However, a group of people sat around the bonfire. Elder Wu and the old woman exchanged a few polite words for the sect to meet, and then fell silent, leaving the place to these juniors.
Among the six people who participated in the Taoist meeting, there were four women, and there were only two men, Xu Huaigu and Du Lezhan. And judging from his appearance alone, Xu Huaigu was indeed more outstanding, so the eyes of the three women from the Plum Blossom Sect over there would stop at Xu Huaigu from time to time. Especially Lu Jin's sister Lu Wei, but Xu Huaigu himself was more interested in Zhuang Yeyun who spoke out last.
It was not unusual for a group of people to look at each other like this. Liu Waner broke the deadlock and said, "I see that all of you are women. There must be more women than men in the Plum Blossom Sect, right?" Lu Jin was a quick-thinking person, so he answered first. Said: "Isn't that right? The ancestor of our Plum Blossom Sect used plum blossoms to enter Taoism, and the method he created is also related to flowers. Therefore, since the sect was founded, there have been more women and fewer men." Liu Waner smiled and said: "That is exactly the same as our Qingfeng Valley On the contrary, most of the sword cultivators in our valley are men. When these male sword cultivators see women, they are like hungry wolves seeing sheep. They are very embarrassed." Xu Huaigu laughed sarcastically and said half-jokingly: "If our two sects If we are destined, maybe we can hold a Taoist gathering in the future so that everyone can get acquainted with each other." Liu Waner shook her head, pointed at Xu Huaigu and said with a bad smile: "Look at this virtue, I just met these sisters from the Plum Blossom Sect, and I thought How did you get it by being deceived? This person is not our sword cultivator in Qingfeng Valley. He has been living in Qingfeng Valley for a period of time and has been spoiled by this trend." Then Lu Jin quickly answered: "What are you talking about? Mr. Xu looks like this and Is there still a need for female companions in swordsmanship? If you go to our Plum Blossom Sect, I don’t know how many female monks are willing to follow. Right, sister?" Lu Wei was already a little attracted to Xu Huaigu, and he blushed when he was told this. , quickly lowered his head and remained silent, causing Zhuang Yeyun to laugh at the side.
Although these three women have slightly different personalities, they are all very feminine. It must be the atmosphere of the Plum Blossom Sect that produces such beautiful monks.
Xu Huaigu heard that the conversation was getting more and more strange that day, so he quickly changed the topic and talked about participating in the Taoist meeting this time.
He asked: "How confident are you about participating in this meeting?" This time it was Zhuang Yeyun who answered the question. She smiled bitterly and said: "Our Plum Blossom Sect is getting worse from generation to generation. This time we come to participate in the meeting, our sect's five realms There are only a few monks, so among the three of us, I am the only one who is at the peak of the fifth realm. Lu Jin is in the middle of the fifth realm, while her sister Lu Wei has just entered the fifth realm. In fact, Lu Wei is still among us. He has the best qualifications, but he is a bit younger. If we are given more time, Lu Wei will definitely be able to make further progress. So, among the first twenty people attending this meeting, it will be good if only one of our sect can enter." Lu Jin He and Lu Wei also nodded in despair, agreeing with this statement.
