Chapter 687: Change of mind, invite reinforcements
Hearing what Bai Yuxian said, Song Qingming also knew that she might not have given up yet and wanted to win over Li Xuanyi to stay and help. Without saying any more, she nodded slightly and left.
Although Li Xuanyi is from the same sect as him, he traveled thousands of miles here just to travel, not to help their "Xiaoyao Sect" defeat the enemy. Being able to take the initiative to help Song Qingyu in "Jinshanfang" is already considered a blessing. Song Qingming, his fellow junior fellow student, was embarrassed.
And after all, Li Xuanyi was the proud disciple of his master, Taoist Master Lingxu, and was deeply loved by him.
If Song Qingming takes the initiative to involve this senior sister in the battle between the sect and the monsters, if anything happens to Li Xuanyi during the battle, it will definitely be difficult for him to explain the matter when he returns to the "Taixu Sect" in the future.
Therefore, although Song Qingming had already seen that Bai Yuxian had this idea when she left the living room, he still did not choose to take the initiative to clarify the 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 room". Instead, she turned into a ray of light and came to the top of the mountain behind "Guiyunfang", a spiritual energy-filled Outside the cave.
"Master Li, Yuxian has something to ask for advice!"
"Come in first!"
After Bai Yuxian cast a spell and released a transmission note, a sound soon came out of the cave. Then a burst of fog surrounding the entrance of the cave quickly dispersed, revealing an open cave door. When Bai Yuxian saw this, he immediately rushed to the cave. Stepped inside.
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A quarter of an hour later, while Song Qingming was still chatting with Song Qingyu and others in the "Meeting Hall", Bai Yuxian, dressed in white with a slight smile on his face, walked in from the outside with two disciples behind him.
"Senior Sister Bai!" Seeing Bai Yuxian's figure, Song Qingming and others quickly stood up and saluted.
"The sect has a lot of affairs. I'm sorry for coming a little late. Junior Brother Song and Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be polite. Please take a seat first!" Seeing this, Bai Yuxian hurriedly waved his hand and motioned for several people to sit down.
When everyone was seated, Bai Yuxian smiled and asked the two disciples on the side to bring up the spiritual objects in their hands and put them on the table in front of Li Xuanyi.
"Fellow Daoist Li! This time, with the help of fellow Taoist, relieving the siege of Jinshanfang can be regarded as a great help to my Xiaoyao Sect. This spiritual stone is disrespectful. I hope that fellow Taoist can accept it to show my sect's kindness."
Li Xuanyi glanced at the spirit stones on the table and found that there were more than 80 middle-grade spirit stones neatly placed on it. He was a little surprised when he saw that the Xiaoyao Sect took out so many spirit stones in order to thank him for helping him. .
"Fellow Daoist Song and I are close friends, but I just helped out a little. How could I accept such a great gift from your sect? Fellow Daoist Bai is too polite. Please take back these spiritual stones!"
Seeing Li Xuanyi's refusal, Bai Yuxian immediately smiled and shook his head and said: "Friend Li, you don't know. Now there are demon beasts turmoil all over the Fuyun Mountains. Our sect has been fighting fiercely with the demon beast army for half a year, and the war is also very serious." Anxious.
This time fellow Taoists came to help, allowing Qingyu and the others to come to their rescue in time, which was crucial for our next battle with the monster army. It was indeed a great help to our sect.
For our sect, this move by Fellow Daoist Li is not the icing on the cake, but a help in times of need. Compared with this matter, this spiritual stone is really nothing. Fellow Daoist, please do not refuse our kindness. "
Seeing this, Song Qingming also nodded and said: "Senior Sister Bai is also sincere, I think there is no need to be polite to Fellow Daoist Li.
This time Qingyu and the others were able to save the siege, all thanks to your help. Whether it was for the sect or for the millions of living beings under Weiguo's command, it was a great contribution. These spiritual stones are just a token of our gratitude. "
"Haha! Then thank you Daoist Bai."
