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"Surprised?" Qing Lanjun looked at Kong Fang with a faint smile.

Kong Fang nodded involuntarily. He was indeed very surprised to encounter such a thing suddenly. It was the first time that Kong Fang met a cultivator as difficult to understand as Qing Lanjun.

"You are an indigenous monk, right?" Qinglan Jun did not answer Kong Fang's question, but instead asked about Kong Fang's situation.

Many people knew about this kind of thing, so there was no need for Kong Fang to hide it from Qinglan Jun, so he nodded and admitted it.

Qinglan Jun chuckled, "Actually, I am also an indigenous cultivator."

Kong Fang was stunned. At first, when Qing Lanjun said that he was sent by Luo Xiao to deal with him, Kong Fang thought that Qing Lanjun was also a member of the palace guards.

"The status of our indigenous monks in this Purple Star City is far inferior to that of the monks in the City Guard Palace." Qing Lanjun sighed: "Every monk in the City Guard Palace can enter the ancestral land to practice, but we indigenous monks must fight in the fighting field. Only by obtaining the ten-game winning streak token can we have the opportunity to enter the ancestral land."

Kong Fang couldn't help but nodded. Although he was not a pure indigenous person, he also felt uncomfortable about this point.

"To put it nicely, we are selecting strong people, but to put it bluntly, we are selecting animals." Qing Lanjun's voice suddenly became a little low. "This is Qingtian Divine Realm. All our ancestral lands should be able to enter and exit freely. But other ancestral lands are occupied by outsiders. We, the natives, are in a weak position and can only survive in the cracks."

Kong Fang also felt deeply about this. When he first entered the Qingtian Divine Realm, Kong Fang stayed with the outsider Nie Feng. At that time, there was still a deep barrier between Kong Fang and the indigenous people.

Kong Fang clearly remembered that when he was cultivating in the Qingshi Ancestral Land, the aboriginal cultivators usually cultivated in places far away from the ancestral land, while the places close to the ancestral land were all occupied by outsiders.

The reason for all this is that the indigenous monks are in a weak position.

"I thought there were no outsiders in this Purple Star Ancestral Land. It should be a beautiful place, but when I got here, I found that many of our people were blocked from entering. There may not be any extremely extraordinary people among them, but the fact that they have cultivated to the Spiritual Transformation Realm shows that they have good talents. However, because of their lack of strength, they cannot take a single step into this Purple Star Ancestral Land."

Kong Fang was shocked. Although he agreed with Qing Lanjun's words, he was surrounded by monks guarding the palace. It would be bad if this word got out.

Kong Fang opened his mouth to remind Qing Lanjun, but unexpectedly, Qing Lanjun waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I'm not the first one to say this, and I won't be the last. The guards of the city palace won't punish me for this."

Qinglan Jun continued, "We aborigines are in a weak position whether in other ancestral lands of Qingtian Divine Realm or in the Purple Star ancestral land ruled by this sacred mountain. If we don't unite with each other, then the countless people in Qingtian Divine Realm will really have no hope." Qinglan Jun's eyes were a little dim. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Qingtian Divine Realm. After all, it's too small."

Kong Fang is not a real indigenous person, but he couldn't help but be moved at this moment.

Qinglan Jun, who has reached the limit of the Spirit Transformation Realm, is no longer focused only on himself, but also looks further to the welfare of the indigenous people in the entire Qingtian Divine Realm.

Kong Fang couldn't help but think of the simple villagers in Huanggu Village and the people in Wolong Town. Kong Fang suddenly realized that he had unknowingly developed a deep bond with the aboriginals.

"In order to avenge his people, Wang Gang took crazy revenge on Qian Jiuchao even though he knew he could not win. In the end, he learned that the real murderer was Li Man, and he joined me in chasing him for hundreds of thousands of miles just to avenge those people. When the great revenge was achieved, Wang Gang did not follow Qian Jiuchao and I to the ancestral land of Zixing to practice, but resolutely went back to find those surviving members of the tribe to help them rebuild their homes." Kong Fang recalled in his heart.

"Wang Gang did it for his people, and Qing Lanjun also did it for his people. It's just that Wang Gang's people are only those on that hill, while Qing Lanjun treats all the indigenous people as his people." Kong Fang couldn't help but feel a surge of inexplicable emotions in his heart. Kong Fang secretly asked himself, if he was really just an indigenous person, what would he do.

If I were really an indigenous person, I would definitely hope that there would be people like Qinglan Jun. With such people, all indigenous peoples would have the possibility of finding a way out and have the opportunity to see a wider world.

"Although I am not an indigenous person, I have already gone against the outsiders since the Qingshi ancestral land was attacked. From then on, I could only stand on the side of the indigenous people, and I did so afterwards."

Kong Fang's thoughts were in turmoil, and he was completely infected by Qinglan Jun.

Qinglan Jun suddenly stared at Kong Fang with a burning gaze, which brought Kong Fang back to his senses.

