Chapter 50: Chapter 49: Alarming the Upper Echelons

In the secret chamber, Chu Huaixu’s thoughts ran wild.

He first made a bold guess and then planned to verify it cautiously.

At this moment, he had no idea of the stir he was causing.

The number of cultivators gathering outside the Cold Pool was increasing.

Numerous sword cultivators were assembling here; among the nine Stewards of the Outer Sect, except for the two who had descended the mountain, the rest were all present.

Female Steward Mo Qingmei stood with another Outer Sect female Steward, Tang Qiuyue.

Mo Qingmei still retained her charm, while Tang Qiuyue was rather plump but seemed quite amiable.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but I feel the Sword Spirit is very excited,” Mo Qingmei said to Tang Qiuyue.

“Excited?” Tang Qiuyue found it strange, as she was not a sword cultivator, so she looked at the other’s sword.

But she couldn’t see anything.

A large number of sword cultivator disciples gathered by the Cold Pool.

Everyone was the same as them, discussing with their Lifebound Swords in hand, chattering away.

This made the noise level here rival that of the Outer Sect marketplace.

Logically, with the Heaven and Earth Phenomena occurring in the Outer Sect and so many disciples gathered here, the Stewards should take charge of the situation.

However, the Stewards were also perplexed, unclear about what this was.

Liu Tianfeng, faced with questions from his colleagues, didn’t know how to explain.

“A Secret Realm of this level wouldn’t normally cause such fanfare, would it?” a Steward surnamed Wang said.

“Brother Liu, you’re saying your son Chengqi is still in the Secret Realm? Could it be that he’s obtained some great opportunity?” a Steward surnamed Chen said with a friendly smile.

Niu Yuanshan listened from the side, glanced at the Cold Pool, and refrained from giving his opinion.

He didn’t think all this could be caused by that kid Liu Chengqi.

“A person whose Spiritual Embryo was damaged and started to give up on themselves, even their temperament has been wasted—how could he be capable of this?” Old Niu scoffed inwardly.

Liu Tianfeng, listening to everyone’s remarks, smiled wryly: “This Heaven and Earth Phenomena only affected the Spirit Sword, it doesn’t involve anything else.”

“My son Chengqi, he isn’t a sword cultivator either!”

On the other side, Mo Qingmei immediately asked, “Then among the three in the depths of the Cold Pool, who is a sword cultivator?”

“Junior Sister Mo, you may not know; only those without Spiritual Power can enter this Secret Realm, so they’re all Acupoint Opening Stage disciples, there’s no sword cultivator,” Niu Yuanshan, who had been silent, spoke up.

Just now he had been pretending to be oblivious, but his eyes occasionally glanced at Mo Qingmei.

When Mo Qingmei heard him speak to her, she responded with a nonchalant tone, “Oh, got it.”

Tang Qiuyue, beside her, couldn’t help but nudge her gently with her elbow, hearing her tone.

“It’s just because she was rejected when she confessed. So many years have passed, yet she still doesn’t show Senior Brother Niu a kind face,” Tang Qiuyue thought to herself.

After a few more words of discussion, the oldest and most involved steward, Liu Tianfeng, decided first:

“This matter must be reported to the Inner Sect Elders. Such an astonishing phenomenon is beyond what we can manage.”

He still harbored some concern for his son, believing that with an Elder overseeing, nothing would go wrong.

As soon as he finished speaking, a childish female voice resounded from the nine heavens above.

“No need to report specifically, I’m already here.”

Tenth Elder Chu Yinyin descended from the sky, hands behind her back, and landed on an ancient tree by the Cold Pool.

Her slow physical development made her small in stature. Yet her strength and status were above most others, so she didn’t like looking up at people and often chose to speak from high places.

“Tenth Elder!” Everyone gathered here saluted respectfully.

It was well known that the Tenth Elder held the least authority in the Inner Sect.

But she also had the worst temper.

Although she never admitted it herself, due to the influence of her cultivation technique, her temperament sometimes resembled that of a rebellious teenage girl.

Chu Yinyin was like a cat that easily got its fur ruffled.

“Tell me who’s inside the Secret Realm.” She frowned, staring intently at the Cold Pool.

“Reporting to the Elder, three registered disciples remain in the Secret Realm, named Chu Huaixu, Han Shuangjiang, and my son Liu Chengqi,” Liu Tianfeng responded immediately.

“Registered disciples? Then aren’t they in the Acupoint Opening Stage?” Chu Yinyin was taken aback, “Did Shen Man get it wrong?”

Hearing her mention the Seventh Elder, everyone looked at each other in astonishment.

Since obtaining the Dao Ancestor inheritance, hadn’t the Seventh Elder isolated herself in the Purple Bamboo Forest for a year?

Could this Heaven and Earth Phenomenon have even stirred the Purple Bamboo Forest?

Liu Tianfeng quickly exchanged a glance with Niu Yuanshan, both feeling alarmed.

How could this Secret Realm cause such a commotion?

The Seventh Elder, who had been detached from worldly affairs for a year, even one among the Four Great Divine Swords, was she also concerned?

Most importantly, no one knew what was happening inside.

“Could it really be my son Chengqi who obtained an opportunity? I hope he doesn’t encounter any danger,” Liu Tianfeng felt himself going crazy; the sense of the unknown was too overwhelming.

Niu Yuanshan also felt a bit worried about Chu Huaixu’s safety.

Finally, Liu Tianfeng gathered his courage and asked, “Tenth Elder, my son Chengqi is still in there. I dare to ask, what exactly was the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon just now? Please, Elder, enlighten us.”

