Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

As Lu Jinyan made a hand seal, the net rose into the air, covering Zhan Yue Dao Lu and Bai Xuan Lin. The hooks pierced the skin of the three of them, and then the net contracted.

The three of them were in pain, and even though they were unconscious, they couldn't help but groan unconsciously.

Bai Xuanjing's eyes sharpened.

"In that case, cousins, let's hurry back to the Canghuang Islands!"

Lu Jinyan nodded, then touched the storage bag.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared, and a spirit boat less than ten feet long appeared in mid-air.

The spirit boat was entirely white, with its surface shimmering with spiritual light, making it look quite extraordinary!

Generally speaking, spirit boats are larger than ordinary spirit boats, and therefore require more materials.

Spirit boats of the same grade are often more expensive than ordinary attack magic weapons.

Bai Xuanjing looked at the spirit boat with some surprise.

"This spirit boat is a magical artifact of my Lu family. It was allocated to me to lead my clansmen in hunting demons. Don't be fooled by its small size; it can easily carry five or six cultivators and allow them to escape at sea."

"This speed is much faster than traveling on water, come on up!"

Lu Jinyan gave an explanation, then raised his hand and threw the net along with the three people inside onto the spirit boat, before leaping onto the spirit boat himself.

"Let's go, cousin!" Lu Jinxiu smiled and jumped onto the spirit boat.

……

Canghuang Islands.

This island group consists of thirty-six islands in total.

The area surrounding it is mostly small and lacks spiritual veins, but it is inhabited by mortals, guarded by Bai family cultivators, and has small formations set up.

It can be considered the Bai family's first line of defense against external threats.

There are seven islands in the center, six of which are arranged in a ring to protect the central island.

It was the Seven Islands of Canghuang.

Upon arriving at the outer edge of the Canghuang Islands, one can see that there are more people around, and many ships are sailing on the sea, mostly ordinary people who rely on the Bai family to make a living.

Occasionally, cultivators would pass by.

Besides the Bai family, there are many other families with different surnames in the Canghuang Islands.

Some of these non-family cultivators were Daoist partners or relatives of the Bai family cultivators.

Another group consisted of those who had rendered meritorious service to the family and were bestowed the surname Bai by the Bai family. They were called disciples of other surnames and could enjoy the same treatment as disciples of the Bai family.

As they approached the outer perimeter, a streak of light emerged from a small island; it was also a spirit boat, heading towards Bai Xuanjing and the other two.

"I am Bai Jingcheng of the Bai family. I have met you fellow Daoists. May I ask what brings you to the Canghuang Islands?"

The newcomer maneuvered the spirit boat to a stop about three zhang in front of Bai Xuanjing and the others.

This position is perfect; it can prevent cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining from suddenly launching an attack.

Lu Jinyan's spirit boat was clearly not of the Bai family's standard, so Bai Jingcheng guessed that the person who came was not a disciple of the Bai family, which is why he came to stop him.

There are outposts set up around the Canghuang Islands, where cultivators are usually stationed. If anything unusual is discovered, they will immediately report back to the family.

In addition, these garrisoned monks would also prevent unfamiliar outsiders from entering the Canghuang Islands territory.

This is exactly what Bai Jingcheng does.

During the clan gathering, patrols in the Canghuang Islands become more stringent.

Bai Xuanjing looked over.

The Bai family has many elders, and Bai Jingcheng is also a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, but Bai Xuanjing does not recognize him.

Thinking about it carefully, I remembered that I seemed to have seen this person at a clan gathering some years ago, but we never had any interaction.

As Bai Jingcheng asked his question, he glanced at Lu Jinyan's spirit boat.

His gaze swept over the group of people, finally settling on Bai Xuanlin and the other two trapped in the net. His eyes narrowed slightly.

Bai Xuanjing stepped forward and said, "I am Bai Xuanjing, from the third branch of the Bai family, of the Xuan generation. I greet Uncle Jingcheng. These two are cultivators from the Lu family of Baishi Island, and they are my cousins."

