Chapter 188 The Ghostly Venerable
The arrival of Saint Changgen was sudden, startling both Yu Sui and Wu Huaiwei. Yu Sui only realized someone was approaching just as she finished speaking.
Yu Sui was even more puzzled by his master's attitude.
How did Master know that Wu Huaiwei wanted to take her as a disciple?
Yu Sui was unaware that Wu Huaiwei had left a curse mark at the entrance of the Ghost Path Holy Hall.
Wu Huaiwei quickly calmed down. Although the arrival of Saint Changgen was unexpected, it was within expectations.
The moonlit mountain, shrouded in a dark purple light, was now half-covered in a cold, inky black. The jacaranda trees on both sides of the hillside swayed without wind, their branches bending under the force, making a series of snapping sounds as they broke.
Wu Huaiwei stood on the hillside, her eyes scanning the surroundings. She smiled insincerely and said, "Elder Chang, I don't recall inviting you to my Yue Mountain. Not only did you trespass, but you also started tormenting the flowers and plants of my Yue Mountain as soon as you arrived. This is truly arrogant and unreasonable."
Below the hillside was a cold, inky blackness, and the dim yellow light of the streetlights on both sides of the road was swallowed up by the blackness, becoming lifeless.
The ideology of the Sage Changgen is silent and invisible; people cannot perceive its voice or emotions. However, when his consciousness invades the brain, people will judge his emotions and attitudes based on their own understanding.
Every time he appeared at the academy, he would give everyone a hint so that they would know of his presence.
This time, however, no prompt was given.
Yu Sui was shrouded in darkness, and her consciousness returned from the Nine Provinces Star Sea. She looked around, subconsciously trying to find her master's location.
“I do not approve of your proposal,” said Sage Changgen.
"Why do I need your consent?" Wu Huaiwei replied, "Whether I accept a disciple or not is up to me, whether she becomes my apprentice or not is up to her. The message I left at the Ghost Path Sanctuary is a notification, not a request."
She narrowed her long, narrow eyes and stared straight ahead. This posture added an even more imposing and unapproachable air to Wu Huaiwei, who was already beautiful and aggressive.
At this moment, Yu Sui couldn't help but admire Wu Huaiwei.
The unknown forces can instill an instinctive fear in people.
Yu Sui knew how powerful her master was. The night he easily killed Ji Shuyan and the night her master exposed Gao Tianhao's identity as the destroyer of the world made her fear his power.
However, when facing the Sage Changgen, Wu Huaiwei appeared very tough and showed no fear whatsoever.
Wu Huaiwei was somewhat angered by Chang Gen's attitude.
“Now that she has joined my Ghost Path, she cannot join the Yin-Yang Path,” said Sage Changgen.
Wu Huaiwei laughed as she looked down at the dark figure with her half-closed eyes, and said bluntly, "Elder Chang, you seem to have forgotten how low the compatibility between this child and your Ghost Dao family's talent is."
"Putting aside the fact that you were able to take her as your disciple only because you were one step ahead of others, I have never heard of any teacher who would let their students practice low-level ninth-class techniques with low talent compatibility, but instead prevent them from practicing high-level ninth-class techniques with high talent compatibility."
"Unless you say you can't bear to part with this student, then I might be able to believe you."
She was even unwilling to refer to Yu Sui as the disciple of the Sage Chang Gen.
In Taiyi, there are slight differences in the relationships between students and teachers, and between masters and disciples.
“Your cultivation method is unorthodox and useless to her,” said Sage Changgen. “The Yin-Yang School is known as the number one ninth-class school of magic in the Xuan Gu Continent because of the patronage of the royal families of the six kingdoms. The Yin-Yang School is just a branch of Taoism, and its Five Elements techniques are far inferior to those of Taoism. If it weren’t for the political support of the six kingdoms, your pride in being the supreme ninth-class school would be nothing more than a low-class technique.”
In Yu Sui's mind, he thought his master's words were in a calm and indifferent tone, and it was precisely because of this calmness and indifference that they seemed terrifying.
The master actually belittled the Yin-Yang School in front of Wu Huaiwei, making no attempt to hide his contempt for the Yin-Yang School.
Yu Sui couldn't help but recall the previous times on the Mechanized Island, when Wu Huaiwei always provoked Leng Rouyin, causing Leng Rouyin to take action several times. When the two saints clashed, the mere clash of their energy waves could easily crush the Five Elements Light Cores that she had been spying on.
However, Leng Rouyin was always the one taking the initiative, while Wu Huaiwei was more defensive.
Sword energy is easy to dodge, but what about the attack from this sage of the Ghost Daoist, who is a master of the stream of consciousness?
Yu Sui decided to remain mute for the time being.
Wu Huaiwei raised her hand, covering her mouth with the back of her hand and laughing, "If someone from the Taoist school said this to me, I might give them some face and just listen. But we both come from a branch of Taoism, so why are you, the Ghost Taoists, pretending with me?"
Yu Sui lightly tugged at her sleeve, sensing the tension in their conversation.
