Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1600 Baili Yunfang
Inside the main hall.

After reaching an agreement, the two sides began to discuss some details of the cooperation.

"In this operation, our family will fully cooperate with Fellow Daoist Qingxuan. Once we enter the core area, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan will be free to leave on his own to seek the opportunities that suit him."

As he spoke, Elder Baili Yuan's eyes revealed a solemn expression: "We are naturally confident in Fellow Daoist Qingxuan's strength, but Fellow Daoist must not be careless!"

"The opportunities presented by the South Sea Immortal Palace are extraordinary. Not only will the other powerful forces within Xuan Yi Realm go all out, but even some hidden old monsters will emerge. After all, the last time the South Sea Immortal Palace appeared, a fifth-order Dao-transferring item was released."

Li Qing nodded: "Elder, rest assured, I will do my best!"

The Xuan Nan Sea spans several realms, vast and boundless, and is the most famous inland sea within the Xuan Nan Continent.

It can be said that the opening of the South China Sea Immortal Palace has caused a far greater sensation than the opening of the Demon Meteor Space in the Taiyuan Realm. Even the Baili family attaches great importance to it, not to mention other top forces. It is likely that the top forces in the surrounding realms, including those in the Xuan Yi Realm, will be mobilized.

"However, we will still have a greater advantage!"

Elder Baili Yuan continued, "With the token to activate the outer barrier array of the South Sea Immortal Palace, we can ignore any obstacles from the outside."

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During the conversation, Li Qing also kept thinking about this trip to the South China Sea Immortal Palace.

According to detailed records from the Baili family, the so-called South Sea Immortal Palace is more like a treasure trove left behind by an ancient sect. Whenever the South Sea Immortal Palace appears in the world, it spews out countless treasures, including not only rare and precious items but also many inheritances.

More importantly, the treasures contained within the South Sea Immortal Palace are mostly related to the water system.

"What I need most right now is naturally innate spiritual water, as well as items that resonate with the Dao of the Water Abyss. In addition, there are some treasures or inheritances that can further enhance my abilities, including the Dao of Body Cultivation, and so on."

For him, this journey was not necessarily about vying for the most valuable treasure, but about continuing to seek opportunities that could improve him.

The so-called items imbued with the Dao may be considered the most valuable items to outsiders, but he doesn't care much about them. For example, the Earth Spirit Saint Crystal that he seized from the Divine Pattern Clan, although it is also an item imbued with the Dao, can only be regarded as a spoil of war for him to use in trade.

The next moment, Li Qing took the initiative to stand up and slowly bowed, saying, "I still have some questions about my future cultivation, and I hope that the Grand Elder can give me some guidance!"

Facing the Baili family elder, who was one of the most powerful figures in the entire Xuan Yi Realm and even the entire Xuan Nan Continent, Li Qing frankly told him about the difficulties he was currently facing.

"Primordial spiritual water, an object that embodies the Dao and resonates with the Dao of the Water Abyss?"

Elder Baili Yuan shook his head with a wry smile: "The two opportunities that Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is looking for are probably as difficult as ascending to heaven in the entire Sealed Land!"

"The so-called innate spiritual water is of a much higher level than ordinary fifth-order Dao-transferring items. Even in the outer realms, it would be an extremely rare spiritual treasure, and even ordinary Nascent Soul True Venerables would not be qualified to possess it."

"As for water-based artifacts that resonate with one's own cultivation path, they are even more difficult to find!"

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is also aware of the current situation inside the sealed land. Apart from some top forces that possess the inheritance of the Dao-possessing artifacts, almost no newly promoted great cultivators have ever reached the top. The key reason for this lies in the Dao-possessing artifacts!" Elder Baili Yuan frankly stated, "These top forces cultivate the same inheritance and master the same branches of the Great Dao power, thus they are able to perfectly pass on the Dao-possessing artifacts."

"For example, the opportunities in the South Sea Immortal Palace, although there have been items that can be used to transmit the Dao, it is almost impossible for the person who obtains them to be so coincidental. It is already extremely rare to find an item of the same attribute that can perfectly match one's own Dao cultivation and the item that can be used to transmit the Dao."

Elder Baili Yuan pointed out, "Under these circumstances, cultivators who obtain the artifact will face two choices!"

"First, choosing to forcibly break through to the Great Cultivator realm using a Dao-entrusting artifact of the same attribute is fraught with danger, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Even if one is fortunate enough to successfully enter the Great Cultivator realm, it will be the lowest level, and the chaos of losing one's Dao will be even more severe."

"Second, abandon the branch of perfect Dao power that you already possess, and start cultivating from scratch again based on the Dao-entrusting objects you have obtained, choosing a branch of the Dao path that aligns with it!"

