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

Although the Mortal Spirit Grass has no stats, Song Xun is not worried about it. After all, with the "Beast Dao Immortal Record" by his side, he is confident that he can cultivate the Mortal Spirit Grass into a towering tree.

Meanwhile, after the contract was signed with the Mortal Spirit Grass, its cultivation began to be shared with Song Xun.

Xiao Bai's previous improvement had already successfully raised Song Xun's cultivation to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

After Qingya shared her pure and flawless spiritual power, Song Xun quickly advanced from the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm to the late-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

The fact that he had advanced two realms in one day made Song Xun feel very comfortable. He was now just waiting for Huang Bulang to improve his cultivation so that he could break through to the Void Refining Realm in one fell swoop.

[Author: Song Xun]

[Realm Level: Late Stage of Nascent Soul Realm]

[The Daoist Tradition: The True Meaning of Fleeting Shadows and the True Meaning of Life and Breath (Profound)]

[Technique: The Myriad Spirits Beast Taming Technique]

[Battle Techniques: Seven Kill Steps, Shadowless Sword, Shuoyun Sword, Eight Trigrams Sword]

[Combat Skills: Short-range teleportation, Shadow Anchor, White Deer Power, Gale Claw, Life Nourishment]

Song Xun immersed his consciousness into the "Beast Dao Immortal Record," and after creating a phantom image for the Mortal Spirit Grass, he began to let the Mortal Spirit Grass cultivate on its own.

As for the current upper limit of the Mortal Spirit Grass, Song Xun did not know, because Song Xun himself had a method to make the Mortal Spirit Grass advance to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Once enough Dao Energy Points are accumulated in the Mortal Spirit Grass, add some Dao Lineage to it. After successfully taking control of the Dao Lineage, the true power of the Dao Lineage will push the Mortal Spirit Grass's cultivation to the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, just like Huang Bulang did back then.

After raising his cultivation to the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, Song Xun will then search for resources for the Mortal Spirit Grass to improve its racial stats.

Moreover, the mortal spirit grass is not entirely without combat power. However, due to the inherent disadvantages of its race, the current combat power of the green sprout is probably only on par with ordinary human cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Unlike the white deer, Song Xun rarely let Xiao Bai participate in battles, but Xiao Bai's combat ability is quite average, even above average, among those of the same level.

Because the white deer itself has a Xuan-level bloodline.

After seeing Fanlingcao sign a contract with Song Xun, Wanjianlingcao felt relieved and prepared to honestly transfer its sword power to Jiang Wanfeng.

At this moment, after receiving the sword connection from the Myriad Swords Spirit Grass, Jiang Wanfeng also chose to merge her own sword intent with the sword intent of the Myriad Swords Spirit Grass.

The process went very smoothly, and after the two were combined, Jiang Wanfeng's cultivation level reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Jiang Wanfeng's cultivation level was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, while Xiao Wan's cultivation level was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. The spiritual power of the two was extremely compatible, and even Xiao Wan's true intent power became a helpful force for Jiang Wanfeng's advancement of the Myriad Swords True Intent.

Therefore, after Jiang Wanfeng fully integrated Xiao Wan's cultivation, he broke through one major realm and one minor realm in succession.

After the two of them had stabilized their cultivation a little, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng prepared to go down the mountain.

Because the Mortal Spirit Grass couldn't completely withstand the cold winds at the mountaintop, Song Xun directly stored it in his Beast Taming Space.

Meanwhile, Huang Bulang and Xiaobai, seeing that the two had finished their business, also came to accompany them down the mountain.

"Old Song, will that little blade of grass be our companion from now on?"

"That's right, Big Yellow, don't bully it in the Beast Taming Space."

"How could I, Doggy? I'll be a good boss."

Huang Bulang actually felt a sense of kinship with Song Xun for forming a contract with the Mortal Spirit Grass. Moreover, he felt that it was extremely rare for such a Mortal Spirit Grass to survive for so long in the far north mountains and even reach the Core Formation Realm, no matter what the reason was.

