Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

Immediately afterwards, Daoist Chaoyue chatted with Ling Pengyun about other miscellaneous matters.

"By the way, Master, I am still worried about the way those elders in the sect expand the sect's business."

"Therefore, I hope that you, Master, will keep a close eye on this matter."

Ling Pengyun said to the old Daoist Chaoyue.

"Don't worry, Pengyun. Even if you don't say anything, I'll keep a close eye on those elders."

"Old Daoist Chaoyue said with a smile."

Just then, a kind, elderly voice suddenly came from outside the mountain.

"I am Bing Qiu of the Frost Immortal Sect. I previously discovered that someone in your sect has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, so I came here with gifts to congratulate you."

……

now.

At the summit of Chaoyue Mountain, inside a cave.

Just as I predicted, the people from the Frost Immortal Sect came because of my feigned breakthrough.

Upon hearing the unusual activity outside, Ling Pengyun immediately left the cave with the old Daoist Chaoyue. They saw an old man flying in the air outside the Chaoyue Mountain Range, waiting quietly.

The old man's cultivation was no less than Ling Pengyun's; he had also reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, which was incomparable to ordinary people, and his temperament was extraordinary.

Moreover, he was wearing a Taoist robe from the Frost Immortal Sect.

The robe was ice blue, embroidered with snowflake patterns all over, making it look extremely exquisite.

Moreover, it is a rare fifth-grade top-quality Daoist robe, which may be useful in times of need.

It is said that only the higher-ups of the Frost Immortal Sect can obtain such Daoist robes.

In addition, as he previously stated.

His identity is self-evident.

In addition, Ling Pengyun had anticipated his arrival.

After all, he had made quite a commotion when he broke through to a higher realm.

Moreover, there are not many Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the Cold Spirit Minor Realm.

Furthermore, the Frost Immortal Sect is the master behind the Cold Spirit Minor Realm.

Under such circumstances, it would be normal for them to send someone over after learning that Ling Pengyun had broken through to the next realm.

In addition, as far as Ling Pengyun knew, although the Frost Immortal Sect was a major sect in the Void Refinement Realm, it was ultimately a force from the Qingxia Realm.

The Cold Spirit Realm is just one of its many subordinate realms.

Therefore, it did not send any experts at the Void Refinement stage to guard this place; at most, it only sent some experts at the Nascent Soul stage to guard this place.

And Old Daoist Bingqiu was one of them.

He was even the leader of them.

He reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage a thousand or two years ago. In addition, he was backed by the Frost Immortal Sect, so his family background was quite solid. It is even rumored that he has two or three top-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasures.

Moreover, he also possesses some advanced techniques from the Frost Immortal Sect.

Therefore, he was extremely powerful.

Even the cultivators of the Cold Spirit Minor Realm called him the number one fighter in the Cold Spirit Realm.

It was precisely for this reason that Ling Pengyun and Daoist Chaoyue attached great importance to him and immediately went out to greet him personally.

"I have long admired Senior Bingqiu's name."

"I am Ling Pengyun, the master of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect."

"I was the one who broke through to the next realm by sheer luck."

Ling Pengyun cupped his hands in greeting to the old Daoist Bingqiu.

"Fellow Daoist Bingqiu, if you do the math, it's been decades since we last met..."

Since Daoist Chaoyue and Daoist Bingqiu were old acquaintances, he greeted them with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.

The Tide Moon Immortal Sect was, after all, a subordinate force of the Frost Immortal Sect, and the two had some interactions to varying degrees.

Furthermore, Daoist Chaoyue is a high-ranking member of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect, and Daoist Bingqiu is the strongest member of the Bingshuang Immortal Sect stationed in the Hanling Minor Realm.

Through these interactions, the two became acquainted early on.

Since the two were of similar age, they always addressed each other as fellow Daoists.

“Fellow Daoist Chaoyue, it has indeed been decades since we last met. However… Fellow Daoist Chaoyue, your health is truly getting better and better. It seems that the trouble of your lifespan running out has been resolved. This is truly something to congratulate you on.”

"By the way, I didn't expect that it was you, young friend Pengyun, who was the one who broke through to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. You are truly a promising young man. It is said that you have only been cultivating for a few hundred years, and it is extremely rare to have reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in such a short time."

"No wonder that old fellow Daoist Chaoyue was willing to pass on the position of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect Master to you hundreds of years ago."

Seeing that Ling Pengyun's aura had indeed reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, the old Daoist Bingqiu couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the congratulatory gift he had brought with him.

That was a top-grade fifth-tier Frost Spirit Fruit.

This fruit is the signature spiritual item of the Frost Immortal Sect, containing extremely strong ice-attribute medicinal power, making it an excellent resource for ice-attribute cultivation.

Even one of them would be enough to reduce Ling Pengyun's cultivation time by nearly several decades.

In addition, like the Tide Moon Immortal Sect, the Frost Immortal Sect is a force that takes spiritual plants as its foundation, and its spiritual plant heritage is even stronger.

