12

The next morning, Niubi wore a yellow shirt, his long hair tied into a hairpin, and walked towards the council hall of the Double Supreme Courtyard with a composed demeanor.

Along the way, the disciples of the Double Supreme Courtyard all greeted him, saying softly, "Third Senior Brother!" But their expressions were different, some envious, some jealous, but most showed deep disdain.

Niubi looked at the insincere greetings of the crowd and found it amusing. He didn't care and walked slowly.

In the Tian Yun Sect, the sect leader, the Supreme Master Miao Ji, was powerful and had profound immortal methods. He had reached the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage. The four elders in the sect also reached the seventh or eighth level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

In the Tian Yun Sect, the sect leader and the four elders each had several personal disciples. The remaining inner courtyard disciples had to greet and show respect to the personal disciples whenever they saw them.

When he reached the hall, Master Yang Mingju and the senior brother had been waiting for a long time. Niubi stepped forward to greet them. Yang Mingju nodded and smiled, reached out and grabbed in the air, and a black and shiny ancient ring appeared in his palm.

"Wind, take this storage ring. You can use it to carry some daily items. Consider it as a gift for accepting you as my disciple!" Yang Mingju had a kind expression and a gentle smile.

Niubi was overjoyed. A storage ring was a good thing. Although he had long wanted to have one, with his previous status as a disciple of the, it was undoubtedly a fantasy. He hurriedly stepped forward, respectfully took the storage ring, and said loudly.

"Thank you, Master!" Then, he glanced sneakily at Wang Zun and found that he also wore a storage ring on his right hand, and then he felt relieved.

When the storage ring was in hand, a refreshing feeling flowed into the palm. Under Yang Mingju's indication, Niubi put the storage ring on his index finger, and with a thought, a space of about three meters appeared in his mind.

Yang Mingju looked at Niubi's excited expression and also chuckled softly, then turned to look at Wang Zun.

"Zun'er, it's about time. Take your junior brother to the mountain gate to welcome the honored guests. Remember, don't lose the dignity of our sect or disgrace me!" When Yang Mingju said the words "disgrace me", he deliberately emphasized his tone and glanced at Niubi vaguely.

Wang Zun was stunned. He carefully pondered his master's words. When he saw Yang Mingju looking at Niubi, he already understood somewhat and hurriedly said.

"Master, don't worry. The disciple understands!"

"Good, go!" Yang Mingju nodded, flicked his sleeve, turned and walked towards the inner room, with an extremely carefree demeanor.

After Yang Mingju left, Wang Zun and Niubi looked at each other and smiled, then walked out of the council hall.

The two walked quickly. They saw that the usually quiet inner courtyard of the Tian Yun Sect was bustling with people today. Niubi was slightly surprised and asked Wang Zun the reason.

Wang Zun was not slow either. He politely explained to Niubi in detail.

It turned out that the biennial exchange conference between the Tian Yun Sect and the Ling Yun Sect had a history of several hundred years. From the beginning, the two sects only exchanged immortal methods, but gradually it evolved into a comprehensive conference that included both immortal method exchanges and item trading.

Over the past sessions, many elite disciples of the two sects would take out their surplus spiritual weapons, talismans, pills, cultivation techniques, and other surplus items for exchange. This also allowed many disciples in urgent need of certain items to greatly increase their strength. Therefore, the biennial exchange conference was not only an opportunity for disciples of the two sects to search for treasures, but also an important way for some small families or solitary immortals in the immortal cultivation world to improve.

After hearing this, Niubi thought thoughtfully. According to what Wang Zun said, this exchange conference was indeed the best way to rapidly improve his strength. Whether it was spiritual weapons, talismans, pills, or cultivation techniques, these were all urgently needed by him now. But what could he exchange with others?

Thinking of this, Niubi's face became a little bitter. Even he, a newcomer to the inner courtyard, was moved by this grand event. I'm afraid Lu Zhong would not let go of this opportunity either. It was said that Lu Zhong had a fifth-grade Earth Spiritual Root and his current strength had reached the fourth level of the Qi Condensation stage. In contrast, the cultivation levels of the two not only did not draw closer but became further apart, which made Niubi feel a big headache.

"Senior Brother Wang!" Unconsciously, Wang Zun had already led Niubi to the mountain gate of the Tian Yun Mountain. But to Wang Zun's surprise, Lu Zhong, along with Zhang Qiang and others, was obviously already waiting here early.

When Zhang Qiang and the others saw Niubi, a malicious smile immediately appeared on their faces. But when they noticed Niubi's standard inner courtyard clothing, they couldn't help but open their mouths wide in astonishment, looking stunned.

Lu Zhong was also greatly puzzled. His eyes kept scanning Niubi, his face full of shock.

"Oh, it's Junior Brother Lu. Who are these people?" Wang Zun looked at Lu Zhong and Zhang Qiang and others in new clothes behind him and asked.

"Well, these are the guiding boys responsible for welcoming guests this time. I'm responsible for bringing them here and following Chen Feng's arrangement!" At this point, Lu Zhong seemed to have just noticed Niubi and said with surprise.

"Hey, brother, you, you entered the inner courtyard?" Lu Zhong looked astonished, without any pretence.

Niubi was already well aware of Lu Zhong's acting ability and was not surprised. He smiled calmly and said, "Junior Brother Lu!"

This address of Junior Brother Lu almost made Lu Zhong explode with anger. But he just twitched the corner of his eye for a moment and then turned to look at Wang Zun.

Wang Zun was not surprised that Niubi called Lu Zhong Junior Brother because although Lu Zhong was a personal disciple of the sect leader, he ranked seventh. This address of Junior Brother was reasonable.

"Hehe, yes. Junior Brother Niubi has already become a disciple under my master and ranks third. From now on, we are all under the Tian Yun Sect and should strive for the honor of our sect together!"

Wang Zun smiled faintly. Although he didn't know what feud there was between the two, he still detected something unusual from the performance of Zhang Qiang and others. So he kept his master's teachings in mind and raised Niubi's status.

"If that's the case, then Lu Zhong greets Senior Brother Chen!" At this moment, Lu Zhong was furious, but his face pretended to be calm as he respectfully greeted Niubi.

"Greet Senior Brother Chen!" Zhang Qiang and others were now completely blank-minded, and the fear in their hearts gradually rose. They would be managed by Niubi these days and feared a life worse than death. A feeling of regret suddenly emerged.

Niubi looked at the reactions of the crowd and sneered in his heart. You don't need to be afraid. What you have done to me cannot be repaid in a short time. Tormenting you now has no meaning. The real storm is yet to come.

Thinking of this, Niubi smiled faintly, reached out and raised his hand, saying to the crowd, "Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brothers, there's no need for such courtesy."

Lu Zhong looked at Niubi's calm expression and felt a mixture of emotions. Even with all his calculations, he never thought that his original intention to torment Niubi would turn out like this.

Furious, Lu Zhong could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart. He could only comfort himself while saying goodbye to the two and then walked away quickly.

But Lu Zhong left, while Zhang Qiang and others stood there pale-faced, staring at Niubi stupidly...