After hearing Huangfu Qiuyue's words, Tuoba Qingyun's eyes turned cold:
"Is it possible that I should look at Senior Sister Du Yue and Senior Brother Du Hao coldly?"
"Is it wrong for fellow students to respect each other?"
"Huangfu Qiuyue, don't use your villain's heart to guess what I, Tuoba Qingyun, am thinking."
Huangfu Qiuyue smiled disdainfully:
"When it comes to acting skills, no one can compare to you members of the Tuoba royal family."
After saying that, Huangfu Qiuyue clasped her fists at Du Yue and Du Hao, then turned around and walked to the side.
Xiao Zhan glanced back at this scene, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he didn't say anything.
Gu Chen and Ye Qingcheng, who were standing next to Xiao Zhan, also had expressionless faces.
Ye Qingcheng looked at Xiao Zhan and slowly said:
"In front of Tuoba Qingyun and Huangfu Qiuyue, your two disciples are still too naive."
Xiao Zhan chuckled:
"Be simple, wouldn't you?"
Gu Chen laughed "haha":
"Master Xiao is right. As cultivators of immortality, it is best for us to keep an innocent heart."
"It's actually quite interesting for children to play house, so that they can grow up quickly."
"After all, things like character can't be developed by just practicing in the mountains."
"That little guy," Gu Chen looked at Han Xiao, who was sleeping soundly on the bow of the boat, and couldn't help laughing:
"This little guy actually also has a holy spiritual root."
"Master Xiao's tenth peak has three saint-grade spiritual roots at the same time, which is really enviable."
"Presumably other forces, including the royal family, will be envious of this battle of geniuses."
Ye Qingcheng snorted coldly: 33
"It doesn't matter if they are envious. If they dare to mess around, they will be killed."
Xiao Zhan looked calm and chuckled:
"Du Yue, Du Hao, and Han Xiao, if they can become my disciples, they are destined to be masters and disciples."
Hearing this, Gu Chen and Ye Qingcheng both nodded subconsciously.
After all, when Xiuyuan Sect recruited disciples, everyone thought Xiao Zhan was nonsense, but no matter how everyone tried to persuade them, Du Yue and Du Hao still insisted on joining the Tenth Peak.
Isn't this just fate?
The flying boat turned into a stream of light and passed by at high speed at high altitude.
There is a transparent light shield covering the outside of the flying boat, which is the flying boat's protective formation.
If this formation were removed, the churning air waves would be enough to lift all the disciples on the flying boat away.
Ye Qingcheng looked at the disciple named Liu Yong at this time.
He is the most powerful disciple of the Xiuyuan Sect sent to the Imperial City to participate in the Tianjiao Battle this time, and he is already in the early stage of Nascent Soul.
It's just that Liu Yong's face, instead of showing any confidence or excitement, was full of disappointment.
Especially after seeing Du Yue, Du Hao, Wu Nan, Tuoba Qingyun, Huangfu Qiuyue and Huo Yan.
You know, these people are only in their early twenties.
And he, Liu Yong, is already thirty years old.
Maybe within two years, he will be surpassed by these people.
He was thinking that if these people had not joined the Xiuyuan Sect, then he would still be the strongest disciple of the Xiuyuan Sect under the age of thirty.
A feeling of jealousy instantly enveloped his heart.
Xiao Zhan, Ye Qingcheng and Gu Chen looked at Liu Yong at the same time.
Noticing the gazes of the three people, Liu Yong quickly lowered his head.
Gu Chen narrowed his eyes:
"Liu Yong's mood is not right. It seems that he was shocked."
Ye Qingcheng looked calm:
"If you can't withstand this blow, then there is no need to practice immortality, otherwise you will only become obsessed and fall into evil ways in the future."
A smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face:
"Actually, at times like this, a word of encouragement from us can save his life."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan's figure flashed and appeared outside the flying boat.
With a wave of his hand, Du Yue, Du Hao, and Han Xiao, who was sleeping, flew out of the flying boat and hovered next to Xiao Zhan.
All Feizhou's disciples looked at Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan waved his hand again, and a mysterious energy enveloped Liu Yong.
