Mysterious mirror hanging high

Inside the Taixu Tower ship

Jing Yu and Yuan Ji sat opposite each other, with a tea stove in front of each of them. The charcoal fire in the stove was burning brightly, making the tea in the teapot on the stove make a "gurgling" sound.

Jing Yu sniffed the tea and felt refreshed. He was quite intoxicated and asked, "Good tea! Where did you get it?"

This magical tea was brought out by Yuanji to share. He was a tea lover, and when he came across good tea, he would definitely get to the bottom of it.

"I grew it myself." Yuanji chuckled and said, "I'm quite knowledgeable about spiritual plants. This spiritual tea is a hybrid I just researched. If Xuanjing likes it, I'll give you some."

"Is there any skill that Master Yuanji of yours isn't proficient in?" Jing Yu exclaimed in amazement, "Are there really such people in this world who are all-rounders?"

"Don't mention it. Under the nose of that stupid roe deer, I didn't dare to show my prowess. Now that I'm out of Yunchuan, I can finally feel free to do whatever I want."

After Yuanji finished speaking, the aura on his body suddenly rose steadily, and his realm changed from the early stage of Jindan to the middle stage of Jindan in just a moment.

"Huh? A breakthrough in the middle of a battle?" Jing Yu asked in surprise.

"What do you mean by a breakthrough right before the battle? It's been a few years since I've had a breakthrough." Yuan Ji curled his lips and said, "It's just that I've been hiding my cultivation level on weekdays."

"The ancient Buddhist monks' cultivation speed is really fast." Jing Yu said with some envy. He has not been idle in the past forty years. Although he often slacked off on weekdays, his talent is there after all, and his progress is quite fast. However, he is limited by the [Foundation-Building Alchemy] system itself, and the fact that he does not practice quick magic techniques, so he has not yet polished the initial stage of the Golden Elixir realm to the limit.

Of course, it usually takes an ordinary Jindan cultivator one or two hundred years to hone a small realm. Jing Yu has been forming the elixir for more than forty years and is close to the perfection of the early stage of the Jindan, which is already an extremely fast speed.

"The ancient monks cultivated quickly, but their lifespans were also short!" Yuanji complained. "The ancient monks' golden elixir lifespan was five hundred years. If it were the same as the [Founding Foundation Alchemy Dao], where each small realm requires one or two hundred years of polishing, then the daylily would be cold."

After saying this, his aura of nirvana subsided, and he regained his spiritual pressure level of the early stage of the Golden Core. He said with drooping eyelids:

"I see that this group of students going abroad to study are superior to the previous two groups in terms of both foundation and talent. I wonder how many of them will be able to return after completing their studies."

“I’m afraid none of them will come back.”

Jing Yu shook his head. "You're right. Why are these students the most talented? It's because the Tiannan Demon Realm is ready to make a move. The major Jindan forces in the Yunchuan Realm have heard about this and are sending a group of rare and talented people to seek refuge in the Zhongzhou Realm."

"There are even a few Jindan families who sent their most prominent descendants out, hoping that if things change and Yunchuan falls, at least they can leave a trace of their legacy outside."

"It's a good intention." Yuanji sighed.

"Let's go out and take a look." Jing Yu took a sip of tea and stood up suddenly: "We are the two leaders, it's not good for us to stay away forever."

The two walked out of the room and came to the largest cabin inside the ship. It was a hall-like place, usually reserved for ship passengers to gather and communicate.

There are about forty people in the hall now. Except for the ascetics who are practicing in their rooms, almost all the other students have come here.

The students who traveled to Zhongzhou to study were all rare talents in their respective Jindan factions. They all had extraordinary status and were well-known among the younger generation in Yunchuan. Even if they had never met, they had probably heard of each other's names and naturally became familiar with each other quickly. When these young cultivators saw Jing Yu and the others come out, their eyes lit up, and they all turned around and bowed:

"Greetings to the real person, Master!"

"No gifts."

Jing Yu waved his hand, looked at Yu Wen Yunfu who was surrounded by a group of cultivators, and sighed secretly.

"Is this the girl the Yuwen family sent this time?"

"Indeed, the first time it was the Cloud Pill, the second time we sent the Cloud Instrument, now it's time for the Cloud Talisman."

"Master Xuan Jing!" When Yu Wen Yunfu saw Jing Yu looking at her, she showed a somewhat flattered expression. Her originally ostentatious smile also subsided a little, and the whole person became a little restrained.

Jing Yu looked at Yuwen Yunfu and thought to himself, "Among Brother Xiaojin's three sons, Yundan is smart, Yunqi is calm, but Yunfu... is a bit of a fool."

"He's not a bad person, actually. He just sometimes acts without thinking... He really seems like a idiot roe deer passed down through generations."

"But when it comes to cultivation aptitude, Yuwen Yunfu is indeed slightly better than her two brothers."

Jing Yu then asked, "Yun Fu, we are about to arrive in Zhongzhou. How are you feeling?"

Yuwen Yunfu was a little nervous: "I've only heard my two brothers describe it before, but I've never been there. I can't help but feel a little nervous."

"It's alright, I haven't been there either." Jing Yu shook his head. "But there are many jade slips that record the customs and scenery of Zhongzhou. If you read them regularly, you'll get a good idea of ​​what's going on. To put it bluntly, the world of immortal cultivation is pretty much the same. Cultivators everywhere are the same, so there's really no real difference."

"Master, could you tell us about the customs and people of Zhongzhou and the distribution of power? I heard that when we travel around to study, we can choose the Taoist school according to our preferences. But we are still completely in the dark." asked a bronze-skinned honest young man.

"Well, there's still plenty of time, so I'll just tell you about it."

Jing Yu nodded and said, "There are countless immortal sects and schools in Zhongzhou, but there are only twelve truly top-tier forces: [One Mountain, Two Temples, Three Pavilions, and Six Paths]. I'm sure you're all familiar with them."

"One of these mountains is Penglai Mountain. The Penglai Holy Land, founded by Penglai Heavenly Monarch Xiao Buyi, is located on this mountain. However, the holy land has been closed for a long time. Even the descendants of the holy land have not appeared in the world for a long time. It is unknown how long the mountain will be closed. It has nothing to do with us at all."

"Below are the [Two Temples], namely the [Juntian Temple] and the [Liangyi Temple], both of which are Taoist traditions."

"However, these two Taoist temples are not included in the list of places for traveling to study, so you can't enter."

"Besides, even if you could get in, I wouldn't recommend it... These two temples are currently at loggerheads, fighting tooth and nail for the title of the world's number one sect. The temple itself is currently experiencing a period of turmoil, and if you study in such a place, you'll inevitably be affected."

"Next, there are the Three Pavilions."

"Of these, the Sword Pavilion needs no introduction. It's the leader in the sword arts of Penglai Immortal Continent and the first choice of almost all sword practitioners. I see that there are a few of you who practice swordsmanship, so you can choose the Sword Pavilion without hesitation."

"[Xuanyin Pavilion] is a holy place for practitioners of the musical path. However, if there are truly those who follow the musical path, this isn't the only place to go. I'll explain more about this later."

"[Songfeng Pavilion] is the most complex of the three pavilions. It is also known as [Five Mountains Pavilion] and consists of five main peaks: [Eastern Peak], [Western Peak], [Southern Peak], [Northern Peak], and [Central Peak], as well as many smaller peaks."

"The True Lord Xiao Beiyue that you are most familiar with is the [Master of Nanyue Peak]. That's why, although he is called [Beiyue], his Dharma name is [True Lord Nanyue]."