“Who is it? Who did this?”
Lin Xuanyuan’s expression twisted and fierce, panting heavily, his eyes seemed to spew fire, and he asked fiercely, “Dare to harm the junior master of my Bright Moon Sword Sect, do they want to be annihilated and never reincarnate?”
The high-level elders around remained silent and did not speak. The Supreme Sect Master was currently in a difficult situation, so naturally no one dared to touch this mold.
Lin Shengqing was the most beloved son of the Sect Master and also the son with the most talent and future. Even before he was born, the high-level members of the sect had invested a huge amount of resources in him, giving his mother all kinds of elixirs to enhance his innate talent and make his bone quality as perfect as possible.
This young master did live up to expectations. After he was born and examined by the elders, he was truly a monstrous genius seed. As long as he did not die prematurely, he had a complete chance to grow to the level of Emperor Quasi Holy and become a giant figure in the Great Void Starry Sky.
However, now, after the incident in the Misty Illusion Secret Realm, Lin Shengqing’s foundation would definitely be greatly affected, and his luck and fortune would be significantly weakened. It would be quite difficult for him to recover to his previous state, let alone completely impossible.
The square was in chaos at the moment.
The disciples who had the accident had been sent to a dedicated area for concentrated treatment, and there were elders of varying numbers around each person. Among them, in front of Lin Shengqing, dozens of high-level elders surrounded him. Bottle after bottle of elixirs and bowl after bowl of refined divine medicine were continuously poured into him, and the Supreme Elders also used their mana to stabilize his injuries.
After a busy half day, Lin Shengqing finally regained his breath. Apart from feeling a bit depressed and low-spirited, there were no visible signs of injury on the surface. Several core elders who had been waiting for a long time immediately approached and asked about the cause and process of the incident.
Although it was somewhat embarrassing, there was nothing complicated about the origin of this matter. Lin Shengqing had no intention of hiding anything and told them all the information he knew. Lin Xuanyuan also joined in the questioning.
After a while, the elders felt that they knew everything they needed to know, but they did not think that their young master’s actions were inappropriate.
Aren’t they just a few female cultivators from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace? Since the young master wants them, it means he values them. How dare they refuse and even resist? They deserve to die!
Even the elders with clear minds did not dare to speak at this moment, for fear of displeasing the Sect Master. In any case, Lin Shengqing was the future helmsman of the Bright Moon Sword Sect. His injury was not good news for the entire sect.
“How long will it take to recover?” Lin Xuanyuan asked in a deep voice.
An elder immediately answered, “At most one month, but…”
“But what?”
“For some reason, the junior master’s luck and fortune have been greatly damaged, far exceeding the records in the ancient books. It is less than one-tenth of what it was before entering the secret realm. If it cannot be restored as soon as possible, it will definitely affect his future path and also the people around him.”
Lin Xuanyuan’s eyes suddenly became extremely terrifying. “Why is it like this?”
“Sorry, we still don’t know the details of the matter. It may be the effect of the natural formation prohibition in the Weak Water Star River, or it may be the actions of those female cultivators from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. We need time to investigate.”
This time, Lin Xuanyuan fell silent for a long time without speaking. The concept of destiny and life patterns was mysterious and unfathomable, but it truly existed. As long as one was a cultivator, they would attach great importance to this aspect of talent.
However, the favored ones who were blessed by destiny and had great fortune were only a few in each era, and they were not influenced by the will of the powerful beings.
Without the blessing of destiny, it meant that the achievements that could be reached in one’s lifetime would be at least two major realms lower than expected. It would be difficult for him to become the Sect Master in the future, let alone become a core elder.
“Lin Wuji!”
After a long time, Lin Xuanyuan slowly called out.
“What does the Sect Master command?”
The core elder Lin Wuji stepped forward without hesitation, looking at his own uncle with deep and resolute eyes.
“You immediately write to Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and demand an explanation from their Sect Master regarding the attack on the junior master. Otherwise, after the Misty Illusion Secret Realm is closed this time, I don’t mind opening up a full-scale war with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace again.”
“Understood.”
Lin Wuji agreed without hesitation and turned into a streak of light, leaving.
The high-level elders around had different expressions and reactions. Some elders clearly did not approve. Going to war with another sect was not a trivial matter, especially a full-scale war with Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. It involved various interests and could not be decided by the Sect Master alone. According to past practice, such major matters had to be voted on in the core elder meeting and notified to the Supreme Elder Council.
Fortunately, there was still time to quickly report to the Supreme Elders. Perhaps there was still room for maneuver in this matter.
…
On the floating mountain peak.
“Swish, swish, swish!”
With the bright sword light sweeping across the sky, many extremely fierce spirit beasts and spirit birds were successively killed, then frozen and absorbed into the Space Bracelet.
These original species that bred and thrived in the secret realm were like walking great medicines. As long as they were properly refined, their effects were not inferior to those of holy medicines and divine medicines. Naturally, there was no reason to let them go.
