Chapter 136
Ye Xuan met the head of the Sikong family during an expedition to a secret place. Ye Xuan had saved the life of the head of the Sikong family, and the two had also agreed to have their children married, which was a close relationship.
Ye Xuan once told Ye Hao: If he is gone, he can go to Sikong's family to make a living.
Ye Hao packed his bag and set off for Guangling Mansion. He didn't care about the engagement, it was just a joke from his parents' generation. He still had to find a way to practice and had no time for love. Besides, Ye Hao was very self-aware. With his physique for cultivating immortals, it was wishful thinking for him to marry the daughter of a family head, even if it was just a small family.
The reason for going to Guangling Prefecture is very simple, Ye Hao also has his own plans.
My father saved the life of the head of the Sikong family. According to the world of cultivation, this is karma that needs to be repaid.
Ye Hao was indeed a bit shameless in wanting to blackmail someone for a favor, but he was not threatening anything nor did he insist on marrying the patriarch's daughter. He just wanted to make a deal with the patriarch Sikong.
There is a relatively famous third-grade cultivation sect in Guangling Prefecture, the Qingxia Sect.
As a local family in Guangling Prefecture, the Sikong family must have some dealings with the Qingxia Sect. He wanted to ask the Sikong family members to help him use their connections to exempt him from the trial and enter the sect. It would be best if he could be an outer disciple, but if that was not possible, a menial disciple would also be fine.
Although Ye Hao himself has only one spiritual root, his family knows his own business. He has a body with all kinds of flaws, which is not even as good as five spiritual roots. No sect will accept him through formal channels. If he still wants to cultivate immortality, now that his father is gone, the best place for him to go is a sect of cultivation. There are more opportunities in large sects.
The third-grade Qingxia Sect is neither too high nor too low, which is just right for Ye Hao.
【Xiao Hao'er has a plan at such a young age. He's really mature. I feel even more distressed.】
"Director Huan, please be more careful. Dad Ye must be well. I'll wait until Xiao Haoer becomes the most powerful immortal and come find you."
After spending some spirit stones, Ye Hao bought an ordinary ticket on the fairy boat from Nanyang Prefecture where he lived to Guangling Prefecture where the Sikong family lived. Standing on the deck, he could see the passing clouds and the countless creatures on the ground.
This was not the first time Ye Hao flew into the sky. Although his own realm was not enough for him to fly in the air, he had enjoyed the beautiful scenery on the flying ship when he was a child. However, at this moment, his father was missing and his future was bleak, so he was in a different mood. The young boy pursed his lips, clenched his fists lightly at his sides, and a determination flashed in his eyes.
Although it was Ye Hao's first time to travel thousands of miles, the audience couldn't help but sigh with emotion as they watched him being so cautious along the way.
[Immortal World Tower Ship version of the starship. I strongly recommend that Starship Corporation purchase the copyright from Director Huan and develop it as soon as possible. My wallet can't wait to buy this castle in the sky for my collection, hahaha.]
[A wealthy person suddenly appeared upstairs? ]
[At that age, one has mastered the secret of survival - to survive (in a positive sense)]
[It's good to survive until the end and have everything you want. Xiao Haoer, don't waste it. ]
[Speaking of which, following Xiao Haoer, I got a more direct glimpse into the customs and practices of the cultivation world. Any single scenic spot, with just a few shots, could become a film in its own right. I can already foresee the countless spin-off films that will spawn from this TV series after the release of Seeking Immortal Path.]
Huan Dao single-handedly supported the entire industry.
After arriving safely at Guangling Prefecture, Ye Hao, carrying his bag, successfully found the Sikong family, which was nestled in the mountains and beside the water and occupied a small Feng Shui treasure land.
In response to the manager's questions, Ye Hao politely introduced himself and stated his purpose.
"Excuse me, Senior. My name is Ye Hao. My father, Ye Xuan, is an old acquaintance of the Sikong family. I have come to visit you without any hesitation and would like to ask for your help."
Although the Sikong family is just a small family, the head of the family is not someone that anyone can meet casually.
