Chapter 248: Holy Land of the Sages
"Brother Fang has now entered the inner courtyard. He will be very different from us in the future..."
"Needless to say, Brother Fang will definitely become a local genius in the future. I just hope you won't forget us, your friends."
In the outer courtyard of Tianshu Academy, it was an autumn day with dim morning light.
Fang Jincheng had been practicing in the inner courtyard for many days. Today, he had nothing to do so he came out for a stroll and while walking he came to the outer courtyard.
Listening to everyone's discussions about him, he couldn't help but stand with his hands behind his back, looking mysterious.
There is a huge difference in status between the inner court disciples and the outer court disciples. In Fang Jincheng's opinion, he is no longer on the same level as these outer court practitioners whom he is familiar with, so it is normal for him to have a slight sense of alienation.
However, among the discussions, there were soon some voices that he didn't want to hear, which made him frown slightly.
"This year, Tianshu Academy has done something new and recruited Brother Fang and the second young lady of the Lu family into the inner courtyard. It is said that this is related to Senior Brother Ji You? I wonder if this is true?"
Fang Jincheng frowned, his eyes flashing with a hint of hostility: "How could such a big thing as the inner courtyard quota be related to him? Where did you hear this from?"
The person who spoke was Liu Jianan, the son of the governor of Fengzhou, who was also the one Cao Jinsong affectionately called "beloved disciple" because he often gave gifts.
Hearing Fang Jincheng's sharp tone, Liu Jianan couldn't help but shrink his neck: "There seems to be some news outside..."
"The reason why Lu Hanyan was able to enter the inner courtyard is because my grandfather valued her talent. Ji You is just a private cultivator in the countryside. How could he have such great power? You'd better not say such things in the future, or you will be laughed at."
"So that's how it is."
At this moment, the people surrounding Fang Jincheng couldn't help but look at each other.
For thousands of years, the inner court of Tianshu Academy only accepted one disciple every year, and there has never been an exception. However, this year they made an exception and accepted two disciples. This anomaly has been discussed in the outer court for a long time, and there have been many different opinions and rumors.
The most widely spread rumor was the one related to Ji You.
Rumor has it that although the outcome of the Autumn Fight was a lose-lose situation for both sides, and Fang Jincheng also secretly used a magic weapon, it seemed that Lu Hanyan had a greater chance of winning, but because the Fang family had deep roots in Tianshu Academy, it was actually Fang Jincheng who was finally selected.
But the final decision was for both of them to be admitted to the hospital together because Lu Hanyan was protected by Ji You.
However, although this statement is widely circulated, not many people believe it.
Ji You was only an inner courtyard disciple and had not yet entered the Immortal Palace. How could he protect Lu Hanyan in front of those big shots in the inner courtyard and even affect the outcome of the Autumn Fight?
Moreover, he is now in Zhongzhou, attending the Tiandao Conference. Even if Lu Hanyan is his concubine and he really wants to cause trouble, he is out of reach of the affairs of Tianshuyuan.
In the eyes of everyone, Ji You has been fickle and caused a lot of trouble over the years. Whenever something strange happens in Tianshu Academy, everyone tends to blame him. Perhaps this is why such rumors were spread.
However, even fewer people believe Fang Jincheng's explanation.
In the Tiandao Association pre-selection, the Elders' Pavilion almost gave all the places to their children and grandchildren. They cherish talents? Not true.
The talents they cherish can only come from their own bloodline.
Just as everyone was discussing the matter, a disciple from the Head Office suddenly ran over. His eager and smiling appearance attracted everyone's attention.
"Ji You won!"
"What won?"
"Of course it's the Tiandao Society. It is said that he has already gone to the Holy Land of the Sages!"
After the words were spoken, there was silence for a moment, followed by an uproar.
The Tiandao Society is the provincial capital where all the people in the world of Qingyun gather. Only the top ten can enter the holy land of sages. In other words, in the realm of Tongxuan, Ji You's combat power has already ranked among the top ten.
Thinking of this, Fang Jincheng's face suddenly became much uglier.
The disciple from the head academy who came here took a breath, and the words he said afterwards really made everyone feel dizzy and their scalps tightened.
"Our Tian Academy hasn't had a top-ranked person in many years, but this year we finally have a chance to shine. We are so lucky."
"What did you say?"
