Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 70: Night Confession
The plains of Fen.

Lake of Thousand Stars and Islands.

Three parts bright moon and seven parts flowing water.

It's quiet at night.

The three-masted sailboat sailed quietly on the calm lake.

Xu Boyang stood alone at the bow with his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry sky, silent.

He recruited the Zhao brothers on impulse today, which undoubtedly added a huge burden to himself, but he did not regret it.

The same words still remain in my mind: a real man walks in the world with a clear conscience and a clear conscience. If you haven't seen it, it's fine. But if you have seen it, how can you just sit back and do nothing?

No matter what happens in the future, just take it one step at a time and everything will work out.

In order to avoid Zhao Jiuchang's pursuit, Zhao Jiusheng would never return to Qingshen until he had enough strength. This would be just what he needed. As long as he and the Su family made three agreements and everything went smoothly, he could leave Bourne and Boxiao here without worry.

As long as Zhao Jiusheng doesn't have any other thoughts, this matter will currently bring more benefits than disadvantages!
But the biggest problem right now is how to make him loyal to you. Xu Boyang is not a three-year-old child. How can words alone count?

What if one day I’m not around and Zhao Jiusheng suddenly kills someone and runs away? It would be too late to regret then!
Xu Boyang knew it very well. After all, he was the one who killed his uncle with his own hands. Zhao Jiusheng was, after all, a minor cultivator at the fifth level of Condensation Yuan.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought for a moment. At the moment, he couldn't trust these two people completely, so he could only keep them by his side at all times.

To be honest, although Xu Boyang's cultivation level was only the sixth level of Condensation Yuan at this time, if he wanted to kill Zhao Jiusheng, he believed that Zhao Jiusheng would be beheaded within ten moves. Regarding this point, Xu Boyang had no doubt about his ability.

But it is impossible for me to be with Bourne and Boxiao all the time!
While I was thinking, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me!
Xu Boyang's mind moved, and he knew who was coming. He coughed dryly,
"Miss Ziyi, why don't you rest so late?"

Su Zilu smiled, flicked her veil, walked forward, and said softly:
"My brother told me that you might be having some troubles tonight, so he asked me to come to the bow to check on you, and sure enough, you're here!"

Xu Boyang smiled, a somewhat forced smile, and said,
"Miss Ziyi, your brother is knowledgeable, thoughtful, and has a hidden talent. He is truly amazing!"

Su Zilu's heart trembled, and she thought Xu Boyang had seen through some flaws, but when she saw that his expression was indifferent and he did not continue to speak, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"My brother is a bit cunning, but he's not a bad person. Don't worry, he won't harm you. He just praised you for your upright behavior!"

Xu Boyang saw that his little daughter was thinking and speaking without restraint, so he smiled silently and replied:

"Miss Zi Yi, we are fortunate to meet again this time, and we have to sign an alliance with our two families to resolve the Lingxizi issue. I hope that our two families will be together forever in the future!"

"Ah."

Su Zilu nodded and said, "Ghost Face, don't worry. You are my friend, and you are my family's friend. There is no doubt about that. From now on, our two families will share the same hatred and enemies! As long as my family has a bite to eat, your family will never let go of a bite!"

Xu Boyang couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard her saying what he said seriously, but he still said seriously:

"Thank you for your kind words, Miss!"

After Su Zilu said this, she realized that she had involuntarily said the same thing Xu Boyang had said during the day. Her face turned red and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

There was no way! She felt that what Xu Boyang said today was so good!

After hearing this, she felt goose bumps all over her body, her hands clenched, and her eyes lit up!
Xu Boyang coughed and asked:

"Miss Ziyi, forgive my intrusion, but your brother asked you to come here so late. Do you have any advice for me?"

"Hey! I found that you two are really a bit similar!"

Su Zilu took two steps back, looked at Xu Boyang from head to toe, and said with a smile,

"What's this? Great minds think alike?"

"I dare not call myself a hero."

Xu Boyang still had some self-awareness. He didn't know what kind of hero he was. Thinking about how he had embarked on the immortal path for more than seven years, he had no one to teach him and had always followed his heart. Fortunately, he had good luck and had not encountered any major crises. Otherwise, if he had been less lucky, he would have been left dead in the wilderness. He said gently:
"It's just that along the way, I have been helped by noble people like you, and Boyang is grateful in his heart."

"Ghost Face, what you said is quite hypocritical and glib!"

Su Zilu scolded with a smile, but her heart felt sweet, as if she had eaten a piece of smooth sweet cake. She always felt awkward calling him Brother Xu before, but now calling him Guimian was as if she was back to the time when they first met seven years ago.

