Inside the side hall of Xuanming Sect, a little boy served tea. Zhan Renjie came out quickly and greeted them with a bow. Gu Pinglin and Jiang Wu also stood up to greet them.
The two sides exchanged a few polite words and sat down.
Gu Pinglin stated his purpose directly: "I am sorry to come to your house because I have something I would like to trouble Master Zhan with."
"It just so happens that I have something to ask as well," Zhan Renjie motioned the boy to leave, but then he asked Yan Feixiu, "Feixiu is now married to the Lingxin Sect. Could it be that she has even forgotten about me as her master? She has never come back to visit."
Jiang Wu smiled and said, "Senior Sister Yan has always been concerned about Master Zhan. In fact, Senior Brother Chen has been in seclusion recently. She is taking the disciples out on a mission and is not with the sect."
"I said I didn't want to see her," Zhan Renjie nodded with a smile, then changed the subject, "I heard that Sect Leader Gu made a lot of efforts to save Guangling Sect this time?"
"It was the Sword King Pavilion that contributed," Gu Pinglin held up the teacup and gently stirred the tea leaves in it. "To be honest with you, Sect Master Zhan, the situation was critical that day. Recently, there was only the Sword King Pavilion, and they claimed to take on all kinds of business. I was desperate and tried all kinds of help. I didn't expect that they really had some skills."
Jiang Wu sighed, "The headmaster also asked them to help find two lost children, and they were sent here yesterday. The Sword King Pavilion is indeed well-informed and capable."
"I see," Zhan Renjie stroked his beard, "Master Gu, have you ever met that Pavilion Master?"
"I met him once in Guangling Sect." Gu Pinglin put down his teacup.
Zhan Renjie stared into his eyes and said, "This man is very mysterious. I heard that he looks very similar to the Sixth Young Master of the Duan Family?"
"This matter... is hard to explain in a few words," Gu Pinglin shook his head, "It is true, but it is also not true."
Zhan Renjie smiled and said, "Don't keep me in suspense about what it is and what it isn't."
"No," Gu Pinglin said, "If you say yes, it's because this person does look very similar to Duan Liu. If you say no, it's because he doesn't recognize me at all."
Zhan Renjie was stunned: "Don't recognize him?"
Gu Pinglin said, "That's right, so it's hard for me to tell. To be honest with you, Master Zhan, I feel very uneasy. After all, I didn't care about the friendship between us and expelled him from the Lingxin Sect. I felt so ashamed of my master."
Zhan Renjie waved his hand and said, "You are wrong. He practiced the Nine Chapters of Spirit Refining without permission and has already betrayed his master. You are doing this to rectify the style of our sect and eradicate rebellion. If Brother Yue is still alive, he will not blame you."
A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Is the truth behind the siege in the past more than just a book called "Nine Chapters of Spirit Refining"? Gu Pinglin said nothing.
Zhan Renjie's expression relaxed: "Let's not talk about the past. What exactly is the purpose of your visit, Master Gu?"
Gu Pinglin said bluntly: "It's for the Purple Sky Palace's Spirit Eye. I heard that Dean Yun participated in sealing the Spirit Eye that day?"
Zhan Renjie was a little surprised, and brushed his fingers over the teacup: "Yes, why did Sect Leader Gu ask this?"
Gu Pinglin said: "The incident at Zixiao Palace is really sad. The other day I passed by Baitou Mountain and took a walk up there. I found that the spiritual energy there was a little bit abnormal."
Zhan Renjie said: "Perhaps the big spiritual eye was sealed, and the spiritual energy was dispersed, affecting the surrounding small spiritual eyes. It's not surprising."
Gu Pinglin said: "But I found that there are people from the Demon Realm around the Spirit Eye."
"Demon Realm?" Zhan Renjie was surprised.
Gu Pinglin said, "I suspect that the Demon Realm is planning to take over the spirit vein, so I want to find Dean Yun to find out what happened on the day of the seal."
