Chapter 132: What Are the Central State Eighteen Demon Sects
"If you are thinking of a lover, then you are thinking of a lover; Master didn't say anything bad."
Bai Xuanling chuckled lightly and looked at Xie Lingyu, saying, "Our sect does not have rules against finding a Dao Companion. It is just that you should tell your Master who it is, right?"
"If there isn't one, there isn't one." Xie Lingyu looked somewhat helpless.
"Sigh, the affection has faded after all." Bai Xuanling picked up her sleeve, pretentiously wiping away tears that did not exist at the corners of her eyes, and continued, "Could it be that you are actually still blaming Master?"
Xie Lingyu shook her head gently. "No, regarding that matter, I wasn't calm myself..."
"Calm about what?!"
Hearing this, Bai Xuanling's expression turned cold, and she interrupted directly.
"Remember, you were not wrong."
"It was that feeble-minded Sect Master whose brain had a problem. He thought that by becoming the permanent director of the Central State Law Enforcement Hall, he could accomplish big things with little effort and earn a good reputation."
"He has been safe and stable for too long, forgetting the past, and always thinking that he can sit back and relax after setting rules."
"But he doesn't think about it—was the main stream of my Tianyan Sect's Spirit Vein decided by rules?"
"The pile of people we killed is higher than all the mountains in the sect!"
"Now he cares about following good advice? In the past, savages from other states had to kneel to speak when they saw us. Now it's great; there are actually people who want to argue logic with Master?"
"The more he lives, the more he goes backward! I cultivate the Great Dao, not to discuss the Great Dao with savages."
"It was just that Master happened to be in secluded cultivation. Otherwise, I would have torn off that old boy's beard on the spot and then personally poked his brain."
"He even made you go into exile. If you ask me, it would have been better to kill them all cleanly."
"Let those damned savages see what the true appearance of the Central State Eighteen Demon Sects looks like."
Xie Lingyu sighed. Her Master's secluded cultivation was not due to a bottleneck in cultivation base.
Rather, it was because the Cultivation World in the early years was far less stable than it is now.
Her Master killed people like flies in earlier times and had too heavy a killing intent. At her most ruthless, she didn't stop along the way and exterminated seven sects in a row.
She exterminated them until not even grass grew.
In the end, it was the Tianyan Sect Master who brought the Elders to stop her.
Regarding many matters, this Master of hers felt they could be resolved cleanly by killing.
When she came back, she had also heard about it.
After this Master exited seclusion, she drew her sword directly at Tianyan Peak, almost chopping the main peak of the Tianyan Sect off directly.
Ignoring the tactful persuasion of all the other Elders, she slashed mercilessly at the Sect Master for a day and a night.
Finally, the Sect Master relented helplessly, promising to find an opportunity to let Xie Lingyu end her punishment early and return to the sect.
Actually, the Tianyan Sect had already been very protective of Xie Lingyu regarding that initial matter.
After all, Xie Lingyu had killed many people that day, and quite a few of them had rather noble identities.
Facing pressure from all sides, the Tianyan Sect had only one answer.
This is an internal affair of the sect.
Perhaps because the interior of the Tianyan Sect dreaded Xie Lingyu's Master, they actually didn't do anything to Xie Lingyu internally, not even an interrogation.
They just let her rest well.
Later, the punishment was also delivered personally by the Sect Master. After a simple explanation, he just asked Xie Lingyu to go stay in Yuzhou City for some time before coming back.
It was just to give a simple account.
In today's world, the Tianyan Sect still needed a bit of reputation.
To ensure safety, the Sect Master personally used a great divine ability to leave an imprint on Xie Lingyu, saying it was for protection, and that he would cross over to arrive personally if needed.
However, Xie Lingyu did not know that the Sect Master had lied to her.
There was indeed a body-protecting spiritual power guarding Xie Lingyu, which would trigger actively when encountering absolute danger.
Following that was an indiscriminate method of destruction that ignored friend or foe within a range of ten thousand feet.
In addition, two insurance measures were stuffed in, just in case.
Only then would the Sect Master cross over to arrive personally.
The Tianyan Sect, in the beginning, also did not listen to reason.
It was just that later, the wind direction changed slightly; after all, the eighteen main streams were finished dividing, the world was basically settled, and order was beneficial to the victors.
The victors were amiable because they had taken great advantage.
As time passed, those new and remote small sects gradually seemed to lose their sense of awe towards this amiable colossus.
They only felt that this was a sect that could listen to reason.
Only the old sects would remember the nickname "Central State Eighteen Demon Sects".
And only they understood how merciless this group of madmen was when they truly started killing people.
Order sometimes makes people lose their sense of awe.
Long periods of stability also made the Cultivation World forget the mountains of corpses and seas of blood of the past.
At least, that was what Bai Xuanling felt.
Bai Xuanling seemed to feel that her words just now were too heavy; this disciple of hers was good everywhere, except that her heart was too soft.
She did not kill decisively enough, nor was she ruthless enough.
If she had just one-tenth more of her own killing nature, how could she still suffer this kind of grievance?
Her expression returned to normal, and she revealed a smile again:
"Let's still talk about your lover; which top sect in the Central State is he from?"
"I said, there is no lover."
"Fine then, friend. Which friend is it? You count as having been raised by Master personally, after all; you must not chill Master's heart."
Xie Lingyu glanced at her Master; Chu Xingchen used this method of switching concepts far more skillfully than her own Master.
In the past when she was ignorant, perhaps she would have fallen for it, but now.
Her tone did not change as she said: "I do not know what Master is talking about."
Bai Xuanling glared, and without hesitation, reached out and pinched Xie Lingyu's face:
"He has led my Yu astray, yet you dare say there isn't one! You used to be so honest! Speak quickly! Which little bastard is it!"
Xie Lingyu frowned slightly, her tone dissatisfied:
"What exactly is Master saying?"
In the past, as long as she put on this attitude, her own Master would resentfully withdraw her hand.
But today she did not.
Bai Xuanling chuckled lightly, her gaze seemingly seeing through Xie Lingyu, and softly recited three words:
"Chu Xingchen."
Xie Lingyu looked into her Master's eyes; since she could say this name...
Her tone remained flat: "And then?"
Bai Xuanling's smile remained: "An inconspicuous savage little loose cultivator; I didn't expect him to be quite capable."
Xie Lingyu did not answer this question; she just removed Master's hand pinching her face and turned directly to leave.
Chu Xingchen said the more one explains, the messier it gets; sometimes not answering is the correct answer.
Xie Lingyu felt these words made sense, and they were suitable to use at this moment.
Bai Xuanling looked calmly at the departing Xie Lingyu, her tone suddenly calming down:
"Since you say it isn't so, then you wouldn't want to know about matters related to him, right?"
Xie Lingyu hesitated for a moment but still stopped her steps.
She did not turn back, but stood in place and asked calmly:
"Did he court death again?"
Bai Xuanling nodded with satisfaction and turned to leave without hesitation, while speaking in a teasing light chuckle:
"Not really, I just heard he stirred up some things in Sunset Valley. He counts as a rather interesting child; why not bring him to see me when you have time?"
Xie Lingyu turned around to look, only able to see her Master's slowly departing steps.
So, regarding the aspect of being calculative, Master and Chu Xingchen were a bit too similar.
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