A small casual cultivator!

Lu Luan walked quickly and soon reached the top of the mountain, then went down against the wind.

Along the way, he also saw some errand disciples coming and going, some at the second level of Qi Refining, and some at the third level of Qi Refining.

The way down the mountain was easy to walk on, so a quarter of an hour later, he arrived at the reed marsh beside Xuanting Lake.

Seeing a deep stone path among the reeds, he walked over.

However, when I just arrived at the intersection, I saw a three-foot-high ancient stone tablet on the side of the road. The air in the early morning was humid, and the stone tablet was covered with moisture.

Seeing the words on it, Lu Luan squatted down to check, muttering: "The spring breeze blows the waves of Xuanting, and Xiangjun's hair turns white overnight."

"Xiangjun has a lot of white hair? Who is Xiangjun?" Lu Luan stood up and said in a puzzled tone.

"What an arrogant boy, you don't even know who Xiang Jun is?"

Just as he finished speaking, a hoarse and unclear voice came from deep in the reeds, as if a two-year-old child had just learned to speak.

"Who?"

Lu Luan was shocked and looked up quickly.

"Crack...crack..."

There was a sound of clattering footsteps coming from the front of the trail, and it seemed as if the person walking was wearing a pair of iron shoes.

Lu Luan held his breath and watched nervously.

Five breaths later, a tall figure slowly walked out from the corner.

"This……"

After seeing its appearance, his brows furrowed. It turned out to be a 13-foot-tall crane!

The black and white feathers are neatly arranged without a trace of disorder. The tall neck gives people a majestic feeling. What's more funny is that this crane is actually wearing a hat. I don't know whether it is used to block the sun or the rain.

The crane can actually talk?

Lu Luan was slightly stunned, but when he came to his senses, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Senior!"

Never mind, just call me senior first.

Sure enough, seeing his respectful expression, the crane was very pleased. After shaking its head, it shouted, "You kid, you don't even know who Xiang Jun is. This is really treasonous."

Lu Luan quickly explained: "Senior, you don't know, I just came to Xianmen with the Zhengyang Order. I just arrived and don't know much about Xianmen. I hope you don't blame me."

He didn't beat around the bush and said straight away that Xiang Jun was obviously an important figure, and it would be too unfair if he was driven out because of his ignorance.

At this moment, he blamed himself a little. Why didn't he read some books and get to know Zhengyang Gate better before coming here?

"So that's how it is. Let me tell you who Xiang Jun is," the crane did not bother him any more. He raised his head and cleared his throat, with a look of awe in his eyes, and said:

"This Xiang Jun is the founder of our Zhengyang Sect. His cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Golden Core. He can move mountains and break rivers with just a wave of his hand..."

"Mid-stage golden elixir!"

Lu Luan was shocked. How could such a powerful person not be able to dominate the world at will?

After talking for a while, Xianhe cleared his throat and asked, "After all I've said, do you know who Xiangjun is now?"

"Thank you, senior, for informing me."

Lu Luan bowed.

Xianhe nodded in satisfaction and said, "Are you going to the other side?"

"Yes, senior." Lu Luan replied.

"Do you know the rules?" The crane spread its left wing, slightly rotated it inward, and stretched it in front of him.

Lu Luan reacted and quickly said, "Junior has asked about it." After that, he took out the spiritual herb that Lin Xi gave him from his clothes and placed it on the wings.

The crane's mouth moved, and drops of crystal clear saliva flowed out, saying, "Although it's not much, it's enough."

After saying that, it flapped its wings and threw all the spiritual herbs into its mouth.

"smell good."

Suddenly, Lu Luan smelled a strange and refreshing fragrance. After looking around, his eyes stopped on the puddle of water on the ground.

This is the saliva that just dripped from the crane's mouth.

"Could it be Crane's Saliva Incense?" Lu Luan's heart moved. Crane's Saliva Incense is a treasure. If a mortal takes it, he can easily live to be 120 years old and live a life without pain or disease. Even for them, the immortal cultivators, it has infinite benefits.

"What a pity," Lu Luan sighed in his heart. This crane feeds on spiritual herbs, and its body is transparent and spotless. The quality of its crane saliva must be excellent.

