Chapter 70

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Xie Tingyun said, "Thank you all for coming all the way here."

There were countless sects that suffered greatly this time, including some medium to large and majestic sects, or sects that had close personal relationships with Liuyun Sect and often communicated with it.

From this, we can see how many Jindan-stage talents who were waiting to grow in the sects were captured by the Demon King this time.

Regardless of whether the Demon King acted for the public or for personal gain, this action severely damaged the vitality of the cultivation world. If the demon race is to be destroyed, this can be considered as paving the way in advance.

When the other elders heard the noise, they also stood up and went downstairs to exchange simple greetings with the fellow practitioners.

The Land of Resentful Ghosts is located at the edge of the mainland. It is a place listed as a forbidden area by the cultivation world. Just by listening to the name, you can tell that this is a place full of ghosts.

Because of its remote geographical location, few people usually pass by. The area is filled with ghostly aura. You can tell without getting close that the sky above has long been completely blocked by the lingering ghostly aura, and there is no sunlight all day long.

It is said that someone went in out of curiosity, and after escaping fortunately, he went crazy, always shouting crazily that he didn't want to be possessed, and then jumped into the bottomless abyss outside the realm of resentful ghosts.

The endless river water is dark and bottomless. The surface of the water is calm and no ripples will be caused if you throw anything into it. You will only be silently dragged to the bottom of the abyss by the endless and inexplicable pressure in the water, and you will never be able to escape from the water again.

The Endless Abyss is like a gigantic prison cage. No matter what enters the Endless Abyss, it will be completely swallowed up and sealed to the bottom of the abyss. Even a fallen great being in the world of cultivation is helpless against this.

The Land of Resentful Ghosts and the Endless Abyss happen to be geographically adjacent to each other, so this corner has long been designated as a forbidden area by the cultivation world.

It is certainly impossible for the disciples of each sect to enter the restricted area while carrying out their missions. The only possibility is that the demon lord Ming Cang was causing trouble.

Seeing that the fellow practitioners in the cultivation world had already connected, Xie Tingyun estimated that the time was about right. Once the sun rose completely, he would be ready to enter the realm of resentful ghosts.

So Xie Tingyun turned around and went upstairs, returned to the room and called Ning Chen: "Ning Chen, wake up, it's time to set off."

Ning Chen had smothered himself in the quilt and slept in a crooked position. He was awoken a little by Xie Tingyun's voice, but he was still too sleepy to think clearly, so he responded in a hoarse voice, "Yeah."

He then stopped moving.

Xie Tingyun said patiently: "If you don't get up, then we'll leave. It's a good opportunity for you not to go either. You can sleep as you like after returning to the sect."

"..." Ning Chen immediately threw off the quilt and sat up suddenly from the bed, without even opening his eyes, and said, "No."

Xie Tingyun: "..."

What on earth was the charm of the realm of resentful ghosts that could make Ning Chen, who couldn't get up during the day, so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes. However, he still sat up from the bed immediately.

Ning Chen seemed to be afraid that Xie Tingyun would run away by himself, so he lifted the quilt, stood up and grabbed him, yawned drowsily, and said sleepily: "Don't leave, wait for me."

Xie Tingyun sighed, pushed him over to wash up, and said, "Not so fast, leave at the beginning of the morning."

Ning Chen didn't understand some of what was said, but that didn't stop him from refusing to let Xie Tingyun leave.

Xie Tingyun watched Ning Chen quickly wash and wipe her face, tied her long hair behind her, wiped her hands briefly, and said, "Okay, let's go."

The whole process took no more than half a cup of tea. Ning Shen immediately recovered to a state of vigor and energy after taking a cold shower. Seeing this, Xie Tingyun couldn't help but say, "You can go slower. It's okay."

Ning Chen stretched his waist lazily, held Xie Tingyun in his arms and walked out, saying lazily: "Don't dawdle, let's go, Senior Brother."

Ning Chen closed the door when he went downstairs, took the key and locked it, then followed Xie Tingyun downstairs.

