Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1483: 802: Immortal Cave Master Lv Huaiyang

“Huh? Immortal Awakening Tripod?”

A spark lit up in Zhao Sheng's gaze as those words reached his ears, though he kept his poise while directing the Immortal Awakening Tripod to transfer the leftover Weak Water to Old Monk Gu Xiang.

Once the handover was done, almost sixty percent of the Weak Water remained inside the Immortal Awakening Tripod.

Through a voice transmission, he informed Old Monk Gu Xiang that he possessed ample Weak Water, offering future trades for Pocket World Jade or Principle Crystal if required.

Surprise and joy filled Old Monk Gu Xiang, who promptly lowered his head in thanks.

All at once, a Divine Thought struck unexpectedly. With a sweep of his long sleeve, Zhao Sheng unleashed a howling Gang Wind that scattered the Divine Thought in an instant.

He turned around to spot a Gun Robe Elder gazing at him with a grave look.

“Fellow Taoist, my name is Lv Huaiyang, and I was somewhat impolite earlier. Please forgive me,” the Gun Robe Elder transmitted via voice right away.

Zhao Sheng kept his face neutral and responded, “I go by Tianqiong. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Lv. What brings you to speak with me?”

A faint smile crossed Lv Huaiyang's features as he stated, “I tend to be direct in my words. I'm rather interested in the Immortal Awakening Tripod that Tianqiong Taoist holds. Might you be willing to trade it away?”

Zhao Sheng ran his fingers over the three-legged mini tripod, stowing it away with ease, then shook his head in courteous denial, “My regrets! The Immortal Awakening Tripod is a treasure I hold dear. Thus… no trade possible!”

Lv Huaiyang's brows furrowed briefly at this, but he soon grinned again and pressed, “Tianqiong Taoist, perhaps hear out the terms of the trade I have in mind…”

…

As Lv Huaiyang worked to sway Zhao Sheng from his firm resolve, inside a hidden Grotto Heaven, amid the vast Cloud Sea, a majestic Immortal City hovered. Towering spires and broad, pristine jade avenues alongside golden paths filled the city, rivaling the renowned Immortal Cities of the Spirit Realm without falling short.

A massive dark Heavenly Curtain shrouded the heart of the Immortal City, exuding an aura of profound mystery when viewed from distance.

Around the dark Heavenly Curtain's exterior lay an empty expanse stretching dozens of miles, barred to all cultivators, signaling this as the Immortal City's vital core.

Beneath the dark Heavenly Curtain unfolded a picturesque vista of lakes and peaks, with a splendid Immortal Palace rising at the lake's midst, casting forth dazzling splendor.

Yet, in the Immortal Palace's depths, shadows dominated, lit only by sporadic dark yellow flames hovering along the hall's walls. These flames danced sporadically, making the hall's illumination shift erratically between light and dark.

In the hall's center stood a Gun Robe Elder, methodically etching into a zhang-tall crystal stone using a chisel, slowly shaping a lifelike carving of a figure with a beast's head atop a human form.

At that instant, the Gun Robe Elder's chisel halted abruptly, his lengthy brows arching upward without reason, a trace of fury etching his countenance.

The following moment, a circular “Ghost Moon” emerged behind his head, from which two spectral figures emerged, dropping into the hall and shifting into a pair of enormous beasts.

These beasts appeared to have undergone unnatural alterations. From the neck down, they mimicked tigers or leopards, yet their heads were human, creating a grotesque disparity.

A nearer look revealed the human heads bore an uncanny resemblance to the Gun Robe Elder's own.

Still, their eyes brimmed with savage brutality.

No sooner had the two beasts touched down than they knelt low, submissive as loyal companions.

This Gun Robe Elder was yet another incarnation of Lv Huaiyang.

Lv Huaiyang's face held utmost sternness as he declared steadily, “Lv Hu, Lv Bao, make haste to the Immortal Qi Lake and join me there. Together, we'll strike and eliminate that foe.”

The pair of beasts nodded together, growling, “We shall obey the master's command without fail!”

With that, the two beasts morphed into spectral forms, plunging into the Void and fading from sight.

…

Immortal Qi Lake.

Zhao Sheng had no inkling that Lv Huaiyang nursed hidden killing intent, and by turning down the man's trade offers time and again, he left Lv Huaiyang utterly humiliated.

As a relic from the Burial Immortal Ruins tied to Zhao Sheng's vow to Taoyue Immortal Venerable, the Immortal Awakening Tripod was something he could never part with.

“Tianqiong, why not think it over once more? My trade terms remain unchanged at least until the Hundred Immortals Conference wraps up.” Seeing his target unmoved by words, Lv Huaiyang's inner malice grew, though he masked it with gentle urging.

At these words, Zhao Sheng transmitted back promptly, “Mr. Lv, no more needs to be said. Under no circumstances will I agree to a trade.”

Coldness settled on Lv Huaiyang's features as he heard this, and rather than reply, he shut his eyes to cultivate silently.

This sight heightened Zhao Sheng's wariness.

Nevertheless, he paid it little heed and soon engaged in discussions with fellow Unification Realm Daoists.

More than a hundred days flew by in a flash, during which Zhao Sheng reaped plentiful insights, as the Hundred Immortals Conference drew to a close.

With the Hundred Immortals Conference at its end, Unification Realm powerhouses left one after another.

Zhao Sheng lingered not a moment extra. In a blink, he became a streak of Flowing Light, vanishing into the endless, shadowy Void.

…

Shortly thereafter, Zhao Sheng abruptly散了 the escaping light and came to a halt. His eyes pierced like bolts, surveying the area, before a cold sneer formed. “As anticipated.

What now? Unable to trade before, so turning to robbery outright? Isn't that so, Mr. Lv!!”

“Hehehe,”

A chilling cackle resounded abruptly from the Void, after which two spectral figures materialized from nothing, shifting into elephant-sized behemoths bearing human heads on beastly frames.

Lv Huaiyang then pierced the gloom, advancing on Zhao Sheng, the two beasts trailing him.

Zhao Sheng's gaze swept across them, surprise flickering briefly. The auras of the opposing beasts roared with grandeur and power, surpassing Returning to Void and brushing against Unification Realm.

“Surrender the Immortal Awakening Tripod! I'll spare your life,” Lv Huaiyang menaced.

Before his words concluded, Lv Hu and Lv Bao, the duo of beasts, blinked into position at Zhao Sheng's flanks, encircling him.