Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 21 The fog gradually opens
Dongke Town.

In the early morning of late winter and early spring, when the morning light is dim and the weather is still cold, the breeze blows on your face and the spring chill is still there.

Xu Boyang rode Fei Wenyu's flying shuttle and rose slowly, his clothes fluttering. He looked down at the villages and trees dotted below him, and couldn't help feeling very happy.

Flying on the sword, traveling across heaven and earth.

Isn’t this the life you always dream of?
I never thought that one day I would be able to fly in the sky and travel in the blue sky.

Although he is currently taking advantage of others, he firmly believes that it won't be long before he can also roam the world like this!
"Look, Boyang, to the west of our Dongke Town is Ningyang Town, the territory of the Zhang family in Nanhuai Commandery. South of that is the Sun family, and then you'll reach Nanhuai City, the seat of Nanhuai Commandery. The Nanhuai Immortal Sect is located a few hundred miles east of the city on Taiping Mountain. Beyond Nanhuai is the territory of Nanwuli Mountain."

As the shuttle gradually climbed higher, the view became wider. Fei Wenyu had not been out for a long time, and his horizons became more and more interesting. He waved his hand and pointed at several places in the south, pointing and commenting, and began to talk about the mountains and rivers.

"South Wuli Mountain?"

This was the first time Xu Boyang heard of this place. The name sounded like it was not a Taoist territory, so he couldn't help but feel curious and turned his head to look from afar.

Gazing far into the distance, one can see a dark mountain range in the distant south, like a thick line of ink in a landscape painting, pressing down on the horizon, quite majestic.

"Ah."

Seeing Xu Boyang's confused face, Fei Wenyu began to explain,

"Nanwu Lishan is another force in the sea, not our Taoist world. Now that the Dao of Heaven has collapsed, the sea has fallen apart, and many heroes are vying for supremacy. The people on Nanwu Lishan's side are different from us. They don't practice the Zifu Qingxu Dao, but the Wuyu spiritual art, which I heard is also very powerful."

"But I haven't been there either. I just heard from my elders that the people there have different customs than ours. They worship demons, live underground, and prefer to eat blood. They're difficult to deal with."

After saying that, he laughed and said,
"Boyang, you don't know that our Qingshen land is located in the east, with two great rivers. One is the Sishui River, which flows from the Huai River from south to north to the northern border, and the other is the Huai River, which crosses four counties and faces the East China Sea. The Nanwu Lishan Mountains are majestic in the southeast. It is said that there are 108 dangerous peaks in the Lishan Mountains. Jiuli City at the foot of the Liyue Mountains is also a world-famous city, but at least they are still human. Looking at the southwest border, there are 100,000 mountains and poisonous miasma everywhere. There is no one to be seen there, and they are all barbaric and monster tribes!"

"So this demon... actually has power..."

Xu Boyang was secretly horrified when he heard this, and thought to himself that he couldn't help but think of the white-winged bird monster from many years ago. Its round eyes and long beak were still before his eyes. Thinking about it now, he still felt a lingering fear.

Fei Wenyu glanced at him, and seeing Xu Boyang's clueless expression, he secretly sighed in his heart:
"The offspring of the Huangting Immortal Family is indeed like a baby in swaddling clothes. Even if they are illegitimate children, if they are allowed to be raised outside, the elders in the family should have taught them about the dangers of the world. But they are allowed to wander around like this. This is a sign of relative peace and security in the Qingshen Sea. Otherwise, they would have died without knowing how."

When I thought of this, I couldn't help but think of my own experience. I felt the same way and sympathized with him. I sighed secretly and began to tell him the story:
"Boyang, there are quite a few barbarian monsters. They are all non-human, some are beasts or wood. Their cultivation methods are not the way of human cultivation, which can be said to be very different. However, like the Southern Witches, they all like to eat blood. However, the Southern Witches mostly eat beasts, not humans, while the barbarian monsters are originally transformed from beasts and wood, so they like to eat humans. This bad habit goes against the Tian Gang, and it is natural that they have a bad relationship with us humans."

