Chapter 16: A Glorious Past
To the south of Juyong Mountain is the sphere of influence of the Xuanqi Sect, which was the sect that supported the establishment of the Northern Xia State and enjoyed a respected status in the Xia Kingdom.
However, compared to the long-standing Daowu Palace, it is nothing. After all, Daowu Palace was a behemoth that could command the entire Northern Cultivation Realm, and legend has it that its history can be traced back to a time that was quite long ago, and that era only existed in the history passed down by the Cultivation Realm.
The Xuanqi Sect has only been established for a thousand years, and with the support of the Xia Imperial Court, it is now also at the peak of incense, and even the royal family will send the princes and princesses with good qualifications to the Xuanqi Sect to practice. If the descendants of the royal family enter the cultivation realm, it is naturally equivalent to giving up the imperial power, but they can still enjoy extremely high honor, and they will exist as guardians, which is the guarantee of the inheritance of a dynasty.
Some sects in the cultivation realm and the human dynasty have maintained this relationship for a long time, sharing mutual damage and common prosperity, and they are each other's lips and teeth.
Of course, there are also people who are not in the same stream as the human dynasty, such as the major royal families and royal families in the cultivation world, some sects and religions with a long history and great origins, etc., although these behemoths have contact with mortal dust, but more often they are above ordinary dust and do not involve ordinary things.
The connection between the Xuanqi Sect and the royal family of the Xia Kingdom is very close, and for thousands of years, many princes and grandsons who yearn for cultivation have worshiped the Xuanqi Sect and have since entered the Tao. I don't know when there was a tradition led by these descendants of the royal family who had entered the Taoist practice, and the so-called "elite gatherings" would be held every year for some time, inviting young people from all over the world to gather together to communicate and learn from each other. And because it is a gathering between young people, there will be no older figures, and the young people who have participated in the gathering in recent years are basically monks from the Jindan period.
In short, this is a grand event that the whole country of the Northern Xia Dynasty pays attention to.
Xiyue learned that this grand event is only in the last few days, and it will last for about a month, because there will be many visitors from all over the world who will stand out on this grand event.
She has set her sights on these young talents.
The place of the gathering is naturally placed in the sphere of influence of the Xuanqi Sect, because the north of the mountain is more or less a place where people should not be approached, if you accidentally collide with the senior master of the hermitage, in case it is an old monster with a strange temper and unreasonable temper, even if the Xuanqi Sect is a state religion, it should be recognized.
This time the elite gathering of the Xia Kingdom was different from usual, it is said that there were several people with extraordinary identities, and the forces behind them were even enough to shake a country!
Climbing from the South Avenue of Juyong Mountain, you can directly reach the mountain gate of Xuanqi Sect, those who came from all over the Xia country to participate in the grand event have come one after another in recent days, after Su Chen and Xiyue came here together, they did not rush to show up, but hid in the woods next to the road to observe the visitors.
Xiyue wants to pay attention not to those unknown people, but to people with some family backgrounds, since they want to make trouble, they naturally want to take this kind of child under the knife.
"In fact, there are some inconspicuous people who may be more powerful, but they are also more difficult to provoke. Su Chen listened to her thoughts and said.
Xiyue agreed, and said: "For example, I don't look very eye-catching, but in fact, this girl is the Heavenly Maiden of the Northern Underworld!"
Su Chen glanced at her twice, not knowing what to say. This girl has bright eyes, bright teeth like shellfish, lips like dots, eyebrows like distant daisies, slender figure, delicate curves, wearing a white dress and blue clothes, although she is transformed into an ordinary human race, but she is also peerless, if you walk in the crowd, it is also extremely eye-catching.
It's inconspicuous...... Girl, you're so humble.
Xiyue suddenly pointed to the road and asked, "Who is that person?"
Su Chen looked in the direction she pointed, it was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, with a handsome face and a long figure, and his unintentional flow of breath showed that he had a good cultivation, he walked in the middle of a group of people, talking and laughing with others, quite a leader.
Seeing this person, Su Chen was stunned, and only said after a while: "He, I really know him." ”
"Who?"
"His name is Yu Jing, from Yanyun City, born in one of the nine ancient families of the human race, he is amazing, he is the eldest son of the head of the Yu family in this generation, he is extremely talented in cultivation, and he is the leader of the younger generation of the Yu family today, and it can be said that he is the future master of the Yu family. Su Chen said in an indifferent tone.
Xiyue looked at him curiously, Su Chen's tone was obviously a little strange when she talked about this person, she felt that there must be something wrong with this. Sure enough, without waiting for her to continue asking, Su Chen added: "Of course, it's still an out-and-out infatuation." ”
"Oh......" Xiyue deliberately elongated her tone, with a clear expression.
