Chapter 205

On the way to Tianqian Peak, curious Zhao Zaizhou kept secretly looking at Huo Youqi.

It was the first time he met the head of Lingque Pavilion, who had once been as famous as Uncle He on the Tianwen rankings and was said to be Uncle He's friend.

The side profile has a three-dimensional outline, the eye arc is like a moon, and the tail of the eye is slightly raised. Now it is half-raised in a listless manner, with a bit of nonchalant coldness.

As if noticing his gaze, Huo Youqi raised his eyelids and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Zaizhou, who was caught peeking, smiled awkwardly: "Nothing, I'm just a little curious when I see you for the first time."

Upon hearing this, Huo Youqila frowned and ignored him.

After a while, Zhao Zaizhou, unable to contain his curiosity, asked again, "How many spirit stones does Uncle He owe you this time?"

The disciples of Ziyang Sect all knew that the Pavilion Master of Lingque Pavilion came to ask Uncle He to compensate for the losses suffered by Lingque Pavilion.

After all, the news that the Immortal Master Jiwang and his former Taoist partner had a fight in Lingque Pavilion over a child, causing the Lingque Pavilion to collapse, had already spread throughout Jiutian City. Naturally, they who were in Jiutian City could not have been unaware of it.

Huo Youqi glanced at the man, and since he thought there was nothing else to do, he ignored him. "Not much. The shelves where the treasures are displayed in Lingque Pavilion are all arranged with defensive formations."

Zhao Zaizhou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but before he could completely relax, he heard him say, "It's only about a million spirit stones."

“Cough cough cough…”

The breath he hadn't fully released was stuck in his throat. He coughed until his face turned red. After recovering a little, he couldn't help but raise his voice: "A million spirit stones?!"

This shout was immediately met with a deathly glance from Elder Li in front.

Zhao Zaizhou, having received the warning, quickly lowered his voice: "Why are there so many? Isn't there a defensive formation?"

You have to know that he can only save two or three hundred spirit stones a year. Just hearing about the million spirit stones makes him feel heartbroken.

Huo Youqi said slowly, "With the cultivation level of the Supreme Immortal Venerable, there are few defensive formations in this world that can withstand his attacks. The surviving magic weapons only survived because they were on the edge. But don't worry, the Supreme Immortal Venerable can still afford this small amount of spirit stones."

Zhao Zaizhou's face was twisted with pain: "Master Uncle can afford to pay, but this doesn't stop me from feeling sorry for Master Uncle's spirit stones."

After all, it’s such a huge amount of spirit stones!

In the distant sky, a dark boat was passing by. The bird-scare bells under the eaves of the boat were ringing. Huo Youqi squinted his eyes and looked at it, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

First it was the Demon Lord, then the Extremely Despicable Immortal Venerable, and now here comes the Lord of the Tianyi Clan. This Immortal Alliance Conference is not simple, with several such figures appearing one after another.

However, the demon clan didn't seem to hear of any powerful ones coming. Just like in the past, they had two great demons in the Spirit Transformation Stage to take charge. It seemed that the demon clan was a little weaker in terms of formation. The demon clan must have felt disgusted by such a loss.

Thinking of this, Huo Youqi withdrew his gaze and stopped talking about the spirit stone. Instead, he asked about the Hesnie Sect.

Zhao Zaizhou is a man of talent, but his intelligence is pitifully inadequate compared to his talent. Apart from some secrets of Zi Yang Sect, everything else can be easily leaked out from his mouth. This has led to the fact that his senior and junior brothers in Zi Yang Sect, including his good friends, are unwilling to speak to him in confidence.

Huo Youqi had only been asking him a few words when he blurted out everything he knew about his uncle He.

"I don't know about Master He's Taoist partner, nor have I heard any news from the sect. But the other day, Ji Jingyun and I saw a child on the street who looked exactly like Master He's son. At first, we thought it was the grandson of Master He's son, so we went over to inquire and, as expected, were turned away. But then we heard that Master He had another son, and then we realized that it was Master He's son. But Ji Jingyun and I both felt that the child was not Master He's second son as rumored."

Huo Youqi was curious: "Oh?"

"Aside from twins, who else in this world looks exactly like me? I guess for some reason their growth stagnates at the age of three."

Hearing this, Huo Youqi inevitably thought of Jiaojiao.