“In the past, I have been practicing hard just to enter the Mingshen realm. As long as I have the strength of the Mingshen realm, I will have the opportunity to enter the Divine Mountain. Only by entering the Divine Mountain can I have the opportunity to help all my clansmen.” A firm light suddenly burst out of Qinglan Jun’s eyes, which made Kong Fang’s heart tremble.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Kong Fang himself is also so determined, but Kong Fang is not striving for strength for all the indigenous people, Kong Fang is for the blue deep in his heart.

Seeing Qinglan Jun in front of him, Kong Fang seemed to see his own shadow in him.

"What a pity..." Qing Lanjun suddenly laughed bitterly, "I have been stuck at the limit of the Spiritual Transformation Realm for many years and have been unable to break through. I cannot reach the Mingshen Realm with my own strength, so I began to seek external objects, but the treasures that can help break through to the Mingshen Realm are all rare treasures, and they are not so easy to find. I was already a little desperate, but I didn't expect you to appear at this time."

"Me?" Kong Fang looked surprised.

"Yes!" Qing Lanjun looked at Kong Fang with a little excitement, nodded very solemnly and said: "The Divine Envoy thinks highly of you, and I heard that the Divine Envoy intends to recommend you to enter the Divine Mountain. I have just said that only by entering the Divine Mountain can you do something, so I would like to ask you to do me a favor."

Qinglanjun looked at Kong Fang sincerely.

"I admire you very much, but I don't have the ability to shoulder your lofty ambitions now." Kong Fang hesitated and refused. He was indeed moved by Qinglan Jun's efforts, but he was not a real aboriginal after all, and Kong Fang would not do something that would slow down his cultivation. At least, not for the time being.

If he really has the ability one day, Kong Fang may change the fate of the indigenous people, but now, Kong Fang cannot bear such a heavy burden.

Kong Fang originally thought that Qing Lanjun would be angry or at least disappointed after he refused, but Qing Lanjun seemed to have been prepared for Kong Fang's answer, and there was not much change in his expression.

"Don't worry, this is my wish, I won't force it on you." Qing Lanjun comforted Kong Fang, "I'm not asking you to help me fulfill my wish, I just hope you can give me a chance!"

Kong Fang's face was filled with surprise. He was completely confused. "What chance can I give you? I don't have the ability to send you into the sacred mountain." Kong Fang said with a wry smile.

"No, you have the ability." Qinglan Jun seemed very confident.

Kong Fang was startled, then nodded and said, "If I really have the ability to help you, then I promise you, now, please speak clearly."

Qing Lanjun let out a long breath, with an excited smile on his face, "You are valued by the Divine Envoy. As long as you continue to practice like this, you will definitely enter the Divine Mountain. So I hope that I can become your follower!"

"Ah?" Kong Fang looked at Qing Lan Jun in shock. Although he could not sense Qing Lan Jun's specific realm, he gave Kong Fang the feeling that he was no worse than Luo Xiao, and even stronger than Luo Xiao. Such a powerful cultivator actually rushed to become his follower, and Kong Fang was a little slow to react.

"Don't you want to?" Seeing that Kong Fang did not agree immediately, but looked at him in surprise, Qing Lanjun's heart suddenly tightened, thinking that Kong Fang was unwilling.

Although he was shocked by Qinglan Jun's strange request, Kong Fang quickly came to his senses, "Can you enter the sacred mountain if you become my follower?"

“If you are introduced into the sacred mountain, you can bring a follower with you. If you are brought in after reaching the Mingshen realm, you will not have this benefit. In fact, this rule has existed for a long time, but nowadays, very few people know about this rule. I only found out about this rule in the sacred mountain by accident.” Qinglan Jun said.

"Okay, then you can just become my follower in name only. I know that you entered the sacred mountain for other purposes. If you really become my follower, your freedom will be restricted. This is the only way I can help you."

"No!" Qing Lanjun resolutely refused. Seeing Kong Fang looking at him in confusion, Qing Lanjun explained, "The rules of Shenshan are not a joke. If you and I are just nominal followers, Shenshan will never agree to let me in. If the rules of Shenshan are so easy to fool, doesn't it mean that every recommended cultivator can bring a fake follower in? And this is simply impossible."

"But if he really becomes your follower..." Kong Fang felt a little embarrassed. He had paid such a huge price to have Qian Jiuchao follow him for five years, and now a cultivator with even stronger strength had come directly, and Kong Fang didn't have to pay any price to recruit him under his command.

"Don't worry. With my current strength, I can't do anything even if I enter the Divine Mountain. I'm entering the Divine Mountain just to seek an opportunity for a breakthrough and to learn more about the Divine Mountain so that I can prepare for what I'm going to do in the future."

"Besides, I must become your follower now. Luo Xiao is determined to deal with you, and if I become your follower, I will have a reason to protect you. I know Luo Xiao's purpose very well. He wants you to be unable to practice in the ancestral land for a year. In this way, the speed of your strength improvement will naturally slow down. By then, the Divine Envoy may not recommend you anymore."

Kong Fang was startled, and then a murderous intent surged in his heart, "It really is haunting!"

"Then thank you for your help!" Kong Fang nodded solemnly to Qinglan Jun.

Qing Lanjun immediately laughed, "This is what a follower should do."