Elder Baili Yuan said deeply, "The biggest difficulty facing the second option lies in talent and time!"

“To start cultivating a branch of the Great Dao that may not perfectly suit one’s own abilities from scratch, and then to cultivate it to perfection, the difficulty of this is self-evident.”

"Even for the vast majority of powerful individuals, even if they wanted to choose the second path, they were powerless to do so. They had already wasted countless years of their lifespan on the path of cultivation, and most of them were beginning to face the end of their lifespan. How could they have the time to continue to comprehend a new path!"

“But Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is different from them!” Elder Baili Yuan showed an appreciative look: “Fellow Daoist Qingxuan has only been cultivating for five or six hundred years, and still has plenty of time to start cultivating anew.”

"As for talent and comprehension, I believe those are even less of a problem for Fellow Daoist Qingxuan."

This is also why the Baili family was willing to use the ancient teleportation array as a price to win over the person in front of them.

They all believed that this person absolutely had the qualifications and resources to reach the realm of a great cultivator on his own.

The main reason is that the Qingxuan True Monarch in front of them is truly too extraordinary.

Normally, to participate in the competition for the Dao-related opportunities, one would need at least the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage. However, those people have already spent countless years to reach the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, and their lifespan is hardly enough to support them in cultivating a new path of cultivation.

But this one is different. He is only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, yet his strength has already reached the pinnacle of this world. If his luck isn't too bad, he will eventually be able to find the object to which he can rely on. Moreover, he is incredibly young and has a long time to plan his path to becoming a great cultivator.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder!"

After Li Qing bowed, the topic came to an end.

If his only goal was to advance to the Great Cultivator realm, he would have long since stopped searching for innate spiritual water and a vessel that resonates with the Dao of the Water Abyss. He already possesses two drops of innate spiritual water, which can serve as a vessel for his Dao.

What he pursues is the perfect foundation of the Dao, so he cannot give up either the innate spiritual water or the Dao-related items of the Water Abyss.

However, he also noticed it at this time.

It seems that Brother Luo is still keeping his secret and has not told the family about the path he is cultivating. Even the Grand Elder is unaware of his ambition and plans.

"Now that everything has been agreed upon, I must take my leave. Brother Qing will continue to host Fellow Daoist Qingxuan on behalf of the Baili family."

In a short while, Elder Baili Yuan withdrew, and a new, tall old man entered the hall.

"Greetings, Elder Baili Qing!"

Upon seeing the familiar figure appear, Li Qingzhu smiled and stood up to greet him.

This is also a Grand Elder of the Baili family, but the difference is that this Grand Elder is the Grand Elder of the Baili Luo lineage, one of the three main branches of the Baili family.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, it's been a long time!"

Elder Baili Qing's eyes were filled with emotion: "Unbeknownst to us, more than two hundred years have passed since we last met."

Back when we first met, he was still fighting to climb to the top of the Earthly Fiend Ranking, but now he has become one of the strongest people in the entire Xuan Nan Continent. The change is unimaginable.

For these people, more than two hundred years was nothing more than a relatively long period of seclusion, but it allowed Qingxuan Zhenjun to achieve a true soaring to the heavens.

It can truly be said that a golden carp is no ordinary fish; once it encounters wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!

"I never expected to meet the Grand Elder here again today!" Li Qing said with a smile.

"I never imagined that the young friend from back then would now be a true fellow Daoist!"

Baili Qing smiled and shook her head, feeling a pang of regret upon reflection.

In the cultivation world, strength reigns supreme, and the title of "young friend" from back then is long gone. "Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, let's skip the pleasantries for now. Our ancestor wishes to see you!"

"Ancestor?"

A name instantly popped into Li Qing's mind - Baili Yunfang.

That was none other than the ancestor of the Baili Luo lineage, one of the three great cultivators of the Baili family.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, please follow me."

After leaving the main hall, layers of cloud and mist enveloped the two of them, passing over the heads of countless family cultivators within hundreds of miles, and descending towards the southernmost depths of the array-patterned world.

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Under Li Qing's gaze, the layers of mysterious and ancient array patterns around them continued to dissolve, and the two seemed to enter an endless void, constantly falling into an unknown abyss.

After passing through countless layers of heaven and earth formations, a special little world appeared at the end.

Looking down, nine bronze bells, resembling giant peaks, sit in all directions, firmly suppressing that vast and boundless little world. Each bell is covered with ancient marks of various mountains, rivers, flowers, plants, fish, insects, and so on.

As Elder Baili Qing led Li Qing down towards one of the ancient bells.

