Chapter 104 Family Gathering
Three years later——
"Welcome, Senior Brother, to come out of seclusion."
After two months of seclusion, have the disciples been possessed by other spirits?!
Me: “Who taught you to talk like that?!”
Several of my peers, led by Ye Yingying, all looked up at the sky and the ground instead of looking at me. I looked at Kong Yan, the only one who was smiling. He had just returned from the East China Sea a few months ago and had not yet fully adapted to the new atmosphere of the Chongguang Sect's inner sect.
"Oh, Junior Uncle, last month the junior uncles went to other sects for internships and said that the disciples of other sects were very respectful to the senior brothers and sisters. In order to show our respect to you, we rehearsed for more than half a month."
I looked at Kong Yan fanning himself with a look of anticipation and Ye Yingying glaring at him, and I knew he was telling the truth.
"…So, have you finished your homework?"
"If you have time to rehearse this kind of formalism, why not come to me to check your homework?"
I looked at them expressionlessly.
"Yingying, you come first. Recite Chapter 3 of 'Mortal Knowledge' for me."
Ye Yingying:——No.
"Big Brother, you can't just check me, right?"
I smiled gently at her. "Don't worry, I just came out of seclusion and won't retreat easily. I'll check each of you one by one."
【What a pervert, host.】
I have fully understood the joy of being a teacher.
The people in the cultivation world should also give the same rain that I have been caught in, otherwise they will waste their excessive energy on thinking about all sorts of things all day long and only create demons in their hearts.
Three years ago, after Liu Yuan left, I rested for two days and announced that I would come out of seclusion. Probably, except for a few peak masters, no one knew that Ling Ye and I had gone to the Demon Realm for a tour. To most people, I was in seclusion because I was too traumatized by my brother's death.
Yes, I can understand why Chongguang Sect announced that Liu Hong was dead. After all, it is always shameful for a righteous person to become evil. Therefore, the entire sect began to thoroughly investigate the psychological problems of its disciples.
This investigation revealed that most of the disciples had inner demons. Although cultivation was against the will of heaven, it was normal to have inner demons, but—
Some disciples developed inner demons because they couldn't eat the delicious food down in the mountains during their fasting. Is this too much?
There are also people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder and take the left foot first when going out, resulting in an inconsistency in the number of steps on the left and right sides, which has caused them to have mental problems.
I want to practice Taoism and I also want a Taoist partner, but I am always the backup, so I have a mental demon.
The day of the breakthrough was not auspicious and might affect future practice, so I developed mental demons.
…
Are you, the elite inner sect members of the Chongguang Sect, too idle?
Then I remembered what Liu Yuan said to me, and I decided to be a qualified senior brother.
We can't have a few more disciples who become possessed by demons, right?!
Then you began to promote exam-oriented education in the Chongguang Sect...
Don’t talk nonsense about exam-oriented education. What I have is called quality-oriented education!
Yes, yes, yes. There's an assessment every January, a small test every March, and a major test every year. If you fail, you have to take make-up classes, and there are random checks at any time. Oh my god, even talking about it makes me feel that this is more difficult than working.
[Don’t you think they will develop new demons? ? ]
Haha, they still have to practice after studying, so how can they have extra brains to think about other things?
Learning is not as difficult as cultivating immortality.
[But isn't it too much to ask them to learn math? -]
You don't understand. If you master math, physics and chemistry, you won't be afraid to travel around the world. Look at our disciples, many of them have learned math, physics and chemistry, and even their cultivation has become twice as effective with half the effort!
There will be no such thing as using water shield to block lightning!
[No... I think a large number of people want to break through as quickly as possible and go into seclusion, away from exams.]
…
"How does this retreat feel?"
Ling Ye asked me, because I came out of retreat before because of Ye Yingying's message, I thought something happened and rushed over, but ended up seeing them welcoming me out of retreat.
Ye Yingying's abacus beads, which were used to show her how embarrassed I was, were about to fall on my face.
Now I have time to meet Ling Ye.
"There's still no progress, so I came out early."
