Shen Shu's expression was slightly gloomy. He turned his body slightly to block the female cultivators' line of sight.
Not far away, a large group of people gathered.
"Master, there are so many people in front," Shen Shu said. "What are they looking at?"
Ye Yunlan looked up and glanced at the crowd.
There was a clear lake in front of him. A small bridge extended out from the lake shore. At the end of the bridge was an exquisite white jade pavilion. It stood in the emerald lake, looking like an immortal's home. The pavilion was full of people from the shore to the shore.
Almost instantly, Ye Yunlan recognized where it was and couldn't help but frown.
If possible, he didn't want to see anything related to that person in his life.
However, the other party was powerful. When he was at Mount Qingyun in the East Continent, what the eye didn't see, the heart didn't grieve over. However, this was the Middle Continent. Some things couldn't be avoided even if he wanted to.
"That's the Mysterious Pavilion," Ye Yunlan said.
Shen Shu said, "The Mysterious Pavilion?"
"Have you heard of the Northern Region's Mysterious Pavilion?" Ye Yunlan's expression was cold when he mentioned the Mysterious Pavilion. "The Mysterious Pavilion set up Mysterious Pavilions everywhere in the world and put Mysterious Stones in the pavilions. Every month, the Mysterious Pavilion will announce the Mysterious Pavilion on the Mysterious Stone. All cultivators in the world can see it. "
Shen Shu asked, "What's … the Mysterious Pavilion?"
Ye Yunlan said indifferently, "The Mysterious Pavilion ranks the cultivators' strength, weapons, and appearance in the world."
Shen Shu blinked in confusion. "Why set up such a ranking?"
"The people in the Mysterious Pavilion are good at astrology and divination to deduce the secrets of the heavens. The founder of the Mysterious Pavilion once said that the world's divination should focus on the common people. Therefore, the Mysterious Pavilion set up the Mysterious Pavilion to include all cultivators in the world. It predicts disasters and chaos in the world and stabilizes the order of the cultivation world. This is the purpose of the Mysterious Pavilion. "
At this point, a hint of mockery flashed across Ye Yunlan's face. Shen Shu couldn't see it because it was hidden under the thin veil.
"It sounds very powerful," Shen Shu said. "However, I can understand the ranking of cultivators' strength and weapons, but why do they have to include appearance in the ranking?"
Ye Yunlan was silent.
He had asked Chen Weiyuan this question in his previous life.
At that time, Chen Weiyuan was half-hugging him, holding his hand and kissing his fingertips. She smiled and asked, "Yunlan, do you think that beauty is useless in this world?"
He sat down on the high chair of the pavilion lord of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. The page containing the Heavenly Secrets Ranking was placed before him. Golden Spiritual Qi flowed around it, and it was within his reach. However, he did not reach out to touch it. He only said in a low voice, "Someone once told me that appearance is the most useless thing to cultivators. It can even lead to disaster."
"Who said that to you? He really does have some ulterior motives. " Chen Weiyuan shook his head and smiled faintly. "Although I've never cared about looks, I can't deny that looks are never useless. Sometimes, they're even sharper than divine weapons." He paused. "Divine weapons can pierce through anything, but looks can pierce through the heart."
"However, that person was right when he said that one's appearance would attract disaster. An overly outstanding appearance will not only bring chaos and disaster to oneself, but also to others, and even to the entire cultivation world. "
"When the founder built the pavilion, the two most outstanding people in the Taoist sect fought over the number one beauty in the cultivation world. Later, they decided to leave their sect. One joined the Demon Sect, and the other joined the Ghost Sect. The cultivation world was in chaos, and the Taoist sect suffered a great loss. From then on, the founder listed looks, strength, and weapons on the Heavenly Secrets Ranking. "
Chen Weiyuan sighed as he spoke. "If someone can keep beauties, put away divine weapons, and make strong cultivators live in seclusion, then a lot of troubles can be avoided in this world." Then, he bent down and touched the tip of Ye Yunlan's ear with his thin lips. His voice was gentle and affectionate. "At that time, Yunlan, I might be able to put down my responsibilities, hold hands with you, and live in paradise together."
Ye Yunlan closed his eyes.
The so-called holding hands and living in paradise together … was all a lie.
He said coldly, "It's probably because they're bored."
Shen Shu was stunned for a moment. Then, he suddenly burst out laughing.
The young man's voice was slightly hoarse, but when he laughed, it was somewhat deep and seductive. "Master is right, it's indeed boring … However, this kind of boring ranking is just the words of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion alone. Why are there so many people gathering around to look at it, and even believing it to be true?"
He thought for a moment, then said, "Moreover, the ranking of cultivators is something that can easily cause controversy. Is there really no one who opposed it from the beginning?"
"There was. It's just that they've all been suppressed, "Ye Yunlan said.
"The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is just one of the six Taoist sects. Is it really that capable?" Shen Shu was puzzled.
Ye Yunlan said, "Of course, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion alone is not that capable. However, behind the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion stands the Chen Clan, one of the ancient cultivation aristocratic families. "
Shen Shu had been cultivating with Ye Yunlan all these years. He had been influenced by him and had read many ancient books. He knew that ancient aristocratic families existed in the cultivation world.
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