Chapter 28 Interesting Anecdotes

After all, things that were almost legendary, such as the Beast Cloud Disaster and the Ghost Realm, were too far away. Luo Xuanyi quickly put them behind her, packed up her things and went to the right side hall to look for Taoist Hua Shen. She made countless plans in her mind but was stunned by his words: "Just remember to come back at night."

Taoist Hua Shen was amused when he saw her expression. "Why, do you think I treat you as forbidden delicacies and won't let you out?"

Thinking that even if she could go out, she would have to come back after dark, and the time it would take to go back and forth would be wasted, Luo Xuanyi felt that it was not wrong to call it a forbidden delicacy, but she couldn't say so out loud: "No, it's just that Senior Brother Su sometimes reminds me of this. Does this mean that the sect is forbidden to enter or leave at night?"

Taoist Hua Shen laughed and pointed at her, saying, "You little brat, you say one thing and mean another. You are not like Xiao Yang at all! It's just the old man and the little old man at home who are worrying about you. There are no taboos in the sect. But you still have to come back at night, lest you do something wrong in the dark." After rubbing Yi Luo Xuanyi's head, Taoist Hua Shen devoted himself to his research again.

Luo Xuanyi caught a glimpse of the pills and other unprocessed herbs spread out on the square table in front of him. She shuddered, not daring to talk any more, and slipped out of the right side hall, just in time to meet Su Yang returning a book. Su Yang frowned when he realized she was about to leave, then slowly said, "Don't be out for too long."

Luo Xuanyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I just went to Danxin Pavilion to find Senior Brother Chenliu to watch him make pills. He didn't even leave Ruoyu Peak."

Hearing this, Su Yang nodded and explained, "In fact, we don't have to detain you, but after all, natural disasters and man-made disasters are unpredictable. There are only three places in the sect that are protected by formations or prohibitions. The safest of them is our Ruoyu Peak. If you go out, your safety will be difficult to guarantee."

He added, "Since you are going to Danxin Pavilion, I will no longer send messages to Senior Brother Chenliu. Remember to ask him to urge Feiyan Pavilion to deliver the things that should be delivered as soon as possible. It seems that Master is a little impatient again." Su Yang was unwilling to say more about what it was, and only urged her to go and come back quickly.

Luo Xuanyi figured that the thing that could keep Su Yang so secretive was probably something like material. She hadn't spent the past year reading in vain, especially the book "Xuancheng Prefecture Scenery Collection" collected by Taoist Hua Shen, which often described strange local events where evil cultivators who had captured people for cultivation were exterminated. She knew that Su Yang, who came from Xuancheng Prefecture, would probably not accept such people being used as material, but Taoist Hua Shen, who also came from another province, had adapted very well.

There was no point in thinking too much about this kind of thing. Luo Xuanyi left Zhaojian Palace. This time, he had moved through the formation with complete ease. He walked quickly towards Danxin Pavilion halfway up the mountain. Before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly heard a sound of something breaking through the air and swooping down towards Zhaojian Palace, followed by an extremely shrill scream.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

As if being grabbed by an invisible giant hand and heading towards Zhao Jiangong, a man in a gray robe wailed with his hair disheveled. A female disciple fell behind him. Since no one on Ruoyu Peak could hover in the air except for Taoist Hua Shen, she could only hold up her skirt and run while shouting, "Wait, wait! Your Excellency, please wait! Feiyan Pavilion has sent a shipload of materials for Your Excellency's use. This is a disciple of my Feiyan Pavilion! Your Excellency!"

As if hearing her cry, the man paused in mid-air, then suddenly dropped. Just before landing, he dove in a frantic somersault, shifting his stance mid-air to stabilize his descent. Chen Rong, who was sprinting behind them, wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately pulled a boat, roughly the size of a three-story courtyard, into the formation and onto Ruoyu Peak. It was filled with half-dead materials, so crowded that it was almost impossible to see anything other than the heads of the people.

Half of the people on the boat flew towards Ruoyu Peak before they could react, and then there was no movement in the direction of Teruma Palace.

The man narrowly escaped death and nearly fell to the ground, only to be supported by the woman's arm. The two of them were quite intimate, and Luo Xuanyi noticed that their robes were embroidered with three silver flying swallows. The rank of Feiyan Pavilion was indicated by the flying swallows on their sleeves. From top to bottom, they were Blood Flying Swallow, Golden Flying Swallow, and Silver Flying Swallow. Silver Flying Swallow was the third rank. These two Feiyan Pavilion disciples were probably only earlier than Luo Xuanyi's group and were relatively low-ranking outer disciples.

