After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Meanwhile, at Ye Xiaobai and the others.

"Are all these Qingyun Sect cultivators here trying to ambush our White Tiger Sect disciples who are out on training?" Ye Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

"Very likely, after all, this area is a place where White Tiger Sect disciples often go for training," Li Xinyan said calmly.

"What's there to worry about? Senior Brother Ye is here, isn't he?" Chen Ling said without any concern.

“Yes, yes, with Senior Brother Ye here!” Li Xinyan said, echoing Chen Ling’s words.

"Hey, Senior Sister, why are you calling me Senior Brother Ye too?" Ye Xiaobai said, somewhat exasperated.

“Those who cultivate immortality respect strength above all else. Now that you are already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, while I am still in the early-Foundation Establishment stage, I naturally have to call you Senior Brother!”

"Hey, Senior Sister, don't say that. Senior Sister has better talent than me, and you should be able to enter the mid-Foundation Establishment stage soon!" Ye Xiaobai quickly comforted her.

"When we first discovered you were in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, I got used to calling you 'Junior Brother' and hadn't changed it yet. Now it's time to call you 'Senior Brother'!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaobai was at a loss for words. Cultivators do indeed value strength above all else, but the term "senior brother" still felt somewhat unfamiliar.

"Senior sister, you're being too formal. You can call me Xiaobai, just like Uncle Li does." Ye Xiaobai thought of using Li Minghan's way of addressing him to persuade Li Xinyan.

"That was in the past. If he saw you now, he'd probably call you Senior Ye!" Li Xinyan teased.

"Impossible, Uncle Li isn't that kind of person. Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've been to Xiaoyao Restaurant. I'll find a chance to visit Uncle Li when I get back!"

"What? We're going to Xiaoyao Restaurant? I heard the food there is delicious! I want to go! I want to go!" Chen Ling exclaimed excitedly upon hearing the name Xiaoyao Restaurant.

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely invite you next time!" Ye Xiaobai readily agreed.

Then the group returned directly to the White Tiger Sect. The journey was relatively smooth, and they did not encounter any more people from the Azure Cloud Sect.

However, after returning to the sect, they heard that many disciples who went out for training had encountered accidents, and everyone suspected that the Qingyun Sect was responsible.

After everyone parted ways, Ye Xiaobai also returned to his cave.

The first thing Ye Xiaobai did upon returning was to check Liu Yuqing's storage bag, especially the high-level Xuan-rank sword technique. Ye Xiaobai had liked it very much after seeing it for the first time at the auction house, but he didn't have enough spirit stones to buy it.

After several searches, Ye Xiaobai finally found the high-level Xuan-rank sword technique—the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Technique. With this sword technique, Ye Xiaobai's combat power could be significantly enhanced.

Ye Xiaobai also had over 100,000 spirit stones in his storage bag, which made him a small fortune. He was too lazy to deal with the other spiritual artifacts and magical implements, planning to sell them for spirit stones when the opportunity arose.

Of course, he also found the dual cultivation technique Liu Yuqing had mentioned—the Inverted Dragon and Phoenix Technique. This technique was an evil one that could absorb the cultivation of female cultivators to enhance one's own strength, so Ye Xiaobai naturally wouldn't cultivate it.

Thinking that the war between the Qingyun Sect and the White Tiger Sect could break out at any time, Ye Xiaobai was filled with a sense of crisis and could only improve his strength as soon as possible.

Ye Xiaobai first told Yang Xiaotian about his return from his training, and then went back to his cave to cultivate the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Technique in seclusion.

Yang Xiaotian was greatly shocked to see that Ye Xiaobai had actually advanced to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage after going out for a while. At the same time, he reminded Ye Xiaobai to consolidate his cultivation and not to be impatient for quick success, which would lead to an unstable foundation.

Ye Xiaobai readily agreed and went back to consolidate his cultivation.