Master seems to dislike the Yin-Yang School.
Dean Wu didn't seem to intend to be polite.
"The Ghost Daoists' abandonment of the Daoist path, which sounds nice as pursuing the ultimate unity of spirit and soul, ultimately results in a group of people whose spirits are imprisoned in heaven and earth, escaping the mortal world."
Wu Huaiwei covered her mouth and smiled, gently wiping her cheek with the back of her fingers. Her eyes turned up as she looked down at the dark figure below. She parted her lips slightly and whispered ambiguously, "Coward."
Moon Mountain suddenly fell silent.
The night wind stopped, and so did the sound of flower branches breaking.
Yu Sui couldn't help but tense up and straighten her back.
People are used to judging a person's emotions from their facial expressions, eyes, tone of voice, behavior, and even the five elements, but none of these are useful to the Sage Chang Gen. People cannot see any of his emotions or thoughts.
After a brief silence, a message appeared in Yu Sui's mind: "Let's go."
Before Yu Sui could respond, Wu Huaiwei said indifferently, "Stop."
Chang Gensheng's outburst only fueled Wu Huaiwei's determination to snatch Yu Sui away from him.
Wu Huaiwei pointed at Yu Sui and said, "Nangong Sui, you choose for yourself."
Yu Sui, whose name was called, looked up at the hillside and hadn't even answered when Chang Gen Saint replied, "What ability do you have to compete with me?"
"What are you saying, Elder Chang? Do you perhaps want to fight me?" Wu Huaiwei raised her eyebrows and smiled.
As soon as she finished speaking, the two of them attacked at the same time.
Suddenly, the ink-black color surged forward, threatening to engulf the entire Moon Mountain. The golden iron pieces on Wu Huaiwei's wrist scattered, colliding with each other to produce a melodious sound. The sound of the iron pieces colliding was like the cry of some kind of wild beast, a sound that resembled both a phoenix's cry and a dragon's roar.
Two massive streams of the Five Elements energy met in the middle of the hillside, and the resulting shockwaves forced Yu Sui to raise his hand to shield himself. The thick, ancient Jacaranda trees broke branches, and the cracking sound was drowned out by the shockwaves.
The wind was too strong on the hillside. Yu Sui could only see the flowering trees falling one after another, breaking in half.
The intrusion of the Ghost Daoist's consciousness is an intangible entity.
The thumb-sized gold plate on Wu Huaiwei's wrist is called the Star Bell, one of her self-made magical weapons. There are seven of them, and they can record the sounds of all things. When the gold plates clash, the sound barrier, also invisible, blocks the consciousness of the Chang Gen Saint, preventing him from getting close.
In a short moment, Xingling emitted hundreds of sounds, which spread throughout the Yin-Yang School.
The students who were still diligently cultivating at the Yin-Yang School were all startled and peeked out to find the source of the sound. Then they saw a beam of golden light shooting into the sky from the direction of Moon Mountain, where the sage lived.
The five elements of the two saints of Yueshan clashed, and neither of them showed any intention of backing down or stopping. In fact, they changed their moves in the blink of an eye.
The ink lines condensed into a single character incantation that took shape in the void. At the same time, Wu Huaiwei waved her hand and made a hand seal. The speed was so fast that Yu Sui could not even see the afterimage. The twisted and indistinguishable incantation seal had already taken shape in front of Wu Huaiwei.
The two curse seals were destroyed the moment they collided.
The scattered curse seals transformed into several ink lines, which, in a divine manner, covered the Ghost Dao Family Life Talisman as it attacked Wu Huaiwei.
Yu Sui was forced to activate her protective aura during their first encounter, and she did not use it when she saw Wu Huaiwei fighting Leng Rouyin.
At this moment, Wu Huaiwei was enveloped in golden five elements energy. She frowned slightly for a moment, grabbed the red ribbon with one hand and pulled it back. The thin red ribbon wrapped around the ink thread, and lightning flashed instantly. The ink thread was blocked by the red ribbon. It was only a finger's width away from Wu Huaiwei, but it could no longer move forward.
Wu Huaiwei made a hand seal, and seven star bells flew around, surrounding the red ribbon. The sound of all things exploded, repelling the life talisman of the Saint Changgen from the red ribbon.
The Life Talisman exploded after being knocked into the air, and the burst of Five Elements Qi swept across Moon Mountain, causing the earth to shake and destroying the barrier and formation attached to Moon Mountain.
Yu Sui was also thrown away by the blast wave and landed among several fallen jacaranda trees.
She crashed headfirst into a tree, instantly feeling dizzy and lightheaded. She wondered if these two were serious. Why did Master use the Killing Summoning Talisman so directly?
Yu Sui had just peeked out from among the flowering trees, ready to offer some advice, when he saw that the flowers and leaves around him, which had been blown away by the shockwave, had all stopped.
In the space swallowed by darkness, time seemed to freeze briefly. Even Yu Sui's consciousness stiffened for a moment, his mind went blank, he lost the ability to think for himself, and he was horrified, leaving only an instinctive perception of fear.
