Chapter 692: Changed mind, invited reinforcements

Hearing Bai Yuxian’s words, Song Qingming also knew that she might not have given up the idea of pulling Li Xuanyi to stay and help, so he did not say more, nodded slightly, and retreated.

Although Li Xuanyi had a fellow sect relationship with him, she came here from ten thousand miles away just to travel, not to help their "Carefree Sect" repel the enemy. Being able to take the initiative to help Song Qingyu at "Golden Mountain Market" was already giving enough face to Song Qingming, this fellow sect junior brother.

And Li Xuanyi was, after all, the favorite disciple of Master Spirit Void Daoist, deeply loved by the old man.

If Song Qingming took the initiative to drag this senior sister into the great war between the sect and the demon beasts, then if Li Xuanyi had any accidents in the great war, he would definitely not be able to explain this matter when he returned to the "Grand Void 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 tell Li Xuanyi about this matter.

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

"Senior Uncle 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 quickly came from the cave dwelling. Subsequently, the mist surrounding the entrance of the cave dwelling quickly dissipated, revealing an opened cave dwelling gate. Seeing this, Bai Yuxian hurriedly walked in. — A quarter of an hour later, just when Song Qingming was still chatting with Song Qingyu and others in the "council hall," Bai Yuxian, dressed in white with a smile on her face, walked in from outside again 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 am sorry for being late. Junior Brother Song, Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be formal, sit down first!" Seeing this, Bai Yuxian hurriedly waved her hand to signal the few to sit down.

After everyone was seated, Bai Yuxian smiled and asked the two disciples beside her to bring the spiritual objects they were holding and place them on the table in front of Li Xuanyi.

"Fellow Daoist Li! This time, thanks to your help, lifting the siege for Golden Mountain Market can be considered a great help to my Carefree Sect. These spirit stones are a small token of our appreciation. I hope you can accept them to express a little of our sect’s heart."

Li Xuanyi glanced at the spirit stones on the table and found that there were more than eighty middle-grade spirit stones neatly placed on it. Seeing that the Carefree 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, and it was just a small effort. How can I accept such a great gift from your sect? Fellow Daoist Bai is too polite, please take these spirit stones back!"

Seeing Li Xuanyi decline, Bai Yuxian immediately shook her head with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Li may not know that now there are demon beast turmoils everywhere in the Fuyun Mountain Range, and our sect has been fighting fiercely 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 us, which is crucial for 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 sending charcoal in the snow. Compared to this, these spirit stones are really nothing. Fellow Daoist, please do not decline our heart."

Song Qingming saw this and also nodded, "Senior Sister Bai is also showing her heart. Fellow Daoist Li, I think there is no need to be formal anymore.

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

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

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

Seeing Li Xuanyi put away the spirit stones on the table, Bai Yuxian nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of the spirit tea on the table, and then asked her, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist Li, this time you came to our Song Guo, besides visiting Junior Brother Song, are there any other things? Fellow Daoist Li is now also a distinguished guest of our Carefree Sect. If there is anything our sect can help with, Fellow Daoist Li, just say it, please don't be formal with us."

Li Xuanyi heard this, shook her head slightly and replied, "This time I came to the Fuyun Mountain Range cultivation world, it was just to travel outside, 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 Song Guo. I have another matter I would like to discuss with you. I wonder 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 surprised, especially Song Qingming who was sitting on the side.

Before returning from Bai Yuxian, 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 quite surprised at this time.

However, although Li Xuanyi was younger than everyone present, she often traveled outside 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 a look of difficulty and said directly, "Since the fellow Daoist has already pointed out this matter, then I will not hide it. I do have this idea.

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

Now the sect has gathered all its strength, preparing to launch a decisive battle with the demon beast army outside the market array in two days, just to hold the defensive line of Returning Cloud Market, so that the billions of living beings in our Song Guo will not be harmed by the demon beasts.

If the fellow Daoist is willing to stay and help, our sect is willing to pay another spiritual object above level three to give to the fellow Daoist. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li can consider it."

Hearing that Bai Yuxian was willing to take out a precious level-three 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 when I went out to travel this time, the elders in my family had already reprimanded me that I should not easily interfere in the affairs of other sects while outside.

To be honest, the reason why I took action to help Qingyu and the others at Golden Mountain Market last time was actually because I happened to encounter the demon beast attacking the city while visiting a friend, so I was forced to help out, not because I intended to interfere in this matter there.

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

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 Spirit Void Daoist had instructed her not to meddle in other people’s business or cause trouble when they left.

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

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

Seeing that Li Xuanyi still refused her as expected, Bai Yuxian was not discouraged. She 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 thing Bai Yuxian sent over, Li Xuanyi did not refuse directly this time. She picked it up with a calm expression, placed it on her forehead, and used her spiritual sense to investigate.

