The Howling Sea Sect.
The Clearwind Courtyard.
Su Ji was reclining in a chair in the courtyard, a travelogue he had “borrowed” from Lin Yuan in his hands.
The book recorded all sorts of strange and wondrous tales from the Chaotic Star Sea. It was quite interesting.
In a corner of the courtyard, Su Jiu was squatting down and studying a spirit herb.
She had spotted it on the way back and, finding it interesting, had dug it up and brought it home.
The courtyard was quiet.
The only sound was the rustling of leaves as the wind passed through them.
…
At the same time.
The Howling Sea Sect’s council hall.
More precisely, it was a temporary council hall.
The original one had already collapsed.
Sun Tianhai sat in the seat of honor, his expression dark and grim.
Seven or eight elders stood below him, all of them hanging their heads and not daring to speak.
“Have you found anything?”
Sun Tianhai spoke, his voice filled with restrained shock and suspicion.
“Reporting to the Sect Master.”
An elder stepped forward reluctantly.
“I had my disciples investigate every channel available to us, but there is no record of that person anywhere.”
“Nothing?”
Sun Tianhai’s brows furrowed even more deeply.
“How could a young cultivator who nearly fought me to a draw have no records at all?”
Cold sweat poured down the elder’s forehead.
“I found it strange as well…”
“Either his background is so great that we have no way of reaching that level…”
“Or…”
He paused, then spoke cautiously.
“Or he deliberately concealed his identity.”
Sun Tianhai fell silent.
He had naturally thought of those two possibilities as well.
But neither of them was good news.
“Sect Master.”
At that moment, Lin Yuan stepped forward.
“There’s something I’d like to say, though I don’t know whether I should.”
“Speak.”
“That person… may not have as illustrious a background as we imagine.”
Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and continued.
“Judging from his clothing and appearance, although he is well dressed, it cannot be considered top-tier.”
“Furthermore, while the cultivation technique he used was powerful, it bore no resemblance whatsoever to any of the particularly famous techniques from the past tens of thousands of years.”
“It seemed more like…”
He carefully considered his wording.
“It seemed more like he had obtained some kind of fortuitous opportunity… perhaps an inheritance from an even earlier era. If we trace it back several tens of thousands of years… to that age when prodigies shone like stars…”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the hall changed.
Several elders raised their heads and looked at Lin Yuan.
“Are you certain?”
Sun Tianhai’s tone turned dangerous.
“I wouldn’t dare claim certainty.”
Lin Yuan hurriedly shook his head.
“It’s only a guess.”
Sun Tianhai said nothing.
After a long while, he finally spoke slowly.
“What you said makes sense.”
“But…”
His tone shifted.
Sun Tianhai rose to his feet and walked over to the window.
“You all saw that sword strike of his.”
“That kind of might…”
He shook his head.
“Enough.”
Sun Tianhai waved his hand.
“Let this matter end here.”
“Whatever the circumstances, if we cannot investigate further, we must not force the issue. Otherwise, we’ll only make both sides unhappy.”
“No matter what his background is, since he has already taken up residence in our Howling Sea Sect, we will treat him well.”
“Yes.”
The elders answered in unison.
“Also…”
Sun Tianhai turned around.
“The Star-Sea Phenomenon is about to open.”
“This time, the Azure Sea Sect has brought along a sword cultivator. I hear he is extremely formidable.”
“That old bastard has kept his mouth shut tight. He still hasn’t come looking for me to show off. For all anyone knows, he might be dead.”
“He’s probably holding back a bellyful of schemes and has no good intentions.”
“Our two sects have been fighting for so many years, with victory and defeat going both ways. Now that they’ve found themselves an ally, they certainly won’t miss the chance to suppress our Howling Sea Sect.”
“Just sell the quotas. That way, we can avoid the sharp edge of their strength for now, and we’ll also be able to give the Zhou family an explanation.”
“Yes!”
…
The Azure Sea Sect.
At the summit of the main peak.
The altar had grown even brighter, and the corpses had already been arranged in neat rows.
The Gray-robed Man stood beside the altar, watching as the corpses were gradually devoured. A trace of reluctance flashed through his eyes.
He had killed countless people in his life.
But killing someone and then using their corpse as a sacrifice were two entirely different things…
The latter was no different from the actions of an evil cultivator hated by all…
“Master.”
He suddenly spoke.
