My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 248 Junior Brother, you are now the sect's guide!

The eldest brother deliberately mentioned the words "Anhe City" to try and get me to go there with him!
He entrusted himself with the seemingly important role of "guide of the sect," and then immediately said that he was going to his hometown.

This is not a choice, it's a test! A test of life!

My senior brother wanted to see with his own eyes how I, the so-called "saintess" he had personally cultivated, would react when faced with my blood-related past.

But that doesn't make sense. What merit do I possess to deserve such disdain and high regard from my senior brother? So far, the one who has definitively decided to kill me is still my own sect leader…

But her senior brother... She recalled the desperate situation in the canyon, when her senior brother descended like a god and saved her and Wang Xiedi; he even so easily handed over the "guiding man of the sect" and the sect to her to manage.

All of these actions were different from the bloodthirsty demonic cultivators she knew. Her senior brother's bloodthirstiness seemed to be directed only at his fellow disciples, while she and her fellow righteous undercover agents, apart from Dong Changsheng, were not targeted by her senior brother.

Even most of his fellow disciples did not die at the hands of the Demonic Sect, but at the hands of the sect leader. What merit did he have? He was merely a disciple in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Why should he receive such "favor" from this unfathomable senior brother?
Despite the life-saving grace... but... but, this is the Guixi Sect!

This is the Demonic Sect where she has witnessed countless bloody massacres! Senior Brother Lin Qingfeng is the leader of this group of evil cultivators! No matter how special or different he is, it cannot change the fundamental fact that he belongs to the "Demonic Sect"!
Su Ling'er dared not gamble, nor could she afford to.

Especially when the stakes are her hometown, Anhe City, which holds all her childhood memories!

Why would he mention this place name to my face?
The thought of those familiar faces, and the thought of the hundreds of thousands of innocent mortals in the city who might become fuel for a blood sacrifice because of this demonic sect, made Su Ling'er's heart ache so much she could hardly breathe.

If her senior brother really intends to attack Anhe City, what should she do? What can she do?
Resistance? That's like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Pleading for mercy? That's like asking a tiger for its skin.

But she couldn't just stand by and do nothing!

Su Ling'er bit her lower lip hard until the taste of blood spread in her mouth, barely suppressing the urge to scream and run away.

She had to go. Even if it meant being a humble guide, even if it meant kneeling down and begging for mercy at a crucial moment, even if it meant sacrificing the life her senior brother had saved to ensure her family's safety... she had to be there!
This is her only way.

Su Ling'er forced down the turmoil in her heart, forced a smile, and said in a trembling voice, "Senior...Senior Brother...the sect needs you to be there right now. And...and my cultivation is still shallow, and there are many techniques and secret arts within the sect that I don't understand. If there's no senior brother like you, a great cultivator with profound knowledge, how will I proceed when I encounter a bottleneck in my cultivation...?"

She paused, racking her brains for a reason: "Besides, my junior sister is dull-witted and lacks knowledge. There are many things she doesn't know as well as my senior brother. If something goes wrong, it might cause a commotion..."

Lin Qingfeng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

I finally achieved Nascent Soul stage, and the new map is open, so why is this junior sister so clingy? Aren't all these tasks supposed to be yours? Why shouldn't I be in the position of the sect's guide?
He cleared his throat and said earnestly, "Junior Sister Su, I understand your intentions. But you must know what cultivation truly is."

“Cultivation is not about shutting yourself away and confining yourself to a corner. True strength lies in engaging with the world! Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. A towering tree cannot grow in a greenhouse. I want to create an environment for you without any dependence, so that you can venture out on your own, encounter setbacks, and gain enlightenment! This is the true path of cultivation! Do you understand?”

After hearing this, Su Ling'er was speechless.

The logic... seems to make sense, but coming from the senior brother's mouth, it just doesn't feel right.
Seeing that even the last glimmer of hope had been extinguished, and there was no longer any reason to stop her senior brother, Su Ling'er's last remaining hope was completely extinguished.

She slowly lowered her head, concealing the sorrow in her eyes, replacing it with a resolute and fierce flame.

Since we can't stop it, we can only go along with it.

Even if she were to be executed by her senior brother for "absenteeism" upon her return, she would accept it. As long as she could confirm the safety of Anhe City, as long as she could delay her senior brother's actions even by a single breath... she would give her life for him!

Lin Qingfeng looked at the light that had returned to Su Ling'er's eyes, and at the change in her expression from confusion to determination, and nodded in satisfaction.

Not bad.

This junior sister is so insightful. After a few words of advice, she immediately understood. Is she showing me through her actions that she will stay at her post, guard the sect, and share the burden for her brother?

Once I lead the other brothers to lure back those powerful NPCs we found on the new maps, she, as the "guide," can immediately begin her work, registering each newcomer and bringing them into the sect. Long live the Guixi Sect!

Lin Qingfeng was deeply gratified by Su Ling'er's "enlightenment" and felt that his words had not been in vain.

