Journey to the head

Since the Xuanwei envoy came to convey the message, Lu Qian naturally could not be negligent. He apologized to Master Chiyu and asked Wu Yan to host the banquet on his behalf.

After these days of communication, Master Chiyu also learned about the battle for innate spiritual energy and became very interested in it. Such a state-wide competition has never been seen in Ningzhou before.

It was a pity that the battle for innate spiritual energy had already been made clear, and only Cangzhou cultivators and independent cultivators living in Cangzhou were allowed to participate. Even if Chiyu Zhenren pretended to be an independent cultivator to participate, everyone was not a fool.

When the battle for the throne began, how could Yunshan Sect suddenly recruit such a guest cultivator with perfect golden elixir and extraordinary combat power? This would inevitably arouse suspicion.

The news that the envoy of the Danxia Sect was coming to visit the Yunshan Sect was no secret. Anyone interested only needed to inquire a little and would be able to identify his origins from the distinctive combat techniques of Master Chiyu.

By then, all teams in the Chongming Alliance might be implicated and disqualified, which would be truly not worth the loss.

So even if Akabane Masato himself is very interested, he can only be a spectator.

However, this battle took quite a while, and it was good to be able to attract Akabane Zhenren to stay for a while.

Lu Qian asked Jiang Baitao to accompany him. He walked out of the hall and was about to take off into the air when suddenly a green flame flashed in front of him and Gu Nishang blocked his way.

She glared at Lu Qian and said, "The battle for innate spiritual energy has begun? Why didn't you call me? Isn't it just because I lost to you that you look down on me?"

Lu Qian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Oh, auntie, it hasn't officially started yet. This is just Xuanjun's summons. It must be related to the battle at Lietian Sword Peak that just happened."

"In short, you can rest assured. You are our fighting force. We can't lose you even if we lose others."

After the whole incident of Qiming Lingjun, everyone knew that Gu Nishang was an elder of both Danxia Sect and Yunshan Sect. Then, through the siege of Qiming Lingjun, her unique position was also recognized by Xuanwei Sect, so she could naturally participate in the battle.

"Anyway, just stay home and don't worry. We can't do without you."

Gu Nishang snorted with satisfaction, punched Lu Qian, and turned away.

Lu Qian rubbed his aching chest with a grimace, released the Stepping Clouds and Flowing Clouds Chariot, and took Jiang Baitao, who had a strange look on her face, and flew south on a ray of sunset glow.

As soon as she sat firmly in the cloud chariot, Jiang Baitao crossed her arms and snorted softly, frowned her beautiful eyebrows, and stared at Lu Qian with her dark eyes without blinking.

Lu Qian's heart was pounding when she looked at him: "Who has offended my eldest daughter again?"

Bai Tao glared at him and asked bluntly, "Master, when will you marry my sister?"

Lu Qian regretted bringing her out, and said, "Children should stay out of the adult business."

"Who is a child?" Jiang Baitao straightened up, "I'm fifty years old!"

Lu Qian was stunned.

He stared blankly at Jiang Baitao, looking at this beautiful fairy with skin as white as snow, lips as red as rosy red, pure and moving, and as beautiful as a poem or a painting.

Suddenly Lu Qian started laughing, and his laughter became louder and louder, until he beat his chest and stamped his feet, unable to stop.

"Hey, what are you laughing at!" Jiang Baitao raised her pink fist and punched Lu Qian's shoulder. Beiluo Shimen was standing above her head, sharing the same hatred with her and meowing.

Yes, yes.
It turns out that the little girl in my heart, the little junior sister whom I doted on, has really grown up.

If it were a mortal, he would probably have to celebrate his fiftieth birthday before even his grandchildren would come to kowtow to him.

However, her appearance remained in her twenties and her personality was still lively and smart. When Lu Qian saw her, he could not remember her age at all.

It turns out that in the blink of an eye, Taotao is already fifty years old.