Su Chen glanced at her and said, "Where do you want to go, what else do you want to know, ask quickly." ”
Xiyue grinned and said, "Why are you so clear about him? He also specifically said that he is an infatuated species, with cats and big cats." ”
Su Chen rolled his eyes and said that he didn't want to continue the topic.
The people who followed Yu Jing included the children of his own family, as well as people from other families who were good friends with him. Su Chen didn't know everything, but from their conversation, he could hear the origin of some people, so he gave Xiyue a brief introduction to what he knew.
"Actually, I'm still curious, what kind of fuss do you have with that Yu Jing?" asked Xiyue with great interest.
However, only Su Chen's eyes responded to her.
Time passed, and the Xuanqi Sect was located, emitting a soft light as the night gradually fell, and as far as the eye could see, the light and mist were dense, like a fairyland on earth.
"Let's go too. Xiyue walked out of the woods and headed for the place of light.
Su Chen sighed lightly, he didn't expect to meet Yu Jing, the two did have a bit of a relationship, but it was related to another person. It's just that Yu Jing is here, and I don't know if the other one will also come. The closer he got to the Xuanqi Sect, Su Chen's mood became inexplicably irritable, and he had the urge to turn around and leave.
The elite meeting of the northern kingdom was initiated by the children of the royal family, and the meeting place was not in the sect, but in a pure land in Juyong Mountain, but it was very close to the Xuanqi Sect and was also under the jurisdiction of the Xuanqi Sect.
Anyone who comes to the meeting will first worship the mountain gate to show respect for the state religion. Xiyue and Su Chen didn't really come to participate in the event, and Su Chen's identity was sensitive, and Xiyue was even more noble, so they disdained it, so the two of them directly omitted the step of worshipping the mountain, and followed the people in front of them directly to the Pure Land.
Xiyue found that as she got closer to here, Su Chen became more and more silent, although she had the heart to ask, she still held back, and it was estimated that Su Chen would tell her if she asked after this stubble.
Soon after, the Pure Land was approaching, looking at it from a distance, Xiyue's eyes suddenly lit up, in front of it was a glowing woodland, fragrant grass everywhere, flowers brilliant, butterflies and warblers dancing, and then take a closer look, the glowing is one after another different trees and the green grass that is as clear as jade.
"There are so many shining trees and grasses in my hometown. Xiyue pursed her mouth, which is not uncommon at all.
"I have it in my hometown. Su Chen nodded.
Xi Yue glanced at him and didn't speak, Su Chen followed slowly behind.
The person in front seemed to hear the words of the two, and looked back, it was several young men and women in gorgeous clothes, the men were handsome, the women were beautiful, and the temperament was not bad.
One of the men sneered, "Where are the hillbillies, haven't you seen the world?" and the others smiled meaningfully, looking at the man and woman.
Xiyue glanced at him, snorted disdainfully, gestured to Su Chen casually, and then ignored the group of people and walked in front of them.
Su Chen understood, and when he came to the man, he said nonchalantly: "You are only a hillbilly, you have never seen the world!" After saying that, he also snorted and swaggered away.
Before leaving, Xiyue conjured up a human skin mask with the Ice Phoenix Flying Feather, and Su Chen changed his appearance after putting it on, not worrying that someone would recognize him. With the great progress of Xiyue's cultivation, she can also make better use of flying feathers, this magic weapon is infinitely useful, and it can also be transformed into other things.
"Hey!" the man who opened his mouth was almost out of breath, but all that was left for him was the back of his head, indicating that the two men didn't take him seriously at all.
At the entrance of the Pure Land, there are disciples of the Xuanqi Sect guarding it, and almost all the people who attend the meeting carry a prayer post, which is an unwritten rule, after all, the Xia Kingdom is the overlord of the north, and the cultivation world is also to give the royal family a face.
But Su Chen and Xiyue didn't have any greetings, and they were stopped at the entrance.
"Both, do you have a prayer?" asked a Xuanqi Sect disciple.
"Nope. Xiyue said, "What's the matter?
Another disciple explained, "I'm sorry, this is a grand gathering of young talents from Northern Xia, it's very grand, and you can't enter it unless you pay your respects or are invited by the host here. ”
Xiyue frowned, and was about to speak, but heard Su Chen ask, "Is the eldest son of the Yu family here?"
The two disciples were stunned, and one of them asked cautiously, "Naturally, it has arrived, may I ask ......?"
Su Chen interrupted him and said, "Call him out, and say that the old man is visiting." ”
A disciple was displeased, squinted at Su Chen and said, "Who are you, can you know the dignity of the son of the Yu family?"
Su Chen sneered: "An infatuated species, what kind of dignity to talk about." ”
The faces of the disciples of the Xuanqi Sect changed greatly, they naturally knew the status of the Yu family in the cultivation realm, how could the person who was expected to become the next master of the Yu family be scorned.
