After Xie Shiyi left, the suffocating feeling of cold oppression dissipated like a tide.
Everyone stood in a daze among the peach blossoms, freeing themselves from the fear and letting their emotions slowly return to their bodies.
Their brains were dazed, their limbs were weak, and they stared blankly at the disappearing figure of Xie Shiyi in front of them. Under the peach tree, the cold air seemed to still linger in the air, like a vague dream.
There were many people in the valley, originally everyone had different cultivations and personalities. But when Xie Shiyi arrived, their identities were no longer important.
In the face of absolute strength, they are as humble as dust ants, with even their breathing and speech out of control. They are ignored and ruled.
The Huichun Sect is a small sect, and this is the first time that everyone has truly realized what the world of difference is, what the order of strength and weakness in the world of cultivation is... what the truly unattainable number one person in the world is. He came with a sword in hand, wearing a snow-white robe and walking through peach blossoms, and his eyes never really looked at this world.
The only ones who were able to talk with Xie Ying just now were the three Mahayana elders from the nine major sects.
Oh, and... Yan Qing.
Thinking of that crazy, nymphomaniac idiot.
Everyone's expressions instantly became extremely complicated.
After Xie Ying left, Chengying's face turned cold again. He had just screamed at the top of his lungs and made a fool of himself in front of Xie Ying. He was in a very bad mood and didn't want to stay here for a moment.
Chengying said: "Young Master, we don't know when the Immortal Alliance will finish setting up this formation, let's find a room to rest first."
Yin Wuwang's face was still pale, like a stiff puppet, and he nodded to Chengying. He was the young master of Liuguang Sect, but he had countless outstanding brothers and sisters above him, and countless excellent disciples within the sect. In the entire Nanze Province, it seemed that he only had status to show off.
His parents gave him natural treasures and unique skills, but his cultivation level could not be improved.
He hated the glances those chosen ones cast upon him.
God knows how much he wants to be Xie Ying.
If he had such qualifications, abilities and status.
So... So...
Then those who looked down on him before would only kneel before him and grovel in humiliation.
"Young Sect Master? Young Sect Master?" Chengying noticed that he was in a bad mood, frowned, and called out again.
Yin Wuwang broke out in a cold sweat. He came to his senses, smiled at Chengying, and clenched his hands tremblingly in his sleeves.
Cheng Ying was at the Mahayana stage after all, and could tell at a glance that his current Dao heart was unstable. He sighed and said, "Young Sect Master, don't force yourself to practice. Everyone has their own Dao. You don't have to envy Xie Ying. You should know that he is the only one in the entire cultivation world who has achieved Divine Transformation in two hundred years."
Yin Wuwang lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Cheng Ying shook his head and said, "You don't have to envy his current status. The position of Xiaoyu Palace Master is not something that can be achieved just by having a high level of cultivation."
Yin Wuwang couldn't listen at all. The red lotus between his eyebrows turned red. He said irritably: "Okay, I get it."
Chengying glanced at him again, sighed in his heart, but didn't worry about it. As long as the young master didn't rush to Xie Ying to die, there was nothing to worry about.
"Let's go and find a place first." Chengying completely treated the Huichun Sect as his own territory. He took Yin Wuwang and a group of Liuguang Sect disciples to the main hall of the Huichun Sect.
Yan Qing helped his father up from his kneeling position and said, "Dad, let's go back to the palace first."
Xie Shiyi blocked this place, and no one could leave until he left the secret realm.
Huai Xu's legs were shaking, and he could only stand up by holding on to Yan Qing's arm. He looked at his youngest son in disbelief, his voice trembling: "Yan, Yan Qing, what happened just now? How did you, how did you..."
Yan Qing thought for a moment and said, "This is a long story."
Rejuvenation Sect, Jinghong Palace.
Everyone sat together, looking at each other awkwardly.
Yan Qing only now knew that the round-faced disciple of the Wangqing Sect was called Heng Bai. Although he looked small-faced, his cultivation was already at the Mahayana stage, and he was an elder of the Wangqing Sect.
Ever since Xie Shiyi's words, Hengbai's attitude towards him has changed a lot. From looking down on him at first, to being horrified and curious now.
