Chapter 11: Dao of Desire (18+)
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Dao of Desire
"Uncle Qingxuan, how much longer until we reach the capital?" I turned my head and asked Daoist Qingxuan softly.
"Soon, we should arrive before nightfall," Daoist Qingxuan replied unhurriedly, gazing into the distance.
Daoist Qingxuan and I sat steadily at the front of the carriage, holding the reins.
Ever since we finished soaking in the spiritual spring, Mother had invited Old Hao into the carriage. After all, Old Hao had a special status and couldn’t always be made to drive the carriage.
Initially, Old Hao disagreed, saying he was worried about leaving me alone outside to drive. It wasn’t until Daoist Qingxuan considerately offered to keep me company that Old Hao finally entered the carriage.
"Uncle, this is the first time Mother and I have come down from the mountain. We know very little about the outside world. Could you explain things to us?"
Qingxuan nodded gently and began to speak:
"Let’s first discuss the organizer of this cultivator martial arts tournament. The Longevity Sect can be said to stand supreme, being the number one sect in the world, with many experts within. Their sect master has been in seclusion for years, his strength unfathomably deep. Deputy Sect Master Ye Canglan is the only one below the sect master at the Destiny Knowing realm, with several other experts at the Dao Comprehension and Divine Transformation realms providing protection. As for other sects, their top experts are merely at the Divine Transformation realm. I, this old man, have cultivated diligently for half a lifetime and have only now reached the Nascent Soul realm, still quite far from Divine Transformation."
"Oh." I nodded to show I understood, then asked further: "What about other circumstances?"
"This time, I’m afraid the Longevity Sect and His Majesty the Emperor intend to unify control over cultivators, then drive them to resist the demon clans from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains to the north."