Chapter 311 Joining forces with Shantian Academy
The mossy path is slanted in the rain, and stream clouds are dark around the city.
In Shengjing where the rain was falling, the spring outing for the children of the noble families in the court was as lively as in previous years.
The river bank is lined with green willows, and luxury cars and horses are everywhere, with people in fine clothes and with a fairy-like demeanor. People gather in Shengjing in spring, drinking and chatting happily.
But at this moment, someone came hurriedly holding a letter, landed on the river bank, and joined the three people who were coming towards them with a bow.
Amidst the whispers, a few people looked stunned, and then passed the news to other familiar people.
This scene was just like the ball game played by children in Shengjing, where one ball hit another, and then the other rolled to another one.
Within the time it takes to burn an incense stick, half of the people on the river bank filled with spring atmosphere were already whispering and talking non-stop.
Disciples from Tianshu Academy were also present at this spring outing. As children of the immortal sect, they occupied a seat in the most elegant Xinglin.
Among those seated were Yu Shiliu, Gu Zetao, Xiang Fu from the inner courtyard, and Lu Qingqiu, Sun Qiaozhi, Puyang Xing and others from the outer courtyard.
Yu Shiliu and the others came out to take a look because their practice was boring and they wanted to suppress the depression in their hearts.
Before leaving the hospital, Lu Qingqiu and Sun Qiaozhi wanted to seize the time to strengthen their connections and relationships with people who might be useful in the future.
Most of what they talked about was news about Tianshu Academy.
Chai Ze has already touched the threshold of Yingtian Realm and is in the stage of breaking through.
As the nephew of the Lord of the Hall of Longevity, this disciple of the Lord has always been unknown and is slightly more obscure than He Lingxiu and the former You Buyu.
But after the Tiandao Conference, the situation changed.
Chai Ze entered the holy land of the sages to practice, and made rapid progress along the way, far surpassing other practitioners.
If he succeeds in this breakthrough, he will most likely become the youngest disciple of Tianshu Academy in modern times to reach the Yingtian realm.
As for He Lingxiu, Shi Junhao and other talented Rong Dao geniuses, they have been in seclusion for more than a year and there is still no news of breakthrough, so they are still a long way from achieving their goals.
In addition, Yan Shujing, a disciple of Lingjian Mountain, has already started to break through the realm. The time it takes for him to break through may be similar to that of Chai Ze, or even faster.
Judging from this point of view alone, everyone felt that their Tianshu Academy might not be much worse than Lingjian Mountain.
In addition, Fang Jincheng has been out and about again these days, and he looks furious every time he appears.
After a long period of secluded practice, Lu Hanyan has reached the threshold of the middle realm of Tongxuan. A few days ago, she was preparing spirit stones and elixirs in preparation for the breakthrough.
Everyone is guessing when they will achieve breakthrough, wondering if they can make it to this year's Immortal Tour.
If they can catch up, with their cultivation level after breaking through the realm, they might be able to restore the declining momentum of Tianshu Academy to 10%.
Just as everyone was chatting happily, Wang Gaocen suddenly came hurriedly from the south side of the river bank.
His cultivation was not going well, and he did not like the news about who had made a breakthrough. He was just invited by some young men from aristocratic families in the capital to watch singing and dancing.
But when he came back, everyone found that he looked solemn.
"What's wrong?"
"Danzong has closed the mountain."
"?"
After the words fell, everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then their faces changed drastically: "Where did this news come from?"
Wang Gaocen sat on the rattan chair and said, "The Dan Sect sent a message to the six major immortal sects, the Great Xia Dynasty, the Qionghua Pavilion, and the Wanchun Hall, stating that the mountain is closed and no more elixirs will be sent out from now on."
"A message from the Dan Sect's headmaster?"
"Yes, Princess Changle just brought a copy of the summons, it should be true."
Sun Qiaozhi frowned slightly: "Did you tell me the reason?"
Wang Gaocen shook his head: "They only said that the mountain would be closed, but the reason was not revealed in the message."
