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Chapter 905 Danding Sect

Qiao Liehuo's cave is located halfway up Lie Mountain. There is an open flat land in front of the cave, with some spiritual plants planted around it. The environment is quiet and it is indeed a good place for practice. Some simple formations are arranged at the entrance of the cave to prevent outsiders from breaking in at will.

Li Ming saw at a glance that this magic circle was not complicated and its defensive capabilities were not very strong, but if anyone broke in without permission, the owner of the circle would soon find out, and the deterrent effect would be greater than the actual effect.

Qiao Liehuo stood in front of the cave and chanted a few spells, and the magic circle immediately made way for a passage.

Qiao Liehuo then led Li Ming and the others into the cave, which was spacious and elegantly decorated. There were several stone chambers, each containing cultivation tools and daily necessities.

"Please feel free to do as you please, fellow Daoist. Although my cave is simple, it is quite quiet." Qiao Liehuo greeted Li Ming warmly and instructed Qiao Lianhua to prepare tea.

Li Ming walked around the cave at will, observing the layout around him. He found that the formations in the cave were arranged in a very methodical way, and it was obvious that Qiao Liehuo also had some attainments in formations.

"Brother Qiao's cave is well arranged, and his attainments in formation are quite profound." Li Ming praised.

Qiao Liehuo heard this and a hint of pride appeared on his face: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, fellow Daoist. I have been practicing alone all these years and have done some research on the art of formations."

The two chatted for a while in the cave before Qiao Lianhua served them tea. The tea was fragrant, clearly not ordinary. Li Ming took a sip and felt a warm current coursing through his body.

"Good tea!" Li Ming exclaimed.

Seeing that Li Ming liked it, Qiao Liehuo was even more delighted: "The unique spiritual tea grown in Lieshan can cleanse the flesh and mind, which is very beneficial for cultivation. If you like it, you may drink a few more cups."

Li Ming nodded. This was true. This spiritual tea was indeed extraordinary, but it had little effect on his current practice. If he had not yet broken through to the Golden Elixir stage, this cup of spiritual tea would be enough to save him three days of hard work.

Then several people started chatting. Li Ming asked a few questions about the Lieshan Conference. Lieshan was not big, but not small either. There was plenty of spiritual energy here, and no one had founded a sect, so it became a gathering place for casual cultivators.

Although everyone fights with each other on a daily basis, if there is a strong enemy outside, they will spontaneously unite to resist. The relationship between them is very delicate. The Lieshan Conference was proposed by Jin Dao Ren, a senior who is the oldest, most advanced and most prestigious among the Lieshan Jindan.

At the conference, the Jindan cultivators of Lieshan would come to the scene if they had free time, either to give lectures or to answer questions for other casual cultivators. Of course, there were also several Jindan cultivators who communicated with each other. This event, which has been held once a year for more than 160 years, is now considered a major event in Lieshan!
"In addition to exchanging cultivation resources and sharing experiences, there is another important thing at this conference." Qiao Liehuo suddenly said mysteriously.

Li Ming knew that this was the main point of the story, so he pretended to be curious and asked.

"Oh? I wonder what it is?"

Qiao Liehuo looked around, lowered his voice, signaled his brothers to step back, and then spoke.

"Lieshan is a well-known gathering place for independent cultivators, but five thousand miles away there is Yaoding Mountain. On this Yaoding Mountain there is the Danding Sect, which is famous for its alchemy. They have a Nascent Soul Patriarch in the sect, and their magic weapon is a magical medicine cauldron with fifty-four layers of restrictions!"

"Oh? So what? Is the Dan Ding Sect's ancestor also coming to preach tomorrow?" Li Ming asked with a smile. Qiao Liehuo just shook his head and said, "Of course not. The Dan Ding Sect relies on their Nascent Soul Patriarch to bully us independent cultivators. The reason we all united in Lieshan is to be able to compete with the Dan Ding Sect. How could I not know the dangers of Longyan Mountain? But the Dan Ding Sect has tasks for us every year, either to hand over medicinal materials or to refine evil spirits for supply. Even though we have the Jindan cultivation level, we still run around day and night and suffer a lot. We had no choice but to hold the Lieshan Conference to gather together for warmth."

"Is there still this?"

Li Ming suddenly felt a little surprised.

Seeing Li Ming like this, Qiao Liehuo couldn't help but smile bitterly, his face full of helplessness.

In fact, the difficulty of being a casual cultivator in this world is much more difficult than Li Ming imagined. The casual cultivators in Lieshan were forced to form a community of interests in the form of the Lieshan Conference to relieve the pressure on the Danding Sect.

You must know that before the Lieshan Conference, the oppression of the Danding Sect was several times stronger. Even disciples who were only at the Mingfa realm dared to be rude to the Jindan Zhenjun of Lieshan. Even though their Danding Sect itself could not reach the level of the orthodox Xuanmen and was only among the side sects, there were still casual cultivators who could be bullied by them.

Afterwards, Qiao Liehuo started to complain again, repeating how the Danding Sect disciples had exaggerated how he had treated him in the past, describing them as unforgivable bastards who bullied others by taking advantage of their power.

Li Ming showed that they shared the same hatred for the enemy, but he was secretly saying in his heart.

"Even if they are brave enough, as long as the Danding Sect's ancestor is still alive, they can only be dissatisfied in their hearts. How can they speak to me? Unless..."

Sure enough, Qiao Liehuo changed the subject and suddenly laughed.

"God has eyes. Although the ancestor of the Danding Sect was good at health preservation and refined many elixirs for longevity, his lifespan is ultimately limited. Although the Danding Sect is keeping his death a secret, the Nascent Soul aura on Yaoding Mountain has dissipated. Compared to this old man, he is already gone..."

Li Ming immediately laughed and said, "Could it be that the Dan Ding Sect has no successors? With the passing of this ancestor, there is not a single Nascent Soul left?"

Qiao Liehuo said as a matter of course, "Of course, this Danding Sect is said to have been passed down for a thousand years, but it was only supported by the Medicine King Patriarch alone. It was a coincidence that he was able to form a Nascent Soul back then. After so many years of training, there hasn't been a single Nascent Soul disciple. Now that his life span has ended, there is no one left in his sect who can support the sect!"

After saying this, Li Ming basically understood that the Danding Sect had only one Nascent Soul Patriarch, and now that this ancestor had passed away, the sect was immediately in a precarious situation. Those forces and independent cultivators that had been oppressed by the Danding Sect before might have harbored ill intentions towards the sect now. The fifty-four-layer magic weapon that Qiao Liehuo had just mentioned was also a hot commodity.

There are also alchemy inheritances that are very valuable in the eyes of other casual cultivators, which are impossible to obtain in normal times.

Li Ming understood everything and said with a forced smile, "I wonder what Brother Qiao meant by telling me this?"

Qiao Liehuo is also a wonderful person, he laughed.

"Fellow Daoist Wuxin, you and I are both independent cultivators, so naturally we can't stand the disciples of those famous sects. Otherwise, you wouldn't have treated the people of Shushan Sword Sect like that in Longyan Mansion. Now is a great opportunity. Tomorrow's gathering will not only include the Jindan True Lords from our Lie Mountain, but also the Three Friends of Linshan, Plum Blossom Fairy and other True Lords of Dao. Overthrowing the Danding Sect is just around the corner. As long as Fellow Daoist Wuxin is willing to join, you can take whatever you like from the Danding Sect!"

(End of this chapter)