The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

After explaining some things in detail to the ancestors and others, Xu Zhiyu set off directly to Lingxiao Sect.

Reporting is a must, because only with formal recognition can their family openly own the five border counties as the future territory of the Xu family.

Although it has been more than fifty years since I last came to Lingxiao Sect, there seems to be no change here.

But things are different now. Back then, he was just a minor foundation-building cultivator and no one paid any attention to him. But now that he has become a Jindan cultivator, the treatment he receives is obviously different.

As soon as he arrived in front of the mountain gate, he was discovered by the Lingxiao Sect disciples who were patrolling there. The leading one, a ninth-level Purple Mansion cultivator, did not dare to neglect him when he saw his displayed cultivation level, and immediately came forward to greet him.

"Senior, may I ask what are you doing in Lingxiao Sect? I can also inform you."

"I am a cultivator from the Purple Mansion family under the upper sect. I have come here to report because I have broken through the Golden Core realm by chance."

The other party was polite, and he didn't act too arrogant or put on airs because there was no need to.

Upon hearing this, the ninth-level Purple Mansion cultivator became even more respectful. He invited him into a uniquely shaped wooden house and began to register him.

"Where are you from, Senior? What's your name?"

"I am from Taoshui County, Jincheng Prefecture, Yongzhou, and I am Xu Zhiyu from the Jindan Xu family."

After he introduced himself, the monk who was recording information into the jade slip for him suddenly paused, looked up at him in disbelief, and stammered:
"Senior, are you the newly promoted Jindan cultivator from the Xu family of Jincheng Prefecture?"

Seeing his expression, Xu Zhiyu was a little surprised and asked in a deep voice:

"What, what's the problem?"

Seeing his unhappy expression, the monk opposite seemed to be frightened. He waved his hands repeatedly and said in panic:

"No problem, Senior Xu. It's just that I've heard a lot about you from many of my fellow students in the past few days, so I lost my composure a bit."

From the moment the Golden Elixir Ceremony ended, Xu Zhiyu knew that both he and the Xu family would become famous in the Qin State's immortal cultivation world in the coming period of time.

But he had no idea what other people were talking about. He was very interested in this, so he put away his stern expression and asked with a smile:
"Don't be afraid. Tell me, what are people saying about me outside?"

Seeing his attitude change, the Purple Mansion ninth-level cultivator opposite him breathed a sigh of relief and began to tell him everything he knew, adding fuel to the fire.

At the beginning, basically everything that was said was normal, saying that he had been smart and hardworking since childhood, and had shown outstanding talent in cultivation, and then there was his general growth history.

However, after he broke through to the Purple Mansion, the rumors began to change.

Some said that he fell into a deep abyss and was rescued by gods, while others said that he traveled through the spiritual world while traveling on a flying boat on the sea, and that was how he was able to break through to the Golden Elixir level in such a short time.

Listening to these extremely unreliable guesses, Xu Zhiyu felt that there was no need to listen any further, otherwise who knows what he might say later.

So after he took the registration jade token and asked about the location of the Guest Hall, he immediately entered the Lingxiao Sect's mountain gate.

He moved at a fairly fast speed, and before long, he had arrived at the Reception Hall.

This place is still some distance away from the Lingxiao Sect's main gate, and it is covered by a formation, so he cannot enter directly.

However, there was naturally a Jindan cultivator in the Reception Hall. After noticing his presence, he came out to greet him in person.

The visitor first introduced himself. It turned out that he was Tao Zhi, the deputy head of the Guest Hall who had received Xu Deming and Xu Chengsheng last time.

As one of the deputy peak masters of the thirty-six peaks of Lingxiao Sect, his cultivation level was not very high, only the second level of Golden Core, only slightly higher than Xu Zhiyu. But it was enough because Zhike Peak was not an important place.

After checking his registration jade token, Tao Zhi's originally carefree expression changed, and he smiled brightly and bowed:
"Friend Xu, I have long heard of your great name!"

"No, no, you are too polite, Brother Tao. I am just a junior student who has just made a breakthrough. How can I be so famous?

If you really want to talk about fame, then it is you who is famous. Who doesn't know the reputation of the thirty-six peaks of Lingxiao Sect? "

After the two of them flattered each other and exchanged a few pleasantries, Tao Zhi asked about his purpose of coming. Although he knew the answer as clearly as a mirror, he still had to ask because it was his duty.

