I only want immortality.

"Teacher, why did you have to make this trip? Didn't you say you wouldn't get involved in Chun Jun Sect's affairs when you went down the mountain?"

The two men and the ox traveled through the clouds. Jin Guang, who had been holding back all the way, finally couldn't help but speak.

Li Pinghe sat calmly atop the ox's back, asking leisurely:

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

Jin Guang snorted, "Never mind them, at worst we can just go back to Canglang Mountain... Why did you hit me, teacher?"

Li Pinghe withdrew his hand and said helplessly:

"Then why did we come down the mountain?"

"For the sake of... establishing a foundation for the Dao, even the Chun Jun Sect doesn't have that kind of opportunity."

Jin Guang scratched his head, genuinely puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Li Pinghe couldn't help but laugh in anger:

"Is the opportunity for a foundation in the Dao just something you can find by flipping through it?"

"Of course not," Jin Guang said, still puzzled. "But what does this have to do with the Chun Jun Sect? Could it be that the Chun Jun Sect has this opportunity?"

Unexpectedly, Li Pinghe shrugged and laughed, his answer leaving him even more astonished:

"have no idea."

"I...I don't know?"

Jin Guang was taken aback.

I don't know, what are you still doing at Chun Jun Sect? You even hit me just now...

"Opportunities aren't just laid out in front of you, so of course I don't know whether Chun Jun Sect has them or not."

Li Pinghe said leisurely:

"It's like... you've fished before, do you know how to catch a fish?"

"fishing?"

Without hesitation, Jin Guang replied, "Of course, we should first find a pond with fish, and then use suitable bait to create a feeding area..."

He suddenly paused, realizing something, and turned to look at Li Pinghe: "Teacher, do you mean that Chun Jun Sect has a fish... Murong Xian?"

"Not too stupid."

Li Pinghe stroked his beard and smiled.

Jin Guang thought for a moment, then frowned:

"But that doesn't make sense either. Murong Xian had his own good fortune and a promising foundation for cultivation, and he doesn't have much to do with the Chun Jun Sect."

"Hehe, as the saying goes, 'You'll find learned scholars among your friends and no uncultured people among your acquaintances.'... Once a person reaches a certain level, they will often only come into contact with people of the same level."

Li Pinghe stroked his beard and said, "This is the principle of birds of a feather flocking together."

"Qi refiners associate with each other, and Dao foundations stand side by side; this is how it is."

"If Murong Xian achieves the Dao Foundation, he will naturally come into contact with people and things of this level. Compared to other places, the chances of encountering opportunities here are quite high."

Jin Guang suddenly realized, then hesitated and said, "But Murong Xian doesn't seem to like you, teacher."

Upon hearing this, Li Pinghe let out a rare long sigh, no longer concealing his true thoughts in front of his disciple:

"Your uncle is impulsive, but he knows what's important. However, he never expected that his grandson is nothing like him. He is indecisive, narrow-minded, and loves to show off. He is not cut out to be the sect leader. Since I don't like him, he naturally won't like me either."

"Although I have left Chun Jun Sect, I am unwilling to let the foundation that your grandmaster and your uncles and elders have worked so hard to build be ruined by him. If it weren't for his potential for enlightenment and his status as a pillar of the sect in this chaotic world, I would have crippled him when he came to Chun Jun Sect."

Jin Guang noticed that Li Pinghe's emotions were unusually turbulent, so he quickly patted the black water buffalo and gently stroked his back, saying, "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

The junior disciple's reassurance was indeed effective; Li Pinghe felt much better and shook his head with a soft sigh:

"As your teacher, I am from the Chun Jun Sect. Although I am reluctant to give it up, if it does not violate important matters, I will lend a hand if I can. Besides, I was planning to make a trip to Baiyun Mountain anyway."

Jin Guang pondered, "Is it because there are fish in the pond belonging to the Nine Yang Sect?"

Li Pinghe smiled, but then solemnly warned:

"It's good that you can apply what you've learned to other situations, but some things can be calculated, while others cannot."

Seeing the confusion on Jin Guang's face, Li Pinghe continued:

"Qinghe Zongnan attacked the Song Kingdom. This place is our hometown, and we cannot allow it to be invaded. This is something we cannot afford to do."

Jin Guang seemed to understand but not quite: "Then what is something that can be calculated?"

"The Nine Yang Sect now has a large number of Dao foundations gathered. The three-year period is coming to an end, and there will surely be a fierce battle between dragons and tigers. There is room for calculation in this."

Jin Guang pondered deeply: "This is so hard to understand."

Seeing his youngest disciple's troubled expression, Li Pinghe couldn't help but laugh heartily and patted Jin Guang's head:

"You are still young. Just remember what your teacher told you, and you will naturally understand in the future."

"oh."

Jin Guang nodded, when suddenly he heard cries and fighting coming from a city in the distance below, as if some cultivators were making a move.

"Where did this cultivator who has been afflicted come from?"

Li Pinghe frowned slightly and gave the order:

"Go and see what's going on."

"Alright!"

