Chapter 84

Li Jianshu led the disciples of the Golden Elephant Sect towards the center of the Kingdom of Yan. Along the way, they traversed over mountains and ridges, crossing rivers and rivers. After more than a month of travel, they finally arrived at the boundary of the Misty Wind Sect.

The Misty Wind Sect was located at the center of the Kingdom of Yan. It was on the highest terrain, the Lofty Cloud Ridge. The capital of the Kingdom of Yan was located below it.

Standing on the Lofty Cloud Ridge, one could have a bird's eye view of the entire Kingdom of Yan. Thus, the Misty Wind Sect was the actual ruler of the entire Kingdom of Yan. The Kingdom of Yan was only its puppet and vassal. All day long, they helped this mid-sized sect to collect cultivation resources from all over the world. They also gathered martial arts prodigies from all over the world.

When the crowd arrived at the capital, they could see the Misty Wind Sect from afar. At the peak of the Lofty Cloud Ridge, the clouds were steaming and the atmosphere was magnificent. There seemed to be the silhouettes of dragons, phoenixes, tigers, leopards and other strange beasts that were faintly discernible.

Zhan Chen was captivated by the scene in front of him. He thought, "Why is the place where the Misty Wind Sect is located so magical? I have never seen such a magnificent scene before."

Many of the people traveling with him had the same expression of surprise. At this moment, they heard Li Jianshu sighing in front of them, "The Misty Wind Sect is so imposing! All the disciples, listen carefully. The various phenomena that you are seeing on the mountain are special sceneries formed by the gathering of spiritual energy in the surroundings. "

"And the reason why the Lofty Cloud Ridge is a place where spiritual energy gathers is because they set up a Spirit Gathering Formation on the top of the mountain. This way, they can continuously gather the spiritual energy within a hundred miles to where their sect is located."

At this moment, someone interrupted, "Lord Sect Leader, then why don't we also set up a Spirit Gathering Formation on the top of Lanling Peak?"

Li Jianshu smiled bitterly and said, "Because we are a small sect. We don't have this ability. First of all, to complete this Spirit Gathering Formation, we need many experts of King Wu and above to work together and expend a large amount of precious crafting materials."

"Secondly, to maintain this Spirit Gathering Formation, we need to expend a large amount of primordial stones every day. We also need to send experts of King Wu and above to guard and maintain the formation day and night. These conditions can only be met by mid-sized and above sects."

After hearing this, Zhan Chen was filled with emotions. As a disciple of the Golden Elephant Sect, he naturally wanted the sect to become more powerful, he swore in his heart, "One day, if I succeed in my cultivation, I will make the Golden Elephant Sect a mid-sized sect, or even a large sect!"

After passing through the capital of the Later Yan Kingdom, they arrived at the mountain gate of the Misty Wind Sect. Naturally, there were disciples on duty to receive them.

After they asked for the purpose of their visit, they returned to the sect to report. Not long after, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a green Daoist robe, slowly walked down from the mountain. His footsteps were light, as if he was floating on the stairs. Every movement he made contained a natural charm.

Zhan Chen's gaze froze. He felt that the newcomer was not simple.

At this moment, Li Jianshu welcomed him with a smile and greeted, "Junior greets senior. How can I trouble you, Great Elder Qiu, to personally welcome me?"

The newcomer was one of the three Great Elders of Feng Sect, Qiu Wuya. His cultivation had already reached the beginner level of Emperor Wu.

Qiu Wuya, however, had a smile on his face. He appeared to be amiable and approachable. He said to Li Jianshu, "You are the Sect Leader. Although our Feng Sect is large, we cannot look down on you. Before this, our Sect Leader Ling Xiaotian specially instructed me to receive you well. Therefore, we must give you the treatment of distinguished guests. "

"Hehe, then I will have to trouble Great Elder Qiu."

"Everyone, please come in!"

Qiu Wuya led the Golden Elephant Sect people into the mountain gate. As soon as they entered, a wave of dense spiritual energy hit them in the face. Everyone could not help but feel so comfortable that they almost moaned.

Zhan Chen even had an illusion. It was as if he had returned to the fifth floor of the Cultivation Tower of the Golden Elephant Sect. He was secretly shocked. Cultivating in a place with such abundant spiritual energy, wouldn't one's cultivation progress be at a tremendous pace?

Sure enough, he looked around. The lowest cultivation of the disciples that passed by had reached the beginner level of Martial Master. Furthermore, it was only a small portion of them.

Qiu Wuya, seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, smiled proudly and said, "These are all the outer disciples of our sect. What do you think, Sect Leader Li?"

Li Jianshu was unhappy in his heart. However, on the surface, he still had to give Qiu Wuya face. Therefore, he smiled and said, "Your sect's disciples are indeed outstanding."

At this time, they heard two disciples chattering along the way.

"Eh? Look, those people following behind Great Elder Qiu don't seem to be from our sect. "

"Brother, don't you know? They are the representatives of the Golden Elephant Sect who came to our Feng Sect to participate in the Feng Grand Ceremony. I heard that they are all elite disciples."

"It can't be? Elite disciples are only Martial Masters. If I go to the Golden Elephant Sect, won't I also become an elite disciple? "

"Hehe, you can't force people against their will. A small sect naturally only has this standard. Otherwise, how can we show the power of our Feng Sect?"

