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Chapter 459 The Demon Lord of Tianxing Island Appears in the Sea of ​​No Light
The reason why Shuyu Zhenjun had such thoughts.

It was because she happened to know a secret that was almost exclusively known to the Tianyin Sect.

That was a great secret about the Mystic Spirit.

As is well known, there are very few people in the cultivation world who possess spiritual bodies.

Only one in tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of cultivators might be lucky enough to possess a spiritual body.

Therefore, most cultivators have very limited understanding of the relatively common Five Elements spiritual entities.

Not to mention the extremely rare and hidden spirits like the Mystic Sound Spirit.

Of its three major characteristics, only one is well-known.

That is, if someone can engage in dual cultivation with someone who possesses the Wonderful Sound Spirit Body, it can greatly enhance their own cultivation level.

The other two are almost unknown to outsiders.

One of them is related to the monk himself.

That is, cultivators with the Wonderful Sound Spirit Body, if they follow the path of music, naturally have a higher success rate in breaking through than ordinary cultivators.

Moreover, it can exert a more powerful effect when using musical artifacts.

Of course, this is easy for someone with a keen eye to guess, since it's not a secret that spirits can bring extra benefits to cultivators.

But another point is absolutely unknown.

That is, both people who participate in dual cultivation can greatly improve their own cultivation level.

Even for the one possessing the Wonderful Sound Spirit Body, the higher the other party's cultivation level, the greater the benefits she will receive!

Therefore, in the case of Wen Suruo, the ideal situation would be to find a Nascent Soul cultivator for dual cultivation.

But this is clearly not easy, and even somewhat difficult.

First of all, it is not easy to pay homage to the Venerable One of the Transformation Realm.

We need to find a way to get to the Three Mountains Grotto, and we may need to find someone to introduce us.

If the other party happens to be in seclusion, it's hard to say how many years it will take before they emerge.

Secondly, the other party may not necessarily have this intention.

Because the two sides are separated by an entire major realm, the originally considerable boost becomes negligible.

Of course, given that Wen Suruo is young and beautiful, this shouldn't be too difficult.

Thirdly, because the benefits are not significant, no one other than the parties involved can use the excuse that dual cultivation can bring benefits to make additional exchanges.

In other words, this matter is clearly not in the best interest of the Tianyin Sect, or rather, it is not beneficial to outsiders such as Shuyu Zhenjun.

Therefore, the best scenario that True Monarch Shuyu could think of was to find a suitable late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

This way, the Tianyin Sect can gain some benefits without Wen Suruo suffering a great loss.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

At least in her view, it was killing two birds with one stone.

As luck would have it, True Lord Shuyu has just met a suitable candidate – True Lord Youzhong.

Actually, she originally wanted to find Lord Yangjiu.

After all, looking at the entire Eastern Region, the other party is a top-tier True Monarch who ranks among the top, and is also the actual controller of the Yin Corpse Sect.

If he could help his junior sister and him get together, that would be the best thing ever.

Unfortunately, True Lord Yangjiu had already cultivated to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, so he politely declined the deal.

Instead, he recommended his junior brother, who was originally the candidate for the position of True Lord Mingcan.

The main reason is that the other party had consumed too much of his essence and blood in his early years to feed the Nether Silkworm, which made it difficult for him to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Therefore, he hopes to use the benefits of dual cultivation to try to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

The Calamity Lord even secretly instructed the Nether Silkworm Lord to cultivate a fourth-order technique of sexual cultivation.

If needed at that time, one can directly absorb Wen Suru's essence to make up for one's own deficiency.

Even the most basic techniques of sexual cultivation can cause greater harm.

However, as long as True Monarch Mingcan can successfully break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, Liangtianyin Sect will not dare to turn against him and cause trouble.

Of course, you don't need to think about these things anymore now.

Shuyu Zhenjun was initially somewhat hesitant.

The main reason was that she didn't think much of the Nether Silkworm True Monarch, who was only in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and was thinking about whether she could find a late-Nascent Soul cultivator from another sect.