This reminded Huang Bulang of himself, since he too evolved from a mortal bloodline, so he was also looking forward to seeing what this mortal spirit grass would evolve into in the future.

As for whether it will evolve, Huang Bulang was very certain of it. After all, he had followed Song Xun for so long and he was absolutely convinced of the boy's talent for beast taming.

Just as Song Xun was descending the mountain, he was surprised to find an uninvited guest waiting for them at the foot of the mountain.

As the eldest disciple of the second elder of the Qingyun Sect, Zhong Li is seen by outsiders as a clearly successful junior.

At the age of thirty, with a cultivation level at the early stage of the Void Refining Realm, and being the master of the Second Elder of the Qingyun Sect, Zhong Li has attracted much attention.

The sect structure within the Qingyun Sect is very simple: a sect leader, a deputy sect leader, a grand elder, and three cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

The Qingyun Sect has two enshrined masters, both of whom are at the Immortal Realm. Below them, the strongest is Zhongli's master, Tiebei.

With cultivation at the late stage of the Mahayana Realm, one would be considered a top-tier expert, whether in the Qingyun Sect or the Hantian Dynasty.

Zhongli should have trained hard so that he could take over Tiebei's position in the future. After all, he was Tiebei's eldest disciple and a rising star among the younger generation of the Qingyun Sect.

However, Zhongli grew tired of this life. When Zhongli was eight or nine years old, he was taken in by Tiebei during his travels. Later, as Tiebei rose through the ranks, Zhongli did many shady things for him.

However, Zhongli's heart is still full of kindness. It's just that in the Qingyun Sect, a big melting pot, Zhongli can't reveal his kindness at all, otherwise he will soon become someone else's cultivation material.

That's right. Eight years ago, the sect leader of Qingyun Sect suddenly introduced a secret cultivation method. Any disciple who made a mistake within the sect and was imprisoned in the Reflection Hall could become a target for other disciples to challenge.

If a disciple fails in a challenge, half of their cultivation will be absorbed by the victor.

This secret technique is the biggest secret within the Qingyun Sect, and it has also rapidly cultivated a group of disciples with extremely high cultivation levels.

Therefore, Zhongli could only continuously complete the tasks assigned by the sect.

To avoid being criticized and killed by the sect for failing to complete the mission, Zhongli actually strongly resisted this method.

Over the years, Zhongli has never used this secret method to improve his cultivation. Although Tiebei urged him many times, because Zhongli's own cultivation speed was not slow, Tiebei did not force Zhongli to absorb the cultivation of others.

Wearing this mask, Zhongli lived, cultivated, and did missions within the Qingyun Sect, cultivating and doing missions... He had long since become numb to this kind of life.

However, he could not escape at all, because the fate of everyone in the Qingyun Sect was controlled by the sect. If he tried to escape, the sect would destroy the fate lamp, and he would die.

So Zhongli couldn't run away even if he wanted to, and could only start to give up. He no longer had any hope of becoming an immortal. He forced himself to cultivate every day, just hoping not to be killed.

Although Zhongli has reached the top of all the disciples, there is still a risk of falling into the kill line, after all, even excellent disciples require resources.

However, Zhong Li has his own core principle when it comes to missions: pretend to put in effort but report back in real time, and delay as much as possible.

The most important reason for completing the task but not "completing" it is that some of the core figures in the sect are very shady, and Zhongli is unwilling to do those immoral things.

Fortunately, Zhongli has kept up the act all these years, so she has never been exposed.

Having received another assignment from Tie Bei, Zhong Li wanted to just go through the motions, so while he appeared to be working hard to search for Song Xun, he was actually just dawdling.

To Zhong Li's surprise, Li Tongya's disciples were so dedicated to completing the mission that they found Song Xun in just a few days.

This forced Zhongli to come to the far north mountain to ambush Song Xun, but he did not bring anyone with him, and came alone to hunt down Song Xun.

