Chapter 37 "What, worried about your apprentice?" Shang Yi makes his entrance...

Today, the sun is shining brightly. Jiang Yuemian is lying in bed, humming a tune and wiggling her toes.

Ever since Jiang Yuemian started dating, 001 has been constantly locked in a dark room and has now become habitually quieter.

However, it felt it was important to remind Jiang Yuemian of something.

[Mianmian, don't just focus on being all lovey-dovey with Shen Que. Even though you're keeping collecting faith points, didn't demonic energy appear not long ago?]

Jiang Yuemian knew the matter was urgent. She sent a message to her senior brother but received no reply. Moreover, she had no clue whatsoever, so she could only wait and see how things went.

well.

She sighed.

[Alright, Mianmian, don't be too discouraged. We'll have enough faith points to upgrade a second time soon, and then we'll be able to handle it.]

[As for the Qingyun Gathering! Did you forget about completing your mission?!]

Jiang Yuemian then remembered that the system had previously given the order for A Que to win the championship of the Qingyun Tournament. She was initially surprised, but then relaxed. A Que had already entered the Nascent Soul stage, and with her guidance, he should have a chance.

As for who the formidable opponents are this time, she narrowed her eyes, deciding she still needed to find out more.

......

In the courtyard, everyone sat together.

Nangong Sheng: "This is the tough opponent we're facing this time."

He placed the collected information in the middle so that everyone could see it.

In an instant, everyone leaned forward to surround the paper.

Nangong Sheng moved his fingers and began to interpret the text one by one.

"Gong Ziyu, the young master of the Gong family, one of the four great families, is currently in the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage, with a wood spiritual root. He is skilled in formations, possesses superior magic artifacts, and ranks twenty-second on the Heavenly Ranking. It is said that he has apprenticed under a great formation master, but the specifics of his mastery are unclear. The Gong family keeps it a secret, only saying that he has exceptional talent."

The Heavenly Ranking is a ranking of all magical artifacts in the world. The top one hundred are all famous magical artifacts. The Gong family really went all out to secure the number twenty-second spot on the Heavenly Ranking.

As for the array master's realm, Jiang Yuemian thought for a moment and added, "He should have entered the Finger Flicking Realm a long time ago. My senior sister said five years ago that her nephew had found the threshold to enter the Finger Flicking Realm. Judging from the time, it should be about time."

The art of array formations is divided into three levels: Solidifying the Essence, Flicking the Finger, and Entering the Void. Reaching the Flicking Finger level is called being a Minor Array Master, while entering the Void level is called being a Major Array Master.

The faces of the crowd were solemn; such a young array master...

Nangong Sheng continued: "Ji Guanqi, Wuwang Academy, son of Ji Wuyai, the academy's headmaster, studies the way of the gentleman, his cultivation level is mid-Nascent Soul, his magic weapon is ink, and he ranks thirty-second on the Heavenly Ranking."

"Song Qingrui is the top disciple of the Danyang Sect. Although he is the top disciple of the Danyang Sect, his mother is Song Xiang, a Grand Talisman Master. He is a disciple who was personally taught by a Grand Talisman Master and is skilled in both Dan and Talisman cultivation. He is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Everyone must pay attention to this person during the competition."

Everyone nodded, their expressions serious.

......

"Jian Zi, son of the leader of the Shannan Sect, I'm sure everyone already knows that, so I won't go into details."

This person is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and is one of only two other late-stage Nascent Soul realm experts besides Nangong Chen present at this conference.

Moreover, this person has come to Li Wengong with great force, and he is unlikely to be easy to deal with.

After Nangong Sheng's analysis, the laughter of the crowd had vanished. If they had previously been dismissive of the Qingyun Assembly, they had now lost some confidence. Even the usually composed Nangong Chen remained silent.

Seeing everyone looking dejected, Jiang Yuemian tried to lighten the mood: "Oh! It's nothing serious, our Liwen Palace is quite strong too!"

Everyone looked up.

Jiang Yuemian: "Look, Xiao Chen is a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. His cultivation method is special and can be very unpredictable."

Nangong Chen's eyes flashed.

"Ah Que, his cultivation level is mid-Nascent Soul stage, and he practices swordsmanship. Everyone knows how powerful sword cultivators are."

Shen Que's eyes were bloodshot.

“Nephew Sheng, your master is Xiang Chaosheng, the number one array master in the world. What is there to be afraid of?”

"And you two, Shanshan and Momo, Third Senior Sister's illusion magic is unparalleled. Although you two haven't been practicing for long, anyone who receives her guidance can improve, let alone you two who are taught by her personally."

"So everyone, smile! Our Li Wen Palace has the strongest lineup! What's more..."

"Have you forgotten? I'm an expert in everything. Isn't it enough for me to guide you?"

The implication is that you can go ahead and do it without worry, as your senior/master will protect you.

"Alright! We will definitely live up to our master's teachings!"

Yes! It can definitely work!

......

The Qingyun Assembly officially began, with the positions of the several Immortal Venerables at the head of the table. Jiang Yuemian arrived early and waited for a long time before the others finally arrived.

The others chatted with Jiang Yuemian for a while before taking their seats. It wasn't until almost time for the event to begin that a woman in red slowly walked over.

The woman seemed to have spotted Jiang Yuemian, and her expression became even more arrogant, her eyes seeming to say, "Just you wait and see."

Ji Nianzi smiled obsequiously beside her, his eyes glued to her, and he even wanted to stand next to her, but a single glance from the leader of the Shannan Sect made him obediently return to his place.

