Qinghe Immortal Clan.

In Nanzhou, there is a market town at the foot of Yunlong Mountain.

One day, a short old man in yellow clothes walked hurriedly to the outside of a restaurant. After looking up at the expensive sign above his head, he walked directly into the restaurant with a somewhat displeased look on his face.

Under the guidance of the restaurant waiter, the old man in yellow quickly arrived outside a private room on the second floor and motioned the waiter to go forward and knock on the door.

"I'm not short of your spiritual stones, so why are you here to bother me again? Get out of here!"

Hearing the angry shout from inside the house, the guy who was knocking on the door was startled, stopped what he was doing, and looked at the old man in yellow clothes beside him helplessly.

Upon seeing this, the old man in yellow waved his hand slightly to signal the waiter beside him to leave, then he forced the door open and walked in.

The private room was decorated very gorgeously, with gorgeous palace lanterns, flickering lights, and brocade embroidered with exquisite patterns covering the walls, presenting a beautiful and luxurious scene.

As soon as the old man in yellow stepped in, he heard a clear and pleasant sound of a piano. However, with his sudden intrusion, the music quickly stopped.

Not far away, a handsome man was lying on a wooden chair with his legs crossed. He looked at the old man in yellow who had barged in. He was surprised at first, then he sighed helplessly and said:
"Sixth Uncle, I was just bored in the mountains, so I came down to take some time off. How did you find me here?"

Hearing the man's words, the old man in yellow did not pay attention to him first, but waved to several restaurant musicians who were still in a daze.

After everyone else in the room had left, the old man in yellow carefully set up a magic circle at the door, then turned around and reprimanded the handsome man:

"This is the Li family's territory. If you come to a place like this and people find out, aren't you afraid that it will affect your reputation?"

"Sixth Uncle, your words are too harsh. I just came here to taste a few cups of wine and listen to some of my favorite vocal music. Why do you say such harsh words to me?

Besides, I am a person who is going to marry into another family. How can I have a good reputation in the world of immortal cultivation in the future? Sixth uncle, please don't worry about me.

While we still have a chance to chat, why not have another drink with me? I may not have so many opportunities to go back to Huanglong Mountain in the future."

Hearing the reprimand from the old man in yellow, the young man seemed indifferent. He responded with a smile and picked up the wine glass on the table.

The old man in yellow sighed after hearing this, but he said with a serious face: "Daoping, I know you are angry about the family's arrangement, but you should know that the family is also for your own good.

Our Zhou family has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage only less than a thousand years ago. How can our family foundation be compared with other Nascent Soul forces in the surrounding areas?

Now the family has decided to fully support your third uncle in reaching the Nascent Soul stage, and there is no way they will have the spare energy to support you in reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

If you stay in the family, you will probably not be able to achieve the Nascent Soul stage in the future, and you can only waste your whole life in the Golden Core stage like your Sixth Uncle.

The reason I let you go to the Li family is not only for family considerations, but also for your future path.

The Li family has already promised us that once you and Li Xuanyi complete the dual cultivation ceremony, they will pass on the technique to you. From now on, your chances of reaching the Nascent Soul stage will be improved by at least 10% or 20%.

These are the decisions made by the ancestor after careful consideration. Although you are a little wronged at the moment, as long as you can successfully form a baby, no one in the Li family or the Zhou family will dare to gossip about you in the future.

You should know all these things without me having to explain them, so please don't misunderstand the good intentions of the ancestor."

"Hmm! This is very thoughtful of the ancestor!
You know, I just like to talk about it, and I don't really oppose it.

I have devoted my life to Taoism. Apart from my love for vocal music, I don't have any other hobbies. As long as Miss Li doesn't think I'm marrying above my station, that's enough.

Besides, I'm here now, so why are you worried? Sixth uncle, don't always have a stern face."

"It's good that you know. Come back with me! Miss Li just sent someone to deliver a message. She will come to visit in person soon."

"Hey! I haven't even paid her a visit as usual, but she can't wait to come see me, Sixth Uncle, are you sure?"

Zhou Daoping, who had just taken a sip of wine, suddenly showed a look of confusion on his face when he heard the words of the old man in yellow.

Hearing this, the old man in yellow shook his head and said, "I don't know why she came to see you. Maybe she just wanted to meet you first. You will know the answer when you meet her."
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A few months later, a green light flew over and landed directly outside the "Yunlongfang", transforming into a man in green with a somewhat ordinary appearance.

The man in blue took a quick glance at the relatively unfamiliar market in front of him, then strode forward and soon arrived at the entrance of the market.

