411: Narrative

"Xiao Tong?"

True Lord Herun was startled, looking at the purple-haired girl who had suddenly appeared after removing her armor.

"Quick, come inside and talk."

Seeing Zhou Xiutong's pale face, even though he had questions, True Lord Herun realized this was not the place to talk.

Qi surged out, isolating them from the outside.

Although the Cultivators of the Blazing Fire Alliance had retreated, they still had to be wary.

If they were spied upon and returned, with their current state, they might not be able to withstand it.

A smile appeared on Zhou Xiutong's face.

Behind her, the ten-foot-tall greenish-blue armor retracted into the jade ring at her waist.

The three True Lords from Yuefu and the Jiang Family were surprised, vaguely guessing who the newcomer was, as she was True Lord Herun's last personal Disciple and a member of that Family.

Though they were Nascent Soul True Lords, they knew a thing or two.

The three exchanged glances, said nothing more, and returned to the Xuanqing Sect.

Xuanqing Sect.

The eyes of the tired and pale Disciples could not hide their joy.

The retreat of the strong men who had besieged them meant they had once again survived a calamity.

Among these Disciples.

There were not only Disciples of the Xuanqing Sect but also Disciples from Yuefu, the Jiang Family, and other forces unwilling to submit to the Blazing Fire Alliance.

Xuanqing Sect, atop Suqing Peak.

True Lord Herun and Zhou Xiutong, whose complexion had regained some color, sat opposite each other.

On the other side sat True Lord Qingmu, who had barely achieved a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Revered Master, Junior Martial Uncle."

Zhou Xiutong's face showed joy; thankfully, she had not arrived too late.

Thankfully, the besieging Cultivators had not fully grasped her capabilities.

After she appeared and struck with thunderous force, killing one person and destroying another's Physical Body, they were finally intimidated.

If it had continued.

She might not have been able to hold on.

At that point, if she had shown a flaw.

The outcome might not have been the same as it was now.

"Xiao Tong, how did you..."

True Lord Qingmu's face showed confusion.

After all, the Zhou Family had withdrawn from this Realm back then, yet Zhou Xiutong had returned alone.

And her cultivation had already surpassed his.

True Lord Herun also looked at Zhou Xiutong.

"I asked the Old Ancestor to send me over."

With that, Zhou Xiutong roughly recounted how she got the news from the Xu Family of the Seven Stars Domain, then returned to ask her Old Ancestor to send her across Realms.

"So you specifically rushed back for the Sect..."

True Lord Qingmu was filled with emotion; she was indeed his Senior Brother's most favored Disciple, and indeed a member of the Zhou Family.

"Fellow Daoist Mo?"

After listening, True Lord Herun already had a guess. After all, to send a Nascent Soul True Lord across Realms when the passage between the two Realms was not yet open, perhaps only a Soul Transformation Venerable would possess such means.

"The Old Ancestor has already reached Soul Transformation."

Zhou Xiutong nodded in affirmation.

"With Fellow Daoist Mo's talent, it's not surprising..."

True Lord Herun smiled freely, happy for his old friend.

As early as back then, Fellow Daoist Mo had already shown extraordinary talent. Now that he himself had already broken through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage, with Fellow Daoist Mo's ability and talent, it would be strange if he hadn't achieved Soul Transformation.

True Lord Herun picked up the spiritual tea and took a light sip.

"Your cultivation has greatly improved, and your Foundation is stable. It seems these years haven't been wasted."

Confirming his guess from Zhou Xiutong's words, True Lord Herun's tense heartstrings relaxed slightly. He then carefully observed Zhou Xiutong, nodded, and said with a smile.

"Senior Brother, you call this 'not wasted'?"

True Lord Qingmu, sitting cross-legged beside True Lord Herun, had a strange expression and grumbled inwardly.

How long had it been?

The former Senior Sister of the Xuanqing Sect had already reached such a cultivation.

