Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

"Brother Zhou is an outstanding swordsman and very powerful. I, Li, would like to admit that I am inferior to him."

Li Mubai spoke first and admitted defeat.

Zhou Yiqiao took Mu back into his body and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Brother Li, that's not right. This battle is clearly evenly matched. Brother Li's last move, 'Star River Reversal', contains the power to change the world. If you really use it with all your strength, I will suffer a lot."

Li Mubai insisted and shook his head.

"Li's skills are inferior to others. When he first used his life sword, he had already lost to Brother Zhou."

"Brother Zhou, you don't have to make up for me. As the person involved, I know clearly which is better or worse."

After saying that, Li Mubai bowed to Zhou Yiqiao to express his gratitude.

"It is my great honor to have such a good exchange with Brother Zhou today. Please accept my greetings!"

Seeing this, Zhou Yiqiao quickly raised his hand to stop him.

"The purpose of sparring is to improve each other. In today's battle, I also witnessed the exquisiteness and vastness of the swordsmanship of the Sword Sect, and my understanding of the swordsmanship has also improved a lot."

The two smiled at each other, with an appearance of mutual sympathy.

Li Mubai turned around and faced his fellow junior brothers and sisters who stayed to watch the game, with a serious look on his face.

"You all saw today's battle. Brother Zhou's understanding and attainments in swordsmanship are much deeper than mine, Li Mubai."

"There are always people who are better than you. Outside of the Tijian Sect, there are countless sword geniuses like Brother Zhou who have never appeared in the world. You can't be complacent and complacent just because you are a disciple of the Tijian Sect."

Upon hearing this, all the disciples nodded in agreement, showing an expression of humility and willingness to learn.

Li Mubai nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand to let everyone go.

As the disciples left, only Li Mubai and Zhou Yiqiao were left in the courtyard.

Li Mubai took out a bottle of spiritual wine from his storage ring. The appearance of the wine was simple and rustic, and there was a faint spiritual energy flowing around the bottle. It was obviously not an ordinary product.

"Brother Zhou, this is the 'Heavenly Star Drunk' treasured by our Tijian Sect. It was given to me by my master when I completed a sect mission that year."

"Today's battle between you and me has been very beneficial. We should celebrate with this wine."

There was a hint of smile on Li Mubai's face.

Zhou Yiqiao took the bottle and opened it gently, and a rich aroma of wine immediately filled the air.

He took a sip and felt a warm current flowing down his throat. He felt as if he was surrounded by stars. This was the first time he had drunk spiritual wine of such quality.

"Good wine!"

Zhou Yiqiao praised.

"Brother Li, you really opened my eyes."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

We drank together under the moon and had three rounds of wine.

Zhou Yiqiao suddenly asked.

"Brother Zhou, what are your plans next?"

Zhou Yiqiao pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"I plan to retreat for a while to see if I can make some progress in my skills or realm."

There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Besides, I have another favor to ask of you."

"Brother Zhou, please feel free to speak."

Li Mubai put down his wine glass and looked at Zhou Yiqiao seriously.

Zhou Yiqiao organized his words and then spoke.

"I have another subordinate in Qinjian Villa. He has accompanied me from the Qi Refining Stage to where I am today. To me, he is like a brother."

"I hope Brother Li can come forward and bail him out."

Upon hearing this, Li Mubai showed a trace of difficulty on his face.

"Brother Zhou, you also know that my strength is limited. I am afraid I cannot do the job."

He saw the disappointment on Zhou Yiqiao's face and immediately added.

"However, my great-grandmaster uncle will be back soon. When the time comes, I will definitely ask him to come forward. I believe that Qinjian Villa will give him some face for my great-grandmaster uncle."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

"This... I'm going to trouble you, Senior. Will he agree to this?"

Li Mubai swore solemnly.

"Brother Zhou, rest assured. Our great-grandmaster has an open-minded character and loves to support the younger generation, especially those of us who have made achievements in the way of the sword."

"Besides, Brother Zhou, don't forget that it was he who first suggested that you come to our Sword Sect to escape the disaster. This little thing is just a piece of cake for our uncle."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

"Thank you very much, Brother Li. I will remember this kindness in my heart. I will definitely reward you handsomely after I leave the customs."

Li Mubai waved his hand and smiled.

"Brother Zhou, you are too polite. We are both people of the same trade and friends who are rare soulmates today. Why should we be so formal?"

The two chatted for a while until the moon was at its zenith, then they went their separate ways.

Zhou Yiqiao returned to the residence arranged by Li Mubai for him. After making some simple renovations according to his own habits, he left a message for Li Mubai, whom he had just parted with, and officially entered a state of seclusion.

After running around for hundreds of years, this time he was finally able to calm down, find out the gaps and make up for the shortcomings he had suffered during this period.

"The Tiangang Body Refining Technique requires an extreme environment to practice. Currently, there is no strong enough venue for me to practice, so I will put it aside for now."

"The Ghost Fire Refining Yuan Jue needs enough resentment from all the souls to act as the core to make further progress. Currently, the Yin Yang Lantern has not accumulated enough."