"What are the reactions of other immortal sects?"
"The other immortal sects did not respond, as if they had acquiesced."
Hearing these words, everyone's heart sank.
For hundreds of years, the Dan Sect has been playing an indispensable role in the world of cultivation, because they are the only ones who can refine elixirs that can be used for enlightenment.
But no one had ever thought that they would close the mountain one day.
In other words, there will be no annual supply of elixirs in the future.
This incident was like a bolt from the blue for Yu Shiliu and Wang Gaocen, inner court disciples of the Immortal Sect who had transcendent status.
They have been stuck in the Tongxuan upper realm for a long time, and now they have barely felt the threshold of breaking through. They had planned to stabilize it for a while, and then choose to break through the realm after getting the elixir from Danzong. It is simply difficult for them to accept this at this time.
Because when they broke through the realm in the past, they had already felt how important it was to have a Danzong medicine that could improve their understanding during the breakthrough period.
To put it bluntly, there are tens of thousands of disciples from the six major immortal sects in total. Without the cooperation of the Dan Sect's elixirs, it would be much more difficult for many of them to break through.
But the problem is that the Dan Sect suddenly announced the closure of the mountain and cut off the supply of spiritual medicine, but it did not cause anger among other immortal sects.
This shouldn't happen.
On a drizzling spring day, as people spread the news that Danzong had closed the mountain, it gradually spread throughout Qingyun.
For several days in a row, the entire Qingyun world was in an uproar, and the voices of discussion were difficult to calm down.
Even some elders of noble families who had been in seclusion for many years came out to inquire about the situation.
After confirming that the news was true, many people flew to Danzong to find out what was going on.
But they had no choice but to stop when they arrived at Huichun Town, because the Dan Sect's protective formation had been fully raised, and a mysterious light with vast murderous aura surrounded the mountains, preventing anyone from getting close.
Moreover, the protective formation was covered by clouds and mist, so some people who wanted to spy at the foot of the mountain could not do so.
So it wasn't long before someone thought of Ji You at this moment.
Because almost everyone in Shengjing knew that Ji You and the daughter of Danzong were secretly having an affair.
Closing the mountain meant that all alchemists could not go down the mountain, and the daughter of the Alchemy Sect could no longer come to see him, so she would at least send a message to Ji You to inform him of the reason for the closure and how long it would last.
So countless people came to Shengjing to look for him, and even King Chong and his daughter sent a visiting card to Wuliu Trading Company, hoping to invite Ji You to have a chat.
The Chong Wang family was not that eager for elixirs, but for them, this was an opportunity to win over the immortals.
But after searching for a long time, they found that Ji You was no longer in Shengjing.
"Enter the secular world to practice?"
"Yes, it is said that he left not long after the New Year."
"Who said that?"
"Lu Qingqiu said so."
"Since it was said by his bedmate, it's probably true, but...what exactly is he repairing?"
Before the new Yuan Dynasty, a lot of things happened in Qingyun World. Everyone was saying that Ji You's fighting ability was different, but no one had ever seen him take action.
Now he suddenly went out to practice and has not returned. Not only are the immortal cultivators who came to Shengjing to look for him puzzled, but even the people in Tianshu Academy are puzzled about what Ji You is practicing.
However, despite their doubts, what everyone cares about is what to do with the elixirs in the future.
Not long after, a whistling force suddenly appeared in the sky above Shengjing, which broke through the clouds at noon and landed in front of Mount Ni.
Countless eyes gathered between the teahouses and taverns, and they saw five fairy flags fluttering in the wind.
Except for Dan Sect, the other five major immortal sects came to Tianshuyuan to ask questions.
This scene caused endless confusion in the eyes of others.
The five major immortal sects came together, carrying immortal flags to ask about the mountain. Such a scene has not happened in hundreds of years.
"The purpose of these five major immortal sects should be related to the Dan Sect's closure of the mountain."
"Danzong has closed its mountain. Why didn't the five major immortal sects go to Danzong, but gathered at Tianshuyuan instead? And... they are so aggressive?"
