The Sect Leader’s Daughter Awakened - Chapter 12

They had failed to catch the charm demon, and in the end, it remained a hidden danger. The disciples of the two sects deliberately stayed in Qili Town for another two days, recuperating while carrying out patrols, but they found nothing abnormal. In the end, they could only conclude that the charm demon had already fled.

The matter had not been resolved perfectly, but Qili Town’s incident was, after all, only a training experience. The cultivators could not possibly remain there forever because of it. The people of the two sects gathered and discussed it, eventually deciding to leave behind some fallback measures, then have fellow disciples passing through the area pay a little more attention to Qili Town in the future. With that, the matter was considered finished… though even they themselves did not know how much use the measures they left behind would truly be.

After spending only a few short days together, it was time to part ways.

Yun Sheng looked at the new friend she had just made, feeling somewhat reluctant in her heart. Before they parted, she specially went over to the Tianxing Sect side to say goodbye. “Xi Wei, are you going back to the sect to report the mission? In a while, during the sect competition, can I go to the Tianxing Sect to find you?”

Xi Wei did not feel quite as much sorrow at parting, but she still answered Yun Sheng’s question seriously. “I’m going out to train. I don’t know when I’ll return to the sect.”

Yun Sheng was a little surprised when she heard this, because she clearly remembered that in the “dream,” Xi Wei had participated in that sect competition. At the time, she had yet to break through to Nascent Soul, so she was qualified to take part in the disciples’ competition. Naturally, the result was that she crushed everyone of her generation, her radiance so dazzling that it made everyone else seem dim and colorless. If not for the sudden downfall later, she would have become the legitimate Light of the Righteous Path.

Thinking of this, Yun Sheng was briefly dazed. Then she nodded. “Going out to train is good too. Improving your cultivation is the proper path. There’s no need to care too much about a single competition.” After a pause, she added softly, “Besides, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.”

When Xi Wei heard this, she looked at Yun Sheng in great surprise, because this was not something a cultivator should say. Cultivators trained and sought the Dao, and that in itself was a struggle against the heavens for fate. If one did not have the determination to press forward without retreat, then one would certainly not go far. Because of that, most cultivators revealed their sharp edge, while very few endured silently and restrained themselves. This was especially true for Xi Wei, who was so young and whose talent was so extraordinary. No one had ever told her to restrain herself.

However, Xi Wei was not someone who failed to appreciate kindness. On top of that, she had already experienced enough in her previous life, so she could tell that Yun Sheng had no other meaning in saying this. It was sincere advice. For a moment, Xi Wei’s feelings were complicated, and she also became quite curious about the way Dao Lord Qing Yan had raised his daughter.

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, but in the end, they still parted. When they would meet again would depend entirely on fate.

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Parting from a newly made friend naturally brought some melancholy and reluctance, but after truly leaving Qili Town, the reluctance in Yun Sheng’s heart was quickly replaced by another kind of nervous emotion.

That emotion was called feeling timid when nearing home.

The Zhengyang Sect was not far from Qili Town. Strictly speaking, Liu Jing had led the team out in the morning, arrived at Qili Town in the afternoon to set things up, experienced a fierce battle at night, resolved the problem the next day, and then stayed for a few more days to observe. All counted together, they had not even been away from the sect for five full days. The disciples gathered together on the way back, chatting and laughing. They did not seem to miss the sect at all. In fact, they still felt a little unsatisfied by this outing.

But Yun Sheng was different. The effect that “nightmare” had brought her had still not faded to this day. She did not know whether she had accidentally glimpsed the future, or whether it had merely been a muddled dream, but everything in the “dream” still weighed heavily on her heart.

While they were in Qili Town, it had still been all right. She had only lost control of her emotions and hugged Liu Jing. But when she returned to the Zhengyang Sect, an indescribable pain and despair abruptly rose in her heart.

When she looked at those beautiful mountain peaks, she would think of the tragic scene of spiritual peaks collapsing and root veins being dug out. When she saw those fellow disciples coming and going as they greeted one another, she would think of the image of them lying dead on the mountain paths with their eyes still open. When she saw Shoujing Peak, she would remember her father’s determination as he stood alone in front of her.

From the moment she entered the Zhengyang Sect, a feeling of intuition arose in Yun Sheng’s heart. That “nightmare” truly was not merely a dream, but the future she had glimpsed.

Such a tragic future!

“Little Junior Sister, what’s wrong? Why do you look like that?” Liu Jing noticed that Yun Sheng had been especially quiet all along the way.

Yun Sheng was indeed silent, but her emotions were rising and falling without rest. Hearing this, she barely gathered herself. “I’m fine. I just miss Father a little.” After a pause, she repeated, “I just miss him a little.”

