Chapter 492: Such a Good Person

Lu Sangjiu had been apprehensive at first, but after dealing with Li Huo Sword Venerable for a while, she realized his personality was just as Lie Rufeng had described—he responded to a soft approach, not a hard one.

So, even though he was being relentless, Lu Sangjiu wasn’t too worried.

She just blinked her big, innocent eyes and looked at him pitifully. “You’re right, Sword Master. It is a fact that I offended you, so I certainly deserve to be punished!”

“So, please, just tell me how I can make amends to your satisfaction!”

Seeing her good attitude, Li Huo Sword Venerable’s expression softened. He thought for a moment, and instead of mentioning her punishment directly, he asked, “How is Shen Yuzhao?”

Although the Divine Fire Sword Technique could no longer keep up with his current cultivation, so he rarely used it, it was, after all, the first sword technique he had ever created. It held a special significance.

Therefore, Li Huo Sword Venerable naturally still cared about the inheritor of the Divine Fire Sword Technique. The main reason he had wanted to see Lu Sangjiu today was to ask about Shen Yuzhao’s situation.

‘This girl has already Ascended. My inheritor shouldn’t be doing too poorly, right?’

Hearing him ask about Shen Yuzhao, Lu Sangjiu didn’t hesitate to tell him about his situation.

“My third senior brother is doing very well! His cultivation is progressing at lightning speed. The last time I saw him, he was already at the Late-stage of Divinity Transformation. With his talent, I imagine it won’t be long before he Ascends.”

Hearing this, a look of satisfaction appeared on Li Huo Sword Venerable’s face. He nodded and said, “Not bad. He is worthy of being my inheritor.”

It seemed the good news had put him in a better mood. Li Huo Sword Venerable looked Lu Sangjiu over and then said, “Very well. Since you are Shen Yuzhao’s junior sister, we can be considered to have some connection.”

“It wouldn’t be right for me, a senior, to be too hard on a junior like you. We’ll forget about the punishment. Prepare yourself. I’ll take you to see the Qiyue Sect elders, and then you will become my disciple.”

Lu Sangjiu was happy to hear the first part, but the second part…

“Wait!” she couldn’t help but interrupt. “When did I say I wanted to join the Qiyue Sect?”

Li Huo Sword Venerable’s brows furrowed. He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “What, you’re not willing?”

“You have a warrant out for your arrest from Ji Li. I doubt any sect other than mine would be willing to take you in and bring that kind of trouble upon themselves.”

“As a Loose Immortal, your resources will be limited, and it will be difficult to obtain high-grade Cultivation Techniques. That will be very detrimental to your cultivation.”

What Li Huo Sword Venerable said made a lot of sense. Generally speaking, no one would choose to be a Loose Immortal unless they truly couldn’t find a suitable sect willing to take them in.

But…

Lu Sangjiu spoke with some awkwardness, “I understand everything you’re saying, and I’m very grateful for your kindness, but…”

“But I’m sorry, I can’t join the Qiyue Sect.”

Li Huo Sword Venerable truly hadn’t expected her to refuse. He was stunned. “Why?”

“Because…” Lu Sangjiu said very seriously, “Before my Ascension, I promised my friends that we would build our own sect.”

“I know it might be difficult, but I can’t just give up without even trying, can I?”

“So, thank you for your invitation, but I cannot join the Qiyue Sect.”

Li Huo Sword Venerable: “…”

‘He had thought of many possible reasons for her refusal, but he never imagined it would be because she wanted to build her own sect… Seriously, for a newly Ascended Earth Immortal, wasn’t that dream a little too ambitious?’

‘Even for a small Immortal Gate, the Sect Leader should be at the Daluo Golden Immortal Level, at the very least, right?’

‘She’s just an Earth Immortal, but she sure dares to dream big!’

For a moment, Li Huo Sword Venerable wore a complicated expression. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, all he managed was, “Well… I wish you success.”

‘Oh well,’ he thought. ‘It’s always good to have a dream. I shouldn’t be the one to crush it.’

Lu Sangjiu could naturally sense the complicated feelings behind his words and felt a bit awkward, but she had no intention of changing her mind.

So, she stood up and said, “Well… if there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”

Although Lu Sangjiu had come hoping he might help her, now that she knew she had offended him in the past and had just refused his invitation to join his sect, she was too embarrassed to ask for another favor, no matter how thick-skinned she was.

So, she was genuinely preparing to leave.

But Li Huo Sword Venerable stopped her. “Hold on. Since you’ve refused to join the sect, I’m taking back what I said before. You’re a junior who needs to be punished, and punished you will be!”

Lu Sangjiu: ??? ‘He can just take it back like that?’

Her expression froze, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Li Huo Sword Venerable savored her speechless expression with a wicked sense of humor, then cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, “My disciple, Lie Rufeng, has some business that requires him to travel to the territory of the Demon God Palace in a while.”

“It’s inconvenient for me to accompany him, but I’m worried about his safety. You will go with him, and we’ll consider the matter between us settled.”

‘That’s it?’

‘Lie Rufeng is Li Huo Sword Venerable’s disciple. If the Sword Master trusts him to go alone, it must mean the trip isn’t too dangerous.’

‘So the task should be pretty simple for me. Paying off my debt this way seems like a good deal.’

Without much hesitation, Lu Sangjiu nodded. “Alright!”

She paused, then coughed lightly. “But before that… I have something important to take care of, and it’s not even certain I’ll make it back alive.”

‘It wasn’t that she was trying to push her luck, but since the conversation had already come this far, it would be a shame not to bring it up!’

Li Huo Sword Venerable was taken aback for a moment. As expected, his curiosity was piqued. “What is it?”

Lu Sangjiu immediately told him about the auction. “I desperately need the Ten Thousand Fusion Stones, so even though I know it’s probably a trap, I still want to risk it…”

“Actually, it would be great if someone with an extremely high status could go in my place. That way, even if it is a trap, the person they’d be waiting for wouldn’t be me, and they wouldn’t dare to act rashly, right?”

Li Huo Sword Venerable: “…”

He looked at Lu Sangjiu, speechless. “You might as well just say you want me to go for you.”

Lu Sangjiu showed no embarrassment at having her intentions exposed. Instead, her face lit up with pleasant surprise. “Really? You’ll do it? That would be absolutely perfect!”

“Thank you, Sword Master! You’re truly a great person!”

Li Huo Sword Venerable: ???

‘Wait, did I agree to that???’

But one had to admit, Li Huo Sword Venerable was indeed a great person. Although he was left speechless by Lu Sangjiu’s shenanigans, he ultimately agreed.

After all, it was a trivial matter for him. Even if Ji Li were to find out about his connection to Lu Sangjiu, they were both Immortal Kings from different factions, so Ji Li wouldn’t dare to act rashly.

So, after thanking him, Lu Sangjiu shamelessly took out the round disk she had brought from the Secret Realm for him to see. “Sword Master, could you also help me take a look at this?”

“I think its material is unusual, but I can’t figure out what it is. It seems useless now, but if the material itself is good, it could be recycled for something else, you know…”