Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 681 Birthday
In the southern region of Qingling Mountains, this place is still covered with heavy snow that never melts all year round. The cold wind is blowing everywhere, and the whole place is covered in silver.

But today, this deserted area has suddenly become more lively.

The 800th birthday ceremony of the founder of Xiaoyao Sect is held today. All the immortal forces in the entire Qingling Region have been invited. It can be said to be quite grand and solemn.

The heads of the immortal cultivation families all came here in person to express their respect.

Under such a high-profile environment, the Lingmai Mountain Gate where Xiaoyao Sect is located has become extremely lively.

"I heard that even Lingyun Sect will send people to the birthday banquet for Patriarch Xiaoyao?"

"Lingyun Sect, which has been self-enclosed for more than three years, would actually participate in Xiaoyao Sect's birthday banquet? This is too unbelievable!"

"Hiss, it seems like they are planning to negotiate peace. I heard that Xiaoyao Sect took the initiative to send an invitation to Lingyun Sect."

"It would be great if that were the case. After all, if a full-scale war really breaks out between the two sects, the peaceful days of the immortal cultivation world would be over."

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While everyone was discussing this, a huge spiritual ship suddenly sailed over from the sky, with the flag of Lingyun Sect hanging above it.

It was obvious that the Lingyun Sect's troops had finally arrived here.

The huge spirit ship pushed aside the thick cold clouds in the sky and hovered in the air not far from Xiaoyao Gate.

Almost at the moment the spirit ship arrived, eyes came from all directions, looking at the human figures emerging above the spirit ship.

Some people had complicated looks on their faces. In recent years, Qingling Territory had been taken over by Xiaoyao Sect, and their lives had been quite difficult. It was far less comfortable than when Lingyun Sect ruled Qingling Territory.

But there was no way, the Xiaoyao Sect was powerful, and there was an Nascent Soul ancestor in the sect who had lived for eight hundred years. He was extremely powerful and could look down on the entire Qingling Region.

Although Lingyun Sect has many Jindan elders, none of them can be a match for the Xiaoyao Patriarch.

Soon, Xu Xia's figure slowly walked out from the spirit ship.

Beside him were several foundation-building elders, all of whom looked extremely solemn, with serious looks in their eyes.

They came to the banquet this time under a lot of pressure.

After all, Xiaoyao Sect is actually still a hostile sect of Lingyun Sect, so this banquet is definitely not a good one.

Carrying heavy psychological pressure, the group flew off the spirit ship and rushed towards the majestic and magnificent Xiandao Mountain Gate below.

After a while, the foundation-building elders of Xiaoyao Sect came to greet them personally.

"Haha, fellow Taoists from Lingyun Sect, please come this way!"

Xu Xia and others hesitated for a while, then followed this person's instructions and sat down.

Facing the curious glances, Xu Xia and the others sat down together with a slightly solemn mood.

This is a very spacious reception hall. Guests are seated on both sides of the hall, and at the end of the hall, an extremely domineering throne is quietly placed.

It is obvious who the owner of this chair is.

However, the birthday banquet had already begun before Patriarch Xiaoyao showed up.

Delicacies and spiritual food sent from various places were presented, and pot after pot of spiritual wine and tea filled the hall. For a moment, the whole hall was filled with spiritual energy.

"Haha, everyone, you must try this spiritual longevity peach. This is a precious spiritual fruit traded from the Wanbao Tower. It is a unique spiritual fruit of a certain immortal cultivation clan outside the domain."

After the leader of Xiaoyao Sect came out to set the mood, the slightly weird atmosphere of the birthday banquet finally eased a lot.

But Lingyun Sect and others did not relax their vigilance. They just looked at the delicacies on their table in silence without eating a single bite.

They knew that they did not come here just to attend the banquet, they were quietly waiting for the Xiaoyao Sect to launch an attack.

However, during the entire banquet, the things they expected never happened, and the people from Xiaoyao Sect seemed to ignore them and only greeted other cultivators from all over the Qingling Region.

Finally, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, the head of Xiaoyao Sect slowly walked to the front of the stage and said with a smile:

"Haha, everyone, my Xiaoyao Sect has been established in Qingling Territory for some time. The spiritual energy environment in this territory has become increasingly rich and more suitable for practicing the immortal way. This is something that everyone can see."

"But over the years, I always feel that the connection with you is not close enough, and the development of some cultivation resources is not in-depth."

Having said that, the leader of Xiaoyao Sect took a deep look at the seats where Lingyun Sect and others were sitting.

Xu Xia and the others felt their hearts tighten suddenly, waiting quietly for the other party's next words.

As expected, the other party's next words made their faces involuntarily gloom.

"In the future, my Xiaoyao Sect intends to establish an alliance with all of you, aiming to jointly utilize the cultivation environment of Qingling Territory so that we can all live in harmony in the future!"

"Anyone who joins this alliance can..."

Next, the leader of Xiaoyao Sect mentioned many benefits of joining this alliance, such as the fact that Xiaoyao Sect could get a smaller share of the output of various cultivation resources in the future.

