Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Upon seeing this, the two servants at the door immediately went to greet them. Chen Yi asked them to prepare a private room, ordered a pot of tea and several plates of pastries, and waited for Wu Yifeng and Sun Huo.

Chen Yi held the jade slip in his hand and examined it carefully. It was a map of Wanling Mountain that he had purchased from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion at a cost of many spirit stones.

The above drawings were all hand-drawn by cultivators who frequently travel to Wanling Mountain, so they are highly accurate.

Chen Yi found a marker at the edge, which recorded the location of Golden Cloud Valley. There was another place Chen Yi had also visited, the cave where Mu Yuanrong led them to obtain the Purple Pattern Vine.

There used to be a spiritual spring inside the cave, and Chen Yi planned to go there again on this trip.

The spiritual spring water can nourish spiritual fields and feed spiritual insects. It can also be used to refine pills, but he has long since used up all the spiritual spring water he had accumulated.

Half an hour later, Sun Huo was the first to push open the door and enter.

"Brother Chen, it's been a long time," Sun Huo said with a smile.

Chen Yi immediately stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, and said:

"Brother Sun, please have a seat. We still need to wait for my senior brother."

Sun Huo nodded slightly and sat down opposite Chen Yi:

"You actually managed to persuade Wu Yifeng, such a lazy person, to lend a hand."

Chen Yi smiled calmly and started chatting with Sun Huo.

The two had not seen each other for a long time, and Sun Huo's aura was much more solid than before, even vaguely reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

After waiting in the room for more than an hour, Wu Yifeng finally arrived.

"Uh, you guys are here pretty early."

After greeting the two, Wu Yifeng sat down next to Chen Yi.

The three immediately began discussing entering Golden Cloud Valley. The market was not peaceful at the moment, and some rogue cultivators had already been attacked by evil cultivators.

These evil cultivators often preyed on lone, unaffiliated cultivators, causing a tense atmosphere throughout the market.

Chen Yi couldn't help but recall his trip to the Antarctic Fire Plains. These evil cultivators seemed to have other motives and must be plotting something big.

"I will invite another Foundation Establishment cultivator on this trip. If you have any trustworthy companions, you can each bring one along," Sun Huo said.

Chen Yi thought of Deng Liangyu and planned to ask for her opinion.

After discussing it, the three decided to meet up on time three days later and head to Jinyun Valley.

Upon returning home, Chen Yi immediately contacted Deng Liangyu using the communication jade slip.

A moment later, Deng Liangyu sent him a message, saying that she had something to do recently and could not attend, and told Chen Yi to be careful.

Chen Yi sighed inwardly and began preparing for his trip to Jinyun Valley.

Three days later, Chen Yi appeared at the city gate of Fangshi on time.

He also brought Xue Qiang's ritual implements with him on this trip: a blue robe and an ancient bronze bell.

He concealed his blue robe inside his black cloak and affixed several concealment talismans, making it difficult for ordinary cultivators to detect.

The blue robe was covered with snake scales, which could be transformed into a shield around the body to protect the practitioner when activated at full power.

Before long, Sun Huo and a female cultivator came to Chen Yi first.

"Brother Chen, this is Zi Yan, a cultivator from the Heavenly Spirit Sect," Sun Huo introduced to Chen Yi.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi secretly sized up Zi Yan. She was dressed in a purple outfit, with fair skin, a tall figure, and an air of heroism about her.

"Miss Ziyan, I am Chen Yi," Chen Yi said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Zi Yan returned the greeting with clasped hands and greeted Chen Yi.

Chen Yi sensed that the other party's cultivation level had reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. A faint aura of killing intent emanated from him.

After chatting with Sun Huo for a few minutes, Wu Yifeng brought Mu Yuanrong over.

"Senior brother, Miss Mu," Chen Yi greeted first.

Wu Yifeng, unusually, did not drink. After looking around, he spoke:

"We meet again, Brother Sun. We'll be working together again this time."

