Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Facing the three sword intentions entrusted by his master, "Master Lingxu".

It has to be said that Song Qingming was indeed somewhat moved.

But when he heard that this matter involved his senior sister Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming suddenly realized the heavy responsibility he had, and he couldn't help feeling a little less confident.

Although he has now broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and has certain abilities, he can be a guardian for his senior sister Li Xuanyi in the future.

But compared to the more powerful strength, even the demon cultivators who have transformed into gods do not dare to attack the "Taixu Sect" easily. The little confidence in Song Qingming's heart is really insignificant.

Considering the safety of his senior sister Li Xuanyi, Song Qingming certainly hopes that when she forms a baby in the future, it will be safer and more secure for her to return to the sect for retreat.

But as soon as Song Qingming finished speaking, "Taoist Lingxu" who was standing not far away immediately shook his head slightly, rejecting his proposal.

"I have already told you just now that Xuan Yi is not someone who will be easily shaken. If you can persuade her, I won't have to let this matter fall on you.

You've been with her for so long, don't you understand this?"

Faced with the sharp look in his master "Taoist Lingxu", Song Qingming suddenly fell silent and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After sighing softly, "Taoist Lingxu" continued:

"Take this first, it will definitely be useful in the future!

There is actually another reason why I want to pass on Xuanyi to you now. I may leave this world soon.

If I'm not here, the sect may not be at peace in the future. It might be safer for her to stay with you."

"Leave this world, Master, are you going to..."

The purpose of a monk's pursuit of truth is nothing more than to attain immortality.

However, due to the thin spiritual energy in the human world, cultivators can only cultivate to the level of Divine Transformation at best.

If one wants to attain immortality, one needs to break through the boundaries and ascend to the upper realms, only then will one have hope of further advancement in cultivation, and ultimately reach the realm of attaining immortality.

And "breaking the boundary and ascending" is the ultimate goal of all cultivators in the entire human world.

Suddenly, he heard his master "Taoist Lingxu" say that he was going to leave this world. This was like a thunderbolt exploding in Song Qingming's mind, and he could not help but look at the other party in shock.

Seeing this, Taoist Lingxu, who had already cultivated to the realm of transformation for many years, nodded slightly at him with a calm expression.

"Those who seek the truth, we have practiced for a lifetime and will eventually reach this point!

Even if the road ahead is difficult, the road of life does not allow us to take a step back.

My master has been practicing for thousands of years, and his life span is running out. Even if he wants to stay in this world, he doesn't have much time left.

Once I leave here, those evil cultivators hiding in the dark will definitely come out and cause trouble.

It is still unknown whether Taixu Sect and the entire Donghuang Xianzhou can maintain peace in the future.

Although you got some opportunities from me in the past, the fact that you were able to reach this stage with the qualifications of four spiritual roots to form a baby shows that you are also a person with a firm mind and a clear understanding of the path.

With Xuan Yi by your side, and with these three sword intentions I left behind, it shouldn't be difficult for you to form a baby in the future.

As long as you can help her successfully conceive a baby in the future, I will have lived up to my trust.

As for how far she can go in the future, it all depends on her personal opportunities.

I don't have many descendants in this world, and there aren't many inheritances left behind. The only thing that worries me now is Xuan Yi and my Taixu Sword Technique.

I entrust her to you today, and hope you can take care of her for me, and help Xuan Yi in the future to pass on the Taixu Sword Technique smoothly."

After hearing the explanation from "Taoist Lingxu", Song Qingming finally understood his master's painstaking efforts.

This time, he had traveled thousands of miles to find me to entrust something to me. In fact, it was not just his senior sister Li Xuanyi, but also the inherited martial arts technique that "Master Lingxu" had cultivated with his life's hard work.

Faced with his master's sincere entrustment, Song Qingming did not hesitate too much this time. He put away the "golden scroll" in his hand with a firm look, and then bowed to him.

"Master, disciple understands."

"Please rest assured that I will do my best to help Senior Sister Xuanyi to form a baby and pass on Master's Taixu Sword Technique in the future."

Seeing this, "Taoist Lingxu" finally showed a look of satisfaction on his face, and hurriedly nodded to Song Qingming with a smile.

"Well! As for the subsequent techniques of the Taixu Sword Technique, I have already put them in the storage bag I gave you before.

This technique has been the focus of all my efforts throughout my life. I have already pushed it to the late Nascent Soul stage, and it is not far from the Spirit Transformation stage.

