Cultivators, as they aged, mostly lacked the concept of day and night. With the improvement of their cultivation, their vision at night was no different from that during daylight. It was just that the Spiritual Energy during the day was slightly hot and dry, while at night, the power of the Stars was more vigorous.

When Wu Wang, Ji Mo, and Lin Qi returned to the Tianyan Xuan Nu Sect's reception hall, all the Immortals were still energetically chatting, and none inquired about the whereabouts of the Profound Talent Daoist.

Soon, Immortals from the various powers across the north and south of the Human Domain began to notice something perplexing...

The treatment these three young people received seemed a little different from the rest.

As soon as Wu Wang and his companions took their seats, they closed their eyes to recuperate, relieving the fatigue from their travels to prepare for the upcoming disciple-acceptance ceremony.

It wasn't long before several female Disciples of the Xuan Nu Sect brought over fruit plates, clear wine, and a few small dishes.

That was not unusual. It was a courtesy extended to everyone.

But that fruit plate...

Have fellow Daoists ever seen a fruit plate as big as a wheel, taller than a Longsword, with dozens of Spirit Fruits to choose from?

The fragrance of the clear wine also seemed to differ from what others had!

Cultivators were fine. They were pure of heart and had few desires, so they could ignore such things. However, there were also some experts of Demonic Cultivation present who, upon seeing this, could hardly contain themselves.

"What's going on here? Why is the Xuan Nu Sect giving preferential treatment?"

"Our ancestors, going back generations, all had sons-in-law in the Xuan Nu Sect. Why do these kids get such massive fruit plates?"

"Am I not worthy of Sha Tang fruits? Why has the Xuan Nu Sect brought out such Spirit Fruits to serve?"

The two Elders from the Annihilation Sect stroked their beards as they pondered, but they couldn't entirely hide the smiles on their faces.

The female Disciples blinked and quickly thought of a remedy.

They brought over a few Screens to shield the meditating Wu Wang, Lin Qi, and Ji Mo, separating them and the two Annihilation Sect Elders, along with Yang Wudi and Zhang Moshan, from the rest.

This banquet originally had no private rooms, but those who had accumulated enough merit were entitled to them.

Wu Wang and his companions opened their eyes and each surveyed the fruit plate in front of them, immediately reaching out their greedy claws.

Wu Wang picked up a Sha Tang fruit, the most peculiar among the Spirit Fruits there.

Mortals who ate it could walk on water and breathe underwater. Cultivators with internal cycles did not need to breathe underwater, so they were just in it for the taste.

Wu Wang was no exception. After all, having been the Young Master for so many years with ample mines at home, he had tasted almost every Spirit Fruit available.

Most of the extraordinary Spirit Fruits were time-limited, with a single use only maintaining its effect for several days to half a month.

Lin Qi also picked up a Sha Tang fruit and took a bite, only to feel a faint stream of Spiritual Energy unfolding within.

Ji Mo was even more impressive. He pulled over the fruit plate, stroked his chin in contemplation for a while, and then with swift hands akin to shadowy illusions, he used several bamboo skewers to create the shape of a Fairy Immortal dressed in a long gown. Her waist was too slender to grasp, and her body proportions were nearly perfect, showcasing his master-level sculpting skills.

"Not bad, Brother Ji," Wu Wang gave a thumbs up and casually tossed a couple of ore stones over. "If you have time, hollow out two little figures in there, the kind that are instantly breathtaking at first glance."

Ji Mo laughed and said, "The likeness of Fairy Ling?"

"Your likeness and Lin Qi's."

"A man?" Ji Mo shook his head. "Brother Wu Wang, don't compel me. I have my own principles, and I absolutely will not carve a man!"

Wu Wang didn't press the issue, simply saying, "Then keep it. If you need to give a gift to a senior female in the future, you can carve it then."

A gift for an elderly female senior could actually be this? Ji Mo was just wondering about this when two elderly seniors happened to walk by behind the Screen. They turned out to be two Elders from the Xuan Nu Sect walking hand in hand.

