Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Eighty miles away from here, according to the map, there is a strange place called Yuanci Mist Valley. This place is shrouded in mist, and there are special stone mountains scattered everywhere. The mountains are sparsely wooded and devoid of wild animals.

The danger of this place is said to be such that the deeper one goes, the greater the chance of encountering a so-called great demon. It is said that even cultivators at the late Foundation Establishment stage or above often get lost in the depths.

It is common knowledge among cultivators, but Yuan Magnetic Mist Valley has another special feature: it can isolate all divine sense detection and block all tracking methods.

"After I escaped to this place, I hid the Du family's storage bag in this Misty Valley. Then I set up a basic 'One Leaf Obscures the Eye' formation, the most basic in the cultivation world, to prevent the Du family from tracing Du Ziruo's storage bag. As for the good things in Du Ziruo's storage bag, I'll have to explore them slowly later..."

Before the sword-controlling talisman expired, Song Daoxuan managed to escape into the Yuan Magnetic Mist Valley. What came into view was a vast expanse of stone forest, straight as sharp swords, with a thick fog covering the entire stone forest, obscuring the sky and the sun.

Song Daoxuan had no intention of lingering here, nor did he want to venture deeper into the Yuan Magnetic Mist Valley. This was one of the ten most dangerous places in the Great Li Immortal Cultivation World. Even cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage probably didn't have absolute confidence in fully exploring the Yuan Magnetic Mist Valley and escaping unscathed.

Song Daoxuan wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he'd have better luck than these Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Song Daoxuan merely set up a basic "One Leaf Obscures the Eyes" formation on the outer perimeter, then dug a deep pit and threw the Du family's storage bag into it.

"As for the incomplete talisman, with my Qi Refining Stage 8 cultivation level, I can only unleash about one-tenth of its power, which is really limited for me. As for that puppetry technique that can create Foundation Establishment Stage puppets, the materials for creating such puppets are not something a Qi Refining cultivator like myself can gather. I'll wait until I reach the Foundation Establishment Stage before coming back here to retrieve Du Ziruo's storage bag!"

After doing all this, Song Daoxuan fled from the Yuan Magnetic Mist Valley, one of the so-called ten most dangerous places. However, without the blessing of the Sword Control Talisman, and with his spirit beast, the Cloud-Stepping Steed, damaged and unusable, it took him nearly a month to return to Qing Sui Peak in the Azure Lotus Islands.

After returning to Qinghui Peak.

Song Daoxuan returned to his old profession, firstly to look after the ten acres of medicinal fields on Qingsui Peak, and secondly to take out the Qi-gathering gourd to cultivate the main medicine for alchemy he wanted and explore the method of refining Huangya Pill.

In addition, Huangya Dan had already prepared some auxiliary medicinal materials and medicinal guides in the market of the cultivation world. All that was needed was to prepare the main medicine with a longer growth period.

He simply dug a hole and buried a single Rehmannia glutinosa seed in the soil. Instantly, the Rehmannia glutinosa sprouted and grew into a mature medicinal plant that had been growing for decades. Song Daoxuan then put the Rehmannia glutinosa into a wooden box.

In the cultivation world, spiritual plants and herbs used to refine elixirs must be preserved in these special wooden boxes to maintain their vitality. Once the plants show signs of withering and lose their vitality, the probability of successfully refining elixirs from them will become extremely low.

After burning incense and bathing, I consulted the oracle to determine an auspicious day.

Song Daoxuan was refining pills. The difficulty of refining the Yellow Sprout Pill was higher than that of all other pills such as the Pure Spirit Powder and the White Dew Pill, but slightly lower than that of refining the Gathering Breath Pill.

Therefore, even though Song Daoxuan was a first-level alchemist.

Even with the utmost caution, it took ten batches to obtain just one batch of three Qing-grade pills when refining this kind of elixir.

After succeeding once, Song Daoxuan gained a certain level of confidence in refining this kind of pill. Then, he was able to refine one pill out of five batches, or even one pill out of four batches. However, the success rate of refining one pill out of four batches was considered the limit of Song Daoxuan's ability to refine the Yellow Sprout Pill.

Inside the cave, the air was filled with the fragrance of elixirs. Song Daoxuan opened the last batch of pills, and a hint of blue appeared among the three pills.

It was indeed a blue-grade pill.

"My alchemy skills are getting better and better; I can even refine blue-grade pills now. However, I still need a lot of time to break through and become a second-tier alchemist..."

Song Daoxuan put away the pills he had refined, preparing to find a suitable opportunity to break through his cultivation realm.

Then, Second Uncle Song Hongdong reappeared outside his cave.

"You brat! It's been a while since we last met. It seems you've had quite a few good fortunes. Your cultivation level has actually reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. Song Daoxu has put in just as much effort as you on the path of cultivation over the years, but his cultivation level has stagnated at the seventh level of Qi Refining. You've actually surpassed him!" Second Uncle was Song Honghu's biological brother. Even though he was busy with clan affairs, he still took extra care of this nephew compared to the other members of the Dao generation.

"A major event has occurred within the family. I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be related to you juniors of the Dao generation, as well as the cultivators of the Hong generation and above. Go and take a look! I've already notified the Dao generation."

"Understood, Uncle!" Song Daoxuan nodded, changed into a blue Daoist robe, and went alone to Qingsui Peak, heading towards Tianshu Peak.

As Song Daoxuan passed by Jade Palace Peak, he felt that the peak was somewhat deserted. Many of the old trees on the peak had died, leaving it bare and seemingly no longer the same as it used to be.

When Song Chuanyuan passed away, the family naturally placed his memorial tablet in the family ancestral hall and offered incense to him.

Meanwhile, the scroll of "Song Clan Records" also records the life and remarkable achievements of the patriarch.

On the summit of Tian Shu Peak, an old man dressed in the robes of a cultivation sect, the Zhuxi Sect, arrived.

"I, Du Ruisong, am a disciple of True Man Du of the Zhuxi Sect. Considering your Qinglian Song Clan's diligent service to the sect over the years and your timely payment of spiritual plants and herbs, I hereby grant you special permission to select five disciples from your Song Clan's Dao generation and subsequent juniors for training..."

"You children, please come forward!"

When Song Daoxuan first heard Du Ruisong announce his name, he was quite startled. He thought that the other party had come to the Song family on Qinglian Island to find someone because of Du Ziruo's death. However, the other party wanted to select five members of the Song family to enter the Zhuxi Sect for training, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Song Daoxu, four spiritual roots, twenty-eight years old, seventh level of Qi Refining, failed to be selected!" Upon hearing this, the Song family disciples were dejected. It should be noted that Song Daoxu's cultivation level was already considered quite good among the Dao generation of the Song family. They never expected that someone with such cultivation level would not be qualified to cultivate in the Zhuxi Sect.