265 Guiyao Plane (1/2)
Though the Guiyao planet was some distance away from the Tielao planet, a planet with an interstellar teleporter was still closer to the Guiyao planet.
This was why the people of the Lightning Sword Sect had left directly from the Tielao planet, tearing through space to move towards the Guiyao planet.
Zhou Donghuang was taken back by the sights he saw along the way. He saw a few planets illuminated by the glow of the central star in the Hengliu galaxy, which gleamed magnificently. It was absolutely resplendent.
”The Guiyao planet is right up ahead.”
A voice accompanying the Lightning Sword Sect Leader, Yu Yucheng called out. Zhou Donghuang subconsciously raised his head and saw a planet covered by intertwining colors of gray and green which brought out the little bits of blue on the planet.
Zhou Donghuang was certain of one thing: the grayish-green portions were the land, as well as the rivers and lakes, of the planet. As for the blue portions, those were most likely the oceans. The planet was less blue than it was gray and green.
The other thing was this: there was a layer of air encapsulating the planet. It was not so much white as it was a grayish brown, which seemed a little odd.
”That's a lot of people!”
After he took a step to move closer, he heard a smattering of shocked exclamations from beside him. He then realized that there were quite a lot of people standing in groups on the planet they were approaching.
It was obvious that these were people from the other sects of the alliance.
”The alliance has a total of 52 sects… There are more than 2,000 Dharma disciples taking part in the hunt this time. It seems like there aren't even a thousand people here now, so it's obvious that quite a few people have not arrived yet,” He Mengxi gently informed Zhou Donghuang from beside him.
”The hunt takes place tomorrow. Those who are not yet here should more or less arrive on time by today,” Da Zhuang said.
”Little Junior Brother.”
He Mengxi looked at Zhou Donghuang with a teasing smile on her face. ”Run along and go see if your little lover's here yet. I wouldn't know—I'm not too familiar with the Jihan Sect.”
Although the Jihan Sect had more female than male disciples, there were actually quite a few sects in the Hengliu galaxy that had a similar demographic.
So much so that there existed a sect which only accepted female disciples!
In the face of He Mengxi's teasing, Zhou Donghuang could do little but look up helplessly. He let his gaze sweep over the crowd in front of him, but he did not catch a glimpse of Luo Qinghan.
Evidently, Luo Qinghan had not arrived yet.
Or she was already here, just on the other side of the planet.
”Haha… You and your sect are here ahead of time too, Sect Leader Yu?”
It was easy to spot Yu Yucheng from where he stood, right at the front of the Lightning Sword Sect members.
”Sect Leader Zhang.”
Yu Yucheng looked at the other man with a grin on his face. ”You people of the Yunyue Sect are ahead of us once again.”
”We've only just arrived, too.”
The middle-aged man dressed in gold shook his head with a smile, then his gaze immediately and subconsciously drifted to the people standing behind Yu Yucheng. He asked without a trace of malice, ”Sect Leader Yu, I heard that there's another mid Dharma adept in your esteemed sect now, and that he's a genius who's mastered Dharmic possession… He should be here this time, right?”
Since the man stood quite some distance from Yu Yucheng, everyone behind both him and Yu Yucheng could hear what he said as soon as the words left his mouth.
The group from the Lightning Sword Sect were fine. There were only a few people who unknowingly looked towards Zhou Donghuang before breaking out into whispers, ”I think the Yunyue Sect leader doesn't really know yet… Junior Brother Donghuang is already at the late Dharma stage.”
”To think that Junior Brother Donghuang's name is so widely known that even someone as far away from our sect as the Yunyue Sect would be aware of his existence.”
”Even the news of the Thunder Knife Sect accepting Han Yuzheng, the man famed to be a once-in-a-century talent of the Tielao planet, had spread to a good half of the Hengliu galaxy… It's only natural that the news of Zhou Donghuang taking Han Yuzheng out with a single blow is something that cannot be hidden. It's probably safe to assume that the big sects from the alliance have already caught wind of the news.”
…
Unlike the group of Dharma disciples from the Lightning Sword Sect who were well aware of Zhou Donghuang's abilities, those from the Yunyue Sect were looking at the group of them with doubt and uncertainty in their eyes.
”He's got a grasp on Dharmic possession even though he's only at the mid Dharma stage? You're kidding, right?”
”I don't think that's possible either! That's something only a few ultimate Dharma adepts are able to execute.”
”But that's exactly what the rumors are saying.”
”Seems like it's fake news… You know how it is, information gets twisted the further it's spread.”
…
It was evident that the group of Dharma disciples from the Yunyue Sect did not fully believe that the Lightning Sword Sect was harboring someone who was capable of executing the Dharmic possession technique despite only being at the mid Dharma stage.
Yu Yucheng burst into laughter in the face of the Yunyue Sect leader's question. ”Sect Leader Zhang, you really are well-informed.”
”Little Junior Brother, that's Zhang Yuanhan, leader of the Yunyue Sect,” He Mengxi said to Zhou Donghuang.
”We have quite a good relationship with the Yunyue Sect… Under the leadership of Zhang Yuanhan, their sect also has quite a remarkable mid Dharma disciple. They say that the Yunyue Sect's strength is second only to that disciple, and they've never lasted more than one move against him.”
Speak of the devil.