Chapter 126 You're Back - It's All Fate
His dark eyes swept across the crowd at the courtyard gate without any hesitation, before his gaze returned to the person he had spoken to.
Yu Tianxing's smile remained unchanged. Just as he was about to enter the courtyard, he tilted his head slightly to listen to his fellow disciples talking beside him. He then stepped past the welcoming crowd, his robes brushing against the tightly closed wooden door of Ji Mingran, and slowly entered the courtyard.
The person who had been talking to Yu Tianxing stopped, frowned, and looked at Ji Mingran's chin: "Shuangshuang, what are you doing here?"
Mo Jingshuang said, "I... I just wanted to see what you brought back for me."
Jiang Chaoxing smiled upon hearing this and winked at her: "I'll come find you later."
He looked up and saw Ji Mingran, and was taken aback: "You're here too." He then turned his head to look ahead and saw Yu Tianxing and the others walking ahead of him, already some distance away. He hurriedly said, "Wait for me."
He hurriedly caught up. The crowd gathered by the door also surged forward.
The pressure on her back suddenly decreased, and a large amount of air rushed into her compressed chest cavity, allowing Ji Mingran to breathe normally. Mo Jingshuang also broke free from under her chin, twisting her neck and moving her limbs, "Ouch, you squeezed me to death."
Rubbing his cheek, which had been pressed for a long time, Ji Mingran said, "They've all passed by, let's catch up."
Mo Jing Shuang Xian had thoroughly figured out the gathering route and positions of the Unnamed Sect disciples, and shared his insights: "We don't need to rush over. We can just quietly stand at the back and wait for the sect leader to finish speaking before we leave, so we don't get blocked at the door again."
So, when Ji Mingran followed Mo Jingshuang, crouching low, to the end of the line of disciples, the returning disciples had already reported to the sect leader and his wife that the competition was over.
Patting each of them on the shoulder, the sect leader smiled and nodded repeatedly, his gaze sweeping over the five disciples one by one: "You've all worked hard. Although the stars have already revealed the outcome, there are countless paths that lead to that outcome. Through your efforts, you have found the best path, which makes me very happy."
The male cultivator, exuding a scholarly air, bowed and replied, "This is also thanks to the help of my master, senior sister, and second senior brother. If you hadn't divined for us overnight and made adequate preparations, this trip might not have gone so smoothly."
The sect leader's eyes showed approval, and he said, "Let Yue and Chu Yun do it."
The eldest senior sister and the second senior brother who were called out stepped forward.
"Heyi is right. You should also be credited for this." The sect leader said, "Chu Yun calculated the Six Yi, allowing them to avoid danger and seek good fortune along the way. Chu Yun set up an altar and used magic to help them escape from a desperate situation. With the two of you in the Nameless Sect, I am truly at ease."
Upon hearing this, Ji Mingran gasped. In this spiritual cultivation competition, the sect leader of the Nameless Sect had a sign that victory was assured, the eldest sister Chu Rangyue had divined and predicted how to win in advance, and the second brother Mao Qingyun had blessed them with good fortune so that they would never lose.
It sounds incredibly mysterious. This sect that studies metaphysics is somewhat defying the heavens. No wonder it defeated the ten cultivators of the Dao Sect as soon as it emerged. The latter's defeat was not unjust.
However, Ji Mingran couldn't help but wonder, if Chu Rangyue had the ability to help the participating disciples avoid danger and ensure good fortune along the way, why did they end up in a desperate situation? Since Mao Qingyun had the ability to help them escape from a desperate situation, why couldn't he have resolved it in advance?
Insufficient cultivation? Ji Mingran glanced at the two of them. Nascent Soul stage, that doesn't make sense.
Before she could think it over, the sect leader changed the subject, "Tianxing, Chaoxing."
Ji Mingran and Mo Jing, who were lost in thought, both looked up at the same time.
Two young men stepped forward from among the disciples taking the test.
"The swords you have obtained this time are very rare," the sect leader said. "Divine swords are difficult to tame. The swords in your hands must be sharpened by demonic beasts. If you cannot subdue demonic beasts that the divine swords recognize, they will not become your life swords. I have received a proclamation that the Demon Sacrifice Abyss will soon face a great calamity, and ten thousand demons will emerge. You two should go there."
"Yes." The two bowed in response, unaware that the expressions of several people on the stage had suddenly changed.
"What?" The sect leader's wife's smile froze, and she looked at the sect leader in disbelief. "You're sending those two to the Demon Sacrifice Abyss? They just barely made it back safely from the Spiritual Cultivation Competition, and now they can't...?"
"Master," Chu Rangyue said with a slightly solemn expression, "I also foresaw this. The changes in the abyss were sudden; sending my junior brothers there might be..."
Mao Qingyun looked at his two junior brothers with concern in his eyes.
The sect leader's attitude was resolute: "Our sect has guarded the Demon Abyss for a thousand years. Now that the abyss has changed, it is our sect's duty to suppress the demons. If they can eliminate the source of the change before the demons break the seal, they can allow the spiritual cultivators to avoid disaster with minimal losses. You do not need to worry too much."
"Harmony, understanding, and wonder." The sect leader said, "Since your junior brothers helped you obtain the spiritual weapons in the competition, you should also help them sharpen their swords. I am at ease knowing that the five of you work together so well."
The sect leader's beautiful face was now clouded with worry. She gently tugged at the sect leader's sleeve, her voice tinged with pleading: "Mingting..."
"The abyss incident will occur in a month. As long as they find the source of the change and pull it out as soon as possible, they will be in no danger," the sect leader said in a deep voice. "Zhi Ruo, this is fate. Whether we go with the flow or against it is just a matter of our own thoughts."
