Chapter 23: Tricking the Master, His Specialty!
However, the sect leader of the Crimson Moon Sect ultimately failed to hear this bombshell.
Because Lan Yue and Li Bai, along with the spirit turtles below them, were all packed up by the sect leader and sent to the Four Arts Hall.
"The children have already gone to learn the four arts of cultivation in advance. It's not quite appropriate for the Crimson Moon Sect Master to stay here." It was the Sixth Elder who spoke up first, stopping the other party from moving forward.
"It's alright. I'll stay at your sect for a while. I don't need you to provide any precious spiritual veins to entertain me. Just let me stay near the two of them." The Crimson Moon Sect Master smiled slightly.
Elders: Your little scheme is truly remarkable! I'm afraid even the disciples back in the Crimson Moon Sect can hear it.
At this moment, all the elders felt that, apart from Lan Yue's inner voice being a problem, the trouble with the Crimson Moon Sect Master was no small matter at all!
What could they do? They couldn't defeat the immortal artifact, nor could they afford to break ties with the Crimson Moon Sect Master, so they had no choice but to swallow their pride and accept it.
After all, the Crimson Moon Sect has always been their friendly sect. Apart from the trouble caused by Elder White Eyebrows, the two sects have always been very friendly.
Otherwise, Yun Chong wouldn't have allowed the Crimson Moon Sect Master to come as a guest in the first place. He never expected to attract such a big bad wolf.
They didn't know when they took their cub away.
On the other side, the Four Arts Hall.
Like Zaoxiu Hall, Siyi Hall occupies the entire mountain peak. The two peaks are not far apart, and there are many people coming and going.
After all, many people go to these two places to study every day, but the most popular place is the Four Arts Hall.
After all, the Morning Study Hall is only a place for newly initiated disciples to receive their initial training, while the Four Arts Hall is a place where all disciples of the sect come to learn. The difference between the two is quite significant.
The three of them, along with the spirit turtle, were brought here in a rather bewildered manner.
Lan Yue, in particular, only smelled a cool bamboo fragrance, and then everything went black before her eyes, and she found herself on this unfamiliar mountain peak.
She was somewhat incredulous as she watched the people coming and going.
What just happened? Why did they suddenly change locations?
Was that the sect leader who suddenly appeared?
The thought that she had just been planning to secretly look into the things that the sect leader and the Holy Son of Beiling had to talk about made her feel incredibly guilty.
Although she knew the sect leader couldn't possibly know, she still felt breathless.
At worst, we can just wait until she returns to Lingyue Peak and secretly watch!
So, what exactly is this place? The sect leader just mentioned a place called the Hall of Four Arts.
Lan Yue looked up and saw a large character for "art" written on the outside of a group of simple and elegant courtyards.
[Lan Yue: Sigh, life's tough. I have to perform for money every month.]
Lan Yue sat on the spirit tortoise, resting her chin on her hand.
"Junior sister, we're here to learn, not to perform."
Li Bai, standing next to her, twitched at the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, "Where did my junior sister get all these strange sentences from?"
"This is the Hall of Four Arts. What we learn here is the Four Arts of Cultivation, which includes alchemy, formations, talismans, and weapon crafting."
"Our Southern Spirit Sect is most famous for its talismans and weapon crafting. Even other sects come here to learn from us." Li Bai said this with a touch of pride.
"Actually, our Southern Spirit Sect's Spirit Sword Peak is also very famous, attracting many people, especially our unique Hidden Sword Pavilion..."
Li Bai stopped abruptly, afraid of revealing any more secrets: "Anyway, you're definitely making a profit by staying here!"
Lan Yue agreed with her senior brother's words.
[Lan Yue: Isn't that a win? I get to sit back and watch the entire main cast embark on their cultivation journey right in front of me, and maybe even snag a bargain.]
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Four Arts Hall paused, each one quietly pricking up their ears to listen.
They're also curious about finding bargains! (⊙o⊙) Wow!
[Lan Yue: Forget it, I'm just cannon fodder, I might be gone before I even get close. I'd better just lie here and watch the drama unfold, that's much more fun!]
She decisively gave up the idea of following the protagonist on an adventure, after all, she just wanted to quietly watch the show, and it wasn't worth risking her life to pick up some bargains.
"Ahem, junior sisters, you can take a stroll around the Four Arts Hall and see what interests you. You can also start learning in advance." Li Bai couldn't stand this happy, complacent sentiment any longer, so he took the initiative to remind her.