Facing such sincere words from Bai Yuxian and Song Qingming, Li Xuanyi felt a little embarrassed to continue to be polite, so she slightly raised her hand to accept the spiritual stones on the table.
Seeing Li Xuanyi put away the spiritual stones on the table, Bai Yuxian nodded with satisfaction. After taking a sip of the spiritual tea on the table, he opened his mouth and said to him:
"I don't know, Fellow Daoist Li, besides visiting Junior Brother Song, do you have anything else to do when you come to Weiguo this time?
Fellow Daoist Li is now also a distinguished guest of our Xiaoyao Sect. If there is anything our sect can do to help, Fellow Daoist Li just say so and don’t be polite to us. "
Hearing this, Li Xuanyi shook his head slightly and replied: "This time I came to the Fuyun Mountains to cultivate immortality. I just went out for a tour and stopped by to see Fellow Daoist Song. I didn't have anything else to do. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Bai, for taking care of me!"
"Oh! In this case, Fellow Daoist Li is not in a hurry to leave our country of Wei. I have one more thing that I would like to discuss with Fellow Daoist. I wonder if it is convenient for Fellow Daoist Li now!" Bai Yuxian was secretly happy after hearing Li Xuanyi's answer. He immediately opened his mouth and asked the other party another question.
Li Xuanyi, who had already heard the meaning of Bai Yuxian's words, rolled his eyes and replied with a smile:
"I guess Fellow Daoist Bai wants me to stay and help you deal with the army of monsters! If this is true, I'm afraid I will disappoint Fellow Daoist."
Hearing what Li Xuanyi said, Bai Yuxian and everyone present looked a little surprised, especially Song Qingming who was sitting aside.
After returning from Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming, who learned about Bai Yuxian's thoughts, did not mention it to Li Xuanyi. Seeing that she had already seen through Bai Yuxian's mind, Song Qingming was slightly surprised at this time. .
However, although Li Xuanyi is younger than several people here, he often travels and interacts with people. It is indeed not too outrageous to have such a keen insight.
Seeing that Li Xuanyi had said what he was thinking, Bai Yuxian sighed with a hint of embarrassment and said directly: "Since fellow Taoists have pointed out this matter, I won't hide it anymore. I am indeed Have this idea.
Fellow Daoist Li also knows that our Xiaoyao Sect is fighting against an army of monsters outside Fang City, and this battle has reached an extremely critical moment.
Now the sect has gathered all its strength and is preparing to launch a decisive battle with the monster army outside the Fangshi Formation in two days, just to defend the line of defense of Guiyunfang and prevent the hundreds of millions of living beings in our country from being harmed by the monsters.
If fellow Taoist is willing to stay and help, our sect is willing to give another level 3 or above spiritual object to fellow daoist. I wonder if fellow daoist Li can consider it. "
Hearing that Bai Yuxian was willing to take out a precious third-level spiritual object as reward, Li Xuanyi was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"I know Daoyou Bai's intentions, but when I travel this time, the elders in my family have already warned me not to interfere easily in other sect affairs.
To be honest, the reason why I helped Qingyu and the others in Jinshanfang last time was actually because I was visiting friends and happened to encounter monsters attacking the city, so I was forced to help. I didn’t intend to go there to intervene in this matter. .
It's not that I don't like spirit stones, but it's just that my cultivation level is mediocre, and I really can't be of much help to your sect in the battle against the monsters. Please understand this, Fellow Daoist Bai. "
Song Qingming was not too surprised by Li Xuanyi's attitude of refusing this matter. Not to mention that Li Xuanyi was born in the Yuanying family, even her master, Taoist Lingxu, told her not to meddle in other people's business when they left. , troublemaker.
Needless to say, Bai Yuxian, even if Song Qingming wanted to ask her to stay and help deal with the monsters in this situation, I am afraid that Li Xuanyi would not agree to it easily.
"Here, Fellow Daoist Li, please don't refuse this matter. Why don't you first see what this sect can offer?"
