Lonemoon had already transmigrated into this world of immortal cultivation for 300 years. The long time that he had spent in this world almost made him forget about his previous life in the other world. It was only after realizing that he had transmigrated into a book that those faraway memories began to surface.
He recalled that the book was his 16 years old niece's. She had always been a quiet girl from young, a princess-like little girl. There had been a period when she was always hugging that book, reading it countless times. Out of curiosity, he had taken a peek.
Since it was a novel that little girls would read, obviously it would not be of much depth. It was nothing beyond 'you love me, I love you', all about loving-till-death kind of stuff. He was always contemptuous of those kinds of ridiculous novels, yet this book had certain descriptions that were interesting and fresh, and he had finished it without even noticing.
After a lapse of many years, the details of the book had become blurred in his memory but the general idea of the storyline still left an impression on him. Yi Qing was one of the characters in the book, and he was an absurdly cool and super formidable character. When he was introduced in the story, he was already the greatest Sword Immortal of the Three Azure Realms, a character who truly was very powerful within the Three Azure Realms.
Although he knew the storyline, he realized that he was quite far back in the timeline before those events happened. Since they were both Sword Cultivators, it was no wonder that he grew curious of the Sword Immortal. He thought that even if he really were to meet him, it would be after his Immortal Ascension.
Never had he expected that he would meet Yi Qing so soon, and it was before he had become a Sword Immortal. He was extremely excited at that moment, and it was with almost no hesitation that he decided to cozy up to a certain powerful someone. He even came up with a perfect plan to invest in the most stable relationship with him—to get closer to him by becoming his master. Being the Sword Immortal's master would be such a cool and safe position; the thought of it was absolutely beautiful.
But he did not expect his perfect plan to be intercepted by someone else. More so by the same kind of person as him who had also transmigrated here. To be honest, in the beginning, he really hated this girl named Shen. He even dropped his gentlemanly demeanor, wanting to snatch Yi Qing over from her. In terms of strength, cultivation or luck, he did not lose out any bit. His immortal cultivation had been such a smooth journey that he could totally be considered a transmigration P2W
Damn it, that cheat was too much for a P2W player! By right, he should have hated her more but perhaps he had lived in this world for too long, or perhaps he missed people from his hometown, or was tired of the ambiguity and how people from ancient times never expressed themselves clearly.
In any case, by the time he had reacted, he was already in the kitchen!
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Apart from Shen Ying, who else could he talk with when he had the urge to shout some holy shits, scold a few darn its, and also say fuck this, fuck that, and fuck everything. Who else, who else, who else?
Taking a step back, under the lack of administration for the game, it would be more beneficial to befriend the cheat than to become an opponent. Passing on general knowledge about the world was certainly the basic responsibilities of a friend. As a transmigration senior, he had hoped that the other party was surely just like him, someone who had read the book and understood the storyline before transmigrating over.
But he didn't expect that he had miscalculated again.
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Wasn't this the world of a single book? Why would other people have different ways of transmigrating? Why did the things that were taken for granted change the moment it concerned Shen Ying? Are you a freaking cheat or bug?!
More importantly, he had just taught her a bunch of general knowledge. Why did she circle back to the original question? What did you just listen to, did you even hear what I said?
"What kind of book is that?"
"…" Lonemoon's face stiffened as he thought of what the book described and felt a stuffiness in his chest.
"Novel?"
"Yeah… Forget, forget it." His mouth twitched before squeezing out these few words.
"Oh…" Shen Ying nodded. "What's written in it?"
"That was my niece's book, what else would be in there for books that little girls read?" he groaned. "Isn't it just some… stuff about girls and guys."
"A romance novel?"
"Um… not exactly?" He flushed, glaring at her impatiently. "Why are you asking for such details, it's none of your business right?"
"Is it some obscene content?"
"Ru-… rubbish, there's not a lot…"
"How much."
"Four to five chapters… Hey, I said it's not obscene content."
"I understand."
"You… why are you looking at me like that?" Lonemoon immediately exploded atop the fan. What did you even understand? "I already told you it was my niece's book, I didn't buy it! Why are you looking at me like that, do I look like someone who buys porn?"
