Stars fall and locust trees grow

Seeing that Gu Chuanlin was finally no longer silent, Li Chi perked up again and continued, "Since we met in Juyun Sect, you should know that I have a cousin named Qi Luoxing, right?"

Gu Chuanlin groaned.

"Axing and I grew up together, and later entered the Juyun Sect together. I heard that after the Juyun Sect was destroyed, it was taken over by the 29th Yue, so I wanted to go to Jiangzhou to see if I could find his whereabouts."

After hearing this, Gu Chuanlin finally turned around again.

Seeing that he finally responded, Li Chi immediately raised three fingers and said loudly: "I swear! After I find Ah Xing, I will follow you back to Mingyuejian to practice hard! I will strive to enter the mortal realm as soon as possible!"

Then he thought of something and continued, "Oh, right! Are there many female disciples in Mingyue? Are there more bright and beautiful ones, or more gentle and lovely ones?"

Gu Chuanlin stared at Li Chi for a while, and suddenly said coldly: "Why? Do you want to find a Taoist partner to practice with?"

Li Chi denied it again and again: "Of course not! I am not considering you. You see, you have helped me so much, I have to give you something back. But, I am poor and inexperienced, but I have a good vision, so..."

He patted his chest and vowed: "Just tell me what kind of woman you like! From now on, I will be responsible for your lifelong affairs!"

Gu Chuanlin fell silent again.

Seeing that he remained silent, Li Chi said, "If you don't reply, I'll take it as your agreement!"

Gu Chuanlin suddenly changed the subject: "You're not sleepy, are you?"

"Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy! Of course I'm sleepy!"

Li Chi thought that he should no longer be angry, so he lay down obediently and fell asleep contentedly with the ball of fur in his arms.

*

It only takes three days to travel from Shuozhou to Jiangzhou by Kunzhou.

Li Chi stood on the Kunzhou and looked into the distance. The Five Pillar Peak, which was as tall as a palm, was already looming in his sight.

The green mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, and they still look the same as I remember.

Several people landed outside the South City Gate, which was closest to the Five Pillars Peak, and then walked slowly into the city.

Jiangzhou City is quite lively at this moment. Many monks wearing grey sect uniforms, both male and female, can be seen coming and going in groups of three or two.

A young male cultivator passing by said, "Tomorrow is the branch selection competition. If we are lucky enough to enter the top ten, we can become the inner disciples of the 29th Mountain and will surely have a glorious future!"

"There are more than 300 disciples from our branch participating in the competition. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get into the top ten."

Hmm? The 29th Mountain is selecting inner disciples?

Li Chi slowed down his pace and slowly backed away. The fur ball in his arms was confused and stretched its little head to look around.

Someone else said, "That's right. Inner disciples are selected only once every ten years. The variables involved are really hard to predict. Who knows if someone like Du Heng will suddenly appear from somewhere..."

Du Heng?

Why does this name sound familiar?

Li Chi thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't remember where he had heard of this person.

Seeing that Gu Chuanlin and others were getting farther and farther away, he quickly stopped eavesdropping, chased after them, and directly grabbed Gu Chuanlin's sleeve.

"I heard that they are going to hold a selection for inner disciples tomorrow. Can we take this opportunity to sneak in?"

Zeng Muhan, who was standing by, heard this and turned to Gu Chuanlin and said, "We have never seen the selection of inner disciples of the 29th Mountain. Huaiyi and Liu Jing will also participate in the competitions of various sects in the future. This is a good opportunity for them to observe and learn. Not only can we get familiar with their sect's moves in advance, but it can also be regarded as a kind of experience!"

Li Chi agreed again and again: "Yes, yes, yes! It is indeed a good opportunity!"

Zeng Muhan added, "The one in charge of the Jiangzhou branch of the 29th Yue is Elder Shang Ming. I met him once during the last sect competition. Besides, since you, Little Master, are here to visit in person, I don't think he will refuse."

Gu Chuanlin nodded slightly.

So, the group headed towards the valley of Shen Zhang Peak, which has now become the branch of the 29th Peak.

Since entering Juyun Sect at the age of five, Li Chi has never left the sect again. Jiangzhou is no longer what he remembered from his childhood, but Juyun Sect is still not much different from the past, it just changed its name.

The gloomy valley was still filled with thick fog, and it was dark and gloomy.

The two disciples guarding the gate recognized Ming Yuejian's sky-blue uniform and the unique clan crest on Gu Chuanlin's forehead in the entire Spirit Realm at a glance.

One disciple was responsible for using the Tianxuan Bi to convey the message to the sect elders, while the other disciple led everyone into the valley.

Elder Shang Ming was very enthusiastic about the visit of Gu Chuanlin and his group.

Not to mention that the Twenty-Nine Mountains and Mingyuejian are both first-class sects, just the clan emblem of Guchuanlin has clearly shown that in the future, Mingyuejian will surely have another prodigy who reaches the realm of sudden enlightenment.

Besides, Mingyuejian owns his own mines and occupies all the wealth in the spiritual realm. He has always been on good terms with Zanghaizhou. They, the Twenty-Nine Yue, are not fools. Since someone has taken the initiative to visit them, they will naturally treat them well.

Shang Ming stroked his beard and laughed, "Haha! I never thought that the great Master from Mingyue would come to visit our small branch in 29 Yue in person. I am really flattered!"

Gu Chuanlin said: "Elder Shang, you are too kind!"

Zeng Muhan said, "We just happened to pass by here during our training. We heard that the sect was going to hold a selection for inner disciples, so we came here uninvited to join in the fun. We are really sorry to bother you, elder!"

Shang Ming waved his hands and said, "Don't bother me! Don't bother me! The selection will start tomorrow, so you can watch and give some pointers to these useless disciples!"

They exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Afterwards, Shang Ming called a disciple and led Gu Chuanlin and others to the arranged accommodation.

Although Erjiu Yue took over the Juyun Sect, he did not make any major changes in the layout, and it remained basically the same as it was back then.

Li Chi followed the disciple who led the way and looked at the familiar scenes around him, feeling deeply moved.

After all, his feelings towards the Juyun Sect are extremely complicated.

In my previous life, I only lived for seventeen years, and most of that time was spent here.

He vaguely remembered the days when he climbed trees, played in the snow, and got into trouble with Ah Xing, and he could not forget the hatred and pain after becoming a test subject.

Thinking of the cold and terrifying faces of Juyun Sect's leader Li Shi and those elders, as well as those fellow disciples who were tortured to death in the experiments, Li Chi felt that familiar bone-pulling pain sweeping over his body again. His body began to tremble uncontrollably, and even his breathing became rapid.

The fur ball in my arms seemed to have sensed something and suddenly jumped to the ground, humming a few times.

Wei Li, who was closest to Li Chi, was the first to notice his abnormality and quickly reached out to support him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Gu Chuanlin, who was in front of him, turned around when he heard the voice and saw that Li Chi looked grim and almost fainted. He frowned and rushed to Li Chi's side while asking in a stern voice, "Where is the yard?"

The disciple who was leading the way was frightened by his appearance and quickly pointed to the courtyard in front.

"That's it!"

Gu Chuanlin helped Li Chi up and disappeared from the spot in an instant.