Ye Hanyuan, who was initially worried that Rong Gu would say something, saw that Rong Gu had only supported her and his eyes showed some concern, but he did not ask any questions. Her eyes welled up with tears and she took the initiative to say, "Senior Brother, I'm fine."
Rong Gu nodded and said, "It's good that you're alright."
Then Ye Hanyuan heard Rong Gu's voice transmission: "If you need any help, just ask me. Don't be shy."
Ye Hanyuan's gaze softened as he looked at Rong Gu, and he replied telepathically, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
Just as the two were displaying their deep brotherly affection, an untimely cold snort came from the noisy crowd. Ye Hanyuan caught the sound and looked in the direction from which it came. Standing in the crowd was Ye Xuanwei, who was staring straight at Ye Hanyuan.
Ye Hanyuan quickly heard the other party's provocative voice transmission: "Don't think that you can make a comeback just because you've recovered a little. The ancestor will not recognize you again."
Ye Hanyuan's expression immediately turned cold.
Seeing Ye Hanyuan's dark face, Ye Xuanwei thought he had hit a sore spot and immediately became excited: "In your current half-crippled state, don't think you're anything special just because you've taken a Golden Core cultivator as your master. There's no way you'll be taken back to the Divine Wood Sect. By the way, you probably don't know, but your mother recently gave birth to another son. She's probably already forgotten about a piece of trash like you."
Ye Hanyuan's face remained cold and indifferent. His initial anger quickly subsided, and he completely ignored Ye Xuanwei. Seeing that he received no response, Ye Xuanwei became even angrier. However, this was clearly not the time to cause trouble. But as soon as he thought that Ye Hanyuan would never be able to turn his life around, his anger dissipated, and he revealed a smug expression to Ye Hanyuan.
Rong Gu suddenly handed Ye Hanyuan a spiritual fruit: "This is a spiritual fruit that Master gave me yesterday. Would you like to eat it, Junior Brother?"
Qi Zhiheng's space still contained many spiritual fruits from the spiritual fruit tree that had grown during the last space upgrade. Apart from using some to brew spiritual wine, there were still many left over, which he could only move to his alchemy room to share with his disciples.
Ye Hanyuan snapped out of her reverie and looked at Rong Gu. Rong Gu took a bite of the spiritual fruit and smiled broadly.
Ye Hanyuan suddenly felt a sense of relief, realizing that dwelling on the past made him seem like a fool.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." Ye Hanyuan took the spiritual fruit, took a bite, and found it to be full of spiritual energy and tasted excellent.
Several disciples nearby also clamored for Rong Gu to contribute spiritual fruits. Since everyone around them was Qi Zhiheng's disciple, those of them who didn't have seats naturally didn't get tea, snacks, or spiritual fruits. If they wanted to eat, they would have to bring their own.
A dozen or so disciples happily ate the fruit while listening to the chanting on the stage.
After the chanting ended, everyone quieted down a bit.
Que Hanhai shook the bell in his hand, activated it with spiritual energy, and threw it into the air.
The small bell disappeared into the air, and then a huge bronze bell phantom appeared in the air.
The afterimage flickered, and it sounded like someone forcefully striking a bronze bell, producing a "dong" sound!
Those disciples who had a basic understanding of the bell's function immediately sat down on the ground!
Rong Gu pulled his fellow disciples along and they also sat down to meditate.
"Thump—"
The sound of the bronze bell did not stop immediately after it rang out. The silence of the crowd made the sound of the bell even more noticeable; it was as if the sound struck their hearts and their souls.
Some people were led into a state of confusion by the sound, while others seemed to be cultivating but had not entered a state of concentration, just like Ye Xuan at this moment.
He had long heard that the sect leader of the Slaughtering God Sect possessed a treasure that could bring people into a state of enlightenment. Therefore, he had secured the spot to attend the birthday banquet by defeating several of his brothers, both openly and secretly. If possible, he hoped to take advantage of this opportunity to advance to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
However, his mind was somewhat agitated at the moment. Even with the ethereal chimes, he couldn't concentrate, likely because he had been angered by Ye Hanyuan earlier. Thinking of this, Ye Xuanwei grew even angrier, feeling that Ye Hanyuan had ruined his plans!
"Thump—"
Another bell rang.
At this time, the children were confined to a fixed location by the adults, with very little room to move around. Qi Zhiheng was also afraid that the children's curiosity would get the better of them and they would run off to bother others, so he had no choice but to temporarily confine the children.
The ethereal chimes reached their ears, and Qi Zhiheng and the others entered a meditative state.
The sound of the bell seemed to contain countless truths, waiting for people to savor them. Qi Zhiheng suddenly felt as if he had entered a wondrous realm. A wisp of primordial purple energy appeared in his sea of consciousness. Qi Zhiheng remembered that this primordial purple energy was a gift from heaven and earth when one entered the Golden Core stage.
