Outside the quiet room.
Xuebing Xuan and Qi Yalan stood at the door, silent.
If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of Elder Hengyi, the confrontation earlier might have escalated into a fight. It would have been difficult to resolve the situation.
After calming down, they realized that it was not worth it.
Qing Muling and they all have the same master, and they have a relationship of learning from the same master. The weight in his heart is far beyond what outsiders can compare. What is there to fight for?
“Sister Senior, I…”
Qi Yalan hesitated whether to apologize first. After all, she was the one who caused trouble first. It was just her pride that made it difficult for her to lower her face.
Suddenly, a faint pressure descended from the sky. The two women looked up and saw a familiar and majestic figure.
“Master? Why are you here too?”
Xuebing Xuan said in surprise.
Mu Yinghua, dressed in a gorgeous and elegant red palace dress, was surrounded by brilliant and colorful light, with auspiciousness swirling around her. Her face was not clear.
She looked at the two proud disciples and asked, “Has Yulan not come out yet?”
Qi Yalan quickly replied, “Second Senior Sister is busy refining her formation tool and has not come out yet.”
Mu Yinghua’s tone became slightly displeased. “It’s already this late and she’s still in seclusion? Really… If she misses this, she will regret it in the future!”
“Never mind, let’s not wait for her. You two come with me. I have something to tell you.”
With a wave of her sleeve, she took the two women and flew away.
…
Qing Muling was unaware of what had happened outside. Elder Hengyi had finished casting his spell and began to retrieve the spirit treasures used in the formation.
Looking at Elder Hengyi’s pale face and the dim and weak aura of those extraordinary treasures, Qing Muling couldn’t help but ask a somewhat redundant question, “Was the price very high?”
“More than that. The remaining lifespan of this old man is almost depleted!”
Elder Hengyi’s smile was somewhat relieved, but also bitter. “Fortunately, this sacrifice is worth it. In the future, even the experts from Calamity Fate Palace who are best at deducing heavenly secrets and interfering with the operation of the heavenly mechanism will never be able to calculate anything related to you accurately, or rather, they will never get any accurate information.”
Qing Muling fell silent for a while and said, “Actually, there’s no need for this. I…”
Elder Hengyi waved his hand, “Little guy, I know what you want to say, so let me remind you: don’t underestimate the depth of this realm. Some unimaginable means, even I don’t have full confidence in avoiding them, let alone you now?”
Although the golden age of the immortal civilization had long passed, there were still many old antiques and living fossils that had survived from that era in the vast and boundless Great Void. And their numbers were probably not small. That’s why Elder Hengyi was willing to pay such a huge price to ensure Qing Muling’s safety.
Qing Muling sighed, “Alright, let’s not talk about this. It won’t be easy for you to recover from your injuries, right? Is there anything I can do?”
Those who were good at deducing heavenly secrets often died young, especially this forbidden secret technique that consumed one’s own lifespan and aura. It would undoubtedly bring unimaginable injuries to the caster. Unless there were special circumstances in the future, there was basically no hope of recovery.
Elder Hengyi smiled, “As long as I don’t make any moves in the days to come and remain in seclusion, I should be able to hold on for about twenty years. It depends on how much progress you can make by then. I hope I can be of help to you!”
Qing Muling furrowed his brows slightly and pondered for a moment before saying, “Twenty years is too short.”
Any Supreme Elder was a strategic resource of the sect, an existence like a needle that stabilized the sea. Their value could not be measured by ordinary numbers. It relied on the accumulation of time. The current Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had declined in strength, and the Supreme Elder Council was no longer as large as before. Especially in the field of heavenly secret arts, there might only be Elder Hengyi left. And yet, he was willing to exhaust almost all of his life force and lifespan for Qing Muling. This favor was truly too great.
Elder Hengyi looked calm, “Don’t worry about it. This is my own choice. You don’t understand. Witnessing the sect that has put in a lifetime of effort fall from its peak to the abyss, the deep pain and despair are unbearable. Since there is no way forward in the future, it’s better to give it all while there is still strength. Who knows, it might just work out?”
Qing Muling nodded slowly, expressing his gratitude without words. Some things and words of gratitude were meaningless. He could only live up to the expectations of this elder by treading on thin ice and making rapid progress.Hengyi Patriarch smiled with satisfaction and continued, “Regarding your new identity, we have already decided. We will say that you are a descendant of the previous generation who was abandoned and wandered outside. Because of your outstanding talent, you were noticed by me and brought back to the sect to be trained as the successor. That’s why the current Supreme Sect Master made an exception and allowed you to live in the sect.”
