After putting the wooden box into his storage space, Loran Hill circled among the mountains and met up with two birds resting among the branches. Only then did he see a circular open space on the top of the mountain.
White stone slabs were laid on the ground, reflecting the bright sunlight, with a big word "purple" in the middle.
Loran Hill glided and landed gently in the middle of the square, and her white gauze-like dress fell with her.
A disciple in purple clothes came over. Judging from the style of his clothes, he should be an outer disciple of Zhaoye Palace.
"Hello, who are you?" He looked at the girl with a little curiosity. Seeing her extraordinary appearance and demeanor, he guessed that she was not an ordinary person.
"I'm from the Burning Sun and Yellow Feather Sect, and I'm here to visit your sect." Loran Hill explained his purpose, and at this time two birds also landed on the stone lamppost beside him.
"It turns out to be my senior sister from the Xiangyu Sect. Please come in." He bowed slightly and led the girl to the hall on the side. Then another outer disciple went to the sect to report.
Loran Hill sat in the hall, looking around curiously. The hall was spacious and tall, and even in summer, it wasn't hot inside. The furniture and architecture were all made of rosewood, giving it an antique and elegant style.
After sitting for a while, several members of Zhaoye Palace came through the corridor. Judging from their appearance, they seemed quite old, and one of them was dressed in dark purple, looking like a true disciple of Sequence 6.
"Greetings, Junior Sister Jialan." After arriving at the main hall, he first bowed and then led Loran Hill deeper into the sect.
Walking through the sandalwood corridor, Loran Hill slowly followed the true disciple, and behind him were four inner disciples dressed in white and purple. They were both male and female, all carrying long swords and wearing purple jade, and each of them had the strength of Sequence 5 or above.
The few of them walked through several corridors and attics, and finally came to a special lotus pavilion.
The top of the pavilion is made of transparent colored glaze, and it is decorated with lotus flowers with upturned petals around it. Surrounding the tower-shaped top in the middle is clear pool water, with some tender water plants floating in it, and some beautiful fish swimming among the water plants from time to time. These fish are of different colors, some are white with red, like lotus leaves in the sunset, some are light green with blue, like green pine emerald, and some are light purple with black, like sunset and night.
Upon entering the pavilion, one can hear tiny drops of water dripping from the surrounding eaves into the adjacent pond, creating a gentle splash. The stone table and floor within view are illuminated by the sunlight overhead, revealing ripples and the movement of swimming fish, creating a refreshing feeling.
"Junior Sister Jialan, please take a seat." The true disciple invited Luo Lanxier to sit down, and then briefly introduced himself.
It turns out that his name is Liudeng, and he is an elder in the sect and also the junior brother of the current head monk Yingdeng.
"Senior brother is in seclusion studying and will come over later."
Loran Hill said he didn't mind, and then the Master Liudeng started to communicate in a talkative manner.
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After some conversation, the two of them became somewhat familiar with each other, and then he began to talk about some things about Zhaoye Palace.
"This evening disaster is a disgrace to our sect. All the disciples in the sect sigh with regret for this." He then talked about the grievances and hatreds of the previous generation.
"Ten years ago, the leader of our sect was the Bronze Candle Immortal. Although he hadn't reached the ninth level, he was fair, kind, and virtuous. Everyone trusted him, and the sect was harmonious."
"He Ling and Yu Jian are both disciples of the same generation as Master Tong Zhu. Before the transformation of heaven and earth, Master He Ling had not reached the same realm as Master Yu Jian and Master Tong Zhu, and remained at the sixth level for a long time."
"Logically speaking, this isn't bad. But he's still a little unwilling to give up, and often travels overseas in search of opportunities, hoping to improve himself with some unique treasures or secret techniques."
"Knowing his temper, the Bronze Candle Master couldn't persuade him, so he gave him a lot of self-defense items and even crafted a feather fan specifically for him. This Shangqing Jade Feather Fan became his favorite."
"After that, he went out to sea for nearly seven years before returning. He has now become a seventh-level elder in the sect."
"However, after a long period of fighting monsters overseas, his body was covered in wounds and he also suffered from many hidden diseases. He recuperated for three years because of this."
"During these three years, a new generation of disciples were promoted to the seventh rank. Some of them were even decades younger than He Ling. Such a huge gap made him depressed. Later, Senior Brother Tongzhu comforted him a little and sent him to guard Yanluo Mountain."
"The environment there is relatively quiet, and the sect treats the disciples stationed there well. Perhaps if they stay there for a few years, the Bronze Candle Master will be able to ask for merit for them and obtain some treasures that will help them advance."
"But unfortunately, a year later, the world changed dramatically, and everything was completely different."
"Because of his declining strength and hopelessness in achieving a breakthrough, the Bronze Candle Patriarch simply resigned from his position and traveled extensively. He passed away from illness within the sect two years later."
"Everyone else feels sorry for the Bronze Candle Master, but at least when I last saw him, he didn't look sad at all, but rather calm and cheerful. He said that when he was young, due to the considerations of his elders and family, he had to take on various positions and practice diligently."
"In fact, his ambition was not to cultivate a great way, but to enjoy the beauty of the four seasons. However, he was born into such a family and had to accept this arrangement. Perhaps this is fate."
"So I asked him again, if you were given the choice again, would you still spend your life like this?"
"The Bronze Candle Master pondered for a long time before finally answering, 'I think I'll still take this path, because I can't leave my family behind and travel far and wide as I please.'"
"If that were the case, even if I traveled far and wide, I wouldn't be able to fully enjoy myself. I would always feel guilty and ashamed because I wasn't doing the right thing. So in the end, I just followed my heart."
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