Chapter 36 The Mohist School of Central Plains (1) Mortals naturally have their own lives...
The summit of Canghua Mountain in Kunwu Sect is covered with snow all year round, and even the ancient sycamore trees, which are thousands of years old, are covered with a layer of white snow.
Under the sycamore tree sat a man, swirling a wine bowl in his hand, his eyes filled with intoxication.
Why are you drinking alone in silence?
A man in black appeared beside him, sat down, and poured himself a bowl of wine.
Qingwu took a sip of wine and said in a low voice, "Today is the anniversary of her death."
The man in black paused for a moment. "I told you, she's not dead."
Qing Wutong chuckled softly, "Found a suitable candidate?"
"Although he is of slightly inferior talent, he is barely worthy of her after undergoing marrow cleansing."
"What about her sword? Don't forget, the Firefly Sword has already been destroyed."
The man in black took a sip of wine. “What is the Firefly Sword? Once I find the right materials for forging a sword, and with the flesh and blood of that innate sword-wielding body fused together, I can naturally forge an unparalleled divine sword.”
Qingwu raised his wine bowl and clinked it against his, saying, "You're still the most ruthless one."
The man in black glanced at him and said, "In terms of ruthlessness, I am no match for you. If it weren't for the fact that you schemed against your own disciple to find out the secrets of the Dust Sword, and then arranged for Fu Yusheng to enter the Linglang Secret Realm and learn everything, which led to the shattering of his sword heart, he would not have been defeated by the Demon Lord and perished in the South China Sea."
Qingwu raised an eyebrow. "I didn't intend to shatter his sword heart. I just didn't want him to interfere with our plans, so I was thinking of devising a way to divert his attention elsewhere."
Who would have thought that after learning everything, he wouldn't be able to bear it and would lock up his sword heart? It's a pity that such a gifted and talented young man died in such a place.
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Endless Sect.
As night deepened and the campfire died down, Jiang Wanyi escorted the drunken Song Anran back to her room before returning to her own.
Only Su Fuying and a few others remained in the courtyard.
Cheng Minxi glanced towards the courtyard entrance and, as expected, saw a glimpse of a plain white garment. He spoke.
"You're all here, why are you hiding there?"
Fu Yunyao was not surprised that he would discover her. She had not concealed herself when she came, and had not intended to hide.
When her figure appeared in the courtyard, Shi Yubai, who was already somewhat drunk, thought about what he had said and awkwardly avoided looking at her.
Wen Ci stood beside him and asked, "What are your plans next?"
Fu Yunyao remained silent, only looking at Su Fuying sitting beside the now-extinguished campfire, "There are some things I think they haven't told you yet."
"Yun Yao!" Cheng Minxi tentatively tried to stop her.
Su Fuying's eyebrows curved slightly. "I think I roughly know what it is."
Fu Yunyao smiled as well, "I also think you probably guessed it."
Su Fuying suppressed the smile in her eyes, her voice extremely soft, "So, is the breaking of the Demon Realm seal really related to Master?"
Shi Yubai looked at Cheng Minxi in surprise, his drunkenness fading somewhat.
He gestured with his eyes, "You told her?"
Cheng Minxi shook her head, indicating that she did not.
Su Fuying noticed their movements. "No need to guess, I found out myself."
“Fuying…” Shi Yubai began hesitantly.
On the contrary, Su Fuying's eyes remained gentle. "Actually, it's not hard to guess. I know that Yun Yao has been investigating the matter of the Demon Realm seal all these years. I already had some suspicions when you appeared in the secret realm of the Nanheng Sect that day."
In the Moonlit Illusion, I saw my master develop inner demons, which further confirmed my doubts.
Since the Demon Realm was sealed, there have been no demons in the world for five hundred years. Those who harbor inner demons have all been slain by Heaven on the day they fall into demonic possession. If Master wishes to remain undetected, he must either exorcise his inner demons before Heaven becomes aware, or break the seal on the Demon Realm and successfully fall into demonic possession under the nourishment of demonic energy.
“You… you know everything.” Shi Yubai murmured.
"I just don't quite understand," Su Fuying said softly, gazing at the branches swaying in the wind.
"My master has protected the South China Sea for over a hundred years. Would she really disregard the safety of other cultivators and ordinary people for her own sake? If so, I want to hear her tell me herself."
