Chapter 478

In the evening, in the Emerald Valley.

Shi Xuan sat cross-legged beside the peaceful, emerald-like lake, watching the seven outer disciples practice the sword formation in front of him. After a whole day of practice, they could finally display the feeling of cooperation in the morning. Although there were still many shortcomings, they could be considered to have mastered the Seven Constellations Formation of the Azure Dragon.

Strangely enough, Shi Xuan initially thought that the cultivators of the Luofu Sect who were good with swords would choose someone to spar with him today. He also thought that Ning Wuque would find someone to provoke him today. In the end, until evening, other than the disciples who came to deliver lunch and dinner, he didn't see a single cultivator come.

Just as Shi Shuan was thinking about this, two sparkling and translucent white lights flew over from afar and landed outside the Emerald Valley. A mellow voice resounded, "Is Fellow Daoist Shi here? Gong Xujing from the Guo Han Sect is here to visit. "

Because he was tricked by Yuan Qianying, Shi Xuan didn't have a good impression of the Guo Han Sect. However, Gong Xujing was a good person and had some friendship with him. In addition, Penglai and the Guo Han Sect had been friends for thousands of years. Meng Nishang, who helped the Immortal Guang Han years ago, was a senior Immortal of the Guo Han Sect. Later, he heard from the Immortal Jiang that she had gone through three Heavenly Tribulations, so Shi Xuan definitely wouldn't refuse Gong Xujing.

"Sect Fellow Gong, I didn't go out to meet you." Shi Xuan said loudly and signaled Ren Shuiyao and the others to stop. At the same time, he walked to the entrance of the valley with Luo Banshan and Tang Youqiu.

Gong Xujing looked a bit more mature than before. She looked like she was in her thirties, and beside her stood a young girl with a delicate yet cold appearance. Just by looking at her, Shi Shuan felt like he was looking at an ice crystal that had been around for thousands of years.

Seeing Shi Xuan come out, Gong Xujing folded his hands and said, "I haven't seen you for more than fifty years. Sect Fellow Shi, you are still as elegant as before. But I have grown a few years older." He must have been in the Spirit Perfection stage for nearly a hundred years.

"Sect Fellow Gong, why do you say that? I feel that your cultivation has become more profound. May I know who this is? "Shi Xuan asked the cold and silent girl in white.

"I was a bit excited to see an old friend and forgot to introduce her." Gong Xujing apologized, then pointed at the white-veiled girl with some reverence and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, this is the founder of our sect, Lou Yizhi Lou. Ancestral Master Lou, this is the first seat of Penglai Sect's Phecda Peak, Shi Xuan. "

When Gong Xujing mentioned Lou Yizhi's name, Shi Xuan recalled the joyous event that had spread among the upper echelons of the major sects a few years ago. When Lou Yizhi became an upper-grade cultivator, people from other sects who went to congratulate her looked at her strangely. The Spirit Perfection stage cultivators of the Guang Han Sect and the other Jindan Grandmaster all called her "Sect Master".

Later, out of confusion, they found cultivators they knew and found out that it was because Meng Nishang saw that the sect had only produced one upper-grade Jindan Grandmaster, Yan Qianying, in the last two hundred years. Not to mention Penglai and the Nether Sect, even the Medicine King Sect was superior to them. So when she saw Lou Yizhi, this talented girl, she decided to take her in as her disciple. This way, Lou Yizhi's seniority rose by several generations. Even Yan Qianying had to respectfully call her "Sect Master" when he saw her.

However, Lou Yizhi's cultivation was indeed extraordinary. She left her body at the age of thirteen, reached the Qi Gatherer Realm at the age of eight, reached the Spirit Perfection at the age of twenty-three, and achieved the upper-grade Golden Core at the age of thirty-eight. It was not in vain that Meng Nishang had personally taught her. This also showed that a sect with a Primordial Soul Perfected Cultivator might not produce an upper-grade Jindan Grandmaster for several generations, but it was actually not a big deal in the eyes of outsiders. For example, in the last few decades, the Medicine King Sect, the Heavenly Fire Sect, the Blood Demon Sect, and the Guang Han Sect had all produced one or two upper-grade Golden Core cultivators. They had returned to the same level as the other four sects.

The reason why it was said to be a joyous event was that when the upper echelons of the sects returned, they would often talk about this matter and imagine how the cultivators of the Guang Han Sect who were one or two hundred years old would call a ten-year-old girl in the Out of Aperture stage "Sect Master".

"So it's Senior Lou. Junior Shi Xuan has been impolite." Although the seniority of the Guang Han Sect had nothing to do with Penglai, in terms of cultivation, Lou Yizhi was enough for Shi Xuan to call her Senior.

Lou Yizhi nodded coldly. "Mhm." Her voice was like a drop of ice falling on a jade plate. If Shi Xuan had not heard that she was an expressionless and taciturn cultivator, he would have thought that she had come to pick a quarrel with him. Moreover, Shi Xuan suddenly understood why Yan Qianying had sent Lou Yizhi as the representative of the sect along with Gong Xujing, a Spirit Soul Stage cultivator with money and power. At this moment, Gong Xujing smiled awkwardly and communicated with Shi Xuan using her divine sense. "Sect Master Lou has always been like this. Fellow Daoist Shi, please don't take it to heart."

Shi Xuan replied through his divine sense, "I have heard of it long ago. Fellow Daoist Gong, you don't need to explain." Moreover, Lou Yizhi and his master were both expressionless. Shi Xuan was already used to it. However, Shi Xuan suddenly had a strange thought. If Lou Yizhi and his master met, what kind of awkward silence would there be?

