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Chapter 23: Learn the art of traversing mountains and harvest seven-colored lotuses.

"To become an immortal, one must ride a crane to heaven."

"Turning stone into gold, it's truly miraculous."

"I must go to Laoshan to learn the ways of immortality."

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The Taoist priests of Laoshan possess many wondrous techniques, but most of them are merely illusions.

What might seem like divine intervention to mortals is nothing more than a child's play to cultivators.

Xu Xian did not need this method.

He wanted to explore the mountain and obtain the Seven-Colored Lotus; all he needed was the ability to traverse the mountain.

"According to the plot, we have to chop wood first."

Although Xu Xian was like a mortal at this time, his physical condition remained unchanged.

Chopping wood was not a difficult task for him.

Therefore, he only needed three days to cut the amount that would have taken one or two months in the original storyline.

After chopping wood, he told the Taoist priest of Laoshan what kind of immortal arts he wanted.

The Taoist priest from Laoshan was quite surprised: "Only the art of passing through mountains? Don't you want to learn other immortal arts?"

"I only want to learn the art of traversing mountains."

Xu Xian remained resolute, while reminiscing about the amusing incidents involving players in the game.

One player firmly believes that the Taoist priests of Laoshan possess magical abilities comparable to those of Fangcun Mountain.

He spent a long time finally persuading the Taoist priest of Laoshan and learned all the immortal arts.

Upon emerging from the secret realm, they discovered that the immortal techniques they had learned could only deceive mortals and could not fool cultivators at all.

The player angrily deleted his account and simultaneously launched a tirade against the official game developers on the forum.

This caused everyone to burst into laughter, filling the forum with a joyful atmosphere.

Xu Xian, familiar with the plot, naturally wouldn't choose any other tricks; he only wanted to learn the art of passing through mountains.

[Congratulations to player Xu Xian for obtaining the [Mountain-Penetrating Technique] (Green) by defeating the [Laoshan Taoist]!]

The mountains, Taoist temples, and Taoist priests in front of Xu Xian all turned into a cloud of mist and then disappeared.

His spirit returned to the room.

He chanted the incantation, and his soul entered his body, just in time for the rooster to crow at dawn.

Bai Suzhen yawned and was about to get up to cook.

Xu Xian then grabbed her around the waist and hugged her, saying indecent things.

Bai Suzhen blushed and lay back down on the bed.

Squeak, squeak...

……

As the sun rose high, Bai Suzhen got up to cook, her face flushed.

After breakfast, Xu Xian said he was going out to practice his swordsmanship, but actually headed towards Hulu Mountain outside the city.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing stayed at home and did not go out.

After all, Fahai was out there vigorously eliminating demons, and the two of them going out at this time were really giving this big monk a hard time.

Bai Suzhen was very happy with her peaceful life at this time and did not want to provoke Fahai. She stayed at home and learned needlework.

Xiaoqing, feeling utterly bored, rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Sister, if you want Xu Xian to cultivate, how should you teach him? It's so troublesome..."

Bai Suzhen examined the peony she had embroidered with considerable pride: "There will always be opportunities, no need to rush... Xiaoqing, what do you think of this peony?"

"Hmm, I don't understand."

……

Xu Xian, carrying his sword, slowly walked out of Hangzhou.

Only when he was in a secluded place did he conceal himself and fly towards the direction of Calabash Mountain.

The wind howled fiercely in the sky, but fortunately, Xu Xian's physical body was strong and he was not affected.

Not long after, Xu Xian arrived in the mountains.

"The seven-colored lotus is hidden inside the mountain, and we need to first deceive the mountain god and the mountain eagle."

Xu Xian took out the Juntian Music Chart, infused it with his own magical power, and pressed it into the mountain.

Suddenly, beautiful celestial music began to play.

Birds danced gracefully atop the mountains.

Amidst the clouds and mist, the plants and trees come to life.

In a short while, the entire mountain range seemed to enter a rather pleasant state.

Xu Xian wiped the sweat from his brow and immediately used his mountain-penetrating technique.

With Xu Xian's cultivation level and the level of the Juntian Music Diagram, although he could barely trap the mountain god in an illusion, it would only last for a short quarter of an hour.

