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Chapter 303 Human cultivators are like scattered sand [Seeking monthly votes]

Water Dragon Sect, Forget-Worry Island.

Kong Xifeng, the patriarch of the Water Dragon Sect, came to seek out Hua Yaoyue for the first time.

However, Hua Yaoyue didn't even let her go up to the island; she only met her on the sandy shore.

It wasn't that Hua Yaoyue looked down on this Nascent Soul cultivator.

Rather, it's because... she really didn't have anything about her that Hua Yaoyue would even consider.

In terms of ability, no.

If they had real strength, the Water Dragon Sect wouldn't have fallen to such a state, and Kong Xifeng wouldn't have had to come looking for Hua Yaoyue again and again.

As for making a decision, there's even less of that.

If a decision had to be made, the Water Dragon Sect should not have suffered any losses. Instead, it should have preserved most of its sect's foundation and was on the sea-crossing ship bound for the Ancient Desolate Continent.

"What, does the Ancestor have some brilliant insight now?"

If this had happened before, Kong Xifeng would definitely have retaliated with a few words against Hua Yaoyue's sarcasm.

But today... she seemed not to hear it at all.

Her right hand, which was holding the cane, was trembling. "How...how did the Corpse-Driving Mountain just disappear? And the Spirit Control Sect, they actually went to Shangxi. That traitor Shi Ling, we always treated him like one of our own."

Seeing Kong Xifeng's reaction, Hua Yaoyue knew what she was thinking.

"You're old, but don't rely on me. I've said it before, the Water Dragon Sect has nothing to do with me."

"Being able to take you to the Desolate Ancient Continent and have the Taiyi Immortal Sect accept you is already more than enough from me, Hua Yaoyue."

Hua Yaoyue's outspokenness instantly calmed Kong Xifeng down.

"Are you... are you really that cold-hearted?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yaoyue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ancestor, you've lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, so please stop uttering such childish words, okay?"

Kong Xifeng nodded, somewhat lost in thought.

"understood."

"As for your question, I can answer it."

"What?"

"I've looked at the inheritance from Corpse Driving Mountain, and it's not bad. It's not surprising that Shang west's group of demonic cultivators have been coveting it for a long time, so it's not surprising that they're the first to be targeted now."

"The betrayal of the Yuling Sect is even simpler. Just like you before, you had already colluded with the Shang Ting people, but you never expected that one of them was from Plum Manor and the other was planning to use the Water Dragon Sect as cannon fodder."

Hearing Hua Yaoyue's words, a barely perceptible look of embarrassment flashed across Kong Xifeng's face, but he quickly concealed it.

"What happened before is now... I would never surrender to Shang west and his gang of demonic cultivators."

...That's because you have a way out.

Hua Yaoyue didn't even bother to say anything more and simply told them to leave.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back."

"etc."

Seeing that Hua Yaoyue was about to leave, Kong Xifeng hurriedly called her back.

"Is there anything else?"

Kong Xifeng hesitated for a moment, then finally made up her mind and said, "How about we make preparations and set off for the Desolate Ancient Continent right now?"

"Ask me."

Hua Yaoyue looked at her.

"Now then!"

Kong Xifeng slammed his cane heavily on the ground, then said in a deep voice, "If even the Six Immortals Sect of Shangdong couldn't hold out, let alone our Four Immortals Sect of Shangdong."

"Moreover, now that Corpse Driving Mountain has been destroyed, all the eyes of cultivators in the world are on Corpse Driving Mountain."

"The Three Demonic Sects of Shangxi need time to completely devour Corpse Driving Mountain, in addition to accommodating the Spirit Control Sect. Our Water Dragon Sect can take advantage of this opportunity... to head south."

Hua Yaoyue looked at Kong Xifeng, who seemed to be convincing herself as well as convincing her inner self, and finally responded with a sentence.

"To be honest, in the short term, there is no better time to set off than now. If you can't even seize this opportunity, I won't bother with you anymore."

"Sigh." Kong Xifeng sighed and said, "It would be a bit unethical to leave at this time, but we have an agreement that the six sects should be united. Moreover... and leaving now would feel like profiting from the blood of the corpse-driving mountain people."

"If you, Kong Xifeng, hadn't eaten less, would you have gotten to where you are today?"

