Chapter 83: Backhand, Agreement

Lu Youqiang breaking through to the Second-Grade was a strong guarantee for Lin Zhangqing's trip to the Secret Realm this time. Of course, Lin Zhangqing would not easily expose it unless it was necessary.

The remaining few days passed quickly, and today was the day agreed upon with the Great-Grandmother.

Lin Zhangqing got up early to finish his cultivation, and then refined the Double Fish Jade Pendant given by the Great-Grandmother.

After checking and confirming that there were no omissions, he left the room and saw that his grandfather was already waiting for Lin Zhangqing in the cave abode hall.

He gave Lin Zhangqing a lot of instructions and gave four Heavenly Thunder Beads to Lin Zhangqing. He understood that his grandfather was still very worried about him.

He could only promise his grandfather repeatedly that he would be able to return from the Secret Realm soon, and then Lin Zhangqing set off resolutely.

Having already followed the Clan Leader once, Lin Zhangqing came to the outside of the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate with ease. He didn't expect that Senior Chen Jieyi was already waiting for Lin Zhangqing at the pavilion.

Lin Zhangqing quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Junior greets Senior Chen. I've troubled you this time."

Senior Chen glanced at him and waved her hand, saying, "It's nothing, come up! We need to rush to rendezvous with Zi Ya now."

Lin Zhangqing agreed and boarded the flying boat.

Soon, the flying boat turned into a purple light and flew at high speed toward the interior of the Qingyun Sect. Half an hour later, the two arrived at a huge plaza.

Now, dozens of people had already gathered in the center of the plaza, and some people were rushing here one after another.

The two got off the flying boat, and Senior Chen led Lin Zhangqing toward where Chen Zi Ya was standing. Chen Zi Ya was still as cold and detached as ever, standing alone in a relatively outer area.

Seeing Senior Chen and Lin Zhangqing, she bowed slightly and said indifferently, "Greetings, Grandmother, greetings, Senior Brother of the Lin family!"

Lin Zhangqing hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Greetings, Junior Sister!"

Then he didn't know what to say, feeling that whatever he said was inappropriate.

It was Senior Chen who spoke, "Changqing, Zi Ya is entrusted to you."

"She is not good at fighting. After entering the Secret Realm this time, you must rush to rendezvous with her as soon as possible, and you must arrive at the center of the Secret Realm within seven days."

Lin Zhangqing quickly said, "Senior, please rest assured, Changqing understands. After entering the Secret Realm, I will rush over to rendezvous with Junior Sister as soon as possible, find the Ziyang Pool, and protect her safety until she comes out of the Secret Realm."

Senior Chen nodded and said to Chen Zi Ya, "Xiao Ya, you grew up in the sect and have never been out to experience the world, and your personality is cold."

"After entering the Secret Realm, you should quickly move toward Changqing. Although it will be relatively safe in the early stage, try not to provoke trouble."

"For this trip to the Ziyang Secret Realm, you must listen to your Senior Brother's arrangements."

"He just experienced this great beast tide and had a very rich harvest; he will definitely be able to protect your safety."

Chen Zi Ya nodded and said, "Grandmother, please rest assured! Grandson understands and will definitely not add trouble to Senior Brother!"

Senior Chen nodded, glanced at the two of them, and stopped talking.

Only then did Lin Zhangqing have time to look at the Qingyun Sect disciples entering the Secret Realm this time.

Most were male cultivators, and there were only ten or twenty female cultivators. Many were wearing Qingyun Sect clothes, gathered together in twos and threes.

Some groups had seven or eight people, while others were two-person combinations like Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya. It seemed that before entering the Secret Realm, some people had already started to group together.

The cultivation bases were generally between the seventh, eighth, and ninth layers of Qi Refining, and a few were at the Qi Refining Great Perfection. Lin Zhangqing could be said to be at the bottom in this regard, but fortunately, he didn't rely mainly on his own cultivation base.

Many Qingyun Sect disciples were also looking at Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya, but with Senior Chen by their side, those people only dared to take a rough look before moving their eyes away.

With this Senior Chen Jieyi as a protective umbrella, no one came to strike up a conversation or provoke them, and Lin Zhangqing was happy to be idle.

After waiting for a while longer, no one else rushed here. It seemed that the people should have all arrived.

At this time, a spiritual sense of a high-level cultivator swept over, and then a voice sounded in everyone's ears: "All disciples participating in the Secret Realm trip, board the ship, and then find an empty room to rest."

Then, a treasure ship with three floors of pavilions appeared in the sky, rapidly enlarging in Lin Zhangqing's eyes, soon becoming a behemoth over two hundred meters long, landing in the center of the plaza.

Lin Zhangqing's heart skipped a beat; this voice just now sounded very much like the Great-Grandmother!

The Qingyun Sect disciples had already begun to board this treasure ship one after another. Lin Zhangqing and the others waited until almost everyone else had boarded before they started to board the ship.

Just at this moment, a voice sounded softly in Lin Zhangqing's ear: "At least bring her back alive, I entrust her to you!"

