Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 991: Disciple, Sect Reform

Hearing Song Qingming's words, Huang Siyuan, who was always reserved, did not be polite to him this time. She immediately smiled and nodded in response.

The "Invisible Art" technique will not be of much help to one's own cultivation.

However, this high-level martial art that allows one to conceal one's body can often produce some miraculous effects in a fight with others, and it is easy to inflict heavy damage on the opponent before the other party is aware of it.

Moreover, when encountering a crisis, the monks can use this method to hide their bodies for a short period of time, which can be regarded as a good way to save their lives.

However, this kind of skill can generally only be used to launch a sneak attack without the opponent's knowledge.

Once you are facing a familiar opponent and the other party knows that you have this magical power and has been prepared for it, the "Invisible Art" which can only be used for surprise attacks will basically be of no use.

The reason why Song Qingming was willing to pass this magical power to Li Xuanyi and Huang Siyuan was actually because he had great trust in them in his heart, which was why he was so generous.

After agreeing to engrave the skills for the two girls, Song Qingming turned around and asked Huang Siyuan, "Did anything happen during my years of seclusion?
"Has Senior Sister Bai come out of retreat? Has there been any letter from the sect?"

Hearing Song Qingming's question, Huang Siyuan quickly put down the tea bowl in her hand, paused, and replied seriously:

"Don't worry, my dear husband. The family and several places in Chiyun Mountain have been safe in the past few years, and nothing major has happened!
Senior Sister Bai came out of seclusion half a year ago, and sent a message to Chiyun Mountain to inquire about your seclusion. She also told you to go to the sect after you come out of seclusion as there is something to discuss.

It’s just that Senior Sister Bai didn’t say what the specific matter was in the letter, and I asked around but didn’t get any results. Maybe my husband needs to go to the sect to find out.

Besides, during the time when my husband was in seclusion, a happy event happened in the sect."

"Oh! Could it be that someone in the sect has formed a pill again?"

When Song Qingming heard Huang Siyuan mention the sect's happy event, he was slightly stunned and immediately opened his mouth to ask a tentative question.

Seeing this, Huang Siyuan was surprised and said, "Hey! This is really strange. My husband just came out of retreat and I didn't receive any news. How could he have guessed this right away?"

"Haha! Since the sect has been peaceful in recent years, there must be many people who are in seclusion to break through their cultivation.

Before I went into seclusion, I had not heard that anyone in my sect had tried to form an infant, so the only happy event worth telling me about was the matter of forming an elixir.

It has been less than ten years since Junior Brother Yao last formed a golden elixir. I didn’t expect that someone in the sect would form a golden elixir so quickly.

I don't know which nephew is so lucky this time, but is it someone I know? "

Seeing that Song Qingming was also delighted when he heard the news, Huang Siyuan slowly mentioned the person who had achieved the Jindan stage.

The cultivator from the "Xiaoyao Sect" who reached the Dan stage this time was named Zhao Youxuan.

Although this person has the same surname as the Zhao family of Donglin County who is stationed in "Taiyuefang", there is no relationship between the two sides.

Zhao Youxuan was originally a foundation-building cultivator from the Minghe Sect of Zheng State.

Decades ago, when monsters were raging, the Minghe Sect was suddenly attacked by numerous monsters and was wiped out. Most of the disciples died in the mouths of monsters.

It was also thanks to the protection of the elders in the sect who risked their lives that Zhao Youxuan was able to escape the disaster and survive the turmoil.

Later, the monster rebellion ended, and only one in ten cultivators of the Minghe Sect survived. Even the sect's sacred mountain fell into the hands of other Jindan cultivators.

Zhao Youxuan knew that there was no hope for him to revive the sect, so he could only become a casual cultivator and wander around. Later, he came to Wei State.

Seeing that Zhao Youxuan had a relatively clean background and was a dual-spiritual-root cultivator with good talent, the Xiaoyao Sect extended an olive branch to him and accepted him into the sect.

Unexpectedly, after Zhao Youxuan joined the "Xiaoyao Sect", without receiving strong support from the sect, he relied on his own efforts to cultivate to the peak of the foundation-building realm.

