Chapter 105 Chapter 105 The wind lifted him up.
Jiang Yan learned about Gu Jingyun's breakthrough on the way to Lianhua Peak.
After the breakthrough, Gu Jingyun did not become more powerful like the others. Instead, he restrained his edge and became more calm and reserved than before, making it difficult for people to figure out his true identity.
Jiang Yan did notice that the man's breath had become condensed and long, but he was not sure. After asking, he learned that Gu Jingyun had successfully been promoted to a cultivator in the Void Refinement Stage.
"...You broke through so easily?" Jiang Yan asked in surprise.
"You only see the result, but ignore the process?" Gu Jingyun said with a smile, "I have been practicing for more than a hundred years, day and night, and I have never stopped."
"That's true."
Jiang Yan quickly accepted this statement. After all, he had a similar experience - when his cultivation was at a relatively low level, he was sleeping in the middle of the night and was suddenly awakened by his father shaking him vigorously. He was then told that he had advanced in his dream.
Only through daily accumulation can a breakthrough come naturally.
Jiang Yan asked: "Are you in the early stage of refining emptiness?"
Gu Jingyun pondered for a moment and replied, "Actually speaking, it should be the middle or late stage of the Void Refining Stage. After the breakthrough, I have not yet gone to the trial field to test my strength."
He could feel a more powerful force in his body than before, but he couldn't estimate it accurately.
After all, he had stayed in the Spirit Transformation Stage for too long, and his spiritual power had accumulated in his dantian over time, which was more than twice that of an ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivator.
Now that the territory has been rapidly expanded, the power we possess is even greater, which is really difficult to describe in words.
Jiang Yan said enthusiastically: "I will have a discussion with you later!"
Gu Jingyun agreed with a smile.
They quickly headed to Lianhua Peak.
Although the sect competition has ended, the rankings have not yet been officially announced.
In the center of the square of Lotus Peak there is a very tall stone tablet, which is a magic weapon made by the Xingyun Sect. It is engraved with the rankings of all participating sects and changes every hundred years.
Every sect has one of these things, but it is just a smaller copy. The real stone tablet is given to the sect ranked first for safekeeping.
This stone tablet has been in the Sword Sect for hundreds of years.
However, when the Hehuan Sect leaves, we will have to follow them.
Jiang Yan came to Lianhua Peak.
The last time I hurried over to see Pang Yunhu and Cao Fu, I hadn’t taken a close look at the mountaintop square or the stone tablet.
When I was led to the stone tablet, I realized that it was not an exaggeration to describe it as "huge".
Jiang Yan looked up and was stunned at the huge stone tablet that was about thirty meters high.
"How are the Sect Master and I supposed to bring it back to the sect?" Jiang Yan asked hurriedly, "It should fit into the Qiankun bag, right?"
Gu Jingyun nodded: "Of course. The ordinary Qiankun bag doesn't have enough space, but it has a matching special Qiankun bag."
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the monk didn’t have to carry him all the way. Otherwise, it would be too stupid.
If that really happened, he would consider doing some research to see if he could use the shrinking spell to make it smaller, and then enlarge it again when he returned to the sect.
People from other sects were arriving one after another, but they were not all present yet.
For things like changing the rankings, not everyone has to be present. In previous sessions, some people were too lazy to look at it and just sent a random representative to attend.
But times have changed!
This is the moment when the Hehuan Sect makes history!
If you miss it, you will regret it for a lifetime.
While waiting, Jiang Yan followed Gu Jingyun to a secluded place and met Sect Master Gu and Madam Wei.
The couple praised Jiang Yan highly. Their pride, joy and love were written all over their faces. They were so smiling that they almost ignored their own son.
If Jiang Yan hadn’t been overwhelmed by the praise and hadn’t pushed Gu Jingyun to the front with a blushing face, saying that he had also advanced, the couple really wouldn’t have noticed.
"Jing Yun also broke through?"
Sect Leader Gu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gu Jingyun intently.
Sect Leader Gu was once in the late stage of Refining Void, but due to a serious injury over a hundred years, he gradually fell back to the early stage of Refining Void. He had to warm up his meridians and practice hard for a long time before he could return to his previous level.
His cultivation level has declined, but his eyesight has not.
He gathered his spiritual power in his eyes and tried to "see" Gu Jingyun's internal breath.
Gu Jingyun cooperated by slightly exhaling.
