After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 65: Setting Out for Training, Danger Approaches

Ye Xiaobai learned that Li Xinyan and the others were going out to train, and he also wanted to go out and train. After all, he had been in the White Tiger Sect for a while and rarely left the sect.

Ye Xiaobai sought out Yang Xiaotian, the head of his alchemy room, to inquire about the Foundation Establishment stage training, and only then did he learn about the mortal training of newly promoted Foundation Establishment disciples.

There is a difference between immortals and mortals. Although most people who cultivate immortality come from mortals, only a very small number of mortals can actually cultivate immortality.

To embark on the path of cultivation, one must sever one's mortal desires in order to go further. Take food, which is essential for mortals, for example; for cultivators, it does more harm than good. Therefore, cultivating immortality requires abstaining from grains as early as possible.

Once a sect disciple reaches the Foundation Establishment stage and acquires some means of self-protection, it is time for them to travel to the mortal realm, understand ordinary people, and thus completely sever their ties with worldly life.

The alchemists of Lingdan Peak are quite special. Because the sect has always been short of pills, alchemists can apply to not go on training trips. Later, the newly recruited Foundation Establishment stage alchemists found it troublesome and stopped applying to go on training trips.

Over time, the elders of Lingdan Peak stopped actively sending alchemists out for training, which is why no one informed Ye Xiaobai about the training.

Ye Xiaobai still wanted to go out and gain some experience.

"Senior Brother Yang, I still want to go out and gain some experience!" Ye Xiaobai said, looking at the busy Yang Xiaotian.

Recently, the alchemy room under Yang Xiaotian's management has become busy again, as many people are preparing to go out and explore, and elixirs are one of the essential items for going out.

"Junior Brother Ye, I heard you've already become a second-grade alchemist. Congratulations! I was hoping you could help me refine a batch of pills, but I didn't expect you to be going out to gain experience."

"Since you're going out, I still need to tell you something: newly recruited Foundation Establishment disciples have a six-month training period, and you should try to return to the sect within six months!"

"Okay, Senior Brother Yang!"

“Junior Brother Ye, although the Qingyun Sect has relaxed its vigilance recently, you should still be careful when you leave the sect. After all, who doesn’t know if the people from the Qingyun Sect will cause trouble outside?”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Yang. I will be careful."

"Hey, by the way, Junior Brother Ye, where are you planning to go for your training?" Yang Xiaotian asked quickly.

"Near Benyuan County." Ye Xiaobai planned to return to the hometown of the original owner of the divine body.

"Okay, thankfully it's not far. I've got it. Remember to go and come back soon!"

"I'll remember that, Senior Brother Yang."

After Ye Xiaobai finished speaking, he turned and left, and then began to prepare his things for leaving.

First, Ye Xiaobai prepared some spiritual herbs. He planned to study new pill formulas on the way. Thinking of pill formulas, Ye Xiaobai bought some pill formulas for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to increase their cultivation level—the Guiyuan Pill—as well as the corresponding spiritual herbs from the pawnshop.

As for weapons, the low-grade spiritual artifacts I currently possess are quite handy, and I can fully utilize their power.

Ye Xiaobai had little chance of obtaining powerful cultivation techniques, so he had to give up for the time being.

Suddenly, Ye Xiaobai remembered the beast-controlling technique he had obtained from the storage bag of a Vermilion Bird Sect disciple in the secret realm. He had been looking for an opportunity to capture a suitable demon beast, and this trip might be one such opportunity.

With everything prepared, Ye Xiaobai officially left the White Tiger Sect.

After leaving the White Tiger Sect, the nearest mortal city was Fengde City. However, since it was relatively close and Ye Xiaobai was in a hurry to return to Benyuan County, he did not stay in Fengde City and flew to Benyuan County on his sword.

Feeling the gusts of wind rushing past him, Ye Xiaobai's strongest feeling was freedom! Before, he didn't dare to fly too fast on his sword within the sect, but now that he was outside the sect and flying freely, it was a completely different experience.

