Chapter 1 The Invitation

"I am the Linglong Holy Maiden. In a month, I will be holding my five-thousand-year birthday celebration and specially invite Junior Nephew Lu Changsheng to attend."

The gentle voice traveled from a distant place to the Shumen Holy Land.

It was a woman's voice, extremely pleasant to hear.

However, the voice caused an uproar.

The Linglong Holy Maiden was once the number one female cultivator in the world.

She was also known as the most beautiful woman in the cultivation world. However, she never had any relationship with any cultivator, not even a Dao companion.

Countless cultivators pursued such a fairy, and many Holy Land Masters were once admirers of the Linglong Holy Maiden.

Now, such an existence was actually taking the initiative to invite Lu Changsheng to attend her birthday celebration. What was the mystery behind this?

The Linglong Holy Land basically never received outsiders, especially for major celebrations, which were celebrated behind closed doors.

Yet this time, the Linglong Holy Maiden took the initiative to invite Lu Changsheng to the Linglong Holy Land.

This was a world wonder and aroused the envy of countless people.

Beneath Sword Mountain.

Lu Changsheng was stunned when he heard these words.

A five-thousand-year birthday celebration?

Inviting himself to a banquet?

In an instant, Lu Changsheng thought of what the Langya Immortal had told him.

"In the Immortal Realm, there are many old hags who have lived for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. They are all insane. We beautiful men must be careful."

If the Linglong Holy *Daughter* had invited him, Lu Changsheng wouldn't have thought much of it.

But an invitation from the Linglong Holy *Maiden* was strange.

What if she coveted his beauty?

What if she asked him at the birthday celebration if he wanted to stop working hard?

Xu Jian, who was beside him, didn't notice Lu Changsheng's strangeness. Instead, he revealed a look of envy and said, "I've heard that the Linglong Holy Maiden is a peerless beauty, and many people have never seen this fairy. I didn't expect Junior Brother Lu to have such a chance to witness the Linglong Holy Maiden!"

Xu Jian sighed.

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but be taken aback.

"But... this Holy Maiden is five thousand years old."

As soon as he said this, Xu Jian immediately shook his head and said, "Brother Lu, you are wrong. For us cultivators, once we reach a certain realm, we can meditate for hundreds or even thousands of years. What is five thousand years?

"Besides, Junior Brother Lu, you may not know this, but it is said that a woman three hundred years older offers an immortal pill, and a woman three thousand years older is ranked among the immortals."

"I don't have this opportunity. If I did!"

Xu Jian stopped here.

His eyes were filled with unspeakable anticipation and desire.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was stunned.

He didn't expect Xu Jian to have such thoughts.

It was true that you could know a person's face but not their heart.

A red invitation card flew from millions of miles away.

It landed in Lu Changsheng's hand.

This was the invitation to the Linglong Holy Maiden's five-thousand-year birthday celebration.

The card was gold-plated, making it look very luxurious and somewhat heavy. Lu Changsheng put it into his Qiankun Ring and went with Xu Jian to the Shumen Holy Land.

At this moment, the disciples of the Shumen Holy Land had been waiting for a long time.

One hundred thousand sword cultivator disciples appeared in a mighty and grand formation at the mountain gate. As Lu Changsheng arrived, a loud and clear voice resounded.

"We have seen Senior Brother Lu!"

They shouted loudly, and these words came from the heart, from the depths of their souls.

The Shumen disciples were all sword cultivators, and Lu Changsheng had proven himself as a contemporary sword immortal, which meant that Lu Changsheng had reached the forefront. How could they not be respectful?

How could they not respect him?

Lu Changsheng was calm, smiled, and nodded as a greeting.

"Hahaha, Junior Nephew Lu! Long time no see. When we meet again, Junior Nephew Lu is still so handsome."

At this moment, a group of old men walked out of the Shumen Hall. These were the high-level figures of the Shumen Holy Land. They came out with smiles on their faces, their faces glowing red, as if their own disciples had returned.

However, for some reason, Lu Changsheng felt a chill.

He had taken ten peerless sword immortal embryos from Sword Mountain, but these old geezers weren't angry at all? They even looked at him with smiles, and there was always something strange in their eyes.

This was very strange.

If it were someone else who took ten peerless immortal sword embryos from the Daluo Holy Land, regardless of whether the immortal swords were unowned or not, as long as they were in the Daluo Holy Land, Qingyun Daoren would never let the other party take them away so easily.

Even according to Qingyun Daoren's personality, he would rather be shattered jade than whole tile.

Although all crows in the world were not necessarily black, these old geezers shouldn't be much better, right?

"Greetings, Uncles! Greetings, Holy Master!"

Lu Changsheng was respectful. Although his thoughts were chaotic, Lu Changsheng didn't commit any impropriety in terms of etiquette.

Famous and orthodox sects valued etiquette the most.

They believed that a qualified cultivator should not only have cultivation but also be cultured, literate, have great ambitions, and be polite.

A person without culture, knowledge, etiquette, and morality was nothing more than a brute, even if he possessed a high level of cultivation.

Having both courage and wisdom was the key.

However, most cultivators didn't like to read when they were young, always feeling that reading was too cumbersome. So, in the early stages of cultivation, they desperately tried to improve their cultivation. Only when they were stuck at a certain realm would they read books, study, and improve themselves.

This was why many young cultivators, when encountering incredibly shocking things, would often only gasp in shock and not say idioms like "terrifyingly powerful," "so extraordinary," or "heart-shaking."

Lu Changsheng was not only handsome, but also impeccable in terms of etiquette.

This made the Shumen Holy Master and other elders feel very emotional.

"Changsheng, Junior Nephew, why did you suddenly come to my Shumen?"

The Shumen Holy Master spoke, coming to Lu Changsheng with a face full of smiles.

"I don't know what happened. When I was teleporting, I suddenly arrived near the Shumen Holy Land."

Lu Changsheng would definitely not mention the Langya Secret Realm.

The Shumen Holy Master didn't care why Lu Changsheng suddenly appeared in the Shumen territory. As long as he came, everything would be fine.

"The teleportation formation of the Yin-Yang Holy Land is simply terrible. Changsheng, Junior Nephew, you must have been tired during this time. Was your stay in the Holy City comfortable? Did anyone with no manners offend you? If so, I'll let my good-for-nothing disciple vent your anger."

The Shumen Holy Son was full of concern. His concern was no less than that of the Yin-Yang Holy Master.

"No, no, Junior Nephew ate and drank well in the Holy City and had a few days of carefree life. However, I've been in the Holy Land for a few days, indulging in pleasure and not visiting in advance. I've really done something wrong. Junior Nephew Lu Changsheng apologizes to all the Uncles."

Lu Changsheng spoke, appearing extremely polite.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. It's good that you've come, it's good that you've come." The Shumen Holy Master was full of smiles, and then said, "Today, we've prepared a grand banquet for Junior Nephew Lu. Xu Jian, why don't you take Junior Nephew Lu to rest first!"

He said this.

Xu Jian nodded immediately, and then led Lu Changsheng to his residence.

At the same time.

Langya Immortal Treasury.

The end of the eighth level.

Thousands of cultivators were bathed in blood. They had made it through the eighth level, and as long as they waited for the Langya Immortal Gate to appear, they could obtain the Langya Immortal Treasury.

Countless people were excited.

Waiting for the Langya Immortal Gate.

An hour later.

The Langya Immortal Gate opened.