Chapter 120: Six Consecrated Elders Arrive

Yue Qianchou looked at everyone with a desolate expression, still continuously shaking his head in self-blame. In his heart, however, he was secretly complaining. He had originally wanted the Ghost General to help collect all these people too, but he still had many things that relied on Floating Immortal Island to accomplish. Moreover, those immortal old farts on the mountain still had that damn Divine Sense Compass. If only one person returned, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

However, keeping this group of people also had benefits. Not to mention anything else, at least it could prove that the deaths of those hundreds of disciples from various sects had nothing to do with him. Forget it – getting a batch of Nascent Soul and Core Formation stage cultivators wasn’t bad either. At least they were stronger than these people in front of him who were generally at Foundation Establishment stage, and it saved him from spending more energy helping them improve their cultivation. Other matters could be discussed later.

“Everyone! Brothers and sisters from all sects, please listen to me.” Yue Qianchou seemed to suddenly understand something and shouted loudly to everyone: “Everyone should disperse! The trial has only been going for one day – there are still many days ahead. Everyone take care of yourselves!”

After speaking, he waved to Kou Xuehua and the other women, as well as Gu Qingyun: “Let’s go!” Several people nodded and followed him deeper into the Demon Ghost Domain.

They hadn’t walked far when several people noticed something was wrong. They all turned back to look and saw the female disciples from Moon Gazing Sect following not far behind them, and behind them were disciples from various sects, following them at a distance.

These people, whether righteous or demonic, were all first-time visitors to the Demon Ghost Domain. As for those with experience, they had all been collected into Utopia by Yue Qianchou. Upon hearing they should disperse, they immediately felt something was missing. The Demon Ghost Domain, with dawn not yet fully arrived, appeared gloomy and terrifying. Everyone felt somewhat lost about where to go.

The disciples from Moon Gazing Sect were all women who subconsciously followed Yue Qianchou, whom they considered a strong person. After all, Yue Qianchou’s performance that night had been truly formidable – he wasn’t even afraid of the Ghost General. Following him should be much safer. Who could blame women for naturally liking to depend on men who gave them a sense of security?

After this night, Yue Qianchou had vaguely become the backbone of the disciples from various sects. The disciples had originally intended to follow along but were initially hesitating. Seeing Moon Gazing Sect follow, they naturally followed suit, and everyone tagged along at a distance.

Yue Qianchou asked in surprise: “What are you all following us for?”

The disciples from various sects gathered together again and immediately felt much more secure. No one answered him. After holding back for a long time, a female disciple from Moon Gazing Sect pouted and said: “The Demon Ghost Domain is so big – what gives you the right to say we’re following you? We can go wherever we want.”

Such a coincidence? After thinking briefly, Yue Qianchou understood – they were afraid. However, the feeling of being relied upon by everyone was still quite nice. If you’re afraid, just say so! But this stubborn girl had to be difficult. Yue Qianchou smiled slightly, feeling playful, and nodded: “So we’re blocking your path.”

Then he smiled at Gu Qingyun and the others: “Let’s clear the way and let the sisters from Moon Gazing Sect go first.”

Several people smiled and indeed cleared the path. The female disciples from Moon Gazing Sect immediately became embarrassed – going forward wasn’t right, and not going wasn’t right either. Finally, the stubborn female disciple said to a slightly older woman beside her: “Senior Sister, let’s go, so people won’t look down on our Moon Gazing Sect.” She was about to pull her forward.

The senior sister held her back: “Don’t talk nonsense. Our Moon Gazing Sect has always been on good terms with Floating Immortal Island.” She turned and bowed to Yue Qianchou: “Moon Gazing Sect nineteenth generation disciple Lan Xinyue greets Senior Brother Yue.”

“You’re too kind, too kind.” Yue Qianchou casually cupped his hands. Although the other party was quite attractive, there were plenty of beautiful women in the cultivation world. If they weren’t exceptionally outstanding, there really wasn’t much to be excited about.

Lan Xinyue smiled gracefully: “Senior Brother Yue is talented and brilliant. Please don’t hold it against my junior sister. We are new to the Demon Ghost Domain and truly live from day to day. If Senior Brother Yue has any good suggestions, please don’t hesitate to share them.”

“Now that’s more reasonable.” Yue Qianchou nodded, then turned to glare fiercely at the stubborn girl: “Girl, learn more from your senior sister when you have nothing to do. If you continue saying such thoughtless things in the future, you’ll suffer greatly sooner or later.”

“You…” The female disciple was about to retaliate when she was covered by fellow disciples and dragged back.

Yue Qianchou couldn’t be bothered with her anymore and cupped his hands toward the disciples from various sects: “Encountering the Ghost General this time was purely coincidental – we happened to run into him during his patrol. Such things shouldn’t happen again. Now dawn is approaching, and it will soon be the world of various demon beasts. Everyone gathered together makes too big a target. It would be safer to disperse and find somewhere no one can find to hide. Actually, I’m also living from day to day. I can’t solve everything by playing the qin to every demon I meet. Following me is equally dangerous. Everyone should take care of themselves!”

That was all he had to say. Whether they listened or not, he couldn’t possibly lead such a group of people wandering around the Demon Ghost Domain. Even if he protected them, so what? When they eventually left the Demon Ghost Domain, wouldn’t they all go their separate ways? How many would remember his kindness? This was just how the cultivation world was.

“Let’s go!” Yue Qianchou led several people and gradually disappeared from everyone’s sight. Everyone thought what he said made sense and immediately became lively, starting a new round of forming alliances and teams.

The expressions of the six major sect elders on the mountain peak, however, were dark enough. From the Divine Sense Compass, the light points of those captured disciples had all disappeared. By normal reasoning, this meant they were all dead. What a heavy loss! Undoubtedly, these disciples were among the more elite from each sect. What was strange was that the disciples who had originally gathered together seemed completely fine and had now scattered.

“Whoosh…” Several sharp sounds of rapid flight breaking through the wind came from the distance. Everyone had just looked up and hadn’t yet reacted when they found six elderly figures had appeared on the mountain peak, led by none other than Ma Jiugu with her walking stick.

Obviously, the six consecrated elders from Floating Immortal Island had arrived. The elders from various sects were secretly shocked. Worthy of being late Tribulation Crossing stage experts – covering millions of li in just a few hours through pure aerial flight without any assistance. What profound cultivation! What incredible speed!

Dongfang Changao was also shocked. How had even Ma Jiugu, Floating Immortal Island’s most senior consecrated elder, come? He quickly led the other nine elders to bow together: “Greetings to Ninth Aunt, greetings to the six consecrated elders.”

The other sects, whether righteous or demonic, all came over to pay their respects. Regardless of anything else, their age and cultivation were there for all to see.

Ma Jiugu lightly tapped her walking stick and said in a deep voice: “Changao, tell me what happened again.” Dongfang Changao nodded in acknowledgment and immediately recounted the sequence of events clearly and concisely.

After listening, Ma Jiugu said gravely: “Time is of the essence. The six sects should disperse and go down to rescue people. I’ll go with Floating Immortal Island. You five should each go with one sect – save as many as you can.”

The five consecrated elders behind her, along with the elders from various sects, all acknowledged the order. At this moment, even the bad-tempered Qiu Wuyuan didn’t dare act up in front of these arrivals.