32: Undercover [Two-in-One Chapter]

Chapter 32: Undercover Agent [Two-in-One Chapter]

Tianquan Sect.

As a melodious bell echoed through the mountains, Li Yunshu was already standing before the Tianquan Sect's mountain gate.

He looked up and couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of a first-rate Sect!"

On a giant stone were written the three characters for Tianquan Sect, faintly exuding the pressure of Spiritual Qi.

Dozens of verdant peaks of the Tianquan Sect were enveloped by a grand formation, making it impossible for outsiders to enter.

As the morning sun rose, its rays illuminated the formation's barrier, which refracted a faint glow.

As far as the eye could see, one could vaguely discern figures sitting cross-legged, cultivating on open spaces next to forest pavilions.

In fact, Li Yunshu had felt the Spiritual Qi growing increasingly dense ever since he approached the Tianquan Sect.

The Spiritual Qi here was even denser than at Jingming Temple, so many towns had been built around the Sect, mostly inhabited by Loose Cultivators who couldn't enter the Sect for cultivation.

At the mountain gate, the Tianquan Sect Disciples looked at Li Yunshu's unfamiliar face.

One of the Disciples stepped forward and asked,

"Your Excellency, what brings you to our Tianquan Sect?"

Li Yunshu cupped his hands and said,

"I have come to seek Senior Di Bing. Please inform her on my behalf."

Upon hearing that he was looking for Di Bing, the Disciple immediately became more polite.

"So you're looking for Elder Di. May I ask for Young Master's name?"

Li Yunshu's eyes shifted. He had such a falling out with Zhao Youde, and Elder Cui of the Tianquan Sect had also exchanged blows with him.

His name, he feared, was already mud in the Tianquan Sect.

"Elder Di is my Master's Dao Companion."

"What?"

At these words, several Tianquan Sect Disciples stared intently at Li Yunshu.

They reprimanded him, saying,

"Do you know what you're saying?"

"Elder Di doesn't have a Dao Companion at all. How dare you spout nonsense here."

"Throw him out!"

Just then, a woman dressed in green flew past.

Seeing the argument at the Sect gate, she descended.

Upon seeing her, the Tianquan Sect Disciples immediately bowed.

"Senior Sister Liu."

Liu Yiyi glanced at Li Yunshu, then asked,

"What's going on?"

One of the Tianquan Sect Disciples pointed at Li Yunshu and said,

"Senior Sister, you've come at just the right time. This person claims that Elder Di is his Master's Dao Companion."

Clang!

Liu Yiyi's long sword was unsheathed, pointing at Li Yunshu.

"How dare you slander my Master!"

Li Yunshu tilted his neck back slightly, recalling that his Master's Dao Companion once said all her Disciples were female.

Presumably, this person in front of him was one of them.

"Senior Sister, why don't you go ask first? If I'm lying, you can do as you please."

Liu Yiyi stared intently into Li Yunshu's eyes, seeing no trace of panic.

She hesitated for a moment, then instructed,

"You few, keep an eye on him. I'll go report to Master."

"Yes."

Several Tianquan Sect Disciples immediately surrounded Li Yunshu, all glaring fiercely, as if any unusual movement from him would provoke an immediate group attack.

Li Yunshu stood quietly in place, waiting for Liu Yiyi to go report.

In less than a moment, Li Yunshu saw a petite figure rapidly flying through the air from a distance.

In the blink of an eye, she arrived at the mountain gate and pushed aside the Tianquan Sect Disciples.

The moment she saw Li Yunshu, her face was filled with joy.

"Yiyi said there was a fat man who claimed I was his Master's Dao Companion. I was wondering why you'd gotten fat after only a month apart."

Seeing Di Bing, Li Yunshu smiled.

He had been using the Illusory God Technique, but he still couldn't hide it from his Master's Dao Companion.

"Master's Dao Companion."

"Come, come, I'll take you inside."

Di Bing didn't even glance at the Disciples, taking Li Yunshu's hand and entering the Tianquan Sect's grand formation.

