Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Back in his room, after resting for a short while, Zhang Yuanjing instructed the disciples of the Skyscraper Cave who were waiting outside to summon Min Huiye for a conversation.

"I heard from Fellow Daoist Wu earlier that your master also went to Sixpeak Immortal City?" Zhang Yuanjing asked directly.

"Indeed, my master departed for the Immortal City seven years ago, but there has been no news since, and I don't know how he is faring! Senior, when you arrive at the Immortal City in the future, please take care of him."

Min Huiye had been wanting to talk about this matter all along, but he had no opportunity. Now, hearing Zhang Yuanjing bring it up proactively, he happily seized the chance. "My master's surname is Hu, his given name is Tingfeng, and he went with Daoist Songming of Golden Light Cave. They are close friends, and they should still be traveling together in the Immortal City."

"Oh, your master has a companion, then he should be safe." Zhang Yuanjing was slightly taken aback, then changed his mind and asked, "How many Great Perfection cultivators went from the Three Mountains and Seven Caves?"

"From the Three Mountains, there was only one, from Mount Langya. From the Seven Caves, besides my master, there was also Yun Zhongyan, the Heavenly Pivot Sword of Seven Stars Cave. Daoist Songming is only at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. In addition, there is also a solitary rogue cultivator named Cen Xue, a female cultivator, who is also at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. In total, there are three Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators and two Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators," Min Huiye said without hesitation, recounting the situation of each person.

"Including your master, are these fellow Daoists very familiar with the road to the Immortal City? Do they have maps or anything to rely on?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

"These seniors have definitely been to the Immortal City, but it's hard to say if they are very familiar with it. After all, the journey to the Immortal City is very long, and Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot travel back and forth frequently. For example, my master has only been to Sixpeak Immortal City twice in the past," Min Huiye paused slightly, then continued, "The cultivators of the Three Mountains and Seven Caves all consult maps when going to the Immortal City, usually using maps drawn by Huishan or Langshan."

"Oh, which map did Fellow Daoist Min use when you went to the Immortal City back then?"

"I used the Huishan map."

"Was it easy to use?"

"The Huishan map is considered quite detailed, but after all, the region is vast, and the cultivation forces along the way often change, so on specific routes, travelers often need to explore for themselves. Especially in some dangerous places, the threat is different for cultivators of different strengths. Some can directly pass through, while others can only detour. This detour will naturally lead to major differences in the route. However, Huishan and Langshan often revise and supplement their maps," Min Huiye considered for a long time before slowly speaking.

"Do you have the latest Huishan map in your possession?"

"Not yet. If Senior needs it, I will go to Huishan to purchase one."

"Do they sell them publicly?"

"Huishan and Langshan both cherish these maps extremely. Not to mention selling them, they generally don't easily show them to others," Min Huiye shook his head, revealing a helpless expression.

"Why is that? It's just a map, it shouldn't be that important," Zhang Yuanjing asked curiously.

"Have you heard of Cartography Technique?"

"Cartography Technique? I've heard of it, a secret technique specifically used to draw maps." Zhang Yuanjing was stunned upon hearing this, somewhat puzzled. Almost every Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Profound Heaven Sect knew about Cartography Technique.

"Among the Three Mountains and Seven Caves, only Huishan and Langshan have the inheritance of Cartography Technique, so only they can produce usable maps. Although I have been to the Immortal City once, I can still find the old road by memory, but if you ask me to draw a map, I can only stare blankly," Min Huiye said with a self-deprecating smile.

"If we cultivators want to improve our cultivation, we must exchange for resources. Sixpeak Immortal City is naturally an important trading hub, and any Foundation Establishment cultivator must go there several times. Huishan and Langshan strictly control the maps in order to restrict the development of the various factions, and they are not easily sold to outsiders. The other One Mountain and Seven Caves often have to pay a high price to exchange for maps, and the maps they sell are also subject to restrictions to prevent copying."

"I see!" Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a long time after hearing this, then said to Min Huiye, "Don't rush to purchase a map from Huishan. There is another matter that I need you to do. Since you have been to the Immortal City and have an old Huishan map, you might as well draw a picture based on your memory, marking the route you took. Draw it as it is, don't worry about it, I'll just use it for reference."

"Since Senior has instructed, I will go back and think about it, draw a picture first, then have my two martial uncles revise it before presenting it to Senior. What do you think?" Min Huiye said with a troubled expression.

"That would be even better! Fellow Daoist, don't worry, draw it as it is."