Zhan Renjie looked embarrassed: "This... Dean Yun has been in seclusion recently. You know his temper, so it's inconvenient to disturb him." He frowned and thought for a while: "In fact, I was there that day. There were five people in total. In addition to Dean Yun, there were also Feijian Palace Elder Yan Laixin, Guangling Sect Elder Li Nian Gu, Qi Clan Elder Qi Zhen, and Duan Clan Elder Duan Zheng. I saw them working together to seal the spirit eye, and there was nothing unusual."
Gu Pinglin pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking."
"The seal set by the five of them together may not be easily broken even by Master Wei Feng," Zhan Renjie said with a smile, "Besides, the spiritual vein is right there and it won't move. They can't take it away. I think Sect Leader Gu doesn't need to worry."
Gu Pinglin bowed and said, "Master Zhan is right. I am sorry for disturbing you today." Then he stood up.
"Hey, it's just a small matter, no need to be polite," Zhan Renjie waved his hand and stood up to keep him, "Master Gu rarely comes to visit, why don't you stay for a few days and let me accompany you around."
Gu Pinglin said, "Master, thank you for your kindness, but I still have some matters to deal with. I will come to bother you another day. We are both in Qianyang Mountain, so I don't think you need to see me off. We will just take a walk and take a look at the scenery of your sect, and then go down the mountain on our own after the tour."
Zhan Renjie smiled and said, "That's fine. We are not outsiders. Since Sect Master Gu said so, I won't talk about those empty formalities."
Fengyutai is the main peak of Qianyang Mountain Range. It is named because the top of the peak is as flat as a table. It is the location of the spiritual vein of Qianyang Mountain. Because of the nourishment of spiritual energy, the surrounding vegetation is extremely lush, and large patches of red flowers bloom between the cliffs. From a distance, they look like red clouds, which is very beautiful.
Now Zhan Renjie wants to win over the Lingxin Sect, and his direct disciple Yan Feixiu also marries into the Lingxin Sect. The relationship between the two sects is no longer the same as before. Disciples of the Xuanming Sect on the road will stop to greet them, not necessarily respectful, but polite, and no longer as arrogant as before.
Jiang Wu smiled and sighed: "These people seem to have changed."
Gu Pinglin said: "Strength is the foundation of a faction. It's not that they are humble, it's that we have become stronger."
"That's exactly the truth." Jiang Wu nodded.
Gu Pinglin walked to the edge of the cliff and looked up at Fengyutai: "Did you notice?"
Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment, and looked around: "Master, did you notice something wrong?"
Gu Pinglin said: "Spiritual energy."
Jiang Wu suddenly realized: "Fengyu Terrace has the largest spiritual eye in Qianyang Mountain. The spiritual energy here is indeed much more abundant than other places."
Gu Pinglin hummed, "More abundant than usual."
The two returned to Lingxin Sect. About half a month later, Guangling Sect sent a thank-you gift. Zhou Qiu personally brought Nie Yu to express their gratitude. They stayed in Lingxin Sect for two days before leaving. Both the host and the guests had a great time, and Lingxin Sect was bustling for several days.
Gu Pinglin chose a day to formally accept Rain Sword Thirty-three as his personal disciple. Rain Sword Thirty-three, now renamed Mu Shiqing, was originally a casual cultivator. With an ordinary low-level technique, he cultivated to the second level of Qi Refining, which shows that his aptitude is not bad. Although he was delayed and his Dantian Na Yuan is only at the sixth level, he can make up for it with the Creation Art. Wind Sword Twelve was originally named Mu Yi. His talent in swordsmanship is higher than Mu Shiqing. His ability to imitate the complex sword moves of Gu Ying is enough to prove this. He is not suitable for the way of formation swordsmanship. When Yan Feixiu came back, Gu Pinglin handed Mu Yi to her and asked her to find an opportunity to introduce Mu Yi to Xuanming Sect. When Mu Yi learned about this, he went to the vicinity of Xuanming Sect every day to watch those disciples practice swordsmanship, and he was more eager than Mu Shiqing.
