The market has its rules.
No cultivator is allowed to engage in private fights in the market, and flying on a sword is also prohibited.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
The sound of a sword ringing abruptly stopped.
Dressed in a purple Daoist robe as an inner sect disciple of the Cyan Cloud Sect, Lv Zhengying retracted his flying sword and walked in leisurely.
After finishing his incense offering, dressed in his splendid attire, he glanced at the four people sitting on their knees for the vigil and nodded in acknowledgment.
"You're all here, huh!"
Then, he looked towards Wang Fugui.
"Have you sent the message to the Commandery Princess?"
"I have sent it."
"Seven years ago, after the Commandery Princess established her Dao Foundation, she has been in seclusion, diligently cultivating to consolidate her realm. One can only wonder if she will have time to come!"
Lv Zhengying glanced at the four again.
His gaze fell on Shen Xuan.
"Oh, Shen Xuan, you've reached the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer?"
Shen Xuan respectfully replied, "To the young marquis, four years ago I used an Explosive Spirit Pill and luckily broke through."
"Not bad!" Lv Zhengying suddenly smiled.
"We are all on the path of cultivation, let's not use secular titles anymore, let's address each other as 'Dao Companion'."
"What Daoist Lv says is right." Shen Xuan readily agreed.
In his heart, however, he vaguely felt that Lv Zhengying was purposely distancing himself.
He hadn't even changed from his splendid attire to burlap mourning clothes.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
In Lv Zhengying's heart, Yan Teacher was merely the guide into the path of cultivation requested by the marquis.
Without Yan Teacher, with his middle-grade spiritual root, he could have also embarked on the path of cultivation.
Unlike Shen Xuan and the others.
They were all of humble origin.
Without Yan Teacher's discovery, they might have spent their lives muddling through the mundane world.
His visit to pay respects to Yan Teacher.
It's likely due to the presence of Commandery Princess Crescent.
If Commandery Princess Crescent were to come, and he missed the opportunity to attach himself to her, that would be a lost chance.
She is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!
Lv Zhengying, at Qi Cultivation Perfection, over sixty years old, with declining vitality.
If he wanted to establish his Dao Foundation, he would definitely need the support of Commandery Princess Crescent.
Lv Zhengying sat down nearby, closing his eyes to rest.
At the hour of Mao, the sky was just getting light.
A ray of sunlight lightly spilled into the spirit hall from outside the house.
Lv Zhengying opened his eyes, looking restless.
At this moment.
"Fellow classmates, Qin Yuehan is late, my apologies!"
A clear and melodious female voice like silver bells rang out.
The voice was cold yet inherently noble, commanding respect.
Everyone instinctively looked over.
A female cultivator resembling a mortal world's wealthiest flower, stepping on spiritual light, gracefully arrived like water.
"Commandery Princess Crescent, you've come! Just in time, I just arrived too!" Lv Zhengying hurriedly went up to greet her.
Qin Yuehan nodded slightly.
After lighting incense and performing the ritual, she asked Wang Fugui, "When will the funeral procession set out?"
"The funeral will begin as soon as the hour of Chen arrives."
"Good. We will accompany the teacher on this last journey together."
There was no objection to Qin Yuehan's words.
Seeing Qin Yuehan change her attire, Lv Zhengying promptly donned his mourning clothes.
...
At noon.
Dragon Gate Market, Juxian Tower.
In the best Celestial Private Room.
Qin Yuehan, Lv Zhengying, Wang Fugui, Zhao Sujin, Shen Xuan, and Li Chang'an gathered at one table.
The seats were not in any order, Qin Yuehan naturally sat at the main seat.
Beside her were Lv Zhengying and Wang Fugui.
"Wang Fugui, switch seats with Shen Xuan."
"Ah! Okay!"
The surprised Wang Fugui hurriedly exchanged seats with Shen Xuan.
This prompted the remaining four to unconsciously use their Divine Sense to scrutinize Shen Xuan.
Qin Yuehan is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Being classmates, she wouldn't switch Shen Xuan's seat for no reason.
The world of cultivation values strength above all.
Unless...
Lv Zhengying kept examining Shen Xuan repeatedly.
After all, with his Qi Cultivation Perfection, over time, he found the clue.
Under his spiritual pressure at Qi Cultivation Perfection, Shen Xuan remained calm, showing no signs of awkwardness.
Gasp!
Lv Zhengying took a sharp breath!
