"Knock, knock."
As soon as Dugu Qianye stepped out, she heard soone knocking at the door. She opened it to find Fen Jian standing outside. She let him into the room, and as she closed the door, she asked, "What brings you here so late at night? Is there sothing you need?"
In the absence of others, Fen Jian dropped the pretense. He took a seat, leaning back and crossing his legs in a relaxed manner, and pulled out a Spirit Fruit. While eating, he said, "Not much, really. I heard you had woken up and thought I’d co to check on you."
"Does this look like you’re here to visit soone?" Dugu Qianye didn’t bother with Fen Jian’s antics and sat down opposite him.
"How does it not?"
Not interested in playing along with him, Dugu Qianye asked, "Aren’t you the third in command of the Secret Pavilion? How did you end up coming to the Divine Temple to beco the junior master of the Wind Hall?"
"Oh, that? Well... it’s a secret I can’t reveal."
Fen Jian, shrouded in mystery, ended up concluding with a word of ’secret’, which annoyed Dugu Qianye greatly. Why were all the people she encountered today so infuriating?
"Then tell , what are you really here for?"
"I truly ca to see you. By the way, we’ll reach the Divine Temple tomorrow. Have you seen the birthday gift our Pavilion Master gave you?" Fen Jian grew more serious as he continued, "No matter what you’re doing in Holy Sea City, never underestimate the power of the Divine Temple. If you run into trouble, co to . The Secret Pavilion’s forces are at your disposal."
"Huh? Why?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"What do you an, ’why’?"
"Aren’t the mbers of the Secret Pavilion rumored to be ruthless, cold-blooded, and heartless? We aren’t exactly familiar with each other, so why is the Secret Pavilion so good to ? Is there so kind of unspeakable secret? Is there sothing about that you want?"
"Cough, cough," Fen Jian choked on a Spirit Fruit, then said, "What secret? If it were anyone else, we certainly wouldn’t care if she lived or died, but you are the future Pavilion Master’s wife of our Secret Pavilion; naturally, we have to ensure your safety!"
Dugu Qianye was taken aback, and the water she’d just taken a sip of sprayed out. "Pavilion Master’s wife? What Pavilion Master’s wife?"
"Our Pavilion Master said he gave you his first kiss, so you have to take responsibility for him. That naturally makes you our Pavilion Master’s wife," Fen Jian said slyly.
At the ntion of that kiss, Dugu Qianye beca furious and yelled at Fen Jian: "Go back and tell him not to show up in front of again, or I’ll beat him up every ti I see him!"
"Sure thing, I’ll definitely convey your ssage. Seeing how lively you are, you must be doing fine, so I’ll head back now."
Fen Jian left in a great mood, thinking that given Dugu Qianye’s attitude, soone has a long road ahead in the pursuit. But with his cunning and shaless persistence, it wasn’t necessarily hopeless, although it was amusing to make him sulk for a while. Why was he so delighted at the thought of that person’s gloomy face? Hmm, it appeared he was more suited to being a bad influence, haha!
As Fen Jian had said, the ship left the Spiritual Mist Zone the next morning and arrived at Holy Spirit Island, where Holy Sea City was located, by evening.
Holy Spirit Island is located in the middle of a group of islands and is the largest among them; it is much larger than Pu City in terms of area. Holy Sea City is situated on Holy Spirit Island, where the residents are almost all disciples of the Divine Temple or relatives of those who have made significant contributions to the Divine Temple, such as Niu Yan’s brother, Master Niu, who had a conflict with Dugu Qianye. Of course, since he is also an Alchemist, his identity is not rely that of a relative.
It could be said that Holy Sea City is the Divine Temple’s main base.
So residents also live on the surrounding islands of Holy Spirit Island. They are descendants of Divine Temple disciples over the centuries who, due to insufficient talent or inability to cultivate, do not qualify to reside in Holy Sea City. Hence, they have been settled on those smaller islands. If one of them is found to have exceptional talent, they would be promoted and return to live in Holy Sea City.
When the ship had not yet approached Holy Spirit Island, students from the four great Empires already gathered on deck. From afar, they saw the city that looked as magnificent as a palace, solemn and sacred under the afterglow of the sunset, stirring excitent in everyone’s hearts. This was the Divine Temple’s main hall, the always-mysterious main hall!
Reflecting on the dangers encountered along the journey, whether it was Sea Phantom Beast attacks or the turbulent Spiritual Mist Zone, without guidance from people of the Divine Temple, finding this place would have been more difficult than ascending to heaven. No wonder, even though the Divine Temple has been established on the Xuanyue Continent for thousands of years with branches spread across the entire Continent, no one except the main hall disciples knew the location of the main hall.
Dugu Qianye stood among the crowd, and as she looked at the towering walls reaching into the clouds, her worries grew more intense than ever before.
Mother, Grandfather, Elder Youwu, and Principal, are you really here?
By the ti the ship finally docked at the pier of Holy Spirit Island, it was already late. The people of Wind Temple had completed their task by bringing the students from the four great Empires to Holy Spirit Island. The responsibility to receive them now fell to the people of Rain Hall.
Fen Jian whispered his yard’s location to Dugu Qianye as she disembarked, then he and the people of Wind Temple took their leave.
Shen Wanqing ca out when almost everyone had left and was stopped by a disciple of Rain Hall, "Saintess, the Hall Master has ordered that upon your return, you should go find him."
After speaking, that person hurried away on the pretext of attending to the students of the four great Empires. Although the Saintess held a high position and was beautiful, she was just too fond of fighting. If you didn’t dodge quickly enough, you wouldn’t be able to leave.
Shen Wanqing ignored the disciple of Rain Hall and looked towards the city walls, which were starting to disappear into the night. She seed deep in thought for a long ti before finally heading towards the city center.
The people of Rain Hall arranged the students and teachers from the four countries to stay at Yingke Courtyard. This courtyard was specifically prepared for the guests of Holy Sea City. Although there weren’t many guests at the Divine Temple, maybe not even one in several years, the courtyard was still very large and amply rood. Even with one room per person, there would still be space to spare. Each room was arranged with luxurious yet tasteful decor, adhering to the usual style of the Divine Temple.
After arranging their accommodation, the people of Rain Hall said to the students from the four great Empires, "The Hall Master has ordered, you all had a long journey; rest here tonight, and tomorrow you will be arranged to tour the city. At nine o’clock in the morning, a carriage will co to pick you up."
Yingke Courtyard had a dedicated kitchen, and after having dinner, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
At the largest courtyard in the city center, the guard saw Shen Wanqing approaching and respectfully said, "Saintess, the Hall Master said you can go directly in upon your return."
"I know," replied Shen Wanqing with a nod and entered.
Although only the Hall Master lived here, it was indeed the largest in Holy Sea City. She walked for a full 20 minutes before finally reaching the main house inside. Before she could knock, a voice from inside said, "Co in."
Shen Wanqing paused her hand that was about to knock, pushed open the door, and inside on an ornate couch sat a man in his forties. With fine features and long hair like silk, dressed in white robes, he appeared quite gentle with his eyes closed. But upon opening his eyes, they were as sharp as an eagle’s. He was the Divine Temple Master of Shen Xingzong.
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