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To have survived the cruelty and savagery that was the ancient era and successfully ascended to one of the five immortals, her exceptional luck was not the only factor at play. Part of the credit was also the myriad hidden abilities she had hidden up her sleeve.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s eyes gleamed coldly. Her opponent’s cultivation was too high for ordinary methods to work. If that’s the case, don’t blame me for holding back.

She directly employed the forbidden temporal spell—Play-Dead Technique!

With a thud, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy collapsed to the ground, lying motionlessly and devoid of any vital signs.

Senior Brother Wu was startled. I haven’t even made a move yet, and he’s already dead?

Someone from the audience suggested, “Why don’t we bury him?”

“We should give him a proper burial,” Senior Brother Wu nodded. Everyone had borne witness to the contributions Lu Yang had made during his time as the sect leader.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was so appalled by their words and hurriedly got up. This caused Senior Brother Wu to be on edge, as if a formidable enemy stood before him. He whipped out a yellow talisman and pasted it on Lu Yang’s forehead.

“I didn’t expect Junior Brother Lu to turn into an animated corpse.[1] Does he have some unfulfilled wishes?” Senior Brother Wu softly recited a Rebirth Requiem, “Dust to dust, earth to earth, all has passed. Junior Brother Lu, speak your wish, and I will help you fulfill it.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy said in a faint voice, “My wish is to defeat Yun Zhi.”

Senior Brother Wu’s expression shifted slightly as he placed another yellow talisman over Lu Yang’s mouth. “Junior Brother Lu, do you have any other unfulfilled wishes?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy couldn’t utter a single word.

Senior Brother Wu heaved a sigh of relief. “Looks like there’s no more.”

Agonizing wails erupted from the crowd. They lifted Lu Yang’s still-warm body and buried him in the small grove on Heaven’s Gate Peak, leaving only his head exposed.

Afterward, they left for the Great Mission Hall, eager to complete missions, accumulate contribution points, and redeem the Sect Leader Experience voucher to also indulge in the thrill of being the acting sect leader.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had three lively days as the acting sect leader, tempting people to also satisfy the gnawing feeling in their hearts.

“Being the sect leader seems like a lot of fun.”

“I have some ideas that can only be realized by becoming the sect leader.”

Everyone was so fired up in taking on missions at the Great Mission Hall that even Dai Bufan got a fright. He had never seen everyone so pumped up as if they were buying items on sale.

In the end, the mission wall was completely empty—all the missions were taken. Dai Bufan was left with his eyelids twitching non-stop.

After asking for the reason, he breathed a sigh of relief. Good to know that they’re not doing this in the heat of the moment.

Completing just one or two missions is not going to get them their Sect Leader Experience voucher.

That was unless someone slayed a Fusion diabolic cultivator like the Everlasting Immortal Fairy did.

“That's not a bad thing. There has been an increase in the number of missions the past few days, just right for satisfying their appetite,” he murmured to himself.

Since yesterday, they observed a rise in the number of mortals from the Great Xia Dynasty seeking help from the Dao-Seeking Sect. Upon further investigation, Dai Bufan realized that all these people originated from the same place. They had heard a wandering storyteller narrate Saga of the Dao-Seeking Sect and learned of the existence of a place that championed virtue and punished evil like the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Dai Bufan pondered for a bit and discovered the root cause. “Big Senior Sister asked the sect leader to travel around telling stories to promote the Dao-Seeking Sect, and it looks like it’s starting to show results.”

However, Dai Bufan also heard about some strange things. For example, some mortals that came to the Dao-Seeking Sect for help said that they wanted to meet the Taciturn Daoist Priest from the Saga of the Dao-Seeking Sect, the legend who went against the tide to save the Dao-Seeking Sect from decline and propelled the sect to its rank as the leader of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

Aside from them having the same name, Dai Bufan could find no other connections between this legendary Taciturn Daoist Priest and the sect leader.

It was hard to distinguish the Five Great Immortal Sects based on their power. After all, the sects could be harboring a few crazy old overlords, so comparing their combat strength on the surface was pointless.

The Dao-Seeking Sect did go through a period of decline, but that was something numerous generations ago. It had nothing to do with the current or previous generation. By the time the Taciturn Daoist Priest took over, the Dao-Seeking Sect had long emerged from its slump.

It was Yun Zhi’s appearance, however, that broke the stalemate among the Five Great Immortal Sects.

No sect’s crazy old overlords were as capable as Yun Zhi in combat. Even the Great Xia Dynasty’s ancestor hidden in the forbidden grounds of the imperial palace knew that he was not Yun Zhi’s match in a one-on-one fight, let alone those old colossi from the Five Great Immortal Sects.

These crazy old colossi were renowned experts in their active years, shaping the course of those eras and stirring up storms. Now, they were retired, and their reputations were no longer as resounding. It would be embarrassing if word got out that they couldn’t defeat a young girl, so they didn’t reveal the specifics of Yun Zhi’s true strength. They simply urged the current generation of leaders to be shrewd enough not to provoke Yun Zhi.

Although the current generation was not cognizant of Yun Zhi’s exact strength, they took the old colossi’s teachings to heart.

Among them, the Great Xia Dynasty had to take the crown for adhering to their admonition.

Dai Bufan was a bit distressed as he thought about another issue. “Junior Brother Lu tricked the higher-ups of the Everlasting Creed into coming in to capture them in one fell swoop. How many contribution points should I give him? Although Big Senior Sister played the most critical role, Lu Yang and the other two also contributed significantly.

“Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll just let Big Senior Sister make the decision.” Dai Bufan decided to toss this matter to the back of his mind.

~~~

In the small grove of Heaven’s Gate Peak, Lu Yang’s head peaked out of the ground. Turning his head, Lu Yang regained control of his body.

“Shrinking Earth.” Lu Yang burrowed out of the soil with a whoosh.

The senior disciples had shown Lu Yang mercy, letting him off the hook because they knew he could use the Earth Escape Technique. Otherwise, a move like “Earth to Steel With a Finger” would have been enough to give him a potful of a nightmare.

“Congratulations, you have passed this immortal’s trial!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy clapped her hands in applause.

She analyzed in a serious manner, “This has been a fruitful experience for you. Not only did you gain valuable combat experience, but you also witnessed visible improvement in your various spells and techniques, and even your cultivation is almost at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage. I dare guarantee that you’re the strongest among the peers of your age!”

Lu Yang remained silent, his eyes staring at her like a specter.

“Ahem, don’t look at me like that.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy coughed awkwardly. “I have said before that if you can pass this trial, I will pass down part of my legacy to you.

“I know you’re celebrating on the inside. In ancient times, how could anyone have learned my immortal techniques without becoming my disciple?”

Lu Yang eyed the Everlasting Immortal Fairy with suspicion. “You had disciples back then?”

“No.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Thankfully, you didn’t. Otherwise, just imagine how much you would have harmed them.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy didn’t know what Lu Yang was thinking and simply continued, “The spell I’m about to teach you has quite the origin. The Epoch Immortal was begging me to learn it. It involves time and the future. Although I am not as talented as the Epoch Immortal in temporal spells and only grasped the gist of it, it’s more than enough to teach you!”

“What spell is it?”

“Clairvoyance!”

Lu Yang inhaled a cold breath of air sharply. I never thought I’d have the chance to learn this famous spell. This can’t even be considered a spell anymore. Calling it an immortal technique is not an exaggeration.

Is the Immortal Fairy finally becoming my golden finger cheat?

This beating was not in vain.

1. A phenomenon where a corpse suddenly “comes back to life” briefly, though it retains none of the person’s human nature and consciousness. ☜