Liang Yan finally knew why the Zuoqiu family of Huangshi Mountain had such a high status in Xu State that even the Qianyuan Holy Palace wanted to marry them.
It's not because of how strong this cultivation family is, but because they have a backer from an outsider. Although this backer may not be able to contact them anymore, after all, it is the orthodoxy they left behind.
Who knows whether this person will return to Nanchui on a whim?
Therefore, no one in the major sects in Nanchui, including the five great sects, dared to look down upon this family of immortal cultivators, and had always maintained its detached status.
At this time, Zhuang Zhengqi said again: "The ancestor of the Zuoqiu family was a registered disciple of that monk. He later stayed in Huangshi Mountain to guard the Huangshi Heavenly Book. However, this thing is magical after all, and the strength of the five great sects of Nanchui is not ordinary.
The Zuoqiu family did not dare to occupy this thing alone, so they made a rule to hold a Yellowstone event every hundred years and invite fellow Nanchui people to come and learn about this stone."
"During the Yellowstone Festival, there was also a 'Hundred Fruit Banquet', which was held to commemorate the original monk. Only those who have received the white invitation are eligible to participate in this banquet."
When Liang Yan heard this, he finally understood the origin of the Huangshi Festival and the Hundred-Fruit Banquet, as well as the meaning of the invitation in his hand.
"No wonder the two people looked so surprised just now. It seems that there must be some good things in this 'Hundred Fruit Banquet', otherwise a sect leader would never be so rude."
Liang Yan thought about it secretly and then asked: "I heard that as long as you are invited to participate in the Yellowstone event, you can be allowed to comprehend the Yellowstone Book. But I don't know what's so special about this 'Feast of Hundreds of Fruits'?"
Zhuang Zhengqi chuckled and said: "It is said that the monk left a spiritual tree behind before he left. This tree blooms and bears fruit once every hundred years, and each time it bears a hundred flowers. In order to make friends with various forces in Nanchui, the Zuoqiu family
We will use these hundred spiritual fruits to entertain all parties, and everyone who participates in this banquet will get one spiritual fruit!"
"So that's it!" Liang Yan nodded and asked, "But I don't know what kind of spiritual fruit it is that can attract the hearts of all forces."
"I can't say for sure. According to legend, this spiritual tree is a bit weird. The hundreds of spiritual fruits it bears are all different. You have to eat it to know the specific effect. But I think it is nothing more than to enhance your cultivation.
, it is one of the functions of nourishing the soul and strengthening the body." Zhuang Zhengqi said thoughtfully.
"It seems that Zhang is lucky to have such a benefit!" Liang Yan smiled slightly, cupped his hands towards Zhuang Zhengqi and said, "Thank you, Sect Master, for your advice!"
"Haha, Elder Zhang, you don't have to be polite. Everyone in our Xu country knows these inside stories. Speaking of which, I quite envy you. If you can participate in this 'Hundred Fruit Banquet', you will definitely get a spiritual fruit. This kind of chance is comparable to enlightenment.
The Yellow Stone Heavenly Book is more real. After all, after hundreds of years, few people can really comprehend one or two magical powers from that strange stone."
Liang Yan could naturally see the envy in his eyes, but he also knew that the sect leader relied on him very much now and would never have any evil thoughts just because of an invitation, so he just smiled honestly.
At this time, several Ningyang Sect elders on the stage had withdrawn their defensive forbidden methods and headed back home. The remaining sects that had not achieved rankings all went down the mountain with depressed faces and gloomy moods.
In front of the mountain gate, only a few sects that have some friendship with Ningyang Sect are still here.
"It's time for us to leave. We'll go back to the Huxin Sect to repair ourselves. We'll set off for Huangshi Mountain in three days!"
Zhuang Zhengqi didn't have much friendship with the Ningyang Sect. He was in a good mood and chatted a few more words with Liang Yan. At this moment, he didn't want to stay any longer. He led several members of the Huxin Sect down to Ningyang Mountain with Liang Yan and Jia Ruoyan.
, took up the escape light and returned to the Huxin Sect.
In the next three days, Liang Yan and Jia Ruoyan stayed behind closed doors and did not participate in the affairs of the Huxin Sect. This made everyone think that the brother and sister were two ascetic cultivators, so no one came to disturb them.
On the morning of the third day, when Liang Yan and Jia Ruoyan arrived at the Huxin Sect's meeting hall, Zhuang Zhengqi was already sitting in the main seat, and there were more than a dozen monks on his left and right, all of whom were at the foundation-building stage or above.
He is the backbone of the Huxin Sect.
Zhuang Zhengqi was having a lively conversation with a young woman in palace attire at this time. This young woman was also in the late stage of foundation building and was obviously entrusted with the power of the Huxin Sect.
As for Muzhou, who he had favored before, he was now being pushed aside and looked completely neglected.
In fact, Muzhou and this woman, as Zhuang Zhengqi's right-hand men, have always been valued by him. The two of them also fought openly and secretly, but Muzhou usually had the upper hand.
But after this trip to Ningyang Mountain, Zhuang Zhengqi was very disappointed with Muzhou and turned to rely on this female nun.
"Ning Rou, my participation in the Huangshi Grand Meeting this time is related to the inheritance of our sect. I hope you can take good care of the Huxin Sect in the days after I leave, and don't slack off at all!"
The female cultivator in palace attire nodded and said: "Sect Master, just go and relax. As long as I am here, there will never be any problems in the sect!"
"good!"
Zhuang Zhengqi smiled slightly. When he saw Liang Yan and Jia Ruoyan walking in from the outside, he immediately stood up and said, "Elder Zhang, you two brothers and sisters are here, so let's set off immediately."
"It all depends on the master's arrangement!" Liang Yan said with a bow.
The more than ten monks present looked at Liang Yan with some curiosity. Although they had heard rumors about them before, some people still doubted their strength.
However, Zhuang Zhengqi would not have any doubts. He had seen with his own eyes how powerful Jia Ruoyan's magic power was, and even he did not dare to say that he could win with certainty.
He waved behind him, and Sheng Chi walked out of the crowd and followed them.
"Everyone, we are about to leave for Huangshi Mountain. This trip is related to the survival of the sect. During my absence, I ask all the elders to be more attentive and try their best to assist Ning Rou!"
"Don't worry, Sect Master, we will defend the Huxin Sect to the death!" More than a dozen elders in the field replied almost in unison.
Zhuang Zhengqi smiled slightly, turned around and nodded to Liang Yan and the others. The four of them signed the seal at the same time, each took up a ray of light and flew out of Daze.
As a cultivation force with a special status in the Xu Kingdom, Huangshi Mountain has no sects or aristocratic families within 800 miles of it.
Huangshi Mountain is surrounded by a spiritual river. It is said that as long as monks at the Golden Core stage fly above this spiritual river, they will inexplicably lose all their magic power and fall from the air.
Only by walking out of the range of this spiritual river can one regain his magical powers.
Therefore, everyone who wants to enter Huangshi Mountain must take a special wooden boat arranged by the Zuoqiu family on the other side of the Ling River to cross the river safely.