Chapter 251: I Am Ming Ye Sect, Xie Yanning
Ming Zhaoshuang chuckled, supporting Xie Yanning as she said, “A Ning, you should stay too. Go back to the Sword Sect after you’ve recovered, or how about you come with me and stay in the Lower Realm and join our Ming Ye Sect?”
Xie Yanning wanted to speak but stopped.
Ming Zhaoshuang continued to entice her, “Look, our sect has a very deep foundation. The Sect Master is Feng He Du Xian, the Senior Sister is Demon Lord Feng Budu, our sect’s Divine Beast is the Great Omen of Disaster Qiongqi, and the sect’s foolish dog is Qin Feilong, who possesses Dragon Clan Blood. It’s truly a worthwhile investment.”
Don’t ask why she isn’t the Sect Master, because she doesn’t want to be troubled.
As for why she let the System be the Sect Master, it’s probably because she’s destined to be the one doing the work.
Hearing that she was the Senior Sister of the sect, Feng Budu didn’t refute.
Hearing that he was the sect’s Divine Beast, Sang Biao excitedly howled twice.
Hearing that he was the sect’s foolish dog, Qin Feilong couldn’t take it anymore and exclaimed, “Ming Zhaoshuang! What do you mean! Why am I the sect’s foolish dog!”
This time, he didn’t even call her Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, but called her by her full name directly.
Ming Zhaoshuang waved her hand, “You still don’t admit it when I call you foolish. Let me ask, who summoned Chunxi? Good heavens, while others unleash their ultimate moves to destroy the world, you unleash yours and sacrifice your teammates. If it weren’t for my Senior Sister’s beautiful world-ending attacks, you would have gotten me killed!”
Qin Feilong rubbed his nose and extinguished his anger.
On this matter, he was indeed like a foolish dog.
He thought he could be a peerless hero and save them from dire straits, but instead, he brought them a bigger trouble.
He said stiffly, “I never thought my mother would be that kind of person.”
He had met Chunxi once before, and only knew that she was a person who was strict to the bone, but he never imagined she would be so unreasonable.
Ming Zhaoshuang also didn’t expect Qin Feilong’s trump card to be his mother.
That was all there was to it. In the original plot, Qin Feilong going to the Sword Sect was logical, as his mother was an Elder there.
The Sword Sect Master was his uncle.
It had to be said that Qin Feilong actually had a very strong background.
Ming Zhaoshuang sighed, “It’s not your fault, you foolish child.”
“But let me say this first, I’ve noted down Chunxi’s transgression. I’m always meticulous and vengeful. If I have the chance in the future, I will not let her off. Even if the two of you stand in my way, I will still act.”
After all, what Chunxi wanted to kill was Feng He, the System most important to her.
Ming Zhaoshuang would not let go of anyone who wanted to execute Feng He, or anyone who would execute her without distinguishing right from wrong.
Qin Feilong did not reply.
Xie Yanning, however, said, “Let’s talk about future matters in the future.”
Chunxi was her Honored Master after all. If Xie Yanning hadn’t truly broken ties with her, she couldn’t completely ignore her. She pursed her lips and said:
“Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden has always been like this, only caring about the interests of the Sword Sect. Previously, before Feng He Du Xian’s ascension, someone in the Sword Sect ascended almost every ten thousand years. Yet, during the ten thousand years that Feng He Du Xian was alive, her grace overshadowed all the Heavenly Prodigies of the Sword Sect, and the one who ascended became her.”
“To be honest, Feng He Du Xian’s failed ascension was something the Sword Sect was happy to see.”
“However, the Sword Sect did not expect that even though Feng He Du Xian failed her tribulation, her prestige throughout the cultivation world would far exceed that of the Sword Sect, even shaking the Sword Sect’s status and placing the Ao Tian Sect’s status above the Sword Sect.”
The result was as one might expect. Due to sect interests and endless conflict, under the deliberate targeting by the Nine Provinces and Nine Sects led by the Sword Sect, the Ao Tian Sect’s status declined day by day, year by year. In just ten thousand years, it had fallen to the Lower Cultivation World.
Fortunately, the Ao Tian Sect originated from the Lower Realm and had a relatively deep foundation there, which allowed it to be the first Great Sect in the First Heaven.
Yet, the Sword Sect, after another ten thousand years, still had no one ascend.
