162: Chapter 162 Yue Xinxi Wants to Kill

Cangmu Kingdom, a nameless cliff.

Clouds and mist swirled among the pines, and a clear breeze brushed over the chessboard.

On the bluestone, black and white pieces were scattered, but the white pieces held by the grey-robed old man, Ma Youdao, had already been forced into a desperate situation; the game was lost.

"Old Ghost Ma, you've lost again!"

The brown-robed old man, Rong Weiguang, stroked his beard and laughed, placing the final black piece with self-satisfaction, completely slaughtering the Great Dragon.

The scene of Ma Youdao jumping up in annoyance, which he had expected, did not occur. Rong Weiguang looked up to see Ma Youdao's expression dark and his eyes clouded. He sighed, having no heart left to even look at the miserable state of the chessboard.

"Sigh..." Seeing this, Rong Weiguang couldn't help but restrain his smile and sighed softly.

"Old Ghost Ma, heed this old man's advice. While the Moonshadow Sect of the Qing State has not yet formally submitted documents to the Cangwu Yuji Platform to settle accounts with the Cangmu Kingdom... you should go to the Yuji Platform yourself to apologize and admit your faults. Lower your posture, take all the blame upon yourself, and prioritize preserving the Sect's foundation."

Ma Youdao's withered fingers pinched a captured piece, his face revealing a bitter smile: "Apologize? Admit my faults? Old Ghost Rong... these past few days, have you... seen any representatives sent by the Moonshadow Sect at the Cangwu Yuji Platform?"

Rong Weiguang was stunned upon hearing this, his expression turning grave: "Indeed... I have not seen any."

He recalled the emergency assembly three days ago that had shaken the entire Cangwu Yuji Platform, and he still felt a lingering fear.

"On the Yuji Platform, only Elder Fu Tai from Wan Shou Mountain appeared and publicly announced that the Cangwu Yuji Platform would henceforth change from two poles (Wan Shou Mountain and the Wutong Divine Dynasty) to three! And this third pole..." Rong Weiguang glanced at Ma Youdao, "...is the Moonshadow Sect of the Qing State!"

At that moment, the entire venue was deathly silent!

One must know that the Cangwu Yuji Platform governs countless cultivation states and Sects. Its core "two poles," Wan Shou Mountain and the Wutong Divine Dynasty, are both Rank 8 forces that shake their respective regions. Their foundations are unfathomable, each possessing a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable!

Although a Void-Piercing True Emperor is strong, they are not considered the absolute pinnacle in the Cangwu State. Only the Tribulation Transcendence realm, a generation of Heavenly Venerables, truly stands at the apex of the pyramid. They are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, and each one is a towering giant capable of influencing the landscape of an entire state!

A mere Qing State, a small Rank 4 nation universally acknowledged as barren in Spiritual Qi and with only a Nascent Soul expert holding the fort, had quietly produced a Rank 8 force possessing a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable? And it was directly placed alongside the two established Rank 8 forces as the third pole!

This news was like a world-ending thunderclap, blasting the minds of all the representatives present. Those representatives from Rank 7 and Rank 6 cultivation states and Sects looked at the Cangmu Kingdom's representative with eyes full of pity and mockery.

They remembered clearly that this Cangmu Kingdom had previously submitted multiple declarations of state war against the Qing State.

When the Cangmu Sect Elder brought this news, which sounded like a fantasy, back to the country, Ma Youdao's first reaction was that it was absurd!

When he learned that it was Elder Fu Tai, the Seventh Elder of Wan Shou Mountain, who personally confirmed that the Sect Master of the Moonshadow Sect was a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable, and that he had wiped out that terrifying giant hand phantom during the Scarlet Tree Shadow disaster, and when his chess companion before him—the highest cultivation expert of the Sen State, also a Rank 5 cultivation nation—told him this news as well...

He... had to believe it!

The Scarlet Tree Shadow... that terrifying disaster that covered the Qing State and drew out a Heavenly Venerable... it was actually solved by the Moonshadow Sect?!

The one he thought was merely a newly ascended Soul Transformation "True Venerable Yueying" was actually the Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable "Moonshadow Heavenly Venerable"!

How could a small Rank 4 nation support a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable?

His Cangmu Sect, a Rank 5 Sect with only him, a Late Stage Soul Transformation Old Ancestor, holding the fort, had actually been plotting to launch a state war against a Rank 8 force that possessed a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable?!

Ma Youdao finally understood how foolish and arrogant his previous plans had been, like an ant attempting to shake a towering divine mountain!

"Heh... hehe..."

Ma Youdao let out a few hoarse, dry laughs of unclear meaning from his throat. He looked up at Rong Weiguang:

"Old Ghost Rong... you are right. Pay a visit... and apologize..."

Seeing him in this state, Rong Weiguang felt a sense of sorrow and sighed: "Prepare early... The previous declaration of severing diplomatic relations between our two countries was forced by the situation; I had to consider my Sen State. Now, this old man can only wish you... good luck."

After speaking, he turned into a stream of light and left silently.

Ma Youdao was left alone on the cliff top. He looked at the chessboard, which resembled a ruined game, and then looked toward the direction of the Qing State, his clouded old eyes filled with bitterness.

"The weak are prey to the strong... the weak are prey to the strong..." He muttered to himself, filled with helplessness and regret.

"Yunshan!"

A sound transmission was sent. A moment later, the figure of Sect Master Hu Yunshan appeared quietly on the cliff top, bowing respectfully: "Old Ancestor."

