Chapter 95

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Zhu Ganglie slightly adjusted his appearance as he entered the imperial palace, making himself look more ethereal and concealing his original features.

After all, although more than ten years had passed, his appearance had not changed at all. If he did not conceal it, he might be recognized by Zhu Xu, which would be undesirable.

As he entered the grand hall of the palace, Zhu Xu sat on the throne, surrounded by over a dozen cultivators. Among them were monks, Taoists, and people in peculiar attire.

Zhu Ganglie took a quick glance and had a general understanding. The highest cultivation level among them was only at the Manifestation stage, and some had just reached the Soul Departure stage, capable of only using soul techniques to create illusions.

Seeing this, Zhu Ganglie could not help but shake his head. No wonder these people could not detect the traces of the fox demon. The three-tailed fox demon was at least at the Unity stage. If it had not been injured by him, its current cultivation would be even stronger, not inferior to a Seventh Stage Golden Core cultivator.

While Zhu Ganglie was sizing up these people, they were looking at him with hostile eyes. After all, these scattered cultivators had no hope of immortality, and their greatest pursuit was merely the glory and wealth of the mortal world. They had already regarded Zhu Ganglie as a rival who was taking their livelihood.

"Are you the immortal who planted pears in the market?"

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Ganglie with a dignified expression and asked, though his voice was loud, his eyes were somewhat dim and scattered.

Zhu Ganglie only sized up Zhu Xu without answering, and this behavior gave the surrounding cultivators an excuse to pick a fight. A tall, cold-faced cultivator with a green snake coiled around his wrist stepped forward and shouted at Zhu Ganglie, "What kind of evil spirit are you, daring to deceive the lord of the country!"

Zhu Xu did not mind the cultivator's outburst, as he intended to test Zhu Ganglie. Seeing the lord's promise, the black-robed cultivator became even more brazen. The green snake on his wrist flicked its tongue and lunged at Zhu Ganglie.

"Actually a cultivator who controls insects. This green snake is quite good, but your cultivation is too weak."

Zhu Ganglie sneered slightly. This black-robed cultivator seemed to be the strongest among them, otherwise, he would not have stepped forward first. However, what surprised Zhu Ganglie was not this, but the fact that the green snake had a trace of dragon blood, though it was extremely thin, it was still quite rare on a snake.

Seeing the green snake bite at him, Zhu Ganglie lightly tapped it on the head, pinning it in place, and said with a smile, "We have a connection. I intend to help you break free. Do you wish to leave?"

Hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, the green snake's eyes flashed with a glint of intelligence, immediately showing a pleading look.

"Practice diligently and do not辜负 the dragon blood in you!"

Zhu Ganglie said, then flicked his wrist, shattering the restrictions on the green snake. With a wave of his sleeve, the green snake was sent dozens of miles away.

"Ah, you thief, return my spirit beast!"

The black-robed cultivator roared in anger, preparing to attack Zhu Ganglie, his body emitting black qi.

Zhu Ganglie did not waste words. With a light tap of the Yuan Yang Ruler in his hand, the black qi around the black-robed cultivator shattered, and his entire body's magical power was nullified!

"How vicious!"

The other cultivators in the hall were instantly intimidated by Zhu Ganglie's move and did not dare to act, only glancing at him sideways.

"This poor Daoist, Zuo Fang, greets the lord of the country!"

Zhu Ganglie fabricated a fake name and said with a smile. At this moment, Zhu Xu was also surprised by Zhu Ganglie's abilities, recognizing him as a true talent. He immediately stepped down from the throne and approached, saying, "Immortal, your skills are impressive. Please take a seat!"

After Zhu Ganglie sat down, Zhu Xu got straight to the point, "Where did you learn your skills, and what advice do you have for me?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ganglie revealed a disdainful expression and said calmly, "My sect is a heavenly immortal sect, which I cannot reveal. However, I have a treasure called the Sealing God Pagoda. If the lord places it at the palace gate and bathes in its divine light, it will strengthen your body and health!"

As he spoke, Zhu Ganglie flicked his hand, summoning the Sealing God Pagoda. Although it could transform into a white bone demon, it currently appeared as a white jade pagoda emitting a milky white glow, making it look like a precious treasure.

