Green mountains and white clouds, like a rewinding film, constantly receded.
A light boat, in the blink of an eye, had traversed countless mountains.
Luo Chen stood resolutely on the flying boat, gazing into the distance at the vast bamboo sea.
By his ear, was Tao Yisheng excitedly talking about returning to the sect.
"The journey to Qingdan Valley is at a distance of tens of thousands of miles. With the top speed of our flying boat, it will only take a few hours!"
Luo Chen chuckled, "Is there a need to rush like this?"
Tao Yisheng scratched the back of his head and chuckled.
"The sooner we get back, the more I can help my sister!"
"You siblings, truly have deep affection for each other!"
Luo Chen remarked.
He discovered that although Tao Wen and her brother sometimes quarrelling when they were together, they actually cared deeply about each other.
When he first met Tao Yisheng, the latter tried so hard to make friends with him, rumoredly because of the Seed Cultivator Battle.
Tao Yisheng trying to gain allies for his sister.
While Tao Wen, appearing proud and stern, actually held her brother in high regard.
Whether it was sending him to Yuanzhao Kingdom, insisting on him staying in Tian Lan Immortal City,
or preparing ample cultivation resources and Ascendant Grade Cave House on Tianlan Peak for him in advance,
it was all for him to stay away from internal conflicts.
Having such an intimate, selfless, and caring family member in one’s lifetime, that was really a great blessing!
Of course!
Whether their ways of being kind were appropriate, that was something that could be at odds or agreed with seen at different perspectives.
Looking at the Thousand Miles Bamboo Sea beneath his feet.
Luo Chen curiously asked, "This place is immensely rich in resources, why has no power leased it for so many years?"
Tao Yisheng glanced at him and chuckled.
"My brother, you are not aware of this then!"
"Although this land belongs nominally to the Tian Lan Immortal City, when our Qingdan Valley moved into Yu Ding Realm, we briefly managed this place. But we had to temporarily abandon this bamboo sea due to a war."
"Later on, when the Immortal City was established, the bamboo sea was placed under its jurisdiction. At the time, the head of Qingdan Valley acquiesced."
"However, later on, when the Tao Family Ancestor took charge of Qingdan Valley, he tried to redeem this place from the other six sects."
"After all the back and forth, this bamboo sea has turned into a disputed land."
"For that reason, ordinary rogue cultivator groups wouldn’t dare to lease!"
Luo Chen instantly realized.
When he first arrived at Tian Lan Immortal City, Shi Lan introduced him to many great places,
one of which was this Thousand Miles Bamboo Sea.
The rental price, though high, was far from reflecting its actual value.
Yet, no one leased it!
Now it seems, there was such an inside story!
Luo Chen shook his head, "It’s such a pity that the resources within this bamboo sea have been wasted like this."
Tao Yisheng snorted coldly, "Even if the resources would be wasted, it’s still better than letting others have it. This land should have belonged to our Qingdan Valley!"
The usually amicable Tao Yisheng, who seemed naive and simply good-natured, revealed just now the arrogance of a disciple from a Great Sect.
Luo Chen was not bothered by it.
He had the confidence to be arrogant, unlike Luo Chen himself who fought from the very bottom and had to think twice before acting.
However, gazing at the boundless bamboo sea beneath him and thinking about how much spirit stones Luo Tian Creed would harvest if it could lease this place, it would be at least one hundred thousand, right?
No!
Perhaps even more!
No wonder the Tao Family Ancestor tried to forcibly reclaim this bamboo sea when he was in charge of Qingdan Valley.
Luo Chen murmured to himself; a place as great as this was too much for the current Luo Tian Creed to take in.
He decided not to think about these things.
As the flying boat moved away from Danxia Peak,
his thoughts gradually began to wander.
He stopped worrying about petty gains,
instead, he started discussing with Tao Yisheng about the Seed Cultivator Battle in Qingdan Valley.
"The rules of Seed Cultivator Battle aren’t complicated."
"All disciples of our sect who reached the Late Stage Foundation Establishment and are not over one hundred and fifty years old, can participate in it!"
When he heard the first condition, Luo Chen was quite confused.
The Qingdan Valley had hundreds of people at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment!
If those near the end of their lifespan were to seize the Seed Cultivator Position, and then ended up passing away in the second year,
wouldn’t that be a joke?
Now it seems that the "not over one hundred and fifty years old" condition is there to prevent such situations from happening.
However,
those who reach the Late Stage Foundation Establishment in less than one hundred and fifty years?
That would undeniably make them geniuses!
Probably only the Great Sects could afford to set such a rule!
No!
Even among the Seven Sects of the Yu Ding Realm, probably only the Yu Ding Sword Sect and the pill refining Qingdan Valley could be so audacious.
"Currently, around thirty people in our Qingdan Valley meet these criteria."
"Among them, seventy percent will likely participate."
"And my sister’s main competitors are Shangguan Yan, He Yuanqing, Fu Li..."
The slew of over a dozen names made Luo Chen’s eyes twitch.
Although Qingdan Valley was prosperous,
in the end, it was merely one of the Golden Core Sects amongst the Seven Sects of Yu Ding.
The internal struggle was so intense!
At the end, Tao Yisheng’s tone became suddenly serious.
"Lastly, there’s Senior Brother Dan Yangzi!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen was taken aback.
"Wasn’t he stripped of his Seed Cultivator Position? How is he able to participate in the True Disciple Sword Fight this time?"
Tao Yisheng shook his head, "Who can fathom the minds of the higher-ups? It’s said that Senior Brother Dan Yangzi had committed a serious mistake, which led to the stripping of his Seed Cultivator Position. But that mistake was not unforgivable. And now that Yu Ding Realm is in the midst of turmoil, it does need a strong leader from among the younger generation."