“Not sure…”
On Chang'an Street, practitioners in teahouses and taverns kept staring at the five major immortal sects holding immortal flags and entering the Tianshu Academy, feeling confused and uncertain.
The disciples from the inner court of Tianshu Academy were also near the mountain path at this moment, watching the people from the five major immortal sects go up the mountain with serious expressions.
Although Wenshan is not as tit-for-tat as Wendao, which requires a fight to respond, it is destined not to be a friendly act.
They could feel the murderous aura from those people from the Immortal Sect, which spread all the way to the Zizai Palace, frightening them and making them lose all desire to practice.
what happened?
Danzong closed the mountain, why did Tianshuyuan suddenly become the target of public criticism?
Yu Shiliu, Gu Zetao and others watched them enter the hall, but they had no idea what was going on.
In the evening, the setting sun left a last touch of red before night fell.
Zuo Qiuyang, the master of Zizai Hall, stood on the top of the mountain with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold and sharp.
During the years when the head teacher was not taking care of the sect affairs, the internal affairs of Tianshuyuan were handled by his junior sister You Yingqiu, while the external affairs were handled by him.
Therefore, he was the one who received the people from the five major immortal sects who came to ask about the mountain today.
After that, he stood on the cliff and remained silent.
However, he was not the only one on the cliff. Behind him stood the three leaders Qin Rong, Lang Hetong, Ji Jingyao, as well as Elder Ge, Elder Peng and others from the Elders' Pavilion.
They knew that the ruins of the Great Wilderness Forest had been opened and that immortal fruits had been taken out of it.
They were also aware that the five major immortal sects visited the Dan Sect and wanted to borrow the alchemist's skills to refine the immortal fate.
They even knew when the five major immortal sects arrived at Danshan.
But just as everyone on Danshan Mountain discussed, what the five major immortal sects are doing together is the trend of the world, and Tianshu Academy cannot stop it.
After all, for cultivators, enlightenment and practice are the top priorities. Now that the immortal has come to the world, who can stop it? The only thing they can do is not to make things worse.
However, even though they did not send anyone to Danshan, they were still keeping an eye on the situation in Danzong.
They knew that people from the five major immortal sects had stayed on the mountain for two days, and then a fierce battle broke out on the mountain.
But what surprised them was that those disciples from the Immortal Sect were in a mess when they left Danshan, and they did not bring any alchemist with them.
It was not until just now, when the five major immortal sects came in full force, that they understood what had happened on Dan Mountain and why the five major immortal sects had behaved in this way.
Ji You alone guarded Danshan in the name of Tianshuyuan and killed five Wujiangjing people.
The three heads of the Dean's Office were better off. They had witnessed Ji You beheading Elder Fang with a sword, and they did not have much personal grudge between them and Ji You.
The elders in the Elders' Pavilion were filled with fear and were unable to recover from the news.
The country private cultivator who was invited into the academy by accident had always been regarded as an episode in the immortal cultivation journey of other children from aristocratic families. However, he now single-handedly repelled the siege of the five major immortal sects, and his combat power was higher than that of many elders in the academy.
"Palace Master Zuoqiu, how should we deal with this matter?"
"The five major immortal sects are now focused on the ruins and have no time to take care of other things. So they came to our Tian Academy this time mostly to demonstrate, but they are definitely not going to start a war. However, they will not let go of Ji You's matter."
Qin Rong couldn't help but speak up after hearing this: "With Ji You's current combat power, if it weren't for the Divine Wandering Realm taking action, it would be difficult to kill him."
Zuo Qiuyang turned around when he heard the voice: "But he still has someone he cherishes."
"this……"
"Dear elders."
The elders of the Elders' Pavilion came back to their senses after hearing the voice, and bowed slightly and said, "Palace Master Zuoqiu, please speak."
Zuo Qiuyang turned around and looked at them: "Ji You is a man who has a clear distinction between love and hate, and he is never afraid of power. You had a deep rift with him because of a small matter, which is not a good thing for Tianshu Academy."
