Elder Xu fell silent for a moment: “Is there a possibility to spare him?”

He despised the scholar to the extreme. It wasn’t until the scholar attracted Zhu Yan that the Wuxiang Sword Sect met such a disaster.

But the scholar was special. Whether it was his innate talent or something else, all the techniques mutated in his hands. Their power might not necessarily increase, but they became incredibly unpredictable. He was a deviant genius.

With Elder Qiao as his master, nurturing him with effort, his future was promising.

He saw that Dragon Turtle was about to kill the scholar!

This Dragon Turtle had already slain the Sect Leader, taken the Sect Leader’s wife, and now sought to kill the scholar. Qingyuan would truly have no future!

Su He glanced at him indifferently, paying him no heed, and looked towards the east.

Dressed as a scholar, Elder Qiao Chenlun descended from his Fairy Sword and looked at Elder Xu: “Elder Brother Xu, I too am quite curious about the whereabouts of that disciple who betrayed his master and ancestors.”

Betray his master… and ancestors?

These words, coming from a master to describe his own disciple, were an extreme judgment.

He looked at Elder Qiao Chenlun’s empty arms, his eyes suddenly focused.

“Elder Brother Qiao, your… your arms…”

Elder Qiao Chenlun’s mouth twitched slightly, revealing a hint of a smile: “It was the doing of my dear disciple!”

Elder Xu suddenly looked up, incredulously at Elder Qiao Chenlun.

Elder Qiao Chenlun nodded. He had returned half a year ago and had been recuperating in Qingyuan, never leaving. If it weren’t for Xia Dali traveling far to Xuantian Gate, he wouldn’t have been able to break through his seclusion to receive Su He.

Today, he was supposed to be presiding over the Hall of Longevity, but he saw pitch-black lightning strike down two thousand miles away from Qingyuan, the killing intent was indescribable.

He hurriedly rode his sword over, only sensing the powerful aura of Dragon Turtle. Following the aura all the way, he saw the corpses of the Wuxiang Sword Sect in the gorge.

The one who slaughtered them all was using the Qingyuan Sword Technique. Without needing to think further, he hurriedly rode his sword towards the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and before he arrived, he saw golden light, dice, and endless ghosts.

Finally catching up, he saw Su He annihilating Zhu Yan with black thunder and then questioning Elder Brother Xu. Beside them was Sizhe, protected by a barrier, sitting on the ground, and in the ice coffin were also the bodies of Qingyuan disciples.

No need to think further, his thousand years of experience allowed him to immediately understand what had happened.

But what he couldn’t figure out was why Elder Brother Xu was also confronting Dragon Turtle. To be bewitched by Zhu Yan, one must have such intentions to begin with, right?

Elder Brother Xu had the intent to kill Dragon Turtle, which is why he was bewitched by Zhu Yan.

Half a year ago, the scholar led Elder Qiao Chenlun to Zhu Yan, who then cut off his arms. If it weren’t for the scholar’s urgent need to know which elders had been Sect Leaders, he would have probably died that day, with no chance for Su He to save him.

Over the past half-year, he had tried every means to gather information on Dragon Turtle, Zhu Yan, and other Divine Beasts, not even sparing legends.

He also deeply understood the characteristics of Zhu Yan’s ability to bewitch people.

Elder Xu’s pupils contracted, then relaxed, tensed again, and began to tremble violently.

The scholar, he cut off his own master’s arms?

That scholar, who was still respectful and increasingly gentle and refined three days ago, did such a thing?

He couldn’t believe it, gasping for breath, looking at Elder Qiao Chenlun.

Elder Qiao Chenlun nodded: “If it weren’t for the fact that I still had some usefulness, I would have died by his hand. If not for Dragon Turtle’s rescue, I wouldn’t have survived until today.”

Wrong!

All wrong!

Elder Xu’s breathing became rapid.

The scholar had deceived him, and he stood there stunned. If one thing could be a lie, then a hundred things could be lies.

