With those words, he plunged into the cold pond ahead, and his figure disappeared from sight.
Fairy Ruojun looked at the seemingly no more than a mile wide cold pond and said, "This cold pond leads to the Immortal Demon Sea, where countless fierce beasts reside—the kind that brought calamity to heaven and earth in the Ancient Era."
Su Yu was startled and cautiously asked, "Related to the creatures involved with the Abandoned Immortal Disciples?"
Fairy Ruojun nodded, "Legend has it that the Immortal Demon Sea is connected to the existence of the Immortal World, and by passing through the Immortal Demon Sea, one can reach the Immortal World. However, no one knows whether this is true or false. It seems that even the collaborative efforts of those Demi Immortals from the Ancient Era were unable to break through."
"That place harbors misfortune, and whether it’s the Human Clan or the Demon Clan or other creatures, anyone who enters might be corrupted and turned into Abandoned Immortal Disciples, becoming a threat to the Cultivation World."
Whoosh!
Before Su Yu and Fairy Ruojun could continue their conversation, the True Martial Emperor, who had just leaped into the cold pond, reappeared, his trident skewering a golden fish about the length of an arm and sporting long whiskers.
The fish, now in the hands of the True Martial Emperor, was reduced to the size of an arm, struggling incessantly on the trident, its eyes filled with panic.
But as Su Yu sensed the aura of the fish beast, he couldn’t help but swallow hard.
This fish beast seed to be comparable to the aura of a Demon King!
Far stronger than the Sea Dragon Leeches he had captured before—by tens if not hundreds of tis.
The True Martial Emperor laughed heartily, "Just went in and saw a Golden Dragon Fish Spirit Beast, not bad at all. The flesh of this spirit beast is incredibly delicious, and its spirit blood can refine the body and bloodline. It’s rare to see one in ordinary tis."
He took Su Yu and Fairy Ruojun to a nearby thatched cottage and yard, started collecting firewood and lighting a fire all by himself, just like an ordinary peasant youth.
When the True Martial Emperor cleanly killed the fish, descaled it, and cleaned its inner parts, and then put it on a stake to roast over the fire, a scent that was indescribable suddenly filled the air, which even made Su Yu’s mouth water.
The True Martial Emperor chuckled, "When cultivation reaches the extre, so things co full circle, returning to the starting point of life."
"Clothing, food, housing, and transportation; firewood, rice, oil, and salt—every single one of them contains the wonders of cultivation."
"Thus, I sotis wonder, ’cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality’—what is it to cultivate immortality? Is it truly about abandoning everything from our mortal days, and watching everything we know turn into dust and being left to grow old alone in the end—is that what it ans to be an immortal?"
"Up the mountain to abstain from grains, to wander in search of immortality, as ti passes by, how much have we forsaken and how many joys have we missed on this path?"
Su Yu reflected on this, yet he did not interject.
Fairy Ruojun covered her mouth and laughed, "The Emperor now sounds a bit like the old n who constantly nag at ho."
"Old n? Heh, indeed, I am an old man, so there’s definitely no problem with nagging," the True Martial Emperor laughed while turning the fish over on the trident.
Not until he had thoroughly cooked the Golden Dragon Fish did he toss it to Su Yu, saying, "Since you have beco my disciple, this is my gift for you."
"The scent of the fierce beast on you is quite strong. Consu the fish flesh yourself, and leave the bones for that beast to eat; perhaps it can cleanse itself of its foul sll."
Su Yu was taken aback, then his heart skipped a beat. Did this an he knew about the presence of the Sea Dragon Leech?
Then didn’t he also know about the Nine Layer Dao Tower in his Dantian?
The True Martial Emperor didn’t care what he thought and continued, "I will not manage your cultivation. You have your own path, and it is unique throughout the ages. Perhaps you will even surpass one day."
"If you have any needs or ergencies, contact Ruojun."
"As for the matters of the Immortal Court, your mind should not be on power and influence, so there’s no need to concern yourself with external affairs. Focusing on improving your own strength and the foundation of your cultivation is what’s fundantal."
The True Martial Emperor patted Su Yu’s shoulder with a heartfelt tone, "Before you grow up, I can still hold up a piece of the sky for you."
"But rember, a genius who hasn’t grown up is just that, a genius. Everything else is just an illusion."
With that.
Everything before Su Yu seed to turn into a fleeting dream and vanish— the cold pond, the thatched cottage, the True Martial Emperor, and Fairy Ruojun were all gone.
