I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

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What ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had happened within the secret realm of the Tianyan Dao Sect was completely unknown to the outside world.

A ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍sect that had stood for three hundred thousand years had its founding treasure snatched away right at its doorstep.

Even ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a peak Nascent Soul expert had died.

Such ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a matter was tightly covered up by the Tianyan Dao Sect.

Family ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shame must not be made public.

As for Feng Jiuge?

He had even less time to spread such things around.

……

Eastern Continent, somewhere.

A magnificent and resplendent palace stood atop a cluster of mountains. The halls towered high, with upturned eaves and intricate brackets, spiritual energy lingering in the air.

Above the main gate of the palace hung a plaque bearing three large characters: Juxian Palace.

This was a meeting place jointly funded by several mid-sized righteous and demonic sects of the Eastern Continent.

It was specifically used to discuss matters inconvenient to talk about within their own territories.

At this moment, inside Juxian Palace, dozens of cultivators sat in separate rows.

Some wore the attire of the righteous path—Dao robes fluttering, exuding an immortal-like bearing.

Others were dressed in demonic fashion—black robes covering their bodies, their expressions sinister.

The righteous and demonic paths, who normally would draw blades upon meeting, now sat together peacefully.

There was no other reason—only a shared objective.

At the head seat sat a middle-aged cultivator.

His face was upright and square, with a hint of righteous sternness between his brows, yet the eyes beneath flickered with calculation and ruthlessness.

His name was Lieyangzi, Sect Master of the Red Firmament Sect, with late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation.

The Red Firmament Sect had stood in the righteous path of the Eastern Continent for over two thousand years, with deep foundations. It had three thousand disciples, and four Nascent Soul cultivators alone.

As for Lieyangzi himself, he was known among the righteous path as someone eager to uphold justice.

Of course, that “eager to uphold justice” needed quotation marks.

The real reason was something everyone present understood.

Lieyangzi swept his gaze across the room and slowly spoke:

“Everyone, the reason for gathering here today—I believe you all understand.”

“That Feng Jiuge, born from the Azure Wave Sect, has slaughtered fellow cultivators for years, annihilating entire families. My Red Firmament Sect alone has lost three direct disciples to his hands.”

As soon as he spoke, someone below immediately echoed.

“Sect Master Lieyang is right! My Profound Yin Sect has also lost two core disciples to him!”

The speaker was a black-robed old man with a withered face and sunken eye sockets, emanating a chilling aura.

His name was Xuan Gu, Vice Sect Master of the Profound Yin Sect, with mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation.

The Profound Yin Sect was a demonic sect of the Eastern Continent, known for ruthless conduct. Its disciples had committed plenty of murder and treasure-grabbing acts.

But this time, they were indeed wronged.

Those two core disciples had been bullying a mortal woman when they were encountered by Feng Jiuge, who passed by. With a single sword strike each, he killed them on the spot.

Upon learning this, Xuan Gu was furious and personally led a pursuit for three months.

Yet he did not even catch a glimpse of Feng Jiuge’s shadow.

“And my Heavenly Fiend Tower!”

Another bald, burly man slammed the table and stood up, his voice deep and booming:

“My direct disciple had extraordinary talent—he would have surely reached Nascent Soul in the future! And what happened? That Feng Jiuge beheaded him with a single sword! I wish I could skin him alive!”

The Heavenly Fiend Tower was a demonic assassin organization in the Eastern Continent, specializing in assassination contracts.

That “extraordinarily talented” disciple had taken a job to assassinate a mortal official. Just after completing it, he was blocked in an alley by Feng Jiuge and killed.

When the bald man received the news, he nearly crushed his teeth in rage.

Afterward, seven or eight more people spoke, voicing their grievances.

There were both righteous and demonic cultivators.

Some had lost direct disciples, some lost bloodline descendants, and some even lost sect elders.

The causes of death varied, but in summary, it came down to one thing.

Either Feng Jiuge encountered them committing evil deeds and killed them.

Or they hunted Feng Jiuge and were killed in return.

In any case, none of it was honorable.

