Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Since Yun Sushu did not disappoint and successfully forged the Ink Spirit Bamboo Flying Sword for Song Daoxuan, Song Daoxuan should have left this place.

However, since he had been cooperating with Yun Sushu for many years and many of the magical artifacts he possessed were forged by this weapon-refining shop, Song Daoxuan still asked the young girl in front of him about Yun Sushu's whereabouts.

From his conversation with the freckled girl, Song Daoxuan learned that the freckled girl in front of him was Yun Sushu's cousin.

The desolate state of the weapon-refining shop is actually largely due to factors related to Yun Sushu herself.

So many years have passed, and Yun Sushu is still just a little girl at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Although his grandfather, Yun Chengnian, was a second-tier weapon refiner, his aptitude was not good, and his cultivation level had always remained at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

According to the freckled girl, Yun Chengnian's ancestors also had a member of a sect.

This disciple of the sect possessed exceptional weapon-forging skills, but later, for reasons unknown, he was expelled from the sect.

The sect warned that his cultivation techniques and weapon-refining skills must not be passed on to outsiders, but only allowed to be passed down from generation to generation within the clan. Otherwise, if the immortal sect found out, they would surely slaughter his entire clan.

The disciple followed this instruction diligently, and his family, generation after generation, relied on their forging skills to rent a blacksmith shop in Yunmeng Market, earning the resources needed for cultivation through their craft.

Yun Sushu's family lived much better than most independent cultivators in the cultivation world. Unfortunately, despite generations of savings, none of them had broken through the Qi Refining stage and become Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After so many years, Yun Sushu has finally found someone she likes. This person is Zhang Ping, a scion of a family of talisman makers similar to Yun Sushu, who lives outside Yunmeng Market.

Zhang Ping's cultivation level was slightly lower than Yun Sushu's, reaching around the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Zhang Ping's talisman-making skills were also passed down from his ancestors, and he only managed to embark on the path of cultivation by chance.

The two are of similar age, so it can be considered a good match.

However, just as the two were preparing to choose an auspicious day to get married, a burly man named Li Heisha, the leader of the Black Shark Gang, came to their door, saying that he wanted to take Yun Sushu back to the gang and marry her as his Daoist partner.

Li Heisha was also a wandering cultivator in the martial arts world. With a bit of luck, he unintentionally obtained a method of cultivating immortality in the mortal world, thus embarking on the path of immortality.

Li Heisha is now about fifty-five years old and his cultivation level has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Li Heisha has hundreds of men under his command, all of whom are top experts in the martial arts world, but they are all ordinary people without any cultivation.

Li Heisha has a bad reputation. After he founded the Black Shark Gang, he encouraged his men to collect protection money from fixed shops in various counties of Yunmeng Immortal Continent.

The Black Shark Gang has even committed hundreds of bloody murders, because the entire Yunmeng Immortal Continent is not under the jurisdiction of the Great Li Dynasty, but is directly managed by major immortal cultivation sects such as the Zhuxi Sect.

This led to the gradual growth of forces like the Black Shark Gang in Yunmeng Immortal Continent.

Based on Li Heisha's background alone, the Yun Chengnian family has nothing to fear, after all, Yun Chengnian, Yun Sushu, and their son-in-law are all cultivators.

The key point is that after Li Heisha created the Black Shark Gang, he also recruited six or seven rogue cultivators who shared his bad habits and had similar cultivation levels to become his underlings and manage the Black Shark Gang together.

Before Zhang Ping and Yun Sushu met, Li Heisha had a low-grade magic weapon crafted by Yun Chengnian. At that time, he was attracted by Yun Sushu's beauty, but he did not make a move because Yun Chengnian was there.

After that, whenever Li Heisha had time, he would go to Su Shu's weapon-refining shop, not to buy any magical artifacts, but to say offensive things to Yun Su Shu, his eyes often filled with a lewd light.

However, Li Heisha still did not make any further offense.

Just a year ago, Yun Chengnian heard that his daughter was getting married, so he prepared to go out and kill a demon beast in order to make a suitable magical artifact for his daughter as part of her dowry.

Yun Chengnian went to a place where monsters gathered. That place was famous for its weak monsters, but the materials they produced were very useful.

Many cultivators also go here to slay demonic beasts and collect materials for refining weapons.

However, unexpectedly, several powerful demonic beasts with higher cultivation levels than Yun Chengnian suddenly broke into the gathering point of the demonic beasts, and Yun Chengnian was surrounded by these demonic beasts.

Despite his advanced age and frail limbs, Yun Cheng managed to escape the howling jaws of these demonic beasts with barely a sliver of strength, but his own body also suffered considerable damage.

Upon returning home, even after consuming some healing pills from the cultivation world, Yun Chengnian, whose lifespan was already limited, passed away after only a few days.

Yun Chengnian died.

Li Heisha, without any further scruples, led his men directly to Yun Sushu's door and seized her, demanding that she become his Daoist partner.

Zhang Ping was also there at the time, and in order to win back his fiancée, he even fought with Li Heisha.

Zhang Ping was no match for Li Heisha and was instead kidnapped by Li Heisha and taken back to his gang.

Surprisingly, Li Heisha did not lay a hand on Yun Sushu afterward. Instead, he made Yun Sushu marry him as a condition for redeeming Zhang Ping.

Yun Sushu and Zhang Ping were deeply in love. The next day, she summoned her cousin, the freckled girl in front of Song Daoxuan, to oversee the weapon-refining shop and arrange some aftermath for her. Then, she went to seek refuge with Li Heisha alone.

"No wonder Su Shu Refining Shop is like this. So there's a story behind it. How long ago was this?" Song Daoxuan said calmly, taking a sip of fragrant tea and glancing at the freckled girl sitting next to him.

"Sister Su Shu has been kidnapped by Li Heisha for three months. Li Heisha did not violate her chastity. Big brother, you have come at just the right time. Li Heisha and sister's wedding is scheduled for nine days from now..." The freckled girl emphasized in her voice.

"This Li Heisha does have some influence. Your sister marrying him might not be such a bad thing!" Song Daoxuan said listlessly.

"But my sister doesn't like this Li Heisha at all. She values ​​her chastity extremely. The reason she's still alive is because she doesn't want Zhang Ping to lose his life trying to save her in vain..."

"Oh? Could it be that you want me to help your sister?" Song Daoxuan said with a sly smile.

"Indeed, but I only have a sliver of hope. After all, Li Heisha is quite powerful, and most people would just waste their lives going there. Brother Song has dealt with my sister before, and he is probably a cultivator as well. Do you have any powerful elders with you who might be able to save my sister? Afterwards, no matter the outcome, our family will repay you with all our might!"

The freckled girl looked extremely anxious.

"There's no need to go to such lengths, but besides the few Qi Refining cultivators around him, does Li Heisha have any other powerful background?" Song Daoxuan remained calm and asked casually.