Chapter 692: Change of mind, invite reinforcements

Hearing Bai Yuxian's words, Song Qingming also knew that she might not have given up the idea of trying to win over Li Xuanyi to stay and help, so he didn't say anything more, nodded slightly and resigned.

Although Li Xuanyi is a fellow disciple with him, she came from thousands of miles away just to travel, not to help their "Xiaoyao Sect" repel the enemy. Being able to take the initiative to help Song Qingyu at "Jin Shan Market" can already be considered as giving enough face to Song Qingming, this fellow junior brother.

And Li Xuanyi is after all the favorite disciple of Master Lingxu Daoist, and is deeply loved by the old man.

If Song Qingming takes the initiative to involve this senior sister in the great battle between the sect and the demon beasts, in case Li Xuanyi has any accidents in the great battle, he will definitely not be able to explain this matter when he returns to the "Taixu Gate" in the future.

Therefore, although Song Qingming had already seen that she had this idea when Bai Yuxian left the reception hall before, he still did not choose to take the initiative to clarify this matter with Li Xuanyi.

After Song Qingming left, Bai Yuxian also stood up and walked out. However, she did not go directly to the "reception hall," but turned into an escape light and came to the top of the mountain behind "Guiyun Market," outside a cave dwelling full of spiritual energy.

"Uncle Master Li, Yuxian has something to ask for advice!"

"Come in first!"

After Bai Yuxian cast a spell to release a sound transmission talisman, a voice soon came out from the cave dwelling. Then, a burst of mist surrounding the door of the cave dwelling quickly dissipated, revealing an opened cave dwelling door. Seeing this, Bai Yuxian immediately walked in quickly. —— A quarter of an hour later, just as Song Qingming was still chatting with Song Qingyu and others in the "Council Hall," Bai Yuxian, dressed in white with a smile, walked in from outside with two disciples behind her.

"Senior Sister Bai!" Seeing Bai Yuxian's figure, Song Qingming and the others hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"There are many sect affairs, I'm sorry I came a bit late. Junior Brother Song, Fellow Daoist Li, don't be polite, please sit down first!" Bai Yuxian saw this, hurriedly waved her hand to signal the few to sit down.

After everyone was seated, Bai Yuxian smiled and let the two disciples on the side send the spiritual objects they were holding, and placed them on the table before Li Xuanyi.

"Fellow Daoist Li! This time, thanks to your help, relieving the siege for Jin Shan Market can be considered a great help to our Xiaoyao Sect. These spirit stones are a small token of our appreciation, I hope you can accept them to express a little bit of our sect's heart."

Li Xuanyi glanced at the spirit stones on the table and found that more than eighty mid-grade spirit stones were neatly placed on it. Seeing that the Xiaoyao Sect had taken out so many spirit stones to thank her for her help, she was also a bit surprised.

"Fellow Daoist Song and I are close friends, it was just a small favor, how can I accept such a great gift from your sect? Fellow Daoist Bai is too polite, please take back these spirit stones!"

Seeing Li Xuanyi decline, Bai Yuxian immediately shook her head with a smile and said: "Fellow Daoist Li might not know, now there are demon beast turmoils everywhere in the Floating Yunshan Range, and our sect has been fighting with the demon beast army for half a year, and the war is also very intense.

This time, your help allowed Qingyu and the others to withdraw in time to support, which is crucial to our next battle with the demon beast army. It is indeed a great help to our sect. Fellow Daoist Li's action is not icing on the cake for our sect, but charcoal in the snow. Compared to this matter, these spirit stones really don't count for anything, Fellow Daoist, please don't decline our little heart."

Song Qingming saw this and also nodded and said: "Senior Sister Bai is also a heart, Fellow Daoist Li, I think there is no need to be polite anymore.

This time Qingyu and the others were able to relieve the siege, all thanks to your help. Whether it is for the sect or for the millions of living beings under Wei Guo, it is a great merit. These spirit stones are just a little bit of our heart."

"Hehe! Then thank you, Fellow Daoist Bai."

