novelraw Chapter 799: 404, Daily Tour of Divine Officials, The Way of Divine Officials (Seeking Subscription)
Chapter 799: 404, Daily Tour of Divine Officials, The Way of Divine Officials (Seeking Subscription)
Upon hearing this, Xu Xing's heart tightened. I must not easily reveal that I am a Fortune Virtue Immortal, he decided immediately. Although I am of the Yaoyue Ding family's bloodline in this life, in the face of enormous benefits, even bloodlines are of little use. If they want to perform Soul Searching, they will. If they want to kill, they will.
"Then where is the Lingxiao Immortal Court?" Xu Xing asked, his gaze flickering.
"This matter is not a secret to the high-level members of the Twelve Families of Yaoyue at this time," the Ding Family Freelance Immortal said with a laugh. "If Ding Chang had returned to the family earlier, I would have told him the location of the Lingxiao Immortal Court long ago."
At this, the Ding Family Freelance Immortal stopped being coy. After pondering for a moment, he said, "The Lingxiao Immortal Court is located within the Limo World, which is under the jurisdiction of the Evergreen Immortal World. However, although the Lingxiao Immortal Court is not as powerful as the Upper Propagation Immortal Court, Ten Thousand Phoenix Immortal Court, and other Immortal Courts, its power should not be underestimated. Furthermore, as far as I know, the inner circle of the Lingxiao Immortal Court... is extremely exclusive. The Twelve Families of Yaoyue have secretly sent their direct descendants into the Limo World several times, attempting to join the Lingxiao Immortal Court and obtain the secrets of the Fortune Virtue Immortals. But without exception, none of these direct descendants have entered the core. They have always remained on the periphery of the Lingxiao Immortal Court, even though one of them has now reached the Free Immortal Realm."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xing secretly nodded. The information from the Ding Family Freelance Immortal is somewhat similar to my experience joining the Jade Sky Immortal Court through Fate Deduction, he thought. The Jade Sky Immortal Court was also extremely exclusive; only Immortals with Rank could enter its inner sanctum and become part of its core. However, the Lingxiao Immortal Court's exclusivity is exactly what I desire. If it weren't exclusive, an Immortal with Rank like me wouldn't know how long it would take to enter its core... The higher the threshold, the fewer people can enter the inner sanctum, and the less competition there will be.
"I implore you, Ancestor, to tell me the location of the Limo World so that I can return and report to my family's Ancestor, thereby easing his mind," Xu Xing said half-truthfully after a moment's thought. His statement wasn't entirely unfounded; the Ding Family Ancestor's greatest wish was indeed to become a Fortune Virtue Immortal.
Hearing this, the Ding Family Freelance Immortal nodded slightly. He took out a Jade Slip, imbued it with a strand of his Divine Sense, and then sent it floating before Xu Xing with his Magic Power.
"Where is Ding Chang now?" he then asked. "I, the Ancestor, wish to see my good-for-nothing grandson."
At this moment, the Ding Family Freelance Immortal inquired about the Ding Family Ancestor's whereabouts.
After a moment's thought, Xu Xing told the Ding Family Freelance Immortal the location of the Jing'an Ding Family.
"Ancestor," Xu Xing then asked curiously, "why did my family's Ancestor... leave the Yaoyue Immortal Kingdom back then?"
"There's no need to hide it," the Ding Family Freelance Immortal said with a slight smile. "Back then, Ding Chang took a liking to a direct daughter of the He Family, one of the Twelve Families of Yaoyue, and wanted to pursue her as his spouse. However, the girl was two-timing him. The other man she was involved with had a higher Cultivation than Ding Chang. He defeated Ding Chang in a few moves and humiliated him. Unable to bear it, Ding Chang borrowed an Artifact from me, his Ancestor, and killed them both. Afterwards, Ding Chang fled the Yaoyue Immortal Kingdom and was disowned by the family."
Xu Xing was speechless. I didn't expect the reason the Ding Family Ancestor left the Yaoyue Immortal Kingdom and established a separate branch, the Jing'an Ding Family, in the Ten Thousand Universe Fairy Nation would be so simple, even somewhat melodramatic, he thought.
But then again, there's Chiming Venerated Immortal, he recalled. That Immortal Venerable dominated the Cloud Fall Immortal Realm, yet he too was betrayed by his subordinates and Immortal Empress after obtaining the Nine Dragons Colored Glaze Cup. He had no choice but to burn his Human Emperor Dao Fruits and flee to the Lower Realm...
Xu Xing sighed inwardly. Truly, where there are people, there is Jianghu.
He cupped his hands to the Ding Family Freelance Immortal, then instantly departed from the mountain forest concealed by the array technique, leaving the Yaoyue Ding family grounds.
「Over a dozen years later.」
Following the location provided by the Ding Family Freelance Immortal, Xu Xing finally found the Limo World, where the Lingxiao Immortal Court was situated. He tore open the World Barrier of the Limo World and stepped into the Small World where the Lingxiao Immortal Court lay hidden.
Unlike other worlds, the rules governing Earth Dragons, water, fire, and the like in the Limo World are extremely orderly... as if managed by someone, Xu Xing noted.
As a Fortune Virtue Immortal, Xu Xing immediately sensed this difference between the Limo World and other worlds upon entry. In the Limo World, the rules of the world were managed by Divine Officials, while in other worlds, these rules were chaotic and disordered.
A few moments later, a section of the mountain range beneath Xu Xing's feet trembled. From it emerged a burly man, a hundred zhang tall. He glanced at Xu Xing, frowned, and asked, "Who are you, Sir? Why have you come to my Limo World?"
Although the Limo World had interactions with the outside world, not many Free Immortals would tear open the World Barrier and enter unannounced.
"I, Ding, am here to join the Lingxiao Immortal Court," Xu Xing said with a slight smile, his eyes flashing as he observed the burly man.
I sense an aura from him similar to my Fortune Virtue Immortal Rank, Xu Xing noted. This burly man should be an Immortal with Rank in the Lingxiao Immortal Court.
Indeed, things were as he suspected. The moment his gaze made contact with the burly man, the Fortune Virtue Immortal Rank within him faintly transmitted a message to his mind: The person before you is the Qingyue Mountain God of the Qingli World.
"Join the Lingxiao Immortal Court?" The Qingyue Mountain God regarded Xu Xing with a hint of caution in his eyes. The name 'Lingxiao Immortal Court' is obscure even in the Evergreen Immortal World, he mused. For this person to utter it so readily means he's likely no simple character.