Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 382 The Dispute Has Been Determined
Yuqing Immortal Sect, outside Qingming Peak.

Chen Beiwu rode the golden egg back to Shuiyan Residence, his mind constantly replaying the inquiries and conversations within the Enforcement Division, and the more he thought about it, the more something seemed amiss.

"Buzz!"

Just then, my phone vibrated and a message popped up.

Chen Beiwu glanced at it, connected his thoughts, and Jiang Chuan's voice immediately rang out.

"Junior brother, where are you now?"

"We're almost at the foot of Qingming Peak, and we'll soon be back at Shuiyan Residence," Chen Beiwu said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan felt relieved.

Although he knew that Jin Zhaoyang, that old fox, would never allow his junior brother to suffer any injustice, he was still afraid that something unexpected might happen.

"Senior brother, you already know?" Chen Beiwu asked meaningfully.

“It’s not just me, even my senior brothers already know about this,” Jiang Chuan said in a deep voice.

Time flies. For a powerful cultivator like a Nascent Soul True Monarch, a single seclusion can last for several years, or even several decades or hundreds of years, equivalent to a lifetime for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator.

In recent years, in particular, the eldest brother Yue Chenfeng has been preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul True Venerable realm. He is so focused on the Great Dao that he is unaware of the passage of time. Each seclusion lasts for decades. The second senior sister and the third senior brother are the same. They cultivate year after year and do not care about outside affairs.

The only remaining mouthpiece for the Dongming Changqing lineage within the Yuqing Immortal Sect is Jiangchuan Zhenjun, who serves as the deputy head of the teaching department.

It was precisely because of this that the cultivators from the Enforcement Division were able to enter the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm within half an hour and ask Junior Brother Chen to cooperate with the interrogation. Jiang Chuan only learned of the news afterward.

But if it were Qingming Cave Heaven, it would be completely different.

To put it bluntly, if Junior Brother Chen were cultivating in the Qingming Cave Heaven's Shuiyan Residence instead of the Taiyuan Heaven Realm, Jin Zhaoyang, despite being an Imperial Censor, would still need to go through numerous applications to even see Junior Brother Chen, let alone ask him any questions.

"Isn't Senior Brother in seclusion?" Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow, quite surprised.

It is difficult to achieve the status of a deity.

If he were in seclusion striving to become a True Immortal, he would never have come out of seclusion for a junior brother he had only met once.

Moreover, what happened to him was just a minor incident.

Yes, that's right.

In Chen Beiwu's view, as a cultivator of the Immortal Alliance, cooperating with the Law Enforcement Division in handling cases was his duty and there was no problem with it, but he couldn't stand the fact that the other party harbored malicious intentions.

If it weren't for the little guy's extraordinary talent, possessing the ability to perceive the good and evil thoughts of cultivators, Chen Beiwu would have only thought that Jin Zhaoyang was doing his job in accordance with the rules of the Immortal Alliance and helping to clear his name of suspicion.

Of course, even without the little guy's reminder, Chen Beiwu could have realized something was wrong by looking back.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically asked Jin Zhaoyang a question before leaving.

"After something like this, do you think Senior Brother can still continue his seclusion?"

Jiang Chuan shook his head: "It's not good to discuss this in detail over the phone. Since you've already arrived at the foot of Qingming Peak, let's talk about this at Yunyan Residence."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed, and he urged the golden egg to speed up its escape.

……

Azure Sea Cave Heaven, Cloud Dwelling Abode.

As the golden egg descended, the cave's restrictions were lifted, and the gate opened.

As Chen Beiwu stepped into the cave, he was greeted by four extraordinary Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

"Greetings, fellow disciples."

Chen Beiwu gave a slight bow.

"Junior brother, no need for formalities, please sit down and have some tea." Yue Chenfeng waved his hand, his tone amiable.

Chen Beiwu didn't stand on ceremony, sat down and took a sip of hot tea, and went straight to the point: "Senior Brother, I want to know who is behind the Enforcement Division's grand display today?"

