On March 8th, Yuxu Sect in Jiuzhou Mountain started the tea party for immortals. All large or small sects from Jiuzhou Region came to congratulate. Countless spirit boats floated above the mountain, even the sun was blotted out. What a spectacle!
When it was seven in the morning, the bell rang at the top of the mountain, and a door appeared on the big tactical matrix for protecting the Sect. All spirit boats entered in succession and went to the mountain peak for parking.
Su Family’s spirit boat was also in the queue, and it was at the head of the queue, just behind the spirit boat of Zihan Sect.
At this moment, all people of Su Family gathered on the deck and waited for the spirit boat to land. Su Dieyin came to the deck and glanced around it. She found that Su Li was standing in the crowd. Su Li looked at the pavilion below in a daze. Su Dieyin could not help smiling and came to Su Li with her three disciples behind her.
“What are you thinking about?”
Hearing the voice from her behind, Su Li turned back and saw Su Dieyin. Su Li also gave a glimpse at the three disciples behind Su Dieyin. Then, she shook her head, “Nothing.”
Su Dieyin did not get annoyed when she heard Su Li’s perfunctory answer. She called the three disciples behind her to stand next to her and smiled, “After the tea party, you will belong to our Second Branch. These three will be your companions who will fight with you shoulder by shoulder in the future. Take the time to get to know each other.”
Su Li nodded and said, “I am Su Jiuzhou, from Meng Sect.”
The three who thought Su Li might say more were stunned. That’s it?
“The disciple that our Master recruited this time is not so good. She comes from a small sect and terribly narrow-minded. Even if she is talented, what great achievements can she make in the future…”
The leading gentle youth sighed in his heart but did not show any despising expressions. He imitated Su Li’s tone and said with his fists holding,
“I am Su Xianyun, the eldest disciple of Second Branch. Nice to meet you!”
The other two young men looked at each other with a smile and spoke with a similar tone,
“I am Su Wenbing, the second disciple of Second Branch!”
“Su Zheng, the third disciple of Second Branch!”
They were nice. Su Li did not frown at them and just responded them a few words. In this way, they got familiar with each other.
When they were talking, the spirit boat of Su Family had landed. After everyone got off the spirit boat, one of the elders from Head Branch who was in charge of logistics put away the spirit boat and took many servants to the peak for guests to settle in advance. The rest people went to a palace on another peak for guests and took their seats there by the guidance of a bell boy.
Su Dieyin stepped into the hall. After a casual glimpse, she found that there were many square tables in the hall. People of Zihan Sect were resting there, but no elders of Yuxu Sect among them.
“Seniors of Su Family, please feel free to have some refreshments. The other people will come after a few minutes.”
The bell boy brought people of Su Family here, gave them a salute, and left the palace. People of Su Family settled down by themselves, taking seven or eight tables.
“Head, four people use one table. It…”
Su Xianyun glanced at Su Li and hesitated.
Yuxu Sect had arranged thoughtfully. The teams that attended the tea party in the past, whether from a sect or a family, were made up of a leading elder and three disciples. But this time, they temporarily took Su Li with them. A table with four seats was not enough for them. It was somewhat awkward.
The three of them planned to discuss details about the tea party, so they wouldn’t separate from each other. It was not appropriate to send Su Dieyin, the head of the branch, to other tables. Then there was only Su Jiuzhou…
Su Dieyin frowned, because she did not take this into consideration.
“Don’t feel embarrassed, Head of Second Branch. I can go to another table.”
Before Su Dieyin said something, Su Li turned around and sat at a table in a far corner. So, she could enjoy the quiet.
Seeing this, Su Dieyin shook her head with a smile. A top talent was always somewhat proud.
Su Jiuzhou was too young, so it was normal that her state of mind was not serene. This event was a good opportunity for her to practice. After all, the sense of belonging needed to be cultivated along with time.
On the other side.
After Su Li drank two cups of spirit wine specially made by Yuxu Sect, a familiar feeling surged up. She narrowed her eyes slightly and thought, “Su Dieyin not only makes a fast progress in her practice but also has means to train her disciples. It’s a pity to use the Soul Control Method on such a person. How should I do to make her work for me?”
Su Li felt a little conflicted.
