The Path to Immortality

Yue country.

Wuji Sect Mountain Gate.

Before the invasion of the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance, the Wuji Sect was as powerful as the Golden Pill Immortal Sect of the Luoyang Sect, and its sect could be called a beautiful and blessed land of immortals.

Pavilions and pavilions that have been passed down for thousands of years are built near mountains and rivers. They have a simple and elegant charm without losing the spirit of immortality.

Within the sect, you can see spiritual fields and medicine gardens everywhere, as well as various rare spiritual plants and auspicious beasts.

But after several years of plundering by the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance and the recent war, the Wuji Sect has long since lost its former splendor and has become a devastated barren mountain.

A large number of Immortal Alliance monks temporarily stationed here come and go, and after the external pressure is reduced, the frequent disputes between monks from different factions due to interests have made this place more mundane, chaotic and noisy, and there is no trace of immortality at all. The tranquility of the door.

It can only be said that fortunately the true foundation of the Wuji Sect, the second-level high-grade spiritual vein underground, is still there.

With this spiritual vein present, the surviving monks of the Wuji Sect will still have a chance to make a comeback.

It is precisely because of this that the three surviving Jindan ancestors of the Wuji Sect, since they regained the sect's foundation, have almost never left or stepped out of the second door. They focus on guarding the sect's main hall and the core buildings, and are not concerned about the disputes outside. No matter whether you ask or not. For fear that other forces in the Immortal Alliance would go back on their word, take advantage of the situation, and occupy the magpie's nest.

The indulgence of the owner of this place has aggravated the chaos in the management of the camp to some extent, and even other Jindan ancestors have a headache.

In this chaotic atmosphere, an escaping light flew rapidly from the south. They drove straight in until they were only four or five miles away from the Wuji Sect's mountain gate, when they were stopped by the patrolling Immortal Alliance monks.

The person who came was none other than Fang Ping, who rushed over under the stars after receiving the news.

Perhaps because of the continuous good news, Fang Ping saw along the way that the Immortal Alliance monks' vigilance had obviously relaxed a lot.

The monk who stopped Fang Ping only conducted a brief inspection and then allowed Fang Ping to pass smoothly.

Following the mountain gate of Wuji Sect, climbing all the way up the steps, and crossing the noisy camp, Fang Ping spent a lot of effort before he found the residence of the Luoyang Sect monks.

"Isn't this Master Fang Dan? Why are you here at the Wuji Sect camp?"

The monk named Feng who was responsible for maintaining order in the camp, although he was from the master-disciple faction, had interacted with Fang Ping several times. Seeing Fang Ping appear, the other party was obviously a little surprised.

Although he was busy with his feet off the ground, he still put aside the task at hand and entertained Fang Ping.

Seeing that the other party was very considerate, Fang Ping was also polite and expressed his intention: "Fang received a summons from Ancestor Lingyun, so he came here to pay a visit. I wonder where Ancestor Lingyun is now? Can you ask Fellow Daoist Feng to help me get through? Report something?”

"It turns out it was the ancestor who summoned me!"

The monk surnamed Feng was surprised and couldn't help but look at Fang Ping.

He immediately called a disciple who was following orders outside the tent and asked him to rush to Daoyi Peak on the back mountain of the Wuji Sect. He then pulled Fang Ping into a chat, as if they were reunited with close friends who had not interacted with each other for many years.

Less than half an hour later, the disciple sent back the news.

Ancestor Lingyun seemed to be discussing something with other Jindan monks and had no time to meet him for the time being.

Fang Ping had to find a nearby tent to meditate and rest. He waited until it was getting dark before receiving news from the monk named Feng. Under the personal guidance of the other party, he rushed to a group of palaces on the top of Daoyi Peak.

This is the residence specially set aside by the Wuji Sect monks for the ancestors of the Immortal Alliance's major golden elixirs to rest temporarily.

"Disciple Fang Ping, come to pay homage to Ancestor Lingyun!"

