Xianxia :I live for ever in Cultivation World

A thought flashed through his mind. Without hesitation, He Song picked up the message talisman and activated it.

Suddenly, a thin sheet of paper appeared before He Song.

Picking up the paper, He Song quickly noticed a line of writing on it.

"Daoist He, Ping'er and Senior Sister have arrived at the Earth Sect. We do not know where you are. It has been a long time since we last met. Would you like to meet up for a drink?"

"Ping'er."

Glancing over the message, He Song initially thought something serious had happened. But after reading the words, he immediately relaxed.

However, soon after, a hint of confusion flickered in He Song's eyes.

Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang?

Hadn't they always been following True Person Clear Moon, almost never leaving her side?

The only time they weren't with her was when True Person Clear Moon returned to the sect to report the matter of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market to Sect Master True Lord Fa Xuan.

At other times, based on He Song's understanding, the three of them were inseparable.

How could they suddenly return to the sect now?

With his doubts lingering, a thin sheet of paper appeared in He Song's hand.

A wisp of spiritual energy surged from his fingertips, and soon, he inscribed a line of text onto the paper.

"I am currently in the courtyard of the outer disciples. Since Senior Sister has returned, I will wait for her arrival here in the courtyard."

"He Song."

Placing the inscribed paper into the message talisman, He Song closed it and then formed a hand seal.

Instantly, the message talisman emitted a flash of light.

When He Song reopened it to check, the paper inside had vanished.

After finishing everything, He Song put away the message talisman and quickly stepped out of his meditation room, entering his small courtyard to begin brewing tea and wait.

Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang had suddenly returned to the sect.

Since He Song had been in the sect all along, it was natural that he would need to receive them.

Meanwhile, outside the Earth Sect, several spirit vessels filled with cultivators were swiftly flying toward the sect's main gate under the control of several Foundation Establishment True Persons.

On one of the spirit vessels, Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang stood side by side.

As a flash of light appeared, Ping'er opened the message talisman and retrieved a thin sheet of paper.

After reading the content on the paper, a smile immediately spread across Ping'er's face.

"Senior Sister, Daoist He has not left the sect. He is currently waiting for us in his courtyard."

As Ping'er's voice rang out, a gentle look passed through Chu Shuangshuang's eyes, but soon after, a trace of worry appeared on her face.

This return to the sect wasn't their choice.

It was an order from their master, which could not be disobeyed.

Not only them, but all the outer and inner disciples of the Earth Sect who were outside the sect near Green Wall Immortal City had been summoned back by the elders.

This was also why there were several spirit vessels accompanying them.

Foundation Establishment cultivators usually traveled by transforming into beams of light.

They only used spirit vessels when carrying others or during long journeys.

At this moment, aboard these spirit vessels, many outer disciples who had been stationed outside the sect or had just recently left were filled with confusion.

Summoning all disciples near Green Wall Immortal City back to the Earth Sect—could something big be happening?

But recently, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Strange.

Thinking about this, Chu Shuangshuang frowned.

But seeing the joy on Ping'er's face, she gradually felt more at ease.

Seeing that the main gate was not far away, she finally responded.

"Come to think of it, it has been a long time since we last saw Daoist He at Green Wall Immortal City. I wonder how far his cultivation has progressed."

As she spoke, Chu Shuangshuang's gaze drifted toward the interior of the Earth Sect.

She wanted to see where He Song might be at that moment.

Unfortunately, the distance was too great. Even though she had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, she still couldn't see He Song's location from here.

"I'm not sure. The last time we saw him in Green Wall Immortal City, his cultivation was at the seventh level of Qi Condensation. By now, he's probably at the eighth level?"

Eight years ago, He Song had left the sect to distribute spirit rice and visit friends and relatives.

In Green Wall Immortal City, he had even given a generous gift to True Person Clear Moon, as well as Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang.

At that time, He Song's cultivation was at the seventh level of Qi Condensation, but he was close to advancing to the eighth level.

Now, eight years later, He Song's cultivation had successfully surpassed the eighth level and reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

However, Ping'er's impression of He Song still lingered at the seventh level.

Although eight years had passed, they hadn't met or discussed cultivation during that time, so naturally, she wouldn't assume He Song's cultivation had advanced too far.

"Let's go see Daoist He first."

The spirit vessel continued forward, and Chu Shuangshuang's words were lost in the wind.

In the outer disciple residence area, He Song sat in his courtyard, looking toward the distance.

He saw several spirit vessels flying toward the Earth Sect's main gate.

But due to the distance, he couldn't make out who was aboard those vessels.

However.

At the sight of the spirit vessels, He Song immediately recalled the message talisman Zhao Lin had sent him a few days earlier.

Several days ago, Zhao Lin had mentioned seeing several Foundation Establishment True Persons heading west.

