Standing at the intersection of darkness and light, the two True Monarchs' faces seemed to flicker between bright and dark, looking somewhat uncertain. They exchanged a few simple words, and then did not speak again.
After a while, Perfected Lord Tianlan slowly walked forward into the darkness. Looking at his broad back, Hakushin Jinkun stared silently for a while before following him.
Everything was very quiet, even when they stood in front of the huge stone door.
The darkness was like a tidal wave, like a vast ocean. It seemed to drown the two of them, and they even felt like they were standing in the depths of the ocean.
The silence seemed to have reached an extreme.
Then, an extremely faint voice suddenly floated over from the depths of the darkness. It was illusory, but it also seemed ancient. It was so light and long that it was like a breeze blowing through the darkness.
It sounded like thunder rolling through the darkness.
Their robes fluttered despite the lack of wind.
The voice and the strange breeze quietly passed by, reverberating and fluttering. It gradually became clearer, but it was coming from behind the huge stone door.
It was as if a long slumber had occurred. An unimaginable existence in the darkness was breathing peacefully.
Perfected Lord Tianlan turned to look at Hakushin Jinkun. Bai Chen nodded slightly. A moment later, Tianlan reached out and pressed his hand on the huge stone door. A deep voice suddenly sounded from beneath the stone door. It sounded like the call of a devil, but also like the tremors of the earth. Bit by bit, the door slowly opened.
Darkness assaulted them.
It surged like a raging tide. The strange light barrier lit up around the two of them at the same time. Instantly, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. It was as if countless terrifying forces had collided with the light barrier at the same time, emitting terrifying screeches.
The distorted lightning emitted a bright light that illuminated their faces. One could see their solemn expressions as if they were facing a great enemy.
After a while, the lightning slowly calmed down, and the surrounding darkness fell silent. However, behind the stone door, the incomparably deep darkness that seemed to be devoid of any light still existed there quietly.
The two of them walked forward into the depths of the darkness. The huge stone door rumbled and slowly closed behind them, shutting off the endless darkness and isolating it from the world.
…
Although Hundred Herb Hall had suffered quite a bit of damage in the earthquake, the Hall's remedial work was still very effective and swift. About ten days later, all the potholes and mounds in the Flowing Fragrance Garden, including the damaged high walls and fences, had been completely repaired. The spiritual fields had been tidied up once again. The precious spiritual herbs that had escaped the disaster continued to be carefully nurtured, while the unlucky spiritual herbs that had died or went missing were replanted with new spiritual seeds.
Everything seemed to be on the right track again, and the days returned to their former calm and regular routine.
It was the same for Lu Chen. He was given a new spiritual plant and started to cultivate it diligently like before. He Changsheng and the other Chores Disciples were in a similar situation.
However, this peace didn't last long. About twenty days after the Kunlun earthquake, a piece of news suddenly came out and spread throughout the Kunlun Party in an instant. Even Kunwu City at the foot of the mountain was stirred up in the blink of an eye.
Su Qingjun, a disciple of the Kunlun Party's Masato Kihara, successfully advanced to the Jin Dan realm and became the youngest Jin Dan Friar in the history of the Kunlun Party.
A mere twenty-two-year-old Jin Dan Friar!
His future prospects were so great that it was simply unimaginable. Even the two lofty Deity Transformation Stage Sovereigns hadn't reached this level of talent and speed.
Although there was still a world of difference between the Jin Dan realm and the Deity Transformation Stage Sovereigns and there was still a long and endless road to walk, and although since ancient times, there were countless unimaginable geniuses who fell halfway on this road and sighed at the sight of the Sovereign position, there was always hope, wasn't there?
There was a lot of hope, wasn't there?
Kunwu City was in an uproar. The Su family was in an uproar. In a short period of time, there were countless wedding invitations, and the people who came to congratulate them broke the threshold. Even the servants of the Su family went out with their chests puffed out, as if they had more confidence.
As for Kunlun, it was, after all, a famous cultivation sect, so it was somewhat different from the secular world, so there wasn't such an exaggerated scene. However, it was said that on that day, Masato Kihara was so ecstatic that he got drunk, which was rare in recent years, and his loud laughter spread far and wide.
The elders of the older generation sighed with relief or some other emotions, while the younger generation of Kunlun disciples were basically in awe and admiration. For a moment, Su Qingjun became the most popular figure in the Kunlun Party, and she also became the topic of discussion for countless people after their meals. Among them, the most discussed topic was whether this young woman could become a new generation of Deity Transformation Stage Sovereigns in the future.
Just thinking about it was enough to stir one's heart!
In Liuxiang Garden, Su Qingjun also became the center of everyone's topic. When Lu Chen accidentally heard his companions talking about this matter, he recalled Su Qingjun's appearance a few days ago, and he secretly sighed with emotion in his heart.
That Red Ambergris Ginseng seemed to be very important to her advancement, but unfortunately, it was lost in an accident. But even so, Su Qingjun still succeeded in breaking through. This kind of genius with great luck was really too different from ordinary people.
When Lu Chen saw Su Qingjun again, it was already several days later. That day, as usual, he was working in the Liuxiang Garden's grass garden when he suddenly heard a noise in the distance. It seemed like there was a dispute, and someone was making a ruckus over there.
