After crossing the screen wall in front of the hall, Mu Xiao looked at the gradually setting sun, feeling the warmth of the setting sun on his body, and could not help but feel lazy.
Another leisurely day had passed, and there was only a cup of tea's time left before he got off work. If not for the strict sect rules, Mu Xiao really had the urge to leave early.
He had been working in the Heavenly Policy Hall for three years. Three years ago, he was entrusted by his Master to come to the Heavenly Policy Hall, ten days a month, eight hours a day, to deal with the sect's official business. In fact, this job was not difficult, he just had to deal with some application materials and registration, and deal with some difficult problems. However, during the official business period, it was inevitable that his cultivation would be delayed. Three years ago, whether it was the sect elders or the fellow disciples, they all felt that they had suffered a loss, especially his Master, who gave him a lot of compensation, such as occasional supplementary classes, as well as various subsidies according to the sect rules...
Therefore, Mu Xiao had no dissatisfaction with this job. Moreover, in the past three years, he also gained an unexpected surprise — the Heavenly Policy Hall signboard written by the Sect Leader. With this signboard, he was not only a Xudan Stage cultivator, but also a public official representing the sect's management. This difference in identity brought benefits in many aspects.
In fact, if not for the sect's rules clearly limiting the duration of the disciples' official business, Mu Xiao would like to continue doing this — the delay on the path of cultivation was actually not a big deal. He had been cultivating for thirty-seven years, and now he had reached the fourth grade Xudan Stage. His lifespan was close to three hundred years, and in the next thirty years, with his Earthly Spirit Root, it was entirely possible for him to become a Daoist Master of the King Pill Sect. Therefore, his cultivation space was still very broad, so why should he be in a hurry? However, the position in the Heavenly Policy Hall could not be sought.
Although Mu Xiao enjoyed his life in the hall very much and wished he could work overtime every day, these days, he got off work very punctually, not daring to stay for even a moment longer, as if he had a guilty conscience.
In fact, Mu Xiao was indeed a bit guilty — it all started from the dispute in the court four days ago.
At that time, he and Wang Lu had a big quarrel, roared in the court, and made a very big bet. At that time, he was so angry with Wang Lu that he felt that this Non-Phase Peak successor disciple's brain was simply flooded. A mere second grade Body Refining Stage cultivator dared to run to the Clear Sky Peak, simply playing to the gallery, as annoying as his Master, who was the disgrace of Spirit Sword Sect. As for the bet of 500 challenge points, there was no way he could win.
However, that night, Mu Xiao's mind was restless. Since he had nothing to do, he found the sect's historical records and flipped through the detailed records of Wang Lu's Immortal Ascension Assembly two years ago. Two years ago, he happened to be in a three-month closed-door training, so he wasn't able to witness the grand occasion. When the conference ended and he returned to work, the enthusiasm of the discussion in the sect also cooled down. He finally knew the result and did not care so much about the process.
However, when he opened the record this time, he was so shocked that he gasped!
Who would have thought that Wang Lu, who seemed to only know how to play to the gallery, was actually so fierce in the past! If it wasn't for the fact that his Void Spirit Root was a pain in the ass, with his temperament and comprehension, he would be more than qualified to be the successor disciple of the Sect Leader! What was even more shocking was that in the Peach Blossom Village, they actually managed to get a score that almost caused the data of the illusion array to overflow! Other people simply could not be compared to him!
The Inner Court Senior Brother who made the record was filled with emotion as he wrote his own comment: All the point-based trials and assessments are probably just a game for Wang Lu.
Damn, this is not a game! This game can be played with people's lives!
Thinking about the bet he made with Wang Lu: Five hundred challenge points, one point for one hundred spirit stones, he thought that Wang Lu would at most get one or two hundred points, and would end up owing him tens of thousands of spirit stones. But now it seemed...
A few years ago, Master Liu Xian had once told a few black-and-white disciples in a small inner court class in a sincere and heartfelt manner.
