Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 391 - 17 Xuanjin Venerable Lu Chan_2

Chapter 391: Chapter 17 Xuanjin Venerable Lu Chan_2

"Consider it a show, one extra mouth won’t eat us poor."

If he were still a mortal, then this person would become a hot potato. Otherwise, he’d have to see what’s going on.

"Chi Yu Zi, do you have a way to contact her?"

"Of course, I do, but I have never contacted her."

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Qianfeng Sect.

The valley was silent, flowers bloomed profusely, and the Spirit River wound through the entire valley.

There were countless female cultivators, numerous of whom were beautiful, hard to find one with an ordinary face.

To see the true beauty of a person, the top ones look at the bone structure, which is hardest to change. The skin appearance is like a painting, easily altered.

Most disciples who entered Qianfeng Sect were rather plain, coming mostly from ordinary families. Some might have been working in the fields just a few months ago before their talents were discovered and sent up the mountain gates.

They ascended to become phoenixes.

The Qianfeng Sect’s entry process was also unique, providing new disciples with a Beauty Enhancement Pill and a Spirit Foundation Pill. The former made them radiant, achieving a beauty unmatched even by daughters of noble families within moments.

The latter was merely a pill that aided in Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment, worth only half the price of the Beauty Enhancement Pill.

Most people would choose the former, very few chose the latter. Those who chose the Spirit Foundation Pill would have a certain advantage when competing for the True Disciple title and would be prioritized when elders selected disciples.

However, Qianfeng Sect wouldn’t inform its disciples about this list, which only the elders or higher-ups could see.

This year’s list had reached the deepest part of Qianfeng Sect, at the heart of the Spirit Vein, within a secluded cave.

It was also the retreat site of the Xuanjin Venerable.

Hua Qing True Monarch, the Vice Sect Leader of the Qianfeng Sect, hurried to the cave entrance. Her figure was slender, regal, and her every move evoked allure.

"Sect Leader, this year our sect has thirty people choosing the Spirit Foundation Pill, a sign of great prosperity!"

From within the dark cave, a pair of bright, intelligent eyes opened, followed by an elderly woman walking out.

Her skinny hands were like dry bones, eyes sunken, and her face covered with wrinkles and age spots.

Xuanjin Venerable, the Sect Leader of the Qianfeng Sect, currently the only publicly known Alchemy Master among the Human Race.

"The Spirit Foundation and Beauty Enhancement Pills were originally meant to test one’s Dao heart. Having more people choose signifies conformity, which is not necessarily good, or perhaps someone is meddling."

Lu Chan had been recuperating here for three hundred years, her voice had become extremely hoarse.

She indifferently glanced at Hua Qing True Monarch, with a subtle breath escaping as if seeping out from the folds of her skin.

The regal beauty’s forehead sweated, her smile forced, "How could I dare violate the sect’s rules? There are indeed thirty people who chose the Spirit Foundation Pill, it’s absolutely true."

"True or false, the mastermind behind this is still unknown."

Lu Chan no longer faced Hua Qing True Monarch, looking instead at the cave entrance, at the peach tree planted beside the Spiritual Spring. Numerous pink petals were falling, drifting along the Spirit River to the east.

"These flowers are like disciples of Qianfeng Sect, most are fleeting, they are also stepping stones for the successors. If there’s one disciple who maintains her original heart amidst rivalry and is willing to be the green leaf among the myriad of flowers, then the great Dao can be achieved."

This is why Qianfeng Sect was part of the Demon Path: they didn’t practice the ruthless rule of the fittest or consume others with their Cultivation Techniques, yet they used all their disciples as kindling.

"You may leave; next year, try to limit the number of beautiful disciples receiving favors besides cultivation to less than five."

"Yes."

Hua Qing True Monarch bowed and turned to leave, but she was stopped just a few steps out.

"Wait, is there any news from Immortal Land?"

"I don’t pay much attention to matters of Immortal Land. Should I inquire for you?"

"No need."

Hua Qing True Monarch departed, leaving only the elder in the silent valley.

Lu Chan remained, her presence as withered as dead wood, yet her eyes shimmered brilliantly.

Suddenly, a beam of golden light flew from the horizon and hovered before her. Feeling the aura it carried, Lu Chan paused.

Chi Yu Zi’s aura, and Divine Thought, why is she coming to me?

Communications are divided into objects and thought; the former being letters, the latter being instant. Divine Thought communication is limited by a cultivator’s cultivation, Venerable level spans a million miles, only Immortals can comprehend the heavens and earth in a single thought.

Touching the golden light with her fingertip, Chi Yu Zi’s voice came through, the liveliness within it surprising her.

"Chi Yu Zi, Fellow Daoist, may I know the matter?"