Chen Rong immediately noticed Luo Xuanyi and glanced at the two people who were still uneasy. He stepped forward and deliberately coughed to attract their attention. Seeing them looking at him, Chen Rong smiled and bowed to Luo Xuanyi, saying, "Congratulations, Senior Sister Xuanyi, for becoming a disciple of the Supreme Lord. I wonder what you would like to ask us today?"

The two men immediately perked up and came over. Seeing this, Luo Xuanyi was unwilling to elaborate in front of them, and only smiled vaguely. She didn't want to call Chen Rong "Senior Brother" like Su Yang did, but she was afraid of Su Yang's pedantic personality, so she simply called him "Brother" based on his age. "Brother Chen Rong, just call me Xuanyi. I came here today to visit Danxin Pavilion. It's nothing serious. But who are these two?"

"These two are fellow disciples sent by Feiyan Pavilion to deliver medicinal herbs. This one is Senior Sister Fang Caiqi, and this one is Senior Brother Yan Hu..."

After Chen Rong finished introducing them, Fang Caiqi spoke first, "Greetings, Junior Sister. Congratulations on becoming a disciple of Hua Shen Shangzun." Her smile was warm, as if nothing had just happened. Yan Hu, however, was a little timid, not daring to glance in Luo Xuanyi's direction, but he whispered the same thing.

Luo Xuanyi was curious: "It's not even harvest time yet, why are so many people sent here?"

The two exchanged glances before Fang Caiqi replied, "Junior sister, you may not know this, but this has been a centuries-old tradition. Except when Shangzun Huahuashen is in seclusion, Feiyan Pavilion sends five thousand people every six months."

"But the previous batch of people had already been allocated, so how could there be another 5,000 people sent here at this time?"

"Well," Fang Caiqi coughed, remembering that Luo Xuanyi was Taoist Hua Shen's medicine boy, and that this kind of thing shouldn't be concealed, she whispered to explain, "Junior sister is right, but the Supreme Master's cultivation must not be delayed. All places that receive materials, except for those who must be killed for sacrificial offerings, are required to send them to Ruoyu Peak with their last breath. Although their bodies are not as good as those of ordinary people, these people have the advantage of being numerous and have all undergone initiations from various places. The Supreme Master only needs to use them."

Why such a cautious attitude? But Luo Xuanyi soon discovered a point that she couldn't understand - Taoist Hua Shen had been in Zang Yao Sect for over two hundred years, but this win-win rule was established a hundred years ago. Soon she got the answer.

"A hundred years ago, there were several years when the harvest decreased. Since Hua Shen Shangzun had been in seclusion at Ruoyu Peak for a long time, Feiyan Pavilion naturally gave first to those who sent invitations to ask for it. In the rush, there were several times when no one was given. Hua Shen Shangzun did not ask Feiyan Pavilion for anything, but directly captured disciples passing by Ruoyu Peak to test the medicine.

Feiyan Pavilion calculated that sending them directly to Hua Shen Shangzun would cost more than allowing them to be captured by Hua Shen Shangzun. So, they simply let Hua Shen Shangzun take them himself and left them alone. Upon hearing this, the other disciples no longer dared approach Ruoyu Peak. As a result," Yan Hu gulped, while Fang Caiqi wore a half-grim smile, half-fearful expression, "Shangzun Hua Shen, feeling the lack of support, used Zhaojian Palace to capture most of Feiyan Pavilion's disciples. He also set his sights on the Kaibei Peak Huoyu Pavilion, a place dedicated to body training, and nearly captured the elders as well. The sect urgently sent forces to search for them, but Hua Shen Shangzun ultimately drove them off Ruoyu Peak, and none of the captured people were ever recovered..."

"After that incident, Feiyan Pavilion never dared to offend Ruoyu Peak again. All the other elders gathered together to discuss and finally agreed to send most of their people to Ruoyu Peak to save their lives, so as to prevent their disciples or even themselves from being harmed. Kaibei Peak has not yet recovered even one-tenth of its original population, and its inheritance is almost cut off!"

"These things are recorded and memorized by every generation of Feiyan Pavilion disciples. Originally, it was strictly forbidden to spread them outside. However, since my junior sister is from Ruoyu Peak and a disciple of Hua Shen Shangzun, Caiqi dared to speak of them."

After hearing about Taoist Hua Shen's achievements, Luo Xuanyi was stunned. She finally experienced the power of Ruoyu Peak, and they didn't even dare to offend these medicine boys who seemed to be dying in the eyes of others.

She realized that her identity could be put to better use.

After Chen Rong led the remaining half of the boat into the underground prison of Danxin Pavilion, the two of them immediately took their leave and left without daring to stay for a moment.

Thinking about the materials that had been tempered by different people, Luo Xuanyi became very curious and asked Chen Rong if she could take a look at them. Chen Rong naturally agreed to such a small matter and led Luo Xuanyi into Danxin Pavilion and to the underground prison.