Seeing that Li Xuanyi still rejected him as expected, Bai Yuxian was still not discouraged. He took out a roll of jade slips that had been prepared long ago and cast a spell to send it to Li Xuanyi.
Seeing what Bai Yuxian sent over, Li Xuanyi did not refuse it directly this time. He picked it up with a calm expression and put it on his forehead, and used his spiritual sense to explore it.
After a while, Li Xuanyi slowly put down the jade slip in his hand. After a moment of hesitation, he asked Bai Yuxian who was not far away:
"Fellow Daoist Bai, are you willing to take out the things in this?"
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, these jade slips contain the most precious spiritual objects in our sect's treasury. As long as Fellow Daoist is willing to stay and help us deal with this battle, Fellow Daoist can choose any of the items inside.
I will deliver it directly to fellow Taoists tomorrow. No matter what the outcome of this battle is, our sect will not regret this matter! Seeing that Li Xuanyi seemed a little moved, Bai Yuxian hurriedly answered the other party's question.
"Okay! I agree to this matter. What I want has been written on it. If Fellow Daoist Bai agrees, please send it to me first tomorrow!"
Li Xuanyi took out a piece of white paper and left a few words on it, then returned it and the bamboo slip in his hand to Bai Yuxian.
Seeing Li Xuanyi suddenly change his previous attitude, Song Qingming and others sitting next to him were also quite surprised. They couldn't help but wonder what kind of spiritual object Bai Yuxian brought out to make Li Xuanyi change his mind so quickly.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, since this sect has promised you, we will definitely do it." Seeing that Li Xuanyi agreed, Bai Yuxian also showed a bit of joy on his face.
After glancing at the note in his hand, Bai Yuxian nodded to Li Xuanyi again, and then put it away with a smile.
After that, several people chatted for a while, and then Bai Yuxian took the lead to say goodbye and leave. Song Qingming and others also left the "meeting hall" and returned to the mountain, where the sect had temporarily arranged a cave for them.
After personally taking Li Xuanyi to her cave, Song Qingming was not in a hurry to leave immediately. After thinking about it, he told Li Xuanyi what he was thinking.
"Senior Sister Li, I don't know what the master used to impress you before, but the next battle at Guiyunfang will definitely be very dangerous, and I hope you can understand how powerful it is.
If you regret it now and it's still too late, I can take you to explain the matter to the leader. I think Senior Sister Bai will not embarrass 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 my decision, so you don't need to persuade me anymore.
Besides, there is nothing dangerous when going out for training. Don’t worry, I still have the protective means provided by my master. As for those demon kings outside, who can do anything to me! "
Hearing what Li Xuanyi said, Song Qingming smiled and nodded: "Well! In that case, senior sister, you must pay attention to safety. Don't worry, I promised the master that I will try my best to take care of you when I go to the battlefield."
The purpose of monks going out for training is to increase their knowledge and seek personal opportunities. No matter what spiritual object Bai Yuxian brought out to impress her, it was understandable that Li Xuanyi was willing to take risks for this opportunity.
Although Song Qingming was still a little worried about Li Xuanyi's safety, this was Li Xuanyi's own personal decision after all. Even if they were from the same sect, Song Qingming still needed to respect each other. All he could do was to try his best to take care of each other on the battlefield.
"Okay, okay! I'm being polite to you. You really think you are so powerful. It's not certain who will take care of whom on the battlefield tomorrow. I said that you are now a favorite in the eyes of the master. Don't let anything happen to me, so that I can't explain it when I go back."
At this time, there was no one else in the cave. Li Xuanyi unconsciously let down his guard and joked with Song Qingming as if he was in the "Taixu Sect".
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Outside the "Guiyunfang", under the leadership of the two demon emperors and more than 20 demon kings, tens of thousands of demon beasts were taking turns to attack the market formation, and bursts of roars could be heard from the sky from time to time.
