They are the women standing behind me.

But in fact, even Xiao Fengwu, the younger sister, knew it.

After hearing what his sister said, Xiao Qingyuan felt even more angry and aggrieved. Dugu Sheng had gained the position of the number one in the mountain and water area by stepping on his head, and he had been suppressed by Dugu Sheng until now.

Dugu Sheng did not dwell on the past, but went straight to the point: "I want to establish a deep bond of good will with Daoist Fellow Xiao, so that we can make progress together and strive to become immortals together."

"Brother, you are also a powerful person, don't be childish."

Xiao Fengwu transmitted a message, "Otherwise, if this gets out, the outside world will laugh at you for being so petty."

"it is good!"

Xiao Qingyuan took the wine pot, poured two cups of spiritual wine, and handed one to Dugu Sheng. They drank together and put down their cups. Xiao Qingyuan then said in a deep voice: "Does Daoist Dugu have anything else to say?"

"I will come with a fellow Daoist to attend your father's sect's opening ceremony, and I will introduce that fellow Daoist to Fellow Daoist Xiao and Fairy Xiao."

Dugu Sheng had explained this in advance, and Xiao Fengwu was somewhat surprised when she heard it. "Anyone worthy of being mentioned by someone like Daoist Fellow Dugu must be quite remarkable. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Could you please tell me what the Daoist Fellow Dugu is referring to? Perhaps I've heard of him before, and we can tell my father when we get back. He also enjoys making friends with talented youngsters and forging a deep bond with them."

Dugu Sheng was stunned for a moment, remembering that Qin Xingyuan had temporarily changed his appearance before, obviously not intending to reveal his identity or anything, so he just said his name...

Isn't this inappropriate?

"This one……"

Dugu Sheng seemed a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Xiao Fengwu smiled and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Dugu once fought Qin Wudi in the first generation of the Invincible Cave in the Thousand Tribulations Domain. Did you face Qin Wudi head-on?"

Xiao Qingyuan poured a glass of spirit wine and held the glass with a serious expression, saying, "Qin Wudi is truly terrifying. In the Tianxin Domain, he was even able to suppress the peerless Feng Litian. This is almost a leap across two major realms. And we all know that at higher realms, if both parties are geniuses, it is difficult to even leap across a small realm, let alone almost two major realms. This secret of becoming an immortal is truly terrifying. If Qin Wudi didn't have some kind of divine weapon to protect him, I think he would have been finished long ago."

Dugu Sheng disagreed and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, before Qin Wudi obtained the secret of becoming an immortal, he was already universally recognized as unprecedented. If he were immortal, he would surely become unrivaled."

Xiao Qingyuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. Seeing this, Xiao Fengwu immediately added, "But it's been a while since Qin Wudi's battle with Feng Litian. With his growth rate, he's probably already in the early stages of the Tribulation Realm by now. Could he have already crossed two entire realms?"

"Fairy Xiao, even if Qin Wudi can do it, what's so strange about that?"

Dugu Sheng did not answer but asked instead, then continued: "Anyway, there is only one thing, never go against Qin Wudi. No one who goes against Qin Wudi will have a good ending."

After Dugu Sheng's reminder, Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Fengwu could also sense that Dugu Sheng seemed to be quite in awe of Qin Wudi.

Afterwards, the brother and sister chatted with Dugu Sheng for most of an hour before leaving and returning to Hongchen Valley. They came to the courtyard where the Supreme Elder lived and saw a middle-aged man in gray clothes, who had a calm demeanor, a majestic aura, and a rather heroic appearance.

This is their father, Xiao Huaixin, one of the supreme elders of Hongchen Valley, who is in the early stage of the Tribulation Realm.

"Father, my brother performed quite well."

Xiao Fengwu said, "At least he didn't have a sour face, and his bad temper didn't flare up."

When talking to family members, you can be more casual.

Xiao Qingyuan snorted upon hearing this, "Father, Dugu Sheng is planning to introduce a fellow Taoist to us. Birds of a feather flock together, and the fellow Taoist Dugu Sheng knows and befriends must be no ordinary person. However, Dugu Sheng is still being mysterious, hesitant to speak."

"is it?"

Xiao Huaixin said casually: "If they come, you can bring them to see your father. No matter what, getting to know another talented young man is never a bad thing."

"Yes! Father!"

After the two siblings finished speaking in unison, Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Father, I have something to say. I still plan to fight Dugu Sheng again to see if I can defeat him. It's because I keep losing that I want to win even more. Who wouldn't want to win back after losing? I also think that fighting Dugu Sheng now should be a 50-50 chance!"

