Starlit Path of the Mystic Forge

Lines of prompt text scrolled before Lu’s eyes.

He raised a brow—newcomers, as expected.

And this batch had intriguing identities.

Mind stirring, his thoughts sank into the Preaching Platform.

…

Spirit qi roiled, forming myriad shapes—roaring dragons, soaring phoenixes, each divine.

At the platform’s center, three figures condensed—blurred, faces unclear, but outlines visible.

Ximen Xianzhi bore a sword case with only two blades. As Sword Sect’s chief hero, his cultivation long surpassed the sect’s divisions, entering cultivator realms.

He scanned surroundings—sudden stranger land; surprise, curiosity.

Originally atop Zhongnan peak, snow-practicing sword; one slash—here.

Ximen Xianzhi pondered.

World transformed; immortal fates frequent; cultivators rampant.

Wolong Ridge fate; eight dragon gates; qi tides—no secret.

Cultivators yearned fate; but chance; effort continued.

Ximen eyed: “Immortal fate site.”

Vast boundless.

Starry night.

Qi misty; hundred forms.

Distant grand array; runes flowed.

Looked side.

Two figures: one bald outline.

Other ordinary.

Rumble!

Heaven quake.

Above; qi converged; figure slow emerged.

Face unclear.

Sat array center; qi swirled robes; immortal air.

Ximen heart shook!

“Immortal?”

Shocked—true immortal? Or pretender?!

Body tense; fingers qi; case swords trembled.

Slight wrong—strike.

Lu array sat; calm eyed three.

Experienced; bland.

First platform excitement; now calm.

Mindset shift.

Perhaps strength.

Ximen Xianzhi—heard.

Zhongnan Sword Pavilion; former seven heroes chief; Li Sansi peer.

But Li Body Storage; faded.

Now platform.

Others puzzled: pawnshop clerk; gang young master…

Platform wilder.

Felt Ximen stir.

Lu glance shift; light raise hand.

Ximen pupils shrank; pressure—no sword draw strength…

Qi pill peak!

True immortal?

“This Preaching Secret Realm; immortal ground; all share fate dew.”

“Remember; no reveal identities; avoid trouble; Dao backlash; eternal nine hells.”

Lu slow; standard intro.

Words fell.

Gang Liu Yuanhao shook.

Fear.

Ximen inhaled; immortal ground?! Preaching realm?

Extraordinary place.

Facing array figure; oppression breathed.

Liu no hesitate; knelt.

To him—array figure legend immortal.

Lu light raise.

All changed; qi roil; pavilions emerged; carved rails; gold eaves; misty qi immortal blessed.

Liu convinced—met immortal!

Not—why?

Black Dragon young master; gang remnants him few thugs.

Great power hoax? No need.

No qualify.

Thus…

Immortal.

Immortal ground—his fate!

Cultivator era; wonders normal.

Liu knelt.

Ximen knelt; no sword; kill effortless.

Bald clerk Ding Jiudeng dazed long; reacted missed Liu excitement; calm knelt slow.

Qi hazy.

Lu smiled.

Newbies savvy.

“Not first; not last; this seat guards; preach myriad; enter fated.”

Lu faint.

Words; hand void grab.

Front pearls.

Gold; dark; white…

Many loaded pearls; fate luck.

Some qi wisp.

Some Buddha relic.

Luck.

“Thirty-six Preaching Immortal Pearls; each fate; yours yours.”

Lu said.

No wait reaction.

Push palm.

Boundless force.

Thirty-six shot rainbow tails; whistled three.

Ximen head up.

Liu boundless joy.

Bald Ding stared.

Pearls flew near.

Ximen eyes rolled; sweat; each fate.

Guess not.

Best… sword fate!

Life sword companion; sword immortal fate!

Sudden.

Hand grab pearl.

Faint…

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Dazzle; ninth heaven slash; pre-dawn dark shattered.

Gold hair void; light sword sweep; domineering.

