Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect
Chapter 201 - 200 Yellow Court Palace

Chapter 201: Chapter 200 Yellow Court Palace

Heng Mountain’s Yellow Court Palace wasn’t originally one of the nine major sects, nor was it any kind of treasured paradise. It was simply that there was a spring nearby at the foot of the mountain, and the scenery was decent, so a female layman, who had left home with her hair down, built a hut to meditate and seek the Dao, creating her own inheritance.

This layman was originally from the Three Constellations Immortal Gate, a scholarly and official family. In her youth, she was well-versed in the Daoist Collection and supposedly had a dream where a Kunlun Immortal enlightened her, granting her four volumes of the Heavenly Book. Since then, her appearance remained youthful, and time seemed to have no hold on her, making her deeply pursue the art of Immortals.

However, since her father had reached the position of one of the Three Ministers, appointed as the Minister of Works, he could not allow his daughter to embrace the Demon Path. Thus, she was forced by her parents to marry, momentarily breaking her Immortal Fate. After marriage, she often read scriptures in the Orchid Platform, and after the disaster involving the Immortal Palace’s witchcraft, her family fell, with her father, brothers, sons, and grandsons perishing in the turmoil. She severed worldly ties and secluded herself at the foot of Heng Mountain.

To everyone’s surprise, she possessed a rare genius with deep Immortal affinity. Day and night, she observed the Mystic Sect Daoism of Heng Mountain’s five peaks and listened to the True Inheritance at the foot of the mountain, reciting the Yellow Court silently. She managed to self-teach, comprehending the Yellow Court Scripture, allowing her to refine Qi and transform into God, achieving Nascent Soul.

Such astonishing talent left the Mystic Sect in awe, and even the Southern Country Immortal Palace, upon hearing of this event, bestowed Immortal Record honors, listing her name on the Divine List, naming her the Yellow Court Palace Master, and inviting her as the Purple Void Master, the ruler of Heng Mountain.

The Immortal Palace couldn’t govern the Mystic Sect’s territory, which clearly harbored many delicate thoughts, but the Purple Void Master was a genuine secluded Cultivator, uninterested in fame and fortune. Practicing purity and nonexistence, she embraced the Hidden Immortal lifestyle, seeking enlightenment with all her heart, thus drawing closer to the Mystic Sect.

Moreover, the Mystic Sect lacked methods for female cultivation, making them curious about the Daoist Skills she comprehended. Therefore, Shangqing Dao conveniently recognized her as a registered disciple, and many female cultivators from the Mystic Sect befriended her, forming sworn sisterhoods, or engaging in discussion and sharing true teachings with her, exchanging them for the Daoist Collection in the Orchid Platform, and straightforwardly practiced together in Yellow Court Palace, advancing the method for female cultivation.

With such an Immortal Fate and talent, and receiving the True Inheritance of the Mystic Sect, given time, the Purple Void Master is destined to achieve immortality and attain Dao.

However, ten years ago, a meteor fell, wreaking havoc in the Star Palace. Since then, Heavenly Demons emerged, causing celestial collapse, and even the Southern Country saw many demon-sealing temples collapse, releasing demons who wreaked havoc among the people.

Some obtained the legacy of a Demon Sect, calling themselves Supreme Bliss, founding the Blissful Leisure Palace, and specifically opposing the Mystic Sect, causing countless harm by attacking Mystic Sect’s Immortal Manors and secluding families, proclaiming to avenge the Xiaoyao Sect when in fact they plundered, killed, and raped, harming countless people.

That Xiaoyao Sect’s line was indeed formidable, not only seizing destiny and progressing rapidly in cultivation, but also possessing numerous magic treasures and Divine Skill secret books, with the Immortal Palace secretly protecting and backing them. Before the Mystic Sect could react, this person had already gathered momentum, impossible to suppress.

Therefore, to avoid this calamity, Southern Country’s various cultivation families moved to the foot of the Mystic Sect’s mountain for protection. With the Purple Void Master’s eminent reputation as a Mystic Sect’s True Inheritor and receiving Immortal Record honors, she also created secret methods for female cultivation, attracting many to join Yellow Court Palace.