Xiao Fengwu was speechless. He always said it was a 50-50 chance, but he always lost.

Repeated battles and repeated defeats, repeated defeats and repeated battles.

Xiao Fengwu immediately frowned and asked, "Are you planning to fight Dugu Sheng at Father's founding ceremony? If you lose to Dugu Sheng at such a grand event, it would be a huge loss of face."

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Huaixin waved his hand and said, "As long as Qingyuan is unwilling to admit defeat, even if he wants to win, he has no choice but to fight. In fact, losing is never scary. What's scary is that after losing, he doesn't even have the thought of winning back. He is completely discouraged and has no spirit or energy left. As a cultivator, you should never admit defeat. Even if you fail again and again, you must never give up. So Qingyuan, if you refuse to admit defeat and want to fight, your father supports you."

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned pale when he heard this. He angrily asked, "In the eyes of Feng Wu and Father, am I such a tactless person? How could I challenge Dugu Sheng in such a situation?"

Xiao Huaixin and Xiao Fengwu looked at each other, and both father and daughter remained silent.

Xiao Qingyuan held his breath for a long time before speaking with a look of grief and indignation, "Father, I plan to challenge Dugu Sheng to a duel right now, and I'd like to invite you to watch the battle with me. If I lose, I hope you can tell me where I fell short after the battle."

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Chapter 599: This person is at the early stage of the Spiritual Realm

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Qin Xingyuan received the sound transmission note from Dugu Sheng, and heard him say that he and Xiao Qingyuan had settled their past grudges over a drink. Of course, Dugu Sheng's joke was definitely just on the surface, and he also asked him questions like where he was.

After listening to the contents of the sound transmission note, Qin Xingyuan glanced at Su Yaoqing, who had changed from her long robe to fashionable clothes at some point in time.

"I'm going to attend the founding ceremony of the Red Dust Valley's Supreme Elder, Senior Xiao Huaixin. Do you want to go with me?" Qin Xingyuan asked Su Yaoqing.

"Don't go."

Su Yaoqing blinked her watery eyes, "I have to practice, and accumulate more cultivation every day, so that the time I spend in seclusion in the future will be shorter. And if I go with you, won't it affect your ability to seduce women?"

Qin Xingyuan warned, "I'm going to meet up with Daoist Fellow Dugu now. Be careful on your own. If anything happens, contact me and I'll come as soon as possible. If I haven't arrived yet, just mention my name. I should be able to calm the town down."

"How could anything go wrong if I stayed in Xiuxian City? And who would dare to mess with me, a female cultivator at the Great Tribulation Realm?"

Su Yaoqing said with a smile: "But you are still worried about me. I can't help but feel touched. I really want to cry. Ah, my Xiao Qin has finally grown up and finally knows how to care about me. I am really, really relieved. I have to think about what reward to give Xiao Qin. Otherwise, I will be the reward."

She was really happy in her heart because he said he would come as soon as possible.

When Qin Xingyuan's face turned dark, she waved, took two steps back, and disappeared.

Qin Xingyuan then sent a sound transmission note to contact Dugu Sheng, and Dugu Sheng said that he would come to this immortal cultivation city to find him.

Qin Xingyuan didn't have to wait long before he saw Dugu Sheng approaching. The two greeted each other, and Dugu Sheng asked, "Fellow Daoist Qin, how should I introduce you to others?"

"Do you know my real name, Fellow Daoist Dugu?" Qin Xingyuan asked instead of answering.

Dugu Sheng was shocked when he heard this. He frowned and thought carefully, and found that he could not remember the real name of the famous Qin Wudi.

Because the outside world only knows Qin Wudi, even when he first heard Qin Xingyuan's reputation, he heard the three words Qin Wudi. He has a preconceived impression, and even from the past to the present, no matter which cultivator talks about him, doesn't he call him Qin Wudi?

Therefore, Dugu Sheng could conclude that there must be people who knew Qin Wudi's real name, but it was definitely not too many. Moreover, compared to his real name, the name Qin Wudi was more widely spread and deeply rooted in people's hearts.

I guess many young people now think that this is Qin Xingyuan’s real name.

Dugu Sheng was very skeptical. Would it be possible that as time passed, people would only know the name Qin Wudi?

"To be honest, I'm ashamed to say that in all the news I've heard about Fellow Daoist Qin, I've only mentioned Qin Wudi. Even when I talk about Fellow Daoist Qin with others, like when I met with Senior Xiao's children before, I only mentioned Qin Wudi..."

