Daoyan Zhenjun is the most advanced cultivator in the Yushan Sect. Liu Jingyu has never seen this legendary master since joining the sect. Rumors within the sect say that Daoyan Zhenjun has been practicing in seclusion in the Yushan Sect's forbidden area.
"Junior Brother Liu, I don't know any Taoist Master Daoyan, so please stop saying these nonsense. Please report to the Sect Master that the entire Xie family has devoted their lives to the sect. Please leave a way out for me." After Xie Hanmei finished speaking, she did not stop and ran away quickly.
Liu Jingyu knew that if Xie Hanmei hadn't wanted him to bring a message, he wouldn't have been able to catch up with Xie Hanmei. After all, Liu Jingyu was only at the sixth level of Qi training, and his cultivation was lower than Xie Hanmei's.
"Senior Sister Mei..." Liu Jingyu muttered these three words, his heart filled with melancholy. If, and he meant if, he knew Xie Hanmei's identity ten years ago, he would have used some means to pursue her long ago. No wonder Xie Hanmei, only an inner sect disciple, cultivated faster than his direct disciple. Perhaps she had elixirs and magic weapons left for her by Daoyan Zhenjun?
Thinking of this, Liu Jingyu stared at Xie Hanmei's back with a fiery look.
After Liu Jingyu left, He Jingjing started digging pine mushrooms a long time later. However, He Jingjing's mind was in a mess.
He Jingjing could now clearly distinguish the different levels of strength represented by various titles in the world of cultivation. A cultivator in the Golden Core stage was called a True Person, while only a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage could be called a True Lord. Senior Sister Mei was truly fortunate, having such a formidable elder as Daoyan Zhenjun as her backer.
He Jingjing had been at Xiaoyao Peak for a few months and had never heard of Xie Hanmei having such a powerful background. But why did Senior Sister Mei deny it? A True Lord? With a True Lord as her backer, wouldn't she be able to walk all over Yushan Sect?
After He Jingjing dug up the pine mushrooms, she kicked the excavated soil back into the pit and stepped on it a few times to make the soil flatter.
He Jingjing walked out of the pine forest with a pine mushroom in one hand and a dagger covered in mud in the other.
Not far away, a gray figure flew a few times and suddenly appeared in front of He Jingjing.
Looking at the familiar face, He Jingjing was startled and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Mei... Senior Sister Mei, is there something wrong?" After seeing clearly that the person in front of her was Xie Hanmei who had returned, He Jingjing groaned inwardly.
I wonder if Xie Hanmei noticed me just now? She should have noticed, right? Otherwise, why would she specifically block my way back to the mountain?
"He Jingjing, right?" Xie Hanmei asked.
"Senior Sister Mei, I didn't hear anything." At the same time, He Jingjing quickly explained for herself.
After hearing what He Jingjing said, Xie Hanmei smiled. Xie Hanmei's smile was so beautiful, like a blooming spring flower, that He Jingjing, who was also a woman, was stunned.
"Just now I wasn't sure if it was you who was eavesdropping, but now..." Xie Hanmei's smile faded, and murderous intent flashed in her eyes. I wonder how much He Jingjing had heard? What did she know? In this world, only the dead can keep their mouths shut.
"Senior Sister Mei, I don't know anything, please don't kill me." He Jingjing's confused mind suddenly became much clearer. She took a few steps back and stared at Xie Hanmei with a wary look.
Xie Hanmei snorted coldly, flicked her finger, and an ice knife appeared in front of He Jingjing.
"Stop!" Ling Xiaotian, realizing the situation was dire, quickly seized control of He Jingjing's body and shouted. Ever since He Jingjing arrived at Yushan Sect, Ling Xiaotian, fearing the cultivators would discover his secret, had remained hidden within He Jingjing's sea of consciousness. No matter how much He Jingjing called out to him, Ling Xiaotian dared not speak. After all, the world of cultivation was filled with strange people and phenomena, and his spirit was a vital tonic for cultivators who cultivated their souls.
For his own safety, Ling Xiaotian even stopped practicing at night. Fortunately, He Jingjing had already started practicing, and Ling Xiaotian's soul had grown stronger with He Jingjing's practice.
"So you're a dual-spirited person. No wonder I sensed two spirits spying from the shadows." Xie Hanmei breathed a sigh of relief, then, without hesitation, swung her ice blade towards He Jingjing's neck. Having been chased by Liu Jingyu, Xie Hanmei hadn't even bothered to check for other cultivators in the pine forest before Liu Jingyu caught up and engaged her in a long conversation. Before leaving, Xie Hanmei secretly scanned the area with her spirit sense and detected the presence of two spirits. She then waited by the roadside, waiting for He Jingjing to fall into her trap.
"Wait, if you don't want to become a furnace, you have to listen to me and we'll cooperate." Ling Xiaotian controlled He Jingjing's body and rolled on the ground awkwardly, avoiding Xie Hanmei's fatal move. Ling Xiaotian knew that if he didn't show some real skills, he might die here today. Ling Xiaotian's soul was not strong enough at the moment. Once He Jingjing died, he would lose the body he could inhabit. He wanted to take over another body, but there was only Xie Hanmei here. Ling Xiaotian didn't want to be a woman unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Who are you? What do you know?" Sure enough, after hearing Ling Xiaotian's words, Xie Hanmei stopped the ice knife in her hand that was about to attack again.
"You don't need to care who I am. I know that old man Ling Yun has bad intentions towards you. He wants to use you as a cauldron, right?" Ling Xiaotian and Xie Hanmei stopped, and only then did they put down their heavy hearts.
Xie Hanmei remained silent.
When Liu Jingyu arrived to deliver the message, Xie Hanmei realized she was being targeted by Ling Yun. Although Taoist Ling Yun's previous actions had been secretive, they hadn't escaped the eyes of Taoist Master Dao Yan. Before Taoist Master Dao Yan retreated to reach his Nascent Soul stage, Xie Hanmei hadn't even been born. Taoist Master Dao Yan had already instructed the Xie family's patriarch that their daughters must never accept Taoist Master Ling Yun as their teacher.
All the high-ranking cultivators of the Xie family perished in the campaign against the Qingqiu Fox Clan. Xie Hanmei's parents, whose cultivation was still low at the time, did not participate in the operation, thus saving their lives. Shortly after Xie Hanmei's birth, her father, possessed by his cultivation, died, and her mother followed. True Lord Daoyan was busy cultivating himself and had no time to care for Xie Hanmei. By the time he learned of her, Xie Hanmei had already entered Xiaoyao Peak.
With True Lord Daoyan keeping an eye on her, Taoist Lingyun, though coveting Xie Hanmei's talent, didn't dare accept her as a direct disciple, allowing Xie Hanmei to settle down at Xiaoyao Peak as an inner disciple. True Lord Daoyan had only Xie Hanmei as his bloodline, and when he had time, he gave her some instructions, telling her to stay away from Taoist Lingyun.
Xie Hanmei had long known that Daoyan Zhenjun was seriously injured. After Daoyan Zhenjun was injured, he sent a communication talisman to Xie Hanmei.
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