Seeing Song Qingming, who had extraordinary cultivation, walking not far away, a cultivator in the late Qi training stage who was guarding the entrance of the market town hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to greet him.

"Greetings to the senior, may I ask your name? Are you going to Yunlong Mountain?"

Hearing the other party's question, Song Qingming smiled and asked in confusion: "This is just my first time here, how do you know that I'm going to Yunlong Mountain?"

"Eh! Could it be that the junior has misunderstood the senior? I hope you will forgive me!

Recently, an old ancestor of our Yunlong Mountain is having a wedding, so there are many guests coming and going. I saw that you have a good cultivation level and are a stranger, so I thought you also came from afar to the mountain to congratulate. "

"Oh! I see. Then it's quite a coincidence that you came here today!

I don't know which ancestor on the mountain is getting married. I'll see if I can go and join in the fun and have a drink of wedding wine!"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, the gatekeeper monk immediately replied with a bit of arrogance on his face: "Haha! What the senior said is that this time, the dual cultivation ceremony of Ancestor Xuan Yi is a rare event for our Li family in a hundred years.

It would be a pity if you missed it.”

"Wait! Are you talking about the ancestor of your family?"

"It's Grandmother Xuan Yi. Senior, do you know her?"

Seeing Song Qingming in front of him suddenly showing a look of surprise, the Qi-refining cultivator guarding the gate immediately asked with some curiosity.

Hearing this, Song Qingming immediately came back to his senses, shook his head calmly, and walked directly into the market.

After separating from his master "Taoist Lingxu" that day, Song Qingming originally planned to return to the Floating Cloud Mountains. However, before leaving, he had something else to do, so he took a detour and came to the "Yunlong Mountain" in the western part of Nanzhou.

"Yunlong Mountain" is the spiritual vein of the immortal mountain of the Li family, a Yuanying family in Nanzhou. It is also the immortal cultivation family where senior sister Li Xuanyi belongs.

The reason why Song Qingming came here was to meet the senior sister who had always taken good care of him in the past.

Unexpectedly, he had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when he heard the news that his senior sister Li Xuanyi was about to get married, which shocked him for a moment.

"Senior Sister suddenly left the sect, could it be because of this?"

Having been in the "Taixu Sect" for many years, Song Qingming is naturally very clear about the sect's rules.

Because of the sect's rule of seclusion, all inner disciples, once they join the sect, can no longer have too much involvement with other immortal cultivation forces in the outside world.

When Song Qingming first heard from his master "Taoist Lingxu" that his senior sister Li Xuanyi had suddenly and voluntarily quit the sect, he had always been very confused and puzzled about it.

If Senior Sister Li Xuanyi wanted to return to the family to get married, then it would be understandable for her to give up her status as an inner disciple and directly choose to quit the sect.

It’s just that Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi have known each other for many years, and in his mind, senior sister Li Xuanyi has always been a person who does her own thing and has a distinct personality.

When Song Qingming suddenly heard the news that Li Xuanyi was going to get married, he didn't know why he always felt a little strange in his heart.

As he walked, he pondered the doubts in his heart, until he unknowingly reached the end of the street in the market. Then Song Qingming suddenly came to his senses, shook his head, turned around and walked into a restaurant next to him.

On the second day, Song Qingming, who could no longer hold back, arrived at the foot of "Yunlong Mountain" early and sent a message wanting to meet his senior sister Li Xuanyi.

What Song Qingming didn't expect was that the cultivator guarding the foot of Lijia Mountain, after hearing that Song Qingming wanted to see Li Xuanyi, reported it to him, and then quickly rejected him directly on the grounds that his ancestor was not convenient to meet guests.

This really made Song Qingming feel depressed. He didn't know whether the other party was unwilling to help pass the message, or whether Senior Sister Li Xuanyi had really changed so much that she didn't even have time to see this fellow friend he had known for many years.

After nightfall, the dim moonlight slowly climbed up into the sky, and there were very few pedestrians on the street of "Yunlongfang".

At this moment, a figure suddenly flipped over and fell from the second floor, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Not long after, in a house located in the northwest corner of "Yunlongfang", a middle-aged man in a yellow robe had just returned from outside and was about to return to his cave to meditate and practice.

He didn't expect that when he just walked into the house, he saw that it was dark everywhere outside his house. There was not even a light. He couldn't help but feel a little angry and said:

"Where have all these slaves gone? They are getting more and more outrageous!"

After the middle-aged man in the yellow robe scolded, he was about to look for the servants in his house, but he felt a breeze blowing by his side. He looked up and found that a mysterious man in a bamboo hat had come to his side silently.

"Who are you?"

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe had just asked a question when he saw a flying sword already hitting his forehead, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

"If you still want to live, you'd better not ask who I am!"

