The sun is shining brightly, and the clouds are burning.
On the Tiansha Peak, the five disciples of Guiyuan Sword Sect each occupied a stage and were sparring with the disciples of Tianyan Sect.
The stage where Zhuo Qingfeng and Lu Nanzhi were located was crowded with people, and it was extremely lively.
The two men fought back and forth, and it was so hard to tell who was winning for a while.
Xie Jingshan covered his face and squeezed into the crowd. He found Shen Huaixi and put his arm around his shoulder. "I've been looking for you everywhere. Do you have any way to make me develop a disease that looks serious but is actually not serious?"
Shen Huaixi saw Xie Jingshan clearly and asked in confusion, "Why is this?"
Xie Jingshan avoided the inquiring gazes of the people around him, "The five of the Sword Sect are too fierce, I have to avoid their edge. I can still speak harshly if I haven't won the fight, but if I fight and lose, where can I put my face?"
Shen Huaixi laughed, "Senior Sister Lu and Senior Sister Jiang are both outstanding people, but Brother Jingshan is so disappointing? By the way, why haven't I seen Senior Sister Jiang recently?"
"She is receiving enlightenment from the Grand Elder. I have felt her pulse clearly now. She will definitely scare people to death this time. I have to pretend to be sick, otherwise it will be too embarrassing. Come on, let's go get acupuncture."
Xie Jingshan forcefully pulled Shen Huaixi away.
On the ring, Lu Nanzhi and Zhuo Qingfeng stopped fighting and ended up in a tie.
Lu Nanzhi looked towards Tianxian Peak and sighed, "Xiaobai is right, fighting in a ring is boring!"
Turning around and seeing Xu Qianjin, Lu Nanzhi remembered what she said about using softness to overcome hardness, so she walked over.
"Senior Sister Xu, Nanzhi would like to learn sword skills from you. Could you please come to my courtyard for tea?"
Xu Qianjin sheathed his sword and responded generously, "Okay, let me try the Yunwu Fairy Tea here."
Lu Nanzhi and Xu Qianjin flew towards Tianjian Peak one after the other on their swords.
Under their feet, Xie Jingshan dragged Shen Huaixi all the way to the sparsely populated woods of Tianhui Peak.
"Brother Jingshan, do you know how old Senior Sister Jiang is? I always feel that she is about the same age as me, but she is much more capable than me. She is admirable."
"Why are you asking about her all the time? Tomorrow I'll help you find out when she was born. Have you thought about how I should give you the injection?"
"Just here. It might hurt a little. Don't scream, Brother Jingshan."
"Okay, come on... Uh ahhh!"
…
At the top of Tianhui Peak, in the main hall.
Li Fantao sat at the top, drank the tea offered by Ge Yuchan, and watched her kowtow and call her "Master".
Li Fantao helped Ge Yuchan up and said, "Do you feel resentful that we didn't hold a ceremony for you to become a disciple? Tell me the truth."
Ge Yuchan struggled for a moment and nodded, "I'm a little... unhappy."
Li Fantao was born ordinary, with a gentle temper and a bit of wisdom in his eyes.
"You can tell me whatever you want to say in the future. You don't have to hide anything from me. I have always been low-key in Tianyan Sect. I only accepted you as my disciple after I reached the middle stage of Yuanying. I know you want to stand out and make a big splash, but I have to warn you."
"If you don't have the ability to stand out from the crowd, then being ordinary is the way to go. Being lost in the crowd doesn't mean you are unimportant. Every one of these people has a role to play and is an indispensable part of maintaining the operation of the way of heaven. Don't underestimate yourself. Being ordinary is sometimes a kind of protection and a kind of freedom."
Ge Yuchan raised her head and stared at Li Fantao.
"Master Fuyi has been a powerful figure that everyone has admired since he was young, but in the end he was burdened by his false reputation. He was not in control of everything, lost his original intention, and developed a demon in his heart. So I hope you don't care about other people's eyes, and just seek peace and contentment in your heart."
"Yes, I will follow Master's instructions."
Ge Yuchan seemed to understand, but she could feel that her master was truly doing this for her own good.
"Okay, next, I will personally teach you the Tianhui Peak's skills..."
…
The green bamboos form shades and the sky is shrouded in mist.
