novelden Chapter 325 If
Chapter 325 If
Huo Die stood with his hands behind his back, sizing up Lin Chaoyang and Fang Zhao. One was an old fox, the other a smiling tiger; this master and apprentice were no ordinary pair.
Fang Zhao, in particular, is humble and polite, with a respectful and shy smile, just like Jiang Qi.
He just didn't have Jiang Qi's arrogance.
Huo Die caught a glimpse of the shrewd glint in his eyes and immediately judged that this smiling tiger was far inferior to Jiang Qi.
"My surname is Huo."
Huh? Immortal Venerable... Talisman Fire Array...
"So it's Immortal Lord Huo!" Lin Chaoyang clasped his hands together in front of his chest, bowed deeply, and performed a grand salute.
After bowing, without waiting for Huo Die's response, he called out loudly, "Where are the disciples of the Chaohui Sect?"
The Chaohui Sect disciples stationed there stepped forward one by one: "Disciples are here."
"Come here, all of you." Lin Chaoyang gathered his disciples and then bowed deeply to Huo Die: "I am Lin Chaoyang. I have long admired Immortal Huo and have brought all the disciples of Chaohui Sect to welcome Immortal Huo out of seclusion."
The words "emerging from seclusion" clearly identified Huo Die's identity. Fang Zhao's eyes shone brightly, and he beckoned to his fellow disciples to kneel and bow: "Welcome Immortal Venerable Huo out of seclusion."
Many years ago, a new Immortal Venerable appeared out of nowhere in the True God Sect.
It is said that he was Jiang Qi's uncle, who led his army south from Chongcheng and seized half of the territory of the evil cultivators.
His achievements and fame were widely known among the immortals.
After taking Beicheng, the True God Sect announced that Immortal Huo was going into seclusion.
Two years ago, when Beicheng was breached, the cultivators discovered that only the talisman fire array set up by Immortal Huo could burn the blood thread worms to death. They have been hoping day and night for Immortal Huo to emerge from seclusion.
Now that the news has finally arrived, all the immortal cultivators who have heard the news are excited and overjoyed.
The cultivators present all knelt down in unison with the disciples of the Chaohui Sect, saying, "Welcome Immortal Venerable Huo out of seclusion."
Chu Yun wanted to kneel down as well, but Huo Die raised his hand to hold his arm, preventing him from doing so.
Chu Yun was puzzled and stood behind Huo Die, completely bewildered.
"Get up, all of you." Huo Die's gaze remained fixed on Lin Chaoyang, his eyes filled with scrutiny: "Sect Leader Lin, you are very good."
Lin Chaoyang chuckled awkwardly, "You flatter me, Immortal Huo."
Huo Die's gaze shifted to Fang Zhao's face: "Your disciple is also quite good."
Fang Zhaoru, feeling greatly favored, smiled and bowed, saying, "This disciple thanks the Immortal for his kindness."
Huo Die returned the smile with a forced one: "Chu Yun, let's go."
He quickly wiped the smile off his face and beckoned Chu Yun to leave together.
Lin Chaoyang hurriedly led Fang Zhao to follow: "Immortal Huo, your subordinate will see you off."
"No need." Huo Die refused decisively, grabbed Chu Yun onto the flying wheel, and disappeared in a flash.
Huo Die slowed down after flying for five miles.
Before Chu Yun could say anything, Huo Die first taught him to read minds: "Lin Chaoyang and his apprentice have quite a lot of ambitions."
Chu Yun, who is upright and honest, could never have imagined such dark thoughts: "Please explain in detail, Immortal Venerable."
Huo Die scoffed lightly: "Before I even revealed my identity, he guessed it and immediately pointed it out. Without waiting for my signal, he led the disciples of Chaohui Sect to kneel and make a show of force."
"As an affiliated sect of the True God Sect, they should know that I am related to Jiang Qi as uncle and nephew, but when they paid homage to me, they did not mention the name of the True God Sect. This was intended to win them over, but also to sow discord."
"In the face of great calamity, they are not even of one mind with their own kind, but are still thinking about winning over and expanding their own power. If the True God Sect trusts this sect, they will be betrayed sooner or later."
After listening, Chu Yun pondered for a while and understood the situation. He said with righteous indignation, "The border cannot be guarded by the Chaohui Sect any longer. This matter must be informed to Hall Master Jiang so that she can make plans as soon as possible."
