"Senior Brother Yuan, are you going too?" After leaving the sect master's hall, Gao Han asked Yuan Ran who came out with them.
Yuan Ran’s current cultivation level is the middle stage of the Golden Core. Recently, his aura seems to be strong, and it seems that he is about to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core.
"Master should also give me a place, but if that happens, there will be seven places left, and there won't be enough for others to compete for." Yuan Ran said worriedly.
Gao Han found it very funny, "Aren't you from the main peak? Why do you have to worry about these things?"
Zhongli Tingzhou continued, "Although he is from the main peak, he is probably the one who deals with many things. He has more face than Junior Brother Bai's eldest disciple."
"Come to think of it, it seems that I have never met the other disciples of the sect master. I always thought that you were the only disciple of the sect master." Gao Han said curiously.
Yuan Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Uncle Master, please don't talk nonsense. My reputation is not as great as that of my senior brother. It's just that my senior brother is devoted to cultivation. Master thinks that my personality is more suitable for doing these things."
He added, "I am not the only disciple of Master. There are two more. I am the second oldest. Above me is my senior brother Feng Xinxing. He is a sword fanatic. I don't know where he is practicing in the snowy mountains. Below me is my junior sister Bai Runyue. She is the only daughter of Master. She came back once when you were in seclusion. She should be in the demon battlefield now."
Gao Han's mind moved, "Aren't they going to the Shuangdong Secret Realm?"
Yuan Ran shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. Senior Brother is about to break through to the Golden Core Great Perfection, so he might also go. Junior Sister Bai is also in the Golden Core Stage, but in this case, there will be even fewer spots left."
Gao Han smiled and said, "It's not your turn to worry about that, right?"
"It's not my turn, but this way, some people can go while some can't, which is not conducive to the unity within the Zixiao Sect." This is one of the reasons why Yuan Ran was worried.
Gao Han looked at him and said, "I now understand why the Sect Master thinks you are more suitable to take care of these matters."
He has a strong sense of belonging to Zixiao Sect, is responsible, and has good interpersonal relationships. Although he may also worry too much, such a person is indeed more suitable to be the successor to the sect master.
Yuan Ran laughed helplessly, "Actually, I don't want to care about it anymore."
Gao Han nodded. He understood, but he couldn't help but want to be in charge. He had a heart that was used to worrying. It would be unfair not to let someone with this kind of personality be a leader.
"Gao Han, do you want to go back to Shangjiu Peak with me, or do you want me to go back to Wuming Peak with you?" After listening to what they said, Zhongli Tingzhou walked to the front.
Yuan Ran immediately said knowingly, "If you have something to do, go ahead."
Zhongli Tingzhou looked at him with satisfaction.
Gao Han thought for a moment and said, "I need to go back to Wuming Peak first. Why don't you come with me?"
"Senior Tian Dao won't chase me down the mountain, right?"
Yuan Ran, who happened to hear this, couldn't help but look at his great-master uncle Zhongli and found that he looked serious and didn't seem to be joking.
As they talked, they slowly walked away. Their tall and straight figures were lengthened by the afterglow of the setting sun. The warm glow of the setting sun shone on them, creating a faint golden glow.
The tall and thin figure put his arm around Gao Han, leaned close to his ear and said something, the smile on his face was more beautiful than the warm sun.
The sharp edges on Gao Han's face softened under the residual sunlight.
"It's great to be young." Yuan Ran smiled with emotion from the bottom of his heart, turned around and left.
The conversation under the sunset was not as beautiful as Yuanran thought.
"My dear, we haven't seen each other for a month. Don't you want to do something to show your appreciation?"
"Why did you change the address again?" Before, he used to be boyfriend, wife, husband, fiancée, etc. Gao Han hadn't heard him use a new word for a long time.
"Let's try something new." Zhongli Tingzhou was almost half hanging on him.
Gao Han didn't push him away, and said calmly: "There are people nearby, and it will be bad if they see me. Others might think that I sold my body to get your favor."
Zhongli Tingzhou's expression became very strange, and his eyes swept over him like a laser, "So when are you going to sell your body?"
He was clearly talking about the body, but Gao Han glanced sideways and took advantage of the situation.
"I never sell my body."
"Then I can betray you. Rumors have to have a source, right? We can confirm it first and let them guess. We can then come out and admit it later."
After Zhongli Tingzhou finished speaking, he saw Gao Han looking at him with eyes that showed concern for the mentally retarded.
"Don't tell anyone you know me when you get out of here. Have some shame."
Zhongli Tingzhou looked at him in surprise, "You've been with me for so long, do you still have the nerve?"
Gao Han slapped him in the face.
After reaching the Nameless Peak, Gao Han went to find Master Tian Dao and explained to him the situation of the challenge and the matter of the Twin Caves Secret Realm.
Tiandao did not show any surprise at the reward for breaking the illusion array, as if his disciple deserved this honor.
Although he did not have the same proud expression as Zhongli Tingzhou, his expression of self-righteousness was exactly the same.
"You have just broken through, so you might as well go and gain some experience. There are many unopened secret realms with resources, so it would be good to grab more. However, you have other tasks this time."
Gao Han showed a little surprise, "What mission?"
