A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 165

Chapter 163 Transmitting a Message: The Reason – A Sword Servant

“Disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect, listen! I, Wen Tianren, a cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty, have come to Linglong Mountain at the invitation of my friend Gan Rushuang to rescue her from the Hidden Moon Sect, this brothel of immortals.”

“Do not believe one-sided accounts and mistakenly believe that Fellow Daoist Gan stole sect treasures.”

“Fellow Daoist Gan fled solely to save herself.”

“It is only because your Grand Elder is narrow-minded and short-sighted, only concerned with his own selfishness and disregarding the sect’s future, that he intends to sell Fellow Daoist Gan, a late-stage Core Formation Nascent Soul seed, to another sect’s Nascent Soul cultivators as a concubine’s furnace for their own gain.”

“Your Grand Elder’s cultivation is actually no longer at the early Nascent Soul stage, but at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. Such progress is a result of this exchange of benefits…”

“Fellow Daoist Gan did not want to become someone else’s plaything, so she contacted me through some means.”

“It is not that Fellow Daoist Gan is disloyal or unjust, but rather that the Hidden Moon Sect’s higher-ups are inhuman.”

“Such brothels are better left untouched.”

Even as he fled, Han Li had the leisure to send a telepathic message to all the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect.

His words caused thousands of disciples to gasp in disbelief.

Several Core Formation cultivators in seclusion within the sect paled.

The female cultivators among them felt a sudden chill run down their spines.

This clarification also reached Gan Rushuang’s ears without hesitation, causing her to look strange and her eyes to gleam with a strange light.

Of course,

Han Li’s message excluded the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hidden Moon Sect.

With his divine sense comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage, this was not difficult for him.

“So, Senior Sister Gan had such an experience?”

a female cultivator in the early Core Formation stage murmured in surprise.

Some male cultivators in the late Core Formation stage frowned:

“Junior Sister Gan has been living a secluded life these past few years, rarely leaving Sunset Peak. Could she be under house arrest?”

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators pondered:

“So, Senior Aunt Gan didn’t want to defect, but was sent to a Nascent Soul cultivator as a furnace. She was unwilling and had no choice but to leave?”

“I heard that being used as a furnace can very likely ruin one’s cultivation path!”

“Hiss… A dignified late Core Formation senior, a genius with a great chance of condensing a Nascent Soul, actually suffered such injustice and ended up like this?”

“Luckily, she had a Nascent Soul friend and made contact, otherwise…”

“Has my Hidden Moon Sect unknowingly degenerated into a brothel? Well said, well said!”

After the Grand Elder took power, the sect had indeed lost its former prosperity and the spirit of unity and cooperation over the decades. All that remained was a n*ked utilitarianism.

The fact that the Grand Elder had amassed wealth through the sect’s extensive exploitation of resources is not without precedent.

For instance, the ancient treasure, the Condensing Light Mirror, was initially not actually the Grand Elder’s possession, but rather an ancestral heirloom of the Zhao family, a powerful cultivation clan within the Hidden Moon Sect. After the Zhao family elder perished on the battlefield, the Condensing Light Mirror was not returned to the Zhao family by the Grand Elder, but instead became his own.

Although this treasure, in the hands of the Grand Elder with his unique spiritual root, displayed the power of a top-tier ancient treasure and gained even greater fame,

it was a fact that it had never been returned.

In the past, many details went unnoticed, and people dared not think too much about them.

But now, they had to think more about them

, lest they become pawns in future exchanges of benefits, discarded as disposable objects.

“…”

Once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are difficult to eradicate completely. Once

people’s hearts are scattered, it is difficult to reunite them.

In other words, the two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Hidden Moon Sect will have a mess to clean up later.

However,

Han Li’s telepathic message went far beyond this.

“Miss Yan Ruyan, it’s been a long time. You’re as beautiful as ever.”

Indeed.

He locked onto the Yan family girl with the Heavenly Spirit Root, who was already in the mid-stage of Core Formation.

This girl was dressed in white palace attire, without any makeup, and her beauty was absolutely stunning. Among the beautiful female cultivators he had ever seen, she was definitely in the top ten.