"Top of the list, Senior Brother Ji has obtained the jade token from the deepest part of the Holy Land of the Sages. Now the news has spread outside. Some people say that with his aptitude, when he comes out of the Tongxuan realm, he might already be Yingtian. I'm afraid he will become the youngest elder of the Tianshu Academy. Some people also say that at this speed, he might even be the chief elder before he is thirty."
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As soon as the words fell, everyone surrounding Fang Jincheng fell into a trance.
The bloodlines of the seven major immortal sects arrived, and countless children of noble families gathered. In the battle of Tiandaohui, Ji You ranked first in the Tongxuan realm and had the best combat power in the world.
As they digested the information brought by the disciple of the Dean's Academy, everyone looked at Fang Jincheng.
They suddenly began to understand why some people thought that Lu Hanyan entered the inner courtyard under Ji You's protection...
After the Autumn Struggle is the Family Visit Day, which is the rule of Tianshuyuan.
Xiang Fu, the daughter of the governor of Danshui County, and the daughter of the governor of Guiyun County had already set out yesterday and have now returned to Fengzhou.
After practicing in Tianshu Academy for a year, the two girls have gradually felt the cruelty of this world.
Especially after seeing Fang Jincheng secretly use a magic weapon to blast Lu Hanyan off the stage and still be able to enter the inner courtyard to practice afterwards, they felt that for people of humble origins, it is extremely difficult to change their destiny through their own efforts.
At this time, they were sitting in a carriage, approaching Danshui County, and golden wheat fields stretching for thousands of miles gradually appeared before their eyes.
At this moment, the two girls' eyes suddenly widened, and they began to use their spiritual sense to look.
In the vast wheat fields, countless cultivators were harvesting with sickles in their hands. They did not complain about the hard work and harvested the wheat ears neatly one after another.
This is not surprising, because it was the same last year, but what is strange is that there are a lot more cultivators participating in the joint harvest this year.
Among them was an old man with white hair and beard, who was recognized by Xiang Fu as the owner of Huishixian Manor.
This Huishi Fairy Manor is closely related to Luoxia Fairy Manor where she was fostered. She had seen it several times when she was a child. She had the impression that he was a dignified and serious person.
At this time, the owner of Huishixian Manor was holding a sickle in the wheat field, sweating profusely, with a serious and careful expression, but without the slightest complaint.
"Master, I am already over a hundred years old and I am really tired."
"Nonsense, keep working hard, our third team will win first place this year."
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Xiang Fu and Cong Yi looked at each other and felt strange.
These foreign immortal villas in Fengzhou were not willing to participate in the joint harvest before, and even among those who participated, there were no people like villa owners and elders.
But during this year's autumn harvest, the more senior the farm owners and elders were, the harder they worked in the fields.
Xiang Fu's doubts continued all the way, and finally she got the answer from her father, the prefect of Danshui County.
"Your Senior Brother Ji took the top spot in the Tiandao Association."
"The bloodlines of the seven great immortal sects, the sons of the thousand-year-old families, more than 360 people, none of them could stop his sword."
"He has already gone to the Holy Land of the Ancients. No one knows how strong he will be after he comes out of there. You think those farm owners harvest wheat in exchange for taxes, but they don't know that they are only exchanging for the favor of your senior brother."
In the Yunzhou Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce, dozens of noble families were gathered in the main hall at this time, holding a family meeting on spirit stone mining, and decided to reduce the mining volume next year.
After the Snow Demon Stone entered Jiuzhou, their sales of spirit stones have been getting lower and lower. Now they have a lot of inventory. If they continue to mine according to the previous mining share, it will cause a squeeze on goods.
Things like spirit stones, after being mined and leaving the spirit core, the essence of the spiritual energy in them will naturally begin to evaporate, and it is difficult to accept the stockpile.
They knew very well that the cause of this situation was Fengzhou.
There is a newly built official road there, and carriages loaded with demon stones pass by it every day. As long as the road is destroyed, the current situation may be alleviated.
In fact, a few days ago, someone suggested secretly sending people to cut off the Fengzhou official road and kill some chickens to scare the monkeys, so that they would know that the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce is not easy to mess with.
But as today's meeting is coming to an end, no one has mentioned this proposal again. Instead, many people have advocated reducing the amount of mining.
The proposal to reduce the mining volume was quickly passed unanimously, and countless Lingshi families returned, preparing to reduce their own shares.
Ding Mao, vice president of Lingshi Chamber of Commerce, sent everyone away and looked into the distance in silence.
When they led people to the Sixianjian for negotiations and met that country cultivator, they couldn't help but comment that he was young and frivolous and didn't know his place.
