Chapter 163 Only Half Right
In the East Wilderness, in the branch of Tianji Pavilion, there is a majestic and magnificent Taoist temple.
At this moment, in the bright and clean hall, a thin figure was bowing respectfully towards a high platform in the front.
She stayed bent like this for a long time. After a while, a breeze blew by and a plump and graceful figure suddenly appeared on the platform.
As this beautiful figure appeared, an indifferent voice sounded.
"Elder Xue, what do you want from me?"
Elder Xue raised his hands above his head and presented a booklet, "This is the first draft of the latest issue of the Tianji Monthly Report. Please have a look, Pavilion Master."
Tian Yan raised her finger, took the book into her hand, and then flipped through it. After a few breaths, she closed the book and said, "Yes, no need to modify it."
Elder Xue hesitated to speak, "This, this Pavilion Master, I think..."
Tian Yan said calmly: "You are the branch leader of the East Desert, you can say whatever you want."
"Yes, thank you, Pavilion Master." Elder Xue thanked him respectfully, and then smiled awkwardly, "I didn't mean to bother you, Pavilion Master. I have read this draft many times, and all the achievements of the Eastern Wasteland's geniuses can be found on it."
"But a few days ago, a disciple in the pavilion handed in a battle report about Ning Changge, a disciple of Qingyun Immortal Sect. I really couldn't make a decision."
Tian Yan was puzzled and asked, "It's hard to tell? Was the battle he had in Liuyun City fake?"
Elder Xue shook his head. "That's not the case. There were many people in the city who were there at the time who could testify to that. My disciples who were hiding in the dark were also there."
Tian Yan asked curiously, "What do you mean by it being hard to decide?"
"This is also what I don't understand." Elder Xue explained with a wry smile: "According to the report of the disciples in the dark, the power emanating from Ning Changge at that time was the power of the spirit transformation. The Yuanying elder of the Hehuan Sect was killed by him with a single sword before his Yuanying could successfully self-destruct."
"But it's been less than a month since the last Tianji Monthly Report was released, and he has soared from the middle stage of Jindan to the Shenhua stage. This time span is a bit too short."
Upon hearing this, Tian Yan opened the booklet again and turned to the page about Ning Changge. He asked as he read, "So, you suspect that this battle was fake? But weren't there disciples from the pavilion present at the time?"
"Ah... It's not that I doubt it, but the time span is really too short." Elder Xue laughed and said:
"Pavilion Master, you also know that the reason why our Tianji Pavilion is respected by all the big and small forces in the Nine Regions is that, in addition to being the best in divination in the Nine Regions, we never cheat."
"Elder Xue, your dedication and hard work are well-intentioned and deserve praise, but..."
After a pause, Tian Yan threw the booklet in front of him and said coldly: "But do you think that as the most powerful person recognized by the Nine Realms, her disciple needs to build momentum like this?"
Seeing the Pavilion Master suddenly angry, Elder Xue quickly knelt down and said, "It is my fault. I shouldn't have acted on my own. Please forgive me, Pavilion Master."
Tian Yan sighed and shook his head slightly: "Ah~ You are right, if he was not a disciple of Shi Qingyi, I would have regarded this report as a child's play."
"..."
After these words were spoken, the hall fell silent until an order came down.
"As I said before, no changes are needed."
Elder Xue picked up the book in front of him and said, "Yes."
Tian Yan asked as usual: "Is there anything else?"
"No...no, I do have something to report!" Elder Xue changed his tone immediately after he had spoken.
Tian Yan glanced at her and said, "Speak."
Elder Xue said, "It's like this, Pavilion Master. When my disciples were collecting records of the battles between the geniuses in the East Wilderness, they happened to pass by a place and found that someone was using mortals to perform a blood sacrifice ritual."
Mortal blood sacrifice...Tian Yan frowned slightly, "Where?"
Elder Xue replied, "In the southwest of the East Wasteland, near the outer area of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, several villages have been destroyed."
"Not only did the mortals in the village suffer, but even the monsters in the outer mountains died along with them."
Hearing this, Tian Yan's pretty eyebrows furrowed even more tightly: "What did the sect in charge of that place say? Did they handle this matter?"
"No, the only sect nearby is Yaowang Valley." Elder Xue smiled bitterly and shook his head. "When they heard that someone was conducting an inhumane blood sacrifice ceremony, they were so scared that they immediately closed the valley and ordered the disciples to leave."
