Hidden moth

Chapter 344 Shao Guangming Sees the Yin-Yang Scheme

Among the various schools of magic, the Lingxi lineage has the fewest disciples. The number of disciples, both big and small, often doesn't even reach three digits. Even including Wei Luo, they can only manage to gather three fifth-level cultivators to serve as stewards.

As for the Xiaomeng, the Lingxi lineage is even more depleted. Not only does it lack a sixth-level fortune teller, but it also only has one fifth-level guide, Julie.

Julie and Hu Weidong have a very close personal relationship. Before he broke through to the sixth level of cultivation, Julie said that she would find an opportunity to push him into the Supreme Council in the future.

Julie had long admired Hu Weidong, and not only because of his profound dual cultivation skills.

Although Hu Weidong looks like a middle-aged man, he is actually 61 years old this year. He has a son and a daughter. His daughter is named Hu Yuanzhen, who is 22 years old, and his son is named Hu Hengli, who will turn 18 soon.

He got married late, and had children even later.

Hu Weidong was sent to study in the United States by his parents. During his studies, he was taken in as a disciple by a senior member of the Xiaomeng and taught magic. After graduation, he found a job there and only started thinking about family matters after he officially became a citizen.

His wife, or rather his ex-wife, was also a student studying in East Asia. She was more than ten years younger than Hu Weidong. The two got married when she was about to graduate, and later had two children. She first obtained a green card and then became a citizen.

When my youngest son was not even two years old, my ex-wife ran off with a Japanese soldier...

This situation is common in families where children are left behind. Hu Weidong is considered lucky; at least his ex-wife left him with their two children and did not take the opportunity to take away most of his assets and future income, or even bankrupt him and make him homeless.

Therefore, despite already possessing cultivation, Hu Weidong did not take any other actions.

At that time, Hu Weidong appeared to be penniless, with an income barely enough to make ends meet and no savings. He lived in a rented apartment and had no prospects, let alone any financial gain.

Hu Weidong's parents in Dongguo had quite a bit of wealth in private, but Hu Weidong never spent their money after graduation. By the time his parents passed away a few years ago, he lacked nothing.

After his ex-wife ran away, Hu Weidong became somewhat disillusioned with the world and seemed indifferent to many things. He focused on cultivation and successfully broke through to the fourth level to become a cultivator. He then resigned and started his own educational institution.

He and Julie met seven years ago. At that time, Julie was pursuing her doctorate at university and working part-time at a tutoring institution to alleviate the pressure of student loans. It was during this part-time job that she broke through to the fourth level of cultivation and became a charlatan.

At that time, Hu Weidong had already reached the fifth level of cultivation, and Julie often sought his advice on cultivation... The two became lovers and maintained a pure relationship, but they did not announce it to outsiders.

Julie then became a Level 5 Guide and entered the Supreme Council as a Senior Member three years ago.

As a practitioner of the Spiritual Rhinoceros Technique, Julie possesses an intuition that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. She had long recognized Hu Weidong's abilities and potential, and also felt that being close to him would greatly benefit her cultivation.

At the beginning of the year, as soon as the announcement from the Shumen Zongfa Hall was released, Julie came to Hu Weidong to discuss and analyze it, and concluded that the key point could be summarized in four words - the opportunity has arrived!
If Wenger of the Xing Shen lineage was tempted, what about Julie of the Ling Xi lineage?
Of the seven branches of magical arts, the Xiaomeng Alliance possesses a fairly complete system for six of them. However, the Lingxi lineage is particularly weak, with very little else available for reference besides a set of fundamental techniques.

This is understandable, because the Lingxi Sect is too difficult to infiltrate; the Xiaomeng has never succeeded in infiltrating it in the past thousand years!

The fundamental techniques of the Spiritual Connection Technique within the Free Alliance are still the same ones passed down for a thousand years. Julie's achievement of attaining the fifth-tier Guide level using this technique is already extremely remarkable.

