Li Shishi nodded, without pressing for details.
Next, on the Nascent Soul side, there were actually six more rogue cultivators.
To Ye Feng's surprise, Ling Xuecong also claimed to be a rogue cultivator...
Those who can get here are no ordinary people.
But Ye Feng was the most eye-catching one.
After all, his method of arrival was the most ingenious, and he even brought a Void Returning spirit beast with him while still possessing the Nascent Soul cultivation.
Nobody would believe I have no connections!
As it turned out, he claimed to be a rogue cultivator...
Of course, it's also possible that it comes from a small family, with the legacy of their predecessors, so it wouldn't be surprising if they brought along a Void Returning Spirit Beast.
In the time that followed, under Li Shishi's guidance, everyone chatted as if they were having a real tea party.
Whose ancestor has broken through to the Void Returning stage and is preparing to establish a sect?
Whoever breaks through to the Integration stage may be promoted to a seventh-level sect when the Heavenly Ladder opens next time.
...
Before we knew it, the conversation had drifted to the recently concluded Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm.
When the topic turned to the Heavenly Abundance Secret Realm, these Nascent Soul cultivators immediately found something to talk about.
"I heard that someone obtained the secret realm's inheritance this time, so it ended very quickly. I was being chased by a Void Returning Beast at the time! Luckily, the secret realm ended, and I escaped a disaster!"
"I don't think so. I saw with my own eyes a demon beast undergoing tribulation in the sky when I was in the Central Forest!"
This statement immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among the crowd.
Of those present, only about four or five had actually entered the secret realm, and they were either in the outer or middle circles. Their explanations were completely off-topic and missed the point.
Those who didn't enter the secret realm and remained on land, even though they were at the Void Returning stage, only knew that someone in the sky was undergoing tribulation, and that the commotion was quite significant.
However, they lack the strength and cannot see the specific situation.
Those who know this best are probably...
"What do you level six sects know about this matter?"
Yu Mingbo picked up his teacup, took a sip, and seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Li Shishi, in particular, also looked curious.
He then slowly began to speak:
"The situation in this secret realm has truly been unpredictable!"
Ye Feng raised his eyelids speechlessly. This guy would be quite good at telling stories.
Even when saying something like this, you have to take a sip of tea first.
"The reason why the secret realm closed early can be traced back to the Five Elements Sect..."
Five Elements Sect?
Li Shishi frowned, seemingly somewhat disbelieving.
Although the Five Elements Sect still holds the position of a top sect, it has long existed in name only, and the number of its members is probably less than that of a small family.
Seeing that most of the people looked skeptical, Yu Mingbo became even more smug.
However, the fact that Ye Feng and Xue Cong didn't seem curious at all on the field still made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Speaking of which, the Five Elements Sect produced a Zhang Wuji..."
Zhang Wuji of the Five Elements Sect swept through the ranks of the seventh-level sects, forcing the Nanyang Sect to temporarily retreat from his grasp....
He single-handedly broke the entire sect's formation.
He fought against two top-tier Nascent Soul cultivators from an eighth-level sect, killing one and capturing the other.
Finally, the level eight restriction was broken, releasing a group of tribulation-transcending demonic beasts....
Ye Feng was already cursing under his breath; he was the one who should be blamed.
But no one noticed the glint in the eyes of the maid beside them.
"Do you know what's the most amazing thing?"
"It's Zhang Wuji... he's actually a Nascent Soul cultivator!!"
"Whoosh!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
A mere Nascent Soul cultivator has managed to stand out in a secret realm teeming with Divine Transformation cultivators and achieve such remarkable feats!
"The Five Elements Sect... truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier sect!"
Li Shishi sighed, secretly regretting that her spiritual root was not one of the Five Elements.
"However, the Five Elements Spiritual Roots are rare. Only one person from the Five Elements Sect can cultivate to the Golden Core stage every few hundred years, thus being absorbed by the Five Elements Sect and receiving the true teachings!"
Ye Feng turned his head in surprise, and the one who spoke was none other than Ling Xuecong, who was sitting next to him.
His words also drew nods of agreement from everyone.
"Yes! The Five Elements Sect has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and now, there are fewer and fewer people."
"I heard that Wu Yang Xuanzun went out a while ago and almost didn't make it back."
"The cultivators who have undergone tribulation from both the Black and White Sword Sect and the Flame Demon Sect have been mobilized to capture them."
...
"Xuan Zun" is generally a term used by those of lower rank to address seniors who have returned to a higher level.
However, these Void Returning Venerables addressed the Five Yang Profound Venerable in this way as if it were perfectly natural, which shows the strength of this Void Returning Venerable.
"A few days ago, there was news that Wu Yang Xuanzun Wei Lan had safely returned to the sect. I don't know if it's true."
"If that's really the case, then the Five Elements Sect is truly not destined to perish. Even with Tribulation Transcending cultivators mobilized, they couldn't kill a single Void Returning cultivator."
"And then another peerless genius like Zhang Wuji appeared."
...
The crowd chattered away, gossiping for quite a while, and Ye Feng learned a great deal.
It turns out that the Azure One, who was known as the Five Yang Mystic Venerable... almost died.
It seems that we will need to be careful during this trip to the Five Elements Sect!
"You've all gathered here today, presumably because you're quite interested in Shi Shi's teachings..."
Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally time to get to the point.
"However, many fellow Daoists have attended Shishi's tea parties before. Today, instead of discussing the Dharma, how about we discuss the Dao together?"
Ye Feng: ...
After Li Shishi finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.
Immediately, a Nascent Soul cultivator voiced his doubts.
"We cultivators advance through cultivation by seizing the creation of heaven and earth... But everything is under the heavens, and the birth of a cultivator should be the will of heaven... We cultivate for immortality, does heaven want us to advance or not?"
This is a rather broad topic...
The topic was too small; even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be embarrassed to discuss it in front of so many Void Returning cultivators.
This statement immediately piqued everyone's interest, and they began to discuss it animatedly.
“Cultivation is naturally a matter of our own will, how could it be controlled by the will of Heaven?”
"That's absurd. Without heaven, there would be no earth. Heaven, earth, and man—man comes last..."
"If there is a will of Heaven, it must be to suppress everyone's advancement, as can be seen from the various tribulations and trials one must undergo to advance..."
"Furthermore, mixed spiritual roots cause numerous obstacles and hinder cultivators' progress..."
...
In short, they hit Li Shishi's sore spot directly.
Since this is a discussion of the Dharma, spiritual roots are always an unavoidable hurdle.
Li Shishi was naturally not surprised at all.
However, she still took a sip of tea and said,
"The will of Heaven is unfathomable; the fate of us cultivators is probably already predetermined from the moment we are born!"
The moment the word "fate" was uttered, everyone nodded in understanding.
Cultivating oneself can give one more choices, but ultimately it only turns one into a slightly larger pawn.
Just then, a different voice rang out.
"Even if there is destiny, it only applies to those who have already accepted it. All things under the frosty sky compete for freedom! The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. We cultivators are fighting for that one escape!"
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