Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 109: Can I Join?

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Can I Join?

"Ha ha..."

Immortal Zhang laughed and said, "Mr. Yan, I heard that your sect and the Four Mountains Sect have just formed a Cultivation Alliance, publicly known as the Immortal Alliance. I wonder if our Longhu Mountain is eligible to join?"

Yan Rufeng smiled and said, "Immortal Zhang, if your Longhu Mountain isn’t eligible to join the Immortal Alliance, I’m afraid no sect in Huaxia would be."

"Ha ha..."

Immortal Zhang laughed, "With your words, Mr. Yan, our Longhu Mountain will join the Immortal Alliance now."

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly, "Welcome Longhu Mountain into the Immortal Alliance..."

"Report..." The voice of the Jieyin Disciples echoed in the Sect Main Hall.

Yan Rufeng asked, "What’s the matter?"

The Jieyin Disciple cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the Sect Master, someone from the Wudang Sword Sect has come to visit the mountain."

"Please, have them come in."

As soon as the Jieyin Disciple went out the door, Immortal Zhang from Longhu Mountain grew curious, "Hasn’t Wudang withdrawn from worldly affairs long ago? Could it be they also want to join the Immortal Alliance today? I wonder who will come over."

As soon as the Jieyin Disciple brought the visitor into the Sect Main Hall, Immortal Zhang laughed, "Heh, Zhang Shouqing, old brother, you’re still alive."

Zhang Shouqing cupped his hands in return, "Brother Zongyan, I wouldn’t dare step ahead of you before tasting your celebratory wine."

"Heh heh..."

"You old fox, were you cursing me to ascend first?" Zhang Zongyan jested.

"Sigh..."

Zhang Shouqing sighed deeply, "Brother Zongyan, give up on becoming an Immortal. Soon, both of us will be but a handful of dust."

"Heh heh..."

Zhang Zongyan laughed, "Not necessarily. Can’t you see the Spiritual Energy is reviving? As long as we make an effort and elevate our cultivation by one realm, we could live another eight hundred years."

"Humph."

Zhang Shouqing snorted coldly, "Elevate a realm, keep dreaming."

Zhang Zongyan chuckled, "Brother Shouqing, can you not be so pessimistic? Look at Mr. Yan. So young and already at our cultivation realm. Shouldn’t you be excited?"

"I got caught up bantering with you and almost forgot the important matter if you hadn’t mentioned Mr. Yan," Zhang Shouqing said.

Zhang Shouqing looked towards Yan Rufeng and cupped his hands, "Mr. Yan, may I ask you a question?"

"Immortal Zhang, feel free to ask."

Yan Rufeng knew well about Zhang Zongyan and Zhang Shouqing’s identities. One was the Old Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, and the other was the founding patriarch of Wudang. He didn’t expect these legendary figures to still be alive.

"Mr. Yan, you’ve achieved such cultivation at such a young age. May I know who your master is?" Zhang Shouqing inquired.

Yan Rufeng replied, "I have no sect and no master."

Whether in his past or present life, Yan Rufeng indeed had no master; as for the matter of the Immortal Venerable Soul possessing him, it was not something he could casually tell others.

Zhang Shouqing questioned in his heart, "I didn’t expect Mr. Yan to have no sect. If that’s true, this is truly defying the heavens."

Zhang Zongyan saw through Zhang Shouqing’s thoughts and laughed, "Brother Shouqing, stop overthinking. If Mr. Yan claimed to have a master, that would be strange."

"Heh heh..."

Zhang Shouqing smirked coldly, "Brother Zongyan, you’re right. Nowadays, even you and I aren’t qualified to be Mr. Yan’s master. Who in the world could be?"

"Ha ha..."

Zhang Zongyan laughed, "Brother Shouqing, in my opinion, Mr. Yan is the chosen one. If one must ask who his master is, it can only be the Heavenly Dao."

"What do you mean by that?" Zhang Shouqing asked.

