Chapter 36

The New Year is approaching, the days are gradually getting longer, and the nights are getting shorter.

This is a very auspicious and important festival in the Qingyun world, meaning the beginning of the cycle of the four seasons, and all things will gradually recover from this moment.

Every time this moment arrives, Shengjing City will be decorated with lanterns, and flower lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held together.

The people will also make spring prayer feasts and draw spring prayer charms, hoping for the early return of spring and the melting of ice and snow.

At this moment, in the most prosperous Apricot Blossom Alley in Shengjing, a team of Mountain Sea Pavilion disciples hurried past, looking hurried.

The leader was Qiu Ni, who had spent one tael of silver to practice swordsmanship at the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan; at this time, he was holding a portrait, asking neighbors and merchants everywhere if they had seen the people in the portrait.

They lost five disciples yesterday and hadn't seen a trace after searching for a whole day and night.

And in the Apricot Blossom Tower next door, a group of Heavenly Tian Shuyuan Outer Court disciples were drinking opposite each other, discussing the things that had happened in the academy in the past few days.

"Chu He already condensed the seventh ray of spiritual light yesterday, only two steps away from breaking through the realm."

"Not just Chu He, there's also Du Zhu; do you remember Du Zhu?"

"That Upper Realm of Condensation and Transformation from Liangzhou?"

"That's right, he suddenly seemed to have enlightened himself, and suddenly reached perfection in the Lower Three Realms last month; later he asked for leave to visit relatives outside the city, and didn't expect that he had already gathered two rays of spiritual light when he came back."

Hearing this news, several Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples who didn't know the details looked at each other, appearing inconceivable.

Chu He suddenly broke through the seclusion, from depressed to seven rays of mysterious light, but it was still considered reasonable in the disciples' hearts.

After all, the Chu family's talent is known to the world.

And although Seeing Ji You is a private cultivator from the countryside, he shouldn't have been favored, but he sensed the Little Little Tian Shu and was cultivated step by step in the spotlight, so there's nothing to say.

Especially some time ago, he used three swords to control two battlefields, saved two Inner Court senior brothers under the hands of the Realm of Merging with the Dao, and his prestige has been quite high during this time.

But that Du Zhu was originally a character no one cared about, but now he has suddenly come from behind, which is truly amazing.

"I thought Seeing Ji You entering the Inner Court was a foregone conclusion; I didn't expect such twists and turns."

"Cultivating immortality is indeed mysterious."

"Seeing Ji You is not a child of a wealthy family; if he really suppresses us and enters the Inner Court, wouldn't that be a slap in everyone's face?"

The disciples present were buzzing with discussion, and at the same time couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the Xihe Tower opposite.

Lu Qingqiu is hosting again today, inviting some classmates to drink, including Seeing Ji You.

She originally wanted to invite Chu He and Du Zhu to come together, but since breaking through the realm, these two have been somewhat unapproachable, and other than enlightenment, they don't go anywhere.

"Chu He has now gathered seven rays of mysterious light and is about to enter the Upper Five Realms; what does Young Master Ji think?"

"As long as he doesn't grab my position as Abbot."

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Lu Qingqiu thought he was making fun of his own misery, smiled, and then frowned slightly.

She thought she had made friends with a promising Inner Court disciple, but didn't expect Chu He and Du Zhu to come aggressively.

Qian Jun picked up a chopstick of food and suddenly looked at Bai Rulong: "A-Long, why are you so silent today?"

Bai Rulong frowned: "A few days ago, my family sent a spirit elixir for cultivation, telling me to take it, and saying something about the glory of the Bai family being on me, and I don't know what to do."

Lu Qingqiu has been taking elixirs since she was a child and doesn't think there's anything wrong: "Taking elixirs is a common thing."

"But I always feel there's a problem here."

"What problem could an elixir have?"

Bai Rulong crossed his arms: "After my mother died, my father favored the second wife, and all the resources of the family were given to my second brother; if there really were any spirit elixirs for cultivation, how could they fall into my hands?"

Hearing this, everyone suddenly remembered the scene of the day they gave the swords.

At that time, when they were guessing the identity of the attackers, Bai Rulong mentioned this second brother.

He felt that the attack was arranged by his second brother Bai Shihu, with the purpose of crippling him so he wouldn't go back to inherit the family property.

"Medicine is three parts poison; it's better to take fewer elixirs to avoid hurting the body."

Seeing Ji You cleared the plate in front of him: "Although there is no evidence of the harm of elixirs, those who use them to enter the Upper Five Realms basically stop at the Realm of Profound Understanding; look at me, I never eat elixirs."

Bai Rulong was stunned: "Isn't it because you're poor?"

"That's just my disguise."

Seeing Ji You was a bit angry and reached out to take the bowl of ginseng soup that hadn't been touched in front of him.

Lou Siyi suddenly remembered something at this time and raised her head: "Speaking of breaking through the realm, the Little Sword Master of Spirit Sword Mountain seems to have broken through the realm the day before yesterday."

"Broken through again?"

"Yes, twenty-two-year-old Initial Realm of Responding to Heaven, the number one direct disciple of the current age; I don't know if she gathered a Dharma image."

Lou Siyi said somewhat admiringly: "It is said that when she broke through the realm the day before yesterday, she also caused a very interesting thing."

Lu Qingqiu loves gossip and raised her head after hearing it: "What interesting thing?"

"The direct disciple of the Asking Dao Sect has been attached to that Little Jianzhu for many years; hearing that she broke through the realm, he went to congratulate her with great momentum and brought countless gifts, but he didn't see anyone."

"Why didn't he see anyone?"

"The Abbot of Spirit Sword Mountain said she left the mountain the night she broke through the realm and is currently not in the mountain, and she doesn't know where she went, but everyone feels that is an excuse."

"Spirit Sword Mountain is the first great sect in the south, and its status is almost equal to the Heavenly Academy; the Asking Dao Sect has always wanted to get close to Spirit Sword Mountain, but they were too impatient, so it's no wonder people didn't see them."

Just as a few people were chatting, a violent wind wave suddenly rose in the distance, blowing the flower lanterns all over the city to sway constantly.

Everyone stopped their cups, and before they realized what had happened, they saw that the waist tokens in their arms all bloomed with a trace of golden mysterious light.

They were stunned at first, and then saw the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples sitting opposite hurrying back.

"It's the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan's assembly order!"

"I have never seen the assembly order light up; I thought it was just an ordinary waist token."

"If something is abnormal, there must be a demon; it seems something is going to happen tonight."

A few people looked at each other, then put down their chopsticks and returned to Nishan along the dusk night.

Sure enough, a large number of disciples had already gathered on the Immortal-Ascending Bai Yu Terrace at this time.

And in front of them were the three administrators of the Administration Office, who were already serious, their fists clenched, and then spoke calmly.

Every New Year's Day, the Pill Sect will escort a large batch of spirit elixirs to supply the sects in all directions, and tonight, they were attacked at Wanzhuo Mountain outside the city.

The Pill Sect mainly cultivates the Pill Dao, and their general combat power is not strong.

But the higher the quality of the spirit elixir, the worse the stability, and the easier it is to be damaged, so every time elixirs are sent, there must be more than five pill masters to protect the elixirs.

The current cultivators are extremely dependent on elixirs, so this matter is no small matter.

Because the incident happened too suddenly, they had to use the assembly order.

At this moment, as the three administrators put their fingers together, a huge flying sword whistled from the sky and landed on the Bai Yu Terrace.

(The next chapter is too hard to write, an hour or so late, seeking monthly tickets, seeking follow-reads.)

(End of chapter)