Hua Yaoyue sneered, "Alright, pick your candidates carefully. Remember not to send too many. If they can't escape, you, Kong Xifeng, will be the greatest sinner of the Water Dragon Sect for all time."

"rest assured."

Kong Xifeng nodded slightly, "I will personally oversee this matter."

"Um."

Kong Xifeng left, but Hua Yaoyue didn't. She stood there, lost in thought, for a long time.

"..."

at the same time.

Deep underground on one of the islands of the Water Dragon Sect.

Inside a dark, watery dungeon, a shadowy figure darted about, uttering a chilling, hoarse voice.

"Huang Tian, ​​you old codger, if you don't come soon, I'll eat you alive the moment I get out!"

"I'll eat you up!!!"

The dark figure let out a bloodcurdling scream, a hoarse yet slightly shrill voice that echoed throughout the water dungeon and even reached outside.

Islands on the water.

The Third Elder of the Water Dragon Sect, Master Xuanxiao, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

He frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then activated the restrictions within his cave, and then spoke a few words to someone via telepathy.

"I have some urgent business to attend to. If anyone comes looking for me, just tell them I'm not on the island."

After saying that, he transformed into a beam of light and passed through a tiny crack in the rock, eventually following a vein between the cracks all the way down into the ground.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of the water prison.

Upon seeing him arrive, the dark figure inside the water prison became even more agitated, frantically pounding against the stone walls, causing the entire water prison to tremble.

"You're here! You've finally arrived!"

"You actually dare to come here again, hehehe, Huang Tian, ​​have you forgotten the way you came from? If it weren't for me passing on my divine skills to you and helping you cultivate back then, with your pseudo-spiritual root aptitude, you would never have thought you could build a foundation and form a golden core."

"How could he possibly become the Third Elder of the Water Dragon Sect?!"

Master Xuanxiao stood calmly before the water prison, looking at the dark figure inside, and said expressionlessly:

"I will never forget it for a moment."

"Where's my Cold Iron Sand?!" The dark figure slammed into the water prison.

A loud boom echoed throughout the water prison.

But then, streaks of purple lightning appeared above the water prison, striking the dark figure and causing it to wail incessantly.

Master Xuanxiao just watched without changing his expression, without saying a word.

The shadowy figure ultimately couldn't withstand the purple lightning and had to retreat back into the water prison, then muttered curses:

"Back when I was asking you to give me the next stage of your cultivation technique, you were quite something. Every few days you would send me cold iron sand, showing concern and taking care of me more diligently than your old man did."

"But now that you've obtained the subsequent cultivation techniques, have you come even once in three to five years, let alone three to five months?"

"I was just a hundred or two hundred pounds of cold iron sand away from leaving, why won't you give it to me?!"

"Don't tell me you can't get it. The Third Elder of the Water Dragon Sect can't even get a hundred or two hundred catties of cold iron sand. If word gets out, the whole Canglu Continent will laugh themselves to death."

Looking at the seemingly insane black figure before him, Master Xuanxiao remained expressionless and said:

"I really can't get it."

"You have no idea what chaos has just erupted outside. The demonic path has completely infiltrated Shangdong. Some time ago, the Corpse-Driving Mountain, which was also one of the Six Immortals Sects, was destroyed, and the Spirit Control Sect was so frightened that it quickly surrendered to the demonic path in Shangxi."

"My Water Dragon Sect is at a loss as to where to go, and we've already exhausted all our Cold Iron Sand. We don't even dare to go out. Where do you expect me to get Cold Iron Sand for you?"

"Are you serious?"

The shadowy figure listened to this with a mixture of belief and doubt. If things had really come to this point, then it would be understandable that Huang Tian couldn't obtain the Cold Iron Sand.

Upon hearing this question, Master Xuanxiao offered no explanation, but instead raised four fingers of his right hand and said in a deep voice:

"I, Huang Tian, ​​hereby swear that now that Corpse Driving Mountain has been destroyed by the Shangxi Demonic Path, and the Spirit Control Sect has also surrendered to the Shangxi Demonic Path, if this is false, may my cultivation never advance an inch!"

Once the oath was made, the lingering influence of the rules flashed across Xuanxiao Zhenren's body.

Seeing this, the shadowy figure finally had nothing to say, and could only mutter to itself:

"Then once the situation improves a little, you absolutely must send me this cold iron sand, you absolutely must."

