Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 129

Bloodwind Tower Headquarters.

Inside a grand hall, a middle-aged man sat in the main seat with a solemn expression. He looked at the high-ranking officials on both sides and said in a deep voice:

“Everyone, the Immortal Master from the Illusory Spirit Sect will arrive tomorrow. The five-year blood sacrifice ceremony must not have any mishaps.”

“Tower Master, rest assured. I have already arranged everything. In recent years, there have been sixteen Grandmaster-level assassins registered with our Bloodwind Tower. I have lured them all to the headquarters under various pretexts. Once the Immortal Master arrives tomorrow, we can gather them and use a formation to refine them into Blood Qi Orbs!” a white-bearded old man said confidently.

“This time, I suppose the Immortal Master will bestow upon us the ‘Black Life Pill’ of the Outer Gang level, right?” a charming woman on the right side said.

Another person shook their head, “Hard to say. After all, five years ago, the Immortal Master only bestowed upon us the Black Life Pill of the Inner Gang level.”

“Is five years very short?”

A burly man sitting at the end said somewhat indignantly, “How many five-year periods are there in a lifetime? Once this Black Life Pill is used, one can no longer improve their cultivation through self-practice. They can only watch themselves age day by day without any progress. If I had known this, I would not have taken this Black Life Pill!”

The charming woman scoffed:

“Tie Xiong, don’t you know what your own aptitude is? If it weren’t for the Black Life Pill bestowed by the Immortal Master, I’m afraid you wouldn’t even be able to enter the Inner Gang Grandmaster realm, let alone hope for Outer Gang. You’re simply biting the hand that feeds you.”

“You!”

The burly man slammed the table and said angrily, “That’s still better than being controlled by others for life! What if I achieve Outer Gang after being cursed with the Soul Communication Spell? Am I not still just a dog to be called and dismissed at will!”

“Tie Xiong, that’s too much!”

The Bloodwind Tower Master frowned slightly, “We mortals can only prostrate ourselves at the feet of the Immortal Master. What difference does it make whether we are cursed with the Soul Communication Spell or not?”

“Tower Master, I—”

The burly man wanted to say more but was interrupted by a young woman sitting to the left of the Bloodwind Tower Master: “Father, if we can obtain the Outer Gang level Black Life Pill this time, should we be able to avenge Younger Brother?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became heavy, and the burly man swallowed the words he was about to say.

Nearly two years ago, the Second Young Master of Bloodwind Tower, Fu Zong, was sent to Suiyi City in Nange Prefecture by the Tower Master to handle branch affairs and temper himself due to his mischievous behavior. Unexpectedly, he was killed there by the direct daughter of a local prominent family…

This matter was an eternal pain in the Tower Master’s heart, a wound he was unwilling to reopen easily.

A complex emotion flashed in the Bloodwind Tower Master’s eyes. He slowly nodded, his voice low:

“The strongest experts of the major prominent families in Suiyi City are only Inner Gang. Although they are now under the command of the Martial Arts Alliance, they have always been outwardly obedient but inwardly disobedient, listening to orders but not acting on them. If we eliminate one of them, I suppose the Alliance won’t pursue it too much.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After a discussion, someone else asked:

“Speaking of which, what happened to that Inspector Ni who arranged for someone to infiltrate our headquarters and discovered our plan? If he were to expose the matter to the Prefect of Sishi, that could be a bit troublesome…”

The Prefect of Sishi had five Outer Gang Grandmasters serving him. Excluding the total military strength, just looking at the high-level combat power, he was no worse than the thriving Martial Arts Alliance. If their plan were discovered by him, it would certainly cause big trouble.

“I have already sent Protector Zhuo to handle it. He should be able to give us a satisfactory answer soon,” the Bloodwind Tower Master said indifferently.

The white-bearded old man stroked his beard and said nonchalantly, “Actually, there’s nothing to worry about. Our backer is the Immortal Master of the Illusory Spirit Sect. As long as he is willing to act, let alone a mere Prefect of Sishi, what if we become enemies with the entire Great Yong?”

