Chapter 216: Chapter 188: The Sword Sect Owes Me an Explanation

In the dense forest, everyone was frozen in shock.

Only Han Shuangjiang, watching Chu Huaixu destroy his Sword Spirit, felt no surprise at all.

She had witnessed a similar scene before.

In the past, when Liu Tianfeng and Liu Chengqi troubled the two of them, Chu Huaixu had finally struck Liu Chengqi right in front of Steward Liu.

“That dead fox has always been like this, vengeful.” She thought to herself.

She had always felt that, in some ways, Chu Huaixu was much better than her.

He seemed more carefree than her, and his cultivation seemed to focus on the four words—clarity of mind!

Clearly, if he couldn’t mete out punishment himself, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

He was always that kind of person and never changed.

However, achieving clarity of mind, which seems deceptively simple, is incredibly difficult to truly achieve.

Because achieving clarity of mind, in a way, is akin to “doing as one pleases” to some extent.

Yet at this moment, she felt a slight sense of detachment from reality.

She never imagined that Steward Liu would die here today.

This involuntarily reminded her of that day when, after Chu Huaixu had slapped Liu Chengqi, she found it hard to accept that a Daoist Steward had such an ugly side, to which he said: Human nature is complex and contradictory.

Chu Huaixu always believed that people are not simply black or white. Most people are gray. Some are a light gray, while others are dark gray.

At this moment, Zhao Qianfeng, whose Sea of Consciousness was already injured, passed out again after being awakened by two slaps from Chu Huaixu and having his Lifebound Sword Spirit destroyed.

This person, even if the Sword Sect doesn’t heavily punish him, is essentially ruined for this life.

Mo Qingmei looked at what Chu Huaixu did and could only think: “After all, he is still just a young boy.”

She clearly understood that this young man was merely playing with words.

He said he wouldn’t use private punishment on him, so he moved his sword instead.

But this so-called wordplay is really just skirting the line, if one were to take it seriously, it could indeed be scrutinized.

“But as young people, they naturally aren’t like people of our age, considering things so cautiously.” Mo Qingmei thought.

Watching the scene before her, she surely found it satisfying as well.

Yet she did not know that Chu Huaixu didn’t care at all.

——Who dares to quibble with me?

Indeed, playing word games is about skirting the edges.

But the brilliance of this wordplay depends largely on… who is playing!

Chu Huaixu, as the Profound Yellow Leader, is about to enter the Origin Spirit Realm.

He bears the calamities of heaven and earth and the karma of all beings!

You Sword Sect disciples dare to harm me?

I didn’t kill him, so ostensibly, I am abiding by the common rules of the Four Great Sects.

I am protecting the subsequent interests of my Daoist Sect fellows.

This is also my Daoist Sect showing face to your Sword Sect!

As for how you handle Zhao Qianfeng later, that’s for your Sword Sect to see to.

On a larger scale, not only should your Sword Sect give an explanation to me, Chu Huaixu, and to my Daoist Sect.

You must provide an explanation to the entire Profound Yellow Realm!

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The extermination mission is completed, and the Daoist Sect members mount their horses, carrying the unconscious Zhao Qianfeng, and head back to the Daoist Sect.

Due to Liu Tianfeng’s death, the gravity of the situation intensified.

This matter will be decided by the Daoist Sect’s upper echelons, and they will send a letter to the Sword Sect before dispatching someone to escort Zhao Qianfeng to the Sword Sect.

On the way back, a heavy atmosphere hung over them.

The death of their fellow disciple undoubtedly affected everyone’s mood.

The regrettable thing is, Steward Liu left nothing behind.

His Spiritual Artifact was also destroyed, preventing it from being placed in the Hidden Spirit Mountain.

If it could have been placed in the Hidden Spirit Mountain, there might have been an inheritance in the future.

Sitting on his horse, Chu Huaixu opened his Character Panel.

This time, the mission to exterminate demons, combined with the mission rewards, earned him over thirty thousand Experience Points.

Not much, the gains weren’t significant.

But since a hidden plot line, [Possession], was triggered, the system would surely provide an additional reward.

After he eradicated that strange Divine Soul, the reward he received was an enhanced permission level for [Information Detection].

The Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness also grew slightly stronger.

Previously, if he used [Information Detection] on Mo Qingmei, the large gap in their realms would prevent him from acquiring some basic information.

But now it was different, he could fully access all of the Daoist Steward’s basic information.

“The degree of permission enhancement is quite significant.” This was somewhat unexpected.

As for the enhancement of his Power of Divine Sense, it was a bonus.

The improvement wasn’t overly dramatic, with his attribute increasing by about a fifth.

On the way, Chu Huaixu was somewhat laden with thoughts.

The Divine Soul encountered in the altar always gave him a strange feeling.

“I’ve never heard of such an existence.”

“Typically, when a cultivator dies, they’re dead.”

“Even great cultivators are no exception.”

In his understanding, [Borrowed Sword] shouldn’t have the concept of Possession.

He had never heard of such a situation at all.

Just this point alone was enough to make him feel it was strange.

Additionally, he was pondering another matter—[Realm Lord’s Heir].

“What exactly is a Realm Lord?” Chu Huaixu thought.

Strictly speaking, he should count as the Dao Ancestor’s heir.