In the market, the "Xiaoyao Sect", which had already decided to fight to the death with the monster army, was also busy gathering elite soldiers and storing food, preparing for a decisive battle with the monster army.
In less than three days, thousands of city-guarding monks from all over Weiguo came to Guiyunfang, among which "Jinshanfang" also sent a thousand monks to join the battle.
Not only that, in addition to winning over Li Xuanyi, a Jindan monk who happened to come, the "Xiaoyao Sect" was also looking for high-level monks who could come nearby to help, in order to make up for the gap in high-level combat power between them and the monster army.
Many Jindan elders of the sect who had good relationships with people were sending messages to their fellow cultivators these days, trying to invite them to come to Weiguo to help resist the monster army.
However, the cultivators who cultivated to the Jindan level and above were basically smart people who had been in the world of immortal cultivation for many years.
Knowing that the Wei State was under siege by a large army of monsters and the situation was extremely critical, even if the Xiaoyao Sect was willing to pay a certain price, few people were willing to take the risk.
Just one day before the war, good news finally reached the "Guiyunfang". The cultivators of the "Zhenyang Sect" of Pei State in the south finally arrived in Wei State in time after a month of long journey.
This time, the "Zhenyang Sect" sent a total of more than 4,000 cultivators, including three Jindan cultivators with good cultivation. The arrival of this powerful reinforcement immediately inspired many "Xiaoyao Sect" cultivators who were defending the city.
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Two days later, in the meeting hall of "Guiyunfang".
After receiving the message from the sect disciples, Song Qingming and many other Jindan elders, as well as the Jindan cultivators who came to "Guiyunfang" for support, have gathered in the hall.
Zhao Menglian, who was in seclusion to heal his wounds in the battle of "Iron Immortal Castle", had come out of seclusion in advance and came to "Guiyunfang" to prepare for the next battle that would determine the fate of the sect.
In the "Xiaoyao Sect", Li Wutong, Chen Xuanxin, Chu Fengping, Jin Ziyuan, Zhao Menglian, Guangling Zhenren, Xu Ziyan, and Fang Baixuan, eight Jindan elders of the sect, have all gathered here.
Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, Hu Qingyun, and Zhao Xingtang, all five guest elders of the sect, have also come from all over to prepare for the next battle.
One of the guest elders, Zhao Xingtang, who rarely shows up in the sect, is also a fake Dan cultivator from a Xiuxian family in Donglin County under the "Xiaoyao Sect", just like Hu Qingyun.
Hundreds of years ago, the Zhao family, like the Ma family, was also a very powerful Jindan family in Weiguo, and its strength was no less than that of the Ma family of "Iron Immortal Castle" at that time.
However, after the death of the previous Jindan ancestor of the Zhao family hundreds of years ago, no one among the descendants succeeded in forming a golden elixir. They only supported Zhao Xingtang, a fake elixir cultivator, and their strength has long since declined.
Immortal cultivation families like the Hu family and the Zhao family, which only have a fake elixir cultivator in charge, are generally not recognized as true golden elixir families in the immortal cultivation world. Therefore, the status and influence of the Zhao family and the Hu family in Weiguo are far less than that of the current Qinghe Song family.
Although Zhao Xingtang is a veteran guest elder of the "Xiaoyao Sect" and formed a golden elixir more than a hundred years earlier than Song Qingming, he has always been low-key. In recent years, he has basically stayed in his family and rarely went out.
Song Qingming is also a guest elder. Except for seeing him from a distance once when he participated in the "Taiyue Lake" secret realm, he has not seen Zhao Xingtang, the guest elder, even in the recent sect meetings.
Because the location of the Zhao family is close to the "Taiyue Lake" market in the south of Weiguo, the duties of Zhao Xingtang and the Zhao family in recent years have basically been to guard this very important market in the south for the sect.
During this monster riot, the "Taiyue Lake" market was also attacked by monsters. If it were not for the special situation that was related to the survival of the sect, the "Xiaoyao Sect" would not have invited him here at this time.