This was a rare thing. Usually, the handyman disciples worked honestly. Occasionally, they would slack off in their spare time, but they never dared to make a ruckus in public like this. It should be known that the people in charge of this area were all Hundred Herb Hall's Daoists. Whether it was prestige, cultivation, or strength, not one of them wasn't a high and mighty figure. If they didn't like him, it would be too easy for them to take care of a Odd Job Disciple.
This was strange, and after the ruckus started, it did not subside. Instead, the noise became louder and louder. It seemed that the quarreling got angry and did not care anymore. This alerted even more people. Many of the odd job disciples and direct disciples who were passing by saw this scene and walked over to spectate.
Lu Chen was also curious, so he walked over. When he got closer to take a look, he was suddenly startled. He saw that the quarreling parties were not the handyman disciples working in the Liuxiang Garden, but three people on one side and five personal disciples on the other. It seemed like they were all cultivators in the Qi Refining realm. But beside them, there was a handyman disciple either lying down or kneeling on the ground. Among them, the kneeling handyman disciple's face was swollen red, his body was trembling, and his face was filled with humiliation. It was He Changsheng.
The surrounding people were discussing spiritedly. There were already people who recognized the two sides. In addition to the words of cursing, it didn't take long for Lu Chen to roughly understand what was going on.
The Kunlun disciples who were quarreling on both sides were all children of influential families in Kunwu City. On one side of the trio was the Su family of Kunwu City. All three of them had already reached the peak of the Qi Refining realm when they were in their teens. They were young and had good innate talents. Even if they could not be compared to Su Qingjun, that kind of peerless genius, they were the rising stars of the younger generation that the Su family highly valued and had high hopes for. They had the title of 'Su family's three heroes'.
As for the five people on the other side, they belonged to three influential clans: Lin clan, Liu clan, and Chen clan. These three influential clans possessed extraordinary strength in Kunwu City. They had known each other since childhood and could be considered good friends.
As for today's matter, it was actually a young man from the Three Heroes of the Su family, Sumo. He learned from his talented older sister Su Qingjun's method. Some time ago, he also left a precious two-stripe spiritual plant in the Flowing Fragrance Garden and asked Baicao Tang to plant it on his behalf. Coincidentally, among the five people on the other side, there was also a young man from Lin family who placed the same kind of spiritual plant in the garden and then asked someone to plant it. That person just happened to be He Changsheng.
That spiritual plant was Lycoris.
Planting the same kind of spiritual plant on both sides wasn't a big deal, but after the great earthquake in Kunlun, He Changsheng's Lycoris, which was originally planted very well, suddenly disappeared. This kind of encounter happened many times in the Flowing Fragrance Garden. Most people thought it was because the high walls collapsed and the formation failed, causing wild beasts in the forest to sneak in and steal, so they couldn't do anything about it. He Changsheng's heart ached endlessly because of the reward he was about to receive, and that young man from Lin family could only accept his bad luck.
But on this morning, when He Changsheng inadvertently walked past the spiritual field planted by that young man from Su family, he discovered that the Lycoris in the spiritual field were a bit abnormal. To be exact, they were growing too well.
The odd-job disciple who planted the Lycoris for Sumo was called Zhang Zhi. His talent was slightly worse than He Changsheng's, and he wasn't as diligent as He Changsheng, so the Lycoris he planted were never as good as He Changsheng's. But on this day, when He Changsheng saw the Lycoris in his field, he found that it was almost exactly the same as the one he had planted before.
He Changsheng immediately made a fuss. Of course, Zhang Zhi denied it, and at the same time, he spoke sarcastically. He Changsheng was extremely angry and fought with him. After the news spread, very soon, Sumo and the others, as well as the young disciple from Lin family named Lin Kuangyi, all rushed over.
After hearing the news, Lin Kuangyi knocked Zhang Zhi over with one palm, pointing out that the Lycoris was his. How could this Sumo agree? Both sides immediately quarreled, and in the chaos, He Changsheng was also kicked over and ordered to kneel on the ground.
Lu Chen looked at He Changsheng, who was kneeling on the ridge of the field from afar. Looking at his lowered head and his flushed face, Lu Chen was silent for a moment. The two young men in the field were all from aristocratic families and had been spoiled since they were young. In addition, they were young and vigorous, so the quarrel became louder and louder. The more they quarreled, the angrier they became. In the end, they actually started to fight.
This time, it was a complete mess. Although these disciples were not very strong, they were still much stronger than ordinary people. For a moment, everyone retreated. Not long after, the situation tilted in the favor of the Lin family. After all, the three heroes of the Su family had fewer people.
After a moment, Sumo, who was the leader, shouted angrily, "Call my sister here, call my sister here …"
Someone at the side shouted loudly, "I've already called her, young master, don't worry."
Lin Kuangyi and the others were furious. They looked back, but found that the crowd was in a mess. How could they find out who was shouting? So they continued to shout and shout, and the two sides were in a mess.
Lu Chen stood at the edge of the crowd. Suddenly, he felt a faint cold wind behind him. He looked back and saw that woman standing behind him.
Her eyes were as calm as autumn water, bright and clear. She glanced at his face and stopped for a moment.
"It's you?" She said.
"Lu Chen." Lu Chen answered.
"Oh …" She nodded and said, "I remember."
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