Chapter 641: Leaving Spirit Guidao, Luo Li's Determination

One day later, in the largest restaurant in the Spirit Guidao market.

As soon as Song Song Qingming entered the door, a mortal waiter immediately greeted him. Upon learning that he had an appointment, the waiter enthusiastically invited him to a private room on the second floor.

"Fellow Daoist Song! You have finally come. It is truly wonderful to see that you are safe."

Seeing Li Li Xianyun and Fairy Longyue, who were bowing to him with happy faces, Song Song Qingming hurriedly returned the bow and explained: "I was unfortunately pursued by a demon king that day, and it was only by fighting for my life that I escaped.

Later, because my injuries were not light, I really didn't dare to cross the outer sea alone, so I stayed on a barren island to retreat and heal for more than a month. I returned to Spirit Guidao yesterday. I have caused you two fellow Daoists to worry for so long, I am truly ashamed!"

"Haha! It is good that Fellow Daoist Song can return safely. We have encountered disasters, but surviving them can be considered a life-and-death friendship. From now on, Fellow Daoist, please don't be so polite in front of us.

Fellow Daoist Song, I invited you here today not only to confirm that you are safe, but also to take this opportunity to help you calm your nerves. Please, Fellow Daoist, take a seat first, let's eat and chat!"

Seeing Fairy Longyue take the initiative to invite him, Song Song Qingming did not stand on ceremony anymore and immediately moved to sit in front of the two.

The reason Song Song Qingming came here was precisely because yesterday, after he asked Luo Li to send a message to Li Li Xianyun to report that he was safe, when this girl returned from there, she brought Song Song Qingming the news that Li Li Xianyun wanted to host a banquet for him here.

Song Song Qingming, who received this news at the time, did not think much and immediately agreed. He actually also wanted to know how the others had finally escaped back after encountering the "Heavenly Wind Beast Tide" that day.

After chatting with Li Li Xianyun in the private room for a while, Song Song Qingming soon learned from Fairy Longyue about the current situation of the others.

After encountering the "Heavenly Wind Beast Tide" that day, everyone scattered and fled for their lives. The first to return to Spirit Guidao was the oldest among them, True Person Liuyun.

Song Song Qingming did not expect that True Person Liuyun, who had always performed mediocrely in front of everyone, had actually retreated unscathed and was the first to escape back after separating from everyone that day. It could be seen that this old Daoist still had some hidden skills.

The next to return here were Li Li Xianyun and Fairy Longyue. They had a special secret technique to contact each other, and after scattering and shaking off the danger, they returned to Spirit Guidao together.

Song Song Qingming was not too surprised that Li Li Xianyun and the other could shake off the pursuit of the demon beasts. After all, they were both Core Formation late-stage cultivators with higher cultivation bases, and their divine abilities and magic treasures were definitely not comparable to the others who remained.

Besides the three of them returning safely, the luck of the remaining two was not so good.

The scholar Wang Wang Linchun, who had the lowest cultivation base, had not appeared on Spirit Guidao yet. Plus, Song Song Qingming and the others had seen him being pursued by several demon kings that day, so it was likely that he was in grave danger.

Luo Yuolong did run back later, but in order to shake off the pursuit of the demon beasts, he had also fought several bloody battles and was seriously injured before he managed to save his life. After returning, he immediately went into seclusion to heal his injuries.

If Song Song Qingming had not been lucky enough to hide in the underground karst cave of that barren island that day, it would likely have been difficult for him to retreat unscathed. He naturally felt deeply about this.

In this demon hunting trip, the six people were all Core Formation cultivators who were usually high and mighty in front of others and had achieved cultivation. The result of ending up in such a state truly made Song Song Qingming see the dangers of the outer sea.

After Song Song Qingming encountered danger that day, he did not return for more than a month. Li Li Xianyun, Fairy Longyue, and the others actually felt in their hearts that Song Song Qingming should have been in grave danger.

