Chapter 82 Meeting the Sect Master is a Test of Daring
"This is a recording stone. This magical artifact contains multiple divine souls. The divine souls of the six Golden Core stage cultivators we encountered were all sealed by this artifact." Song Yin presented the recording stone and the small gourd.
Sect Master Yan's anger was abruptly interrupted, "Wait, you're saying that the souls of cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above are all inside this magic artifact?"
Song Yin: "Yes."
Sect Leader Yan probed, "Did you kill him?"
Song Yin: "It was not my disciple who killed him."
Sect Leader Yan wasn't angry after hearing this; on the contrary, he thought it was normal.
Song Yin: "It was me, Shi Heming, Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue from Lingpo Peak who worked together to kill him."
"..."
Sect Master Yan gave an order to the disciples guarding the gate outside the main hall: "Summon Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue, disciples of Lingpo Peak, to come to the main peak to see me."
Upon receiving the order, the disciple immediately went to Lingpo Peak.
"Please sit down first," said Sect Leader Yan, gesturing to the chairs on either side.
While waiting, Sect Leader Yan rested her forehead on her right hand, her mind filled with thoughts of her sect's four disciples slaying six powerful enemies despite being far stronger than themselves, and even bringing back the enemies' souls. These brats were really causing trouble; she was at her wits' end.
Soon Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue arrived at the main peak.
"Sect Master, the person has arrived."
Sect Leader Yan waved to the disciple who was delivering the order, and said with a headache, "Tell the people guarding outside the door to step back."
Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue bowed simultaneously, saying, "Disciple greets Sect Master."
"No need for formalities, please sit down." Sect Master Yan sat up straight. "I heard from Song Yin that the four of you killed six cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above?"
Xiao Daiheng answered honestly with a straight face: "To be precise, it was five people, because when Junior Brother Wu and I joined, one person had already been killed."
Sect Leader Yan nodded, wanting to find someone to recount the details of the battle. She looked at Song Yin and Shi Heming, and Song Yin immediately gave her a sweet smile. Anyone who saw it would praise her as a well-behaved and obedient disciple.
Sect Master Yan coughed lightly, ignoring the two of them, and asked Xiao Daiheng directly, "Tell me the details of the battle as they happened."
This girl is incredibly clever; she looks like a black sesame-filled dumpling. Otherwise, Lord Seonyon wouldn't scold his traitorous disciple every few days.
Xiao Daiheng is a good person; he is honest and doesn't lie, so what he says is more credible.
Xiao Daiheng: "Yes."
Xiao Daiheng recounted the events of the arena match in detail, striving not to miss a single detail.
As she listened, Song Yin lowered her head further and further.
Speaking of the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill, Sect Master, could you please stop staring at me like that? Your constant staring is making me very uneasy!
"Luring out the cultivator's inner demons?" Sect Master Yan spoke up, saying to Song Yin, "Child, your methods are even more powerful than those of evil cultivators."
"Haha, I dare not accept such praise. This disciple swears that I have never used the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill for any immoral or immoral purposes. Every time I used it, it was for self-defense." Song Yin held up three fingers to her ear and looked expectantly at Sect Master Yan.
Sect Leader Yan raised his voice: "Every time you use it? Aside from the arena battles, you've used it before?"
Song Yin withdrew her fingers, obediently tucked her hands into her bosom, and stammered, "When we went out to return to the sect before, we encountered a half-step Nascent Soul evil cultivator who wanted to kill us, so I secretly used the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jue's eyes widened, and he silently gave Song Yin a thumbs up. Amazing!
Sect Leader Yan was at a loss for words: "You... never mind, as long as you haven't done anything heinous. One more thing, this pill must not be sold!"
Song Yin instantly regained her composure, raised her head and puffed out her chest before the sect leader, saying, "This disciple guarantees it!"
Sect Leader Yan: "Xiao Daiheng, please continue."
Xiao Daiheng then recounted what happened next, and this time Sect Leader Yan did not interrupt, listening to the whole story in one go.
