Chapter 138: Chapter 118: North and South Dipper Sword, Obtaining the Letter

“Ah Yi, you were too quick. I wanted to interrogate him a bit! That old dog always had a backup plan. The treasury must have just been a front!”

Yang Xun said regretfully. Sui Liushu’s personal fortune was surely immense and well worth plundering.

It was said that the fastest way for the Ancient Demon Cultivators to get rich was to kill others and seize their treasures.

Now that Demon Cultivators were organized under various Dharma Lineages, they did such things far less often.

The main method for getting rich quick had become raiding families, wiping out clans, and skimming the profits.

“Don’t worry, Grandpa. From now on, this entire Observing Fate Peak is yours. If you take your time searching, you’re bound to find it.”

Jiang Yi withdrew the Bingding Fire through his fontanelle, returning it to his Primordial Inner Mansion.

The gushing Spiritual Liquid he had painstakingly accumulated at the Merit Supervision Institute had been slightly depleted by this “Magical Combat.”

He estimated it would take three to five days of nurturing to fully recover.

No wonder Disciples from the Inner Sect and Branch Sects rarely bothered with things like Dharma Assemblies or Sword Duels.

Where would they get the reserves to waste like that? They barely had enough Spiritual Resources and Spiritual Materials for their own Cultivation!

As for Sui Liushu’s hidden private stash, Jiang Yi would petition the Celestial Book about it later.

But there was no need to be hasty. Observing Sun Peak was likely watching them.

The moment Sui Liushu died, Liu Huan would surely rush over to retrieve the other half of the Dharma Lineage Decree.

Sure enough.

A short while later.

The tinkling sound of a gushing spring could be heard as water silently converged, coming to a stop outside the manor on Observing Fate Peak.

It then transformed into a middle-aged man wearing a Primordial Cloth headscarf and a cyan Daoist Robe.

It was none other than the Sect Leader, Liu Huan.

He stepped inside, hands clasped behind his back. Scenes from the past filled his mind like a spreading mist, rising in his heart like the thick humidity of a spring thaw.

’The morning greetings of his youth, striving to act obedient, deliberately feigning recklessness, calling out “Godfather” with such sincere emotion… Even after returning to Observing Sun Peak, he would look in the mirror and repeatedly go over his words and actions from the day, checking for the slightest mistake…’

’He’s finally dead.’

The deep lines near the corners of Liu Huan’s eyes crinkled, as if he were smiling.

’In the end, he couldn’t outlast me.’

He slowly walked into the main hall, gazing at the empty space.

’A life extinguished is like a lamp put out, like blue smoke dissipating without a trace.’

“Greetings, Sect Leader!”

Sensing the vast Qi Mechanism, Jiang Yi and Yang Xun stood respectfully at the bottom of the steps with their hands lowered.

“You two handled this task beautifully.”

Liu Huan’s gaze swept over them, skipping past Yang Xun to land directly on Jiang Yi, a hint of deep appreciation rising in his eyes.

’Originally, I thought this boy had only dared to confront Sui Liushu by mustering up some hot-blooded courage, driven by a desire to repay my kindness.’

’I never expected him to be so steady, to plan carefully before acting. He actually used poison to allow the weak to overcome the strong, helping me eliminate that thorn in my side, Sui Liushu.’

’He’s prime material for a Demon Cultivator!’

Although Liu Huan didn’t know the specifics of what happened, seeing Jiang Yi completely unharmed suggested there hadn’t been an arduous battle.

“Did he tell you that he has a daughter who joined the Innate Sect years ago?”

Jiang Yi nodded and replied,

“He mentioned it before he died.”

Liu Huan asked with a smile,

“Aren’t you afraid? The might of an Ancestral Sect Dharma Lineage is enough to flatten half of Beimang Ridge with the flip of a hand.”

’Time to play the part.’

Jiang Yi’s gaze turned resolute, his voice like the clash of metal on stone:

“Whether you stick your neck out or pull it in, the axe falls just the same. What’s the use of being afraid?

I’d rather take Elder Sui’s life first. Even if they come to settle scores later, at least I’ll die at the hands of an Innate Sect disciple. There’s no shame in that.”

He had rehearsed this answer in his mind many times.

Finally, he had said it in front of Sect Leader Liu Huan.

“Excellent!”

Liu Huan clapped his hands in praise.

“With a temperament like that, if I had met you five years earlier, I would have insisted on taking you as my disciple!”

MEOW!

