Cao Youqian: Cast a Long Line to Catch a Big Fish

In the Wind and Frost Valley.

A young man dressed like a nobleman rode a magnificent blue lion, smiling as he looked at Chu Feng and his companion.

Seeing that the two men were looking at him, he cupped his hands and said, "My name is Liang Yi. May I ask how you two fellow Daoists are addressed?"

"Qiankun."

"Shi Shisan."

Neither Chu Feng nor his companion used their real names; they simply came up with a pseudonym.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Qian and Fellow Daoist Thirteen."

Liang Yi didn't find anything wrong with the two people's names; after all, there were many names like Zhang San in Wind and Frost Valley.

"Are you from somewhere else?"

"Good."

After Chu Feng responded, he asked, "Are you from Wind and Frost Valley or a cultivator from Lijie Mountain?"

"No, it's just that I often train in the Lijie Mountain."

Liang Yi then explained, "I was deeply impressed by Fellow Daoist Qian's discourse on cultivating the mind, which is why I have taken the liberty of disturbing you. Please forgive me."

Chu Feng said nonchalantly, "It's alright."

Liang Yi continued, "If I may be so bold as to ask, could you elaborate on your insights into cultivating the mind? I am willing to pay you."

Chu Feng said, "Of course, as for payment, how about you act as our guide in Lijie Mountain?"

"Can."

Liang Yi added, "I will cover all your expenses within the territory of Lijie Mountain."

"There's something to it, so it's settled."

Chu Feng agreed without hesitation.

Liang Yi rode his blue lion to Chu Feng and his companion, saying, "Please follow me."

The two rode their Wind-Chasing Steed behind Liang Yi, while the cultivators under his command followed closely behind.

They weren't worried at all about what tricks Liang Yi might be up to.

After all, no Saint has emerged in this world, and no one can defeat Chu Feng.

Even if Saint came, Chu Feng would at most just take Shi Xuan away; a free guide is no harm in using it.

The group walked along the long street and soon arrived at the entrance of an inn called "Joyful Arrival".

The inn's waiter immediately came forward and respectfully asked, "Would you like to have a meal or stay the night, esteemed guests?"

Prepare several superior rooms for us, along with fine wine and food.

As he spoke, Liang Yi generously tossed out a mid-grade spirit stone.

The waiter took the mid-grade spirit stone and quickly said, "Alright, I'll go arrange it for you gentlemen right away."

Before long, everyone checked into room A of the inn.

After the food and drinks were served, Chu Feng and his group sat around a table, drinking and chatting.

Liang Yi didn't rush to ask any questions, but instead introduced the local customs and culture of Lijie Mountain to the two of them.

After listening, Chu Feng summed it up in one word: chaotic.

This Lijie Mountain is practically lawless, but such a place poses absolutely no pressure to a big shot like him.

Shi Xuan, who was standing to the side, was just listening to it as a story.

Liang Yi observed the expressions of the two men from beginning to end. Seeing that they remained calm and composed, he secretly guessed that these two were definitely not ordinary people.

After several rounds of drinks...

Chu Feng said, "Alright, we've had enough to drink. Now I'll give you a brief talk about the secrets of cultivating the mind."

Before one begins cultivating the mind, the ultimate goal is to determine what one truly desires in one's heart. Many cultivators spend their entire lives drifting along without ever knowing what their hearts truly seek.

Some might say that cultivation is about becoming stronger and achieving immortality, but how many cultivators can truly remain undisturbed by external affairs and focus solely on their cultivation?

Shi Xuan asked curiously, "Master, can you do that?"

"I know I can't do it, so I choose to enjoy life. To hell with cultivation and all that."

As Chu Feng spoke, he didn't forget to drink a glass of wine.

This answer not only stunned Shi Xuan, but also left Liang Yi, who was standing to the side, dumbfounded.

He never expected that the person in front of him could utter such worldly words.

Chu Feng continued, "Alright, let's get back to the main topic..."

They drank for two hours, and Chu Feng then spent another hour lecturing the two on self-cultivation.

After listening, Liang Yi still felt like he only vaguely understood. He glanced at the sky and said to Chu Feng, "Senior, it's getting late. Let's go into the mountain tomorrow. But before we go in, could you tell me where you plan to go?"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "I plan to Lijie Mountain Zhongbei Mountain in the Jieshan Mountains."

"Could it be that you, senior, have also come for the Spirit Tomb Sect?"

Liang Yi asked a question instinctively.

"What Spirit Tomb Sect?"

A look of confusion appeared on Chu Feng's face.

Liang Yi said, "A few days ago, there was unrest in the Spirit Tomb Sect. It's said that there was internal strife, and now all sorts of forces are thinking of getting a piece of the pie."