Though not everyone has the comprehension or talent to receive the True Inheritance, the Purple Void Master, inherently benevolent, hands out protective shelter without so many stringent rules as the Mystic Sect, willing to accept all who wish to become disciples to protect them from Supreme Bliss’s harm.

As a result, whether they cultivate or not, nearby female cultivators all claim themselves as inheritors of Heng Mountain’s true teachings and disciples of Yellow Court, at least deterring the Xiaoyao Sect’s Lust Demon, and in case of danger, they could be saved by the Mystic Sect.

"Jian Jia, Jian Jia, is that your little lover? So strong!"

"What are you talking about, it’s a dog mongrel!"

"Yes, yes, good dog, good dog, really has a male dog’s waist!"

"Hehehe"

"Hehehe"

Surrounded by a group of female cultivators teasing, peeping through the door to stealthily gaze inside the chamber, whispering at the brawny figure meditating inside.

Shen Jianjia didn’t have the energy to scold them, only glaring at Iron Egg’s towering figure, momentarily bewildered.

It hasn’t even been two years, how did he grow so tall? Wasn’t he a skinny dog before? Now he’s as strong as a gray wolf, do men grow this fast?

"Giggling like this is unbecoming! Go back to chanting!"

"Yes～～"

"Senior Sister really is no fun."

"Shh, don’t offend the future one of the nine great Immortals, be careful if she finds a Daoist companion to deal with you."

"Oh, so scary, so scary!"

"Senior Sister..."

Shen Jianjia turned back to see someone with black hair down to her waist, wearing a magpie tail crown to bind her hair, a woman dressed as a man, with a simple face, clean clothes, cold as the moon without any embellishment, yet she seemed as if carved from jade, her white robe whiter than snow, exuding a cold and aloof aura.

Just unclear what Xuanming Secret Technique she practiced, making her surroundings icy and fierce as an ice sculpture, with pupils white as ice, like demonic eyes, scanning with a sharp, imposing gaze that struck fear at first sight.

However, though her icy eyes and snowy voice scattered other fellow disciples like swatting flies, her expression melted like a thawed snow mountain when she looked at Jian Jia, speaking softly, very warmly,

"Jiajia, do you want to come in with me?"

Shen Jianjia hesitated, glanced at Iron Egg again, gritted her teeth, and shook her head,

"...No, I thought returning to the righteous path of Qi Gong, my progress was quick enough, but I didn’t expect he had already broken through to Golden Core, I, I am far behind...

Senior Sister, with the Cloud Platform Competition approaching, I, I need to practice sword fighting..."

Seeing her turn away, the gentle expression on the Senior Sister’s face slowly froze back to her icy demeanor. Turning her snow-white wrist, forming a hand seal, she pointed to open the barrier surrounding the chamber.

The brawny figure sitting on a meditation cushion opened his eyes, and upon seeing the entrant, couldn’t help but be startled.

Who is this?

The cold-faced, white-robed Senior Sister bowed,

"Mighty High Lord of Nine Heavens Ancestor Primordial Sovereign, Heng Mountain’s Ning Lingshuang."

As the other used Mystic Sect etiquette to greet, it was only proper for Iron Egg to reciprocate,

"Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Ruyi True Monarch, Guangxia Mountain’s Iron Egg."

This Ning Lingshuang, at Golden Core Perfect Realm, not having a Taoist title, naturally hasn’t reached the level of Mystic Sect’s True Inheritor, making her an Outer Door Golden Core Disciple like Iron Egg.

You know, their temperament was quite similar, both observing with cold eyes, expressionless, with a voice that didn’t waver, just like an iceberg,

"My master, the Purple Void Master, and the Hengshan Five Peak Sect Leaders have gone together to Jiangdu for Demon Extermination, and are temporarily away from the mountain. However, before leaving, Daoist Lingxu confirmed through a flying message that Daoist Tie is indeed one of our Mystic Sect disciples. For identifying the True Body of the Heavenly Demon, you’ve been awarded a Soldier Repelling Coin for your contributions."