"Since Fellow Daoist Xu is here to report this time, then follow me to Tianlai Peak to meet the Sect Master."

Tianlai Peak is the main peak of Lingxiao Sect. The sect leader who handles various affairs of the sect works there. Various orders, big and small, are also issued there. It is the location of the central power system.

Xu Zhiyu naturally would not disagree, and at the same time he thought: It seems that Lingxiao Sect attaches great importance to the report of the Jindan cultivator, and the sect master actually received him in person.

After all, he had learned that the leader of Lingxiao Sect was a Nascent Soul cultivator, in charge of a huge force like Lingxiao Sect with hundreds of thousands of cultivators. He must be busy with too many things every day. It was difficult for his own disciples to see him, let alone outsiders.

"Okay, let's go over there!"

Just when Xu Zhiyu was about to use his escape technique to set off, Tao Zhi stopped him.

"Wait a minute, fellow Daoist. We cannot fly to Tianlai Peak. There is a forbidden formation there. We must take a special magic weapon."

After Tao Zhi finished speaking, he took out a square colored curtain that was ten feet long and wide. Then he made seals with his hands, and a mysterious rune gathered in front of him. He pointed at the rune and shouted in a low voice.

"rise!"

The rune flashed and went straight into the curtain. Then the originally thin curtain instantly turned into a thick blanket.

"Please come in, Fellow Daoist Xu."

"Please come in, Daoist Brother Tao."

After the two of them stood on the blanket, Tao Zhi raised his foot and stomped it hard, and the blanket flew forward like an arrow.

"It's quite interesting. This is the first time I've seen a flying carpet magic weapon. However, looking at the grade, it would be more appropriate to call it a magic weapon."

Just as he was staring at the unusually soft flying carpet under his feet, they had already flown thousands of miles and landed on a huge square.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, we have arrived at Tianlai Peak."

Looking up, I saw a tall and majestic palace standing before my eyes, with three big characters "Lingxiao Palace" written side by side on the plaque of the palace.

In front of the palace there is a square made of high-grade spiritual material white jade, which is so bright that you can reflect a person's reflection. There is a pavilion on each side of the square. The bricks and stones of the pavilions are engraved with patterns of immortals, spiritual medicines, cranes, etc.

Tao Zhi was the first to land on the ground, followed closely by Xu Zhiyu.

As soon as he landed on the ground, Xu Zhiyu felt the energy in his body stagnate. He looked at Qi Zhi and found that his expression did not change at all. "What's going on? Why has my mana flow slowed down so much?
Could it be that because this is an important place of the sect, some special formation has been set up that will affect the circulation of mana?"

Xu Zhiyu asked.

Tao Zhi was slightly stunned, then immediately reacted and explained:
“Fellow Daoist, please understand. The sect has indeed set up a formation here in the square, but as long as we enter the Lingxiao Palace, we will be able to get rid of the influence of this formation.

He had long been accustomed to the influence of the Tianlai Jianfeng formation, because it was the same every time he came.

On the contrary, since it was Xu Zhiyu's first time here, he could understand that he felt a little uneasy. After all, it was impossible not to panic when something went wrong with the magic power in someone else's territory.

After listening to Tao Zhi's explanation, Xu Zhiyu felt much more at ease.

What happened next proved that what he said was indeed right. When the two of them stepped into Lingxiao Palace together, the operation of magic power indeed returned to normal.

Entering Lingxiao Palace, they can see the main hall. They go up the stairs and come to the entrance of the main hall.

The entrance of the temple was not like that of other forces, with no monks standing on either side of the door, but was unguarded.

Before Tao Zhi opened his mouth to report himself, a rough voice was heard from inside the hall.

"Come in, everyone!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them walked directly into the hall. Xu Zhiyu took the time to look around, and when he saw the figure on the main seat, he immediately lowered his head.

Sitting on the main seat was the current leader of Lingxiao Sect, Gu Tianchang, also known as Zhishun Zhenjun. He was unusually tall and strong, and perhaps because the seat was too small, from a distance he looked like a small mountain.

Although the style and layout of the hall are not decorated with gold and jade, it appears to be very simple and elegant.

Upon seeing the sect leader, the two of them naturally bowed immediately.

"I've met the sect leader."

"Junior Xu Zhiyu, I pay my respects to Master Zhishun."

The two people have different titles because of their different identities.

"Get up, don't be so restrained, sit down!"