Witnessing this scene, several Tianquan Sect Disciples' jaws dropped to the ground.

"Master's Dao Companion?"

"When did Elder Di get a Dao Companion?"

"This is truly monumental news."

Piao Miao Peak.

Liu Yiyi stood on the peak, watching her Master actually hold the hand of the man from the mountain gate and return to the peak.

At this moment, her world seemed to collapse.

Looking at the man not far away, she still hadn't fully processed it.

Her Master, was she really his Master's Dao Companion?

Over the years, how many people had pursued her Master?

Among them were quite a few whom she thought were quite a good match for her Master.

But they were all harshly rejected, without exception.

So, she once thought that her Master had never considered finding a Dao Companion in this life.

She once took her Master as a role model, never giving a second glance to the men who pursued her, single-mindedly pursuing the Great Dao.

Unexpectedly, her Master had become someone else's Master's Dao Companion at some unknown time.

Her faith crumbled.

Di Bing didn't notice Liu Yiyi's expression, but instead asked Li Yunshu with a hint of pride,

"How is my Piao Miao Peak, Master's Dao Companion?"

Li Yunshu gave a thumbs up.

"A Spiritual Abode."

Di Bing pulled over the stunned Liu Yiyi.

"This is my eldest Disciple, Liu Yiyi."

Li Yunshu bowed.

"Greetings, Senior Sister."

Liu Yiyi finally snapped out of her daze.

"Master's Dao Companion, no, Master, he—"

"That's right, his Master is my Dao Companion."

Hearing her Master admit it personally, Liu Yiyi covered her mouth to prevent herself from gasping aloud.

"Why has Master never mentioned it?"

Di Bing's smile froze. Seeing this, Li Yunshu immediately changed the subject.

"My Master often speaks of his Dao Companion."

Upon hearing this, Di Bing's eyes filled with anticipation, though she tried not to show it too obviously.

She lowered her eyelids and asked,

"What... what did he say about me?"

"Master often stares alone in the direction of Yunzhou, lost in thought. He said—"

Mid-sentence, Li Yunshu looked up at the sky.

After a long pause with no continuation, Di Bing abruptly turned her head.

"What did he say?"

Li Yunshu looked as if he was trying hard to recall, but couldn't remember anything.

"He said, 'The moon over the vast sea sheds tears like pearls, the warm sun on Lantian brings forth jade smoke.' This feeling—" Li Yunshu scratched his head, "I can't quite remember."

Upon hearing this, Di Bing stomped her feet in anxiety, her small hand rummaging inside her sleeve.

A moment later, she took out a porcelain bottle and extracted a Medicinal Pill from it.

"This is an Auxiliary Spirit Pill, very beneficial for your Divine Sense."

"I didn't mean that, Master's Dao Companion, you've misunderstood."

Though he refused verbally, Li Yunshu didn't hesitate at all, reaching out to take the Medicinal Pill.

Under Di Bing's expectant gaze, he directly popped the Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

After refining it, he felt his mind become clear.

Li Yunshu, who had accepted the gift, slapped his forehead.

"This feeling can be cherished as a memory, it's just that—"

Di Bing directly shoved an entire bottle of Auxiliary Spirit Pills into Li Yunshu's hand, then looked at him eagerly.

"Just what?"

"Hey, hey, Master's Dao Companion, what are you doing?" Li Yunshu really couldn't refuse, so he reluctantly accepted the Medicinal Pills. "I really didn't mean it that way."

Di Bing, however, waved her small hand.

"Hurry up and tell me, just what?"

Li Yunshu tilted his head back, pouring all the Medicinal Pills from the bottle into his mouth.

Liu Yiyi, startled, wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.

"You can't eat them like that!"

Gulp, the Medicinal Pills went down, and Li Yunshu looked at Liu Yiyi with some confusion.

Liu Yiyi said anxiously,

"Eating so many Auxiliary Spirit Pills at once, your Sea of Consciousness won't be able to bear it."

Unexpectedly, Di Bing on the side waved her hand dismissively.

