Step by Step Ascend to Immortality - Chapter 110 - 100 Shi Po

Chapter 110: Chapter 100 Shi Po

If before Liu Suiyun had only worshipped Shen Yaqin wholeheartedly, now Liu Suiyun has made up his mind that no matter how the situation changes in the future, he will firmly stand by Master’s wife.

Master’s wife’s means are truly unfathomable. She said the news of True Lord Yunpeng and True Lord Zongyun’s arrival a moment ago. And now it will still take a quarter of an hour for these two Golden Elixir cultivators to fly here with their flying swords. That is to say, a full two quarters of an hour ago, Master’s wife had already discovered the traces of the two Golden Elixir cultivators.

What an earth-shaking means! The two Golden Elixir cultivators flew for two quarters of an hour. Liu Suiyun knew that at that time they must be outside Shenxiao Mountain. Perhaps they were even tens of thousands of miles away. Shen Yaqin was sitting on Chonghua Peak and could actually grasp the events tens of thousands of miles away so subtly.

This is too exaggerated, right?

Liu Suiyun was completely shocked and speechless. After about a quarter of an hour, he had already heard Chu Cangshan shouting outside: “Welcome True Lord Yunpeng and True Lord Zongyun, two great immortals, to Chonghua Peak. Set off fireworks…”

Countless fireworks had already flashed on Chonghua Peak, and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening. This finally shocked Liu Suiyun back from his thoughts. Just as he was about to stand up, Shen Yaqin said: “Sit down and wait for him to come up!”

Chu Cangshan’s voice still echoed on Chonghua Peak: “The arrival of True Lord Yunpeng and True Lord Zongyun, two immortals, on our Chonghua Peak is the pride of our Chonghua Peak. It has written a new page in the history of our Chonghua Peak. All of us on Chonghua Peak warmly welcome the arrival of the two immortals…”

“Every time there has to be such empty formalities.” Shen Yaqin said helplessly: “I have always disliked such greetings and send-offs, so I have left it to Steward Chu to take care of.”

“Welcome! Warmly welcome…”

Although Liu Suiyun didn’t know the specific details, he had already seen two cultivators walking towards this side holding flowers in their hands, with joy on their faces.

The one on the left should be True Lord Yunpeng who has a deep feud with me, right? He doesn’t look like a Golden Elixir cultivator but rather a real old man. His hair is almost all gone, and his face is so old that it’s almost unrecognizable. Liu Suiyun immediately thought of An Zhiyu.

Well, True Lord Yunpeng should also be one of those Golden Elixir cultivators whose lifespan is coming to an end. Although his voice transmitted from the paper crane is still strong, but when seen in person, he is almost at the point where his qi and blood are declining and his Golden Elixir is about to disintegrate. That sense of aging cannot be concealed at all.

And the True Lord Zongyun next to him is much younger. If Golden Elixir cultivators have a lifespan of at least four hundred and eighty years, then this True Lord Zongyun seems to be only three hundred years old. He is full of energy, holding flowers in one hand and a sword in the other, as if he wants to show off his might on Chonghua Peak.

True Lord Yunpeng’s qi and blood are declining. As soon as he saw Shen Yaqin, he bent down. “Fairy Shen, we haven’t seen each other for more than ten years. You are still as beautiful as ever, but Old Peng is truly old. This time, Courtesy your invitation from tens of thousands of miles away to gather on Chonghua Peak. Old Peng couldn’t care less about his appointment with True Lord Zongyun and hurried over immediately! I don’t know what Fairy Shen has invited me for?”

His words were extremely humble, which brought Liu Suiyun back to reality. Not every Golden Elixir cultivator is like Master’s wife with earth-shaking abilities. This True Lord Yunpeng may be the true portrayal of an ordinary Golden Elixir cultivator.

Liu Suiyun even had a feeling that even if True Lord Yunpeng and True Lord Zongyun joined forces, they might not be able to withstand a single strike of his Master’s wife’s Fanjing Sword. Master’s wife is really too powerful!

“True Lord Yunpeng, True Lord Zongyun… Come and sit over here!” Although Shen Yaqin’s words were polite, there was no expression on her face. She also didn’t let the three disciples step down. Obviously, she regarded these two Golden Elixir cultivators as people on the same level as her disciples.

“Good, good, good!” True Lord Yunpeng didn’t seem like a Golden Elixir cultivator and had no backbone. He had already dragged True Lord Zongyun and sat down. “I don’t know what Fairy Shen has invited me for? We haven’t seen each other for more than ten years. Fairy Shen is still as elegant as ever, but Old Peng is truly old.”

Shen Yaqin had only one sentence: “Drink tea!”

However, she still stood up and filled the teacups for True Lord Yunpeng and True Lord Zongyun. Although True Lord Zongyun looked proud, he was extremely discerning. “Tea from Mengding Mountain and water from the Yangtze River?”

As soon as True Lord Yunpeng heard what True Lord Zongyun said, he was almost so shocked that he spilled the tea. “Mengding Ganlu? Sure enough, it’s Mengding Ganlu. Old Peng is lucky!”

Shen Yaqin was also unceremonious and filled the teacups for several disciples one by one. “Don’t worry. There is enough tea this time. After thirteen years of separation, you are still as elegant as ever!”

