"Forget it. Since Junior Brother Li wants to be a flower protector, then you two can go together tomorrow night."

He casually tossed the token in his hand, but it wasn’t towards Li Qingfeng or that Junior Sister Cen, but to the other side.

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, quite imposing, aren’t you?"

Song Yan casually reached out and caught the token.

Cheng Yu sneered and had no intention of staying any longer.

He just turned back and gave Song Yan a meaningful look.

"I hope Fellow Daoist Song’s days in Changping will be pleasant from now on."

Then, he led a few Cultivators and turned to leave.

"Old Song!"

Li Qingfeng’s eyes lit up. Seeing the Inner Sect Disciple Daoist robe on Song Yan, his expression was startled.

"You... you Breakthrough to Late Stage Qi Refining?"

"About three months ago."

Song Yan nodded.

Old Li chuckled, "Then I guess I’ll have to call you Senior Brother Song."

"Alright. It’ll probably be at least another half a year until you get your Breakthrough Pill and Breakthrough."

Song Yan said with feigned seriousness, "For these six months, you’ll have to call me Senior Brother every day."

"Get lost!"

The atmosphere instantly relaxed a lot.

The surrounding Cave Abyss Sect Disciples also came to greet Song Yan.

During this handover, several Cave Abyss Sect Inner Sect Disciples went back. This batch of new arrivals seemed to only have three Inner Sect Disciples.

In the eyes of these Outer Sect Disciples, each of them was like a pillar of strength.

The Elders were high above. Even if they truly cared, it was difficult for them to always consider the daily mission situations of these Outer Sect Disciples.

Having an Inner Sect Disciple was different.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Li." The female Disciple’s voice was a little choked. "Thank you, Senior Brother Song."

Song Yan waved his hand, "You go back first."

As dusk deepened, Song Yan and Li Qingfeng moved indoors.

"Qingfeng, what exactly is the situation in Changping now?"

Li Qingfeng sighed, "It’s very chaotic..."

"The Six Major Sects, everyone knows that Changping is now overrun with demonic Cultivators, but no one is taking the lead to act."

"Why is that?"

"Because Changping doesn’t just have demonic Cultivators."

Li Qingfeng recounted, "The Loose Cultivators here... are actually Evil Cultivators, and they’ve become quite powerful."

"Not only that, the movements of the demon Cultivators in Corpse Bone Abyss are also significant."

"According to a former Inner Sect Senior Brother, the higher-ups suspect that some Evil Path treasure has fallen here, attracting all these demons and monsters to this place."

"So that’s how it is..."

Song Yan nodded.

Li Qingfeng continued, "The outside is in chaos, and the alliance of the Six Major Sects isn’t a solid block. Our situation... you saw it just now."

"It’s difficult..."

After a moment of thought, Song Yan asked, "Cheng Yu, as a Sheyang Sect Inner Sect Disciple, how can he interfere with your movements?"

"Originally, Sheyang Sect and Cave Abyss Sect were on good terms, and the two Sects had close ties."

"It’s just that that kid’s parents are both Sheyang Sect Elders, responsible for arranging missions for people like us..."

When Li Qingfeng said this, Song Yan already understood.

He frowned, "Aren’t you going to tell the Elders?"

"It’s useless..."

"Their excuse is flawless."

"Changping is so chaotic, danger is everywhere, there are no safe missions, and someone always has to take on this mission... Based on our one-sided accounts, it doesn’t hold up."

"At most, they’ll just add a few more people to the task."

"The other Disciples of Sheyang Sect are actually quite good, but only this Cheng Yu targets us everywhere."

"And those bastards from Profound Origin Sect around him..."

Li Qingfeng stopped halfway through, sighed softly, and didn’t continue.

Changing the subject, "Old Song, you’ve just arrived in Changping and haven’t taken on any missions yet. If your Luck is bad, you might also be disgusted by him in the future."

"..."

Song Yan remained silent.

He was well aware of his own level of bad Luck. Since there was such a tragic possibility, it was almost certain to happen.

Ever since he picked up the liangyi pearl from Fire Worker Village until now, he had been quite unlucky all the way.

Perhaps it was because of the conservation of Luck, and picking up the liangyi pearl had used up all his good fortune?

He didn’t complain about fate, he was just thinking about how to safely spend this year in Changping.

As long as Cheng Yu was around, he had to guard against him secretly causing trouble for him.

"..."

What a hassle.

After much thought... it seemed that killing him was the simplest option.

Song Yan was also startled by his own thought.

Now in Changping, with the Six Major Sects allied, if he were to kill a Fellow Daoist and any clues were discovered, there would be no good outcome.

Moreover, Cheng Yu’s parents were both Elders of Sheyang Sect... "..."

What a hassle... The two comforted each other and exchanged a few more pleasantries, dispelling some of the gloom, then Li Qingfeng left.

Song Yan held a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, and the Qi Condensation Scroll in his body slowly circulated.

"Too slow."

He sighed inwardly. The Spiritual Qi here was already barren and turbid, making refining extremely slow, and the Qi Condensation Cultivation Technique he cultivated was also a slow-moving Cultivation Technique.

With both factors influencing it, the Cultivate speed was truly as slow as a crawling turtle.

Barely completing his Cultivate for the day, Song Yan lay down in his clothes and slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, he woke up early, simply washed up, then sat cross-legged on the futon and took a Huang Ya Pill.

With the aid of the Medicinal Pill, today’s Cultivate efficiency was indeed much higher.

"When I return to the Sect this time, perhaps it’s time to pick up alchemy again..."

Soon, today’s basic Cultivate was completed.

He pushed open the door and walked towards a certain cluster of buildings in the county town.

At this moment, in Yangwu Courtyard, many Cultivators, like Song Yan, walked out of their rooms and headed in the same direction.

In the dimly lit sky, several streaks of light flew in from the distant sky.

In the county town, ordinary Mortals who saw this scene exclaimed one after another, and some even knelt down immediately, praying in their mouths.

The Mortals here truly lived an uneasy life.

Demons and monsters appeared frequently, and they almost put the immortal Cultivators stationed here on altars.

What was a bit awkward, though, was that these Mortals were also accustomed to seeing immortal Cultivators walking in the city.

Yet, they only considered the flowing lights in the sky as deities.

Looking at it this way, even the common people here understood that without a Dao Foundation, one was no different from a Mortal.

Song Yan laughed self-deprecatingly, not stopping his steps.

Lianheng Tower, Main Hall.

Xu Ziqing and several Elders of the Six Major Sects, who held important positions, were each assigning important tasks to a group of Disciples.

Song Yan stood below, but among the Elders, he saw Senior Cong Yuzhen, whom he had met during the Bei Ya Mountain trip.

"The Six Major Sects are actually so serious..."

Both Cong Yuzhen and Xu Ziqing could be called Genius Disciples of the Foundation Establishment generation within the Six Major Sects.

Yet, they were still sent here to be stationed permanently, which, besides their internal "promotions," also indicated the attitude of the Six Major Sects.

Besides that, there were also some familiar faces.

For example... Profound Origin Sect, Shen Huai.

Seeing this person, Song Yan’s gaze slightly chilled.

The matter of Jiran Valley had passed for a long time, but that didn’t mean he had forgotten it.