Sect Leader Bai didn’t mention it before, but this task should have been given to him by Master Tian Dao himself.
"Some geniuses from the Demon City will also enter the secret realm. We will kill as many as we can."
Gao Han raised his head and looked at Master Tian Dao, who had his hands behind his back and a cold and majestic expression.
Before he asked, Tian Dao continued, "In the past, as long as it was a secret realm discovered by demons and human cultivators together, both sides would mostly do this. However, that was a secret realm that had already been opened and the resources had already been plundered, so demons and human cultivators would mainly kill the other side's genius."
"I understand, Master." Gao Han nodded slightly.
Although demons and humans seem to have reached an agreement that neither side should cross the line again, in reality, the two sides are still in a state of fighting to the death.
Being able to use the secret realm to kill the opponent's future backbone and cut off their inheritance is something that human monks or demons will do without hesitation.
Not only human monks would give such instructions to their people, but demons would do so as well.
In the past, not only were the unopened secret realms dangerous, but the secret realms that had already been explored were actually more dangerous, because if there were not enough resources, killing would be the main option.
"If humans don't look for demons, the demons will come to them automatically." Tian Dao said again.
Gao Han guessed, "Is it because of the secret cave?"
Tian Dao nodded in appreciation, "Yes, the demon battlefield is actually the East Continent. There are secret realms of immortal caves in the East Continent. Some restrictions only allow human cultivators to enter and exit. The demons cannot get the things in these secret realms and caves, so they will go on a killing spree, hunting down the human cultivators who have entered the secret realms and caves and taking away the resources they have obtained."
"Disciple has heard that this secret realm is more likely to be a natural secret realm."
"Then they should be killed even more. How can the things of Lingtian Continent be given to these monsters for nothing?" Tiandao's voice was calm, but it revealed a hint of murderous aura.
Gao Han could vaguely guess that there must be some grudge between his master and the demon. He remembered what Master Zixiao said when he first came here.
"Disciple will obey the master's order."
Tian Dao hummed, turned his gaze to Zhongli Tingzhou, and suddenly said, "My disciple is already in the early stage of the Golden Core, why are you still in the middle stage of the Golden Core?"
Zhongli Tingzhou remained calm, and Gao Han was speechless. Was the word 'still' appropriate?
Before he went into seclusion, Zhongli Tingzhou had just broken through to the early stage less than a month ago. To be able to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core in more than a month was already very fast.
"I'm afraid that the breakthrough will be too fast and I won't be able to enter the secret realm." When it comes to thick-skinnedness, Zhongli Tingzhou will never lose to anyone.
"You are very arrogant, kid." Tian Dao laughed. He understood his disciple's thoughts. He was just afraid that he didn't like his friends.
This character is indeed a bit annoying, but he just likes this kind of arrogance and will not lose his own character. In his heart, he has his own set of gains and losses, right and wrong.
Unfortunately, if he wasn’t a swordsman and already had a disciple, he wouldn’t mind taking another disciple if he made an exception.
Gao Han had always been worried that his master didn't like Zhongli Tingzhou. Now seeing how happy he was, he suddenly realized that he might have been wrong.
"You can learn from Bai Dongtian's experience in formation. Make good use of the next half month. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave." Tian Dao said and drove them away without hesitation.
Gao Han didn't bother him anymore. He bowed and took Zhongli Tingzhou away.
"Since human cultivators and demons would kill each other in the secret realm, why didn't Sect Master Bai mention this in the Sect Master's Hall before?"
When they were about to leave Wuming Peak, Gao Han asked Zhongli Tingzhou beside him.
Zhongli Tingzhou thought for a moment, "Sect Master Bai and your master have different positions."
Gao Han understood instantly.
Sect Leader Bai is the head of a sect. He has to take care of the Zixiao Sect. This is his responsibility and obligation, not all human cultivators.
The disciples sent to the Shuangdong Secret Realm this time are likely to be the most talented ones in the Zixiao Sect, and they will most likely be the pillars of the Zixiao Sect in the future. Naturally, he would not want the disciples who were sent to the Shuangdong Secret Realm to suffer too heavy losses this time.
Fighting will inevitably lead to bloodshed, and where there is bloodshed, there will inevitably be sacrifices.
He is the leader of a sect, and he hopes that his disciples will hunt monsters only after protecting themselves, so he hopes that everyone can protect themselves.
Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly looked up at the sky. The gray clouds had not yet dispersed and the rain was still falling heavily.
"Baby, have you been practicing in this kind of weather for the past month?"
"Well, what's wrong?" Gao Han looked at him strangely. Why did he suddenly think of this?
"How pitiful. Don't you find it annoying to practice in such rainy weather all the time?" Zhongli Tingzhou looked at him sympathetically.
Gao Han said calmly: "It has been snowing on the Upper Nine Peaks. Don't you find it annoying?"
Zhongli Tingzhou was about to say no, but then he realized that he was setting a trap. It seemed that it was not right to answer, and it was not right not to answer, so he immediately shut up.
Gao Han was satisfied. It was the first time he was so satisfied with the weather on Wuming Peak.
I did dislike it at first, but after staying there for a long time, I got used to it and gradually felt that rainy weather also has its advantages, especially when practicing.