Later, in order to exchange for the spiritual objects needed for Dan-forming, Zhao Youxuan spent all the spiritual stones on him and borrowed a lot of spiritual stones from his friends in the sect.

Eventually, he successfully raised the required amount of good deeds for the sect, and exchanged them for a "Jade Dust Pill" and a "Five Elements Spirit Object" to assist in forming the pill at the sect's Good Deeds Pavilion.

Although it was only Zhao Youxuan's first attempt at forming a golden elixir, no one in the sect was optimistic about his performance at first.

But it was this determination to fight to the death that allowed Zhao Youxuan to successfully form a golden elixir after several years of seclusion, which shocked most of the cultivators in the "Xiaoyao Sect".

Upon learning the news that Zhao Youxuan had successfully formed a golden elixir, Li Mufeng, the sect's supreme elder, personally came to his retreat cave to greet him.

Not only did he grant Zhao Youxuan the position of sect elder in person, he also announced to the public that he had accepted him as his personal disciple.

It was precisely because of the attention paid by Li Mufeng, the sect's supreme elder, that Zhao Youxuan's status soared.

From being an ordinary foundation-building disciple who was not taken seriously, he became the direct disciple of the sect's Nascent Soul ancestor. For a time, countless "Xiaoyao Sect" disciples were envious of him.

Even Song Qingming, who had just come out of confinement, couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on his face when he heard Huang Siyuan mention this.

"Oh! This Junior Brother Zhao is so valued by Senior Brother Li. It seems that this person is indeed extraordinary."

"Haha! Junior Brother Zheng and the others talked to me about this a while ago, and they also praised Junior Brother Zhao as a very handsome man. Now he has become a popular figure in the sect."

Seeing Huang Siyuan talking about Zhao Youxuan in such a mysterious way, Song Qingming couldn't help but show some interest on his face, and nodded slightly:

"In that case, I would like to go back and see it for myself!"

".."

A few months later, a beam of light came from the northeast and instantly landed at the gate of "Guyang Mountain".

A dozen disciples of the "Xiaoyao Sect" who were guarding the mountain gate saw the two figures walking out of the escaping light. Their expressions changed instantly and they quickly came to the two people.

"Greetings to the ancestor!"

After waving slightly to the visitor, Song Qingming cast a spell to collect the flying boat beside him, and then took Huang Siyuan into "Guyang Mountain" together.

After several months of seclusion, as his cultivation gradually stabilized, Song Qingming had now completely consolidated his cultivation at the middle Nascent Soul stage.

After his cultivation broke through the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, Song Qingming's mana more than doubled in an instant.

Now, if he uses the "Ten Thousand Spirits Puppet Array", his magic power has reached the peak level of the middle Nascent Soul stage, and his own strength has also improved a lot.

After consolidating his own cultivation, Song Qingming immediately came out of seclusion and returned to "Guyang Mountain" with Huang Siyuan.

Not long after the two of them passed through the "Mountain Protection Array", another green light flew towards them from a distance and landed in front of Song Qingming and the others.

"Jun Yan, meet Uncle Song and Sister Huang!"

The one who came to greet the two was the sect's Golden Core Elder Li Junyan.

Seeing Li Junyan bowing to him, and seeing his cultivation level had improved and he had broken through to the fourth level of the Golden Core, Song Qingming smiled and nodded slightly, then asked:

"But Senior Brother Li asked you to come?"

"Reporting to Master Uncle, Master and Master Bai are already waiting for you in the cave. This disciple has come here specially to show you the way."

After hearing Li Junyan's reply, Song Qingming nodded slightly, and followed Li Junyan's guidance to Li Mufeng's residence located to the east of "Guyang Mountain".

The three of them had just arrived at the entrance of the cave when they saw Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian coming out to greet them from afar.

"Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Bai!"

Li Mufeng was no different from a few years ago, still looking at Song Qingming with a smile on his face.

Bai Yuxian also had a smile on her face, but her face seemed pale, and it was obvious that her injuries had not yet healed.

