30. Hua Yuerong is Jealous! Let the Opportunity Fly for a While! (4400 words, 2-in-1)
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Xiao Chen's gaze once again fell on that foul-smelling black mass.
His stomach churned violently once more!
"This damn old man, couldn't he have found a cleaner place to execute the Primordial Spirit detachment?"
He grumbled internally.
Outwardly, however, he wore a look of humble obedience, saying, "This disciple spoke out of turn and offended! Please forgive me, Master!"
"Hmph! I told you long ago! I instructed you to immediately deliver that Heavenly Heart Herb to Luo Qingfeng! What were you procrastinating for!?"
Yu Xuzi's expression was cold and he couldn't help but scold angrily, "Truly like mud that can't stick to a wall!"
Upon hearing this sharp rebuke.
The obedience on Xiao Chen's face gradually faded away, replaced by.....
Anger!
Boundless anger!
A decade of pent-up frustration erupted in an instant!
"Enough!"
Xiao Chen shouted, pointing angrily at the old Taoist's phantom above the latrine, "For your so-called 'plan to overthrow the Evil Sect,' my brother Xiao Yi! His fate is still unknown!"
"Back then, I was assigned to replace him, promised only three years of undercover work, merely as a menial disciple in the Outer Sect!"
"And now three years became another three years! Again and again!"
"Almost ten years now, old man!"
"You....."
Perhaps feeling guilty, Yu Xuzi's voice softened a bit, "Child, after all, I am your master, and you are the personal disciple of the Sect Master of the Kunlun Dao Sect. That cannot be changed by anyone."
"Since this is the case, you should take on the responsibility of protecting the world and safeguarding the Righteous Path from demonic forces, understood?"
"A righteous path disciple? Ha."
Xiao Chen spat, "And what else do you want from me? Living every day in a bloodless Demon's Den, constantly reminding myself that I'm a righteous path disciple full of righteousness? In my dreams should I say: 'Demon head! I am a Kunlun disciple, prepare to meet your end!' Like that? Hmm?"
"Alright, alright."
Yu Xuzi coughed twice, changing the subject, "Now neither you nor I have a choice, child. You wouldn't want your brother's whereabouts to become a complete mystery, rendering ten years of undercover work utterly wasted, would you?"
"You...."
At the mention of his brother, Xiao Chen's anger subsided slightly, yet he remained silent.
Seeing this, Yu Xuzi quickly returned to the main topic, saying:
"Chen'er, since Luo Qingfeng has already been recruited by Bail Qingling, let's not waste our efforts on him."
"Last night I observed the celestial phenomena, using the 'Spirit Chess Sutra' to divine forty-nine hexagrams, and discovered a big secret——"
"That Cangming Elder, Ye Taiyan, actually passed away seven days ago!"
"What!?"
Xiao Chen looked shocked. "But I investigated privately, and Ye Tianzu went to Black Moon Hall just a few days ago to meet his granddaughter Ye Hongyi and the five Ye family Supremes on Qidang Peak!"
"That was his Yin God, not his physical body."
Yu Xuzi squinted his eyes and said, "At the last moment of his life, he used the Cangming Sect's secret technique, the 'Yin God Disintegration Method,' to hang on to a breath of his life essence, keeping the cycle of life going, then traveled through the world by means of Yin God detachment."
"However, such a defying-the-heavens technique is not sustainable. If my calculations are correct, today is the last day of survival for that wisp of Ye Taiyan's lingering soul."
"Ah this...."
Xiao Chen looked bewildered, "But why would Ye Taiyan do this?"
Yu Xuzi said, "I speculate that Ye Taiyan must have known that after his departure, the Sect would surely fall into chaos, and perhaps he wanted to use his last days to pave the way for his granddaughter Ye Hongyi."
"And today is the last day his soul will remain, I guess that he would go to meet a crucial person and hand over the Cangming Holy Vessel, symbolizing the sect's supreme authority, to him."
"Cangming Holy Vessel? What is that?"
Xiao Chen frowned slightly.
Yu Xuzi said, "It is rumored that thirty thousand years ago, the founding ancestor of the Cangming Sect, Ye Hongtian, left behind two Cangming Holy Vessels, one being the 'Cangming Soul Sword,' and the other known as the 'Cangming Soul Ring.'
"Unfortunately, during the Second Righteous-Demonic War, the Soul Sword was lost. Nowadays, in the Cangming Sect's main altar, there remains only one Holy Vessel, which is the Cangming Soul Ring."
"According to the Cangming ancestor's last instructions, the Soul Sword was held by the sect leaders of every generation, and the Soul Ring was granted by the Sect Master to the most meritorious and prestigious person within the sect, equivalent to the prime minister in a secular dynasty!"
"Therefore! Chen'er! Time is precious!"
"You must see Ye Taiyan's soul before it disappears, gain his trust!"
"And then, from his hand, obtain this Soul Ring, and shine at the Sect Master conference, supporting Ye Hongyi onto the Sect Master throne! Gradually turning this young girl into your puppet!"
"When our Righteous Path alliance is ready, the initiation of the third demon extermination war will see Cangming Sect, as the leading power among the Eight Great Demon Sects, defect in battle, delivering a devastating blow to the entire Demon Path forces!"
With that said, Yu Xuzi's eyes were bright, flashing with an almost frenetic zeal!
"Hmph, what does that have to do with me?"
"Isn't that Mu Xinlan, that old Taoist aunt, so formidable? Let her level the Eight Great Demon Sects on her own, isn't it?"
Xiao Chen retorted.
He had always felt that his destiny was to find his brother and incidentally conquer a few beautiful demon path maidens!
Never expecting to get deeper and deeper involved!
Previously, he almost lost his life in the blood kitchen!
"Shut up! Unworthy disciple! Do not speak disrespectfully of the Saintess Mu!"
Yu Xuzi rebuked angrily.
"What Ethereal Cloud Palace's Ancestral Saintess, head of the Xianxia Dao, yet she can't even touch a hair of Bail Qingling!"
Xiao Chen said moodily.
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