Ever since the outbreak of the Devil Calamity in the Spirit Realm, spirit cultivators and devil cultivators had been fighting at the borders of the three sects. Due to the efforts of many spirit cultivators, the battle was suppressed within this area and did not spread to the core of the three sects.
Occasionally, there would be small devil teams that sneaked into the core of the Spirit Realm and attacked for thousands of miles, but they would be surrounded by even more spirit cultivator teams. Furthermore, logistical supplies were a big problem when fighting in the core of the Spirit Realm. Thus, the devil troops gradually withdrew their forces and no longer wasted their strength to harass the spirit cultivators.
Thus, the focus of both sides returned to the main battlefield. The Spirit Cultivator Alliance's commander, Zheng Tingyun, repeatedly launched attacks and sent people to attack everywhere to reclaim the territory that was originally controlled by the devil army.
It was obvious that after receiving Yi Tian's message, she knew that the current commander of the devil army, Dugu Chenglong, had fallen. Without a leader, the movements of the devil army became chaotic and disorderly. Such a good opportunity naturally could not be missed. Furthermore, Zheng Tingyun also knew that the betrayal of the Scarlet Pupil Demon had affected the Devil Saint's plan. Naturally, she wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the devil army to deal a heavy blow.
Hundreds of thousands of miles away, in the Taiqing Pavilion's core of Sunset City, another scene was playing out. Today was the day that the eldest son of the city's oldest family, the Hua Clan, was marrying his dao companion. The bride was the eldest daughter of Xiang Donghui, the head of the Taiqing Pavilion's Severed Soul Stage. This marriage between the two clans could be considered as the alliance of the Taiqing Pavilion's powerful sects.
However, the strange thing was that the Feiyu Kenshū Sect and Mythical Flame Palace both sent people to congratulate them. Those who did not know the situation were just here to watch the show. However, those loose cultivators who knew the situation broke their scalps to come to the Hua Clan. No matter what, it was not wrong to get familiar with them.
As the host, the Hua Clan naturally did not dare to be negligent. They opened up an exclusive area in the manor to receive the guests from the two sects. These were all powerful sects in the Spirit Realm. Since the Hua Clan was attached to the Taiqing Pavilion, they naturally came personally as disciples and hosts of the Taiqing Pavilion.
The original head of the Hua Clan was Hua Yuxin. However, in recent years, the Spirit Cultivator Alliance had entered the Mythical Flame Palace. She had long passed the position of head to the next generation of the Hua Clan. Hua Yulin and Hua Yuxin were already the Grand Supreme Elders of the Hua Family. Now, the ones in charge of the family were all Soul Formation cultivators.
As for the rogue cultivators who received them, they were arranged to stay in another courtyard. The cultivators who came here were all mixed up. The cultivators who came here ranged from the Jin Dan Stage to the Soul Formation Stage. Some of them came here to make friends with him. Some low-level cultivators even used the excuse of sightseeing as they wanted to find someone to become their disciple. Normally, they couldn't even see cultivators from the three sects. Now that they finally had the chance, they naturally wanted to try their luck.
Among these people, there was an inconspicuous young cultivator. The spiritual pressure around him was only at the Yuanying stage. He slowly passed through the area where the loose cultivators were gathered and arrived at the Hua Family's side courtyard. From the looks of it, it was as if he was shopping, but the way he walked was so familiar that it didn't seem like he was here for the first time.
Ever since the battle at the Realm Gate, Yi Tian did not head directly to the Spirit Cultivator Alliance's headquarters. Instead, he took a detour to Sunset City. This was his first stop after ascending to the Spirit Realm. Naturally, he was in a good mood when he revisited this place.
After talking with Xiang Donghui, Yi Tian simply wrote a letter and asked him to bring it to Hua Yulin. He knew that Xiang Donghui was the head disciple of the Taiqing Pavilion's Spirit Severing stage. Although he didn't know if he could reach the Body Integration stage, he was now the leader of the late Body Integration stage cultivator Zhou Feiyang's faction.
Such weight in the Taiqing Pavilion could not be underestimated. As a rising star, the Hua Family relied on Hua Yuxin's identity. In terms of foundation, they were still lacking compared to the Xiang Family. It could be seen that Xiang Donghui wanted to find a strong backer by proposing the marriage of his first wife's daughter. For the time being, there were no strong figures in the Hua Family's direct line of descent. The marriage between the two families could make up for each other's shortcomings.
In the end, strength spoke louder than words. Yi Tian thought as he slowly walked into the Hua Family's side courtyard. Yi Tian thought that there were a few people here who had the same cultivation as him. After sweeping through them with his spiritual sense, he lost interest. These rogue cultivators had pretty much exhausted their potential. They came to the Hua Family today just to freeload and find some connections.
Just as he was thinking, he felt a strange feeling in his heart. He walked a few steps and arrived at a quiet side courtyard. There weren't many people here. After Yi Tian walked in, his gaze swept past the cultivators in the main hall. His eyes narrowed. There were two people sitting in the main hall. One of them was a late stage Jin Dan rogue cultivator. The other was a late stage Yuanying old man sitting on an empty seat. He was holding a jug of spirit wine in his hand and drinking by himself.
The old man was none other than the second elder of the Yellow Springs Guards, Ning RuiLin. He was a late stage Body Integration cultivator. He couldn't really be here to participate in the Hua Family's celebration, right?
With that thought, Yi Tian slowly walked forward. When he arrived in front of Ning RuiLin, he bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, you're drinking by yourself. Could it be that you've been waiting for me?"
"You're here." Ning RuiLin pointed at the empty seat opposite him and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Please take a seat."
The two of them exchanged questions and answers. They seemed to be old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time. When the late stage Jin Dan rogue cultivator saw this, he slowly stood up and walked out of the side courtyard, leaving the two of them alone.
After a while, Yi Tian opened a soundproof barrier and asked, "May I know why Old Ning is waiting for me?"
Ning RuiLin smiled and didn't say anything. He looked at Yi Tian for a long time before replying, "I went to find Qin Huaige of the Clear Sky Pavilion. I also paid a great price to see the future of the Netherworld Empire."
"Congratulations, Old Ning." Yi Tian smiled and said, "You've gotten what you wanted."
Ning RuiLin gently waved his hand and said, "Sect Master Yi, do you know what price I paid for this divination?"
Hearing this, Yi Tian was stunned. Since Ning RuiLin said so, it seemed that the price was not small. After thinking for a while, he asked, "I've heard that Head Qin's divination is also different. It doesn't cost much to divine a person's future, but if it involves the fate of an empire or the safety of an entire realm, the price is probably not cheap."
Ning RuiLin nodded and said, "Sect Master Yi is indeed insightful." Then, he raised two fingers and said, "I only spent this much."
"200 years of lifespan." Yi Tian said indifferently, "Fellow Daoist Ning is really willing to spend."
Ning RuiLin smiled disdainfully and said, "It's 2000 years of lifespan. Sect Master Yi, do you think it's worth it?"
Yi Tian's face twitched slightly. Then, he looked at the person in front of him with a serious expression. It should be known that although the Second Elder of the Yellow Springs Guard's cultivation was at the late stage of the Body Integration Stage, he didn't have much lifespan left. Since he was willing to pay such a high price, it must be for something extraordinary. After thinking for a while, Yi Tian sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning's actions are indeed beyond my expectations. It seems that he must have gained something after paying such a price."
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