EBE Chapter 626 Questioning
Chapter 626 Questioning
The temple's high-ranking officials present softened after hearing Pei Yun's explanation. Since the artifact spirit had not recognized them as its master, the agreement between the temple and the "Gate of the Dead" artifact spirit still existed, and the Immortal Soul Crystal remained in the temple's hands. That was enough.
Compared to the fact that Pei Yun possessed the key to enter the "Gate of the Dead," it was a trivial matter, a reward from the spirit of the artifact to a junior member of the Daoist sect, and the higher-ups did not take it to heart.
Lord Qi of the Dao God Temple smiled kindly and nodded to Pei Yun. Then he stood up and announced the results of the Five Temples Joint Competition. Without a doubt, Pei Yun's team won first place.
As soon as the results were announced, the surrounding crowd of participants began to stir, and all eyes were focused on Pei Yun and his group of five.
Aside from the few teams that had contact with Pei Yun at the first and second "gates" and were aware of her strength, the other teams, upon seeing the cultivation levels of Pei Yun and her group, were immediately filled with doubt and disbelief.
"This team actually overcame two difficult-level 'Trial Gates,' yet they only have one Nascent Soul stage cultivator but three Golden Core stage cultivators. How did they do that?! How is that possible?!"
"I don't believe it! The 'Gate' is at a difficult level, filled with powerful vengeful spirits and deep resentment. We also had ninety percent of our cultivation sealed. My team has two Nascent Soul cultivators and three Spirit Transformation cultivators, and we still couldn't complete the mission. How could their team possibly..."
"Yeah! What exactly happened?"
These idle gossips kept coming in, but Pei Yun remained calm and composed, while Fu Lingchen and the other three's expressions changed slightly.
At this moment, several different voices rang out from the harsh words—
"Fellow Daoist Pei is a rare genius. Back then, during the trial in the Void Domain Secret Realm, all of us failed, but only Fellow Daoist Pei succeeded. His strength should not be underestimated..." Yin Yanyue's voice rang out.
“Senior brother, this woman is indeed powerful and resourceful. During the first ‘gate,’ our team and Pei Yun’s team entered the same ‘gate.’ All four of our teams failed, but Pei Yun’s team successfully completed the trial under her control. The difficult-level ‘gate’ is not just about strength. To truly overcome the ‘gate,’ one needs to understand why these vengeful spirits became vengeful spirits. In terms of strength, our team is no worse than Pei Yun’s team, but in terms of compassion and wisdom…”
Wen Ping felt slightly awkward thinking about his performance at the first "gate," when his team could be said to have betrayed Pei Yun's team first.
There was also Yu Feng, who ultimately completed the mission with Pei Yun's team through the first "gate." He ignored Captain Guo Cai and spoke to his junior sister from the Talisman God Temple beside him:
"I completed the mission with Pei Yun's team in the first 'gate'. Fellow Daoist Pei is not only powerful, but also fair. After the competition, I'll take you to get to know him..."
Guo Cai's team was a temporary group, and now that the competition is over, Yu Feng is no longer bound by his rules.
Yu Feng had long seen through it all. Compared to Pei Yunlai, Guo Cai was narrow-minded and even coveted the treasures he had obtained.
Not far away, Qian Zheng was also looking in Pei Yun's direction, recounting his experience at the second "gate" to an acquaintance: "...If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Pei turning the tide, we would have failed at the second 'gate' long ago. In the end, it was all thanks to her that the five teams completed the trial mission. In a way, we benefited from Fellow Daoist Pei's efforts..."
Xu Wei and his team laughed and said, "...After the competition ends, we must get together with Pei Yun's team to thank Fellow Daoist Pei..."
……
Pei Yun's team received a reward of 20,000 points. Although the other four members thought that Pei Yun should get more, since she was in almost complete control of the first two "gates" and they were just following her instructions, Pei Yun insisted on distributing the points equally. This was something they had agreed on when they came in, with each person receiving 4,000 points.
After the competition officially ended, Pan Shi sent Zhou Lian back to Zhou Feng's side, and the five of them went their separate ways.
