The brightly lit market town stretching for hundreds of miles was connected to the branch buildings of various sects where monks were stationed.
Kong Ju, Han Xi and Li Guigui were sitting on the second floor of a restaurant.
There was a table full of dishes in front of them. Kong Ju and Han Xi did not move. They just watched quietly as Li Guigui devoured the dishes on the table with seemingly slow but actually very fast chewing movements.
"Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you." Han Xi reminded him from time to time. His tone was the same as usual, casual, but his eyes were filled with concern.
After spending the past few days with Han Xi, Li Guigui also felt the latter's sincere kindness towards her, and her vigilance towards him faded a little. She replied in a vague tone: "It's okay, I know my limits, and I feel at ease only when I'm full."
Following Kong Ju, of course she won't go hungry.
These past few days, she had been eating so much that she could hardly walk.
Fortunately, Kong Ju used his spiritual power to help her digest the food in her stomach from time to time, otherwise she would get sick sooner or later.
The dietary supplements over the past few days have helped Li Guigui look much better, and her complexion has regained some of the rosy look that she should have at her age.
So Han Xi didn't care much about it. After giving her a reminder, he just let her go.
Kong Ju watched the father and daughter getting along and laughed from time to time.
Who would have thought that the Seven Killing Sword, which had once been feared by many sects in Wudong, would now be so cautious in front of a little girl.
Of course, Kong Ju couldn't bring Han Xi back to Cangwu Sect, he just wanted to rest here temporarily.
He and Huangfu Ying are good brothers who love and hate each other.
Although Huangfu Ying was seeking revenge on Ge Xia, he assisted Dingyue Sect in destroying Huode Sect.
After all, he had stabbed Han Xi in the back.
Although the mastermind is Ding Yuezong, if the two really meet, they will definitely not be in a good mood and may even fight.
Therefore, Han Xi had no intention of joining the Cangwu Sect.
When Li Guigui had almost finished eating and had difficulty walking, Kong Ju slowly stood up, lifted Li Guigui from the stool and said goodbye to Han Xi: "Brother, please stay here for a while. After I take Li Guigui back to the inner gate and properly settle her, I will come to find you to discuss the matter of Gujiang."
Han Xi's daughter has been found, so his next step is naturally to seek revenge on the remnants of Ding Yue Sect.
This was something Kong Ju and Han Xi had agreed on before, and it was a reward for his help in practicing Taixu Youshen.
It just so happens that Xianyun Realm and Gujiang are now irreconcilable.
The destruction of Gujiang is the inevitable trend.
Han Xi's joining will undoubtedly be a strong help.
But before leaving, Kong Ju was still afraid that Han Xi's old problem would come back and he would use this stretch of market and the cultivators from various sects to practice blood magic.
By then, I, who brought Han Xi here, would not be able to wash myself clean even if I jumped into the Yellow River.
Therefore, after considering it for a while, he tactfully reminded him, "Brother, all the factions in Wudong will help us when we attack Gujiang. Don't kill your allies by mistake at this time."
"You know, we alone cannot compete with the Gujiang Witch Temple."
"Ha!" Han Xi sneered and said to Kong Ju: "Do you really think that I, your senior brother, will eat any kind of garbage human spirit essence?"
"It's not the blood of the palm of life. It's no longer of any use to me. Don't worry."
"Li Guigui still needs to practice in Cangwu Sect. Although I am not a competent father, I am not such a jerk."
Han Xi mentioned Li Guigui in his words, which made Kong Ju completely relieved.
He felt fortunate that he had brought Li Guigui back to the Cangwu Sect.
Kong Ju nodded, and then left with Li Guigui.
Before leaving, Li Guigui even waved to Han Xi and said to him in a teasing manner: "I'm leaving, elder."
Han Xi was not angry either. He watched Kong Ju and Li Guigui soar into the sky with a smile on his face.
Just before and after Kong Ju left, Han Xi walked to the window on the second floor and looked at the prosperous scene outside the Cangwu Sect, with unconcealable melancholy and surprise in his eyes.
In just a few decades, the Cangwu School has prospered to such an extent.
Looking at the countless branches of sects and dozens of markets below, this place can be called the undisputed center of Wudong.
It is even worse than the Dingyue Sect back then.
"Huangfu Ying, I knew you could do it." Han Xi raised a smile, as if he was feeling emotional for the foundation created by his friend.
More of a relief.