The two Elders had somewhat grave expressions and bowed to everyone around before letting out a long sigh and then explaining,

"Fellow Daoists... Alas, this disciple-acceptance ceremony of the Xuan Nu Sect has encountered the prying eyes of the Ten Evils Hall.

The Transcendent master of that Ten Evils Hall secretly hatched plots and, a few hours ago, took the lives of two Elders of our Xuan Nu Sect and also injured our next Sect Leader candidate.

I am filled with grief and indignation. I long for a fierce battle with the Ten Evils Hall, yet I lament my inability to locate their lair.

Luckily, with the help of several young friends who devised a strategy, we discovered the villain's location. The Benevolent Emperor Pavilion and our Xuan Nu Sect masters rushed to the South Sea and uprooted the Ten Evils Hall's second main hall!

There will be a detailed announcement from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion about this matter later.

Fellow Daoists, the Ten Evils Hall has suffered a great loss of vitality—today is cause for celebration!

Let us all toast this cup to console our two junior sisters!"

The guests all stood up. When they looked back at the three people behind the Screen, they had come to terms with the situation.

The Xuan Nu Sect deliberately downplayed Wu Wang's contributions, merely mentioning a few young friends who had come to assist, which was actually a hint to the various powers present to not spread the names of Wu Wang, Lin Qi, and Ji Mo.

As for who those few young friends were, the fruit plate had already given the answer.

In the following two hours, the whole hall was exceptionally lively, with everyone discussing the harm caused by the Ten Evils Hall.

At this moment, those Screens also played their part, preventing the Immortals who wanted to greet the trio from approaching, affording Wu Wang and his companions a rare moment of peace.

Suddenly, the sound of bells and drums signaled the approach of mid-morning. Two rows of Xuan Nu Sect female Disciples dressed in long gowns stood outside the guest hall. Several Elders arrived together, inviting the guests to the main hall on the mountain peak to witness the ceremony.

The Xuan Nu Sect was also well versed in the art of showmanship, having laid out a staircase to the heavens just outside the guest hall.

Dozens of Lotus Platforms, each two zhang in diameter, were arranged in two rows. Once a few Immortals stepped onto them and steadied themselves, the Lotus Platforms slowly flew towards the halls beneath the main peak's jade statue.

Wu Wang took one Lotus Platform with Ji Mo, Lin Qi, and Yang Wudi. The two Elders shared another with Zhang Moshan. They all admired the various beautiful sceneries of the Xuan Nu Sect.

Today's Xuan Nu Sect was also quite out of the ordinary.

The mountain forest was elegant and didn't require bright decorations. Fairy Immortals gathered without heavy makeup. Distant mountains were dark green, the waterfalls were like pillars of silver, cranes spiraled, and young deer sounded their first calls.

They saw clusters of halls beneath the jade statue, and two corridors reminiscent of immortal belts connecting all the halls, subtly forming a powerful formation.

The female Disciples flying from each peak were now gathered on the corridors and in the large halls towards the back, watching the many guests who had come to the grand ceremony and the various forces they represented.

Then, a sense of honor for the Sect arose spontaneously within them, and their path of cultivation seemed to become much smoother.

When Wu Wang and the others arrived at the main hall on their Lotus Platforms, they looked up at the jade statue.

A female Disciple came over to greet them and said, "Sect Master Wuwang, this is the statue of our Tianyan Xuan Nu Sect's founding ancestor."

Wu Wang nodded with a smile. It was inappropriate to say any words of praise at that moment. He led the Annihilation Sect group into the main hall.

Ahead, blue smoke curled leisurely. The floor was as smooth as a mirror, and the sound of celestial music tinkled softly. Rows of female Disciples greeted them with smiles.

The main hall was also quite peculiar. From outside, the dome seemed rather ordinary, but once inside and looking up, they saw nothing but blue sky and white clouds.