After listening, Sect Master Yan asked Shi Heming, "You are a talisman cultivator, yet you are also proficient in formations. Although I am not a formation cultivator, I have some understanding of formations. I have never heard of the Myriad Manifestations Annihilation Formation that you used. From which books did you learn it?"
Shi Heming: "Reporting to the sect leader, the Myriad Annihilation Array is a self-created array that I developed with Song Yin before setting off for the secret realm."
"A self-created formation?" Sect Master Yan tapped his fingers on the table, lost in thought.
Song Yin: "This disciple only put forward the idea; it was Shi Heming who ultimately completed the formation."
In front of the four people, Sect Leader Yan took out a roster and a pen and wrote Shi Heming after Song Yin's name.
Sect Master Yan: "I am aware of the matter. You may return now. Song Yin, I will keep your magic artifact for now. After I deal with the soul within it, I will send someone to return it to Danque Peak."
Song Yin: "Everything is up to the sect leader. However, there are still a few divine souls in the magic artifact. They are the ones who ruthlessly killed the disciples in the secret realm. I hope the sect leader will not let them go."
Sect Master Yan: "Rest assured, I will not let those who harm the disciples of the Immortal Firmament Sect get away with it."
The four left the main peak.
After they left, Xiao Daiheng said to Song Yin, "There were many people earlier, so I haven't congratulated Fellow Daoist Song on successfully passing the tribulation."
Song Yin: "We've been through thick and thin together, so from now on, just call me Song Yin, and I'll call you by your names too."
Xiao Daiheng: "Of course, fellow Daoist Shi can come too."
Shi Heming: "You should change your address first."
A smile appeared on Xiao Daiheng's stern face. "Song Yin, Shi Heming, from now on you will be my friends, Xiao Daiheng."
Wu Jue: "Me too."
"Yes, yes, how could I forget you, Wu Jue?" Song Yin quickly replied.
Xiao Daiheng took out a storage bag. "This is full of spirit stones. Thank you for saving my life back then."
Song Yin refused to accept the spirit stones, saying, "We all said we didn't want your spirit stones, but you ended up helping us a lot. Please put the spirit stones away."
Seeing that Song Yin really wouldn't accept it, Xiao Daiheng had no choice but to put the spirit stones away.
Inside Wujian Peak.
Wen Zhiling glanced out of the courtyard from time to time.
"Master, I received news that Junior Sister has returned from her trip to the secret realm. Where is she?" After finishing teaching swordsmanship to the disciples of Wujian Peak, Shen Yuzhu rushed to see Song Yin upon hearing that the disciple who went to the Floating Dream Secret Realm had returned.
Wen Zhiling: "I'm on the main peak, I'll be back soon, what's the rush? Did the ancestors have something to discuss with you when you went to the forbidden area a few days ago?"
Shen Yuzhu: "The ancestor asked me to deliver the spiritual essence to them, saying that the previous spiritual essence had been used up."
Spiritual marrow is beneficial to cultivation. Possessing even a small piece of spiritual marrow can allow a cultivator to advance their cultivation by thousands of miles a day. If a sect has spiritual marrow, it will prioritize its use for the ancestors in the forbidden areas, striving to ensure that each ancestor can successfully ascend to the upper realm, making it the greatest reliance of the Immortal Firmament Sect.
Wen Zhiling meticulously wiped her natal sword, the blade reflecting her sharp features: "From now on, you will be in charge of all affairs of Wujian Peak. I will be entering the forbidden area for secluded cultivation, and all matters of Wujian Peak will be entrusted to you. Also, your cultivation has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, so it's time to start looking for good talents to take on as your personal disciples and train them."
Shen Yuzhu: "I have also had some experience with new disciples, but they were ultimately unsatisfactory. The matter of accepting disciples must be taken slowly. However, Master, your cultivation has not changed for a long time. If I could find a piece of spiritual marrow for you, that would be great."
Wen Zhiling gently sheathed his sword and looked at his disciple, "No rush. We sword cultivators are upright and can break through our realms smoothly without the help of external forces."
"Elder Wen, I'm back!"
