Chapter 100: The Unlucky Immortal Fairy

"Are you really named Huang DouDou?" Lu Yang asked, half-believing, half-doubting.

The Immortal Fairy’s face stiffened. "Junior, how can a mortal address this Seat by her immortal name? You must call this Seat the Immortal Fairy!"

"So, Immortal Fairy, are you really named Huang DouDou?"

The Immortal Fairy’s face fell. "This name was given by my parents; I can’t exactly change it."

Yun Zhi interrupted their unproductive conversation. "Tell me, what exactly have you been doing? You’ve only been out for two months and you’re already entangled with an immortal."

The Immortal Fairy corrected Yun Zhi’s grammar. "Watch your words. I’m not entangled with him. The way you put it makes me sound like a lovesick man or woman!"

Yun Zhi’s only response was a cold gaze. The Immortal Fairy thought for a moment: she had just revived, her immortal soul was weak, and she knew nothing about the outside world. There was no need to provoke an enemy.

But she was, after all, a dignified immortal who had once dominated the ancient era. She should still maintain some integrity. She ought to be firm and warn the other party that she wasn't to be trifled with.

"As you wish."

Lu Yang glanced at the suddenly compliant Immortal Fairy. Meeting his Eldest Martial Sister’s cold eyes, he honestly recounted his gains over the past month.

"I didn't do much. Meng JingZhou and Man Gu found me and said there was a tiger demon in the mountains of Yan Jiang Commandery causing trouble. Killing it would earn us contribution points. The three of us discussed it and decided it was a surefire mission, so we went."

"Killing the tiger demon went smoothly. While we were inventorying the spoils, we found that the tiger demon was connected to the Demonic Cult. So we followed the clues to the Demonic Cult to see if we could kill a few cultists and rid the people of a menace."

"Later, we heard the Demonic Cult was recruiting, so we took the opportunity to get involved and test the waters. Unexpectedly, we had good luck, and all three of us got in."

"After we got in, the local head of the Demonic Cult thought highly of us and made us deacons."

"Though we were in the demonic path, our hearts were aligned with the righteous path. During our time in the cult, we discovered through subtle clues that the local head of the Demonic Cult was secretly setting up a Reversed Lifespan Array to break through to Nascent Soul. After a heroic struggle and some cunning tactics, we successfully killed him."

"Just then, the higher-ups of the Demonic Cult sent someone to inspect. They thought the three of us had good foundations and quick minds, so they promoted us to helmsmen and even assigned us to infiltrate our Dao Seeking Sect as undercover agents."

The Immortal Fairy chuckled from the side. "What a foolish Demonic Cult, sending you back as spies. What's the name of this Demonic Cult? If I encounter them, I’ll be sure to mock them thoroughly."

"The Immortal Cult. They believe in you," Lu Yang said.

The Immortal Fairy’s smile froze on her face.

Lu Yang continued, "The people of the Immortal Cult told us that when the ancient nameless person refined the stars into continents, the Immortal saved humanity. As long as you chant the Immortal’s title and immortal name, the Immortal can be resurrected and save humanity again."

"On our way back, we were bored, so we tried to guess what the Immortal was called. We were also worried about the consequences if we actually resurrected an Immortal, so we changed 'Immortal' to 'Immortal Fairy.' And as Eldest Martial Sister can see, I called her to life."

Yun Zhi hummed. "Your three experiences are quite rich, successfully entering the Immortal Cult and even rising to helmsmen. This is indeed a great achievement. The Demonic Cult’s selection process has many commendable aspects and can distinguish between righteous and demonic. It was truly not easy for you to enter the Immortal Cult."

"I also heard about the Immortal Cult’s attempt to resurrect the Immortal Fairy, but I didn’t know the specific method. I never imagined you would accidentally succeed."

Yun Zhi turned her gaze to the Immortal Fairy, who was frowning in thought. "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"

The Immortal Fairy shook her head. "I’ve never heard of any Immortal Cult, nor do I know anything about an ancient nameless person refining stars, nor do I remember saving humanity."

"The era I lived in was called the Era of Heavenly Mandate, meaning Heaven’s grace was upon us, and the true destiny was with me. I was born human and attained the immortal fruit of the Dao in that prosperous age, becoming an immortal. Due to the special ability of my Dao fruit, I was known as the Immortal Fairy."

Yun Zhi calmly explained, "The Era of Heavenly Mandate is what we commonly refer to as the Ancient Era."

The Immortal Fairy continued, "Besides me, there were four others who became immortals at that time. Later, I don't know who ambushed me from behind and completely killed me, and so I died entirely."

"Just as the Immortal Cult said, as long as my title and immortal name are called, I can be resurrected. I just don't know why it was mistakenly spread as 'Immortal,' and I only revived now. I still don't know how long I've been dead."

The Immortal Fairy also felt aggrieved. She had just revived and wanted to show off a bit to the junior, scare him, and make him obedient. But he directly called his Eldest Martial Sister over, and that wasn't even the end of it; this Eldest Martial Sister was incredibly powerful, suppressing her directly.

Who could she complain to?

Why did she encounter such a strong person right after reviving?

Yun Zhi analyzed after listening, "It may not be a mistake. It’s also possible that someone wanted to resurrect you but didn't want to incur karma with you, so they used the Immortal Cult’s hands to call out your title and immortal name, and deliberately called you 'Immortal.' When the Immortal Cult tried all the names and still felt it was wrong, they would guess if the title was remembered incorrectly. This way, it would be the Immortal Cult that resurrected you and incurred karma with you, not the mastermind behind it."

The higher one's cultivation, the more one values karma, believing that karma subtly controls everything.

At this point, Yun Zhi frowned slightly. Now, it wasn't the Immortal Cult and the Immortal Fairy who generated karma; Lu Yang had accidentally borne this immense karma.

"As for how long you've been dead." Yun Zhi paused, then asked, "You don't know who refined the stars?"

It was still that calm tone, but Lu Yang detected a hint of seriousness in it, which meant Eldest Martial Sister placed great importance on this question.

The Immortal Fairy shook her head, looking bewildered. "I don’t know. What’s the situation now? When I was alive, everyone lived on stars. Did someone refine the stars into continents?"

Yun Zhi nodded. "Before the Great Xia Dynasty was the Great Yu Dynasty, before the Great Yu Dynasty was the Great Qian Dynasty. Before the Great Qian Dynasty was what you call the Era of Heavenly Mandate, what we call the Ancient Era."

"The Great Qian and Great Yu Dynasties each existed for 100,000 years, then were replaced. The Great Xia has also existed for 100,000 years. Some say this is a curse from ancient times: each dynasty can only last for 100,000 years. After 100,000 years, the dynasty is bound to collapse, and new talents will rise and establish a new dynasty on the ruins."

"At the end of the Ancient Era, an immortal refined the stars into continents. The entire world changed its appearance from then on, becoming the Central Continent as it is now."

"In other words, you’ve been dead for at least 300,000 years."

The Immortal Fairy was surprised. "That long? I should have deposited my spirit stones in a bank. How much interest could that have earned?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Immortal Fairy, are you focusing on the wrong thing?

(End of Chapter)