The clan leader's wife sadly let go.
“Since Master and Mistress are worried, why not allow your disciple to go along?” said the female cultivator standing beside Chu Rangyue. “In this spiritual cultivation competition, Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother, and all the junior sisters and brothers have contributed their efforts. I alone have been unable to help much, and I am truly ashamed. The spiritual energy in the abyss is chaotic, and the demons are cunning. I am willing to shoulder this unseen responsibility and keep the demons at the mouth of the abyss, never letting them escape.”
“Mian Yue, since you have this ambition, I will certainly grant it,” the sect leader comforted. “That’s very good. Then you will lead the team to the Demon Sacrifice Abyss. After resting tonight, we will set off immediately tomorrow.”
After giving a few instructions and making a declaration, the sect leader instructed the junior disciples to learn from their senior brothers and sisters before the gathering dispersed.
Busy packing their travel essentials, several of their close disciples vanished in an instant.
"Let's go." As soon as the sect leader and his wife turned into Wusi Courtyard, Mo Jingshuang grabbed Ji Mingran's sleeve and rushed towards the gate.
"I'm a little sleepy and want to go back inside to rest." Stepping out of the courtyard gate, Ji Mingran pulled back his sleeves, finding an excuse to part ways with Mo Jingshuang.
"Oh, okay," Mo Jingshuang said. "I was hoping to practice the astrology techniques I learned today with you. Shall we practice together again tomorrow night?"
"Okay." Ji Mingran waved his hand.
After bidding farewell to Mo Jingshuang, the two parted ways, heading in completely different directions.
Ji Mingran strolled into the woods, and when the dense foliage completely concealed her figure, she lightly leaped onto a branch. A faint golden light appeared, and there was no one above her.
Ji Mingran's figure appeared in the shadow of the bushes at the corner of the lotus pond.
She crouched beneath the windowsill, controlling her breathing and calming her heartbeat, minimizing her presence and blending into the environment.
"How could you be so heartless!" came the mournful cry of the sect leader's wife from the window above. "You're sending him to his death!"
She cried out in grief and despair, "Everyone knows except him! I can't bear to think about what he'll do when he finds out."
"Zhi Ruo," Ji Mingran heard the sect leader say, "You know better than I do that we took him in and raised him because of fate. Now that his destiny has come to an end, you should let go and let him walk the path he is meant to walk."
"I...I..." The sect leader's wife sobbed uncontrollably, "He is my son! Although he is not my biological son, I have long regarded him as my own, I...I..."
Are they talking about Yu Tianxing?
Ji Mingran's heart skipped a beat.
"Who!" A sharp and surging pressure was released, rushing towards the windowsill like a tidal wave.
The teleportation array activated instantly, and Ji Mingran's figure vanished silently as he had arrived. Before being completely teleported away by the array, Ji Mingran's gaze lingered on the ancient tree above the other end of the lotus pond.
A surge of spiritual pressure parted the dense, intertwined foliage, revealing the figure hidden within.
It's Jiang Chaoxing.
......
Ji Mingran reappeared in the forest.
Seeing that the sect leader's wife was acting strangely, and that several people on the stage looked unnatural, she decided to follow the sect leader and his wife to eavesdrop on their conversation.
Clearly, she wasn't the only one who thought this way.
Jiang Chaoxing also went.
She managed to escape before the sect leader's spiritual pressure struck, and whether Jiang Chaoxing was discovered by the sect leader was not within her consideration.
As for whether Jiang Chaoxing will discover her.
Using the teleportation array to send himself to Wusi Academy and then back again, the time taken was no more than five breaths. Jiang Chaoxing hid above the branches, not only having to conceal himself to avoid being discovered by the sect leader, but also having to concentrate on peeking at the scene inside the room through the window on the other side. He wouldn't have any extra energy to discover himself.
Ji Mingran used the teleportation array to send himself out of the forest, and then paced around while thinking.
The reason why the sect leader didn't discover the two people eavesdropping outside at the beginning was probably because he was comforting the sect leader's wife who was on the verge of collapse, so he didn't notice them for a moment.
In her excitement, the sect leader's wife actually revealed information that no one else knew.
All the disciples in the Nameless Sect said that Yu Tianxing was the child of the sect leader and his wife, but little did they know that he was also an orphan who had been taken in.
Moreover, they were taken in and raised by "fate".
The reason he was sent to the Demon Sacrifice Abyss with a group of people was because of "destiny," not only the "destiny" of the changes in the abyss, but also the "destiny" that the sect leader had foreseen long ago.
What exactly did the sect leader see?
Ji Mingran knew that in the battle of the Abyss, the proud disciples of the Nameless Sect fell into demonic ways, slaughtering their fellow disciples and spilling blood across the five continents.
Did the sect leader foresee all of this?
Filled with doubts, Ji Mingran unknowingly walked across the grassland and arrived at the door of the hut.
Pushing open the door, the wooden house was warm and inviting, with a soft candlelight glowing in the air.
There was an uninvited guest in the room.
The person who completely ignored her today is now sitting with his head bowed in front of her small bed.
I don't know how long I waited there, but when I heard the wooden door being pushed open, I slowly raised my head after a long while.
Their eyes met, and the cold, sharp edge in the handsome man's brows vanished, his indifference fading from his dark eyes.
Yu Tianxing spoke softly.
"You're back."
Ji Mingran closed the wooden door behind him, leaned against it, and looked down at the gaze fixed on her.
"Yes, I'm back."
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