How can a person just lie down and do nothing? Especially a cultivator, who is fighting against fate!
Never mind, Junior Sister is an exception, possessing a celestial artifact.
"It would be great to visit the Hall of Four Arts. I'd like to learn more about it beforehand!" Lan Yue was quite interested in the Hall of Four Arts; she remembered that the original protagonist group had experienced quite a few things there.
"Let's go, let's go take a look!" Lan Yue pulled Yun Xi's hand and walked forward, while the spirit turtle followed slowly behind.
Lan Yue thought she had secretly entered the Hall of Four Arts, but in fact everyone on the entire mountain was watching her.
"Lan Yue, I want to choose alchemy. Are you interested in anything?" Although Yun Xi was relatively quiet from beginning to end, she still had her own ideas.
She had planned her path long before entering the sect, but an accident happened along the way, and she suddenly became the sect leader's daughter.
However, this is not a big problem; in fact, with this new identity, she has access to more resources.
"Me? I can train with turtles!" Lan Yue looked at Er Dan beside her and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Junior Sister is talking about divination?" Li Bai initially wanted to laugh, but then suddenly remembered that there really was such a thing.
This method of divination, which uses a sacred tortoise for divination, is a very ancient branch of divination in the Northern Regions.
After Li Bai explained the divination technique clearly, Lan Yue across from him stared in astonishment, her mouth agape.
No way, she was just saying it casually, I didn't expect there to actually be such a cultivation technique.
In that case, it sounds like it would be a good idea for her to learn this art of divination?
She had read the original work and had a lot of information in her mind, even possessing a "gossip-eating system." If she learned divination, would everything she knew be explained?
That's great!
"Does our sect have any?" Lan Yue's eyes sparkled. She had made up her mind. From now on, when the main characters were fighting in front, she would lead Er Dan and cheer them on from behind!
"The Southern Spirit Sect doesn't have it." Li Bai knew something was wrong as soon as he saw his junior sister's expression.
He shouldn't have said anything; now look what's happened, he's led his junior sister astray.
Junior Sister, in order to learn this divination technique, will you really turn against the sect overnight?
Li Bai shuddered at the thought and quickly added, "Actually, it's not that there isn't. One of our sect's elders went to Beiling to study, but he's already in seclusion."
"Who is this elder?" Lan Yue pressed for an answer, she was very interested.
"This elder, this elder's name is…" Li Bai's mind suddenly went blank. He seemed to have heard of him before, but when he tried to recall, his mind went completely blank.
"It should be called, it should be called Fairy Guangji!" Li Bai suddenly remembered this name and became extremely excited.
His voice was loud, and all the people passing by turned their heads, especially the older ones, whose expressions were very strange.
Above the clouds, the Fifth Elder, who was sitting upright in the Hall of Four Arts, rubbed his forehead, somewhat unwilling to admit that this was a disciple he had taught.
"Fifth Brother, you fought me the fiercest back then for your eldest disciple, didn't you already see the excellent qualities hidden within him?" The Sixth Elder secretly tugged at the Fifth Elder's beard from the side.
The Fifth Elder expressionlessly pulled back his long white beard.
"So it's Fairy Guangji! I must learn divination from her when I have time! I'll have two masters at the same time!" Lan Yue clenched her fists, full of fighting spirit.
She took two steps forward and finally realized that something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, isn't Guangji my master's name? Are there two other elders with the same name in our Nanling Sect?"
Although she hadn't met her master much from beginning to end, she had still heard of his great name.
[Lan Yue: Wow, could it be that my master's true form is actually a female immortal?]
Her surprised exclamation was followed by coughing throughout the entire Four Arts Hall, as if everyone had suddenly caught asthma.
"Strange, did you hear any sounds coming from this direction?" Lan Yue scratched her head in confusion as she heard a series of coughs coming from afar.
"No." Li Bai shook his head instantly.
"Junior sister, you must have misheard. Our sect has many spirit beasts. Maybe someone brought a spirit beast that likes to cough!"
Lan Yue suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"
"By the way, is that Fairy Guangji also in seclusion?" she quietly probed.
Li Bai: "..."
"It is indeed in seclusion, but I just remembered wrong. There is no Fairy Guangji. That elder is your master."
"Oh~" Lan Yue nodded, her tone tinged with regret.
[Lan Yue: Since Master is currently facing certain death, I'll sneak a peek and see if there's anything interesting to eat among them.]
[Lan Yue: Wuhu, I actually found it! The untold stories about "Fairy Guangji"!]