Chapter 156: Interesting Guests

Interesting Guests

With Qu Qu Tan Yue at her side, Mo Shenai naturally couldn't run away. Ruan Ci said she wanted to run, just feeling that she didn't look like a prisoner. After being told this by Mo Shenai, she was suddenly very itchy, laughed, "Which ones, how are they interesting, hurry and tell me."

Mo Shenai transmitted, "It's not easy to say. There are Golden Core cultivators there; if you look rashly, you will arouse their alertness." As for herself, her divine eyes could see the bottom of things even with a casual glance, so she wouldn't look repeatedly and attract attention.

Ruan Ci had no choice but to give up, waved slightly at Qu Qu Tan Yue, walked arm in arm with Mo Shenai, and also transmitted, "Where are these people interesting? This can always be said, right? Is it because they carry the aura of the Cold Rain Flower King?"

Mo Shenai said disdainfully, "What's interesting about the Cold Rain Flower King? These people, I can't say clearly, I just feel that it's an aura I've never seen before, with a layer of dim spiritual light on their bodies, how should I say it..."

She racked her brains to find words, but couldn't describe it well. Ruan Ci felt a bit bored listening, laughed, "You have been in the Taiwei Gate all along, have you ever seen the heroes of the world? It's not strange that there are auras you haven't seen."

Mo Shenai scolded, "That's not it! It's impossible for me to have seen all the many fresh characters in the world, but they have the same layer of radiance, which is unique to our Langhuan Zhou Tian, and it's different from the Dao rhyme. The Dao rhyme spiritual light of the Five Elements Dao Ancestor, that mask of yours doesn't have it. As for the Dongyang Dao rhyme, there are also many people and many things that don't have it."

She looked at Ruan Ci with profound meaning. Ruan Ci's heart thumped, and she secretly called it amazing, but Mo Shenai didn't break it, still scratching her head, looking more and more like a long-armed monkey, distressed, "The radiance on these people is something I've never seen before, and after I saw the radiance on them, I suddenly realized that among all the things I've seen before, there was a layer of the same radiance hidden, the same kind but different color as this radiance, which I had seen before. I thought about it for a long time in my heart, but I couldn't find anything I had seen that didn't have that layer of radiance, even your mask has that layer of halo, but they just don't have it."

She said it a bit awkwardly, and Ruan Ci couldn't help but fall into deep thought, thinking about what kind of aura even the Hengze Illusion Mask had, and those people actually didn't have it. Just as she was thinking, Qu Qu Tan Yue asked, "What's the matter?"

The two women were talking via transmission. It was said that he could also spy on it, but it would consume magic power and mental effort, not as easy as talking openly. This question showed that Qu Qu Tan Yue hadn't been spying on them. Ruan Ci felt that this incarnation's personality was still likable, so she told him Mo Shenai's original words, puzzled, "Even my mask has it, but only they don't have it. What kind of aura is this?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue was not as confused as them. His expression didn't change, he casually opened a sound-insulation barrier, and asked warmly, "Is there Dongyang Dao rhyme?"

Mo Shenai said, "That's naturally there. It's rare to see cultivators without Dao rhyme. Most of them are cultivation families preparing some miscellaneous cultivation paths for descendants who haven't been contaminated by Dao rhyme. It's already a great stroke of luck to cultivate to about the same level as Foundation Establishment. Where could these five Golden Core cultivators come from?"

It's not easy to divide miscellaneous cultivation by realms like Golden Core and Nascent Soul, but everyone has spiritual pressure, so it can be borrowed for description. Qu Qu Tan Yue nodded, "I know. The radiance you see is the Zhou Tian aura. The people you saw before were all natives of Zhou Tian. Everyone is the same color, so you don't feel it's different. These people are not cultivators of Langhuan Zhou Tian, and the Zhou Tian aura they carry is different. In your eyes, it is that layer of different-colored radiance. Because you saw the different color, you realized that there was such a color hidden in what you saw before. If there is no difference, there is no similarity. This layer of color is non-existent to you."

