Dajin, Jiuxian Palace.

There is a Floating Cloud Mountain five hundred miles away from this fairy palace. The mountain is not very steep, but it looks pretty good.

Fire spiritual energy gushes out of Floating Cloud Mountain all year round, which nourishes the surrounding spiritual plants over time and indirectly produces a lot of fire-attributed spiritual medicines.

Among them are the more precious Purple Flame Grass and Red Tail Vine. Both have strong medicinal properties and can be effective for Nascent Soul cultivators even if they are of a younger age.

On this day, Qi Yuan flew to Floating Cloud Mountain and cast his gaze towards the center of the mountain. Using his divine sense, he could sense a stream of fire spirit moving faintly underground. He said to the three demons:

"There should be a fire spirit vein underground. When the spirit energy overflows, it will form a violent eruption. The fire spirit energy falls on the spirit plants and is absorbed by them, gradually transforming."

"However, why doesn't the Nine Immortals Palace occupy such a good Feng Shui treasure land? I guess there is something underground that the Nine Immortals Palace is afraid of."

Not only were there no independent cultivators near the mountains, even the disciples of the Nine Immortals Palace deliberately kept their distance.

"Master, you are wise. I have heard some news before. There is a level 10 demon beast, the Sun-Splitting Leopard, in Floating Cloud Mountain. It uses its fire-related magical power to intimidate the Nine Immortal Palace, making them afraid to act rashly. It has occupied Floating Cloud Mountain for three hundred years and has collected all the natural treasures in the mountain."

"I heard that this monster likes to suck the blood of humans. Every now and then, it runs out to destroy a small town. Because of the obvious contrast between its strength and the impact of the incident, the Great Jin Sect has not been very aggressive in its crusade against the Sun-Splitting Leopard, so this guy has been practicing happily all the time."

Gui Ling thought about the news, organized his words in his mind, and then went on to speak.

Qi Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "Then the three of you go and kill the Sun-Splitting Leopard, take its essence and demon pill and give it to me, and you can deal with the remaining materials yourselves."

The materials on the body of a level ten monster are not simple. Many of its parts have been baptized by spiritual energy day and night and have long since become unique and rare spiritual objects.

The Nascent Soul of a human cultivator is also formed by absorbing the essence of hundreds of years of cultivation. It still has great appeal to humans, demons and other spiritual practitioners.

It can be said that as long as one embarks on the path of cultivating immortals, no matter what species one is, one can benefit others in their cultivation.

If one has rare bloodline, his value will increase rapidly.

The dragon and the phoenix are the best among them, which makes them easy targets for hunting.

"Yes, Master. Please wait for a moment."

Gui Ling cupped his hands and signaled Yin Chi Ye and the lion beast with his eyes.

Qi Yuan glanced at the three demons' departing backs, drove the Flying Purple Scorpion to land on a hilltop, and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed to rest.

Today, even if the three monsters were not following him, he would not have to kill a level ten monster himself.

You can complete the task by simply using your spiritual consciousness to control the puppet to kill the target.

Soon, a fierce fighting wave erupted in Floating Cloud Mountain. Fire lingered at the mountain pass, and suddenly a large and thick flame erupted, painting the sky an extreme deep red.

From time to time, the roars of monsters could be heard in the mountains, which frightened the surrounding birds and beasts, causing them to flee in panic.

Soon, accompanied by the wailing sounds of monsters, the figures of the three monsters flew out from Floating Cloud Mountain. Their clothes were stained with blood, but they were not seriously injured.

The ancient ferocious beast was seriously injured even when three were fighting against one. Its reputation was too low.

"Master, the spirit essence and demon pill have been obtained."

Gui Ling spread out her palms, and a level 10 demon pill with fire attribute slowly rose up. She also took out a small bottle containing the essence of the Sun-Splitting Leopard.

Qi Yuan took a look at the expressions of Silver Winged Yaksha and the others, who showed some joy. He realized that the body of the Sun-Splitting Leopard was of great value. He raised his hand to grab the two items and put them into his storage bag, saying:
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's rush to Taiyi Gate immediately."

The talisman for summoning spirits can be drawn on the road, so there is no need to stop specifically.

The three demons agreed gratefully and followed the man closely to Taiyi Gate.

Not long after Qi Yuan and his group left, a large number of disciples from the Jiuxian Palace rushed over. Leading them was a middle-aged man with a righteous look and was in the middle Nascent Soul stage.

The elders who followed him were also in the early Nascent Soul stage, and the rest of the disciples were in the Core Formation stage.

The fluctuations of the battle at Fuyun Mountain were reported by the disciples and naturally reached the ears of the top leaders of Jiuxian Palace. Palace Master Luo Daqi took some elites of the palace to check out the situation.

Luo Daqi narrowed his eyes and released his spiritual sense to search Floating Cloud Mountain. When he found that there seemed to be no one underground, his face was shocked.

“Palace Master, there seems to be no one around here. Even the breath of that beast seems to have disappeared.” said an elder with a sausage-like mouth.