But now that I am faced with the matter of breaking through the realm and ascending, it is still unknown whether it will be a blessing or a curse, and I don’t have much time and energy to spend on it.

Whether this technique can be perfected and passed down in the future depends on Xuan Yi and you."

The "Taixu Sword Technique" that Li Xuanyi practiced was a set of skills that his master Taoist Lingxu had comprehended and deduced from the "Yuxuan Sutra".

However, this technique has only been deduced to the late Nascent Soul stage. "Master Lingxu" has not yet successfully deduced the technique for the subsequent Spirit Transformation stage.

When Song Qingming went to "Taixu Gate" for the first time, "Taoist Lingxu" had mentioned this matter to him, and helped him to deduce the subsequent exercises through Song Qingming.

But so many years have passed, and although "Taoist Lingxu" has spent a lot of energy on it, this technique still has not been deduced to the realm of transformation.

Now that his life span is insufficient and he cannot stay in this world for too long, Taoist Lingxu can only place his hope of deducing subsequent exercises on his disciple Li Xuanyi.

"Now that you have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, according to the rules, you no longer need to go to Yuxuan Mountain for training with your master in the future.

What I said today is of great importance. Please remember this and never mention it to outsiders casually.

Even if Xuan Yi asks you, it's best not to tell her now."

"Disciple understands!"

Seeing Song Qingming in front of him bowing and accepting his request, "Taoist Lingxu" smiled slightly and then waved his hand gently.

After a moment, Song Qingming's whole body changed before his eyes and he was instantly back in the teahouse.

But at this moment, apart from him, the entire teahouse was unusually quiet.

Huang Siyuan, who was standing aside, had a smile on her face and was standing there blankly. There was a bit of emptiness in her eyes, and the space around her seemed to be in an illusion of time stopping.

At this time, "Taoist Lingxu", who was standing not far away with a teapot in his hand, smiled and nodded to Song Qingming.

Afterwards, a wave of spiritual energy suddenly emanated from the body of "Taoist Lingxu", and the entire teahouse immediately returned to normal. A familiar voice came to Song Qingming's ears again.

"Sir, how does this tea taste?"

Looking at the empty tea bowl in his hand and the "Lingxu Taoist" who was looking at him expectantly not far away, Song Qingming immediately reacted, smiled and stood up and said:
“Good tea!”

"Well, sir, please have some tea first. We will be outside. If you have any instructions, just let Siyuan come and greet you!"

"Thank you, Master Li!"

Looking at Song Qingming who stood up again and wanted to salute, "Taoist Lingxu" smiled and shook his head without saying much, and quickly turned around and left the compartment.

After the "Taoist Lingxu" beside her left, Huang Siyuan had come back to her senses. Seeing Song Qingming, who still had a respectful look on his face, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Haha! When I first came here, I was worried that Master Li's bad temper would offend my husband.

I didn't expect that this cup of spiritual tea would have convinced you. It seems that your husband's visit this time was not in vain."

Hearing this, Song Qingming smiled, then immediately turned around and sat down, nodded to Huang Siyuan and said:

"Master Li's tea-making skills are truly amazing. My visit today was definitely not in vain."

Seeing Song Qingming's satisfied look, Huang Siyuan was also very happy. She hurried forward and took the initiative to pour him another cup of spiritual tea.

"Hey! This tea was just brewed, how come it's getting cold so quickly?"

"It's okay. I think the taste is quite suitable."

Although what just happened happened in just a flash, Song Qingming already felt that a full quarter of an hour had passed in the teahouse outside.

It was only because their master, Taoist Lingxu, had restricted the space here that they did not feel it. Even Huang Siyuan, a Jindan cultivator, did not notice anything unusual.

The two continued to sip tea in the compartment, while in the hall outside, "Taoist Lingxu" and his senior brother Liu Yang, who was disguised as a waiter, continued to entertain the guests in the store.

It was not until Song Qingming finished tasting the spiritual tea that Huang Siyuan took him out of the compartment on her own initiative.

"Master Li, I may be in seclusion for cultivation recently. I won't be coming to the store to help for a while. Wait until I come out.

I will definitely brew a pot of tea that will satisfy you."

In response to Huang Siyuan's request for leave, "Taoist Lingxu" who was lying on the chair quickly stood up and nodded to her with a smile.

“Although I didn’t taste the spiritual tea you brewed just now, I could smell it, and the taste is indeed satisfying.

