During the two months that Zhang Yan was cultivating, there were some changes on Mount Cangwu.
Zheng Xun returned to the Zheng family and successfully opened his meridians. The meridian he condensed was of the lower grade and his future was limitless. He had stepped onto the path of immortality and would soon head to the upper house to cultivate more advanced techniques. He no longer had any attachment to the lower house.
The lower house was also in an uproar. With Zheng Xun's departure, there was an empty spot for the inner disciple position. Some nominal disciples from aristocratic families were running around for the spot. If nothing went wrong, Lin Yuan would be the new Eldest Disciple of the lower house. The door to his residence was almost trampled by the people.
As Lin Yuan's younger brother, Lin Tong also tried his best to get a position in the lower house. However, Lin Yuan ignored him.
Although the position of the Eldest Disciple was right in front of him, it was not done yet. Moreover, Shi Shoujing had long set her eyes on Ai Zhongwen. Moreover, Ai Zhongwen had a lot of connections in the sect. If nothing went wrong, Ai Zhongwen would be the inner disciple.
Although there was a rift between Lin Yuan and Ai Zhongwen because of Zhang Yan, Ai Zhongwen was from the Ai Clan of Anfeng after all. It was not convenient for him to suppress him.
When Lin Tong saw that he couldn't get through Lin Yuan's connections, and he was on good terms with Chen Lan, he decided to seek help from the latter. However, for some unknown reason, Chen Lan's attitude was also ambiguous, and she refused to stand up for him. She only mentioned that she was lacking an alchemy artifact.
Lin Tong was confused. Where did he get a magic tool for alchemy?
After asking around, he found out that Chen Lan seemed to like the Turbid Suppression Cauldron that Master Shi Shoujing had given to Zhang Yan.
Lin Tong could not help but think, "I heard that Zhang Yan is on good terms with Ai Zhongwen. Why don't I ask him to persuade Zhang Yan to hand over the cauldron? I'll give him some benefits …"
He did not expect that he would be scolded by Ai Zhongwen the moment he opened his mouth.
Lin Tong could not help but swear, "I'll definitely teach you a lesson after I become the inner disciple!"
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't convince Zhang Yan to hand over the cauldron. In the end, he made up his mind and said, "I might as well steal that cauldron!"
He knew that Zhang Yan was an expert in martial arts, so he did not dare to force his way in. However, he also found out that Zhang Yan was the only one in the cave, and there were no servants serving him. He decided to steal the cauldron when Zhang Yan was not around, and then bury it on the mountain. When night fell, he would dig it up and give it to Chen Lan.
"Now that Senior Brother Chen has this cauldron, he will definitely speak up for me!"
Lin Yuan secretly made up his mind and wandered around the Stargazing Peak day and night, watching from afar, but Zhang Yan seemed to never go out, only blindly cultivating behind closed doors. He suffered for more than two months, and when he was almost desperate, he found that Zhang Yan was taken away by a white-robed cultivator. He was immediately overjoyed and refused to miss the opportunity. He hurried forward and looked inside the cave mansion, and sure enough, there was no trace of anyone. He rushed towards the big cauldron.
But he heard a cold shout from his side, "Who are you?"
Lin Tong was shocked and looked back, only to see a charming woman standing there.
The woman's eyebrows looked like they had been delicately drawn with a brush, and beneath them was a pair of enchanting eyes. Her figure was curvaceous, and her neck revealed a large area of skin that was as delicate as suet white jade. Just one look at her would make one's blood boil.
Lin Tong was startled, and said, "You are Zhang Yan's maidservant? Tsk tsk, you are a little beauty, why not follow me … "
Hearing this, the woman raised her thin eyebrows, and a murderous look flashed in her beautiful eyes. She shouted, "You are courting death!"
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Zhang Yan walked up the mountain path from the bottom of the mountain, thinking about Ning Chongxuan's intention.