Qi Zhiheng had always known that this wisp of Primordial Purple Qi represented a trace of the laws of heaven and earth, but he did not know how to use it. His gray mist had already enabled him to convert various spiritual energies, accelerating his cultivation progress and giving him a certain affinity for various laws, allowing him to use spells with greater power.
So what is the purpose of this primordial purple aura?
Since he has already become compatible with all kinds of rules, the Primordial Purple Qi seems to have become somewhat useless.
Qi Zhiheng's soul power embraced the Primordial Purple Qi, and at this moment he found that when he was embracing this purple qi, his interpretation of the bell sound was smoother than before.
Qi Zhiheng was overjoyed, thinking that he might be able to reach a higher level through this enlightenment.
The disciples below were all meditating and cultivating, with only nine Nascent Soul stage cultivators remaining conscious. The bell's sound had no effect on them anymore.
This was truly a grand feast for the few cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.
The group of cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, including Que Hanhai, started chatting. They discussed various aspects of cultivation, and the audience below no longer paid them any attention.
Ye Xuan tried to calm himself down but found it difficult. He opened his eyes and looked around. Everyone around him had their eyes closed, which intensified the jealousy and hatred in his heart.
He subconsciously glanced in Ye Hanyuan's direction. At this moment, Ye Hanyuan was immersed in her cultivation, completely undisturbed by the outside world. This made Ye Xuanwei even angrier! He was just considering whether to do something to Ye Hanyuan, and he had even reached into his storage ring with his soul power to prepare some tools. Perhaps his malice was too great, because he was locked onto by a gaze.
Ye Xuanwei felt a chill run down his spine; it seemed someone had been preparing for any possible sabotage by those present. His initial malice vanished instantly, and he dared not harbor any more illusions. He closed his eyes again and entered a meditative state.
It took Ye Xuan quite a while to calm his mind and decipher the bell's sound.
It seemed as if vortexes of spiritual energy appeared around Qi Zhiheng. Under the engulfment of these vortexes, more and more spiritual energy was drawn towards him, only to be swept up by the vortexes and become part of Qi Zhiheng's spiritual power.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the bells continued to ring. At this time, disciples began to wake up one after another.
Erbao looked at his storage bag and said to Dabao, "I've finished my lunchbox. Why aren't Daddy, Father, Grandpa, and Grandma awake yet?"
Qi Zhiheng had no idea that this would happen and was not well prepared. By this time, all the lunch boxes they brought had been eaten, and they had also eaten a lot of snacks and desserts.
Just then, Da Bao, who usually liked to hoard things, had a say. He took out a box of pastries and a plate of spiritual fruits: "I still have food here."
Erbao's eyes lit up: "Dabao! You're amazing! There's still so much food!"
Da Bao was like a hamster spirit, hoarding a lot of food. This came in handy. Er Bao, San Bao, Qi Zhi Rui, and Qi Zhi Wu praised Da Bao highly before starting to enjoy their meal.
The several cultivators at the Out-of-Body stage on the platform were engaged in a lively discussion, while the surrounding area became somewhat quiet.
Just then, some people began to awaken from their meditation. Of course, there were also those who had not yet entered the state and were still desperately trying to enter a meditative state but could not find the way in.
Those who awoke did not disturb those who continued their meditation, for there were people watching over them, and they understood this deeply.
Another day passed, and more and more people woke up, including Ye Xuanwei. Unfortunately, his cultivation hadn't broken through to the next minor realm, which left him somewhat dissatisfied. He looked in Ye Hanyuan's direction and saw Ye Hanyuan still cultivating. He suppressed his impatience and secretly guessed that perhaps Ye Hanyuan was just putting on a show and should have woken up long ago.
Indeed, most of the Qi Refining stage disciples had already woken up, and even half of the Foundation Establishment stage disciples had awakened.
Just then, calamity clouds began to gather in the sky.
"Someone is about to undergo a tribulation of lightning!" Someone immediately noticed the unusual situation at the scene.
However, not long after he said this, a flash of spiritual light appeared beneath the disciple who was about to undergo the tribulation, and the disciple disappeared completely.
This disciple was simply teleported to another location to undergo his tribulation. The tribulation clouds also departed along with the disciple's transfer.
Next, two more disciples appeared who were about to undergo tribulation, and these two disciples were also teleported away from their original location.
Ye Xuanwei felt a pang of jealousy, and then, under his envious gaze, Ye Hanyuan vanished without a trace.
He was somewhat stunned when he heard one of Qi Zhiheng's disciples ask in confusion, "Where is Second Senior Brother?"
Rong Gu was also taken aback for a moment, then realized what had happened and exclaimed in surprise, "Second Junior Brother is about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"
"Second Senior Brother is amazing! He's actually about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage!" The disciples were also delighted.
The only one who was unhappy was probably Ye Xuanwei, who witnessed everything unfold!
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