"Don't worry, you're my master, I definitely will."

After Xuanxiao Zhenren finished speaking, he seemed to sense something. He took out a communication talisman from his storage bag and then played his voice aloud.

A hurried voice rang out from inside the water prison.

"Third Elder, where are you? The demonic path has attacked again, in the west. The First Elder and the Sect Leader are not here. Please come back quickly to take charge!"

"You've heard the situation. There's too much going on outside, so I'll have to go now. I'll bring you some cold iron sand next time."

"Alright, alright, my good disciple, you must remember this."

The shadowy figure's voice carried a hint of pleading.

"Master, even if you don't trust me, you have to trust your method for cleansing spiritual roots. I haven't even gotten my hands on it yet, how could I possibly give up on you, right?"

Master Xuanxiao's clear explanation put the shadowy figure at ease.

"That's true. Alright, you can go now, don't disturb my meditation."

Upon hearing this, Xuanxiao Zhenren responded and then transformed into a beam of light, leaving the underground water prison.

When they reappeared, they had already returned to the island on the water.

Inside the room, Xiao Chengyi, who had just sent him a message, put away the communication talisman in his hand and asked with a hint of worry:

"Master, should we really continue to give Grandmaster Cold Iron Sand?"

"Give me a chicken feather."

Master Xuanxiao sat down directly and sneered, "Give him more Cold Iron Sand and let him grind through this water prison... Do you believe that if he gets out, the first thing he'll do is kill the two of us?"

"letter."

Xiao Chengyi nodded vigorously, and his heart finally settled down after hearing Xuanxiao Zhenren's words.

"When we found out this old devil's identity back then, I already believed it. If he were to come out, he would definitely kill us."

"And the secret technique he still possesses..."

"You don't need to think about that. That's his last resort to control me. If I don't release him, he definitely won't give it to me. But even if I release him, he still won't give it to me."

Master Xuanxiao sighed as he spoke, gently patting the armrest with his hand.

"After all, I know my master's personality all too well."

"Yes, that's true. And judging from what the Ancestor said, we're going to move to the Desolate Ancient Continent soon. To be taken in by a power like the Taiyi Immortal Sect... how could we possibly lack the secret technique to cleanse our spiritual roots?"

Xiao Chengyi was quite relieved about this.

That's the logic.

As Master Xuanxiao spoke, he leaned back in his chair.

"Once we arrive at the Desolate Ancient Continent and enter the Taiyi Immortal Sect, we, master and disciple, must remember that no matter what we do, we must consider ourselves disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect and act in accordance with the position of the Taiyi Immortal Sect."

"Yes, Master is right."

Xiao Chengyi took a step back and cupped his hands in greeting.

He truly admired his master.

But after getting up, he asked softly, "Master, what should we do with this patriarch after we leave?"

"I have already thought this through. I will cut two hundred feet off the bottom of Xuanxiao Island. Once the island disappears, no one will be able to find that old demon anymore."

After saying that, Master Xuanxiao stopped thinking about it and simply waved his hand, "Alright, go out and show your face, so that people won't think that my Xuanxiao lineage really has no one to do the work."

"Yes, disciple takes his leave."

Not long ago, Xiao Chengyi, who had already formed his core, transformed into a beam of light and left Xuanxiao Island. At first, everything was fine, but after he had traveled a hundred miles away from Xuanxiao Island, the expression on his face changed.

...Master is a good master, but with his personality, he can abandon anything.

If something really happens, there's a high probability that even I, as his disciple, will be abandoned. In that case, I should prepare for both possibilities.

I definitely can't come into contact with the Water Prison Demon. Even my master can't outmaneuver him. If I go, I'll only be toyed with. Besides, I have an earth spirit root, so I don't need any secret techniques to cleanse my spirit root.

While pondering, Xiao Chengyi also came to patrol the edge of the sect's protective formation to see if there were any traces of demonic forces.

Wherever he went, disciples, whether in the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stage, would call him "Elder Zhaoyang".

This feeling always made him feel somewhat elated.

……

Wangcheng Mountain, Alchemy Workshop.

Inside Ji Yuan's cave, he and Liu Yuan sat peacefully.

Even after they had processed the news, they were still somewhat...dazed.

