Chapter 7

In the main hall, Zhang Shanfeng and Ji Yunxi stood in front of a tall statue, with a middle-aged man with dark skin and wearing rough hemp clothes in front of them. Watermark GG test Watermark GG test

This man's clothes were tattered, and he had many injuries, which seemed to be from wild animal attacks.

The Vast Heaven Sect is located deep in the mountains, and the journey would be difficult for an ordinary person.

At this moment, Su Fan walked into the hall.

"Uncle Master?"

"Uncle Master!"

Zhang Shanfeng and Ji Yunxi said in unison, but their eyes showed different expressions.

"You can continue with your work, I just came to take a look."

Su Fan found a chair and sat down on his own.

Zhang Shanfeng nodded, looked at the middle-aged man, and asked, "What happened? Please tell us slowly."

"Venerable immortals, there is a demon causing trouble in Bixia City. Please save our Bixia City." The middle-aged man knelt before them, bowing repeatedly.

Zhang Shanfeng raised his hand and gently waved, releasing spiritual energy to stop the man from bowing.

"Don't be in a hurry. Exorcising demons is the duty of cultivators. Please tell us clearly what happened." Zhang Shanfeng asked with a frown.

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "Venerable immortal, twenty miles from Bixia City, there is a deep lake. Because the water is as smooth as a mirror, we call it Mirror Lake. The entire city relies on this lake for living. However, half a month ago, something strange happened in Mirror Lake..."

The more Zhang Shanfeng listened, the more serious his expression became.

The children of Bixia City liked to go fishing in Mirror Lake, but half a month ago, three children who went fishing disappeared. The city lord led people to search for many days but found no trace, and eventually, the lake was sealed.

This did not stop the children's playful hearts.

Ten days ago, Old Wang was returning from farming and saw a fish-headed, human-bodied demon emerge from Mirror Lake, pulling a child into the water. Old Wang told the city lord, who then led people to the lake and saw the demon again.

The city lord then invited several passing cultivators to exorcise the demon, but those cultivators also disappeared, and there were cases of children disappearing in the city.

The children were still there during the day, but as soon as night fell, they would disappear, leaving only a puddle of water in the room.

Zhang Shanfeng asked in a deep voice, "How many children have disappeared so far?"

"Twenty-three. The city is in a state of panic. The city lord, knowing that there are immortals practicing in the mountains, specially sent us to seek help. Please have mercy on us, venerable immortals."

The middle-aged man started bowing again.

"Uncle Master... This fish demon is not an ordinary demon." Ji Yunxi turned and said softly.

Su Fan nodded. To dare to enter the city so openly, an ordinary demon wouldn't have the courage.

Either this fish demon is incredibly powerful, or it has some backing.

However, in his memory, fish demons always have a dragon-scale, which is an excellent material.

If used properly, it can be effective during the tribulation.

Moreover, the fish meat of a fish demon, after being nourished by spiritual energy, is quite delicious.

Thinking of this, Su Fan felt a bit hungry.

"Where is the city god of Bixia City? Don't they manage it?" Zhang Shanfeng asked.

"Venerable immortal, you may not know, but Bixia City does not have a city god temple. There is only a land god temple in the city." The middle-aged man explained hurriedly.

Zhang Shanfeng said coldly, "Eating the incense of a place, one should protect the peace of that place. Has the land god done nothing?"

Now that the spiritual energy is broken, some cultivators, in order to ascend, have abandoned their physical bodies and transformed into spiritual souls, practicing the method of the golden body of incense. The more incense, the more powerful such spiritual souls become.

The middle-aged man replied, "The city lord led us to kneel at the land god temple, but we did not see the land god manifest. In the end, he sent me to seek help from the venerable immortals."

Hearing this, Zhang Shanfeng frowned deeply.

A land god doing nothing is suspicious. Either the land god has met with an accident, or the land god is also afraid of the demon in Mirror Lake.

An existence that can make a land god so fearful would likely be beyond their ability to handle.

"Please save us, venerable immortals." The middle-aged man knelt and pleaded.

Zhang Shanfeng frowned, somewhat reluctant to get involved.

If it were just some minor demons, he would take the lead.

However, with the Vast Heaven Sect in a precarious state, provoking a powerful demon would not be beneficial to the sect's development.

Just as he was about to speak, Su Fan said,

"Demons causing trouble, our Vast Heaven Sect will certainly help. You can go rest now, we will set out soon."

The middle-aged man looked at Su Fan, his eyes changing, and his injuries seemed less painful.

This is what a true immortal looks like!

This face, this hair, these words...

"Uncle Master?" Zhang Shanfeng asked in confusion.

In his view, such a small matter didn't need Uncle Master's involvement.

"I have been idle for too long. This time, I will go down the mountain myself." Su Fan said slowly.

Zhang Shanfeng's eyes showed a hint of joy. With Uncle Master taking action, this matter would certainly be resolved smoothly!

Moreover, this is a good opportunity to follow Uncle Master and receive guidance.

"You can go down now. Our disciples will arrange for you." Zhang Shanfeng instructed.

"Thank you, venerable immortal! Thank you, venerable immortal!" The middle-aged man said hurriedly.

