuanmu is free, please introduce me to him.”

These visiting cultivators were extremely kind to Song Yudie, a Foundation Establishment disciple, with beaming smiles, even acting like elders, showing their closeness and friendliness.

After all, Daoist Xuanmu had only recently joined the Divine Maiden Palace as a guest elder. Apart from Song Yudie, the manager of Rongyue Island, he had no trusted aides or confidants.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Song Yudie was regarded by many as Lu Changsheng’s confidante.

“Please rest assured, Senior Luo. If Elder Xuanmu comes out of seclusion, I will definitely inform you.”

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Song Yudie said, flattered and overwhelmed, feeling a bit dazed and giddy.

Fortunately, she had experienced the coldness of the world and knew that all this closeness and goodwill came from Elder Xuanmu behind her.

If she dared to use Elder Xuanmu’s name to act pretentiously and gain benefits, she could be replaced at any time once discovered.

“Die’er.”

During these days, the visits were endless. Even her father and family elders came to inquire about her recent situation and ask about Elder Xuanmu.

And some friends from the past, even uncles and elders, brothers and sisters of the Song family who had previously disliked her, now had completely different words and attitudes towards her.

Song Yudie felt complicated, deeply realizing the benefits brought by power, or rather, strength.

But with her talent, the probability of forming a Core in the future was very small.

Song Yudie looked towards Elder Xuanmu’s cave dwelling, her expression blank.

Divine Maiden Peak, a magnificent and luxurious palace, exuding extravagance and majesty.

“Xiaoshuang, why are you injured?”

Shen Jianjia looked at the stunningly beautiful woman in front of her, dressed in a gorgeous red dress, but with a somewhat pale face, her expression concerned, her eyes flashing with a cold, dominating light.

Although her younger sister, Shen Baishuang, had only broken through to the Nascent Soul stage for over a hundred years, she possessed several spiritual treasures and her combat power was extraordinary. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators were simply no match for her.

“Si Guihua!”

Compared to Shen Yiren, Shen Baishuang’s eyebrows, eyes, and facial features were more similar to her older sister Shen Jianjia, almost like they were carved from the same mold.

However, compared to Shen Jianjia, she had a bit more maturity and charm, and a bit less elegance and grace, especially her exquisite figure wrapped in the luxurious red dress, like a ripe peach, extremely tempting.

“As expected, it’s the Six Paths Palace!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Jianjia’s face turned frosty, and a soul-stirring Nascent Soul aura emanated from her body, causing the surrounding air to seem to freeze.

Si Guihua was the name of the Six Paths Demon Consort!

This woman had not only been at odds with her in her early years, but also had been constantly targeting her Divine Maiden Palace because of her affair with the Six Paths Demon Lord.

Shen Jianjia asked her younger sister how she had come to confront the Six Paths Demon Consort.

“I was searching for the whereabouts of the Kun Peng egg in the Black Reef Island area when I ran into that bitch Si Guihua.”

Although Shen Baishuang’s face was pale, her voice was full of energy, and she said coldly.

Shen Jianjia knew her younger sister’s temperament, which was straightforward and fiery.

The Divine Maiden Palace and the Six Paths Palace had always been at odds, so she was afraid that her younger sister had even taken the initiative to provoke the Six Paths Demon Consort.

Otherwise, if the Six Paths Demon Consort had truly torn off her mask and attacked her sister with all her strength, her injuries would have been even more severe now.

Moreover, now that all the major forces were paying attention to the Kun Peng egg, they would not act casually.

However, the attack by the Star Sea Forty Thieves and two Nascent Soul cultivators made her wonder if this was a coincidence or a premeditated plan.

“Don’t worry, if I encounter Si Guihua in the future, I will make her pay a heavy price.”

Even if she guessed that her younger sister might have provoked this matter, Shen Jianjia still chose to protect her own.

Or rather, Shen Baishuang’s personality was developed in this way, which was not unrelated to her as her older sister.

“Xiaoshuang, is there any news about the Kun Peng egg’s whereabouts?”

Shen Jianjia asked her younger sister.

The Divine Maiden Palace naturally wanted to obtain such an opportunity as the Kun Peng egg.

If anyone obtained this Kun Peng egg and carefully hatched and nurtured it, it would be enough to become a sect-guarding sacred beast in the future!

“There is no specific whereabouts yet, but according to the current situation, based on the spatial fluctuations and aura calculations at the time, it is highly likely to be in the Black Reef Island area.”

