The blue-clad female attendant was about to speak when an impatient expression appeared on Lan Xihe’s face as she said, “You may take your leave. I want to be alone.”
“Understood.” The female attendant no longer dared to ask any more questions; she could only obediently leave.
After the blue-clad woman descended from the top of the white tower, the elders of the White Tower Council surrounded her one after another.
An elder asked, “The Tower Master doesn’t want to see us?”
The blue-clad woman shook her head and said, “I didn’t say much before I was asked to leave. All of you are aware of the Tower Master’s temper; she’s one to keep her words. It’s better to wait. We’ll speak to her when she’s in a better mood…”
“Wait a moment. I don’t care about other things for now. I just want to know if Old Demon Lu from the golden lotus domain is the person who’s responsible for the collective demotion of the members of the Black Tower Council at the same time?” another elder asked.
The blue-clad woman glanced at the elder and said, “I witnessed it with my own eyes.”
“…”
“Alright… We’ll talk when the Tower Master is in a better mood.”
The blue-clad woman looked at the elders’ retreating backs speechlessly. “I thought I’d have a difficult time with them, but it ended just like that?”
…
In the capital of the red lotus domain.
When Li Yunzheng heard Lu Zhou was going to visit the White Tower Council, he went to the Sky Martial Court to invite Si Wuya back to the capital.
“So master is going to the White Tower Council…” Si Wuya did not seem surprised.
“I heard from Guardian Shen that grandmaster displayed his might in the Black Tower Council by collectively destroying the members of the Black Tower Council’s Birth Charts; most of them lost at least one Birth Chart. Not only that, he also destroyed the towers there. Following that, Lan Xihe, the Tower Master of the White Tower Council, fled like a mouse. Is that true?” Li Yunzheng felt that Shen Xi was exaggerating, but he could not be sure. Therefore, he decided to ask Si Wuya.
“It’s true. If this were in the past, I’m afraid master wouldn’t have left them with even one Birth Chart,” Si Wuya said.
“Grandmaster was so… fierce in the past?” Li Yunzheng asked. He had always been curious about Lu Zhou’s past.
Li Yunzheng assumed Si Wuya would brag about Lu Zhou like Shen Xi did, but he did not expect that Si Wuya would sigh and say, “Let’s not talk about the past…”
“Teacher, I want to know…” Li Yunzheng said eagerly.
Si Wuya’s expression stiffened. Then, he said with a frown, “As the ruler of a country, do you have so much free time?”
“Uh…” Li Yunzheng felt as though someone had just poured a bucket of ice water on him. He said listlessly, “I’ll return now to read the memorials…”
After Li Yunzheng left, Si Wuya touched the ancient map on the table that was growing increasingly complete before he left his personal study.
Following that, he tried to contact Mingshi Yin but discovered that Mingshi Yin was uncontactable. He had no choice but to give up.
Si Wuya decided to go to the Sacred Rites Hall. During this time, everyone from the Evil Sky Pavilion had been cultivating in the Sacred Rites Hall. Some of them were having their weapons forged as well.
Si Wuya did not give the nine fire spirit stones to his fellow disciples. Instead, he gave them to the three elders to upgrade their weapons: Zuo Yushu’s Coiling Staff Dragon, Pan Litian’s Wine Gourd, and Leng Luo’s Spotless Dagger. With the help from Wang Dachui and the others, after half a month of forging, their weapons were now all at the desolate grade, and the effects were better than shining stones. Although there were remaining fire spirit stones, there was not enough to upgrade them to the flood grade. Moreover, there was no need to upgrade the weapons to the flood grade for now. Therefore, there were still six fire spirit stones left.
While Yu Shangrong was frozen in the Black Water Mystic Cave, the Black Tower Council had promised to send 20 fire spirit stones among other things to the Sky Martial Court. It was only a matter of time before everyone’s weapons were upgraded.
At this moment…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Third Senior Brother, you can do it!”
Little Yuan’er and Conch stood at the side, cheering and clapping.
Si Wuya walked over and looked at the field.
Hua Wudao was using the Square Box to suppress Duanmu Sheng. From time to time, he would unleash the Six Compatible Daoist Seal to neutralize Duanmu Sheng’s attacks.
“Imperfect Divine Intervention!” Duanmu Sheng flew up to avoid the Square Box’s suppression. He flew to the top and stabbed downward.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Si Wuya shook his head. “Again?”
Si Wuya had grown tired and bored from watching the same scene over and over again.
Boom!
The Square Box landed.
At the same time, the Six Compatible Daoist Seal shot out and sent Duanmu Sheng flying. He flipped once and landed steadily on his feet.
Pan Litian said, “Mister Third’s foundation is really amazing. It’s not easy for him not to fall under the suppression of the Square Box.”
“That’s true. Once he sprouts the ninth leaf, Elder Hua will no longer be a match for him.”
Nevertheless, Duanmu Sheng was very dissatisfied. He shook his head and tightened his grip around the Overlord Spear.
Upon sensing the atmosphere was not right, Si Wuya hurriedly said, “Master will be visiting the White Tower Council. Which one of you wants to accompany master?”