Everyone is young and frivolous. Han Xi also had the ambition to unify Wudong.
In the end, he was ambushed and died halfway.
But it was Huangfu Ying who fulfilled Han Xi's wish.
Han Xi looked for a while, then suddenly turned his head and looked at the Cangwu Sect's mountain protection formation with some evil in his eyes.
"It's been so long since I came back, but there's no old friend to receive me. It's really annoying."
As he spoke, Han Xi gently pinched his fingers hidden under his sleeves.
A fluctuation of sword intent that was difficult for ordinary cultivators to sense spread silently with Han Xi as the center, covering the entire area where cultivators were stationed outside the Cangwu Sect.
At the same time, it also spread to the Cangwu sect's mountain protection formation and the Tongyou formation.
During the entire process, there was no abnormality in the formation.
Even the monks coming and going in this area didn't notice anything.
However, the moment the sword intent spread to the Tongyou Formation.
The inner sect of Cangwu Sect, one of the six peaks.
The stern man sitting on the sword's edge suddenly opened his eyes.
An invisible circle of sword intent also spread across his body, and his eyes looked in the direction where Han Xi's sword intent was spreading.
The man in Wudong, who was known as the Tianhe Sword Immortal, showed a rare expression of emotion and surprise on his face.
The next moment, Dongxian's figure disappeared at the sword peak.
After a few breaths.
Han Xi, who was standing on the edge of the windowsill, seemed to sense something. He slowly turned around and looked behind him with his scarlet eyes.
The cold and hard figure of the man, as hard as a sculpture, slowly emerged from behind where his gaze was fixed.
Han Xi's face was filled with joy after meeting an old friend, and he shouted to Dong Xian in an exaggerated voice: "Isn't this Dong Xian? Long time no see."
Han Xi did not conceal his appearance, nor did he hide his aura.
Seeing that familiar face, the frivolous and defiant voice, and Han Xi's unbridled sword intent.
The last bit of doubt in Dongxian's heart also disappeared. He looked at Han Xi in front of him solemnly and said word by word: "Han Xi, you are not dead!"
The two men's eyes met.
The Tianhe sword intent and the Qisha sword intent collided quietly where the two people's gazes met.
To outsiders, the two were simply staring at each other. There were no fluctuations in spiritual energy or shocks in sword intent around them.
But only a true master of swordsmanship would understand how dangerous the process of two people looking at each other is.
About four or five breaths.
Dongxian's body suddenly shook, a trace of blood slowly oozed out from the corner of his mouth, and even his body shook twice.
Han Xi just took a step back.
Even so, Dongxian's strength was beyond Han Xi's expectations as he looked at this former "friend".
Han Xi restrained his smile and said meaningfully: "In ancient times, there were sages who achieved great success late in life. They hid their skills for a hundred years, and suddenly realized it in one day. The sword path led to the response of the great way."
"Dongxian, I haven't seen you for many years. You have become stronger now."
It was great to receive a compliment from Han Xi, especially when it came to kendo.
This seemed almost impossible to the Wudong elders of the previous generation.
However, Dong Xian didn't seem to care. He quietly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and responded with a cold voice: "Isn't it that you still overpower me?"
"Hey!" Han Xi said, with arrogance flashing across his face.
"It's a pity that you chose the path of the human spirit, otherwise what Wudong would be praising today would not be my Tianhe Sword, but your Seven Killing Sword." Dong Xian looked at Han Xi in front of him with great regret, and his words were very frank.
Han Xi did not comment, and responded slowly: "To cultivate the sword is to cultivate the mind. I point my sword at the people, and it is from my heart."
Han Xi's words left Dong Xian speechless. After a long silence, he asked, "Are you looking for Huangfu Ying?"
"No!" Han Xi held up a finger and grinned.
"Looking for you."
…
With Kong Ju's current status and prestige in the Cangwu School.
Bringing in a disciple is just a matter of words.
But in order to show his importance to Li Guigui, he personally took Li Guigui to the outer branch which was responsible for registration and recruitment of disciples.
When Kong Ju and Li Guigui appeared, the entire branch fell silent. The outer disciples even stopped breathing when they looked at Kong Ju's face.
After a brief silence, all the leaders and disciples of the outer branch knelt down.
"No need to be so polite!" This was not what Kong Ju wanted to see, so he could only raise his hand with a pleasant expression, lift up everyone, and then talk about the procedures for Li Guigui's admission.