After Liu Yuan taught me the Liuming Sect's beast-taming method, and with Villar's encouragement, I practiced extremely hard, so my cultivation level improved extremely quickly.
But I can also see how Liu Hong is progressing. As a clone, I will naturally be affected by the original.
In short, it took me a year to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, and then there was no further progress for two whole years.
"Every breakthrough after the Nascent Soul stage requires an opportunity. You have only been practicing for more than ten years. This speed is already faster than many people. There is no need to think too much." Ling Ye tapped the table with his finger, and an invitation appeared.
"Now that you've emerged from seclusion, you can go in my place and look for an opportunity to break through." He picked up the invitation. "You should know that there are many aristocratic families in the world of cultivation, so every fifty years there is a gathering of aristocratic families."
"As the first sect, Chongguang Sect will also be invited, but we haven't gone in previous years. This year, the time is right, so you can go and have some fun."
Ling Ye said it without caring.
For him, the grand event that people from outsiders were scrambling to attend was just a hassle for Ling Ye.
"Your age, cultivation, and status as my only disciple are enough to make you a distinguished guest. There's no need to humble yourself."
I took the invitation from his hand and saw a familiar golden family crest on the cover.
It was the family crest on the face of the servant who threw Liu Hong and me into the river.
…
Ah, this, no, is this some kind of forced plot? ?
They're almost telling me that this is the organizer?!
Can I not go--
Who wants to explore the mystery of their life experience?
[Ding Di Di - Stage 7: Explore the mystery of life experience
You've spotted a familiar family crest on the invitation to the Aristocratic Family Gathering - go find out the truth!
Mission Reward: "Charmer" (Special Edition)
Failure penalty: The "Charmer" effect is permanent in this world.
……no! ?
You don’t even want to come up with the task name yourself, right?!
And that mission reward, who wants it?? It's so malicious—
And why is there a penalty for failure? Isn't this just a show...
World consciousness, you are too stupid, aren't you?
[Host, please be more open-minded. After all, having a "heartthrob" in the next world would be very useful. There's nothing you can do about it.]
You're giving me spoilers again, aren't you?
Don't give me the full spoiler! Riddler, get out of my head—
"What's wrong?"
Ling Ye saw me staring at the invitation for a long time and asked.
"Nothing, I was wondering what this symbol means?"
I pointed to the golden family crest on the invitation.
He took a look and said, "They are the organizers of the aristocratic family gathering. They can be considered as a family crest of an aristocratic family, but this one is quite special."
"Their cultivation is different from that of ordinary cultivators. They use dragon energy to cultivate. Their surname is Xuanyuan, and they are descendants of the ancient Xuanyuan clan. They are considered the most elite family among the aristocratic families."
"They can be considered as the royal family of the cultivation world, but they usually stay in seclusion."
I nodded woodenly.
Are we in Green River? Isn't this setting a bit too late?
Besides, isn't the surname Xuanyuan a bit too retro and childish to appear in a novel?
【Xuanyuan Luan, Xuanyuan Hong! 】
Shut up!
Toes gripping the ground!!
"But you have to be careful with them..." Ling Ye changed the subject.
"The Xuanyuan family has been saying for thousands of years that they would steal people's spiritual veins to extract dragon energy to aid in their cultivation, but there's never been any evidence. But some things can never be just rumors."
"Even I can't fathom their family's background."
He looked unusually solemn.
I nodded.
Got it, the big villain is coming.
After all, the guy in the Demon Realm who is involved in the tourism industry but is still a bit stupid doesn't look like a villain at all.
It seems that I might see Liu Hong at this rally.
After all, the key plot has appeared, it would be unscientific if the protagonist is not here!
Can't you just pretend you can't guess it?
Thank you, but no, I am a straightforward person by nature and readers love to read my works.
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The gathering of aristocratic families is no secret, and only a handful of people can get invitations. However, there are still many people who want to get in touch with the various aristocratic families, so there are "self-recommended" guests.
Prepare gifts of sufficient size and after their value is assessed, you will receive a yellow invitation.
The invitations sent out were red, and the ones bought were yellow.