Suddenly she thought something was wrong. The words were a bit frivolous and casual. Her face under the veil felt a little hot. She quickly put away her little girl's mentality. Her slender little hands held a small bottle of blood-red porcelain and she pursed her lips.
"Here! Take it, this is the medicine my brother asked me to give you!"

"What...is this?"

Xu Boyang reached out and took the small red bottle. He was a little puzzled when he suddenly realized that her palms were as white as mutton fat and her fingers were as tender as fresh onions. However, they were in stark contrast to the color of her face. He felt even more puzzled.
"This purple-robed girl has a kind heart, but an ugly appearance. Her hands are as white as jade, but her face is hard to describe. God is really playing tricks on us, insisting on playing the game of taking away the excess."

Su Zilu didn't notice Xu Boyang's thoughts and replied:

"This is the foundation-building elixir, 'Soul-pulling Pill.' There are two pills in the bottle, one small and one large, one mother and one daughter. You take the mother pill, and give Zhao Jiusheng the daughter pill. I will then teach you a set of secret techniques. From now on, this man will be at your command. If you tell him to go east, he won't dare go west."

Xu Boyang was overjoyed when he heard this, but he immediately became worried and frowned. Doing so would be rude and overbearing. Wouldn't that mean forcibly tying someone up for life? Isn't that too cruel?
He is open-minded by nature and has no intention of controlling others, but he has no choice at the moment.

Su Zilu seemed to see his concerns, laughed and said:
"Don't worry. There's no good or bad elixir. It all depends on your heart. This 'Soul-Tieing Pill', after taking it, can be used with secret techniques to connect your two souls. You're the master, and he's the subordinate. No matter where he goes, you'll be able to sense his direction. If he's injured, you'll know. If he has ill intentions, you can make his soul scatter and his body disappear in the blink of an eye. It seems a bit vicious, but everything depends on human effort. How you use it depends on how you use it."

"If you feel it's no longer necessary, we can both use the secret technique to reverse the power and it will be lifted."

"Is there such a magical elixir?"

Xu Boyang was secretly shocked as he carefully examined the blood-red bottle. He had never heard of this kind of elixir before, and there was no record of it even in the "Shao Yuan Dan Ding Notes" given to him by Zi Yi.

"I won't hide it from you. This is the unique elixir of my Pei family. It is not circulated in the world. There is only one such elixir in the world!" Su Zilu was a little proud and couldn't help showing off.

"Your Pei family?"

Xu Boyang raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a strange expression.

"Ahem... no... my master's family, the Pei family..."

Su Zilu coughed and quickly corrected herself. She was secretly sweating and almost let the cat out of the bag. Fortunately, she managed to cover it up. She couldn't help but admire her brother's meticulousness. Finding such a family as a substitute was really perfect.

"Oh."

Xu Boyang trusted Zi Yi very much and did not have too many doubts. Besides, the other person was just being kind-hearted at the moment. If he suspected the other person for no reason, wouldn't that be a lack of understanding of a good person?
In this case, this pill is really good. This way, there is nothing to worry about.

All the thoughts and worries just now disappeared in an instant.

Xu Boyang was secretly delighted and stopped wasting time. He immediately accepted the "Soul-pulling Pill" and bowed to express his gratitude.

I also heard the secret terms taught by Zi Yi and memorized them silently in my heart.

"Ghost Face, don't worry, if you cooperate with my family, you will only gain benefits and will not suffer any losses."

Su Zilu finished speaking the terminology with her spiritual consciousness, laughed, and began to brag about herself.
"No matter what, my... Su family has the Pei family behind us. When it comes to elixirs, we stand out in Qingshen. From now on, there will only be elixirs you can't imagine, and no elixirs you can't see!"

Although Xu Boyang didn't know what the status of the Pei family was in Qingshen, he couldn't help but feel excited when he heard Su Zilu's bold words. The corners of his mouth raised, and he suddenly remembered something, and asked with a smile:
"Thank you for your guidance, Miss Ziyi. I do have a kind of elixir I want to ask you about. I wonder if you are knowledgeable and have seen it at home?"

Su Zilu put her hands on her hips and said shamelessly: "Tell me, I have been refining pills for many years. What kind of pills have I not seen?"

Xu Boyang nodded and said, "I saw in a scripture that this kind of elixir should be called 'Shenyuan Pill', and it should be used to assist cultivators in building their foundation and practicing."

"Shenyuan Pill?"