"[I was ordered to patrol the world, passing through Huajian State, encountered a successor of Ninghua Sect who accused Qianfeng Sect of stealing inheritance treasures]"

Chi Yu Zi briefly described the situation, and upon hearing this, Lu Chan’s face immediately grew colder, and she said, "I will handle this immediately, and if it is confirmed, I will surely give my fellow Daoist a response."

[Stay calm, I need you to keep it hidden for now and observe the changes.]

"Hmm?"

[In recent days, I found out in Wen Kui State that Xuan Yue might be with you. The bizarre incidents of your subordinates fighting over treasures seems quite strange, and there might be outsiders causing mischief.]

"Understood, if fellow Daoist needs help, feel free to ask."

The divine thought broke off.

Lu Chan suppressed the rage in her heart, wanting to call for Hua Qing True Monarch multiple times, but she feared exposing herself.

Her divine thought swept through the entire sect but failed to locate the Ninghua Sect heir, and thus confirmed half of Chi Yu Zi’s report.

In Lu Chan’s eyes, the reflection of Hua Qing True Monarch’s figure appeared.

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On the other side, in You City, the second largest city of Huajian State.

Located on the plains, it seemed less imposing and orderly compared to Taiyi City, but it possessed more of a mundane air.

Gu Wen’s group split into two factions: Chi Yu Zi with Gu Wen, and Xie Yunnan with She Jingqiu.

She Jingqiu slightly disguised herself and became extremely nervous, fearing that Gu Wen and the others might betray her.

It took Xie Yunnan a full two hours to calm her down before she entered the city. There were two main reasons: besides Venerable, covering distances of millions of miles usually required a Flying Boat, and communicating with the Daoist Sect also needed the aid of "Heaven and Earth Passage."

It was also to appease She Jingqiu; as soon as she entered the city, she took her companion straight to the boat dock. They hadn’t even had time to inquire about the flights when they noticed disciples from Qianfeng Sect loitering at the spaceport, scouring the crowd with their gazes.

"Xie Daoist friend, doesn’t your Liuyun Sect have some special channels to send us away?"

"I’m sorry, not at the moment."

Xie Yunnan said apologetically, "Of course, we could also choose to spend about ten days to reach the neighboring Wen Kui State, then take an Immortal Boat to Sanqing Taoist Sect."

"Then let’s escape by flying!"

"I’m sorry, my two elders still have other matters to attend to."

Xie Yunnan quietly watched as the panic on She Jingqiu’s face gradually turned into annoyance, and then quickly suppressed it.

She believed her disguise was successful, yet her words always revealed flaws.

A first-class sect chasing her for two months? This seemed too highly overestimated. Either she was problematic, or someone was manipulating things from the shadows.

Meanwhile, Gu Wen and Chi Yu Zi entered a brothel.

They admired the graceful figure of a dancing girl while melodious music played, and the table was filled with various exquisite pastries and dishes.

Gu Wen took out a Spirit Stone and handed it to the waitress to ask about the recent happenings in Huajian State.

In casual conversation, they learned many unimportant yet novel things.

The waitress said, "Speaking of novel things, it has to be Qianfeng Sect recently. Their Vice Sect Leader’s nephew was conned by a woman out of ten low-quality Spiritual Treasures, and they still can’t find her."

"Rumor has it that the woman only has a Golden Core cultivation but possesses ten Spiritual Treasures; countless people are eager for action."

"Is True Man here to look for that woman? Our store has some exclusive information."

Gu Wen took out another Spirit Stone, and after the waitress left for a while, she returned with a note.

[The person pursued by Qianfeng Sect, suspected to be the heir of Ninghua Sect.]

Gu Wen asked Chi Yu Zi next to him, "Doesn’t Lu Chan care about this?"

Chi Yu Zi replied, "She is healing her wounds, and normally all big and small matters are handled by her subordinates."

"This time she is in trouble." Gu Wen flicked the piece of paper, "Now the whole Huajian Continent knows she’s hunting the loyal descendants, and this is not a small issue if it gets out. If I wanted to frame Qianfeng Sect, I would only need to kill her at this moment. Then it would be like mud falling into one’s pants, neither poop nor not."

Boom!

Outside, a colossal explosion soared into the distance.

Xie Yunnan, with She Jingqiu, soared into the sky, relentlessly chased by a Nascent Soul powerhouse disguising his appearance.

Gu Wen smelled a whiff of Heavenly Court’s aura; this Nascent Soul stage little cultivator carried a special clean aura.

Leaning by the window and eating pastries, he casually asked, "Does something from Heavenly Court appear often?"

Chi Yu Zi replied, "Very rarely."

"It could also be that they have appeared long ago, and you just don’t recognize them."