Chen Lan hurriedly walked into Lin Yuan's residence and said with a happy face, "Senior Brother Lin, I heard that Guru Shi Shoujing has given the 'Subduing Turbidity Cauldron' to Zhang Yan."
"Oh, are you serious?" Lin Yuan suddenly stood up, but his expression seemed to be a little doubtful. After Chen Lan confirmed it, he looked up to the sky and laughed, "I have nothing to worry about!"
Giving the Subduing Turbidity Cauldron to Zhang Yan was self-evident. Naturally, it was to make Zhang Yan behave himself, so that he could become a strong man. As for the alchemy books, he could forget about it. In this way, they would not have to divide their original gains just because there was one more disciple.
Chen Lan's expression was rather regretful. She said, "It's a pity for that cauldron. I heard that it was also refined by Guru Shi Shoujing many years ago when he was cultivating. It's specially used to refine medicinal pills and ingredients. Its effects are not inferior to ordinary instruments. Giving it to Zhang Yan is like casting pearls before swine."
"It doesn't matter. I don't know alchemy, nor will I become a strong man. What is the use of a cauldron?"
Lin Yuan was in a good mood and naturally did not care about such trifles. Moreover, he was quite disapproving of Chen Lan's words. What was an artefact worth? Once he opened his meridian channels and entered the Upper Courtyard, would there be a shortage of Jade Spirit Shellfish, magical weapons, and medicinal pills?
He sat down again, picked up the teacup and leisurely took a sip. Looking at Chen Lan, he suddenly smiled deeply, "Junior Brother Chen, did you hear that Senior Brother Zheng returned to the Zheng Clan the day before yesterday?"
Chen Lan was startled, and then with a surprised look, he hesitantly said, "Senior Brother Zheng … … is ready to open his meridians?"
"Yes."
"Why now?" Chen Lan was somewhat puzzled.
In addition to Zhang Yan, there were a total of 28 disciples in the Lower Courtyard. All of them were in the Essence Building Realm, but there were only five who had reached the True Realm and were ready to open their meridians.
They were Zheng Xun, Lin Yuan, Chen Lan, Zhen Lun, and Hu Shengyu.
When the disciples of the Profound Sect opened their meridians, they not only needed the protection of their elders, but they also needed to take a lot of medicinal pills and cleanse their meridians in the Jade Liquid Pond Acupuncture Point.
However, there were many disciples in the Xuanmen Aristocratic Families. In order to train the disciples' temperament and strengthen their foundations, it would usually take 16 years from the beginning of cultivation to the opening of meridians.
Chen Lan knew that Zheng Xun had only entered the sect for ten years. Was he going to open his meridians now? There must be something fishy about this!
Lin Yuan smiled proudly and said, "There's naturally a reason for that."
"Oh, Senior Brother Lin, did you hear something again?" Chen Lan's expression changed. He knew that Lin Yuan had a senior who was an elder in the Black Azure Sect. He could always find out some unknown inside information.
Lin Yuan moved closer and said in a low voice, "I heard that the upper house won a small battle with the Three Lake Demons this time and finally obtained the Lustrous Cloud Shell Field. However, they also suffered heavy casualties. Even the six direct disciples of the upper house who were at the Clear Qi stage were killed by a python spirit from the Jade Blood Pool."
"An Elite Disciple?" Chen Lan cried out involuntarily. "Is there a need for that?"
As the disciples of the lower house were mostly from the Xuanmen Aristocratic Families, they were all nurtured as the backbone of the sect.
Once they opened their meridians, they could become a Elite Disciple. Elixirs, books, divine sand and spirit shells would all be given to them by the sect. They did not need to be like those disciples who were passed on from master to disciple. They did not need to fight at the front when their cultivation was low. They only needed to sit and enjoy the fruits of the sect's labor.
They could still be killed like that? Chen Lan felt that it was unbelievable when he heard this news. Could it be that the Three Lake Demons had attacked the Black Azure Sect?
