I forge immortality with a pagoda.

"Oh?"

The female cultivator sighed helplessly, "There really are people who deliberately seek out such trouble; I just don't understand."

Shen Yu bowed again, "However, I have a matter that I need the fairy's help with."

"Please feel free to speak."

"Does the fairy know where, among these myriad mountains, there is a place of turbid yang energy?"

"A place of turbid Yang..." The female cultivator blinked. "Aside from the Yang Sha River in Blood Shadow Cave, there aren't many places like this."

"Let me think about it carefully."

She rested her hand on her forehead, appearing deep in thought.

Shen Yu didn't say anything to disturb them.

Shortly after, the female cultivator slammed her hand down, "I've got it!"

"If you keep going west from here, you will find a sect called Liexing Valley in less than three months."

"There is a volcano a thousand miles west of Liexing Valley."

"You don't need to enter the volcano; you can absorb the yang and turbid spiritual energy at the crater, which is twice as effective as going here."

Shen Yu carefully memorized the message, then bowed solemnly, "Shen Yu thanks you, Fairy."

He paused for a moment, then asked, "May I ask your name, Fairy?"

"You can just call me Yue Ling."

Shen Yu said seriously, "So it's Fairy Yue Ling."

Yue Ling waved her hand, "We're about the same age, so you should just call me fellow Daoist."

Shen Yu then said, "Fellow Daoist Yue Ling."

Yue Ling couldn't help but chuckle, her phoenix eyes curving slightly as she covered her mouth and laughed, "You little Taoist priest, you really don't know how to talk to women."

Shen Yu scratched his head, not knowing what he had done that was so ridiculous.

"I am under orders from my master to guard that spiritual vein, so I will not continue to talk to you."

Yue Ling pointed to the corpse of the Taoist priest in the moon-white robe and said, "Take everything from that filthy Zhan Yue Sect member. I don't want to soil my hands with that filth."

"After this matter is settled, remember to come find me at Lu Jing Sect."

After saying that, she summoned her true qi, which transformed into a beam of moon-white light and flew into the distance.

Shen Yu bowed to her departing figure.

Then he walked to the corpse and searched the white-robed cultivator's body for all his belongings.

There was all sorts of stuff, mostly mundane items, and even a few women's undergarments.

Shen Yu pursed her lips and continued searching.

The man's storage item was a ring, and he took out everything from inside the ring.

Besides several hundred talisman coins, there was also a low-grade talisman artifact, the Silver Light Scissors. The artifact was dim and badly damaged, likely due to Yue Ling's actions earlier.

Shen Yu was somewhat disappointed, not expecting that this person only had so little on him.

Given his current wealth, he would naturally think this person is too poor.

Little did they know that this white-robed cultivator represented the reality for most cultivators.

If we consider his past life, he would now be a true second-generation rich kid, albeit a moderately wealthy one.

He fumbled around for a while and then found a jade tablet at the white-robed Taoist's waist.

Shen Yu immersed himself in it.

Then they discovered that there was a message inside the jade tablet.

"

Junior brother, don't be anxious. Hold that demoness back first. My uncle and I are on our way to you.

'

not good!

Shen Yu knew things were going badly. If Yue Ling returned the way she came, she would surely encounter reinforcements on their way.

She was outnumbered and must have been in a dangerous situation.

"Why!"

"Who asked me to do you a favor!"

Shen Yu had a headache. If he really encountered something he couldn't handle, he would have no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman.

He packed his things away, then drew his sword and sped off in the direction Yue Ling had gone.

They walked for several more days, but still couldn't find any clues. It seemed that Yue Ling and the Zhan Yue Sect members had disappeared.

"Did I go in the wrong direction?"

Just as he was beginning to have doubts, the sound of fighting suddenly came from afar.

"Yueling, do you still want to fight me?"

An old man's lewd laugh was filled with undisguised malice.

"I observe that the true qi within your body is almost gone."

"How about I transfer some to your body?"

"You old dog..."

The voice was extremely weak, the breath was soft, and it had completely lost its previous liveliness and charm.

"If I hadn't already killed four members of your sect, depleting my true qi, do you think you could have defeated me?"

It was clearly Yue Ling's voice.

The aged voice sneered, "You really think you're something special?"

...

Suddenly, everyone seemed to notice Shen Yu not far away.

They all turned their heads.

Yue Ling spoke first, somewhat surprised, "What are you doing here?"

She seemed surprised to find Shen Yu here, even though this place was clearly in the opposite direction from that turbid Yang land.

at this time.

Standing opposite her were three white-robed monks, dressed exactly like the one who had died earlier.

However, the Taoist robe worn by the old man in the middle was obviously more magnificent.

All three of them had some injuries. The youngest Taoist priest was deathly pale, and half of his body was burned by something.

