Tang Lie, upon receiving the news, rushed with his disciples, who were without spiritual energy and injured, towards Good Fortune Coming on their Flame Birds.
After an unknown period, a disciple pointed towards a distant place where faint outlines of buildings could be seen and asked, "Sect Elder Tang, is that place ahead what the Elder mentioned as Good Fortune Coming?"
"Indeed. The Sect Master will also send disciples here soon. Let's go rest and heal first. The Good Fortune Coming shop is likely run by a top-tier mighty being. When we get there, you must be respectful and do not offend anyone," Tang Lie instructed.
"Yes, Sect Elder Tang," everyone echoed.
After a fierce battle, everyone was exhausted, and some disciples were injured, naturally wanting to find a place to rest quickly.
"Hurry and heal. We're almost there."
"Yes."
The disciples answered in unison, their eyes filled with curiosity, longing, and anticipation for Good Fortune Coming, their fatigue seemingly vanishing.
Seeing this, Tang Lie felt a helpless sigh.
These young disciples were still too inexperienced! Easily startled and not steady enough. It seems they need more experience out in the world.
The Flame Birds sped through the air and soon arrived at the small path at the foot of the Good Fortune Coming shop's mountain.
Tang Lie signaled for the Flame Birds to stop.
"We'll get off here."
The disciples nodded in agreement.
The group passed through a small patch of woods and reached the distant building. They exchanged glances and then looked at Tang Lie.
"Let's go!"
Tang Lie led the group towards Good Fortune Coming.
...
The Cang Ling Realm was in summer. It was past seven in the morning, the sun was strong, and the sky was clear.
Luo Yunshi had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. While others could not use their divine sense to probe the shop, she could scan outside from within. Furthermore, Tang Lie's group had just entered Good Fortune Coming's protective range.
Thus, she immediately saw ten people approaching the shop.
Luo Yunshi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she speculated.
A late-stage Golden Core cultivator in a deep blue robe, and the other nine were in matching light blue robes, in the early to mid-Foundation Establishment stages. Some of them had injuries, and beside them, five beautiful fiery red birds.
This group clearly looked like disciples out for experience from a sect! Not carrying swords, they were likely from the Zixiao Sect.
As soon as the five Flame Birds entered Good Fortune Coming's protective range, they let out excited chirps and then happily flapped their wings, running around as if playing.
One of them was Tang Lie's contracted beast.
Seeing his contracted beast, Lie Huo, so excited and happy, Tang Lie became puzzled and inquired through his consciousness.
"Lie Huo, what happened? Why are you so happy??"
Lie Huo happily replied through his consciousness, "Master, the moment we passed through the woods and entered the grassland, I discovered that there was no turbid energy here. This is a good place for cultivation. If Master cultivates here, you will definitely advance quickly."
Tang Lie was shocked. His first reaction was disbelief.
How was this possible? In over a hundred years, he had been to many places. He had never heard of any place without turbid energy, unless it was a place devoid of spiritual energy. Of course, places without turbid energy also lacked spiritual energy.
If such a place truly existed, what kind of powerful being had established a barrier that could filter out turbid energy?
Tang Lie's thoughts flashed in an instant. He immediately tried to absorb the spiritual energy from the outside. The result was as Lie Huo said; there was not a trace of turbid energy here.
In over a hundred years, he, like everyone else, had habitually stopped absorbing external spiritual energy. Therefore, if Lie Huo hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have known.
Tang Lie then informed the nine disciples about the absence of turbid energy and quickly relayed this good news to the sect, also mentioning the area of Good Fortune Coming.
Upon hearing that there was no turbid energy, the nine disciples became ecstatic. They felt it was a great fortune to be able to come here and quickly followed Tang Lie towards the shop.
...
Meanwhile, Elder Jiang also became extremely excited upon receiving the news.
A place without turbid energy, wouldn't that be a prime cultivation holy land?
Thus, Elder Jiang hurried to the main hall and informed the Sect Master, as well as the peak masters and elders who had not yet left, of this excellent news.
Lu Tianhe and the others were also delighted.
"Haha, excellent! We never expected our Zixiao Sect to find such a blessed land for cultivation!" an elder exclaimed excitedly.
"Sect Master! Let's quickly have our sect disciples go there to cultivate and strive to occupy the land and break through!"
"Sect Master! There is no turbid energy there, so cultivation will be twice as effective in the future! However, is there a need to occupy territory? Although that area is within the jurisdiction of our Zixiao Sect, with that powerful being there, we cannot occupy the surrounding areas without permission, can we? Wouldn't that easily offend them? We should ask for permission beforehand."
"Hmph! So what? If that powerful being is so capable, and they opened a shop there, they likely wouldn't care about such minor matters. Besides, if we don't occupy the land, others will."
"Elder He, that's not right. If I were to build a house on your garden without your permission, would you be willing?"
"You..."
"......"
"......"
The people in the hall began to argue.
Lu Tianhe frowned slightly upon seeing this and mused, "Alright, all peak masters and elders. It is too early to discuss this matter now. We do not know the specific situation. The Ancestor has already gone to Good Fortune Coming. We will act according to the Ancestor's attitude then.
Elder Jiang! Tell Tang Lie to have him and the disciples stay there to heal for now and not return until they have recovered.
Also, send more inner disciples and disciples who are about to advance. While the rabbit food truck is still at the sect and hasn't left, quickly have the disciples who are about to depart exchange for points to rent rooms, hotels, and capsule motels."
"Don't worry, Sect Master! I will inform them immediately," Elder Jiang cupped his hands and quickly left, his face beaming with joy as he opened his communication talisman and sent another message to Tang Lie.
After Elder Jiang left, Lu Tianhe discussed a bit more with the others before dismissing them.
When he was the only one left in the hall, he couldn't help but excitedly rub his hands and pace back and forth. Suddenly remembering something, he quickly took out his communication talisman and sent out several messages consecutively.
After an unknown period, groups of disciples, led by their peak masters and elders, rode their contracted beasts and majestically departed from the Zixiao Sect.
They passed through towns midway. Passersby looked up at the sky in confusion.
"Hey, why are so many disciples from Zixiao Sect out today? Did something happen?" a rogue cultivator asked.
"I don't know. I see some Zixiao Sect disciples who were out on training are also heading in that direction. This is the second batch of disciples. Could there be something good? Or are they going to fight?" a stall owner guessed.
"Let's go and see."
"Okay."
Meanwhile, a similar situation was unfolding on the path of the Wan Jian Sect towards the Good Fortune Coming shop.
...
On this side, Tang Lie received the message when he had already led his excited young disciples to the entrance of the Good Fortune Coming shop. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion along the way.
Alas! For over a hundred years, he hadn't experienced absorbing pure spiritual energy from the outside. He never thought he would have such an opportunity in his lifetime.