Zhang Yongchang’s face was expressionless. “Forget that for now. Since the Heavenly Maiden brought us directly to the Qixi Festival Sect, we can’t just stay inside the flying boat. We should go and make contact with the people from the Qixi Festival Sect.”
Zhao Xinyu nodded. “Then, Deacon Zhang, let’s disembark.”
He glanced at Zhang Yongchang’s expression, thinking to himself that Deacon Zhang was indeed experienced and worldly; even after witnessing the Heavenly Maiden’s actions, he remained completely composed. He himself was not as good.
Zhang Yongchang called out to Zhao Xinyu. “Wait.”
Zhao Xinyu, who had only taken a couple of steps, turned around. “What is it, Deacon Zhang?”
Zhang Yongchang said, “Come here for a moment.”
As Zhao Xinyu walked over, he asked, “Deacon Zhang, is there something else?”
Zhang Yongchang said, “Help me up.”
Zhao Xinyu: “Huh?”
Zhang Yongchang: “My legs are a little weak.”
Zhao Xinyu: “…”
Beside the diorama box.
With a slight gesture, Su Xiaoyu had saved Zhang Yongchang and the others about a quarter of an hour.
Her reason for doing so was simply to perform a “Divine Manifestation.”
She hadn’t forgotten that she needed to gather Faith Value, and the simplest way to obtain Faith Value was through Divine Manifestation. As long as she could inspire respect in others, she could increase her Faith Value.
At this very moment, her Faith Value had indeed increased.
Su Xiaoyu checked her Faith Value. Because she had exchanged for quite a few Spirit Enhancing Pills earlier, she only had a little over 400 Faith Value left. This amount was somewhat low.
‘Come to think of it, is the range of my Faith Value acquisition limited?’
Su Xiaoyu pondered this question.
Through her observations, she had found that every time she obtained Faith Value, it was because someone within her vision range felt reverence for her—either members of the Qixi Festival Sect or the people from the Blazing Heaven Sect who had arrived earlier.
As for the people from the Blazing Heaven Sect, was it possible they only felt reverence for her while within her vision range?
Surely that wasn’t the case?
Even after leaving her vision range, the Blazing Heaven Sect people should still think of her from time to time. Yet that extra Faith Value didn’t seem to have materialized.
Thinking about this, Su Xiaoyu sighed.
If she wasn’t mistaken, Faith Value could only be obtained within her vision range. No matter who it was, once they left that range, even if they constantly prostrated themselves and worshipped her, she wouldn’t be able to harvest any Faith Value.
It seemed she needed to expand her vision range as quickly as possible.
And to do that, she also needed Faith Value.
“Obtaining Faith Value isn’t easy. I need to think carefully about this… I need to come up with a method to quickly gain Faith Value in a short period of time… Hmm, I also can’t casually throw in items that are too precious to cultivators. If I attract overly powerful cultivators, I don’t know if I could control the situation. Losing control is absolutely unacceptable; everything must remain in my hands.”
Although Su Xiaoyu wanted to gain more Faith Value quickly, she still had to maintain the necessary caution.
The arrival of the three Blazing Heaven Sect flying boats could not escape the Qixi Festival Sect’s notice.
Sect Master Tong Shishi was the first to rush over. The others also arrived, curiously observing the three flying boats before them.
“These three flying boats were also grabbed and placed here by the Heavenly Maiden.”
A Qixi Festival Sect disciple who had witnessed the earlier scene mentioned this to Tong Shishi.
Tong Shishi nodded slightly and continued watching the Blazing Heaven Sect people.
After the Blazing Heaven Sect people disembarked from their flying boats, they also sized up the Qixi Festival Sect members.
Although Zhao Xinyu had been to Magpie Mountain the day before, the Qixi Festival Sect members were seeing them for the first time.
His gaze swept over them, and his eyes brightened slightly.
‘Why are there so many handsome men and beautiful women in this Qixi Festival Sect? Especially a few of the women… words like ‘devastatingly beautiful’ don’t even do them justice!’
It wasn’t just Zhao Xinyu’s eyes that lit up; the eyes of many young Blazing Heaven Sect disciples lit up too.
After scanning the crowd, Zhao Xinyu looked beside him and found that Qiao Zenan, Si Xiaoxiao, and others who had visited the Qixi Festival Sect before had strange looks on their faces. Their expressions could only be described as dumbstruck.
This made Zhao Xinyu unable to resist patting Qiao Zenan’s shoulder. “Junior Brother Qiao, what’s the matter? Why do you have that expression?”
Qiao Zenan came back to his senses and said incredulously, “They’ve become prettier.”
Zhao Xinyu’s head was full of question marks. “What do you mean, ‘prettier’?”
Qiao Zenan took a deep breath and said, “Many people in the Qixi Festival Sect have become much more attractive. When I saw them some time ago, they definitely weren’t this good-looking. Especially a few of the women; the change is truly immense compared to before.”
That was it?
Zhao Xinyu hadn’t yet grasped the gravity of the situation. “That must be makeup then. A little makeup can drastically change a woman’s appearance. And men can also use similar methods to look more distinguished.”
Qiao Zenan shook his head. “It’s absolutely not a change in makeup.”
Si Xiaoxiao, who was beside them, also spoke up: “Senior Brother Zhao, as you’re not a woman, you probably haven’t noticed. None of the people in the Qixi Festival Sect are wearing makeup. What they’re showing right now are their most natural, unaltered appearances.”
Zhao Xinyu looked bewildered.
If it wasn’t makeup, how could their appearance change so drastically between two meetings separated by such a short time?
Si Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, her expression barely controllable: “If I’m not mistaken, this might be related to the Heavenly Maiden.”
Her heart was truly excited. As a woman who loved beauty, she naturally wouldn’t want to miss out on any method to become more beautiful without wearing makeup.
Zhang Yongchang walked up and said, “Enough talk. Let’s go and exchange greetings.”
Hearing Zhang Yongchang’s voice, Zhao Xinyu subconsciously asked, “Deacon Zhang, your legs aren’t weak anymore?”
Deacon Zhang’s expression stiffened slightly. He glanced at Zhao Xinyu but said nothing, continuing forward on his own accord.
Seeing someone from the Blazing Heaven Sect approaching, Tong Shishi immediately went to meet them.
Deacon Zhang cupped his hands and said, “I am Zhang Yongchang, Deacon of the Blazing Heaven Sect.”
Tong Shishi’s expression changed instantly. “Zhang Yongchang? The Golden Core True Person, Zhang Yongchang of the Late Golden Core stage?”
Seeing that Tong Shishi recognized his name, Zhang Yongchang felt a hint of pride. “That is correct.”
He was advanced in years, having cultivated for who knew how many decades. Combined with being a Golden Core True Person, his reputation was naturally considerable within a certain range.
Tong Shishi had heard the name Zhang Yongchang since she was a child; he had already been a Golden Core True Person then.
It was said that Zhang Yongchang originally even had a chance to undergo Core Breaking Nascent Soul Formation, but had suffered severe injuries due to an accident, causing his cultivation to stagnate and cutting off his path to Nascent Soul.
After understanding the identity of the person before her, Tong Shishi couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe. “I am Tong Shishi, Sect Master of the Qixi Festival Sect. May I ask what important matter brings True Person Zhang to the Qixi Festival Sect?”
