There were five huge gates on top of the 20 zhang tall city wall. The main gate in the middle had two large words written on it: Wood Flower. This was the land of Wood Flower. The city wall was built with cyan stones. It was astonishingly heavy, and its defensive power was also very strong.
Liu Qingrui stood outside the walls of Woodflower City as he carefully observed it. He discovered that there were some patterns on the walls. However, these patterns were very faint and couldn't be seen if one didn't pay attention. Liu Qingrui was very clear that these patterns were a type of defensive formation. In other words, Woodflower City had a defensive formation.
While Liu Qingrui was looking at the formation on the city wall, Liu Qingsong was staring blankly at Wood Flower City. For someone like Liu Qingsong, who had only been to a small county since he was born, seeing such a tall city wall and such a big city, he was really surprised. He never thought that there would be such a place here.
Liu Qingrui has already seen the patterns on the city walls. These patterns were indeed defensive formations. However, they didn't seem to be of a very high level. Liu Qingrui would have to slowly study the formations in the city. However, this wasn't important. Even if the city had defensive formations, it wouldn't be able to withstand the attacks of the Sea Exploring Sect. What Liu Qingrui wanted to know right now was how strong the spiritual world was.
Liu Qingrui turned his head to look at Liu Qingsong. He saw that Liu Qingsong was staring at the city wall with a funny expression on his face. When Liu Qingrui saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Alright, Qingsong, stop looking. Let's go into the city."
When Liu Qingsong heard Liu Qingrui, he stared for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "Yes, Master."
Liu Qingrui didn't blame him. He just smiled faintly and led Liu Qingsong towards the city. Just as they arrived at the city gate, two cultivators in green robes stopped them. The two of them sized up Liu Qingrui and said with a solemn expression, "May I ask where Fellow Daoist is from? What brings you to my Wood Flower City? "
Liu Qingrui glanced at their clothes and noticed a small 'Mu' character embroidered on their sleeves. He immediately guessed their identities, and quickly said to them, "I'm Liu Qingrui from the wilderness. Greetings, fellow Daoists. Are you from Gracious Wood Pavilion? We, master and disciple, are just traveling here. We want to stay in Woodflower City for a while so that my disciple can gain some experience here. Is that okay? "
The two cultivators turned to look at Liu Qingsong and found that Liu Qingsong's cultivation base was indeed very low. Their faces involuntarily relaxed. Next, one of them said, "So, that's how it is. Fellow cultivators, please forgive us. Recently, the area outside Woodflower City has not been peaceful. There are cultivators from the Demon Sect causing trouble. Thus, we had to be careful.
The two were very polite. Perhaps it was because of Liu Qingrui's strength that they were so polite. But in any case, their politeness made Liu Qingrui feel more relaxed. At the same time, when Liu Qingrui heard the two's words, he suddenly had an idea.
Liu Qingrui quickly said, "I see. To tell you the truth, when we were training outside Woodflower City, we did encounter a Devil Sect cultivator. It took us a lot of effort to get rid of him. He held a black banner in his hand. When the black banner was waved, thousands of ghosts would cry. He was very difficult to deal with. However, the black banner was destroyed during the battle. We only got two cultivation jade slips from him, which recorded the Devil Technique. Please take a look and see if you can find out his identity." After saying that, Liu Qingrui took out two jade slips and gave them to the two cultivators from the Elegant Wood Pavilion.
The reason why Liu Qingrui did this was to make his stance clear to the two practitioners of the Elegant Wood Pavilion. It should be noted that some Devil Sect Cultivation Methods were exclusive secret methods. Even if they were not exclusive secret methods, they could still find out the background of the two practitioners through the Cultivation Methods, which was very important for the Elegant Wood Pavilion.
The Elegant Wood Pavilion shouldn't know who their enemy was yet. If they didn't, they wouldn't be so nervous. Instead, they would have already started fighting with the other party. Liu Qingrui gave them the Cultivation Methods, which would be of great help to them. In this way, the people from the Elegant Wood Pavilion would have a good impression of him. This would be very beneficial for him in the future.
Liu Qingrui was very clear that if he wanted to collect information about the combat strength of various sects in the spiritual world, it would be very slow if he only used the identity of a Individual Cultivator. After all, Individual Cultivators had limited knowledge. It was almost impossible to collect information about the combat strength of various sects in the spiritual world. Therefore, it was better to collect information from those sects.