After leaving the main peak, everyone went home. Song Yin ran to Wujian Peak, and before she even entered the door, her voice reached the ears of everyone present.
"Senior brother's here too! I missed you all so much!" Song Yin squeezed next to Wen Zhiling as soon as she arrived. Seeing the spirit sword with its shimmering light, she exclaimed with envy, "Wow, what a fine sword!"
Teacher Wen and his apprentice glanced at Song Yin indifferently.
Song Yin realized what she meant and said, "I meant the sword is really good."
Wen Zhiling put his natal sword into his spatial storage and asked Song Yin, "You sent us a message on the flying boat saying that your cultivation had broken through to the Golden Core stage and that you had obtained an incredible treasure. Your senior brother and I want to see what kind of treasure it is that you couldn't help but show off to us as soon as you left the secret realm."
Song Yin immediately pulled out the Netherworld Gold Stone, "Look, this is it!"
"Nether Gold Stone?"
"Does the Floating Dream Realm also contain the Nether Gold Stone?"
The two sword cultivators were immediately drawn to the Nether Gold Stone.
Song Yin nodded to herself. Sure enough, sword cultivators were more discerning, unlike her master who valued the Purple Sun Spirit Fire more.
Wen Zhiling: "What do you plan to do with this piece of dark gold stone?"
Song Yin: "I'm going to use it to customize my natal sword."
Wen Zhiling: "The Nether Gold Stone can be used as one of the main materials for a ninth-tier spirit sword. Who do you plan to have forge it for you?"
Song Yin: "Elder Shi."
Wen Zhiling: "Elder Shi is indeed very capable, but due to his cultivation level, he can hardly forge even a seventh-grade spiritual weapon. Using the Nether Gold Stone, he ended up with a spiritual sword below the seventh grade, which is a huge loss."
"How about this, you go to the forbidden area and find your grandmaster, and ask her to go to Master Shi. With the help of the ancestor of Tianqiao Peak, although they may not be able to forge a ninth-order magic weapon, an eighth-order magic weapon is definitely guaranteed."
Please ask the ancestor to forge her natal sword?
Song Yin gasped. In the end, she didn't have the same courage as her master's wife; she was too timid to think too much about it.
She reflected that she would definitely let her mind wander more and imagine more boldly in the future. As the saying goes, the bold get rich, the timid starve!
"I'll go to the forbidden area to find my master right now." Song Yin turned and walked out.
Wen Zhiling pulled Song Yin back, "Don't rush, take this."
A piece of refining material was handed to Song Yin. She recognized it as Mingxin Sand, a valuable item comparable to Youjin Stone.
"Master's wife, you..."
Wen Zhiling patted Song Yin's shoulder, "This is the reward for breaking through to the Golden Core stage." She whispered in Song Yin's ear, "Your master still has many treasures. Ask him for some before going to the forbidden area."
Song Yin put the Mind-Enhancing Sand and the Netherworld Gold Stone into her spatial storage and said earnestly, "I understand!"
Wen Zhiling released Song Yin's hand and watched her run off to Danque Peak again.
Seeing this, Shen Yuzhu couldn't help but chuckle. "It seems Elder Qi is going to scold Junior Sister for being a rebellious disciple again. But what if the Ancestor of Tianqiao Peak doesn't agree to forge Junior Sister's natal sword?"
Wen Zhiling was absolutely certain of this. "He will agree. Those materials can forge a ninth-order spirit sword, and a ninth-order magic weapon has always been a worry for him. Being able to take on Yinyin's order can be considered his good fortune."
Inside Danque Peak, Qi Zibo was taking stock of the pills stored in his various warehouses.
It's not easy to refine a whole warehouse of pills; it takes time and spirit stones. Next time, I can't easily gamble with my traitorous disciple using the warehouse's pills. If I lose, he'll suffer a huge loss.
"Master! Master!"
Qi Zibo's brow twitched suddenly.
Oh no, the debt collectors are here!
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Author's note: I saw a bunch of sword cultivators.
Song Yin: Wow! What a sword!
Everyone stared...
Song Yin: I mean, this sword is really good [covers face and peeks]
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