Yesterday, upon learning from Luo Li that Song Song Qingming had returned safely, the two of them were also very surprised, which was why they hurriedly invited Song Song Qingming out with curiosity.

After the three chatted in the private room for a while, Fairy Longyue took out a bag of spirit stones and handed them to Song Song Qingming, stating that this was what they had obtained after selling the demon beast materials they had obtained after returning.

Song Song Qingming opened it and found eighty mid-grade spirit stones neatly placed inside. He nodded with satisfaction, thanked the other party, and put these spirit stones into his storage magic treasure.

"Two fellow Daoists, I will still be staying on Spirit Guidao for a period of time recently. If you two organize cultivators to go out to the outer sea to hunt demon beasts again, you must remember to bring me along."

"That is natural. Fellow Daoist Song and we can be considered to have a life-and-death friendship. This is naturally trustworthy."

Hearing Song Song Qingming's words, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Fairy Longyue's face, and she nodded politely.

After all, Song Song Qingming had just come to the outer sea and had already witnessed such a powerful natural disaster as the "Heavenly Wind Beast Tide" on his first demon hunt. That he would take the initiative to propose going to the outer sea with them again so soon truly made Fairy Longyue and Li Li Xianyun look at him with higher regard.

However, the reason Song Song Qingming was so anxious was also because he knew he did not have much time left to stay here for training.

Now, nearly three years had passed since Huang Huang Siyuan went into seclusion to impact the Core Formation realm. At most, in another year or so, she should be able to successfully form her core. Song Song Qingming would definitely have to return to "Tian Dan City" in advance to welcome her out of seclusion.

He came to Spirit Guidao to train himself in the outer sea. He couldn't just shrink back every time he encountered a little difficulty.

A natural disaster like the "Heavenly Wind Beast Tide" was something encountered with extremely low probability. It was impossible for him to encounter it every time he went out. If he were really that unlucky, even if Song Song Qingming hid in the near sea every day, he might still encounter other disasters when he went out.

Having cultivated for so many years, Song Song Qingming had long known that if he wanted his path of cultivation to be smoother, just sitting at home and cultivating hard was not enough. He also needed to go out and train occasionally to allow himself to have a bit more personal insight in cultivation.

After chatting with Li Li Xianyun and the other for a few more words in the private room, Song Song Qingming stood up to say goodbye and returned to his cave dwelling.

More than half a month later, Song Song Qingming, who was cultivating in his cave dwelling, soon received a letter from Fairy Longyue inviting him to go to sea, and he embarked on the journey to the outer sea with them.

Just like that, Song Song Qingming lived on Spirit Guidao for more than another year.

During this period, Song Song Qingming also followed Li Li Xianyun and the other to the outer sea to hunt demon beasts many times. Although he experienced many dangerous things, fortunately, he never encountered such an incomparably powerful natural disaster as the "Heavenly Wind Beast Tide" again.

Through nearly two years of contact, the relationship between Song Song Qingming, Li Li Xianyun, and Fairy Longyue became closer, and he learned more about them.

Compared to Li Li Xianyun's background as a rogue cultivator, the status of Fairy Longyue was far more esteemed; it was only after Song Song Qingming became familiar with both of them that he learned of her true origins during casual conversation.

Fairy Longyue's master was a famous Nascent Soul loose cultivator in the East Sea cultivation world. Li Li Xianyun had once received a bit of favor and guidance from this person before he formed his core. Although he was not formally apprenticed, he could actually be considered half of his nominal master.

After Li Li Xianyun formed his core back then, he left the Wei State not long after, precisely because he went to the East Sea cultivation world to look for Fairy Longyue's master.

The reason the two of them came to Spirit Guidao to hunt demon beasts was because of a training test given to her by Fairy Longyue's master, while Li Li Xianyun took the initiative to follow by her side because he was worried about her being alone.

