Zou Yanwen may seem arrogant on weekdays, but in fact he is very delicate and cautious at heart, especially regarding the affairs of the sect, which he puts first.
Take his earlier interrogation of acquaintances, which seemed like a very arrogant move, but upon closer inspection, both what he said and what he did at the time were not unreasonable.
And letting He Juan go back is nothing more than an attitude of being cautious and sending someone back to the sect to report the situation. If the other party has a conspiracy, then most of them will take action.
And his previous words of wanting to give up the first wave of opportunities might just be to deceive Luo Yixian. If the other party still enthusiastically invites him, I'm afraid that Senior Zou will really turn around and leave.
However, Luo Yixian's expression did not change at all at that time, and his narrowed eyes made it difficult to see his inner thoughts, which made Qingyun a little unsure of the other party's thoughts.
"Hey, I hope I'm over-worrying. Maybe Ling Juedian really has good friends with Haiyou Sword Sect? After all, the current situation is stronger than others, so it's not impossible for them to surrender."
Gently shaking the long hair tied behind him, feeling the cold wind penetrating the sky, Qingyun finally calmed down his uneasy heart and began to appreciate the scenery along the way.
Generally speaking, Yuezhou is very rich and prosperous. It is much richer than Liangzhou, which is close to the land of barbarian monsters. This is not only judged by the size of the town and the number of refugees, but also by the number of monks. It can be seen from the quantity and the richness of spiritual energy in the mountains and rivers.
From leaving Liangren Village to becoming a monk and preparing to go to the Little Secret Realm to try his luck, Qingyun has heard many rumors about Yi Chen, the leader of the Immortal Sword Sect.
The content is nothing more than gossip surrounding the fact that as the leader of Yuezhou's Immortal Sword Sect, his sect was unable to continue to develop and expand due to his indecisive character, and the gossip that the two brothers were jealous of each other back then.
However, in Qingyun's view now, his cheap uncle, or uncle, may not be as incompetent as the rumors say.
At least judging from the wave of refugees he met after leaving Wuhua Mountain, although they were also dying of hunger, there was no such thing as Qing Xutian's situation of exchanging children for food.
Under the temptation of natural treasures and magical elixirs, the more than twenty people from Haiyou Sword Sect felt that time had never been so slow in their lives. The two-day journey turned out to be so difficult. Even Brother Huang, who was always as steady as a mountain, seemed unable to sit still on the back of the strange beast.
Seeing the undisguised excitement on everyone's faces, Qingyun's previous worries seemed to have been diluted.
At noon two days later, Haiyou Sword Sect and his party finally landed on an open space that had been repaired long ago.
Of course, the monks who greeted them this time were not as polite and courteous as Luo Yixian. After all, Ling Juedian and Haiyou Sword Sect have been fighting for countless years, and by now both families may have forgotten why they fought in the first place. .
A disciple of Ling Jue Palace mechanically led the group of people to the gathering place of the sects, and then left without saying hello, without giving them any face.
Especially the cold look in his eyes before leaving made Qingyun feel uncomfortable all over. Logically speaking, he consciously shouldn't have a sense of crisis towards a monk who was only in the middle stage of Lingyin Realm.
"Made, this junior is too disrespectful to us. If there weren't so many people here, I would have to teach him what politeness is! Hmph!"
Kuai Jian stared unkindly at the retreating figure of the Lingjue Palace monk, and spat viciously on the ground, causing Bai Xuan's eyebrows to jump.
"Okay, Brother Kuai, don't be angry. There are so many people here. Please pay attention to your image. Those mountain villagers in Ling Juedian don't know the rules. Our Haiyou Sword Sect, a huge sect, cannot lose etiquette in front of our comrades. "
Bai Xuan did not lower his voice when he said this. The leading disciple visibly stopped after hearing this, but he only paused for a moment and continued walking away as if he had not heard anything, without looking back.
"Yeah, rat."
Bai Xuan curled his lips disdainfully. He was about to make a sarcastic comment, but was stopped by Bai Zhizheng, who shook his head and said:
"Okay Bai Xuan, strong dragons don't suppress local cowards, stop talking, we have to keep a low profile!"
Even so, everyone can hear the insincerity in Mr. Bai's mouth. Qingyun saw this scene in his eyes and sighed secretly:
"Even Mr. Bai despises Ling Jue Palace so much. If they take the opportunity to attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them! I hope that when we enter the small secret realm, the enemies of Haiyou Sword Sect will not join forces to deal with us."
At this time, everyone just took a closer look and saw that there were already more than a hundred monks in different costumes on the crowded venue, and some of them even retained animal characteristics, such as long tails and pointed horns.
According to Qingyun's estimation, those monks are probably what people call half-demon.
