Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

Following closely behind, Yan Yun used all his magical power to activate it, and his escape speed suddenly increased. In a moment, he disappeared into the sky, leaving no trace.

A few months later, Yan Yun and the girl calmly entered the territory of Xi Kingdom.

A few days later, a dazzling green light suddenly appeared near the Yunmeng Mountains. When it was still a hundred miles away from the mountains, a roar that shook the earth and sky erupted from it.

The whistling sound reached the sky, with the majesty of a dragon's roar and the sharpness of a phoenix. The surrounding white clouds were instantly shaken, and they broke apart and surged.

However, the speed of Qinghong was too fast. In just a few breaths, it crossed a distance of dozens of miles. The powerful spiritual power contained in it naturally shocked the three major sects in the Yunmeng Mountains.

No matter whether they were elders who had reached the Nascent Soul stage or ordinary disciples who were at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stage, they were all terrified when they heard the howling sound from afar.

Those Yuanying-stage old monsters could no longer stay in peace in the sect, and they left the sect one after another, going to investigate in person who was visiting this place and daring to reveal their whereabouts so unscrupulously in the Yunmeng Mountains.

Therefore, when Yan Yun had just penetrated more than ten miles into the mountains, he immediately encountered five rays of light rushing towards him, who were obviously Nascent Soul cultivators from the three major sects.

Yan Yun felt uneasy because he was about to meet Nangong Wan again, and his inner excitement made it difficult for him to calm down.

Then, the escaping light dissipated, the whistling sound disappeared, Yan Yun and Tian Qin'er appeared, their eyes fixed on the five escaping lights in front of them.

After a pause, a rare smile appeared on his face.

When the five beams of light approached to within thirty or forty feet, they dispersed one after another, revealing the figures of five cultivators.

Yan Yun actually knew most of them.

"Junior Brother Yan, it's you?"

A middle-aged man in a blue robe on the opposite side recognized Yan Yun's face from a distance. After stopping, his eyes were full of surprise and he shouted loudly to Yan Yun.

This person is Lu Luo from Luoyun Sect. It was this Elder Lu who invited Yan Yun to join the sect.

"Brother Lu, how are you?"

Yan Yun responded with a smile and bowed to Lu Luo.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Yan who has returned. I never thought that the one with such amazing magical powers is you. Hey, isn't Fellow Daoist Yan already a practitioner in the later stages?"

The first person to ask the question was a monk wearing a red robe and with a ruddy face like a child. He was the Fire Dragon Boy of the Ancient Sword Sect. However, at this moment, his face showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"Brother Lan, didn't you also successfully advance to the middle stage?"

Yan Yun glanced at the boy and asked with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Yan is really a joke. How can my advancement to the middle stage be compared with your becoming a great cultivator?"

The Fire Dragon Boy swallowed hard before answering reluctantly.

The other cultivators then suddenly realized what had happened and used their spiritual sense to scan Yan Yun. Naturally, they were all dumbfounded and astonished.

Lu Luo asked again with a trembling voice:
"Is this true? Junior brother, you are already a great cultivator of the late stage?"

"During this journey, I gained a lot, so I was lucky enough to break through to the later stage." Yan Yun looked calm and replied calmly.

After hearing this, Lu Luo was so happy that he didn't know what to say for a moment. His face was full of a smile as bright as a flower.

"Congratulations, Brother Yan. It is truly unexpected that in just a hundred years, Brother Yan has made such remarkable progress on the path of cultivation. I believe that our Yunmeng Mountain lineage will surely be proud of itself in the southern part of the country in the future."

The person who spoke was the elder named Feng, whom Yan Yun had met in Baiqiaoyuan. He was surprised and immediately spoke enthusiastically.

When Yan Yun heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, without any further words.

Although cultivators in the early and late Nascent Soul stages are both at the Nascent Soul level and can be respected as peers, the gap between the two is undoubtedly clear to everyone.

Everyone present seemed to be more low-key in front of Yan Yun and consciously lowered their posture.

As for the other two men, their faces were a little unfamiliar to Yan Yun. They were new elders from the Ancient Sword Sect and the Baiqiao Academy respectively.

When facing Yan Yun, they seemed even more nervous and uneasy. After greeting him, they tactfully stopped talking.

"Brother Lan, Fellow Daoist Feng, please return to the sect first. I have been away from the sect for many years, and I am afraid I need to return to the sect to rest for a while before going to the Ancient Sword Sect and Baiqiaoyuan to visit fellow Daoists. What do you think?"

