"Liu, oh no, Senior Liu already knows this." Old Man Yan changed the way he addressed Liu Ming.
Liu Ming shook his head and said, "Fellow Yan, there is no need to call me Senior. You and I are of the same generation. You can just call me by my name."
"How could I dare? Since Senior Liu has already advanced to Jin Dan, how could I be presumptuous?" Old Man Yan hurriedly declined.
"No matter what my cultivation is, I am still a disciple of the Barbarian Ghost Sect. There is no need to be so polite. Otherwise, I will feel a little uncomfortable." Liu Ming said calmly.
"Since Liu has said so, I will not decline." Old Man Yan felt that Liu Ming's tone was a little stiff, so he hurriedly agreed.
"As you know, a hundred years ago, Siren King returned to the Sea Region. Not only did his cultivation greatly improve, but he also rebuilt the Sea Imperial Palace and gathered a large number of former subordinates. These years, he has been gradually encroaching on the various island forces of the Sea Region. The forces of the original Sea Region Royal Family have also been completely subdued by him, and now they have become the main force to invade Yunchuan. The truce agreement between us and the Sea Race was originally caused by Siren King. Now that they have become the minions of Siren King, this agreement naturally does not count. If it were not for the fact that Yunchuan Continent is remote and the Yunchuan Alliance is united, I am afraid that it would have already been annexed by Siren King … But even so, in the current situation, I am afraid that it will not last for long. "Old Man Yan said slowly with a bitter face.
"As for the Sect, because of the frequent wars with the Sea Race over the years, their vitality has been greatly damaged. Their strength is less than twenty to thirty percent of what it used to be. The other sects of the Yunchuan Alliance are probably the same." Old Man Yan continued after a pause.
"By the way, how is the Nine Infants Faction now?" Liu Ming nodded. He seemed to think of something and asked.
Liu Ming had learned a little about the situation of Siren King and the Sea Creature Clan from Zhang Xiuniang. As for Yunchuan's current situation, he had roughly expected it.
Old Man Yan sighed and slowly said, "The leader of the Nine Infants Faction, Martial Nephew Gui, unfortunately fell in a war with the Sea Race over ten years ago. Now, the only Spirit Master left of the Nine Infants Faction is Martial Nephew Zhong."
When Liu Ming heard that Martial Aunt Zhong was still there, he let out a sigh of relief in his heart. He could only secretly sigh at Gui Ru Quan's death.
Back then, there weren't many outstanding disciples in the Nine Infants Faction. Yu Cheng died in the Suppressing Dragon Island's restriction, and Shi Chuan died in the Life and Death Trial. In recent years, the Sect had been on frequent expeditions, causing resources to be even more scarce. It was normal that no one had advanced to Spirit Master.
"As for the other branches, the situation is more or less the same …" Sect Master Huang Shi continued.
After some inquiries, Liu Ming helplessly discovered that there were very few people he knew in the Barbarian Ghost Sect who were still alive.
Martial Uncle Ruan, who had taught him the fourth level of the Dark Bone Method, was unable to break through the bottleneck of the Middle Liquid Level and had long passed away.
Martial Uncle Lei of the Heaven's Secret Faction and Martial Uncle Bing of the Baleful Yin Faction had also fallen in the battles with the Sea Creature Clan over the years.
Mu Yunxian and Du Hai, who had a good relationship with him, had become cultivation companions a hundred years ago. After that, Du Hai felt that he had no hope of breaking through to Spirit Master, so the two returned to their families and had not been in the Barbarian Ghost Sect for a long time.
On the other hand, Qian Hui Niang of the Dancing Ghost Faction had condensed the liquid into Gang Qi several times. Finally, she found an opportunity and luckily entered the Liquid Level and became a Spirit Master. Zhang Cui Er, the eccentric girl, had also grown up. She had a Spirit Marrow Body and had cultivated to the Liquid Level Middle Stage. She became the mainstay of the mountain.
Gao Chong had a Body of Earth Spiritual Pulse. His cultivation had improved over the years, and like Zhang Xiu Niang, he had cultivated to the Late Liquid Level. He was the most promising person in the Sect to advance to the Crystal Level.
As for the rather mysterious Yang Gan, he had suddenly left the Sect a hundred years ago and had not been heard from since.
"Senior Yang is also not in the Sect?" Liu Ming frowned slightly. Among the younger generation of Spirit Masters in the Barbarian Ghost Sect, only Yang Gan had some friendship with him. He did not expect that he would not be able to meet him again.
Elder Yan thought for a moment and said, "Liu, Yang Gan's origin is quite mysterious. Back then, he was recommended to the Sect by a mysterious Crystal Level Cultivator, who promised him a large amount of resources. Although I hesitated at the time, I still accepted him out of consideration for the Sect. Not long after the war with the Sea Creature Race broke out, this person suddenly appeared and took Yang Gan away. After that, there was no news of him. "
"Oh, so Senior Yang has such an origin," Liu Ming said with some surprise.
Sect Leader Huang Shi interrupted, "We have also secretly investigated Yang Gan's origin, but we have not been able to find anything. He did not do anything unusual in the Sect, so we did not investigate this matter further."
Liu Ming nodded slowly, and his eyes flashed slightly.
Elder Yan said to Liu Ming with deep meaning, "In the Sect's heyday, there were nearly thirty Spirit Masters, but now there are only a dozen or so. Moreover, I do not have many years left in my life, so the Sect's current situation can be said to be extremely critical. But now that Fellow has returned, these problems naturally do not exist."
