Chapter 501 - 249: What You’ve Turned Me Into (Part 2)

Chapter 501: Chapter 249: What You’ve Turned Me Into (Part 2)

Moreover, this [Celestial Alliance] has just been established. Unless some people are killed to establish authority, others will still think you’re made out of clay.

As for how much of this is Yao Yufei’s careful scheming to expand her territory, Chu Xuan turned a blind eye, considering it one of the "benefits" he promised her initially.

Additionally, on the same day, new intelligence arrived: [Profound Celestial Sect] announced the reopening of its sect gates, reestablishing the sect, and seeking disciples widely once more.

It seems the Shangguan family genuinely wants to recreate its past glory, formally stepping out of seclusion to properly compete with the Celestial Alliance.

Unfortunately, Chu Xuan, immersed in a gentle haven, had no time to concern himself with these for the moment...

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Wugen Ping, known as the most professional intelligence dealer sect in the current cultivation world, alongside Celestial Human Treasure Pavilion which does business in the market, and the Artifact Refining Fire Furnace, forms the three major neutral sects.

This sect takes its name from the concept of "rootless drifting, never having a resting place," and even its sect gate is not located on any mountain but is on a massive, mysterious treasure ship.

This ship is called [Mist Traveling Boat], capable of traversing back and forth between the human realm and the outer void, coming without a trace and going without a shadow, its location never fixed, thus outsiders almost cannot find it.

The organizational structure of Wugen Ping is quite tight, with internal rank divisions also very complex, generally divided into three tiers: Wugen Ping, Wuyuan Shui, Wuben Mu. Everyone below is expendable external intelligence personnel.

These three names derive from rootless duckweed, sourceless water, and baseless wood.

The latter two are usually referred to as "Shui Envoy" and "Mu Envoy," with only the highest rank leader called "Ping Master."

It is said that at the founding of the organization, there were three "Ping Masters," but after nearly a millennium, only one Ping Master holds all the power now, the legendary "Yin He Lady."

Many rumors surround this lady; some say she is a mysterious and beautiful woman who once sheltered many homeless orphans; others claim she has a heart like a snake or scorpion, finding pleasure in torturing captives.

Some say she was born of demonic paths, caring not for gender, possessing three thousand lovers; still, others say she is a lotus fairy fallen from the nine heavens, who will return to the celestial realm once her merits are complete...

But many do not know that what they hear is merely a cover released by Wugen Ping to mislead, causing the true face and real deeds of Yin He Lady to be obscured in a mist of genuine and fake information in history.

At this moment, a gigantic mysterious treasure ship was slowly sailing through the void.

This ship was entirely shrouded in a layer of white mist, spanning a hundred feet in length, forty-four feet in height, with seven floors, nine masts, and twelve sails, the ship’s bow adorned with a floating sword sculpture, its sides decorated with duckweed patterns, resembling a moving city.

On the ship’s topmost level, in a quiet hall, a mysterious woman in a purple long dress sat at the head, her mature, graceful figure hidden among pieces of jade slips.

These jade slips are lined up in rows and columns, floating in mid-air in sequence, each recording important intelligence to be reviewed.

But the woman seemed a bit lazy, only gently yawning, with a casual wave, sweeping these jade slips aside to avoid looking at them.

Seeing the neatly arranged jade slips being swept into a mess on the ground, a woman in yellow in the hall hurriedly came forward to tidy them up, complaining, "Ping Master, please don’t be so capricious again."

This female cultivator appeared to be about twenty, with a long sword at her waist, quite beautiful, and notably exuding a heroic spirit between her brows, giving off a valiant impression.

The purple-clad woman spoke idly, "Isn’t this tedious work something you could approve yourself? Why do I have to confirm it again, it’s simply a waste of my time and energy."

Her voice was soft and charming, very pleasing to the ear, yet exuded a sense that nothing in the world could trouble her mind.

How to say, she seemed to have a "sick of life" vibe, uninterested in anything.

The woman in yellow appeared somewhat helpless, "According to our sect’s rules, intelligence of this level must be personally reviewed by the Ping Master."

"Alright then, tomorrow I’ll gather everyone and announce you’ll take over as Ping Master, letting me off this burden to enjoy some leisure~"

Judging by her tone, this capricious woman must be the legendary Yin He Lady.

The woman in yellow now had a headache, "I don’t have enough prestige to command everyone, please don’t entertain such thoughts, Ping Master."

"Then just add another one, anyway there’s never been only one Ping Master."

"I’m now truly regretting that I got rid of the other two so early; otherwise, you useless girl wouldn’t have to bother me all the time." Yin He Lady’s tone was somewhat self-pitying, even ending with a hint of a crying tone.

But the woman in yellow seemed accustomed to it, not easily deceived by the Ping Master, and solemnly said:

"Since the fusion of the three into one for the Ping Master position, no further additions can be made, lest it incites ambition below and causes inner turmoil."

"Alright, alright," Yin He impatiently waved her hand, "you, girl, are always so rigid, I don’t know who you take after."

The woman in yellow, having tidied all the jade slips, just lowered her head in silence.

Yin He Lady, with her hands folded, lay on the broad armrest, her ample, fair peaks stacked like snow, and in a lazy tone, she said:

"Tell me something interesting, you know what I want to hear~"

The woman in yellow nodded, "After the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable intervened at the Alchemy Dao Conference, on the same day Yun Ni Fairy of the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion retreated and broke through the seventh realm, and afterward was nowhere to be found, leaving only a letter for her fellow disciples."

She hesitated, "I wonder if these two events are connected in any way?"

Normally, a person wouldn’t relate the two, but Wugen Ping is different; this Yin He Lady seems to know the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable quite well.

Even Bai Xiaosheng, initially promoted to "Shui Envoy," later demoted to "Mu Envoy," learned a lot of Celestial Evil’s secrets from this lady, tirelessly writing books to make money.

If it weren’t for him sharing the profits with the sect, Yin He Lady would disregard this guy who only flaunts his writing skills.

The woman in yellow, however, knew more, even Bai Xiaosheng who wrote the book didn’t know who the inspiration for [Celestial Evil History]’s heroine was, but she knew, thus raising suspicion.

Upon hearing her subordinate say this, Yin He immediately smiled, "I knew it, when Chu Xuan rescued Pei Shurou from Blood Robe Old Monster, they must have rekindled their affections."

"This time, her departure signifies that most likely she eloped with Chu Xuan."

The woman in yellow initially showed disdain, finding it hard to imagine how a righteous fairy could so wholeheartedly love a Demon Venerable after being kidnapped and violated, shouldn’t she hate him for life, if not want to kill him?

Then she frowned and said, "Is Celestial Evil really the same person as Chu Xuan? But many details don’t match up?"

"There’s a ninety-nine percent chance he is, nothing is impossible for him, whether it’s switching cultivation paths after the fourth realm or his rapid progress in ten years. Otherwise, how else did he throw the cultivation world into chaos back then?"

"And didn’t you report earlier? Someone’s guiding public opinion in secret, surely that person’s influence is within."

"Remember, don’t be blinded by useless or even fake intelligence." Yin He instructed.

The woman in yellow pondered and nodded, "As for Celestial Evil’s whereabouts now, most likely he’s at Li’an Demon Sect. Recently, Yao Yufei hasn’t been calm and probably leveraged Celestial Evil’s influence."