Cultivation World 23: Venerable Ling Ye
The protective formation of the courtyard was created by Xie Yunsui. With his current ability, the formation he arranged could not withstand three attacks from a Nascent Soul master.
But Ling Ye did not attack again after the first touch.
Xie Yunsui patted Ling Xiyuan's hand, signaling him to relax, and went to open the door.
"You're so slow, even opening the door is so slow."
A middle-aged, grumpy old man walked straight in, and turned back halfway: "Did you make this gourd?"
Xie Yunsui had seen many gentlemen and fairies with reasonable and proper behavior in the world of cultivation, but this was the first time he had seen someone with such an unrestrained personality.
Xie Yunsui bowed and said, "Your Excellency, it is me."
As he spoke, he took out a newly made ninth-grade lotus platform magic weapon, which also had an anti-theft formation painted on it.
This anti-theft formation has now also become an identity proof.
No one except me can replicate such a formation.
Ling Ye took it and looked at it carefully.
This ninth-grade lotus platform is a mysterious-level magic weapon. The fact that it can be refined indicates that the craftsman has reached at least the Golden Core stage.
He glanced at Xie Yunsui and frowned slightly.
Why did I feel that his cultivation level was only at the Qi training stage when I entered just now?
Used a magical tool to conceal your cultivation level?
Ling Ye continued to examine the magic weapon, and after looking at it again, he felt something was wrong. It actually had some of the Xie family's refining techniques?
"Your last name is Xie?"
Xie Yunsui nodded: "Junior Xie Yunsui."
"Who is Xie Yuan to you?" Ling Ye's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Xie Yunsui showed no displeasure at being scrutinized. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Patriarch Xie is my mentor."
He inherited the Xie family's weapon-making technology and was theoretically considered Xie Yuan's student.
If he wants to win over Ling Ye, he has to get in touch with Xie Yuan.
Outsiders don’t know that the two great weapon cultivators in the world of cultivation who rarely meet each other are actually very good friends behind the scenes.
Ling Ye and Xie Yuan met at a weapon refining competition when they were young. Xie Yuan won first place and Ling Ye came in second.
From then on, whenever there were any weapon cultivation competitions or activities, one could always see the two of them confronting each other. Even when it came to refining magical weapons, as soon as the former developed a new one, the latter would immediately come up with a similar one. In the eyes of the world, they had become incompatible.
It was only during the plot that Xie Yunsui learned that Ling Ye regarded Xie Yuan as a confidant.
The Xie family was wiped out overnight. The protagonist Xie Yan thought that he was the only one seeking the truth, but he didn't know that thousands of miles away, there was another person who was also thoroughly investigating what happened back then.
However, Ling Ye was not at the scene when the incident happened. He heard the news after he came out of seclusion. When he tried to contact Xie Yuan with the communication stone, he found that he could not get in touch with him. Half a year had passed by then, and there were no clues. He could not do more and could only plan secretly.
After Xie Yan was promoted to the Golden Core stage, he destroyed the Guiyuan Sect. Because of a seemingly true piece of false information, he mistakenly believed that Ling Ye, who had a bad reputation with his father, was responsible, and then he set his target on Ling Ye.
At the beginning, Ling Ye mistakenly believed that Xie Yan was an insider because he kept his identity secret but left clues and flaws about the Xie family from time to time, so he made things difficult for him.
It was not until later that Ling Ye discovered the truth about Xie Yan's life experience, and he repented of his previous actions and was willing to devote all his efforts and resources to cultivating Xie Yan.
As we all know, those who abuse the mainstream protagonist and oppose the protagonist generally live a comfortable life, but as long as their identity and position change and they are on the side of the protagonist, they immediately become part of the abuse.
After Ling Ye promoted Xie Yan, he was naturally targeted by the people behind the scenes.
Because he gave Xie Yan many life-saving magic weapons and customized a more handy magic sword for him, making Xie Yan more difficult to kill, the person behind the scenes simply got rid of Ling Ye as well.
Xie Yan tragically lost his mentor and friend, and now faces another blood debt on his road to revenge...
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When Zhu Ming mentioned the name of Venerable Ling Ye for the first time, Xie Yunsui thought of this plot.
Ling Ye was very ambitious in the art of refining. When he was surpassed by Xie Yuan, his first thought was not to suppress him or to be jealous of him, but to admit his shortcomings and ask him for advice.
Later, he shared his experience for many years, often communicated and exchanged ideas with Xie Yuan, and repeatedly honed his research and grew, which led to his current ability and status.
Knowing that Ling Ye came for the space gourd, Xie Yunsui set his sights on him. Ling Ye was from the Tianlang Immortal Sect, which was a top sect. As long as he had a connection with the Tianlang Immortal Sect, he should be able to deter some evildoers.
As expected, after hearing the word "mentor", Ling Ye's eyes changed.
He originally came here to learn about the anti-theft formation. He was sure that the person who could create this formation was a promising weapon refiner, so he felt a sense of appreciation for his talent.
Hearing that it was Xie Yuan's disciple, this was the first time he had met someone related to his old friend in many years. He immediately stopped caring about the gourd and asked directly, "You are his disciple. What happened back then...what exactly happened?"
The two were still standing at the gate. Xie Yunsui smiled gently and said, "This is a long story. Your Excellency, please come in and sit down and listen."
Ling Ye had asked the right person. In the entire cultivation world, probably no one except Xie Yunsui knew more about the extermination of the Xie family.
But when he stepped into the inner room and saw Xiaoxi who was completely unaware of the situation, his steps suddenly paused.
