Chapter 291 Fingers of Fulfillmen
"As you have just witnessed, there are other places you can use to please your partners, even if it's a spot that seems completely innocent and uncommon. As long as you have the technique, you can please your partner without touching their sensitive parts."
The Junior Disciples forcefully swallowed their saliva, feeling a strong desire to learn this technique.
"However, in order for you to fully understand it, I will have all of you here experience it for yourselves — this technique."
Su Yang pointed to the Junior Disciple that was the closest to him and said, "I want everybody to line up behind her, and when it's your turn, come up to the stage."
The Junior Disciple who was first in line eagerly went onto the stage.
"And to make this even more exciting, if you manage to stay on your feet after experiencing my technique, I will reward you with one hundred Spirit Stones."
"One hundred Spirit Stones?!?!"
The Junior Disciples were shocked by Su Yang's generosity. Although one hundred Spirit Stones may not seem a lot, it's was enough resources for them to cultivate without nonstop for the next year or two!
"I will begin now."
Su Yang slowly moved his hand towards this Junior Disciples back, before poking a specific spot on her back with a single finger.
"Ahhh!!!"
The Junior Disciple suddenly felt a profound feeling overwhelm her body, causing her entire body to fall on the floor, almost like she'd just been shocked by electricity.
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The other Junior Disciples watching felt their jaws hit the ground after witnessing this scene. This one hundred Spirit Stone might actually be much harder to obtain than they initially thought.
"Are you okay?" Su Yang asked the Junior Disciple as he helped her get back on her feet.
"W-W-What was that feeling…?"
The Junior Disciple couldn't stop her body from trembling, as the aftereffects were still present. In fact, the feeling had stimulated her body so much that she'd pissed herself a little bit.
Once the first person experienced Su Yang's technique, the next person went on the stage.
"Ahhh!"
Unlike the first disciple who barely managed to control her bladder, the second Junior Disciple not only fell to the floor but also straight-up pissed herself after experiencing Su Yang's godly finger poking skills.
"You can go to your room and clean yourself before returning," said Su Yang.
"Eh? But I don't want to miss the lecture…"
"You don't have to worry about that because I will not start the lesson until everyone returns."
Such words meant that Su Yang was expecting plenty more Junior Disciples to piss themselves.
"Okay…"
The Junior Disciple nodded and left the lecture hall to clean herself.
Taking at most a minute of time for each disciple, Su Yang managed to have all 70 disciples there experience his techniques within half an hour.
At the end of this demonstration, the number of disciples that managed to remain standing after being poked in the back by Su Yang was unsurprisingly zero.
Once all of the Junior Disciples have returned after leaving to clean themselves, Su Yang asked them, "Tell me what you learned from this experience."
The Junior Disciples exchanged glances. Besides learning what 'true' pleasure felt like, they couldn't think of anything else.
After a moment of silence, a little girl raised her hands.
"That's my little girl!"
Lan Liqing smiled inwardly when she noticed Qi Yue raise her hands.
"Go ahead."
"Umm… I have noticed that the places you poked were all different for everybody! Maybe each person has a different pleasure spot?"
Su Yang smiled and nodded, "Excellent observation."
And since he didn't really expect anyone here to notice that point, Su Yang decided to reward Qi Yue for her achievement.
"Here's one hundred Spirit Stones."
Su Yang casually threw a bag of Spirit Stones towards Qi Yue, who frantically went to catch it.
The other Junior Disciples looked at her with envious gazes, regretting that they weren't the one who noticed.
"Don't worry, there will be plenty more chances for you to earn something during my lectures."
The Junior Disciples immediately became hyped, and their focus for the lectures became much more serious.
"What an expensive carrot he is using to keep these Junior Disciples serious about his lectures…"
Lan Liqing's eyes were wide open from shock when Su Yang casually handed a Junior Disciple one hundred Spirit Stones. That's already more than her annual salary! And just from answering a mere question correctly!
Lan Liqing could not think of any sect elders that would be rich and crazy enough to use this tactic. However, this kind of unpredictable behavior is only a fraction of what she loves about Su Yang.
"Like she said just now, everybody has a different vital spot, but that's not all, as there are usually more than one of these spots on any given individual."
Su Yang continued with the lecture.
"Now that all of you have seen and experienced the technique firsthand, I will be giving everyone here a chance to learn it."
After saying those words, Su Yang waved his sleeves, causing seventy pieces of paper to appear and fly towards the Junior Disciples.
"On that piece of paper is a technique that will allow you to sense and awaken these vital spots, causing intense pleasure to those experiencing it, and its name is Fingers of Fulfillment."
"It is said that this technique was created by the God of Pleasure, and if you treat it carelessly or recklessly, the God of Pleasure will curse you for an eternity, depriving you of pleasure for life."
The Junior Disciples forcefully swallowed their saliva upon hearing such a background to this profound technique.
"With that said, all of you are to study this technique for the next hour before I test your comprehension skills immediately afterward."
The Junior Disciples wasted no time and immediately delved into the technique.
All of them wanted to impress Su Yang, but even more, learn this technique that may very well change their lives forever.
Chapter 292 A Special Reward
"This Fingers of Fulfillment technique… is that what you have been using during your massages?"
Lan Liqing walked beside Su Yang and asked him as the Junior Disciples studied.
"Sort of…" Su Yang smiled.
Lan Liqing shook her head inwardly. A technique created by the God of Pleasure… it's no wonder why Su Yang's massages feel out of this world.
An hour later, Su Yang clapped his hands and said loudly, "It's been an hour now."
Although they were fully focused on the technique and did not want to stop, the Junior Disciples stopped studying and lifted their heads to look at Su Yang.
"Each of you here will pair up with someone of the opposite gender and use the Fingers of Fulfillment on them. Of course, due to the uneven ratio of male and female, if you do not have a partner, just make do with someone."
A few minutes later, after scrambling around trying to find their friends, the Junior Disciples all found their partners.
"If you are standing on my right side now, you will be going first, and the other individual will face you with their backs."
The Junior Disciples followed his instructions and quickly got into position.
"Good. Now I want those of you on the right side to find the vital spot on your partner and poke that spot, and you a minute before switching positions with your partner."
The Junior Disciples wasted no time and immediately began looking for the vital spots on their partners.
A few of these Junior Disciples that had grasped the Fingers of Fulfillment to a certain extent within that hour took just a few seconds to locate the vital spot on their partner. However, the rest of these Junior Disciples did not manage to locate this vital spot even after spending an entire minute.
Some of these Junior Disciples even poked a random spot on their partner's back in desperation, hoping that they'd guessed correctly. However, Su Yang easily saw through their bullshit. That being said, he did not say anything and continued to watch these disciples.
A minute later, Su Yang spoke, "Now switch positions."
After the Junior Disciples swapped positions, Su Yang gave the starting signal, and these Junior Disciples immediately began searching for their partner's vital spot.
When this short minute was over, Su Yang clapped his hands and spoke, "Stop."
The Junior Disciples turned to look at him.
"The majority of you were not able to locate your partner's vital spot, but you should not be discouraged over this result."
"As for those of you who were able to locate your partner's vital spots, if I were you, until you can instantly see these vital spots, I wouldn't be celebrating yet. In fact, although you located their vital spot, you were unable to awaken it, bringing pleasure to them. Unless you can do both of these things, you have not learned the Finger of Fulfillment yet."
Suddenly, one of the disciples raised her hand.
"What is it?"
"Senior apprentice-brother, how far can one achieve with this technique?"
Hearing this question, a mysterious smile appeared on Su Yang's face.
"Although it may seem simple and straightforward, this technique is actually infinitely profound and deep. In fact, if you can master it, then you can bring even gods down to their knees with a single finger."
"..."
The Junior Disciples believed that Su Yang was exaggerating this technique to make it seem more impressive. If only they knew that Su Yang was speaking from experience…
"Anyway, this marks the end of today's lecture. Keep cultivating the technique I gave you today and we will meet again next week at the same time, where there will be another test."
"Eh?"
The Junior Disciples expressed surprise when they heard his words.
Again? He will be lecturing them again?
"This isn't a one-time thing?" Someone asked.
"Including today's lecture, I will be doing seven lectures over the course of the next few weeks," said Su Yang.
The Junior Disciples immediately jumped in excitement upon hearing this news. It should be obvious by now that these Junior Disciples are quite fond of Su Yang and being taught by their savior and idol only made the lessons more enjoyable.
With that being said, they also found today's lecture very informative and profound. In fact, this is the most they've ever learned ever since becoming a Junior Disciple!
What's more, they even gained a new and precious technique that greatly suits this kind of place!
"Oh, one more thing. During the course of my lectures until the last day, if anyone here can locate and awaken my vital spot, I will give them a special reward."
"What kind of special reward?!" Someone couldn't hold their excitement and asked.
"That will be up to you to find out," he responded with a smile.
After dismissing the Junior Disciples, Su Yang said to Lan Liqing, "Why don't we head back and continue our business?"
Lan Liqing smiled and whispered in his ears, "My little flower has been soaking wet ever since you awakened the lust in my body…"
Su Yang chuckled and said nothing else before taking Lan Liqing back to his room, where they cultivated intensely for the remainder of the day.
"Seventh level of the Earth Spirit Realm, huh? You have grown a lot."
"This was only possible because of your Yang Qi, Su Yang."
Lan Liqing smiled.
Because of his rich and powerful Yang Qi, Lan Liqing's cultivation base has experienced tremendous growth. In fact, all of the disciples that have cultivated with him felt as though they were a carp leaping through the dragon's gate afterward.
"By the way, your Yang Qi feels and tastes different than usual… Did something happen?" Lan Liqing asked him after noticing this change.
While she can tell that it's definitely of higher quality than previously, unlike Fang Zhelan, she wasn't able to see Su Yang's Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivation base even after tasting it.