"Please spare my life, Senior. I dare not say more. If you have any instructions, please speak frankly!"

After hearing the extremely cold tone of the other party's voice and the powerful aura coming from the other party, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe nodded hurriedly with a look of horror, fearing that the flying sword in the other party's hand would move forward even a little bit.

The mysterious man in the bamboo hat showed a look of satisfaction upon hearing this, and then he continued, "Next, I will ask you questions and you will answer them. If the answers satisfy me, not only will you not have to die, but these spirit stones will also be yours."

After saying that, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat flashed his hand and threw a bag of spirit stones into the hands of the middle-aged man in the yellow robe.

Seeing the big bag full of spirit stones in his hand, which contained thousands of them, even though the middle-aged man in yellow robe was already a foundation-building cultivator with some achievements, a hint of excitement still flashed in his eyes.

But before he could feel happy for long, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat said something cold, which immediately brought him back to reality. "If you dare to lie to me, not only will you not get the spirit stone, but it will be difficult for you to leave this place alive. You must think carefully before answering, don't make the wrong calculation!"

"Don't worry, senior. As long as I know something, I will never lie!"

Faced with such a mysterious man in a bamboo hat whose cultivation level was much higher than his own, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe knew that he did not have many choices. He nodded to him quickly as if he had recognized the reality.

"Are you from the Li family of Yunlong Mountain?"

"I am Li Quansheng, a junior from Yunlong Mountain, a cultivator from the Li family!"

"Li Xuanyi, the Golden Core Ancestor of the Li Family, is there a way for you to meet her in person?"

"What, Ancestor Xuanyi, this..."

Seeing the yellow-robed middle-aged man's hesitation, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat glanced over and said sternly: "As long as you tell the truth, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Yes! Senior!

Ancestor Xuan Yi is currently training with several great ancestors on the top of the mountain. It is difficult for us to get close to her unless the ancestors are willing to meet her. I am not sure if I can have the chance to see her, so please be careful."

"It doesn't matter if you can't see her. You just need to help me bring a letter to her. If you can do it well, I will reward you!"

After the mysterious man in the bamboo hat finished speaking, he put down the flying sword that was pointing at the other person's forehead. A light flashed in his hand and a letter and a small green jade bottle appeared. He handed them to the middle-aged man in the yellow robe.

"Don't worry, senior. I will do my best to handle this matter!"

At first, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe thought that the other person was dressed so mysteriously, and might be someone who had a grudge against his family and came to cause trouble and inquire about the family secrets.

He didn't expect that the other party asked him a lot of questions, but it turned out to be just to ask him to deliver a letter to the mountain. This made him feel a little relieved.

After wiping the sweat from his forehead due to nervousness, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

But just when he thought he was about to escape danger, a voice behind him stopped him.

"The stuff in that bottle is for you. Take one first and then go do my work for me!"

"Excuse me, senior, what is this?" Looking at the green jade bottle in his hand, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe became a little nervous again.

Seeing this, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat quickly explained: "This is a special poison. You must come back to me within three days after taking it to get a detoxification. Otherwise, you will never have another chance.

This poison was prepared by me personally. Even if a Yuanying cultivator takes action, it will be difficult to remove it in a short time. I think you should know what to do!"

"This senior, I."

"Of course, if you want to die now, I can help you.

It's just that I don't have any big grudge against you. I'm only here to get some things done. You should be able to see this without me saying much.

How to choose? You decide for yourself! "

Hearing the "kind" reminder from the mysterious man in the bamboo hat, Li Quansheng's face turned pale. He opened the jade bottle in his hand with some trembling, gritted his teeth and poured the pill inside into his mouth.

Then Li Quansheng bowed to the mysterious man in the bamboo hat, quickly left the house, and disappeared into the night.

After Li Quansheng left, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat slowly took off the hat that was covering his face, revealing a very ordinary face.

It took less than half a day. Before dawn, Li Quansheng ran back and saw Song Qingming still pacing in the courtyard.

"Senior! I have fulfilled my mission and have met Ancestor Xuan Yi.

Grandfather, please follow me to the outside of the market to meet her later!"

Hearing Li Quansheng's anxious words, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat showed a bit of satisfaction on his face, then nodded and said:

"Okay! Take these spirit stones first. When I see her later, I will give you the antidote."

After the mysterious man in the bamboo hat finished speaking, he threw another bag of spirit stones to Li Quansheng, causing a rare look of joy to appear on his face.

After more than an hour, when it was already bright, Li Quansheng came to the mysterious man in the bamboo hat again and urged him softly, "Senior, it's almost time!

