In the distant past, the Immortal Maiden, as one of the five ancient immortals, had a name that echoed throughout the universe, known to all.
Ancient ancestors and demon tribes often built altars, offering precious treasures and heavy instruments as sacrifices to the Immortal Maiden, hoping for her mercy.
Some tribes even regarded her as their tribal totem and guardian deity, holding large-scale sacrificial ceremonies every year. The Immortal Maiden was unparalleled in her glory.
Unfortunately, since her resurrection, times have changed, and she has fallen from grace. Only a religious group with a dim-witted leader worships her, not even knowing her name or getting her gender right.
Living within Lu Yang's body, she was occasionally intimidated by a little girl named Yun Zhi, and mocked by Lu Yang. Life was hard.
Not to mention being an immortal, even at the Tribulation Crossing stage, she shouldn't be treated like this.
Now, finally, someone has opened their heavenly eyes, recognized her identity, and even offered her such a huge flying ship as a tribute.
Looking at the gems embedded in the ship's wall, and its gigantic size, this was the attitude one should have towards an immortal!
Inside the spiritual space, Lu Yang glanced at the Immortal Maiden, thinking to himself, "You seem to be enjoying your time as the sect leader, killing a Deity Transformation stage cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. There has never been such a feat in history. Any genius would feel ashamed in front of this record. It's not an exaggeration to say that you've created a historical record."
"Come on then, and bring such a big gift." The Immortal Maiden laughed, reaching out to Qiu Jin'an for the treasure that controlled the flying ship, speaking in ancient language.
"What are you doing?" Qiu Jin'an looked at the grinning Lu Yang, a bit confused. He didn't understand what the Immortal Maiden was saying, he only knew a bit of the ancient language.
Qiu Jin'an observed Lu Yang. This man was not high in cultivation, but from his position, he was the central figure, standing in the position of the sect leader.
Most importantly… he seemed a bit effeminate?
"Weren't you just saying 'Great Immortal, please accept your humble servant's tribute'? Isn't the tribute the flying ship?" The Immortal Maiden was also a bit confused. Could he go back on his word? Did he still want to be the vice sect leader?
This time the Immortal Maiden spoke in Mandarin, and Qiu Jin'an understood. His eyes twitched, finally understanding the meaning of that ancient language.
He didn't expect to meet a cultivator who was proficient in ancient language.
"Do you really understand ancient civilization?" Qiu Jin'an looked at the Immortal Maiden suspiciously.
The Immortal Maiden thought for a moment, then told the truth: "More than you do."
Qiu Jin'an laughed in anger: "Young man, don't think that just because you've read a few books, you understand ancient civilization. Let me test you!"
"Do you know that in ancient times there was a concept of 'Heavenly Court', which divided immortals into several levels? Do you know what those levels are?"
Recently, while exploring ruins, Qiu Jin'an accidentally found an ancient book written by an immortal. It detailed the grandeur of ancient times, with a particular emphasis on the "Heavenly Court".
"Are you talking about Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Primordial Immortal? Or Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Venerable, Immortal Emperor? The first set was compiled by the Heavenly Immortal, and the second set was compiled by the Kylin Immortal."
"When I compiled it, it was First Level Immortal, Second Level Immortal, Third Level Immortal, Fourth Level Immortal, Fifth Level Immortal."
The Immortal Maiden scratched her head. They had compiled several sets of cultivation levels, and she didn't know which one Qiu Jin'an had found.
Qiu Jin'an angrily said: "Don't talk nonsense, this is written by an immortal, how could it be compiled?!"
The Immortal Maiden was puzzled, then suddenly realized: "Who said that immortals must tell the truth? Oh, I get it, you must have found the one compiled by the Heavenly Immortal. His compilation is the most complete, especially impressive."
"Let me tell you, you can't trust the words of the Heavenly Immortal, they're all lies. He often lied to me before he became an immortal, and I beat him like I was beating a grandson."
Qiu Jin'an was stunned, thinking that the Immortal Maiden was talking nonsense, but the ancient book did indeed mention the Heavenly Immortal: "Have you seen that book?"
The Immortal Maiden nodded: "Of course, does that book also mention a Huo Jin Immortal?"
Lu Yang thought to himself, why does this sound like a stroke? Is it an illusion?
"If you don't believe me, bring out the book, and I'll tell you how to distinguish between true and false."
Qiu Jin'an took out the ancient book with suspicion. The name of the book was grand, called "Imprisoning Heaven".
He pointed to the cover and said: "Look, it clearly says 'Written by the Heavenly Immortal', it was written by the Heavenly Immortal."
The Immortal Maiden shook her head: "Haven't you noticed that there's a small blank space between the words 'heaven' and 'immortal'?"
"What do you mean?"
"You read it wrong. You read it as 'Heavenly Immortal, written', but the actual reading is 'Heaven, Immortal written'. So this is a book written by a person named 'Heaven', not by the Heavenly Immortal."
The elders and others saw Qiu Jin'an being defeated and secretly laughed.
"Hahaha, Jin'an, I told you long ago, with your level, don't always show off." The elders and others laughed subtly, while Shangguan Yu, standing behind Qiu Jin'an, laughed out loud, completely ignoring Qiu Jin'an's expression.
Shangguan Yu apologized to the members of the Seek Tao Sect with a regretful tone: "I'm sorry, you all know Jin'an, he's thick-skinned and never admits his mistakes. He didn't understand the original meaning of the ancient language, which caused a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"Please accept these gifts."
The disciples of the Five Elements Sect brought down some treasures, ores, elixirs, and techniques from the ship one after another. Each one could be the highlight or even the finale at an auction, and they were all valuable.
The most precious was the Five Elements Ore, a special product of the Five Elements Sect. The Five Elements Ore was divided into five types according to the attributes of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. They could be distinguished by color, and each represented the ultimate attribute, which was the raw material that all refining masters dreamed of.
Elder Zhou Xin, upon seeing the Five Elements Ore, had green light in his eyes, like a wolf spotting its prey in the night.
When the five major immortal sects visited each other, they would bring some gifts.
For example, the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace often used moon laurel branches and moon essence as gifts.The Hanging Temple offered Buddhist scriptures and consecrated Buddhist treasures as gifts.
The Suppress Hell Sect offered tamed demons and spirits as gifts.
The Seek Tao Sect was rather unique, or perhaps more casual, especially when Bu Yu Taoist was around.
For instance, they gifted the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace with a top-tier body refining technique. Once mastered, one would have a body as strong as steel and skin as hard as iron, impervious to any pinch. They could resist anything, which infuriated the people of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace who wanted to hit someone at that time.
What kind of look was that for a female cultivator?
Another example was when they gifted the Hanging Temple with a long-lost silent Zen cultivation method. Bu Yu Taoist even claimed that he had practiced it himself and the results were particularly good.
The abbot chuckled at the time, thinking to himself, if this beast could really master it, would he still be called 'Bu Yu' (No Speech)?
Bu Yu Taoist repeatedly insisted that this was genuine, and the skeptical abbot of the Hanging Temple decided to give it a try.
Then he discovered that every time he spoke, his breath smelled like garlic, and everyone around him begged him to shut up.
Bu Yu Taoist's explanation was: "Isn't the point of silent Zen to make others want you to shut up?"
The infuriated abbot transformed into the Immovable King on the spot, suppressing Bu Yu Taoist, this outrageous beast.
(End of the chapter)