Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 406: Peach Talisman (Happy New Year’s Eve, Fellow Readers!)

Chapter 406: Chapter 406: Peach Talisman (Happy New Year’s Eve, Fellow Readers!)

Linxian Town.

The day after the Sea Covering Ancestor was pinched to death, the townsfolk lived in constant anxiety,

fearful that one day, that terrifying ancestor would return and pinch them to death as well.

But as time passed and the grand formation of the Xuanhai Sect was no longer sealed, they gradually got used to it.

After all, humans are incredibly adaptable creatures.

As long as their daily lives remained unchanged, they didn’t care which ancestor was in charge of the Xuanhai Sect above them.

Of course, to say that nothing had changed was not entirely true.

Those cultivators who had relied on the sect for backing and were killed were mourned like lost parents, and some had even fled.

Now, with the Hundred Countries of the Southern Wilderness rising against each other and heavy taxes being levied, places like Linxian Town, a haven as rare as phoenix feathers, were few and far between; those who fled were merely making room for newcomers.

In any case, Linxian Town had returned to its former tranquility.

Perhaps, only on the day of the next decennial gathering would its former glory be seen again.

Inside the Lai Fu Inn,

two graceful figures floated in.

One was a woman in her thirties, elegant and graceful, with a demeanor akin to that of a noble lady from the royal court.

The other was a young girl in her late teens, charming and cute.

Both were stunning beauties, capturing the attention of many onlookers.

"It’s said that the Sea Covering Ancestor was pinched to death right here..."

The girl stuck out her tongue, making a frightened face, "Master, why do we still need to come here?"

Her master was the Sect Leader of the Miao Xian Sect but was only a cultivator with an Eighth Grade Pill, still a notch below the Sea Covering Ancestor.

Facing that legendary ’Great Demon,’ it was natural to feel afraid.

"Furthermore..."

The girl shyly pressed her index fingers together, hesitant to mention that the demon was rumored to be the notorious Daohua Thief, known for his love of seducing women.

She and her master were renowned beauties far and wide—wouldn’t visiting be like walking into a lion’s den?

"Fei Hong’er, how do I usually teach you?"

The beautiful woman held her forehead and sighed lightly, "The words of others can be frightening, but they can’t all be trusted; that ancestor may not necessarily be the Daohua Thief, and besides..."

With a wave of her sleeve, she had already set up a soundproof barrier without anyone noticing, "Our sect’s Dan Formation Method is somewhat crude... Although both the Feiyun Chuxiu Gang and the Five Elements Separation and Union Evil are of high quality, they do not complement each other. Therefore, if you form your core using our sect’s mental method, at most you will achieve a Seventh Grade Pill, without any hopes of creating a Mid-Grade Golden Core!"

The Sect Leader of the Miao Xian Sect, the soft-spoken Miao Yin Fairy, revealed a major sect secret, "In light of this, our ancestors have diligently researched for seven generations and finally developed a Secret Technique. If we can obtain that item, it will help you balance the dragon and the tiger, elevating the grade of your Golden Core—this matter is crucial for your path of cultivation and should not be neglected."

In reality, with no Primordial Spirit Practitioners in this world, Golden Core Practitioners were the foundation of the sects.

Being able to form a Mid-Grade Golden Core not only means surpassing many low-tier Golden Core cultivators but also living an extra two to three hundred years.

In the Hundred Countries of the Southern Wilderness, this was an extraordinary advantage.

"As for what kind of person that old monster is, am I not here to investigate?"

Miao Yin Fairy withdrew the barrier, then looked at the innkeeper bestowed with the Charming Technique, a smile appearing on her face, "I would like to inquire about Mr. Zhong Shenxiu’s whereabouts. I wonder if the Shopkeeper could enlighten me?"

"No problem!"

The shopkeeper seemed to be under a Charming Technique as he patted his chest and said, "I have a nephew who has always been tending to that person diligently; I’ll call him over for you right now!"

...

Moments later, two streaks of radiant light flew out from the inn, heading straight for Xuanhai Sect.

"That Mr. Zhong who even spent a large sum of money to buy a Cultivation Technique, acts chivalrous and has an obviously pure nature, even surpassing the Sea Covering Ancestor..."