"You are all talented Immortal Cultivation geniuses, but the Nine Regions is vast and boundless, and there are all kinds of strange things. There are also geniuses who are more talented than you. And the gap between geniuses may be far beyond your imagination. "
At that time, his fellow disciples modestly listened to him and thought that he was probably referring to the new disciples that the Elders had accepted in recent years — the gap was indeed very big, and it was very discouraging. But after a period of time, everyone had already adapted to it, so it was not a big deal...
After realizing that Wang Lu was likely to be one of those geniuses who was beyond imagination, Mu Xiao naturally became restless. For the past few days, when he went to work, he was always afraid that that guy would suddenly come out of nowhere and ask him for money with a four-digit challenge points record.
Although rationally speaking, even those monstrous Successor Disciples would not be able to get more than five hundred points, but if it was Wang Lu...
While he was thinking, the last time to drink a cup of tea quietly slipped away. Looking at the bloody setting sun outside the hall, Mu Xiao secretly sighed in relief and prepared to get up and leave. However, at this time, a sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.
Damn, it can't be!? Is he trying to kill me!?
Mu Xiao was so shocked that cold sweat almost dripped down his forehead. However, when he moved his primordial spirit, he found that the situation was not what he had imagined — the person who came was not Wang Lu.
"Senior Brother Mu Xiao, sorry to disturb you."
Along with a gentle and polite greeting, a black and white disciple slowly walked to the front of the hall and cupped his fists to salute Mu Xiao. Mu Xiao was surprised for a moment. He recognized that the person in the lead was Junior Brother Yue Yun. Although his spirit root was only third-grade, his temperament was gentle and generous, and his perception was outstanding. His cultivation prospects were not below Mu Xiao's. Recently, he had been constantly tempering himself with actual combat, so his cultivation progress was extremely fast.
Behind Yue Yun were the other disciples who had entered the mountain with Wang Lu two years ago. There were disciples from both the inner and outer sect. Their faces were covered in dirt, but it was difficult to conceal their joy.
Seeing this scene, Mu Xiao understood and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Yue Yun, is your experiential learning over?"
Yue Yun nodded and said, "Yes! Last time, because of a variety of accidents, we couldn't finish the experiential learning, so … I was also meddlesome, so I suggested that everyone revisit the old place to make up for the regret from last time. Fortunately, the several junior brothers and sisters were very supportive, so we quickly formed a team. And this time, everyone's performance was really surprising. "
Yes, just a week ago, Yue Yun had brought a pile of materials to the Heavenly Policy Hall, once again applying to join the sect for experiential learning. Because this application was not approved by the Sect Elder, Mu Xiao asked a few more questions to understand the reason, and also praised Yue Yun and the others for their ambition. Now, seeing everyone's happy face, it was obvious that the experiential learning was a great success.
"Congratulations, Junior Brothers and Sisters, I will help you with the relevant registration, please wait a moment."
Yue Yun cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother has worked hard … We really came at the wrong time, Senior Brother just got off work."
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's nothing more than writing a few words … Is your itinerary the same as what you reported?"
Yue Yun said, "It's the same as planned, it's still the same route as last time, passing through the Full Moon Valley to the Azure Dragon Gorge, and finally returning through the Lotus Pond. It took six days, one day less than the plan … Moreover, I'm the only guide, Junior Sister Huo Ying had something urgent to do, so she couldn't accompany us. "
Mu Xiao took notes at the table and nodded approvingly. "Not bad. With your average cultivation and the absence of a guide, it's really good that you can do this."
Yue Yun smiled. "Speaking of which, it's also a bit of luck. This experiential learning, from the beginning to the end, we rarely encountered particularly powerful monsters, especially around the Full Moon Valley, which should have been constantly harassed by monsters, but this time, it seemed as if someone had cleaned them up in advance, so it was especially easy."
Mu Xiao smiled and said, "Luck is also a part of strength, Junior Brother Yue Yun doesn't need to be modest, being able to avoid encountering monsters is the credit of your choice of route."
