On the Guandao platform, when Ling Ziyan, Pei Yun and the other three moved together, the figures of the four people appeared in the most conspicuous place on the light screen...

"Who are these four people? Why is Ling Ziyan walking with them?" The light screen could only display the scene, and the conversation between the people could not be heard.

"This person doesn't look like a disciple of Lingyao Sect..."

"Look! Ling Ziyan is very close to that little girl. Could she be his crush?"

"...Now those young women in Dongcangzhou who adore Ling Ziyan are going to be sad..." some busybodies gloated.

"What are you talking about! Ling Ziyan is a talented disciple of Lingyao Sect, how could he fall in love with an ordinary woman!"

"Yes! Yes!" Many women present also retorted.

However, when Ling Ziyan and Luo Rufeng cast their spells, most people's attention was focused on the two of them. Compared to these random gossips, strength is the most important thing in the world of cultivation.

"Who is this sword cultivator? Oh my god! The strength he displayed is actually on par with Ling Ziyan!"

"...Are you a disciple of the Extreme Sword Sect?"

"Impossible. All disciples of Jijian Sect wear the uniforms of the sect. Moreover, if such a talented swordsman can be compared with Ling Ziyan, then he must be on par with Pei An. How could he be unknown?"

"This is really a dark horse! There are quite a few dark horses this year..."

"Humph! Zi Yan still has some strength left! How can a nameless person compare with my disciples..."

An elder from the Lingyao sect snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with the people around him comparing a cultivator who came out of nowhere with the most outstanding and talented disciple in their sect.

Duanmu Xu didn't say anything. He looked at the people on the screen with his usual warm smile on his face.

He knew Luo Rufeng. Zhouxia Kingdom was under the jurisdiction of Yunshan Sect. He knew a little about Luo Rufeng's reputation and cultivation talent. Duanmu Xu was not surprised at the strength he showed.

However, he was more optimistic about his junior brother in this year's genius list. One reason was that Ling Ziyan's cultivation was one level higher than his and he was already in the late Nascent Soul stage. Another reason was that Luo Rufeng was too young.

Ling Ziyan, Pei An and Yin Yanyue are actually all less than a hundred years old. The youngest, Yin Yanyue, is already eighty-nine years old, but Luo Rufeng is said to be only in his sixties, which means he can definitely participate in another genius list. At that time, he is optimistic about Luo Rufeng competing for the first place.

"Elder Duanmu, does Senior Brother Ling know these people? Why did he act with these four people?"

"Yeah! It's been nearly half a month since we went in, why hasn't Zi Yan entered the inner circle yet?"

The elders and disciples of Lingyao Sect around them asked about Duanmu Xu one after another. After all, the two brothers were inseparable, and in their opinion, Duanmu Xu understood Ling Ziyan's character best.

"Indeed, it is an old friend. I asked Zi Yanru to take care of him if he meets him. Don't worry, Zi Yan knows his limits..."

Border battlefield——

Pei Yun and his team had just dealt with a group of blood demons. They had already arrived at the border between the inner and outer areas. They had encountered quite a few high-level blood demons. In fact, high-level blood demons were also divided into sky blood demons and earth blood demons. The earth blood demons were as powerful as those in the Nascent Soul stage, and they had never encountered a sky blood demon yet.

Pei Yun drank a whole bottle of spiritual liquid to replenish his spiritual strength. He rested for a while before getting up and preparing to move on.

At this time, they ran into a group of sect disciples, about twenty to thirty people.

"Yin Yanyue, I didn't expect you haven't entered the inner circle yet..." Ling Ziyan knew her, and he greeted the woman in the lead.

Yin Yanyue, dressed in a yellow shirt, had a steady temperament and a calm expression. After hearing Ling Ziyan's words, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a hint of fighting spirit in her tone, smiling calmly: "You didn't make it either! But I won't give up easily in this genius list!"

"Each each other."

Yin Yanyue didn't talk any more. She glanced at Pei Yun and the other three calmly, then left with her fellow disciples.

