The boss is going against the sky

Chapter 277 Hong Batong's Shock
However, the disciple's answer surprised Shen Qi.

"Master, that Hong Batong didn't go up the mountain, so he stood outside the mountain gate and asked his disciples to go up the mountain to report."

Hearing this, Shen Qi was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help chuckling, and said: "It seems that this Elder Hong of the Qingyang Sect is very airy, and he wants me to go down the mountain to meet him in person."

"Then, do you want to meet the sect master?" the inner courtyard disciple couldn't help asking after hearing this.

"Yes, of course." Shen Qi said naturally, "Since this Elder Hong is representing the Qingyang Sect to examine whether our Xuanmen has the qualifications to become a Fuzong sect, we naturally have to treat him as a distinguished guest."

"Send me an order to let Elder Ye and Elder Guo lead all the true disciples on the mountain and the disciples of the inner court to gather, line up on the mountain path and the martial arts training ground, and open the mountain gate to welcome this Elder Hong of the Qingyang Sect!"

"Yes!"

After the inner court disciple in charge of the daily interrogation received the order, he immediately began to use lightness kung fu to interrogate Ye Hongmei and the others.

Shen Qi walked down the mountain first.

When he came to the mountain gate, Shen Qi saw a middle-aged man in a green robe standing in front of the mountain gate like a green pine, casually looking at the mountain scenery on the left and right, as if he was here for sightseeing.

Immediately Shen Qi stepped forward, clasped his hands together and said, "If I didn't know in advance that Elder Hong is coming to Xuanshan, Shen will be far away, please forgive me."

Of course, this is not an apology, but a etiquette habit.

Although Hong Batong wanted to intimidate Shen Qi, he wasn't so rogue that he could just find a reason to make trouble. Moreover, he wanted to further observe the internal situation of the Taoist sect, and now was not the time to show his thoughts.

So after Hong Batong looked Shen Qi up and down, he responded politely: "Sect Leader Shen, you don't need to be too polite. The reason why I came here, presumably Mr. Shen knows about it?"

Shen Qi did not act groveling in front of Hong Batong, and after seeing the ceremony, he regained his demeanor as a sect leader, and said: "Half a month ago, Penglai Pavilion and Han Qiu Pavilion came to my Xuanshan to inform Qingyang Sect to check it out soon. Is my Taoist sect qualified as a four-star sect? If Shen guessed correctly, Elder Hong came here just to check, right?"

"That's right." Hong Batong nodded, "This old man is here for this purpose. I hope that Master Shen will recall the disciples who went out as soon as possible, so that I can check the strength of your sect."

"Naturally." Shen Qi also nodded, "Elder Hong, please follow me to the mountain to rest first."

"Ah."

Hong Batong nodded slightly, and went up the mountain accompanied by Shen Qi.

Through the conversation just now, he felt that Shen Qi was older than he had imagined, and the city was too deep for a young man in his twenties.In addition, he also faintly felt that Shen Qi's aura was very obscure, and it was difficult to see through the depth.

Hong Batong thought that with his vision of reading people and his cultivation base of the sixth level of innateness, most of those whose realm was below the third level of innateness could see clearly the reality at a glance.Now he can't see through Shen Qi at all, which means that Shen Qi has not only reached the innate realm, but also his cultivation is likely to be above the third innate level!

If it was before the spiritual tide rose, Hong Batong would at least be surprised, even shocked, when he saw Shen Qi, a young innate warrior who was not from a sect.

But in the past half a year since the Lingchao, he has seen too many super geniuses beyond the recognition of people in the past.Not to mention other things, just take the example of a young martial artist who raised his cultivation base from the acquired tenth level to the innate level in just a few months. He knows no less than a hundred people!
For example, Fu Hongyi, a true disciple of Qingyuan Sect, even broke through from the acquired [-]th level to the congenital [-]th level in half a year!This kind of cultivation speed is simply appalling!

In addition, Fu Hongyi also has a medium-grade magic weapon, the Phantom Killing Sword, which he obtained from the relics of the Phantom Killing Dao. Even if he encounters it, he has to avoid it.