Facing the sincere words of Bai Yuxian and Song Qingming, Li Xuanyi was also a bit unable to continue to be polite, so she bowed slightly and accepted the spirit stones on the table.

Seeing Li Xuanyi accept the spirit stones on the table, Bai Yuxian nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of the spiritual tea on the table, and then asked her: "I don't know Fellow Daoist Li, this time you came to our Wei Guo, besides visiting Junior Brother Song, is there anything else? Fellow Daoist Li is now also a distinguished guest of our Xiaoyao Sect. If there is anything our sect can help with, Fellow Daoist Li just say it, don't be polite with us."

Li Xuanyi heard this, shook her head slightly and replied: "This time I came to the Floating Yunshan Range cultivation world, just to travel, and by the way, to see Fellow Daoist Song. There is nothing else, thank you Fellow Daoist Bai for your concern!"

"Oh! In that case, Fellow Daoist Li is not in a hurry to leave our Wei Guo. I have another matter I want to discuss with you, I don't know if it is convenient for Fellow Daoist Li now!" Hearing Li Xuanyi's answer, Bai Yuxian was secretly happy and immediately asked the other party again.

Li Xuanyi, who had already heard the meaning in Bai Yuxian's words, rolled her eyes and replied with a smile:

"I guess Fellow Daoist Bai should want me to stay and help you deal with the demon beast army! If it is really this matter, then I am afraid I will disappoint you."

Hearing Li Xuanyi's words, Bai Yuxian and the people present were all a bit surprised, especially Song Qingming sitting on the side.

After returning from Bai Yuxian before, Song Qingming, who learned of Bai Yuxian's idea, did not mention this matter to Li Xuanyi. Seeing that she had already seen through what Bai Yuxian was thinking, Song Qingming was also slightly surprised at this moment.

However, although Li Xuanyi was younger than the few people present, she also often traveled and dealt with people, and having such keen insight was indeed not too outrageous.

Seeing Li Xuanyi break what she was thinking, Bai Yuxian sighed with difficulty and said directly: "Since Fellow Daoist has already pointed out this matter, then I won't hide it. I do have this idea.

Fellow Daoist Li also knows that our Xiaoyao Sect is fighting with the demon beast army outside the market, and this war situation has reached a very critical moment.

Now the sect has gathered all its strength, ready to launch a decisive battle with the demon beast army outside the market formation in two days, just to hold the defense line of Guiyun Market and not let the hundreds of millions of living beings in our Wei Guo be harmed by the demon beasts.

If you are willing to stay and help, our sect is willing to pay another third-grade or higher spiritual object to give to you. I don't know if Fellow Daoist Li can consider it."

Hearing that Bai Yuxian was willing to take out a precious third-grade spiritual object as a reward, Li Xuanyi was silent for a while, then shook her head and said:

"I know Fellow Daoist Bai's good intentions, but this time when I went out to travel, the elders in my family had already scolded me that I should not easily intervene in the affairs of other sects outside.

To be honest, the reason why I took action to help Qingyu and the others at Jin Shan Market last time was actually because I happened to run into the demon beast attacking the city while visiting a friend, so I was forced to help. It was not my original intention to intervene in this matter.

It is not that I don't like spirit stones, but because my cultivation is ordinary, I really can't help much with the great battle between your sect and the demon beasts. I hope Fellow Daoist Bai can understand."

Song Qingming was not too surprised by Li Xuanyi's attitude of refusing this matter. Not to mention that Li Xuanyi herself came from a Nascent Soul family, even Master Lingxu Daoist also exhorted her not to meddle in other people's business and cause trouble when they left.

Needless to say, Bai Yuxian, even if Song Qingming wanted to ask her to stay and help deal with the demon beasts in this situation, I am afraid Li Xuanyi would not necessarily agree to this matter easily.

"This, Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be in a hurry to refuse this matter, why not look at what our sect can give first?"

Seeing that Li Xuanyi still refused her as expected, Bai Yuxian was not discouraged, took out a jade slip that had been prepared early from her body, and cast a spell to send it to Li Xuanyi.

