Mysterious mirror hanging high

"[Xuan Ce Sect]?"

Xiao Beiyue's face finally showed surprise: "But this is the Taoist school founded by [Xuan Ce Zhenren] Yun Sanniang?"

"Exactly."

"This... [Xuance Sect] is just a mere Jindan sect. It would be a waste of Xuan Jing's talent to go there."

Xiao Beiyue frowned and said, "Besides, the current situation of [Xuan Ce Sect] is not good. It can be said that it is surrounded by powerful enemies. I am afraid the future will not be stable."

"May I ask, are Xuan Jing and Sanniang friends? Why did you choose such a Jindan Daoist sect?"

Jing Yu had already anticipated Xiao Beiyue's question, so he calmly replied, "This junior doesn't know Master Xuan Ce."

"Why is that?"

"I had no fate with immortality in my early years. I was already forty when I first entered the immortal path. Back then, when I was humble, I worked as a spiritual plant husband in a small market."

"If I hadn't accumulated some spiritual resources during those years of spiritual cultivation, my path would have been many times more difficult and bumpy than before. I might have missed the eighty-year foundation-building deadline and lived a depressed life. How could I have achieved the glory of achieving golden and purple elixir today?"

"Master Xuan Ce's method of improving spiritual plants is truly a great achievement, and it has indirectly influenced the path of this younger generation."

"If [Xuan Ce Sect] is really in trouble now, I, the younger generation, must go and help. This is how I can repay the karma I created back then."

Admiration crossed Xiao Beiyue's face, and he felt even more favorable towards the gray-robed young man in front of him. "It's rare for Xuan Jing to have such an idea. Sanniang's sudden inspiration back then was an unintended consequence... and now it's finally bearing fruit!"

"good!"

"I could have sent Xuan Jing to Xuan Ce Sect, but I have something important to attend to soon, so I'm afraid I can't get away. So I'll trouble Xuan Jing to go there himself. However, this long journey is also a way to cultivate your mind. You can just walk along the way and see the scenery of Zhongzhou."

Xiao Beiyue handed a token to Jing Yu: "Take this token and go over. The Xuan Ce sect will arrange a seat for you."

Jing Yu took the token and said thank you. At this moment, Xiao Beiyue pointed a finger at his forehead. He felt dizzy for a moment, and the next moment, he was back at the gate of Songfeng Pavilion.

Looking up, Yuanji was sitting alone in the pavilion outside the mountain gate, bored out of his mind. Seeing Jing Yu suddenly appear, he was obviously startled. He then flew over, looked Jing Yu up and down, and suddenly froze:

"How come you've reached the initial stage of Golden Core Perfection in less than an hour?"

"Damn, did Old Man Xiao give you some special treatment?"

"Comparing yourself to others makes you feel nauseous... I didn't even get a hair..."

Jing Yu tugged at Yuan Ji's sleeve and shook his head, saying, "We're still in front of the mountain gate. Don't be disrespectful to the True Lord."

"Where are we going next?" Yuanji said sullenly, "I've checked, and there's no decent ancient Buddhist tradition in Zhongzhou. I still have no idea where I'm going... Old Man Xiao didn't let you into Songfeng Pavilion? That shouldn't be right."

"Let's go to [Xuan Ce Gate]."

Yuanji was stunned again: "What kind of Taoist school is this... I've never heard of it."

"Have you heard of Master Xuan Ce, who improved the method of cultivating spiritual plants? This is her lineage."

"I do know this person... Eh? When did you get involved with such a celebrity?!"

"Tell me on the way."

The two of them turned into two beams of light and left Songfeng Pavilion.

Along the way, they either used escape techniques to travel faster or took a ride on the Taixu Tower ship. The two of them walked and stopped, and it took them more than two months to reach the territory of Xuan Ce Sect.

It was a sunny day, and the blue sky was so clear that there was not a single cloud. Two young men, a monk and a layman, were walking side by side in a wilderness. The dirt road under their feet was wide and straight, with wheat on both sides as tall as an adult. Perhaps it was almost harvest time, the wheat ears had turned golden, and the breeze blew past them, making a rustling sound.

"Zhongzhou is indeed the center of righteousness and the most benevolent place in Penglai... It's truly pure and upright. The two of us have been restraining our auras, and along the way, we've only encountered three groups of robbers. Two of them were only interested in wealth and not life... Besides the high prices, opening an inn in the Xiancheng market is much faster than robbing people on the road!"

Yuanji followed behind Jing Yu, chattering all the way. Looking at the spiritual fields on both sides of the road, he muttered, "There's no cultivator guarding here. Aren't you really afraid of wheat thieves?"

"You also said that Zhongzhou is the best place. Who would be interested in this little spiritual wheat?" Jing Yu replied casually. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He saw an old man riding a green ox and dozing off in front of him. He was slowly approaching them.

Judging from the evil aura emitted by the green bull, it was probably a person at the fifth or sixth level of Qi training. However, the old man riding on the back of the green bull had no spiritual pressure at all, like a mortal without any cultivation.

Jing Yu was afraid that this old man was some otherworldly master who kept his aura hidden, so he didn't dare to neglect him. He and Yuan Ji went to greet him and bowed, saying, "Sir, may I ask your name?"

The old man seemed to be awakened. His eyes, which were originally half closed, suddenly opened. Seeing Jing Yu and the others, he seemed to be startled and quickly jumped down from the back of the big blue ox. His body was agile and his lower body skills were very stable. He seemed to have some martial arts skills.

"Two immortal masters, are you here to look for the master on the mountain?" The old man was not very afraid of Jing Yu. He bowed and asked.

"Huh? He's really a mortal!"

Jing Yu initially thought that this person was just good at concealing his breath, but when the two met, he carefully investigated with his spiritual sense and found that this person was actually a mortal with no signs of practicing magic power. He only had an internal energy in his dantian, but it was just an ordinary mortal martial art. Even his martial arts skills had not reached the level of a master.

"Ordinary mortals would have prostrated themselves on the ground upon seeing a cultivator. This old man seems to be not afraid of people, which is quite surprising." Yuanji said quietly.

Jing Yu nodded and asked, "We are here to visit the leader of Xuan Ce Sect. Who is your father-in-law?"

The old man spoke clearly and fluently. He smiled and said, "I am a tenant farmer employed by the Xuan Ce Sect. It's almost harvest time, so I'm on patrol here. If you two want to reach the Xuan Ce Mountain Gate, you can follow this road straight north. After climbing over two hills, you will reach the foot of the Tian Ji Peak. You can fly over this section, but once you reach the Tian Ji Peak, there is a ban on flying. If your cultivation level is below the Golden Core stage, you will have to walk up the mountain."

"Father-in-law, are you a mortal?" Jing Yu suddenly asked.

"That's right." The old man gave Jing Yu a strange look. "Most of the tenant farmers hired by the Xuan Ce Sect to look after the spiritual fields are mortals. This is not uncommon. The surrounding forces are all aware of this. You two have come from far away, right?"

"This green bull has reached the fifth or sixth level of Qi training. Can you control it, old man?" Yuanji asked curiously.

"With the [Soul Binding Ring] developed by the Sect Master, there won't be any major chaos."

The old man pulled the iron ring on the nose of the blue bull, which made the big blue bull very dissatisfied and mooed continuously.