Lu Qian finally stopped laughing and grabbed her fist that she was swinging in anger. He glared at her and said, "Stop it! How can a fifty-year-old woman be as childish as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child? You must remember your age in the future and be a dignified fairy."

"Who is an old woman?" Jiang Baitao's pretty face turned red with anger, "I was born like this. I can't pretend to be dignified."

Lu Qian suppressed his laughter and said, "A gentleman loves a beautiful lady. If you continue to be so unrefined and have no manners at all, no one will like you."

"Etiquette depends on the occasion. There's no outsider here and I'm not allowed to relax." Jiang Baitao was very unconvinced. She kicked off her shoes and collapsed on the couch in her silk stockings, revealing her slender ankles.

"Over the years, apart from when I was a kid and didn't know much, when have I ever embarrassed you?"

Lu Qian thought about it and realized that it was true. Although Bai Tao was cheerful and lively in private, she was becoming more and more adept at dealing with various situations and had become more mature.

"Besides, I don't want others to like me." Jiang Baitao snorted, "I just want to be myself."

"There are so many young talents in Yunshan, is there no one you like?" Lu Qian naturally knew that many disciples of Yunshan admired this junior uncle very much, but unfortunately they were all rejected.

Especially the child Ruoyu, who has been foolishly chasing Bai Tao's shadow. Unfortunately, Bai Tao ignored him and even deliberately distanced himself from him.

"No, no, they are just a bunch of brats. I don't care about them." Jiang Baitao shook her head like a rattle. "I just want to be myself. I don't want to be like my sister, worrying about you all day long."

Seeing that she had brought the topic back again, Lu Qian secretly felt bitter.

Sure enough, the next moment Jiang Baitao jumped up again: "So when are you going to marry my sister?"

Lu Qian had a headache.

It's certainly not like he hadn't thought about this matter. In fact, he and his senior sister had discussed it several times.

Ordinary cultivators are cautious about getting married because their lifespans are long, and they will have to stay together for hundreds of years after marriage. They may also raise offspring and branch out to become a cultivation family, which has many connections, so they need to consider everything carefully.

But my sister and I have been together through thick and thin, supporting each other, and it is hard to part. Thinking of my sister's gentle smile, I always feel warm in my heart. Even if we are together for thousands of years, I will never regret it.

However, his identity is special, and the current situation of Yunshan Sect is even more special.

Although the situation is prosperous now, there are actually many hidden dangers and great pressure.

He has become enemies with the Sikong family and the Qinglian Zhenzong, and is located in the northwest of Cangzhou, on the front line bordering Qingzhou. He also has to hide the Yuanpin Pearl and the Jichuan Xuanjun lineage, and is likely to attract the corpse clan demon and the Miaofa Tianjun who follows him like a shadow and always makes people feel like a thorn in their side.

Danger may arise at any time, so we need to go all out and not relax at all.

Under such circumstances, getting married and becoming the husband of the senior sister brought him greater responsibilities and stronger ties, pulling the senior sister deeply into a world that she originally did not need to understand.
Lu Qian found it difficult to make up his mind, and always felt that the time was not right. His senior sister was also very considerate and never brought it up on her own initiative.

Why today
"It's too dangerous." Lu Qian said vaguely, "There are many things I can't explain to you, but getting married now is too dangerous for your sister."

Jiang Baitao looked at him suspiciously, as if judging the truth of what he said. After a moment, she suddenly spoke seriously.

"Then how do you know that my sister is unwilling to face danger with you? Don't impose your thoughts on her."

Lu Qian was stunned and stared at Jiang Baitao for a long time.

Yes, what will senior sister choose?
Suddenly, all the hesitation in his heart disappeared, and his whole body felt lighter. Lu Qian smiled and said, "You are right, Taotao, you have really grown up."

"I will discuss this matter with your sister after the battle for innate spiritual energy is over."

Jiang Baitao nodded and added a few more words.

"Then before you get married, you and Sister Nishang must not sneak away. Even if you get married to Sister Nishang later, you must put my sister first."