Their destination seemed to be the Earth Sect's main gate.

Now.

The arrival of these spirit vessels made He Song instantly think of something.

"Could these spirit vessels belong to those Foundation Establishment True Persons returning to report their mission?"

Watching the spirit vessels land within the main gate, He Song pondered deeply, but without any news yet, he couldn't be certain.

He simply continued to quietly brew tea, waiting for Ping'er and the others to arrive.

A short while later.

A knock sounded at the door of He Song's courtyard.

Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang arrived together, bringing a bit of liveliness to He Song's otherwise quiet courtyard.

After inviting them into the courtyard and serving each a cup of fine tea, He Song heard Ping'er exclaim in surprise.

"It has been years since we last met, Daoist He... no, Senior Brother He! Your cultivation has already reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation!"

"Sister Ping'er greets Senior Brother He."

Just seated, Ping'er's eyes flashed with spiritual light as she noticed He Song's current cultivation level. She quickly stood up, bowed, and greeted him respectfully.

However, as she bowed, the joy on Ping'er's face made it seem as if she herself had broken through to the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

Seeing this, He Song was speechless.

He could only stand up and return the bow.

"Sister Ping'er, there's no need for such formalities. Let's follow the order of our entry into the sect."

Although they weren't close friends, they had known each other for a long time and shared some camaraderie.

He Song naturally wouldn't let Ping'er change her way of addressing him just because his cultivation had slightly surpassed hers.

It was better to stick to the order of their entry into the sect, so as not to give the impression of arrogance.

Such an impression would do him no good.

"Sister Ping'er, your words are mistaken. My cultivation has only just reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation. Calling you Senior Brother is only appropriate."

Seeing He Song hastily decline, Ping'er did not agree.

Instead, she seemed to have fallen in love with the title "Senior Brother." No matter what He Song said, she kept calling him "Senior Brother."

He Song tried to dissuade her a few times.

But realizing it was futile, he let her be.

This wasn't He Song being arrogant.

It was that his junior sister wouldn't allow it.

Seeing He Song tacitly accept the title, Ping'er beamed with joy, and the three began exchanging pleasantries.

During their conversation, He Song learned from them about the Earth Sect recalling its outer and inner disciples.

Combined with the information He Song had previously gathered, he immediately sensed something was amiss.

Previously.

Meng Guan had mentioned that the news of the Earth Sect's Immortal Market being attacked had spread far and wide, severely damaging the sect's reputation.

Moreover, months ago, he had said that news about the incident would soon be reported back.

Now, those Foundation Establishment True Persons returning to report the news had brought back all the Earth Sect's outer and inner disciples near Green Wall Immortal City.

The Earth Sect was a Golden Core sect.

Ten thousand years ago, it even had a Nascent Soul elder presiding over it.

With such absolute strength, how could the Earth Sect allow this kind of news to spread unchecked? And yet, it had spread everywhere.

Moreover.

If the reputation of a Golden Core sect was damaged and they didn't take action to suppress it, wouldn't anyone feel free to step on them?

After all, the Earth Sect currently had two Golden Core True Persons.

If this news continued to spread unchecked, everyone would think that the two Golden Core True Lords of the Earth Sect were cowards.

Even if someone attacked their home base, they wouldn't dare to retaliate.

In that case, the Earth Sect's reputation would suffer greatly.

In such a situation, if He Song were the sect leader of the Earth Sect, he wouldn't tolerate this.

Either uncover the mastermind behind this and execute them as an example, or cut off the channels spreading the news, ensuring other sects remained unaware.

Aside from that.

He Song couldn't think of any better solutions for now.

Since the news of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market being attacked by rogue cultivators had already spread widely, the best course of action would naturally be to uncover the mastermind and execute them!

Under what circumstances would the Earth Sect choose to recall disciples outside the sect?

Just thinking about it, He Song felt that something major was about to happen.

And it was the kind of event he had never anticipated.

Thoughts flashed through his mind as He Song exchanged pleasantries with Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang while glancing toward the main peak of the Earth Sect.

"It seems... something big is about to happen."

"Could they have uncovered which sect was behind this? Are they planning to wage war against that faction?"

"Or is there some other hidden agenda?"

Memories of Meng Guan's carefully chosen words flashed through He Song's mind, and he wasn't entirely sure if his thoughts were correct.

But soon, He Song focused on entertaining Ping'er and Chu Shuangshuang, putting the matter aside.

After all, he was currently in the safest part of the Earth Sect's territory.

Even if a Golden Core True Person attacked, He Song wouldn't panic.

In such a situation, why think so much?

In a few days, when the news came out, he would naturally learn about the developments.

Since that was the case.

Waiting for the news was enough.

Why make baseless guesses at this moment?

(End of Chapter)

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