Lu Ye had known before that his fourth senior brother had a formidable reputation, and this ti, he truly felt it.
Strictly speaking, their current status was that of captives, yet even so, the arrival of Li Baxian had attracted many cultivators who had long heard of his fa to co and visit.
In comparison, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang, who had higher cultivation levels than Li Baxian, were ignored.
After a lot of chirping and chatting for a good while, Zhou Yuntian said, "Alright, alright, the Venerable One had already planted the secret technique on them, from now on they're one of us, there will be plenty of opportunities to communicate, disperse now."
Only then did the noisy crowd start to leave one after another; Zhou Yuntian closed the door of the room and quietly stood guard at the side, inside the room there was only the sound of several unconscious people breathing evenly.
A myriad of thoughts traversed through Lu Ye's mind.
From the Venerable One's previous actions, combined with the implications in Zhou Yuntian's words, it seed the Venerable One had indeed planted so secret technique on them...
He probably understood the ans by which the Venerable One controlled these cultivators; it was precisely by utilizing that unique secret technique.
Recalling his previous sensation, Lu Ye was startled because from what he had felt just now, the secret technique deployed by the Venerable One was likely related to the psyche, and while the Venerable One deployed the secret technique, he felt his mind suffer so impact, and many inexplicable things had appeared in his mind.
However, because the Talent Tree could burn any harmful substances that had invaded his body, he was not affected by that secret technique, which also made it difficult for him to perceive the specific function of the technique.
But... Psyche Secret Technique?
Was that possible?
It was a thod only strong cultivators of the Divine Sea Realm could execute, and only those whose cultivation had reached the Divine Sea Realm were qualified to touch upon matters of the psyche.
Everyone had a psyche, and as one's cultivation strength grew, so would the psyche, but before reaching the Divine Sea Realm, cultivators could not actively stimulate the power of the psyche, let alone Psyche Secret Techniques.
Take Lu Ye for example, because he had refined a lot of Soul Cleansing Water, his psyche was much stronger than that of other cultivators of the sa level, making his mind more stable. When facing situations that impacted the mind or psyche, he would have more of a natural advantage.
For instance, whenever he was expelled from the Mirage Realm, a typical Cloud River Realm cultivator would suffer a headache for a day or two after dying once in the Mirage Realm, but Lu Ye would recover quickly.
That was the benefit of having a strong psyche, but even so, he was not capable of actively stimulating his own Soul Power.
His Cultivation Realm level was far from that extent.
But that Venerable One could execute the Psyche Secret Technique! It was also because of that Psyche Secret Technique that the Venerable One was able to control the many cultivators under her command, causing those cultivators to respect her greatly and even worship her.
Lu Ye beca increasingly curious about the Venerable One's identity.
This couldn't be so strong cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm who forcibly entered the Cloud River battlefield, could it?
But that wasn't right either. On the Spirit Stream battlefield, strong cultivators can force their way in by consuming rit, but no such thing had been heard of regarding the Cloud River battlefield.
The cultivators who could enter and exit the Cloud River battlefield were always at the Cloud River Realm.
Moreover, even if so strong cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm had forcibly broken into the Cloud River battlefield, they would be subject to the balancing repression of Heaven's Augury, which ant they couldn't possibly stimulate the Psyche Secret Technique.
Furthermore, why would a powerful Divine Sea Realm cultivator co here to control a group of Cloud River Realm cultivators with the Psyche Secret Technique? It surely wasn't for playing house like little children.
Thinking like this, Lu Ye felt it was highly unlikely that the Venerable One was a cultivator of the Divine Sea Realm.
The more he thought about the things he didn't understand, the more there were; so Lu Ye decided not to think about it anymore.
The situation at hand was awkward. With the Talent Tree, he could resolve the influence of the Psyche Secret Technique on himself, but his fourth senior brother couldn't. Now trapped here, although there was no imdiate danger, with so many cultivators gathered under the Venerable One, surely the intentions were not small, and danger could descend at any ti.
He made up his mind, absolutely not to reveal that he had resolved the Psyche Secret Technique, otherwise he would undoubtedly die!
Waiting quietly.
About more than two hours later, the people beside him gradually woke up and sat up one after another.
Lu Ye also opened his eyes and sat up straight. Just as he was about to observe his fourth senior brother's reaction and then mimic him, a surge of spirit force ca out, followed by the sounds of sword cries, accompanied by the shouts of Tan Sheng and Xia Liang, and the scene instantly turned chaotic.
It was Li Baxian who, seeing Tan Sheng and Xia Liang beside him, boldly made his move.
Lu Ye also hurriedly drew the Boulder Mountain Saber, with spirit force surging around him and fire entwining the blade.
"Stop!" Zhou Yuntian, who had been guarding here all this ti, changed his expression, rushed over, his spirit force wildly sweeping under him, his strong cultivation of Level 9 was unmistakably exhibited, and the four tense figures were all pushed away at once.
Zhou Yuntian, with a face full of anger, looked around at the four people who were facing off against each other and said coldly, "I don't care what deep grudges or which factions you co from before; if you've co here, then from now on, you are one family, and all grudges should not be brought up again."