But then, the ancient patterns of mountains and rivers on the ancient bell lit up simultaneously, as if they were real, vast mountains and rivers, and the surrounding space was compressed layer by layer. A passage stretched out from the patterns of mountains and rivers and came to Li Qing's feet.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, please proceed. Our ancestor is waiting, so I will not continue to accompany you!"

Li Qing stepped into the passage, and then, as if he had stepped into that landscape painting, he shrank countless times and disappeared.

the other side.

A hint of emotion appeared in Baili Qing's eyes.

This was the first time the ancestor had taken the initiative to receive an outsider, which showed how much he valued that True Monarch Qingxuan.

He had only entered this small world once, and even Luo'er had not yet personally paid her respects to the ancestor.

"In any case, given Luo'er's relationship with this True Monarch Qingxuan, it's quite reasonable for our ancestor to personally receive him on behalf of our lineage. It would be difficult to find such a powerful and promising ally anywhere in the world."

Although the Baili family is a unified entity, each of its three main branches has its own interests.

For example, their trip to the Starry Sea back then helped the Ji family patriarch and others launch the war against the heavens, which was a decision made by their lineage.

"Once this Azure Profound True Monarch advances further, he will be virtually invincible, at least until the Ancestors and others are born. Perhaps Luo'er will need to rely on his power to cleanse the Yuanhuang Domain."

At the same time, Li Qing had already truly entered the cultivation ground of the ancestor of the Baili Luo lineage.

The layout within the small world is extremely simple and unadorned.

A mountain, a lake, a courtyard, and a person.

At this moment, an elderly man with white hair was sitting quietly by the lake, fishing. Everything was so ordinary. The elderly man with white hair did not exude any aura. He seemed like a real, ordinary old man fishing.

"Junior Li Qing pays respects to Senior Baili Yunfang!"

Li Qing landed slowly and bowed deeply to the back of the white-haired old man.

The figure sitting cross-legged in front of him, who looked like an ordinary old man, seemed to be separated from him by a different space, as if he could disappear at any moment.

Within the seemingly empty space around it, endless special Dao patterns are embedded deep within the space, causing the surrounding space to fold and twist in layers.

"Young friend, why don't you join me for a fishing trip?"

The white-haired old man didn't turn around, but waved his hand with a smile.

With a gentle wave of his hand, it was as if he were vibrating the strings of this small world, causing every corner to sway gently.

"This junior obeys!"

Li Qing took the initiative to step forward, each step seemingly crossing a new space, and slowly arrived at the side. He picked up the fishing rod that had been prepared for him and began fishing as well.

"Young friend, it seems this isn't your first time being imprisoned in a cage like mine?"

"This junior once received guidance from Ancestor Cangyu!"

Li Qing nodded and said frankly.

The Water Emperor Ancestor, Cang Yu, was the first great cultivator he ever met.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Cang Yu!" The white-haired elder sighed with slight regret, "It's just a pity that Fellow Daoist Ji and his group ultimately failed!"

"Although we have forcibly grasped the power of the Great Dao, which can only be accessed at the Nascent Soul stage, it is still far from enough compared to that Sea Lord. I once reminded Fellow Daoist Ji that the Heavenly and Sea lineages represent the will of the extraterrestrial human race, and are unshakeable."

"But upon closer reflection, it's understandable. They had no way out. Rather than sitting and waiting to die, watching their sect fall to the level of an ordinary force, they might as well fight to the death and seek that slim chance."

Li Qing sat quietly in his original spot, listening attentively.

"Since ancient times, the Tianhai and Hai lineages have guarded the sealed land. They have endured countless resistances and the deaths of numerous powerful figures, but none of them have been able to shake their control over the world!"

The white-haired old man chuckled softly, "Actually, they're all the same!"

"They're all prisoners!"

"The difference is that we are weaker prisoners, while they are prisoners who have reached the Nascent Soul stage. Whether the heavens and earth are unsealed is not something that the two of them can control."

The next moment, the white-haired old man turned to look at Li Qing and said with some emotion, "I must say, young friend, you are truly born of good fortune!"

"They will not only enjoy the protection of this cage, but also receive the blessings of the return of heaven and earth in the near future, thus accumulating the foundation to enter the true spirit realm and roam the world."

"I truly feel fortunate!"

Li Qing nodded without denying it.

It was precisely because of the existence of the Heaven and Earth Seal that he was able to be isolated from countless dangers outside the Spirit Realm, allowing him to grow step by step.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages; the cage itself is a form of protection.

Especially someone like Li Qing who possesses a special secret.

There are many powerful beings with extraordinary abilities outside the realm, including some who are almost like immortals. They possess heaven-reaching power and might be able to deduce the existence of the Sea-Suppressing Pearl.

"Young friend, have you ever thought about the world after the lockdown is lifted?"