"Brother Xiao Chen, are you used to it?" Lan Fei's smile was very cheerful. This had something to do with his young age.
Yang Cheng could tell that this burly man really did not take what happened that day to heart. He smiled with some appreciation. "Brother Lan Fei, why are you looking for me?"
"It's like this. The Xiao family allows every cultivator who joins the Xiao family to enter the Azure Emperor Pagoda once a year to choose a cultivation technique or spell they want to cultivate. This is my third year in the Xiao family, and I'm going to choose a cultivation technique. I thought that Brother Xiao Chen probably hasn't gone yet, so I came to find you," Lan Fei explained.
Yang Cheng's mind raced when he heard this. He had long been interested in the Azure Emperor Pagoda because he heard from Zhao Muyang that there were many prisoners in the pagoda. They were servants who had gone against the Xiao family or had been punished.
Could Hsiao Chih-ching be imprisoned there?
"Thank you, Brother Lan Fei."
Of course, Yang Cheng did not refuse. He accompanied Lan Fei to the Azure Emperor Pagoda.
Along the way, Lan Fei asked casually, "Brother Xiao's cultivation technique is really amazing. May I know which sect you're from?"
Yang Cheng laughed in his heart. So it was because he was curious about this that he found an excuse to ask him.
"Brother Lan Fei seems to be very interested?"
Lan Fei's tanned face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed. He laughed dryly and said, "Brother Xiao Chen, you may not know this, but I'm a martial arts fanatic. When my master took me in, he said that my six senses were not pure and my obsession was too deep. I couldn't enter Buddhism and could only be a layman disciple. As long as I'm interested in a cultivation technique, I want to understand a little more. "
This guy was quite frank. Yang Cheng nodded approvingly. "Since Brother Lan Fei is so frank, then I'll tell you the truth. Actually, it's because I'm talented. I don't have any cultivation technique, and I don't know how I got such a body."
Yang Cheng lied. He couldn't possibly say that he was bathed in divine light or tempered by Tai Qing Heavenly Lightning.
Lan Fei opened his mouth in astonishment. He had a look of "I see", but he simply believed it.
The two of them slowed down and chatted happily. Lan Fei's only interest was cultivation, studying martial arts and Dharma Access. Coincidentally, Yang Cheng's comprehension was much more profound than Lan Fei's. Lan Fei found it very interesting to chat with Yang Cheng as he could always think of new perspectives.
"I have benefited a lot from discussing cultivation with Brother Xiao. Lan Fei admires Brother Xiao's open and honest way of speaking. How about we become friends in the future?" Lan Fei asked seriously as he looked at Yang Cheng with anticipation.
Yang Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart. Even his name was fake. Although this guy was in his forties, he was too naive. But thinking that it was no big deal to make friends, he agreed.
Lan Fei was overjoyed. "That's great! Brother Xiao Chen is my first friend in the illusory realm. In the future, I will no longer be lonely on the path of cultivation! "
Yang Cheng felt a little awkward as he listened. He asked suspiciously, "Brother Lan Fei, I … I like women."
Lan Fei was startled. When he came back to his senses, he laughed and said, "Brother, don't think too much. I don't like men either! I'm just saying that I'm not lonely! Haha, fortunately, I've just entered the illusory realm from the secular world. Otherwise, I might not have understood what you meant. "
Yang Cheng asked curiously, "Why? Brother Lan Fei didn't come from the illusory realm?"
"If I came from the illusory realm, why would I leave my own clan and join the Xiao clan? I'm the same as Brother Xiao. I came here from the Yellow Steps of Hongmeng. In fact, most of the cultivators under the three big hidden clans defected from Hongmeng. Everyone is already used to it, "Lan Fei said.
"Doesn't Hongmeng take any measures? Aren't they going to strengthen the restrictions? "Yang Cheng was puzzled.
Lan Fei said disdainfully, "In Hongmeng, there are actually not many cultivators who come from the outside. Hongmeng is also formed by many clans. For example, in Hongmeng's Xuan Tian Island, there's a Heaven Stage elder, Yan Wu Chen. He's one of the top ten experts.
The Yan clan that he leads has a lot of power in Hongmeng. The other experts also form their own cliques and get rid of dissidents.
The current Hongmeng is no longer the Hongmeng that the secular world thinks it is. We only slowly realized it after entering the illusory realm. So, it's reasonable for everyone to leave.