His words were obscure, but both women were top-tier figures and understood it immediately, and both were greatly shocked. Ruan Ci said, "Our Zhou Tian is protected so closely by the Dao rhyme barrier—no, they also have Dongyang Dao rhyme, it's not difficult to come in... but how did they get out of this Zhou Tian, and which Zhou Tian did they come from?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue said indifferently, "Within the Dongyang Dao Domain, other Zhou Tians are not as strictly sealed as Langhuan Zhou Tian. By paying a high price, one can also leave Zhou Tian. Conversely, wanting to enter Langhuan is not as simple as you think. Your cousin struck the Wind and Waves Rise bell at the Dead End of the Dead End, stirring up the already unstable space, perhaps creating a crack in the barrier, giving them an opportunity."

His eyebrows were slightly frowned, making him look even more handsome and moving, which made Mo Shenai stare blankly again. Qu Qu Tan Yue's true body seemed to have an incredible charm, and Mo Shenai had been with him for many days, but she would still be captivated by his beauty from time to time.

Ruan Ci encountered visitors from outside Zhou Tian for the first time, and couldn't help but be extremely excited. She temporarily put down the Cold Rain Flower King and jumped, "What are they doing here? What should we do? Should we go up and capture them now?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue shook his head, "Being able to travel through the void to get here, none of them are simple characters. This incarnation of mine only has Golden Core early-stage cultivation, and all five of them are Golden Core, so we must not alert the enemy."

He led the two women to pass by the five people casually. Ruan Ci knew she couldn't reveal anything, but just took a casual look. All five of them wore veils, and their aura was very normal. They were checking the Cold Rain Flowers in front of the stall. Except for their slightly higher cultivation, there was almost nothing special about them. Even if everyone looked a few more times, it was only because most of the cultivators here were Foundation Establishment, and five Golden Cores gathered together was a bit eye-catching.

Under Qu Qu Tan Yue's leadership, the three of them talked and walked, turning the small market around. Qu Qu Tan Yue asked Mo Shenai and learned that they only saw these five visitors from outside the sky, only then saying, "I have already sent out the Hidden Water Bear to follow behind them. My lady, the Qingling Gate is probably already sending the fortune object to Shangqing. The purpose of your trip has already been achieved. Whether to pick the Cold Rain Flower King or not seems to be irrelevant. It's better to focus on the matter at hand. I have already sent letters everywhere, ordering another incarnation to find your Senior Sister Xu, Zhong Sixteen, and even that Dao brother from Yanshan, and that Canglang God Son is also on the list of summons. Your identity is important, so you must not move lightly. Just station here, and I will protect you here and send letters outside the Cold Rain Marsh. After all parties reply, we will decide on the action. Do you think it's good?"

This incarnation of Qu Qu Tan Yue seemed extremely calm and composed, speaking lightly about everything, which made it difficult for Ruan Ci to estimate the importance of this matter. She thought that the visitors from outside the sky were just Zhou Tian wonders that could be watched at will, like the Treasure Cloud Tide and the Hengze Ghost Shadow, and she still had a little curiosity in her heart. If there was a chance, she wanted to chat with the visitors from outside the sky. At this time, hearing Qu Qu Tan Yue's arrangement, she realized that Mo Shenai had accidentally seen important characters, and Qu Qu Tan Yue had always been submissive and gentle to her, always trying every means to please her. Although he asked for her attitude this time, there was no room for discussion in his words. Only then did Ruan Ci see the decisive side of him as a Nascent Soul True Person who could command and turn the clouds and rain. She didn't talk back and agreed readily. Mo Shenai didn't say a word, just intoxicatedly admiring the handsome demeanor naturally revealed in Qu Qu Tan Yue's pointing.

Seeing this, Qu Qu Tan Yue went to find the mermen, using Mo Shenai's injury as an excuse to rent a house, letting Ruan Ci take care of Mo Shenai in the house, while he himself looked for precious medicines and spirit materials in the market for Mo Shenai to treat her injuries. The two women closed their eyes and cultivated in the house, unwilling to take a step out easily. Mo Shenai seemed to be extremely used to this kind of treatment, only sighing to Ruan Ci, "This is the reason why I want to advance my cultivation. From childhood to adulthood, in any dangerous place, I have to stay by my father's side. If my father can't go, I can't go. It's the same now. In the future, if I cultivate to Nascent Soul Grotto-Heaven, hey, with the vastness of this world, where is there a continent I can't stir up!"

