Chapter 21: The Flying Ark

  Xuantian Gate is the leader of the seven major immortal sects and the leader of the Xuanhuang world.

  Among the many sects, it is high above, known as the "Immortal Gate", and it is only a major gate or a major sect that can have an ancient Taoist lineage. The Seven Great Immortal Gates are even more prominent among these sects. As the leader of the Seven Great Immortal Gates, the Xuantian Gate is the king of kings, the overlord of overlords, and its status in the entire Dahuang world is equivalent to that of a royal family that commands heroes and rules the world in the mortal realm.

  The father of the previous life of the Lord of Guangyue County was not a disciple of this imperial faction, nor an ordinary elder, but the Supreme Elder!

  What is Taishang Laojun? Taishang Laojun refers to the previous master, the master before the previous one, and the master before that. Each of them was a master in their own right!

  As Lv Yang knew, the Supreme Elders were all giants who had once been the Gatekeeper of the Sect. Although they had retired and no longer held power, their influence and prestige still remained, and their status was not inferior to that of the current Gatekeeper, but rather surpassed it. This was in stark contrast to the situation in the secular world where people would be forgotten after they left office.

  After all, the Supreme Elder stepped down from the position of Sect Master to retreat and cultivate in seclusion. When the Supreme Elder is not like an ordinary person who is old and weak, or lacks wisdom and courage, and is no longer qualified to be in power, but because their skills have reached a critical bottleneck, nothing in the world is important anymore, and the only wish is to ascend to immortality and embark on the path of ascending to heaven.

  It can be said that this is the great among the great, shaking the heavens, supreme and unparalleled, equivalent to the Emperor of the Immortal Gate, the Supreme Emperor, reaching the pinnacle of the Immortal Gate cultivators! Such an identity and status, cannot be fully expressed in words, its glory cannot be spoken, even using all the vocabulary of the mortal world, it is difficult to describe.

  If this Miss Lianhua is, as Taohua said, the reincarnation of the beloved daughter of the Supreme Elder of Xuantian Gate, then she would be even more noble than any great personage, just like in the secular world, after ten years of hard practice to become a master and attain a status higher than ordinary people, only to find that it is still not comparable to being born with a good fate, as a prince or princess.

  "No wonder Zhen Nan Wang has been ambitious in recent years and has had a lot of dealings with the Lü family, as if he has some kind of plan, it can't be..."

  Lü Yang seemed to have grasped a thread of intrigue and plotting among the high-ranking officials.

  But soon, Lü Yang couldn't help but laugh awkwardly again.

  "What's the relationship between County Master Jingluo and Fourth Miss, or what connection does Zhen Nan Wang and Yue Guo Gong have? It's not something a lowly servant like me should worry about. Not being in position, I won't meddle in their affairs. Instead, I'll focus on my fist techniques and cultivate my inner energy. With the extraordinary treasure I possess and boundless vitality, I can immerse myself in cultivation at any time and place, as long as no one disturbs me."

  Lü Yang soon entered a state of meditation and cultivation, and threw this matter to the back of his mind.

  After a while, the large fleet was finally ready and began to move slowly.

  The wealthy and aristocratic families of the Da Xuan dynasty, with their sons and daughters, mostly like to find a good time in spring, invite a few close friends and relatives, go on a spring outing together, enjoy the bright spring light. Every time this happens, the clear wind in the forest, the sunny day in the mountains, the light fog in the clouds, and the fragrance of flowers in the grass seem to all come alive together. In this beautiful morning, everyone is ready, chatting and laughing, in a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere, they set off leisurely.

  Taking a spring outing is a leisurely activity, so people naturally won't spoil the scenery by galloping on horseback. Instead, they all proceed at a slow pace, chatting and laughing as they appreciate the beautiful views and find some lighthearted and interesting topics to discuss.

  Not only the young masters and ladies were laughing with joy, but even the slaves following them rarely relaxed their brows, welcoming this rare relaxing moment of the year. At this time, it was not necessary to be too careful about serving, lest they suffer scolding or punishment.