Wu Wang, who had read many books in the Great Wilderness over the years, knew this to be a kind of illusionary formation. It had no other purpose than decoration and consumed quite a lot of Spirit Stones.

Of course, the effect was quite impressive.

The site for the grand ceremony had been properly arranged. On both the left and right, there were dozens of rows of seats with mists floating below them. Each row was higher than the one in front, so as not to affect the viewing of the ceremony later on.

The female Disciple said softly, "Sect Master Wuwang, Young Master Ji, Young Master Lin, please come forward to sit. We ask the Elders to take seats in the back rows. We apologize for the inconvenience."

The two Elders from Annihilation Sect said it was no trouble at all.

Wu Wang chuckled. "Why should we three juniors who haven't become Immortals sit in the front? Let's go sit in the back together."

Ji Mo said, "The Sect Master is right. Let's go to the back for some peace."

"But this..." The female Disciple pursed her lips, looking a bit pitiful, and said softly, "The Elders specifically instructed this. Sect Master Wuwang, I'll be scolded if you don't sit in the front."

Wu Wang blinked and led the Annihilation Sect group straight to the second-to-last row, dropping a comment,

"Getting scolded won't cost you a few pounds of flesh. Just don't get beaten."

The Fairy Immortal was taken aback. Seeing Wu Wang, Ji Mo, and Lin Qi had already walked far away, she could only slap her forehead and hurriedly went to find an Elder to report.

As soon as Wu Wang sat down, he heard a voice calling from the side,

"Quiz time! Where did you guys show off last night?"

Turning his head, he saw Lin Suqing chasing Dongfang Mumu as she trotted over, rushing to the seats beside them.

Ji Mo immediately stood up to give his seat to Lin Suqing, who repeatedly declined, taking the seat behind Wu Wang and snatching Yang Wudi's spot.

Dongfang Mumu immediately leaned forward, her large eyes full of light, whispering,

"Did you really take down the second main hall of the Ten Evils Hall last night? Is it true? Even when the Four Seas Pavilion and the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion joined forces, they spent so much effort and couldn't find it!"

Wu Wang smiled serenely and said warmly, "It's because they didn't solve enough quizzes. Only by solving lots of quizzes can one have exceptional insight. That way, one can find the Ten Evils Hall's Mustard Seed Heaven and Earth formation in an ant's nest."

Immortal Mu was somewhat astonished, "Really?"

"Try it?" Wu Wang skillfully took out two sets of practice questions.

Dongfang Mumu pursed her lips and hid beside Lin Suqing. "I'm quite happy as I am now, never mind that!"

Lin Suqing squinted her eyes and chuckled, lifting a hand to ruffle Immortal Mu's head.

Disappointed, Wu Wang put away the exercise books. He looked at the nearly half-box of questions in his storage ring—questions he had racked his brain to come up with—and felt somewhat frustrated.

I still have to find a way to get her to do them. After all, I can't let my hard work go to waste.

DANG—

Suddenly, several bell sounds came from outside the hall. The Lotus Platforms, which had just finished receiving guests at the reception pavilion, had now flown toward the mountain gate.

Half of the seats in the hall were still empty at this time. The Elders of the Xuan Nu Sect hadn't shown up yet, apparently intending to allow guests with invitations to take their seats first, then arrange for Elders and outstanding Disciples to fill the remaining vacancies.

There are always quite a few guests who will arrive late, and on occasion, some esteemed figures come along, who are allowed to take their seats without the need for an invitation.

Outside of the mountain gate, numerous figures had already gathered, and the town below the mountain was also quite crowded.

Those who could send their children to the Xuan Nu Sect for cultivation were mostly not mortals. Cultivators from the Human Domain's Military Families and Sect forces, if they wished to send their children out of their own Sects for training, often chose the Xuan Nu Sect as the top destination for their precious daughters.

In addition to such disciple-acceptance ceremonies, Immortals from the Xuan Nu Sect would also take on Disciples during their travels.

