My disciples are all villains.

"Whether she survives or not has nothing to do with me," Lu Zhou said before he left with his hands on his back. He was thinking about trying the lucky draw again. Perhaps, he would be able to obtain another Peak Trial Card.

Shen Xi bowed and said, "I understand."

After Lu Zhou left, Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng approached Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo politely with smiles on their faces.

Pan Zhong said, "You're fortunate that you met the Pavilion Master. Don't carelessly talk about leaving the Evil Sky Pavilion again in the future."

Shen Xi did not expect Lu Zhou to be capable of removing the black lotus brands. Nevertheless, he felt fortunate as well. "Thank you for your reminder. If it's possible, I hope you'll give me more guidance. Is there anything else I should pay attention to in the Evil Sky Pavilion?"

Shen Xi knew that the Evil Sky Pavilion could not be judged by common sense. Despite his constant reminder to himself, he still nearly made a mistake. If he had someone experienced guiding him, he would be able to avoid many mistakes in the future.

Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo were sincere when asking for guidance.

Pan Zhong nodded. He sighed heavily before he said, "When I joined the Evil Sky Pavilion, I suffered a lot. However, after staying in the Evil Sky Pavilion for so long, I have come to a few important conclusions. First, treat every strange phenomenon related to the Pavilion Master as normal. Second, if you encounter any difficulties, you can ask any of the ten disciples for advice. Third, the temperaments of the ten disciples are… unique. When dealing with them, remember one thing: don't overestimate yourself."

After Pan Zhong finished saying that, he laughed before he added, "These are just my experiences. I hope you won't laugh at me."

Shen Xi replied, "No, no, no. We, two brothers, are very grateful that you're imparting your wisdom to us…" Following that, he turned to Li Xiaomo and said, "Xiaomo, help me with the preparations."

"Alright."

Pan Zhong said, "Guardian Shen, if there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to speak up."

Shen Xi did not stand on courtesy and said, "I need talismans. The more, the better."

"Guardian Shen, are you from the Confucian School?"

"I dabble in both Confucianism and Taoism."

"I'm impressed, I'm impressed. I'll take my leave now and make the necessary preparations."

...

That afternoon.

Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo set up a formation on the square in the southern pavilion. Fortunately, they had accumulated quite a lot of high-grade talismans before this.

Siphoning formations originated from the black lotus domain. In fact, even Yu Chenshu's totem flag back then was also from the black lotus domain. To set up the formation, they only needed to draw the siphoning patterns from the flag to the ground with some slight modifications.

…

In the eastern pavilion.

Lu Zhou did not continue with the lucky draw. It was getting boring after getting the same notification every time.

At this moment, he thought of his first and second disciple. Although their cultivation bases had reached the Ten-leaf stage, they were not invincible in the red lotus domain. Moreover, there were also the cultivators from the black lotus domain. The situation was different from when they were at the Eight-leaf stage in the golden lotus domain.

After a moment, he closed his eyes and silently chanted the incantations for the Heavenly Writing Power.

...

Above what seemed to be a vast forest, Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong were flying at top speed.

Yu Zhenghai said, "We left in such a hurry. We should've borrowed one of master's mounts."

Yu Shangrong said with a smile, "Ji Liang is pretty good…"

"I don't like that horse. It looks soft and weak. It doesn't look heroic at all," Yu Zhenghai replied as he shook his head.

"Then, what about your Kui Niu?"

Yu Zhenghai shook his head when Yu Shangrong mentioned Kui Niu. "It must have died a long time back…"

Yu Shangrong no longer mentioned Kui Niu upon hearing these words. Instead, he looked at the distance.

Sunlight did not seem to reach the area in front of them. The forest below them was lush and pleasant to the eyes, but the area ahead looked gloomy. It was as though it was going to rain at any moment. The two areas were clearly separated.

"The Southern Kingdom should be up ahead," Yu Shangrong said.

Yu Zhenghai laughed heartily. "It's just the Southern Kingdom. I don't think much of it at all…"

Yu Shangrong did not bother to bicker with Yu Shangrong. He flashed and moved forward.

