Cultivators have no concept of day and night as they age. As their cultivation progresses, their eyesight becomes the same in both day and night. However, the spiritual energy during the day is slightly hot, while the power of the stars is stronger at night.

When Wu Wang, Ji Mo, and Lin Qi returned to the Mysterious Female Sect's guest hall, the immortals there were still lively and spirited, without asking about the whereabouts of Wan Cai Dao Ren.

Soon, immortals from various major forces in the Human Realm began to wonder...

The treatment these three young men received seemed to be different from others.

As soon as Wu Wang and the others sat down, they closed their eyes to rest and relieve the fatigue from their journey. They were preparing for the upcoming disciple recruitment ceremony.

Before long, several female disciples of the Mysterious Female Sect brought fruit platters, wine, and a few dishes.

This was nothing special, as it was a common way to entertain guests.

But that fruit platter...

Have you ever seen a fruit platter larger than a cartwheel, taller than a sword, with dozens of different spiritual fruits to choose from?

The fragrance of the wine was also different from others!

While cultivators could ignore it due to their pure hearts and few desires, how could the high-level demonic cultivators here tolerate it?

"What's going on? Why is the Mysterious Female Sect treating them differently?"

"Our ancestors were all sons-in-law of the Mysterious Female Sect. Why do these young guys have such large fruit platters?"

"Can't poor Daoists eat sandalwood fruits? Why did the Mysterious Female Sect put out such spiritual fruits?"

The two elders from the exterminated sect pondered with their beards, unable to hide their smiles.

The female disciples blinked and quickly came up with a solution.

They brought a few folding screens and blocked Wu Wang, Lin Qi, Ji Mo, and the two elders from the exterminated sect and Yang Wudi and Zhang Mushi behind them.

Originally, there were no private rooms for this banquet, but with enough accumulated merits, private rooms were available.

Wu Wang and the others opened their eyes and looked at the fruit platter in front of them. Immediately, they reached out with their sinful claws.

Wu Wang took a sandalwood fruit, which was the most unique fruit here.

When consumed by mortals, it allowed them to walk on water and breathe underwater. Cultivators with an internal circulation system didn't need to breathe underwater, but they still enjoyed the taste.

Wu Wang was the same. After all, he had been a young master for many years and had tasted almost all the spiritual fruits that could be obtained from the family's abundant mineral resources.

—Most of the exotic spiritual fruits had a time limit, and their effects only lasted for a few days or half a month.

Lin Qi also picked up a sandalwood fruit and felt a faint spiritual energy spreading.

Ji Mo was even more impressive. He grabbed the fruit platter, touched his chin, and then his hands moved like a phantom, using several bamboo skewers to create the shape of a fairy in a long dress. The waist was slender, and the body proportions were almost perfect, displaying master-level sculpting skills.

"Not bad, Ji Xiong," Wu Wang gave a thumbs up and casually threw two pieces of ore, "If you have time, carve out a couple of little people inside that can amaze people at first sight."

"Like the appearance of Ling Xian?" Ji Mo smiled.

"Your appearance and Lin Qi's appearance."

"Men?" Ji Mo shook his head, "Wu Xiong, don't force me. I also have my own principles. I absolutely won't carve male figures!"

Wu Wang didn't force him either, he just said, "Then keep it. When you need to give a gift to a senior sister in the future, you can carve it then."

Can you give this as a gift to a senior sister?

While Ji Mo was wondering, two senior sisters happened to walk past behind the folding screen. They were the two elders of the Mysterious Female Sect.

The two elders had a somewhat solemn expression. They bowed to everyone and sighed before explaining:

"Fellow Daoists... sigh, during this disciple recruitment ceremony of the Mysterious Female Sect, the Ten Calamities Palace has been spying on us.

The transcendent experts from the Ten Calamities Palace secretly plotted and killed two elders of our Mysterious Female Sect a few hours ago, and they also injured our next candidate for sect leader.

I am deeply saddened and angry, wanting to find the Ten Calamities Palace for a big battle, but I am unable to find their lair.

Fortunately, with the help of a few young friends, we managed to find the whereabouts of those thieves. The Ren Huang Ge and our Mysterious Female Sect's experts have gone to the South Sea to remove the second main hall of the Ten Calamities Palace!

There will be a detailed announcement from the Ren Huang Ge later.

Fellow Daoists, the Ten Calamities Palace has suffered a great loss of vitality today. It is worth celebrating!

Let us all raise our cups to comfort the two junior sisters!"