“What kind of power in my body did this Divine Soul sense to say such words?”

“Is it spiritual power, or something else?”

If it is spiritual power, then could the Dao Ancestor and the Realm Lord he mentioned be equated?

But Chu Huaixu still found it very strange.

“Assuming he said these words because of the power of the Dao Scripture in my body, then it’s even more absurd.”

“Since the Dao Ancestor passed, in these thousand years, no one has mastered the complete version of the Dao Scripture, possessing the power of the Dao Scripture like I do.”

“At that time, even the Sect Leader and others were stunned for quite a while looking at the power in my body.”

“Li Chunsong even blurted out right there, asking what kind of evil skill I was practicing.”

“Then, how could such a heretic recognize the spiritual power in my body?”

“How could he know the Dao Scripture so well, that he recognized it at a glance!”

“This thing has been missing for a thousand years!”

“Could it be that this Divine Soul has existed in the Profound Yellow Realm for a millennium, one from the era of the Dao Ancestor?”

At this thought, it seemed even more impossible to him.

The cultivation in the Profound Yellow Realm hardly extends one’s lifespan.

Strong as the Dao Ancestor was, even he passed away.

How could a soul have wandered in the Profound Yellow Realm for a thousand years?

“However, it might be that he didn’t say these words because of the spiritual power in my body.”

Sadly, given the urgency of the situation at the time, he couldn’t just sit back and let him continue the possession attempt just to satisfy his curiosity.

It’s even possible that he was just spouting nonsense to manipulate people.

The group quickly returned to the Daoist Sect.

Upon reaching the mountain, Chu Huaixu and the others needed to report to the Disciple Courtyard first thing, to complete the process.

After reporting, they could receive sect contribution points.

Whereas Mo Qingmei immediately went to report the incident to the Daoist Sect’s high-level officials.

She felt that delay was not an option.

The person she sought out was Li Chunsong.

After all, before descending the mountain, Li Chunsong had given Liu Tianfeng a Domain God Talisman, hadn’t he?

Thus, he was currently the most suitable person to report to.

The Daoist Six Elders listened to Mo Qingmei’s account, their expressions displayed various changes.

Their expressions became more and more grave, intensifying by the moment.

Toward the end, their faces were as solemn as still water.

Mo Qingmei first informed him of the results, telling him of the deaths of Liu Tianfeng and Ge Long.

This caused Li Chunsong’s face to be filled with unrestrained anger, the oppression of a Seventh Realm Great Cultivator inadvertently spreading outward.

But when he heard about the Divine Soul, his face was filled with boundless bewilderment.

“How is Chu Huaixu?” he hurriedly inquired.

“He’s not harmed,” Mo Qingmei replied.

Li Chunsong immediately sighed in relief, motioning for her to continue.

Latterly, when he heard that Chu Huaixu had vanquished that Divine Soul, the Sixth Elder couldn’t remain seated, rising from his chair and began pacing back and forth.

Li Chunsong, while pacing, didn’t forget to say: “Don’t stop, continue speaking!”

“Also, the more detailed, the better. Carefully recall if there’s any detail you’ve overlooked.”

Hearing this, Mo Qingmei nodded.

She recounted the course of events in meticulous detail.

Including how Chu Huaixu finally annihilated Zhao Qianfeng’s Lifebound Sword.

Then, she said: “Sixth Elder, at the time, my Sea of Consciousness was injured, and I was unconscious. So many of the follow-up matters were actually told to me by Chu Huaixu.”

“Therefore, I think you’d better call him over and ask him.” She suggested.

“Alright, I understand. I will handle it,” Li Chunsong said to Mo Qingmei.

After saying this, he even gave her a spiritual pill to recover her Sea of Consciousness.

“This time, you’ve worked hard. Take this pill and consume it to avoid any hidden dangers.”

“Thank you, Sixth Elder.”

After Mo Qingmei left, Li Chunsong flew directly to the hall of Wenda Peak and immediately transmitted messages to all senior officials, summoning them to the hall for a meeting.

This matter was already beyond what he could handle entirely on his own.

He never expected the situation to escalate to this extent.

“This is within my Daoist Sect’s jurisdiction!”

This was the most unexpected part.

“Having an altar appear is one thing, but how could it allow Chu Huaixu to encounter such a thing?”

As for Chu Huaixu playing word games and destroying Zhao Qianfeng’s Sword Spirit, Li Chunsong didn’t pay it much mind at all.

That was a minor matter.

After suddenly experiencing these events, wanting to vent a bit was understandable.

Before long, Xiang Yan and the others flew to Wenda Peak, even Jiang Zhi arrived.

As soon as everyone entered, they looked at Li Chunsong and asked:

“What happened that made you summon everyone here so hastily?”

Everyone’s expressions were somewhat grave.

For Li Chunsong to cause such a commotion, something major had evidently occurred.

In fact, if it were about Liu Tianfeng’s death, the way he summoned everyone here should have been filled with anger.

However, his tone mainly conveyed urgency.

And this Daoist Six Elder uttered only a few words, but it left shocking expressions on everyone’s faces, and Chu Yinyin couldn’t help but exclaim: “What?!”

What Li Chunsong said was:

“Chu Huaixu encountered a Primordial Spirit!”

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