I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Fortunately, this group did not have any secret techniques to suppress their cultivation levels, and Chen Qing quickly sensed their cultivation levels.

Four Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators, and one more...

Chen Qing frowned slightly.

The middle-aged man sitting at the very back had an ordinary face and simple clothes, and looked unremarkable.

However, his aura was significantly stronger than the others, and a faint trace of blood energy lingered around him. Although he tried to conceal it, it could not escape Chen Qing's perception.

Seven layers of Qi Refining.

"Ugh, this is such a hassle. Can't I just raise my fish and feed my chickens in peace?"

Chen Qing cursed inwardly, casually picked up a low-grade first-tier golden arrow talisman, examined it a couple of times, and asked nonchalantly, "How many spirit stones is this?"

"Two pieces," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Too expensive." Chen Qing shook his head, put down the Golden Arrow Talisman, and picked up another Gale Talisman. "How about this one?"

"One dollar and fifty cents."

Chen Qing casually haggled with the innkeeper, but his gaze subtly swept across the inn outside the window as he turned around.

The five of them glanced at the Lingyun Sect office not far away from time to time.

Chen Qing saw all of this and made a plan in his mind.

He eventually spent two spirit stones to buy two Swift Wind Talismans, put the talismans into his storage bag, and walked out of the Talisman Pavilion at a leisurely pace.

He didn't look around much, nor did he linger. This group had been in Lin Yuan City for at least two days without making a move; they were either scouting the area, waiting for someone, or had other missions.

In either case, he didn't need to alert the enemy.

Chen Qing walked leisurely through the streets in the north of the city, turned into a small alley, and walked around for about half a cup of tea's time before confirming that no one was following him. Only then did he leave Lin Yuan City through another city gate.

Chen Qing walked for several miles and stopped by a deserted mountain path. He scanned the surroundings with his spiritual sense to make sure no one was there, then turned into a grove of trees by the roadside and took out the communication talisman that Xiao Chunan had given him from his storage bag.

With the power of spiritual energy activated at his fingertips, the talisman emitted a faint spiritual light.

Chen Qing spoke a few words in a low voice to the talisman, briefly explaining the situation in Lin Yuan City.

After saying that, he released his hand, and the transmission talisman transformed into a streak of light, shooting swiftly towards the direction of Lingjian Mountain in Zhenyuan County in the northwest.

Chen Qing watched the streak of light disappear into the air, looked around again, then mounted the Dragonscale Horse, patted its neck, and galloped off towards Half Moon Lake.

The thunderous sound of hooves quickly disappeared into the twilight.

The forest returned to silence, with only the evening breeze rustling through the treetops.

In the distance, the outline of Lin Yuan City gradually blurred in the twilight. On the second floor of the inn in the north of the city, a few people were still sitting by the window, their eyes never leaving the small building across the street with the plaque "Lingyun Garrison".

……

Back to Half Moon Lake.

Chen Qing dismounted and patted his spirit beast pouch. Qingtian, Danyu, and Yinyue appeared together on the lakeside.

"Get to work, get to work." Chen Qing clapped his hands and looked at Qingtian. "The chicken coop hasn't been cleaned for fifteen days. Be prepared."

Qingtian's face froze instantly.

He slowly turned his head towards the chicken coop, his throat bobbed, and a trembling thought escaped his lips: "Chen Qing... can I not go?"

What do you think?

Qingtian took a deep breath, pulled out the nearly falling-down copy of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from his hair, flipped to a certain page with a rustling sound, stared at it for a moment, then suddenly slammed the book shut, his little face filled with a look of grim determination.

"I'm off!"

After saying that, he dashed off towards the chicken coop, his retreating figure carrying a touch of tragic grandeur.

Danyu glanced at Qingtian indifferently, a rare glint of what seemed like a wicked smile appearing on her face. She grabbed the feed bag with her claws, flapped her wings and flew into the air. The golden feed fell like a drizzle, evenly covering the lake surface. Her movements were as fluid as ever.

Silver Moon squatted at Chen Qing's feet, tilting her head to look at Dan Yu's figure. A hint of curiosity flashed in her dark green eyes, and she called out softly.

"Let's go upstairs."

Chen Qing bent down, picked up Yin Yue, and carried her up the wooden stairs to the quiet room on the second floor.

The calming incense was lit, and wisps of blue smoke rose.

Chen Qing sat down cross-legged, took out a spirit beast pill from his storage bag and handed it to Yin Yue. Yin Yue sniffed it, swallowed it in one gulp, and obediently lay down beside him, closing her eyes to refine the medicinal power.

Chen Qing did not rush to cultivate, but instead closed his eyes and recalled the five people in Lin Yuan City.

One has seven levels of Qi Refining, and four have six levels of Qi Refining.

This setup, if it were just him alone, would definitely require some thought. But with Dan Yu and Qing Tian added in, it's actually manageable.

However... just to be on the safe side, he still called Xiao Chunan along.

Although Xiao Chunan is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he is a sword cultivator, and his combat strength cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Moreover, he has been at the sixth level of Qi Refining for nearly two years, and according to him, he is only about a year away from the seventh level of Qi Refining.

One person can take on two, no problem.

When the time comes, let Dan Yu restrain that Qi Refining Level 7 expert, while I, Qing Tian, ​​and Xiao Chunan will completely overwhelm the remaining four Qi Refining Level 6 experts.

As for Dan Yu's cultivation level being exposed...

Chen Qing shook his head, not caring.

When Xiao Chunan killed that Tribulation Cultivator last time, he had already noticed that Dan Yu's strength was not right. At that time, he used "feeding too much Blazing Yuan Pill" as an excuse.

Given Xiao Chunan's intelligence and their twelve-year relationship, she most likely wouldn't overthink it.

Besides, after what happened with Yang Ming, who knows if those five Qian Kingdom cultivators suppressed their cultivation levels?

Caution is the boat.

Chen Qing stopped thinking about it, took out a Gathering Profound Pill from his storage bag and put it in his mouth. He closed his eyes and circulated the "Azure Wave Technique". Warm spiritual energy flowed through his meridians and gathered in his dantian, one circle, two circles, three circles...

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Chen Qing was awakened by Dan Yu's thoughts.

"Chen Qing, Xiao Chunan has arrived; she's outside the formation."

Chen Qing opened her eyes, let out a long breath, and got up to go downstairs.

Silver Moon followed behind him, her short legs running very fast, her tail wagging like a windmill.

The light screen of the Azure Water Ring Spirit Array opened, and Xiao Chunan was standing outside, wearing a blue Taoist robe, with a long sword hanging at his waist, and his hair was a little messy from the morning breeze.

"Why did it take you so long to come out?" Xiao Chunan raised an eyebrow. "I've been waiting for ages."

His gaze swept over Chen Qing, then paused slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Huh! Your aura feels much stronger than when we last met... wait, you've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Qing nodded calmly and casually said, "I broke through recently by luck, so it's not very stable yet."

Xiao Chunan didn't think much of it and patted him on the shoulder: "Not bad, that's fast."

"Let's go, we'll talk on the way." Chen Qing mounted his horse and secretly activated the "Hidden Spirit Technique," steadily suppressing the fluctuations of spiritual power at the level of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The two spurred their horses and galloped towards Lin Yuan City.

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