Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

The past few months with Song Xun have been the happiest months for Jiang Wanfeng in her eighteen years. The man beside her has become very attractive to her.

If possible, Jiang Wanfeng would like to continue training with Song Xun rather than go back to practicing swordsmanship alone in a depressing manner.

Song Xun was unaware of Jiang Wanfeng's dejected mood and was still talking to her about the scenery around them.

As a true human being, Song Xun has a natural attraction to such ancient and beautiful scenery.

As the two were pondering their own thoughts, Song Xun suddenly sensed someone rapidly approaching them, and he was immediately startled.

The two had just left Zhenyao Pass when someone arrived, and with hostility at that; they were clearly up to no good.

"Someone's coming."

At this moment, Song Xun spoke up to remind Jiang Wanfeng. At this moment, all three beasts above the rapidly moving clouds had been put into Song Xun's beast-taming space.

However, Song Xun did not release the three beasts at this time. After all, Song Xun and Huang Bulang were at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm and the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, respectively. If neither of them could solve this problem, then even if they released the three beasts, Huang Bulang and Huang Bulang, it would not have any better effect.

At this moment, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng became alert. As the hostile force drew closer, Song Xun felt a strong sense of familiarity.

Who was it? Song Xun finally saw who it was.

"Song Xun! You're finally out!"

At this moment, Zhongli naturally harbored great hostility, because he really didn't want to end such a leisurely vacation, and he wished that Song Xun could stay in Zhenyao Pass for a while longer.

"Why is it you?"

"I've been waiting for you here for three months."

Song Xun now understood why Zhong Li harbored a hint of hostility.

"Let's have a fight."

"Can."

Immediately, Song Xun summoned the Azure Profound Sword, while Jiang Wanfeng also retreated slightly, not preparing to make another move.

Zhongli was naturally very puzzled.

"How come your vigilance has decreased after staying at the Demon Suppression Pass for so long?"

Of course, although Zhongli spoke, he still thrust his spear at Song Xun. Song Xun swung his sword and easily blocked Zhongli's spear.

"How could that be?"

Zhong Li felt that his worldview had collapsed.

"How did you already reach the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm?"

"It was just a coincidence that it broke through."

"happen?"

Zhongli sheathed his spear and took a few steps back.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I can't beat you."

Zhong Li looked at Song Xun with a complicated expression.

"Can."

Song Xun had a vague idea of ​​what was wrong with Zhong Li. After all, Zhong Li had no grudge against him, but had accepted a mission from above and was forced to chase after him.

"We're off then, see you next time."

Song Xun's words reached Zhongli No. 2 Middle School. Zhongli smiled bitterly, never expecting that after he had been the governor of Cangwu County for three months, Song Xun's cultivation level would improve again after he came out.

"I guess we'll never see each other again."

Song Xun, who had just jumped onto the Swift Cloud again to leave, stopped upon hearing this.

"You might be hunted down by someone with a higher cultivation level than me in the future, so be careful then."

Zhongli understood why Jiang Wanfeng hadn't made a move earlier, and why Song Xun hadn't summoned his beast before preparing to fight him.

Zhong Li was also preparing to leave. He was prepared to be scolded by Tie Bei when he got back. It seemed that he would have to perform other tasks to make up for it when he got back. After all, Zhong Li did not want to become a waste.

Although the reason why he could only return to report in disgrace was because Song Xun had broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm and had completely surpassed him, Tie Bei would not care about that. He would only blame Zhong Li for his incompetence, for taking so long without being able to capture Song Xun.

Zhong Li then left. Although Zhong Li chased after him several times, Song Xun chose to let Zhong Li go. After all, he could see that Zhong Li was just a miserable working man, and that he had not been hostile to Song Xun before, nor had he really fought to the death with the two of them.

After watching Zhong Li leave, Song Xun remembered Zhong Li's kind reminder, and his somewhat relaxed mind became alert again.

Yes, I don't have the strength to completely relax right now; I still need to keep working hard to improve my cultivation.

Afterwards, Song Xun continued to drive the Jixingyun away.

At this moment, Zhongli was somewhat lost in thought, unsure of how to return and report back. He feared he would have a hard time dealing with Tie Bei this time.

Zhongli's desire to leave Qingyun Sect reached its peak at this time. However, Qingyun Sect was different from other sects. Although Qingyun Sect also had a system for leaving the sect, and many disciples left the sect every year.

The system of leaving the sect is basically set up by every sect. After all, a sect is only so big, and even if it expands year by year, it can't keep up with the speed of new disciples joining each year.

If it were to support disciples who are already quite old but whose cultivation has stagnated and who are not qualified to inherit positions within the sect, then probably no sect could afford to do so.

The Qingyun Sect's system of leaving the sect is held once every five years. The Qingyun Sect is divided into miscellaneous disciples, outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples.

If a servant disciple fails to be promoted to an outer disciple within five years, he will be required to leave the sect. It takes five years to go from outer disciple to inner disciple, and five years to go from inner disciple to true disciple. Once he becomes a true disciple, there will be no longer any strict requirement to leave the sect.

After all, they had already reached the level of true disciples, and among the tens of thousands of people in the Qingyun Sect, they were already considered outstanding. Such disciples would generally eventually be able to take on some positions in the Qingyun Sect.

The Qingyun Sect maintains a yearly membership of around 20,000 disciples and recruits a new batch of disciples every year. Among the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, the true disciples are considered to be one in several hundred.

However, there are also strict rules for true disciples to leave the sect. If their cultivation level does not meet expectations over the years, or if they fail to complete tasks well or make mistakes, they will be forced to leave the sect.

