PDLP Chapter 15 The Pre-Departure Turmoil
Chapter 15 The Pre-Departure Turmoil
Over the next few days,
Lu Qingyun continued to work on getting to know the spirit bee better, and also prepared some lime, which he put in his shirt lining.
Although ordinary weapons are difficult to harm cultivators, lime in the eyes can cause even cultivators to become dizzy.
Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Qingyun awoke from his meditation and sighed.
Although his magical powers had been restored to full strength, he had reached the point where he could not progress any further.
We should gather at the foot of Beast Taming Peak at noon today.
Success is fate, failure is fate.
"I have made all the preparations. If I still perish, it can only be said to be fate."
Lu Qingyun remained expressionless, his heart at peace.
Suddenly, a series of urgent shouts came from outside the spirit field.
"Qingyun! Are you still in the spirit field?"
Young Marquis Xiao Daojue, sweating profusely and panting, looked towards the courtyard and called out.
Lu Qingyun looked in the direction of the sound.
For months,
Xiao Daojue has changed a lot.
His face was tired, his body was thin, and most of his former nobility had been gone.
His eyes were filled with anxiety and complexity, but the stubbornness in them remained unchanged.
"Young Master, what happened to you? Why do you look like this?"
Lu Qingyun went to greet him, and said in surprise,
"Qingyun, don't laugh at your brother. It's really that Master Cui Fu is inhuman. We servants are scheduled to be busy every day, spending eight or nine hours a day making talismans."
"In addition to that, we also had to take care of Cui Fushi's daily life, serve him tea and water, and do many other chores."
Xiao Daojue gave a bitter smile.
Cultivating immortality involves a hundred arts, but getting started is difficult.
Not only is it difficult to learn, but it is also difficult to find a way to pass it on.
Among them, cinnabar and talisman are the most egregious.
Therefore, once someone becomes an alchemist or talisman master, their status is exceptionally high. If they are kind-hearted, they are easy to get along with.
The talisman master Cui that he encountered, though only a first-tier talisman master, barely at the entry level, was undeniably sharp-tongued and mean-spirited.
"Qingyun, let's not talk about these things."
"I know you're going to the Cloud and Mist Mountains for a sect mission, which is extremely dangerous."
"Due to the previous rush, I could only hurriedly stay up all night to put together two talismans for you..."
Xiao Daojue's gaze was firm as he handed the gray cloth bag in his hand to Lu Qingyun.
"But I've slept less these past two days, and I also got some spirit stones from Master Cui. Qingyun, please don't look down on me... come back alive."
Lu Qingyun fell silent, finally understanding the source of Xiao Daojue's dark circles, and saw his exhausted appearance.
Lu Qingyun silently made a mental note of it.
"Young Master, I understand. I will definitely come back alive."
"If you need any talisman materials, just tell me. Maybe I'll get lucky and find them."
"Qingyun, it's good that you have the heart."
"I promised back then that as your elder brother, I would guide you into the inner sect. Now I'm powerless to do so, but I can only do my best to help you."
Xiao Daojue said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I hope you won't find it offensive."
He knew the dangers of the Cloud and Mist Mountains; even mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators rarely dared to go there during beast tides.
Moreover, Lu Qingyun had just drawn Qi into his body.
Therefore, he never expected Lu Qingyun to give him any reward, and he only regarded the so-called talisman materials as a polite gesture from Lu Qingyun.
But as the heir of the Great Liang, he had his own stubbornness. Even if he didn't care what Lu Qingyun could bring him, he only cared about the silent support Li Erniu and Lu Qingyun had given him when he first entered the sect.
He will do his best to fulfill his responsibilities as the elder brother of the group.
...
The Yunxia Sect possesses profound foundations and formidable strength.
The sect has many Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even Golden Core Ancestors.
Nestled in the Yunxia Mountains, spanning several countries, even the outer gates...
There are also many unique peaks among them.
Beast Taming Peak is the most beautiful and spiritually significant of them all.
The area boasts a variety of mountains, rivers, ponds, and marshes, with numerous strange peaks and rocks.
