Chapter 294: No Problem
Qing Guo followed Lin Panyan and Xie Xiping into the Star Water Sect.
She now understood why she had entered someone else’s territory without realizing it.
This Star Water Sect was not a city in the conventional sense.
A Guardian Formation was set up here, completely concealing the Star Water Sect’s whereabouts.
Despite the path being right in front of them, Xie Xiping and Lin Panyan took Qing Guo onto a Flying Sword.
They circled several times in place at extreme speed; even with Qing Guo’s excellent memory, she couldn’t keep track of the movements of the Golden Core Stage cultivators.
A city floating on the water suddenly appeared.
Looking at such a Formation, Qing Guo thought it would be great if the Flying Sparrow Sect also had one.
This way, the Longevity Sect could hide itself better.
Unlike the cold and stern style of other Sects, the Star Water Sect was like a Dragon Palace trapped within a giant crystal ball.
Because it was on the outermost layer, the Star Water Sect indeed had a giant Dragon-shaped creature semi-embracing this massive city.
Qing Guo’s gaze fell upon this Dragon-shaped creature.
Seeing this, Lin Panyan smiled and casually explained, “This is the remains of an ancient Flood Dragon that our Ancestor brought back from a Secret Realm. These remains guard this place and can block attacks from Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators, holding out for several days.”
In the Cultivation World, a few days was enough time for them to call for reinforcements.
Qing Guo watched, her small mouth opening in surprise.
It was as if someone who had never left home before was shocked by the sight of a new World.
Her reaction made Lin Panyan even more convinced that Qing Guo came from a Small Sect, and she asked, “Have you never traveled far before?”
Qing Guo shook her head and replied, “My parents wouldn’t let me.”
Mentioning her parents, a flicker appeared in Qing Guo’s eyes. At this moment, a trace of genuine sadness seemed to emanate from her eyes.
She wasn’t lying about this.
Her parents in reality had passed away long ago.
Lin Panyan looked at her, not because Qing Guo’s mention of her parents had touched her, but because she had guessed something and was lost in thought.
After entering the city, they disembarked and walked.
Lin Panyan and Xie Xiping brought Qing Guo into the inner parts of the Star Water Sect.
As Qing Guo entered the city, many cultivators along the way couldn’t help but stare at her.
Clearly, they were stunned by Qing Guo’s beauty.
Xie Xiping glanced at the people around them and raised her hand, sending a veil flying over.
“Your Cultivation is low, you should wear this veil.”
For a Female Cultivator, being too beautiful, having low Cultivation, and traveling alone was like having all the debuffs stacked.
Qing Guo lowered her head, stroked the veil that felt like a cicada’s wing, and said softly, “Thank you, Senior.”
After putting on the veil, others saw Qing Guo’s appearance much more vaguely.
Only those at the Golden Core Stage or above could see through the veil to her true face.
Lin Panyan watched Xie Xiping give the veil to Qing Guo, looking at Xie Xiping with some surprise. Xie Xiping turned her face, her expression indifferent, as if it were just a casual gesture.
In the center of the city, there was a giant, towering tree.
The roots of this towering tree were numerous and thick; it grew in the water, with all its roots submerged.
The three of them stood beneath this tree, appearing extremely small.
Xie Xiping walked over and raised her hand, a Token emitting an arc of light.
After the arc of light, the giant tree stirred, and several root-formed wooden platforms extended from the water.
They stretched all the way to them.
Xie Xiping stepped onto it. Lin Panyan grabbed Qing Guo’s arm, “Come, follow me inside.”
Qing Guo nodded and stood on it with Lin Panyan.
The wooden platform instantly sank into the water.
Anyone experiencing this for the first time would surely panic, but Qing Guo had prepared herself before entering.
However, she knew that appearing calm at such a moment would be strange, so she appropriately showed panic at entering the water.
Lin Panyan beside her immediately comforted her, “It’s alright.”
After she said this, the scene before them spun.
It was as if everything had been inverted.
The wooden platform that had sunk into the water resurfaced, and a landscape entirely different from the Star Water City appeared.
Lively Spirit Beasts ran all over the city.
The buildings in the city shimmered, as if enhanced with a soft-focus effect.
Water Element energy occasionally brushed past them, making it feel as if they were underwater.
Thinking of the scene just now, Qing Guo recalled a word.
Inverted City.
The true Star Water Sect was hidden underwater.
Several women ran over, giggling, “Senior Sister Panyan, Senior Sister Xiping, you’re back?”
Xie Xiping looked at them, her expression softening slightly, and nodded.
Qing Guo looked around and realized that the Star Water Sect was entirely composed of women.
Not a single man.
The previous information had briefly mentioned that the Star Water Sect only accepted women because their Cultivation Techniques were unique and Male Cultivators could not practice them.
Seeing it now, it was indeed true.
Seeing Xie Xiping and the others bring back a Mid Qi Condensation Stage Female Cultivator, everyone else looked on with curiosity.
However, Xie Xiping had no intention of explaining.
Lin Panyan smiled and grabbed Qing Guo, “Come with me, we’re going to see White Phoenix Ancestor.”
Qing Guo soon learned what kind of Spirit Beast the White Phoenix Ancestor was.
The higher the rank of a Spirit Beast, the larger its size, but high-ranking Spirit Beasts could control their size.
Lin Panyan and the others led Qing Guo to a mountain range, where they saw a blue, plump swan sleeping in a hot spring behind the mountain. Only three crest feathers on its head, emitting a starlight-like glow, made it different from an ordinary swan.
But otherwise, there was nothing to suggest it was a high-ranking Spirit Beast.
Until they heard Lin Panyan and the others cautiously call out, “White Phoenix Ancestor?”
Qing Guo: “…”
Who?
That plump swan?
And that duck next to it, holding a cloth in its beak to scrub it?
The plump swan indeed opened its eyes!
Its eyes were as small as mung beans!
It lazily looked at Lin Panyan and the others, as if asking what they wanted.
Qing Guo’s eyes widened, trying her best to express respect for this plump swan.
Xie Xiping stepped forward and respectfully cupped her fists, “White Phoenix Ancestor, we brought a Rogue Cultivator from outside. She claims to be from the Myriad Immortal Sect and accidentally fell into a cave while chasing a Demonic Beast. Afterward, she appeared in our Liyun Sect. We wish for White Phoenix Ancestor to investigate.”
The plump swan nodded lazily, and the System suddenly spoke, “Prepare yourself.”
The next second, an invisible force surged towards Qing Guo.
Although it caused no direct harm, it made Qing Guo feel immense pressure.
She immediately calmed down, adopting the attitude she had when completing Tasks outside, constantly recalling everything in her mind.
She even seemed to fabricate a false personal history.
However, the plump swan’s inspection was not like the Fifth Elder’s memory search; it seemed to be merely discerning whether Qing Guo was lying.
In the Cultivation World, these Spirit Beasts with various heaven-defying abilities were highly trusted by cultivators.
The next second, the power receded, and she saw the plump swan nod lazily.
Lin Panyan also looked at Xie Xiping with relief.
The beauty was fine, that was great.
Qing Guo lowered her eyes without a trace.