However, seeing that True Monarch Youzhong had broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage, he immediately felt that he had met the most suitable candidate.

Although it is still a bit inferior to the True Lord of Calamity.

However, considering that the two are fellow disciples, they are actually not much different from each other in the eyes of the Tianyin Sect.

Moreover, Lord Shuyu had another scheme in mind.

She specially summoned her last disciple, who was also Wen Suruo's old friend, and gave her a careful lesson in close whispered in her ear.

"Remember what I just said."

Shuyu Zhenjun instructed, "When you see your aunt later, you must strictly follow what I told you to say."

"Not a single word can be omitted, and you must not utter any unnecessary words. Do you understand?"

After seeing the other party nod obediently, he took her with him to find Wen Suruo, who was secluded in seclusion to consolidate her cultivation.

"Is your adjustment going smoothly, junior sister?"

Shuyu Zhenjun sat down next to Wen Suruo with a smile, and casually took her hand and placed it in his palm: "You've been in seclusion for more than half a year, have you felt lonely?"

“I’m worried that since you’ve only recently made a breakthrough, you might not be used to such a long period of seclusion.”

"That's why I brought your nephew here to see you today."

"Shanshan, come closer and greet your aunt!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Suruo immediately waved her hand and said, "Senior sister, there's no need to be so formal."

"Shanshan and I used to spend a lot of time together. Although we are not blood sisters, we are closer than blood sisters."

"Just address me as you have in the past."

Upon hearing this, Shan Shan's heart tightened, but she still forced a smile and softly called out, "Sister Su Ruo."

Wen Suruo immediately noticed her nervousness, but didn't think much of it.

They assumed she was afraid of the lingering pressure of her Nascent Soul cultivation, which remained on her body after she had just finished her cultivation.

This was indeed the first time in her life that she had secluded herself for such a long time.

So they happily held each other's hands and chatted about some private things.

At the same time, I was also curious and asked them if anything interesting had happened outside in the past six months.

She had only asked the question casually.

However, they were unexpectedly told that something had indeed happened outside!

"Junior Sister should be quite familiar with the Yin Corpse Sect."

Shuyu Zhenjun smiled and introduced, "You must have heard that they have a Nascent Soul True Monarch with the Dharma name Youzhong over there."

Wen Suruo nodded: "I have indeed heard of this person before."

"I heard that he also studied music and even commissioned a special bronze bell for himself."

"In a way, it is somewhat similar to the cultivation path of my Tianyin Sect."

Of course, the Tianyin Sect prefers to use spiritual instruments such as the guqin, flute, and pipa, and rarely uses large items like bells.

"Junior sister, you may not know this, but this fellow Daoist Youzhong is not just someone who practices two different things at the same time."

Shuyu Zhenjun immediately praised the other party highly, complimenting him from head to toe, inside and out.

In particular, he recounted the key points of some discussions and exchanges during this period, along with his own cultivation insights.

Many things made Wen Suruo, who had just made a breakthrough, feel like she had suddenly realized something.

At the same time, I also felt a sense of admiration for this True Lord Youzhong.

Finally, True Monarch Shuyu said with an envious tone, "Just last month, after exchanging ideas on the Dao, Fellow Daoist Youzhong gained a deeper understanding of the Dao of Music."

"Then he actually broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop."

"Sigh, I wonder when our Tianyin Sect will be able to produce a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

When he said the last sentence, True Monarch Shuyu, who had been stuck in the mid-Nascent Soul stage for many years without making any progress, was somewhat genuinely moved.

"Is there such a thing?"

Wen Suruo was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "I really didn't expect that this fellow Daoist Youzhong would have such attainments in the Dao of Music."

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I really need to learn from you."

Shuyu Zhenjun smiled and said, "There's no need for that later."

"In just a few days, Fellow Daoist Youzhong will be using our Miaoyin Pavilion to host a Daoist discussion and exchange meeting."