As they spoke, Bai Xuanjing took out her identity token from her storage bag and tossed it to Bai Jingcheng from a distance.

Bai Jingcheng took the token, glanced at it, and then tossed it back.

His face had already turned into a smile. "So it's Xuanjing. Your older brother is Bai Xuangu. I have a good relationship with him."

In addition to personal information, the identity token also includes the names of direct relatives within five generations of cultivators, in order to prevent anyone from counterfeiting the identity tokens of Bai family disciples.

After all, it's easy to impersonate someone, but it's not so easy to fabricate a reasonable and complete kinship chart.

Bai Xuanjing wasn't too surprised that this person knew Bai Xuangu.

After all, the cultivators who patrol and guard the area are all under the jurisdiction of the Guizu Guard Hall.

Bai Jingcheng must also be a cultivator from the Clan Guard Hall.

Bai Xuangu is one of the elite members of the Clan Guard Hall, and is a candidate to compete for the Foundation Establishment Stage spot and the position of Elder in the third branch. Naturally, he has a good reputation.

Now that his identity had been verified, Bai Jingcheng lowered his guard and urged his spirit boat to come closer to Lu Jinyan's spirit boat.

"What's going on on your ship?" As he spoke, Bai Jingcheng looked at the net on the spirit boat.

Bai Xuanlin and the other two remained unconscious.

In fact, on the way back, the three of them had all regained consciousness, but Bai Xuanjing thought their pleas for mercy were too noisy, so he had Lu Jinyan knock them unconscious again.

Bai Xuanjing cupped his hands and said, "I hope Uncle Jingcheng will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Two of the three were called Zhan Yue Dao Couples, who were evil cultivators from the outer seas, and the third was named Bai Xuanlin, a disciple of the Bai family.

"Bai Xuanlin and I are both cultivators sent out by our families, but he has ulterior motives. Taking advantage of my return home, he wants to join forces with evil cultivators from the outer sea to seize my life and property."

Fortunately, I met my cousins ​​on Xuan Turtle Island...

Bai Xuanjing explained the whole story, and then tossed Bai Xuanlin's identity token to Bai Jingcheng.

Bai Jingcheng looked at the identity token and his expression became somewhat solemn.

A large forest has all kinds of birds.

It's not uncommon for family members to kill each other. Since Bai Xuanjing dared to bring living people to the Canghuang Islands, he already believed Bai Xuanjing's words.

However, this matter was not his concern, so he said, "I see. In that case, I must thank the Lu siblings, after all, they saved my Bai family disciple."

Then, Bai Jingcheng took out a paper crane that could transmit sound, moved his lips, made a hand seal, and sent the paper crane out.

"Matters involving clan rules are not my responsibility. I have already notified the head of the Punishment Hall, and he will be here soon. Why don't you wait a while?"

Bai Xuanjing nodded.

Then, as if remembering something, Bai Jingcheng smiled warmly and said, "Xuan Gu is also on the island. I'll send him a message crane too!"

After saying that, Bai Jingcheng took out another paper crane for transmitting sound.

Bai Xuanjing was unaware that three months ago, Bai Xuangu's cultivation level had advanced, and he was now a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

His status in the Clan Guard Hall has been elevated, and he is now considered a leader of the Clan Guard Hall, equivalent to a steward in the other halls of the Bai family.

Above the stewards are the elders of each branch of the clan and the clan elders.

Even if he ultimately fails to be selected for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Bai Xuan Valley's ability to become a leader at this age gives him a strong chance of becoming an elder of each branch in the future, holding a portion of the branch's resources in his hands.

He's much more promising than Bai Jingcheng was in his youth!

Bai Jingcheng only obtained the position of steward because he was getting older and his seniority and cultivation had gradually increased.

Therefore, Bai Jingcheng's move was somewhat of a gesture of goodwill.