It is even rumored that throughout its history, there have been one or two sixth-level spirit plant masters, as well as many fifth-level spirit plant masters in charge.

Moreover, this sect has used this opportunity to cultivate countless high-level spiritual plants.

Among them, the sect's sixth-grade low-level treasure tree, the "Frost Spirit Fruit Tree," is the most valuable.

Every so often, it can produce Frost Spirit Fruit, an excellent cultivation resource, and Frost Resin, an excellent breakthrough spiritual item.

Even the sixth-grade low-quality frost spirit fruit and frost resin that it produces can be quite helpful to cultivators at the Void Refinement stage.

Moreover, it is said that over time, the Frost Spirit Fruit Tree has also given birth to many tree species with extremely high potential.

Gradually, the Frost Immortal Sect cultivated many high-level Frost Spirit Fruit Trees.

This is also the main reason why the Frost Immortal Sect has always prospered.

"Senior is truly generous. It is already an honor for me to come and congratulate me on my breakthrough. I did not expect that you would bring such a precious spiritual item. I am truly grateful."

Ling Pengyun's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the top-grade fifth-tier Frost Spirit Fruit. He was extremely tempted and immediately accepted it, expressing his gratitude.

'When did that old man become so magnanimous?'

Meanwhile, the old Daoist Chaoyue, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but feel a little puzzled as to why the old Daoist Bingqiu had given such a rare item to Ling Pengyun.

After all, he was quite familiar with Daoist Bingqiu, and he knew that even someone like Daoist Bingqiu, who had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, would find it difficult to obtain a treasure like the fifth-grade top-quality Frost Spirit Fruit from the Frost Immortal Sect.

In addition, the old Daoist Bingqiu has always been stingy.

Even though he had previously offered to buy such things from him at a high price, he was unwilling to sell them.

Under such circumstances, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

"You're welcome, little friend."

"Old Daoist Bingqiu said with a smile. Afterwards, everyone chatted casually."

Soon after, the old Daoist Bingqiu mentioned the main purpose of sending such rare spiritual fruits.

"Fellow Daoist Chaoyue, I hope you will not be angry about what I am about to say."

"Young friend Pengyun, your cultivation speed is fast, and you may even be able to enter the Void Refinement stage."

"However, the path of cultivation cannot rely solely on aptitude; it also requires a great deal of resources. And the foundation of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect, where you are currently located, is extremely ordinary. It is already quite an achievement that they were able to support you to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

"Moreover, the entire Cold Spirit Minor Realm is only a small realm at the Nascent Soul level. From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to advance further by simply relying on the resources of this place."

"Indirectly, if you wish to advance further, young friend, the only option is to go to... the Qingxia Realm of the Refining Void Realm."

"But it is extremely difficult to seek the Void Refinement Realm by venturing into such a realm alone, but it is different if you join my sect."

"Our sect is extremely interested in talents like yours, young friend. Would you be willing to join us?"

"Furthermore, if you are willing to agree, I can also agree on behalf of the sect to fully support the development of your Chaoyue Immortal Sect in the future, and you can still be considered a member of the Chaoyue Immortal Sect."

Bingqiu the old Daoist said to Ling Pengyun with a smile.

'This guy is trying to poach my girlfriend right in front of me! But why are the conditions he's offering so good?'

Upon hearing this, Daoist Chaoyue was furious, but also somewhat surprised.

Then he looked at Ling Pengyun, wanting to see his choice.

'I truly never expected to be so highly regarded by this sect.'

This is truly a pleasant surprise.

Ling Pengyun never expected the Frost Immortal Sect to recruit him.

In addition, although Ling Pengxing, the Ghost Dao Transformation Sword Cultivator of the family, had infiltrated the Blood Origin Little Ghost Realm to clear his identity in his early years, he had also been valued by the Evil Eye Spirit Ghost Clan, the Void Refining Force behind the Blood Origin Little Ghost Realm, because of his outstanding performance.

However, the main reason why the Evil Eye Ghost Clan recruited Ling Pengxing was that it was, after all, a family-based ghost path force, unlike sect forces which could be more flexible and recruit disciples from outside to help them.

In addition, their development is limited by the scarcity of talent in the modern era, which is why they can only rely on recruiting outsiders like Ling Pengxing as guest advisors.

Otherwise, its development in the Ghost Realm will be restricted, and it may even be targeted by some enemies.

Therefore, they had no other choice but to do this.

The Frost Immortal Sect is different. After all, it is a sect, and it will recruit young disciples from time to time and train them gradually.

In addition, they have always been lucky, so their lineage is extremely stable and can even be considered prosperous in the present day.

It is said that there are three or four experts in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm in its current era, which is a top-tier ordinary Void Refinement force.

Moreover, it may not be long before they become a mid-level Void Refinement force and produce a mid-stage Void Refinement expert.

Therefore, they have no shortage of talent, and even less of a perfect Nascent Soul cultivator like Ling Pengyun, whose mindset is already firmly established.

