Chapter 27: The Story of Linglong Ding
"Reporting to Your Majesty, he has sneaked into Yuanqing." In the darkness, a man in white bowed and reported to the person sitting on the seat.
But the man seemed not to hear, leaning back on his chair with his head propped up, one hand still tapping the armrest. His hand was bony, the skin dark and shriveled, and after a long moment, he waved at the person sitting below.
"Yes! I understand!" The person sitting on the seat didn't say a word, but the man in white seemed to have received some orders. He clasped his fist and disappeared.
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The scenery on Qingwei Peak remains the same as before, with lush vegetation and gurgling streams. The rocks here are mostly round and without edges, unlike the strange and rugged rocks of Congyun Peak, the main peak of Yuanqing.
Lingxiang's residence is located halfway up Qingwei Peak. It is very different from the residences of other elders. It has neither carved beams and painted buildings nor long corridors with flying eaves. It is just a few wooden houses and a small courtyard. It is surrounded by medicinal fields, which are distributed up and down like a ladder to heaven. There are ditches crisscrossing the fields, and water flows in the ditches. All of them come from a deep pool behind the house. A small waterfall falls on the pool like silk.
Such scenery is no different from the secluded place where people live in seclusion, except...
"Hmph! A bunch of old stubborn people!" Lingxiang slammed the table, "They put a bunch of filthy things there, but hid the treasure furnace tightly!" As she said this, she wanted to pour some tea to calm herself down, but she couldn't pour out a single drop of water, which made her feel even more depressed.
The spiritual treasure that Lingxiang casually took in Wuji Palace just now was not actually taken to amuse Master Zhaoming, but more to find the spiritual treasure that she used to refine the life-extending elixir - Linglong Treasure Furnace.
It is said that this exquisite treasure furnace is of the same origin as the tripod furnace in the Tushita Palace. However, this furnace was not left in the thirty-third heaven of separation and hatred, but was given to the Kuiwei clan. As time passed, and with the decline of the Kuiwei Jiang clan, this furnace disappeared.
This furnace has gone through a long period of time and has long been spiritual. Only those who are of the Kuiwei clan's bloodline and recognized by them can light the fire and refine the elixir.
But nothing can withstand the passage of time, including blood.
During the Conferred Gods and Immortals era, Queen Jiang was brutally murdered. Unsatisfied, the demon concubine sought to kill her sons. Fortunately, the two princes were rescued by a powerful being, temporarily averting their fate. However, this action angered the demon concubine, who plotted to murder their mother's clan as well, to appease her hatred. Fortunately, Marquis Jiang prepared for the worst and relocated some of his clan members, preserving the Kuiwei bloodline.
This is why Lingxiang, who is only at the foundation-building stage, can refine top-grade elixirs. Firstly, it is related to her bloodline, and secondly, the Linglong Treasure Furnace resonates with her, surpassing the limit of her cultivation level.
When Lingxiang's mother was traveling in the mortal world, she passed by a grocery store by chance. She immediately had a sense of it and that's how the spiritual treasure that had been lost for a hundred years came to light again.
It's not that Lingxiang can't refine anything without the Linglong furnace. After all, he has ancient blood and is recognized by the spirit of the Linglong furnace. It's just that with his foundation-building cultivation, it's difficult for him to obtain a top-grade product like the Life-Sustaining Pill.
Besides, the life-extending pill was originally created by the Mother of Lingxiang. She refined five pills that year but did not expect to create karma. Not only did it bring about her own death, it also nearly caused the Yuanqing Sect to suffer a devastating disaster.
When Lingxiang refined two life-extending pills based on her mother's legacy, everyone in Yuanqing was shocked, even the indifferent ancestor Wuwei was alarmed.
No one had ever thought that a ten-year-old girl could win the favor of Gu Lingbao.
The ancestor was afraid that if this matter were to be spread, it would cause another bloody storm, so he ordered Shangqing Zhenren to hide the Linglong Treasure Furnace in the mountains and not let Lingxiang know its whereabouts.
Lingxiang naturally refused. She cried, made a fuss, and even nearly demolished the Xuanling Pavilion. However, Master Shangqing was not moved at all and let her go.
As to why Shangqing Zhenren was so resolute, it was because he had personally experienced the disaster of purgatory.
The fellow students who had been with him day and night all died tragically at his clutches. All the events of the past were still vivid in his mind.
In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, Lingxiang had to be wronged.
Even Fu Yin, Dan Yang, and Dan Zhu, who were still young at the time and had gone down the mountain together to train, all remembered the disaster vividly - the new graves of their fellow disciples and uncles they saw upon their return, the dilapidated houses left after the battle, the remains of the mountain's spirit beasts...
Lingxiang was only a child at the time of the catastrophe, so naturally she didn't understand these things. Later, when she saw that Shangqing Zhenren refused to fulfill her wish, she got angry and took the two life-extending pills down the mountain. From then on, Youranju was established.
The elders didn't want Lingxiang to be alone outside, but fortunately she was under their supervision, so they just let her do as she pleased.
"Lingxiang! Lingxiang!" I heard the voice before I heard the person, and I knew who it was without thinking too much.
"I am still at ease in this world, what are you trying to do by crying like a mourner?" Lingxiang lay listlessly on the table and responded lazily.
"You are so lazy just after returning to Xianyunju. It's a good thing that the head master appointed you as the peak master. If you don't want to, why don't you let me take over the position so that I can show off in front of my senior brothers." Maidong rushed into the house, sat down without any hesitation, picked up the kettle and was about to drink.
"I say, you are the master of Qingwei Peak after all, and you don't even have a drink of water to quench your thirst. It's really pathetic that the master has done this to you!"
Maidong and Lingxiang grew up together, have similar personalities, and are the same age. They have always treated each other like sisters, so they have never cared about seniority in private.
"Look at what you're saying. I'm not like your master, who has a garden full of students and people following him wherever he goes, and everything is in perfect order." Lingxiang rolled her eyes and turned her head to order, "Go! Make a pot of Xiangtan for your Ninth Nun, and serve her well. It will not be in vain that I've loved you all these years."
"Puff!" Mai Dong saw Ling Xiang's listless state and jokingly said, "Since Ninth Auntie has loved me for so long, why don't you love me a little more and let your disciple serve his senior sister?"
"How dare you speak so rudely in front of this peak master! Look, I will take out the sect rules today and teach you how to respect your teachers~" Lingxiang stood up and sang like a drama actor, gesturing with both hands as if to hit Maidong, but suddenly stopped.
Oh no! I've been so busy with the affairs of the City Lord's household these past few days, and then there was the sudden thief attack at Youran Residence. I forgot I even have an apprentice!
In a moment, Lingxiang figured it out and slowly sat down again: Now it's good, when Head Escort Du from Pingchuan Escort Agency delivers the items, I don't have to worry about moving them anymore.
Why do you take in disciples? Of course, to give them orders!
I have to find a way to get that fellow Long Qi promoted smoothly. That way, I can take him in as my official servant as soon as possible. He won't have to worry about anyone serving me tea and water, making the fire and cooking. I can also have someone to help me look after the spiritual plants. It's a win-win situation. Great! Great!
But in just a moment, Lingxiang's mind was in a thousand twists and turns. Seeing her cunning smile, Maidong knew that her unfortunate apprentice must have been plotted against again.
"A-choo!" Long Qi was riding with Liu Xia and the others when he shivered unexpectedly - could it be that he left the window open when he slept last night and was blown by the wind?
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