Lin Zhangqing knew this was Senior Chen transmitting her voice to him, and she did not intend for Chen Zi Ya to know. Lin Zhangqing nodded to this respectable grandmother, knowing she would understand what he meant!

Then he boarded the treasure ship, found two empty rooms next to each other, and each went in to rest.

In the room, Lin Zhangqing brewed a pot of Green Jade tea and began to think about Chen Zi Ya's matter, feeling that he should still take the initiative to talk to her and understand her situation, so it would be convenient for the two to cooperate in the Secret Realm.

After drinking the spirit tea in a few gulps, Lin Zhangqing went out and knocked on Chen Zi Ya's door. Soon, Chen Zi Ya's indifferent voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

Lin Zhangqing said, "Junior Sister, it's me. I want to talk to you."

Chen Zi Ya opened the door and let Lin Zhangqing into the room. After the two sat down.

Lin Zhangqing spoke first, "Junior Sister, I have a question I would like to ask."

Chen Zi Ya looked at him and said indifferently, "Senior Brother, please speak!"

"Actually, I have always been unable to understand. Since Junior Sister is not good at fighting, why do you still want to participate in this trip to the Ziyang Secret Realm? Isn't that a very dangerous place? Risking the crisis of falling, is it just to increase those few chances of advancing to the Purple Mansion?" Lin Zhangqing asked the question he had always been unable to understand.

Chen Zi Ya glanced at Lin Zhangqing and sighed softly, "Being in the sect, sometimes one is involuntarily involved. While enjoying the convenience provided by the sect, one must also fulfill one's obligations to the sect."

"Moreover, it is not just me alone. All inner sect disciples of suitable age and cultivation at the Qi Refining late stage must participate. The part that is insufficient in number is then filled by outer sect disciples."

So that was it. It seemed that being a sect disciple was not easy either! Lin Zhangqing could only nod, indicating he understood!

Then he continued, "I want to know what preparations or specialties Junior Sister has, so we can cooperate with each other in the Secret Realm."

Chen Zi Ya nodded and said, "I have prepared four array disks, two First-Grade Top-Quality, two Second-Grade primary, one for attack and one for defense each."

"Two First-Grade Upper-Quality dharma artifacts, two First-Grade Top-Quality dharma artifacts, all one for attack and one for defense each."

"The flying dharma artifact is the First-Grade Top-Quality Moon-Hiding Boat, and there are several spirit talismans and spirit pills."

After hearing this, Lin Zhangqing nodded and said, "The preparations are very sufficient. If we land close, we will rendezvous first. If we happen to be at the two furthest ends, then designate a place to rendezvous. Where do you think is suitable?"

Chen Zi Ya thought for a moment and said, "Then let's rendezvous at the Xuantu Lake!"

Lin Zhangqing recalled that this place was already relatively close to the center, and there were three Xuanhuang fruit trees. The Xuanhuang fruit produced was one of the main ingredients for the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill.

He said, "It's relatively close to the center, and it's the only place in the entire Secret Realm that produces Xuanhuang fruit. When the time comes, many people will definitely go there. Won't it be too dangerous?"

Seeing Chen Zi Ya silent.

Lin Zhangqing continued, "How about the Wanzhu Forest? Although it also produces Purple Monkey Flower and Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma, the range is wide and it is easy to hide, and it is also convenient to escape."

Chen Zi Ya nodded and said, "Alright, Junior Sister will listen to Senior Brother's arrangements."

Just letting Chen Zi Ya experience this journey alone, he was still a bit worried. Lin Zhangqing did not want to let down the entrustment of the Great-Grandmother and Senior Chen.

Lin Zhangqing sighed softly and asked, "Junior Sister, are you afraid of things like spiders and scorpions?"

Chen Zi Ya asked suspiciously, "What does Senior Brother mean by this?"

Lin Zhangqing explained, "Letting Junior Sister experience this journey alone, I am still a bit worried. I have some spirit insects that I can temporarily lend to Junior Sister. They can protect Junior Sister's safety."

"When the time comes, if you encounter an enemy, after Junior Sister sets up the formation, you can release them outside the formation. After that, you don't need to worry about them; you just need to wait until you hear the screams, and then go out to clean up the scene."

Chen Zi Ya thought for a moment and said, "I am not afraid of spirit insects, but I don't know what kind of spirit insects they are, and whether they are as powerful as Senior Brother says!"

Lin Zhangqing did not talk nonsense and released twenty-four Purple Crystal Scorpions from the spirit insect bag. Before they came out, Lin Zhangqing had already made them invisible.

He said to Chen Zi Ya, "Junior Sister, you have awakened your spiritual sense, right? You can try to see if you can find them. They are already in the room!"

Chen Zi Ya began to search bit by bit with her spiritual sense, but after searching for a long time, she didn't find any spirit insects! She looked at Lin Zhangqing suspiciously.

With a thought from Lin Zhangqing, the twenty-four Purple Crystal Scorpions revealed their figures, just surrounding Chen Zi Ya in two circles.

Chen Zi Ya was startled. Lin Zhangqing felt for the first time that Chen Zi Ya showed other expressions on her face. He felt a sense of pride after the prank succeeded, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 84 =====