"Yeah." Shen Ying patted his shoulders understandingly. "I understand. We're all adults."
"What do you know! It really wasn't porn, plus I only flipped a few pages accidentally. I didn't read it in detail." Although the obscene paragraphs had left quite the impression on him, he definitely did not remember the book because of that. "How would I have known that little girls nowadays actually like this kind of stuff. I never read them before."
"Yeah. One book is sufficient to last you for 300 years."
"…"
"Thank goodness your niece wasn't reading about gays!" Who knows what might have happened then.
"Shen Ying!"
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Could the game even continue like this?!
"Master?!" Lonemoon was just about to flip out when a familiar voice rang out.
Yi Qing had already completed his Lightning Tribulation and flown over. It was at that time that Lonemoon realized the tribulation clouds had dissipated and the surroundings had also resumed its brightness. Even the Blackheaven Sect's protective mountain array had also disappeared. Yi Qing was now exuding the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator. It could be sensed especially clearly from the Sword Intent scar between his brows; looking at it once was enough to feel the Sword Intent seeping out. He had indeed successfully completed his Nascent Soul Formation and had become a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator.
"Are you done?" Shen Ying glanced at him.
"Yes, your disciple has already completed his Nascent Soul Formation." Yi Qing bowed and his tone was filled with excitement that he could not hide. He did not expect that one session of epiphany would allow him to advance to Nascent Soul stage directly; moreover, it had been so smooth sailing. It was all due to Master's enlightenment. She indeed had a great Master. "It was all thanks to Master for protecting the Dharma for me."
"Ah…" Protecting Dharma? Did I?
Lonemoon's mouth twitched. Oh please, those arrays were set up by me. Where's the strong sensing powers of Spirit Qi! Sword Immortal, are you blind?
"Congratulations, Perfected Yi Qing, for successfully forming your Nascent Soul." Alright, you're the big shot. I'll put up with it.
"Supremacy." Yi Qing cupped his fists towards him and nodded. He was far more courteous yet less friendly towards him, drawing a clear line between him and his master.
"…" He was indeed being biased. That scheming Shen! ̄へ̄
"Is there food to eat?" Shen Ying asked suddenly.
The corner of Lonemoon's mouth twitched. Do you know nothing but eating? All you care about is food. (╬◣д◢)
"Master, please hold on."
Holy shit, you really do have food! 0ДQ
Yi Qing walked onto the fan, habitually opened the storage pouch by his side and as if by magic, he dug out chrysanthemum cakes, lotus flower biscuits, fish slices, golden milk cakes, small day cakes…
Where's the Sword Immortal? Why would you bring so many pastries? You are totally a chef!
"Go ahead and eat, no need to stand on ceremony!" Shen Ying nudged at Lonemoon's hands as she pointed at all the pastries that filled the surface of the fan.
Lonemoon: "…"
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Who wants to freaking eat with you? Give me back my Sword Immortal!
"Master." Yi Qing glanced at the person beside him and hesitated for a moment before blurting out, "Did you and the Supremacy have something to discuss? Did I interrupt your conversation?" Could Lonemoon still be insistent in wanting to become my master's disciple?
"It was nothing." A certain someone replied while busily shoving pastries into her mouth. After swallowing the cake in her mouth, she continued, "We were talking about the past back in our village."
"I see." Yi Qing looked over at Lonemoon. "Master and Supremacy are from the same hometown, but were the both of you previously acquainted?"
"Nope." Shen Ying shook her head. She looked towards Lonemoon and asked conveniently, "Oh right, what did you do in the past?"
"I was involved with web stuff," Lonemoon answered. He felt like he was imagining things—why did it feel like the future Sword Immortal was hostile towards him? "I previously owned a company and was supporting a bunch of people. It was pretty tiring. Oh right, I wasn't called Lonemoon previously. I have this name because they said I needed a nickname after I started immortal cultivation."
"Oh, then what's your name?"
"My surname is Niu. I'm called Niu Huayun!"
Pu!
Just as he finished his sentence, half a piece of chrysanthemum cake was spat over. He wasn't alert for a moment and was hit by it right in his face.
"Aren't you disgusting?" Lonemoon glared at her and immediately cast a dirt removal spell.
