Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 114 Cultivation Method
As the sun sets, its afterglow shines on the tall and majestic gateposts of Luoyun Sect, and the three big characters "Luoyun Sect" on them reflect a dazzling golden light.

In the training room, Xiao Ling was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, practicing. After an unknown amount of time, she opened her eyes, exhaled deeply, stood up, and strode out of the room.

As they were walking to the lobby of the training room, a man came to greet them: "Senior Sister Xiao, someone from your residence just came to report that the headmaster of the Hunyuan Sect, Song Xian, is here to visit."

"I understand. Thank you, Junior Brother Yu." Xiao Ling nodded and walked out of the hall at a leisurely pace.

In the spacious and bright hall, the tea had been changed several times. After waiting for several hours, Xiao Ling finally saw his figure coming in from outside.

"Master Song, I'm so sorry for not welcoming you." Xiao Ling walked in with a friendly smile and bowed his head. "It's all because these servants in the mansion are so ignorant that they didn't even bother to inform me in the training room. I'm so sorry for keeping Master Song waiting for so long."

"I apologize for being rude." Song Xian also bowed in return. Although Xiao Ling was a core disciple of Luoyun Sect, his status as the head of Hunyuan Sect was not bad either. It was not like he was visiting Wen Yiren, but he was unhappy to see Xiao Ling waiting for several hours.

But this time he came to ask for a favor, so even if he felt a little dissatisfied, he could only keep it in his heart. At the same time, he took out a few wooden boxes from his storage bag and presented them.

"This is the high-quality Jade Fragrance Pill that our sect has just refined. I specially prepared it for Fellow Daoist Xiao. I hope you don't mind it."

"Master Song is too polite. Please take a seat." Xiao Ling invited him to take a seat and sat in the main seat himself: "Come here."

A servant who was waiting outside came in immediately.

"How did you entertain the distinguished guest? Why only some tea? Go and get the wine from the jar."

"No need to bother. I came here to report an important matter regarding the Jade Fragrance Pill to Fellow Daoist Xiao. I have other matters to attend to later, so it is not appropriate for me to stay for long. I appreciate Fellow Daoist Xiao's kindness."

Xiao Ling waved his hand, and the servant immediately retreated.

"Master Song, please speak."

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xiao still remembers Peng Yu from the Yuyuan Sect?"

When Xiao Ling heard him mention this person, she had guessed about 70% of the answer. "Of course. The last time Sect Leader Song came to visit was because of the matter between him and Sister Feng Yan. What's going on? Could this person be causing trouble for Sister Feng Yan again?"

"Indeed, Peng Yu has been frequently looking for trouble with our sect's shop in Qingfengfang lately. He's also been spreading rumors and humiliating Junior Sister Feng, which has significantly impacted our business. I'm not sure if this is his own doing or if it's directed by the Yuyuan Sect. Our sect is weak and doesn't dare to provoke the Yuyuan Sect. I hope Fellow Daoist Xiao can report this to Senior Wen. If he continues like this, he'll ruin our business sooner or later."

Song Xian paused when he heard this, looked at Xiao Ling and said slowly.

"Last year, Fellow Daoist Xiao personally approached the Yuyuan Sect. Didn't he already have an agreement with Wang Xuan? Now Peng Yu is jumping out to cause trouble. What's his intention? Our sect is small and weak, so it can bully us, but it doesn't care about Senior Wen's reputation. If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will damage your sect's reputation."

These words were obviously intended to sow discord. Xiao Ling knew it very well, but she was also very angry at Peng Yu's behavior. The last time she went to Yuyuan Sect, she had clearly stated the relationship between the two. Then Peng Yu dared to cause trouble. Isn't this a slap in his own face?

"Master Song, rest assured. I will investigate this matter and give your sect an explanation."

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Xiao. Without your sect's justice, we really don't know what we would do."

"Come to think of it, your sect's shop selling Yuxiangdan has been open in Qingfengfang for almost a year!" Xiao Ling suddenly changed the subject.

"Yes. What advice do you have, Fellow Daoist Xiao?"

"Isn't your sect planning to expand? I see that the Jade Fragrance Pills are selling quite well in Qingfeng Market, with nearly 300 pills sold each month. If we can expand into other markets, I'm sure it will also have a good effect. What do you think, Sect Leader Song?"

Xiao Ling had originally seen the potential market for Yuxiang Dan, and that was why she persuaded Wen Yiren to help them solve the Yuyuan Sect's problem. Although Yuxiang Dan was selling well in Qingfengfang now, and could earn about 6,000 spirit stones a year, this could not meet her expectations and requirements. Naturally, she hoped that the market for Yuxiang Dan would expand. Anyway, she didn't need to do anything, and only needed to send one person to supervise the shop.

"To be honest, I have certainly considered this matter. However, firstly, our sect is limited in manpower and cannot allocate so many people to manage various shops. Secondly, our alchemists are also overwhelmed. We are currently training talents to refine the Jade Fragrance Pill, but it is difficult to see results in a short time. Therefore, we decided to put this matter on hold for a while."

After hearing this, Xiao Ling didn't say anything else, just nodded.

"I'll leave the matter of Yuyuan Sect's Peng Yu to Fellow Daoist Xiao. I'll take my leave."