Xu Huaigu advised: "The realm does not represent too much. Among the three of us in Qingfeng Valley, only Du Lezhan is at the peak of the Five Realms. Liu Waner and I have just entered the Fifth Realm. I think other sects are similar, so you don't have to worry too much. "Zhuang Yeyun asked again: "You have fought against Fuyao Sect Ye Leng, how strong is he?" Xu Huaigu frowned and thought for a while, and said: "It's not bad, he is the average strength of the peak of the five realms, but according to Yin Zi's words Ye Leng is just the weakest swordsman among the four of them, and the Fuyao Sect should be very strong." Hearing the name Yin Zashi, Zhuang Yeyun was suddenly shocked and asked: "Do you know Yin Zashi?" Xu Huaigu said: "We are considered friends. Zhuang Yeyun glanced at Xu Huaigu with envy and said, "Young master Xu must have something extraordinary, otherwise Yin Zushi would never make friends with you. By the way, Yin Zushi is really very strong, and he is the candidate to win the first prize in this Taoist meeting. One of them." Xu Huaigu asked her curiously: "Besides him, who else can win the championship?" Zhuang Yeyun said with a smile: "You and your group have just come now. I came a few days earlier than you, so I am more or less in Zi. Xia Zongli inquired about some news. The people participating in the Dao meeting this time were all the real Dao seeds of East Fuyao Province, and none of the sects were hiding them. Although Yin Zishi of Fuyao Zong was powerful, he was not sure of winning the championship. Except for him, There are several geniuses participating in this Taoist gathering."
"As the host of the Zixia Sect, there is a woman named Fan Xuan. She is at the pinnacle of the Five Realms and has a natural mutated heart lake. It is made by thunder and fits the way of the Zixia Sect. Therefore, her thunder method is extremely lethal. South Star The leader of Yuezong is a man named Shen Emei, who specializes in the assassination method of Xingyue Sect and is famous for his quick movement. These two people are as famous as Yin Zizhen, and they are both candidates to win the championship." When Xu Huaigu heard this, he frowned and asked "Why are they all from first-class sects? Isn't there anyone else who can compete with them?" Zhuang Yeyun shook his head and sighed: "It's not that simple. Those good talents have long been poached by these first-class sects. Well, second-rate sects like us are far behind if we want to compete with them. Moreover, their cultivation resources and elders are more powerful than ours. It is very difficult to find someone who can compete with them elsewhere. Difficult." But she smiled and said: "However, I heard an interesting story in Zixia Sect these days. A man named Jiang Chengcuo had a conflict with a fifth-level peak monk from Xingyue Sect. , actually knocked him down in just a few moves, the method was weird and really scary. So there are some rumors in the market that Jiang Chengcuo also has hope of winning the championship, but he is not willing to expose his strength." Xu Huaigu found it interesting, He asked, "Which sect does he belong to?" Zhuang Yeyun said, "This is the most interesting thing. Jiang Chengcuo has no sect, but he is actually that rootless wild cultivator!" Xu Huaigu said in surprise. : "Can wild cultivators also participate in the Taoist gathering?" Zhuang Yeyun also frowned and said: "In fact, in principle, wild cultivators are not prohibited from participating. It's just that this is a Taoist gathering of our immortal family, and it seems that there are no wild cultivators coming to join in the fun, so that's why I think his appearance is a bit strange." The wild cultivator of unknown origin was very powerful. Xu Huaigu did not regard this as an anecdote, but secretly remembered it in his heart.
Zhuang Yeyun asked with great interest: "What about your Qingfeng Valley, how sure are you of this Taoist meeting?" Xu Huaigu was naturally modest and said: "They are both second-rate sects, how can you be so sure? How confident are you with your sect? That's about it." Zhuang Yeyun said: "Young Master Xu is so humble. If you can beat Ye Leng like that, you can definitely be in the top twenty, right?" Her eyes were a little lonely, and she added: "Speaking of Middle-earth, I also want to Go there and have a look, but it's a pity that I don't have the ability." Xu Huaigu quickly comforted him, but Zhuang Yeyun was still in a low mood, so he said nothing more.
The group of people chatted some more casually, until it was almost dawn, everyone put out the bonfire and walked deep into the mountains to the Zixia Sect.
The people from the Plum Blossom Sect arrived a few days earlier, so they were familiar with each other. Zhuang Yeyun led the group forward, turning back from time to time to chat with Xu Huaigu and getting very close to him.
Liu Waner kept following behind, staring at her warily. The other two female disciples of the Plum Blossom Sect turned a blind eye to this and just chatted with each other and rushed on their way.
Du Lezhan walked at the end, still silent and expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking.
