Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 37 Qingyuan Sect
The sky was clear and cloudless. A white-winged ship flew by in the air, and a towering mountain was faintly visible in the distance.

"That's Qingyuan Sect. Let's stop at the foot of the mountain and wait for someone to report." Song Xian said.

Zhong Wenyuan controlled the flying magic weapon to slowly descend. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw two tall white stone pillars standing there, with the three big words "Qingyuan Sect" written on a banner.

"I wonder what brings you here, immortal masters?" Inside the mountain gate, two strong young men were waiting under the pavilion. Upon seeing the three people coming, they hurriedly went to greet them and saluted respectfully.

"Please tell the Qingyuan Sect Master that I am Song Xian, the new Master of the Hunyuan Sect stationed at Guzi Mountain. I've come to visit you."

"Master, please wait a moment. I will go and inform them right away." One of the men said, running quickly towards the mountain.

After waiting for a while, an old man with gray hair and wearing a red robe of Qingyuan Sect came towards them, leading two middle-aged men in the same clothes.

The old man was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and the two men behind him were at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"Master Song, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm Wu Xuan, an elder of the Qingyuan Sect, and I've come to greet you on the orders of the master." The old man looked at the three of them and bowed.

"Please forgive me for bothering you. My sect is newly established, and I have nothing to do, so I came to visit your sect." Song Xian returned the greeting.

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes. He originally thought that the one at the eighth level of Qi Refining was Song Xian, but he didn't expect that the one with the lowest cultivation level was the headmaster, and the two with slightly higher cultivation levels were followers.

Fortunately, the three of them were in the same place, and he didn't salute anyone, otherwise it would have been a joke.

"Three fellow Taoists, please come up the mountain."

"Good work."

A few people walked up the stone steps and chatted.

The reason why Song Xian chose to visit Qingyuan Sect as his first stop was first because Qingyuan Sect was the closest to Guzi Mountain, and the two sides were only three hundred miles apart.

Secondly, Qingyuan Sect arrived here earlier than them, which means that Qingyuan Sect understands the situation here better.

From the Beast Taming Sect disciple who had sent them to Lonely Child Mountain, they learned that a group of people had migrated here before them, and the Qingyuan Sect was one of them.

There are a total of eight forces of varying sizes in the entire Bianshang and Bianxia towns that migrated from the inland of Western Shu.

Among them, there are four forces stationed in Bianshang Town and four forces stationed in Bianshang Town.

The Qingyuan Sect was the first sect to migrate. They moved from Xia'anfeng County, Xishu County. Their sect has more than eighty or ninety disciples and is currently the strongest force in Bianxia Town.

When Song Xian and others arrived at the top of the mountain, they saw a huge green Canglan bird lying on the open ground, carrying several large black boxes on its back. More than a dozen disciples of the Qingyuan Sect were moving these boxes in an orderly manner and unloading them from the back of the green Canglan bird.

His gaze lingered on the Canglan bird for a moment, and without pausing, he asked as he walked, "Fellow Daoist Wu, is this Canglan bird a spiritual beast raised by your sect?"

Wu Xuan smiled and said, "This is the spiritual beast of the Beast Taming Sect."

"A spiritual beast from the Beast Taming Sect?" Song Xian was slightly surprised. "Then why did it appear at your sect's mountain gate?"

Wu Xuan saw the look of surprise on his face, and a look of complacency appeared on his face: "Of course it was a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect who came here on it."

"So, the Beast Taming Sect's disciples are also in your sect?"

"Master Song, you came at the right time. The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect have just arrived in our sect. Our master is busy receiving guests, so he was unable to come out to greet you. I specially sent me to greet you. I hope Master Song will forgive me." Wu Xuan spoke humbly, but his face was full of complacency. Obviously, he felt very proud to have a relationship with the Beast Taming Sect.

As the two were talking, they arrived at a side hall.

"The headmaster of our sect is in the main hall discussing important cooperation matters with the representatives sent by the Beast Taming Sect. We have no choice but to ask Headmaster Song to sit here for a while. He will come to entertain Headmaster Song as soon as he finishes the talks. Headmaster Song, please come in." The old man made a gesture of invitation and emphasized his tone when talking about important cooperation matters.

"If we had known this, we would not have come today. Your Majesty is so busy, and we are sorry to disturb you." Song Xian entered the inner room and sat down on the left.

"That's fine. It's our sect that's neglecting Master Song. I hope Master Song doesn't mind." Wu Xuan sat down across from him and ordered a man beside him to pour a few cups of tea. "I wonder when Master Song and your sect finally settled in this town? Our sect was completely unaware of this."

"We migrated from Pingyuan County and settled in Guzi Mountain the day before yesterday. After taking care of some trivial matters within our sect, we decided to visit our neighbors. We learned that your sect is the largest in Bianxia Town and is adjacent to ours, so we came to pay our respects to your sect on our first stop."