He had said sothing similar when he first appeared, but at that ti no one took his words to heart; now that he was saying it again, Lu Ye naturally would not care, but after careful observation, he found that both Xia Liang and Tan Sheng showed difficult expressions on their pale faces.
Turning to look, even Li Baxian's brows were furrowed.
Zhou Yuntian said coldly again, "The last thing the Venerable One likes to see is his own people fighting each other. This is the first ti, and you are not aware of the rules, so there is room for forgiveness. Next ti, if you commit the sa offense, there will be no leniency!" He paused and then barked, "These are the rules set by the Venerable One, and everyone must follow them!"
With these words, Tan Sheng and Xia Liang both showed fearful expressions, restrained their aura, and slightly bowed their heads, "Yes."
Li Baxian also withdrew his flying sword and nodded, "Understood."
The words 'Venerable One' seed to have a magical power at this mont, making them obedient and compliant.
Zhou Yuntian continued with a stern face, "Now that you know, make peace. I hope that in the future you can truly live together like brothers!"
Xia Liang was silent for a mont, then cupped his fist towards Lu Ye and Li Baxian, "I have offended you previously, please forgive ."
Li Baxian returned the gesture courteously, "Brother Xia is too serious, let's not dwell on the past. In the future, we'll both be under the Venerable One's command, and I'll need to rely on Brother Xia and Brother Tan's care."
"No problem at all."
Lu Ye stood aside, watching coldly, feeling heavy-hearted, now truly sensing the terror of the Psyche Secret Technique. Regardless of what the Psyche Secret Technique was, it had already twisted a person's nature.
Zhou Yuntian smiled satisfactorily and nodded, "That's more like it. Now that you are here, you're one family, a family! All of you co with , the Venerable One wants to see you. But before that, you must cleanse your bodies and change your clothes."
Saying this, he turned and left.
The four people including Lu Ye hurried to follow.
Stepping out of the house, Lu Ye looked around and saw that this place must be a valley. Although the scenery was not as beautiful as Great Reversal Valley, nor was it large, there were various buildings standing within the valley, and there were many signs of cultivators coming and going in a hurry.
The climate inside the valley was pleasant, and many peach trees had been planted. It was just the season for peach blossoms to bloom; pink flower blossoms were open everywhere, and the air was full of the fragrance of peaches.
Following Zhou Yuntian, they encountered cultivators from ti to ti who greeted each other; so also curiously observed Lu Ye and the others.
After not too long, they ca to a pond with clear, bubbling water.
Under Zhou Yuntian's instruction, they took off their clothes and entered the pond to wash themselves.
Lu Ye would have never imagined that the four of them, who had previously been fighting to the death, would now happily share a pond, and Li Baxian along with Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were even chatting and laughing as if all past incidents were just misunderstandings.
The injuries of Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were severe as they had been previously attacked by a whole pack of wolves. They were lucky to be alive due to their substantial strength, and had they not escaped in ti, they would have died in the spirit ground.
Before long, the four finished washing, got dressed again, and both Lu Ye and Li Baxian looked refreshed, while Xia Liang and Tan Sheng's faces were still pale.
The injuries the two had suffered could not be healed without a period of convalescence.
Once everything was ready, they followed Zhou Yuntian deeper into the valley.
They stopped before a grand hall where a woman stood quietly at the entrance, tall and with beautiful features, her bright eyes shining like stars.
Her gaze swept over the four n and quickly settled on Li Baxian, her lips curling into a smile, "Is this Li Baxian?"
Zhou Yuntian replied with a smile, "Indeed, this is Li Baxian."
The woman looked Li Baxian up and down and then nodded slightly, "Just as the rumors say, dignified and handso."
Li Baxian responded with a smile, "Fellow Daoist flatters with your praise."
The woman covered her mouth with a laugh, "I thought Li Baxian was a proud and aloof person. It turns out that I was mistaken. Fellow Daoist Li, I am also a sword cultivator. When free, I hope for your guidance."
Li Baxian said, "I dare not offer guidance. Your cultivation is far superior to mine, it should be you who gives guidance."
The woman was about to say more when Zhou Yuntian coughed lightly, "Junior Sister Yu, the Venerable One is waiting for them."
The woman nad Yu imdiately turned serious, stepped aside, "Take them in, then."
Zhou Yuntian nodded slightly and led Lu Ye and the others to the front of the grand hall, shouting loudly, "Zhou Yuntian requests an audience with the Venerable One, bringing the newcors."
"Enter!" A lazy voice unique to the Venerable One sounded from inside the grand hall.
Only then did Zhou Yuntian step forward to push open the doors, leading Lu Ye and the others into the grand hall.
As soon as they entered the hall, they slled an intoxicating fragrance, and the entire hall had a pink hue. Even the air inside the hall had a dusky, pinkish tinge, giving an impression of dimness and ambiguity.
At the uppermost part of the grand hall, a low couch was placed. On it reclined a graceful figure, surrounded by several won who were either fanning her gently, massaging her legs and shoulders, or feeding her peeled berries. This languidly reclining figure was undoubtedly the Venerable One.
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