Jiu Hui and the other five have been floating on the gourd for three days.
"It's fast, it's fast. As long as we pass Fuguang Mountain, we can rush back to the sect within a day." Elder Mo also knew that his gourd was a bit slow. "In front is Qiyue City. Qiyue City is famous for its delicious food." Famous, let’s rest first before leaving.”
Qiyue City is bustling and bustling, with pedestrians coming and going everywhere, and there are also many immortal cultivators among them. Although the local people respect the immortal cultivators, they are not afraid of them. Jiu Hui even saw the shopkeepers bargaining back and forth with the immortal cultivators.
"Qiyue City is different from Tianhe City. Their city lord is a monk in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. The young city lord is also a direct disciple of the Qinglan Sect's great elder. With their protection, which immortal cultivator dares to bully others here?" Luoyan bought two coins. A bag of roasted chestnuts was given to Jiu Hui: "Let's go, the most famous restaurant is right in front."
The roads in Qiyue City are wide and there is no dirt or garbage on the ground. The people on both sides of the road are neatly dressed and walk leisurely. They can hear chatter and laughter everywhere. There was a child who was playing naughty and was held down and spanked a few times by his parents. The child opened his mouth and was about to howl. His mother impatiently stuffed a stick of maltose into his mouth and successfully stopped the crying.
Not far behind them was the City Lord's Mansion. There was an ebony plaque hanging on the door of the mansion with the word "Ping Ling" engraved on it.
Jiu Hui stopped and stared at the word "Ping Ling" carefully.
"What's wrong?" Luo Yan saw her stop and stopped with her.
"These two words look familiar. I seem to have seen them somewhere." It was obviously just two words, but Jiu Hui saw thousands of sword skills in these two words. She closed her eyes, and then slowly calmed down after a moment. Open.
"It is said that this plaque was given to the ancestors of the Pingling family by a great sword cultivator thousands of years ago. If it looks familiar to you, maybe someone imitated this great master's handwriting." Luo Yan whispered: "There has been no such plaque in the past few hundred years. When one person ascends to immortality, those who cannot seek immortality will crazily imitate the sages in order to find that illusory opportunity to become an immortal."
"Why doesn't anyone become an immortal?" Jiu Hui was puzzled: "Is it because of insufficient cultivation?"
"God forbids it." Elder Mo's expression was complicated. He looked up at the sky: "It is said that an immortal came here thousands of years ago to overcome the tribulation. He suffered many hardships in his life. After the tribulation, he returned to the heaven and cursed that this place would usher in life and death within a thousand years. catastrophe."
"It is his destiny for the immortal to survive the calamity. Even if he suffers all his life, it is the deliberate arrangement of heaven's destiny. All living beings have never met him, let alone participated in his suffering. What is the reason for him to curse all living beings to usher in catastrophe?" Jiu Hui Frowning: "A lifetime of love and hate determines the life and death of all living beings, so what kind of gods and immortals are they?"
"If it is his destiny to survive the catastrophe, and it is the destiny of all living beings like us to suffer the catastrophe of life and death..." Jiu Hui thought carefully: "Since he can successfully survive the catastrophe, then we can also successfully survive the catastrophe of life and death. If gods are real If he is omnipotent, how can he be born in the mortal world to survive the calamity?"
"Have ambition!" Elder Mo put his hands behind his back: "We practitioners are meant to swim against the current to learn the method of longevity. If we don't even have the courage to change our fate against the will of heaven, how can we become immortals?"
"But," Elder Mo paused, "I have told you before, the rumors cannot be taken seriously. Who knows whether it is the curse of the immortals that no one has become an immortal in these years, or whether the descendants have no future? For example, our Wangshu Pavilion, inheritance No one has ascended to immortality in more than two thousand years, so we can’t just lick our faces and say it’s all an immortal curse, right?”
"I don't know how many scapegoats the immortals have been blamed for by the incompetent juniors over the years." Elder Mo snorted: "It's the curse that can't make the best elixir, it's the curse that fails to advance, it's the curse that separates the Taoist couple, and the curse is also very busy. .”