Seeing the things sent by Bai Yuxian, Li Xuanyi did not directly refuse this time, took it calmly and placed it on her forehead, and explored it with spiritual sense.

After a while, Li Xuanyi slowly put down the jade slip in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Bai Yuxian not far away: "Fellow Daoist Bai, are you willing to take out the things in here?"

"Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, the things in this jade slip are the most precious spiritual objects in our sect's treasury. As long as you are willing to stay and help us deal with this battle, you can choose one of the things inside.

Tomorrow I will send it directly to you. No matter what the result of this battle is, our sect will not go back on this matter!" Seeing that Li Xuanyi seemed to be moved, Bai Yuxian hurriedly answered the other party's question.

"That's good! I agree to this matter. The things I want have already been written on it. If Fellow Daoist Bai agrees, then I will trouble you to send it to me tomorrow!"

Li Xuanyi took out a piece of white paper and left a few words on it, then sent it back to Bai Yuxian's hand with the bamboo slip in her hand.

Seeing Li Xuanyi suddenly change her previous attitude, Song Qingming and the others sitting on the side were also quite surprised, and couldn't help but be curious about what spiritual object Bai Yuxian had taken out, which could make Li Xuanyi change her mind so quickly.

"Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, since our sect has promised you, we will definitely do it." Seeing Li Xuanyi agree, Bai Yuxian also revealed a trace of joy on her face.

After glancing at the note in her hand, Bai Yuxian nodded to Li Xuanyi again, and then smiled and put it away.

After that, the few chatted for a while, Bai Yuxian left first, and Song Qingming and the others also left the "Council Hall" and returned to the cave dwelling temporarily arranged for them by the sect on the mountain.

After personally taking Li Xuanyi to her cave dwelling, Song Qingming did not rush to leave, thought for a while, and still told Li Xuanyi his thoughts in his heart.

"Senior Sister Li, I don't know what the Sect Master used to move you before, but the battle of Guiyun Market next will definitely be very dangerous, I hope you know the severity of it. If you regret it now, it's still not too late. I can take you to explain this matter to the Sect Master. I think Senior Sister Bai shouldn't make things difficult for you."

"Junior Brother Song, I know your good intentions, but I didn't stay because of you. This thing is very important to me. I have already made a decision, you don't need to persuade me anymore.

Besides, where is there no danger in traveling outside? Don't worry, I still have the protective means given by Master, who can do anything to me with those Demon Kings outside!"

Hearing Li Xuanyi say this, Song Qingming nodded with a smile and said: "Hmm! Since that's the case, Senior Sister, you must pay attention to safety. Don't worry, I promised Master, I will try my best to take care of you when we go to the battlefield."

Cultivators traveling outside are nothing more than increasing knowledge and seeking personal opportunities. No matter what spiritual object Bai Yuxian used to move her, Li Xuanyi is willing to take risks for this opportunity of her own, which is all understandable.

Although Song Qingming was still faintly worried about Li Xuanyi's safety, this was Li Xuanyi's own personal decision after all. Even between fellow disciples, Song Qingming still needed to respect the other party. All he could do was try his best to take care of the other party on the battlefield.

"Okay, okay! I'm polite to you, and you really think you are very powerful. It's not certain who will take care of whom when we go to the battlefield tomorrow. I say you are now a favorite in Master's eyes, don't have any accidents, and let me have no way to explain when I go back."

At this time, there was no one else in the cave dwelling. Li Xuanyi didn't feel guarded, as if she were in the "Taixu Gate," and joked with Song Qingming. —— Outside "Guiyun Market," led by two Demon Emperors and more than 20 Demon Kings, an army of tens of thousands of demon beasts was attacking the market formation in turns, and bursts of roaring sounds would come from the sky from time to time.

In the market, the "Xiaoyao Sect" side, which had decided to fight the demon beast army to the death, was also busy gathering troops and food, preparing to launch a decisive battle with the demon beast army.

In less than three days, there were thousands more city-defending cultivators in Guiyun Market who had rushed from all over Wei Guo, among which "Jin Shan Market" also sent a thousand cultivators to participate in the battle.

