She had a strange look on her face. She remembered that the woman beside this handsome young man was different. Did she know the current woman?

Zhang Miaotong puffed up her cheeks. This woman had an unusual expression. Was it true that nothing had happened between them?

"Come in, Elder Ding has gone out for something and will be back in two days. You can stay in the next room first. I can be in charge of this courtyard for the time being." Zhou Muer thought of something, gritted her teeth, and arranged a wing room for them.

Chapter 72 I hope they keep quiet

The large array pattern was hidden inside the finely carved chopping board, yet it exuded an invisible aura that could not be ignored. In the quiet little courtyard, there was a table, and three people were sitting beside the table drinking tea.

This prepared spiritual tea is a top-grade product purchased from other immortal sects. It tastes slightly sweet and has a thin spiritual energy, but if one drinks two cups a day, the overflow of one's Taoism over the years will be incomparable.

Among the three, the mature and charming beauty exudes a unique charm. At the same time, her hands are a little bit out of place, not as delicate as her overall figure, and have a hint of Martian air.

"By the way, Princess, how have you been doing over the past ten years?" the blue-robed young man asked as he put down his teacup, his eyes fixed squarely on the beauty.

Although she is much older than him, there are no red tape caused by the age gap in their interactions.

"I'm living very well. Elder Ding and Master take good care of me." Zhou Muer turned and looked Lin Xuan face to face. Her eyes were beautiful and charming, as if they were full of affection. Zhang Miaotong didn't understand, but Lin Xuan knew that it was her physical condition that was causing the problem.

He had not explored Zhou Muer's specific physique, but he thought it should be related to her natural charming physique.

I don’t know if this fairy who is so familiar and refreshing has found a partner.

"Then I feel relieved. We made the right decision to place the princess in the Treasure Pavilion. Also, before going up the mountain, my lover and I saw a majestic flying boat sailing against the wind. Is it related to the Treasure Pavilion?" Lin Xuan asked. This made Zhou Muer look at Zhang Miaotong more.

"It is indeed related to our sect. The Treasure Pavilion is a sect that refines magic weapons. It not only undertakes the refining of magic weapons from cultivators throughout Xiliang, but also expands business to other places. The territory of the Xuannv Upper Sect is more than 20,000 miles long and wide, with many immortal gates. The fat piece of meat in refining magic weapons is huge, and our Treasure Pavilion is based on this."

Lin Xuan nodded. He thought that the use of a flying boat was a move by the Treasure Pavilion to facilitate the transportation of goods. He had not heard of long-distance business more than ten years ago. It should be to leave enough time to stockpile goods and then ask someone to transport them.

Commercial activities and business dealings on the immortal path, if large enough, will be protected by the Xuannv Palace. This will help maintain the activity of the immortal path in the territory. He has seen tasks of being sent out to deal with commercial disputes between immortal gates on the inner gate task list.

Zhou Muer became a disciple of an elder in the Treasure Pavilion. She has a hot temper, which may be due to her deep involvement in the field of weapon refining.

After all, a very common skill in the field of refining equipment is to melt spiritual ore to cast the shape of the equipment, and it is common to be contaminated by fire.

After sitting for a while, Lin Xuan brewed the atmosphere before speaking: "Actually, before coming to the Treasure Pavilion, I visited Prince Ning's Mansion once."

Zhou Muer was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time. Although the conspiracy was uncovered at the beginning, the incident haunted her like a nightmare for several years. For many years, she often dreamed that her virginity was broken by her biological father. When the matter was exposed, she was thrown into the mud and could never get up again. She fell from her noble status in the clouds.

"I went to talk to Prince Ning for a while, and he seemed to have let it go. He also broke through from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the first level of Yongquan, and he didn't seem to have the obsession to fight for the throne anymore. As for whether it's true or not, it's up to the princess to judge for herself." Lin Xuan shook his head.

Zhou Muer looked hesitant. She had been haunted by nightmares for several years, and she felt a great resistance to her biological father whom she had not seen for many years.