"A slight breakthrough," Su Yang casually answered with a smile on his face.
Chapter 293 Cheating
A week has passed since Su Yang's first lecture, and the Junior Disciples returned for the second lecture without a single one of them missing.
"I want everyone to have a different partner this time," said Su Yang.
The Junior Disciples immediately began looking for a new partner.
Sometime later, once everyone has a partner, Su Yang spoke, "Good. Now repeat what we did last week and prove to me that you have been studying properly."
One minute later, when Su Yang saw that everybody there had their fingers pointed to a specific spot on their partner's back, he nodded in approval.
"Although half of you took longer than half a minute to find your partner's vital spot, I am glad to see this big of an improvement from all of you. With that being said, none of you managed to awaken the vital spot, so you still have much to learn."
A few moments later, the roles switched, and those who poked are now being poked by their partner.
And just like the first group, everybody there managed to find their partner's vital spot.
What's more, there was someone who even managed to awaken their partner's vital spot, causing the Junior Disciple to fall to his knees.
"Senior apprentice-brother, I would like to try and find your vital spot now!"
The Junior Disciple who awakened her partner's vital spot immediately raised her hand after the test ended.
"Very well." Su Yang smiled when he saw the confident expression on Qi Yue's face.
He then proceeded to sit down and continued speaking, "I will give you three minutes to find my vital spot. If you manage to find it within these three minutes, I will give you an additional five minutes to try and awaken it."
"So much time!"
The Junior Disciples gasped.
However, Qi Yue knew that Su Yang had given her this much time only because he's confident that she won't be able to obtain his special reward today.
A few moments later, Qi Yue stood behind Su Yang and focused her eyes on his back.
Fingers of Fulfillment consisted of two techniques — one to see these vital spots and the other to awaken it.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The time limit of three minutes have passed, yet Qi Yue had stood there the entire time without moving a single muscle.
"Why can't I see it? Even though I can see all of my partner's vital spots with ease..." Qi Yue asked him in a mumbling voice, experiencing the taste of defeat in her mouth.
Su Yang smiled and said, "Like cultivation bases and Profound Qi, one can hide it from the view of others if they desire."
Qi Yue's mouth dropped after hearing his explanation.
"B-But that's cheating! How am I supposed to find your vital spot if you purposefully hide it from me?!" Qi Yue expressed this injustice.
Su Yang burst out laughing and said, "Did you think that I would let you find my vital spot and earn my special reward so easily? You are too naive!"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Su Yang continued, "However, with that being said, it's not like I am going all out trying to hide my vital spots. As long as you are proficient with the technique to a certain point, you will see it."
After all, if he truly wanted to conceal his vital spots, then nobody on this planet would be able to find them.
"I-Is that so…"
Qi Yue was no longer as depressed after hearing his words, as there was still a chance for them to find his vital spot.
Su Yang then looked at the class and said, "If you want to challenge me, you will have to at least be able to find your partner's vital spots at first glance."
"Anyway, there won't be anything new for today's lecture, so just keep practicing on each other. If you want to challenge me during any time, just say so."
Su Yang sat down on the stage and closed his eyes, removing his presence from the class, and the Junior Disciples proceeded to practice their Fingers of Fulfillment on each other while constantly switching partners for the next hour.
During this hour, a few Junior Disciples have challenged Su Yang, but alas, none of them were able to see his vital spots at the end.
After a few more minutes, Su Yang opened his eyes and dismissed the class until next week.
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Time passed quickly, and before they even realized it, it was already time for Su Yang's third lecture to begin.
"Senior apprentice-brother, I would like to try finding your vital spot again!" Qi Yue challenged him the moment he arrived at the lecture hall.
Su Yang did not say anything and only nodded before sitting down.
Qi Yue proceeded to stand behind him and focused her eyes on his back again.
One second, two seconds, ten seconds…
Thirty seconds… one minute… two minutes…
In the last few seconds, before the three minutes were up, Qi Yue's eyes flickered with a profound light, and in the next second, she raised one of her fingers to point at a certain spot on Su Yang's back that was near the center of his lower back.
"I found it! I found your vital spot, senior apprentice-brother!" Qi Yue announced with excitement and a bright smile that was filled with joy on her face.
"Whoooa!"
The Junior Disciples began cheering in excitement for her after witnessing Qi Yue's tremendous growth with the technique.
Su Yang also smiled, and he spoke, "Very good. Now you have five minutes to awaken it."
Qi Yue nodded and returned to her serious face.
She then focused some of her Profound Qi onto the tip of her finger before poking Su Yang's vital spot with her little finger.
One minute… two minutes… three minutes…
Five minutes later, Qi Yue stood there with her body and face full of sweat while taking deep breathes.
"Haaa… Haaa… Haaa…"
No matter how much she tried awakening Su Yang's vital spot, it remained perfectly intact, and it felt like she was trying to break open a steel safe with a wooden hammer.
"Nice try."
Su Yang said to her before standing up to look at her with a mysterious smile on his handsome face.
Chapter 294 A World of Pleasure
Although Qi Yue was unable to awaken his vital spot, Su Yang was slightly impressed by her progress with the Fingers of Fulfillment technique. If he had to compare her to her fellow disciples, she would be a dozen steps ahead of them.
"How do you feel?" he asked her.
"E-Exhausted…" Qi Yue spoke in a low voice.
"That's because you tried to awaken my vital spot forcefully with your Profound Qi." Su Yang shook his head. "That will only drain your energy without any results."
"So who else wants to try?" Su Yang turned to the Junior Disciples and asked with a provoking smile on his face.
"M-Me! I want to try!"
The Junior Disciples there began raising their hands one by one.
Su Yang nodded and allowed these Junior Disciples to challenge him.
However, half an hour later, nobody else besides Qi Yue was able to locate his vital spot, much less awaken it.
That being said, it was not as though they didn't know the location, as Qi Yue had pointed it out before them. However, despite knowing the exact location, they were unable to see the vital spot.
"Even if you know its exact location, if you cannot see it yourself, then there's zero chance of you awakening the vital spot."
Su Yang said to them afterward.
"Anyway, now that everyone here has grasped the basics, I have a question for you. Who here has seen more than one vital spot on a single individual? Raise your hand."
A few moments later, more than half of these Junior Disciples raised their hands.
"Good. Now keep your hands up if you saw more than two vital spots at once."
After he said those words, more than half of those with their hands raised lowered their hands.
"What about three?"
By this point, only three Junior Disciples had their hands in the air.
"Four."
Upon hearing those words, two of these three Junior Disciples lowered their hands, and only Qi Yue remained with her hands still in the air, something Su Yang had expected before this even started.
"What's the most vital spot you have seen on one person?" he asked her.
"Seven!" Qi Yue answered with a proud voice.
"Good. Then do you know why I am asking you this?"
Qi Yue nodded and said, "I realized that more I understood this technique the more vital spots I was able to see from my partners."
Su Yang nodded and said, "Every human has at least one vital spot, but some people have only one. However, one little secret this technique comes with is that you can 'create' more of these vital spots."
"In fact, if you can master this technique, you will be able to awaken your partner from touching anywhere on their body — even places that are not their vital spots."
Despite saying such words, Su Yang did not have any expectations for any of them to reach such mastery with his Fingers of Fulfillment technique.
"Anyway, we will be doing something different today."
Su Yang retrieved a paper scroll from his storage ring and continued, "Although all of you have already familiarized yourself with the Fingers of Fulfillment technique, it is in fact, only half of the full technique."
"What?!"
The Junior Disciples expressed shock upon hearing his words. They have been cultivating an incomplete technique for the last three weeks?!
"The reason I only gave you half of the technique is simple — the second half is too profound for you to comprehend by yourselves, and it would only overwhelm you — perhaps even make a mess inside of your mind."
The Junior Disciples trembled in fear. They did not expect this technique to be so frightening and profound, as it was neither a combat technique nor anything complicated.
"However, after watching you guys grow for the last month, I can say for certain that you are ready for the second part of the technique — A World of Pleasure!"
"A World of Pleasure…?"
The Junior Disciples unconsciously mumbled the technique's name that carried a mysterious feeling.
"The first part, Fingers of Pleasure, will allow you to pleasure your partner with ease. The second part, A World of Pleasure, will allow you to experience a whole new world with your partner! However, you guys are still too young to use this technique in practice, so I will only give you a taste of this technique in your mind."
Su Yang released the seal on the scroll and opened it.
"All of you sit down in the lotus position and cultivate right now," said Su Yang.
The Junior Disciples immediately sat down and closed their eyes to cultivate.
A few moments later, Su Yang began reading the scroll in his hands, and a mysterious atmosphere quickly appeared around the lecture hall.
As Su Yang continued to read this scroll, images began appearing inside the head of these Junior Disciples.
These images grew more realistic as time passed, and before they were aware, it had become these Junior Disciples' reality, something akin to a realistic dream.
As for what kind of dreams they were having, only the individual dreaming would know, as everyone there was having a dream that was unique to them.
Time passed quickly, and by the time these Junior Disciples began opening their eyes, there were already starry stars flickering in the night sky.
"S-Senior apprentice-brother… that was…"
All of the Junior Disciples looked at him with a flushed face, looking like they'd just experienced something otherworldly and exhausting at the same time.
"Did you enjoy it?" Su Yang asked them with a mysterious smile.
They slowly nodded their heads with a weird expression on their faces.
"That is the kind of world you will be living in once you become an adult, so until then, study hard so that you will not disappoint your partners."
"One more thing…" Su Yang suddenly narrowed his eyes, emitting a menacing aura.
"I forbid all of you to use A World of Pleasure before becoming an adult. If you disobey this rule, I will curse your life so that you will never be able to experience pleasure again. Do you understand?"
The Junior Disciples immediately nod their heads with sweat flying off their faces, as they were terrified by Su Yang's expression.
