Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Now that this place is no longer suitable for a prolonged stay, He Song did not want to destroy it either.

This cave mansion.

Let it remain here.

He believed that with the Smoke Array he had laid down enveloping it, and it being located thousands of meters underground, with no treasures inside,

such a cave mansion would not likely become the target of envy or be destroyed by others.

Moreover, the Smoke Array was a Foundation Establishment Array Skill, not only capable of shielding divine sense but also effective in concealing the mansion.

Add to that the fact that Foundation Establishment Array Skills consumed very few spirit stones, only requiring five hundred low-grade spirit stones each year.

For the current He Song, maintaining a Smoke Array for hundreds of years wouldn’t make him frown in the slightest.

Five hundred low-grade spirit stones a year meant only consuming five mid-grade spirit stones annually.

Even if He Song wanted to maintain this Smoke Array for a hundred years, it would only cost him five hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

Five hundred mid-grade spirit stones, for the current He Song, were truly little more than a drop in the ocean.

This amount of spirit stones.

He Song could certainly afford it.

By spending only five mid-grade spirit stones each year, he could preserve this meaningful cave mansion he had built with his own hands.

For He Song, it was indeed value for money.

Completely enveloping the cave mansion with the Smoke Array and situating it thousands of meters underground, its safety could be somewhat guaranteed.

He Song did not need to completely ruin the mansion he had built with his own hands.

Even if it was just to leave behind a memory, that was also acceptable.

Perhaps, in the future, he could return to this place and continue using this cave mansion.

As thoughts flashed through his mind, He Song eventually placed a thousand mid-grade spirit stones into the Smoke Array.

These spirit stones were not many.

But they were already enough to maintain the operation of the Smoke Array on this site for up to two hundred years.

If within two hundred years, He Song could return here and restart the cave mansion, then these one thousand mid-grade spirit stones would naturally be more than worthwhile.

Even if He Song never came back to this place, after two hundred years, whatever became of this mansion would probably be long forgotten by him.

After doing all of this,

He Song then went along with Yu’er toward Hu State.

Under the extreme speed of the lower-grade Spiritual Tool flying boat, He Song quickly returned to the vicinity of Jinsha Immortal Lane in Hu State with Yu’er.

Returning to the vicinity of Jinsha Immortal Lane, to his own hidden mansion,

He Song, after bringing Yu’er into the mansion, made some precautionary reminders.

He told her where she could go and where she could not, and to run toward the mansion if danger arose.

If enemies came pursuing, the Divine Thunder Array set up outside the mansion would naturally teach the intruders a lesson.

After Yu’er nodded in agreement,

He Song then left his own hidden mansion once more, quickly heading toward the Green Moon Immortal State of the Sun Faction.

This time,

Having settled Yu’er comfortably, more than half a month had passed of the three months agreed upon with Meng Guan and Wei Fan.

Although there was still a considerable amount of time left before the three-month rendezvous, He Song did not delay any further. After leaving the hidden mansion near Jinsha Immortal Lane, he swiftly set off for Biyue Prefecture.

In Biyue Prefecture,

There were two acquaintances who had been of great help to him.

Since He Song had already made arrangements to meet with Meng Guan and Wei Fan in Biyue Prefecture, it was only natural for him to go there and catch up with his other two acquaintances.

Ever since He Song left Green Moon Immortal State to seek refuge in the Golden Snake Sect, Luo Jing and Yun Jing, the two True Monarchs, had been constantly passing on various messages to him.

From major events like the conflict between the Sun Faction and the God Locking Sect,

to minor interesting tidbits they happened to hear about,

The two of them shared everything with He Song, no matter how trivial.

While these matters might seem insignificant,

For He Song, apart from gaining a deeper understanding of the outside world, they served no other purpose.

However, the fact that Luo Jing and Yun Jing, the two True Monarchs, shared these details with He Song without hesitation showed that their relationship with He Song had progressed considerably over the decades of constant sharing.

Although it had been nearly thirty years since they had last met, their frequent communication meant they had not grown distant.

Now that He Song had some free time, it was only necessary to take the time to visit these two True Monarchs personally to express his gratitude.

And, of course, he would need to bring along two gifts.

After all, when He Song initially asked Su Qian to pass on his messages, he had also provided compensation.

Having Meng Guan and Wei Fan, both Golden Elixir Masters of the Immortal Pavilion, relay various messages for almost thirty years, He Song naturally needed to express his gratitude.

While on the road,

He Song gave the matter some thought.

Yet his expression was a bit complex.

As for the act of giving gifts, He Song was no stranger to it.

When his cultivation was still weak, he had given gifts numerous times.

But now,

facing Luo Jing and Yun Jing, two Golden Elixir Masters of the Treasure Pavilion,

and considering that they likely lacked nothing,

what gift could he offer that would sufficiently demonstrate his gratitude?

This was a problem.

He Song pondered for a long time, yet nothing that Luo Jing and Yun Jing lacked came to mind.

As members of the Treasure Pavilion, it was improbable for Masters Luo Jing and Yun Jing to lack treasures.

Even the coveted treasures fervently sought by outsiders might be nothing more than ordinary items to them.

One must realize,

they are true disciples of the Treasure Pavilion, with a sect to back them up.

Their master’s master is an actual Ancestor Yuanying.

With such status and being part of the well-endowed Treasure Pavilion, what could they possibly need?

Unable to come up with a suitable gift, He Song soon shifted his perspective.

Since they lacked nothing,

he should present something made personally by him, representing his sincerity and concern.

For instance, Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans.

He Song knew that Luo Jing and Yun Jing were not in need of Golden Core Talismans.

His offering of spirit amulets was not because he believed they lacked Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans.

It was because,

although the talismans were not of high value,

they represented his attitude.

This talisman was personally crafted by He Song, naturally filled with sincerity.

And since they were defense amulets, they further signified He Song’s regard for their safety.

Thereby, the Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans naturally became an appropriate gift.

Moreover, He Song had revealed his identity as an amulet Tao master early in his Qi Refining stage.

Now that He Song had reached the Golden Core Realm, crafting Golden Core Talismans was indeed expected.

Giving them out would not lead to any unintended consequences.

On the contrary, by making these two points clear, he might achieve an unanticipated effect.

After settling on this idea, He Song quickly began preparing the gifts.

Since he was presenting them to two people,

it would not do to favor one over the other.

He Song sifted through his personally crafted Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans and upon counting them, astonishingly found he had hundreds.

The reason for possessing such a large number of Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans was that He Song had previously prepared them to support Meng Guan and Wei Fan in their recent major conflict.

However, he had not yet had the opportunity to send them before today’s events unfolded.

Thus, he had as many as hundreds.

Seeing this,

He Song selected two hundred Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans, divided them into two equal portions, placed them in jade boxes, and then stored them in his storage bag.

The two jade boxes and the one hundred Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans within each box were the gifts He Song had prepared for Masters Luo Jing and Yun Jing.

The value of a hundred Golden Core Talismans was actually not insignificant.

For an ordinary Gold Core Cultivator to offer such generous gifts would indeed be considered a grand gesture.

Even solely in terms of value, the two hundred Gold Core Defense Spirit Talismans that He Song had chosen to give were valuable and showed no hint of stinginess.