While the cultivators in the Demon Battlefield were still discussing this matter, Gao Han and his companions were already preparing to set off back to Zixiao Sect.
In order to avoid being shamelessly intercepted by the people from the Ji Shang Sect, they will go back with Sect Leader Bai.
Before leaving, Sect Leader Bai said he needed to wait for two more people.
"Big Brother, Little Sister?" They waited for nearly half a day before the two people returned to Black Stone City. As soon as he saw them, Yuan Ran showed a surprised expression.
The young man has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his handsome features carry a sense of righteousness.
The woman next to him was also very pretty, with a pretty face, a determined look in her eyes, and full of heroism. She was dressed in a flowing white dress that looked like a fairy. One could vaguely see some traces of Sect Master Bai from her facial features.
From the way Yuan Ran addressed them, you could tell who these two were.
"Yuanran, how come... you led the team to the Shuangdong Secret Realm?" The young man thought of the secret realm incident that had been making the rounds recently.
Yuan Ran glanced at Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou and said, "I brought it."
In fact, whenever they get together, they always follow Gao Han's opinion.
He didn't care, because if it weren't for his two uncles, the Zixiao Sect would most likely have suffered heavy losses like the Jishang Sect.
"I heard that the demon Kailos was severely injured by the monks of Zixiao Sect. Is this true?" A hint of fighting spirit rose in the young man's eyes.
He respects anyone who is strong, no matter if they are stronger or weaker than him.
Yuan Ran glanced at Gao Han again and said, "It's true."
The young man noticed that he frequently looked at a good-looking disciple. He could tell at a glance that the other party was only at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm and had not thought about reaching that level.
"Who are these two?"
There were many disciples in Zixiao Sect whom he had never seen before. Under normal circumstances, he would not ask deliberately, but Yuanran's attitude towards them was obviously different.
Yuan Ran coughed lightly and whispered, "Big Brother, you should actually call them Grandmaster Uncles. Grandmaster Zhongli is the disciple of Grandmaster Uncle."
After that, Yuan Ran said to Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou: "This is my senior brother Feng Xinxing, and the other is my master's daughter Bai Runyue. They have been in the demon battlefield for a year and did not know that the great master uncle accepted a disciple."
"You must be kidding. Doesn't Grand Master Uncle refuse to accept disciples?" Bai Runyue exclaimed.
Feng Xinxing was more accepting of this matter, and he was more interested in killing Kairos' disciples.
"Yuan Ran, who seriously injured Kairos?"
"It's my great-uncle Master Gao. He is Senior Tian Dao's disciple." Yuan Ran transmitted the message to him.
Feng Xinxing's eyes immediately stared at Gao Han. He had never expected it to be him. "So you are Senior Tiandao's disciple. No wonder. I heard that Senior Tiandao's World-Destroying Heavenly Sword is extremely powerful and is the best test of one's will. You can use it and defeat Kairos. You are really strong. When you are promoted to the Nascent Soul stage one day, we can have a sparring match."
"I don't like sparring, I only discuss life and death." Gao Han said indifferently.
Feng Xinxing was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter, "What a great saying, it's all about life and death. I'm actually not as good as you in terms of ideological realm. It's not luck that you were able to defeat Kairos by leaps and bounds."
"Are you speaking to your uncle-master in the tone of an elder?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
Yuan Ran wanted to cover his face. Here it comes again, here it comes again. This great-grandmaster Zhongli seemed to particularly like using seniority to put pressure on others.
"Say less." Gao Han said.
"I won't." Zhongli Tingzhou said stubbornly.
"Brother Yuan, this Great-Uncle Zhongli feels weird. He doesn't seem like an elder." Bai Runyue sent a message to Yuan Ran.
At this moment, Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly turned to look at Bai Runyue and said with a smile: "Are you secretly saying bad things about me to Yuanran?"
Bai Runyue was shocked. How did he know that he was talking to Senior Brother Yuan?
"Are you curious about how I know you are talking to Yuan Ran?" Zhongli Tingzhou said again, showing his teeth, "Of course it's because I have the ability to read your mind. I can hear what you are thinking."
Bai Runyue was so frightened that he dared not think about it anymore.
Sect Leader Bai coughed lightly. How could you bully his daughter in front of her father?
"Okay, time to set off."
Sect Leader Bai decisively released a flying boat. His flying boat was larger than Elder Sun's, and could easily carry a hundred people. Some disciples who were preparing to return to the sect were also taken on board.
As soon as Gao Han got on the flying boat, he pulled Zhongli Tingzhou to a corner to meditate and practice.
He absorbed so much strange energy in the secret realm. If he didn't refine it, it would easily clog his meridians.
"You refine it and I'll watch over it for you." Zhongli Tingzhou didn't need to meditate.
His way of absorbing energy is different from Gao Han's. He mainly feeds it to the Yin-Yang Pearl. No matter how many impurities there are, they would have been refined by the Yin-Yang Pearl long ago.
The Yin-Yang Pearl is not only a big eater, but also a bottomless pit. It can absorb any kind of energy, no matter how complex or violent it is.
The mixed energy absorbed will eventually be transformed into purer energy and fed back to him, so strictly speaking, he does not really need to meditate.
