Xu Ning, now completely out of control with curiosity, hurriedly said, "Tell , tell ! What else do you know?"
Lan Chenliang gestured subtly to a man chatting with another Holy Son across the courtyard. "That's Lu Yufan, the Holy Son of the Xianmi Sect. He also likes n. Very much, from what I hear."
Xu Ning was surprised, leaning in closer. "Brother Lan, how do you know so much about everyone? This is incredible intel."
Lan Chenliang replied with a knowing smile, "Our sect's advantage is our intelligence network. We have eyes everywhere, so we know more than most. Oh no, he's coming this way!"
Xu Ning looked up imdiately and saw Lu Yufan walking directly towards them, a warm smile on his face.
Lan Chenliang felt a chill run down his spine. "Brother Ye, good luck! I'll be going now. Rember my advice!"
Just as Xu Ning was about to leave himself, Lu Yufan was already in front of him, blocking his path. "Holy Son Ye, I've long admired your na! I've heard so much about you."
Xu Ning had no choice but to nod politely, his smile strained. "I've long heard of Holy Son Lu's extraordinary bearing. It's a pleasure to finally et you today."
Lu Yufan seed interested, stepping closer. "Holy Son Ye, you've heard of ? What have you heard?"
Just heard of you! Xu Ning thought to himself, sweating internally.
Out of politeness, Xu Ning couldn't say that, so he said smoothly, "Who in the Ancient Chen Mountains doesn't know the na of Saint Lu? Your reputation precedes you."
Lu Yufan replied warmly, "I also feel a connection with Saint Ye at first sight. If we have ti, we can get together more often. It's mainly Saint Ye's unique aura that makes very eager to get closer. There's sothing about you."
Xu Ning was stunned for a mont. Get closer to my ass! He quickly made an excuse, "I have to go to the bathroom urgently. Saint Lu, I'm sorry! Duty calls."
After saying that, Xu Ning walked away quickly towards Lan Chenliang's position, not looking back.
Only after arriving in front of Lan Chenliang did Xu Ning breathe a sigh of relief, wiping his forehead.
Lan Chenliang grinned mischievously, elbowing him. "Brother Ye, he seems to have taken a liking to you! Why don't you just go for it? It could be an interesting alliance."
Xu Ning rolled his eyes. "Don't talk nonsense! I'm not interested in that."
Lan Chenliang took a sip of wine, unfazed. "Also, do you want to hear more gossip? I have plenty."
Xu Ning's eyes lit up despite himself. "Tell quickly! What else?"
Lan Chenliang gestured subtly to Yao ngya over there. "Saintess Yao has two sons. Did you know that?"
Xu Ning was stunned. "Really? She's a Saintess. How does that work?"
Lan Chenliang nodded. "Of course it's true. She entered the sect at eighteen, and already had two sons then, from before she joined. They're in the mortal world."
Xu Ning processed this. "Didn't she bring them to the cultivation world?"
Lan Chenliang shook his head. "I heard they don't have spiritual roots. They couldn't join the sect. To take care of her sons in the mortal world, Yao has had to find many gullible n to send resources back. It's a whole operation."
Xu Ning frowned. "She's a Saintess, she shouldn't lack cultivation resources, right? The sect provides."
Lan Chenliang explained, "Brother Ye, I don't know about that. We ordinary Holy Sons and Daughters are not like you. You are the one who calls the shots in your entire sect. Our resources are only a fixed monthly quota, just enough for basic cultivation. If you want more, you have to earn it yourself through missions. It's tough."
Xu Ning nodded thoughtfully. "I really didn't know that. I thought we could give as much as we wanted. It's different here."
Lan Chenliang sighed. "Among those of us present, perhaps only you, Brother Ye, are like that. You're the one running the show."
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Xu Ning didn't continue the topic, but looked at Miao Qingrou across the courtyard. "Brother Lan, how much do you know about Miao Qingrou? Any interesting stories?"
Lan Chenliang considered. "Not much, just that she's an orphan the sect took in. Her strength has increased rapidly over the years, and she's very powerful. Keeps to herself mostly."
Xu Ning asked, "How long have you been in the cultivation world? You seem to know everyone."
Lan Chenliang calculated. "Let calculate, about thirty or forty years. You pick up things over ti."
Xu Ning glanced at Miao Qingrou again, but didn't say much more. Sothing about her nagged at him.
The two then chatted a lot, mostly about major events and gossip in the Ancient Chen Mountains, passing the evening pleasantly.
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Early the next morning, Xu Ning arrived at the main hall early to prepare for the sect's grand ceremony. The decorations were all in place.
The Holy Sons and Daughters of various sects arrived one after another, dressed in their finest robes.
Qi Ruifeng stood at the very top of the main hall, and Xu Ning stood beside him, representing the sect's leadership.
