Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Is Li Yan here?"

This [Huosheng Island] is covered by a golden elixir formation, so it is not easy for the three of them to break in directly. They just stand beside the formation and call out a few times.

Not long after, a hole appeared in the large formation covering this not-so-large island reef, and a Jindan cultivator wearing a Lihuo Taoist robe and with orange-red hair and beard walked out.

"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Jianxu and Master Black Tiger!"

Li Yan Zhenren looked at Song Jianxu and said with emotion: "Calculating the time, your life will end in these few years, right? I will just pretend that I can't see you for the last time."

"Why, can't you come out of the island and see me?" Song Jianxu said with a smile.

Li Yan Zhenren sighed at this time: "In recent years, the Zhang and Wang families have increasingly targeted your Song family. How could I, a mere mid-stage Jindan weapon refiner, dare to visit you? I'm afraid Zhang Qingmang would find me halfway!"

Song Jianxu was silent for a long time, then smiled and pointed at Jing Yu: "How is it?"

Li Yan Zhenren understood what he meant. He stared at Jing Yu and looked him up and down, stroking his beard and saying, "Not bad, really not bad!"

"My junior is about to reach the stage of Dan, and I am afraid that the spiritual power of the Taoist temple will be disturbed by villains. Today I come to borrow your [Red Cloud Treasure Cover]." Song Jianxu said slowly without beating around the bush.

Li Yan Zhenren said straightforwardly: "I just want to borrow a magic shield to stabilize my spiritual power. We have been friends for many years, so naturally I will not refuse."

Song Jianxu took the opportunity to strike the snake, stepped forward and held the hands of Master Li Yan, with an earnest expression: "When I die, I hope Brother Li Yan will take good care of my younger generation, and also take good care of the Song family..."

Unexpectedly, Master Li Yan suddenly took a step back, put his hands behind his back, and shook his head like a rattle: "Song Jianxu, let's be honest. I, Li Yan, must be the first to say something."

"Our friendship is one thing, and I only have this friendship with you, Song Jianxu. Of course, I love you and your family, but if I were to take the risk of helping the Song family after your death, I absolutely cannot do that."

"As for the younger generation in your family..."

Li Yan Zhenren said calmly: "If he and Song Jinghong can form a pill, everything will be easy."

"If you can't... I'll say something that will get you beaten. Your Song family will be as good as dead! This is not something a mere mid-stage Jindan cultivator like me can influence. Why do you still cling to this obsession? You won't be able to rest in peace before you leave."

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The three of them stayed here for a few minutes before leaving the Huosheng Island holding the [Red Cloud Treasure Cover].

Song Jianxu flew away with Jing Yu and whispered to him, "Master Li Yan is a straightforward person with a straightforward mind. He is also a straightforward person. His character is well-known throughout the Red Dust Sea. Although he is only in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, his weapon refining skills are not inferior to any other Golden Core weapon refiner in the Red Dust Sea!"

"I brought you here today to get acquainted with him and ask for a favor. After you reach the Dan stage, if you need to refine the spirit material needed for your life-defining magic weapon, you can come directly here to find him. He will definitely handle it for you properly."

"I have a close relationship with him. Even if I die in the future, I will still give you this little bit of face."

Jing Yu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Master, the Zhang and Wang families won't sit idly by and watch us form our core. There will definitely be a big battle soon. Why didn't you invite Master Li Yan to go to the Song family and lend a hand?"

Song Jianxu smiled bitterly and said, "This is something that means sacrificing one's life and property. How can I let others take such a risk? Besides..."

"If I bring it up and they refuse, it'll be embarrassing for both sides!"

"Is this friendship truly this deep? I'm not sure."

Jing Yu looked at Master Black Tiger standing beside him, clasped his hands together, and said with sincere admiration: "Master, you are so righteous!"

Master Black Tiger touched the forehead of the Black Tiger under his seat and said with a smile: "It's just a way of repaying a favor..."

Although the three of them were chatting idly, they did not stop at all. After a few hours, they arrived at their next destination, [Biyun Island].

"This is the residence of the Leng family on Biyun Island."

Jing Yu was surprised and said, "The Leng family? The Leng family of Luoxing Nanhai? The Yuanying Immortal Clan!"

Song Jianxu shook his head. "You're overthinking it. The Feng family is the only immortal clan in the entire Red Dust Sea. The Golden Core Patriarch of the Leng family on Biyun Island was an early-stage cultivator who had achieved a low-grade elixir. It's said that he was a descendant of the Leng family's branch of the original immortal clan, but later split up and came to the Red Dust Sea to spread his family."

"They say they are a branch of the Leng family of the immortal clan, but in reality, they are completely unrelated. They are just a relationship based on the name."

After saying that, Song Jianxu sent out a sound transmission talisman. Not long after, a cultivator covered in a black robe and wearing a mask on his face sneaked out from the edge of the golden elixir formation on the island and sneaked up to the three of them.

"Fellow Daoist Leng, how are you?"

Upon hearing this, the black-robed monk raised a finger to his lips, set up a soundproofing formation around him, and whispered:

"So it's Senior Song, why are you here now?"

Jing Yu was speechless watching from the side. The ancestor of the Leng family was quite cautious. He was clearly in his own territory, but he acted like a thief.

"Friend Leng, you are well aware of the Song family's predicament. I will speak frankly and honestly. I wonder if the Leng family could lend a hand?"

Upon hearing this, the Leng family's ancestor's expression turned bitter, and he said with a mournful face, "Senior Song, what are you talking about! My family only has a junior like me, an early Jindan cultivator, to lead us. We are at the bottom of the Jindan family hierarchy, and we don't know when we will be downgraded to a Foundation Establishment family. How dare such a weakling get involved in the fight between several great masters!"

Song Jianxu said slowly: "I wonder if you can contact the Leng family..."

The Leng family here naturally refers to the Leng family of the Yuanying Immortal Clan. When the Leng family ancestor heard this, he jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on:

"Senior Song, be careful with your words!"

"I haven't been in touch with my family for a long time. My family is already impoverished, with few loving elders. Otherwise, why would I venture out into the mortal world? I'm just claiming to be a descendant of the immortal clan..."

"I achieved the Golden Elixir a hundred years ago, and since I've been traveling around a lot, I was able to pick up this thread."

The Leng family's ancestor made a bitter face. "But it's really not enough to invite help. Besides, the Red Dust Sea is under the jurisdiction of the Feng family. Our family has to consider the face of Master Feng... After all, it wasn't our Leng family that was attacked, so how can our family have any excuse?"

Song Jianxu sighed and waved his hand listlessly: "Yes, this matter is indeed a bit difficult for you."

"In that case, I wonder if any of the [Biyun Stalactites] on [Biyun Island] remain? My younger generation is in the process of forming a core, but they lack the spiritual resources to do so..."

"Ah?" The ancestor of the Leng family did not come to his senses for a moment and instinctively wanted to refuse. However, he had just rejected the offer of help so directly. Now he was even refusing such a Jindan spiritual object, which was really a bit disrespectful.