“Sister, don’t bother with those ordinary goods. Otherwise, we won’t be able to fit them later. We still have a long time here!”
Qing Muling spoke, and Qi Yalan in the distance responded, looking somewhat pained at the group of blood-feathered, grey and golden eagles in her field of vision. She held back from continuing to draw her sword, allowing them to flee desperately. After a dozen or so breaths, they disappeared without a trace.
Despite having made ample preparations before setting off, each senior sister carried several large-capacity Space Bracelets. However, due to the abundant harvest along the way, they could only choose to gather the most valuable resources. As for those relatively less precious items, they had to temporarily let them go.
Without other cultivators coming to cause trouble, the speed of resource collection was extremely fast. Moreover, the senior sisters were now all equipped with high-level magical weapons and treasures. Needless to say, most of them were contributed by that dead Lin Shengqing, along with the large amount of rare resources they had collected beforehand, all of which became Qing Muling’s spoils of war.
“Junior Brother, it seems your luck has increased quite a bit, it’s unbelievable!”
In the dense forest, Xuebing Xuan had just dug up two thousand-ring fire cloud ginsengs and put them away. She turned her head to look at the cloud state above Qing Muling’s head, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguised surprise.
“It should be because I killed the young master of the Bright Moon Sword Sect,”
Qing Muling said calmly: “This might be one of my innate abilities, or it might be due to the laws of heaven and earth in this secret realm. Anyway, it’s not a bad thing, right?”
Yueyi Heavenly Lord chuckled: “Indeed, it’s not a bad thing. Even we have benefited from it! It seems that it was the right decision to venture into the secret realm with you this time.”
Qing Muling smiled and didn’t say anything more. Last time, he was not very skilled, so he only tricked Yan Lingji. He didn’t manage to seize the luck of those around him. This time, not only did Lin Shengqing himself fall into misfortune, but also all those female sword guards, concubines, protectors, followers, and others around him were affected. None of them managed to escape.
What’s more, the Main Altar of the Bright Moon Sword Sect didn’t have a heavy instrument like the Heavenly Sound Hall to protect its disciples. Therefore, the amount of luck and fortune that Lin Shengqing lost was particularly exaggerated. Over ninety percent of it was swallowed by the innate Harmony spiritual root. It can be said that even if he can continue to cultivate after returning, he will definitely be plagued by bad luck and everything will go wrong. He will be the kind of unlucky ghost who breaks his teeth when drinking cold water!
Qing Muling had no idea what would happen if he continued to seize the luck and destiny of important figures from opposing forces to strengthen himself.
Yu Lingzhou stared at Qing Muling for a moment, then suddenly said, “Now I finally understand the Sect Master’s intentions. Junior Brother, what are you thinking?”
As soon as she said this, the attention of several senior sisters was drawn over, each of them subtly looking forward to Qing Muling’s response.
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Qing Muling played dumb. There was no point in talking about this now. If it weren’t for the Sect Master’s prior words, he would have been devoured by the senior sisters long ago, and they would have taken turns to squeeze him dry.
His cultivation was low, and he couldn’t beat the senior sisters. It was foreseeable that his future position in the family would not be high, so the urgent task was to improve his strength as soon as possible.
Yu Lingzhou was straightforward and further clarified her stance: “What’s there to hide? For the sake of the sect, and even more for your own path, you should choose a few suitable Dao companions. With the help of appropriate dual cultivation scriptures, your cultivation speed will definitely be incredibly fast.”
“Especially if the female’s cultivation realm is higher, the benefits to you will be greater. How about it? Consider it as soon as possible?”
Qing Muling looked at her speechlessly, not saying a word. I want all the senior sisters, can the sect satisfy me now?
Yueyi Heavenly Lord hinted: “Dual cultivation not only can enhance cultivation, but also has top-notch effects for healing and recovery. Once you have Dao companions, they will support your growth all the way. Whether you go out for travel or hunt powerful enemies in the future, it will be much safer. Moreover…”
“Let’s talk about this after we leave the secret realm!” Qing Muling finally said.
The Misty Illusion Secret Realm was different from the Great Void. Many things were not so convenient to operate, and it was unknown whether they would cause some accidents. Therefore, Sect Master Mu Yinghua’s concerns were reasonable, and Qing Muling didn’t want to cause any trouble.
Yu Lingzhou’s smile was somewhat mysterious: “There’s something I forgot to tell you, Junior Brother. Some things that happen in the Misty Illusion Secret Realm actually won’t have a negative impact on your real body. But the cultivation realm improvements that result from it can mostly be reflected on the physical and Divine Soul level.”
“So, if you want to try something in this secret realm, just go ahead! This doesn’t contradict the Sect Master’s intentions.”
Qing Muling’s face changed slightly. These words seemed to be directed at him, but in fact, they were tempting the senior sisters not to hesitate and to act as soon as possible. This elder really had ulterior motives. The so-called “when the map is exhausted, the dagger is revealed” must be what she meant, right?
The atmosphere around them had somehow become subtle.