"What?"

Upon hearing this, the little demons present all showed expressions of shock.

"Is there a Ninth Grade Alchemist besides those at Dragon and Tiger Mountain in this world?"

"No, even Dragon and Tiger Mountain hasn't seen a Ninth Grade Alchemist for a century, right?"

As a demon race "intelligence unit," their cultivation might not be impressive, but they were well-aware of the major and minor events that had occurred in the cultivation realm over the years.

Ninth Grade Alchemist.

This is not only unheard of in recent times, but even in the late periods of the previous dynasty, such an existence was not documented.

The Ninth Grade Elixirs preserved in the world today have all been kept for at least a hundred years!

If any current force could have more than three Ninth Grade Pills still in existence.

Then, without a doubt, it would definitely be Dragon and Tiger Mountain!

Perhaps if one were to insist on it, the most mysterious Little Sumeru Mountain of the Buddhist Sect might have a slight possibility.

Excluding these two forces, the Butterfly Demon saying that there still exists a Ninth Grade Alchemist in modern times naturally led to unanimous shaking of heads.

The Butterfly Demon, facing skepticism, was quite anxious.

"Oh, what I'm saying is true."

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, where I'm from, everyone's saying, you know the Locust Tree King, the worst one!"

"When it was killed, many demons watched from a distance."

"In short, I can't confirm if that person is a Ninth Grade Alchemist, but he definitely has a Ninth Grade Elixir in his possession!"

"Oh, by the way, the Black Bear King, who's always causing trouble at Jinshan Temple, seemed to have been subdued by that person that very day!"

As the Butterfly Demon said this, the little demons present all widened their eyes.

The Sparrow Demon, somewhat unsure, said, "Could the one you're talking about be the Daoist from Qingfeng Temple?"

The Butterfly Demon nodded energetically like a pecking bird, "Yes, yes, it's him, it's him. That's what the folks back home are saying!!"

Hearing this, the Sparrow Demon pondered for a moment, then decisively said:

"I'm heading to Dragon and Tiger Mountain right now to tell this to the White Snake Immortal!"

Without waiting to bid farewell to its companions, it flapped its wings and hurried towards Dragon and Tiger Mountain.

Though Qingcheng Mountain and Dragon and Tiger Mountain are both in the south, and not too far apart geographically, the Sparrow Demon, having little cultivation, even when flying at full speed, took an entire night.

Meanwhile, the White Snake had already been kneeling outside the inner heaven and earth of Dragon and Tiger Mountain for an entire night.

Her cheeks were wet, not knowing whether from tears or the morning dew.

Separated by an unbreakable barrier, she continuously cried out in despair.

"Bai Suzhen from beneath Qingcheng Mountain, begs the Celestial Master's Mansion to show mercy and save my sister's life."

"Regardless of what the Celestial Master demands, Bai Suzhen will comply, even if it means a life for a life."

"Please, Celestial Master's Mansion, show mercy!"

"Please, Celestial Master's Mansion, show mercy!"

"…"

A night of kneeling and pleading had left the White Snake's voice hoarse. Her forehead, white as jade, was stained with blood from continuous kowtowing, mixed with dirt, making this incomparably beautiful White Snake seem unbearably bleak.

But from beginning to end.

No Daoist from within Dragon and Tiger Mountain stepped out.

Not even a response was heard.

This made the White Snake's face full of tears, nearly in despair.

She attempted to forcibly break through Dragon and Tiger Mountain's barrier, but how could the barrier of a Daoist Sacred Land be breached by her?

"Why..."

"Why..."

"Esteemed Celestial Masters, please, just see Suzhen even once!"

The White Snake cried, heartbroken and unable to form words.

It was at this time that the Sparrow Demon finally arrived.

Seeing the White Snake hold in her arms the nearly lifeless Xiao Qing Immortal, whose face was void of any color and whose presence was almost undetectable, the Sparrow Demon staggered and fell from the sky.

"Xiao Qing Immortal..."

"Xiao Qing Immortal..."

The Sparrow Demon cried as it ran over and stood on the pale, thin wrist of the Cyan Snake, wailing intensely:

"How can you deceive Little Sparrow? You promised you'd come back soon!"

"Sob... How can you deceive Little Sparrow, sob sob..."

The Sparrow Demon was deeply sorrowful.

It realized, albeit belatedly, why Xiao Qing Immortal had entrusted it with so many things before leaving.

It turned out that this wasn't merely advice before going out.

It was clearly instructions for after one's passing…

The Sparrow Demon remembered the important matter, wiped away its tears, and hastily said to the White Snake:

"White Snake Immortal, one of the Five Great Daoist Sacred Lands has had internal issues and has been sealed off for several decades."

"This won't work."

"Quickly, come with me to another place."

"There, it's possible to find a Ninth Grade Pill!"

The Sparrow Demon flapped its wings, its face anxious.

"What?"

"Dragon and Tiger Mountain... has long been sealed off?"

When the White Snake heard this news, a trace of bewilderment crossed her face.

She looked blankly at the Sparrow Demon before her, though they were unfamiliar, it was clear the Sparrow Demon had no karmic obstructions and was undoubtedly of the demon race.

Seeing it so sorrowful, she presumed it had a close relationship with her sister.

In her urgency, she said, "Where is it? Quickly take me there!"

Hearing this, the Sparrow Demon directly landed on her shoulder: "I'll guide the way, White Snake Immortal, hurry!"

Without hesitation, the White Snake summoned her Dharma Aspect—a giant white python cross the sky, heading straight towards White Cliff Mountain.

The journey again stirred countless cultivators to exclaim.

…

On the other side.

Qingfeng Temple.

Since returning yesterday, Lin Heng and the Black Bear Spirit had been organizing throughout the night.

From the trip to Jinshan Temple, Lin Heng gathered a collection of 300,000 Scripture and Skill volumes and over 1,800 bottles of various elixirs, totaling more than 30,000 pills.

Additionally, there were about 12,000 magical artifacts in total.

This quantity not only astounded the Black Bear Spirit.

It also left Lin Heng himself somewhat taken aback.

It's no exaggeration to say.

With what Lin Heng currently had at his disposal, he could easily cultivate a new major power!

"Jinshan Temple must be furious now."

The Black Bear Spirit grinned foolishly, his face full of schadenfreude.

Lin Heng, however, knew that Jinshan Temple would definitely not let the matter rest.

With a powerful enemy approaching, he had to find a way to enhance his capabilities!

"It's a pity that killing those monks didn't give any cultivation rewards, otherwise, even those few Tower Guard Monks would have been enough for my realm to soar greatly..."

Lin Heng regretted a bit.

"However, acquiring tens of thousands of scripture and skill volumes from Jinshan Temple is still quite rewarding."

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Lin Heng now held the mastery of Jinshan Temple's various dharma gates—when encountering Buddhist Sect members using strange techniques in future, he wouldn't be caught off guard.

With that thought, Lin Heng hesitated no further and directly used the system function to integrate and comprehend the hundreds of thousands of scriptures and skills from Jinshan Temple within a single night.

After fully mastering the techniques created by generations of wise men from Jinshan Temple,.

Lin Heng couldn't help but marvel that Jinshan Temple indeed deserved to be the Buddhist Saint Sect. For the Buddhist Sect to have contended with Daoism in the history of Dragon Country until today indeed had its reasons!

"The Buddhist Sect does have some unique methods."

Lin Heng warmly reflected.

At this moment, however, a voice filled with supplication came from the foot of the mountain.

"Bai Suzhen from beneath Qingcheng Mountain requests to see the Observatory Master of Qingfeng Temple!"

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