A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 163 Transmitting a Message: The Reason – A Sword Servant

"Disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect, listen up! I am Wen Tianren, a cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty. I have come to Linglong Mountain at the invitation of my friend Gan Rushuang to rescue her from the Hidden Moon Sect, this brothel of immortals."

"You should not believe what others say and mistakenly believe that Fellow Daoist Gan stole the sect's treasures."

"Fellow Daoist Gan fled only to save himself."

"It is only because your Grand Elder is narrow-minded and short-sighted, only caring about his own selfish interests and disregarding the future of the sect, that he wants to sell Fellow Daoist Gan, a Nascent Soul seed in the late stage of Core Formation, to another sect's Nascent Soul stage for sexual exploitation in exchange for his own desired benefits."

"Your Grand Elder's cultivation is actually no longer at the early Nascent Soul stage, but at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Such progress is a result of the benefits gained through an exchange of favors..."

“Fellow Daoist Gan was unwilling to become someone else’s plaything, so he contacted Wen through some means.”

"It is not that Fellow Daoist Gan is disloyal and unjust, but that the higher-ups of the Hidden Moon Sect are not human."

"It's better not to stay in such brothels."

Even as Han Li was fleeing, he still had the leisure to send a telepathic message to all the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect.

His words left the thousands of disciples stunned and incredulous.

Several Core Formation stage cultivators who were in seclusion within the sect all changed their expressions drastically.

The female cultivators among them felt a sudden chill run down their spines.

These words of clarification reached Gan Rushuang's ears without any attempt to conceal them, causing her to look strange and her eyes to gleam with a strange light.

Of course.

Han Li's message ruled out the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Hidden Moon Sect.

With his divine sense, which is comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage, it is not difficult for him to do this.

"So, Senior Sister Gan had such an experience?"

A female cultivator in the early stages of Core Formation murmured in surprise.

Some male cultivators in the late Core Formation stage also frowned:
"Junior Sister Gan has been living a secluded life these past few years, rarely leaving Sunset Peak. Could she be under house arrest?"

Many more in the Foundation Establishment stage seemed lost in thought:
"So, Uncle Gan didn't want to defect, but was instead sent to a Nascent Soul cultivator as a furnace. He was unwilling and had no choice but to leave?"

"I've heard that if you become someone's furnace or cauldron, your cultivation path is very likely to be ruined!"

"Hiss... A senior in the late stage of Core Formation, a genius with great potential to condense a Nascent Soul, actually suffered such injustice and ended up like this?"

"Thankfully, I have a friend who is at the Nascent Soul stage, and I managed to get in touch with him, otherwise..."

"Has my Hidden Moon Sect unknowingly degenerated into a brothel? Well said, well said!"

After the Grand Elder took power, the sect indeed lost its former prosperity and the spirit of unity and cooperation over the past few decades. All that remained was a naked utilitarianism.

The fact that the Grand Elder amassed wealth by plundering resources from the sect is not without precedent.

For example, the ancient treasure, the Condensing Light Mirror, was not originally the possession of the Grand Elder, but rather an ancestral heirloom of the Zhao family, a powerful immortal cultivation clan within the Hidden Moon Sect. After the Zhao family elder perished on the battlefield, the Condensing Light Mirror was not returned to the Zhao family by the Grand Elder, but instead became his own.

Although this treasure was in the hands of the Grand Elder with a different spiritual root, it displayed the power of a top-tier ancient treasure and gained even greater fame.

However, it is a fact that this treasure has never been returned.

In the past, people didn't think much about many details, nor did they dare to.

But now, I have to think about it more.

To avoid becoming a bargaining chip in the exchange of benefits with others, or a discarded pawn in the future.

"... "

Once the seed of doubt is planted, it is very difficult to eradicate completely.

Once people's hearts are scattered, it's very difficult to bring them back together.

In other words, the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hidden Moon Sect will have a lot of mess to clean up later.

however.

Han Li's telepathic communication went far beyond that.

"Miss Yan Ruyan, it's been a long time. You're still as charming as ever."

That's right.

