Judging from the expression on Ouyang Xue's face, this task is obviously not easy.
The team was led by two Nascent Soul cultivators, probably to escort something important.
"Senior Ouyang, what exactly are we going to do?"
Han Debiao asked. Since Ouyang Xue had spoken, he naturally had no right to refuse. He knew what to do and could make some preparations in advance.
"I'm Ouyang Sheng. We have to escort a batch of goods to a large market. The journey is long, so we have mobilized more people. In addition to you, there are more than ten Jindan cultivators. As long as you are careful, there will be no danger."
The old man in the golden robe spoke slowly, his voice heavy. Obviously, this task was not as easy as he said.
"Yes, when do we leave?"
Han Debiao continued to ask.
"We'll leave the day after tomorrow. Make good preparations and meet here on time the day after tomorrow."
Ouyang Sheng ordered in a tone that left no room for doubt.
Han Debiao and Liang Youshan agreed immediately. Three days was enough time for them to prepare properly.
Ouyang Sheng gave them a few instructions and asked them to leave.
"Uncle Nine, Aunt Ten, what do you think of these two people? Are there any problems?"
Ouyang Xue asked. She had not assigned any tasks to Han Debiao and Liang Youshan in these years. She was mainly observing them. Their origins were a bit mysterious.
The Ouyang family has many enemies. There was once a spy who had been undercover in the Ouyang family for many years. When he was discovered, he had already caused heavy losses to the Ouyang family.
"There is no problem at the moment. This time I am going to Wanlingfang City to do some work, and I will inspect them. If they are useful talents, I can increase my training efforts. Didn't you send someone to find out their background?"
Ouyang Sheng asked doubtfully.
Ouyang Xue nodded and said, "I sent a lot of people to investigate their situation. The strange thing is that they seemed to appear in this area out of thin air. They just happened to meet Chen Ming, not to appear there on purpose."
"They are just two Jindan cultivators. If you can use them, use them. If you can't, don't use them. Our Ouyang family doesn't lack two Jindan cultivators. By the way, Xue'er, you have already reached the Jindan Great Perfection. You can try to impact the Yuanying stage. Maybe you can catch up with the Ten Thousand Spirits Conference."
The old woman in green robe gave instructions with a loving look on her face.
"Yes, Tenth Aunt, I also plan to retreat to the Nascent Soul stage. I should be able to catch up with the Ten Thousand Spirits Conference, which will not be held for another sixty years."
Ouyang Xue agreed, with a hint of longing in her beautiful eyes.
Judging from their words, the All Souls Assembly seemed to be a very important celebration.
Han Debiao and Liang Youshan were strolling on the street. They had only a few spirit stones left. This was their first time to carry out a mission, so they still needed to make more preparations.
After a cup of tea, they appeared in a five-story green pavilion.
Qianfu Pavilion is a shop that specializes in selling talismans. Han Debiao had already reserved a set of third-level talismans in case of emergency.
A set of talismans is quite precious. If used properly, it can save one's life at a critical moment. They can only be booked in advance. Han Debiao naturally would not cram at the last minute.
Han Debiao and Liang Youshan walked in and went straight to the fifth floor.
The fifth floor is decorated in a classical style, with many landscape paintings hanging on the walls.
A graceful young woman in a purple dress was flipping through a thick account book. When she saw Han Debiao and Liang Youshan, she put the account book down, stood up, and said with a smile, "Friend Han, we haven't seen each other for a while."
"Shopkeeper Su, we are here to pick up the goods."
As Han Debiao spoke, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to the young woman in purple skirt.
The young woman in purple skirt took the receipt, took out a green magic plate that was shining with spiritual light, gestured for a while, nodded, and said, "Friend Han, please wait a moment. I will send someone to deliver the goods."
Han Debiao nodded and waited quietly.
After a while, there was a slight sound of footsteps, followed by a delighted male voice: "Fairy Liang, Fellow Daoist Han, long time no see."
Liang Youshan frowned when she heard the voice.
Han Debiao turned his head and saw Wan Yunshan coming towards him.
After they joined the Ouyang family, Wan Yunshan became more restrained, but he was still quite enthusiastic towards Liang Youshan.
"Friend Wan, long time no see."
Han Debiao said politely in a flat tone, looking like he didn't want to say more to Wan Yunshan.
At this moment, a servant in green clothes came up quickly, holding an exquisite green jade box in his hand. He handed the green jade box to the young woman in purple skirt and left.
The young woman in purple skirt handed the jade box to Han Debiao. Han Debiao opened the jade box, and a dazzling green light swept out. There were five green talismans in total. Each green talisman was a third-level talisman, and the surface was covered with green runes as big as rice grains. They were mysterious and difficult to understand, and emitted a strong fluctuation of wood spiritual energy.