The guests stood up one after another. When they looked at the three people behind the folding screen, they were relieved.

The Mysterious Female Sect deliberately downplayed Wu Wang's contribution, only mentioning a few young friends who helped. In fact, it was to imply to the various forces present not to spread the names of Wu Wang, Lin Qi, and Ji Mo.

The identities of those young friends and the fruit platter had already provided the answer.

For the next hour, the entire hall was unusually lively, discussing the harm caused by the Ten Calamities Palace.

At this moment, the folding screens played their role, making it impossible for the immortals who wanted to chat with Wu Wang and the others to approach. It gave Wu Wang and the others a rare moment of tranquility.

Suddenly, the sound of bells and drums rang out. Unknowingly, it was already the appointed time. Two rows of female disciples of the Mysterious Female Sect, dressed in long skirts, stood outside the guest hall. Several elders came together and invited the guests to the main hall on the mountaintop for the ceremony.

The Mysterious Female Sect was well versed in the art of "grandeur." At this moment, a path to heaven had been laid outside the guest hall.

Dozens of lotus platforms with a diameter of two zhang were arranged in two rows. Several immortals stepped onto them and stabilized themselves. The lotus platforms slowly flew towards the temple group at the foot of the main peak.

Wu Wang led Ji Mo, Lin Qi, and Yang Wudi for a walk. The two elders and Zhang Mushi rode together, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Mysterious Female Sect.

Today, the Mysterious Female Sect was particularly different.The mountain forest is elegant without the need for decorations, and the fairies are not heavily made up. The distant mountains are green, the waterfalls are like silver pillars, and the cranes are circling while the young deer are just starting to cry.

Under the jade statue, there is a large hall with groups of fairies. Two corridors, like fairy belts, connect the halls and form a powerful formation.

The female disciples who flew from various peaks are now gathered on the corridors and in the back hall, watching how many guests and representatives from different forces have come to this ceremony.

Then a sense of honor for the sect arises, and the path of cultivation seems to have become much smoother.

When Wu Wang and the others stepped on the lotus platform and arrived at the main hall, they looked up and glanced at the jade statue.

A female disciple who came to greet them said, "Master Wu Wang, this is the jade statue of our Mysterious Female Sect's founding ancestor."

Wu Wang nodded with a smile. It was not appropriate to say words of praise at this time. He led the group of the exterminated sect into the main hall.

In front of them, there was a faint mist, and the ground was as smooth as a mirror. The melodious fairy music played, and rows of female disciples greeted them with smiles.

The main hall was also quite peculiar. From the outside, you could clearly see the somewhat ordinary dome, but when you looked up inside, you could see the blue sky and white clouds above.

Wu Wang had read many books during his years in the Great Wasteland and knew that this was a kind of illusion formation. It had no other purpose but to decorate the place, although it consumed a lot of spirit stones.

Of course, the effect was quite good.

The venue for the ceremony had been arranged properly. There were several rows of seats on the left and right, and clouds floated beneath the seats. Each row was higher than the previous one, so it would not obstruct the view of the ceremony later.

The female disciple said softly, "Master Wu Wang, please have Young Master Ji and Young Master Lin come forward. I kindly ask the elders to take the seats in the back row. I apologize for the inconvenience."

The two elders of the exterminated sect said they had no problem.

Wu Wang smiled and said, "Why should the three of us, who have not yet become immortals, sit in the front? Let's go to the back together."

Ji Mo said, "The sect master is right. Let's go to the back for a quieter place."

"But," the female disciple pouted her small mouth, looking somewhat pitiful, and whispered, "The elders specifically instructed that if Master Wu Wang doesn't sit in the front, I will be scolded."

Wu Wang blinked and, with the exterminated sect following him, walked straight to the second-to-last row, leaving behind a sentence:

"It doesn't matter if I get scolded. It won't make me lose any weight. Just don't get beaten."

The fairy was also stunned. Seeing Wu Wang, Ji Mo, and Lin Qi's figures walking away, she could only raise her hand to pat her forehead and quickly go to report to the elders.

As soon as Wu Wang sat down, he heard a voice transmission shout from the side:

"Question time! Did you guys make a big scene last night?"

Turning his head, he saw Lin Suqing chasing Dongfang Mumu and running towards their seats.

Ji Mo immediately stood up to give his seat to Lin Suqing, but she said there was no need and sat behind Wu Wang, taking Yang Wudi's seat.

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Dongfang Mumu immediately came over, her big eyes shining brightly, and transmitted her voice, "Did you really destroy the second main hall of the Ten Calamities Palace last night? Is it true? Even when the Four Seas Pavilion and the Ren Emperor Pavilion joined forces, they couldn't find it after so much effort!"

