Chapter 827: Chapter 529: Immortal Lovers, True Master’s Amorous Tales
Ascending Immortal Island, the Red Bird Star Light covered the entire island.
In an instant, many Spirit Beasts and Devils on the island sensed something, as if the "spring season" had arrived. The deep mountains and Hidden Valleys were filled with whispers, and the Spirit Lake Caves were bustling, creating quite a few romantic encounters.
Such a magnificent scene naturally startled the uncles and aunts within the Mountain Gate.
But upon seeing it was Ascending Immortal Island, they immediately understood the reason, with teasing laughter and discussions coming from all around.
"What a magnificent star rain. Hmm, I suppose it must be Sister Yunhua’s close friend, Red Bird Fairy, who has arrived. Is she truly that generous? To draw down Star Power as a blessing, one is a great gift, but this entire star rain falling, Nephew Tao’s marriage must truly be blessed, free from disaster or difficulty. This is a great favor indeed."
"You think wrongly, my junior brother. Red Bird Fairy can cast a spell to draw down Star Power as a blessing, but the amount of Star Power is determined by the ’ordained one’s’ fortune and fate."
"Indeed, it is not purely a matter of great fortune, but must also be a person of emotion and charisma, only such a one could draw in this Red Bird Star Rain... this makes sense, given that our nephew is known as Daoist Peach Blossom, a star rain, though rare, is reasonable."
"Hmm, indeed reasonable."
If Tao Qian were to hear this, he would surely be shocked and embarrassed.
He thought his nickname "Daoist Peach Blossom" was well hidden, only uttered by two of his masters, but he was deceiving himself.
The Spirit Treasure Ten Thousand Immortals all seemed easy-going and carefree.
In reality, they loved gossip, or else the Nursing Woman Bird Tribe wouldn’t have made such a name for themselves.
Within the Penglai Sea, there wasn’t much excitement to watch. In recent years, the most eye-catching was Tao Great Master, naturally attracting all eyes.
With much talk and after enjoying Tao True Master’s peaches, naturally, there was no small affection.
In the previous incident, if not for Duobao True Monarch’s intervention, the Spirit Treasure Ten Thousand Immortals would surely have stepped out to help him fight.
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Elsewhere, Tao Qian knew nothing, nor could he do anything even if he knew.
After paying respects to "Aunt Red Bird," he successively met "Aunt Flower God," "Aunt Jade Rabbit," "Aunt Que Xian," and others.
Without much chitchat, he was grabbed by the aunts into the Spiritual Resonance Cave Mansion to get busy.
These visiting aunts were all invited by Aunt Yunhua, each with their tasks, and with the wedding date approaching, there was indeed no time to delay.
The most straightforward Aunt Wu Luo even directly shouted:
"Sisters, although it’s Senior Taizhen over there, we can’t lose."
"Purify the body and cleanse the soul, tailor clothes, bestow star blessings, teach Sublime Dharma... each task must be done well, lest we be looked down upon by the other side of Jade Ring Mountain. By the way, Meii and Baby, you two should also impart some Secret Techniques, give some treasures, ensuring successful offspring, full blessings; that is a wonderful matter."
With this shout, Tao Qian became a tool man.
Don’t mention dragging Ancestor Spirit Daoist to drink; for the next few dozen hours, he had no personal time.
One moment, this aunt was fussing with him, and the next moment, another aunt was pulling him away.
Initially, there was some fun, but later only fatigue remained.
Fortunately, Yunrong on the other end was in nearly the same situation.
After all, Grandma Taizhen’s face was immense, alone able to match Yunhua Fairy plus Duobao Daoist in inviting a remarkable group of friends and relatives to assist.
Tao Qian dealing with the aunts here; Yunrong had to handle an array of elder female fairies there.
Thus, within these two days, whether it was Jade Ring Mountain or Ascending Immortal Island, both were bustling with excitement.
This couple, they both loved to play.
