Astonishment

Five days later, inside the cave abode, Su Yao slowly finished his cultivation.

Five days ago, after his battle with Shen Yuxiao, he told Yang Xiu and Zilin that although he didn't want to have any contact with the Azure Jade Sect, he did have some feelings about it.

Qixia Temple has a long history and has treasures of various magical Law Technique. It's not that Su Yao doesn't want to practice them, but the Daoist priest in front of the Purple Mansion Daozheng afraid that he will practice too many different kinds of arts. He strictly forbids Su Yao from practicing the many Law Technique of Rainbow Clouds and Fire Virtue. He can only study other Law Technique, including the Five Thunders, which are required by the Daoist Gate, but he does not practice them.

In the previous battle against Shen Yuxiao, although the opponent practiced too much Witch Technique, and had been practicing it before Foundation Establishment, it had some influence on the later formation of the Immortal Foundation.

However, the combination of the opponent's Witch Technique and Rainbow Clouds Law Technique yielded novel ideas. Su Yao already had extremely high comprehension, and Consume the Sun and Dine on Rosy Clouds also had the effect of improving comprehension. With the condensation of the third talisman, the effect of Consume the Sun and Dine on Rosy Clouds was raised to another level.

Therefore, Su Yao was moved to speak simply by looking at it.

He took a deep breath, stood up and went to the Soul-Dropping Bell. He gently stroked it, and in the next moment, he knew exactly what was going on inside the entire Golden Ao Mountain.

Only then did he feel relieved and head out of the cave.

Upon arriving at the octagonal pavilion, he saw five people gathered there. Yang Xiu and Zilin were familiar to him, while the other three were unfamiliar faces; he assumed they were the successors of the Comet Light, Jade Spring, and Jieshi families. He felt slightly relieved, but after scanning the area, he did not see anyone from Azure Jade Temple.

With his arrival, others in the pavilion naturally noticed him as well.

Seeing this, Su Yao quickly stepped into the pavilion.

Everyone rose to greet them.

The young man in the silver-white robe bowed first:

"Comet Light Ying Qi Brother Su."

Su Yao nodded in return, then turned his gaze to the side, where a tall, imposing young man with a restrained golden aura clasped his hands and said, "Jade Spring Mo Li, I have long admired your name, fellow Daoist."

The last to speak was a composed man dressed in an earth-yellow Daoist robe:

"Jieshi Xuan Yan greets fellow Daoist."

Su Yao responded to each question, took his seat in the main seat, accepted the tea offered by Zilin, and then asked:

"I apologize for keeping you three fellow Daoists waiting. I had a brief experience from my battle with Shen Yuxiao of the Yuanfu a few days ago."

He paused and then said:

"My three fellow Daoists have traveled a long way. Was your journey safe?"

Ying Qi a wry smile and briefly recounted how Miao Mountains was first attacked by the Demon Emperor's bloodline, then intercepted by the four from the Yuanfu, then rescued by fellow Daoists from the Yang Palace, and finally helped by Youning the Azure Jade Temple in his flying boat.

Mo Li snorted coldly from the side:

"If it weren't for the Yuanfu blocking our way, we would have arrived long ago."

Su Yao put down his teacup, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I heard that the fellow Daoists from Azure Jade Temple have also come. Where are they?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became subtle.

Yang Xiu picked up his teacup, lowered his head, and blew on the foam, while Zilin lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Ying Qi quickly exchanged glances with Mo Li and Xuan Yan before carefully speaking:

"Youning escorted us to the foot of Golden Ao Mountain, then said he had important matters to attend to and departed. He asked us to convey his regards to you, saying... he would visit again another day."

Su Yao understood perfectly. The excuse of "having important matters to attend to" was just that—an excuse. Meeting would be awkward for both parties, which was why they deliberately avoided each other.

He remained silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and did not ask any further questions.

At this moment, Liu Yunhe landed outside the octagonal pavilion, glanced into the pavilion, paused slightly, and did not immediately step forward.