Now, that person has become the top of the Tongxuan realm, invincible in the same realm, and is about to enter the holy land of sages to practice.
Under such circumstances, even the Elders' Council of Tian Academy did not dare to offend him, let alone the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce.
Ding Mao turned around and went back to his house, where he saw his son Ding Shaojie sitting alone in front of the tea table in the courtyard, watching for a long time without saying a word.
The son and Lu Qingqiu were childhood sweethearts and were deeply in love with each other. He had always believed that Lu Qingqiu would definitely marry him. So when he heard that Lu Qingqiu wanted to become a Taoist couple with Ji You, he hated the word Ji You and cursed at him all day long.
But as the news from Tiandaohui came, my son had been silent for a long time.
In fact, even Ding Mao was a little dazed. He was a private cultivator in the countryside, born in Fengzhou, who defeated countless immortal sects and influenced the decision of the Elders' Council of the Heavenly Academy.
The second young lady of the Lu family had only learned sword skills from him for a few days, but she was protected and entered the inner courtyard of the Immortal Sect just because of her name...
"The two clan leaders have suffered."
"Your Highness, you are too kind. We only eat wind and drink snow. For the sake of the demon race, we two do not feel it is hard."
In front of the cold prison door on top of the Twin Peaks in the Snow Region, the Demon Prince Ye Han bent and stretched out his hands, bowing slowly to the Scale Clan Chief and the Tooth Clan Chief, who had been imprisoned for a year and were already somewhat emaciated.
At the beginning, the Scaled and Fanged tribes attacked the human race at night to test the option of making the alliance between the Demon Tribe and the Barbarian Tribe the only option. After their failure was exposed, they were imprisoned here.
But that incident was just a show for the human delegation, and the Demon Emperor did not intend to keep them locked up for too long.
Moreover, the demon clan’s desire to re-enter Kyushu has not changed. They are just waiting for the opportunity. Once the opportunity comes, these two elders will be indispensable generals.
The Scale Clan leader was uncuffed at this time, and couldn't help but ask: "Princess Fengyang, do you have any opinion on the two of us being released?"
Ye Han shook his head: "Although Feng Yang doesn't want to see war, she is soft-hearted after all. The reason why we let the two clan leaders out this time is because of her pleading with our father."
"Your Highness is merciful."
“Feng Yang has been like this since he was a child, but Ye Han still wants to ask the two clan leaders to be more cautious in the future.”
The head of the Ya tribe frowned slightly. "In fact, we had planned the last incident very carefully, but we didn't expect it to be exposed in the hands of a small person. I heard that the young human was a private cultivator in the countryside. He came to our Snow Region because he was ostracized by the human immortal sect. It's really not worth it to ruin such a big thing in his hands."
Ye Han was silent for a while after hearing this, and then he said softly: "The Human Race's Heavenly Dao Conference is over. The man you are talking about has defeated countless human race geniuses, and is the top of the Tongxuan realm. He is the strongest in the world at the same level."
The patriarchs of the Scaled and Fanged tribes were imprisoned in the cold prison by the Demon Emperor. Naturally, the descendants of the two tribes, who were leaderless, had to investigate the matter thoroughly.
After investigation, they found out that the reason why the night attack plan was exposed was because a human named Ji You planned it all in advance.
At the same time, they also found out that Ji You was not a descendant of some noble immortal sect in the human race. On the contrary, he was a country villager who was not allowed to practice cultivation.
In fact, there is a strict hierarchy among the demon race, otherwise the Demon Emperor City would not be divided into the inner city and the outer city, so they can understand the hierarchy among the human race.
After knowing that Ji You was a low-class country private cultivator, the two clan leaders actually found it hard to accept.
It felt like the tribe's iron cavalry was ready to go, but was finally stopped by an ant.
Because if such a big thing was destroyed by the bloodline of the Immortal Sect, they could still accept it, but if it was destroyed by an insignificant person, they would seem a little stupid.
Until they heard the words of the Demon Prince, the patriarchs of the Scale and Fang tribes were stunned.
Looks of surprise and astonishment flashed for a long time, and then a solemnity emerged in their eyes.
Ye Han did not notice the solemnity in their eyes. He put his hands on his knees and thought that it was fortunate that Feng Yang didn't know about this.
After the night attack was exposed, his father handed over the matter of trade to Feng Yang. Then he heard that his sister had collected many picture albums from the human race.
