349: Fellow villagers play sect simulator

Cangmo Great World, a certain Lower Realm.

Within the territory of the Guixu Sect, deep in a remote mountain forest, there was a secluded Cultivator's Immortal Cave isolated by a Formation.

Various Formations were built inside, making the Spiritual Qi within much denser than what was visible from the outside.

"Ten years, it's been ten years!"

Forced to live here for ten years, Zhao Qingsu deeply regretted it.

Had she known, she wouldn't have been so curious ten years ago as to spy on the secrets of the Left and Right Prime Ministers of the Jinglong Kingdom.

As a result, not only did it lead to the tragic death of a Sect Elder, but it also left her in a predicament.

Although she hadn't suffered any harm, the feeling of her life being out of her control was truly unpleasant.

However, what Zhao Qingsu didn't know was that this matter actually had nothing to do with her.

One must know that at that time, the Jinglong Kingdom was the territory of Zhou Linxin and Su You.

Without their approval, how could Zhao Qingsu have come into contact with so much top-secret information?

The main reason Zhou Linxin and Su You decided to act was that the Guixu Elder back then was too greedy for resources and had even subtly blackmailed the two of them into scouting for Cauldrons.

What happened after was just as it seemed. After receiving the intelligence Zhao Qingsu had secretly gathered, Su You immediately proposed to Zhou Linxin to kill the man, leading to the events that followed.

Everything had been planned out—slay that Guixu Sect Elder, then clean out the Jinglong National Treasury and flee.

But despite all their calculations, they ultimately failed to account for a Xianpo Realm Elder from the Guixu Sect who happened to be passing through the Jinglong Kingdom.

Needless to say, the Xianpo Realm Cultivator struck with overwhelming force, and the two of them were hunted down the entire way.

As for the unlucky Zhao Qingsu, she was also carried along as they fled.

Zhou Linxin and Su You used every means at their disposal to narrowly escape disaster.

Soon, the news of the Elder's fall reached the Guixu Sect.

Unsurprisingly, the Guixu Sect was furious and dispatched a large number of Disciples and Elders to put out a world-wide warrant for them.

Zhou Linxin and Su You wanted to run, but they had indeed underestimated the hegemon-level power of this region, the Guixu Sect, as they encountered countless Cultivators attacking them along the way.

After killing one batch, another would arrive; they harvested a mountain of spatial rings alone.

At first, they could still rely on the power gap, killing their pursuers with their Nine Apertures cultivation.

However, as time passed and their strength was exposed, large groups of Xianpo Realm experts arrived, chasing them the entire way.

During that period, they truly experienced the terror of a hegemon-level power; there was almost never a moment of peace.

In desperation, Zhou Linxin and Su You fled into the remote mountains to hide, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Qingsu looked at the Formation above her head and then toward the Immortal Cave not far away where Zhou Linxin and Su You were in closed-door cultivation; she hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare attempt to escape.

Over these ten years, she had basically figured out the personalities of Zhou Linxin and Su You; the former was alright with a less intense killing intent, while the latter was the opposite.

"Sigh, I wonder how the outside world is doing now."

Zhao Qingsu was full of melancholy, reminiscing about the past.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Zhou Linxin and Su You checked their System panels.

[Ding, Host Zhou Linxin/Su You]

[Current Cultivation: Nine Apertures Realm Late Stage/Nine Apertures Realm Peak]

By the time both of them emerged from seclusion, another month had passed.

Ten years had gone by, and the cultivation resources they carried were nearly exhausted, so they decided to step out from this place.

But before that, Su You felt there was one thing he had to do... "You, come here!"

"This seat has a few... whispered words to say to you!"

When Zhao Qingsu was called out by Su You, fear instantly flooded her heart like a tide.

Before him, she didn't have the slightest bit of the arrogance of a Guixu Sect Inner Sect Disciple, simply because she sensed his killing intent.

The killing intent grew stronger, and his purpose was more than obvious.

"Senior, please spare my life..." Zhao Qingsu's voice practically trembled, and she didn't even dare look him in the eye.

"Release you? No problem!"

The corners of Su You's mouth curled up as his figure instantly stepped forward.