The matter of killing the Sect Leader and taking his wife and daughter…

As he was thinking, he heard a sharp sword cry in the sky, and a streak of white light struck the peak of the Wuxiang Sword Sect, transforming into Su Huanian in snow-white clothes as she landed.

She first looked towards Su He, scanning left and right to ensure he was not injured, then her brows slightly furrowed: “Weren’t you only supposed to kill to transcend mortality and save people? How did you end up fighting with Zhu Yan?”

In the Mountain and Sea Mystic Realm, the Green Bird translated the conversation between Su He and the Green Thunder, and Su Huanian couldn’t sit still any longer, soaring into the sky on her sword.

Her chest rose and fell slightly as she regulated her disordered breath. From Changyue Mansion to the Wuxiang Sword Sect, it would take Su He more than an hour on a Flying Boat, but it took Su Huanian only a quarter of an hour on her sword, which was her limit burst.

“Zhu Yan was causing trouble behind the scenes, so naturally, I had to kill him,” Su He said with a smile, as if talking about a very ordinary matter.

“Call me next time,” Su Huanian said softly. All kinds of Divine Beasts have lived for an unknown amount of time, and even if their Cultivation Level is not as high, a moment of carelessness could lead to a fatal mistake.

A mistake in battle means certain death.

“Okay!” Su He replied.

Elder Xu, on the side, cracked a smile, tears streaming down his face. Su Huanian had a very good relationship with Dragon Turtle! To such an extent, how could it be that she was forcibly taken?

Su Huanian was also someone he watched grow up, with a character that was too rigid and easily broken. She might submit for her daughter’s sake, but she would never show such emotions.

He looked at Elder Qiao Chenlun: “What has happened during the time I was unconscious?”

The great battle of Qingyuan had just begun, and he was seriously injured and fell unconscious due to the Demon Subduing Realm of Xuantian Gate. When he woke up, he was in a state of seclusion for recovery, and it had only been four months since he came out. As soon as he did, he heard the scholar say: Qingyuan has a traitor, who killed the Sect Leader.

Elder Qiao Chenlun thought for a moment, then with a flick of his sleeve, a thought entered Elder Xu’s mind. It included the return of Su Huanian’s consciousness clone after the later stages of the Qingyuan great battle, including Feng Yiju stealing Yaya’s origin, and the battle between Su Huanian and Feng Yiju for several days before the two realms’ battlefield.

Elder Xu closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened them again.

Looking at Su He, he said solemnly: “The scholar was not always in the sect. He would return once every ten days or half a month, and each time he only met with Zhu Yan. The most recent time was three days ago, when Zhu Yan happened to be absent, and after chatting with me for half a day, he hurriedly left. I do not know where he went.”

What the scholar was busy with, he never told him.

Su He turned his head to look at Elder Qiao Chenlun: “Zhu Yan and the scholar are in the Wuxiang Sword Sect, and you didn’t get any news at all?”

Was Xia Dali that incompetent as a Sect Leader?

Back in the day, Feng Yiju knew immediately if there was any disturbance in Dongyun Mountain!

Elder Qiao Chenlun’s face showed bitterness, and he shook his head. The current Qingyuan was not the Qingyuan of the past. Xia Dali had just taken the position, and he hadn’t even won over the people’s hearts yet.

Returning from Xuantian Gate, it would be even harder to win over the people’s hearts.

In the Qingyuan great battle, regardless of the reason, the direct opponent was Xuantian Gate, but now they actively invited Xuantian Gate to preside over the Dongyun Traverse Heaven battlefield.

The prestige that Xia Dali had yet to establish would immediately be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Xia Dali was only at the Demon Subduing Realm, and whether Feng Yiju was involved or not, with the Realm of Traverse Heaven triple-layered, the people of the sect had already gotten used to a Sect Leader who could Traverse Heaven. Suddenly changing to Xia Dali, who was only at the Demon Subduing Realm, how could they be content?

Furthermore, the Qingyuan battle flags and the soul of Dongyun Mountain were gone, so how could they possibly control every move of Dongyun Mountain?

