Chapter 311

Mossy paths slant into the rain, stream clouds wind darkly around the city.

In the rainy Shengjing, the leisure travel and spring outing of the children of the noble families in the imperial court were as lively as in previous years.

Green willow river embankments, fragrant carriages and precious horses, everywhere were people in brocade robes, immortal and elegant, gathering in the spring Shengjing, drinking and talking, discussing loudly.

However, just at this moment, someone came hurriedly holding a letter, falling onto the river embankment, and gathered with the three people who came forward with cupped hands.

Amidst the whispers, several people showed astonishment, and then passed it on to others they were familiar with.

This scene was like the bead game played by children in Shengjing; one hit another, and then the other rolled toward others one after another.

Within the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, half of the people on the spring-filled river embankment were whispering and discussing endlessly.

Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples were also among this spring outing, and as disciples of an Immortal Sect, they occupied a seat in the most elegant apricot forest.

Among them were Yu Shiliu, Gu Zetao, and Xiang Fu from the inner courtyard, as well as Lu Qingqiu, Sun Qiaozhi, and Pu Yangxing from the outer courtyard.

Yu Shiliu and the others were out to see because their cultivation was boring and they wanted to suppress the depression in their Dao hearts.

Lu Qingqiu and Sun Qiaozhi wanted to seize the time before leaving the courtyard to strengthen connections and feelings with people who might be useful in the future.

And most of what they talked about was news about the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan.

Chai Ze had already touched the threshold of the Responding to Heaven Realm and was in the stage of charging the realm.

As the nephew of the Hall Master of the Longevity Hall, this direct disciple of the Hall Master had always been low-profile, appearing somewhat transparent compared to He Lingxiu and the former You Buyu.

But after the Heavenly Dao Assembly, this situation reversed.

Chai Ze entered the Sages' Holy Land to cultivate, advancing by leaps and bounds, far surpassing other fellow practitioners.

If he succeeded in charging the realm this time, he would likely become the youngest Responding to Heaven Realm expert among the modern disciples of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan.

As for the geniuses of the Merging with the Dao Realm like He Lingxiu and Shi Junhao, there had been no news of breaking through the realm after more than a year of seclusion, so they should still be far behind.

In addition, Yan Shujing of Spirit Sword Mountain had already started charging the realm, and her breakthrough time might be about the same as Chai Ze's, or even faster.

Just from this point, everyone felt that their Heavenly Tian Shuyuan might not necessarily be much worse than Spirit Sword Mountain.

In addition, Fang Jincheng had been walking around again these past few days, and every time he appeared, he was furious.

Because after a long period of seclusion and cultivation, Lu Hanyan had touched the threshold of the Middle Realm of Profound Understanding and had been preparing spiritual stones and pills these past few days, preparing to charge the realm.

Everyone was guessing their breakthrough time, not knowing if they would make it in time for this year's Wandering Immortal Assembly.

If they could make it, with their cultivation after breaking through the realm, they might pull back the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's increasingly declining momentum by one point.

Just as everyone was talking happily, Wang Gaocen suddenly came hurriedly from the south side of the river embankment.

His cultivation was not going well, and he didn't like the news of who was breaking through the realm, so he had been invited by some noble family children in the capital to watch song and dance.

And when he returned, everyone discovered that he had a solemn expression.

"What's wrong?"

"The Pill Sect has sealed the mountain."

"?"

As the words fell, everyone present froze for a moment, then their faces changed drastically: "Where did this news come from?"

Wang Gaocen sat on the rattan chair: "The Pill Sect sent a message to the six major Immortal Sects, the Great Xia imperial court, the Qionghua Pavilion, and the Wanchun Hall, stating that they were sealing the mountain and that no more pills would be sent out from then on."

"A message from the Pill Sect Abbot?"

"Not bad, Princess Changle brought a copied message just now, it should be true."

Sun Qiaozhi frowned slightly: "Did it say why?"

Wang Gaocen shook his head: "It only said they were sealing the mountain; the reason was not revealed in the message."

"What is the reaction of the other Immortal Sects?"

"The other Immortal Sects did not respond, as if they tacitly agreed."

Hearing this sentence, everyone's hearts sank instantly.

For hundreds of years, the Pill Sect has played an indispensable role in the cultivation world, because only they can refine pills that can be used for enlightenment.

But no one had ever thought that they would seal the mountain one day.

That is to say, there will be no pill supply every year from now on.

This matter was simply a bolt from the blue for inner courtyard disciples of the Immortal Sects like Yu Shiliu and Wang Gaocen who had extraordinary status.

They had been stuck in the Upper Realm of Profound Understanding for a long time, and now they had barely felt the threshold of breaking through the realm. They had originally planned to stabilize for a period of time and choose to charge the realm after getting the Pill Sect's pills, but at this moment, they couldn't accept this matter at all.

Because they had already felt when breaking through the realm in the past how important it is to have a Pill Sect medicinal object that can improve enlightenment during the breakthrough.

Simply put, there are tens of thousands of disciples in the six major Immortal Sects, and if they don't have the Pill Sect's pills to cooperate, many people's breakthroughs will be even more difficult.