"Since things have come to this point, and it's already happened, we can't change it. So what we need to consider is the potential impact afterward, as well as things that concern us personally."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking in a deep voice, Liu Yuan immediately responded:

"That's right, to put it bluntly, we need to consider ourselves."

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and exchanged opinions. Their previous confusion disappeared, and they both became clear-headed.

Liu Yuan spoke first: "Now all the Yu Ling Sect disciples in the alchemy workshop have been captured, and the remaining Corpse Driving Mountain disciples are all disoriented and have no desire to fight anymore... After all, it's normal that their own sect is gone."

"Therefore, I predict that the next change will be that the defense of the various markets in Shangdong will be greatly weakened. At that time, the magic sect in Shangxi will definitely seize the opportunity and launch a major attack."

"I agree." Ji Yuan nodded slightly. "Having Senior Binghuo in our market is both a good thing and a bad thing."

"Indeed, he has a reputation, and he previously defeated the Dark Venerable. The remaining demonic cultivators in Shangxi who are known as the 'number one below the Nascent Soul stage' will definitely come to fight him. When that happens, our alchemy workshop will be in danger."

After Liu Yuan finished speaking, the two looked at each other and both understood what the other meant.

"I'm preparing to return to my sect. What about you, Brother Ji?"

When Liu Yuan said this, he did so through telepathy.

"Me too. With two of the Six Immortal Sects of Shangdong gone, it's impossible for the remaining four sects not to react. They must all have their own escape routes, including our Water Dragon Sect."

Ji Yuan had wanted to go back for a long time. He felt too unsafe out here and wanted to go back to see what Hua Yaoyue had to say.

Liu Yuan nodded.

"Moreover, there must be quite a few cultivators who share our thoughts. If nothing goes wrong, it won't hurt for everyone to keep watch."

"But if something really happens, everyone will definitely want to go home... especially the Golden Core disciples."

"Should we set off immediately, or wait and see?"

Ji Yuan inquired.

"Let's wait two more days. Don't be the first to act. You know Senior Icefire's temperament. If too many people leave by then, he might just tell us all to get lost. If we leave then, it won't be conspicuous. Maybe Uncle Hunter Owl and Uncle Chef Heaven will go back together with us."

After Liu Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Ji Yuan again. The advantage of the two of them being together was that they could exchange their opinions.

The two exchanged a smile, and finally Ji Yuan spoke:

"Brother Liu, I knew you were a cunning old man, but I never expected you to be this cunning."

"Likewise, Brother Ji is notoriously cunning."

"What? Who's making up stories about me like this? State your name! Once I've improved my cultivation level, I'll make them give me an explanation."

"Let me think, the Third Elder, True Person Xuanxiao, must have mentioned it."

Liu Yuan said with certainty.

"Heh, that's because you're the First Elder's disciple, and you're mortal enemies with the Third Elder."

Having gone through such a major event and having made their decision, the two exchanged a few jokes via telepathy to relax.

"By the way, Brother Ji, do you remember when we first garrisoned Linshui City?"

"I remember, how could I not remember? We even encountered a demonic attack on the city back then."

Ji Yuan recalled.

"Actually, I was very curious at the time: were you really that badly injured afterward, or was it an act?"

Hearing this, Ji Yuan glanced at Liu Yuan.

"You acted like that towards me back then, and you still have the nerve to criticize me?"

"That's because we weren't familiar with each other back then."

Liu Yuan chuckled and quickly changed the subject, "I wonder if there's any news from Li Changhe? The Li family has invested so many resources in this alchemy workshop, and now this has happened..."

"Man proposes, God disposes; there's nothing we can do about it."

Ji Yuan shook his head and sighed.

The day after their conversation, news broke that some disciples of the Joyful Palace had returned to their sect without permission.

The rest were the disciples of Corpse Driving Mountain. Some left under the banner of "restoring the sect," while others went to join other sects.

After that, he left with the disciples of that sect.

Two more days passed, and as more and more cultivators left, the Ice and Fire Elder finally spoke.

He said that those who wanted to leave should leave, since two of the Six Immortals Gates were gone and there was nothing left to defend in the market.

Next, everyone will have to face their own problems.

It was against this backdrop that news finally arrived from the Water Dragon Sect.

All the disciples who were living outside returned to the sect after receiving the news.

With the combined strength of our sect, we will resist the demonic path!

(End of this chapter)