Outside the side hall, Fang Ping respectfully asked to see him.

The golden elixir monk's spiritual consciousness is so powerful that he has already noticed his arrival. As soon as Fang Ping finished speaking, the palace door automatically opened inward without any wind.

Under the envious gaze of Brother Feng who was leading the way, Fang Ping strode into the side hall.

Immediately, the hall door was closed again, dividing the inside and outside of the side hall into two worlds with different levels.

………

Under the illumination of the bright light stone, Fang Ping saw Ancestor Lingyun.

This was not the first time that he had seen the sect's Golden Core cultivator, but this was the first time that he had been summoned in private and alone.

Feeling the tyrannical pressure that the other party inadvertently exuded, which was far beyond that of a foundation-building monk, Fang Ping did not dare to exaggerate and saluted again.

After a few breaths, he heard the somewhat old voice of Ancestor Lingyun, which contained a hint of fatigue: "I'm a little surprised to be here so quickly."

Fang Ping said sternly: "How can the disciple not dare to take the ancestor's summons seriously? After receiving the news from the messenger, the disciple immediately set off, almost without stopping for a moment."

"It doesn't matter, since you came so quickly, this is God's will. If it is three days late, the opportunity in the southern part of the country will be hard to say. Maybe we can only wait until we recapture the Qingdan Gate and Tayun Sect's mountain gate before we can have a second chance. A chance..."

Having said that, Ancestor Lingyun used a roll of mana and photographed a map of the Yue Kingdom in front of him, with five targets clearly marked on it.

"This is the opportunity I can give you. You can choose one of them."

"If you can't make up your mind now, you can go back and think about it for one night. Tell me your decision tomorrow morning at the latest!"

Fang Ping's eyes fell on the map of Yue Kingdom. As he scanned the targets everywhere, the relevant intelligence collected during this period of time suddenly appeared in his mind.

After a moment, Fang Ping's eyes stopped on the Song family of the Jindan family.

The Song family was originally a family of foundation-building monks inherited from the Yue Kingdom for more than a thousand years.

About six hundred years ago, this unknown family of foundation-building cultivators located on the edge of the Wuji Sect’s sphere of influence gave birth to a genius with dual spiritual roots: Song Shuisheng.

This Song family cultivator successfully built his foundation at the age of 39. Later, he successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage until he was only one step away from the late Golden Core stage, when he was stuck by the bottleneck of his realm. In the end, he had no hope of becoming a Nascent Soul and died after his lifespan was exhausted.

Under the leadership of this Golden Core ancestor, the Song family, which was originally only a foundation-building family, was once brought to a peak.

Moreover, unlike those Golden Core ancestors who quickly declined once their families died, this Song family ancestor often helped the younger generations during his lifetime and made many good connections, including cultivators who later broke through to the Golden Core stage.

With the care of these friendly cultivators, after Song Shuisheng’s death, although the power of the Song family inevitably declined a lot, it still maintained the dignity of the Golden Core family as a whole.

Such a cultivator family that once had a foundation and was not completely in decline would undoubtedly have a higher chance of getting good things.

What Fang Ping was more concerned about was that the intelligence copied by the Li family disciples from the Sutra Pavilion in the Cangjian Tower mentioned that the ancestor of the Song family had once spent a lot of money to buy the inheritance of a second-level spiritual plant at an auction, and announced to the outside world that he was preparing to expand the family's wealth and livelihood!

After that, the Song family continued to purchase the five-element spiritual sand through various channels for hundreds of years.

The five-element spiritual sand has many uses, and it is normal for a cultivator family to have a need.

But if the Song family has its own channels to mine the five-element spiritual sand and needs to purchase it additionally, the situation will be different.

Fang Ping, who has enough knowledge of the alchemy, knows very well that cultivating the [Five Elements Lotus] just requires a large amount of five-element spiritual sand!

And this rare second-level spiritual plant is one of the three main materials for forming a golden elixir.