After hearing about Mu Yi's background, Yan Feixiu did not ask much. There were many rumors outside, and she must have heard about the leader of the Sword King Pavilion. Gu Pinglin liked her tactfulness.
Yan Feixiu said something: "I passed by Zhencheng this time and heard from the manager there that the offerings from the wealthy families in Zhencheng have not been delivered this year."
Gu Pinglin was surprised: "It seems they have found another backer."
Yan Feixiu sighed, "I hope not, otherwise we will lose a lot of income. The letter from the outer sect should be delivered to Junior Brother Ren soon."
As he was speaking, Ren Bing walked in quickly and said, "Haishi Xiandingfang sent a letter saying that they don't want the batch of pills next month."
Yan Feixiu was surprised: "They want to return the goods?"
"Not only that, they also said that the rest of the items won't be delivered for the time being," Ren Bing twisted his beard, worried, "We were clearly cooperating well before, but it's suddenly like this, I don't know what it means."
Yan Feixiu frowned: "There must be a new partner. We need to send someone to check."
Gu Pinglin stopped him: "No need, I will handle this matter."
Lingxin Sect had been in trouble countless times by Cheng and Duan Pin over the years, but Gu Pinglin was able to resolve the difficulties every time, and his prestige in the sect was getting higher and higher. The two naturally trusted him very much, and they really stopped talking about it after hearing this. Ren Ping sighed, "There is one more thing. According to the news from Eucalyptus Forest Town, the escort business in Dulanggou Road has suddenly disappeared."
"I know, let's put it aside for now," Gu Pinglin stood up, "I have to go to the Sword King Pavilion recently, so the affairs of the sect will be handed over to Senior Sister Yan for the time being, and Senior Brother Ren should also pay more attention to the affairs of the sect."
Ren Ran and Yan Feixiu looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Because of the bloody miasma, the Blood Moon Miasma Valley is notorious, but there are not many unique materials in the valley, and most of them are used to make poisons. Unless it is necessary, ordinary cultivators will not go there. However, recently, the outside of the valley has suddenly become lively. It has only been a few months since Gu Pinglin last visited, and a street has been formed outside the valley, with shops and inns. The stone slabs on the street are newly built, and many cultivators come and go, probably including people from the Demon Realm.
The current scene is not unrelated to the affairs of the Guangling Sect. As for who are here to do business and who are here to gather information, that is hard to say.
At the entrance to the valley, there was a small wooden building next to the engraved stone. Two disciples of the Sword King Pavilion were guarding the door. They were obviously in disguise. When they heard Gu Pinglin's identity, there was suspicion in their eyes. After all, ordinary sect leaders would bring disciples with them when they went out, but this one was alone.
One of the disciples said, "The Pavilion Master has ordered that Sect Leader Gu only needs to hand over the Feather Coins to us."
Gu Pinglin said: "We are not here to give you feather coins, but to see the Pavilion Master."
The disciple said, "There are distinguished guests visiting the valley. The Pavilion Master has just issued an order saying that he will not see any guests in the near future. You should go back."
This situation is similar to the previous life. Gu Pinglin was not angry either: "Then please tell the Pavilion Master that our patience is limited. If the Pavilion Master still refuses to see guests in three days, we may have to force our way into the Sword King Pavilion."
The two disciples looked at each other in bewilderment. The Blood Moon Miasma Valley was full of poisonous miasma, and even the Flying Sword Palace was afraid of it. They never thought that someone would dare to break in.
When dealing with familiar people, it is better to use the most familiar and effective way to deal with them. Gu Pinglin smiled and was about to turn around and leave when two people wearing black veils suddenly walked out of the door next to him. Judging from their figures, they should be a man and a woman. The woman was slender and delicate, with elegant manners. The man was holding a bamboo flute. He was not tall, but he also exuded a special romantic aura.
