Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman
Chapter 269 - Chapter 269 Chapter 176 Here it comes

Chapter 269: Chapter 176: Here it comes! Chapter 269: Chapter 176: Here it comes! Water Blue Star, Emei Golden Summit.

It started three days ago, when the golden lotus in the Deep Pond behind the mountain began to bloom.

The mountain had already been closed off, rejecting visits from tourists.

The only ones who could appear at the Golden Summit and witness the sunrise scenery now.

Were either true cultivators who normally lived and practiced within the surrounding Taoist temples and monasteries.

Or those high-ranking figures from famous backgrounds and their disciples, who had applied early to come from all over.

Because of an old cultivator from the Green Wood Temple.

Towards these individuals who had earnestly practiced for decades, all parties displayed a certain respect and offered them conveniences.

After all, according to their extensive investigations, that individual from the Green Wood Temple.

Had no Divine Skills before an immortal appeared to fish; however, after encountering a supernatural encounter, surpassed his disciples and stepped into a realm that experts found unbelievable.

Looking at these high-ranking figures from various sects, who knew if they too would encounter their chance and cross the threshold into the Transcendent one day?

“Did the Golden Lotus really bloom?”

“Is there any doubt? I heard it straight from the mouth of my cousin, twice removed on my aunt’s side!”

“It’s said that when the flower bloomed, its fragrance permeated the entire mountaintop!”

“Someone immediately used machines to collect that Spiritual Energy! There are already people on the market willing to pay a high price for it!”

“You believe such news?”

Atop the Golden Summit, as the sun slowly rose and disappeared into the clouds, bathing them in an impressive display of golden light.

Two rarely-seen old cultivators began exchanging information.

However, these rumors progressively became more and more distorted as they were passed along.

The corners of the investigators’ mouths kept twitching as they listened behind them.

These old cultivators were only human after all, with human nature being such, always inclined to exaggerate.

And slowly turn a simple matter into a wildly embellished tale.

And this was with the upper echelons attempting to control the situation.

Otherwise, rumors might arise claiming that the fragrance of the golden lotuses behind the mountain could cure all diseases, leading to who knows how many people besieging the back mountain of the Green Wood Temple!

The golden lotuses in the Deep Pond behind the mountain truly had bloomed.

One had bloomed three days ago, and over the past two days, more had steadily blossomed.

There indeed was a clear fragrance spreading near the Deep Pond.

Not only did the disciples of the Green Wood Temple smell it.

Many experts also smelled it after obtaining permission from the older temple master to visit the site.

But after examining most people, they found that the fragrance, like the scent of flowers, only brought pleasure to the body and mind and had no other special effects.

The few who claimed that their bodies had significantly improved upon smelling the fragrance eventually turned out to be deceiving themselves.

Suddenly, another group of people arrived at the mountain’s peak; seeing their attire, the old cultivators became excited.

These were the disciples of the Green Wood Temple.

Seeing these high-ranking figures, who held much higher status than themselves, the disciples instinctively felt a bit shy.

Fortunately, thinking of their temple master, now akin to an immortal being,

They regained their courage, bowed, and then said in a low voice to the old cultivators headed for the Deep Pond:

“The temple master has commanded.”

“The Golden Lotus is about to mature.”

“This is a great and happy occasion; it’s right for everyone to share in this joy.”

“The Taoists may choose one or two attendants to accompany us to the back mountain.”

The disciple of the Green Wood Temple paused after saying this, noticing a few of the seniors with more disciples by their side seemed a bit anxious,

Took a deep breath and added a crucial phrase:

“The temple master says, this is also ‘That One’s’ will.”

‘That One’s’ will?

The disciple’s voice was not loud,

But as soon as these words came out, the sect figures on the Golden Summit fell silent all at once.

They had hurried here from their hometowns; how could they not know whom ‘That One’ referred to?

Indeed!

When the Golden Lotus flowers bloomed to maturity, that true Immortal Master would also appear!

A supernatural encounter, this was a true, tangible supernatural encounter!

Suddenly, those on the Golden Summit became very polite and deferent to each other,

As if they thought that the immortal might be watching them from within the golden clouds above the summit!

“Master, you know me, I’ve always been the quickest learner!”

“If there really are things like Spirit Roots and innate talents, I think I have a greater possibility!”

“Master! Your disciple has always been running errands for the Sect for decades without a moment’s rest…”

The disciples whispered softly, hovering around the old cultivators,

Fortunately, all mindful that the immortal might be watching, they argued their cases on rational grounds and did not escalate to settling disagreements with martial prowess.

The disciples of the Green Wood Temple waited for more than ten minutes before the groups chose their representatives.

Thus, over fifty qualified sects, roughly a hundred people, followed the disciples of the Green Wood Temple towards the back mountain.

In the hotel on the mountainside, which had been converted into an informant room,

Several investigators looked up at the camera in the sky and clicked their tongues in wonder.

In the camera view,

All the golden lotuses in the Deep Pond had bloomed fully.

The petals were quite large, far surpassing ordinary lotuses,

And their thickness was also substantial, with some experts suspecting that there might be another layer of plant hidden within the petals.

But they refrained from sending people to cut open the petals to check, out of respect for someone else’s property,

And also because the methods of immortals were truly unfathomable.

