Chapter 1149 - 576: Family Matters (2)
Moreover, the current Mystic Sect Leader is Daoist Lord Lingxu from the Kunzhou Immortal Realm, the top guy, renowned for his feat of turning the tide and defending against the hordes of demons. Now he presides over the Cloud Platform, holding the Immortal Alliance, with countless immortals bowing in reverence, enjoying a peak moment in his career with high vigor. So why would the nine major sects sour relations with their fellow sect members in Kunzhou?
Therefore, the Central Plains Xuanmen naturally wouldn’t invade Kunzhou territory to seize the Cave Heaven Dojo of other sect members. On the contrary, they occasionally roam around to help oversee things. After all, the remnants of Kunlun, the Divine Sect from the Western Regions, the local Immortal Palace, and the monsters in the mountains don’t abide by the rules of the Mystic Sect and have no such scruples.
Fortunately, the environment in Kunzhou is relatively closed, and the Mystic Sect adheres to rules. The Kunlun Demon Path has been battered into fear, the Immortal Palace itself is nearly collapsing, and although the Divine Sect is infiltrating, they are separated by Kunlun and can’t really cause much trouble at the moment. Meanwhile, the three major sects are preoccupied with their own affairs, dealing with endless catastrophes, with no time to focus here.
Thus, local mortals are left without supervision. Besides, corpse-picking for transmission is considered a traditional Mystic Sect master-disciple heritage PLAY. Therefore, Kunzhou can enter a rare golden period for cultivation, where mortals wandering around the valleys can stumble upon heaps of incomplete cultivation techniques, Immortal Elixirs and Spiritual Medicine, Immortal Swords, and magic treasures. Some sects even intentionally open their Great Arrays to let them visit the secret realms, partly to select potential talents and partly to have them help clean up a bit.
However, overall, since Kunzhou’s Mystic Sect is in a secluded recovery phase, away from the world, mortals, due to the lack of guidance and incomplete heritage, mostly rely on their own comprehension to explore, endure tribulations and experience. But alas, even randomly picked stones are like nuclear weapons in the Immortal World, specifically used to combat Divinity Transformation level threats, unable to withstand Gang Fist unless refined up to seventy or eighty levels, losing all cost-effectiveness, leading over time to the scenario where Golden Core monkeys throw stones.
Having such a forewarning background, Chen Xuantian roughly figured out the cause behind this group of sword fighters in front of him.
In a nutshell, this group is fighting over a woman.
Ahem, alright, in the Cultivation World’s terminology, it’s ’competing for a companion’.
After all, it’s commonly said that cultivation requires four essentials: technique, land, wealth, companion, all are indispensable.
Technique is the cultivation method, the gateway to the Dao. Land refers to Cave Heaven Blessed Land, sect dojo. Wealth is Immortal Elixir and Miracle Spiritual Elixir, Qi Refining Great Treasure. Companion is the same sect members, discipleship, Daoist companion.
As mentioned earlier, due to the previous immortal-demon war, Kunzhou belongs to a cultivation bonus period, local Immortal Fate is abundant, you either have the technique or you don’t, what’s meant for you will be yours. Land and wealth are everywhere, exploring the valleys can yield finds, so there’s no point in killings for them. Only the ’companion’ can be contested.
On one hand, due to the vacancy of the three major sects, Kunzhou lacks legitimate major sects, while on the other hand, a companion is ultimately a person, interactions always follow with various conflicts and consequences, there will inevitably be conflicts sparked by love transforming into hatred with dramatic upheavals.
So, this current scene boils down to a couple eloping, the ex-husband seems to belong to a local cultivation family, assembling a group of helpers to chase after them. The lover’s side is also a family, with connections, gathering people to support them. Thus, both families invite each other for sword fighting.
After figuring out this messy situation for a while, Chen Xuantian couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
Damn, isn’t he aware of the kind of challenges he faced in Yunmeng Swamp, fighting wars, exterminating demons, slaying dragons, executing immortals, and understanding the Dao. Yet, changing maps brought about such a petty situation of two families fighting over a woman. Seriously, what the...!
"Mr. Yu! No—!"
"Shen Caiwei! Today even immortals can’t save you, you ungrateful wretch!"
Huh? The surname Shen? Could it be...
Actually, when Chen Xuantian flew down, the outcome was already nearly decided, with the husband’s side attacking with spite and having superior numbers, during the calculation, a sneak attack with a brick split open the lover’s head.
Chen Xuantian, merely passing by, initially intended to leave without interference, floating away, not getting involved in this karma. But upon hearing the woman’s surname, he couldn’t help but shiver, PTSD triggered, and he turned back.
Ah, after all, the Shen Family’s Tongming Sword Heart SSR level lineage involves Sword Sect generations’ emotions and grievances, a classic convoluted ethical drama of Nine Yin Mountain, considered a heritage task of the Sect Leader’s lineage.
Furthermore, reflecting on it now, when Tie Dan was ordered to find Shen Junyou’s eight sons and daughters left outside. The initial divination said Shen Family’s lineage in Zhenzhou was seven people, in Genzhou three people, one each in Dui, Kun provinces.
Later, in the Hidden Sword Manor battle, one son was killed on the spot, one was kidnapped by ’Ye Rong and Wang Cheng’ under Tie Dan’s nose, two sons and six daughters were found and brought back to Nine Yin Mountain successively. So, two remain missing, with one in Kunzhou, could it be...
Thus, under everyone’s gaze, Chen Xuantian really descended like an immortal riding a breeze, landing from the clouds, and took a close look at that woman surnamed Shen, feeling speechless.
Oh my God! That nose, those eyebrows, that face, isn’t that just belonging to the Shen family!
However, considering age, it’s off. This Shen Caiwei seems like a high school girl, her Qi Power isn’t solid, likely just barely formed her Golden Core, possibly belonging to the same generation as Shen Jianjia and Shen Su’e.
Incidentally, that lover is also handsome and well-proportioned, similar in age, worthy of being called Mr. Yu. In contrast, the ex-husband’s side is burly, hairy, and as big and strong as a bear, looking as if he could be Shen Caiwei’s father, making the elopement understandable...