Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 148 Privileges
"Senior Sister Yun, do you mean that Lu Lei and the others are still on the run and have not yet been apprehended?" Chen Beiwu asked tentatively.

If that's really the case, he decided to stay in the sect for a period of time in seclusion to avoid being targeted and retaliated against by the three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"How could that be?" Yun Yishu looked at Chen Beiwu with a strange expression.
"It would be easier to deal with if they escaped, but the key is that all three of them are dead, with only Yu Pan left alive. Otherwise, the Court of Justice would not have been unable to obtain the crucial evidence."

'Were they silenced?' Chen Beiwu's heart sank.

When it comes to interests, in the eyes of the sect's higher-ups, Foundation Establishment cultivators are nothing more than ants that can be crushed at will.

No wonder Senior Sister Yun reminded him earlier that there would be no danger if he stayed within the sect.

As for outside the sect, that's a different story.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu took a deep breath and asked, "Isn't there any other way?"

It's not his character to sit back and wait for death.

If possible, he would prefer to strike first and expose all the hidden enemies within the sect.

"There are solutions, it just depends on whether the sect's higher-ups are willing to make the difficult decision to cut their losses." Yun Yishu glanced at Chen Beiwu and bluntly pointed out the current drawbacks of the Mirror Moon Sect.

"The predecessors planted the trees so that the successors could enjoy the shade. The interpersonal relationships within the Mirror Moon Sect have become a system. Most of the second-generation cultivators with connections live off the merits of their ancestors, even misappropriating sect resources, forming cliques. And Junior Brother Chen, what you have exposed this time is one of those cliques."

Yun Yishu said disdainfully, "Twelve of the thirty-six Grand Arrays of Gathering Seas and Returning to the Island on Qing Su Island have malfunctioned. Do you know what that means?"

Chen Beiwu shook his head.

"He embezzled dozens of third-tier treasure materials and countless second-tier spiritual materials, involving millions of low-grade spirit stones."

At this point, Yun Yishu's eyes revealed a mocking look: "The Golden Core cultivators in the sect may not care about these resources, but the second-generation cultivators in the sect not only care about them, but even dare to openly take them directly."

"If they didn't have ancestors to rely on, and no network of connections, do you think a few Foundation Establishment cultivators could have misappropriated so many sect resources?"

Yun Yishu paused slightly, looked directly at Chen Beiwu, and asked again in a deep voice, "If the sect's higher-ups want to hold someone accountable, do you really think they need evidence?"

Upon hearing these two questions, Chen Beiwu fell silent.

He looked up and met his senior sister's gaze, a bitter smile on his face: "After hearing what you said, I feel like my current situation is precarious, as if I could fall at any moment."

"Junior brother, have you forgotten something?"

Yun Yishu got up and walked to Chen Beiwu's side, patting him on the shoulder: "You are also within the sect's second-generation circle, and can enjoy certain privileges."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was slightly taken aback.

He was a Qi Refining cultivator who started out as a rogue cultivator, but after becoming a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, he became a second-generation member of a sect.

Unlike the Immortal Alliance, do sects not care about background or whether someone has a "pure" or "righteous" lineage?

"You are Master's fourth disciple, and Master is the sect's number one weapon refiner and the ninth elder of the Mirror Moon main branch."

"Even if you violate the sect's rules, as long as you don't go too far, the sect's higher-ups will mostly turn a blind eye."

“Just like this time, the sect’s higher-ups knew that Li Yuanhua, the deputy hall master of the Array Hall, and Zhao Wuji, the deputy hall master of the Profound Mystery Hall, were both suspects, but they still did not arrest and interrogate them directly because of insufficient evidence. Instead, they let them investigate themselves and hand over the main culprit.”

"To put it simply, it's about picking it up high and putting it down gently."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yishu seemed to lose interest and waved her hand at Chen Beiwu:

"Enough, why should I tell you so much? You don't need to worry about things within the sect, just focus on your cultivation."