We should hurry up and go, so as not to keep Patriarch Xuanyi waiting for too long!"

"Well, lead the way!"

In order not to attract attention, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat did not choose to walk side by side with Li Quansheng, but followed him from a distance.

After the two left the market one after the other, they quickly walked along a scenic path not far away and entered a bamboo forest.

After traveling hundreds of feet through the bamboo forest, they suddenly heard a sound of water rushing in front of them, and soon a small river more than ten feet wide appeared in front of them.

After reaching the river, Li Quansheng immediately stopped and pointed to a small two-story attic located not far from the river. He bowed to the mysterious man in the bamboo hat and said:

"Senior, Ancestor Xuan Yi is waiting for you in the pavilion in front. The Ancestor has told me not to disturb your conversation, so I will not take you there."

The mysterious man in the bamboo hat heard this and looked at the "double-story attic" not far away. After a while, he replied:
"Well! Sorry to bother you, please go back first!"

"Hey! Senior, you haven't given me the antidote yet?"

Seeing Li Quansheng looking at him nervously, the mysterious man in the bamboo hat smiled and shook his head, saying:
"I told you that if you work hard for me, I'll give you the antidote, but you insisted on being smart, so you can't blame me."

After the mysterious man in the bamboo hat finished speaking, he moved, turned into a streak of light and left the spot directly, ignoring Li Quansheng who was still in a daze.

At this time, in the "double-storey attic" by the river not far away, two monks, a man and a woman, who were hiding in the dark, were shocked when they saw this scene and couldn't help but blurt out:
"Hey! Why did this guy turn around and run away? What happened? Did he see something?"

"Hey, Auntie, the person has already run away, why are you still asking this? Go after him!"

After the two of them finished talking, they flew out of the "double-decker attic" and headed straight for the direction where the mysterious man in the bamboo hat disappeared.

Looking at the several rays of light flying away in the sky, Li Quansheng was the only one standing there in a daze, holding his forehead with a look of regret.

"I was so close, but why did I fail at the last moment? Is this really my fate?

"That's it! Anyway, I am a hopeless person in this life. It is a good thing for me to sacrifice for the family. The family will not treat our descendants unfairly in the future."

Just after leaving the bamboo forest, he suddenly found two beams of light of different colors chasing after him. The mysterious man in the bamboo hat looked back at the other party and increased his speed.

Just when the mysterious man in the bamboo hat was about to get rid of the two people behind him, a golden light suddenly flew in front of him, blocked his way, and turned into a big man in a yellow robe with a somewhat rough face.

"Since you dare to come to Yunlong Mountain as a guest, why do you have to be sneaky and threaten my juniors to pass on your message? Why don't you take off your bamboo hat and meet us openly?"

Faced with the obstruction of the big man in yellow robe, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the mysterious man in the bamboo hat. After a moment of silence, he took off his bamboo hat directly.

"Friend Li, I haven't seen you for many years. I hope you are doing well!"

"Fellow Daoist Song, it turns out to be you."

Seeing that the other party recognized him, Song Qingming quickly explained:

"Song came here just to see fellow Daoist Xuan Yi. I was anxious because I couldn't find a way out, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I am rude, and I hope you can forgive me.

I just wanted that young friend to help pass on a message. What I gave him was just an ordinary pill and I didn't mean to harm him. Fellow Daoist Li, please don't misunderstand me."

"Oh! I see. You really scared me yesterday. Fortunately, it was just a misunderstanding."

After hearing Song Qingming's explanation, Li Xuanfeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Daoyou, are you here just to see Xuanyi?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qingming nodded and said, "That's right!"

"I don't know why, but I sent a message to the mountain yesterday, but got nothing. Fellow Daoist Xuan Yi and I are old friends, so this shouldn't be the case."

"Fellow Daoist Song, although I am not very clear about your identity, I can guess a little.

There is indeed some problem with Xuan Yi, but some things involve my family secrets, so it is not convenient for me to tell you directly here.

If you want to know more about Xuan Yi, you can come with me to the mountain and meet my ancestor. Then you will understand everything."

"Oh! Thank you very much, Brother Li!"

When he heard that his senior sister Li Xuanyi was about to get married, Song Qingming was thinking about how he should congratulate her when they met again.

Unexpectedly, less than a day had passed and now he heard that something had happened to Senior Sister Li Xuanyi. Song Qingming was confused about the situation for a moment and a look of worry appeared on his face. Without thinking too much, he nodded quickly.

Under the guidance of Li Xuanfeng, the two came to the foot of "Yunlong Mountain" together, passed through the formation and entered the Li family mountain gate. (End of this chapter)