Listening to the chaotic accusations, a slight smile curved at the corner of Lieyangzi’s mouth.

Good.

The timing was ripe.

He raised his hand slightly, signaling for silence.

“I understand everyone’s feelings. That Feng Jiuge is indeed someone everyone has the right to kill.”

“But have you considered the Azure Wave Sect?”

Everyone was taken aback.

Azure Wave Sect?

Seeing their expressions, Lieyangzi sneered inwardly, though his face remained serious.

“I’ve heard that two Nascent Soul ancestors of the Azure Wave Sect once had some connection with the Tianyan Dao Sect.”

“But later, those two ancestors failed to break through to the Transformation Spirit realm and passed away. That connection faded.”

“I’ve already confirmed that the Tianyan Dao Sect has no regard for the Azure Wave Sect.”

“Since the fall of those two ancestors, the Azure Wave Sect has never reestablished contact with the Tianyan Dao Sect.”

“In other words, if we act against the Azure Wave Sect, the Tianyan Dao Sect will not intervene.”

The moment these words were spoken, the eyes of everyone below lit up.

What kind of existence was the Tianyan Dao Sect?

It was a true giant of the Eastern Continent!

A sect that had stood for three hundred thousand years, with a Tribulation Crossing ancestor overseeing it!

If the Azure Wave Sect truly had such backing, even with a hundred times their courage, they would not dare touch it.

But now…

No backing?

Then what was there to fear!

Xuan Gu chuckled sinisterly. “Sect Master Lieyang, are these words true?”

Lieyangzi glanced at him and said calmly, “Since I dare to say it, I naturally have solid information. If you doubt it, you may investigate yourselves.”

Xuan Gu waved his hand. “Sect Master Lieyang jokes. How could I not believe you? It’s just…”

He paused, somewhat hesitant.

“Even if the Tianyan Dao Sect won’t intervene, the Azure Wave Sect is still a sect. If we launch a large-scale attack, will it attract interference from other forces?”

Lieyangzi smiled.

“Brother Yin worries too much.”

He lifted his teacup, took a sip, and spoke leisurely:

“I forgot to mention something.”

Everyone looked at him at once.

Lieyangzi set down the teacup and spoke slowly:

“In my sect, an ancestor successfully broke through to the Transformation Spirit realm thirty years ago.”

Transformation Spirit!

The moment those two words were spoken, the entire Juxian Palace fell silent for an instant.

Transformation Spirit realm!

That was an existence capable of crushing Nascent Soul cultivators!

Seeing their expressions, Lieyangzi felt pleased, though his face remained composed.

“That ancestor is currently in seclusion stabilizing his cultivation and will not act lightly.”

“But if any blind force dares to interfere, it is not impossible for the ancestor to make a move once.”

Everyone exchanged glances.

A Transformation Spirit ancestor…

With such a towering figure backing them, what was there to fear?

Xuan Gu was the first to stand and cup his hands. “Sect Master Lieyang’s foresight is admirable! In that case, the Azure Wave Sect is nothing more than a piece of meat on the chopping board!”

The bald man from Heavenly Fiend Tower grinned. “I’ve long wanted to act! If we can force that Feng Jiuge to appear, I’ll personally twist his head off!”

The others also echoed, their emotions surging.

Lieyangzi nodded in satisfaction at the scene.

“Everyone, remain calm.”

“Didn’t we gather today precisely to discuss this matter?”

“No time should be wasted.”

“I propose that in three days, each of you lead your sect’s elites and gather outside the mountain gate of the Azure Wave Sect.”

“At that time, I will coordinate everything.”

“If the Azure Wave Sect is sensible and hands over Feng Jiuge, we will spare them.”

“If they are not sensible…”

Lieyangzi let out a cold laugh.

“Then we will flatten their mountain gate and leave not even chickens or dogs alive!”

As his words fell, everyone responded in unison.

“Good!”

“That’s how it should be!”

“Sect Master Lieyang is wise!”

“Then let us wish for a swift victory!”

Everyone raised their cups.

For a moment, the atmosphere inside Juxian Palace was heated, as if the Azure Wave Sect was already theirs for the taking.

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