Cultivation: I Have a Golden Talisman

Chapter 329: Chapter 82: The Third Young Master’s Good Voice

Master Cui was one of Yun Country’s most renowned Life Soul Masters. He had brought with him dozens of junior disciples and Noble Family Cultivators from Taihao Mountain. After they settled into Yingxian Hall, they received a flood of visitors and were occupied with countless social engagements, requiring no further management from the Yinluo Sect.

In fact, there were several other guests of Master Cui’s caliber attending the Life Soul Ceremony.

After escorting Master Cui from Taihao Mountain to Sect Leader Xun Yuanchu and his senior sister, Cai Li, Fang Cheng returned to the South Shore of the Daze to continue welcoming other guests.

By the third day of the ninth month, most of the guests had arrived. He put away the Golden Seal Jade Tower and returned to Yinluo Island with Xiao Xiyue and the others.

When he returned, night had already fallen, and a cool crescent moon hung high in the sky.

Due to magic that parted the clouds, the vast sky beneath the veil of night was as clear as if it had been washed, without a single wisp to be seen. This made the moonlight appear especially bright and clear.

Three hundred Immortal Pavilions stood amidst the clouds, arranged at various heights. Their dazzling radiance illuminated the night sky, making it as bright as day.

The Immortal Pavilions were already filled with guests from all over. At this moment, they were busy visiting friends and catching up, creating an exceptionally lively atmosphere.

Some Cultivators who knew each other even went to the nearby Yinluo Sect Marketplace, where they booked entire taverns to drink and chat at their leisure.

Fang Cheng first cast the Xuanyuan Illusion Body Technique to assume the appearance of the "Fierce Tiger Taoist." Then, he executed the Celestial Ghost Sword Escape. Man and sword became one, transforming into an ethereal, formless streak of sword light that vanished without a trace, weaving between the myriad Immortal Pavilion Platforms in the sky.

Soon, he located the Immortal Pavilion where the guests from Divine Pillar Mountain Immortal City were staying.

After slipping inside, he arrived before the most luxurious and magnificent tower within the Immortal Pavilion.

He sent a brief voice transmission into the tower. The shimmering light of the restriction array outside faltered for an instant, revealing a small opening.

The Celestial Ghost Sword Light quietly slipped through it.

Inside the tower, Cen San Niang, dressed in the wide-sleeved robes of a scholar and holding a feather fan, was playing a board game with a poised and graceful young woman who had skin like snow and a face like a flower.

It was none other than the Shopkeeper of Qibao Studio, Tang Mengru.

After Fang Cheng entered, the sword light flashed, and he manifested in his tall, stalwart form, as if he had appeared in the room out of thin air.

Cen San Niang placed a piece on the board. Her beautiful eyes glanced at Fang Cheng, and a smile touched her lips. "It seems Fellow Daoist Li is finally done with his work."

Tang Mengru looked back at Fang Cheng, a hint of shyness on her lovely face, and rose to give a curtsy.

Fang Cheng came and sat down beside the two beauties. He glanced at the furnishings around the room and asked, "No one else will be visiting tonight, I assume?"

Cen San Niang said, "I’ve already met with everyone I needed to these past two days. Everyone outside knows I only invited Sister Tang for a game tonight, so they won’t come to disturb us."

Fang Cheng nodded, quite pleased with Third Lady’s arrangements. He then turned to Tang Mengru and asked curiously, "Shopkeeper Tang, why did you arrive with the guests from Taihao Mountain?"

An embarrassed look appeared on Tang Mengru’s beautiful face. "The Tang Family had a business deal with Taihao Mountain," she said. "I happened to be there at the time, and when I heard about the Yinluo Sect’s Life Soul Ceremony, I came along with them."

A look of understanding crossed Fang Cheng’s face.

He didn’t ask any more questions about it. Instead, he began chatting about what the two women had been up to in recent years. After a few jokes and some light teasing, the atmosphere grew warm and pleasant.

Tang Mengru said softly, "I brought a thousand jin of Jade Snow Spiritual Spring water with me. Bathing in it can help circulate your qi and blood and nourish your soul. It’s incredibly pleasant and comfortable. Would Fellow Daoist Li like to try it?"