Sun Huo smiled and, seeing that everyone had arrived, led them away from the market with Chen Yi.

The group rode their flying magical artifacts straight to Mount Wanling.

Chen Yi and Mu Yuanrong had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so they were temporarily being carried by others.

Wu Yifeng carried Mu Yuanrong, while Chen Yi was carried by Zi Yan as they moved forward.

Chen Yi and Sun Huo discussed it and decided that the two of them would go to the alchemist's cave first, so that Chen Yi could take some spiritual spring water.

The group quickly left the market area and entered the outer perimeter of Wanling Mountain.

Chen Yi returned to Wanling Mountain, this time with a greater sense of confidence. His own strength had reached the late stage of Qi Refining, and he was accompanied by several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Using the map in his hand, he collected some precious medicinal herbs and spiritual plants.

As evening approached, the group returned to the cave dwelling of alchemist Sun Yu.

Chen Yi looked at the small mountain in front of him with a complicated expression. If it weren't for Sun Yu, he wouldn't have entered the ranks of alchemists so quickly.

Moreover, the other party's alchemy furnace and knowledge of alchemy were of great help to him.

"After the trip to Jinyun Valley, it's time to upgrade the Supreme Lord Laozi's Blessing to the second rank," Chen Yi thought to himself.

Chen Yi took out the jade pendant from his storage bag and channeled several streams of spiritual energy into it.

The jade pendant floated in mid-air, instantly conjuring an entrance on the array barrier. The group entered, and the scene within the cave was revealed.

Chen Yi took a deep breath, and the refreshing fragrance of the spiritual spring filled his chest and abdomen.

"Once I break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, it wouldn't be bad to use this place as my cave dwelling," Chen Yi thought to himself.

The spiritual soil here is also covered with spiritual energy and essence; otherwise, alchemist Sun Yu would not have chosen this place as his cave dwelling.

He immediately went to the spring and collected all the spring water into several storage bags.

"Wow! The purple-veined vine has actually sprouted new buds!" Wu Yifeng exclaimed in shock.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi immediately stepped forward and discovered that several pale purple buds had sprouted from the spot where he had previously taken the purple vine.

"Unfortunately, it will take them two or three hundred years to grow to maturity," Mu Yuanrong said.

Looking at the purple-veined vine, Chen Yi had an idea. He could activate Shennong's blessing by planting spirit rice. He wondered if planting medicinal herbs and spiritual plants could trigger the blessings of the immortals.

With everyone present, Chen Yi didn't want to try it now.

He plans to try planting medicinal herbs and spiritual plants again next time he goes to the cave alone.

As night fell, the group decided to rest in the cave for the night.

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Yi was the first to finish meditating, and he took out a map to examine it.

They are currently in the outer area of ​​Wanling Mountain. Even if they use a flying magic weapon, it will take them two or three days to get to Jinyun Valley.

Sun Huo also finished his meditation and flashed to Chen Yi's side.

The two held a map and reviewed the route they had previously agreed upon.

At that very moment, the lake in front of them suddenly erupted with both spiritual and malevolent energy.

Chen Yi and Sun Huo simultaneously noticed the same thing ahead. After exchanging a glance, Chen Yi piloted his flying artifact and flew upwards.

A battle between cultivators was taking place on a lake not far away, and the shockwaves from the battle continued to spread across the lake's surface.

At this moment, Wu Yifeng and the others also noticed the unusual activity on the lake and rode their flying magical artifacts to Chen Yi's side.

"Are there cultivators fighting?!" Wu Yifeng asked.

Chen Yi looked into the distance, sensing the malevolent aura emanating from the evil cultivator, and said:

"That's right, and there are even evil cultivators here; this feeling is exactly the aura of malevolence."

Sun Huo and the others were all startled upon hearing this. Zi Yan looked at the figures fighting in front of the lake, a look of surprise on her face.