"What do you mean by 'the largest sect in Bianxia Town'? Master Song, you're flattering me." Wu Xuan smiled and waved his hands, but inwardly he was quite pleased with the thought. "We all migrated here. To be honest, if we could have made our living there, who would have come here?"

"The tallest among the short ones, even though we all migrated here, there are still differences in superiority. Your sect has many disciples and is very powerful. Now it has attached itself to the Beast Taming Sect, the largest sect in Western Xinjiang. Its momentum is booming, and it is truly worthy of the title of the largest sect in Xiazhen."

Seeing that this man was quite ambitious and seeking fame and reputation, Song Xian said nice things to suit his wishes.

Wu Xuanxi's face was full of smiles. "Master Song, you are too kind. Forgive my ignorance, but I wonder how many disciples your sect has?"

"I'm ashamed to say that when our sect migrated from Pingyuan County, we originally had 20 to 30 members. Unfortunately, we were attacked and killed by our enemies along the way. Our former leader also died in that battle. So, we entrusted the responsibility to Song. Now, we only have a dozen or so disciples left."

"No wonder you've been appointed headmaster at such a young age. So there's a reason for that. This old man from Guzi Mountain also knows that we're very close to the Tianshan Mountains. Your sect must be careful. There's a gang of bandits in the Tianshan Mountains. They're extremely powerful and not far from your sect. Don't mess with them."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wu, for reminding me. I only heard about this yesterday."

As soon as he finished speaking, a disciple from the outer room came over and offered a few cups of tea. Song Xian took a sip and said, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Wu just mentioned that your sect has started an important collaboration with the Beast Taming Sect. I wonder what it is? Could you tell me? If it's not convenient to tell me, then forget it."

Wu Xuan couldn't hide his pride: "It's nothing, actually. It's just that the Beast Taming Sect handed over some of its small businesses to our sect."

"The Beast Taming Sect is the largest sect in Xijiang County. If they let a little slip through their fingers, the broth that leaks out is enough to enrich the forces in Bianxi City. I never thought they would actually hand over their assets to your sect. Your sect is really going to prosper. Fellow Daoist Wu, could you please tell us in detail what these assets are?"

"This isn't a big secret. Since Sect Master Song is interested in this, there's no harm in telling your sect. The Beastmaster Sect has decided to give the Beast Soul Incense to our sect for refining, and they will recycle it next year."

"Beast Soul Incense? Please forgive my ignorance, I don't know what this is."

"This is something used to raise spirit beasts. Some spirit beasts will rebel or even behave violently during the taming process. Using animal soul incense can calm their minds, making it easier for the trainer to train and educate them." After Wu Xuan said this, he seemed to be afraid that Song Xian and others would underestimate it, so he quickly added.

"Don't underestimate this Beast Soul Incense. If nothing goes wrong, it can bring our sect thousands of spirit stones in revenue every year. This is no small sum. The key is that it is easy and labor-saving, and the Beast Taming Sect has disciples dedicated to teaching the refining method."

"I don't know how many sects in Bianxi City wanted this job, but in the end, it was won by our sect."

Song Xian was a little surprised: "Just with this thing, you can earn thousands of spirit stones every year? Did the Beastmaster Sect say that?"

Wu Xuan laughed and said, "Could it be that I would deceive Sect Master Song with such boastful words? The Beast Taming Sect raises countless spiritual beasts, and the demand for these things is huge. Not only that, the leader of the Beast Taming Sect has even said that if our sect does well, he will give us more assets in the future."

Song Xian openly expressed his envy: "No wonder others say that even a small sect like ours could make a living just by letting the Beastmaster Sect leak a little bit of its soup. This statement is indeed true."

"We, the newly migrated sects, are unfamiliar with this place. Firstly, we have no resources, and secondly, no industries. It's not easy to gain a foothold. My sect spent a lot of effort to acquire this industry from the Beast Taming Sect. A few thousand spirit stones a year may not be much, but at least we have an income to rely on, so we don't have to live off our savings. I wonder what your sect's plans are?"

"Alas!" Song Xian sighed, "I am also troubled by this matter and don't know what to do. That's why I came to your sect to learn from you."

"Master Song, have you heard? We're going to open a market in Xiazhen soon."

"Oh? Is that true? I didn't know that."

"This is the market town led by the Luoyun Sect in Bianxi City. It's located in the Nanyuan Valley area. It's been under construction for a long time and will be completed soon. From now on, caravans traveling to and from the Muhe Grassland can stop and trade in this market town, greatly reducing the travel costs to Bianxi City."

Song Xian's eyes lit up. "That's a good thing. If the market can be established, it can attract merchants and even merchant ships from powerful forces to settle here. If we can set up a shop inside, we won't have to live off our resources."

Wu Xuan smiled and said, "If your clan wants to set up a shop in the market town, we welcome it very much."

"Us? Could it be that your clan also has a stake in this market?"

Wu Xuan stroked his short beard lightly: "Luoyun Sect invites us to join and take charge of the security, defense and management of the market town."

(End of this chapter)