Chapter 373

"Sister Changle..."

"Rui'er, you're back?"

On a morning when the light rain had not stopped, in the Shengjing Immortal Garden, the new day's Dao discussion competition began.

Under the twilight of the morning, the major aristocratic families entered the garden one after another, and Princess Changle and other capital children like Liu Junchi also came one after another, but they saw Wei Rui, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

She knew that Wei Rui had left the capital with Xiang Kuangcheng and had not spent the New Year in the capital. She couldn't help but be a little surprised to see her again after a long time.

But thinking that Ji You was also back, she immediately understood that the three of them must have come back together.

It was just strange to her that she knew Wei Rui had always been uninterested in Dao cultivation, and she didn't know why she would also run to join the fun of this Dao discussion meeting.

"Sister Changle, do you know where the Minister of Rites is?"

"Minister Chang, what are you looking for him for?"

"Young Master Xiang of the Immortal Supervision Office has not been home all day. I asked someone to go to the Immortal Supervision Office to inquire, and they said Young Master Xiang was invited by the Minister of Rites to be a guest at his mansion, but how can being a guest involve staying overnight?"

"?"

Zhao Yunyue frowned slightly.

Minister of Rites Chang Huai was a member of the pro-Xian faction under his father, and had always been at odds with the Immortal Supervision Office. How could he invite a Tisi of the Immortal Supervision Office to be a guest at his mansion?

She shook her head gently, indicating that she didn't know where the Minister of Rites was. Seeing this, Wei Rui pursed her red lips and hurried away from the garden.

At this moment, Liu Junchi's voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

"Junior Sister, look."

"Look at what?"

Princess Changle turned her head to look, and her gaze froze suddenly while she was slightly startled.

The direction Liu Junchi pointed to was the bulletin board of the Shengjing Immortal Garden. What was posted on that bulletin board was usually the items to be discussed that day and the names of the contestants.

Those who enter the garden can choose the technique martial fighting they are interested in, and go to watch the Dao discussion at the appropriate time.

Generally speaking, there must be ten to twenty competition items in the six Dao arenas in one day, which will be copied on two bulletins respectively.

But today there was only one bulletin, and what was even more surprising was that it was Ji You's name written on it.

At the hour of the Dragon, he was to discuss the Dao with Huo Ku, a great cultivator of the initial Boundless Realm of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.

"Ji You and Huo Ku, who of them is the challenger?"

"Looking at the signature at the bottom of the bulletin, it's Huo Ku."

"Then can Ji You come?"

"The Xian Sect wants the object in his hand. He is unwilling to give it. The best way is to hide in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan all the time. He will definitely not come."

"Then why do this?"

"Of course, the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, the Asking Dao Sect, and the Chen Clan are unwilling to really break into the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan. Presumably, they want to lure him out of the academy with this, but the means are too childish."

The front of the bulletin also attracted other aristocratic family members. After seeing this bulletin, they couldn't help but start discussing.

Ji You had just returned to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, and the three major Xian Sects each sent an elder to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, clearly wanting the object in his hand. In this case, not coming out is the wisest choice.

Zhao Yunyue actually thought so too, feeling that in the face of the oppression of the three major Xian Sects, Ji You's only way was to be a shrinking turtle.

Until the three major Xian Sects took action, or the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan had to hand him over helplessly.

However, just as he was thinking, a group of people closer to the entrance of the Immortal Garden turned their heads one after another, and then let out a low exclamation.

Hearing the commotion, Zhao Yunyue couldn't help but turn his head to look.

At this moment, Ji You came wearing the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan sword robe, his face cold, and stepped into the garden with sword energy all over his body.

As they brushed past, his scorching aura made everyone couldn't help but step back three steps, watching him walk slowly into the courtyard, his expression becoming even more surprised.

And following him were Cao Jingsong, Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin, and the Lu sisters.

Zhao Yunyue was stunned for a long time, then suddenly remembered Wei Rui's hurried figure. While his eyes were startled, his mouth couldn't help but open slightly, and he suddenly understood something.

"It seems that yesterday's news is true."

In the tea pavilion on the west side of the Immortal Garden, Fang family head Fang Xiang spoke softly.

Guo Fengxing raised his head upon hearing this: "News?"

"I drank with several familiar friends from Yu Province late last night. They had just visited the Vice Abbot of the Asking Dao Sect. It is said that they happened to meet an official from the Immortal Supervision Office invited by the Asking Dao Sect to be a guest."

"Immortal Supervision Office..."

Hearing this, everyone in the tea pavilion suddenly realized, and they already understood what Fang Xiang was referring to.

In the second year of Taichang, not one Fengzhou boy walked out of Yuyang County, but two.

It is said that at the beginning, the two couldn't even afford to eat and could only support each other in Shengjing.

Among them, although the one named Xiang Kuangcheng was just a mortal, he had participated in everything from cutting off spirit stone supplies to subsequent land leasing.

Thinking of this, Fang Xiang and others got up from the tea pavilion, then followed the surging crowd toward the inner courtyard, thinking that there would be a good show to watch today.

"Evil disciple, do you really want to discuss the Dao with that Huo Ku?"

"I can't leave Xiang Kuangcheng alone."

Ji You said while walking toward the inner garden, the killing intent in his eyes unabated.

He did intend to hide in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan and not come out, but he didn't expect to receive a Dao discussion invitation from the Asking Dao Sect that night.

And what he cared about was not the Dao discussion invitation, but the jade pendant that had been hanging on Xiang Kuangcheng's waist, which was sent with the invitation.

He had always known that the Xian Sects had a very low bottom line, but he didn't expect their bottom line to be so low. Even when the aristocratic families were gathered, they could still use such tricks, which made him very annoyed.

