199: Chapter 199 Sealed Land

Yue Jianli had kept watch outside the door for seven days and seven nights.

The night wind on the Sixth Peak was very cold. She leaned against the bamboo wall, her Daoist robe soaked by the dew, yet she did not budge an inch.

Elder Shen had sent people three times to urge her to leave, but she only said to wait a little longer.

Wait for what?

She didn't know either.

She just didn't want to leave.

After Chu Sheng recovered from his injuries, he pushed open the bamboo door and saw her at first glance.

Yue Jianli was leaning against the wall, her eyes closed, her face pale, and her lips cracked.

Hearing the door open, she opened her eyes abruptly; her cold, clear eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.

Chu Sheng did not speak. He walked over and held her hand.

Her hand was very cold and trembling slightly.

The rims of Yue Jianli's eyes turned red.

She didn't cry, but it was even more heart-wrenching than if she had.

Chu Sheng squeezed her hand a little tighter and said, "Go inside."

Yue Jianli shook her head and said, "I still have a class."

She withdrew her hand, turned, and left. After walking a few steps, she turned back to look at him once.

There were a thousand words in that glance, but she did not say a single one.

Du Yu continued to spread rumors in the Outer Sect.

He claimed that Chu Sheng was a spy for the Demonic Path, that he had stolen the Spiritual Vein to serve the Demon Race, and that he had used evil arts to ring the wendao bell.

He went around lobbying the Outer Sect Disciples, inciting everyone to sign a joint petition demanding the Sect to strictly investigate Chu Sheng.

The Outer Sect Disciples were made anxious by his words; some were afraid, some were angry, and some were skeptical.

Du Yu was dealt with directly.

In order to distance himself, Lin Xiao was the first to jump out.

He ran to the Law Enforcement Hall and righteously reported Du Yu for spreading rumors and disrupting the unity of the Sect.

A Disciple from the Law Enforcement Hall said, "Come with us."

When he was being dragged away, he was still shouting, "What I said is all true! He is a spy for the Demonic Path!"

No one paid him any attention.

Zhou Yuan, Zhao Qing, and other Outer Sect Guest Elders came to the Sixth Peak to visit Chu Sheng.

They carried Spiritual Fruits and Medicinal Pills, beaming with smiles, calling him "Brother Chu" with every breath.

Chu Sheng looked at these people who had once been indifferent to him, feeling no ripples in his heart.

He knew why they had come. Chu Sheng was now the Lord of Destiny designated by the Ancestral Master; even if it was just a title, it was worth currying favor for.

He smiled, accepted the items, and exchanged a few polite words.

She finished speaking and left, leaving Chu Sheng stunned in place.

This sentence spread out, as if it had grown wings; within half a day, it had spread throughout the Outer Sect, then to the Inner Sect, and to all the Peaks.

The Outer Sect was in an uproar.

The successor of the founder of the Sect?

Wouldn't that mean he is the future Master of the Wendao Palace?

Those who were previously watching from the sidelines could no longer sit still.

Elder Shen came to the Sixth Peak in person.

She was wearing a cyan Daoist robe, with a kind smile and a soft, gentle voice.

She represented the Eighteenth Peak in declaring their full support for Chu Sheng.

Chu Sheng knew clearly that the Eighteenth Peak was Yue Jianli's Sect, and Elder Shen was Yue Jianli's Master; this relationship was more substantial than any declaration.

He thanked Elder Shen, and Elder Shen waved her hand, saying it was only right.

Guo Qing arrived.

Ye Gucheng's head Disciple, at the Peak of the Spiritual Sea Realm, with a long sword hanging at his waist and a cold, stern expression.

He stood at the door of the bamboo house, did not go in, and went straight to the point: "Revered Master sent me to ask you, what is your attitude toward the Sect Master?"

Chu Sheng said, "I am willing to be the green leaf."

Guo Qing looked at him, nodded, and turned to leave.

It was just four words, but those were exactly the four words Ye Gucheng wanted.

Chu Sheng did not want to compete with Ye Gucheng; he only wanted to go to the Sealed Land to obtain the Legacy.

Feng Qingyang held a secret meeting with several Elders of the Thirteenth Peak on the Thirteenth Peak.

The door of the secret room was tightly closed, the Formations were fully activated, and not even a mosquito could fly in.

Feng Qingyang's voice was very low, but his tone was very heavy: "During the reinforcement ceremony, we must stop him. We cannot let someone of unknown origin enter the Sealed Land."

The Elders looked at each other; some nodded, some were silent.

Feng Qingyang slapped the table and said, "It is decided."

The Peak Master of the Tenth Peak came at night.

He did not alert anyone, drifting into the bamboo house like a gust of wind.

He sat opposite Chu Sheng, silent for a long time, and then spoke.

"The Sealed Land is more dangerous than you imagine. It not only contains Void Beasts, but also the Resentful Souls of the Dao Palace Cultivators who died in battle back then. Those people died unwillingly; their resentment is too heavy, and they are extremely aggressive toward the living. For a Cultivator in the Palace Building Realm, entering is a narrow escape from death."

After listening, Chu Sheng was silent for a moment, then took out the Heavenly Secret Calculation from his bosom and cast a divination.

Expending two years of his lifespan, the phantom of the bamboo tube shook, and a divination stick jumped out—a Top-Grade Divination.

A Top-Grade Divination meant the general trend was favorable, but the details still depended on himself.

The Old Grandfather drifted out from the ring at night.

He sat on the windowsill of the bamboo house, looking at the moon outside the window, silent for a long time.

Chu Sheng did not urge him.

After a good while, the Old Grandfather spoke, his voice very light, as if telling a story he did not wish to mention.

"Back then, when I opened the Void Realm rift, I truly wanted to break through my Divine Ability."

"After the rift opened, what surged out from inside was not Chaos Qi, but something I had never seen before."

"Those things had no shape, no color, like a mass of flowing darkness."

"They devoured Spiritual Qi, devouring everything that had spiritual power. I called them Void Beasts."

Chu Sheng listened without interrupting.

"I tried to control them, but I couldn't."

"They escaped from the Taixu Divine Sect and scattered throughout the Central Region."

"I sought help from the various major Sects, but they would not listen to my explanation."

"They said I was the culprit, that I had intentionally released the Void Beasts to wreak havoc on the world."

"They besieged the Taixu Divine Sect not because I had done anything wrong, but because they had long wanted to destroy me."

The Old Grandfather's voice was trembling slightly.

This was the first time Chu Sheng had seen this old man show such an expression—not anger, but grievance.

"The Seal was set by me, and the Formation core was my Legacy."

"Half of those so-called 'heavy prices' were paid by me."

"They ambushed me, I fought back, and then they said I was harming my fellow practitioners. Heh."

After the Old Grandfather finished speaking, he shrank back into the ring.

Chu Sheng sat on the bed, looking at the moon outside the window, his heart in turmoil.

The remnant soul of Daoist Master Xuan suddenly floated out from the wendao bell outside the bamboo house.

He did not enter the bamboo house, but stood outside the window, separated by the bamboo wall, and said one sentence.

"Inside the Sealed Land, besides the Void Beasts, there are also the Resentful Souls of the Dao Palace Cultivators who died in battle back then. Some of them were killed by Void Beasts, and some were killed by Taixu. They died unwillingly, and their resentment has not dissipated for a thousand years. After you enter, they will recognize the aura of the Taixu True Scripture on you."

Chu Sheng's back turned cold.

He would become the target of those Resentful Souls.

The remnant soul of Daoist Master Xuan dissipated, and the bamboo house returned to silence.