Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 505 In Danger
Dark clouds filled the sky, flashes of lightning occasionally streaked across the horizon, and a light drizzle pattered on the banana leaves.

At the gate of Guzi Peak, a large crowd stood before rows of tombstones, creating a somber and oppressive atmosphere.

"Today is a day that everyone in our sect will remember. These brothers sacrificed themselves for the sect, and we will never forget them."

"Their relatives will receive the most generous treatment from the sect. May their souls rest in peace. If they have spirits in heaven, may they bless their relatives with safety and the sect with well-being..."

Song Xian spoke slowly with a solemn expression and a heavy tone. As he bowed, the entire dark crowd bowed in unison.

As mournful musical instruments played, numerous wooden coffins were buried one by one in the deep pit.

The funeral lasted for several days before it ended. After Song Xian returned to Bianxi City, he learned that Xu Yaoming had sent someone to find him, saying that there was something important to discuss. He immediately thought that the matter of Core Formation might have been answered, so he rushed to Qiyuan Mountain without stopping.

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In the spacious and bright hall, he waited a short while before Xu Yaoming entered with a smile on his face.

"Master Xu, I apologize for disturbing you."

"Master Song, there's no need to be so polite. Please have a seat."

The two of them took their seats.

Song Xian didn't continue with meaningless pleasantries and went straight to the point: "I've been presiding over the sect's funeral at Guzi Peak these past few days. I heard that Master Xu summoned me for important business, so I rushed over today. May I ask what you need me to do?"

Xu Yaoming said, "I received a message from within the sect that two resource-rich areas in this city will be handed over to your sect. Therefore, I asked you to come and discuss the handover. The sect has decided to transfer two second-tier mid-grade mineral production areas, 'Fengzhen Mountain' and 'Golden Flame Valley', to your sect."

"In two months, it will be the end of the year. The spiritual herbs planted on Fengzhen Mountain have not yet been harvested, and there is also a mine in Jinyan Valley that has been excavated. If we transfer it to your sect now, there will be some issues with the subsequent accounts that will be difficult to handle."

"I would like to have two months to handle this matter and then hand it over to your sect next year. I wonder if Sect Leader Song would be willing?"

Song Xian replied without hesitation, "Of course, no problem."

After a slight pause, he continued, "Master Xu, regarding my previous suggestion to use your sect's mountain gate for Core Formation, I wonder if your sect has responded yet?"

Xu Yaoming smiled and said, "I was just about to talk to Sect Leader Song about this. Although the sect did not agree to your request to form your core at the mountain gate, it allows you to use the spiritual veins of the Murong family mountain gate to form your core. Whenever you need to use it, just apply and report in advance."

"The Murong family's mountain gate?" Song Xian was somewhat surprised; how did they end up there?

Its mountain gate's spiritual vein is a mid-grade third-order spiritual vein. Although it is not as good as the high-grade third-order spiritual vein of the Beast Taming Sect, it is still enough for Core Formation, but the concentration of spiritual energy is slightly lower.

When cultivators cross major realms, they need a large amount of spiritual energy to cleanse themselves and reshape their spiritual sea. Therefore, the more concentrated the spiritual energy, the greater the chance of success.

"I don't know the specifics, but that's what the sect's inner cabinet said."

“I understand.” Song Xian nodded.

In any case, his problem with the spiritual vein for Core Formation has finally been solved. A mid-grade third-level spiritual vein it is! It's better than having no place to form his core at all.

He had been thinking about this matter for days, and now that things had finally settled down, although not perfectly, it wasn't the worst outcome either. A huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

The two chatted for a while longer about the specifics of the resource area handover, after which he took his leave.

.........

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

After returning to Bianxi City, Song Xian resumed his previous lifestyle, spending almost every day going back and forth between his cultivation room and his residence.

Now that we have the spiritual vein of the Murong family's mountain gate to use for breaking through to the Core Formation stage, the rest is simple. We just need to work hard to cultivate and raise our cultivation level to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Reaching the Great Perfection level from the tenth level of Foundation Building is a natural process, and there is no need to worry about encountering bottlenecks or other troubles along the way.

That being said, spiritual practice is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires taking one step at a time and accumulating knowledge day by day.

Therefore, although he has been diligent in his cultivation over the past few years, his cultivation level is still some distance from the completion of the Foundation Establishment stage.

In the dimly lit secret room, Song Xian sat upright with his eyes closed, flames of various colors appearing around his body and swirling around him.

He was like a phoenix rising from the ashes, his entire body enveloped in flames of various colors, yet he sat upright and unmoved.

After an unknown amount of time, the various flames gradually faded away.

He opened his eyes, let out a soft breath, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. At this moment, the Profound Heaven Fusion Fire Technique had finally broken through to the sixth level.

After leaving the secret chamber, a disciple immediately came forward and bowed to him, saying, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, Uncle-Master Huang Ye requests an audience and has been waiting for some time."

Song Xian went straight to the waiting room, where Huang Ye was already seated. Upon seeing him arrive, Huang Ye stood up and bowed.

"Sect Leader, I just received intelligence from Xijiang County. In the past few days, rumors about Huayuan Sect have been circulating throughout the county. I feel something is wrong." "What rumors?" Upon hearing the words "Huayuan Sect," Song Xian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and his expression immediately became serious.