Fang Cheng nodded. "It’s been a long time since I’ve had a proper bath. Now that I have the time, how could I possibly miss out?"

So, the three of them went upstairs. The beautiful shopkeeper first took out a magical artifact from her storage pouch that looked like a jade bowl, only its rim was much lower.

She activated the magical artifact. The "jade bowl" instantly expanded, becoming two zhang wide. It was pure white and spotlessly clean.

’Just like the circular bathtubs I saw in my past life...’

Tang Mengru smiled. "I refined this myself. Although it’s only a First-tier Magical Artifact, it’s quite convenient."

She then took out a gourd, uncorked it, and began pouring the Spiritual Spring water into the tub.

A dense and cool wave of Spiritual Qi washed over them.

A short while later, she had filled the tub with the spring water. She then activated the Restriction Array built into the bathtub artifact. The Spiritual Spring water within slowly began to warm, and a billow of steam started to spread.

...

「An hour later.」

Outside the tower, a clear voice suddenly rang out in the empty sky:

"The guests have all arrived! Let the grand music begin!"

Instantly, four orchestras appeared outside the three hundred Immortal Pavilions. Over a hundred Cultivators, each holding an instrument, began to play a melodious tune.

The music was melodious and moving, its momentum powerful and majestic. The notes twisted and turned, soaring ever higher into the air.

Just then, more than thirty young maidens flew out gracefully. They gathered in the empty space at the center of the Immortal Pavilions and began to dance to the music.

The maidens ranged from fourteen or fifteen to seventeen or eighteen years old. All were dressed in Feathered Robes, their figures tall and graceful. As they danced, their gauze skirts revealed jade-like bodies, with shapely, snow-white thighs and skin as smooth as cream. They were all supreme beauties.

The guests in every Immortal Pavilion leaned against their railings to watch, their faces filled with admiration.

Someone exclaimed with emotion, "So they’re the Fairies from Miaoxiang Tower! No wonder they’re so stunning!"

"I heard a Peak Master from the Yinluo Sect has deep ties with Miaoxiang Tower. It makes sense they could invite these ladies to perform for the occasion."

"Miaoxiang Tower is a major power spanning several countries. For them to perform for the Yinluo Sect... it’s about more than just a personal friendship."

The people discussed amongst themselves as they watched.

Atop the central tower of the Divine Pillar Mountain guests’ Immortal Pavilion, a window also opened.

"Third Young Master" and Shopkeeper Tang leaned against the railing and watched. After appreciating the beautiful dancing of the Miaoxiang Tower’s Female Cultivators for a while, they closed the window and reactivated the restriction array.

People in the other Immortal Pavilions glanced over. Seeing this, they thought to themselves, ’So that Third Young Master really is just playing a game with the shopkeeper from the Immortal City’s Qibao Studio...’

After the song and dance concluded, a five-colored rainbow bridge appeared in the distant sky. Like a flying sash, it descended and landed in the center of the Immortal Pavilions.

Seated upon the rainbow bridge was a woman in colorful robes, her hand gently stroking an ornate zither.

Her ten slender, snow-white fingers lightly plucked the strings. Instantly, the chirps of countless Immortal Birds and spirit sparrows filled the air. The sound was incredibly pleasant, like music from the heavens, seeping deep into the very souls of the listeners.

Some couldn’t help but close their eyes, focusing their minds to listen. It felt as if in that instant, the world had changed, transporting them from above the Abyssal Marsh into a secluded forest.

With just a few casual plucks of the strings, the woman silenced the entire audience. Only the music, like the sound of a clear, flowing stream, echoed in the moonlit sky.

Inside the tower, Fang Cheng didn’t try to identify the melody. He could only feel that the player’s skill was sublime. The music contained some profound truth of the universe, making it far from simple.

’This zither skill is comparable to my own Sword Dao Realm!’

However, he wasn’t carefully pondering the profound principles within the music at that moment. Instead, with the beautiful melody adding to the mood, he focused even more on enjoying the wonderful night.

「A long time later.」

The woman in colorful robes finished her performance. After rising and giving an elegant bow, she floated away.

Before she left, her beautiful eyes glanced, as if by chance, toward the Immortal Pavilion of the Divine Pillar Immortal City guests.

It seemed she had heard something.

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