Tianqing City, Xuanqing Spirit Square.
All the disciples who came to attend the Spirit Transformation Conference have already entered the Spirit Realm, but the two Taoist masters who served as hosts and the people from other sects have not left yet. They are waiting for news from the Spirit Realm.
Compared to the anticipation and high spirits of the young disciples when they entered the Spirit Realm, the atmosphere among the elders who remained in the square was obviously much more solemn. Although they could not see what was happening in the Spirit Realm, because there were many leading masters who stayed in the Spirit Realm, they were able to observe the situation in the Spirit Realm at any time and pass the news back to the square.
All the messages will be conveyed back in the form of text, and these words will appear above the statue of Xuanqing Spirit, and everyone in the square can see it clearly.
"Tianwen Mountain disciple Wen Xiu signed a contract with the third-level spiritual creature Qingmao."
"Tianwen Mountain disciple Hua Ningning signed a contract with the third-level spiritual creature Qingmao."
"Thunder Mountain Villa disciple Mo Wenxing signed a contract with the fifth-level spirit beast Fire Pattern Snake."
"Lin Ruo, a disciple of Shuiyun City..."
About half an hour after the disciples entered the spiritual realm, the news turned into text and kept appearing in front of everyone's eyes. In the spiritual realm, there were constantly disciples making contracts with spiritual creatures. Among them were ordinary spiritual creatures of the second and third levels, as well as spiritual creatures of the sixth or even seventh level. It was extremely difficult for young disciples today to possess seventh-level spiritual creatures, and the names of those disciples who had made contracts with sixth- and seventh-level spiritual creatures had already been silently remembered by the sect leaders and masters from various sects present.
Everyone has no idea what the situation is like in the spiritual realm, nor can they know the specific strength of the disciples, but the best basis for judging their strength is to see what kind of spiritual creatures they can sign contracts with.
Throughout the day, everyone stood in the square and watched the names flash past their eyes. From time to time, people would whisper to each other. Sometimes, a seventh-level spiritual creature that suddenly appeared would cause everyone to exclaim in amazement.
Ji Yuan was also looking at the names that flashed by.
However, unlike others, he had a blank expression from beginning to end. It seemed that nothing in this conference could affect his mood, and he just watched it all as the process went on.
Ji Yuan sat in the first seat, his expression calm until the person beside him suddenly turned his head and said to him with a smile, "Does the Spiritual Master have a disciple he likes this time?"
The man who had been silent for a long time and as cold as a stone finally showed some reaction after hearing these words. Ji Yuan slowly turned around and looked coldly at Ji Yan, the former leader of the Blood Crow Cult and the current leader of the evil way who asked this question, but he did not answer.
Ji Yan seemed to have no idea what it meant to read people's expressions. He still smiled faintly, casually glancing at the few lines of words that flashed above the statue, and then said, "You are now more than a thousand years old. Look at the other heads and elders of your generation. Which one of them doesn't have a lot of disciples? You know that everyone is watching you now, waiting to see when you are willing to accept a disciple and what kind of disciple you are going to accept."
Before Ji Yuan could reply, Ji Yan continued to speak with great interest, "You know what, even I am looking forward to it. What kind of peerless genius can catch the eye of your Spirit Master Ji Yuan?"
Ji Yuan on the opposite side still looked at him without any reaction.
After listening to Ji Yan for a long time, Ji Yuan never interrupted. He waited until Ji Yan had finished speaking, then he said in a low voice, "I will not accept any disciples."
Ji Yan was not surprised by this answer. He leaned forward and asked, "Really?"
He and Ji Yuan were originally sitting next to each other, and now that they were close, the distance between them was very close. Ji Yuan kept a straight face and distanced himself from Ji Yan, and then pushed away Ji Yan's hand that was resting on the table. He then retracted his gaze and looked at the words above the stone statue again: "I said a long time ago that I would not accept any disciples."
"Why?" Ji Yan couldn't help but ask curiously, but Ji Yuan obviously didn't intend to answer him. Ji Yan could only guess on his own. He looked at the person next to him, and then he lowered his voice and said a name: "Liu Qishuang?"
Ji Yuan suddenly turned around and glared at Ji Yan.
Ji Yan couldn't help laughing, and then continued: "It's because of him, right?" He didn't realize that his tone had angered Ji Yuan at all, and he even continued to speak nonchalantly: "After so many years, it's still like this. You usually pretend to be flawless, but as soon as Liu Qishuang is mentioned, you will immediately react like this. It seems that you are still..."
When Ji Yuan heard this, his eyes darkened completely. He raised his eyebrows slightly to stop Ji Yan from speaking, but before he could speak, Ji Yan seemed to finally realize something and raised her hand with an exaggerated expression, "I won't say anything anymore, okay? Anyway, I can never mention this person in front of you, right?"
Ji Yan's words made Ji Yuan look even uglier: "Shut up."
Ji Yan raised her eyebrows, knowing that since he spoke instead of taking action, it meant that he would let her go for the time being, so Ji Yan obediently changed the subject and said, "Seriously, since you don't plan to accept disciples, what are you looking at so seriously? No matter how powerful these young disciples are, how strong can they be? You came here specially and arranged several masters from the Spiritual Dao headquarters to lead the team in the Spiritual Domain. What is the reason for this?"
In Ji Yan's opinion, he was the only one talking during their communication, so he didn't wait for Ji Yuan to respond and immediately asked, "So it's because of the devil Fang Wei, right?"
When Ji Yan heard the name, Ji Yuan was stunned.
Then he sneered and reminded, "You may have forgotten that Fang Wei was once your master."
Ji Yan shrugged noncommittally, not really caring about the matter, and only said: "That day at the Lingdao headquarters, you entered the secret room and asked me to pass the news on, so what did you find? Is there something more or less in the secret room? Do you really think Fang Wei can come back? Isn't he dead?"
