Chapter 52: Gathering at Jinyang County

【Congratulations to the player for obtaining the title: “First Disciple of Heavenly Fragrance” (can be worn at will) Duration: Seven days】

Chen Xiaoyan felt a surge of excitement upon hearing the system notification.

She hadn’t expected there to be a title reward.

Apart from the previous title, “Slayer of the Evil Path (Junior),” she hadn’t received any other titles.

She wondered what attributes this First Disciple title would boost.

If the meeting hadn’t yet ended, she could hardly wait to put it on and see for herself.

“You’re all descending from the mountain for the first time. You must strictly abide by the Heavenly Fragrance Sect’s code of conduct. No actions that damage the sect’s reputation are allowed. Understood?”

The Heavenly Fragrance disciples answered weakly, “Understood.”

Shen Qingqing furrowed her brows sharply and shouted sternly, “I’ll ask again, do you understand?”

“Understood!!!”

Her elegant brows relaxed, and her tone softened.

“I don’t care how lax you are inside the sect, but once outside, remember that every move you make represents the Heavenly Fragrance Sect. I hope there won’t come a day when I have to personally punish any one of you.”

“Also, Chen Xiaoyan is temporarily appointed First Disciple until the rescue mission concludes.”

“Disciple obeys.” Chen Xiaoyan bowed slightly and cupped her hands to Shen Qingqing.

Shen Qingqing nodded and returned to her seat.

Then, Yue Qifang stepped forward.

“Chen Xiaoyan, these three are the Protection Elders sent by the Alliance for this rescue mission to Jinyang County. For your safety, they will escort you all the way.”

“Yes.”

Chen Xiaoyan bowed again to the three middle-aged men.

“Disciple greets the three Elders.”

The three men smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

Yue Qifang opened her palm, revealing a miniature spirit vessel floating in her hand.

Then, with a lift of her hand, the vessel shot up into the sky and rapidly expanded.

A massive spirit vessel appeared above everyone’s heads.

The vessel’s shape resembled a ship, with a wooden structure.

The hull shimmered with a greenish glow, like a giant palm supporting the vessel.

Considering the disciples’ relatively shallow cultivation, Yue Qifang controlled the vessel to slowly descend onto the square, making it easy for them to board.

“This is a spirit vessel; traveling a thousand miles a day is effortless.”

The NPC disciples standing nearby showed little curiosity—they had seen it several times before.

But the players had never seen one.

They clustered around it in awe, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

Fortunately, they were still inside the sect.

If this had happened outside, someone would probably be jumping up and down.

How embarrassing.

“Alright, new disciples, board the vessel immediately.”

Hearing Yue Qifang’s words, the Heavenly Fragrance players were ecstatic.

They had been eagerly waiting to try it out.

They leapt up one by one and landed on the spirit vessel’s deck.

Yue Qifang glanced back at Shen Qingqing and Liu Fufeng with a smile.

“Junior Sister, Fufeng, who will stay behind to guard the sect?”

Shen Qingqing and Liu Fufeng exchanged glances, both radiating imposing energy and sparking fiery gazes, neither willing to yield.

“I think I already told you—you have to practice your martial arts at the sect,” Shen Qingqing warned with a sharp look.

Liu Fufeng’s imposing aura immediately wilted, shrinking back into a petulant child, sulking and whining.

“I’m not going. I won’t go. Senior Sister is always bullying me.”

Yue Qifang walked over and ruffled Liu Fufeng’s hair.

“Alright, Fufeng, this trip to Jinyang County isn’t for sightseeing. You’ll stay at the sect and wait for news.”

“Okay.” Liu Fufeng reluctantly answered.

She had just learned a new set of boxing techniques and wanted to test their power. Sigh~

After a while, gazing at the spirit vessel flying toward the horizon, Liu Fufeng looked on longingly, wishing she could fly up there right now.

But she didn’t dare.

The way she ascended now could determine the way she’d be knocked down.

If that happened, what image would she have left in front of the other disciples?

“Stinky Qingqing, I’ve got this grudge recorded.”

World Channel

“Wuhu, brothers and sisters, assemble at Jinyang County!”

“Today, I want to witness the power of the Endless Demon Realm’s teleportation points.”

“By the way, does your sect have any temporary First Disciples?”

“In our True Martial Way, Kong Da is our temporary First Disciple, leading six thousand players to slay demons and monsters. Stylish and refined.”

“Coincidentally, our Shushan’s Mu Qingxue is also a temporary First Disciple, leading ten thousand disciples of Shushan.”

“What’s going on? Full-scale deployment?”

“Not really, those NPCs didn’t move.”

“That’s still a grand event, tens of thousands of players gathering at Jinyang County. How are the monsters and strange beasts supposed to deal with that?”

“Hmph, now there’s no distinction between sects or guilds—only humans versus the other races.”

“Everyone, I want to be a human traitor.”

“Be careful in the wild zone above. Don’t just suddenly disappear while walking.”

“Human traitor? Brother, your ambitions are pretty bizarre.”

“By the way, what about Heavenly Fragrance? Where’s my Heavenly Fragrance sister?”

“No idea. But besides Chen Xiaoyan, does Heavenly Fragrance have any other First Disciples?”

“Seems like there aren’t any.”

Jiuyang Prefecture, Jinyang County

One spirit vessel after another descended within the county seat of Jinyang County.

Jinyang County… no, Prefect He Fugui of Jiuyang Prefecture, along with the county magistrate and several thousand prefectural soldiers, had been waiting for some time.

On the city walls, a thousand Demon-Slaying Army soldiers stared tens of miles into the thick black mist and frowned deeply.

“General Xiao, the sect’s people have arrived.”

Our well-known acquaintance Xiao Yu suppressed his heavy mood and turned to look at the spirit vessels flying in from the horizon—there were quite a few.

“Mm.” Xiao Yu nodded, expressionless.

Since the battle at Muxiang Village, he had become taciturn and seldom spoke, keeping all his thoughts to himself.

“General, with the sect’s disciples here, this chaos caused by the demonic energy is no longer a serious matter.”

“Indeed.”

“I wonder if the Heavenly Fragrance Immortal is here. I’d like to go take a look.”

“Watch what you say, or the general might hear and deal with you under military law.”

Xiao Yu twitched the corner of his mouth. He wasn’t deaf—how could he not hear with you standing so close?

Oh well, he could do nothing about his subordinates being obsessed fans of Heavenly Fragrance.

Because Xiao Yu himself was a semi-fan too.

However, their words reminded him of the two Heavenly Fragrance Immortals captured by the evil path cultivators in the Xiangmu Forest.

He wondered how they were doing now.

Elsewhere, Yue Qifang guided the spirit vessel to slowly land.

Beside her, other sects’ vessels also descended.

Heavenly Fragrance only had one vessel, which seemed a bit meager compared to other sects sending five or six vessels.

Yet, no one dared to underestimate them.

“Sect Leader Yue, Deputy Sect Leader Shen, you’ve also come.”

Qinghong Daoist, Sect Leader of Shushan, stepped off his vessel and was momentarily stunned upon seeing the two of them.

“Daoist Qinghong, long time no see.”

Yue Qifang smiled slightly, scanning the group behind him.

“Huh, where’s the Daoist Leader’s junior brother? Is he not coming today?”

Qinghong’s expression turned somewhat awkward.

He glanced at Shen Qingqing and smiled bitterly, “My junior brother is in seclusion. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here myself.”

Yue Qifang looked meaningfully at Shen Qingqing, who stood beside her.

“So that’s how it is.”

Shen Qingqing noticed their gazes fixed on her, pursed her lips, and looked away, pretending to know nothing.