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Grand Vacuity Sect.
The sect was surrounded by floating mountains, and the numerous peaks were suspended in the sky, enclosed by a thick mist of Immortal Qi like a scene from a fairyland. Not far from the right of the floating peaks, a completely different-looking mountain peak floated among the other peaks. This mountain was ten times smaller than the other floating peaks, but it was enclosed in a transparent shield. On the top of this floating peak, there was a beam of light that stretched right across the horizon.
“Ahead of us is Sword Comprehension Peak.” Lonemoon pointed to the floating peak enclosed in a transparent shield. Brows furrowed, still wearing that disapproving look on his face, Lonemoon turned to Shen Ying and said, “Although I have not heard of any Soul Formation cultivators having entered the peak recently, there are three Soul Formation cultivators in Sword Comprehension Peak guarding the passage to the Upper Azure World. As soon as anybody enters the peak, they will be detected. You have to think carefully. Are you sure that you really want to break into Sword Comprehension Peak?” This was tantamount to declaring war against all three of the guarding Soul Formation cultivators.
Shen Ying looked up and was about to reply, but Yi Qing, who was next to her, spoke up first.
“No, Master, don’t do it!”
Lonemoon was relieved by his reply. At least there was still someone who could read the situation; Yi Qing certainly deserved to be the Sword Immortal. Quickly advise your bogus master. But then he saw Yi Qing turning to Shen Ying with a serious look on his face, saying, “Master, it’s going to be noon time. You… haven’t had lunch yet!”
“…” What?
“You’re right.” Shen Ying nodded in agreement. “We need to fill our stomachs so that we have the energy to carry out our task.”
“Your disciple will be going now to procure some food for you and start a fire to cook.”
“Thanks.”
“Master, please wait here. It will be ready soon.”
Lonemoon: “…” Where’s my sword?
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“Come back, you!” Lonemoon took hold of the brain-damaged fan, and all kinds of profanities starting spewing out of his mouth. “Is this the time to look for food? You think this is a leisure tour?! If you want to help, please do it seriously, ok?!” And I thought this lady was your friend?!
“But we’ll be hungry if we don’t eat!”
“Master is right!”
“Can’t you bloody bear with it?”
“Hunger can hurt the stomach.”
“Master is right!”
“This time I came out in a rush and didn’t bring anything to eat. Don’t tell me you have food?”
“I…” Lonemoon’s mouth twitched, but he really did have it! Gritting his teeth, he pulled out a stack of cakes from the storage bag by his side. “Here. Last time you didn’t finish them, so I packed them up for you. Eat, eat, eat till you die!”
“How come there is only osmanthus muffin? I remember that there were crispy delight, lotus tart and fish flake that I didn’t finish last time.”
“Master, you forgot the golden butter crumble!”
“…” Are you two master-disciple pair out to collect debts? Can’t you bloody leave some for me? “You can’t even remember the names of people, so how come you can remember this kind of thing so well? Here, take, take, take. I give them all back to you, are you satisfied?”
“Oh, thanks.”
“Master, shall I still go and hunt a few spirit beasts?”
“Shut your mouth!”
Qi Chengyu, watching from the sidelines: “…” Having these people with me, can I really take my revenge?
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Sword Comprehension Peak belonged to the Grand Vacuity Sect, but because it was a dojo of Soul Formation cultivators and it also had a direct passage to the Upper Azure World at its summit, ordinary disciples rarely came here.
Finally having eaten their fill, the group managed to reach the base of Sword Comprehension Peak without much effort and without alerting the Grand Vacuity Sect to their presence.
Compared to what could be sensed from the outside, the Spirit Qi of the entire mountain was much denser here, and they could faintly see a palace floating above the mountain.
“I can only bring you up to this point.” Lonemoon looked up at the summit. “I’ll be spotted if I venture any further. I’m a member of Blackheaven Sect and most people in the Grand Vacuity Sect know me, so I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to follow you up.” If he were recognized, it would create a problem between the two sects.
“Thank you, Supremacy, for your help.” Qi Chengyu went up to salute him.
“You don’t need to thank me, I’m not helping you!” Turning to glare at a certain someone, Lonemoon continued, “This is a special case. You are still a Fiendish Cultivator. Normally, I wouldn’t have been lenient with you. Besides, we haven’t formed our conclusion on this matter yet.”
Qi Chengyu clenched her hands tightly. “I understand what you mean, Supremacy.”
“Hey, foodie!” Ignoring Qi Chengyu entirely, Lonemoon nudged Shen Ying, saying, “I have to go to the Grand Vacuity Sect to try to distract that bunch of old geezers so they don’t discover that Sword Comprehension Peak has been broken into. You all better hurry.”
“Alright.”
“Though Sword Comprehension Peak isn’t big, it’s still not that easy to search for a person there. You all better split up. Right…” He turned his head and looked at Qi Chengyu. “How does that person look like? Do you have an image of him?”
Frowning, Qi Chengyu took out a white round stone and formed a hand seal. Suddenly, the image of a man floated above it. He was dressed entirely in white, appearing decent and proper, giving off the impression he was a righteous gentleman.
Lonemoon took the round stone from her hand, formed a hand seal and then took out a few Dao talismans. “Take these, they’re tracking talismans. I just locked in the aura of that person. You can use this later to find him. It’ll be much easier.” But even after saying this he was still worried and so added, “Remember… don’t expose your Blackheaven Sect identity. I don’t want the crime of colluding with Fiendish Cultivators on my head.”
Shen Ying looked up and glanced at the talismans he had handed over, but then shook her head, throwing them back at him. “No need.”
“No need?” Lonemoon glared at her. “Can you find someone with just your eyes? You think that guy called Gan is an idiot who will voluntarily leap out in front of you to let you thrash him?!”
But just as he finished saying this, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.
“Who are you people? How dare you break into Sword Comprehension Peak!”
Taken aback, Lonemoon turned around to look at the person who had suddenly appeared behind him. For a moment he seemed perplexed, then all of a sudden he lowered his head down to look at the image above the round stone. Incredulous, he dipped his head down still further, peering at the image again…
Holy shit! I don’t believe it! He really is an idiot!
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“Gan Zirui!” Qi Chengyu had also not expected that he would be found so quickly. Her eyes instantly turned red and she fixed her gaze on the person opposite her. “It has been five hundred years! Do you still recognize me?”
Startled, the man looked at the person at the center of their group. He suddenly retracted his gaze and a nervous expression flashed across his face. “You are… Qi Chengyu?! You… why are you here?”
Qi Chengyu laughed coldly, her expression full of hatred. “You certainly wouldn’t want me here. Five hundred years… I have been looking for you for five hundred years. I didn’t expect you to be hiding here. Let’s settle our past scores once and for all today!”
“Qi Chengyu, calm down. I was forced by the circumstances then. You can’t blame me for what happened.” Stepping back, the increasingly flustered Gan Zirui tried to explain himself. “At that time I was only a Golden Core cultivator, so when that Yu Ding wanted you, what choice did I have? You can only blame… blame yourself for having a pure Yin body.”
“Hmmph! You had no choice?” Qi Chengyu’s expression was full of sarcasm. “So when I fled back to you that same year, when you destroyed my hundred years of cultivation, deliberately threw me into the fiend dungeon at Ming Yin Mountain and left me to endure endless humiliation, were you also forced to do all those things?”