Compared with Fu Hongyi who was the master in the melee of several big six and seven-star martial arts schools in Yuzhou, Shen Qi's actions in Pengqiu Mansion can only be regarded as small troubles, and the degree of genius he displayed is compared to that of a monster like Fu Hongyi. It's nothing short of trivial.

But having said that, Fu Hongyi came from a famous school, while Shen Qi came from a small school with one or two stars. To be able to do this, he can be regarded as quite a dazzling young hero in today's troubled times.

After these thoughts turned in Hong Batong's mind, he followed Shen Qi to the halfway up Xuanshan Mountain along the rather wide bluestone ladder path, and then he saw a woman with a veil covering her face and an extremely tall and strong figure with an The obviously immature boy led the two teams of Xuanmen disciples down quickly.

When they saw him and Shen Qi, the two teams stood in an orderly manner on the Qingshi Mountain Road.

"Xuanmen Elder Ye Hongmei (Guo Zhong), met Elder Hong!"

After stopping, Ye Hongmei and Guo Zhong bowed their hands to Hong Batong at the same time.

"Well, the two Taoist elders don't need to be too polite." Hong Batong nodded slightly and said.

In terms of etiquette, Xuanmen's actions made him unable to find any major faults. From this point of view, he was well prepared to deal with the Qingyang sect's coming.

Then, Ye Hongmei, Guo Zhong and Shen Qi accompanied Hong Batong through the mountain path and came to the Taoist training ground.

At this time, there were more than 60 Taoist inner court disciples who were still on the mountain, and they also stood in an orderly manner on the training ground, as if they were welcoming distinguished guests.

But what Hong Batong noticed was not whether the etiquette of these Taoist disciples was thoughtful, but how strong the aura of each of these too young warriors was.

This aura does not simply refer to breathing, but the faint fluctuations of the true energy in the warrior's body, as well as the invisible aura emitted when the blood in the body circulates.These two kinds of traces are very mysterious, and ordinary people don't even believe it at all, but in the eyes of a master like Hong Batong, they really exist. He can see the general strength of these Houtian warriors at a glance through these two kinds of traces.

When he passed through the martial arts training ground and followed Shen Qi into the main hall used by the Taoist sect to entertain distinguished guests, he couldn't help but let out a soft breath.

Although he knew that since Xuanmen dared to force Penglai Pavilion to give up the title of Fuzong, it must have the strength of the four-star sect, but after seeing these Xuanmen disciples, Hong Batong was still quite surprised.This kind of surprise was much stronger than seeing that Shen Qi's personal cultivation had already reached the third level of innate.

As a high-ranking member of Qingyang Sect, Hong Batong is not only strong in martial arts, but also has extraordinary knowledge in all aspects.With his status, if placed in the ancient times of the earth, he would be an important minister of a great country, and he would naturally have a different perspective on world affairs.

He deeply understands a truth that whether a sect is strong or not depends on the cultivation level of its top warriors on the surface, but in fact it is the strength and potential of the middle-level disciples that really represent the future of a sect.

And judging from his observation just now, whether it is the Xuanmen disciples standing on the mountain path to meet him, or the Xuanmen disciples standing in a row on the training ground, although their strength cannot be compared with the same age disciples of the six or seven star martial arts sects, they are comparable The ordinary four-star and five-star disciples of the same age are obviously much stronger!

Through these Xuanmen disciples, Hong Batong can conclude that if Xuanmen is allowed to develop like this, within ten years, Xuanmen will have the strength of the five-star sect.

And in another 30 or 50 years, Xuanmen may even be promoted to a six-star sect, aspiring to the title of a seven-star martial arts sect!
Just when Hong Batong was secretly shocked by the potential of Xuanmen, Shen Qi said: "Elder Hong, I have more than a dozen disciples from the inner court and nearly a hundred disciples from the outer court scattered in various towns in Bihai County. It will take at least one day to rush back. But today It's getting late, how about inviting Elder Hong to rest in Xuanshan for one night after dinner?"

[First update. 】

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