Although it is still not as relaxed as when Lingyun Sect was in charge, it is much better than the previous few years. In this way, the lives of these immortal cultivation families will not have to be so tight.

Suddenly, the head of Xiaoyao Sect changed the subject and said, "Since this alliance was founded by Xiaoyao Sect, how about calling it Xiaoyao Immortal Alliance?"

"And the leader of this alliance"

Before he could finish his words, someone from the Xiaoyao Sect who had already been bribed started to make a noise, "Since it's called the Xiaoyao Immortal Alliance, then the leader of the alliance must naturally be the Xiaoyao Sect!"

"Yes, looking at the current Qingling Region, besides Xiaoyao Sect, who else can have this qualification?"

With these words, the alliance seemed to be finalized.

The next moment, the head of Xiaoyao Sect looked towards where Xu Xia was. He smiled gently and said:
"My fellow Taoists from Lingyun Sect, what do you think? I have discussed this with the Grand Elder of our sect. If you are willing to join us, the position of deputy leader of the alliance can belong to your Lingyun Sect."

The position of deputy leader sounds good, and its status is second only to Xiaoyao Sect.

But Xu Xia knew that these were just empty titles, and he would not rashly agree to them before seeing any substantial benefits.

"Then what benefits can my Lingyun Sect get?"

"Benefits? Of course there are. Some of the basic cultivation resources in the alliance can be allocated 20%."

Just like that, Xiaoyao Sect began to talk about how to treat Lingyun Sect in the future.

The more they talked, the uglier Xu Xia and the others looked. If they agreed to such conditions, they would definitely become sinners of the sect.

Compared to before, what their Lingyun Sect could get was too little, almost reduced by 70%.

This means that their Lingyun Sect is destined to not be able to maintain such a large scale in the future, and many of its disciples will have to disband, otherwise the available cultivation resources will not be enough to be distributed.

In addition to this, the Xiaoyao Sect actually asked his Lingyun Sect to hand over the authority of the sect's defense formation, and to send the sect's alchemists and weapon refiners to work for the Xiaoyao Alliance for free in the future.

However, the leader of Xiaoyao Sect didn't pay any attention to the ugly expressions of Xu Xia and the others, and continued talking to himself.

The atmosphere in the hall gradually became tense. All the other guests shut their mouths, not daring to say anything more. They just secretly looked at the expressions of Lingyun Zong and others.

At this moment, several figures suddenly appeared in the hall. An old man with a hunched figure but a somewhat immortal temperament walked in with his hands behind his back.

Following him were several other supreme elders of Xiaoyao Sect!
The moment this person appeared, the head of Xiaoyao Sect immediately bowed his back and said with extreme respect:

"Welcome, Old Ancestor!" That's right, this person is Old Ancestor Xiaoyao!

The moment he appeared, everyone present stood up and respectfully clasped their fists and said, "Greetings to True Lord Xiaoyao!"

"I wish you a long life and everlasting prosperity for the Immortal Master Xiaoyao!"

"The Meng family of Changsheng Valley wishes Senior Xiaoyao a long life and a prosperous path!"

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Patriarch Xiaoyao did not release his spiritual pressure. At this moment, he looked like an ordinary old man. He walked into the hall with a smile, stroking his beard with his hand, and sat safely on the main seat in the hall.

"Hehe, thank you all for coming. It is such an honor to invite so many famous Taoist friends to my birthday banquet."

Having said that, Patriarch Xiaoyao looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Xu Xia and the others, and then he went straight to the point:
"The conditions just mentioned can actually be negotiated. I just don't know where your sect's Taoist friend Wuji is. Let him come and talk to me in person, and these conditions can be relaxed."

Patriarch Xiaoyao had just checked and found that there were indeed several Jindan masters from the Lingyun Sect on the spirit ship, but Li Qing, whom he cared about the most, was not among them.

The most important purpose of his invitation to Lingyun Sect this time was to eliminate Li Qing.

Because the biggest threat in the entire Lingyun Sect is Li Qing. This person's cultivation has reached the peak of the Jindan stage and is only one step away from the Yuanying stage.

Now the spiritual energy in Qingling Territory is becoming increasingly vigorous. In the process of changes in the world, he is very worried that Li Qing will be able to successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

By that time, the threat will be huge.

So he didn't want to sit idly by and ignore Li Qing's existence!
Xu Xia's forehead was covered with sweat. He clasped his fists and said, "Ancestor Wuji has important matters to attend to, and is temporarily unable to come to celebrate Senior Xiaoyao's birthday. I am the head of Lingyun Sect, and I can also make decisions on behalf of the sect regarding some of the conditions of the covenant."

As soon as these words came out, Patriarch Xiaoyao's white eyebrows frowned slightly.

Then, a Xiaoyao Sect's Grand Elder nearby shouted, "Who are you to discuss matters with us?"

