Chapter 27: Flowing Cloud Pavilion

  In the following days, Tang Hao spent his time either cultivating or strolling around the Flowing Cloud Sect. He had managed to become somewhat familiar with the place, but unfortunately, his spiritual root level was too low and he didn't see much progress in his cultivation. At this rate, it was hard to say when he would make a breakthrough.

  For over ten days, Lin Yunzhi came every day to teach Tang Huan how to dress up and make herself look presentable. At first, Tang Huan wasn't quite used to it, but gradually got accustomed to it, and was finally able to take care of her daily life on her own. The Ning Yan in the bracelet had already regained her normal complexion, but for some reason, she still hadn't woken up.

  The Liuyunmen is some distance from the Lufeng Sect, and since Guo Jing and Tang Huang wanted to get familiar with the surroundings, they decided to set off ahead of time.

  The Liuyun Sect no longer has any Dan-stage cultivators, and if none appear within a hundred years, the sect will be downgraded. According to the customs of the Lushan Sect, although the Liuyun Sect won't have to relocate, its affiliated territories will shrink greatly, and spiritual resources will become extremely scarce. Therefore, Guo Jing's parents only bid farewell to Tang Huang and the others at the mountain gate before hurrying back to cultivate.

  Tang Hao and Guo Jing mounted the crane, which was actually a type of mount in the Kunlun Star Domain. Low-level cultivators couldn't use spirit tools, so those with money raised some bird species that could carry people, while those without money went to relevant shops to rent them. Although this crane wasn't very fast in the cultivation world, it was still much faster than walking, so it was extremely commonly used among low-level cultivators.

  The crane saw someone sitting on it and flew very obediently to its destination. Tang Hao was a bit acrophobic, looking at the scenery below, and couldn't help but tremble with fear in his legs. Guo Jing teased him, saying "Afraid of heights?"

  Tang Hao nodded, "It's just a matter of time to get used to it."

  "Come on, don't be afraid, come over here, I'll hold you and you won't be scared."

  Tang Hao wordlessly said: "Get lost!"

  Two people arrived at the foot of Mount Yu Feng, but did not enter directly. Perhaps Mount Yu Feng didn't have the leisure to receive them either. The two then entered a city located at the foot of Mount Yu Feng. Although this city was mainly inhabited by ordinary people, its jurisdiction belonged to Mount Yu Feng, and most of the industries in the city were established by cultivators. Tang Huang and the other person each paid a registration fee of one Ling Stone and entered the city.

  This side of the maple sect selected disciples, just like the ancient imperial examination on earth, and countless monks rushed from all over. Tang Hao and the others arrived seven days in advance, but the inns in this city had basically hung up the "full guest" wooden sign.

  Tang Hao's face changed color, but Guo Jing remained expressionless and directly took Tang Hao into a more luxurious inn - Liu Yun Ge.

  Tang Hao realized he had worried for nothing. The name of this inn was a giveaway that it belonged to the Flowing Cloud Sect, and it seemed that Guo Jing had made preparations early on.

  Guo Jing said seriously to Tang Huang: "There is only one room, it seems we have to squeeze in."

  Tang Hao was speechless, "Will getting another room kill you?"

  "Previously when we went traveling, we also shared a room. Don't you consider me as your brother anymore?"

  Tang Hao suddenly thought of his high school days, when life was a bit tight but there was no pressure, he could love and laugh freely, now he didn't even dare to reveal his true identity.

  Guo Jing saw that Tang Huo didn't say anything, so he continued: "Actually, I was deceiving you, there are two rooms."

  Guo Jing brought Tang Huang into the inn, and under the guidance of the person in charge, they found two adjacent rooms. These rooms also had restrictions, but they were only set up by the foundation repair monks. However, in this city where the Dan repair monks rarely appeared, these restrictions were already sufficient.

  Qigong practitioners cannot achieve Bigu yet, and they still need to eat three meals a day. After eating dry rations for several days on the road, the two of them really wanted something oily.

  Two people ordered four portions and started eating voraciously. Guo Jing looked at Tang Huang's eating posture, his two jade hands were covered with vegetable oil, his face still had rice grains on it, he was eating big mouthfuls, and his legs were also spread apart to the sides, if not for wearing a long skirt, he would have been exposed.

  Guo Jingtao laughed and said, "Can't you be more ladylike?" Tang Hua wiped the rice off her face, "I'm starving to death, who cares about that? I don't want to get married anyway, why bother?"

  Guo Jing saw Tang Huo eating very quickly and hastily shouted: "Slow down, leave some for me."

  Two men were eating with gusto, two white-robed male cultivators entered from the door, the taller one looked over twenty years old, and seemed to be in the sixth or seventh layer of Qi Refining; the shorter one looked like he had just come of age, and was around the fourth layer of Qi Refining. Both of them had a blue flame symbol on their shoulders. Seeing that all other places were full, they sat down at the table next to Tang Huo, ordered a few dishes, and started chatting casually.