Ji Yuan had completely calmed down his mind that was confused by the name Liu Qishuang. He asked, "What do you want to say? Do you want to confirm with me whether your former master is still alive? Or do you want to test my plans?"
Ji Yan waved his fan and laughed, "The Spirit Master really doesn't reveal any flaws, but I am doing well as the Evil Master now, and my life is quite comfortable. Why should I look forward to the return of that demon?" After a pause, Ji Yan seemed to have thought of something, and his smile faded a little, "Besides, that demon doesn't like me."
Ji Yuan didn't believe anything Ji Yan said, and he was too lazy to guess this person's extremely complicated thoughts. He was about to say something else, but when his eyes swept across the corner not far away, he quickly frowned and revealed an unfriendly look.
Ji Yan followed his gaze and saw Lu Yao drinking alone in the corner with a wine jug in his hand.
Ji Yan asked quickly, "Lu Yao is here too? When did this guy come? How come I didn't even know about it? Oh, it's so dirty, have his clothes never been washed?"
The two spoke in low voices. The things Ji Yan just mentioned were secrets that few people knew. So even though Ji Yan was quite courageous, he did not dare to disclose these things to outsiders in front of Ji Yuan.
So Ji Yuan was sure that Lu Yao should not have heard their conversation just now, but for some reason, looking at Lu Yao's appearance at this moment, Ji Yuan always felt that the other party seemed to have guessed something.
Ji Yuan and Ji Yan were still having a casual conversation when for some reason there was a sudden cry of surprise from the crowd. Ji Yuan heard the noise and immediately stood up to look at the commotion. Only then did he realize that the light curtain on the statue that should have displayed the actions of the disciples in the Spirit Realm had suddenly shattered for some reason!
"What's going on?" Ji Yan put away his folding fan and stood up, narrowing his eyes slightly as he looked at the movement in front of him.
Ji Yuan also stood up. He was obviously much calmer than Ji Yan. He called the person who was responsible for contacting the Spirit Realm, asked a few questions, and then went forward to take a general look. Ji Yuan quickly understood the current situation.
At this time, several people from the spiritual path had rushed over and were discussing the next plan with Ji Yuan in a low voice.
Ji Yuan said in a low voice: "Send someone in to investigate immediately, and try to ensure the safety of the disciples participating in the Spiritual Transformation Conference. Do not act rashly before confirming the situation, and bring the news out as soon as possible."
Everyone in Lingdao immediately nodded in response and turned around to pass on the instructions.
However, at this moment, someone did not wait for arrangements, but walked through the crowd and went directly to the entrance of the spiritual path under the statue, obviously wanting to enter alone.
Ji Yuan saw the figure clearly, and immediately followed the crowd with a sullen face, and shouted at the man, "Stop."
The person in front stopped and looked back at Ji Yuan, his expression full of impatience.
Ji Yan also hurried over at this time. Seeing Ji Yuan and Lu Yao staring at each other, she exclaimed in surprise at an inappropriate time: "I haven't seen the two of you staring at each other in a long time."
As soon as he blurted out this, Ji Yuan and Lu Yao looked at him almost at the same time.
Ji Yan coughed twice and quickly changed the topic: "What's going on now? Even if something happened in the Spirit Realm, there are still many experts leading the team there. Why are you in such a hurry? Do you want to go in yourself?"
Lu Yao frowned, not wanting to pay attention to the two, but he seemed to be worried about something, and finally said in a hoarse voice: "I'm worried."
"The Xuanqing Continent has always had a rule that ordinary people are not allowed to enter and leave the spiritual realm at will. You must be aware of this rule." Ji Yuan said coldly.
Lu Yao didn't care: "Then I want to go in too. Several disciples from Fengyu Hall are in there. I will bring them out and take them back safely."
Ji Yan interrupted, "It's just a few disciples. Are you so worried? When did you become so fussy?"
Lu Yao frowned, and this time not only him, but even Ji Yuan glanced at him more.
Ji Yan sighed and said, "Did I say something wrong?"
No one answered him, because as he was speaking, Lu Yao had taken advantage of this moment of slackness to dash straight towards the entrance. Ji Yuan noticed his intention and tried to stop him, but Lu Yao avoided Ji Yuan's moves by brushing past several people around him. When Ji Yuan made another move, he moved quickly and disappeared into the gate of the spiritual realm.
Ji Yuan's jaw was clenched as he stared at the gate to the spiritual realm with a particularly unfriendly expression.
Ji Yan said "Oh", and finally looked at Ji Yuan's expression, sighed softly, and patted his shoulder.
He's used to it anyway.
These two people can't stand each other and have been fighting for so many years, and Ji Yuan is always the one who gets angry.
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At this time, in the spiritual realm.
As soon as Lu Yao stepped into the gate of the spiritual realm, he already sensed the strange power flowing in the air.
He searched for the traces of everyone based on the spiritual aura that he had left on his disciples. After a moment, he finally determined the direction and flew towards a hill covered with glazed houses.
Just as he was about to approach the hill, a thunderclap suddenly rose from the ground, overturning the entire hill. The colorful glazed houses exploded and shattered, black smoke billowed up, and the smell of burning filled the surroundings. Lu Yao's eyes changed slightly, his body tensed, and he rushed to the center of the turmoil quickly without paying any attention to the lightning and scorching flames below.
Just as he was about to get closer, he finally saw the source of the turmoil amid the thick smoke and scorched earth.
In the center, there stood a golden dragon shadow glowing with electric light.
And right in front of the ferocious dragon, a man stood in the air with his hands behind his back. The snow-white sword in his hand shone brightly, and his clothes fluttered in the howling wind.
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