After swallowing the spiritual herb, the crane was very satisfied and tilted its head and said, "Come with me, I'll take you there."

"Thank you, senior."

Lu Luan followed it obediently.

Soon, the man and the crane slowly passed through a reed bush and came to the lake.

In the early morning, the Xuanting Lake is rippling with clear waves, and fish are swimming leisurely in it. There are also wisps of hazy mist floating on the lake. The cool lake breeze blows, making people feel refreshed.

Seeing the disciples who were constantly flying up from the reeds, Lu Luan couldn't wait to ask, "Senior, when are we going to fly?"

"Right away," the crane said, and then walked slowly to the side, used its claws to dig out a huge bamboo pole from the reeds and threw it into the lake.

Lu Luan asked in confusion: "Senior, what is this?"

The crane spread its wings and jumped onto the bamboo pole, saying to him, "Come on up, boy. I'll take you across the lake!"

Lu Luan jumped up doubtfully and asked, "Why don't we fly over there?"

The crane looked up at the sky with disdain and said, "Flying? That's too boring. Since you are new to Zhengyang Gate, I will show you the most beautiful scenery of Xuanting Lake in the morning."

"I see." Lu Luan nodded and couldn't help but start looking forward to it.

Then the man and the crane slowly flew towards the center of the lake.

In the mist above Xuanting Lake, a man and a woman were sitting cross-legged in the air with a stone plate placed between them, playing chess against each other.

The woman was wearing a green dress, with long swaying hair. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and was extremely beautiful. She seemed like a person who had walked out of a painting. She was meticulously carved, like a blooming green lotus, detached from the world.

The man was dignified, with a gentle look between his brows and a righteous expression on his face.

Around the two people playing chess, there was a ten-meter-long whale that was rolling and swimming in the fog with its huge fins spread out.

When the man placed the white chess piece, he said softly, "Junior sister, I heard that you encountered a demon cultivator when you were out recruiting disciples for the sect a few days ago?"

The woman nodded slightly, a trace of regret in her eyes, and replied: "Yes, although I repelled them, several talented disciples were also abducted."

The man frowned and said, "Strange, the magic and demon paths seem to have become more active in recent years. Could something have happened?"

The woman asked, "Brother Zhou, are you worried that the demons will make a comeback?"

The man raised his head slightly, sighed, and said, "Although the Demon Sect has been destroyed, there are still many remnants lingering in the dark. If they accumulate strength, I'm afraid there will be another catastrophe."

"We don't need to worry about such things. The people above will take care of it themselves," the woman replied, shaking her head.

"The people above?" The man smiled coldly and said, "The people above are all pedantic old antiques who only know how to enjoy themselves and don't know how to think about danger in times of peace."

The woman nodded and said, "Indeed, Zhengyang Sect has been declining for the past hundred years. Several of the Supreme Elders are at odds with each other and are busy scheming against each other. If we want to change this situation, it's up to us."

"Ok?"

As she was talking, the woman suddenly frowned and looked down. In her eyes, there appeared an aura that was incompatible with the Zhengyang Sect.

"What's wrong?" the man asked.

"An outsider has entered the door." After the woman said this, her figure flew down.

……

On the lake, the crane smiled proudly and said, "How about it? It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Lu Luan looked at the glowing fish swimming in the surrounding fog and nodded in response: "It's really strange that there are fish that can swim in the fog."

He felt as if he had suddenly arrived in an underwater world.

"What's so strange about this? According to legend, there is a mountain-carrying whale in my Zhengyang Gate. It is a hundred feet long and can carry a mountain on its back and travel thousands of miles in an instant..." The crane began to brag again.

“Carry the mountain on your back!”

Lu Luan was shocked. What a terrifying fairy beast that would be.

While the two were talking, they were completely unaware that there was a huge black shadow swimming towards them at the bottom of the lake.

"Boy, you're here..."

"Wow!"

As the crane was speaking, a huge black snake emerged from the lake.

"Ah, the Black Water Snake!"

The crane was so frightened that its feathers stood on end.

"Tsk tsk tsk, today I can taste the flavor of the crane." The black snake could actually speak human language and was staring at the fat crane in front of it with greedy eyes.