Longevity Chronicles

Hearing this, Tao Qian also raised his eyebrows slightly, clearly not expecting two members of the Imperial Family to attend his banquet.

He pondered for a moment and realized it was indeed the case.

Although they had chosen the Third Method and were granted the "Spirit Treasure Unlimited Tribulation Crossing Technique", there were still no clear guidelines on how to proceed with the tribulation or refinement.

Thus, Tao Qian did not refuse Senior Brother Ma Yuan's suggestion and gestured for Mermaid Sha Nu'er to come and invite someone.

...

Coincidentally, at the very back of the main hall,

the Thirteenth Prince and Princess Bao Shou were seated together, surrounded by some Bibo Island disciples they had befriended over the past few days.

Each had their own mentors, and their backgrounds were indeed remarkable, but they couldn't compare with the disciples seated in front, so they had been placed here.

Yet no one was dissatisfied,—firstly, the Immortal Peaches on this seat were quite delicious and offered many benefits, and secondly, everything is relative; after all, it was still the main hall and not some side hall.

Moreover, the Spirit Treasure Disciples didn't much care for formal minutiae.

Many who had eaten the Immortal Peaches and tasted the Immortal Wine were clamoring to go forward and seek advice from the True Disciples.

The Thirteenth Prince also formed this same idea.

After swallowing two Longevity Immortal Peaches, he tugged at the sleeve of Princess Bao Shou, who was engrossed in the delicacies and the Immortal Peaches, and whispered,

"Stop eating for now, my sister."

"We should thank our host regardless of anything else."

As the Prince finished speaking, he was met with a ruthless refusal from his food-loving sister.

She was born into the royal family and had eaten exotic and luxurious foods all her life.

But this was the Spirit Treasure Sect, which possessed many treasures not found in the outside world.

Princess Bao Shou, always naïve and carefree, fond of beauty and gourmet food, was currently unwilling to deal with her power-hungry, scheming brother with little true wisdom.

After being refused, the expression on the Thirteenth Prince's face remained unchanged.

He had always had ways to handle his sister.

Ever since they were children, whenever he wanted to do something, he would always involve Princess Bao Shou because her naivety gave her a peculiar charisma that made people spontaneously fond of her.

Even their tyrannical father and inscrutable, scheming Taishang Emperor always greeted Princess Bao Shou with smiles.

Using this "tool woman", although the Thirteenth Prince lacked the conditions to vie for the Crown Prince's position, he had always led a smooth life.

He smiled, then whispered again,

"Don't you always regard Ascending Immortal Island as a sacred place, and Lingji Fairy has resided on this island for many years, leaving many traces behind."

"Now that Master Tao is the master of this island, if you ask him gently, perhaps you may obtain a few personal items of the Lingji Fairy."

"Really?"

Indeed, after these words, Princess Bao Shou, previously unstoppable in her consumption of Immortal Peaches, immediately lifted her head.

A lively smile spread across her adorable face, and her eyes sparkled.

She suddenly stood up and pulled the Thirteenth Prince towards the front seats of the main hall.

"Let's go, my Lingji Fairy..."

As they both got up and moved a few steps away from their seats,

they were met by a Mermaid who, upon seeing them, bowed and said,

"Are you the Thirteenth Prince and Princess Bao Shou?"

"My master invites you!"

Of course, they both knew this Mermaid named Sha Nu'er was a maid of Tao Qian of Ascending Immortal Island.

Thus, upon hearing this, their eyes shone even brighter.

Princess Bao Shou felt even more likely she would get the fairy's personal items,

while the Thirteenth Prince pondered,

"Approached proactively? Yes, this Master Tao, unlike other True Disciples of the Spirit Treasure Sect, rose from a Loose Cultivator in Southern Yue, he must understand our family's status more clearly."

"Now that he knows Bao Shou and I are here, is he inviting us over to chat and make connections?"

Leaving these two royal siblings with their respective thoughts,

they quickly followed Sha Nu'er to the front seats of the main hall.

Upon arriving, they both saw, including Tao Qian, the eighteen True Disciples of this generation from the Spirit Treasure Sect.

Both were immediately short of breath and dazzled.

This was not only the usual reaction of low Cultivation level cultivators meeting high-level cultivators,

but also the natural reaction of ordinary individuals in the presence of outstanding talents.

However, the Thirteenth Prince felt somewhat unwilling inside:

"I'm a royal scion, favored by heaven, but compared to these people, I, Zhu Quan, seem to have become a wretched creature, how unjust of the heavens."

Whereas Princess Bao Shou looked around, her gaze flittered between Tao Qian and the Golden Crow Fairy, finally settling on the Golden Crow Fairy, screaming inwardly,

"Hooray!"

"That must be the Golden Crow Fairy, truly beautiful, if Lingji Fairy were still here, the two of them together...no, I mustn't entertain delusions, Lingji Fairy and Yunhua Immortal are the perfect match."

Their reactions were odd, and their thoughts stranger still.

They had no idea that, including Tao Qian, everyone there had keen senses.

Someone like them, low in cultivation and unable to conceal their thoughts, their intentions could be discerned in the blink of an eye.

The Thirteenth Prince's thoughts were of no concern.

Tao Qian and the other seventeen stifled their laughter, stealthily glancing towards Senior Sister Lu, whose gaze was gradually turning dangerous.

Just as the two were about to come forward to pay their respects,

at that moment, a sudden, unexpected disaster that no one could have possibly foreseen occurred.

With two "crack" sounds, the dragon-shaped Jade Pendants worn by both the Thirteenth Prince and Princess Bao Shou unexpectedly shattered.

Almost simultaneously, a surge of Human Dao Fortune within Tao Qian's body began to swell tumultuously, transmitting a cryptic message.

The three of them all changed expressions.

Tao Qian was surprised!

While the Thirteenth Prince and Princess Bao Shou first froze, then reached a peak of terror and dismay, unable to contain themselves, their eyes filled with tears, they almost cried right there.

The Thirteenth Prince, now trembling all over, his face nearly contorted,

stammered out in disbelief,

"Father...father, has passed away?"

PS: It won't be a plot about ascending to a higher position, that would be too cliché.