Chapter 204: Sect Master, All Is Well in the Sect
Mu Qiu and Jiang Tianya instinctively looked over.
A transparent Spiritual Body slowly drifted toward them.
Upon seeing Jiang Tianya and Mu Qiu, it also revealed a look of obvious surprise. "Why are you still here?"
It then looked at Jiang Tianya. "And where did you come from?"
Seeing this Spiritual Body, Mu Qiu immediately remembered that it was at this entity’s request that she had come here to find some Blue Treasure Pearl.
If it weren’t for this female spirit, she wouldn’t have been stuck running in circles here.
Mu Qiu immediately said, "Senior, I’m sorry, but I haven’t been able to find the Blue Treasure Pearl you asked me to look for."
At least, she hadn’t seen any trace of it in the past few days.
"You... Why are you still here?"
But the Spiritual Body clearly wasn’t concerned about that anymore. It flew over and circled Mu Qiu and Jiang Tianya in astonishment. "You two..."
Its tone was one of complete disbelief. "How many years has it been... I’ve never seen anything like this..."
Jiang Tianya also carefully sized up the Spiritual Body that had suddenly appeared before them.
It had the complete appearance of a Human Clan female.
But its facial features seemed to be hidden in a faint light, making it impossible for people to see its specific appearance.
Mu Qiu was a little puzzled. "Senior, you can come down here yourself, so why did you need me to find this Blue Treasure Pearl?"
The Spiritual Body didn’t answer, only circling the two of them once more, as if caught in some kind of fixation.
"Impossible, impossible... Could something have gone wrong in the outside world?"
Clearly, the fact that Jiang Tianya and Mu Qiu hadn’t been teleported away was a greater shock to it than they had imagined.
It also knew that Mu Qiu was supposed to leave this place after three days.
Furthermore, the fact that it could come here freely suggested that its request for Mu Qiu to get the Blue Treasure Pearl might have been a ruse.
Of course, it was also possible that the pearl truly existed, but the spirit simply couldn’t retrieve it.
Seeing that it was lost in some kind of emotional turmoil, Mu Qiu and Jiang Tianya didn’t dare to make a sound and disturb it.
The two stood in place, looking at each other, but they were actually sharing information in the world channel.
[Mu Qiu: We’ve discovered a major game plotline. Demon Cultivators and the Human Clan weren’t mortal enemies from the start. It’s very likely they coexisted peacefully before turning on each other.]
[Han Tian: Huh? Damn, your Secret Realm has so much lore?]
[Lin Baobao: Is it related to that Wanhai Abyss City?]
[Jiang Tianya: I found a sect called the Wing Sect here. It’s probably a Demon Cultivation Sect.]
[Qi Dazuo: That’s a huge info drop. Is this the special treatment players get? Looks like we’re really here to save the world. Is the final main quest going to be about getting the Human Clan and Demon Cultivators to join hands and create a beautiful future together?]
"Wing Sect...?"
Chen Miaomiao arrived with a pot of wine in one hand and the autobiography of a Cultivator in the other.
Zhai Xiaotian was sitting in a private room on the second floor of the tavern, squinting as he watched A Wu downstairs leading a few human children in reciting Pinyin after school.
There weren’t many people around yet. The tavern provided free snacks for these children, letting them come and get some every day after school.
As long as they finished their homework, they could exchange it for a piece of freshly made, fancy pastry.
When Chen Miaomiao entered, Zhai Xiaotian said, "Why is it you today? It seems you have something on your mind."
Chen Miaomiao smiled. "Just as you expected, Senior."
After all, Zhai Xiaotian had been around the players for a long time, so they were all familiar with each other.
Chen Miaomiao knew him as well.
Zhai Xiaotian knew that Chen Miaomiao was involved in the research of Spiritual Wine.
He greatly admired this group of peculiar disciples from the Longevity Sect, who could always come up with something new.