Guests holding different invitations will naturally be treated differently.
Ling Ye's invitation card was a formal red one.
Ling Ye was still modest. He said that the invitation was from Chongguang Sect, but in fact it clearly said "Chongguang Sect Ling Ye Immortal Lord". The reason why no one had gone to Chongguang Sect for so many years was not because no one wanted to go, but because they all knew that they could not represent Ling Ye.
But I can.
After all, I am Ling Ye’s first and only disciple.
Very good, everything is connected. I would be sorry for Master’s invitation if I don’t go.
The meeting will be held three days later in Zhongzhou, and Ye Yingying will be traveling with me.
She is also from a noble family, the Ye family. It was her eldest brother who went to attend the rally this time, and the two of them gathered in Zhongzhou.
"Brother, don't worry, I'll protect you." She said confidently.
I glanced at her, not knowing why. Was it because the master's lineage was poisonous, or was it because he gave all his heart and wisdom to the first three disciples, and the disciples after him were all more stupid than the other?
I represent Ling Ye, who dares to cause trouble to me?
When she first entered the sect, she still had a bit of a spoiled daughter’s temper, but after so many years, she has lost all the reserve of the aristocratic family - I can guess why her eldest brother specifically asked to take her there, probably to let her see what the young ladies and young masters of those aristocratic families are like.
The little girl is already twenty years old, but she looks no different from sixteen.
Otherwise, why do people say that the world of cultivation is really full of age confusion?
…
As we entered Zhongzhou, the sky was filled with flying magical instruments. It was different from the last time Ling Ye and I sneaked out to join the sightseeing tour. This time I had a completely different feeling coming to Zhongzhou - but it might also be because the aristocratic family gathering was about to begin, and the number of geniuses around was a bit too high.
Looking around, aren’t there too many people in the Jindan and Yuanying stages?
And those faces are too young.
Aren’t those who are hidden by the aristocratic families the real chosen ones?
“Big Brother——”
Ye Yingying next to her suddenly waved towards a place not far away. A golden ship magic weapon was suspended in the air. There seemed to be more than a dozen servants on the ship. Sitting in the middle was a young man in black and gold clothes. Two maids in black stood beside him, one holding an umbrella and the other holding a sword.
hiss--
This is the king of forcing!
The golden boat slowly sailed over, and he stood up and walked to the white jade boat that Ling Ye gave me.
"Yingying, why are you here so late?"
Then he looked at me, his eyes lighting up.
"Seeing is believing. Fellow Daoist Liu Luan is indeed as pure and cool as jade, unparalleled on earth."
"My name is Ye Qinghui. Thank you for taking care of my sister."
I nodded and returned the greeting.
It’s okay. Although the King of Force looks pretentious, he is still polite.
[…Host, would you like to see what you look like now? Twenty-two years old, late Nascent Soul stage, Ling Ye Immortal Monarch's first disciple, Chong Guang Sect's senior brother. The person in front of you is already one hundred and twenty years old, and is only in the middle Nascent Soul stage—]
[And such talent is already an incredible genius! ]
[How can he not be polite in front of you?! ]
Thank you so much for your explanation.
Let me know how big the protagonist's cheat is.
...There are quite a few Nascent Souls in their twenties around me, right?!
"Brother, why are you here so early?" Ye Yingying had already grasped Ye Qinghui's hand and swung it back and forth very skillfully. "Was the gathering fun?"
Ye Qinghui scratched Ye Yingying's nose and said, "You are already a grown-up girl, but you still think about whether it is fun or not. This time I am here to let you broaden your horizons."
Then he looked at me and said, "Thank you, Daoist Liuluan, for bringing Yingying here. I'll take her away first. I still have some things to tell her. How about we talk about it when we gather tomorrow?"
I nodded. I was just giving Ye Yingying a ride, and I was just here to gain some experience and complete a mission.
Although I don't want to do that task at all.
"Fellow Daoist, if you have time, you can go to Liuxian Tower and take a look. Who knows, you might encounter something extraordinary."
I thought about it and nodded.
"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."
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