In truth, without Shen Man’s explanation, Chu Yinyin also wouldn’t know it was caused by the Sword Heart Clarity.

But now wasn’t it an opportunity to show off?

From her position on the ancient tree, she maintained an air of pretended profundity. With her hands still behind her back, standing with a composed demeanor, she didn’t look at the crowd, only gazing subtly toward the Cold Pool:

“It’s normal for cultivators of your realm not to know.”

“The mysterious ripple just now was…”

Everyone present looked up at Chu Yinyin, realizing that even though her mouth kept moving, no one could hear the last few words!

Chu Yinyin suddenly raised her head, pointed to the sky, and cursed: “Xiang Yan, how dare you use the Silence Array on me!”

“If you won’t let me speak, I insist on speaking!”

“This ripple is actually…”

The earlier words were heard, but the last few words were silenced again.

“Xiang Yan! You’ll pay for this!!” Chu Yinyin, holding her Spirit Sword , soared into the sky.

Everyone by the Cold Pool in the outer sect was left anxious and began to discuss fervently.

“Even the Sect Leader was alarmed?”

“This matter seems to be a secret!”

“What on earth happened here? Even the Sect Leader has come personally, could it be the Dao Ancestor’s legacy beneath?”

“Watch what you say! It might also be the legacy of some mighty Sword Cultivator!”

All sorts of chaotic voices erupted; Liu Tianfeng’s expression was unpredictable.

He suddenly regretted it, thinking he shouldn’t have given the fragments of the Pill King Token to Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang.

“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter, up till now, no one knows what’s inside. My son still has a chance, still has a chance!” he consoled himself.

As for the others gathered around, most had heard of Steward Liu’s son, Liu Chengqi.

But the names Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang were completely unfamiliar.

Everyone quietly memorized these two names.

No one knew who beneath the Cold Pool had the fortune to provoke such phenomena?

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High above the sky, Daoist Sect Leader Xiang Yan stood with hands behind his back, floating amidst the clouds.

Li Chunsong and several elders stood distant from him, keeping a safe distance.

Soon, Chu Yinyin rushed up.

The Eighth Realm Xiang Yan remained motionless, with his aura flowing around him, allowing Chu Yinyin to wield her sword without letting its edge get within an inch of him.

Everyone understood well; Junior Sister’s temper was quick to rise and quick to go.

After venting her emotions, Chu Yinyin sheathed her sword. She couldn’t hit him anyway and just snorted coldly: “Hmph! Not bothered to deal with you!”

Xiang Yan’s bald head looked truly ugly, like a terribly ugly face drawn on a dark braised egg.

He smiled ingratiatingly at Chu Yinyin, saying, “Junior Sister, don’t be upset, don’t be upset.”

“It’s just that this matter is significant, don’t let it spread,” he added.

As the Law Enforcement Elder, Senior Brother Lu Pan quickly chimed in as well, “Junior Sister, don’t break the rules!”

“I know, I know!” Chu Yinyin waved her hand impatiently.

She sneaked in to listen, wanting to know what her senior brothers and sisters were saying.

“Shen Man said this phenomenon was triggered by Sword Heart Clarity, but there’s no Sword Cultivator beneath the Cold Pool.” She began to doubt: “Maybe he went stupid after closing up; Shen Man was always quite silly.”

Then, something happened that made her furious again.

Just like last time in the hall on Wenda Peak, they set up an array once more, preventing her from hearing the conversation!

So angry, she could only stand aside, the mighty cultivator at the Peak of the Sixth Realm, Dao Sect’s Tenth Elder, painstakingly reading lips.

“Didn’t it? Didn’t that bald head just say Sword Heart Clarity? What were those last two words?”

“Nangong Yue, you wretched woman, what did that gambler say to make you so happy, laughing until your chest is shaking! It’s making me dizzy!”

“Ahhh! Why won’t they let me hear!”

“Is one beneath the Seventh Realm not human?”

“Keep treating me like this, and I’ll break through realms right here and show you!” she grew anxious and agitated.

Soon, Xiang Yan and the others finished their discussion, and with a wave of his hand, he dispersed the array.

“We still need to ask Seventh Junior Sister about this matter, let’s go to Purple Bamboo Forest together,” Sect Leader Xiang Yan said.

“I’m not going, you go, since you won’t let me listen anyway!” Chu Yinyin started sulking.

The Law Enforcement Elder Lu Pan glanced at her and nodded, “It’s fine not to go, but the rules can’t be broken.”

With that, he waved his hand, casting another Silence Array on Chu Yinyin, silencing her, preventing her from flying back to cause trouble, stirring up chaos.

After doing this, everyone flew towards Purple Bamboo Forest with laughter.

Leaving Chu Yinyin alone in the air, going berserk, unable to make a sound: “Seriously? You’re really not taking me?”

“Ahhh! Release this Silence Array!” She felt like she was going crazy, looking truly like a cat with fur standing on end.

The Law Enforcement Elder Lu Pan, a grandmaster of Array Dao, was one of the few in this era. His array was much more powerful than Xiang Yan’s.

Finally, Chu Yinyin could only grit her teeth in anger and also headed towards Purple Bamboo Forest.

By the time she landed, everyone was already there, and they had started their conversation.

Xiang Yan seemed to ask something, and everyone looked at Shen Man, waiting for her reply.

The cold, slender Daoist Nun remained seated on a giant rock, facing the stone wall, confined by her own boundary.

She did not speak for a long time, but a helpless expression appeared on her face, her eyes softened, carrying a hint of indulgence.

She lightly flicked her fingers, shattering the Silence Array that Chu Yinyin couldn’t break no matter what.

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