At this time, another elder, who was wearing a three-color mask on the right side of his face, said, "Could it be that beast's scheme to deliberately play tricks on us and then use it to blackmail the Nine Immortals Palace and demand a sum of spiritual objects? We have been fooled by him before."

Luo Daqi snorted in dissatisfaction: "That evil beast relied on his relationship with the Ten Thousand Demons Valley to do evil here and repeatedly committed massacres. If I were not concerned about the safety of the Nine Immortals Palace, I would have to fight him."

"However, the fighting spirit just now was extremely fierce and it didn't seem fake. Let's go... let's go down to his cave and take a look."

Several beams of light sank into the ground, and the disciples of the Nine Immortals Palace controlled the surrounding mountains.

About the time of a cup of tea.

Luo Daqi and the others flew out, their faces showing hints of excitement, and their flying posture became relaxed.

"Based on the remains of the monster in the cave, we can clearly determine that the Sun-Splitting Leopard has been killed. In this way, the hidden danger of the Nine Immortals Palace can be eliminated." Elder Sausage Mouth said slowly.

The masked elder was worried and said, "It's a good thing, but I'm afraid that the Ten Thousand Demons Valley will secretly investigate and it will be difficult for us."

"Alas, the two elders don't have to worry. The sudden death of the pawn of the Ten Thousand Monsters Valley has also been applauded by the Taiyi Sect and other sects. How could they allow the Ten Thousand Monsters Valley to enter the heartland of Dajin and stir up trouble?"

Luo Daqi was well aware that the Dajin Sect rejected the Ten Thousand Demons Valley. If it weren't for the extraordinary cultivation of the Sun-Splitting Leopard and the secret support of the Ten Thousand Demons Valley, he would have been skinned alive for the crimes he committed.

"I will send a message to Taiyi Sect right away, and tell Sect Master Xuan Wuzi about the incident, and ask him to make the final decision."

“That’s good. If Taiyi Sect can help, it won’t be so difficult.” The masked elder responded with a slight nod.

Zhenhuan Mountain is one of the four major spiritual veins of Dajin, and the Taiyi Sect, known as the number one sect of the righteous path, is located in this mountain range.

The Taiyi Sect is known as the number one sect. Its power is so great that no one in the entire Dajin can match it, except for the Tianmo Sect and the Wan Yao Valley.

Therefore, in the Zhenhuan Mountains, which are tens of thousands of miles wide, hundreds of sacred mountains, large and small, are under the control of the Taiyi Sect.

The Zhenwu Hall is where the head of Taiyi Sect lives, practices, and handles the affairs of the sect.

The concentration of its spiritual energy and the arrangement of its restrictions are top-notch in the sect, second only to the valley where Old Ghost Bai, who was in the Spirit Transformation Stage, practiced.

However, Old Ghost Bai is often in a state of self-freezing now, and spiritual energy is of no help to him, so the place for cultivation has become dispensable.

In the hall, an old man with an immortal look sat in the center. He had a kind face, but his every move was filled with indescribable majesty.

Xuan Wuzi, who is in the late Nascent Soul stage, has much deeper cultivation than Xuan Qingzi, and is regarded by the Taiyi sect as the cultivator with the greatest hope of advancing to the God Transformation stage.

At the same time, it carries the high hopes of all the disciples. On the right, sat an elder of the Taiyi Sect, whose face was particularly conspicuous due to its earthy yellow color. He said, "Master, this is a joint letter from the eighteen righteous sects. In response to the Black Sun Sect's wanton plundering of female cultivators and the so-called Uncensored Conference, which not only caused a sharp decline in the number of disciples in the sect, but also polluted the atmosphere of the Great Jin, they requested that our Taiyi Sect take the lead in eliminating the demons."

"The Black Yang Sect is really courageous." Xuan Wuzi said with a cold look after reading the letter.

Then he continued, "Draw up a list of demon monks, and then hold a demon-killing conference to hunt down the people on the list. No matter who helps, they will be killed without mercy."

"I understand." The Taiyi Sect elder bowed.

Xuan Wuzi added: "Before the Demon-Extermination Conference begins, we should communicate with the Heavenly Demon Sect to avoid a large-scale fight between the righteous and the evil."

"Understood!" said the elder of Taiyi Sect.

Suddenly, a green light rushed into the hall and landed in front of Xuan Wuzi, revealing a small sword.

"Urgent flying sword transmission, has something big happened?" Elder Tuhuang said in a lost voice.

After all, the Zhenwu Hall is full of restrictions, and it concerns the dignity of the sect leader, so many flying sword messages will be blocked by the restrictions and have to be relayed to the sect leader by the disciples.

But there are exceptions. If something urgent and very big happens, Taiyi Sect disciples can use flying swords that ignore restrictions and deliver the news directly to Xuan Wuzi.

Xuan Wuzi stretched out his hand forward, took the small green sword into his hand, and invaded it with his spiritual consciousness to listen to the news.

Not long after, he was startled and surprised, and threw the flying sword away.

"Master, what's the big deal that requires the use of an emergency flying sword to transmit messages?" Elder Tuhuang asked.

Xuan Wuzi pondered for a moment and said, "After Junior Brother Xuan Qingzi comes back, you elders should know what happened in Kunwu Mountain."

