Chapter 81

Five days later, Fang Ling walked out of the Treasure Pavilion once again. This time, his small cosmos bag contained an additional ten thousand pieces of mid-grade spirit stones. Even a Golden Core cultivator might not be able to come up with ten thousand pieces of mid-grade spirit stones. If someone knew that Fang Ling had so many mid-grade spirit stones, they would most likely have the idea of killing him for the treasure.

Fang Ling's departure was still very secretive. Although this transaction with the Treasure Pavilion was conducted in secret, he still changed his disguise seven or eight times on the way and used the spatial ability of the Smoky Dust Map in the western suburbs to hide himself four or five times. By the time Fang Ling returned to the Seven Stars Peak, the sky had already darkened.

Although the spiritual energy at Seven Stars Peak was average, the entire peak belonged to Fang Ling. After activating all the formations outside his cave, Fang Ling directly poured out the ten thousand pieces of mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag. The spiritual energy hidden in mid-grade spirit stones was a hundred times that of low-grade spirit stones. In terms of color, they were not as impure as low-grade spirit stones. Under the light of the cave, the ten thousand pieces of mid-grade spirit stones continuously shimmered with a crystalline glow.

Fang Ling picked up a piece of mid-grade spirit stone and felt a continuous flow of spiritual energy emanating from it. Using mid-grade spirit stones for cultivation was faster than absorbing spiritual energy. Looking at this pile of spirit stones, Fang Ling even had the impulse to refine another batch of Nine-Transcendence Dao Pill. However, he suppressed this impulse in his heart.

He knew that using the Nine-Transcendence Dao Pill to trade with the Treasure Pavilion was already a risky move. If he continued like this, he might be targeted. For now, the most important thing was to lay the foundation.

Fang Ling had already comprehended the mysteries of the Ten Thousand Stars Foundation Formation to a great extent, and he had collected two sets of items needed for the formation. However, just as he was about to set up the Ten Thousand Stars Foundation Formation, a matter suddenly came to his mind: the Scripture Discussion Meeting! In three days, it would be his turn to host the Scripture Discussion Meeting.

This Scripture Discussion Meeting was clearly a deliberate move by Bai Yuqi. Since he couldn't avoid it, he had to plan carefully.

Over the past two days, Fang Ling had learned about Bai Yuqi's identity. He was the closed disciple of the Great Elder of True Dao Sect, Golden Core cultivator Li Zhengqi, with an initial Foundation Establishment cultivation. He had always been by Li Zhengqi's side and was deeply favored by him. Due to his special status, few people in the True Dao Sect dared to provoke him. Moreover, his personality was narrow-minded and he was very protective, which led to his relatives and nephews being rampant in the True Dao Sect. The purpose of this Scripture Discussion Meeting was clearly to give him a lesson, and to do so in front of most of the disciples of the True Dao Sect, thereby establishing his authority.

Fang Ling did not want to cause trouble, but he was not afraid of it! Various thoughts began to flash in Fang Ling's eyes, and then he slowly closed his eyes...

For all the servant disciples and outer sect disciples, the Scripture Discussion Meeting was one of the biggest events of the year. On this day, core disciples would ascend the stage to lecture, and many problems that had troubled them for a long time would be resolved at the Scripture Discussion Meeting. Therefore, the Scripture Discussion Meeting was a big day for the True Dao Sect. Even inner sect disciples who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage would likely attend, as they needed to refer to the insights of the core disciples.

Tan Xiaotong was a servant disciple of the Western Twilight Peak. He usually slept until the fifth watch, but on this day, he got up early at the third watch. He quickly tidied up all his affairs and, before dawn, went to find his good friend Zhu Sanshun, as they had agreed to attend the Scripture Discussion Meeting together.

Tan Xiaotong thought his friend was already up, but when he pushed the door open, Zhu Sanshun was still sound asleep. "You guy, did you forget it's the Scripture Discussion Meeting today?" He grabbed Zhu Sanshun's ear and complained.

The core disciples had good cultivation, so they could hear even from a distance, but the servant disciples still preferred to sit closer to their uncles and aunts. Therefore, in the past, there had even been cases of occupying seats overnight for the Scripture Discussion Meeting.

"Let go, let go!" Zhu Sanshun pushed Tan Xiaotong's hand away and said, "Hey, this time, we don't need to occupy seats." "What's going on?" Tan Xiaotong was puzzled.

Zhu Sanshun grabbed a cup and drank some water, then cursed, "Don't you know? This time, the one hosting the Scripture Discussion Meeting is that Seventh Star Peak's Fang Uncle. He just joined the sect a year ago and hasn't been taught by anyone. What do you think he can lecture about!"

Tan Xiaotong's face was filled with disappointment. He had been looking forward to the Scripture Discussion Meeting for a whole year.

"How can he be the one hosting the Scripture Discussion Meeting? Isn't this a joke?" "Exactly, that's why I slept until now." Zhu Sanshun lay back on the bed and said, "I'll get some more sleep before it gets light."

"Are you not going to attend the Scripture Discussion Meeting this time?" Tan Xiaotong, disappointed, wouldn't let Zhu Sanshun sleep, and pulled back his blanket, hesitantly asking. Zhu Sanshun, unable to sleep, sat up and said, "Attend! Why not attend? There's going to be a good show, and it's free to watch."