After seeing them agree, Su Yang's expression returned to normal, and he spoke with a smile, "Then I will see you all again in a week."
Chapter 295 Sect Master's Observation
Once the Junior Disciples left the lecture hall, they began speaking to each other about their experiences during the lecture.
\"Hey… Sister Qi, you also experienced 'that' during the lecture, right?\"
\"Un…\"
Qi Yue blushed when her fellow disciple asked.
\"Who was your partner? Was it senior apprentice-brother, too?\"
Qi Yue looked at her with wide eyes and spoke, \"You mean you also did 'that' with senior apprentice-brother in your dream?\"
The disciple nodded, \"It was amazing! I cannot wait to grow up and experience the real thing now!\"
Qi Yue then looked at one of the male disciples and asked them, \"Hey, who was your partner during your dream?\"
The male disciple blushed and did not say a word for a good moment.
Qi Yue frowned and asked another male disciple.
However, it was the same result, as the male disciple refused to answer her question.
This baffled Qi Yue. Why would they refuse to answer such a simple question? Would it shame them for letting people know?
After press the same question to a few more male disciples, Qi Yue finally got an answer.
\"My partner was my childhood friend back at home… I was really surprised to see her in my dream, even doing 'that' with me...\"
Qi Yue decided to ask a few more male disciples the same question and received similar answers.
\"Maybe the partner in our dream is someone we admire…\" Qi Yue came to this conclusion after speaking with many disciples.
The Junior Disciples all went home and continued to cultivate Fingers of Pleasure, as they were forbid to practice A World of Pleasure.
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Another week has passed, and it's been a month since Su Yang became an instructor for the Junior Disciples.
\"It's been a month since then, huh… I wonder how they are doing.\"
Liu Lanzhi looked out the window and mumbled to herself.
A moment later, she decided to give Su Yang a visit during his lecture.
Although she does not know what he's been teaching these Junior Disciples, she knew that he would hold a lecture once a week, and today will be his 4th lecture.
Sometime later. Liu Lanzhi left the Yin Yang Pavilion and headed to the lecture hall within the Inner Court.
When the Junior Disciples noticed Liu Lanzhi's presence, they immediately greeted her.
\"Is your instructor not here yet?\" Liu Lanzhi asked them.
\"Senior apprentice-brother should be here any minute now.\"
\"Hmmm…\" Liu Lanzhi pondered for a second before asking them, \"What do you guys think of him as an instructor?\"
The Junior Disciples exchanged glances before speaking simultaneously, \"We love him!\"
Liu Lanzhi was slightly taken aback by their words and said, \"You don't have to lie about it, you know. If you're scared to talk bad about him, I can guarantee you that you will not be in trouble.\"
The Junior Disciples exchanged glances again, looking slightly puzzled. Was the Sect Master hoping that Su Yang would be a bad instructor?
\"We are not lying, Sect Master.\" Qi Yue stepped forward and spoke, \"We really love senior apprentice-brother as an instructor. In fact, he's better than any instructor I have had before!\"
\"Me too! I have learned more from senior apprentice-brother than any other instructors before him!\"
Liu Lanzhi became speechless, as she did not expect these Junior Disciples to hold Su Yang with such high regard. If their previous instructors were here to hear their words, they would surely cry.
\"I… I understand.\"
Liu Lanzhi gave up on trying to find something to complain to Su Yang about and walked to the back of the lecture hall.
\"Do not mind me, I am only here to spectate,\" she said to the Junior Disciples.
A few minutes later, Su Yang appeared in the lecture hall.
\"Sect Master.\"
Su Yang greeted her the moment he saw her slender figure leaning on the wall at the back of the lecture hall.
\"Don't mind me, I am only here to watch. Just carry on like you usually do.\"
Su Yang nodded and continued, \"Before class starts, do I have any challengers?\"
Liu Lanzhi immediately raised an eyebrow. What is he talking about?
\"I want to try again!\"
Qi Yue and a few more Junior Disciples immediately raised their hand.
A few moments later, Qi Yue stood behind Su Yang and stared at his back, which puzzled Liu Lanzhi, who is completely unaware of the situation.
A few moments later, Qi Yue raised her hand to poke Su Yang in the lower back.
Liu Lanzhi, who was very interested in what they were doing, walked next to them and closely inspected their every movement.
However, even after watching for many minutes, Liu Lanzhi did not learn anything and only became even more confused.
\"What on earth are they doing?\"
Liu Lanzhi could see that Qi Yue was focusing her Profound Qi on the finger she was using to poke Su Yang's back, but what purpose does such action serve? She cannot comprehend it.
Five minutes later, Qi Yue removed her finger from Su Yang's back and sighed with a defeated expression.
\"I give up…\"
After Qi Yue left the stage, the next disciple began staring at Su Yang's back, almost like she was obsessed with his back.
However, unlike Qi Yue, this Junior Disciple did not poke Su Yang's back with her finger and left the stage three minutes later.
This situation repeated itself until all of the Junior Disciples on the stage left with a defeated expression.
After all of the Junior Disciples left the stage, Liu Lanzhi asked Su Yang, \"What were you guys doing just now?\"
Su Yang smiled and replied, \"If you cannot figure it out by the end of the lecture, I will tell you.\"
Liu Lanzhi frowned and said, \"Good! I will accept your challenge!\"
Liu Lanzhi then returned to standing at the back of the lecture hall. However, her gaze was much sharper than before, almost like she was glaring at the entire class, which made the Junior Disciples feel somewhat unpleasant.
Chapter 296 Confidence
"Although the results were the same as last week, I noticed some improvements, so keep it up."
"Anyway, I have nothing new for today, so you can start practicing among yourselves. That being said, if you work hard enough, I might show you guys a good dream, if you get what I mean…"
When the Junior Disciples heard such words, their eyes flickered with excitement and anticipation.
After what they experienced during the last lecture, it has been stuck in their minds like some kind of curse, and they have been wondering if Su Yang will do something like that again since then.
The Junior Disciples wasted no time and quickly found their partners before practicing Fingers of Fulfillment on each other.
Witnessing this odd scene, Liu Lanzhi made a weird expression.
"All they are doing is staring at each others' back before poking a specific location. I cannot understand the situation based on this…"
However, when Liu Lanzhi noticed the satisfied expression on some of these disciples' faces after being poked by their partners, a thought immediately appeared in her mind.
"They… they are experiencing pleasure? But they are only being poked in their back… It's almost like..."
Liu Lanzhi's eyes widened as she came to a realization.
She then approached Su Yang and asked him, "Did you teach them your massage techniques?!"
Su Yang merely smiled and said, "Although I did not tell them, this technique can indeed be used in such a manner."
Liu Lanzhi looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
She cannot imagine what the Profound Blossom Sect would be like in the future if all 70 of these Junior Disciples grow up with such a technique, as it would be akin to having 70 miniature Su Yang.
"W-What else did you teach them?" Liu Lanzhi then asked.
"Because of the restrictions due to their young age, I can only teach them so much, so I taught them this technique to use for the future, where the Profound Blossom Sect will surely flourish."
"Su Yang…" Liu Lanzhi looked at him with a profound expression on her face.
"How can you be so confident in this place when it has such an incompetent Sect Master?"
Su Yang smiled slightly and said, "I think you are misunderstanding something. My confidence is not in this place but in myself."
Liu Lanzhi's eyes widened with shock.
"W-What do you mean by that?" she asked.
"It's simple. As long as I am here, I am confident that this place will flourish."
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Liu Lanzhi became speechless, but her current expression says a lot about her feelings to Su Yang's words.
After a moment of silence, she spoke, "How arrogant and egotistical of you, Su Yang. Are you implying that as long as you are here, the Profound Blossom Sect is bound to be successful?"
"There's no need for implications, as those were my exact words."
He continued speaking, "You may be laughing at me in your heart right now, but I will show you. The Reginal Tournament is just a few months away, and if you are still laughing after that, I will lower my head and do whatever you want."
"I have no reason to laugh. If you believe such a thing, I will also believe it with you, as you have already proved yourself plenty of times by now. I have high expectations of you, Su Yang."
"I'm flattered." Su Yang chuckled.
Two hours later, Su Yang clapped his hand and spoke, "This is it for today. However, if you wish to stay a bit longer for extra lectures, I will gladly extend today's lecture for a few more hours for those individuals."
"I will stay!"
"Me too!"
All of the Junior Disciples decided to remain there without needing any time to think about it.
"Very well…"
Su Yang then retrieved a scroll from his storage ring.
When the Junior Disciples saw this scroll, their expressions brightened, and many of them immediately began grinning.
"W-What is going on?"
Liu Lanzhi looked at these disciples' weird reactions to the scroll.
"Go ahead and get in the lotus position."
A few seconds later, when all of the disciples closed their eyes, Su Yang opened the scroll and began reading it.
"T-This is…"
Liu Lanzhi was greatly shocked when the atmosphere suddenly changed. What on earth did Su Yang do to cause this change?
However, since Liu Lanzhi did not cultivate the first part of the technique — Fingers of Fulfillment — she did not experience what these Junior Disciples are currently experiencing.
A few minutes later, when these disciples began dreaming, Liu Lanzhi was dumbfounded by their gleeful expressions, looking like they were having the time of their life right now.
Liu Lanzhi looked at Su Yang, who was walking back and forth on the stage while reading the scroll. While she wanted to question him, she was afraid to interrupt him and these Junior Disciples, so she resisted her urges and remained silent, quietly watching these disciples from the back.
A few hours later, these Junior Disciples finally opened their eyes. Unlike their first time, this session did not last the entire day.
"As I had expected… it was senior apprentice-brother who appeared in my dreams…" Qi Yue said to herself as she stared at Su Yang with eyes of admiration and a flushed face.
