Chapter 1183 Ghost Cloud Cave
Qingyang and Guizhuzi's words were full of hidden meanings, which made Guixia Zhenren beside them feel confused. Are these two people friends or enemies? Why do they talk in a weird way? She couldn't help but ask: "Zhenren Guizhu, did you two know each other before?"
According to Guizhuzi's previous temper, he would definitely expose Qingyang's identity as soon as possible, but this time he thought about it and didn't get angry immediately, because he knew that there was a Yuanying Ghost King behind Qingyang, who seemed to have a history with Guiyun Zhenren's master Youshi Zhenjun. He didn't know what the relationship between them was. If he acted rashly, he might offend Youshi Zhenjun.
What's more, Guixia Zhenren was present at this time. If the two sides had a conflict and hurt innocent people, with the power behind Guixia Zhenren, he might not be able to bear the consequences. Anyway, this person had just come to the Ghost Valley and would not leave in a short time. He would make a decision after discussing with Guiyun Zhenren.
Thinking of this, Guizhuzi said, "More than ten years ago, I traveled with Master Guiyun and Master Guihuanzi near Jiuxian City. I once dealt with this Taoist fellow Qingyang in the Yinfeng Jihuo Cave. However, we haven't seen each other for so many years that we didn't recognize each other for a while."
"You don't have any grudges, right?" Master Guixia said worriedly.
Guizhuzi said: "Of course not. If there was any hatred between the two sides, how could we talk so calmly here? Daoist Qingyang, don't you think so?"
Qingyang didn't want to quarrel with Guizhuzi here, so he could only follow his words and said: "Yes, we hit it off at first sight and left a deep impression on each other."
Seeing Qingyang said so, the Taoist Guixia no longer doubted and said: "Since we are all friends, we naturally have to take care of each other. Daoist Qingyang, don't refuse this mission again."
Qingyang didn't intend to refuse, and it was even more impossible to refuse at this time. Moreover, he had been recognized by Guizhuzi now, and he would tell Taoist Guiyun sooner or later. Qingyang would definitely have troubles in the future. If this Taoist Guixia was caught in the middle, the other party might be safer when he was afraid to act rashly. So Qingyang agreed to the conditions of Taoist Guixia.
Because of the presence of Guixia Zhenren, the Jindan cultivator in charge of the assessment made special arrangements and directly issued identity certificates to Qingyang and Ge Dagen. From then on, the two of them were the pharmacists of the Ghost Valley. Then the two followed Guixia Zhenren and Guizhuzi and left here.
As for Fang Liang and Yuan Zhu's identity certificates, they needed to go to the Ghost Valley Guest Court to handle them by themselves. The four people had to separate, but Fang Liang and Yuan Zhu had no resentment at all. For them, Qingyang and Ge Dagen were equivalent to their backers. Now that their backers have a better opportunity, there are only benefits and no harm to them. Of course, they must support them strongly.
After the four people left, there were only a dozen people left to participate in the assessment. They were all Jindan cultivators. These people were going to stay and participate in the Ghost Valley Alchemist Guest Assessment. The previous Alchemist Guest Assessment eliminated 60% at once, and less than 20 people passed. However, the difficulty of the guest assessment is definitely higher, and I am afraid that only a few can pass in the end.
The assessment had nothing to do with Qingyang. At this time, he and Ge Dagen were heading to Guixia Cave where Guixia lived with Master Guixia. As the only super sect within a million miles of the Netherworld, the entire Netherworld Valley was incredibly large. It would take too much time to rely on two legs alone, so there was no restriction on flying inside the Netherworld Valley. Disciples could drive spiritual tools to and from the cave at will. Only a few important places and some forbidden areas had flight restrictions.
Guixia Cave was far away from the place where the alchemist was assessed, so Master Guixia drove a top-grade flying spiritual tool and flew all the way to Guixia Cave with Qingyang, Ge Dagen, and Guizhuzi. Guizhuzi's current identity seemed to be Master Guixia's bodyguard, and he had been guarding her closely.
Guixia Cave was located near the center of the entire Netherworld Valley. It was also the place with the most abundant Yin and Ming ghost energy in the entire Netherworld Valley. It was said that many important figures lived in this area, and they could not come here without a certain identity. It can be seen that Master Guixia's status was still very high.
True Man Guixia had just landed with Qingyang, Ge Dagen, Guizhuzi and others. Several maids and guards had heard the noise and came out to greet them. The guards were all Jindan cultivators, and the leader was in the late Jindan stage. The maids were all in the foundation-building stage, which meant that they didn't have to leave the sect for this matter. True Man Guixia only brought Guizhuzi with her. If she went on a long journey, she would definitely be followed by a large group of people.
How to say it, True Man Guixia's status in the Ghost Valley is equivalent to Qin Ruyan's status in the Qingfeng Hall, or even higher. It is said that there are two Yuanying cultivators among True Man Guixia's direct elders, and the strongest one is even one of the only three Yuanying late-stage great cultivators in the Ghost Valley. Their entire family's status in the sect is very important.
Alchemy is not a trivial matter, especially for the Jindan-level Mingdan, the preparation work is even more complicated. Although Guixia Zhenren had prepared all the materials before looking for the pharmacist to help, there are still many other tasks. Guixia Zhenren seems to be very clear about this, so when they returned to Guixia Cave, they did not start alchemy immediately, but first arranged a place for Qingyang and Ge Dagen to stay, so that the two could rest for a while and adjust their state before starting.
Guixia Cave has sufficient Yinming ghost energy, but it is not suitable for immortals to live in for a long time. Fortunately, Qingyang brought Juyuan Dan and Lingshi, which did not affect his cultivation much. So Qingyang patiently stayed in the residence arranged by Guixia Zhenren, practicing while adjusting his state.
Unconsciously, more than half a month had passed. Guixia Zhenren had already prepared everything and notified Qingyang and Ge Dagen to go and help. However, during this period, Guizhuzi had not appeared in front of Qingyang, nor had he come to trouble Qingyang. It was probably because he had gone to report to Guiyun Zhenren.
Since he had come, he would make the best of it. In order to find a way to save Yu Mengmiao, Qingyang could not give up this opportunity, nor could he leave the Ghost Valley because of the potential threat of Guiyun Zhenren. As the saying goes, when the enemy comes, the general will stop him, and when the water comes, the earth will cover it. He and Guiyun Zhenren did have a grudge, but the hatred had not reached the point of irreconcilable. If he thought about it, there was still a possibility of reconciliation. If the other party really didn't want to let him go, it wouldn't be too late to think of a way then. No matter what his current identity was, at least he was a member of the Ghost Valley, so Guiyun Zhenren should not be so casually taking action within the sect.
After thinking through these things, Qingyang no longer worried about the grudges between him and Guiyun Zhenren. After a simple packing, he left his residence with Ge Dagen and went to help Master Guixia Zhenren refine the elixir.