But no sooner had she finished speaking than the array behind her shook, and the mountain gate suddenly opened. The female cultivator herself was stunned, seemingly not expecting it to happen so quickly.
It wasn't until a female cultivator with the cultivation level of a Xuanxian walked out that she greeted her with delight, "Isn't this Senior Li? Why did you come in person?" Clearly, she recognized her.
"You're... one of Cang De's men?" The other person paused for a moment, then glanced at the row of men in front of him, frowned, and asked, "What are you doing?"
The female cultivator was taken aback and quickly said, "Senior Li, hasn't the Holy Ceremony already begun? The academy will definitely be selecting new disciples, and these are the people chosen to serve this time. Aren't you... here to pick them up?"
"I don't have time to deal with such trivial matters," the other person then realized.
"Then why did you open the mountain gate, senior?" The female cultivator was also taken aback.
"Naturally, we should notify the cultivators in the city to conduct their second training session," the cultivator surnamed Li explained, sounding somewhat annoyed.
"Now?" The female cultivator exclaimed in surprise, "Wasn't it the day after tomorrow? Last time you clearly said three days later!"
"The time has been brought forward, the head of the academy personally ordered it!" Cultivator Li explained, glancing at the female cultivator, "Since you're here to deliver the menial tasks, hurry up and take them inside. Tell the disciples inside that they can be delivered to the outer courtyard. I still need to go into the city to inform the cultivators to go in and cultivate!"
After saying that, he didn't even glance at Feng Rong and the others, and waved his hand before riding the wind directly into the city.
The female cultivator seemed to be in a hurry to cultivate as well, and immediately said to everyone, "Hurry up, go in!" She then led everyone into the mountain gate.
Youyou, who was invisible, quickly and successfully blended in as well.
Looking back at the ever-widening mountain gate behind her, a strange feeling crept into her heart. Why did it seem like Jingling Temple was always in such a hurry every time it opened its gates? It was as if time wasn't in their own hands, but rather... determined by something else?
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