Liu Jing sensed that something was slightly abnormal, but she did not expose it. She only said, “Ah, then you’re going to be disappointed. Master is still in seclusion.”

Yun Sheng blinked. Several days had passed, and the influence of the “dream” on her had already weakened considerably. So after calming down and thinking carefully, she did remember that her father, Dao Lord Qing Yan, had been frequently entering seclusion in recent years in order to break through a bottleneck.

In the “dream,” it was precisely because her father had been in seclusion and had neglected to discipline her that she had been deceived. She gave money, pills, and resources away, and in the end, not only did she become someone else’s stepping stone, she also buried the entire sect with her.

Thinking of this, a fierce hostility suddenly surged in Yun Sheng’s heart. She closed her eyes and barely suppressed it. Then she suddenly turned her head and asked Liu Jing, “Senior Sister, do you know a disciple in the sect named Su Hao Yang?”

Hearing this, Liu Jing thought carefully, then shook her head. “I don’t know him. Little Junior Sister, are you looking for him?”

For Yun Sheng to find someone inside the sect was truly very easy, but she did not hurry to seek out that ingrate from the “dream.” After returning to the sect, she went straight to Shoujing Peak, where the sect leader’s line resided. The result, naturally, was that she came up empty.

But it did not matter that she did not see him. Yun Sheng still went to the stone chamber where Dao Lord Qing Yan was in seclusion and sat quietly outside for half a day. Because of this, her turbulent emotions finally calmed completely.

In truth, no matter what the “dream” was, it was ultimately a known future. And since she knew it, she would naturally avoid those enormous pitfalls. If she kept brooding over things that would no longer happen in the future, it would only be needless self-torment and would hinder her own cultivation.

During that half-day of quiet meditation, Yun Sheng understood more than just this. She carefully sorted through those deeply vivid “dreams,” then discovered that compared to that ingrate, certain scattered words and phrases from the “dream” were the things of greatest value.

For example, in the “dream,” not long from now, a new secret realm would appear in the polar ice fields. Although many of the first batch of people who entered suffered losses, those who came out alive all earned a fortune. Those people had entered the secret realm completely unprepared. If this was true, then if she prepared early and brought people in to sweep through it first, they would definitely make a huge profit without losing out.

Another example was the sect competition she had mentioned to Xi Wei. The Buddhist Son of Bodhi Mountain would leave the mountain for training for the first time, but because of an incident, he would perish halfway and not even appear at the competition. If she could have someone save him in time, she would definitely gain Bodhi Mountain’s sincere gratitude and friendship.

Another example again: a few years later, conflict between the righteous and demonic paths would break out. Of the seven main cities at the border of the cultivation world, three would fall under the control of the demons and demonic cultivators. It might already be too late to deal with it now, but exposing it one day earlier would still be better than being caught completely off guard… If this matter were led by the Zhengyang Sect, it would undoubtedly be another good thing for raising the sect’s reputation. And the benefits that reputation could bring to the sect were countless.

Yun Sheng counted on her fingers and easily picked out seven or eight useful pieces of information. Compared to these, going to find that ingrate for revenge felt like a waste of time. If she had that free time, she might as well refine a few more furnaces of pills!

After thinking this through, Yun Sheng’s state of mind suddenly opened up, and she no longer had any intention of seeking someone out to settle accounts. However, these various “predictions” had to be verified first, and then she had to invite her dear father out to take charge of the overall situation. Only then could she maximize all these advantages.

As for whether Dao Lord Qing Yan would believe his daughter’s words, Yun Sheng did not consider that at all. Even if her father did not believe her, she could act spoiled and make a fuss, and he would always go along with her.

As for verification, Yun Sheng propped up her chin and thought carefully. Suddenly, she remembered something, and immediately rushed down the mountain in a panic.

Unfortunately, she was still too late. She had only flown halfway on her sword when she heard a loud boom. Then, without thinking, she immediately turned around and ran back. But after running only a few steps, she was still blocked by Liu Jing, who was holding a whip and eyeing her fiercely. “Little Junior Sister, shouldn’t you explain to me where the horn on my blue-eyed spirit fox went?”

Yun Sheng retreated step by step, guilt written all over her from head to toe. Yet she still insisted on lying through her teeth. “What? Since when do spirit foxes have horns? Senior Sister, you must be remembering wrong. Besides, isn’t Little Senior Brother helping you take care of your spirit fox? Why are you looking for me?”

Liu Jing ground her teeth, waved the whip, and charged forward. Shoujing Peak instantly descended into chaos.