After returning to the Pill God Palace, Pei Yun first paid her respects to Palace Master Lu and City Lord Wei. The two told her about the attitude of the high-ranking officials of the palace outside the gate when she was talking to the spirit inside the gate.
Pei Yun secretly rejoiced. As expected, the Soul Returning Tree was extremely important to the temple. Even if the spirit of the artifact recognized her as its master, the temple's higher-ups would not agree.
"...Immortal Soul Crystals are even more precious than top-grade Heaven-level treasures, comparable to soul-type treasures of the Half-Immortal level. Ordinary disciples and even elite disciples are not qualified to exchange for them. Only the Palace Master and senior elders are qualified to exchange for them. However, Immortal Soul Crystals require a million points, and every time they appear, they are snatched up by the higher-ups. If you are a step behind, you will have to wait another hundred years. Such treasures are rare and hard to come by..." Lu Anxu couldn't help but sigh.
Wei Cheng sighed, "The merits I've accumulated for the temple over the years aren't enough to redeem it. Besides, they say it's first come, first served, but actually a small group of people have already been pre-selected. Those people have already heard the news..."
Pei Yun remained outwardly calm, but her heart was in turmoil. She possessed a Celestial Soul Crystal, and before she was teleported out of the "Gate of the Dead," the artifact spirit told her that for every two difficult-level "gates" she overcame, he would give her a Celestial Soul Crystal. If she overcame many, he would still honor their previous agreement and acknowledge her as his master.
……
After leaving Lu Anxu's palace, Pei Yun went to Wang Xue'er's residence. Wang Xue'er is currently staying at the Dan Shen Palace. Although her poison has not been completely cured, it no longer has a significant impact on her health.
Pei Yun returned the letter of divorce that Wang Xue'er had asked her to give to Luo Qi, and Wang Xue'er tore it in half on the spot.
Pei Yun hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but say, "Junior Sister Wang, since you and Junior Brother Luo have already come to this point, why not let go? It would be a relief for you..."
Wang Xue'er snorted, a cold, disdainful sneer appearing on her face: "Since I'm alive, I can't let that couple..."
He glanced at Pei Yun, swallowing back what he was about to say, and put on a mask-like smile again, "...Since I'm alive, it proves that my fate with my husband is not over. Elder Pei, you were there when my husband and I got married. You know that Luo Qi married me willingly, right..."
Pei Yun understood her unspoken meaning. In truth, the biggest fault lay with Luo Qi, and as an outsider, she really had no right to interfere in other people's affairs. So Pei Yun changed the subject: "Are you planning to stay in Divine Realm City for the time being or return to Yunshan Sect?"
This is the Pill God Palace. Wang Xue'er was poisoned by the demons, so Palace Master Lu allowed her to stay here temporarily. Now that the poison has been almost cured, and since she is not a disciple of the Pill God Palace, Pei Yun naturally felt embarrassed to let her stay here any longer. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, she is a disciple of the Yunshan Sect, while he is an elder of the Yunshan Sect.
Wang Xue'er's expression tightened. She lowered her head and remained silent for a moment before saying in a flattering tone, "Elder Pei, I wish to gain some experience in the Divine Realm City. After all, I am now a Golden Core cultivator and should be going out to train..."
With her strength, she would never have been able to reach the Divine Realm City without Pei Yun. These days she has witnessed the prosperity of the Divine Realm City. No wonder people say that Dongcang Continent is the real holy land of cultivation. She has broadened her horizons and gained knowledge every day as she walks in the Divine Realm City.
Pei Yun nodded and said, "If you want to stay in Divine Realm City, then stay. But this is the Pill God Palace, and only disciples of the Pill God Palace can reside here. The Palace Master was already lenient before. Now that your poison has been cured, you should leave in the next few days..."
He then took out a storage bag and handed it to her, saying, "The spirit stones in here are enough for you to live alone in the Divine Realm City for a while. After that, you'll have to rely on yourself."
"Thank you, Elder Pei." Wang Xue'er accepted the storage bag with a happy expression and bowed to Pei Yun in gratitude.