"What the Palace Master said is absolutely right."
"But this matter is not unreconcilable, so you should go to Fengzhou and save as many people in Ji's house as you can."
After hearing these words, the elders in the Elders' Pavilion fell into silence instantly and looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Ji You was a student they looked down upon back then, but now, they need to please him.
After a long silence, Elder Ge and Elder Peng were the first to bow and accept the order, followed by the other elders who also bowed.
There was no direct hatred between them and Ji You. Everything that happened in the beginning was caused by Elder Fang.
Now that Elder Fang has left Tianshu Academy, it is obviously not a wise choice to remain hostile to Ji You, who was able to kill five Wujiang people.
Then, in the rising mountain breeze, a group of white-haired elders flew away and disappeared into the night in the brilliant sunset.
Qin Rong watched them go away, then looked at Zuo Qiuyang: "There is another close friend of Ji You in the city."
Zuo Qiuyang looked towards Shengjing and said, "Try to get ahead of other immortal sects and invite people to the mountain."
"Palace Master really wants to protect Ji You?"
"Sitting back and doing nothing can naturally eliminate the hostility of the five major immortal sects, but if the Heavenly Academy cannot even protect one disciple, it will be ridiculed by the world."
Qin Rong and the other two managers obeyed the order, but a hint of doubt flashed in their eyes.
In fact, they have always been very clear that Tianshu Academy is really not like the rumors outside that Ji You, a rural private cultivator, is rejected by everyone from top to bottom.
At least since he entered the Heavenly Academy, Palace Master Zuoqiu and Palace Master You had both spoken for him.
There are many stories about Qiu Dou, returning from Qiling, and being sent on a diplomatic mission to the Snow Region.
But although those things seemed to help Ji You, in fact, they were largely for the purpose of maintaining the stability of Tianshu Academy.
Just like the preliminary selection of the Tiandao Association, the Elders' Pavilion wanted to use the excuse that his use of Lingjian Mountain swordsmanship was boosting the arrogance of his sect in an attempt to prevent him from participating in the preliminary selection.
The reason why Zuo Qiuyang allowed him to participate against all odds was, to a certain extent, because everyone knew at the time that Ji You was the only one who could help Tianshuyuan win the top spot.
But this time is different.
This was the first time that Tianshu Academy publicly defended Ji You, and in the face of hostility from the five major immortal sects, this kind of defense was of no benefit to the stability of Tianshu Academy.
At this time, Zuo Qiuyang watched them go down the mountain. After a moment of silence, he took out a yellowed old book from his sleeve.
This book is not a secret scroll of martial arts, nor is it a historical book. Instead, it is a book with a cover that looks like a vernacular novel, with the three words "Night Watcher" written on it.
At the same time, Shengjing City was not peaceful at night.
Countless people who were discussing what happened today in the restaurant saw people from the Immortal Sect walking in the night and then heading towards Chunhua Lane.
Not long after, someone saw them appearing in West City with murderous intent.
Then comes the Sixianjian, and then the Chongwang Palace.
Prince Chong and his daughter did not go to bed, but were thinking about how they could benefit from Danzong's closure of the mountain.
But before they could come to a conclusion, they heard someone knocking at the door outside.
When the servants in the mansion went to open the door, they saw an old man wearing a Lingjian Mountain sword robe and a dozen disciples following him.
The Chongwang Mansion has always supported an elder from Tianjian Peak, and Zhao Yunyue is also a registered disciple of Lingjian Mountain who does not practice in the mountains, so they were very honored when they saw an elder from Lingjian Mountain coming.
But what the father and daughter didn't expect was that they were asking about Wei Rui's whereabouts.
After getting an unknown answer, they hurried away along the long street.
Prince Chong and Zhao Yunyue sent their men outside the mansion, and saw countless disciples of the immortal sects walking along the street, exuding a murderous aura.
"Yuer, do you know why they are looking for Wei Rui?"
"I don't know..."
