Chapter 30: Chivalrous Spirit
After getting the talisman that Chen Rong had refined and sent to him before, Luo Xuanyi passed through the formation and made a special observation on the way to Huaxue Ridge. She found that there was indeed almost no one approaching Ruoyu Peak. Only when Ruoyu Peak was almost out of sight did a few sparse streaks of light appear.
Huaxue Ridge was still bustling with fighting scenes everywhere. Luo Xuanyi looked around and naturally couldn't find Shen Ranming. After thinking for a while, she walked to a fighting arena and patted the shoulder of a disciple who was standing on the periphery and didn't dare to squeeze in.
"Senior Brother, do you know where our fellow disciple Shen Ranming is?"
Ren Xiaqi struggled to see the fighting board but didn't dare force his way in. He had been at Huaxue Ridge for over fifty years. Due to the unique initiation and cultivation methods of his disciples, he had reached the early stages of the Foundation Establishment Stage before the age of sixty. While his talent might be considered a genius elsewhere, it was merely mediocre within the Zang Yao Sect. Among the other disciples, he was the one who was always knocked off the stage and seriously injured.
He had also hit a bottleneck. During his cultivation, he would occasionally lose the ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, his aura becoming chaotic and turbulent, a fact that frightened him to the point of breaking into a cold sweat. He absolutely dared not tell anyone else about this, fearing that if they knew, he would be reduced to nothing, and his fate would be disastrous. He could only secretly search for a solution, but to no avail.
Until recently, he accidentally saw his own disciples fighting with disciples from Ruoyu Peak. While watching, he could actually absorb the spiritual energy that they had circulated smoothly. He was surprised to find that although he was only treating the symptoms and not the root cause, he could secretly absorb other people's spiritual power for cultivation as long as he stood next to the fighting plate. Therefore, he always wandered around the fighting plate recently, but was afraid to squeeze in because of his lack of strength.
We still need to find a fundamental solution. He sighed, feeling a little disheartened for a moment, and suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder. He raised his head in anger and was about to curse, but he found that the person was none other than the one from Ruoyu Peak who had fought with his disciples that day!
Ruoyu Peak was extremely famous, and what Ren Xiaqi feared most was that he would become useless and one day the materials sent to Ruoyu Peak would not be enough, so he would have to squeeze himself in to make up the numbers. In addition, when he saw how precise Luo Xuanyi's control over spiritual power was, Ren Xiaqi felt that although he was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was still ashamed of himself, so he naturally did not dare to slack off in his attitude.
"Chen Ranming? Well, there are simply too many disciples within the sect...why don't I take my junior sister to the Weird Weapon Pavilion and check it out?"
"Then I'll trouble you, senior brother." Luo Xuanyi was a little surprised why his expression changed so much, but she still followed him and flew towards the Weird Weapon Pavilion.
Fearing he might make a mistake, Ren Xiaqi didn't dare to speak, only trying to guess the purpose of Luo Xuanyi's visit. However, Luo Xuanyi thought he could find out from him first, so he took the initiative to say, "Since we didn't exchange names just now, just call me Xuanyi. How do you address me, Senior Brother?"
"Ren Xiaqi." Just saying this dryly didn't seem right, so Ren Xiaqi had to find a new topic. "Is the Shen Ranming that Junior Sister Xuanyi is looking for the same Junior Brother I fought against on the Doupan a few months ago?"
"Exactly. But Senior Brother Ren was also there at that time?"
"No, I'm just passing by. But Junior Sister's control of spiritual power is truly exceptional; I'm ashamed of myself." Ren Xiaqi smiled wryly. Luo Xuanyi had a feeling he seemed somewhat self-conscious about his spiritual power. Secretly concentrating on him, she noticed a distorted light around him, suggesting a lack of spiritual power flow, primarily around the liver. Based on her diligent study over the past few days, Luo Xuanyi immediately determined it was a meridian blockage caused by erysipelas.
