Chapter 136 Protect My Lan Yue
At the summit of the green mountain, clouds swirl and mist rises.
Several red-crowned cranes carried the elders down and landed outside a cave.
The cave was brightly lit, and several people were discussing matters. Because they could not reach a consensus, different voices could be heard.
"How can we send a few juniors to deal with the demons?" The Third Elder had been handling all sorts of matters, big and small, within the sect, so he was very familiar with the situation at the Azure Stone Sect.
The Qing Shi Sect is now sealed off to prevent demons from sneaking out and causing disaster to mortals.
The few little guys are only at the Foundation Establishment stage at most, how could they possibly deal with those cunning demons?
According to the news from Elder Duanmu, it is said that even a Golden Core stage elder of the Qing Shi Sect has been parasitized, let alone the younger generation.
All the other elders looked in the direction of Elder Duanmu.
Elder Duanmu: "..."
If he doesn't agree on the spot, can he keep his innocence?
This young girl is just a gossip, all she knows is how to talk about things!
I have no idea what she's thinking about all day long.
He remained silent, but the Third Elder instantly realized that he had been caught in the crossfire again.
The Third Elder's mountain peaks are quite far away, so he doesn't often hear Lan Yue's thoughts. Apart from the last sect conference, he hasn't truly grasped the power of Lan Yue's gossip-loving nature.
However, he was able to deduce some clues from the reactions of others.
"Actually, Elder Duanmu did a good job. This time, we probably really need to ask Lan Yue for help, since she is currently the only one who has mastered the array for detecting the demons," the Second Elder said.
"We are currently studying the images of the nine-story array tower walls that Lan Yue provided. However, we have only formally studied a portion of the array formations, and it has not yet involved the detection of the demon race."
"At this time, the only option is to have him go with Elder Duanmu to set up an array outside the Qing Shi Sect, find more parasitic demons, and resolve this problem."
Learning formations is not so simple, especially some advanced formations, which involve more and more principles.
Even a master like Duanmu would need a day or two to comprehend it.
This one or two days is enough time for those demons to hide themselves and sneak away.
By then, the world will be vast, where will we find these demons?
Just like the demonic arts we recently encountered, these demons somehow arrived here and secretly spread this evil technique throughout the cultivation world.
If Lan Yue hadn't revealed her true feelings, they probably still wouldn't have found out.
Within this timeframe, it's unknown how many talented younger generations will be lost.
Just thinking about that disciple of their Southern Spirit Sect sent chills down the spines of the elders.
After they sent someone to follow the disciple back to his family, they discovered that the entire family the disciple was engaged to practiced this kind of cultivation technique!
When that elder entered, the family was bustling with activity, with young talents and beautiful women coming and going.
Upon seeing the elders of the Southern Spirit Sect enter, they even asked the elders to act as matchmakers for the children of those people, betrothing them to other disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect.
Good heavens, are they planning to wipe out all the geniuses in the cultivation world in one fell swoop?
Fortunately, the elder reacted in time and reported the matter to the sect, thus avoiding any rash actions and preventing the enemy from being alerted.
They'll have to go to that family themselves another day to find out what's really going on.
Was that family attracted by this demonic art, or were there high-level demons lurking within them?
"Since it has to be Lan Yue, then our Nanling Sect must protect her. Her existence is extremely important."
Even if the Third Elder didn't say it, the other elders were well aware of it.
They were initially disappointed that Lan Yue's immortal artifact was not an offensive weapon, given that the calamity of the cultivation world was imminent.
If the cultivation world had immortal artifacts to protect them, things wouldn't be too tragic.
However, now they all feel that such a magical artifact, which allows them to observe the world's affairs within the Three Realms, seems quite good.
The Three Realms include the Cultivation Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Immortal Realm, right?
Does that mean that if Lan Yue's cultivation level is high enough, she could even get involved in the Demon Realm?
In the future, if there are any disturbances or earth-shattering plans in the Demon Realm, Lan Yue can simply observe and learn about all the arrangements made by the Demons. Wouldn't that be better?