"Is this Yin Yanyue, one of the top three candidates on the Genius List?" Luo Qi looked at Yin Yanyue's back curiously, "She looks different from what I imagined..."

Pei Yun had a good impression of Yin Yanyue. From the brief contact just now, this woman did not have the domineering sense of superiority of some disciples from the sects in Dongcangzhou, and she seemed to be a very responsible senior sister.

After Yin Yanyue led the disciples away, the two female disciples beside her began to whisper in her ears -

"Senior Sister Yin, why hasn't Ling Ziyan gone to the inner circle yet? Instead, he's staying with a group of non-Lingyao disciples. Is there any trick up his sleeve?"

"Hey! I see Ling Ziyan is quite close to the woman among them, I guess..."

"How is it possible! That woman is only in the late Jindan stage, how can she be worthy of Ling Ziyan! In my opinion, only a genius like Senior Sister Yin can be worthy of Ling Ziyan, who is also a genius..."

"That's enough!" Yin Yanyue interrupted their conversation impatiently, "We are now on the border battlefield, fighting against the demons, and you actually have the leisure to chat about these boring words..."

"Senior Sister, we..."

"...and Ling Ziyan's value in my eyes is his strength. I only want to surpass him, not marry him. Don't say such words again..."

"Yes, senior sister."

"You have been wandering around the outer circle for nearly half a month, so you should have gotten used to it by now. I will be heading to the inner circle alone tomorrow, and you will be on your own for the next two and a half months..."

"Yes."

On this side, Pei Yun also felt that she had completely adapted to the environment of the border battlefield. She told Luo Rufeng and the others not to accompany her anymore and they could go to the inner area of ​​the battlefield on their own.

Luo Rufeng and Liang Feng agreed, and they and Pei Yun and Luo Qi decided to act separately tomorrow.

As for Ling Ziyan——

"Senior Ling, I can handle the demons by myself if I stay here, so please don't delay me..."

"Okay, after the selection of the Genius List, my brother and I will come and meet you..."

Pei Yun readily agreed and told him the location of the villa where he was temporarily staying.

However, in the evening of the same day, when the five people were preparing to find a safe place to rest for the night, Pei Yun suddenly discovered an unusual place.

"Huh?!" At this moment, the five people were flying in the air. When Pei Yun looked down at the dense forest below, his expression changed, "Wait a minute! Go down first..."

"What's wrong, Junior Sister Pei?"

The other four followed her down to a dense jungle. Luo Qi walked up to her and asked doubtfully, "The demonic energy in this dense forest is not strong. I used my spiritual sense to check and found no demonic beasts or blood demons in it..."

The other three also released their spiritual senses once again and carefully investigated, but still did not find any traces of the demons. The four of them looked at Pei Yun with curiosity.

"It's because the demonic energy is not strong that it's abnormal. This dense forest is full of demonic trees, but the demonic energy is so weak that it's almost unnoticeable..."

"Wait! You said this dense forest is full of demonic trees?"

"Yes." Pei Yun said, looking at Luo Rufeng with a serious expression, "Venerable, do you still remember the Demon Cave in Yunhuang Mountain?"

"How to say?"

"Before I and the disciples of Yunshan Sect entered the Demon Cave, we entered a dense forest similar to this one. This dense forest is several times larger than Yunhuang Mountain, and there are countless demonic trees inside, but the demonic energy is very weak, and I always feel that something is wrong..."

After she said this, the other four people's expressions became serious, and their eyes stared straight into the depths of the dense forest...

"Why don't we go in and take a look first! Find out why there is such an abnormal situation..." Ling Ziyan suggested.

"...I agree. Everyone must wear the jade token on their body and not drop it. If any situation occurs, activate the jade token immediately and request rescue..." Luo Rufeng nodded.

The two strongest teammates agreed to enter, and the other three had no objection.

The phenomenon that Pei Yun noticed was indeed abnormal, but it would be an exaggeration to immediately request rescue just for this matter. Several people decided to explore the situation inside first before taking any action...

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