Ning Lingshuang waved her hand, producing a Soldier Repelling Coin and a yellow book, handing them over.

"If Fellow Daoist has any Spiritual Elixir, magic treasures, or spiritual beast you wish to exchange, you can refer to our Hengshan Sect Contribution Record."

Iron Egg was straightforward,

"I need to soak in your sect’s Taihua Yeqing Pond, how many contributions in Soldier Repelling Coins does that require?"

Ning Lingshuang shook her head,

"The Spiritual Spring Bath needs no contributions, not a single coin, just don’t dirty the water."

You really care about dirty water...

Ning Lingshuang said,

"The White Dragon Pond is at the foot of the rear mountain, I will take you to soak in the Taiqing Pond later to cleanse the Earth Spring filth.

However, the mountain has many forbidden areas, to prevent any misunderstandings from Daoist getting lost, I shall accompany you these days, I hope Brother does not mind."

Iron Egg nodded,

"That is expected, thank you, may I know about Master Huilan..."

Ning Lingshuang replied,

"The Master has had her Primordial Spirit Emergence, visiting the Sword Sect on Cloud Platform Peak."

Ah, so she still doubted Iron Egg’s claims, needing to verify with the Sword Sect...

However, Iron Egg was already resigned to boldly declaring his affiliation, worried that Master Huilan might take offense and, with Shen Jianjia, that madwoman, kill him to silence any evidence—after all, in the remote wilderness, he was an unauthorized escapee, and killing him would be easy...

But who would have thought, those two didn’t lay a hand on him, merely looking puzzled at one, embarrassed at the other, and after a while, led him into the mountain, leaving him in place without further ado...

"Daoist Tie."

Ning Lingshuang’s cold face turned even steeper, invigorating Iron Egg’s senses.

"I, used to practice sword under Heavenly Pillar Peak, now I cultivate Qi in Yellow Court Palace, and currently, I’m the highest in cultivation in the Outer Door.

Bestowed the title of Senior Sister, I shoulder every bit of responsibility for them."

The initially stern glance turned imposing, with radiating energy frightening the viewer. Iron Egg felt it was rather baffling.

Interesting, neither those two came to challenge, why did you suddenly want to act tough? Courting disaster?

"What does Senior Ning have to say?"

Ning Lingshuang coldly spoke,

"I don’t dare say ’instruction’, only wondering what kind of grudge exists between you and Jianjia. Why does she furiously stab at a dummy with your name on it with flying swords day and night, muttering desires to kill you even in dreams, constantly holding a wallet in a trance!

As allies in the Mystic Sect, it wouldn’t be right for me to act without knowing the situation. I naturally need to ask you once. What is the deep-seated enmity between you two? Did you abandon her heartlessly! Have you done something outrageous to her! If you hurt her feelings, I won’t let you go unpunished!"

Oh, so it’s still going to be a fight for life?

Iron Egg was unafraid, clearly stating,

"Indeed, a man should take responsibility for his actions, it’s my doing, I killed her Daoist companion."

Ning Lingshuang was startled, leaping up,

"What did you say! So you’re not her Daoist companion!"

"...Of course not."

Iron Egg was speechless, why such a strong reaction?

"Ah...so, so this is the kind of grudge, then no wonder..."

Realizing her blunder, Ning Lingshuang sat back down, her demeanor cooling again to ice-cold mountains, but her words were rather hasty,

"Are you speaking the truth? Only that you killed her Daoist companion? Truly, you didn’t do anything else to her?"

Iron Egg frowned.

"It’s just...that, what’s there to conceal, her Daoist companion and I competed for the Sword Sect’s Immortal Fate and died in the sword fight.

She wished to kill me in revenge for the man, repeatedly wielding her sword against me, that’s all."

Ning Lingshuang’s expression softened, even revealing a hint of kindness, saying,

"So, it seems I misjudged Fellow Daoist, if that’s the case, then there’s nothing more. Let me take you to the Yeqing Pond."

...Misjudged? Nothing more? Are we not going to have a divine reckoning anymore??