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Chapter 27: Linglong Ding

"Reporting to your majesty, he has entered Yuanqing." In the darkness, a man in white bowed his body and reported to the person sitting on the seat.

But the man seemed not to hear anything. He leaned his head back on the chair, tapping the armrest with one hand. His hand was skinny, and his skin was dark and dry. After a long time, he waved at the person sitting below.

"Yes! I understand!" The person sitting on the seat didn't say a word, but the man in white seemed to have received some orders. He clasped his fist and disappeared.

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The scenery on Qingwei Peak remains the same as before, with lush vegetation and gurgling streams. The rocks here are mostly round and without edges, unlike the rugged rocks of Congyun Peak, the main peak of Yuanqing.

Lingxiang's residence is located halfway up the Qingwei Peak. It is very different from the residences of other elders. It has neither carved beams and painted buildings nor flying eaves and corridors. It only has a few wooden houses and a small courtyard. It is surrounded by medicinal fields, which are distributed up and down like a ladder to heaven. There are ditches crisscrossing among them, and the water in the ditches flows continuously, all from a deep pool behind the house. A small waterfall on the pool flows down like silk.

This scenery is no different from the secluded places where people from other worlds live, except...

"Hmph! A bunch of old stubborn people!" Lingxiang slammed the table, "They put a bunch of dirty things but hid the treasure furnace tightly!" As she said this, she wanted to pour some tea to calm herself down, but she couldn't pour out even a drop of water, which made her feel even more depressed.

The spiritual treasure that Lingxiang took casually in Wuji Palace just now was not actually taken entirely to amuse Master Zhaoming, but more to find the spiritual treasure that she used to refine the life-extending elixir - Linglong Treasure Furnace.

It is said that this exquisite treasure furnace is of the same origin as the tripod furnace in the Tushita Palace. However, this furnace was not left in the Thirty-three Heavens of Separation and Sorrow, but was given to the Kuiwei clan. As time passed, and with the decline of the Kuiwei Jiang clan, the furnace disappeared.

This furnace has gone through a long time and has become spiritual. Only those who are of Kuiwei's bloodline and recognized by him can light the fire and make the elixir.

But nothing can resist the passage of time, including blood.

When the gods were conferred and immortals were established, Queen Jiang was murdered. The evil concubine was still not satisfied and wanted to kill her son. The two princes were saved by a powerful man and were temporarily spared. However, this made the evil concubine even more angry. She plotted to kill their mother's family as well to vent her hatred. Fortunately, Lord Jiang prepared for the rainy day and resettled some of the tribesmen in advance, so the Kuiwei bloodline was preserved.

This is why Lingxiang, who only has the foundation-building cultivation level, can refine top-grade elixirs. Firstly, it is related to her bloodline, and secondly, the Linglong Furnace resonates with her, surpassing the limit of her cultivation level.

When Lingxiang's mother was traveling in the mortal world, she passed by a grocery store by chance. She immediately had a sense of something and that’s how the lost spiritual treasure came to light.

It's not that she can't refine anything without the Linglong furnace. After all, she has ancient blood and has been recognized by the spirit of the Linglong furnace. It's just that with her foundation-building cultivation, it's difficult for her to obtain a top-grade product like the Life-Extending Pill.

Besides, the life-extending pill was originally created by the Mother of Lingxiang. She refined five pills back then but did not expect to create karma. Not only did it bring about her own death, but it also nearly caused the Yuanqing Sect to suffer a devastating disaster.

When Lingxiang refined two life-extending pills according to her mother's legacy, everyone in Yuanqing was shocked. Even the old ancestor who didn't care about worldly affairs was alarmed. No one had ever thought that a ten-year-old girl could be favored by the ancient spiritual treasure.

The ancestor was afraid that if this matter was spread out, it would surely cause another bloody storm, so he ordered Shangqing Zhenren to hide the exquisite treasure furnace in the mountains and not let Lingxiang know where it was. Lingxiang naturally refused to do so. She cried and made a scene, and even almost demolished the Xuanling Pavilion, but Shangqing Zhenren was not moved at all and let her go.

As for why Shangqing Zhenren was so resolute, he had personally experienced the purgatory disaster that year, and saw his fellow disciples and sisters die tragically under the clutches of the devil. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, he had to let Lingxiang down.

Today, the elders of Yuanqing Sect, even Fu Yin, Danyang, and Danzhu, who were still young at the time and went down the mountain to train together, all remember the disaster vividly - when they returned, they saw the new graves of their fellow disciples and uncles, the dilapidated houses left after the fight, and the remains of the spirit beasts in the mountains...

Lingxiang was only a child at the time of the catastrophe, so naturally she didn't understand these things. Later, seeing that Shangqing Zhenren would not fulfill her wish no matter what, she was furious and took the two life-extending pills down the mountain, and since then, You'ranju was established.

The elders didn't want her to be alone, but fortunately she was under their supervision, so they just let her do as she pleased.

"Lingxiang! Lingxiang!" I heard the voice before I heard the person, and I knew who it was without thinking too much.

"I am still at ease in the human world, what are you trying to do by summoning my spirit?" Lingxiang lay listlessly on the table, responding lazily.

"You've just returned to Xianyunju and you're already so indifferent to worldly affairs. It's a good thing that the head master appointed you as the peak master. If you don't want to, why don't you let me take over the position so that I can show off in front of my fellow brothers." Maidong rushed into the house, sat down without any hesitation, picked up the kettle and started to drink.

"You are the master of Qingwei Peak, but you don't even have a cup of water to quench your thirst. It's really shameful for the master to do this to you!"

Maidong and Lingxiang grew up together, have similar personalities, and are the same age, so they have always treated each other like sisters. Therefore, they have never cared about the issue of seniority in private.

"Look at what you said. I'm not like your master, who has many students and followers everywhere. Everything is in order." Lingxiang rolled her eyes and turned her head to order, "Go! Make a pot of Xiangtan for your Ninth Master, and serve her well. It's worth it that she has loved you all these years."

"Puff!" Mai Dong couldn't help but laugh when he saw Ling Xiang was so listless. "Since Ninth Master has loved me for so long, why don't you love me a little more and let your disciple serve his sister."

"How dare you speak such rude words in front of this peak master! Look, I will take out the sect rules today and teach you how to respect your teachers~" Lingxiang stood up and sang like a local opera actor, gesticulating with both hands as if she was going to hit Maidong, but suddenly stopped.

Oh no! I was busy with the affairs of the city lord's family these days, and suddenly there was a thief in Youran Residence. I forgot that I had an apprentice!

After being stunned for a moment, she slowly sat down again: Now it's all good, when Head Escort Du from Pingchuan Escort Agency delivers the items, I don't have to worry about moving them anymore.

Why do you take in disciples? Of course, to give them orders!
She had to think of a way to get Long Qi promoted smoothly, so that she could take him in as a legitimate servant as soon as possible. He would have no worries about serving her tea and water, cooking, and she could also have someone to take care of her spiritual plants. It would be a win-win situation. Very good! Very good!
But in just a moment, Lingxiang's mind was in a thousand turns. Seeing her cunning smile, Maidong knew that her unfortunate disciple must have been tricked again.

"A-choo!" Long Qi was riding with Liu Xia and the others when he sneezed unexpectedly - could it be that he left the window open when he went to bed last night and was blown by the wind?
(End of this chapter)