The Ghost Daoist's Heavenly Secrets Technique: Dawn and Dusk.
Yu Sui stood stiffly, her dark, bright eyes reflecting the scene before her:
Standing atop the hillside, Wu Huaiwei was enveloped in a golden protective aura. The red ribbon and star-bell gold pieces floating in front of her stopped abruptly. Wu Huaiwei's eyes flickered as she stared directly at a streak of ink flying toward her.
When this wisp of ink invaded her soul and the sea of stars, she lost.
The Saint Changgen will take over the self-awareness of "Wu Huaiwei's" body, deciding whether she lives or dies.
Wu Huaiwei is one of the twenty-four saints of Taiyi. She possesses the power of the earth's core and is immortal in Taiyi.
The Sage Changgen could not kill her, but he would crush her.
Wu Huaiwei's consciousness became sluggish in the Chaomu Realm, and the five elements were isolated outside the Chaomu Realm. She frowned slightly, and at the critical moment, she summoned a piece of star bell in front of her to collide with that wisp of ink energy.
The gold sheet engraved with intricate runes made a crisp sound, and the dragon's roar rose again, while the gold sheet developed fine cracks as it fought against the ink energy.
A faint purple light flickered in Wu Huaiwei's eyes as she sensed the meaning of Saint Changgen. Just as killing intent arose in her heart, a green leaf emitting a shimmering light and a drop of clear dew fell from the night sky in the Chaomu Realm.
The inky boundary between dawn and dusk was instantly washed away by the green water.
Two figures landed on either side of Wu Huaiwei.
The man was dressed in a black outer robe, loosely tied at the waist, clearly dressed in a hurry, revealing his neck, which was red and bruised from being grabbed.
Zou Qian, the sage of the Yin-Yang School, stood a few steps in front of Wu Huaiwei, his body damp with moisture, and clear, transparent water columns swirling between his palms.
Zou Qian withdrew his power, his usual slovenly and decadent appearance vanished, and his eyes gleamed as he surveyed the dark figure retreating down the hillside, then clicked his tongue softly.
To Wu Huaiwei's right was a slightly plump man dressed in a purple robe embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns. His face resembled Maitreya Buddha, with a natural smile. He sat cross-legged on a hibiscus wood tray made of redwood root, a green hibiscus leaf between his fingers.
After the Fusang Qingye flicked away Wu Huaiwei's star-bell gold flakes and ink mist, it returned to the man's fingers.
Yin Ziwu, a sage of the Yin-Yang School.
Wu Huaiwei grabbed the Star Bell Gold Piece with one hand and glanced at the two of them with displeasure: "What are you doing here getting in my way?"
"I'm telling you two..." Zou Qian raised her hand and habitually scratched her neck, leaving a few streaks of water, "You're not actually planning to do this, are you?"
Yin Ziwu chuckled and said, "Let bygones be bygones, let's live in peace, let's live in peace."
Wu Huaiwei glanced at the miserable state of Yueshan out of the corner of her eye, and said with a forced smile, "The Venerable Ghost Dao has come to offer his guidance, how can I back down?"
Yin Ziwu and Zou Qian both looked down at the dark aura without making a sound.
Venerable Ghost Path is always in the Gen direction.
People rarely see him make a move.
They had just broken through the Chaomu Realm together, and now that the other party had even used the Ghost Dao Family Life-Giving Talisman, did they really intend to kill Wu Huaiwei?
Zou Qian looked down, but spoke to Wu Huaiwei: "Your star bell is wailing and howling over there. I bet everyone in the academy heard it. There are more than just the two of us here."
As soon as he finished speaking, more and more figures arrived using the wind-riding technique, and in the blink of an eye, they were above Moon Mountain.
Some used wind manipulation techniques to levitate in the air and look down, while others landed on the ground and slowly emerged from the shadows, blocking the path between the Yin-Yang School and the Ghost School saints.
Yu Sui, who peeked out from the jacaranda tree, then hid herself even further inside the tree.
She saw Leng Rouyin and Kuang Chu, the military strategists who used the Wind Control Technique, flying overhead.
The Legalist Yu Sheng and the Logician Zhu Lao, who had landed on the ground, and the veiled Fangji master Changsun Zi, stood atop the crown of the jacaranda tree.
The Taoist sage Li Qiuwen, dressed in a long black robe, and Liang Zhen landed almost simultaneously among the remains of the flowering tree.
The farmer, Shen Tianxue, carrying a basket on her back and holding a hoe covered in mud, yawned lazily and silently looked at the two groups of people in front of and behind her.
Following behind Shen Tianxue was Pei Daiqing, the farmer saint, who also carried a bamboo basket.
They had originally planned to steal medicinal herbs from the medical school while the renowned physician Jiang Shulan was away, but the Yin-Yang School was in turmoil, so they rushed over without leaving their belongings.
Pei Daiqing looked at the crowd and smiled, "It's so lively!"
All the ninth-rate saints who remained at Taiyi Academy tonight have come.
[Author's Note]
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