Lu Qian was stunned. No wonder this little girl suddenly said these words. So that's the reason. I don't know what she is thinking about all day long. Thinking of the agreement he made with Gu Nishang, Lu Qian raised his eyebrows and said, "I have my own ideas. Don't get involved. Instead of wasting time, you might as well spend more time on cultivation. When I was your age, I could already handle the fourth level of transformation by myself."

Jiang Baitao snorted angrily, and Beiluo Shimen was so angry that his tail was raised: "Master, you are so shameless, flattering yourself all the time. You are a genius in formations, and you have the knowledge of hiding, so naturally you will be successful in everything you do."

While the two were arguing, they arrived at Meihuafang.

By now, Lu Qian's cloud chariot had become a symbol. The monk on duty at Meihuafang knew as soon as he saw it that it was Tianyuanzi of the Yunshan Sect who had arrived. He hurriedly welcomed him in and flew straight to the central tower.

In front of the high tower, Lu Qian took back the cloud chariot, and Jiang Baitao also straightened her clothes, behaved properly, and followed Lu Qian carefully.

A cultivator had already passed the message on to the tower, so the two of them had no trouble going up the stairs until they reached the 24th floor. With the help of a disciple from Xuanwei Sect, they entered the white jade gate that was painted with various immortals and beasts.

Amidst layers of spiritual light and misty clouds, in a hall made entirely of white jade, Lu Qian led Bai Tao to pay a visit to Miaomiao Xuanjun.

Xuanjun was in a bad mood today and did not communicate much with Lu Qian. He just ordered him to take a seat.

"You are quite fast, you got here first, so take a seat and wait."

Lu Qian glanced around and found that there was no one else present except the cultivators from Xuanwei Sect. He thanked them and sat down.

Half an hour later, the door opened and a familiar figure walked in.

"Li Xianyu of the Mingyu Sword Sect pays homage to Lord Miaomiao Xuan."

It was Master Zang Feng, and Xuanjun summoned him as well.

Master Zang Feng raised his head and saw Lu Qian who had arrived earlier. The two exchanged glances, and it seemed that Master Zang Feng was not quite sure what this behavior meant.

Then I heard Miao Miao Xuan Jun speak: "The spiritual vein of the Sky-Splitting Sword Peak has been destroyed, and the innate spiritual energy has been born. The battle for the innate spiritual energy is about to begin. I summoned the two of you first to deal with something."

Lu Qian and Master Zang Feng listened attentively.

"The birth of the innate spiritual energy actually attracted the thugs to spy on it. If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the spiritual energy would have been taken away."

Master Zang Feng couldn't help but be greatly surprised, and Lu Qian also showed a look of surprise at the right moment.

Fortunately, if the innate spiritual energy was taken away, then decades of planning would have become a joke.

But this is the heartland of Cangzhou, and Xuanjun’s soul can arrive here in an instant. How could such bold and arrogant enemies come from?

“Li Xianyu, this innate spiritual energy originally belonged to your Mingyu Sword Sect. You selflessly donated half of it, so this grand event could be held. I thank you on behalf of all the cultivators in Cangzhou.”

Upon hearing this, Master Zang Feng bowed and thanked him repeatedly.

In fact, everyone knows the truth. This is really a helpless act. Master Cang Feng gave up half of his spiritual energy just to protect himself. Only after he got the protection of Xuanwei Sect could he take the other half of his innate spiritual energy with peace of mind.

Therefore, the act of offering treasures did not receive any additional rewards from the Xuanwei Sect.

"Now that the spiritual energy has been born, I will follow the agreement and give you half directly."

Master Zang Feng was very happy and immediately expressed his gratitude.

Lu Qian was also very happy. Miaomiao Xuanjun did not specify when this half of the spiritual energy would be returned to Master Cangfeng, so Master Cangfeng and Lu Qian were not in a position to ask.

I just guess that according to Miaomiao Xuanjun's "fair and just" judging style, it is more likely that he will bestow this half of the spiritual energy after the battle is over.