Jin Guang was itching to get his hands on something, and upon hearing this, he happily slipped away.

Before long, the sounds of fighting ceased below. A short while later, a golden light appeared, leaping from the ground, holding a water dragon that resembled a rope. At the other end of the water dragon were three people bound.

Despite being bound hand and foot, the three men still raised their eyebrows and glared angrily, struggling violently without showing the slightest fear.

"I've arrested these three men who were robbing other men's wives and daughters in the city."

Jin Guangping said, and as he spoke, he flicked the water dragon. The three of them felt pain, their veins bulging and their faces turning red. However, the water dragon covered their mouths, preventing them from making a sound.

"Trying to steal people?"

Li Pinghe glanced at the three men's clothing and appearance, noting that it differed from that of the Song state. He frowned slightly and suddenly asked:

"Who are you, Master Duan, the Sword Master of No Light?"

Upon hearing the name "Duan Li," the three struggling individuals were all taken aback, then seemed to gain more confidence, their faces turning indignant.

Li Pinghe glanced at Jin Guang, who snorted and flicked his hand, throwing the three men aside.

Instead of fleeing, one of the three who had been thrown out shouted:

"Master Duan is our grandmaster; how dare that scoundrel injure me like this!"

One of them quickly pulled something from his waist and emitted a signal like fireworks.

The other man, with a sallow complexion and slanted eyes, appeared to be in his early thirties. He glanced at the black water buffalo beneath Li Pinghe, then smiled and said to Li Pinghe:

"Old man, my master is fiercely opposed to evil, yet your disciple injured us without cause. If we were to report this to him, I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chill in his heart. He turned his head and saw the boy who had captured them all in a few moves staring at him coldly with murderous intent in his eyes.

My heart pounded with fear, and I quickly said:

"You...you mustn't do anything reckless!"

"My junior brother has already posted a message; all our fellow disciples know we are here!"

"Golden light".

Li Pinghe suddenly spoke up.

Jin Guang glared at the man before looking away and said, "Teacher."

Li Pinghe nodded, his expression calm, and asked the sallow-faced man:

"How should I address you, young friend?"

Seeing that Li Pinghe hadn't shouted for a fight, but instead had subdued Jin Guang, the sallow-faced man felt reassured and more confident. He looked Li Pinghe up and down, then suddenly laughed:

"I am Liu Gan from Yuzhang. Old man... it seems you have quite a background in the Song Kingdom. You should know that my master was invited to come and help your Song Kingdom, yet you have harmed us like this. Doesn't this hurt my master's heart in protecting his fellow Daoists? If the Dao Foundation True Persons of your Song Kingdom were to blame us..."

Jin Guang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but Li Pinghe remained calm.

"Oh, it's young friend Liu Gan. May I ask what advice you may offer?"

Seeing Li Pinghe's calm demeanor, Liu Gan sensed that he was no ordinary person. However, upon careful reflection, neither of the two Dao Foundation cultivators from the Song Kingdom resembled him. Not daring to go too far, he simply said:

"We have been wronged without cause and should have reported this to our master. However, we are all of the same path and cannot bear to be harsh. How about this, I see that your mount is quite loyal, so I will give it to us as compensation, and this matter will be considered settled!"

Upon hearing this, Li Pinghe smiled instead of getting angry, waving his hand and saying, "These are all minor matters. But I wonder how many people from your sect and your family have come to participate in this grand event?"

Liu Gan was taken aback, thinking the other party didn't believe his identity, and then proudly raised his head and said:

"From our grandmaster down, our six uncles and seventy-three fellow disciples all came."

"Oh?"

Li Pinghe narrowed his eyes, seemingly disbelieving: "So many have come, and what are their abilities?"

Liu Gan was not one to be underestimated, and immediately said:

"All six of my senior uncles and aunts have reached the tenth level of Qi Refining! All seventy-three of my fellow disciples have reached the fourth level or higher of Qi Refining, five of my senior brothers have reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and eleven of them are..."

After a few words, Jin Guang couldn't help but sneer, "So you've brought your whole family here?"

Liu Gan was furious: "We came here to relieve the Song Kingdom from its dire straits, how dare you treat us with such disrespect!"

Having said that, his eyes flashed with a fierce light as he looked at Li Pinghe:

"I have been tolerant of you because of your advanced age, but you have taken advantage of my kindness and repeatedly offended me. I..."

Li Pinghe was too lazy to say anything more. He glanced at Jin Guang, who immediately sneered, walked past Li Pinghe, and headed towards the three of them.

"W-What are you going to do!?"

Liu Gan and his two companions immediately sensed something was wrong, their faces filled with fear. Gone was their earlier arrogance. They shouted loudly, "We are disciples of Master Duan! How dare you harm us!"

Jin Guang didn't bother with any more words. The azure jade bracelet on his wrist spun rapidly, instantly transforming into three water ropes that shot straight toward the three of them.

Liu Gan and the other two were terrified and lost all hope. They hurriedly fled, but how could they be a match for Jin Guang's skills? In just one exchange, they were all bound by the water rope.

