Wang Yu
Chapter 1260: Ti Hu Mountain
However, the size of its territory determines the abundance of resources in the Immortal Territory. Even with close trade ties with other Immortal Territories, the Immortal Territory cannot nurture large or medium-sized cultivation sects. The most powerful among them are One Mountain and One Palace.
Among them, "One Palace" naturally refers to the Chu Yu Immortal Palace.
As for "One Mountain," it refers to the largest cultivation force in the entire Chu Yu Immortal Territory, the Ti Hu Mountain.
Speaking of Ti Hu Mountain, it is a rather interesting sect. Its strength is slightly greater than that of the Zhulong Dao at its peak. Apart from the sect's ancestor and the current head of the mountain being Taiyi Realm cultivators, the rest are mostly Golden Immortal cultivators.
This sect is not known for its cultivation techniques, nor does it delight in alchemy and weapon refinement. Instead, it is passionate about brewing various Immortal wines.
Most of the Immortal wines it brews are beneficial for nourishing the divine soul and replenishing the physical body. A small portion of special Immortal wines are also effective in helping cultivators cope with the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, and are therefore sought after by a large number of Immortal Realm cultivators.
However, if that were the case, this Immortal wine would only attract the interest of cultivators below the Taiyi Realm. In fact, a large number of Taiyi and even Daluo Realm cultivators also greatly favor this Ti Hu Mountain Immortal wine.
The reason is simply that Ti Hu Mountain has taken the brewing of Immortal wine to the extreme.
The location of Ti Hu Mountain is also very distinctive. Its main peak is called Yu Hu Peak (Jade Teapot Peak), and its shape resembles a green jade treasure bottle. Legend has it that there is a wine cellar beneath the peak, storing all kinds of Immortal wines brewed over the generations.
This wine cellar is a natural underground cave. Once it was put into use, it was designated as a forbidden area by the sect. Only the sect leader, the ancestor, and a few core elders are allowed to enter, and no one else is permitted.
However, deep within the wine cellar cave, a hidden cave dwelling was quietly opened up at some point. Moreover, layers of formations were laid around it to completely conceal all the anomalies here.
At this moment, in a side chamber within the cave dwelling, a young man was sitting cross-legged on a stone bed. His face was covered with a black mask, and he was pinching a magic seal with his hand, chanting incantations in his mouth.
However, what he was chanting were not cultivation formulas or the like, but purely some words of doubt and complaint.
After a while, as if quite disappointed, he finally let out a long sigh, withdrew the magic seal, and took off the mask from his face, revealing a rather ordinary face, which was none other than Han Li.
At this time, Xiao Bai, who had been waiting aside, quickly stepped forward and asked:
"Master, how is it? Did you make contact?"
"No, I don't know what's going on with Jiao San. I've tried to contact her many times in the past few months, but I haven't received a response." Han Li shook his head and said.
"Could it be that she failed to escape and was caught by the Jiu Yuan Guan?" Xiao Bai scratched his head and asked.
Han Li just shook his head without speaking. He had personally watched Jiao San and the others escape at that time, and Li Yuanjiu hadn't been able to stop them, so it was definitely impossible for them to be caught.
The reason he was trying to contact Jiao San was naturally to inquire about Nangong Wan from her, but for some reason, he couldn't get in touch with Jiao San.
"By the way, where did Jin Tong go again?" Han Li glanced around and suddenly frowned, asking.
"The boss can't stay idle. She probably went to steal wine again. Speaking of which, the wine here is really tempting." Xiao Bai glanced outside the side chamber, and couldn't help but drool as he spoke.
Hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but rub his temples, feeling both a headache and helplessness.
Ti Hu Mountain has no other special abilities, but its skill in brewing wine far surpasses that of Hu Yan Daoren. Not only have they used various Immortal fruits and spiritual fruits as ingredients to brew hundreds of different flavors of Immortal wine, but they have also brewed a special Immortal wine called "Wu Meiniang" specifically for female Immortal Realm cultivators.
This "Wu Meiniang" does not have the strong aroma of other Immortal wines, but because of its clear color and sweet taste, it makes people's spirits feel slightly dizzy and enter a dreamlike state, so it is deeply loved by female cultivators.
After Jin Tong came here, she discovered this Immortal wine not long after and fell in love with it after trying it.
As the two were talking, a shaky figure walked in from outside, holding a black porcelain jar that was even bigger than her head, which emitted a special aroma that mixed the fragrance of wine and fruit.
"Uncle, I'm back..." Jin Tong's cheeks were slightly red as she hugged the wine jar and sat down next to him.
"Didn't I tell you not to steal wine anymore?" Han Li frowned and scolded.
"This Immortal Maiden didn't steal it. These Wu Meiniang are all mine now. If you don't believe me, look, my name is written on this wine jar..." Jin Tong argued, while bringing the wine jar closer to Han Li.
Han Li immediately saw the two crooked characters written on it.
"Isn't this nonsense? If the people from Ti Hu Mountain see it, won't our whereabouts be exposed?" Han Li's expression turned serious, and he said angrily.
