Chapter 34: Carefree Sect

In the Fuyun Mountain Range, several Carefree Sect cultivators in gray Daoist robes were standing by the pool where Song Qingming had fled a few months ago, observing the movement in the pool.

Among them, a white-bearded Daoist holding a whisk and wearing a Daoist bun on his head looked unremarkable, but his body occasionally emitted a faint spiritual power pressure. He was a powerhouse who had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Behind the white-bearded Daoist, there were two Foundation Establishment cultivators, one man and one woman, and seven or eight Qi Refining cultivators, who had been carefully following behind him, looking at the center of the calm pool.

Before long, in a place in the center of the pool, the water rippled, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the same gray Daoist robe slowly floated to the surface. This person's whole body was wrapped in a deep blue light shield, and not even his clothes were touched by the pool water.

The robes and Daoist robes worn by the low-level Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment disciples of the Carefree Sect when they went out had a unified color and style. Qi Refining disciples were all in white, while Foundation Establishment disciples wore gray Daoist robes.

"Senior Brother Tian, the investigation has been completed. There is indeed a second-level mid-grade Black-Feathered Python in this pool, right in the cave at the bottom of the pool. However, the passages in this cave are crisscrossed, and fighting underwater may be disadvantageous to us. Should we lure it up and then take action later?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator in the pool said respectfully to the white-bearded cultivator leading the way on the shore. Although he was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Carefree Sect, he had not broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage for long, and his cultivation base was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment. In front of this Foundation Establishment expert who had been famous in the sect for a long time, his posture was still very low.

This Senior Brother Tian at the peak of Foundation Establishment in front of him, whose real name was Tian Qinghu, was one of the veteran Foundation Establishment cultivators whose cultivation base and supernatural powers ranked in the top ten among the more than two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Carefree Sect. He had always been deeply respected by the low-level Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples in the sect and was also the leader of this sect mission.

The Carefree Sect had dominated the Wei Kingdom for thousands of years. Now, the sect not only possessed a Supreme Elder who had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage for many years but also nine Golden Core elders, more than two hundred Foundation Establishment powerhouses, and as many as ten thousand Qi Refining disciples.

A cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment like Tian Qinghu in the sect, except for the Nascent Soul ancestor who was the Supreme Elder of the Carefree Sect and the nine Golden Core elders, he was one of the most powerful people.

Tian Qinghu had tried to form a core twice, but unfortunately, he did not succeed. Although his magic power and cultivation base had improved to the pseudo-core realm at the peak of Foundation Establishment, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was already at the advanced age of one hundred and ninety. Although there was still a glimmer of hope for forming a core, he didn't have much lifespan left. If he couldn't form a core within twenty or thirty years, his Dao path could only stop at the Foundation Establishment realm.

"Okay, Junior Brother Wei, you have worked hard."

Tian Qinghu nodded after listening. He first turned around and glanced at a Qi Refining disciple not far behind him, then said to a Foundation Establishment fellow sect member beside him with a faint expression: "Junior Brother Li, what do you think?"

A handsome young cultivator behind Tian Qinghu was obviously dissatisfied with the caution of the second-level Foundation Establishment Junior Brother Wei just now, so he couldn't help but say:

"This time, a total of four Foundation Establishment cultivators have come for the mission, and there is also Senior Brother Tian, a master at the peak of Foundation Establishment, sitting in town. Dealing with a mere second-level mid-grade Black-Feathered Python is not a matter of catching it. Junior Brother Wei is a bit overly worried. Please, several senior and junior brothers, help me guard the formation and watch me go and kill this monster."

This handsome Foundation Establishment cultivator was a direct disciple of the Carefree Sect's Golden Core ancestor. Although he was only at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, he relied on the two refined magic tools bestowed by his master and was already no weaker than an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sect. Dealing with a second-level mid-grade monster, he didn't take it to heart and didn't want others to help.