Has this matter been more than seven days?

Chu Feng then asked another question.

Liang Yi shook his head. "No, it must have happened within the last three to five days. The Spirit Tomb Sect is a top-tier force in the Lijie Mountain. Although they don't have a Nirvana Realm cultivator in charge, they still have several Dao Integration Realm cultivators. Ordinary villains wouldn't dare to mess with them."

"So, there's a powerful force, even King and Marquis, stationed in Lijie Mountain?" Chu Feng countered.

Liang Yi shook his head. "No, the Heaven's Edge Sword Sect does have a Nirvana cultivator, but I've heard he's a pawn planted in Lijie Mountain by the Northern Abyss Holy Dynasty. After all, this small Lijie Mountain isn't enough to support a King and Marquis or marquis, and even if there were, the Great Sage wouldn't allow such a person to appear."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "So, you do know quite a bit about Lijie Mountain."

"To be honest, senior, I come from the Complete Perfection Sword Sect of Lijie Mountain, which is a sect with a reputation in Lijie Mountain."

Liang Yi was completely respectful, without the slightest arrogance, even though he was a prodigy of the Complete Perfection Sword Sect.

"I see."

Chu Feng didn't ask any further questions, "Then come find us again when the sun is high in the sky tomorrow."

"Good."

Although Liang Yi had questions in his mind, he didn't ask them aloud.

As night fell, Chu Feng, as usual, stayed up all night cultivating immortality.

Meanwhile, Cao Youqian and his group, who were hunting down the four great prodigies, followed Qiu Qianhen to a valley filled with miasma.

call...

A breeze blew by, and it was quite cool.

Following behind him, Han Ping subconsciously murmured, "Senior Brother, there's such a strong yin energy in this wind. Could this be the lair of the Heavenly Corpse Sect?"

Cao Youqian said with a smile, "We'll have an answer soon. It wasn't for nothing that we've been playing the long game."

Lin Mo, an outer disciple following in the middle of the group, showed a hint of shame on his face.

Three days ago, he had asked out of curiosity why Mr. Cao didn't just suppress Qiu Qianhen after catching up with him.

Mr. Cao's response at the time was that we should not only kill this guy, but also seize his opportunity.

The group concealed their presence and followed Qiu Qianhen in silence.

At this moment, Qiu Qianhen had no idea that he was being targeted. Right now, he had only one thought in his mind: to hide away and cultivate another holy corpse, even if the holy corpse couldn't defeat that Great Sage Qiankun.

But if I can destroy the Northern Wasteland Imperial Dynasty and that lowly servant's kingdom, then I can consider it my revenge.

As the group ventured deeper into the valley, the surrounding Yin energy grew increasingly intense, and two outer disciples were the first to succumb to this terrifying Yin energy.

Cao Youqian sensed the change in the two students and immediately released his aura to envelop them.

With his cultivation at the Dao Integration Realm, he naturally didn't need to worry about being discovered by a mere True Fate Realm.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qiu Qianhen finally stopped.

Cao Youqian then raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

Everyone looked in the direction where Qiu Qianhen was, and saw a huge tomb standing in the valley.

The yin energy that everyone sensed just now was emanating from this tomb.

"The Land of the Nine Yin Severed Veins."

When Cao Youqian was practicing his body cultivation, he read a lot of records about various forbidden zones.

The Land of the Nine Yin Severed Veins before us is an excellent place to raise corpses.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Qiu Qianhen take out a token from his storage ring and chant an incantation.

Soon after, the entire valley began to tremble.

The enormous tombstone slowly rose, revealing a pitch-black passage before Qiu Qianhen.

Yin energy, like a surging tide, kept overflowing from the passage.

Qiu Qianhen looked at the passage that was so close at hand, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. But for some reason, an ominous feeling kept lingering in his heart.

That's fine. As long as I can return to the sect, no one can do anything to me.

So Qiu Qianhen strode into the passage.

Upon seeing this, Cao Youqian waved his hand and led his fellow disciples and students away, disappearing from the spot and arriving in the passage.

Qiu Qianhen only felt a gust of wind, but he didn't think much of it. He simply activated the token, slowly closed the door, and continued walking down into the underground.

As Qiu Qianhen drew closer to his usual place of cultivation, the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.

This premonition had helped him escape countless deadly dangers in the past, and it was absolutely certain that it was true.

So Qiu Qianhen stopped in his tracks, turned around, and deliberately said, "Fellow Daoist, you've been following me all this way. Shouldn't you show yourself now?"

Upon hearing this, all the disciples of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute turned their gazes to Cao Youqian...