With a casual strike, she killed True Lord Yulan of the Hundred Flowers Valley, who was clearly stronger than him, and forced another True Lord Yu to abandon her Physical Body and her Nascent Soul to escape.

If he were to fight her, he might not be able to withstand a few moves.

And yet, in his Senior Brother's words, this was merely "not wasted"... True Lord Qingmu felt somewhat ashamed. He had his Senior Brother's guidance and the support of the entire Xuanqing Sect, yet he had only barely achieved a Nascent Soul body. Alas... True Lord Herun, however, did not feel that his words were inappropriate.

He could be said to be the one who understood Zhou Xiutong's talent the most.

To achieve the status of a Nascent Soul Venerable in such a short time, for his Disciple, it was not particularly rare.

"Hehe, your Disciple remembers Revered Master's teachings."

Zhou Xiutong chuckled.

Then, she thought of something.

She took out a palm-sized jade pendant, faintly glowing with white light, from her Storage Pouch at her waist and handed it to True Lord Herun.

"This is what the Old Ancestor instructed me to bring to Revered Master."

Zhou Xiutong explained.

Hearing this, True Lord Herun, who had intended to ask something, said nothing more and took it.

His Divine Sense sank into it.

Buzz~

Lightning bloomed.

"Xuanqing Treasure Record!"

Four seal characters, dancing like lightning snakes, appeared in his perception.

True Lord Herun's heart trembled.

But he did not look further.

From the name, he could tell what kind of Legacy this was.

At his current stage, he was already exploring the path towards becoming a Soul Transformation Venerable.

However, the leap between major Realms was not that simple.

Without guidance from predecessors, even he, in this life, was unsure if he would still have the Opportunity.

He hadn't expected that this Legacy method, containing the mysteries of a fifth-rank Soul Transformation, would be so easily delivered to his hands by his Disciple.

"Xiao Tong, you know your Revered Master's temperament. Such a precious item, I cannot accept it."

True Lord Herun's expression became serious.

He pushed the white, palm-sized jade pendant back towards Zhou Xiutong.

"Revered Master, the Old Ancestor knew this would happen long ago."

Zhou Xiutong chuckled, not finding it strange at all.

"However, this Xuanqing Treasure Record was deduced by your Disciple based on the Sect's inherited treasure scrolls; it is inherently a method of the same lineage."

"And because it is your Disciple's Opportunity, the Old Ancestor and the Clan have long made it clear that I can dispose of it as I wish."

"Your Disciple's Opportunity is not Revered Master's Opportunity."

"If Revered Master does not accept it, then you do not acknowledge me as your Disciple."

As Zhou Xiutong spoke, her expression also became serious.

True Lord Herun fell silent.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiutong's heart stirred, and she meticulously recounted the matter of comprehending the Dao in the Xutuo Ancient Realm.

After a long time.

True Lord Herun sighed inwardly, his gaze complex, but he still took the jade pendant back into his hand.

He hadn't expected that he would also reach a point where he relied on his Disciple... Zhou Xiutong smiled brightly, and beside her, True Lord Qingmu quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

With this matter settled.

Zhou Xiutong thought of her elder brother's concerns.

So she asked True Lord Herun and True Lord Qingmu.

"Revered Master, Junior Martial Uncle, do you know the whereabouts of True Lord Sanshui of the Fuhai Sect?"

"True Lord Sanshui..."

True Lord Qingmu frowned.

"He perished many years ago, and the Fuhai Sect was destroyed long ago."

Too many things had happened in the Star Domain over the years; the destruction of Sects and the demise of True Lords occurred frequently.

The destruction of the Fuhai Sect and the demise of True Lord Sanshui happened when the Zhou Family withdrew. True Lord Qingmu pondered for a moment before recalling it.

"True Lord Sanshui was killed by True Lord Yulan of the Hundred Flowers Valley."

"The one who died by your halberd."

True Lord Qingmu thought for a moment and added.