Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

Seeing the disdain on Qingmei's face, Zhou Youyuan immediately realized that his words had been very ambiguous and hurriedly explained:

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. It wasn't me, it was... a friend of mine. Yes, I have a friend who's curious about this and wants to learn more from you."

Zhao Xiaotang remained silent, only rolling her eyes and slowly making the following hand gesture: ┌∩┐(ಠ_ಠ)┌∩┐

The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.

But after a moment, she rubbed her temples in annoyance, sighed, and said:

"Little Yuanzi, I know you've wanted to cultivate immortality for a long time, but having no spiritual roots is having no spiritual roots. This is the threshold for the foundation of your cultivation, determined by heaven and earth. Don't even mention finding someone to cultivate with; even if a true immortal from heaven were to come and cultivate with you, it wouldn't be of any use."

"No, they really are my friend, and could you please stop being so vulgar..."

"Alright, alright, I'll consider him your friend. But can you tell me what level of cultivation your friend has, what spiritual roots he possesses, and why he wants to engage in dual cultivation?"

"Forehead……"

Zhou Youyuan was taken aback. He was genuinely afraid that if he revealed everything, the other party would press him further about how to explain his sudden cultivation level and techniques.

Forget it, why think so much? Right now, that old hag is the real life-or-death crisis; who knows when she might come after us.

This girl is his only source of intelligence right now. If he's going to be on guard against this and that, he might as well just wait to die.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Youyuan spoke again: "What if, I mean, what if, my friend had the cultivation level of the first stage of Qi Refining, and a mid-grade dual spiritual root of metal and fire?"

Seeing his guilty look and his fabricated claim of cultivation level to frame her, Zhao Xiaotang shook her head helplessly, thinking he was still clinging to worldly desires. She considered it an education for this ignorant mortal.

"Alright, alright, I'll treat you as my friend. If we're talking about dual cultivation, the first choice would definitely be the leader of the Creation Immortal Sect in Beiju Luzhou, which has the deepest foundation and the widest lineage."

"This sect is all-encompassing, covering all three thousand Great Daos, and also contains hidden lineages that comprehend the principles of the interaction between heaven and earth."

"It emphasizes 'stealing the pivot of Yin and Yang, seizing the ultimate meaning of creation,' using all living beings as vessels to reverse the mysteries of life and death; it is truly unfathomable and extremely profound..."

Can't understand……

Zhao Xiaotang, on the other hand, got more and more excited as she talked, from the rise of the Creation Immortal Sect to its inheritance, and then to the current leadership of the sect's Three Yang and Thirteen Halls, until she saw her childhood friend with round eyes in front of her.

Zhou Youyuan: o_o……

Damn it, Zhao Xiaotang, who had finally managed to muster a bit of a commanding presence, was so angry at this scene that she rolled her eyes:

"To put it bluntly, those guys are awesome at everything: fighting, the I Ching, formations and alchemy, drinking, gambling and whoring... and not only are they awesome, they're also ruthless, they're pure monsters."

"If you don't have powerful connections, tell your friend who wants to engage in dual cultivation to stay away from them, understand?!"

Understand!

Zhou Youyuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

How could he not understand? Although he had only been in contact with them for a short time, the fact that they used their disciples to refine pills and betrayed their brothers to survive had already shattered his worldview several times in a short period of time.

Besides, that old hag is sitting there right now. She's carrying someone else's 100-year-old dual cultivation foundation and bringing her body up the mountain. What's the difference between that and actively delivering takeout?

Even a dog wouldn't go to the Creation Immortal Sect!

"And who is the second most skilled in dual cultivation?" Zhou Youyuan quickly asked.

"Secondly..." A mischievous smile flashed in Zhao Xiaotang's clear eyes, and the corners of her mouth, hidden beneath her veil, lifted slightly.

"Naturally, it's the Azure Phoenix Immortal Sect, where I reside."

"oh?!"

Zhou Youyuan's eyes lit up instantly: "Then... do you think my friend has a chance to study at your Qingluan Sect?"

"You can't go." Zhao Xiaotang said decisively without even thinking.

"I already said it wasn't me, it was my friend!" Zhou Youyuan exclaimed anxiously. "Besides, why can't we go? Does dual cultivation even discriminate against people?"

Zhao Xiaotang's gaze towards him grew increasingly strange, even carrying a hint of wariness and disdain: "Is your friend a woman?"

"No way, I'm a real man with a penis, just like me. What, does dual cultivation have to do with gender?"