Wang Ning, not yet fully grown, already possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

Yuan Yao, with an exceptionally fiery beauty.

Song Yu, with a cute and serene beauty.

Grandma Gan, with a heroic and spirited beauty in white robes.

Dong Xuan’er, with a charming and alluring beauty that permeated to the bone.

As for Yan Li? She was a girl from a modest family. Not in the top ten, but still quite good.

And then there was Yan Ruyan, with the noble beauty of a lady from a prominent family.

“Senior…”

“Don’t use telepathy. Just speak. The soundproofing barrier outside your cave won’t stop me. I can hear you.”

Yan Ruyan pondered for a moment, her heart churning with turmoil.

This confidence indicated that the other party’s spiritual sense far surpassed that of the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage Grand Elder.

Suppressing her shock, she didn’t use telepathy, but instead cooperatively parted her lips and spoke directly:

“Senior, how do you know me?”

Han Li, who was quickly fleeing, smiled:

“We’ve met once before, we’ll discuss that another day. Alright, enough with the trivialities. I just want to remind you to be wary of your Grand Elder. She failed to send Fellow Daoist Gan away, and she’ll likely have to find someone else to appease Wei Lichen of the Huayi Sect…”

These words sent a chill down Yan Ruyan’s spine.

“What do you mean, Senior?”

“You’ve already guessed it, haven’t you?”

“Grand Elder, the Grand Elder shouldn’t be someone who disregards the bonds of kinship, right?”

The Yan family woman’s question lacked conviction.

“Miss Ruyan, you’ve seen Fellow Daoist Gan’s situation. How did she ever wrong the Hidden Moon Sect? Such a promising talent who hadn’t let the sect down, yet she was still given away by that person, sent to Fellow Daoist Wei of the Transformation Intent Sect as a furnace cauldron.” To anyone with eyes to see, this was the truth. “Miss Ruyan, your talent is equally outstanding, and your appearance is also remarkable. It’s hard to say you’re not the second choice.”

“Senior, please don’t exaggerate.”

Yan Ruyan retorted, forcing herself to remain calm.

“Believe it or not, it’s up to you, Fellow Daoist. I’ve always been frank; otherwise, Fellow Daoist Gan wouldn’t have sent me a message asking for help. In short, I’m not exaggerating. After all, in the entire Hidden Moon Sect, which female Core Formation cultivator could possibly catch Wei Lichen’s eye? We can’t expect the Grand Elder to become a cultivation furnace himself, can we?”

“Uh…”

“Furthermore, I have something else to say, which you should pass on to your hidden cousin from the Yan family.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruyan’s expression changed again.

How come her family’s hidden lineage is more well-known than those in the public eye?

She didn’t ask any further questions, but simply listened quietly to Han Li’s telepathic message:

“Fellow Daoist, if you and your uncle ever find it unbearable to remain in the Hidden Moon Sect, and wish to increase your chances of condensing your Nascent Soul, or rather, wish to condense your Nascent Soul as soon as possible, then you can travel to the far west after sixty years.”

“The far west after sixty years?”

“Yes, after sixty years, I, Wen, will travel to the far west to meet a fellow Daoist. At that time, we will meet again if fate allows…”

At this moment, Han Li had already flown to a place 130 miles away from Linglong Mountain.

At this distance, he could still continue to transmit his message over long distances, but it was no longer as concealed and was very easy for a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to detect.

“Miss Ruyan, your future is at least that of a Nascent Soul cultivator like us. It’s a real pity to waste it in such a brothel sect, so please take care and don’t stumble and fall into the same predicament as Fellow Daoist Gan…”

After speaking, he took Grandma Gan and fled without looking back.

On Gan Rushuang’s body.

He had already found a bright, clear divine sense imprint left by a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, he didn’t rush to erase it. Instead, he led the two from the Hidden Moon Sect for tens of thousands of miles before letting the Gold-Eating Insects eat it. The

Gold-Eating Insects not only liked to devour spiritual energy, but they were also very interested in this special divine sense imprint.

Sure enough, in just a few bites, the divine sense imprint was completely devoured.

