Is the cultivation world now only populated by demonesses?

Chapter 39. Xian Qingqiu (Bonus chapter, please read on!)

"It's the Corpse Puppet Sect, young master."

What kind of sect is the Corpse Puppet Sect?
Xia Lianxue was already used to Lu Changyuan not knowing the structure of the cultivation world, so she naturally explained, "The Demonic Sect, one of the Nine Sects, is also newly established. It used to be called the Human Puppet Sect."

"never heard of that."

“Because it was just a very small sect before the turmoil, it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it, Young Master,” Xia Lianxue said softly. “But the Corpse Puppet Sect is extremely far from here. If they came for the Heaven-Mending Pill, and we haven’t seen them at all, what is the meaning of their sneak attack on us now?”

Lu Changyuan said, "They probably saw you were alone and planned to eliminate you, Fairy, while they were at it. But they didn't expect you to have reached the fifth realm. How amazing, Fairy Lianxue!"

Xia Lianxue's earlobes turned red: "Don't make fun of me."

Lu Changyuan then decided to stop while he was ahead and pointed to the temple not far away: "Your senior sister fought the Heart-Eating Monk to a standstill here, and I took her home."

Sometime later, they somehow flew up to this mountain.

“Young master, this is the Cihang Temple.”

The Buddha statue inside left a deep impression on Lu Changyuan. It was a Buddha statue that possessed both divinity and demonic nature, and it looked quite eerie.

Yes, I had previously heard the monk Shixin say that the Cihang Palace of the Black Domain had actually brought its incense offerings here. How come the Cihang Palace of the Black Domain has established a temple in the White Domain?

Xia Lianxue said, "In recent years, Cihang Palace has liked to build temples in the mortal world. They usually put a Thousand-Hand Cihang statue inside. To people with cultivation, it is a white jade Cihang, but to ordinary people, it is a bronze statue."

Lu Changyuan asked in confusion, "Do you know what Cihang Palace is planning?"

"The path to immortality through incense offerings is said to be because the master of Cihang Palace wanted to use the incense offerings of mortals to glimpse the realm above Yaoguang."

Collecting incense offerings from mortals to break through realms is one method, but it's extremely easy to have one's cultivation obscured by worldly influences, making it a risky move.

Xia Lianxue turned her back so that Lu Changyuan couldn't see her face, and then said, "The people in this palace are all strange. In the past, the elders in the palace would remind us that it's best to stay away from people from Cihang Palace. So, young master, it's better to stay away from that third princess in the future."

Why are we back to talking about Su Youwan again?

Lu Changyuan had no idea what Xia Lianxue's mindset was when she said that, so he could only say helplessly, "I didn't really have any interaction with her. I just treated her like a junior. Neither she nor I took Granny Mian's words seriously."

The two talked as they walked toward Cihang Temple.

Although they appeared to be chatting and laughing, Xia Lianxue actually had her sword drawn, ready to destroy the entire temple at any moment.

Boom!

He didn't even wait for the two to draw their swords.

The entire Cihang Temple suddenly erupted in chaos, punctuated by a clear, resounding shout: "Stop running away!"

A clear sword cry reverberated as a female immortal in a green dress cleaved through the air with her sword, then threw out a magic circle in an attempt to contain the scattering black energy.

boom!
Something landed in front of Lu Changyuan. It was a huge blood spider, about the size of a human face. The group of black monsters from before was a swarm of blood spiders.

A sword fell from the sky and pierced the spider.

“You scoundrel. Enough. Fellow Daoists, are you alright?”

A fairy in a green dress slowly descended from mid-air; she was beautiful and ethereal.

She did not mistake the two for enemies. Instead, she stepped forward slowly, cupped her hands in greeting, and said, "Canglan Sect, Xian Qingqiu, who are you two?"

Interrupted by this person, the Corpse Puppet Sect thieves were already far away, and it seemed there was no way to continue the pursuit.

So Xia Lianxue politely returned the greeting: "Miaoyu Palace, Xia Lianxue."

"The road is long and winding, leading to remote villages and mountains."

"Ah, it's Fairy Lianxue and Young Master Lu." "Why are you here, Fellow Daoist Xian?" Xia Lianxue asked, "How did you come to the White Domain?"

Looking down at the vast expanse of the sea, the clouds drift aimlessly. The Canglan Sect is one of the Nine Gates and Twelve Palaces of the righteous path. However, our sect should be in the Black Domain. Why have we come to the White Domain?
Xian Qingqiu, on the contrary, looked surprised: "Doesn't Fairy Xia know? Our sect and your palace have a debate on the Dao, and we attach great importance to this matter."

Xia Lianxue was unaware of this matter. The discussion was arranged after she investigated the Heaven-Mending Pill, and since she had not returned to the palace, she missed it.

Xia Lianxue then asked, "If this is a discussion of the Dao, why is Fellow Daoist Xian here?"

Xian Qingqiu then explained with a smile: "I was traveling in the White Domain. After receiving the news, I had no choice but to go to Miaoyu Palace by myself. But on the way, I saw a demonic cultivator who was using people from three villages to create corpses. I was furious, so I chased after him and came all the way here."

It seems that the demonic path of the Corpse Puppet Sect was so desperately pursued that they lost control of the Heart-Eating Monk, which is why the two of them were accidentally bumped into by the Heart-Eating Monk Corpse Puppet who had gone out of control.

"Unfortunately, I failed to catch that demonic cultivator just now, and it escaped using a substitute technique!"

Xian Qingqiu sighed, appearing quite guilty.

This story seems familiar; I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

On his way to a certain place, he encountered a demonic cultivator harming the people. He chased after the demonic cultivator and came to this Cihang Temple.

Lu Changyuan couldn't help but ask, "Were the corpses that Fairy Xian encountered, created by the demonic path, all disemboweled and without hearts or livers?"

Xian Qingqiu blinked: "That's right. How did you know, young master?"

“Those three villages were slaughtered by the Heart-Eating Monk. I killed him, but I never expected that he would also be turned into a corpse puppet.”

Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. If you do too many evil deeds, you will not be able to rest in peace after death. Your corpse will be turned into weapons.

Xia Lianxue clearly realized this: "Fellow Daoist Xian is probably chasing the Corpse Puppet Sect."

Xian Qingqiu nodded knowingly: "It's a pity we couldn't stop that demonic cultivator. By the way, are you two going back to Miaoyu Palace on this trip?"

"That's true."

"Why don't we travel together?"

Xia Lianxue was about to refuse, as she was reluctant to travel with other people, especially a beautiful woman.

Moreover, her fairy boat is very small.

It can only seat two people, no more than that, or it will be too crowded.

But Lu Changyuan spoke up first: "Okay."

"Master!?"

Lu Changyuan said, "Since we're going the same way anyway, why don't we go together?"

Xia Lianxue addressed him as "Young Master" again, and seeing Lu Changyuan's amused expression, she nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

When the fairy boat set sail again, Lu Changyuan sat even closer to Xia Lianxue, which made the fairy with red earlobes tremble and almost lose control of the fairy boat.

She could almost feel Lu Changyuan's warm breath tickling her lower back.

What are you doing, young master?
Xia Lianxue wanted to stammer out a greeting, "Young Master," but she noticed that Lu Changyuan was smiling at her, so she kept quiet. She didn't really care that Lu Changyuan was so close to her.

Lu Changyuan's actions were obviously intentional.

After all, the fairy was fragrant and soft, much more pleasant than the faint scent of lust emanating from Xian Qingqiu in front of her.

　This is bad, and not pretty enough; it's not the female lead.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)