"Master Huo, you have no idea how adorable my little nephew is. He's so small, so fair and tender, with such bright black eyes. He looks like a child carved out of jade. My heart softens when I see him. I've never seen a more handsome child than Uncle He's son."

Huo Youqi disagreed with this. As he also had a son, he boasted that no child could compare to his Jiaojiao, so he had a rare childish argument with Zhao Zaizhou.

"I just feel that no child can compare to my uncle's child."

"That may not be the case. You have only met a few people. Your uncle's child may be good-looking, but he will never be as good as my son."

"The abbots of the seventy-two peaks of my Ziyang Sect all say that my niece is beautiful, as delicate as a piece of jade, and as pure as gold."

"Of course, my child's appearance is outstanding, but his eyes are more beautiful than all the mountains and rivers in the world."

"Pavilion Master Huo, you're going a bit too far." He didn't even dare to praise his nephew like that.

Huo Youqi snorted softly.

"Master Huo, you also have children?" After a quarrel, Zhao Zaizhou finally came to his senses.

Huo Youqi raised his eyes and half-glared at him: "How rare!"

He can't have children?

"How old are you?"

"Three years old."

Zhao Zaizhou said regretfully, "Why didn't you bring him to the Immortal Alliance Conference to see the excitement? Maybe he could even play with my uncle's son."

This way, maybe the debt of one million spirit stones can be reduced.

Huo Youqi remained silent and didn't respond to him. Seeing this, Zhao Zaizhou changed the subject with a rare display of intelligence.

Beyond the Tianqian Peak, the sea of ​​clouds is rolling, cranes are circling, and their cries are lingering in the air.

When the second bell rang, the sun, burning to the extreme, struggled to jump out of the sea of ​​clouds. Golden light burst out from its body, and the rolling sea of ​​clouds was instantly dyed with layers of gold. In an instant, the glory was shocking to the extreme.

The sky above the sea of ​​clouds was blue without a single flaw. Various huge and magnificent flying magic tools entered the main peak one after another. Jiaojiao, who was supposed to enter the main peak with her father, was waiting in the outer mountain with Tao Youyu, Gu Yufei and others, waiting for the last bell to ring before entering the main peak of Tianqian together.

Jiaojiao originally wanted to follow her dad or father into the main peak, but there was a problem as to who to follow.

Since Li Yubai, as the Demon Lord, had come to a scene like the Immortal Alliance Conference, he could not avoid showing up to support the demon cultivators. The same was naturally true for Hesniemen. Both of them wanted to bring Jiaojiao with them, but there was only one Jiaojiao, so who to show up with became a problem.

There is a monster clan between the demon clan and the righteous clan, and the distance between them is very far. It is impossible for Jiaojiao to follow two people at the same time. So when Jiaojiao can only choose one person, in order to avoid the situation of Lingque Pavilion from happening again, Tao Youyu, who is becoming more and more courageous, stood up and suggested that Jiaojiao follow him into Tianqian Peak, and persuaded the two with his eloquent tongue.

In his words, Jiaojiao now has no friends of the same age, and the people around her are all adults. If this continues for a long time, Jiaojiao's heart will become more mature. Children who are too sensible, obedient and mentally too mature will inevitably subconsciously take care of others during the process of growing up, and are more likely to be bullied.

All the chatter gave Li Yubai and Hesniemen a headache.

"Jiaojiao won't be bullied." Jiaojiao, who was also listening to Tao Youyu's muttering, pursed her lips, her white and tender cheeks puffed up, and she opened her pair of exceptionally intelligent big eyes and said, "Jiaojiao is powerful, she won't be bullied."

Tao Youyu choked and looked down at Jiaojiao. He reached out and poked his cheek to deflate him. "You unlucky child, I'm trying to save you from suffering, do you know that?"

In fact, in Tao Youyu's opinion, it is best for Jiaojiao to appear with the Immortal Master Jiwang. If she appears with the Demon Lord Li Yubai, she will naturally be labeled as a demon cultivator. Many people who have grudges against the Demon Lord or want to attack the demon clan will naturally set their sights on Jiaojiao. Although the Demon Lord is confident that he can protect Jiaojiao, there are always unexpected events.

Of course, Tao Youyu couldn't say this to the Demon Lord. Wouldn't that be courting death?

In the end, Jiaojiao reluctantly followed Tao Youyu away. As she left, she kept looking back and telling her father and the others, "Be good."

"Don't quarrel when Jiaojiao is not here!"