Nan Xiangyu, the sect leader of Nanheng Sect, is the most gentle and approachable among the five sect leaders. He is also the only sect leader who personally travels to various places to select disciples every ten years.
Ten years ago, when the seal on the Demon Realm was broken, she appeared on the border of the South China Sea with her severely injured body, set up a barrier, and protected millions of people in the South China Sea.
How could someone like her break the seal of the Demon Realm for her own sake?
Just as she refused to believe that the Sect Master of Nanheng would do such a thing, Cheng Minxi and Wen Ci also refused to believe that their master was the one who opened the seal of the Demon Realm.
only……
They looked at Fu Yunyao, torn between her close friend with whom they had finally reconciled after years of estrangement and her master who had taught them for many years. They simply couldn't make a choice.
The atmosphere in the courtyard instantly fell silent.
Fu Yunyao's gaze fell on Xuan Kui, who was drinking wine to the side, and she asked, "Aren't you going to seek revenge on the Sect Master of Nanheng?"
"Huh?" Xuan Kui was slightly taken aback, his eyes flickering. "Isn't it because your injuries haven't healed yet?"
Upon hearing her reply, Fu Yunyao's eyebrows curved into a smile. "In that case, why don't you go to Zhongzhou again in a few days?"
Xuan Kui: ?
He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why me?"
Fu Yunyao remained silent, only looking at him with a smile in her eyes, as if to say something.
What do you think?
Xuan Kui: ...
"Although I really want revenge, going there in my current state would be suicide. Besides, there are other people watching me here, so you don't need to be so wary of me, do you?"
“His condition is not suitable for him to stay by your side,” Cheng Minxi said tactfully after thinking for a moment.
What he really meant was that Xuan Kui's stance was unclear and that he might turn against them at any time, so they needed to be careful.
Fu Yunyao understood, and so did Xuan Kui. He said with some dissatisfaction, "Hey! I have principles, okay!"
"What are you going to Zhongzhou for?" Wen Ci asked, stopping their argument from continuing.
Shi Yubai finally came to his senses and asked in agreement, "Oh right, what are you going to Zhongzhou for?"
Fu Yunyao looked up at the moonlight filtering through the clouds and spoke softly.
“I went to look for something that had been dropped in Zhongzhou.”
"Something very important?"
"It's not important," she said lightly.
Shi Yubai: ...
Cheng Minxi was also puzzled, "Then why did you make this special trip?"
"Ah." Fu Yunyao responded somewhat slowly. Her reaction made Shi Yubai think that she was the one who was drunk.
She said.
"The elders of Yaotai Realm said that demons have appeared near Zhongzhou and asked me to go there."
This time, it was Shen Minxi's turn to remain silent. So shouldn't the important thing be the demons who appeared near Zhongzhou?!
Su Fuying frowned. "Demons?"
"What do you want me to do when demons appear?" Xuan Kui was puzzled. After a while, he suddenly widened his eyes. "You doubt me!"
"I'm just curious whether this demon who appeared in Zhongzhou escaped from the Demon Realm or, like you, was led into becoming a demon."
Shi Yubai couldn't quite understand their conversation.
Zhongzhou...
His eyes lit up. "The Mo family is in Zhongzhou? Mo Beili said he was going to search for Sword Master Rangchen in the South China Sea, but so many days have passed and he hasn't seen any trace of her. Has he given up because he can't find her?"
...
The spiritual energy in Zhongzhou has always been scarce, and it is also the only city in the region where no cultivators reside for an extended period.
Smoke rose from chimneys along the streets, and the air was filled with the sounds of people talking. Everyone's face was beaming with smiles.
Even more amazing are the mechanical devices and strange arts that can be seen everywhere on the streets, which support the operation of the city.
Someone was using a mechanical wing to fly through the air.
Even the toys in children's hands have hidden mechanisms.
Fu Yunyao helped the child who was running too fast and almost fell, and looked at the person standing next to her with a headache.
"Actually, you don't need to follow me."
Shi Yubai instantly bristled, "Who's following you! I'm keeping an eye on Xuan Kui, okay?!"
Xuan Kui, who was wrapped around his wrist, raised his dragon head slightly, then lay back down, feeling bored.