The place where they rested last night was on the outskirts of the mountain range, so it wasn't that far away. The group set out early in the morning, and even before the dew on the surrounding grass had dried, they arrived at the Zixia Sect's sect-protecting formation.
Due to the Taoist meeting being held, there were several disciples guarding the sect-protecting formation. When they saw newcomers coming, they checked the tokens of Plum Blossom Sect and Qingfeng Valley, and quickly invited them in. After all, these two sects The sects are all second-rate sects, and they are not dispensable in this Taoist meeting.
Xu Huaigu entered the Zixia Sect. At first glance, there was not much difference between the past and the first time he entered the Qingfeng Valley. It was just surrounded by green trees and lush spiritual energy. But when he walked inside the Zixia Sect, he clearly felt the purple Xia Zong's spiritual energy was mixed with a hint of thunder. After absorbing too much, it actually felt a little numb all over. I couldn't help but be surprised.
Liu Wan'er and Du Lezhan also felt it. Before they could ask, Elder Wu said: "This is the aura emanating from the Zixia Sect's thunder pool. Isn't it very different? This is only on the outside. The further you go inside, The thunder energy will become heavier and heavier, so monks who have not practiced the Five Thunder Heavenly Method cannot approach the thunder pool at all." Xu Huaigu asked: "Then if we compete here, wouldn't it be that the people of the Zixia Sect are taking advantage?" Wu Wu The elder smiled and said: "You are so anxious. In fact, there are pills that can prevent the damage to the body caused by the thunder energy. It's just that I just wanted you to feel this spiritual energy, so I didn't give it to you. I will give it to you now." After that, he took out three purple elixirs from his cuffs and distributed them to the three of them. After Xu Huaigu swallowed them, he found that the remaining thunder energy in his body was eliminated, which was very miraculous.
While continuing to walk inside, Zhuang Yeyun introduced the three people in Qingfeng Valley: "When we participated in the Taoist meeting, we lived at Camelback Peak, and the location of the competition was scheduled to be Wulei Terrace beside the Leichi. , you can go take a look and get familiar with it when you have nothing to do these days." Xu Huaigu nodded and followed Zhuang Yeyun inside. Not long after, two adjacent peaks, one high and one low, appeared in the field of vision. .
Like a camel's hump, that's a camel's hump. Walking into Camelback Peak, Xu Huaigu immediately noticed that there were more people here. Correspondingly, small attics were also scattered everywhere on the mountain, which looked much prettier than the bamboo buildings in Qingfeng Valley.
Zhuang Yeyun led the way and said: "The residences of our two sects are adjacent to each other. This is what the sect master and your valley master have agreed upon in advance. You haven't come here in the past few days, and the attic is empty. It seems deserted." Walking further up the mountain, turning around a ridge, you saw a flat piece of land on the hillside with several lofts built on it.
This loft group is located in a slightly remote location, with no other adjacent lofts around. It is red sandalwood in color and has an antique feel, which is quite beautiful.
Zhuang Yeyun said: "Zixia Sect has put a lot of effort into receiving foreign guests like us this time. Just having so many lofts requires a lot of money. All the participants who come here have one loft per person. , the Lu sisters and I have already chosen, you three can choose the rest." Liu Waner and Du Lezhan each chose one, while Xu Huaigu chose a two-story rosewood building and lived in it.
Before entering the attic, Zhuang Yeyun smiled and told Xu Huaigu that the elders did not live here, but had other residences, so the people living in Camelback were young monks, so that he could walk more and make some friends. .
Xu Huaigu naturally agreed, but he had no intention of socializing. After all, he was not the kind of person who could have both sides.
However, he did have a good impression of Zhuang Yeyun, not only because of her cute and sweet appearance, but also because of her kind and approachable personality.
Anyway, he thinks this girl is quite smart. Xu Huaigu didn't think much about it. After moving into the attic, he began to practice in order to prepare for the upcoming Zixia Sect Taoist meeting.
