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"Junior Sister Baihe, Jingshui has come to visit and wishes to pay her respects to Senior Brother Ziyu."

The white crane gave the newcomer a cold look, then cried out towards the closed dwelling.

Under the expectant gaze of Junior Sister Jing Shui, a handsome young man dressed in the same plain clothes pushed open the wooden door of the residence and then slowly walked out of the house.

The man had long, flowing black hair, a tall and slender figure, and a face with sharply defined features. There was a blue mark between his eyebrows, which looked like some kind of array pattern.

The handsome young man stood with his hands behind his back. When he saw that the person who came was his junior sister Jing Shui, whom he had met a few times, he said in a gentle tone, "Could it be that Senior Uncle Xuanhe has some instructions to ask me?"

As Senior Brother Ziyu spoke, he gently waved his hand, and the power of the multiple arrays set up on the mountaintop slowly dissipated.

Seeing this, Jing Shui smiled, bowed slightly, and said gently, "It's not that Master is looking for Senior Brother, but that we have something we wish to ask Senior Brother Ziyu to do."

"Oh?"

When Junior Sister Jing Shui landed on the mountaintop, she was immediately shocked by the rich spiritual energy around her. As expected of a residence that even her master praised, the richness of the spiritual energy was beyond imagination.

"Junior sister, please sit down."

Jing Shui sat down gracefully, and the fellow disciples exchanged pleasantries.

Although they were from the same school, many of them didn't interact much. They would only occasionally meet at the meeting place when their master came out of seclusion to give a public sermon, and they would just nod to each other.

Another type of relationship can be traced back to their respective mentors or elders.

For example, Jing Shui's master, Xuan He, is a cultivator of the Myriad Manifestations Realm with a high status in Cangyun Ridge. This is mainly because True Person Xuan He is skilled in weapon crafting and possesses a handy magic weapon, which is extremely important for cultivators.

The art of weapon crafting is extremely difficult to master. Even if you gather all the necessary materials, you still need to pay a huge price and use your connections to find a master craftsman to forge a suitable divine weapon.

The reason why Master Xuanhe enjoys such prestige among the second and third generation disciples in the sect is because of his superb weapon-refining skills.

When Jing Shui expressed her hope that Zi Yu would help out out of respect for their master, Xuanhe Zhenren, a brief silence fell over the mountaintop.

The great demon, Bai Yuhe, stood beside Ziyu. Seeing the displeasure on its master's face, it also let out a soft cry towards Jingshui.

"Very well, since Uncle Xuanhe values ​​this matter so much, then Ziyu will take He'er on this trip."

Ziyu was confident that he would be able to break through to become a True Person of the Myriad Manifestations Realm within three years. At that time, after he was promoted to a second-generation disciple, he would naturally need to replace his Earth-rank magic weapon.

Although the sect will bestow some Earth-grade magic treasures upon him, it is ultimately not as convenient as refining them according to his own needs.

If I were to take the initiative to help Master Xuanhe this time, and once I had gathered enough materials, I would ask Master Xuanhe to forge a suitable Earth-rank divine weapon for me. I believe he would certainly not refuse.

After careful consideration, Ziyu reluctantly agreed to Jingshui's request and agreed to go to Qushan.

"Really? Thank you so much, Senior Brother Ziyu! With Senior Brother Ziyu's appearance in this battle, those natives in remote areas will surely surrender without resistance and obediently hand over their territory!"

Jing Shui was surprised that Zi Yu agreed so easily, and thought that her looks had played a role. She couldn't help but give Zi Yu flirtatious glances, hoping to have something happen between them in the future.

However, she was clearly overthinking things; she simply didn't understand the needs of someone at Ziyu's level.

Otherwise, given Ziyu's status in the sect, why would he bother with a third-generation disciple?

"Junior sister, let me make some preparations, and we'll set off immediately."

Ziyu got up and walked towards his residence.

"Yes, Jing Shui will wait for Senior Brother Zi Yu." Jing Shui said, her eyes subtly conveying her affection.

As Senior Brother Ziyu entered the residence, Jingshui also took out a jade talisman and crushed it without hesitation.

The news that Junior Sister Jing Shui had managed to get Senior Brother Zi Yu to participate in the competition was quickly learned by Zi Yun and other fellow disciples.

So, Ziyun and the others used Ziyu's name to travel to secluded mountain retreats and invite powerful disciples from established sects with whom they had no connection.

However, these sect disciples who were stuck in the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm naturally wanted to establish a good relationship with this future high-ranking member of the sect who was about to enter the Myriad Manifestations Realm as soon as possible after hearing that Senior Brother Ziyu had also agreed.

As a result, some disciples of the sect who had not been out and about for a long time also carried their divine weapons and followed Ziyun and others out of their secluded retreat and headed towards the confluence of Qushan.

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