How Did You Manage to Cause So Much Trouble in Just Half a Day?

"The timing is just about right. We still have a friend waiting for us over by the Alliance headquarters." On their way to the Alliance headquarters, Lu Yang chatted casually. "Speaking of which, Senior Su, what brought you to Penglai Island? Was it to attend this so-called Immortal Appraisal Assembly?" Su Yiren shook her head. "Just passing through. I'm friends with a princess from the East Sea Dragon Palace. My trip to the East Sea this time is because she invited me to the Dragon Emperor's birthday banquet. Worried there might be complications along the way, I arrived at the East Sea ahead of schedule, and fellow Daoists from Penglai Island invited me to attend the Immortal Appraisal Assembly." "So that's how it is." Lu Yang had figured that with Su Yiren's taste, she wouldn't have gone out of her way just to attend an assembly like this. Even the five of them fighting among themselves was more intense than the clashes at the Immortal Appraisal Assembly. Lu Yang and the others arrived right on time. Just as they got there, Hero Yan finished handling his paperwork and stepped out of the pagoda. "Finally got it sorted." Hero Yan felt a sense of relief. This Alliance was truly corrupt and greedy—not only were the procedures convoluted, but every other sentence was a veiled demand for money. Now that half a day had passed, it was finally settled. "Daoist Masters, apologies for keeping you waiting so long. I didn't expect getting promoted to hall master would be so difficult," Hero Yan said with an embarrassed smile, then noticed Su Yiren snuggling beside Li Haoran. "And this is...?" "Here's what happened..." Lu Yang gave a concise explanation. The more he said, the paler Hero Yan's face grew. Attending the Immortal Appraisal Assembly, beating Fan Chong up by turns, having Li Haoran solicited as a male favorite by the Penglai Island Master's only daughter, two Body Integration True Monarchs coming to blows, publicly stripping Daoist Xuanling of face... Only half a day had passed! How in the world did you manage to stir up so much trouble in just half a day? Out of all those events, the only one he was even qualified to participate in was attending the Immortal Appraisal Assembly as one spectator among many. Suddenly, he realized that this unfamiliar female cultivator was a Body Integration stage mighty expert, and he hurriedly bowed deeply. "Junior Yan Chuan pays his respects to Senior Su." "Penglai Island might seek revenge against us in the future. To be safe, Hero Yan, you'd better not travel with us," Lu Yang kindly advised. His current identity was a disciple of the Five Elements Sect; he couldn't shield Hero Yan. If he brought out his identity as Young Cult Master Lu, that might be a different story. Hero Yan felt Lu Yang made a lot of sense. Spending every day around Lu Yang and his companions broadened one's horizons to a terrifying degree; a mere Soul Formation cultivator like him truly couldn't take it. "Then let us part ways here. If the five Daoist Masters ever visit my Fangshan Island in the future, Yan will surely play host." "Take care." Hero Yan and Lu Yang's group solemnly cupped their fists in farewell, after which he turned and departed from Penglai Island. "He just advanced to the Soul Formation stage yet possesses no arrogance. That's quite a rare mindset," Su Yiren remarked. She had seen several cultivators in the East Sea who had recently advanced to the Soul Formation stage; they were boundlessly arrogant, with utterly poor states of mind. In fact, this was a widespread problem among East Sea cultivators: they prioritized cultivation over state of mind, making it very easy to suffer qi deviation or hit bottlenecks. Li Haoran thought to himself, *If you knew what Hero Yan went through while following us around, you'd understand why he has no arrogance.* Su Yiren had visited Penglai Island several times and was relatively familiar with it, while Li Haoran possessed half of Qin Haoran's memories. Between the two of them, acting as tour guides was more than manageable. "Where we are right now is Penglai Island's main island. The main island is divided into an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring is Penglai Island's core area—the Immortal Appraisal Assembly and the East Sea Cultivator Alliance headquarters are both there. "Right now, we are in the outer ring. The outer ring is where East Sea cultivators gather in the greatest numbers. As for these shops in the outer ring, Penglai Island has clans, elders, and various other factions, and tracing these shops back to their roots, they undoubtedly belong to the industries of those factions. Because of the Immortal Appraisal Assembly, there are more cultivators in the outer ring than usual. "Surrounding the main island are three thousand smaller islands, which serve as residences for mortals. The mortals farm spiritual grain, raise silkworms, mine ore... All of it supplies the food, clothing, housing, and travel needs of Penglai Island's disciples." Li Haoran chimed in, "Especially the mining areas. Guard duty there is extremely strict. In my past life, I tried to steal a few spirit stones and got caught."