After inviting the two of them into the valley, a few outer sect disciples and the Luofu Sect's odd-job workers had already set up a wooden table and three small stools with teacups and other things on them.

"Alright, you can all go and rest," Shi Xuan instructed Jiang Nianqiao and the others. They were extremely surprised and almost cheered out loud. A day of practice had already exhausted them and they wanted to immediately lie down and sleep.

"We only found out that Fellow Daoist Shi is representing your sect because of the liveliness of the Luofu Sect, so we came to disturb you," Gong Xujing said with a smile after sitting down.

Shi Xuan did not go out today, so the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "Oh, what liveliness is it?"

Gong Xujing said with a smile, "Because Fellow Daoist Shi only accepted the challenge of one cultivator, the Luofu Sect's swordsmanship masters first fought among themselves, wanting to compete for a higher position. How could the Luofu Sect's disciples, who are fanatical about swordsmanship, let go of this kind of thing? Therefore, there were three layers inside and three layers outside, so that not even a drop of water could pass through. "

Only now did Shi Xuan understand why the Luofu Sect's cultivators had come today. It turned out that they had gone to fight among themselves. "Has the winner been decided yet?"

"Galaxy Sword Ying Juexiao barely defeated Silver Silk Sword Hu Yunsong by half a move. I'm afraid that he will come to you tomorrow to exchange some pointers with you, Fellow Daoist Shi." Gong Xujing seemed to have come after watching the Luofu Sect's fight. At the same time, he said solemnly, "Ying Juexiao is an expert of the Divine Soul Stage with many years of experience. More than ten years ago, he also mastered the peerless swordsmanship of Thunderous Sword Qi. Fellow Daoist Shi, you must not be careless."

Shi Xuan smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood. Among the Luofu Sect's swordsmanship masters, besides Hu Yunsong, who had recently appeared, Penglai had the general information of the others. As a sect that was fanatical about swordsmanship, in the past hundred years, the Luofu Sect had several experts who had mastered the Thunderous Sword Qi at the Divine Soul Stage. For example, the Bouncing Sword Maniac Qiao Mubai, who had already reached the High Grade Gold Core Stage. Ying Juexiao was one of them. The other one, who was still at the Divine Soul Stage, had also mastered the Thunderous Sword Qi.

Gong Xujing knew that Shi Xuan was not the kind of person who would be careless. After giving him a hint, he brought up another matter, "Just now, when I was watching the fight, I saw Ning Wuque. Fellow Daoist Shi, you must be careful. He is an extremely crazy person. He might not necessarily take into account the agreement between the big sects that the high-level cultivators would not attack the low-level cultivators. How about, after the Golden Core Ceremony, Fellow Daoist Shi can come with us to Heavenly Sun City. With Ancestral Master Lou around, Ning Wuque would not dare to make any moves. " Lou Yizhi had not said a word since she came in. She sat there like an ice sculpture. Even when Gong Xujing mentioned her, she did not say anything.

"I have some concerns, so I will travel alone. However, since Fellow Daoist Gong mentioned it, I wonder if Senior Lou …" Shi Xuan used his divine sense to explain to the two of them. Only then did Lou Yizhi get rid of her ice sculpture. She frowned slightly and nodded.

After the discussion, Gong Xujing solemnly talked about a certain secret, "I heard that Ning Wuque met the number one direct disciple of the Blood Demon Sect, the Blood Devil, in a certain cave in West Wilderness. The two of them wanted to kill each other for a long time. Hence, in West Wilderness, where there were no restrictions of the sect, after a huge battle, Ning Wuque devoured the Blood Devil and achieved a high-grade Golden Core." Since the Blood Devil was able to use the name of the Blood Demon Sect as his title, one could imagine how confident he was in himself.

"So, although Ning Wuque is crazy, his strength is not fake." Shi Xuan drank a mouthful of tea and said slowly.

After chatting for a while, Gong Xujing suddenly mentioned, "Fellow Daoist Shi wanted to obtain the 10,000-year Ice Soul Heart in the past, but he did not succeed. I wonder if you still want it now? I have some leftover from practicing recently. "

Shi Xuan said lightly, "Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Gong. I have already found a piece." Actually, Shi Xuan had wanted to send Yan Qianying a letter to annoy her, saying, "I am not talented enough to find an instrument to suppress my inner demons. I only found a reincarnation treasure, so I did not dare to exchange it for the 10,000-year Ice Soul Heart." However, this would not only make him seem stingy, but it would also spread the secret that he had a reincarnation treasure, so he gave up.

Before Gong Xujing could reply, a misty clear light descended from the sky. "Ying Jueyao of the Luofu Sect requests an audience with Penglai Shi Xuan, Fellow Daoist Shi."

The corner of Shi Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled bitterly at Gong Xujing. He thought that Ying Jueyao would only come tomorrow, but he did not expect that not long after the competition, Ying Jueyao would come here. Just how fanatical were these guys from the Luofu Sword Sect for swordsmanship?

Ying Jueyao was a middle-aged cultivator in his forties. He looked simple and clumsy, and he wore a brown linen short robe with a straw rope tied around his waist. His feet were bare, and he had the demeanor of a recluse. However, when he saw him, Shi Xuan was a little puzzled. Why did so many cultivators dress up strangely, while he preferred comfortable and ordinary Daoist robes?

Seeing Shi Xuan come out, Ying Jueyao revealed a trace of a smile. "I am Ying Jueyao, and I cultivate the Misty Song Technique and the Star Sword Technique that I obtained by chance. Please give me some pointers, Fellow Daoist Shi." His words were simple, frank, and direct.

Since Shi Xuan had already promised, he did not refuse anymore. "Then please lead the way, Fellow Daoist Ying."