In fact, pretty much all of the female disciples there were looking at Su Yang at this moment with a similar expression to Qi Yue, as they all had Su Yang as their partner in their dream.
"You have three more lectures left. That's all I have for today," said Su Yang before he dismissed the class.
Once the Junior Disciples left, Liu Lanzhi approached Su Yang and asked, "What happened during these few hours?"
"It's nothing much. I only showed them a 'dream'."
Liu Lanzhi became puzzled and continued to ask, "Can you explain it with slightly better details?"
Su Yang smiled and said, "Although they are still too young to cultivate, it does not mean I cannot teach them about it, so I showed them some 'images' in their head regarding that — something akin to a dream."
Liu Lanzhi instantly became speechless.
"You are… unbelievable…" she mumbled after a long moment of silence.
Chapter 297 Last Lecture
Another two weeks passed since Liu Lanzhi observed Su Yang's lecture with the Junior Disciples.
However, even at the end of the 6th lecture, none of the Junior Disciples managed to awaken Su Yang's vital spot.
"There's only one week left, huh…"
The Junior Disciples felt that such an accomplishment was impossible.
"What do you think, Sister Qi? You are the most experienced with the technique out of all of us. Do you think you have a chance to awaken senior apprentice-brother's vital spot?"
The Junior Disciples turned to look at Qi Yue, their only hopes in defeating Su Yang.
Qi Yue did not immediately answer and pondered for a moment before speaking, "Although I cannot be certain, I feel as though I almost awakened senior apprentice-brother's vital spot today, like a hair width away."
"Then you'll surely awaken it by next week and earn this special reward!"
"I hope so…" Qi Yue sighed, thinking to herself that if she had another month of practice, then she will surely awaken Su Yang's vital spot. However, time was limited and she only has one week before Su Yang's lectures come to an end.
With that being said, despite the slim chances, Qi Yue practiced around the clock for the entire week until it was time for the 7th and final lecture.
One week later.
"Today's lecture will be the last one," said Su Yang as he appeared in the lecture hall.
"..."
The Junior Disciples today did not seem excited about this lecture, as this would be their last one.
"Senior apprentice-brother, do you have to stop after today? I want you to continue being our instructor."
One of the Junior Disciples expressed her desire, and other Junior Disciples agreed with her.
Su Yang smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, the only reason I became an instructor in the first place is because the Sect Master had decided to punish me for a mistake I had made. However, even before the punishment, I wanted to leave behind some of my knowledge to you, Junior Disciples, who will be the future of this place."
Su Yang revealed to them the truth.
However, the Junior Disciples did not seem to care about the circumstances of how he became their instructor. All they wanted right now was for him to continue being one.
"Although I won't be your instructor after today, if you have any questions, feel free to find me. As long as I am still in this place, I will help you."
Su Yang made it sound like he will not be in this place forever, and the Junior Disciples noticed it. However, they did not ask any questions and only nodded.
"Since today is the last day, I will not accept any challenges until the very end of the lecture. And even if you are confident that you won't be able to awaken my vital spot, I want everybody to challenge me."
Su Yang started the lecture a few moments later.
And for the next few hours, Su Yang would give advice to every Junior Disciple individually. After watching them for nearly two months, he has grasped their strengths and weakness as an individual and with the technique, so he knew how to help them improve their techniques along with other things that were not related to cultivation.
After giving all 70 Junior Disciples advice, each with their unique guidance, Su Yang clapped his hand and said, "I want everybody to line up and challenge me."
A few moments later, the Junior Disciples lined up and began using Fingers of Fulfillment on Su Yang. However, knowing that the lecture will end after this last event, none of the Junior Disciples were happy.
A few more hours later, once all but one Junior Disciple has challenged Su Yang, the final disciple to challenge him, Qi Yue, stepped onto the stage.
Of course, none of the Junior Disciples that went before Qi Yue were able to awaken Su Yang's vital spot. However, after seven weeks of practice, all of them managed to at least to see Su Yang's vital spot.
"Are you ready?"
Su Yang asked Qi Yue, who stood behind him with a serious expression.
"Un."
Su Yang began the timer after seeing Qi Yue nod.
"You may begin."
A second after Su Yang said those words, Qi Yue already found his vital spot and prepared to awaken it.
However, Qi Yue did not immediately try to awaken his vital spot and stood there silently, quietly preparing herself.
After standing still for a few minutes, when her five minutes was almost up, Qi Yue's eyes flickered with a profound light, and she poked Su Yang's vital spot with her finger in a swift and precise movement.
"..."
The entire place turned silent, and everybody was watching Su Yang's reaction with wide eyes at this moment.
However, when Su Yang did not show any reaction even many moments later, the Junior Disciples sighed in defeat.
"So we were unable to awaken senior apprentice-brother's vital spot in the end…"
"What a pity…"
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Qi Yue removed her finger from Su Yang's back a moment later, her face filled with disappointment.
She thought that she would surely be able to awaken Su Yang's vital spot after all of her training, but alas, it seems like she has underestimated Su Yang.
As Qi Yue began walking off the stage with a dejected look, Su Yang smiled and spoke, "Although it was only slightly, I felt a tingling sensation in my body."
"!?"
Qi Yue immediately turned around and stared at him with wide eyes.
"Congratulations on awakening my vital spot."
Su Yang said to her, and continued, "For your reward, as long as I can fulfill it, you may request anything from me."
Slightly dazed by the unexpected result, Qi Yue stood there silently for a moment.
"Umm… then… if it's not too much to ask, can I ask senior apprentice-brother to continue giving us lectures? It doesn't have to be once a week! Even if it's just once a month, I will be happy!"
Su Yang chuckled and said, "Of course, you will request something like that. Not that it's something I did not expect, though. Very well, I will continue giving you guys lectures every week."
Upon hearing this news, the Junior Disciples erupted with excitement and joy.
Chapter 298 Preparing for the Regional Tournamen
After he dismissed the Junior Disciples, Su Yang returned to his living quarters, where he would spend the next few weeks cultivating, until there was only one month left before the Regional Tournament's opening ceremony.
One day, Liu Lanzhi called for Su Yang and all of the disciples that would be participating in the Regional Tournament.
A few minutes later, ten disciples, including Su Yang, gathered in front of the Yin Yang Pavilion, where Liu Lanzhi and a few other sect elders have been waiting for them.
"The reason I gathered all of you here today is simple — the Regional Tournament is exactly one month away, and we have to register our Profound Blossom Sect as a participant," said Liu Lanzhi after they all arrived.
"However, before we can even register our names, we have to ensure that we actually qualify to participate, or we will only look like fools when we get there. Therefore, I want to see whether or not you qualify."
Liu Lanzhi then looked at Su Yang and spoke, "Although I did not check on them because I had faith in you, do you have anything to say before we start?"
Su Yang calmly shook his head.
"Very well… show me your cultivation bases!"
Upon hearing her words, the six Outer Court disciples that have been in Su Yang's care released their cultivation base, causing a profound aura to surround them.
"T-T-True Spirit Realm!"
Not just Liu Lanzhi but Elder Zhao and Elder Sun were also shocked speechless by their tremendous growth.
"In less than half a year, all six of them managed to reach the True Spirit Realm from the Elementary Spirit Realm! This far exceeds my expectations!"
Liu Lanzhi trembled in excitement when she saw her disciples' growth. Out of the blue, the Profound Blossom Sect has gained six more individuals that qualify to be Core disciples!
"W-What on earth did you do for them to grow so quickly, Su Yang?" Elder Sun asked him with a dazed look.
"What? I only cultivated with them normally." Su Yang shrugged.
"B-Bullshit! Even if you continuously feed them precious resources every day for the last few months, they shouldn't have grown so quick!" Elder Zhao refuted, as even he couldn't believe it.
"Whether you believe it or not does not matter, as all that matter is the result. And what's the result? They are now qualified to participate in the Regional Tournament."
"Su Yang is right…"
Although she didn't want to admit it, Liu Lanzhi had to agree with Su Yang in this case. No matter how he managed such a miracle, all the matters are the result.
Suddenly, while Liu Lanzhi and the sect elders were dumbfounded by the six disciples' growth, Sun Jingjing released her own cultivation base, causing a powerful presence to appear.
"E-E-Earth Spirit Realm?!"
Elder Sun's jaw dropped to the ground when Sun Jingjing revealed her cultivation base.
"How could this be possible! She was only at the second level of the True Spirit Realm just a few weeks ago!"
Elder Sun thought to himself.
To think his granddaughter would surpass his own cultivation base so easily… her future is limitless!
When Sun Jingjing saw the shocked gazes staring at her, she showed them a prideful smile, clearly proud of her achievements.
In fact, after giving Su Yang her purity, Sun Jingjing has been cultivating with Su Yang almost every day. And with the help of some Euphoric Oil and other cultivation resources provided by Su Yang, Sun Jingjing barely managed to reach the Earth Spirit Realm just a few days ago.
Liu Lanzhi stood there with a blank face at this moment, as she was unsure of how she should react to this situation.
The previous six disciples' growth was already more than enough to shock her speechless, yet Sun Jingjing actually managed to reach the Earth Spirit Realm at such a young age! At this rate, Sun Jingjing will surely surpass even herself within a few more months!
Liu Lanzhi proceeded to turn to look at Fang Zhelan, who was standing there with a calm expression on her face, looking as though she was not even slightly surprised by their growth one bit.
"What cultivation base is she at right now? Since she was already at the peak of the True Spirit Realm way before this… maybe she is already above me, the sect master, in cultivation?"
Liu Lanzhi pondered inwardly.
However, because she did not want to confirm it, even feeling slightly afraid of the result, Liu Lanzhi decided to end the inspection early and said, "O-Okay, I understand… you are all qualified for the Regional Tournament…"
"Now we just have to register for the tournament. Therefore, we will be heading to the place where the tournament will take place — Snowfall City."
