Starting My Cultivation With Immortality - Chapter 23

Chapter 23 Golden Light Threatening to Slay the Demon

“Who are you? Why did you barge into the Hu residence?”

The bride, Hu Meiniang, pulled Liu Ruyu behind her and crushed a piece of white jade. A few seconds later, a figure flashed in. It was the old fox, Hu Shanhai.

Yun Su did not stop the bride from crushing the white jade to ask for help. Seeing that Master Hu was here, she turned around.

“Sir, may I know why you’re visiting so late at night? As the commander of the foreign species in Yuyang, I’ve cultivated for 183 years. Although I haven’t been officially conferred a title, I’ve always focused on cultivation and restrained foreign species. I’m not an evil person.

Yuyang City God and Soil God know this as well.”

Hu Shanhai was thoughtful. He cupped his hands slightly and explained his status in Yuyang and his cultivation years.

The man in front of him looked young and there was no fluctuation of magic power on his body. He should be a mortal but he gave off an unfathomable feeling.

“Oh? 200 Years of cultivation?”

When the Old Fox heard this, he knew that something was wrong. It was a fact that he had cultivated for 183 years. Compared to some of the demons he was familiar with who had cultivated for similar years, he felt that he was much stronger.

However, instead of feeling smug, he felt a sense of crisis when the opposition regarded him as having 200 years of cultivation. He had run the Hundred Flowers Valley Underground Palace for many years and had countless prohibition techniques in place, not to mention the thousands of foreign guests in the residence today. How could ordinary mortals enter?

If he wasn’t a mortal, he was an expert.

“I wouldn’t dare say so. Although I’ve cultivated for a long time, my cultivation is shallow.”

The old fox bowed respectfully. He didn’t even have the heart to probe. After living for so long and being a rather agile fox, he instantly had an idea and simply lowered his status.

“I was asked by Minister Liu to look for someone.”

“1—1—”

When Liu Ruyu heard this, he understood what it meant. He wanted to say something but he was pulled behind by Hu Meiniang again.

Hu Shanhai saw that the person was direct and fearless with a calm aura. He also went straight to the point and said that he was looking for someone. He was most likely an immortal cultivator.

Although Old Fox had cultivated for nearly 200 years, he had only come into contact with a few immortal cultivators and there was no one he had a deep relationship with. In his life, he was most afraid of those people from the immortal sects and the countless secret immortal techniques that had been passed down for a long time. He thought to himself that this person’s cultivation was either high or his background was significant. Coupled with his vigilance and speculation just now, he was even more careful and hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

“Immortal Master, you might not know this but that day, my son-in-law and friend came to the Hundred Flowers Valley to admire the snow. They must have been fated as they accidentally entered the residence and met my daughter. The two of them fell in love at first sight and lingered for a few days. I have no choice but to tell the truth.”

Liu Ruyu also stood up and walked out. He bowed and said, “Thank you for coming to find me. It’s my fault for making my family worry. I love her and have been pestering them. My Father-in-law has already told me the truth about my disappearance and the Hu family. I was the one who proposed first as I was afraid that my family would blame me and stop me, so I wanted to go ahead with it first.”

Yun Su thought to himself: ‘Is there really no evil person on this errand? I can’t be the evil person, right?’

Hu Shanhai saw that Yun Su was silent and did not dare to be impudent.

Who exactly was this person? He did not reveal himself but it made him, who had cultivated for nearly two hundred years, subconsciously feel an extremely strong fear.

This was the first time since the birth of his spiritual consciousness.

When did Yuyang City have such a powerful immortal cultivator?

Although some of the immortal cultivators he had encountered in the past had astonishing immortal techniques and profound cultivation, they could not achieve such a return to their base. Their style of doing things was also very different.

“Immortal Master, I also know that humans and demons have different paths but since ancient times, there have been many relationships between humans and demons. My son-in-law and my daughter are sincere and upright. I also personally cast a prohibition spell on the body in the residence to prevent wandering ghosts from taking it away. I’ll send my son-in-law back to meet his parents after they get married.

However, I don’t know which expert broke it yesterday but I knew that something would come sooner or later.”

As the Old Fox spoke, Liu Ruyu nodded. Whether it was true or not naturally could not escape Yun Su’s eyes.

When Hu Meiniang and Liu Ruyu saw how sincere Hu Shanhai was, they knew that he was an expert they could not afford to offend. They knelt and kowtowed repeatedly.

“Immortal Master, please be magnanimous and grant us our wish.”

Most people might care about demons and humans going by different paths but Yun Su didn’t.

