Chapter 725 – Within the Zi Lotus Altar, the Asura Field Appears Once More (1/2)

A mountain jutted out of the sea of mist like a floating island. Wind whistled on its peak, ruffling the flags. They depicted white lotuses.

Xianghua Zi stood on the top of the mountain and cast her gaze into the sea of mist. She frowned slightly and thought, If I check the time, A’lu should have arrived yesterday, so why is she still not here? Don’t tell me something happened?”

After joining the White Lotus cult, she learned that the cult that seemed all-powerful was not without opponents. She just never realised it in the past because it was all beyond her reach. Although the Snake God cult had been defeated, their remnants were still terrifying. Destroying a tribe of shamans like the Fragrant Flower clan was as easy as crushing an insect.

“Ma’am, a boy and a girl arrived at the bottom of the mountain. One of them claims to be your younger sister!”

“Just the two of them?”

“Yes.”

Xianghua Zi arrived below the mountain, and some disciples of the White Lotus cult had already gathered there. She dispersed some of the mist and saw Xianghua Lu and Li Qingshan through the formation. She asked in surprise, “A’lu, where are the others?”

“Second sister, we ran into a huge snake. The others all died. We barely managed to escape!” Xianghua Lu was teary, constantly glancing backwards nervously as if a huge snake could dart out of the mist at any time.

Li Qingshan felt admiration. It was no wonder that people said that women were natural actors. He never realised that despite her young age and innocent appearance, her acting was actually so great. Of course, this was also the result of several days of guidance from him, the director and scriptwriter.

I can’t lose to her! With that determination, Li Qingshan bit his lip and held Xianghua Lu’s hand firmly. He behaved like a pitiful child who was forcefully holding back his fears and was completely reliant on Xianghua Lu.

“The Snake God cult!” Xianghua Zi was startled, and the expressions of the other disciples of the White Lotus cult changed as well.

“Open up the formation!” Xianghua Zi said.

“Their identities are unconfirmed. We can’t let them in!” A middle-aged man walked out of the mist. He was stern and had a sedated aura. He could be regarded as a high-level Qi Practitioner.

“She’s my younger sister, so how is her identity unconfirmed?!”

“What about the child? Do you know him too?”

“Hmph, don’t tell me you’re even afraid of a child!”

“Alright, I’m not going to argue with you. Then just let in my younger sister!”

“I’m the envoy’s disciple! I’m also a disciple of the White Lotus cult! You can’t leave me outside!” Li Qingshan called out and pinched Xianghua Lu in the process.

Xianghua Lu said in a hurry, “Yeah, sister. He’s called Goldie A’bao. He’s not some stranger. He travelled here with me from Fragrant Flower market. If you leave him outside, he’ll die!”

At this moment, a voice rang out from the mountain slowly, “Let them in. I’d like to ask them what happened exactly!”

“Yes, altar lord!” everyone said.

Xianghua Zi said, “A’lu, come with me. The kid too!”

Xianghua Lu and Li Qingshan successfully set foot in the Zi Lotus altar.

The corner of Li Qingshan’s lips curled slightly. As long as he made it past this, everything would be a piece of cake. He could sense Xianghua Lu tremble slightly, so he held her hand to comfort her.

Xianghua Zi glanced at Xianghua Lu. As siblings who had grown up together, she clearly sensed Xianghua Lu did not relax after entering the Zi Lotus altar. Instead, she became even more nervous, probably because she would be seeing the altar lord soon. The child beside her was instead abnormally relaxed, and his extremely handsome appearance made him stand out very much!

The group of people arrived in the main hall on the top of the mountain. A man dressed in white robes embroidered with lotus flowers gazed down coldly from his lotus throne. His figure was strangely and terrifyingly thin, like a skeleton that was only skin and bones. His thin, grizzled hair dangled down, which made him seem sinister and eerie.

“Greetings, altar lord!” the people said loudly.

Li Qingshan learnt from Xianghua Man that the altar lords of the White Lotus cult were all powerful shamans of the jungle in the Mist province. All of them had undergone the first heavenly tribulation. They had been subdued one by one and conferred the title of altar lord, establishing twenty-two branches named after the ten heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. Every single one of them was loyal and devoted to the White Lotus cult. As a result, even though they were altar lords of the White Lotus cult in name, they still practised the shamans arts from their own tribes, so they were obviously different from regular cultivators.

Xianghua Lu explained what had happened. Almost everything she said was true, and she went into great detail. Even the lies she came up with for Li Qingshan were convincing. Without detailed investigation, it would be very difficult for their story to fall apart. As long as Li Qingshan took back the Asura Field from Xianghua Zi, everything could be dealt with.

The lord of the Zi Lotus altar nodded from time to time. When he heard how the huge snake had swallowed the envoy, he even bellowed out, “All those who touch the people of the White Lotus cult will die, no matter how far away they are! Death awaits the remnants of the snake god!”

The followers all called out as well, “All those who touch the people of the White Lotus cult will die, no matter how far away they are! Death awaits the remnants of the snake god!”

Li Qingshan loathed this, but he could tell that the altar lord had been speaking from the bottom of his heart, almost zealously. Meanwhile, although the followers below repeated after him loudly, they did not exhibit much sincerity.

The altar lord suddenly looked at Li Qingshan. “Even a tiny tribe of barbarians can produce such a handsome talent?”

Li Qingshan lowered his head and murmured quietly, just like a nervous child who had no idea what to say!