As expected, Little Yuan’er was the first to raise her hand, “Seventh Senior brother, I want to accompany master!”
Following that, Conch chimed in, “Since Ninth Senior Sister is going, I’ll go as well…”
Si Wuya nodded. “Alright.” Then, he looked at Duanmu Sheng and asked, “Third Senior Brother, what about you?”
Duanmu Sheng shook his head and said, “No, I won’t go. I plan to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.”
“Alright.”
The four elders felt rather embarrassed to go to the White Tower Council; they knew their cultivation bases were rather weak. If they went, they might end up being a burden. The days when they were powerful and influential were long gone. This, naturally, did not feel good so they could understand Duanmu Sheng’s feelings.
At this time, Huang Yu, the formation expert from the Sky Research Court, appeared on the roof. He looked at the four elders and Duanmu Sheng as he said, “The Sky Martial Court has a cultivation ground 30 miles north of this place. If you don’t mind, you can cultivate there…”
Duanmu Sheng raised his head. “Really?”
Huang Yu smiled and said, “Of course. This cultivation environment is like the holy land. There’s an ancient formation there that has existed for who knows how many years. The Sky Research Court named the formation the Star Gathering Formation. It gathers the essence of heaven and earth and Primal Qi. Therefore, it can increase one’s cultivation speed by several times…”
Si Wuya asked, “Since the formation is so good, why don’t you cultivate there?”
Huang Yu replied, “Only through suffering can one rise to the top. This formation is indeed a good formation, but it brings a lot of suffering as well. The terrain is sunken, and it’s incredibly hot there. Without enough willpower, one would go crazy there. It’s not that no one from the Sky Martial Court had gone there before, but many had died there. Those who survived all became experts. The longer you stay there, the more powerful you’ll become. Yu Chenshu stayed there for three years. That place was where he got the scar on his face…”
Everyone nodded.
While the four elders were hesitating, Duanmu Sheng said, “Alright, I’ll go to that place!”
“…”
“Mister Third, it’s best if you think this through,” Huang Yu said.
“I’ve already thought it through,” Duanmu Sheng said.
Leng Luo said, “Count me in…” Following that, he took the silver mask off his face. The scars on his face were horrifying; no one dared to meet his gaze at this moment. His meaning was obvious.
Subsequently, Pan Litian said with a smile, “I’m just an old man. I’ll join in the fun. I’ve lived long enough anyway…”
Then, Pan Litian and Leng Luo turned to look at Zuo Yushu and Hua Wudao meaningfully.
Hua Wudao and Zuo Yushu. “???”
‘What’s this? Why does it feel like peer pressure? Go if you want to go!’
Huang Yu nodded and said with a smile, “I finally understand now why the Evil Sky Pavilion is so powerful. Based on courage and determination alone, others could not compare to the Evil Sky Pavilion at all. In the past, there were many disciples of the Sky Martial Court who would rather be beaten to death than go to that place. They were all cowards who feared death. It’s really admirable to see the four elders so willing to go to that place…”
Hua Wudao and Zuo Yushu said in unison, “Wait…”
“There’s no need for the two of you to say anything. The Sky Research Court truly feels embarrassed when faced with Mister Third and the four elders’ courage. I’ll make arrangements as soon as possible.”
‘Alright! Since these words have been said, can I still back out? If I back out now, won’t I be labeled as cowardly?’ Zuo Yushu and Hua Wudao shared the same thoughts; both of them sighed inwardly.
Si Wuya cupped his fists together and said, “Thank you for your help.”
Huang Yu smiled and said, “It’s no big deal.”
Then, Si Wuya looked at Meng Changdong, Xia Changqiu, Ji Fengxing, and Wuwu who were all standing nearby before he asked with a smile, “What about all of you?”
Xia Changqiu waved his hand repeatedly as he said, “No, no, we won’t go.”
Meng Changdong said, “There are matters I still have to attend to so I’ll take my leave now…”
“Guardian Meng, Wuwu and I will help you!” Ji Fengxing hastily said.
With this, everyone fled the scene.
Upon seeing this, Little Yuan’er muttered, “A group of cowards.”
Si Wuya said, “They made the right choice. Don’t look down on the four elders. When they were young, they were all top cultivation geniuses.”
Upon hearing these words, the four elders’ hearts stirred. That was right; they were once young and top geniuses. Even if Zuo Yushu and Hua Wudao were hesitant, how could they back out now?
With this, Si Wuya left the Sky Martial Academy with Little Yuan’er and Conch.
…
Half a day later.
In the capital.
Si Wuya brought Ning Wanqing, whose cultivation had been sealed, to the Preservation Hall.
“Master, the runic passage to the White Tower Council is ready. Apart from that, Third Senior Brother and the four elders have followed Huang Yu to the Star Gathering Formation to cultivate. They’ll probably be there for a while.”
“Star Gathering Formation?” Lu Zhou searched his memory but could not find any information about it.
At this moment, Ning Wanqing, whose eyes were lifeless, calmly said, “The Star Gathering Formation? It’s an ancient formation. All of you are really brave for daring to go to such a place and risking your lives.”