"Eh? We are going there now?"
Finding this quite sudden, Sun Jingjing asked.
"No, we will leave in three days, so use this time to prepare." Liu Lanzhi responded.
Elder Zhao chimed in on the conversation and explained it with more details.
"The registration for the Regional Tournament has already started, and it will end two weeks before the start of the tournament. It will take us approximately seven days to reach Snowfall City, leaving us with just a few days to register."
"What's more, once we arrive at Snowfall City, we will remain there until the entire thing is over, so prepare accordingly."
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"Who will be coming with us to Snowfall City?" Fang Zhelan asked.
"Everybody here except Elder Zhao will be going to Snowfall City. Furthermore, if there are any disciple that wish to follow us so they can watch the tournament, we will also bring them along," said Liu Lanzhi.
Besides Liu Lanzhi and Elder Sun, there were three other sect elders there. Because of security reasons and due to their lack of personnel, Liu Lanzhi had to limit her choices in who to bring, as she did not want to leave the Profound Blossom Sect vulnerable during their travel.
"Anyway, we will meet at this exact place three days from now."
Liu Lanzhi dismissed them before leaving to prepare for the Regional Tournament.
Chapter 299 Heavenly Swan Sec
After the disciples left, the strength in Liu Lanzhi's legs disappeared, causing her to fall on her butt.
"S-Sect Master!"
The sect elders were startled by her sudden fall.
"I-I'm fine…" Liu Lanzhi waved her hands. "I am just a little bit too shocked…"
The sect elders exchanged glanced. They were also feeling similar emotions, albeit not as profound as Liu Lanzhi.
"I understand your feelings, Sect Master, as I still cannot believe it…"
Elder Zhao sighed.
They left these disciples alone for the last few months in hopes of a surprise, but little did they expect a shock at this magnitude.
"Just how did Su Yang manage this miracle? Even though dual cultivation is much faster in terms of growth than normal cultivation, this kind of growth is simply ridiculous. I cannot imagine how he did it…" Elder Sun also sighed.
"I have a feeling that it would be for the best if we didn't find out," said Liu Lanzhi as she stood back up.
"What do you mean by that, Sect Master? If we can figure out how Su Yang is helping these disciples' cultivation bases soar, we can use it to our advantage in the future for all of our disciples. At that time, it won't be a dream to be at the top!" Elder Zhao said.
Liu Lanzhi shook her head.
"If you think it's that easy to make Su Yang talk, you can go ahead and try. However, if you offend him and force him to leave this place, how will you take responsibility? Although I do not want to make it sound so exaggerated, the entire Profound Blossom Sect's future is resting on his shoulders at this moment."
Elder Zhao immediately turned quiet, as he did not think this through. Su Yang is the only male disciple that is capable of dual cultivating with the female disciples currently, and if he were to leave, who else will be these female disciples' partner? And this is not even mentioning the contribution Su Yang is giving to the sect.
"How Su Yang is helping these disciples are none of our business or concern. In fact, don't even think about it. All we need to know is the contribution is he putting in for our Profound Blossom Sect."
"Yes, Sect Master…"
The sect elders there nodded.
"..."
Despite saying such words, Liu Lanzhi couldn't help but sigh in her heart, as she knew that Su Yang will have to leave someday when the Su Family finally decides to take him back.
Meanwhile, inside Su Yang's living quarters.
"Xiao Rong, I will be gone for one month. I need you to stay here just in case something happens."
Su Yang said to Xiao Rong, who was casually sleeping on the bed.
"If there are intruders or people who have malicious intentions towards this place, you may kill them."
"Yes, Master."
For an Immortal beast such as Xiao Rong, one month's worth of time was akin to a few minutes, so she didn't have any problem staying here for that long.
After news of the Regional Tournament began to spread within the sect, pretty much every Junior Disciple and a few regular disciples asked for permission to follow them so that they can watch.
And because these disciples would not affect their security at the Profound Blossom Sect, even if they all left, as their low cultivation bases would not make any difference whether they were there or not, Liu Lanzhi agreed to bring them along.
For the next three days, the disciples of the Profound Blossom Sect prepared for their travel.
However, it was not just the Profound Blossom Sect that was preparing for the Regional Tournament, as dozens of Sects all over the Eastern Continent were preparing for this humongous event that may affect the future of their Sect at this moment.
Meanwhile, at the Su Family.
"Su Yin! Please come out! The Heavenly Swan Sect has sent someone here to pick you up for the Regional Tournament!"
Su Xun stood outside Su Yin's room, shouting for her to come out.
Ever since Su Yang's visit, Su Yin has holed herself inside her room. And fueled by her hatred towards Qiuyue, who she still believes to be the cause of Su Yang's change in character, she cultivated like a madman, hoping to attain the power to rescue her beloved elder brother from her.
Sometime later, the door finally opened, and Su Yin slowly walked out of the room.
"Su Yin…"
Su Xun was shocked to see Su Yin's appearance, who looked as though she's been deprived of sleep for many days.
"A-Are you okay?" he unconsciously asked her.
However, when Su Xun suddenly noticed her profound aura, his eyes widened with shock.
"Peak True Spirit Realm!"
Su Xun nearly fell on his butt.
After six months of closed cultivation, Su Yin's cultivation base has skyrocketed from the third level of the True Spirit Realm to the Peak of the True Spirit Realm! The speed at which she progressed was shocking, to say the least!
However, as ecstatic as he was for his daughter's growth, Su Xun couldn't help but worry if Su Yin may have been pushing herself too hard.
"S-Su Yin… Elder Chen is waiting for you in the living room. The Regional Tournament is less than a month away, and she's here to take you to Snowfall City to register."
Su Yin nodded and went to meet up with this Elder Chen.
"Peak True Spirit Realm!"
When Elder Chen saw Su Yin's cultivation base, just like Su Xun, her eyes widened with shock.
Su Yin is only 15 years old, yet she's managed to reach the peak of the True Spirit Realm. Such talent is incredibly rare even within the largest Sects in this continent, and if nurtured properly, her future will be limitless.
"What are we waiting for, Elder Chen? Let's hurry to Snowfall City." Su Yin spoke to her, who was in a daze.
"R-Right!"
"W-Wait! I am coming, too!"
Just as they were leaving, Su Xun and a few servants appeared behind them, as they planned to be at the Regional Tournament to cheer on Su Yin.
Chapter 300 There's a Place and Time for This!
Three days later, at the Profound Blossom Sect, around 80 people gathered in front of the Sect.
\"I will say this before the Regional Tournament begins, but no matter your results, I will be proud of you! Of course, it would be better for the Profound Blossom Sect if you win a few rounds. With that being said, don't push yourself too hard, as I cannot afford to lose any of you here,\" said Liu Lanzhi.
Although the Regional Tournament prohibits slaughter, accidents happen, so there are still risks involved.
\"Yes, Sect Master!\"
The disciples responded with excitement.
\"Okay, now for the arrangements…\"
Liu Lanzhi pointed to the dozen of carriages waiting outside the entrance, all large enough to fit over 5-6 individuals.
\"The sect elders and I will be inside the first carriage. All of the participants will ride in the second and third carriage at the front, whilst everybody else will take the remaining carriages.\"
Before the carriages left, the people that will be staying behind in the Profound Blossom Sect bid farewell.
\"Good luck, disciples!\" Lan Liqing smiled at them with a beautiful expression, her gaze mainly on the carriage that was carrying Su Yang.
A few minutes later, the carriages carrying the disciples left the Profound Blossom Sect.
Meanwhile, inside the carriage carrying Su Yang and 5 other disciples, Sun Jingjing spoke, \"What do you think the chances of the Profound Blossom Sect winning this Regional Tournament will be? It's my first time participating in such a large event.\"
\"Although there will be many Cultivators at the True Spirit Realm and even some Earth Spirit Realm geniuses, I cannot see the Profound Blossom Sect losing this Regional Tournament… no matter what.\"
Fang Zhelan gave her opinion. The corner of her eyes looking at Su Yang who was casually sitting in the middle with his eyes closed.
\"Oh, right. Senior apprentice-sister Fang was at the last one, huh.\"
Fang Zhenlan nodded. With that being said, the Profound Blossom Sect lost the last one… and it was not a small loss. In fact, out of the dozens of Sects that participated, the Profound Blossom Sect was dead last.
\"What makes senior apprentice-sister Fang think that we will win this Regional Tournament? Such confidence must have a reason.\"
Sun Jingjing asked her.
\"You will understand when the time comes…\" Fang Zhenlan responded with a nonchalant expression.
Unless another monster with a Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivation appears in the Regional Tournament to match Su Yang's presence, besides victory, there's no other possible outcome for the Profound Blossom Sect.
\"Is that so…\"
\"Anyway, we have seven whole days before we reach Snowfall City. What should we do until then?\" Sun Jingjing, who was not the type to sit around doing nothing, asked them.
The other disciples in the carriage exchanged glances. What can they do in this small place?
It was at this moment Su Yang opened his eyes, and he spoke with a smile on his face, \"I have a suggestion.\"
\"Hm? What is it?\"
\"Why don't we cultivate until we reach our destination? There's still a month before the Regional Tournament. We can use this time to increase our cultivation bases as much as possible.\"
\"...\"
The people there looked at him with a dumbfounded face.
\"Y-You want to cultivate…? Although I support that idea, where are we going to find a place for that?\" Sun Jingjing asked.
\"Place? This carriage has plenty of room.\" Su Yang calmly responded.
\"...\"
The carriage turned dead silent.
\"You want to cultivate here…? But that would mean…\"
The girls in the carriage exchanged awkward glances. Although everyone there has cultivated with Su Yang before, they have never done it with another presence there, much less this many people.
After a moment of silence, one of the disciples spoke, \"I-I don't mind.\"
When the first one agreed, like a ripple effect, the rest also agreed soon after.