Of course, the disciples also thought this was normal. After all, Song Xun was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, while Zhong Li was at the early stage of the Void Refining Realm, which was exactly one major realm difference.

This pleased Zhong Li, as it allowed him to fight Song Xun a couple more times, extending the mission's duration and reducing the number of missions he could take on.

Furthermore, since this was a task assigned by his master, the contribution points he would receive would be higher than those from completing public tasks issued by the sect.

Because Zhong Li had no intention of killing Song Xun, Song Xun and Huang Bulang were unable to spot Zhong Li from a sufficient distance.

When Song Xun and Huang Bulang discovered Zhong Li, they were already very close to each other.

Zhongli was lying on a tree trunk, resting with his eyes closed.

Song Xun and his group stopped not far from him.

Noticing that Song Xun and the others had arrived, Zhong Li slowly opened his eyes, lazily stretched, and jumped down from the tree.

"You're Song Xun?"

"And who are you?"

Song Xun didn't know who this person was at the moment, and this person had no murderous intent, nor did he seem to be a demonic cultivator from the Black Fiend Sect. He exuded a lazy feeling.

"My name is Zhong Li, and I am from the Qingyun Sect. I have been ordered by my master to come and kill you."

Zhong Li didn't mind chatting with Song Xun a bit more. After all, chatting and completing a task in a short time was a perfectly normal thing, at least that's what Zhong Li thought.

This person is so strange!

This was Song Xun's first impression upon seeing Zhong Li. Could it be because this person's strength had reached a level where he could easily kill me? Otherwise, why would he be so indifferent, even yawning?

"Why did you kill me?"

Although Song Xun had a pretty good idea of ​​the reason, he still wanted to ask.

"Because you killed my junior brother."

"Is your master Tie Bei?"

"Yes."

"You've been waiting again all along?"

"They've all had a nap."

After a few questions, Song Xun prepared to fight Zhong Li and drew his Qingxuan Sword.

"Song Xun, this Zhongli is so strange, there must be something fishy about him!"

"I think so too!"

At this moment, Zhongli, seeing that Song Xun no longer asked questions, asked Song Xun.

"Have you finished asking your questions?"

"I'm done asking."

"Here I come."

As soon as Zhongli finished speaking, he summoned a long spear and charged towards Song Xun. In his opinion, Song Xun and the other two should be easy to defeat, but he did not want to complete the mission and return to the sect so quickly, so he did not use his full strength.

boom!

Before Jiang Wanfeng could make a move, Song Xun blocked the spear with his own sword.

Hmm? Zhong Li sensed something was off.

"You've broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"Yes. You're in the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, right?"

"right."

Both of them sensed each other's level of cultivation, but Zhongli was clearly dumbfounded.

Wasn't Song Xun supposed to be only in the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm? How come he's already in the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?

Just as Zhong Li was shocked, Jiang Wanfeng and Huang Bulang made their move, and Zhong Li instantly felt the pressure.

The combined attacks of the two people and the dog—late-stage Nascent Soul Realm, mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm, and late-stage Infant Realm—forced Zhong Li to fight with all his might.

With the advantage of higher cultivation levels, Zhongli still held the upper hand, but it was clear that he could not completely defeat the three.

What happened? Zhongli originally wanted to fight Song Xun a few more times to prolong the mission as much as possible, but he didn't expect that he didn't need to prolong the mission at all. He couldn't defeat Song Xun's side with their own combat strength.

This suited Zhongli's wishes even better, as it would make it easier for him to explain to his master, Tiebei, and prevent Tiebei from thinking that he had failed in his duties.

"That's all for now. See you next time, Song Xun."

Zhongli thrust out with his spear, forcing the three back, then jumped backward and landed steadily on a tree branch.

After Zhong Li finished speaking, he left immediately, leaving Song Xun, Jiang Wanfeng, and Huang Bulang completely puzzled.

"This person is really strange."

"Was it scared away by Dog Lord's claws?"

"That's such a lame joke, Big Yellow..."