Unexpectedly, today he broke his usual habit and directly gave the innate spiritual energy to Master Zang Feng!

In this way, Master Zang Feng can first take in the innate spiritual energy, and then participate in the battle for the innate spiritual energy after his cultivation level is improved.

Originally, the complete innate spiritual energy produced by the destruction of this fourth-level intermediate spiritual vein was just a little short of being able to advance to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul if it were for the early stage of the Nascent Soul.

However, for the early stage of Jindan, it is enough to advance two small realms and enter the late stage of Jindan.

As for Master Cang Feng, he had already broken into the late stage of the Golden Core realm more than 20 years ago. Now that he had taken half of the innate spiritual energy, the best case scenario was that he could barely advance to the Golden Core Perfection stage.

It's just that he had promised Lu Qian before that he would separate a strand, so it was a little short. He would need to practice for a few more years before he could succeed.

But no matter what, taking this half of the innate spiritual energy before the game is a huge improvement, and the team of the Chongming Alliance may achieve better results because of it!

Miaomiao Xuanjun said no more. With a flash of light, a glass vase appeared in his hand.

"You can't preserve your innate spiritual energy. I have prepared a quiet room for you. After you absorb it, you should work hard."

Master Cang Feng said hurriedly, "Reporting to Lord Xuan, Tian Yuanzi and I have an agreement that I will give him a strand of my half-way energy that is enough to advance from the middle stage of Qi training to the complete stage of Qi training. Lord Xuan, please give this strand to Tian Yuanzi."

Miaomiao Xuanjun said "oh", guessing that Lu Qian was planning for one of his favorite disciples. However, when he scanned with his spiritual sense, he saw that the person following Lu Qian was also a foundation-building cultivator, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Lu Qian, you didn't bring that disciple with you? If that's the case, even if I give you the spiritual energy, you won't be able to bring it back."

Lu Qian smiled and said, "I didn't know Xuanjun's plan, so I didn't bring anyone with me. But I also have a way to absorb the innate spiritual energy, so please rest assured, Xuanjun."

Miaomiao Xuanjun nodded and pointed.

The glazed treasure bottle radiates with light, and an innate spiritual energy that is neither blue nor white, like fog, surges out!

A thick stream of air rushed straight to Master Cang Feng, and was sucked into his mouth and nose neatly. Master Miao Miao Xuan flicked his sleeves slightly, and the floor of the white jade hall flipped. Master Cang Feng flashed, and he was sent to an unknown place for meditation.

Lu Qian's eyes moved slightly. This white jade palace was really extraordinary. The space itself was so vast, but it was contained in a small tower. This was a wonderful technique of space folding, which was originally only mastered by Lianxu Zhenjun.

In addition, the transfer and sending away of Master Zang Feng is also a spatial means and supernatural power.

While he was thinking, a wisp of innate spiritual energy had already arrived in front of Lu Qian.

Lu Qian stretched out his hand and grabbed it. Five-colored spiritual light flashed, and the five elements of spiritual energy rotated rapidly, repeating over and over again, endlessly. It actually absorbed the innate spiritual energy into it, turning it into a colorful ball of light, which was then swallowed into Lu Qian's dantian.

Miao Miao Xuan Jun clapped his hands and praised: "So that's how it is. What a beautiful five elements technique. Lu Qian, you have a very deep understanding of the five elements. You are really the Qilin child in our state."

Lu Qianxun thanked him profusely, and Xuanjun stroked his long beard.

"Since you have the talent, you should take on the responsibility."

"I called you this time because I have something to tell you."

Xuan Jun's voice turned cold: "The thief who came to rob the innate spiritual energy is Qingzhou's Ze Ze Ling Jun."

Ze Ze Ling Jun? Qingzhou?!

"He does have some magical powers. During the war between the two states, he killed and injured many of our state's heroes."

"You are so bold as to sneak into our state, Lu Qian, do you know what this means?" (End of this chapter)