Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 100 Returning to the Sect
Tonight is our last day in Linghua Valley, and we've packed up almost everything we need to prepare.

Gu Qingqing and Sheng Yun, the two girls, agreed to go to town to buy some flower tea and pastries to bring back to their sect.

Yan Xun and I had already bought some at the Flower Festival, intending to bring them back to Granny Qin.

Song Yan sat in the courtyard, enjoying the tranquility.

He loved this little courtyard so much.

"Although the cave dwellings in the sect are rich in spiritual energy, living there for a long time can feel stuffy, right?"

Xiao He sat on the ground, not knowing what she was doing. When she heard Song Yan talking to her, she nodded blankly.

She has lived in a cave since she was a child, so it doesn't seem to make any difference.

"I heard that once you enter the inner sect, your cave dwelling will come with its own small courtyard."

I'm so envious.

"bell……"

A message talisman sounded outside the door.

Song Yan walked out of the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, the person who came was Liang Feng.

"Fellow Daoist Song, I apologize for disturbing you."

Some surprises.

He had assumed this person would be under close surveillance.

However, he soon realized the reason.

It was a numbness that, though still alive, exuded a faint sense of death.

Liang Feng's cultivation level has dropped from the tenth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level.

Moreover, his spiritual energy was unstable, even at the sixth level.

My hair has turned a little gray.

Although he still appeared to be smiling slightly, the sense of helplessness and dejection was so obvious that even ordinary people could see it.

"Fellow Daoist Liang."

To be honest, the two weren't actually very familiar with each other.

However, after a moment's thought, she still welcomed him in.

Pour a cup of flower tea.

To Liang Feng's surprise, Song Yan spoke first.

"Brother Liang, I've heard about what happened to you. What are your plans for the future?"

The person in front of him always gave Liang Feng a very special feeling.

At first, he just felt that this person was very perceptive and seemed to be able to see that something was wrong with him.

Then he entered the valley forest, took out another lotus seed, and thwarted his and the man in the yellow robe's scheme.

Now, facing himself, a sinner who betrayed Linghua Valley and had ties with demonic cultivators, it's as if nothing happened...

Perhaps that's why, before leaving the valley where I've lived for decades, I still clung to a last sliver of hope and wanted to see him.

"What...can I possibly plan?"

Liang Feng gave a bitter smile, seemingly sorrowful, but actually more relieved than when he first entered the courtyard.

"Actually, I've long thought this day would come..."

"To be honest, I have already found a quiet place outside of Beiya Mountain."

"A place of outstanding natural beauty and rare human presence."

"I originally thought..."

Liang Feng suddenly shook his head and didn't continue.

"I never thought I would survive."

Song Yan simply drank tea and listened.

"That's fine too. My wife and I both love flowers. We'll plant some flowers and plants in that secluded valley and take care of her for the rest of her life."

"Now that my cultivation has been dissipated, I have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime."

"Being expelled from Linghua Valley again saves me from having to travel around, and I have more time to spend with her."

Song Yan nodded.

This time, Liang Feng had faced life and death several times.

It's not surprising that he takes a detached view of the world.

"..."

After Liang Feng finished speaking, he fell silent, and the two drank their flower tea.

The atmosphere in the courtyard fell silent for a moment.

After a while, Liang Feng set down the teacups.

His eyes were still filled with despair, but there seemed to be something else hidden within them.

He looked at Song Yan: "Fellow Daoist Song, that Moon-Holding Lotus Seed..."

"is fake."

Song Yan blurted it out.

The glimmer of expectation that had been gradually appearing in Liang Feng's eyes suddenly vanished.

"..."

That's true, how could that be?

After all these years of research, how can I still be daydreaming like this?

Not only is it meaningless, it also disturbs people's peace and quiet.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and was about to get up to leave.

But then Song Yan's fingertips flickered, and a soundproof array slowly spread out.

"Brother Liang..."

Song Yan suddenly spoke. Liang Feng's eyes widened slightly; he felt an incredible hope taking root and sprouting again in his heart.

"But what if it were true..."

"How are you doing?"

Song Yan looked into his eyes: "You can only answer once."

