The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 984: Chapter 984: The Divine Immortal’s Daughter Chooses a Husband

After the entire Red Flame Sect relocated to Five Dragon Mountain, it maintained two mountain gates—one internal and one external—just like when it was at Jade Spring Mountain!

The inner gate is located in the Cave Paradise Mountain River Zone. Due to the vastness of the cave paradise, including regions like the Mountain River Zone, Jade Pool Zone, Demon Zone, Ancient Spring Zone, Thousand Swords Zone, Heart Refining Zone, Ascending Sea Zone, and others, it is quite sufficient for low-class cultivators to train and practice, and it’s also safe, so the majority of Body Tempering Realm disciples cultivate at the inner gate.

When they breakthrough to the Qi Gathering Realm and can control artifacts and fly, only then are they permitted to leave Green Cloud Cave and go to the outer gate.

However, many Body Tempering Realm disciples may spend their entire lives unable to break through to the Qi Gathering Realm, much like the countless mortals dwelling within the cave paradise, spending their lives until old age without ever leaving the blessed land.

The outer gate, adjacent to the cave paradise, is covered by the Yin-Yang Five Elements Formation and serves as Red Flame Sect’s portal for communicating with the Outer Realm, handling external trade, contacting other mountain forces, supervising mining labor, gathering rare resources, and various affairs. Most sect disciples choose to stay at the outer gate.

When Xuanyuan Song, a True Immortal from the Xuanyuan Clan, visited Red Flame Sect, he was entertained at the Immortal Welcoming Hall at the outer gate.

”You have been waiting for a long time, Celestial!”

A gentle flash of spirit light, Shen Mo appeared in the grand hall, smiling as he paid respects to Xuanyuan Song.

This person had a flowing celestial charm, yet his aura was obscure and difficult to discern. Examined through [Method Eye Candle Wisp], his primal Essence and Qi appeared like dry wood, Qi dull like purple-grey, conveying an impression neither human nor ghost; it was evident his foundation before cultivation was shallow, having only grasped a Small Path, barely surviving the Immortal Tribulation without turning to ash but only becoming the lowest class of Ghost Immortal!

Though Shen Mo had not yet cultivated into an Immortal, his true combat strength was comparable to a Ghost Immortal, and with the aid of the Thousand Laws Karma Lotus Robe, defeating ordinary Ghost Immortals was not difficult. Hence, standing before Xuanyuan Song, he felt no suppression or threat, and instead his own aura faintly overshadowed this Ghost Immortal.

”No worries, I have spiritual tea and rare fruits to savor, quite comfortably!” Xuanyuan Song quickly stood up and returned a polite gesture.

Tasked with diplomatic missions, he naturally wasn’t the type to be easily angered. Yet, when visiting elsewhere, others often treated him with great respect, not daring negligence. Coming to Red Flame Sect, being made to wait two Shichen naturally caused some dissatisfaction.

He originally planned to show some True Immortal arrogance, intending to ridicule and mock a bit upon meeting the master.

But who could have expected this Red Flame Sect’s Law Master, not yet a True Immortal, to already possess such terrifying presence, shocking him... only in the Formless Realm and already so remarkable, and if he were to become a True Immortal in the future, he might start as an Earth Immortal or Divine Immortal!

Thereupon, Xuanyuan Song immediately dismissed his initial thoughts to avoid sowing discord needlessly, bringing misfortune upon himself and his clan in the future.

Shen Mo smiled amiably, took a seat beside the main position, engaged in some pleasantries with Xuanyuan Song, and soon discussed business. ℯℯ𝑙.

”I wonder what brings the Celestial to our Red Flame Sect?”

The Xuanyuan Clan ranks among the reputable cultivating families not only on Phoenix Continent but throughout the Universal Realm.