… …

Although their voices were soft, the group of people heard them clearly. A trace of embarrassment flashed across Qiu Wuya's face. He could only pretend that he didn't hear it. However, the Golden Elephant Sect disciples were so angry that they gnashed their teeth.

At this moment, Li Jianshu, who was in front, shouted, "Don't bother about the rumors on the side of the road. Remember what we are here for!"

Only then did the people behind him come to their senses. They said in unison, "We know our mistake."

Qiu Wuya nodded and continued to follow behind Qiu Wuya. After that, they arrived at a mountain. There were many residences there for guests to stay in.

After arranging their rooms, Qiu Wuya said to the crowd, "Sect Leader Li, you can take the disciples and stay here for a few days. The Misty Wind Grand Ceremony will only begin in half a month."

"Elder Qiu, you are too polite. Isn't it always like this?" Li Jianshu replied.

"Then I still have urgent matters to attend to. I will leave first."

"Alright, Elder Qiu, you can go."

After Qiu Wuya left, Li Jianshu announced the dismissal order. Zhan Chen came to his single room. He actually saw a small Spirit Gathering Formation on the wall. This was a treatment that only the elite disciples of the Golden Elephant Sect could enjoy! To think that ordinary guest rooms could be seen everywhere in the Misty Wind Sect.

He took out some middle grade Primordial Stones and placed them on the wall. He then entered into a state of cultivation. Not long after, he heard the sound of two people discussing at the door.

One of the voices asked, "Brother, do you think our Golden Elephant Sect is the first to arrive?"

The other voice answered, "As far as I know, there were already two sects that arrived before us?"

"Oh? Which sect? "

"It's the Rejuvenation Sect and the Flowing Water Sect."

"The Flowing Water Sect. They are all female cultivators! I heard that their second senior sister Ling Aoxue is a peerless beauty. She is a famous beauty. I really want to go see her immediately. "

"Hey, look at your perverted appearance."

"What are you laughing at? A fair and graceful lady is a gentleman's desire. Quickly tell me, where is their dormitory? "

"Alright, I heard it. It's not far from here!"

…

Hearing this, Zhan Chen quickly stopped his cultivation. Because the three words "Ling Aoxue" made it difficult for him to remain calm. Since the last time they parted at the small wooden house, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Now, the people of the Flowing Water Sect had also arrived. As the second most elite disciple of their sect, Ling Aoxue would definitely not be absent.

"Yes! I must see her! "At this time, Zhan Chen's mind was in a mess.

So he got up and went out of his room. After some inquiries, he finally found out that the elite disciples of the Flowing Water Sect were arranged to stay in a building adjacent to theirs. He found that building and went directly into it.

However, he happened to meet a beautiful woman in a blue palace dress. She saw Zhan Chen coming over and could not help but wonder, "Golden Elephant Sect disciple?"

When Zhan Chen saw her, he politely saluted and said, "Yes, I am Golden Elephant Sect's Zhan Chen."

The woman in blue also showed a friendly smile and replied, "My name is Qu Yin. What are you doing here?"

"I have something to ask to see your senior sister Ling Aoxue." When he said Ling Aoxue's name, he felt his heartbeat could not help but speed up a bit.

"You are looking for senior sister Ling Aoxue?" Qu Yin was stunned.

"Yes! Is she here? "Zhan Chen asked anxiously.

"She has left the Flowing Water Sect."

"How could this be?" Zhan Chen could not believe his ears. This was the most difficult answer for him to accept.

Qu Yin looked at Zhan Chen's excited face, but she remembered the last time she saw Ling Aoxue. At that time, Ling Aoxue's face did not have the usual arrogance and indifference, but looked helpless and confused, like a lovelorn woman.

"Could it be … how could senior sister Ling and him …" Qu Yin seemed to have guessed something, staring at the man in front of her in disbelief.

The two fell into silence for a while. After a long while, Zhan Chen asked again, "Do you know where she went?"

Qu Yin silently replied, "She went to the center of the Ten Thousand Laws Continent. I only found out later that senior sister Ling was not originally from our Northern Sea Continent. It was only because of various reasons that she came to our Flowing Water Sect."

"I vaguely remember that about half a year ago, senior sister Ling received a notice to send her back to the Ten Thousand Laws Continent. After that, she disappeared, and only recently came back. After coming back, she immediately applied to leave the sect and sailed across the sea. Now she has arrived at the Ten Thousand Laws Continent."

"I really envy senior sister Ling. From now on, she does not belong to the same world as us." Speaking of this, Qu Yin's face also showed a look of longing.

Zhan Chen felt that his eyes had become moist. Everything from the beginning to the end had been connected. He finally knew why Ling Aoxue was so anxious to write a letter to ask him out. It was to end things with him before she left.

He also knew why she left in a hurry without saying goodbye and wrote such a resolute letter to him. It was to make him give up on him and not look for her anymore.

Perhaps there was a big secret behind her, or she needed to face a terrible enemy, and it would be a narrow escape, and she did not want him to be involved.

In short, all of this seemed to have become an unsolved mystery. Only when he saw Ling Aoxue again, would it be revealed.