Su Zilu's body trembled. She really didn't expect Xu Boyang to ask about this pill. But then she thought, he was already at the sixth level of Condensation Yuan, so it was reasonable for him to consider Foundation Establishment. She didn't think much about it and nodded.

"Of course I know this, but this 'Shenyuan Pill' is extraordinary. It is a Huangting Pill. It requires an alchemist at least in the Foundation Establishment stage to refine it. I can't refine this kind of pill."

"So it's the Huangting Pill. No wonder it's not recorded in the Shao Yuan Dan Ding Notes. It seems this pill is difficult to refine and is probably extremely expensive."

After listening to Su Zilu's explanation, Xu Boyang suddenly became enlightened and thought to himself, this medicine is the key to building the foundation. According to "Tianhao Daoqi Changshuo Jingshu", if this medicine is taken during foundation building, the probability of success can be increased by at least 50%. It is a necessary medicine for foundation building. Without the "Shenyuan Pill", no one would dare to build the foundation rashly.

After thinking about it, I asked:
"Miss Zi Yi, to be honest, I'm already at the sixth level of Condensation Yuan. I think it's better to prepare for a rainy day. I wonder where I can buy this 'Shen Yuan Dan'? Or where I can exchange it? I saw in the scriptures that there are different types of Shen Yuan Dan."

"Well, you are right."

Seeing that he was being cautious in his words, Su Zilu did not keep him in suspense and said:
"Ghost Face, this Shenyuan Pill is not an ordinary pill. It is actually related to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and has many changes. Therefore, Shenyuan Pills are mostly customized and not mass-produced. Unless you are a disciple of the Immortal Sect, the Feathered Master has paved the way for you in advance. The disciple follows the steps, and when he has a feeling, he can ask the Immortal Sect for the pill, and then he can try to break through in seclusion."

"To put it bluntly, just like in our Cangwu County, every family cultivates [Kanshui]. The Immortal Sect will refine the Kanshui Shenyuan Pill in advance for the disciples to use. Of course, this Kanshui Shenyuan Pill is not easy to refine. Not only is the failure rate extremely high, but the Qi-gathering and pill-refining process is also extremely time-consuming. Therefore, as an Immortal Sect, unless the aptitude is extremely good, it is difficult for them to bestow the pill."

Xu Boyang understood immediately and nodded:
"According to what Miss Purple said, each Shen Yuan Dan is related to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that one has collected and cultivated. This should be the problem of the alignment of spiritual energy and elixirs mentioned in the scriptures."

"Yeah." Su Zilu had no intention of hiding anything from Xu Boyang, so she said,
"Ghost Face, it is taboo for each family to gather Qi and practice until they have established a basic foundation. If you trust me, you might as well tell me the Qi you have gathered and I will help you find a solution."

Xu Boyang nodded and smiled:
"It's alright, Miss Ziyi, I trust you. The energy I gather is the energy from the rocks and snow on our Yuchuanhuai Mountain. It's called [Shanyin Night Snow]. I wonder if you've ever heard of it?"

"what?"

Su Zilu's delicate body trembled, and she took a step back, her voice trembling with surprise.
"Did you pick the [Shanyin Night Snow]?"

"how?"

When Xu Boyang saw her movements, he immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart. His face changed slightly and he asked in a deep voice,

"Miss Ziyi, is there something wrong with this qi?"

"Oh no! Why don't you collect some other Qi? Why collect [Shanyin Night Snow]? This Qi... this Qi can't be used to refine the Shenyuan Pill!"

Su Zilu was extremely heartbroken and furious. She stamped her feet and said angrily,

"It's useless! You should disperse your energy and start over!"

Xu Boyang stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning. After a long moment, he whispered, "Miss Zi Yi, I've endured countless hardships and cultivated diligently for seven years before reaching the sixth level of Condensation and becoming a cultivator. Why do I have to…discard my cultivation and start over again? All my seven years of hard work has been wasted. I'm afraid it won't be this bad, right?"

Su Zilu snorted:
"It seems that the Ding family has done you a great disservice! Didn't the Ding family's guardian tell you that the only Taoist methods inherited by the four Qingshen sects are [Lihuo] and [Kanshui]?"

"You have taken this [Gen Kan] and taken it for yourself, so you need the Gen Kan Shen Yuan Dan. The entire lineage of [Gen Shan] is in the hands of the Southern Wasteland Qingqiu fox demon. Furthermore, without the corresponding secret formula, it's impossible to condense the Qi into a pill, and it's impossible to refine it."