It harbors a Divine Immortal patriarch through whom it has spawned for a million years uninterrupted. Under this elder immortal’s protection, clan members continually cultivate into Immortals from time to time. Even though most become Ghost and Human Immortals, even lower-class Immortals are ultimately True Immortals, while most Immortal Mountain Blessed Lands and cultivating forces lack True Immortal protection.

With such foundation and strength, they clearly surpass Red Flame Sect, looking at Jade Spring Mountain and Five Dragon Mountain combined as insignificant.

However, neither Shen Mo nor Red Flame Sect had much interaction with the Xuanyuan Clan, leaving Shen Mo guessing Xuanyuan Song’s intentions.

If it were a trivial matter, dispatching any Formless Realm clan member would suffice. After all, Xuanyuan Mountain and Five Dragon Mountain both reside on Phoenix Continent; traveling doesn’t take much time. At that time, the Immortal Welcoming Hall would handle things. There’s no need for a True Immortal to personally visit or insist on meeting him, the Law Master!

Upon hearing, Xuanyuan Song smiled warmly and said: ”I came bringing the greatest news to share with Fellow Daoist Shen. Our Xuanyuan Clan’s Divine Immortal patriarch’s daughter, Xuanyuan Luan, has recently established the Divine Bridge and desires to choose a husband among the talented young of various immortal continents to form a Dao companion! Over the years, Fellow Daoist has gained great fame on Phoenix Continent, catching the elder’s attention, thus instructing me to deliver an invitation, inviting you to Xuanyuan Mountain to partake in the husband-selection ceremony.”

Smack!

Shen Mo set down his tea cup, slightly furrowed his brows and said: ”Celestial must be jesting? I have been married for many years, how could I take another Dao companion?”

”Even mortal couples can divorce. Among us cultivators, it is naturally possible as well. Moreover, Fellow Daoist possesses True Immortal posture, and should a Dao companion’s cultivation not match, despite harmonious music, they can coexist only for mere thousands of years...”

Xuanyuan Song eloquently persuaded for quite some time. As they saw Shen Mo increasingly displeased, regrettably he backed off and then handed over an invitation in his presence: ”If uninterested, our Xuanyuan Clan doesn’t insist. This is an invitation for you to attend the ceremony as a witness where various cultivators gather at Xuanyuan Mountain. Even many True Immortals will be present, a rare grand event on Phoenix Continent in millennia!”

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Shortly after Xuanyuan Song departed, Jade Spring Fairy’s apparition emerged, took a seat smilingly, and asked: ”Was Qingyun also invited by Xuanyuan Mountain for viewing or participation in Xuanyuan Luan’s husband-selection ceremony? Marrying into the Xuanyuan Clan certainly seems a luxury!”

”Fairy, please don’t tease me.” Shen Mo’s mouth twitched, ordering a fresh pot of spiritual tea for Jade Spring Fairy.

The Xuanyuan Clan is a cultivating family, with profound foundation; yet like most family forces, it shares a hidden insufficiency: maintaining existence through bloodline ties, finding difficulty in acquiring fresh blood like immortal sect forces; hence, passionately engaging in marital alliances, absorbing extraordinarily talented cultivators from the Outer Realm!

The husband-selection ceremony doesn’t grant the victor Xuanyuan Luan in marriage but demands they join the Xuanyuan Clan, becoming a part of this force.

”Fairy, Xuanyuan Clan’s Divine Immortal patriarch should be over a million years old? Cultivators above Spirit Sea Realm find difficulty in producing offspring, so how is Xuanyuan Luan not only younger by a few hundred years but this year merely over a thousand years old, just having established the Divine Bridge?” Shen Mo curiously asked.

”Xuanyuan Clan possesses a secret technique that preserves their clan member’s Yuan Yang and Yuan Yin when their realm is not high. Senior Tongzhen did so before Spirit Sea Realm, thus preserving his Yuan Yang. Whenever his children pass away due to aging, he employs this Yuan Yang for exceptionally talented low-class female cultivators to conceive offspring.”