“Foolish!”

The Bloodwind Tower Master said furiously:

“Why do you think the Immortal Master supports an underground assassin organization like ours instead of openly holding a blood sacrifice? The Illusory Spirit Sect is one of the Six Xuan Sects of the Zhao Kingdom. The Six Sects claim to be righteous and will never be indifferent to such matters. Once the actions of the Illusory Spirit Sect are discovered, it will certainly invite a siege.”

“The Immortal Master is the Immortal Master, and we are us. Immortals and mortals are different. If you don’t want to be easily crushed one day, don’t say such words again!”

“Yes.” The white-bearded old man shivered and responded.

Just then, a voice from the entrance announced, “Reporting to Tower Master and Elders, Protector Zhuo requests an audience.”

“It seems Protector Zhuo has already taken care of things.”

The Bloodwind Tower Master regained his composure. He slightly raised his hand, signaling the announcer to let Protector Zhuo in.

Before long, Protector Zhuo, dressed in black, entered the hall. He first bowed to the Bloodwind Tower Master and the Elders, then said, “Tower Master, regarding Inspector Ni’s matter, I have handled it properly. All informed parties and evidence have been destroyed. No one will know about this matter anymore.”

Upon hearing this, the Bloodwind Tower Master’s face showed a satisfied smile. He nodded slightly and said:

“Well done, Protector Zhuo. I have always trusted your work. Your contribution to solving this so smoothly is immeasurable.”

Protector Zhuo humbly lowered his head and replied:

“Thank you for the Tower Master’s praise. As a subordinate serving Bloodwind Tower, I will naturally do my best.”

The atmosphere in the hall lightened slightly due to Protector Zhuo’s report. The Bloodwind Tower Master pointed to the last chair at the end and said, “Protector Zhuo, the Elders and I are discussing tomorrow’s blood sacrifice ceremony. You have also contributed a lot to this matter. Sit down and listen with us.”

The Bloodwind Tower Master’s eldest daughter’s expression changed slightly and she said, “Father, Protector Zhuo has not yet been bestowed the Soul Communication Spell by the Immortal Master. Is this somewhat against the rules…”

“It’s fine. The Immortal Master will arrive tomorrow. We can make up for it then. It’s not like it makes a difference for one day,” the Bloodwind Tower Master said calmly.

“…Yes, Father.”

Protector Zhuo’s eyes, hidden by the black hood, flashed, and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted. He excitedly bowed to the Bloodwind Tower Master and said, “Thank you, Tower Master, for the seat!”

With that, he sat down in the chair at the end.

Needless to say, this Protector Zhuo was naturally Song Ling in disguise.

After defeating the real Protector Zhuo, he originally intended to force out the location of Bloodwind Tower and then simply and crudely slaughter them.

However, some things Protector Zhuo said piqued his strong interest.

Bloodwind Tower actually had connections with the immortal cultivation world of the Zhao Kingdom!

Every five years, the Illusory Spirit Sect, one of the Six Xuan Sects of the Zhao Kingdom, would send someone to refine the Grandmaster martial artists lured by Bloodwind Tower into a treasure called a “Blood Qi Orb” using a formation, and then take it away.

In return, the Immortal Master of the Illusory Spirit Sect would bestow a “Black Life Pill” that could forcibly enhance martial arts cultivation.

The Black Life Pill was divided into multiple levels, from third-rate to Grandmaster. It was said that there was even a Heavenly Gang level Black Life Pill. Once taken, no matter what martial arts cultivation one had before, they could reach the corresponding realm.

The only drawback was that one could no longer improve their cultivation through self-practice at all.

Upon learning of this, Song Ling changed his original plan, intending to impersonate Protector Zhuo and infiltrate Bloodwind Tower. He planned to meet the Immortal Master of the Illusory Spirit Sect tomorrow and see what their true capabilities were.

For this purpose, Song Ling amicably inquired about everything concerning Protector Zhuo in great detail to avoid being exposed.

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The Illusory Spirit Sect was a foreshadowing from over a hundred chapters ago. No one should remember it… right?