Zhang Yuanjing had learned Cartography Technique and knew that map errors were often off by a hair's breadth, leading to a thousand miles of error, so he did not dare to completely trust the Huishan or Langshan maps. Instead, he was determined to collect multiple maps and compare them with each other.

Two hours later, Min Huiye came to report that Daoist Wufeng, the person in charge of the Huishan Dojo, had sent someone to invite Zhang Yuanjing to a banquet at Huiyun Tower to fulfill their duty as hosts. Zhang Yuanjing was just thinking of contacting him to exchange for a map, so he agreed and went with the person who came.

Huiyun Tower was located in the center of the market, a five-story pavilion that stood out among the buildings and was the most eye-catching.

At the entrance, a green-robed Daoist came out of the hall to greet him. This person was about fifty years old, very tall, over seven feet, with a square face and a high nose, very dignified, and his cultivation was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He clasped his fist at Zhang Yuanjing and said, "Poor Daoist Wufeng, welcome Fellow Daoist Zhang! Please!"

Zhang Yuanjing made a bow and said politely, "Nice to meet you! Poor Daoist Zhang Jing, greetings to Fellow Daoist Wufeng. Sorry to disturb you, please forgive me!"

Daoist Wufeng smiled softly, "Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivators are rare at this time. It is an honor for my Huiyun Tower that you can come here! Please come upstairs to talk."

The two went straight to the third floor, first entering a hall, then two young Daoists came over and led them into a private room in the center. There was only a small square table in the room, with fruits, wine, and dishes laid out on it.

The two sat down as host and guest, and Daoist Wufeng first introduced the wine and dishes on the table, using this to talk about some allusions and encourage Zhang Yuanjing to taste them. Then he began to talk about interesting things from all over the world, but without mentioning the Three Mountains and Seven Caves at all. Zhang Yuanjing let him ramble on, listening mainly, occasionally following his topic and talking about his experiences since he had been practicing in seclusion in Mount Meng, and he was not afraid of him discovering anything.

After three rounds of wine, the two were considered familiar with each other. Daoist Wufeng then asked about Zhang Yuanjing's origins: "Where did Fellow Daoist Zhang come from? I believe I know all the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivators within a million miles of here, but I have never seen you before."

"Hehe, the place where I practice is relatively far from here, it should be more than a million miles to the east," Zhang Yuanjing replied rather casually.

"More than a million miles to the east? That seems to be the territory of the Qianyang Sect or the Crimson Blood Valley?" Daoist Wufeng asked.

"That's right, it is indeed close to these two sects. However, I have nothing to do with them, I'm just a rogue cultivator with no prospects," Zhang Yuanjing said self-deprecatingly.

"Fellow Daoist is being humble. It is not easy to cultivate to Great Perfection Foundation Establishment from the background of a rogue cultivator. Fellow Daoist must have extraordinary talent, luck, or techniques and inheritance!" Daoist Wufeng said with an admiring expression.

"What extraordinary talent or inheritance is there? Good luck is true. I have relied on luck to get to where I am today. However, now, my good luck has run out, and I can't get through the current hurdle," Zhang Yuanjing sighed quietly, looking melancholy.

"Fellow Daoist came from east to west, crossing more than a million miles. Did you hear about the Profound Yin Cave and go to Sixpeak Immortal City to seek opportunities?" Daoist Wufeng asked.

"That's right, I'm going to Sixpeak Immortal City! However, I don't know if I can still make it!" Zhang Yuanjing still looked worried.

"Oh, have you obtained the Profound Yin Token issued by the Star Moon Gate?"

"Not yet! I heard that the Star Moon Gate is going to recruit another twenty Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivators from outside the five sects. Is this true?" Zhang Yuanjing stared at Daoist Wufeng, asking very seriously.

Daoist Wufeng nodded and said, "That's right, but that was ten years ago. It's hard to say whether these twenty places are still vacant now."

"Alas, that's why I said my good luck has run out. It would have been great if the Star Moon Gate had recruited a few years later!" Zhang Yuanjing raised the wine glass in his hand, gestured to Daoist Wufeng opposite him, and then drank it in one gulp.

"Then are you still going to Sixpeak Immortal City?" Daoist Wufeng asked seemingly casually.

"Yes, of course I'm going. What if there are still places?" Zhang Yuanjing said firmly.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist has a firm Dao heart, but it seems that going to Sixpeak Immortal City is still very dangerous!" Daoist Wufeng said mysteriously.

"Oh, what's the danger?" Zhang Yuanjing asked in surprise.

