Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

The two Night Sparrow Sect spies looked at each other and hesitated for a moment before Old Ding began to narrate: "Reporting to Lord Xue Yuan, it is like this..."

A lot has indeed happened in the cultivation world during these three months.

There is no need to say much about the Yinyue Sect.

While the downfall of the Hidden Moon Sect was caused by the Qingxuan Sect, it was actually the result of a combination of factors. First, it was the Qingxuan Sect's Kongxuan who led a surprise attack on Hidden Moon Mountain, causing considerable damage. Then, with no news from Bai Yuan and his group, the major sects, convinced that "Blood Yuan was dead," began to harass and attack the Hidden Moon Sect, eager to divide up their legacy. Ultimately, they completely annihilated this former one of the six great sects of the demonic path.

This is very similar to what Bai Yuan had guessed before.

Theoretically, if she wanted to avenge the destruction of the Yinyue Sect, she should have targeted the Qingxuan Sect and the other five of the six sects of the Demonic Path, especially the Xueyuan Sect which had caused some friction some time ago.

And on the other side...

The situation of Qingxuan Sect is actually not much better.

Although they were the "victors" of the battle in Falling Star Valley, they actually did not gain any substantial benefits except for the false reputation of "Exorcist and Defender of the Way" -

The Blood Kite Demon Lord's relics, the ferocious white tiger, the "Poisonous Gu Spirit Body"... these things Qing Lingzi had planned in advance, but nothing was found. Instead, seven or eight elders from his own sect perished in the battle at Falling Star Valley. He himself lost decades of his life and soon after returning home, he began a retreat to recuperate.

This situation of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside was soon noticed by those who were interested.

Although Qingxuan Sect contacted the other three major sects in advance and asked them, especially Tianyuan Sword Sect, to provide some assistance, distant water could not quench a nearby fire.

Those demonic sects that harbor covetous intentions and desire to test the Qingxuan Sect don't even need to attack the Qingxuan Sect's mountain gate. They only need to constantly harass their disciples who are out for training, or attack their strongholds outside... and they can make the Qingxuan Sect extremely anxious and anxious, and thus know their enemy's whereabouts.

In this process, Qingming Valley played a significant role.

Because Qingming Valley really believed that its deputy valley master Yu Qiuming was killed by Qing Lingzi.

Although this deputy valley master usually didn't do much work, it was a bit unreasonable for him to die so quietly. He had to do something to express his attitude and defend the dignity of the six sects of the demonic path.

——Part of the reason was that Qingming Valley wanted to use this opportunity to show off its military might and intimidate some hidden villains. Otherwise, they might suffer the same fate as the neighboring Yinyue Sect.

It was precisely because of the frequent unusual movements in Qingming Valley that the true state of Qingxuan Sect was exposed so quickly.

“…Is this really true?”

Bai Yuan found it a little funny.

This was an unexpected success. When she used Yu Qiuming's name to hide her true identity, she had no idea it would trigger such a butterfly effect.

Good.

She was quite happy to see her enemies suffer misfortune.

"By the way, after the destruction of the Hidden Moon Sect, were there any survivors? Have you investigated this aspect?"

Bai Yuan suddenly remembered the two people Ye Shuang'er had mentioned earlier: "Especially Zhu Liuying, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, and Zhou Ran from the Alchemy Workshop. If you have detailed information about them, I can buy them at a high price."

"This one……"

Old Ding hesitated for a moment. "We do know the whereabouts of some of the remnants of the Hidden Moon Sect... oh no, the 'survivors'. But it's rather vague. We haven't paid much attention to the whereabouts of any particular individual. If Lord Xue Yuan needs it, we can investigate and give you an answer."

"Alright."

Bai Yuan nodded slightly: "So, what about Tianyuan Mountain? Has there been any recent activity?"

"As for the Tianyuan Sword Sect...they've only had one major incident recently, which was the Sword Tomb incident a month ago."

"...Sword Tomb?"

Bai Yuan raised his eyebrows.

In "Asking the Immortal", there are several places called "Sword Tomb", their sizes vary. But if we talk about the Sword Tomb on Tianyuan Mountain, it should be the place between "Youyun Peak" and "Guiyan Peak".

It was a secret realm within the Tianyuan Sword Sect, opened up by the third patriarch. Within it were placed swords forged, collected, and captured by powerful Tianyuan warriors over the past millennia. It was said that there were thousands of them in total.