"The Changchun Jiayuan Talisman, the defensive power of this set of talismans is a bit weak, the Qianguang Weiling Talisman has a better defensive effect."
Wan Yunshan commented.
Han Debiao ignored Wan Yunshan and handed the green jade box to Liang Youshan. Liang Youshan smiled knowingly, took it, and the two left together.
After they left, Wan Yunshan asked, "Shopkeeper Su, when did Fellow Daoist Han reserve the Changchun Jiayuan Talisman? I want to reserve one, too."
The young woman in the purple skirt chuckled, shook her head and said, "If Fellow Daoist Wan wants to order the Changchun Jiayuan Talisman, he can do it faster and get it in five years! As for when Fellow Daoist Han will place an order, this is the customer's privacy and we cannot disclose it."
Wan Yunshan nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face.
After returning to their residence, Han Debiao and Liang Youshan went back to their rooms to rest. They lived in a small courtyard and did not share the same room.
Han Debiao sat on a green cushion, took out a red gourd, and said to himself with a look of nostalgia on his face: "I don't know how the clan leader and Changming are doing. When I advance to the Nascent Soul stage, I will definitely find a way to go back."
He has been in Zhongtian Continent for nearly fifty years. After so many years, he still has no idea about the situation within his clan.
He put away the red gourd and sat in meditation to relax his mind.
Two days passed quickly.
Han Debiao and Liang Youshan arrived at Ouyang Xue's residence early, but Ouyang Xue was not there.
Ouyang Sheng and the old woman in green robe were not present. More than ten Jindan cultivators were standing in line.
The one with the highest cultivation level was a big man in a golden shirt with his left arm hanging in the air. He was carrying a long sword on his back. He had reached the great perfection of the Jindan stage and had a murderous look on his face. The one with the lowest cultivation level was a tall and thin young man in a green shirt with three bulging leather bags tied around his waist. The bags seemed to contain living things that fluttered from time to time. This man had reached the middle stage of the Jindan stage.
Han Debiao knew these people, they were all servants of the Ouyang family. The big man in golden shirt was called Zhang Yang, and the young man in green shirt was called Sun Tao. They had joined the Ouyang family for more than a hundred years. Especially Zhang Yang, whose ancestors for three generations had worked for the Ouyang family and were highly valued by the Ouyang family.
"Friend Han, Fairy Liang, you are here."
Zhang Yang greeted him with a smile.
The other cultivators greeted Han Debiao and Liang Youshan one after another. Their strength was not weak and the other cultivators did not dare to underestimate them.
After a while, Ouyang Sheng and the old woman in green robe appeared in front of the cultivators. Four Jindan cultivators, three men and one woman, followed behind them. Judging from their clothes, they were obviously members of the Ouyang family.
This is also normal. It is impossible for the Ouyang family not to bring their own children to gain experience. After all, a sacrifice is a sacrifice, and their own people are more reliable.
"This subordinate greets Senior Ouyang."
Zhang Yang and others bowed and spoke in unison.
Ouyang Sheng waved his hand and said, "This mission will take a long time. Everyone must obey our orders. Those who violate the orders will be severely punished. If you make great contributions, it will not be a problem to form a spirit creature."
"Yes, Senior Ouyang."
All the monks agreed in unison. Most of them looked excited. For them, forming a spiritual object to form an infant was their dream.
Ouyang Sheng shook his wide sleeves suddenly, and a golden light flew out, revealing a golden flying boat shining brightly. He cast a spell, and the golden flying boat suddenly shone brightly and grew in size.
Runes flashed on the surface of the golden flying boat, and its spiritual energy was astonishing. It was obviously a spiritual treasure.
"Flying Spirit Treasure!"
The monks were stunned at first, their faces filled with envy.
Han Debiao frowned slightly. Ouyang Sheng used the flying magic treasure to hurry on his way, but it seemed that the journey was too long and he couldn't use the teleportation array to reach his destination.
Ouyang Sheng and other cultivators of the Ouyang family flew onto the golden flying boat one after another, and Zhang Yang and others followed.
"Walk."
Ouyang Sheng pinched his fingers and the golden flying boat glowed brightly, flying out of Yinquan Valley.
After flying a hundred miles out of the Silver Spring Valley, it then flew high into the sky. Not long after, it disappeared into the sky, as if it had never appeared.
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Qingha Islands, Qingha City.
Sun Ming and Wang Ning stood outside Qingyun Valley. They had already entered the foundation-building stage, and all this depended on Han Changming.
Han Changming's alchemy skills were quite high, and he was respected by many alchemists. Because they loved him, Sun Ming and Wang Ning worked for Han Changming and had Han Changming's labels on them. Many low-level cultivators rushed to make friends with them.
"Fairy Wang, you are not mistaken! If you disturb the shopkeeper's practice, it will be troublesome."
Sun Ming asked nervously, because Han Changming completely changed his destiny and benefited his whole family.