Miao Yin Immortal, with a face full of joy, said to her disciple, "He wouldn’t go back on his word..."

However, the next moment, they heard a calm voice ringing in their ears: "Which Golden Core has come to visit my Xuanhai Sect?"

As soon as the words fell, the Qi of heaven and earth formed into a giant hand and fiercely scooped them up.

Miao Yin Immortal wanted to resist, but among the mixed-quality Golden Cores, the Divine Skill she had painstakingly cultivated was as if dead, not budging in the slightest.

Fei Hong’er was even worse off; her Refining Gang Power seemed to disappear, turning her into an ordinary person.

Within the back mountain.

Zhong Shenxiu sat cross-legged under a peach blossom tree. With a thought, a giant hand flew over, depositing a large and a small beauty, both with disheveled hair and faded beauty.

"Peach blossoms!"

Fei Hong’er looked at the falling peach blossoms and couldn’t help but mutter bitterly, ’Who said a Daohua Thief couldn’t be a Golden Core... This time following Master is like delivering ourselves to the doorstep, with double the trouble.’

"Fellow Daoist, who are you? Where do you come from? What is your purpose?"

Zhong Shenxiu waved his sleeve, releasing the two from their suppression, and asked calmly.

"This servant, Miao Yin Immortal, humbly holds the position of Sect Leader of the Miao Xian Sect. I had an agreement with the Sea Covering Ancestor to borrow a Ten Thousand Year Old Peach Wood Core to have the Sea Covering Ancestor refine it into a Yin Yang Peach Talisman Sword to slay a certain fierce beast... Now that the time has come, the talisman sword has gone missing, I can only brazenly come to ask for it."

Miao Yin Immortal saw that Zhong Shenxiu indeed had the appearance of a graceful gentleman and steadied her nerves, explaining the situation.

"The Yin Yang Peach Talisman Sword?"

Zhong Shenxiu pulled out the Sea Covering Ancestor’s Magic Treasure Bag, felt around, and took out a wooden flying sword with growth rings and a faint aroma and asked, "Could this be the item?"

"Exactly that, I ask fellow Daoist to return it to me," Miao Yin Immortal said joyfully.

"This is a spoils of war, now belonging to me..."

Zhong Shenxiu deliberately said this, seeing Fei Hong’er’s expression change repeatedly and couldn’t help but find it amusing: "Unless you tell me everything that happened."

Knowing that she was at his mercy, Miao Yin Immortal could only smile bitterly, "Indeed, it’s just about using this sword to slay a beast known as the ’year beast,’ whose roaring is like ’dusk,’ only appearing at the turn of the yuan when all is renewed... After long calculations, I finally located a year beast."

"This year beast is gruesome in appearance, bloodthirsty and ferocious, leaving a path of destruction wherever it goes... Furthermore, its flesh is also extremely tough, impossible to be slain by ordinary flying swords, only a Yin Yang Peach Talisman Sword refined from a Ten Thousand Year Old Peach Wood Core can break its protective Divine Skills!"

"Besides that, I have also prepared nine Mother-child Firecracker Divine Thunders, the year beast is most vulnerable to this thunder, if the year beast is slain, I do not ask for the rest, only for that one year beast inner core."

"Are you using the inner core for the Core Formation of this disciple by your side?" Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes were like lightning, focusing on Fei Hong’er then nodded and shook his head: "Refining an inner core is indeed an auxiliary method for Core Formation, but at best, it will result in a Mid Grade Golden Core."

"My Miao Xian Sect is but a minor sect; to achieve Mid Grade Golden Core is already more than satisfying, we dare not ask for more," Miao Yin Immortal replied seriously.

"Since that’s the case, this young master has always enjoyed helping others. I will not only lend you the flying sword but also lend you a hand myself and go kill this year beast."

Zhong Shenxiu slightly smiled: "In the mundane world, isn’t it just the time for the New Year’s festival? Let’s kill a year beast to celebrate the New Year..."

In fact, these were all just excuses.

What he was really interested in was these two women’s bodies... Bah, no, it was their cultivation.

Training his own Core Formation Grandmasters was simply too troublesome.

These two women might also make for perfect little test subjects, and Zhong Shenxiu could not help but think of taking on two students.