Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 59 Yellow Bird
Xu Boyang shook his head. "I don't know whether the Immortal Sect knows about this, but this matter is related to each town and each family. It's the result of the game between the Immortal Sect and the towns. In the end, it was all caused by the Immortal Sect's rules. Who do you think is to blame for this?"

"I heard him say that in the past, the Qingshen Immortal Sect didn't force the towns to hand over Lingxizi, nor did they have the term 'Forget Worry Pills'. Every town and every family was free to hand them over. But later, the Immortal Sect became so complex and diverse, with hundreds of schools of thought contending with each other. To better cultivate, some people began to form cliques and factions, forming cliques for personal gain, which created a chaotic situation."

"Later, the Immortal Sect established a rule that each town could only have one main family, the town guardian. The remaining families' Lingxizi must be handed over to the town guardian, and the town guardian was under the jurisdiction of the four major families. The Lingxizi handed over by the town guardian must be handed over to the four major families, and then the four major families handed it over to the Immortal Sect."

"No matter which sect you end up in or which family you end up in, as long as you are not from this clan, you must take the 'Forget Worry Pill' and change your name!"

"As a result, apart from the main family that held garrison positions, other families had essentially no chance of rising. Consequently, during that period, the trend of hiding became prevalent in the world!"

"At that time, unless they were guarding a town, every family would conceal their Lingxizi and not report it. Think about it, who would want to give away their genius as a gift to someone else? Later, the Immortal Sect had no choice but to set an iron rule that each town must hand in a fixed number of Lingxizi. There was a lower limit, but no upper limit. If they failed to hand it in or hid it, their clan would be exterminated."

"Of course, the Immortal Sect has also considered the issue of the ascendancy paths for cultivators from each town and family. Therefore, every eight years during the Jiaozi period, a competition called the 'Taihe Jingwu Banquet' is held. Participants are cultivators from each town and family who have not been selected by the Immortal Sect or the Four Main Families, and are under thirty years old and within the Foundation Establishment stage. The finalists are exempted from taking the Forget Worry Pill and can retain their surnames and join the Immortal Sect branch. They can even become direct disciples of the Feathered Master. The purpose is to prevent the towns and families from alienating each other."

"These rules are like the lips and the teeth are cold. Each family is forced into a corner. For a period of time, the trend of hiding Lingxizi has been greatly curbed. But if the top beam is not straight, the beams below will be crooked. Since you have set a fixed number, then I will only pay this number. You only accept Lingxizi children around ten years old who have not practiced. Then I will send them to a place where you can't find them. After they practice to the sixth level of Condensation, they will come back and finally participate in the competition and fight for a chance to stand out."

"Of course, there are also those who were not chosen by the Immortal Sect or the Four Great Clans, and who remained in Qingshen until they finally made a splash at the 'Taihe Jingwu Banquet'. But they are few and far between. After all, the talents that each clan has its eye on will not be handed over in vain. If there are not enough people, the clans will share their talents and gather together to complete the task."

"As for the future of these so-called revivalists of their families, some people have turned their attention to the Zhufen Plain outside of Qingshen."

After Xu Boyang finished speaking, the three people in the hall suddenly understood.

Xu Boyang did not keep the secret and continued:
"Father Ji, I've already found out everything. There's a faction in this 'Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake' called the 'Three Thousand Academy' that specializes in this Qingshen entrusted Lingxizi business. They've been doing this for many years and have a great reputation!"

"This academy only recognizes spirit stones, not people. No matter who you are or what side you belong to, we treat everyone equally. As long as you pay enough spirit stones, you can enter the academy to practice. You will practice the true Zifu Qingxu Dao of Qingshen, and we guarantee that you will reach the sixth level of Condensation Yuan before the age of thirty!"

Xu Bozhao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He slapped his thigh in surprise and said, "Too good to hear such a good thing! That's fantastic!"

"Ah."

Xu Boyang nodded and said softly, "It's just that the price is a bit higher. After a Lingxi child enters the academy, it costs one thousand spirit stones every ten years, which means a total of three thousand spirit stones."

After saying this, he sighed softly:
"Not only that, but now that all of Qingshen's borders are blocked, all the shortcuts out of the past are gone. Now there's only one way out of the entire Qidu Mountain, and the cost for each person to go out and come back is 500 spirit stones."

After hearing this, Xu Shaohua and Xu Bozhao finally understood why Xu Boyang only took two Lingxizi out. After all, they had been in the aristocratic family for many years and had some understanding of the value of these spirit stones.

Only a family can afford this kind of price. For Xu Boyang personally, the fact that he could say this was already a huge sacrifice.

Xu Boyang also had a lot of grievances. In order to prevent future troubles for the Fang family and to detain Bourne and Boxiao, he exchanged all the spiritual energy in the [Purple Star Fate Palace] into spiritual stones. Together with the spiritual stones given by Ding Fusheng, he finally got what he wanted.