"Master, master." Changhe reminded Elder Mo in a low voice: "I said a little too much."
Now the junior brothers and junior sisters all know that no one from Wangshu Pavilion has successfully ascended.
"Haha." Elder Mo laughed dryly: "Of course, ascension is not the only criterion for measuring a sect. Looking at the entire world of immortality, how many sects can inherit the three thousand years of inheritance like ours at Wangshu Pavilion?"
"Elder Mo, didn't you just say that our sect has been inherited for more than two thousand years?" Jiu Hui looked at Elder Mo. How come it turned into three thousand years in just a few words?
"More than half a dharma line up, two thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine years is equivalent to nearly three thousand years?" Elder Mo said unreasonably and confidently: "Our sect's historical heritage is not comparable to that of other sects."
Luo Yan silently covered her face, it was too much, it was too much.
Zhiyou, who was walking next to him, glanced at Elder Mo suspiciously. He looked at the records in the sect's book. Wangshu Pavilion was built 2,489 years ago. The current master of the pavilion is skilled in swordsmanship and is the best sect. The result in the competition was twenty-eighth.
Is there an error in the records in the sect's register?
The five people walked into the restaurant. Before it was time to eat, most of the tables and chairs inside were already occupied. The waiter saw that they were immortal cultivators and led them to the second floor: "Dear guests, please have a seat."
Compared with the lively first floor, although there are many guests on the second floor, most of them are well-dressed and there are fewer people talking. Jiu Hui and others chose a table by the window and sat down. When the waiter brought the order menu, Jiu Hui looked at the various strange dish names and moved the list to Zhi You.
Unexpectedly, Zhiyou's expression was even more difficult than hers, as if he had encountered a huge problem: "I have never eaten food outside, so you should have some."
Jiu Hui handed the order to Elder Mo: "Elder, brothers and sisters, what do you want to eat?"
Mr. Mo and his disciples waved their hands, as long as they didn't order, they would be shameless and not pay later.
"Can you please bring me some of your specialty dishes, and five glasses of this drink first?" Jiu Hui returned the order to the waiter: "Thank you very much."
"Don't worry, distinguished guests, I will make all the arrangements for you." The waiter took the order and walked away. After walking far away, he turned back to take a peek at Zhiyou.
The scheming pretty boy who doesn’t want to pay for the meal, tsk.
"Waiter, let's make some of your specialties and hurry up." Two Jiutian Sect disciples walked into the second floor and sat down, looking a little tired.
"Okay, distinguished guest, wait a moment."
"After searching for three whole days, I couldn't find a single person. Several other sects came to join in the fun." The disciple wearing a dark brocade robe sighed: "I wonder if the master brother will blame us for our inability to do things well when we go back."
"The blame lies with the Yuzhen Sect..."
"Afraid that Nanshuo would blame you for not doing things well, why did you go all the way to Qiyue City to taste the delicious food?" A man wearing a luxurious brocade robe and holding a jade folding fan walked in slowly, followed by two boys with swordsmen behind him.
Jiu Hui's eyes hurt from the dazzling golden crown of this man. She quickly rubbed her eyes and looked away.
"Senior Sister Luoyan, this person looks so rich." Jiu Hui whispered, "Which sect is this disciple from?"
"Young Master Jin Qingqiu of Yuzhen Sect?" The disciples of Jiutian Sect recognized the person, and they stood up and held hands: "Young Master Jin, you are polite."
"It's polite to you two fellow Taoists." Jin Qingqiu put away the folding fan and returned the greeting to the two of them, "We are destined to meet each other. I, Jin Qingqiu, will pay for the meals for everyone here."
"Thank you, Master Jin!"
"Young Master Jin is grand!"
Most of the people present were casual cultivators and disciples of small sects, and they were very happy to save money for a meal. For a while, they applauded and praised, and the entire second floor fell into a sea of joy.
Especially the four people from Wangshu Pavilion applauded extraordinarily vigorously and smiled extraordinarily sincerely.
Zhiyou hesitated for a moment, then clapped his hands with blank eyes.
