Chapter 238: Junior Sister, the Que Que Virus Has Spread (3000)
Feng Yu Die and Zhang Yihe, afraid to make a sound, silently waited by the lake for two hours. The rising sun, which had just appeared, was now directly overhead. Finally, the formation was complete.
Pei Lianxue formed sword fingers with both hands, then flung them apart. Seven yang eyes of the formation imprint on the sky curtain emitted flowing light, converging at the back of the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword’s hilt.
“Girl, activate the formation,” Elder Tian Xing’s voice transmitted through his spirit. Pei Lianxue immediately opened her eyes, grasped the sword hilt with both hands, and plunged it into the lake water, which had completely frozen over. The sword sank three feet into the ice, and surging spiritual energy spread outwards from the sword as the center. The mountain fire that had engulfed Qiong Peak instantly dissipated under this sweep of spiritual energy. The lava continuously gushing from the Snow Dragon Cave also calmed its rage under the interference of this spiritual energy. All things returned to their original state, but the dark clouds that had hovered above Qiong Peak after Yun Tianchong’s Deity Transformation did not return. The terrestrial disruptions caused by his Deity Transformation Heavenly Tribulation were completely quelled by the suppression of the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword.
Pei Lianxue’s feet slowly landed on the frozen lake surface, a slight weariness showing on her face. She looked around for her Senior Brother, hoping for his praise. However, she did not see her Senior Brother but instead saw Feng Yu Die, who was sitting by the lake, blowing bubbles and dozing off. She immediately showed disgust. “Hoo—” She paused, and then prepared to pull out the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword stuck in the ground. However, as soon as her hand touched the sword, six beams of spiritual light descended from the sky. Elder Tian Xing and five other Sword Sect Elders arrived, surrounding her in the center. One of the male cultivators frowned and scolded when he saw her pulling the sword, “Girl!!”
“… …” Pei Lianxue trembled at the shout, and weakly replied, “What?”
“This sword does not belong to you.” The spiritual might of a Nascent Soul cultivator erupted. Although Pei Lianxue had lived near a level six demonic beast’s cave dwelling for a month with Ye Anping, strengthening her resistance to the spiritual pressure of high-level cultivators, she still felt slightly uncomfortable and bit her lip. This sword was given to her by her Senior Brother! She met the male cultivator’s gaze and replied directly, “It is mine.”
Seeing that Pei Lianxue could still speak, the male cultivator was somewhat surprised. However, Elder Tian Xing quickly waved his sleeve, blocking the man’s spiritual might for Pei Lianxue. “Elder Wu, who this sword belongs to is naturally up to Immortal Yun Jian.” After Elder Tian Xing spoke, the man paused, then withdrew his spiritual might and crossed his arms, looking up, saying no more. Pei Lianxue also took the opportunity to pull the sword out of the lake, waved her hand, and held it in her hand.
Seeing her right hand gripping the sword hilt without any discomfort, Elder Tian Xing seemed to understand something. He stroked his beard and said, “Everyone, this Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword is the natal spirit sword of Immortal Yun Jian himself. If she hadn’t received Immortal Yun Jian’s permission, this girl would never have been able to lift it. If any of you don’t believe it, you are welcome to try and lift it…” The other five, though having some reservations about his words, were not particularly inclined to try. It would be quite embarrassing if they couldn’t lift it.
The female cultivator on the other side also said, “So, Immortal Yun Jian bestowed this sword upon this girl? But this girl…” She narrowed her eyes and examined Pei Lianxue from head to toe. The others understood her meaning. Pei Lianxue was not a descendant of the Yun family, and not only was she not a descendant of the Yun family, she wasn’t even a Sword Sect disciple, nor was she a cultivator from the Southern Domain. She was purely an outsider with no connection to the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. They truly couldn’t understand why Immortal Yun Jian would pass on his legacy to an outsider. Moreover…
“Three Spirit Root, Mid Foundation Establishment stage… Girl, how old are you?” Pei Lianxue replied, “Sixteen.”
“Being at Mid Foundation Establishment stage at sixteen is considered remarkable potential, but…” Of the six people present, two had fleetingly considered “killing to seize the sword.” However, after Elder Tian Xing’s words, “they wouldn’t be able to lift it,” they dismissed this thought. At this moment, a flying sword flew out from the woods by the lake. Hu Tianyue, seeing that Feng Yu Die and Zhang Yihe had not returned for a long time, carried Yun Xi in her left hand, Yun Jiujiu in her right, and Yun Yiyi on her back, and flew over on her sword. Seeing the group of old foxes surrounding a young girl, she immediately twisted her brow and asked, “What are you guys doing?”
Everyone’s attention was drawn away. Upon seeing the three Yun family sisters covered in scars, they all frowned deeply. “Elder Hu… what is this? And the three young ladies?”
“This is a long story,” Hu Tianyue said, flying the three over to them. “In short, Zhuang Yan had his disciples kidnap these three little ones last night, and today’s Earth Fire was his doing.”
“What? Elder Zhuang?” Hu Tianyue shrugged her shoulders and pointed at Yun Jiujiu and Yun Yiyi, “Yes, if Yun Xi hadn’t come to my cave dwelling last night and dragged me out of bed, these two would have met their end here.”