"In that case..."

Zhou Yiqiao tapped the table with his fingers, thoughts surging in his mind.

"Now I can only practice by exercising my nerves."

But when he thought of this, his brows slightly frowned again.

The practice of training the nerves not only requires enough elixirs and herbs to nourish the mind, but also requires a strong external pressure as a driving force.

He is now only one level away from reaching the last level corresponding to the Refining Void stage. If he wants to advance, he needs at least a spiritual object or a dangerous place that can threaten his Refining Void stage consciousness.

"It seems that we are still missing some materials to complete it."

As Zhou Yiqiao thought about it, he reached for the storage bag at his waist, moved his spiritual power slightly, and checked the spiritual items stored in the storage bag.

Sure enough, after an inventory, he found that among the many spiritual objects he had left, he was missing an object that could act as external pressure.

When he and Xu Hanchang and others swept through the Lingjian Sect and other sects, Zhou Yiqiao was focused on the advancement of his opponents' spiritual weapons and did not deliberately search for the precious materials needed for the advancement of the nerve training.

Now that he was missing this key ingredient, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Zhou Yiqiao closed his eyes and tried to think of possible solutions in his mind.

"Why not go to the Hidden Immortal Market? The trading market there might have the materials I need."

The first thought came to his mind, but he quickly rejected it by shaking his head.

“No, although the Hidden Immortal Market is large, it is located in a remote area. It may not be easy to find treasures that can satisfy the cultivators of the Void Refining Sect.”

When that plan failed, he turned his attention to the Tijian Sect where he was currently.

Although the Tijian Sect is a hidden sect, as one of the top sects in Central Continent, it may have the materials he needs.

It was just that he had just asked Li Mubai to help him solve the problem of the Seven Swords, and now he felt a little guilty to bother him again.

But on second thought, the path of cultivation is full of seeking and exchange. He, Zhou Yiqiao, is not a worthless person. As long as he can repay this help in some way in the future, it will not be too much.

Therefore, Zhou Yiqiao decided to use the Tijian Sect's Sutra Library to explore it on his own first. If nothing was found, it would not be too late to ask Li Mubai for help.

The next morning, Zhou Yiqiao ended his retreat while most of the disciples of the Tijian Sect were still practicing in the morning and went to the sect's Sutra Library.

There are tens of thousands of books in the Tijian Sect's Scripture Pavilion, ranging from ancient secrets to contemporary martial arts techniques.

As an outsider, Zhou Yiqiao could not access the most confidential parts of the classics, but he was still authorized to browse some basic martial arts secrets, spiritual material maps, and sect historical records.

He walked through the rows of tall bookshelves with ease, his eyes quickly scanning the titles of the books, finally stopping on a few ancient books that looked very old.

The covers of these ancient books are yellowed and the edges are slightly worn, obviously having been read many times.

Zhou Yiqiao carefully pulled out an ancient book called "Five Elements Treasure Mirror" and opened the title page. He saw that it recorded in detail the forms, growth environments, and effects of various natural treasures, as well as many methods of finding and identifying many rare treasures.

As he carefully flipped through the pages, Zhou Yiqiao's brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.

As he read deeper, he gradually discovered several spiritual objects that might be suitable for his own cultivation and nerve training.

Among them, the one that excited him the most was a rare item called "Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus".

It is said that this lotus grows in a place where extreme cold and extreme heat meet, and contains the ultimate power of yin and yang. It not only has a great tempering effect on the spiritual consciousness, but also has a certain strengthening effect on the physical body.

The most important thing is that the "Ice and Fire Abyss" created by the "Dark Blue Earth Fire Lotus" is not too far away from the Tijian Sect. With Zhou Yiqiao's speed at the Refining Void Realm, it would only take three days at most.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart moved and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

Now that we have the clue, we must not miss it.

He quickly put the "Five Elements Treasure Mirror" back to its original place, with a plan in mind.

When leaving the Sutra Repository, he made a detour to the Tijian Sect's mission hall, using the lame excuse of helping the Tijian Sect solve the problem with just a little effort, and checked for more information about the "Ice and Fire Abyss".

In the mission hall, there were a dazzling array of various mission scrolls. Zhou Yiqiao shuttled between them, carefully searching for clues related to the "Ice and Fire Abyss" or the "Blue Earth Core Fire Lotus".

After some screening, he actually found a task that seemed unrelated but might indirectly help him achieve his goal, which was to hunt down a strange beast called "Ice Flame Beast" in the Ice and Fire Abyss.

In order to help the disciples of the Tijian Sect complete the mission better, the specific location and entry method of the "Ice and Fire Abyss" were clearly recorded in the mission.

Zhou Yiqiao was secretly delighted and took on the task without any hesitation.

After returning to his residence, Zhou Yiqiao sent another message to Li Mubai, but found that the other party seemed to be in a critical juncture of retreat and cultivation, and was unable to reply in time.

Without too much hesitation, he simply left a message for Li Mubai, sacrificed the Red Flame Gilded, turned into a long rainbow, and headed straight for the "Ice and Fire Abyss".