\"This is getting quite exciting, huh…\"
\"I would've never imagined that I'd be cultivating in the same room as senior apprentice sister Fang…\" Sun Jingjing chuckled.
\"...\"
While she remained calm on the outside, Fang Zhelan was also slightly excited by the situation, especially when this is the first time that she will have to share her partner with others during her cultivation session.
\"Then, without further ado…\"
Su Yang, without any warning, began loosening his robes.
\"Who's first?\" he asked with a smile.
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Meanwhile, inside the Sect Master's carriage, one of the sect elders asked.
\"Sect Master, what are the chances of the Profound Blossom Sect winning this year's Regional Tournament?\"
\"Despite the tremendous growth in our disciples, the chances of us winning the Regional Tournament is very small. Our disciples will have to fight against geniuses from other bigger and more powerful Sects, ones that properly train their disciples for combat, something our Profound Blossom Sect severely lacks.\"
One core weakness of the disciples from the Profound Blossom Sect is that they spend all of their time cultivating without caring for their combat prowess, hence why the Profound Blossom Sect lost miserably last time despite their high cultivation bases.
\"In the future, if we can truly restore our Profound Blossom Sect to its former state, I will have to ensure that our disciples will be trained properly…\" Liu Lanzhi sighed inwardly.
\"Speaking of the Regional Tournament, the princess of the Xie Family will be there, right?\" one of the sect elders asked.
\"That's correct. However, this will be a problem for us, as her presence will cause the other participants to be more serious and deadly.\"
\"Just to impress her, huh? Our disciples will have it rough this time… perhaps even more so than the last Regional Tournament.\"
\"Ahhhhhh~!\"
Suddenly, the sound of someone moaning entered their carriage.
\"What the fu—?\"
The sect elders exchanged glances upon hearing this familiar yet puzzling sound.
Liu Lanzhi frowned and used her Profound Qi to figure out the situation, and the instant she looked inside the carriage carrying Su Yang and realized the situation, her face became stupified.
The other sect elders also realized the situation a few moments later.
\"T-This Su Yang is a madman! He's actually cultivating with the disciples inside the carriage!\"
One of the sect elders exclaimed, her voice filled with disbelief and admiration for his courage.
\"There's a place and time for this! This is too shameless even for our disciples!\"
\"T-That bastard… making my granddaughter do something like this! He has no shame!\" Elder Sun trembled in anger. However, as much as he wanted to burst into their carriage and stop this farce, he resisted his urge, as he did not want to be hated by Sun Jingjing for such actions.
Chapter 301 Unexpected Encounter
The moaning from Su Yang's carriage penetrated the thin walls and only got louder as time passed, and everybody from the sect elders to the Junior Disciples was listening to it with flushed expressions, feeling embarrassed just from the sounds, especially the Junior Disciples, as their faces were as red as a tomato.
"Aahhhh~!"
"That sounded like senior apprentice-sister Sun…"
One of the Junior Disciples spoke after hearing her voice.
"Ahhhhhhh~!"
"Ah! That must be senior apprentice-sister Fang!"
The Junior Disciples began guessing the individual that was moaning to keep the atmosphere less awkward.
"How envious… I also want to cultivate with senior apprentice-brother…"
"Hahaha… you still have another year to go!"
"I will be an adult in three months! I cannot wait to give senior apprentice-brother my Pure Yin Essence!"
The male Junior Disciples that were unfortunate enough to hear these things sighed inwardly. If only they were even half as popular as Su Yang, they would be surrounded by the female disciples as well.
Meanwhile, inside the first carriage.
"Enough! I am not going to sit here and torture myself for the next seven days!" Elder Sun stood up and prepared to open the carriage door.
However, just as he opened the door, all of the moaning from Su Yang's carriage came to a sudden halt.
"I-It stopped?"
Elder Sun's expression froze, feeling perplexed, as he did not know whether he should continue with his plans at this point.
After waiting for a few more moments and confirming that the moaning had truly stopped, Elder Sun closed the door and sat back down with a gloomy expression.
"They are done already? That can't be possible… it's too fast…"
Liu Lanzhi pondered inwardly. It hasn't even been five minutes since the moaning began, yet they are already done? That's too fast no matter how she looked at it.
However, little did she know that Su Yang was only teasing them by purposefully letting them hear the moaning. The only reason they can no longer hear the moaning is simply because Su Yang has surrounded his carriage with a sound-proof formation.
In order words, the action inside his carriage did not stop and was only silenced.
"The moaning stopped…"
The Junior Disciples were also curious as to why the moaning suddenly stopped, but none of them dared to leave the carriage to figure out why.
The travel no longer felt unbearable with the silent atmosphere returning, and time passed quickly.
Four days later, the door to Su Yang's carriage suddenly opened.
A few seconds later, Su Yang jumped out of the carriage and landed on the third carriage, where the rest of the participants were riding inside.
"S-Senior apprentice-brother!"
When the disciples from the third carriage saw his actions, their eyes widened with surprise.
"W-What are you doing here?" one of them asked.
Su Yang smiled and spoke, "I hope you didn't think that I'd forgotten about you girls."
The disciples immediately understood his words and the situation, and they began blushing.
"So? Are you girls up for it?"
The disciples exchanged glances for a moment before nodding.
"Very well…"
Su Yang entered their carriage and proceeded to remove his clothes once again.
"Ahhhhh~!"
A few moments later, the disciples' sweet voices and moanings penetrated the thin carriage walls, instantly breaking the atmosphere that had been still for the last four days.
"H-He's at it again! And he's even changed carriages!"
"Good heavens, just how much stamina does this man have? He's a freaking monster!"
The sect elders were not shocked by his actions but his seemingly endless stamina instead. Although they did not hear any noises for the last few days, these sect elders were certain that Su Yang had been cultivating with the disciples inside, as the carriage was moving and swaying in a weird and unnatural manner.
Not just the sect elders but the Junior Disciples were also in awe by Su Yang's will to cultivate; it was as though he was the embodiment of pleasure.
"Not only does he have the energy but his technique is also top-notch. He's the ideal disciple for any Sect that focuses on dual cultivation."
One of the sect elders praised him as though he was a treasure.
"That's right… and for him to be a disciple of our Profound Blossom Sect… I cannot help but feel lucky."
"Lucky, huh…" Liu Lanzhi sighed inwardly.
After being forced to listen to the constant moaning from the third carriage for a few minutes, it came to a sudden halt again.
"It stopped again…"
The Junior Disciples were puzzled by this phenomenon. None of them believed that Su Yang would finish his cultivation within a few minutes, especially when there's more than one girl in that carriage, yet they cannot explain this silence.
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Three days later, as the Profound Blossom Sect neared Snowfall City, they began noticing carriages from many different backgrounds traveling the same direction.
"Look over there! It's the Blood Eagle Manor!"
One of the sect elders noticed the black flag with an eagle's head in red in the distance.
"T-There's the Southern Fist Academy right behind them!"
Liu Lanzhi shook her head and spoke, "If these mediocre places are enough to excite you, just wait until you see the real giants of the cultivation world."
Incidentally, the Profound Blossom Sect did not show off their Sect's emblem on a flag like the other Sects to remain lowkey, as Liu Lanzhi was afraid of attracting unwanted attention before the Regional Tournament even begins.
"L-L-L-Look! T-That flag!"
Surprisingly, it was Elder Sun who raised his voice this time.
Wondering what had shocked Elder Sun so much that cracked his voice, Liu Lanzhi, and the others turned to look at the direction Elder Sun was pointing at.
"T-That's…"
Even Liu Lanzhi couldn't help but widen her eyes when she noticed the carriages in the distance that had a menacing snake on their flag.
"The Million Snakes Sect!"
Liu Lanzhi began breathing heavily, her expression pale. Although she had prepared herself to encounter them during the Regional Tournament, she did not expect to find them so soon!
Chapter 302 Attracting Unwanted Attention
"I-It's the Million Snakes Sect! What should we do if they see us, Sect Master?!"
The sect elders began panicking when they saw their snake flag, their body trembling from fear.
"Calm down!" Liu Lanzhi spoke loudly, her voice sounding a little nervous.
"They don't know that we are here! Just slow the carriages down and distance ourselves from them!"
Sometime later, the carriages began slowing down.
A few minutes later, once the Million Snakes Sect could no longer be seen, Liu Lanzhi and the sect elders breathed with relief, especially Liu Lanzhi, who was glad that she didn't show off their flag and decided to stay lowkey.
"T-That was scary… Who could've imagined that we would encounter them so fast…"
"Although we dodged them now, we will have to deal with them during the Regional Tournament if not even sooner than that. Brace yourselves for the moment, as we cannot continue running away like this..." Elder Sun sighed.
Liu Lanzhi nodded and continued, "Elder Sun is right. We will have to deal with them face to face sooner or later. If we show any weakness during that time, we may not live long enough to return to the Profound Blossom Sect, much less restore the Sect to its former position."
"Fortunately, Snowfall City strictly prohibits any killing between any factions, so we can at least show our faces without being paranoid. With that being said, we should still remain alert, as we can never be too sure what could happen," said Liu Lanzhi.
"That's right. The Million Snakes Sect is a colossal power within the Eastern Continent; it won't be too surprising if they only get a slap on the wrist after breaking the rules…"
"They can also erase people without making any noises…"
The sect elders were only making themselves more nervous by revealing these very possible situations.
"Relax… after what happened to them, I doubt they will want any more trouble with us this soon, especially after Senior's warning."
"If the Sect Master says so…"
Meanwhile, the other disciples also noticed the change in their traveling pace.
"It's the Million Snakes Sect…" Fang Zhelan frowned when she noticed them from the window.
"W-What should we do if they notice us?" One of the disciples asked.
"It should be fine. We did not put up our flags, so they shouldn't know who we are just from the carriages alone." Sun Jingjing spoke.
