Chapter Three

There was a commotion in Azure Dragon City, and all the residents - commoners, nobles/aristocrats, merchants, and royalty - were discussing the identity of the cultivator who had just passed the final stage of the Mahayana Stage, becoming a full fledged immortal and capable of ascending to the Immortal Realm at any time.

This former Mahayana Cultivator and now an Immortal is no other than Wu Ling.

This information quickly spread throughout the Phoenix Continent and reached many ears, including the Four Major Righteous Sects and the Demonic Cultivators. Because this phenomenon occurred near the Azure Dragon City and each city was quite far apart, not everyone who heard about it believed it.

The Black Tortoise City, White Tiger City, and Vermilion Bird City are very skeptical about this matter, and they have sent their top cultivators to investigate.

Whether this is true or not, all of the righteous cultivators are eager to enlist her help in fighting a terrible being.

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At the edge of the phoenix continent, southeast part, there lay a dark territory, which belongs to none other than the Demon Venerable. This Demon Venerable has lived for hundreds of years without falling and is on the verge of ascending to the path of a full-fledged immortal.

It had been 300 years since the beginning of his reign, and he was still seated on his throne. Over the years, he has captured a number of sects, the majority of which wish to kill him and vanish from the face of the earth. The righteous sects have suffered significant damage and have decided to heal their wounds.

They were afraid that the Demon Venerable would take advantage of their current weakness to purge them once and for all, so they live in constant tension and fear on the inside while maintaining a strong front on the outside. So hundreds of years passed, and the Demon Venerable did not start a single war or exploit their weaknesses. This led them to believe that the Demon Venerable had suffered serious injuries and was unable to fight them. In reality, the Demon Venerable has no desire to bully weaklings; instead, he prefers to fight them at full strength and thus let them recover.

The Demon Venerable, currently has his back to his subordinate whose reporting about the contents of the phenomenon that happened in Azure Dragon City. When the Demon Venerable heard that someone had actually became a full fledged immortal, he thought his ears were deaf for a second.

"An Immortal? Is it confirmed? " The Demon Venerable, named as Hai Lang, asked his subordinate.

"My Lord, the righteous sects and the four major cities are now investigating this matter" Jiling, with one knee on the ground and head bowed to his master reported.

"This Venerable understands, continue to gather information about this then report it to this Venerable" with Hai Lang's back toward his subordinate.

Jiling vanished from the scene as soon as he received his Venerable's order and went to carry out his orders.

Jiling was unaware that Hai Lang's lips were slightly curled up. Hai Lang raised his deep eyes to the dark sky, contemplating something unknown.

"Is it you?" A whisper floated through the moonlight and vanished with the wind.

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A month has passed since Wu Ling's tribulation. The cultivators are going to go bald at this point by looking for her. The main topic of discussion, on the other hand, is currently recuperating peacefully at that month in a cave. Unaware that she's been a heated discussion for the residents of this world.

The matter haven't died down at all and instead have increased. Various cities made a bounty that whoever managed to track down Wu Ling's location, will be rewarded immensely.

Unfortunately for those seeking this reward, they have no idea where to look. Other than being immortal, no other information is known about the appearance. This made them want to smash their heads against a wall. So, even if the prize is large, they were hopeless.

Meanwhile, the demonic cultivators on the Demon Venerable's side are all stiff. The Venerable had been intrigued about the immortal ever since Jiling told him about it. With no news, Hai Lang's aura grew darker and colder by the day. And his patience is wearing thin.

Jiling breaks out in a cold sweat every time he reports. Jiling sincerely hopes that he discovers the immortal soon, or else he will have no choice but to die ah. He nearly bursts out crying and beg his Venerable to be merciful when killing him. God knows how much he is going through inside right now.

Jiling wishes to rebel now despite the fact that he is his lord's most loyal subordinate. Being loyal is too difficult sometimes.

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Wu Ling's eyes fluttered open, revealing a set of dark purple eyes that when one looks at her, one can't help but fall deep into the abyss, unable to extract themselves. Wu Ling had fully recovered after a month and three days.