Tempered Immortal

Chapter 282: Azure Leaf Mountain

The Azure Leaf Mountain was located in the southern part of You State. The mountain stretched for thousands of miles, and it could be said to be vast and sparsely populated. Although it was not as dangerous as the legendary Kuiyin Mountain, there were still a lot of poisonous snakes and beasts. In addition, spirit beasts were appearing from time to time, so ordinary people could not live there. There had also been some legends of land deities that were passed down since ancient times.

The so-called land deities were naturally Immortal cultivators. Although the Azure Leaf Mountain did not have any spirit qi sacred veins, there were many small spirit qi veins scattered everywhere. There were no less than a hundred of them.

To be fair, these spiritual veins were not of high quality. So the large sects regarded them as tasteless and disdained snatching them. Naturally, those Immortal clans took advantage of it.

In addition, some independent cultivators also lived here. After all, their strength was far from that of those sects that had been passed down for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

At first, only one or two clans and a few independent cultivators found this place. Later, the news spread and more and more people moved here…

In this way, tens of thousands of years had passed. The world had changed, and new clans continued to rise and others have fallen. However, the number of Immortal practitioners here had become more and more flourishing.

If the Heavenly Demon City was a sacred place for demonic cultivators, then the Azure Leaf Mountain was a sacred place for independent cultivators and the immortal clans.

And the Ye clan mentioned by his master was settled here.

Speaking of the close relationship between this clan and the sect, it could even be described as having a long history. It was said that the patriarch of this clan was a nominal disciple of Daoist Heavenly Dust.

Although his status was slightly lower than that of the enrolled disciples, he still had the friendship of his founder. This predecessor named Ye Fan had also reached the level of Core Formation during his lifetime. However, he didn’t stay in the Spirit Pill Mountain to continue his cultivation. Instead, he went to the southern part of the You State and later formed a dual-cultivation relationship with the woman he liked. The branches and leaves spread, and they took root in this Azure Leaf Mountain. This was the origin of the Ye clan.

The reason why Ye Fan left the Spirit Pill Mountain at the beginning was not explained by Daoist Tong Yu. He only mentioned that the descendants of the Ye clan are now connected to our sect. Not only are they managing some of our foreign industries, but also…

After going through the information about Ye clan land in his mind, Lin Xuan calmly landed on the Azure Leaf Family.

He looked around. It was lush and it seemed no different than an ordinary green mountain. A smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. He flipped his hand and a jade talisman appeared in his palm.

He threw it away, and the jade talisman turned into a beam of light and flew into the lush mountain. After a while, some mist surged and silver light appeared out of thin air in front of him. It was dazzling and gorgeous and it also exuded a whiff of fragrance.

Lin Xuan walked in with a smile.

The scenery inside was completely different from the outside, and a small town appeared before his eyes.

Although few mortals set foot into the Azure Leaf Mountain. But just in case, the cultivators have set up some camouflage restrictions.

Looking at the small town in front of him, it was a market, and its scale was not small at all.

Where there were cultivators, there would be the need to exchange items. Not to mention the Immortal clans here. There were nearly a hundred of them, and there were countless independent cultivators. So it was not strange that there was a market.

Lin Xuan didn’t change his appearance. Over the years, he had been living in seclusion, and there was only a handful of cultivators who would recognise him. However, his cultivation base was concealed by the Hidden Spirit Pill and the Qi Restraining Art. Although there were many cultivators in Azure Leaf Mountain, the high-Leveling ones were very rare, and the Core Formation Stage was too eye-catching.

Although Daoist Tong Yu didn’t reveal the details of the mission, Lin Xuan had a hunch that it would be easier if he kept a low profile.

At this moment, his spiritual qi was restrained. Judging from his appearance, he was only at the Spirit Gathering Perfection Stage.

Lin Xuan strolled around the market casually. Although this place couldn’t be compared with the markets opened by those big sects, it might also have something he needed.

Secondly, it was the first time Lin Xuan had visited Azure Leaf Mountain. He had only heard some rumours before. Was it was true or not was unknown, so he wanted to find out more about it personally.

Not to mention, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. In the market of Azure Leaf Mountain, there were not many rare things, but Lin Xuan had bought a lot of beast hide. The material of this Spirit Fire Rat hide could be used to refine the Earth Tier talismans of the fire attribute.

In other markets, although Lin Xuan had also acquired some, the number was far from enough. This time, however, it could be said that he had gained a lot. After chatting with the shop owner, he had formed a general picture of the situation in Azure Leaf Mountain.

There were a total of more than 150 spiritual veins here. Now, there were eighty-one Immortal clans, and the rest were all occupied by independent cultivators.

The total number of cultivators residing here was seventy to eighty thousand.

Lin Xuan was also secretly shocked. He didn’t expect that there would be so many cultivators in the small Azure Leaf Mountain.

Among the forces in this place, the Liu and Ye were the behemoths.

These two clans not only had the longest history but were also the first to move to this place.

Moreover, they had the largest number of cultivators. When the direct line and the collateral line combined, they both had a population of two thousand or three thousand people, which was comparable to some medium-level sects with a slightly smaller population.

Moreover, the two clans were the only ones in Azure Leaf Mountain with experts at the Core Formation Stage.

It should be noted that the path to immortality was very challenging. Although the level of You State was far higher than that of the Yan State, there were very few people in the Immortal clans who had a cultivation base of the Core Formation Stage. Such masters were usually monopolized by the sects.

Originally, the Liu clan and the Ye clan were evenly matched in strength, but recently, the balance was broken. In addition to the head of the Liu clan, another elder of the Liu clan had also reached the Core Formation Stage.

With two high-level cultivators, the Liu clan has become the leader of the various forces in Azure Leaf Mountain.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly. Did his master send him here because of the dispute between the Liu clan and the Ye clan?

No, Lin Xuan shook his head. If it was really that simple, it would be safer for his master to send a more experienced elder of the Core Formation Stage to do the task. This task was obviously a test, not just about the disputes between two Immortal clans.

He had to see the master of the Ye clan first.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuan thanked the shop owner, exited the market and was about to follow his master’s instructions to the Ye clan’s Manor, when suddenly, a loud quarrel resounded in his ears.

He said it was noisy, but in fact, it was at least ten miles away from here. His master only told him the general direction of Ye clan’s manor. Lin Xuan released his spiritual sense to look for it, and then he heard it by chance.

It seemed that several cultivators had a dispute and were arguing. With Lin Xuan’s character, he naturally didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business. However, the two words “Ye clan” and “Liu clan” made him raise his eyebrows and have a desire to know the truth.