When the Kun Peng egg was born, the secret realm collapsed, and the Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the field used their methods one after another to capture and search for the Kun Peng egg’s whereabouts.

Although the Kun Peng egg’s secrets were isolated and could not be calculated.

However, they performed divination and calculations based on the array patterns, spatial fluctuations, Kun Peng egg’s aura, etc., and delineated several possible areas where the Kun Peng egg might be located.

Then, they went to these areas to search and rummage in the simplest and most direct way.

After searching for so long, although they had not obtained the Kun Peng egg’s whereabouts, this range was constantly shrinking.

“Black Reef Island…”

Shen Jianjia nodded slightly, thoughtfully, and then asked her younger sister about her injuries.

“Sister, don’t worry, my situation is not serious, I can rest for a few days.”

Shen Baishuang knew what her sister was worried about and said aloud.

Shen Jianjia held her wrist, looked at her younger sister’s injuries, and then told her about the Star Sea Pirates incident a few days ago.

“It’s the Star Sea Pirates again!”

Shen Baishuang took a deep breath, her face becoming even colder, and her chest, tightly wrapped in a red dress, rose angrily, as if it was about to burst open, revealing a touch of snow-white smoothness.

“Sister, do you suspect that this was done by the Six Paths Palace?”

As the Second Palace Master of the Divine Maiden Palace, Shen Baishuang naturally knew that the Star Sea Forty Thieves had inextricable connections with the major forces in the Star Sea.

The Six Paths Demon Lord’s Six Paths Palace was very likely the mastermind behind the Star Sea Pirates.

“It is very possible. The Six Paths Demon Lord has long shown his ambition to unify the Star Sea. These years, the Star Sea Pirates have been causing trouble everywhere, provoking major forces, which is likely to be a kind of probing from him…”

Shen Jianjia said softly, the plum blossom mark in the center of her brow flowed, glowing with a crystal-clear luster, adding a bit of mysterious and noble temperament to her.

“This trip to Penglai Immortal City may be his test of me, and the attack on you is also a test, wanting to lure me over.”

Shen Jianjia said so.

Although the Six Paths Demon Lord had pursued her in his early years, it was precisely because of this that she knew this person very well.

Knowing that this was a person who could use any means to cultivate.

He definitely had no love or affection for her, and even knew some of her situation, so he wanted to eliminate her and refine her into a cauldron even more.

“Sister, these years when I was searching for the Kun Peng egg, I encountered several Nascent Soul cultivators who I had never seen before and did not belong to this side of the Star Sea. They were a bit like demonic cultivators…”

Upon hearing this, Shen Baishuang’s expression suddenly became solemn.

Although there was no distinction between righteous and demonic in the Star Sea, one could see some situations through the techniques.

For example, these demonic cultivators were very likely to have some connection with the Six Paths Demon Lord.

“Nascent Soul demonic cultivators who do not belong to the Star Sea…”

Shen Jianjia’s beautiful eyes flashed with blue-crystal light, thinking of her Divine Maiden Palace’s guest elder, Daoist Xuanmu.

Although this person had no malicious intentions towards the Divine Maiden Palace.

But according to her observation, he was definitely disguising himself, but his methods were very clever.

It was just that the other party had saved her disciple Qin Yuning, and considering her younger sister Shen Yiren’s face, and the latter had no malice towards the Divine Maiden Palace, so she was not too harsh.

But the other party’s fourth-order puppet, and the current situation in the Star Sea, made her pay more attention and importance to this Elder Xuanmu.

Not to mention the distant future, even if he went out for a trip now, she would need to consider this Elder Xuanmu.

After all, if this person harbored evil intentions and suddenly went on a killing spree in the Divine Maiden Palace, she would suffer heavy losses if she was not there.

“Xiaoshuang, a few years ago, the Divine Maiden Palace had a new guest elder named Daoist Xuanmu. Pay attention to test this person later.”

Shen Jianjia said to her younger sister.

Everyone in the Star Sea knew that the Second Palace Master of the Divine Maiden Palace, Shen Baishuang, had a hot personality, acted domineeringly, and did things willfully, completely disregarding other people’s opinions.

This personality had its good and bad sides.

For example, many things that she, the Grand Palace Master, was inconvenient to do in person could be handed over to Shen Baishuang to do.

Even if she messed it up or did it badly, there was still her, the older sister, to take responsibility and clean up the mess.