In fact, Ye Han felt relieved to know this would happen.
My sister is an anti-war person and has always been against the demons re-entering Jiuzhou. But now that she has finally become interested in Jiuzhou, she will inevitably gradually feel that life in the Snow Region is very bitter.
But then he discovered that all the picture albums collected by his sister came from one of the nine states, and it was the poorest state.
This made Ye Han feel confused. After searching for a long time, he finally found out that Ji You was from Fengzhou.
As an older brother, he felt as if his own emerald cabbage was actively trying to be pushed around by a wild pig, and he couldn't do anything to stop it.
So when the news about the Tiandao Society came a few days ago, he immediately ordered the news to be blocked and did not let his sister know a single thing.
At this time, the carriage passed through the inner city of Demon Emperor City and passed the central long street. Ye Han couldn't help but lift the curtain and look at a white original-roofed building.
That was the clinic where his sister Feng Yang worked. Ye Han looked up and saw that his sister was looking at something seriously. He couldn't help but feel relieved.
[Tian Dao Hui Volume 3 - Sword Slashing Yan Hao (Part 2)]
The raging sword energy roared across the sky, and the scorching heat burned people's souls...
Yes, I am a rural private practitioner, but that is not my black history, but my path to success!
The blood kept flowing... Countless people's eyes were wide open...
how so?!
How could he, a mere country private cultivator, march along with a sword in his hand, be unstoppable, and defeat so many geniuses of the human race!
After beheading Yan Hao with his sword, Ji You suddenly disappeared in the Xianxian Garden, and no one knew where he went...
Why is he running around during such a grand event...
Where did Ji You go? Who knows where Ji You went?
He returned to Fengzhou. He said the wheat in the fields was ripe and he wanted to go back to harvest it.
Yes, it was as if he had been waiting to go home to harvest wheat, and on the way he came to attend a Tiandao meeting...
On the small white building, Princess Fengyang's eyes kept scanning between the lines, and the hem of her skirt behind her hips gradually formed a wrinkle.
The Tiandao Society has always attracted worldwide attention, so the news spread very quickly and had a profound impact.
Within a day, the news that Xiangye Sixiu had topped the list and was on his way to the holy land of the sages had spread like wildfire.
At this time, on the north side of Zhongzhou, in a wilderness mountain range bordering Fengzhou.
Countless chariots passed by in the sky, there were also flying swords crossing the void, and there were also carriages driven by spiritual weapons heading towards the dense forests.
From a distance, the dense vegetation covers this place without exposing an inch of land. The fog is thick and it looks deserted, but the immortal cultivators who come here can already feel the rich spiritual energy hidden deep in the mountains.
"Why is the holy land of the ancient sages so remote?"
"You don't know this?"
“Is there a secret in this?”
"It's not really a secret. It's just that our human race rebelled against the survivors and was killed by them. The people of our race could only flee to this desolate mountain with our ancestors. Later, the Heavenly Dao Sacred Artifact descended from here, and the laws of Heaven changed this place, making it a treasure land."
"I see……"
Ji You was with Cao Jinsong and others at this time, and they were also accompanied by the Yuan family siblings. They were riding on flying swords controlled by the Office of the Chief, and were flying over the mountains.
There has been a lot of discussion around these days, and most people are paying attention to how far he will go after entering the Holy Land of Sages, but no one knows that he is stuck at the threshold of the Rong Dao Realm.
However, whether it is realm or aura, it is just for show.
He had no intention of ascending to heaven, so naturally he did not have much desire for the realm of enlightenment. The only thing he desired was fighting power.
As long as the fighting power can be continuously enhanced, the immortal villages in Fengzhou will calm down, and the future will be better and better. He can also marry whoever he wants and have as many children as he wants.
Yan Shuyi was riding on a chariot at this time, speeding behind the flying sword of Tianshuyuan. While kneeling, her beautiful buttocks lightly pressed against her jade feet, and her ten round and smooth toes were like blooming lotus stamens.
The immortal cultivators who followed her thought that she was coming to see off her own children, but no one knew that the person she wanted to see off the most was the strange man who kissed her last night.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were waiting on the emperor. They glanced at the examiner and then looked at each other.
For some reason, the judge felt a little nervous after returning from his brother-in-law's room last night. When he got up in the morning, he had a sullen face and looked fierce.
They knew that the judge's mood must be related to her son-in-law, but they didn't know the specific details.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the flying sword shuttling through the mountains and forests not far away.
