First Steps into the Immortal Cultivation World

Qin Fengming was stunned and very confused. Immortal Master Feng carried an aura that made Qin Fengming want to prostrate himself. It was obvious that this person was far more powerful than the young man surnamed Wang.

Qin Fengming was full of suspicion, his lips moving as if he wanted to ask something, but he ultimately didn't say it.

He knew this likely involved some confidential matters of Luoxia Valley. If they wanted him to know, they would surely explain it to him.

Seeing Qin Fengming's expression, everyone understood his thoughts. Before Sect Master Sima and Immortal Master Feng could speak, the young man surnamed Wang, after a brief request for permission, began to explain.

After hearing the young man surnamed Wang's explanation, Qin Fengming's expression changed drastically. A secret of the world unfolded before him.

It turned out that Luoxia Valley was not just a martial arts sect as he had perceived it to be. In reality, it had a major immortal cultivation sect as its backing, and that sect was Luoxia Sect.

Luoxia Valley was responsible for the secular affairs of Luoxia Sect, such as mining and transportation of Luoxia Sect's various mineral resources within Yingzhou Prefecture.

Because the immortal cultivation world had three prohibitions: first, cultivators were not allowed to reveal their divine abilities in the secular world; second, cultivators were not allowed to interfere in secular disputes; and third, cultivators were not allowed to kill mortals with spells.

These three eternal rules completely separated the immortal cultivation world from the secular world. Regardless of a cultivator's cultivation level, they must abide by these three rules, and violations would be severely punished.

In fact, the white jade box Qin Fengming was ordered to snatch in Haobai City last time contained an artifact refining material. This material was highly coveted by Core Formation stage cultivators. Since it was discovered in the secular world, only people from Luoxia Valley could act.

The Wang Clan Twin Eagles originally intended to hand it over to Wuhu Mountain, with whom they had connections. As a result, Luoxia Sect took a different approach and obtained it.

Sect Master Sima handed the artifact refining material over to Luoxia Sect and was rewarded with a potent vitality pill, which could extend one's life by more than ten years. This made Sima Qingshan overjoyed.

Every month, Luoxia Valley would deliver the collected ores to Luoxia Sect. The young man surnamed Wang, dressed in black, was the person from Luoxia Sect who came to Luoxia Valley to handle this matter. Within Luoxia Valley, only Sect Master Sima and a few other high-ranking officials were aware of these affairs; other Hall Masters and Elders were kept in the dark.

To people in the secular world, Spirit Stones were merely beautiful on the outside, serving no purpose other than decoration.

However, Spirit Stones were extraordinary to cultivators.

Spirit Stones contained abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Cultivators who absorbed energy from Spirit Stones did so several times faster than by absorbing energy from the environment on their own. Cultivators needed spiritual energy for both combat and flight. Without spiritual energy, cultivators were not much different from mortals. Therefore, the importance of Spirit Stones to cultivators was self-evident.

A few days ago, the young man surnamed Wang encountered danger in the deep mountains and was saved by Qin Fengming. He learned that Qin Fengming was a cultivator at the third level of the Qi Gathering stage. Upon returning to Luoxia Sect, he recounted the events to an elder, immediately drawing the sect's attention.

This time, they specifically sent the young man surnamed Wang and the middle-aged man surnamed Feng to Luoxia Valley to meet Qin Fengming. Since they already knew Qin Fengming was a cultivator and also a disciple of Luoxia Valley, they could no longer allow him to roam the secular world. Otherwise, it would inevitably bring about a death sentence, which would also be extremely detrimental to Luoxia Valley.

The young man in black briefly explained the situation to Qin Fengming. It was unclear how much Qin Fengming could comprehend in such a short time.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng observed Qin Fengming and, seeing his thoughtful expression, nodded and said, "May I ask where you learned your cultivation techniques to have reached the third level of the Qi Gathering stage? It is truly commendable."

Cultivating immortal techniques alone was extremely dangerous. At best, it could lead to qi deviation; at worst, it could result in the destruction of both body and soul.

Although Qin Fengming had never truly interacted with cultivators, based on his years of experience in the martial arts world, he was certain that this middle-aged man surnamed Feng was far more powerful than the young man. He could likely kill him with just a glance.

Without daring to conceal anything, Qin Fengming respectfully replied, "No one has taught me any cultivation techniques. I have been cultivating according to the internal energy techniques in an unnamed booklet."

"May I ask what kind of booklet it is? Could you let me take a look?" Seeing his straightforward answer, the middle-aged man paused and asked.

Qin Fengming knew that if he didn't let the middle-aged man surnamed Feng examine it, he would face a deadly threat. The martial arts world was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, and the immortal cultivation world was likely no different. With this thought, he unhesitatingly took out the small booklet from his bosom and respectfully handed it to the middle-aged man surnamed Feng.

Taking it, the middle-aged man flipped through a few pages and, finding it to be just an ordinary Five Elements Cultivation Method for Qi Gathering stage disciples, lost all interest and indifferently returned it to Qin Fengming.

"May I know where you obtained this booklet? Could you explain it to me?"

"I found this internal energy cultivation manual by chance in a cave. I only treated it as a profound internal energy technique to practice, never knowing it was a cultivation technique," Qin Fengming answered without any hesitation.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng looked at Qin Fengming, and judging by his expression, he didn't seem to be lying. After a moment, he slowly said:

"Regardless of how you acquired this cultivation method, since you already possess spiritual energy, you can no longer cultivate in Luoxia Valley. Are you willing to join my Luoxia Sect and learn more profound techniques, with the hope of successfully establishing your foundation and reaching higher realms in the future? It is even possible to achieve longevity alongside heaven and earth."

Although Qin Fengming didn't quite understand what the middle-aged man surnamed Feng meant by "establishing foundation," nor how one could achieve longevity alongside heaven and earth, he knew that by leaving with the two of them, he might learn the magic that made precious swords fly and not fall, or perhaps learn the art of flying in the air. His heart already agreed by sixty percent.

Seeing that Qin Fengming was somewhat moved, the middle-aged man surnamed Feng continued:

"My Luoxia Sect is a major sect in the immortal cultivation world of Great Liang Kingdom. Many rogue cultivators would give anything to join my Luoxia Sect. This is an invitation extended to you out of consideration for your status as a disciple of Luoxia Valley. If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it immensely."

The young man surnamed Wang in black stood behind the middle-aged man surnamed Feng and kept winking at him, as if urging him to quickly accept this matter.