Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Chen Yi took out spirit stones to buy the Crimson Flame Golden Pearl Talisman, and couldn't help but show a hint of heartache on his face.

If it weren't for the spirit stones from Elder Qin and Zhang Yuting, he wouldn't have been able to purchase the talisman treasure on his own.

The old shopkeeper handed the talisman to Chen Yi and told him some precautions for using it.

After purchasing some more pills, Chen Yi turned and left the Treasure Pavilion.

After returning to his courtyard, he took out the jade slip given to him by Master Zhou from his storage bag.

"Senior brother, I am Chen Yi. Please meet me at Qingyu Tea House tomorrow at noon." Chen Yi said, channeling spiritual energy into the jade slip.

The jade slip shimmered with a faint glow, transmitting Chen Yi's words as text to the recipient's jade slip.

Chen Yi waited for a long time, but found that the jade slip did not move at all.

"Oh no, could that senior brother be in seclusion?" Chen Yi's face showed a hint of unease.

It is common for cultivators to go into seclusion, sometimes for several months or even a year. The higher the cultivation level, the longer the seclusion period.

It wasn't until nightfall that Chen Yi noticed the jade slip emitting a faint glow.

Several large golden characters appeared leisurely on the jade slip: Okay, arrive on time tomorrow.

Seeing this, Chen Yi felt relieved and sat cross-legged on the bed to begin meditation.

The next day, at noon.

Chen Yi arrived at Qingyu Teahouse early. He called over a waiter, gave him his name, and instructed him to take anyone looking for him to a private room.

A moment later, the waiter brought over a pot of tea and several plates of pastries.

Chen Yi leaned back in his chair for a short rest, quietly waiting for his senior brother to arrive.

It was noon, but Chen Yi had been waiting in the private room for two hours, and his senior brother still hadn't appeared.

"What's going on?" Chen Yi frowned slightly.

He hadn't expected the other person to be late; the sun had already set, and a few streaks of golden light appeared on the distant horizon.

Just as Chen Yi was about to get up and leave, the door was pushed open by the waiter.

In an instant.

A strong, pungent aroma of alcohol wafted into the private room.

"Hiccup, whew..." A somewhat disheveled young man dressed in a black robe followed the waiter in.

Chen Yi looked up and sized up the young man in black robes, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"Waiter, bring me some food." The young man in black robes said familiarly.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yi immediately stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying:

"Junior Chen Yi greets Senior Brother."

The young man in black robes took the wine gourd from his waist, gulped down a mouthful of wine, and said:

"Chen Yi? Master's newly accepted personal disciple."

"Since we are fellow disciples, there's no need for formalities. My name is Wu Yifeng."

Chen Yi gestured for Wu Yifeng to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and said:

"Senior Brother Wu, the reason I invited you here is to take you to Wanling Mountain with me."

Wu Yifeng leaned back in his chair, looking unusually relaxed.

In the pause between Chen Feng's words, he took another sip of wine and said:

"My master told me, so don't worry, I'll go with you this time."

"We're fellow disciples, so forget about any payment. Just buy me a jar of good wine."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi immediately expressed his gratitude while secretly sensing the other party's aura.

He discovered that Wu Yifeng was about the same age as him, but his aura was the same as Mu Yuanrong's, both being at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.

The two chatted idly, sharing their understanding of formations.

"Junior brother, let me know when you've agreed on a time," Wu Yifeng said.

At that moment, the door opened.

The waiter brought over some food for the two of them to eat.

Chen Yi wasn't hungry, but Wu Yifeng picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily.

"How many days have they been starving?!" Chen Yi thought to himself in shock.

After spending some time together, he also discovered that this senior was a free spirit who loved drinking.

Logically, a formation master's own spiritual consciousness is very important, and being in a drunken state for many years will inevitably affect his cultivation.

"Ahem, senior brother, slow down. I'll order some more if it's not enough," Chen Yi said in a low voice.

Wu Yifeng ate while speaking incoherently:

"Yes, you, you should eat with us too."

Chen Yi smiled politely and symbolically picked up a few mouthfuls of food.

After finishing his meal, Wu Yifeng got up and left.

Chen Yi sighed inwardly; he always felt that this senior brother was somewhat unreliable.

But since it was recommended by Master Zhou, it should have some special considerations in its conduct.

Chen Yi took out the jade slip he had with Mu Yuanrong and immediately contacted her, agreeing to depart in three days.

Before long, the jade slip emitted a glow, and a line of golden characters appeared on it.

Three days later, at dawn, meet at the north gate of the market.

Chen Yi's face lit up with joy as he put away the jade slip and returned to his courtyard.

He needs to be even more prepared for this trip to Wanling Mountain.

Chen Yi harvested all the remaining warm jade red rice into the rice bag, and then put the mature iron fire ants in the insect house into the insect breeding bag.

Three hundred fire ants have now matured and formed a swarm with combat capabilities.

Chen Yi checked the array formations, magical artifacts, and talismans on his body again, then returned to his room to meditate and wait for the appointed time to arrive.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

As dawn broke, Chen Yi pushed open the door and headed straight for the north gate of the market.

Shortly after, Chen Yi appeared at the North Gate.

He was dressed in a black cloak and wore a mask, hiding in the shadows waiting for Mu Yuanrong, Wu Yifeng, and the others to appear.

"Senior Brother Wu, please don't be late," Chen Yi thought to himself.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, a faint smell of alcohol entered Chen Yi's nostrils.

The next moment, a figure appeared leisurely not far behind Chen Yi.

Chen Yi turned around abruptly and realized that his senior brother Wu Yifeng had arrived first.

Wu Yifeng picked up the gourd and took a big gulp of wine, then his figure flashed as he rushed towards Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was secretly alarmed, not expecting that the other party could sense him.

It seems that Master Zhou's disciples are no ordinary people.

"Senior brother, I'm here," Chen Yi said first.

Wu Yifeng let out a hiccup and yawned, saying:

"Hmm, you're here pretty early. Haven't they arrived yet?"

Chen Yi indicated that Mu Yuanrong and the others had not yet arrived, and he and Wu Yifeng were waiting for them at the current location.

A dozen minutes later, Mu Yuanrong slowly walked over with two cultivators.

Chen Yi looked ahead and saw a male and a female cultivator next to Mu Yuanrong.

Both the male and female cultivators wore pale yellow robes, seemingly matching outfits. The male cultivator was at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, his aura slightly lower than that of Mu Yuanrong and Wu Yifeng.

The female cultivator was at the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage, which was also a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

"Miss Mu, it's been a long time," Chen Yi greeted her.

When Mu Yuanrong saw Chen Yi arrive as promised, a glint of shrewdness flashed in her eyes. Before she could speak, Wu Yifeng spoke first:

"So it's Miss Mu, what a coincidence."

Mu Yuanrong bowed to Chen Yi, but upon seeing Wu Yifeng, she said coldly:

"Hmph, you lecherous scoundrel."

She turned away from Wu Yifeng and instead introduced the identities of the two cultivators beside her to Chen Yi.

"These two are Yu Hualong and Liu Yuting, they are both my good friends."

"Gentlemen, this is Chen Yi, also a formation master," Mu Yuanrong said.

Chen Yi clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and Yu Hualong and Liu Yuting did the same.

Mu Yuanrong ignored Wu Yifeng, and it was Chen Yi who introduced him.

"Alright, everyone please be careful on this trip to Wanling Mountain. I'll take you there."