After entering the world of cultivating immortals, I have been living and sleeping

While the two were reminiscing about old times, other people also arrived one after another.

In addition to Ye Pianran and Gu Xueran, there were also two direct disciples involved in this task.

"Both of you." One of the male cultivators, who had an upright appearance but nothing special about him, greeted him, "I am Danfeng Zheng Lu, my master is Zhenjun Liang Yu."

"Gu Xueran of Jianfeng, my master is Zhenjun Wuhua."

"The main peak is Ye Pianran, the master of the family is Zhenjun Minglang."

The two of them also reported their names and apprenticeships respectively. Zheng Lu didn't show it on his face, but he was shocked in his heart.

What a great background.

The last direct descendant has a charming look, a pair of peach blossom eyes filled with affection, and holds a green jade fan. There is a hint of evil in his suave manner.

"I'm late. I, Zhuo Tianchen, am the sixth disciple of True Lord Fu Feng Hongzhao."

While speaking, his eyes fell on Ye Pianran vaguely, and his thin lips raised a smile with unknown meaning.

"Nice to meet you." Ye Pianran nodded and smiled lightly.

There was no other communication between the two, but both Gu Xueran and Zheng Lu noticed something unnatural, like hostility.

Zhuo Tianchen was almost the last one to arrive, so the confrontation between the two only lasted a short moment.

Not long after, several powerful and deep breaths came from a distance, and everyone who was talking stopped and looked in that direction.

The people who came were none other than the two Jindan elders mentioned in the mission notes, and there were several young disciples behind them. Except for a female cultivator who was riding with others, all of them were in the late stage of Foundation Establishment or above.

As for the female cultivator, it was even more shocking. She was only at the seventh level of Qi training.

"Everyone is here." Elder Sui, who had been following the mission, glanced at the crowd and said to Elder Xu next to him.

Elder Xu nodded, his majestic gaze passing below without saying a word.

Elder Sui knew his character well. He turned to look at the disciples below and spoke loudly.

"You are all gathered here to carry out an investigation mission to the Chen family in Huixing City, and you must have made appropriate preparations. But this mission may be different from your imagination, and the risk is very high. Even with the two of us in charge, It’s hard to guarantee that your lives are safe.”

Hearing this, all the disciples were shocked, and the four disciples each exchanged a look.

A disciple raised his hand and asked, "In that case, why did the elder place this task in the early stage of foundation building?"

"No, we have announced it at all levels." Elder Sui shook his head, "I just didn't expect that most of the disciples who took the task were in the early stages of foundation building. There was indeed an oversight in this matter."

This is indeed the case. Apart from a few senior brothers brought by the two elders, there are only one late-stage Foundation Establishment and four mid-stage Foundation Establishment disciples present. Danfeng's personal disciple Zheng Lu is one of them.

"Then what's going on with this junior sister?" Someone else asked, pointing their finger at the female Qi practitioner standing behind the elder.

This sentence asked everyone's thoughts. If they are not good at the initial stage of foundation building, why can they who are just practicing Qi?

"This female disciple is a key figure in this mission and is indispensable." Elder Sui explained, but he did not mean to elaborate.

Seeing this, everyone was reluctant to ask any more questions, and the disciple who first asked the question raised his hand again.

"If you dare, disciple, could you kindly ask the elders to tell you the truth about the mission, so that we can judge what to do."

This was a very reasonable question, but Elder Sui shook his head.

"Unfortunately, we can't say yet. The situation is special and this is a last resort. But what I can tell you is that in the past few days, we have received a message and the conclusion is to increase the level of this task. Mo said Disciples in the early stage of foundation building and even in the middle stage must carefully consider one or two things."

Although Elder Sui didn't say it explicitly, his meaning was already very clear. "The incident happened suddenly, and we didn't expect it to turn out like this, so we hereby issue a warning. There are many dangers here, and it will never be easy. You have one last chance to withdraw. If you insist on staying, you will be responsible for your life or death."

These words were so impactful that many people couldn't help but look at each other and retreated on the spot, silently taking a few steps back.

Gu Xueran sent a message to Ye Pianran, "What do you think?"

"I can protect myself."

Her meaning was very clear, and Gu Xueran nodded slightly, "Me too."

Neither of them had any intention of retreating. Zheng Lu was a high-level cultivator, so he was content and unafraid. Zhuo Tianchen glanced at them vaguely, lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't retreat.

In short, the four direct disciples have all expressed their attitudes.

But most people were not as confident as they were. Within a moment, the originally rather large team became sparse.

Including Ye Pianran and the other three, a total of thirty-two disciples who were in the early stages of foundation building signed up for this mission, and now there are only six left.

Even among the four mid-level foundation builders, some decided to withdraw after hesitating. Before retreating, they even made a speech to the two elders standing in the sky.

As for the person in the late stage of foundation building, there was no change in his expression from beginning to end, and he stood alone.

Seeing that everyone had almost made a decision, Elder Sui spoke up at the right time.

"It seems that everyone has made their choice. So, those who decide to quit should leave now."

When only the disciples who were determined to participate in the mission were left in the woods, Elder Sui waved his sleeves, and a delicate boat flew out of his wide sleeves, facing the wind and turning into a giant ship.

"We're going to Huixing City. It's a long way. We'll discuss the specific matters on board the ship."

After saying that, Elder Sui took the lead and flew into the giant wheel, followed closely by Elder Xu and several disciples who were with him.

As for the female disciple at the seventh level of Qi training, she was brought up by others just as she came.

"Let's go up too."

Zheng Lu said that he, who had the highest level of cultivation among the four, had unknowingly taken control of the matter.

Soon, everyone got on the giant ship, gathered on the deck, and made a brief introduction to each other.

When it was Ye Pianran's turn, Elder Xu, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes a crack, glanced at them, and then looked away.

Elder Sui was keenly aware of his movements, raised his eyebrows and said, "Know?"

"It was a casual relationship." Elder Xu said, "We met during the execution."

Elder Xu is a professional in this field, and countless people have died at his hands. He replied like this, obviously not wanting to reveal the inside story.

Elder Sui nodded and didn't ask any more questions. His eyes stayed on Ye Pianran for a moment and then quickly moved away.

There were not many people left, and including the people brought by the two elders, there were only fifteen disciples in total.

Leaving aside the female qi-training disciple, there are six in the early stage of foundation establishment, three in the middle stage of foundation establishment, three in the late stage of foundation establishment, and two in the final stage of foundation establishment. The number of direct disciples has not changed.

It didn't take long for everyone to exchange names, and only the female Qi practitioner disciple remained.