All the entry registration was completed in a cup of tea, and Li Guigui's outer disciple badge was respectfully handed to Kong Ju.
"Thank you for the trouble!" Kong Ju took the badge, said thank you, and disappeared from the branch with Li Guigui.
The disciples in the outer sect branch were left staring at each other in shock, and then a commotion broke out.
"It turned out to be the elusive Deputy Peak Master Shenglong Ji Kong. He actually brought a girl here to register in person. Which family's girl has such good fortune?"
"In the battle more than a year ago, I heard that Master Kong killed the heir of Zaoxuan from the Tianxiang Sect of the other world, which made our Cangwu Sect proud."
“Those seniors who escaped from the Endless Sea, Shenglun, didn’t they say that Master Kong Feng was trapped in the Endless Sea? How did he get back?”
"Nonsense, with the strength of Master Kong Feng, unless the alien world Zao Xuan takes action personally, who can stop him?"
This was because Kong Ju did not want to be qualified for the position of the head, but he was also the head student, so it was not reasonable for him to have no position at all.
Besides, it was impossible for Huangfu Ying to let him live too leisurely.
Therefore, he was assigned the position of deputy peak master, the deputy peak master of the main peak of Qingcang Palace.
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Kong Ju didn't know these yet, but everyone in the Cangwu sect knew about them.
The barriers between the inner and outer gates fluctuated.
Kong Ju and Li Guigui entered the inner gate.
Li Guigui held the outer disciple token handed to her by Kong Ju in her hand, and occasionally turned her head to peek at Kong Ju.
The scene of the entire branch kneeling down as Kong Ju appeared just now caused a huge shock to the little girl.
She has experienced the hardships of wandering and is more precocious than her peers.
He immediately realized that the young man in front of him who had brought him here from Tianqi must have a very important position in this sect.
"This is the inner sect of my Cangwu sect. You will practice here for a few years. When you are fourteen years old, or when you have reached the fifth level of Yanglun, you will go out and receive the training of outer sect disciples."
Kong Ju's gentle voice sounded at the right time, reminding Li Guigui.
"Since you have become a disciple of my Cangwu Sect, you must practice diligently. Don't let me down for my painstaking efforts in bringing you back from afar."
Li Guigui naturally nodded repeatedly. Although she didn't understand what Kong Ju was saying, she knew that all she needed to do for such things was nod.
During this gap, the girl rolled her eyes and asked, "Are you going to take me as your apprentice?"
After going through so much trouble to find her, Li Guigui didn't think that the person in front of her would just throw her out the door and ignore her.
He must have been thinking of taking in a disciple.
Li Guigui, who loved listening to folk stories from her father when she was a child, often heard legends about gifted young men who met good teachers and became immortals.
Kong Ju looked at Li Guigui who was staring at him without blinking, smiled, and replied without comment: "If you are good enough."
Long before he returned to Wudong, he had checked Li Guigui's qualifications for cultivation.
She was extremely talented in her previous life, and was nurtured by Ge Xia's soul.
His cultivation aptitude is naturally quite good.
Kong Ju naturally didn't mind accepting such a talented disciple.
All in all, with Kong Ju's current strength, he is definitely qualified to be a teacher.
But I can't tell Li Guigui directly at this time. It would be bad if it made this girl feel arrogant.
Kong Ju was prepared to polish Li Guigui's character and make sure she didn't repeat the same mistake she made in her previous life.
Li Guigui looked at Kong Ju very seriously and replied, "I will try my best."
Kong Ju didn't say anything else, just smiled, and then took Li Guigui to find Mu Xiaoye who was in seclusion in his cave.
Just now in front of the sect's formation, Kong Ju learned that Shangguan Yuzhou had returned, and of course Mu Xiaoye had returned with him.
When the two met, Mu Xiaoye was naturally ecstatic.
Then Kong Ju introduced Li Guigui, whom he brought back.
She was said to be from Tianqi and her parents and relatives had all died at the hands of a witch.
Mu Xiaoye looked at Li Guigui with pity in his eyes.
After all, Mu Xiaoye had no relatives until he met Kong Ju.
Their life stories are so similar.
So when Kong Ju said that he wanted Mu Xiaoye to guide Li Guigui in her early stages of practice, Mu Xiaoye agreed without even thinking about it.