Su Chen sighed with a smile and said, "Forget it, you go and tell him, just say: That year, Changyang City, you can remember the orchid shame." ”
As soon as these words came out, Xiyue's expression immediately became very exciting, and after carefully recalling this sentence, it seemed that she had tasted something different.
The disciples of the Xuanqi Sect hesitated, and Su Chen said: "Mother-in-law, the disciples of the Xuanqi Sect are really useless like you!"
"Speak wildly, look for death!" The two disciples were furious, put on a posture, and were about to make a move.
Su Chen was not afraid, took a step forward, and was about to fight, when he suddenly heard a man's voice coming: "Brother is slow, can you go inside?"
"Well said. Su Chen's face was expressionless, and he didn't look at the two Xuanqi Sect disciples, beckoning Xiyue to go straight inside, and the relationship between the two seemed to be reversed.
Xiyue didn't care, but was even more interested, she recognized the voice, it was the main Yu Jing.
I don't know who passed on the matter of the entrance to the Pure Land to Yu Jing's ears, and in surprise, Yu Jing guessed the identity of the person who came with the sentence "Remembering the orchid is ashamed", but he didn't publicize it, and directly invited Su Chen in. With the young master of the Yu family opening, naturally no one stopped him, and a conflict disappeared into nothingness.
Yu Jing frowned, he really didn't expect this situation, Su Chen still dared to appear swaggeringly, he was not afraid of attracting the pursuit of the Daowu Palace? He didn't expect that Su Chen not only didn't hide, but also dared to conflict with other people's disciples on the territory of the Xuanqi Sect, and then annoyed the Northern Xia National Sect, he could still have a way to live?
So while Yu Jing was waiting for Su Chen to come over, he was thinking about how to help him get out.
When the person came, Yu Jing looked at him, and at the same time noticed the woman who came with him, she was so radiant that people couldn't ignore it.
"Who is this?" Yu Jing was puzzled, he thought that Su Chen had appeared alone and came to look for him.
"Brother Yu, it's been a long time. Su Chen said hello from afar.
"It's only been a few months, not for long, but you, why did you come here?" Yu Jing replied.
There was no one else here, and Su Chen took off his mask for the time being. There is no need to hide between them, and seeing Su Chen like this, there is no intention of hiding, which makes Yu Jing even more puzzled.
"Su Chen, aren't you really afraid of death?" Yu Jing sighed.
"I'm afraid I'm going to die, but I'm not here specifically for you, mainly for this one. Su Chen said, looking at Xiyue.
Xiyue said dissatisfiedly: "I'm for your good, why did it taste bad in your mouth?"
Yu Jing was puzzled: "What the hell is this?"
Su Chen said solemnly: "The Heavenly Maiden of the Northern Underworld, Xiyue." ”
Yu Jing's expression immediately changed, and when he looked at Xiyue again, the shock in his heart was incomparable. With Yu Jing's understanding of Su Chen, his words are very credible, and the word "Northern Underworld" is like a taboo, people who are not from this clan must not impersonate it, otherwise it will attract great cause and effect, and not only the Northern Underworld Imperial Family, every royal family in the cultivation world has similar taboos.
"It turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Heavenly Maiden, disrespectful. Yu Jing saluted Xiyue.
"Don't dare, although I am the Heavenly Maiden of the Northern Underworld, you are also the young master of the Yu family, and you and I are not far behind. Xiyue smiled, and after speaking, she gave Su Chen a "I understand" look.
Yu Jing smiled and said nothing, Xiyue is just modest, really talking about status, although the Yu family is one of the nine great families of the ancient human race, but after all, it is not among the royal family, so his status as the "young master of the Yu family" is actually lower than that of Xiyue, the "Lady of the Northern Underworld", but Yu Jing is no one, the other party said so, he does not have to be too modest.
"I have something I want to know, Xiyue, you go around first?" Su Chen asked Xiyue.
"Okay, I'll go and walk around first. Xiyue happily agreed.
Yu Jing was surprised and said, "Her Royal Highness the Heavenly Maiden and you seem to have a deep friendship." ”
Su Chen smiled: "After all, it's a lifelong friendship, can it not be deep?"
Yu Jing nodded and said, "It seems that your experience these days is very unusual, don't you mind talking to me?"
Su Chen let out a long sigh and said, "When I hid in the Qitian Mountain Range, I accidentally rescued Xiyue, who was seriously injured, and took care of her until I recovered from my injuries, so I got to know her like this. In fact, when the two lived and died together, he felt that he didn't need to talk too much to Yu Jing, firstly, he and Yu Jing did not have too deep friendship, and secondly, there was some kind of careful thinking that suddenly sprung up. That's why he got there.
What's more, strictly speaking, the two are actually rivals in love with each other!
Yu Jing didn't ask much, and asked Su Chen what he wanted to know, Su Chen hesitated for a while before asking, "How is she doing?"