Behind them, the two from the Hidden Moon Sect, who had been chasing closely, saw the suddenly accelerating black shadow and immediately felt a sense of powerlessness. Losing the precise location provided by the special imprint, they could only resentfully complain:

“Junior brother, look, our junior sister is not honest at all. You think she’s as pure as a little white flower, but she might already be having an affair with someone else. I was right to have foresight…”

Junior brother: “…”

Senior sister, how could you be so shameless as to say such a heartless thing?

“They’re being forced to become concubines’ furnaces, isn’t it normal to ask for outside help? If they

don’t take a gamble now, how will they ever recover once they’re with Wei Lichen of the Wei family?

” “Junior Sister Gan, it’s better that you’re gone. I’m sorry, it’s better that you’re gone.”

…

“There are other marks on my body?”

Gan Rushuang noticed a swarm of gold-devouring insects surrounding her wrist, and was immediately shocked and angry:

“When did she leave these? I didn’t even notice?”

“A divine sense mark deliberately left by a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, it would be strange if you could notice it,”

Han Li said calmly.

“Has the Grand Elder’s cultivation truly reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage?”

The Core Formation stage cultivator’s divine sense couldn’t clearly perceive such a distance; she could only vaguely sense someone chasing behind. She didn’t know the exact cultivation levels of the two.

“I have no reason to lie to you. Moreover, judging from their aura, it’s fluctuating, as if they’ve only broken through less than two months ago and haven’t fully stabilized yet.”

“Phew… I understand.”

“Understand what?”

“She probably traded me to the Wei family for those rare spiritual herbs.”

The Wei family, with the great cultivator Wei Wuyai,

was the number one family of the Huayi Sect.

They shared the high-level cultivation resources of the Yu Kingdom with another major sect.

Among these were several rare spiritual herbs that her senior sister desperately needed.

Once she gathered all the herbs, her senior sister could start her furnace and refine a batch of rare spiritual pills that could help enhance the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Perhaps, it was with the help of this batch of pills that her senior sister overcame the hurdle she hadn’t been able to cross for hundreds of years?

“For his own sake, he betrayed his fellow disciples, using the grand pretext of the sect’s greater good. Your Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect is indeed the one I knew; very adept at using political maneuvering to benefit himself…”

After some investigation, coupled with his understanding of the characters in the book, Han Li immediately formed a rough guess about the relationship between the two.

Gan Rushuang’s Nascent Soul formation was undoubtedly a good thing for the Hidden Moon Sect.

However, for that Grand Elder, it might not be a good thing.

Why? Because their development plans for the sect’s overall direction differed.

The Grand Elder wanted a one-man rule, a corporate model, with the sect serving her alone.

Gan Rushuang, on the other hand, wanted a family-like management model, inheriting the legacy of the previous Grand Elder—the elders helping the younger ones, and the younger ones repaying the elders. The elders nurtured the younger ones, and the younger ones, once grown, provided fresh blood for the sect and also provided for the elders in their old age.

It can be said that the two were pursuing fundamentally different things.

If Gan Rushuang hadn’t formed her Nascent Soul, things would have been better.

Once she forms her Nascent Soul and becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator, she will be qualified to offer opinions at high-level meetings and influence the sect’s   overall situation. At that time, this would undoubtedly be a challenge to the Grand Elder’s authority.

Therefore , in that person’s view, Gan Rushuang, who inherited her master’s will, becoming a   Nascent Soul cultivator

would be superfluous.