Elder Qiao Chenlun sighed and turned to look at Dragon Turtle: “How about it, which one of you two will come back to take over as Sect Leader? Leaving Xia Dali to manage affairs would be good!”

There’s no need to delay cultivation, just hold a title and enjoy the benefits. Other miscellaneous matters will be handled by the elders and the First Seats.

Su Huanian stood beside Su He and shook her head slightly.

Su He tilted his head: “Murder the Sect Leader and usurp the foundation?” Old man, are you trying to make me solidify this reputation?

Elder Qiao Chenlun sighed again.

Su He threw a jade slip back to Elder Qiao Chenlun. He had originally planned to practice the Panwu Demonstration Decree in Qingyuan before returning, but now he had no interest in staying here any longer.

Just now, the ghosts attacked, and the Wuxiang Sword Sect had more than three thousand people turned into skeletons. When this news gets back to Qingyuan, it might cause quite a stir.

Su He couldn’t be bothered to care.

“Wife, let’s go.” Su He called out, and with a surge of water waves beneath him, he leaped up. Su Huanian lightly jumped up as if blown by the wind, landing on Su He’s turtle shell, and sat down sideways. Together with Su He, they headed straight back to Changyue Mansion.

The mountain wind blew, and the dust of the Wuxiang Sword Sect flew up. With a few divine mountain seals, the entire Wuxiang Mountain was on the verge of collapse.

Elder Xu looked at the devastated mountain peak and the bodies strewn everywhere, lowering his head. After a long time, he looked up at Elder Qiao Chenlun: “Elder Brother Qiao, during the Qingyuan grand ceremony, please erase my name!”

He smiled, then suddenly extended his hand and slapped his own Baihui point. His dantian was destroyed, but the strength of his body cultivated for a thousand years was still there.

This palm could split mountains and rocks, and hitting the Baihui point meant there was no chance of survival.

Elder Qiao Chenlun stood by, silent.

It was a day later when they returned to Changyue Mansion.

Su He was playful and did not pilot the Flying Boat, carrying Su Huanian through clouds and diving into deep rivers. They even watched the bright moon in the bamboo forest for a night.

When the gate tower of Changyue Mansion appeared, it was another night as clear as water.

“It’s a pity, I don’t have many means to constantly monitor Wuxiang Mountain.” Su He looked back at Dongyun. With the sudden attack on Wuxiang Mountain by Dragon Turtle, the scholar might quietly appear to probe for information.

Su Huanian lightly gathered her hair: “I left a method. If the scholar appears, I will notice.”

Su He: “…”

Perhaps he should let his wife give him some extra lessons?

Outside Changyue Mansion, a group of Jiaoren were surveying and planning, preparing to build an altar.

At the gate tower of Changyue Mansion, Yaya sneaked out, jumped onto the small Flying Boat of the toad, and flew directly east.

Green Snake looked helpless, piloting another Flying Boat, chasing after her relentlessly.

“What is she doing?” Su He asked.

Su Huanian smiled lightly: “Building a great cause?”

Su He: “???”

Su Huanian gently raised a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture: “Follow me.”

Leading Su He down from the clouds back to Changyue Mansion, straight into the Autumn Lake, she went back to the room to take out a bronze mirror, lightly tapped it, and the image of Yaya appeared on the mirror.

The toad controlled the Flying Boat with one claw, while the other claw excitedly waved in the air, roaring and singing with a hoarse voice: “We are bandits! We are bandits! Sharpening knives, taming eagles, robbing!”

Su He: “…”

He had this hobby, and he didn’t know?

Yaya poked the toad’s triangular waist, and the toad suddenly shuddered, almost losing control of the Flying Boat. Turning back, he saw Yaya seriously saying: “We don’t rob!”

The toad pouted and retorted: “Mountain King!”

Who are you fooling? You, a Mountain King, say you don’t rob, then give me the Orient Loong Fort if you don’t rob!

Along the way, amidst the noise and laughter, the Flying Boat was extremely fast, crossing mountains and rivers in half an hour.

