The third day of the sixth month, the day of Xuan Zun's lecture.
Many Xuanxiu disciples in the Hanging Star Palace restrained their excitement from Xuan Zhen's victory over the past few days and prepared to head to the lecture site to listen to the Dao.
In reality, Xuan Zun's lecture was of a higher level. Only middle-level cultivators could benefit from it. Lower-level cultivators almost didn't get any benefits.
But regardless of whether they could understand it or not, they were still willing to listen. Moreover, if they had good aptitudes and hadn't been discovered before, they might be able to comprehend it after going there.
Even if they didn't get anything, when they returned, they would still say that they had heard Xuan Zun's lecture. It was also extraordinary.
Just as the disciples walked out of the Hanging Star Palace one after another, Yu Ruiqing and her disciple Yue Luo stood under the corridor on the side of the square in front of the palace. It seemed like they were waiting for someone.
After a while, a young Daoist wearing a cloak and a hat walked over from afar.
When he came close, Yu Ruiqing cupped her hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang."
Zhang Yu also bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, sorry to keep you waiting."
Yue Luo also bowed and said, "Mister Zhang."
She had accepted Zhang Yu's gift of bamboo slips. The latter had taught her a lot and could be considered half a teacher to her. That was why she called him that.
Zhang Yu also nodded to her.
Yu Ruiqing smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, let's get on the carriage."
Zhang Yu nodded and boarded a double-decker high carriage pulled by eight creator horses.
Cultivators and armored soldiers weren't allowed to fly freely in Tanquan Earth Province, so they could only ride a creator's carriage to the spell platform.
The two came to the carriage's second floor and sat down. The angle here was higher, and the scenery on both sides of the road could be easily seen.
As the carriage drove out of the square and onto the main road, it could be seen that groups of armored soldiers riding on Winged Creator Horses would pass by from time to time. These people were all wearing bright red capes, and the sound of their horses' hooves was neat and powerful. They looked extraordinarily mighty.
Yu Ruiqing said, "These are the garrison troops of the city, but they are only used to maintain order in the city. The ones who truly protect the Earth Province are the two hundred thousand soldiers in the city and the incarnation left behind by Yu Xuanzun."
At this moment, Zhang Yu glanced at the Heavenly City at the top. Suddenly, he saw a few rays of light descending from the Heavenly City and disappearing. However, even though they were very far away, he could still recognize that they were a few young cultivators. There were both men and women and they all looked very handsome.
Yu Ruiqing had obviously noticed as well. He said, "That should be Yu Xuanzun's disciple."
Zhang Yu asked, "Didn't these people come when Zhen Xuan was discussing the Dharma?"
Yu Ruiqing smiled and said, "As Xuan Zun's disciples, how could they be willing to lower themselves to come here?
In their eyes, only the disciples of the Mystic Supremacy were qualified to be compared to them. Only a person like Fellow Daoist Shi, who wholeheartedly pursued the Dao, would not care about the difference in ranking and treat all of them as equals.
In fact, the cultivation of those people just now is also ordinary. Even if they came, they might not be able to beat anyone, so it's better if they didn't come. "
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
Although it was just a glance, he could feel something from the escape light of those cultivators. His intuition told him that these people were definitely no match for Shen Ruo Qiu or Nie Yin.
However, this was nothing out of the ordinary. Although these people were all disciples of Mystique Venerables, that was all they had.
He had heard that Yu Xuanzun had many disciples. As long as Xuanxiu was recommended to him, he would be willing to accept them. He didn't care about the temperament of those who wanted to become his disciple, so there were all kinds of people among his disciples.
It was also because of this that the Daoist lectures on the Great Constellation Star attracted so many people every year. Many of them came with the intention of becoming his disciple.
As the carriage traveled, they gradually approached the place where the Daoist lectures were held.
This place was located on the Dark Light Platform in the center of the Dark Spring Earth Province. It was a large platform in the center of a lake, surrounded by a sea of flowing springs and flowers. The scenery was very beautiful.
In fact, Xuan Zun's incarnation's Daoist lectures could be said to be far and wide. As long as one was willing to listen, as long as one was on the Great Constellation Star, one could hear it even from one's own residence.
However, Xuan Zun's Daoist lectures not only required him to recite the Daoist incantation, but his voice would also cause the cultivator's internal and external Qi to vibrate. There was a superior Daoist Dao hidden within, and only those who were close to him could understand the changes. Therefore, if one only listened to the Daoist lectures and didn't comprehend the Daoist incantation on the platform, unless one was truly talented, they would only be able to recite two lines of Daoist scriptures in the end.
At this moment, on a corner of the Dark Light Platform, a few male and female cultivators stood there. They looked down at the cultivators who came to the platform one after another, and their expressions more or less carried a hint of condescending arrogance.
Jia Antong's cultivation was the highest among these disciples, and he was regarded as the leader by his fellow disciples who got along well with him. At this moment, he said, "There are many cultivators who came to listen to the Daoist lectures today, but I wonder how many of them can understand the Daoist incantation."
Someone said disdainfully, "The Daoist teachings that the Daoist lectures about are profound and superior. We listened to his teachings day and night, but we still couldn't understand it. How can they understand it after listening to it once?"