"In this case, firstly, you don't have the Dao of the Genkan lineage, and secondly, you don't have the support and blessing of the Genkan Shenyuan Pill. How can you build your foundation?"

Su Zilu became more and more anxious as she spoke, her chest heaving up and down, and she continued:

"However, the path of dispersing your power and starting over is also full of risks. If you are not careful, you will die and your Tao will be destroyed. Moreover, once you disperse your power, although you can build your foundation, you will never be able to achieve Huangting Tao again in this lifetime!"

"But if you don't disperse your energy... and continue to practice [Gen Kan], the possibility of building your foundation is very small, unless... unless..."

Xu Boyang felt a chill down his spine after hearing Su Zilu's words, and cold sweat broke out on his temples. He couldn't help but think of Ding Tianshi's half-smile in the Ding family ancestral hall. It seemed that he had already known about it, but just didn't want to tell.

"It seems Ding Tianshi isn't entirely sincere. Does he have other motives? Or does he think I've gone astray and there's nothing he can do to help me? But regardless, why doesn't he tell me the truth?"

He was recalling everything that had happened before when he suddenly heard Su Zilu's tone change. He felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw and asked urgently:
"Unless what?"

Su Zilu lowered her head and sighed:

"Unless you can find the inheritance of the [Gen Kan] Dao, and risk your own life and the annihilation of your Dao, before that, it would be best if you could find a transformed barbarian demon that practices the [Gen Kan] lineage, kill it, and take its inner elixir. Then, ask an alchemist who is at least in the middle stage of foundation building to help you refine the Gen Kan Shen Yuan Dan. Only then can you attract the divine essence and build the foundation of immortality."

"But these two things combined are too difficult. Even if my family helps you with all their might, it's probably difficult to achieve the above conditions. Ghost Face, you have a terrible fate. If I had known you would practice [Gen Kan] seven years ago, I would have definitely stopped you. Unfortunately, it's too late now. All my words are in vain. You...you..."

Su Zilu was so emotional that she couldn't continue speaking.

"Miss Ziyi, thank you for clearing up my confusion!"

Seeing that she cared about him very much, Xu Boyang was touched. It seemed that he had not misjudged her. This girl really had no bad intentions.

After hearing these words, although he felt a little regretful, he was not discouraged. In this case, there is still a way to build the foundation, so why worry about it? As long as there is a glimmer of hope, there is a possibility of success. This is better than dispersing the power and starting over, and never being able to achieve the Huangting Dao in your life.

Although Huang Ting Yu Shi is too illusory for me at the moment, I can't give up on myself. Who knows, if one day the great roc rises with the wind and soars up to 90,000 miles, who knows!
As for Taoism, he possesses the [Purple Star Life Palace], and Wang Lingguan of the [Daoyan Palace] is still there. It is unlikely that his huge [Daoyan Palace] only has one scripture. What he needs to worry about now is nothing more than the Genkan Shenyuan Pill.

A wild demon in the transformation stage? It seems that the Teng Snake that Qi Fuling killed in Xinyue Lake was the water demon that just transformed. At that time, the demon's inner elixir was taken away by Chen Baochong.

"The transformation-stage barbarian monster that the young lady mentioned has a cultivation level roughly equivalent to that of a Qingshen Foundation Establishment cultivator like me?"

Xu Boyang had a clear goal in mind and thought about it before confirming it.

"Well, we generally call Savage Demons in the transformation stage mature demons. To put it bluntly, only demons that have successfully transformed can be truly called Savage Demons. Demons that are still in the process of awakening their spirits can only be called Little Demons."

Su Zilu felt sad, lowered her head and explained in a muffled voice, then thought for a moment and reminded,
"Ghost Face, it's incredibly difficult to kill a transformed Savage Monster. Furthermore, it must be a Savage Monster that cultivates [Gen Kan] to be of use to you. You're only at the sixth level of Condensation Yuan. Don't be too persistent, or you'll suffer the consequences. Such monsters are rare to come by."

After saying that, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes beneath the veil revealing a sharp edge, and he said resolutely,

"But if one day you can really obtain a Genkan transformed barbarian demon's inner elixir, I will do everything I can to refine a Genkan Shenyuan Pill for you! As long as you don't let my family down!"

Xu Boyang looked at Su Zilu's eyes, and the true feelings were revealed under the veil, like the flowing moonlight, the fluorescent light. He was really unable to express his feelings. He clasped his hands together and said:

"Miss Ziyi, the heaven and earth are clear, the sun and the moon can bear witness to this. I will never forget your promise."

