The immortal pill is reborn and possesses the body of the charming female shopkeeper.

Chapter 222 The Danta Beauty

As they spoke, the golden boat pierced through the clouds and arrived above Ningyan City.

"You two don't need to go home yet, come with me to the Purple Gold Pavilion!"

Lu Qingshan spoke up to stop Lin Qianxiu's plan to return directly to the Lin family's ancestral mountain.

Lin Qianxiu naturally understood Lu Qingshan's meaning and directed Luo Sifan to circle down over Ningyan City and land at the dedicated airship take-off and landing field outside the west city.

The Gathering of Talents was a grand event held by the Silverfrost Dynasty, and the fact that it caused such a great commotion meant that Lu Qingshan, as the person in charge, had no choice but to report it clearly to his superiors.

The three stepped out of the golden boat, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Luo Sifan quickly put the golden boat away. The exquisite craftsmanship of the object drew exclamations of admiration from the onlookers.

Lu Qingshan, dressed in military and official attire, led the two straight into the imperial city, and no one dared to stop them along the way.

The prosperous and bustling city of Ningyan is home to nearly half of Yinshuang's hundreds of millions of inhabitants, including powerful and aristocratic families. Its city walls stretch for over forty miles, high and imposing, with magical arrays everywhere…

The Purple Gold Pavilion is the office of the Silver Frost Dynasty. On weekdays, the leaders of the civil and military officials, as well as the assistants stationed in the capital of the four major royal families, work here.

The garden at the south gate of the palace leads directly to the Imperial Street. In the garden stands a five-story pavilion with purple pillars, golden walls, green jade tiles, and white jade steps. This is the Purple Gold Pavilion that Lu Qingshan rushed towards.

Upon entering the palace, Lu Qingshan noticed that the palace guards were much more heavily armed than usual, and curiously inquired with the military officer on duty.

The answer was that the envoys from the Danta Federation had once again led a group to cause trouble, claiming that the Danta cultivators who participated in the Gathering of Heroes had been brutally murdered and the entire army had been wiped out.

Luo Sifan and his two companions traveled from Beiyuan to Ningyan City in less than two hours a day on a golden boat.

Unexpectedly, the Danta Federation reacted even faster than they did.

"Where are they now? Are they going to start demanding an audience with the Emperor again?"

Lu Qingshan had heard of the envoys from the Danta Federation and was very familiar with their manners.

The officer of the Imperial Guard gave a bitter smile:

"The Emperor would never see them. Right now, they're probably still making a ruckus in the South Garden."

Lu Qingshan felt like a creditor had come knocking, giving him a headache. He looked back at Lin Qianxiu and the other person:

"When you escaped from the Immortal Tomb, did you two know what the situation was like for the cultivators of the Pill Tower Federation?"

Luo Sifan spoke the truth:

"When we left, there were more than 30 Danta cultivators, all of them were alive and kicking, and we did not see any injuries."

Lin Qianxiu nodded in agreement, after all, the remaining cultivators from the Pill Tower were all frightened by her brandishing her spear and scattered in all directions.

After Lu Qingshan led the two of them through the palace gate, with no one else around, Luo Sifan told Lu Qingshan about how he had captured a total of seventeen Dan Tower cultivators with the Devouring Seal.

"You brat! You're actually skilled in weapon crafting?!"

Lu Qingshan emerged from the Swallowing Seal and had no further doubts about Luo Sifan's statement.

Inside the hollow belly of the Devouring Demon, the spiritual energy of Mo Cuishan and the other seventeen people was almost completely drained, leaving them listless. After a few interrogations, Lu Qingshan learned the general situation.

"Keep this demon seal safe. Otherwise, if the envoy from the Pill Tower sees it, he'll definitely make a fuss and demand you return it!"

Lu Qingshan stroked the small Devouring Seal, quite fond of it. Although its potential was not high, it was a formidable weapon in battle, capable of storing items and instantly subduing enemies over a wide area.

Sure enough, as soon as the three of them stepped into the South Garden, a noisy commotion reached their ears.

A group of people blocked the road in the garden and argued, their tone tense and their tempers flaring.

"Lu Qingshan! What are you doing here?!"