……

As Elder Huohua was sent flying, the air currents above tore at his robes.

Elder Huohua's body turned into a black dot, carving a long furrow in the clouds. His Taoist robe was in tatters, his hair was disheveled, and his bruised cheeks were being whipped. The blood that spilled from his mouth condensed into ice crystals in the cold wind.

He wasn't flying through the air; he was being tossed about. This disheveled figure, piercing the sky, was seen by many cultivators below.

……

Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

An inner disciple is practicing swordsmanship on the mountaintop.

The sword light flickered, slicing through the flowing clouds. His wrist paused, the sword move stopped, he raised his head, his eyes narrowed, and a spiritual light gathered in his pupils.

He saw the figure in the clouds, the face he had seen before at the sect's grand ceremony, and the unique flame emblem of the Heavenly Furnace Sect on the tattered cloth.

The disciple's jaw dropped, the sword in his hand fell onto the rock, he turned and leaped towards the main hall at the top of the mountain: "Sect Master! I have something important to report!"

Inside the hall, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion opened his eyes.

"Elder Huohua of the Heavenly Furnace Sect! He was injured and flew from the southeast... he was thrown over our mountain gate! I knew as soon as he passed by." A crack appeared on the white jade armrest under the Heavenly Sword Pavilion Master's seat. "Prepare the gifts and inform the elders that we are going to the Heavenly Furnace Sect."

……

Ghost Spirit Sect.

The soul banner fluttered in the eerie wind as a disciple cast a wisp of a newly deceased vengeful spirit into it.

He heard a sharp shriek from the sky, looked up, and saw the man grinning, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth, before patting a skull beneath him.

Two eerie flames ignited in the skull's empty eye sockets and shot towards the sky. A moment later, the disciple retrieved the skull, let out a laugh like that of a night owl, and carrying the soul banner, rushed into the cave deep within the sect.

"Master! Great news! That old dog named Huo Hua from the Heavenly Furnace Sect has had his bones broken and was thrown through the air like a dead dog! Hahahaha!"

From inside the cave, a hoarse voice responded.

"Hehehehehe~ I informed the sect leader as soon as I sensed it. Such an interesting story deserves a special meeting."

“Send someone to prepare a ‘gift of condolence’. We also need to visit the Heavenly Furnace Sect, with whom we have cooperated before.”

……

Yunluo Sect.

On an observatory, the disciple in charge of keeping watch inscribed a line of words on a jade slip.

Time: 3:45 PM.

Direction: Enter from the southeast, exit from the northwest.

Spiritual energy fluctuation: Nascent Soul stage, nearing the middle stage.

Status: Involuntary flight, exhibiting a parabolic trajectory.

He presented the jade slip to an elder on duty. The elder took the jade slip, ran his fingertip over it, and closed his eyes to deduce its contents for a moment.

“This trace of spiritual energy… belongs to Huo Hua of the Heavenly Furnace Sect.”

"Elder, something big has probably happened. Should we send someone to inquire about it?"

The elder opened his eyes and shook his head.

"No need. The Heavenly Furnace Sect is a pillar of the righteous path, and this matter probably concerns both the righteous and demonic paths. If we go, we will only get swords in return, and they probably won't utter a single word."

He walked to the edge of the observatory and gazed in the direction where Elder Huohua had disappeared.

"However, mark the trajectory of his flight on the map."

Let's trace back along this line and see which sects and forces are located there, and which... we don't know about.

"A line created by a Nascent Soul cultivator—there might be new variables along this line."

"Report this discovery, and we will wait and see."

……

Guixi Sect.

Streams of light shot into the sky from the Guixi Sect's mountain gate, heading in all directions. Hundreds of disciples poured out of the mountain gate, rushing towards the newly unlocked eight hundred miles of territory.

Su Ling'er stood there, looking at the scene with some bewilderment. She remembered that when she first arrived, the sect was teeming with people, but not as urgently as now, with everyone rushing out to go far away.

Not far away, the ancient sword "Wait" appeared beneath the feet of the eldest brother, Lin Qingfeng. He stepped onto the sword and set off.

Without further hesitation, Su Ling'er turned around and looked at Wang Xiedi behind her. Su Ling'er imitated Lin Qingfeng's tone and said to Wang Xiedi, "Junior Brother, you are now the guide of the sect. This sect will be temporarily entrusted to your care."

“My eldest brother went to Anhe City. My home is there, so I have to go and see him.”

Wang Xiedi was completely stunned. Huh? What guide? What sect watchdog? How did it become me?

Before he could react, Su Ling'er had already drawn her wooden sword.

Senior Brother is going to Anhe City, and Senior Sister Su is also going. Anhe City is Senior Sister Su's home. So what is Senior Brother's purpose in going there?

If Senior Sister Su goes along, will she anger Senior Brother?
He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but a streak of green light pierced the sky, and Su Ling'er's figure disappeared into the distance.

Wang Xiedi's outstretched hand froze in mid-air...

(End of this chapter)