"Fellow Taoists, you're welcome, you're welcome." Jin Qingqiu bowed around him and sat down at the table next to Jiu Hui with a smile on his face: "Everyone, please eat well and drink well. Eat well and drink well."
The two disciples of the Jiutian Sect looked a little embarrassed. Their complaints about the Yuzhen Sect just now must have been heard by Jin Qingqiu.
"Thank you so much, Young Master Jin, for your generosity. I'm just not getting rewarded for nothing, so how can I let you spend money on it." The Jiutian Sect disciple said, "Young Master's kindness is appreciated by us."
As soon as these words came out, other people's expressions became a little embarrassed. So should they let Jin Qingqiu spend money?
The smile on Jin Qingqiu's face faded a bit, and she played with the jade fan in her hand without saying anything.
There was a moment of silence on the second floor.
"Young Master Jin, they don't need you to treat them, so can we add another dish?"
Jin Qingqiu turned his head and looked at the woman who was speaking. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a simple bun and looking at him with a smile.
"Waiter, give all the delicious food in your shop to Taoist friend on the table." Jin Qingqiu tapped her palms with her jade fan: "I, Jin Qingqiu, appreciate a cheerful and cheerful person like this girl."
"Thank you so much, Master Jin." Elder Mo said with a cupped hand: "We are going to have a shameless meal today."
Luoyan and Changhe also bowed to each other. Who doesn't like people who treat guests even if they don't agree with each other?
The joyful atmosphere returned to the second floor again, and everyone began to be grateful to the little girl who broke the deadlock. Making money is not easy, so you should save money if you can. Immortal cultivators don't have much money either.
The only ones who felt uncomfortable were probably the two disciples of the Jiutian Sect. They hurriedly ate some food and left, taking less than two sticks of incense.
As soon as the people from the Jiutian Sect left, Jin Qingqiu stood up and said, "It's a great fate to meet you fellow Taoists today. Did you hear anything about what happened in Wenxian City four days ago?"
"But the Devil's Cult's protector secretly attacked Wenxian City and harmed innocent people?"
"That's exactly what happened." Jin Qingqiu bowed her hand to the person who replied: "That day, there was a girl who was not afraid of the demon's intimidation, and would rather die to get rid of the demon and defend the way. I admire you very much. Anyone who knows this girl, please tell me Convey to her the news that our sect hopes to accept her as a direct disciple."
Jin Qingqiu used "expectation" instead of "willingness".
"If you don't know, please spread this news everywhere. I hope that girl can be moved by my sincerity." Jin Qingqiu bowed deeply to everyone.
"Young Master Jin's words are serious, we will definitely publicize this matter for you." Everyone responded, "Yuzhen Sect treats its disciples like their own children. If that girl hears this news, she will definitely become a member of your sect."
Yuzhen Sect, as its name suggests, is rich and has magic weapons. Its greatest advantage is that it has money, money and money!
Pooh!
Elder Mo spat out the pheasant bones in his mouth. The rich people's food should not be eaten in vain!
Looking at Jiu Hui, she was enjoying the delicious food, as if the girl Jin Qingqiu was talking about had nothing to do with her, and she probably had no intention of switching to the Yuzhen Sect.
He thought too much, but he could still continue to eat.
Thousands of miles away from this, in the Zhenxing Tower, the destiny cards of the major sects suddenly began to tremble violently and intertwined in chaos. The chaotic brilliance entangled them together, and you and I could no longer be distinguished. The entire Star Tower seemed to be crumbling.
The four old men guarding the Star Tower all opened their eyes. The four of them were wearing black, white, green, and red robes.
Elder Bai sighed: "Send a summons to the ten major sects and tell them that their fate... is coming."
Elder Hei didn't know what he thought of, so he sneered and closed his eyes again.
Green and Red sighed, stood up and walked outside the building, opened their palms, and ten luminous jade slips flew into the clouds and disappeared.
Qiyue City.
"Jiu Hui, what's wrong with you?" Luo Yan noticed that Jiu Hui suddenly looked out the window.
Zhiyou put down his chopsticks and looked at Jiuhui.
The sky in Qiyue City is blue, the sun is bright and the wind is clear.