While speaking, Ji You had already arrived in the inner courtyard. Looking around, the large Dao discussion field was open and boundless, and there were nine stone pillars carved with pictures of ascending to heaven in the daytime, looking solemn and extraordinary.

The three-story spectator stands all around were full, and there were figures looking forward on the roof eaves. Looking around, it could be called a sea of people.

These were the cultivators who arrived earlier, just to occupy a better viewing position.

When they entered the courtyard, they also saw the bulletin, surprised that Huo Ku, an elder of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, would pick Ji You to discuss the Dao, and even more surprised that Ji You really appeared.

Amidst the whispers, He Ye and Zuoqiu Yang, who were sitting in front of the family children, as well as Zhao Wuji, the head of the Qiu family, and others, all looked at the Dao viewing building in the southeast, northwest.

That was set up for the four Xian Sects who came to discuss the Dao. The open-air Dao viewing corridor only had a few elders from the four major Xian Sects, and no high-level figures such as direct disciples and vice abbots were seen.

However, they knew clearly that those people should all be in the hall behind the corridor, staring tightly at Ji You.

In the past few days, as the three sects sent elders to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan to pay respects to the mountain, many aristocratic families who came to participate in the Dao discussion speculated that the thing Ji You snatched from the Sacred Land of the Sages was something more important and rarer than a spiritual treasure.

But only those who had truly seen and touched it could understand how tempting that thing was.

"It is said that the Asking Dao Sect took away Ji You's best friend through the hands of Great Xia officials. But if this is really the case, just exchange directly. Why discuss the Dao?"

The head of the Qiu family showed doubt, muttering to himself while looking at He Ye and Zuoqiu Yang.

He Ye withdrew his gaze upon hearing this: "Naturally, it's a matter of face."

"Face?"

"According to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, Ji You's refusal was very arrogant, and he also said that he would keep the immortal spirit and let them have the ability to fight their way in. The Xian Sect now wants to teach him a lesson, and it is not surprising to tease him. Moreover, how can the matter of threatening with human life really be used as a handle?"

In the line of sight, Ji You had already stepped into the west side of the Dao discussion field.

At this time, two Asking Dao Sect disciples came carrying a movable wooden board and handed him a brush filled with cinnabar.

Ji You reached out to take the brush and made a check mark on it, which was considered to have accepted this Dao discussion competition, and then stopped in front of the stage.

The content on this board was the same as the bulletin board before entering the door, informing the time of Dao discussion and the method of Dao discussion.

However, what was more detailed than the bulletin at the door was that the Dao they discussed was also on it.

"Finger technique? Actually discussing finger techniques?!"

"This guy surnamed Ji takes the path of body refinement. What kind of finger technique does he know?"

"Everyone knows he doesn't practice Daoist techniques, yet he agreed. Isn't this just pure beating?"

When the millions of cultivators in the Dao discussion field saw the two words "finger technique" on the board, an exclamation immediately erupted.

To be honest, they had always thought that the two were going to discuss the sword, but they didn't expect it to be a finger technique that had nothing to do with it.

You must know that although Ji You's combat power is different, his enlightenment realm has always been the Realm of Profound Understanding, and no one has ever seen him use any techniques. This kind of competition item is simply no different from suicide.

He Ye and others also saw the board and thought to themselves, sure enough.

He clamored for the three major Xian Sects to fight into the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, which had accurately stirred up the anger of the Xian Sect. After all, for thousands of years, no one had ever dared to challenge the majesty of the Xian Sect like this.

Now they not only want to get the immortal spirit, but also want to humiliate him before this.

This kind of thing that not only fails but also has to be taught a lesson because of arrogance is the most destructive to the Dao heart.

"Hahahaha, it's actually finger technique, it's actually finger technique, interesting, truly interesting!"

Fang Jincheng followed the Fang family to the Dao viewing building at this time, and laughed ferociously while lifting his robe.

Zhao Yunyue also came to take a seat, and couldn't help but smile upon hearing this: "Young Master Fang is also a disciple of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan. Is this joy expressed too obviously?"

"The Princess's words are reasonable. Fang should restrain himself a little, but it's a pity that this corner of the mouth doesn't listen to orders, don't be surprised."

"It can only be said that Young Master Fang is true to his nature."

Beside Fang Jincheng and Zhao Yunyue, the inner disciples of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan and the aristocratic family children attached to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan couldn't help but turn their heads to look at them.

Most of them were indifferent to this, after all, they had no friendship with Ji You.

In addition, there were some who had thought about marrying Ji You like Zhao Yunyue. After hearing it, they just pursed their lips slightly, either thinking that it was fortunate that they didn't cause trouble because of him, or feeling that his sharpness should indeed be polished.

The spring breeze was cool, blowing the fine rain like cow hair obliquely.

Time passed bit by bit amidst conversation and noise, and as the hour of the Dragon arrived, a figure fell from the Dao viewing building where the Asking Dao Sect was located.

At that time, Huo Ku, a great cultivator of the initial Boundless Realm with white beard and hair, stood with his hands behind his back, raised his eyes in the center of the Dao discussion field to look at Ji You.

Seeing this scene, Ji You did not hesitate, untied his long sword according to the rules, and then entered the Dao discussion field, walking toward Huo Ku step by step.

"Yesterday I heard you say that you would stay in the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan and not come out, and let us fight in. I thought you would really never show up again like a shrinking turtle."

Seeing him arrive, Huo Ku stroked his long beard, his eyes full of coldness.

"Where is Xiang Kuangcheng?" Ji You did not respond to his mockery, but raised his eyes to stare at him.

"Just invited to have a cup of tea, you don't need to worry too much, but this Dao discussion compares finger techniques. If you don't follow the rules, then it's hard to say."