Seeing Song Qingming, whose cultivation had broken through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, Li Mufeng smiled and stepped forward, waved his hand and said, "Junior Brother Song, there is no need to be polite.

I didn’t expect that after just a few years of not seeing my junior brother, his cultivation had actually advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. This is truly a great blessing for our sect.

I have been practicing Taoism for more than a thousand years, but I was not able to break through this realm until three hundred years ago. Compared with my junior brothers and sisters, I am really ashamed. "

With the support of "Master Daoxuan", Li Mufeng formed his Nascent Soul at the age of 420. His talent was not inferior to that of other Nascent Soul cultivators around him.

But since he formed his infant form, Li Mufeng's cultivation speed quickly stagnated due to the lack of opportunities and high-level spiritual objects to assist in his practice.

After stumbling along the way and spending more than 600 years, he finally managed to cultivate to the fifth level of Nascent Soul.

Compared to Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, both of whom were able to successfully advance to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul within less than a hundred years of their Nascent Soul formation, Li Mufeng felt that the gap between them was really huge.

At this moment, there was an indescribable look of envy on his face.

Hearing this, Song Qingming immediately shook his head and said:
“Brother’s talent is no worse than ours, it’s just that he’s been busy with sect affairs and has been delayed in his practice.

If it weren't for Senior Brother Li's help and hard work behind the scenes, how could Senior Sister Bai and I practice with such peace of mind? To be honest, our achievements over the years are also due to Senior Brother Li's help."

"Junior Brother Song is right. I have supported the sect for so many years. This contribution is beyond the reach of Junior Brother Song and I. How dare I be proud of myself in front of you?"

Hearing the flattering words from Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, Li Mufeng quickly smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Okay, I know what you mean.

As long as I can see you carry forward the sect, I will naturally be happy in my heart. There is no need to say more here, just go in first!"

After the three of them greeted each other, they followed Li Mufeng's lead and walked directly into the cave behind them. After not visiting for a long time, Song Qingming found that Li Mufeng's cave was still as simple as before. Apart from some decorations, the rest were tables and chairs made of ordinary spiritual wood.

With such a simple layout, not to mention compared with those Nascent Soul cultivators that Song Qingming knew, even the caves of some Golden Core cultivators in the sect were much more magnificent than Li Mufeng's.

It can be seen that behind this sect's ancestor is also a person with a firm heart and hard work, but his opportunities and luck are not as good as Song Qingming and the others.

After the group arrived at the hall and sat down, a gray-robed man who had reached the Golden Core stage soon appeared in front of everyone with several Qi Refining disciples. He came forward and served everyone steaming hot spiritual tea.

Although this gray-robed man looked somewhat rough, his aura of cultivation was very solid. He did not show any sign of nervousness when he saw Song Qingming and the others.

"Disciple Zhao Youxuan, greetings to Uncle Song!"

From the moment the gray-robed man appeared, Song Qingming, who sensed a unique aura from him, had already fixed his eyes on him.

It was not until Zhao Youxuan took the initiative to come forward with the spiritual tea and saluted that Song Qingming, who had confirmed the other party's identity, smiled and waved his hand:
“When I came out of seclusion earlier, I heard from Siyuan that Senior Brother Li had accepted another capable disciple, which made me curious.

Now that I have met Junior Brother Zhao, I have discovered that he is indeed a very talented person. This makes me somewhat envious of Senior Brother’s vision.”

Seeing Song Qingming praising Zhao Youxuan, Li Mufeng also showed a bit of joy on his face, and waved his hand quickly and said:

"Haha! Youxuan has just formed his elixir, how can he deserve such praise from his junior brother? Don't let him think too highly of you.

But speaking of disciples, Junior Sister Bai and I have people taking care of us, but my junior brother has been here for so many years, but there seems to be still no one under his tutelage. This is a bit embarrassing.

If Junior Brother agrees, why not select a few people from the sect to train one or two, so that they don’t have to envy us anymore.”

As soon as Li Mufeng finished speaking, Bai Yuxian beside him nodded and said, "Well! Senior Brother Li, this is a good idea.