Fu Yunyao sighed softly and said nothing more, but Shi Yubai couldn't help but ask, "There are no cultivators here, so what should we do if we encounter demonic beasts or monsters causing trouble?"
"This young master must be from out of town?" The noodle stall owner on the street smiled when he heard his words. "With the officials from the Demon Extermination Bureau here, we don't need any cultivators."
"The Demon-Slaying Bureau?" Shi Yubai repeated, still somewhat incredulous.
Demons and monsters are born with an insurmountable gap between themselves and mortals. No matter how powerful a mortal is, they are completely powerless against demons, monsters, or cultivators.
Seeing that he didn't believe him, the noodle stall owner put down his soup ladle and pulled Shi Yubai to sit down at the stall. "I'm going to have a serious talk with you today."
Shi Yubai was forced to sit down in his seat with a bewildered look on his face, staring blankly at Fu Yunyao.
Fu Yunyao's eyebrows curved slightly beneath the veil, but she remained silent.
The stall owner continued, "The Demon Suppression Office was specially established by the Mo family chief to prevent demons from causing trouble. In the past ten years, with the support of the Mo family's mechanical arts, it has solved nearly thirty cases of demon trouble in our Central Plains."
Shi Yubai's interest was piqued. "Are all the people in the Demon Suppression Bureau mortals?"
"Of course, no noble cultivators would be willing to stay in our barren little place for long."
The contempt in his tone towards cultivators was too obvious, and Shi Yubai was puzzled. "Then the barrier outside the city?"
The noodle stall owner held up a finger and waved it in front of him. "You don't know this, do you? This is a protective shield that our Mo family chief researched for months and developed that can resist demons without using spiritual power."
Shi Yubai was stunned. "What?"
Seeing the surprise on his face, the stall owner was very proud, but his expression remained normal. "What, don't you see protective shields like this outside? I thought they were available everywhere else."
Shi Yubai's competitive spirit was aroused, "Then the sword energy on that protective shield, it always..."
He paused halfway through his sentence, and the stall owner raised an eyebrow, "You can't classify Young Master Yao as a cultivator just because she's powerful."
Shi Yubai had no way to refute it, "I, I didn't..."
Fu Yunyao chuckled lightly, unsurprisingly receiving a reproachful look from Shi Yubai.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Why are we arguing about these things? Cultivators have their own methods of cultivation, and mortals naturally have their own ways of survival. Why bother arguing about who is superior?"
"Hmph." The noodle stall owner raised his chin slightly, looking at Shi Yubai with a hint of provocation. "This young lady is much more sensible."
“I…” Shi Yubai’s eyes widened.
How can he be so unreasonable?
The stall owner stood up, his voice filled with joy, "I feel fortunate to have met you two. Today, I'll treat you to a bowl of noodles as a way of making friends. My Wu Family Noodle Shop is a well-established brand, and even the head of the Mo family is a frequent customer."
Fu Yunyao sat down opposite Shi Yubai, and even when the food was served, the person opposite her still looked depressed.
She lowered her eyes, watching the steam slowly rise from the bowl, a smile in her eyes, she thought.
This version of Shi Yubai is still the same as before.
Someone in the noodle shop got up and, as he passed by Fu Yunyao, reached out to adjust the hood of his black cloak.
The large cloak concealed his figure. Fu Yunyao paused in her movements, turning her head to look at the drops of blood dripping onto the veil.
Shi Yubai also noticed something was wrong, and he secretly gathered spiritual energy in his palm under his sleeve.
The man walked out of the noodle shop, and the next moment, he froze and collapsed to the ground.
Under the sunlight, blood was still seeping from the wound between his eyebrows.
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Author's Note: Yes! It was our little Yinghua who discovered that the Southern Heng Sect Master was acting strangely!!
I've been thinking about how to arrange for everyone to talk about the Southern Heng Sect Master and the breaking of the Demon Realm seal, but I've realized that it's not appropriate for anyone to talk about it. The best arrangement is for Xiao Yinghua to discover it herself.
Today was another day I loved Liao Liao!
To borrow a phrase from Liao Liao, "Cultivators have their own methods of cultivation, and mortals naturally have their own ways of living." Each of us can and should have our own life and our own future.
I don't know if the babies will see this, but anyway—
Love you all~
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