"it is good!"

Su Zilu clapped her hands and smiled.
"It's a deal! The bright moon and flowing water tonight can all bear witness to it!"

…………

The next day, in a room on the three-masted sailboat.

Xu Boyang sat upright with a solemn expression.

"Take this medicine, practice the secret method, and you can enter my Xu family. One day, you will think you can stand on your own. You and I will sever our ties and stay or leave as you please."

Zhao Jiusheng knelt on the ground, listening to Xu Boyang's concise words, looking down at the red pill in his hand, without much hesitation, he opened the wax seal, swallowed it in one gulp, and bowed his head.

"Thank you for the gift, Patriarch!"

As they took the "Soul-Pulling Pill", the secret method taught by Su Zilu was successfully connected. They both felt each other's presence in their minds, as if they were connected by an invisible thread.

Xu Boyang's spiritual consciousness turned, and suddenly his whole body moved. This feeling was really wonderful and indescribable.

Now that the bond has been established, there is no more worry in my heart. I slowly nodded:

"Jiusheng, get up! Sit!"

Zhao Jiusheng sat down as he was told, and only heard Xu Boyang say calmly:
"Now that you've entered my family, I'd better talk to you about some things to prevent you from making mistakes in the future."

"To be honest, my family is not a big family. We are under the jurisdiction of the Ding family in Fengqing Town, Yuchuan. I have several brothers and sisters, but they are all in Yuchuan. I will skip them today and introduce them to you later."

"It's just that my family currently has two spiritual children, Xu Boen and Xu Boxiao. To prevent them from marrying into other families, we've sent them to live temporarily in Zhufenzhiye. Since you can't go back now, please stay with us to complete this matter."

"Since you have entered my family, Bo'en and Bo Xiao will be your main family members from now on. You must do your best to protect them."

"Jiusheng understands."

From yesterday till now, Zhao Jiusheng saw that Xu Boyang always spoke his mind directly without beating around the bush. He admired this white-robed man who was seven or eight years older than him from the bottom of his heart. Now that he was telling him the whole story, he felt even more respect for him.

Xu Boyang nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Zhao Jiusheng, I won't hide it from you. I entered the immortal path relatively late, and now I'm only at the sixth level of Condensation Yuan. You're already at the fifth level at your age, so your talent isn't bad. I believe you'll be able to cultivate spiritual consciousness and become a cultivator soon."

"Therefore, I can provide you and your brother with a place to live, but I cannot guide you in your cultivation at the moment. I only hope that we can work together and develop together in the future."

"Now my family has signed an alliance with the Cangwu Su family. We want to conquer a piece of land in this Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake as the cornerstone of our survival. When the time comes, you will contribute your efforts and don't let others look down on you."

Zhao Jiusheng bowed his head and saluted: "The master of the family is frank and sincere, and has given me earnest advice. Jiusheng is deeply grateful and will definitely live up to the trust."

"Ah."

Xu Boyang nodded in satisfaction. He didn't expect that by chance he would have gained a combat-ready person, who was so young and had great potential. He felt relieved and smiled slightly.
"Besides the [Red Divine Spear] I gave you yesterday, do you have any other magical weapons?"

Zhao Jiusheng was stunned and said with shame, "Master, to be honest, in order to raise the money for the [Earth-Escape Scale], I exchanged all my belongings for spirit stones at the Ghost Market in Dongke Town. Now I have nothing left."

"it is good!"

Xu Boyang nodded, not surprised. Zhao Jiusheng was only at the fifth level of Condensation Realm, and he couldn't carry a storage bag with him. He could tell if there was anything by just scanning it. But just in case, he still asked a question, and then said,
"Don't worry, once you settle down, you'll have everything you need to protect yourself."

"Also, don't worry. Although your brother Zhao Jiulin is a mortal, I will treat him equally. In the future, I will teach him some mortal sword techniques so that he can at least have some ability to protect himself."

"Thank you, Master!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Zhao Jiusheng saw Xu Boyang nod, so he went to open the door. It was Zhao Jiulin who came in with a bow and said:
"Master, Senior Zhang wants to see you!"

Xu Boyang smiled. He knew what Zhang Guanzhi was thinking. He knew that this man must have been tossing and turning all night, feeling like the day was a year long. He didn't dare to go to Su Yanlu at the moment, but just wanted to come to him to test the waters. He hummed and said:
"Jiulin, invite him in. Jiusheng, you and Jiulin go out and check on Bo'en and Boxiao. They're playing on the deck. Tell them to be careful!"

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