"The side branch of the Gao family that governs Guangping City sent a man named Gao Wanchou to deliver a letter."
This man, surnamed Gao, was domineering and overbearing.
Even when he came to Immortal Crane Mountain, knowing that the Wutong Temple Master was a Cavernous Mystery Evil Cultivator, he still did not restrain himself. He was clearly just a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm, but he spoke as if he were far superior.
From what he said, he seemed to want the Wutong Master to come out and greet him personally.
During the time Tao Qian was in seclusion, various powers such as the old turtle, the Dog Immortal, and the Qu family indeed sent people to harass him.
However, they all acted covertly, and once they triggered the Forbidden Technique, they quickly withdrew, recognizing their place. Gao Wanchou was the first to be so arrogant.
Hearing this, Tao Qian had no time to say anything, as Yunrong in his arms was the first to get angry.
Kitten was entangled in romance, abruptly interrupted, and immediately bared her silver teeth, menacingly and coquettishly shouted:
"Where did this splashy demon and resentful seed come from? Interrupting our sibling mood, you should be killed."
While speaking, from Yunrong's charming eyes, there suddenly flashed a sharp brilliance of Black Gold.
In an instant, it transformed into a Black Gold Long Needle, piercing the Void, ready to fly out of the White Jade Tower to seek trouble with the Gao family people outside the mountain.
Seeing this, Tao Qian hurriedly stopped her, knowing that if the needle flew out, the man would undoubtedly die.
The Divine Needle in Yunrong's eyes was both a Divine Skill and a Magical Treasure.
It was a Magical Treasure unique to the lineage of Jade Ring Mountain, called the "Heaven Mote Gold Needle," whose power was so great that even Tao Qian, at this moment, would suffer greatly from a single prick—not deadly, but enough to cause him to wail in pain for several hours.
Speaking of which, after their breakthrough in relationship, Tao Qian finally understood that he had connected with another incredibly formidable backer.
Previously, Tao Qian thought that in the Cultivation World, the really powerful were Taishang Dao, Spirit Treasure Sect, Great Freedom Temple, Demon Buddha Temple, the Xiu Family, the Si Family, and others.
With more experience, he realized that there were also forces like Da Zhao Temple, Fangcun Mountain, and the Spirit Coffin lineage, whose reputations weren't as prominent, but whose depths were unfathomable.
Now, he had to add the lineage of Jade Ring Mountain to this list.
Speaking of Sister Yunrong's master, with the Daoist name "Grandma Taizhen," she was a famously formidable female Immortal, whose reputation was even more terrifying than Aunt Yunhua.
Not to mention, Grandma Taizhen also had a master, whose existence behind her could not be ignored by anyone.
"Sister, don't be annoyed. They say, 'There will be time,' no need to rush things."
"This man is indeed a splashy demon and resentful seed, but his arrival stirred up the Human Dao Destiny within me, and I fear something might happen."
"I will first send him away and probe him out, and I will be back soon."
Yunrong did not show much grace to outsiders, yet she was very accommodating to her beloved brother most of the time.
Hearing him out, though very reluctant, she finally let go.
She made just one small request: her true body could go, but her incarnation must not leave, nor could her desires be severed.
"Wow... it seems I will need to seek some secret techniques of this path in the future, lest I can't endure."
With this thought, Tao Qian, the Great True Master who had been in secluded cultivation for many days, finally walked out of the White Jade Tower.
Standing in the air, his eyes flickered.
His gaze instantly penetrated the Array Prohibitions and saw Gao Wanchou making rude clamors outside the mountain.
At first glance, one would think this person was a robust man.
But a closer look immediately provoked disgust.
What an utterly black and ugly face, longer than a horse's, with large but murky and lecherous eyes. His bloated round nose, like a donkey dung egg, and coarse nasal hair like wild grass were prominent, not to mention the yellowish-black warts that were spread all over his face and the underside of his neck.
Besides these, his body was surrounded by two large knifes, obviously Magical Treasures, cutting through the air, emitting demonic sounds, blood lights rampant, resentment souls howling.
There was no need to encounter this ugly man, as with just one look, Tao Qian could see through his cultivation level and temperament.
"Truly from the Beast Clan, with very mediocre talent, voluntarily mutated into a Fallen Demon."
"His character is flamboyant, disdains all, devoid of self-awareness, bound to die violently within a few years."
After making these judgments about Gao Wanchou, Tao Qian looked at the now revitalized Immortal Crane Mountain, shaking his head.
If he, Tao Qian, were in control of this mountain,
someone like "Gao Wanchou" would definitely not have the qualifications to step foot here.
But officially, the ruler of this mountain was the Wutong Master.
If Tao Qian did not wish to reveal himself, he had to act in the same style as the original master.
Unfortunately, Wutong, despite his high cultivation, was a coward, flattering those above him and bullying those below. Against the group of Evil Cultivators, he would strike hard, but facing the ruler of the entire Tiannan Province, the Gao family, he was always meek and pliant, ready to comply with any demand.
Fortunately, the difference in methods between the two was huge.
Not just to fool a Gao Wanchou, even if all the people from the Gao family in Guangping City came, they couldn't discover Tao Qian's true identity.
After muttering to himself, Tao Qian, while soaring towards the outside of the mountain, instructed the gathered Little Age, Lian Jing'er, and Shan Jiu.
"Arrange things, restore the original appearance of this mountain."
"Try to make it more repugnant to scare this guy away."
As his words fell, Tao Qian, now morphed into the appearance of Wutong Master, appeared outside the mountain in the blink of an eye.
Gao Wanchou, who was getting a bit impatient, suddenly saw a flash of light in front of him.
The equally rare ugly Wutong Master appeared, his toad-like face bursting into a brilliant and creepy smile.
He eagerly grabbed his hand and then said:
"I wondered why there were magpies chirping messily in front of my temple today, it turns out they were delivering good news. Gao Buxi from Guangping City is really considerate. Just a simple command in a cloud scroll, wouldn't I, Wutong, dare to refuse? Why bother sending such a distinguished guest to deliver a message, truly too much trouble."