Not only that, the "Xiaoyao Sect" had also been looking for high-tier cultivators nearby who could come to help in the past few days, in addition to winning over Li Xuanyi, a Jin Dan cultivator who happened to be here, to make up for the gap in high-tier combat power between them and the demon beast army.

Many Jin Dan Elders of the sect with good popularity had been sending letters to their fellow loose cultivator friends in the past few days, trying to invite them to Wei Guo to help resist the demon beast army.

However, loose cultivators who have cultivated to the Jin Dan level and above are basically shrewd people who have been in the cultivation world for many years.

Knowing that Wei Guo was besieged by the demon beast army and the situation was very critical, even if the Xiaoyao Sect was willing to pay a certain price, few people were willing to come to take this risk.

Just one day before the battle was set to begin, good news finally reached Guiyunfang: the cultivators of the Zhenyang Sect from the Pei Kingdom in the south had finally arrived in the Wei Kingdom in time, following a month-long journey.

The "Zhenyang Sect" sent a cultivator army of more than 4,000 people this time, including three Jin Dan cultivators with good cultivation. The arrival of this powerful reinforcement immediately inspired the many "Xiaoyao Sect" cultivators who were defending the city. —— Two days later, in the council hall of "Guiyun Market."

After receiving the letter from the sect disciples, Song Qingming and many other Jin Dan Elders, as well as the Jin Dan cultivators who came to support "Guiyun Market," had all gathered in the hall.

Because of the injury in the battle of "Mount Tiexian Fortress," even Zhao Menglian, who was in seclusion to heal her wounds, had come out of seclusion in advance and arrived at "Guiyun Market," preparing to participate in the upcoming great battle related to the fate of the sect.

In the "Xiaoyao Sect," the eight Jin Dan Elders of the sect, Li Wu, Chen Xuanxin, Chu Fengping, Jin Ziyuan, Zhao Menglian, Daoist Guangling, Xu Ziyan, and Fang Baixuan, had all gathered here.

The five guest elders of the sect, Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, Hu Qingyun, and Zhao Xingtang, had also rushed from all over to prepare to participate in the upcoming great battle.

Among them, one guest elder Zhao Xingtang, who rarely appeared in the sect, was also a fake Jin Dan cultivator from a cultivation family in Donglin County under the "Xiaoyao Sect," just like Hu Qingyun.

Several hundred years ago, the Zhao family, like the Ma family, was also a very powerful Jin Dan family in Wei Guo, and its strength was no less than the "Mount Tiexian Fortress" Ma family of that year.

However, after the previous Jin Dan ancestor of the Zhao family sat down hundreds of years ago, no one among the descendants succeeded in forming a core, and only Zhao Xingtang, this fake Jin Dan cultivator, was supported. Now its strength has long declined and is not as good as it was then.

Cultivation families like the Hu family and the Zhao family, which only have one fake Jin Dan cultivator sitting in town, are generally not recognized by everyone as true Jin Dan families in the cultivation world. Therefore, the status and influence of the Zhao family and the Hu family in Wei Guo are far less than the current Qinghe Song family.

Although Zhao Xingtang is an old guest elder of the "Xiaoyao Sect," his core formation time was more than a hundred years earlier than Song Qingming's. However, this person has always been low-key in his actions. In these years, he has basically been sitting in his own family and rarely goes out.

Song Qingming is also a guest elder. Except for seeing him from afar in the "Taiyuehu" secret realm, he hasn't seen Zhao Xingtang, this guest elder, even in the recent sect council.

Because of the location of the Zhao family, adjacent to the "Taiyuehu" market in the south of Wei Guo, in these years, the duties of Zhao Xingtang and the Zhao family were basically guarding this very important market in the south for the sect.

This time, the "Taiyuehu" market also suffered an attack by demon beasts in the demon beast turmoil. If it weren't for the special situation related to the sect's survival crisis, the "Xiaoyao Sect" would not have invited him here at this time.

In addition to the many Jin Dan Elders of the sect above, this time the "Xiaoyao Sect" also invited several Jin Dan cultivators from outside as foreign aid.