True Master Xuanmiao, who had been watching the entire exchange from his perch on the courtyard wall, let out a cry, his round eyes wide.

’Where did this Lower Cultivator come from?’

’How dare he try to steal a disciple from this True Master?!’

’Does he have a death wish?!’

Sharp claws shot out from the Cat Master’s soft pads. His gaze turned grim as he did his best to project the domineering aura of a veteran Demon.

But Liu Huan paid it no mind, as if he hadn’t seen the cat at all.

Why would a dignified High Cultivator at the Twelfth Layer of Qi Cultivation be distracted by a calico cat that had no Qi Mechanism and seemed to be a mere Mortal Body?

A golden light emerged from within Liu Huan’s wide sleeve, illuminating everything around it. The light was as thick and heavy as condensed milk, so dense that not even Divine Thought could penetrate it to discern its true nature.

As the Sect Leader formed a hand seal, the brilliant, swirling light coalesced into a magnificent, palm-sized Golden Talisman.

On closer inspection, however, it seemed to be incomplete, as if missing one half.

’Is that the Dharma Lineage Decree?’

Jiang Yi held his breath and averted his gaze, not daring to look too long.

Focusing his senses, he felt a brilliant light fill the entire manor.

A sense of warmth and harmony spread out, filling every inch of the space.

’This Golden Talisman… what exactly are its origins?’

’It’s not the Spiritual Energy that exists in the world, but another type entirely?’

A moment later.

The Golden Talisman buzzed and trembled, and then another ball of brilliant light shot over, instantly merging with it.

His goal achieved, Liu Huan thought to himself,

’I’ve finally obtained the complete Dharma Lineage Decree. Otherwise, when the True Master from the Zhao You Sect comes knocking to collect their debt, my fate would have been tragic.’

He had been able to so smoothly reach the Twelfth Level of Cultivation not just because of the high-grade Spiritual Energy from the Xiao Yunyu technique, but more importantly, because he had borrowed massive amounts of external resources from various sects.

The debt to the Joyful Union Sect had already been cleared with Sewing Peak.

Now, only the Yin Puppet Sect and the Zhao You Sect remained.

As for the True Gu Sect?

Liu Huan was afraid they’d capture him and refine him into a Venerable Gu, so he hadn’t dared to set foot in their sect.

These stray thoughts flashed through his mind, and he looked at Jiang Yi again.

“I cannot bear the wrath of the Innate Sect, but I’m not so cold-hearted as to cast you aside now that you’ve served your purpose.

Let me be blunt: if Sui Yuzhu comes seeking revenge, the Qianji Sect will absolutely not protect you.

But as for anything else, you need only ask.”

This was exactly what Jiang Yi had been waiting to hear.

He took a deliberately labored breath and said,

“The position of Elder of Observing Fate Peak! I want my Grandpa to take it!”

The appreciation in Liu Huan’s eyes deepened. Even in a Demon Dao Dharma Lineage, who wouldn’t like a loyal and courageous person who remembers to repay kindnesses?

A person like that has value and is worth cultivating.

If they were all ruthlessly ambitious, they would be a headache to control.

“Granted.”

Liu Huan agreed without hesitation.

’It’s only Observing Fate Peak,’ he thought. ’I’ll have to hand it over to the Zhao You Sect sooner or later anyway.’

“This Disciple has another presumptuous request.”

Jiang Yi raised his head, his face a picture of sincere devotion to the Dao, his eyes filled with immense longing.

“This Disciple comes from a humble background. My life’s greatest wish is to become a true Dao Material!

If the Celestial Lord takes pity on me and allows me to survive this great calamity, I hope the Sect Leader can grant me a letter of recommendation for the North and South Dipper Sword assembly!

If I could just witness the various heroes of the Three Peaks and Four Waters, then I would feel I have not lived this life in vain!”

’Such a resolute heart for the Dao!’

Liu Huan marveled.

’Such exquisite acting!’

True Master Xuanmiao also marveled.

’Xiao Jiang’s performance,’ he thought, ’is at least sixty percent as skillful as my former master’s.’

“The North and South Dipper Sword, the Three Peaks and Four Waters… Haha! What ambition!

When I was young, I was also filled with hope, wishing to make a name for myself there!

To catch the eye of an Ancestral Sect Dharma Lineage!”

Liu Huan nodded and said,

“Jiang Yi, if you can safely pass through this calamity, then what harm is there in giving you the Inner Sect Dharma Lineage’s sole letter for the sword assembly?”

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