The Immortality Flower
Chengyue City

"Thank you teacher, the students will study it in earnest" said General An Ning.

General An Ning saw Master Liu Ni who always repeated his chess game when a King was surrounded by various enemies.

"Are teachers not tired of repeating over and over again? " ask General An Ning.

"Tidan will never before anything real happens, " replied Master Liu Ni.

General An Ning did not understand the intent of Master Liu Ni which made him silently watch his teacher's chess game.

"When did the big meeting happen? " ask Master Liu Ni.

"Not anytime soon, " replied General An Ning.

"You can go back, " said Master Liu Ni.

"Murid wanted to tell the teacher something, " said General An Ning.

"What's? " ask Master Liu Ni.

"Murid adopted the abandoned child of the victim from the chaos of Shiluo Village, only he survived" replied General An Ning.

" When did you announce that you were adopting a child? "ask Master Liu Ni.

"Waiting for the right time, " replied General An Ning.

General An Ning said goodbye to Master Liu Ni to return to his residence. Lou Shi's journey to the cursed territory encounters a surprising variety of things. Served as a servant swordsman to get the nickname as a warrior messenger of the god.

Lou Shi had reached a territory quite close to the cursed territory that was the territory of the vassals of King Jin. Lou Shi was dismissed by the gatekeeper for inspection until he was allowed to enter. Chengyue City is one of the three cities still held by the followers of King Jin.

"Has there been a stirring of something in the palace? " guman Lou Shi looked at the heavily guarded fortress as well as the citizens who had cultivation talent roaming around or being wary of new people.

Lou Shi pulled over when he saw the bustling community stall. Ordering food while listening to the conversation.

"Emperor Wu wants to conquer the three remaining cities, our cultivators are not many in Chengyue city I fear Emperor Wu is sending more troops" said one resident.

"The emperor mobilizes the hearts of the people to support him in subjugating us, "citizens chimed in.

Lou Shi heard the conversation suspecting that the government was targeting the followers of King Jin. Emperor Wu would not dare to act recklessly because of his promise to King Jin that he should not touch or hurt his followers.

"What they say is true, mobilizing the hearts of the people will erase their memory of the promise that Emperor Wu gave to King Jin, "inner Lou Shi.

Lou Shi continued the journey looking for an inn to rest soundly at night. A swordsman placed a poster on the town's notice board, the residents gathered to attract Lou Shi's attention.

"Look, rare opportunity for my son"

"I want to see it too, get out of the way"

Lou Shi broke through the crowd looking at the poster affixed to the notice board. Notice regarding the recruitment of talented swordsmen to be part of Chengyue city's protective forces with the gift of one gold chest, five Yuhe pill grains and received a secret gift for the chosen one by the leader.

"Interesting, it doesn't seem wrong that I came here" Lou Shi said.

Lou Shi was at the inn resting his body. Moonlight entered the room through the window to illuminate the entire room. The sound of a drum being hit along with the clattering of bells woke Lou Shi. At midnight under the moonlight these sounds were clearly heard.

All the townspeople gathered in the square while hitting the drums accompanied by the jingling of the dancer's bells. Eight virgin girls dressed in pure white danced in the moonlight. Lou Shi saw the incident from the roof thinking that the tradition of the city of Chengyue.

A girl descended from the sky, her face pure white with beautiful hair. Lou Shi was fascinated by this beauty. The girl who had just come down from the sky was the last girl to meet the nine virgins.

Lou Shi plunged off the roof mingling with the surrounding residents. Lou Shi asked one of the residents about the tradition.

"Sir from the outside? " he asked Lou Shi.

"Yes, I am from the outside, " replied Lou Shi.

"Tradition of the blessings of the Goddess of the Moon is a routine tradition in the middle of the year. The tradition followed by three nearby towns on condition that nine virgin girls could participate in the Moon Goddess dance"

"Is there a background to this tradition? " ask Lou Shi.

"We consider Her Majesty King Jin's Daughter to be the embodiment of the Moon Goddess. At the time of his birth, the Moon shone brightly and the night deer stood on top of the mountain peak dispelling nightmares for everyone"

"So this tradition was made for my mother? " inner Lou Shi.

"Goddess Yueli will bless us in guarding and serving His Majesty King Jin"

The dances that were meant to the Moon Goddess continued. The beautiful dance carried with the perfect theme makes anyone fascinated. The moonlight shone on the nine virgins who signified the Moon Goddess bless them.

Joyful cheers rang out until the chants of poetry that flattered the Goddess of the Moon sounded everywhere.

"Tomorrow is the day of the recruitment of protective warriors, may the Goddess of the Moon bless you"

Lou Shi was further astonished by the culture of Chengyue city. The Moon Goddess is held in high esteem in the three cities of the followers of King Jin.

"I'm getting curious behind the fall of King Jin's kingdom, " murmured Lou Shi.

Everyone was jovially happy with a joke under the moonlight. Lou Shi who felt his body tired returned to the inn leaving the town square.

"Come on! Comeing! Comeing! "

Lou Shi immediately went to the town square when the morning carried out the free registration. Seats lined up neatly filled by participants who tried their luck.

"This time the quota only amounted to approximately 100 people, of course the competition will be increasingly tight, " said one of the participants beside Lou Shi.

The event began with speeches from various parties including the ruler of the city of Chun Gi. The show's guide informed him that the entrance test as a protective force began with a feasibility test using a mysterious mirror.

Mysterious mirrors will create visual shadows according to the level of strength that has been set. The participants started to be called one by one. The visual shadows created by the mysterious mirror varied until the time Lou Shi arrived.

The mysterious mirror created a visual of Lou Shi that was different from the others. Visual of the body covered in golden flames along with the mark on his forehead. The announcement was made after the jury held a decision meeting. Lou Shi was among the participants who qualified for the next round.

The second round numbered 200 people with the next assessment being the understanding of the eight paths of cultivation. Each participant will be given a problem by the knowledge ball about the cultivation path taken by each participant.

"Gong Wei!" call the show host.

Gong Wei went up on stage then a ball of knowledge approached him. His hand touched the knowledge ball that shortly afterwards in his mind came some questions regarding the cultivation of the heart.