Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Since Song Zhiyu's death, the Song clan has paid more attention to the defense of Qingfeng Lake, sending more cultivators to guard the lake, including many clan cultivators whose cultivation has reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

The complete annihilation of the Burning Blood Sect, a group of treacherous cultivators from Yunmeng Prefecture, has temporarily plunged Qingfeng Lake into a state of tranquility.

Having completed his mission, Song Daoxuan returned to the Qinglian Islands and went back to Qingsui Peak.

At this very moment, inside the cave dwelling of Qing Sui Peak.

Song Daoxuan, dressed in a green robe, sat cross-legged on the stone bed.

He took out a Rejuvenation Pill from his storage bag and swallowed it. Then he crushed a few spirit stones to replenish his depleted mana. The battle with the two Qi Refining cultivators earlier had been incredibly intense.

Even with his extreme caution, Song Daoxuan still suffered some injuries during the battle.

However, Song Daoxuan was already quite confident about the previous battle. After all, no Qi Refining cultivator could match his abundance of spirit stones. After killing the withered old man, he still had quite a few second-tier talismans left unused.

Song Daoxuan made a hand seal, and the storage bag flashed brightly, from which many items flew out.

These items were obtained by Song Daoxuan from Liu Xianzong, the leader of the Burning Blood Cult, and from the withered old man he killed.

Two high-grade magic artifacts, a small thunder fan and a long flame ruler, along with some pills for advancing in the Qi Refining stage, were of little use to Song Daoxuan. There were also several pills that Liu Xianzong had taken, a Blood Burning Pill, and the method for refining it.

Knowing the dangers of the so-called Blood Burning Pill and its refining method, Song Daoxuan cautiously put the pill and the refining method into his storage bag.

To Song Daoxuan's surprise, there was also an antique-looking token in the two people's storage bags. This token looked ordinary, but it was not simple. As Song Daoxuan's divine sense penetrated into one of them...

Then an old man with white hair appeared.

"I, Yuanqing Sanren, know that my lifespan is nearing its end, and I will leave all my possessions to future generations. Whoever holds this token will be qualified to enter my Immortal Abode..."

After saying this, the old man who called himself Yuanqing Sanren vanished into thin air, as if he had never existed in the world.

Then, the command flashed with light, and a complete map appeared before Song Daoxuan's eyes. According to Song Daoxuan's intuition, the location marked on the so-called map was not elsewhere, but within Yunmeng Prefecture. A hint of joy appeared on Song Daoxuan's face.

"This person? Immortal Abode? Who exactly is this so-called Yuanqing Hermit? How dare he call himself 'This Person' and call his place of death 'Immortal Abode'? Could this person be at least a Core Formation cultivator...?"

In this world of cultivation, only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above are qualified to be called "This Seat". If so, the opportunity of this token is too great. With my mere Qi Refining stage cultivation, I may not be able to bear it. Should I hand it over to an elder in my family?

After all, according to the afterimage of Yuan Qing Sanren in this token, there are probably quite a few cultivators in this cultivation world who can obtain this token. If it is truly a cultivation opportunity at the Core Formation stage or above, those who dare to step into it are at least cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

If Song Daoxuan's guess is true, then for someone with only Qi Refining cultivation to enter this realm, not only might he fail to obtain the opportunity, but he might also lose his life, which would be extremely not worth it.

However, shortly afterward, Song Daoxuan found the name of Yuan Qing Sanren in a jade slip containing records of cultivators, figures, and geography in Yunmeng Prefecture within the Sutra Repository on Qinglian Island. However, the result greatly disappointed Song Daoxuan.

This Yuanqing Sanren was probably active more than three hundred years ago.

He was a wild and eccentric man who had connections spanning both the righteous and demonic paths. Yet, at the end of his life, he was nothing more than a cultivator in the so-called mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

In the entire Yunmeng Prefecture, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage might be considered excellent, but throughout the long history, the Foundation Establishment stage is not considered a particularly advanced cultivator.

The most obvious point is that this Yuanqing Sanren was a mid-grade second-tier alchemist who had refined some ancient pills and was once famous. However, the jade slip did not mention whether Yuanqing Sanren set up any opportunities before his death.

Song Daoxuan, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, put the jade slip back on the bookshelf and then left the family's scripture pavilion.

"What a scoundrel Yuan Qing! With only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, he dares to call himself 'this one,' and he even dares to call the opportunities and inheritances he left behind an Immortal Abode. He is truly arrogant and unrestrained. This coincides with the character recorded in the ancient books. The Foundation Establishment cave ruins in this token should be about 70-80% authentic..."

"However, this Yuanqing Hermit was merely a rogue cultivator. Historical records say he was only known for his poverty, but despite being a rogue cultivator, Yuanqing Hermit was a second-tier alchemist. How could he be associated with poverty? This Yuanqing Hermit's ruins are worth exploring, but I shouldn't have too high hopes. After all, it's just a rogue cultivator's cave. However, if I could obtain some secret alchemy formulas left behind by Yuanqing Hermit, that would be an immense boon for me!"

Thinking of this, Song Daoxuan took some of the pills he had refined on Qingfeng Lake and sold them at Yunmeng Market to replenish his second-tier talismans. Then, at a treasure shop in Yunmeng Market, Song Daoxuan took a fancy to a blue magic robe, a pair of magic boots, and a jade-colored armor.

"Fellow Daoist, these three items are a blue-patterned robe, cloud-riding boots, and a jade armor. Together, they cost two thousand low-grade spirit stones!" the person in charge of the Treasure Pavilion introduced with a hint of flattery.

Upon hearing the words of the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, Song Daoxuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

"That's so expensive! You could buy several top-tier magical artifacts with that money!"

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but this azure-patterned robe is a top-tier magical robe. Not only does it possess the immaculate quality of ordinary robes, but it is also impervious to water and fire, and even immune to common magical attacks used by cultivators. As for the Cloud-Soaring Boots, cultivators can pre-charge them, allowing them to unleash a single Cloud-Soaring Step in a critical moment, avoiding a fatal attack from ninety percent of cultivators of the same level. And the Azure Jade Armor weakens a fatal attack significantly stronger than oneself, thus prolonging life!"

Upon hearing the words of the Treasure Pavilion Master, Song Daoxuan immediately felt an inexplicable interest in the so-called three-piece set. Ordinary cultivators might find the price exorbitant, but for Song Daoxuan, as long as the three-piece set was indeed effective...

For him, that was undoubtedly a trump card that could save his life in a critical moment. In the future, he would have a better chance of success when he went to the snow-covered Yunling Mountains.