Chapter 149 The Water Master of Miao Valley

Lan Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you."

The bookstore owner smiled and said, "I see that both of you are mortals. Have you tested your spiritual roots?"

Lan Qingyun nodded, "I've tested it, I have gold spiritual roots, and my wife has water and wood spiritual roots."

After hearing this, the bookstore owner praised: "Then you two are both blessed people. You both have spiritual roots. You can support each other on the road of cultivation in the future..."

As he was talking, the bookstore owner lowered his voice and added, "By the way, I see you came in with a cultivator."

"Yeah." Lan Qingyun nodded and found that Luo Mingyue was not in the bookstore, and his daughter Lan Hua was also missing. He quickly put down the book and prepared to go to the street to look for someone.

"Don't panic. I saw that immortal cultivator girl and a little girl go into the medicine shop across the street. They should just go for a look and come back soon." The bookstore owner whispered, and then said, "The reason I'm talking to you two is to tell you to be careful about everything. I think you and your wife are not related to that female immortal cultivator, right?"

Ze Manrou asked cautiously: "Why are you asking about this? How do you know we are not relatives?"

The bookstore owner curled his lips and said, "Isn't this obvious? All immortal cultivators will definitely test the spiritual roots of everyone in their family. If they find someone who can practice, they will bring him to the immortal cultivation world as soon as possible. You two look quite old. You came to the immortal cultivation world at this age, which shows that you probably don't have any relatives or friends here. In addition... there is a bit of clarity and confusion in your eyes, which is different from those mortals who have lived in Miao City since childhood."

Ze Manrou was alert and asked, "We are all mortals, what's the difference?"

The bookstore owner said, "If you have always lived in the city, and suddenly a country-dwelling relative comes to your house, his eyes are full of curiosity, and he is dressed differently from you, do you think you can tell at a glance that he is from the country?"

"Besides," the bookstore owner smiled and added, "What you are reading is 'Basic Common Sense of the Immortal Cultivation World'. Only mortals from outside would read this kind of book. The mortals in this city are basically all related to immortal cultivators. If you have any questions, you can just ask the immortal cultivators around you. You won't come here."

Lan Qingyun said: "Since you can see our origins, you should know that we don't have spirit stones to buy books..."

The bookstore owner said, "I know. I just want to remind you out of kindness. You can't easily believe the words of cultivators. I knew there was a sect called [Ye Guang Ju]. The disciples of this Ye Guang Ju are very well disguised. They go out to do good deeds and will warmly invite casual cultivators to join the sect..."

"But some time ago, a long sword suddenly broke through the air, spanning a thousand miles, and slaughtered all the people in [Yeguangju]!"

"This incident caused a panic in the world of immortal cultivation. Later, when everyone was collecting the bodies of the people from [Yeguangju], they found that [Yeguangju] was a demonic sect. There were many secret rooms in the underground of the sect. The tortures inside were outrageous. They also used living people to raise corpses and corpses to raise insects. The disciples of [Yeguangju] liked to wear white clothes when they went out, but since the incident of their extermination, several sects in the world of immortal cultivation have changed to wearing clothes of different colors..."

Lan Qingyun disagreed, "This... is unnecessary, right? Are all those who wear white clothes demon cultivators? Whether or not one is a demon cultivator has nothing to do with the color of clothes they wear."

The bookstore owner said, "It doesn't matter. Many sects like to wear white clothes. But in fact, what is scary is not the demon cultivators, but the long sword that kills them."

Lan Qingyun was confused. "Why? Demon cultivators sound like they are the evil side, and that sword is equivalent to punishing evil and promoting good. What's so scary about that?"

The bookstore owner couldn't help laughing. He said, "You have never practiced and you don't have a spirit sword. Ignorance is fearless, so you don't feel fear... You know, I also have a sword, but my sword can't even fly out of the range of Miao City. Not only me, but many people's spirit swords can't fly too far because they will lose control if they fly too far. But that long sword flew thousands of miles away and killed people like cutting vegetables... All the disciples of [Yeguangju] were killed by a single sword, without the slightest ability to fight back."

The bookstore owner added: "Everyone speculates that the one who did it should be the leader of the Mingyue Sect, or the owner of the Hongri Villa."