Zhao Yunyue looked at those murderous disciples of the Immortal Sect and couldn't help but mutter.
The next morning, the Immortal Sect's disciples had disappeared from Shengjing City, but the residual influence they left behind still made the entire morning silent. People coming and going did not dare to talk too much.
Even the teahouses and taverns were not open, and the quiet atmosphere was even quieter than the closing day of Xin Yuan Hou.
It was not until noon, when the sun was high in the sky and everyone was sure that nothing had happened, that businesses reopened and everyone dared to talk about what happened last night.
Zhao Yunyue also went out of Chongwang Mansion and went to the teahouse to listen to the wind.
Because no matter what happened, Wei Rui has always been like a younger sister to her, and she would feel uneasy if she didn't ask clearly.
But what she didn't expect was that through the information she got from casual chatting, she discovered that Wei Rui was not the target of the Immortal Sect.
Because they first went to Chunhua Lane, then to Sixianjian, and then to Wei Mansion.
Therefore, their actual target was Kuang Cheng, and they had no choice but to look for Wei Rui because they failed to find Kuang Cheng.
However, Kuang Cheng was just an official of the Sixianjian. He had no cultivation and was just an ordinary person. Naturally, he was not worth the five major immortal sects' efforts to mobilize their troops.
So, some people thought of the Five Great Immortal Sects and Wenshantian Academy.
The intricate clues may seem confusing, but they will always give a direction.
This is the same as investigating a case. If you peel back the clues, you will naturally find the connections and targets.
They were looking for Ji You.
Inside and outside Tianshu Academy, in teahouses and restaurants, everyone guessed the real target of last night.
As for Zhao Yunyue, she remembered that Wei Rui came to say goodbye to her more than ten days ago.
At that time, she said that she was going to visit relatives in another state, and was then respectfully invited to leave by a group of immortal cultivators who were dressed in plain clothes but had very high cultivation levels. Kuang Cheng also followed them at that time.
"The person is missing?"
"Yes, the scholar surnamed Kuang and the daughter of the Wei family left Shengjing before the five major immortal sects gathered in Danshan."
"What about Fengzhou?"
"Ji Village is empty, but the five major immortal sects wanted to capture some civilians and fight them, but they were stopped by the elders who went there."
After hearing the news reported by the wandering disciples, Palace Master Zuoqiu, the three heads, and the elders who stayed behind in Tianshu Academy all fell silent.
It is true that Ji You is a country boy who practices privately, but the fact that he has no background is truly the biggest misunderstanding in the world about him.
He really was not indispensable to the Tianshu Academy, which made the elders who had previously wanted to expel Ji You from the Tianshu Academy tremble slightly.
Zuo Qiuyang was silent for a moment and then said, "Let the elders who went to Fengzhou guard for a while longer, and everything else remains the same."
"yes."
"Go back."
The elders who stayed behind in the Elders' Pavilion stood up one after another and walked out of the Zizai Hall.
Qin Rong, Lang Hetong and Ji Jingyao also followed him out and walked down the mountain without saying a word.
It was not until they returned to the head office that Lang Hetong could not help but utter a word.
"Could it be that what you heard in the Dongping Mountains was really a family matter?"
"Impossible, that person is the young master of Lingjian Mountain..."
When walking freely in the green fields, the flying catkins and flowers adorn the old branches
After the rainy Qingming Festival, everything seemed to have suddenly fallen into calm.
The five major immortal sects left Shengjing without any major events, as if a story was only told in the middle, with no beginning or end.
But in the hearts of those onlookers in Shengjing City, the surging waves were not so easily calmed.
Everyone realized that Ji You might have played a key role in the closure of Dan Sect and the establishment of Wenshantian Academy by the five major immortal sects, but no one could guess what he had done.
At this time, there was continuous immortal light in the Wendao Sect, Shanhai Pavilion, Chen's Immortal Clan, Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion and Lingjian Mountain, and the aura of breaking through the realm began to linger all day long, calming down here and coming there, one after another.
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