Twin River

The two Supremes knelt on the ground in silence, but the more they listened, the stranger it all sounded. Was the ancient Heavenly Court so well-versed in the law? And shouldn't they address her as "Cult Master"? Why call her "Eldest Senior Sister"? Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were showing their true faces. As noble half-immortals, the two Supremes mainly paid attention to the major factions that could pose a threat to them in the present era; mere Nascent Soul cultivators naturally never caught their attention, not to mention that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had risen to fame when they were merely in the Golden Core stage. After listening to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou explain back and forth, Eldest Senior Sister confirmed that the battle between the two Supremes was indeed unrelated to her two junior brothers. "Little Junior Brother, you mentioned earlier that these two Supremes intended to steal an ancient artifact. What might they be trying to steal?" "Heheh, our Second-in-Command doesn't know much about this. Better let this immortal explain!" The Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang's body. The two Supremes stared at the Immortal Fairy in utter bewilderment and suspicion. Neither of them had realized there was another person residing inside Lu Yang! This was impossible! Even if a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage were residing inside Lu Yang's body, it couldn't possibly escape their discerning eyes! Could this woman be a half-immortal? "Remember the Fu Ling sisters those two kids talked about?" Eldest Senior Sister nodded. The two sisters' experiences had indeed been quite bizarre. "In truth, those two sisters were not born from their parents' union. Rather, their mother drank water from the Twin River, and only then gave birth to the two of them." "What is the Twin River?" Eldest Senior Sister had never heard of it. "That brings us to the sheer greatness of this immortal. "Back in ancient times, this immortal had countless followers. Some prayed to me for children, while others prayed for twins. Delighted to oblige, this immortal wielded supreme magical powers and created the Child-and-Mother River and the Twin River. "Anyone who drank water from the Child-and-Mother River would become pregnant. "Anyone who drank water from the Twin River would become pregnant with twins." Nightmare Supreme's eyes went wide with disbelief. He stared at the Immortal Fairy in terror, his voice trembling: "You... no, you are Immortal Ying Tian?!" He had come here in search of the Twin River, never expecting the true creator to be right here! The legendary Immortal Ying Tian was actually a woman! Lu Yang: "..." Needless to say, the tampering of historical records had once again credited something belonging to the Immortal Fairy to Immortal Ying Tian's name. Hearing this, Eldest Senior Sister froze for a moment. As if recalling something, she looked at the Immortal Fairy with a peculiar, emotionally complex gaze, seemingly struggling to believe what she had just heard, her tone quite different from usual. "You mean to say... you created the Child-and-Mother River, and anyone who drinks its water will become pregnant?" The Immortal Fairy was naive by nature and failed to notice anything unusual about Eldest Senior Sister. She nodded earnestly. "That's right! Is something wrong?" "Where is the Child-and-Mother River now?" The Immortal Fairy shook her head. "No idea. When Ying Tian and the others reshaped the continent, the topography shifted, and who knows where they moved the Child-and-Mother River to." Eldest Senior Sister's expression grew even stranger. Her lips parted as if to speak, but in the end, she said nothing. Lu Yang noticed the change in Eldest Senior Sister's expression. Ever since he had joined the sect, Eldest Senior Sister had always possessed a face devoid of joy or sorrow. Lu Yang had never seen her display such a rich range of emotion before. Lu Yang did not quite dare to ask what Eldest Senior Sister was thinking. "Even though we can't find the Child-and-Mother River, we can find the Twin River! I had our Second-in-Command secretly pluck two hairs from those little lasses. Through their hairs, I can trace back to the source and find the Twin River." Lu Yang opened his hand, revealing two strands of hair resting in his palm. The Immortal Fairy formed an obscure and arcane ancient hand seal—one known only to her, which none of the Four Ancient Celestials knew. The moment the seal touched the two strands of hair, they dissolved into a wisp of curling green smoke that drifted off into the distance. "Let's go! Follow this smoke, and we'll find the Twin River!" With a broad wave of her hand, the Immortal Fairy dashed ahead at the forefront, beckoning