.........

After leaving Luoyun Sect, Song Xian went to Qingfengfang to meet Feng Yan and told her about the incident. At night, in the backyard of Hunyuan Pavilion, a large table of delicious spiritual wine and spiritual food was placed on the table.

Song Xian stood at the door waiting. Not long after, Feng Yan came in with a man dressed in the clothes of the Beast Taming Sect. The man had a broad forehead and face, was about thirty years old, and had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Seeing him enter, Song Xian greeted him with a smile on his face, bowing and saying, "Fellow Daoist Hu, I am Song Xian, the headmaster of the Hunyuan Sect. I am honored to have you here. My humble shop is honored."

The man surnamed Hu looked him over and politely replied, "So it's Master Song. I've heard a lot about you."

"Please in, Fellow Daoist Hu." Song Xian warmly invited him into the house and asked him to take a seat. The man declined at first, but still took the seat. However, Feng Yan did not stay. She said a few polite words and left.

"I heard from Fellow Daoist Feng that Sect Leader Song got a spirit beast?" The man said straight to the point without beating around the bush.

He was originally the manager of the Beast Taming Pavilion in Qingfengfang. He had met Feng Yan several times and they were just acquaintances. Unexpectedly, Feng Yan went to the Beast Taming Pavilion to find him just now, saying that she had prepared a banquet and that she had a rare spirit beast that she wanted him to take a look at and give her advice.

Under the Beast Taming Sect, at least half of the disciples studied the way of spirit beasts, and he was one of them. When he heard about the rare spirit beasts, he was curious and agreed to come.

"That's right. I heard that you are quite knowledgeable about spirit beasts, so I would like to ask for your advice." Song Xian said as he took out a two-inch golden box from his storage bag.

This is a prison specially customized for the alien silver-armored ant. It is made of pure gold. Because this little guy is very ferocious, an ordinary stone box cannot hold it at all. It will soon chew through the bottom and escape from the prison, so this golden box was built to trap it.

He slowly opened the golden box, and inside, the tiny golden-armored ant was lying on a pile of fiery red round beans, apparently resting.

Since the golden box was made, the little guy has been much more obedient than before, because he can't bite the golden box, and no matter how hard he tries, he can hardly escape. Moreover, there are his favorite foods in it, so he has become a little "unmotivated".

After the golden box was opened, the golden-armored ant, which was originally in a resting state, immediately came to its senses, suddenly jumped, and wanted to jump out of the cage, but was tightly clamped by Song Xian's two fingers.

The little guy kept twisting and struggling in his hands.

"Brother Hu, please look, this is the little thing."

The man immediately became interested and leaned forward to examine it carefully for a while before frowning. "It looks like an ant-like monster, but I've never seen anything like it before, and I can't tell what kind it is. I'll go back and look it up in the Monster Atlas. Where did Sect Leader Song get it?"

Song Xian naturally would not tell him the truth. Alien monsters are extremely rare species in the cultivation world. If he told others about them, they would be coveted by others. Since he didn't know the value of them, there was no need to tell him.

"I found this by chance in a remote old forest on the Muhe Grassland. I invited Fellow Daoist Hu here today to discuss how to educate and raise it. If Fellow Daoist Hu can teach me, I would be deeply grateful and would definitely reward you handsomely."

The man continued to examine the golden-armored ant. "I don't recall ever seeing an ant with golden skin, but all ant-like monsters have similar habits. Did Sect Leader Song only get this one monster? Theoretically, ant-like monsters live in groups, so it's unlikely there was only one."

“This is the only one I’ve encountered.”

"How strange!" the man drank a sip of spirit wine. "Master Song just said that he wanted to learn how to train and raise it. He wants to tame it into a spirit beast, right? I wonder if he wants to raise it as the sect's guardian spirit beast? Or as his own spirit beast?"

"Please forgive my ignorance, but... is there any difference?" Song Xian had been practicing for less than a few years. He had previously lived in Pingyuan County, an inland area with no demonic beasts and few people raising spiritual beasts. Therefore, he knew nothing about the ways of spiritual beasts and had never heard of this matter at all.

"Of course there is a difference." The man picked up another piece of spiritual food and swallowed it. "Mountain guardian spirit beasts are used by the sect, while natal spirit beasts are used by individuals. The methods of raising the two are also very different."

Song Xian put the golden armored ant back into the golden box, went in and out of the storage bag, and picked up the wine glass: "I sincerely ask for your guidance, Brother Hu."

The man drank it all in one gulp. "To put it simply, you only need to cultivate the guardian beast from a young age, strengthen your communication and connection with it, increase your intimacy, and then use some special training techniques. Anyone who raises eagles and mastiffs in the world has seen this! They are essentially the same, just different in form."

"What if it is cultivated as a natal spirit beast?"

"That's much more complicated. The natal spirit beast needs to sign a soul contract with it. Once the contract is signed, the spirit beast will have a telepathic connection with the owner. No verbal commands are needed, the spirit beast will understand the owner's intentions. There are benefits and disadvantages. If the spirit beast dies after signing the soul contract, it will also involve the owner's soul and cause damage. Even within this sect, there are not many people who are willing to sign the soul contract and cultivate their own spirit beasts.

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(End of this chapter)