Sequence Beyond: My Wife is a Mysterious Boss

"Have you heard? The Zhang family in the west of the city was wiped out by the Blood Wolf Gang last night! It's said that it was because the eldest daughter of the Zhang family refused to marry the young master of the Blood Wolf Gang."

"Sigh, this world... Just a couple of days ago, I heard that the Netherworld Sect is forcibly coercing the Azure Wave Sect to go to the front lines again, apparently to start a war with some Alchemy Realm."

"It's good that war has broken out! Only when war breaks out will we rogue cultivators have a chance to make some money."

"Making a quick buck? Don't risk your life! I've heard those metal enthusiasts in the alchemy world are ruthless!"

Lin Bai listened calmly.

These are all just trivial rumors circulating in the streets.

He needs more valuable intelligence.

Just then, a conversation between monks at a table in another corner caught his attention.

There were three people sitting at that table, none of whom had high cultivation levels, probably around the first or second level.

One of the tall, thin men lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Senior brothers, have you heard? The Stone Ape Sect in the south of the city has recently started recruiting disciples again."

"Stone Ape Sect?" Another chubby disciple scoffed.

"That down-on-his-luck guy who's about to be expelled? Even the sect leader's cultivation level is only at the seventh rank. What use is he for recruiting disciples? Who would go?"

"That's not how you say it," the tall, thin man who spoke first retorted.

"I've heard that although the Stone Ape Sect has declined, their legacy, the Demon Ape Prison Suppression Technique, is extremely extraordinary."

"It is said that when one cultivates to a high level, their physical body becomes comparable to a magical artifact of the same rank, possessing immense strength!"

"Some even say that, if this technique is cultivated to its highest level, one can fight against immortals!"

"So what?" the fat disciple said dismissively.

"The Stone Ape Prison Suppression Technique has a great reputation, but cultivating it is as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

"The resources required are more than ten times that of us Qi cultivators! The Stone Ape Sect is so poor that it can barely maintain its mountain-protecting array. How can it train disciples? Going there would be a waste of their talent."

"And do you think the Stone Ape Prison Suppression Technique is so easy to learn?"

"That's their family's secret technique. Anyone who isn't a direct disciple of the sect leader doesn't even have the right to use it."

"That's true..." the tall, thin man sighed.

Another disciple, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "I think this might be an opportunity."

"What opportunity?"

"Think about it, the Stone Ape Sect is in dire straits and desperately needs fresh blood."

"If we join now, with our qualifications, we will definitely become core disciples and receive the sect's full support."

"It's better than being stuck in this sect, accumulating seniority without really standing a chance, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the other two fell silent, seemingly seriously considering the possibility.

"How about... we give it a try?"

"I think it's a good idea!"

"Walk!"

The three of them got so engrossed in their conversation that they got up and left.

Lin Bai listened to every word of their conversation.

A slight thought stirred within him.

Stone Ape Sect.

"The Demon Ape's Prison Suppression Technique"

The sect is in decline and urgently needs disciples.

These keywords, when put together, are practically a perfect action guide for him.

A powerful sect has many rules and strict screening processes, making it difficult for someone of unknown origin to infiltrate.

But a declining sect on the verge of bankruptcy, desperate for any kind of help, is a different story.

Lin Bai made up his mind.

He followed the three of them and left together.

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Stone Ape Sect, forbidden area in the back mountain.

A young man with a still-childish face, but whose brows bore a sorrow beyond his years, was bowing respectfully three times to a mottled stone tablet.

The young man's name was Yuan Shan, and he was the newly appointed sect leader of the Stone Ape Sect.

Behind him stood an old man with white hair and beard, and a hunched back. He was Xu Changqing, the only remaining elder of the sect.

"Father, your son is unfilial." Yuan Shan's voice was a little hoarse. "After you left, the Stone Ape Sect... was about to collapse."

Xu Changqing sighed and stepped forward to pat Yuan Shan on the shoulder.

"Sect Master, please don't say that. You've already done your best."

A hint of reminiscence flickered in his cloudy eyes.

Over the course of a century, he witnessed firsthand the rise and fall of the Stone Ape Sect.

Although the Stone Ape Sect was not considered a top-tier sect, it was still a well-known name in the area surrounding Linjiang City.

The former sect leader, Yuan Feng, was known as the Mischievous Demon Ape.

During his lifetime, he was a prodigy, and his mastery of the "Demon Ape Suppressing Prison Technique" was unparalleled.

He single-handedly secured seven spirit stone mines and three spirit herb fields for the sect.

Who would dare not give them some face?

Back then, our sect was so glorious!

It was even considered by the cultivation world as one of the forces most likely to step into a first-class sect.

Unfortunately... the heavens are jealous of talent.

"But the old sect leader's personality was too domineering. He offended too many people in his quest to seize resources."

"When he was alive, with his peak eighth-order cultivation, he could naturally keep the situation in check."

"But now that he's gone... all those jackals who were suffocating under his oppression have come knocking on our door."

Yuan Shan clenched his fist, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

He was well aware of these things.

When my father was alive, he was the sky above me.

But looking back now, that sky has also dug this bottomless pit for him.

"Elder Xu, the Chiyang Sect has sent people again," Yuan Shan said in a low voice.

Xu Changqing trembled, his voice shaking slightly: "What...what do they want now?"

"The same as always." Yuan Shan forced an ugly smile.

"Let us hand over the complete inheritance of the Demon Ape Prison Suppression Technique."

"Otherwise, next month, they will forcibly take over our last and most barren Xishan spirit stone mine."

Xu Changqing swayed, almost unable to stand.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!" The old man trembled with anger.

"The Xishan mine is our last foundation! If we lose even that, how will the sect pay the disciples' monthly stipends?"

"How can the mountain-protecting formation be maintained? We... are really going to be scattered!"

"How could I not know?" Yuan Shan stared blankly at the stone tablet.

"But what do we have to fight them with? The sect leader of the Crimson Sun Sect is a well-established eighth-level expert with hundreds of disciples, many of whom are seventh-level."

"And what about us? Apart from you and me, there are less than ten disciples left in the entire sect, who are still stuck in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages."

He sighed.

"They also promised that as long as we were willing to hand over our cultivation techniques, the sect leader of the Crimson Sun Sect would be willing to accept me as his personal disciple."

Xu Changqing was stunned, then flew into a rage:

"He wants to devour our cultivation techniques and sever the very foundation of our Stone Ape Sect!"

"Sect Master, you absolutely cannot agree to this! This 'Demon Ape Suppressing Prison Technique' is the foundation of our Stone Ape Sect! A thousand-year-old tradition."

"We must not hand it over to them."

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