If she wants to go further and higher on the path of cultivation, her destiny probably still lies in the arts. After discussing with Hu Weidong, she came up with a series of actions and plans.

At that time, Master Danqiu and her disciples had already been trapped in the Immortal Pot Grotto-heaven, so she sought to push Hu Weidong into the Supreme Council. This matter was originally difficult, but it just so happened that Hu Weidong had become a sixth-level alchemist, so it became a natural thing to do.

Hu Weidong, having just become a senior elder, successfully ousted Johnson and seized control of the nomination of new elders. The choice of Wenger was also made after private discussions between Julie and Hu Weidong.

When news of Wenger becoming a new elder statesman spread, Julie deduced that he would come to find Hu Weidong immediately. She went to Hu Weidong's place to wait for him, and she was right.

Wenger is only here today to test the waters for an alliance, while Julie and Hu Weidong are already true allies.

Julie leaned against the armrest of the sofa, her figure curvaceous and alluring. She looked at Hu Weidong with a smile and said, "It's normal that he came to see you right away. What's really important is what he wanted to say to you."

Hu Weidong sat down next to her and said, "You predicted this. Wenger was indeed tempted after seeing the announcement from the Clan Court and came to test my attitude."

Julie: "There's nothing strange about that. The reason I nominated Wenger is because, like us, he prioritizes cultivation level and doesn't have much prejudice against different schools of thought."

His next step is probably to find a way in, so let him go and scout ahead first. Through him, we can understand the specific operations of the magic sect and also test the reaction of the Free Alliance.

Hu Weidong: "He wants to seek opportunities in the arts, but he doesn't want to be exposed. It's not easy to find such a way."

Julie: "You can help him out."

Hu Weidong put his arm around her waist: "I was just thinking of asking an expert how I can help him."

Perhaps because her waist was a little itchy, Julie chuckled a few times before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, the latest division of labor among the Supreme Council elders will definitely involve you taking over all the affairs in the Eastern Kingdom."

"The affairs of the Eastern Kingdom are very important, and the person in charge must be at least a senior elder. Your arrival is timely."

Hu Weidong: "Hasn't Fabre already taken charge of this matter?"

Julie: "With such a major change in the Supreme Council, the elders will definitely have to redistribute their responsibilities. The affairs of the East are a mess right now, not only difficult to clean up but also very dangerous. Fabre is eager to take this opportunity to get rid of the burden."

Hu Weidong snorted and said, "I couldn't be happier." Julie said, "Only you can take on this task. You probably won't be able to refuse even if you want to."

But don't agree too readily. Take the opportunity to make as many demands as possible. The more you have in your hands, the easier it will be to win over the other veterans.

Since you've accepted this mission, you should definitely go to the Eastern Kingdom in person. It would be good to do it under the pretext of sending the child to school, and the timing would be just right.

Once you get there, make it clear to the patriarchal council that you can privately act as a go-between for Wenger. You don't need to be there in person; just tell Wenger what you can do and let him handle the contact himself…”

Hu Weidong praised, "You are truly a genius; you can arrange everything so clearly!"

Julie didn't mince words, but just chuckled and said, "I'm just offering suggestions; getting things done is up to you. For example, last time, I just anticipated that Merlin would send Johnson to embarrass you and test your style."

Taking this opportunity to remove him from his veteran status is part of our plan.

I was worried about how Johnson would retaliate afterward, but I didn't expect you to have bypassed the oath among the elders not to harm each other and taken care of him as soon as you stepped outside... I certainly don't have that ability.”

That's true. The cultivators of the Lingxi lineage are indeed good at planning, but not so good at taking action. But no matter how good the plan is, someone has to carry it out.

Moreover, a fifth-level guide is far from being able to plan everything perfectly. The removal of Johnson's elder status was Julie's pre-planned move, but Hu Weidong's killing of Johnson as soon as he left the house was completely unexpected by Julie.