Wu Wang calmly smiled and said in a gentle voice, "That's because they didn't do enough questions. Only by doing more questions can one have extraordinary insight and find the hidden formation of the Ten Calamities Palace in the ant's nest."

Dongfang Mumu was somewhat surprised, "Is it true?"

"Why don't you give it a try?" Wu Wang skillfully took out two exercise books.

Dongfang Mumu pursed her lips and hid behind Lin Suqing, saying, "I'm happy as I am now. Let's forget about it!"

Lin Suqing narrowed her eyes and smiled gently, reaching out to rub Dongfang Mumu's head.

Wu Wang was slightly disappointed and put away the exercise books. Looking at the small box in his storage ring, the questions he had come up with after racking his brains, he couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated.

He still had to find a way to make her do them. He couldn't let his efforts go to waste.

Dang—

Suddenly, several bell chimes came from outside the hall. The lotus platforms that had just received the guests in the reception hall were now flying towards the mountain gate.

At this moment, half of the seats in the hall were still empty, and the elders of the Mysterious Female Sect had not yet appeared. Obviously, they wanted the guests with invitations to take their seats first, and then arrange for the elders and outstanding disciples to fill the remaining seats.

There would always be some guests who would arrive late, and occasionally some experts would come, so they could naturally take their seats without an invitation.

Outside the mountain gate, many figures had gathered, and the small town at the foot of the mountain was also quite crowded.

Most of the people who could send their children to the Mysterious Female Sect for cultivation were extraordinary. For the cultivation practitioners of the Human Realm and the sects, if they wanted to send their offspring out of the sect for training, the Mysterious Female Sect was the first choice for many families.

In addition to such initiation ceremonies, the Mysterious Female Sect would also have immortals traveling outside to recruit disciples.

The lotus platforms arrived at the mountain gate and stopped. Later, they would take batches of women who wanted to become disciples to the main hall to undergo the Mysterious Female Sect's entrance assessment.

—In fact, it was just to test their aptitude, judge their character, and see if there was any affinity.

Wu Wang drank tea and listened to the string music, chatting with Lin Suqing through voice transmission, enjoying their leisurely and carefree time.

Lin Qi, as usual, closed his eyes and focused on cultivation, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Ji Mo observed the surroundings, looking at the women, glancing at acquaintances. Occasionally, when he saw some young people, he would stand up and bow, surprising Wu Wang with the breadth of his social circle and connections.

There was no one in the Human Realm's noble families that Ji Mo was not familiar with.

With acquaintances, there would naturally be "enemies."

When several men and women in battle armor escorted a handsome male cultivator to the main hall, Ji Mo's smile instantly disappeared. He sat next to Wu Wang and leaned half of his body towards the inside.

The male cultivator's eyes lit up, and he immediately walked forward quickly, calling out to Lin Qi, "Brother Lin is also here!"

Lin Qi opened his eyes, seeing a familiar face, he simply nodded and continued to close his eyes in meditation.

The man also knew Lin Qi's temperament, he smiled and nodded in acknowledgment. However, when he looked at Ji Mo who was sitting next to Lin Qi, his face suddenly darkened.

"Ji!"

"Young General," a Heavenly Immortal in armor behind him transmitted his voice, "This is the Mysterious Female Sect, the place where the lady grew up and cultivated. We must not cause any trouble here."

"Hmph!"

The young general flicked his sleeve and turned to walk towards the seating area opposite. He was led by a female disciple of the Mysterious Female Sect to a corner seat, which was on par with Wu Wang and his companions.

Wu Wang and Ji Mo exchanged glances, their elbows touching as they communicated through voice transmission.

"Your enemy? Do you want to mess with him? It's not like we haven't fought in front of the Ren Emperor Pavilion before."

"Forget it, he's a friend of Brother Lin, and used to be his follower. His father is half a rank lower than General Lin Nu."

"If you need help, just say the word. If young people don't stir things up, can they still be called young?"

They looked at each other and laughed, understanding each other without words.

Behind Wu Wang, Lin Suqing tilted her head slightly, always feeling that the young master and his unimportant friend were secretly brewing some mischief.

Just then!

Suddenly, a cultivator with a not insignificant cultivation level laughed, "Why is there a fierce beast outside?"

All the cultivators extended their spiritual senses and saw a huge hawk flying from the southern sky. Its wingspan was several tens of feet, which was very rare in the Human Realm.

