I exchanged sects with the real daughter, and I ascended to heaven to offer sacrifices to her

After a day's flight, the flying boat arrived over Tongling Town at nightfall.

Ye Qingning stood on the flying boat, overlooking the town below which was gradually becoming clearer. He felt that Tongling Town under the night sky was like a shining pearl inlaid among the mountains and green waters.

All kinds of lanterns have been hung up in advance, with brilliant lights and colorful lights, making the whole town look like a dream.

The flying boat slowly descended and finally landed steadily on an open space outside the town.

In addition to them, there were several flying boats from other sects and families parked on the open space, and many cultivators came riding on various mounts or flying swords.

They gathered here in groups of three or five or alone, and it was obvious that they had made an appointment.

Feng Wuyang hated waiting for people the most, except when he was waiting for Ye Qingning. As soon as he got off the flying boat, he took out the spiritual jade slip and frantically sent messages to Shen Xuanli, even if he and Ye Qingning had arrived earlier.

As soon as the message was sent out, there was a noise from the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, several streaks of light were seen streaking across the night sky, and several small flying boats followed suit and landed steadily on the open space.

On one of the flying boats, Shen Xuanli stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in white clothes as white as snow, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his demeanor was outstanding and particularly eye-catching.

This also attracted a lot of discussion: "Look, Shen Xuanli from Penglai Sect has actually come to Tongling Town! I thought he wouldn't be interested in the Lantern Festival with his personality!"

"That being said, it's rare for the cultivation world to hold such a grand Lantern Festival. I heard there's a competition, and the disciple who wins the title of Lantern Champion will receive a rare treasure. Perhaps Shen Xuanli came here for this reason."

"You're right. This reward might even be a divine-level magical weapon. If I were the chief disciple, I wouldn't miss this opportunity. Who would complain about having too many treasures?"

After the male cultivator finished speaking, the gossip became noticeably quieter.

In the eyes of the public, other cultivators might come here to date their Taoist partners, but Shen Xuanli was known for being cold and aloof, and had never been interested in matters of love. If someone said that he had invited a female cultivator to travel with him, others probably wouldn't believe it unless they saw it with their own eyes.

Ye Qingning secretly felt lucky that Feng Wuyang was with her, and Xiao Chong and the others were also there. If it were just her and Shen Xuanli today, she was sure that gossip and rumors would be flying everywhere, and even storybooks would be mass-produced.

Shen Xuanli, Xiao Chong, Qian Mo, and Lu Liyuan got off different flying boats, as if they had made an appointment, and it was indeed almost time for the meeting with Ye Qingning.

The four of them had already spotted Ye Qingning in the crowd. After all, Ye Qingning's appearance was too stunning. No matter how many people were around her, she was the most dazzling one.

Ye Qingning waved to the four people with a smile on his face. The four people didn't know that Ye Qingning had made an appointment with other people. Only after they gathered together did they realize that the number of people was wrong...!

Shen Xuanli frowned slightly. He knew that Feng Wuyang had come to Tongling Town with Ye Qingning, but he didn't expect that Xiao Chong, Qian Mo, and Lu Linyuan were also there.

Suddenly he understood why Pei Yin sent him several messages in a row and said that he wanted to be the second master.

It turned out that not only the master, but also the Supreme Elder, Tianji Elder, and the Second Elder were thinking of taking her in as a disciple, and had already begun vying for the position of her second master, so they sent their disciples over.

None of Xiao Chong, Qian Mo, and Lu Linyuan were stupid, and they could see everything clearly at this moment.

Sweat broke out on Lu Linyuan's forehead, indicating that he was under great pressure, because his master Jiang Shaoling had no advantage to begin with, and now that Shen Xuanli was here, he himself had no advantage either.

However, Xiao Chong was full of fighting spirit and was not afraid. In order to make Tianjizi's wish come true, he had to perform well today, regardless of whether Shen Xuanli was there or not.