"You are YY corporation's CEO…" Shen Ying widened her eyes. Such a big shot! Nation Z's richest man. "Father Niu?"
"Get lost! I don't have a daughter who is such a cheat." Lonemoon mouth's twitched as he involuntarily rolled his eyes. His name, Niu
Shen Ying was truly shocked. She scanned him from head to toe several times. He's a real CEO, alive and talking! She suddenly felt like borrowing money from him.
"What are you doing?" Lonemoon shuddered at her actions as he stepped back. Why did he feel like he was going to be robbed?
"What's Wai Wai? See Yee Oh?" Yi Qing looked blank. "Master, have you heard of him in the past?"
"Sort of." Shen Ying continued what she was doing before, picking up her pastry and sitting back down. "He was our… village's richest man. The really super affluent kind." He was someone who everyone wanted to have as their daddy.
"I see." Yi Qing nodded. "So Supremacy had such a past before immortal cultivation. Then what about Master?"
"Uh…" Shen Ying's face froze. Her face twitched as she paused for a while before continuing, "That… I'm a person who values family. I feel that money is of little importance. It was of utmost importance to be filial to my parents at home. As the saying goes, when your parents are around, you shouldn't be too far away. That's why I wholeheartedly stayed home and took care of both my elderly parents!"
"Hey!" Lonemoon mouth's twitched. "You were just leeching off your parents, can you not make it sound so righteous?" Have some respect!
"I see!" Yi Qing's eyes shone and his face was filled with excitement as he said, "Master is indeed a person who treasures kinship and loyalty!"
"Hey, can you wake up? She was obviously bluffing you?"
"It is too bad that I was an orphan, otherwise I would have definitely wanted to be just like Master, never forgetting gratitude for my parents raising me up even after starting immortal cultivation."
"What's there to learn about leeching off your parents? Is your brain damaged?"
"Good student!"
"Thank you for Master's teachings!"
Lonemoon: "…" That's it, this one is a brain-damaged fan!
"I am almost done with eating." Shen Ying touched her belly and said with a straight face, "How about… we go back and prepare for a meal?"
Lonemoon: Still want to eat, are you a pig?
"Yes, Master!" Yi Qing immediately turned around and began to sword-ride. As he flew along, he did not forget to ask:
"Master, what would you like to eat?"
"Meat. Lots of meat."
"Yes Master, no problem Master!"
Lonemoon: "…"
Holy shit! I don't want to play with this pair of dumb wits!
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Yi Qing was indeed professional. Within 20 minutes, even including the time he took to fetch the ingredients, he had whipped up a sumptuous meal with a whole table full of different types of dishes. Every dish smelled and tasted as great as it looked, and Lonemoon suddenly understood why Shen Ying said that his food was pig's feed. As a Sword Cultivator, where did he even learn how to cook?
Lonemoon originally wanted to be thick-skinned and get a free meal to try out the dishes. However, he still did not manage to try; Xi Qiu had suddenly rushed over. At first he thought that he was representing the sect to congratulate Yi Qing's successful Nascent Soul Formation, but Xi Qiu bowed towards him with a solemn face as he said, "Uncle-Master, something bad has happened!"
"What's the matter, what's the hurry?" Xi Qiu had been the sect master for 200 years. This was Lonemoon's first time seeing him wearing such a grave expression as well as the first time he had even come in person to invite him over.
"I can't explain it clearly. Let me bring Uncle-Master to Elixir Peak and you will understand!" His expression was grave as he turned around to look at Yi Qing and cupped his fists before continuing, "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Yi Qing for successfully completing your Nascent Soul Formation. Since this matter is pretty serious, Perfected Yi, you come along as well! With so much happening recently, Perfected Yi's Nascent Soul Formation ceremony will have to be pushed back."
Yi Qing nodded. He was also considered to be under the Blackheaven Sect so when something happened, he certainly should go and take a look. Hence, after bidding goodbye to Shen Ying, he followed Xi Qiu and flew towards the floating peak filled with the scents of elixirs towards the right.
The three of them flew directly towards the back of the house at the top of the peak. Yi Qing could sense that there was something strange with air in the hall even before landing; he paused as his brows furrowed. "There is Yin Qi here that belongs to a Fiendish Cultivator!"