Zhang Zongyan slowly said, "Brother Shouqing, with the recent revival of Spiritual Energy, Mr. Yan appeared following the heavens. Don’t you think it’s a bit too coincidental?"

Zhang Shouqing pondered for a long while before saying, "Brother Zongyan, you may have a point. Mr. Yan might indeed be the one favored by the Heavenly Dao."

"Ha ha..."

Zhang Zongyan laughed, "Brother Shouqing, if you also believe this, why wait any longer? Let’s join the Immortal Alliance quickly."

"But..."

"But what?" Zhang Zongyan asked.

"Our Wudang has been out of worldly affairs for many years and hasn’t contributed to the Cultivation World. Would Mr. Yan agree to us joining the Immortal Alliance?" Zhang Shouqing’s eyes flashed with a trace of worry.

Hearing this, Zhang Zongyan happily said, "And so was Longhu Mountain. Yet, our Longhu Mountain is already part of the Immortal Alliance..."

Zhang Shouqing pointed at Zhang Zongyan angrily, "I didn’t expect you to beat me to it!"

"Ha ha..." Zhang Zongyan laughed heartily.

Zhang Shouqing gave Zhang Zongyan a disdainful look and then respectfully cupped his hands to Yan Rufeng, "Mr. Yan, is there still space in the Immortal Alliance?"

Yan Rufeng smiled slightly, "Immortal Zhang, as long as your sect wishes to join the Immortal Alliance, there will always be a place."

"Ha ha..."

Zhang Shouqing laughed, "In that case, Wudang will join the Immortal Alliance now."

Yan Rufeng smiled indifferently, "Since both of you have agreed to join the Immortal Alliance, it means you have to re-enter the world."

"Re-enter the world? Longhu Mountain must re-enter the world," Zhang Zongyan said loudly.

"I’ll order them to announce that Wudang is re-entering the world today."

Zhang Shouqing immediately sent out a Communication Jade Scroll.

Yan Rufeng took out the Alliance Leader Jade Order and four Identity Tokens, and said slowly, "Two Immortals, leave your Divine Sense on the Alliance Leader Order and Identity Tokens."

Neither of them hesitated and released their Divine Sense.

Suddenly, a loud cry came from inside the Sect Main Hall.

"It’s terrible, Sect Master... Sect Master is in trouble..."

A Jieyin Disciple rushed in hurriedly.

"What happened? Speak slowly!"

The Jieyin Disciple panted heavily and said intermittently, "Reporting to the Sect Master, someone... someone... has... has come to attack..."

"Heh heh..."

"We just joined the Immortal Alliance, and someone is already causing trouble for our leader. Now we have some action, Brother Shouqing, come with me to see which god dares to seek death," Zhang Zongyan said with a laugh.

As soon as Zhang Zongyan finished speaking, the two of them instantly disappeared from the Sect Main Hall.

Yan Rufeng was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, "I didn’t expect their cultivation to be near the Emergence Stage. Huaxia is indeed full of hidden talents..."

Outside the Dragon Abyss Sect, Zhang Zongyan and Zhang Shouqing were stunned when they saw who had arrived.

"Sister Ruyan, how can it be you?" Zhang Zongyan exclaimed in surprise.

"Show some respect. Who is your sister?" Ruyan scolded fiercely.

"Sister Ruyan, why did you come alone? Where is Brother Chuyun?" Zhang Shouqing asked.

"Sigh..."

Ruyan sighed deeply and couldn’t help but become sad, "Chuyun... he has ascended ahead of us."

"What, are you saying Brother Chuyun is dead?" Zhang Zongyan shouted.

Ruyan’s eyes grew moist.

Zhang Shouqing asked, "Sister Ruyan, when did Brother Chuyun pass away?"

"Today."

"What?"

"Today?"

The two of them exclaimed in shock.

"Sister Ruyan, Brother Chuyun just passed away today, why did you come to Dragon Abyss Sect?" Zhang Zongyan asked in astonishment.

"Why? Of course, to take Yan Rufeng’s life..."

Ruyan’s body exuded an overwhelming killing intent.