"To meet the Million Snakes Sect right before we reach Snowfall City… is this fate or a sign?"
Once the Million Snakes Sect disappeared into the distance, the disciples heaved a sigh of relief.
A few minutes later, the door to their carriage opened, and Su Yang appeared before them.
"Senior apprentice-brother..."
"What's the matter?" he asked them after noticing their worried expressions.
"Perhaps you did not see them since you were busy cultivating, but we were very close to meeting the Million Snakes Sect just now. It was nerve-racking just to be in their presence."
Su Yang shook his head and said, "No, I noticed them."
In fact, he'd noticed them way before they were even in sight.
"Then how can you still be this calm? They are the ones who nearly destroyed our Profound Blossom Sect!"
One of the disciples said.
Su Yang chuckled. "They were not even close to destroying the Profound Blossom Sect, as they all died at the doorstep, so there's nothing to worry about," he casually responded.
"Well… that's technically true… but still…"
"Forget about them; they won't be able to hurt us. You'll understand just how small they really are once this Regional Tournament is over."
"If you say so, senior apprentice-brother."
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An hour later, the number of carriages that could be seen drastically increased, as they were getting really close to Snowfall City.
"Stop the carriages! We will travel the remaining distance by feet!" Liu Lanzhi commanded.
A few moments later, the carriages came to a halt and everybody came outside with a puzzled expression on their faces.
"In order to prevent heavy traffic, the Snowfall City prohibited all carriages in a 10-mile radius from the entrance gates, so we will have to walk there from this point forth." Liu Lanzhi explained the situation to them.
The disciples' quickly understood the situation. In fact, all of the carriages in the area were also doing the same thing.
"Then, we will see you again at the end of the month at this spot." Liu Lanzhi spoke to the carriage drivers before taking the disciples away from the place.
As the Profound Blossom Sect slowly approached Snowfall City, the disciples would look around in excitement, their gazes mostly at the people that were heading the same direction as them.
"Everybody has this powerful aura to them…"
The Junior Disciples mumbled to each other as they compared themselves with the disciples from other factions.
Meanwhile, the other people were also focused on the Profound Blossom Sect, mostly because of the number of beauties that were in their group, especially Liu Lanzhi, Fang Zhelan, and Sun Jingjing, the top beauties of the Profound Blossom Sect.
It was almost like a gathering of the most beautiful flowers on this Continent, and it attracted countless unwanted attention.
"I have never seen women as beautiful as them in my life, much less so many of them in a single place!"
Someone exclaimed in his admiration from a distant.
"Even the little ones are like flowers! Which Sect is this? How come I have never heard of such a place?!"
Because the Profound Blossom Sect is only well-known within the Eastern Region, these foreign groups did not know of them.
"I don't know, but I feel like going over there to start a conversation!"
"You fools! Look at your own face before you speak such words! Let alone speak with you, I will gauge my own eyes out if they even look at you!"
"What did you just say?! I dare you to repeat it!"
"I'll say it as many times as you want to hear it, you pig-face!"
The place became rowdy as the Profound Blossom Sect quickly became a sensation in the area, something that Liu Lanzhi had expected, as there were similar scenes during the Profound Blossom Sect's last visit.
Chapter 303 Snowfall City
"S-Sect Master… we are attracting quite the attention… What if the Million Snakes Sect notices us?"
One of the sect elders expressed her worries.
Under normal circumstances, they would be proud of this situation, but alas, they did not want to attract any unwanted attention today — at least not until they enter Snowfall City.
However, such a wish may be somewhat impossible, especially when their beauty stuck out like a sore thumb. They were akin to a garden filled with beautiful flowers in the middle of a boring desert.
"I have thought about wearing masks, but that would only make us seem suspicious." Liu Lanzhi shook her head. "But even if we attract some attention now, it shouldn't matter because the Million Snakes Sect should have entered Snowfall City by now."
"A renowned place such as them will surely be pardoned from waiting in line unlike the rest of us."
"That sounds reasonable…"
The sect elders no longer worried about the Million Snakes Sect and continued to follow Liu Lanzhi, slowly approaching Snowfall City.
Sometime later, a massive crowd of people came into view, causing the disciples from the Profound Blossom Sect to be dumbfounded.
"Holy! There are so many people here!"
The sheer amount of people there scared the Junior Disciples. In fact, there were so many people that it looked like a black sea from where they were standing.
"We have to wait in this line? No way! There are tens of thousands of people here, and it will take days if not weeks before we can even enter the city! We might not even make it in time for the registration!"
One of the Junior Disciples became worried.
"Don't worry, this line is only for the spectators and travelers. For people that plan to participate, our line is over there…"
Liu Lanzhi pointed to a certain line near the crowd that was much shorter. However, even with the shorter queue, there were at least a few hundred people in line.
"Let's hurry up and get in line before it becomes even longer," said Liu Lanzhi as she began walking towards the crowd.
Meanwhile, Su Yang used his Profound Qi to look at the city from a better view.
"This is quite the city…" he thought to himself when he realized that this Snowfall City was spacious enough to fit hundreds of thousands of people with ease.
What's more, besides the outer area that is filled with stores for business, the center of Snowfall City is basically one massive arena, almost like this city was built with only the Regional Tournament in mind.
After taking a good look at the city, Su Yang began probing the people inside and outside this city.
A few moments later, he calculated at least a dozen cultivators at the Heavenly Spirit Realm and two hundred at the Earth Spirit Realm. As for the rest, there were too many to count. However, these numbers will surely be drastically different by the time the Regional Tournament begins, as there are still plenty of people that have yet to arrive.
"Hmm? This is…"
Su Yang suddenly noticed a profound presence within the city that surpassed even the cultivators at the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
"There's actually someone at the Sovereign Spirit Realm in this place? How surprising…"
Su Yang smiled at this find.
"..."
Somewhere in Snowfall City, an old man who had been cultivating in silence suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a profound aura.
"Hmm… it felt like someone was watching me just now… or am I merely growing senile?"
This old man was the expert at the Sovereign Spirit Realm, and although subtle, he felt a pair of eyes on him.
But because the gaze that was watching him did not contain any malicious feeling, the old man did not pay too much attention to it and returned to cultivating soon later.-
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Back at the queue outside of Snowfall City.
"Look over there! It's the Heavenly Swan Sect!"
Somebody from the queue exclaimed with excitement as a group of carriages approached them from the distance.
"Hey… how come they are able to ride in carriages when everybody else had to walk?"
Someone asked.
"You idiot! Who do you think they are?! The Heavenly Swan Sect is one of the most powerful Sects in this Eastern Continent! They have earned the privilege to use carriages!"
"I-Is that how it works…?"
When Su Yang saw the white and gold carriages, he narrowed his eyes.
"So you are also here, huh?"
Of course, he was referring to Su Yin, who was riding in one of these carriages.
"Heavenly Swan Sect… if I recall correctly, one of Su Yang's sibling is currently a disciple at that place." Liu Lanzhi looked at them with a pondering face.
A few minutes later, once the Heavenly Swan Sect neared the queue, they continued moving, skipping the entire queue and heading directly to the entrance.
"It must be nice to not have to wait in line…" Sun Jingjing sighed, feeling quite envious of their near-suffocating presence.
However, just as the Heavenly Swan Sect passed the Profound Blossom Sect, someone within one of the carriages noticed Su Yang.
"T-That brat! How could he also be here?!"
Su Xun, head of the Su Family, cried inwardly when he noticed Su Yang's tall figure and handsome face, and he prayed that Su Yin would not notice him.
Of course, Su Yang noticed Su Xun looking at him through the window in the carriage.
He then raised one of his arms and began waving it with a bright smile on his face, looking as though he just encountered a close friend in an unexpected place.
"Shit! He noticed me!"
Su Xun immediately closed the curtains and hid inside the carriage when he saw Su Yang waving at him with that ominous smile, his back soaked in cold sweat.
"What's the matter, Senior Su?" One of the people inside the carriage asked him when they noticed his strange behavior.
"I-It's nothing… The sun was in my eyes…" he quickly made an excuse.
"I-Is that so…"
A few minutes later, the Heavenly Swan Sect managed to enter the city without Su Yin noticing Su Yang.
Chapter 304 Special Treatmen
"What's the matter, senior apprentice-brother? Who are you waving at?" Sun Jingjing asked him.
"Just a friend in the crowd," he replied with a mysterious smile.
"..."
Liu Lanzhi looked at Su Yang with suspicious eyes. He was clearly waving at the Heavenly Swan Sect. But why would he wave at them?
After the Heavenly Swan Sect left the area, the Profound Blossom Sect continued to wait in the queue.
An hour later, another commotion occurred.
"Look! It's the Burning Lotus Sect!"
The crowd became as excited if not even more than previously when the Heavenly Swan Sect appeared.
During the last few months, the Burning Lotus Sect became more and more relevant within the continent, even being appointed as an Elite Sect by the Xie Family.
Elite Sect are Sects that have proven their worth to be at the top, such as the Heavenly Swan Sect and the Million Snakes Sect, and only the Xie Family has the authority to decide who becomes an Elite Sect.
Of course, one of the biggest reasons the Burning Lotus Sect grew with such prominence in such a short time was all because of Wang Shuren and her Burning Lotus Pills.
Not only did the Burning Lotus Pills greatly increase their disciples' overall cultivation base but it even made them extremely wealthy. With their new profound wealth and prowess, the Xie Family decided to make the Burning Lotus Sect an Elite Sect.
As for Wang Shuren, the direct cause of this, she became one of, if not the most, important individuals in the Eastern Continent, mainly because of her profound Alchemy skills and the Burning Lotus Pills.
"Were the Burning Lotus Sect always this popular?" One of the Junior Disciples asked.
"No, I don't think so…" said another.