Everyone had chosen the location to set up camp according to their respective sects early. Haiyou Sword Sect had the largest number of people. When they saw more than twenty people coming together, their eyes showed faint hostility.
"What Luo Yixian said is true."
Qingyun glanced slightly and found that there were really only fourteen or fifteen small camps organized together. Their distinct appearance was like a nest of rats occupying their territory, which was very funny.
There are also a group of monks who are dressed in different clothes and even have different races. They are the casual monks who paid money to reserve seats in advance this time.
Other sects have more or less heard about the huge advantage that Haiyou Sword Sect received this time, but the sects that can receive the news as soon as possible are not the most economical.
They don't want to offend the Haiyou Sword Sect, lest they be retaliated by others after entering and being alone, but they are not too afraid. If the Haiyou Sword Sect really wants to eat alone because of the strength of the crowd, everyone will not care about idioms such as working together and hugging together to keep warm. Still familiar.
It was different from the excitement of the previous trip to Haiyou City with Bai Zhizheng. I don't know if it was Zou Yanwen's reputation for being arrogant, or because everyone was well aware of the competition that was about to begin.
Not even Bai Zhizheng, a well-known chivalrous person, came to greet him. At this time, Qingyun finally felt the invisible pressure brought by the stagnant atmosphere around him.
Without the introduction of the leading monk at all, the people of Haiyou Sword Sect could see the specific location of the small secret space barrier at a glance. The reason is very simple.
This place is close to the woods, and the surface should be lush green. However, the monks who arrived first were sitting around a barren circle with no grass growing on it. It was obvious that the circle was their final destination. !
Zou Yanwen and Bai Zhizheng looked at each other and saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. Therefore, they rarely thought about competing for superiority, and led everyone to find each other without saying a word in a tacit understanding. He sat down in a relatively open place, and then ordered everyone to quickly adjust their inner breath in preparation for the small secret realm to be opened at any time.
This empty place close to Linhai was once again quiet, with only the sound of everyone's slow and long breathing remaining.
However, just when the Haiyou Sword Sect and the others were still getting hot, the nearly two hundred monks present opened their sharp eyes at the same time, staring intently in front of them.
Although the ones with the highest cultivation among the people are only in the middle and late stages of the Yuan Hua Realm, and there is not even a monk in the Condensation Realm, monks are monks after all, and they are most sensitive to the tidal rhythm of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and the changes in the power of time and space.
At this time, the rookie Qingyun could feel that some unusual changes seemed to be taking place in the open space in the center of the square. Within a moment, a narrow light gray crack suddenly appeared in the place where the space fluctuations were the strongest. !
The crack appeared silently, not like paper being torn as he imagined, but appeared out of thin air, which was extremely weird.
The crack is about as thick as a silver needle, twisting and winding no more than a few feet high. It is said to be light gray, but upon closer inspection, it shows a strange feeling of distorted light and shadow, as if the perfect world is torn apart like thunder across the night sky. A small cut.
Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, and he could already feel that among the monks from other sects near Haiyou Sword Sect, some of them had slowly begun to have murderous intentions in their hearts.
Although it was not directed at himself, he felt that he probably had a grudge against someone from the Haiyou Sword Sect and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to carry out a sneak attack the moment he entered the small secret realm.
Today's Qingyun is not what he used to be. He is no longer the innocent boy who was slapped by Chen Quan'er at Chen Defu's house. He must not have the intention to harm others, but he must always keep his mind on guard against others in mind!
Therefore, when everyone was focusing on the space barrier that would open at any time, he inadvertently took off the cold hairpin from behind his head, and then quietly held it in the palm of his hand. Just in case something happens.
After about a few breaths, the light gray crack was like a living snake and insect, growing and squirming slowly, from no more than a few feet to more than ten feet, and then slowly widened to two feet. Refers to the length.
At this time, Zou Yanwen lowered his voice and said solemnly:
"Disciples of Haiyou Sword Sect, please pay attention. The small secret realm is about to open. We can no longer make specific plans, but I am telling you now that the jade tokens given to you for this training are specially made. As long as you are within a radius, The location of our fellow disciples can be sensed within a few miles. In order to prevent us from being surrounded and suppressed, except for me and Bai Zhizheng, the senses of the two teams are not connected to each other. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Everyone responded in unison, and Zou Yanwen said again:
"After entering the small secret realm, everyone will be transported to various places by the unstable power of time and space, so the first thing is to meet up with our fellow disciples. Bai Zhizheng and I will each find a safe place to wait for the disciples for three days. If you can't make it within three days, then be careful! Remember! Take care of your life first, and then complete the sect's mission!"
PS: Everything is cause and effect with evidence~
