My Optimized Immortal Life

Li He and Jiang Ziyun had never thought that they would run into two Foundation Establishment cultivators in a row within one day, and were even blocked on the road.

Looking at Chen Qing who was standing more than ten meters in front of the flying boat, he was wearing a long robe, with his black hair scattered and fluttering in the wind. He seemed to be elegant and romantic, but in the eyes of the two, Chen Qing with a sneer on his face looked like he had bad intentions, especially since he said something shocking as soon as he opened his mouth.

"You two, how long has it been since you last saw me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li He's eyes became even more cautious. This person clearly has nothing to do with me, but he is trying to get closer to me right from the start. It is obvious that he has no good intentions.

But then he gave another bitter smile. Even if Chen Qing really had bad intentions, there was nothing he could do. The Qi-refining skills he had cultivated for more than ten years were like an adult looking at a child in front of a foundation-building cultivator. The gap was even bigger than that.

Li He protected Jiang Ziyun behind him, looked at Chen Qing, and bowed.

"Senior, I have been cultivating in Wanren City for over ten years, yet I have never met you. You don't need to deliberately build a relationship with me. Furthermore, I don't believe that there is anything about my husband and me that you would be interested in. So, please be frank."

Chen Qing looked at Li He, who had a determined look on his face. Even in front of such a major foundation-building exercise as his, he remained calm and had a good character.

Jiang Ziyun stood behind Li He, listening to what Li He said, but she couldn't help but hugged Li He's right hand tightly and quietly put away the things in his hand.

The little movements between the two naturally could not be hidden from Chen Qing. He smiled and spoke.

"Li He, I wonder if you still remember the cold stone python that day."

After he finished speaking, Li He immediately reacted and looked at Chen Qing with a serious expression.

"So it's Senior Jiang? You're a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but you're able to conceal your abilities and march alongside casual Qi Refining cultivators like me. This really makes me look at you with a different eye."

Li He continued.

"That Frost Stone Python has been slain by Senior, right? All the Frost Marrow Fluid in the crypt must have fallen into your hands as well. No wonder Yunxiao found nothing after entering the crypt again."

Chen Qingjing waited for him to finish before speaking.

"Don't mention the past. Today I'm here for you two."

After saying that, he took out two tokens from his storage bag, lifted them up with his magic power, and sent them to Li He.

"I am the deputy envoy of Xutian Palace of Song State. I came here this time to ask you two to join Xutian Palace."

Li He reached out to take the token and found that it was cold to the touch. He quietly exerted force on his hand, but the token did not change. Obviously, the material of this token was special, at least it was made of second-level material. The word "Xu Tian" was engraved on the front of the token. The font was vigorous and powerful, with a sense of simplicity.

Li He stroked the token with his fingers, thought for a moment, and spoke.

"What are the conditions for joining the Xutian Palace?"

Chen Qing smiled.

"Of course there are conditions. You two must swear an inner demon oath and probe your spiritual consciousness into the token. The token will extract a trace of your spiritual consciousness and seal it with a ban."

Li He and Jiang Ziyun looked at each other, then looked at Chen Qing and spoke.

"Senior, I am just an ordinary cultivator. Can I not join the Xutian Palace?"

"What do you think?"

Chen Qing looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.

Li He had no choice but to swear an oath to his inner demon together with Jiang Ziyun, and probe his spiritual consciousness into the token.

As soon as his spiritual consciousness entered the token, it was swallowed up. In Li He's perception, his spiritual consciousness had been entangled with the restrictions in the token. Obviously, this token was used to restrict the two of them.

The divine sense sensed that both of them had probed a trace of spiritual consciousness into the token, which was related to the prohibition.

Chen Qing smiled.

"Since both of you have joined, we will be fellow travelers from now on."

Hearing this, Li He and Jiang Ziyun bowed together, and then Li He spoke.

"Deputy Envoy, I wonder why Xutian Palace would accept ordinary Qi-refining cultivators like us."

Chen Qing glanced at Li He, then shifted his gaze towards Xu Lingxin.

He was aware of Xu Lingxin's current situation, but he was not worried at all.

"There are very few people in this world with outstanding spiritual roots. Top-grade spiritual roots are the upper limit for most cultivators. Therefore, Xutian Palace does not consider aptitude, but luck. You two only have mid-grade spiritual roots, but at the age of twenty, you have both reached the eighth level of Qi Refining. It can be seen that your luck is better than that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, we at Xutian Palace have chosen you."

Li He was silent.

The world of immortal cultivation has always been divided by spiritual roots, and this is especially true for sects.

Just like the entry requirements of Tianyuan Sect, one must have top-grade spiritual roots. As for heavenly spiritual roots and earthly spiritual roots, such qualifications are rare in hundreds of years, and anyone who obtains one will regard it as a treasure.

As for people like Xu Lingxin, it’s a little different.

And now Chen Qing actually said that this so-called Xutian Palace does not look at spiritual roots, but at vague things like luck.

Ha ha.

Li He did not comment on this, but it undoubtedly made him more cautious. In his opinion, since the Xutian Palace was so casual, it must have big plans. It was not known whether getting involved would be good or bad, but the current situation forced him to take it one step at a time.

"The Xutian Palace doesn't impose any requirements on its members, but it will periodically issue tasks. Completing these tasks will result in substantial rewards, including the Foundation Establishment Pill. If you contribute enough, you can even have a powerful figure in the palace deduce a technique specifically for you, with no upper limit."

Chen Qing dropped another bombshell, which silenced Li He again.

After a moment, Li He let out a deep breath, then he looked at Jiang Ziyun and turned to look at Chen Qing.

"Sir, can we go now?"

Chen Qing raised his hand to make way.

Seeing this, Li He immediately controlled the flying boat, passed Chen Qing, and went into the distance.

The beast group had been dealt with by another foundation-building cultivator, so the plan to lure the monsters to the Sanhe Gang was invalidated, and Li He no longer needed to go to the Sanhe Gang.

In addition, now that Chen Qing has done this to him, he has to find a place to digest it and calm down.

After Li He left, Chen Qing withdrew his spiritual sense and turned to look at where Xu Lingxin was.

While he was communicating with Li He, Xu Lingxin was fighting with the red flame fox.

It has to be said that Xu Lingxin has too little experience in fighting. She might be okay fighting with ordinary cultivators, but once she encounters someone as cunning as the Red Flame Fox, she will fall into the trap.

Although Chen Qing did not have much experience in fighting, he was always well prepared, so he rarely fell into a disadvantage, just like when he killed Lushan.

As for Xu Lingxin, Chen Qing didn't expect her to be very strong in fighting. As long as she could protect herself, it would be enough. Just like now, Chen Qing was there to protect Xu Lingxin, so even if Xu Lingxin fell into a trap, nothing would happen.

As for the Red Flame Fox, this demon beast is only at the early second stage of cultivation. Even if it is somewhat cunning, it is still useless in the face of the absolute gap in strength.

Chen Qing jumped up, turned into a beam of light, and flew rapidly towards Xu Lingxin.