Dugu Sheng laughed dryly. "Under such circumstances, it's really hard to remember Fellow Daoist Qin's real name. I think it wouldn't be a big problem if I just reported Fellow Daoist Qin's real name. I'm afraid the outside world will just think this is a cultivator with the surname Qin. After all, there are many people with the surname Qin in the world, and Fellow Daoist Qin is not the only one with the surname Qin."

"So just give me my real name."

Qin Xingyuan smiled and said, "My name is Qin Xingyuan."

Dugu Sheng's expression was complicated. Perhaps after a few hundred years, he would have forgotten this name. Then he said, "I also plan to introduce Fellow Daoist Qin to Senior Xiao's children."

Just as he finished speaking, he received a sound transmission note. After hearing it, Dugu Sheng raised his eyebrows and told Qin Xingyuan, "Fellow Daoist Xiao wants to fight me privately."

"In that case, I'll go take a look and get to know him."

Qin Xingyuan finished speaking with a smile. After Dugu Sheng responded, the two of them left Xiuxian City and headed north until they came to a deserted place of hundreds of thousands of miles.

The two of them chatted while waiting, and not long after, they saw two men and one woman coming.

"Greetings, Senior Xiao!"

Dugu Sheng raised his hands and clasped them together, then greeted Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Fengwu.

Qin Xingyuan stared at Xiao Huaixin. Senior He Chaoge said that he had faced Xiao Huaixin before and felt that there was something wrong with this person. He felt quite terrified when he saw him. He said that if a life-and-death battle really broke out, he would probably only be able to find a way to escape and would not be able to fight head-on.

Qin Xingyuan could feel that although the aura of this person was as deep as the sea, it was different from He Chaoge's. This person seemed to be restrained, and his control over strength was perfect.

He also raised his hands and clasped them together. Xiao Qingyuan looked at Qin Xingyuan and asked, "It seems that you are the Taoist friend that Daoist Dugu wanted to introduce to us?"

"My name is Qin Xingyuan, and I'm a casual cultivator." Qin Xingyuan raised his hands and clasped them together.

"No one among the high-level independent cultivators is a simple person. They all fought and struggled all the way, trying to survive from death. Fellow Daoist Qin must be an extremely extraordinary person."

Xiao Qingyuan praised him, and Dugu Sheng was very impressed. It turned out that it was not just him, even Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Fengwu only knew Qin Wudi - they didn't even react when they heard this name.

After all, there must be quite a few cultivators with the surname Qin, even in Hongchen Valley. Others will not start to make random associations as soon as they hear that a cultivator has the surname Qin. Otherwise, if they hear the surname Qin, they will suspect that it is Qin Wudi. How tiring would that be?

Xiao Huaixin glanced at Qin Xingyuan specifically, then casually set up a large formation. Then Xiao Qingyuan stared at Dugu Sheng and said directly with high fighting spirit: "Daoyou Dugu, please."

Dugu Sheng and Xiao Qingyuan immediately joined the battle and a fierce battle broke out.

Xiao Fengwu's attention was naturally focused on the battle, and she didn't notice that Xiao Huaixin raised his right hand to set up a soundproofing restriction.

Xiao Huaixin said with a half-smile, "The famous Qin Wudi actually came all the way to our mountain and water area?"

"I'm here for Senior Xiao."

Qin Xingyuan said calmly while watching the battle.

Xiao Huaixin narrowed his eyes and asked directly, "Are you planning to challenge me to a fight?"

"Ah."

"Why me?"

"I can't elaborate on the reasons, but Senior Xiao, it's not now."

"It seems that even the most unprecedented people cannot truly cross two realms?"

"This step is indeed difficult to take, there are shackles."

"Shackles? Ha, I can't even fight in the early stage of the Spiritual Severing Realm against the early stage of the Dao Integration Realm, crossing an entire realm. So, I really don't know what the so-called shackles are, and I can't understand it at all."

Xiao Huaixin said calmly, "When you think the time is right, come find me. I will fight you, but I want you to spread the word and tell the outside world that you are here to challenge me."

"Can't we fight privately?" Qin Xingyuan looked at Xiao Huaixin in surprise.

"Correct!"