"But this is not their fault. Most of the disciples in the sect can only make pills. Their fighting ability is too low. If they are sent up, they will only be cannon fodder."
"A bunch of fools who only know how to make pills, they are crazy!" After scolding her, Tian Yan looked at her and ordered:
"In that case, let's report this to Qingyun Immortal Sect. They are the controllers of the Eastern Wasteland and will definitely send someone to handle this matter."
Elder Xue said helplessly: "In fact, I have already told this matter to Master Gui of Qingyun Immortal Sect, but for some reason I have not received any reply until now."
"No reply?" Tian Yan was slightly startled, then his face darkened and he ordered: "Send the message again. If there is still no reply, this Pavilion Master will come to the East Desert in person."
Although the Tianji Pavilion is a neutral force in the Nine Realms and never participates in any struggles, this evil blood sacrifice ritual that uses the essence and blood of mortals as a medium is absolutely not allowed to exist.
Elder Xue said truthfully: "I personally went to Qingyun Immortal Sect a few days ago and told the headmaster Qingyun about this matter. He said that he would deal with it seriously."
Tian Yan nodded and said, "Well done. Let me know if you have any follow-up news."
"Yes!" Elder Xue stood up and bowed, "See you back, Pavilion Master."
Before he finished speaking, the plump figure on the platform disappeared.
As Tian Yan left, the latest issue of the Tianji Monthly Report was being continuously delivered to the hands of various sects in the Nine Regions.
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Qingyun Immortal Gate.
Yunluo Peak.
In the past, only a few chiefs would come to the Qingyun Palace, but today there is a young man with a dark complexion.
Cui Shan, the head of Zhenwu Peak, nudged the middle-aged man in a blue robe and suddenly asked, "Lao Gui, when did your eldest disciple come back?"
Gui Lei, the head monk of Discipline Peak, glanced at the young man behind him and said with a smile, "Fei Yu, head monk Cui has a question for you."
Upon hearing this, Han Feiyu immediately clasped his fists towards Cui Shan and saluted, saying, "Master Cui, Feiyu had just finished touring the Southern Underworld and was about to return to the Immortal Sect to take a look when he received a message from his master and returned."
"Not bad, not bad. You haven't forgotten your sect." Cui Shan nodded slightly and looked him up and down. "Well... your cultivation hasn't fallen behind either. You've already reached the Nascent Soul stage."
Gui Lei smiled even more brightly, "Fei Yu, did you hear that? Master Cui is praising you, why don't you thank him quickly?"
"Thanks......"
Before he finished speaking, Cui Shan interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Ah! Don't misunderstand, Lao Gui. I'm not exaggerating. It's a bit embarrassing for a first-rank disciple who is almost 40 to be only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. To be honest, it's a bit embarrassing."
"Look at Junior Sister Qingyi, her disciple. She has barely been in the mountains for three years and has already reached the middle stage of the Golden Core."
Gui Lei's smile froze on his face for a moment, but he returned to normal in an instant, "Don't blame Feiyu, it's my fault as a master that I didn't teach him well and brought shame to Qingyun Immortal Sect."
After that, he said to Han Feiyu: "Feiyu, remember what your master told you in the letter, you must train yourself well, and you must give Cui Shouzuo a hard time in the future."
"Thank you, Master Cui, for your criticism and teachings!" Han Feiyu first thanked Cui Shan, and then nodded heavily to Gui Lei: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely make a name for myself!"
At this time, Yun Zhi, the head of Yuling Peak, smiled and broke the awkward atmosphere: "Okay, Senior Brother Cui, Feiyu is still young, don't put so much pressure on him."
"When you were his age, you had just formed your golden elixir."
Cui Shan was dissatisfied and said, "I am a warrior. How can my training speed be compared with you Qigong practitioners?"
Lingyue Zhenren, who had been silent the whole time, also spoke up at this moment, "You're still comparing this even though you know this."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the seven peak leaders present and asked, "Do you know why the head brother suddenly called us all here? Didn't we just have a meeting a few days ago?"
Cui Shan and Yun Zhi shook their heads upon hearing this. Only Gui Lei was not sure and said, "It may be related to the training of the Qi Refining disciples. After all, the leader of the team has not been decided yet."
"Junior Brother Gui, you are only half right." As he spoke, Qingyun Sect Master Qingyunzi suddenly appeared at the first seat in the hall.