Putting aside whether it was consensual or not, this old man had the cultivation of a humanoid demon. How could he let Liu Ruyu lose his lifespan in their marriage? As long as Hu Meiniang did not maliciously suck away his Yang qi and lifespan, the two of them could live like ordinary people. “In that case, it’s Minister Liu and his wife’s fault that I interfered.”

When Master Hu heard this, he was shocked and thought that things were bad. He had been busy shirking responsibility just now, making it difficult for this expert to step down.

“As the saying goes, offsprings must be filial to their parents. It’s fine if you go out to make a living or study to become an official but now you’re lusting over beauties and your soul is left in the wilderness for almost a month. The entire Liu residence has long been in chaos. Where are your parents? If anything happens to you, won’t you die in vain because of your unfilial son?”

Although Yun Su was being paid to do things, he spoke from the bottom of his heart. Besides, did he really think that he was easy to persuade just because he didn’t speak just now?

These words were infused with some dharmic power. To Liu Ruyu’s soul, it was like a heavy hammer that pierced his heart. He was just a mortal and had already woken up after being reprimanded by the immortal.

“Ruyu knows he is wrong. Although Ruyu likes beautiful women, Ruyu is wrong.”

Liu Ruyu was also a little puzzled. Why was time passing so quickly? He thought that it would only be a few days but in the blink of an eye, it was already months?

Yun Su ignored him and let him kneel there and cry regretfully. Instead, he looked at Hu Shanhai and his daughter.

“As a fox demon, it’s natural to be charming. Whether it’s intentional or not, Liu Ruyu losing his soul in the wild that day might not have nothing to do with you. How weak is the body of a mortal? He hasn’t returned for months. Do you think he’s a foreign species too? A hundred years can pass in the blink of an eye? Besides, if I don’t come today, when will he return?

Even if you two love each other and are willing, isn’t it wrong to leave a lingering soul to disrupt Yin and Yang and make people suffer for no reason?”

Hu Shanhai felt that these words were like rolling thunder. His Dharma eyes were especially terrifying as if golden light was about to shoot out to kill demons.

Who was this immortal cultivator? He was too terrifying

If he did not move, he would be like a mortal. If he moved, he would become a thunderbolt. For a moment, his demon body shook violently as if he had been electrocuted. He could not even maintain his human form. Hu Meiniang was so frightened that she lay on the ground with her father as two white foxes, lowering their heads like garlic.

He was probably going to be punished for his words today!

“The little demon, Hu Shanhai, knows his mistake. He has indeed not set a date for his return. Just now, I thought that it was a fluke. Thinking about it carefully, the little demon did not consider this matter carefully. Not to mention how humans and demons have different paths, he thought that he did things openly and honestly. However, he didn’t consider the concept of rapid changes, he didn’t consider the feelings of Minister Liu and his wife.”

Hu Meiniang was so frightened that she could not speak. Hu Shanhai kowtowed and begged for mercy, speaking in human language. He was afraid that the immortal master would think of killing demons and devils and turn his hundred years of bitter cultivation into ashes.

In the past, he had only heard that some immortal cultivators did whatever they wanted. They could kill demons and devils with a thought. Listening to others’ stories, he felt that it had nothing to do with him. Today, it was his turn to know how terrifying it was.

“Humans and demons might not be different but we have to get past Minister Liu and his wife sooner or later. Also, we have to have the City God, the Netherworld, and the Soil God of Yuyang judge this affair. As for how it ends, it has nothing to do with me.”

Yun Su did not say much. This errand was originally for a thousand taels of silver, so he naturally had to complete it.

Since Hu Shanhai was the commander of a county’s foreign species, his cultivation was naturally not weak. He might not necessarily offend the City God or the Soil God. Since this matter was on the table, he was not afraid that there would be a conflict between humans and demons in the future.

Now that he was here, he had to complete the case.

“Thank you for your kindness, Immortal Master. Thank you for not killing me. The little demon, Hu Shanhai, is extremely grateful. He’s willing to send his son-in-law home with you and explain the matter in front of the City God, the Soil God and my in-laws. He’s willing to accept any punishment. It’s not a waste of your trip, Immortal Master.”

At that moment, Hu Shanhai was filled with regret and fear.

He regretted that after cultivating for a long time and living a comfortable life, he thought that he was on par with the City God and the Soil God, let alone mortals. He was not so particular about some things and had a mentality of doing whatever he wanted.

He was naturally afraid that if this matter was not resolved well or if his son-in-law’s body accidentally collapsed, he would be in big trouble.