Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 52 On Lotus Peak
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A few days later.

Dongyuan Sect, on Lotus Peak.

Song Yan and Li Qingfeng sat in the lakeside courtyard, with Gu Qingqing sitting opposite them.

“Junior Sister Gu… there are female cultivators everywhere on Lotus Peak. Is it inappropriate for Senior Brother Song and I to wait for Senior Sister Qin here…”

Li Qingfeng hesitated before speaking, "Why don't we wait in the Outer Gate Miscellaneous Affairs Hall?"

"no, I'm fine."

Gu Qingqing shook her head and smiled gently, "It's alright. It was Senior Sister Qin who said it. She should be reporting to the elders about the demonic cultivators in Peach Blossom Valley right now. She'll be back soon."

When she smiles, her eyelashes curl upwards, and she has shallow dimples on her face.

"If you don't mind, please have some pastries from Lianyou Peak first."

This was Song Yan's first time visiting Lianyou Peak.

To be fair, the place where the female cultivators reside is indeed spring-like all year round, with beautiful scenery.

Those flowers and plants seemed to be taken care of by special outer disciples.

Xiao He had already crawled out of Song Yan's sleeve and was playing everywhere.

It's no secret that Song Yan owns a little snake spirit.

"..."

In the flower garden courtyard, female cultivators would occasionally walk by. When they saw male cultivators on the peak, they couldn't help but look on curiously and point and whisper.

"Who are those two male disciples... and what are they doing here?"

"I don't know... Oh? Junior Sister Qingqing is here too."

"Hey, that junior brother is quite handsome."

"Why does he look so familiar..."

These female cultivators were talking to each other in their own territory, so there was no need for them to hide or transmit their voices, which allowed the three people in the courtyard to hear everything clearly.

Gu Qingqing burst out laughing.

"..."

Song Yan didn't think anything of it. Just as Xiao He said, he had been a handsome young man praised by the surrounding villages since he was a child.

Li Qingfeng, on the other hand, grew up in the mortal palace. From a young age, his master taught him not to have any contact with the palace maids, otherwise he would be severely punished.

This mixture of curiosity and fear of women carried him all the way to the immortal mountain and the Taoist sect.

"Junior Sister Gu...do you know why Senior Sister Qin summoned us here?"

"This... I don't know either."

Gu Qingqing's serene and gentle face revealed a hint of doubt: "Logically speaking, the mission has been completed, and the rewards for the three of us outer disciples should have already been distributed."

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ah, Senior Sister Qin is here."

A long, icy blue rainbow appeared from the east, flew to Lotus Peak, and then stopped the sword light. Her jade feet stepped down, and lotus flowers bloomed with every step.

Seeing Qin Ying's graceful figure again still amazes me.

She landed in the courtyard and walked towards the group.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Qin."

"Greetings, Senior Sister Qin."

Qin Ying nodded: "The reason I summoned you here is because of the matter at Peach Blossom Village a few days ago."

"Although the sect attributed the credit for finally eliminating the demonic cultivators to me, I, Qin Ying, am not a person who covets fame and fortune."

"If it weren't for your two unexpected victory and disruption of the Blood Refining Formation, our fates would likely have been uncertain..."

Qin Ying recounted the story in a slow, deliberate manner, her tone always icy: "All the gains from this battle are here."

"You can each choose one item to take."

The group was shocked upon hearing this, for this was the spoils of war of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Just as they hesitated, Qin Ying spoke again: "Among these are the evil cultivators' items that should be handed over to the sect, such as the Blood Refining Ancient Scroll, which I have already stored in the Foreign Affairs Hall."

"Don't hesitate or drag things out. Just pick what you need and take it."

"Yes……"

Then, everyone looked at Song Yan.

In the battle to help Qin Ying fight against Jiang Xiao, the three of them fought with all their might and used their most secret weapons in order to survive.

However, if we look closely, without a doubt, Song Yan, who disturbed the main eye of the Blood Refining Array and helped Qin Ying break through Jiang Xiao's protective spirit armor, made the greatest contribution.

