After I Became A Divine Beast In An Immortal Sect [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 11

Because Qin Jian could not leave for too long, he spoke with Cheng Suxi for only a short while before returning to sustain the formation.

Cheng Suxi looked at Yunmo, who was waiting nearby.

“Return to Xianmiao Peak. I have something to ask you.”

“Yes, Peak Master.”

Once they arrived inside Canglang Hall, Cheng Suxi swept her sleeves and sat down. Turning back, she asked coldly, “Yunmo, where is your Ice Jade Chalice?”

Yunmo immediately felt a heavy pressure bear down upon him, nearly choking off his breath.

He could sense Cheng Suxi’s anger but did not understand its cause. Struggling against the pressure, he took a transparent magical artifact from his storage pouch and raised it above his head.

“My Ice Jade Chalice is here. Peak Master, please inspect it.”

Cheng Suxi glanced at the chalice, but her tone did not soften.

“Although I did not strictly forbid the disciples of this peak from becoming involved in the Peak Master selection, I instructed you to restrain their behavior. Yet someone has now openly lent an Ice Jade Chalice to Meng Li’an. Were you aware of this?”

Yunmo naturally understood what the Ice Jade Chalice represented.

As the eldest senior brother of Xianmiao Peak, he was responsible for failing to notice what had happened.

Yunmo immediately knelt on one knee and lowered his head.

“This disciple was unaware. Peak Master, please punish me.”

Cheng Suxi lightly tapped her fingers against the table and lowered her eyes in contemplation.

Meng Li’an’s actions had effectively tied himself to Xianmiao Peak.

As for what he was planning, she could guess some of it.

He had quite the nerve to scheme against Xianmiao Peak like this!

Cheng Suxi’s gaze was deep, though no anger could be seen upon her face.

“Immediately investigate every disciple of Xianmiao Peak, including those currently undergoing trials inside the Heart-Tempering Realm. Find out whose Ice Jade Chalice Meng Li’an is using. As for the punishment… send that person to Qianfeng Cliff to reflect for three years.”

Yunmo’s heart chilled.

“I respectfully obey the Peak Master’s command.”

Hua Ling heard their entire conversation.

The moment she heard Yunmo’s name, she nearly fell from her caretaker’s shoulder.

No wonder the name “Qianyuan Sect” had sounded so familiar!

Wasn’t this the setting of the cultivation novel she had just finished reading before transmigrating?

Hua Ling was normally busy with work and rarely read novels. However, that cultivation novel had become enormously popular at the time and was being promoted across every major platform. Out of curiosity, she had followed its serialization.

The author thoroughly understood the formula for an exhilarating wish-fulfillment novel. The plot was full of twists and dramatic developments, while the male protagonist, Luo Yuchen, was so overwhelmingly charming that countless readers screamed over him.

Hua Ling had not felt the same way.

She had only read it for entertainment and could remember no more than the general plot.

In the original novel, the male protagonist Luo Yuchen came from a small cultivation clan. Because both his parents had died when he was young, his family did not value him.

To pursue the Great Dao, he had no choice but to leave his clan alone and search for opportunities.

At that time, a cultivation sect happened to be recruiting disciples, so Luo Yuchen seized the opportunity and registered.

Unexpectedly, he was discovered to possess a single spiritual root.

The sect elder was overjoyed and accepted him as a personal disciple.

The sect Luo Yuchen joined was none other than the Qianyuan Sect.

Realization suddenly dawned upon Hua Ling.

Not only had she transmigrated—she had transmigrated into a novel she had read!

However, when she recalled the original plot, her entire person—

No, her entire bird—

Immediately felt terrible.

In the original novel, the male protagonist’s master appeared to treat him extremely well. In reality, he had taken an interest in Luo Yuchen’s special constitution and sold him to a demon leader to be used as a vessel for possession.

Later, the male protagonist narrowly escaped death in the Demon Realm.

The first thing he did upon returning to the cultivation world was attack the Qianyuan Sect and take revenge.

By then, evidence had emerged that an elder of the Qianyuan Sect was colluding with the demons. The sect was suppressed by all the major factions and already stood on the verge of collapse.

The male protagonist’s revenge only made matters worse.

At the time, the only person in the Qianyuan Sect capable of opposing him was someone named Yunmo.

Unfortunately, Yunmo was unable to escape the “law of the male protagonist” and was ultimately stabbed to death by Luo Yuchen’s sword.

Thinking of this, Hua Ling could not help trembling. She looked toward Yunmo with sympathy in her eyes.

Wait…

Hua Ling suddenly shuddered.

She clearly remembered that when Yunmo appeared in the original novel, his identity had been the Peak Master of Xianmiao Peak.

Then what about her caretaker?

Where had she gone?

Why had the novel never mentioned her from beginning to end?

Feeling inexplicably panicked, Hua Ling instinctively moved closer to Cheng Suxi’s neck and rubbed against it with all her strength.

