The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

One day later, at dusk, in the Yue Kingdom, Jianzhou, Yingchoujian, the underground tomb.

Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei looked at each other, staring at the entrance to the tomb.

"Is this the young master's cave dwelling?"

"There don't seem to be any spiritual veins here, do you?"

Xin Ruyin was completely bewildered, not understanding why Yang Qingyuan insisted on choosing this place as his cave dwelling.

Yang Qingyuan put away the ink dragon and chuckled, "You'll understand when you get inside."

After saying this, he led the two women into the passageway.

Upon reaching the end of the passageway and seeing the azure light screen of the Life Gate Formation, Xin Ruyin looked surprised and said, "Huh? This seems to be part of the ancient forbidden formation, the Eight Gates Wind Annihilation Formation."

Yang Qingyuan then took out the Divine Wind Token and infused it with his magic power, causing a small cyan tornado to form in the tomb chamber.

"This seems to be a teleportation array?" Xin Ruyin examined the array patterns that had lit up on the ground and recognized the function of the tornado.

Yang Qingyuan nodded slightly, then stepped into the azure whirlwind.

Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei exchanged a glance, then followed closely behind Yang Qingyuan, entering the cyan whirlwind.

A wave of dizziness washed over me.

When the two women came to their senses, they found themselves standing in a pavilion atop a mountain peak.

The sky above was devoid of the sun and moon, only a curtain of white light emanating from it.

"This...this could be?!"

"A blessed land created by an ancient powerful being!"

"Young master actually possesses a blessed land!"

When Xin Ruyin saw this scene, she felt it was unbelievable, as if she were dreaming.

Yang Qingyuan explained, "You could say that. This place was originally a training ground for the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom."

"Every five years, they would come in to harvest some medicinal herbs during the period when the Eight Gates Wind Formation was weakening."

"However, with the Life Gate Formation I set up, this ancient restriction will no longer experience a period of decline."

"Only cultivators with a pass are allowed to enter."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Yang has monopolized this blessed land."

Xiao Mei swallowed hard and said, "Xiao Mei thought that the Wang family's Zixia Mountain was already grand enough, but she never expected that her son-in-law would have such a blessed land."

"There really are always people more capable than you."

"Young master, can Xiaomei stay here?"

"The spiritual energy here far surpasses that of the outside world, making cultivation here twice as effective with half the effort."

Yang Qingyuan smiled nonchalantly and replied, "That's natural."

"I originally wanted you to come in and manage this grotto."

"After all, this cave heaven covers an area of ​​several hundred miles, and is scattered with countless medicinal gardens, minerals, spiritual veins, and even spiritual eyes."

"I can't handle this by myself."

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin smiled wryly and said, "But the two of us, master and servant, are not capable of managing such a large cave."

"After all, we are only at the Qi Refining stage. If we encounter a mid-level level one demonic beast, we will have to flee in panic."

Yang Qingyuan pointed to a spot at the foot of the mountain and explained, "It's alright, there are other people coming in later."

"Your task is to break this restriction below."

Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei looked in the direction Yang Qingyuan was pointing, and what came into view was a tall black tower covered by a blue light curtain.

"This tower is the core area of ​​the secret realm and the place where the master of the cave dwelling passed down his legacy," Yang Qingyuan said, taking out the array diagram jade slip. "However, to pass through the light barrier outside the tower, you need to raise your cultivation to the late Nascent Soul stage."

"I would like to ask Ruyin to help investigate and see if she can break the restriction or lower the passing standard."

Xin Ruyin gazed at the blue light screen with a solemn expression and explained, "The array formations I have learned contain detailed descriptions of these Eight Wind-Slaying Arrays. There is hope of breaking this last layer of restrictions."

"However, my cultivation level is too low. I'm afraid I can only begin to try after I reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

"It's alright," Yang Qingyuan chuckled. "I can wait that long."

"As for your cave dwellings, I have already chosen them for you."

After saying this, Yang Qingyuan released the two-headed duck, which carried the two women and headed straight for the blue stone palace on the Mo Jiao Swamp.

"This blue stone palace was built by the master of the cave, and it can be described as indestructible." Yang Qingyuan stood in front of the narrow palace door and introduced, "If you, Ruyin, are nearby, and we set up another formation, we can rest easy."

Immediately afterwards, he took out a storage bag from his bosom, handed it to Xin Ruyin, and introduced it, "This storage bag contains some furniture and decorations that I bought in the market. You can place them in the palace."

"In addition, there are some high-grade magic artifacts and talismans in the storage bag. Keep them for your own protection."

"This two-headed duck is also left to you; it will be enough to protect you."

"I need to go to the Jiang Kingdom next. We'll talk about the rest when I get back."

"Thank you, young master." Xin Ruyin accepted the spirit pet bag and storage bag.

After Yang Qingyuan and Xin Ruyin set up another defensive formation outside the hall, they activated the Divine Wind Token, left the secret realm, rode the Ink Dragon, and headed straight for Yangtian Ridge, where the Lei family was located.

Two days later, at dawn, in the Yue Kingdom, Jianzhou, Yangtianling, in front of a luxurious gatehouse.

A gilded plaque hangs above the gate tower, bearing the two seal characters "Lei Family" written in a vigorous and elegant style.

The Lei family has occupied Yangtian Ridge for hundreds of years. Although the heads of the Lei family in each generation were only at the Foundation Establishment stage, the Lei family was considered to be among the top-ranked cultivation families in Yue Kingdom because of Lei Wanhe of Huangfeng Valley.

At this moment, standing under the archway are two men and one woman, three cultivators.

All three were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The leader was a middle-aged male cultivator, tall and handsome, with a face like jade. He appeared to be in his forties, wearing a black and gold embroidered robe with the character "Thunder" written on the cuffs. He exuded the aura of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The young man to his left looked to be only in his early twenties, with handsome features and an elegant demeanor. He was also dressed in a black and gold embroidered robe and held a folding fan, displaying his charm. His cultivation level was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

The last woman was dressed in a blue palace gown. She was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with skin as smooth as jade, a slender waist, a fair neck, and a radiant complexion. She was like a celestial being, with an ethereal and otherworldly air, as if she had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment, both men looked impatient and were about to say something to the woman in blue.

Just then, a blue flying leaf-shaped magical artifact sped towards them from the horizon.

"It's a blue magic artifact from our Yellow Maple Valley."

"It's most likely that Junior Brother Yang has arrived."

The woman in blue was overjoyed and quickly looked closely.

But then the green leaf magic artifact slowly landed in front of the archway, and a young cultivator dressed in white walked down from it.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Nie, on successfully breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage." Upon seeing the woman in blue, Yang Qingyuan immediately cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Thank you for keeping me waiting, Senior Sister."

The woman in blue was Nie Ying, who had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Junior Brother, you've arrived just in time." Nie Ying stepped slightly to introduce Yang Qingyuan, "Junior Brother Yang, let me introduce you. These two are both Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lei family..."