After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 120 Stone Cold City

“That’s true,” Liu Xiu said.

He felt helpless.

I knew the competition for the spirit fire would be fierce, but I didn't expect it to start so early.

We haven't even arrived at Shi Hancheng yet, and we haven't even seen a trace of the Spirit Fire. We don't even know what it looks like!
I don't know what these people are getting so excited about; they're starting to stir things up now.

“You are all promising young talents, and your hopes are high.” Yue Chao tried to smooth things over. “Even if it doesn’t work out, we will still give you crystals so that you won’t have made a wasted trip.”

These words softened the expressions of many people.

In fact, everyone knew that the spirit fire was difficult to subdue, but they were still willing to go together for two reasons. First, each of them felt that they were the most special person in the world and might be able to win the spirit fire's favor. Second, they were doing it for the sake of the crystal; they figured they wouldn't come for nothing.

Yue Chao pays more to others. Xianlai Sect has many people, but not everyone meets his selection criteria, so he offers 500.

The others were basically chosen by him, so the amount was calculated per person, roughly one hundred crystals per person.

Three people going together would only get three hundred, which isn't a lot, but it only takes less than a day to get it, so why not?
That evening, everyone quickened their pace and left Qinxue Pond, then boarded the Yue Dynasty's flying boat and set off.

Many people's eyes lit up when they saw the Yue Dynasty's flying boat.

That was a flying boat that could seat at least a hundred people!

The most common type of airship can only seat three to five people, while airships that can seat ten people are already more expensive.

The more people a flying boat carries, the more materials it consumes, and the more expensive it becomes. A flying boat that can carry a hundred people is already considered large, and most families simply cannot afford it.

"I had long heard of the profound scholarship of the Yue family in Shi Hancheng, and now it seems that they are indeed not comparable to ordinary families."

The purple-clad female cultivator, who was very calm and hadn't said much along the way, sighed.

Yue Chao smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Xue, have you heard of my Yue family?"

“That’s right. I’ve passed through Shihan City before and bought some pills from the Yue family’s shop, so I’ve heard about it,” Xue nodded.

"It's a pity that our Yue family isn't skilled enough to subdue the spirit fire; otherwise, we would be even more famous than we are now," Yue Chao sighed.

The others offered words of comfort, but in their hearts they were all thinking the same thing—

Fortunately, your Yue family isn't capable enough, otherwise what chance would we have?

A moment later, the flying boat slowed down, and everyone peered out to see that Shi Hancheng had arrived.

“Our patriarch lives in the Yue family’s residence. In order not to disturb him before something happens and have him stop us, we specifically chose the Yue family’s villa as the location.” Yue Chao explained as he led the way. “We just hope that nothing gets out of the way. If he hears about it, he will definitely come here to stop us.”

"Your old man is too stubborn. Why bother? No matter how good the stuff is, is it more important than human life?" someone said, frowning.

They certainly wanted to travel unimpeded; if someone tried to stop them, it would be troublesome.

“The old man is rather stubborn. The main reason is that the spiritual fire is his lifelong hope. He knows that his time is running out, so he doesn’t want this hope to be shattered,” Yue Chao said, shaking his head.

The villa was located in a rather remote area, but it was close to the city gate, so everyone saw a large mansion after walking a short distance.

“We’ve arrived. Please follow me. Our young master is here. Please walk slowly and quietly so as not to disturb him,” Yue Chao said.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yue, this is only natural."

"We'll be quiet."

Although it was dark, the house was brightly lit, and sounds could be faintly heard from the front.

Even just by looking at the voices, you can tell there are quite a few people here.

Although they already knew that there were more than thirty people coming, some people's expressions turned sour when they heard that there were many more people here. They seemed to be unhappy as if someone was trying to steal their things.

Mo Jiuwei had been asleep since dark and only woke up when the flying boat stopped. Now she was looking around with her eyes wide open.

[Tsk, this hastily chosen location is so perfunctory.]

Even a secluded courtyard shouldn't be this sloppy. Did they calculate that everyone would only be eager to see the spirit fire and wouldn't care about these small details?

Upon hearing this, the members of the Immortal Sect changed their expressions drastically and stopped in their tracks.

They looked at each other—

What did Jiuwei mean by that?
Is there a ghost here?

"Let's go." Seeing that they had stopped moving, Mo Jiuwei looked up and asked.

Are you leaving?

Chen Lan was already thinking of turning back and leaving.

"Should we still go?" Du Yue's heart was pounding, and she leaned closer to Mo Jiuwei and asked in a low voice.

“Go!” Mo Jiuwei nodded.

Of course I'll go! How can I see the show if I don't go?

Hurry up, they're all turning around to look at us.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, what's wrong?" Yue Chao asked.

Chen Lan pursed her lips, looked at Liu Feng, and asked him with her eyes.

Liu Feng nodded and continued walking. "It's nothing. I thought the little one was going to cry."

Mo Jiuwei: "..."

They weren't crying!
Seeing that Liu Feng and the others had followed, Yue Chao continued walking.

After hearing Mo Jiuwei's words, the group became more cautious as they continued walking, observing their surroundings more carefully.

Jiuwei's words here seem too hasty.

Although it was just a separate courtyard, not the main residence of the Yue family, it appeared rather simple and had not been carefully cleaned or tidied, and there were not many maids around.

If we go by Yue Chao's words, the Yue family is a prominent family here, not so poor.

So... this is a show staged against them?

A chill ran through everyone. If they hadn't seen Mo Jiuwei looking around calmly and without any panic, they would have definitely turned around and left.

"Brother Chao is here."

By this time, the group had reached the open space outside the front hall, where at least forty or fifty people were already standing.

They were probably told not to speak loudly, so the commotion from so many people wasn't too loud; they just whispered among themselves.

One of the people in charge, dressed in blue, saw Yue Chao and came over to greet him. "Is this all there is?"

Yue Chao nodded, "I was in a hurry, so I only found this many fruits after picking them for Miss, but don't worry, they are all extraordinary."

Upon hearing the word "extraordinary," some people unconsciously straightened their chests, looking secretly smug.

For example, Chen Ju was like that.

"Where are Xiao Ruo and He Fei? Have their people arrived yet?" Yue Chao asked.

"Everyone else is here, except for Xiao Ruo. Her flying boat just stopped, she'll be here soon," the man in blue said.

"Then wait."

They didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged female cultivator arrived with dozens of people.

The front hall couldn't hold so many people, so everyone had to stand outside. Now that everyone was almost there, Yue Chao spoke up, "Everyone's here. The rest of you are in another area. Please follow me."