As he said this, he released some of the spiritual pressure of his Jindan stage cultivation, which shocked Lingyun Sect and others so much that they retreated several steps in succession, their faces turning extremely pale.

"Let those who have a say from your Lingyun Sect come here. There are clearly several supreme elders on the spirit ship outside, but you are the only ones who are allowed to come and celebrate my birthday. Are you looking down on me?"

The tone of Lord Xiaoyao suddenly turned cold. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became extremely depressing, and the others didn't even dare to breathe.

Finally, at this moment, outside the mountain gate of Xiaoyao Sect, several supreme elders of Lingyun Sect came flying in.

Wu Chong, Master Fu Xuan, Patriarch Ziqing, and Shen Ningbing, the four of them arrived together.

The moment the auras of these four Jindan stage cultivators appeared, Xu Xia breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to face such tremendous pressure.

Xiaoyao Laojun naturally sensed all of this. He chuckled and said, "It's a bit rude not to greet a guest."

"Welcome guests!"

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, several supreme elders of Xiaoyao Sect in the hall immediately took action, flew out of the hall and confronted Wu Chong and others.

Xiaoyao Laojun walked out leisurely, his steps neither hurried nor slow, looking relaxed and contented.

Naturally, the birthday banquet could not continue at this point, and the other cultivators followed suit, looking at the multiple Jindan stage cultivators who were in confrontation with each other in fear.

“Is it possible that they are going to fight? But Patriarch Xiaoyao is a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. These supreme elders of Lingyun Sect should not be his match.”

"Hiss, that's a bit reckless."

"Today may be the end of Lingyun Sect. This birthday banquet is obviously..."

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Several terrifying auras collided with each other in the sky, forming two spiritual pressures, causing the spiritual energy between the surrounding heaven and earth to become somewhat disordered.

The atmosphere looks like someone is about to start a fight if they disagree with something!
However, the supreme elder of Xiaoyao Sect is naturally fearless, as he has a Nascent Soul ancestor behind him to lead the team. This is the source of their self-confidence.

Master Chang Jue looked around but did not see Master Wuji, and his brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

But he was still thinking about retrieving his own life-saving magic weapon. Now that no one was around, who should he ask?
For a moment, he was a little upset and said:
"Is this how you celebrated the birthday of my Xiaoyao Sect's ancestor? Not only did you not see any gifts, but you came up with such murderous intent. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?"

Wu Chong took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry that Lingyun Sect cannot agree to the conditions you just proposed."

As soon as these words came out, Master Chang Jue's expression turned cold:
"Haha, it seems that the guests who came today are really a group of bad ones."

"But if we capture you all, then Master Wuji won't be able to sit back and watch, right?"

Now that things have come to this, the shame is naturally completely exposed.

As soon as the words fell, the Jindan Zhenren on both sides moved at the same time.

In just a moment, several rays of light appeared in the air, and several people used their own methods to fight in the air.

The talismans of Master Fu Xuan, the Taotie of Wu Chong, and the long-lasting energy of Patriarch Ziqing!
Among them, Shen Ningbing's method was the most extraordinary. She held an ice crystal sword in her hand, which had even greater lethality in this icy and snowy environment, as if she was fighting on her home court.

At the beginning of the war alone, the supreme elders of Xiaoyao Sect, such as Zhenren Chang Jue, were suppressed.

Waves of spiritual pressure spread out, and Ancestor Xiaoyao's white brows frowned again.

Obviously, the few people in his sect alone are not enough to defeat the people sent by Lingyun Sect.

This made him even more determined to get rid of Lingyun Sect. Otherwise, when the Wuji Zhenren became the Wuji Zhenjun in the future, his Xiaoyao Sect would no longer be able to suppress the other party.

So, Patriarch Xiaoyao finally decided to take action himself.

boom!
A powerful spiritual pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator spread out, and everyone felt a sense of palpitations at the same time.

Before they could react, the figure of Patriarch Xiaoyao appeared in the sky.

He planned to personally capture these Lingyun Sect's supreme elders, and then use this to force Li Qing to show up.

Patriarch Xiaoyao waved his hand, and several ropes like spirit snakes flew out from the air and directly wrapped around Shen Ningbing and others.

"Since you are an evil guest, I will have no choice but to teach you a lesson myself. Now there is no fourth-order formation to protect you."

The rope flew at an extremely fast speed and soon approached the location where Shen Ningbing and others were.

However, at this moment, the temperature of the air suddenly became scorching hot, the surrounding cold fog evaporated into hot steam, and the snow on the ground began to melt.

The next moment, a huge flaming palm suddenly appeared, and with a slap, it slapped the spirit ropes away.

Boom!

This scene shocked everyone present!

How is it possible that the magic weapon activated by Ancestor Xiaoyao was actually knocked away by someone? It is simply unbelievable.

At this moment, a hearty voice resounded from the edge of the sky:

"Hahaha, old ghost Xiaoyao, Mr. Li has come personally to wish you a happy birthday."

"I just wonder if you can accept this great gift that Li has prepared for you?"

(End of this chapter)