Rather than keeping her within the sect, it would be better to send her away to exchange for resources. A win-win situation.   As for the sect’s future? On one hand, the Grand Elder could rely on the newly promoted Nascent Soul stage junior brother to hold out for five or six hundred years, and could also rely on Yan Ruyan to take over.   On the other hand, if she could use the resources she obtained to advance further, it would be more beneficial for the sect to maintain its position and for protecting the interests of the sect and herself .   Finally,   what if things   really go wrong ?   After she dies, who will care about the raging flood?   …   And the point that Han Li overlooked, which is also the most important point, is the resentment that Grand Elder Ni Cai harbors towards her previous master.   Back then, the previous Grand Elder was injured on the battlefield of Mulan and returned to the sect to recuperate. The current senior sister took over. This woman had risked her life for the Hidden Moon Sect, making invaluable contributions. Yet, the long-awaited breakthrough in cultivation through the transmission of her master’s power never came. Instead, Gan Rushuang received the master’s power and rapidly advanced from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Core Formation.   Upon hearing the news, her heart was broken. It   was one thing for her master to favor her junior sister,   but why gamble such a crucial matter concerning the sect’s rise and fall on her?   Shouldn’t he have passed on his power to her before his death, helping her break through the bottleneck of the early Nascent Soul stage and advance to the mid-stage? Only in this way could the Hidden Moon Sect’s position be stabilized, and its interests in the Northern Liang Kingdom protected.   After all, the difference in status between having a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and not having one was significant.   What could she do?   At that time, she was the only Nascent Soul cultivator left in the sect, and only at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.   She alone could not hold the sect up, and could very well cause the Hidden Moon Sect to sink.   Her master had deceived her, putting her in a dilemma and even jeopardizing the entire sect. How could she accept this?   Why should her junior sister get all the benefits?   She refused to accept it.   So, she tried every means possible, using the legacy left by her master and the resources she had to cultivate her junior brother. She helped her more obedient junior brother reach the Nascent Soul stage, giving the sect a temporary respite.   She also found a way to break through her own bottleneck.   Since her junior sister had taken what she shouldn’t have, she would compensate her properly.   She sold Gan Rushuang for a good price.   Wei Lichen was also very satisfied with his junior sister.   She had broken through her cultivation level and recovered her losses. Wei Lichen had gained a woman, satisfied his lust, and his attitude towards the Hidden Moon Sect would change. Junior Sister Gan had received her due punishment…   This was the best way to handle things.   It was also the best outcome.   But then, a Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly appeared, ruining her plans:   ”Ah, ahhh…”   The Grand Elder was almost driven mad with rage.   ”Senior Sister…?”   After a long while, the Grand Elder finally calmed down from her impotent rage:   ”Return to the sect.”   She was unaware that the sect’s political climate had subtly shifted. A mess awaited her.   …   Leaving the Northern Liang Kingdom.   Entering a desolate wilderness.   Han Li descended into the wilderness.   Immediately, he grabbed Gan Rushuang by the neck.   It seemed that with just a little force, this beauty would perish.   ”Give me a reason not to kill you,”   Han Li said calmly.   ”S-Senior…”   Beads of cold sweat immediately appeared on Gan Rushuang’s forehead.   To be called “Senior” by this woman?   This feeling…   Hmm, not bad.   Han Li, having fulfilled a small wish from years ago, was in high spirits, but he didn’t let go.   ”Senior, what should this junior do to demonstrate my value and save my life?”

Gan Rushuang pursed her lips, not daring to make any move.

“Let’s put aside your worth for now. Let’s talk about the many loopholes in your words. After all, I can’t verify the truth of some of the things you said earlier. If you can’t satisfy me, if you can’t dispel my doubts, then I… will have no choice but to search your soul.”

“Search your soul?”

Upon hearing this, the woman’s eyes trembled slightly, and her face showed fear.

She knew that once her soul was searched, her primordial spirit would inevitably be damaged, and her future cultivation would be extremely difficult.

This was truly escaping one danger only to fall into another.

After thinking it over, she couldn’t come up with a good way to prove herself.

As a result, she broke out in even more cold sweat.

“Can’t dispel my doubts? That’s a real pity.”

Han Li’s right hand tightened, and his eyes grew colder. He raised his other hand, about to press his forehead to search her soul.

“Senior, senior, I swear an oath to my inner demons and a vow to my life. If what I say is false, I will surely suffer a backlash from my inner demons when I shatter my core and form my nascent soul, and die without a burial place. If what I said before was false, my cultivation will surely never advance an inch.”

At this moment, Gan Rushuang was on the verge of tears, her eyes full of pleading, truly a pitiful sight.

“Not enough.”

“Then?”

“I will place a restriction on you. Later, you will have to hand over one-fifth of your primordial spirit, which I will control. Once you form your nascent soul, I will return it to you. From now on, you will serve under me as a sword attendant. Are you willing?”

“Thank you, senior.”

How could she not be willing?

(End of this chapter)