Now the whole family depends on him for their livelihood and hopes that he can make a name for himself.
"It can't be wrong. I have checked many books myself. It will definitely be a great achievement if I present this thing to the shopkeeper. I am just afraid of disturbing the shopkeeper's practice. How about we wait here for a while?"
Wang Ning looked nervous. She was ordered to collect rare treasures. Not long ago, she bought a strange ore at an underground auction. It was very likely some kind of strange stone. She asked Sun Ming to report to Han Changming together, for she was worried that she had made a mistake.
At this moment, a beam of light flew over from a distance. It was Mu Qianqian.
She hadn't seen Han Changming for more than 40 years and wanted to come and visit him.
"Junior greets Senior Mu."
Sun Ming and Wang Ning saluted quickly with respectful expressions.
Mu Qianqian waved her hand and asked, "Has Fellow Daoist Han not come out of retreat yet?"
"We dare not disturb the shopkeeper's practice. Senior Mu, are you here to see the shopkeeper?"
Sun Ming asked curiously.
Over the years, many people have asked him about Han Changming's situation, but Sun Ming didn't dare to say anything.
Mu Qianqian nodded, took out a sound transmission talisman, whispered a few words, and threw it into Qingyun Valley.
A cup of tea passed, and there was no change in Qingyun Valley. Thick fog covered the entire valley.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Han is not convenient. Forget it. I will come to see him next time!"
Mu Qianqian sighed lightly and leaped into the sky.
At this moment, countless spiritual lights suddenly emerged from the void, colorful and gorgeous, and the spiritual energy within a hundred miles radius gathered towards this place.
Mu Qianqian's body swayed from side to side and she almost fell from mid-air. A shocked expression appeared on her face.
Sun Ming and Wang Ning looked at each other in surprise; the scene before them was beyond their understanding.
A huge vortex of spiritual energy appeared in the sky above Qingyun Valley. At first, the vortex was only a dozen feet in size, but it rolled violently and soon grew to several hundred feet in size.
"The vision of forming a baby!"
Mu Qianqian said in surprise, looking solemn.
"The phenomenon of forming a baby?"
Sun Ming and Wang Ning were stunned, but soon they reacted with excited expressions.
If Han Changming advances to the Nascent Soul stage and has a higher status, and they can hold on to this big and thick leg, their development prospects will be better.
"All outsiders must leave Qingyun Valley immediately and are not allowed to approach Qingyun Valley within a hundred miles. Violators will be severely punished."
A majestic male voice suddenly sounded.
Just as he finished speaking, a golden light came from the distant sky and stopped high in the sky.
The escaping light faded, revealing an old man in a golden robe with a thin face. The old man in the golden robe was a little hunchbacked, and his eyes were shining. It was obvious that he was a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Senior Zhao!"
Mu Qianqian bowed and left quickly.
Sun Ming and Wang Ning did not dare to stay any longer and left the place quickly so as not to affect Han Changming's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.
It is permitted to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the market town. The market town management office will close most of the restrictions and allow cultivators to reach the Nascent Soul stage on their own. At the same time, people will be sent to protect the cultivators from interference. However, a "law protection" fee must be paid afterwards, which is a clear regulation.
If one advances to the Nascent Soul stage, this "guardianship" fee is nothing. If one fails, one will have to repay the debt. Even so, many Jindan stage casual cultivators will still try to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the market town. The risk of trying to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the wilderness is too high.
Simply put, money makes the world go round.
With Qingyun Valley as the center, colorful spiritual lights were floating in the sky within a radius of hundreds of miles. These spiritual lights were pure five elements of spiritual energy. There were constant roars, raging winds, and rolling black clouds.
Qingyun Valley, a loft with carved railings and jade walls.
Han Changming sat cross-legged on a cushion with his eyes closed. In front of him were two porcelain bottles and two jade boxes. In the corner was an exquisite purple incense burner with a burning sandalwood stick in it. The air was filled with a special fragrance.
After a while, Han Changming suddenly opened his eyes, and he looked a little nervous.
Whether you can advance to the Nascent Soul stage depends on this one move.
Han Changming pinched his fingers and the spiritual energy vortex above Qingyun Valley rolled violently and slowly fell towards Qingyun Valley.
Han Changming's whole body was submerged in the dazzling five-colored spiritual light, and his body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. The whole person was like a huge meat ball, and the huge spiritual energy seemed to be about to break through his body.
In his dantian, a red-yellow inner elixir was spinning rapidly, and dense spiritual energy poured into the inner elixir.
Han Changming's inner elixir was wrapped in a miniature vortex of spiritual energy, spinning rapidly, and the size of the inner elixir slowly increased.
Time passed little by little, Han Changming clenched his teeth, sweating profusely, his body sometimes expanding and sometimes contracting.