The Burning Lotus Sect and their red carriages slowly rode to the entrance. However, just as they reached the middle, the carriages came to a sudden halt.
"Why are they stopping there?"
The crowd wondered.
A few moments later, the door to the first carriage opened, and a beautiful woman with a captivating figure stepped out of the carriage.
"It's Senior Wang!"
Countless gazes immediately fell upon Wang Shuren and her plentiful body the second she made an appearance.
There were many people there who were instantly charmed by her mature aura, even aroused by her seemingly seductive appearance.
"That's Senior Wang? She's much more beautiful and charming than the rumors!"
"Not only does she have the appearance of a goddess but she is also a genius Alchemy Master! She is the definition of a perfect woman!"
Meanwhile, Wang Shuren ignored the glaring and walked straight towards the queue, where the Profound Blossom Sect was standing around.
"She's heading this way!"
The male Junior Disciples could feel their hearts throbbing like drums, their faces flushed red from bashfulness, as Wang Shuren's presence was too much for these young ones to handle.
"N-No way! She's looking this way!"
The disciples only grew more excited as Wang Shuren approached them with seductive movements.
"You guys are also here, huh…"
Wang Shuren stood directly before the Profound Blossom Sect.
"It's been a while," said Su Yang.
"Su Yang…"
Wang Shuren didn't know how to respond to his words, as she literally saw him just two weeks ago… in his room…
Of course, ever since her first dual cultivation session with Su Yang, Wang Shuren has been returning for more during the last few months. And in order to not draw suspicion, she would make it seem as though she was doing business with Su Yang.
Thus, the Profound Blossom Sect has a plentiful stock of Burning Lotus Pills as the outcome.
"Anyway, what do you want from us?" Liu Lanzhi stepped forward and asked her, as she cannot figure out what Wang Shuren was planning.
"It's nothing much, but if you don't want to stand there for an entire day, why don't you follow us into the city?" Wang Shuren said.
Although she made it seem as though she wanted to help the Profound Blossom Sect, her true intention was to help Su Yang, who is the only reason that the Burning Lotus Sect and herself can enjoy such privilege as an Elite Sect.
Liu Lanzhi narrowed her eyes, clearly suspicious of Wang Shuren. After all, why would someone as famous and respected as her treat them so graciously? While they have been doing business for the past few months, there are plenty of other places that do business with them, so why are they the ones with the special treatment?
Everything about Wang Shuren's offer seemed fishy to Liu Lanzhi.
Wang Shuren noticed Liu Lanzhi's doubt just from her gaze, and she continued, "You can continue standing here if you want, but I hope you had reserved a place to stay in advance. It won't be easy to find one later."
"Thank you for worrying about my Profound Blossom Sect, but I have already prepared a place to stay for us."
"If you say so."
Wang Shuren no longer bothered them and began walking back to the carriages shortly after.
"Sect Master… why didn't you accept her offer? If she's offended by this…"
The sect elders looked at Liu Lanzhi with puzzled expressions, as they cannot find any logical reason for her to refuse Wang Shuren's offer.
"I don't know. It's just that something about the way she approached us felt odd, almost sketchy…"
Su Yang chuckled inwardly after hearing her words.
He then spoke, "Sect Master, I think we should follow them."
"Su Yang, you…"
Liu Lanzhi looked at him with slightly widened eyes. Maybe he's the actual reason why Wang Shuren even approached them in the first place — not for the Profound Blossom Sect — hence why she felt that something was suspicious.
When Wang Shuren heard Su Yang's words, she immediately halted her movements and turned around to look at them.
"I knew it! She doesn't give a damn about the Profound Blossom Sect! It's Su Yang who's receiving her special treatment!"
Liu Lanzhi confirmed this after seeing Wang Shuren's reaction.
"Haaa…" she sighed in defeat a moment later before nodding her head, agreeing to his suggestion.
Chapter 305 Denied Entry
After the Profound Blossom Sect began following behind the Burning Lotus Sect, they have once again become the center of attention.
"Who are those people following behind the Burning Lotus Sect?"
The crowd outside Snowfall City mumbled to each other.
"I have never seen their robes before..."
"Me neither…"
"How nobody here recognizes such a dazzling group of people is beyond me…"
"No matter who they are, to be escorted by the Burning Lotus Sect, they must have a special relationship with them."
Meanwhile, inside one of the Burning Lotus Sect's carriages, Great Elder Han was frowning.
"What is the Profound Blossom Sect doing here? They wouldn't travel all the way here just to watch the tournament, right? Do they really plan to participate, too?"
Great Elder Han pondered to himself. However, because he doesn't believe that someone as powerful as Su Yang could be a mere disciple of the Profound Blossom Sect, much less meet the age requirements for the tournament, he wasn't worried that their Burning Lotus Sect might have to deal with Su Yang during the tournament even the slightest.
With that being said, he found their presence here very odd. Looking at their current group and its number, it should account for nearly the entire Profound Blossom Sect's population — an amount that does not even qualify to be considered a Sect.
What's more, it was obvious that the nine beautiful disciples in the front are going to be the participants, as they were the only ones within the group that actually meets the qualifications. However, this only made this situation more puzzling, as the Regional Tournament requires 10 members.
"Maybe there are only here to watch the tournament, after all?"
Great Elder Han decided to not think too much about this. As long as the Burning Lotus Sect does not have to deal with Su Yang, it doesn't matter what the Profound Blossom Sect has planned.
"May I see your identification, please?"
One of the guards at the entrance gate asked when the Burning Lotus Sect approached.
A few moments later, the Burning Lotus Sect showed the guard a golden medallion with the surname 'Xie' engraved in the middle.
"Thank you, esteemed guest."
The guard no longer asked any other questions and opened the gate for them. However, before they entered the gate, the people from the Burning Lotus Sect exited the carriages, as they did not plan on taking the carriages into the city.
"..."
When the disciples and sect elders came out of their carriages and noticed the Profound Blossom Sect, mostly Su Yang, their facial expressions immediately became filled with dread. Even worse, their memories of him from the chaos he'd caused at their place quickly resurfaced.
Because they had been inside the carriage the entire time and Wang Shuren did not explain the situation to them, these people were completely unaware that the Profound Blossom Sect had been following behind them this entire time.
"Calm down, he won't hurt you…" Great Elder Han spoke in an awkward tone after noticing their stiff expressions. "In fact, just ignore him…"
The disciples did not respond even after many moments, as they didn't know if they would be able to ignore his immense presence that still loomed their hearts.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up. We still have to meet up with the Sect Master and the others."
Wang Shuren, who was already inside the city, spoke in a loud voice.
"R-Right away!"
As soon as the Burning Lotus Sect passed the gates, the Profound Blossom Sect followed them from behind.
However, as one would have expected, they were immediately halted by the guards.
"May I see your identification, please?"
"They are with me," said Wang Shuren when she saw this.
"If they do not have any identification, even if they are your friends, I am afraid that I cannot allow them to enter like this, as this is a rule set by the lord of this city."
Wang Shuren frowned and said, "The lord of this place is the Xie Family, right? If the Xie Family gave us the privilege to enter, why can't they, who is with us, also enter? We came here together, after all."
It would be a major slap to Wang Shuren's face if they did not let the Profound Blossom Sect enter after everything she said to them. However, the worse part of all this was that she would be embarrassed in front of Su Yang, something she has to avoid at all costs.
"Unless they have the identification, they will have to pay a fee and wait in line like everybody else."
The guard remained unswayed.
"..."
Liu Lanzhi was also displeased about this situation. If they have to return to the line now, they will have to go to the end of the queue, wasting a few hours of their time.
"I knew we should've ignored her offer and remained in line!" she cursed inwardly.
As Wang Shuren and the guards began arguing back and forth about the situation for the next few minutes, another commotion occurred right behind them.
"It's the Divine Sword Sect!"
"Oh my lord! I did not think I'd get to see them so close up in this life!"
The crowd roared with excitement, an atmosphere that even the Burning Lotus Sect could not incite.
"The Divine Sword Sect?"
Su Yang raised an eyebrow when he heard this name, as it sounded somewhat familiar to him.
A few moments later, two white carriages with gold frames approached the gate.
However, because of the Profound Blossom Sect that was still at the entrance gate, the Divine Sword Sect had to come to a complete halt right behind them.
"Anyway, I will not move from this spot until you let them inside!" Wang Shuren did not care about the Divine Sword Sect's arrival and continue to argue with the guards, who are feeling quite annoyed by now.
But even if they were up against an Elite Sect, they were unable to disobey the Xie Family's words that were akin to heavenly laws.
"What is going on here?"
A voice that belonged to an elderly suddenly resounded.
"S-Senior!"
The guards immediately recognized this voice and went up to the Divine Sword Sect's carriages, ignoring Wang Shuren and the Profound Blossom Sect.
"You see, these people here…"
The guards quickly explained the situation to the individual inside the first carriage.
"The Profound Blossom Sect... you say?"
The elderly voice sounded somewhat surprised upon hearing the name. A few seconds later, the door to the first carriage opened, and an old man hurried out of the carriage.
"It's really you!"
The old man's eyes widened with surprise when he noticed Su Yang's handsome face.
When Su Yang saw this old man, he finally realized why the name 'Divine Sword Sect' sounded so familiar.
"If it isn't the old man who was with the young lady on that day," he spoke with a gentle smile on his calm face.
Indeed, this old man was Elder Zhong, someone Su Yang met during his travel to the Thunder Valley. It was at that time where he also met Xie Xingfang, a young lady from the Xie Family with the Heavenly Constitution known as 'Hundred Poisons Body'.
"Y-Y-You… what are you doing here?" Elder Zhong asked him without thinking due to his surprise.
"To see the young lady again, obviously…" he responded in what sounded like sarcasm to Elder Zhong.
But little did Elder Zhong know that Su Yang was being completely serious.