He originally intended to cultivate diligently and attain the realm of True Monarch, True Venerable, and even the Void Refining Venerable realm, which countless cultivators in the Immortal Alliance dared not even dream of. He did not want to bother with such trivial matters.

But since someone had come looking for trouble, he had no choice but to make an example of them, find the mastermind behind it and settle scores, so that such a thing wouldn't happen again.

'What a keen sense of smell!'

Yue Chenfeng nodded slightly, silently agreeing in his heart.

He was worried that his junior brother would suffer, but now it seems he was overthinking it.

The junior brother comes from a humble background and is not a second-generation member of a sect, so he is unaware of the unspoken rules tacitly agreed upon by the Thirteen Immortal Sects and the Enforcement Division.

Even so, they were still able to react in such a short time and understand the many problems with the questioning itself.

"Junior brother, do you know the Xiao family of Tianyuan?" Yue Chenfeng asked.

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Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu nodded and instantly identified Xiao Yu as the suspect.

After Yue Chenfeng finished saying the words "Tianyuan Xiao Family", he secretly paid attention to Chen Beiwu's expression. He found that his junior brother was calm and did not react at all.

This is a bit counterintuitive.

Any cultivator with even a slight understanding of the top forces in the Immortal Alliance knows that the Tianyuan Xiao family is a Dao Venerable Immortal Clan on par with the Tianyuan Yu family, capable of influencing the decisions of the Yuqing Immortal Sect.

The Xiao family patriarch has lived for countless millennia, and the Refining Void Dao Venerable, who can influence the policies of the Immortal Alliance with a stomp of his foot, is considered the strongest person on Tianyuan Star.

Faced with a behemoth like the Tianyuan Xiao family, let alone a Nascent Soul Perfected True Monarch like himself, even a powerful expert like his master who had reached the limit of the Divine Transformation True Venerable would have to show some respect.

Yet the junior brother, a Golden Core cultivator, was able to remain calm.

Good heavens, no wonder Master often praises his junior brother for having the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage. With such composure even when Mount Tai collapses before him, his junior brother's future is indeed extraordinary.

"Junior brother, tell me the truth, when did you offend the Law-Breaking True Monarch Xiao Yu?"

Upon hearing Yue Chenfeng's words, Su Muyu, Mo Chen, and Jiang Chuan all narrowed their eyes slightly.

Xiao Yu was merely a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch. Although he was quite famous, he was not enough to make them wary.

What truly made them wary were Xiao Yu's True Venerable Father and Dao Venerable Ancestor.

The Jade Purity Immortal Sect values ​​strength above all else, and the Tianyuan Xiao family is one of the strongest forces in the sect. They have produced many sect leaders, and even the current Jade Purity Sect leader has to give them some respect by accepting Xiao Yu as his disciple.

"If I said no, would you senior brothers and sisters believe me?" Chen Beiwu chuckled.

While the Xiao family of Tianyuan is powerful, the Dongming Changqing lineage is not a pushover that can be easily bullied. Moreover, he is the one who created the Primordial Golden Core, a talent that appears only once every ten thousand years in the Yuqing Immortal Sect.

Otherwise, Jin Zhaoyang wouldn't have been so cautious in his work. He only nominally had some tea, and the entire questioning process lasted no more than five minutes before he said it was over. He thanked him for cooperating with the law enforcement department and didn't give the Changqing faction any excuse to cause trouble.

"Of course I believe you," Yue Chenfeng said with a smile.

Given the difference in kinship, how could he not believe his junior brother's words?

"I have heard of Xiao Yu. This young man is exceptionally talented. He has formed a Golden Core of the Venerable One and cultivated a Pure Yang Nascent Soul. He has served as the chief disciple of an immortal sect and is now listed in the Golden Register of the Sect Leader's successor." At this point, Su Muyu changed the subject: "However, my master once commented that judging a person is like judging a mountain."

Although Xiao Yu possesses considerable talent, he is narrow-minded, arrogant, and intolerant, making him unlikely to become the leader of the Jade Purity Sect.

"So that's how it is. The reason Xiao Yu targeted Junior Brother was for the position of Yuqing Sect Leader," Mo Chen said with sudden realization.