Ning Chongxuan's last sentence showed that he was a disciple of the Master and disciple lineage, which meant that the other party should have discovered his value, so he was trying to rope him in. But this was not good news, because it meant that the struggle in the Upper House was more intense than he imagined.
But it was still too early to think about this, and everything had to wait until he opened his meridians.
After returning to the Immortal's Cave, he stepped through the door and saw a charming woman looking at him affectionately. As soon as she saw Zhang Yan come in, she immediately stepped forward and timidly pulled on Zhang Yan's sleeve, sobbing, "I've been looking for Young Master for so many years, but today I finally found Young Master …"
Zhang Yan glanced at her, and walked in expressionlessly. The woman rolled her eyes, and hugged him from behind, a pair of plump breasts leaning against his back, and said sadly, "Have you forgotten me, Young Master Zhang?"
Zhang Yan's expression did not change, and said, "Why do you have to be like this, Brother Luo? You and I see each other every day, and we share a room every day, how can I not recognize you? "
The woman was startled, and her face immediately turned red. She hurriedly let go of his hand, and jumped to the side. She bit her lower lip, and stomped her feet, and said angrily, "Damn, I forgot that you, a little thief, can identify aura." Then she became dissatisfied, and said, "Hey, who shares a room with a little thief like you every day, don't spoil my innocence for no reason!"
Zhang Yan shook his head, and cupped his hands, saying, "Brother Luo, you are full of grievances, congratulations."
It was obviously congratulatory words, but his tone was flat, and it sounded insincere. Luo Xiao couldn't help but glare at him hatefully, and said unhappily, "I can only transform for the time being, my cultivation still needs to recover slowly."
Zhang Yan took large strides inside, and couldn't help but look surprised, because he found that the inside of the cave residence had changed. Not only were the walls as clean as a mirror, the ground was also spotless, and even the firewood and charcoal that were originally numerous had been moved out. Everything was placed in separate rows, and the previous messy appearance was different.
Luo Xiao said proudly, "Look at you, you don't even know how to clean the cave residence."
It was not that Zhang Yan didn't like cleanliness, but the cave residence was spacious, and he didn't even have time to cultivate, so where would he find the time to clean it? Moreover, during the end of the world, his life could be in danger at any time, and he was in a precarious situation. Having a safe place to stay was also extravagant, so he didn't really care about the environment around him. He only cleaned up the areas that he usually lived in as much as possible.
However, he shook his head and said, "I don't think it's clean enough."
"How is it not clean?" Luo Xiao raised her eyebrows, and she was immediately unconvinced.
Zhang Yan pointed at the treasure cauldron, and said in a deep voice, "Who's in the cauldron?"
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Just when Lin Tong was scheming to steal the cauldron, he did not expect the situation on Azure Parasol Mountain to change unexpectedly.
What shocked everyone was that the Upper House actually sent another person to replace Zheng Xun's position. Lin Yuan was happy for nothing in the end, and only then did he find out that Zheng Xun had gone to the Upper House not only to take over his clansmen's legacy, but also to make room for him so that he could secure the position of the Lower House's First Disciple.
Even so, the crowd did not lose their composure. When the person was escorted to the main hall by the crowd, they realized that the person who had become the First Disciple of the Lower House in the blink of an eye was only a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old!
The boy's eyes were bright, and his face was delicate. Although he tried his best to look mature, his age was still there, and the disciples felt indescribably strange and uncomfortable.
"Where did this kid come from?" Someone below whispered to each other.
"I heard that he's the son of the Du clan." Someone added in a low voice, "I heard that he's only fifteen years old this year. When he was nine, he had already achieved Nascent Soul Enlightenment, and he only waited for six years to condense a high-grade pulse. Rumor has it that his father is an Elder of the Upper House, and his mother is the famous beauty of the Du clan in Hengnan, Du Luo!"