But the problem is that the Pill Sect suddenly announced the sealing of the mountain and cut off the supply of spiritual medicine, which did not cause the fury of the other Immortal Sects.

This shouldn't be.

On the rainy spring day, as the news spread, the news of the Pill Sect sealing the mountain gradually spread throughout the Azure Cloud.

For several consecutive days, the entire Azure Cloud World was in an uproar, and the discussion could not be calmed down.

Even some family ancestors who had been in seclusion for many years came out of seclusion to ask about the situation.

After confirming that this news was true, many people flew to the Pill Sect, preparing to find out the truth.

But they stopped helplessly as soon as they arrived at Huichun Town, because the Pill Sect's mountain-protecting array had all risen, with mysterious lights carrying vast murderous intent circling the mountains, making it impossible for anyone to get close.

Moreover, the mountain-protecting great array came with clouds and mist to cover it, making it impossible for some people who wanted to peek at the foot of the mountain to get their wish.

Thus, not long after, someone thought of Seeing Ji You at this moment.

Because almost everyone in Shengjing is clear that Seeing Ji You and the Pill Sect's daughter have a secret affair.

Sealing the mountain means that all alchemists cannot go down the mountain, and the Pill Sect's daughter cannot come to see him again, so she would at least send a message to Seeing Ji You to inform him of the reason for sealing the mountain and how long it would be sealed.

Thus, countless people came to Shengjing to find him, and even the Chong Wang father and daughter sent invitation cards to the Wulü Trading House, wanting to invite Seeing Ji You to talk.

The Chong Wang family didn't crave pills that much, but for them, this was an opportunity to win over an immortal.

But after searching and searching, they discovered that Seeing Ji You was no longer in Shengjing.

"Entering the world to cultivate?"

"Not bad, it is said that he left not long after the New Year."

"Who said that?"

"Lu Qingqiu said it."

"Since it was said by the person on his pillow, it must be true. But... what exactly is he cultivating?"

Before the New Year, many things happened in the Azure Cloud World, and everyone was rumored that Seeing Ji You's combat power was unusual, but no one had ever seen him make a move.

Now that he had suddenly gone out to cultivate and hadn't returned, not only were the practitioners who came to Shengjing to find him confused, but even the people in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan were confused about what Seeing Ji You was cultivating.

However, confusion aside, what everyone cared about was what to do about the pills in the future.

And not long after, a whistling Qi suddenly appeared over Shengjing, stirring up the clouds at noon and landing in front of Nishan.

Between the tea houses and wine shops, countless gazes gathered, and they saw five immortal flags fluttering in the wind.

Except for the Pill Sect, the other five major Immortal Sects came to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan to ask about the mountain.

This scene fell into the eyes of others, triggering endless confusion.

The five major Immortal Sects moved together, carrying immortal flags to ask about the mountain; this kind of scene had not happened for hundreds of years.

"The purpose of these five major Immortal Sects should be related to the Pill Sect sealing the mountain."

"The Pill Sect sealed the mountain, why didn't the five major Immortal Sects go to the Pill Sect, but gathered at the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan instead? And... so aggressively?"

"Not clear..."

On Chang'an Street, the practitioners in the tea houses and wine shops looked at the five major Immortal Sects holding immortal flags entering the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan from time to time, their hearts filled with suspicion.

And the inner courtyard disciples of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan were also near the mountain road at this moment, looking at the people of the five major Immortal Sects going up the mountain with solemn expressions.

Although asking about the mountain is not as tit-for-tat as asking about the Dao, requiring battle to respond, it is definitely not a friendly act.

They could feel the murderous aura on those Immortal Sect people, which spread all the way to the Zizai Hall, making them feel terrified, to the point that even the thought of cultivation vanished.

What happened?

The Pill Sect sealed the mountain, why did the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan suddenly become the target of public criticism?

Yu Shiliu, Gu Zetao, and others watched them enter the hall, but they couldn't understand the inside story at all.

At dusk, the setting sun left a final fiery red before the night arrived.

Zizai Hall Master Zuo Qiuyang stood with his hands behind his back on the mountain peak, his gaze cold and sharp.

In the years when the Abbot Master ignored sect affairs, internal affairs of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan were handled by his junior sister You Yingqiu, while external affairs were handled by him.

So the people of the five major Immortal Sects who came to ask about the mountain today were received by him.

After that, he stood on the mountain cliff, remaining silent.

However, he was not the only one on the mountain cliff; behind him stood three Hall Masters from the Hall of Affairs, Qin Rong, Lang Hetong, and Ji Jingyao, as well as a group of figures from the Elder Pavilion, including Elder Ge and Elder Peng.

They were aware of the matter of the Great Wilderness Forest ruin being opened and immortal fruits being brought out.

And they were also clear that the five major Immortal Sects visited the Pill Sect, wanting to borrow alchemists to refine immortal opportunities.

Even, they knew when these five major Immortal Sects arrived at Danshan.

But just like the discussion of the people on Danshan, the actions of the five major Immortal Sects together were the general trend of the world, and the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan could not stop it.

After all, for practitioners, seeking the Dao and cultivation is the top priority; now that immortal opportunities have descended, who can stop them, and the only thing they can do is not to add frost to the snow.