Most of the swords are of good quality. It is said that Baili Qingfeng's [Qingfeng Sword] was obtained from them.

There is also another sword [Starfall], which was the sword of Yan Gexing, a genius of the Tianyuan Sword Sect a hundred years ago. After his death, it was placed in a sword tomb. Later, it was awakened by Jiang Rao and became her sword. Of course, if the player chooses to start with the Tianyuan Sword Sect, then this sword will most likely fall into the hands of the player.

From the panel...

[Xingyun] is one of the strongest swords in the entire world of "Wenxian" and also has certain growth attributes. At this stage, it may not be much different from [Chixiao] and [Qingfeng Huasha], but with good training, its ultimate limit will be significantly higher than [Chixiao].

and so……

This turmoil revolved around Jiang Rao?

After all, compared with Qingxuanmen or Yinyue Sect, Jiang Rao's position is the eye of the storm of the Jiang family incident.

"Indeed."

Old Ding nodded, glanced at the faceless man beside him, and continued, "Ever since Tianyuan Sect Leader Ling Xiuya personally announced the news of the 'Jiang family orphan' a few months ago, Tianyuan Mountain has become the focus of many forces. The Tianyuan Sword Sect has also been screening and arresting undercover agents from various major sects, especially those of the Demonic Path.

"Theoretically, those who could participate in the 'Sword Tomb Trial' must be inner disciples of Tianyuan Mountain, or even the master's true disciples. But the trial still went wrong.

"An inner sect elder who had been in Tianyuan Mountain for over twenty years was actually an undercover agent planted by the Blood Origin Sect, attacking the Jiang family orphan in the Sword Tomb..."

"ah!"

Ye Shuang'er let out a low cry subconsciously, a nervous expression on her face. "So what happened next? Second... that orphan of the Jiang family should be safe, right?"

"Yes."

Old Ding nodded again. "After the Sword Tomb Trial was completed, the Jiang family orphan made a public appearance, presumably safe and sound. Rumor has it that this was a setup by Tianyuan Mountain to draw out a traitor within the sect. So, shortly after the elder took action, a Peak Master-level expert stepped in to capture him."

"Also, the orphan of the Jiang family seems to have obtained a spiritual sword that had been dormant for a hundred years from the sword tomb. As a result, his strength has greatly increased. He seems to have been in seclusion recently, trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Oh?"

When he heard this, Bai Yuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

She had previously speculated about what Jiang Rao would look like when she came out of seclusion, but the most she could have guessed was that she had "just reached the ninth level of the Golden Core." Unexpectedly, she had already begun to strive for the Nascent Soul stage, and it seemed that she had been in the ninth level of the Golden Core stage for some time.

Being able to achieve such a speed of cultivation without activating the "Five Elements Divine King Body" shows that Jiang Rao has indeed worked very hard during this period.

If I can successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage this time...

Then, considering her age, she might be the youngest person in the Nascent Soul stage in the Tianyuan Sword Sect in the past hundred years.

"By the way..."

Now the weakest one among the three masters and apprentices seems to be her master?

Bai Yuan suddenly realized this and his expression became a little strange.

To be precise, not only among the three masters and apprentices, but even if Baihu and Ji Tingxue are included, she seems to be the weakest one... But it doesn't matter. After all, smart people use their brains and tactics. As long as she can firmly grasp the high ground in terms of IQ and form a stable suppressing effect on Ye Shuang'er and others, then there is no need to worry about the strength of her cultivation.

Well, yes, that’s it!

Bai Yuan nodded in his heart, then returned his gaze to reality.

"I know roughly what's going on."

"Then, according to your original plan, go and deliver the information about the 'Return of the Blood Kite' to your sect leader."

"Ok?"

Old Dingtou and the Faceless Man were slightly startled, both a little stunned. They seemed to have not expected the "Blood Kite Demon Lord" to be so easy to talk to, and actually not interfere with their actions at all.

"but……"

"but?"

Just when Old Ding and the other man became worried again.

Bai Yuan looked at them and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I just need you to add one more piece of information when you report. One piece of information about the Jiang family. That is...

"Twenty years ago, before the Jiang family's demise, the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Taixu, left behind a legacy in the Cangwu Abyss for the Jiang family's descendants..."

Bai Yuan told the story slowly.

Old Ding's face quickly turned serious after hearing this story.

As a veteran who had been in the cultivation world for many years, he naturally knew what Bai Yuan meant by what he said.

