No one could have imagined that Qiānlíng, who hailed from a minor secret realm, was actually a Ninth Heaven Taibai Golden Immortal.
Not only that, she had cultivated the Taibai Golden Aura, achieving minor completion.
Reaching the Ninth Heaven was already difficult enough; cultivating the Taibai Golden Aura to minor completion was a challenge upon challenges.
At the very least, someone like Ding Da, who had the backing of the Jinwu Li Clan, had already ascended to the Ninth Heaven of Taibai over a thousand years ago, yet to this day, he still had not managed to cultivate the Taibai Golden Aura.
What was even more unbelievable was that many remembered that just over a decade ago, when Qiānlíng was harassed by young masters like Li Fengyan, her cultivation was only at the Fourth Heaven. This meant that in the short span of a dozen years, she had not only reached the Ninth Heaven realm but had also cultivated the Taibai Golden Aura to this level of minor completion.
How had she done it?
Superior innate talent?
Exceptional comprehension?
Or some miraculous encounter?
No one knew.
No one was clear.
Not only did they not know, but even the dozen or so people from the Xiaoluo Secret Realm, and even Qiānniǎo, who was as close to Qiānlíng as a blood sister, were also unaware.
"Sister Ling'er's cultivation...
How...
How can she be a Ninth Heaven Taibai Golden Immortal, and...
and...
She's actually cultivated the Taibai Golden Aura! Heavens!"
Gu Qingfeng lounged lazily in that wide, comfortable chair, smoking spirit tobacco, sipping Little Tipple wine, swallowing Great Luo Meridian-Cleansing Pills like candy beans, eating the highly poisonous Bitter Bodhi like grapes, and watching Qiānlíng's brilliant performance earlier as if enjoying a spectacle.
"You think everyone's like you, just playing around all day? When have you ever seen your Sister Qiānlíng play?"
"I've never seen Sister Ling'er play, but...
but...
When did Sister Ling'er become a Taibai Golden Immortal!
How come...
How come I didn't know anything about it."
"Your Sister Ling'er became a Taibai Golden Immortal some years ago. You just didn't know."
"What do you mean I didn't know?
Don't tell me you knew?
Wait!
That's not right!"
Qiānniǎo stared at Gu Qingfeng in disbelief and asked, "Just now, you were still egging my Sister Ling'er on to fight the Jinwu Li Clan. Don't tell me...
you already knew Sister Ling'er was a Taibai Golden Immortal?"
"Nonsense!
Do I look blind to you?"
"You...
how did you know?"
"Guess."
Qiānniǎo couldn't guess.
Beside them, Horse King looked at Qiānlíng in the sky, then at Gu Qingfeng. He finally understood why this Great Lord showed not a hint of panic when facing the Jinwu Li Clan—it turned out he had long known Qiānlíng was a Taibai Golden Immortal who had cultivated the Taibai Golden Aura.
Not far away.
Liúlí was also gaping, staring at Qiānlíng in shock. "Good heavens! A few years ago when we saw Sister Ling'er, her cultivation was only at the Fifth Heaven. In just a few years, Sister Ling'er has actually become a Taibai Golden Immortal who has cultivated the Ninth Heaven Golden Aura. It's truly unbelievable."
Beside her.
Xuán Yún also found it incredible.
Ever since his first meeting with Qiānlíng, he had seen that her innate talent was good, especially her comprehension, which was quite remarkable. Even so, he hadn't believed Qiānlíng could achieve the Dao of Taibai Golden Immortal in just a few short years, because he thought she had a fatal flaw: her origins in a minor secret realm meant scarce resources, destined to limit her future achievements.
Could she have had some miraculous encounter?
Xuán Yún didn't know.
"Senior Brother, Sister Ling'er is really amazing. Even if you don't step in to help, Sister Ling'er can handle it herself."
"Heh, handle it herself?
How naive."
Xuán Yún shook his head and smiled disdainfully. "Do you think this hundred-plus strong force from the Jinwu Secret Realm is just for show?
