Chapter 242 Luofu (Second Update)
The blood-colored carriage came rapidly from the horizon and caught up with Baiyunzhou in the blink of an eye.
In the past few days, Shi Xuan and his companions had met many unfamiliar casual cultivators, because they all had the same purpose - to go to Luofu Sect to participate in the Golden Elixir Ceremony. However, among these casual cultivators, those with little knowledge saw such a huge and magnificent flying magic weapon of Baiyunzhou and felt that its owner was not an ordinary person, so no one dared to come up and entangle, and hurried past. As for those with broad knowledge, how could they not recognize the famous magic weapon of Penglai Sect, and they dared not approach or come up to make friends.
Therefore, those outer disciples were only surprised by the eight blood dragons for the blood-colored carriage, and did not think there was anything wrong, thinking that it would pass by quickly, but when the blood-colored carriage reached the same level as Baiyunzhou, it suddenly slowed down and kept pace with Baiyunzhou.
When they saw this unusual performance, several disciples were startled and quickly stood beside Shi Xuan.
Eight dull guards in red armor stood on the shaft outside the blood-colored carriage, and behind them was a middle-aged driver with an ordinary face driving the eight blood dragons. In the extremely spacious carriage, there were a total of 48 maids, some were dancing, some were playing the piano, some were making tea, and some were grinding ink... Eight of them were serving a young man in a snow-white Taoist robe, some were massaging his back, and some were massaging his feet...
The young man looked very delicate, with a smile on his lips. He turned his head and said in a soft and calm voice: "I wonder which Taoist friend from Penglai Sect is here?" In sharp contrast to his voice, his eyes were dead silent, like the eyes of a stone statue.
Shi Xuan was on guard in private and took a step forward. Although he was not too worried that the Jindan cultivator of the Blood Demon Sect outside the Luofu Sect would do something irrational, the intermittent madness of the Blood Demon Sect cultivators was well-known far and wide, so it was better to be safe than sorry.
But before Shi Xuan had time to give his name, the young man chuckled: "So it's Fellow Daoist Shi Xuan, very good, very interesting." A little crazy flame seemed to ignite in the dead eyes, and then before Shi Xuan could react, he clapped his hands lightly, and the blood-colored carriage became faster, surpassing the Baiyun Boat in a blink of an eye, and quickly flew into Luofu Mountain.
"Uncle Shi, who is this?" Luo Banshan asked in confusion. Judging from the young man's performance, he seemed to know Uncle Shi, but Uncle Shi didn't seem to know him very well.
Shi Xuan smiled slightly and said: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Ning Wuque of Tianluo Blood Net." The cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect are cold by nature. After so many years, other Jindan Grandmasters respect their status and will never behave like this to him. Only Ning Wuque, who went to intercept with four people together, but Duan Wuqing and Wang Qinian both died and he returned to the sect in a mess, would think it was a great shame and remember it in his heart.
When Ning Wuque achieved the high-grade golden elixir a few years ago, the sect took into consideration the entanglement between him and the Blood Demon Sect, so they never thought of sending him to celebrate. I just didn’t expect to run into him today.
Not only Luo Banshan and Tang Youqiu, but also the other eight younger outer disciples had heard of Shi Xuan's famous battle in which he killed Shura Blood Blade Duan Wuqing, so they asked with a worried look on their faces: "Uncle Shi, will he?"
Shi Xuan smiled and shook his head: "If he dares to attack and kill me on the way to Luofu Sect to congratulate us, then the senior masters of Luofu Sect will definitely make him disappear into thin air. They will not let go of this opportunity to occupy the truth and destroy a Blood Demon Sect's top-grade golden elixir. Afterwards, the Blood Demon Sect can only accept it with a pinch of the nose."
Seeing that they seemed a little puzzled, Shi Xuan continued to explain: "You must know that the Blood Demon Sect is crazy, not mad. Ning Wuque was in a hurry to leave just now because he was afraid that he could not suppress the murderous intent in his heart and thus gave his life to Luofu Sect. On the contrary, you, I estimate that the disciples of the Blood Demon Sect will find some trouble, so you must be prepared." In fact, Shi Xuan was still worried that Ning Wuque would intercept him on the way back without caring about the dignity of the Golden Core Grandmaster, so he prepared to keep some backup plans.
Tang Youqiu, Luo Banshan and the eight outer disciples looked at each other. They had been prepared for trouble. Even when they had just practiced the sword formation, Li Bingnan and several other disciples were eager to try it out. They wished someone would come to trouble them so that they could test the power of the sword formation. What surprised them was that Uncle Shi's words revealed that the senior masters of Luofu Sect could make Ning Wuque disappear into ashes. This was a top-grade golden elixir, which was already top-level strength in their minds. How could he say it so lightly? Could it be that the senior masters of Luofu Sect who were in seclusion could temporarily come out of seclusion?
"Okay, we will arrive at Luofu Mountain in a while. You should also tidy up your appearance." Shi Xuan said lightly. These disciples were out of breath during the previous exercise.
Li Bingnan and others were tidying themselves up while whispering. Among them, Li Bingnan said, "Have you heard about Uncle Shi's killing of Shura Blood Blade Duan Wuqing? That was extremely exciting!" He wanted to show off his knowledge.
Jiang Nianqiao burst out laughing: "Brother Li, don't talk about this kind of thing that everyone knows. We all know clearly about Uncle Shi's past battles." Ren Shuiyao and other disciples nodded in agreement.
