Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 32 Taking Zhou Xinyu Back

Since it was already past midnight, Zi Dong told the group members to return to their respective sects first, and to hand over the prisoners to the elders and stewards. The disciples of Yuntian Sect also returned to their caves to rest.

Sitting cross-legged in the cave, Zi Dong meditated briefly to recover before taking stock of the gains from the operation.

Because his divine sense had become stronger, his true energy recovered much faster, and since he was constantly controlling the flying sword, his energy consumption was not high.

The Tree of Fortune still holds a considerable amount of fortune of various grades, which has been nourishing his soul and body, so Zi Dong does not need to sleep immediately to recover his energy.

The Demon Hunter team only gained a little over 10,000 points of luck in this operation, and all of them were below the third rank.

Most of the fortune was snatched up by the sect's six deacons; it's estimated that even the sect's two elders didn't get much.

Zi Dong realized a key problem: the Demon Hunter Team lacked mid-to-high-end combat power, otherwise they would not be able to obtain more in future operations.

This task was handed over to Ai Shang, who was still helping Zi Dong select disciples from among mortals, but the conditions had been relaxed and were no longer limited to beautiful girls.

Because Feng Qingwu stopped driving away the female disciples he brought back, Zi Dong lost the opportunity to obtain fortune through this method.

A commercial organization also needs to be established; the Demon Hunter Group needs financial support to grow.

After pondering for a while, Zi Dong decided to go to the market tomorrow to have a detailed talk with Ai Shang. He then began to meditate and cultivate, as he needed to improve his cultivation level as soon as possible.

Inside the Ziyun Hall, Zhou Yunting was frowning and pacing around with his head down, making Chen Lin dizzy.

"Why don't you just refuse directly!" Chen Lin rolled her eyes. If spinning around was useful, what would be the point of having a brain?
"If I refuse outright on behalf of the two Supreme Elders, they will oppose any decision I make in the future!"

Zhou Yunting glared angrily at Chen Lin. If things were that simple, why would he be pacing around like this?

"Then let's just reveal Zhou Xinyu's true identity!" Chen Lin hated intrigue the most, so she simply used the title of Immortal Venerable to intimidate the two Supreme Elders.

"Can Zhou Xinyu's true identity be revealed so easily? It will bring big trouble to my master!"

Zhou Yunting glared at Chen Lin even more angrily. Couldn't she think before she spoke? If things could be made public, Zhou Xinyu wouldn't have to pretend to be his daughter.

"This won't work, that won't work, what's the point of just spinning around?!" Chen Lin got annoyed by Zhou Yunting's glare.

"I just couldn't think of a good solution!" Zhou Yunting looked at Chen Lin with a distressed expression, finally no longer daring to glare at her.

"Then let Zhou Xinyu take Zi Dong to the Central Continent and leave!" Chen Lin always thought of the simplest solution.

“Zi Dong’s cultivation level is still too low, and even Master cannot help him cross the Stormy Illusionary Sea!” Zhou Yunting shook his head helplessly.

"Leaving is not an option, and refusing is also not an option, so let's just let Zhou Xinyu marry Li Kunlun!"

Chen Lin glared angrily at Zhou Yunting, then turned and walked towards the back hall. Since it was a dead end, she might as well let nature take its course.

“Li Kunlun is a member of the Feng family. Zhou Xinyu will return to the Central Continent sooner or later. How could she possibly marry him? How am I supposed to explain this to my master?!”

Zhou Yunting looked up to the sky and sighed, wishing he could kill Li Kunlun with a single sword stroke. Why did he have to get involved in all this trouble? He was like a toad trying to eat swan meat!
"Oh, right!" Just as Chen Lin was about to enter the back hall, she suddenly turned back, looking at Zhou Yunting with a delighted expression:
"Let Zi Dong challenge Li Kunlun and snatch Zhou Xinyu back. He can defeat the demon clan elders, so what is Li Kunlun? He can keep Zi Dong firmly under his control!"

"My wife is so clever!" Zhou Yunting's previously listless eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly gave his wife a thumbs up to praise her. But then he thought of a problem: "But the sect competition doesn't allow the use of spirit swords!"

"Isn't it all up to you, the sect leader, to say a word!" Chen Lin immediately walked back quickly, scolding him angrily.