"I heard that in ancient times, they fought against us several times. Later, they were said to have been defeated several times and have since retreated to the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"Although the Barbarian Demons aren't very powerful within this sea, they shouldn't be underestimated. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to occupy the entire southwestern border of the sea for so many years. Rumor has it that the Barbarian Demons were very powerful in ancient times, with several Demon Kings appearing and causing chaos throughout the sea."

"Nowadays, they are gradually declining and dying out. Except in the central and southern regions of the country, it is very rare to encounter monsters anymore."

So that's how it is.

Xu Boyang suddenly realized. No wonder he had never encountered any monsters since the encounter with the white-winged bird monster. It turned out that they were all hiding in the Ten Thousand Mountains in the southwest.

Fei Wenyu paused and continued:
"But I heard that the tribes of the barbarian monsters have split up in recent years, and several factions have emerged. Some monsters are unwilling to huddle in the wild land of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and have begun to imitate humans and practice their cultivation methods. Once the barbarian monsters awaken their spirits, they can transform. These monsters are hiding in various places in the sea, and if you are not a high-level cultivator, it is extremely difficult to detect them."

Xu Boyang listened in awe, taking notes silently. He waited until Fei Wenyu stopped talking before smiling and saying, "Thank you, Brother Fei, for clarifying my doubts."

"Alright! No more small talk, let's get going!"

Fei Wenyu looked at the sky and laughed out loud, his robes fluttering, his spiritual consciousness seeping in, the shuttle started, carrying Xu Boyang and turning into a beam of light, flying straight to the north.

In just two hours, the terrain suddenly changed, and a large lake came into view like a huge mirror embedded in the earth. The broad and calm lake surface reflected dots of light like fish scales.

"We've arrived at Xinyue Lake! Let's go! Let's go down and take a look!"

Fei Wenyu drove the shuttle and swooped down. In a moment, he arrived at a low altitude of a hundred feet above the south bank of Xinyue Lake.

Xu Boyang looked down and saw that the entire south bank was like a huge crescent moon, a long and undulating reed marsh with waterways crisscrossing the middle. The reeds grew lushly in the lake and were growing well. When the north wind blew, the reeds rolled like waves of wheat, one after another.

After looking for a while, I found quite a few fishing boats among the reeds in the waterway. Four or five fishermen were holding long bamboo poles and taking their own ospreys, fishing in the reeds.

"It seems that the South Bank is peaceful and sound. That's great!"

Xu Boyang looked down at the fishermen fishing and felt excited. It seemed that he was in good luck. Looking at this leisurely scene, the fifty spirit stones could almost be put in his pocket.

"I think the Chen and Lin families have been fighting for five or six years, and I'm afraid neither of them has gained anything. Finally, they have settled down and made peace."

Fei Wenyu naturally saw it as well, and was in a very good mood. He thought about reporting the situation to Lou Fushan when he got back, so that his family wouldn't have to worry every day.

"Well, gathering Qi takes time. Let's go to the Immortal Market first. After we're done, I'll send you over to gather Qi."

As he spoke, the shuttle took off again, flying towards the lake.

After another half an hour, the clouds dispersed and a large island appeared in the lake. Fei Wenyu flew low into the air and shuttled above the water.

As soon as it landed, the shuttle created a violent air barrier that stirred up waves on the lake surface and spread out arc-shaped ripples.

Xu Boyang listened to the sound of water splashing beside his ears, facing the sunlight, squinting his eyes and looked over.

The big island is covered with green mountains and dotted with pavilions. A wide and neat street winds around the mountain like a jade belt. Houses are lined up beside the street, and many places are shining with blue and yellow light. There are crowds of people on the road.

A light golden cover was covering the sky above the big island, appearing and disappearing. Dozens of streams of light were flying through the air from all directions. The auras produced by the streams were different, colorful and particularly spectacular.

Suddenly, a green streak of light came towards him. Fei Wenyu immediately slowed down and stopped. The streak of light also stopped in vain, and immediately a clear voice came.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the realm of the Immortal Sect's 'Square Inch'. Ahead is the mountain protection formation. If you two are not here, please take a detour to avoid accidental injury."

A handsome monk, no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, was wearing a gardenia yellow Taoist robe with delicate golden cloud patterns embroidered on the hem. He was standing on a bright flying sword, hovering not far away, and speaking in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"What a graceful movement!"