Liu Yong felt that his body was out of control and he appeared outside the flying boat in an instant.
The flying boat flew away at great speed and disappeared from sight in an instant.
Liu Yong was suspended in front of Xiao Zhan, holding his hands and fists with some restraint, his face covered with cold sweat from nervousness.
He was worried that he had angered Xiao Zhan somewhere.
Du Yue and Du Hao also looked at Xiao Zhan with doubts on their faces.
Only Han Xiao, a little kid, was still snoring while suspended in the air.
A smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face, he looked at Liu Yong and said:
"There is still some time before the battle of Tianjiao."
"It's boring on the flying boat. Come with us and walk to the imperial city."
Liu Yong's heartbeat finally became more stable, and he nodded quickly:
"Obey...obey!"
Xiao Zhan nodded and led a few people to a mountain forest.
As soon as he landed, he saw a blood-red tiger more than ten meters long roaring and rushing towards him.
More importantly, this blood tiger exuded pressure comparable to that of the mid-stage Nascent Soul.
Du Yue and Du Hao glared, one drew his sword, the other drew his sword, and rushed forward.
It's just that the strength of the two of them was far inferior to that of the bloody tiger. As soon as they met, they were shot away, and the aura on their bodies became extremely unstable.
Seeing the bloody tiger roaring towards Du Yue, Han Xiao, who was still sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.
He laughed foolishly and stamped his feet so hard that the whole forest trembled.
Then Han Xiao turned into a black light and rushed in front of the blood tiger. He jumped on the blood tiger's back and grabbed the blood tiger's fur with his small hands. No matter how hard the blood tiger struggled, Han Xiao refused to let go.
And Han Xiao's aura actually climbed to the level of Perfection in the Dan Formation Realm, which was only a small level away from Liu Yong in the early stage of Nascent Soul.
Liu Yong was stunned.
How old is Han Xiaocai?
Five years old, or six years old?
But in the next moment, Han Xiao was thrown away.
But the next moment, Du Yue and Du Hao rushed towards the Blood Tiger again.
Xiao Zhan had no intention of taking action.
Seeing that Du Yue, Du Hao and Han Xiao were besieging the Blood Tiger and still at a disadvantage, Liu Yong gritted his teeth and rushed towards the Blood Tiger.
The blood tiger's claws were about to hit Du Hao's heart.
If this shot is successful, even if Du Hao does not die, he will not escape the ending of becoming a cripple.
At the critical moment, Liu Yong stood in front of Du Hao, mobilized all his energy, and pushed forward with both hands.
A strong force instantly caused the bloody tiger to retreat.
The huge force fed back and sent Liu Yong flying.
Du Hao's figure flashed and he caught Liu Yong steadily.
The four of them each occupied a position and launched a counterattack in coordination.
New injuries continued to appear on the four people, and the bloody tiger had more and more wounds.
More than an hour passed.
It wasn't until Liu Yong and the others exhausted all their strength and collapsed on the ground that the blood tiger, which was comparable to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, was killed by the four of them.
Xiao Zhan put his hands behind his back, looked at Du Yue with a smile, and asked;
"how do you feel?"
Du Yue pouted and rolled her eyes at Xiao Zhan:
"Master, you are too cruel. You can't bear to see your eldest disciple get injured."
Xiao Zhan laughed 'haha' and looked at Du Hao again, "What about you?"
Du Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed:
"Master, it's so exciting!"
Xiao Zhan looked at Han Xiao again, but the boy seemed to be asleep and hadn't woken up. He was lying on the ground and snoring again.
Therefore, Xiao Zhan's eyes naturally fell on Liu Yong.
"Liu Yong, what do you think?"
Liu Yong was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a moment.
Du Yue stood up at this time and looked at Liu Yong with a smile:
"Senior Brother Liu Yong, thank you just now."
"Yes," Du Hao also said with excitement on his face: "Senior brother, you have so much combat experience. You should give me more guidance when you have time!"
Liu Yong slapped the back of his head in embarrassment:
"As long as Master Xiao is here, even if I don't take action, nothing will happen to you."
"No way!" Du Yue rolled her eyes at Xiao Zhan, then said to Liu Yong:
"Master often trains our practical abilities in this way, saying that only when we face life and death crises can we continue to make breakthroughs and explore our potential."