Lan Qingyun's interest was piqued. He had just seen the names of these two sects in the book. Both were the three major sects in the world of immortal cultivation. The book also said that there was no clear ranking among the three major sects before. It was not until the leader of the Mingyue Sect assisted the Xuanxing Sect in repelling the sea beasts that the Mingyue Sect where the leader was located became the unspoken number one in the world.

Ze Manrou asked: "Why these two?"

The bookstore owner said, "Although the leader of Mingyue Sect is very powerful, most people don't believe that she can control the spirit sword to fly such a long distance. Most importantly, this leader is aloof and rarely goes out, so it's unlikely that she did it."

"As for the Red Sun Villa... its location is uncertain. The villa itself is a magic weapon. It is said that this magic weapon can shrink to the size of a speck of dust. Some people speculate that the owner of the villa may have made the villa smaller, and then controlled the spirit sword all the way to kill enemies thousands of miles away. However, because the villa is hidden, it seems to outsiders that it is the spirit sword that is killing people everywhere, but in fact it is the owner of the villa who is secretly controlling it."

"As for why the owner wanted to destroy [Yeguangju], the reason is very simple. Because he was beaten up by the sect master before, the owner was very angry, so he ran to destroy a demon sect [Ancient Poison House] in anger to show his strength. Therefore, many people think that [Yeguangju] was also destroyed by him."

"What a coincidence! Both of these sects like to wear white clothes. Everyone feels that white clothes are a bit unlucky, and they were wiped out one after another, so they changed the color of their clothes..."

"I saw that the immortal cultivator you two were following was wearing white clothes and was so beautiful. Did she say which sect she was from?"

Ze Manrou shook her head, "No."

Lan Qingyun added: "But don't misunderstand her. She was kind enough to test our spiritual roots, bring us to the world of immortal cultivation, and let us choose which sect to join. She is definitely not a demon cultivator."

The bookstore owner raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? That's strange. You have no relationship with her, so why would she be so nice to you?"

"Ahem." Speaking of this, Lan Qingyun felt a little embarrassed, but in order to prevent others from misunderstanding Luo Mingyue, he still told the truth: "Because her sister is with my eldest son..."

The bookstore owner suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. You are relatives, so that explains it. I was afraid that you would be deceived by the demon cultivators, so I told you so much... Since you don't have a sect, are you interested in joining my sect?"

Lan Qingyun asked: "May I ask which sect you belong to?"

The bookstore owner said, "I'm from the Shanxing Sect. The characteristic of our sect is that we like to do good deeds. We help those who are in trouble when we see them... To put it another way, we like to meddle in other people's business, so we have offended many people. However, the atmosphere in our sect is very good. The relationship between brothers and sisters is harmonious, but it is limited to the disciples under the same master. If the masters are different, there will be frictions between the disciples. It is impossible to have no disputes at all. But we are very friendly to children. You and your wife with your children are the most suitable to join our sect."

Lan Qingyun was somewhat interested after hearing this. He asked, "I have a gold spiritual root. Does your sect have any technique that is suitable for me?"

The bookstore owner said, "Of course! The techniques in our sect are very comprehensive. We have techniques for the five spiritual roots of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. So your family of three can join our Shanxing Sect... If you are worried, you can also ask the female cultivator who brought you here. By the way, do you know her name?"

Lan Qingyun said: "Her surname is Luo, her name is Luo Mingyue, we all call her Immortal."

The bookstore owner touched the back of his head and said, "Luo Mingyue... this name sounds a little familiar."

Lan Qingyun asked: "Have you heard of the name of Luo Xianchang?"

At this time, Luo Mingyue was already holding Xiao Lanhua's hand and walked to the door.

I only heard the bookstore owner say: "The leader of Mingyue Sect seems to have the same name... It should be just a coincidence. That leader lives in seclusion, is mysterious and powerful, it can't be her..."

Luo Mingyue pretended not to hear these words. She smiled and said, "Have you two finished reading the book? Have you decided which sect you want to join?"

Ze Manrou said: "This kind-hearted person we know is from the Good Deeds Sect..."

Luo Mingyue nodded and said, "I heard that the Shanxing Sect likes to do good deeds. Do you want to join?"