Sect Master Gu showed a look of joy on his face, "Yes, it is indeed the Void Refining Stage!"
Mrs. Wei was also quite surprised.
"I heard that your cultivation has remained at the peak of the Spiritualization Stage for a hundred years. I was very worried at first. I wanted to ask you about it after the sect competition, so that I can find spiritual medicine or a secret realm for you to cultivate..."
Madam Wei said: "Now that you have broken free from the shackles, it is a good thing."
Gu Jingyun said: "I'm sorry for making you worry. It's my fault."
"What does this have to do with you?" Madam Wei said angrily. After that, she sighed, "You and Yan'er are really destined to be together. You both broke through one after another, and the date was the same!"
Gu Jingyun held Jiang Yan's hand and looked at Jiang Yan with eyes so gentle that tears could drip out of them.
"If it weren't for A-Yan's help, I wouldn't be able to overcome my inner demons, and I wouldn't be where I am today."
Jiang Yan's ears turned red, and he whispered, "Brother, you are too kind."
At the side, Sect Master Gu seemed to have thought of something and his expression froze for a moment.
But Mrs. Wei's face was full of relief.
As a mother, she is of course happy that her two sons have a good relationship.
Mrs. Wei said a few more words, all of which were casual conversation, and Gu Jingyun and Jiang Yan responded to them one by one.
After a while, Ren Ling came over and said that the ceremony was about to begin, and asked Jiang Yan to return to the Hehuan Sect's team as soon as possible, as he was the representative of the Hehuan Sect and must be present.
"Well, Mom and Dad, I'll take my leave first." Jiang Yan bowed seriously.
The couple nodded and let him go.
Jiang Yan followed the master back.
Ren Ling joked, "Oh, you're calling them 'Dad' and 'Mom' now?"
Jiang Yan said openly: "Yes!"
Ren Ling wondered: "Why aren't you shy now?"
Jiang Yan said honestly: "Because the young master and I are sworn brothers. We were brothers first and then companions. Even if we are not together, I will still call his parents 'adoptive father and adoptive mother'."
It’s just missing the word “righteousness”!
This is the reality, don’t be shy!
Ren Ling: “…”
Sometimes I really don’t understand Yaner’s train of thought.
On the other side, three people watched Jiang Yan go away.
Gu Jingyun retracted his gaze and said, "Dad, you seem to have something to say."
He noticed that after learning of his breakthrough, Gu Chen only said a few words and remained silent since then, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.
It was obvious that he had something to say, but he couldn't say it in front of Jiang Yan.
He concealed it very well and didn't let Jiang Yan see it. But Gu Jingyun was always observant and noticed it immediately, but he just kept it to himself.
Gu Jingyun said calmly, "Dad, A-Yan is a family member and also my Taoist partner. I have never hidden anything from him, and he is the same. There are no secrets between us."
"You don't have to avoid talking to him about anything about me in the future."
Madam Wei frowned and agreed, "That's right, if there's anything you want to say, why don't you just say it? Don't let Yan'er think there's something estranged between us!"
Sect Leader Gu just felt that he died unjustly.
"I did it for your own good, but you teamed up with your mother to scold me." Sect Leader Gu said helplessly.
"I never care about these things in front of Ayan." Gu Jingyun asked, "So what's the matter?"
Sect Leader Gu stammered, "You, you broke through, didn't you..."
Mrs. Wei was annoyed and twisted her husband's arm hard.
"Just say what you want to say!" the lady scolded, "Why are you hesitating so much?!"
Sect Master Gu closed his eyes and said quickly, "I want to ask if your breakthrough was due to Yan'er's Hehuan technique!"
Gu Jingyun: "..."
Madam Wei: “…”
Sect Leader Gu: "I haven't scolded you yet. He worked so hard to compete, and he didn't get seriously injured, but bumps and bruises are inevitable, and his spiritual energy was used up. It's exhausting just to watch him."
"You are so good! You are not considerate at all and only care about your own happiness!" Sect Leader Gu became more and more angry as he spoke, "Is it appropriate to act like this?"
Gu Jingyun: "..."
Madam Wei: “…”
Madam Wei had not expected this, because Jiang Yan's style was very different from that of most people in the Hehuan Sect. She always remembered Jiang Yan's identity as a "sword cultivator" and then a "disciple of the Hehuan Sect."
After her husband mentioned this, she came to her senses.
