Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 122 Late Night Visitor
"Qingyuan Sect and Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce are both among the most powerful forces in this town. No matter how they fight, our sect will just stay out of it. With our current strength, we are no match for them. It is not a good thing to be involved in the vortex." Lin Zixiang looked at Song Xian, his eyes seemed to be asking about his attitude.

Before he could reply, Zhong Wenyuan said, "It's certainly a good thing if I can avoid getting involved. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to control myself when the time comes. The conflict between the Qingyuan Sect and the Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce can't be seen as just a friction between two forces. Its essence is a conflict between the new and old forces in Bianxia Town."

"Yunfeng Trading Company is slightly weaker than Qingyuan Sect. I predict they will form an alliance with other independent cultivators to fight against Qingyuan Sect. Other independent cultivators are worried that if Yunfeng Trading Company is swallowed up, they will be the next in line. They will definitely choose to stand on the same front with them, and we will inevitably be dragged into it."

After all, Zhong Wenyuan is mature and steady, with many years of experience in handling government affairs, and he sees and thinks much further than Alan Lam.

George Lam's expression immediately became serious. He was completely focused on the path of cultivation and didn't care much about these things. He couldn't think so deeply about them. Only after hearing these words did he realize the seriousness of the matter.

Zhang Ningyuan standing by also frowned. He was originally watching the two tigers fighting from the perspective of a bystander, and was a little excited. But when he realized that he might be implicated, that excitement immediately turned into uneasiness.

Life is going well, and no one wants to be dragged into the vortex of war for no reason, especially being forced to do so.

Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Song Xian said soothingly, "It's pointless to overthink things now. I don't think things will get out of hand, so we don't need to worry too much. However, we need to be prepared for a rainy day. We must seize the time and recruit more independent cultivators into the sect to improve its combat power. That way, even if a war breaks out, we'll have more confidence."

"Originally, I planned to recruit only five independent cultivators this year. Now that this has happened, we need to speed up our efforts. Senior Brother Wenyuan, you will be responsible for this matter. Try to recruit some reliable personnel as soon as possible."

Zhong Wenyuan nodded and said, "Okay, since something unexpected has happened in Bianxia Town, I will postpone my trip to Muhe Grassland to do business and stay here to see what's going on."

"Brother Ning Yuan, you are responsible for closely monitoring the latest developments of the Qingyuan Sect and the Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce. Report any news immediately."

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At night, after arranging a welcoming banquet for the two new monks who had just joined the sect, Song Xian returned to his mansion to practice magic.

After he broke through the sixth level of Qi Refining, he actually spent less time on cultivation than before, and spent more time on practicing spells and refining puppets.

This was because the low-grade first-level training room was no longer suitable for his current level of cultivation, and his training was ineffective. In the past, in the early stages of Qi training, one could increase a little spiritual power by concentrating on practicing for two months.

Nowadays, it takes four months in the same training room to increase spiritual power a little.

Now the spiritual power in his body is 45 points. It takes 55 points of spiritual power to break through the seventh level of Qi Refining. At this rate, it will take about four years to break through this level.

This is a long process and cannot be achieved overnight, so he put more energy into other cultivation, which is also a way to improve his own strength.

With his cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining, it would be a bit unreasonable if he still mastered those two low-level techniques. If he fought with others, he would definitely suffer a loss.

What he is practicing now are the intermediate-level fire and earth attribute spells, the Fire Snake Spell and the Earth Prison Spell.

Fire Snake Technique is a fire-attribute attack technique, while Earth Prison Technique is an earth-attribute defense technique.

Among the two books of fire and earth attributes given to him by Zhang Shilin, the head of Qingyun Sect, three of them belong to the category of intermediate spells, namely the Fire Snake Book, the Earth Spike Technique and the Earth Prison Technique. Among them, the Earth Spike Technique is also an earth-attributed attack spell.

Intermediate-level spells are much more difficult than low-level spells. Both the mental method and the flow of spiritual power are more complex than low-level spells.

Therefore, after practicing for several months, he still couldn't grasp the key points and couldn't perform it smoothly.

In the spacious backyard, Song Xian held his breath, took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and muttered something. The spiritual energy in his body surged out from the Linghai acupoint and circulated rapidly throughout his body.

Under his perception, the fire-attributed power in the surrounding heaven and earth was called and pulled by some kind of call, gathering in front of him and condensing into a curved flame shape.

Before the flame could grow stronger, it suddenly twisted and shattered with a puff, then quickly dissipated into the air.

Song Xian's somewhat tense body relaxed visibly, like a deflated ball.

He adjusted his breathing and put his hands together again. Soon, a two-foot fireball was successfully condensed in front of him, and he smashed it towards the stubborn rock in the distance.

Perhaps it was because he had broken through the sixth level of Qi Refining and the spiritual power in his body had increased, so he had already mastered the Fireball Technique to the highest level.