  These young men and women took full advantage of this rare opportunity to chat with each other, make friends, and gradually became familiar with each other through introductions by their relatives and friends.

  Moreover, many people surrounded the Marquise of Jingluo from head to toe, deliberately fawning on her. Unbeknownst to them, the long procession for a spring outing had arrived at a field dozens of miles away.

  It was already noon at this time, and a servant from an unknown family shouted: "Young master, we have arrived at Youming Mountain Lake."

  This is the Mingyue Mountain, eighteen miles outside of Yuecheng. The lake and mountain scenery are very beautiful, with a picturesque landscape that attracts many tourists who linger here, especially during the current warm spring season, when many wealthy families bring their wives, concubines, and servants to boat on the lake.

  On the vast and serene mountain lake, a gentle breeze caresses, with ripples shimmering like a world-class bright pearl inlaid on the emerald green grass.

  Outside the lake, the ground is covered with newly sprouted shallow grass, a flat and vast meadow. In the southern hilly area with many mountains and rivers, such a flat plain is extremely rare, it's truly picturesque.

  A lush green lawn appeared before everyone, in the vast wilderness, a few tall snow willows growing by the roadside had already sprouted new branches and green buds, swaying gently in the breeze. Under the trees were countless small flowers of unknown name, purple and red, blooming together in competition. The rural path was also hidden in this lush vitality.

  Lü Yang looked at the team in front of him and found that they had already stopped.

  A group of young masters and ladies from wealthy families, who had never seen such a beautiful scene before, all praised and admired it endlessly, and some even got off their horses and walked on the grass.

  "Lyusong, hurry up and lead Miss's horse." Taoer reminded him.

  "I know." Lü Yang nodded and started bustling around like the other servants.

  On the grass by the lake, slaves had already set up screens and daybeds in an open area, enclosing a circle of seats. A scholar who thought himself to be of sufficient stature stepped forward, proposing that everyone drink wine and compose poetry. The crowd naturally responded with enthusiasm, creating a lively and extraordinary atmosphere.

  But these have nothing to do with the lower people, Lü Yang finished drinking his horse and sat on a very distant grassland, staring at the scenery in the distance. However, he suddenly moved his ears and heard that in the empty wilderness, a faint sound was drifting over from afar.

  Thus have I heard. At one time the Buddha was in the land of Shravasti, in the garden of the householder Anathapindika...

  "At that time, the World Honored One from his forehead emitted a beam of light..."

  Its light is golden, surrounding the Zhōu Yuán Garden for seven laps...

  "Sometimes it appears as a golden color, with a golden light like a fragment of cloud..."

  "Everywhere in the land of Varsha, it rained golden lotus flowers..."

  "In its light, there are innumerable hundreds of thousands of great transformation Buddhas, all proclaiming this truth..."

  ……

  "What sound?"

  It wasn't just Lü Yang who discovered this anomaly, many slaves and servants who were resting or chatting, as well as nobles and scholars who were drinking and composing poetry, all turned their heads in surprise to find the source of the sound.

  But the field was empty and desolate, with only green grass in sight, and no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find the source of the sound.

  "This sound, it seems to be coming from above, huh, from above?"

  Just then, Lü Yang suddenly felt something was off and his heart skipped a beat. He looked up involuntarily.

  "Ah, you see, what is that?"

  "It seems like there's something in the sky, flying towards us."

  At this time, someone also felt that something was wrong, like Lü Yang. They raised their heads and looked up at the sky, suddenly pointing and exclaiming in shock.

  A black dot is flying from afar, and in the sky, a gigantic, irreparable whirlpool seems to have appeared. The black dot is emerging from the whirlpool, with a sense of breaking through the air.

  After a while, the crowd finally saw clearly that this black dot was actually an incredibly huge and strange flying boat, shrouded in a layer of hazy mist, slowly flying towards the Youming Mountains and Lake.

  Flying Ark! The source of the sound was actually a flying ark!

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