He found himself standing before a barrier deep within the Immortal Court. If not for the Golden Dragon Fish roast in his hand, gifted by the True Martial Emperor, the entire experience would have truly felt like a dream.
As he stood there in a daze for a mont, a voice suddenly ca through, "Tsk, tsk, to think he would throw his own direct disciple out just like that, the Emperor really is quite unsentintal."
Su Yu turned around, and Fairy Gu approached softly in her light blue dress, her expression still lazy and cool.
Her face, figure, and a pair of long legs all boasted perfect proportions.
Just looking at her was already a feast for the eyes.
Su Yu glanced at her and imdiately averted his gaze, not daring to be presumptuous, and with a degree of respect, he greeted her, "Predecessor Fairy."
But at this mont, Fairy Gu shook her head and said, "Now that you have taken the True Martial Emperor as your ntor and have beco the direct disciple of the Emperor, you should just call senior sister in the future."
"Or, it’s not out of the question to call Sister Little Bone if you prefer," she added.
Su Yu was taken aback, but without hesitation, he replied, "Senior Sister."
Fairy Gu nodded in satisfaction, eyed the Golden Dragon Fish in Su Yu’s hand, swallowed silently, and hurriedly pulled him saying, "Let’s go, let’s go back."
"This Golden Dragon Fish should be eaten while it’s hot, and it should be paired with fine wine. It just so happens that I have a pot of fine wine, hehe."
Half a day later.
In the cave dwelling, Fairy Gu let out a contented burp and said to Su Yu, "The taste of this fish is just passable. The next ti you see the Emperor, ask him to catch another one for you."
Su Yu was speechless, the Golden Dragon Fish was an extrely powerful Spirit Beast, and he had only eaten a little before needing to circulate the Becoming a Fairy Scripture to refine and absorb it.
Yet Fairy Gu had consud nearly half before she stopped, truly a glutton.
She even suggested getting the Emperor to catch another one–
Would that an he would have to enter the door again?
Su Yu gently shook his head, waved his hand to put away the remaining Golden Dragon Fish, and casually took Fairy Gu’s fine wine with him, considering it the paynt for the al.
Having had her fill, Fairy Gu stood up and said, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to choose a cave dwelling and a Floating Void Immortal Palace, and to pick out the Taoist Device embryos you need, and to receive those hundred True Martial Fairy Army guards."
As for the cave dwelling, Su Yu was not very demanding, so he simply chose one nearby at the recomndation of Fairy Gu.
The cave dwellings here were located deep within the True Martial Immortal Court, and were among the most top-notch dwellings within the Court.
Even those in the Mahayana Realm would find them suitable for cultivation.
Such cave dwellings, even genuine Immortal Court successors didn’t have them. Although the Immortal Court successors were of equal status with the Immortal Palace Elders, so of the benefits were not yet available to them, such as these cave dwellings.
And the Floating Void Immortal Palace, which other Dao Monarchs could only acquire by slowly accumulating Contribution Value or materials to build one for themselves.
But for Su Yu, the True Martial Emperor had directly rewarded him with one.
Such treatnt had never been seen in the history of the True Martial Immortal Court.
The value of a Floating Void Immortal Palace was not inferior to a perfectly intact Taoist Device.
Everything had gone smoothly so far, but when it ca to choosing a Taoist Device embryo, Su Yu hesitated for a long ti because there were no Five Elents Taoist Device embryos among the Immortal Court’s embryos.
Fairy Gu pondered for a mont and then said, "Then don’t choose one for now; perhaps in the future, you can exchange for materials and craft your own embryo."
A Taoist Device was a bit far-fetched for Su Yu, who was only at the Dividing Spirit Realm, so there was no urgency to choose one.
Afterward, Fairy Gu took Su Yu to the True Martial Fairy Army camp, and from the hands of one of the commanders, they took over a hundred True Martial Fairy Army guards to bring back to the Immortal Court.
The ages of these hundred True Martial Fairy Army guards were mostly under a thousand years old, but their cultivations were all above the Dividing Spirit Realm.
Ten of them were Dao Masters from the Hollow Void Realm, serving as captains of the Fairy Army, each commanding nine people.
The strongest among them was not even two thousand years old, yet his cultivation had reached the Seventh Layer of the Hollow Void Realm.
Looking at the hundred True Martial Fairy Army guards before him, Su Yu realized that this force alone had surpassed the foundation that the Earth Immortal Mansion had accumulated over many years.
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