But not everyone is qualified to sit in front of Yuanying Zhenjun. Those who have reached the Jindan stage can do so, of course. But if a Purple Mansion cultivator comes, they can only stand and talk.

As soon as they sat down, several beautiful female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage came in and offered them tea.

"Friend Xu has come a long way, so he must be a little tired. This Xiaohui Spirit Tea is a specialty of my Lingxiao Sect. It is very effective in eliminating fatigue. You can try it."

Xu Zhiyu is very fond of spiritual tea. Unless he is in seclusion for cultivation, he usually makes spiritual tea to drink.

So after thanking Master Zhishun, he immediately couldn't wait to pick up the spiritual tea and start tasting it.

Although Tao Zhi had not yet informed the reason for his visit, Zhishun Zhenjun knew exactly why Xu Zhiyu came. He had known it clearly as early as when he registered at the mountain gate.

After drinking a cup of tea, Master Zhishun began to speak.

"I already know the purpose of Xu's visit. After his family upgraded to a Jindan family, he came to our sect to report immediately. I am very pleased. This also shows the Xu family's loyalty to our Lingxiao Sect.

We in the Lingxiao Sect will not treat our loyal forces unfairly. This is Xu Xiaoyou's exclusive guest token. You can take it away first. I have also marked out the territory of your Xu family for you. Come and see if you are satisfied?"

Although it was just a few short sentences, Xu Zhiyu heard multiple meanings from them, including warning, appeasement, congratulations, winning over, and intimidation. This also made him glad that he was not the patriarch, otherwise he would not be able to stand such intrigue every day.

However, he was very happy to hear that the Xu family's territory had already been divided. Wasn't this the main purpose of his trip?
Only with the approval of Lingxiao Sect can those territories become the property of the Xu family. Otherwise, it would be illegal and difficult to manage in the future.

Territory means a lot to a force.

He looked up and saw Zhishun pointing at the void, and suddenly the topography of the entire Jincheng Prefecture appeared very clearly, from a mountain or a river to a mound or a stream, all were clearly visible.

This made him wonder at the extent of control that Ling Xiao Sect had over his territory, but although he was surprised, there was no expression on his face. As a Jindan cultivator, he could still manage his facial expressions at the very least.

However, when he saw the territory belonging to the Xu family, he was still shocked and his eyes widened.

It's not that he likes to make a fuss, but the territory allocated to their Xu family by Lingxiao Sect is a bit too large. It was originally supposed to be five counties.

But now, in addition to those five counties, one county was allocated to their Xu family from each of the two neighboring prefectures of Jincheng Prefecture.

Don’t be impatient, this is not over yet. If these alone are not enough to move Xu Zhiyu.

What was most incredible to him was that a large area of ​​the territory allocated to his family was occupied by monsters.

He made a rough estimate and concluded that the entire border of the Xu family was moved about three thousand miles toward the Hengduan Mountains. This was a very large area.

If all the territories on this map really belong to the Xu family, then their family is truly rich. It is much larger than the entire Jincheng Prefecture occupied by the Baiyi Sect during its heyday.

He couldn't believe it was true. It was basically like pie falling from the sky.

As if seeing Xu Zhiyu's doubts, Master Zhishun began to explain.

"Are you feeling strange? Why was part of the monster's territory allocated to your Xu family?
This is because when we signed the armistice agreement with the demon race last time, our two gods of transformation from Xuanzhou Continent specifically sought it from the demon king of the demon race."

When he said this, Master Zhishun looked at him meaningfully, and then continued:

"Originally we requested a territory of 5,000 li, but the Demon King disagreed. After much discussion, we finally agreed on 3,000 li.

All of our human forces close to the Hengduan Mountains have gained territory, and your Xu family just happened to catch up with this good thing."

After hearing the explanation, Xu Zhiyu finally understood. Otherwise, the Xu family would not dare to accept the monster's territory, otherwise there would definitely be a conflict with the monster.

However, Master Zhishun did not explain the matter of allocating one county from each of the other two prefectures to the Xu family, and Xu Zhiyu did not rush to ask about it. It was obviously a matter of taking advantage, so why did he have to ask the reason?

However, he still had some guesses about this, and it should be related to what happened at his Jindan Ceremony.

After expressing his gratitude, under the leadership of Tao Zhi, he left Lingxiao Palace, but he was not in a hurry to leave Lingxiao Sect because he still had an important matter to do! (End of this chapter)