After a long 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 inside?"

"Fellow Daoist Li, please rest assured, the things in this jade slip are the most precious spiritual objects in our sect’s treasury. As long as the fellow Daoist is 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 your hand. 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.

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

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

Seeing Li Xuanyi suddenly change her previous attitude, Song Qingming and the others sitting beside 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, please rest assured, since our sect has promised you, we will definitely do it." Seeing Li Xuanyi agree, Bai Yuxian also showed 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.

Afterwards, the few chatted for a while, Bai Yuxian was the first to say goodbye and leave, 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 immediately. After thinking about it, he still told Li Xuanyi his thoughts.

"Senior Sister Li, I don't know what the Sect Master used to move you before, but the next battle of Returning Cloud Market will definitely be very dangerous. I hope you can know the severity of it. If you regret it now, it is still in time. I can take you to explain this matter to the Sect Master. I think Senior Sister Bai should not 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, so you don't need to persuade me anymore.

Furthermore, where is there no danger in going out to practice? Don't worry, I still have the self-protection means given by Master. Who among those demon kings outside can do anything to me!"

Hearing Li Xuanyi say this, Song Qingming nodded with a smile, "Hmm! Since this is the case, then Senior Sister, you must pay attention to safety. Don't worry, I promised Master that when the time comes to the battlefield, I will try my best to look after you."

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

Although Song Qingming was still secretly worried about Li Xuanyi’s safety, this was Li Xuanyi’s own personal decision after all. Even between fellow sect members, Song Qingming still needed to respect the other party. All he could do was try his best to look after the other party on the battlefield.

"Alright, alright! I’m being formal with you and you really think you are very powerful. Tomorrow on the battlefield, it is not certain who will look after whom. I say you are now a favorite in Master’s eyes, don't have any accidents, so that I have no way to explain when I go back."

At this time, there were no other people in the cave dwelling, and Li Xuanyi unconsciously let down her guard, as if she were in the "Grand Void Gate," joking with Song Qingming. — Outside "Returning Cloud Market," led by two demon emperors and more than twenty demon kings, an army of ten thousand demon beasts was attacking the market array in turns, and bursts of roaring sounds could be heard from the sky from time to time.

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

In less than three days, thousands of defensive cultivators from all over Song Guo had arrived in Returning Cloud Market, among which "Golden Mountain Market" also sent a thousand cultivators to participate in the war.

Not only that, in the past few days, in addition to pulling in Li Xuanyi, a Golden Core cultivator who happened to be here, the "Carefree Sect" was also looking for high-level cultivators nearby who could come to help, to make up for the gap in high-level combat power between them and the demon beast army.

Many Golden Core elders of the sect with good popularity were sending messages to their fellow rogue cultivator friends these days, trying to invite them to Song Guo to help resist the demon beast army.

However, rogue cultivators who have practiced to the Golden Core stage and above are basically shrewd people who have been mixed in the cultivation world for many years.

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

Just the day before the war was about to start, good news finally reached "Returning Cloud Market." The cultivators of the "True Yang Sect" from the Peiguo in the south finally arrived in Song Guo after a month of long journey.

The "True Yang Sect" dispatched a cultivator army of more than 4,000 people this time, including three Golden Core cultivators with extraordinary cultivation. The arrival of this powerful reinforcement immediately inspired the many "Carefree Sect" cultivators who were defending the city. — Two days later, in the council hall of "Returning Cloud Market."

After receiving the message from the sect disciples, Song Qingming and many other Golden Core elders, as well as the Golden Core cultivators who came to support "Returning Cloud Market," had all gathered in the hall.

Because of the injury in the battle of "Iron Immortal Castle," even Zhao Menglian, who was in seclusion to heal, had left seclusion early and arrived in "Returning Cloud Market," preparing to participate in the next battle concerning the fate of the sect.

In the "Carefree Sect," eight Golden Core elders of the sect, Li Wutong, Chen Xuanxin, Chu Fengping, Jin Ziyuan, Zhao Menglian, True Person Guangling, Xu Ziyan, and Fang Baixuan, had all gathered here.

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

Among them, Zhao Xingtang, a guest elder who rarely appeared in the sect, like Hu Qingyun, was also a fake Golden Core cultivator from a cultivation family in Donglin County under the "Carefree Sect."

Several hundred years ago, the Zhao family, like the Ma family, was also a very powerful Golden Core family within Song Guo, and its strength was no less than the Ma family of "Iron Immortal Castle" back then.

However, after the previous generation of Golden Core ancestors of the Zhao family passed away several hundred years ago, no one among the descendants succeeded in forming a core, and only Zhao Xingtang, this fake Golden Core cultivator, was supported. Now its strength has long declined and is not as good as it was back then.