Yu Zhenghai said, "Before I left, Seventh Junior Brother asked me to bring a life heart along. Nevertheless, I don't intend to use it."

Soon after, the duo had entered the gloomy area.

…

Lu Zhou stopped observing his eldest and second disciple. Instead, he checked on his eighth disciple.

Similar to Yu Shangrong, Zhu Honggong was also facing problems with activating his Birth Chart after severing his lotus. However, he did not seem bothered by this.

Lu Li, on the other hand, had been working tirelessly to find a solution to this problem.

Lu Zhou cut off the Heavenly Writing Power as he sighed. "How can I solve this problem of activating a Birth Chart without a lotus?"

…

The next morning.

After Lu Zhou recovered his supreme mystic power, he made his way to the southern pavilion.

The southern pavilion was bustling with activities this morning.

When everyone saw Lu Zhou, they bowed and greeted him immediately.

"Pavilion Master."

Lu Zhou looked at the huge formation that had been drawn on the ground that was covered with talismans. Based on the meticulously drawn intricate patterns, it was obvious that Shen Xi had done this often in the past.

After putting the finishing touches on the Formation, Shen Xi rose to his feet.

"Are you ready?" Lu Zhou asked.

"Yes. To be on the safe side, I drew three formations," Shen Xi replied.

"Okay." Lu Zhou nodded. Lu Zhou turned his head to the side and said, "Bring her here."

"Understood."

Soon after, Pan Zhong brought an expressionless Lian Xing to the southern pavilion.

Zhao Yue was following behind them.

When Lian Xing was near the formation, Shen Xi raised his hand. A black lotus appeared above his palm, and he pushed it toward Lian Xing.

Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng were inwardly shocked when they saw the black lotus.

Following that, Lian Xing was pulled over by a force.

Shen Xi manifested his black astrolabe in his hand before he pushed it upward.

When the astrolabe was in the sky, it increased in size until it covered the sky and the sun above the southern pavilion.

Pan Zhong. "..."

So this was a Thousand Realms Whirling expert?

At this moment, the Primal Qi in the surroundings began to fluctuate.

At this moment, Cheng Huang flew over from the distance. When it was approaching the huge astrolabe, it gracefully swooped underneath the astrolabe.

Ye Tianxin, who was dressed in white, dismounted from Cheng Huang's back and bowed in the air. "Disciple greets master, Guardian Shen, and Guardian Li."

Shen Xi and Li Xiaomo did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly cupped their fists together. "Greetings, Miss Six."

Lian Xing looked at the white-clad woman hovering in the sky in surprise. To think there was such an otherworldly woman in this world. Even someone like her could not help but take a second glance. After she looked at Cheng Huang, she suddenly laughed.

Zhao Yue frowned. "What are you laughing at?"

As though she had lost her mind, Lian Xing laughed maniacally as she said, "Great Void energy…. She has the Great Void energy as well! Who are you? Where did you come from?"

Lu Zhou said, "How do you know she has the Great Void energy as well?"

"How could Cheng Huang be willing to be someone's mount?" Lian Xing said with a laugh, unwilling to explain anymore.

Shen Xi looked at Ye Tianxin and Cheng Huang before he said, "She's right. This Birth Chart Beast is very smart. It deliberately parted with its life heart before this… It's more than 10,000 years old. This means its life heart holds 2,000 years of life. It's said that only people with Great Void seeds or Great Void energy are able to subdue Birth Chart Beasts more than 10,000 years old."

Lu Zhou nodded. He had to find a way for his disciples to hide their auras and energies as soon as possible. After a moment, he said, "Alright. Let's begin."

"Understood." Subsequently, Shen Xi raised one hand to the sky.

The black astrolabe that covered the sky above the southern pavilion began to spin immediately.

Buzz!

The pattern of the formation on the ground began to lit up as well. Like stars in the sky, they were connected and formed different shapes that emitted a mysterious energy.

Even Lu Zhou was surprised by the intricacy of the Dao inscriptions. He really made a wise decision by accepting this Thousand Realms Whirling expert into the Evil Sky Pavilion.