Li Bingnan was a little embarrassed. Zhou Banyu didn't know it back then, so he thought that many people were the same. But he didn't expect that other fellow disciples knew it. He smiled awkwardly: "I just think that this happened more than 50 years ago. Many of you were not born at that time. I'm afraid you don't know much, so I want to explain it to you."
"Hehe, I was not born at that time, but there were many jade slips in the market introducing the masters of the cultivation world, and they were extremely detailed." Ren Shuiyao explained with a chuckle.
Li Bingnan was extremely depressed. He was a child born in a poor family. He saved some spirit stones and exchanged them for medicine or skills. How could he have the opportunity to buy such a useless jade slip? But soon his depression disappeared, because under his leadership, other disciples began to discuss Shi Xuan's past battles, and he immediately joined in excitedly.
Shi Xuan stood in front of the boat, looking at the hazy Luofu Mountain in the distance, listening to the conversation of the disciples behind him, and sighed softly. Fifty-one years passed just like that. The time of cultivation was really fast and long.
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"It's so beautiful." Jiang Nianqiao looked at Luofu Mountain not far away and sighed.
Luofu Mountain is not like Penglai Island, which has dozens of peaks. It is a long mountain range that runs across the southwest of the Nanman Continent. There are many spiritual peaks in the mountain range, and there are many exotic flowers and plants. There are clear springs, mountain streams, and old trees everywhere. In the depths of the mountain range, there are residences covered with light smoke and mist from time to time, which looks refreshing.
Seeing the arrival of Baiyunzhou, a young disciple in a silver-white Taoist robe flew up and bowed and asked: "But the senior of Penglai Sect has come, and the junior Hu Yunsong is polite." This good-looking disciple looks like a cultivator in the Soul Stage.
Shi Xuan couldn't help but sigh secretly. Luofu Sect is really so grand that it actually let a master of the Soul Stage serve as a Taoist welcoming guest. However, this also made all the cultivators who came to participate in the Golden Elixir Ceremony extremely satisfied, and felt that Luofu Sect gave face.
"Penglai Sect Shi Xuan has met Daoyou Hu here." Shi Xuan stepped forward and bowed in return.
Hu Yunsong's eyes lit up and he smiled, "So it's Fellow Daoist Shi who has come. Be careful when you get to the sect. I don't know how many elders and disciples in our sect want to learn from you."
Even in the sects such as Yingzhou Sect, Tianhuo Sect, and Youming Sect, whose fundamental laws and sect-guarding magic weapons have nothing to do with flying swords, many cultivators choose flying swords as their life-defining magic weapons, not to mention the Luofu Sect, which has the true law "Piaomiao Ge Jue" and the Pure Yang Flying Sword Invisible Sword as its sect-guarding magic weapon. At least 70% of the cultivators in the sect choose flying swords and specialize in swordsmanship.
For Shi Xuan, if it weren't for the fact that the Luofu Sect and Penglai Sect had a good-or-bad relationship, and Shi Xuan's reputation for being ruthless, these Luofu Sect cultivators would have come to challenge him long ago. Now that Shi Xuan has come to them, they will definitely not miss this opportunity. In addition, there will be no casualties on the fighting stage, so Hu Yunsong said this.
Shi Xuan also smiled and said, "I'm afraid you, Fellow Daoist Hu, are among them?" Yong Xiang once told Shi Xuan that there was nothing wrong with changing the Luofu Immortal Sect to the Luofu Sword Sect. Although they were not sword cultivators and did not practice sword energy, when a group of disciples went out, most of them used flying swords. Even the true disciples who practiced the Luofu Immortal Method chose flying swords.
Hu Yunsong was stunned. He didn't expect Shi Xuan to be so direct. Then he laughed and said, "It is true. Hu dare not deny it. But Fellow Daoist Shi is not as arrogant as the rumors outside. Rumors are really not to be believed."
"But I am here to celebrate Senior Shen's achievement of the Golden Core. I don't want to cause too much trouble. Please tell Fellow Daoist Hu that I can only compete with one person at most." There are many swordsmen in Luofu Sect. Shi Xuan is also a little itchy, but Shi Xuan is here on behalf of Penglai Sect. If he keeps going on the fighting stage to compete with others, it will seem too frivolous and lose the dignity of the sect. So let's decide the number of people and let Luofu Sect decide who to send.
Hu Yunsong did not show any hesitation and nodded, saying, "It should be so. In fact, Daoist Fellow Shi is a distinguished guest, and we, as the host, will not force him. Okay, I will take Daoist Fellow Shi to where you are staying."
Shi Xuan gestured to Tang Youqiu to collect the Baiyun Boat, and said, "Daoist Fellow Hu, please."
Along the way, Hu Yunsong pulled Shi Xuan to talk about swordsmanship. Seeing his enthusiastic look, Shi Xuan felt that if he turned to sword cultivation, he might have a better future.
After crossing several streams and several small peaks, a quiet valley appeared in front of them, with a small lake as green as emerald, and several quiet and elegant courtyards beside the lake.
"Daoist Fellow Shi, you will stay in this Emerald Valley for the next few days. I will continue to receive guests, so I will leave first." Hu Yunsong was a little reluctant to leave. The discussion of swordsmanship along the way made him feel that Shi Xuan was a man of great reputation, and many of his insights broke through the fog that had troubled him for a long time.
The disciples were excitedly looking around their residence for the past few days and wanted to have a good rest, but Shi Xuan said slowly: "You continue to practice the sword formation." They immediately looked bitter. It was not that they were unwilling, but they really couldn't. Only a small part of their soul power was restored.