Yu Jing was silent for a while before she said, "After you had an accident, she was very worried. ”
Su Chen was also silent, his mood was very complicated, and the two did not speak for a while, as if they had a tacit understanding.
In the end, it was Yu Jing who broke the silence and said: "There are many eyes and ears here, you must not expose them." She told me to do my best to preserve you if I met you. ”
Su Chen's heart was incomprehensible, so he could only smile bitterly: "If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have such a good belly." ”
Yu Jing said: "You will too." ”
Su Chen sighed and suddenly asked, "Yu Jing, do you believe that I will be a rebellious person who kills teachers?"
Yu Jing looked at him and said calmly: "If she believes, I will believe." ”
Su Chen didn't speak, and Yu Jing said again: "Although there is a Northern Heavenly Lady as a guarantee, it is best for you to lie dormant now, and only when you are strong will you have a chance." ”
"Thank you, farewell. Su Chen put on his mask again and turned to leave.
Yu Jing stood in place, silent for a long time, there was something he didn't say, and Su Chen naturally didn't want to ask. The "she" in the mouths of the two will also come to this grand gathering of young talents, but it will be two days in the evening, thinking that Su Chen has already left at that time, and the two will not be able to see each other.
Su Chen went to find Xiyue, and when he met with Yu Jing, he suddenly felt a depression, and he lost interest in Xiyue's plan, and just wanted to leave here first after finding Xiyue.
He thought so, but Xiyue didn't want to settle down.
After leaving the corner where he was talking to Yu Jing, Su Chen couldn't see anyone everywhere looking for Xiyue, although he believed that she would be fine, but he was also a little worried.
After a while, he saw a lot of people gathered somewhere in front of him, as if something had happened, and his intuition told Su Chen to go and see, maybe it was related to the eldest lady.
The place where everyone gathered was a little noisy, and the participants were either young masters or tall people, so naturally they would not gather like people in the market. However, there are also many people who are concerned about this side, either at the center of the incident, or from a distance.
Su Chen's intuition was right, as soon as he passed, he saw Xiyue.
Xi Yue is confronting several young men and women, the two sides are already tense, and with a little excitement, there will definitely be a fight. Elite gatherings are not against the use of force, on the contrary, this is the highlight of the gathering, in the past, there were even life-and-death battles, some people stood up, lay down, and never even stood up again.
Su Chen knew about this tradition and told Xiyue, but he never thought of letting Xiyue participate in this kind of martial arts, but the two had only been separated for a while, and they actually came to this point?
Su Chen separated from everyone and came to Xiyue's side and asked her what was going on.
The princess of the Northern Underworld royal family looked unhappy, pointed to the people opposite and said, "They look down on people and bully me." As he spoke, he quietly gave Su Chen a look, and the meaning was obvious.
Su Chen frowned and looked at the other side, his face instantly became very exciting, isn't this the gang that laughed at him and Xiyue for being hillbillies on the way here? They dare to bully Xiyue? Su Chen asked coldly, "I heard that you bullied my sister?"
Yan Qing, the young man who had laughed at Chen and Yue before, sneered at this time: "What's the matter? ”
Several people around him laughed, and some people coaxed, Su Chen heard someone shouting this person's name, so he said, "Yan Qing, are you from the Yan family in Qucheng?"
Yan Qing said conceitedly: "Exactly." ”
Su Chen sneered: "The Yan family actually has such an unscrupulous disciple as you!"
Yan Qing's face fell, and he said coldly, "What did you say?"
Su Chen smiled disdainfully: "I think that the head of the Yan family is also a famous person in the cultivation world, with a high style and bright manners, and noble virtues, among his descendants, there is a gentleman like you, arrogant and domineering, looking down on people with dog eyes, and ruining the reputation of the family, which is really a shame for the family." ”
Yan Qing's expression changed greatly, his anger surged, and he pointed at Su Chen and scolded: "Where are you from a wild bastard, you dare to insult me?"
Su Chen snorted and said disdainfully: "Justice is in the hearts of the people, I am sorry for the old Yan seniors, how can I say insults? You live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, don't you know that loyalty is against your ears, good medicine is bitter, for your brother, this is leading you to the right path, don't mistake yourself, and even more prolong the family." You don't say thank you, but you insult me, alas, sad!
Some of the people around him were indifferent as usual, some showed expressions that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and some even shouted loudly: "Brother, that's a good point!
That Yan Qing's face turned pale, he was born in the Yan family in Qucheng, that is also a famous family in the cultivation world, he has been talented since he was a child, he is very spoiled by his elders, he has always been strong and arrogant, but no one has ever scolded him like this. Therefore, Su Chen's words, every word and every word stirred his blood surged.
"Boy, you're looking for death!" Yan Qing said through gritted teeth.
Su Chen looked at him, his eyes were sharp, and he replied, "Don't accept it!"