The air seemed to be filled with an atmosphere of freedom. But wait, as Ye Xiaobai got further and further away from the sect, he could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in the air was getting thinner.

It's difficult for cultivators to recover their spiritual energy, which explains why they rarely stay in mortal dwellings; the scarcity of spiritual energy is one of the important factors.

……

It is said that Zhao Deren's father, Zhao Dequan, had previously asked Ye Xiaobai about the details of Zhao Deren's death, but after thinking it over, he still suspected Ye Xiaobai.

Previously, Ye Xiaobai had gone into seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so it wasn't appropriate to contact him again. Recently, Zhao Dequan heard that Ye Xiaobai was going out to gain experience, so he took this opportunity to interrogate Ye Xiaobai and see if there were any hidden secrets behind Zhao Deren's death.

Zhao Dequan thought that it would be easy for a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like himself to handle a mere Foundation Establishment youth, so he didn't call for any other helpers and followed Ye Xiaobai out of the White Tiger Sect's mountain gate alone.

……

An hour after leaving the White Tiger Sect's mountain gate, as Ye Xiaobai was enjoying the feeling of freedom, a familiar question suddenly arose. Although they had only met once, Ye Xiaobai remembered it.

Seeing that he had nowhere to hide, Ye Xiaobai could only stay in mid-air and wait for this uninvited guest.

A moment later, a familiar face appeared not far from Ye Xiaobai; it was Zhao Dequan.

"I wonder why Senior Zhao has been following me all this way?" Ye Xiaobai asked casually.

"You surnamed Ye, how exactly did my son die? Did you conspire with Li Xinyan to kill him?" Zhao Dequan asked urgently.

“Senior Zhao, I have already said that Zhao Deren was killed by Qingyun Sect cultivators and it has nothing to do with me,” Ye Xiaobai explained patiently.

"Nonsense! My son was clearly with Li Xinyan, but when you went there, only Li Xinyan came back, and you still say it has nothing to do with you!" Zhao Dequan said angrily.

"Senior Zhao, your son's death really has nothing to do with me!" Ye Xiaobai blurted out.

"Looks like you won't tell the truth unless I teach you a lesson!" Zhao Dequan said, taking out a small blue flag and waving it.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Xiaobai realized that the small flag was no ordinary object; it was actually a mid-grade spiritual artifact. Not daring to be careless, Ye Xiaobai immediately took out a second-tier earth shield talisman and held it in front of his chest. But that wasn't all; he then took out a new flying sword from his storage bag and attacked Zhao Dequan.

In the blink of an eye, waves of blue spiritual energy surged forth like ocean waves.

Ye Xiaobai also directly used the Tai Xu Wu Ji Sword Technique to counterattack with all his might.

"Soaring through the clouds!"

Now, with Ye Xiaobai's Foundation Establishment cultivation, the power of the Tai Xu Wu Ji Sword Technique is far greater than before. A huge red sword light surged forth with the momentum to sweep across the eight wastelands, and after a moment, it split the blue sea wave in two.

Zhao Dequan was shocked to see his first wave of attack neutralized. He hadn't expected that a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator would possess such power. He immediately increased his spiritual energy input, and a towering blue wave surged forth once more.

Ye Xiaobai knew that a single flying sword would be no match for Zhao Dequan, so he quickly took out multiple flying swords and attacked Zhao Dequan together.

Seeing multiple flying swords attacking from different directions, Zhao Dequan could only reduce the spiritual energy input to Xiaoqi. Instead, he took out a shield and placed it in front of his chest, then took out flying swords to block the attacks from other directions. In this way, Zhao Dequan quickly neutralized Ye Xiaobai's attack.

Then, when Zhao Dequan tried to use the small flag again by injecting spiritual power, Ye Xiaobai once again controlled multiple flying swords to attack. Although they could not break through Zhao Dequan's physical defense, they eventually broke through Zhao Dequan's psychological defense.