"Yun Shang, wait a minute."
Yu Qiuchi hurriedly stopped Yun Shang outside the corridor of the training room. Yun Shang frowned and stepped back.
Yu Qiuchi was cautious and didn't dare to get too close, so he handed the storage bag in his hand to Yun Shang.
"I know you want to retreat to build your foundation, these things are..."
Yun Shang immediately refused, "I appreciate Uncle Yu's kindness. I have thought a lot now. Although I no longer hate you, I don't want to have too much contact with you. You don't have to please me everywhere."
Hearing Yun Shang say that she didn't hate him, Yu Qiuchi's smile was as bright as the sun after the rain.
"You misunderstood. Actually, this thing was... given to you by your parents when you were building your foundation."
Yun Shang looked up in surprise, and contrary to her usual behavior, stared into Yu Qiuchi's eyes to confirm whether what she said was true or false.
"Is it really left to me by my parents?"
Yu Qiuchi said firmly, "Yes, there is a letter from them inside. You must read it before building your foundation."
Yu Qiuchi stepped forward and pressed the storage bag into Yunchang's hand, "I wish you success in building your foundation and reaching the third-grade Taoist platform."
After saying that, Yu Qiuchi left in a graceful and neat manner.
Yun Chang hurriedly opened the storage bag and saw two foundation-building pills, as well as some meridian-protecting and essence-replenishing pills, all of which were high-grade.
She took out the letter and read it carefully, covering her mouth with her hands as tears welled up in her eyes. Every word in the letter made her feel relieved.
"So you didn't have to go there just for me. I didn't harm you..."
Yun Chang wiped away her tears, solemnly put away the letter and pressed it in her arms.
She took the pills and went into seclusion, and was led to the best training room by the old monk in charge.
Yun Chang was puzzled. The old monk said that there were not enough training rooms and this was the only one left.
Afterwards, Yu Qiuchi sat cross-legged silently outside Yunshang's retreat room, guarding her closely.
The old monk watched from afar and sighed, "She is trying to resolve her inner knot, but who can resolve her inner knot? Someone who should have formed a pill long ago is delayed here. It's all karma, it's all the inner demons!"
…
On Tiangang Peak, the civil engineering was rebuilt.
"Master, help me!"
He Wangchen hurriedly ran to the main hall on the top of the mountain, banging on the door and shouting.
"Senior Sister Tang made a mistake in setting up the formation, and she is about to be trapped to death. Please come out and take a look, Master, help me—"
Not far away, the servants who were repairing the house were whispering.
"Here it comes again, three or five times a day, every day, every day."
"What was he shouting about yesterday afternoon? The evil cultivators broke into the Tianyan Sect and asked Master Fuyi to come out and save us."
"You know what, he was covered in chicken blood yesterday. I almost believed it. I was so scared."
"Alas, Master Fuyi has locked himself up in the main hall and refused to come out. I'm afraid that the number one master of formations, who once stood out among the crowd, will never recover."
He Wangchen was unable to call out Master Fuyi, and dejectedly, he sat at the door and talked to himself.
"Master, I officially started learning the Blue Wave Heavenly Net Formation today. I am already familiar with the formation diagram and formation points, but I have tried to set it up many times but to no avail. The first time I failed was when I just went down to the third formation point..."
He Wangchen kept talking on and on, from the time the sun was shining brightly to the time the sun was setting, one thing after another, and he even used stones to write and draw on the ground, all of which were battle formation diagrams.
“… I just can’t understand. I did everything right, so why did I fail in the end? Master, am I stupid? I… Ugh!”
A piece of paper flew out from the crack of the hall door and suddenly covered He Wangchen's face. He grabbed the paper and saw a formation diagram drawn on it, marked with a red pen, correcting his previous mistakes.
When He Wangchen saw that it was his master's notes, he cheered.
"Master, I understand! I will go and rearrange the formation right now. I will come back to ask you if I have any questions!"
"Senior Sister Tang, Master replied to me. Master replied to me, hahahaha."
He Wangchen danced with joy and ran past the servants who were leaving their work place.
"It seems that Master Fuyi is not too depressed. Why don't you guys go to the restaurant to have a drink? Huaxi Valley has just released a new mulberry wine, which can help you get rid of fatigue and sleep. After drinking it, you can take a nap and feel refreshed."