On this day, hearing that Song Song Qingming was about to leave Spirit Guidao and prepare to return to the Fuyun Mountain Range, Li Li Xianyun, Fairy Longyue, and several other Core Formation cultivators on the island who were somewhat familiar with him also rushed to his cave dwelling to bid him farewell.

After a long while of chatting with everyone, waiting for them to take the initiative to leave, Song Song Qingming returned to the cave dwelling to pack up his things, then went down the mountain to the market and directly returned the cave dwelling he had rented.

When Song Song Qingming walked through the market street alone and arrived at the port to prepare to leave Spirit Guidao, a delicate woman in yellow suddenly followed not far behind him.

After Song Song Qingming released his spiritual sense to probe, he discovered that the one who had been following him was Luo Li, who had often helped him inquire about news and run errands for the past two years. He smiled and turned to look at her.

"I sent you a message yesterday asking you to come to me to get something, why did you only come now!"

Luo Li stood in place, hesitated for a good while, before taking the initiative to walk to Song Song Qingming and bowing.

"Senior! I know that you will definitely not return after leaving this time. I want to leave here with you to practice in other places. Can you take me with you?"

Hearing the words from this little girl's mouth, Song Song Qingming immediately understood what she wanted to express, and he could not help but sigh slightly at the corners of his mouth.

"The place I am going to is very far, it's not very suitable to bring you along!"

After shaking his head lightly to refuse Luo Li, Song Song Qingming took out a storage bag he had already prepared from his body and continued to say to her:

"There are still some elixirs and spirit stones inside. Although they are not precious things, it shouldn't be difficult to help you cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining. By then, you can go out to sea with others to hunt demon beasts, and there will be some opportunities for Foundation Establishment in the future."

Song Song Qingming had already intended to give these things to her yesterday, but because she did not go to him after receiving his message, they had been kept on Song Song Qingming's body.

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A brief break!

Having stayed on this island for such a long time, Song Song Qingming had also dealt with this little girl for two years, and naturally, he had some understanding of Luo Li's personal situation.

Luo Li was actually not a cultivator born on Spirit Guidao. She had come here more than ten years ago with her parents.

More than ten years ago, Luo Li's father, who was a loose cultivator, brought young Luo Li and her mother to settle on Spirit Guidao for the convenience of hunting demon beasts at sea.

After Luo Li was detected to have spiritual roots at the age of twelve, her father, in order to help her raise resources to join a nearby major cultivation sect, chose to take the risk with others to explore a senior cultivator's cave dwelling, but he never returned.

After her father went missing, Luo Li's mortal mother also passed away mysteriously due to a serious illness a few years later, leaving only her, a teenager, alone on this Spirit Guidao.

Although the successive passing of her parents caused young Luo Li to lose her support, fortunately, this girl's mind was quite bright, and she soon learned a few skills to make a living from those loose cultivators on the island who were struggling to survive.

Although life had been a bit tight over the years, she had barely managed to survive in this relatively difficult environment.

Especially after meeting Song Song Qingming, a stable big customer, in the past two years, Luo Li, who had earned quite a few spirit stones from him, had also improved her cultivation very quickly in the past two years, and had recently broken through to the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

Looking at the storage bag in Song Song Qingming's hand, Luo Li thought for a moment, but still shook her head firmly and bowed to Song Song Qingming again.

"Senior! You have already given me quite a few spirit stones in the past few years. How dare Luo Li accept these things without merit."

"I don't want to rely on others' help. I want to rely on my own efforts to cultivate step by step. Senior, your cultivation base is so high, you must know some cultivators from other sects. I want to beg you to take me away from here and help me introduce a sect that is easier to join.

You only need to take me there, I will find a way for other things, and I will definitely not cause you too much trouble."

"You are still determined to join a sect!" After hearing Luo Li's request, a look of understanding appeared on Song Song Qingming's face.

It was not the first time he had heard this girl's idea of wanting to join a sect over the years, but the tone she used in the past was not as firm as it was today.

