PDLP Chapter 73 Senior Sister of the Same Lineage
Chapter 73 Senior Sister of the Same Lineage
Time flies, and a month has passed just like that.
During this period, Ye Feng visited Du Fan's place a few times, mainly to drink, eat roasted lamb legs, and chat about beautiful women and other topics.
Qin Xiaoran had come once, naturally to make some deals with him in secret. In addition, she also mentioned something that gave Du Fan quite a headache. This woman actually asked him about Ye Feng's situation and subtly expressed her desire for him to assist her.
While Du Fan was secretly sweating, he naturally pretended to be stupid. In the end, Qin Xiaoran had no choice but to admit that she was too embarrassed to say it directly. Her pretty face turned red, and she glared at this unromantic guy with a lot of resentment.
Finally, she extended her slender palm, leaving a deep pit about ten feet in size on the ground in front of Du Fan, before turning and leaving...
To Du Fan's surprise, the end and beginning of the month had passed, but no one from the sect came to collect the orders for spiritual herbs. Instead, someone brought him his monthly salary as a disciple and handyman, but he was happy to be free from such matters and didn't pay any attention to it.
Shen Hong, the true leader of Lingyuan, has never shown his face. This Uncle Shen must have completely forgotten about him.
On this day, Du Fan opened his eyes from his cultivation, a thoughtful look flashing in them.
"It took half a day to master the first-level Cloud and Rain Technique, a full day to master the first-level Weak Water Shield and the first-level Water Shadow Sword, and more than twenty days to cultivate the Devouring Spirit Technique from the fourth level to the seventh level."
The complexity of cultivating the Soul Devouring Technique far surpasses that of low-level water-attribute spells, especially from the sixth level onwards, which often requires several days to comprehend. However, this also demonstrates that this technique is extraordinary. Du Fan frowned slightly as he pondered this.
If Gui Yuan knew Du Fan's thoughts, he would be furious even if he wasn't dead. Even someone as talented as Gui Yuan, a master of the Ghost Path, only managed to cultivate the Soul Devouring Technique to the fifth level after ten years...
"Du Fan, come out!" A voice suddenly appeared.
"It's Uncle Shen!" Du Fan's heart skipped a beat. He didn't dare to be negligent and quickly went out of the house.
"Disciple pays respects to Martial Uncle Shen."
Du Fan bowed respectfully, only then noticing a beautiful woman standing behind Shen Hong, Guan Jing.
"Since the land of separation, I have agreed to accept you as a nominal disciple, but today, I am accepting you as a formal disciple."
"Jing'er is also one of my newly accepted disciples. Although she became your disciple after you, in my system, according to cultivation level, she is your senior sister from today onwards." Shen Hong's divine sense swept over Du Fan, and he was slightly surprised by Du Fan's current cultivation level. His expression softened a bit as he spoke.
"Thank you, Master! This disciple greets Master and Senior Sister!" Du Fan quickly expressed his gratitude. Although he was surprised, it was a good thing after all, so he was still very happy.
Shen Hong didn't seem to mind and nodded.
A blush appeared on Guan Jing's beautiful and flawless face. She looked very timid, smiled at Du Fan, and then lowered her head.
"Actually, I have never taught you anything. With your special talent for cultivation, the fact that you were able to cultivate to the first level of Qi Refining in such a short time is enough to show that you have a tenacious character and extraordinary perseverance. I am very pleased with you."
"If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can always come to me or ask your senior sister for guidance." Shen Hong nodded, already praising Du Fan.
"Yes, disciple will certainly live up to your expectations!" Du Fan naturally wouldn't offer any explanation, but simply clasped his hands in a bow and said.
"Dong... Dong... Dong..." Just then, a series of eighteen bell tolls rang out. The sound was melodious and full of vicissitudes, clearly reaching the ears of everyone in the Kongsang Sect.
"Let's go, this is the bell that summons everyone inside." Although Shen Hong's expression was solemn, he was not surprised, as if he already knew something beforehand. He sighed and spoke in silence.
Shen Hong left the funeral garden first, followed closely by Du Fan and Guan Jing.
An hour later, Shen Hong and his two companions arrived at a plaza located at the junction of the inner and outer gates. This plaza was even larger than the outer gate plaza.
Du Fan noticed that a large number of people had already gathered in the square, numbering around three or four thousand, and people were constantly arriving from all directions.
Du Fan looked around and saw many of the prospective inner disciples from the Immortal Peak. Most of them were now following behind a Foundation Establishment deacon, presumably because they, like Guan Jing, had just been accepted as formal disciples by a Foundation Establishment deacon.
Half an hour later, Du Fan finally saw a few familiar faces. A huge fat man followed a group of people into the square. This man was Wan Baoshan. When Du Fan saw the two people in front of Wan Baoshan, his expression became strange.
In front of Wanbao Mountain stood a tall, graceful woman, none other than Qin Xiaoran, a core disciple. In front of Qin Xiaoran was a Foundation Establishment deacon.
This person's cultivation level is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Even among the many Foundation Establishment deacons, his status is extremely high. Du Fan had met this person once before. He is Huang Shi, the number one alchemy master of Kongsang Sect.
In addition, he also met Wang San and a group of inner sect servants, Xue Yizhi and He Xue, core disciples of the Central Garden, Cheng Yu, the fierce senior sister of the Green Bamboo Garden, and several familiar faces from the Green Pine Garden.