However, after agreeing, Mu Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, and then asked Kong Jue through voice transmission: "Brother Kong, do you want me to teach her the Frost-Reducing and Wheel-Nourishing Sutra?"
"Yeah!" Kong Ju nodded calmly.
The inheritance of Guanghan Palace is now almost destroyed in Wudong.
All in all, there were only two disciples, himself and Mu Xiaoye.
In the future, when Kong Ju’s cultivation reaches the level of Zao Xuan, he may rebuild the Guanghan Palace in this world.
It is a way to repay Yi Zi Twelve for his kindness.
It would be a great thing to have another talented disciple.
What's more, only by binding Li Guigui to himself completely can he better deal with her father, Han Xi, that ferocious beast.
"I understand!" Mu Xiaoye immediately understood Kong Ju's thoughts, nodded heavily, and looked at Li Guigui with a more friendly look.
Hand Li Guigui over to Mu Xiaoye.
Kong Ju became a hands-off boss and was saying goodbye to Mu Xiaoye who was reluctant to leave.
Huangfu Ying's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Come to the study."
Kong Ju did not hide when he returned. For a powerful person who controls life, the inner gate is a place that he can control with ease.
Huangfu Ying must have noticed Kong Ju's return a long time ago.
He didn't speak until he had almost made all the arrangements for Li Guigui.
"Yes!" Kong Ju responded, and after instructing Li Guigui to listen carefully to Mu Xiaoye's words, he flew towards Qingcang Palace.
Qingcang Palace.
Kong Ju stepped into the study space filled with the familiar scent of sandalwood.
He was surprised to see an unexpected visitor at the other end of the desk where Huangfu Ying was sitting.
He was not tall, only reaching Kong Jue's shoulders, and around his neck was a silver wind collar made of the fur of some unknown monster.
He had a childish face, thin lips, a fierce light in his eyes, and a brutality between his brows that was totally inconsistent with his age.
At this time, he was sitting opposite Huangfu Ying, facing the leader of the largest sect in Wudong, and he remained calm.
Looking at the familiar face of the young boy, Kong Ju was obviously stunned for a moment, and tried to keep his tone calm as he called out his name: "Ao Xin!"
It was Ao Xin, the dragon son of the Dragon Palace.
This familiar facial features and figure may be similar, but Kong Jue will definitely not mistake the brutal aura that is unique to the black dragon bloodline.
This dragon son fought one against two in the Endless Sea and devoured alive a powerful man from the Cangming Realm who was at the peak of the Palm Life Realm.
After Kong Juwu escaped from the Endless Sea, he naturally had no idea about the subsequent battle situation.
It was not until he returned to the Cangwu Sect that he learned from the mountain-guarding disciples that the five top palm masters of Wudong were all safe and sound.
But they were still a little caught off guard by Ao Xin's arrival in Cangwu Sect.
Just as Kong Ju was wondering about Ao Xin's purpose.
Ao Xin also tilted his eyebrows slightly and looked at Kong Ju.
One is a rising star in the Xianyun Realm, and the other is the dragon son of the Dragon Palace.
Ao Xin's eyes were violent. Due to the domineering dragon blood in his body, he looked down upon everyone from a high position.
Kong Ju's eyes were of different colors, one was as cold and clear as a valley, the other was a mixture of black and red with an evil nature. Facing the black dragon bloodline, he was not afraid at all.
The moment their eyes met.
Ao Xin narrowed his eyes, revealing an interested expression, and the corners of his mouth cracked, revealing his sharp and cold teeth, as if he was smiling.
Kong Ju smiled slightly and nodded as a greeting.
Huangfu Ying, who had been sitting behind the desk, watched the eye contact between his disciple and Ao Xin with great interest, which seemed like he was just watching a fight between two tigers from a mountaintop.
But we can't lose our manners right now.
After a short rest, he introduced gently, "Kong Ju, this is Ao Xin, the son of the Dragon Palace."
"Fellow Daoist Ao Xin, this is the useless disciple I mentioned to you."
In front of Longzi, Huangfu Ying had to lower himself and address him as a fellow Taoist.
After all, Ao Xin is now the nominal owner of the Dragon Palace.
"I have seen the disciple of Master Huangfu in the Endless Sea." Although Ao Xin's voice was childish, his words were full of experience.
As he said this, he gave Kong Ju a meaningful smile: "Don't you think so, fellow Daoist Kong Ju?" (End of this chapter)