The Lotus Platforms arriving at the mountain gate came to a halt. Later, they would take batches of girls to the main hall to undergo the Sect's entrance examination.

Actually, it was just about testing their aptitude, determining their temperament, and assessing their overall impression.

Wu Wang was drinking tea, listening to the string music, and chatting with Lin Suqing via voice transmission about where the two of them had gone yesterday, enjoying the leisurely and pleasant time.

Lin Qi stuck to the old routine, meditating with his eyes closed, focused on his cultivation as if all of this had nothing to do with him.

Ji Mo looked around, observing the women and glancing at acquaintances. He occasionally rose to offer a polite salute to some of the younger people. His wide network of contacts and deep connections even surprised Wu Wang a little.

In the circle of sons and daughters from the Human Domain's Military Families, there was no one Ji Mo wasn't familiar with.

Where there are acquaintances, there are naturally also 'enemies'.

As a few men and women in Battle Armor escorted a handsome male cultivator into the hall, the smile on Ji Mo's lips instantly vanished. He shifted slightly, moving closer to Wu Wang.

The male cultivator's eyes lit up. He immediately strode forward and called out to Lin Qi, "Brother Lin, you're here too!"

Lin Qi opened his eyes and merely nodded slightly upon seeing an acquaintance, then continued meditating with eyes closed.

This male cultivator also knew Lin Qi's temperament, and with a smile and a nod, his expression suddenly darkened when he looked at Ji Mo sitting by Lin Qi's side.

"Ji!"

"Young General," said a Heavenly Immortal in Battle Armor behind him via voice transmission, "This place is the Xuan Nu Sect, the Sect where your wife grew up and cultivated. It is not permissible to cause trouble here."

"Hmph!"

The Young General swept his sleeve and turned to walk towards the seating area opposite. He was led by a female Disciple of the Xuan Nu Sect to a rather secluded spot, which happened to be on the same level as Wu Wang and his companions.

Wu Wang and Ji Mo exchanged glances, then nudged each other's elbows to communicate via voice transmission.

"Your enemy? Want to mess with him? It's not like we haven't fought in front of Benevolent Emperor Pavilion before."

"Let it be. He's an acquaintance of Brother Lin, Brother Lin's former follower. His father is half a rank below General Lin Nuhao."

"Just give a shout if you need anything. What's the point of being young if you don't stir things up?"

They smiled at each other, all unspoken in their understanding.

Behind Wu Wang, Lin Suqing slightly tilted her head. The Young Master and his friend—whose name isn't important—are secretly brewing some mischief.

Just then, a Demonic Cultivator with notable cultivation laughed and said, "What's with the fierce beast outside?"

All the Cultivators extended their Immortal Consciousness and Spiritual Sense to look. They saw a massive eagle with an enormous wingspan of tens of zhang flying in from the south—a sight extremely rare in the Human Domain.

This eagle was flanked by several figures—some using Sword Control, others riding sabers, gourds, and even pot lids. They faintly seemed to be guarding it, but it looked more like they were monitoring the eagle's movements.

The Young Master of the Big Wave Tribe sat on the back of the eagle, a look of frustration on his face. He was now sitting up, resting his left arm on his knee, his bronze skin exuding the wild charm of the men from the Northern Wilderness.

He just couldn't understand why there were so many rules in the Human Domain.

The sky still wasn't a place where one could fly at will; there had to be some 'Area Flight Permit' issued by the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion. There were areas their envoy group couldn't enter.

Before these Immortals from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion rushed over, he had almost gotten into a fight with a Cultivator from the Human Domain.

Even fighting had its rules. They had to ask where you were from, where you were going, which route you were taking, and what business had brought you to the Human Domain. Just as they finished asking, the Immortals from the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion arrived and sent the Cultivators packing.

And then something even more outrageous happened...

'Has this spirit bird been registered with the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion?'