However, he was now an outsider. It was almost impossible for him to become a gatekeeper. Therefore, he began to pave the way in advance. If he really helped the Elegant Wood Pavilion and had good strength, he might really have a chance to join the Elegant Wood Pavilion. In that case, he would have a public identity and could do a lot of things.
When the two Cultivators of the Elegant Wood Pavilion heard Liu Qingrui's words, they were very happy. After they thanked him, they immediately took the Jade Slip that Liu Qingrui gave them. Then they scanned the Jade Slip with their Spiritual Strength. After reading the contents of the Jade Slip, their faces changed. Then one of the Cultivators said to Liu Qingrui, "Fellow Taoist, the information you sent is really important to us. We would like to invite you to go to the branch with us. Would you like to?"
Liu Qingrui was not angry. On the contrary, he was very happy. He knew that his information should be very important to the people of the Elegant Wood Pavilion, so he nodded and said, "Sure, sure. Please lead the way, Fellow Practitioners." Liu Qingrui actually knew that he had to go even if he didn't want to. It was just that he really wanted to go, so it was exactly what they wanted.
When the two Cultivators of the Elegant Wood Pavilion heard that Liu Qingrui agreed to go with them, they couldn't help but be very happy. They immediately nodded and said, "Okay, Fellow Taoist, please." After that, they led Liu Qingrui straight inside. Before long, the group arrived at the branch of the Elegant Wood Pavilion.
The Wooden Flower City was one of the six major cities under the rule of the Elegant Wood Pavilion, so they attached great importance to this place. Their branch was also built in the most conspicuous place in the Wooden Flower City. There were several masters in the branch, and the most powerful one was a master in the Spirit Refining Void Return Realm.
The two Cultivators of the Elegant Wood Pavilion brought Liu Qingrui to the branch and arranged for him to rest. Then they went to report. Before long, one of the Cultivators came back and said that their Hall Master wanted to see Liu Qingrui. Liu Qingrui naturally didn't dare to be negligent. He told Liu Qingsong about it and then followed the Cultivator into the branch.
The branch was very imposing and well-built. There were various kinds of viewing rooms. But for Liu Qingrui, who had seen the Sky City, this place was really nothing. However, he didn't show it. He still pretended to admire it and followed the Cultivator inside.
Before long, the two arrived in front of a room. There were two guards standing in front of the door. The Cultivator who led Liu Qingrui here stood in front of the door and said, "Liu Qingrui is here."
Inside the room, a calm voice was heard, "Come in." The Cultivator nodded to Liu Qingrui. Then he opened the door and let Liu Qingrui in. However, he didn't go in.
After Liu Qingrui entered the room, he discovered that there were several people in the room. These people weren't weak. The one sitting on the main seat was a Spirit Refinement Returning Realm cultivator. Liu Qingrui quickly cupped his fist towards the cultivator and said, "Liu Qingrui greets Hall Master and Elders."
The Cultivator looked at Liu Qingrui, then he nodded and said, "Your Cultivation Method is very moderate. May I know who your Master is?"
Liu Qingrui quickly replied, "I'm a Rogue Cultivator. I don't belong to any sect."
When the Cultivator heard this, he couldn't help but nod and said, "It's not easy for a Rogue Cultivator to reach this level. Tell me, where did you meet the Devil Sect Cultivator?"
Liu Qingrui quickly replied, "Hall Master, I went to Qingsong Mountain by accident. It's near Songshan County. There, I found my current disciple. He was originally a farmer's boy. When I found out that he had a talent for Body Cultivation, I took him in as my disciple. In order to train him, I had him travel from Songshan County to Woodflower City. We traveled for more than ten days. One night, when we were resting in the forest, a Devil Cultivator suddenly attacked us and was killed by me. That place should be more than a thousand li away from Woodflower City and less than a thousand li away from Songshan County."
When the Cultivator heard Liu Qingrui, he couldn't help but ask, "So you're saying that your disciple was taken in the Elegant Wood Pavilion's territory?"
Liu Qingrui nodded and said, "Yes. He was originally an ordinary child from a small village near Qingsong Mountain. Later, I found out that he had some talent, so I took him in."
