209: Three thousand elites!

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Prefecture Lord Ling finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

"Oh, Prefecture Lord Ling, it's like this: I accidentally met Senior Lu on the road and traveled with him for a while. Later, he killed a Supreme Demon Beast."

"He said that the meat of this Supreme Demon Beast is a rare delicacy in the world, containing a vast amount of life essence, so he asked me to bring some back for you to taste."

City Lord Yan said as he took out the Kunpeng meat Lu Hao had given him from his Storage Pouch.

As soon as the Kunpeng meat was taken out, it was just a small piece, but then it suddenly expanded, threatening to fill the entire Peak.

Prefecture Lord Ling quickly took action, suppressing it back to the size of a palm. That small piece of Kunpeng meat emitted an extremely pure life essence, giving Prefecture Lord Ling an instinctive urge to take a bite immediately.

However, with an outsider present, he still had to maintain his image, so he silently put it back into his Storage Pouch.

"Hahaha, my Disciple truly has a good heart... Even when traveling, he still thinks of his master."

Prefecture Lord Ling was deeply moved. He never expected that Lu Hao would entrust someone to bring him something back from outside.

"This old man thanks Fellow Daoist Yan. May I ask where my Disciple is now?"

City Lord Yan heard this and said with a chuckle:

"I'm not sure about that. I only sent him to the border of Danling State and then returned. Now I don't know if Senior Lu is still there."

"Danling State? He has crossed the Devouring Demon Sea then... This kid, he can really run, he's gone so far."

Prefecture Lord Ling muttered to himself, then looked up at City Lord Yan and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yan, you look travel-worn. You must have come from a very distant place, right?"

City Lord Yan scratched his head and said:

"Yes, I came from Linhai City, a place on the Devouring Demon Coast in the northern part of Beihuang State."

"Since that's the case, why don't you stay at my Qingxuan Sect for a few more days, Fellow Daoist? My Sect has some matters to attend to recently. Once I'm done, I'll personally escort you back, which should save you a lot of time."

City Lord Yan thought for a moment and quickly agreed.

"Since Prefecture Lord Ling has said so, then I shall not decline."

As soon as City Lord Yan stepped into the Qingxuan Sect, he felt an extremely rich Origin Qi, which directly made his cultivation circulate much faster.

Compared to this Qingxuan Sect, what was his Linhai City but a desolate place?

Cultivating here, his progress would be incredibly fast!

So even if Prefecture Lord Ling hadn't said anything, City Lord Yan was already looking for an excuse to stay longer. Not to mention that Prefecture Lord Ling himself brought it up, so he naturally wouldn't refuse.

"No problem, no problem, Fellow Daoist Yan. Just find any place to stay here. Most of the rooms here are empty, specifically for entertaining guests."

"But don't go to the Qingfeng Courtyard. That's where my Disciple lives. He arranged for Puppets to maintain it as it is, so he can return when he's tired of adventuring outside."

"Now I need to go to Shenbing Pavilion to prepare for tomorrow's matters. Fellow Daoist Yan, please excuse me!"

...

Prefecture Lord Ling's figure instantly disappeared from across the table, leaving City Lord Yan alone, sitting there.

He poured himself another cup of wine, picked up the cup, and slowly walked to the edge of the cliff, watching the clouds roll and unroll in the distance, enjoying the caress of the breeze, and feeling the incredibly abundant Origin Qi. For a moment, he was completely lost in thought.

"This is truly a fairyland..."

He sighed deeply, recalling the situation in his Linhai City, and a complex expression appeared on his face.

"If only the environment of my Linhai City were like this, how wonderful would that be..."

With that, he tilted his head and drained the wine, then sat down cross-legged directly on the cliff.

...

Prefecture Lord Ling arrived at Shenbing Pavilion, which was where Lu Hao had stored Magic Treasures for the Sect before he left.

However, after so long, no one had obtained any Magic Treasures from within.

Prefecture Lord Ling stood at the entrance, emitting his aura. Shenbing Pavilion itself was a Magic Treasure, and upon sensing Prefecture Lord Ling's aura, it immediately opened its doors.

Prefecture Lord Ling walked in smoothly and began to search inside.

Although he could take all the treasures inside, this was one of the Foundations for the Qingxuan Sect's development, and Prefecture Lord Ling would never do such a thing.

After searching for a while.

"Hahaha, I found it! This is it!"

Prefecture Lord Ling burst out laughing, then walked out of Shenbing Pavilion. The moment he stepped out, the doors of Shenbing Pavilion instantly closed.

That day, a grand mobilization of troops began within the Qingxuan Sect!

This news excited all the Disciples of the Qingxuan Sect.

Perhaps because they had stayed in the Qingxuan Mountain Range for quite some time, an unusually large number of Disciples wanted to depart and aid the Heaven Sword Sect!

It made sense, after all, ever since Lu Hao set up the Formation in the Qingxuan Sect, ordinary Qingxuan Sect Disciples were not allowed to go out to conceal the news of the Medicinal Pills.

Although the entire Formation was very large, encompassing the entire Qingxuan Mountain Range, being confined for a long time still made many Disciples feel somewhat bored.

So this time, with a rare opportunity to go out, everyone's enthusiasm was naturally very high.

After a selection process, the chosen Disciples were excited, while those who weren't chosen were filled with disappointment and unwillingness.

"Damn it... I want to go out and see too! I've already Cultivated to the Early Stage Nascent Soul, and I haven't even had a good trip outside yet!"

"Alas, don't talk about your Early Stage Nascent Soul... I'm already at the Peak Nascent Soul, almost Soul Transformation, and I wasn't chosen this time. I heard that those chosen from each major prefecture are true prodigies, at least Soul Transformation Cultivation. We shouldn't even think about it!"

"Brother, I'll just go find a Puppet to fight. Do you want to come?"

"Forget it, forget it. Last time I fought a Nascent Soul Cultivation Puppet, it almost killed me. I'll just settle down a bit more..."

"Hahaha, brother, remember one thing: only Impurities need to settle!"

"Hmm?! Want to go to the arena?!"

...

One day later, a mighty group of people appeared above the Qingxuan Sect, numbering a full three thousand!

The leader was Lu Hao's second Disciple, Dugu Litian!

He wore a black robe, his expression firm and calm, looking straight ahead.

Beside him, a woman stood half a step back to his right.

The woman wore a light pink dress, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders and back. A slight breeze gently stirred a wisp of dark hair, loosely obscuring her eyes.

The woman extended a slender, fair finger, like mutton fat jade, gently brushed the strands of hair from her face, then gracefully tucked them behind her ear.

Then her gaze turned to the person beside her, a slight smile on her face, and she slowly asked:

"Litian, are we not departing yet?"

This person was none other than Ye Qingyin!

In the past year or so, Ye Qingyin had also recovered significantly from her previous emotional blow.

Faced with Dugu Litian's care, having lost everything, she naturally developed a dependence on the man before her.

After all, he was the only person she knew in this Sect, the only one who truly treated her well...

Due to her cold demeanor when she first arrived at the Qingxuan Sect, few people in the Sect would talk to her now.

Thus, the only one by her side was Dugu Litian...