'Raising one so large doesn't conform to the Human Domain's rules for domesticated flying creatures.'

'And this number of passengers isn't right either. None of you can fly on your own, can you? What would happen if you fell down?'

Xing Tian almost burst out swearing.

What now? Am I supposed to install a railing around the eagle's back?

We're all created by the same Holy Mother, so why is there such a huge difference between the Human Domain and the Northern Wilderness?

Big Wave Xing Tian couldn't help muttering, "Why did Brother Xiong come running here? Isn't he comfortable in the Northern Wilderness? Isn't he happy there? Why come here to endure this crap?"

The group of Black Armor-clad strongmen behind him simultaneously adopted threatening expressions.

An Immortal chuckled, "Young Master Xing Tian! The Xuan Nu Sect is just ahead!

Please select six or seven people to accompany you inside. I will negotiate with the Xuan Nu Sect, and we shall surely be allowed to attend the ceremony."

Xing Tian gestured dismissively, displaying the magnanimity befitting a Young Master of a great clan.

He said,

"I am merely curious and want to take a look around, to meet the many heroes of the Human Domain. Tell them not to worry. If I damage any of the local flora, I'll compensate them with a treasure mine of equivalent value."

The Immortal nodded repeatedly. Speeding ahead on their Longsword and brandishing the waist badge of the Benevolent Emperor Pavilion, they quickly reached the gate of the Xuan Nu Sect.

Of course, the Xuan Nu Sect would not refuse such a request. Showcasing the Human Domain's hospitality to a Young Master of a renowned Large Family Clan of the Human race from beyond their domain was a duty the Xuan Nu Sect could not shirk.

Not only that, the Xuan Nu Sect paid quite a bit of attention to this event, dispatching two Elders to come out to receive them.

The news quickly spread throughout the main hall. Many 'immortal experts' stood up and took notice.

'The Young Master of the Northern Wilderness's number one clan, the Big Wave Tribe? Hiss—mines!'

'I heard before that the Northern Wilderness formed a Mining Alliance, which reduced the supply of treasure mines to the Human Domain. The Four Seas Pavilion is quite anxious about this. It seems they've invited this Young Master over to make him feel more connected to the Human Domain.'

'According to rumors from the Northern Wilderness, Big Wave Xing Tian, the Young Master of the Big Wave Tribe, and Xiong Ba, the Young Master of the Bear Hug Clan, are the unparalleled twin jewels of the current Northern Wilderness. The former possesses a fiercely savage Body Refining Technique, while the latter is the most talented Star Praying Master the Northern Wilderness has seen in tens of thousands of years.'

'Look at that eagle, and the one standing with arms folded upon it... What splendid presence!'

Ji Mo couldn't help but stand and gaze out toward the gate. Lin Qi also looked curiously in the direction of the gate, both showing interest in the event.

Lin Suqing, however, was slightly frowning, looking at the empty seat in front of her...

Hey, wait a minute?

Where did the Young Master go?

Lin Suqing turned her head to look around, just in time to see Wu Wang trying to sneak out through a side door of the grand hall, only to be stopped by a few female Immortals of the Xuan Nu Sect.

"Sect Master Wuwang, the ceremony is about to begin. The area ahead is where our fellow female Disciples bathe and change their clothes; it is not proper for you to go observe."

Wu Wang: ...

No, that blockhead knows Lin Suqing, Wu Wang thought.

He turned around and pondered momentarily. Although he really wanted to take Lin Suqing and slip away quickly, he was also somewhat worried about Xing Tian causing trouble in the Human Domain.

Never mind. Even though he's not my sworn brother, we've shared several years of camaraderie, he decided.

Wu Wang returned to his seat, donned a mask for himself, and handed another to Lin Suqing.

"Young Master, what's the matter?"

"Keep a low profile. What if someone takes an interest?"

Lin Suqing let out a snort of laughter, accepting the mask and delicately putting it on. She then sat down demurely, quietly peeling a Spirit Fruit.

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