Some said that the Sword Sect, like the Ao Tian Sect, was on the decline. They couldn’t even produce someone to ascend, yet they occupied the most precious Sword Tomb in the cultivation world.
But this was the reality: no one in the Sword Sect could ascend.
Even though the Sword Sect had two masters at the late-stage Tribulation Transcension, so what? They were all close to death, and if no new prodigies emerged, the Sword Sect might not even be able to retain its position as the foremost among the Nine Sects.
Moreover, more than half a year ago, the Beast Sect’s Hai publicly announced that their Sect Master had taken in an adopted daughter named A Wei, who was a Spiritually Connected Sacred Body in the art of beast taming and had already formed contracts with over twenty Heaven Rank Spiritual Beasts.
But the Sword Sect, let alone having an Innate Sword Bone, didn’t even have a single Innate Gold Spirit Root.
There was only one Innate Fire Spiritual Root, Xie Yanning.
Xie Yanning had long entered the Sword Tomb but was not recognized by any Divine Tools. She only obtained a High-Grade Heaven Tier Spirit Tool, Qingyan.
It wasn’t that a High-Grade Heaven Tier Spirit Tool was bad, but it indicated that Xie Yanning was definitely not most suited for the Sword Dao, and she could not exert her greatest talent in the Sword Dao.
It was truly strange. Logically speaking, although Innate Spirit Roots wouldn’t be able to subdue all Divine Tools, Xie Yanning entering the Sword Tomb should at least have garnered the attention of Divine Tools, giving her a chance to subdue one.
But yet, nothing happened.
Xie Yanning herself knew the reason, so she didn’t feel annoyed. She simply took the most convenient High-Grade Heaven Tier Spirit Tool and left.
But people in the Upper Realm began to speculate that even after twenty thousand years, the Sword Sect would not necessarily have another person ascend.
The Sword Sect’s fortune had run its course.
“So it’s not strange that Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden would attack Feng He when she learned that Feng He was in A Shuang’s Sea of Consciousness.”
Xie Yanning had understood the ruthlessness of the Sword Sect Elders long ago, especially Chunxi. As the only woman among the Elder Council, she had to put in more effort than other Elders to reach and maintain her position.
Ming Zhaoshuang could also understand the actions of the Sword Sect and the Demon Realm, but she still felt sad for the System’s predicament.
She said, “In that case, your Sword Sect merely claims to be part of the righteous path, but is actually extremely hypocritical.”
To produce someone like Xie Yanning, it was truly a case of good shoots from bad bamboo.
Xie Yanning shook her head and denied, “I wouldn’t say hypocritical. After all, when the Sword Sect has a real matter at hand, they do genuinely prioritize all living beings. It’s just that in terms of certain sect interests, they lose their composure.”
“And indeed, as you said, they consider themselves part of the righteous path. Therefore, in the face of the interests of the vast majority, the Sword Sect will unhesitatingly sacrifice a small portion of people. Some radical Elders even believe that the Sword Sect’s interests are the interests of all living beings in the world.”
But in reality, those were the interests of only a small number of people.
Xie Yanning had stayed in the Sword Sect for over two hundred years and clearly understood the nature of the Sword Sect’s high-ranking members. They were willing to die for all living beings in the world, but when faced with their own interests, they would also use underhanded tactics to compete and snatch.
Therefore, she understood Chunxi’s viewpoint but could not agree with Chunxi’s actions.
Xie Yanning’s eyes resembled flowing stars and fire. She looked at Ming Zhaoshuang’s still disheveled face and said very seriously, “So, once matters with the Sword Sect are settled, I will become one of your Ming Ye Sect.”
Ming Zhaoshuang exclaimed, “A Ning, you’ve agreed!”
Xie Yanning made her decision quickly and resolutely.
In the final analysis, although Chunxi was not wrong from the Sword Sect’s perspective this time, for Xie Yanning, it still chilled her heart and made her see her own fundamental difference with the Sword Sect.
She smiled and said, “But there are still matters pending in the Sword Sect that I need to resolve, so I can’t proudly tell you right now that I am Ming Ye Sect’s Xie Yanning.”
But she anticipated that she would be able to say those words with pride not long from now.
She could also foresee that the name Ming Ye Sect would resound throughout the Nine Provinces and the Thirty-Six Heavens, becoming an even more glorious existence than the Ao Tian Sect was in its prime.
Ming Zhaoshuang smiled and said, “Then I look forward to A Ning’s joining!”
