Early the next morning, all the sect disciples walked out of the inn, boarded their rented ox and horse carriages, and headed out of the city.
The endless stream of sect carriages became a strange sight in White Bell City.
Many ordinary citizens who didn't know what was going on came out to watch. Some of the older people knew a little more, and understood that this was some kind of gathering held by those high and mighty sects.
Lu Sheng and He Xiangzi also boarded the carriage to the meeting location with little umbrella girl.
Their carriage was black, with the Prime Devil Sect's logo on the side. It was a purple burning human face.
The entire human face logo occupied almost the entire surface area of the carriage, and was very conspicuous from afar.
Lu Sheng sat in the carriage, retracting his aura as he looked out the window.
There were many children on the streets on both sides of the window, and they were accompanied by their parents. The children's eyes were very curious and pure, and they had no idea who was sitting in the carriage. Only in their parents' eyes could one see reverence and caution.
They hugged their children tightly, afraid that they would crash into the carriage.
"This is White Bell City. Even the ordinary people know about the sects and aristocratic families?" Lu Sheng asked casually.
He Xiangzi sat opposite him, holding a cup of tea in her hand. The tea was already cold, but she still didn't drink it. No one knew what she was thinking.
Hearing Lu Sheng's question, she came back to her senses.
"In their eyes, we're high and mighty nobles. We don't have any contact with them other than eating, drinking, and spending money. Therefore, when ordinary people look at us, it's more like we're a completely isolated class, "He Xiangzi answered after thinking for a while.
"That's true … the sects can't recruit ordinary people. Without bloodline, they naturally have no potential. So to the ordinary people, no matter how powerful the sects are, it has nothing to do with them. It's like looking at another world. "Lu Sheng nodded in understanding.
"Actually, it's not that bad. There are also mortal sects here, but they're not rampant. The aristocratic families and sects cooperate with the government to make it easier to manage the ordinary people. The ordinary people mostly practice martial arts and then join the sects, "He Xiangzi answered.
"I understand." Lu Sheng understood.
The two of them looked at the scenery outside the window for a while. Under the driver's control, the carriage followed closely behind the Fine Garden Sect's team, so they didn't have to worry about getting lost.
"Speaking of which, we're going to the Soundless Mountains this time. The meeting will be held in three places in the mountains: Echo Palace, Ink Sound Valley, and Jasper Palace. We are in the lower three grades and are ranked 64th, corresponding to the Jasper Palace which is also in the lower three grades. I heard that the Jasper Palace is a dao palace of a top-notch major faction left behind by the previous dynasty. However, it was destroyed in the fire during the Kingdom War, and a portion of it was rebuilt later on. It's a huge place, "He Xiangzi said in a low voice.
"Do you know who our opponents are?" Lu Sheng asked calmly.
"The name list will probably be issued when we arrive." He Xiangzi was also uncertain.
"We are ranked 64th. How many ranks are there in the Hundred Lineages?" Lu Sheng suddenly thought of this.
"… A total of sixty-four …"
"… Alright." Lu Sheng was speechless. No wonder the Prime Devil Sect was in such a sorry state. They were in the last place.
The carriages of the sects moved forward, and soon arrived in front of an endless mountain range. Everyone got off the carriage and walked along the neat gray stone steps into the mountains.
The people of each sect had their own characteristics.
The bloodline power brought by Divine Weapons and Devil Blades greatly increased recovery ability, and allowed different individuals to obtain different bloodline secret arts.
Naturally, there were secret arts that were specially used for traveling.
The secret arts of the sects were not like those of the Noble Families. They were of the same type. It was only because of the compatibility between their bloodline and secret arts, as well as other conditions that caused their cultivation to differ.
Lu Sheng and the others got off the carriage of the Prime Devil Sect. From afar, they could see the sects' teams displaying their skills.
Some were like ordinary martial artists, their bodies light as a feather as they leaped into the mountains and forests.
Some walked slowly into the forest step by step. Their steps seemed slow, but their speed was not. Soon, they disappeared into the mountains.
Some of the sects led white deer. After getting off the carriage, they rode the deer into the mountains.
Of course, these were only the minority. Lu Sheng looked around and saw that most of the sects' teams were walking.
At this time, a disciple of the Fine Garden Sect came over.
"Senior Apprentice Sister He Xiangzi, Senior Apprentice Brother Lu, Senior Apprentice Brother Zhan asked me to tell you that they're going ahead and staying at the Jasper Palace. We'll meet again when we get there."
"Alright." Lu Sheng nodded.
This time, he was the first seat. This was something that was not announced to the public. It was to catch others off guard. So the decisions along the way seemed to be made by He Xiangzi, but in fact, he was the one making them.
This method was thought of by He Xiangzi. Although Lu Sheng felt that it was useless, seeing how insistent He Xiangzi was, he could not refuse.
After the disciples of the Fine Garden Sect left, the middle-aged driver got off and walked up to the two.
"If you two can't find the place, I can lead the way for you. It only costs one Black Coin. "
"No need, we can find it by ourselves." He Xiangzi touched her money pouch and shook her head.