He locked onto the Yan family girl in the crowd, who already possessed the Heavenly Spiritual Root and was in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

This woman was dressed in white palace attire, without any makeup, and her beauty was absolutely stunning, easily ranking in the top ten among the most beautiful female cultivators he had ever seen.

Wang Ning, though not yet fully grown, already possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

Yuan Yao possesses an exceptionally striking and fiery beauty.

Song Yu possesses a charmingly serene beauty.

Grandma Gan, dressed in white, possesses an ethereal and heroic beauty.

Dong Xuan'er possesses a captivating beauty that extends to her very bones.

As for Yanli? She's a girl from a modest family. She's not in the top ten, but she's still quite good.

Then there's Yan Ruyan, who possesses the noble beauty of a well-bred lady.

"senior…"

"Don't use your voice, just speak. The soundproof barrier outside your cave won't stop me. I can hear you."

After a moment of contemplation, Yan Ruyan's heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

This confidence indicates that the other party's spiritual sense is far superior to that of the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage elder.

After suppressing her shock, she didn't use telepathy, but instead cooperated by gently parting her lips and speaking directly:
"Senior, how do you know me?"

Han Li, who was fleeing rapidly into the distance, had a slight smile on his lips:
"We've met once before, but we can discuss that another day. Alright, enough with the trivialities. I just want to remind you to be wary of your Grand Elder. Since she failed to send Fellow Daoist Gan away, she'll likely have to find someone else to appease Wei Lichen of the Huayi Sect..."

These words sent a chill down Yan Ruyan's spine.

"Senior, what do you mean?"

"You guessed it yourself, didn't you?"

"Elder, surely the Elder isn't the kind of person who would disregard the bonds between fellow disciples?"

The woman from the Yan family asked a question that sounded somewhat unconvincing.

“Miss Ruyan, you have seen Fellow Daoist Gan’s situation. How did she offend the Hidden Moon Sect? Such a promising genius who has not let the sect down was also given away by that person to be a furnace for Fellow Daoist Wei of the Transformation Sect.” To discerning people, this is the truth: “Miss Ruyan, your talent is equally outstanding, and your appearance is also excellent. It is hard to say that you are not the second choice.”

"Senior, please don't exaggerate."

Yan Ruyan forced herself to remain calm as she retorted.

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you, fellow Daoist. I have always been frank and open; otherwise, Fellow Daoist Gan would not have sent me a message seeking help. In short, I am not exaggerating. After all, in the entire Hidden Moon Sect, which female cultivator at the Core Formation stage could catch Wei Lichen's eye? We can't very well let the Grand Elder become a cultivation furnace himself, can we?"

"Uh…"

"Furthermore, I have something to say, which I would like you to convey to your uncle from the hidden branch of the Yan family."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruyan's expression changed once again.

How can one's own hidden lineage be more known than those in the public eye?
But she didn't ask any more questions, she just listened quietly to Han Li's telepathic message:
“Fellow Daoist, if you and your uncle ever find it impossible to stay in the Hidden Moon Sect and want to increase your chances of condensing your Nascent Soul, or rather, want to condense your Nascent Soul as soon as possible, then you can go to the far west after sixty years.”

"The far west, sixty years from now?"

"Well, sixty years from now, I will travel to the far west to meet a fellow Daoist. At that time, we will surely meet again..."

At this moment, Han Li had already flown to a place 130 miles away from Linglong Mountain.

At this distance, one can still transmit sound over long distances, but it is no longer as concealed and is very easy to be detected by the divine sense of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Miss Ruyan, your future is at least that of a Nascent Soul cultivator like us. It's a real pity to waste it in such a brothel-like sect. So, please take care and don't stumble and fall into Fellow Daoist Gan's predicament..."

After saying this, he took Grandma Gan and fled far away without looking back.

On Gan Rushuang's body.

He had already found a bright and clear divine sense imprint left by a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, he did not rush to eliminate them. Instead, he took the two members of the Hidden Moon Sect on a journey of tens of thousands of miles before letting the Gold-Eating Insects eat.

The Gold-Eating Insects not only enjoy devouring spiritual energy, but they are also very interested in these special divine imprints.

Sure enough, in just a few bites, the divine consciousness imprint was completely devoured.