The old man looked at Shen Yu with a playful expression, a half-smile on his face.

His voice was hoarse and extremely unpleasant. "You two know each other?"

The old man looked at Shen Yu with a sinister expression, but said to Yue Ling, "Yue Ling, when did you find such a gigolo?"

Shen Yu tossed the jade tablet containing the message to Yue Ling, then raised his talisman sword without uttering a word.

As soon as Yue Ling touched the jade tablet, she knew why Shen Yu had come. She frowned and said, "You shouldn't have come."

"I came when I wanted to."

Shen Yu responded calmly.

Yue Ling felt a warmth in her heart, but her expression remained calm.

She transmitted her voice, saying, "The lewd old man in the lead is Elder Feng Jian of the Zhan Yue Sect, who is at the seventh level of Qi Refining. He cultivates the third-order, mid-grade True Qi Golden Gang True Qi."

"His cultivation level is comparable to mine, but his true qi is far inferior to mine."

Shen Yu knew that the true qi of immortality was divided into nine ranks and thirty-six grades, with the lowest grade of the first rank being the lowest and the highest grade of the ninth rank being the highest.

Curious, he transmitted his voice, "May I ask what kind of true qi Fellow Daoist Yue Ling cultivates?"

"Ninth-tier, low-grade, Bright Moon and Serene Truth."

Shen Yu was secretly astonished. It was actually ninth-order true qi. Although the Lu Jing Sect was considered a major sect in the southern region of Dongling Prefecture, it was difficult for them to possess such a qi refining technique.

In his view, this woman must have other opportunities.

Yue Ling then transmitted her voice, "I don't know the other two. One of them is at the third level of the Kaiyuan realm, and the other is at the first level of the Lianqi realm. Their foundations were damaged by my demonic arts before."

"If a fight really breaks out later, you will deal with that cultivator at the third level of the Opening Realm."

Following Yue Ling's gaze, Shen Yu knew that the one who was most seriously injured was a cultivator at the third level of the Kaiyuan realm.

Seeing the two whispering to each other, Feng Jian grew increasingly agitated. "Young man, which sect or school are you from? State your name."

Shen Yu bowed slightly, his voice completely calm, and said, "Senior, I am an outer disciple of the Lu Jing Sect."

"Lying!" The old Taoist's beard trembled.

"I don't care who you are, if you insist on interfering in this matter, I will make sure you die on the spot!"

He glanced at the talisman sword in Shen Yu's hand. In his opinion, Shen Yu's cultivation level was not a concern, but he had to be wary of the talisman sword.

Although Shen Yu could not wield it as he pleased, if he were to risk his life and recklessly strike him with a sword, it would not be an easy experience for him.

Shen Yu's gaze remained calm as he spoke in a clear voice, "Senior Feng, does your Zhan Yue Sect truly intend to become enemies with the Lu Jing Sect?"

"You probably already know who this person is beside me."

"If anything happens to her, I think Master Shi Gu will never let you off the hook."

Yue Lingfeng's eyes widened as she looked at Shen Yu with a puzzled expression. She found it somewhat amusing that Shen Yu was clearly unaware of her identity, yet she spoke with such certainty, as if she were truly a member of the Lu Jing Sect.

What a clever bluff!

Before Feng Jian could speak, the Qi Refining disciple beside him said, "Enough with the small talk. Even if Master Shigu is dissatisfied, we have the Flying Cloud Sect as our guarantor."

Feng Jian suddenly shouted sternly, "Feng Yu, be quiet!"

Nie Fengyu immediately fell silent.

The conflict between the Xuan and Demon factions has existed for a long time. If the Flying Cloud Sect is behind this in the dark, then everything makes sense.

It must have been that Feiyun Sect offered some benefits, causing Zhanyue to send out a few spies who pretended to steal spirit stones, then lured Yue Ling out of the spiritual vein, intercepted her on the way, and killed her on the spot.

It would be best if this were done without anyone noticing.

If the matter is exposed, Feiyun Sect will have an explanation. They only need to point out that the four disciples who stole the spirit stones did not deserve to die, and that Yue Ling's life could be exchanged for four lives.

In this way, Lu Jingzong would definitely not want to break off relations with him.

After a moment's thought, Shen Yu roughly guessed the other party's plan.

However, he found the plan full of flaws and thought it was just something the person playing the game did on a whim.

It seems there's no way to resolve this amicably today.

Shen Yu tightened his grip on the talisman sword in his hand.

Feng Jian chuckled twice, "Since that's the case, you're all doomed to die today."

He had been delaying for so long just now, all to restore his true qi.

At this moment, he had restored about 70-80% of his true qi.

He then gave a wink to those on either side.

The three of them rushed forward.

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