Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

Baoqixuan.

The largest cultivator trading guild in the entire Yunzhou has branches in almost every prefecture and county.

Backed by the Wanbao Immortal Sect, which ranks third on the Yunzhou Immortal Sect Ranking, it is the most recognized merchant guild among disciples of other immortal sects and various independent cultivators.

"We became poor overnight."

After completing the registration process for joining the Immortal Sect, Shen Shanshui took Shen Lingxi and Tang Yan to the Treasure Pavilion for a lavish shopping spree.

He bought a thirty-zhang-tall red copper alchemy furnace, more than a thousand sets of materials for refining Qi-refining pills, and various array treasures.

These things alone have completely depleted all the spirit stones that Tang Xiao had given to Shen Shanshui.

This was almost half of Tang Xiao's family fortune, and it was almost not enough for him.

If Shen Shanshui hadn't inadvertently released a trace of Foundation Establishment aura, and the manager hadn't given him a discount, he might have had to borrow some spirit stones from Tang Yan.

This is incredibly profitable!

Shen Shanshui thought to himself, "When the sect develops in the future, I should also support some industries."

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It was nearly noon, and the sun was shining brightly.

Shen Shanshui still had about two hundred low-grade spirit stones left on him.

Spring has deepened, and I have been in Jiangling City for more than half a year.

Shen Shanshui had been in seclusion, and Lingxi and Tang Yan had been accompanying him at the East Tower Academy, so they hadn't had a chance to properly experience the prosperity of the capital city of Jiangnan.

Therefore, Shen Shanshui planned to take his junior sister and disciples sightseeing before embarking on their return journey.

They found a tavern with good business, drank and ate meat, and listened to the merchants and monks chatting about everything under the sun, all amidst the mundane world.

"This ribbonfish has such delicious, plump flesh!"

Shen Lingxi picked up a piece of fish that the waiter had brought over, her eyes lighting up.

Since no one was ordering food at the moment, the waiter, seeing Shen Lingxi's pretty and cute appearance, couldn't help but smile and explain a few words.

"That's for sure. The knife fish from the Cangnan River is famous throughout Yunzhou for its deliciousness."

"Do you gentlemen know the origin of our Cangnan River knife fish?"

The waiter became interested, and seeing that the three didn't seem to be locals, his tone suddenly became somewhat boastful.

Before the three could even ask any questions, the waiter's expression suddenly turned proud, and his tone became one of admiration:

"Our Jiangnan Prefecture is known as the Land of Abundance and Water Town. But how many people from other prefectures know that Jiangnan Prefecture used to be a place where there were no large marshes for thousands of miles and no rivers for tens of thousands of miles!"

Listening to the waiter's enthusiastic explanation, Shen Shanshui also became interested.

How long ago was that? This guy probably wasn't even born yet, but judging from how enthusiastically he's talking about it, there must be some fascinating stories behind it.

"Hey buddy, stop keeping me in suspense!" Tang Yan urged impatiently.

Unlike Shen Lingxi, who was passionate about food, he was more interested in these magical legends and stories.

The Jiangnan Prefecture is crisscrossed by waterways. If it was truly an arid land in the past, then a powerful cultivator must have intervened to alter the waterways.

Which cultivator wouldn't yearn for such earth-shattering methods?

"Are you getting impatient, buddy?"

"Everyone in Jiangling Prefecture knows this legend. It was in the early days of the Qin Dynasty, when Yunzhou had just been pacified."

The first prefect, seeing that Jiangnan Prefecture had suffered from drought for years and the people were living in misery, cleaved the earth's veins through the city walls of Jiangling with a mighty slash, diverting the waters of the Qianlong River, the largest river in Yunzhou, into Jiangnan Prefecture. This is how the Cangnan River came to be.

Perhaps that single strike was too miraculous, for from that time onward, the Cangnan River gave rise to this unique knife fish, found only in the waters around Jiangling City.

"One strike cleaves through Jiangnan Prefecture!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan slammed his fist on the table in excitement!

This is incredibly powerful and domineering! Tang Yan couldn't even imagine what it would feel like if this happened to him... It's too awesome!

The sudden table-slamming startled the waiter, who had been speaking with great enthusiasm. He had told this legend to countless customers over the years, but this was the first time he had ever received such a strong reaction.

"Hehe... Please enjoy your meal, sir. I'll get back to work now."

"It's truly delightful. Can cultivators really achieve this level?" Tang Yan became more and more excited as he thought about it, and the spiritual energy within his body began to surge.

Shen Shanshui frowned, raised her hand and flicked the forehead, bringing this highly immersive guy back to his original form.

"Your mind is too restless, and you are prone to inner demons. After returning to the mountain, you should first go into seclusion for three years!"

Shen Shanshui reprimanded him in a low voice.

Tang Yan's personality is too extreme. Although his heart is set on the Dao, this path leads to the goal of immortality for cultivators.

Heaven is impartial and will not create anything perfectly flawless. He even wondered if this was a drawback of the Pure Yang Dao Body?

"Yes."

Tang Yan rubbed his head, grinning sheepishly. He knew Shen Shanshui meant well, but perhaps everyone's constitution was different. Hearing things like this made him easily get excited; he'd been like that since he was little.

"Senior brother, why aren't you eating? This ribbonfish is delicious."

Although Shen Lingxi was very reluctant, she still picked up a piece of fish and put it into her senior brother's bowl.

"Don't worry about me, you eat."

After reshaping his flesh and blood, Shen Shanshui must maintain his purity.

After spending three days exploring Jiangling City, mainly taking Shen Lingxi to sample all the delicious food, the three of them officially embarked on their journey home.

Upon boarding the treasure ship again, Shen Shanshui's entire state of mind had unknowingly changed.

With this return to the mountain, the Heavenly Dao Sect will truly have a place in this world!

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Tangfu, Qingyang County.

"Uncle Tang, you said Brother Tang Yan can cultivate now? Where is he now?"

Gu Meng'er's beautiful eyes widened in shock and disbelief. Compared to half a year ago, the girl was now even more developed and graceful.

"That's right, Yan'er is indeed able to cultivate."

Master Shen took Yan'er on a long journey half a year ago, and their return date is unknown.

Tang Xiao helplessly shrugged, and while speaking, he couldn't help but glance at the black-robed man wearing a bamboo hat behind Gu Meng'er.

The person was completely covered up; not only was she dressed in all black in broad daylight, but she also wore a bamboo hat, so the only way to tell from her appearance was that she was a slender woman.

"This is impossible, how could he...?"

Gu Meng'er frowned and murmured to herself.

That day, she originally wanted Tang Yan to break through his mortal body and establish himself, completely destroying his pure Yang Dao body while preserving his life.

After the plan failed, she had to spend more time seeking help because of Shen Shanshui's presence.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu Meng'er never expected that she would get such a result.

Even a Golden Core True Monarch couldn't repair a Pure Yang Dao Body, right?

"Meng'er, let's go."

The woman in the straw hat spoke in a low, emotionless voice, cold and icy.

Gu Meng'er sighed softly.

"Uncle Tang, Meng'er will take her leave now."

After leaving the Tang residence, the woman in the bamboo hat spoke again: "Now that your Pure Yang Dao Body has recovered, what are your thoughts? Will you send the news back to the Immortal Sect?"

Gu Meng'er bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, tightly gripping the exquisite longsword in her hand.

"Aunt Liu, I haven't decided yet."

"It's up to you. I owe your mother a favor, not the Immortal Sect."

I'll keep Tang Yan's matter a secret for you, but... how long do you think I can keep it a secret?

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