"If you're bullied, come back and tell Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao will vent your anger."

That worried look made Li Yubai and Hesniemen laugh. They couldn't help but reflect on whether they usually made Jiaojiao so worried.

As soon as Jiaojiao walked out of the door, the spiritual consciousness of Li Yubai and Hesniemen arrived as promised and enveloped Jiaojiao.

Those who have reached the Hedao stage can reach any place within the reach of their spiritual consciousness in an instant.

When the third bell rang, blue-grey rays of light extended outward from the main peak of the chasm. They seemed to be slow but arrived in an instant, and several stone bridges were built between the main peak and the outer mountains.

The monks crowded onto the stone bridge and headed towards the main peak of the natural chasm.

The monks who came to watch the excitement took a different floating bridge from the monks who participated in the competition. Before Gu Yufei turned around and went to another floating bridge, Jiaojiao gave him a hug.

Jiaojiao stood on tiptoe and put her chubby white arms around Gu Yufei's neck. Her dark eyes were bright and sparkling like broken stars in the sunlight. She was very beautiful.

Jiaojiao looked at him, her voice soft and sticky: "Brother, be careful and don't get hurt. Jiaojiao will wait for you to come back."

Gu Yufei, who was squatting on the ground, lowered his eyes and looked at him for a long time. He reached out and rubbed his head. He gently responded with "hmm" and then stood up and left.

After Gu Yufei left, Tao Youyu planned to carry Jiaojiao to the main peak of Tianqian, but Jiaojiao waved her little paws and said, "Jiaojiao, go by yourself."

Tao Youyu raised an eyebrow, looked at Jiaojiao's short legs, then looked at the length of the stone bridge: "Your short legs, I'm afraid you might not be able to cross even if you swing them with smoke."

Hearing that he was teasing her, Jiaojiao wrinkled her nose, snorted softly, and ran forward while shaking her hands.

After running forward for a distance, Jiaojiao looked back and found that Brother Youyu was standing there without moving.

He tilted his head in confusion and ran back: "Brother, why don't you leave?"

Tao Youyu forced a twitch of his lips. Could he say that his fear of heights, which he had long since recovered from, had suddenly flared up?

In the past, he had no problem riding the spirit boat because he never went into the cabin. As long as he stayed in the room honestly, it was no different from riding a plane.

If only this floating bridge had protection and looked reliable, he wouldn't have suffered from his fear of heights, which he hadn't had for years.

But now this floating bridge spans between two mountain peaks, with the sea of ​​clouds rolling thousands of feet into the sky. The most important thing is that there are no fences on both sides. His legs became weak just looking at it, and he couldn't take a step forward.

Hearing this, Jiaojiao stretched out her arms and said, "Brother, hold Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao, cover your eyes. You won't be afraid if you can't see."

Hearing his idea, Tao Youyu reached out and rubbed his head hard. This was a good idea. He would not even know he had fallen off the floating bridge, and when he came to his senses, he would be buried directly.

Jiaojiao held her messy head, puffed out her cheeks, and reached out to hold two of his fingers: "Then Jiaojiao will hold my hand and walk with me. Don't worry, I won't fall."

Tao Youyu thought about it and there seemed to be no better way, so he could only bend his waist slightly to make it easier for Jiaojiao to hold his hand and walk.

In order to prevent Tao Youyu from being scared, Jiaojiao racked her brains to tell various little stories to distract his attention as they walked.

Tao Youyu, whose face was pale, did not notice his little thought at first, until he heard the voice of the female cultivator next to him. He reacted and looked at the small group of people walking in front of him, and his heart inevitably felt warm.

The main peak of Tianqian is not used as a competition venue, but a huge viewing venue.

The entire venue is divided into several fan-shaped areas of varying sizes, representing different sects and positions.

According to the broad division, the dark crowd on the left, mostly wearing black or very unique and strange costumes, are the demons. Their flags often have skulls and various strange five poisonous patterns.

In the middle are the demons. Most of them have skin as white as jade and strange looks, so beautiful that it is beyond the reach of humans. Of course, there are also demons with strong bodies and fierce looks. Most of them have the characteristics of their respective races.

Those on the right are righteous monks, most of whom are wearing blue, silver, or gold clothes, with patterns representing their respective sects or families.