As the people from the Golden Summit arrived at the Deep Pond,

And paid their respects to the older temple master sitting on a large rock beside the pond,

The investigators stood up suddenly and in unison said:

“It’s here!”

The Old Temple Master nodded slightly, and after exchanging nods with a few old friends, he too stood up, sensing something.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A gentle breeze suddenly started blowing in the sky.

Despite the sunshine, a drizzling rain began to fall.

The rain was cool, and although it splattered against the skin, it felt extremely comfortable upon contact.

“This is the Spirit Rain, a gift from the immortals!”

An old cultivator cried out, tilting his head to let the raindrops fall on his eyes.

In just a few seconds, the old cultivator was moved to tears.

He exclaimed that he could see again, see clearly…

This left the investigators behind him utterly baffled.

They quickly pulled up the old cultivator’s records.

It turned out that this eighty-year-old cultivator indeed had problems with his eyes; the retinas were damaged, significantly impairing his vision and deemed irreparable.

The investigators became curious about this rain.

And they were relieved to see that the onsite personnel had promptly commanded drones to collect the rainwater for expert analysis.

Su Ping was levitating in the sky, drinking and observing the drone operations, but he didn’t prevent them.

Briefly said, after the formation was stimulated and absorbed the spiritual energy, the rainwater was collected.

Such rainwater loses its spiritual energy extremely quickly.

Away from Deep Pond, it might become no different from ordinary rainwater halfway through its journey.

Anyone hoping to uncover something was bound to be disappointed.

As for the old cultivator whose vision was restored, the spiritual energy had lightly attended to the retinas, tapping into his innate recuperative abilities honed through years of cultivation.

It was far-fetched to say his eyesight was completely recovered, but a slight improvement was still within the realms of possibility.

However, the Golden Lotus Spirit Rice was a different story.

Its growth looked exceptionally promising.

While there was no need to worry about pests and illness,

day and night care to adjust the humidity and heat for the Golden Lotus Spirit Rice was unavoidable.

Indeed, hard labor was contributed.

As the Golden Lotus Spirit Rice bathed in the Spirit Rain and received this stimulation, it ripened completely!

Golden Light began to emanate from around Deep Pond.

Under the Golden Light,

everyone’s eyes widened as they saw the golden petals peel away their outer layers,

revealing the pearly, translucent lotus seeds within!

The fragrance grew even more intense,

truly invigorating the spirits of all the onlookers.

They subconsciously realized that these pearl-like seeds were the very thing their bodies craved!

Some old cultivators and their disciples began salivating, moving instinctively towards Deep Pond.

But then, the Old Temple Master standing on a rock flicked his sleeves,

and a gust of wind surged out, blowing the stepping-forward cultivators back a great distance.

As they were shocked by the Old Temple Master’s transcendent power, they also realized their own impropriety and hastily expressed their thanks to him.

The Old Temple Master turned to the sky, and with a salute, said,

“I’ve seen the Immortal Master!”

Upon witnessing the Old Temple Master’s salute, everyone then turned their gaze upwards, following the direction of his salute.

Initially, it seemed like there was nothing there.

After a moment, they noticed a faint distortion in the air.

Suddenly, an immortal figure, sitting on a Red Skin Gourd and shrouded in white light, whose face couldn’t be seen, emerged.

After this Immortal Master descended from his altitude, he leapt down from Gourd Mountain, waving his sleeve to stow away a gourd at least the size of a fishing boat.

Then they saw the Immortal Master gently sweep his right hand over the Deep Pond!

The pearly seeds within the golden lotus flowers were detached and were all collected into his sleeve.

This sight filled the onlooking old cultivators with immense envy.

Without the seeds, the Golden Lotus flowers immediately withered rapidly.

Su Ping wasted no time and instructed the Old Temple Master to collect the withered Golden Lotus flowers.

Then he informed him of several pill recipes he had devised after researching a plethora of Pill Recipes and Side Sect techniques,

suggesting that the Old Temple Master try refining them when he had time, as a way to accelerate his research progress.

Furthermore, Su Ping turned his attention towards the old cultivators and their disciples.

After a hearty laugh, facing these mortals, he unfurled the Array Map, and with a single sweep,

all, including the Old Temple Master, about a hundred mortals, were temporarily enveloped in the illusory realm stemming from the Array Map’s foundation.

From the outside world,

all that could be seen was a mantle of Golden Light enveloping Deep Pond,

obscuring the view of what was inside.

After receiving approval from above, some drones charged towards the Golden Light,

but bizarrely, they simply passed straight through.

It seemed that the area shrouded by the Golden Light had formed a unique space,

untouched by external objects!

This made many in the know think of the space-time fissure over the seas of Korea,

a space ability that not even a nuclear explosion could affect!

The immortals they were witnessing seemed also to be masters of this space ability!

While it might seem unbelievable, recalling it still felt within the realms of possibility.

After all, the last time there was a space-time fissure, it was resolved by the mysterious forces of the Eastern Ancient Country.

A mysterious force capable of resolving a space-time fissure, possessing the same space ability, that’s reasonable, isn’t it?

Indeed, the best way to counter the force of space would probably be with the same space force!