Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife - Chapter 124
Chapter 124: Talisman Master Shen Actually Became a Fortune
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Mystic Immortal Pavilion.
The pavilion was elegant and filled with green bamboo. Colorful light danced. There were orchestral bamboos in the high platform, making people immersed in it and forget about home. When most cultivators were bored, they would come to the Mystic Immortal Pavilion to chat to their heart’s content and release the bitterness in their hearts.
As for the rather famous Fairy Cai Chang, it was rare for her to dance alone under the moon. She was very popular with the higher-ups of Qingyang City.
As time passed, Fairy Cai Shang would come here every few months to show off her graceful dance. Every time, it would cause a commotion among the guests of the Mystic Immortal Pavilion.
Today, the solo dance under the moon was over. Fairy Cai Shang ignored the cultivators below the platform and went straight to a quiet pavilion. The fairness of her graceful body was faintly discernible.
She looked up and there was already a figure in front of her.
“Cai Shang greets Pavilion Master. May 1 know what instructions you have for me today?” She bowed gracefully.
The Pavilion Master’s voice was calm, “Cai Shang, your Solitary Dance under the Moon is becoming more and more exquisite. Unfortunately, you are not Fairy Cai Yue in the end. Now, there is a chance for you to surpass Cai Yue.”
Cai Shang’s breathing tightened, but she did not reply.
The voice of the Pavilion Master continued, “Some time ago, a special-class guest elder was born in the True Treasure Pavilion.”
“A special-class guest elder?” Fairy Cai Shang’s eyes were filled with surprise.
She had come into contact with many guest elders of the True Treasure Pavilion, and there was no lack of first-class guest elders. Occasionally, she had heard about special-class guest elders, but she only knew that special-class guest elders had noble statuses and were extremely difficult to advance. She did not expect them to appear now.
“In a few days, Elder Peng of the True Treasure Pavilion will personally hold a Foundation Establishment banquet for the special-class guest elder. This banquet is a grand event at the main station of the True Treasure Pavilion. Other than a small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, no one below the late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm is qualified to participate.
“Cai Shang, although you’re only at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, you’re famous for your solo dance under the moon. When the time comes, Elder Peng might invite you to participate. This is your opportunity.”
Fairy Cai Shang’s graceful body trembled slightly. She understood what the Pavilion Master meant by an opportunity. She had kept her chastity for so many years. In the end, it had still come to this.
“Pavilion Master. Cai Shang will listen to your orders. However, since that special-class guest eider has such a status, I’m afraid it’s very difficult for me to come into contact with him.”
The Pavilion Master smiled in satisfaction and said, “It’s fine. You just need to get to know that special-class guest elder at the banquet. I’ll arrange the rest. Cai Shang, your looks are extraordinary. Don’t waste your innate talent. The Wei Kingdom is too small. If you can accompany this special-class guest elder, you will see a wider cultivation world.”
As his voice fell, the Pavilion Master in front of Fairy Cai Shang had already disappeared. She leaned against the railing of the pavilion, her eyes revealing determination. “1 will definitely surpass Cai Yue!”
Spring Garden.
Matchmaker Ceng sent off a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator with a warm smile. Looking at the empty counter, she swayed her waist back to the private room with a relaxed expression and was about to drink tea and rest when a cold voice entered her ears.
Matchmaker Ceng’s expression changed slightly as she hurriedly went to the backyard. “Greetings, Emissary Xue Luo.” Her expression was respectful.
The man wearing a blood-colored mask in front of him had an aura as heavy as a mountain. “A new core member has been born in the main station of the Wei Kingdom of the True Treasure Pavilion. The higher-ups have orders. No matter what the price is, we must maintain a certain cooperation with him. If it works, your identity and authority will be raised to the level of an envoy.”
When Matchmaker Ceng heard this, shock appeared in her eyes. She did not expect that this small Wei Kingdom could actually give birth to a core member of the True Treasure Pavilion.
“This is a jade slip. There’s a simple appearance of that special-class guest elder inside. You can temporarily mobilize all the Blood Silk Guards in the Wei Kingdom.”
Emissary Xue Luo threw out a jade slip. Matchmaker Ceng’s divine sense penetrated and she was immediately stunned on the spot.
However, she quickly revealed an excited expression and cupped her hands. “Emissary Xue Luo, I-I’ve already contacted this special-class guest elder and have interacted with him several times. At Cloud Mountain Parlour, he still used my Spring Garden’s flying ship to leave Cloud Mountain Swamp.”
Boom.
As soon as he finished speaking. Matchmaker Ceng felt the pressure around her. Emissary Xue Luo’s eyes were cold under his mask. “Are you serious?”
Matchmaker Ceng took out the jade slip record from her storage bag with difficulty and handed it over. Emissary Xue Luo swept his gaze over. The pressure dissipated. He smiled. “Very good. You did very well. It’s a pleasant surprise. Since you’ve already cooperated, just keep it up. From today onwards, your identity and authority will temporarily be raised to the level of an envoy. My Spring Garden has rules. You should understand that I’ll check every ten years in the future. Also, your strength is a little low. Improve as soon as possible.”
Matchmaker Ceng bowed excitedly. “Thank you for your guidance, Emissary Xue Luo.” When she looked up again, Emissary Xue Luo had already disappeared. She could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart and muttered happily, “Things are different now. Talisman Master Shen, 1 didn’t expect you to become my blessing!”