Ruan Ci thought, "If it weren't for Sister Rong, I would be the same as you, only able to stay in the gate and cultivate hard. That Hengze Heaven would definitely not be able to go, and naturally there would be no opportunities. Looking at it this way, the Shangqing Gate finding a substitute for me is not necessarily just to keep the Donghua Sword, but actually has some painstaking efforts to cultivate me. I don't know if the Sect Master did it for Sister Xie, so painstakingly re-refining Donghua, just so that Sister Xie could have a sword to live in when she comes back in the future. When she left, her true body burned out, her Dao foundation was gone, and there was only a bit of true spirit, which was already in a state between life and death. Without secret techniques, it's impossible to return to life. Paying such a high price just to find medicine for the Sect Master? I'm afraid it's not necessarily so. Although I only saw Sister Xie for a few short hours, she doesn't look like the kind of person who would sacrifice herself for others. Besides, even cousins who grew up together can turn against each other. How can a person who is truly affectionate be like this."

These words had been thought about for a long time, but it was not easy to say them out loud. After all, this place was not closed, and even Mo Shenai knew clearly that she was the sword envoy, but once the two discussed it, they might still be captured by other Grotto-Heavens. Ruan Ci also felt that her cultivation was low, and her actions were restricted everywhere. Even though she was a very indulgent and free person, she still felt restricted everywhere. At the moment, she said, "If I cultivate to Grotto-Heaven... um, there should be no one who dares to offend me. When I get angry, maybe I'll be the kind of Grotto-Heaven True Person who can sink a continent."

Mo Shenai laughed, "It's hard to say, maybe you'll sink the continent before you reach Grotto-Heaven."

The two could only talk about such light things to amuse themselves in the house, and occasionally chat with the mermen. Because the Merman Small Market was not a market, there was no inn. Qu Qu Tan Yue borrowed a merchant's warehouse to live in. The merman often had to come in to pick up goods. After a few days, the few became familiar. The merman called himself Hua Lang, had lived here for more than two thousand years, was about to transform into Golden Core, and would soon leave this place. He also said, "The Cold Rain Flower King hasn't bloomed yet, and it will take at least a few months. This time, I'm afraid there will only be one flower blooming, or maybe not even one. This Cold Rain Flower King is more delicate than the Cold Rain Flower. It must be calm and peaceful, and the transmission of spiritual power must not have a ripple, so that it can grow. Last month, there was another storm at the end of the Great Marsh, which ruined many flower fields. Even here, many flowers above have been affected, so we had to pick them in a hurry before they withered. The Flower King in this field of ours can no longer bloom. If there are still any blooming, it can only be the one in the flower field closest to the inside that barely bears one. I'm afraid the cultivation is not even in the middle stage of Golden Core, only late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Once the Cold Rain Flower King blooms, the essence soul in the flower will fall and run around, looking for a favorite flower field to occupy. If there is a slight fluctuation in spiritual power, it will immediately escape until the flowering period ends, and then it will wither with the main body. Because it is sensitive, it has always been very difficult to pick. And Qu Qu Tan Yue is also right. This trip to pick the Cold Rain Flower is nothing more than containing luck. She and Ruan Rong have done their best to exchange for luck objects in the Qingling Gate. How she will repay Qu Qu Tan Yue for this favor in the future is a matter for the future. Now going to pick the Flower King is just icing on the cake. At this time, the situation has changed, so it doesn't matter if the flower is not picked. Just like Mo Shenai, she has completely put down this matter and came to discuss with Ruan Ci, wanting to get back the Qiankun Bag in advance and buy a few Cold Rain Flowers here to go back and finish the job.

Ruan Ci couldn't kill her, and thinking about asking her to distinguish the Love Seed for herself in the future, she didn't make things difficult for Mo Shenai and readily handed over the Qiankun Bag. She herself didn't have so much spirit jade, and in her heart, she still remembered True Person Wang's instructions, didn't give up on the Flower King, and asked Hua Lang about the direction of that flower field.

Hua Lang had a very gentle personality, so he laughed, "Asking for directions here is useless, but I often went there before and know the aura of that place. I will give you a wisp of aura, and you can find your way there."

He gave Ruan Ci a jade slip. Ruan Ci thanked him repeatedly and didn't know how to repay him. Hua Lang waved his hand, "If the guest wants to thank me, after going out, you can send a message to the Shangqing Gate for me. There is a merman in the Shangqing Gate called Lin Ji, who is my sister. She came back to visit relatives a thousand years ago and left the message aura of a disciple beside her, but that disciple died hundreds of years later. If the guest passes by the Shangqing Gate, you can bring a word for me, just say that her brother asks her to come back and see if she has time. Father is old and will probably die within ten thousand years. He wants to see her before he dies."