"Go prepare generous gifts immediately! The most valuable, the most sincere gifts!"

"One High Grade Spiritual Vein core, three ten-thousand-year-old Green Wood Hearts, three bottles of Soul Transformation-grade Medicinal Pill 'Xuanyuan Barrier-Breaking Pill', all the Treasure Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts in the treasury, and... one million High-Grade Spirit Stones, and..."

Hu Yunshan gasped, his face turning pale: "Old Ancestor! This... this would almost empty out nearly all of our Sect's treasury foundations! And the High Grade Spiritual Vein core... this... this..."

"I don't care. If it's not enough, go squeeze the smaller affiliated Sects!"

Ma Youdao abruptly interrupted him, a flash of ferocity in his eyes: "One month! After one month, I must see these gifts prepared! Otherwise... my Cangmu Sect may face total annihilation!"

Seeing the madness in the Old Ancestor's eyes, Hu Yunshan felt a chill in his heart. He dared not say more and bowed deeply: "Yes! Disciple... obeys!"

Liuyun Temple, small courtyard.

The afternoon sun shone through the flower vines, casting dappled light and shadows on the stone table in the small courtyard. Liu Sisi and Xia Yingying sat opposite each other, with a tea set placed between them.

After the previous build-up, the topic finally and inevitably deepened to the core parts of the common knowledge of Dual Cultivation.

Liu Sisi weighed her words, her cheeks slightly flushed, and tried to describe it using plain language:

"Yingying, you must know that during Dual Cultivation, the body will... will become very hot, the heartbeat will be very fast, the blood will rush, the body will... become abnormally sensitive, and you may even have a feeling of... longing to be touched... and there will also be a kind of... Peak pleasure..."

As soon as she finished speaking, a look of sudden realization appeared on Xia Yingying's pure face, her almond eyes sparkling:

"Ah! These feelings that Senior Sister Sisi mentioned, Yingying seems to... seems to have experienced them all!"

Liu Sisi's hand, holding the teacup, paused, her eyes filled with surprise and suspicion: "...experienced them all?"

A bad premonition rose in her heart.

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Yingying nodded vigorously, a blush of memory rising on her small face, and she counted on her fingers, saying seriously:

"The first time was on the floating island... when I was hugging Revered Master... my body became so strange, so hot, my heartbeat so fast..."

She paused, seemingly organizing her words:

"And... then it was on the cloud boat treasure ship at the Qing River... Revered Master taught Yingying... to recognize the supreme treasure of our Moonshadow Sect..."

Revered Master said not to tell the other Senior Sisters, but he didn't say I couldn't tell Senior Sister Sisi, so it should be fine for Yingying to say this, right?

"Supreme treasure?"

Liu Sisi was stunned by this strange term. "Taught... to recognize?" She didn't react for a moment.

Xia Yingying thought she didn't understand and tried hard to describe it more clearly, her small hands gesturing unconsciously:

"Mm! Revered Master said that the treasure is very important and requires Yingying to lower her head to get to know it well, to carefully feel it... so Yingying... just did as told... and then... my body became so hot and strange, just like what Senior Sister Sisi just said... and in the end, Yingying even gained a lot of Spiritual Power!"

She said it innocently, as if sharing a newly mastered lesson.

"Pfft—cough, cough, cough!!"

The spiritual tea that Liu Sisi had just sipped sprayed out violently, choking her into a fit of coughing, her cheeks instantly burning like fire! She widened her beautiful eyes, looking at Xia Yingying, who was in front of her with a look of innocence, as if she were recounting an ordinary cultivation experience!

That gesturing shape—

Lowering the head... recognizing the supreme treasure... gaining Spiritual Power...

This... this is clearly...!!

Associating it with Ling Hao's nature, which seemed cold and abstinent but was actually romantic and unrestrained, Liu Sisi understood everything in an instant!

"He... after all, he still..."

Liu Sisi bit her lip, her heart filled with complex emotions, which finally turned into a long sigh: "Sigh..."

She put down the teacup and looked into Xia Yingying's crystal-clear eyes: "Yingying... it seems your Revered Master's... teaching for you is truly... unique."

She weighed her words, "Since you have already had this experience... then I will teach you more basic common knowledge about the Dao of Dual Cultivation. So you won't be so ignorant."

"Really? That's great! Thank you, Senior Sister Sisi!" Hearing this, Xia Yingying immediately smiled happily, her eyes curving, as if she had received some precious gift.

And in Xia Yingying's Sea of Consciousness,

"Ahhhhhhh—!!!"

"Ling Hao—!!!"

Yue Xinxi's Soul was roaring! Burning! She felt like she was about to explode with anger! Her Soul body was about to be burned to ashes by the rage!

"Beast! Animal! Hypocritical fake gentleman! A flower-plucking thief who deserves to be cut into a thousand pieces!"

"Yingying!!! My Yingying!!! How could you... how could you... what did that bastard do to you, ahhh!!!"

"How long have I been asleep?! It was only for a short while! Just for a short while!!! And you, this romantic Sect Master, couldn't wait to reach out with your devilish claws?!"

"Oral... oral... ahhh! I want to kill you! I must kill you!!!"

Yue Xinxi cursed and roared crazily in the Sea of Consciousness, pounding at the void, exactly like a mother who helplessly watches her pure and innocent daughter being trampled by a bully, her hatred surging to the heavens while filled with deep powerlessness and despair!