Only then did Liu Suiyun know that Master’s wife and True Lord Yunpeng were old acquaintances. And True Lord Yunpeng also put on a smiling face and said: “Fairy Shen is overpraising. Fairy Shen is overpraising. Old Peng is old. Although it has been nearly three hundred years since I broke through to the Golden Elixir stage, there is no more progress at all. But Fairy Shen just broke through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage thirteen years ago. Now you are already in the late stage of the Golden Elixir stage. Presumably, you are not far from reaching the great accomplishment stage of the Golden Elixir…”

Liu Suiyun immediately remembered the great hidden danger of this “Extreme Yuan Thunder Forging Divine Record”. Progress begins to slow down when entering the Foundation Establishment stage. After reaching the Golden Elixir stage, it is extremely difficult to make any progress. However, after obtaining the Five Peaks Talisman Scripture, he already had a corresponding method in a vague way. Moreover, he originally had a trump card in cultivation.

Shen Yaqin didn’t take True Lord Yunpeng’s respect seriously. “A mere late stage of the Golden Elixir stage is nothing!”

“True Lord Yunpeng, don’t be so modest. I see that you are very confident in breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage!”

Now True Lord Yunpeng’s smile was uglier than crying. “Fairy Shen is joking. With Old Peng’s few rural tricks, how can I break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage?”

Liu Suiyun then realized that he had underestimated True Lord Yunpeng. Although True Lord Yunpeng was practicing the “Extreme Yuan Thunder Forging Divine Record” and had wasted nearly three hundred years in the early stage of the Golden Elixir stage, which casual cultivator who can achieve the Golden Elixir stage is not a person of great wisdom, courage, perseverance, and exploration? He actually managed to rely on his own wisdom, courage, perseverance, and exploration to hope to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage and walk a path that no one before has walked.

Even True Lord Zongyun who had come to Chonghua Peak with True Lord Yunpeng was also greatly surprised. “Old friend Yunpeng, is this really true? Congratulations then!”

But True Lord Zongyun’s face became somewhat strange and unpredictable. And True Lord Yunpeng now didn’t even have the mind to drink Mengding Ganlu. “Fairy Shen, Fairy Shen is joking! With my old bones, how could I break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage? How could I.”

“Fellow Daoist Peng, don’t be so polite!” Shen Yaqin’s words were like flowing streams but dealt a fatal blow to True Lord Yunpeng. “I see that True Lord Yunpeng’s breakthrough to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage and my family’s Nan Hua achieving the Nascent Soul have the same opportunity!”

“Joking! Joking!” True Lord Yunpeng’s face was really ugly, as if his deepest secret had been uncovered. “It’s just that after a hundred years of exploration, I finally have some gains. The chance of breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir is not great. The chance is not great. The chance is really not great. Even if I break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir, it’s just an extra thirty to fifty years of lifespan.”

But everyone present agreed that True Lord Yunpeng had the hope of breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir stage. You should know that Shen Yaqin said that his chance of breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir was the same as Chu Nan Hua’s chance of achieving the Nascent Soul.

And Chu Nan Hua is a remarkable rising star of the Shenxiao Sect. Whether it’s guiding qi, cultivating qi, establishing the foundation, or reaching the Golden Elixir stage, it’s all seamless and without any obstacles. Now he can achieve the false infant stage immediately. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is as easy as eating and sleeping. The real challenge is to see if he can achieve the Primordial Spirit.

With such a comparison by Shen Yaqin, True Lord Yunpeng could only continue to say: “What’s the use of an extra thirty to fifty years of lifespan? Old Peng has been stuck in the early stage of the Golden Elixir for three hundred years. Could I make further progress in just thirty to fifty years? Alas…”

There was a lot of lament in his words. Although he was both intelligent and brave, with true great wisdom and great enlightenment, and had great opportunities, which cultivator is not fighting against fate? As a casual cultivator, he is not as fortunate as Chu Nan Hua and Shen Yaqin who have the protection of the sect. There is a huge gap from the very beginning. Probably in this life, he can only stop at the middle stage of the Golden Elixir.

Shen Yaqin, however, smiled faintly. “Does Fellow Daoist Peng really not want to make further progress? Are you really willing to be stuck in the middle stage of the Golden Elixir? Do you want me to help you?”

At first, True Lord Yunpeng was still full of lament. But when he heard Shen Yaqin’s last sentence, he stood up directly and asked in surprise and joy: “Fairy Shen is willing to help me?”

Because he had been stuck in the early stage of the Golden Elixir for three hundred years and finally found a glimmer of hope to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir. So he had no hope for further progress. How could he make a breakthrough in just a few decades.

You should know that the residues after refining by the “Extreme Yuan Thunder Forging Divine Record” penetrate deep into the body. No matter what method he uses, he cannot dissolve them. After entering the Golden Elixir stage, every bit of progress often represents astonishing amounts of time, pills, and energy. Fortunately, with his great wisdom and courage, he finally found a small path to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir.

But he could no longer give up this cultivation technique of the “Extreme Yuan Thunder Forging Divine Record”. If he wanted to switch to other cultivation techniques, all his cultivation would be lost and his lifespan would be exhausted on the spot and he would die. Therefore, such a desperate situation had tortured him for more than three hundred years. Now, suddenly hearing Shen Yaqin say this, he was really overjoyed.

Shen Yaqin was an elite cultivator of the Shenxiao Sect. Although she was young, her knowledge was countless times stronger than his own. With her help, there might be a glimmer of hope. He had lived for nearly four hundred years. Even if he broke through to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir, he would only live for about a hundred years. But True Lord Yunpeng only wanted to borrow five hundred more years from heaven.

He clasped his hands and bent down and said: “If Fairy Shen has any instructions, please speak. Yunpeng will obey without hesitation!”

Shen Yaqin, however, gently patted Liu Suiyun. “This is my newly accepted disciple, Liu Suiyun! By the way, he also has an alias. Disciple, you tell it yourself.”