As the leader of the group of human women in the town, Lei Nvfeng had a lot of information revealed to her by Yang Lingyao.
She was always cautious and never mentioned it to anyone else. She simply moved around the town more often and took extra precautions.
If Ai Cao and the others hadn't returned today, she would have kept this matter buried in her heart.
Lei Nvfeng finished recounting the events one by one, then looked at the mugwort with trepidation.
Ai Cao exchanged a silent glance with Qing Yun and said, "Let's go find Yang Lingyao to discuss the details. Is Lei Tang going to stay here?"
Ai Cao had just listened carefully to what Lei Nvfeng had said. Therefore, she naturally understood that Yang Lingyao would not tell Lei Nvfeng, a mortal woman, the core information—even if she trusted Lei Nvfeng.
After all, Lei Nvfeng was just an ordinary woman.
If she knows too much information, and someone intentionally or unintentionally leaks it out, then Lei Nufeng will likely face all sorts of interrogation methods from the cultivators.
Therefore, Yang Lingyao's reluctance to tell her too much information was actually a way of protecting her.
Lei Tuo nodded.
Lei Nufeng paused for a moment, then said, "That's true. I'll give you the jade token that Immortal Yang gave me before..." She rummaged in her pocket and pulled out a jade token that wasn't decorated and didn't look like it was made of good jade, and handed it to Ai Cao.
Ai Cao accepted the jade pendant. They bid farewell to the two men and then headed up the mountain together.
With the jade token, the two successfully entered the mountain gate. The path ahead became more difficult, and Ai Cao's broadsword lay motionless on the ground, so Qingyun had no choice but to carry Ai Cao and fly upwards.
As they flew, a streak of light that had passed by them suddenly stopped.
The woman in white standing on the sword flew closer to Ai Cao and said with a smile, "Ai Cao, it's been a long time."
Ai Cao, who was being carried by Qingyun, smiled at her and said, "Long time no see, Zhao Wenwen."
Zhao Wenwen smiled and asked, "You came back to find Yao... Sect Leader Yang, right?"
The mugwort nodded.
Zhao Wenwen made a hand seal, which enlarged the sword beneath her feet, inviting the two to mount it. She used her spiritual power to drive the sword, and a few moments later, they landed in front of a magnificent and tall duplex building.
Dressed in white, Yang Lingyao stood like a ghost in the shadows beside the building's entrance.
Upon seeing Ai Cao, Yang Lingyao drew her chain-like weapon and hurled it at her. Ai Cao dodged to the side and then drew her longsword to block the blade that was rushing towards her.
After exchanging a few blows, Yang Lingyao finally put away her weapon with satisfaction and said, "It really is you."
Ai Cao curved her lips into a smile and asked, "Is someone impersonating me?"
"No, not at all." Yang Lingyao shrugged and said, "It's just that you've already been put on the wanted list. If someone impersonates you to smear our sect, that would be bad—after all, Lei Nufeng is a mortal. If a cultivator really impersonates you, she won't be able to tell the difference."
Artemisia nodded and said, "Won't you get tired from sorting like this?"
Yang Lingyao smiled and pointed at Zhao Wenwen: "I also have my senior sister helping me."
Ai Cao's lips finally curled into a smile. They entered through the main entrance of the building, turned several corners, and finally sat down in a room engraved with many runes.
Yang Lingyao slumped in her chair and said, "Since you have Lei Nufeng's jade token, she probably told you about the great battle."
Although they started talking about war, their expressions remained unchanged.
Artemisia asked, "What are your plans?"
Yang Lingyao smiled and said, "Naturally, we will change the world of cultivation. It's time for us to take our place as the number one sect in the world."
"And what caused this war?" Ai Cao asked.
“Immortals, demons, and monsters have always been at odds, especially now that all three leaders are dead,” Yang Lingyao said. She waved her hand, and some tea and fruit platters appeared on the table.
She took one for herself and said as she ate it, "Now that the Demon King is your man, he is also our man; naturally we won't avoid war like before. Moreover, in the past two years, some of my female disciples have infiltrated other sects and obtained a lot of information."
"Even if someone wants to stop this war, they will be crushed by it."
Ai Cao nodded and said, "We were driven back by the Demon King, so we'll see if there's anyone Qingyun can eat."
Yang Lingyao looked at Qingyun, unable to suppress the upward curve of her lips: "I see—" She deliberately dragged out her words, then became more serious under Qingyun's sharp gaze, "Do you have a target or any general area?"
Qingyun withdrew some of his murderous intent and said coldly, "One is a cultivator of the ruthless path who uses a sword; one is a prince from the mortal realm; one is a bald monk; and there is another whose identity I can't quite remember, but I know he always smiles warmly."
Zhao Wenwen stroked her chin thoughtfully and said, "The one from the Path of Ruthlessness... is probably that sword immortal. The prince of the mortal realm... I remember a hundred years ago, a genius, a once-in-a-millennium talent, emerged from the royal family of the mortal realm. If he is still alive, it is probably him."
Yang Lingyao continued, "But there are just too many monks. Shaolin alone has tens of thousands of monks. The last condition is even more vague."
“Enthusiastic, and always smiling…” Yang Lingyao said, “If it’s all genuine, then after thinking about it, the only thing I can think of is a dog.”
Qingyun remained silent for a while, then closed his eyes and gave up thinking.
Zhao Wenwen thought for a moment and asked, "Could we use Qingyun's current spiritual power to find people who have the same spiritual power aura as her?"
This is indeed the best method at present. Searching for relevant records in the literature will take some time, so Zhao Wenwen simply kicked Yang Lingyao out as well, letting her take Ai Cao Qingyun to see the current state of Lingyao Sect.
The three stood at the entrance of the tightly closed building.
Yang Lingyao smiled and said, "Senior Sister is still the same as before." She led the two of them outside and said, "The Lingyao Sect is entirely composed of female cultivators. Although it hasn't started recruiting disciples yet, it can still be considered a large sect."
"Who would have thought that in just two years, so many talented and hardworking female cultivators would emerge in the Lingyao Sect?"
Yang Lingyao spoke with pride. She led the two along the mountain path, saying, "The paths and mountains here were created later using spiritual energy. The original mountain was too small; it couldn't even accommodate the group of female cultivators we first brought here."
"Later, I sent you a letter asking for people, and you actually sent me female cultivators." Yang Lingyao led them across the sword training ground, waved to the group of energetic young women wielding their swords, and said, "This place is getting better and better every day."
She laughed and said, "It seems like it could really become the number one sect in the cultivation world."
Yang Lingyao took Ai Cao on a tour of Lingyao Sect, then gave them two jade tokens and arranged for them to stay in two rooms within the sect.
A few days later, Zhao Wenwen arrived with a stack of drawn talismans. They experimented with them several times using Qingyun's spiritual power, and Zhao Wenwen then modified them on the spot.
Having no spiritual power, Ai Cao, who could only watch from the sidelines, sighed, "Spiritual power is so convenient."
Qingyun mocked her, "Spiritual power is a good thing, it's a pity you don't have it."
Feeling mocked, Ai Cao used force to pin Qing Yun down and beat him up.
They chased each other around the room for a while before quietly watching Zhao Wenwen use a talisman to locate the male supporting character. Not long after, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Yang Lingyao said briefly, "Just now, the Ruthless Sword Sect declared war on the Myriad Demon Sect."
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