Chapter 469: Flanked by Beauties

"Oh, there are quite a few people in this box, perhaps a dozen or so," Immortal Fairy exclaimed softly, clearly astonished. The moment Luo Hongxia opened the box, she saw over a dozen Integration stage cultivators and one half-baked Tribulation Transcension stage cultivator lying inside, piled up like a small mountain.

The mute old monk was covered in blood, yet there wasn't a single injury on his body.

Qiu Jin'an and Yang Ding were rubbing their fists together, eagerly awaiting their prey.

"Alright, alright, hand over control of your body to this immortal," Immortal Fairy urged. "This immortal wants to go into the box and take a look."

Lu Yang broke into a cold sweat upon hearing this and vehemently advised Immortal Fairy, "Fairy, our Dao Seeking Sect has plenty of activities. There's no need to stick to just this one. It's too time-consuming."

"Alright then," Immortal Fairy replied, always amenable to good advice, and accepted the suggestion of her important minister.

Lu Yang quickly bid farewell to Luo Hongxia and hurried away from the area. He heard schadenfreude-filled voices coming from behind him.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, I heard Sect Master Lu hit you. Is that true? And what about Fellow Daoist Qiu and Fellow Daoist Yang...?"

Lu Yang quickened his pace.

Soon, his attention was drawn by something he had never seen before.

"What is this...?"

Lu Yang saw a small shed filled with cultivators. Below them was a familiar formation array, and the cultivators held torn talismans in their hands, their eyes glazed over, their minds clearly elsewhere.

A wooden board hung next to the shed, which read: "Dao Seeking Sect: Origins."

"Acting Sect Master." A head popped out from behind the shed. It was Tao Yaoye, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Seeing Lu Yang, she smiled sweetly.

"Congratulations on your promotion, Senior Brother Lu," Tao Yaoye teased.

Lu Yang gave a helpless smile. "Junior Sister, please stop teasing me."

Seeing Lu Yang's slight embarrassment, Tao Yaoye stopped teasing him. "Since we're having a celebration and all sorts of powerful figures and prodigies have gathered at the Dao Seeking Sect, I took the opportunity to promote 'Illusory Dream Bubbles'."

Lu Yang nodded; he could tell from the formation array on the ground.

"How are the results?"

"Everyone's feedback has been good, so it shouldn't be difficult to promote in the future."

Illusory Dream Bubbles are essentially illusions. For those attending the celebration, illusions aren't uncommon. The fact that they said it was good indicates that it's not just the novelty of the Illusory Dream Bubbles themselves, but also the excellent content.

"What is the content of this 'Illusory Dream Bubbles' session?"

"It tells the story of our Dao Seeking Sect's origins."

Lu Yang was greatly surprised. "You can actually make a presentation about our Grand Ancestor getting lost, asking for directions, and then establishing the Dao Seeking Sect based on that?"

"We've made a few minor changes," she explained. "The Grand Ancestor, Innate Daoist, was restless and unsettled. His cultivation fell into confusion, and his progress stalled. During meditation, he met an immortal. The Grand Ancestor asked the immortal where the pure land was. The immortal told him to travel north, where he would find the answer. The Grand Ancestor traveled north, vanquishing demons and devils and witnessing countless injustices in the human world. He finally understood that the pure land was within his heart. Thus, he established the Dao Seeking Sect in the mountains, symbolizing questioning the injustices of the human world, the vastness of the immortal path, and seeking answers within one's heart."

Lu Yang was speechless.

So, the only thing you didn't change was the Grand Ancestor's name?

Never mind. It's fine as long as it makes the Dao Seeking Sect's history sound better. Presumably, the Grand Ancestor wouldn't mind such a small detail.

"Have you encountered any difficulties researching Illusory Dream Bubbles? Do you need me to allocate some funds for you?"

With great power now in his hands, Lu Yang was acting very grand.

Tao Yaoye quickly said no.

"Then keep up the good work, and keep it up," Lu Yang offered a few words of encouragement.