Yan Qing couldn't stand Heng Bai's frequent glances at him, so he sighed and said, "Just ask whatever you want to ask."
Heng Bai suddenly jumped down from the window and said aggressively: "What is your relationship with Senior Brother Xie?"
Yan Qing looked at him seriously, incredulous: "How can you ask such a question? Aren't you the one who knows best what our relationship is? You've said it so many times."
Heng Bai choked and gritted his teeth: "Shut up! I just didn't like Cheng Ying and tried to scare him on purpose!"
Yan Qing said: "Oh, then you are right to be scared."
Yan Qing shook the red string on his wrist and smiled: "Yes, I am your Senior Brother Xie's future Taoist partner." Then he held up the bat that was sleeping soundly on its belly and said: "Here, this is a token of love between you and Senior Brother Xie."
Buzhi was sleeping soundly when he snorted in the air.
"… "
Heng Bai said coldly: "Tell me, what kind of magic potion did you give our Senior Brother Xie?"
Yan Qing threw Bu Zhi to the ground and smiled, "I am a useless person at the third level of Qi training. How can I give a magic potion to Senior Brother Xie who is at the top of your Qingyun Ranking? I think the magic potion has entered your mind."
Heng Bai: “… … …” Heng Bai was so angry that he flew to the window again.
Tianshu looked at him and sighed, then sat down next to Yan Qing and asked, "Young Master, did you know Du Wei before?"
Yan Qing blinked and said calmly, "No."
Tianshu smiled bitterly: "This is the first time I've seen Du Wei's reaction today."
Yan Qing was curious: "Why? Because I offended him, but he didn't kill me?"
Tianshu shook his head with a complicated look: "No. This is the first time I've seen someone offend him."
Yan Qing: “…”
Yan Qing: “Ah?”
Tianshu said: "Du Wei never lets anyone get close to him, nor will he give anyone the opportunity to get close to him."
Yan Qing choked and said, "Maybe, he saw that I was just a mortal and was caught off guard and didn't react for a moment."
Tianshu shook his head again: "You are wrong, young master. Such a low-level mistake would never happen to Du Wei."
Yan Qing: "What do you mean, elder?"
Tianshu said, "What kind of person do you think Du Wei is?"
Yan Qing was happy. What kind of person was he? Mean, arrogant, stubborn, and a rich and beautiful woman.
If Yan Qing enumerates all the shortcomings of Xie Shiyi, he can write a book, but facing Tianshu's eyes that say "you are still too naive".
Yan Qing raised the corners of his lips, his peach blossom eyes curved, and he smiled and said softly: "Du Wei Immortal Venerable, the breeze and the moon are clear, the appearance of a celestial being is admirable."
Tianshu's eyes turned into "as expected", and then he concluded: "You don't understand Du Wei."
Yan Qing pretended to be surprised: "Ah? Why?"
Tianshu said: "It would be fine if Du Weiruo was just the chief disciple of my Wangqing Sect. But now he has taken over the Immortal Alliance and become the leader of the Immortal Alliance. Young Master, do you know the Immortal Alliance?"
Yan Qing really didn’t know about this.
In his previous life, he and Xie Shiyi only struggled in the human world. Although they had been to all parts of the mundane world, they knew nothing about the affairs of the upper world.
Even when he reached the Upper Heaven, he only dared to look for opportunities in Liuxianzhou.
To them at that time, Nanzezhou was like a distant myth. They could only get a glimpse of it from the storytellers in the tavern.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, Xie Shiyi has come to this point.
Tianshu said: "The Immortal Alliance is a place specially established by the nine major sects to slay the demons. It is located in Yunmeng Realm of Nanze Province, with the main hall being Xiaoyu Hall. Even the requirements for the disciples of the nine major sects to join the Immortal Alliance are extremely strict. Those who can join are all people with strong character and strong cultivation. To show their loyalty, they will drink the death potion as soon as they enter the Immortal Alliance, sever their worldly ties, and hand their lives directly to the Alliance Leader."
Yan Qing: "… If it's so scary, why do you want to go in?"