The manager in front of him also had the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, so Ye Hao also behaved politely.
Soon the steward and the head steward, the confidant of the patriarch, came hurriedly. The head steward warmly entertained Ye Hao: "Young friend Ye, you have come from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please come in quickly."
The steward's cultivation level was higher, so Ye Hao naturally said he didn't dare.
The chief steward welcomed Ye Hao into the mansion with an apologetic look on his face. "Young friend Ye, your arrival is truly unfortunate. The patriarch just left for a banquet the other day. However, I've been accompanying the patriarch and have heard that Senior Ye is a good friend of his. The patriarch even specifically instructed me to treat anyone from the Ye family with all my heart. So, young friend, please come this way. I'll take you on a good trip around Guangling City these days."
Ye Hao certainly didn't come to Guangling Prefecture to enjoy the scenery, but since Patriarch Sikong was not around, it was not easy for him to tell others about his affairs. He touched his nose and nodded, "Thank you very much, Senior."
Here, Ye Hao was resting in a seemingly clean guest room. The camera turned and saw a man in his thirties who looked about the same age as Ye Xuan sitting in the seat of the head of the Sikong family.
After settling Ye Hao, the head steward hurried back and said respectfully to the man, "Reporting to the head of the family, I have settled Ye Hao of the Ye family in the Qingyuan courtyard. I have agreed with him that he will rest today, and tomorrow I will take him around Guangling City to play."
[Is this purple-robed uncle the head of the Sikong family? ]
[He's at home! But he lied to Xiao Haoer that he wasn't there!]
【Why? 】
Soon, Director Huan gave an explanation on the screen.
Patriarch Sikong shook his head and muttered to himself, "What a pity for my nephew. If he could cultivate with his single spiritual root, and become a Taoist partner with Qing'er, they could easily become the core disciples of the sect, or even become the direct disciples of the elders. After that, they could share the immortal path and support each other, and become a legend and a good name."
"It not only fulfills the promise that Brother Ye and I made in the past, but it will also bring endless benefits to our Sikong family."
"Why is it that I have this leaky body that can't retain anything? It's fate, it really is fate."
When he heard that Ye Hao had a single spiritual root qualification that day, he was as excited as Ye Xuan. The reason was that a year after Ye Hao was born, he also had a lovely little daughter, named Sikong Muqing. What made him even more happy was that when the spiritual root was tested on the full moon, the compass emitted a dazzling and pure blue halo.
The Sikong family is about to have a proud daughter of a cultivator with a single spiritual root, and this Phoenix girl is also the daughter of the head of the family. In the future, there will even be a son-in-law with the same single spiritual root. The head of the Sikong family has already seen the day of the family's rise.
After hearing about Ye Hao's deeds, he was left with only a lot of emotion. From then on, the marriage between the two families was never mentioned again. The opportunity for the Sikong family to make further progress lies in Sikong Muqing, and Qing'er's Taoist partner is even less likely to be a mortal who cannot practice.
The head of the Sikong family did not expect that Ye Hao would come to his door. He naturally thought that Ye Hao came to their Sikong family to be a son-in-law, so he directly asked the steward to make excuses that he was not there.
After thinking for a moment, Patriarch Sikong instructed the chief steward, "Although he cannot meet Qing'er, Brother Ye was kind to me back then. You must treat nephew Ye well. Don't be vague or neglectful."
"Yes," the steward said respectfully. After a pause, he tentatively asked, "What should we do after the reception?"
After a moment's thought, Patriarch Sikong raised his hand and tossed a high-grade storage bag to the chief steward. "Inside is a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, which is a considerable sum for nephew Ye. If he could go to any mortal kingdom and recruit soldiers to become an emperor and live a life of luxury, that would be another kind of fulfillment."
One hundred medium-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, which is indeed a considerable expense. Even the head of the Sikong family showed a trace of struggle and pain on his face, but Ye Xuan had saved him in the past, and his life was still worth these spirit stones. This money could be regarded as settling the cause and effect.
"Ah, what does Patriarch Sikong mean by this? He wants to just use money to get rid of Xiao Ye and completely draw a line between us from now on."