After passing a few more stalls, he saw Meng Jingzhou giving an impassioned speech.

"Fellow Daoists, only mortals pursue matters of men and women. As cultivators, such matters only waste our time. After intercourse, our energy leaks, our memory declines, and our concentration falters, severely impacting our cultivation progress.

"Moreover, how much time is wasted by dating? Wouldn't it be better to spend that time in secluded cultivation?

"Look at me, everyone! This refined spiritual power I possess is the result of abandoning matters of men and women. As the foremost cultivator in the Golden Core mid-stage, representing the Dao Seeking Sect in battle, I have already proven my success!

"You all know Sect Master Lu, right? Don't just look at him being the Sect Master now. A few days ago, when he saw me, there was only one chair in his cave dwelling, and he even told me to sit down. What does that mean? It means he offers me his seat whenever he sees me!"

The cultivators drawn to Meng Jingzhou's speech gasped in low voices, thinking, "That truly is remarkable."

"I have sworn to the heavens that I will absolutely not take a wife, marry, or engage in matters of men and women until I become an immortal!"

"Do you want to achieve the same success as me?"

"Yes!" several plants shouted loudly.

Meng Jingzhou nodded in satisfaction. "I have a secret technique here that can sever all thoughts of engaging in matters of men and women. Does anyone want to try it?"

No one responded. After a few seconds, one person raised their hand and stepped forward.

"I'll give it a try."

Meng Jingzhou was delighted. Someone actually wanted to be like him! He was eager to try and was about to unleash his Singlehood Curse Fist.

Li Haoran stepped onto the stage.

"Senior Brother Meng, let me give it a try?"

Meng Jingzhou's face darkened. If he were to punch Li Haoran, he'd probably have to make another trip to Barren State.

Seeing Senior Brother Meng's face darken, Li Haoran secretly gloated. He recalled how, back when he hadn't yet formed his Golden Core, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou would constantly parade around him, claiming to be powerful Golden Core cultivators and messing with his head. Today, he finally got his revenge.

"Haoran, you're here?"

A gentle female voice, tinged with surprise, sounded. A fragrant breeze wafted by, and Su Yiren grabbed Li Haoran's arm.

Su Yiren had searched around and finally found Li Haoran here.

There were too many people at the celebration, and using divine sense to scan was considered very impolite, so Su Yiren could only search with her eyes.

Li Haoran's pupils contracted. He hadn't expected Su Yiren to find him even though he was hiding in the Dao Seeking Sect.

Seeing Li Haoran's panicked expression, Lu Yang secretly gloated. Su Yiren was someone he had invited.

It was perfectly reasonable for the sect to invite a reclusive Integration stage cultivator when hosting a celebration.

"Mom, why are you here?" Qin Yanyan squeezed out from the crowd, mumbling to herself, "Hugging and embracing in public? How improper!"

With a beauty making a move on him, everyone had originally been quite envious of Li Haoran. Now, however, they looked at him strangely.

"Is this what they call a friendship that transcends age?" Man Gu pondered. He was one of the plants from earlier.

He had only heard about Li Haoran having an Integration stage fiancée after returning from Barren State, and that the fiancée even had a child.

"Come on, there are lots of fun things here, let's go look around," Su Yiren said, and with absolute strength, she dragged Li Haoran away without further ado.

Qin Yanyan walked beside Li Haoran, warning the two with her eyes, but it had little effect.

With both mother and daughter, one on each arm, Li Haoran made others extremely envious.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang felt utterly satisfied.

"Junior Brother."

The Senior Sister's voice sounded, making Lu Yang shiver in fright.

"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

The Senior Sister's brows furrowed slightly, as if puzzled. "We should have invited many Integration stage cultivators, so why does it feel like not many have come?"

Lu Yang thought to himself, *Why don't you go check inside the box? Perhaps everyone is lying down and resting in there.*

"I don't know," Lu Yang played dumb. How else could he explain it? Should he tell his Senior Sister to go into the box and wreak havoc?

"Then come with me to look for them."