While talking, Mu Xiao had finished filling in the record, but when he was about to close the book, he heard Yue Yun said, "Senior Brother, I'll have to trouble you to record one more time, this time, several Junior Brothers and Sisters got challenge points."
"Oh?"
Hearing about challenge points, Mu Xiao suddenly became serious. "Please explain in detail, and show me proof."
"It's like this, when we were approaching the Azure Dragon Gorge, we encountered a category two second rank monster. It stands to reason that I, as the guide, should be responsible for driving it away. However, the Junior Brothers and Sisters proposed to fight on their own. I was just watching from the side, and when necessary, I would make my move. Then, they did a really good job, their cooperation was far more tacit than I expected, and their combination of spells and swordsmanship was also very proficient, so they didn't need my help to win. "
"Category two second rank, how many of you?"
Mu Xiao was somewhat surprised as he looked at the several young disciples — the highest among them was only at the eighth level of Qi Cultivating Stage, but they were actually able to rely on each other to contend against a category two second rank monster. For them, who still lacked actual combat experience, this was indeed a surprise! According to the sect rules, they could get challenge points.
Although there was a guide during the whole battle, since Yue Yun didn't make his move, the points would not be deducted too much … Mu Xiao calculated in his heart, and estimated that each of them could get close to ten points.
It seemed insignificant, but in the past thirty years, he had only saved three hundred points. These people's one trip was equivalent to his one year of hard work!
While thinking about it, Mu Xiao carefully sized up this new batch of disciples. Among the few young faces, Mu Xiao only recognized two who were also inner sect disciples of Ethereal Peak. One was Zhu Qin, and the other … seemed to be called Wang Zhong?
Seeing Mu Xiao's slightly puzzled face, Yue Yun laughed and said, "Senior Brother, is Junior Brother Wang Zhong a bit unfamiliar? It's no wonder, Junior Brother Wang Zhong has been in the sect for two years, whether it's cultivation or anything else, he has always been very low-key, like a shy girl. Many Misty Peak disciples are not familiar with him. However, his basic skills are very solid. This time, I asked him to be Senior Brother Wang Lu's substitute to participate in the experiential learning, and his performance was also very eye-catching, not inferior to Junior Brother Zhu Qin and Junior Sister Yue Xinyao. "
At this time, Zhu Qin also generously patted the shoulder of the youth beside him. "That's right, if it wasn't for Junior Brother Wang Zhong's timely support, I wouldn't have had the time to use [Fire Palm]."
Being pushed to the front of the stage, Wang Zhong seemed a bit nervous. "No, I just released the Imperial Sky Technique to help Senior Brother dodge the attack, that's all. Senior Brother's [Raging Flames Subduing Dragon Palm] was the key to the battle."
Zhu Qin laughed. "I also have to thank Junior Sister Yue for releasing the water shield at the critical moment to help me block the claw, otherwise I would have been seriously injured."
"Oh, Senior Brother is overpraising me. It was thanks to Junior Sister Wen Yin's help that I was able to release the water shield …"
With a few words, Mu Xiao roughly understood the overall situation of the battle. Zhu Qin, who had the strongest basic skills, was the main attacker, while the others assisted him. And in this process, the most important figures were undoubtedly Zhu Qin and Wang Zhong, the two inner court disciples.
Zhu Qin was the most popular newcomer in the Inner Sect in the past two years. Although his spirit root was not very good, his perception was strong, his character was good, and he was especially good at making friends – or in other words, he was good at accepting younger brothers.
It had to be said that in this world, there was indeed such a kind of person who was born with the temperament of a leader. Even if they did not have an overwhelming advantage in strength, they could easily become the focus of the crowd and attract others to follow them. And this Zhu Qin probably had such qualities. Although he was still immature, intentionally or unintentionally, he was always able to put himself in the center of attention, attracting everyone's attention.
And that Wang Zhong, although he seemed to have some kind of shadow in his heart, was undoubtedly a good talent, but he was willing to follow behind Zhu Qin as a younger brother … It seemed that this indirectly confirmed Zhu Qin's ability?