[Putting aside my feelings for Xiao Hao'er, and analyzing rationally, although it's not wrong for Patriarch Sikong to do this, at least Patriarch Sikong was willing to pay and didn't simply refuse to pay.]
[Luckily, Xiao Hao'er didn't have any expectations or feelings towards the Sikong family beforehand, otherwise he would have been heartbroken again.]
[Having lost his mother since childhood, his father was trapped in a secret realm for him, and now his uncle has broken off the engagement. Little Hao'er has truly had a difficult life. However, he has all the necessary elements, and he will surely become a powerful man in the future.]
Ye Hao was treated politely by the steward for several days, but he never saw the head of the Sikong family. He pursed his lips and vaguely realized something.
Ye Hao did not refuse the spirit stones given by the steward. After all, since he could not go to the sect, he needed to think of other ways. Whether it was trying to find other friends of his father to arrange for him to enter the sect, or practicing on his own, he still needed spirit stones.
Spirit stones can open up personal connections, as the saying goes, "Money makes the world go round." On the other hand, spirit stones can also be used to purchase elixirs to aid in cultivation. His father was afraid that he would get toxicity from the elixirs. However, now that his father is gone, Ye Hao has nothing to fear.
However, even though the head of the Sikong family wanted to solve the problem with money in a relatively decent way, he could not withstand the presence of stupid teammates.
Just after leaving the sphere of influence of Guangling Prefecture, Ye Hao passed through an uninhabited valley. He paused, a flash of precious light passed by, and three people fell from the sky. Ye Hao keenly saw the rune marks of the Sikong family on their robes, and secretly became alert in his heart.
When the three people in front of them saw Ye Hao, who was only in the Qi Refining Stage, disdain and ridicule flashed across their faces.
"He's really only in the Qi Refining Stage."
"So what if they only have one spiritual root? Some people just aren't destined to cultivate into immortals."
"It's fine if you want to cultivate immortality and change your fate, but you even dare to think about Qing'er. What a shameless person."
"Hey, kid, hand over all the storage bags on you."
The person who spoke was a young man with a stern look. Thinking of the news he had heard that the head of the family had given Ye Hao a large amount of spirit stones, a hint of greed flashed in his eyes.
Ye Hao secretly grasped a talisman in his palm and took a step back, trying to distance himself from the three people in front of him: "If I give you the spirit stone, will you let me go?"
"It's not impossible to let you go. Put down the spirit stone and destroy your own cultivation. You must also swear to the heavens that you will never set foot in Guangling Mansion or appear in front of Cousin Qing'er again."
"I advise you to be more sensible. If you do it yourself, you can still alleviate some of the pain. If we come, we will show no mercy."
"Why are you still reluctant to give up your little cultivation? A body with ten thousand leaks actually wants to cultivate immortality and change your fate. It really makes me laugh to death."
As the harsh laughter reached his ears, Ye Hao clenched his teeth little by little.
"Cultivating immortals is a struggle for life against heaven."
"If that's the case, then if you can discipline me, why can't I?"
"That's because we were born extraordinary, with spiritual roots and aptitude, and were born to be cultivators. Even if you have spiritual roots, the spiritual energy cannot enter your body, so you are destined to be just a mortal."
Seeing that Ye Hao was reluctant to take action, the children of the Sikong family also showed impatience. The young man with a harsh look waved his hand, and a palm formed by a giant tree directly slapped Ye Hao. Ye Hao's eyes fixed. Even though he reacted quickly enough, he was unable to react in time due to the suppression of his level, and rolled and flew several meters away.
"Cough, cough, cough." Pulling himself up, facing the first wave of bosses from the Immortal Path, the embarrassed young man Ye Hao uttered the first popular line of the play that went viral online: "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't look down on the young and poor."
【???】
What's wrong with this line, my family?
【Where's Director Huan? Just blink when I kidnap you.】
[He digs a starship out of his toes.]
Although he was embarrassed, if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is a hint of passion in his middle school life. It's ignited, brother.
[Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't look down on the poor young. Good, good, learn, learn, learn is useless! ]
The plot on the screen was still going on. Knowing that he was no match for the three Sikong family members, Ye Hao stopped talking nonsense. While the three had not yet reacted, he directly crushed the random teleportation talisman left to him by his father in his palm, leaving the three dumbfounded Sikong family members there.
[Haha, you didn't expect that, our Xiao Hao won't play with you anymore.]
[If you can't win, run away. This is a very correct idea.]
The first episode ends here, and the second episode will begin soon. While waiting for the next episode to be broadcast, the audience is also enthusiastically discussing the content related to the drama. Some people deconstruct the worldview of the fairy world at the first time, while others count and record the various elixirs, magic weapons and even spells that appeared in the first episode.
Some people also posted screenshots of the screen and some special effects of Ye Xuan using spiritual power in battle, and posted the screenshot of someone who was dissatisfied and said that if Director Huan could make a special effects movie, he would stand upside down and eat the brain. He also manually tagged that big brother: If you want evidence, here it is, right?
A viewer who was tagged: ...
He was still stubbornly trying to argue, trying to make a final stand. "There's still too few battle scenes in the first episode. What if all the special effects from dozens of episodes are put into this one episode, and the rest are just shoddy? Wouldn't that put my performance at a huge disadvantage now? Watch the whole series first if you can."
The audience member who came forward to tag the person said: "Okay, I can wait. Just don't run away anonymously when the time comes."
Other onlookers said: "I bet a spicy snack that someone will cancel their account in a month."
A viewer paused his finger on the way to log out of the account, and after being provoked, he temporarily stopped the process.
Okay, he still didn't believe it. It was impossible for Huan Xu to really make a good special effects movie. As long as the subsequent plots were not as good as the special effects of the first episode, he would not be considered a loser.
There is also another group of viewers discussing the possible developments of the movie plot.
Xiao Haoer will definitely continue to find ways to enter the sect.
The Sikong family’s approach is no longer feasible. I wonder what other options Xiao Haoer will have next?
Although Father Ye has some other friends, seeing how the Sikong family is doing, I can generalize. Could those other friends also be unreliable? Especially since Xiao Hao'er is carrying the treasure Ye Xuan prepared for him? If he has any bad intentions, I'm really worried about him.
As everyone speculates, the second episode will begin soon.
The reason why the talisman is called a random teleportation talisman is because the teleportation location is not fixed. Just by activating this talisman, almost all of Ye Hao's spiritual power is drained.
However, before Ye Hao could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a loud roar of a beast.
He was actually teleported to the Wild Beast Plains.
[…Xiao Hao'er's luck is really bad.]
[I seriously suspect that Director Huan is the stepfather.]
Faced with the approaching footsteps and the terrifying pressure, Ye Hao, who was unable to perform another random teleportation, could only spread his legs and run quickly.
After many twists and turns, through Ye Hao's escape and hiding, the audience also gained a basic understanding of this vast wasteland, and also understood the strength classification of the wasteland beasts.
At the end of the second episode, Ye Hao was chased to the edge of a cliff by a ferocious beast with a single horn on its head and a porcupine-like face.
As Ye Hao retreated little by little, tiny stones rolled down one by one and were then swallowed by the endless cliff under the clouds. There was a porcupine in front and a cliff behind. There was no way to go up to the sky and no door to go down to the earth.
Sweat mixed with blood slid down Ye Hao's forehead.
The porcupine beast arched its body again and prepared to attack, and the audience's hearts were in their throats. At the critical moment, the second episode ended again.
【】
[Are you serious about breaking it here? ]
If I hadn't known there was a third episode coming up in a few minutes, I would have thrown a tantrum.
[I don't want to wait even for a few minutes.]
Although I know Xiao Haoer has the aura of a protagonist and shouldn't really get into an accident, I'm still nervous. What should I do? Will a passing immortal cultivator save Xiao Haoer?
[Like Nan Da Xia in Chi Ling, saving the hero and taking him in as a disciple wouldn't be bad either.]
Facts have proved that the audience guessed wrong again, and if they had read the Blue Star version of the fairy tale novel, they might not be so nervous at this moment.