The venue opposite the demons, monsters and major sects was prepared for a large number of independent cultivators. As the last bell rang, the independent cultivators and the cultivators participating in the competition entered the venue along the floating bridge. Some younger generations who were impatient to follow their elders and teachers pretended to be independent cultivators to blend in.

Hesnemen, who was sitting in a high position, looked towards the floating bridge from time to time.

Elder Chu of the Taixuan Sect also looked towards the floating bridge after seeing this. When he was about to ask the Hesnie Sect if any of its promising disciples wanted to participate in the competition, he saw someone sitting in the main seat of the Tianyi Clan that had been vacant for a while.

He looked up and met a pair of purple eyes. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly looked away.

Few people dared to look the lord of the Tianyi clan in the eye. After all, the feeling of being exposed under the gaze of others was really uncomfortable.

Although Hesniemen had known about the arrival of the Tianyi clan leader for a long time, he was still a little surprised when he saw him there.

He looked up and met Cloveford's gaze. Their eyes, one golden and one purple, met each other, and the next moment, they both frowned slightly at the same time.

They had little dealings with each other, and they only knew each other but were not familiar with each other.

But I don’t know why, when I saw the other person at this moment, I inexplicably felt a little wary in my heart?

When one’s cultivation reaches this level, they will have some premonition about the future and what is about to happen to themselves.

Now this premonition is a bit bad. Under what circumstances will they become wary of each other and even a little hostile?

After thinking about it for a moment, Cloverd no longer cared about it. He looked around carefully, as if looking for something.

After failing to find the person he was looking for, he lowered his eyes to hide the fluctuating emotions in his eyes, and tapped lightly with his fingers on the armrest.

Huo Youqi also entered the venue. He didn't look for a seat specifically, but just picked a nearby seat and sat down.

After sitting down, his gaze first swept over the locations of the Zi Yang Sect, the Tian Yi Clan, and the Demon Clan. When he found that everyone who should have arrived was present, his eyes became more interested and he took out two blue crystal beads from the storage jade pendant and started playing with them.

The leader of the Tianyi clan always comes out when there is chaos. He suddenly came to Jiutian City in person, and I guess the Lord of Jiutian City was a little panicked.

Gu Yufei, who had already entered the main peak through the floating bridge, looked at the fairy mountains floating around him. Although he had heard a lot about the Fairy Alliance Conference in the past, this was his first time to participate in the Fairy Alliance Competition.

These fairy mountains are shrouded in clouds, and the conditions of each fairy mountain are different. Some of them look like the vast and boundless sea, and under the calm sea surface, you can occasionally peek into a huge shadow swimming through it. Some of them look like clouds, spiritual birds circling, and countless ferocious beasts hiding in the forests. Some of them look like a raging sea of ​​fire.

The immortal mountains surround the Tianqian Peak like a crescent moon, and thirty-two huge water mirrors are hung high above the Tianqian Peak so that everyone can observe the situation inside these immortal mountains after the competition begins.

After looking at all these, Gu Yufei's gaze was fixed on the floating bridge. Seeing that time was passing by, but Jiaojiao's figure was still not in sight, some worry inevitably appeared in his eyes.

Although I know that with the Demon Lord and the Immortal Supreme Jiwang around, the chances of Jiaojiao getting into trouble are very low, but when it comes to love, I can't stop worrying just because I know nothing will happen.

Tao Youyu is afraid of heights and Jiaojiao has short legs, so the speed of their walking inevitably slows down.

After walking two-thirds of the way, I suddenly heard laughter and various harsh words coming from the front.

When I looked up, I saw a group of children in front of me surrounding a little girl, laughing at and pushing her.

"Don't you ever change your clothes? You've been wearing the same clothes for years, they're so dirty!"

"I heard your brother participated in the competition. Every year, people die in the competition. This year, your brother will definitely die. Then you will become a completely unwanted child!"

"Oh oh oh, Jiang Huahua, you're the unlucky one for your whole family, you're the unwanted child!"

The little girl who had been pushed and shoved without reacting suddenly pushed back, her eyes red as she said, "You're talking nonsense! My brother won't die, and I won't be unwanted!"

The little boy staggered after being pushed, feeling embarrassed. He suddenly rushed forward and bumped into the little girl, knocking her to the ground. The children around him laughed excitedly when they saw this.

Hearing the harsh words and laughter of these children, Tao Youyu, who was already feeling uncomfortable, frowned and felt extremely impatient.

