“Did Dai Bufan give you some contribution points for your undercover mission?” Yun Zhi asked after dinner.

“Yes, quite a lot,” Lu Yang replied happily. He had the most contribution points among his peers.

“In three days, the sect will hold a market fair, and most people will participate. If you’re interested, you can go and see. Maybe you’ll find something you like,” Yun Zhi suggested.

Lu Yang nodded. He had heard that the sect held an internal item exchange market fair in the past, but Yun Zhi never let him participate in order to focus on his cultivation. Now that Lu Yang had successfully established his foundation, he didn’t need to be too involved.

The sect held a market fair every three months, where disciples could exchange items with their contribution points. It was a time for eating, drinking, and having fun.

When disciples of the Seek Tao Sect went on missions all over the continent, they would often come across local specialties and various interesting things. Some would keep them for themselves, while others would bring them to the market fair to exchange for what they needed.

“Also, Master is currently meditating. Don’t go to see him recently,” Yun Zhi reminded.

Lu Yang didn’t understand, but he hadn’t planned on visiting his master anyway. His master would definitely come out in three days.

“Okay.” Regardless, he knew that listening to his senior sister’s advice was never wrong.

…

Three days later, the market fair was held as scheduled. The Seek Tao Sect set up an arena for disciples to freely spar.

The arena was made of special rocks that were indestructible. It was also enveloped by formations to ensure that the battle wouldn’t affect the spectators.

At this moment, two senior brothers in the Golden Elixir stage were fighting on the arena. Their Golden Elixirs were full and flawless, representing the top-grade Golden Elixirs that were highly sought after in the outside world.

“Moon Shattering Slash!” One of the senior brothers in the Golden Elixir stage shouted loudly. With brute force, he swung his broadsword vertically, causing Lu Yang’s eyes to twitch.

If Chu Master had this senior brother’s strength back then, their situation would have been much worse.

The other senior brother in the Golden Elixir stage didn’t back down. His whole body emitted a golden light, and a layer of golden film appeared outside his body. “Buddhist Golden Body!”

The other senior brother had learned the Buddhist Golden Body from somewhere and had already mastered it to a certain extent. He forcefully resisted the slash.

The two of them displayed their swordsmanship and spells with incredible proficiency, switching between them effortlessly. Lu Yang watched attentively, rarely having the opportunity to witness top-grade Golden Elixir stage experts fighting.

In fact, Lu Yang had seen battles at even higher levels, where Immortals fought against each other.

Unfortunately, Immortal Lady, who had just awakened, was completely powerless against Chu Master’s fierce palm strikes. It was practically a one-sided battle, and Lu Yang hadn’t learned anything.

“Immortal Lady is unreliable,” Lu Yang sighed. If he could learn just half of his senior sister’s palm strike technique, he would be invincible among his peers.

“No, Senior Sister taught me the Shrinking Technique and the Threefold True Fire,” Lu Yang recalled.

“You brat, watch your words! What do you mean I’m unreliable?” a woman’s voice sounded in Lu Yang’s mind.

“Senior, you’re awake?” Lu Yang was surprised. Immortal Lady had been sleeping for several days, and now she finally woke up?

“It’s quite comfortable to be called ‘Senior’ by you,” Immortal Lady lazily said. Lu Yang felt like she was stretching.

“Let me tell you, I’m far from my prime right now. I still need to slowly recover. That Yun Zhi, who can defeat me now, won’t stand a chance when I regain my strength. Even if I fight her with just one hand,” Immortal Lady said fiercely. In the ancient era, she was a legendary figure. How could she lose to a junior?

Lu Yang thought for a moment and felt that Immortal Lady made sense. “I will tell Senior Sister the truth.”

“No, no, no, let’s talk it out,” Immortal Lady’s tone instantly softened.

Lu Yang asked, “Senior, can I trust you or not?”

According to common sense, with an ancient immortal’s soul in his body, he should be invincible, leveling up like drinking water, unbeatable at the same stage, and able to kill higher-level opponents. But Immortal Lady’s behavior gave him a sense of unreliability. He would rather stick to his senior sister’s side.

“Heh, who do you think I am? I am Immortal Lady Huang Dou Dou!”

“Why do I remember you introducing yourself as ‘this seat’ before?” Lu Yang remembered Immortal Lady’s arrogant self-introduction.

Immortal Lady fell silent for a moment and then said, “This seat is Immortal Lady Huang Dou Dou… No, that doesn’t work. It’s too awkward.”

She explained, “The main reason is that I heard others say that introducing myself as ‘this seat’ sounds very powerful. At that time, I had just awakened and my mind wasn’t clear. I wanted to try it out, but now I feel too uncomfortable. Let’s just call me ‘I’.”

Lu Yang was curious, “Who told you that?”

“Those in the Tribulation Crossing stage and the Immortals. After cultivating to the highest realm with great difficulty, everyone tried not to fight if they could help it. But how could they know who was stronger without fighting? So someone started it, speaking arrogantly and scaring people. Then everyone felt that this way of speaking was good, and they would say things like ‘This seat was born to defy the heavens’, ‘Those who go against me will be killed’, ‘How dare mortals defy immortals’, ‘This seat contains immense power, do not force me to unleash it’, and so on.”

“I think… it was the Heavenly Crossing Immortal who started it!”

“At that time, I thought their way of speaking was interesting, so I wrote down everything they said and compiled it into a little book called ‘Quotes of Immortals’. I don’t know where that book is now.”

Lu Yang: “…”

He felt that he had found the reason why Immortal Lady was stabbed in the back.

“Let me show you some immortal techniques so that you know I’m not just a nobody.” Immortal Lady thought it was necessary to demonstrate some of her true power to make Lu Yang respect her more.

“Come, give me control of your body, and I’ll let you experience the feeling of fighting beyond your level.”

This was the territory of the Seek Tao Sect, and Lu Yang wasn’t worried about Immortal Lady seizing the opportunity to possess his body. He willingly handed over control.

The arena was empty, and as Immortal Lady controlled Lu Yang’s body and stepped onto the stage, she cupped her fists and said, “Fellow fathers, heroes, is there any senior brother or senior sister in the Golden Elixir stage who would like to come up and exchange insights with me?”

Immortal Lady explained to Lu Yang, “In ancient times, heaven-defying geniuses were just like this, provoking everyone and relying on their fists to establish their invincible reputation. Today, I’ll give you a demonstration. Learn well!”

“I’ll go!” A bald senior brother jumped onto the stage, emitting a golden light of merit all over his body.

Immortal Lady gasped. This top-grade Golden Elixir stage expert had the merit of the Buddha, and he had achieved a small success in the Limitless Golden Body. How could she fight against him?

“Change, change to someone else,” Immortal Lady gritted her teeth.

The bald senior brother wasn’t annoyed either. He smiled and jumped down from the stage, and another scholarly senior brother jumped onto the stage.

The scholarly senior brother wore a gray robe, held a bamboo book, and had a calm smile on his face.

Immortal Lady froze again. A natural scholar who had been blessed by a great power, he spoke with the authority of the heavens and held a supreme treasure. How could she fight against him?

“Change to someone else!” Immortal Lady gritted her teeth again.

“I’ll go.” The scholarly senior brother stepped down, and a chubby senior brother went up.

Immortal Lady could immediately tell that the chubby senior brother’s Qi was at the peak of the Five Energies stage, the highest quality. He had luck on his side, bloodline protection, and top-grade cultivation techniques. There was not a single weak point. Immortal Lady finally realized that she couldn’t defeat any of the Golden Elixir stage experts present.

(End of this chapter)