The Path to Immortality

Jinwu Mountain.

The welcoming pavilion in the back garden of Jindan monk Song’s house.

Although it is already snowing outside, inside the Yingkexuan it is like spring all year round, with flowers blooming like brocade. The surrounding waterside pavilions and gardens are unique and have a sense of naturalness. You can tell at a glance that they were created by master gardeners.

In this pleasant scene, Song Ping'an, the contemporary head of the Song family, was respectfully waiting for someone to appear, accompanied by two elders of the Song family.

A moment later, two monks in black robes, led by the graceful female cultivator from the Song family, walked in from the front yard unhurriedly.

The leader has a majestic appearance and extraordinary bearing, and the aura he exudes inadvertently silently shows the other party's cultivation in the later stages of foundation building.

The old man behind him seemed a bit unspectacular in comparison. Following behind the leading young man, he was like a follower following step by step.

Seeing the two people entering the guest reception hall, Song Ping'an, with a warm smile on his face, and the two elders of the Song family hurried up to greet them.

Six or seven steps away, Song Ping'an bowed first and apologized in a tone that was so respectful that he was almost humble: "Qu Zhenzhuan is here in person, and we are really guilty of not being able to welcome him from afar... Please punish me!"

With such an attitude, it's not that the head of the Song family is really a flatterer, but that the origin of the young man in front of him is really scary.

This person's name is Qu Xiangyuan, he is the true successor of the Phantom Demon Sect. Among the demon lord's four closest confidants, he is a member of Qu Tiansheng's tribe, the [White Bone Demon] who has a late-stage Jindan cultivation. He is also a candidate for the next demon son.

Their status is among the most noble group of people in the entire Fantasy Sect and even the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance.

If he can really take the position of Demon Son, there may not be any hope of becoming the next Demon Lord hundreds of years later!

Because of this, even if the current situation is very unfavorable for the Alliance of Ten Thousand Demons, there are already undercurrents surging within the Song family. Facing this true successor, Song Ping'an still shows unparalleled respect on the surface.

For fear of irritating the other party and attracting the thunderous wrath of Phantom Demon Sect and Qu Tiansheng.

Facing Song Ping'an's humble attitude, Qu Xiangyuan's eyes were a bit playful, but he still had an approachable look on his face.

He stretched out his hand and said humbly: "In the current troubled times, I have ordered you not to welcome us with any fanfare. Since you are acting according to my orders, how can we talk about punishment? It's okay for the Master of the Song family to get up!"

Seeing that Qu Xiangyuan didn't mean to blame, Song Ping'an showed some gratitude, then straightened up, and repeatedly ordered the Song family maids waiting outside the pavilion, asking them to prepare carefully choreographed songs and dances and to start the renovation a few days in advance. Cleansing party.

"Qu is going out on a heavy mission this time, so we don't need to do such mundane things now. We will try it again when we have the opportunity in the future."

Qu Xiangyuan stopped Song Ping'an nonchalantly, obviously not interested in condescending to come to such a small place to have fun, and said directly: "Master Song, lead the way."

"Lead the way? Where does Qu Zhenzhuan want to go?"

Song Ping'an's heart sank, but there was a hint of confusion on his face, as if he didn't understand what Qu Xiangyuan meant.

Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Qu Xiangyuan's face turned cold: "Master Song, don't you understand why Qu came here this time?"

hateful!

It's obviously only a few days away, as long as we can wait for the result of the battle between the two real people...

However, after six hundred years of hard work, I still couldn't escape this disaster and had to make a wedding dress for someone!

The pain in Song Pingan's heart is really difficult to describe in words.

But in the face of Qu Xiangyuan's increasingly cold expression, Song Ping'an still didn't dare to say rejection.

He forced a smile and said: "It turns out that Qu Zhenzhuan came here for the Five Yun Lotus of my Song family. What a coincidence that you came. The Five Yun Lotus is only one or two days away from being fully mature. It must be God's will. , it is destined to fall into your hands, Qu Zhenzhuan..."

His heart was bleeding, but he was still talking, but he saw Qu Xiangyuan's face full of disdain.

"Wuyunlian? It's just a pill-forming resource, but why do you deserve to go there in person? After all, it's just an incompetent Jindan family, and that's all in my eyes..." He shook his head and said without concealing his contempt for Song Ping'an. .

Didn't you come here for the Five Yun Lotus?

Song Ping'an was stunned, what was that for?

Could it be?

Thinking of another possibility, Song Ping'an felt another pain in his heart.

But under Qu Xiangyuan's forced order, he had no choice but to take the true successor of the Phantom Demon Sect and the accompanying old man through the heavily guarded Song family disciples and light and dark sentries, and arrived at the Song family's house. In front of a three-story building near a first-level high-grade spiritual vein.

On the surface, this three-story building is just used to store some insignificant sundries.

But in fact, there is a different world under the small building.

Under the leadership of Song Pingan, the group passed through three levels of restrictions, and finally saw a portal at the end of the passage deep underground in the small building.

Behind this door is a top-secret place that the Song family has hidden for six hundred years, and only the successive heads of the family and a limited number of elders are qualified to know.

After staying in front of the door for a few breaths, Song Ping'an gritted his teeth, opened the door's barrier with slightly trembling hands, and made way for the passage.

Qu Xiangyuan didn't know whether he was confident enough in himself or knew what was inside, so he was the first to step into it without fear.

After passing through a barrier used to prevent spiritual energy from escaping, Qu Xiangyuan appeared in a man-made miniature secret realm with a radius of only a few dozen feet.

The concentration of spiritual energy here is abundant, enough to compare with the second-order high-grade spiritual veins.

The Song family's first-grade spiritual vein alone is obviously far from enough. It is conceivable that the Song family will invest an astonishing amount of spiritual stones every year to maintain the concentration of spiritual energy here.

The secret realm is roughly divided into two areas from the middle.

The area on the left is a small half-moon-shaped pool. Through the extremely solid prohibition, you can see that there is light blue spiritual water that is just above the calf of an adult, and the bottom is covered with high-quality five-element divine sand.

Wisps of spiritual light emerge from the pool, rising and lingering for a long time, making this place look like a fairyland on earth.

Through the spiritual light, you can see a graceful lotus growing in the center of the pool.

The lotus is about one person tall, and the green lotus is as green as emerald. There are faint dewdrops condensed by rich spiritual energy scattered on it, which looks crystal clear and exudes an attractive luster.

But the most eye-catching thing is the five-color lotus that is almost fully bloomed.

Near the lotus, the naked eye can see the misty five-color fantasy, which is ethereal and changing in various patterns, as if it contains infinite Taoism, making it difficult for people to look away after taking a look.

It is one of the main materials for forming the golden elixir, the famous Five Elements Lotus!

However, facing this natural treasure that is enough to drive ordinary foundation-building cultivators crazy, Qu Xiangyuan, who has seen it more than once, just took a few glances and retracted his gaze.

Then he looked at the right side of the secret realm with a little eagerness.

In the open space on the right, there grows an ancient tree several feet high. The ancient tree is verdant and tall, with luxuriant branches and leaves. There are rain-like green clouds emanating from it, slowly drifting around the ancient tree, and people can feel the endless vitality flowing in it.

Apart from this, there is nothing special about this ancient tree, and it is far less eye-catching than the Five Elements Lotus next to it.

However, Qu Xiangyuan, who already knew what this spiritual plant was, was not disappointed, and his eyes wandered among the branches and leaves of the ancient tree.

Finally, his eyes fell on the only fruit growing on the ancient tree.