One of the young cultivators leaned against the stone platform and said with his arms crossed, "That's not necessarily true. These Xuanxiu aren't just ordinary people. Senior Martial Brother Jia, have you heard? A few days ago, Xuan Fa was the winner of Xuan Zhen's Daoist discussion.
I heard that this time, there were two victories and one draw, and there were no defeats. This can be considered rare. I wonder where Shi Yanxin found these Daoists this time. "
At this moment, Jia Antong turned around and said, "I'm not surprised that Shi Yanxin won. Junior Martial Brother Xu, where are the two Xuanxiu?"
Junior Martial Brother Xu's expression changed, and he said, "Senior Martial Brother, could it be that you want to …"
Jia Antong said, "Teacher has been taking care of us. He told us to pay more attention to some Xuanxiu with outstanding aptitudes. If we can pull these two people into our sect and become our Senior Martial Brother, it will definitely make Teacher happy."
When the surrounding disciples heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other a few times. They were all somewhat tempted.
Although they were Xuan Zun's disciples, there were more than a hundred of them in the same sect. They were divided into big and small circles, and they often competed with each other on weekdays.
The seals and secret techniques bestowed by the higher-ups could only be read first by the group of people who usually won more battles. This led to each small circle trying to expand their own strength.
In their view, these two Xuanxiu, who could defeat Ping Zhenxiu, seemed to be quite strong. They were qualified to be their fellow disciples. If they could pull them into their sect, then they would have a better chance of winning the next round.
Junior Martial Brother Xu said, "Senior Martial Brother Jia, this idea is not bad. Let's go find them after the lecture."
Jia Antong shook his head and said, "No, we'll go now. If we wait until after Teacher's lecture, I'm afraid our Senior Martial Brothers will be ahead of us. "
Junior Martial Brother Xu lowered his head and thought. His body, which was originally leaning against the stone platform, suddenly straightened up. He agreed and said, "Senior Martial Brother is right. Then, Junior Martial Brother will go now."
Jia Antong glanced at a certain place. He was still somewhat worried and said, "I'll go with you."
At this moment, Zhang Yu and Yu Ruiqing's carriage had already arrived at the shore of the big lake. When they arrived, the three of them changed to a boat and went to the big platform in the center of the lake.
When they were still a few li away from the Dark Light Platform, they saw stone platforms floating out of the lake. The small boat was pulled forward and finally stopped in front of one of the stone platforms.
The three of them got off the small boat and walked up the stairs to the stone platform. They saw that it was very spacious and could accommodate more than ten people sitting side by side. However, just as the two of them stood still and before they could sit down, they saw two conveyance lights coming from the Dark Light Platform and landing in front of them in a flash. After the brilliance dispersed, two cultivators walked out from inside.
Jia Antong looked at the two of them and raised his hand to salute, saying, "My name is Jia Antong. This is my Junior Martial Brother Xu Hai. Both of us are disciples of Teacher Yu. Greetings, Fellow Daoists."
Yu Ruiqing was slightly surprised. He returned the salute and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoists. What brings you here?"
Jia Antong didn't say anything and just stood there with his sleeves behind his back. He glanced at Xu Hai, who said, "My Junior Martial Brother heard that you two Fellow Daoists won one draw and one victory in the Zhen Xuan Theory Debate, greatly increasing the prestige of our Xuanxiu. Thinking that you two are also talented and outstanding people, we came here to recommend you two to Teacher Yu. I wonder if you two are willing?"
Yu Ruiqing smiled and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you two. Although I'm Xuanxiu, I also have a master. Forgive me for not being able to change my master's position."
Zhang Yu's expression was calm and he didn't answer at all. However, everyone knew his attitude at a glance.
Jia Antong couldn't help but frown.
Xu Hai's expression also darkened. When they came, they didn't consider rejecting this matter at all. In their minds, this kind of opportunity was something that everyone yearned for. If ordinary cultivators knew about it, they would be wild with joy. Who would reject it? However, this matter just happened to happen, and both of them were unwilling to accept it.
Jia Antong was proud of his identity and naturally wouldn't persuade them. He said, "Since you two are unwilling, then forget it. Junior Martial Brother Xu, let's go." After that, he flicked his sleeves and flew into the air.
Xu Hai snorted and followed him. In an instant, two escape lights flew into the big platform and disappeared.
Yu Ruiqing smiled and said, "I came here to listen to the Dao, but I didn't expect to offend Xuan Zun's disciples."
Yue Luo couldn't help but grasp the corner of her clothes and said with some worry, "Teacher, will Xuan Zun's disciples harm you?"
Yu Ruiqing smiled and said leisurely, "Disciple, this is under the rule of Tianxia. Not to mention Xuan Zun's disciples, even Xuan Zun himself can't do whatever he wants."
Yue Luo nodded.
Zhang Yu's expression was indifferent. He even killed the direct disciple of the Xuanting Court Administrator, Bai Xiu. Why would he care about two ordinary disciples of Xuan Zun?
What's more, he didn't have to worry about any trouble with his identity as the Xuanting Envoy. On the contrary, the other party should be more afraid of him.
At this moment, the sound of a jade bell came from above the big platform. The long and clear sound spread in all directions in an instant, and the whole Tanquan Earth State heard it.
The cultivators who were talking on the platforms suddenly quieted down.
The bell rang again and again. After it rang three times in a row, a grand ray of light came down from the city and landed on the jade platform at the center!
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