The cultivation resources in Hongmeng are all divided by those powerful groups. We, the new cultivators, don't have any resources at all. How can we improve? As long as someone has a little bit of brain and is not too stupid and loyal, he or she will leave Hongmeng.
Brother Xiao, you don't have to blame yourself for leaving Hongmeng. Hongmeng only has itself to blame today. They are just pretending to be Hua Xia's guardians.
But in the illusory realm, it's just the largest force with all kinds of people mixed together. It's not much different from the group formed by the three hidden clans. "
Yang Cheng thought of the Absolute Sword Taoist. He only gave him some elixirs as a bribe, and he gave up the mission of being the messenger of Hongmeng. He couldn't help but secretly agree. It was indeed an empty shell.
The two passed by many cultivation places along the way. Yang Cheng found that the Xiao clan's foundation was really deep. Not to mention the Soul Formation cultivators, there were at least fifty cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage. Among them, there were many cultivators at the Dark Water Stage.
This was just a small area. If the entire Xiao clan was expanded, they could probably gather hundreds of cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage, thousands of cultivators at the Soul Formation Stage, and those in the Innate Realm were even more numerous.
And the Xiao clan was the weakest among the three hidden clans. One could imagine how powerful the Luo and Ning family were.
Yang Cheng could kill less than ten cultivators at the Dark Water Stage. But if hundreds of cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage attacked him at the same time, he could only run away. Because ants could kill an elephant with their True Inner Force. He would be crushed to death no matter what.
Unless he advanced to the Shang Qing Heavenly Thunder Tribulation and at least mastered the Tai Qing Heavenly Thunder, then he would be able to use the Nine Heavenly Thunder to absolutely destroy groups of cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage.
When they arrived at the Qing Emperor's Pagoda that seemed to pierce through the clouds, Lan Fei brought Yang Cheng to a dark red iron gate.
At the gate of the Qing Emperor's Pagoda, an old woman with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles was sitting cross-legged on a platform made of Chinese parasol wood.
She seemed to have been sitting there for a long time without moving. Her clothes were full of dust.
Because he had already informed the clan master, Xiao Meng Yu received permission. Lan Fei cupped his hands and said, "Lan Fei, Xiao Chen, please open the gate."
Yang Cheng did not pay much attention at first, but after glancing at the old woman, he suddenly realized that something was wrong!
He … could not see through this old woman's cultivation!?
For him to not be able to see through her cultivation, she had to be at least at the Weak Water Stage. Only then would it be possible that her True Inner Force was too condensed, and he could not see through her.
Could it be that such an inconspicuous old woman who guarded the gate was an expert at the Weak Water Stage or above!?
Yang Cheng did not dare to show too much shock. He was secretly shocked. After thinking about it carefully, he could make some guesses. The Qing Emperor's Pagoda seemed to be the most important place in the Xiao family. It was understandable that there was a super expert guarding it …
However, he had never heard Hsiao Chih-ching mention any other Weak Water Stage experts in the Xiao family other than the clan master, Xiao Meng Yu …
The old woman did not even open her eyes. A trace of True Inner Force was transferred from her body to the huge iron gate. The gate slowly let out a rumbling sound and opened up a gap.
"Thank you, Grandma!"
Lan Fei waved at Yang Cheng excitedly and took the lead to walk in.
Once they entered the Qing Emperor's Pagoda, there was a long passageway in front of them. It was surrounded by huge greenish-gray stones. There were various stone rooms on both sides of the passageway, and at the far end was a vertical passage that led upstairs.
Yang Cheng waited for the door behind him to close before asking, "Brother Lan Fei, what kind of person is that Grandma outside?"
Lan Fei did not seem to understand why Yang Cheng was asking this. He scratched his head and replied, "I'm not too sure either. I only know that Grandma's name is Xiao Tingxu. She is the elder in charge of guarding the Qing Emperor's Pagoda in the Xiao family. Everyone calls her Grandma.
She almost never speaks. Not only me, but many of the elders who have been here for decades also know very little about Grandma … It is said that Grandma's cultivation is ridiculously high, but no one has seen her fight before, so it is only a guess. "
Yang Cheng thought to himself, It seems that this Xiao Tingxu is undoubtedly above the Weak Water Stage. Otherwise, no one would know her exact cultivation until now.
He didn't know if all the hidden clans had such experts in hiding. Xiao Tingxu was known to be guarding the Azure Emperor's Pagoda. If other experts existed, where would they be? What realm could they reach?
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