"Forget it, I won't go back. If Master Lin passes by Prince Ning's mansion on his way back to the sect, tell my father what I mean." The shadow in her heart was still there, and she rejected what Prince Ning expressed through Lin Xuan.

"Well, then, you just stay in the Treasure Pavilion. You have the protection of the Treasure Pavilion, and your father can't reach you." Lin Xuan agreed with Zhou Muer, but deep down in his heart he also remained skeptical about Zhou Zheng's attitude.

After all, the ninth and tenth levels of Qi Refining are far from being as extreme as the twelfth and thirteenth levels of Qi Refining. There is a great chance to make up for it in the subsequent major realms. Who knows whether Zhou Zheng has really given up? What if he still wants to use his daughter's charming body to practice dual cultivation to make up for the foundation of the tenth level of Qi Refining?

Zhou Muer also had a weapon refining mission in the afternoon. She talked with Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong for two hours, then took her leave to handle the mission. She was not a freeloader in the Treasure Pavilion, and also accepted missions to pursue her own immortal path.

After seeing Lin Xuan's style, she had no intention of meeting a partner, but she always remembered in her heart that her physique was special, a kind of seductive body, a kind of spiritual body, and a sweet voice suitable for dual cultivation. What if she met her sweetheart one day? She hoped to pursue the scenery of the high place.

As soon as Zhou Muer left, this quiet courtyard became very peaceful. In addition, Zhou Muer said that Elder Ding had gone out for something, leaving only a man and a woman. These two were lovers, so it was easy for them to have a fierce spark between them.

But because this was someone else's yard, Lin Xuan played with his good sister Xiao Xiao for an hour, carving the most exquisite work of art.

He recalled many of the tricks in that impossible world, and performed them all on his good sister's increasingly skilled body.

In the evening, Zhou Muer returned to the yard. Although she had found a new master, she did not live with him, but lived with Elder Ding.

She brought back some food and two bottles of wine. She chatted and drank with Lin Xuan and the other two until she was slightly tipsy. Then she escorted the affectionate couple into the room.

She was sitting on the edge of the bed in her room. It was dark outside and an oil lamp in the room was lighting a faint flame, but it was enough for a monk's eyesight.

"I am obviously older than him, but he got to taste the fruits of love first. Hiss, there is no soundproofing in the room?" She suddenly remembered a big problem. Elder Ding's courtyard remained the same as it was ten years ago, without any additional measures.

Ten years ago, I clearly heard the movements of Lin Xuan and his beautiful maid Dongxue in the next night. Dongxue came from a brothel and had no sense of shame, making a lot of obscene noises.

I don’t know the background of the sister that Master Lin brought with him this time. I hope they can keep a low profile.

Zhou Muer's eyes were dim. She didn't hear any movement for a while, so she sat cross-legged in the middle of the bed to practice. The light of her magic power illuminated the room slightly, echoing the flame of the oil lamp in the distance.

In the next large room, Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong were lying on the bed, looking at the bed curtains together. Zhang Miaotong occasionally turned her head to the side and pecked Lin Xuan's face.

He knew the situation of the two people very well, so he didn't make a big fuss. He just played some small games with his good sister, which made him feel refreshed. After a while, he arranged the room environment and practiced separately. They each had different practice progress and skills, so they practiced separately.

She practiced like this at night, and during the day she either stayed in the yard with Zhou Muer, or went out to visit other disciples of the Treasure Pavilion. After all, this was a major weapon-refining sect, and Zhang Miaotong practiced a branch of weapon-refining, so she could also find someone to give her more guidance on her weapon-refining skills.

It was not until the early morning of the third day that Elder Ding returned from his outside and appeared quietly in the center of his yard. His aura was a little unstable, and it was obvious that he had encountered some problems.

Chapter 73: Sister Ding Returns; Test the Quality

The two days were not wasted. In addition to staying in touch with friends, Lin Xuan also made good use of his free time every day to practice Taoism, whether it was the Tiangong Sword Art that was related to the fundamental cultivation or the magical powers that were related to the strength of one's body.