After practicing for a long time, until his spiritual power was almost exhausted, Song Xian returned to his room, washed up, and lay down on the bed to sleep.

While I was half asleep, I heard a rapid knock on the door.

He opened his hazy eyes and looked out the window, but saw only darkness. It was obviously very late.

"Master, Master." The housekeeper's cautious voice rang out from the outer room. He leaped off the bed, put on his coat, and walked over. Knowing that he was already asleep, yet still daring to disturb him at this hour, something must be going on.

The housekeeper outside had heard the noise inside, so the knocking stopped.

Soon, the door opened and Song Xian looked at him solemnly: "Did something happen?"

"I don't know what it is. Elder Zhong came to visit and said he had something very urgent and important to report. He asked me to inform you."

"Senior Brother Wenyuan? Where is he now?"

"Just wait in the reception room of the mansion."

Song Xian hurried to the reception room and saw Zhong Wenyuan frowning, looking deep in thought.

"Master." Seeing him coming from the outside, Zhong Wenyuan immediately stood up to greet him: "The Qingyuan Sect has sent someone and is waiting in the main hall."

"Qingyuan Sect?" Song Xian's heart skipped a beat. He had just learned about the conflict between Qingyuan Sect and Yunfeng Trading Company in the afternoon, and Qingyuan Sect sent people in the evening. This was too fast.

"Who was sent, and why?"

"I don't know that person either. He claimed to be a disciple of the Qingyuan Sect and was sent by their headmaster, Hu Yingquan, to visit me. He had something extremely urgent to tell me. He also said that he had a token from Hu Yingquan that he couldn't deliver until he saw the headmaster. That's why I came to disturb you so late at night."

"Let's go and see him." The two of them walked out of the living room, with Song Xian walking in front. As they walked, he asked, "Senior Brother Wenyuan, in your opinion, why did the Qingyuan Sect send someone at this time?"

"It must be related to the conflict with Yunfeng Trading Company. I guess they're trying to gain our support. This shows that Qingyuan Sect is truly determined to fight Yunfeng Trading Company and determine who is superior. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent someone to seek support so quickly."

Song Xian nodded. This was consistent with his idea. It was not unexpected that Qingyuan Sect came to his door. If the two sides were in a standoff, Qingyuan Sect would come for help sooner or later, because both families had migrated from inland and were outsiders.

If he doesn't look for Hunyuan Sect, who else can he look for?
No matter if he went to Luoyun Sect, Kong Family, Yuyuan Sect, or even the Beast Taming Sect, they would definitely ignore him.

Only the four relocated households in Bianxia Town have the possibility of cooperating with them in this matter.

Yunfeng Trading Company will definitely seek support from the independent cultivators in Bianxia Town, so it is not surprising that Qingyuan Sect comes to them.

What surprised him was that the Qingyuan Sect came to him so quickly. After all, the confrontation between the two sides had not yet formed. It was just a little conflict and friction, and it had not reached the point of a bloody fight.

At this time, both sides still had a lot of room for maneuver, but the Qingyuan Sect chose to send people to gain support, which shows its firm and tough attitude.

You know, asking for help is not an easy thing. If Qingyuan Sect wants to win the support of Hunyuan Sect, it is asking for help. It is definitely useless to rely on words. There must be actual actions, and this will come at a price.

The Qingyuan Sect was definitely aware of why the Hunyuan Sect would get involved in this vortex for no reason without sufficient incentives.

Since someone has been sent, he must have come with conditions.

The two of them came to the main hall, where a short middle-aged man with the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining was sitting. He was wearing an ordinary long gown and not the Qingyuan Sect's clothing. It seemed that he came here secretly, fearing that he would be discovered by the people of Yunfeng Trading Company.

"This must be Master Song! I am Ren Jie, a disciple of Qingyuan Sect. Nice to meet you, Master Song. I am sorry to bother you so late at night." The man saw Song Xian walking in ahead of Zhong Wenyuan and immediately guessed his identity. He stood up and bowed.

"Fellow Daoist Ren, please take a seat." Song Xian looked him over, bowed with a smile, and then walked to the main seat and sat down. "Fellow Daoist Ren said that your sect's headmaster has a token for me? I wonder what it is?"

"Master Song will know it at a glance." Ren Jie did not sit down, but took out a jade slip from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

This object is the size of a palm, dark green all over, with a smooth and crystal texture. It is a commonly used item in the spiritual world, generally used to store or transmit important information.

The jade slip is certainly not natural, but is artificially refined. In essence, it is also a kind of space magic tool, and has the same function as a storage bag.

It’s just that the storage bag is used to store items and requires spiritual power to open.

Jade slips store images and need to be opened with spiritual consciousness.

On the market, a piece of the lowest-grade jade slip costs one hundred spirit stones.

(End of this chapter)