The Prime Devil Sect did not have any source of income. Since the resource points were taken away, they did not even have enough to cover the expenses for cultivation. The Black Coins were getting less and less.
"Well, I wish your sect a victory." The driver returned to the carriage with some disappointment and left.
This carriage did not belong to the Prime Devil Sect, but was specially arranged by the upper three grades of the Hundred Lineages. The driver was not an ordinary person, but a disciple of the sect who came out to perform a task.
The upper three grades were all big sects with many disciples. They were not as dilapidated as the Prime Devil Sect.
As Lu Sheng and He Xiangzi stood on the grass, the surrounding carriages began to turn around and return. Many of the remaining disciples also hurried towards the stone steps.
"Let's go." Lu Sheng glanced around and said calmly.
"Yes. Teacher is still waiting for us inside. "He Xiangzi nodded.
The two of them followed behind the team and began to move forward into the mountains.
The mountain forest was lush, and the dark green branches swayed in the wind. The stone steps extended all the way, and at every short distance, there were people specially guarding it.
"Fortunately, we didn't give that useless money." He Xiangzi was also glad when she saw this, "One Black Coin. There are so many guards, even if we get lost, we can ask them and find the place."
"Maybe they just want to earn some hard-earned money." Lu Sheng smiled.
Not long after, an open space suddenly opened up in front of them.
In the open space stood a greyish-white palace pavilion. At the front gate of the pavilion, there was a tall archway with the words' Jasper Palace 'written on it.
There were also a few old men sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the palace. All of them had white hair, long beards, and wore Daoist robes.
Some of the sects who had arrived earlier were handing something in front of the old men.
"Jasper Palace is the territory of the Heaven Lotus Sect, one of the upper three grades. These should be the people of the Heaven Lotus Sect who are responsible for the meeting." He Xiangzi whispered to Lu Sheng.
As soon as the two arrived, a Daoist approached them.
"Two friends from the Prime Devil Sect, please go to the Elder to hand over the documents, and then go to the resting area to meditate. The internal struggle of the meeting will officially begin tomorrow. Today, there will be a general meeting. "
The Daoist handed a nameplate with the Prime Devil Sect engraved on it to Lu Sheng and He Xiangzi.
The Daoist was still young, and when he looked behind the two, he found that there were only two of them. He asked with some doubt, "Uh … may I ask, when will the other people from your sect arrive?"
"Only the two of us will participate," Lu Sheng said calmly.
He Xiangzi had the urge to cover her face and run away. A sect actually only had two people participating in the meeting … this could be considered as breaking the historical record in disguise …
"Only the two of us?" The Daoist froze for a moment, then quickly reacted. He was not surprised. There were all kinds of people in the sect, and it was not like there were no mavericks.
He was not a disciple of a sect, but a member of a subordinate force. He could not afford to offend any of the sect members here. So no matter what, he maintained a respectful attitude.
"Well, this is the Prime Devil Sect's nameplate, please keep it. Different from the nameplate, this represents which stage you two will be participating in. "
"He Xiangzi, over here!" Not far away, Chen Yunxiang and her two junior sisters walked out of the palace together and waved at them.
Lu Sheng and He Xiangzi quickly finished the handover and walked up to meet Chen Yunxiang.
"Why are you so late? Where is your base? Our Jade Sound Clan has some connections, so we can arrange for everyone to live together. "Chen Yunxiang wanted to take care of her sister, so she asked in a low voice.
"Not yet," He Xiangzi said helplessly. "I just arrived, and you called me over."
As the last sect, almost falling out of the Hundred Lineages, the Prime Devil Sect basically had no attention except for a few friendly sects.
So much so that Lu Sheng was a little doubtful whether he was really participating in a large-scale gathering. Along the way, he felt like he was playing a single-player game. Almost all the sects were in front, but the Prime Devil Sect was the last.
"Junior Sister Yunxiang, come, come, let me introduce you to my new sister!"
Chen Yunxiang still wanted to say something, but she was quickly pulled away by a girl from another sect, and a lot of acquaintances gathered around them.
When people greeted her, Chen Yunxiang had to return the greeting. Under the frequent greeting, He Xiangzi and Lu Sheng could only be ignored.
"Forget it, let's go register first." He Xiangzi was a little helpless.
Lu Sheng nodded and glanced around. Except for some young Taoists who were arranging accommodation, there were no ordinary people here. They were all disciples of sects with strong auras.
"Prime Devil Sect …"
The two came to the registration old man and reported the name of their sect.
The old man lowered his head and looked through the register.
"The Prime Devil Sect is in B27, so your base is in the fifth district, Grace Garden. Hoof Sound, lead the way. "
"Yes." A young Taoist hurried forward.
At this time, the rest of the sects were almost all registered. The Prime Devil Sect was the last one again.
"Do you feel a little isolated?" He Xiangzi smiled bitterly at Lu Sheng.
"It's alright." Lu Sheng smiled.
"Except for friends, no sect wants to make friends with us, because they think that we're going to fall out of the Hundred Lineages soon, so it doesn't matter if we make friends or not." He Xiangzi smiled bitterly.
Lu Sheng was speechless. The Prime Devil Sect had fallen to this point, and it was really miserable.
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