A New Member in the Immortal Lineage

Once Yun Mengmeng and Yun Zhi finished catching up, Yun Mengmeng became noticeably better behaved, though she was still muttering under her breath. "It's still the same problem. Xiao Zhi, you just care too much about saving face. You ought to learn from me..." Yun Zhi pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling a twinge of regret for ever tricking Yun Mengmeng out of the secret realm. Returning to Lu Yang, who was still recuperating, Yun Zhi said, "Senior Fairy, you are aware of Mengmeng's rudimentary Dao fruit. Might you deign to offer her some guidance?" A breathtaking figure slowly drifted out from Lu Yang's body, her face practically radiating smugness and pride. After returning from the Sword Tower, the Immortal Fairy had moved her residence out of the Green Blade Sword's small world and back into Lu Yang's spiritual space. Upon seeing this, Yun Mengmeng gasped in astonishment. "Lu Yang, how did your soul turn into a woman?" Lu Yang: "..." Yun Zhi gave a serious introduction: "This is Senior Huang Doudou, an ancient immortal. She possesses the Immortal Dao fruit, which is the ultimate, perfected form of your rudimentary Dao fruit. "At present, Senior Fairy has yet to re-form a physical body, so she is temporarily residing in my junior brother's spiritual space." "An ancient immortal?" Yun Mengmeng was utterly stunned. *See, I told you there are tons of immortals out in the wider world! Xiao Zhi insisted they were exceedingly rare—who was she trying to fool? Even this guy who bought me hotpot by the roadside has an immortal's soul inside him!* "Yun Mengmeng pays her respects to Senior Doudou." Yun Mengmeng remembered the etiquette Granny had taught her: the outside world wasn't like the secret realm, and one had to be very polite when greeting seniors. Her bowing posture was impeccably standard. "All right, all right. This immortal doesn't care for so many rules. Rise," the Immortal Fairy said with a dismissive wave of her hand, satisfied as long as the gesture was made. The Immortal Fairy circled Yun Mengmeng twice. Leaving aside the fact that Lu Yang had treated this little girl a bit too well, she was quite pleased with her. "To think someone in this day and age could condense a rudimentary Immortal Dao fruit. Not bad, not bad at all. This immortal thinks very highly of you." Although many cultivators back in ancient times had condensed rudimentary Dao fruits related to deathlessness or imperishability, their moral character had been lacking and failed to satisfy her. Someone like Yun Mengmeng was just right. Hearing the Immortal Fairy praise her, Yun Mengmeng felt delighted. She had never realized she was this outstanding. "From now on, you are the Third-in-Command of our Immortal Lineage!" the Immortal Fairy announced excitedly, adding another member to their ranks. "Ah, oh." Yun Mengmeng had no idea what the Immortal Lineage was, but it sounded quite formidable. "By the way, do you want to join the Great Bean Dynasty founded by this immortal?" "This immortal's Great Bean Dynasty spans vast territories. The East Sea, the Demon Domain, and the Central Continent are all part of it." "I'll... join, then?" Preparing to bestow an official post upon Yun Mengmeng, the Immortal Fairy turned her head and asked Lu Yang, "Little Yangzi, what vacant positions do we have left?" Lu Yang set down the apple in his hand, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and bowed slightly. "To report to Your Majesty, with the exception of the Grand Chancellor, every post in our Great Bean Dynasty is currently vacant." The Immortal Fairy crossed her arms, hung her head in deep distress, and let out a pensive, "Mmm—" "In that case, you are hereby appointed Minister of Rites!" Yun Mengmeng hesitated, unsure of how to respond. Recalling the descriptions of imperial courts she had read in stray folk tales, she could only say, "This subject thanks Your Majesty for your immense grace." And just like that, both the Immortal Lineage and the Great Bean Dynasty gained a half-immortal. Yun Zhi remained silent beside them, though the corner of her eye twitched ever so slightly. "Then, Your Majesty..." "Call me First-in-Command." "First-in-Command, about my rudimentary Immortal Dao fruit..." Yun Mengmeng was not very adept at using it and needed the Immortal Fairy's guidance. "Aiya, cultivating a rudimentary Immortal Dao fruit is simple as can be. All you need to do is eat, drink, and live carefree and unconstrained. The rudimentary Immortal Dao fruit will slowly take shape on its own. "Of course, while cultivating, we mustn't cause trouble for others, and we must abide by the law and all that. You can take your time learning those things later." Yun Mengmeng nodded vigorously, engraving the Immortal Fairy's earnest teachings firmly in her heart. *An immortal's words are bound to contain profound wisdom in simple language. If I analyze every word and sentence, I'll definitely reap great rewards!