Yunmeng Immortal Clan

After decisively killing the Azure Cloud Flood Dragon with the Five Thunder Dao Talisman, Song Daoxuan put the Five Thunder Dao Talisman into his storage bag with a thought.

After all, this talisman has one last chance left. However, having witnessed its miraculous power, Song Daoxuan will likely use this last chance more cautiously. Nevertheless, he will not use the talisman lightly in a critical moment.

Upon hearing Master Liu's words, Song Daoxuan was slightly taken aback. Without hesitation, the Azure Lotus Sword hovered in the air for a while before returning to Song Daoxuan's hand, where it was then placed into his storage bag.

Facing a Core Formation cultivator, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. However, when he thought that in the eyes of a Core Formation cultivator, he was nothing more than an ant that could be easily killed, and that sometimes even killing him would be a waste of magical power, Song Daoxuan maintained a calm expression.

Song Daoxuan, dressed in a green robe with his hair flowing, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards the Core Formation stage cultivator before him:

"Senior, I obtained this talisman by sheer luck. Using it to slay the demon was a last resort to save my life. As for the demon, it was the two seniors and other cultivators who severely injured it, which allowed me to seize a chance. Therefore, I dare not take credit for it."

"Senior, please grant me a small reward as you see fit. After all, both kindness and generosity are acts of grace, and I am easily satisfied!"

Master Liu smiled faintly: "You are quite sensible. To be able to establish an immortal foundation at such a young age is truly remarkable. Which elder of my sect are you a disciple of? I've never seen you before. Or are you a member of some immortal cultivation family?"

Faced with Master Liu's question, Song Daoxuan had no choice but to make up a name at random.

"This junior is Gu Changsheng..."

Since Song Daoxuan killed the Azure Cloud Flood Dragon, he could naturally reveal his true name to the Immortal Liu before him.

Having slain a mid-level third-tier demon beast with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, Master Liu is likely to make a big fuss about it. If he were to reveal his true name, it would not only make him stand out among the righteous cultivation forces, but also attract the covetousness of the demon race in the Yunling Mountains, and might even incur the hostility of the demonic path.

After all, this Azure Cloud Flood Dragon is no ordinary creature. It is the newly promoted Demon Ancestor of the Cloud Ridge Demon Clan. As the saying goes, the tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind. Sometimes, being too high-profile is not a good thing.

However, appearing under the alias Gu Changsheng would not have so many concerns. After all, the Black Mountain Gu Clan, a Foundation Establishment cultivation family, did not have a good relationship with the Song Clan of Qinglian Island. His actions would not harm the Song Clan, but would be entirely detrimental to the Black Mountain Gu Clan.

"So you're a member of the Gu family of Black Mountain. You've helped us slay the Azure Cloud Flood Dragon before us, so I certainly can't treat you unfairly. Otherwise, if word gets out, I'll probably be ridiculed by all the cultivators in the world. They'll say that I, a dignified Core Formation cultivator, am even greedy for the spoils of a lower-level cultivator like a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"This demon's body is heavy, and it might be a bit troublesome to deal with. So, as a Core Formation cultivator, I still have quite a few spiritual artifacts on me. Many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the world can't even afford to use spiritual artifacts. You can choose one as compensation for your consumption of talisman treasures!" Master Liu's voice was ethereal, and her moon-white palace dress fluttered in the wind.

Upon hearing this, Song Daoxuan simply nodded and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Master!"

With a wave of his hand, Master Liu summoned countless dazzling magical artifacts that appeared before him.

Song Daoxuan quickly selected a magical artifact named Purple Lightning from among them.

This is a mid-grade spiritual artifact, one that Master Liu used in his early years. It contains the essence of a third-tier high-level demonic beast, the Purple Lightning Dragon Sparrow, and its power is extraordinary.

Unfortunately, the Master Liu in front of us actually had quite a few high-grade and top-grade spiritual artifacts, but as Master Liu's strength increased, he no longer needed these spiritual artifacts, so he bestowed them all upon the other disciples in the sect.

The Purple Lightning Sword before her might not be the strongest spiritual weapon in Master Liu's storage bag, but it held a memory for her—a memory of her struggling and stumbling through the cultivation world during her Foundation Establishment stage, without the life-or-death battles she had fought.

She couldn't possibly elevate her status step by step within the Bamboo Creek Sect, only to be accepted as the third true disciple and closed-door disciple by the Bamboo Creek Patriarch.

However, she only showed a hint of reluctance in her eyes, and after a short while, she erased her aura from the purple longsword.

With a flick of her fragrant sleeve, the woman in the palace robe sent the purple longsword flying towards Song Daoxuan in a purple light shield.

Song Daoxuan reached out and caught the Purple Lightning Sword in his hand, and then initially imprinted his divine sense mark on it.

However, it will take some time to completely refine this magical artifact into something of your own; it's not something that can be done overnight.

Song Daoxuan dared not covet the corpse of a third-tier demon beast. Given his current cultivation level and connections, even if Liu Hanjun shared some with him, Song Daoxuan probably wouldn't be able to successfully dispose of the demon beast's body.

Now that Song Daoxuan has obtained this mid-grade spiritual weapon, the Purple Lightning Sword, its assistance to him is like adding wings to a tiger.

It should be noted that among Foundation Establishment cultivators, only a minority can use spiritual artifacts; most Foundation Establishment cultivators use magical artifacts.

Within the family, only the patriarch, Song Zhichu, possesses a low-grade spiritual weapon, the Golden Dragon Sword.

However, even this sword was not purchased with his own spirit stones. The Golden Dragon Sword was inherited by Song Zhichu from the previous patriarch.

The Golden Dragon Sword has been passed down through generations of family heads, enduring countless years of trials and tribulations.

Otherwise, given the resources of the Song Clan of Qinglian Island, it would have been impossible for them to acquire such a Golden Dragon Sword.

And the Purple Lightning Sword, a mid-grade spirit sword even more valuable than the Golden Dragon Sword, has now actually become Song Daoxuan's first spirit weapon.

However, Song Daoxuan did not make a fuss. After briefly examining the mid-grade spiritual weapon in his hand, he bid farewell to Liu Hanjun in front of him.

Before Song Daoxuan's unintentional use of the talisman treasure caused a great uproar among these cultivators, he quickly flew into the Song clan's cultivation territory on Qinglian Island on his sword.

He only saw Song Hongshu in a red dress, tightly holding a corpse in her arms, her expression somber, and she was crying with tears streaming down her face.

Seeing this scene before him, Song Daoxuan should have been happy to have obtained a mid-grade spiritual weapon, but now that one of his uncles had passed away, he felt no joy whatsoever.

Although his soul did not belong to this cultivation world, his bloodline still belonged to the Qinglian Song clan. Having spent a long time with these clan cultivators, he believed it was impossible for him to be completely without any attachment to them.

Song Daoxuan sighed and stood silently, wary of the demonic beast causing any harm to Song Hongshu.