"Of course, we're particular about it."

Zhao Xiaotang leisurely picked up her teacup to moisten her throat, and said in a serious tone:

"Our Azure Phoenix Sect cultivates the method of 'Jade Bones and Ice Skin, Solitary Phoenix Reflecting in Water,' which emphasizes the generation of lesser yang from extreme yin, and the union of pure yin... To put it bluntly, the sect is full of female disciples, so dual cultivation is naturally included..."

Awesome! You cultivators really know how to do things fancy.

Zhou Youyuan sighed helplessly, but continued to press for an answer, unwilling to give up:

"Besides these two big ones, are there any others? Small sects are fine too, the more remote and less prestigious the better!"

Zhao Xiaotang rolled her eyes at him, then proceeded to list the dishes as if they were a familiar menu:

"There are countless small sects, such as the 'Creation Immortal Sect Profound Yin Branch' in the Southern Ridge, the 'Creation Immortal Sect Wonderful Sound Branch' in the East Sea, and the 'Creation Immortal Sect Water Moon Branch' far away in the far west, far from the emperor's reach..."

Zhou Youyuan felt a headache coming on.

Xuan Yin, Miao Yin, Shui Yue... the names sound ethereal, but why the hell are they all branches of the Creation Immortal Sect?

Perhaps sensing Zhou Youyuan's confusion, Zhao Xiaotang smiled and added an explanation:

"There's nothing we can do. The Creation Immortal Sect is too powerful. Actually, it's not just them. Our Azure Phoenix Immortal Sect is too. Most of the small sects in the Northern Continent have been merged into our two sects. After all, the righteous path also needs to maintain its reputation. Some of our unorthodox techniques need to be practiced under a pretext."

Just as Zhou Youyuan was about to give up completely and seek another way out, he realized that the Creation Immortal Sect was no longer an option.

"Wait! The Water Moon Branch of the Creation Immortal Sect..."

As Zhou Youyuan repeatedly pondered the extremely elegant name, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.

That was what happened before Chen Changsheng died.

"Cultivating immortality..."

At that time, Chen Changsheng had just reunited with his cousin and was standing on the back half of the flying sword, immersed in the celestial aura of riding the sword and controlling the wind for the first time.

Surrounded by churning clouds and flying cranes, the abundant true energy from breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining last night filled him with boundless pride.

He felt that the magnificent scenery of the cultivation world was all beneath his feet, and that all the talents in the world were nothing more than this.

Just as he was feeling elated and dreaming about the future, the flying sword beneath his feet suddenly came to a halt, its speed dropping drastically.

"Cousin, why did you stop?"

Chen Changsheng was startled and peeked out in confusion.

Amidst the sea of ​​clouds ahead, stood a massive white jade archway shimmering with jewel-like light, with checkpoints and formations set up beneath it.

Two rows of disciples dressed in inner sect robes were holding magical artifacts, checking each passing flying sword and disciple.

Chen Wen turned around and explained:

"Ahead is the security checkpoint at the junction of the inner and outer gates. No matter who you are, you have to slow down and land here for inspection. Flying swords are fast, but the inspection takes some time. Let's just line up honestly."

Chen Changsheng nodded in realization, and was just about to praise the grandeur and discipline of the major sects when he heard a "whoosh" of a sword.

A broad flying sword, its entire body shimmering with a deep blue light, relied on its incredible speed to forcefully cut in, grazing past their sword blades and nearly knocking Chen Changsheng off the clouds with the force it generated.

Upon closer inspection, a man and a woman stood on the flying sword. The man was effeminate and handsome, while the woman was scantily clad and had a seductive figure.

Not only did the two show no awareness of slowing down while waiting in line, but the female cultivator even turned around and gave Chen Changsheng, who was struggling to regain his balance, a flirtatious wink full of contempt and provocation.

"Holy crap! Who dares to cut in front of me?"

"Heh, it's them again, just as I thought."

"them?"

Chen Wendao turned around and explained, "The disciple of Master Guxing of the Shuiyue Branch, that old codger doesn't get along with our master. He even stole our master's man when he was young."

"Then why don't we go and deal with him?"

"We'll do it next time. Master has other matters to attend to this time. Next time, your cousin will definitely help you get revenge."

……

The Lone Star Immortal of the Water Moon Immortal Sect...

A peripheral branch of the Creation Immortal Sect? Yu Miaoxian's mortal enemy? And they even stole the same man?