Jiang Zhiyun and Li Xian only thought that Shen Qing didn't want to dirty Qing Qing's courtyard, so they didn't object to Shen Qing's decision.
The Five - Element Dao Sect had a secret technique that could use talismans to temporarily seal a person. The sealed person would fall into a brief slumber, unable to perceive anything from the outside world, and outsiders couldn't find them either.
Shen Qing had an idea in mind. She wanted to know if the system could still find Ban Fenghe after he was sealed.
Li Xian took out a thick stack of talismans, drew a magic formation on the ground, and pinched hand seals with both hands.
After chanting a few magic incantations, the talismans on the ground immediately tightly wrapped Ban Fenghe's body, and the formation on the ground also came to life, spreading onto the talismans.
Ban Fenghe struggled a few times at first, but then stopped moving.
When everything settled down, Shen Qing finally felt relieved.
However, getting rid of just one Ban Fenghe was not enough. The Main Shrine would surely send a second, a third Ban Fenghe. So, they couldn't let their guard down until they resolved the issue of the Main Shrine.
Shen Qing told the other three what she had seen during the soul - searching.
When Jiang Zhiyun heard that there were still a large number of drug - men in the Main Shrine, her face turned pale. After learning about all that Ban Fenghe had gone through, she hesitated for a long time and awkwardly said, "He's also a poor soul."
After all this commotion, almost a day had passed.
In this short day, the Azure Wood Sect had already spread the news of the change of the sect master to various major sects.
After the cultivators on the Nine Desolate Continent heard the news, they dug out the matter of Chu Lanqiu becoming the young sect master of the Beast - Taming Sect and discussed it again.
Two sects had simultaneously broken their ten - thousand - year - old traditions, allowing those who were originally ineligible to become young sect masters to take on the position.
The incident of Qing Qing being injured was even rumored that a female disciple was love - struck with Qing Qing but couldn't get her love in return, so she resorted to extreme measures to hurt Qing Qing. Unexpectedly, by sheer luck, Wan Wusheng sacrificed himself to save Qing Qing.
This gossiping version gradually spread across the Nine Desolate Continent, while the correct version was even considered fake.
But in this way, the Main Shrine was able to hide itself perfectly.
When Shen Qing heard about it, she just sneered sarcastically.
Who said that the Main Shrine had been detached from the Nine Desolate Continent for a long time? It deserved a good beating.
The sects had been infiltrated by the Main Shrine like a sieve, and it could even control the public opinion across the Nine Desolate Continent. It was simply controlling the sects and the continent invisibly.
It seemed that the Main Shrine must be plotting something big.
Suddenly, Shen Qing really wanted to see Han Ze and ask him face - to - face what he was up to.
The major sects began to send people to congratulate Qing Qing on becoming the sect master. The Azure Wood Sect also had to prepare for a ceremony. After the ceremony, Qing Qing would be the legitimate sect master of the Azure Wood Sect.
Shen Qing wanted to leave after the ceremony, but Li Xian said they had to go to the South Sea.
In Li Yuan's memory, after receiving the inheritance of the Mermaid Clan, one had to visit the Mermaid Clan's holy land.
Li Yuan had also left something for Li Xian in the Mermaid Clan's holy land. Li Xian's sword hadn't formed a contract yet, and he had to go to the Mermaid Clan's holy land to awaken the sword spirit in the sword.
Originally, Shen Qing was so attached to Jiang Zhiyun that she was reluctant to leave. But after receiving a voice transmission from Hong Chaoyang, she hurriedly dragged Li Xian away.
Hong Chaoyang's voice transmission said that Pei Xuanjing and the others were all vying to come to the Azure Wood Sect when they learned that the sect was going to send people to offer congratulations, because they knew that Shen Qing was in the Azure Wood Sect.
Shen Qing didn't want to run into those unlucky people, so she dragged Li Xian on the road to the South Sea.
Before leaving, Jiang Zhiyun tearfully stuffed a lot of spiritual herbs and pills into Shen Qing's hands and even uprooted the few remaining spiritual plants in Qing Qing's courtyard.
Now, Qing Qing's courtyard was truly desolate.
Sitting on the flying boat, Shen Qing comfortably lay on the cushion, enjoying Li Xian's meticulous service.
Since Li Xian kissed Shen Qing under the tree, he was no longer as restrained as before. From time to time, he would find excuses to hug her, often making Shen Qing blush and her heart race.
Since the last time Shen Chuyun saw Shen Qing in the Beast - Taming Sect, scenes of their childhood growing up together would flash through his mind whenever he meditated.
Whenever he remembered Shen Qing speaking to him gently, the scene would change to Shen Qing making a dao oath on the training ground to sever ties with him.
The despair after the warmth deeply tortured Shen Chuyun. He was originally supposed to advance to the late stage of the Golden Core realm, but he failed due to the instability of his dao heart.
He desperately wanted to see Shen Qing again, so he insisted on following Elder Fei Yun to the Azure Wood Sect despite his injuries.
But he learned that Shen Qing had already left, and he was so disappointed that he almost shed tears.
Pei Xuanjing and He Yu were the same. Since Shen Qing had changed and Lin Yibai showed his true colors, they were often tortured by memories to the point of mental weakness.
He Yu bribed a disciple of the Azure Wood Sect with ten top - grade magical artifacts and learned that Shen Qing and Li Xian had gone to the South Sea. The three of them hit it off and also set off for the South Sea.
Elder Fei Yun, who originally came with three disciples to offer congratulations, was so angry that his three disciples disappeared before he even had time to sit down properly.
Shen Qing didn't know that Pei Xuanjing and the other two had also followed them to the South Sea. She was standing on the beach of the South Sea with Li Xian, worried and thinking about how to enter the Mermaid Palace.
Li Yuan had left everything behind, except for the method of entering the Mermaid Palace.
The resources in the South Sea were not as rich as those in the North Sea, so there were fewer cultivators coming here to practice. Most of them would just go out to sea for a few days and then come back.
The two inquired among the nearby cultivators, but they didn't get any useful information. After all, in the eyes of most people, creatures like mermaids were like the dragon race. No one was sure if they really existed in the world.
"Maybe we should rent a boat and go out to sea first. It's not a good idea to keep lingering on the shore like this," Shen Qing sighed as she looked at the boundless sea.
After making up their minds, they went to find a shop to rent a boat.
There was always thick fog in the South Sea at night, and even the stars in the sky that could indicate directions were invisible. When the fog appeared, the spirit beasts in the South Sea would come out and attack passing ships.
If it weren't for hunting the spirit beasts in the sea, no cultivator would want to set foot in the resource - poor South Sea.
So, small boats had a hard time in the South Sea. If they used a flying boat, it would be difficult to observe the situation in the sea. If they flew too low, they might be knocked down by the waves accidentally.
But after visiting several shops in a row, Shen Qing and Li Xian found that all the boats had been rented out.
"Shopkeeper, is there really no way? Even a smaller boat would do," Shen Qing negotiated with the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper sized up Shen Qing and Li Xian. Seeing that they were simply dressed and only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, he didn't take them seriously.
He waved his hand impatiently and said, "I said there are no boats left. You'd better go somewhere else instead of bothering me all the time!"
Shen Qing had no choice but to leave the shop.
Li Xian also came out of another shop dejectedly, scratching his nose and indicating that he hadn't been able to rent a boat either.
Just as they were worried, a charming voice came over.
"Fellow Daoists, are you looking for a boat?"