Ning Shuangyue had been meditating with her eyes closed. Hearing his voice, she slowly opened her eyes.
“What is it?”
“This disciple has brought back another one hundred and thirty-seven people.”
The Gray-robed Man lowered his head, his voice hoarse. “They were all rogue cultivators from outside the city, along with several disciples from small sects.”
“Mm, well done.”
Ning Shuangyue nodded, her tone as calm as if she were commenting on the weather.
“Put them on the altar.”
The Gray-robed Man did not move.
He stood where he was in silence for a long time.
“Master…”
There was a hint of hesitation in his voice. “Can that person really be trusted?”
Ning Shuangyue opened her eyes.
She looked at the disciple who had followed her for several centuries, and her expression visibly darkened.
“Are you questioning your master?”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
The Gray-robed Man hurriedly shook his head. “This disciple is only… only worried that Master may have been deceived by that person.”
“Deceived?”
Ning Shuangyue rose to her feet and walked over to the altar.
She reached out and caressed the cold altar, her tone carrying a hint of mockery.
“You think your master would be deceived by someone?”
“This disciple wouldn’t dare.”
“Wouldn’t dare?”
Ning Shuangyue turned around, her eyes fixed coldly on him.
“If you wouldn’t dare, then why ask such a question?”
Cold sweat broke out across the Gray-robed Man’s forehead.
“This disciple… this disciple only…”
He gritted his teeth and finally voiced the concern in his heart.
“This disciple is worried…”
“Worried about what?”
Ning Shuangyue cut him off.
“Worried that your master is being used as someone else’s weapon?”
The Gray-robed Man no longer dared to speak.
Because that was precisely what he had been thinking.
Ning Shuangyue looked at him and suddenly smiled.
The smile was faint, yet it carried an indescribable sorrow.
“How long have you followed your master?”
“One thousand five hundred and thirty-seven years and two and a half months.”
The Gray-robed Man lowered his head and answered honestly.
“One thousand five hundred and thirty-seven years and two and a half months…”
Ning Shuangyue repeated the number.
“After all these years, you should know your master well.”
She gazed at the sky, which was gradually brightening.
“Throughout my life, the thing I hate most is being schemed against.”
“But what I hate even more…”
She paused.
“Is having an opportunity within reach, only to let it slip away because of too many scruples.”
“Many opportunities last only for an instant before they slip through your fingers.”
The Gray-robed Man raised his head and looked at her back.
“That person may indeed be using me.”
Ning Shuangyue’s voice was calm.
“But so what?”
“As long as he can help me break through, I don’t care.”
“As for what he wants to do…”
She turned around, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
“Once I break through and attain the Immortal realm, I’ll have plenty of time to strive for the position of Immortal King, or even Immortal Venerable. When that time comes, I’ll naturally have the opportunity to settle accounts with him.”
The Gray-robed Man was stunned.
His master had never intended to trust that person from the beginning.
She was merely using him.
“This disciple understands.”
The Gray-robed Man lowered his head.
“As for these people…”
Ning Shuangyue returned to her seat of honor. “They’re not enough. After you finish with them, continue going out and kill more.”
The Gray-robed Man’s body stiffened.
“Yes.”
His face expressionless, the Gray-robed Man grabbed a cultivator and threw him directly onto the altar.
The moment the cultivator’s body touched the altar, the runes wrapped tightly around him.
They seemed to come alive, burrowing inward through his skin.
His body began to wither as his flesh and blood were slowly drained away.
In the end, all that remained was a dried corpse.
He mechanically repeated the same actions.
Seize people.
Throw them onto the altar.
Then continue.
Ning Shuangyue sat in the seat of honor with her eyes closed.
Her lips moved soundlessly.
The runes on the altar grew brighter and brighter.
The crimson light was almost spilling out.
The entire great hall had been dyed blood-red.
“Almost there.”
Ning Shuangyue opened her eyes.
“We’re almost there.”
She rose and walked to the altar.
Then she placed her hand against it.
“Vmmm—”
A vast surge of power rushed out from the altar.
The force traveled up her arm and poured into her body.
An intoxicated expression appeared on Ning Shuangyue’s face.
“This is the feeling…”
She closed her eyes.
“A little more…”
“Just a little more, and it’ll be enough…”
The Gray-robed Man looked at her, a complicated glimmer passing through his eyes.
He opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.
He merely lowered his head and continued carrying the corpses.
…
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