The three men cursed loudly, but their curses were obscured by the water, leaving them red-faced and choked with rage. In the blink of an eye, the water tightened around them, and their eyes bulged and veins stood out, leaving them with no way to beg for mercy.

"Don't kill him, take him to Baiyun Mountain instead."

Li Pinghe said calmly.

"These cultivators have no shame. What's the point of keeping our teacher around?"

Jin Guang said angrily, but still patted the black water buffalo and flew towards Baiyun Mountain.

Li Pinghe sat on the back of the ox and said leisurely:

Children should avoid meat.

Jin Guang retorted angrily, "I'm not a child anymore!"

Seeing the three people's shameful behavior reflected in the water, he was filled with rage again and said angrily, "How could such people have cultivated such power? Their actions just now are truly shameful for someone of the same path!"

Faced with his disciples' confusion, Li Pinghe was always generous in offering guidance:

"Cultivators are also human beings. As human beings, they naturally have the seven emotions and five sufferings, the three poisons and six attachments. Once the path to enlightenment is hopeless, the desires in these people are even stronger than those of ordinary people, and the evil deeds they commit are even greater than those of others. This is why the last emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty had this consideration when he wanted to eradicate all sects in the world."

"Was the last emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty wrong? Then how did he become the last emperor?"

Jin Guang was even more puzzled.

This stumped Li Pinghe. Just as he was trying to figure out how to brush off the question, he heard an angry shout from the distance behind him:

"Who dares to defy the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect!"

Li Pinghe's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard anything, but Jin Guang's eyes lit up:

"Alas, isn't this a case of 'beating the young, and then the old one comes'?"

"Okay, okay! Teacher, I'll go and meet them!"

Li Pinghe casually waved his hand: "Go on, go on, don't linger too long."

"Okay!"

Jin Guang laughed loudly and rushed out impatiently.

Before long, several more people appeared at the end of the water dragon on his wrist.

"These people should all be fellow disciples."

Jin Guang found it rather boring: "They're too easily beaten."

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he looked at Li Pinghe and exclaimed:

"Wait a minute, teacher, if we arrest those disciples of Master Duan, won't that offend people again?"

"Isn't he here to help our Song Kingdom? He's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

Li Pinghe glanced at him: "You just know?"

"Well... you didn't stop me, did you?"

Jin Guang felt wronged and realized he had caused a huge disaster, and tears started falling down his face.

The old man couldn't bear to see his beloved student so wronged, and he took her in his arms with heartache.

"So what if they caught you? What are you afraid of? Your teacher will back you up. Why are you crying? You're such a big boy."

Jin Guang's snot was dripping down his face as he sniffled and said:

"Waaah... those are true cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, teacher, you can't beat them... waaah, thank goodness we didn't kill them..."

Li Pinghe felt both sorry for him and amused. This disciple was so young, and he had grown up by his side since he was a child, so he treated him like his own grandson. All he could do was comfort him.

Before long, another group of cultivators arrived, seven or eight people, all disciples of Master Duan. Upon seeing so many fellow disciples under Jin Guang, they were all enraged and launched an attack.

Jin Guang flew out, wiping his snot and shedding tears, and soon flew back, only to find a few more people at the end of the water dragon.

Li Pinghe did not stop it.

And so they continued northward.

By the time they reached the vicinity of the Nine Yang Sect, the commotion had already alerted White Cloud Mountain.

Sect Leader Han Xianghe rushed over first, and upon seeing the cultivators led by the golden light, even the usually calm and composed Han Xianghe was taken aback, momentarily speechless:

"Master, Uncle-Master, what's wrong...?"

Li Pinghe smiled casually:

"Oh, on the way, I encountered these audacious cultivators who wanted to rob me. They even dared to claim to be disciples of Master Duan of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect. How could I let them get away with this? So I ordered Jin Guang to capture them all and send them to Master Duan for personal disposal."

"this……"

Han Xianghe was half-believing and half-doubting. He glanced at the people who had been captured by Jin Guang out of the corner of his eye. His expression remained unchanged, but his heart skipped a beat.

He remembered clearly that some of the faces in the group were the same people who had followed Master Duan when he came to Baiyun Mountain.

"This is terrible!"

Han Xianghe's heart pounded wildly, but he dared not look at these people. Pretending not to notice, he quickly drew talismans, flicked his fingers to send a message to Baiyun Mountain, and hurriedly transmitted his voice to Li Pinghe:

"Uncle-Master, what are you doing? Master Duan of the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect is currently a guest in the mountains, and is also our reliance in resisting the Green River Sect in the north. If we anger him, things will only get complicated!"

Li Pinghe glanced at him, and the disappointment that flashed in his eyes startled Han Xianghe. Then he heard him calmly reply:

"Don't worry, it won't make things difficult for you. Even if your master finds out, he won't stop you; on the contrary, he'll be happy to see it happen."

"Would you be happy to see this happen?"

Han Xianghe felt a sense of bewilderment.

But Li Pinghe and Jin Guang's group had already passed him and headed straight for Baiyun Mountain.