At this time, the light dimmed suddenly. Su Li looked up and found that the sunny young man sat opposite her. And a cold young man also sat at the table without any expressions.
It was clear that these two were rivals, but they acted together.
Su Li propped her chin and looked at the sunny young man.
“Su Jiuzhou, what a coincidence to meet you here!”
The sunny young man smiled with his tiger teeth out, “I have a big deal. Are you in?”
Su Dieyin frowned as she saw the two people sitting next to Su Li. When she was about to go over and have a check, a voice transmission fell into her ears.
“Heads of all branches of Su Family, please come to the back hall of the palace immediately. Something about the Immortal Tea Plant will be discussed.”
How did it come at this time?
Su Dieyin frowned her arched eyebrows. Seeing that the heads of other branches and the elders of Zihan Sect were ready to leave, she doesn’t dare to delay. So, she stood up and left the hall with them.
As soon as the seniors left, the juniors were much more relaxed to chat. The hall also became lively. The sound of the conversation at the corner table was covered.
Su Li took a sip of wine unhurriedly and asked with interest, “Why me?”
“Because you are powerful!”
The sunny young man stuck out his thumb and praised Su Li without hesitation.
Su Li tilted her head and looked the sunny young man up and down. After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, “Did you see me fight?”
The sunny young man shook his head.
“How do you know my strength then?”
The sunny young man shook his head again.
“I can’t understand!” Su Li laughed, “Maybe I even cannot beat those at the peak stage of Jindan Realm. You come to me to negotiate a deal. Aren’t you afraid of suffering a loss?”
“This blockhead said you are maintaining your strength.”
The sunny young man pointed to the cold one and said with a smile, “Besides, I also think you’re a good candidate purely by my own feelings.”
“Really?”
Su Li raised her eyebrows, “Tell me your business.”
Seeing that Su Li was interested, the sunny young man said excitedly, “Do you know the rules of the tea party, right? We can make sure that you’ll get a place in the tea tasting. And even we can support you with some practice resources in the next several years. In exchange, you’ll go on an adventure with us, and the treasures we get there will go fifty-fifty. How is it?”
“Where?”
Su Li asked a question instead of answering. The sunny young man was not annoyed and said with a tricky smile, “Of course it’s a wonderful place with treasures everywhere! Take Cunzhen Elixir as an example, not every inherited disciple of Yuxu Sect could afford to use it, but it is garbage in that place! The garbage that no one there will pick up. There are so many magical treasures. If we pay a visit there, each of us could breakthrough to Huashen Realm!”
The sunny young man became more and more excited and his voice was so loud that people from other tables could hear. And some of these people could not help but burst into laughter.
“Puff.”
“They have not reached Yuanying Realm but dreamed of Huashen Realm. Are they still sleeping?”
“There are really some people who dream in the day, and they are talented practitioners who come to the tea party, tsk…”
The sunny young man turned his head back suddenly. He smiled and glanced over the several young practitioners who jeered at them until they got nervous. He turned back again and got close to Su Li as he did to the cold young man last time. However, he was blocked by a chopstick and his nose was almost cut in half.
“Hiss…”
The sunny young man felt painful and shrank back. He covered his nose and said with hatred, “My face! Su Jiuzhou, you must compensate for my nose. If you do not go with me this time, I will get you for that!!!”
A flash flickered through the icy eyes of the cold young man, “How sharp the pneuma was! It seemed to be stimulated by pneuma and blood…”
Su Li poured the twenty-third cup of wine for herself. She held up the wine cup and looked at the sunny young man, “If you can tell me Tiannan Chaos Zone in detail, I don’t mind accompanying you on the trip.”
The sunny young man grinned immediately and became complacent as he heard what Su Li said. He patted the shoulder of the cold young man and stretched out the other hand, “Blockhead, do you hear that? I won the bet this time. Give it to me now!”
The cold young man frowned and impatiently passed him a celestial stone. Then he stared at Su Jiuzhou and asked seriously, “You can hear us. How?”
He must figure this out. Because, in addition to his cultivation, he also practiced tactical matrix. Moreover… his grade was not low!
The Sound-proof Matrix was readily deployed by him.
