Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 88 The Valley Gathering
Since arriving at Linghua Valley, the weather has been calm for several days in a row.

The spiritual energy in Linghua Valley is quite abundant, not much less than that on Qingye Peak.

The wood element, in particular, is extremely rich in spiritual energy.

Perhaps this is why the vegetation in Linghua Valley is so lush and different from other places.

According to Wu Duo, this spiritual energy originated from a "spiritual pearl" in the Star Pool in the southwest of Linghua Valley.

Aside from basic training, the group would occasionally stroll around the city to experience the local customs and culture.

Song Yan originally intended to visit the Sword Casting Manor through Yan Xun's introduction.

However, with the grand event approaching, Yan Xun was extremely busy, so he didn't say anything.

As is customary, Lu Ziye, along with three disciples from the Dongyuan Sect, was also to assist with matters in the valley.

However, these are all minor matters and do not require much effort.

“Ouch, hey—”

Lu Ziye lay down on a flowerbed, where spiritual energy carried the petals and spread them out to resemble a hammock. He lay down on it with a clear conscience.

"Senior Brother Lu! What are you doing? Come down here..."

Gu Qingqing said anxiously.

In the past few days, they have become quite familiar with Lu Ziye, and they no longer speak to him with any formality.

"What's wrong? It's not like we're suppressing these spirit flowers."

Lu Ziye turned over.

"This is so comfortable..."

"The birds are singing and the flowers are blooming, I feel so free and at ease. It's much more comfortable than being in the sect."

"It's a pity that your Senior Brother Lin doesn't have that blessing..."

"Senior Brother Lu, do you know why Senior Brother Lin can't come?"

Song Yan asked.

Senior Brother Lin Qing took good care of him when he was in the outer sect, so since Lu Ziye brought it up, he might as well ask him about it.

"How would I know..."

"However, this kid has been riding high in the sect lately, so perhaps he doesn't want to go on this long trip."

“I think he should come here and learn from the men here, gather some rare spiritual herbs and flowers, and take them back to give to Senior Sister Qin Ying…”

"Ok?"

The three stared at each other, not understanding what Lu Ziye meant by those words.

Why did we suddenly get involved with Senior Sister Qin Ying?
"Huh? Don't you know?"

Lu Ziye's expression was somewhat strange: "That kid Lin Qing, he's truly devoted to Senior Sister Qin Ying..."

"what?!"

The three of them stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen a ghost.

Lu Ziye chuckled; he was an expert at exposing other people's secrets.

"What's so strange about that?"

"Back then, your Senior Brother Lin Qing was introduced to the sect by Senior Sister Qin."

"She is the pride of heaven, the pearl of the Qin family, and she already has many suitors in the family."

Lu Ziye became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, and his stories became increasingly fantastical, almost starting from the birth of Lin Qing.

But thinking about it, what he said does make sense.

Normally, because everyone in the outer sect is engaged in arduous cultivation, they don't have much opportunity to interact with their senior brothers and sisters in the inner sect.

Senior Sister Qin Ying's temperament was cold and aloof, and in Song Yan's eyes, she seemed to keep people at arm's length and was inexplicably distant.

This gave everyone the feeling that no one could offend them.

Listening to Senior Brother Lu recount these "secrets" of the sect, everyone felt that there was still more to learn.

Just then, Wu Duo and Liang Feng walked slowly over from a distance.

He greeted the group.

"Fellow Daoists, tomorrow is the Valley Tour. I wonder if any of you would be interested in joining us?"

Touring the valley is the main activity that Riling Flower Valley has been preparing for recently.

It was held the day before the Flower Festival.

It was an event specifically prepared for cultivators, and the location was in this Linghua Valley.

"This is the reward for this year's Yougu event. If you are interested in participating, just send a telepathic message to Liang Feng."

A flash of light appeared in Wu Duo's hand, and four jade slips fell into the hands of the Dongyuan Sect cultivators.

After exchanging a bow, the two took their leave.

Everyone examined the jade slips in their hands with great interest.

It briefly introduced the rules, order, and prizes of the game.

"The prize for first place is..."