Although she was somewhat curious about why Ren Xiaqi hadn't noticed something as minor as erysipelas, the Guiqi Pavilion was right before her eyes. Luo Xuanyi didn't say anything more and landed with Ren Xiaqi. Ren Xiaqi naturally didn't know what Luo Xuanyi was thinking. Seeing the Guiqi Pavilion right before her, she breathed a sigh of relief and actively invited her in.
Different from the Guiqi Pavilion and the Feiyan Pavilion with its high-rise corridors and simple and natural Danxin Pavilion, the Guiqi Pavilion looks like a sophisticated octagonal tower. The exterior of each floor is painted with cinnabar to form strange patterns. Chains are tied to the top of the tower and fall heavily to the ground. From a distance, it looks like a tower of imprisoned demons.
The lobby on the first floor was similar in layout to the Feiyan Pavilion, except that it only had six small compartments. Opposite the main door hung a huge scroll painting in a very rough style, appearing to be a picture of a long black sword falling from the sky. The strange thing was that the painting was cut in half, just cutting the sword in the middle, and it hung precariously.
The scene in front of the painting, like Feiyan Pavilion, was a long desk. Behind it, many people were busy, among them sitting a somewhat bored Sikong Qian. He flipped through the files in his hand, intending to sneak out and start a fight. When he looked up, he saw Ren Xiaqi leading Luo Xuanyi in. He was so frightened that he almost threw the files away.
Ruoyu Peak is complaining about the lack of staff and is coming here to ask for more people? They've only just reduced their staff a bit, so it shouldn't be that serious, right?
Neither of them noticed Sikong Qian's misstep. After entering, Ren Xiaqi immediately and skillfully turned through the second partition curtain from the left. He first knocked on the wooden sign engraved with "Compilation" and waited for the bell inside to ring before he pulled aside the curtain and invited Luo Xuanyi in.
The compartment looked small from the outside, but it was actually quite large inside. It seemed empty, with only one person sitting there, but the walls were carved with repeated marks, a faint glow flowing through them. The senior sister sitting in the center of the room, holding a carving knife, slowly whittling the bamboo board in her hand, asked without looking up, "Do you want to change it or check it?"
"Look for a disciple named Shen Ranming. He should be one of the latest batch of students."
The senior sister silently picked up the shaved bamboo sticks on the table next to her, held the carving knife in her left hand and split the bamboo sticks with force. A light green spiritual energy was immediately absorbed into the carving on the wall, then became dim and floated out, lingering around the senior sister.
"Chen Ranming is one of the new disciples accepted by the Supreme Lord, but the Supreme Lord doesn't seem to have any intention of teaching him personally. He is now contributing to the bottom pavilion."
"Contributing to the Di Pavilion" meant he was still doing free labor, a hurdle all disciples of the Guiqi Pavilion had to overcome. If they could make it through, resources would be invested; otherwise, they'd have to struggle on their own. Ren Xiaqi felt a little downcast at the thought, but being in the Di Pavilion was a bit of a hassle. While Di Pavilion residents could leave at any time, outsiders were not allowed in. He had no choice but to introduce Luo Xuanyi to Sikong Qian.
"Brother, this Junior Sister Xuanyi from Ruoyu Peak wants to meet a disciple named Shen Ranming..."
Sikong Qian prepared for a long time, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Of course. But Shen Ranming is still in the bottom pavilion. If Junior Sister doesn't mind, why don't you go to the reception building and wait for a while? I'll ask someone to call him over."
Luo Xuanyi thanked the two and prepared to follow Ren Xiaqi to the guest building, but she heard Sikong Qian whispering behind her, "...Come back later..." Ren Xiaqi's heart was suddenly filled with anxiety. Seeing that he was indeed frightened, Sikong Qian breathed a sigh of relief and watched the two of them walk out the door with a smile.
Ren Xiaqi was a rather timid man, being so easily manipulated. Luo Xuanyi looked at him thoughtfully.
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