  The short cultivator asked the tall cultivator, "Lu Shixiong, what did you gain from your trip to the Milky Way Star Domain a few months ago in search of the demon body?"

  As soon as Tang Hao heard it, he knew it was related to himself and pricked up his ears to listen.

  The tall monk shook his head and said, "Don't mention it, nothing was found. The place where he used to live is now deserted, but guess what I discovered?"

  The short monk asked hastily: "What did you find?"

  The tall Taoist shook his head and said, "I found a woman's photo in the demon's house, it was Lin Yundan of the Miao Feng Sect, she used to be the demon's woman."

  "Lin Yun Dan! That's just a earthly spiritual root, and he's already cultivated to the 8th layer of Qi Refining in just one year? What a genius!"

  Gao Ge Xiu Shi took a sip of water: "That's right, it was her. I even found several condoms in her house. I'd bet my life on it - don't be fooled by Lin Yun Dan's icy demeanor and haughty attitude, she's definitely not a virgin!"

  The dwarf cultivator continued to ask: "Then I won't go find that demon body, or else I'll not only fail to gain anything but also offend Lin Yun Dan."

  The tall man shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this. The demon's identity was exposed by Lin Yun Dan herself. This woman is beautiful, but she'll do anything for her own gain."

  The dwarf monk didn't dare to mention Lin Yun Dan again, fearing that there were ears on the other side of the wall. He quickly changed the subject and said: "Is it true that there's no news about the demon body?"

  The tall, thin Daoist replied: "It's said that over the past few days, dozens of Yuan Ying stage Daoists have used their divine sense to search the entire planet in a grid pattern, but none of them have found any trace of the demon's body. In that case, there are three possibilities. First, the demon is dead and its corpse has been disposed of. Second, it found a place isolated from divine sense, where even a Yuan Ying stage Daoist like myself couldn't find it. Third, it seized control of someone else's body and is hiding inside."

  The short monk poured water for the tall monk and asked: "Is that to say there's no hope of finding the demon's body?"

  The tall, thin man shook his head and said: "That's uncertain. He is now a waste of spiritual roots. To cultivate, he must seize someone else's body, and it must be a woman's. Think about it, a man's heart in a woman's body will always reveal flaws. If you see a woman who is extremely rough in her behavior, it's very likely that she is a demon."

  Tang Hao was taken aback and quickly pulled his legs together, eating small mouthfuls of food, almost causing Guo Jing to spit out his rice.

  Tang Hao's actions still caught the attention of the two, and the tall cultivator came to Tang Hao's front, saying: "I suspect that you are the Demon Body."

  Tang Huan's delicate voice cooed: "Brother, how could I possibly be a demon? I'm a pure and innocent woman."

  Guo Jing hastily said: "Fellow Taoists, my cousin grew up in the mountains and has no manners, she's absolutely not a demon."

  "Whether she's a real woman or not, I'll take her into the room and we'll find out," said Gao with a sly smile.

  Tang Hao realized that these two people didn't really think they were the demon body, but rather used this name to take advantage of Tang Hao.

  Guo Jing stood up and shouted: "You guys don't go too far, this is after all the territory of Miao Yu Sect."

  The tall, slender man sneered and said: "You're obstructing our investigation of the demonic body. You wouldn't happen to be in cahoots with it, would you? Wang Shidi, bring this woman into my quarters so I can properly educate this ignorant little thing."

  The short monk heard the tall monk say this, and with a wicked smile, he thought to pull Tang Huan. Guo Jing wanted to stop him, but was blocked by the tall monk.

  Kuang Jing's face turned cold, ready to take action, when suddenly the tall monk and short monk were knocked flying by an inexplicable force, heavily crashing into the wall.

  The tall scholar stood up and said fiercely: "Who is it? Who ambushed me?"

  A cold, detached woman's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door, "I hate you lechers the most. If it weren't for being on the grounds of the Lù Fēng Sect, you would have lost your lives long ago." As soon as she finished speaking, a water sword sliced past the tall cultivator's face, leaving behind a bloody scar.

  The tall monk saw he was no match for the man and hastily pulled the short monk out.

  Kuang Jing bowed towards the outside of the door and said: "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for your help. Otherwise, I would have had to waste a lot of effort."

  The cold tone outside the door disappeared, "With the strength of a Taoist friend, I'm just adding flowers to the brocade, besides, I just didn't like them, no need to thank me."

  The woman stepped into the inn, allowing both men to see her clearly. Tang Hao was stunned for a moment, forgetting what he should do. Guo Jing also took a surprise and spat out a few words: "Lin... Yun... Dan!"