Unfortunately, Lu Qingyun could only stay at the foot of the mountain. As a menial disciple, even though he had accepted the mission with Chen Xiru's help, he was not allowed to enter the Beast Taming Peak.
Lu Qingyun waited for a long time beside the withered tree.
"Hey! It's you."
A dark-skinned senior brother was the first to come out and was quite surprised to see Lu Qingyun.
"Aren't you a handyman from the Handyman Peak? How did you end up taking on this mission?"
Looking over, Lu Qingyun saw it was the senior brother from Lingzhi Peak who had refused to sell him the Golden Spirit Wood earlier on Baiyun Rock.
"Senior brother, you've also taken on a mission?" Lu Qingyun asked in return.
"nonsense!"
The dark-skinned senior brother's expression was not good. He rolled his eyes and said, "What are you thinking in the peak? There are only five people in total for this mission. I'm at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and you're only at the first level..."
"With the beast tide raging, are we really supposed to go deliver supplies to these low-level cultivators?"
"Isn't there a senior brother leading the team?" Lu Qingyun asked, puzzled.
According to Chen Xiru, such missions are usually led by senior brothers in the late stage of Qi Refining.
Therefore, with careful avoidance, at least when facing a beast tide, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
However, the dark-skinned senior brother was utterly despondent: "The one leading the team inside is only one level higher than me in cultivation, and he's just a kid from the Array Peak. I think this time, I'll be lucky to even survive."
Neither of them mentioned abandoning the mission. Lu Qingyun was concerned because he couldn't afford the 100 spirit stones he would have to pay for abandoning the mission.
The dark-skinned senior brother, on the other hand, had his own means of self-protection, and also felt reluctant to part with the spirit stones, so he still wanted to give it a try.
After a long time,
The senior brother leading the team walked out from Beast Taming Peak.
Lu Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, because he recognized the young man leading the group; it was none other than Mu Chuan's elder brother, Mu Shan.
A few days ago, he heard Mu Chuan say...
His brother has made another breakthrough.
Could it be that this person is leading the team this time?!
……
Mu Shan wore a green robe, his brows and eyes cold and stern.
He led the two people out.
Upon seeing Lu Qingyun, he frowned.
Shi Biao messed things up, so he sent him a letter begging him to teach Lu Qingyun a lesson. The letter contained a portrait of Lu Qingyun.
However, Mu Shan ignored Shi Biao.
He had never been interested in such worthless trash, and besides, the other party was just a nobody he casually took in to play with his brother.
"You are Lu Qingyun. I originally thought you were not the same person as the one on the list. Since that's the case, then you can go ahead and scout the way."
Upon hearing Mu Shan speak, the two men behind him followed him, appearing completely subservient to him.
"Brother Mu, do you have some grudge against Brother Lu?"
The dark-skinned senior brother stood in front of Lu Qingyun, and said with a forced smile, "Young Brother Lu is only at the first level of Qi Refining, how can he go and explore any paths? I think these two junior brothers seem quite alert. As people from Beast Taming Peak, they should have quite a few scout spirit beasts."
"Let them go ahead."
Mu Shan glanced at his dark-skinned senior brother, feeling displeased. His cultivation was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he was also the leader of this mission. Yet this man was insisting on standing up for Lu Qingyun.
Mu Shan turned his gaze over, and the dark-skinned senior brother grinned.
Those two have already pledged allegiance to Mu Shan. This mission is dangerous, so he has to protect Lu Qingyun and prevent him from being isolated.
His aura was no longer concealed, revealing him to be at the fifth level of Qi Refining.
The two clashed, and Mu Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, saying indifferently:
"There's no real grudge, it's just that Lu Qingyun is quite close to my good-for-nothing younger brother, and I happen to have heard his name before."
"Since Senior Brother Zhou knows him, then Sun Chang, you can lead the way."
Upon hearing this, the Beast Taming Peak disciple named Sun Chang behind Mu Shan changed his expression slightly.
However, this time no one was there to back him up, so Sun Chang could only reluctantly reply, "Yes, Senior Brother Mu."