As the Flying Boat landed, people from Orient Loong Fort immediately came to greet them, crying from afar: “Great King, you’ve come. We’ve done as you said, returning the stolen money to the mountain base, but the townspeople, they dare not accept it… Ah!”

The strategist was complaining to Yaya, but suddenly saw Green Snake on the other Flying Boat, and his complaints turned into a high-pitched squeal, then he became completely stunned.

A demon? A beautiful snake woman?

Green Snake, seen from the upper body, was a stunning fairy, but the snake tail and wings below reduced her score—of course, in some people’s eyes, perhaps she became even more beautiful?

Su He looked at Su Huanian, and Su Huanian smiled lightly: “Yesterday, after you left, Yaya went to Yuan Mountain Fort with Cuihua. She ordered the bandits to return the stolen goods one by one. It must have been Green Snake who taught her.”

Is this winning over the hearts of the people? These three little ones have grand ambitions!

Su He laughed heartily.

It’s just a child’s game, let them play as they like. The general Dragon Turtle enjoys the world, which Dragon Turtle hasn’t played and destroyed a few worlds while growing up?

Even Su He has a small world prototype for research.

Yaya likes to simulate management, so let her be. When she gets tired of playing, she’ll stop, and if she really stirs up a country, it doesn’t matter, someone will take over when she steps down.

This world never lacks ambitious people.

The bronze mirror was placed beside them, and they could see the three little ones at any time. Su He and Su Huanian once again ascended to the starry sky to comprehend the constellations.

The plaque above the gate of Yuan Mountain Fort had been replaced with Orient Loong Fort, with characters as sharp as sword carvings, yet with three points of elegance, written by Su Huanian.

At this moment, the strategist had recovered from the shock of seeing Green Snake and continued to report to Yaya, no longer crying.

“Boss, not only do the townspeople dare not take back the money, but we found out that the town’s wealthy families are very hostile towards us returning the money,” he snorted before continuing: “Later, our brothers disguised as merchants and inquired around, only to find out. Our Yuan Mountain… Orient Loong Fort only robbed seven hundred taels from the town, but that dog of a wealthy family took advantage of our name to rob over four thousand taels. How many people are there in the entire Chipo Town? Each person would have been robbed of a tael!”

Yaya blinked, seemingly not understanding, and Green Snake whispered behind her: “They should be killed! Kill a third and use the silver to aid the townspeople, save two-thirds for accumulation, use four-tenths to recruit soldiers and build the fort, and divide one-tenth among the brothers of the fort.”

Although she didn’t understand, Yaya pretended to ponder, and after a moment, she nodded in agreement, pretending to be serious: “Good! Let’s do as the strategist says.”

Beside her, the fort’s strategist blinked.

Am I, unemployed?

After a night of stargazing, they woke up at dawn. Glancing at the bronze mirror, Yaya was preparing her troops to head down to the town.

“She won’t kill the innocent, will she?” Su He asked quietly.Let’s not talk about whether one is a good person or treats life as worthless. Indiscriminate killing damages one’s fate, and the concept of fate is not illusory. Take Uncle Luo, for example, his talent is not unreachable, but his fate is strong. He is not much older than Uncle Lei, yet his cultivation level is already the strongest among the four uncles.

Su Huanian had just woken up and shook her head, saying, “Don’t worry, Green Snake is with me.”

As soon as she said that, Su He became even more worried. Don’t treat Green Snake as something good! That’s a snake! It has only been a few years since she gained spiritual intelligence, and she hasn’t shown her true nature in front of them. If she were to run wild, in the past life, she would have been subdued and exorcised.

When it comes to ruthlessness, Green Snake would definitely surpass others. Do you really think a Green Snake that has been swallowing prey for countless years is easy to deal with?

No, in Green Snake’s view, maybe those actions are not ruthless but simply necessary for survival?

Su He reminded the toad in his heart a few times, and the toad’s impatient voice came back: “I know! I know! Go accompany your wife, and don’t bother us.”

Su Huanian rode her sword back to the snowy mountain peak, while Su He closed his eyes to recall the Panwu Demonstration Technique. At the same time, his Qianjiang consciousness awoke and glanced at the central island, not seeing Ji Feixue.