Another hour passed, and there were more than 10,000 people in the square. Apart from those who came with the Foundation Establishment Steward, most of the others stood together according to their status. By this time, very few people were coming.
After a short while, no more newcomers came.
Du Fan roughly calculated that there were more than three hundred Foundation Establishment deacons present.
Foundation Establishment cultivators are known as strong individuals in the cultivation world, while those above the Golden Core stage are called Great Powers. Great Power cultivators rarely appear in the outside world, so Foundation Establishment cultivators can roam freely in the cultivation world as long as they are careful.
The fact that there were over three hundred Foundation Establishment stage experts within the Kongsang Sect once again shocked Du Fan.
To his surprise, he hadn't seen a single Golden Core elder appear yet, nor had Ye Feng. Of course, there was also the person he cared about most at this moment: the inner disciple who had led him out of the Spirit Garden and brought him to Wu Hao...
"Please keep us waiting." A gentle voice instantly spread throughout the entire square, reaching everyone's ears. The words were calm and magnetic, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.
A ten-foot-tall emerald cloud appeared in the distance, billowing and whistling as it hurtled towards them, arriving in an instant.
After the light faded, eight figures appeared inside. Sect Leader He and five Golden Core elders were naturally among them, while the remaining two made the disciples look at them strangely.
The two men are quite similar in build and appearance, both possessing an extraordinary and refined air, giving off a free and unrestrained vibe. It's easy to guess that there's a close relationship between them.
One of them was none other than Ye Feng, the first core disciple of the Kongsang Sect and a cultivator with the wind spirit root. He glanced around and quickly found Du Fan, then winked at him.
The other person, who appeared to be in his thirties and dressed in white, was clearly of the same level as He Yinghua, the leader of the Kongsang Sect, as he exuded an aura—the late-stage Golden Core realm.
"Disciple greets Sect Leader, Elders..." More than 10,000 people on the square immediately bowed respectfully, their voices rising and falling.
"No need for formalities, everyone." He Yinghua smiled gently, waved his hand, and led the others to the high platform in the center of the square.
"Feng'er, do as you please." He Yinghua suddenly remembered something, paused, and turned to look at Ye Feng with a smile.
After giving a slight bow, Ye Feng headed straight for Du Fan.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye..." Wherever Ye Feng went, respectful voices rang out from both inner and outer sect disciples. Their gazes toward him were filled with admiration and fervor. Even the Foundation Establishment deacons smiled and nodded when they looked at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng responded calmly with a slight smile, appearing approachable and elegant.
"Disciple greets Uncle-Master Shen." Ye Feng bowed respectfully as he approached Shen Hong.
"Nephew Ye, there's no need for such formalities." Even the usually aloof Shen Hong showed a gentle smile when facing Ye Feng, his eyes filled with admiration.
Ye Feng smiled and walked directly to Du Fan's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
This scene immediately drew astonishment from the more than 10,000 people in the square, who couldn't help but glance at Du Fan a few more times. The outer disciples who had seen the two of them before became even more convinced of their own ideas.
Wan Baoshan and Qin Xiaoran, who were in the distance, also turned their gazes over, but smiled slightly at the two of them, showing no surprise. The group of Golden Core cultivators who had already stepped onto the high platform also saw this scene, but showed no unusual expression.
"Brother Ye, you're still as dashing as ever." Du Fan took in the fervor and admiration the other disciples showed towards Ye Feng, sighed, and said in a low voice.
"You've done a pretty good job of pretending to be brothers, haven't you?" Facing the admiring expressions of tens of thousands of disciples, Ye Feng was smug and very pleased with himself.
Du Fan shook his head, gave a wry smile, and ignored the oddball.
"All disciples and deacons of the Kongsang Sect, listen to my command. Those whose names are called, step forward." He Yinghua suddenly became solemn and spoke in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the square immediately tensed up, quickly composed themselves, and looked at Master He with respectful expressions.
"Yang Xu, Guo Lin, Murong Hongxue, Yuan Changqing..." He Yinghua stood with his hands behind his back, his voice calm as he slowly began to speak.
After a full incense stick's time, He Yinghua's voice suddenly stopped, and by then a thousand disciples were already standing in front of the stage.
These thousand disciples were all inner disciples, and all belonged to the Green Bamboo Garden and the Green Pine Garden. There were no newly promoted prospective inner disciples or core disciples of the Central Garden.
Some astute individuals have already noticed that while most of these thousand people possess considerable cultivation, they share a common trait: they have only average aptitude.
These people were basically inner disciples who were promoted from outer disciples in the past few decades because their cultivation had broken through to the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.
Whether it was the thousand disciples whose names were called out or the others on the square, they couldn't help but start whispering among themselves as they looked at each other.
Although each person's voice was not loud, the combined voices of more than 10,000 people instantly made the square noisy and bustling.
"Wang Yunfei, Zhao Jian, Xu Denuo..." He Yinghua continued speaking expressionlessly. His voice was not loud, but it could be clearly heard by everyone, and the commotion below the stage immediately stopped.
"Ruolan, Shen Hong..." He Yinghua continued to read out the names one by one at a leisurely pace.
At first, the disciples were somewhat surprised, because they had never heard of these people before...
However, some Foundation Establishment deacons suddenly changed their expressions. Before long, the disciples gradually realized that the names that Sect Leader He called out next were all Foundation Establishment deacons in the sect.
Upon hearing Shen Hong's name, Du Fan suddenly looked up at Shen Hong, who remained calm.