I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 454: Jiao Xiao
"How could that be! I didn't even have time to welcome you. I just ordered someone to call that kid Li Tinghui over." Qiu Dongyan said with a smile.

As she spoke, she welcomed Xia Daoming into the hall and insisted that he sit in the seat of honor.

However, Xia Daoming refused to do so, so Qiu Dongyan reluctantly took the host seat.

At her age, she naturally knew that Xia Daoming's humility was one thing, but it was another thing if she couldn't put herself in the right position.

The two had just sat down as host and guest when Li Tinghui came hurriedly.

"Greetings, Great Elder!" Li Tinghui bowed to Xia Daoming with a respectful attitude.

Li Tinghui is now in the middle stage of the Golden Core, with powerful true essence and magical power. He only needs to temper and settle it for a while before he can reach the late stage of the Golden Core.

"Haha, why are you being so polite to me? Please sit down." Xia Daoming smiled and waved his hand, motioning him to sit next to him.

Only then did Li Tinghui take his seat.

"I don't have anything important to do this time. I heard that Master Qiu has been in seclusion these years to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. It just so happened that I went out a few days ago and got some opportunities. Among them was the Liangyi Yuan Fruit that can help break through the elixir and become a Nascent Soul. So I took one and brought it here to help Master." Xia Daoming smiled and took out a Liangyi Yuan Fruit.

Among the older generation, Yue Huang and Xiao Hongyi, with the help of the Nirvana Rebirth Fruit and other elixirs, have successfully broken their elixirs and reunited themselves. With their talent and background, after breaking their elixirs and reuniting themselves, they no longer need the Yin-Yang Fruit and can embark on the path of the Nascent Soul.

Even though Qiu Dongyan has had many opportunities over the years, it is still difficult for her to embark on the path to the Nascent Soul stage. It will take at least decades or even hundreds of years of hard training.

If she has this fruit to help, with her foundation, not only will her hope increase greatly, but she may also be able to make a breakthrough in the coming years.

"Liang Yi Yuan Fruit! For me?" Qiu Dongyan stood up suddenly, her voice trembling and her face full of disbelief.

"In fact, I have long wanted to prepare a suitable medicine for Master Aunt to break the elixir and become an infant spirit, but I have never found the right one. Now that I finally have it, I will naturally give it to Master Aunt." Xia Daoming smiled and presented the Liangyi Yuan Fruit.

"Daoming, I..." Qiu Dongyan took the Liangyi Yuan Fruit and her eyes became red when she thought of the past.

"In a few days, I will go to Nanzhenhai to stay for a while. If my master can successfully embark on the path of Nascent Soul, I will feel more at ease with your help in Qingyuan Mountain." Xia Daoming said with a smile.

"You praise me too much. However, there are many powerful people in Nanzhenhai, and even an old man who has transformed into a god may appear. You must be careful!" Qiu Dongyan said.

"Don't worry, Master. I have always been very careful!" Xia Daoming nodded.

"That's true. If Li Tinghui and the others can learn half of your ability to handle affairs, I will be completely relieved." Qiu Dongyan nodded.

"Disciple will definitely work hard to learn from Senior Brother Xia and live up to Master's expectations!" Li Tinghui said hurriedly.

Xia Daoming smiled, took out a pill bottle and threw it to Li Tinghui, saying, "This is for you!"

Then Xia Daoming stood up.

Seeing this, Qiu Dongyan and Li Tinghui quickly stood up.

"I'm leaving. There's no need to see me off, Master. Just let Ting Hui take me out." Xia Daoming stopped Qiu Dongyan who was about to personally escort him out of the hall.

Return to Red Flame Peak.

Xia Daoming rested for several months to adjust his condition to the best, then stepped into the teleportation array and arrived at the Deserted Mountain Island.

The teleportation array on Deserted Island is of great importance and must not be lost.

Originally, some elders proposed to massively rebuild the deserted island and deploy a large number of troops on it, making it as impregnable as a solid wall of steel.

But the proposal was quickly rejected.

If you really do this, it will clearly tell others that you are trying to hide something!

If a powerful figure were to be attracted by then, how would Qingyuan Sect be able to defend this deserted island with its current strength?
It's impossible that Xia Daoming and Zuo Dongge are personally in charge of this island!

Therefore, the final decision was to keep the deserted island as it was.

On the surface, the island is still barren, with only a few indigenous laymen and low-level monks living on the island.

But in the cave in the barren mountain where the teleportation array was located, not only were there Nascent Soul cultivators and several Golden Core cultivators taking turns to guard it, but Liu Qiao Lian had also personally spared no expense in secretly setting up several interlocking formations of blind spots, warnings, defenses, attacks, and self-destruction in and around the barren mountain.

In this way, even if the people guarding the teleportation array cannot defend it, they can retreat calmly and destroy the formation.

Don't give them the chance to step into the teleportation array.

Arriving at Nanzhenhai, Xia Daoming first went to Fudao Mountain on Guiyun Fairy Island.

Upon hearing the news, the once unruly Han Chuanzi and Shen Wangji immediately went out to Fu Dao Mountain to welcome them in person.

Of course there is also Liu Qiao Lian.

It has been nearly five years since I last saw Liu Qiaolian.

When they met again now, others might not be able to tell at first glance how much Liu Qiao Lian had changed, but Xia Daoming was her husband and knew her best. He also had the divine power of clairvoyance and could tell at a glance that she had changed a lot, especially the inner changes, which gave Xia Daoming a vague feeling that she was undergoing a transformation.

Xia Daoming remained calm on the surface, but was secretly surprised in his heart, knowing that Liu Qiaolian must have made a great breakthrough in comprehending the incarnation talisman.