In addition to the many Jindan elders of the sect mentioned above, this time the "Xiaoyao Sect" also invited several Jindan cultivators from outside as external aid.
Among them were three Jindan elders from the "Zhenyang Sect", as well as Li Xuanyi, Zhang Rong, and two Jindan casual cultivators who had just arrived at the front line of "Guiyunfang".
One of these two casual cultivators, Song Qingming, was also very familiar with him. It was Zhang Tieyang who participated in the "Tongtian Tower" secret realm with them that year. The other was a relatively unfamiliar woman. It seemed that she had a very good relationship with Zhao Menglian. She should have invited her to help from outside.
"Fellow Daoist Song, it's been a long time since we last met. I never thought that you have made such rapid progress in your cultivation after only a few decades. I am really ashamed." After seeing Song Qingming in the crowd, Zhang Tieyang immediately stepped forward to greet him.
When they participated in the "Babel Tower" secret realm, Zhang Tieyang and Song Qingming were both cultivators who had just formed a golden elixir not long ago, and the difference in their cultivation was not big.
Now Song Qingming has reached the peak of the sixth level of the golden elixir, and Zhang Tieyang has just broken through to the fourth level of the golden elixir not long ago. After so many years, the gap between the two has opened up a big gap in their cultivation.
At this time, Zhang Tieyang, who came in front of Song Qingming, couldn't help but show a trace of envy on his face.
Seeing this, Song Qingming bowed and smiled, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are polite. I was just a step faster because of the sect's care and a little luck. Fellow Daoist, please don't flatter me."
Song Qingming was quite surprised to see Zhang Tieyang appear in the hall. He didn't know what conditions the sect had used to invite such a smart man.
Just as Song Qingming and Zhang Tieyang were greeting each other, Li Mufeng and Bai Yuxian had already walked in quickly outside the hall and stood at the head of the crowd.
Looking at so many Jindan cultivators gathered in the hall, Li Mufeng's face looked much better than a few days ago. After greeting everyone, he smiled a little.
"Fellow Daoists, you have come from afar to help our Xiaoyao Sect, but our sect does not have the time to entertain you at this moment. I am really ashamed.
This time, the monsters are in turmoil and attempt to plunder our human territory. The war outside the market is imminent. We can only wait until this war is over before holding a celebration banquet for you.
Fellow Daoists, rest assured, our sect has received a reply from the reinforcements of the Tianji Sect. Fellow Daoist Yang and his men will arrive in Weiguo in two days at most. We only need to defend Guiyunfang for two days."
"Senior Li, the other side now has two Yuanying demon kings. I wonder if we are ready to deal with the enemy!" Li Mufeng had just finished speaking when Wei Xuanping, a Jindan cultivator from the "Zhenyang Sect" standing below, immediately asked a question with some doubts.
Wei Xuanping's cultivation has reached the eighth level of Jindan. 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.
At present, nearly 20,000 city-defending monks have gathered in "Guiyunfang". Although their overall strength is not as good as that of the monster army, it is not much worse.
There are also 21 Jindan monks standing in the "Conference Hall". In addition, "Xiaoyao Sect" also has a third-level middle-grade puppet, which is not inferior to the monsters in terms of Jindan combat power.
The only thing that makes everyone worried now is the Yuanying combat power that can determine the entire battlefield situation.
The "Xiaoyao Sect" currently has only one Yuanying combat power, Li Mufeng.
Although the injury in the last battle was not very serious, Li Mufeng can still fight now, but he can only contain one "Molong Monster King" at most, and he certainly cannot stop the other side's two Yuanying Monster Kings for a long time.
How the human cultivators should deal with the remaining "Chiyun Monster King" is the most critical part of this battle.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Wei. The sect has already come up with a plan to deal with this matter. In this battle, Junior Brothers Li, Chen and I will be responsible for helping Senior Uncle Li resist the Scarlet Cloud Demon King. All fellow Daoists just need to help hold off the other Golden Core Demon Kings." (End of this chapter)