Chapter 790

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Not long after, as Zhao Ziyue returned home to accompany his mother, the familiar faces around him left one by one, and the vast Dongting Immortal Sect actually gave Xu Zhangqing a sense of strangeness.

Now, only Fifth Senior Sister Mu Ning remained to accompany him.

She had no choice; unless absolutely necessary, she could not leave Qingmu Peak.

Xu Zhangqing knew the other party was very bored, so in his spare time, he would always capture some rare spirit insects for her to appreciate, chatting a few words along the way.

That day, Xu Zhangqing held a jade-winged butterfly that was entirely emerald green with wings shimmering with glazed luster, and slowly approached the entrance of the Life Pool.

At a glance, he saw Mu Ning lying on the ground, her right hand propping up her cheek, her gaze vacant, her two feet swinging back and forth, looking exactly like someone bored to the extreme.

Moreover, this boredom had lasted for a very long time, and she had grown accustomed to it.

"Senior Sister!"

Xu Zhangqing called out softly, placing the jade-winged butterfly in his palm and offering it over: "This is what I found in the spirit fields today."

Mu Ning's gaze fell on the jade-winged butterfly, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes; she extended her slender fingers, and the jade-winged butterfly, as if possessing spirit, slowly flew to her fingertips.

Xu Zhangqing sat down beside her with a thump, smiling as he asked: "How is it?"

Mu Ning nodded slightly: "A rare auxiliary-type spirit insect, its potential is not low either."

Xu Zhangqing asked seemingly casually: "Senior Sister, have you received any news from Master and Eldest Senior Sister during this period?"

Mu Ning shook her head: "I have not received any message."

Xu Zhangqing followed up: "Speaking of which, where exactly did Master and Eldest Senior Sister go?"

Mu Ning's tone carried a hint of uncertainty: "I'm not sure specifically either; I only heard Father mention the two words 'Meteor Star,' saying they would first go to Meteor Star, and then cross worlds from there."

"Besides that, there is nothing else."

"Meteor Star?"

Xu Zhangqing repeated these two words in a low voice, his brow slightly furrowed.

Previously, he had always wondered why Master and Eldest Senior Sister went to the Tai Xu Lie Yuan without using the sect's teleportation array, instead crossing worlds through guiding spirit light.

Now it seemed the key lay in this "Meteor Star."

This matter would have to be figured out slowly on his own.

Right now, there was still one matter to handle: the construction of Lingqu Sect.

After all, the people were gathered, the resources were sufficient, and the location was decided.

The choice of base was finally determined to be "Qingxi Valley."

Besides the environment being suitable, the biggest factor was the spiritual vein.

The other two places both had small spiritual veins underground; only Qingxi Valley had a medium spiritual vein.

You must know, the more spiritual veins there are and the higher their quality, the more abundant the spiritual energy will be.

Even if leaving the immortal sect, one cannot neglect the improvement of one's cultivation.

After bidding farewell to Mu Ning, Xu Zhangqing went to Rain Water Pavilion to find Ruo Qunshuang.

At this time, she had already handed over the affairs of Rain Water Pavilion, formally resigned from the position of Rain Master, and focused all her thoughts on Lingqu Sect.

Seeing Xu Zhangqing, Ruo Qunshuang asked with a smile: "Have you arranged things on your end?"

"Mm."

Xu Zhangqing nodded: "I notified Xu Linshan, Lin Xiaoman, Zhao Ying's family, and Junior Brother Han Su; we will set off for Qingxi Valley today to officially begin construction."

Mentioning Han Su, Ruo Qunshuang nodded.

Han Su was an old acquaintance of Xu Zhangqing, a cultivator with an Earth Spiritual Root; although his cultivation was not top-tier, he possessed extremely high talent in reclaiming spirit fields and stabilizing spiritual veins.

After separating from his Dao Companion in his early years, he had wholeheartedly followed Xu Zhangqing, helping manage affairs in the spirit fields; for this Lingqu Sect spirit field reclamation, he was the most suitable person.

"I never expected there would be a day we leave the immortal sect!"

"From now on, we are no longer disciples of the immortal sect, but members of Lingqu Sect!"

"Senior Brother Xu treats us well; once entering the mortal world, it would be hard to turn things around again!"