"Greetings, Elder Xia! Elder Xia, please come in." Han Chuanzi and Shen Wangji stepped forward, bowed, and received him warmly. In their eyes, there was not only respect but also fiery anticipation.

More than nine years ago, Liu Qiaolian returned to her master's sect and reached the Nascent Soul stage when she came back.

Xia Daoming had left more than eleven years ago, and now he was at the Nascent Soul stage. Considering their master Ji Wufeng, who had not been able to take that step for hundreds of years, he suddenly entered the late Nascent Soul stage a few years ago.

With their intelligence, how could they not know that all this must be related to the man in front of them.

Needless to say, Han Chuanzi, like her master, is devoted to seeking the truth.

The man in front of her now might very well be her chance to enter the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, so how could she let him go easily?
Even Shen Wangji, he just gave up because he felt there was no hope.

Now that there is suddenly hope, my heart naturally begins to heat up.

"There is a very powerful alchemy master in my sect. If you have any precious spiritual medicine that can help you cultivate, you can bring it to me and I can ask her to help you refine it. As for the reward, it can be half of the price offered to you outside."

Xia Daoming was a man of such stature that he could see the eager anticipation in the two men's eyes at a glance. After exchanging a few pleasantries with them, he went straight to the point.

Ji Wenyue and others needed to borrow the best elixirs to practice and gain enlightenment, and Han Chuanzi and Shen Wangji were his non-staff members, so Xia Daoming was naturally happy to help them, so that both sides would benefit.

"That's great, thank you Elder Xia!" The two men's eyes suddenly lit up when they heard the words and they were overjoyed.

The Xuanfu Sect is good at making talismans and setting up formations, but is not good at refining pills.

Asking someone to refine an elixir is not only very expensive, but the precious elixir often requires tremendous effort or even risking one's life to obtain it. When one entrusts it to someone else to refine, one may feel somewhat concerned, fearing that it may be swallowed.

But Xia Daoming is different.

It goes without saying that he is powerful, and the two of them now know that their master has already joined his camp.

There is no need to worry that he will swallow the elixir.

Xia Daoming waved his hand disapprovingly, then looked at Shen Wangji and asked, "Is there any beautiful merman girl in Elder Shen's house?"

Han Chuanzi and Shen Wangji were both stunned when they heard this, and then their expressions became a little subtle.

However, Liu Qiaolian still had a smile on her face, and she looked at the man beside her gently from time to time, and her expression did not change at all because of Xia Daoming's question.

"Don't think too much. I just have something to ask the mermaid." Xia Daoming said with a smile.

"Ahem, yes, yes. Elder Xia is such a great man, and he has Elder Liu as his Taoist partner, who is a fairy beauty. How could he be interested in that foreign beauty?
Unlike me, I have mediocre talent, am not determined to seek the truth, and just want to enjoy myself, so I keep one or two at home." Shen Wangji said hurriedly.

"I wonder what level of cultivation that mermaid has?" Xia Daoming asked.

"The middle stage of the Golden Core." Shen Wangji replied.

"Oh, her level of cultivation is not low. She should know something. Ask her to come to my residence tomorrow. I want to ask her something in private." Xia Daoming said with his eyes slightly lit up.

"Yes." Shen Wangji bowed slightly.

Then the two of them exchanged a few words with Xia Daoming before tactfully saying goodbye and leaving.

After the two left, Xia Daoming and Liu Qiaolian returned to their Supreme Elders' Mansion in Fudao Mountain.

A long absence is better than a new marriage.

After returning to the mansion, it goes without saying that they will compete in card skills.

The next day.

A woman who looked very beautiful and walked with a body as soft as if made of water came to pay a visit.

This woman was naturally the beautiful mermaid raised by Shen Wangji.

The woman stayed in Xia Daoming's house for half an hour and then left happily.

She just answered some questions, but got a lot of benefits.

But in the Grand Elder's Mansion, Xia Daoming frowned slightly, looking a little depressed and lost.

He called the beautiful mermaid over, naturally to ask about Jiao Xiao.

It's a pity that according to legend, wearing mermaid silk can allow one to enter the deep sea as if walking on flat ground, with almost no water pressure and no water getting on the body. That level of mermaid silk is extremely rare among the mermaids.

There are many mermaid tribes living in Nanzhenhai. This level of mermaid silk is generally only found in powerful mermaid forces, and they are all treasures of the tribe.

And in the sea area within the influence of the Chixiao Sect, according to what the beautiful mermaid said, only the Canglan Palace could possibly have mermaids of this level.

Canglan Palace is located in the Yaolan Abyss. It is not only powerful, but also has a late Nascent Soul cultivator in charge of the palace. It is also rumored that many gods appeared there ten thousand years ago. It is only in the past ten thousand years that it has gradually declined.

However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if there is no God Transformation Ancestor in charge, there is after all the God Transformation inheritance. And the Canglan Palace is located in the deep abyss of the sea. Let alone the Nascent Soul cultivators, even the God Transformation Ancestor would probably find it difficult to attack.

Originally, Xia Daoming was thinking that if Jiao Xiao was really that magical, it would solve the problem of treasure hunting at the bottom of Xuanwu Lake.

As it turned out, the rumors were not false. The difficulty of obtaining that level of Mermaid Silk was no different from his raiding the bottom of Xuanwu Lake.

In this way, things are back to square one.

PS: This weekend I will still update one chapter every day. I guess I will probably keep updating every weekend to take a break. Of course, if I am in good condition, I will try to update more. But at present, my condition has been average recently, and I am still adjusting myself. Please forgive me.

(End of this chapter)