Chapter 26: Damn, Not Interested in Gentle Ones

Everything has been fine since entering the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan...

I thought it would be difficult to make friends in a short time, but after robbing a few of them, I became familiar with them immediately...

Xiang Kuangcheng became a Top Graduate and hoped I would become the Abbot. I inquired about it, the Abbot didn't accept personal disciples, but he has lived for more than three hundred years, and I might not be able to outlive him...

Just like this, live well, and the young master will find time to go back.

After replying to Old Qiu, Ji You walked out of the Bishui Lake Garden and met up with Lu Qingqiu and others.

There were not only six people who came, among whom were Ban Yangshu and another outer courtyard disciple, named Ji Qirui, who was a family friend of Lu Qingqiu's family and also had a relationship with the manager of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan.

He hadn't seen Ji You before, but he had heard about the commotion he made in the outer courtyard, and his eyes were full of curiosity.

"Is this the one who observed the Little Little Tian Shu?"

"Exactly."

Ban Yangshu nodded, looking at Ji You.

He heard the day before yesterday that Ji You didn't eat pills or use spirit stones, and had condensed five streaks of spiritual light so far, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

He himself had only cultivated to the Upper Realm of Profound Understanding after entering the inner courtyard and couldn't merge with the Dao, but this Ji You had such great perseverance and might be able to go further than himself.

A wild private cultivator is truly going to go against the heavens all the way.

In a few words, the group traveled with spiritual energy and arrived at Hongding Restaurant located in the East City.

This building is quite famous in the capital, boasting itself as the number one building in the world, and only descendants of Immortal Sects and royal clansmen are qualified to enter.

Whether it is the shopkeeper or the waiter, they are all cultivators of the Lower Three Realms. This cultivation might not count for much in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, but it is not ordinary among the people.

Several people took their seats, and there were singing girls singing and dancing girls dancing in the banquet, which was pleasing to the eye.

Bai Rulong and Qian Yunxiao were very excited, thinking to themselves that they had come to the right place; this is when the Dao heart is most clear when watching this stuff!

Only Ji You didn't know why, but a picture of a fragrant snow-white jade foot kicking himself appeared in his mind, and he felt that the women in front of him were a bit vulgar.

Damn, could it be that I have some extraordinary orientation?

Ji You couldn't help but drink the wine in the cup, feeling a bit stimulated.

Ban Yangshu had been observing him all this time, and at this moment couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Not yet ascended to become an immortal, but already without distractions, and even disdainful of color, no wonder he could sense the Little Little Tian Shu.

Such a clear Dao heart also explains why this person is indeed extraordinary.

Afterward, the dishes were served, and the banquet officially began. Lu Qingqiu was the host, so she said some very formal words.

Her family does spirit mine business and intends to make friends with those with extraordinary talent, especially people like Ban Yangshu.

Although the Ban family of Youzhou is also a noble family, it has been declining for a long time. If Ban Yangshu doesn't improve, he will have to leave the academy on his own. Even if he returns home, he won't achieve anything, so he will naturally choose to join other forces.

The Upper Realm of Profound Understanding might not count for much in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, but it is still a top-notch expert outside.

Lu Qingqiu's voice was very nice, soft and gentle, pleasant and melodious, like a spring breeze brushing her face, making everyone at the banquet smile.

Only Ji You couldn't help but thump in his heart after listening for a long while.

Damn, it seems I really don't like gentle ones...

And besides formal words, Lu Qingqiu also asked about things that made Bai Rulong, Qian Yunxiao, and others very curious, which was what kind of place the inner courtyard was.

Speaking of this, Ban Yangshu had a pride on his face.

"The inner courtyard is divided into five halls, namely Freedom, Auspiciousness, Longevity, Non-Dust, and No-Desire. I belong to the Freedom Hall, and Ji and I are the same."

"There are also instructors in the inner courtyard, with profound Dao methods, but personal disciples can be taught by the Hall Master himself."

"Currently, the Freedom Hall and the Auspiciousness Hall already have personal disciples, which is still peaceful, but the other three major halls are constantly fighting, which is extremely similar to the outer courtyard."

"The junior brother who entered the inner courtyard last year had great ambition, chose the Longevity Hall, and threatened to take the personal disciple spot. This year..."

Ban Yangshu looked at Ji You, thinking to himself that this year's inner courtyard spot, I'm afraid it must belong to him.

Ah, Ji Shidi Ji is truly focused and devoted when dining.