"Rules can't be changed casually; we still need to come up with a foolproof plan!" Zhou Yunting shook his head with a wry smile again. Being the sect leader wasn't easy for him either!
"Zi Dong can defeat the demon clan elder, and he can defeat Li Kunlun without the spirit sword. He's only one major realm away!" Chen Lin was full of confidence in Zi Dong. He could even knock down a demon clan elder who was five major realms away with a single sword strike, and he could kill Li Kunlun with just a little finger!
"Yes, let Zi Dong figure out his own way. He must defeat Li Kunlun!" Zhou Yunting's confidence also increased. Zi Dong always managed to surprise him.

"Then why don't you hurry up and go find him? What are you doing wandering around in circles?!" Chen Lin scolded Zhou Yunting when she saw him still pacing around the main hall.

“I can’t go to see Zi Dong in person, it would give the Feng family something to hold against me.” Zhou Yunting shook his head and began to worry again.

"I'm going to see Zi Dong!" Chen Lin couldn't stand Zhou Yunting's hesitant and indecisive manner, so she immediately walked out of the main hall.

"Madam, you can't go either!" Zhou Yunting quickly stopped her: "Send someone to tell Zhou Xinyu to go find Zi Dong herself."

Zhou Xinyu was cultivating in her cave. After the battle in Luo'an Town, her master's seal had loosened somewhat.

She planned to make a breakthrough and recover to the Core Formation Realm, so that she would have a better chance of winning when facing the elders of the demon, monster, and witch clans again.

Just as Zhou Xinyu had recovered to her best condition and was preparing to break through the seal, there was a knock on the cave door. The visitor was Chen Lin's maid, Luo Ling.

This is even more impressive than a direct disciple, equivalent to Elder Chen Lin personally being present, and their cultivation level is even higher at the Heavenly Profound Realm.

Luo Ling didn't say a word, handed Zhou Xinyu a jade slip, smiled indifferently at her, and then turned and left.

Zhou Xinyu found it strange. After closing the cave door, she immediately checked the jade slip, which contained a divine thought from Zhou Yunting.

"Outrageous!" Zhou Xinyu was furious. Li Kunlun actually wanted to marry her? It was an absolute joke!
She's a Void Breaking Realm cultivator, and a mere Core Formation Realm disciple dares to marry her?!
Zhou Xinyu's first thought was the same as Zhou Yunting's: to kill Li Kunlun directly. Anyone who had this thought deserved to die!
However, Zhou Yunting made it very clear that Li Kunlun was a member of the Feng family, and this matter concerned the Yuntian Sect.

The Feng family also has a cultivator in the Central Continent, but his cultivation level is not as high as Zhou Xinyu's master, so he does not dare to openly compete for the Yuntian Sect.

However, if Zhou Yunting completely breaks ties with the Feng family because of this incident, he may lose his position as sect leader.

That would mean their master would lose the support of the Cloud Heaven Sect, making it almost impossible for them to establish a celestial palace in the Central Continent.

Compared to the other four continents, the Central Continent is pitifully small in terms of both the number of cultivators and various resources.

Especially in the Eastern Continent, the forces of the Central Continent simply cannot survive for long without the support of sects from the Eastern Continent.

Therefore, if cultivators from the demon, monster, and witch races want to establish themselves in the Central Continent, they can only unite and seek support from sects in the Eastern Continent.

The Yuntian Sect supports several top-tier immortal palaces in the Central Continent. Once the Feng family takes control of the sect, Zhou Yunting's master will be unable to establish an immortal palace independently.

Zhou Xinyu was furious for a long time in the cave, but she still decided to go find Zi Dong. As her master, she could only swallow her anger for now.

"Junior Sister Xinyu, what brings you here so late?!" Zi Dong opened the door and invited Zhou Xinyu into the cave, quite surprised.

"Please do me a favor." Zhou Xinyu hesitated, carefully choosing her words, unsure how to begin.

"What's going on?!" Zi Dong was even more puzzled. He had just returned from Luo'an Town and didn't know what had happened.

"You should see it yourself." Zhou Xinyu thought for a long time but didn't know how to tell Zi Dong, so she simply handed him Zhou Yunting's jade slip.

"Huh?!" After reading the jade slip, Zi Dong stared at Zhou Xinyu in disbelief, a blush creeping onto his fair face.

(End of this chapter)