When Luo Li's father learned that his child had spiritual roots back then, he was determined to let her join a major sect, but he died unexpectedly and failed to fulfill this wish.

This also made her mother unable to forget this matter even before she died, not wanting her daughter to be a helpless loose cultivator for the rest of her life, and she instructed her to find a way to join a sect in the future.

However, although Luo Li's spiritual root aptitude was not too bad, being a three-spiritual-root cultivator, because she was a loose cultivator from outside and lacked support from elders, she had failed to join nearby major sects several times.

Seeing Song Song Qingming, a Core Formation senior, leave this time, it seemed that this girl had also made up her mind to go out and see the world, not wanting to stay on Spirit Guidao and continue the life of a loose cultivator.

Seeing Luo Li nod firmly again, Song Song Qingming thought for a moment, and then asked softly with a calm expression: "Are you really sure you want to leave here and not come back!"

"Senior, don't worry, Luo Li will never regret her choice!" As soon as Song Song Qingming finished speaking, Luo Li spat out the answer she had already thought of without hesitation.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Song Song Qingming's mouth, and he nodded: "I can take you away from here, but I really don't know many sects in the East Sea. I can't guarantee that I will definitely be able to help you.

I will wait for you here for the time of an incense stick. If you have really made up your mind to go with me, then go back and pack your things quickly and come here. If you haven't made up your mind, you can still think about it carefully now."

"No need to think about it, Senior! I have already packed my things."

After Luo Li finished speaking, she pointed to a red storage bag hanging on her waist, then ran quickly to Song Song Qingming with a happy face and stood obediently by his side.

Seeing that she had already prepared to leave with him, Song Song Qingming did not say anything more, waved his hand to release his "Phantom Boat," and then took her with him to jump on it.

Having cultivated for so many years, even though he had become a Core Formation cultivator, Song Song Qingming rarely chose to take the initiative to interfere in other people's affairs when walking outside.

The reason he was willing to take the initiative to help this little girl this time, besides the fate of knowing Luo Li for these two years, the most important reason was that Song Song Qingming saw some qualities in her that he liked very much.

Although in order to survive, Luo Li was no different from other loose cultivators on Spirit Guidao, racking her brains every day to earn more spirit stones.

However, no matter when or where she was, this girl firmly adhered to her bottom line in life and would never be greedy to take advantage of others.

Even if Song Song Qingming occasionally instructed her to do things and wanted to give her more spirit stones, she would often refuse.

Among the mixed bag of loose cultivators on Spirit Guidao, being able to strictly adhere to these excellent moral qualities at all times, for a twenty-year-old girl who lived alone and was forced by survival, was indeed very difficult.

Since Song Song Qingming entered the path of cultivation, his style of conduct had also been the same. He often warned himself that when dealing with people, he must know when to advance and retreat and not be too greedy.

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More than half a month later, on a small island with a radius of only twenty or thirty miles located in the near sea.

Song Song Qingming sat in a teahouse on the west side of this island called "Baishadao," tasting tea while listening to several mortal storytellers below, loudly telling stories about the newcomers on the island fighting demon beasts to save everyone.

Before long, a very young-looking woman suddenly walked into the teahouse entrance and walked quickly to Song Song Qingming.

Seeing Luo Li's figure, Song Song Qingming turned and smiled, nodded slightly at her, put down some silver taels used by mortals on the table, and then stood up and walked out of the teahouse with her.

"Did you see them?" After arriving at a slightly quiet place on the street, Song Song Qingming turned and asked Luo Li beside him.

Luo Li nodded slightly upon hearing this and replied: "Yes! I took the thing Senior gave me and showed it to the people of the Profound Heaven Sect. They recognized this thing on the spot. It should be this sect, there's no mistake."

"Hmm! Then come with me to take a look." After Song Song Qingming finished speaking, he took Luo Li with him and walked toward the high mountain in the middle of the island.