"Ha!" Lu Ziye sat up from the flower stand: "A top-grade magic artifact?"

"Spirit Condensation Flower Vase..."

It can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on its own.

The spiritual energy condenses in the vessel, forming three flower spirits every so often.

One can be used to assist in attacking, and the other can be used to assist in defending.

The third step is to transform it into a hundred-flower honey dew, which, when consumed, can increase cultivation speed, especially for cultivators practicing wood-element techniques.

The crowd immediately started chattering and discussing, all expressing their desire to give it a try.

Song Yan, however, paid no attention to the prize for first place. Instead, he stared blankly at the reward for third place.

The ancient sword "Lianli".

The description of this sword is only a few sentences long.

"Legend has it that this flying sword was forged by the ancient cultivator who died for love before his own demise."

"Although it's only a low-grade magic weapon..."

"However, it symbolizes undying love, which is of great significance."

"..."

……

The next day.

In the southwest of Linghua Valley, a large group of people gathered, creating a lively scene.

Butterfly-Catching Spring.

In the shady spot, many ordinary people came from far and wide to watch the valley parade.

In Linghua Valley, the thousand-year-old spirit peach tree, after decades of withering, suddenly showed signs of improvement about half a year ago for some unknown reason.

It has now been restored to its original state.

The Sheyang Sect, together with the Yan Clan and Linghua Valley, used this as a starting point to restart the prayer ceremony.

Monks were invited to participate in the grand event.

Therefore, this year's Flower Festival was unprecedented in scale.

Song Yan completely underestimated the scale of cultivators participating in this "Valley Tour".

Excluding the Yan Clan and Linghua Valley, who were unable to participate due to hosting events, there were approximately one hundred cultivators who participated in the valley tour.

"They're really clever. If the rewards hadn't been announced only yesterday, Linghua Valley would probably have been completely surrounded by those rogue cultivators from Chu who wanted to try their luck!"

Lu Ziye stroked his chin: "So, it's fair to say we came here for good reason."

The two from the Sheyang Sect were not far away.

Since Senior Yu Zhen had already established his foundation, he did not participate.

Sheng Yun was standing in the crowd with Cheng Yu, who was attentively tidying up the fallen flowers in her hair. Although Sheng Yun looked embarrassed, she did not avoid him out of politeness.

"Junior Sister Yun'er, if I can win the first place prize this time, I'll give you the Spirit Condensing Flower Vase, how about that?"

Sheng Yun frowned slightly: "The fellow practitioners of Dongyuan Sect are quite strong, so Senior Brother, please don't make any boastful claims."

"How could I possibly lose to a mere outer disciple..."

Cheng Yu chuckled lightly: "Apart from that Senior Brother Lu, the others are nothing to fear."

"..."

This trip to the valley is called the Flower Blossom Gathering.

"The rules are very simple. In the vast Linghua Valley, the Beiya Mountain people have already found various kinds of precious spiritual flowers and plant seeds."

"In the first stage, the cultivators who participate need to find the seeds of spiritual plants within half an hour and bring them back to Butterfly Spring."

There are only one hundred spirit plant seeds in total.

"If several cultivators discover a spiritual seed at the same time, they may compete for it based on their strength, but they must not harm each other's lives."

For the participating cultivators, the more seeds they find, the better, because if they find more seeds, there will always be some other cultivators who won't be able to get them.

Then they will be unable to participate in the upcoming Flower Festival.

The second stage requires cultivators to select one or more spiritual plant seeds and use spiritual power to stimulate their growth, causing them to flower or bear fruit.

Ultimately, the winner will be determined by the number of flowers, their rarity, and their concentration of spiritual energy.

The so-called "Yoko Valley" actually includes more than just this one game.

However, this is the only event where there is a winner and a loser, and rewards will be given out.

The purpose of such a large group of cultivators is self-evident.

Perhaps some of them are genuine flower lovers, but they are ultimately a minority.

After the stewards of Linghua Valley finished explaining the rules, they clasped their hands together, and a flash of inspiration struck them.

The search for spirits amidst the sea of ​​flowers has officially begun!
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