Huiquan Alley, Small Courtyard A14.
Fellow Daoist Fu was sitting beside the stone platform and fiddling with the materials for the array disc. His entire body was filled with the smell of alcohol. His Dao Companion frowned. “Something’s wrong.”
Fellow Daoist Fu glanced at his dao companion. “What’s wrong?”
“Husband, recently, there’s been a lot of commotion in the courtyard next door.”
“What commotion?”
Fellow Daoist Le said helplessly, “Husband, you’re immersed in the production of array discs and have no other thoughts. Naturally, you don’t know. These days, many cultivators have been visiting Talisman Master Shen. The dozens of them at the entrance of the courtyard that I saw were all Foundation Establishment cultivators!”
Fellow Daoist Fu placed the materials on the array disc. “Are you sure you didn’t see wrong?”
Talisman Master Shen was a guest elder of the True Treasure Pavilion and was acquainted with Shopkeeper Qu, Chong Ji, and the other Foundation Establishment Cultivators. It was normal for a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators to visit occasionally, but there was indeed something wrong when dozens of them visited at once.
Fellow Daoist Le shook her head. “How could I have seen this wrongly?” She hesitated for a moment. “Husband, it’s been a while since we invited Talisman Master Shen to the courtyard as a guest. Why don’t we visit and see what’s going on?”
Fellow Daoist Fu nodded. The two of them quickly washed up. However, just as they walked out of the courtyard, they saw two cultivators walking towards them not far away.
A silver-gray robe.
A cyan-blue robe.
Although they had restrained their auras, there was a great dignity between their brows.
Fellow Daoist Fu and his wife were stunned on the spot.
Elder Peng.
Deacon Xia.
These two were higher-ups of the True Treasure Pavilion. Fellow Daoist Fu and his wife were lucky enough to see them once. The pressure of a powerful Golden Core was still fresh in their minds.
While they were stunned, they saw Elder Peng and Deacon Xia stop at the entrance of Talisman Master Shen’s courtyard next door. Then, they made a greeting to visit before entering the small courtyard.
They stood there for a long time before Fellow Daoist Fu and his wife came back to their senses. The two of them looked at each other and saw the unbelievable shock in their eyes. Last year, every time he was invited to taste the spirit wine, the two of them only informed him through the communication talisman, and Talisman Master Shen, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, personally brought his Dao companion over.
And now, the small courtyard has not changed. However, there were already Golden Core cultivators visiting at the door. In less than a year, such a change actually happened.
Fellow Daoist Fu and his wife racked their brains but could not understand what had happened.
In the small courtyard hall.
Elder Peng and Deacon Xia sat casually on wooden chairs.
Shen Ping personally poured two cups of spiritual tea and said respectfully, “Seniors, if you have any instructions, you only need to summon me. I’m really terrified that you came to visit this time.”
Elder Peng stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Guest Elder Shen has passed the assessment. Our Wei Kingdom’s True Treasure Pavilion has benefited a lot. Not to mention that Deacon Xia and 1 have personally come to visit, it’s not too much to serve tea and wine.”
Deacon Xia nodded.
The resources obtained from every station in the True Treasure Pavilion were limited. If one did not contribute enough, precious pills and other resources at the Nascent Soul Realm would be very few. In particular, supplementary treasures at the Nascent Soul Realm might be able to be exchanged with contribution points in the Northern Rock Marsh Domain, but it was basically impossible to exchange for them at the Wei Kingdom’s level.
Compared to the sects in the cultivation world of the Wei Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, and the other twelve countries, the advantage of the True Treasure Pavilion was that it could obtain rare resources that did not exist in this area. Without this advantage, the True Treasure Pavilion was almost no different from other sects.
Hearing Elder Peng’s words, Shen Ping could only brace himself and endure it. They exchanged a few pleasantries. Elder Peng took out a jade slip and handed it over. “Guest Elder Shen. The jade slip contains the list of invited cultivators for this Foundation Establishment banquet. Guest Elder Shen, take a look and see if it’s suitable.”
Shen Ping’s divine sense permeated the jade slip. The silver page floated in front of him. There were cultivators on it. Most of them were Golden Core and late Foundation Establishment cultivators. There were very few intermediate-stage cultivators.
He read it carefully a few times.
He withdrew his divine sense and cupped his hands with a bitter smile. “Elder Peng, Deacon Xia, isn’t the list of cultivators for this banquet a little too many? This is only my Foundation Establishment banquet. I’m really ashamed!”
Although he had expected this, he was still speechless when he saw the name list. Not to mention Wu Shan, the Nascent Soul envoy, the number of other Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators was almost comparable to the sect’s opening ceremony.
Elder Peng and Deacon Xia looked at each other. They immediately knew what to do.
“Guest Elder Shen, every cultivator has a simple introduction. You can cross off some at will. If there’s anything else you need to add, you can write it on the silver page.”
Shen Ping’s divine sense permeated the jade slip again. A moment later, the list of cultivators on the silver page was brand new. Among them, the number of Golden Core and late Foundation Establishment cultivators had decreased by more than half. There were dozens of new additions.
Shopkeeper Ding, Luo, Ruan, and other cultivators were among them. Chong Ji and his eldest disciple, Di Shouye, were also added.
The last one.
Shen Ping hesitated for a while before adding it..