You have been here for so long, and you have learned almost everything you need to learn. I am afraid I can’t teach you anything about tea art.”

After saying that, "Taoist Lingxu" turned around and took out a very delicate white tea bowl from behind the counter and placed it in front of Huang Siyuan.

“We agreed at the beginning that I would give you something once your tea art satisfied me.

This teacup was given to me by an old friend in the past, and it is also a good tea-tasting utensil.

I heard from Liu Yang that you liked it very much and wanted to buy it at first, so I will just give it to you as a gift this time."

"Master Li, this is your favorite tea bowl. How can Siyuan take away someone else's favorite? Please take it back quickly!"

This white tea bowl was the one that Taoist Lingxu took out to give Huang Siyuan tea when he first met her. It was also his most treasured tea bowl.

As someone who also loves the art of tea, Huang Siyuan naturally knows very well how much "Taoist Lingxu" cherishes this thing.

Huang Siyuan was originally very happy to hear "Master Lingxu" recognize her progress in tea art.

But when she saw the white tea bowl that the other party took out, Huang Siyuan hurriedly waved her hands and refused to accept this precious gift from "Master Lingxu" no matter what.

However, in the face of her refusal, "Lingxu Taoist" still did not take back the tea bowl in his hand, and continued to shake his head and said:
“This tea bowl was originally given to me by chance by a good friend.

Now that it is in my hands, passing it on to you is also a part of fate between us, so please don't refuse it.

This good friend of mine is also a person who loves the tea ceremony, and his skills are even better than mine.

If you two are lucky enough to meet in the future, maybe I can bring you another opportunity."

".."

“Siyuan, when you are away from home, fate is hard to come by.

Since Master Li has given you this gift out of kindness, I think you should stop refusing it. "

Seeing that Huang Siyuan was still trying to refuse, Song Qingming, who was standing beside her, interrupted her immediately. He then took out a small bag of spiritual tea and placed it on the table. "These spiritual teas were given to me by a good friend in the East China Sea. They can be given to Master Li as a thank you gift."

"Well! This thing is really something I like. Thank you very much!"

Seeing that "Taoist Lingxu" on the side happily took the spiritual tea from Song Qingming's hand, Huang Siyuan couldn't refuse and could only carefully put away the white tea bowl on the table.

"Then Siyuan thanks Master Li. I will come to see you another day!"

".."

After the two left, "Taoist Lingxu" had just laid down when Liu Yang, who had just packed up the tea in the cubicle not far away, came over again.

"Master, this cup has been with you for so many years. I remember that you were reluctant to give it to Senior Sister Li even when she begged for it.

Why are you willing to give it away now?"

Hearing his disciple's puzzled question, "Taoist Lingxu" immediately smiled and shook his head slightly.

"For those of us who practice Taoism, all we care about is fate.

The cup fell into her hands because it was destined for her. Why do you have to ask such a question?"

"this."
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After leaving "Li's Teahouse", Song Qingming accompanied Huang Siyuan for a stroll in the streets of Fangshi for a while before returning to the top of the mountain together.

After returning to the mountain, Song Qingming said hello to Huang Siyuan and took the initiative to start his retreat and practice, because the spiritual power of the "Fragrant Wood Tea" accumulated in his body during the day had not yet been completely refined.

But he didn't expect that this retreat would last for two full years.

When Song Qingming came out again, the season outside had already changed from spring flowers blooming to late autumn leaves falling.

Although the time of seclusion this time was very long, not all of it was spent on refining the spiritual power of "Fragrant Wood Tea" in the body.

It took less than a month of seclusion, but Song Qingming had actually completely refined the spiritual power contained in the "Fragrant Wood Tea" in his body.

At this moment, he also felt that his magic power had increased by about 20%.

If converted into normal hard practice, the "Fragrant Wood Tea" given to him by his master "Taoist Lingxu" would have helped Song Qingming save at least five or six years of practice time.

For him, the effect of this spiritual tea after refining is not much worse than taking ordinary fourth-level spiritual pills.

Originally, after spending a month refining the spiritual power of the "Fragrant Wood Tea" in his body, Song Qingming planned to come out directly.

But just when he had completely refined the spiritual power in his body, Song Qingming suddenly felt some strange movements in his body, as if he had reached the bottleneck of the third level of the Nascent Soul realm.

Seeing that he had just refined the "Fragrant Wood Tea" in his body and the opportunity to replenish his magic power was rare, Song Qingming naturally did not want to miss this good opportunity to break through his own bottleneck.