Su Yao had already spotted him, put down the teacup he had just picked up, and immediately asked, "What is it?"

Liu Yunhe quickly approached, bowed, and whispered:

"Daozi, a True Person has arrived from outside the mountain, claiming to be from Qixia Temple. We are unsure of his authenticity and dare not delay, so we have come to report."

Upon hearing this, Su Yao immediately stood up.

He turned to the people in the pavilion and bowed slightly apologetically.

"Please have a seat, fellow Daoists. I will be right back."

Zilin put down her teacup and said with a smile:

"Since an elder has come, please go ahead, brother. Tea will be reserved for you."

Su Yao nodded and followed Liu Yunhe quickly toward the mountain gate.

The people in the pavilion were surprised and unsure. Ying Qi asked in a low voice:

"Could it be that True Person Gui Hong has arrived?"

Upon hearing this, Zilin shook her head:

"No, Fellow Daoist Su's protectors have all met True Person Gui Hong before, they shouldn't be acting like this."

Mo Li, standing nearby, chimed in:

"What's so strange about that? Although there was a demonic calamity in the South Sea three thousand years ago, and many True Person perished on Qixia Mountain Qixia Mountain has taken in. It's not surprising that True Person would come here. It's just that the True Person is probably not showing his true form."

He paused and then said:

"After all, many of our Zhu Household have preserved unique Purple Mansion within their mountain gates."

After he finished speaking, no one responded. After a long while, Yang Xiu finally said:

That makes sense.

After speaking, he picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and said nothing more.

When Su Yao arrived at the mountain gate with Liu Yunhe, he saw a middle-aged man standing outside the gate through the array. The man was wearing a purple Daoist robe, and his hair was not tied up or crowned, but was loosely draped.

A branch hangs from his waist; the branch is entirely yellow, with twelve forks, and Twelve Qi flow continuously on it.

Seeing Su Yao come down, he gave a wicked smile.

When Su Yao saw the middle-aged Daoist, he was initially puzzled, even somewhat doubtful.

But when his gaze fell on the branch at the Daoist's waist, he unconsciously spoke:

"Turbid and Clear Branch?"

The middle-aged Daoist's wicked smile deepened as he said with a grin:

"Why haven't you opened the mountain gates yet and welcomed me in?"

Su Yao did not respond, but instead touched the Daoist Gate Talisman Edict at his waist and carefully sensed it.

There are several copies of the Turbid and Clear Branch, not unique to Qixia Temple. The only way to confirm it is by sensing the power of one's own talisman.

But this realization filled Su Yao with even greater terror, for this item belonged to Qixia Temple.

But he probably knew how many rare Purple Mansion realm existed on Qixia Mountain.

Aside from some who are stationed in the secret realm and others whose True Person are unknown, he can be certain of one thing: apart from Gui Hong and Guangli, there is absolutely no other True Person of the Rainbow Clouds Path on Qixia Mountain.

Guangli?

He was startled and looked closely in disbelief.

The True Person before him bore a striking resemblance to the True Person Guangli he had met twice before.

Outside the door, the sinister-looking man spoke slowly again:

"Su Yao, Senior Brother, why didn't you open the mountain gate to welcome us when you arrived?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yao's fear reached its peak. How could this be? How could Guangli have left the mountain gate?

Moreover, when Guangli was imprisoned, he was only a Purple Mansion True Person one Divine Ability, but the person in front of him gave Su Yao the feeling that he was definitely at the Purple Mansion Peak with Five Laws Perfection, just like Gui Hong.

Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard a crow caw.

Hearing the familiar voice, Su Yao quickly looked over and saw that it was Gui Hong, who had already arrived not far away.

In the blink of an eye, Gui Hong flapped its wings and transformed into human form, appearing outside the mountain gate.

Then, under Su Yao's incredulous gaze...

He shouted loudly at Su Yao:

"Little Yaozi, open the door right now!"

After he finished speaking, Su Yao remained silent, the charming man smiled slightly, and Gui Hong's face was full of amusement.