* "Let this immortal first introduce you to the members of our Immortal Lineage. "I am the First-in-Command. "Little Yangzi is the Second-in-Command. Since you have joined the Immortal Lineage and learned skills from me, Lu Yang counts as your senior brother." Yun Mengmeng felt that something wasn't quite right. Clearly, she had told Xiao Zhi to take him as her master, so how had it turned into her taking on a master instead? And how had Lu Yang become her senior brother? Had Xiao Zhi schemed against her? Suppressing her confusion, Yun Mengmeng said to Lu Yang, "Greetings, Senior Brother." Lu Yang had the sinking feeling that he was accumulating more and more junior sisters who were stronger than him. "You also have two senior sisters above you, but neither of them is here right now. You can meet them when the opportunity arises in the future. "Come, this immortal will take you to meet the Fourth-in-Command." ... The trio of the Immortal Lineage arrived at the commercial street, where business at the headquarters of the Try Again Barbecue Shop was as bustling as ever. Under the leadership of the Immortal Celestial, the barbecue shop had joined forces with the Hotpot Grand Alliance to stand toe-to-toe with the veteran power, the Food Stall Association, even showing subtle signs of surpassing them. Even though the Food Stall Association possessed a profound foundation and a stellar reputation among the disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect, facing the combined might of two major street forces still left them struggling to hold the line alone. At present, the Food Stall Association was weighing whether to swallow their pride and join the barbecue shop to jointly rival the street's foremost faction, the Baixiang Restaurant. However, priding themselves on being a veteran establishment, they could not bring themselves to lose face. "Are you saying that this Try Again Barbecue Shop is actually the headquarters?" Yun Mengmeng had listened to Lu Yang's explanation of the shop along the way. Back when she was freeloading meals off Lu Yang in Shuzhou, she had already heard of this barbecue chain spanning the entire Great Xia. She never imagined it was an asset belonging to their Immortal Lineage. "Greetings, Second-in-Command." Master Gao and Master Liu, who were busy grilling skewers, bowed and scraped the moment they saw Lu Yang. The two of them were in a rather precarious situation, to the point of being in dire straits. With the widespread adoption of automatic barbecue arrays, they faced the risk of being forced out of their profession at any moment. "Go call Bu Yaolian over," Lu Yang said casually. Before long, Bu Yaolian rushed over from the slaughterhouse and arranged for Lu Yang and the others to sit in a private dining room. The Immortal Fairy poked her head out of the spiritual space as well, her small face solemn. "Bu Yaolian, considering how conscientiously and diligently you have worked these past few years, devoting your heart and soul entirely to the barbecue enterprise, this immortal has witnessed all your efforts." "First-in-Command!" Bu Yaolian was deeply moved. His hard work had indeed paid off, earning the recognition of the First-in-Command. "Therefore, this immortal has decided: you are promoted from Third-in-Command to Fourth-in-Command." "Huh?" *Is this truly a promotion? It really doesn't feel like one...* The Immortal Fairy pointed at Yun Mengmeng and announced, "I declare that Yun Mengmeng has joined the Immortal Lineage as our Third-in-Command. "This immortal is extremely satisfied with this girl, Yun Mengmeng. Not only has she grasped the true essence of immortality, but she is also a good sister to Girl Yun." Bu Yaolian: "..." *Why is this entire Immortal Lineage filled with people who only got in through connections?!*