The Immortal Emperor Returns Chapter 174 - Strange Sights!

Chapter 174 Strange Sights!

The problematic girl sneered when she saw the shocked expressions on Chen Hanlong and the faces of the others. Swinging her slim waist, she walked past Chen Hanlong and hit him contemptuously with her shoulder.
Chen Hanlong was a sturdy man about three feet tall, yet he was almost knocked to the floor.
The problematic girl flicked back her hair and walked up the mountain.
Chen Hanlong wanted to shout out loud, yet he could not make a sound eventually, so he murmured quietly, “You have not presented your gift.”
Mo Xinghe heard him clearly and he could not help rolling his eyes. “Idiot...” He thought.
This banquet for Chu Xun’s opening of his manor was definitely a grand one. In Martial Tao world, everyone worshipped the strong and the powerful. Therefore, be it cultivators who trained on their own or those from a major sect, everyone wanted to befriend Chu Xun.
The most important reason was that they were all terrified of Chu Xun’s simple yet cruel way of resolving matters. Their entire sect could be easily wiped out by him. For someone as cruel and powerful as him, it was better to befriend him than to offend him.
Once they stepped onto Qianlong Mountain, all the visitors understood the true meaning of “blessed ground”. The concentration of spiritual energy was so rich that they could almost feel them physically. Everything here was truly awe-inspiring.
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“Look over there...” Someone shouted on the way up and pointed into the distance.
Everyone gasped in fear as they looked in the direction pointed out by that man.
A giant python about a hundred feet long was seen crawling on the mountain. With a whip of its tail, a small hill was smashed into pieces.
The python raised its head and looked at everyone with its cold, dark eyes. Everyone could feel their blood freezing in their veins under its stare. In the end, it slowly slithered back into the forest. Wherever it went, trees with trunks as thick as an adult’s waist were knocked down. The entire mountain shook with its movements.
How is it possible that such a giant python exists? It was so scary. Everyone thought as they felt their hearts tightening and their hairs standing on end.
“What a giant snake, I bet we can cook snake stew with it and eat it for at least half a year.”
Everyone was speechless when they heard such a bold statement and looked in the direction where the remark came from. Seeing it was that problematic girl who said it, they just laughed politely.
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They next heard a deafening roar of a tiger and felt the ground shaking.
Looking in the direction of the roar, they were once again astonished.
They saw a white tiger about the size of a hill fighting against a pack of wolves.
Those wolves were not the ordinary kind. Each of them was as huge as a calf. Their fur were as sharp as thin needles and standing on its end. All of them had their mouths wide open to reveal rows of jagged fangs and their crimson eyes looked aggressive.
Bang!
The tiger swished its tail with a furious roar and hit one of the wolves. Its tail was so tough and strong that the wolf was knocked aside. Blood tainted the ground.
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The tiger let out another furious roar. Feeling its supremacy being challenged, it slammed the ground with its giant claw, smashing a rock with ease, then jumped right into the pack of wolves and started its killing spree. One wolf had its head bitten off.
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The leader of the wolves let out a few howls and the pack began a series of violent attacks against the tiger.
All of a sudden, the roars of the tiger and the howls of wolves echoed in the forest which was gradually covered in blood.
Everyone felt chills creeping up their spines, shooting right toward the back of their heads.
“Excuse me. Why are there so many beasts here?”
Someone could not suppress his curiosity and asked Titan.
Titan had no trace of Internal Breath in his body, yet he was still respected by all the guests.
“Our master captured them to be his pets.” Titan answered in a low and muffled voice.
“Pets?”
Everyone was dumbfounded. They had all done their research on Chu Xun secretly, so they knew Titan was referring to Chu Xun as “the master”. “Only Chu the Devil would be able to keep so many beasts as his pets...”
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They then heard a piercing chirp across the sky as a giant figure flew past them. The figure covered the sun as a strong, fierce wind started blowing.
Everyone looked up to see a giant falcon dashing toward the sky. Its wings were probably five to six meters long when it was fully spread out and its claws were as sharp as a pair of iron hooks. They could probably slash through metal with ease.
“What on earth...” Everyone thought as they were petrified by what they saw and their throats went dry.
“Rest assured, they won’t hurt anyone.” Titan said.
Everyone nodded, yet they still picked up their pace.