Isn't this much better than painstakingly sending people to collect intelligence and become demon spies?
After all, if a human spy wants to become a demon, he must first fall into demonic possession.
Humans have fallen into demonic ways and are now severely discriminated against by the demons.
Most importantly, none of them could guarantee that after that person fell into demonic possession, he would still be genuinely devoted to the cultivation world and to the human race!
It seems much better to sit on your own mountaintop and watch the gossip than to painstakingly arrange spies!
"It seems that arranging only one or two people is not enough; we need to arrange more people to follow her," the Second Elder said thoughtfully.
"But we have to be careful not to let her find out, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to Lan Yue when she asks about it." The Sixth Elder also stroked his chin, lost in thought.
"Then we need to make a plan first. First of all, everyone must ensure that Lan Yue does not realize that her true feelings have been heard by everyone."
Yun Chong, seated at the head of the table, made the suggestion.
"After all, this is a limitation of the immortal artifact. Since the immortal artifact has spent so much energy just to prevent us from telling the truth, it means that this matter is extremely important."
"It is said that in ancient times, when the Immortal Path was not completely destroyed, we were able to learn a lot about things from the Immortal Realm."
"At that time, the immortal artifacts made by immortals had the power to destroy the world. In order to prevent other people from using the artifacts for evil purposes, they would set restrictions in advance."
"Perhaps once Xiao Lanyue finds out the truth, the immortal artifact will trigger its restriction and be completely removed from the cultivation world."
"If that time really comes, we will never again receive the help of immortal artifacts, which will be a loss for the entire cultivation world."
It's astonishing that Lan Yue only went out for a stroll and was able to uncover the conspiracy from the demon race.
Everyone's expression hardened. So what if they were the butt of gossip? So what if all their dark history was exposed on the spot?
They were all going all out to ensure the immortal artifact could remain here!
"Sect Master, rest assured, we will protect Lan Yue with all our might. From now on, I will follow her closely and never leave her side!"
The Sixth Elder thumped his chest loudly.
"Ahem, there's no need to stay by her side every step of the way. You can just keep watch from a distance. After all, she's just a young girl." Yun Chong coughed.
On the other side.
Lan Yue, who was packing her things at Lingyue Peak, was unaware of the kind of bodyguard team she was about to receive.
However, even if the elders follow, they won't let her find out easily.
"Lan Yue, I'll go with you. Your formation can detect the traces of demons. I can even use those demons to refine special recovery pills!"
Yunxi also clenched her fists.
"If you get tired by then, I'll just capture a demon and refine it for you!"
"How about this, Lan Yue will be in charge of searching, Yun Xi will be in charge of refining the pills, and the rest of us will be in charge of capturing them," Wu Tianya suggested.
Anyway, the core idea is the same: all of them have to go.
Li Bai, who was at the front, nodded repeatedly. Ever since he missed an opportunity to go out, he had been guarding Lingyue Peak.
Seeing his friends running off one by one, how could he possibly concentrate on his cultivation?
Lan Yue was still hesitating.
Wu Tianya quickly explained, "The body-refining technique that Senior Yanlong gave me, combined with the power of earth fire, has a certain burning effect on demons."
"If we encounter a group of demons, I can lead you all out!"
Seeing that they were all talking one by one, Wu Tianyu was dumbfounded and also began to show off his abilities.
"I have developed the Earth Fire Worm. This worm has absorbed enough earth fire, making its body extremely strong. It can not only protect us from injury, but it can even attack on its own!"
Wu Tianyu was standing on tiptoe to promote herself.
Although Yuan Shuo, who was at the very back, did not speak, the pile of glittering magical artifacts in his arms was enough to show his determination.
Lan Yue was still hesitant, wondering what might happen to the main characters at the Qing Shi Sect, such as injuries.
But upon closer reflection, isn't the main character group in the original work constantly getting injured?
How can one truly grow without undergoing trials and tribulations?
Moreover, the main characters possess strong luck, so they might be able to achieve unexpected victories in special circumstances.
"Very good, then let's set off together this time! I think Elder Duanmu won't mind having a few more people."