Liu Ming smiled slightly and did not say anything.
Sect Leader Huang Shi thought for a moment and said, "The news of Senior Liu's return must be notified to the other Faction Leaders and Spirit Masters of the Sect as soon as possible. Later, we will hold a welcoming ceremony to gather all the disciples in the sect to greet senior and celebrate the birth of a Real Pellet State cultivator in our sect. "Sect Leader Huang Shi said with a smile after thinking about it.
Elder Yan nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. I was too engrossed in my own happiness that I actually forgot about this matter. Martial Nephew Huang, you can go ahead. "Old Man Yan nodded in agreement and instructed.
Elder Yan nodded in agreement and stood up.
"Wait! I do not like this kind of bustle, so let's avoid this matter if we can. "Liu Ming waved his hand to stop him.
Elder Yan and Sect Leader Huang Shi were both startled when they heard this.
Elder Yan pondered for a moment and said with an inquiring tone, "Since Liu does not like this kind of thing, let's simplify it. In a moment, we will only have the Spirit Masters of each faction meet Liu. How about that?"
"Let's do that. I have just returned, so I plan on going back to Nine Infants Mountain to take a look. "Liu Ming did not want to go against their wishes and stood up.
Elder Yan and Sect Leader Huang Shi naturally did not meet Liu Ming by chance and respectfully saw him out of the hall.
With a flash of light, Liu Ming immediately soared into the sky and flew in the direction of Nine Infants Mountain.
As he watched Liu Ming fly away, Huang Shi muttered in disbelief, "I did not think that a Three Spiritual Pulse disciple from back then would be able to cultivate to the late Jin Dan stage. This is truly unexpected."
Elder Yan thought for a moment and said, "For Liu to be able to cultivate to his current level, he is definitely not as simple as he says. However, we do not need to worry about this. Liu is our sect's greatest backer and we must do everything in our power to rope him in. Go send a message to the Spirit Masters of the various Ranges, and we'll discuss the welcoming ceremony later, "Old Man Yan instructed after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, Martial Uncle Yan's thoughts are thorough. I will go and arrange it." Sect Leader Huang Shi hastily agreed and quickly walked away.
After Huang Shi left, Elder Yan stood at the entrance of the hall in a daze for a while as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he also quickly left.
At this moment, Liu Ming had already turned into a ray of light and arrived in front of a mountain peak.
Looking from afar, there were a dozen or so tall buildings on the mountain peak. Although they were slightly dilapidated, he could still recognize them with a glance. This was the Nine Infants Mountain that he had stayed in when he first entered the sect.
Liu Ming's expression changed. With a flash of black light, he appeared above a stone house halfway up the mountain with familiarity.
This was the small courtyard that he had stayed in back then. At this moment, it did not seem to have changed much. However, the entire courtyard seemed to be empty and uninhabited. There was a thick layer of dust everywhere in the courtyard.
Liu Ming took a few glances and a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
Back then, he had disguised himself as a disciple of the Bai Clan and entered the Nine Infants Faction with the talent of a Three Spiritual Pulse. From an unknown disciple, he had grown into a Spirit Master that even the Sect had to look at. Although many years had passed, all of these things were still vivid in his mind.
After a while, Liu Ming shook his head. His body moved and he continued to head towards the peak of Nine Infants Mountain.
As soon as he appeared in front of the Nine Infants Mountain's main hall, he was startled.
In the plaza in front of the main hall stood a Taoist Nun in a purple robe. Behind her were more than twenty disciples of the Nine Infants Faction who were respectfully lined up on both sides.
The Taoist Nun in a purple robe looked to be around forty or fifty years old. There were some wrinkles at the corner of her eyes. One could vaguely see that she had some beauty when she was young.
This person was Taoist Nun Zhong.
Seeing Liu Ming's figure, Taoist Nun Zhong's body trembled slightly.
Seeing this, a ripple appeared in Liu Ming's calm heart. It was as if time had traveled back to more than a hundred years ago, when he had just been brought to Nine Infants Mountain …
"Master." Liu Ming took a deep breath and quickly calmed his heart. He respectfully bowed to Taoist Nun Zhong.
"Senior Sect Leader just sent me a message. I still couldn't believe it. After not seeing you for a hundred years, you are now a Jin Dan Realm cultivator. Although you and I used to call each other master and disciple, times have changed. I don't dare to treat you as a disciple anymore. " Taoist Nun Zhong carefully looked at Liu Ming. Her eyes were filled with gratification, but she still laughed bitterly.
"Master, what are you saying? I have received your kindness many times. No matter what happens, I will always be your disciple." Liu Ming raised his head and said word by word.
Hearing this, Taoist Nun Zhong's expression changed. She seemed to be moved, but she also seemed to sigh. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
"Master, are these all disciples of the Nine Infants Faction?" Liu Ming changed the topic and looked at the two rows of Spirit Apostles behind him.
These disciples all looked very young. Most of them were Middle Spirit Apostles. There were only two or three of them who were Late Spirit Apostles.
"That's right. Most of them are new disciples in the past ten years." Taoist Nun Zhong looked back at the disciples behind her and nodded.
"Greetings, Senior Liu!" The two rows of disciples simultaneously bowed to Liu Ming and said in unison.
"Okay, no need to be so polite." Liu Ming nodded his head. Suddenly, he grabbed with his hand and a black halo appeared above the heads of the disciples. With a whoosh, it opened and enveloped the twenty or so disciples.
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