Not long after, Xu Linshan, Lin Xiaoman, Zhao Ying, Han Su, and others gathered at Hongfeng Valley.

Xu Zhangqing moved his mind, and the Tai Yi Green Lotus Treasure Seat was summoned.

It could become very large, enough to accommodate everyone.

Xu Zhangqing stepped onto the Green Lotus Seat first, then greeted everyone: "Come up."

Everyone boarded one after another, and there were still many empty seats left.

Xu Zhangqing cast a spell; green light rose around the Green Lotus Seat, then it slowly rose into the air, and at extremely high speed left Hongfeng Valley, the spirit fields, and the immortal sect, finally flying toward Qingxi Valley.

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After a period of time, the Green Lotus Seat landed steadily at the entrance of Qingxi Valley.

Previously, only Xu Zhangqing and Ruo Qunshuang had come here; the rest were here for the first time.

This place was located a thousand li southeast of Dongting Immortal Sect; the valley entrance was extremely narrow, only allowing two people to pass side by side.

On both sides were steep cliffs, overgrown with thorns and vines.

As soon as everyone stepped in, they felt rich water spiritual energy and wood spiritual energy rushing toward them, refreshing their spirits.

A clear stream meandered; the stream water was clear to the bottom, and besides pebbles, many water-type spirit plants grew in the water.

Many people scooped up a handful of stream water and carefully felt it.

The stream water was icy cold to the bone, yet contained pure and refined Water Spirit Qi.

Cultivating Water-element cultivation methods here would certainly yield twice the result with half the effort.

As for the cultivators in this group, they either possessed Wood Spiritual Roots or Water Spiritual Roots.

As for Earth Spiritual Roots, that actually didn't matter, after all Earth Qi is everywhere.

Continuous green mountains flanked both sides of the valley, covered in thousand-year-old ancient trees.

These ancient trees reached several zhang in height, with lush branches and leaves covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

The tree trunks were extremely thick, requiring several people joining arms to encircle them.

Spirit Vines entwined among the ancient trees, bearing many Red Spirit Fruits.

The valley interior was serene and secluded, like spring all four seasons, permeated with a faint floral fragrance.

Everyone continued deeper, arriving at a natural karst cave.

The cave interior was spacious, its walls inlaid with many glowing minerals, and a clear spring welled up in the depths, containing even richer Water Spirit Qi.

After walking a circuit, Xu Zhangqing said to everyone: "Alright, this place is Qingxi Valley, also the Lingqu Sect's station, and even more our future home.

Next, division of labor: Wood Spiritual Roots are responsible for constructing houses and sect halls, making full use of the valley's ancient wood resources, and they must blend with the environment.

Han Su will reclaim Spirit Fields, prioritizing areas near the Spirit Vein, taking care not to damage the Spirit Vein.

Xu Linshan, you lead people to investigate safety hazards."

The Wood Spiritual Roots took the lead in constructing the core halls; they were all experts proficient in the art of Spirit Plant manipulation.

The Wood Spiritual Roots' unique object-control technique could preserve the wood's integrity and spirit nature to the greatest extent.

Then, using magic power and Spiritual Power as blades, they cut the ancient trees into neat beams, pillars, and planks; the cut surfaces were smooth as mirrors, still emitting a faint fresh fragrance.

The first to be completed was the sect's Main Hall, "Lingqu Hall".

As the core of the Lingqu Sect, the hall was built at the Spirit Vein's source.

Facing south while sitting north, imposing and magnificent.

The Main Hall adopted a nine-pillar raised-beam structure; all nine main pillars were crafted from thousand-year ancient trees requiring three people to encircle, their shafts carved full of green Spirit Patterns by Wood Spiritual Root cultivators.

These Spirit Patterns could both stabilize the hall body and guide surrounding Spiritual Energy to gather.

Anyone stepping into the hall could feel Spiritual Energy rushing toward their face.

The hall roof was covered in layers of wooden tiles; under the eaves hung wind chimes woven from Spirit Vines, which rang clear and pleasant when the wind blew.

The hall doors were crafted from a single piece of thousand-year zitan wood, inlaid with the Lingqu Sect Emblem carved from white jade — a green lotus rising from the water!