As Su Yang told him last time, he was not convinced. So, he came to sound Su Li out this time. But now… he could not refuse to believe it. Although Su Yang seemed to be unreliable and had a grudge against him, he would not talk about Tiannan Chaos Zone everywhere.
Su Li sighed because she was a bit bored. She had lots of things to do in Yuxu Sect and had no time to waste on this meaningless conversation.
She had nothing to do with Tiannan Chaos Zone or whatever. She just wanted to make every step right according to her plan.
Although the cold young man found that Su Li had no interest in talking with them, he had no intention to give up.
After a moment of hesitation, he deployed a Sound-proof Matrix once again and said slowly with a low voice.
“My name is Su Mu. I am not from Jiuzhou Region, but a chess piece planted in Su Family by a holy sect. So is Su Yang.”
Su Mu’s first sentence made Su Yang lose his smile and he got a gloomy face instantly. He gritted his teeth and said, “Are you out of your mind? How could you tell her these things?”
Su Li was intrigued, “Go on.”
As Su Yang was about to make a move with a harsh light in his eyes, he suddenly felt a pressure around him and he couldn’t move, or even talk.
“The Mighty Pressure?! It… What kind of demon did we mess with?”
Fear leaked from Su Yang’s pupils. He tried to stop Su Mu, but he could do nothing but watch the blockhead speaking.
“Tiannan Chaos Zone originated from the Bloody Accident of Holy Spirit back then. After the Reincarnation Mirror was destroyed, there was an earthquake and a passage to an unknown place was opened in the adjacent region, Dafu Region.
Except for some extinct places, all relics in Qingshui Circle had been explored by the seniors. It became extremely difficult for future generations to acquire something!
The suddenly opened passage was regarded as new shocking serendipity after the Reincarnation Mirror. Half of the practitioners of Yuanying Realm from Qingshui Circle and the Mighty Practitioners of Huashen Realm as pioneers swarmed in.”
Speaking of this, the cold young man’s tone was even more chilling, “But at the other end of that passage, it’s not a secret realm at all, but a world, a world even more powerful than Qingshui Circle!”
“It costed Qingshui Circle three thousand Mighty Practitioners of Huashen Realm and dozens of old foxes who were in nature’s test to barely seal that passage. The price was… the extinction of all creatures in Dafu Region. No one survived!”
“So, the former Dafu Region became Tiannan Chaos Zone now. The opposite world also suffered heavy losses and left many treasures in the passage.
After the passage had been sealed for near eight hundred years, it began to shake again. And unstable doors to the passage appeared. If you are lucky enough, you’ll have the chance to go in and get some great treasures. Then your cultivation will be smooth from then on.
This is Su Yang’s plan.”
After saying all this in a breath, Su Mu exhaled and sounded much more relaxed, “Can you tell me in return now why our Sound-proof Matrix was ineffective?”
Su Li rubbed her chin, pondered for a moment, and revealed a smile, “The reason is simple. My realm on the tactical matrix is higher than yours. Are you satisfied with this answer?”
Su Mu froze immediately. He did think about this. But he had already reached the eighth realm of the tactical matrix. Beyond that, one reaching the ninth grade would be a grandmaster of the tactical matrix. It…
Su Jiuzhou was younger than him. How could she be a ninth-grade grandmaster of the tactical matrix?
Su Mu doubted that. Su Li took a sip of wine and said gently, “I don’t have to prove anything to you. Speaking of this, which holy sect sent you here? Is there anybody in your sect who entered Reincarnation Mirror back then?”
Su Mu was silent, but not for long before he continued, “Tianhe Sect from Tianhe Region. Our young lord of the sect is Fang Yuan, the second on the Tianjiao List.”
Su Yang flushed, and felt more and more out of breath. His pneuma and blood were about to explode by the pressure. Hearing Su Mu and Su Li chat merrily, he could taste bitterness in his mouth, even in his heart.
This blockhead usually didn’t say a single word within a long time. But now, why did he tell everything to others!
Su Jiuzhou was an old fox!
After Su Mu finished talking, she would definitely kill us!
“Fang Yuan…”
As Su Li muttered, she laughed slightly and released the suppression to Su Yang.
Since these two people were chess pieces of the holy sect where that person was, it was useful to keep them alive.