"His Divine Sense can handle this much Auxiliary Spirit Pill."

A moment later, Li Yunshu took a deep breath, feeling his Divine Sense grow once again.

And indeed, as his Master's Dao Companion said, he didn't feel any discomfort.

Meeting Di Bing's eager gaze, he slowly spoke.

"I remember now, it's just that—at that time, it was already a blur."

"This feeling can be cherished as a memory, it's just that at that time, it was already a blur..."

Di Bing looked up at the sky, continuously muttering the poem.

Unconsciously, tears welled up in her eyes.

Liu Yiyi couldn't help but take a step back, staring at Li Yunshu with some horror.

This man was too terrifying; two lines of poetry made her Master cry.

After a long while, Di Bing's emotions slowly calmed down.

"Yiyi, go inform all the Disciples of Piao Miao Peak, I have an important matter."

"Yes."

After Liu Yiyi left, Di Bing said earnestly,

"Yunshu, last time I wanted to bring you back to the Tianquan Sect, but you killed Zhao Yi, so you couldn't stay in the Tianquan Sect."

From this sentence, Li Yunshu also roughly understood that his Master's Dao Companion couldn't completely control things in the Tianquan Sect.

Before, he only knew that his Master's Dao Companion was a member of the Tianquan Sect, but her specific status within the Tianquan Sect was unclear.

Now he roughly understood that there were people above his Master's Dao Companion, such as the Tianquan Sect Master, or other Elders.

"Master's Dao Companion, what exactly is the relationship between Zhao Yi's Spiritual Abode and the Tianquan Sect?"

Di Bing slowly said,

"The Tianquan Sect is the true beneficiary of the Spiritual Abode. Not to mention Zhao Yi, even Zhao Youde is merely a pawn."

Li Yunshu hesitated, then finally mustered the courage to speak.

"Building a Spiritual Abode itself isn't wrong, but with Zhao Yi acting like this, isn't the Tianquan Sect afraid of incurring the wrath of heaven and resentment of the people?"

Di Bing shook her head with some helplessness.

"The people in the Sect only care about how much benefit the Spiritual Abode can bring them, and they won't care about the lives of those Loose Cultivators."

To confirm his guess, Li Yunshu continued to ask,

"So, Your Majesty wants to interfere with the Spiritual Abode business?"

"You knew that and still killed Zhao Yi, letting yourself be used as a tool."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu looked helpless.

He only realized it afterwards; who knew the Empress's thoughts were so profound?

"Is the Tianquan Sect Master even more powerful than Master's Dao Companion?"

Di Bing pouted.

"The Sect Master is naturally more powerful than me, otherwise your Master's Dao Companion would be the Sect Master."

Li Yunshu was somewhat surprised by this.

"Master's Dao Companion and Your Majesty are evenly matched in strength, so doesn't that mean the Tianquan Sect Master is even more powerful than Your Majesty?"

Back then, at Jingming Temple, he had personally witnessed his Master's Dao Companion and the Empress exchange a palm strike, neither gaining an advantage.

Di Bing's forehead was covered in black lines. Pei Xuanji hadn't used her full strength last time.

"Pei Xuanji's strength is still a tiny bit stronger than mine."

Seeing her expression, Li Yunshu seemed to understand.

"Then Your Majesty and the Tianquan Sect Master—"

"Are evenly matched."

Li Yunshu now had a general understanding of these top-tier experts.

Fortunately, the Empress's backing was strong enough.

"Master's Dao Companion, I came this time to go to Wumeng Mountain."

He wasn't very confident about Sun Shichang's Secret Realm.

If he could get his Master's Dao Companion to act, the chances of success would be much higher.

Given his Master's Dao Companion's feelings for his Master, even if she discovered Sun Shichang's notes, she wouldn't snatch them from him, right?

"Wumeng Mountain?" Di Bing looked in the direction of Wumeng Mountain. "Wumeng Mountain will be closed starting tomorrow. Cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage are not allowed to enter."

Li Yunshu frowned slightly.

"Why is it closed?"