First with "mind communication," then mastering Taizhen Miao Method, and later learning the Supreme Sex Skill from Jing Huan Fairy.
This divine couple immediately took great interest.
Even separated by thousands of miles, they used various methods to compete.
Earlier, the two played wildly, trying every position.
But most of the time, Tao Great Master was at a disadvantage, but he had no help; his physical cultivation was robust, yet it didn’t assist in such matters.
This time, it was different.
Under the tutelage of Jing Huan Fairy, his battle prowess soared, not to mention mastering various new and wonderful techniques, finally defeating the kitten.
He felt great joy with the restoration of husbandly authority.
And so, amidst the busy leisure of this divine couple, two days passed swiftly.
On this day, any mortal or Cultivator with even a little insight in the world knew a grand celebration was about to begin.
The first Heavenly Pride of the Daoist who once supported the sky, was about to marry Fairy Yunrong of the Secret Realm Jade Ring Mountain.
If counted seriously, this was surely the liveliest wedding in the Cultivation World in a thousand years.
Because the backgrounds of the groom and bride were immense, immense.
Especially this groom, Tao Great Master, in just a few years, turned the seventy-two provinces upside down. To say the world was transformed is no exaggeration.
Though many heavenly prides and great powers plotted behind him to keep him from re-entering the world.
But this day, being his grand celebration, they had to give some face. Many wars and battles were avoided, bringing the quietest and most peaceful day to the Longevity Realm.
Numerous extraordinary guests who received invitations, all set off early, heading for Penglai Sea.
Given the prominence of the groom and bride, naturally, the guests were also of the same caliber.
Starting from the Twelve Daoist Sects, the Buddhist Sect, Demon Path, and heresy and heterodoxy, along with some transcendental Daoist lineages... it was very comprehensive and astounding.
However, among them, there were also many ordinary people.
At this moment, on a castle-ship palace dragged by Exotic Beast Cloud Whale sailing through the sky, two curious and excited families sat.
A total of dozens from both families were present, relatives of Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang.
Including the two of them, each felt they were still in a dream.
Images from the past two days kept popping up in their minds.
To be precise, it’s an immortal fate.
...
Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang, back when Tao Qian was running Chengyou Bookstore in Seeking Immortal County, each opened a shop to the left and right: one a strange stone shop, the other a pharmacy.
They both had a good relationship with Tao Qian, and it was largely thanks to them that he could quickly integrate into the present world after his rebirth.
Later, when Seeking Immortal County was struck by a disaster of demons, the two families moved to Southern Yue Province’s Five Goats City, found a street, and set up two adjacent shops, becoming neighbors once again.
In these years, with demons rampaging, evil cultivators rampant, and natural disasters unending, it was almost impossible to find a truly peaceful place in the seventy-two provinces.
Even the Demon City and Imperial City were like this, not to mention Southern Yue Province.
After they moved, the province also suffered many calamities.
However, with good fortune, the Li and Jia families always turned misfortune into blessings, without losing any members, and even added a few new ones.
In such a world back then, the encounters of these two families could be said to be extremely rare.
Just as the two families thought life would continue like this, an unexpected event occurred on this day.
As the Southern Yue Province, Five Goats City was naturally a place full of mixed figures.
It was inhabited by a large number of cultivators and divine spirits, with the province’s foremost cultivation force, Infant Sect, guarding it, theoretically deterring anyone from acting recklessly.
However, on this day, a celestial palace ship, pulled by several exotic beasts known as Cloud Whales, arrived and anchored above the province’s sky.
Even though now the two realms are merged, and ordinary citizens have fully adapted to the presence of transcendent matters, they were still startled, and the faint-hearted thought another disaster might strike, planning to flee.
Soon, however, as the cultivators, including those from Infant Sect, went to welcome the envoy from the celestial palace ship.
All the citizens of the city learned about a joyous event; it turned out to be the impending marriage of Tao Master, who had once initiated the Yang Sui Uprising and presided over the Forbidden Technique’s reformation.