Among them, the Great Connection Holy Law, a new Taoist method that was recently found from the system a few years ago, is highly valued. This Taoist method of unknown grade has demonstrated a powerful effect.

Just by getting started with the Great Connection Sacred Art, he had strengthened a certain connection between him and the weapon. Originally, he had mastered the swordsmanship to perfection because of the Heavenly Palace Sword Art. After practicing the Great Connection Sacred Art and gaining more and more proficiency, he felt more and more that the sword in his hand was unusual.

It seemed to come alive, it could breathe, it could feel joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, as if it had become a part of me that extended outwards. My control over the sword had truly reached the level where I could use it as easily as my own arm.

This resulted in that, although their cultivation base and realm were the same, the power of his sword moves in the Tiangong Sword Art became three times stronger out of thin air. In other words, as long as the Taoist magic skills were related to the magic weapons that had been cultivated with special induction by the Great Connection Sacred Method, their power could be enhanced out of thin air, making it worthy of being a mysterious skill rewarded by the system.

This was only the benefit brought by attaining entry-level attainments in the Great Connection Sacred Method. He had no idea what the miraculous aspects of the minor attainments, major attainments, and supernatural powers would be like in the future. He could only wait until he reached those levels of cultivation before actually seeing it.

The mysterious and powerful power also represents the difficulty of comprehending this technique. Lin Xuan has practiced for a few years, but has only mastered the entry level. He is still practicing in this realm. It will take at least several more years to achieve a higher level of accomplishment.

In the early morning of that day, Lin Xuan did not wake up Zhang Miaotong who was in deep practice. He touched her smooth lips and then walked out of the yard.

At this time, a beautiful woman with a profound aura was sitting on the main seat in the main hall. Her face was still youthful and beautiful, but her silver hair was purer and the black spots were sparser, which also meant that her life was getting closer to the end.

Elder Ding had no hope of advancing to the Purple Mansion, so he withdrew from the Xuannv Palace and spent a long time in his hometown, the Treasure Pavilion. He only had a few decades left to live. More than ten years had passed since Lin Xuan left last time.

The flavor of time and experience that she had experienced became even stronger, but unfortunately the Dao was ruthless, and it could not allow her to create a miracle, break through the Purple Mansion Stage, and live for hundreds of years against the will of heaven.

"Senior Sister Ding, I haven't seen you for more than ten years. Now my wife and I have come to see you. You won't blame me, right? Well, in these ten years, I have also seen all kinds of running around for the future of immortality." Lin Xuan entered the main hall to pay his respects to the old senior.

"Haha, it's okay. I'm glad you still remember to come and see my old bones." Compared to more than ten years ago, Elder Ding was more kind. She smiled and didn't mean to blame Lin Xuan at all. She glanced at the side room and said meaningfully, "Would you like to introduce your new wife?"

"Oh, I was just about to introduce her to my senior sister. She is considered a younger sister of mine, someone else adopted her as my sister. We've been by my side for a long time and we've developed feelings for each other, so we ended up together." Lin Xuan touched the back of his head and happily introduced her to Elder Ding.

"She is your junior sister. She was introduced to me as my sister in the first year after she joined the outer sect of Xuannv Palace. I am considered to be close to her. By the way, her surname is Zhang, and her name is Zhang Miaotong. She is the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family of Tang State." Lin Xuan's expression was bright. He was very satisfied with his wife Zhang Miaotong.

"Well, Junior Brother, you are very lucky." Elder Ding was much more tolerant of Zhang Miaotong than Dongxue. After all, she was his Junior Sister in legal terms, and she was of good family background. Then he changed the subject: "But Junior Brother, remember not to indulge in the pleasures of this place too much and neglect your cultivation in the way of immortality, or you will suffer in the future."

"What senior sister has pointed out is right. I have never dared to neglect my practice." Lin Xuan agreed obediently.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years. Your aura has become much stronger. Let's spar with each other so that I can see how good you are." Elder Ding suggested.