What a clingy little thing…

As Hua Ling rubbed against her, the cold and oppressive aura surrounding Cheng Suxi abruptly dispersed.

She waved Yunmo away, gathered the furry ball rubbing incessantly against her neck into her palm, and stroked her for a while.

The anger caused by her foolish disciple gradually faded.

After being petted from head to toe by her caretaker, Hua Ling also felt some of the panic in her heart subside.

She should think positively.

Perhaps her caretaker had already ascended in the original novel?

……

After leaving Canglang Hall, Yunmo immediately went to Yunsheng’s courtyard and summoned Qingyun, the young attendant who served him.

“Has Yunsheng visited Hanyun Peak recently?”

Qingyun rapidly shook his head.

“Master has been cultivating the entire time and has not gone out.”

“What about you?”

Qingyun hunched his shoulders and replied timidly, “I have remained with Master the entire time. I never left Xianmiao Peak.”

“Oh? Then why did I hear that someone from Hanyun Peak saw you?”

“Perhaps they… they mistook someone else for me…”

Seeing that he was still lying, Yunmo became impatient and shouted sternly, “Since you refuse to tell the truth, I will have the steward expel you from the sect tomorrow.”

These young attendants did not even count as outer disciples.

Had Yunsheng not spoiled Qingyun excessively, the boy would never have dared behave so boldly.

Qingyun was badly frightened and immediately fell to his knees to beg for mercy.

“My lord, I was wrong! I did go to Hanyun Peak. Please don’t drive me out!”

“What did you go there to do?”

“Master instructed me to deliver something to a senior brother from Hanyun Peak.”

“Was it Meng Li’an?”

Qingyun lay prostrate on the floor, not daring to raise his head.

In a low voice, he answered, “Yes…”

With his suspicions confirmed, Yunmo immediately became furious.

He had repeatedly warned Yunsheng not to interfere in the Peak Master selection, yet Yunsheng had willfully ignored him and had even lent out his Ice Jade Chalice.

What position did that place Xianmiao Peak in?

So be it…

Yunmo closed his eyes.

Just as the Peak Master had said, Yunsheng should be sent to Qianfeng Cliff to reflect for several years.

Unless he suffered a little hardship, he would probably never learn his lesson.

After questioning Qingyun carefully and confirming that Yunsheng had indeed lent the Ice Jade Chalice to Meng Li’an, Yunmo truthfully reported everything to Cheng Suxi.

At that moment, Cheng Suxi was giving Hua Ling a sand bath using Starfall Sand.

Hua Ling flapped her wings and scattered sand all over the table.

Even though Yunmo was normally calm, his eyelid could not help twitching at the sight.

Starfall Sand was a superior artifact-refining material.

Using it to bathe the little divine beast seemed somewhat wasteful.

While scooping up the sand and pouring it over the little ball, Cheng Suxi casually asked Yunmo, “You are saying that Yunsheng lent his Ice Jade Chalice to Meng Li’an?”

“Yes.”

Although Yunmo had already decided that Yunsheng needed to be taught a lesson, he still could not resist pleading for him.

“Yunsheng is simple-minded and was most likely manipulated by someone. Peak Master, please punish him leniently.”

Hearing this, Hua Ling sneered inwardly.

People had to take responsibility for their own actions.

Was being manipulated somehow not a mistake?

Could someone receive less punishment simply because they were naive?

What kind of logic was that?

Hua Ling was just about to chirp several times to remind her caretaker not to be softhearted when Cheng Suxi said, “Since he is so easily manipulated, send him to Qintian City to gain experience for several years. He may return to the sect once his mind has matured.”

Qintian City was a lawless region on the Yuezhou Continent located next to the Illusory Sea Forest.

It belonged to no faction and was filled with all kinds of people. Murder and robbery were commonplace.

Even so, nearly every major sect had established an outpost there because of the abundant cultivation resources within the Illusory Sea Forest.

Yunmo smiled bitterly.

With Yunsheng’s temperament, going to Qintian City would probably result in far more than a little hardship.

Although Hua Ling did not know what kind of place Qintian City was, she could tell from Yunmo’s expression that it was certainly not somewhere pleasant.

Fortunately, Cheng Suxi did not truly intend to disregard her disciple’s life.

She took out a jade slip and handed it to Yunmo.

“This contains three strands of my sword energy. Each one is equivalent to a full-force attack from a cultivator in the Soul Division realm.”

With this jade slip, Yunsheng effectively possessed three opportunities to save his life.

As long as he did not deliberately court death, he should at least be able to survive in Qintian City.

Furthermore, if Yunsheng continued behaving so willfully, he might cause a major disaster in the future.

Although Qintian City was dangerous, it could temper his character.

After understanding Cheng Suxi’s reasoning, Yunmo hurriedly thanked her.

“Thank you, Peak Master.”

Author’s Note

Transmigration-into-a-book plot acquired. ✓

The original male protagonist will not appear anytime soon, so there is no need to wait for him.