Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

#290 - Chapter 289 Entering the Palace

After watching Long Qi and Xiao Yousong walk away, Yu Jiu gestured for Zhang Yuanjing and the Fire Crow Taoist to ascend the mountain.

Zhang Yuanjing and the Fire Crow Taoist both nodded and smiled at him. The Fire Crow Taoist even engaged in a seemingly experienced conversation, recounting his experiences of robbing rogue cultivators with Xiao Yousong, detailing everything as if he had personally experienced it. Yu Jiu listened with great interest, constantly asking questions.

Zhang Yuanjing, while climbing the mountain, used his divine sense to assess the strength of the cultivators on Two Dragon Mountain.

Reaching the mountainside, a range of blue palaces came into view, built against the mountain and extending over a hundred zhang upwards from the waist, their imposing presence resembling a celestial palace.

By this time, over a thousand cultivators and mortals had arrived to offer birthday congratulations, filling several pavilions and halls with bustling activity.

Palace walls, hall doors, and the roofs of pavilions and towers were all decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, creating a festive atmosphere.

"Yuanjing, the strength of this Two Dragon Mountain seems to be much greater than outsiders know!" the Fire Crow Taoist transmitted.

As a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, his divine sense could easily cover a radius of nearly fifty miles. After careful examination, he discovered several very hidden locations within the mountain, arranged with formations. These formations were not ordinary defensive or offensive arrays, but rather arrays for concealing traces.

"Senior, are there other Core Formation cultivators?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

"Hmm, not certain yet. But there is a high probability of other hidden Core Formation cultivators, perhaps more than one. It seems this Two Dragon King's birthday banquet is not so simple!" A look of gravity appeared on the Fire Crow Taoist's face.

"Senior means, this birthday banquet is a trap?"

"Very likely. What Xiao Yousong said makes some sense. If they were just jumping around, occupying a territory, it wouldn't be much. But to brazenly capture a disciple of your esteemed sect, and publicly announce their intention to accept him as a disciple, is a blatant provocation! Of course, this trick is also very effective. If your sect is heavily constrained, the number of Core Formation cultivators that can be sent here will definitely be small. And if the other party ambushes with superior numbers, they might gain a great advantage. What's more dangerous is that this will seriously undermine your sect's reputation, causing those affiliated forces to become disloyal," the Fire Crow Taoist said slowly.

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment, then said, "If that's the case, those Core Formation cultivators must be watching very closely, and our movements will likely be detected by them!"

The Fire Crow Taoist smiled: "The Two Dragon Mountain cultivators may think we are the Core Formation cultivators sent by your esteemed sect, which is not entirely wrong!"

Zhang Yuanjing said, "If the other party has a lot of manpower, we will be surrounded. Senior, should we go down the mountain first?"

The Fire Crow Taoist shook his head: "Since we're here, let's just stay. If we go down the mountain now, the other party will definitely pursue us relentlessly. That Foundation Establishment cultivator named Huo Zhengkai will also likely lose his life. Moreover, your esteemed sect will definitely not sit idly by and allow Two Dragon Mountain to damage its reputation, and will definitely send people. We happen to be here, so we might as well lend a hand."

These days, the Fire Crow Taoist had noticed that Zhang Yuanjing was evasive and vague about his affairs in the Profound Heaven Sect, even deliberately avoiding certain topics, and often looked worried. He guessed that he must have conflicts with some people in the sect and didn't know how to resolve them.

Especially since he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet carried a mystical treasure. There must be some unknown secrets hidden within. Therefore, although he had a premonition that this trip to Two Dragon Mountain would not be easy, he still suggested that Zhang Yuanjing "knowingly walk towards the tiger mountain." What he was thinking was, with that Senior Divine Cauldron by his side, what was there to fear from a few petty thieves?

Zhang Yuanjing also had the idea of helping the Core Formation cultivators of the sect, but he was hesitant to involve the Fire Crow Taoist in taking risks, so he hesitated.

Hearing the old Taoist say this, his concerns disappeared, and he nodded and said: "Senior, let's go save people first. I don't know how the sect plans to deal with Two Dragon Mountain. If we kill too fiercely, we might disrupt the sect's plan instead."

The moment they stepped into the Golden Clam Palace, a subtle consciousness swept over them. It paused slightly on the Fire Crow Taoist, but when it passed Zhang Yuanjing, it seemed to notice nothing and quickly disappeared as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Yuanjing transmitted: "Our identities are exposed, I'm afraid Xiao Yousong is in trouble."

"It doesn't matter. Since Two Dragon Mountain is determined to ambush your esteemed sect's Core Formation cultivators, they must have prepared their methods long ago. Let's see how they make their move!" The Fire Crow Taoist followed the trace of that divine sense and found that it was just an early-stage Core Formation cultivator hidden in a palace, so he replied nonchalantly.

At this time, there was still more than an hour before the start of the birthday banquet, and the Golden Clam Palace was already overcrowded with the heads and important figures of bandit cultivators from all around Two Dragon Mountain. However, the palace was quite quiet, and everyone spoke in low voices.

These people, who have always made a living by licking blood from knife edges, are all unruly people. However, on the Two Dragon Kings' territory, they have all become gentlemen. Even bandit cultivators who have grudges against each other sit obediently on wooden benches, and dare not utter harsh words, except for glaring at each other fiercely.

Yu Jiu led the two into the palace, but did not find seats for them. He said "make yourselves comfortable" and turned to leave.

Zhang Yuanjing casually glanced around and found that the strength of these hundreds of bandit cultivators was really not bad. There were as many as thirty or forty Foundation Establishment cultivators, including many Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators like Xiao Yousong. He didn't know where these people originally cultivated, or how they were brought together by Two Dragon Mountain.

While he was speculating, the Fire Crow Taoist transmitted: "Yuanjing, there is a Core Formation cultivator here. Judging from his aura, he seems to be from the orthodox Taoist sect. He's in the southwest corner, an old Taoist wearing a black hat and a coarse cloth coat. Hmm, don't look at him deliberately. Let's find a place to sit down first!"

Zhang Yuanjing received the reminder, did not use his divine sense to investigate, but when he turned his head, he quickly glanced at the person and roughly took in his appearance.

The man's face was hidden under the hat, he seemed extremely old, and looked completely unfamiliar, but his expression made him feel vaguely familiar, but he couldn't accurately match him with someone in his memory. However, this was enough. In this place, a Core Formation cultivator who gave him a sense of familiarity was very likely from the Profound Heaven Sect.

This person's secret technique for concealing his aura was very clever. If the Fire Crow Taoist's divine sense was not weak, he would have almost missed it. He just didn't know if the Core Formation cultivator of Two Dragon Mountain had discovered this person.

However, this person must already know that the two of them are Core Formation cultivators.

Knowing that he was a Core Formation cultivator from the sect, Zhang Yuanjing couldn't help but feel a little nervous. How would the sect evaluate him, how would the Core Formation cultivators of the sect treat him, this was a big stone that had always been hanging in his heart.

What Xiao Yousong said could reflect some of the situation, but after all, it was just heard from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, just some things floating on the surface. Only the Core Formation elders knew the real situation inside.

There is a saying in the secular world, 'approaching one's hometown, one feels timid.' Although he was still seven or eight million miles away from Tianque Mountain at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little timid when he really encountered the Core Formation cultivators of the sect, feeling uneasy, worried about gains and losses.

Who will come?

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