everyone to follow. The others followed. The green smoke drifted for nearly half a day, slowing down after passing by a monastery. When Lu Yang passed it, he saw the monastery's name: Gulin Temple. Gulin Temple was situated at the foot of a mountain, backed by an endless mountain range. The green smoke flew across more than a dozen peaks before lingering within a maple forest, unable to move forward. "Why did it stop moving?" The Immortal Fairy explained, "The Twin River is inside a secret realm. The green smoke can't directly enter a secret realm, so we need to find the entrance. "Judging by how the green smoke is circling, the secret realm should be right here." The Immortal Fairy stepped forward two paces and pointed at an unremarkable large boulder in the maple forest. The green smoke had been circling nearby the whole time, and the center of its spiral was this very boulder. With a flick of her finger, Eldest Senior Sister sent out a wisp of spiritual energy that infused into the boulder. The smoother side of the rock transformed into a black vortex. "This is it." Without hesitation, Eldest Senior Sister tossed the two half-immortals directly into the vortex, then stepped inside herself. The Immortal Fairy, Lu Yang, and Meng Jingzhou followed closely behind into the vortex. As everyone entered, the black vortex vanished, and the boulder reverted to its original appearance. No one could tell that it served as the gateway to finding the immortal creation, the Twin River. "Such dense spiritual energy!" Lu Yang marveled. He stepped onto the grassy ground. A broad river wound and twisted into the distance, its source nowhere in sight. Glimmering spiritual energy drifted off the river's surface, nourishing the secret realm. Along the banks grew lush vegetation—ancient trees, shrubs, green grass—all spiritual plants long extinct in the present day. Moreover, these spiritual plants all grew in pairs. Nourished by the Twin River, their medicinal potency was substantially stronger than normal. Upon the river's surface floated Twin Conjoined Lotuses, which could aid one in forming a first-grade core during Core Formation. The Twin Conjoined Lotus was originally a product of the Twin River. Its initial name had been "Sisters Flower," but Immortal Ying Tian later changed it to its present name. The two Supremes felt it even more acutely. They sensed the immense power contained within the river—the purest Dao charm. Merely meditating and comprehending beside the river would be of immense help in consolidating their Dao fruits. "Yep, this is the Twin River created by this immortal!" The Immortal Fairy pointed at the river with a cheerful grin. The environment here was identical to ancient times, filling her with nostalgia. "Who would have thought it would be preserved so completely?" The Immortal Fairy was somewhat surprised. This was practically an entire Twin River; it was hard to imagine it surviving so intact through that cataclysmic battle that reshaped the continent. "Fairy, is that your immortal's abode over there?" Lu Yang pointed at a stone chamber beside the river. Inscribed on the stone chamber in an ancient tongue were the words "Immortal Abode." Judging from its scale, it was likely just a section of an immortal's abode. "Well, look at that, it really is! But that shouldn't be right... this immortal never built an abode beside the Twin River." The Immortal Fairy muttered to herself before a sudden realization struck her. "I get it! That lass Qing He must have preserved it for me! "It was just too chaotic back then, so she couldn't preserve the whole thing!" Whether it was the Twin River or the immortal abode, both had been saved by Qing He in a moment of dire crisis. "Let's see what's inside." The gates of the immortal abode were tightly locked. Using her soul as the key, the Immortal Fairy unlocked the abode. Inside the immortal abode, time seemed frozen. Not a speck of dust could be seen, as though the master of the dwelling had only just stepped away. Various books were displayed on the bookshelves, their covers pristine and new. "This is where this immortal used to read." Lu Yang noticed a conspicuous booklet on the shelf titled Quotations of Immortals. Piqued by curiosity, he took it down and flipped through it. Profound ancient writing entered his view: This seat was born in response to Heaven! Those who disobey this immortal shall be slain! How dare mere mortals defy an immortal! Immense power is contained within this seat's body; do not force this seat to unseal it! The Immortal Fairy had even thoughtfully annotated who had uttered each quote at the end: Immortal Ying Tian, Immortal Jiuchong, Immortal Kirin, and Immortal Suiyue—the whole gang was here. Lu Yang silently closed the booklet, put it back in its original spot, and pretended he hadn't seen a thing.