Xu Xian must hurry.

He chanted the incantation, stepped into the mountain, and quickly crawled towards the location he remembered.

The rocks around Xu Xian surged, clearing a path for him.

He quickly arrived at the mountainside and entered a rather spacious cave.

The cave is located deep in the mountains, but it does not appear dark.

Instead, there were countless wisps of mist and rising rainbows.

Upon closer inspection, Xu Xian saw a lotus flower blooming in seven colors floating quietly where the seven-colored rays of light were rising.

It is a seven-colored lotus!

Without hesitation, Xu Xian used his magic to capture the seven-colored lotus in his hand and quickly fled the place.

[Congratulations to player Xu Xian for obtaining the [Seven-Colored Lotus] (Blue)]

Upon arriving outside the mountain, he took the Juntian Music Diagram and, while remaining hidden, fled far away.

Rumble!

As soon as Xu Xian's figure disappeared, the mountain range trembled violently.

The earthquake caused the river to stop flowing and startled birds and beasts to scatter.

The mountain god was furious!

"A demon has stolen the Seven-Colored Lotus! Quickly search for its trail!"

The mountain eagles soared into the sky, circling in the mountains, searching for any suspicious traces.

Xu Xian naturally heard the commotion in the mountains.

He flew at breakneck speed, and when he could vaguely see the city of Hangzhou, he finally exhausted all his magical power.

It fell straight down.

thump!

Water splashed everywhere in the river, startling the fish, shrimp, and crabs, who then fled.

Only one old turtle stared intently at the human in the water with its beady green eyes, and said with delight, "Immortal, you still have time to visit my humble abode?"

"..."

Xu Xian ignored the old turtle.

Although his physical body was strong, he had no way to hold his breath.

At this moment, hiding in the water and not speaking is acceptable, but speaking will immediately deflate one's spirits.

In addition, he was constantly practicing the Yin-Yang Intercourse Technique to restore his own magical power.

Looking at Xu Xian's silent expression, the old turtle wondered what he had said wrong.

It knew that the immortal in front of it was a capable person and did not want to offend him, so it kept muttering to itself.

"Please speak, Immortal!"

"Did I do something to upset you, Immortal?"

"Immortal, please heed my words."

"Please don't glare at me, Immortal, I'm scared."

gibberish...

Xu Xian held his breath underwater while simultaneously using his divine sense to check the location of the mountain eagle.

After a long time, the mountain eagle finally gave up.

Xu Xian stomped his foot hard and quickly swam upstream.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he didn't choose the nearby underwater rock, but instead stepped on the turtle's head.

The old turtle, however, kept groaning as it was stepped on.

"Hahoo—"

"I was so suffocated!"

Xu Xian took a few deep breaths before leaving the water.

After holding his breath underwater for a long time, his magical power recovered somewhat.

Xu Xian was about to start a fire to dry his clothes when he suddenly remembered that he still had a [Fiery Pearl].

He took out the precious pearl, infused it with magical power, and immediately a terrifying heat rose up.

Xu Xian carefully tried and finally managed to control the temperature to a level that was enough to dry the clothes.

He then held the seven-colored lotus and examined it closely.

The seven-colored lotus has detached from the mountain and its colors have become slightly dull.

However, the rising glow still indicated its extraordinary quality.

"After all, it's a blue-quality treasure; it's truly extraordinary."

"This is the core treasure of the Calabash Brothers' 'Power of Thinking,' and with it, I can refine the Xuanhuang Seven-Star Pill!"

"It has become somewhat dim without the nourishment of the mountain god's blessed land."

"Let's plant it in a jade vase."

Xu Xian placed the seven-colored lotus into the jade bottle, and the seven-colored light immediately became dazzling.

He quickly stuffed it into the rat-skin pouch, then shook out his already dry clothes.

Heading towards Hangzhou.

Only after entering the city did he look at Hulu Mountain.

"After a while, the Scorpion Demon and the Snake Demon will be able to subdue the seven Calabash Brothers, and then..."

"Hehehehe... Uh, Fahai?"