Madam Wei looked at her own son hesitantly: "You won't really..."
Just now it was his father, now it’s Gu Jingyun’s turn.
He also wanted to protest.
"I didn't!" Gu Jingyun couldn't help but hold his forehead and sighed, "I am grateful that Ayan appeared in my life. I sat beside his bed and looked at his sleeping face all night long."
Gu Jingyun said: "When dawn approached, I heard the birds singing outside the window and saw my beloved. I seemed to have a feeling and naturally broke through."
"It's not as bad as you think."
Sect Master Gu and Madam Wei were half-believing and half-doubting, because the Hehuan technique was the most powerful dual cultivation technique in the world. A person without any talent who practiced dual cultivation with a genius would be forced to embark on the path of cultivation.
Otherwise, why is the Hehuan Sect, which is the third from the bottom on the list, one of the three major sects in Xizhou?
"You sound so romantic, you're not kidding me, are you?" Gu Chen asked.
Gu Jingyun gave his father a look as cold as a knife.
Sect Leader Gu laughed dryly: "Well, I misunderstood. I'm sorry."
Gu Jingyun secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, Ayan didn’t hear it, otherwise it would be terrible!
I had made such a promise before, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.
It's really unpredictable...
**
People from all the major sects have arrived.
There are too many sects participating. It is impossible to read out all of them one by one. It would be exhausting. Some of the last-ranked sects do not want to be famous at this moment.
Therefore, the names from the last to the 21st have all been posted in advance and engraved on the stone tablet.
Starting from the twentieth place, Sect Leader Gu would read out a name, and a representative of the sect—usually someone who had won honors in the competition—would attend.
They would use swords and other sharp weapons to personally carve the name of the sect on the stone tablet.
If you don’t usually use a sword, you can borrow a sword from the Sword Sect on the spot.
The stone tablet is tall and needs to be suspended in the air for a short time when engraving.
For those who have made it into the top 20 based on their own strength, this is a very simple thing and can be done easily.
Sect Leader Gu read out the names one by one, pausing for a moment after each one until that disciple finished carving the words under the gaze of everyone.
"No. 11, Sun Feiyu from the Lingyu Sect..."
"The third place is Lin Fu from the Wanfa Sect..."
"Second place, Sword Sect's Ling Hanzhang."
Ling Hanzhang clasped his fists and stepped out, quickly carving the words "Sword Sect".
As usual, the name of the Sword Sect would appear at the top, but now there was a small empty space above it.
Everyone held their breath.
The time to witness history has come!
Sect Master Gu cleared his throat and said loudly: "The first place in the sect competition is from the Hehuan Sect, Jiang Yan!"
The group of people below who either admired or loved Jiang Yan cheered loudly and applauded excitedly.
The previous nineteen people didn’t have this treatment!
Jiang Yan walked around the crowd and stepped out.
Sect Leader Gu said with a smile: "Yan'er, go and carve the words."
Jiang Yan nodded and drew out the Demon-Breaking Sword.
When his sword was unsheathed, it shone with a cold light, and it was obvious at first glance that it was a peerless sword!
The Xingyun Sect is a sect that focuses on refining weapons, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
The leader of the Xingyun Sect let out a soft "eh", with confusion and thought in his eyes.
He was far away yesterday and couldn't see the details of the sword.
Now that I look at it up close, I realize something is wrong.
How come this sword is so similar to the Wanggui Sword that the Sword Immortal asked the Xingyun Sect to forge a thousand years ago?
That's not right.
When the Sword Immortal ascended to heaven, the Wanggui Sword should have been taken away with him.
How could it appear in Jiang Yan's hands?
No matter how many doubts the Xingyun Sect Master had in his mind, Jiang Yan could not hear them.
He walked quickly to the stone tablet and jumped up with all his strength.
This jump, infused with spiritual power, actually jumped dozens of meters high.
The wind lifted him up.
Jiang Yan used his sword as a pen and carved the name of the Hehuan Sect on the heads of the major sects, which fell to the ground lightly and silently.
On the stone tablet, the three characters "Hehuan Sect" were written in an elegant and sharp manner, just like Jiang Yan himself.
Jiang Yan sheathed his sword and looked up to meet the gaze of the man in black who was looking at him with a smile.
Amidst thunderous applause.
Jiang Yan also arched his eyebrows towards the man.
It’s the first one!
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