That was the flying sword of Tianshu Academy. My brother-in-law, his big-breasted instructor, and the Danzong siblings were sitting cross-legged on the sword.
In the sight, the son-in-law was distracted, and the big-breasted instructor next to him handed him a watermelon.
Perhaps he was too lazy to draw his sword, so the two saw the brother-in-law raise his fist and use his Qi to [break the melon].
With a snap, the new melon broke, revealing blood.
Perhaps because too much force was used, the crystal juice splashed, making the whole place wet.
At this moment, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu suddenly heard a bang behind them. Turning back, they saw the teacup that should have been in the appraiser's hand slip to the ground. Their own appraiser looked nervous, with sword energy whistling around him and his eyes becoming fierce.
Cui'er came quickly to clean up, picked up the teacup, and wiped the tea off with an embroidered handkerchief.
When her eyes swept over the two round breasts of the examiner, she paused slightly. She couldn't help but imagine a pair of big hands rubbing them in her mind, and she couldn't help biting her thin lips.
She had been observing the owner of the appraiser this morning, his words, actions, and movements, trying to quietly find out who was so bold, but to no avail.
The judge was dignified and cold, and just a glance from him could send shudders down one's spine. Who would dare to do that to someone like him?
However, she did not find the lover of the Master, but she found the person whom the Master hated, who was the top of the Tongxuan realm list this year, the man named Ji You from Tianshuyuan.
Because every time someone mentioned him, the judge looked aggressive.
Cui'er could understand Master Jian's behavior, because their Lingjian Mountain could have had two people in the Tongxuan realm enter the Holy Land of Sages, but because of this person, Senior Brother Yan Hao lost the qualification, so it was reasonable for Master Jian to dislike this person.
As if sensing the sword energy, Ji You turned his head to look at the imperial carriage, and met Yan Shuyi's sharp gaze.
I scared her yesterday, but I didn't expect this girl to hold a grudge...
The flying sword and the chariot slowly descended soon after, and finally stopped in a barren mountain forest covered with fallen leaves.
Looking up, between two low peaks, golden spiritual light condensed into a circular doorway, and the vast aura stirred up ripples all around.
This is the entrance to the holy land of the sages.
Over thousands of years, countless people have come and gone from here, creating countless geniuses.
The five hall masters of Tianshu Academy and the chief elders of each sect have all been here.
After Ji You fell from the spirit sword, he said goodbye to the Yuan siblings, then looked at the little master of the Jian family behind him, and saw that Yan Shuyi still looked alert.
After the staff officer came out last night and wanted to live forever, the young master was a little afraid of him coming out.
"My beloved disciple, remember to practice well after you enter."
“I try my best.”
After Ji You finished speaking, he saw someone walking in impatiently.
First came the two direct disciples of the Chen family, followed by Chai Ze, and then Li Yunlang, Zhuang You and Zhuang Zixin.
Watching these people walking past him, Ji You suddenly reached into his arms and took out a piece of letter.
After kissing Yuan Caiwei last night, a young girl came along in the night and handed him a piece of letter. He thought it was another invitation for dual cultivation, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
He returned to the house and kissed the young master of Lingjian Mountain, rubbing his lips. Without thinking too much, he placed the thing on the tea table.
I really noticed it this morning.
This was not actually a piece of letter, but a thick missing person notice with twelve portraits on it. They were all children of aristocratic families or immortal sects, who had disappeared one after another within a year.
Among them, several came from the Li family, the Zhuang family, and the Zhu family.
When Ji You looked at these portraits for the first time, Cao Jinsong was also present. After reading them, he looked at him with some confusion and asked how he had encountered such a thing.
Ji You was quite surprised at that time, and then he listened to Cao Jinsong talking about what happened in the county town.
It is said that the girl who delivered the letter was a concubine kept outside the home by the second son of the Li family, an ordinary person with no cultivation. She had been looking for her lover for half a year. She came here to try her luck knowing that there would be many cultivators in the Tiandao Society.
During this time, I met a few people who were looking for someone, so we got together, but we didn't find anything.
Ji You felt that the cultivators were quite cold and indifferent. They didn’t react at all when their family members were missing, but at the same time he felt it was weird. He didn’t know whether those people were really missing or something else. It was just like Bai Rulong’s missing brother, which made people care about him.
After thinking for a long time, Ji You came back to his senses, waved goodbye, and walked into the door of mysterious light.
(asking for monthly ticket)
(End of this chapter)
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