Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 486: Old Friend (Request for Monthly Pass)

Jade State, once known as Yu State, lies at the heart of the world.

Here stands Emperor City Changluo, Dragon Tiger Mountain Gate, with a city every hundred miles, a land of wealth and splendor.

Beyond Changluo, there are eight fortress cities, arranged in the pattern of the eight trigrams, named Tianxia, Diyu, Divine Mountain, Daze, Hengshui, Fu Huo, Xufeng, Zhen Lei!

Daze City is located upon a mirror stone, its walls soaring into the clouds, surfaces covered in various protective arrays glimmering light.

Even more peculiar is, it appears as though the entire city is built upon the surface of a lake, with vast waves and mists, upon the mirror stone, there too lies a city reflection.

This is one of the eight scenic sights of Changluo, "Vast Waves and Mists, Twin City Reflection"!

Zhong Shenxiu, with his flowing long sleeves, stood near Daze City once more, though his state of mind had long since changed.

Those vaguely visible no-fly arrays high above seemed as insignificant as cobwebs to him, proving utterly ineffective.

"Jiu Ru is dead, there’s no need to bring up past events..."

"Rather, this Daze City, one of the eight fortress cities, this sight of the Twin City Reflection seems to be more than just a simple scenery; it conceals an extremely powerful array... called ’Yin Yang Twin Cities’!"

Zhong Shenxiu could detect that the reflected city was not just an illusion; if activated mysteriously, it likely could separate two realms.

In times of danger, it could even harbor the entire populace within the reflected city, such that even if Yang City were destroyed, not a hair on the heads of those within Yin City would be touched.

"This is merely one of the eight fortress cities... The foundation of the Second Yan Han Empire is indeed profound."

Zhong Shenxiu stood proudly in the sky, confronting the entire array of Daze City, surveying everything before him.

Such behavior could be described as... audacious!

Soon, a stream of light flew towards him, within which was a Primordial Pill Cultivator.

’Just a fortress city, guarded by a resident Primordial Pill Cultivator, truly astonishing...’

Although Primordial Pills seemed insignificant to Zhong Shenxiu, in reality, they were already among the high ranks of the Second Yan Han Empire.

At this moment, the appearance of this Primordial Pill Cultivator became clearly visible to Zhong Shenxiu.

A woman in her thirties, draped in a crane robe, wearing cloud boots, surrounded by white clouds.

Within those white clouds, it seemed there were crystal-clear little worms wriggling continuously, emitting an unusual vitality.

"I am Bai Yunxian, one of the Changluo Eight Spirit Officials, pleased to meet you, fellow Daoist!"

Once reaching Primordial Pill mastery and allying with the royal court, one was sure to be rewarded, often directly promoted to a fourth-grade Five Talismans Spirit Official!

And the Changluo Eight Spirit Officials were exceptional, representing the eight Primordial Pill Masters stationed at the great fortress cities, each with cultivation reaching the culmination of the Three Calamities, among the very pinnacle of countless Primordial Pills in the Second Yan Han Empire, deeply trusted by the old emperor.

Bai Yunxian did not originate from the three main Daoist sects but rather from another medium-sized sect, and by now she was over four hundred years old.

Yet, having always been unable to break through the barrier of life and death, to achieve Primordial Spirit, she was resigned to being one of the Changluo Eight Spirit Officials.

At this moment, watching Zhong Shenxiu, she found she couldn’t see through this young man.

"So it turns out to be Mr. Bai, I am Zhong Shenxiu!"

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily, feeling exceedingly carefree in his mind.

With cultivation reaching such a realm, why bother with concealment?

"Zhong Shenxiu?"

Bai Yunxian pondered briefly, her expression suddenly changing: "The Shenxiu, Young Master from Fufeng Protectorate?"

If before, as merely a Divine Power Practitioner, Shenxiu would not even be worth mentioning to Bai Yunxian.

But ever since it had been spread that Young Master Shenxiu had achieved Primordial Pill mastery, and even boldly slew a disciple of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect and attacked the Cloud Mirror Sect’s gate, this Primordial Pill Old Monster had already gained enough renown to be remembered by the world.