"In the past two days, many colleagues have sent their replies, agreeing to attend this exchange meeting."

"If you have any questions, junior sister, you can ask them directly at the exchange meeting."

"This is also a good opportunity to meet the other like-minded people and get to know each other."

"I've heard that in recent years, many outstanding disciples from other sects have also successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"Especially that proud disciple of Lord Huo of Baicao City, he's quite the star."

The two then discussed the general situation of the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the other sects within the Storm Sea.

Shuyu Zhenjun first gave a brief account of the situation of the other sects in the Inner Sea.

During this period, he repeatedly elevated the status of other sects, expressing his admiration for the hardships and difficulties faced by the Tianyin Sect.

Even Wen Suruo spoke up to advise, "I have seen everything that Senior Sister and Zhiqin have done over the years."

"Please rest assured, Senior Sister. From now on, I can also truly help the sect in some matters."

"As long as we are united, the future will definitely get better and better."

Shuyu Zhenjun then realized that the time was almost right.

Finally, a look of sorrow appeared on her face, and she said in a choked voice, "I knew it. Junior Sister has always been the one who cares most about the sect's situation, and I can appreciate her good intentions."

"But things don't always go as planned."

"Your senior sister who plays the zither is already... sigh~!"

As she spoke, she lowered her head as if she were shedding tears, looking as if she could no longer continue.

He secretly gave a wink to the disciple standing next to him.

"Sister Su Ruo, this is actually what happened."

Having received the hint, Shan Shan immediately followed the instructions of True Lord Shuyu and briefly recounted the major changes that had occurred in the Sea of ​​No Light in the past few days.

It basically means three things.

The evil Celestial Demon Cultivators attacked the benevolent Yin Corpse Sect without provocation.

They brutally slaughtered a large number of low-level cultivators on the Island of No Light.

The despicable collusion with Fubing Zhenjun led to the death of Zhiqin Zhenjun.

If we set aside the emotions involved, the objective facts are largely the same.

The main issue is that the facts have already been spread, making it impossible to distort them.

Otherwise, if Wen Suruo were to inquire outside in the future, she would find that the information did not match up.

Despite her initial shock, Wen Suruo immediately sensed something was amiss.

In her memory, that Golden Light Hermit was not like that. Although his style was indeed a bit domineering, he would act without warning.

But he was by no means cruel, and he never oppressed any rogue cultivator from beginning to end.

According to the other disciples who were with them at the time, when they met each other while searching for tokens in the first half of the secret realm, the other party was very polite and courteous.

You would never guess that he possesses such formidable strength.

Therefore, Wen Suruo couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

In particular, she recalled how, after leaving Tianxing Island, Zhenjun Zhiqin exposed Xiao Chen's actions without hesitation.

Suddenly, I felt that things might not be so simple and clear.

Shuyu Zhenjun was completely unaware of this and continued to speak according to the original plan: "Nowadays, the strength of other sects is growing stronger and stronger, and the new generation of disciples are becoming Zhenjun one after another."

"I was saying you were good enough to keep us from falling behind."

"But now your senior sister, who plays the zither, has been harmed by villains, causing my Tianyin Sect to lose a True Lord for no reason."

"With this shift in power, what will happen next?"

Her concern, taken individually, is indeed not a problem.

Once a sect's strength declines and it falls behind others, it will have to make concessions on many external interests.

Although a direct merger leading to the complete annihilation of the entire family is unlikely.

However, it will be weakened little by little, suffer all sorts of small losses, and gradually lose a lot of cultivation resources.

Especially when faced with such a predicament, Wen Suruo, who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, was somewhat powerless.

Although she wanted to speak up and express her willingness to take charge of the situation.

However, due to insufficient strength, and even a lack of true essence, they have very little actual combat power.

Saying such things would only offer comfort and have no real effect.

Losses will still occur where they are expected to occur.

Seeing that Wen Suruo had also realized the predicament before her, Shuyu Zhenjun couldn't help but frown.