Xu Boyang secretly praised him, because the man who came suddenly with the magic sword and stopped suddenly was so graceful.

"Trouble you, fellow Daoist, I'm heading to your place."

Fei Wenyu took out twenty spirit stones from his storage bag, cast a spell, and slowly sent them over through the air.

"No, the toll is ten spirit stones per person. That's too expensive!"

Xu Boyang was secretly shocked when he saw this, but since there were outsiders present, he couldn't speak, so he didn't say anything after being surprised. While feeling heartbroken, he thought about giving the money to Fei Wenyu later.

When the cultivator saw the floating spirit stone, he did not accept it directly, but asked:
"Okay, then please tell me your place of origin. I need to register."

He then pulled out two crudely crafted tokens from the storage pouch at his waist. He took one and held it in his hand, and it immediately emitted a faint red light. "What kind of ridiculous rule is this? I've already given you the spirit stones, and it's not enough! I even have to register!"

Xu Boyang opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but complain in his heart. He was used to going to the ghost market in Dongke Town, but he felt really uncomfortable. Suddenly his face changed slightly and he thought to himself:
"No, this is probably more than just registration. This is the Immortal Sect's Immortal Market. Does that mean only Immortal Sect members and their subordinates can enter?"

Suddenly thinking of this, his face turned ugly, and he felt something was wrong:

"It happened!"

Xu Boyang was used to going to ghost markets and thought that all the immortal cultivation markets in the world were similar. He didn't expect to be hit hard as soon as he arrived.

Zhao Lingguan in the Fate Palace told him not to join the Immortal Sect, for fear that some powerful cultivators would covet him. He always kept this in mind and was careful everywhere, trying to stay away from them. Unexpectedly, he turned around and encountered the Immortal Sect checking his household registration.

But now he is nothing. Can he give the name of the Ding family? But that would completely expose himself in front of Fei Wenyu.

How can the archway that I have erected with great difficulty collapse so easily?
Otherwise, I might as well just talk nonsense. I don’t know how these monks in this small space are capable of identifying one’s identity.

"Thank you, I am Fei Wenyu from the Fei family of Dongke Town, Nanhuai County, a subordinate of the Immortal Sect."

Fei Wenyu had been here before and was not surprised by the rules. He immediately stated his hometown.

"Ah."

The monk in the yellow robe responded in a low voice. The token in his hand flashed red, then turned blue. He then sent the token through the air and said:
"Okay, that's enough. Please keep the identity token, Fellow Daoist Fei!"

Fei Wenyu took the token and put it into his sleeve. He turned to look at Xu Boyang. Seeing that he was silent and with his head bowed, he thought that he didn't understand the meaning, so he said, "Boyang, please tell us your place of origin. The Immortal Sect needs to verify it."

"Yeah." Xu Boyang responded sullenly, but did not speak.

The monk in this small space took another token. After hearing no sound for a long time, he looked over and looked at Xu Boyang looking up and down. He couldn't help feeling a little strange.

"Why doesn't this person speak?"

He coughed and asked, "Is this fellow Taoist also from Nanhuai?"

"Uh…no."

When the time came, Xu Boyang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say,

"This, you can check it out. It's Xu Boyang from the Xu family of Fengqing Town, Yuchuan County, a subordinate of the Immortal Sect."

"Ikukawa?"

The monk's face changed slightly, and the token in his hand began to flicker. Suddenly, the token turned into a soft yellow light.

"So you're a descendant of the [Huaiyou Immortal Clan]. My apologies for your disrespect. I'm Chen Baochong, a disciple of the [Jiangzuo Blessed Land] and one of the thirty-six halls of the 'Square Cun' Immortal Market. Welcome to the Immortal Fellow, Mr. Xu!"

The young monk suddenly became a different person, with a smile on his face. He flew closer and handed over the token with yellow light with both hands.

Xu Boyang took the token in confusion, glanced at Fei Wenyu, and found that he had a serious expression and was staring at the token in his hand carefully.

"What about the Huaiyou Immortal Clan...Jiangzuo Blessed Land...Immortal Disciple..."

Xu Boyang was completely confused.