After leaving Spirit Guidao, Song Song Qingming was not in a hurry to return to "Tian Dan City," but first came to the vicinity of the "Profound Heaven Sect" in the near sea, intending to first fulfill Zhao Zhao Jibai's last wish and send his remains back to the sect he belonged to.

Because he was not very clear about the current situation of the "Profound Heaven Sect," Song Song Qingming did not want to have too much entanglement with them. Originally, he wanted to find a suitable place near this sect to secretly bury Zhao Zhao Jibai's remains and then leave.

As a result, after Song Song Qingming found the island where the "Profound Heaven Sect" was originally located according to Zhao Zhao Jibai's last words, he discovered that this sect had already declined a thousand years ago, and even the original mountain gate spiritual vein had now been occupied by other Core Formation sects.

After carefully inquiring, Song Song Qingming learned that the "Profound Heaven Sect" had long since declined into a weak Foundation Establishment sect and moved to this "Baishadao" nearby, which only had a second-tier mid-grade spiritual vein.

Seeing that the "Profound Heaven Sect" had declined to this point, with not even a few Foundation Establishment cultivators left in the sect, let alone Core Formation cultivators, Song Song Qingming had no more worries and took Luo Li directly to this sect.

Hearing that someone had brought back the relics of a senior of the sect, it soon alarmed the two remaining Foundation Establishment elders of the "Profound Heaven Sect."

After seeing the several relics related to the sect left by Zhao Zhao Jibai in Song Song Qingming's hand, Sect Master Chen Chen Jianghai hurriedly and respectfully invited him into the sect.

After asking face-to-face, Song Song Qingming soon confirmed that this declining small sect before him was indeed the "Profound Heaven Sect" he was looking for.

When Zhao Zhao Jibai was still alive, the "Profound Heaven Sect" was still a hegemon in this sea area. Besides Zhao Zhao Jibai, the Sect Master at the peak of Core Formation, there were two other Core Formation elders with not-so-weak strength, and there were thousands of disciples under the sect.

As a result, after Zhao Zhao Jibai suddenly passed away in the outer sea, the two Core Formation elders in the sect launched an internal struggle for the position of Sect Master, causing the "Profound Heaven Sect" to suffer heavy losses. Coupled with the loss of that secret realm in the outer sea, the entire sect quickly began to decline.

Just a few hundred years later, the "Profound Heaven Sect" was forcibly deprived of its spiritual mountain by other Core Formation sects because it lost its last Core Formation cultivator. During this period, it drifted in the nearby sea area for nearly a thousand years before finally settling on this "Baishadao."

The current "Profound Heaven Sect" only had two Foundation Establishment cultivators left, and there were only a hundred or so disciples under the sect, which could barely maintain the decency of a Foundation Establishment sect.

After confirming that these two people before him were the descendants of the "Profound Heaven Sect" he was looking for, Song Song Qingming then took out Zhao Zhao Jibai's remains and some of the relics in his storage magic treasure and handed them to the two Foundation Establishment elders of the "Profound Heaven Sect" before him.

In addition to the cultivation method classics that Song Song Qingming had already made a copy of, Song Song Qingming also took out several second-tier magic tools and spiritual talismans and handed them to the two of them.

These things were of no use to Song Song Qingming now, but for the declining Foundation Establishment sect of the "Profound Heaven Sect" before him, they could still help them a little bit.

Since he had received the benefits of their senior, it was only right for him to help them when he came here.

"I found Senior Zhao's remains in the outer sea. Although I found more than these things on him at the time, most of them were already useless. You should keep these things well. I can be considered to have fulfilled Senior Zhao's last wish."

"Senior Song! Sending back the remains and relics of the Sect Master from ten thousand miles away is truly a great kindness to our sect. Please accept a bow from the two of us!"

After seeing the many spiritual treasures Song Song Qingming took out, Sect Master Chen Chen Jianghai of the "Profound Heaven Sect" hurriedly stood up with the other Foundation Establishment elder and bowed to him. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 642 =====