Including the three Jin Dan Elders who came to support from the "Zhenyang Sect," as well as Li Xuanyi, Zhang Rong, and two Jin Dan loose cultivators who had just arrived at the front line of "Guiyun Market."

One of these two loose cultivators was also very familiar to Song Qingming. It was Zhang Tieyang, who had participated in the "Tongtian Tower" secret realm with them that year. The other was a relatively unfamiliar woman, who looked like she had a very good relationship with Zhao Menglian, and should be invited by her to help.

"Fellow Daoist Song, long time no see. I really didn't expect that after only a few decades, your cultivation progress would be so fast. I am really a bit ashamed." After seeing Song Qingming's figure in the crowd, Zhang Tieyang immediately stepped forward to greet him.

When participating in the "Tongtian Tower" secret realm that year, Zhang Tieyang and Song Qingming were both cultivators who had just formed a core, and the difference in their cultivation was not great.

Now Song Qingming has reached the peak of the sixth layer of Jin Dan, and Zhang Tieyang has just broken through to the fourth layer of Jin Dan not long ago. After so many years, the difference in cultivation between the two has also opened up a not-small gap.

At this time, Zhang Tieyang, who came to Song Qingming, couldn't help but show a trace of envy on his face.

Seeing this, Song Qingming hurriedly bowed and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Zhang is polite. I just walked a step faster because of the sect's care and a bit of luck. Please don't praise me."

Seeing that Zhang Tieyang would appear in the hall, Song Qingming was also quite surprised in his heart, not knowing what conditions the sect had used to move this very shrewd person.

Just as Song Qingming and Zhang Tieyang were greeting each other, Li Mu brought Bai Yuxian into the hall quickly and stood in the upper seat in the crowd.

Looking at so many Jin Dan cultivators gathered in the hall, Li Mu's expression was much better than a few days ago. After greeting everyone, he also revealed a few smiles.

"Fellow Daoists, coming from afar to support our Xiaoyao Sect, but the sect has no time to entertain you at this moment, I am really a bit ashamed.

This demon beast turmoil, attempting to plunder our human territory, the war outside the market is imminent, and we can only hold a celebration banquet for all fellow Daoists after this battle.

Fellow Daoists, rest assured, our sect received a reply from the Tianji Sect reinforcements, Fellow Daoist Yang and the others will arrive in Wei Guo in at most two days. We only need to hold Guiyun Market for two days."

"Senior Li, the opponent now has two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors, I don't know if we have prepared a strategy to meet the enemy!" Just after Li Mu finished speaking, a Jin Dan cultivator of the "Zhenyang Sect" standing below, Wei Xuanping, immediately asked with some doubt.

Wei Xuanping's cultivation has reached the eighth layer of Jin Dan, and he is the leader of the reinforcements sent by the "Zhenyang Sect." The question he asked also instantly attracted the attention of other cultivators present.

Nowadays, there are nearly 20,000 city-defending cultivators gathered in "Guiyun Market." Although the overall strength is not as good as the demon beast army, it is not much worse.

There are also 21 Jin Dan cultivators standing in the "Council Hall." Plus the "Xiaoyao Sect" also has a third-grade mid-quality puppet, it is not inferior to the demon beast side in terms of Jin Dan combat power.

Now the only thing that makes everyone uneasy is the Nascent Soul combat power that can determine the situation of the entire battlefield.

The "Xiaoyao Sect" side currently only has Li Mu, a Nascent Soul combat power.

Although the injury in the last battle was not very serious, Li Mu can still fight now. However, he alone can at most contain one "Ink Dragon Demon Emperor," and he is definitely unable to block the opponent's two Nascent Soul Demon Emperors for a long time.

How the human cultivator side should deal with the remaining "Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor" is the most critical part of this battle.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, rest assured, the sect has already had a strategy to deal with this matter. In this battle, I, Junior Brother Li, and Junior Brother Chen will be responsible for helping Uncle Master Li to resist the Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor together. Fellow Daoists only need to help block other Jin Dan Demon Kings." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 693 =====