Zhai Xiaotian took the Spiritual Wine without ceremony. "What do you need from me?"
"It’s not a favor I need today, but rather a question I’d like to ask you, Senior Zhai."
Chen Miaomiao sat down and said in a soft, gentle voice, "I happened to see a sect called the Wing Sect in an autobiography. It’s said to be a sect of Demon Cultivators, and I’m quite curious about it."
She had indeed seen it in an autobiography.
It’s just that the description of the Wing Sect was also brief.
Unlike Jiang Tianya’s speculation, this book explicitly stated that the Wing Sect was indeed a Demon Cultivation Sect.
However, the autobiography was written by an anonymous Cultivator. In other words, the original author was completely unknown.
"The Wing Sect?"
Zhai Xiaotian obviously knew something. He glanced at the autobiography and said, "You should read less of this stuff in the future. Some people just love spreading rumors that shouldn’t be spread. It won’t be good for you if a Major Sect finds out."
Chen Miaomiao nodded. "I just saw it by chance and was curious."
Zhai Xiaotian hadn’t wanted to say more, but seeing Chen Miaomiao sitting there, and thinking that it was rare for her to come out, he added, "The Wing Sect was indeed a Demon Cultivation Sect. They wantonly persecuted our Human Clan and committed numerous grave sins. Later, the Wing Sect was massacred, but that was due to their own internal strife among Demon Cultivators. It had little to do with us humans. For the Demon Cultivators to lose one powerful faction is a good thing for our Human Clan."
"Those Demon Cultivators have never been united. They’re always fighting amongst themselves, unlike our unified Human Clan."
"But this was two thousand years ago. Of course, juniors like you who were just born wouldn’t know about these things."
Chen Miaomiao understood.
’An event from two thousand years ago, not much information available. Zhai Xiaotian himself probably doesn’t know much about it either.’
Although some Great Powers could live for thousands of years, the older they became, the more they were affected by continuing to be active in the mortal world.
To eliminate these psychological disturbances, Cultivators with higher cultivation levels needed to enter long-term seclusion.
This was to ensure their Dao heart remained stable when they sought to attain the Great Dao.
That was why many elders from the Major Sects were in seclusion year-round and rarely made public appearances.
"I understand now. Thank you for telling me, Senior."
Zhai Xiaotian nodded.
Chen Miaomiao took her book and bid her farewell.
「Meanwhile, on Feique Mountain, within the sect.」
Su Huanli stared at the Sound Transmission Stone in front of her. A line of text was clearly floating on it.
[Is everything alright?]
This was the message from Jingque True Man.
This kind of sound transmission tool required a specific connection between two parties to send messages. Every so often, Jingque True Man would check on the sect’s situation.
But since she had left this time, the sect had undergone a massive change.
In the past, other senior sisters were responsible for replying. But this time, Su Huanli was here by herself, her master was away, and the Second Elder had returned to Demon Cave Valley. Now, she was the only one left...
Su Huanli called Shui Ping over and asked her, "The Sect Master is asking if the sect is alright. How should I reply?"
She was conflicted.
She was afraid that if she reported the changes regarding the Longevity Sect, the Sect Master would rush back, and things would take an unpredictable turn.
Shui Ping met her gaze and said quietly, "Isn’t the sect doing just fine right now?"
After all, what did the Longevity Sect’s business have to do with the Feique Sect?
"..."
Su Huanli lowered her head and agreed in a low voice, "Yes, everything in the sect is fine right now. There’s no need to disturb the Sect Master."
’The Feique Sect hasn’t really changed at all... has it?’
And so, Su Huanli silently replied.
[Sect Master, all is well.]
Having sent the reply, she was already planning to return to Demon Cave Valley and hide out for a while.
’As for the sect’s affairs... I’m just a junior disciple out gaining experience, how could I possibly manage any of that!’
’I’ll just have to entrust it to our neighbors to help manage.’