"Many people are saying that Hua Yuanzong and the Murong family have been in close contact recently, intending to help the Murong family return to Xijiang County."

Song Xian remained silent, his mind racing.

Without a doubt, these rumors are completely unfounded, and anyone who believes them must be mentally unstable.

Not to mention that the Murong family has been driven out of Xijiang County and its strength has been greatly reduced. It is only under the protection of the Xuanyuan Sect that it has a place to live and survive. Even at its peak, it was no match for the Beast Taming Sect.

Hua Yuanzong was already in a precarious situation, coveted by Mingyue Sect. Last time, he was only able to survive thanks to the intervention of Yushou Sect.

The claim that he colluded with the Murong family to help them return to Xijiang County is a completely unfounded and absurd statement.

The key point is that such absurd remarks could spread throughout the county, which means there must be someone manipulating things behind the scenes.

Seeing that he remained silent, Huang Ye revealed his guess: "This is almost exactly the same tactic used by the Beast Taming Sect to annex the Murong family. Before attacking the Murong family, the Beast Taming Sect also spread a lot of rumors throughout the county."

"Then the Beast Taming Sect found so-called evidence that the Murong family colluded with the rebels in Nanhan County, and took action against the Murong family."

"Therefore, I suspect that the Mingyue Sect is behind this, with the aim of taking over the Huayuan Sect."

Song Xian nodded: "Your analysis is correct. This must be the work of the Bright Moon Sect."

He recalled his conversation with Feng Ziyi before attacking the Murong family's mountain gate. At that time, he was worried that Xu Zhuoxuan's all-out assistance to the Beast Taming Sect, sending three thousand disciples to participate in the battle, was due to conditions.

And this condition was precisely to attack Hua Yuanzong.

Now it seems that these words hit the nail on the head. The Bright Moon Sect was indeed about to take action. Spreading rumors was just a prelude, to provide a legitimate and reasonable excuse.

Whether it's true or false doesn't really matter.

"Now it all depends on the attitude of the Beast Taming Sect. If the Beast Taming Sect does not stop it, the Bright Moon Sect will definitely attack Yongning City again when the time is right."

"The Beast Taming Sect will not stop us."

"Why?" Huang Ye clearly hadn't thought of that.

Song Xian then briefly recounted Feng Ziyi's conjecture.

Huang Ye frowned immediately: "If that's the case, then the Bright Moon Sect will soon take action against the Hua Yuan Sect?"

"I predict that the Bright Moon Sect will make a move within a month at most. The longer they drag it out, the more time the Hua Yuan Sect will have to prepare, and the more variables there will be."

As soon as he finished speaking, a disciple came to the outer room, bowed, and said, "Sect Leader, Senior Feng Ziyi of Huayuan Sect has arrived. He says he has important matters to discuss with us."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance. It was indeed as expected, though not unexpected. The intentions of the Bright Moon Sect were clear: the Hua Yuan Sect was in imminent danger, and if they didn't send someone today, they would send someone tomorrow.

"Take the person to the main hall."

"Yes." The disciple responded and left.

When Song Xian arrived at the council hall, Feng Ziyi was already waiting. It was clear that he was anxious and his face was very solemn.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, it's been a long time! How have you been these past few years?" Song Xian walked in with a smile and nodded to him in greeting.

"Sect Leader Song, I apologize for disturbing you, but I have important matters to discuss with you. I hope you will not take offense." Feng Ziyi bowed to him and, after taking his seat, went straight to the point: "Recently, many rumors about our sect have appeared in Xijiang County. I wonder if Sect Leader Song has heard of them?"

"I've heard a little about it, but it's just some baseless rumors. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to pay any attention to it."

Feng Ziyi said with a serious expression, "This is not a simple rumor. It is a scheme orchestrated by someone with ulterior motives. Sect Leader Song, think about it. Before the Murong family was attacked, wasn't it the same? Rumors about them colluding with the rebels of Nanhan County were flying everywhere?"

Song Xian feigned sudden realization: "Fellow Daoist Feng, do you mean something? Is the Bright Moon Sect up to something?"

Feng Ziyi's expression was solemn: "Sect Leader Song is a smart man, so I won't hide anything from him. Do you remember our conversation in Xijiang County back then? The Bright Moon Sect mobilized three thousand people to help the Beast Taming Sect. At that time, I had a bad feeling and felt that Xu Zhuoxuan must have his own ulterior motives. It wasn't just a simple act of gratitude. He must have reached some kind of agreement with the Beast Taming Sect in private."

"Today his true colors have finally been revealed, and it seems my initial guess was unfortunately correct."

"The Bright Moon Sect will likely take action against our sect soon. We hope that Sect Leader Song can lend a helping hand."

Song Xian still smiled and said, "It can't be that bad! Senior Hong said in person last time that he would guarantee the safety of your sect. Fellow Daoist Feng is worrying too much. If the Bright Moon Sect really takes any action, why don't you just go directly to Senior Hong? I believe the Beast Taming Sect will not sit idly by."

The reason he pretended to be confused was mainly to prepare for negotiating terms. Huayuan Sect was in dire straits and wanted Hunyuan Sect to help them, so they had to show enough sincerity. Of course, he couldn't say this directly, as it would be embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)