Inside the main hall, the disciples were setting out fruit platters and pastries, a decision that was clearly made on short notice.
Each table has an incense burner in front of it, from which a faint scent of herbs and wood wafts out. It smells quite nice, but it's also quite dangerous.
He glanced at Chong Jiu and gestured for him to hold his breath.
Chong Jiu nodded; he had noticed it too, but he didn't know if the others had.
Judging from everyone's relaxed and cheerful demeanor, they probably haven't noticed.
Shu Jianyue glanced at the leaders from Bingfeng City and the Eastern Continent, thought for a moment, and then sent a telepathic message to them, telling them to pay attention to the incense burner.
Bing Fengcheng paused for a moment, looked at the incense burner, and frowned slightly.
He wasn't familiar with elixirs or anything like that, but Shu Jianyue told him it must be true.
Why did Xin Yue do this?
Bingfengcheng's smile faded somewhat, and he no longer joined in the conversation.
Upon hearing the telepathic message, Yang Qingling immediately held her breath and frowned as she looked at the pastries in front of her.
Li Yuan glanced at her first, then thought for a moment, but didn't hold his breath. He wondered, what did he have that Xin Yue could scheme against him for?
Xin Yue waited until everyone was seated before coming out from the back hall.
Noticing Bingfeng City's unusual behavior, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong, Elder Bing?"
Bing Fengcheng pursed his lips and shook his head. "It's nothing. I just suddenly feel a bit stuffy. Maybe I'm not used to this floral scent. After all, we don't smell any flowers where we're from."
Xin Yue raised an eyebrow. "Oh, that's true. But Elder Bing is already at the Nascent Soul stage, yet he's still not used to it?"
Bing Fengcheng shook his head. "Sigh, maybe my brain isn't used to it."
Xin Yue nodded without saying anything more, then glanced at Shu Jianyue and smiled, "I called everyone here today for a temporary gathering because of a newly discovered secret realm. That secret realm has restrictions; those above the Nascent Soul stage cannot enter."
"After the grand competition, how about each sect sends five people to explore the secret realm?"
Shu Jianyue narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this, "Restriction to Nascent Soul stage and above, does this restriction include the Nascent Soul stage?"
Xin Yue's gaze shifted slightly as he looked at her, but he still smiled and said, "Naturally, no one above the Nascent Soul stage can enter, not even those at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage."
He couldn't see through her cultivation level and always assumed she was wearing some kind of magical artifact. Now that she asked him this, he began to doubt whether her cultivation level was higher than his.
But he was already at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage; anyone higher than him would only be at the Divine Transformation stage.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible. She is so young. Even in the entire world, no one can reach the Nascent Soul stage at her age.
Moreover, if she were at the Nascent Soul stage, why would she need to become Gu Yunxiao's disciple?
Therefore, it's already remarkable that she has reached the first level of the Nascent Soul stage; she must have a magical artifact that can conceal her cultivation level.
Shu Jianyue pouted; she couldn't go play anymore.
However, there's always a way to circumvent policies.
"How did Master Xin discover this secret realm?" He even shared it with everyone. If he were truly so selfless, he wouldn't have put medicine in the incense burner.
He put medicine in the incense burner and then suddenly revealed the secret realm.
But there are many Nascent Soul stage cultivators here, and they can't enter the secret realm. What is his reason for doing this?
Xin Yue smiled and said, "It's located on the outskirts of the Xuantian Sect's territory. That secret realm was also discovered by disciples within the sect."
"Since we've all gathered here, let's all go in and explore."
Shu Jianyue's eyebrows twitched slightly. She lowered her eyes, glanced at the incense burner, and smiled.
Meaningful.
Xin Yue looked at her and then asked a question unrelated to this matter, "Miss Shu is Venerable Gu's last disciple. I wonder if Venerable Gu has already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Shu Jianyue nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's been a while since you broke through."
Xin Yue tightened his grip, his expression remaining unchanged. "Congratulations! You are now the third Nascent Soul stage expert in the Ten Domains."
"I wonder if Venerable Gu has any plans to go to the Upper Realm?"
"Then I don't know. There's no need for Master to tell me everything." She really didn't know; Gu Yunxiao hadn't mentioned it.
Xin Yue smiled and turned to talk to the Grand Elder.
Chong Jiu grasped Shu Jianyue's hand, hooked her palm, and gestured for her to look at the others.
At first glance, nothing seems to have changed, but upon closer inspection, one can see that the way those with lower cultivation levels look at Xin Yue has changed somewhat.
It was quite strange that everyone looked at him with such admiration.
"What kind of incense is this? It can even have this effect!"
Chong Jiu said calmly, "The Soul-Guarding Incense, also known as the Soul-Stabilizing Gu, has an antidote made from the heart's blood of the person who cast the Gu."
Shu Jianyue was surprised. "Holy crap, there's such a thing? I've never seen it in any books before."
“There’s something even more insidious. This Soul-Guiding Incense is a forbidden drug, long lost to history. I wonder where this person got it from.” Chong Jiu said, glancing at Xin Yue. He was now quite interested in where this sect leader had obtained the Soul-Guiding Incense.
Shu Jianyue looked around and saw that only Bing Fengcheng and Yang Qingling remained conscious, while the others were affected to varying degrees.
Therefore, those few from the Eastern Continent who didn't listen to her were poisoned by the Gu.
"Tell me, why did he suddenly decide to use witchcraft today?"
Chong Jiu looked at her, "You are a turning point for him, probably because of you."
"Me?" Shu Jianyue thought about it and agreed.
She herself believed that she was indeed a variable.
"By the way, besides his heart's blood, is there any other way to bring them to their senses?"
Chong Jiu thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know anything about this Soul-Guiding Incense, so I only know that it can cure this."
“His heart’s blood is not easy to obtain,” Shu Jianyue murmured, looking at Xin Yue.
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