On this day, Fengqing Sect opened its mountain gate early in the morning, and many disciples stood guard at the gate to welcome monks from various sects who came from all directions to the mountain to celebrate the birthday.
"Qianyue Sect sends a pair of Mist Sea Pearls to congratulate the Sect Master on his birthday!"
"Wansong Sect, give us a thousand high-grade spirit stones..."
"Lingcheng Pavilion, send..."
“…”
"Shan Zong, give...give me a thousand spiritual stones?"
After the disciple who was receiving the gift finished reading, he looked up and glanced at the three people in front of him. His eyes were as strange as they could be.
The birthday gift only consisted of a thousand spirit stones, and they were of low quality at that. How poor was this mountain sect?
“Ahem…”
Yao Ziyi was dressed as a middle-aged scholar at the moment, his face sallow and his expression embarrassed. "My clan is small and can only offer this small gift. I hope you will forgive me."
"Fellow Daoist Shan Zong, you are too kind."
The disciple who accepted the gift put away his strange expression and said politely, "Today is Master's birthday banquet. The three of you have come from afar to celebrate his birthday. It is a gesture of great kindness. Please come up the mountain."
Upon hearing this, Yao Ziyi's face immediately lit up with joy. He bowed and thanked repeatedly, then took Li Xiaoliu and Xiang Sheng and quickly went up the mountain.
After the three people left, the smile on Nali's disciple's face immediately disappeared, and he threw the box of spirit stones aside with a look of disgust.
Seeing this, the junior fellow student next to him couldn't help but ask, "Brother, why don't you just kick these three people out? I heard from my senior sister that all the ingredients used in today's birthday banquet are top-notch, and the cost is quite high."
"What do you know?"
The disciple who accepted the gift glared at his junior brother. "Master has already instructed us that today is a festive day and we cannot tolerate noise or collisions. Let alone a poor ghost, even a beggar must put on a smiling face and let him in. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
The junior fellow nodded repeatedly, casually glancing at the group of people at the mountain gate, and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, look, that's the disciple uniform of the Myriad Veins Sword Sect?"
"It's Chen Meng, Uncle Chen!"
The disciple's eyes lit up, and he immediately dropped everything he was doing and rushed forward...
At the same time, Xiang Sheng and his three companions had already reached the halfway point of the mountain.
The Fengqing Sect is backed by the Wanmai Sword Sect and barely occupies a sacred mountain as its sect. The mountain roads are decorated with lights and colorful lanterns on both sides, and the sacred trees and plants are lush and green, making the scenery quite beautiful.
Xiang Sheng looked around and occasionally saw some traces of deliberate pruning, which showed how much importance Feng Qingmen attached to this birthday banquet.
For such an important birthday banquet, the disciples guarding the mountain gate did not check the tokens to verify their identities, but only paid attention to the gift list.
Even though Third Senior Brother gave very little in the way of gifts, the disciples who accepted them still welcomed him with a smile...
A little weird.
Xiang Sheng glanced sideways at Yao Ziyi and saw that he was frowning slightly, probably thinking about this matter as well.
"Junior sister, look at that!" Li Xiaoliu suddenly spoke.
Xiang Sheng looked in the direction of the voice, and his eyes suddenly fixed.
I saw a platform halfway up the mountain filled with a banquet, and many disciples were walking around carrying extremely exquisite dishes.
"Purple Jade Carnation, Sea Clam, Spiritual Tea Milk..."
The more Li Xiaoliu looked, the more astonished he became. "Our Wanmai Sword Sect's banquet is only of this standard. How can the Fengqing Sect, a small clan, even make ends meet?"
"Brother, don't forget that Fengqing Sect was founded by refining pills." Xiang Sheng said with a smile.
"Is alchemy really that profitable?"
Li Xiaoliu took a deep breath and his eyes couldn't help but drift towards Yao Ziyi.
Yao Ziyi coughed awkwardly, "If you can refine it well, you can naturally make a lot of money."
The implication is that if the cultivation is not done well...
Li Xiaoliu couldn't help but curl his lips when he thought of the alchemy room in the back mountain of Wuming Peak where the furnace would explode from time to time.
It’s obvious that the third brother is only capable of losing money.
The Feng Qing Sect is so good at alchemy. Why not take advantage of the crowds and go to their alchemy room to take a look? Maybe I can even get some alchemy manuals for my third brother...
"Don't have any bad ideas."
Yao Ziyi's voice suddenly rang in Li Xiaoliu's ears, startling him: "Third Brother, why are you scaring me?"
Yao Ziyi smiled: "Don't I know you? As soon as you roll your eyes, I know you want to do something bad.
You stole three bottles of elixir from Elder Shouxin. Elder Shouxin is kind-hearted and said he stole them to borrow money, but he couldn't hide it from me.
"The Xuan Palace Master gave you the magic weapon, but it's not for you to use to steal or do anything, do you hear me?"
Yao Ziyi's tone was as gentle as ever, and his smile was the same as before. But Li Xiaoliu could actually see a hint of majesty in his smile today, which was quite frightening.
He couldn't help but lower his head and replied obediently: "I heard it, I won't run around."
Xiang Sheng followed beside them, watching silently as they did so before looking away. With her intelligence, she could naturally tell that the two were communicating in secret.
Although she couldn't hear it, from Li Xiaoliu's reaction, she could guess that Yao Ziyi was secretly scolding her, not deliberately hiding something from her.
After Li Yu's reincarnation, his temperament has indeed become a little more unruly, and he needs to be disciplined.
As for Yao Ziyi, Xiang Sheng observed him all the way and found that although he seemed cynical, he was actually meticulous and his arrangements were flawless. No wonder the second senior brother trusted him to take him down the mountain for training.
Xiang Sheng was observing Yao Ziyi, and Yao Ziyi naturally observed Xiang Sheng along the way.
However, Palace Master Xuan had personally verified Xiang Sheng's identity, so he had a preconceived notion and did not doubt Xiang Sheng. He only felt that this new junior sister was usually taciturn, but quite calm when dealing with things.
At such a young age, he possesses the demeanor of a great general. He must have endured many hardships while away from home.
Thinking of this, a hint of tenderness flashed across Yao Ziyi's eyes.
After that, they walked along a mountain road, where more and more Fengqing Sect disciples came and went. The three of them quickened their pace and did not speak again.
Soon, the three of them climbed to the top of the mountain.
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