Chapter 22

"Are you deliberately trying to make our Tai Xuans look bad, Ding Yangzi? This girl has several protective talismans; among the younger generation, who could be her match?" Daoist Dan Yang, with his black beard, looked at Ding Yangzi, who was walking forward calmly, and his pupils couldn't help but constrict.

"Daoist Brother Dan Yang, you are being unfair. How was I to know that the sect leader would bestow the refined talismans on me, his junior disciple?" Ding Yangzi, of course, would not admit that he had used a provocation to make Lin Xuer play out a farce on the Shangqing Sect.

"Fine, I'll remember this, but what do you have to say about that girl injuring my disciple?" Daoist Dan Yang lowered his head and glanced at Dong Fangchen, whom he was carrying, and said in a deep voice.

Daoist Dan Yang did not really want to escalate the matter, as it would not be good for either sect.

Dong Fangchen, though not actually hit by the white tiger, had his Daoist arts broken and his protective treasure destroyed, which shook his essence, energy, and spirit, causing him to fall into a coma.

"Hmph! It's his own fault for being inferior, how can you blame me?" Lin Xuer, standing behind Ding Yangzi, muttered softly, not taking it seriously.

"Hmm?" Daoist Dan Yang immediately glared, his eyes shooting out two cold, sharp beams of light, about to lose his temper.

Although Lin Xuer's voice was low, in front of these Daoists who had already formed Daoist cores, it was no different from speaking directly in their ears.

"Xuer, you must not be disrespectful!" Ding Yangzi also knew when to stop, after all, the three major Daoist sects were closely connected, and it would not be good to hurt each other's feelings.

"Hmm! Daoist Brother Dan Yang, I have a Peiyuan Pill here, I will give it to your distinguished disciple!" As he spoke, Ding Yangzi, somewhat reluctantly, took out a small jade bottle from his chest and handed it to Daoist Dan Yang.

"Hehe! You know when to be reasonable!" Daoist Dan Yang handed the Dong Fangchen he was carrying to a disciple beside him, then changed his expression and took the jade bottle from Ding Yangzi.

The Peiyuan Pill is a good thing.

At this moment, almost all the young disciples of the nine branches of Tai Xuans had gathered in front of the Tai Xuan Hall. Many of Dong Fangchen's fellow disciples stood behind Daoist Dan Yang, their faces full of anger, glaring at Lin Xuer behind Ding Yangzi.

At this time, Gu Fei was hiding in the crowd, quietly moving away. Everyone's attention was already drawn to Ding Yangzi and the others, and no one noticed Gu Fei.

The farce had ended, and Mo Songxuan had also disappeared into the crowd.

When Zhao Zirou realized that Gu Fei had left, she scanned the surroundings and only saw Gu Fei's figure disappear into the woods on the path leading to the back mountain.

"The sect leader invites the honored guests from Shangqing!" At this moment, a thin, gray-haired Daoist walked out of the Tai Xuan Hall.

"Ding Yangzi, follow me to see the sect leader! Everyone, disperse!" The thin Daoist waved his duster and smiled faintly at Ding Yangzi, then waved to the gathered disciples in front of the Tai Xuan Hall.

"Ha ha! Ding Yangzi will follow the order, please lead the way, Daoist Brother Wu Ya." Ding Yangzi, who seemed like a good-natured old man, was actually very calculating. Otherwise, he wouldn't have incited Lin Xuer to invade Tai Xuan Mountain, making Tai Xuans suffer a silent loss.

Ding Yangzi and Lin Xuer's figures disappeared into the Tai Xuan Hall, and the disciples gathered in front of the hall gradually dispersed.

"Who would have thought that even Senior Brother Dong Fang would be defeated by that girl, it's really infuriating!"

"Didn't you hear what Uncle Dan Yang said just now? It seems that this girl is already invincible among the younger generation."

"Invincible? Indeed, to defeat Senior Brother Dong so easily, even if Senior Brother Li were to personally step in, he might not be able to defeat that girl from the Shangqing Sect."

"Hmph! It's all thanks to the talismans and treasures, not her true strength. Without the talismans and treasures, she wouldn't be much stronger than us."

"The Shangqing Sect's talisman Daoist arts..."

All the disciples were discussing the battle just now. Most of them were不服 (unconvinced), because Lin Xuer had defeated Dong Fangchen with the help of the talismans on her body.

However, Li Lingfeng, the most outstanding disciple among the younger generation of Tai Xuans, who had the highest cultivation, had never shown up. Li Lingfeng, in less than ten years since joining the sect, had already reached the eighth level of the Awakened Realm, just one step away from the ninth level of the Awakened Realm, where he would form a Daoist core.

After breaking through to the ninth level of the Awakened Realm, cultivators would encounter the second major bottleneck in their cultivation. At this stage, their essence, energy, and spirit would be abundant, and they would need to use Daoist power to condense these three elements into a Daoist core within their bodies.

Condensing Daoist power and forming a Daoist core to nourish the primordial spirit, cultivators at this level would stand out among the myriad ordinary people and step onto the path of the strong! This is the Transcendent Realm!

"Who would have thought that girl was so powerful. Fortunately, I didn't continue纠缠 (entangling) with her that night, otherwise..." Gu Fei walked on the shaded path, feeling a bit fearful.

Dong Fangchen, at the seventh level of the Awakened Realm, was defeated by Lin Xuer in just two moves. The white tiger conjured by the talisman had such great power that it was absolutely not something a cultivator at the Awakened Realm could resist.

"She is already invincible among the younger generation. In the future, if I encounter her, I will be in big trouble. Strength, strength, if I have enough strength, I won't need to fear anyone."

Thinking of this, Gu Fei became even more eager for power, wishing he could immediately enter seclusion to cultivate, whether for the sect's major test in a year or to surpass Dong Fangchen. Only by becoming strong would he earn respect and not be underestimated by others.

Gu Fei's steps clearly quickened, and soon his figure disappeared on the path to the back mountain.

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Cui Ling Peak of Tai Xuans is one of the cultivation places for one of the nine branches of Tai Xuans. Here, the trees are lush, the vines intertwined, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds, with abundant spiritual energy.

There are seven other such beautiful spiritual lands on Tai Xuan Mountain, each belonging to one of the other seven branches. The disciples of the main branch, led by the sect leader, cultivate on the main peak of Tai Xuan Mountain, Tai Xuan Peak.

The Tai Xuan Hall on Tai Xuan Peak is the residence of the sect leader. The seven elders of Tai Xuan usually meditate in their own caves, not in the Tai Xuan Hall.

Except for new disciples who have been in the sect for less than ten years and must be managed and assigned tasks on the lower part of Tai Xuan Peak, disciples above the Transcendent Realm from each branch return to their respective peaks to cultivate. Of course, those who manage the sect's affairs must remain on Tai Xuan Peak.

Unlike the prosperous scenes of the other eight branches, Cui Ling Peak is very quiet, almost deserted. There is a cave on the peak, and the heavy stone door of the cave seems to be rarely opened, with a layer of green rust on the copper rings of the door handle.

At this moment, a white figure was standing in front of the stone door of the cave, a bundle on his back. This person was Gu Fei, who had packed his belongings and come here.