"Okay, senior sister, where shall we go for the competition?" Lin Xuan agreed. Elder Ding's cultivation was far higher than his own, so he was not afraid of hurting her.

"Let's do it in the yard. My yard is reinforced with formations, so it can withstand our magical powers." Elder Ding chose to practice in the center of the yard.

It was said to be a sparring match, but in fact it was more like her defending against Lin Xuan's attack. After all, she was in the late Yongquan stage, which was much higher than Lin Xuan's realm. Although Lin Xuan's Qi Refining stage had reached the extreme, his foundation was considered the best in all the realms.

But this was a contest in the Yongquan period. He was only at the first level of Yongquan now, and none of them had been perfected. He had only one large source of mana protecting three small sources. Elder Ding, on the other hand, was at the ninth level of the late Yongquan period, with nine large sources of mana shining within his body.

So Elder Ding stood still in his own yard, chanted some spells, and performed an extremely powerful defensive method. Then Lin Xuan saw a layer of Dharma body light and shadow rising from the smoke of magic power overflowing from Elder Ding. The light and shadow twisted and gradually turned into an enlarged version of Elder Ding's image. The light and shadow was the brightest in front of her, and her defense was also the strongest.

After Elder Ding performed his trick, he let it absorb the spiritual energy in the courtyard to maintain its existence, and explained to Lin Xuan: "This is a self-defense method that I have comprehended. The Jade Maiden Mysterious Immortal Body is a mysterious Taoist method that I have cultivated to a very high level. Today, I will let you see its quality."

"Okay!" Lin Xuan nodded without any worries. When he reached the Yongquan stage, except for the last few years, he would not suffer from old age and physical weakness as described in ordinary novels.

He clearly sensed the amazingly tough texture of Senior Sister Ding's protective body image, and with his current level of cultivation, it was difficult to shake it.

He took out the precious sword from the storage bag and held it in his hand. He had only just learned the Great Linking Sacred Technique and did not need to actively cast the spell. He immediately developed a special connection with the sword, as if it were his own arm. He narrowed his eyes and openly accumulated a strong sword intent.

The will of sword, knife, and all kinds of weapons are essentially the embodiment and extension of the cultivator's personal will. They have no killing power in the condensation stage alone, but once they are used in conjunction with spells, weapons, and other methods, they will definitely make the original means several times stronger.

The phantom of Elder Ding's Dharma body crossed his arms in front of him, and the distortions of the phantom light and shadow became more and more severe. Often, a distortion in the front would be covered by a new distortion before it disappeared.

Although her potential has been exhausted and she can no longer break through to the Purple Mansion Stage, it does not mean that she is a fake at the late Yongquan Stage. On the contrary, she is very strong, and her decades of accumulation are not in vain.

"Senior Sister, watch out!" Elder Ding did not make any noise to disturb Lin Xuan, but waited quietly for him to make a move.

Lin Xuan extended a sword towards Elder Ding's Dharma body, slashing out an extreme sword light, so dazzling that it swallowed up the ordinary sunlight, deprived the heaven and earth of their normal colors, and surrounded by some distorted sword shadows that slashed towards Elder Ding's Dharma body to protect his body.

Ding! The sword light and the Dharma met, producing a crisp sound like metal colliding with stone, followed by a burst of air waves, dimming the light of the rising sun in the yard! Nearly 30% of the leaves of a tree in the corner were silently chopped off.

Lin Xuan stared intently, and sighed after a moment. He realized that he was indeed unable to shake Senior Sister Ding, who was at the late ninth level of Yongquan.

Chapter 74: New News from Songyu Town

"Well, good, very good. Junior brother, your practice results in the past few years are amazing. You have not neglected your practice of the immortal way because of women." The kind and charming woman on the main seat drank tea and praised the young man sitting below. What she said was a bit weird because she herself was a woman.

"Junior brother, I will remember your teachings. Although I like playing with the sisters, I dare not forget my daily practice." At this time, the young man honestly begged the girl to be good, expressing that he took her teachings seriously.