At the moment, he only has two thousand spirit stones on him, even after taking into account the approximate price of the pills given by Ding Tianshi and the spirit stones left by Zi Yi.

This time, the passage fee alone would cost 1,500 spirit stones. By the time they got there, they still hadn't found the tuition for these two Lingxi people, so how could Xu Boyang dare to take anyone out again?

Although Xu Shaoliang didn't quite understand the value of spirit stones, when he heard that the tuition fee for ten years was one thousand spirit stones, and it would cost five hundred spirit stones to go out and come back, he knew that he had been in business for so many years, so how could he not know the reason? He thought that his son didn't have enough spirit stones and couldn't take more people out, so he sighed inwardly.

Xu Shaohua and Xu Bozhao both lowered their heads and rummaged around, and almost simultaneously pulled out a small object. Xu Shaohua held a half-foot-long black jade wolf hair brush, while Xu Bozhao held a white jade pendant.

The two men said almost in unison: "Brother Boyang, take it."

Xu Shaohua explained, "This is a magic pen my master left me. It's a magical tool for controlling objects. Just recite the formula and you can write whatever you want. Now that I've retired and returned home, I no longer have any use for it. You can take it and make up for it."

"Brother, this is the [Spirit Jade Pendant], you should be familiar with it. My elder... Zeng Shuming gave it to me for self-defense. Now that I'm home, I don't have to go out and lick blood. You can take it."

Xu Bozhao also handed over the white jade pendant.

"yes…"

Xu Shaoliang slapped his forehead and then remembered, and quickly took out the emerald green [Spirit Jade Pendant] from his waist.
"Here, here, we don't need this."

The family was really struggling at the moment, so Xu Boyang didn't hesitate and took them one by one. He said,

"Father Ji, Bo Zhao, I'll keep this for now. I heard from Sun Gewei that there are many markets outside, and the prices are a bit higher than those in Qingshen. When I get there, I'll see if there's any way to earn some spirit stones. If I can, there's no need to do this."

"Boyang, family members don't say such things. Just take the things."

Xu Shaohua waved his hand, not caring at all, and just asked with concern,
"Now that this matter has been decided, I wonder if that Taoist priest Sun has said when we will set off?"

"not yet."

Xu Boyang shook his head and sighed softly.

"I just met with him last month. He said someone else was in charge of the illegal crossing. He didn't give me any definite information, just said to go and ask if it was possible. So, firstly, Mr. Ji hadn't come yet, and secondly, the matter is still unresolved. That's why I haven't dared to tell him about it for a while. He said there should be news this month, but it's been ten days and he hasn't come back yet."

Xu Shaoliang slapped his chair and sighed:

"If this method doesn't work, then you are really forcing my family to death!" Just after he finished speaking, footsteps were heard at the door. It was the escort leader Xu Zhanchao who came in. He was in a hurry and came without saying goodbye. It seemed that there was something extremely important. The four people in the hall fell silent instantly.

Xu Zhanzhao stepped forward, bowed, and said in a low voice:

"Boss, the Fei family invites you."

"What a coincidence! It seems there should be some news. Dad, Uncle Ji, Uncle Zhao, please wait for me. I'll be back soon."

Xu Boyang was delighted when he heard this. He immediately walked down the hall, summoned [Biyouxian], and flew out of the courtyard.

When Xu Boyang left, the two elders of the Xu family and Xu Bozhao stood up at the same time and paced back and forth. They all had their own thoughts in their minds, but in the end they were all praying that this matter would be successful without any problems. After all, this would directly determine the future fate of Xu Boen and Xu Boxiao.

Xu Boyang was gone for nearly an hour before he returned on his sword, looking very happy. Before he even landed, he said:

"Father Ji, it's done!"

The two old men in the hall and Xu Bozhao clapped their hands and laughed, and gathered around. Xu Boyang put away his magic weapon, smiled and whispered:
"It's all settled! At midnight on Rainwater, we'll buy tickets and board the ship at Poison Dragon Ridge in Qidu Mountain!"

When he finished saying this, he suddenly felt like a thorn in his back. He turned around with a start, only to find that it was Xu Boen who ran in, holding Xu Boyang's big hand and shaking it, saying:
"Brother, are you free? I want to go horseback riding!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Xu Shaohua came over and took his hand and said,

"Bourne, it's easy to ride a horse. Come on, daddy will go with you!"

"Let's go! Boyang, Bozhao, since Bourne wants to ride a horse, our family will go with you!"

Xu Shaoliang stroked his beard and smiled, then waved his hand and called on everyone in the family to go out together.

After the hall was empty, a tall figure appeared in the courtyard, as if waves were surging in the air.

