Chapter 9
As soon as these words came out, the disciples of the Deacon Hall and Medicine Sect made their choice. They cooperated with the people of Yudao Sect and formed an encirclement around Tianjian Sect.
After all, Lu Qianlu had no need to lie about this kind of thing. The Demon-Seeking Bell should be real.
Even half of the ten outer disciples of Tianjian Sect began to waver, quietly taking a few steps back.
Seeing this, Guanlan grew anxious. She drew her sword and pointed it at everyone. “Impossible! Eldest Senior Sister is not some evil being. You’re slandering her!”
But no one paid attention to her. Everyone stared covetously at Zhai Wangyou behind her.
Zhai Wangyou’s brows and eyes were dark and heavy. She said nothing, and there was no excess expression on her face, as though she did not care about everything happening before her.
This Fairy Wangyou was far too calm, everyone thought.
Suddenly, the bell in midair shifted slightly to the left. Everyone’s gaze could not help following it.
Zhai Wangyou’s brows moved faintly. She looked at Guanlan. “Junior Sister Guanlan, step aside a little.”
Guanlan gritted her teeth. After stepping aside, she stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhai Wangyou.
Now, everyone could clearly see why the Demon-Seeking Bell had moved.
It was because of the flowerpot in Zhai Wangyou’s hand. The Dream-Entering Grass planted inside the flowerpot was actually moving too.
Xi Zhou tilted her body to the right, and the bell also shifted to the right.
She tilted left, and the bell followed left.
Good heavens. So the so-called evil being was her.
Xi Zhou was so angry that she shook wildly from side to side. The bell followed her movements and swung back and forth rapidly, ringing loudly and leaving everyone stunned.
A very, very faint smile flashed through Zhai Wangyou’s eyes. Her tone remained calm as she said, “My spirit pet has already awakened spiritual intelligence.”
Everyone was speechless.
This grass had become a spirit? No, had it become a demon?
Seeing that everyone was about to put away their weapons, Lu Qianlu hurriedly said, “Don’t be fooled! This grass must be under her control.”
What spirit pet? A blade of grass? Did they take him for someone ignorant?
Everyone looked again at the grass in the flowerpot, and their thoughts could not help overlapping with Lu Qianlu’s.
“This really is Eldest Senior Sister’s spirit pet. It can even understand human speech.”
“Right, right. It can also hit people. It even whipped Second Senior Sister Guanlan with its leaves before.”
The outer disciples of Tianjian Sect spoke up one after another as witnesses. The disciples who had originally retreated silently walked back. So the demonic aura was coming from this grass.
“Nonsense! If she isn’t an evil being, how could she possibly repair a Golden Core? Fellow Daoists, let us join hands and subdue her!” Lu Qianlu shouted loudly, cutting off the Tianjian Sect disciples’ words.
The weapons in everyone’s hands were raised once more.
That was right. How could a shattered Golden Core recover completely? Even if she had not swallowed a demon core, she must have used some forbidden technique. If they could take this chance to force her to reveal it…
Elder Qingliu sighed. “Fairy Wangyou, why not explain how your Golden Core recovered? If there is a reasonable cause, we certainly will not make things difficult for you.”
Zhai Wangyou’s gaze lowered slightly. “I am not an evil being. Are all of you still going to attack?”
It seemed today’s matter could not end peacefully.
“Words alone are no proof. How does controlling this grass to shake its leaves prove you are not an evil being?” Lu Qianlu pressed aggressively, taking two steps forward with his long blade in hand.
Zhai Wangyou handed the flowerpot to Guanlan, drew her sword, and stood ready. She did not explain further.
How else could she prove it? Was she supposed to make the Dream-Entering Grass transform in front of everyone?
As this thought flashed through her mind, she immediately rejected it. The repair of her Golden Core was already impossible to explain.
If this grass transformed, and people discovered that it could help others recover…
She would not be able to protect it…
The battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Crack.
It was the sound of something shattering.
Everyone looked toward the broken flowerpot on the ground.
Guanlan was dumbfounded. “I didn’t throw it. It jumped down by itself.”
On the ground, Xi Zhou shook the dirt off her leaves, wishing she could angrily spit at this stubborn group of people a few times.
She struggled to stand straight. Her flexible, slender stem seemed to have springs attached to it as she hopped toward Yudao Sect.
Everyone’s gaze followed the Dream-Entering Grass until it stopped at Lu Qianlu’s feet. The Demon-Seeking Bell also flew to his leg and buzzed without stopping.
For a moment, the scene was both strange and silent.
As if feeling that this was not enough, the uprooted Dream-Entering Grass actually gathered its leaves together, twisted them into something like a rope, and whipped Lu Qianlu’s leg.
Everyone: “…”
This grass really could hit people!
They had truly been ignorant.
Guanlan even laughed out loud. “Good hit! He actually called you an evil being. Dream-Entering Grass, whip him harder!”
The disciples of Tianjian Sect also burst into laughter.
“This bell is really amazing. It can even tell that Dream-Entering Grass became a spirit.”
“As expected of the Demon-Seeking Bell. It’s so accurate at finding demons. Who would have thought it would end up finding one on their own side?”