"Let's go and have some wine."
…
In the outer restaurant, Qi Yue frowned and walked out quickly from the back hall.
A fat monk followed up with a smile on his face. Although his cultivation level was obviously higher than Qi Yue's, he still called her "senior sister" in a flattering manner.
"Senior Sister Qi, my dear senior sister, please share some of the spiritual vegetables, spiritual fruits, spiritual fish, and spiritual bird meat from your Huaxi Valley with our Tianyong Peak restaurant."
"Most of us at Tianyong Peak are inner sect martial artists who cultivate their bodies. We usually eat a lot, and they say that the food from your Huaxi Valley can strengthen our bodies. Now, they all run to the outer sect restaurants to eat, and our restaurant is about to close."
Qi Yue has been harassed by Zhang Biao for three days. He blocks her wherever she goes, which is really annoying.
"I've said it many times before. Huaxi Valley has signed a contract with the Internal Affairs Hall to prioritize the supply to the outer gate restaurants. There are also several peaks that have requested an increase in supply, so we really can't spare that much."
Zhang Biao stuffed a spiritual stone into Qi Yue's pocket and said, "Senior Sister Qi, food is always lost during harvesting and transportation. You should think of a way..."
Qi Yue was furious, "You! Senior Sister Jiang has been kind to me, I will never do such a thing to let her down. If you do this again, I will..."
"Ayue!"
Qi Ming suddenly appeared, walked quickly to Qi Yue's side, and said to Zhang Biao calmly: "My sister is young and ignorant, and I don't mean to offend you."
Qi Yue glared at Qi Ming, but Qi Ming stood behind her.
"Senior Sister Jiang has always been in charge of Huaxi Valley. True Lord Jiuchuan doesn't care, and my sister doesn't have the courage to disobey. She is now in seclusion at the place of the Supreme Elder. If you are in a hurry, you might as well go to Tianxian Peak..."
Zhang Biao's face froze and he quickly waved his hands.
Qi Ming smiled and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you to wait for a few days. When Senior Sister Jiang comes out of seclusion, my sister will report this to Senior Sister Jiang as soon as possible. What do you think, Senior Brother?"
Seeing this, Zhang Biao could only nod and told Qi Yue to report it as soon as possible.
Qi Ming agreed on Qi Yue's behalf. As soon as Zhang Biao left, Qi Yue immediately angrily asked, "When did it become your turn to interfere in the affairs of Huaxi Valley?"
Qi Ming sighed and explained patiently: "It's easy to see the King of Hell, but it's hard to deal with little ghosts. There's no difference between cultivators and ordinary people. Senior Sister Jiang is very popular now, and many people want to see her fall. At this time, you must not get carried away just because others flatter you."
"They flatter you because of Senior Sister Jiang. You should be more cautious now, keep a low profile, don't offend anyone, and don't give others a handle. What if you implicate Senior Sister Jiang for no reason?"
"If you want to rely on her for cultivation, you must never do anything that would damage her reputation and interests. You have always been careful and organized, and you are good at handling domestic affairs, but when it comes to foreign affairs, you are young, so it is better for you to talk less and watch more, and learn more."
Qi Yue listened to Qi Ming's words and knew that her brother cared about her. At this moment, she looked at Qi Ming carefully and found that he was different from before.
He was always gloomy before, hiding in the shadows. Now standing in the sun, Qi Yue realized that his brother had matured a lot and looked very reliable.
Thinking of Lin Xiangtian, Qi Yue asked awkwardly, "Have you... found a place to stay?"
Qi Ming smiled bitterly, "Not yet. Lin Xiangtian's incident has caused a lot of uproar in the city, and Jiuchuan Zhenjun personally took action. No one dared to accept the servants and apprentices around him for fear of being implicated. So I am free now, so I will practice hard for a while."
Qi Yue's heart moved, and she bit her lip. In the end, she didn't say anything, but just looked in the direction of Tianxian Peak.
"It has been nine days since the competition ended. When will Senior Sister Jiang come back? There are still many things in Huaxi Valley waiting for her to make a decision."
Qi Ming also looked towards Tian Xian Peak. "The longer the time for the Grand Elder to enlighten us, the better it will be."
(End of this chapter)