Finally, he revealed his true intentions: "Fortunately, a good opportunity has come up right now."

"If executed properly, it can not only solve the predicament, but also help the sect become more prosperous and strong."

"I just don't know if you, junior sister, are willing to help the sect seize this good opportunity."

As soon as she said this.

Wen Suruo's heart skipped a beat; she already had a vague premonition of something bad.

But still with a glimmer of hope and a sense of responsibility, she asked, "Senior sister, what kind of good opportunity is it?"

"I will do my best as long as it helps the sect."

Shuyu Zhenjun then revealed the whole story of dual cultivation.

Including her analysis of the situation: "From the current point of view, the most suitable partner for dual cultivation is none other than True Lord Youzhong."

Wen Suruo's face turned slightly pale.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Senior sister, this matter doesn't need to be rushed, does it?"

"How about we take it a couple of years and slowly find the best candidate?"

She silently added to herself, "It would be best if it were someone she liked."

"Junior sister, there's no time to wait two years."

Shuyu Zhenjun immediately reminded him, "The inner realm of the Vast Sea Secret Realm is about to open, at most within the next year or two."

Do you really want to miss this opportunity to enter the inner world?

Wen Suruo was taken aback upon hearing this: "Huh?"

As a newly promoted True Lord, shouldn't she be thinking about such a dangerous place?

In some ancient texts, sects have explicitly prohibited cultivators below the mid-Nascent Soul stage from venturing into the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

Not to mention going into the inner realm to search for treasures.

"Junior sister, you have only recently broken through to the next level. If you rely solely on your own cultivation, your strength will inevitably be insufficient, and you will have to miss this good opportunity."

Shuyu Zhenjun smiled slightly: "Moreover, Senior Sister also knows that you have been busy cultivating in the past and have not had time to think about your own life's important matters. You may not be ready to get married yet."

"So your senior sister has already thought of everything for you."

"What True Lord Youzhong means is that we can just engage in dual cultivation but not get married."

"Let's treat this as a special form of spiritual practice where we help each other."

"He also promised to owe you a huge favor later and to do you a favor by going all out to help you with something in the future."

"In this way, you are not only free, but you also rapidly improve your strength and gain the ability to go into the inner world."

what is this?
Upon hearing these words, Wen Suruo parted her red lips as if to speak, but she didn't know what to say.

Shuyu Zhenjun could also tell that she was not very willing.

So he quickly added, "You should have heard about what's going on with Senior Sister."

Shuyu Zhenjun was referring to the fact that she kept several handsome male concubines within her sect, simply for her own amusement.

After all, she doesn't have the Wonderful Sound Spirit Body, so she doesn't need to strictly select her cultivation partner.

"For you and me, the so-called marriage and chastity are not that important anymore."

Shuyu Zhenjun continued to persuade her: "Your senior sister has been out and about quite a bit over the years. Have you ever heard of anyone daring to make fun of me about those things?"

"Junior sister, you might as well try to think more positively."

"Take a good look at it in your heart and decide whether this opportunity is more important or the empty fame outside."

Seeing that Wen Suruo not only did not waver in the slightest, but her face seemed to freeze over.

Shuyu Zhenjun immediately changed the subject: "Of course, whether or not to do it is entirely up to Junior Sister."

"There's no need to rush to answer now. Think about it carefully for a few days before telling your senior sister the answer."

"Whatever you choose in the end, your senior sister will support your decision."

As she spoke, True Monarch Shuyu stood up and prepared to leave: "Shanshan, let your aunt have some peace and quiet today."

But as she reached the door, she turned back and said, "Actually, Senior Sister didn't mean anything by it."

"I just wish I could bring a familiar, reliable, and trustworthy person with me into the inner world."

"It's good to have your sisters by your side in critical moments so that you can take care of each other."

"So that you won't be all alone and have no one to turn to if something happens."

After she finished speaking, she led her disciples out of the room.

On the way, I glanced at the side peak, which was where the members of the Yin Corpse Sect were being housed.

