Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 490: Hello, Group Leader Dragon!

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Hello, Group Leader Dragon!

Above the realm of Earth Level Perfection is Heaven Level; even just at the initial stage of Heaven Level, in the Secular Ancient Martial World, one is already the most powerful existence.

For an Ancient Martial Sect, what a Heaven Level Martial Artist means is self-evident.

It is foreseeable that, with two great Martial Monks of the Xuan Group presiding, Shaolin’s position in the Huaxia Ancient Martial World will become even more secure, unshaken by anyone, and no one will dare to casually cause trouble in Shaolin again.

For instance, today, if the two Martial Monks of the Xuan Group had come forward, how could Fang Bai and his disciples have broken into Shaolin? They probably wouldn’t have been able to step even a foot through the mountain gate.

Master Xuan Nan’s specific invitation for Fang Bai to meet and talk at the Pagoda Forest on the back mountain shows that Xuan Nan did not underestimate Fang Bai because of his age, but rather treated him as an equal.

Including Jueren, the Shaolin monks looking at Fang Bai were all filled with envy.

Master Xuan Nan is a legendary Monk of Shaolin, revered by generations of Martial Monks; to meet him face to face and listen to his teachings on both martial arts and Buddhism is an incredible honor, a glorious opportunity, and a fortunate destiny.

"Grandfather, what’s wrong?"

Standing amidst the foliage of distant ancient trees, the Dragon Maiden glanced over and saw her grandfather’s astonished expression, and couldn’t help but ask.

"Who would have thought that Master Xuan Nan is still alive!"

Long Jingtian said excitedly, "Shaolin’s Master Xuan Nan, a senior of the Ancient Martial World on par with my own master. With his high talent and strong power, even my master felt inferior! When Shaolin announced that Master Xuan Nan had passed away, my master believed it to be true and even offered distant respects..."

With a gasp, the Dragon Maiden said, "Then he must be quite old now! Isn’t he over a hundred years old?"

Long Jingtian nodded and said, "Yes, he should be about 120 years old!"

The Dragon Maiden said, "To have lived so long... then his strength must be immense, right? How does he compare to you, Grandfather?"

Long Jingtian rolled his eyes and said, "I’ve never met Master Xuan Nan, so how could I know his strength? Hmm? This aura is..."

All of a sudden, Long Jingtian sensed something, shifting his gaze away from the courtyard in front of the Thousand Buddha Hall to look in the direction of the Pagoda Forest behind Shaolin. A strange light flickered in his eyes as he murmured, "This Heaven Level Martial Artist Aura must be from Master Xuan Nan... It seems Master Xuan Nan has stepped into the Heaven Level Realm long ago..."

The Dragon Maiden followed Long Jingtian’s gaze, only barely making out the silhouettes of some pagodas on the back mountain, and wondered aloud, "Grandfather, does Master Xuan Nan live in the Pagoda Forest behind Shaolin? You can sense his aura from here?"

"This must be an intentional release of a strand of his aura by Master Xuan Nan, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to sense it..."

Long Jingtian replied with a wry smile, "It seems Master Xuan Nan has already noticed us, grandfather and granddaughter. How laughable that I thought we came here undetected!"

The Dragon Maiden stuck out her tongue and said, "So, you mean Master Xuan Nan is even stronger than you, Grandfather?"

"Yes,"

Long Jingtian said with a sigh, "Not only stronger, but he must be significantly stronger. Otherwise, I would have sensed his aura and known about his presence long ago..."

The Dragon Maiden said, "So what do we do now? Do we show ourselves, or do we leave immediately?"

Long Jingtian replied with a bitter laugh, "We slipped in here secretly, so let’s slip away secretly, too! It’s a bit disgraceful to be seen..."

"But what about Fang Bai and the others?"

"Don’t worry, neither side harbors any killing intent. At most, there will be a fight, some injuries, but it won’t escalate to a fatality! Let’s go..."