In an instant, the aura around him condensed and erupted, his pitch-black longsword aimed straight for Zhao Qingsu's throat.

Just as she was about to meet her end, a streak of green light suddenly shot through the air, blocking Su You's sword.

Bang!

The two collided, sending out ripples of Spiritual Qi.

"Old Su, don't kill her."

Zhou Linxin, who had been pushed back, stepped in front of Zhao Qingsu again after a few paces and persuaded, "She's been well-behaved for the past ten years anyway, just let her go."

Su You snorted coldly, the killing intent in his eyes undiminished. "Let her go?"

"The Guixu Sect is vast with countless experts. Once she returns to the Sect, she will surely leak our location."

"When the Xianpo Realm Cultivators come hunting us again, what will we do then?"

His cultivation surged around him, clearly unwilling to let the matter drop easily.

Zhou Linxin thought for a moment, then turned to look at the already shivering Zhao Qingsu.

"If you swear that you will never reveal any information about us to the Guixu Sect after leaving this place, I can ensure your safety."

Zhao Qingsu, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, hurriedly knelt and said, "I, Junior Zhao Qingsu, hereby swear upon my Dao Heart that if I inform the Guixu Sect of any news regarding the two Seniors, I shall be struck by heavenly lightning and suffer Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!"

Her voice trembled, yet every word was sincere.

Zhou Linxin nodded slightly and turned back to Su You. "Old Su, let her have a path to live."

Su You remained silent for several breaths before withdrawing his cultivation.

"Fine, Old Zhou, for the sake of your Face, I'll let her live."

After speaking, he turned and went back into the Immortal Cave without sparing Zhao Qingsu another glance.

Zhou Linxin took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Zhao Qingsu. "Breaking this Jade Slip will allow for one teleportation, which can send you a thousand miles away. Take care of yourself."

Zhao Qingsu took the Jade Slip, her eyes turning red, and she kowtowed heavily three times.

"Great kindness cannot be expressed in words. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will surely repay you, Senior!"

With that, she decisively activated the Jade Slip, and her figure vanished.

Time had passed, and the outside world had changed significantly.

The Guixu Sect remained high and mighty, occupying a vast territory, while countless powers could only crawl on the ground before them.

Zhou Linxin and Su You stepped out of their hiding place. After confirming that the Guixu Sect was no longer hunting them, the two of them found a small power with no background and once again performed the drama of occupying another's nest.

The small power, Lingxu Sect, had fewer than a hundred Disciples, and the strongest person in the Sect was merely an aging Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator.

Such a small Sect was not even considered a tiny ant to the giant Guixu Sect.

One day, two middle-aged Cultivators arrived at the door.

Subsequently, the Lingxu Sect changed hands; the old Sect Master and Grand Elder stepped down, and two strange male Cultivators were established as the new Sect Master and the New Great Elder.

The new Sect Master was kind-hearted and took out many Cultivation Techniques to fill the Lingxu Sect's Technique Pavilion. He was very good to the Disciples and would preach the Dao every now and then.

More importantly, he was also a Formation Master. Under his arrangement, the Spiritual Qi within the Lingxu Sect soared, and the mountain gate's defensive Formation was completely refreshed.

The New Great Elder was ruthless, serious, and good at management.

Everything in the Lingxu Sect was managed in an orderly fashion by him, as he successively established new facilities such as the Spirit Medicine Garden, Alchemy Hall, and Artifact Refining Hall.

Speaking of which, the Disciples of the Lingxu Sect all felt that things had been strange lately.

Originally, various messy thug groups like the Wolf Blade Sect, Black Tiger Gang, and Black Mouse Gang would occasionally come to the Lingxu Sect to cause trouble and oppress the Disciples.

For some reason, the people from those factions hadn't come for a long time.

Later, news spread that they had all mysteriously vanished into thin air.

All in all, under the leadership of the new Sect Master and the New Great Elder, the Lingxu Sect became increasingly prosperous... "Oh no, my Fellow Countryman is playing Sect Simulator."

After finishing the recent updates on his two fellow countrymen, Li Jinian immediately looked toward the perspective of the next Fellow Countryman...