Yan Yun's eyes flickered as he suggested this.

Upon hearing this, the Fire Dragon Boy and the Elder surnamed Feng said that there was no need to do so, and even said that they would personally lead the other elders to the Luoyun Sect to pay a visit to Yan Yun.

After getting Yan Yun's approval, the two sides agreed on a meeting date three days later, and then said goodbye and left.

In a blink of an eye, Lu Luo was the only one left there.

"Brother Lu, the other two sects have already produced new Nascent Soul cultivators, but why is it that my sect still has no new Nascent Soul elders? That is why I have to trouble you to come and greet me in person."

After the four people disappeared from sight, Yan Yun frowned and asked Lu Luo.

"I am truly ashamed. Over the past hundred years, my sect has used the reputation of my junior brother to recruit many disciples with excellent qualifications, but their cultivation is still insufficient. In the near future, only a few disciples can break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"However, as long as these outstanding disciples are able to grow, the strength of our sect will surely be greatly improved. By the way, what is the origin of this little girl?"

Lu Luo looked embarrassed at first, but when his eyes fell on Tian Qiner behind Yan Yun, he showed some doubts.

"This is a disciple I accepted during my travels, and the formal apprenticeship ceremony has not yet been held."

Yan Yun smiled slightly and replied.

"I've met my uncle!"

Tian Qin'er was quite well-behaved and immediately stepped forward and saluted.

Although she is currently only in the Qi Refining Stage, since becoming Yan Yun's disciple, her status has obviously surpassed those ordinary disciples whose seniority is determined solely by the level of their cultivation.

"Haha, get up quickly. I didn't expect that Junior Brother finally decided to officially accept you as his disciple. As your uncle, I don't have any valuable gifts to give you. I only have this protective magic weapon that I used in the past. I hope it can bring you good luck."

Lu Luo laughed out loud, reached out to take out a crystal ball glowing red from the storage bag on his waist, and handed it to Tian Qiner without hesitation.

The girl was stunned for a moment, but soon regained her joy, bowed to Lu Luo again to express her gratitude, and then carefully took this precious magic weapon.

Yan Yun just smiled faintly at this scene, and then rushed towards the Luoyun Sect with Lu Luo and Tian Qin'er. On the way, Lu Luo briefly introduced the development of Luoyun Sect in the past hundred years to Yan Yun, especially emphasizing that "the silver-haired old man, Senior Brother Cheng, died of illness and Nangong Wan has not yet escaped from the predicament."

These two important events.

Yan Yun had already anticipated the death of the silver-haired old man, but when he heard Lu Luo personally confirm it, he still felt extremely sad.

After all, he had a very harmonious relationship with this Senior Brother Cheng back then.

However, when Yan Yun heard that Nangong Wan was still trapped in the ice wall, deep worry emerged in his heart, and his face involuntarily showed a serious and tense expression.

However, Lu Luo smiled calmly and explained to him:
"You don't need to worry too much. Although your wife has not yet been able to break the seal, she has regained consciousness and is in good physical condition. It's just that she is currently in a critical period of practicing a certain technique. If she suddenly leaves the seal at this moment, all her previous efforts may be in vain."

After hearing Lu Luo's explanation, Yan Yun felt the tension in his heart gradually relieved.

It turned out that his previous guess was correct. Even if I couldn't remove the seal for Nangong Wan myself, she would still be safe and sound in this situation.

However, since I have already obtained the method to remove the seal, it naturally cannot be wasted. It is better to cast the spell again to remove the seal for Nangong Wan, so as to ensure that there will be no unknown hidden dangers in the future.

Yan Yun quickly made a decision in his heart.

During the conversation, the three of them had unknowingly arrived in front of Luoyun Sect's forbidden formation.

Because Lu Luo had released a sound transmission talisman in advance on the way, when they just flew over here, the forbidden fog that filled the entire formation instantly rolled up and then gradually dissipated.

It turned out that the entire mountain-guarding formation had begun to evacuate.

Yan Yun was shocked by this.

However, before they could express any opinions, hundreds of Foundation Establishment disciples, led by more than a dozen Core Formation cultivators, rushed out of the mountain gate one after another, and then divided into two lines in mid-air, shouting in unison:
"Disciples of Luoyun Sect, respectfully welcome Elder Yan, who has achieved his Nascent Soul stage and is returning to the sect with honor!"