He felt a bit disappointed, yet inexplicably relieved. He sent out a message in the chat area.

Su He: “Seniors, does anyone have a Turtle-Snake Combined Strike technique for sale or exchange? Please contact me. Also, please help me purchase some more, as long as the price is right.”

The Qingyuan Sect’s techniques were not profound, and having only one was obviously not enough. Su He needed a large number of similar techniques.

Can Chen Daoist: “Is young friend Su He planning to create his own technique?”

Wanting Turtle-Snake Combined Strike and in large quantities, coupled with the spiritual snake on Su He’s back, Can Chen Daoist immediately guessed a bit.

Su He smiled: “Not yet at that step, just for reference.”

A “Master Nods” emoji took up half of the chat area, and Chi Mu Tongzi commented: “Understood! We get you, you Four Divine Beasts always say it’s just for reference, but as you reference, a Divine Ability that shocks the heavens will emerge.”

Su He: “…Does Tongzi think that I, a turtle who has only cultivated for a few years, can come up with my own Divine Ability?”

You think so highly of me, I’m embarrassed!

Chi Mu Tongzi: “So… wasn’t it you who developed the Bright Mirror? Our Tianhe Realm has been completely blown away these past few months, everyone is studying the Bright Mirror!”

Everyone is studying it, but very few dare to actually cultivate it.

After all, it involves condensing a mirror in one’s Sense Realm that can observe all of one’s data, and there’s fear that Dragon Turtle left some tricks behind.

But Chi Mu Tongzi is not afraid; the Bright Mirror is now hanging high in his Sense Realm’s sea of consciousness.

So fragrant!

It even marked out the hidden injuries he had sustained years ago in his cultivation, injuries that Tongzi himself hadn’t noticed!

With the help of the Bright Mirror, Tongzi is confident that with a more stable foundation, his advancement speed can increase by thirty percent.

It’s a Divine Ability that defies the heavens!

Can Chen Daoist: “I’m also studying the Bright Mirror.”

Nan Ming Zhenren: “Same here, same here.”

Zhan Xiu: “…”

Zhan Xiu follows the path of the Martial God and is not adept at talismans or formations. He managed to create the Bright Mirror, but the consumption is too great, and using the Bright Mirror is not worth the loss.

“Nan Ming friend, how about I trade you three gourds of Wu Yuan Dan for your Bright Mirror cultivation method? I won’t spread it, just for my own cultivation… Add one more gourd, and pass it on to my future disciples.”

Nan Ming Zhenren: “…Deal! But the father of your future disciple is the founder of the Bright Mirror, are you sure you want to trade with me?”

Isn’t this neglecting what’s near and seeking what’s far?

Wu Xiu looked towards Su He through the void.

Su He blinked, feeling a bit awkward: “Senior Nan Ming, don’t laugh! I just proposed an idea, and it formed into a Divine Ability through prayers and appeals. Advancement is dependent on everyone’s cultivation, slowly pushing forward. How would I know how to cultivate?”

If he had to explain, he could probably only say: The Bright Mirror is very useful! Really very useful!

Recently, more and more people have been cultivating the Bright Mirror, and this technique has gradually spread, with everyone contributing new ideas.

The Bright Mirror in the sea of the Sense Realm occasionally heats up, almost always in a state of advancement.

But he hasn’t fully tested out its specific functions yet. The Bright Mirror can only detect Su He’s state and does not indicate what new functions he has acquired; Su He must discover them slowly.

Moreover, the Bright Mirror is only an aid, not a real system; it can’t help him deduce techniques, so its usefulness is somewhat limited.

Since advancing to Dragon Turtle, Su He has used it less and less.

Everyone joked and chatted casually, agreeing to help Su He purchase techniques.

Just as Su He was about to exit, Ji Feixue suddenly appeared on Su He’s island with a flash of her white dragon, her bells jingling crisply, and she said to Su He with a coquettish smile: “Little husband, if you want the Turtle-Snake technique, come to me!”

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