He rescued Xiaoxi by breaking through the plot line. After passing this point, he will no longer have any involvement with Xie Yan, and his life safety is guaranteed.
But Ling Ye was different. He knew the truth of the matter. With his relationship with Xie Yuan, even if he knew that the attacker was a powerful person in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, he would probably find ways to find fault.
With Ling Ye's temper, he probably can't hide his disgust towards Qing Yan Sect at all.
If he was discovered by the person from Qingyan Sect earlier, and he didn't recognize Xie Yan later, wouldn't that cut off a major growth point for the protagonist?
In just a few steps, Xie Yunsui weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
"You're walking so slowly! Tell us what happened back then. Did you see who did it? Besides you, who else in the Xie family survived? What about Xie Yuan? With all his abilities and all his life-saving magic weapons, how could none of them work?"
Ling Ye started asking anxiously as soon as he sat down.
Ling Xiyuan had just watched the whole process in the house, and knew from Xie Yunsui's reaction that the person who came was Venerable Ling Ye.
But what made him curious was why Venerable Ling Ye did not have the hostile relationship with the head of the Xie family as rumored, but actually... seemed very concerned?
Thinking this, he plucked up the courage to ask.
Ling Ye was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that few people knew about the relationship between him and Xie Yuan.
His tone was unfriendly and even seemed a bit aggressive at first. The kid from the Xie family didn't dare to speak for a long time. Could it be that he thought he was here to seek revenge?
Ling Ye held his breath and slowly explained, "My relationship with Xie Yuan isn't as bad as people say..."
Xie Yunsui smiled and looked up, replying, "I know. My mentor once said that it was a great pleasure for him to exchange weapon-refining techniques with you."
Ling Ye closed his eyes for a moment and didn't open them until after a while.
"Then tell me who did this cruel thing."
"At that time, Young Master Xie and I were not in the clan, so we didn't know who did it." Xie Yunsui said slowly.
"Young Master Xie? Xie Yan? Is he still alive?" Ling Ye's focus shifted. "When the Xie family was in trouble, it was to celebrate Xie Yan's birthday. It's been so long since the incident, and I haven't heard that Xie Yan returned to Qingyan Sect to ask for help. I thought he had already..."
"I thought so at first, until I met the young master in the secret realm."
Xie Yunsui decided to reveal only what he had said to Xie Yan, and revealed his plan to meet him later and confirm that they would act separately.
"We suspected that the person behind this must be a highly skilled cultivator. Exposing their identity rashly could lead to fatal consequences, so we kept our identities secret. He followed the clues to uncover the truth, while I was responsible for managing and collecting resources to improve our cultivation..."
This also explains why Xie Yan did not act with him.
Ling Ye looked deeply at Xie Yunsui and sighed deeply, "You two have worked so hard... The Xie family is already in such a state. You have a great talent for refining weapons. It would be a pity to waste your time. Would you like to become my disciple?"
The ninth-grade lotus platform was still in his hand. Ling Ye could see that the Xie family's skills only accounted for half of it, and the skillful use of formations was Xie Yunsui's talent.
This kid once became Xie Yuan's disciple. Logically, he shouldn't have snatched Xie Yuan's apprenticeship.
But first of all, such a good talent cannot be wasted, and now I am the only one who can teach him.
Secondly, since he had to hide his identity, what better way was there to become a disciple under Xie Yuan's open enemy?
Xie Yunsui said frankly, "Your Excellency, to be honest, I opened this shop because I promised the Young Master to restore the Xie family's reputation for weapon refining. I won't just open one shop, I will definitely open shops all over the cultivation world. In the entire cultivation continent, half of the ten cultivators use the Xie family's technology to refine magical instruments... Forgive me, I can't agree to this. I can't just stay in the Tianlang Immortal Sect."
Ling Ye: "It's okay, I'm just lending you this name. I support whatever you want to do."
His face was full of sincerity, which made Xie Yunsui startled.
Ling Ye's attitude towards Xie Yuan and the descendants of the Xie family was as sincere as his dedication to refining weapons. Perhaps that was why Xie Yan couldn't let it go after he was implicated.
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The news that Venerable Ling Ye had accepted a personal disciple spread throughout Hualuo City the next day.
The one he captured was not some unknown guy, but the master craftsman who had refined the space gourd!
Everyone who heard the news was stunned for a moment. The gourd refiner had been found? And he had been recruited by Venerable Ling Ye so quickly?
Those who are sensible have already lined up outside the Four Symbols Treasure Pavilion.
Wanxiang Tower also sent a message, hoping to meet Xie Yunsui.
"If you don't want to see these people, I'll have them all driven away!"
As soon as Ling Ye said this, the deep love and care in his tone was revealed, and the other disciples around him all cast strange looks at Xie Yunsui.
Ling Ye has a bad temper and is never in a good mood towards his disciples.
Of course, he himself would often sulk and treat everyone equally. When he was in a bad mood, he would even scold the sect leader. These disciples were used to it.
But suddenly one day, they saw that their master was so caring towards a new disciple, and they felt uneasy.
Ling Ye loves Xie because of his surname, but also because of his skill in refining equipment.
In his opinion, all the social engagements and how to sell the magic weapons should be left to the sect. They should focus on refining the weapons and practice well after refining them. Indulging in worldly affairs is a waste of time.
Xie Yunsui shook his head and smiled: "You don't have to see anyone else, but Wanxiang Tower still needs an explanation."
Ling Ye paused, his tone unusually gentle: "Okay, it's up to you."
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