Upon hearing this, Hu Weidong sighed inwardly. No matter how skilled Julie was at scheming, she could never compare to the Lingxi Sect, which possessed a seventh-level Grand Calculator, a blessed land, and a complete lineage.

Therefore, when dealing with the Sect of Techniques, it's best to avoid any underhanded tactics and stick to the normal methods. As for what constitutes the normal methods, the Sect's announcement has already made it clear.

The Clan Law Hall is all about open schemes. With just one announcement, it has already caused divisions within the sect. Not to mention ordinary members, even several elders of the Supreme Council have developed ulterior motives.

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"The Sect Law Hall has no conspiracy, only official announcements. The attitude of the Sect towards the Free Alliance is no different from that towards other rogue cultivators in the martial world. The stance and conditions for acceptance are the same."

When dealing with matters concerning the Xiaomeng, simply adhere to this principle.

These were the words Mei Guyu spoke to He Kao in a secluded valley of Qihuang Lingyuan. They had just finished taking Chunyang Dan and Mudan together.

Because Mei Guyu was in a vacuum and temporarily lost her supernatural powers, He Kao took the lead in consuming the elixir. Unlike when she consumed the elixir with Wei Luo, nothing else happened; she simply circulated her magical power in a proper manner to refine the spiritual effects.

The process was similar to when I took the pill with Xingrui last time.

But this in itself represents unreserved trust, and this trust is not just a superficial attitude, but a true state of mind, without worry, anxiety, or subconscious resistance.

Because the mind and body are one in the state of entry, if Mei Guyu has even the slightest doubt or hesitation, He Kao's magic power will be able to detect it as it enters her meridians and internal organs, making it impossible for her to take the pill together.

From 9 pm last night to 9 am this morning, they successfully finished taking the pills. Since this was not a routine task to complete, the two were not in a hurry to leave. They exchanged some more about cultivation and talked about some recent events.

Regarding the question of how to view the Xiaomeng and its disciples, He Kao specifically consulted the head of the Dan Ding Sect.

In Mei Guyu's eyes, it seemed that everything in the world could be simplified. She directly told He Kao that no matter how many ideas or tricks the other party had, from the perspective of the art, as long as one principle was grasped, it was enough.

Then Mei Guyu didn't continue the topic, and looked at He Kao with some curiosity, saying, "The fundamental technique you cultivate is not alchemy."

He Kao replied, "Indeed not."

He was somewhat embarrassed when he answered, because if Mei Guyu continued to press him about his cultivation foundation, he would not know how to answer and did not want to lie to her. He could not reveal his identity as Yin Moth in advance, so he could only explain that an elder had forbidden him to say so.

Mei Guyu seemed to know he was in trouble, so she didn't press him for details. Instead, she tilted her head slightly and said, "But your alchemy skills are already at the fourth level."

The way she tilted her head was rather playful and cute, completely unlike the cold and arrogant image of a sword cultivator elder that many people had in mind. However, her eyes were very clear, as if she could see right through a person at a glance.

The weather in Qiyuan and Runzhou was already very hot in June. The two of them wore long sleeves and trousers even though they were taking pills overnight, but they were both wearing very light and thin clothes.

The two sat facing each other, at a distance where they could reach out and touch each other at the same time—neither too close nor too far.

After taking the pill, he broke out in a light sweat, which surprisingly emitted a pleasant fragrance... From He Kao's perspective, the scent of Mei Guyu was, of course, very pleasant.

The Tai Chi Yin Yang Formation was set up in the valley and forest. The sun was high in the sky, and sunlight shone through the treetops onto her body, making even the fine hairs on her face clearly visible.

Mei Guyu is certainly a master, but not the kind of expert you see in the gym. She doesn't have exaggerated, obvious muscle definition; her figure is very graceful, or rather, just the right amount of graceful.

She sat there peacefully, radiating a healthy, vibrant, and relaxed energy, having concealed all her sharp edges.

He Kao had personally witnessed her wielding the divine sword to slay powerful enemies, so the contrast with the scene before him was striking, and he was momentarily distracted.

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