After receiving the message a couple of days ago, they activated their built-in special array, and it's unclear what they were discussing.

After all, it is different from other sects.

The Yin Corpse Sect can be considered one of the parties involved in this upheaval.

Therefore, upon learning of the dramatic changes in Wuguang, they were surprised, angry, confused, and saddened, with all sorts of complex emotions intertwined.

Especially after they confirmed the attacker's identity through remaining communication channels and rumors from the outside world.

Both their mindset and perspectives are completely different from those of other sects.

For example, after learning about the overall situation, Youzhong Zhenjun was not as indignant as outsiders imagined.

Instead, they were filled with doubt: "Why would Xiao Chen choose to act under the guise of slaying demons and monsters?"

"His current public identity is just that of a rogue cultivator."

"Logically speaking, there is no need to rely on this to promote prestige and build reputation."

"If that's the case, why bother digging dungeons to rescue rogue cultivators and using the Five Thunder Temple's true teachings to spread the banner of slaying demons and eliminating evil?"

What was his purpose in doing this?

When faced with unexpected events, True Lord Youzhong always prefers to start from those seemingly illogical points.

This will allow us to understand the enemy's true intentions and find the right way to deal with them.

"It's very simple, just two objectives."

Lord Yangjiu calmly said, "Firstly, it's to lure the snake out of its hole, thus avoiding a direct attack on the mountain-protecting formation."

"Secondly, it is to raise the banner of slaying demons and monsters, so as to lure other righteous sects to join the siege."

"The Five Thunder Temple and the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect have always been extremely hostile to demonic cultivators."

"As long as they get involved, the other major sects won't mind cheering them on and kicking them when they're down."

"To put it bluntly, it's just a trap set up to take advantage of someone else's power."

While Lord Yangjiu spoke lightly, the others couldn't help but tremble inwardly and panicked.

Once their cultivation of demonic arts is exposed, they will likely become public enemies of the entire Eastern Region.

Especially now that the mountain gate has fallen, a large amount of evidence has fallen into Xiao Chen's hands.

Doesn't that mean their situation is already precarious?

"Damn it, there was even such a layer of calculation."

Youzhong Zhenjun's expression changed immediately: "What if the other sects take this opportunity to unite and start another war between good and evil?"

"With the strength we have accumulated so far, we simply cannot compete with them."

"What should I do?"

He certainly didn't believe that righteous cultivators would be so kind as to exert themselves for the sake of a banner of slaying demons and eliminating evil.

However, he believed that once Xiao Chen truly gained momentum,

Those righteous sects will definitely rush to jump out, shouting the slogan of eliminating demons, and take the opportunity to invade and divide up the territory of the Sea of ​​No Light.

That's a truly vicious and ruthless plan!
The key point is that this is an open conspiracy.

As long as the evidence is spread, there's no need to worry about other sects not taking the bait.

Thinking of this, Youzhong Zhenjun's heart trembled.

No wonder Xiao Chen dared to pursue the path of enlightenment; he is indeed exceptionally intelligent and can even strategize for the future.

“My fellow disciples, there is no need to worry. It is just a clever fool trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife.”

Lord Yangjiu smiled coldly: "I've seen this kind of insidious and vicious trick many times before. It's nothing special."

“Using such tactics only shows that his hard power is insufficient to compete with us.”

That's why we want to get help from outside.

"In other words, they are the ones who are afraid of us now!"

However, True Monarch Youzhong was still somewhat worried: "But now he should have already obtained the demonic artifacts and essence blood from our sect."

"How should we deal with the righteous alliance now?"

Overt schemes and covert schemes are different.

The power of an open conspiracy lies in the fact that even if you already know and understand what's going on, you still can't do anything about it.

However, Lord Yangjiu remained unfazed: "What's so difficult about that?"

"All we need to do is send someone to spread a message to the outside world first."

"The Demon Lord of Tianxing Island has appeared in the Sea of ​​No Light!"

(End of this chapter)