However, Lin Yuan smiled coldly and said disdainfully, "That was their own fault. I don't know what those senior brothers were thinking. I heard that the old python of the Jade Blood Pool, Luo Mengze, had a girl named Luo Zhenzhen. She had a beauty that could make the moon and flowers blush. They actually wanted to see her true face. Who knew that they would be targeted by a python spirit and lose their lives."
Chen Lan could not help but have a look of disdain when he heard this. "Cultivators painstakingly seek Dao just to live forever. Yet they actually lusted after a mere woman. Moreover, it was a witch. Their death was really not to be regretted. But … what does this have to do with Senior Brother Zheng?"
"One of the senior brothers was originally a disciple of the Zheng clan. Zheng Xun was summoned back this time to enter the upper house and inherit the fortune left by this senior brother." Lin Yuan's voice revealed some envy.
Chen Lan clicked his tongue and said, "Then for Senior Brother Zheng, isn't it a good death for his clansmen?"
He knew that Lin Yuan also had two clan brothers who were also cultivating in the upper house. At this moment, looking at Lin Yuan's expression, he could not help but have some malicious guesses. Then, he seemed to think of something and his body quivered. He stood up and bowed to Lin Yuan. He said respectfully, "With Senior Brother Zheng gone, Senior Brother Lin will be the eldest disciple of the lower house. I will have to rely on Senior Brother to take care of me in the future."
Lin Yuan laughed out loud and helped Chen Lan up. He said, "Junior Brother, you don't have to do this. How can the relationship between us be compared to others?"
The two of them exchanged some pleasantries and sat down again. Chen Lan casually asked, "I wonder what happened to the python spirit that killed my disciple?"
"I heard that it is being chased by Ning Chongxuan from my sect. There is still no news of it until now."
"Ning Chongxuan?" Chen Lan thought about it and seemed to remember this person. "Rumor has it that this person's talent is outstanding. He became an expert of the Mystic Light Stage after only cultivating for 40 years. He even said that he is only one step away from entering the Core Transformation Stage. I wonder if it is true?"
Lin Yuan snorted and said, "No matter how powerful this person is, he is still a cultivator without a foundation. After all, the sect still needs us and the disciples of the aristocratic families to hold the fort."
At this moment, near the Azure Parasol Mountain, two rays of light were flying like lightning.
In front was a ray of black profound light, and a black armored python was wriggling inside it. A white sword light was chasing after it, and a young cultivator with a cold expression could be vaguely seen on the sword light. He shouted coldly, "How dare you fly on a cloud in front of me, Ning Chongxuan?"
A streak of green light shot out from the white sword light and pierced through the clouds in front of it. It then rushed back and forth a few times, and the python spirit suddenly let out a miserable howl. Along with a few drops of thick blood splashing out, the black light wrapped around its body suddenly became a bit thinner.
The python spirit knew that it was not good to stay in the sky after being severely injured, so it had no choice but to descend from the clouds. It opened its mouth and spat out a ball of rolling demonic clouds to protect itself. The pitch-black cloud soon covered the entire mountain below it.
"You dare to show off your insignificant skills again?"
Ning Chongxuan sneered. His eyes focused, and two flickering golden rays shot out of his eyes. This was the barrier breaking spiritual light that could only be used by late-stage Mystic Light Realm cultivators. As soon as the light touched the demonic clouds, it was like the scorching sun melting snow, and everything it passed by was swept away!
Seeing this, the python spirit could not help but speak the human language. However, it started cursing as soon as it opened its mouth, "Pfft! This Ning Chongxuan has only cultivated for over forty years, and he has already reached the 'Mysterious Light Penetrating Object' realm. I, Luo Xiao, have cultivated for over two hundred years, and I have only just reached the 'Spiritual Light Initial Illumination' realm. How unfair is the Heavenly Dao!"
Although it wanted to avoid the attack, it was currently severely injured and its movements were slow. It could only keep using its True Essence to spit out black gas in an attempt to hide its true body. However, it could not hide as soon as Ning Chongxuan released a spiritual light.
