Chapter 683: Meeting Xiying Again
According to Manager Zhao, more than 190 of the 200 seats on the spirit ship have been booked, and there are not many vacancies left. At this rate, it will be fully booked in three days at most. However, the spirit ship will not leave so soon, because the goods brought last time have not been sold out, and the goods to be taken back also need to be purchased. They need to wait for another three months. Today, three months later, everyone can gather at Wantong Pavilion with tokens.
This kind of long-distance journey, even if it takes several years, is not something that can be done at will. It requires a lot of preparation. This is still their good luck. Those who come late may have to wait for several more years. Three months is not too long for them. They can just wait slowly in Ziyan City.
After finishing this, Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan stood up to say goodbye. Manager Zhao personally escorted them to the door. Just as they were about to say hello to each other and leave Wantong Pavilion, two more cultivators came over. They seemed to be here to reserve a berth. It seemed that the berth this time was very popular and it would probably take less than three days to reserve it. Fortunately, they came a step early, otherwise they would have to return empty-handed.
The two people opposite were also foundation-building cultivators. One was a middle-aged man at the fifth level of foundation-building. After a closer look, Qingyang recognized him. Wasn't this Master Xiying from Lingxi Valley?
Master Xiying, strictly speaking, was Qingyang's guide to cultivating immortals. It was several immortal masters from Lingxi Valley who asked the Tiger Gang to find Taoist Songhe and Qingyang and others, forcing them to enter the secret place for adventure. Qingyang's Drunken Immortal Gourd was activated in the secret place.
After the matter was done, Master Xiying did not kill them to silence them, and even gave the Tiger Gang a knocking immortal order, and also instructed Qingyang on how to join the immortal gate, otherwise there would be no future for Qingyang. Perhaps Master Xiying saw that they were just mortals and disdained to kill them to silence them, or perhaps the other party really had good intentions, but no matter what, he always gave them a way out, which is rare among cultivators and is also very valuable.
When several immortal masters forced them to enter the secret place, they saw many companions died tragically. Qingyang still had hatred for several immortal masters in Lingxi Valley, but he did not dare to show it because of his lack of strength. However, as his strength increased, this hatred gradually faded. After all, he and his master did not get into trouble during the secret treasure hunt, and he turned a disaster into a blessing, right?
So when he met Master Xiying again, Qingyang was already calm and only regarded the other party as a fellow cultivator who could be treated equally. There was no hatred or gratitude, and with Qingyang's current cultivation, he was not afraid of the other party.
As for the other one, he was also an old acquaintance from the secret treasure hunt. Qingyang still remembers that when he first met Master Xiping, he stood on the top of a tree and even moved with the wind, like a god descending to the earth. At that time, Qingyang didn't know much about cultivating immortals, and felt that the method was exquisite and incomparable, and was fascinated for a while. Later, he found that it was easy for Qi-refining cultivators to do it.
More than 20 years ago, this Master Xiping was just a Qi-refining cultivator, but now he has also established a foundation, but only at the first level of foundation, which is similar to Qingyang.
These two people are disciples of Lingxi Valley, but they appeared here at this time. There is no need to guess that their purpose must be the same as Qingyang, and they also want to leave the Jiuzhou Continent.
Qingyang was able to recognize these two people at a glance because the incident more than 20 years ago left a deep impression on him. The appearance of several immortal masters has been deeply engraved in his mind and he will never forget it for the rest of his life. At that time, Xiying and others were high above, and it was impossible for them to take an ordinary person who made up the numbers seriously, not to mention that so many years have passed.
Xiying and Xiping only felt that Qingyang looked a little familiar, but they didn't recognize him at the first sight. They glanced at Qingyang and Xiao Yuhan, then turned their heads away with some doubts. When the two groups passed by, the Immortal Master Xiying suddenly stopped, looked at the two again, and finally couldn't help asking: "I wonder what the two Taoist friends' names are?"
Seeing that the other party still had some impression of him, Qingyang knew that the other party would remember it sooner or later, so he simply admitted it generously and said: "I am Qingyang, a disciple of Qingfeng Hall, and the one next to me is Senior Sister Xiao Yuhan of Yinyang Sect, Senior Brother Xiying, Senior Brother Xiping, you two are polite."
Seeing that Qingyang called out her name at once, Xiying was a little surprised and said: "You recognize me? I also think you look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
Qingyang said: "Xi Senior Brother Ying, do you still remember the trip to Xiping Prefecture more than 20 years ago? "
After Qingyang's reminder, Xiying seemed to remember something, and said with a face full of shock: "You...you are the little Taoist who asked me for advice on immortal fate?"
Qingyang smiled and nodded, saying: "That's right."
This time, it was not only Xiying who was surprised, but Xiping behind him also stared at Qingyang with wide eyes, and even had a hint of jealousy, saying: "I remember that you were still an ordinary person at that time. It has only been a short period of more than 20 years, and you are also a foundation-building cultivator?"
Xiping couldn't help but be jealous. More than 20 years ago, he had already reached the middle stage of Qi training. Because of the gains in the secret land, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds in the next few years, and he successfully broke through the foundation-building stage in the past few years. This was something that made him feel extremely proud.
But now compared with Qingyang, he is nothing. More than 20 years ago, he was just an ordinary person with no cultivation, but now he has the same cultivation level as himself. In more than 20 years, he has cultivated from an ordinary person to the foundation-building stage. Even a person with a heavenly spirit root is no more than this.
Qingyang nodded and said, "When I got the guidance of Master Xiping, I went to Yuling City alone. Later, when I went into the mountains for adventure, I accidentally got a fairy order and became a disciple of Qingfeng Temple. In fact, Senior Brother Xiying can be regarded as my guide in cultivating immortals."
Master Xiying smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone has their own fate. Luck can't be stopped. It's your good fortune that you can achieve what you have today. If I had known that you were a natural spiritual root, I would have recommended you to Lingxi Valley, which would have saved you a lot of trouble."
Xiying's bitter smile was also reasonable. Recommending disciples with natural spiritual roots to the sect not only does not require any price, but also will receive certain rewards and can gain favors from the recommended person. As a result, such a good opportunity was missed by himself. If this kid knew that he almost killed someone to silence him, he would probably not only not be grateful, but also attract the hatred of the other party.
Being able to break through from no cultivation to the foundation-building stage in just over twenty years is generally something that only disciples with natural spiritual roots can do. That's why Immortal Master Xiying had some misunderstandings about Qingyang. Qingyang was naturally happy to pretend to be confused, as such a misunderstanding saved him the trouble of explaining himself.