Xiao Huaixin nodded. "If all the disciples in the sect hope that I win, then naturally the power of faith will be even stronger. Moreover, if I defeat you in public, it will also enhance the power of faith. If I lose, it won't have much of an impact. To be honest, who in the outside world thinks there's something wrong with losing to Qin Wudi? Who would dare to say that losing to Qin Wudi is a shameful thing? I'm afraid even Dugu Sheng would feel that his defeat in a battle with you in the past is the most glorious achievement he can boast of in his life."

Qin Xingyuan asked, "Senior Xiao, what is the difference between the power of faith and the power of law?"

"The power of faith is actually even more mysterious. When necessary, the entire sect can be transformed into its own strength. For example, in the faction you founded, if ten people follow your teachings and reach the Great Hedao Realm, then the strength of these ten cultivators can be combined to directly give you, the founder, a terrifying boost. This is something that cannot be compared to secret methods or techniques to increase combat power."

Xiao Huaixin explained, "And it's not just that. If the power is truly great, then in a sense, the power of faith is not inferior to the power of law. So if you control this while also controlling the power of law, it's not as simple as one plus one equals two."

From these words, Qin Xingyuan certainly understood that Xiao Huaixin controlled the power of the law, and He Chaoge's feeling was correct.

Xiao Huaixin added, "However, the greatest weakness of the power of faith is that it is closely related to the power it creates. If the power is strong, the power of faith is strong; if the power is weak, the power of faith is weak."

Qin Xingyuan turned his head and looked back at the fighting Xiao Qingyuan and Dugu Sheng. "It seems that the founders of an invincible force are even more powerful. After all, even if they go out and establish a sect, they still embark on the path of cultivation through teachings. It is impossible for them to not recognize their founder."

Even if Qin Xingyuan really becomes invincible, or even an existence above heaven and earth, he is still a member of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Sect, and the founder is still the founder.

"A person who can establish a sect and be honored as the founder, especially the founder of a powerful force, is not necessarily a simple person?"

Xiao Huaixin continued with a deep gaze, "It's no accident that a Taoist tradition can continue to flourish and grow, eventually becoming a major force. This shows that the Taoist tradition is not only powerful, but also suitable for many people to follow. Moreover, according to the power of faith, the more disciples who transcend tribulations and ascend to heaven, the more powerful the ancestor will definitely be in the immortal world."

'boom'!

At this time, Dugu Sheng and Xiao Qingyuan were fighting head-on. Both of them were retreating continuously. Qin Xingyuan could see that Dugu Sheng had not used his full strength, and Dugu Sheng would definitely win this battle.

After a fierce battle that lasted for a full half hour, Dugu Sheng finally won a 'narrow victory'. He raised his hands and clasped his fists, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, thank you for letting me win."

Xiao Qingyuan seemed to be used to losing, and naturally said something unconvinced, "I will definitely win next time!"

Xiao Huaixin also removed the soundproofing restriction and moved forward.

Dugu Sheng and Xiao Qingyuan came together in the air. Xiao Qingyuan looked at Qin Xingyuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, I'm also curious about your strength. Why don't you and I fight?"

Dugu Sheng was visibly taken aback, while Xiao Huaixin showed no sign of surprise. Xiao Fengwu immediately transmitted a message, "Brother, this man is only in the early stages of the Spiritual Severing Realm. If you, a late Spiritual Severing Realm cultivator, fight him, isn't it obvious that he will be defeated? Unless you have father deploy a powerful suppression formation, so that you can only exert the strength of someone in the early stages of the Spiritual Severing Realm, then it would barely be fair."

Hearing the voice transmission, Xiao Qingyuan decisively added: "Of course I will ask my father to set up a great suppression formation. I can only exert the strength of the early stage of the Spiritual Severing Realm. No matter how strong Fellow Daoist Qin is, I believe I can definitely fight you on equal terms!"

Dugu Sheng was stunned when he heard this.

Chapter 600: Why would a strong person care about what a weak person thinks of him?

Xiao Fengwu was embarrassed when she heard this. Xiao Qingyuan had claimed that he was evenly matched with Dugu Sheng, but it turned out that he was evenly matched with the person in front of him. It was really evenly matched with everyone.

Qin Xingyuan smiled and nodded without refusing.

Xiao Huaixin immediately set up a large formation to suppress the enemy. Qin Xingyuan and Xiao Qingyuan entered the formation together and a fierce battle broke out. They fought back and forth and it seemed difficult to tell who was stronger.

"Father, this Fellow Daoist Qin is truly amazing."

Xiao Fengwu said with some surprise: "My brother is in a strong position. In fact, he has already gained the upper hand before the battle."

Dugu Sheng, who was listening on the side, had a strange look on his face.