After all, although Ling Pengyun's strength at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage was not bad, it was extremely difficult to win his heart and make him truly serve the Frost Immortal Sect.

This is precisely why both Ling Pengyun and Daoist Chaoyue had many doubts about this.

Furthermore, joining the Frost Immortal Sect is an extremely important matter.

To be on the safe side, they inquired carefully about the reasons why the old Daoist Bingqiu had invited them to join the sect.

"The secrets behind this matter are unknown to ordinary people, but with your cultivation level, young friend, you can probably easily find out if you join my sect."

"Therefore, I shall tell you this, so that you will not be wary."

Old Daoist Bingqiu noticed Ling Pengyun's wariness and couldn't help but smile wryly.

He then offered an explanation.

According to him, the Frost Immortal Sect is currently very prosperous, with three or four experts at the Void Refinement stage.

However, sects like the Frost Immortal Sect are, after all, a melting pot of factions and divisions.

In addition, most of those Void Refinement experts belong to different factions.

They inevitably clashed over the interests of the Frost Immortal Sect on a regular basis.

They had even fought each other several times in the past because of this.

If it weren't for the fact that the current leader of the Frost Immortal Sect, the Frost Sect Master, is a top-tier veteran early-stage Void Refinement expert with formidable strength, barely able to suppress the other Void Refinement cultivators, the Frost Immortal Sect might have already disintegrated.

Furthermore, as a member of a sect and possessing a high level of cultivation, it was inevitable that Old Daoist Bingqiu would also join one of the Void Refining factions within the Frost Immortal Sect.

However, the faction he belonged to was rather special; it was the Ice Profound lineage, the weakest of the major Void Refining factions within the Frost Immortal Sect.

The Ice Profound lineage was originally just one of the many ordinary branches of inheritance under the Frost Immortal Sect, and was extremely inconspicuous.

However, thousands of years ago, this lineage was fortunate enough to recruit a cultivator with a special hidden spiritual body.

Furthermore, by sheer chance, that cultivator activated the latent spiritual body within him, thus unleashing extraordinary talent and soaring to great heights.

Finally, two thousand years ago, he entered the Refinement of Emptiness realm and became the master of the Ice Profound lineage. He changed his Daoist title to Ice Profound Heavenly Venerable and directly led the Ice Profound lineage to become the main lineage of Refinement of Emptiness.

This can be considered a case of one person benefiting and even their entire family rising to prominence.

Moreover, he was extremely sentimental, and he was well aware that his foundation in the Frost Immortal Sect was relatively weak.

Therefore, ever since he entered the Void Refining stage, he has been secretly supporting the cultivators of the Ice Profound lineage.

However, the old Daoist Bingqiu had relatively good aptitude and had some connections with the Ice Profound Heavenly Venerable in his early years.

He then boarded that fast ship, which led him to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and his current status.

Moreover, upon closer examination, he can be considered a core member of the Ice Profound lineage.

In addition, he had a deep affection for the Bingxuan lineage and had always intended to repay the Bingxuan Heavenly Venerable who had helped him.

He was eager to find talented individuals to help the Bingxuan lineage become stronger.

In this way, the Ice Profound lineage helped that Ice Profound Celestial Venerable to gain more status and more benefits in the Frost Immortal Sect.

Although Ling Pengyun's mind was settled, his identity was still considered clean. He was a cultivator from a subordinate small realm under the Bingxuan lineage, and could be considered half a member of the Bingxuan lineage.

Moreover, according to the investigation of Daoist Bingqiu, he has a very deep relationship with Daoist Chaoyue. In this way, this can be used as a source to deter him from causing trouble.

In addition, his aptitude is really good.

Even the old Daoist Bingqiu saw a shadow of the young Bingxuan Heavenly Venerable in him.

Therefore, he intentionally made an exception and recruited him into the Bingxuan lineage to serve the Bingxuan lineage.

"If you agree, young friend, I have a high probability of persuading the Ice Profound Clan Master, who is at the Void Refining Realm, to mobilize resources to support your cultivation."

"It's not impossible to find some spiritual items that can help you break through to the Void Refinement Realm."

"But before that, young friend, you must make a Heavenly Oath and return with me to the Ice Profound lineage to sign a special Yuan Soul Contract with the lineage master of my Ice Profound lineage, guaranteeing to serve my Ice Profound lineage in the future."

"Otherwise, if my Bingxuan lineage spends a huge amount of resources to nurture you, and then you run away once you have achieved something, my Bingxuan lineage will have gained nothing but losses."

"Of course, it is fine if you wish to refuse. Moreover, as long as you are willing to go to Qingxia Realm, I am willing to personally activate the realm teleportation array and send you there."

Old Daoist Bingqiu and Benevolent Daoist.

"I really didn't expect there to be so many secrets behind this matter."

Since Ling Pengyun and Daoist Chaoyue were not members of the Frost Immortal Sect, this was the first time they had heard such news, and they were quite surprised. (End of Chapter)