These words made Elder Ding feel relieved. She not only taught this to her junior brother, but also required the same of the princess from a neighboring country whom her junior brother had entrusted her to take care of.

She had no objection to the princess finding a young talent in Xiliang to commit herself to, but she wanted to keep an eye on her, at least until the beautiful princess broke through the Yongquan period before letting her pursue love between men and women, which would also be considered as fulfilling the commission of her junior brother.

And for some unknown reason, the beautiful princess did not fancy any of the local young talents, which saved her a lot of worry.

At this time, two beautiful figures walked into the main hall, and two strange fragrances appeared in the spacious main hall. It turned out that Zhang Miaotong and Zhou Muer were awakened by the noise of the fight just now.

As cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, they could easily feel palpitations when they were in close range due to that kind of aura fluctuations.

"Elder Ding, you're back." Zhou Muer spoke first. Having lived with Elder Ding for more than ten years, her relationship with Elder Ding had become much closer than when she first entered the Treasure Pavilion. Elder Ding himself had no descendants, so it was easy for him to be much more accepting of her.

"Elder Ding, should I call you senior sister?" Zhang Miaotong tilted her head and seemed a little reserved. After all, it was the first time she met this senior from the same sect.

"Well, you can call me Senior Sister Ding from now on. It will be worthy of the fact that we are from the same sect." Elder Ding is very easy-going. As she gets closer to her death, she sees the broader picture. If she sees Dongxue again, she will not scold her because of her identity.

"Hello, senior sister." Zhang Miaotong called out when she heard the words, which was considered as explaining the seniority and status of the two.

The communication after that was very harmonious, because there was the Xuannv Palace as a bond between them, and they spoke more and more naturally and smoothly, with Zhang Miaotong calling her "senior sister" from time to time.

At noon, Zhang Miaotong and Zhou Muer left the main hall. Elder Ding talked to Lin Xuan about another matter: "Speaking of which, the reason I left the mountain gate this time was because a new small secret realm appeared in Xiliang. It was very small, hundreds of miles in radius. A monster appeared in it, and I teamed up with others to deal with the monster."

"Oh? What secret realm?" Lin Xuan showed interest. He had nothing else to do, so when encountering such a thing he naturally wanted to intervene to see what benefits he could get.

The practice of immortality is supported by the four major items of wealth, friends, Dharma and land. A new secret realm generally represents new wealth and Dharma.

"It's related to Songyu Town where you visited someone else's wedding more than ten years ago. In this small secret realm, there appeared pine tree monsters with intelligence. Among them was a powerful pine king with the strength of about half a step into the Yongquan stage. It took a lot of effort for the Xiliang Immortal Sect to deal with it. They didn't kill the pine king, but they signed some contracts with it." Elder Ding said the details of the outing for the next two days.

"The pine tree king is a smart monster. He knows that the human race is strong, so he didn't fight us to death. He agreed to exchange the spiritual fluid, branches, minerals, etc. produced by himself for rent to establish a foothold outside the big world. He has circled the area around Songyu Town. When their people transform in the future, they will increase exchanges with the three major immortal gates."

"Has this little secret realm appeared in the ancient times?" Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged, and illusory bubbles appeared in front of his eyes.

The system moved again, but this time there was no system task issued. Instead, he saw a prompt suggesting that he collect a certain amount of Pine King Spirit Liquid, which is the Wood Element Spirit Liquid, indicating that he might need it in the future.

“No, the three major sects have only been around for a thousand years or so, and there is no record of this small secret realm.” Elder Ding shook his head.

"Senior Sister, may I ask if you brought back the Pine King Spirit Liquid when you went to Songyu Town? If so, how much did you bring back?" Lin Xuan scratched his thumb and asked Elder Ding for something. If not, he wanted to go and get some himself to use as a collection for his personal space.