The Cultivator nodded and said, "That's right. You said that the Cultivator suddenly attacked you. Do you know why? Did he say anything? "
Liu Qingrui nodded and said, "He said that he wanted to refine us into the main soul of his banner. That's all."
When the Cultivator heard Liu Qingrui, he nodded and said, "Alright, thank you. You can go back. However, I'll have to ask you to stay in this branch for a while. What do you think? Right, I want you to point out the location where you were attacked. Can you do that? "
Liu Qingrui quickly said, "As per the Hall Master's order, I'll tell you everything I know."
The Cultivator nodded and then waved his hand, letting Liu Qingrui leave. Liu Qingrui bowed to them and then left the room. The Cultivator who led Liu Qingrui in was still waiting for him outside. When he saw Liu Qingrui come out, he bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist, please come with me." Liu Qingrui thanked him and then followed him out. After a while, they arrived at the room where he rested before. When they arrived, they called Liu Qingsong out and then went to the rooms arranged for them. The people of the Elegant Wood Pavilion didn't treat them badly. The rooms arranged for them were very good. There were two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom.
After the Cultivator led Liu Qingrui to the room, he said to Liu Qingrui, "Fellow Daoist Liu, I'll have to trouble you to stay here for a few days. If you have any instructions, you can find me. My name is Mu Zhen. In a while, a Senior Brother will come to find you. I hope you can cooperate and tell him everything you know."
Liu Qingrui quickly said, "Of course. I'll tell him everything I know." Mu Zhen nodded and then turned to leave the room.
After Mu Zhen left the room, Liu Qingsong asked Liu Qingrui in confusion, "Master, why are we staying here? Didn't we tell them everything we know? "
Liu Qingrui smiled faintly and said, "Silly boy, we've told them everything we know, but they don't know whether we're telling the truth or not. Naturally, they have to verify it. This time, they're Devil Path Cultivators. Devil Path Cultivators are cruel and murderous. If they know that we killed their people, they won't let us go. Therefore, it's safer for us to live here. Moreover, they're from the Elegant Wood Pavilion. If we really make a contribution because of this matter and end up joining the Elegant Wood Pavilion, then we'll have nothing better to do. In the future, we can cultivate in peace."
Obviously, Liu Qingsong didn't know the difference between Sect Cultivators and Rogue Cultivators. However, he had always been very obedient. Naturally, he would do whatever Liu Qingrui said.
Liu Qingrui looked at Liu Qingsong and could not help but smile. Of course, he could not tell Liu Qingsong his plan. Liu Qingsong was still too inexperienced. If he told Liu Qingsong his plan, Liu Qingsong might show it, and that would be bad. Therefore, Liu Qingrui said so. Liu Qingrui wanted Liu Qingsong to behave like this, so that he could show that he was a rookie. Then, he could use this method to pass on some of his words to the people in the Elegant Wood Pavilion. Liu Qingrui had already sensed that there were several monitoring formations in this room. These formations might not be known to ordinary Individual Practitioners, but how could they be hidden from him? What he said just now was for the people in the Elegant Wood Pavilion to hear. There was no Individual Practitioner who did not want to join a sect. Therefore, it was normal for him to say so. After hearing this, the people in the Elegant Wood Pavilion would not suspect him. If the people in the Elegant Wood Pavilion could really let him join, that would be great. Liu Qingrui had already sensed that there were several monitoring formations in this room. Ordinary Individual Practitioners might not know about these formations, but how could they hide from him?
Just as Liu Qingrui thought, when he was talking to Liu Qingsong, a cultivator in a room of Elegant Wood Pavilion also clearly heard Liu Qingrui's voice. When he heard that Liu Qingrui wanted to join Elegant Wood Pavilion, he couldn't help but smile. This person knew too well the desire of Rogue Cultivators to join a Sect. Therefore, when Liu Qingrui said so, he just smiled and didn't feel disgusted. On the contrary, he felt very proud, because he was a Sect Cultivator, while Liu Qingrui was just an ordinary Rogue Cultivator.
Liu Qingrui didn't say anything else. He was waiting for the people of Elegant Wood Pavilion to come. After a while, a Cultivator of Elegant Wood Pavilion came to Liu Qingrui's room. He was very polite and even knocked on the door. After getting Liu Qingrui's permission, he entered the room. This Cultivator was about 30 years old. He was handsome and had a smile on his face. He gave people a very gentle feeling, which made people like him at first sight.
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