If Junior Brother Song is interested in selecting disciples from the sect, it would be a great thing for the sect. Junior Brother, why don’t you consider this matter?”

"this,."

Song Qingming was a little surprised when he saw that Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian responded to him seriously after he made an unintentional polite remark.

After thinking for a while, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and said calmly: "To be honest, a few years ago, before I joined the sect, I also accepted a disciple in Qinghe County.

It’s just that I was devoted to cultivation and didn’t pay enough attention to teaching my disciples. Now when I think about it, I still feel a little guilty towards him.

I can't teach just one disciple enough, and if I accept other disciples, I'm afraid I'll make the same mistake again and delay their cultivation."

After hearing Song Qingming's answer, Bai Yuxian immediately smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Haha! Junior Brother Song, you are worrying too much.

When it comes to teaching disciples, I am also devoted to the cultivation of Taoism, and I am not much better than Junior Brother Song.

To be honest, we are all Nascent Soul cultivators, so we don't have so much time to teach them like this. We can only give them some pointers when we have free time.

The reason why I asked Junior Brother to accept a few disciples is mainly to have more people around you to help take care of you, so that every time I go to Chiyun Mountain, Junior Brother and Junior Sister Huang don't have to make tea by themselves!"

High-level cultivators who have reached the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages spend most of their time practicing in seclusion, and naturally need help taking care of the trivial matters around them.

In the "Xiaoyao Sect", except for Song Qingming, the Nascent Soul ancestor who joined halfway, the other elders of the sect as well as Bai Yuxian and Li Mufeng all have many disciples.

Among these people, except for a few personally-taught disciples who were highly valued, most of the other disciples could only serve as half-servants beside them.

In addition to daily practice, you also need to help the master manage the cave, take care of the spiritual medicines and spiritual pets, run errands and do other trivial things.

Although becoming a disciple of the elders of the sect requires spending a lot of time working for the master, there are still countless people who volunteer to become their disciples.

After all, being able to practice alongside a Jindan elder would give them insights that ordinary disciples cannot have. As long as they can get some guidance from their master, it may sometimes be worth several years of hard practice for them.

Moreover, as long as one becomes a disciple of the sect elders, one will also have a powerful backer in the "Xiaoyao Sect".

In the future, when you travel around the sect, other disciples will know that there is a Jindan elder standing behind you, and they will look up to you and will not dare to offend you easily.

Seeing Bai Yuxian's words so directly, Song Qingming chuckled and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Senior Sister Bai is right. I have been worrying too much about this. I will just follow the arrangements of my senior brothers and sisters."

"Okay! I'll ask Zi Yan to arrange it later. If Junior Brother Song has any requests, just tell her directly." Seeing that Song Qingming agreed immediately, Bai Yuxian immediately responded with a smile.

After everyone drank tea and chatted for a while, Li Mufeng waved to Zhao Youxuan and others and asked them to leave first.

Seeing this, Huang Siyuan, who was sitting next to him, also stood up and said that she wanted to go to the sect's Good Deeds Pavilion to do some business.

Soon, only Song Qingming, Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian were left in the cave.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Bai Yuxian set up a soundproof barrier beside the three of them and directly told them about the message he had sent to ask Song Qingming to come back to discuss the matter.

"Junior Brother Song, I called you back this time because I wanted to discuss the matter of the Immortal Ganoderma with you."

Just as Song Qingming thought, Bai Yuxian and the other two called him back specifically for the "Fairy Ganoderma Lucidum" they brought back from the East China Sea last time.

It has been some time since they last came back from the East China Sea.

After the two of them obtained the "Fairy Ganoderma Lucidum", they had not yet taken it out to find someone to make an elixir. Now that so much time has passed, it is time to discuss what to do with this thing.

Although the "Peiying Pill" is only of the lower fourth grade, this kind of elixir is no easier to refine than the "Xuanyu Pill", a mid-grade fourth grade elixir.

Generally, it takes a fourth-level mid-grade "alchemist" to have a high chance of successfully refining the elixir.

Now, there is no one in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" who can help to refine the pill. If Song Qingming and his team want to refine this pill, there are only two ways.