Now, let’s see how they could still say with high-sounding righteousness that Eldest Senior Sister was an evil being.
Lu Qianlu’s face flushed red with anger. It was as if his ears were filled with mocking laughter. He put away the Demon-Seeking Bell and suddenly swung his blade toward the Dream-Entering Grass on the ground.
With a sharp clang, the phoenix-beaked blade was blocked by a long sword.
Zhai Wangyou lowered her brows, her voice icy. “Please enlighten me.”
When two Golden Core disciples fought, their spiritual energy and cultivation were evenly matched. If they wanted to win without relying on external force, victory could only be decided through technique.
Everyone subconsciously assumed that it would be impossible to determine a winner quickly.
Unexpectedly, after only a short exchange, Yudao Sect’s Lu Qianlu began showing signs of defeat. He retreated step by step, while Zhai Wangyou pressed forward relentlessly.
Only Xi Zhou watched with surprise. She looked at Lu Qianlu as he turned to flee, retreating several steps in succession, and something suddenly flashed through her mind.
Why did this look a little familiar? She seemed to have seen this movement before.
Because Lu Qianlu’s phoenix-beaked blade had a long handle, it was almost like a spear. When he turned and fled backward, the blade shaft dragged below him.
Eh? Like a spear?
Xi Zhou’s heart jolted. She remembered. Wasn’t this the “returning spear” move from spear techniques?
Dragging the spear in defeat was the false move. Luring the enemy deeper before turning around to launch a sneak attack was the real one.
She looked toward Zhai Wangyou, who was chasing Lu Qianlu closely.
Not good!
Lu Qianlu’s right leg bent into a bow stance. He was already ready to strike. Judging from the distance between the two, this blade would definitely stab Zhai Wangyou.
Pride rose in his heart. This was a technique he had comprehended from the “returning spear” move mentioned by disciples from the mortal world. It had never failed before.
The moment had arrived.
He suddenly shouted, rapidly turning around while spinning the phoenix-beaked blade into a straight thrust. The blade point struck right at…
Right at Zhai Wangyou’s sword.
Impossible!
Zhai Wangyou used the body of her sword to block the blade point at her chest, with only an inch to spare.
The scene just now had been far too dangerous. Only after everyone inexplicably let out a breath of relief did they see that there was a Dream-Entering Grass wrapped around Zhai Wangyou’s ankle.
It was because of this that Zhai Wangyou had slowed by half a step just now. Otherwise, she probably would have been stabbed directly in the heart.
Everyone: This grass could actually save its master too!
Xi Zhou let out a breath of relief.
Fortunately, she had made it in time.
Just now, she had really used all the strength of her entire life to bounce over and tightly wrap around Eldest Senior Sister’s ankle. Fortunately, she had made it.
Before she could get down from Zhai Wangyou’s leg, Lu Qianlu raised his blade and attacked again. Since he had already been seen through, he would no longer pretend.
The two fought again.
Xi Zhou clung tightly to Zhai Wangyou’s ankle, wanting to cry but having no tears.
What kind of thrilling aerial experience was this?
Those modern bungee-jumping projects were simply nothing in comparison. Look at her now. Not a single safety measure. Everything depended on how tightly she could hold on.
Dear heavens, please stop already. This grass was running out of strength.
Question: If a blade of grass fell from midair, would it die from the fall?
As if her inner thoughts had been heard, just as both Lu Qianlu and Zhai Wangyou were beginning to run low on spiritual energy, a vast surge of spiritual energy suddenly attacked them directly. The two could not dodge in time and were struck together.
The Great Elder of Medicine Sect smiled as he looked at everyone. “Young friends, please stop fighting. We must avoid delaying the new disciples’ entrance. Today is probably no longer suitable for continuing. Why not let the new disciples choose tomorrow morning?”
He had calculated the timing of his move perfectly. For a late Golden Core cultivator at full strength, striking two early Golden Core cultivators whose spiritual energy was nearly exhausted was as easy as turning his hand.
At the very least, these two would have to remain unconscious for two days before waking.
This not only intimidated everyone, but also allowed the new disciples to see that Medicine Sect was not to be trifled with.
The disciples of Yudao Sect and Tianjian Sect looked at one another, speechless for a moment, because both Lu Qianlu and Zhai Wangyou had fainted.
But at this time, no one dared challenge him. After all, Medicine Sect’s Great Elder had the highest cultivation present—unless they sent a message back to their sects to call for reinforcements.
Medicine Sect’s Great Elder looked toward Elder Qingliu of the Deacon Hall.
Elder Qingliu inwardly cursed him as an old fox, then nodded in agreement. “Everyone should first help these two young friends down so they can properly recover. The matter of the new disciples will continue tomorrow.”
That night, Guanlan fed Zhai Wangyou two more recovery pills.
Elder Qingliu had said that Eldest Senior Sister would remain unconscious for at least two days before waking and needed quiet rest. After thinking it over, Guanlan took the disciples and left together.
Only after everyone had gone did the Dream-Entering Grass, which had been ignored all this time, finally loosen its hold around Zhai Wangyou’s ankle.
Author’s Note:
Ahem, ahem, ahem…
Everyone, stay steady. Tonight, as soon as midnight passes, there will be an update.
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