Naughty kids are not just a product of modern times; they can be found everywhere. For example, He Yun'an at Lingque Pavilion last time. If a soft-hearted female cultivator hadn't pulled him out when Lingque Pavilion collapsed, he would probably be waiting in line at the Naihe Bridge to be reincarnated.

Daddy and Daddy weren't around, and the only adult, Tao Youyu, was pale from fear of heights. The somewhat insecure Jiaojiao subconsciously shrank back upon seeing this. After realizing what was happening, he stopped and shielded Tao Youyu behind him, frowning and tilting his head, lowering his voice and whispering, "Brother, they're so fierce."

"And there are so many of them, Jiaojiao can't defeat them all by herself."

Looking up at Tao Youyu's pale face, Jiaojiao thought for a moment, clenched her fists and said with a look of righteousness: "If they come over later, you run away, Jiaojiao will stop them."

Tao Youyu looked at him and said, "So I'm really going to run away later?"

“Yeah,” Jiaojiao nodded her head vigorously: “Don’t worry, brother, run. I’m here with you.”

Tao Youyu couldn't describe the feeling of being protected by a three-year-old child. The strange and indescribable emotion rising in his heart was: "It's okay. I can beat ten little brats like this."

"Wow!" Jiaojiao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, her bright eyes full of admiration: "How amazing!"

Tao Youyu enjoyed his admiration without any guilt, but in his heart he was screaming for the system to come out and save his life.

If it were on flat ground, he would not be at a disadvantage against ten of these little brats, but the problem was that this was on a floating bridge, and there was no protection on both sides of the bridge, causing his fear of heights, which he thought had long been cured, to recur.

Now I can’t even move my legs, let alone fight.

The system temporarily took over Tao Youyu's body. Jiaojiao saw it at a glance and happily hugged his legs: "Su Cang, you're out!"

Su Cang lowered his eyes to look at him and replied softly, "Yeah."

"Jiaojiao misses you, do you miss Jiaojiao?"

Su Cang, who had been looking at him through Tao Youyu's eyes, said truthfully, "I didn't think about it."

Jiaojiao felt a little disappointed, and buried her head in his lap, saying sullenly, "But Jiaojiao missed you, didn't she?"

Seeing that he was unhappy, Su Cang frowned: "Then... I missed you."

Jiaojiao immediately smiled happily, then thought of something and said, "Can't Su Cang come out of Brother Youyu's body?"

"You want me to come out?"

Jiaojiao nodded: "I do."

Su Cang thought for a moment and said, "I need a puppet carved from spiritual jade."

Jiaojiao buried her head in the collar and searched around but couldn't find it. She looked up at him and said soothingly, "I'll buy it when we get back."

Su Cang nodded: "Okay, no rush."

While Jiaojiao and Sucang were talking, the kids over there noticed them. One of the kids, who was wearing gold and silver and looked very proud, saw Jiaojiao and his eyes lit up. He immediately pointed at Jiaojiao and said, "Hey, come over here and bully her with us. It's fun."

Jiaojiao looked around and found no one else, then hesitantly pointed at herself: "Me?"

"Yes, it's you."

Jiaojiao shook her head hurriedly: "No."

Looking at the little girl who was being bullied, Jiaojiao wrinkled her nose and said, "It's wrong to bully others. You can't do this."

Children's malice is always unreasonable, innocent and cruel. Just being rejected is enough reason for them to hate and reject you.

The rejected child's joy immediately turned into disgust, and he looked at Jiaojiao fiercely: "You speak for her, you must be as disgusting and smelly as she is."

Su Cang's eyes flashed, and his sharp gaze fell on the group of children without any obstruction.

One of the children subconsciously took a step back. When he came to his senses, he put his hands on his hips and said angrily, "What are you looking at? If you dare to touch me, my father will definitely not let you go!"

The other children, who were also a little scared, became arrogant again after hearing this: "My dad is very powerful, many people don't dare to mess with him!"

"My daddy too!"

"We all have fathers. You're speaking for Jiang Huahua, so you must be the same as her, without a father."

"Hurry up and apologize to us. If you don't, my dad will beat you to death, you fatherless kid!"

Jiaojiao angrily put her hands on her hips, her face flushed red, and raised her voice, "Who said Jiaojiao didn't..."

As soon as the words came out, a quartet of voices fell.

"Who said he didn't have a father?"

It's too laggy. It's driving me crazy. I'll never write about the world of cultivation again. It's really too laggy~