[WARNING! SIX POWERFUL AURAS OF IMMORTAL CULTIVATORS ARE APPROACHING THIS LOCATION WITH LIGHTNING SPEED.]
"I-immortal cultivators? Have I been found out?" Chico lets out a panic as a cold sweat drops from his forehead.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Six people who came flying stopped right above Chico in the sky. With their poise as powerful figures, they emitted powerful auras, and their gazes portray their confidence in their strength.
The six were surprised by Chico's strange attire and his unfazed gaze.
"Who might you be, sir? And why are you trespassing in the backyard of my Phuphu Mountain Sect?" The dignified old geezer with a white beard and white hair looked down from the sky and spoke cautiously. The geezer appears to be the group's leader, and from his tone, you can tell that he is an arrogant fellow forcing himself to appear humble.
What shocked Chico the most was not their ability to fly, their strange fantasy robes, or their terrifying aura, but their looks. These six people are people of colour exactly like himself. Chico was expecting the fantasy cultivation world to have people who look like Easterners, but to his surprise, they are black cultivators.
As Chico couldn't easily overcome the stereotype engraved in his brain, he observed the six figures in the sky with curiosity.
The four immortal cultivators are males and the other two are females. As Chico looks above their heads, information appears because of his 'Divine Senses' ability.
[STATUS]
Name: Sect Master Phino
Identity: Sect Master of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Advanced stage of Soul Perfection
[STATUS]
Name: Supreme Elder Katt
Identity: Supreme Elder of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Final stage of Soul Germination
[STATUS]
Name: Elder Snow Ice
Identity: Elder of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Early stage of Soul Germination
[STATUS]
Name: Elder Zakes
Identity: Elder of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Early stage of Soul Germination
[STATUS]
Name: Elder Nico
Identity: Elder of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Advanced stage of Soul Germination
[STATUS]
Name: Elder Tomm
Identity: Elder of Phuphu Mountain Sect
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Immortal Level: Early stage of Soul Germination
Chico's eyes widened with interest to witness their profiles. Though their status is not as detailed as his, it is enough to warn him of how dangerous these individuals are.
[WARNING! THESE SIX PEOPLE CAME WITH MALICIOUS INTENT. YOUR NEXT ANSWER WILL DETERMINE HOW THEY DEAL WITH YOU.]
The system's voice resounded in Chico's mind as the text appeared to warn him.
"Hahaha, juniors, there's no need to be anxious. I was just passing by. I am surprised that you were able to sense my presence." Chico said as he pretended to be a bigshot.
The old Sect Master frowned as he carefully scanned Chico's body. The other five were also dumbfounded by Chico's response. Calling experts on their level juniors with such confidence, it seems like the man below is not a simple mortal as they thought.
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When the six first laid their eyes on Chico, they couldn't sense the latter's cultivation level, and they mistook him for a weak mortal without cultivation.
The only thing that made them cautious towards this stranger was the explosive and terrifying aura that attracted them to this place.
Sect Master Phino looked at his fellow sect elders with a puzzled expression, and he then descended from the sky as the five followed him to land before Chico as they cupped their fists with respect.
"How can we not sense your presence? Were you not the one who released that monstrosity of aura a moment ago?" Sect Master Phino spoke cautiously as he tried to test Chico. Though he couldn't sense the other party's cultivation strength, the stranger was confident enough to call them juniors without showing any fear of their powerful auras.
Phuphu Mountain Sect might be a super sect in this part of the land, but in the eyes of powerful experts, they are nothing. To avoid offending a powerful master, Sect Master Phino humbles himself to avoid offending the other party and bringing trouble to the sect, but if the other party is just a mortal pretending to be a mighty figure, he will crush Chico to ashes for embarrassing himself and his entourage for being courteous like cowards. Normally, they attack and ask later, but the aura that attracted them here was too overbearing. Little do they know that at that time, Chico only released a slight amount of his 'Fake Aura'.
Chico was stunned by their respectful attitude. He just gambled by imitating an Immortal expert, and the six bought it. Another thing that shocked him was what the old man said. When Chico tested 'Fake Aura', he just released a slight explosion, but that still attracted others and brought him trouble.
"Hahaha, I am surprised the juniors were able to pick my aura. Fortunately, your senses were undamaged even when you picked up my aura. How fascinating." Chico bluffed to make himself seem more powerful.
"Wha!!!"
The six were shocked to hear such an exaggerated statement, but none of them dared to raise their doubts in the presence of this unknown variable.
Sect Master Phino is a shrewd old man, and he has his ways to test if the other party is not a pretender.
The other five didn't let out their thoughts to be known as they let the Sect Master handle the whole situation.
Chico looked at Supreme Elder Katt with interest. The latter is a petite, mature, and beautiful woman. She appears to be ruthless in nature, and her cold demeanour can't be hidden even in her pretence to look humble. She is clad in a dress similar to those goddesses in cultivation fantasies, and her caramel skin is glowing with beauty and vitality.
