Chapter 69 Song Yin, "Devastated" by the Dark Gold Stone
Inside the cave, a skeleton leaned against the corner of the wall, its clothes draped loosely over the frame.
"Oh my god, sorry to bother you." Looking up, Song Yin was startled to see a skeleton. She never expected there to be skeletons in such a remote corner.
The three sat near the cave entrance, listening to the sounds of fighting above to assess the situation. They dared not use their divine sense, for fear of being detected.
"What are those Yuan Cangzong people after? They've forced us to hide here. All they did was kill their stupid fellow disciples." Song Yin took out a fan and fanned herself, not forgetting to criticize Yuan Cangzong.
"And the people in our sect are just as brainless, they're obviously no good. Honestly, once they leave the sect and enter the secret realm, without the sect rules and elders to keep them in check, all the demons and monsters reveal themselves."
Li Fu silently curled himself into a ball. Song Yin was so ruthless that even her own sect would curse her. It was terrifying.
Song Yin kept fanning herself, trying to calm her agitated mind. Everything was caused by Meng Yikang; if she could do it all over again, she would definitely refuse Meng Yikang's proposal.
Li Fu: "Actually, the phenomenon you described is quite normal. The cultivation world is never short of fighting and killing. It's nothing unusual for fellow disciples to kill each other; there are also fathers and sons turning against each other, brothers and sisters fighting each other, and so on."
“This is no place for a human to live, compared to where I used to live—” Song Yin sighed, “Never mind, it’s no place for a human to live.”
boom!
A loud noise came from above.
Song Yin covered her ears, pondering the possibility that the skeletal rabbits would jump into the crevice and eat people after the battle above.
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Outside the secret realm, several elders of the Immortal Cloud Sect sat together enjoying tea and playing chess.
Qi Zibo was uneasy. "I wonder what the situation is like inside the secret realm."
Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak, who was pondering the game while holding a white chess piece, said, "You're just being a doting father. We all know Song Yin; she's capable of protecting herself, so don't worry about her unnecessarily."
"Instead of worrying about Song Yin, we should think about what to do about the Qu family. As far as I know, the Qu family has offended some formidable people. Besides their sworn enemy, there's also the Immortal Alliance and the Qingxuan Sect of Zhongzhou, one of the five major sects. Aren't you curious about the Qu family's secrets that they've managed to get involved at the same time? This situation is so similar to the multiple forces that chased after Xiao Daiheng. I can't think of anything else but to think of seizing the Dao Body, and specifically the Innate Dao Body."
Elder Xu of Lingjian Peak placed a black stone, "If it is an innate Dao physique, the best way is to send the person to the five major sects for protection. Even if the Qu family is large and powerful, it will be difficult to protect an innate Dao physique. Back then, Xiao Daiheng was hunted down because of his innate sword physique, and only after he joined our sect did those people stop."
“If the Qu family were smart, they should send their people to my Immortal Cloud Sect.”
Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak said, "Xiao Daiheng is backed by the entire Xianxiao Sect. With the support of the various patriarchs in the forbidden area alone, those petty villains dare not covet him."
"As for the Qu family, how could they bear to send away someone with an innate Dao physique?"
Elder Xu of Lingjian Peak recalled the thousand-year-old spiritual marrow and smiled mysteriously, "That's not necessarily true." Regardless of what others thought, in her view, that spiritual marrow represented the Qu family's attitude. If things really came to a critical moment, the Qu family would definitely send the person to the Xianxiao Sect.
Qi Zibo was enlightened by Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak. He only had Song Yin as his disciple, and even if she won first place in the Foundation Establishment group at the Alchemist Conference, she wouldn't be able to draw the intervention of the elders in a crisis. As for the Pure Spirit Body, in the entire cultivation world, it is indeed not as rare and precious as the Innate Dao Body.
We need to get Song Yin to produce results that are even more impressive and outstanding than her innate sword body, so that she can catch the eye of those elders and be protected by them if anything happens in the future.
Elder Xu of Lingjian Peak: "Speaking of the Ancestor, I was summoned to the forbidden area by the Ancestor last time, and I learned that the Ancestor of Tianqiao Peak has been stuck for forging eighth-order magic weapons for many years. If he wants to reach the threshold of ascension, he has to forge a ninth-order magic weapon."
Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak: "You lost."
Elder Xu of Lingjian Peak placed the black piece at a crucial point, saying, "You've lost."
"Elders, I have something to report."
Qi Zibo: "Come in and speak."
The newcomer was a young male cultivator. He bowed to the three elders and said, "Greetings, elders. During my patrol, I learned that six cultivators above the Golden Core stage had suppressed their cultivation to the Golden Core stage and forcibly opened a new entrance to the secret realm during its opening period. Three of them are from the Zhang family, the sworn enemy of the Qu family; two are from the Immortal Alliance; and one is from the Qingxuan Sect."
"Do you have any evidence?"
"The spiritual energy at the newly opened entrance is unstable, and there are obvious traces of spatial fluctuations. I have already sent people to guard the place."
Qi Zibo: "Well done, you can go now."
After the male cultivator withdrew, Qi Zibo stood up and straightened his wide sleeves, then said to the other two, "High cultivation levels combined with forcibly opening an entrance into the secret realm could easily cause it to collapse. Let's go. I'll go find the Qingxuan Sect members. Which of you will go find the Zhang family and the Immortal Alliance?"
Elder Wen of Lingyin Peak: "I'm going to the Zhang family."
Elder Xu of Lingjian Peak: "I'm going to the Immortal Alliance."
The simultaneous departure of three elders from the Immortal Cloud Sect's residence has sparked much speculation.
At the Qu family's residence, someone immediately reported the direction the three elders of the Immortal Cloud Sect had gone.
The Qu family patriarch laughed heartily: "It was worth it for me to specifically lead the patrolling disciples of the Immortal Firmament Sect over there. Only the Immortal Firmament Sect can take a big bite out of them in this kind of situation."
The First Elder of the Qu Family: "Patriarch, regarding the matter of sending Xuan'er to the Immortal Cloud Sect..."
"No rush, we'll talk about it later." The head of the Qu family rubbed the rim of the teacup with his fingers.
Once he went to the Immortal Cloud Sect, he would have to serve it. He also wanted to keep his daughter for a few more years, hoping she could lead the Qu family to new heights.
A long time has passed.
Inside the Floating Dream Secret Realm, Song Yin and the other two were still in the cave.
Unable to use his divine sense to investigate, Shi Heming came up with a new method: he used his spiritual energy to cut out paper talismans and sent them out of the large crack to observe the situation.
"The battle has stopped, but several Nascent Soul stage Skeleton Rabbits are still awake and foraging for food." Shi Heming put away the paper talisman.
It was getting dark, and if they waited any longer, they would have to travel at night.
Song Yin: "Why don't we rest here tonight and set off tomorrow? The cave is in a perfect spot, neither too high nor too low. The danger at the bottom of the crevice won't affect us, and the carnivorous rabbits above won't jump down."
Shi Heming: "I'm fine with anything, no objections."
Li Fu: "I have no objection either." Could he possibly have an objection? His combat strength was too weak to warrant one.
Inside the cave, Song Yin and Shi Heming sat on one side, while Li Fu sat opposite them.
At night, the territory of the Bone-Eating Rabbit is completely silent, with only the rustling of the wind through the grass.
Li Fu dozed off, his head drooping repeatedly, waking up startled only to fall back asleep again, a cycle that repeated itself. After waking up again, Li Fu looked at the two people opposite him, thought for a moment, then took something out to put under himself and lay down to sleep.
Song Yin and Shi Heming directly practiced meditation.
The moonlight within the secret realm gradually illuminated the cave.
Song Yin closed her eyes, but felt something flashing. She opened her eyes to check the opening.
Something was peeking out from the skeleton's arms at the deepest part of the cave. No one noticed it during the day, but Song Yin saw it at night because of the moonlight.
She got up and went to investigate.
Shi Heming opened his eyes and came over when he heard the noise.
"Is there something wrong with the skeleton?"
Song Yin: "There's something there."
She used the tip of her sword to part the fabric, revealing a black stone held in the skeleton's arms. The stone was spherical, like a cut gemstone, with a smooth surface and golden patterns that resembled lightning bolts covering the stone.