"I didn't bring much. I thought it was rare, so I took a little to store the sect's treasure house, and took more to the Spirit Beast Valley." Elder Ding said she was powerless, and then she talked about the Spirit Beast Valley: "The Spirit Beast Valley is a beast-controlling sect. They collect the Pine King Spirit Liquid, perhaps to make food for the spirit beasts in the sect."

The cultivation of spiritual beasts is very dependent on eating, and the Pine King Spirit Liquid just meets some of the spiritual beasts' food requirements. Even the little spiritual liquid she carries with her can be added to a certain refining process.

The Pine King that Elder Ding mentioned is not the newly-qualified pine spiritual plant growing on the top of the mountain in Songyu Town outside, but a pine monster that has been born with intelligence, a native monster in the small secret realm. The spiritual liquid of this kind of pine tree is several times more potent and can no longer be used as a supplement for cultivation.

"Is that so." Lin Xuan nodded. He made a decision instantly. Since the Spirit Beast Valley took most of the Pine King Spirit Liquid, he might as well go there and exchange some for it. According to the system's suggestion, he would only ask for two wine jars, which was easy to give up for the harvest of a large sect.

He himself was an experienced alchemist, and there was no reason for the Spirit Beast Valley to refuse his offer of elixirs in exchange for two small jars of Pine King Spirit Liquid.

"The Pine King's Spirit Liquid may be of some use to me. I'd like to keep some of it with me all the time, so maybe I can use it someday." Lin Xuan told Elder Ding about his idea.

"No problem. Those pine tree monsters are most likely busy with relocation matters and have no time to help you produce spiritual liquid. You can go directly to the Spirit Beast Valley to exchange for the finished products." Elder Ding pointed out a direction. She clearly saw that the Spirit Beast Valley took away a large amount of spiritual liquid.

At night, Zhang Miaotong lay in Lin Xuan's arms and acted coquettishly, showing her soft waist and smelling a faint fragrance. After Elder Ding returned to the yard, she had to be honest and serious and be the good girl again.

"I'm going out in two days to negotiate a deal with the Spirit Beast Valley on the other side of the border of Xiliang." Lin Xuan didn't elaborate on the content of the deal, but only told her about it, and reminded her: "When the time comes, you will stay in the Treasure Pavilion for two days and discuss the Dao with the monks in the Treasure Pavilion. It's time to broaden your horizons by studying alone in the sect."

"I understand. Try to come back as soon as possible." Zhang Miaotong nodded and offered her sweet lips to Lin Xuan. She was as soft and tender as she could be now, and had been even more clingy in front of him recently.

Tonight, Lin Xuan did not practice. Instead, he explained to his slender sister, who had already formed a unique spiritual atmosphere, what a match made in heaven was. He performed Buddhism and Taoism in the world of Wushan, created a great storm, and briefly demonstrated his magical power of lovemaking. Then, he immediately fell asleep in sweet and contented harmony.

The next day, he asked the refiner of the Treasure Pavilion to prepare a set of alchemy tools for him, and then he would go to the Spirit Beast Valley to refine the bargaining chips on the spot.

Chapter 75: Spiritual Beast Valley

The mountain gates of the three major immortal gates in Xiliang are scattered in three corners. The Treasure Pavilion is located in the south, and the Fierce Blade Gate and the Spirit Beast Valley are distributed in the north. It is wide from south to north, and is two or three thousand miles away. It is not far for the speed of the Yongquan monks.

In the middle of Xiliang, a fourth great immortal gate was established, which was specifically designed to rectify the customs of Xiliang and make it regular.

It is foreseeable that this newly established great sect will exist for a long time, until it gradually changes the overall atmosphere of Xiliang.

Lin Xuan concentrated on his journey and did not stop along the way. He only stopped to replenish his magic power when it was exhausted. After walking for several hours, he arrived at the gate of the Spirit Beast Valley in the evening.

The headquarters of this immortal sect was built in a forest. Looking down from a high place, you can find a building standing on the top of a mountain or halfway up a mountain next to a large valley. A careful inspection will reveal that there are heavy traces of human intervention.

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