"Some people believe that all the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivators going to Sixpeak Immortal City have Profound Yin Tokens, so they ambush and kill them on the way." Daoist Wufeng stared at Zhang Yuanjing's face and said slowly.

"Oh, who?" Zhang Yuanjing showed a nervous expression.

"Naturally, those who need the Profound Yin Token!"

"Great Perfection Foundation Establishment?"

"That's right. Or it may be late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators with strong strength."

Zhang Yuanjing breathed a sigh of relief: "If it's Foundation Establishment cultivators, I believe I can handle them."

Daoist Wufeng laughed dryly: "Since Fellow Daoist has this confidence, then it's fine. I was just being nosy."

Zhang Yuanjing quickly stood up and respectfully bowed, saying solemnly, "It's not being nosy, your reminder can be said to be worth a thousand gold. I thank you here first! Moreover, I have one more thing to ask you, that is, do you sell maps to Sixpeak Immortal City in your building?"

Daoist Wufeng returned a salute, motioned for Zhang Yuanjing to sit down, and then slowly said, "We do have maps, they are all accumulated by our predecessors, and we generally do not sell them to outsiders. Of course, if Fellow Daoist needs it, I can give you one."

A look of surprise flashed in Zhang Yuanjing's eyes, then he got up and expressed his thanks: "Then I thank you very much."

Daoist Wufeng waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't have to be polite. There are only two routes from here to Sixpeak Immortal City, one is the northern route and the other is the southern route. In the middle is the Dragon Mountain Marsh and the Yu Mountain Marsh, which are full of monsters. The so-called southern and northern routes are also where there are many fellow practitioners, or some small forces, or rogue cultivators gathered, who can ask for directions and avoid dangerous places, making it safer. As for the specific route, there are dozens or hundreds of them, and everyone takes a slightly different path. The map of my Huishan Dojo is drawn on the southern route, and there are five specific routes. You can choose one yourself."

After saying that, he took out a jade slip from his storage bag and handed it to Zhang Yuanjing. "Because it is not easy to draw a map, there is a restriction on this map, so it cannot be copied. Please don't mind!"

"That's the right thing to do, I understand! Thank you for the map!" Zhang Yuanjing took the jade slip and thanked him repeatedly.

Daoist Wufeng smiled and said, "After the market opens, please be sure to come and support us. If you have any good things you don't need, sell them to my Huiyun Tower, the price is absolutely fair."

Zhang Yuanjing naturally agreed, chatted with him for another quarter of an hour, and then bid farewell and left.

Back at Skyscraper Pavilion, just as he was about to return to his room to study the map given by Daoist Wufeng, Min Huiye came again. He took out a jade slip and offered it with both hands: "Senior, this is the map I drew. Martial Uncle Wu and Martial Uncle Deng have made revisions, but it is quite rough, please don't mind."

Seeing that he had drawn the map so quickly, Zhang Yuanjing was also a little surprised, and immediately smiled: "It's hard for you to make it so quickly, thank you for your hard work! I remember that your technique is water-attributed, this flying sword is a reward for you, please accept it!"

As he spoke, he touched his storage bag and took out a low-grade water-attributed spiritual weapon from it. It was a flying sword obtained from Spiritual Sword Master, and its quality and power were quite good.

When Min Huiye saw this sword, he immediately showed a look of joy. When he was about to take it, he remembered that he still owed this senior the grace of saving his life and the gift of two golden pomfret crabs. How could he take a reward for just a rough map! Wouldn't that be shameless!

So he firmly refused, forcibly cutting off his reluctant gaze and turning away. "If Senior has nothing else, I will leave first!"

Seeing that he was very determined to refuse, Zhang Yuanjing thought for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist Min, there is one thing I need you to help me with."

"Senior, just tell me!"

"After the market opens, please go to the friendly forces among the Three Mountains and Seven Caves and ask them to draw a map to Sixpeak Immortal City. It doesn't matter if it's simple, just have a general route. Is that convenient?"

Min Huiye immediately replied: "If it is a friendly force, there will definitely be no problem. Please wait a few days, Senior, I will definitely get the map."

After Min Huiye left, he took out the two maps and compared them. Both of them took the southern route, but they were completely different in accuracy. The one given by Daoist Wufeng was closer to the south, with five specific routes, all of which were relatively detailed, and the cultivation forces and dangerous areas along the way were also marked. Min Huiye's map was closer to the north, but only some important locations were marked, the route was rough, and there were many unknowns. He couldn't help shaking his head, thinking that he could only find a few more maps and compare them again.