Behind them, the two members of the Hidden Moon Sect, who had been hot on their heels, felt a sense of powerlessness upon seeing the suddenly accelerating black shadow. Having lost the precise location provided by the special markings, they could only utter resentful cries of frustration:
"Junior brother, look at our little junior sister, she's anything but honest. You think she's as pure as a little white flower, but she might already be having an affair with someone else. I guess I had the foresight..."

Junior brother: "..."

Senior sister, how could you be so shameless as to say such a heartless thing?

If someone is being forced to become a concubine or a furnace, isn't it normal to ask for outside help?

If we don't take a gamble now, how will we ever recover once we get to Wei Lichen's place in the Wei family?

'Junior Sister Gan, it's better that you're gone. I'm sorry, it's better that you're gone.'

...

"There are other marks on my body?"

Gan Rushuang noticed a swarm of gold-devouring insects circling her wrist, and was immediately both shocked and furious:
"When did she leave? How come I didn't notice?"

"It would be strange if you could discover the divine sense imprint left by a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator."

Han Li said calmly, "Has the Grand Elder's cultivation truly reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage?"

The woman's spiritual sense, being at the Core Formation stage, couldn't clearly perceive such a distance; she could only vaguely sense someone chasing her. She had no idea what their exact cultivation levels were.

“I have no reason to lie to you. Besides, judging from his aura, it is slightly fluctuating, as if he has just broken through less than two months ago and his condition has not yet been fully stabilized.”

"Phew... I understand."

"Understand what?"

"She must have traded me to the Wei family for those rare medicinal herbs."

The Wei family has a powerful cultivator named Wei Wuyai.

It is the number one family of the Huayi Sect.

Together with another major sect, they divided up the high-level cultivation resources of the Yu Kingdom.

Among these were several rare medicinal herbs that their senior sister urgently needed.

Once the necessary medicinal herbs are gathered, the senior sister can begin refining a batch of precious elixirs that can help enhance the cultivation of early-stage cultivators.

Perhaps it was with the help of this batch of pills that the senior sister was able to overcome the hurdle that she had been unable to overcome for hundreds of years.
"For his own sake, he betrayed his fellow disciples, and used the grand pretext of the sect's greater good. Your Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect is indeed the one I knew; he's adept at using political maneuvering to benefit himself..."

After learning more about the situation and considering his own understanding of the characters in the book, Han Li immediately made a rough guess about the relationship between the two.

Gan Rushuang's formation of her nascent soul is undoubtedly a good thing for the Hidden Moon Sect.

But for that Grand Elder, it might not be a good thing.

Why did the two sides have conflicting development plans for the sect's overall direction?
What the Grand Elder wants is a one-man rule, a corporate model, and the sect serving her alone.

What Gan Rushuang wanted was a family-style management model, inheriting the legacy of the previous Grand Elder, where the elders helped the younger ones, and the younger ones gave back to the elders. The elders nurtured the younger ones, and once the younger ones grew up, they provided fresh blood for the sect and also provided for the elders in their old age.

It can be said that they are pursuing the same thing at all.

It would be better if Gan Rushuang didn't form an infant.

Once one reaches the Nascent Soul stage and becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator, one is qualified to offer opinions at high-level meetings and influence the sect's overall situation. At that time, this would undoubtedly be a challenge to the authority of the Grand Elder.

therefore.

In that person's view, Gan Rushuang, who had inherited her master's will, was superfluous in achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

Rather than keeping them inside the mountain gate, it's better to send them out to exchange for resources.

The best of both worlds.

As for the future of the sect?
On the one hand, the Grand Elder could rely on the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage junior brother to hold on for five or six hundred years, and on Yan Ruyan to take over.

On the other hand, if she can use the resources she gains to advance further, it will be more conducive to the sect maintaining its status and to protecting the interests of both the sect and herself.

At last.

They really messed things up.

But so what?

After she died, what did she care about the raging flood?
...

The one thing Han Li overlooked, and the most important one, was Elder Ni Cai's resentment towards her previous mentor.

Back then, the previous Grand Elder was wounded on the battlefield of Mulan and returned to the sect to recuperate. The current Senior Sister took over. She risked her life for the Hidden Moon Sect and made great contributions, but the long-awaited breakthrough in cultivation through the transfer of power did not come. Instead, Gan Rushuang received her master's power transfer and rapidly advanced from the mid-stage of Core Formation to the late-stage.