This man had a handsome face, wore an enamel hair crown, and dressed in bright yellow brocade clothes with cloud patterns. He was actually Pei Yansu, a cultivator from the Cangwu Pei family who had followed Jiang Yujun before!

Pei Yansu couldn't help but touch his chin, smiled to himself, and thought:

"What a clever boy! I only took two steps closer and he almost discovered me. It seems that this boy's spiritual awareness is stronger than that of ordinary cultivators."

"Qi Du Mountain, Poison Dragon Ridge? Rainwater Zi time? That still has ten days left, perfect for a trip to Fang Cun Jian first!"

He thought for a moment, then used the "invisibility spell" again, strolling leisurely in the garden as if no one was around, passing through the halls and courtyards, and walked out of the Fengqing Chamber of Commerce in a swagger.

After he walked out of Fengwei Village and came to the wilderness, and looked around to see that there was no one around, he shook his sleeves and flew into the air, stepping in the air and flying rapidly towards the north.

Along the way, I kept thinking:

"This kid is in his twenties, about the same age as me, and he's only at the sixth level of Condensation. This aptitude is quite common among ordinary families, barely acceptable. If he were a cultivator from an immortal sect or an immortal family, he would be too inferior. Logically, he shouldn't be a cultivator from any immortal sect."

"Ding Tianshi said he was a casual cultivator from Huaishang. Judging from his cultivation level, he does look a bit like him. However, the magical weapon he carries is not ordinary. It is probably made by a famous master in Southern Huai. But why does he have the unique elixir of my Jiangzuo Immortal Sect?"

"Moreover, this isn't just any ordinary elixir Jiang Zuo has in his pocket. It's a serious elixir specifically for use by disciples of the Immortal Sect. Not only is the medicinal effect twice as strong, but once someone is injured and takes it, they will definitely feel the effects within a hundred miles!"

As Pei Yansu thought about it, he felt that Xu Boyang was somewhat incredible. He had cultivated a level of cultivation that was almost as high as that of the Huaishang Immortal Sect, held the finest foundation-building magic weapon produced by the Nanhuai Immortal Sect in his hand, and had the unique elixir of the Jiangzuo Immortal Sect in his pocket, but he was working under the Huaiyou Immortal Sect.

This is simply unbelievable!
Of course, this is not the most important thing. What made Pei Yansu suspicious was his abnormal behavior when exchanging Lingxizi. He obviously did not stand with Ding Tianshi.

He is a suspicious person by nature and likes to observe people's words and expressions and guess what people are thinking, so this matter has been lingering in his mind for some time.

He initially suspected that Xu Boyang was a spy sent to Yuchuan from Jiangzuo or Huaishang, fearing that it was related to the game between the feathered masters of the four Qingshen sects. This would be a very serious matter, so after he finished his business in Yuchuan and said goodbye, he rushed to Fengqing Town without stopping.

Unexpectedly, he came up empty-handed. Xu Boyang was not in Fengqing at all. He had no clue and searched for a long time until he saw Xu Shaohua coming from Luolin Town. Then he followed the clues and found the Xu family hiding in Dongke Town, Nanhuai County.

It would have been fine if he hadn't heard it, but he unexpectedly heard even more shocking news. The Xu family had secretly detained two of their own Lingxi children and was about to transfer them out. Moreover, Ding Tianshi, the Taoist chief of Yuchuan Xianzong, knew about this but did not stop them.

Pei Yansu came from a prominent family since childhood. Although he belonged to the weaker branch of the Pei family in Cangwu, the Pei family was the unshakable largest family in the entire Cangwu County. They were omnipotent and looked down on everyone. How could he know about the intrigues and intrigues of the aristocratic and small families below?

Now that the battle in Sishui is so intense, the four sects of Qingshen are as tense as a bowstring stretched to the full moon. The borders of Qingshen are like covered by an iron hoop. No one can cross the border without the token of the feathered master. It is unbelievable that there is still someone who can bring people out.

After hearing this today, Pei Yansu's eyes were opened, and it instantly aroused his endless curiosity and desire to explore.

He is gifted and has already reached the middle stage of foundation building at a young age. He has extraordinary supernatural powers and is as conceited as others. Moreover, as the backbone of the younger generation of Jiangzuo Xianzong, how can he sit idly by when someone openly violates the Xianzong's iron rules, challenges the Xianzong's authority, and even endangers Qingshen's life and death?
Therefore, he had made up his mind to secretly follow Xu Boyang, follow the clues, and go to find out what was going on. He wanted to see what kind of monsters and demons were causing trouble for all living beings in this dark corner that Qingshen usually couldn't see.
However, the two had met before. Although Xu Boyang didn't know his identity, he had seen him after all, so after a little thought, he went to the square inch of Xinyue Lake.

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