Gu Pinglin stopped.
The man and woman walked down the steps and handed the book to the two disciples. The two disciples came to their senses, and one of them took the book and looked at it, and said respectfully: "Please enter the valley."
"Wait," the woman wearing a veil turned to Gu Pinglin, "Master Gu, are you going to visit Master Yun Jian? Why don't we go into the valley together?"
Hearing this, Gu Pinglin bowed and smiled, "Thank you very much, both of you."
The disciple next to him tried to stop him: "The Pavilion Master does not see guests."
Gu Pinglin raised his eyebrows: "We have changed our minds to visit Master Yun Jian and are traveling with friends. Is there a problem?"
The two disciples looked at each other and had to hand over the box.
The three of them each took out the white powder from the box and sprinkled it on their bodies, then walked into the miasma valley. The sky above their heads suddenly became bleak.
Once out of sight, the woman stopped and lifted the black veil covering her face: "Master Gu."
"Miss Qi," Gu Pinglin bowed and turned to another person, "Shi Daxiu."
The two people in front of her were Qi Wan'er's sister Qi Yanfeng and the former deputy leader of Huanletian Shi Ling. In the past, Qi Yanfeng fled the Qi family for swordsmanship and was rumored to have "eloped" with Shi Ling. Huanletian was on good terms with various factions in the Demon Realm, and the Qi family was on good terms with many sects and families. In recent years, the two were almost hunted down by both the righteous and the Demon Realm. She saved Shi Ling's life, but Shi Ling was also harmed by her.
Qi Yanfeng's aptitude is not worse than Qi Wan'er's, but he still hasn't formed an inner elixir. Of course, this is because he was not taken seriously at the beginning, but the biggest reason is still the practice. Leaving the Qi family means that she does not have the complete Qi family practice. She can only rely on her own deduction and thinking. Practice is not as good as swordsmanship. Think about when Duan Qingming created the Bu Tian Jue and his internal energy went astray, one wrong step could make him a cripple. I think she must have worked very hard.
Gu Pinglin roughly guessed the purpose of Qi Yanfeng's trip.
There is a person who can still successfully move forward after leaving his family and sect. This is undoubtedly a great temptation to her.
But the current Pavilion Master is no longer the previous Duan Qingming.
Qi Yanfeng was obviously unaware: "I followed Brother Shi and hid everywhere these years. Wan'er only found me last year."
"Let's go," Shi Ling urged coldly, "I'm rushing to die, and you're happy."
Qi Yanfeng's eyes turned red: "I didn't."
"I'm not dead yet, why are you crying!" Shi Ling pointed at her with the flute, then looked at Gu Pinglin and laughed at himself, "I wonder how many times her brother is going to cut me with his sword again."
He is good at the art of collecting and replenishing, and his cultivation is higher than Qi Yanfeng, but Qi Yanfeng looks very good, which shows that he did not use Qi Yanfeng to replenish himself. Gu Pinglin saw it clearly and smiled when he heard it: "Master Yun Jian is always reasonable, Master Shi does not need to worry."
Shi Ling said nothing more and walked ahead on his own, looking like a completely different person from the past.
As expected, as the three men approached the cliff, a brilliant sword light covered their heads.
Shi Ling was prepared, and quickly turned sideways, raised his bamboo flute, and three red lotuses greeted the sword energy. Although his cultivation was higher than Qi Wan'er's, sword cultivators had more advantages in fighting, and Qi Wan'er's swordsmanship was not what it used to be. He had a hard time receiving the sword, and took a few steps back.
The red lotus was engulfed by the sword light and suddenly exploded, emitting a large amount of red mist.
Qi Wan'er easily avoided the red mist and was about to continue to draw her sword, but Yao Feng grabbed her wrist.
Yao Feng whispered: "There is no poison in the fog, the poison is in the wind, be careful."