Upon hearing the news, his heart was broken.

It's one thing for the master to favor his junior sister.

Why should we bet our lives on our junior sister when it is such a crucial matter concerning the rise and fall of the sect?

Shouldn't he have passed on his power to her before his death, helping her break through the bottleneck of the early Nascent Soul stage and advance to the middle Nascent Soul stage? Only in this way could the position of the Hidden Moon Sect be stabilized and its interests in the Northern Liang Kingdom be protected.

After all, there is a significant difference in status between having a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in charge and not having one.

What can she do?
At that time, she was the only Nascent Soul cultivator left in the sect, and she was only at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

She alone cannot hold up the ship, and it is very likely that the ship of the Hidden Moon Sect will sink from here.

Her master deceived her, putting her in a dilemma and even jeopardizing the entire sect. How could she accept this?
Why should the junior sister get all the benefits?

She is not convinced.

So, she tried every means possible, using the legacy left by her master and the resources she had, to cultivate her junior brother. This helped her more obedient junior brother achieve Nascent Soul, and also gave the sect some breathing room.

Then they found another way to break through the bottleneck on their own.

Since my junior sister took something she shouldn't have, we should make it up to her properly.

She sold Gan Rushuang for a good price.

Wei Lichen was also very satisfied with his junior sister.

She broke through her cultivation level and recovered her losses. Wei Lichen gained a woman, satisfied his lust, and his attitude towards the Hidden Moon Sect will likely change. Junior Sister Gan, on the other hand, received her due punishment…

This is the best way to deal with it.

That's the best outcome.

But then, a Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly appeared and ruined her plans:

"Ah, ahhh..."

The Grand Elder was almost driven mad with anger.

"Senior sister...?"

After a long while, the Grand Elder finally calmed down from his impotent rage:

"Return to the clan."

Unbeknownst to her, the sect's political climate had subtly shifted. A mess awaited her.

...

They broke away from the Northern Liang Kingdom.

We entered a wilderness.

Han Li descended with his escape light.

Immediately, he grabbed Gan Rushuang by the neck.

It seemed that with just a little effort, this beautiful woman would perish.

"Give me a reason not to kill you."

Han Li said calmly.

"S-Senior..."

Beads of cold sweat immediately appeared on Gan Rushuang's forehead.

Was he addressed as "senior" by this woman?

This feeling...

Yes, Not Bad.

Han Li was in high spirits after fulfilling a small wish he had made years ago, but he did not let go.

"Senior, what should this junior do to demonstrate his value and save his life?"

Gan Rushuang pursed her lips, not daring to make any move.

"Let's put aside your worth for now. Let's talk about the many oversights in your words. After all, I can't verify the truth of some of the things you said earlier. If you can't satisfy me and dispel my doubts, I'll have no choice but to search your soul."

"Searching for souls?"

Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes trembled slightly, and her face showed fear.

It should be understood that once the soul is searched, the primordial spirit will inevitably be damaged, and her future cultivation will be extremely difficult.

This is truly a case of escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another.

After much thought, she couldn't come up with a good way to prove herself.

As a result, she broke out in even more cold sweat.

"Is there no way to dispel Mr. Han's doubts? That's a real pity."

Han Li's right hand tightened, and his gaze grew colder. He raised his other hand, about to press it against his forehead to search his soul.

"Senior, senior, I am willing to make a vow to my inner demons and a vow to my life. If what I have said is false, I will surely suffer a backlash from my inner demons when I shatter my core and form my nascent soul, and die without a burial place. If what I said before was false, my cultivation will surely be unable to advance any further."

At this moment, Gan Rushuang was on the verge of tears, her eyes filled with pleading, a sight that evoked pity in me.

"not enough."

"That?"

"I will place a restriction on you. In return, you will have to hand over one-fifth of your primordial spirit to me for control. Once you form your Nascent Soul, I will return it to you. From now on, you will serve under me as a sword attendant. Are you willing?"

"Thank you, senior."

How could she not want to?
(End of this chapter)