It was not until now that Ning Chen realized that most of the people sitting in the lobby downstairs were from the world of cultivation. Everyone was equipped with a sword and their clothes were neat and clean. Although judging from their clothes, they were not from the same sect, their expressions were all uniformly serious. Moreover, judging from their age, most of them were middle-aged cultivators in their thirties or early forties. They looked energetic and their cultivation was not even lower than the enlightenment stage.

What kind of concept is this? In the world of cultivation, a person who has achieved enlightenment can be an elder of a medium-sized sect, which is almost equivalent to the strength of a town sect.

Mahayana practitioners are even rarer. Usually, when a sect sends a Mahayana practitioner to resolve a problem, it means that the matter has almost endangered their sect itself.

If multiple sects unite and representatives of each Mahayana sect come forward, it basically means that the incident has seriously threatened the vital interests of each sect in the world of cultivation.

Moreover, the four Mahayana masters of Liuyun Sect are the pillars of the Sect.

Ning Chen counted them casually and found that there were actually seven Mahayana practitioners present, and the remaining three or four were in the Out-of-the-World stage. Those who had come out of the World were basically half a step away from their own Mahayana stage. From their posture and clothing, one could tell that they were probably deputy elders or something like that.

Ning Chen blinked in surprise. He didn't expect the nature of this trip to be so serious.

These are the top fighters who are the pillars of the current world of cultivation, yet they actually started a war just for a demon lord who had captured their own disciples.

It seems that the Demon Lord has committed a serious crime.

However, it turns out that the only person present here, Ning Chen, is in the Jindan stage.

If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't reveal his true identity right now, Ning Chen Gaochi would have wanted to open his main account to help Xie Tingyun.

All the cultivators were slightly surprised by Ning Chen's appearance. When they found that Ning Chen followed Xie Tingyun closely and packed up his things and prepared to leave, Yuqing Zun, who had just communicated with Xie Tingyun first, asked tentatively: "Fellow Daoist Xie, is this... young Jindan friend going to accompany you?"

Xie Tingyun said calmly: "Yeah."

Yu Qing pondered for a moment and said tactfully: "Thank you, fellow Daoist, this journey is dangerous. You also know that the demon king has entered the world and harmed all living beings. You should not underestimate him. If your cultivation is not enough, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with him."

Xie Tingyun hummed and said, "I know."

“…”

Everyone here has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, and every one of them is a smart person. Xie Tingyun's attitude clearly shows that he wants to take Ning Chen with him, no matter how good his cultivation is.

Ning Chen looked at the eyes around him, all focused on him, and blinked innocently.

Yu Qing hissed secretly, and then glanced at Ning Chen who was in a leisurely manner. He couldn't help but speak again, saying: "Thank you, fellow Daoist. I have the courage to ask, does this little Jindan friend have to go?"

This time Ning Chen finally interrupted: "Yes. Any questions?"

Xie Tingyun glanced at him and said nothing, which was considered as his tacit agreement.

The four elders of Liuyun Sect also tacitly remained silent.

Everyone fell into a strange silence.

No matter what was said explicitly or implicitly, the two of them seemed not to understand. If they allowed a Jindan-stage disciple to accompany them in a dangerous place, what if he got into trouble? What if an accident happened?

If this Jindan friend got into trouble, do they need to rescue him out of humanitarianism? The most important thing is that the gap in their cultivation realms is so huge. If something bad happens in the ghost realm, what will happen if they are also harmed?

Ning Shen's sobriety was forced out. After standing for a long time, he couldn't help but secretly yawned, and then said: "Don't worry, I will take care of my own life and death. You don't have to worry about it, and I won't drag you down."

Ning Chen was still thinking about one thing. If the seniority and hierarchy in their world of cultivation were calculated according to the level of cultivation, then if Ning Chen came out with his big account now, could he call everyone here "Great Masters"?

Except for Xie Tingyun who can choose not to respond, everyone here should give him some face.

Ning Chen didn't say anything even after being called "Young Master Jindan" so many times. If Yuqing hadn't been polite, Ning Chen wouldn't have been so easy to talk to.