Because the first two episodes of Seeking Immortality, no, the first three episodes and even the subsequent plots, contain many classic clips from fairy tale novels.
For example, a mortal cultivates immortality, and a useless person breaks off the engagement.
For example, the ancestors of the Ye family were really prominent. Not only were they the powerful beings who appeared in the cross-catastrophe period as described by Ye's father, but their family even produced the Emperor Ye Tian who "suppressed all enemies."
For example, if the protagonist survives falling off a cliff, there must be experience packs and upgrade opportunities under the cliff.
Episode 3 begins.
【ah! 】
Amid the audience's heart-pounding screams, Ye Hao, standing on the edge of the cliff, jumped down.
Fortunately, he didn't die.
The downward trend was blocked by the vines and ancient trees growing in the cracks of the cliffs.
Hanging on the ancient tree, Ye Hao was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he took the elixir first, restored his strength and his weak spiritual power, and then dared to move cautiously.
It was not until Ye Hao moved to a safe cave on the cliff that the audience felt relieved along with him.
【Phew, luckily everything is alright.】
【Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. 】
Having saved his life, Ye Hao didn't leave immediately. Who knew where the random teleportation talisman would send him next? The Wild Beast Plains was still safe. If he had been randomly teleported to the interior of the two major sects, he might have directly triggered the mountain gate's defensive formation, and he would have been reduced to ash before he could even explain himself.
After fully recovering his strength through meditation, Ye Hao checked the cave where he was now staying and was surprised to find that it did not seem to be naturally formed, but more like it was dug out by humans, or opened up by a powerful monk with sword energy.
Ye Hao was shocked, thinking that this was a retreat cave opened by some senior sword cultivator, and he was disturbed by him. He quickly apologized.
"I didn't know you were in seclusion here, please forgive me for disturbing you."
An attack came from behind, Ye Hao dodged subconsciously, and a poisonous scorpion landed where he was standing. Ye Hao blinked, and his heart relaxed when he saw the poisonous scorpion. If there really was a senior here, the pressure from his body would surely dissipate, and no creature would dare to approach.
It seems that the senior has left and this cave has been abandoned. The little scorpion has become Ye Hao's meal. Ye Hao slowly explored deeper into the cave. It must have some extraordinary features to be chosen as a place for retreat by a great monk. Although the senior has left and many good things must have been taken away, the things that the senior did not value may also be useful to him.
Since you are here, it’s worth checking it out.
Of course, Ye Hao also raised his vigilance to the highest level, always alert to the dangers that might arise in the dark. A familiar yellow talisman appeared between his fingers again.
That’s right, it’s still the same course of action: run away if you can’t win.
Fortunately, there was no danger along the way.
At the deepest part of the cave, there was a hastily excavated stone chamber. Ye Hao pushed open the stone door carefully. There were no treasures as he had imagined. What caught Ye Hao's sight was the owner of the cave - the skeleton of a monk.
Through the sound stone, Ye Hao learned the identity of this senior.
However, the information revealed by the sound stone made Ye Hao even more surprised.
This senior sword cultivator is actually not from this domain, but a cultivator from another domain who has crossed the Ten Thousand Mountains and the edge of the domain. This plot also reveals the audience a larger map of the cultivation world once again, and a big hook is dropped early on.
Ye Hao was born in the Eastern Region, and it is said that the entire world of immortal cultivation was divided into five regions in ancient times: East, West, South, North and Central. The East, West, South and North regions were the outer regions, while the Central Region was the place that every cultivator wanted to reach throughout their life, because the ladder to the upper realm was in the Central Region. The concentration of spiritual energy in different regions was also different, with the Central Region having the highest concentration. The more remote the other regions, the weaker the spiritual power.
The five domains are separated by different natural barriers, including the illusory sea, the endless plains, the lost desert, and the Hundred Thousand Mountains along the route this cultivator came.
Deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains, there is a great demon with a cultivation level comparable to that of the Tribulation Crossing Stage. He has countless demons under his command, and they are in check and control of the human cultivators outside the mountains.
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