Li Qingfeng was second, and Gu Qingqing last. These three had been through thick and thin together, so there was no question of letting Song Yan choose first.

He didn't mince words and opened the Qiankun bag.

How can you refuse something given away for free?
There are many things inside. In addition to Jiang Xiao's own demonic cultivation items, there are also the disciples of various sects that he has slaughtered in Peach Blossom Village over the years, as well as some cultivation resources and spiritual items hoarded by passing rogue cultivators.

They found protective magical artifacts, spirit-refining pills, mysterious talismans, and even a special light blue spirit stone.

Medium-grade spirit stone!

In the world of cultivation, spirit stones are divided into many types. The spirit stones that Song Yan usually talks about are all low-grade spirit stones.

Inferior spirit stones have mixed spiritual energy and contain many jade impurities. Their advantage lies in their quantity, but relatively speaking, the actual effective spiritual energy content is quite low.

Mid-grade spirit stones have almost ten times the purity of low-grade spirit stones, and their absorption efficiency is even more outstanding.

In the cultivation world, various markets and spirit stone banks offer different ways to exchange spirit stones of varying grades, with the official exchange rate being one to one hundred.

However, because high-quality spirit stones have a purity of spiritual energy and special effects and uses that cannot be replaced by low-grade spirit stones, the actual price of exchanging spirit stones will increase by about 30% to 50%.

broken!

Looking at the dazzling array of items, Song Yan secretly thought to himself that something was wrong.

I want them all.

However, since we can only choose one, then without a doubt...

His gaze fell upon the black flying sword.

Although Song Yan retraced the path of ancient sword cultivators, the external flying sword was not that important, but there was also the concept of "sword body" among the natal flying swords.

If one has a suitable sword, the natal flying sword can unleash even greater power.

"Speaking of which... why didn't Senior Sister Qin put away such a divine weapon herself first?"

"Instead, as a reward, they're giving us a few to choose from..."

Judging from the power of that flying sword that day, it was probably definitely not a low-grade magic weapon.

It was indeed somewhat puzzling, but Song Yan had no interest in speculating about the specific thoughts of the other women besides Xiao He.

Without further hesitation, he chose the flying sword.

"Senior sister, I'll take it."

"..."

Qin Ying looked at the flying sword and felt a pang of fear, but she quickly suppressed it.

In fact, Qin Ying had his own reasons for placing the sword here.

Firstly, the flying sword was incompatible with her cultivation method and was of little use to her. Secondly, the demonic sound that day truly frightened her.

Secondly, Song Yan must have used some means to establish a connection with the flying sword that day, suggesting he had some kind of fortuitous encounter.

Li Qingfeng possesses a strange cultivation technique, and his kitchen utensils and magical artifacts are also compatible with it. The most suitable items for him should be the talismans among these things or the mid-grade spirit stone.

Junior Sister Gu Qingqing has a gentle personality and dislikes fighting, so she would not choose this flying sword either.

To put it bluntly, this sword...

It was originally left by Qin Ying to Song Yan.

Nowadays, the elders of the Qin family are becoming increasingly radical, wanting to win over elders and cultivate confidants within the Dongyuan Sect.

Master had previously held Song Yan in such high regard, and this time, his prowess in slaying the enemy was truly remarkable, demonstrating exceptional talent in swordsmanship…

Isn't this person just a blank sheet of paper handed to me?

"This sword..."

To Song Yan's surprise, Qin Ying seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Although the demonic cultivator is dead, this sword still retains some of its malevolent nature. I'm worried..."

She hesitated for a moment, as if she had made a decision: "Actually, that's fine, but... you have to grant me one request."

?

Song Yan was puzzled. Why not just state the request directly? Did he, a mere ant from the outer sect, dare to refuse?
"When you reach the late stage of Qi Refining and advance to the inner sect..."

Qin Ying remained expressionless and cold.

"You must become my disciple and take me as your teacher."

"what?"

Not only Song Yan, but also Gu Qingqing and Li Qingfeng were stunned.

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