Ruan Ci didn't expect to see Lin Ji's brother here! She was shocked for a moment and hurriedly said, "I am a disciple of Shangqing, I have seen her a few times, and I can be considered to know her, but Lin Ji doesn't look like a noble."

Hua Lang was also surprised and happy, transformed into a human form, and turned his eyebrows and hair black, "Does she look like me now?"

Ruan Ci looked closely, and Hua Lang's human form was indeed very similar to Lin Ji. Hua Lang laughed, "That's it. She wants to get rid of her merman identity and transform into a human, so naturally she won't keep this hair color. It's the first time I've been moved in a hundred years, wanting to entrust someone to pass a message. I didn't expect to find the right person. It's really a coincidence."

He was also amazed, and insisted on giving Ruan Ci a Cold Rain Flower, and caught many spirit fish for Ruan Ci to enjoy. His sincerity was palpable. Ruan Ci couldn't help but ask him about Lin Ji. Hua Lang said, "Sister is the most outstanding little fish in our clan. I left the Cold Rain Marsh before I was born and went to live in another Cold Water Great Marsh. I only met my sister once, and only heard that she made a vow to become a human for the sake of cultivating the Great Dao. I don't know anything else. However, Father likes sister the most, maybe he will leave her a lot of property, and there are some words to entrust her in person. Still, let her remember this matter, and she must come back once within a few thousand years."

The merman's concept of time seems to be very different from that of the human race. Ruan Ci could only be silent after hearing it. Counting with her fingers, Chen Jun was indeed at the early stage of Golden Core thousands of years ago, and came to experience and met Lin Ji. The time is just right, but I don't know why Lin Ji followed him, whether there was a lingering love story, or as Hua Lang said, 'for the sake of cultivating the Great Dao, made a vow to become a human'.

With Hua Lang's care, and usually talking about the scenery and anecdotes of the Cold Rain Marsh, even if Qu Qu Tan Yue didn't come to visit, the days were easy to pass. Since Hua Lang knew that Ruan Ci and Lin Ji were old acquaintances, he paid great attention to the Cold Rain Flower King. One day, he came in a hurry and said to Ruan Ci, "I heard from the guests who came here that the Cold Rain Flower King in that flower field is afraid that it is about to bloom. If Daoist Ruan wants to pick it, it is best to hurry up and set off."

At this time, everyone hadn't arrived yet, and there was no way to calculate the next step. As soon as Ruan Ci heard it, she knew she couldn't pick it, so she had to shake her head and sigh, "My friend's injury hasn't healed, I have to take care of her first, so I can only sigh that I have no fate."

Although Hua Lang is Lin Ji's brother, he is not a member of Shangqing. Ruan Ci didn't clarify Mo Shenai's identity. Hua Lang thought Mo Shenai was also a disciple of Shangqing. After hearing this, he didn't doubt it, just felt sorry for Ruan Ci, sighed for a while, and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as you capture the aura of the Flower King, you can find the opportunity to go—others are difficult to capture, but we mermen might be able to. I will handle this matter for you personally, you just wait here."

Saying that, he left in a hurry. Ruan Ci didn't even have time to stop him. Mo Shenai said, "These mountain spirits and water monsters have the simplest minds. You are friendly with Lin Ji, so he considers you one of his own. You should just let him go."

Ruan Ci sighed, "Delaying her business, I really feel sorry in my heart."

Mo Shenai laughed, "Others say you are barbaric and cold, but in my opinion, you are a bit too soft-hearted and sentimental. Let's not talk about this. Even your sister, do you think she struck the Wind and Waves Rise entirely for your sake? I don't think so. It's just that you like to think of people in a good way in your heart."

When others say it, it's all speculation, but Mo Shenai's words are definitely not aimless. Ruan Ci's heart stirred, and she was about to ask for advice, but a transmission sounded in her ear. Qu Qu Tan Yue let them leave the house to meet, saying, "The Canglang God Son and the Yanshan envoy have already arrived, and the Shangqing Fellow Daoist Xu is also waiting a thousand miles away. Let's meet with them first before talking."

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As I said in the previous chapter, I still have to rest now, I'm still so dizzy... I'll send red envelopes to everyone in this chapter's comments.

I'm going to rest!

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