Even the Mystic Sky Bureau of the Second Yan Han Empire had meticulously drawn up complete profiles and intelligence, placed on the desks of every high-level official.

"That would be me!"

Zhong Shenxiu confidently responded and then burst into loud, hearty laughter: "Haha... Haha..."

’This person... Could it be that after breaking through to Primordial Pill, he has gone mad?’

Bai Yunxian’s heart stirred.

The new methods of cultivation in this realm also have their flaws, most prone to deviation leading to madness, and it’s normal for cultivators to become increasingly paranoid.

She suspected that something went wrong when Young Master Shen Xiu made his Primordial Pill breakthrough, and that it had broken his mind.

Otherwise, how would a newly advanced Primordial Pill dare to scrutinize Daze City?

Moreover, his actions were so bizarre!

’Could it be... he’s here for the Fourth Prince and the County Lord? The County Lord was assassinated here years ago, we absolutely cannot have another incident.’

With this thought, Bai Yunxian was almost ready to take action.

But a frantic warning from her spiritual sense held her back.

— Do not act!

— Do not turn hostile!

— People will die!

It was at this moment that a carriage flew out from Daze City.

This was a magical artifact driven by cultivators, pulled by a Bluebird, with a luxurious rosewood carriage at the back, exuding an air of elegance, and the scent of powder suggested it belonged to a woman.

’How frustrating, why would Lord Qingyuan choose this moment to travel?’

’This Bluebird Carriage, given to her personally by the Emperor after the assassination attempt, is an extremely powerful artifact in itself... even multiple Divine Power Practitioners wouldn’t be able to conquer it...’

Bai Yunxian felt a pang of sorrow.

"Eh?"

Just then, the Bluebird Carriage came to a stop, revealing Han Shanggong, the Divine Power Practitioner who was driving it, and who had previously met Zhong Shenxiu!

"Who is this?"

Upon seeing Zhong Shenxiu, Han Shanggong’s face showed a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

After Lord Qingyuan was assassinated, it was Young Master Shen Xiu who had saved her. Cultivators have exceptional memory, especially for such a significant event, it was impossible to forget.

And Zhong Shenxiu, after refining his Primordial Spirit and reverting to his true form, still resembled Young Master Shen Xiu very much.

They looked more and more alike the longer one looked!

"What happened?"

From inside the carriage, a pleasant voice, like a silver bell, rang out.

"Reporting to the County Lord, it seems we’ve encountered the person from that day!"

Han Shanggong replied.

The carriage door burst open, and a young woman in her twenties appeared, looking at Zhong Shenxiu with a glint of joy in her eyes, "It really is my benefactor; you haven’t yet told Qingyuan your name that day! Eh? Is Bai Lingguan also here?"

"Greetings, County Lord."

Bai Yunxian reluctantly stepped forward to pay her respects first, then with a serious expression said, "County Lord, this man is called Zhong Shenxiu, who also goes by the name Young Master Shen Xiu, a Primordial Pill Old Monster. He killed a disciple of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect and is currently wanted."

Upon hearing this, Han Shanggong and the Divine Power Practitioners guarding her adopted a vigilant expression.

Yet, Lord Qingyuan bit her lip and said, "This person has saved my life, I cannot fail to repay him... I will ask my fourth brother to intercede and secure his protection!"

Zhong Shenxiu, hearing this, his expression suddenly turned to one of surprise.

Naturally, Lord Qingyuan’s fourth brother was the current Fourth Prince.

A prince sheltering lawless heroes, didn’t this feel eerily reminiscent of the Han Dynasty times?

Well, but it must be said, what does it matter for a prince to shelter a few wanted criminals?

Furthermore, Young Master Shen Xiu was a Primordial Pill Cultivator, extremely valuable!

Indeed, up until now, even Bai Yunxian had not discerned anything else and still believed Zhong Shenxiu was just a rather peculiar Primordial Pill Cultivator!

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