Qian Mo was thinking about how to deal with the situation. His master gave him a lot of spirit stones before he came.

He may not be very good at speaking or pleasing women, but his master said that the spirit stones will speak for him, so he just needs to spend them as much as possible.

I can't help but sigh that the master is really rich. No wonder others call the master - the very rich Second Elder, and he also has a nickname - the money-giving old man.

Tonight he will inherit his master's ambition and be a boy who gives away money, just to make Junior Sister Ye smile.

Ye Qingning didn't notice the undercurrent between the four people at all. He just felt that it was pleasing to the eye to see them standing together. Such beauty was a real treat for those who love beauty.

The dog system, however, has gone crazy. In a word - taking anything will only make his nutrition balanced!

Feng Wuyang saw it clearly. After all, he was an experienced person, so how could he not know what the four people were thinking? If his master had not accepted him as a disciple so quickly, he would have had to compete with the four people tonight.

Now, he can relax and spend time with his junior sister, and watch how the four of them fight secretly.

Of course, given his personal relationship with Shen Xuanli, he still looks very favorably upon Shen Xuanli.

In fact, Jiang Wan, Bai Wei and others also made an appointment with Ye Qingning. When they learned that Shen Xuanli was also traveling with them, they wisely chose to travel separately. It was not because they were afraid, but mainly because they were afraid that they would not be able to have fun together.

Ye Qingning and his group walked along the stone road into the town. Many monks had already gathered in the town. The town was bustling with people, laughter and joy, creating a lively scene.

Not long after entering the town, I saw a group of people gathered in front of a long row of stalls. Seven or eight disciples seemed to be distributing something to the disciples entering the town.

Then, a male cultivator was heard shouting from the stall: "The lantern exchange tokens and the Lantern Competition Rules are here! Disciples who haven't received theirs yet, please register and receive them!"

Ye Qingning's eyes lit up slightly. He just heard someone talking about how there was a competition in today's Lantern Festival, and the person who won the title of Lantern Champion would get a treasure.

Compared to the usual Lantern Festival, Ye Qingning suddenly became more energetic. He pulled Feng Wuyang and squeezed into the bustling crowd.

Feng Wuyang was being pulled by Ye Qingning, with a doting smile on his face. He felt that his position in Ye Qingning's heart was unshakable, otherwise why didn't his junior sister pull someone else.

Xiao Chongzhu reacted quickly. Although he was not pulled by Ye Qingning, he walked to Ye Qingning's side and squeezed into the crowd. He also stretched out his hand to protect Ye Qingning to prevent others from bumping into her.

Qian Mo frowned. Normally, he had never seen Xiao Chong so attentive to any female cultivator. Now he seemed very gentle and considerate. He seriously doubted whether his master's idea would be useful.

But no matter what the result was, I followed him.

Lu Linyuan was a bit of a loser. He was not at an advantage to begin with, and these people were all very suspicious of him. Even if he cried, she might not hold him back. Just go with the flow. Going with the flow is the best effort.

Shen Xuanli didn't like crowded places in the first place, and he disliked it even more now.

Fortunately, many disciples subconsciously made way for Shen Xuanli after seeing him. It was not because they were afraid to squeeze in, but mainly because it was too cold.

When it was Ye Qingning's turn, a male cultivator handed three badges to Ye Qingning after completing the registration.

"The purpose of this Lantern Festival competition is to find a magical lantern. Among all the lanterns in the town, there is a magical lantern hidden. Whoever finds this magical lantern will be the Lantern Champion of this Lantern Festival."

"This is the jade token needed to redeem a lantern. One token can be exchanged for any lantern. The winner of the lantern will be announced at the end of midnight."

"Once a lantern is redeemed, it cannot be returned or exchanged, and each disciple only has three chances to redeem it. Please choose carefully. Of course, if there is a lantern you particularly like, you can also purchase additional ones with spirit stones. Each lantern costs 10,000 top-grade spirit stones."