This person's name was Li Yungong. When he joined the Carefree Sect in his early years, he was taken in by a Golden Core elder in the sect and became a direct disciple of the Carefree Sect. His spiritual root aptitude was very outstanding, and he was only sixty years old, already at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.

As a core Foundation Establishment disciple in the Carefree Sect, Li Yungong had always been deeply favored by his master, and his future Dao path was limitless. He was one of the few Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect who could impact the Golden Core realm in the future.

Although he had been at the Foundation Establishment stage for some time, Li Yungong had always lacked training outside. Since he was taken in by that Golden Core ancestor, he had been cultivating from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage without lacking cultivation resources. Under the guidance of his master, he had been cultivating smoothly and step-by-step for decades.

Li Yungong usually cultivated in seclusion in the sect and rarely went out to perform sect missions. This time, he finally got an opportunity to go out and train with his master, and he was also eager to show his ability in front of several fellow sect members to save face for his master.

Another young woman in green clothes beside him saw that Li Yungong was a bit reckless and was about to speak to stop him, but unexpectedly, the leader Tian Qinghu laughed and said to Li Yungong: "Since Junior Brother Li has the heart to make contributions to the sect, Senior Brother will naturally not stop you. Junior Brother, go and meet this monster first. If it doesn't work, we will naturally take action to help."

Li Yungong was secretly happy when he saw this. He cupped his hands to Tian Qinghu, took out a white flying sword, and plunged into the pool. Before long, a violent sound of fighting broke out at the bottom of the pool.

The young woman in green clothes looked at Tian Qinghu with some worry and said: "Senior Brother Tian, why didn't you stop Junior Brother Li just now? If there are other dangers in this pool, and Junior Brother Li has any shortcomings, how can we explain to Senior Uncle Jin when we go back?"

"Junior Sister Cheng, don't worry. This pool has already been investigated just now. There is indeed only one Black-Feathered Python below. Moreover, Junior Brother Li has received the true teachings of Senior Uncle Jin. With his supernatural powers, what other dangers can there be? Besides, before we set off, Senior Uncle Jin also gave me instructions to let Junior Brother Li train more. I am also acting according to Senior Uncle's orders," Tian Qinghu said with a faint expression.

"Senior Brother Tian is right. Since someone is doing the work for us, we can just save our strength, so as not to make people feel that we are stealing his limelight," the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Wei on the side said after listening to Tian Qinghu's words, and also began to sneer, obviously seeing that Tian Qinghu wanted to watch from the sidelines.

The young woman in green clothes looked at Tian Qinghu but didn't say anything else. She flew to the top of the pool alone, lost in thought, wanting to watch the movement at the bottom of the pool at close range.

Below the pool, there was a flash of swords and shadows, and the sound of magic tools colliding came from time to time.

Half an hour later, by the pool, Li Yungong stood by the pool with a proud face, holding the huge black head of the Black-Feathered Python in one hand and throwing it to the ground. In the pool behind him, a seven or eight-zhang-long python body was floating in the center of the pool, and the blood had almost dyed the entire pool red.

Several white-clad Qi Refining Carefree Sect disciples by the pool hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Yungong collect the snake head of the Black-Feathered Python.

Tian Qinghu greeted him with a smile, "Junior Brother Li is worthy of being a direct disciple of Senior Uncle Jin. The Heavenly Fire Thunder Decision and supernatural powers are indeed extraordinary. It is really hard for Junior Brother Li to kill this Black-Feathered Python so cleanly and neatly. Next, please, Junior Sister Cheng, go down with us to transplant the Water Spirit Fruit Tree."

Tian Qinghu rolled up the Qi Refining disciple he had glanced at earlier, led the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators, flew to the sky above the pool, and several people released protective shield light and plunged into the pool.

Before long, the group arrived at the monster cave at the bottom of the pool. Tian Qinghu looked at the pile of white bones in the depths of the cave and asked the Qi Refining disciple: "What is your name again?"

The white-clad disciple replied with some panic: "Reporting to Senior Uncle Tian, dis... disciple, Du Yucheng."

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