Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 2: Duke Zhuang's Dream of a Butterfly
Song Xian was startled and suddenly opened his eyes. The image in his mind suddenly disappeared.

"Junior Brother Song, have you found anything?" Yu Lian asked when he saw that he looked strange.

"No... nothing... I'll try again." Song Xian calmed himself down and closed his eyes again. When the spiritual energy circulated around him, the picture in his mind reappeared.

He was puzzled as to what this thing was. Could it be that he was still in an illusion?

Song Xian was a little confused and could no longer tell which world was real and which was fake.

At this moment, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. According to the practice method, he controlled the spiritual power in his body to flow into his eyes. Since the Eye of True Observation can see through the true state of the target, it means that he can not only see his own attributes, but also the attributes of others.

When the spiritual energy flowed into his eyes, he first felt a sharp pain and opened his eyes unconsciously, but saw that Yu Lian's body was wrapped in a faint light. He immediately realized that it was the Eye of True Observation that was seeing through the other party.

As more and more spiritual power in his body flowed into his eyes, in his vision, Yu Lian's whole body turned into a pile of condensed star-like light. At the same time, a picture emerged in his mind.

Cultivation level: Fifth level of Qi Refining.

Spiritual Strength: 40
Spiritual power: 20
Spiritual root attributes: gold, wood, and earth.

"Junior Brother Song, what's wrong with you?" Yu Lian asked in surprise when he saw him open his eyes and staring at him.

Song Xian did not reply. He controlled the spiritual energy to return to the Linghai acupoint according to the practice method. He felt a little stinging in his eyes, so he rubbed his eyebrows.

"Brother Yu, I've realized my own innate magical powers."

Yu Lian's expression changed: "What is it?"

"I don't know what it is exactly, but I seem to be able to see the flow of spiritual energy in other people's bodies." Song Xian was cautious and did not tell the truth about the talent of the Eye of True Observation. Instead, he gave an ambiguous statement.

Yu Lian nodded and said, "It's indeed the innate magical power of the eye species. I had this suspicion when I saw a pair of phantom eyes appear in mid-air outside the Transcendent Pool. Being able to clearly see the flow of spiritual energy in others should be helpful in battle. Perhaps there are other benefits that you haven't discovered yet."

"Brother Yu, while I was unconscious, I faintly heard the voices of many people around me. I wonder who they are who came to see me?"

"I almost forgot that during the time you were unconscious, both the headmaster and Elder Chang came to see you."

Song Xian's heart moved. Although he had not been treated as a formal disciple during the years he had been in Qingyun Sect, he had heard a lot of anecdotes about the sect.

The head of Qingyun Sect, Zhang Shilin, and the elder, Chang Jinmian, are the two strongest forces in the sect. They have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and the news has long been spread throughout the sect and known to everyone. It is said that the two had a close personal relationship in their early years, but became enemies because of fighting for the position of head of the sect.

This story has to start from the founding of Qingyun Sect, which was founded by Chang Qingyun, a disciple of Qianqing Sect.

The Qianqing Sect was a super sect that commanded the heroes of the Qin State and was one of the Five Hegemons.

The so-called Five Hegemons refer to the five most powerful sects in the world. They divided the territories of seven countries and proclaimed themselves kings.

This continent was originally ruled by a Great Zhou Dynasty. After the fall of the Great Zhou, it was divided into seven kingdoms: Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han.

Five super sects emerged, and Qianqing Sect was one of them.

All sects in the entire Qin State were under the jurisdiction of the Qianqing Sect, with it as the head.

Qin inherited the Zhou system, conferring titles based on military merit and establishing five ranks of nobility.

The highest rank is Duke.

Next is the Marquis.

Then there are earl, viscount, and baron. The title is linked to the territory, and baron is an honorary title without territory.

A first-class viscount can legally own territory.

The highest third-class marquis can own a territory of 3,000 miles, and those who have reached the Golden Elixir Mirror and have the status of marquis can establish a sect.

Chang Qingyun once won the military merit of first-class marquis in the battle with the foreign race in Muhe grassland. In this battle, he was seriously injured and his Linghai acupoint was damaged. He was tired of the intrigues within Qianqing Sect, so he left Qianqing Sect, seized the spiritual vein foundation here, founded Qingyun Sect, and became the first generation of Qingyun Sect's leader.

Not long after, Chang Qingyun died, and his son Chang Zhi inherited the position of the sect's headmaster.

Chang Zhi's cultivation reached the middle stage of foundation building. He disappeared and was killed after going out. The position of the headmaster fell into the hands of his disciple Zhang Shilin, who is the headmaster of this generation.

Today, the Qingyun Sect has completely declined. There is not a single Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, and there are only a hundred or so Qi Refining disciples. Fortunately, it is protected by the laws of the Qin State.

According to Qin law, newly established sects had a protection period of three hundred years, during which time no sect could seize their foundation for any reason.

As for Chang Jinmian, he was originally a member of the Chang family and the nephew of Chang Zhi. After Chang Zhi's death, he failed in his competition with Zhang Shilin for the position of the headmaster, and the relationship between the two broke down.

The Chang family has been in charge of Qingyun Sect for two generations. There are not only many Chang family members in the sect, but also many cultivators loyal to the Chang family. Chang Jinmian is the leader of this group of people, so Zhang Shilin can't do anything to him, otherwise Qingyun Sect will inevitably be in civil war and split into two.

Song Xian did not expect that the leaders of these two major forces would come to visit him in person. He must have known about the strange phenomena that occurred when he was transcending the mortal world, so they came to win him over.

"Junior Brother Song, since you're awake, I won't disturb you anymore. Have a good rest. I have other things to do. I'll come see you later."

"Senior Brother Yu, am I now an official disciple of the sect?" Song Xian asked hurriedly when he saw him about to leave.

There is an essential difference between the official disciples of Qingyun Sect and the disciples who have not yet achieved transcendence, and their status is completely different.

"Of course, don't worry. Just take a good rest these few days!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother Yu."

"I am a disciple who is passing on the skills. This is my duty. Why bother to mention it? Let's visit each other more often in the future." Yu Lian smiled and turned to leave.

Song Xian sent him out the door and turned back into the room. This was originally his living room. Every disciple who joined the Qingyun Sect, whether he had achieved transcendence or not, had an independent room.

He walked to the bronze mirror on the table and saw the reflection of a young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with broad shoulders and a big waist. His face was a little rougher than his peers, and his eyes were bright and sharp.

This was exactly the look he was familiar with, and it was also the look in that fantasy world.

But the two worlds are completely different. This world does not have those dazzling electronic products, but has practitioners who can fly and hide in the ground and all kinds of incredible magical powers and laws.

Song Xian stared at himself in the mirror in a daze.

He couldn't tell.

After all, it was the self in this world who experienced the illusion and transformed the life in that world.

Or it was the self from that world who traveled through time and space to this world after death.

Did Duke Zhuang dream of the butterfly? Or did the butterfly dream of Duke Zhuang?

(End of this chapter)