"This is a trial for the Tianquan Sect Disciples, lasting one month." Di Bing looked at Li Yunshu. "What's in Wumeng Mountain that makes you travel all the way from the capital?"

"I accidentally found a map to a Secret Realm, so I wanted to go to Wumeng Mountain to take a look."

Since Di Bing couldn't enter Wumeng Mountain, there was no need for him to reveal the matter of Sun Shichang's Secret Realm.

Moreover, waiting a month was something he really couldn't do.

Stockings and high heels were already prepared; he was still thinking of finding Sun Shichang's notes as soon as possible, then going to Western Zhou to catch the Three-legged Toad.

He would go to Wumeng Mountain to scout it out first. If it really didn't work, he would come back to ask his Master's Dao Companion for help after the trial ended.

Di Bing didn't ask further either.

"In that case, I'll have Yiyi accompany you to Wumeng Mountain today, so you'll have someone to look out for you."

"No need, Master's Dao Companion." Li Yunshu immediately refused. "I also want to train myself."

He trusted his Master's Dao Companion, but he couldn't trust her Disciples.

Moreover, since Liu Yiyi could enter Wumeng Mountain to participate in the trial,

her cultivation was at most at the Nascent Soul Stage, which was not as good as the Red-Clothed Vengeful Spirit in his Soul Banner.

"Wumeng Mountain has many Yao Beasts. You are only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it's too dangerous to go alone."

Li Yunshu flipped his palm, and the Soul Banner appeared in his hand.

"I fortunately subdued a Vengeful Spirit, which is enough for self-preservation."

Di Bing glanced at the Soul Banner, "How do you have this thing?"

Li Yunshu didn't directly say it was given by Bai Lang.

"Master's Dao Companion also knows that my Divine Sense is stronger than my own strength, so this item is very handy to use."

"As long as you don't go deep into Wumeng Mountain, with a Vengeful Spirit protecting you, there won't be too much danger."

Just then, Di Bing's Disciples arrived one after another.

Li Yunshu put away the Soul Banner in his hand and stood quietly beside Di Bing.

Looking at the various tags above everyone's heads, he couldn't help but click his tongue, thinking that his Master's Dao Companion's Piao Miao Peak was as riddled with infiltration as a sieve.

Soon, everyone was present.

Di Bing quietly asked Li Yunshu beside her,

"All my Disciples are here. Which one do you like? Tell your Master's Dao Companion."

Li Yunshu's eyes widened, then he slowly turned his head to look at Di Bing.

Master's Dao Companion, are you serious?

This wasn't a Master's Dao Companion, this was probably his birth mother.

"Master's Dao Companion, actually, His Majesty fed me a Medicinal Pill, and I see every woman as..."

"Huh?"

Di Bing had never heard of such a Medicinal Pill before. She grabbed Li Yunshu's hand, and a surge of Spiritual Qi entered his body to investigate.

Afterwards, her expression gradually became solemn.

"This kind of Medicinal Pill, I've never heard of it. I'm afraid only Pei Xuanji herself can cure it."

Li Yunshu's face immediately fell. The plan to break the 'Chastity Pill' was shattered.

Di Bing was somewhat indignant.

"What exactly does Pei Xuanji want to do? This isn't just making you unable to marry a wife your whole life!"

Li Yunshu didn't want to dwell on this topic. He couldn't very well say that he had offended the Empress that night, could he?

"Master's Dao Companion, actually, there are many undercover agents on your peak."

"Oh?" Di Bing's gaze swept over the Disciples, then she asked via sound transmission, "Who are the undercover agents?"

"The one in white on the far left of the first row is from the Heavenly Demon Sect. The one in blue next to her is a spy from Western Zhou..."

Li Yunshu's words entered Di Bing's ears. She noted them down one by one, becoming more and more alarmed as she listened.

"How do you know?"

With so many undercover agents from different factions, she found it hard to imagine how Li Yunshu knew so clearly.

Li Yunshu didn't tell the truth.

"The Town Demon Division is all-pervasive."