Five days later, Ye Xiaobai had basically mastered the first level of the Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Technique—Cloud Rolling and Dragon Soaring. The Nine Heavens Cloud Dragon Technique has five levels in total. It is said that after cultivating to the fifth level, when the cloud and dragon become one, one can become one with the sword and travel thousands of miles in an instant. However, this can only be cultivated when one reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

Ye Xiaobai can only dream about it now. However, after mastering the first level, Ye Xiaobai's strength increased greatly again. Coupled with his understanding of sword intent, he was basically unmatched by Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he might even be able to exchange a few blows with early Core Formation cultivators.

At the same time, his cultivation level had been consolidated and stabilized. Thinking of this, Ye Xiaobai decided to go to Xiaoyao Restaurant, since he hadn't been there for a long time.

Ye Xiaobai originally wanted to invite Li Xinyan and Chen Ling along, but Li Xinyan was in seclusion, so Ye Xiaobai came to Xiaoyao Restaurant with Chen Ling instead.

When Ye Xiaobai arrived at the door and looked at the bustling Xiaoyao Restaurant, he was about to sigh at how fast time flies when a familiar voice reached his ears.

"Chef Ye, you've arrived! What a rare guest!" A richly dressed and slightly wealthy-looking young man greeted Ye Xiaobai warmly.

"Who are you?" Ye Xiaobai didn't recognize him at first.

"I'm Kobayashi!" the boy said with a smile.

"Oh, it's you! You used to be so thin, but now you've gotten so fat I almost didn't recognize you!" Ye Xiaobai was also greatly shocked.

"It's because the food at our Xiaoyao Restaurant is so delicious that I accidentally ate a few extra bites!" Xiao Lin explained with a smile.

"The food is delicious? Senior brother, what are we waiting for? Let's go in quickly!" Chen Ling said excitedly upon hearing about the delicious food.

"And who is this senior sister?" the young man asked respectfully.

"This is Senior Sister Chen Ling from Misty Rain Peak. She came here especially to sample the delicacies at Xiaoyao Restaurant!" Ye Xiaobai introduced.

"Welcome, Senior Sister Chen!" Xiao Lin said warmly.

"You! You! You've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, you should eat less mundane food!" Ye Xiaobai advised.

"I'll let it go this time, the delicious food is already beckoning me. I'll do it next time, next time for sure!"

Then, Xiaolin took Ye Xiaobai and Chen Ling to a private room.

Xiaoyao Restaurant has expanded again, and the number of private rooms has increased.

"Is Manager Li here?" Ye Xiaobai asked casually.

"Yes, but he's inspecting the goods in the warehouse right now! I'll call Manager Li later!" Xiao Lin replied.

"Ok!"

As Ye Xiaobai and the others were walking along the corridor to their private rooms, they passed several unfamiliar cultivators. The female cultivator in the lead was wearing a veil, so Ye Xiaobai couldn't see her face. However, Ye Xiaobai had cultivated the One Breath, One Thousand Miles Technique.

The memory of scent is very deep, and the scent of this female cultivator was the same as that of the Qingyun Sect female cultivator that Ye Xiaobai encountered when he killed Liu Yuqing.

What are these Qingyun Sect cultivators doing in the White Tiger Sect's market? This place is near White Tiger Mountain, very close to the White Tiger Sect.

Ye Xiaobai was immediately shocked, but he dared not show any abnormality. There was a Core Formation stage cultivator on the other side, so he could only brush past him as if nothing had happened.

Ye Xiaobai didn't dare to act rashly and could only follow Xiao Lin to the private room he had arranged. However, Ye Xiaobai also wanted to go to a private room closer to the female cultivator so he could take the opportunity to gather some information.

At the same time, we must not alert them, otherwise, they might cause a scene at Xiaoyao Restaurant, and the restaurant's business might not be able to continue.

So Ye Xiaobai quickly came up with a plan: without Xiao Lin's knowledge, he moved the private room to a location closer to the Qingyun Sect cultivator.

……

"Old Liu, we've run into some acquaintances here. Should we leave immediately?" Jiang Xiaoyue asked nervously, after all, she had seen Ye Xiaobai and Chen Ling in the corridor of the private room.

"They didn't recognize you, did they?" asked the man Jiang Xiaoyue referred to as Old Man Liu.

This person was none other than Liu Qingxuan, a Core Formation stage elder of the Qingyun Sect.

"no!"

"Then proceed according to plan!"