However, Zhongli understood that very few people could truly leave the Qingyun Sect. Most disciples who announced their departure were treated as cultivation materials, becoming nourishment for others' cultivation.

This was something Zhong Li only knew because he had already risen to a very high position among the disciples of the Qingyun Sect. What puzzled Zhong Li was that such a sect, which devoured people without spitting out their bones, could still be listed as one of the seven major sects of the righteous path.

Zhongli once believed that it wasn't just their sect that was gloomy, but the entire world.

It wasn't until later that Zhongli learned that other sects actually allowed their disciples to leave if they chose to. Although those sects weren't exactly top-tier, at least they wouldn't harm their disciples in such a way.

Zhongli, who had been in Cangwu County for so long, realized that the world was not so dark after all. At this time, in Luoshi County, after the death of the previous magistrate Yue Zai, the newly appointed magistrate, although he could not love the people like his own children, at least exercised his power and fulfilled his responsibilities in a proper manner.

This is largely thanks to Tang He, the newly appointed governor of Cangwu County. Zhongli learned that this governor was very principled and had never oppressed or persecuted the people during his decades in office. Instead, he truly loved the people like his own children.

After taking office, this prefect naturally became very strict with the officials under his jurisdiction and established a strict inspection system. As a result, the administration of Cangwu Prefecture gradually improved, society became more people-friendly, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

This allowed Zhongli to see the reality of the world and the stability of life. Seeing that although the people were not wealthy, they had hope for the future and enjoyed a simple and peaceful happiness, this was exactly what Zhongli wanted at that moment.

The evil cultivation methods of the Qingyun Sect not only steal half of a disciple's cultivation, but if a disciple's cultivation has already been reduced to a negligible amount, then what will be stolen next is the cultivation formed from his life force, until the disciple dies.

Moreover, this heretical cultivation method is only allowed to be used by inner disciples. The vast number of outer disciples and menial disciples are unaware of the sect's true inner workings, and the Qingyun Sect still attracts a large number of people to join every year.

Zhongli's earlier reminder to Song Xun was a heartfelt piece of advice. After returning, he would definitely report Song Xun's leap in cultivation to Tiebei. After all, he had returned empty-handed, and without a reasonable explanation, he wouldn't even have the chance to redeem himself.

With Zhongli's report, Tiebei will know Song Xun's cultivation level and will definitely try to find a disciple with a higher cultivation level in the sect to kill Song Xun. At that time, Song Xun will not encounter such a kind-hearted person.

In the cannibalistic Qingyun Sect, there are not many disciples like Zhong Li who still retain a conscience and survive.

Of course, there are very few disciples in the Qingyun Sect whose cultivation is higher than Zhong Li's. They are all true disciples of other elders or high-level members. Therefore, Zhong Li thought that Tie Bei would send some members of the Qingyun Sect's action team.

The Qingyun Sect's action team consists of former true disciples who were qualified in terms of cultivation but did not take on certain work or management positions within the sect.

Disciples of this type who have not reached the Qingyun Sect's expulsion threshold will be recruited into the sect's special operations team to handle various tasks that other disciples of the sect are unable to perform.

As Zhongli returned towards Qingyun Sect, he pondered the matter and couldn't help but sigh.

This kid's talent is too strong! In such a short time, his cultivation level has risen to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm. No wonder Tie Bei made him keep chasing Song Xun.

After all, Zhongli knew that Tiebei hadn't ordered him to hunt down Song Xun because of Yue Liuyun's death, but because Song Xun's talent had frightened Tiebei.

After all, based on the abilities Song Xun demonstrated, there was an 80-90% chance that he would collide with Tie Bei. A big shot like Tie Bei would naturally not allow anyone who could threaten him to exist.

Zhong Li could also foresee that after Tie Bei learned that Song Xun had broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm, he would try every means to get rid of Song Xun.

Of course, Tie Bei knew this some time ago, after all, Cangwu County was not close to Qingyun Sect, and he was in the western part of Cangwu County.

To the east of Cangwu County lies the Hantian City Domain, and the Qingyun Sect is also located to the east of the Hantian City Domain. The distance between them spans two-thirds of the Hantian Dynasty. Zhongli has neither a mount nor a travel artifact, so he needs to do some things to get back.

Of course, the more important reason is that Zhong Li doesn't want to go back quickly. Zhong Li's actions also delay Song Xun's development time.

Zhongli understood this as well, and of course he was very happy to do so. After all, he had no grudge against Song Xun. It was only due to the mission that the two had fought a few times. But in Zhongli's eyes, he already admired Song Xun for his willingness to stay at Zhenyao Pass for three months to protect the people inside.

Moreover, Zhong Li did not want such a young prodigy to perish. If given the opportunity, Zhong Li would very much like to become friends with Song Xun.

Because Song Xun possessed the kind of aura that Zhong Li greatly admired—freedom, ambition, and positivity. Zhong Li believed that this was what a qualified young man should be like, unlike himself, who was bound by the Qingyun Sect and had become lifeless at the age when he should have been carefree and youthful.

At this moment, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng had only just walked out when suddenly, Song Xun sensed two auras rapidly approaching.

Because Huang Bulang wasn't released, Song Xun's perception, while far surpassing that of other cultivators at the same level, certainly couldn't be as sharp as Huang Bulang's.

Song Xun felt extremely troubled. How come he had just seen one off and another pair had arrived?

Is it because they have too many enemies? Or has the Qingyun Sect encountered new enemies after Zhongli's departure?

No, that's way too fast...