Before Ning Shen could think about the feasibility of this matter, he heard a young monk in the Mahayana period glance at them coldly and snorted from his nose, as if he was extremely disdainful of them.

Ning Chen was completely confused: "?"

Xie Tingyun glanced at him calmly and said, "This... Daoist Fellow Kongling, do you have any opinions to express?"

The young monk was wearing an elaborate and ornate light blue robe. Kong Ling was the only one in the entire place wearing this color. It seemed that he was the only one in their sect who had come forward, so he could do things according to his own preferences without having to worry about others.

Kong Ling snorted again, and said in a sinister tone: "Son Xie, you have a high level of cultivation. If you want to bring anyone in to harm others and yourself, it is of course your freedom. I have no objection to this."

Xie Tingyun held Ning Chen, who was about to stand up, and said without raising his eyes, "Isn't it just that I won first place three times in a row in the sect competition, and you have always been second? Is it necessary for you to be so petty and fussy about it until now?"

Ning Shen chuckled, not caring about cursing, and turned to Xie Tingyun to confirm, "Really? So amazing? I didn't know that."

Xie Tingyun glanced at him, patted Ning Shen's back, signaled him not to be impulsive, not to move, not to speak, and whispered: "Who told you to stay in seclusion and not be able to see me?"

Ning Chen whispered in his ear: "Then I won't shut myself up anymore. Call me next time and I will fight you to the end. We can't say who will come first, but he won't even get second place anyway."

Kong Ling: “…”

Kong Ling said incredulously: "You...you guys?!"

"How dare you, a Jindan, say such a thing?" Kong Ling was touched in the sore spot and said angrily, "Ha, and you, Xie Tingyun, you are not petty, you are not fussy, if you are not fussy, then you have remembered it for so many years, and now you are showing off in public that you are better than me in every way?"

He is clearly a young and promising man, having achieved a breakthrough to the Mahayana stage at a young age. He is the rising star that his own sect values ​​the most.

Kong Ling had never lacked fame, honor, and resources in the first half of his life.

That is something that can be easily achieved by a person who is gifted and has enough resources to cultivate.

But everything changed after the name Tingyun appeared in the public eye.

It's not that Kong Ling is arrogant. Looking at the entire world of cultivation, advancing to the Mahayana stage in nine hundred years is considered extremely fast. This is the result of exhausting all resources, and the cultivator's extraordinary talent and hard work.

As a result, this freak Xie Tingyun...he, he actually only took more than six hundred years.

It has been more than six hundred years. Even if he used pills to pile up, he could only barely reach the Out-of-Primordial Stage. This speed is already terrifying.

Since Xie Tingyun appeared, the attention of the cultivation world has shifted to Xie Tingyun.

Xie Tingyun killed some demons and monsters, easily passed through some notoriously ferocious heavenly secret realm, and was on par with that freak that came out of nowhere in the demon world, and so on.

Too many.

So much so that he smashed all the bottles and jars sent by his teachers in his own bedroom, and was so angry that he couldn't vent.

Why is it that Xie Tingyun always steals his limelight? !

What hope given by God, the Son of God who leads humanity to light, bah!

He just doesn't accept it!

Yu Qing's face darkened, but he still managed to maintain a superficial peace and stepped forward to mediate: "Okay, let's not argue about the past anymore. The most critical thing now is the missing disciples of each sect."

A loud bang came from upstairs. Everyone looked up and saw a tall man in black gilded clothes leaning leisurely on the railing on the second floor. He lowered his eyes and looked down at Kong Ling. The magic energy in his hands lingered silently. He said with a smile, "How can a young and promising Mahayana cultivator in the cultivation world use his cultivation to bully others?"

Ning Chen smiled, but his pair of dark red sharp eyes stared at Kong Ling, and his tone was casual and dangerous: "How about this, you see if my cultivation level is enough to suppress you?"

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The author has something to say:

The Demon Lord Cat who was bullied on his small account but was not at a high enough level, so he used his big account to fight back is a piece of trash——