After shouting, these disciples all bowed deeply to Yan Yun with excitement on their faces.

Obviously, the news that Yan Yun had successfully been promoted to a late-stage great monk had already been informed to all the disciples of the sect by Lu Luo through the sound transmission note.

Therefore, the disciples of these sects came to welcome the return of "Elder Yan" in such a grand manner.

After all, the disciples of Luoyun Sect knew very well what it meant for a great monk to be born in the sect.

This not only means that the sect will rise rapidly and become the leading super sect in the Tiannan region, but it will also have cultivation resources far beyond what it had before.

As disciples of Luoyun Sect, they were naturally excited about this.

Yan Yun could only helplessly smile bitterly at Lu Luo beside him.

"Brother Lu, I am not an outsider. It seems that there is no need to welcome me with such fanfare, right?"

"Haha, Junior Brother Yan, you are wrong. Junior Brother has successfully advanced to the rank of Great Monk, and the disciples of our sect should come to greet you solemnly. In the near future, we will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate this event, and we will invite elders from other sects to attend the ceremony. Only in this way can we show Junior Brother's current noble status."

Lu Luo responded with a hearty laugh.

"It's all up to you, Senior Brother. However, I really don't have the time to take care of these tedious matters. At most, I can just attend the celebration activities."

Yan Yun could only agree helplessly.

According to the traditional customs of the Tiannan region, whenever a cultivator successfully advances to the late Nascent Soul stage, a grand, solemn and dignified ceremony must be held to announce the good news to the entire Tiannan region.

So that other sects can know about this matter, thus formally establishing the super status of the sect to which the great monk belongs.

Yan Yun was too embarrassed to raise any objections.

Thus, surrounded by many disciples from various sects, Yan Yun successfully entered the Luoyun Sect and walked straight into a magnificent hall in the sect.

Yan Yun sat on the throne in the center of the hall, and although Lu Luo sat side by side with him, his seat was slightly away from the center, indicating that Yan Yun would be the dominant one in the future.

Yan Yun saw this scene and did not make any comment.

If a sect has a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, but still does not take him as the leader, it will probably only bring endless troubles to the sect.

First of all, the disciples in the sect would surely fall into panic, not to mention the suspicion and doubts from other sects.

In the end, it will inevitably lead to a series of chaos.

Therefore, Yan Yun did not refuse or shirk responsibility, but acquiesced to the arrangement of Senior Brother Lu. However, he remained silent in the middle of the hall and did not express any opinions.

After all, he had not returned to the sect for many years and had always been indifferent to the sect's affairs in the past. Naturally, it would be more appropriate to entrust all matters to Senior Brother Lu to handle.

Facts have proved that although Lu Luo's cultivation is not outstanding among many Nascent Soul cultivators, he appears to be well-organized when handling the affairs within the sect.

First, he asked the registered disciples who had recently formed the Dan stage to pay their respects to Yan Yun one by one, and then he formally announced the good news that Yan Yun had been promoted to the late Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Then, tasks were assigned under the expectant gazes of the disciples, and preparations for the ceremony officially began.

Yan Yun sat quietly in the chair, his eyes casually sweeping over his disciples.

Most of the disciples present were at the Jindan stage, and a few at the foundation-building stage were important deacons in charge of daily affairs within the sect.

Whenever Yan Yun's gaze fell on a disciple, they would lower their heads and avoid him to express their respect for Yan Yun.

However, after observing for a while, Yan Yun unexpectedly found that his registered disciple Liu Yu and the woman named Bai Fengfeng named Song were not among these people.

He was shocked and felt quite confused.

After Lu Luo finished giving his instructions one by one, all the disciples respectfully took his orders and left, beginning to prepare for the grand ceremony in a few months.

"Senior Brother Lu, I don't seem to have seen Junior Sister Song. Could it be that she went out for other important matters?" Yan Yun asked casually.

Hearing this, Lu Luo couldn't help but smile slightly.

“Haha, Junior Brother Yan may not know that Junior Brother Song went to the Devil Valley to look for a rare spiritual herb needed for the elixir. It is said that this spiritual herb has long been extinct in the outside world, but someone has found it in the Devil Valley.”

"Breaking into the Demon Valley?" Yan Yun's face suddenly changed when he heard this. (End of this chapter)