Daoyan Zhenjun had already told Xie Hanmei to protect herself first. Ling Yun, the head of the Yushan Sect, was not a good person, so Xie Hanmei was told not to get close to him. Xie Hanmei was the only remaining descendant of the Xie family, and since she was incapable of healing Daoyan Zhenjun's injuries, she had been feigning ignorance.
Liu Jingyu said that the headmaster wanted to invite her. Xie Hanmei had already guessed that her great-grandfather Daoyan Zhenjun was in trouble. Xie Hanmei knew the cause of death of Taoist Lingyun's two female disciples before, and was afraid that Taoist Lingyun would shamelessly imprison her, so she pretended not to believe Liu Jingyu's words and ran away.
Xie Hanmei originally wanted to escape from the Yushan Sect, but she hesitated because she thought that she would have nowhere to go after leaving the sect.
"How about we work together? You help me find a new body, and I'll help you deal with that old Taoist Ling Yun." Ling Xiaotian tempted Xie Hanmei. Ling Xiaotian had lived in the spirit state for so many years, and his best skill was sensing the changes in the other person's aura.
Ling Xiaotian was 70% sure that his cooperation with Xie Hanmei would be successful. After all, from the first day he saw Taoist Ling Yun, Ling Xiaotian had discovered that the head of the Yushan Sect, Taoist Ling Yun, had actually practiced the evil cultivation technique of collecting and replenishing energy.
The Dao is merciless, and cultivators who can truly achieve ascension are few and far between. In order to achieve immortality and ascension, cultivators rack their brains to research various methods to improve their cultivation, and the "art of collecting and replenishing" is one of them.
In Ling Xiaotian's original time and space, those who practiced the "art of collecting and replenishing" were basically evil cultivators.
The "Gathering and Replenishing Art" is somewhat sinister; to put it bluntly, it involves plundering the cultivation of others and making it one's own. The person whose cultivation is being taken—the furnace or cauldron—will suffer the consequences, at best, of losing all their cultivation, or at worst, death. Upright cultivators deeply abhor this method of cultivation, but those who practice the "Gathering and Replenishing Art" cannot resist the rapid improvement in their strength.
On the path to immortal cultivation, a difference of one level in strength significantly increases the chances of survival. In the time and space before Ling Xiaotian, even the most comprehensive cultivation techniques would still attract cultivators seeking to "collect and replenish" themselves. This is not to mention that in Taoist Master Ling Yun's time and space, the inheritance of techniques is no longer complete. In a race against time, cultivators desperately strive to improve their strength and cultivation, and as for sinister intentions, they no longer have to worry about them.
Therefore, Taoist Lingyun was overjoyed after obtaining the "art of collecting and replenishing". It was with the help of this secret art that Taoist Lingyun "sucked away" his two female disciples and cultivated from the foundation-building stage to the golden elixir stage.
The ideal cauldron for cultivators practicing the "Art of Gathering and Replenishing" is the water root. Water's gentle nature makes it suitable for cultivators of all spiritual roots, allowing the spiritual power cultivated by water root cultivators to be used as a cauldron. Taoist Master Lingyun himself possesses a water root, and since acquiring this secret technique, he has sought out female disciples with water roots as candidates for his cauldrons. Two of his direct disciples before Wu Xiuyun died after being harvested by Taoist Master Lingyun.
Some of the Yushan Sect's higher-ups knew about what Taoist Ling Yun had done. However, no one spoke up for the two female disciples who had died in vain. After all, Ling Yun was already a Jindan cultivator, and compared to the two female cultivators in the Qi training stage, a Jindan cultivator was far more important to the sect.
Strangely enough, after the deaths of Ling Yun's two female disciples, Ling Yun hadn't found another female disciple with water spiritual roots for years. Ling Yun had once set his sights on Xie Hanmei. Ice and water share the same origin, and without a female disciple with water spiritual roots, Taoist Ling Yun thought Xie Hanmei's ice spiritual roots might be just as good. However, with True Lord Daoyan at his side, Ling Yun suppressed his desire and instead set out to search for a girl with water spiritual roots.
