50: Mysterious Old Man

The Floating Cloud Sect is located in the central part of Yue Country, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the mountains are continuous, and it is the place with the richest spiritual energy in the entire Yue Country.

In the center of this mountain range, there is a huge white hall, which is the location of the Floating Cloud Sect's Sect.

The Floating Cloud Sect, with white clouds curling around and celestial cranes dancing, makes one know at a glance that it is a cultivation sacred ground.

This was Xu Qi'an's first time here, and seeing this beautiful scenery, a feeling of exhilaration spontaneously arose in his heart.

"As expected of the number one Sect in Yue Country, the Floating Cloud Sect!"

Li Yebai, who was beside him, came to Xu Qi'an's side and cautiously asked, "Sect Leader, do you need to summon the Disciples of the Floating Cloud Sect?"

Xu Qi'an waved his hand; he disliked these cumbersome procedures the most, so he directly asked Li Yebai to give him the Sect Leader token.

Then he asked Li Yebai to provide the map of the entire Floating Cloud Sect.

Li Yebai could only comply.

Xu Qi'an then disappeared in a flash.

Li Yebai looked at Xu Qi'an's departing figure and sighed inwardly.

"It seems the Sect Leader is an ascetic Cultivator who focuses wholeheartedly on cultivation!"

"However, without the backbone of the Floating Cloud Sect, even if there are no external troubles, there will be internal problems!"

Li Yebai made up his mind and prepared to hold a grand Dan Formation ceremony for Xu Qi'an to announce it to everyone in Yue Country.

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Xu Qi'an looked at the map given by Li Yebai and first came to the Floating Cloud Sect's library.

The Disciple guarding the library only had Qi Refining Stage cultivation. Upon seeing the Core Formation Stage cultivation emanating from Xu Qi'an, he was instantly scared silly.

But as soon as he heard Xu Qi'an say that he was the new Sect Leader, he quickly bowed in greeting.

Xu Qi'an waved his hand and quickly entered the library.

The Floating Cloud Sect's library has a total of four floors.

The first two floors are open to the public, while the third floor is only accessible to Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As for the fourth floor, only the Sect Leader and True Disciples are allowed entry.

Xu Qi'an did not linger on the first three floors and went directly to the fourth floor.

At this moment, there were very few Cultivators on the first three floors. It seemed that due to the great changes in Yue Country and the Floating Cloud Sect, no Cultivator had the mood to Cultivate.

Xu Qi'an came to the fourth floor and unexpectedly found an old man here.

As soon as the old man saw Xu Qi'an enter, he merely glanced at him and then focused back on his book.

Xu Qi'an was a little strange, because he had not hidden his cultivation at this moment, and the aura of the Core Formation Stage was enough to make all the Cultivators of the Floating Cloud Sect respectfully call him Senior.

But this person was completely unmoved.

In an instant, Xu Qi'an sensed a strange feeling.

He immediately used his Divine Sense to investigate this person, but the aura he sensed indicated that this person was just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Xu Qi'an was stunned. He suspected that the person opposite him was either crazy or had hidden his cultivation and was a powerful Cultivator.

But how could a powerful Cultivator come to a remote and desolate place like Yue Country?

Xu Qi'an stopped thinking and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you a Cultivator of the Floating Cloud Sect?"

"But as far as I know, the fourth floor of this library is not accessible to anyone other than the Sect Leader or True Disciples. Could it be that you are a True Disciple of the Floating Cloud Sect?"

The old man wore neither black nor white robes, only had white hair draped over his shoulders. Hearing this, he instantly put down the book in his hand and spoke indifferently.

"Neither."

"Oh? Reached Dan Formation before sixty years old, but it's a Low Grade wood spirit root."

"This young friend truly has some fortunate encounters!"

As soon as Xu Qi'an heard this, his face instantly turned pale.

Someone who could see through his bone structure and spirit root like this could absolutely not be a Jie Dan Cultivator.

He couldn't even be an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage!

Xu Qi'an didn't answer for a moment; he couldn't reveal the greatest secret, the Omnipotent Treasure Basin, at all.

Before Xu Qi'an could speak, the old man spoke first.

"Don't misunderstand, I have no intentions towards you."

"Who among those who can achieve great things doesn't have fortunate encounters?"