This indicated that Shen Xuan's cultivation realm was definitely not at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer.
Moreover, his spiritual power was extremely pure, allowing him to withstand his spiritual pressure without changing his expression.
At this moment, the other people also realized.
Qin Yuehan rearranged Shen Xuan next to her because Shen Xuan's strength surpassed the other three.
As for Li Chang'an, that was understandable.
After all, with an Inferior Spirit Root, the third layer of Qi Cultivation was his limit.
Wang Fugui and Zhao Sujin exchanged glances.
Both of them had lower-grade spiritual roots, at Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.
Yet Shen Xuan could suppress both of them!
How was this possible!
Being a smart person, Wang Fugui didn't ask further but made jokes and recounted amusing stories of their youthful school days to liven up the atmosphere.
Back then when they parted, Qin Yuehan was still a beautiful young maiden of fifteen.
Now she had become a well-accomplished Foundation Establishment Cultivator and an Elder within the sect, her status and position far exceeding everyone else's.
Even the proud Lv Zhengying observed Qin Yuehan's expressions, speaking with a smiling face.
Among the six people, Shen Xuan had changed the least.
Perhaps due to his practice of the Divine Hidden Sea Technique, Shen Xuan appeared to have only the age of thirty mortal years, his appearance unchanged, only slightly more mature.
Wang Fugui had grown noticeably larger.
Zhao Sujin had changed from a budding girl into a middle-aged woman.
Li Chang'an had grown taller and his physique had become much more robust.
Lv Zhengying still appeared graceful, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the white hairs at his temples were glaringly obvious.
He carefully served Qin Yuehan with vegetables and poured wine, lowering his status immensely.
Though they both entered the Cyan Cloud Sect, one as an Inner Sect Disciple, the other as a Foundation Establishment Elder, the difference between them was like cloud and mud.
Only at this feast could he refer to her as "Commandery Princess Crescent."
Outside, he would have to respectfully address her as "Elder Qin."
Next, under Wang Fugui's intentional guidance, the atmosphere gradually became congenial.
Exchanging cultivation insights, discussing anecdotes about sects and cultivation clans…
After an hour, as the banquet was nearing its end.
Qin Yuehan suddenly took out a letter.
"This is a letter that Teacher wrote to me not long ago."
At her gesture, Lv Zhengying picked up the letter and began to read aloud.
"I am this year 123 years old, I am old now..."
In Yan Teacher's letter, he specifically mentioned that what he was most proud of was having accepted them as his disciples and led them into the realm of cultivation.
Ling Zhenfeng's death weighed heavily on him.
Therefore, upon learning that Qin Yuehan had established her Dao Foundation, he deliberately wrote to her, asking her to look after their former classmates.
After Lv Zhengying finished reading the letter, the people fell silent.
After a while, Qin Yuehan softly said, "We are all students under Teacher's tutelage, classmates for three years. Now, everyone is an immortal cultivator. If you encounter difficulties, feel free to speak up. If I can help, I surely will."
"Commandery Princess Crescent is right! Shen Xuan, Wang Fugui, Zhao Sujin, Li Chang'an, if you have any issues, you can write to the Cyan Cloud Sect. If the Commandery Princess Crescent is unavailable, I can run errands on her behalf!" Lv Zhengying eagerly responded.
Among everyone present, Qin Yuehan's status was the most respected.
Her willingness to look after her classmates was a great fortune for the others.
The face of a Cyan Cloud Sect Foundation Establishment Elder could be pawned in the market for quite a few spirit stones.
"Then, should we meet here once every ten years?" Wang Fugui suggested.
Everyone looked to Qin Yuehan.
"Sure!"
Hearing Qin Yuehan's agreement, the other five were overjoyed.
Even Lv Zhengying felt that this trip had not been in vain.
"It seems, Commandery Princess Crescent still values the friendship of classmates. Perhaps she can help me collect some Foundation Establishment spiritual objects within the sect."
At sixty-four, having achieved Qi Cultivation Perfection, he was preparing for Foundation Establishment.
Taking care of former classmates was just a minor thing for him.
Wang Fugui and others were equally overjoyed.
With Qin Yuehan making such a statement, they could completely bask in her glory.
After the banquet ended, everyone bid farewell, exchanging blessings of "safe journey on the Dao path."
"Shen Xuan, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."
Before departing, Qin Yuehan suddenly spoke up to retain someone.