With one messy incident after another, the six elders, upon hearing this, all raised their hands to pinch the bridge of their noses and looked back and forth between Hu Tianyue and Pei Lianxue. Elder Tian Xing seriously stroked his long beard and asked, “Elder Hu, do you know Zhuang Yan’s motive?”
“Unknown. For now, all we know is that he planned to kidnap these three and is also refining some strange item.”
“That will be difficult…” Elder Tian Xing looked to the side and said, “Elder Wu, please first summon the disciples who are out on missions back. This matter, apart from those present, is not to be mentioned to any other disciples within the sect for the time being…” Another person pouted and said, “Zhuang Yan… if he wants to hide, it’s really unlikely we’ll find him.”
“Indeed,” Hu Tianyue shrugged her shoulders and looked back at Pei Lianxue and the sword in her hand, asking, “So what’s going on with this girl? Isn’t she the Third Miss’s little follower?” Everyone froze, and their gazes shifted to Yun Xi, whom Hu Tianyue was holding in her left hand. Yun Xi, who had been sleeping soundly, likely felt the stares of many powerful figures in her dream, causing her to shiver and jolt awake. However, seeing that half the Sword Sect Elders were staring intently at her, she was immediately bathed in a cold sweat. She blinked and asked, “Elders… what happened?”
*Click—* The six elders then twisted their necks to look back at Pei Lianxue. With their gazes, Yun Xi also noticed Pei Lianxue and the sword in her hand. After a pause, she jumped down from Hu Tianyue’s left hand. However, her feet slipped on the ice. *Bang—* Yun Xi fell hard on her back, gasped for air, and quickly got up, enduring the pain. She tiptoed and slid over to Pei Lianxue, asking, “Junior Sister Pei, what did you do?”
“Immortal Yun Jian gave me this sword, and they’re asking me where it came from.”
“… Ah? Yun… Yun…” Yun Xi was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened. “Who?!”
“Immortal Yun Jian.”
“Hiss— You’re saying my grandfather gave you this?” Pei Lianxue nodded, “Mm.”
“… …” Looking at Pei Lianxue’s dazed appearance, Yun Xi realized that she had no idea about the incredible opportunity she had just received. However, Pei Lianxue didn’t understand, but she did. Since Immortal Yun Jian had passed down his legacy to Pei Lianxue, Pei Lianxue was considered Immortal Yun Jian’s direct disciple, and Pei Lianxue’s seniority had risen from that of a stranger to that of her father’s Junior Sister. In other words, all the Nascent Soul Elders present had to respectfully address her as “Martial Aunt Pei,” otherwise, it would be seen as betraying their lineage! She had become an aunt without intending to. And… Junior Sister Pei also seemed to be her father’s illegitimate daughter… This almost meant that two thousand years after Immortal Yun Jian’s demise, he had personally chosen Pei Lianxue as the next Sect Master of the Sword Sect. Under the crushing weight of seniority, her, Yun Yiyi, and Yun Jiujiu’s inheritance rights would all be pushed back one level.
However, after spending so much time together, Yun Xi felt that Pei Lianxue was rather dazed and didn’t seem suited to be a Sect Master. Now that she had just lost her Senior Brother and was quite close to her, Yun Xi rubbed her small hands and busily flattered her, “Junior Sister Pei, are you hungry? What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll treat you to the best restaurant in the marketplace.”
“Hmm?”
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In the center of the lake, everyone was discussing it animatedly without reaching a conclusion. By the lake, Feng Yu Die and Zhang Yihe stood there, not quite daring to approach and strike up a conversation, so they just waited there bored. On a towering cliff not far away, Ye Anping sat cross-legged at the edge, looking at the people by the lake with a half-smile. Yun Jiujiu, Yun Yiyi, and Yun Xi had schemed and plotted for over ten years for the position of Sword Sect Master, only for her Junior Sister, an outsider, to become the next Sect Master in the end. Her Junior Sister, whom she had raised since childhood, had finally made a name for herself. However, he certainly would not let Pei Lianxue become the Sect Master of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, but letting his Junior Sister experience it for a while was not a bad idea. After things settled down, he would return to the Hundred Lotus Sect and say to Ye Ao, “My wife is the Sect Master of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.” Ye Ao would probably roll his eyes at him again.
“Next time I return to the Hundred Lotus Sect, I’ll get married to Junior Sister.” Ye Anping said calmly, then took out an iron whistle from his storage bag and put it in his mouth, blowing out a hawk’s cry.
*Ying—!!* The sharp cry echoed through the mountain peaks and reached the lake, entering Pei Lianxue’s ears. Pei Lianxue, who was very speechless at everyone discussing her identity, felt her ears twitch slightly. She immediately turned her head in the direction of the cliff where Ye Anping was. Although she couldn’t see her Senior Brother’s face clearly from afar, she could sense that her Senior Brother was looking at her.
It was at this moment that Feng Yu Die stealthily took advantage of the chaos to sneak over to Pei Lianxue’s side, blinked her eyes, “Martial Sister Pei.”
“Hm?” She leaned close to Pei Lianxue’s ear and whispered, “By the way, do you know where Young Master Ye is?” Hearing this, Pei Lianxue frowned and after some thought, asked back, “What is it?”
“I want to ask him what Que Que is,” Feng Yu Die pursed her lips and tilted her head. “Do you know, Junior Sister Pei?”
“Que Que?” Pei Lianxue twisted her eyebrows. “I don’t know.”
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