The courtyard was exquisite but not ornate, edged with a Light Spirit Tree and some common exotic grasses and flowers around it, resembling a neatly tidied courtyard of a rural family home rather than anything grand.

However, the courtyard was now filled with groups of people standing and conversing, each one being a renowned figure in the entire Cultivation World.

"Master, this place..."

Liang Yi approached the courtyard with curiosity, where Chen Hua and his master's wife, Zhou Ruanxian, were already waiting.

"Master's wife, hello!"

Seeing Zhou Ruanxian, Su Youyi's expression brightened with surprise, sweetly greeting her.

"Come here, let master's wife see if you have lost any weight recently."

Zhou Ruanxian's love for Su Youyi was heartfelt, and she smiled warmly as she took Su Youyi's hand and asked with concern.

"This is a small secret realm within your master's wife's Storage Magical Treasure, normally used for resting or as storage. Now, it just happens to be a good spot to discuss matters."

Chen Hua saw the confusion on Liang Yi's face and explained with a smile.

"Right, Master, the way you brought us here earlier..."

Liang Yi suddenly remembered something, his face showing uncertainty as he looked at Chen Hua. It was only after the recent personal experience that he vaguely sensed the complexity of the method.

"Oh, that was simply using Sword Intent to puncture holes in two places and connect them. It makes travel faster."

Chen Hua was somewhat puzzled, not understanding why his disciple was interested in such a thing.

"..."

Liang Yi was internally shocked.

Although the technique was unusual, what surprised him was not the method itself, but that he had heard of it.

Black holes from his previous life!

To drastically shorten travel distances, one theory was to use black holes as a springboard for crossing.

His master's current realm could actually create black holes to transport people!

Liang Yi now understood what the pervasive pulling force that went through his body was—it was gravity not even light could escape, and master's Sword Intent protected them from that gravitational pull.

"Is this the Ninth Realm?"

Liang Yi marveled inwardly; such power was truly astonishing.

"Master, the people in the courtyard are..."

After his inner exclamation, Liang Yi gestured to the scattered groups of people in the courtyard and quietly asked his master.

"Later on, the eight Super Forces, Little Bamboo House, Wind God Commerce, Medicine Valley, and the Refining Sect will discuss some issues, so the highest-ranking individuals from each Sect have come."

Chen Hua shrugged as he spoke.

"I didn't expect so many would come; the courtyard is a bit crowded."

Liang Yi scratched his head, thinking that this was just like his master—to host prominent figures from various Sects without even providing chairs, having them all stand in the courtyard.

Old Orange waved its tail suddenly, sweeping it across Liang Yi.

"The Demon Clan has sent representatives too, meow."

"Who is it?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yue Bai among the Demon Clan, surrounded by several of their young talents.

Seeing her brother notice her, Yue Bai's eyes lit up with happiness in an instant.

She had spotted Liang Yi the moment he entered, but she had been tied up with other matters and couldn't extricate herself. Moreover, Liang Yi was conversing with the Banished Immortal, so Yue Bai didn't approach to interrupt.

Liang Yi waved to Yue Bai, signaling that he would seek her out later, before returning his gaze to his master.

"Do you need us to do something?"

Liang Yi noticed that most of those present were of the younger generation, with almost no strong elders.

"Yes, indeed we need all of you to join in, but we'll discuss the matter once everyone is here. A little fellow from the Complete Heaven Sect is looking for you."

Chen Hua smiled gently without going into specifics but patted Liang Yi on the shoulder and pointed to one side.

"Liang Brother, long time no see, how have you been?"

A familiar and gentle young man waved and greeted Liang Yi, smiling warmly together with the blue-dressed lady beside him.

"He Zhiqing? Yu Sister?"

Liang Yi's face lit up with surprise. Although he had expected it, the reunion with He Zhiqing and Yu Gejing still excited them.

"Yu Sister!"

Su Youyi, who had just finished reminiscing with Zhou Ruanxian and came over to find her senior brother, also had bright eyes, showing a hint of excitement.

"Just now we were guessing with this dullard when you would arrive, and didn't expect Lord Banished Immortal to bring you two directly," said Yu Gejing with a gentle smile.

"We just received Master's message," explained Su Youyi.

"It hasn't been long, yet Sister Su, you have already advanced to the Seventh Realm..." Yu Gejing spoke with a tone of astonishment and a look of admiration toward Su Youyi.

She and He Zhiqing were only at Great Perfection of the Sixth Realm; to truly break through the threshold of the Seventh Realm still required a certain opportunity, which was why they came here.

"Last time, Sister Su's extraordinary event shook the world and made me quite envious."

He Zhiqing also laughed, unfazed by Su Youyi surpassing his own realm, maintaining an extremely steady state of mind.

Even though everyone had once predicted he would be the first of the younger generation to break through the Seventh Realm, only they, as friends of Liang Yi and Su Youyi, knew the terrifying extent of this group of junior brother and sister's natural talents.

The talents of these two were in a league of their own, followed by him and Ke Mengzhan, the Sect chiefs. He and Yu Gejing had long had a clear understanding of this.

"We were just lucky."

Liang Yi waved his hand and modestly downplayed their success, but suddenly recalling something, he immediately asked He Zhiqing.

"By the way, have the others arrived?"

"Zhou Wudao and Zhou Zuixi from the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty are here. Ke Mengzhan from the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool is tied up at the front, so another True Inheritor came. The person from the Blood Control Sect you might know well, it's Liu Rouxin, that girl. But, speaking of which, when did the two of you get on good terms?"

Thinking of Liu Rouxin actually asking about Liang Yi and their whereabouts, He Zhiqing was quite surprised. Weren't they fighting fiercely last time in the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm?

He had only heard that Liang Yi had visited various Super Forces; could it be they smoothed things over then?

"Ha ha... that's a long story..."

Liang Yi scratched his head and glanced at his junior sister. It seemed like senior brother had misunderstood; that girl was definitely here to inquire about junior sister.

"Oh?"

He Zhiqing blinked but didn't press further and continued,

"Pang Qingshi from the Senluo Wanxiang Sect is over there; Hui Zhi, the little master from Zen, is resting due to exhaustion from commanding battles recently. As for the Demon Clan, you should already know."

He Zhiqing glanced at the bodhisattva orange cat on Liang Yi's shoulder, wondering why this Young Master of the Demon Clan seemed so unfamiliar with his own clan, yet had such a good relationship with Liang Brother?

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