NABC Chapter 768 World 316
Chapter 768 World 316
A sect competition, huh? It seems like there really is one.
Shen Ruwan, being a disciple of the sect leader, reacted faster than Shen Ruyin. Without Li Miaoyi's help, she was able to explain to her younger sister herself.
“Our Supreme Sect holds a sect competition every ten years. Originally, it was just a competition among the sect members themselves. One year, an outside sect suddenly wanted to come and learn from us. Gradually, the competition expanded and became a major event in the cultivation world.”
"However, with more sects participating, holding the competition once every ten years is a bit too frequent. Therefore, the interval between the major competitions held outside the sects has been lengthened, and in between, we still compete against ourselves."
"It seems like this year is the year to open up to the outside world."
Li Miaoyi listened from the side and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's exactly it."
As she spoke, she added with some curiosity, "Most of these activities are handled by the main peak, but this time our Sword Peak senior brothers and sisters have also been transferred. Fellow Daoist Fu Wan wasn't assigned any tasks?"
"No," Shen Ruwan replied, "If there were any problems, I wouldn't be able to run around like nothing happened. My master said that I've only just joined the sect and my daily cultivation is very demanding. They are busy enough right now, so I don't need to worry about it."
"Only after they've finished their busy work and the various sects arrive for the gathering will I have something to do."
Li Miaoyi didn't press further, and instead turned her gaze to Shen Ruyin.
Shen Ruyin's master, Chen Ling, has become more reliable these days, but only in terms of cultivation.
He didn't mention anything else, as if mentioning it would only delay her progress.
Moreover, Po Nian Peak has few people, and they are never assigned any tasks. The only task that Sect Leader Qian gave them was to have the master and disciple attend on time and make an appearance.
When Li Miaoyi asked Shen Ruyin a question, she told the truth directly: "My master doesn't think it's a big deal and doesn't mention it to me."
Li Miaoyi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking to Chen Ling: "What Venerable Chen Ling said is true. We are just going through the motions and making friends in the sect competition. The important thing is the senior brothers and sisters in the Foundation Establishment stage."
The junior disciples in the Qi Refining stage have varying levels of skill; they are still beginners, so just being there to join in the atmosphere of the event is enough for them.
Li Miaoyi's expression grew more and more determined as she spoke, until she had completely convinced herself.
Shen Ruyin had become accustomed to Li Miaoyi's strong bias towards her master, and only listened selectively.
Honestly, she thought it was a good idea to have Li Miaoyi become Chen Ling's disciple. No matter how Chen Ling taught her, she could manipulate herself and felt that Chen Ling had a deeper meaning behind it.
If it were Shen Ruyin, she would only think, "This old man is so inhuman, we have to drag him out and get to the bottom of this."
That's right, Shen Ruyin now refers to Chen Ling as "old thing".
It was very impolite, but Chen Ling wasn't angry, which was a rare kindness from him.
The Shen Ruyin sisters went out for a stroll and discovered that although there were still more than two months until the sect competition, some smaller sects had already arrived.
Perhaps because they arrived early, most of them didn't rush to enter the Supreme Sect, but instead stayed in the small town at the foot of the mountain.
When Li Miaoyi spoke, she was still a little puzzled: "The sect has prepared enough guest quarters, and even disciples from other sects can study in the basic academy with the disciples of our sect. Why do they all prefer to live in the town?"
"If it were me, I would definitely move into the Supreme Sect much earlier. Whether it's for the disciples to attend a few more days of classes or to discuss the Dao with fellow Daoists, the gains would certainly be substantial."
Shen Ruwan thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because I feel at ease."
"Living in town is inexpensive and comfortable, so it's naturally more comfortable than staying on someone else's turf."
Shen Ruyin gestured for them to look at the people setting up stalls on both sides of the road: "Usually, it's mostly senior brothers and sisters who come back from doing missions and barter for resources. Nowadays, we rarely see familiar faces, and the things on the stalls are all kinds of things."
Shen Ruwan and Li Miaoyi understood her meaning and nodded in agreement: "Yinyin is the smartest."
Small sects are different from supreme sects. They have limited resources, so it's normal for them to want to make some deals when they encounter such a grand event.
You have a lot of bone-penetrating ointment at home, while I have quite a few herbs for promoting health.
Normally there's nowhere to trade, but now, thanks to the platform set up by the Supreme Sect, everyone can exchange goods fairly and honestly, young and old alike.
However, this activity is only convenient when living in the town; otherwise, traveling between the town and the Supreme Sect every day is not very practical.
Judging from the fact that most of these vendors wear talismans to cover their faces or wear veils, it's clear that they do care about their appearance.
“Then we can take a look around,” Li Miaoyi said. She was well-off and didn’t lack money, but what she lacked was fun and excitement. “Aren’t you in a hurry to go back?”
"No rush," Shen Ruyin said. "I just saw some interesting little gadgets. Shall we go over there together?"
Li Miaoyi was about to agree when someone suddenly called out to her.
“Miaoyi”.
Li Miaoyi turned around and saw that it was Sun Miaoyin.
She waved to Sun Miaoyin first, and knowing that the Shen sisters and her sister Sun did not get along, she winked at Shen Ruyin and said, "You guys go ahead. If Sister Sun comes out by herself, she will most likely ask me to go with her."
The Shen sisters understood and parted ways with Sun Miaoyin before she arrived.
Sun Miaoyin walked through the crowd to this side, only to find that Li Miaoyi was the only one left: "Where are the two Fellow Daoists Shen?"
Li Miaoyi took her hand and said, "They can go shopping if they want, but I didn't want to, so we parted ways."
"Where is Sister Miaoyin planning to go? Let's go together."
“So that’s how it is,” Sun Miaoyin sighed. “I was just thinking of saying hello to them.”
Li Miaoyi laughed and pulled her forward slowly: "We're all in the same sect, we'll run into each other all the time, is it any different from Sister Miaoyin calling me that?"
"Let's go, let's go do our own thing."
Shen Ruyin didn't know what happened after they left, but she knew that Shen Ruwan was so captivated by the strange and wonderful things on the surrounding stalls that she couldn't tear herself away.
“Yinyin, look,” Shen Ruwan said, picking up a hairpin. “The flowers on this hairpin are so lifelike, the color and fragrance are just as good. Shall we pick a couple to take home?”
Seeing their interest, the vendor added, "This isn't an ordinary hair ornament. Wearing it on your head can break some little spells that are meant to play pranks on you."
"There are also small mechanisms on the hairpins, which can be filled with fragrant powder or fluorescent stone powder, so that each step will be fragrant and give it a unique fairy-like appearance at night."
Shen Ruwan immediately selected two, held one up to Shen Ruyin's head, and turned to ask the vendor, "How much?"
Shen Ruyin reached down and took out a spirit stone from the jade bracelet on her wrist, waiting for the vendor to make an offer, when a charming female voice suddenly interrupted from the side.
"I'll take them all."