Little did he know that in Qingshen, the names of the immortal sects were restricted by magical powers. The cultivators of a lower realm could not pronounce the names of the immortal sects, and could only use other words instead. Any cultivator who could pronounce the name was already at the level of Huangting Yushi.

[Huaiyou Immortal Sect] and [Jiangzuo Blessed Land] are the most widely circulated and famous alternative terms in the two different Qingshen Immortal Sects.

There is also another mystery behind the "children of immortals". They are not the immortal cultivation family in the eyes of ordinary people.

In the eyes of cultivators, families are divided into different levels. Ordinary foundation-building families can only be called aristocratic families, and families with Huangting Feathered Masters can be called immortal families. Going further up, families with Zifu Zhenren are respected as immortals by the Taoist world.

"Good boy, his identity as the illegitimate child of the Huangting Immortal Family has finally been confirmed. And this one too, at such a young age, he's actually a disciple of the Immortal Sect. No wonder he's already reached the ninth level of Condensation!"

At this moment, the three of them were close. Fei Wenyu took a quick look with his spiritual sense and immediately realized Chen Baochong's cultivation level. Seeing that he was trying to please Xu Boyang, he couldn't help but feel a little proud and said with a smile:
"Senior Chen is young and promising, so you don't have to be polite! Today, I am also here with Fellow Daoist Xu to take a look around Fang Cun Jian. This is his first time here, so he is not familiar with the rules. Please forgive me!"

Among monks, seniority is not determined by age, but by the level of their cultivation.

Chen Baochong has reached the ninth level of the Condensation Stage and is about to establish his foundation. It is reasonable for Fei Wenyu to call him a senior and call himself a junior. However, their realms are not much different, so he can just call him a fellow Taoist. Fei Wenyu's words show that he gave Chen Baochong enough face.

Both of them had some knowledge, but Xu Boyang was the only one who knew nothing. He had no idea what the two were doing. Seeing that his token was different from the one in Fei Wenyu's hand, he couldn't help but wonder:
"Could it be that Ding Tianshi has already copied it to his house for me? That shouldn't be the case! Didn't we agree that we wouldn't be subordinate to each other?"

While thinking, Chen Baochong laughed and said:
"No, no, you're too polite. I'm a little younger than you, so we can just be friends as equals. Also, I've only just started working here, so I hope you'll forgive me for any inadequacies. Are you familiar with the geographical layout of this 'square inch room'? Could you please offer me some guidance?"

In fact, Fei Wenyu had only been to this "square inch room" twice. The first time he came was with his ancestor, and there was someone to lead the way. He was still young at that time and knew nothing.

The second time I came by myself, no one paid any attention to me. I wandered around aimlessly inside and ended up being trapped in a thick fog. Finally, after the market closed and the fog dissipated, I followed the crowd of people leaving the market out. I was really not familiar with the place and had some mental obstacles.

Seeing Chen Baochong taking the initiative to show his courtesy, he was very pleased and said with a smile:
"Then I'd rather obey than be disrespectful. I'll trouble you, Mr. Daoist Chen!"

As soon as Xu Boyang saw the young man, he felt that he was elegant and extraordinary, and he had a good impression of him. However, he still had some reservations about his identity as a disciple of the Immortal Sect. However, he had no choice but to follow suit and clasp his hands together, saying:
"Thank you!"

"Don't dare."

Chen Baochong smiled and waved his sleeves, and the long sword under his feet fell to the ground, making a buzzing sound.

"Then please follow me!"

The sword light then moved away, and Fei Wenyu quickly controlled the shuttle to catch up.

When the three of them passed through the light golden light shield one after another, it was as if they had poked a hole in a huge bubble. Xu Boyang looked back and saw ripples appearing at the damaged area, which slowly closed on its own.

When I looked up, the scene on the island had changed dramatically.

The island was still the same island, and the scenery was still the same scenery, but it had grown several times larger in an instant. Looking up, it seemed as if a towering mountain was pressing down in front of me. I felt dizzy after just a few breaths.

There is a steep stone wall in the middle of the island, with three large characters written on it. Purple air lingers above the characters, which looks quite fairy-like.

"A small space!"

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