Song Yin felt the stone looked familiar, recalling the section on ores in the weapon-refining materials book Xia Xining had given her. Although Xia Xining ultimately signed up, Song Yin had read through the entire book as soon as she received it.
“This looks like… Ghost Gold Stone!” Song Yin realized.
Dark Gold Stone has a smooth, entirely black surface with golden lightning patterns. It is an excellent material for high-grade magical artifacts and can be used to forge spirit swords and other magical weapons. Its main characteristic is its scarcity; it is extremely difficult to find.
This thing is even rarer than the Divine Soul Grass; she dares to guarantee that even the Immortal Firmament Sect will have a hard time finding another piece.
Song Yin no longer minded and reached out to take it.
"We've made a fortune!"
Shi Heming didn't know what Youjin Stone was. "Is it very precious?"
Song Yin: "The kind of good stuff that weapon cultivators are eager to get their hands on is just like the kind of spiritual herbs that alchemists use to refine eighth-grade or even ninth-grade pills."
She happened to have the idea of customizing her own natal sword, and she wanted to turn the Nether Gold Stone into the material for her natal sword.
Song Yin put it into her storage ring and then looked at the skeleton.
"I took your things, so I'll send you to your grave in peace."
The burial worker, Song Yin, went online and took out a shovel to dig a pit next to the skeleton.
Shi Heming was surprised to learn that Song Yin was so skilled at digging pits, burying bodies, and filling them with soil.
"Have you practiced?"
"I've practiced it."
When the skeleton was moved into the pit, a jade pendant with excellent clarity fell from the empty sleeve.
Countless scenarios flashed through Song Yin's mind—the old man hidden in the jade pendant—and her eyes lit up instantly.
The crucial scene that will reveal whether she is truly arrogant is about to unfold!
Song Yin rubbed her hands together excitedly and picked up the jade pendant.
Shi Heming: "Is there something special about this jade pendant?"
"It's incredibly large." Song Yin held the jade pendant to her eyes and tapped it with her fingertips. "Hey, is anyone there?"
Shi Heming was completely bewildered: ?
After knocking for a long time without any response, Song Yin's initial excitement turned into frustration.
Okay, she's not some kind of overpowered genius after all. She's just an ordinary minor character or a passerby.
Shi Heming didn't understand, but he knew how to observe Song Yin's emotional changes. "Don't be sad. If you like this jade pendant, take it with you."
Song Yin placed the jade pendant back on the skeleton, saying, "Taking the Nether Gold Stone is enough."
Song Yin picked up the shovel and continued filling the soil.
Just then, a figure floated out of the jade pendant.
"Little one, what's the rush?"
Shi Heming held the talisman between his long, slender fingers and shielded Song Yin behind him.
Excited, Song Yin threw the shovel behind her and pushed Shi Heming aside to step forward.
"I knew I wasn't just a minor character. Old man, what are you good at? Do you have any enemies? Don't worry, from now on, let's work together to reach the top!"
Shi Heming, who stumbled after being pushed: ?
Li Fu, who was awakened from his sleep by being hit by a flying iron shovel: ? ? ?
The old man was dressed entirely in white, with white clothes, white hair, and a white beard, clearly resembling a hermit master.
Song Yin nodded to herself, quite satisfied.
The old man said, "I am but a remnant soul, about to dissipate into the world. I cannot do what you say about working together. However, I can answer your other questions. First, I am a cultivator of magic, and my techniques have successors, so I cannot teach them to you. Second, I have enemies, but I have killed them all."
Song Yin immediately stopped smiling, turned around and walked to the cave entrance. Under Li Fu's bewildered gaze, she picked up the shovel, then went back inside and continued filling the cave with soil.
Old man: "I didn't say anything else, I was just telling the truth. Why do you look so upset, little kid?"
Song Yin remained silent, only filling the soil.
You don't understand, you're crushing my ambitions and dreams from my past life.
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Author's Note: Song Yin: A picture of someone smoking a cigarette amidst vicissitudes.
Song Yin: My dreams are all gone! [crying emoji]
Li Fu: So, is anyone going to care about me? I was hit by a shovel and almost went to see my great-grandmother; I almost died before my master! [crying emoji]
Shi Heming: [Question mark] ???
Old man: ? ? These kids these days are so hard to understand [question mark]
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[Empty bowl]
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