Tianshu smiled, "Although it's terrifying, the power of the Immortal Alliance disciples is also very great. The Nine Sects and Three Gates were born to maintain peace in the world and set a strict order, especially in Nanzezhou, where they ordered not to harm innocent people and not to hurt the people. But the Immortal Alliance disciples are an exception. They have the power of life and death without any constraints or reasons."
Yan Qing almost laughed out loud after hearing this. In Nanzezhou, this is called "no harm to innocent people, no harm to civilians"? Just like Chengying? Just like this
The "disdain" in Yan Qing's eyes was clear, Tianshu saw it clearly, smiled, shook his head and said.
"Indeed, the cultivation world is too big and too vast. Even with the nine major sects in charge, Nanzezhou cannot take care of everything. Killing and stealing treasures among cultivators can be seen everywhere. When I said that the Immortal Alliance is terrible, I was actually referring to the nine major sects."
"Because no matter who the Immortal Alliance kills, the nine major sects cannot protect them, cannot harbor dissatisfaction, cannot raise objections, and cannot retaliate secretly."
Only then did Yan Qing stop his sarcastic laugh and his expression became slightly serious.
—You cannot protect others, you cannot harbor dissatisfaction, you cannot raise objections, and you cannot retaliate in secret.
Tianshu said: "Before the nightmare awakens, no one knows whether they are demons or not. The nightmare can appear on anyone. The powerful people from the aristocratic families and sects gather together, and the relationships between teachers, relatives and friends are complicated. Therefore, there must be a sword that is separated from the world to determine life and death and maintain order. The Immortal Alliance is this sword."
Yan Qing pursed her lips and said nothing.
Tianshu smiled and said, "I will explain the origin of the Immortal Alliance to you, and you will probably know Du Wei's current identity. He is the master of Xiaoyu Palace. If he only knew how to practice, he would not be able to live to this day."
Yan Qing played with the red thread in his hand, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The Demon Realm is different from the Cultivation Realm. The Demon Realm does not have these hypocritical rules. It is full of extremely evil people who sneaked in from the Upper Heaven over thousands of years. The strong are respected and killing is stopped by killing.
If the Immortal Alliance really has such power of life and death in the world of cultivation, then it will be accompanied by unpredictable murderous intentions around the leader of the Immortal Alliance and countless eyes coveting this position.
Yan Qing suddenly asked, "Can the Immortal Alliance really kill whoever they want?"
Tianshu said: "Yeah."
Yan Qing: "Before the Immortal Alliance kills someone, won't they first confirm that it is a demon species? That is, use immortal tools to explore the existence of 'Nightmare'."
Tianshu was stunned, then he laughed and said softly: "Young Master, you are still too naive. The matter of peeping into nightmares is not as simple as you think."
"There are many immortal tools in the world of cultivation that can detect nightmares. There are hundreds of yellow-level tools such as the Green Cloud Mirror and the Chen Soul Book, and dozens of mysterious-level tools such as the Yaoguang Qin and the Black Strange Book. The nine earth-level tools are located in the forbidden areas of the nine major sects. And there is only one heavenly tool that can detect nightmares in the world. It is in the hands of the Immortal Alliance and is called the Thousand Lanterns."
"Nightmare is a curse of the split demon god. Its strength varies, and as the cultivation level of the person it parasitizes increases, the ability of the nightmare will gradually increase. For example, a yellow-level magic weapon like the Green Cloud Mirror can only detect nightmares in the sea of consciousness of mortals. Guess what level of sea of consciousness the Thousand Lanterns in the hands of the Immortal Alliance can detect."
Yan Qing was stunned, and gave a cautious answer: "Hua, Huashen Stage?"
Tianshu was choked by him and wiped his sweat: "You really dare to say that. The Thousand Lanterns require a cultivator in the Spiritualization Stage to consume essence and blood to activate it, but it can only peek into the nightmare in the sea of consciousness of a cultivator in the Mahayana Stage."
The cultivation system in today's world: Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, Mahayana, Dongxu, and Shenhua.
Tianshu said: "Moreover, nightmares are born cunning and strange, hiding in the sea of consciousness, and changing in a myriad of ways. No one can absolutely guarantee that a person is not a demon."
Yan Qing grabbed the red thread in his hand again.
