Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!

"Hoo!"

The wind blew from below, gentle yet lifting, allowing him to maintain an elegant demeanor as he slowly walked down, stepping on the breeze.

Truly befitting "Qingfeng Hall," look at the grandeur of their entrance ritual!

Standing with his hands behind his back in the wind, Jiang Yuan appeared incredibly handsome on the surface, but he was actually scared to death just moments ago when falling.

His right hand still clutched a paper crane ready for rescue, lest he fell to his death. However, it was proven that Lin Yao did not lie; entering Qingfeng Hall indeed required jumping off a cliff.

This place was originally a landscape of bright and beautiful mountains and rivers. No matter if viewed from afar or up close, under the bright moonlight, the steep cliff was majestic; a green lake lay beneath the mountain; small demon beasts occasionally appeared in the mountain, looking not much different from the forests of the Mortal World during the daytime.

But jumping off the mountain peak, as he drew nearer to the lake, a flash of white light appeared, and Jiang Yuan disappeared in the air.

"Space secret technique is truly magical!" Without sensing any anomaly, wearing the token, he directly passed through the sect protection array, entering the realm of Qingfeng Hall.

If one had no token, even if they knew to leap from the mountain peak, they would only fall into the lake.

Looking at the instantly transformed scene of immortal energy floating and ancient forest gloom, Jiang Yuan felt a bit envious, thinking when his courtyard could be so concealed and magical, how great that would be, with the safety level skyrocketing!

"Who is visiting?"

Since Qingfeng Hall entered a longstanding closed-door mode, for hundreds of years, apart from familiar sects occasionally visiting with tokens, the moss-covered front steps have not seen a stranger.

The disciple guarding the gate slowly opened his eyes from cultivation, seeing a young stranger without a trace of spiritual power fluctuation, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"I am Jiang Yuan, entrusted by Senior Lin Yao from Black Tortoise Pavilion, coming to your sect to deliver something." Jiang Yuan presented the token and letter, and the other party's heart exclaimed in wonder.

After all, personally sent by the Supreme Elder of Black Tortoise Pavilion, he naturally couldn't be neglected. Quickly inviting him to the tea room to wait, the gate-keeping disciple flew at high speed with sword flight to report.

Before long, the Qingfeng Hall Master personally came to receive him.

[Side Mission: A Pair of Heroes]

[Mission 1: Deliver Mandarin Duck Swords to Qingfeng Hall, letting them sense the presence of an old friend. Countdown to complete the mission: 00:59:58]

Just formally stepping into the sect, the system popped up a hint.

Jiang Yuan glanced at it, his mouth twitching slightly: must stay here for an hour? What should he do? If he's done delivering the Immortal Peach and the time doesn't pass, find an excuse to visit one of the ancient top ten sects? Would they allow a non-related person?

But the mission must be carried out, especially since this pair of Mandarin Duck Swords is indeed wonderful. Able to obtain blueprints and forge them in Treasure Forging Workshop later will surely come in handy.

He pondered for a while, entering the palace hall where the Supreme Elder of Qingfeng Hall resided, changing his title to "Saving Grace" affinity +50, hoping this affinity effect might help him find an excuse to stay a bit longer.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan hesitated whether to take out the Mandarin Duck Swords.

After all, it's the sect's Spirit Sword, and regarding the whereabouts of those two geniuses, the sect might not even know where they disappeared over the years.

To notify at least would count as having information.

"Truly a rare guest, good child, come sit." As he entered the magnificent palace, traversing to an elegantly toned, simply decorated quiet chamber, two men and one woman, three elderly people with white eyebrows were drinking tea, greeting him with smiles as he came in.

The Hall Master introduced both parties and then proceeded to leave the quiet chamber.

"That old rogue Lin Yao, hasn't been in touch with us for over a hundred years. Now, out of character, she lavished praise on you in the letter, also wondering what uncommon things you brought entrusted by her?"

"Let the child sit down and enjoy a warm cup of tea slowly."

"No wonder Lin Yao let him deliver something; I find the child quite familiar, perhaps it's fate at work."

The three elderly people evidently didn't take any Youthful Appearance Pill to maintain their looks, yet each at least elder of the Void Realm, vibrant and composed, leaving a lasting impression.

Only, within the system's identification details, they were reaching their lifespan's end, without other fortunes to break through for additional lifespan; within years, they would perish.

No wonder Senior Lin Yao kept this "Immortal Peach" delivery on her mind.

Offering a gesture of respect from a junior before taking the seat, Jiang Yuan retrieved three "Immortal Peaches" from his storage bag to show his intent.

"I appreciate your effort coming all the way here, first have some tea and rest." After hearing his intent, the male elder in a light blue robe, Elder Qin, smiled shifting the topic, "Here's Spirit Tea harvested from the tea tree I planted with care over years, particularly picking early spring's first buds to make this tea, drinking a cup can alleviate fatigue and replenish some spiritual power."

Without saying whether to eat peaches, instead engaging him in idle chatter.

Jiang Yuan could not discern the situation for a moment, yet luckily, idle talk lasting longer made completing the side mission easier.

Picking up the tea, a burst of fragrance brewed over, sipping a mouthful, and tea aroma lingered in his mouth long after. Even without much insight into tea culture, system identification or not, he knew these were tea leaves rare among common cultivators.

Then he recalled, within the system mall, Spirit Tea Tree was unlocked too, but its requirement was farming fields level three or above for planting. Upgrading level three Spirit Fields needed efficient fertilizer coupled with fish pond-produced fermented fertilizer, further synthesized into new fertilizer.

Low-level fish pond hosted few fish, daily yielding too little fermented fertilizer, thus hindering the ultimate planting of Nine Nether Peach Tree until now.

Spirit Fruit Garden frustratingly prohibited planting the designated fruit trees, tightly restricted…

"Lin Yao asked you to deliver fruit as a gesture of goodwill; however, this goodwill we cannot accept." Benevolent and kindly-looking female elder, Elder Lv, returned the topic, patiently explained: "Qingfeng Hall's cultivation technique central theme embraces Natural Daoist Technique, ensuring surrendering to destiny's arrangement, no forced alteration of fate."

Live if we can, die if we must. No conflict, no fear, no desire, no attachment, no anger, no worry, no greed, no subterfuge—this is the Daoist cultivation."

Jiang Yuan: ???

First time hearing cultivation that doesn't compete or fight; though not quite understanding, achieving this truly deserves admiration.

"Senior Lin mentioned that you three are her close friends, all approaching their lifespan's end, so… are you not afraid of your demise?" Jiang Yuan curiously questioned these elders, living for over thousands or even several thousand years, for their outlook on death.

Listening to their summarized experiences was a rare opportunity to expand his vision and thinking.

The three elders exchanged a look then laughed heartily.

"Why rejoice in life? Why lament in death?" Elder Lv sipped tea, "Cultivators have varying Dao they practice. We believe all things in heaven and earth have spirit, and that spirit is the Daoist technique."

Jiang Yuan listened even more confusedly, thinking perhaps he truly hadn't cultivated Wisdom Root, failing to grasp their meaning.

Seeing his confusion, Elder Lv smiled and said, "From form to formless, everything in the world consists of spirit, though some spirit have more and some less, ultimately all come from the same source. We are born as a random spirit composition, and we die returning to a state of spirit, hence being alive or dead doesn't differ, it's all the same."