There were several figures flying on swords, knives, gourds, and pot lids on either side of the hawk, seemingly protecting it, but more like monitoring its actions.

On the back of the hawk, the young master of the Great Wave Clan looked frustrated. He was now sitting up, his left arm resting on his knee, his bronze skin exuding the wild charm of a man from the North Wilderness.

He just didn't understand why there were so many rules in the Human Realm.

He couldn't fly freely in the sky, and there was some 'Regional Flying Order' issued by the Ren Emperor Pavilion. Some areas were off-limits to their delegation.

Before the immortals from the Ren Emperor Pavilion arrived, he almost got into a fight with a cultivator from the Human Realm.

There were rules for fighting too. They had to ask where you came from, where you were going, which way you were going, and what you were doing in the Human Realm. As soon as they finished speaking, the immortals from the Ren Emperor Pavilion arrived and sent the cultivators away.

The most outrageous thing was...

'Has this spirit bird of yours been registered with the Ren Emperor Pavilion?'

'Keeping such a large bird does not comply with the Human Realm's rules for flying mounts.'

'The number of passengers is also inappropriate. You guys can't fly, can you? What if you fall?'

Xing Tian almost cursed out loud.

What, did he have to install a railing on the back of the hawk?

They were all made by the same mother, why was there such a big difference between the Human Realm and the North Wilderness?

Great Wave Xing Tian couldn't help but mutter, "What is Brother Xiong doing here? Isn't he comfortable in the North Wilderness? Isn't he happy? Why is he here to suffer this bird's breath?"

The group of black-armored strong men behind him all put on fierce faces.

An immortal laughed, "Young Master Xing Tian! We're almost at the Mysterious Female Sect!

Please choose six or seven people to go in with you. I will go and negotiate with the Mysterious Female Sect, and they will surely let us in to watch the ceremony."

Xing Tian waved his hand, showing the magnanimity of a young master from a large clan.

He said:

"I'm just curious and want to go in and have a look, meet the heroes of the Human Realm, and tell them not to worry. If I damage the flowers and plants here, I will leave them a treasure mine of the same height."

The immortal agreed repeatedly, stepping on his long sword and flying forward. He took out the waist card of the Ren Emperor Pavilion and rushed to the gate of the Mysterious Female Sect first.

The Mysterious Female Sect would not refuse this. It was their duty to show the splendor of the Human Realm to the young masters of the large clans from outside the realm.

Not only that, the Mysterious Female Sect also paid great attention to this matter, and two elders went out to welcome them.

The news quickly spread within the main hall, and many 'knowledgeable immortals' stood up.

"The young master of the Great Wave Clan, the first clan in the North Wilderness? Sss—mines!"

"I heard before that the North Wilderness has formed a mining alliance, reducing the supply of treasure mines to the Human Realm. The Four Seas Pavilion is quite worried about this. They probably invited this young master over to let him have a better understanding of the Human Realm."

"I heard from the North Wilderness that the young master of the Great Wave Clan, Great Wave Xing Tian, and the young master of the Bear Hug Clan, Xiong Ba, are the unparalleled pair of the current North Wilderness. The former's body refining method is extremely fierce, while the latter is the most talented Star-Praying master in the North Wilderness for tens of thousands of years."

"Look at the one standing on the hawk with his arm crossed... What a demeanor!"

Ji Mo couldn't help but stand up and look out at the gate of the mountain, Lin Qi also looked curiously towards the gate of the mountain, both of them paying attention to this matter.

Lin Suqing, however, frowned slightly, looking at the empty seat in front of her...

Eh, wait a minute?

Where did the young master go?

Lin Suqing turned her head to look for him, just in time to see Wu Wang, who was trying to sneak out of the main hall through the side door, being stopped by several female immortals from the Mysterious Female Sect.

"Master Wu Wang, the ceremony is about to begin. The area ahead is where our sisters bathe and change clothes, it's not convenient for you to go there."

Wu Wang:……

Wait, that fool knows Lin Suqing.

He turned around, thought for a moment, although he really wanted to take Lin Suqing and leave quickly, he was a little worried about Xing Tian running around in the Human Realm.

Forget it, even though he's not the big brother I acknowledge, we've been friends for a few years.

Wu Wang returned to his original seat, put on a mask for himself, and handed one to Lin Suqing.

"Young master, what's wrong?"

"Keep a low profile, what if someone takes a fancy to you?"

Lin Suqing chuckled, took the mask and put it on, then sat there quietly peeling a spirit fruit.