After being reprimanded by Han Li, Jin Tong immediately shuddered, and the alcohol on her body instantly dissipated.
"If we're exposed, we're exposed. Staying here all day is so annoying." She pouted her small mouth and said angrily.
Seeing this, Han Li's expression couldn't help but soften. He sighed and said:
"I know you don't want to stay here, but you saw earlier that after the people from the Reincarnation Palace stirred up the Great Jin Yuan Immortal Territory, it became quiet over there. All the surrounding small Immortal Territories have exploded. We arrived in the Chu Yu Immortal Territory, and the Heavenly Court's Inspector Immortal Envoy followed right after. If we don't hide here and wait for the storm to pass, once we go out and get surrounded, we won't be able to escape."
"Hmph, if you want this Immortal Maiden to wait patiently, then don't stop me from drinking." Jin Tong snorted coldly and said stubbornly.
Seeing this, Han Li sighed. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed.
In the next instant, a white pillar of light suddenly broke through the dome of the cave dwelling above his head and pierced straight down.
"Rumble..."
The entire Yu Hu Peak shook violently. A huge pit with a radius of thousands of feet collapsed directly at the eastern foot of the mountain. The white pillar of light that pierced down from the sky filled the pit perfectly.
Around the white pillar of light, five figures stood in the air. The one in the center had purplish-blue skin and a solemn face. His thick eyebrows slanted into his temples, inspiring awe in those who looked at him. He was quite tall, wearing a half-body of golden scales, looking like an ancient god of war, majestic and awe-inspiring.
As for the aura on his body, it was even more unfathomable, and he was actually a Daluo Realm Late Stage cultivator.
On his left and right sides, there stood a man and a woman respectively. The man looked like he was in his twilight years, with wrinkles all over his face, but a circle of golden light shone in his eyes. The woman was much younger, but her appearance was not the best, and her expression was serious, making her even less pleasing.
The two were wearing the uniforms of the Heavenly Court's Inspector Immortal Envoy. Standing next to the armored man, their expressions appeared somewhat restrained, which was enough to show the armored man's great prestige.
Behind the three of them, there stood a skinny old man with a red nose and a middle-aged man in a golden robe. Their auras were far inferior to the three.
Among them, the skinny old man had a look of embarrassment on his face, and his eyes occasionally glanced at the pit below the pillar of light, his eyes full of heartache, while the middle-aged man in the golden robe remained silent.
One of them was the ancestor of Ti Hu Mountain, and the other was the Palace Lord of Chu Yu Immortal Palace. They should have been able to dominate their own territory, but in front of these three, they didn't even dare to fart.
Behind these people, hundreds of feet away, there were thousands of people standing densely, most of whom were native cultivators of the Chu Yu Immortal Territory and the elders and disciples of Ti Hu Mountain.
Above these heads, there were ten Heavenly Court cultivators wearing patrol Immortal Envoy uniforms, standing in the ten directions of the void, each pinching magic seals, jointly urging a silver round mirror in the center.
The round mirror was releasing a dazzling white light, which went straight to the bottom of Yu Hu Peak.
"Lord Yue Qing, in my opinion, the one who can hide in Ti Hu Mountain must be just a little mouse that can't escape far. It won't be someone like Lu Chuanfeng or Celestial Star Venerable. Your Excellency doesn't actually need to come in person." The female Inspector Immortal Envoy looked at the armored man and said.
The armored man's eyes narrowed slightly, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he said angrily:
"Lu Chuanfeng actually hid so deeply. This time, he killed the Phoenix Heaven Immortal Envoy, which not only greatly damaged the face of our Heavenly Court, but also forced this seat to leave seclusion early to become this damned Jin Yuan Immortal Palace Palace Lord. No matter if they are here or not, any remnants of the Reincarnation Palace must be completely wiped out."
This armored man named Yue Qing was originally a department official of the Heavenly Court, and his rank and power were astonishing. This time, the incident in the Great Jin Yuan Immortal Territory was too big, so he was sent from the Central Earth Immortal Territory to lead the Jin Yuan Immortal Palace.
Of course, the reason for sending him here was to quickly quell the riots in the nearby Immortal Territories and to secretly monitor and restrain the Jiu Yuan Guan.
As they were talking, a ring-shaped rune suddenly appeared on the silver round mirror suspended in the high air. The pillar of light cast from it began to slowly retract, shrinking back towards the mirror surface.
Soon, three figures were pulled up from the ground along with the restraint of the white light.
In the light, Han Li did not appear with a mask to disguise himself. After all, with Jin Tong and Xiao Bai by his side, his identity could not be concealed.
When the people of the Heavenly Court saw Han Li's appearance clearly, they were first surprised, and then overjoyed.
"Han Li, it's actually him?"
Another Inspector Immortal Envoy showed a smile on his face, and the wrinkles on his forehead smoothed out a lot.
"Po Feng, Wu Hui, is this person that Han Li?" Yue Qing asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, it is indeed this person. Chi Meng sent back several messages before, specifically emphasizing that this is the person we need to dispatch heavy troops to encircle and suppress." The female Inspector Immortal Envoy, Po Feng, replied first.