Huo Die glanced back at him but said nothing.
This kid is even more upright than his righteous yet wicked son-in-law.
Come to think of it, his master, Cheng Qiang, was also upright, stubborn, honest and kind.
He casually asked, "How is your master?"
A hint of sadness flashed in Chu Yun's eyes: "Reporting to the Immortal Venerable, my master was parasitized by bloodworms two years ago and has already committed suicide."
The conversation completely died out.
They didn't say another word and went straight to the Lishui Secret Realm.
On both sides of the enormous underground fissure, many immortal cultivators were stationed.
Looking around, it was densely packed with immortal cultivators, who occasionally flew out from both sides and into the crevice.
"Immortal Huo, the Lishui Secret Realm is located within the crack."
“Spiky beasts and monsters always emerge from the void from the rift, and there is no pattern to their appearance, whether at the time or in the location.”
“There is a large stone door in the middle of the crack. The door is tightly closed and not opened, but bloodworms always crawl out from the crack.”
Chu Yun pointed to the middle of the crack: "Hall Master Jiang is guarding outside the stone gate."
Having spotted Jiang Qi's location, Huo Die jumped off the flying wheel, summoned the golden wheel, and launched a surprise attack against the wind, annihilating all the strange beasts and monsters on the way down.
Insect repellent powder was applied to the stone gate, and a thick layer of insect repellent powder was also laid on the ground.
But there were still bloodworms, crawling outwards, using the bodies of other bloodworms as cushions.
Jiang Qi gathered her spiritual energy and stood guard outside the stone gate, while she was surrounded by the thunder and fire formation.
These insects are so strange; you can't cut them down, and you can't kill them with electricity.
She kept using lightning to drive the bloodworms back.
One batch of bloodworms was driven back, and another batch crawled out.
This place is really strange; it's impossible to set up a forbidden realm here.
She could only take turns with the three immortal ancestors to guard against the bloodworms.
A large ball of golden flames descended from the sky. Jiang Qi saw the familiar flames, and a smile appeared on her numb face.
Golden flames attacked the stone gate, and the bloodworms crawling out of the cracks crackled and popped as they burned.
Huo Diefei landed in front of the stone gate and quickly set up the talisman fire array. He released a wisp of divine fire as a catalyst to activate the array.
Even though Huo Die had changed his appearance, Jiang Qi still recognized him at a glance. She stopped what she was doing and stepped forward, greeting him warmly, "Uncle, how have you been?"
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Chongcheng, a branch of the True God Sect, Fengshen Hall, Dangui Pavilion.
"This is your study?" Shen Yao stood in the doorway, looking up at the plaque above the door: "Dan Gui Ge..."
She turned her head and asked Jiang Ming, "Do you like osmanthus flowers?"
Jiang Ming did not answer, but simply raised his hand to gesture for her to go inside.
Shen Yao pushed open the door, and the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms filled the room: "It smells so good."
She stepped into the room, which was filled with many osmanthus bonsai, some large on the floor, some small on the table, and many more by the window, making it look like a small osmanthus garden.
She turned to Jiang Ming and said, "You really do like osmanthus flowers."
Jiang Ming nodded and smiled faintly: "Yes, I like it very much."
Shen Yao walked straight to the window, stood among the small osmanthus flowers, and bent down to gently smell their fragrance.
Her smile widened with each deep breath, and flowers even more beautiful than osmanthus blossomed amidst the orange-red osmanthus bushes.
Jiang Ming's eyes were gentle as water, and the view outside the window melted in his eyes.
He felt as if he had returned to the Immortal Wood Inn, to the night he fell in love at the Misty Moon Pavilion.
Vivid...enthusiastic...just like now.
If only we didn't have any grudges.
The matter of activating the spirit seal is of utmost importance; no one can be left alive in Xuanhu Town.
If it weren't for her senior brothers and sisters in Qiwu City, who have been well-behaved all these years, she wouldn't have been able to stay.
Jiang Ming thought that he should find a suitable opportunity to persuade her father to hand over the Spirit Awakening Seal.
She probably didn't know the implications, and he didn't dare tell her rashly, fearing she would think he had ulterior motives.
Jiang Ming only hoped that she was not the inheritor of the Spirit Seal.
If so...