Chapter 174: Lu Shidi, do you have any unfinished wishes?

As an immortal, the Immortal Fairy survived the cruel and brutal ancient era, successfully ascended, and became one of the Five Immortals. Besides her exceptional luck, her many hidden skills were crucial to her success.

A cold glint appeared in the Immortal Fairy's eyes. The opponent's cultivation was too high; ordinary methods wouldn't work. Since that was the case, she wouldn't be blamed for showing no mercy.

She directly employed a forbidden time-related spell: the "Feign Death" technique!

With a thud, the Immortal Fairy lost all signs of life, falling motionless to the ground. There was no heartbeat, no pulse, and no discernible soul.

This greatly startled Senior Brother Wu. He hadn't even made a move, yet the person was gone?

"Should we bury him?" someone from the audience suggested.

"He should receive a grand burial," Senior Brother Wu nodded. Everyone had witnessed the contributions Sect Master Lu Yang had made during his time as Sect Master.

Frightened, the Immortal Fairy quickly got up. Senior Brother Wu, on high alert and very nervous, pulled out a yellow talisman and stuck it on Lu Yang's forehead.

"I can't believe Junior Brother Lu has become a zombie. Does he have any unfulfilled wishes?"

Senior Brother Wu silently chanted a rebirth incantation: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, everything has passed. Junior Brother Lu, speak your wish, and your Senior Brother will fulfill it for you."

The Immortal Fairy eerily said, "My wish is to defeat Yun Zhi."

Senior Brother Wu's expression subtly changed. He also stuck a yellow talisman over Lu Yang's mouth. "Junior Brother Lu, do you have any other unfulfilled wishes?"

The Immortal Fairy couldn't speak.

Senior Brother Wu sighed in relief. "It seems there are none left."

Everyone wailed in lament. They carried Lu Yang's still-warm corpse and buried him in the small woods of Tianmen Peak, leaving only his head exposed.

Then, they left Tianmen Peak and rushed to the Mission Hall, eager to complete tasks, accumulate contribution points, and exchange them for a temporary sect master experience coupon, so they could also experience the thrill of being an acting sect master.

The Immortal Fairy had been remarkably active during her three days as acting sect master, which had ignited people's desire to be acting sect master.

"Being a sect master seems like a lot of fun."

"I have some ideas that can only be realized by becoming the sect master."

Everyone mustered all their strength to go to the Mission Hall and accept tasks. This spectacle startled Dai Bufan.

He had never seen such high spirits among them, as if there was a discount on something they wanted to buy.

In the end, the mission board was completely empty; all tasks had been taken, making Dai Bufan's eye twitch.

Dai Bufan asked about the reason and sighed in relief. If this was the reason, then he didn't have to worry about his junior brothers and sisters just being enthusiastic for a moment.

To exchange for a temporary sect master experience coupon, completing just one or two tasks wouldn't be enough.

Unless someone else, like the Immortal Fairy, killed a demonic cultivator at the Integration stage.

"That's good. In recent days, there's been a tendency for more tasks to appear, which will just satisfy their demands."

Starting yesterday, the number of ordinary people from the Great Xia Dynasty seeking help from the Wen Dao Sect had increased.

Dai Bufan noticed the change and observed carefully, discovering that all those seeking help from the Wen Dao Sect were from the same place.

Upon further inquiry, he found that these people had heard wandering storytellers recount "The Legend of the Wen Dao Sect," and thus learned about the Wen Dao Sect as a place that punished evil and promoted good.

Dai Bufan pondered and understood the root cause: "It seems Senior Sister has had the Sect Master traveling around telling stories to promote the Wen Dao Sect, and it's starting to show results."

However, Dai Bufan had also heard some strange things, such as commoners seeking help from the Wen Dao Sect saying they wanted to meet the Silent Daoist from "The Legend of the Wen Dao Sect," who turned the tide, reversed the Wen Dao Sect's decline, and made it the head of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

Besides having the same name, Dai Bufan couldn't find any resemblance between the Sect Master and this legendary Silent Daoist.

Among the Five Great Immortal Sects, it was hard to determine who was stronger; after all, one couldn't guarantee which sect might be hiding old monsters. Judging their strength based on overt combat power was meaningless.

The Wen Dao Sect had experienced a period of decline, but that was several generations ago and had nothing to do with the previous or current generation. By the time the Silent Daoist took over the Wen Dao Sect, it had long since emerged from its decline.

But Yun Zhi's appearance changed the situation where it was hard to distinguish the strength of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

No old monster hidden by any sect could fight as well as Yun Zhi.

Even the Old Ancestor of the Xia family, hidden in the forbidden grounds of the Great Xia Imperial Palace, knew that in a one-on-one fight, he was no match for Yun Zhi, let alone the old monsters of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

The old monsters, in their active eras, were all renowned mighty figures who controlled the course of the era and stirred up great changes. Now that they were reclusive, their reputations were not prominent.

It would be embarrassing to admit they couldn't defeat a young girl, so they did not explicitly inform the current generation about Yun Zhi's true strength, but merely hinted to those in charge to have some foresight.

Although people of this era did not know Yun Zhi's exact strength, they strictly remembered the old monsters' warnings: do not provoke Yun Zhi.

The best at this was Emperor Xia.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother Lu Yang tricked the high-ranking members of the demonic cult into coming this time and managed to catch them all in one fell swoop. How many contribution points should he be given?"

"Although the most crucial step was completed by Senior Sister, Lu Yang and the other two also contributed significantly," Dai Bufan mused, a bit troubled.

"Never mind, I won't think about it anymore. Let Senior Sister make the decision." Dai Bufan cast the matter aside.

In the small woods of Tianmen Peak, Lu Yang's head emerged and looked around. Control of his body had now returned to Lu Yang.

"Earth Shrink."

Lu Yang shot out with a whoosh.

His senior brothers and sisters hadn't been ruthless. Knowing Lu Yang knew the earth-escape technique, they had intentionally let him off easy. Otherwise, a move like "Turning Earth to Steel" would have given Lu Yang a hard time.

"Congratulations, congratulations, you have successfully passed my trial!" The Immortal Fairy clapped her hands.

She analyzed earnestly: "Your gains this time are considerable! Not only have you gained combat experience, but your various spells have also visibly improved. Even your cultivation is close to the late Foundation Establishment stage. I can guarantee that at your age, you are the strongest!"

Lu Yang remained silent, his eyes fixed on her like a ghost's.

"Ahem, ahem, don't look at me like that," the Immortal Fairy said, clearing her throat twice.

"I said, as long as you pass this trial, I will give you part of my legacy. You should be secretly delighted. In ancient times, if you weren't my disciple, how could you learn my immortal techniques?"

Lu Yang looked at the Immortal Fairy suspiciously. "Did you have disciples in ancient times?"

"No."

"..." *Good thing you didn't, or how much would you have hindered them?*

The Immortal Fairy, unaware of Lu Yang's thoughts, continued: "The spell I'm teaching you this time has a significant origin. It's a spell that the Immortal of Time, after achieving enlightenment, begged me to learn. It involves time and the future."

"Although I'm not as gifted in time-based spells as the Immortal of Time, I only learned the general gist, but teaching you will be more than enough!"

"What spell?"

"Precognition!"

Lu Yang gasped sharply. He hadn't expected to have the chance to learn such a renowned spell. This could no longer be considered just a spell; calling it an immortal art wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Was the Immortal Fairy finally acting as a cheat?

This beating wasn't in vain.