Chico's eyes roamed and landed on Elder Snow Ice. Though she is a person of colour, her skin is as pale as snow. No wonder she is called Snow Ice. She has a friendly, cute face, and she looks like someone in her twenties. If her skin was not pure and whiter, Chico would have mistaken her for an albino. She can't even be classified as a white lady with that African-like nose, eyes, and lips.
Though she is a cutie, she is not as enchanting as Supreme Elder Katt. Chico also looked at the guys to observe their characteristics.
Elder Zakes is a giant middle-aged man with a bald, shiny head. He seems to be the kind of man who doesn't like hair and beards on their heads. He looks harmless and friendly, but Chico knows not to be deceived by looks.
As for Elder Nico, he is a tall, skinny man who looks like a refined scholar. He is wearing his robes like a dignified cultivator, and he looks like a kind of wise person who looks down on others like they are ants, but miraculously, his humbleness seems genuine compared to his company.
Other than Sect Master Phino, who looks old with the demeanour of someone who has lived for a long time, Elder Tommy is an old, handsome man of short stature. Elder Tommy has an innocent look, and he looks shy compared to the rest, but looks can be deceiving.
Chico is amazed by their clothes. The six are wearing clothes like real fantasy people. Compared to cosplayers on Earth, the cosplayers look like amateur drawings without colour, while the six look like refined god-level paintings of deities in the heavens.
Sect Master Phino is resolute to make the other party reveal his flaws without offending him. The first thing he will do now is to see if the other party can fly, and if he can fly, his energy will be emitted and his cultivation level might be exposed.
"Senior might be strong enough to utter such words. I wonder, What is the cultivation level of the senior?" Supreme Elder Katt said it for the first time as she bowed and cupped her fist with respect.
Sect Master Phino gazed at Supreme Elder Katt with an approving gaze. It looks like the group is satisfied with her question.
"My cultivation level? Sigh! I wonder if a small place like this could comprehend the meaning of my cultivation level. If you can't see my cultivation, you are not strong enough to know yet." Chico said confidently, like a disappointed expert whose cultivation level is beyond imagination.
The six were dumbstruck by Chico's answer. It looks like it will not be easy for others to pry on the man's cultivation level with just words. If it wasn't for that terrifying aura they felt a moment ago before coming to this forest, they would have attacked this arrogant man a long time ago, and not even his ashes would have been left behind.
'Could this fellow be an old expert stronger than my sect ancestor? Could he be an old monster with a cultivation level beyond the Soul Unification Stage?' Sect Master Phino thought before he could test the unknown man.
"How can we address you, senior?" Elder Nico said humbly with his deep voice.
"Hahaha, just call me Immortal Father. That will suffice." Chico let out with a playful tone.
The six were dumbstruck by the name. It looks like the expert before them might be a powerful figure indeed, and they are not worthy enough to know his real name.
"Uhm, Immortal Father, we are the Elders of Phuphu Mountain Sect. I am the Sect Master, and these five are the Elders. We would like to invite the senior to our sect to take a look." Sect Master Phino said humbly as he cupped his fists.
"Phuphu Mountain Sect? I've never heard of it. I would like to take a look." Chico arrogantly said as he spread his hand to show them to lead the way.
'Hmph! Now it is time for you to reveal your true strength. If you can't even fly, you are just a mortal who embarrassed us for nothing. Your death will be excruciating. If you can fly and emit weak energy, it means you have a powerful technique or a tressure to hide your strength. Either way, you will be exposed, no matter what action you take today.' Sect Master Phino thought while his lips curled into a devilish smile.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Chico didn't take any action as he looked at the six flying away. Chico quickly took out a pill from his infinite inventory and devoured it.
WHOOSH!
Without any ripple of energy, Chico flew and caught up with the group.
"So this is how it feels to fly? Good thing I could just fly by instinct alone; otherwise, I would have embarrassed myself if I had to practice first." Chico mumbles under his breath as he feels relieved.
"W-What?!" Sect Master Phino and others let out a shock as they saw Immortal Father flying without emitting any fragment of energy. This is something they have never witnessed before. Though their powerful ancestor in the sect can hide her cultivation from them, she can't fly without emitting a ripple of power. Once one reaches Spiritual Seed Nurturing, they gain the ability to manipulate the energy of heaven and earth, and thus they can pull up their bodies in the sky and fly. In the opinion of the six, there's no way one could fly without manipulating the energy. How strong could this Immortal Father be to achieve such a terrifying level of silent flight?
"What is wrong?" The puzzled Chico asked worryingly. Could it be that he is exposed for flying using a pill? He made sure that no one was looking when he ate the flying pill.
"It is nothing, Senior. We are just surprised by how quickly you can fly. You can easily catch up to us in no time." Sect Master Phino said while he's unable to hide the shock from his face.