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After settling the mortal, Zhang Shanfeng walked to Su Fan's side and said respectfully, "Uncle Master, are you planning to go alone or with a group?"

"Why do you ask?" Su Fan said.

"Our sect's disciples haven't gone out for a long time. Since Uncle Master is leading, I want to take some disciples down the mountain to gain experience." Zhang Shanfeng said.

"Fine, arrange it yourself." Su Fan said.

He could see that Zhang Shanfeng was truly dedicated to the Vast Heaven Sect.

In reality, with his talent, he shouldn't still be at the Core Formation stage, but he has spent too much time for the sect's development.

Ji Yunxi, hearing that they were all going down the mountain, quickly said, "Uncle Master, I want to go too. I'm so bored on the mountain."

"Little Sister!"

Zhang Shanfeng frowned, "Now that Third Junior Brother and the others are still recovering, if both of us leave, who will guide the disciples' cultivation?"

"I don't care, I want to go. I want to go down the mountain with Uncle Master!" Ji Yunxi said stubbornly.

Su Fan said slowly, "Zhang Junior Brother is right. Little Xiangji has reached the second level of Qi Condensation. During my absence, guide her cultivation and teach her some simple spells."

Ji Yunxi nodded rapidly, "Uncle Master, I will definitely guide Little Xiangji well."

Zhang Shanfeng: ???

Is it over? My words as the sect leader are no longer effective?

"Notify everyone, gather all disciples who are not in seclusion in the sect hall." Zhang Shanfeng instructed.

The sect bell rang, and the disciples gathered in the main hall.

In the hall, Su Fan sat calmly on a chair, thinking about what he needed to do after leaving seclusion.

The most important thing is to transcend the tribulation. The items in his Heavenly Bag and Heavenly Bracelet are not enough to get through this lightning tribulation.

Secondly, he needs to help the Vast Heaven Sect and repay the favor to Li Haotian, or he would feel guilty when adding grass to the grave.

How many sects with a ten-thousand-year legacy are there?

If he didn't occasionally help, the Vast Heaven Sect would have long disappeared in the river of time.

After a while, the disciples gathered in the sect hall.

Although the Vast Heaven Sect is declining, it is still a large sect. At a glance, there were over a hundred Core Formation and Qi Condensation disciples.

This is without counting those in seclusion.

"What do you think the sect leader is calling us for? I'm about to break through."

"I don't know, it must be something important."

"Who is that person? He looks like an immortal."

"It's him! The exiled immortal who appeared in the back mountain. I didn't expect him to stand with the sect leader."

The disciples whispered, looking at Su Fan in amazement.

Zhang Shanfeng cleared his throat, "Silence!"

The entire hall instantly became quiet.

"I have called you all here for two reasons."

"First, this is our Vast Heaven Sect's senior, Su Fan, Uncle Master. Uncle Master has been in seclusion in the back mountain. In the future, you should address him as Uncle Master. Any violation will be punished according to the sect rules!"

This title is Su Fan's own choice.

If he were called Grandmaster, wouldn't that make him sound too old?

Over the past ten thousand years, he has always been called Uncle Master, which sounds much better.

Especially when a beautiful girl says it in a soft, sweet voice, it's quite stimulating.

Hearing this, the disciples were all stunned.

"The sect leader called him Uncle Master just now. Does that mean we are of the same generation as the sect leader?"

"What kind of logic is that? Is that the point?"

"Our sect actually has a senior in seclusion. If we have cultivation problems, we can ask Uncle Master!"

The disciples were all excited, eager to ask Su Fan about cultivation.

Zhang Shanfeng waved his hand, signaling for silence, and continued, "Second, there is a demon causing trouble in Bixia City. The city lord has sent someone to seek help from our Vast Heaven Sect. I plan to take three disciples. Who wants to volunteer?"

Hearing about going down the mountain, the disciples were somewhat reluctant.

First, their cultivation is not enough, and second, they don't really want to go down the mountain, as it is too dangerous.

In the past, there were disciples who went down the mountain to exorcise demons, but none of them returned, and instead, there were more spirit tablets in the sect's spirit hall.

"I am willing to go!" A Core Formation male disciple suddenly shouted.

"I am also willing to go and exorcise the demon!"

"I will go too!"

Those who spoke up were all Core Formation disciples, and no Qi Condensation disciples spoke up.

Even if Qi Condensation disciples wanted to go down the mountain, Zhang Shanfeng wouldn't agree, as their cultivation is too low, and they know too few spells, making it inappropriate to go down the mountain.

Zhang Shanfeng looked at the disciples who volunteered and picked three.

"You three, go prepare now. We will set out with Uncle Master soon." Zhang Shanfeng said slowly.

Hearing that Uncle Master was also going, the three disciples were all delighted, and the rest of the disciples who were not chosen were extremely disappointed.

This is a good opportunity to interact with Uncle Master. If they receive some guidance, they would gain a lot!

Unfortunately, such a good opportunity is gone.

Su Fan turned to Ji Yunxi and said slowly, "Pay more attention to the sect. Bring Little Xiangji to the main peak for cultivation. The back mountain is not very safe."

"Uncle Master, I know what to do." Ji Yunxi said seriously.