176: Chapter 71 Little Master [Six updates] 176: Chapter 71 Little Master [Six updates] Yansheng, the elder, was truly bewildered.
When the Immortal Dynasty suddenly suffered from the demon calamity, many immortals from the Wanyun Sect hurried to support, but Elder Yansheng, having just reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm not long ago and serving as the rotating Hall Master of both the Nourishing Clouds Hall and the Mundane Affairs Hall, had not gone south with the Sect Leader.
But why, in just half a day, as he sat in the Mundane Affairs Hall, the immortals returning to the sect brought him their congratulations one after another.
“Thank you, Elder Yansheng, for taking action in time, or else our lives would have been lost!”
“Elder Yansheng truly keeps his strength hidden!
This Poor Daoist admires you!”
“Yes, Elder Yansheng!
The way you slew those demon creatures was truly extraordinary!”
Yansheng, the elder, forgot to take a puff from his dry tobacco pipe, and said in surprise, “This Poor Daoist stayed at the sect to coordinate with our allies, I never went south, did I?”
Elder Yansheng is playing with us!”
“Rest assured, Elder Yansheng, we won’t tell anyone about you having such a powerful Spiritual Treasure!
We’re all just here to express our gratitude.”
We owe a lot to Elder Yansheng this time; otherwise, we would have been skinned alive by that group of snake demons!”
Elder Yansheng’s confusion deepened.
No, what’s all this about?
Upon careful inquiry, Elder Yansheng learned that an ‘Elder Yansheng’ had appeared in the Royal City of the Immortal Dynasty at a critical moment, wielding a mightily powerful Spiritual Treasure Seal that frightened off two elite groups of the Demon Race.
He even publicly exorcised more than a dozen snake demons.
Elder Yansheng furrowed his brows tightly.
No, could he have developed a Heart Demon?
Could the Heart Demon have taken control of his Dao Body and gone to the Royal City?
How could that be possible?
He had been sitting here all along, with so many attendants to bear witness…
On top of that, an acquainted Heavenly Immortal from his own sect approached him boisterously shouting:
“Well done, you sly Yansheng!
With such a precious treasure hidden away, bring it out and let This Poor Daoist have a go!”
All that Elder Yansheng could do was offer various bitter smiles.
Fortunately, the attendant Gao Xu rushed over in a hurry, pulling Elder Yansheng aside to whisper a few words.
“Elder, it must have been Li Ping’an who impersonated you to scare off those demons.
I’ve seen Ping’an use that Seal once before.”
Elder Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He said with a mix of laughter and tears, “How did Ping’an even manage to impersonate me?
Isn’t this taking credit on behalf of Heaven from me?”
“Eh,” Gao Xu, the attendant, chuckled, “Ping’an must have been thinking of the favors you’ve done for him in the past, seeking this opportunity to repay you…
There’s something else too.
I rushed back here to return these items to Ping’an.”
The Daoist carefully brought out a few porcelain bottles from his chest and solemnly introduced the formidable power of the poison pills inside.
“These were all borrowed by me from Ping’an; I’ve used about forty percent of them.
The rest should be returned to Ping’an for self-protection.”
Gao Xu continued, “If other disciples discuss my poisoning and killing of a great demon, please help me explain to them.
It was all arranged by Ping’an.
How could I have the resources to ask my uncles from the Elixir Dust Peak to concoct such lethal poison pills.”
“Mhm, I will clarify this matter to the disciples.”
“Thank you, Elder,” Gao Xu breathed a sigh of relief, “Now my conscience can rest easy!”
With that, the attendant bowed and took his leave.
He had come back with the other Immortals to the sect and had to rush back to the Immortal Dynasty to clean up the aftermath.
As for the item entrusted by Li Ping’an, Gao Xu had secured it, having soaked it in some fine liquor, waiting for the moment when he could hand it over to Li Ping’an himself.
This thing could not be carelessly revealed.
Elder Yansheng asked again about the casualties among the mortals.
Gao Xu sighed and gave him a rough figure before hurriedly departing.
More than ten cities were affected, with tens of thousands of mortals dead or injured, and a hundred thousand border soldiers were devoured by great demons.
Fortunately, the great demon that devoured people was pursued by several Heavenly Immortals to the depths of the East Sea and slaughtered in a combined effort.
Elder Yansheng, holding the porcelain bottles, sat in his armchair deep in thought.
Although it seemed the Wanyun Sect had won the battle, this calamity was entirely unprovoked.
‘Descendants of Xuanyuan?’
Where did such rumors come from?
Meanwhile, in a secret valley in the Western Continent.
A wisp of black qi burrowed into a narrow cave at the bottom of the valley, twisting east and west, passing through several layers of spiritual power barriers, and reached a quiet cave dwelling draped with hanging curtains.
The black qi settled and transformed into the imposing figure of King Niu Benben.
Different from his usual towering three zhang high body, he now stood eight feet tall, looking robust and stately with a bull’s nose turned human, retaining only the horns characteristic of his bovine race.
Niu Benben paced forward with the dignified walk of an elder.
A pink demonic light flickered within the cave dwelling, and the shadow of a six-tailed fox appeared on the wall, which then retreated behind a screen.
A coquettish voice came from a corner:
“My king~ Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come around recently?”
That voice was indeed enchanting to the bone.
Niu Benben chuckled coldly, reminding himself that this old fox would eat a bull whole without spitting out the bones—he mustn’t fall for her tricks.
Just then, the head of a fox peeked from behind the screen, with the rest of the body resembling a human, her slender neck and fair skin complemented by a voluptuous figure, modestly covered by a bellyband and draped in light pink sheer clothing.
She stepped forward with long elegant legs that swayed with worldly charm.
As she moved, the fox head was clouded by a swirl of mist.
When the mist dissipated, her enchanting face was revealed.
Niu Benben grunted and took a seat at a round table to the side.
He would not dare approach the canopy bed, known for sending many heroes of the Hundred Clans to their graves.
Niu Benben stated coldly, “Nice work you’ve done!”
“Oh my,” the fox demon giggled, covering her mouth as she sauntered to Niu Benben’s side, her pale, gentle hands lightly brushing over his shoulder, reaching for his pectoral muscles.