Or, just like last time, he could take the elixir and go to the East China Sea to ask the "Tian Dan League" for help.

Another option is to go west to the immortal cultivation world of "Donghuang Kingdom" and find the high-level alchemists there to help you refine elixirs.

However, no matter which choice they make, they will eventually have to give at least one elixir to the alchemist, and this result generally cannot be changed.

After the three of them discussed it for a while, they finally decided to go to the East China Sea to find the people from the "Tian Dan League" to discuss the matter of alchemy.

This time, because Bai Yuxian was injured, Song Qingming and Li Mufeng went to the East China Sea instead.

Upon learning that the two had brought the main ingredient for refining the "Infant Pill", the "Xuan Tong Zhenren", the supreme elder of the "Tian Dan League", was also surprised, and tried to inquire about the origins of this elixir in a roundabout way.

You have to know that spiritual medicines of the level of "Fairy Ganoderma" are not something that ordinary sects have the ability to cultivate.

No one from the "Xiaoyao Sect" had ever produced such a magical medicine before, and no one had heard that they had cultivated "Fairy Ganoderma Lucidum", so how could the other party not be curious.

However, in response to the inquiries from "Master Xuantong", Song Qingming and Li Mufeng both spoke with the same voice, insisting that the item was accidentally obtained by the sect when it swept the "Jinyu Mountain" in the north a few years ago.

Although the probability of finding mature "Fairy Ganoderma" in the wild is very small, it does not mean that there is no possibility.

Seeing that he could not get any useful information from them, "Master Xuantong" could only withdraw his thoughts with regret.

The process of refining the elixir was the same as last time, although Song Qingming and Li Mufeng insisted on getting at least two "Infant-Nourishing Pills" and tried to compensate each other with other spiritual objects.

But "Master Xuantong" still refused to give in. No matter how the two discussed with him, he still did not change his rule of requiring him to reserve an elixir in advance.

Seeing this situation, Song Qingming and Li Mufeng had no choice but to agree to the other party.

The surprising result was that the "Xuan Tong Taoist" who tried to refine the elixir this time made a rare mistake, and finally only refined two "Pei Ying Pills".

Because the two parties had an agreement in advance, Song Qingming and Li Mufeng had no choice but to accept this result and only took away one of the "Infant-Nourishing Pills".

Fortunately, afterwards "Master Xuantong" took out 200,000 spirit stones as compensation for them as agreed, so that Song Qingming and his friends did not suffer too much loss.

On the way back from the East China Sea, both Li Mufeng and Song Qingming looked a little unhappy.

But the matter of alchemy was the result of an agreement between both parties, and they had no choice but to accept it regardless of success or failure. It was because they could not train high-level "alchemists" themselves that they could only ask others for help.

Because they only got one "Infant-Nourishing Pill", after Song Qingming and Li Mufeng returned to the sect, they were a little worried about the ownership of the elixir.

After some discussion, the three of them finally decided to store the elixir in the sect's "Good Deeds Pavilion" for the time being.

Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian each received 200,000 spirit stones as a reward for their contributions to the sect!
In the past, the people chosen by the "Xiaoyao Sect" to support the formation of their Nascent Soul were directly selected after consultation with the sect's Nascent Soul ancestors.

Now, with more and more Jindan elders in the sect, the number of people suitable for forming a baby will also increase exponentially in the future.

If Song Qingming and the other two were the ones to make the decision directly every time, some people would get what they wanted while others would be disappointed and lament that the sect was unfair in this matter.

In order to demonstrate the sect's fairness in this matter in the future, Song Qingming and the other two discussed and decided to take this opportunity to revise the sect's rules for supporting cultivators in forming infants.

From now on, all those who support the formation of the infant will follow the sect’s rules for exchanging spiritual objects for the formation of the elixir. No matter who it is, as long as they can produce enough merits, they can be given priority in exchanging spiritual objects for the formation of the infant.

Under such rules, every Jindan elder who has made contributions to the sect can have a chance to try to form a baby.

However, having said that, the huge sum of money of 300,000 good deeds is not something that an ordinary Jindan elder can easily come up with.

(End of this chapter)