He continued to practice in seclusion, intending to use the spiritual power in his body to try to directly break through the bottleneck of the third level of the Nascent Soul.

He had only been busy for two years, and although his magic power was abundant, he still could not successfully break through the bottleneck and reach the third level of Nascent Soul.

Although he failed to break through the realm and wasted a lot of his time in seclusion, Song Qingming did not seem too depressed when he walked out of the cave.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it is extremely difficult to advance to the next level. Song Qingming is naturally very clear about this.

Even with the help of spiritual objects like "Fragrant Wood Tea", it is not an easy task to break through the bottleneck of the third level of Nascent Soul so easily.

After all, only a few decades have passed since Song Qingming successfully formed his Nascent Soul, but he has already cultivated to the peak of the second level of the Nascent Soul.

The reason why he was able to cultivate so quickly was because he had obtained many opportunities over the years and refined many high-level spiritual objects.

Nowadays, most of the magic power in Song Qingming's body is obtained by refining spiritual objects in heaven and earth, and there is not much that comes from his own hard practice. This also causes his cultivation speed to be too fast, and his magic power foundation seems to be somewhat insufficient.

Although cultivators can increase their internal cultivation faster by relying on external objects to refine spiritual power, these powers are not obtained through one's own practice step by step. It still takes some time to slowly become familiar with controlling them and integrating them into the body.

Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, no matter how high or low the cultivation level is, any cultivator who takes too many external objects to improve his cultivation level will suffer from insufficient foundation.

When breaking through a realm, the obstacles you encounter will be greater.

On the contrary, those who have advanced step by step through their own hard practice have already honed their magic power to perfection, and it will be a little easier for them to break through the bottleneck of their cultivation.

This point also had a lot to do with the fact that Song Qingming failed to make a breakthrough this time.

Next, you need to be patient and spend more time to slowly hone your magic power. When you make the next breakthrough in your cultivation, it should be smoother.

After standing at the entrance of the cave and feeling the long-lost sunshine, Song Qingming was about to return to the cave when he saw a familiar figure from afar, walking towards him quickly.

Seeing this, Song Qingming smiled and went straight up to him.

"I just got out of quarantine and was about to pack up and go look for you. I didn't expect you to come over so soon!"

"I just came back from refining medicine at the foot of the mountain, and I noticed something was happening with my husband, so I came to check it out.

My husband has been in seclusion for such a long time this time, and he didn't even tell me. I was a little worried, afraid that something might go wrong with your practice."

When Song Qingming was in seclusion, he told Huang Siyuan that he would be out in one or two months at most.

Unexpectedly, what happened later caused his retreat time to be extended by more than ten times.

Huang Siyuan, who didn't know the details, was naturally worried when she saw that Song Qingming had been in seclusion for a long time. It was no wonder that there was a hint of resentment in her words at this moment.

Seeing this, Song Qingming nodded hurriedly and explained with an apologetic tone.

Upon hearing that her husband had encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation and had failed to break through and had been in seclusion for such a long time, the resentment on Huang Siyuan's face immediately turned into surprise, and then slowly turned into worry.

"It turns out that my husband failed to break through the bottleneck, which delayed his retreat for such a long time. I didn't expect this and said the wrong thing in a hurry.

My husband's cultivation has been going very smoothly since he formed his infant.

To be honest, I never expected that my husband would reach the bottleneck of his cultivation so soon.

Considering the speed at which my husband was cultivating, this failure was understandable.

Otherwise, let alone others, I myself would start to suspect that you have swallowed some powerful spiritual object from heaven and earth again."

Before Song Qingming could finish speaking, Huang Siyuan immediately took the initiative to apologize to him, and then praised him and comforted him with a few words.

Hearing this, Song Qingming, who was already in a good mood, quickly waved his hand, and then changed the subject and asked:
"Siyuan, is there any news about Qingyu and Senior Sister Li?

Nothing big has happened down the mountain recently, right? "

"Don't worry, my husband. After I contacted Qingyu and the others last time, Senior Sister Li sent me a message saying that they are still near Wu State.

According to the senior sister, Qingyu seemed to have been in seclusion recently to make a breakthrough in her cultivation. They should be back after she comes out.

"In the past two years, things have been the same down there. There have been occasional monster attacks, but no monster kings have appeared, and nothing major has happened."