The crowd's hearts trembled. Putting aside the position of an Elder in the Upper House, the Du clan's influence was also greater than the three major sects. It was no wonder that the three Lower House Chief Mentors did not say anything about this matter, and tacitly agreed to it. At that moment, the people who were prepared to make a fuss became silent.
The boy glanced at the disciples present, and with his hands behind his back, he raised his head and puffed out his chest, and said in an old-fashioned manner, "My name is Du You, and I'm here today to be your First Disciple!"
The disciples lowered their eyes and did not say anything.
Du You's little face showed slight dissatisfaction. Seeing this, a person who looked like a steward at the side quickly stood up and said, "Disciples, why aren't you paying your respects to the First Disciple of the Lower House?"
Lin Yuan could not help but snort heavily, and the rest of the people also ignored him. We're all from the Xuanmen aristocratic families, and we admit that your Du clan is powerful, but a mere servant dares to order us around? Isn't he looking down on us a little too much?
Du You also knew that it was not good to be too forceful, and quickly signaled the steward with his eyes to leave. He coughed, and said, "Are all the disciples here today?"
As soon as he said this, someone stood up and said, "In reply to First Disciple, there's still one disciple who hasn't arrived today."
The crowd looked over, and it turned out to be Zhen Lun. This person was also one of the five disciples whose cultivation was "Nascent Soul Enlightenment". Although he knew that the Zhen clan and the Du clan had a close relationship, the way he addressed him as "First Disciple" was a little too frank.
"Oh, don't the Lower House have twenty-eight disciples? Senior Disciple Zheng Xun has left, isn't the number just right? "Du You pretended to be doubtful as he looked around.
Zhen Lun continued, "The Lower House Guru Shi Shoujing has accepted a new disciple, his name is Zhang Yan, so the Lower House originally has twenty-nine disciples."
"Surnamed Zhang? Do you know which Zhang clan he is from? "
"This person is not from an aristocratic family."
Du You frowned, and said angrily, "He is not from an aristocratic family, how can he enter my Lower House?"
Zhen Lun replied, "This person single-handedly defeated the Guangyuan Sect at the spell gathering, so the Guru made an exception and accepted him as a disciple."
Lin Yuan watched the two of them as if they were putting on a show, and the corner of his mouth revealed a slight sneer. Do you really think that I can't see through your tricks?
Du You knew that he was still young, and could not convince the crowd. Coming to the Upper House, he first had to establish his authority. Originally, he wanted to make an example out of Lin Yuan, but this person's background was not simple, and he was not easy to deal with. The other disciples were all from aristocratic families, and it was not that they were not powerful enough, but that they could not find a reason to intimidate the crowd.
However, he had already investigated beforehand, and it just so happened that one of the new disciples was not from an aristocratic family, and had no foundation in the sect, so it was suitable for him to make an example out of him!
Du You asked knowingly, "Today I gathered all the disciples, why didn't Zhang Yan come to pay his respects?"
Zhen Lun said, "This Zhang Yan has always been unruly, and when Senior Disciple Zheng was around, he was already disobedient. Even Senior Disciple Lin couldn't do anything about him, and I think that Senior Disciple Lin might not even care about him."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of anger.
Du You glanced at Lin Yuan, and said loudly, "Senior Disciple Zheng can't control him, and Senior Disciple Lin can't control him, but I can. Someone, bring me my ruler."
Immediately, a man who looked like a strong man walked out, and respectfully brought a sparkling white jade ruler in front of Du You.
This was a magical weapon given to him by Du You's mother, Du Luo, and it was called the "Discipline Ruler". Once it was used, anyone below the Clear Qi stage, no matter what cultivation level they had, would immediately be knocked to the ground, unable to move their Qi, unable to come out, just like a disabled person. After three consecutive strikes, they would immediately die.
Du You took the ruler, and handed it over to the steward beside him, and said coldly, "Steward Hao, go and arrest Zhang Yan, if he disobeys, beat him to death!"
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