Ji Qirui was more concerned about another thing, raised his glass to Ji You and said: "Ji Shidi Ji, I have heard many things about you in the inner courtyard. I heard that you not only comprehended the Little Little Tian Shu but are also a dual cultivator of martial arts and Dao?"

When the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan circulated rumors about Ji You, they had to bring two terms: wild private cultivator and dual cultivator of martial arts and Dao.

This is to form a contrast, to prove that his talent is indeed extraordinary.

This is quite like the sentence pattern: "Although he goes to the internet cafe every day, he can get first place in the grade every time, which is annoying."

Ji You raised his head upon hearing this and responded: "Exactly, I know a little bit about fists and kicks."

"But martial techniques are ultimately a minor path. With such extraordinary talent, why waste time on this?"

"It's a personal hobby."

Ban Yangshu heard this and said: "In fact, pure Dao cultivators are mostly in the North, but there are quite a few dual cultivators of martial arts and Dao in the South. The 'mirror' character in the Spirit Sword Mountain was changed because the previous Abbot was a sword fanatic."

Lu Qingqiu, Bai Rulong, Qian Yunxiao, and others were listening carefully and nodding continuously, but in their hearts, they actually agreed more with Ji Qirui's idea.

There are many small countries in the South, and conflicts are frequent, so the practice of martial arts has been passed down for a thousand years.

But habit is habit. No matter what, martial techniques are ultimately of no help to Dao cultivation.

Senior Brother Ban is the most eloquent person in the inner courtyard and can always say things that people like to hear.

As time passed, the dishes on the banquet were gradually bottomed out, and the night color outside the window became more and more profound.

The few people who were not familiar with each other were now talking happily, and even Ji You would say a few words from time to time. During this period, Lu Qingqiu proposed to invite them to be guests at the Lu family in Yunzhou, and several people agreed one after another.

This was Lu Qingqiu's purpose as the host.

If she couldn't enter the inner courtyard, she wouldn't stay in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan for long, but inviting some people back would be a gain after all.

The drum hit the third watch on the city tower, and several people left the restaurant.

At this time, the sky outside was incomparably profound. There was no one in the city, only some cultivators who gathered spiritual energy to resist the cold passing by the street.

Shengjing is the center of the secular world, and there are often cultivators sent by the Seven Great Immortal Sects in the city, who are not bound by the curfew, which is not strange.

However, when they reached Yong'an Gate, Ban Yangshu and Ji Qirui suddenly stopped their steps and couldn't help but look around.

Afterward, Ji You also furrowed his brows and looked toward the darkness without lights.

For some reason, they just felt an aura full of malice wandering nearby, but it quickly hid away.

Lu Qingqiu only had two streaks of profound light and was naturally not as good as Ji You in terms of "Profound Understanding," so she didn't notice it.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, perhaps..."

Just as Ji You was about to answer, his body had already pushed Lu Qingqiu, who was standing in front of him, away without thinking.

Afterward, his body leaned back rapidly, and the air waves surged under his feet, retreating a zhang.

It was also at this instant that a pair of scarlet eyes were exposed in the dark night. The comer was covered in evil aura, evil energy was overflowing, and the strike was as fast as lightning, grabbing with five fingers like a hook.

Seeing the two dodge, the evil shadow jumped a few steps, directly grabbing Bai Rulong and Qian Yunxiao away.

"Evil seed?"

"How could an evil seed appear in Shengjing?"

Ban Yangshu and Ji Qirui were shocked, immediately drew their swords, and slashed at the evil seed with a bright sword hum.

Seeing that they were about to cut the person down, they didn't expect a muffled sound to come from the other side of the night. The two subconsciously turned around and saw a white electric light attacking instantly, the sound like splitting a mountain.

"Realm of Merging with the Dao?!"

"Retreat quickly, don't fight hard!"

Ban Yangshu pulled Ji Qirui to retreat, and a scorched mark instantly appeared on the ground, and the stone bricks in place exploded into dust with a "bang".

But after this thunder method fell, the other party didn't stop, but gathered thunder light in his palm, stepped out of the violent wind and waves, and slapped horizontally forward.

Ban Yangshu and Ji Qirui turned over to dodge, then attacked with horizontal fists, the fist intent fierce like violent wind and thunder.

But the other party was always one realm higher, directly blocking with a backhand, then attacked with a fist, penetrating the shoulders of the two, like a heavy hammer smashing down.

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