The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Yang Qingyuan squeezed to the front of the crowd and stared intently.

But then they saw eight or nine Qi Refining stage cultivators, all dressed in purple robes, blocking the entrance to a small courtyard, looking quite menacing.

Behind the courtyard gate stood two young women, around eighteen or nineteen years old.

The woman on the left has fair skin and a pretty face. She is wearing a white dress and her cultivation level is only around the third or fourth level of Qi Refining. At this moment, her face is full of panic.

Seeing the woman's pitiful appearance, the male cultivators around her all felt a surge of protective instincts.

The other woman next to her was far less attractive. She was of medium build, with a small nose and clear, bright eyes. She wore a long blue dress and her cultivation level was only around the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining.

However, the woman in blue exuded a calm demeanor and an elegant air that made up for her physical shortcomings, making the surrounding cultivators' eyes light up.

At this moment, the two women were blocked behind the door by a group of purple-robed cultivators, finding themselves isolated and helpless.

The crowd watching the spectacle seemed quite wary of these purple-robed cultivators, only daring to whisper among themselves.

"These purple-robed cultivators must be members of the Wang family of Purple Cloud Mountain, right?"

"That's right, their ancestor just broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and he's currently riding high."

"I heard that not long ago, the Wang family asked Master Xin Ruyin to set up a protective formation for their clan, but as a result, the treasures in their family treasury disappeared without a trace."

"Now the Wang family says it was Master Xin Ruyin who stole it."

"Hehe, I think it's the thief crying 'stop thief!'"

"The Wang family is probably after Master Xin Ruyin's array formation inheritance."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan realized that the women in the courtyard were Xin Ruyin and her maid Xiaomei, whom he was looking for.

Xin Ruyin possesses exceptional talent in array formations. Whether it's repairing the teleportation array leading to the Chaotic Star Sea or breaking the restrictions on the Blood Forbidden Land Tower, this woman can play a crucial role.

Moreover, she possesses the secret technique of a second nascent soul.

However, this woman was short-lived. Because she was born with the body of a dragon, her yin and yang were out of balance, and she died young due to the exhaustion of all her meridians.

"Xin Ruyin".

"Come with us!"

Just then, the middle-aged male cultivator from the Wang family, who was in the lead, lost his patience and coldly said to the woman in blue behind the door, "You can't escape responsibility for the theft of our Wang family's treasure vault this time."

"Now you'd better come with us to Zixia Mountain, or you'll be in big trouble."

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin's face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color. She gritted her teeth and retorted, "Nonsense! The theft of your Wang family's treasury has nothing to do with me."

Xiao Mei, mustering her courage, warned the Wang family, "This is the market town of the Tianxing Sect. Do you dare to forcibly kidnap people?"

"Haha." The Wang family disciples exchanged glances, then burst into laughter.

The leading Wang family cultivator sneered, "The scene is so lively, yet none of the law enforcement cultivators from the market have shown up."

"Don't you understand what this means?"

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei realized that the law enforcement cultivators of the market had not shown up at all. They were shocked and understood that the Wang family had probably bribed the Foundation Establishment deacon of the Tianxing Sect.

Xin Ruyin paled slightly upon thinking of this, but she forced herself to remain calm and warned, "There are hundreds of cultivators on this street."

"Does your Wang family dare to make a move in public?"

"Heh." The leading Wang family cultivator didn't seem to care at all, looking around with disdain and saying, "I'd like to see who dares to ruin our Wang family's plans."

Many of the rogue cultivators present changed their expressions upon seeing the cold gaze in the eyes of the Wang family cultivators. They lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes, and retreated repeatedly, fearing that they would get burned.

After all, the Wang family has a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But at that very moment, the young man in white at the entrance of "Qi's Weapon Refining Shop" gritted his teeth, walked out of the shop, and headed towards the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, Yang Qingyuan pondered for a moment and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Qi's Weapon Forging Shop, could this person be Qi Yunxiao?"

Qi Yunxiao comes from the Qi family, a family of cultivators. His ancestors were disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion and were quite talented in weapon crafting. Unfortunately, he was a hopeless romantic who fell in love with Xin Ruyin and was ruined for life. Later, in order to cure Xin Ruyin's Dragon Roar Body, he even mortgaged his family's weapon crafting technique to Han Li.

Worst of all, he later offended the Fu family, the number one cultivation family in Yuanwu Kingdom, because of Xin Ruyin, and was eventually killed by the Fu family, even dragging his own old servant down with him.

"Could it be that these two met today?"

Yang Qingyuan pondered for a moment, thinking to himself, "Xin Ruyin's fate is full of twists and turns; Qi Yunxiao, a mere Qi Refining stage cultivator, simply cannot control her."

As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda.

"Let me take charge..."

Immediately afterwards, Yang Qingyuan stepped out of the crowd and walked towards the Wang family members.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged cultivator from the Wang family, who was in the lead, became enraged, veins bulging on his forehead. He immediately rebuked Yang Qingyuan, saying, "There really are people who aren't afraid of death!"

"You blind fool, haven't you ever heard of the Wang family..."

But before he could finish speaking, Yang Qingyuan activated the "Divine Sword Thunder Control Scripture," mobilized the magic power in his dantian, and unleashed a powerful spiritual pressure that swept across all directions.

"Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"He's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

The cultivators present were shocked to discover the Foundation Establishment stage aura emanating from Yang Qingyuan, and they exchanged bewildered glances.

Many Qi Refining stage cultivators who were watching the spectacle turned around and left without looking back, afraid of attracting Yang Qingyuan's attention.

When Qi Yunxiao saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator appear, he was startled, shrank back, and quickly retreated into the shop.

Yang Qingyuan walked up to the group of Qi Refining stage cultivators from the Wang family, his face grim.

The Wang family members swallowed hard, their hearts pounding and their palms sweating.

"May I ask what guidance this Foundation Establishment stage senior has for me?" the leading middle-aged man asked, forcing a smile. "Our Wang family's ancestor was also at the Foundation Establishment stage..."

Yang Qingyuan raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Get lost."

Upon hearing this, the Wang family members were terrified. They exchanged glances, not daring to offend Yang Qingyuan.

"I didn't expect Xin Ruyin to know you, senior." Seeing that Yang Qingyuan had come with ill intentions, the middle-aged man from the Wang family who was in the lead could only smile apologetically and say, "It's all a misunderstanding."

"It's all a misunderstanding."

"We're leaving now, we're leaving now."

After saying this, he turned and left without daring to linger for even a moment.

Seeing this, the other Wang family cultivators didn't dare to say a word. They took three steps at a time and followed the middle-aged cultivator, running away in a flash.

The cultivators who had wanted to watch the spectacle scattered like birds when they saw Yang Qingyuan's unfriendly expression, leaving only the burly man "Little Black" from the Divine Weapon Pavilion behind.

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei, the mistress and servant, both breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if they had survived a disaster.

Xin Ruyin took the opportunity to glance at Yang Qingyuan. Seeing that the newcomer was a complete stranger, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. Nevertheless, she went out to greet him, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you for your help, senior..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Xin Ruyin felt a sharp pain in her meridians, her vision blurred, and she lost her balance and fell backward to the ground.

"Miss!" Xiaomei, who was behind the door, cried out nervously upon seeing this...