Tianshu said: "Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you this. You will know when you arrive in Nanzezhou."
The biggest changes that occur when a nightmare awakens in a mortal's body are increased strength, rapid temper, and the desire to eat humans and drink blood.
The nightmare that awakens in the monk's body may be a natural disaster.
They would destroy a city or massacre an entire country at any time.
If there is any sign of waking up, he must be killed.
The world seems peaceful on the surface, but secretly, there is turmoil.
Tianshu glanced at Buzhi who was thrown on the ground and sleeping with his wings spread out. He thought: It is probably just an ordinary bird. Even with the nightmare in its body, it can't cause any trouble. Xie Yingcai probably doesn't bother to pay attention to it.
Yan Qing was pulling the red thread until he almost broke it. He noticed Tianshu's gaze and curled his lips.
I am more and more curious about what the hell is this...
There is no nightmare in Buzhi's sea of consciousness, but there is a nightmare in his stomach. Is it the nightmare of the phoenix demon species that caused Zixiao, a cave cultivator, to die
Just swallow it up when you are not satisfied, and coexist with it? And still not be affected at all
… awesome.
In fact, thinking back carefully, he was able to deal with the Phoenix Demon Seed with his Qi training stage in the prison before. The most important thing was probably that Zi Xiao had already risked his life to fight it. The Phoenix Demon Seed was on the verge of death and had little remaining cultivation.
Yan Qing's soul thread can ignore any powerful nightmare, directly enter the sea of consciousness, bind it, and destroy it. But he himself cannot ignore the cultivation of the demon species itself... After all, if the cultivation gap is too big, when you meet someone like Xie Shiyi, who will give you the opportunity to extend the thread into the sea of consciousness!
His current strength is that he is strong at the same time and weak at the same time.
If he is given the chance and extends the soul thread into a person's sea of consciousness, he can kill even a person in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
Moreover, for cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage, it is estimated that it is impossible for a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage to get close to them.
Fortunately, this soul thread is a divine tool after all, and it has its dignity to be related to "God". It is a relatively useful life-saving gadget when encountering danger, so that he will not have a hard time in the world of cultivation. Moreover, he also has a bunch of strange spells and formations.
Yan Qing was depressed: "I still need to practice."
In fact, Yan Qing had no worries about the original owner's messy spiritual roots.
When you truly reach the Dongxu stage, the last step of becoming a god, you will find that your mortal body and spiritual roots are all empty.
"Senior, what on earth is going on?"
Huai Xu finally plucked up the courage to come over.
Tianshu was well-known for being approachable. He stroked his white beard and smiled at the awestruck and curious looks of the people in the hall.
Tell the whole story one by one.
"One year ago, our Wangqing Sect's Grand Elder, Immortal Venerable Zixiao, went to Liuxianzhou to capture a Phoenix Demon. On the way back, he was harmed by the demon. The spiritual energy was turbulent and he passed the tribulation early. When he passed by here, he broke through the void and went into seclusion above the valley of your Huichun Sect, but he failed to pass the tribulation. At the last moment, the Immortal Venerable hid in the prison of your sect, imprisoned the Phoenix Demon, and waited for his death. Then, he met friend Yan Qing."
Tianshu smiled and said, "In fact, if a Dongxu cultivator fails to pass the tribulation, his death is the inevitable result. However, friend Yanqing still rushed around and even found the Luolin flower for the Immortal Venerable. The Luolin flower is an earth-level treasure that only grows once every hundred years. The fact that he was able to find it in a place like this and selflessly give it to a stranger shows how kind you are."
"The Immortal Zixiao was touched by his kindness, so he gave the token passed down to him by our ancestor to friend Yan Qing. Anyone who possesses this token can order the Wangqing Sect to do anything. And then..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Yan Qing with a complicated and gratified look: "I didn't expect that my friend Yan Qing would be so in love with the Immortal Venerable Du Wei of my Wangqing Sect, and that he has a deep affection for her and asked her to become a Taoist partner with him."
Everyone in the room: “…”
How can this person be so shameless
Yan Qing: “…”
Why the hell can this story take so long.
Tianshu's mood when talking about this matter now is completely different from before. Xie Shiyi's words "my future Taoist partner" made him feel like he was reborn, even like he was floating in the air.