The ancient cultivation clan, the Jiang family legacy...

Just based on these two keywords, the value of this information is incomparable to the "Battle of Falling Star Valley" and the "Tianyuan Mountain Sword Tomb Test". Once it is exposed, it is likely to cause an uproar in the entire cultivation world!

"Lord Xue Yuan, may I ask about this information..."

"Since I can tell you this, I must have my own source of information. You only need to convey it. Whether it's true or not will naturally be determined by others. You don't need to worry about it."

Bai Yuan responded casually, "Also, I'm not sure if the person next to you is qualified enough to hear this information. If not... I can help you make him forget that conversation just now. Do you need it?"

"...No need, I will take care of everything properly."

Old Ding took a deep breath and said solemnly.

Chapter 111: Cold Poison Mark, and Ye Shuang'er's Night Visit

At this point, Bai Yuan has finished saying the two things he came here to say.

She had no intention of staying any longer, so she straightened her waist slightly and jumped off the stool.

Then he glanced at the two old men in front of him and said,

"Oh, let me remind you one more thing.

"During this period, please do not attempt to send anyone to spy on me. I may not be able to tell the difference between you and other sect spies, and I might overreact and cause harm to others. If you have any information you need from me, you can ask me directly, and I will disclose it to you as appropriate."

"If you don't have anything else to ask... then let's talk about it next time we meet."

Done.

Bai Yuan waited for a moment, and when she saw that Old Ding had no intention of continuing to speak, she stretched her shoulders and neck, then left the secret room: "Let's go, Shuang'er."

"Oh!"

Ye Shuang'er quickly followed.

Old Ding wanted to say something, but stopped himself at the tip of his tongue - although the "master" had once ordered that the "poisonous spirit body" should be taken to a safe place and properly housed, since Xue Yuan was also there, there was obviously no need to make such arrangements.

All they could do was to organize the information as quickly as possible, pass it to the "master", and then wait for the latter's order to come again.

Back to the teahouse outside.

At this time, Ji Tingxue was standing next to the counter, holding a can of tea in each hand, sniffing them with her head down, as if comparing them.

Seeing Bai Yuan and Ye Shuang'er come out, she put down the tea leaves and followed them: "Are you done?"

"Ah."

Bai Yuan nodded, glanced at the place where Ji Tingxue had just stood, and his expression became a little subtle:

This holy lady of the Ji family, whose true form is the enlightened ancient tea tree leaf demon, was just... inspecting the employment situation of her "subjects"?

The tea fairy tastes the flavor of tea in the teahouse. If you think about it carefully, it is quite interesting.

After leaving the teahouse.

Bai Yuan did not leave the town immediately, but took Ye Shuang'er and Ji Tingxue for a stroll around the area.

In fact, compared to those high-ranking and prestigious clans, Bai Yuan actually preferred the scenes of these rural towns, because they were more down-to-earth and more simple and natural. Just like the Earth in his previous life, without immortal arts and magic, although ordinary, there was an innate sense of closeness.

Today seems to be market day.

There are a lot of people in the town.

Two of the main streets were completely packed. Adults and children, dressed in various styles, came and went, some holding newly bought clothes and toys, others munching on food, and most of them had smiles on their faces.

"Chunpan, hot chupan! Three cents each!"

"Sugar painting! Freshly made malt sugar. If it's not sweet, I won't charge you!"

"Girl, come and try some rouge and powder to complement your fair complexion..."

Along the way, various vendors were shouting and hawking their wares.

Ye Shuang'er was still young, and at this moment her little girl nature, which had been suppressed by the "Blood Kite" before, was aroused. She looked at the stalls on both sides with curiosity, trying rouge and powder for a while, and then standing on tiptoe to watch the old man painting sugar figures in the crowd, flying around like a magpie.

From time to time, he would come up to Bai Yuan and chatter a few words, sharing what he had just seen. Although it was a bit noisy, it didn't bother anyone.

Ji Tingxue was relatively calm. He just walked and looked without saying a word.

suddenly.

Bai Yuan felt someone tug at her skirt. She turned around and saw a little girl with pigtails holding a shuttlecock made of rooster feathers. She smiled and called out, "Little sister, are you here in town for the market too? Come play with us! We're having a shuttlecock kicking competition and we're short of one person!"

"..."

Bai Yuan's mouth twitched, not knowing how to respond.

She does look quite small now, and it makes sense that she would be mistaken for a child coming with her family among the crowd of people going to the market.