Liang Feng remained silent for a few moments. He felt his heart suddenly regain its vitality and start pounding, and his eyes became clear.

"Although it may take a long time, I'm confident that it will become more and more abundant!"

Song Yan frowned: "How is that possible? A single ancient lotus can only produce one lotus seed, can't it?"

Liang Feng shook his head: "The records of various spiritual flowers in the Hundred Flowers Manual are all based on existing information and rumors."

“Withered seeds can be used to revive ancient lotus plants, which in theory can bloom and produce lotus seeds.”

"But due to its inherent deficiencies, even theoretically, it can only produce one lotus seed."

"But if it is originally a lotus seed from the moon, then it is completely different..."

Song Yan found it odd and interrupted him temporarily: "If you really have such ability, why doesn't Linghua Valley let you grow other lotus seeds from that mature spiritual seed?"

He realized what he had said as soon as he finished asking the question.

Liang Feng gave a wry smile.

A valley of cultivators, a valley of spiritual flowers and plants...

Even if they knew that the "spiritual pearl" was actually the Moon Lotus Seed, how could they possibly be willing to take such a huge risk and let him make such an attempt...

"the term?"

Without hesitation, Liang Feng replied, "Three years! The Moon-Supporting Ancient Lotus doesn't require much spiritual energy. As long as there's enough vitality, it grows and matures extremely quickly."

Compared to many precious spiritual plants and objects, this speed is indeed very fast.

"One last question."

Song Yan looked at him: "What should you do to make me believe you?"

Unable to hide his excitement and anticipation, Liang Feng took out a jade bottle containing small insects from a small bag.

They were a pair of pale yellow insects, one slightly larger and the other slightly smaller. The larger one was curled up in front of the smaller insect, protecting it.

I was shocked.

Mother-and-child worms.

Without hesitation, Liang Feng used his spiritual power to pull out the small insect and then handed him the bottle containing the mother insect.

Song Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You were prepared all along?"

"of course."

Liang Feng laughed nonchalantly, "This is probably the only chance I'll ever have in my life."

Upon hearing this, Song Yan nodded.

The moonlight in my palm is no longer concealed.

Liang Feng swallowed the insect without hesitation.

……

The following day, Lu Ziye, along with three outer disciples, bid farewell to the Sheyang Sect members.

"Senior, I'm grateful for your help this time."

Cong Yuzhen shook her head: "I originally invited you to come and enjoy the flowers and have fun, but I didn't expect so many things to happen. I can't bear the responsibility for all this trouble."

After spending time together, everyone has become quite familiar with this senior, Cong Yuzhen.

Although he was emotionally calm, I don't know why he loved to joke around.

"Brother Yesheng, come visit Sheyang Sect sometime!"

"must!"

Song Yan said with a smile, "Cultivate diligently, and then we, brother and sister, will have a friendly spar at Dragon Pool Mountain."

"As far as I know, the outer disciples of the six major sects are not allowed to participate in the Dragon Pool Mountain Nine Veins Grand Competition, right?"

Since the incident at Wanghu Lake, Cheng Yu has rarely appeared in the public eye, but he has finally shown up today.

Unfortunately, his mouth was foul from the moment he opened it.

I hadn't seen him for several days, and I thought he'd been killed by Sheng Nian...

Ah Nian is really something...

They're moving so slowly.

"Fellow Daoist Song should focus on cultivation and aim to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining within three to five years..."

“Cheng Yu…”

Unexpectedly, Cong Yuzhen actually spoke up: "How are you any better than others?"

Cheng Yu was caught off guard and speechless: "Disciple..."

"If it weren't for your parents' protection, would you have been able to enter the inner sect by now?"

"Disciple...disciple knows his mistake."

Cheng Yu's face flushed red; he hadn't expected his senior to reprimand him.

Cong Yuzhen looked at Song Yan and said, "Don't take it to heart."

"fine."

He hadn't expected that this senior from the opposing sect would speak up for him.

Cong Yuzhen and Lu Ziye exchanged a few more polite words.

Both sides then set off on their respective spirit boats.

"Let's go!"

"Return to the clan!"

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