“In addition, the Sect Master will also spread the word outside that in order to increase the number of new disciples, the sect’s high-level officials have started to seriously consider the possibility of recruiting male disciples in the near future.”
“This way, your existence will not attract attention.”
“I have no objections.”
Qing Muling agreed. Even though using all these methods may not guarantee complete secrecy, at least it can delay the exposure of the secret as much as possible. As long as his growth speed is fast enough, he will not fear any crisis or challenges.
Hengyi Patriarch took out a small and exquisite purple-golden pill bottle and pushed it towards the table, saying, “Inside here is a Xuanqing Creation True Spirit Pill. You should take it now.”
Qing Muling’s expression changed slightly, “Isn’t this too precious?”
Hengyi Patriarch’s expression remained unchanged, “This is the consensus of the Elders. Compared to you, this thing is insignificant.”
The pill named “Creation” is a highly valued treasure in the entire Great Void Starry Sky. Qing Muling had only seen descriptions of this treasure in the sect’s ancient books.
The Xuanqing Creation True Spirit Pill is a true immortal-grade pill. It requires twelve rare divine medicines, including the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Lotus, as the main ingredient, supplemented by hundreds of rare spirit medicines and herbs. It takes several hundred years for multiple Elders who are skilled in alchemy to work together to refine a single furnace. The number of pills produced in each furnace is only a few.
This pill does not directly increase one’s cultivation level, but it can seize the heavens and earth’s creation, greatly enhance the user’s aptitude, and quickly repair all hidden injuries and flaws. Even if one is a super cripple, as stupid as a pig, and has destroyed meridians, they can become an unparalleled genius after taking this pill.
Even in the super Dao Lineage, the Xuanqing Creation True Spirit Pill is considered an extremely scarce strategic resource. Even the Supreme Sect Master would need to obtain the consent of those old immortals before using one.
Due to the decline of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, there are no Elders in the sect who can refine such a pill. They can only rely on the limited stockpile from the past to barely sustain it. Not to mention Xuebing Xuan and the others, even the current Sect Master Mu Yinghua has no chance to enjoy this pill.
If it weren’t for Qing Muling’s existence being related to the future revival plan of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, those Elders would not be willing to take out such a pill.
Qing Muling didn’t say anything more, he took the pill bottle and opened it. A translucent golden pill the size of a longan appeared, emitting a radiant and colorful aura, filling the room with a fragrant scent. Faint sounds of the great Dao could be heard in his ears.
Hengyi Patriarch raised his hand and the pill turned into a misty golden light, like a golden lightning, rushing into Qing Muling’s chest.
In an instant, golden radiance surged, Qing Muling’s body trembled, and a blue and purple cloud qi circulated around his body. A particularly rich and vigorous heat spread from his chest to his whole body. The unimaginable medicinal power circulated in his organs, meridians, and dantian.
Of course, with Qing Muling’s current cultivation level, he couldn’t digest this kind of pill at all. Therefore, ninety-nine percent of the medicinal power eventually settled in his meridians and bone marrow. He would have to wait until his strength improved in the future to continue refining and absorbing it.
Near Fengge Peak, in a hidden spatial treasure, several figures emitting a terrifying aura silently observed.
After a while, a round and elegant voice sounded, “From now on, should we let him freely travel outside? Shouldn’t we take some precautions?”
“What do you want to do?” another voice asked.
“It’s simple. Let him find a few companions as soon as possible,” the elegant voice said.
The previous voice chuckled, “With his bloodline, he is truly unique in the world. Even the oldest super Dao Lineages cannot find anyone similar. We should quickly leave behind a group of children. What do you think?”
Several important figures pondered. If Qing Muling could leave behind descendants early on, even if something unexpected happened in the future, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace would still have other options and not completely lose all hope.
“What do you think?” a calm and steady voice asked.
The round and elegant voice immediately said, “Among my descendants, there is a little girl who is quite good. I have been teaching and guiding her for several years. Her cultivation talent is not inferior to Xuebing Xuan, and her age is not much different. How about giving this child to him?”
“I knew you would come up with this idea,”A voice sneered slightly, “If we really want to talk about it, the girl from your family is even a generation higher than Mu Yinghua. Isn’t this a mess? It would be awkward to greet each other in the future, wouldn’t it?”
“What does it matter? In the future, everyone will just mind their own business, won’t they?”
“…”
This is the norm in the cultivation world. As long as one’s cultivation is sufficiently profound, there is no difference between being twenty years old and two thousand or twenty thousand years old. There are also cases where the age difference between Dao companions is several thousand or tens of thousands of years. It’s just that it’s indeed not easy to be too particular about these generational differences.