Li Tingyun was still nagging from the side, seeing that Qinglan Daojun appeared so detached and indifferent, as if everyone else was inferior to him.
Now that he finally saw Qinglan wanting something but unable to obtain it, how could he not gloat?
Qinglan glanced coldly at Li Tingyun. Although his hands made no movement, in that instant, the surrounding mist seemed to gain sentience, pressing towards Li Tingyun with an unstoppable momentum. Li Tingyun raised his hand to block, but the mist was seemingly all-pervasive, forcing Li Tingyun into a rather clumsy retreat.
"Qinglan!" Li Tingyun exclaimed in exasperation, "Are you mad?"
Did he not fear affecting the heavenly secrets by acting while the chess board was active?
Qinglan looked up at him, and just that one glance left Li Tingyun utterly shocked!
What kind of gaze was that!
Generations of mountains and rivers changed, the divine land lay desolate, and countless seas seemed to be contained within the deep, dark pupils, sweeping towards him with icy indifference, as if to drown him.
Li Tingyun was so startled that he retreated several steps.
Fortunately, at this moment, the Lord of Guyu Mountain seemed to notice his predicament and spoke to ease the situation, "Sect Master Li, it's your turn."
Li Tingyun hurried forward. This time, he had come to Qunyu Mountain wanting to know how long it would be until his ascension. However, after learning that his clone had been severely injured by Qin Si, Li Tingyun changed his mind. He wanted to ask how to get rid of Mo Shuxin and Qin Si through the Celestial Star Chessboard.
As Li Tingyun was thinking this, he was unexpectedly swept away from the center of the chessboard by a gust of wind, falling backward to the ground with a thud!
Another failure!
"What is happening this year? Even the wishes of two mighty Daojun cannot be fulfilled?"
Below Qunyu Mountain, someone asked in confusion.
Others speculated, "Could it be that the Celestial Star Chessboard has a problem?"
Especially since, following that, even Lord Hualing and the Demon King Lin Qingyu failed!
This was simply abnormal!
It must be known that in previous years when the chessboard was activated, apart from Qinglan Daojun and the Lord of Yueqing Mountain whose wishes always failed, others rarely failed!
"Guyu, is your chessboard broken?" Not only did the people below the mountain think so, but the humiliated Li Tingyun also thought so. He flicked his sleeve angrily and said, "I paid a considerable price to attend your lousy banquet, and you're sending us away with such a broken artifact?"
It should be known that the Qunyu Mountain banquet was of high规格 and wide scope, not everyone could come, nor could everyone afford to come. To attend such a banquet, one had to pay a certain price first. Even though Li Tingyun was already a cultivator in the Mahayana stage, the thought of what he had given made his heart ache.
The Lord of Guyu Mountain quickly explained, "Sect Master Li, what are you saying? No matter what, I would never deceive everyone with a broken divine artifact! Moreover, the Celestial Star Chessboard has been functioning well for so many years, how could it suddenly be broken?"
Unfortunately, she looked delicate and weak, and spoke softly. Li Tingyun did not take her seriously.
He snorted coldly, "That you will have to tell me, this is your natal artifact."
Seeing that Li Tingyun was about to get entangled in this matter, the Lord of Guyu Mountain furrowed her delicate brows and looked towards the Lord of Hualing and Qinglan and Lin Qingyu for help.
"Ahem." The Lord of Hualing coughed lightly, "Forget it, perhaps our wishes and calculations are all heavenly secrets that cannot be revealed. Sect Master Li, please stop making a fuss, we should also return and prepare for the Divine Revelation Grand Assembly."
"Exactly!" Lin Qingyu looked at Li Tingyun with a half-smile and said meaningfully, "Who doesn't know that Sect Master Li has always wanted to achieve the Dao and ascend? But no one has been able to ascend in the Divine Revelation world for so many years, so it is understandable that the Celestial Star Chessboard cannot calculate it."
He sought the opportunity for the Ten Thousand Demon Pavilion in the Divine Revelation Grand Assembly. Although he didn't know what the Lord of Hualing sought, he was sure that his request was related to the divine artifact that had been widely rumored on the continent of the Divine Abandoned. As for Qinglan Daojun, it was certainly the old issue.
Therefore, Lin Qingyu did not find the lack of results strange at all.
Lin Qingyu's jab made Li Tingyun's expression change, and he was pleased. He lazily summoned a cyan bird in the late Nascent Soul stage and rode it away.
The Lord of Hualing said, "Sect Master Li, as a co-organizer of the Grand Assembly, you must have a lot of busy work. When do you plan to leave?"
Li Tingyun, full of suppressed anger, replied unhappily, "Immediately!"
With that, he turned and left. The Lord of Hualing also bid farewell to the Lord of Guyu Mountain.
Seeing everyone leave, the Lord of Guyu Mountain breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought her Qunyu Mountain would be destroyed. If she had known, she wouldn't have forced herself to activate the Celestial Star Chessboard this year.
But as soon as the Lord of Guyu Mountain thought of the dream she had, she bit her lip.
Just then, a young Taoist servant ran up from the foot of the mountain and whispered into the Lord of Guyu Mountain's ear, "Mountain Master, the seeds from the continent of the Divine Abandoned have arrived at Qunyu Mountain."
The Lord of Guyu Mountain's eyes lit up.
She raised her foot, ready to go down the mountain, but her gaze fell upon Qinglan, who was still standing there in a daze, and she immediately changed her mind.
"Qinglan Daojun." The Lord of Guyu Mountain called out, "Mountain Master Qin and this batch of seeds have arrived, do you want to go and see?"
Qin Si has arrived?
Qinglan's expression shifted slightly. Does that mean Bai Shengyi has also arrived?
He pursed his lips and turned to head down the mountain.
Not long after, both he and the Lord of Guyu Mountain arrived at the foot of the mountain, but they did not see any trace of the Divine Revelation Academy's group.
"Qinglan Great Venerable, you are truly here!"
The academy elder, who was left to deliver the message, was extremely shocked to see that the Venerable Qinglan was walking with so many people from outside the continent whose cultivation was unfathomably high. However, he quickly regained his composure and hurried forward.
"The Dean asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that he has already taken the academy students to Nügui City, and asked you to pay close attention to the time." After a moment's thought, this elder privately added, "Oh, and Great Venerable, many things have happened in the academy recently. Great Venerable Song Sheng has defected from the academy, and Senior Uncle Bai is also missing..."
Qinglan did not hear the rest clearly. His expression changed slightly, and he stepped forward to ask, "Bai Shengyi is missing? What happened?"
The elder was so overwhelmed by his aura that he couldn't breathe, and he inwardly lamented his own bitter fate!
It was already bad enough being constantly suppressed by Dean Qin's terrifying aura in the academy team, but after finally leaving the team, he ran into it again!
Didn't they say that the temper of Great Venerable Qinglan was very good?
The elder resigned himself to recounting what happened during the trial in the Sang Hai Secret Realm. Upon hearing this, Qinglan's brows furrowed, and he immediately turned and headed east.
"Qinglan Daojun!" The Lord of Guyu Mountain called out anxiously, but saw that Qinglan completely ignored her and disappeared into the sky within moments.
The Lord of Guyu Mountain turned around and asked the elder, "My friend, could you lead the way for me? I have long heard of Dean Qin's great name and wish to pay him a visit."
Seeing such a beautiful person with high cultivation and a kind disposition speaking to him so intimately, the elder's initial hesitation flew out of his mind, and he immediately agreed with a smile.
"Of course!"