Qian Yang and Peng Yang stood below as elders, followed by the disciples—over two hundred in total, all of whom had joined continuously over the past five years. It was a proud mont.
Then Qi Ruifeng gave a speech, welcoming everyone. The holy sons and daughters of each sect presented gifts, and then the feasting and drinking began.
Xu Ning found it rather boring, so he slipped away to a quiet tree alone, picked three leaves, and began using his Sky-Gazing Technique to pass the ti.
Xu Ning was first curious about Lu Yufan, so he looked at his fortune.
Lu Yufan possessed a blue aura, which was high-grade, but what puzzled Xu Ning was that his aura seed very unstable, flickering at the edges.
This was the first ti Xu Ning had seen such unstable aura, and he couldn't imdiately determine its nature.
Xu Ning then looked at the other holy sons and daughters, finding that so also had unstable auras. And it seed that Lan Chenliang had ntioned so of them being fond of n the previous night. Could that be the cause?
Xu Ning couldn't help but wonder. Could unstable aura an being fond of n? But the won also had unstable auras. That didn't fit.
No, that shouldn't be the case. It must be because they don't follow the righteous path, hence the unstable aura. Perhaps this is how the aura of demonic cultivators appears, unstable and corrupted.
Thinking of the demonic cultivators, Xu Ning suddenly realized sothing. Wait, could the demonic cultivators take advantage of today to attack Tiancheng Sect? After all, so many holy sons and daughters are here, all in one place. It would be a perfect target.
Regardless of whether there's an attack or not, let's cast a divination to be safe.
Imdiately, Xu Ning picked three leaves and threw them out, looking for signs of danger.
Then, a peaceful scene appeared in Xu Ning's mind two days later at Tiancheng Sect. Nothing seed amiss.
No, that's wrong. I can't look that far ahead. The attack could co today. Xu Ning picked more leaves and threw them out, this ti to see what would happen in the next hour, focusing narrowly.
After seeing a minute into the future, Xu Ning saw billowing demonic energy in the scene! It was approaching rapidly.
Damn, there really is a demonic cultivator attack! Xu Ning suddenly stood up, his face grim. Then he made hand seals and shouted, "Attack formation, defense formation, expand now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the array flags of the two formations set up on Holy Son Peak suddenly flew up and quickly fell in all directions of Tiancheng Sect, finally forming a complete protective array around the entire sect.
At this mont, demonic energy was already rolling in from the horizon, a swirling mass of black and red gas obscuring half the sky like a storm cloud.
The sun was blocked, and the entire Tiancheng Sect was shrouded in cold shadow. The temperature dropped.
Inside the sect's main hall, the holy sons and daughters also realized sothing was wrong and ca out one after another, their faces pale.
The mont they saw the terrifying demonic energy, they panicked instantly. Voices rose in alarm.
"The demonic cultivators are here!"
"They're coming for us! We're trapped!"
"Sect Master of Tiancheng Sect, activate the formation imdiately!"
"Quickly notify our sects to co and provide support! Send the signal!"
Qi Ruifeng hurriedly looked at Xu Ning: "Disciple, quickly activate the formation! We need protection!"
Xu Ning shook his head, his voice calm. "Everyone, don't panic. Please trust Tiancheng Sect. If anything happens to you here in Tiancheng Sect, we cannot bear the consequences. We will protect you."
Lu Yufan then spoke up anxiously: "Why is Saint Ye delaying the activation of the formation? We need protection now!"
Xu Ning replied steadily, "You'll find out soon enough, everyone. Have faith."
Although the saints present were sowhat panicked, they didn't say anything more. They trusted the reputation of the Tiancheng Sect's formations.
Just as Xu Ning said, if anything happened to them, the sect behind them would definitely not let Tiancheng Sect off the hook. They were safe.
At this mont, the billowing demonic energy had already entered the Tiancheng Sect's territory, finally transforming into figures of demonic cultivators. Upon closer inspection, there were actually seven or eight Foundation Establishnt demonic cultivators among them. A formidable force.
"Hahaha, so many holy sons and daughters, it's enough to make one drool! What a feast!" one of them cackled.
"These aren't holy sons and daughters at all! They're practically giant pills for our cultivation!" another shouted.
For demonic cultivators, the stronger the cultivator, the better the effect of refining blood pills. A gathering of Holy Sons and Daughters was a treasure trove.
At this mont, Xu Ning happened to toss out three leaves and saw the aura emanating from these demonic cultivators.
Sure enough, it was all unstable, just like so of the Holy Sons. They hadn't followed the righteous path; their aura was unstable and severely dissipated, almost completely vanished in so places.
Imdiately, Xu Ning looked up and said, his voice carrying across the mountain, "Everyone, how about giving this holy son so face and leaving now? I won't make things difficult for you! This is your last warning."
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