Like the Hu family and the Zhao family, cultivation families with only one fake Golden Core cultivator sitting in town are generally not recognized by everyone in the cultivation world as true Golden Core families. Therefore, the status and influence of the Zhao family and the Hu family in Song Guo are far inferior to the current Qinghe Song family.

Although Zhao Xingtang was an old guest elder of the "Carefree Sect," his core formation time was more than a hundred years earlier than Song Qingming’s, but this person had always been relatively low-key in his actions. In these years, he basically sat in his own family and rarely went out.

Song Qingming, also a guest elder, except for seeing him from afar in the "Taiyue Lake" secret realm back then, even in the recent sect council, had not seen Zhao Xingtang, this guest elder, much.

Because of the location of the Zhao family, adjacent to the "Taiyue Lake" market in the south of Song 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 "Taiyue Lake" market also suffered an attack by demon beasts during the demon beast turmoil. If it weren't for the special situation that had reached the crisis of the sect’s survival, the "Carefree Sect" would not have invited him here at this time.

In addition to the many Golden Core elders of the sect above, this time the "Carefree Sect" also invited several Golden Core cultivators from outside as foreign aid.

Including the three Golden Core elders supported by the "True Yang Sect," as well as Li Xuanyi and Zhang Rong, and two Golden Core rogue cultivators who had just arrived at the front line of "Returning Cloud Market."

One of these two rogue cultivators was also very familiar to Song Qingming, it was Zhang Tieyang who had participated in the "Tongtian Tower" secret realm with them back then, and the other was a relatively unfamiliar woman, who looked to have a very good relationship with Zhao Menglian, and should have been invited by her to help.

"Fellow Daoist Song, long time no see. I really didn't expect that it has only been a few decades, and your cultivation has progressed so rapidly. Zhang is really a bit ashamed." After seeing Song Qingming’s figure in the crowd, Zhang Tieyang immediately stepped forward and greeted him.

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

Now Song Qingming has reached the peak of the sixth level of Golden Core, while Zhang Tieyang has just broken through to the fourth level of Golden Core not long ago. The difference in cultivation between the two has also opened up a big gap after so many years.

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, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zhang. I just walked a step faster because of the sect’s care and a bit of luck. Fellow Daoist, please don't praise me."

Seeing that Zhang Tieyang would appear in the hall, Song Qingming was also quite surprised. He didn't know what conditions the sect had used to invite this very shrewd person.

Just when Song Qingming and Zhang Tieyang were greeting each other, Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian had already walked in quickly from outside the hall and stood in the leading position in the crowd.

Looking at so many Golden Core cultivators gathered in the hall, Li Mufeng’s face looked much better than a few days ago. After greeting everyone, he also showed a few smiles.

"Fellow Daoists, you have come from afar to support our Carefree Sect, but our sect has not had time to host you. I am really ashamed.

This demon beast turmoil attempts to plunder our human territory. The war outside the market is imminent. We can only wait until this battle is over to hold a celebration banquet for all fellow Daoists.

Fellow Daoists, please rest assured, our sect has received a reply from the reinforcements of the Heavenly Extreme Sect. Fellow Daoist Yang and the others will arrive in Song Guo in at most two days. We only need to hold Returning Cloud Market for two days."

"Senior Li, the other side now has two Nascent Soul demon emperors. I wonder if we have prepared a strategy to deal with the enemy!" Just after Li Mufeng finished speaking, Wei Xuanping, a Golden Core cultivator of the "True Yang Sect" standing below, immediately asked with some doubts.

Wei Xuanping’s cultivation has reached the eighth level of Golden Core, and he is the leader of the reinforcements sent by the "True Yang Sect." The question he asked also instantly attracted the attention of other cultivators present.

Nowadays, nearly 20,000 defensive cultivators have gathered in "Returning Cloud Market." Although the overall strength is not as good as the demon beast army, it is not much worse.

There are also twenty-one Golden Core cultivators standing in the "council hall," plus a level-three middle-grade puppet of the "Carefree Sect," which is also not inferior to the demon side in terms of Golden Core combat power.

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

The "Carefree Sect" side currently only has Li Mufeng, a Nascent Soul combat power.

Although the injury in the last battle was not very serious, Li Mufeng can still fight now, but he alone can at most contain one "Ink Dragon Demon Emperor," and he certainly cannot block the two Nascent Soul demon emperors of the other side for a long time.

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

"Fellow Daoist Wei, please rest assured, the sect has already had a strategy to deal with this. In this battle, I, Junior Brother Li, and Junior Brother Chen will be responsible for helping Senior Li block the Red Cloud Demon Emperor. Fellow Daoists only need to help block other Golden Core demon kings."