At the end of the month, the retreat conference came as scheduled, and Duan Yu came to the school early in the morning and took Lin Xiao to Shifang Island together.

This island is located in the South Pacific Ocean, and it is a subsidiary territory of an archipelago country, and the location is relatively remote, if there is no one to guide Lin Xiao, he really can't go there.

As for the choice of the venue, Duan Yuqing also told him the reason, which belonged to the hermit society, that is, the rules of the game agreed by the eleven elder sects.

In the early days of the establishment of the hermitage order, in order to compete for vested interests, various sects and factions quarreled endlessly, and no one was convinced, and the position of the president of the hermitage was always undecided.

Dramatically, the matter dragged on until the end of the day, and the parties negotiated a compromise solution.

They stipulated that the monastic would not have a president, and that when there was a major event, the eleven members would vote together to maintain the operation of the monastery with the principle of the minority obeying the majority.

It is worth mentioning that although the monastic society does not have a president, it will hold a meeting every two or three years, and the organizers of the meeting are selected from the eleven elder sects, and eleven feng shui schools take turns.

The head of the sect who presided over each session was tacitly appointed as the interim president, but only in honor, and had no superfluous rights.

Moreover, in addition to the eleven eleven elders sitting in each hermitage meeting, people from other sects and hermit families will also be invited, of course, they only have the right to observe and discuss, and have no right to vote.

After Duan Yuqing's explanation along the way, Lin Xiao finally understood, and he also had a more comprehensive understanding of the entire cultivation world.

Since this retreat was held by the Dragon Tiger Pavilion, the Shifang Island they were going to now was also the sphere of influence of the Dragon Tiger Pavilion.

After enduring two days and two nights of turbulence, Lin Xiao finally came to the Parutnes Islands, an archipelago country.

But that's not all, after arriving in Parutnys, I didn't have time to rest, so I immediately rented a yacht and set out to sea, and after more than two hours, I finally came to the front of a lush island.

When the yacht drove to the shallow water, Lin Xiao and Duan Yuqing glanced at each other, and they all picked up their true qi, and with a few taps of their toes, they quickly crossed the water and landed on the island safely.

Stepping on the soft sand, feeling the oncoming sea breeze, the turquoise water, as well as the longxuan grass and trees, and the strong tropical island style, Lin Xiao suddenly felt relaxed and happy.

This is Shifang Island, an annex island of the Parutnes Islands, and as soon as the two of them landed on the island, a group of people came up from the shore.

Led by a bald man with a strange tattoo on his head, he walked over enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Old Duan, you are finally here, you are far away, forgive your sins." ”

Duan Yuqing arched his hand and responded politely, "Lord Hua Pavilion is polite. ”

Hua Feichen laughed, and hurriedly invited: "Old Duan, everyone is waiting, please come inside." ”

After that, under the guidance of Hua Feichen, everyone walked through the coconut grove and along a cobblestone road, and soon came to a luxurious manor villa.

At this moment, the conference hall on the second floor was already overcrowded, and everyone in the cultivation realm gathered together, gags in the circular staircase conference room, and the noise was non-stop.

Seeing that Duan Yuqing was late, the entire conference room was silent, and soon one of the old men complained: "Old man Duan, you are too slow to come, let so many of us wait for you for most of the day." ”

Duan Yuqing pretended to sigh and said, "Alas, I'm sorry everyone, people are old and can't walk." ”

To add credibility, he apologized and coughed twice and thumped his back.

In fact, he had to slow down his trip in order to accommodate Lin Xiao.

However, seeing his pitiful appearance, everyone couldn't make it difficult anymore, so they turned their faces away and waited quietly for the meeting to begin.

Lin Xiao didn't say a word, and after helping him to the rostrum, he obediently retreated, found a vacant seat and sat down, without attracting anyone's attention.

After Duan Yuqing's previous explanation, coupled with Lin Xiao's secret observation, he basically recognized the pattern of the cultivation realm.

The few at the front are undoubtedly the bigwigs in the cultivation world, and the ones at the back are the children of the various hidden clans, or representatives of small sects.

But no matter what, this retreat gave Lin Xiao a feeling of eye-opening, and the representatives of the global cultivation were all together, without distinction between countries and skin color.

After all the main people were seated, Hua Feichen, the bald man who was the leader, arched his hand and announced to everyone: "Everyone, welcome everyone to come to the Humble House and participate in the 9th Hermitage Conference, I am the undertaker Hua Feichen. ”

After a brief introduction, Hua Feichen glanced at everyone and inserted a small message: "In addition, according to the news we have gotten, the ** door cannot come to this conference due to internal reasons, so according to the rules, the ** door will not have any objection to all the resolutions passed by the conference." ”

After saying this, Hua Feichen paused, looked straight down, and said with a full sense of anger: "Then, I announce that the Ninth Hermitage Conference has officially begun. ”

When the ceremony ended, the venue burst into warm applause, and when the sound stopped, Hua Feichen spoke again.

Next, his opening speech was basically a bit groundbreaking, roughly saying that in this era of lack of spiritual energy, colleagues in the cultivation realm should unite and go through the difficult times together, and the era that belongs to them will eventually come.

These remarks that cultivators are accustomed to, if they are heard by ordinary people, they will be frightened stupid on the spot.

Because, in his words, there is a sense of superiority everywhere, which elevates the cultivators to a species different from mortals, and after the natural selection of the survival of the fittest, they must be the ones who survive in the end.

Hearing such shocking remarks for the first time, Lin Xiao was still a little uncomfortable in his heart, but after thinking about it, the truth was indeed as he said.

Cultivators have a long life and strong personal abilities, which ordinary people cannot compare with without the help of science and technology.

However, according to his report, there are less than 10,000 recorded cultivators in the world.

This pitiful amount is just a drop in the ocean in the human world, and with the continuous progress of human technology and thermal weapons, the power of cultivators is completely unable to compete with it.

Under such circumstances, the cultivator had to live in seclusion and explore the way to live in harmony with humans.

After so many years of hard work, they have integrated into this world, but they still retain their pride in their bones, as well as their prejudice against the weakness of individual human beings.

Later, Lin Xiao patiently continued to listen, and soon he got to the point, "More than three months ago, my Dragon Tiger Pavilion lost contact with the martial arts spokesperson of the Huaxia Kingdom, of course, this is not an exception, not only our Dragon Tiger Pavilion, but also other sects. ”

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused, and someone immediately said: "What the Lord of the Hua Pavilion said is right, not only Huaxia, but our Wind Demon Island and the martial arts spokespersons of the six countries have all lost contact. They died, fled, and disappeared at all, which was obviously done by the people of the Demon Sect. ”

As soon as the words fell, the representatives of the other sects also chimed in: "And our Sun Moon Zhai, our martial arts spokespersons in various countries, there is no news. ”

"So do we, Yagami Pavilion. ”

"It's the same with the Hall of Eternal Life. ”

……

Then, in order to verify the accuracy of the message, everyone began to follow up, and the venue became chaotic for a while, and panic immediately spread.