As the two of them talked quietly under the tree, Xuan Ku, the Sweeping Monk who was about to lead Fang Bai and his disciples to the Pagoda Forest on the back mountain, suddenly twitched his ears and received a few transmitted messages. Then, with an odd look on his face, he turned around, his eyes directed towards a huge ancient tree outside the walls of the courtyard.

That huge ancient tree was precisely where Long Jingtian and his granddaughter were hiding.

"Not good!"

Seeing Xuan Ku suddenly looking this way, Long Jingtian cursed under his breath, realizing they might have been discovered.

"Since the two benefactors have come from afar, please descend and join us to the Pagoda Forest behind the mountain for a chat!"

Xuan Ku beckoned towards the ancient tree and spoke with a smile that was not quite a smile.

His voice wasn’t loud, yet every word clearly reached the ears of Long Jingtian and Dragon Maiden.

"Since we’ve been discovered, let’s go down! Anyway, I’ve also wanted to see Master Xuan Nan’s elegance for myself!"

With Long Jingtian’s strength, if he was determined to leave, Xuan Ku’s power wouldn’t be enough to stop him. However, Long Jingtian had a good private relationship with Abbot Jueren of the Shaolin, his own master was close friends with Master Xuan Nan in the ways of the Martial Dao, and several martial monks from Shaolin were also members of the "Dragon Guard." Since Xuan Ku had politely invited him, it would be inappropriate for him to sneak away unnoticed.

Long Jingtian sighed, pushed aside the branches in front of him, and with a light tap of his toes, his figure shot out like an arrow. Then he stepped through the air as if he were treading invisible stairs, descending step by step into the courtyard in front of the Thousand Buddha Hall.

His Light Body Technique was extremely exquisite, even more sophisticated than the "Cloud Ladder Leap" from the other great Ancient Martial Sect of Wudang, and it was indeed stunning.

Everyone present, including Fang Bai and Xuan Ku, privately applauded his skill.

Compared to Long Jingtian’s cool entrance, Dragon Maiden’s appearance was much simpler. She just leapt from the ancient tree to the ground, then strode quickly with her long, straight legs to Long Jingtian’s side.

With so many experts around, Dragon Maiden didn’t dare to show off for fear of making a fool of herself.

Even though they were being watched by hundreds of somewhat unfriendly eyes, and the Sweeping Monk Xuan Ku’s slightly squinted eyes also swept over her, there wasn’t a hint of panic or fear on Dragon Maiden’s face.

With her grandfather, a super high-level expert, she feared no one.

"Fang Bai, hello!"

Dragon Maiden greeted Fang Bai with a smile, though she felt a bit uneasy inside, knowing that she and her grandfather had been following them, which wouldn’t be good if they knew.

In fact, Dragon Maiden was unaware that the conversation she and her grandfather had just had on the ancient tree had already been overheard clearly by Fang Bai, who had his Divine Sense enveloping the area.

Fang Bai knew that the grandfather-granddaughter duo had followed him and his disciple to Shaolin with good intentions, wanting to prevent a conflict with the Shaolin disciples at a critical moment. Any dissatisfaction he might have felt, therefore, dissipated.

"Group Leader Dragon, hello to you too! What brings you to Shaolin?"

Fang Bai asked with a smile, pretending to be oblivious.

Dragon Maiden was one of the vice leaders of the "Dragon Guard" Xuan Group and was preparing to compete with other members for the next group leader. Fang Bai’s way of addressing her clearly had a teasing implication.

"We... uh, my grandfather and I came here for a visit to see the millennium-old temple of Shaolin... indeed, its reputation is well deserved..."

Dragon Maiden made up an excuse on the spot; after all, she couldn’t admit that she and her grandfather were there because they were tracking him and his disciple.

However, it was the end of the year with heavy snow sealing the mountains and making roads difficult to traverse. Nobody would believe they came to Shaolin for a visit at this time.

And if it was just for a visit, why not walk up openly through the main gate, instead of sneaking around and hiding in trees in such a secretive manner? Who would sightsee like that?

After Dragon Maiden’s words left her mouth, she realized there was a flaw in her statement, and her pretty face couldn’t help but heat up slightly.

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