Forget it, in any case, the matters of young people were good … Mu Xiao shook his head, and suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "Speaking of which, in the past few days of your experiential learning in the Small Clear Sky Peak, did you meet any other fellow disciples from the same sect?"
Yue Yun and the others looked at each other in blank dismay. "No, it seemed that only our team was in the Small Clear Sky Peak."
"I see …"
Mu Xiao suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that someone was not as brave and invincible as he claimed to be. He thought that he would really dare to form a two-person team to go to the Small Clear Sky Peak, but it seemed that he had overestimated him …
This was also good, it would save him a lot of worry. With a great sense of relief in his heart, Mu Xiao handed over the completed information to Yue Yun. His attitude was particularly enthusiastic.
"Regarding the challenge points, I have signed my opinion on the certification document, but the final result must be submitted to the Elder for approval, and the result will be announced in about three days. However, your information is very detailed, and it is all recorded on the sincerity paper, so there should not be any problem. So … on behalf of the Heavenly Policy Hall, I congratulate Junior Brothers and Sisters for obtaining the precious challenge points. Although it may not seem much, it will add up, and there will be a day when it breaks a hundred, or even a thousand. "
Yue Yun smiled and said, "Then on behalf of Junior Brothers and Sisters, I thank Senior Brother for your auspicious words. Heh, this time, I have dragged Senior Brother to work overtime until now, I am really sorry. How about Junior Brother be the host and let us all have dinner together? "
Mu Xiao froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "It is rare for someone to treat me, then I will not be polite. These days, I have been eating at the Misty Peak's cafeteria every day, that taste …"
Zhu Qin also joined in the fun, "This time, I have to thank Senior Brothers and Sisters even more. If not for everyone's outstanding performance, I really could not find a reason to invite Senior Brother Mu Xiao to eat together. This is a very rare opportunity."
Everyone giggled, it could be said that the host and the guest were happy. Even Wang Zhong, who always had a gloomy face, showed a sincere smile.
Two years ago, the little errand boy thought that the cultivation of the Immortal Path could make him independent and become an upright Wang Zhong. However, two years later, even though his cultivation was not inferior to others, even though there was no Young Master who would order him around, he still could not really get rid of the shadow of someone. Even if that person never said a word about his betrayal more than two years ago, and occasionally met him in the Teng Cloud Hall and other places, he would even take the initiative to greet him warmly … all of this made Wang Zhong feel even more sad and restless.
He could not explain the specific reason, but in the past two years, he had been feeling very depressed. Usually, he would try to keep a low profile and did not dare to meet with Wang Lu. As an Inner Court Disciple, he should have participated in the previous experiential learning, but when he heard that Wang Lu had also signed up, he casually found an excuse to decline. He would rather miss a precious experiential learning opportunity than to meet with Wang Lu directly.
Fortunately, not long ago, Senior Brother Yue Yun found him and invited him to participate in the second experiential learning. This time, Wang Lu did not appear. Wang Zhong seemed to have suddenly vented his two years of resentment, and his performance was exceptionally eye-catching.
Perhaps, this was the real beginning of independence and self-improvement? Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Wang Zhong could not help but think so.
Just as everyone was preparing to leave for the Carefree Peak's dining hall, they heard footsteps coming from outside the hall. At the same time, they heard a conversation between two young cultivators.
"Senior, Senior Brother, at this time, the Heavenly Policy Hall is already closed. Let's come back tomorrow morning."
"You don't understand. With Senior Brother Mu Xiao's diligence, he will definitely work overtime until dawn. If we come back tomorrow morning, won't we make him work day and night? That would be inhumane … "
"Actually, Senior Brother, you just can't wait, so you came to try your luck."
"Nonsense … Ha, look, the lights in the hall are still on, I said I was working overtime …"
While speaking, the person who was talking walked out from behind the screen wall, and suddenly met the people who were chatting and laughing in front of the hall.
"Yo, so many acquaintances ~"
Under the astonished eyes of the crowd, Wang Lu revealed an incomparably sincere smile.
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