This "Junior Friend" designation is the most peculiar.
Either the other party has low cultivation but stands behind a behemoth that cannot be provoked, so the elder, out of respect for their background, politely calls them "Junior Friend."
Or, they possess peerless Aptitude that commands admiration.
Or perhaps they share a good relationship; even if their cultivation is higher than one's own, they are still quite young, and one might rely on some past ties to act like a Senior and feign familiarity.
Lin Feiyan's eyes flickered slightly.
This old man was locked in a cage in the Southern Immortal Palace, and his cultivation appeared unremarkable.
Yet, facing Guest Elder Jiang, who could casually suppress and kill an Eight-Child Demon, he dared to naturally call out "Junior Friend Jiang."
Could it be...
Is this old man an old acquaintance of Guest Elder Jiang?
Or perhaps they have a deep connection?
No wonder Guest Elder came straight to this dark dungeon.
So it was to save an acquaintance.
Thinking of this, the look in Lin Feiyan's eyes towards True Lord Xuan Yang immediately became a bit more polite.
Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Xuanming was completely frozen in place.
He suddenly turned his head, staring fixedly at True Lord Xuan Yang beside him, then turned his head in horror to look at the white robe outside the door.
Jiang Yuechu?!
These three words falling into his ears were like a sudden clap of thunder on flat ground.
Although he had never seen her appearance, how could he not have heard of her name?!
But... no... wait!
How could it be Jiang Yuechu?!
Old Ancestor Xuanming's eyes widened, his breathing became rapid, and he stared helplessly at the incomparably beautiful young girl.
Everyone was a World Breaker, falling into this Dream Cloud Realm... Why did he and True Lord Xuan Yang end up as prisoners, locked in a dungeon like dogs?
Yet this girl was able to possess such terrifying cultivation in such a short time?!
Jiang Yuechu's expression was calm; she did not dwell on the other party's form of address.
It was nothing more than a forced attempt at dignity... Why bother with this bit of pitiful self-esteem?
"Why did they capture you? Is there something on you that this group of Demons has targeted?"
Upon hearing this.
True Lord Xuan Yang sighed and said dejectedly: "We do not know."
"Old Ancestor Xuanming and I had only arrived in this Dream Cloud Realm for a few days before we were captured by those great Demons... Those Demons only said that a Second Young Master was searching for people like us. As for what exactly they are plotting, we truly have no idea."
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly.
So it really was aimed at them...
But why is the Southern Immortal Palace looking for them? Could it be that people like them have some special quality?
Or... are they coveting the object of dao integration from that world of Great Tang?
But that shouldn't be it.
While an object of dao integration is precious, that world likely doesn't have any High Grade object of dao integration. Ordinary objects of dao integration are not things that are hard for the Southern Immortal Palace to obtain...
"Guest Elder Jiang."
Lin Feiyan whispered a reminder from the side.
"This place is not suitable for a long stay. Why not save these two Seniors first, then interrogate them slowly?"
Hearing this.
The two people inside the cage all became nervous.
Compared to Lin Feiyan, who foolishly thought both parties were old acquaintances, they clearly knew about their conflict with Jiang Yuechu.
Although it could not be considered a mortal feud.
But thinking of this girl's ruthless style of cutting weeds and eliminating roots, the two could not help but feel a bit panicked.
Under their anxious gazes, Jiang Yuechu pondered for a moment.
Actually, these two were originally things that could be killed or spared.
Moreover, there are still many mysteries left unsolved right now.
Why exactly does that Second Young Master of the Southern Immortal Palace want to go to such great lengths to search for World Breakers like them?
If it were just for them, that would be one thing, but if it really involves that world of Great Tang...
The reason must be figured out.
Otherwise.
Even without the Second Young Master, there would be other First Young Masters or Little Young Masters continuing to spy on it.
At this moment, the young girl spoke calmly: "Give me your central palace, and I will spare your lives."
"..."
Hearing this.
Old Ancestor Xuanming and True Lord Xuan Yang both looked extremely ugly.
Even Lin Feiyan, who was on the side, looked over with a face full of astonishment.
For a Cultivator in the Chess Player Realm, the importance of the central palace is self-evident.
If the central palace shatters, it means the end of one's life and Dao.
It is just because the Dream Cloud Realm is vast and boundless, with many secret methods for tracking the location of a central palace, that most Cultivators and Demons are not accustomed to hiding their central palace somewhere outside their bodies, but rather keep it in their Qi Sea.
Precisely because of this, how could there be any logic in handing over one's central palace to someone else?
Isn't that equivalent to handing over one's life and property to be manipulated by the other party?
Lin Feiyan also reacted at this moment.
Looking at the situation, these two... do not seem to be old acquaintances of Guest Elder Jiang at all.
Then why did they have the nerve to call her "Junior Friend" just now?!
Simply outrageous!
Her expression immediately turned stern. She stepped forward and coldly scolded: "Guest Elder Jiang has spoken, are you two still not going to do it?!"
Guest Elder?
Hearing this title.
The two were even more shocked in their hearts.
Although they did not know what kind of position Guest Elder was in the Jieqing Sect, it was clearly not a status that an ordinary Disciple could have.
If they did not hand over this object today, it was very likely they would never be able to leave this place alive.
True Lord Xuan Yang was angry in his heart.
His palms clenched tightly, but then he powerlessly loosened them.
As long as he is alive, there is a chance.
With his own Aptitude and the vast resources of this Dream Cloud Realm, as long as he joins any faction, he will definitely be able to rise steadily.
When his cultivation advances greatly in the future, he will return today's humiliation in full!
"Fine..."
True Lord Xuan Yang gritted his teeth and spat out the word with difficulty.
With a thought, light flowed from the center of his brow.
A phantom of a magnificent palace, shrunk countless times, slowly floated out from between his brows.
Old Ancestor Xuanming beside him saw this, sighed, and also offered up his own central palace with a face ashen like death.
Jiang Yuechu raised her hand.
The two miniature central palace phantoms landed steadily in her palm.
Light flowed, and then she put them away casually.
True Lord Xuan Yang pulled at the corners of his mouth with a fake smile: "Can the two of us leave now?"
Leave?
Jiang Yuechu looked over with some confusion: "Where do you want to go?"
"Ah?"
The two were stunned in place in unison.
What? They already handed over the items; could she be going back on her word?
Before the two could speak.
Jiang Yuechu turned her head to look at Lin Feiyan beside her.
"The Jieqing Sect should be quite short of Outer Sect Disciples, right?"
"Uh..."
Lin Feiyan reacted instantly and nodded repeatedly: "Short, naturally we are short."
She wasn't lying about this.
It wasn't just a shortage of Outer Sect Disciples.
For the Nine Great Dao Sects, to this day, any seed for cultivation is an extremely scarce resource.
It's just that... no matter how short of people they are, there seems to be no precedent for a Cultivator in the Chess Player Realm to be reduced to an Outer Sect Disciple.
An Outer Sect Disciple is nominally a Sect member, but in reality, they are just laborers doing rough work.
Every day they carry water, chop wood, tend to spiritual fields, and mine ores. There are many chores, they don't get allocated many cultivation resources, and they have little time to focus on practicing the Dao.
Thinking of this.
Lin Feiyan could not help but look at the two people in the cage with some sympathy.
These two old men really had eight lifetimes of bad luck.
Dignified great Cultivators of the Chess Player Realm, not only was their central palace forcibly seized.
But they also have to be dragged to the Outer Sect of the Jieqing Sect to work like cattle and horses.
If it were her... she would rather just die and be done with it.