Chen Shuangbai returned to her cave abode with doubts in her heart. She waited outside the cave abode for a while, then used a contract to call back Feiguang, who was playing wildly in the mountains. She fed Feiguang a few Spirit Feeding Pills before returning to the cave abode to open Ding Chengyu's letter.
After a moment, he finally uttered a leisurely sigh.
"Isn't this Senior Brother Ding a bit too benevolent?"
The letter stated that Ding Chengyu learned from Yi Chongyue that Chen Shuangbai had exchanged a technique called " Spring Rain and Flowering Wood Sword Instruction " at the Scripture Transmission Hall. Coincidentally, he had a past relationship with the Lush Foliage Pavilion, which preserved the original Law Technique, so he sent this talisman over, asking Chen Shuangbai to take it to the person in charge of the Lush Foliage Pavilion to exchange for a chance to see the original.
As for the connection between Ding Chengyu and Lush Foliage Pavilion... well, it's just a coincidence.
"Who would have thought that the founder of this sword technique, Senior Qinglin, was actually one of Ding Chengyu's ancestors?!"
So, Senior Qinglin's secular name is the same as Ding Chengyu's?
But that's not surprising...
What's really strange is--
" Senior Brother Ding, why are you helping me?"
Chen Shuangbai asked himself, he had only met this Senior Brother Ding once, yet based on that one meeting, the other party not only gave him a viper egg that, when he was weak, would be comparable to a Late Qi Refining Stage Rotting Venom Viper cultivator when he matured.
Although it was later discovered that it was actually Snow-Plumed Eagle egg, Chen Shuangbai ended up getting a great deal for nothing.
But when the treasure was being distributed, Chen Shuangbai already felt that something was very wrong.
He gradually gained some insights from practicing the " Moonlight Spirit-Nourishing Instruction." Although he couldn't match the legendary Divine Ability of divination, he could roughly sense the likes and dislikes of those around him.
"Where did Senior Brother Ding's sudden help come from?"
Chen Shuangbai was completely baffled.
Unable to figure it out, he paced back and forth in the mansion for half a day, but still couldn't guess anything, thus wasting half a day of cultivation time.
Finally, he flicked his sleeve and said in a low voice, "Forget it. I haven't shown anything particularly outstanding anyway, and the sect is harmonious. They wouldn't scheme against a mere outer disciple like me."
Chen Shuangbai sent a message to Huang Shanglan, summoned the spirit crane raised in the mountains, and paid the price of three Spirit Feeding Pills to have Huang Shanglan deliver five bottles of high-quality Jade Spring Five Pills that he had refined to Ding Chengyu. He also left words such as "I will remember this kindness in my heart".
Now that this thing has been delivered to me, it wouldn't be right not to use it.
After Huang Shanglan delivered the pills and words of gratitude to Ding Chengyu,
Inner Gate, Heavenly Spring Peak.
Ding Chengyu watched the crane gradually disappear into the clouds, then took one of the five bottles of pills in his hand and began to caress it carefully.
He stood on the cliff for a long time, a smile appearing on his handsome face.
"What a coincidence."
His gaze began to wander, and his thoughts began to drift.
"Ever since I woke up from that dream, my mind has been filled with many non-existent memories, including those about this Junior Brother Chen."
In my memory, this junior brother was truly incredibly impressive.
Ding Chengyu hadn't originally planned to get to know this junior brother who would later become a formidable figure, but he unexpectedly ran into him in the Rime Forest. Since he had already encountered him, he could only... place his bet.
"But betting is one thing, but spiritual practice is the fundamental thing."
As Ding Chengyu thought about the many things that would happen in the future, his nerves, which had just relaxed, tightened up again.
"Little do they know, in the future, how could such a powerful and imposing figure be without me?"
He slowly walked down the cliff and disappeared into the mountain mist.
--
The next day.
After Chen Shuangbai finished refining his daily dose of pills, he left his cave abode, summoned Feiguang, stored it in his talisman, and released Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch, heading towards the outside of the mountain.
He had previously inquired about the current situation of the Lush Foliage Pavilion from Fu Qianlan and learned that the society was in a state of constant closure due to a lack of talent and few new members.
The head of the Lush Foliage Pavilion was an old cultivator from the outer sect. He had exhausted his potential and had no hope of Foundation Establishment. In addition, he had many trivial matters to attend to, so he asked to leave the mountain and go to one of the three markets around the sect to serve as the garrison commander, in order to accumulate more resources to help the younger generation of his Lineage.
After leaving the sect's protective array, Chen Shuangbai decisively slowed down his altitude on the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch and flew away among the mountains.
It was winter, and the outside world was covered in frost and snow, with everything withered and desolate.
However, Jade Spring Sect is located in the south, where the temperature is relatively high. Even in winter, it remains lush and green. In addition, Jade Spring Sect intentionally cultivates various spiritual flowers, herbs, and trees, so the area within a radius of three thousand miles is covered in verdant greenery, with occasional flashes of spiritual light.
Chen Shuangbai also saw many flying boats, piled with a lot of spiritual materials for cultivation. Some were traveling with him, while others were going in the opposite direction, heading straight for the sect. This showed that the Book Spirit's words about "gathering the offerings of three states" were not empty words.
Looking down, one could see many villages and towns in the mountains, and ordinary people busy in the fields. They did not show much surprise when they saw the various colored lights, Law Artifact artifacts, and flying boats flying in the sky. They would just look up from time to time, and after watching for a long time, they would go back to their own business.
The first rule of the Jade Spring Sect: To protect the people under our rule and bring blessings to all living beings.
This principle is most vividly demonstrated in the mortal villages and towns that are closer to the Jade Spring Sect.
Chen Shuangbai rode the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch, leaving a long white trail behind him. Looking at the many things rushing past him, he felt a sense of exhilaration.
As the sun began to set in the west, we were almost at our destination.
This market town is situated in a valley surrounded by hills.
Chen Shuangbai descended from the clouds and put away the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch at a designated parking area outside the market entrance.
At the entrance stands a giant archway carved from a large blue stone, about three zhang high. On the archway are the three large characters " Flowing Immortal Market " with a gold background and vigorous strokes.
The entire archway gleamed with spiritual light, clearly indicating that it was a powerful magical Law Artifact, or even a Spirit Artifact.
Beneath this " Flowing Immortal Market " hang three bells, one large and two small, with incantations engraved on their surfaces and a flowing spiritual light. They are clearly Law Treasure that complete the set with this archway, used to protect the entrance to the archway.
Beneath the archway, six men stood guard, all full of energy and spirit, their sharp eyes scanning the flow of people coming and going.
They wore uniform light blue robes, with the " Jade Begets Sweet Spring " pattern representing the Jade Spring Sect embroidered on the back and maple leaf-like patterns tattooed on their chests.
The Jade Spring Sect has been established for three thousand years and has countless disciples. Occasionally, some disciples will establish their own influence outside the sect, and regard the Jade Spring Sect as the superior sect, and their own family as a subordinate lineage of the Jade Spring Sect.
These six people were disciples of one of the Jade Spring Dharma Lineage called " Flowing Maple ".
Presumably, they came here to keep watch, monitor comings and goings, and earn resources for their spiritual practice.