Taoist Lingyun was quite lucky. After a few years in the mortal world, he actually found a "treasure" like Wu Xiuyun.
Xie Hanmei is very smart. As soon as Ling Xiaotian mentioned it, Xie Hanmei immediately understood what Ling Xiaotian meant.
If True Lord Daoyan were to die, Xie Hanmei would be in danger. If she didn't leave the Yushan Sect, she would eventually be Ling Yun's prey. Even if she did leave the Yushan Sect, how long could Xie Hanmei, a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, survive without the sect's protection?
"Deal." After thinking about it for a while, Xie Hanmei immediately agreed to Ling Xiaotian's proposal.
At the summit of Xiaoyao Peak, Taoist Lingyun awaited Liu Jingyu's good news. Lingyun felt a mixture of anticipation and conflict. He was excited because he could finally "mobilize" Xie Hanmei without worrying about Daoyan Zhenjun. But he was also conflicted because he had never tried to "collect and replenish" ice spiritual energy before, and wondered if it would be dangerous. Xie Hanmei was at the seventh level of Qi training, possessing more than double the spiritual energy of Wu Xiuyun.
Over the years, Taoist Lingyun has used a lot of elixirs and spirit stones to "feed" Wu Xiuyun, but Wu Xiuyun's cultivation level just won't improve. Taoist Lingyun is currently in the early stage of the Golden Core stage. If he wants to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, he doesn't know if the spiritual energy of the two female disciples will be enough.
Coincidentally, after Zhou Yuanyuan let the Chaos Pearl "steal" Hu Sanniang in the forbidden area that day, the Chaos Pearl held a grudge for being slapped by Taoist Master Daoyan. When it flew out of the secret realm, it used a little trick to destroy the Seven Star Soul Transformation Formation in the secret realm.
The Seven Star Soul Transformation Formation was an advanced formation set up by the Nine-tailed Immortal Fox himself. After being attacked by the Chaos Pearl, it emitted a strong light, and then a huge explosion occurred in the Seven Star Soul Transformation Formation.
The energy from the Seven Star Soul Transformation Array's explosion instantly reduced everything within the forbidden area to dust. Even True Man Tianyou was unconscious, his defenses insufficient, and he perished in the blast. Only True Monarch Daoyan, relying on his immense power, managed to escape with his life, but he too was severely injured and remained in a coma.
The Chaos Pearl's original intention was to thwart Daoyan Zhenjun's pursuit, but it unexpectedly caused the death of Tianyou Zhenren. When a pet harms a person, it implicates the owner's karma. The Chaos Pearl, realizing the disaster it had caused, dared not tell Zhou Yuanyuan.
Xiaoyu wanted to say something, but she kept her mouth shut when she saw that Zhou Yuanyuan took the initiative to seize every minute of her training time in order to catch up with Daoyan Zhenjun's strength. After all, Tianyou Zhenren was already dead, and even if Xiaoyu said this, it would not change the result. There is more than one Yuanying cultivator in this secret realm. Daoyan Zhenjun is an existence that can stimulate Zhou Yuanyuan's efforts, and Xiaoyu can't make him sound so vulnerable. Otherwise, what if Zhou Yuanyuan doesn't practice seriously? Although the power of the Chaos Pearl is powerful, Zhou Yuanyuan still needs to work hard to ascend to heaven. Xiaoyu and the Chaos Pearl can only leave this time and space with the ascension of its master Zhou Yuanyuan. Relying on the two of them alone, without Zhou Yuanyuan, they can't go anywhere.
Two days ago, Master Daoyan was conscious for a few minutes, spit out two mouthfuls of blood, and then his breath gradually became much weaker.
Taoist Lingyun believed that Daoyan Zhenjun might be in danger this time. Although he was heartbroken that the sect had lost the guardian of Yuanying Zhenjun, he had his eyes on Xie Hanmei.
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