"Perfected Yi is indeed sharp!" Xi Qiu pushed open the door in front with great force. "A Fiendish Cultivator did indeed come by."
Yi Qing and Lonemoon looked inside, and their eyes widened. There was an isolated array formation inside the house, but the house interiors were splattered with blood. The glaringly red liquid was smeared across the entire room; it was on the tables, floor and walls. And there was also some unknown bloody paste-like substance stuck on them. A naked person laid right in the middle of the room who was already devoid of any signs of life. That person's expression was extremely eerie, his eyes wide open as if he had experienced something utterly terrifying before he died. His mouth had long been turned into a bloody gash and there was no sign of his tongue. One of his hands was still stuck in a tile on the ground while the other was stiffened probably because he used all his might to struggle before his death. His lower torso had completely disappeared, leaving only half of a corpse.
"This is…" Yi Qing's brows furrowed deeper. Such a cruel deed could only have been committed by a Fiendish Cultivator. The soul within the corpse was also absent; either the primordial spirit had escaped or the soul was already completely destroyed.
"He is the hall master of Elixir Peak, Perfected Yu Ding." A voice echoed from within the house; it was one of the hall masters who had arrived earlier on. All ten of the Blackheaven Sect's hall masters had arrived and were checking on the situation inside the house. "I don't know which Fiendish Cultivator actually resorted to such cruel means."
"Someone who dares to break into Blackheaven Sect and even silently kill a Nascent Soul Perfected One cannot be someone to be ignored, and must have at least reached the Nascent Soul stage." Xi Qiu added.
"Not only that, this person might actually be very familiar with the happenings within our sect." Xi Chen fiercely said, "As a hall master of Blackheaven Sect, my life is intertwined with the sect. If i were to be harmed in the sect, it would immediately trigger the protective mountain array and trap the culprit within it. This person must have carefully selected this timing when Perfected Yi was going through his Nascent Soul Formation. The protective mountain array was resisting the aftermath of the lightning tribulation and opened up automatically. So without anyone realizing, the culprit went ahead and murdered Yu Ding."
"Correct." The hall master of Zhu Qi Peak nodded in agreement. "Half a month's time is required to set up the protective mountain array a second time. It was intentional."
"Sect Master, apart from the protective mountain array, are there any other ways to seal up the entire Blackheaven Sect?" Yi Qing suddenly asked.
"Yes there is," Xi Qiu answered, suddenly understanding what he meant. Shocked, he looked over to him. "Perfected Yi, could you mean that…"
Yi Qing nodded. "The Yin Qi has not dissipated completely. The Fiendish Cultivator must not have left here for more than half an incense stick's time, which also means…"
"The Fiendish Cultivator is still in Blackheaven Sect!" Lonemoon finished his sentence.
"Yes!"
Everyone's faces changed immediately. Xi Qiu turned around and straightaway shouted to a disciple, "Quick, sound the main peak's Che Ming Bell. Seal all of Blackheaven Sect's exits and capture the Fiendish Cultivator!"
The disciple took off immediately after receiving his orders and within a moment, the Che Ming Bell rang throughout the entire Blackheaven Sect, shutting down all the transportation array formations.
"Perfected Yi. We heard that you have spent a great amount of time slaying fiends and defending the Dao, hence you are the most familiar with the Yin Qi of Fiendish Cultivators. Can we get you to investigate the entire sect to find that Fiendish Cultivator?" Xi Qiu pleaded in a lowered voice.
Yi Qing did not reject. He nodded and said, "It's my responsibility!"
He released his Divine Perception and began to search for the Fiendish Cultivator's presence.
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At the same time, on Yingyuan Peak.
A certain someone was focused on eating her rice when a sudden banging sound was heard. A heap of blood from an unknown source fell from above and then a figure smashed right onto her dining table, landing with an arm in her soup.
"…" Are things always introduced by dropping from the sky in this world? Thank goodness… I finished eating the dishes.
Shen Ying glanced at the bloody person on the dining table and then looking at the half-empty bowl of rice in her hand, she subconsciously proffered the bowl and asked, "Do you want some?"
The bloody person: "…"
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