After saying this, seeing the worry on Song Qingming's face slowly dissipate, Huang Siyuan turned around and continued to speak with a somewhat mysterious look:
"There is one thing that I have always found very strange. Do you want to hear it?"

"What's strange? Tell me!"

Seeing the sudden change in Huang Siyuan's expression, Song Qingming's eyes flashed with curiosity and he quickly asked.

But after Huang Siyuan finished telling the story, the curiosity on Song Qingming's face quickly calmed down.

After Song Qingming returned to his cave on the mountain to meditate that day, Huang Siyuan, who had nothing to do, stayed in the cave for a few days and then went down the mountain to the market.

I plan to take advantage of Song Qingming's retreat to find an opportunity to improve my tea-making skills.

What Huang Siyuan didn't expect was that when she came to "Li's Teahouse" again, the original shop had suddenly changed its sign and turned into an ordinary grocery store that had just moved in.

Not only did the shop change its sign, but even Master Li and his apprentice had disappeared.

Seeing this, Huang Siyuan, who was worried that something might have happened to the two of them, went to the market to inquire about the situation of Master Li and the other man.

Finally, Huang Siyuan unexpectedly learned that on the second day after she and Song Qingming tasted tea in the store, Master Li suddenly transferred the store to someone else at a low price, and left "Chiyun Mountain" with his apprentice Liu Yang.

Because the two were foreign monks, other people in the market were not familiar with them, and no one knew where they went after leaving the market.

Even though Huang Siyuan secretly dispatched some monks stationed in "Chiyun Mountain" to investigate the matter, they were unable to find any trace of the master and disciple.

Faced with the sudden disappearance of the master and disciple, Huang Siyuan, as a Jindan cultivator who had practiced for many years, naturally felt a bit strange.

However, when she told Song Qingming the whole thing, the other party did not say much but just shook his head slightly.

"Husband, we left that day, and Master Li and his men disappeared the next day. I always feel that this matter is a little unusual.

Tell me, is it because they knew my identity that they left suddenly without saying goodbye? "

"Siyuan, there are many strange things like this in the world of immortal cultivation. I also encountered them in the past.

Maybe the other party is really a senior master who has hidden his cultivation level. It is not strange that he can see through our identities.

Since he has no ill intentions, it is not a bad thing for us, and you don't have to think too much about it."

Just like when he met Song Qingming in "Guiyunfang" that year, "Master Lingxu" always follows his heart and fate when he goes out to gain experience.

How long you stay in a place or when you leave is never fixed.

Hearing that his master had left "Chiyun Mountain", Song Qingming was not too surprised. He just felt a little disappointed that he could not say goodbye to them in person.

After hearing Song Qingming's comfort, Huang Siyuan didn't say much, just nodded slightly in response.

After they talked for a few words, they returned to the cave together.

After being in seclusion for so long, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan finally reunited. They temporarily put aside their cultivation and other matters and had a good time at the foot of the mountain and around "Chiyun Mountain".

Over the years, because he has been living on the top of the mountain, Song Qingming has not gone out often, and is not very familiar with the situation around "Chiyun Mountain".

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go out for a trip, Song Qingming took Huang Siyuan with him to take a good walk around "Chiyun Mountain" and also learned about the surrounding situation.

Compared with the rapidly developing "Chiyun Mountain", the situation of other nearby sacred mountains is far worse than here.

Wherever Song Qingming and the others went, except for some high-level spirit veins guarded by cultivators, most of the area around the entire "Chiyun Mountain" was still deserted.

Some remote secondary spirit veins are also under the control of monsters, and there are no human cultivators to be seen nearby.

However, apart from being relatively desolate and uninhabited, the scenery around "Chiyun Mountain" is indeed quite good.

Because it is located in the "Floating Cloud Mountains", the spiritual energy and spiritual resources nearby are relatively abundant compared to places like Zheng State in the south.

However, the number of human cultivators near "Chiyun Mountain" is limited, and currently they can only concentrate their main forces on guarding the main high-level spirit veins, and other places cannot be taken care of for the time being.

But as long as the human cultivators can gain a foothold here and develop slowly, the area around "Chiyun Mountain" will definitely not be worse than Zheng State in the south in the future.

Just when Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan were out for fun, a letter from "Guyang Mountain" looking for them suddenly arrived at "Chiyun Mountain".

After receiving the news, Song Qingming and Huang Siyuan had to temporarily give up their plans to go out and return to the sect. (End of this chapter)