Su Muyu glanced at Mo Chen, speechless.

The third junior brother is good in every way, except that he's a bit slow-witted and can't quite grasp things.

Every sip and every bite determines one's destiny.

The Tianyuan Xiao family has indeed produced many disciples who have served as sect leaders, but only cultivation giants at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage can hold the position of sect leader.

Xiao Yu is currently only a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, and it is uncertain whether he can advance to the Divine Transformation True Venerable in the future, let alone the peak of the Divine Transformation.

In Su Muyu's view, the reason why the other party targeted his junior brother was that they did not want Chen Beiwu to be included in the Jade Purity Sequence Golden Book, become one of the successors of the sect leader, and gain the right to compete for the resources of the Nascent Soul stage.

If she wasn't mistaken, this inquiry was merely a test and a show of force by Xiao Yu, an attempt to gauge the reaction of the Dongming Changqing lineage and thus advance the next phase of the plan.

"The matter of the Ancient Demonic Sect can be a big deal or a small deal. Although Xiao Yu has done a clean job, if Junior Brother trusts me, this matter can be handled by Senior Brother," Yue Chenfeng said carefully.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, all the powerful figures in the sect who were determined to cultivate immortality disliked worldly affairs and were unwilling to waste time.

Those who are able to rise to high positions in a sect are mostly of two types of cultivators: one type is those who have no hope of cultivating immortality, are greedy for power and influence, and are parasites who seize power.
One type is the powerful individuals who rely on power to make their family's influence flourish, thereby enriching themselves and continuing their path to immortality.

These sect leaders only care about their own practical interests, not the interests of the sect, and are even willing to sacrifice the interests of the sect for their own benefit.

The situation in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect is not bad. Because of the existence of the Five Great Grotto-Heavens, the sect's higher-ups can maintain at least a basic level of fairness and impartiality, and will give outstanding talents sufficient treatment and status, so that the second generation of the sect will not occupy the majority of resources.

The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect is the complete opposite; it cannot even uphold the most basic principles of fairness and justice. Every generation of outstanding young talents is a second-generation member of the sect.

Even if a few exceptionally talented cultivators from humble backgrounds occasionally appear, they will be beheaded and taken in as lackeys by the second generation of the Bixiao Immortal Sect. Those who refuse to submit will be suppressed no matter how talented they are, lacking cultivation resources and thus fading into obscurity.

Yue Chenfeng could understand this.

There is always a difference between close and distant relationships.

For the various factions of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect that have been languishing, the rise of a peerless genius can certainly bring many benefits, but it will also take away more of their own interests.

Unless that peerless genius is willing to submit and join his ranks.

Otherwise, the stronger one's talent, the more feared some sect leaders will feel.

After all, it's easy to control an undeveloped genius, but it's not easy to control a cultivation giant who has reached the peak. He might even turn around and take over one's position and power at any time. It's better to cultivate one's own people.

So Yue Chenfeng had always had a question in his mind: why were the Five Great Grotto Heavens and the Three Immortal Sects always committed to cultivating young talents, while the Ten Great Immortal Sects were somewhat slacking off?

Are there not enough powerful figures of the older generation?

Cultivators are not like ordinary people; they have long lifespans, especially those like the Refining Void Dao Venerable, whose lifespan can easily reach 100,000 years.

To put it bluntly, if the Immortal Alliance didn't possess the ability to capture and search for extraterrestrial worlds and initiate inter-realm wars to seize resources, the cultivation resources of Tianyuan Star alone wouldn't even be enough to satisfy the daily cultivation needs of the Immortal Alliance's Refining Void Dao Venerable.

Suppressing his wandering thoughts, Yue Chenfeng looked up at Chen Beiwu, waiting for his junior brother's response.

The kindness of teachers is as high as a mountain.

Since his master had instructed him to keep a close eye on his junior brother during his seclusion, he would do his best to fulfill that duty.

If he can't solve it, then he should just take it out on the Jade Purity Sect Leader. No matter how clean Xiao Yu's hands are, he won't get away with it.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother." Chen Beiwu did not refuse.