Lan Qingyun said, "Actually, I want Hua'er to join a better sect, such as Mingyue Sect or Xuanxing Sect... As for Hongri Villa, forget it. I heard that the location of this sect is not fixed, and it will be difficult for us to find our daughter if we want to in the future."

Luo Mingyue touched his chin and said, "Indeed, I don't like Hongri Villa very much either. The owner only cares about the appearance of the disciples, not their qualifications. But Xuanxing Sect is not bad. It is located on an island and is often attacked by sea beasts. The disciples are very united. Joining Xuanxing Sect is a good choice. As for Shanxing Sect... I've heard of it, but I think it's not good to be too kind."

The bookstore owner was not happy after hearing this. "My dear girl, you may think it is not good to be kind now, but when you are in danger or in desperate situation in the future, you will definitely pray that you will meet a kind person to help you, rather than a demon cultivator who will take advantage of your misfortune."

Hearing this, Luo Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "You are right."

The bookstore owner's expression softened and he asked Lan Qingyun if he wanted to join them.

Lan Qingyun said: "Thank you for chatting with us just now, but I still prefer Xuanxingmen."

Hearing this, the smile on the bookstore owner's face froze. He said, "The more powerful the sect, the higher the threshold for joining. Moreover, Xuanxing Sect is very far from Miao City. You don't have any spirit stones on you. It may take you more than ten years to walk there. You will encounter many dangers along the way. It will be very difficult... Forget it, I won't persuade you anymore. Our Shanxing Sect is a generous sect. If you change your mind, you can come here to find me at any time."

Lan Qingyun said: "Okay, thank you."

At this time, a young man who wanted to buy a book looked over here and sneered, "The requirements for the three major sects are very high. Not just anyone can join. Some people are really whimsical. They don't even look in the mirror. Who are they to dare to discuss the three major sects..."

The bookstore owner frowned, but when he saw the young man's face, he fell silent because he recognized the young man's identity and didn't want to cause trouble.

Lan Qingyun and Ze Manrou were both mortals and did not dare to conflict with others for fear of causing trouble for Luo Mingyue. Even when they heard the words "cats and dogs", they chose to swallow their anger and said nothing.

But Luo Mingyue didn't have such concerns. She looked at the young man with a deep gaze and asked, "What is your identity?"

The young man raised his chin with a proud look on his face. He introduced himself, "I am the only son of the Great Elder of Miao Valley. This city is the territory of our Miao Valley."

After a pause, the young man continued, "We are Miaoshan Valley, a force under the command of Hongri Villa. I didn't want to bother with you, but you actually said that the owner of the villa only looks at the appearance and not the qualifications? You are smearing Hongri Villa! Don't think that you can talk nonsense just because you are beautiful..."

Luo Mingyue said: "I am telling the truth, and I didn't say anything bad about the villa. Your reaction is a bit too intense."

The young man said loudly, "You said you don't like Hongri Villa. Isn't that bad? The owner of the villa punishes evil and promotes good. What qualifications do you have to say that the owner only cares about appearance?"

The bookstore owner quickly stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "Master Shui, calm down. We were just chatting casually. A big sect like Hongri Villa is a place I can't even dream of entering. I don't even dare to dream of it..."

The young man's expression looked a little better, but he still looked unfriendly.

Luo Mingyue said coldly, "If I don't like it, then I don't like it. What does my preference have to do with you?"

The young man said, "The owner of the villa has done a great deed by destroying the demon cultivators. I just can't stand you slandering the villa!"

Luo Mingyue was speechless, "Are you crazy? I'm not slandering you, don't add drama to yourself here, it's really annoying..."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and froze the young man in place, leaving him only able to breathe and blink, unable to move his body, let alone speak.

Luo Mingyue said: "I am more generous today and I won't bother with the patient... You should be thankful that I have a child with me, so it's not convenient for me to use violence."

The young man blinked, his eyes filled with anger.

The bookstore owner slapped his thigh and used the method of transmitting sound into secret to transmit his voice to Luo Mingyue, "Girl, you are really confused. Just now you apologized to Young Master Shui and this matter is over. Although Young Master Shui's cultivation is only in the Qi Refining Stage, he has a powerful father, and his father has a high status in Miao Valley and is very indulgent to his son. Now that you have offended Young Master Shui, I am afraid you will not be able to leave this city..."