Liu grabbed; treasure; cold hot weird; suffer.

Cold hot same?

Faint dark flame burn.

Bald Ding sat still…

Ximen Liu chosen; Ding calm sat.

Ximen Liu focused.

Extraordinary.

Faced pearls unmoved.

Qi pill peak Ximen unrest; bald calm.

Finally.

Ding reacted.

Preaching pearls?

F*ck?!

Immortal… fate?

Stunned; slow again; two chosen.

Tasteless.

Random grab.

Boom!

Ding ears bell; myriad chants mind.

First no react.

Reacted chants end; great fate; no excite.

Ximen eyed Ding… mindset strong.

Fate no joy; control; not thing joy self sad; extraordinary; steady.

Three chosen.

Remain flew Lu; floated quiet.

Lu mind stir; speechless.

Selective.

Three wanderer inheritances—taken.

But no care.

Inherit pass.

Rot hand useless.

Good; hundred schools livelier.

“Go.”

Lu array slow.

Hand wave; qi waves.

Ximen mouth open; words stripped.

Vision vanish; ejected.

Liu kowtow.

“Thanks exalted immortal fate!”

Lu eyed; no word; Liu “bone nether fire”.

Liu chose fire or fire Liu—unknown.

No reclaim; wave; pressure crushed; vanished.

Finally bald Ding.

Steady batch.

See immortal no excite.

Fate calm.

Saw Ximen Liu crushed; composed.

Mountain steady.

Ding slow; two gone; recalled… first fear.

Past fear phase; tasteless.

Up; frank face Lu.

Lu smile.

True steady.

Then slap.

Heaven palm covered; smashed flat.

Vanished Ding; Lu heart comfort.

Platform calm.

Lu array sat; pinch seal; runes surged.

Bone nether fire template front.

“Heaven earth mystic fire; beyond origin; burn origin.”

Lu pondered.

Researched much; weak mystic.

Derived; strong petal burn mid origin.

Runes twined.

Fingers elf dance.

No create mystic; analyze; man-make fire.

Time needed.

…

Beiluo city.

Tantai Xuan marveled long street.

Once near ruin; now prosper; Beiluo families uprooted Lu; better.

Air dense qi; low cultivation; felt extraordinary.

Lu Changkong hands back; side.

Tantai Xuan felt strong; high cultivator oppression.

“Indeed… power stabilizes Beiluo.”

Tantai Xuan sighed.

“No Baiyujing; no dragon blood…”

“Position; anti-Zhou center… carnage.”

But Lu Ping’an deterred; Xiliang Daxuan Zhou no burn Beiluo.

Fear Baiyujing wrath.

Power deter; Beiluo thrive; people peace.

Tantai Xuan epiphany.

“Cultivator era… strong cultivator vital; top deter; peace.”

Tantai Xuan.

Xiliang better Daxuan.

But no say; lag beaten.

Lu Changkong glanced.

Lord Tantai learn.

“That tower?”

Tantai Xuan distant cloud white jade; surprised.

“Trial tower; Fan’er made; top break shackles.”

“Realms hard; break peril; thus tower; world cultivators; nine qi pill enter.”

Lu Changkong.

No visited; planned post liquid; Tantai came.

“Go?”

Lu Changkong asked.

Tantai Xuan wave; nine qi pill… lifetime no.

Eyed Beiluo lake; expect hope.

“See Ping’an.”

“Found Daxuan Academy; cultivate; Baiyujing master suggestions?”

Tantai Xuan.

Words; Lu Changkong stunned; academy cultivate?

Short; felt unusual ambition.

Sudden.

Breeze; snow paused.

Tantai Xuan locked power.

Next.

Vision swirl; scenery flew.

Clear.

Misty isle.

Clouds desire rain; water birth smoke.

Chrysanthemum sway; peach vivid; purple bamboo rustle.

Picture scroll.

Pavilion tall.

Second floor; white youth wheelchair; rail lean; smile him.