Tianshu now doesn't feel that he is being blamed at all. On the contrary, he feels that he is the eternal benefactor of the Wangqing Sect.
Since Xie Ying had been involved in this marriage, it would be unreasonable for the Sect Master not to reward him with a peak!
He couldn't wait to go back and see the expressions of those people from Wangqing Sect after they knew about this.
Tianshu stroked his beard to stop himself from getting carried away, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, Du Wei doesn't dislike you, my friend. This is truly a fate made in heaven, a beautiful story."
This time, everyone in the hall looked at Yan Qing with mixed feelings.
Yan Qing: “…”
Yan Qing already knew how these people scolded him for being shameless. Oh, stop scolding, stop scolding. He had already scolded himself when he recalled the plot.
At this moment, a timid voice sounded: "Senior, Zixiao Immortal Venerable, is there a scar under your eye while wearing a purple sword?"
Tianshu looked around and saw a thin boy who was wearing white clothes and looked a bit like a little girl.
Tianshu smiled kindly, "That's right."
The person who spoke was Bai Xiaoxiao.
Suddenly, he received an unbelievable look. Yan Qing looked over and saw that it was Bai Xiaoxiao. In fact, he had never seen Bai Xiaoxiao before in the Barrier City. The young master of the Bai family was weak and bedridden for many years.
Yan Qing smiled at Bai Xiaoxiao, with a cold and indifferent look in his eyes. Yan Qing didn't really care about this farce of a marriage, he was just very curious about Bai Xiaoxiao. Curious about how this former young master of the Bai family came to the Rejuvenation Sect
But in Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes, this became outright showing off and ridicule.
Bai Xiaoxiao dug her nails into the flesh and stared at him intently. Her clear pupils were filled with shock and disbelief. Her brain even went blank and she froze in place.
Token!
Token!
Token!
—Everything today is about that token
But that token—it was clearly his.
He was the one who saved Zixiao.
So Xie Ying’s Taoist partner… should also be him.
It’s not Yan Qing. The person who is being treated like a star right now shouldn’t be Yan Qing!
Bai Xiaoxiao only felt that her whole body was shaky, and she even felt so aggrieved that tears appeared in her eyes.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Jianshui, who had been silent and pale since the farce began, was shocked to see her fiancé's expression and reached out to hold Bai Xiaoxiao's hand.
Bai Xiaoxiao felt a sense of suffocation in her chest.
Just then he suddenly heard the leader of the Rejuvenation Sect speak.
The sect leader knew the whole story and was no longer angry. He smiled happily and said, "Oh, Yan Qing, you went through so much trouble to steal the Luo Lin flower just to save people. If you had made it clear earlier, we wouldn't have been so angry with you. After all, our Huichun sect means to bring people back to life, and nothing is more important than human life. Hahahaha. Let alone the Luo Lin flower, we would not mind if you moved the entire medicine shop over there."
Yan Qing also laughed out loud twice, impressed by his shameless attitude.
Luo Linhua.
Bai Xiaoxiao was stunned.
Luo Linhua, so it was because of Luo Linhua...
In fact, he had only met Zixiao twice. Because Yin Wuwang hated Yan Qing too much, he just gave him the Luo Lin flower. He didn't know what the Luo Lin flower was, but he only knew that it was a herbal medicine for treating injuries, so he just gave it to Zixiao casually. It didn't take much effort from beginning to end.
It turns out that everything was stolen by Yan Qing...
—But so what!
It was obviously him who saved Zixiao!
The token is his too!
Yan Qing caught Bai Xiaoxiao's gaze again, pulled the corner of his mouth, tilted his head and smiled calmly at everyone: "Actually, this is a misunderstanding."
Yan Qing said: "I stole the Luo Lin flower before, not for Zixiao Immortal Venerable, but for Yin Wuwang."
Sect Leader: “…”
Huai Xu: “…”
Everyone: “…”
Tianshu: "What?"
Yan Qing looked at Bai Xiaoxiao with a smile and said, "The one who truly saved Zixiao Immortal Venerable was this junior brother from our Huichun Sect. Come on, junior brother, tell me your story."