Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 554 - 9: Mid-grade Immortal Artifact
At the Dao League headquarters, many masters reside, engaging in closed-door cultivation.
These Foundation Establishment cultivators rarely show themselves unless necessary.
However, a suspected mysterious power at a false Core Formation realm on Penglai Fairy Island is undoubtedly major news.
When cultivators sensed the disturbance and arrived one by one, they were all shocked.
"Zhugé family, Zhugé Ping, what happened to him?"
Seeing the elderly man with skin burns, singed hair, and in a wretched state, everyone took a deep breath and then turned their eyes towards Huang Zhixin, who was enveloped in scorching spiritual power.
"This woman... is she the false Core Formation master?"
In today’s difficult era for the Golden Core Dao, having the technique to surpass the Foundation Establishment stage with a false Core Formation is the strongest method.
"Zhixin..." Nearby, Huang’s elder was also extremely shocked to see the power his granddaughter unleashed.
What did Elder Lin give her that enabled a young girl in the Qi Refining stage to display such strength?
Golden Core Stage!
It’s confirmed.
That Elder Lin’s cultivation is definitely above the Golden Core Stage; otherwise, how could he possess such immortal methods?
"Did I cause this?"
The Taiyang False Pill—an elixir Lin Jing concocted early on—was now manifested by the magic mushroom and temporarily lent to Huang Zhixin, and its contained power left Huang Zhixin bewildered.
She felt she could... melt a mountain now.
"What happened here?"
In the crowd drawn by the commotion, the director of the Dao League Enforcement Bureau, Yi An, was also present, along with several enforcement bureau cultivators in the later stages of the Qi Refining.
Among them was Cultivator Qingfeng, who turned pale at the scene, sensing an ominous feeling.
"This senior... how should I address you?" Director Yi An landed on the ground and bowed to Huang Zhixin, even though he was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage; before this presumed false Core Formation master, he could not maintain any authority despite his official position.
"It’s Senior Yi An." Huang Qianyun recognized the middle-aged man before him and took a deep breath, feeling an inexplicable excitement upon seeing such a significant figure addressing his granddaughter as a senior.
"Let’s not worry about how to address me, we reported evildoings to the Dao League and were immediately attacked; this matter requires an explanation," Huang Zhixin said nervously but followed the directions of the little mushroom inside her.
Yi An’s expression changed, glancing at the Zhugé Patriarch still in the air, terrified and not yet recovered, he understood somewhat what was going on.
"I am just the junior Director of the Dao League Enforcement Bureau. Senior, whatever matter you want to report, you can tell me now."
"The Huang Mountain Demon Lord devours humans, eating young children. We reported this to Cultivator Qingfeng of the Enforcement Bureau. The very next morning, this old man came to threaten us."
Wow.
The words left the present cultivators extremely shocked, smelling the scent of a major story, and combining it with the miserable state of Zhugé Ping, they swiftly imagined a grand drama in their minds.
"Qingfeng!" Yi An looked towards his subordinate, only to see Cultivator Qingfeng immediately kneel in panic: "Director, I was also deceived."
"Zhugé Ping, you must give an explanation for this matter."
"Explanation? Hmph." Zhugé Ping had recovered from his fear at this point, anxiously taking out a swift wind talisman and leaving promptly.
He didn’t know what had happened to the woman, but he could only have his ancestor handle the following matters after they emerged from seclusion.
A false Core Formation master is not someone he can provoke.
"Who said you could leave?"
Huang Zhixin looked at Zhugé Ping, who attempted to flee, waved her hand at him, and a gust of hot wind immediately flipped him over, crashing down from the sky, engulfed in fireballs rolling on the ground, seeing which, the surrounding cultivators felt as if they were plunged into an ice cave despite the scorching weather, bowing their heads without daring to say or look further.
"The Dao League will undoubtedly give senior an explanation." Yi An was drenched in sweat, the pressure from a false Core Formation stage expert was overwhelming, and to such experts, ordinary Foundation Establishment stages were like mere ants in their eyes.
"This incident is the Dao League’s mistake, and mistakes must be punished. I will take this as a warning." Huang Zhixin extended her hand; from the Dao League headquarters, a blank plaque flew out and landed before her.
Seeing this, several cultivators’ pupils shrank, and Yi An was even more anxious: "Senior, this cannot be, this plaque is the leader’s collection."
This blank plaque, known to many, hung outside the Dao League leader Hu Yousong’s abode. Everyone knew it was mysterious: whatever was written on it, regardless of its content, would quickly disappear.
To this day, no one has understood the principle behind it, but it was confirmed that this thing was indeed a top-grade treasure.
Actually, Huang Zhixin did not know why the mushroom placed by Elder Lin in her body wanted to take this, but in the current situation, she could only follow the other party’s arrangements.
"A mid-grade immortal artifact."
The magic mushroom was excited; the Mushroom Lord indeed was wise, knowing Earth had many treasures, immediately had it follow the Huang family members to the Dao League headquarters to inspect.
After scanning with its consciousness, the mushroom indeed discovered that on this Penglai Fairy Island, there existed something considered a supreme treasure even for them.
It was precisely this blank plaque.
This item was also the most valuable on this island.
The mushroom had seen quite a few low-grade immortal artifacts in the Origin World, thus it could ascertain that this blank plaque should be a mid-grade immortal artifact.
Lin Jing was indeed like the Dog Households, having handled many immortal artifacts like the Celestial Sword Sect’s Immortal Sword, the Demon Court’s Four Saints Scroll, and other spoils in the Origin World, but they were all low-grade.
Therefore, a mid-grade immortal artifact was a first for Lin Jing as well.
"With such an incident in the Dao League, it’s also a failure of the leader’s duty, the upper layers can punish the lower layers, but who punishes the upper layers? Let it be a lesson." Following the mushroom’s instructions, Huang Zhixin took away the plaque with a steeled heart and left with the Elder Huang.
No one dared to stop them.
"It’s over. When the leader returns, Penglai Fairy Island will quake." The numerous cultivators looked at the fainted Zhugé Patriarch and sighed. Yi An was even more frustrated, issuing an order directly: "First, send Zhugé Ping for treatment, and then I will personally interrogate him. Moreover, bring him in."
He pointed towards Qingfeng.
"Investigate for me, the background of that false Core Formation senior and her servant at the ninth level of Qi Refining."
"Director, director, I know, don’t lock me up, I’ll tell you everything I know." Cultivator Qingfeng pleaded in fright, transmitting: "They harbor great secrets."
"The old and young cultivators are from Huang Mountain Qianyun Temple, though they both have Qi Refining cultivation, I don’t know why that woman suddenly acquired such power."
"Yes, they must have a high-ranking person behind them, someone capable of granting a Qi Refining stage cultivator false Core Formation power! That Huang Mountain Demon Lord was also exterminated by that person. What cultivation level is this person?"
"What did you say?" The Enforcement Bureau Director was astonished, that woman, just a day ago, was at the fourth level of Qi Refining?
What kind of joke is this, what level of cultivation could grant a fourth level Qi Refining cultivator a false Core Formation in a day! A Nascent Soul stage expert?