"Good show?" Tan Xiaotong was quite surprised.

"Do you know why this time the Scripture Discussion Meeting is being hosted by that Fang Uncle? Someone is going to take care of him! Bai Jingtao and the others have already spread the word that this time, Uncle Bai Yvqi is going to give that Fang Uncle a lesson!"

"Hehe, a core disciple being beaten, that's a once-in-a-century event in our True Dao Sect. How can we not watch such a spectacle?"

Zhu Sanshun, shaking his head, said, "I also heard that someone has set up a betting pool for this."

"Betting pool?" Tan Xiaotong was not interested in gambling, but he couldn't help asking, "What are they betting on? Which uncle will win?"

"Come on, if they were betting on such a childish question, the house would go bankrupt. They're betting on whether Uncle Bai will seriously injure that Fang Uncle or just lightly injure him!" Zhu Sanshun, with a grin, said, "I've placed a bet on serious injury. Hehe, Uncle Bai is so domineering, he's not the type to show mercy." Tan Xiaotong nodded, though he was just a servant disciple, he understood Bai Yvqi's dominance in the True Dao Sect.

"If he gets beaten at the Scripture Discussion Meeting, how can Fang Uncle continue to cultivate in our True Dao Sect?"

Zhu Sanshun scratched his head and said with a grin, "He can cultivate however he wants. I've bet a hundred pieces of low-grade spirit stones, and I'll treat you to a good meal when I win."

"Oh, since there's nothing else to do, let's go to the Scripture Discussion Platform! Damn, it's good to see clearly, and there will be many people watching this time." ...

The Red Fire Peak was over five hundred zhang high. Although it was not as tall as the Central Yuan Peak, it was nine times larger in area. Due to the fire veins underground, the Red Fire Peak was lush and green all year round. For all the disciples of the True Dao Sect, the Red Fire Peak was their holy land. Of course, this referred to male disciples.

The Red Fire Peak, as the lineage of Golden Core Elder Xu Lijiong, was mainly composed of female disciples. With hundreds of beautiful women living there, it naturally attracted the attention of male disciples. However, Xu Lijiong was known for her strong personality, so no male disciple dared to cause trouble on the Red Fire Peak.

"Senior Sister, weren't you supposed to be in seclusion for three months to refine the Crimson Flame Flag? Why are you out of seclusion now?" A young woman in her twenties, with a pleasant appearance, asked the red-clothed woman beside her.

The red-clothed woman looked even younger than the one speaking. She had a tall and slender figure, and though her red dress was loose, it could not hide her increasingly curvaceous figure. She was taller than the average man by a few inches. Even when she stood there without speaking, she exuded a sense of authority.

She smiled and said, "Today is the Scripture Discussion Meeting. Bai Yvqi sent me a flying talisman, asking me to come and watch. It's a small matter, but I should give him some face."

The first young woman huffed and said, "That guy is planning to take action against the Fang from the Seven Stars Peak. What's there to boast about in bullying a junior?"

"Even the Sect Master, I don't believe he can't see through Bai's intentions, yet he still helps him by letting him host the Scripture Discussion Meeting. This is clearly meant to make the new guy a laughingstock in the entire True Dao Sect."

The red-clothed woman's expression didn't change. She smiled faintly and said, "Junior Sister Ji, Bai Yvqi is very favored by the Great Elder. The Sect Master has to give him some face. It's a small matter."

Junior Sister Ji, seeing the red-clothed woman's indifferent expression, felt a bit uncomfortable. However, she also understood that for those in charge of the sect, the young man thrown to the Seven Stars Peak to die was a small matter, no matter how embarrassing it was.

"Alright, let's just talk about this among ourselves. Don't mention it to others." The red-clothed woman's phoenix eyes flickered, and she said calmly, "We may not fear that Bai, but we shouldn't offend him."

Junior Sister Ji nodded. The red-clothed woman then formed a hand seal, and a red light lifted the two of them, flying them toward the Scripture Discussion Platform. While the red-clothed woman and Junior Sister Ji were talking, many others were also discussing the upcoming Scripture Discussion Meeting. Even in the cave on the back mountain of the Central Yuan Peak, where three Golden Core cultivators were practicing formations, they mentioned this matter. However, in their eyes, it was just two words: nonsense. The nonsense, of course, was not about Fang Ling. This core disciple, whom they had deliberately forgotten, didn't even deserve the word "nonsense."

The Scripture Discussion Platform was located at the foot of the Central Yuan Peak, covering an area of ten thousand acres. At this time, many disciples had already gathered below the platform. Unlike the seriousness of previous Scripture Discussion Meetings, the current disciples were very enthusiastic, as if they were all there to watch a show.

"Look, that's Senior Uncle Jiao from the Eastern Radiance Peak!" "Oh, Uncle Hu from the Western Twilight Peak is here too!" "Tsk tsk, the sisters from the Red Fire Peak are getting more and more beautiful. Look at that red-clothed one in the middle..."

The man who was staring at the female disciples from the Red Fire Peak was cut off by a hard slap from the person next to him: "Brother, that's Senior Aunt Zheng Yueyan from the Red Fire Peak. If you don't want to live, I still do!"

The gathering of three core disciples was a rare event for the True Dao Sect, something that happened only once every few years!

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