While they were indeed terrified by what they saw on the way, they were also deeply impressed by all these strange sights that Qianlong Mountain had to offer.
Besides the terrifying giant beasts, they also encountered majestic waterfalls, glowing trees and flowers that emitted a radiance as mesmerizing as the crimson sunset. Everything they saw was an eye-opener.
What they did not know, however, was that all these sights were mere effects created by illusory formations. They were only meant to impress the guests.
There was one thing that was real, which the “Chu Manor” was carved onto the white rock by Chu Xun using a sword.
When the guests arrived at the plaza, they were all attracted to these two powerful and imposing characters.
“Do not stare at these characters unless you have reached the Grandmaster Realm, or you will hurt yourself.” Titan reminded everyone loudly.
However, no one seemed to be taking him seriously.
“Ouch...” A middle-aged man in Acquired Realm suddenly let out a shriek. He stepped back in a terrified manner and fell onto the ground.
Puff!
Someone vomited a mouthful of blood after a grunt.
“My eyes...”
Someone screamed as blood gushed out of his eye sockets.
More people started developing injuries of varying severity. Most of the injured people were in the Innate or Acquired Realms.
There were also some grade-one Grandmasters with weak foundations who looked extremely pale.
“Please stay calm and do not look at the words!” Titan shouted.
“What is happening?” A grade-two Grandmaster asked.
“Our master carved these two words using a sword. He said that they were as sharp as a sword that is why anyone below Grandmaster Realm should not look at them.” Titan answered.
“Two words can have such a horrifying effect...” Everyone thought upon hearing Titan’s reply.
“Please do not panic. Our master said that all of you are his guests today, so he will never allow anyone to be hurt.” Titan said as he clapped a couple of times.
The sound of high heels clicking on the floor could be heard, and about ten beautiful and tall waitresses walked in a line toward the guests. Each of them held an exquisite tray that had a delicate bottle made of white jade.
All these waitresses were from the Purple Bamboo Club and they were booked by Chen Hanlong. All the chefs and other service personnel today were also from the Purple Bamboo Club.
They had no idea how lucky they were. After being nourished by the spiritual energy in Qianlong Mountain, they would gradually feel all kinds of benefits in the future.
Titan picked up a small bottle made of white jade and said in a muffled voice, “This Immortal Water is specially made by our master himself, it will help everyone recover from their injuries. Our master said that injuries may not be all of the misfortunes, you may encounter some surprises afterwards.”
“Immortal Water!”
Apparently, most of the guests here knew about Immortal Water, yet they did not expect it to be invented by Chu Xun.
“This is made using our master’s special recipe, so it is slightly different from the ones on the market. Rest assured that you can drink it with ease. Our master said that it will bring about unexpected benefits.”
Bottles of Immortal Water were delivered to the injured guests, yet no one drank it.
After some time, a warrior in Acquired Realm said, “I trust that Mr. Chu will not harm us on purpose.” He then finished the bottle of Immortal Water in his hand.
Right after he finished drinking it, rays of white light surrounded his body in a way that resembled a majestic Buddha statue.
After a short while, the white light around him dispersed. When he suddenly opened his eyes, there were sparks in them.
He was stunned for a while, then he grew excited and joyous once he came to his senses. “I made a breakthrough... I can’t believe I just made a breakthrough...” He shouted happily.
Everyone was shocked upon witnessing that, so they all drank from their own bottles immediately as if they were afraid that someone would steal it from them the next second.
All of a sudden, rays of light covered the entire plaza.
“My old injury is finally healed...” Someone said in ecstasy.
“Ha! My strength has improved by quite a bit. I will enter Grandmaster Realm in no time!” Someone in Great Completion stage of Acquired Realm said, as he could longer suppress his excitement.
“I made a breakthrough as well...”
Cries of happiness could be heard, one after another.
Those uninjured were now jealous of the rest. The thing that mattered the most in Martial Tao world was one’s cultivation. Seeing the amazing benefits of Immortal Water, they would rather injure themselves in exchange for one bottle as well.
“Please calm down. Our master said that every guest today is entitled to one bottle of Immortal Water as a form of gift in return.” Titan relayed Chu Xun’s message clearly.
Everyone immediately started praising Chu Xun. They were all grateful that Chu Xun was so generous with the precious Immortal Water. In comparison to that, their presents now seemed cheap.