The python spirit panicked and fled among the rocks and trees. At this time, it saw the undulating mountains and the sound of flowing water in front of it. It seemed that there was a glimmer of hope, so it quickly swam over.
However, it could not find the cave after searching for a long time. Seeing that its True Essence was gradually running out, it knew that as long as Ning Chongxuan's sword came down, its head would definitely be cut in half. It could not help but feel despair. "Oh no, there is no cover here, and there is no earth aperture. Am I going to die here today?"
Right at this moment, his eyes caught a glimpse of a mountain stream on the cliff. It seemed to lead to an acupoint. Without hesitation, he used up all his remaining Yuanzhen energy and shrunk his thirty feet long body to the size of a foot. Then, he dove into the water and swam along the stream into the acupoint. He drilled all the way into the depths of the mountain.
After the sword light in the sky repeatedly circled the mountain peak several times, it descended again, and Ning Chongxuan's figure stood firmly on the peak.
He frowned. The python spirit suddenly disappeared, so it must have drilled into the ground. At this time, unless the entire mountain peak was split open, there was no way to deal with this python spirit for a while. However, even if he had the ability to do so, it was impossible for him to wreak havoc here, because this was the territory of the Lower House of Ying Cang Sect.
He walked down the mountain path, but he did not find any trace of the python spirit. At this moment, he suddenly sensed an orthodox profound aura and could not help but be surprised. "Eh, this is a desolate place. Is there a disciple of the Lower House cultivating here?"
He followed the direction of the aura, and not long after, he saw a young cultivator meditating on a rock that protruded from the cliff.
That person seemed to have also sensed someone coming from behind, but he calmly stopped his cultivation and turned around.
Ning Chongxuan nodded and looked at him with admiration. "Who are you?"
The young cultivator looked at Ning Chongxuan cautiously and cupped his hands. "I'm a disciple of the Lower House of Ying Cang Sect, Zhang Yan. How should I address you, Senior Brother?"
"I'm Ning Chongxuan, a disciple of the Upper House. I've been chasing a snake demon for so long, and this demon has killed several of my true disciples. Have you noticed anything unusual?"
Zhang Yan shook his head. "No."
Ning Chongxuan asked again, "Let me ask you, why are you alone here?"
"I'm an inner disciple, so I can live alone on this peak."
Zhang Yan did not move out of his cave residence, but no one dared to live next to him, so they all looked for other places to live. Moreover, this Stargazing Peak was already remote, so he was the only one left on the entire mountain. In this way, he did not need to hide in his cave residence to cultivate, so he came to the mountainside to meditate.
Ning Xuanchong frowned when he heard this and asked coldly, "You're an inner disciple?"
"Yes."
Ning Xuanchong could not help but show a look of disgust on his face. Almost all the disciples of the Lower House came from aristocratic families. These people could not only occupy a blessed place in the Upper House, but they could also enjoy the fruits of the sect without going out to fight. Ordinary disciples like him, on the other hand, had to fight for everything they needed with their lives, so he was particularly disgusted with these people.
He did not bother to say a word and snorted coldly. He immediately flew up on his sword and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the other party fly away, Zhang Yan's eyes were slightly envious. He wondered when he would be able to cultivate to this level.
However, this thought was immediately thrown to the side.
He had his own path, and others had theirs. What was there to be envious about? As long as his heart was firm and he kept moving forward, he would naturally be able to soar into the sky one day!
Zhang Yan looked at the vast night sky again, smiled slightly, and turned to go down the mountain.
Turning back along the plank road, he soon returned to the cave residence. However, the moment he opened the door and stepped into the cave residence, he suddenly paused.
Ever since he observed the Star Developing Stele that day, he had always been sensitive to changes in Qi activity. Even if there was a slight change in the environment, he could still feel it. At this time, he clearly sensed a strange Qi activity hidden in the cave residence. He glanced around, and his eyes finally stopped on the bronze cauldron.
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