Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Zhu Yuan and Wu Shuze handed over the two bottles of medicine that Zhang Jinghe had given them.

The two were rewarded for this and received a three-level promotion.

Meanwhile, Liu Lin followed Zhang Jinghe back to Mount Shu.

Because of Madam Dongfang's words, Liu Lin stayed on the main peak, only occasionally meeting with Liu Dong and Yin Ji.

Liu Tong infiltrated the Second Elder's faction, while Yin Ji became a menial disciple at the Fourth Elder's Peak.

Perhaps because Liu Dong was "honest and simple" and "taciturn," the Fourth Elder transferred him to his side.

However, since the Yunyi incident, the Fourth Elder has been in seclusion most of the time, and Liu Dong has hardly seen him.

No one doubted the Fourth Elder's seclusion, except for Liu Dong.

Liu Tong is even stronger than the Fourth Elder.

The fourth elder, Liu Dong, was indeed a lowly servant, so although he was careful, he still didn't conceal some of his actions.

The other servant disciples didn't notice, but Liu Dong discovered it very easily.

Liu Dong discovered that the Fourth Elder had not gone into seclusion, but had instead slipped away and left Mount Shu.

This confirmed Liu Dong's suspicions: Yun Yi was indeed alive. After all, she was a demonic cultivator; she must have some means of self-preservation.

Not long after, the Fourth Elder emerged from seclusion.

He was "too still to think about anything" and wanted to go down the mountain for a stroll.

Then, the Fourth Elder's "romantic entanglement" stirred, and he brought back a woman who became his wife.

The woman had delicate features, not particularly beautiful, but she possessed a gentle and refined demeanor that made her instantly likable.

At least the people in the Fourth Elder's faction liked this Elder Madam very much, even though she was just a mortal.

Madam Dongfang also had a good impression of the Elder Madam. She herself was a fiery and energetic woman, but she preferred gentle and tender women.

Madam Dongfang often brought Dongfang Ling to visit the Elder Madam.

She wanted the elder lady to teach her daughter so that the daughter could be more obedient.

The elder lady was willing to teach Dongfang Ling, but Dongfang Ling couldn't concentrate on learning at all, and felt that the arts of mortal women, such as playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework, were completely useless.

She also disliked the elder's wife, always feeling that the woman was too pretentious.

It must be said that Dongfang Ling's intuition is quite accurate.

The elder's wife was in poor health, and even though the fourth elder used elixirs to nourish her body, she did not live long.

Three years later, the elder's wife passed away.

The Fourth Elder was greatly shocked and went into seclusion after vomiting blood.

This seclusion is almost a death retreat; he won't emerge for at least a century.

The servant disciple was sent away from the Fourth Elder's mountain peak, leaving only one servant to guard the area.

Liu Dong was that handyman disciple.

The elder's funeral arrangements were handled by these menial servants. Liu Dong put the elder's coffin away and took the opportunity to examine the elder's body.

He discovered that the elder lady's life force had long since disappeared, at least two years ago.

Dongfang Ling had been following up on the Elder Madam's funeral arrangements. In her opinion, the Elder Madam had taught her so much, and although they weren't master and disciple, she still had to repay that kindness.

Liu Dong silently followed behind Dongfang Ling from beginning to end, until Dongfang Ling left.

Liu Tong did not notice anything unusual.

But Dongfang Ling slowly began to change.

She is no longer as willful and capricious as before, but has matured and become more considerate.

She made clothes by hand and gave them to her parents and Dongfang Yuming.

The Sect Leader and his wife were overjoyed; their daughter had finally grown up.

Dongfang Yuming was also very satisfied with Dongfang Ling now. He thought that the wife he wanted should be gentle and virtuous.

Although he had been kind to Dongfang Ling in the past because of his relationship with the sect leader, he didn't actually like the willful Dongfang Ling.

Even though he knew that Dongfang Ling liked him and that the Dongfang couple intended to marry their daughter to him, he still didn't want Dongfang Ling to be his wife.

He had considered that once he was strong enough, he would go down the mountain to travel and avoid Dongfang Ling.

But the current Dongfang Ling is indeed the type that Dongfang Yuming likes.

Zhang Jinghe went to drink with Liu Lin.

The wine is fine, a special wine brewed from spiritual fruits, which can slightly increase one's cultivation level.

Ordinary inner disciples don't even get to drink this kind of wine.

But as the sect leader's eldest disciple, Zhang Jinghe was able to drink it.

Liu Lin drank some, but found it to be just so-so, not as good as the wine brewed by Yin Ji.

Halfway through the drinks, Zhang Jinghe revealed his innermost thoughts: he realized that his junior sister was no longer the same person, but rather a completely different person.

There is no such thing as possession in this world. Zhang Jinghe doesn't know what happened to Dongfang Ling, but he feels that Dongfang Ling is no longer Dongfang Ling.

But he couldn't tell the Eastern Sect Leader and his wife about this feeling.

Even if I told them, those two wouldn't believe me.

Zhang Jinghe could only mention it to Liu Lin.

Over the years, Zhang Jinghe and Liu Lin have gotten along very well.

Unlike his fellow disciples who worshipped him as an omnipotent senior brother, Liu Lin treated him as an equal and understood his hardships.

Zhang Jinghe sometimes felt very tired; being the senior disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect wasn't an easy job.

They must have higher cultivation levels than other disciples, be able to handle miscellaneous tasks, assist the sect leader in managing the sect, mediate conflicts among junior brothers and sisters, teach them cultivation, and deal with the troubles caused by the Second Elder's faction...

When Zhang Jinghe was tired, he would hide away and vent his frustrations to the rocks.

Later, he encountered Liu Lin, who happened to have some alcohol on him.

Liu Lin invited Zhang Jinghe for drinks, and from then on, Zhang Jinghe developed a love for drinking.

Whenever he was upset, he would go to Liu Lin, his drinking buddy, for a drink.

Of course, the snacks that Liu Lin always provided to accompany his drinks were also the main reason why he came to see Liu Lin.

This tastes absolutely delicious.

Even with Zhang Jinghe's strong will, he couldn't resist the delicious food.

Liu Lin had already learned from Liu Qiu about Liu Qiu's suspicions about Dongfang Ling.

Liu Tong suspected that Yunyi had a similar ability to possess another's body.

The current Dongfang Ling is no longer Dongfang Ling, but has been possessed by Yunyi.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Lin decided to give Zhang Jing a hint.

"When I was in the mortal realm, I encountered a strange event."

Zhang Jinghe: "What strange thing?"

Liu Lin: "Have you ever heard of being possessed by a ghost?"

Zhang Jinghe: "I've heard of it, but after a person dies, their ghost is taken to the underworld by the soul-collecting messenger and doesn't linger in the human world. How could a ghost possess someone? It's just something made up by mortals who don't understand anything."

Liu Lin: "Even so, some ghosts with too deep an obsession are unwilling to enter the underworld. They escape the clutches of the Black and White Impermanence, lingering in the mortal realm and possessing innocent people..."

Zhang Jinghe understood Liu Lin's meaning: "You mean Junior Sister is being haunted by an evil spirit? That shouldn't be the case. Mount Shu is a pure and spiritual place; ghosts dare not enter. If they rashly enter, they will only be annihilated."

Liu Tong: "Perhaps it's not an evil spirit, but some other being?"

Zhang Jinghe frowned in thought. (End of Chapter)