Among the crowd facing Luo Sifan and his two companions, someone was both surprised and delighted, and shouted loudly to Lu Qingshan.

"Governor Zhao!"

Seeing that it was his superior who was greeting him, Lu Qingshan dared not be negligent and quickly stepped forward to greet him.

This man surnamed Zhao is nominally directly under the Emperor and in charge of the military affairs of the Silverfrost Empire. The Five Peaks Army is indeed considered his subordinate.

Governor Zhao was having a headache from the commotion caused by the people from the Danta Federation, and he had no idea what exactly had happened at the Immortal Tomb. Suddenly, Lu Qingshan, who was in charge, appeared, and Governor Zhao felt relieved. He stepped forward from the crowd and welcomed Lu Qingshan and the other two in.

"So you're Lu Qingshan, the person in charge of this Immortal Tomb competition?"

Among the Dan Tower cultivators, a fair-skinned and beautiful female cultivator in a green robe coldly sized up the three of them with a fierce attitude.

"Lord Li, it is indeed I."

Lu Qingshan had heard rumors about her for a long time, and he frowned as he spoke.

“My Dan Tower has thirty-eight cultivators, each a promising and talented individual cherished by their sect, with limitless potential! Now, they have all disappeared without a trace in your country and are in dire straits. As the person in charge, how do you explain this?”

Before Lu Qingshan could speak, Lin Qianxiu, stung by the Li-surname female cultivator's disdainful and sharp-tongued attitude, stepped forward and retorted:

"Lord Li, the Gathering of Talents is something your country insisted on attending. Cultivators venturing into dangerous places to train and broaden their horizons are bound to face dangers. We, the Silver Frost Cultivators, have no habit of treating cultivators like three-year-olds! If we couldn't handle it, why did we insist on coming in the first place?"

Governor Zhao and Lu Qingshan's expressions changed, and they repeatedly winked at Lin Qianxiu, telling her to shut up.

Lin Qianxiu pretended not to see it, her eyes fixed on the increasingly frantic female cultivator surnamed Li.

"Who are you? How dare you be so insolent in front of me, Li Caiyun?"

Once she regained her senses, Li Caiyun's bright, light gray eyes scrutinized Lin Qianxiu and Luo Sifan with a cool and disdainful expression.

"Everything comes down to reason! As long as Lord Li is willing to reason, why should she care about my social status or level of understanding?"

Lin Qianxiu had never been so scorned in public before. She raised her head and looked down defiantly, refusing to back down, and loudly refuted Li Caiyun's discrimination.

Governor Zhao glared at Lu Qingshan in frustration, warning him to keep his men in check.

"Lord Li, please don't take offense. This junior just escaped from the Immortal Tomb and is a little excited!"

Lu Qingshan quickly spoke up to calm things down and pulled Lin Qianxiu back to his side.

Upon hearing this, Li Caiyun became somewhat interested.

"Oh? This young girl entered the Immortal Tomb with my Dan Tower cultivators? Look at her, full of energy and spirit, she must have gained a lot in the Immortal Tomb."

Li Caiyun's words implied that the Yin Yang Silver Frost Empire was up to something again.

Lu Qingshan pressed Lin Qianxiu's hand firmly to steady her, then smiled at Li Caiyun and said:

"These two juniors are the ones who are directly involved in what exactly happened in the Immortal Tomb. As far as I, Lu Qingshan, know, both sides encountered unprecedented strange events during this exploration of the Immortal Tomb. If Lord Li wants to understand the details, he should humbly ask the people involved."

Lu Qingshan's words were soft and humble, yet firm beneath the gentle tone. Li Caiyun actually listened, pondered for a moment, and her expression softened.

"You two escaped from the Immortal Tomb? I, Li Caiyun, will listen to your explanation!"

"you!"

Li Caiyun pointed a finger at Luo Sifan, a faint smile appearing on her face.

Luo Sifan stared at Li Caiyun, somewhat puzzled.

"You seem more reliable than her, kid. Come over here and have a good chat with me about what happened in the Immortal Tomb!"

Luo Sifan was handsome and always kept a low profile. Compared to Lin Qianxiu, the way Li Caiyun spoke to him was worlds apart.