Especially the cultivators, who were even more excited, recognizing it as a formidable magical tool, and thus had more respect for Zhu Ganglie.

When Zhu Xu saw the Sealing God Pagoda, he was also delighted, especially seeing the expressions of the surrounding cultivators, he believed Zhu Ganglie's words and said, "Thank you, Immortal. What do you require?"

Zhu Xu did not believe that a cultivator would offer something without asking for anything in return, and if Zhu Ganglie did not make a request, he would not feel at ease.

Zhu Ganglie understood this and smiled, "Please have a thousand-year-old peach wood and three hundred pure jade stones prepared for me."

Hearing this, Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the Sealing God Pagoda to be hung at the palace gate.

At this moment, a concubine deep in the palace felt a sudden weakness, but it was not obvious, so she did not pay much attention.

Zhu Ganglie, however, was sitting in the room Zhu Xu had arranged for him, waiting patiently. He did not intend to destroy the fox demon with a thunderous strike, to avoid harming the mortals of the Qinghuo Kingdom.

Instead, he planned to slowly erode the fox demon's power, gradually restraining it. After all, the Sealing God Pagoda was already a ninth-stage magical tool, with nine Golden Core ghost immortals stationed inside.

The three-tailed fox demon, at the Unity stage, could not resist the power of the Sealing God Pagoda.

On the sixth day, Zhu Xu brought the three hundred pure jade stones, but could not find the thousand-year-old peach wood.

However, Zhu Ganglie was not concerned, as these conditions were just something he had proposed casually. The jade stones were suitable for refining talismans. At this time, Zhu Ganglie also learned that one of Zhu Xu's concubines was seriously ill and seeking medical help everywhere.

At this moment, the fox demon realized that it had been outmaneuvered, but it was too weak to resist. It also learned that a Sealing God Pagoda had been placed at the palace gate, and it repeatedly begged Zhu Xu to remove the treasure.

Zhu Xu also realized something was wrong and personally came to see Zhu Ganglie, "Immortal, can you remove the pagoda?"

Hearing this, Zhu Ganglie glanced at Zhu Xu and said calmly, "Certainly."

He knew that his "grandfather" had been bewitched by the fox demon. If it were not for the two longevity pills, he would have been drained of his essence and dragon qi.

Hearing Zhu Ganglie's words, Zhu Xu was overjoyed and led him to the palace gate to remove the Sealing God Pagoda.

Zhu Ganglie floated up to the palace gate, where the head of the true dragon of the Qinghuo Kingdom's fortune was located. Over the past few days, he had used the Sealing God Pagoda to slowly suppress the three-tailed fox demon.

On the other hand, he had infused all the dragon qi in his body into the true dragon, severing his last connection with the Qinghuo Kingdom.

"Lord, watch!"

Zhu Ganglie shouted, and the Sealing God Pagoda grew to a massive size, enveloping the entire palace. A milky white glow enveloped the palace, suppressing everything.

The three-tailed fox demon, struck by the white light, lost all its power and was sucked up by the light.

Zhu Xu, seeing his favorite concubine being absorbed by the white light, was shocked to see her slowly transform into a white fox with three tails.

"Lord, this fox demon was injured and hid in your palace, absorbing the fortune of the Qinghuo Kingdom to heal itself. If the dragon qi of the Qinghuo Kingdom is drained, you will die, and the kingdom may fall!"

Zhu Ganglie said calmly, while Zhu Xu was stunned, not by the fox demon, but by the transformed appearance of Zhu Ganglie.

"Grandson, is it you? Is it you? You have become an immortal?"

Zhu Xu said with a mix of shock and disbelief. Hearing this, all the palace attendants and soldiers were also stunned.

"Indeed, it is me. I have found a great master. I happened to pass by and saw this demon causing havoc, so I took action. However, the lord should focus on governing the kingdom to prevent other demons from entering!"

As he spoke, Zhu Ganglie was about to leave, but Zhu Xu's eyes shone with a strange light, and after the shock, he was filled with joy, "Now that you have become an immortal, you can stay in the kingdom. I will pass the throne to you, and you can teach me the way to immortality!"

Zhu Ganglie did not listen to Zhu Xu's words and left with the Sealing God Pagoda, heading towards the distant Qinghuo Mountain.

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End of the chapter.