And the one who came was the welcoming envoy sent by Spirit Treasure Sect.
The grandeur was extraordinary; the celestial palace ship, resembling a divine treasure from the Heavenly Court, was merely an item for welcoming guests.
Being aware of this, the city’s cultivators and mortals couldn’t help but envy the Infant Sect cultivators.
They intuitively believed that, within Southern Yue, in terms of status, the only sect likely invited by Tao Master to attend the wedding feast was the Infant Sect.
And in terms of close relations, it was still the Infant Sect.
As Tao Qian’s name spread across the world, some of his past was unearthed.
Apart from his legitimate great achievements, there were also some interesting gossip.
The most widely spread and most discussed rumor was the so-called "romantic secret affair" between Tao Master and Infant Sect Master Xiao.
The source was the incident at Meiling that inexplicably became well-known.
At that time, Tao Qian, with his weak cultivation, used sublime methods and schemes to help Master Xiao pass through the Xuanpin Heavenly Gate Ten Absolute Array.
The process was known by some busybodies and novelists, fitting public preferences, and they compiled it into some dramatic books, adding enticing plots to boost sales, with remarkable results.
Some skilled busybodies even acquired Chengyou Bookstore on Vegetable Market Street in Seeking Immortal County, reopened it, and publicly sold books related to "Tao Master" inside.
Unsurprisingly, the most popular ones were some romantic stories.
...
As all of Five Goats City’s million citizens thought that the celestial palace ship was there to take Master Xiao to Penglai Fairyland.
The Infant Sect cultivators came out to clarify the rumors, saying Master Xiao had already gone to Spirit Treasure Sect.
Afterward, the Spirit Treasure Immortal Envoy, accompanied by Infant Sect cultivators, descended to a very ordinary civilian district in the city.
They found two unremarkable shops on the street.
One a strange stone shop!
One a pharmacy!
Then the envoy, after confirming the identity of the shop owners.
Respectfully handed the invitation to Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang.
This scene left many people in the city in utter shock.
Afterward, the million citizens heard a once-secret plot only existing in some storybooks.
Immortal fate!
The Li and Jia families encountered a millennial rare immortal fate.
Nowadays, who in the world doesn’t know that Tao Master, who can pit and kill alchemists and rulers, and lead the reformation of the Forbidden Technique, will surely attain enlightenment and longevity, becoming a true immortal.
And the Li and Jia families have close ties with such an immortal, isn’t that striking great fortune?
This realization made those who used to wonder why these two families could turn misfortune into blessings during calamities suddenly understand the reason.
"So that’s how it is, Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang have past ties with Tao Master before his rise, benefiting from his fortunes and luck, even a trace of which is enough to keep their families safe from illness and disaster."
"Envy them, having such opportunities, from now on they might all ascend to the sky in a single leap."
"If only I had been at Vegetable Market Street in Seeking Immortal County earlier, I could have met Tao Master and shared in his blessings."
"It’s all about destiny; even if you were there, among many shops on Vegetable Market Street, only Li Sanyu and Jia Qiang had ties with Tao Master."
"Not exactly, I heard from my elder uncle’s third aunt that many people used to buy banned storybooks, picture novels, and romantic booklets at Chengyou Bookstore on Vegetable Market Street. They indirectly gained destiny ties, and it is said that these people never faced great disasters afterward, and they all survived in the previous world."
"So Tao Master is just human after all; does this mean the accounts in ’Secret of Peach Blossom,’ ’True Master Tao’s Scandalous History,’ and ’Lord Suppressing Evil Demon-Slaying Girl Chronicles’ are all true?"
"Rumors, don’t believe, don’t spread."
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Amid these discussions, several dozen members of the Li and Jia families boarded the celestial palace ship under the envious gaze of the city’s citizens, heading to Spirit Treasure Sect’s Penglai Sea to attend the feast and witness the ceremony.