Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 243: Chapter 173: Master Nanyue!

Zhou Xun’s heart was in a panic.

He had never met this elder before, yet upon seeing him, he immediately chased after him.

Just as Zhou Xun was preparing for a desperate fight, a gentle and calm voice came over.

”Young friend, do not be anxious, I am Master Nanyue, and I wish to ask you a few questions.”

Upon hearing the words ”Master Nanyue,” Zhou Xun instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

The first time he heard the name ”Master Nanyue” was from Zhou Buqi.

According to him, Master Nanyue was a close friend of his master, Master White Cloud!

Because of this beast tide, he even sought assistance from Master Nanyue.

It seems the elder before him had come to support, but unfortunately, he was a bit late, otherwise, his master wouldn’t have perished with those demon beasts.

White Cloud Immortal City wouldn’t have faced destruction either.

”Elder Nanyue, you have finally arrived!”

Zhou Xun’s face showed sorrow.

”Master... Master sacrificed himself to protect us, perishing with the beast tide!”

”From your tone, are you a disciple of Old Man White Cloud?”

”No, I have met all the disciples under the old man, and there’s no one like you!”

The elder looked puzzled, scrutinizing Zhou Xun with a penetrating gaze.

”Elder, you may not know, I am a newly accepted disciple of my master!” Zhou Xun explained.

”What proof do you have? As far as I know, the old man hasn’t taken a disciple for nearly a hundred years?”

The elder did not believe Zhou Xun’s words immediately, his originally gentle and refined face turned stern.

”Please look, Elder, this is my Identity Token!”

”And this is the Manipulation Command Flag of the Mountain Protection Array of the Immortal City, our master gave one to each disciple that day!”

As Zhou Xun spoke, he took out a special jade token and a foot-long command flag, handing them to the elder.

The primary use of the Identity Token was for monitoring by the Mountain Protection Array, while the flag had certain control privileges over the array.

As the actual person who arranged the Mountain Protection Array, the elder could naturally recognize them.

”Zhou Xun!”

Looking at the name on the Identity Token, after careful inspection,

the elder nodded, his expression softened, and combining with Zhou Xun’s first words, he could basically confirm Zhou Xun’s identity.

In this way, it meant everything Zhou Xun said was indeed true.

”You... just now... what did you say? What happened to your master?” the elder asked again with a face of sorrow, somewhat disbelieving.

”Master... Master self-destructed his Spirit Vein to protect us, perishing with the demon beasts!”

Zhou Xun’s voice was low, repeating once more.

Master Nanyue remained silent.

He and Master White Cloud knew each other from humble beginnings, confidants to each other, for several centuries. Thirty years ago, they were still discussing Dao in White Cloud Immortal City.

Now, however, they were separated by life and death.

After a long time, Master Nanyue regained his composure and looked at Zhou Xun.

His voice was deep, and he couldn’t hide the sorrow in his eyes.

”Child, tell me the whole sequence of events!”

”Yes, Elder!”

Zhou Xun then recounted everything from the outbreak of the beast tide to killing the Cyan Snake Great Demon, to facing numerous Great Demons besieging the city, finally ending in Master White Cloud self-destructing his Spirit Vein.

He recounted everything in detail.

”Old man... I arrived too late...”

Master Nanyue was filled with regret.

If he had come a few days earlier, perhaps his old friend wouldn’t have had to resort to self-destruction.

”Where are your other senior brothers?”

The elder asked.

”The senior brothers got scattered!” Zhou Xun replied.

”Alas, come with me to see White Cloud Immortal City!” Master Nanyue said.

”Yes!”

Faced with the request of a Peak of Middle-Stage True Core Cultivator, Zhou Xun naturally couldn’t refuse and nodded in agreement.

Master Nanyue beckoned, and Zhou Xun only felt a force lifting him, before slowly landing on a flying ship.

This was a flying ship over ten lengths in size, its whole body milky white, emanating a purple aura, extraordinarily rare.

”Flying Treasure!”

Zhou Xun’s heart tensed.

Flying-type artifacts are extremely valuable, vastly exceeding ordinary Magical Artifacts.

It should be known that even Master White Cloud of White Cloud Immortal City did not possess a Flying Treasure.

Purely based on price, an ordinary Tier Three Low-Grade Flying Treasure is by no means inferior to a Tier Three Middle-Grade Magical Treasure.

This flying ship was extremely fast,

Zhou Xun guessed that if the elder had used this treasure to chase him earlier, he would have been caught long ago.

...

A day later, to the east of White Cloud Immortal City, a white rainbow came swiftly and finally landed on what’s now a platform-like White Cloud Mountain.

An elderly and a young figure disembarked.

They were Master Nanyue and Zhou Xun.

Looking at the now-ruined White Cloud Immortal City and the mountain top blown away from White Cloud Mountain, Master Nanyue’s face was full of complexity,

Zhou Xun was also in great distress.

To him, White Cloud Immortal City was like a second homeland.

Pacing a few steps, Master Nanyue suddenly bent down, patted his Storage Bag.

He took out some Spirit Fruit and Spirit Wine, placing them on the ground as offerings for Master White Cloud.

”Old man, you dedicated your whole life to building White Cloud Immortal City; this city was your life’s work, I won’t let it disappear...”

Master Nanyue murmured.

Then he walked around the entire White Cloud Mountain Range, taking out compass-like artifacts with some pointers, carefully probing for something.

After a long time, he looked at Zhou Xun.

”Zhou Xun, when your master self-destructed the Spirit Vein, he must have considered reconstruction,”

”According to my investigation, your master only self-destructed a part of it, this Tier Three Spirit Vein can still recover!”

”Just wait another hundred years, and it will be as good as new!”

”Would you be willing to contribute to the reconstruction of White Cloud Immortal City?”

”I am naturally willing!”

”But, my cultivation is low, a hundred years later, I might be nearing the end of my lifespan, willing but unable!”

Zhou Xun bowed and said.

”No matter, I will gather all your senior brothers, as long as you are united, White Cloud Immortal City can surely stand again!”

”For now, the Spiritual Qi here is chaotic, making cultivation impossible. Wait until the Spirit Vein recovers before returning here!”

Shaking his head, he spoke, and once more summoned the Flying Treasure, entering it with Zhou Xun.

”By the way, do you have another place to stay in this Xui Country?”

Master Nanyue looked around and continued to ask.

”What are your intentions, Elder?” Zhou Xun was a bit puzzled.

”Your senior brothers have scattered, I have decided to stay in Xui Country for a while, to gather you all, and also to have a talk with the Cloud Light Sect regarding the matter of White Cloud Immortal City!”

When he mentioned the Cloud Light Sect, Master Nanyue’s eyes turned sharp.

Clearly, he was extremely dissatisfied with the Cloud Light Sect’s inaction during this beast tide.

And with him here, the Cloud Light Sect’s ambition to annex the territory under White Cloud Immortal City’s jurisdiction would likely be unfulfilled.

”Speaking of which, my Dao venue is just east of White Cloud Immortal City by sixty thousand miles, but it only has a Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Vein about five to six miles long,”

”If the elder does not mind, you are welcome to stay!”

”Very well, let’s go to your place!” Master Nanyue nodded, then headed swiftly in the direction Zhou Xun indicated.

Half a day later, the flying ship had just soared over a towering mountain range.

In the distance, eight black dots appeared on the horizon, flying in the direction of White Cloud Immortal City.