Qi Wan'er reacted and became furious: "As expected, they are shameless people from Huanletian, who only know how to use these dirty and despicable means!"
Shi Ling was calm and composed. He turned the jade flute in his hand and said, "Yes, it's because Master Qi Thirteen is the brother-in-law of a shameless person like me."
Qi Wan'er sneered: "You want to be my brother-in-law, are you worthy?"
"You are from a noble family, and I am not worthy of you," Shi Ling suddenly reached out and took Qi Yanfeng into his arms, smiling frivolously, "but who told you that your sister likes me and can't leave me." Ignoring Qi Wan'er who was fuming, he looked at Yao Feng's hand again: "Call me brother-in-law, maybe he will give you a little gift. Huanletian has many ways to practice dual cultivation, and it's easy for men to be with each other."
As if burned by something, Yao Feng quickly let go of Qi Wan'er's hand.
Qi Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then she reacted: "Asshole! You... you are simply..." In a rage, he glared at Qi Yanfeng: "We are the dignified Northern Qi family, why don't you choose anyone else, but follow this... You are simply despising yourself, do you still have any shame!"
Qi Yanfeng's face turned red with shame and he covered his face and sobbed.
Seeing this, Shi Ling stopped laughing, and was about to say something, so he pushed her away and said to Qi Wan'er impatiently, "You've scolded me enough. She is your sister and she came all the way to see you. If you want to quarrel, go inside and I'll wait outside."
Men in aristocratic families have higher status than women. Qi Wan'er was spoiled and arrogant. She said harsh words when she was anxious. When she calmed down, she regretted it very much. He recalled the Jade Emperor Sword and looked at the crying Qi Yanfeng. He was a little at a loss. He subconsciously looked at Yao Feng, waiting for him to help him smooth things over. But he saw Yao Feng standing beside him with his eyes downcast and a stiff expression. Somehow, Qi Wan'er also felt a little uncomfortable.
Gu Pinglin stepped forward and said, "Master Yun and his sister are reunited, why don't you go in and talk?"
Qi Wan'er glanced at Yao Feng, pursed her lips, and said after a while: "Let's talk over there."
It turned out that the Sword King Pavilion was divided into four parts: Wind, Rain, Cloud, and Fog. Qi Wan'er was in charge of the Cloud Sword Pavilion, and Yao Feng was in charge of the Fog Sword Pavilion. Shi Ling stayed outside to wait, while the others went to the Cloud Sword Pavilion.
When Qi Wan'er heard Gu Pinglin's purpose, she immediately called someone and asked him to take Gu Pinglin over.
The man was embarrassed: "The Pavilion Master is meeting with guests in the Deadwood Garden and no one is allowed to disturb him."
Qi Wan'er was surprised: "What important guest?"
That person said, "It seems to be someone from Yinlan Li family."
When these words came out, everyone present was surprised. There should be only one person from the Yinlan Li family who could make Duan Qingming interested in personally receiving him.
"Li Moqing?" Qi Wan'er paced back and forth excitedly and slapped the rocks with one hand. "I heard that his pulse disease has been cured. When he has a chance to see the Thirteen Swords of Lanting, Brother Yao, what do you say..." He reached out to pull Yao Feng.
Yao Feng dodged to the side and said in a deep voice: "It's good to go and take a look."
Qi Wan'er retracted her hand, looking unhappy.
Hearing Li Moqing's name, Qi Yanfeng was very interested and asked in a low voice: "Let's... go?"
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I saw some kids saying that the style of the picture is wrong when 69 is with children. It should be:
The child cried: "Dad, I want to play."
Gu Jiu: "No, do your homework."
The child cried: "Dad, I want to play."
Duan Liu smiled and patted his head: "Good boy, of course you can. Here is the 300 Tang poems. For every 3 poems you recite, you will be rewarded with a little red flower. When you get 169 little red flowers, Dad will take you out to play."