Chapter 273 Don't Pretend to Be Dead

He Cen smiled and turned to greet them, "Sister Pei, Sister Ji~ Long time no see, how are you?"

More than ten years have passed in a flash. After He Cen and several masters moved to Yinwei Island, they have not appeared in the cultivation world for a long time. Naturally, these good friends miss him very much.

Ji Yining and Pei Meng both seemed to be more capable and mature. They had traveled extensively over the years, and had completed many sect missions. They looked much more stable now.

The two walked forward with a smile, "Young Master Uncle, look, it seems that she is much more beautiful than before."

He Cen smiled faintly and accepted the compliment calmly, "Haven't I always been this good-looking? How can there be anyone in the world of cultivation who is more beautiful than me~"

Her personality hasn't changed, she's still lively, bright and confident.

After a few brief greetings, Luo Tianying, Huan Ling and others also arrived. He Cen was quite honored, and almost everyone who received his invitation came to keep the appointment. During these few days, the Dance City was extremely lively.

In fact, they haven't seen each other for a long time, and their interactions are far less frequent than before.

When several Taoist friends from the Demonic Path, the Spirit Clan, and the Ghost Realm came over, the scene looked a little awkward. He Cen glanced at them and waved his hand for everyone to sit down. "I remember when we were in the Lantai Secret Realm in Jiuzhou before, everyone had a great time..."

"How many years have passed? Why are they all so tense? How much hatred and resentment do they have? We were good peers, but now we are all treating each other like the enemy who murdered our father."

Everyone fell silent and no one spoke.

He Cen looked left and right, and suddenly knocked his wine glass heavily on the table, "Hey, are you guys giving me a bad face?"

"I finally came back, why do you all have such expressions? If you don't want to keep the appointment, just say so. I, He Cen, am not the kind of person who chases after you to make friends. What? Do you dislike me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present became anxious, "Master, you are really wronging us!"

"Yes, yes, how can we be hard on you? You haven't been back for a long time. We are all very happy to see you this time."

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Everyone hurriedly explained a few things at once. He Cen raised his eyebrows and looked at them, "Then why are you all so upset? Who do you dislike about each other? Tell me."

"I want to see what kind of troubles have happened in the cultivation world during the years when my master was away."

Once the words were spoken, everyone looked a little unhappy, mainly because many things were related to the sect and might also be related to their own master. They were all younger generations and disciples, so it was difficult for them to speak up.

If this were to be passed back and interpreted by someone with ulterior motives, I would not be able to explain it clearly.

He Cen looked at their forced smiles and sighed in his heart. He asked Pei Meng and Yan Zi, "Why don't you two sisters tell me what the conflict is about? Didn't you work together before? Why have you become so cold and hard over the years?"

Pei Meng remained silent, but Yan Zi rolled her eyes. She sneered, "Master Uncle asked you to speak, don't play dead."

"Tell me why I don't like you!"

He Cen saw that the anger was quite strong. He poured a cup of cool tea and handed it to Yan Zi, "Talk slowly, don't get angry."

Yan Zi took the tea and took a sip, then spoke unhappily, "There's nothing much to say, it's just that the people of the Immortal Path are shameless, and seeing that our Lord Demon didn't care about the matter, they started to find fault with us."

"Wasn't the Heaven-Defying Spiritual Glow stolen by the Demon Cultivator before? After the quarrel between the War Alliance, they finally fell out. Everyone is asking the Demon Cultivator for people, but they just want to take advantage of them."

He Cen thought for a while before he remembered that such a thing had happened. The demon cultivator at that time was indeed very powerful. He quietly stole such a large piece of heaven-defying spiritual jade, which made the entire cultivation world very angry.

However, there were several masters suppressing him at the time, and Bo Lou was a fierce person, so in the end, nothing happened.

The little sword spirit didn't expect that everyone would hold such a grudge, "It's been a long time since then, why are you still thinking about it?"

Yan Zi laughed sarcastically, "Who said it wasn't?"

"We don't know the demon cultivator who stole the things, so how can we know which demon lord it is? There is no concrete evidence to prove that it was done by a demon cultivator. What if someone is pretending to be one?"

"Maybe it's you immortals who are crying thief."

"What if it was someone from the War Alliance who was spying on us and stealing? Why are you putting all the blame on us demon cultivators? I think some people are just despicable!"

Yan Zi's temper is exactly the same as that of a soldier trained by Bo Lou.

The words were unpleasant to the ears, so naturally the others couldn't stand it, and someone immediately stood up and scolded her. This little witch was not someone to be trifled with, and everyone had been holding a grudge against each other for a long time, so they immediately started quarreling.

He Cen frowned but did not stop them. He just listened to them arguing for a while and then sighed.

Everyone gathered themselves together and looked at He Cen nervously, "Uncle Junior Master, please don't be offended. We didn't mean it."

"Let's not talk about those trivial things today. You finally came back, so let's have some fun with you."

The little sword spirit scratched his head, "I see you guys have been holding it in for quite a while..."

"But from what I've heard, it doesn't seem to have much to do with you. You're all the proud sons of heaven, so you wouldn't make such a fuss just for a piece of heaven-defying spirit wine, right?"

"Only those with useless spiritual roots would want these things. You, the ones with natural spiritual roots and double spiritual roots, are all genius cultivators. Why would you be jealous of these things?"

"The sect thinks it's the sect's business. You just talked about so many things, but how many of them are related to you? They are all disputes between you, the sect leaders and elders."

"Not all the people in your sect are good people. When you protect someone, have you ever thought about the person who was wronged?"

Everyone was speechless for a long time. After a while, Luo Tianying replied in a low voice, "But Uncle Master, the kindness of our sect is as heavy as a mountain. If the head elder wants to favor certain people, we have no choice but to obey."

He Cen laughed and said, "You can fool them. There are policies from above and countermeasures from below."

"You are the kind of people who only pick on the weak. You young people are so talented, but instead of working hard to cultivate and benefit the world, you spend your days fighting with those old men. You are amazing."

"They didn't shut themselves off for such a long time, and they just started fighting because of the quarrel. This kind of character is really out of this world."

"Of course I know that you all have your own difficulties, but who will own the world in the future? If you only focus on those meaningless disputes, how can you manage the entire cultivation world in the future?"

"If they are really good teachers and helpful friends, I believe they will not make things difficult for their beloved disciples. If they are really in a dilemma and have to push you into the fire pit, then you can write a letter to me and I will go to meet you to see what happens."

"I'm worried about having no one to fight with. If you don't want to live, go ahead and die."