"Fellow Daoist, these are some of the vegetarian dishes from our Biluo Temple. They taste quite good, Fellow Daoist, please have a taste!"
Inside Yuxin Hall, the Disciples ate while telling He Xiuyuan about various vegetarian dishes.
These vegetarian dishes were laid out before them, prepared in various ways, and looked extremely good.
He Xiuyuan sniffed, then picked up a piece and tasted it. It was crisp and refreshing, and the flavor was excellent.
He Xiuyuan then looked up again and saw that the food at Biluo Temple was indeed very good.
The basin of rice exuded a rich aroma, and when he looked at it, the rice was colorful, likely with many vegetables added.
Smelling it from afar, he felt his mouth watering continuously.
"It's rare today; the food is so abundant."
A Junior Brother nearby, seeing this, immediately exclaimed with emotion.
A slightly older Senior Brother next to him smiled upon hearing this, "Perhaps it's for our farewell; the food naturally has to be more abundant."
As soon as these words were spoken, the previously lively Yuxin Hall suddenly fell silent, and the cheerful atmosphere dissipated.
The Great Master next to him frowned slightly at this scene.
"Junior Brother, how can you speak so carelessly? Master taught us to avoid ill omens!"
The Junior Brother who had just spoken about farewell quickly covered his mouth after hearing this and then quietly began to chant.
The Great Master sighed at this, then waved his hand, "Alright, continue eating."
He Xiuyuan, seeing the somewhat strange atmosphere, couldn't help but ask Fang Yu, who was beside him, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, Senior Brother just likes to joke."
Fang Yu smiled upon hearing this. Although his smile was a bit forced, he still managed to conceal it.
He Xiuyuan looked around suspiciously. Why did it feel like everyone's mood was a bit low at the moment?
However, this mood didn't last long; everyone seemed to recover quickly and started chatting and laughing again.
After the meal was finished, He Xiuyuan saw these people rush to a side hall, seemingly tinkering with something inside.
As for the two Sect Leader of Biluo Temple, after finishing their meal, they told He Xiuyuan he could wander freely around Biluo Temple, and then they also disappeared.
They seemed to be very busy.
Seeing this, He Xiuyuan didn't want to trouble them too much, so he also began to wander around Biluo Temple.
"Later, how should I bring it up, to ask the other party for a Spell or something to learn?"
He Xiuyuan pondered to himself while wandering around.
Now that he had arrived at this Dao sect, he naturally wanted to see if there were any Spells or Divine Abilities he could learn.
However, to just directly ask after arriving seemed a bit inappropriate.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel conflicted.
.........
"Senior Brother, why don't you let me go? I've been in the Dao sect for some time now, and my Dao Cultivation is good!"
Inside the side hall, the Disciples of Biluo Temple were carefully drawing Talismans.
At this moment, a Junior Brother suddenly spoke.
He felt that his Dao Cultivation was good, and if he went, he could ensure his own safety.
However, the Great Master next to him, upon hearing this, looked up at the other party and shook his head.
"You, if you are truly sincere, then diligently Cultivate here in Biluo Temple. Your Aptitude is good. In three years, perhaps you can stand on your own."
"By then, properly protecting your fellow Junior Brother will be the main task."
"If I let you go this time, Biluo Temple would lose another hope."
The Great Master said this and reached out to pat the other's shoulder.
He thought highly of this Junior Brother. In the years he had been in Biluo Temple, his Heart-Nature was very good, and his Aptitude was also good.
When Cultivating Spells, his progress was also very fast.
He was considered a good prospect.
If such a good prospect could Cultivate for a few more years, that would be for the best.
It's just that Biluo Temple really had no one left.
And with the situation in Qiuyun Valley like this, if they didn't stop it, it would cause a great disaster later, and trying to deal with that demon would be infinitely more difficult than it was now.
So, even if it was difficult, they could only act to stop those evil demons from coveting the Yin Qi.
"But Senior Brother..."
The Junior Brother next to him, hearing this, immediately looked conflicted.
He still hoped to be able to go and help his Senior Brother.
If they encountered any danger, perhaps he could help, to prevent his Senior Brother from dying at the hands of demons.
However, the Great Master next to him, hearing this, waved his hand, "This matter has already been decided, there's no need to discuss it further."
"Even if you want to go, Master wouldn't agree."
"Biluo Temple has always been like this. You must know that our Biluo Temple has dwindling Disciples, and we cannot afford any more losses."
Regarding his Junior Brother's request, the Senior Brother merely shook his head and refused.
No matter what, he would not let his Junior Brother go with him.
Moreover, Master would not agree either.
The Junior Brother next to him, seeing this, immediately lowered his head and remained silent, looking somewhat sad.
He had been here for so many years, and every three years, he would see several Senior Brothers brought back and buried on the back mountain.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and now it was time for another three years.
This time, he didn't know how many Senior Brothers would be brought back.
The Great Master, seeing this scene, smiled freely, "Don't be like this. If I, your Senior Brother, don't return, remember to set out wine for your Senior Brother on the back mountain at this time every year. I, your Senior Brother, love to drink."
Hearing this, the very young-looking Junior Sister next to him couldn't help but wipe away tears, "Senior Brother, can't you not go?"
The Junior Sister's eyes were red, worried that she would never see her Senior Brother again.
The Great Master in front of her was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then his gaze fell upon his Junior Sister.
He remembered that when he was young, he had also asked his Senior Brother if he could not go.
Now, that question was being asked of him.
"If we don't go, then the common people in the Mortal Realm will suffer."
"By then, they will be used as food by those demons, completely devoured, and the scenes of families torn apart and bones scattered everywhere will happen again."
"In the past, there was a great demon that caused evil, turning a thousand miles of fertile land into barren earth, where people exchanged children to eat, and famished corpses lay everywhere."
"Junior Sister, if you saw such a tragic sight, could you not act?"
The Great Master looked at the Junior Sister and asked softly.
The Junior Sister, hearing this, stopped crying and looked at her Senior Brother, sniffling.
"Senior Brother..."
"Junior Sister will act!"
Knowing the meaning behind her Great Master's words, the Junior Sister immediately replied.
The Great Master was very satisfied with this answer, and then his gaze swept over the other Junior Brothers.
If in the future, all of his Junior Brothers achieved successful Cultivation, that would be good.
In that case, in the future, Biluo Temple would no longer have to lose people on the trip to Qiuyun Valley every three years.