"Master will definitely not take action until we are really about to die."
"Ah?" Liu Yong looked at Xiao Zhan in disbelief.
Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded:
"Liu Yong, if I were not here, Du Yue, Du Hao and Han Xiao would really die in the mouth of this bloody tiger."
"So, you saved them."
Liu Yong was stunned for a moment.
Just listen to Xiao Zhan continue:
"In this world, every flower, grass, tree, even a stone or a drop of water has its own meaning."
"Stones are lifeless, but they can build walls and protect the people."
"The vegetation is weak, but it can still hold up a piece of heaven and earth, allowing countless creatures to inhabit it."
"Liu Yong, what do you think you are?"
Liu Yong was stunned.
"I...what am I?"
Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded:
"What do you think you are?"
Liu Yong shook his head, his eyes suddenly red:
"Master Xiao, I am very confused."
"I don't know what I'm supposed to be."
"I once thought that I was the most talented disciple of Xiuyuan Sect, and that I would be able to lead Xiuyuan Sect to become even stronger in the future."
"But now, I realize that all this is just me deceiving myself."
Xiao Zhan shook his head:
"Then do you think Du Yue and the others can lead the Xiuyuan Sect to become stronger in the future?"
Liu Yong nodded subconsciously:
"They possess holy-grade spiritual roots and will definitely become the pillars of the Xiuyuan Sect!"
Xiao Zhan said 'hmm':
"But without you, they would have died or become disabled just now."
Liu Yong was stunned again.
At this moment, he seemed to have grasped something.
Xiao Zhan walked up to Liu Yong with a smile, squatted down and patted him on the shoulder, with a bright smile on his face:
"In this life, don't compare with others, but compare with yourself."
"The meaning of life has never been about comparison, but about realizing one's own value."
"Take the Xiuyuan Sect as an example. The Xiuyuan Sect has been strong and prosperous for a long time. It relies not only on the previous sect masters, but also on the peak masters and elders of each peak, including the disciples of each peak."
"So, to make Xiuyuan Sect stronger, you don't necessarily have to become the strongest person in Xiuyuan Sect."
"Think about it, is it possible that one day in the future, like me, you can teach outstanding disciples like Du Yue and Du Hao?"
Liu Yong was stunned, with red eyes:
"Master Xiao, I...can I really do this?"
"If you don't try, how will you know you can't do it?" Xiao Zhan smiled and nodded:
"If you dare to do it, you will have a chance."
"Yes!" Du Yue nodded quickly: "Senior Brother Liu Yong, I think you are very powerful!"
Du Hao also chuckled and said:
"Senior Brother Liu Yong, if I become the sect master in the future, then you will be the savior of the sect master and the benefactor of the entire Xiuyuan Sect!"
Liu Yong smiled brightly.
He suddenly knelt down towards Xiao Zhan and said in a deep voice:
"Master Xiao, I want to join the Tenth Peak. I want to become your master!"
Xiao Zhan smiled and said:
"That depends on whether you, the Fifth Peak, are willing."
"After the battle of Tianjiao, I will go and ask the peak master of your fifth peak."
Liu Yong nodded quickly:
"Thank you, Master Xiao!"
Du Yue quickly winked at Liu Yong:
"Senior Brother, why are you calling me Master Xiao? You should call me Master first! You need to be thick-skinned!"
Liu Yong blushed and shouted quickly:
"Master!"
Xiao Zhan nodded with a smile and walked forward with his hands behind his back.
Du Yue quickly followed up and asked with great joy:
"Master, did you just say that Du Hao and I are very good disciples?"
Xiao Zhan raised his eyebrows:
"Did I say that? Why don't I remember?"
Du Yue immediately pursed her lips, "Master, you just said it, and I really heard it!"
Xiao Zhan slowly shook his head:
"You... are still far away."
With that said, Xiao Zhan looked back at Du Hao and Liu Yong who were chatting behind him, and reminded:
"Have you forgotten your little junior brother?"
Du Hao was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead, ran back to pick up Han Xiao, and quickly followed him.
Some people died, but not completely...