As for the Eagle's matter, I've arranged everything for you. You can go to the Bone-Eating Abyss to discuss it with Yu Pan.

Understanding that his senior sister intended to ask him to leave, Chen Beiwu got up to take his leave.

Only after Chen Beiwu's figure disappeared did Yun Yishu pick up a cup of tea and fall silent, gazing at his reflection in the water.

...The Bone-Eating Abyss.

The cold wind was like a knife, emitting a mournful howl.

Led by the monks of the Hall of Justice, Chen Beiwu stopped in front of a cliff.

As a place of punishment by the sect, the cliffs on both sides of the Bone-Eroding Abyss are covered with honeycomb-shaped cages that can seal the cultivator's magic power and divine sense.

Every day at Chenshi (7-9 AM), the cultivators imprisoned in the Bone-Eroding Abyss must endure the torture of having their flesh torn apart by the fierce winds and their bones eroded by the cold.

Foundation Establishment cultivators possess blood and qi as pure as mercury, and their physical bodies are flawless, allowing them to barely withstand the biting winds and chilling punishments of the Bone-Corroding Abyss.

But Qi Refining cultivators are in a much worse situation; they will become lifeless ice sculptures in just ten days to half a month.

"Junior Brother Chen, this way please." The Punishment Hall cultivator stepped forward and opened the heavy lock door.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Yu Pan raised her head and looked at Chen Beiwu.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chen." She greeted him respectfully.

Chen Beiwu looked at the cultivator from the Punishment Hall, who wisely left and quietly closed the prison door.

In an instant, only Chen Beiwu and Yu Pan remained in the cell.

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Chen, I was forced into it at the time." Yu Pan apologized immediately, showing a pitiful expression.

“Junior Sister Yu, I’ve come to you not to investigate the corruption on Qing Su Island, but to make a deal with you,” Chen Beiwu said bluntly.

"What kind of deal? If I can do it, I will certainly not refuse." Yu Pan raised her beautiful eyes slightly.

If Chen Ziang were willing to use his connections to help, her ten-year prison sentence could be shortened to one year, or even less.

“I am very interested in the eagle that Junior Sister raises. If Junior Sister is willing to part with it, I can trade it using sect contribution points.” Chen Beiwu’s gaze fell on Yu Pan’s spirit beast pouch.

Although the sect sentenced Yu Pan to imprisonment, it did not confiscate his assets and magical treasures, but only recovered the proceeds of his corruption.

"Why would Senior Brother Chen take a liking to a hawk?" Yu Pan asked, her eyes filled with doubt.

"I don't have many hobbies, but my favorite thing is raising spirit beasts. Would you be willing to trade, junior sister?" Chen Beiwu looked directly at her expectantly.

The latter subconsciously avoided Chen Beiwu's gaze and remained silent.

"Ten thousand contribution points." Chen Beiwu offered a price that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would find hard to refuse.

Yu Pan remained silent.

"13,100 contribution points, plus 10,000 low-grade spirit stones." Chen Beiwu gritted his teeth and continued to offer.

Upon hearing the exact amount of contribution points, Yu Pan exhaled a breath of stale air and refused, saying, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Chen, it's not about the price. Little Grey is my partner, not a commodity."

"Junior sister, you can think about it for a while. There's no need to rush to give me an answer." Chen Beiwu took a step back and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Yu Pan called out to Chen Beiwu.

"Junior sister changed her mind?" Chen Beiwu smiled.

“Senior Brother Chen, if you are willing to marry me as your Daoist partner, not to mention Little Grey, I am yours too,” Yu Pan said frankly.

Yu Pan doesn't value appearance; she only values ​​strength.

Since Chen Ziang was able to escape from Lu Lei and the others, it shows that he is not an incompetent second-generation cultivator. His future achievement of Foundation Establishment is basically a certainty, and there is even a glimmer of hope for Core Formation.

Thinking about it this way, her becoming a Daoist couple with Chen Zi'ang wasn't exactly a marriage of convenience; on the contrary, it allowed her to use the situation to avoid trouble.

(End of this chapter)