"......"

The woman in red lifted her foot and sat down next to Jiang Yuemian, saying, "This time, my disciple will definitely be stronger than yours."

Jiang Yuemian: "Shang Yi, you're so childish. Don't you get tired of comparing things?"

Shang Yi: "Oh, don't say it's unnecessary. Nianzi is already in the late Nascent Soul stage, while your disciple is only in the mid-stage?"

Jiang Yuemian found it noisy and moved to the side.

"Oh, Nianzi, Nianzi, you've been talking about him all this time. Does that mean you really intend to marry him?"

"......"

Shang Yi: "You!" She gritted her teeth. "Your mouth is still so annoying!"

She turned her head away and ignored her, only secretly curling the corners of her lips where no one could see.

snort.

Soon, it was time for the Qingyun Assembly to begin.

The leader of the Nanshan Sect has stood up from his seat.

He shook out his newly donned, magnificent robes: "Welcome, fellow Daoists who have traveled from afar. The Qingyun Assembly is about to begin. It is a great honor for the Nanshan Sect to be the host of this Qingyun Assembly."

Song Shanshan, who was already dozing off, said slowly, "This Nanshan Sect leader is quite talkative." She yawned.

Shen Que was not sleepy, his gaze following Jiang Yuemian closely.

Just when everyone was about to give up, they finally got to the point.

"The first event is entering the Southern Mountain Secret Realm. Everyone will stay in the secret realm for seven days. The final champion will be the one ranked first in points. The order of entry for each sect will be determined by drawing lots later."

"Okay, now we can ask one person from the team to participate in the draw."

Nangong Chen: "Junior Brother Chen, you go."

"yes."

Shen Que stepped out of the queue, and the people from other sects lined up alongside him.

Ji Nianzi switched places with the person next to her and whispered to Shen Que, "I'm sure I'll win this time."

Shen Que clenched his fist, but remained silent.

"Hey! You're so rude. My master is watching from up there. I'm just putting on an act."

Shen Que looked up and indeed saw a woman beside Jiang Yuemian observing in this direction, but he was more concerned about Jiang Yuemian.

Turning his gaze away, he said almost unconsciously, "Well, I suppose Senior Brother Ji's injury has been healed."

"What injury? Wait! You!" Ji Nianzi remembered, "It's you!?"

He suddenly raised his voice, startling everyone around him, and he immediately fell silent.

Then, gritting his teeth, he whispered, "Fine, you just wait."

He remained silent.

Afterwards, following a lottery draw in order, Shen Que returned to his team.

They were the third to enter this time.

Once everyone was ready, they entered the teleportation array one by one.

Shen Que felt a wave of dizziness, and when he opened his eyes, he realized that his surroundings had changed.

Shen Que looked around; his companions were nowhere to be found. He was in a cave, and after taking a few steps forward, he saw a forest below.

It seems that the teleportation array will randomly send them to various parts of the secret realm, and they will need to gather together on their own.

Shen Que stood at the cave entrance and checked the height. It was a suitable height, and it seemed he could go down. So he made preparations, then leaped down and disappeared from the spot.

Meanwhile, the same situation was unfolding in various parts of the secret realm, and each person's situation was reflected in the water mirror, to be observed by the Venerable Ones.

After the people from Liwen Palace entered, Jiang Yuemian searched for their figures in the mirror, and finally, their figures were all reflected in the water mirror.

She breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed, and leaned back.

A sound suddenly came to my ear.

"What? Are you worried? Could it be that the talents of the Palace Attendants have all passed away?"

Jiang Yuemian rubbed her temples. Shang Yi's mouth had never stopped since she was a child.

"Shang Yi, stop worrying about things that don't concern you. Look at your apprentice. Don't tell me you don't know where he is. I remember you were trapped here in our class, and I was the one who saved you."

Shang Yi's expression changed; of course she knew!

She stopped arguing, because Ji Nianzi had unknowingly been surrounded by the wolves.

She looked somewhat nervous.

The Wind Night Wolves are pack-living monsters that live in the Misty Forest of the Secret Realm. They are extremely sensitive to scents, and once entangled by them, it is very difficult to escape.

"Oh, worried?"

Jiang Yuemian also started making sarcastic remarks like her.

Shang Yi's tension was dispelled by this sentence, and she pretended not to care: "Who's nervous? Nianzi has always put my mind at ease, unlike your disciple, who has to go in person to retrieve her natal sword."

Jiang Yuemian asked in surprise, "Oh? You know that? You're following me?"

Shang Yi became even more nervous: "Who, who's paying attention to you? Hurry up and check on you."

After a while, Shang Yi leaned over again: "To be honest, you're also worried about your apprentice, aren't you? It's the same for everyone, don't try to deny it."

Jiang Yuemian: "Of course."

Shang Yi pouted and muttered softly, "We've known each other for so many years and you've never shown me any concern..."

"What?"

Jiang Yuemian didn't hear clearly and asked in return.

"nothing!"

Shang Yi shifted away guiltily, then, feeling it was inappropriate, moved closer to Jiang Yuemian.

Regardless of Shang Yi's chaotic antics, Jiang Yuemian's attention remained entirely focused on the Liwen Palace team.

Suddenly, Shang Yi's voice came again: "Look, Jiang Yuemian!"

Jiang Yuemian glanced at him helplessly, then her pupils contracted slightly, and she gripped the teacup tightly...

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Author's Note: I'm heartbroken after finishing the teacher qualification interview.