"You merely reached Dan Formation in sixty years; in our place, that's just a fart."

"Let alone reaching Dan Formation at sixty, there are even people who reach Nascent Soul at sixty!"

"In our place, there is a person named East Mountain, a figure who reached the Divine Transformation Stage in a hundred years. Only such a person can be called a Genius!"

"Low-level Cultivators like you having some fortunate encounters, your lifelong level will probably be just this."

The old man said casually while reading his book, as if Xu Qi'an was truly just a fart in his eyes.

Xu Qi'an was silent. He had never seen the world outside Yue Country, so how could he know this?

However, when he heard that someone could reach the Divine Transformation Stage in a hundred years, he was still extremely surprised.

"Alright, my experience ends here too. Young friend, goodbye!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man in the distance had already disappeared, leaving only the book he had been holding fallen on the ground.

"Disappeared out of thin air?"

"This is teleportation?"

"It seems this person is at least a Nascent Soul Stage, and not a Cultivator of the Heavenly Dao Sect. He probably comes from another country!"

After some thought, Xu Qi'an decided not to bother with this matter.

Xu Qi'an came to the library mainly to find his Core Formation Stage cultivation method.

During his Foundation Establishment Stage, he cultivated the High Grade Wood Vitality Technique, which only had the Foundation Establishment Stage chapter, and the cultivation method was really ordinary, with no special effects. Besides being easy to Cultivate, it only had a little recovery and growth power, which wasn't of much help in combat.

This time he came to the Floating Cloud Sect library to find such a powerful Core Formation cultivation method.

Xu Qi'an quickly searched through the library and indeed found a wood attribute cultivation method for Core Formation Stage cultivation.

This cultivation method is called the "Azure Spirit Shadow Technique", and it is also a High Grade cultivation method, which made Xu Qi'an sigh slightly.

"It would be great if it were a peak-tier cultivation method, but unfortunately, the Floating Cloud Sect primarily Cultivates the Cloud Path, and there are many peak-tier cultivation methods related to the Cloud Path."

"However, having this cultivation method is also acceptable; at least it can be cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul Stage."

This cultivation method recorded cultivation all the way to Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

The "Azure Spirit Shadow Technique" cultivation method is mainly focused on assisting cultivation.

After cultivating it, there are two main divine abilities: one is the Azure Spirit Shadow Clone, which can confuse others, and the second is the Azure Spirit Shadow Escape.

Xu Qi'an, adhering to the principle of not being picky, still took it into his possession.

After finding the cultivation method, Xu Qi'an went to look at the lower three floors, but unfortunately, he didn't encounter any good cultivation methods at all, and there was no chance to pick up a bargain.

Xu Qi'an had originally thought it might be possible to encounter some Heaven-Defying cultivation methods, but unfortunately, there were none at all.

However, the peak-tier cultivation methods of the Cloud Path made Xu Qi'an itch with envy. If it weren't for his Low Grade wood spirit root, he might have actually considered switching to cultivating the Cloud Path!

Xu Qi'an quickly left the library and came to Nie Fuyun's cave abode from when he was alive.

However, he didn't expect that Li Yesheng was waiting for him here.

"Fellow Daoist Li, why are you waiting for me here?"

Li Yesheng then explained, "Sect Leader, both the Floating Cloud Sect and Yue Country are now in ruins waiting to be rebuilt, and urgently need you to step forward, hold the Dan Formation Assembly, rectify the atmosphere, and boost morale!"

"If you don't step forward, don't lead the Floating Cloud Sect, and don't take over Yue Country, it will inevitably be taken advantage of by others with ulterior motives!"

"Moreover, the National Lockdown Formation, which has been maintained for nearly ten years, has already drained the Floating Cloud Sect's foundation..."

When Li Yesheng said this, tears were already streaming down his face.

Xu Qi'an was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Then I'll listen to you. The Dan Formation ceremony will be held in a month, and I will attend at that time."

Li Yesheng immediately said 'good' repeatedly with joy, and then bowed and withdrew.

Xu Qi'an no longer hesitated and used the Sect Leader token to enter Nie Fuyun's cave abode.

However, as soon as he entered the cave abode, a strange laugh came from within, causing Xu Qi'an's expression to change slightly.