Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Snow still blanketed the Zhexue Peak, and Yu Luoning, dressed in red, treaded through the snow with the grace of a swallow.

She continued to wield the black sword in her hand, and her Moon-Slaying Sword Technique became increasingly masterful.

The snow-capped peak was a cold white. She had changed out of her usual plain long dress and was now dressed in red, which made her face even more proud and beautiful.

Outside the mountain-protecting formation, several enormous Dharma images, each tens of feet tall, rose from the ground, one of which held a huge letter of accusation in its hand.

Fa Xiang spoke slowly, his voice resounding throughout the entire sect.

"Yu Luoning, the inheritor of the Dao of Ten Thousand Emotions, is hiding in the Dongbao Upper Sect. The Dongbao Upper Sect has seven days to hand over this woman, otherwise the seven families of the outer realms and the Divine Realm will unite to raze the Dongbao Upper Sect to the ground."

"This case has been handed over to the Divine Realm. The Divine Realm's enforcers will arrive soon. We hope that everyone in the Dongbao Sect will act accordingly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dharma image slowly transformed into starlight and disappeared into the sky.

However, the letter of accusation still hung high in the sky, visible to all disciples of the Dongbao Sect.

At this moment, the entire clan was in an uproar.

Most of the disciples had no idea what the Dao of Forgetfulness was, and only a few had vaguely heard of its terrifying reputation in the outer realms. At this moment, they were all filled with fear.

"Yu Luoning, it's her again? She's a true disciple of Zhe Xuefeng, would the patriarch hand her over?"

"What should we do? Are the outer realms joining forces to raze the Dongbao Upper Sect to the ground?"

At this moment, Yu Luo, standing atop the snow-capped peak, naturally heard these words clearly. The black sword stood upright beside him, just like its master, his posture straight and his whole body exuding a chilling aura.

How did people from other realms know that the Dao of Ten Thousand Emotions was passed down in her?

After receiving the inheritance, she neither cultivated it nor used it in front of others.

As expected, the supernatural powers of the outer realms are incomparable to those of the Eastern Treasure Continent.

This day came rather suddenly.

At the same time, Sect Leader Cheng Min has urgently convened a meeting of the sect's senior leaders.

Inside the main hall, all the elders and core disciples of the Dongbao Sect gathered together.

The crowd dispersed in small groups, whispering amongst themselves, making the entire hall a chaotic mess.

Cheng Min rubbed her temples, and a wave of divine pressure swept across the entire room, instantly silencing everyone.

Suddenly, an elder stepped forward and said, "Sect Master, compared to the safety of tens of thousands of disciples of the Dongbao Upper Sect, which is more important?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall froze instantly, and the answer was self-evident.

However, the core of the problem is that Yu Luoning is Zhe Xuefeng's man.

Ultimately, Dongbo Shangzong had no right to demand anything of Choi Soo.

A moment later, a relatively amiable elder from the Enforcement Hall said, "Sect Master, we cannot hand over someone just because of a letter of accusation. We must find out the truth about the inheritance on Yu Luoning's body."

Furthermore, have you ever heard of the Path of Myriad Feelings? The outer realms value it so highly; it must be quite powerful.

Another elder snorted coldly and said, "I think the outer realms are after the inheritance on Yu Luoning's body. They speak so righteously, but who knows if they're secretly trying to steal the fortune?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Min sighed deeply, finding it difficult to break off the relationship.

Just then, another elder said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, in my opinion, the most urgent task is to hand over Yu Luoning first and protect the sect."

Before the words were finished, the doors of the council hall suddenly opened, and wisps of crisp snowflakes drifted into the hall.

A tall, slender figure strode in.

Cui Xiu's gaze was cold and sharp as she swept her eyes across the crowd. Her voice was as frosty as she asked, "Who did you just say you were going to hand over?"

With a loud bang, as his words fell, the elder who had previously suggested handing over the person felt a terrifying pressure as if Mount Tai were pressing down on him.

He was so shocked that he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned ashen.

Cui Xiu has always been domineering and protective of his own, and this is even more so now.

He said coldly, "I will protect those cowardly ants from the outer realms. If they really want to hold me accountable, let them come to me."

Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials in the hall immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Cui Xiu did not leave in a huff. Instead, he surveyed the entire room and said in a chilling tone, "I would like to ask, where did you get this information about people from other regions? What makes you think she is a successor of the Myriad Emotions Sect?"

Logically speaking, only he and Bai Rongling knew the secret of Yu Luoning obtaining the Wanqingdao inheritance. If it wasn't him who passed it on, could it be Bai Rongling?

At this moment, in the empty and quiet main hall.

An aged voice entered the council hall through the protective mountain array.

"Cui Xiu, do you want to know how my seven families found out Yu Luoning's identity?"

Cui Xiu raised her eyes, her gaze piercing through the void, pointing directly at the letter of accusation.

The voice continued, "This matter also involves the Bai family of the Changming Sacred Domain."

The voice paused for a moment, then continued, "Young Master Bai Jiu and the enchantress of Wanqing Dao spend every day together, yet he remains unmoved by personal feelings in the face of righteousness. This is truly admirable. If it weren't for the Bai family secretly sending messages, we wouldn't have been able to locate this woman so quickly."

Bai Jiu Gongzi?

Isn't that the foreign genius that Cui Xiu forced to stay behind to serve Yu Luoning?

The people in the hall exchanged glances, their faces showing a degree of understanding.

Bai Rongling was, after all, the pride of the Changming Sacred Domain, yet she was publicly humiliated by Cui Xiu and trapped on Zhexue Peak, unable to leave.

It's not surprising that he harbored resentment and secretly relayed Yu Luoning's secret back to the Bai family.

Cui Xiu's face darkened completely. He suddenly remembered that Bai Rongling had indeed sent a letter to the Bai family not long ago.

Although he had personally examined the letter, he found no content related to Luo Ning.

However, the Bai family has many means of communication, and who can guarantee that Bai Rongling did not leave behind a code that only members of the Bai family can understand? Moreover, the only people who know that Yu Luoning has obtained the secret of the inheritance are him and Bai Rongling.

Cui Xiu ignored the discussions among the people in the hall.

With a wave of his hand, his figure vanished from the spot.

The next moment, a storm swept across the sky above Zhexue Peak.

At the same time, Yu Luoning and Bai Rongling were standing in the snow.

The voices of the seven families from the outer regions had just echoed throughout the entire Dongbao Upper Sect, and they naturally heard them clearly.

Yu Luoning still held the black sword in her hand, its blade pointing straight at the snow. Despite the sudden arrival of the seven families from the outer realms, she was not actually afraid.

Cui Xiu is stubborn and has a bad temper, but when danger comes, he always stands in front of her and removes all obstacles for her.

However, she cannot hide behind others forever. The reason why the seven families of the outer realms dared to use a letter of accusation to force the Dongbao Sect to hand over the person is simply because she is not strong enough. Once he truly grows up, the next time someone wants to touch him, they will have to think twice about whether they have the ability.

She wrote down everything that happened today.

She has always had a bad memory, but she remembers her enemies clearly.

The seven families from the outer realms, is that it? This score will be settled sooner or later.

Yu Luoning withdrew her gaze and looked at Bai Rongling not far away.

Bai Rongling was still wearing a plain white brocade robe, and a veil covered most of her face.

He stood there, motionless and silent.

Yu Luoning slowly withdrew her gaze; she couldn't say that she had no doubts.

After all, besides herself, only Cui Xiu and Bai Rongling knew about the Wanqing Path.

There's no way Cui Xiu would reveal her secret.

What about Bai Rongling?

He didn't want to stay at Zhexue Peak in the first place, and because he was humiliated, he certainly had reason to retaliate.

Just as Yu Luoning was about to speak, Bai Rongling spoke first.

"It wasn't me."

He seemed to have guessed what Yu Luoning would think.

The sound traveled through the white snow, sounding empty and silent.

He said, "I did send a message to the Bai family before, but I never told them your secret."

Yu Luoning looked at him. "So what did you write in the letter?"

Bai Rongling was silent for a moment, then said, "This matter... has nothing to do with you."

Yu Luoning frowned slightly, before she could ask any further questions.

The surrounding wind and snow stopped, and a chilling pressure suddenly descended.