"I've heard a little bit and have a general understanding of it." Elder Tuhuang nodded.

Xuan Wuzi said, "The person that Junior Brother emphasized, Qi Yuan, has arrived at the foot of the mountain gate, accompanied by four level 10 monsters, and has come to visit our Taiyi Sect specially."

"Qi Yuan? He is the Nascent Soul cultivator who was able to temporarily break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage and overwhelm the Demon Ancestor." Elder Tuhuang responded loudly.

After Xuan Qingzi returned to the sect, he naturally told the matter to all the senior leaders, so as to prevent Taiyi Sect from offending this figure and causing unpleasant things.

"Yes, since it is a distinguished guest, let's go out to greet him." Xuan Wuzi signaled Elder Tuhuang to gather all the elders and go out with him.

If he was just a Nascent Soul cultivator, it wouldn't be worth mobilizing so many troops, but since he was quite confident, Xuan Wuzi had to pay attention to him.

At the foot of the Taiyi Sect's mountain gate, there stands a 15-meter-high sword monument with the three words "Taiyi Sect" engraved on it. The font occasionally reveals a faint sword aura, which looks like a solemn and murderous demeanor.

Four thick black chains fell from the top of the sword monument, tying up four ferocious stone statues of monsters, implying the eternal suppression of demons.

There is absolutely no Taoist spirit.

"It's worthy of being the number one sect in Dajin. I'm already shocked by its sword energy before I even enter it." A strange look flashed in the lion beast's eyes and his face was slightly stunned.

At this moment, Qi Yuan had already put away the Flying Purple-Striped Scorpion and stood aside with his hands behind his back. His face was calm and the momentum of the sword monument had no effect on him at all.

As the leader of the righteous path, Taiyi Sect has an extraordinary demeanor, so there is nothing strange about it.

More than a dozen beams of light flew over from the horizon, and in a flash, all landed near the sword monument. They were all old men wearing grey Taoist robes, and they were in the Nascent Soul stage.

The Taiyi Sect's elders went out on a large scale to welcome the guests. If this were to be announced, it would be enough to shock the world.

Although Xuan Wuzi had never seen Qi Yuan, it did not prevent him from looking at people with his sharp eyes. He walked out with a smile and bowed, saying:

"I have heard about Fellow Daoist Qi's deeds of subduing demons from Junior Brother Xuan Qingzi. I admire him deeply and want to make friends with him. But I didn't expect that this opportunity would come so soon, hahahaha..."

"What's your name, fellow Daoist?" Qi Yuan smiled and bowed slightly.

"I'm Xuan Wuzi, and I'll be the head of the sect." Xuan Wuzi said, stroking his long white beard.

"My apologies, it turns out you are Sect Leader Xuan Wuzi." Qi Yuan said politely.

Xuan Wuzi glanced at the three demons and said enthusiastically, "This is not the place to talk. Fellow Daoist Qi, please move to Qingyun Hall."

"Please!" Qi Yuan stretched out his hand to signal the other party to go first.

Afterwards, a group of Nascent Soul cultivators flew back and headed straight for a palace filled with fairy-like aura.

The layout of the hall is mainly in the style of immortals, and there are many immortal birds carved on the walls. When you are in it, you feel as if you have come to the fairyland.

After everyone sat down, disciples served them spiritual tea. The spiritual energy it contained was truly astonishing.

If it were put in the outside world, many monks would fight over it and get hurt.

Qi Yuan glanced at the spiritual tea, took a sip and put it down with an indifferent expression.

Xuan Wuzi saw Qi Yuan's expression and understood something. He put down his teacup and said, "Fellow Daoist Qi came here in person. It should be for that promise, right?"

"Although Junior Brother Xuan Qingzi agreed to this matter, I will never deny it. The treasure house of my Taiyi Sect is open to you at any time."

"Taking the treasure is just one of the things. I, Qi, have something else to do. My master seems to be visiting your house, so I want to take him away as well." Qi Yuan said to Xuan Wuzi with a smile.

what?
Qi Yuan’s master was a guest at Taiyi Sect.

These words shocked everyone present.

Qi Yuan is now in the late Nascent Soul stage, so wouldn’t his master be in the Spirit Transformation stage?

"May I ask what is the name of Fellow Daoist Qi's master?" Xuan Wuzi asked cautiously.

"Hongfu." Qi Yuan said generously.

Xuan Wuzi immediately signaled his disciples to check, then turned around and said with a smile: "I have already instructed my disciples to do it, and there should be results soon. Fellow Daoist Qi, please be patient."

"It's okay, Brother Xuan Wuzi, just go ahead and do it." Qi Yuan said.

Ice Soul Valley.

This valley is different from other mountains in Taiyi Sect where it is spring all year round. It lacks spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and is filled with cold winds and biting cold.

The entire valley is crystal clear all year round and is covered with a thick layer of ice and snow.

When Bai Laogui heard the news of Qi Yuan's visit, he showed an interested look. He had already understood the matter of Kunwu Mountain.

As for Qi Yuan, I naturally paid more attention to him. (End of this chapter)