A moment later, Lin Yi caught up with a burly man with a flushed face. This man wore light green armor and had a long sword at his waist, looking like a fallen but legendary warrior. As he walked, a fluctuation of fire-elemental magic emanated from his body.
Lin Yi was very familiar with this fluctuation; he had just personally experienced it not long ago. It was the Qianyan True Fire, one of the seven innate true fires.
"Fellow Daoist ahead, please wait a moment," Lin Yi called out.
Upon hearing this, the burly, red-faced man stopped in his tracks, turned around, and frowned as he looked at Lin Yi.
"I've been traveling and have come here. May I ask what place this is?" Lin Yi asked with a smile.
As the saying goes, you can't hit someone who's smiling.
Although the red-faced giant who was stopped by Lin Yi looked displeased, he still replied in a muffled voice, "This is Silver Moon City under the rule of the Jade Pear Dynasty. What are you doing in the north, Taoist priest, instead of staying in the Central Plains?"
To the north lies the territory of the Divine Sect and the Demonic Sect.
The Divine Sect and Demonic Cult are one of the four major schools in the Seven Phoenix Realms, alongside the Profound Sect and the Taoist School. This sect aims to acquire the power of ancient gods and demons, reveres nature, and acts arbitrarily and without restraint, regardless of good or evil.
These thoughts flashed through Lin Yi's mind, and he said, "Naturally, I've come to seek the path to immortality."
The red-faced giant snorted and said, "The Jade Pear Great Demon Kingdom has been established for seven or eight hundred years, covering an area of over ten thousand li, with a population of seven or eight hundred thousand. Yet only the king has cultivated the immortal body of a god and demon, and enjoyed longevity. You, Taoist, have quite the big mouth."
"However, as long as one cultivates the true teachings of my Demonic Sect to the fifth level, one can obtain a lifespan of ten thousand years. Immortality is hard to come by, but longevity is somewhat possible. I won't say any more to you; I still need to go to Master Yue to ask for elixirs."
After saying this, the burly man with the red face ignored Lin Yi and strode forward.
"Fellow Daoist, don't worry. I have a little gadget here that can help you." Lin Yi said, taking out two spirit talismans and activating them with his true energy.
The burly, red-faced man did not refuse Lin Yi's kindness. After the talisman was activated, he immediately felt the wind beneath his feet and covered several meters in a single step without any effort.
"You're quite skilled, Taoist priest," the red-faced man praised.
Lin Yi smiled slightly and said, "It's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning."
As they walked and talked, Lin Yi gradually learned more about the Jade Pear Demon Kingdom.
The Jade Pear Dynasty was founded by an elder of the Southern Sect of the Divine Sect and the Demonic Sect. This elder's Taoist name was Jade Pear, hence the kingdom took her Taoist name as its name.
This elder is a woman. After establishing the Jade Pear Great Demon Kingdom, she selects three thousand beautiful women and three thousand handsome men every year and releases a batch after three years. Therefore, the harem always has tens of thousands of people, and it is gradually becoming larger.
The Jade Pear Daoist was generous in passing on his skills to these handsome men and beautiful women in the harem. Each of them, when released from the palace, would have some skills or even be taught the true teachings of the Southern Demonic Sect.
The red-faced giant wanted to visit Master Yue, who was someone released from the harem of Daoist Yuli.
This person is useless; he has only learned the skill of alchemy and knows only one type of pill: the Pure Blood Pill.
This elixir comes in thirty-six varieties, each capable of purifying the bloodlines required by the thirty-six true teachings of the Divine Sect and the Demonic Sect. However, its efficacy is not particularly remarkable; it is quite effective for those below the third or fourth level of Qi Refining.
However, this skill alone is enough for Master Yue to enjoy.
Many who have received the true teachings of the Demonic Sect desperately seek a few Pure Blood Pills in order to break through to the fifth level of the true teachings and gain a lifespan of ten thousand years. The red-faced giant was one of them.
After learning the general situation, Lin Yi was still very interested in the true teachings of the Southern Sect of the Demonic Cult in the hands of Daoist Yuli.
Because the seven true teachings of the Southern Sect of the Demonic Path cultivate the seven innate true flames.
If these seven true teachings can be combined, it will become one of the top ten divine magic techniques of the Divine Sect and Demonic Sect, the Crimson Emperor's Heart Method.
Putting aside the "Crimson Emperor's Heart Method" for now, Lin Yi's cultivation of the Nine Revolutions of Jade Liquid requires the assistance of the seven innate true fires.
This is also a very important reason why he chose to travel to the Immortal Gourd World.
Just as Lin Yi was pondering how to obtain the true teachings of the Demonic Sect for cultivating "Qianyan True Fire" from the red-faced giant.
A large garden, nestled against the mountain and beside the water, appeared not far ahead.
As you approach, two large characters on the plaque hanging above the gate come into view: "Yue Mansion".
On either side of the gate stood several well-dressed and spirited servants.
As Lin Yi and his companion approached the door, the burly, red-faced man stepped forward, produced a visiting card, and said, "I am from Gaoyang, Linghe City. I have long admired Master Su's name and have come to pay my respects today. Please announce my arrival."
Upon hearing this, the servants, who had been indifferent, all put on smiles. One servant stepped forward, took the visiting card from the red-faced man with both hands, and said respectfully, "So it is General Gao Yang. Please wait a moment while I go and inform him."
"Go ahead," Gao Yang said calmly.
Lin Yi, standing to the side, blinked. He hadn't expected that his casual shout of "Fellow Daoist, please wait" on the road would lead him to someone who seemed to have quite a reputation in the Jade Pear Great Demon Kingdom and was not a simple character.
Before long, a handsome young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old came out to greet them and said loudly, "General Gao, your presence is an honor to my humble abode. Please come in quickly."
"Master Yue, you're too kind," Gao Yang said.
Lin Yi glanced at him and realized that this Master Yue was at most at the second level of Qi Refining, which would be equivalent to a first-level cultivator in the Great Xia World.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Master Yue, Gao Yang looked at Lin Yi beside him and asked, "May I ask who this Taoist priest is...?"
"I am Lin Yi, a wandering Taoist. I heard of Master Yue's name and came here to pay my respects." As Lin Yi spoke, a faint fluctuation of fire-type magic power was released and then withdrawn.
“You’ve come from afar, please come in,” Master Yue said.
After entering a large hall, the two sides took their seats as host and guest.
Gao Yang reached into the animal skin pouch at his waist with his right hand and took out a piece of pure white bone that shimmered with a faint golden light. He said, "This is the Fire Raven Wing Bone that Master Yue needs. Please take a look."
Master Yue immediately stood up from his chair, hurriedly stepped forward, reached out and stroked the bones, feeling the abundant solar fire energy within them, his face filled with joy.
"General Gao, please wait a moment." Master Yue said, and then quickly walked towards the back hall.
A moment later, he came out carrying a jade bottle, saying as he walked, "This is the elixir that General Gao needs."
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