Shen Qing rubbed her eyes hard, trying to see if the person in front of her was really Elder Yaoyue.
In her impression, Elder Yaoyue always spoke in a gentle voice, which was as pleasant as the song of a golden oriole.
But now, this Elder Yaoyue with a strong Northeast accent and extremely rough movements was completely different from the person in Shen Qing's memory.
Hong Chaoyang and True Person Hongdie seemed to be used to it, while Qi Nian couldn't help smiling. It seemed that he had witnessed this when he came to take care of Shen Qing.
"E-Elder Yaoyue?"
Elder Yaoyue lifted her robe and sat on the edge of Shen Qing's bed with her legs crossed. She stretched out her hand and checked Shen Qing's body with spiritual power.
"Come on, don't be so surprised. We're all familiar with each other. I don't want to act all aloof and cold anymore. It's tiring."
"Yes, yes..."
Shen Qing adapted quickly and got used to Elder Yaoyue's change in an instant.
A moment later, Yaoyue nodded. "You've recovered well."
"Thank you, Elder Yaoyue."
"Come on, don't be so polite. Just call me Uncle like Chaoyang does."
Shen Qing wasn't coy and immediately called out sweetly, "Thank you, Uncle Yaoyue."
Elder Yaoyue clapped her hands. "Since Shen girl has called me Uncle, it's not appropriate for me not to give you a greeting gift. Come on, let me see what I have."
"Sky Spirit Mirror Grass, high - grade teleportation talismans, top - grade Realm - Breaking Pills, Marrow - Cleansing Pills, Bone - Regenerating Pills..."
"Nothing good. Just take them all."
Shen Qing was dazzled by this sudden fortune and was so dazed that she even forgot to say thank you.
Nothing good?
The total value of these items was several times more than what Shen Qing had received on Nianbai Peak over the years.
After Yaoyue gave all the items to Shen Qing, she suddenly stood up. "Oh, look at my stupid head. Hongdie, hurry up! Come with me to see that old man Honghua. I'm going to lead the team to the secret realm with you."
With that, Elder Yaoyue grabbed Hongdie and rushed out of the cave like the wind.
But the moment she stepped out of the cave, Elder Yaoyue resumed her cold and aloof appearance.
Hong Chaoyang looked at Elder Yaoyue's departing back with admiration on his face.
"Uncle's grace is really beyond compare. I hope I can learn even a little bit of Uncle's skills one day."
Shen Qing and Qi Nian glanced at each other and thought silently.
You've already learned half of it...
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Half a month passed, and Shen Qing had fully recovered. With Elder Yaoyue's approval, she could finally get out of bed to practice.
There were a total of 51 Golden Core cultivators participating in the secret realm trial this time, the largest number in previous years.
As soon as Shen Qing appeared in the practice field, she attracted the attention of all the disciples.
The incident in the Law Enforcement Hall had spread throughout the sect.
Some on - looking disciples even used image stones to record what had happened that day.
Now, everyone knew that the rumors about Shen Qing were all false.
Because of True Person Hengling's partiality, the sect master was furious. Now, Nianbai Peak had been ordered by the sect master to change back to its original name, Worry - Free Peak.
It was originally a name that True Person Hengling had changed for Lin Yibai, and it had always been unpleasant to hear.
Shen Qing was a little surprised when she heard about this.
After all, in her previous life, Lin Yibai had always had a smooth journey. Changing the peak's name was a heavy blow to Lin Yibai and the people on Nianbai Peak.
The disciples all looked at Shen Qing with strange expressions, but there was no malice. Before, they had all said some bad things about Shen Qing to some extent. Now, they always felt sorry for her.
After the incident in the Law Enforcement Hall, they had carefully thought it over.
True Person Hengling had a high prestige in the Qingyun Sword Sect. The disciples all assumed that it was an honor to become True Person Hengling's direct disciple.
But Shen Qing, with only three spiritual roots, had become True Person Hengling's disciple. Over the years, her cultivation had made no progress. It was obvious that she was not a person with great talent.
So the disciples looked down on Shen Qing to some extent.
There were only two female disciples on Worry - Free Peak. Naturally, others would compare Shen Qing with Lin Yibai.
Lin Yibai had reached the Golden Core realm at a young age. She had a good reputation in the sect and often served as the team leader in missions. In the eyes of the disciples, only someone like Lin Yibai was worthy of being True Person Hengling's disciple.
With this comparison, the disciples became even more dissatisfied with Shen Qing.
Later, Lin Yibai even pretended to cry in public a few times, which made everyone dislike Shen Qing even more.
When He Yu and Shen Chuyun smeared Shen Qing, they all blindly echoed.
The scene of Shen Qing collapsing in the Law Enforcement Hall and the glaring red blood had cleared their minds.
Shen Qing ignored those looks and only talked to Qi Nian and Hong Chaoyang beside her.
"I heard that this secret realm is very special and there are great opportunities. I wonder if we'll be lucky enough to encounter them."
Hong Chaoyang said excitedly, and Qi Nian nodded in agreement.
This secret realm was called the Long Vine Fairyland. Only Golden Core cultivators were allowed to enter. The special thing about this secret realm was that no matter who left it, they would forget everything that had happened inside.
But everything obtained inside the secret realm could be taken out.
Someone had obtained half of a mysterious cultivation technique in the secret realm. Relying on this half of the technique, that person had broken through to the God - Transformation realm in a short time.
But at the same time, some disciples had died inside. When they were ejected from the secret realm, they only had mutilated bodies.
So when entering this secret realm, disciples would form teams of five.
And Shen Qing's team only had three people because they had signed up too late.
True Person Honghua started his speech on the high platform. Elder Feiyun and Elder Yaoyue stood on one side. They were the leaders of this team.
"Dear disciples, the sect has no information about this secret realm for you. So after entering the secret realm, you have to be careful on your own."
"The flying boat is ready. The secret realm will open in three days. I wish all of you a smooth journey in the secret realm. Set off!"
The disciples below were eager to try. Wearing uniform clothes, they saluted True Person Honghua on the high platform in unison. "Disciples will follow the sect master's teachings!"
After boarding the flying boat, Elder Feiyun arranged rooms for each disciple, but the flying boat didn't take off for a long time.
It was the first time for Shen Qing to board the sect's flying boat. She stood on the deck and curiously sized up this huge flying boat.
The flying boat was powered by spirit stones and could accommodate nearly a hundred people.
This flying boat could change its size freely and flew much faster than flying swords.
Shen Qing and Hong Chaoyang went to visit their familiar disciples together. Nearly half an hour later, the flying boat still didn't move.
The disciples curiously went to find out what was going on. As a result, they heard Elder Yaoyue elegantly holding a teacup and complaining to Elder Feiyun.
"I knew that stupid Hengling was unreliable. He knew the assembly time, but none of the disciples from Worry - Free Peak came on time. What? Do I have to go and invite them myself?"
"How shameless. I'm putting it out there. If I have to wait any longer and it delays the disciples' entry into the secret realm, don't blame me for losing my temper."
Hearing this, the disciples realized that the reason the flying boat hadn't taken off was that Pei Xuanjing and the others hadn't appeared yet.