Zhou Yuanyuan analyzed from what the Liu Jingyu brothers said that Wen Ziqing was no longer in Liu Jingyun's hands.
Following Liu Jingyun, Zhou Yuanyuan's only option was to capture him and force him to reveal Wen Ziqing's whereabouts. Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want to risk her life, and even if she did, Liu Jingyun's news of her infiltration into the secret realm would spread. Unless there was no other way, Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't going to take this path.
Liu Jingyu held a much higher position within the Yushan Sect than Liu Jingyun. Following Liu Jingyu, Zhou Yuanyuan would undoubtedly gain access to the sect's higher-ups. With the Chaos Pearl, a treasure that could conceal her form, and Xiaoyu's guidance, Zhou Yuanyuan felt confident that even if she couldn't defeat the higher-ups, escaping wouldn't be a problem.
Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. Zhou Yuanyuan planned to first investigate the Yushan Sect's true situation. Most importantly, she needed to figure out how to exit the secret realm so she could devise a plan to find Wen Ziqing and escape together. Upon entering the secret realm, Zhou Yuanyuan was completely clueless and teleported to the Yushan Sect's territory. She had no idea how the teleportation array had been activated. Was it the wooden plaque, or was it Liu Jingyu himself?
Cultivators will have premonitions when they reach a certain level. Zhou Yuanyuan even had an intuition that if she wanted to know the whereabouts of Wen Ziqing, she should still look to Liu Jingyu.
Since Zhou Yuanyuan has decided to follow Liu Jingyu, Xiaoyu and Chaos Pearl will definitely have no objection.
Liu Jingyu walked for more than half an hour before arriving at the meeting hall of Yushan Sect.
The Yushan Sect was no different from any other immortal sects Xiaoyu had encountered before. The main hall where the sect leader resided was divided into three sections: front and back. At the front was a large plaza that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. This plaza was only open for important events within the sect. The front hall was where the sect leader met with the leaders or received guests, the middle hall was where the sect leader practiced, and the back hall was where the sect leader rested.
The main hall covers an area of hundreds of acres, with red walls and yellow tiles, and looks very imposing.
"Mingyue, is Master busy today? How is your mood? Jingyu has something to report." As Liu Jingyu just walked to the front of the hall, he saw Mingyue, the Taoist boy in the hands of Taoist Lingyun.
Although the Daoist boy was merely a menial servant, and the title wasn't as impressive as Liu Jingyu's direct disciple, Mingyue and Qingfeng had always been by Master Lingyun's side, earning him immense trust. Even Senior Brother Lin Yifeng wouldn't easily turn his back on the younger Daoist boy, let alone Liu Jingyu, who held little status in his master's presence.
As soon as he saw Mingyue, a smile immediately appeared on Liu Jingyu's face. His hands were not idle either. While asking questions, he did not forget to stuff a spirit bead into Mingyue's mouth.
Mingyue accepted Liu Jingyu's "bribe" with a flick of her palm. A smile appeared on her face as she answered Liu Jingyu's question in a gentle voice, "I am in a very good mood today and am chatting with Elder Baopu. Brother Liu, please wait a moment while I report to you."
After saying this, Mingyue did not bow to Liu Jingyu. She turned around and quickly walked up the stairs to report.
Mingyue's spiritual roots were weak, and even after more than thirty years with Taoist Lingyun, she had only reached the second level of Qi training. However, as a junior member of Taoist Lingyun's family, Mingyue should have addressed Taoist Lingyun as "Grandfather." Taoist Lingyun was also a man devoted to the family. Therefore, Mingyue held more respect in front of Taoist Lingyun than even his direct disciples.
Liu Jingyu is a smart guy. After discovering the relationship between Mingyue and his master, he flatters Mingyue wholeheartedly.
Privately, Liu Jingyu was very dissatisfied.
Even for a useless cultivator like Mingyue, his master gave him lots of elixirs. On the contrary, his master did not give him, a direct disciple with good spiritual roots, any extra spirit beads or elixirs except for a small allowance every month.
Liu Jingyu stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking at the empty square boredly, and sighed heavily in his heart.
This month's allotment had only been handed out a few days ago, and he'd already spent more than half. He didn't know when he'd be able to scrape together enough money to buy the Foundation Establishment Pills from the "Baicaotang" in the market. Master was in a good mood today, and he wondered if he'd slip some Spiritual Pearls from between his fingers for him to spend.
According to the master's usual stingy temperament, this possibility is very small. He should think about how to make money!
Since stepping into the Immortal Realm, Liu Jingyu felt that he was desperately short of money. Unfortunately, he didn't have the talent for alchemy. Every time he made a furnace of alchemy, it would explode. If he had the alchemy talent of his senior brother, he wouldn't have to worry so much about how to earn spirit beads.
The little Taoist boy hadn't returned for a cup of tea, and Liu Jingyu, tired of standing on his left foot, switched to his right foot to support himself. Even though Liu Jingyu was the master's disciple, he couldn't just enter the meeting hall until the little Taoist boy came back and said "enter."
"Master, we don't know when Liu Jingyu will be able to enter the main hall. It's so boring standing here with him, and it's a waste of time. How about... we go in and take a look?" Xiaoyu suggested. Arriving on the other side's territory, Xiaoyu was fully alert and no longer stingy with energy. With the main hall as the center, she scanned the surrounding ten-kilometer area.
There weren't many people on Xiaoyao Peak. A group of monks, wearing red armbands with the words "Law Enforcement" on their sleeves, walked back and forth along the mountain path. In the main hall sat two elderly monks, over eight hundred years old. Both had wrinkled skin and white hair, and looked unwell. Xiaoyu overheard their conversation. One of them was Taoist Lingyun, the head of the Yushan Sect, and the other was Taoist Baopu, the former head of the Yushan Sect and current elder.
The sect's leader, Taoist Lingyun, was only an early-stage Jindan cultivator. The former leader, Taoist Baopu, was slightly better, but only in the middle Jindan stage. Xiaoyu was worried she was mistaken and wanted to observe them closely to see if they had any hidden magical tools that could conceal their abilities.
In the Lingxiao Realm, the leader of a sect is at least a Nascent Soul cultivator. For the top sects, if the leader isn't at the Spiritual Transformation stage, they'll be looked down upon. This is the first time Xiaoyu has ever seen a sect headed by a Jindan cultivator.
There was another thing that Xiaoyu found strange. Taoist Lingyun and Taoist Baopu were chatting, yet they actually set up a forbidden area in the main hall? Xiaoyu was watching the two Taoists through the forbidden area, and her energy was depleted. For her master's sake, Xiaoyu would definitely find a way to escape to the forbidden area.
Logically speaking, this is the meeting hall of the Yushan Sect, and the security is much tighter than other places. The two old Taoists specifically set a ban while they were chatting to prevent others from eavesdropping. Xiaoyu felt that there was a secret no matter how she thought about it.
The Taoist boy Mingyue didn't see him, so he walked to the door and reported twice. Taoist Lingyun inside clearly heard it, but ignored him.
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