The Jade Purity Immortal Sect is both a unified entity and a collection of various Dao Venerable Immortal Clans and numerous True Venerable Sects.

Xiao Yu is only a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and the Tianyuan Xiao family behind him cannot represent the entire Yuqing Immortal Sect, but only a part of the cultivation forces.

In addition, each cultivation family has its own lineage and forces.

To put it another way, let alone the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, Xiao Yu's actions do not even represent the entire Tianyuan Xiao family.

Even so, without a powerful sect to back him up, Chen Beiwu's reputation as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Primordial Golden Core cultivator was far from enough to contend with Xiao Yu.

Even with their master in seclusion, and even if the eldest disciple, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, were to intervene, he might not be able to properly resolve the situation with Xiao Yu.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu looked up at Yue Chenfeng: "Senior Brother, do you know the places Xiao Yu often goes?"

"You're going to take the initiative to find him?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Chenfeng's eyes revealed a strange look, and even Su Muyu and the other two looked astonished.

"Junior brother, Xiao Yu is a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, capable of easily suppressing a late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch. His strength is far beyond that of a mere Nascent Soul True Monarch like Yue Xiao," Jiang Chuan quickly reminded him.

What a joke! On the surface, the Enforcement Division's actions were even clearing the junior brother of suspicion of colluding with the Ancient Demonic Sect. They were just secretly adding fuel to the fire, not to the point of a common man's anger causing bloodshed.

“Senior Brother Jiang, I am just a Golden Core cultivator. It is impossible for me to do something as foolish as assassinating a Nascent Soul cultivator in the middle stage,” Chen Beiwu corrected.

"Hard to say." Su Muyu looked at Chen Beiwu with a strange expression.

Good heavens, junior brother is so petty!

Before they could even ask any questions, the junior brother had already mentioned the word "assassination." How is that any different from admitting guilt without being asked?
"Ahem." Mo Chen coughed lightly twice, his expression also showing signs of strain.

The reason was simple: he couldn't believe Chen Beiwu would dare to say such a thing. What kind of disciple had his master taken in? He looked handsome and refined, with a gentle temperament, but he never expected him to be someone who dared to cause such a ruckus.

To be fair, it's normal for internal strife to exist among the various factions within a sect.

Some high-ranking members of sects with long-standing feuds are willing to fight tooth and nail one minute and shake hands and make peace the next, joining forces for mutual benefit.

Mo Chen knew Xiao Yu and knew that even if this second-generation Dao Venerable Immortal was arrogant, he wouldn't dare to harm his junior brother. At most, he would only tarnish his junior brother's reputation and prevent him from being included in the Jade Purity Sequence Golden Book.

But my junior brother is quite something, he's so bloodthirsty!

Xiao Yu had only made a slight attempt to test him, but his junior brother had already decided to kill him, intending to go all the way and settle the score with one person's death.

This is outrageous! To be so brazen in broad daylight, attacking and killing people at the drop of a hat, who exactly is the second generation of the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan?

'This kind of cunning is something I must never do again; I must never easily offend my junior brother!'

Mo Chen turned his head and exchanged a glance with Su Muyu, thinking to himself.

“Junior brother has great courage, but let’s forget about the assassination attempt. If Xiao Yu really gets into trouble, even if Master comes out of seclusion, he won’t be able to protect you,” Yue Chenfeng said, taking a deep breath.

He wanted to retract his opinion of his junior brother.

What do you mean by keen sense of smell? Junior Brother is a ruthless person through and through!
"Senior brothers and sisters, you've misunderstood." Chen Beiwu shook his head and denied it. "Junior brother isn't that stupid. I only asked senior brother about this matter because I wanted to see Xiao Yu and determine the strength of his aura."

"If Xiao Yu's aura is ordinary, Junior Brother plans to challenge him to a life-or-death duel after he attains the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm."

"We will determine who is superior and who is inferior, and we will decide who lives and who dies. At that time, our grudges will naturally dissipate."

As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, Yunyan Residence fell silent.

(End of this chapter)