If they join forces to surround and attack, forget that Qiānlíng has cultivated the Taibai Golden Aura; even if she had cultivated the Taibai Golden Heart, she would undoubtedly die."
"Ah?
Then what should we do?"
"Don't worry. I said, as long as I'm here, I absolutely won't let the Jinwu Li Clan harm a single hair on her head."
On the Firecloud Grand Chariot.
Horse King also seemed to realize this problem and said worriedly, "Great Lord, Immortal Qiānlíng is indeed a Taibai Golden Immortal, and her strength is formidable. But the Jinwu Li Clan has over a hundred people! And the Jinwu Li Clan is notoriously shameless, most adept at ganging up on the few. If this hundred-plus strong force joins forces to surround her, Immortal Qiānlíng might..." Beside him, Qiānniǎo, who had originally been immersed in immense joy, suddenly heard Horse King's words and immediately realized she had celebrated too early. The joy in her heart instantly turned to panic as she worried, "Yes! The Jinwu Li Clan still has over a hundred people! If they join forces, Sister Ling'er won't be able to hold them off at all."
At that moment, Gu Qingfeng said leisurely, "What's there to fear? I told you, with Qiānlíng's strength, dealing with these small fry from the Jinwu Li Clan is more than enough."
"Little drunkard! Do you think my Sister Ling'er is a god?!
The Jinwu Li Clan has over a hundred people!
Forget that my Sister Ling'er is only a Ninth Heaven Taibai Golden Immortal; even a Suixing Golden Immortal of over ten Heavens would probably..." Before Qiānniǎo could finish her sentence, the thing she feared finally happened. Ding Da shouted, "What a fine Ninth Heaven Taibai Golden Aura!
A pity!
What a great pity!
Pity there's only you alone. You're destined not to make much of a wave."
With that.
He waved his hand grandly and commanded, "Everyone, listen up! All of you, attack together! Make sure this wild girl dies without a place to be buried!"
Just as Horse King had said, the Jinwu Secret Realm was very adept at ganging up on the few. Relying on their numbers, many Golden Immortal experts had stumbled at their hands over the years.
After all, no matter how high one's cultivation, immortal power was always finite.
One could block one divine ability sword art, two, three, even ten or more, but one's own immortal power was not infinite. Once the immortal spirit was exhausted, death was inevitable!
Whoosh!
The hundred-plus strong force of the Jinwu Li Clan were not doing this for the first time; they had done such deeds many times and were already well-practiced. They all summoned flying swords and unleashed divine ability sword arts.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A sky full of divine abilities, a sky full of sword arts, mixed with various immortal talismans and magical treasures, swept forth like a storm of pear blossoms.
The nine layers of golden aura around Qiānlíng instantly ignited. She swung her arms, her hands forming seals, as streams of immortal arts condensed and manifested.
"Fortune arises, a thousand mountains stack!"
Whoosh!
The golden radiance around her instantly transformed into a majestic, imposing mountain!
When the sky full of divine ability sword arts struck, they were blocked outside by this mountain.
Boom!
Then.
Another mountain condensed and manifested, stacking with the first.
A third!
A fourth!
A fifth!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Mountain after mountain stacked together, shaking the sky full of divine abilities until they scattered, and shaking the hundred-plus strong force of the Jinwu Li Clan until they felt dizzy and unsteady on their feet.
What was this?
How could it have such immense power?
Could it be Fortune?
Yes.
This was Fortune.
But it was not a false Fortune piled up with resources like Li Tianhua's, but a true acquired Fortune—Minor Thousand Mountains!
Fortune.
Was something one could encounter but not seek.
If it weren't so, those great clans wouldn't use resources to pile up false Fortune.
No one had imagined that Qiānlíng, who came from a minor secret realm, was not only a Taibai Golden Immortal who had cultivated the Ninth Heaven Golden Aura, but even more unimaginable was that she possessed this encounter-but-not-seekable great Fortune that even the young masters of immortal families envied!