On weekdays, he does nothing but is still practicing, while others do nothing but cannot be like him.
Gao Han had guessed it long ago. Sect Leader Bai said that he was the top genius chosen by heaven. In his opinion, Zhongli Tingzhou was the real chosen one.
His Yayoi Ring can even hold living things. It sounds like an amazing storage space that can also provide defense, but that's all.
It was the time when he was on Earth in the early days that helped him the most. The cultivation system in that world was not complete, so his advantages stood out.
Later, he came to Lingtian Continent, where even a three-year-old child could fly in the sky, and each sect and force had a complete set of skills and techniques.
His Yayoi Ring did not bring him much benefit after the top grey bookshelf was opened. Most of the books were about the travels of a powerful man, as well as some collected skills.
As for advanced martial arts, he learned the Eight Divine Swords, which were already the most powerful. After worshipping Master Tiandao as his disciple, he learned the World-Destroying Mad Sword, which was not much weaker than those top-level swordsmanship.
Moreover, the owner of the Yayoi Ring may not be a sword practitioner, and the skills and techniques in it are very confusing, with the most common being sword techniques.
A person's energy is limited, and it is impossible for him to learn all the sword techniques and become proficient in them. He is not like Zhongli Tingzhou, who practices even when lying down to sleep.
Gao Han’s current strength is entirely due to his own hard work.
"Don't attract too much attention." Gao Han didn't know whether Master Zixiao had discovered the Yin-Yang Pearl in his body.
Things like the Yin-Yang Beads sound like treasures of heaven-defying level, and the fewer people who discover them, the better.
"Okay." Zhongli Tingzhou sat cross-legged in front of him.
Gao Han threw a bag of top-grade spirit stones to him. In his space, there were also dozens of demon crystal cores, all of which were looted from the demons they had killed.
He didn't plan to use these to refine weapons, but it was not appropriate to take them out in public now.
After Gao Han closed his eyes, Zhongli Tingzhou opposite him suddenly opened his eyes, stared at his face for a moment, and then closed them again.
Under his operation, the speed of energy conversion of the Yin-Yang Bead soared instantly.
What he said was actually not correct. If he did not practice, the Yin-Yang Pearl would indeed operate automatically to help him practice. However, once he actively used the Yin-Yang Pearl, the speed of practice would increase several times.
Zhongli Ting frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of the top-grade spirit stones, destroying one after another.
Once he got serious, his cultivation speed was even faster than his absorption of spiritual energy. In the end, even the best spiritual stones could not satisfy his appetite, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather towards him.
"Hmm?" Sect Master Bai at the front of the flying boat suddenly noticed that the flow of spiritual energy was strange. He swept his spiritual sense to the back and found the source in the corner - Zhongli Tingzhou.
He forgot that Gao Han was not the only evil person. There was also Zhongli Tingzhou who liked to use his status as an elder to suppress others.
"Master, what's wrong?" Yuan Ran noticed the flash of surprise on Sect Master Bai's face.
"Your great-grandmaster Zhongli is also a hidden talent." Sect Leader Bai said with a smile.
Yuan Ran paused and said, "We were ambushed by a dozen demons before, and they just happened to rush over. At that time, our great-grandmaster killed many demons by himself. He is really powerful. If it weren't for the aura of our great-grandmaster overshadowing him, he would have become famous this time."
"Is that so?" Sect Leader Bai was a little skeptical. Would this Great-Master Zhongli be the kind of person who would be willing to be buried?
"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes." Yuan Ran said honestly.
Sect Leader Bai shook his head in his heart, "Your harvest should be good this time, right?"
"It's pretty good. Thanks to our great-grandmaster Zhongli and the others, every fellow disciple has gained a lot." Yuan Ran said with a smile.
Every demon they killed brought them more or less gain and became their trophies. This time the harvest could be said to be richer than anyone had imagined.
Even if everyone gave 10% of the resources to the sect, the remaining resources would be enough for them to practice for a long time.
The sect was very tolerant towards them, and paying 10% was actually not much different from paying nothing, because in other sects, some required 30% and some even required half.
Zixiao Sect does not need to rely on disciples to accumulate resources for them. Paying 10% is just a way of motivation, letting them know that you can get the protection of the sect without having to hand over the resources you have worked hard and risked your life to the sect.
This is the secret realm quota granted by the sect, so they will charge a small fee. If the disciple takes the task himself, he does not need to hand it in at all.
Before arriving at Zixiao Sect, Gao Han came out of his meditation and opened his eyes to see Zhongli Tingzhou's face right in front of him. He couldn't even see a single hair on his face and was as handsome as white porcelain.
At some point, the distance between them narrowed a little, and it was obvious who had done it.
This was one of the few times that Gao Han observed him closely.
The silent Zhongli Tingzhou had a handsome face as chilling as an ice sculpture, and his facial features were the most prominent even in Lingtian Continent where one could change one's face at will.
Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly opened his eyes and saw him staring at him blankly. He curled his lips and smiled, "Are you shocked by my unparalleled beauty?"
Gao Han sighed softly, it was better to keep silent.